Sony HANDYCAM PMW-350L Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position

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You can slide the shoulder pad back and forth
within a 40 mm range. This adjustment helps you
get the best balance for shooting with the
camcorder on your shoulder.

Raise the lever in the center of the
shoulder pad to unlock the shoulder
pad.

Slide the shoulder pad backward or
forward until it is in the most
convenient position.

Bring down the lever to lock the
shoulder pad in the selected position.

Adjusting the Shoulder
Pad Position

Shoulder pad

Summary of Contents for HANDYCAM PMW-350L

Page 1: ...ny Corporation Solid State Memory Camcorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference PMW 350K PMW 350L Printed in Japan Printed on recycled paper ...

Page 2: ...objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped WARNING Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss In order to use this product safely avoid prolonged listening at excessive sound pressure levels For the customers in the U S A This equipment has been tested and found to comply...

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Page 5: ...ng AC Power 34 Attaching the Viewfinder 35 Attaching the Supplied Viewfinder 35 Adjusting the Viewfinder Position 35 Adjusting the Viewfinder Angle 36 Lifting Up the Viewfinder Barrel and Eyepiece 36 Adjusting the Viewfinder Focus and Screen 37 Using the BKW 401 Viewfinder Rotation Bracket 37 Attaching a 5 inch Electronic Viewfinder 38 Setting the Area of Use 40 Setting the Date Time of the Intern...

Page 6: ...e and Shutter Speed 55 Changing the Reference Value for Automatic Iris Adjustment 57 Zooming 58 Switching between Zoom Modes 58 Using Manual Zoom 58 Using Servo Zoom 58 Adjusting the Focus 58 Adjusting in Full MF Mode 58 Adjusting in MF Mode 59 Adjusting in AF Mode 59 Using Macro Mode 59 Adjusting the Audio Level 60 Manually Adjusting the Audio Levels of the Audio Inputs from the AUDIO IN CH 1 CH ...

Page 7: ... Animations Frame Rec Function 77 Shooting with Slow Quick Motion 78 Framing Shots with the Freeze Mix Function 79 Planning Metadata Operations 80 Loading a Planning Metadata File into Camcorder s Internal Memory 81 Defining Clip Names in Planning Metadata 82 Defining Shot Mark Names in Planning Metadata 83 Chapter 5 Clip Operations Clip Playback 84 Thumbnail Screen 84 Playing Clips 86 Using Thumb...

Page 8: ...an Be Assigned to the ASSIGN 2 Switch 142 Functions That Can Be Assigned to the ASSIGN 1 and 3 Switches the ASSIGNABLE 4 and 5 Switches and the COLOR TEMP Button 142 Functions That Can Be Assigned to the RET Button on the Lens 144 Chapter 7 Saving and Loading User Setting Data Saving and Loading Settings 145 Saving Setting Data 145 Loading Setting Data 146 Resetting a File after Changing Its Conte...

Page 9: ... Maintenance 157 Cleaning the Viewfinder 157 Note about the Battery Terminal 157 Operation Warnings 158 Error Indication 158 Warning Indication 159 Appendix Important Notes on Operation 165 Exchanging the Battery of the Internal Clock 167 Specifications 168 General 168 Camera Block 168 Audio Block 169 Display 169 Media Block 169 Inputs Outputs 169 Lens Block PMW 350K Only 170 Supplied Accessories ...

Page 10: ...rea of use Unless this setting is made the camcorder will not operate For details of these settings see Setting the Area of Use page 40 Note Before attaching removing optional components or accessories to from the PMW 350K 350L referred to as the camcorder be sure to turn the power of the camcorder off Foreword Before Use ...

Page 11: ...ty HD images for long recording time of approx 100 minutes at 35 Mbps HQ mode or approx 140 minutes at 25 Mbps SP mode on a single 32 GB SxS memory card Multi format support The camcorder supports interlace format recording 1080 59 94i or 1080 50i progressive format recording 1080 29 97P 1080 23 98P 720 59 94P 720 29 97P 720 23 98P or 1080 25P 720 50P 720 25P thus offering the flexibility needed f...

Page 12: ...D Camera Extension Unit to configure a system for shooting and recording When the CBK CE01 is installed you can also connect the HDCA 702 MPEG TS Adaptor instead of the camera adaptor This allows you to convert this camcorder s HDSDI output to a MPEG HD transport stream Software Downloads When the unit is used with a PC connection download device drivers plug ins and application software where app...

Page 13: ...he DC output terminal of the BC L70 BC L160 or another battery charger d DC OUT 12V DC power output connector 4 pin female Supplies power for an optional WRR 860C 861 862 UHF Synthesized Diversity Tuner maximum 0 5 A Note Do not connect any equipment other than the UHF synthesized diversity tuner e Battery attachment shoe Attach a BP L80S Battery Pack Alternatively you can attach an AC DN2B DN10 A...

Page 14: ...ctions This fixes the lens mount preventing it from coming loose i Viewfinder front to back positioning knob LOCK knob Loosen this knob to adjust the front to back position of the viewfinder see page 35 j Fitting for optional microphone holder Fit an optional CAC 12 Microphone Holder see page 44 k Shoulder pad Raise the shoulder pad fixing lever to adjust the position in the front to rear directio...

Page 15: ...tored for different FILTER selector positions This allows you to automatically obtain optimum white balance for the current shooting conditions in linkage with the filter selection For details see Adjusting the White Balance page 52 d MENU knob Changes the item selection or a setting within the menu see page 97 e AUTO W B BAL automatic white black balance adjustment switch Activates the automatic ...

Page 16: ...speaker or optional earphones When the knob is turned to the minimum position no sound can be heard However if MAINTENANCE Audio Min Alarm Volume in the setup menu is set to Set the alarm tone is audible even when this volume control is at the minimum position d MONITOR monitor volume adjustment knob Controls the volume of the sound other than the warning tone that is output via the built in speak...

Page 17: ...hen you have no time to adjust the white balance A or B Recall the white balance adjustment settings already stored in A or B Push the AUTO W B BAL switch see page 15 on the WHITE side to automatically adjust the white balance and save the adjustment settings in memory A or memory B B ATW 1 When this switch is set to B and OPERATION White Setting White Switch B is set to ATW in the setup menu ATW ...

Page 18: ... has a hierarchical structure is opened Each time the switch is pushed to this position the page returns to one stage higher in the hierarchy l Cover Open this cover to use the MENU ON OFF switch or the MENU CANCEL PRST ESCAPE switch Right side near the rear a Built in speaker The speaker can be used to monitor E E 1 sound during recording and playback sound during playback The speaker also sounds...

Page 19: ...he first recorded clip on the recording media If you press this button twice in rapid succession the jump is to the first frame of the last preceding clip or the first frame of the current clip when no preceding clips exist k STOP button Press this button to stop playback l NEXT button This jumps to the first frame of the next clip If you press this together with the F FWD button the jump is to th...

Page 20: ...s when thumbnail screen is displayed b THUMBNAIL button Press this button to display the thumbnail screen see page 84 and to carry out a thumbnail operation Press once more to return to the original display c SET set button and arrow buttons Use these buttons to make timecode and user bit settings and for thumbnail screen operations see page 89 When the menu is displayed press this button to selec...

Page 21: ...ave recorded clips by using planning metadata that defined names for Shot Mark 0 to Shot Mark 9 the defined names are displayed instead of the above item names in the list i SHIFT button Use this in combination with other buttons j PRESET REGEN regeneration CLOCK switch Selects the type of timecode to record PRESET Record new timecode on the media REGEN Record timecode continuous with the existing...

Page 22: ... for connecting a CBK WA01 Do not connect and use a USB hub or similar products For details on how to use the CBK WA01 refer to the Supplement supplied in the CD ROM labeled Manuals for Solid State Memory Camcorder d SxS memory card slots These two slots A and B can receive SxS memory cards or other recording media see page 68 e ACCESS lamps Indicate the state of slots A and B see page 68 You can ...

Page 23: ...nals can be selected either composite video or HD Y depending on the setting of OPERATION Input Output Output i LINK in the setup menu m TC OUT timecode output connector BNC type To lock the timecode of an external VTR to the timecode of this camcorder connect this connector to the external VTR s timecode input connector Rear a TALLY back tally indicators red Light up during recording They will no...

