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3) Change the shutter speed displayed on the screen by turning the
SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.
You can adjust the shutter speed displayed on the screen by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial. You
can adjust the shutter speed in a range of 1/4 second through 1/10000 second.
The denominator of the set shutter speed appears on the LCD screen.
4) Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to lock the shutter speed.
*You can set a shutter speed between 1/3 second and 1/10000 second with the frame rate of
24p or 24p SCAN.
*ALWAYS use a tripod or a camera support system when adjusting shutter speed because it is
difficult to focus automatically at a lower shutter speed. Manual focusing with your camcorder
attached to a tripod or camera support system is what I recommend.
* When filming under fluorescent lamps, sodium lamps, or mercury lamps, the picture may flicker
or change colors, or you man have horizontal bands of noise. You may be able to improve the
situation by adjusting the shutter speed.
ADJUSTING THE ND FILTER (volume of light)
You can record the subject clearly by using the ND filter when recording environment is too
bright.
The ND Filters 1, 2, 3, reduce the volume of light to about 1/4, 1/16, and 1/64 respectively.
During automatic mode an ND1, ND2 or ND3 will flash on the LCD screen suggesting that you set
the ND filter respectively.
I did this example of clouds in the sky on a sunny day: