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Setting the Electronic Shutter
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If you have no time to adjust the white
balance
Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST.
The white balance is automatically set as follows,
depending on the FILTER selector setting.
A: Cross filter
B: 3200K
C: 4300K
D: 6300K
For details about setting the white balance automatically,
see “Adjusting the white balance automatically” on page
60.
White balance memory
Values stored in memory are held until the white balance is
adjusted again.
There are two sets of white balance memories, A and B,
and adjustments for each of the filters can be automatically
stored in the memory corresponding to the setting (A or B)
of the WHITE BAL switch. The camcorder has four built-
in filters, so a total of eight (4 × 2) adjustments can be
stored.
The number of memories allocated to each of A and B can
be limited to one without linking to the filter setting by
setting WHT FILTER INH
to ON on the
FUNCTION 3 page of the MAINTENANCE menu. In this
case, adjustments for each of A and B are stored separately
from the value when WHT FILTER INH
to OFF.
If the WHITE BAL switch is set to B, and on the
FUNCTION 2 page of the OPERATION menu, the
WHITE SWITCH <B> item is set to ATW, the ATW (Auto
Tracing White) function is activated to automatically
adjust the white balance of the picture being shot for
varying lighting conditions.
4-2 Setting the Electronic
Shutter
This section describes the shutter modes that can be used
with the electronic shutter of the camcorder, and describes
the procedure for selecting the shutter speed and shutter
mode.
4-2-1 Shutter Modes
The shutter modes that can be used with the electronic
shutter and the shutter speeds that can be selected are
shown below.
Standard mode
Use this mode for shooting fast-moving subjects with little
blurring.
ECS (Extended Clear Scan) mode
Use this mode for obtaining images with no horizontal
bands of noise when shooting subjects such as monitor
screens.
SLS (slow speed shutter) mode (with an optional
HKDW-905R)
The SLS mode can only be selected when an optional
HKDW-905R is installed in the camcorder.
Use this mode for shooting subjects in low level lighting
conditions.
You can select the shutter speed from among 1 to 8, 16, 32,
and 64 (1/30 to 1/4 sec, 1/2 sec, 1 sec, 2 sec).
EVS (Enhanced Vertical definition System) mode
This mode is used to improved vertical resolution.
However, the sensitivity and dynamic range are reduced.
This mode can be used together with the Standard or ECS
mode.
Frame frequency
Shutter speed (sec.)
59.94i
1/100, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000,
1/2000
50i
1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000,
1/2000
25PsF
1/33, 1/50, 1/100, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500,
1/1000, 1/2000
Frame frequency
Shutter speed
59.94i
30.00 to 4300 Hz
50i
25.00 to 4700 Hz
25PsF
25.00 to 2100 Hz
