Sony DCR-VX9000 Operating Instructions Manual page 44

Adjusting the shutter speed
To select the Best Shutter Speed
Concerning shooting conditions and brightness, refer to the following chart to adjust
shutter speed accordingly.
Subject
• A golf swing or tennis match in fine weather
• A landscape shot from a moving car or train
• A moving roller coaster in overcast days
• An athletic scene, marathon, etc.
• Indoor sports
• Replacement for the ND2 filter (to halve the
exposure) in situations of glare a sunny beach
or a snow covered mountain.
• Recording pictures with less flicker under a
fluorescent lamp
• In sunny weather (to avoid an out-of-focus
picture due to a small aperture)
Notes on the slow shutter speed
• You cannot use the slow shutter when DIGITAL MODE is set to OVERLAP.
• When using slow shutter, focusing can become difficult. In this case set focus to
manual and put the digital camcorder on a tripod.
Notes on the high shutter speed
• Using high shutter speed can cause the image to darken. So check brightness using
the viewfinder.
• Depending on the shutter speed, a screen may flicker and a color of screen may
change when you record under the illumination by a discharge tube such as a
fluorescent lamp, a sodium light and a mercury lamp. In such a case, fix shutter speed
in 1/100 in an area of 50 Hz and in 1/60 in an area of 60 Hz.
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Shutter speed
1/500 – 1/10000
1/100 – 1/500
1/100