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Summary of Contents for PDW-F330K

Page 1: ...971 12 1 Professional Disc Camcorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference PDW F330L PDW F330K PDW F350L 2006 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...uct will increase eye hazard CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure VAROITUS LAITTEEN KÄYTTÄMINEN MUULLA KUIN TÄSSÄ KÄYTTÖOHJEESSA MAINITULLA TAVALLA SAATTAA ALTISTAA KÄYTTÄJÄN TURVALLISUUSLUOKAN 1 YLITTÄVÄLLE NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LASERSÄTEILYLLE VARNING OM APPARATEN ANVÄNDS PÅ ANNAT SÄTT ÄN I DENNA...

Page 3: ...romagnetic Interference Emission EN55103 2 Electromagnetic Susceptibility Immunity This product is intended for use in the following Electromagnetic Environment s E1 residential E2 commercial and light industrial E3 urban outdoors and E4 controlled EMC environment ex TV studio For the customers in Taiwan only Voor de Klanten in Nederland Lithium Ion batteries are recyclable You can help preserve o...

Page 4: ... Viewfinder 42 Detaching the Viewfinder 42 Adjusting the Viewfinder Position 42 Adjusting the Eyepiece Focus and the Screen Brightness Contrast and Outline Emphasis 43 Attaching a 5 inch Electronic Viewfinder 43 Using the Shoulder Strap 44 Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position 44 Mounting on a Tripod 45 Using a Video Light 45 Preparing the Audio Input System 46 Using the Supplied Microphone 46 Using...

Page 5: ...ting Clips 87 Deleting Clips 88 Chapter 4 Scene Selection Overview 90 Creating Clip Lists 93 Including Sub Clips in the Current Clip List 93 Adding Sub Clips Using the Expand Function 95 Adding Sub Clips Using the Chapter Function 96 Editing Clip Lists 97 Reordering Sub Clips 97 Adjusting Sub Clip In Out Points Trimming 97 Deleting Sub Clips 98 Saving the Current Clip List to Disc 98 Setting the S...

Page 6: ...Handling the Memory Stick 146 Saving USER Menu Data User File to the Memory Stick 147 Loading Saved Data From a Memory Stick 149 Saving and Loading Scene Files 150 Saving a Scene File 150 Loading Scene Files 152 Resetting the Settings of the Camcorder to the Standard Settings 153 Chapter 7 File Operation Overview 155 Directory Structure 155 File Operation Restrictions 156 File Access Mode File Ope...

Page 7: ...ese models are divided into the PDW F330L F330K and the PDW F350L The following model distinction marks are used to indicate functions switches indications etc that apply only to one or the other Specific functions switches indications etc for the PDW F330L F330K Specific functions switches indications etc for the PDW F350L Frame frequency indications for interlaced signals In the menus of this un...

Page 8: ...re details see Mounting on a Tripod page 45 1 2 ZOOM PUSH SET SHOTMARK THUMBNAIL PLAY PAUSE STOP W m z M X x u PDW F350L PDW F330L PDW F330K T SUB CLIP PUSH AF REC PAUSE REC FFWD FREV PREV NEXT DXF 801 801CE Viewfinder PDW F330 Camcorder Shoulder strap PDW F350 Camcorder Test chart for flange focal length adjustment Stereo Microphone VCT U14 Tripod Adaptor a DXF 20W Viewfinder VCL 719BXS Auto Focu...

Page 9: ...vent video production For recording and playback in the DVCAM format SD the aspect ratio 16 9 4 3 and standard broadcasting system NTSC PAL can be freely selected Further when NTSC is selected video shot at 23 98P can also be subjected to 2 3 pulldown and recorded The recording format is then 59 94i 1 In this system shown as 23 9P or 23 98P 2 In this system shown as 30P 3 In this system shown as 6...

Page 10: ...n be transferred to a computer or network at high speed enormously reducing the storage capacity required for recording Exploiting this allows a laptop computer to be used for editing 1 allows content management on an inexpensive and compact server and makes many other applications easy to implement 1 Using the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software a simple EDL edit decision list can be created S...

Page 11: ...on a computer With this function a nonlinear editing device connected to this unit can be used for direct HD video editing or simple Proxy A V data editing enabling a more efficient workflow 1 Audio Video Control 2 File Access Mode Other signal input output connectors HDSDI output connector The audio signals are embedded in the video signal The HD video and audio output from this connector can be ...

Page 12: ...to the next previous clip Thumbnail display and selection a clip list selection To prevent misoperation the remote commander function is disabled when this unit is powered on To use the infrared remote commander you must enable the remote commander function using a menu If you use the remote commander frequently it is recommended that you assign the function of this menu to one of the ASSIGN switc...

Page 13: ... Adjusts the black set and black balance automatically e REC recording start button Press to start recording Press it again to stop recording The effect is the same as that of the REC button on the supplied lens When the REC SWITCH function is assigned to an ASSIGN switch on the ASSIGNABLE page of the OPERATION menu you can use the switch as the REC button f Auto focus ranging sensor When an VCL 7...

Page 14: ...ns locking lever After inserting the lens in the lens mount rotate the lens mount ring with this lever to lock the lens in position After locking the lens be sure to use the lens mount securing rubber to prevent the lens from becoming detached m MENU knob Changes the page selection or a setting within the menu For details about how to use the MENU knob see Basic Menu Operations on page 131 n SHUTT...

Page 15: ...When this switch is adjusted the new setting appears on the setting change adjustment progress message display area of the viewfinder screen for about 3 seconds For details see Setting Gain Values for the GAIN Switch Positions on page 140 d VDR SAVE STBY VDR save standby switch Switches the status of the power supply to the VDR while recording is paused REC PAUSE SAVE At the start of recording an ...

Page 16: ...e ATW function to an ASSIGN switch on the ASSIGNABLE page of the OPERATION menu For details about how to assign the function to an ASSIGN switch see Assigning Functions to ASSIGN Switches on page 142 1 ATW Auto Tracing White Balance The white balance of the picture being shot is adjusted automatically for varying lighting conditions k OUTPUT DCC output signal dynamic contrast control switch Switch...

Page 17: ... number shooting place etc b Can only be reset when the display is set to STATUS When it is set to CHAR resetting is not possible For details see Setting the Time Data on page 66 If you press this button when thumbnails of frames with essence marks are displayed using the COUNTER CHAPTER button or when thumbnails of clip divisions are displayed using the DISPLAY EXPAND button then the display retu...

Page 18: ...play Shows the audio channel mode during recording or playback 2ch two channel mode only when the MPEG HD format is selected 4ch four channel mode g Hold indicator Appears when the internal timecode generator is stopped h Audio level indicators Indicates the audio recording or playback levels of channels 1 to 4 i Lithium battery low voltage warning Appears when the voltage of the internal lithium ...

Page 19: ...ding and playback sound during playback The speaker also sounds alarms to reinforce visual warnings If you connect earphones to the EARPHONE jack the speaker output is suppressed automatically 1 E E Abbreviation of Electric to Electric In E E mode video and audio signals input to the camcorder are output after passing through internal electric circuits only This can be used to check input signals ...

Page 20: ...lashes If you press this together with the F FWD button the jump is to the last frame of the last recorded clip on the disc k STOP button Press this to stop disc playback l PREV previous button This jumps to the start of the current clip then pauses During the jump the F REV indicator flashes If you press this together with the F REV button the jump is to the start of the first recorded clip on th...

Page 21: ... move the cursor up down left and right After selecting the desired thumbnail with the cursor press the button centrally to confirm This button is used for scene selection and other operations For details of clip list playback operations see page 86 For details of the CLIP menu see Managing Clip Lists page 100 For details of scene selection see page 90 h AUDIO LEVEL CH 1 CH 2 audio channel 1 2 rec...

Page 22: ...cts whether to set a new timecode or to utilize the existing timecode PRESET Records a new timecode REGEN Records timecode continuous with the existing timecode recorded on the disc Regardless of the setting of the F RUN SET R RUN switch the camcorder operates in R RUN mode CLOCK Records timecode synchronized to the internal clock Regardless of the setting of the F RUN SET R RUN switch the camcord...

Page 23: ...maximum convenience when operating the unit on your shoulder For details of the adjustment see Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position on page 44 1 Video output and timecode connectors a GENLOCK IN genlock signal input connector BNC type Input an SD or HD reference signal when applying a genlock to the camera or synchronizing timecode to an external source Use the GENLOCK page of the MAINTENANCE menu ...

Page 24: ...R s timecode input connector e TC IN timecode input connector BNC type To apply an external lock to the timecode of this unit input the reference timecode For details of timecode see To set the timecode on page 66 Rear a TALLY back tally indicator red Lights up during recording It will not light if the TALLY switch see below is set to OFF This indicator also flashes to indicate warnings see page 1...

