For details on the Direct menu, see “Direct Menu Operation” on page 26.

Shooting in EX Slow Shutter Mode

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

 

 

 

CAMERA SET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Au t o BLK Ba l ance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain Setup

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shu t t e r

B

 

 

 

 

00:00

 

EX Slow Shut t e r

B

 

Set t i ng

: O f f

 

 

 

 

Shot Tr ans i t ion

B

 

Number of Frames : 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MF Ass i s t

:

O f f

 

 

 

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 51) 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 51), 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 120) of the CAMERA SET menu.

Adjusting the Iris

Adjust the iris opening according to the brightness of the subject.

Auto Iris mode

The iris is automatically adjusted according to the brightness of the subject.

Manual Iris mode

 

 

Recording

 

 

 

Adjust the iris opening using the iris ring or with

 

a menu operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRIS switch

 

AF

FULL

 

 

STEADY

 

 

MF

 

81.2

SHOT

 

 

 

ft mm

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

 

IRIS

 

 

 

 

40

 

2.8

 

 

 

 

 

MANU AUTO

4

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

30 10

 

MACRO

5.6

 

 

15 5

 

15

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

10

OFF ON

 

 

 

10 3

 

FOCUS

C

 

 

 

 

5.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MANU AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUSH AF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iris ring

 

16:9 WIDE

SCREEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ST

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHOEATDY

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRIS

 

 

 

 

 

MANU

AUTO

 

 

 

 

10

MACRO

ND

 

 

 

 

 

FILTER

 

 

 

8.5

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

FOCUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

+ FRAME

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

W-EX

 

 

 

 

 

 

PM

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

 

 

Recording in Auto Iris Mode

When the camcorder is in Full Auto mode (page 51), Auto Iris mode is forcibly turned on.

When Full Auto mode is off, you can turn it on by setting the IRIS switch to AUTO.

You can select the target level (to make the picture brighter or darker) of the Auto Iris control. (The gain control in AGC mode and the shutter speed control in Auto Shutter mode are adjusted in synchronization.)

To adjust the target level with the Setup menu

Set “Level” of “TLCS” (page 120) of the

CAMERA SET menu.

Adjusting the Iris 61