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133

Menu Organization and Operation

  Chap

ter
 5

  Men

u

 Dis

pla
y

s

 and Det

a

iled Set

tings

To confirm the selection of a menu, a 
setting item, or a setting value

Each time you press the MENU knob, the menu display 
switches in the following sequence.

Example: When using the OPERATION menu

If the TOP menu has not been displayed since the 
camcorder is powered on, “TOP” does not appear at the 
upper right on the above screen, and you cannot go to the 
TOP menu. In this case, follow the procedure in 

“To 

display the TOP menu” on page 132

.

To display the TOP menu when another menu is 
displayed

Move 

b

 to “TOP” displayed at the top right of each page 

of the menu, and press the MENU knob. Or flick the 
MENU switch repeatedly to ON until the TOP menu is 
displayed.

Using the USER Menu (Example 
Menu Operation)

This section explains menu operations using the USER 
menu as an example. The operations are the same for the 
ALL, OPERATION, PAINT, MAINTENANCE, FILE, 
DIAGNOSIS and ADVANCED menus. For details about 
how to operate the USER MENU CUSTOMIZE menu, see 

“Editing the USER Menu” on page 134

.

1

Flick the MENU switch to ON.

Normally, the USER menu appears. 
If it does not, turn the MENU knob to move 

b

 to 

USER in the TOP menu, and press the MENU knob.
If the USER menu has been used before, the last 
accessed page appears. In this case, go to step 

2

.

If this is the first time the USER menu has been 
displayed, 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, DIAGNOSIS, and 
AVDVANCED menu, move 

b

 to the menu that 

contains the desired item in the TOP menu, and then 
press the MENU knob.

2

Turn the MENU knob until the desired page appears.

3

Press the MENU knob.

b

 and 

z

 appear.

Note

     <TOP MENU>
 USER

 USER MENU CUSTOMIZE

 ALL

  OPERATION

  PAINT

  MAINTENANCE

  FILE

  DIAGNOSIS

  ADVANCED

TOP

? 00 CONTENTS
 01.FORMAT

 02.SPECIAL EFFECTS

 03.ASSIGNABLE

 04.DISC

 05.CLIP TITLE

 06.FILE NAMING

 07.GAIN SW

 08.EZ MODE / TLCS

 09.OFFSET WHITE

 10.OUTPUT

TOP

 00 CONTENTS

 01.FORMAT

 02.SPECIAL EFFECTS

 03.ASSIGNABLE

 04.DISC

 05.CLIP TITLE

 06.FILE NAMING

 07.GAIN SW

 08.EZ MODE / TLCS

 09.OFFSET WHITE

 10.OUTPUT

TOP

  10 OUTPUT
 SDI OUTPUT SEL:      HD

 

HD SD ASPECT     : 16:9

TOP

? 10 OUTPUT
 SDI OUTPUT SEL:      HD

 HD SD ASPECT     : 16:9

TOP

 10 OUTPUT

 SDI OUTPUT SEL: ?    HD

 HD SD ASPECT     : 16:9

TOP menu

If the menu has been 
used before

Menu selection page

If the menu 
has not 
been used

Setting value selection mode

Setting item selection mode

CONTENTS page

Menu selection mode

TOP

U00 CONTENTS

 01.PAINT

 02.SCENE FILE

 03.FORMAT

 04.SPECIAL EFFECTS

 05.ASSIGNABLE

 06.DISC

 07.OUTPUT

 08.VF SETTING

 09.MARKER

 10.SKIN DETAIL

0

This indicates 
that the menu 
screen can be 
scrolled.

b

TOP

?U01 PAINT
 A.IRIS          :     0

 DETAIL LEVEL    :     0

 MASTER BLACK    :     0

 GAMMA SELECT    :   STD 

 MASTER GAMMA    :     0 

 BLACK GAMMA     :   OFF

 PRESET MTX SEL  :   STD

Summary of Contents for PDW-F355L

Page 1: ...3 270 573 11 1 Professional Disc Camcorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference PDW F355L 2007 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...ig Laserens effekt 135 mW maks stråletoppunkt 65 mW maks ved kontinuerlig stråling Laserdiodin ominaisuudet Aallon pituus 400 410 nm Välityksen kesto Jatkuva Laserlähdön teho 135 mW sykehuipun maks 65 mW jatkuvan aallon maks CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specifie...

Page 3: ... See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate Perchlorate Material Lithium battery contains perchlorate For the customers in Europe This product with the CE marking complies with the EMC Directive issued by the Commission of the European Community Compliance with this directive implies conformity to the following European standards EN55103 1 Electromagnetic Interference Emission EN55103 2 Electr...

Page 4: ...nd the Screen Brightness Contrast and Outline Emphasis 36 Attaching a 5 inch Electronic Viewfinder 37 Using the Shoulder Strap 38 Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position 38 Mounting on a Tripod 39 Using a Video Light 39 Preparing the Audio Input System 40 Using the Supplied Microphone 40 Using an External Microphone 40 Attaching a UHF Synthesized Tuner 41 Connecting Line Input Audio Equipment 43 Conne...

Page 5: ...tion Overview 86 Creating Clip Lists 89 Including Sub Clips in the Current Clip List 89 Adding Sub Clips Using the Expand Function 91 Adding Sub Clips Using the Chapter Function 92 Editing Clip Lists 93 Reordering Sub Clips 93 Adjusting Sub Clip In Out Points Trimming 93 Deleting Sub Clips 94 Saving the Current Clip List to Disc 94 Setting the Start Timecode for the Current Clip List 95 Switching ...

Page 6: ...ing USER Menu Data User File to the Memory Stick 148 Loading Saved Data from a Memory Stick 150 Saving and Loading Scene Files 151 Saving a Scene File 151 Loading Scene Files 153 Resetting the Settings of the Camcorder to the Standard Settings 154 Chapter 7 File Operation Overview 156 Directory Structure 156 File Operation Restrictions 157 File Access Mode File Operations 159 Recording Continuous ...