Page 24: ... for protecting the cables connected to the connectors on the rear panel By loosening the screws which retain the cover to the bottom of the camcorder you can adjust the position of the cover depending on the size and shape of the microphone or audio cable plugs After adjusting the position tighten the screws to secure the cover h AUDIO OUT connector XLR type 5 pin male Outputs the audio signals r...

Page 25: ...he remaining capacity of recording media in the slots h Remaining battery capacity indicator Shows bar segments indicating the remaining battery capacity a PUSH AF auto focus button When the focus adjustment is in the manual mode by pressing this button you can use the auto focus for an instantaneous adjustment to the subject When the button is pressed the auto focus operates until the image is in...

Page 26: ...n When the IRIS switch is in the M position for manual adjustment press this button for an instantaneous auto adjustment The iris is automatically adjusted while the button is held down k IRIS switch A auto The iris is adjusted automatically M manual Adjust the iris with the iris ring l Power zoom lever This is enabled when the ZOOM switch is in the SERVO position Press the W end for wide angle an...

Page 27: ...ally indicator flashes to indicate a warning h PEAKING control Turning this control clockwise adjusts the picture sharpness and makes focusing easier This control has no effect on the output signals of the camcorder i CONTRAST control Adjusts the contrast of the screen This control has no effect on the output signals of the camcorder j BRIGHT control Adjusts the brightness of the screen This contr...

Page 28: ...e top and bottom of the screen Caution messages are indicated for three seconds when you carry out operations to change camcorder settings Adjustment execution messages are indicated while adjustments proceed When adjustments are finished messages showing the results of adjustments appear for three seconds Not only these indications are displayed on the viewfinder screen but a menu setting enables...

Page 29: ...er or error rate aggravation for a digital receiver The number of gray segments indicates the strength of the signal level Reception level over peak P is displayed instead of the indicators 1 Tuner battery is low The channel number and indicator of the corresponding channel flash 1 1 When an optional DWR S01D is used h Battery remaining voltage capacity The following is displayed depending on the ...

Page 30: ...special recording mode Frame Rec Frame Recording mode Interval Rec Interval Recording mode S Q Motion Slow Quick Motion mode o Special recording mode settings indication Appears when the camcorder is in a special recording mode Bottom of viewfinder screen a TLCS iris control mode The following icons are displayed to indicate the video level control modes based on the Total Level Control System TLC...

Page 31: ...300K has been assigned is on 5600 When the assignable switch to which Color Temp SW 5600K has been assigned is on 6300 When the assignable switch to which Color Temp SW 6300K has been assigned is on m Gain value Indicates the gain value in dB of the video amplifier as set by the GAIN selector n Recording status indication When the Rec Status Indicator item of the Operation menu is set to On B mark...

Page 32: ...Screen Display 32 Chapter 1 Overview 0 5 s s Left two segments are lit in white 0 75 s ss Left two segments and lower right segment are lit in white 1 ss ss All segments are lit in white Reference value Indicator ...

Page 33: ...ligen Landes befolgen When a BP L80S Battery Pack is used the camcorder will operate continuously for approximately 270 minutes WARNING Batteries shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine fire or the like AVERTISSEMENT N exposez pas les batteries à une chaleur excessive au soleil ou près d un feu par exemple WARNUNG Akkus dürfen keinesfalls übermäßiger Wärmeeinwirkung ausgesetzt werd...

Page 34: ...mp on the right side panel is lit in blue and the ACCESS lamp in the card slot section is lit in orange be careful never to remove the battery pack Make sure to power the camcorder off before replacing the battery pack Mount an AC DN2B DN10 on the camcorder in the same way as a battery pack then connect to the AC power supply The AC DN2B DN10 can supply up to 100 W of power Using AC Power 1 LOCK a...

Page 35: ...operate properly 1 1 Loosen the viewfinder left to right positioning ring 2 attach the viewfinder to the viewfinder fitting shoe and 3 tighten the viewfinder left to right positioning ring 2 Couple the viewfinder connector to the VF connector 26 pin Detaching the viewfinder You can detach the viewfinder by following the attaching procedure in reverse order but there is an additional action to take...

Page 36: ... LCD screen inside the viewfinder or its mirrored image by lifting up the viewfinder barrel or the eyepiece This section describes how to lift up the viewfinder barrel and detach it The eyepiece can also be lifted up and detached in the same way To raise up the viewfinder barrel Push the clip on the bottom to release and flip up the viewfinder barrel It locks at the 120 degree position Normally us...

Page 37: ...d in the viewfinder horizontally To adjust the viewfinder focus Turn the diopter adjustment ring until the viewfinder image is sharpest You can also attach a commercially available protection filter close up lens etc that is 52 mm in diameter To adjust the viewfinder screen Adjust the brightness contrast and peaking of the viewfinder screen with the controls shown below By fitting an optional BKW ...

Page 38: ...that the arm of the BKW 401 does not touch the handle when it is raised You can attach an optional DXF 51 5 inch Electronic Viewfinder To attach it an Accessory Shoe Kit service part number A 8274 968 B is required For details consult a Sony service representative Note It is not possible to use the supplied viewfinder and a 5 inch viewfinder at the same time Remove the cover of the grip and attach...

Page 39: ...Attaching the Viewfinder 39 Chapter 2 Preparations VF cable Fixing ring Guide plate Shoe a Stopper screw a a Supplied with the Accessory Shoe Kit ...

Page 40: ... of use a The composite signal output from this camcorder is an NTSC signal with a black setup 7 5 IRE The system frequency is 59 94i b The composite signal output from this camcorder is an NTSC signal with no black setup The system frequency is 59 94i c The composite signal output from this camcorder is a PAL signal The system frequency is 50i 4 Set the following items Time Zone Date Time See Bas...

Page 41: ...clock is set with the date and time set in steps 3 and 4 To cancel the setting Before executing step 5 push the MENU CANCEL PRST ESCAPE switch up to the CANCEL PRST side Note Always power the camcorder off before mounting or removing a lens For information about using the lens refer to the operation manual for the lens 1 Push the lens locking lever up and remove the lens mount cap from the lens mo...

Page 42: ...th adjustment chart so that it appears at the center of the screen at the telephoto end Arrange so that no nearby object no object closer to the camera than the chart enters the screen at the wide angle end Carrying out the adjustment When using the auto focus lens With the lens supplied with the PMW 350K zoom and focus operations automatically adjust the flange focal length 1 Open the iris positi...

Page 43: ...de angle to telephoto 9 Tighten the F f or F B ring fixing screws Attach the supplied microphone to the microphone holder of the supplied viewfinder 1 Loosen the screw and open the microphone holder clamp 2 Place the microphone in the microphone holder 1 Wind the microphone spacer around the microphone while peeling off the protective sheets on both sides of the microphone spacer 2 Place the micro...

Page 44: ...wing is the procedure for attaching an electret condenser microphone such as the ECM 674 678 On how to attach the CAC 12 refer to the operation manual for the CAC 12 1 Attach the electret condenser microphone 1 Loosen the ball joint lock lever 2 Wind the microphone spacer sheet type supplied with the microphone around the microphone while peeling off the protective sheets on both sides of the micr...

Page 45: ...tors 3 pin are fitted If the microphone cable has a female connector use an adaptor When you detach a CAC 12 Microphone Holder once you have attached to the camcorder be careful not to lose the two screws fixing the CAC 12 in step 1 After detaching the CAC 12 be sure to put the two screws back into their original places To use a Sony UHF wireless microphone system power the camcorder off and then ...

Page 46: ...audio signal to WIRELESS see page 21 1 Attach the optional VCT 14 U14 Tripod Adaptor to the tripod 2 Mount the camcorder on the tripod adaptor To remove the camcorder from the tripod adaptor Hold down the red button and pull the lever in the direction of the arrow DWR S01D or WRR 855S Tripod Mounting Tripod adaptor Camera mount Slide the camcorder forward along the groove in the adaptor until it c...

