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Andrew McNeeley · August 3rd, 2004, 09:50 PM

Hey all

I know I can manuall set the shutter speed and fstop in the menu. I also know that when I change the shutter speed the camera automatically adjusts the aperture to the right size. so...

If I zoom in on a grey card, then adjust my shutter speed to what I want- Will the resulting aperture/fstop remain constant until I either reset the camera or readjust the shutter or will the aperture cotinually change as I film?

Quick followup- How good is the pani light meter at doing this? I have a GS100.
Thanks!!

Frank Granovski · August 4th, 2004, 02:50 AM

I assume the aperture/iris opening will change, if the light changes---that includes with moving and zooming, because the light will change. Am I wrong?

Andrew McNeeley · August 4th, 2004, 02:40 PM

I've done some research on the net...its hard when the manual is in japanese and pani manuals tend to suck anyway. LOL

There is a button called AE Lock which allows someone to keep a fixed fstop & shutter speed.
SO, I guess I could zoom in on a grey card, then set shutter to 1/60th (or whatever), wait for the Fstop to adjust automatically, and then lock it into place.

Which brings me back to question #2- Do the higher end panasonic models do a good job of calculating fstop at a given shutter speed?

Allan Rejoso · August 4th, 2004, 06:23 PM

You should experiment adjusting the iris opening/gain manually after you set the shutter speed.

Frank Granovski · August 5th, 2004, 05:18 AM

Andrew, don't search the web. Search right here on this forum and the PDX and VX2100 forums. In your search, put in Tom Hardwick. Tom has explained this a number of times.

August 3rd, 2004, 09:50 PM	#1
Andrew McNeeley Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 25	pani manual shutter /slaved aperture Hey all I know I can manuall set the shutter speed and fstop in the menu. I also know that when I change the shutter speed the camera automatically adjusts the aperture to the right size. so... If I zoom in on a grey card, then adjust my shutter speed to what I want- Will the resulting aperture/fstop remain constant until I either reset the camera or readjust the shutter or will the aperture cotinually change as I film? Quick followup- How good is the pani light meter at doing this? I have a GS100. Thanks!!

August 4th, 2004, 02:50 AM	#2
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	I assume the aperture/iris opening will change, if the light changes---that includes with moving and zooming, because the light will change. Am I wrong?

August 4th, 2004, 02:40 PM	#3
Andrew McNeeley Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 25	I've done some research on the net...its hard when the manual is in japanese and pani manuals tend to suck anyway. LOL There is a button called AE Lock which allows someone to keep a fixed fstop & shutter speed. SO, I guess I could zoom in on a grey card, then set shutter to 1/60th (or whatever), wait for the Fstop to adjust automatically, and then lock it into place. Which brings me back to question #2- Do the higher end panasonic models do a good job of calculating fstop at a given shutter speed?

August 4th, 2004, 06:23 PM	#4
Allan Rejoso Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 569	You should experiment adjusting the iris opening/gain manually after you set the shutter speed.

August 5th, 2004, 05:18 AM	#5
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Andrew, don't search the web. Search right here on this forum and the PDX and VX2100 forums. In your search, put in Tom Hardwick. Tom has explained this a number of times.