Page 7: ...s of these settings see Setting the Area of Use and the Frame Frequency on page 31 Frame Frequency Indications for Interlaced Signals In the menus of this unit the frame frequency of an interlaced signal is shown as 60I or 50I with a capital letter but in this manual these are shown as 60i and 50i with a lower case letter For progressive signals both menus and manual use a capital letter e g 30P 2...

Page 8: ...e a tripod adaptor with a suffix of E or later on the model name For more details see Mounting on a Tripod page 39 PDW F355 Camcorder Shoulder strap Test chart for flange focal length adjustment Stereo Microphone VCT U14 Tripod Adaptor a DXF 20W Viewfinder Lens mount cap PFD23A Professional Disc PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software Operating Instruction Japanese version English version and CD ROM manual ...

Page 9: ...functions provide various effects This unit is equipped with many of the functions provided in a film camera allowing the operator creative control through a variety of techniques Slow shutter function A maximum of 64 frames can be accumulated using the slow shutter function In low light levels this allows clear and noiseless video to be shot and provides a fantasy video effect with ghost images T...

Page 10: ...tively It is also possible to keep recording to the same clip even when recording stops and starts again In this manual this feature is called the Clip Continuous Rec function The Clip Continuous Rec function can be turned on and off from the menu system For details see Recording with the Clip Continuous Rec Function page 75 Convenient playback and search functions exploiting the disc characterist...

Page 11: ...o is output as an NTSC signal and 23 98P video is output as an NTSC signal which has undergone 2 3 pulldown processing A Y signal is output when the 23 9P OUTPUT menu item is set to PSF Timecode input output connectors The unit is provided with one input connector and one output connector GENLOCK connector The SD or HD reference signal can be input to apply a genlock to the camera Video light conn...

Page 12: ... 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 This sensor is provided as an auxiliary...

Page 13: ... each of the EZ MODE 1 and ASSIGN 2 switches on the ASSIGNABLE page of the OPERATION menu The following functions are factory preset to the switches For details see Assigning Functions to ASSIGN Switches on page 143 l Lens 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 m...

Page 14: ...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 141 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 15: ...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 143 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 16: ...umber 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 61 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 return...

Page 17: ...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 backup battery CR2032 is low If this indication appears replace the lithium battery ...

Page 18: ...ngs on page 167 b ACCESS indicator This lights when data is written to or read from the disc c 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 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 El...

Page 19: ...ark When FIND MODE on the ESSENCE MARK page of the MAINTENANCE menu is set to CLIP This jumps to the first frame of the next clip During the jump the F FWD indicator flashes 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 For details see Recording Shot Marks page 65 k STOP button Press this to stop disc playback l PREV previous b...

Page 20: ...d down the SHIFT button and press downward once more to exit the CLIP menu When thumbnails index frames of clips are displayed on the LCD monitor you can use this button to select a thumbnail Push 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 This button is used for scene selection...

Page 21: ...de on page 61 and To set the user bits on page 62 m FRONT MIC LOW CUT switch Set to ON to insert a high pass filter in the microphone circuit reducing wind noise Normally leave the switch in the OFF position n PRESET REGEN regeneration CLOCK switch Selects whether to set a new timecode or to utilize the existing timecode PRESET Records a new timecode REGEN Records timecode continuous with the exis...

Page 22: ...justment see Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position on page 38 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 to carry out phase adjustment of the horizontal synchronization signal for genlock...

Page 23: ... the battery or AC adaptor see Preparing a Power Supply on page 30 For information about attaching a synthesized tuner see Attaching a UHF Synthesized Tuner on page 41 For your safety and to ensure proper operation of the camcorder Sony recommends the use of the following battery packs BP GL95 BP GL65 BP L60S and BP L80S d WRR connector 7 pin Connect a CA WR855 Camera Adaptor with attached WRR 855...

Page 24: ...nnect the camcorder and other equipment such as a hard disk drive with an i LINK interface to a computer with i LINK connectors turn off the power of the computer the other equipment and the camcorder before connecting them using the i LINK cable DV cable If a bus powered type 1 hard disk drive or similar equipment is connected while the computer is powered on electric current flows into the camco...

Page 25: ...as follows Begin 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 167 On the CAM CONFIG page of the MAINTENANCE menu you can select that the lower indicator also lights h BATT battery indicator red Lights up when the remaining battery capacity is low i GAIN UP indicator orange Lights u...

Page 26: ...djustment progress messages see Change Confirmation Adjustment Progress Messages on page 138 For details about marker display see Setting the Marker Display on page 138 Layout of the status display on the viewfinder screen All items that can be displayed on the viewfinder screen are shown below a VDR operation indicators VDR operation is displayed as follows REC During recording PLAY During playba...

Page 27: ... memory A Displayed when the WHITE BAL switch is set to A B Displayed when the WHITE BAL switch is set to B P Displayed when the WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST or when the preset button on an RM B150 has been pushed T Displayed when ATW is being used l Gain value Indicates the gain value in dB of the video amplifier as set by the GAIN switch m Shutter speed Indicates the shutter speed or the shut...

Page 28: ...etting of the lens Also the auto iris override is displayed using two squares which appear in the upper and lower parts respectively For details see Adjusting the Iris on page 59 s Setting change and adjustment progress message display area For details see Change Confirmation Adjustment Progress Messages on page 138 ...

Page 29: ... 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 30: ...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 If the battery pack is not attached correctly the terminal may be damaged 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 p...

Page 31: ...s a PAL 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 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 the M...

Page 32: ...R 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 23 9P OUTPUT PD BIT RATE HD SP AUDIO CH HD 4ch ASPECT RATIO DV 16 9 COUNTRY TOP 001 FORMAT SYSTEM 60I REC FORMAT MPEG HD 23 9P OUTPUT PD BIT RATE HD SP AUDIO CH HD 4ch ASPECT RATIO DV 16 9 COU...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...or 4 If a 2 3 inch type lens has been mounted connect 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 i...

