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Manual shutter speed/aperture, adjustment, Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS, switch to MANUAL.

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Recording Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment Shutter Speed: Adjust it when recording fast-moving subjects. When recording people outdoors at night, select the auto slow shutter mode and use a flash. Both the subject and the background will become brighter. Aperture: Adjust it when the screen is too bright or too dark. ¬ Rotate the mode dial to select . 1 Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to MANUAL. The icon shown in the illustration is displayed automatically. 2 Move the cursor button left or right to select [ ] (aperture) or [ ] (shutter speed). 3 Move the cursor button left or right to make the adjustment. B Iris/Gain value: CLOSE # (F16 to F2.0) # OPEN # (0dB to 18dB) ≥ Value closer to [CLOSE] darken the image. ≥ Value closer to [18dB] brighten the image. ≥ When the iris value is adjusted to brighter than [OPEN], it changes to the gain value. To restore to automatic adjustment Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to AUTO. ≥ When setting both the shutter speed and the iris/gain value, set the shutter speed and then set the iris/gain value. Manual shutter speed adjustment ≥ Avoid recording under fluorescent light, mercury light or sodium light because the color and brightness of the playback image may change. ≥ If you increase the shutter speed manually, the noise on the screen may increase. ≥ You may see vertical lines of light in the playback image of a brightly shining subject or highly reflective subject, but this is not a malfunction. ≥ During normal playback, image movement may not look smooth. ≥ When recording in an extremely bright place, the screen may change color or flicker. If so adjust the shutter speed manually to [1/60] or [1/100]. Manual iris/gain adjustment ≥ If the gain value is increased, the noise on the screen increases. ≥ Depending on the zoom magnification, there are iris values that are not displayed. A Shutter speed: 1/30 to 1/8000 ≥ The shutter speed closer to 1/8000 is faster. ≥ If [AUTO SLOW SHTR] is set to [OFF], then the shutter speed will be set between 1/60 and 1/8000. 63 VQT1H62

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Recording
Shutter Speed:
Adjust it when recording fast-moving subjects.
When recording people outdoors at night, select
the auto slow shutter mode and use a flash. Both
the subject and the background will become
brighter.
Aperture:
Adjust it when the screen is too bright or too
dark.
¬
Rotate the mode dial to select
.
1
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS
switch to MANUAL.
The icon shown in the illustration is displayed
automatically.
2
Move the cursor button left or
right to select [
] (aperture) or
[
] (shutter speed).
3
Move the cursor button left or
right to make the adjustment.
A
Shutter speed:
1/30 to 1/8000
The shutter speed closer to 1/8000 is faster.
If [AUTO SLOW SHTR] is set to [OFF], then
the shutter speed will be set between 1/60 and
1/8000.
B
Iris/Gain value:
CLOSE
#
(F16 to F2.0)
#
OPEN
#
(0dB to
18dB)
Value closer to [CLOSE] darken the image.
Value closer to [18dB] brighten the image.
When the iris value is adjusted to brighter than
[OPEN], it changes to the gain value.
To restore to automatic adjustment
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to
AUTO.
When setting both the shutter speed and the
iris/gain value, set the shutter speed and then
set the iris/gain value.
Manual shutter speed adjustment
Avoid recording under fluorescent light,
mercury light or sodium light because the color
and brightness of the playback image may
change.
If you increase the shutter speed manually, the
noise on the screen may increase.
You may see vertical lines of light in the
playback image of a brightly shining subject or
highly reflective subject, but this is not a
malfunction.
During normal playback, image movement
may not look smooth.
When recording in an extremely bright place,
the screen may change color or flicker. If so
adjust the shutter speed manually to [1/60] or
[1/100].
Manual iris/gain adjustment
If the gain value is increased, the noise on the
screen increases.
Depending on the zoom magnification, there
are iris values that are not displayed.
Manual shutter speed/aperture
adjustment