Hi -
I just got a Panasonic HC-X900M camera and I will be using it to shoot live video. Sometimes the shows will be very dark, sometime very bright. I will need to control the iris. With all the other cameras I've owned, it has been simple. One control. However with this camera, it seems like first I set the Shutter speed, and then from there I control the iris.
My question is, how do I know how to set the shutter? If I leave it at its brightest setting 1/60, I can then turn down the iris if there is too much light. However, what is the price I pay for the 1/60 shutter? What if I could get the same exposure level with the shutter at 1/180, say, for example?
Could someone explain to me how this works, and give me a ballpark of how I might first decide which shutter to use? I worry that I might set the shutter too dark and then not be able to set the iris open enough to get a decent picture.
I'm confused by Panasonic!
Thanks,
Bill