Sony HXC-FB80, Operating Instructions Manual

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If required, switch on the center marker, safety zone, and
zebra pattern display in the viewfinder.
Configure in the following menu items.
• <VF MARKER> page
(see page 47) in the OPERATION
menu
• <ZEBRA> page (see page 48) in the OPERATION menu
6
Check the microphone connection and the audio input
selector switch settings
(see page 24) .
7
Adjust the white balance and black balance (see page 28) .
8
Rotate the focus ring on the lens to adjust the focus.
Adjustments and
Settings
For details about menu operations, see “Menu Operation”
(page 34).
Changing the Video Format
1
Select the <OUTPUT FORMAT> page in the
MAINTENANCE menu.
2
Select the desired format in CURRENT.
Adjusting the Black Balance and White
Balance
To ensure excellent image quality when using this camera,
conditions may require that both the black balance and the white
balance be adjusted.
Black balance and white balance adjustment values that are
automatically set by the camera and other various settings are stored
in the camera memory and retained when the power is turned off.
When connected to a camera control unit or external control device (for
example, RCP or RM), the black balance and white balance adjustment
functions are controlled from the connected device. They are not controlled
using the camera.
For details about operations on the external control device, refer to
the operating instructions or operation manual for the device.
Black balance adjustment
The black balance will require adjustment in the following cases.
• When using the camera for the first time
• When the camera has not been used for a long time
• When the camera is used under conditions in which the
surrounding temperature has changed greatly
• When the gain values configured for the GAIN switch (L/M/H)
have been changed using GAIN on the <SWITCH ASSIGN1>
page in the OPERATION menu.
It is not usually necessary to adjust the black balance when using the
camera after it has been turned off.
White balance adjustment
Always readjust the white balance when the lighting conditions
change.
Adjusting the black balance
In automatic black balance mode, adjustments are performed in the
following order: black set and black balance. Manual black balance
adjustment can be selected in the menu.
For details about manual black balance adjustment, contact a Sony
service representative.
1
Set the OUTPUT/AUTO KNEE switch to CAM.
Note