Panasonic PV-GS250 Digital Video Camera - Page 40

Record mode Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment Shutter Speed Adjust it when recording fast-moving subjects. When recording people outdoors at night, select a slow shutter speed 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. ≥Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode. 1 Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to [MANUAL]. AUTO MANUAL FOCUS 2 Move the joystick down until the shutter speed indication or aperture value indication appears. MNL 1/60 OPEN OdB 1) MNL 2) MNL 1/1000 1/60 F2.0 0dB 1) Shutter speed 2) (Aperture) Iris/gain value 3 Move the joystick left or right in order to adjust the shutter speed or aperture. ª To restore to automatic adjustment Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to [AUTO]. ≥When recording in an extremely bright place, the color of the screen may change or flicker. If this happens adjust the shutter speed manually to 1/60 or 1/100. Manual iris/gain adjustment ≥If the value does not become "OPEN", you cannot adjust the gain value. ≥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 range 1/60-1/8000 seconds: Tape Recording Mode 1/2-1/2000 seconds: Card Recording Mode The shutter speed closer to 1/8000 is faster. ª Iris/gain value range CLOSE (Closed), F16, ..., F1.7, OPEN (Opened) 0dB, ..., 18dB Value closer to [CLOSE] darken the image. Value closer to [18dB] brighten the image. Values with dB are gain values. ª Card slow shutter mode ≥If the shutter speed is set to 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, or 1/15, then the card slow shutter mode will be activated. ≥If the [OFF/ON] switch or the mode dial is operated, then the slow shutter mode will be canceled. ≥In the slow shutter mode: ≥The white balance is fixed. ≥Focus in manually. ≥If the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch is set to [FOCUS], then the shutter speed will automatically be set to 1/60 and the subject is focused in on. After that the previous shutter speed will be restored. When the subject is focused on, [MF] flashes. 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 sensitivity lowers and accordingly the gain value increases automatically, which may increase the noises on the screen. ≥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. MF ≥If the scene is low in brightness or contrast, the subject may not be focused in on. ≥While the Camcorder is focusing on the subject, you cannot operate any control on it with the exception of [OFF/ON] switch, mode dial, [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch and [POWER LCD] button. 40 LSQT0862