Thanks, I'll try the 1/50. Also I just found the xdcam users YouTube Which has lots of good stuff and one detailing this issue.

I am very new to video recording and my work got a EX1R. The image captured is great unless camera is panning and tilting, even at slow speeds. I am recording in 1080p25 with manual focus, shutter off, auto iris and gain ranging from 0 to 12. The blurry disappears when the camera stops moving. I'm l...