Sony ILCE-9 Help Guide Printable PDF - Page 188

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9 α9 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: Shutter Type Auto Mechanical Shut. Shutter speed Single shooting: BULB - 1/32000*1*2 Continuous shooting: 1/8 - 1/32000*1*2 Single shooting: BULB - 1/8000 Continuous shooting: 30 - 1/8000 Shutter sound Single shooting: Mechanical shutter sound Continuous shooting: Electronic shutter sound Mechanical shutter sound Bl acko u t Single shooting: Occurs Continuous shooting: Blackout-free*3 Occurs Fl ash Available Available Electronic Shut. Single shooting: 30 - 1/32000*1*2 Continuous shooting: 1/8 - 1/32000*1*2 Electronic shutter sound Blackout-free*3 Unavailable *1 The maximum shutter speed is 1/16000 second when the shooting mode is not set to S (Shutter Priority) or M (Manual Exposure), or during bracket shooting with a setting other than [WB bracket] or [DRO Bracket]. *2 The next value after 1/16000 second is 1/32000 second when the shooting mode is set to S (Shutter Priority) or M (Manual Exposure). *3 When [Shoot. Start Disp.] is set to [On], blackout occurs only when the first image is shot. 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 Shut.]. Select [Electronic Shut.] or [Auto] for continuous shooting. 2. MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Audio signals] → [Off] or [On:other than e-shut]. 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 Shut.]. 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) The product will not adjust the exposure in manual exposure mode when [ISO] is set to other than [ISO AUTO]. 188