Sony PMW-EX3 manual Reducing Flickers, Using the Flicker-Reduction function

Reducing Flickers

To reduce flickers, try either of the following two methods:

Setting the shutter speed according to the power-supply frequency

	Activate the electronic shutter (page 59) and set
Recording	the shutter speed according to the power supply
	Set the shutter speed to 1/ or 1/			seconds.
	frequency.
	When the frequency is 50 Hz
		50	100

When the frequency is 60 Hz

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

Using the Flicker-Reduction function

Set “Mode” of “Flicker Reduce” (page 118) 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.

Recommended settings for flicker reduction

Frequency

Alway set “Frequency” to the power-supply frequency value appropriate for the shooting area.

Mode

•It is recommended to set “Mode” to “Off” when shooting outdoors or under lighting that does not cause flicker. (It can be also “Auto,” but the compensation may not be done properly.)

•It is recommended to set “Mode” to “Auto” when shooting indoors or under various lighting that may cause flicker, such as fluorescent, sodium, or mercury-vapor lamps. (If continuously shooting under lighting that may cause flicker, “Mode” should be set to “On.”)

The recommended “Mode” settings are shown below.

Flicker	Environments
Reduce/	Under lighting	Under lighting
Mode	that may cause	that does not
	flicker	cause flicker
Auto	Recommended	Acceptable
On	Acceptable	Not recommended
Off	Not recommended	Recommended

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