Page 47: ...order is controlled to 12 V even when the camcorder is supplied with over 12 V power through the DC IN connector or battery pack The brightness or color temperature of the light will not change according to voltage increase Notes Do not use a video light with power consumption of over 50 W The brightness or color temperature of the light will change when the voltage supplied through the DC IN conn...

Page 48: ...s to a shoulder strap fitting 2 Fit the other clip to the shoulder strap fitting on the other side of the grip in the same way as in step 1 To remove the shoulder strap Using the Shoulder Strap Clip Pull up the strap to lock the fitting Press here and pull in the direction shown by the arrow to release ...

Page 49: ...et the best balance for shooting with the camcorder on your shoulder 1 Raise the lever in the center of the shoulder pad to unlock the shoulder pad 2 Slide the shoulder pad backward or forward until it is in the most convenient position 3 Bring down the lever to lock the shoulder pad in the selected position Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position Shoulder pad ...

Page 50: ...ts and Settings Setting the Video Format OPERATION Format menu settings Video format recording format system frequency Frame size HD SD HD System Line Rec Format System Frequency a HD 1080 HQ 1920 59 94i HQ 1920 59 94i 1920 1080 50i HQ 1920 50i 29 97P HQ 1920 29 97P 25P HQ 1920 25P 23 98P HQ 1920 23 98P HQ 1440 59 94i HQ 1440 59 94i 1440 1080 50i HQ 1440 50i 29 97P HQ 1440 29 97P 25P HQ 1440 25P 2...

Page 51: ...urned off Black balance adjustment The black balance will require adjustment in the following cases When the camcorder is used for the first time When the camcorder has not been used for a long time When the camcorder is used under conditions in which the surrounding temperature has changed greatly When the GAIN selector L M H Turbo values have been changed by using OPERATION Gain Switch in the se...

Page 52: ...black balance will be incorrect 1 Set the switches and selectors as shown below GAIN switch L set to a gain value that is as small as possible OUTPUT DCC switch CAM WHITE BAL switch A or B 1 1 Adjustment values are saved to memory B only when OPERATION White Setting White Switch B in the setup menu is set to Memory 2 Set the FILTER selector to suit the lighting conditions as follows 3 Place a whit...

Page 53: ...ressing the COLOR TEMP button The color temperature to which the white balance is set when the COLOR TEMP button is pressed can be selected from among 3200K 4300K 5600K and 6300K on OPERATION Assignable SW in the setup menu You can also assign color temperatures to the ASSIGN 1 3 switches or ASSIGNABLE 4 5 switches To change the color temperature when the ND filter is switched You can assign elect...

Page 54: ... three positions is carried out 3 Repeat step 2 as required 4 Assign the electrical CC filter switching function ELECTRICAL CC to an assignable switch see page 143 White balance memory Values stored in memory are held until the white balance is next adjusted even when the camcorder power is turned off The camcorder has two white balance memories A and B You can automatically save adjustment values...

Page 55: ...video format is SP 1440 23 98P or when the camcorder is in Slow Quick Motion mode It is not possible to output the color bar signal turn the SLS mode on or off or change the number of accumulated frames when the number of accumulated frames is set to 16 32 or 64 Notes When the automatic iris is used the iris opens wider as the shutter speed increases thus reducing the depth of field The selectable...

Page 56: ...nd repeat this until the desired mode or speed appears When all modes and speeds are displayed the display changes in the following order Note Depending on the frame rate setting see page 79 some shutter speeds cannot be selected in Slow Quick Motion mode These speeds are replaced by the slowest selectable shutter speed Example If you perform Slow Quick Motion shooting when setting the frame rate ...

Page 57: ...anged it reverts to the standard value every time the power is turned on To set the automatic iris window 1 Set OPERATION Auto Iris Iris Window Indication in the setup menu to On The current automatic iris window appears on the viewfinder screen If it is not necessary to display the auto iris window on the screen set to Off 2 Turn the MENU knob to select Iris Window and then press the knob 3 Turn ...

Page 58: ...shortest shooting distance MF manual focus mode In this mode auto focus is enabled temporarily when you press the PUSH AF button You can also use the MF assist function AF auto focus mode In this mode auto focus is always enabled The focus ring and the PUSH AF button are also enabled Note The lens is designed with an extra margin at the infinity position to compensate for focus drifting due to var...

Page 59: ...rts when you stop adjusting with the focus ring enabling fine adjustments with the subject at the center of the screen Auto focusing by the MF assist function ends when the fine adjustments end When you slide the focus ring forward and set the FOCUS switch to A auto the focus mode becomes AF mode in which auto focus is always active The distance indications on the ring are invalid in AF mode Focus...

Page 60: ... level controls On MAINTENANCE Audio in the setup menu you can select which audio level control controls the audio recording level of the input to each of the AUDIO IN CH 1 CH 2 connectors The correspondences between the settings of the menu items and the controls are as follows Rear1 WRR Level Channel 1 recording level Rear2 WRR Level Channel 2 recording level Note When you have operation of the ...

Page 61: ...To automatically select the same audio as on channels 1 and 2 Set MAINTENANCE Audio Audio CH3 4 Mode of the setup menu to Ch 1 2 Adjusting the audio recording levels To adjust automatically Set the AUDIO SELECT CH 3 4 switch to AUTO To adjust manually 1 Set the AUDIO SELECT CH 3 4 switch to MANUAL 2 Select the knobs that adjust the audio levels with the Audio CH3 Level and Audio CH4 Level items un...

Page 62: ...eftmost digit of timecode flashes 4 Use the up and down arrow buttons to change values and use the left and right arrow buttons to move the flashing digit Repeat until all digits are set To reset the timecode value to 00 00 00 00 Press the RESET RETURN button 5 Set the F RUN SET R RUN switch to F RUN or R RUN F RUN Free run The timecode generator keeps running R RUN Recording run The timecode gene...

Page 63: ...the F RUN SET R RUN switch to SET The first leftmost digit flashes 3 Use the up and down arrow buttons to change values and use the left and right arrow buttons to move the flashing digit Repeat until all digits are set To reset the user bit data to 00 00 00 00 Press the RESET RETURN button 4 Set the F RUN SET R RUN switch to F RUN or R RUN corresponding to the desired operating mode for the timec...

Page 64: ...ilizes before recording If the frequency of the reference video signal is not the same as the system frequency of the camcorder the camcorder cannot be correctly genlocked In such a case the internal timecode is not correctly synchronized with the external timecode User bit settings during timecode synchronization When the timecode is synchronized only the time data is synchronized with the extern...

Page 65: ...nd input sources Wind Filter Wind filter settings VIDEO status screen This screen displays settings and status information related to recording and playback Video Format Video format Rec Mode Recording bit rate HD mode only Output i LINK Output i LINK setting and i LINK usage status SDI Output HD SD SDI OUT connector output setting HDMI Output HDMI connector output setting Down Converter SD output...

Page 66: ... the status of the battery mounted on the camcorder and the media status Battery The remaining battery capacity Charge Count The number of times the battery has been charged HDD A HDD B Remaining battery capacity of PHU 220R Media A Media B Remaining capacity of media Recordable time Approximate writable lifetime Life Life 100 is shown for unused media ...

Page 67: ...s and trade names are the property of their respective owners Notes on the use of SxS memory cards Recorded data may be lost or corrupted in the following cases When the camcorder is subjected to shock or vibrations during reading writing or formatting of an SxS memory card and when the camcorder is powered off or an SxS memory card is removed during reading writing or formatting When the camcorde...

Page 68: ...erasure You can prevent accidental recording editing and deletion of data on an SxS memory card by setting the write protect switch to the WP side Note Do not touch the write protect switch while an SxS memory card is loaded in a card slot Eject the card before setting the write protect switch To load SxS memory cards 1 Slide the cover to the left to open 2 Insert an SxS memory card into a card sl...

Page 69: ...t has been formatted to other specifications a message Cannot Use Media A Unsupported File System appears in the viewfinder In this case format the memory card in the following way Note SxS memory cards must be formatted on an XDCAM EX device Cards in other formats cannot be used To format initialize a memory card 1 Select OPERATION Format Media in the setup menu see page 101 2 Select Media A slot...

