Sony DSC-RX100M7 Help Guide - Page 197

Help Guide Digital Still Camera DSC-RX100M7 Using the electronic shutter Using the electronic shutter lets you perform various kinds of shooting that are difficult to achieve using the mechanical shutter, such as shooting without sounds or shaking, shooting with a super-fast shutter, and blackout-free shooting*. * During blackout-free shooting, the screen does not black out or drop frames and you can keep looking at the subject through the viewfinder or monitor while shooting images. Shutter types and camera performance The camera's shutter speed range, shutter sound, occurrence of blackout, and availability of the flash for each setting are as follows: Auto Shutter Type Mechanical Shutter Shutter speed Single shooting: BULB - 1/32000 Continuous shooting: 1/8 - 1/32000 Single shooting: BULB - 1/2000 Continuous shooting: 30 - 1/2000 Shutter sound Single shooting: Mechanical shutter sound and electronic shutter sound Continuous shooting: Electronic shutter sound Single shooting: Occurs Blackout Continuous shooting: Blackout-free*1 Flash Available*2 Mechanical shutter sound and electronic shutter sound Occurs Available Electronic Shutter Single shooting: 30 - 1/32000 Continuous shooting: 1/8 - 1/32000 Electronic shutter sound Blackout-free*1 Available*3 *1 When [Shoot. Start Disp.] is set to [On], blackout occurs only when the first image is shot. *2 The maximum shutter speed is 1/2000 second when using the flash. *3 The maximum shutter speed is 1/100 second when using the flash. Advanced shooting using the electronic shutter: Shooting without shutter sound You can use the electronic shutter to shoot without shutter sound. 1. MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ Shutter Type] → [Electronic Shutter]. Select [Electronic Shutter] or [Auto] for continuous shooting. 2. MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Audio signals] → [Off]. Advanced shooting using the electronic shutter: Blackout-free continuous shooting You can use the electronic shutter to perform continuous shooting with focus and exposure tracking, without the screen blacking out. 1. MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ Shutter Type] → [Auto] or [Electronic Shutter]. 2. Turn the mode dial and select P (Program Auto), A (Aperture Priority), S (Shutter Priority), or M (Manual Exposure), then set the shutter speed and aperture value. (For example: shutter speed of 1/250 second and aperture value of F2.8) 197