Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment; Manual Iris Adjustment - Panasonic PV-GS120 Mode D'emploi

Outside of the effective range of Automatic White
Balance Adjustment, the image will become
reddish or bluish. Even within the effective range
of Automatic White Balance Adjustment, the
Automatic White Balance Adjustment may not
function properly if there is more than one light
source. In this case, adjust the White Balance.
1) The effective range of Automatic White
Balance Adjustment on this Camcorder
2) Blue sky
3) Cloudy sky (rain)
4) TV screen
5) Sunlight
6) White fluorescent lamp
7) Halogen light bulb
8) Incandescent light bulb
9) Sunrise or sunset
10) Candlelight
≥For other notes concerning this item, see

Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment

Useful for recording fast-moving subjects.
1
Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] Switch
(35) to [MANUAL].
AUTO MANUAL
FOCUS
(35)
≥The [MNL] Indication appears.
2
Press the [ENTER] Button
Shutter Speed Indication appears.
STILL
(17)
s ENTER i
FADE
3
Press the [5] Button
(19) to adjust the shutter speed.
Range of Shutter Speed Adjustment
1/60–1/8000 s in Tape Recording Mode
1/4–1/500 s in Card Recording Mode
(PV-GS200)
1/30–1/500 s in Card Recording Mode
(PV-GS120)
The standard shutter speed is 1/60 s.
Selecting a speed closer to [1/8000] causes the
shutter speed to be faster.
To Resume Automatic Adjustment
Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] Switch to
[AUTO].
Recording Mode
.
-74-
(17)
until the
MNL
1/1000
(16) or [6] Button
-37-
ª About the Card Slow Shutter
(PV-GS200 only)
When you adjust the shutter speed to 1/4, 1/8 or
1/15 in Card Recording Mode, the Card Slow
Shutter Mode is activated.
≥The Slow Shutter Mode is cancelled and the
shutter speed is set to 1/30 when the [OFF/ON]
Switch or the Mode Dial is operated.
≥In the Slow Shutter Mode:
≥the White Balance cannot be changed.
≥the Camcorder focuses on the subject
manually.
≥When you set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS]
Switch to [FOCUS], the shutter speed is
automatically set to 1/60 and then turned to the
previous shutter speed. [MF] blinks while the
subject is focused.
≥For other notes concerning this item, see

Manual Iris Adjustment

(F Number)
You can use this function when the screen is too
bright or too dark.
1
Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] Switch
(35) to [MANUAL].
AUTO MANUAL
FOCUS
(35)
≥The [MNL] Indication appears.
2
Press the [ENTER] Button
Indication appears.
STILL
(17)
s ENTER i
FADE
3
Press the [5] Button
(19)
to adjust the iris.
Range of Iris Adjustment
CLOSE (Closed), F16, ..., F2.0,
OPEN (Opened) 0dB, ..., 18dB
When a value closer to [CLOSE] is selected, the
image becomes darker.
When a value closer to [18dB] is selected, the
image becomes brighter.
The value to which dB is attached indicates a
Gain-up value. If this value is too large, the quality
of the image deteriorates.
MF
.
-74-
(17) until the Iris
MNL
1/60
F2.0
0dB
(16) or [6] Button