JVC GZ-MC500AA
Manual de Usuario

32 EN

RECORDING FEATURES

Aperture-Priority
Setting the aperture value manually ( ) You can set the aperture value (F-number) manually. The larger the aperture value (lower Fnumber), the more blurred the background will become. The smaller the aperture value (higher F-number), the clearer the focus will be both near and far object.

Shutter-Priority
Setting the shutter speed manually ( ) You can set the shutter speed manually. A fast shutter speed can freeze the motion of a fastmoving subject and a slow shutter speed can blur the subject to give the impression of motion.

1 Set the power switch to . 2 Set the recording mode dial to
number is displayed.

1 Set the power switch to . 2 Set the recording mode dial to
shutter speed is displayed.

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. The F-

3 Select the desired shutter speed with the
multi-controller (w/e). You can select the shutter speed from the followings.
� If you cannot change the value, press 49. 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/15 1/25* Slow shutter speed can blur the subject to give the impression of flowing motion. The shutter speed is fixed at 1/50 second. Black bands that usually appear when shooting a TV screen become narrower. The shutter speed is fixed at 1/120 second. The flickering that occurs when shooting under a fluorescent light or mercury-vapor lamp is reduced. Fast shutter speed allows fast-moving subject to be captured one frame at a time vividly. Use these settings when an automatic adjustment does not work well by (Sports) mode in Program AE. ( pg. 31)

3 Select the desired F-number with the multicontroller (w/e). You can select F-number from the followings. F1.8* / F1.9** / F2.0 / F2.8 / F4.0 / F5.6 / F8.0*
* Not available for still image recording. ** Not available for video recording. � If you cannot change the value, press 49.

4 Press 49. The setting is completed.
To change the F-number Press 49, then select the F-number with the multi-controller (w/e) and press 49. To turn off the aperture-priority Set the recording mode dial to other than .

1/50*

NOTE:
If it is too bright, set to the larger F-number. If it is too dark, set to the smaller.

1/120*

1/250 1/500 1/1000** 1/2000** 1/4000**

* The shutter speed is set to 1/30, 1/60, 1/125 during the still image recording. ** Not available for still image recording. If the flash is used, 1/500 is also not available.

4 Press 49. The setting is completed.
To change the shutter speed Press 49, then select the shutter speed with the multi-controller (w/e) and press 49. To turn off the shutter-priority Set the recording mode dial to other than .

NOTES:

� It is recommended to use a tripod when recording with a slow shutter speed. � The shutter speed can be set separately in video and still image.