User Manual

Advanced Features
Camera Recording
Advanced
Features
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Setting the Shutter Speed
Available modes: TAPE-CAMERA, DUAL-
CAMERA, CARD-CAMERA
The shutter speed of the camcorder is preset to
auto mode, which automatically chooses the
optimal shutter speed for the ambient light.
However, depending on the subject or
situation, you may want to set the shutter
speed manually to create a high-quality
picture.
WHITE BAL .
AUTO
EXPOSURE
BRIGHTER
SHUT. SPEED
SCENE MENU
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
OFF
MANUAL
60
min
AUTO
UAL
MAN -
SHUT . SPEED
60 min
RE -
TURN
4 Touch [MANUAL] to display the
SHUT.SPEED adjustment screen.
1 Set the camcorder to TAPE-CAMERA,
DUAL-CAMERA, or CARD-CAMERA
mode.
2 In Recording Standby mode, set the
Manual Selection switch to MANUAL to
display the MANUAL screen.
Recommended shutter speeds
Recommended
shutter speed
1/10,000 sec.
l
1/1,000 sec.
1/1,000 sec.
l
1/250 sec.
1/120 sec.
1/25 sec.
Situation
• Recording sports action
in bright daylight.
• Recording in bright day-
light at a ski resort.
• Recording outdoor
sports on a partially
cloudy day.
• Recording an outside
scene through a car win-
dow (when you want to
minimize blur caused by
the camera shaking).
• When you want to
reduce the light by half.
Use as a substitute for
an ND2 filter.
• Recording in a poorly-
illuminated location.
• When you want to create
artistic trailing images of
fast-moving subjects.
Tips on using the manual shutter speed
• Fast shutter speeds can be used with the still
recording functions (see pages 40 to 42 and
87) to record higher quality still images of
fast-moving subjects.
• If the on-screen picture flickers when
recording under fluorescent lighting, you may
be able to compensate by setting the shutter
speed to 1/120 sec.
3 Touch [SHUT.SPEED] to display the
SHUT.SPEED selection screen.
Note: To cancel setting the manual shutter
speed, touch [RETURN] on the SHUT.SPEED
selection screen.
Manual Selection switch
SHUT.SPEED
selection
screen