Page 25: ...4 switches on the side control panel are set to REAR or R If MIC 48V ON is selected for a microphone other than 48 V microphone the microphone may be damaged d i LINK DV OUT S400 connector 6 pin IEEE 1394 compliant Connect to a device supporting the DV format or a computer using an i LINK cable DV cable If video and audio signals are not output from the external device connected to the i LINK DV O...

Page 26: ... data can be superimposed on the camera output video depending on the menu settings and you can view them on the monitor screen To lock the timecode of an external device to the timecode of this unit connect the genlock signal input connector of the external device to this connector The subcarrier phase cannot be adjusted i AUDIO OUT CH 1 CH 2 audio output channel 1 2 connectors RCA phono jacks Ou...

Page 27: ...e is auto or manual In the macro range the auto focusing speed is lower 1 At the wide angle setting d Auto focus indicator This lights green while the auto focus function is operating During flange focal length adjustment it flashes orange or green If an error occurs it lights red For details of flashing during flange focal length adjustment see Adjusting the Flange Focal Length on page 40 e Iris ...

Page 28: ... contrast If the subject is moving rapidly When shooting point light sources under street lighting or at night When there are very bright objects close to the subject When shooting through a glass window On the LENS page of the MAINTENANCE menu by changing the AF DETECT AREA setting from CENTER to FULL instead of focusing only on the center portion of the screen the whole screen image is used for ...

Page 29: ...nder connector qj TALLY switch Eye cup qk DISPLAY switch Microphone fixing screw Microphone holder Stereo microphone packaged with camcorder DXF 801 801CE supplied with the PDW F330 DXF 20W supplied with the PDW F350 1 Eyepiece focusing ring 2 Camera person tally light 3 Stopper Microphone holder 4 PEAKING control 5 CONTRAST control 7 TALLY indicator 8 REC TALLY indicators 9BATT indicator 0 GAIN U...

Page 30: ...gin flashing when you press the REC button on the camcorder or on the lens until recording starts then stay on continuously during recording Indicate a fault see page 165 On the CAM CONFIG page of the MAINTENANCE menu you can select that the lower indicator also lights i BATT battery indicator red Lights up when the remaining battery capacity is low j GAIN UP indicator orange Lights up when the ga...

Page 31: ...ounded During normal playback the square brackets and included value do not appear d Timecode Indicates the elapsed recording playback time timecode user bits or other information selected by the DISPLAY switch see page 30 e Zoom position Indicates the zoom position of the zoom lens in the range from 0 to 99 f Focus Indicates the focusing distance corresponding to the focus ring when an auto focus...

Page 32: ...s related as follows to the audio level when an 1 kHz sine wave is input p Remaining disc capacity Indicates the remaining recording time in minutes of the disc Examples of remaining recording time indication q Iris setting auto iris override Indicates the F value iris setting of the lens Also the auto iris override is displayed using two squares which appear in the upper and lower parts respectiv...

Page 33: ...tton to pause recording j PUSH SET button four way arrow key When thumbnails index frames of each clip are displayed on the LCD monitor you can use this button to select a thumbnail Press the button in four directions to move the cursor up down left and right After selecting the desired thumbnail with the cursor press the button centrally to confirm k NEXT button This jumps to the start of the nex...

Page 34: ...on if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Battery lifetime When the lithium battery output falls even button presses may not operate The average lithium battery lifetime is about one year but this depends on the pattern of use If pressing the remote contr...

Page 35: ... cover and open the cover 3 Take out the lithium battery 4 Reverse step 3 to insert a replacement lithium battery Make sure that the symbol on the battery is facing you 5 Close the battery cover Battery may explode if mistreated Do not recharge disassemble or dispose of in fire Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the m...

Page 36: ...st the back of the camcorder aligning the line on the side of the battery pack with the matching line on the camcorder 2 Slide the battery pack down until its LOCK arrow points at the matching line on the camcorder To detach the battery pack During recording and playback while the ACCESS indicator is lit be careful never to remove the battery pack Make sure to power the camcorder off before replac...

Page 37: ... signal The frame frequency can be selected as either 50I or 25P 4 Set the POWER switch to OFF then once again to ON The unit is now ready for use Proceed to the next operation setting the frame frequency see below Setting the Frame Frequency 1 Hold down the MENU knob and move the MENU switch to the ON position The TOP menu appears 2 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to OPERATION then press th...

Page 38: ... required 9 Set the POWER switch to OFF then once again to ON Item Description Setting SYSTEM Set the frame frequency 60I a 30P b 23 9P c Item Description Setting SYSTEM Set the frame frequency 50I 25P SYSTEM 60I REC FORMAT MPEG HD BIT RATE HD SP AUDIO CH HD 4ch ASPECT RATIO DV 16 9 COUNTRY TOP 001 FORMAT SYSTEM 60I REC FORMAT MPEG HD BIT RATE HD SP AUDIO CH HD 4ch ASPECT RATIO DV 16 9 COUNTRY TOP...

Page 39: ...owing items in the TIME ADJUST screen 4 Turn the MENU knob to select the desired setting and press the MENU knob 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have set all of the desired items 6 When you are finished making settings select OK and press the MENU knob The internal clock is set with the date and time set in steps 3 to 5 The TIME DATE page of the OPERATION menu appears again The time set in the TI...

Page 40: ...nnect the lens cable to the LENS connector Connecting the lens cable to the LENS connector when the camcorder is powered may cause a malfunction of the camcorder or the lens Before connecting the lens cable be sure to check that the camcorder is powered off 5 Secure the lens cable with the cable clamps Adjusting the Flange Focal Length If the focus is not precisely correct at the telephoto and wid...

Page 41: ...or lights red Check the subject and lighting conditions and repeat the adjustment When using a non auto focus lens Read the instruction manual for the lens in use as well 1 Set the iris to manual 2 Open the iris position the supplied flange focal length adjustment chart approximately 3 meters away from the camera and arrange the lighting to obtain a satisfactory video output 3 Loosen the fixing sc...

Page 42: ...raised 2 detach the viewfinder 3 To attach the viewfinder Reverse the detaching procedure Note that it is not necessary to raise the stopper Note the following points when mounting the viewfinder Be sure to power off this unit before plugging the viewfinder connector into the VF connector on this unit If the connector is plugged in while the power is on the viewfinder may not operate correctly Mak...

Page 43: ...isplayed 1 Set the OUTPUT DCC switch to the BARS position The color bars appear on the viewfinder screen 2 Watching the color bars turn the CONTRAST and BRIGHT controls to adjust the contrast and brightness 3 Return the OUTPUT DCC switch to its original position To adjust the outline emphasis Turning the PEAKING control changes the degree of outline emphasis in the viewfinder image to make focusin...

Page 44: ...ft the shoulder pad backward or forward by up to 35 mm 1 7 16 inches This adjustment helps you get 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 pos...

Page 45: ...d set the LIGHT switch to AUTO you can turn the light on and off automatically as you start and stop the VDR operation The output of the video light connector on the camcorder is controlled to 12 V even when the camcorder is supplied with 12 V or more power through the DC IN connector or battery pack The brightness or color temperature of the light will not change according to voltage increase Do ...

Page 46: ... external power supply type cable Using an External Microphone You can connect up to two external monaural microphones to the AUDIO IN CH 1 CH 2 connectors using a CAC 12 Microphone Holder not supplied The following is the procedure for attaching an electret condenser microphone such as the ECM 673 674 678 1 Remove the fixing screws for external microphone holder 2 Attach the CAC 12 Microphone Hol...

Page 47: ...ot at an appropriate setting for the microphone sensitivity loud sounds may be distorted and the signal to noise ratio may be affected In order for the AUDIO IN CH 1 and CH 2 connectors on the camcorder to be able to provide a phantom 48 V power supply female XLR connectors 3 pin are fitted If the microphone cable has a female connector use an adaptor When you detach a CAC 12 Microphone Holder onc...

Page 48: ...tting 3 Adjust the tuner fitting position for a BP GL95 GL65 L60S L80S Battery Pack to be attached and tighten the adjustment screws to fix its position 4 Attach the mount plate supplied with the WRR 861 862 2 Attach the battery pack For details about attaching the battery pack see Using a Battery Pack on page 36 3 Mount the tuner on the WRR tuner fitting For details about the WRR tuner fitting se...

Page 49: ...0 Operation Manual for the maximum cable length for connections between the camcorder and the RM B150 B750 Before connecting disconnecting the remote control unit to from the camcorder be sure to turn off the camcorder POWER switch Camcorder switch functions when the remote control unit is connected Connecting the remote control unit disables the following switches on the camcorder GAIN switch OUT...

