Tips On Outdoor Shooting; Phenomena Inherent To Ccd Cameras; Smear; Flicker - Panasonic AJ-D215P Operating Instructions Manual

Tips on outdoor shooting

If the subject is too bright when, for instance, shooting outdoors under a clear sky, adjust the
brightness either using the electronic shutter or the built-in ND filter.

Phenomena inherent to CCD cameras

The following phenomena are known to arise in CCD cameras.

Smear

Although this unit has extremely low smear characteristics, smear may arise when shooting an
extremely bright subject.

Flicker

Flickering may occur if fluorescent lights are used for the lighting. This is the case in areas
where the commercial power line frequency is 50 Hz or when a high shutter speed is used. To
prevent flicker, set the electronic shutter speed to 1/100 where the commercial power line
frequency is 50 Hz and to OFF where it is 60 Hz.
Moiré
Shooting a subject with striped patterns may give rise to the formation of Moiré patterns.

White streaks

White streaks may appear at high temperatures. They may be more conspicuous when the gain
has been increased.

Picture roughness

Roughness in a specific pattern may appear all over the screen when the temperature is
extremely high.
Extremely bright subject
Vertical lines made down the
screen
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