Using The Electronic Shutter - Sony a9 Instruction Manual

Using the electronic shutter

Using the electronic shutter lets you perform various kinds of shooting
that are difficult to achieve using the mechanical shutter, such as shooting
without sounds or shaking, shooting with a super-fast shutter, and
blackout-free shooting*.
* During blackout-free shooting, the screen does not black out or drop frames
and you can keep looking at the subject through the viewfinder or monitor
while shooting images.
Shutter types and camera performance
The camera's shutter speed range, shutter sound, occurrence of blackout,
and availability of the flash for each setting are as follows:
Shutter speed
Shutter sound
Blackout
Flash
GB
44
Auto
Single shooting:
* *
BULB – 1/32000
1
Continuous
shooting:
* *
1/8 – 1/32000
1 2
Single shooting:
Mechanical shutter
sound
Continuous
shooting:
Electronic shutter
sound
Single shooting:
Occurs
Continuous
shooting: Blackout-
*
free
3
*
Available
4
Shutter Type
Mechanical Shutter
Single shooting:
BULB – 1/8000
2
Continuous
shooting:
30 – 1/8000
Mechanical shutter
sound
Occurs
Available
Electronic Shutter
Single shooting:
* *
30 – 1/32000
1 2
Continuous
shooting:
* *
1/8 – 1/32000
1 2
Electronic shutter
sound
*
Blackout-free
3
Unavailable