Eliminating Picture

 

Reducing Flickers

Blurring (Steady Shot)

 

 

By activating the Steady Shot function, blurring

 

To reduce flickers, try either of the following two

of images due to camera shaking can be reduced.

 

methods:

Setting with the CAMERA SET menu

Set “Steady Shot” (page 102) of the CAMERA SET menu to “On.”

Setting with the Direct menu

When you press the DISPLAY/BATT INFO button, the setting of the Steady Shot function is displayed on the screen.

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You can turn it on/off with the Direct menu by operating the joystick or the jog dial.

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

Note on use of a wide-conversion lens

Two operation modes are provided for Steady Shot: Normal mode and Wide mode (for a wide conversion lens).

When you attach the optional VCL-EX0877 wide conversion lens, be sure to set “Wide Conversion” (page 101) of the CAMERA SET menu to “On.”

Note

If the camcorder is fixed to a tripod for stable condition, deactivate the Steady Shot function.

Setting the shutter speed according to the power-supply frequency

Activate the electronic shutter (page 43) and set the shutter speed according to the power supply frequency.

When the frequency is 50 Hz

Set the shutter speed to 1/50 or 1/100 seconds.

When the frequency is 60 Hz

Set the shutter speed to 1/60 or 1/120 seconds.

Using the Flicker-Reduction function

Set “Flicker Reduce” (page 99) of the CAMERA SET menu to “Auto” or “On” and set “Frequency” to the power-supply frequency (50 Hz or 60 Hz).

Note

If the frame rate selected for recording is close to the power-supply frequency, flicker may not be reduced sufficiently even if you activate the Flicker-Reduction function. In such cases, use the electronic shutter.

Recording

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