The Inner Workings of My Video Camera.

[StudentBoardMember]

I have a Panasonic VHS-C the model is VW-CB70 which is unfortunately to old to be included in Panasonic's all new website. This means finding information on it is difficult and considering I intend to shoot a short this summer after my GCSEs with it I could really do with some insight on what makes it tick.
One button intrigues me, it simply says 'High Speed Shutter' I did not think recording to video required a shutter (this is where my lack of video knowledge shines). Do Camcorders have shutters or does it simply simulate the effect a high speed shutter has on film?
I want to find this out because if it does indeed have a shutter I want to experiment with it to try and replicate that effect in Three Kings where our heroes are attacked by the helicopter, listening to the directors commentary revealed that '45 degree shutters' were used to get the effect. I believe a similar effect appears in the fight scenes in Gladiator, each image is very crisp and I think it would work great with a brutal fight scene in my short.
Any video knowledge is greatly apretiated, thank you.

[marti-c]

Hi there

You may not get a lot of feedback to this as several archive postings are available on this exact subject!

Best to do a bit of homework first!

Anyway, let me also welcome you to the forum and to tell you that basically your fast shutter is indeed an electronic simulation of a shutter. The speed goes up and the iris has to open more which in turn changes other characteristics of the camera such as depth of field.
Doing this alone wont get you the gladiator effect though as they used less frames and duplicated them in the printing process.

marti