Page 50: ... that were in effect the last time the remote control unit was used are recalled The settings of the absolute value rotational controls 1 and absolute value switches 2 are overwritten by those on the remote control unit after the remote control unit is connected When the remote control unit is disconnected from the camcorder the independent data region becomes effective Thus the camcorder will ret...

Page 51: ...75 coaxial cable not supplied Note that regardless of the recording format MPEG HD DVCAM during recording or while recording is stopped an HD signal is output When playing back video recorded in SD format DVCAM format no signal is output from the HDSDI OUT connector Text information and markers cannot be superimposed on the HDSDI output b To check an SD NTSC PAL signal Connect the VIDEO OUT connec...

Page 52: ...annel mode according to the disc that is played on the camcorder 2 Pause recording on the external VTR 3 Play the disc on the camcorder 4 Check the playback on the camcorder and when playback reaches the scene that you want to record start recording again on the external VTR The copy to the external VTR starts 5 When copy to the external VTR is finished stop playback of the disc on the camcorder F...

Page 53: ...connector of this unit and the HDSDI input connector of the HDCAM VTR with a 75 coaxial cable not supplied you can carry out digital copy Connections for Using the PDZ 1 To use the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software connect the computer on which PDZ 1 is installed to this unit in FAM file access mode For details of the connection see Making FAM connections on page 158 For details of PDZ 1 see ...

Page 54: ...the cartridge Deliberately opening the shutter may cause damage Do not disassemble the cartridge The supplied adhesive labels are recommended for indexing discs Apply the label in the correct position Storage Do not store discs where they may be subjected to direct sunlight or in other places where the temperature or humidity is high Do not leave cartridges where dust may be able to gain ingress S...

Page 55: ...An unused disc requires no formatting operation The disc is automatically formatted so that it is ready to use when loaded into this unit Using a disc on which material is recorded To format a recorded disc load the disc into the unit then do as follows When a recorded disc is formatted all the data on the disc is erased Locked clips see page 87 are also erased How to select an item in the menu sc...

Page 56: ... after a recording interruption due to a power interruption with the disc still loaded in the unit clips are reconstructed on the basis of backup data stored in nonvolatile memory and markers recorded on the disc Processing time is about 5 seconds Full salvage When recording on an XDCAM device is interrupted because of a power interruption and a disc is manually ejected from that device with the p...

Page 57: ...een For details see Setting the Marker Display on page 137 Also press the ZEBRA button to display a zebra pattern on the viewfinder screen 9 If necessary adjust the white balance and black balance see page 59 10If necessary adjust the iris and gain For details about the adjustment of iris see Iris ring on page 27 and Adjusting the Iris on page 64 For details about the adjustment of gain see GAIN s...

Page 58: ...ber of clips that can be recorded on a single disc is 300 If an attempt is made to record more than 300 clips the error message DISC FULL appears even if there is free capacity on the disc Recording Basic Operations Selecting the Recording Format Before recording select the recording format There are restrictions on the recording formats that can be combined on a single disc How to select an item ...

Page 59: ...ong time When the camcorder is used under conditions in which the surrounding temperature has changed greatly When the GAIN switch L M H values have been changed on the GAIN SW page of the OPERATION menu It is not usually necessary to adjust the black balance when using the camcorder after it has been off In automatic black balance mode adjustments are performed in the following order clamp level ...

Page 60: ... following table shows which FILTER selector setting you should use depending on the lighting conditions If the setting of the FILTER selector is changed a message reporting the new setting appears for about 3 seconds in the setting change and adjustment progress message display area of the viewfinder screen 3 Place a white test card under the same lighting conditions as for the subject to be shot...

Page 61: ...e white balance adjustment If the error message occurs repeatedly contact your Sony dealer If you have no time to adjust the white balance Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST The white balance is automatically set as follows depending on the state of the 5600K button 5600K button lit 5600K 5600K button not lit 3200K About the white balance memory Values stored in memory are held until the white balan...

Page 62: ...re for selecting the shutter speed and shutter mode About the shutter modes The shutter modes that can be used with the electronic shutter and the shutter speeds that can be selected are listed below Whatever the operating mode of the electronic shutter the sensitivity of the CCD decreases with increasing shutter speed When the automatic iris is used the iris opens wider as the shutter speed incre...

Page 63: ... 60 0 Hz SLS 1 30 1FRAME 3 Before the shutter setting indication in step 2 disappears push the SHUTTER switch to SEL again Repeat this until the desired mode or speed appears To set the shutter speed in ECS mode 1 Carry out the steps in To set the shutter mode and the standard mode shutter speed on page 63 to set the shutter mode to ECS 2 Turn the MENU knob until the desired frequency appears The ...

Page 64: ...ess the MENU knob For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 131 2 Select A IRIS and press the MENU knob 3 Turn the MENU knob to select the reference value from the following and press the MENU knob 0 5 about 0 5 stop further open 1 0 about 1 stop further open 0 standard value 0 5 about 0 5 stop further closed 1 0 about 1 stop further closed The changed reference value is ret...

Page 65: ...is sensitivity When you use the VCL 719BXS lens supplied with PDW F330K you usually need not adjust the iris sensitivity because lenses are equipped with iris sensitivity adjustment function In auto iris mode if hunting or response delay happens adjust the iris sensitivity using the iris sensitivity trimmer Example for the lens VCL 719BXS supplied with the PDW F330K You can see the iris sensitivit...

Page 66: ...e timecode setting range is from 00 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 29 hours minutes seconds frames When the frame frequency is 23 98P from 00 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 23 1 Press the DISPLAY EXPAND button of the LCD monitor so that the status display appears 2 Press the COUNTER CHAPTER button of the LCD monitor to display TCG on the time counter display section 3 Set the PRESET REGEN CLOCK switch to PRESET 4 Set...

Page 67: ...ESET REGEN CLOCK switch to PRESET 4 Set the F RUN SET R RUN switch to SET The first leftmost digit flashes 5 Use the SEL SET button four way arrow key to set the timecode value including the last rightmost digit of timecode Hexadecimal digits A to F are displayed as A to F in capital letters To reset the timecode value to 00 00 00 00 press the RESET button on the right side of the LCD monitor 6 Se...

Page 68: ... Genlock is not possible on a 23 98PsF video signal This operation synchronizes the internal timecode generator with the external timecode After about 10 seconds you can disconnect the external timecode without losing the synchronization However there will be noise on the recorded image if you connect or disconnect the timecode signal during recording When the frame frequency of this unit is 23 98...

Page 69: ... SKIN DETECT This designates the correction area which is indicated by a zebra pattern 4 Change the value of SKIN DTL WIDTH 0 to 359 on the SKIN DETAIL page so that the zebra pattern may be displayed in the target area Set the correction level beforehand using the SKIN DETAIL LVL item on the SKIN DETAIL page 5 When the setting is finished set SKIN AREA IND to OFF on the SKIN DETAIL page Deleting C...

Page 70: ... knob to select ON display the shot mark or OFF do not display the shot mark and press the MENU knob Recording a SHOT MARK 1 essence mark Press the RET button on the lens once ShotMark1 appears near the timecode display on the viewfinder screen for about one second If SHOT MARK 1 recording has been assigned to one of the ASSIGN switches you can also use that switch to record a SHOT MARK 1 essence ...

Page 71: ...e for one recording session NUMBER OF FRAME and the total time consisting of one recording session and the following interval INTERVAL TIME A pre lighting function is available This function automatically turns on the light before recording starts which allows you to record pictures under stable light and color temperature conditions When the recording mode of this unit is set to DVCAM format the ...

Page 72: ...ntinuously The camcorder exits Interval Rec mode whenever it is powered off However the settings of INTERVAL TIME etc are maintained You do not need to set them again the next time you use Interval Rec mode Shooting and recording in Interval Rec mode 1 After performing the basic procedures for shooting and recording following the instructions in Making settings before shooting on page 71 secure th...

Page 73: ...ting mode is 30P 25P when PAL AREA is selected or 23 98P mode 2 On the SPECIAL EFFECTS page of the OPERATION menu set SLOW QUICK to ON For details of menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 131 3 Select FRAME RATE and press the MENU knob 4 Turn the MENU knob to select the desired frame rate and press the MENU knob You can select from 4P to 30P and 60P from 4P to 25P and 50P when PAL AREA...

Page 74: ...t to SAVE In these cases the number of seconds that can actually be recorded from the Picture Cache may be fewer than the specified Picture Cache time During playback or recording review no data is saved to the Picture Cache memory Thus it is not possible to use this function to rerecord the last few seconds of material from playback or recording review To turn Picture Cache mode on proceed as fol...

Page 75: ...ording during disc access the start point of the recorded clip may be later than the Picture Cache time especially when there are a large number of clips recorded on the disc In Picture Cache mode you should avoid stop and start recording operations in quick succession The time disc access stops after the REC START button is pressed equals the Picture Cache time However if you start recording with...

