Setting The Electronic Shutter - Sony PXW-X400KC Operating Instructions Manual

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3. Settings and Adjustments

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
59.94i 1/60, 1/100, 1/120, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500,
59.94P 1/1000, 1/2000
50i
50P
29.97P 1/40 , 1/50 , 1/60, 1/100, 1/120, 1/125,
a) a)
1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000
25P 1/33 a) , 1/50 a) , 1/60, 1/100, 1/120, 1/125,
1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000
23.98P 1/32 a) , 1/48 a) , 1/50 a) , 1/60, 1/96, 1/100,
1/120, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000,
1/2000
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°, 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.
System Shutter speed (unit: Hz)
frequency
S&Q: Off S&Q: On
59.94i 60.00 to 7000 —
59.94P 60.00 to 8000 60.00 to 8000
29.97P 30.00 to 8000 30.00 to 8000
23.98P 23.99 to 6000 30.03 to 6000
50i 50.00 to 7000 —
50P 50.00 to 7000 50.00 to 7000
25P 25.02 to 7000 30.00 to 7000
SLS (slow speed shutter) mode
This mode is used to shoot subjects with low
illumination. The number of accumulated frames
shot when using the slow speed shutter function
can be set to 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16 using Operation
>Slow Shutter >Number of Frames in the setup
menu.
[Notes]
ˎ SLS mode cannot be used when the camcorder is in Slow ˎ
& Quick Motion mode.
ˎ It is not possible to turn the SLS mode on or off, or change ˎ
the number of accumulated frames when recording.
Setting the Shutter Mode and Shutter
Speed
[Notes]
ˎ When the automatic iris is used, the iris opens wider as the ˎ
shutter speed increases, thus reducing the depth of field.
ˎ The selectable shutter speeds vary depending on the ˎ
current system frequency.
Switching between Speed mode and Angle mode
1
Select Operation >Shutter >Mode in the setup
menu.
2
Turn the MENU knob to select [Speed] or
[Angle], and then press the knob.
Setting the shutter mode and shutter speed
(standard mode)
Once the shutter speed is selected, it is retained
even when the camcorder power is turned off.
1
Push the SHUTTER switch from ON to SELECT.
The current shutter setting indication appears
in the viewfinder for about three seconds.
2
1
Before the shutter setting in step disappears,
push the SHUTTER switch down to SELECT
again. Repeat this step until the desired mode
or speed appears.
When all modes and speeds are displayed, the
display changes in the following order.
Speed Mode (with system frequency 59.94i)
ECS Mode
[Note]
Depending on the frame rate setting (page 48), some
shutter speeds cannot be selected in Slow & Quick Motion
mode. These speeds are replaced by the slowest selectable
shutter speed.
Example: If you perform Slow & Quick Motion
shooting with the frame rate set to 60 and the
video format to HQ1280/29.97P:
The shutter speed is indicated as follows.
ˎ Slow & Quick Motion mode: Off ˎ
1/401/501/601/100...
ˎ Slow & Quick Motion mode: On ˎ
1/601/601/601/100...
Setting the shutter speed (ECS mode)
1
Set the shutter mode to ECS (see the previous
item).
2
Turn the MENU knob to select the desired
frequency or number of frames.
Setting the shutter speed (SLS mode)
1
Select Operation >Slow Shutter >Setting in the
setup menu and set the shutter mode to On.
2
Select Operation >Slow Shutter >Number of
Frames in the setup menu and select the
desired number of frames.