Page 70: ... stops when the total remaining recording time falls to 0 Note About up to 600 clips can be recorded on one SxS memory card The display of remaining recording time changes to 0 and the message Media Full appears when the clip limit is reached If for any reason an error should occur in a memory card the card must be restored before use When you load an SxS memory card that needs to be restored a me...

Page 71: ...memory cards see page 68 If you load two cards the camcorder switches automatically to the second card when the first card becomes full 3 Set the camcorder s POWER switch see page 13 to ON 4 Make the following settings Marker display On see page 106 Iris Auto see page 57 Zoom Auto see page 58 Camera output Select the picture currently being shot camera picture and turn the DCC function on see page...

Page 72: ...u can use MAINTENANCE Camera Config Rec Review in the setup menu see page 128 to change the playback time When the Rec Review function is assigned to the RET button on the lens you can also conduct a review by using the RET button 11 Repeat steps 9 and 10 to continue recording With each repetition another clip is created on the memory card Notes You cannot resume recording for about one second aft...

Page 73: ...to select the active slot It is not possible to switch between memory cards during playback To end playback Press the STOP button Playback stops and the camcorder enters E E mode Press the THUMBNAIL button Playback stops and a thumbnail screen see page 84 appears in the viewfinder Playback also stops and the timecode screen appears in the viewfinder when you start recording during playback and whe...

Page 74: ... pre store up to 15 seconds of video and audio data in a picture cache This allows you to begin recording a specified number of seconds in advance of the time when you press a recording start button Selecting picture cache mode and setting the picture cache time Before recording in picture cache mode you must select picture cache mode and set the picture cache time the number of seconds of video a...

Page 75: ...ET R RUN switch the advance mode of the internal timecode generator is always F RUN In picture cache mode you cannot set time data by setting the F RUN SET R RUN switch to SET To set time data exit picture cache mode If the remaining free capacity of the media in the currently selected slot is less than the picture cache time and the media in the other slot has enough remaining capacity then data ...

Page 76: ... select On and then press the knob The camcorder enters Interval Rec mode the Interval indication on the viewfinder screen flashes 3 Select Number of Frames turn the MENU knob to select the number of frames to record in one take and then press the knob You can select from 1 3 6 9 or from 2 6 12 when the video format setting is 720 59 94P or 720 50P 4 Select Interval Time turn the MENU knob to sele...

Page 77: ...o avoid this when exchanging the battery The Frame Rec function is useful for shooting stop motion animations such as animations with puppets or clay figures Each time that you press the recording start button the camcorder shoots a specified number of frames and then stops Frame Rec settings and shooting Notes The Frame Rec function cannot be used at the same time as the picture cache Interval Re...

Page 78: ...r media Genlock is not possible If power is lost during recording If you set the camcorder s POWER switch to OFF the camcorder is powered off automatically after a few seconds during which the media is accessed to record the video and audio data stored in the camcorder s memory up to that point If power is lost because the battery was removed the DC cable was disconnected or the power was turned o...

Page 79: ...ring normal recording To stop shooting Stop the recording Note It takes longer than normal for recording to stop when Frame Rate is set to a low value for a slow frame rate To exit Slow Quick Motion mode With the camcorder in recording standby mode set OPERATION Rec Function Slow Quick in the setup menu to Off Limitations during recording The i LINK HDV DV connector cannot be used Regardless of th...

Page 80: ...splay returns to the normal camera picture Start recording see page 71 Normal recording starts Planning metadata is information about shooting and recording plans recorded in an XML file Example of a planning metadata file You can shoot using clip names and shot mark names defined in advance in a planning metadata file The camcorder can display clip names and shot mark names defined in the followi...

Page 81: ...in planning metadata After loading planning metadata into the camcorder you can check the detailed information that it contains such as file names date and time of creation and titles 1 Under OPERATION Plan Metadata Properties in the setup menu select Execute 2 Turn the MENU knob to select Execute and then press the knob The PLANNING METADATA PROPERTIES list appears The list contains the following...

Page 82: ...pdate 2011 09 20T10 30 00 09 00 sp modifiedBy Chris 3 TitlespusAscii sp xml lang en Title 3 Properties 3 PlanningMetadata 3 Notes When you create a file enter each statement as a single line with a CRLF only after the last character in the statement line and do not enter spaces except where specified Up to 44 bytes or characters string is available for the clip name If the UTF 8 format string exce...

Page 83: ... that string is 16 characters xmlspversion 1 0 spencoding UTF 8 3 PlanningMetadata xmlns http xmlns sony net pro metadata planningmetadata spassignId H00123 spcreationDate 2011 04 15T08 00 00Z splastUpdate 2011 04 15T15 00 00Z spversion 1 00 3 PropertiessppropertyId assignment spclass original sp update 2011 04 15T15 00 00Z sp modifiedBy Chris 3 TitlespusAscii Football Game spxml lang en Football ...

Page 84: ...clip has been marked with an OK mark Note Normal thumbnail screens display SD clips only or HD clips only even if the SxS memory card contains clips in both formats You can select the format to display by selecting a mode with OPERATION Format HD SD see page 100 in the setup menu If you want to display all recorded clips regardless of the HD SD mode switch to the all clips thumbnail screen However...

Page 85: ...lips that have been recorded in a special mode Slow Quick Motion Interval Rec Frame Rec For Slow Quick Motion clips the frame rates are displayed to the right as Recording frame rate Playback frame rate fps h OK mark An OK mark appears only when the clip has been marked with an OK mark see page 91 i File format Indicates the file format of the selected clip MP4 j Clip duration k Timecode This is t...

Page 86: ...lip Play continues through all clips after the selected clip When the last clip has been played to the end the camcorder enters pause still image mode at the last frame of the last clip Press the THUMBNAIL button to return to the thumbnail screen Notes There may be momentary picture breakup or still image display at the transition from one clip to another During this time the playback controls and...

Page 87: ...y Like the normal thumbnail screen and the OK clip thumbnail screen these screens allow you to select clip thumbnails see page 86 and to start clip playback see page 86 To search for scenes in clips with the expand thumbnail screen The expand thumbnail screen is convenient when you want to find and cue up a specific scene in a long clip To display the expand thumbnail screen select a clip in the t...

Page 88: ...il Displays the all clips thumbnail screen see page 89 Set Shot Mark a Add Shot Mark1 In the expand thumbnail screen or the shot mark thumbnail screen adds a Shot Mark1 mark see page 94 Delete Shot Mark1 In the expand thumbnail screen or the shot mark thumbnail screen deletes a Shot Mark1 mark see page 95 Add Shot Mark2 In the expand thumbnail screen or the shot mark thumbnail screen adds a Shot M...

Page 89: ...To hide the clip properties screen Do one of the following Press the RESET RETURN button This returns to the THUMBNAIL menu Press the THUMBNAIL button The camcorder enters E E mode and the camera picture appears Press the PLAY PAUSE button Playback from the selected clip starts To display OK clip thumbnails HD mode only From among all clips stored on the currently selected SxS memory card the OK c...

Page 90: ...eater than 2 GB the number of component clips appears after the clip name When clip names are 12 characters or longer only the first five characters and the last five characters are displayed If you want to check the abbreviated characters press the MENU knob to switch to long display mode In long display mode up to 53 characters are displayed in clip names Press the MENU knob again to exit long d...

Page 91: ...en select THUMBNAIL Delete OK Mark The screen changes to the clip properties screen and a confirmation message appears beneath the index picture 2 Select Execute and press the MENU knob The OK mark is deleted from the selected clip You can copy clips to other SxS memory cards Clips are copied to destination SxS memory cards using the same names as the original clips Notes If a clip with the same n...

Page 92: ...tion message appears and the THUMBNAIL menu screen appears again To copy all files in the General directory To copy all files only without copying clips select THUMBNAIL Copy All General Files in step 1 To copy all files together with all clips select THUMBNAIL Copy All All Clips General Files in step 1 You can delete clips from SxS memory cards Note HD clips with OK marks cannot be deleted If you...

Page 93: ...the normal thumbnail screen a Frame information This displays frame information using icons The same icons are also displayed beneath the thumbnails However when several icons could be displayed for the same frame one icon is selected for display in the order of priority Index picture Shot Mark1 Shot Mark2 b Timecode This displays the timecode of the selected frame in the expand thumbnail screen E...

