Adjusting The Shutter Speed - Panasonic AG-HMC80P Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting the shutter speed

1
Set the AUTO/MANUAL switch to MANUAL
to select manual mode. (Page 5)
2
Press the SHUTTER button.
• CAMERA mode
SHUTTER ON is enabled after switching
to MANUAL mode from AUTO mode. The
shutter speed switches between the standard
(OFF) shutter speed and the shutter speed
you have selected with the SPEED SEL –/+
button each time you press the button.
• PHOTO mode
You cannot switch between SHUTTER ON/
OFF. It is always set to SHUTTER ON.
• The shutter speed appears at the left of the
screen during SHUTTER ON.
3
Press the SPEED SEL –/+ button to adjust
the shutter speed while in SHUTTER ON
mode.
The shutter speed changes as per the following
table.
• As the shutter speed increases, camera
sensitivity decreases.
• With auto iris control, as the shutter speed
increases, the aperture widens and the focal
length decreases.
• Because the focal time increases at slower
shutter speeds, we recommend using a
tripod.
• With artificial lighting and especially fluorescent
lights and mercury-vapor lamps, the luminance
changes in synchronization with the power line
frequency. When this frequency is 50 Hz, mutual
interference will occur between the camera-
recorder's vertical sync frequency (approx.
60 Hz) and the lighting frequency (50 Hz). This
means that the white balance may change
periodically.
Before shooting in areas with artificial lighting
or adjusting the white balance, set the shutter
speed as follows.
Shutter speed
Progressive
mode
50 Hz
OFF (60i) 1/100
30P 1/50 (OFF)
24P 1/50 (OFF)
60 Hz
1/60 (OFF)
1/60
1/60
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