Page 35: ...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 36: ...der 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 Make sure that the viewfinder connector is pushed fully into the VF connector on the unit If the connector is not firmly connected the image may break up or the tally light may not operate properly For details contact your Sony dealer Adjusting the Viewfind...

Page 37: ...ntrols to adjust the contrast and brightness 3 Return the OUTPUT DCC switch to its original position To adjust the outline emphasis You can rotate the PEAKING control to adjust the peaking H detail and V detail of the image in the viewfinder These adjustments strengthen the outlines of the image in the viewfinder making it easier to focus the camera Menu settings allow you to adjust peaking only w...

Page 38: ...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 39: ...nd 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 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 not u...

Page 40: ...lways use an 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 Mi...

Page 41: ...n this unit is not 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 Micro...

Page 42: ... four screws placed in the tuner fitting as illustrated below Check that the four screws are firmly tightened 2 Loosen the adjustment screws of the tuner fitting 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 detail...

Page 43: ...he camcorder into remote control mode If you disconnect the remote control unit the remote control mode is cancelled Refer to the RM B150 B750 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 ...

Page 44: ...he effective data region is switched to the remote control data region and the settings of the paint adjustment 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 un...

Page 45: ...age 26 Using an i LINK Connection Using the i LINK DV OUT S400 connector you can connect external equipment to the camcorder Video recorded in the MPEG HD format is down converted to the DVCAM format and output from the i LINK DV OUT S400 connector For connections using FAM file access mode see File Operation page 156 Settings required for an i LINK connection i LINK MODE setting Set the method of...

Page 46: ...e DSR 2000A 2000AP press the i LINK button on the remote control setting section of the VTR To use the automatic copying function of the DSR 2000A 2000AP it is necessary to set the recording format of the camcorder to DVCAM on the FORMAT page of the OPERATION menu For details on the external VTR see the instruction manual supplied with the external VTR To control the camcorder from a nonlinear edi...

Page 47: ...SEL item on the OUTPUT page of the OPERATION menu For details see page 112 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 159 For details of PDZ 1 see Using the PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software on page 98 75Ω coaxial ...

Page 48: ...amage or scratching of the disc If the disc is scratched it may be impossible to record video audio or to play back the content recorded on the disc The discs should be handled and stored carefully Do not touch the surface of the disc itself within the cartridge Deliberately opening the shutter may cause damage Do not disassemble the cartridge The supplied adhesive labels are recommended for index...

Page 49: ...Unloading a disc With the power supply on press the EJECT button to open the disc compartment lid and eject the disc then remove the disc If you are not going to insert another disc close the disc compartment lid Formatting a Disc Using a new disc 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 o...

Page 50: ... data lost is as follows Quick salvage From 2 to 4 seconds of data before the interruption of recording Full salvage From 4 to 6 seconds of data before the interruption of recording More data may be lost when the unit is subject to vibrations when you switch frequently between recording and paused and when you use functions such as Interval Rec Quick salvage When the unit is powered on again after...

Page 51: ...r the lighting conditions a The range over which the subject is sharply in focus Thus reducing the depth of field means that the range is reduced as well and increasing the depth of field means that it is increasing as well 3 Check the switch settings on the camcorder If you do not have enough time to check the settings of the unit you can turn the EZ MODE assigned switch on to use EZ mode for ins...

Page 52: ...e switch again Even if you do not press the switch the function goes off automatically after 10 seconds The EZ focus function goes off automatically if it is on when you press the REC button on this unit or the lens Recording starts immediately thereafter 12Set up the VDR section according to your shooting objects then start recording by pressing the REC button During recording the REC TALLY indic...

Page 53: ...recording starts The recording times listed above will be shorter if Clip Continuous Rec recording is done repeatedly Note Item Description Settings SYSTEM Frame frequency NTSC 60I 30P 23 9P PAL 50I 25P REC FORMAT Recording format MPEG HD DVCAM 23 9P OUTPUT System setting for 23 9P output PD Output 59 94i signals after 2 3 pulldown conversion PSF Output 23 98PsF signals BIT RATE HD Bit rate for HD...

Page 54: ...is powered off and on again twice After the second power on the format switches to DVCAM and 23 9P OUTPUT on the FORMAT page switches to PD Adjusting the Black Balance White Balance To ensure excellent image quality when using this camcorder conditions may require that both the black balance and the white balance be adjusted If the black balance or white balance adjustment is started messages that...

Page 55: ...y B only when the WHITE SWITCH B item is set to MEM on the WHITE SETTING page of the MAINTENANCE menu 2 Set the FILTER selector and the 5600K button to suit the lighting conditions The 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 second...

Page 56: ...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 57: ...amcorder and describes the procedure 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 open...

Page 58: ...EL The current shutter setting indication appears for about 3 seconds in the setting change and adjustment progress message display area of the viewfinder screen Examples SHUTTER 1 250 ECS 60 0 Hz SLS 1 15 2FRAME 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 The shutter speed display changes as ...

Page 59: ...blown out highlights To change the reference value 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 PAINT page of the PAINT menu and press the MENU knob For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 132 2 Select A IRIS and press the MENU knob 3 Turn the MENU knob to select the reference value from the following and ...

Page 60: ...he RM B150 B750 Remote Control Unit is connected The IRIS control knob of the RM B150 B750 can be used for lens iris setting In this case the bar display s does not appear To adjust the iris sensitivity In auto iris mode if hunting or response delay happens adjust the iris sensitivity using the iris sensitivity trimmer Example For the VCL 719BXS Auto Focus Lens Remove the rubber cap on the front o...

Page 61: ...m the top turns on To adjust manually the level of audio channel 1 without using the AUDIO LEVEL knob on the front of the camcorder Set AUDIO CH1 LEVEL to SIDE1 on the AUDIO 1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu The setting of the AUDIO LEVEL knob on the front of the camcorder is disabled Setting the Time Data To set the timecode The timecode setting range is from 00 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 29 hours minutes...

