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Shutter and Drive Settings
Setting the Shutter Type
Recording mode:
You can take pictures using two types of shutter modes: the mechanical shutter and
electronic shutter.
Mechanical shutter
Electronic shutter
Description
Starts the exposure electronically
and ends the exposure using the
mechanical shutter.
Starts and ends the exposure
electronically.
Flash
○
–
Shutter Speed
(seconds)
ZS100
T (Time)
*
1
,
60 - 1/2000
ZS100
1 - 1/16000
ZS60
4
*
2
- 1/2000
ZS60
1
*
2
- 1/16000
Shutter sound
Mechanical shutter sound
*
3
+
Electronic shutter sound
*
4
Electronic shutter sound
*
4
*
1
This setting is available only in Manual Exposure Mode.
*
2
Varies depending on the setting of ISO sensitivity.
(→
*
3
You cannot turn off the mechanical shutter sound.
*
4
You can use [Shutter Vol.] and [Shutter Tone] to adjust the volume of the electronic shutter sound.
(→
1
Set the menu
→
[Rec
] → [
Shutter Type]
[AUTO]
The shutter mode automatically switches based on the recording conditions
and shutter speed.
•The mechanical shutter mode has higher priority over the electronic
shutter mode because the mechanical shutter has less function-related
restrictions when recording with a flash, etc.
[MSHTR]
Uses only the mechanical shutter mode to take a picture.
[ESHTR]
Uses only the electronic shutter mode to take a picture.