I shoot most of my subjects with lights ablazing so this doesn't bother except if shooting "panoramics" at extreme depth where light is limited.
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limeyx:From my limited understanding (and since no one can actually get these cams yet), it seemed like as the available light decreased, the cams would automatically slow down the shutter speed to "get more lux"
No idea what the implications are for diving, but if that's really the way it works, I'd definitely think I would want a way to disable it!
Brings up an interesting point tho -- does it just go from 1/60 to 1/30 or is it a more gradual (and insidious) transition?
paulpost:What kind of lights do you use? If may ask?
paulpost:What kind of lights do you use? If may ask?
drbill:My guess is that if the light level is that low, the slow mo feature won't function. After all, the shutter speed would have to be very fast to capture all the frames.
alo100:Thank you for both of the replies.
I feel more comfortable after hearing the comment.
I guess I was not too sure about the 1/30 s because somehow it instantly reminded me about the lowest shutter speed I'd use for a manual camera without a tripoid was 1/60 s.
I hope the 1/30 for the dim condition is a good design decision.
Maybe it's interesting to know even for some sony commercial cameras, their min illumination are only 10 lux.