Page 94: ... Mark1 marks Shot Mark2 Display only frames marked with Shot Mark2 marks You can also select Shot Mark 0 and Shot Mark 3 to Shot Mark 9 If you have recorded clips by using planning metadata that defined names for Shot Mark 0 to Shot Mark 9 the defined names are displayed instead of the above item names in the list Example shot mark thumbnail screen with Shot Mark1 selected The properties of the cl...

Page 95: ...thumbnail screen always begins at the first frame In the expand thumbnail screen see page 93 and the shot mark thumbnail screen see page 94 HD mode clips can be divided into two clips at the selected frame 1 Select the thumbnail of the frame where you want to divide the clip and then select THUMBNAIL Divide Clip The properties screen of the selected frame appears and a confirmation message appears...

Page 96: ...disabled when no thumbnail screen is displayed Ma MAINTENANCE menu Settings related to audio and timecode see page 122 Fi FILE menu Settings related to file operations see page 137 See THUMBNAIL Menu Configuration page 88 for the organization of the THUMBNAIL menu OPERATION Menu see page 100 PAINT Menu see page 116 Chapter6 Menu and Detailed Settings Setup Menu Organization and Levels Setup Menu O...

Page 97: ... switch to which the Focus Mag function has been assigned To make menu settings 1 Turn the MENU knob or press the J or j button to move the cursor to the item that you want to set A list of selectable menu items appears in the menu item selection area to the right of the icon 2 Press the MENU knob or the SET button The cursor moves to the menu item selection area You can also move the cursor to th...

Page 98: ...for example 99 to 99 the settings area is not displayed Instead the sub item name is highlighted to indicate that the sub item can be set 5 Turn the MENU knob or press the J or j button to select the value to set and then confirm by pressing the MENU knob or the SET button The setting is changed and the display is updated to show the new setting If you select Execute for an executable item the cor...

Page 99: ... or the SET button This confirms the setting To cancel the setting change Push the MENU CANCEL PRST ESCAPE switch down to the ESCAPE side To reset a setting to the initial value 1 Before a setting is changed or after a setting change is cancelled push the MENU CANCEL PRST ESCAPE switch up to the CANCEL PRST side 2 When the message to confirm whether the current setting is reset to the initial valu...

Page 100: ...ings in HD SD HD System Line and Country Selects the system frequency execute by selecting Execute 59 94i 29 97P 23 98P When the HD SD setting is HD the HD System Line setting is 1080 and the Country setting is other than PAL Area 59 94P 29 97P 23 98P When the HD SD setting is HD the HD System Line setting is 720 and the Country setting is other than PAL Area 59 94i 29 97P When the HD SD setting i...

Page 101: ...Line setting is 1080 and the System Frequency setting is other than 29 97P and 25P HQ 1280 When the HD SD setting is HD and the HD System Line setting is 720 DVCAM When the HD SD setting is SD Aspect Ratio SD 16 9 4 3 Selects the aspect ratio when SD mode recording format DVCAM is selected execute by selecting Execute Country NTSC Area NTSC J Area PAL Area Selects the area of use execute by select...

Page 102: ...ether to use the video camera picture Camera or the signal input from the i LINK HDV DV connector i LINK as the video input source i LINK I O Enable Disable Selects whether to enable or disable input and output of signals via the i LINK HDV DV connector When Enable is selected you can execute auto black balance adjustment during i LINK output SDI Output On Off Turns on or off the output of signals...

Page 103: ...settings related to superimposed text and markers Super VF Display On Off When the setting of Input Output SDI HDMI Out Super or Video Out Super is On superimpose text information on the output from the HD SD SDI OUT connector HDMI connector and VIDEO OUT connector as specified On or Off for each item Super Menu On Off Super Timecode On Off Super Marker On Off When the setting of Input Output Vide...

Page 104: ...nction on or off When this is set to On the Slow Quick Interval Rec Frame Rec sub items are set to Off P Cache Rec Time 0 2sec 2 4sec 4 6sec 6 8sec 8 10sec 10 12sec 12 14sec 13 15sec When the Picture Cache Rec setting is On set the picture cache time Interval Rec On Off Turns the Interval Rec function on or off When this is set to On the Slow Quick Picture Cache Rec and Frame Rec sub items are set...

Page 105: ...o be turned on select Off Assignable SW Assigns functions to assignable switches See Assigning FunctionstoAssignable Switches page 141 for more information about assigning functions 0 See page 141 Assigns function to ASSIGN 0 switch 1 Assigns function to ASSIGN 1 switch 2 Assigns function to ASSIGN 2 switch 3 Assigns function to ASSIGN 3 switch 4 Assigns function to ASSIGNABLE 4 switch 5 Assigns f...

Page 106: ...ing Level Low Mid High When the Peaking Type setting is Both selects the color peaking level from among Low Mid and High DXF Rec Tally Upper Both When a separately sold viewfinder is installed specified whether to light the tally indicator on the upper side only Upper or on both the upper and lower sides Both Marker Makes settings related to marker display in the viewfinder screen Setting On Off T...

Page 107: ...ng is Mask specifies the video signal level of areas outside the marker range as a percentage value relative to the video signal level of areas inside the marker range User Box On Off Turns the box cursor display on or off Note When Center Marker Safety Zone and Guide Frame are set to On this setting cannot be turned on User Box Width 40 to 500 to 999 Specifies the box cursor width distance from t...

Page 108: ...de Spotlight Spotlight mode lessens the whiteout of the main subject that occurs under a spotlight Speed 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies the control speed speed of reaction to changes in the video used when the TLCS system is activated Larger values specify quicker reaction times AGC On Off Turns the AGC auto gain control function on or off AGC Limit 3dB 6dB 9dB 12dB 18dB Specifies the maximum gain used w...

Page 109: ... level meters on or off Timecode On Off Turns the display of time data timecode user bits counter duration on or off Battery Remain On Off Turns the indications of the remaining battery time and input voltage on or off Media Remain On Off Turns the indication of the remaining media capacity on or off TLCS Mode On Off Turns the indication of the TLCS operating mode on or off Focus Mode On Off Turns...

Page 110: ...dication of clip information on or off Auto Iris Makes settings related to auto iris Iris Override On Off Turns iris override a setting that opens or closes the iris more than normal on or off Iris Speed 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies the iris control speed speed of reaction to changes in the video Larger values specify quicker reaction times Clip High light On Off Turns on or off the function that disre...

Page 111: ... 2 3 4 5 Specifies the reaction speed when the White Switch B setting is ATW 1 is the fastest reaction AWB Fixed Area On Off Specifies whether auto white balance is executed at the center of the screen On Execute in an area corresponding to 25 of the height and width of the screen Off Execute in an area corresponding to 70 of the height and width of the screen Filter White Memory On Off Specifies ...

Page 112: ...t to add to the white balance value in memory B Note that the error range becomes larger for higher offset color temperatures Adjust while viewing the actual video Warm Cool Balance B 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies a more precise color temperature for use when satisfactory video cannot be obtained with the Warm Cool B setting Offset White ATW On Off When this item is set to On the offset value adjusted h...

Page 113: ...ith names in which the first character is cannot be viewed on the application software for computers Auto Naming Title Plan Selects the clip naming format Title Name specified by Title Prefix Plan Name specified in planning metadata if no name is specified in planning metadata the name specified by Title Prefix is selected OPERATION Menu items Sub item Settings Description ...

Page 114: ...on _ 0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUV WXYZ Cursor operation area one line Space Changes the character at the cursor position to a space INS Inserts a space at the cursor position DEL Deletes the character at the cursor position T Moves the cursor to the left t Moves the cursor to the right ESC Cancels the change and return to the normal menu END Executes the change and ...

Page 115: ... the SxS memory card in slot A Select Execute to show the list of the planning metadata files stored in the slot A SxS memory card and select a file to execute the load Load Slot B Execute Cancel Executes load of planning metadata from the SxS memory card in slot B Select Execute to show the list of the planning metadata files stored in the slot B SxS memory card and select a file to execute the l...