Page 76: ...ctly Proceed as follows 1 On the CLIP TITLE page select PREFIX and then press the MENU knob A prefix string appears 2 Move the x mark to the character you want to change and then press the MENU knob 3 Turn the MENU knob to move the x mark to the desired character in the list of selectable characters and then press the MENU knob 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enter the remaining characters 5 When you ha...

Page 77: ...value setting Care should be taken when setting the serial number Assigning User Defined Clip and Clip List Names The following standard format names are assigned automatically to clips and clip lists that are created or recorded by XDCAM devices Clips C0001 to C0300 Clip lists E0001E01 to E0099E01 You can use the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software to assign user defined names instead of the s...

Page 78: ...clip has a title the title is displayed instead Titles are enclosed in double quotation marks See Thumbnail Search page 82 for more information about the thumbnail screen Items in the upper left of the screen are displayed in the following order of priority Title user assigned clip name standard clip name Therefore the display changes as follows depending on whether a clip has a title The title is...

Page 79: ... and then press the MENU knob MEMORY STICK ACCESS appears and the file on the Memory Stick TITLES TXT is transferred to the internal memory of the unit The message COMPLETE appears when the transfer finishes The message FILE NOT FOUND appears if no list of title prefixes is found Check the location where the file is stored on the Memory Stick To select a prefix from the title prefix list Proceed a...

Page 80: ...sition which works in the same way as with tape as described below After playback stop The unit stops at the position where the STOP button was pressed Press the PLAY PAUSE button to resume playback at the stop position After recording The unit stops at the position where recording ended To play back a clip press the PREV button to move to the start frame of any clip or press the PREV button with ...

Page 81: ...e performance of the recording layers on the disc may have worsened due to age Do not use discs with these symptoms Whether every disc inserted into an XDCAM device displays the same playback conditions If so the performance of the laser diodes may have deteriorated Check the total optical output time Freezing a Picture During Playback Proceed as follows 1 Press the PLAY PAUSE button to start play...

Page 82: ...e PREV or NEXT button Move to the previous or next clip Press the PREV or NEXT button with the F REV or F FWD button held down Move to the first or last clip Press the F REV F FWD button Move to the previous or next page 3 To cue up the selected clip press the SEL SET button or the MENU knob To start playback from the selected clip press the PLAY PAUSE button The remainder of the thumbnail selecti...

Page 83: ... thumbnails changes according to the item selected Example When SEQUENCE NUMBER is selected Some characters in clip names clip list names and titles may be converted to s characters for display in the thumbnail screen and CLIP menu For details see page 78 Changing the Thumbnail Image Index Frame of a Clip In the thumbnail screen normally the first frame of a clip is displayed as the index frame To...

Page 84: ...ws 1 With the SUB CLIP indicator off hold down the SHIFT button and press the THUMBNAIL button The essence mark selection screen appears Essence marks not recorded on the disc appear in gray To escape from the essence mark selection screen to the previous screen Press the RESET button on the right side of the LCD monitor 2 Use the SEL SET button or the MENU knob to select the desired essence mark ...

Page 85: ...rk Only SHOT MARK 1 and SHOT MARK 2 can be deleted REC START cannot be deleted Shot mark deletion is only possible when the settings are such that shot mark recording is possible Essence marks cannot be deleted when the clip is locked page 87 1 In the chapter screen hold down the SHIFT button and press the SEL SET button down CLIP MENU The CLIP menu appears see page 100 2 Select DELETE SHOT MARK 3...

Page 86: ...urn to the previous screen Clip List Playback You can play back clips in their order in a clip list created with the scene selection function see Chapter 4 Playing back in clip list order Proceed as follows 1 If the clip list that you want to play exists on the disc load it into the current clip list see page 92 For the clip list loading operation see Loading a Clip List From the Disc as the Curre...

Page 87: ...cture Adding and deleting shot marks Locked clips are deleted along with other clips Clips cannot be locked or unlocked when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position 1 With the SUB CLIP indicator off press the THUMBNAIL button turning it on The thumbnails of the clips on the disc appear 2 Select the clip to lock you can do this with the same operations as step 2 ...

Page 88: ...their contents Clips cannot be deleted when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position If the deletion target clip is referenced by clip lists on the disc all of those clip lists are deleted as well If the deletion target clip is referenced in the current clip list all of the referenced sub clips and only those sub clips are deleted at the same time as the deletion...

Page 89: ...on the right side of the LCD monitor with the SHIFT button held down shortcut operation The clip deletion screen appears directly without displaying the CLIP MENU To delete all clips 1 Carry out steps 1 and 3 of Locking Clips to display the CLIP MENU 2 Use the SEL SET button or MENU knob to select LOCK OR DELETE ALL CLIPS and then press the button or knob A sub menu appears 3 Use the SEL SET butto...

Page 90: ...e situations In scene selection you create a clip list editing data Since the material itself is not affected you can repeat this any number of times You can play back the edit list created by scene selection on this unit In the scene selection function you can add whole clips add parts of a clip add using chapters change the playback sequence amend or delete In and Out points and carry out all of...

Page 91: ...ips in the current clip list Reordering sub clips A Adjusting the sub clip In Out points trimming A Deleting sub clips B Create and edit a clip list Save the clip list to disc see page 98 Select clips Recorded material Clip list 1 Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3 Clip 4 Sub clip 1 Sub clip 2 Sub clip 3 Disc Disc Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3 Clip list 1 Play back the clip list see page 86 Sub clip 1 Sub clip 2 Sub cli...

Page 92: ...list which is currently loaded into the unit memory is called the current clip list The current clip list is always the target of sub clip creation and editing Clip list playback also uses the current clip list After creating and editing a clip list you need to save it to disc Clip list playback Clips and clip lists are saved together on a disc Clips are played back according to clip list data Rec...

Page 93: ...an already created clip list the details including the creation date appear and for an empty clip list NEW FILE appears If a clip list is already loaded the LOAD CLIP LIST screen does not appear In this case proceed to step 4 To switch the information displayed in clip lists Press the SEL SET button to the right side Each press of the button switches the information displayed in the following orde...

Page 94: ... this whole screen is referred to as the scene selection screen To return to the CLIP menu Press the RESET button on the right side of the LCD monitor 6 Use the SEL SET button four way arrow key or MENU knob to select the clip you want to include in the clip list press the button knob To make a multiple selection hold down the SHIFT button and turn the MENU knob An I bar cursor appears in a window...

Page 95: ... it is always the first frame that is displayed on the clip list screen Adding Sub Clips Using the Expand Function You can use the expand function see page 85 to divide a sub clip and display thumbnails of the divisions This allows you to include a section of the sub clip Proceed as follows 1 In the upper part of the scene selection screen select the sub clip for expanded display 2 Press the DISPL...

Page 96: ...as a sub clip Adding Sub Clips Using the Chapter Function You can use the chapter function see page 85 to display thumbnails of shot marks in clips on the disc and include sections of those clips in clip lists Proceed as follows 1 In the scene selection screen select the clip for chapter display An S mark appears in the upper right of clips where shot marks are set 2 Press the COUNTER CHAPTER butt...

Page 97: ...he SEL SET button or MENU knob you return to step 3 instead of the CLIP menu after a clip is moved This allows you to continue moving sub clips 5 Save the contents of the current clip list to disc See Saving the Current Clip List to Disc on page 98 Adjusting Sub Clip In Out Points Trimming Proceed as follows 1 Carry out step 1 of the procedure in Reordering Sub Clips on page 97 to display the CLIP...

Page 98: ... knob After the trim is executed you return to the screen of step 3 instead of the CLIP menu This allows you to continue trimming To cancel the trim Press the SEL SET button to the lower side CLIP MENU side 8 Save the contents of the current clip list to disc See Saving the Current Clip List to Disc on page 98 Deleting Sub Clips Proceed as follows 1 Carry out step 1 of the procedure in Editing Cli...

Page 99: ...correctly press the SEL SET button or MENU knob This sets the start timecode for the current clip list which will be used for playback To cancel the timecode setting hold down the SHIFT button and press the SEL SET button down CLIP MENU Alternatively press the RESET button on the right side of the LCD monitor 6 Save the current clip list See Saving the Current Clip List to Disc on page 98 The DF N...

Page 100: ...Item Function CLIP INFORMATION Select the information to be displayed below the thumbnails C B 7 LOAD CLIP LIST Load a clip list from the disc as the current clip list DED SAVE CLIP LIST Save the current clip list to the disc B DELETE CLIP LIST Delete a clip list from the disc DED SORT CLIP LISTS BY You can sort the list of clip lists by name or date and time of creation DED SET INDEX PICTURE a Ch...