Page 62: ...the recorded timecode does not coincide with real time To set the user bits By setting the user bits up to 8 hexadecimal digits you can record user information such as the date time or scene number on the timecode track 1 Press the DISPLAY EXPAND button of the LCD monitor so that the status display appears 2 Press the COUNTER CHAPTER button on the LCD monitor to display UBG in the time counter dis...

Page 63: ...he LCD monitor to display TCG on the time counter display section 4 Depending on the frame frequency setting of this unit supply the reference timecode and reference video signal shown in the following table to the TC IN connector 1 and GENLOCK IN connector respectively The input reference timecode and reference video signal must meet the phase relationship requirements of the the SMPTE timecode s...

Page 64: ...connector before removing the battery pack You may lose timecode synchronization if you remove the battery pack first Camera synchronization during timecode synchronization During timecode synchronization the camera is genlocked to the reference video signal input from the GENLOCK IN connector Setting for Special Shooting Cases Depending on the shooting conditions set the camcorder appropriately r...

Page 65: ...and shot mark 2 on the disc Recording shot marks for scenes containing important images and sounds enables quick access to the marked points This increases editing efficiency The FIND MODE item on the ESSENCE MARK page of the MAINTENANCE menu allows you to specify whether to enable jumps to essence marks or whether jumps are to clip starting frames only To specify shot marks to be recorded on the ...

Page 66: ...tting is to use the first frame in the clip as the thumbnail Proceed as follows 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 ESSENCE MARK page of the MAINTENANCE menu and press the MENU knob For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 132 2 Select INDEX PIC POS and press the MENU knob The b mark changes to a z...

Page 67: ...H to 4H 6H 12H and 24H Here SEC means seconds MIN means minutes and H means hours 4 Select NUMBER OF FRAME and press the MENU knob 5 Turn the MENU knob to select the length of time of one recording session in units of frames and press the MENU knob You can select from 1F 3F and 6F 6 Select NUMBER OF TIMES and press the MENU knob 7 Turn the MENU knob to select the number of recording sessions and p...

Page 68: ...s cannot be changed To change the settings stop recording by pressing the REC button on the camcorder or the REC button on the lens Timecode In Interval Rec mode the internal timecode generator operates in R RUN mode Slow Quick Motion Shooting When the recording format is 30P or 23 98P or 25P when the area of use is set to PAL AREA then you can set the shooting frame rate for recording to be diffe...

Page 69: ...e when you press the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens to start recording However the number of seconds actually recorded from the Picture Cache may be shorter immediately after the setting of the VDR SAVE STBY switch is changed and in the special situations explained in the following notes The contents of Picture Cache memory are unstable for a short time immediately after you select...

Page 70: ...che mode the picture you are shooting now is recorded to disc after the picture data stored in memory equal to the Picture Cache time is recorded to disc For this reason disc access may continue for a short time after you press the REC START button to stop recording During this time the playback control buttons are disabled as in recording mode Also if you press the REC START button or the VTR but...

Page 71: ...l number setting for example if you reset the serial number to the original value after recording several clips Care should be taken when setting the serial number To assign user defined titles automatically when clips are recorded On the CLIP TITLE page of the OPERATION menu set TITLE to ENABL For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 132 The following items appear Clip tit...

Page 72: ...AIL button to display the thumbnail screen and then select the clip whose title you want to check The title of the selected clip appears in the upper left of the screen See Cuing up with sub clip thumbnails page 82 for more information about the thumbnail screen It is not possible to specify 00000 as the initial value Even if you enter 00000 the value is reset to 00001 when the camcorder exits num...

Page 73: ...letter To enable clip and clip list renaming by FAM Carry out steps 2 to 6 of To assign clip names on this unit It is now possible to write transfer and rename clips and clip lists with user defined names over file access mode FAM connections see page 159 To rename a clip execute Rename on a clip with the extension MXF in the Clip folder The MXF extension cannot be changed To rename a clip list ex...

Page 74: ...e prefix strings Prepare the data beforehand according to the following rules File name Assign the name TITLES TXT to the file Input format Enter title prefixes one at time separated by newline CRLF characters Prefixes can be up to 10 characters long A prefix file can contain up to 20 prefixes Allowable characters Digits 0 to 9 Alphabetic characters a to z A to Z The following symbols semicolon co...

Page 75: ...he ASSIGN switches The following recording modes cannot be enabled when this function is enabled Slow quick function Interval Rec function Picture Cache function To stop the function Do one of the following to stop the Continuous Rec function A new clip will be generated the next time you start recording Perform a clip operation lock or delete a clip Make a network or FAM connection Eject the disc...

Page 76: ...e 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 the PLAY PAUSE button held down to move to any position After disc insertion The unit stops at the position of the disc when it was most recently ejected Press the PLAY PAUSE button to resume playback at the most recent position The playb...

Page 77: ... scratched or the 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 butt...

Page 78: ... MAINTENANCE menu is set to R ST this moves to the previous REC START essence mark When FIND MODE is set to CLIP this moves to the start of the current clip or moves to the first frame of the previous clip if the PREV button is pressed at the first frame of the current clip Press the NEXT button When FIND MODE on the ESSENCE MARK page of the MAINTENANCE menu is set to R ST this moves to the next R...

Page 79: ...he CLIP menu 2 Use the SEL SET button or MENU knob to select CLIP INFORMATION and then press the button or knob A sub menu appears 3 Use the SEL SET button or the MENU knob to select the information to display from among the following and then press the button or knob DATE Date of recording TIME CODE Start timecode DURATION Whole length of clip SEQUENCE NUMBER Thumbnail sequence number The informa...

Page 80: ...s to the first frame of the clip To cancel setting the index frame hold down the SHIFT button and press the SEL SET button down CLIP MENU Cuing Up a Frame by Searching for an Essence Mark Proceed as follows 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 es...

Page 81: ...ark Only SHOT MARK1 and SHOT MARK2 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 83 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 96 2 Select DELETE SHOT MARK 3 S...

Page 82: ...and press the DISPLAY EXPAND button Alternatively press the RESET button on the right side of the LCD monitor to return 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 ...

