Panasonic PV GS300 Digital Video Camera - English/ Spanish - Page 42
MANUAL SHUTTER SPEED/APERTURE ADJUSTMENT, To restore to automatic adjustment, Shutter speed range
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Record mode Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment Shutter Speed Adjust it when recording fast-moving subjects. 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 left or right to select aperture icon [ ] or shutter speed icon [ ]. MNL 3 Move the joystick left or right in order to adjust the shutter speed or aperture. ≥During normal playback, image movement may not look smooth. ≥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 ≥Set the shutter speed before setting the aperture (iris/gain) when manually adjusting both settings. ≥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 to 1/8000 seconds: Tape Recording Mode 1/30 to 1/2000 seconds: Card Recording Mode The shutter speed closer to 1/8000 is faster. ª Iris/gain value range CLOSE (Closed), F16, ..., F2.0, OPEN (Opened: F1.8) 0dB, ..., 18dB Value closer to [CLOSE] darken the image. Value closer to [18dB] brighten the image. Values with dB are gain values. MNL 1/60 OPEN OdB 1) MNL 1/1000 2) MNL 1/60 F2.0 0dB 1) Shutter speed 2) (Aperture) Iris/gain value ª To restore to automatic adjustment Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to [AUTO]. 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. 42 LSQT0974
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