Specifications

VL-SD20S-GB/pp. 048-058; 99/7/28/18:00
G. K. Associates, Tokyo
Advanced Features
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Recommended Shutter Speeds
The faster the shutter speed, the darker the
picture becomes. Select the most appropriate
shutter speed for the ambient light.
Recommended
shutter speed
1/10,000 sec.
l
1/1,000␣ sec.
1/1,000 sec.
l
1/250␣ sec.
1/120 sec.
1/30 sec.
Situation
• Recording sports action
in bright daylight.
• Recording in bright day-
light at a ski resort.
• Recording outdoor
sports on a partially
cloudy day.
• Recording an outside
scene through a car win-
dow (when you want to
minimize blurs caused
by camera shake).
• When you want to
reduce the light by half.
Use as a substitute for
an ND2 filter.
• Recording in a poorly-
illuminated location.
• When you want to create
artistic trailing images of
fast-moving subjects.
Notes:
• Using a fast shutter speed under fluorescent
lighting will cause flickering in the picture and
possibly periodic colour shifts.
• Recording with a shutter speed faster than 1/50
sec. (“NORMAL”) tends to darken the picture.
Record in bright locations when you use a fast
shutter speed.
• The Auto Focus does not work when the shutter
speed is set to 1/30 sec. (“30”). Use the manual
focus function (see page␣ 50).
• The shutter speed setting will be cancelled if
the Scene Menu is set thereafter.
Tips on Using the Shutter Speed
• Fast shutter speeds can be used with the still
recording function (see page 36) to record
higher quality still images of fast-moving
subjects.
• If the picture on the monitor flickers when
recording under fluorescent lighting, you may
be able to compensate by setting the shutter
speed to 1/120 sec.