Sony 510P User Manual

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5-3 Setting the Electronic Shutter

This section describes the shutter modes that can be used 
with the electronic shutter of the camcorder, and describes 
the procedure for selecting the shutter speed and shutter 
mode.

The shutter modes that can be used with the electronic 
shutter and the shutter speeds that can be selected are listed 
below.

1) Only when the CBK-FC01 is installed.
2) The SLS mode can only be selected when the CCD scan mode(see page 

129) is set to “I (interlace scan)”.

• Whatever the operating mode of the electronic shutter, 

the sensitivity of the CCD decreases with increasing 
shutter speed.

• When the automatic iris is used, the iris opens wider as 

the shutter speed increases, thus reducing the depth of 
field.

• Under artificial light, particularly fluorescent or mercury 

lamps, the light intensity may appear to be constant, but 
the red, green, and blue intensities are actually changing 
in synchronization with the frequency of the power 
supply causing flicker. Using an electronic shutter under 
such lighting could make the flicker even worse. Color 
flicker is particularly likely to happen when the power 
supply frequency is 60 Hz (with the PDW-510/530) or 
50 Hz (with the PDW-510P/530P). However, if the 
power frequency is 50 Hz (with the PDW-510/530) or 60 
Hz (with the PDW-510P/530P), setting the shutter speed 
to 1/100 or 1/60 can reduce this flicker.

• When a bright object is shot in EVS mode or ECS mode 

in such a manner that it fills the screen, the upper edge of 
the picture may have poor quality because of an inherent 
characteristic of CCDs. Before using EVS mode or ECS 
mode, check the shooting conditions.

Use the SHUTTER selector to select a shutter mode or a 
standard-mode shutter speed. To set the shutter speed in 
ECS or SLS mode, with the SHUTTER selector set to ON 
and the ECS or SLS mode selected, use the MENU knob 
for adjustment.
You can use the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION 
menu to narrow the range of choice in advance, or to select 
in advance whether or not you use ECS/SLS.

Standard

PDW-510/
530

Scan Mode:I 
1/100, 1/125, 
1/250, 1/500, 
1/1000, 1/2000 
(sec.)
Scan Mode:PsF
1/40, 1/60, 1/120, 
1/125, 1/250, 
1/500, 1/1000, 
1/2000 (sec.)
Scan Mode:24P

 1) 

1/32, 1/48, 1/96, 
1/125, 1/250, 
1/500, 1/1000, 
1/2000 (sec.):

For shooting 
fast-moving 
subjects with 
little blurring.

PDW-
510P/
530P

Scan Mode:I
1/60, 1/125, 
1/250, 1/500, 
1/1000, 1/2000 
(sec.)
Scan Mode:PsF
1/33, 1/50, 1/100, 
1/125, 1/250, 
1/500, 1/1000, 
1/2000 (sec.)

ECS 
(Extended 
Clear 
Scan)

PDW-510/
530

Scan Mode:I 
60.0 to 6000 Hz 
Scan Mode:PsF
30.0 to 7000 Hz
Scan Mode:24P 

1)

24.0 Hz to 5000 
Hz

For obtaining 
images with 
no horizontal 
bands of noise 
when shooting 
subjects such 
as monitor 
screens.

PDW-
510P/
530P

Scan Mode:I 
50.0 to 6000 Hz
Scan Mode:PsF
25.0 to 6000 Hz

SLS 

2)

 

(slow 
speed 
shutter)

1 (1/30 sec for PDW-510/530, 
1/25 sec for PDW-510P/530P) 
to 8, 16 frames (1/2 sec for 
PDW-510/530, 2/3 sec for 
PDW-510P/530P)

For shooting 
subjects in low 
level lighting 
conditions

EVS 
(Enhanced 
Vertical 
definition 
System)

Shutter speed currently 
selected in the Standard or 
ECS mode

Improved 
vertical 
resolution. 
However, the 
sensitivity and 
dynamic range 
are reduced.