Page 101: ...e SUB CLIP indicator on This displays thumbnails of the sub clips within the clip list Deleting a Clip List From the Disc Proceed as follows 1 Display the CLIP menu See To display the CLIP menu on page 100 2 Select DELETE CLIP LIST This displays the clip lists To switch the information displayed for clip lists Press the SEL SET button to the right side Each press switches the information displayed...

Page 102: ... browse the proxy AV data add or modify metadata titles comments essence marks etc or create a clip list The modified metadata and the created clip list can then be written back to the disc loaded in this unit System requirements to use the PDZ 1 The following are required to use the PDZ 1 Computer PC with Intel Pentium III CPU at least 1 GHz installed memory at least 512 MB Operating system Micro...

Page 103: ... Displays and Detailed Settings Menu Organization and Operation The following chart shows the organization of menus in this camcorder Note that the USER menu organization shown in the chart is as registered at the factory For details about USER MENU CUSTOMIZE see Editing the USER Menu on page 133 ...

Page 104: ... SEL 1 5 STANDARD SCENE RECALL SCENE STORE F ID SYSTEM REC FORMAT BIT RATE HD AUDIO CH HD ASPECT RATIO DV COUNTRY SLOW QUICK F350 FRAME RATE F350 INTERVAL REC INTERVAL TIME NUMBER OF FRAME NUMBER OF TIMES PRE LIGHTING PICTURE CACHE CACHE REC TIME ASSIGN SW 1 ASSIGN SW 2 ASSIGN SW 3 ASSIGN SW 4 DELETE LAST CLIP DELETE ALL CLIPS QUICK FORMAT COMPONENT OUT F330 HD SD PLAY BACK VIDEO OUT SEL F350 i LI...

Page 105: ...L HUE SKIN DTL WIDTH ALL PRESET SYSTEM REC FORMAT BIT RATE HD AUDIO CH HD ASPECT RATIO DV COUNTRY SLOW QUICK F350 FRAME RATE F350 INTERVAL REC INTERVAL TIME NUMBER OF FRAME NUMBER OF TIMES PRE LIGHTING PICTURE CACHE CACHE REC TIME ASSIGN SW 1 ASSIGN SW 2 ASSIGN SW 3 ASSIGN SW 4 DELETE LAST CLIP DELETE ALL CLIPS QUICK FORMAT TITLE SELECT PREFIX CLEAR NUMERIC LOAD PREFIX DATA PREFIX NUMERIC NAMING F...

Page 106: ...OUT ZEBRA VIDEO OUT MARKER ZEBRA ZEBRA SELECT ZEBRA1 DET LEVEL DETAIL FREQ VF ASPECT MARKER CENTER SAFETY ZONE SAFETY AREA ASPECT ASPECT SELECT DISP REC FORMAT DISP BIT RATE DISP SYSTEM DISP FRAME RATE DISP 16 9 DISP ZOOM DISP FOCUS DISP BATT REMAIN DISP REC PLAY DISP TIME CODE DISP 5600K DISP FILTER DISP WHITE DISP GAIN DISP SHUTTER DISP AUDIO DISP DISC DISP IRIS DISP LOW LIGHT DISP INTERVAL LCD ...

Page 107: ...CK GAMMA SELECT MASTER GAMMA BLACK GAMMA PRESET MTX SEL GAMMA MATRIX KNEE WHITE CLIP DETAIL COLOR TEMP A C TEMP BAL A R GAIN A B GAIN A D5600K A COLOR TEMP B C TEMP BAL B R GAIN B B GAIN B D5600K B KNEE POINT KNEE SLOPE KNEE SAT LEVEL WHITE CLIP LEVEL DETAIL LEVEL DTL H V RATIO DETAIL FREQUENCY APERTURE LEVEL KNEE APT LEVEL SD DETAIL CROSS COLOR SKIN DETAIL SKIN DETAIL LVL SKIN DETECT SKIN AREA IN...

Page 108: ...ECALL SCENE STORE F ID AU REF LEVEL AU AGC SPEC AU LIMITER MODE REAR MIC REF FRONT MIC SELECT AU CH12 AGC MODE AU CH34 AGC MODE AUDIO CH1 LEVEL AUDIO CH2 LEVEL AU SG 1KHz AU OUT LIMITER HEADPHONE OUT i LINK AUDIO OUT TC OUT DF NDF UBIT SHOTMARK 1 SHOTMARK 2 INDEX PIC POS COLOR TEMP P C TEMP BAL P WHITE SWITCH B ATW SPEED SHOCKLESS WHITE AWB FIXED AREA WHT FILTER INH COLOR BAR SEL REC TALLY SLOW MO...

Page 109: ...NT No 2 SEGMENT No 1 GL H PHASE H ADVANCE ZOOM SELECT ZOOM SPEED AF DETECT AREA USER FILE LOAD USER FILE SAVE F ID USER PRESET CUSTOMIZE RESET ALL FILE LOAD ALL FILE SAVE F ID ALL RESET 1 5 STANDARD SCENE RECALL SCENE STORE F ID LENS FILE RECALL LENS FILE STORE F ID SOURCE LENS NO OFFSET IRIS GAIN LENS AUTO RECALL LENS INFORMATION L ID L MF LENS M VMOD LENS R FLARE LENS G FLARE LENS B FLARE LENS W...

Page 110: ...related to the subject when the camcorder is being operated PAINT menu This menu contains items for making detailed image adjustments while using a waveform monitor to monitor the waveforms output by the camera Support of a video engineer is usually required to use this menu Although you can also use an external remote control unit to set the items on this menu this menu is effective when using th...

Page 111: ... file In the lens file the setting data used to compensate for the characteristics of lenses such as flare white shading and auto iris gain is saved You can save up to 32 lens files in the camcorder memory and up to 100 lens files in a Memory Stick Items included in the lens file are marked with an L in the File column on the menu list DIAGNOSIS menu This menu shows the digital hours meter and dis...

Page 112: ...UMBER OF FRAME 1F 3F 6F 1F NUMBER OF TIMES CONT 50 100 200 300 500 800 1000 CONT PRE LIGHTING OFF 2SEC 5SEC 10SEC OFF PICTURE CACHE OFF ON OFF C 5C 07 C3 L0 3 M C 8 7 N O GC O08 K P O08 K Q 83 K78 0 7 7 AR CACHE REC TIME 0 2s 2 4s 4 6s 6 8s 8 10s 10 12s 0 2s 03 ASSIGNABLE ASSIGN SW 1 OFF MARKER ATW LENS RET REC SWITCH TURBO SWITCH etc EZMOD 05 C 5S 0 707 K78 0 7 SCCITU CM0 83 7 DR A ASSIGN SW 2 IR...

Page 113: ...IN TURBO 42dB 08 EZ MODE TLCS TLCS MODE AGC AE AGC AE AGC AE Selects the TLCS function in EZ mode AGC AE automatic gain and shutter control AGC automatic gain control only AE automatic shutter control only A AGC LIMIT 0 3 6 9 12 15 18dB normal setting value 18dB Sets the upper limit for AGC adjustment This function operates only when using the EZ mode AGC CHANGE POINT OPEN F2 F2 8 F4 F5 6 F2 8 Set...

Page 114: ...h recording and playback HD YPbPr Regardless of the recording format output HD YPbPr when recording Output SD YPbPr only when playing back DVCAM format SD YPbPr Regardless of the recording format output SD YPbPr For both recording and playback A VIDEO OUT SEL VBS HD Y VBS Selects the output from the VIDEO OUT connector VBS Output a composite signal HD Y Output an HD Y signal HD SD PLAY BACK 16 9 4...

Page 115: ...m the VIDEO OUT connector VIDEO OUT MARKER Selects whether or not the marker signal is mixed to the output signal from the VIDEO OUT connector 12 VF SETTING ZEBRA OFF ON OFF 08 C 5C 07 3 H0 MN07 C8 7 P0 1 W 7 D B ZEBRA SELECT 1 2 BOTH 1 A ZEBRA1 DET LEVEL 30 to 107 in 1 steps 70 DETAIL FREQ NORM HIGH HIGH VF ASPECT AUTO 4 3 AUTO 13 MARKER MARKER OFF ON OFF 09 C 5C 07 3 P0 1 W 7 D A A CENTER ON SAF...

Page 116: ... ID 4 18 SHOT DISP SHOT DATE OFF ON OFF C 5F 8 07 C3 P CK 09 7 3 Q 1 6 7 D B A DATE MODE Y M D M D Y D M Y Y M D SHOT TIME OFF ON OFF TIME MODE 12H 24H 12H SHOT ID SEL OFF ID 1 ID 2 ID 3 ID 4 OFF 19 LENS FILE SEL LENS FILE SELECT 1 to 32 Selects a lens file Up to 32 files can be registered L F ID Indicates the name of the selected lens file L ID Indicates the name of the lens file corresponding to...