Page 83: ...icture 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 lighting the THUMBNAIL indicator The thumbnails of the clips on the disc appear 2 Select the clip to lock you can do this with the same o...

Page 84: ...ps Carry out the procedure in To lock all clips selecting UNLOCK ALL CLIPS in step 3 Deleting Clips You can delete clips while checking their contents Clips cannot be deleted when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position Locked clips cannot be deleted If the deletion target clip is referenced by clip lists on the disc all of those clip lists are deleted as well I...

Page 85: ...ip deletion screen appears directly you can delete clips without displaying the CLIP menu After step 2 press the RESET button on the right side of the LCD monitor with the SHIFT button held down shortcut operation To delete all clips 1 Carry out steps 1 and 3 of Locking Write Protecting Clips to display the CLIP menu 2 Use the SEL SET button or MENU knob to select LOCK OR DELETE ALL CLIPS and then...

Page 86: ...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 87: ...ip list see page 89 Reordering sub clips see page 93 Adjusting the sub clip In Out points trimming see page 93 Deleting sub clips see page 94 Create and edit a clip list Save the clip list to disc see page 94 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 82 Sub clip...

Page 88: ...to load the clip list from the disc into the internal unit memory The clip 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 sav...

Page 89: ...eated 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 order Date and ti...

Page 90: ...b A screen as shown below appears In the following description 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 or knob To make a multiple selection hold down the SHIFT ...

Page 91: ...age index frame is not the first frame are added to a clip list 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 81 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 sc...

Page 92: ... from the selected thumbnail to the next thumbnail is included as a sub clip Adding Sub Clips Using the Chapter Function You can use the chapter function see page 81 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 ...

Page 93: ...the 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 94 Adjusting Sub Clip In Out Points Trimming Proceed as follows 1 Carry out step 1 of the procedure in Reordering Sub Clips on page 93 to display the CLI...

Page 94: ... MENU 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 94 Deleting Sub Clips Proceed as follows 1 Carry out step 1 of the procedure in Editin...

Page 95: ... 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 94 The DF ...

Page 96: ...ayed below the thumbnails See pages 79 and 95 LOAD CLIP LIST Load a clip list from the disc as the current clip list see page 97 SAVE CLIP LIST Save the current clip list to the disc see page 94 DELETE CLIP LIST Delete a clip list from the disc see page 97 SORT CLIP LISTS BY You can sort the list of clip lists by name or date and time of creation see page 97 SET INDEX PICTURE a Change the thumbnai...

Page 97: ... button and press the SEL SET button up to turn the 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 96 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 s...

Page 98: ... 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 99: ... 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 134 ...

Page 100: ... RECALL SCENE STORE F ID SYSTEM REC FORMAT 23 9P OUTPUT BIT RATE HD AUDIO CH HD ASPECT RATIO DV COUNTRY SLOW QUICK FRAME RATE CLIP CONT REC 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 SDI OUTPUT SEL HD SD ASPECT VIDEO OUT SEL i LINK MODE LIVE PLAY ...

Page 101: ...L WIDTH ALL PRESET SYSTEM REC FORMAT 23 9 OUTPUT BIT RATE HD AUDIO CH HD ASPECT RATIO DV COUNTRY SLOW QUICK FRAME RATE CLIP CONT REC 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 CLIP TITLE TITLE SELECT PREFIX CLEAR NUMERIC LOAD PREFIX DATA PREFIX NU...

Page 102: ...BRA ZEBRA SELECT ZEBRA1 DET LEVEL PEAKING VOL LINK H DETAIL LEVEL V DETAIL 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 ...

Page 103: ...K 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 IND...

Page 104: ...U REF LEVEL AU AGC SPEC AU LIMITER MODE REAR MIC REF FRONT MIC SELECT AU CH12 AGC MODE AU CH34 AGC MODE AU SG 1KHz AU OUT LIMITER HEADPHONE OUT i LINK AUDIO OUT MIC CH1 LEVEL MIC CH2 LEVEL REAR1 WRR LEVEL REAR2 WRR LEVEL TC OUT DF NDF UBIT SHOTMARK 1 SHOTMARK 2 INDEX PIC POS FIND MODE COLOR TEMP P C TEMP BAL P WHITE SWITCH B ATW SPEED SHOCKLESS WHITE AWB FIXED AREA WHT FILTER INH COLOR BAR SEL REC...

Page 105: ...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 106: ... ID TITLE REMAIN REWRITE SALVAGE FILE SYSTEM CLIP NO NAME TITLE RECORD DEVICE SERIAL DATE TIME AT PACKAGE LOW LIGHT LOW LIGHT LEVEL BATTERY IRIS OVER RIDE IRIS SPEED CLIP HIGH LIGHT IRIS LEVEL IRIS APL RATIO GAMMA MATRIX KNEE WHITE CLIP DETAIL APERTURE FLARE MASTER BLACK R BLACK B BLACK MASTER FLARE R FLARE G FLARE B FLARE FLARE GAMMA STEP GAMMA MASTER GAMMA R GAMMA G GAMMA B GAMMA GAMMA SELECT KN...

Page 107: ...s menu contains items for changing settings according to conditions 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 uni...

Page 108: ...d then save them as a scene file Then load this file before the actual shooting so that you can quickly recreate setup conditions that are the same as those in rehearsal Items included in the scene file are marked with an Sc in the File column on the menu list Lens file In the lens file the setting data used to compensate for the characteristics of lenses such as flare white shading and auto iris ...

Page 109: ...low quick motion function A FRAME RATE 4 to 30 25 60 50 Fps 30P Sets the shooting frame rate When the slow quick motion function is enabled CLIP CONT REC ON OFF OFF See Recording with the Clip Continuous Rec Function on page 75 INTERVAL REC See Time lapse Video Recording Interval Rec Function on page 67 INTERVAL TIME 1SEC to 10SEC 15SEC 20SEC 30SEC 40SEC 50SEC 1MIN to 10MIN 15MIN 20MIN 30MIN 40MIN...

