Sony HVR-S270U Operating Manual page 33

If the ND icon flashes during the iris
automatic adjustment, set the ND filter D
to the position that the icon indicates. The
ND icon does not flash during the manual
iris adjustment.
b Notes
• If you change the ND filters D during
recording, the movie and sound may be
distorted.
• will flash when your camcorder cannot
detect the ND filter positions (1/2/3/4). Check
the ND filter position.
z Tips
• While recording a bright subject, diffraction
may occur if you close the aperture further
down, resulting in a fuzzy focus (this is a
common phenomenon with video cameras). The
ND filter D suppresses this phenomenon and
gives better recording results.
Adjusting the gain
You can adjust the gain manually when you
do not want to use the AGC (automatic gain
control).
1 Set the CAMERA MODE switch F to
MANUAL during recording or standby.
2 Set the AGC switch E to OFF.
3 Set the GAIN switch H to H, M or L.
The gain value set for the selected
GAIN switch position appears on the
screen.
The gain value can set for each GAIN
switch position from [GAIN SETUP] of
the (CAMERA SET) menu
(p. 67).
To adjust the gain automatically
Set the AGC switch E to ON, or set the
CAMERA MODE switch F to AUTO.
The lamps above the respective switches
will turn on.
b Notes
• When you set CAMERA MODE switch F to
AUTO, other manually adjusted items (iris,
shutter speed, white balance) also become
automatic.
Adjusting the shutter speed
You can manually adjust and fix the shutter
speed. You can make a moving subject look
still or emphasize the movement of a
moving subject by adjusting the shutter
speed.
1 During recording or standby, set the
CAMERA MODE switch F to
MANUAL.
2 Set the SHUTTER switch I to ON.
The denominator of the set shutter speed
appears on the screen. For example,
[100] appears on the screen when you
set the shutter speed to 1/100 second.
The larger the value on the screen, the
faster the shutter speed.
Each time you push the SHUTTER
switch I to SEL, the shutter speed
mode changes in the following
sequence:
Manual mode t Extended clear scan
(ECS) mode t Slow shutter (SLS)
mode t Auto mode t Manual mode
...
3 Adjust the shutter speed with the SEL/
PUSH EXEC dial G.
The adjustable shutter speed range
varies depending on the shutter speed
mode and the setting of [SCAN TYPE]
( (
IN/OUT REC
] or [
PROGRE. DV PROGRE.
) menu t [
HDV
]).
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