Page 116: ...plays the white balance color temperature saved in memory A Color Temp BAL A 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies the white balance gain values saved in memory A linked R gain and B gain R Gain A 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies the white balance R gain value saved in memory A B Gain A 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies the white balance B gain value saved in memory A Color Temp B 1500K to 3200K to 50000K Displays the white balan...

Page 117: ...mma level B Gamma 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies the B gamma level Gamma Select The available settings vary depending on the setting in Gamma Category see Description Select the gamma table to use in gamma correction When Gamma Category is STD 1 DVW DVW camcorder equivalent 2 4 5 4 5 gain 3 3 5 3 5 gain 4 240M SMPTE 240M equivalent 5 R709 ITU R709 equivalent default setting 6 5 0 5 0 gain When Gamma Cate...

Page 118: ...es the knee point Knee Slope 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies the knee slope Knee Saturation On Off Turns the knee saturation function on or off Knee Saturation Level 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies the knee saturation level White Clip Makes settings related to white clipping adjustments White clipping is processing that limits the maximum level of video output signals The maximum video signal output value is call...

Page 119: ...rture level Limit 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies the detail limiter values for both the white side and black side direction White Limit 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies the white side detail limiter value Black Limit 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies the black side detail limiter value V BLK Limit 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies the black side V detail limiter value V Detail Creation NAM G R G Y Selects the source signal used to g...

Page 120: ...ngs related to matrix correction Matrix correction allows you to adjust the color and vividness of the video Depending on the effect you want you can select one from among a number of preset matrixes which define different parameter sets Or you can select a user matrix with your own parameters Matrix On Off Turns the matrix correction function on or off Preset Matrix On Off Turns the preset matrix...

Page 121: ...tion shading corrects vertical imbalances in sensitivity arising from the relationship between a lens and prism V Modulation On Off Turns V modulation shading on or off Master V Modulation 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies the master V modulation level R V Modulation 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies the V modulation level of R signals G V Modulation 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies the V modulation level of G signals B V Mod...

Page 122: ... correction functions on or off Black Shading Makes settings related to black shading correction Channel Select Red Green Blue Selects the target of black shading correction R G B Black H Saw 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies a SAW black shading correction value for the horizontal direction R G B Black H Para 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies a parabola black shading correction value for the horizontal direction R G ...

Page 123: ...ecifies a threshold value that triggers a Battery End warning when an external power source is connected to the DC IN connector Detected Battery Info Sony Other DC IN Displays the results of automatic battery pack type detection Type Detection Auto Other Auto Detect the battery type automatically Other Fix battery type detection as Other Segment No 10 11 0V to 17 0V 0 1V step Specify voltage thres...

Page 124: ...elects the reference input level when the setting of the AUDIO IN CH2 switch is MIC Line Input Ref 4dB 0dB 3dB EBUL Selects the reference input level when the AUDIO IN CH1 and AUDIO IN CH2 switches are set to LINE Min Alarm Volume Off Set Selects the volume when the ALARM knob is turned all the way down Off Almost inaudible Set Fairly audible Speaker Attenuate Off 3dB 6dB 9dB 12dB Selects the volu...

Page 125: ...r On Off Turns the channel 3 wind filter on or off CH4 Wind Filter On Off Turns the channel 4 wind filter on or off Audio SG 1KHz On Off Auto Selects whether to output On or not output Off a 1 kHz test signal in color bar mode Auto Output a test signal only when the AUDIO SELECT CH1 switch is set to AUTO MIC CH1 Level Side1 Front Front Side1 For recording input audio from the front microphone on c...

Page 126: ...UDIO IN CH 2 connector on the rear panel Side2 The LEVEL knob right on the side panel Front The MIC LEVEL cotrol on the front panel Front Side2 Adjust with both the LEVEL knob right and the MIC LEVEL cotrol Audio CH3 Level Side3 Front Front Side3 Selects the knob that adjusts the level of audio recorded on channel 3 Side3 The LEVEL knob on side panel Front The MIC LEVEL cotrol on the front panel F...

Page 127: ...put Level Mic Line Displays whether the input level of the transmitter whose signals are being received on the channel selected by WRR CH SELECT is set to microphone Mic or line Line TX ATT Level Sets the ATT level of the transmitter whose signals are being received on the channel selected by WRR CH SELECT The setting range varies depending on the transmitter TX LCF Freq Sets the low cut filter fr...

Page 128: ...he method used to reset the counter value displayed on the viewfinder screen Counter Continue to increment until the RESET button is pressed Duration Reset each time that recording is started Essence Mark Makes settings related to shot marks and clip index picture thumbnails Ret Shot Mark 1 On Off Specify whether to input Shot Mark1 marks using the RET button on the lens Ret Shot Mark 2 On Off Spe...

Page 129: ...olor Bars Select ARIB 100 75 SMPTE Selects the color bar type RM Common Memory On Off Selects whether to share On or not share Off settings between times when a remote control unit is connected and times when the camcorder is used locally RM Rec Start RM CAM PARA For times when a remote control unit is connected selects whether recording start stop buttons are enabled on the camcorder or the remot...

Page 130: ...Selects the color temperature for when electrical CC filters are assigned to ND filters ND FLT C Temp 2 4 3200K 4300K 5600K 6300K Selects the color temperature for when electrical CC filters are assigned to ND filters Electrical CC A 3200K 4300K 5600K 6300K Selects the color temperature for when the electrical CC filter switching function is assigned to an assignable switch Electrical CC B 3200K 4...

Page 131: ...e knee point to a fixed value DCC Dynamic Range 400 450 500 550 600 Specifies the dynamic range when the OUTPUT DCC switch is set to CAM DCC ON DCC Point 99 to 0 to 99 Adjusts the DCC minimum knee point DCC Gain 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies gain with respect to the DCC detected value DCC Delay Time 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies the DCC control speed speed of reaction to changes in the video DCC Peak Filter 9...

Page 132: ...R Iris Speed 99 to 0 to 99 Specifies the control speed speed of reaction to changes in the video Larger values specify quicker reaction times Clip High Light On Off Turns on or off the function that disregards highlights and forces a flatter reaction to high luminance Flicker Reduce Makes settings related to flicker reduction Reduces the flicker that can occur when a subject is shot under a light ...

Page 133: ... lenses execute by selecting Execute Auto Shading Executes auto black shading compensation Auto Black Shading Execute Cancel Executes auto shading compensation execute by selecting Execute Reset Black Shading Execute Cancel Clears black shading compensation values execute by selecting Execute Master Gain TMP 3dB 0dB 3dB 6dB 9dB 12dB 18dB 24dB 30dB 36dB 42dB Specifies a temporary master gain value ...

Page 134: ...the settings in Network Settings execute by selecting Execute MAC Address Displays the MAC address Net Config Reset Execute Cancel Resets the settings in Network Settings to the preset values execute by selecting Execute Wi Fi Setting a Makes settings for Wi Fi connection Notes The CBK WA01 Wi Fi Adapter is required This item is disabled displayed in grey during recording and play For details on W...

Page 135: ...EP selects the key index Input Select When Encryption is set to WEP ASCII5 ASCII13 HEX10 HEX26 When Encryption is set to TKIP or AES ASCII8 63 HEX64 Selects the input format depending on the network key or security key ASCII5 Five characters ASCII format ASCII13 13 characters ASCII format HEX10 10 hexadecimal digits HEX26 26 hexadecimal digits ASCII8 63 8 to 63 characters ASCII 8 bit format HEX64 ...

Page 136: ...nglish Chinese Selects the language for messages from English or Chinese Hours Meter Makes settings related to the digital hours meter Hours Sys Displays the cumulative hours of use cannot be reset Hours Reset Displays the hours of use can be reset Reset Execute Cancel Resets Hours Reset to 0 Execute by selecting Execute Version Displays the version of the camcorder and updates the camcorder Versi...

Page 137: ...n or off the function that clears each preset value when the MENU CANCEL PRST ESCAPE switch is pushed up and held for three seconds on the CANCEL PRST side Network Data Off On Selects whether to load On or not load Off network settings when loading an ALL file Scene Makes settings related to scene file operations s1 Standard File number and file ID s2 Standard File number and file ID s3 Standard F...