Page 110: ...ABL DSABL See Assigning User Defined Clip Titles Automatically on page 71 A TITLE EXEC SELECT PREFIX CLEAR NUMERIC LOAD PREFIX DATA PREFIX A NUMERIC 06 FILE NAMING NAMING FORM FREE C C Specify the clip and clip list name format C Standard format FREE Enable free format A AUTO NAMING TITLE C Specify the format of the file names generated when clips are recorded C Standard format TITLE Assign the sa...

Page 111: ...on operates only when using the EZ mode AE LIMIT 1 100 to 1 250 1 250 Sets the upper limit for shutter adjustment This function operates only when using the EZ mode AE CHANGE POINT F5 6 F8 F11 F16 normal setting value F16 Sets the f stop for switching from automatic iris adjustment to AE This function operates only when using the EZ mode 09 OFFSET WHITE OFFSET WHITE A ON OFF OFF See Specifying an ...

Page 112: ...put mode A HD SD ASPECT 16 9 4 3 16 9 Selects the aspect ratio for down converted output to an SD monitor of playback of material recorded in HD format You can select 16 9 squeeze or 4 3 crop 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 i LINK MODE AV C FAM AV C Selects the function of the i LINK connector LIVE ...

Page 113: ... 3 the zebra display does not appear in the output from 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 Note When HDtSD ASPECT on the OUTPUT page is set to 4 3 the marker does not appear in the output from the VIDEO OUT connector 12 VF SETTING ZEBRA ON OFF OFF 08 See Setting the Viewfinder Screen Display o...

Page 114: ...DIO DISP DISC DISP IRIS DISP LOW LIGHT DISP INTERVAL 16 LCD LCD COLOR 137 to 62 0 Adjusts the LCD color A LCD MARKER ZEBRA ON OFF ON Selects whether to add the marker and zebra to the LCD display in the same way as in the viewfinder 17 SHOT ID ID 1 Displays character input mode up to 12 characters Blank See Setting the Shot ID on page 140 A ID 2 ID 3 ID 4 18 SHOT DISP SHOT DATE ON OFF OFF See Reco...

Page 115: ...EC YEAR 00 to 99 MONTH 01 to 12 DAY 01 to 31 21 UMID SET COUNTRY CODE 4 byte alphanumeric strings See Using UMID Data on page 173 A ORGANIZATION USER CODE TIME ZONE 00 to xx 00 22 RESET ALL PRESET EXEC EXEC 11 Resets all settings at the USER level PAINT menu No Page Item Settings Default USER menu page Description File 01 PAINT A IRIS 1 0 0 5 0 0 5 1 0 0 01 DETAIL LEVEL 0 Detail level adjustment A...

Page 116: ...N A Only the value of B GAIN is changed D5600K A ON OFF OFF Turns the WHITE A electronic 5600K filter on or off COLOR TEMP B Display color temperature converted from R B Gain 3200 Sets the color temperature of WHITE B C TEMP BAL B 99 to 99 0 Adjusts the value more precisely when the color temperature adjustment through COLOR TEMP is not satisfactory R GAIN B Only the value of R GAIN is changed B G...

Page 117: ...0 Adjusts the saturation level for skin detail A Sc St SKIN DTL HUE 0 to 359 Adjusts the center phase for skin detail SKIN DTL WIDTH 0 to 90 40 Adjusts the width for skin detail 07 MATRIX 1 MATRIX ON OFF ON Turns the linear matrix correction and user matrix correction functions on or off A Sc St USER MATRIX OFF Turns the user matrix correction function on or off USER MATRIX SAT 99 to 99 0 Adjusts ...

Page 118: ...efficients 09 LOW KEY SAT L KEY SAT LEVEL 99 to 99 0 Sets the saturation level of the low luminance part A Sc St 10 SCENE FILE s1 STANDARD 02 Recalls a scene file saved in the camcorder memory s2 s3 s4 s5 sSTANDARD Clears all current detail adjusted settings and switch settings and returns the settings to the standard settings saved in the reference file SCENE RECALL Displays the SCENE FILE select...

Page 119: ...AUDIO IN CH1 switch or AUDIO IN CH2 switch is set to MIC FRONT MIC SELECT MONO STEREO STEREO Input mode selection for front microphone AU CH12 AGC MODE MONO Selects whether to carry out automatic adjustment of the input levels of analog audio signals recorded on channels 1 and 2 independently for the two channels or to carry it out in stereo mode AU CH34 AGC MODE OFF MONO STEREO Selects whether to...

Page 120: ... two knobs function in linkage MIC CH2 LEVEL SIDE2 FRONT F S2 Selects the knob to use in adjustments when recording the front microphone to channel 2 SIDE2 Adjust with the right hand AUDIO LEVEL knob on the side control panel FRONT Adjust with the AUDIO LEVEL knob on the front F S2 Allow adjustment with either of the right hand AUDIO LEVEL knob on the side control panel or the AUDIO LEVEL knob on ...

Page 121: ... 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 mode UBIT FIX TIME FIX Selects the user bit contents 04 ESSENCE MARK SHOTMARK 1 ON OFF ON See Recording Shot Marks on page 65 A SHOTMARK 2 INDEX PIC POS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10SEC 0 Sets the position of the inde...

Page 122: ...n 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 NORMAL Allows you to select the frame rate over the limited range 4P to 30P a...

Page 123: ...o 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 END 11 5...

Page 124: ... 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 determined remaini...

Page 125: ...E menu No Page Item Settings Default USER menu page Description File FILE menu No Page Item Settings Default USER menu page Description File 01 USER FILE USER FILE LOAD Displays the USER FILE selection screen EXEC See Saving and Loading User Files on page 147 USER FILE SAVE F ID Displays character input mode up to 16 character Blank USER PRESET After asking YES NO executes the function EXEC See Re...

Page 126: ...S NO 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 ...

Page 127: ...this unit has been powered on in units of 1 hour 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 S...

Page 128: ...ws 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 was created 04 ROM VERSION AT Display only Displays the ROM version PACKAGE ADVANCED menu No Page Item Settings Default setting USER menu page Description File 01 LOW LIGHT LOW LIGHT ON OFF ON Turns the LOW LIGHT indi...

