Sony PMW-500, Operation Manual

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Connecting a Video Light / Using the Shoulder Strap
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With this camcorder, you can use the Anton
Bauer Ultralight 2 or equivalent video light
(powered by 12 V with maximum power
consumption of 50 W).
• If you connect the video light to the LIGHT
connector on the camcorder and set the LIGHT
switch to AUTO, you can turn the light on and
off automatically as you start and stop recording
on this camcorder.
• The output of the LIGHT connector on the
camcorder is controlled to 12 V even when the
camcorder is supplied with over 12 V power
(through the DC IN connector or battery pack).
The brightness or color temperature of the light
will not change according to voltage increase.
Notes
• Do not use a video light with power consumption of
over 50 W.
• The brightness or color temperature of the light will
change when the voltage (supplied through the DC IN
connector or from the battery pack) is under 12 V.
To attach the video light
Fit the video light to the accessory fitting shoe on
the camcorder grip, and connect the video light
cable to the LIGHT connector.
Note
The accessory fitting shoe on the camcorder is of the
1
/
4
-inch tapped hole type. If you want to replace this with
a slide-type shoe, use the supplied cold shoe kit. On how
to fit the cold shoe kit, refer to “Using a External Hard
Disk” in the Supplement supplied in the CD-ROM
(labeled “Manuals for Solid-State Memory
Camcorder”).
To attach the shoulder strap
1
Fit one of the clips to a shoulder strap
fitting.
2
Fit the other clip to the shoulder strap
fitting on the other side of the grip in the
same way as in step
1 .
Connecting a Video
Light Using the Shoulder
Strap
Clip
Pull up the strap to lock the fitting.