Page 138: ...he reference file execute by selecting Execute Reference Load SxS Execute Cancel Load a reference file from an SxS memory card execute by selecting Execute Reference Save SxS Execute Cancel Store a reference file to an SxS memory card execute by selecting Execute File ID Assigns a name to a file Names can be up to 16 characters in length Scene White Data On Off Selects whether to load On or not lo...

Page 139: ...Recall Off On Serial Number When the installed lens supports serial communication specifies whether to automatically load that reference file Off Do not use this function On Load the reference for the model name and reflect the contents of the file Serial Number For lenses that support serial number communication load the lens file that corresponds to the serial number and model name and reflect t...

Page 140: ...to 0 to 99 Sets a R white balance compensation value in the lens file Lens W B Offset 99 to 0 to 99 Sets a B white balance compensation value in the lens file Shading Ch Sel Red Green Blue Selects the white shading compensation target L R G B H Saw 99 to 0 to 99 Sets a horizontal SAW white shading compensation value in the lens file L R G B H Para 99 to 0 to 99 Sets a horizontal parabola white sha...

Page 141: ...GNABLE 5 switch No assignment Off RET button During recording or playback Write a shot mark In the other states Conduct a recording review if playback is allowed Lens RET COLOR TEMP button Adjust the white balance with the preset white balance value of 5600K Color Temp SW 5600K Functions That Can Be Assigned to the ASSIGN 0 Switch Assignable switch setting Function State when camcorder is next pow...

Page 142: ...That Can Be Assigned to the ASSIGN 1 and 3 Switches the ASSIGNABLE 4 and 5 Switches and the COLOR TEMP Button Assignable switch setting Function State when camcorder is next powered on Off No assignment Front Mic Switch between stereo On and monaural Off when a stereo microphone is connected Setting retained Marker Turn the display of all markers on or off Setting retained Last Clip Delete Delete ...

Page 143: ...ing review if playback is allowed Return Video a Display return video signals when the optional CBK CE01 is installed and a camera extension unit is connected Return Video2 For future system extension Currently not works Return Video3 For future system extension Currently not works Return Video4 For future system extension Currently not works Shot Mark1 Write Shot Mark1 Shot Mark2 Write Shot Mark2...

Page 144: ...t powered on Functions That Can Be Assigned to the RET Button on the Lens Assignable switch setting Function State when camcorder is next powered on Off No assignment Lens RET Display return video signals when the optional CBK CE01 is installed and a camera extension unit is connected When a camera extension unit is not connected function as follows During recording or playback Write a shot mark I...

Page 145: ...g files to set up the camcorder and overwriting original files with new settings you can still recover preset values and reset files to their initial states see page 146 This section explains how to save setting data in an ALL file Before starting insert a writable SxS memory card into a memory card slot See Basic Setup Menu Operations page 97 for information about menu operations 1 Select FILE Al...

Page 146: ...U knob A confirmation message appears 5 To execute the load select Execute and then press the MENU knob To cancel the load select Cancel and then press the MENU knob If you choose to execute the load the ACCESS lamp lights in blue on the right side panel and in orange in the card slot section The ACCESS lamp goes out and a completion message appears when the data has been loaded from the SxS memor...

Page 147: ...ct Cancel and then press the MENU knob If you selected Scene Store SxS in step 2 the ACCESS lamp lights when you execute the save in blue on the right side panel and in orange in the card slot section When the data has been saved to the SxS memory card a completion message appears and the ACCESS lamp goes out To load a scene file from an SxS memory card insert the SxS memory card into a memory car...

Page 148: ...s the MENU knob A confirmation message appears 5 To execute the save select Execute and then press the MENU knob To cancel the save select Cancel and then press the MENU knob If you selected Lens Store SxS in step 2 the ACCESS lamp lights when you execute the save in blue on the right side panel and in orange in the card slot section When the data has been saved to the SxS memory card a completion...

Page 149: ...on When the specified lens file has been loaded from the SxS memory card a completion message appears and the ACCESS lamp goes out When you are using a lens that support serial communication you can set up the camcorder by automatically loading the lens file that corresponds to the lens settings Lens Auto Recall function To use the Lens Auto Recall function set FILE Lens Lens Auto Recall in the se...

Page 150: ...al and use an appropriate cable for the monitor to be connected Regardless of whether the signal is HD or SD the same status information and menus can be displayed on the external monitor as those on the viewfinder screen Note SD signals down converted for output have the following restrictions Images of 50P 50i 25P are output as PAL signals those of 59 94P 59 94i 29 97P are output as NTSC signals...

Page 151: ...alog composite device it may be necessary to change the input signal setting of that external device to be matched with the analog composite signal setting for the VIDEO OUT connector To input camcorder output audio to an external device such as a monitor or VTR or other recording device connect the audio output of the AUDIO OUT connector to the audio input of that external device For connection u...

Page 152: ...Removable Disk appears in My Computer This indicates normal status With a Macintosh computer An icon is displayed on the menu bar Preparations When you connect the camcorder to a computer using a USB cable not supplied the memory card in the slot is acknowledged as an extended drive by the computer When two memory cards are mounted in this camcorder they are acknowledged as two independent extende...

Page 153: ...de etc Removing or loading a media from an active slot being accessed from the computer Removing or connecting the USB cable Disabling the USB connection To disable the USB connection follow the same procedure as that for removing a device from the computer To enable the USB connection again first disconnect the USB cable and then reconnect it The message Connect USB Now appears again Note If you ...

Page 154: ...ut i LINK in the setup menu to 480P 570P no signal is output from the HD SD SDI OUT connector Use the i LINK HDV DV connector only for one to one i LINK connection When you change a setting which affects output signals from the i LINK HDV DV connector such as HD SD HD System Line System Frequency and Rec Format under OPERATION Format in the setup menu or i LINK I O and Down Converter under OPERATI...

Page 155: ...nector Notes The i LINK HDV DV connector of this camcorder is a 6 pin connector Check the number of pins of the i LINK connector on your computer and use an appropriate i LINK cable In searching pictures of this camcorder on the computer it may take some time until the display is reflected on the computer If the playback clip is short or the playback starting point is near the end of the clip the ...

Page 156: ...copy protected stream is being fed in If the input to the camcorder becomes no signal during recording the TALLY indicators the tally indicator on the front of the viewfinder and the REC indication zREC on the viewfinder screen flash indicating that no signal is being recorded on the SxS memory card When an input signal is resumed recording is restarted incrementing the clip number on the memory c...

Page 157: ...of this unit the connector for battery packs and AC adaptors is a consumable part Power may not be supplied to the unit properly if the pins of the battery terminal are bent or deformed by shock or vibrations or if they become corroded due to prolonged outdoor use Periodic inspections are recommended to keep the unit working properly and to prolong its usable lifetime Contact a Sony service or sal...

Page 158: ...the WARNING indicator the tally REC indication and the battery indicator is represented by graphic symbols as follows Continuous 1 flash s 4 flashes s The warning sounds are represented by graphic symbols as follows Continuous beep 1 beep s Operation Warnings A WARNING indicator Warning sound Tally REC Battery remaining B C D E Problem Operation in the recorder module Action to take Error Indicati...

Page 159: ...ARNING indicator Warning sound Tally REC Battery remaining Problem Operation in the recorder module Action to take The battery power will be exhausted soon Recording continues Charge the battery pack at the earliest opportunity Battery End WARNING indicator Warning sound Tally REC Battery remaining Problem Operation in the recorder module Action to take The battery pack is exhausted Recording cann...

Page 160: ... in the recorder module Action to take An error was detected with the battery pack Recording stops Replace the battery pack with a normal one Backup Battery End Please Change WARNING indicator Warning sound Tally REC Battery remaining Problem Operation in the recorder module Action to take The remaining power of the backup battery is insufficient Recording continues Refer to a Sony service represe...

Page 161: ...NG indicator Warning sound Tally REC Battery remaining Problem Operation in the recorder module Action to take Recording cannot be done as the memory card is defective Recording stops As playback may be possible it is recommended to replace it with another card after copying the clips as required Media Error Cannot Use Media A 1 WARNING indicator Warning sound Tally REC Battery remaining Problem O...