Page 129: ...URE Turns aperture correction on or off FLARE Turns flare correction on or off 04 BLACK FLARE MASTER BLACK 99 to 99 0 Adjusts the master black level A R BLACK Adjusts the R black level B BLACK Adjusts the B black level MASTER FLARE Adjusts the master flare level R FLARE Adjusts the R flare level G FLARE Adjusts the G flare level B FLARE Adjusts the B flare level FLARE ON OFF ON Turns flare correct...

Page 130: ...s the SD detail limiter level SD LEVEL DEPEND Sets the SD level depend level SD DTL FREQUENCY Sets the SD H detail signal frequency level SD DTL H V RATIO Sets the SD V detail ratio SD CROSS COLOR Sets the amount of SD cross color suppression 08 WHITE SHADING WHITE SHADING CH SEL R G B R Selects the channel adjusted with this menu If TEST is selected with the output signal selector switch button o...

Page 131: ...rection BLACK SAW PARA ON OFF ON Turns black shading SAW PARA correction on or off MASTER BLACK 99 to 99 0 Adjusts the master black level MASTER GAIN TMP 3 0 3 6 9 12 18 24 30 36 42 dB 0dB Temporarily adjusts the master gain value 10 DCC DCC D RANGE 200 to 460 460 Sets the dynamic range applied when DCC is on A DCC POINT 99 to 99 00 Adjusts the DCC minimum knee point DCC GAIN Adjusts the gain vs t...

Page 132: ...U 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 in the cases ex...

Page 133: ...he 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 DIAGNOSIS and AVDVANCED menu move b to the menu that contains the desired item in the TOP menu ...

Page 134: ...appears 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 replaci...

Page 135: ...he 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 Follow steps 1 to 3 in To add a new page on page 134 2 Press the MENU knob Then select the item that you want to replace and press the MENU knob The EDIT FUNCTION page appears 3 Select MOVE and press the M...

Page 136: ...reen appears again To delete items on a 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 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 Select YES and press the MENU knob To replace ...

Page 137: ...e VF DISP 1 and VF DISP 2 pages of the OPERATION menu 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 VF DISP 1 or VF DISP 2 page of the OPERATION menu and press the MENU knob For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 132 2 Select the desired setting item and press the MENU knob On the VF DISP 1 and VF DISP 2 p...

Page 138: ... or OPERATION menu and press the MENU knob For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 132 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 2 and 3 until you have set all of the desired items Item Description DISP 5600K Displays ...

Page 139: ...u operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 132 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 ON OFF or value and press the MENU knob 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have set all of the desired items To carry out superimposed recording To actually record the items selected for s...

Page 140: ...nt to select then press the MENU knob 4 Repeat step 3 for each of the remaining characters 5 When you 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 MEN...

Page 141: ... of the GAIN switch which switches the gain of the video amplifier 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 GAIN SW page of the OPERATION menu and press the MENU knob For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 132 You can set the following items on the GAIN SW page 2 Select the item corresponding to the s...

Page 142: ...move the b mark to the desired item 1 Display the OFFSET WHITE page of the OPERATION menu and press the MENU knob For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 132 2 Select the desired setting item and press the MENU knob You can set the following items in the OFFSET WHITE page Item Description COLOR TEMP A Sets the color temperature for the desired value Adjust the value while ...

Page 143: ...o ASSIGN Switches You can assign the desired function to any of the ASSIGN switches 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 ASSIGNABLE page on the OPERATION menu and press the MENU knob For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 132 You can assign functions by using the following items Note Item Descript...

Page 144: ... Display the FORMAT page of the USER or OPERATION menu and press the MENU knob For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 132 2 Select ASPECT RATIO DV and press the MENU knob ASSIGN SW 4 Assigns the function to ASSIGN 4 switch Function Description OFF Assign no function MARKER Turn the display of all markers on or off a RETAKE Delete the last recorded clip This function is di...

Page 145: ...t the scan mode from the following modes using the FORMAT page of the OPERATION menu 60i 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 whi...

Page 146: ... 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 Frame 0 Frame 1 Frame 2 Frame 4 Frame 5 Frame 3 ...

Page 147: ...k 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 Sony Memory Stick whose capacity does not exceed 128 MB and a Sony Memory Stick PRO whose capacity does not exceed 2 GB For details see About a Memory Stick on page 176 To insert a Memory Stick 1 Open the Memory Stick slot cov...

Page 148: ...d 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 Stick ...

Page 149: ...ile 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 pa...

Page 150: ...nu Operations on page 132 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 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 knob leaving b p...

Page 151: ...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 132 To set a file ID for the data to be saved Set the file ID befo...

Page 152: ...e 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 132 2 Select SCENE STORE and press the MENU knob 3 Selec...

Page 153: ...d 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 150 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 Operations ...

Page 154: ...5 and press 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 camco...

Page 155: ...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 156: ...cture 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 C00...

Page 157: ...n by XDCAM f 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 created a C M01 XML file with the same name in the C part is created automatically h When a C MXF file is deleted the C M01 XML file with the same name in the C part is also deleted automatically Directories cannot be created in the Cli...

Page 158: ...When the C part of a C MXF file name is changed a C S01 MXF file with the same name in the C part is generated automatically c When a C MXF file is created a C S01 XML file with the same name in the C part is generated automatically d When a C MXF file is deleted the C S01 XML file with the same name in the C part is also deleted automatically Directories cannot be created in the Sub directory Gen...

Page 159: ... 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 For details refer to the ReadMe file contained on the CD ROM disc Use Version 1 6 or h...

Page 160: ...nd select Eject from 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 ...

Page 161: ...nnection you can record so that the timecode is continuous with the timecode of the last frame of the last clip recorded on the disc To record continuous timecode Before you start recording set the PRESET REGEN CLOCK switch on the side control panel inside the protection cover to REGEN Then write clip files to this unit from a connected computer or other device ...

