Panasonic AJ-SDX900E Operating Instructions Manual

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294Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for recordingCONTENTS4-2 Setting the electronic shutterThis section describes the unit’s electronic shutter, its settingsand operations.4-2-1 Shutter modesThe table below lists the shutter modes in which the unit’selectronic shutter can be used as well as the shutter speedswhich can be selected.Mode Shutter speed ApplicationsFor shooting fast-moving subjectsclearly.For improving the verticalresolution.StandardSUPER VPOSITION1 - 6For shooting monitor screens witha vertical scanning frequencyexceeding 50 Hz in a way thatminimizes the pattern of horizontallines.SYNCHROSCANWithin the 50.4 Hz to248.0 Hz range≥ No matter in which mode the electronic shutter is used, thehigher the shutter speed, the lower the camera’s sensitivity.≥ When the aperture is in the automatic mode, it willincreasingly open and the depth of focus will becomeshallower as the shutter speed is increased.4-2-2 Setting the shutter modeand speedThe shutter speeds used in the shutter mode are set byswitching the SHUTTER switch.The shutter speeds in the SYNCHRO SCAN mode can easilybe changed using the SYNCHRO SCAN (+ and -) buttons onthe side panel.Open the SPEED> screen and SELECT> screen from the OPERATION page by performingmenu operations. It is now possible to restrict the shutterspeed selection range to the required range beforehandand/or select whether to use the SYNCHRO SCAN mode andSUPER V mode beforehand.Once selected, the shutter speed is retained even after theunit’s power has been turned off.#< SHUTTER SPEED >SYNCHRO SCAN :ONSUPER V :OFFPOSITION1 :ONPOSITION2 :ONPOSITION3 :ONPOSITION4 :ONPOSITION5 :ONPOSITION6 :ON#< SHUTTER SELECT >SUPER V MODE :FRM1POSITION1 SEL :1/60POSITION2 SEL :1/120POSITION3 SEL :1/250POSITION4 SEL :1/500POSITION5 SEL :1/1000POSITION6 SEL :1/20001 Press the SHUTTER switch from ON to SEL.SHUTTER switch2 Press the SHUTTER switch to the SEL position again,and repeat this until the desired mode or speed isdisplayed.When all the modes and speeds are displayed, thedisplay will change in the sequence shown below.Since the factory setting for the SUPER V mode is OFF,there is no display at this setting. To designate the mode,open the SPEED> screen from theOPERATION page and select ON for the SUPER V itemsetting by performing menu operations.Viewfinder screen displays relating to theshutterFor details, refer to “4-7 Viewfinder screen status displays.”POSITION1POSITION2 POSITION3 POSITION4 POSITION5 POSITION6Standard modeSUPER VmodeSYNCHRO SCANmode