Shutter Type - Sony ILCE-1 Help Manual

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Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-1
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Shutter Type

You can set whether to shoot with a mechanical shutter or an electronic shutter.
MENU → (Shooting) → [Shutter/Silent] → [Shutter Type] → desired setting.
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Menu item details
Auto:
The shutter type is automatically switched based on the shooting conditions and shutter speed.
Mechanical Shutter:
Shoot with the mechanical shutter only.
Electronic Shutter:
Shoot with the electronic shutter only.
Hint
In the following situations, set the [Shutter Type] to [Auto] or [Electronic Shutter].
When shooting with a high-speed shutter in a bright environment such as outside in bright sunlight, the beach, or snowy
mountains.
When you want to increase the speed of continuous shooting.
Note
In rare cases, the shutter sound may be produced when the power is turned off even if the [Shutter Type] is set to [Electronic
Shutter]. However, this is not a malfunction.
Even if [Shutter Type] is set to [Electronic Shutter], you may hear shutter sounds when you register a face using [Face Memory].
When [Shutter Type] is set to [Electronic Shutter], the following functions are not available:
Long Exposure NR
BULB shooting
When you shoot at high shutter speeds with a large-aperture lens attached and [Mechanical Shutter] mode is selected, out-of-
focus circles produced by the bokeh effect may get cut off due to the shutter mechanism.
When a lens made by another manufacturer (including Minolta/Konica-Minolta lenses) is used and the [Mechanical Shutter] mode
is selected, the correct exposure may not be set or the image brightness may become uneven.
When you shoot at high shutter speeds and the [Mechanical Shutter] mode is selected, the image brightness may become
uneven depending on the shooting environment.
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