Sony PMW-500 Operation Manual page 58

To switch between Speed mode and
Angle mode
1
Select OPEARTION >Shutter Select
>Shutter Select in the setup menu (see
page 124).
2
Turn the MENU knob to select Second
or Degree, and then press the knob.
To set the shutter mode and standard-
mode shutter speed
Once the shutter speed is selected, it is retained
even when the camcorder power is turned off.
1
Push the SHUTTER selector from ON
to SELECT.
The current shutter setting indication appears
for about three seconds.
2
Before the shutter setting indication
disappears, push the SHUTTER
selector down to SELECT again and
repeat this 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)
Note
Depending on the frame rate setting (see page 83), 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 when setting the frame rate to 60 and the video
format to HQ1280/29.97P
The shutter speed is indicated as follows.
When Slow & Quick Motion mode is off
1/40t1/50t1/60t1/100t...
When Slow & Quick Motion mode is on
1/60t1/60t1/60t1/100t...
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Setting the Electronic Shutter
ECS Mode
To set the shutter speed in 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.
To set the shutter speed in SLS mode
1
Set OPERATION >Shutter >Slow
Shutter in the setup menu to [On] (see
page 124).
2
Select the desired number of
accumulated frames with
OPERATION >Shutter >SLS Frames
in the setup menu.