Setting the Electronic Shutter

You can change the shutter speed (time for each shooting frame) using the electronic shutter function. Electronic shutter can be adjusted manually or automatically.

Manual Shutter Mode (Manual Shutter Switching)

Set Full Auto mode to off using the user button assigned with “Full Auto”.
Set [Camera Function] arrowR [Shutter] to “Slow” or “Step/Variable”.

The shutter speed appears on the screen.

GY-HC900_ManualShutter
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To display Shutter in angle (DEG), set [ SlotA_B Frame Rate] to “25p” and set [LCD/VF] arrowR [Display Type] arrowR [Shutter] to “DEG”.

SlotA_B Frame Rate/ EXT Frame Rate
Shutter

Switching Shutter Speed

Manual shutter mode (step/variable)

Press down the [SHUTTER] switch toward the “SEL” end. When the shutter speed indication turns white, press down the [SHUTTER] switch repeatedly to change the setting.

Example:

HC900_Change_ShutterSpeed

After the shutter speed indication turns white, the setting value can be changed using the cross-shaped button ( U_botton D_botton ).
You can use the cross-shaped button R_botton to switch to variable mode and the cross-shaped button L_botton to switch to step mode.

Shutter Mode

Frame Rate

Setting Value

Setting Value
(Shutter OFF)

Step

60p, 60i, 30p

1/60, 1/100, 1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000

1/60

Variable

1/30.00 - 1/9873

Step

50p, 50i, 25p

1/50, 1/60, 1/100, 1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000

1/50

Variable

1/25.00 - 1/9873

 

Manual shutter mode (low speed)

Press down the [SHUTTER] switch toward the “SEL” end. When the shutter speed indication turns white, press down the [SHUTTER] switch repeatedly to change the setting.

After the shutter speed indication turns white, the setting value can also be changed using the cross-shaped button ( U_botton D_botton ).

Shutter Mode

Frame Rate

Setting Value

Setting Value
(Shutter OFF)

Slow

60p, 60i, 30p

1/30, 1/15, 1/7.5, 1/3.75

1/60

50p, 50i, 25p

1/25, 1/12.5, 1/6.25, 1/3.125

1/50

Automatic Shutter Mode (Automatic Shutter Adjustment)

Set Full Auto mode to off using the user button assigned with “Full Auto”.
Set [Camera Function] arrowR [Shutter] to “EEI”.

Automatic Shutter mode adjusts the shutter speed automatically according to the brightness of the object.

Set the controllable range for the Automatic Shutter in [Camera Function] arrowR [EEI Limit].
EEI Limit
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Use the user button assigned with “Full Auto” to enter the Full Auto mode also activates the Automatic Shutter mode. In this case, the Iris, Gain and White Balance also enter into Auto mode forcibly.

The shutter operation during Full Auto mode can be configured in [Camera Function] arrowR [Full Auto] arrowR [Shutter].

While in the Automatic Shutter mode, and [AE Lock] is set to “AE” or “AE/FAW”, a FAW_LOCK icon appears on the left side of the shutter speed during lock operation.