Sony FDR-AX100 - Manual (Page 52)

This function is useful when you want to blur or sharpen the background of an image.
How to Use Recording Changing the brightness manually for recording
Adjusting the shutter speed
The procedure to set the shutter speed is explained as follows.
1. Press the PROGRAM AE button to set the IRIS (aperture), gain (ISO), shutter speed and
exposure to [Auto].
2. Press the SHUTTER SPEED button to set the shutter speed to manual.
Each time you press the button, the setting switches between manual and auto.
3. Rotate the MANUAL dial to adjust the shutter speed.
To restore the setting to automatic adjustment
Press the SHUTTER SPEED button again. appears next to the shutter speed value.
Hint
Moving objects you record will look different depending on the shutter speed. Set the shutter
speed faster to record a fast-moving object clearly without blurring, and set the shutter
speed slower to emphasize the movement of a moving object.
You can set the shutter speed as follows.
between 1/8 and 1/10,000 seconds in movie recording mode at 60p(*)/50p(**)/30p(*)
between 1/6 and 1/10,000 seconds in movie recording mode at 24p(*)/25p(**)
between 1/8 and 1/1,000 seconds in photo recording mode
*
Models with the NTSC color system
** Models with the PAL color system
Focusing automatically is difficult at lower shutter speed. It is recommended that manual
focusing be performed with this product attached to a tripod.
When recording using [Smth Slw REC], the range of shutter speed you can adjust manually
changes to 1/250 - 1/10,000 seconds. When recording using [High Speed REC], the range
changes to 1/125 - 1/10,000 seconds.
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