Page 162: ...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 163: ...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 54 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 164: ...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 165: ... 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 4 Press the REC button again Check that recording stops and that the REC indicator in the viewfinder goes off 5 Repeat the checks of steps 3 and 4 this time using the REC butt...

Page 166: ... REC button and check that recording starts and that the timecode indication in the time counter display section changes 5 Press the REC button again and check that recording stops and that the timecode indication stops changing 6 Set the F RUN SET R RUN switch to F RUN and check that the timecode indication starts changing again and continues to change even when you restart recording and stop rec...

Page 167: ...2 Shockproof 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 w...

Page 168: ...rations turn off the power and contact your Sony dealer Skew Sensor Status display on the LCD monitor viewfinder screen WARNING indicator Warning sound Indicators in the viewfinder Problem VDR operation Action to take Warning indication Continuous 1 flash s 4 flashes s Continuous beep 1 beep s 4 beeps s REC TALLY BATT Continuous 1 flash s 4 flashes s Operation alarm message Meaning INTERVAL M S In...

Page 169: ...ode The operation is not possible while the disc is being played or recorded Stop the disc Disc Top Disc End The operation is not possible because the disc is at the top or end Formatting The disc is being automatically formatted Wait until the format ends Recording The unit is writing to the file system Wait until writing finishes Message Meaning and action to take No EM Space EM Full Essence mar...

Page 170: ...peration see page 97 when there are no clip lists on the disc MOVE IS INVALID The sub clip cannot be moved This appear hen an attempt is made to execute a MOVE operation see page 93 when there are no sub clip in the current clip list or when there is only 1 SHOT MARK DOES NOT EXIST The specified shot mark has not been recorded This appears when an attempt is made to execute a DELETE SHOT MARK oper...

Page 171: ...ged one see page 30 The battery goes dead very quickly The operating temperature is very low Use a BP GL95 see page 30 The battery pack is inadequately charged Recharge the battery pack see page 30 It is not possible to eject the disc The battery pack is exhausted Replace the battery pack with a fully charged one see page 30 If the battery cannot be charged or there is no replacement battery use t...

Page 172: ...s 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 software that...

Page 173: ...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 174 Functions of UMID data The UMID data enables the following Spatial Coordinates Extended UMID ...

Page 174: ...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 175: ...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 176: ...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 various requirements in functions Memory Stick R Stored data are not overwritten You ca...

Page 177: ...t 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 them to shock Do not turn off the power of the computer and product or remove th...

Page 178: ...e 1 Wind screen 1 Shoulder strap 1 VCT U14 Tripod Adaptor 1 Lens mount cap 1 Flange focal length adjustment test chart 1 PFD23A Professional Disc 1 PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software 1 Operating Instructions English version 1 Japanese version 1 CD ROM manual 1 Warranty Booklet 1 Video camera section General Imager 1 2 inch type interline transfer CCD Effective picture elements 1440 H 1080 V Imager conf...

Page 179: ...eristics Sampling frequency 48 kHz Quantization 16 bit 2 channel 16 bit 4 channel Headroom 20 18 16 12 dB selectable Frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz 0 5 dB 1 0 dB 0 dB 1 kHz Dynamic range More than 85 dB Distortion Max 0 08 1 kHz Input output connectors Signal inputs AUDIO IN CH 1 CH 2 XLR type 3 pin female 60 dBu 50 dB 40 dBu 4 dBu 0 dBu 0 775 Vrms MIC IN XLR type 5 pin female 50 dBu GENLOCK I...

Page 180: ...e Accessory Shoe Kit for DXF 51 51CE service part number A 8274 968 B Cables and miscellaneous i LINK cable DV connecting cable CCFD 3L 6 pin y 4 pin 3 5 m CCF 3L 6 pin y 6 pin 3 5 m LC H300 Hard Carrying Case LC DS300SFT Soft Carrying Case LCR 1 Rain Cover Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Pin number Signal Standard 1 AUDIO IN G GND 2 AUDIO IN X 60 dBu 50 dBu 40 dBu W...

Page 181: ...ssional 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 45 c Use a tripod adaptor with a suffix of E or later on...

Page 182: ...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 183: ...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 184: ...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 185: ...ip 88 assigning titles automatically 71 Assigning User Defined Clip names 72 deleting 64 84 Locking 83 recording 52 Clip Continuous Rec 75 Clip list 88 creating 89 deleting from the disc 97 managing 96 name display 27 playback 82 Sorting 97 CLIP TITLE page 110 CLK 18 CNT 18 Color bar signal outputting 15 Color temperature setting 142 Composite video signal output connector 22 Connecting controllin...

Page 186: ...age 118 Low Noise mode 143 M Maintenance cleaning the viewfinder 166 MAINTENANCE menu 119 Marker display setting 138 MARKER page 113 MATRIX 2 page 118 MATRIX page 117 Memory Stick handling 147 inserting 147 overview 176 protecting saved data 148 removing 147 types 176 Memory Stick slot 23 147 Menu adjustments and settings 141 basic operations 132 DIAGNOSIS menu 127 displaying 132 ending 132 FILE m...

Page 187: ...accessories 178 video camera section 178 Starting a Shoot with a Few Seconds 69 Status display 141 STOP button 19 Stopper 25 SUB CLIP indicator 20 Sub clips 88 editing 93 Superimposed text adding 21 SW STATUS page 116 T TALLY light 23 25 Tally light 26 TALLY switch 23 TALLY switch viewfinder 26 TC IN connector 23 TC OUT connector 23 TCG 18 TCR 18 Testing camera 164 preparating 164 VDR 165 THUMBNAI...

Page 188: ... front to back positioning knob 22 Viewfinder left to right positioning ring 22 Volume adjustment 14 W WARNING indicator 18 Warning indicator area 18 WHITE BAL switch 15 White balance adjusting 55 ATW 57 automatic adjustment 12 memory indicator 27 offset 142 WHITE page 116 WHITE SETTING page 122 WRR connector 23 Z ZEBRA button 13 Zoom position indicator 26 ...

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