Sony DSC-RX100M7 Help Manual page 197

Help Guide
Digital Still Camera
DSC-RX100M7
Using the electronic shutter
Using the electronic shutter lets you perform various kinds of shooting that are difficult to achieve using the mechanical
shutter, such as shooting without sounds or shaking, shooting with a super-fast shutter, and blackout-free shooting*.
* During blackout-free shooting, the screen does not black out or drop frames and you can keep looking at the subject through the viewfinder or
monitor while shooting images.
Shutter types and camera performance
The camera's shutter speed range, shutter sound, occurrence of blackout, and availability of the flash for each setting
are as follows:
Single shooting:
Shutter BULB – 1/32000
speed Continuous shooting:
1/8 – 1/32000
Single shooting: Mechanical shutter sound and
Shutter
electronic shutter sound
sound
Continuous shooting: Electronic shutter sound
Single shooting: Occurs
Blackout
Continuous shooting: Blackout-free
*2
Flash
Available
*1 When [Shoot. Start Disp.] is set to [On], blackout occurs only when the first image is shot.
*2
The maximum shutter speed is 1/2000 second when using the flash.
*3
The maximum shutter speed is 1/100 second when using the flash.
Advanced shooting using the electronic shutter: Shooting without shutter sound
You can use the electronic shutter to shoot without shutter sound.
1.
MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [
Select [Electronic Shutter] or [Auto] for continuous shooting.
2.
MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Audio signals] → [Off].
Advanced shooting using the electronic shutter: Blackout-free continuous shooting
You can use the electronic shutter to perform continuous shooting with focus and exposure tracking, without the screen
blacking out.
1.
MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [
2.
Turn the mode dial and select P (Program Auto), A (Aperture Priority), S (Shutter Priority), or M (Manual Exposure),
then set the shutter speed and aperture value. (For example: shutter speed of 1/250 second and aperture value of
F2.8)
Auto
*1
Shutter Type] → [Electronic Shutter].
Shutter Type] → [Auto] or [Electronic Shutter].
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Shutter Type
Mechanical Shutter
Single shooting:
BULB – 1/2000
Continuous shooting:
30 – 1/2000
Mechanical shutter sound and
electronic shutter sound
Occurs
Available
Electronic
Shutter
Single
shooting:
30 – 1/32000
Continuous
shooting:
1/8 – 1/32000
Electronic
shutter sound
*1
Blackout-free
*3
Available