Page 117: ...ailed Settings 21 UMID SET COUNTRY CODE 4 byte alphanumeric strings C 5V 07 V IP P 7 DAD A ORGANIZATION USER CODE TIME ZONE 00 to xx 00 22 RESET ALL PRESET EXEC EXEC 11 Resets all settings at the USER level No Page Item Settings Default USER menu page Description File ...

Page 118: ... the white clipping correction on or off DETAIL Turns the detail signal on or off 03 WHITE COLOR TEMP A Display color temperature converted from R B Gain 3200 Sets the color temperature of WHITE A A C TEMP BAL A 99 to 99 0 Adjusts the value more precisely when the color temperature adjustment through COLOR TEMP is not satisfactory R GAIN A Only the value of R GAIN is changed B GAIN A Only the valu...

Page 119: ...ts the aperture level KNEE APT LEVEL Sets the knee aperture level SD DETAIL LOW MID HIGH MID Detail setting for down converted SD CROSS COLOR OFF ON ON Turns the cross color component on or off 06 SKIN DETAIL SKIN DETAIL OFF ON OFF 10 Sets the skin detail on or off A Sc St SKIN DETAIL LVL 0 Sets the detail level of detected color SKIN DETECT Moves to color detection page EXEC Detects the color for...

Page 120: ...atrix adjustment value STD settings for standard shooting conditions HISAT settings for high saturation shooting FL settings for fluorescent illumination CINE settings to evoke the impression of film camera shooting 08 MATRIX 2 USER MATRIX R G 99 to 99 0 Sets the arbitrary R G user set matrix coefficients A Sc St USER MATRIX R B Sets the arbitrary R B user set matrix coefficients USER MATRIX G R S...

Page 121: ...itch settings and returns the settings to the standard settings saved in the reference file SCENE RECALL Displays the SCENE FILE selection screen EXEC Recalls a scene file from the camcorder memory or the Memory Stick SCENE STORE Stores a scene file in the camcorder memory or the Memory Stick F ID Displays character input mode up to 16 characters Blank Sets the File ID Sc No Page Item Settings Def...

Page 122: ...s or to carry it out in stereo mode AU CH34 AGC MODE MONO STEREO Selects whether to carry out automatic adjustment of the input levels of analog audio signals recorded on channels 3 and 4 independently for the two channels to carry it out in stereo mode or not at all AUDIO CH1 LEVEL SIDE1 FRONT F S1 FRONT When recording audio on channel 1 selects which knob is used for adjustment SIDE1 Adjust with...

Page 123: ...hannels 1 and 2 16 bits 48 ksps 4CH Output channels 1 to 4 12 bits 32 ksps 03 TIMECODE TC OUT AUTO GENE AUTO Timecode output setting AUTO For recording the timecode generator value is output and for playback the value from timecode reader is output GENE The timecode generator value is output for both recording and playback A DF NDF DF NDF DF DF NDF setting DF drop frame mode NDF non drop frame mod...

Page 124: ... AREA ON OFF ON Increases the AWB speed WHT FILTER INH OFF ON OFF Turns on and off the function which inhibits independent white balance memory for each filter position 06 CAM CONFIG COLOR BAR SEL MULTI 75 100 MULTI Selects color bar type A REC TALLY UPPER BOTH UPPER Selects whether to light the upper REC TALLY indicator only or both upper and lower indicators SLOW MOTION NORMAL EXPAND NORMAL NORM...

Page 125: ...D 11 5 to 17 0V in 0 1 V steps 11 8V Used when a battery pack other than a BP GL95 GL65 L60S L80S is used Sets the voltage level of the battery at which the BEFORE END warning should be issued Other END 11 0 to 14 0V in 0 1 V steps 11 0V Used when a battery pack other than a BP GL95 GL65 L60S L80S is used Sets the voltage level of the battery at which the END warning should be issued DC IN BEFORE ...

Page 126: ...en Others is determined remaining battery capacity indicator segment 4 lights when below the set voltage SEGMENT NO 3 13 0V When Others is determined remaining battery capacity indicator segment 3 lights when below the set voltage SEGMENT NO 2 12 0V When Others is determined remaining battery capacity indicator segment 2 lights when below the set voltage SEGMENT NO 1 11 0V When Others is determine...

Page 127: ...R Selects the auto focus detection area No Page Item Settings Default USER menu page Description File No Page Item Settings Default USER menu page Description File 01 USER FILE USER FILE LOAD Displays the USER FILE selection screen EXEC C 5C J07 7 Y 07 V 01 7 DR USER FILE SAVE F ID Displays character input mode up to 16 character Blank USER PRESET After asking YES NO executes the function EXEC C 5...

Page 128: ...O OFFSET After asking YES NO executes the function EXEC Resets the lens file to standard IRIS GAIN 99 to 99 Adjusts the response speed of the auto iris according to the lens L LENS AUTO RECALL ON OFF Selects whether to automatically read in a lens file A LENS INFORMATION L ID Lens file name for connected serial lens L MF Lens manufacturer for connected serial lens 05 LENS FILE 2 LENS M VMOD 99 99 ...

Page 129: ... output parameters of optical head resettable SPINDLE rst Shows cumulative total time of spindle rotation in units of 1 hour resettable LASER rst Shows cumulative light output parameters of optical head resettable LOADING rst Shows cumulative count of disc insertions resettable SEEK rst Shows cumulative total of optical head seek operation time in units of 1 hour resettable 02 DISC STATUS USER ID ...

Page 130: ...p list title RECORD DEVICE In NORMAL MODE name of device on which current clip was recorded In CLIP LIST MODE shows SERIAL In NORMAL MODE serial number of device on which current clip was recorded In CLIP LIST MODE shows DATE In NORMAL MODE date current clip was recorded In CLIP LIST MODE date clip list was created TIME In NORMAL MODE time current clip was recorded In CLIP LIST MODE time clip list...

Page 131: ...old down the MENU knob and flick the MENU switch to the ON position Basic Menu Operations By pressing and turning the MENU knob you can set various menu items In the remainder of this section the LCD monitor is generally shown as an example of the menu display but a similar display also appears on the viewfinder screen To select the setting items and values on the menu Turn the MENU knob to select...

Page 132: ...layed the CONTENTS page of the USER menu appears In this case follow the procedure below 1 Press the MENU knob Then turn the MENU knob to move b to the desired page number 2 Press the MENU knob again The page selected in 1 is displayed Go to step 3 When you set items on the ALL OPERATION PAINT MAINTENANCE FILE or DIAGNOSIS menu move b to the menu that contains the desired item in the TOP menu and ...

Page 133: ...ears in front of the page number Turn the MENU knob to switch pages When nothing appears in front of the page number Turn the MENU knob to move b to the page number and press the MENU knob Then turn the MENU knob to switch pages Editing the USER Menu The USER MENU CUSTOMIZE menu allows you to configure a USER menu that consists only of pages and items that you need by adding deleting or replacing ...

Page 134: ...1 Follow steps 1 to 3 in To add a new page on page 133 2 Press the MENU knob Then select the item that you want to delete and press the MENU knob The EDIT FUNCTION page appears 3 Select DELETE and press the MENU knob The previously displayed page appears again and the message DELETE OK YES b NO appears at the upper right 4 To delete select YES and press the MENU knob To replace items on a page 1 F...

Page 135: ... EDIT PAGE screen appears again To delete a page by using the MENU knob 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 in To add a page 2 Press the MENU knob Then select the page that you want to delete and hold down the MENU knob To delete a page by using the EDIT FUNCTION page 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 in To add a page 2 Press the MENU knob Then select the page that you want to delete and press the MENU knob The EDIT FUNCTI...

Page 136: ...DISP 2 page of the OPERATION menu and press the MENU knob For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 131 2 Select the desired setting item and press the MENU knob On the VF DISP 1 and VF DISP 2 pages you can select the following items to be displayed on the screen VF DISP 1 page 1 This item may not appear depending on the mounted lens TOP F01 USER FILE USER FILE LOAD EXEC USE...

Page 137: ...ATION menu and press the MENU knob For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 131 2 Select the desired setting item and press the MENU knob You can set the following items on the MARKER page 3 Turn the MENU knob to select the desired setting and press the MENU knob 4 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have set all of the desired items Item Description DISP 5600K Displays 5600K DI...

Page 138: ...an item in the menu screen Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to the desired item 1 Display the SHOT DISP page of the OPERATION menu and press the MENU knob For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 131 2 Select the desired setting item and press the MENU knob You can set the following items on the SHOT DISP page 3 Turn the MENU knob to select the desired setting and pres...