Page 162: ...y protected Recording stops Check the input signal DVCAM Input Signal Cannot Record WARNING indicator Warning sound Tally REC Battery remaining Problem Operation in the recorder module Action to take The external signal input via the i LINK connection cannot be recorded as it is a DV stream Recording stops Media Error Playback Halted WARNING indicator Warning sound Tally REC Battery remaining Prob...

Page 163: ...ke There is not enough capacity for copying Recording continues disallowing copy Replace the card in slot A with another one Reached Duplication Limit Change Media A 1 WARNING indicator Warning sound Tally REC Battery remaining Problem Operation in the recorder module Action to take The card has already ten clips having the same name as that you tried to duplicate Recording continues disallowing c...

Page 164: ... you tried to duplicate Recording continues disallowing copy Replace the card in slot A with another one Media Reached Rewriting Limit Change Media A 1 WARNING indicator Warning sound Tally REC Battery remaining Problem Operation in the recorder module Action to take The memory card comes to the end of its service life Recording stops Make a backup copy and replace the card with another one as soo...

Page 165: ...e Use and storage locations Store in a level ventilated place Avoid using or storing the camcorder in the following places In excessive heat or cold operating temperature range 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Remember that in summer in warm climates the temperature inside a car with the windows closed can easily exceed 50 C 122 F In damp or dusty locations Locations where the camcorder may be exposed to...

Page 166: ...ium or mercury vapor lamps the screen may flicker colors may vary or horizontal stripes may appear distorted In such cases set the flicker reduction function to auto mode see page 132 If the frame rate selected for recording is close to the power supply frequency flicker may not be reduced sufficiently even if you activate the Flicker Reduction function In such cases use the electronic shutter Foc...

Page 167: ...t Media see page 101 in the setup menu The camcorder s internal clock is powered by a lithium battery If the message BackUp Battery End appears in the viewfinder this battery must be exchanged Contact a Sony service representative Exchanging the Battery of the Internal Clock ...

Page 168: ...cessing SD Mode DVCAM 720 480 59 94i 720 576 50i 720 480 29 97P 720 576 25P Audio LPCM 16 bits 48 kHz HD 4 channels SD 2 channels Recording playback time With one SBP 32 SBS 32G1A SP or DVCAM mode Approx 130 min HQ mode Approx 100 min With one SBP 64A SBS 64G1A SP mode About 280 minutes DVCAM mode About 260 minutes HQ mode About 200 minutes Note The actual recording playback time may differ slight...

Page 169: ...0 kHz within 3 dB Dynamic range 90 dB typical Distortion 0 08 max with input level 40dBu Built in speaker Monaural Output 300 mW Display Screen size 8 8 cm diagonal 3 5 inch Aspect ratio 16 9 Picture elements 640 H 3 480 V Sequence delta Media Block Card slots Type Express Card34 Number of slots 2 Connector Conforms to PCMCIA Express Card Standard Writing rate 50 Mbps or more Reading rate 50 Mbps ...

Page 170: ...16 inches lens Zoom Servo Manual selectable Zoom ratio 16 Maximum relative aperture 1 1 9 Iris Auto Manual selectable F1 9 to F16 and C close Focus Auto Manual selectable Ranges 800 mm 31 1 2 inches to Macro OFF 50 mm 2 inches to Macro ON Wide Filter thread M82 mm pitch 0 75 mm Macro ON OFF switchable Supplied Accessories Viewfinder 1 Shoulder strap 1 Stereo microphone 1 Windscreen 1 Cold shoe kit...

Page 171: ... when an optional CBK CE01 is installed MPEG TS Adaptor HDCA 702 when an optional CBK CE01 is installed Wi Fi Adapter CBK WA01 when an optional CBK UPG02 is installed MEAD MS01 for Memory Stick PRO HG Duo HX series MEAD SD01 for SDHC card QDA EX1 for XQD memory card SxS Memory Card SxS PRO SBP 32 32 GB SxS PRO SBP 64A 64 GB SxS 1 SBS 32G1A 32 GB SxS 1 SBS 64G1A 64 GB Professional Harddisk Unit PHU...

Page 172: ...RDING MEDIA EXTERNAL STORAGE SYSTEMS OR ANY OTHER MEDIA OR STORAGE SYSTEMS TO RECORD CONTENT OF ANY TYPE Always verify that the unit is operating properly before use SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF PRESENT OR PROSPECTIVE PROFITS DUE TO FAILURE OF THIS UNIT EITHER DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD OR AFTER...

Page 173: ... 861 862 UHF Synthesized Diversity Tuner DWR S01D Digital Wireless Receiver PMW 350 a RM B170 B750 RCP 751 921 1001 1501 Remote Control Unit VCT 14 U14 Tripod adaptor Tripod LC DS300 SFT b Soft carrying case AC DN10 DN2B AC Adaptor BC L500 Battery Charger BC L160 Battery Charger BC L70 Battery Charger BP L80S Battery Pack SBP 32 64A SBS 32G1A 64G1A SxS memory card PHU 220R Professional Harddisk Un...

Page 174: ...the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc Note The camcorder can be connected to one device with the i LINK cable DV cable When you connect with an HDV or DV device that has two or more i LINK connectors refer to the operating instructions supplied with the connected device About data transfer speed of i LINK i LINK defines a maximum data transfer speed of approximately 100 200 and...

Page 175: ... L C 250 STEELE STREET SUITE 300 DENVER COLORADO 80206 PACKAGED MEDIA means any storage media storing MPEG 2 video information such as DVD movie which are sold distributed to general consumers Disc replicators or sellers of the PACKAGED MEDIA need to obtain licenses for their own business from MPEG LA Please contact MPEG LA for any further information MPEG LA L L C 250 STEELE STREET SUITE 300 DENV...

Page 176: ...use in the OpenSSL Toolkit http www openssl org 4 The names OpenSSL Toolkit and OpenSSL Project must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without prior written permission For written permission please contact openssl core openssl org 5 Products derived from this software may not be called OpenSSL nor may OpenSSL appear in their names without prior written permissio...

Page 177: ...that the holder is Tim Hudson tjh cryptsoft com Copyright remains Eric Young s and as such any Copyright notices in the code are not to be removed If this package is used in a product Eric Young should be given attribution as the author of the parts of the library used This can be in the form of a textual message at program startup or in documentation online or textual provided with the package Re...

Page 178: ...T INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILIT...

Page 179: ...xchanging 167 pack 33 remaining 29 BKW 401 37 Black balance adjusting 51 BRIGHT control 27 C Camera adaptor 13 Clip s batch copy 92 copying 91 cue up 87 defining names 82 deleting 73 92 displaying properties 90 dividing 95 operating with a computer 152 operations 84 playing 72 86 selecting 86 Clock setting 41 Color LCD 18 COLOR TEMP button 16 Color temperature 29 Connection 150 monitors 150 using ...

Page 180: ...r 24 Index picture 85 changing 95 Initial value 99 Input source 31 Internal clock 41 Interval Rec 75 Iris position 31 ring 26 IRIS switch 26 L LCD panel 18 Lens cable clamp 14 locking lever 15 mount 14 mount cap 15 mount securing rubber 14 mounting 41 LENS connector 14 Lens file s loading 148 loading automatically 149 saving 148 setting data 148 LEVEL CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 knobs 21 LIGHT connector 1...

Page 181: ...ecording mode 29 special settings indication 30 REMOTE connector 24 Reset 99 146 RESET RETURN button 19 RET button 26 S S S memory card slots 22 S S memory cards 67 ejecting 69 formatting 69 loading 68 restoring 70 selecting 69 Scene files loading 147 saving 147 Search with the expand thumbnail screen 87 with the shot mark thumbnail screen 87 SET button 20 Setup menu 96 basic operations 97 FILE me...

Page 182: ...UHF portable tuner attaching 45 USB connection 152 User bits setting 63 User setting data loading 146 saving 145 V VF connector 14 Video format 30 91 setting 50 Video level indication 31 Video light connecting 47 VIDEO OUT connector 23 Viewfinder 27 adjusting focus 37 adjusting position 35 adjusting screen 37 adjusting the angle 36 attaching 35 attaching a 5 inch viewfinder 38 cable 28 cleaning 15...

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