You can change the shutter speed (time for each shooting frame) using the electronic shutter function. Electronic shutter can be adjusted manually or automatically.
Setting the Electronic Shutter
TOPManual Shutter Mode (Manual Shutter Switching)
Use the Set button ( 
) to switch between the shutter modes and the cross-shaped button ( 
) to switch between the speeds.
Switching Shutter Mode
Press the Set button (center of the cross-shaped button) to turn ON/OFF the shutter.
Memo
When the shutter is ON, “Step”, “Variable”, or “EEI” may be selected using [Camera Function] 
[Shutter] menu. “Step” is the factory default.
Switching Shutter Speed
When shutter is ON, use the cross-shaped button ( ) to set the shutter speed. Shutter speed differs according to the video format and variable frame rate settings.
Memo
To display Shutter in angle (DEG), set [ 
Frame & Bit Rate] to 25p(XHQ), 25p(UHQ), 25p(HQ), 24p(XHQ), 24p(UHQ), or 24p(HQ), and set [Shutter] in [LCD/VF] [Display Settings] to “DEG”.
During Modes Other Than Variable Frame Rec
Memo
The operations of the cross-shaped button ( ) and Set button ( ) are disabled in the following cases.
During clip preview
During display of the USB switching confirmation screen
During display of the formatting confirmation screen
When selecting a face using face detection
When selecting a photometry area with [Spot Meter] set to “Manual”
During Variable Frame Rec
Automatic Shutter Mode (Automatic Shutter Adjustment)
Set the [FULL AUTO] switch to “ON” to set to the Auto Shutter mode.
The 
icon appears on the screen.
The camera recorder enters the Auto Shutter mode. The shutter speed is automatically adjusted according to the brightness of the subject.
Switching of shutter speed with the cross-shaped button ( ) and switching of shutter mode with the Set button ( ) are disabled.
Memo
You can set the controllable range for the Automatic Shutter in [Main Menu] [Camera Function] [EEI Limit].
When [Camera Function] [FULL AUTO] [Shutter] is set to “SW Set”, the shutter mode can be adjusted using the Set button ( ), and the shutter speed can be altered using the cross-shaped buttons ( ) even when the [FULL AUTO] switch on the camera body is set to “ON”.
Setting [Camera Function] [FULL AUTO] [Shutter] to “EEI” switches the camera recorder to the Automatic Shutter Adjustment mode. In this case, adjustment of the shutter mode using the Set button ( ), and adjustment of the shutter speed with the cross-shaped buttons ( ) will be disabled.
You can also switch to the Auto Shutter mode by setting [Camera Function] [Shutter] to “EEI”.