Page 139: ... have finished character inputting turn the MENU knob to move x over END then press the MENU knob This exits the character input mode and returns to the SHOT ID page To insert a space In step 3 above move x over INS and press the MENU knob To cancel inserting a space move x to RET and press the MENU knob To delete a character In step 3 of Setting the Shot ID on page 139 move x over DEL and press t...

Page 140: ... the MENU knob to move the b mark to the desired item 1 Display the GAIN SW page of the OPERATION menu and press the MENU knob For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 131 You can set the following items on the GAIN SW page 2 Select the item corresponding to the switch position and press the MENU knob 3 Turn the MENU knob to select the gain value and press the MENU knob You...

Page 141: ...ark to the desired item 1 Display the WHITE page of the PAINT menu and press the MENU knob For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 131 2 Select the desired setting item and press the MENU knob You can set the following items on the WHITE page The above table shows the adjustment of the white balance of channel A Items followed by B are used to adjust the white balance of c...

Page 142: ... this page is added to the white balance for channel A WARM COOL A When OFFSET WHITE A is ON sets the offset for the white balance of channel A using the color temperature Adjust the value while looking at the real image because error tends to be bigger for adjustment of high color temperature COLOR FINE A Adjusts the value more precisely if the adjustment by WARM COOL A is not satisfactory OFFSET...

Page 143: ...the menu screen Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to the desired item 1 Display the FORMAT menu of the USER OPERATION menu and press the MENU knob For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 131 2 Select ASPECT RATIO DV and press the MENU knob 3 Turn the MENU knob to select the desired aspect ratio 16 9 4 3 and press the MENU knob Function Description OFF Assigns no functi...

Page 144: ... interlace scan mode 30P progressive scan mode 23 98P mode Pulldown method for DVCAM format recording in 23 98P mode DVCAM video signals recorded in 23 98P mode are 2 3 pulled down and recorded on a disc as 60i signals Note DF NDF Purpose Notes DF Obtain an effect similar to that obtained by 23 98P shooting while maintaining interlace scan mode NDF Re convert to 23 98P with nonlinear editing softw...

Page 145: ... A O E B O E C O E D O E A O E A E B O B E B O C E C O D E D O D E A O A E O Odd E Even After reading from the CCDs in 23 98 frames per second a pulldown conversion is carried out to the 30 frames 29 97 frames per second of the normal progressive scan mode 1 29 97 seconds 1 23 98 seconds CCD output Video output signal ...

Page 146: ...t on page 111 Handling the Memory Stick The Memory Stick can be inserted to or removed from the camcorder with the power turned on or off Memory Stick usable with this camcorder With this camcorder you can use a Memory Stick whose capacity does not exceed 128 MB For details see About a Memory Stick on page 174 To insert a Memory Stick 1 Open the Memory Stick slot cover on the back of the camcorder...

Page 147: ...and carrying the Memory Stick keep it in its original case to ensure protection of important data Do not format the Memory Stick using a PC Format the Memory Stick on the MEMORY STICK page of the FILE menu Saving USER Menu Data User File to the Memory Stick USER menu settings stored in the camcorder as user files can be saved to the Memory Stick You can save up to 100 user files to the Memory Stic...

Page 148: ... file ID is saved to the Memory Stick together with the data Set the file ID before saving data in the Memory Stick Otherwise the file ID is not saved with the other data How to select an item in the menu screen Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to the desired item 1 Display the USER FILE page of the FILE menu and press the MENU knob For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on ...

Page 149: ...ns on page 131 2 Select USER FILE LOAD and press the MENU knob The P00 USER LOAD page appears 3 Turn the MENU knob until the page which contains the desired file appears then press the MENU knob 4 Press the MENU knob Then select the desired file number and press the MENU knob The message LOAD OK YES b NO appears 5 To carry out the load select YES and press the MENU knob To cancel press the MENU kn...

Page 150: ...o the Memory Stick insert the Memory Stick into the Memory Stick slot before starting the operation How to select an item in the menu screen Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to the desired item 1 Display the SCENE FILE page of the FILE menu and press the MENU knob For details on menu operation see Basic Menu Operations on page 131 To set a file ID for the data to be saved Set the file ID befo...

Page 151: ...The five scene files stored in the camcorder memory can be saved to the Memory Stick all in a single operation How to select an item in the menu screen Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to the desired item 1 Display the SCENE FILE page of the FILE menu and press the MENU knob For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 131 2 Select SCENE STORE and press the MENU knob 3 Sel...

Page 152: ...0 used for saving data to or loading data from a Memory Stick For details to select the item To select the file information items to be displayed on page 149 Loading Scene Files How to select an item in the menu screen Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to the desired item 1 Display the SCENE FILE page of the FILE menu and press the MENU knob For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operat...

Page 153: ...s the MENU knob The message RECALL OK YES b NO appears 5 To carry out the recall select YES and press the MENU knob To cancel press the MENU knob leaving b pointing to NO When loading is complete the message COMPLETE appears and the access indicator goes off The scene files loaded from the Memory Stick overwrite data saved in the camcorder memory To load the scene file saved in the camcorder memor...

Page 154: ...s once again the settings of the camcorder are reset to the settings If you press the MENU knob again while x is displayed the operation is cancelled and the camcorder returns to the settings before STANDARD was selected s1 SCENE 25 s2 SCENE 26 s3 SCENE 27 s4 SCENE 28 s5 NO FILE xSTANDARD SCENE RECALL EXEC SCENE STORE EXEC F ID SCENE2 TOP F04 SCENE FILE ...

Page 155: ...ucture The following figure shows the directory structure of discs visible to a remote computer This structure is not the same as the actual structure recorded on the disc a Root directory b Only when sub item NAMING FORM on the FILE NAMING page of the OPERATION menu is set to FREE Note root a INDEX XML ALIAS XML b Clip Edit Sub General DISCMETA XML MEDIAPRO XML C0001 MXF C0001M01 XML C0002 MXF C0...

Page 156: ...ith firmware version 1 1 and lower only the most recently recorded clip may be deleted With firmware version 1 5 and higher any clip may be selected and deleted e Only files which can be written by XDCAM f With firmware version 1 5 and higher when the C part of a C MXF file name is changed a C M01 XML file with the same name in the C part is also changed automatically g When a C MXF file is create...

Page 157: ...he same name in the E part is also generated automatically h When an E E01 SMI file is deleted an E M01 XML file with the same name in the E part is also deleted automatically Directories cannot be created in the Edit directory Sub directory a With firmware version 1 5 and higher the C part can be changed to any name b With firmware version 1 5 and higher when the C part of a C MXF file name is ch...

Page 158: ...file access mode called FAM below are as follows Computer operating system Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or higher or Microsoft Windows XP Preparations Install the FAM driver on the remote computer To install the FAM driver Insert the supplied CD ROM PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software in the CD ROM drive of the computer and execute the Setup exe file then follow the installation instructions Fo...

Page 159: ... the menu which appears Exiting file operations Proceed as follows Do not disconnect the cable before performing steps 1 to 3 1 Do one of the following on the or icon displayed in the remote computer s taskbar Double click Right click and select one of the following commands from the menu which appears Windows 2000 Unplug or Eject Hardware Windows XP Safely Remove Hardware The Unplug or Eject Hard...

Page 160: ...e 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 unit may be exposed to rain Locations subject to violent vibration Near strong magnetic fields Close to radio or TV transmitters producing strong electromagnetic fields In direct sunlight or close...

Page 161: ...temperature when you have raised the master gain sensitivity when operating in Slow Shutter mode This problem may be alleviated by automatic black balance adjustment see page 59 Vertical smear When an extremely bright object such as a strong spotlight or flashlight is being shot vertical tails may be produced on the screen or the image may be distorted Aliasing When fine patterns stripes or lines ...

Page 162: ...es to the next page Press the MENU knob and check that settings of each item of the selected page are displayed Turn the MENU knob and check that the b mark moves within the page Press the MENU knob and check that the b mark placed before the item changes to a z mark and the z mark placed before the setting of the item changes to a mark Turn the MENU knob and check that the setting of the selected...

Page 163: ...ightness 2 Set the PRESET REGEN CLOCK switch to PRESET and set the F RUN SET R RUN to R RUN 3 Press the REC button and check the following points The time counter indication in the LCD monitor changes The REC indicator in the viewfinder is on The RF and SERVO indicators on the LCD monitor are off 4 Press the REC button again Check that recording stops and that the REC indicator in the viewfinder g...

Page 164: ... in the LCD monitor and the audio level indications in the viewfinder change with the volume of the sound 6 Checking the user bit and timecode functions 1 Set the user bits as required For the operation see To set the user bits on page 67 2 Set the timecode For the operation see To set the timecode on page 66 3 Set the F RUN SET R RUN switch to R RUN 4 Press the REC button and check that recording...

