521/100 1/120 1/250 1/500 1/1000 1/2000Setting the electronic shutterShutter modesO No matter in which mode the electronic shutter isused, the higher the shutter speed, the lower thecamera’s sensitivity.O When the aperture is in the automatic mode, it willincreasingly open and the depth of focus willbecome shallower as the shutter speed isincreased.Available shutter modes and shutter speedsMode Shutter speed ApplicationFor shooting fast-movingsubjects clearlyStandard 1/100, 1/120, 1/250,1/500, 1/1000 and1/2000 (sec.)For shooting in such a waythat the horizontal striping isminimized on the monitorscreenSYNCHROSCANBetween 1/60.0 sec.and 1/251.3 sec.Setting the shutter mode andspeed1 Following the steps for “Switching the displaymode” (page 44), set DISP MODE to “2” or “3” onthe CAM VF DISPLAY screen of CAM MENU.SHUTTER switchExample: “1/120,” “1/61.2,” etc.2 Press the SHUTTER switch from ON to SEL.The current shutter setting appears on the settingchange message display area of the viewfinderscreen.Standard modeSYNCHRO SCANmode3 Press the SHUTTER switch to the SEL positionagain, and repeat this until the desired mode orspeed is displayed.When all the modes and speeds are displayed, thedisplay will change in the sequence shown below.When the required shutter speed and mode havebeen assigned beforehand, only the assignedspeed or mode will be displayed.O The SHUTTER switch is used to set the shutterspeed and the shutter speed in the standard mode.O The shutter speed in the SYNCHRO SCAN modecan easily be changed using the SYNCHRO (“+”and “–”) buttons.O On the SHUTTER SPEED screen of CAM MENU,the setting range of the shutter speed can berestricted to the required range and whether or notto use the special operation mode (SYNCHROSCAN) can be selected.
