Frame rate Shutter speed (sec.)

 

 

25P

1/33, 1/50, 1/60, 1/100, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500,

 

 

 

1/ , 1/

2000

 

 

 

1000

 

 

30P

1/40, 1/50, 1/60, 1/120, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500,

 

 

 

1/ , 1/

2000

 

 

 

1000

 

 

Angle (standard angle) mode

 

 

Set “Mode” to “Angle,” and specify the shutter

 

 

angle with “Shutter Angle.”

 

 

You can select from among 180, 90, 45, 22.5, and

 

 

 

11.25 degrees.

 

 

 

ECS (Extended Clear Scan) mode

Recording

 

Set “Mode” to “ECS,” and specify the frequency

 

 

 

 

with “ECS Frequency.”

 

 

The available setting values vary depending on

 

 

the current frame rate.

 

 

SLS (Slow Shutter) mode

 

 

Set “Mode” to “SLS,” and specify the number of

 

 

accumulated frames with “SLS Frame.”

 

 

You can select in the range of 2 to 8 frames.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

Slow Shutter cannot be used in SP 1080/24P

 

 

mode or Slow & Quick Motion mode.

Setting with the Direct menu

When you press the DISPLAY/BATT INFO button, the current shutter mode and the set value are displayed.

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When the Direct menu is in All mode, you can change the shutter mode and speed with the Direct menu by operating the joystick or the jog dial.

Notes

• When the Direct menu is in Part mode, you cannot turn the shutter on/off with the Direct menu if the SHUTTER switch is set to ON. If the SHUTTER switch is set to OFF, only switching between Auto Shutter and Shutter OFF.

• The Direct menu cannot be selected when the camcorder is in Full Auto mode (page 34) or when the EX Slow Shutter mode is set to “On.”

For details on the Direct menu, see “Direct Menu Operation” on page 20.

Shooting in EX Slow Shutter Mode

Select “EX Slow Shutter” from the CAMERA SET menu.

 

 

CAMERA SET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ret u rn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain Setup

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shu t t e r

B

 

 

Ret u rn

 

 

 

 

EX Slow Shu t t e r B

 

 

Set t i ng

: O f f

 

00:00

 

Shot Tr ans i t ion B

 

 

Number of Frames : 16

 

 

 

MF Ass i s t

:

O f f

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color Bar Type

:

Mu l t i

B

 

 

 

Set “Setting” to “On,” and specify the number of accumulated frames with “Number of Frames.” You can select from among 16, 32, and 64 frames.

Notes

•EX Slow Shutter cannot be used in SP 1080/24P mode or Slow & Quick Motion mode.

•The SHUTTER switch has no effect on the EX Slow Shutter setting.

•The EX Slow Shutter On/Off setting cannot be changed during recording.

•You cannot set the camcorder to Full Auto mode (page 34) when the EX Slow Shutter mode is set to “On.”

Shooting in Auto Shutter Mode

When you set the camcorder to Full Auto mode (page 34), Auto Shutter is forcibly selected.

When Full Auto mode is off, you can independently turn Auto Shutter mode on by setting “Auto Shutter” to “On” with “TLCS” (page 101) of the CAMERA SET menu.

44Setting the Electronic Shutter