Electronic Shutter; Iris - Sony PMW-300K1 Operating Instructions Manual

When the Direct menu is in Part mode, you can
switch between only AGC mode and the gain
selected with the GAIN switch.
Recording in AGC Mode
The gain of the video amplifier is automatically
adjusted according to the picture brightness.
When you set the camcorder to Full Auto mode
(page 38), AGC mode is forcibly selected.
When Full Auto mode is off, you can
independently turn AGC mode on by setting
"AGC" in "TLCS" (page 86) in the CAMERA
SET menu to "On," or selecting "AGC" with the
Direct menu.

Electronic Shutter

Recording with a fixed shutter
Set the shutter speed (cache time).
When you set the SHUTTER switch (page 11) to
ON, the fixed shutter is turned on in the mode and
with the shutter speed you specified with
"Shutter" (page 81) in the CAMERA SET menu.
Notes
• When Auto Shutter mode is ON, the fixed shutter
cannot be selected.
• When the SLS/EX SLS mode (page 43) is ON, the
fixed shutter cannot be selected.
Setting with the CAMERA SET menu
The shutter mode and shutter speed can be set
with "Shutter" (page 81) in the CAMERA SET
menu.
Setting with the Direct menu
When you set the DISPLAY switch to ON, the
current shutter mode and the set value are
displayed (page 16).
When the Direct menu (page 17) is in All mode,
you can change the shutter mode and speed with
the Direct menu.
Notes
• When the Direct menu is in Part mode, you cannot turn
the shutter off with the Direct menu if the SHUTTER
switch is set to ON.
If the SHUTTER switch is set to OFF, you can switch
only between Auto Shutter and Shutter OFF.
• The Direct menu cannot be selected when Full Auto
mode is turned on (page 38) or when the SLS/EX SLS
mode is set.
Shooting in SLS/EX SLS Mode
The shutter speed is specified in the number of
accumulated frames. Up to 64 frames can be
accumulated in this mode, permitting you to
obtain low-noise clear pictures in low light levels
or surreal pictures with afterimages.
For SLS/EX SLS, specify the number of
accumulated frames with "SLS/EX SLS" (page
81) in the CAMERA SET menu. You can select
from 2 to 8, 16, 32, 64 frames.
When Full Auto mode (page 38) is ON or Auto
Shutter mode is ON, SLS cannot be set.
Shooting in Auto Shutter Mode
The shutter speed is automatically adjusted
according to the picture brightness.
When you set the camcorder to Full Auto mode
(page 38), Auto Shutter is forcibly selected.
When Full Auto mode is off, you can
independently turn Auto Shutter mode on by
setting "Auto Shutter" in "TLCS" (page 86) in the
CAMERA SET menu to "On."

Iris

Adjust the brightness according to the subject.
Recording in auto mode
When Full Auto mode (page 38) is set to ON:
Iris is forcibly set to Auto mode.
When Full Auto mode is set to OFF:
When the IRIS switch is set to AUTO, Auto Iris
mode is set.
You can select the target level (to make the
picture darker or brighter) for Auto Iris via the
Setup menu or Direct menu. (The gain control in
AGC mode and the shutter speed control in Auto
Shutter mode are adjusted in synchronization.)
To adjust the target level with the Setup menu
Set "Level" in "TLCS" (page 86) in the
CAMERA SET menu.
To adjust the target level with the Direct menu
The target level can also be selected using the
Direct menu (page 17). When you set the
DISPLAY switch to ON, the current Exposure
position is displayed on the screen (page 16).
Changing Basic Settings 43