Slow Shutter Mode; Synchro Scan - Panasonic AG-DVX100B Operating Instructions Manual

Shooting techniques for different targets (continued)

Slow shutter mode

1
In the setup menus, SW MODE screen,
allocate one of the USER buttons to
SLOWSHUT. (Page 72)
2
Press the USER button you have allocated to
SLOWSHUT to enter the slow shutter mode.
Each time you press SPEED SEL, the shutter
speed changes as shown below.
When progressive mode is off (60i)
1/4 1/8
When progressive mode is on (30P)
1/4 1/8
When progressive mode is on (24P/24PA)
1/6 1/12
• "PROCESSING..." appears on the display for
a few moments after you enter the slow
shutter mode while the camera makes the
necessary settings.
• Press the USER button you have allocated to
SLOWSHUT again to exit the slow shutter
mode and return to the previous mode.
• The slow shutter mode is also canceled if you
turn the camera off then on again.
• You cannot control the gain while in slow
shutter mode. The gain will be fixed at 0 dB.
• While shooting you cannot change the slow
shutter mode settings or exit the mode.
• If you are using a shutter speed selected with
the SPEED SEL button (Page 39) you cannot
switch to slow shutter mode ("INVALID"
appears on the screen).
First press the SHUTTER button to return to
normal (OFF), then switch to slow shutter
mode.
40
1/15 1/30
1/15
SLOW 1/4
The current slow shutter speed appears on the
viewfinder and LCD screens unless you have
selected OFF in OTHER DISPLAY in the DISPLAY
SETUP screen of the setup menus.

Synchro scan

Set the shutter speed of the synchro scan (used
when shooting a television or computer monitor) in
the setup menus, CAMERA SETUP screen,
SYNCRO SCAN. (Page 71)
• Adjust the shutter speed to match the frequency of
the television or computer monitor to minimize the
horizontal noise that appears when shooting such
subjects.
• By switching to progressive mode you can also shoot
PAL system television screens.
You can change the progressive mode in the
setup menu with PROGRESSIVE in the SCENE
FILE screen (Page 70).
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