Using The Electronic Shutter - Sony ILCE-9 a9 Help Manual

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Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-9
α9

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:
Single shooting:
BULB – 1/32000
Shutter speed
Continuous shooting:
1/8 – 1/32000
Single shooting: Mechanical shutter sound
Shutter
Continuous shooting: Electronic shutter
sound
sound
Single shooting: Occurs
Blackout
Continuous shooting: Blackout-free
Flash Available
*1
The maximum shutter speed is 1/16000 second when the shooting mode is not set to S (Shutter Priority) or M (Manual Exposure), or during
bracket shooting with a setting other than [WB bracket] or [DRO Bracket].
*2
The next value after 1/16000 second is 1/32000 second when the shooting mode is set to S (Shutter Priority) or M (Manual Exposure).
*3
When [Shoot. Start Disp.] is set to [On], blackout occurs only when the first image is shot.
Advanced shooting using the electronic shutter: Shooting without shutter sound
You can use the electronic shutter to shoot without shutter sound.
1.
MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [
Select [Electronic Shut.] or [Auto] for continuous shooting.
2.
MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Audio signals] → [Off] or [On:other than e-shut].
Advanced shooting using the electronic shutter: Blackout-free continuous shooting
You can use the electronic shutter to perform continuous shooting with focus and exposure tracking, without the screen
blacking out.
1.
MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [
2.
Turn the mode dial and select P (Program Auto), A (Aperture Priority), S (Shutter Priority), or M (Manual Exposure),
then set the shutter speed and aperture value. (For example: shutter speed of 1/250 second and aperture value of
F2.8)
The product will not adjust the exposure in manual exposure mode when [ISO] is set to other than [ISO AUTO].
Auto
*1 *2
*1 *2
*3
Shutter Type] → [Electronic Shut.].
Shutter Type] → [Auto] or [Electronic Shut.].
Shutter Type
Mechanical Shut.
Single shooting:
BULB – 1/8000
Continuous shooting:
30 – 1/8000
Mechanical shutter
sound
Occurs
Available
189
Electronic Shut.
Single shooting:
*1 *2
30 – 1/32000
Continuous shooting:
*1 *2
1/8 – 1/32000
Electronic shutter sound
*3
Blackout-free
Unavailable