About The Electronic Shutter; Dip Switches On The Rear Panel; Normal Shutter; External Trigger Shutter - Sony XC-ST51 Technical Manual

About the Electronic
Shutter
There are two shutter types: normal shutter and
external trigger shutter. Select them with the DIP
switches on the rear panel.

DIP Switches on the Rear Panel

Rear panel
Switches 1 to 4: Shutter speed
Switch 5: Potential accumulation mode
Switches 6 to 8: Restart reset/External trigger
shutter mode switch

Normal Shutter

This mode provides continuous video output with the
electronic shutter selected by switches to capture a
high-speed moving object clearly.
XC-ST51/ST51CE
XC-ST50/ST50CE
XC-ST30/ST30CE
Mode Settings
Shutter
OFF
1/2000
DIP switches
1) If you set the mode to flickerless, the positions of DIP
switches 1 to 3 are optional.
Note
The DIP switch 5 position is optional. (The field
setting is recommended.) The field setting can obtain a
sensitivity that is twice that of the frame setting.

External Trigger Shutter

By inputting an external trigger pulse, the camera is
able to capture fast-moving objects clearly.
For more information, see "External Trigger Shutter" (page
12).
Mode Settings
Normal shutter speed settings
1/125 1/250 1/500
1/4000 1/10000
1/120 (CCIR)
1/1000
1)
Flickerless
1/100 (EIA)
(Unit: seconds)
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