Page 165: ...f memory overflow Recording continuous but may be substandard Protect the unit from shocks and vibration ILL REC 2 2 2 Input sync error Recording continuous but may be substandard Turn off the power and contact your Sony dealer This indication may be given momentarily when a GENLOCK signal is connected or disconnected but this does not indicate a problem Disc Error 2 2 2 A disc defect was detected...

Page 166: ...era is in the Interval Rec mode M S indicates the shooting interval LOW LIGHT Appears depending on the setting to indicate the subject illumination is inadequate HIGH TEMPERATURE Indicates that temperatures have risen inside the unit Avoid continued use in this state Message Meaning and action to take ILL Disc The disc cannot be used by this unit Insert another Professional Disc ILL Index No FS Un...

Page 167: ...ion No SEL List No clip list is selected Create a new clip list or load a clip list from the disc No List There is no clip list Create a clip list No SUB Clip There are no sub clips in the clip list Register a sub clip or load another clip list Message Meaning and action to take SUB Clip NG The In and Out point positions are invalid Set correct In and Out points MAX SB CLP The total number of sub ...

Page 168: ...ecorded This appears when an attempt is made to execute a DELETE SHOT MARK operation on a clip when the specified shot mark has not been recorded for that clip REC START CANNOT BE DELETED REC START cannot be deleted This appears when an attempt is made to delete a REC START with a DELETE SHOT MARK operation DELETE SHOT MARK can delete only SHOT MARK1 and SHOT MARK2 marks CLIP IS LOCKED The clip is...

Page 169: ...charged one The battery goes dead very quickly The operating temperature is very low Use a BP GL95 The battery pack is inadequately charged Recharge the battery pack It is not possible to eject the disc The battery pack is exhausted Replace the battery pack with a fully charged one If the battery cannot be charged or there is no replacement battery use the procedure in the next item To eject the d...

Page 170: ... 15 seconds If the connected equipment still does not react do the following Check the i LINK cable for example by re plugging the i LINK cable Turn the power off and connect the cable again Change the i LINK cable The camera is not recognized by the computer connected via i LINK interface There is a problem with the software for example it does not support the MPEG HD DVCAM format etc Install sof...

Page 171: ...o on The UMID is applied as follows Using the Extended UMID You have to enter a country code organization code and user code Set the country code referring to the ISO 3166 table and set the organization code and user code independently For details see Additional information related to the UMID on page 172 Functions of UMID data The UMID data enables the following Spatial Coordinates Extended UMID ...

Page 172: ...here _ represents a space ORGANIZATION organization code When you select this item the ORGANIZATION window appears Enter an abbreviated 4 byte alphanumeric string for the organization code There are no problems in recording or playing back audio video signals if ORGANIZATION is not set Organization codes must be acquired by applying to the SMPTE registration office When no organization code has be...

Page 173: ...en connected to multiple i LINK devices your i LINK device can perform data transfer and other operations not only with the directly connected devices but also with any of the devices that are connected to those devices Therefore you do not need to be concerned with device connection order However depending on the features and specifications of the connected devices you may need to use certain fun...

Page 174: ...k can also be used for external data storage Memory Stick is available in two sizes standard size and compact Memory Stick Duo size Once attached to a Memory Stick Duo adaptor Memory Stick Duo turns to the same size as standard Memory Stick and thus can be used with products compliant with standard Memory Stick Types of Memory Stick Memory Stick is available in the following four types to meet var...

Page 175: ... Memory Stick to get wet Do not use or store the Memory Stick in a location that is Extremely hot such as in a car parked in the sun Under direct sunlight Very humid or subject to corrosive substances Memory Stick access indicator If the access indicator is turned on or is flashing data is being read from or written to the Memory Stick At this time do not shake the computer or product or subject t...

Page 176: ... lb 2 oz with DXF 20W Viewfinder microphone disc and BP GL95 Battery Pack Dimensions Supplied accessories VCL 719BXS Auto Focus Lens 1 supplied with PDW F330K only DXF 801 801CE Viewfinder 1 PDW F330L F330K DXF 20W Viewfinder 1 PDW F350L Stereo microphone 1 Wind screen 1 Shoulder strap 1 VCT U14 Tripod Adaptor 1 Lens mount cap 1 Flange focal length adjustment test chart 1 RM F300 Infrared Remote C...

Page 177: ... the PDW F350L Picture tube 2 inch aspect ratio 16 9 monochrome Indicators REC 2 TALLY BATT SHUTTER GAIN UP Resolution 600 lines Power voltage 12V DC Power consumption 3 W Mass Approx 620 g 1 lb 5 oz Maximum dimensions 239 76 215 mm 9 1 2 3 8 1 2 inches w h d Stereo microphone Type Back electret condenser microphone Directivity Super cardioid Frequency response 100 Hz to 20 kHz Output impedance 10...

Page 178: ...ing requirement For details consult your Sony sales dealer Power supply and related equipment BP GL95 GL65 L60S L80S Battery Pack BC L70 M150 L500 Battery Charger AC DN2B DN10 AC Adaptor Equipment for remote control RM B150 B750 Remote Control Unit Memory Stick MSH 32 32 MB MSH 64 64 MB MSH 128 128 MB Audio equipment ECM 673 674 678 Microphone CAC 12 Microphone Holder CA WR855 Camera Adaptor WRR 8...

Page 179: ... DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF FAILURE OF THIS UNIT OR ITS RECORDING 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 O...

Page 180: ...Digital Videocassette Recorder Professional disc BC M150 Battery Charger BC L70 Battery Charger AC DN2B DN10 AC Adaptor RM B150 B750 Remote Control Unit a Optional accessory shoe kit service part number A 8274 968 B is required for fitting For details consult your Sony dealer b The cables to use for connection differ according to the application For details see Connecting page 51 c Use a tripod ad...

Page 181: ...ode Ray Tube Video camera viewfinders are equipped with a CRT image display so you can monitor what you are shooting DCC Abbreviation for dynamic contrast control To provide a larger dynamic range for a video camera the range of brightnesses of subjects that can be handled by the imaging device the knee point is automatically adjusted with variations in the incident light Drop frame mode SMPTE tim...

Page 182: ...roximately 86 seconds per day between real time and timecode which causes problems when editing programs in units of seconds using the number of frames as a reference Non audio General term for audio signals other than linear PCM such as Dolby E and Dolby Digital AC 3 1 XDCAM can record non audio as an input signal 1 Dolby is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories NTSC Abbreviation for National Televis...

Page 183: ...rce Pack contains information such as the time and location of recording A UMID with the Basic section only is called a Basic UMID A UMID with the Source Pack is called an Extended UMID User s bits Abbreviation for Total Level Control System A function to operate the automatic gain control AGC and electronic shutter AE to adapt to varying lighting conditions while shooting VBS Abbreviation for vid...

Page 184: ...tment progress messages 137 Chapter function 85 adding sub clips 96 Clip 92 assigning titles automatically 75 Assigning User Defined Clip names 77 deleting 69 88 Locking 87 recording 58 Clip list 92 creating 93 deleting from the disc 101 managing 100 name display 31 playback 86 Sorting 101 CLIP TITLE page 113 CLK 19 CNT 19 Color bar signal outputting 16 Color temperature setting 141 Component vide...

Page 185: ... status display 17 136 LCD page 116 Lens 27 mounting 40 LENS connector 13 Lens file selecting 143 Lens locking lever 14 Lens mount 13 Lens mount cap 13 Lens mount securing rubber 13 LIGHT connector 23 LIGHT switch 15 30 Line input audio equipment connecting 49 Lithium battery attaching and replacing 35 replacing 33 service life 35 warning indicator 18 Lithium battery compartment 21 Live Play Funct...

Page 186: ...hot ID setting 139 SHOT MARK 70 SHOT MARK 1 2 buttons 33 Shoulder pad 23 adjusting the position 44 Shoulder strap fitting 44 removing 44 Shoulder strap fitting 23 SHUTTER indicator 30 Shutter mode 62 Shutter speed 62 indicator 32 SHUTTER switch 14 Side control panel 20 protection cover 19 SKIN DETAIL page 119 Skin detail correcting 69 Slow Quick motion shooting 73 SLS 62 63 SPECIAL EFFECTS page 11...

Page 187: ...sting contrast and brightness 43 adjusting the eyepiece focus 43 adjusting the outline emphasis 43 adjusting the position 42 attaching 42 cleaning 164 detaching 42 setting 138 status display 136 status display on the screen 31 136 Viewfinder connector 30 Viewfinder fitting shoe 23 Viewfinder front to back positioning knob 22 Viewfinder left to right positioning ring 23 Volume adjustment 15 W WARNI...

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