Still Images/Movies - Sony Alpha 7RV Help Manual

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Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-7RM5
α7RV
Differences between the [Anti-flicker Shoot.] and [Var. Shutter] functions
This camera has two different functions to reduce the impact of flickering from artificial light sources (such as fluorescent
or LED light).
The features of each function and the corresponding shooting conditions are as follows.
Features and
shooting
conditions
The camera can time the shooting of images to
moments when flickering will have less of an
Features
impact by detecting the flickering frequency
automatically.
Still
Still images only
images/movies
Shutter type Mechanical shutter only
Exposure P (Program Auto) / A (Aperture Priority) / S
mode (Shutter Priority) / M (Manual Exposure)
Types of
Flickering with a frequency of 100 Hz or 120 Hz
flickering
(such as fluorescent light) only
detectable
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The faster you set the shutter speed, the more likely there is to be a difference between the monitor display before shooting and the recorded
image. Make sure that the impact of flickering is reduced in the recorded image.
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Even when [Anti-flicker Shoot.] is set to [On], the camera cannot detect flickering frequencies other than 100 Hz or 120 Hz.
Hint
The impact of flickering can be reduced by using [Anti-flicker Shoot.] and [
environment where both 100 Hz/120 Hz flickering and higher-frequency flickering occur. In this case, first set [Anti-flicker Shoot.]
and [ Var. Shutter] to [On], and then adjust the shutter speed with [
Related Topic
Anti-flicker Set.
Anti-flicker Shoot.
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You can manually or automatically adjust the
shutter speed while checking the impact of
flickering on the monitor.
When you press the center of the control wheel,
flickering is automatically detected and the
impact of flickering is removed.

Still images/movies

Electronic shutter/mechanical shutter
S (Shutter Priority) / M (Manual
Exposure)/[Flexible Exp. Mode] with the shutter
speed adjusted manually
Flickering with a frequency of 100 Hz or 120 Hz
(such as fluorescent light) and flickering with a
frequency higher than 100 Hz or 120 Hz (such as
LED light)
Var. Shutter] together even in a shooting
Var. Shutter Set.] before shooting images.
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Var. Shutter
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