Setting The Electronic Shutter; Shutter Mode; Setting The Shutter Mode And Speed - Panasonic AJ-PX5000G Operating Instructions Manual

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording — Setting the electronic shutter

Setting the electronic shutter

Shutter mode

The shutter modes available on the camera's electronic shutter and shutter speeds that can be selected are as follows.
Using a fixed shutter speed
f To remove flicker caused by lighting
f To shoot fast-moving subjects clearly
Using the synchro scan mode
f To shoot so that stripe patterns are eliminated in the horizontal direction when shooting on the monitor screen
f To shoot moving subjects with special effects
Using the half shutter speed
f To shoot films with special effects
[LINE&FREQ]
[1080-59.94P]
[1080-59.94i]
[1/1000], [1/2000], [HALF], [180.0deg],
[720-59.94P]
[480-59.94i]
[1080-50P]
[1080-50i]
[1/1000], [1/2000], [HALF], [180.0deg],
[720-50P]
[576-50i]

Setting the shutter mode and speed

Switch the <SHUTTER> switch to set the shutter speed in the shutter mode.
The shutter speed in the synchro scan mode can be easily change by the <SYNCHRO SCAN> adjustment button on the side.
The shutter speed selection range can be restricted or use of the synchro scan mode can be selected beforehand in the main menu → [CAMERA] →
[SHUTTER SPEED] and [SHUTTER SELECT].
Once selected, the shutter speed is saved even after the camera is turned off.
1
Press the <SHUTTER> switch positioned at <OFF> towards <ON>.
2
Press the <SHUTTER> switch from <ON> towards <SEL>, and repeat this operation until the desired mode or speed is displayed
on the viewfinder screen.
f If all modes and speeds are available, the display changes in the following order.
@ NOTE
t Whichever mode the electronic shutter is used in, the higher the shutter speed, the lower the sensitivity of the camera becomes.
t When the aperture is in the automatic mode, it will increasingly open and the depth of focus will become shallower as the shutter speed is increased.
Shutter speed
[1/100], [1/120], [1/250], [1/500],
[172.8deg], [144.0deg], [120.0deg],
[90.0deg], [45.0deg]
[1/60], [1/120], [1/250], [1/500],
[172.8deg], [144.0deg], [120.0deg],
[90.0deg], [45.0deg]
<SHUTTER> switch
POSITION1 POSITION2
Half shutter speed
1/120
1/120
1/120
1/120
1/100
1/100
1/100
1/100
Standard mode
POSITION3 POSITION4 POSITION5
Synchro scan mode
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Variable range of synchro scan mode
1/60.1 - 1/7200
1/60.1 - 1/7200
1/60.1 - 1/7200
1/60.1 - 1/7200
3.0 deg - 359.5 deg
(in 0.5 deg steps)
1/50.1 - 1/6000
1/50.1 - 1/6000
1/50.1 - 1/6000
1/50.1 - 1/6000
POSITION6