Setting The Electronic Shutter; Shutter Modes; Selecting The Shutter Mode And Shutter Speed - Sony PMW-500 Operation Manual

Setting the Electronic
Shutter

Shutter Modes

The shutter modes that can be used with the
electronic shutter and the shutter speeds that can
be selected are listed below.
Standard mode
Select this mode for shooting fast-moving
subjects with little blurring.
You can set the shutter speed in one of two shutter
modes: Speed mode, in which the speed is set in
seconds, and Angle mode, in which the speed is
set in degrees.
Speed mode
System Shutter speed (unit: seconds)
frequency
1 1 1
59.94i / /
60, 100,
1 1
59.94P / , /
1000 2000
50i
50P
1 a) 1
29.97P / , /
40 50
1 1
/ , /
250 500
1 a) 1
25P / , /
33 50
1 1
/ , /
250 500
1 a) 1
23.98P / , /
32 48
1 1
/ / ,
120, 125
a) This speed cannot be selected when the camcorder is
in Slow & Quick Motion mode and OPERATION
>Rec Function >Frame Rate in the setup menu is set
to a value that is greater than the system frequency.
Angle mode
180°, 90°, 45°, 22.5°, and 11.25°
ECS (Extended Clear Scan) mode
Select this mode for obtaining images with no
horizontal bands of noise when shooting subjects
such as monitor screens.
As shown in the following tables, the range of
shutter speeds that can be set varies depending on
whether the Slow & Quick Motion (S&Q)
function is on or off.
1 1 1
/ , / , / , / ,
120 125 250 500
a) 1 1 1 1
/ , / / , / ,
, 60 100, 120 125
1 1
, / , /
1000 2000
a) 1 1 1 1
, / / , / / ,
60, 100 120, 125
1 1
, / , /
1000 2000
a) 1 a) 1 1 1
, / , / , / , / ,
50 60 96 100
1 1 1 1
/ , / , / , /
250 500 1000 2000
System lines: 1080
System Shutter speed (unit: Hz)
frequency
S&Q: Off
59.94i 60.00 to 3800
50i 50.00 to 3500
29.97P 29.99 to 4100
23.98P 23.99 to 3700
25P 25.00 to 3900
System lines: 720
System Shutter speed (unit: Hz)
frequency
S&Q: Off
59.94P 60.07 to 4100
50P 50.03 to 3900
29.97P 29.99 to 4100
23.98P 23.99 to 3700
25P 25.00 to 3900
SLS (slow speed shutter) mode
Select this mode for shooting subjects in low level
lighting conditions.
OPERATION >Format
>HD System Line setting
in the setup menu
1080
720
Notes
• SLS mode cannot be used when the video format is SP
1440/23.98P or when the camcorder is in Slow &
Quick Motion mode.
• It is not possible to use SLS mode when OPERATION
>Input/Output >i.Link I/O is set to [Enable] in the
setup menu.
• It is not possible to output the color bar signal, turn the
SLS mode on or off, or change the number of
accumulated frames when the number of accumulated
frames is set to 16.
Selecting the Shutter Mode and
Shutter Speed
Notes
• When the automatic iris is used, the iris opens wider as
the shutter speed increases, thus reducing the depth of
field.
• The selectable shutter speeds vary depending on the
current system frequency.

Setting the Electronic Shutter

S&Q: On
—
—
32.01 to 4100
32.02 to 3700
32.03 to 3900
S&Q: On
32.01 to 4100
32.03 to 3900
32.01 to 4100
32.02 to 3700
32.03 to 3900
Number of
accumulated frames
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16
2, 4, 6, 8, 16
55