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Sony PMW-EX1R Operating Instructions Manual Download Page 169

Index

169

A

ppe

ndix

e

s

Numerics

24P System

A

A/V OUT connector

AC adaptor

AC power source

ACCESS lamps

accessory shoe

add shot marks

AF mode

AGC mode

All Clips DEL

All Reset

All-Clip thumbnail screen

Angle mode

Area Detection

Aspect Marker

Aspect Mask

Aspect Select

Assign Button

assignable buttons

ATW

ATW Hold

ATW Speed

AUDIO IN connectors

AUDIO IN switches

Audio Input

AUDIO LEVEL controls

audio monitoring

Audio Output

audio recording levels

AUDIO SELECT switches

AUDIO SET Menu

AUDIO Status

Auto Focus

Auto Iris mode

Auto Naming

Auto Shutter

Auto Shutter mode

Auto Tracing White

Auto White Balance

B

Backlight

backlight (EVF)

backlight (LCD)

backup battery

BARS/CAM button

Battery Alarm

Battery INFO

BATTERY INFO display

Battery Pack

BATTERY RELEASE button

BATTERY/MEDIA Status

BC-U1 Battery Charger

BC-U1/U2

Black

Black Gamma

BP-U30

BP-U60

BRT DISP

BRT Disp

built-in clock

Built-in microphones

Built-in speaker

BUTTON/REMOTE Status

Buzzer

C

CACHE REC lamp

Camera Data

Camera mode

CAMERA SET Menu

CAMERA Status

CANCEL button

Card slots

Center Marker

Clear

Clip

CLIP INFO screen

Clip Name Disp

Clip Operation menu

Clips&General

Clock mode

Clock Set

CMOS Image Sensors

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Summary of Contents for PMW-EX1R

Page 1: ...ted in Japan 4 163 183 13 1 Solid State Memory Camcorder PMW EX1R 2009 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference ...

Page 2: ...pparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects ...

Page 3: ...rs E4 controlled EMC environment ex TV studio The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation 1 7 1 Konan Minato ku Tokyo Japan The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH Hedelfinger Strasse 61 70327 Stuttgart Germany For any service or guarantee matters please refer to the addresses given in separate service or guarantee documents For the State of Calif...

Page 4: ...ommunauté européenne La conformité à cette directive implique la conformité aux normes européennes suivantes EN55103 1 Interférences électromagnétiques émission EN55103 2 Sensibilité électromagnétique immunité Ce produit est prévu pour être utilisé dans les environnements électromagnétiques suivants E1 résidentiel E2 commercial et industrie légère E3 urbain extérieur et E4 environnement EMC contrô...

Page 5: ...chtlinie der EG Kommission Angewandte Normen EN55103 1 Elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit Störaussendung EN55103 2 Elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit Störfestigkeit Für die folgenden elektromagnetischen Umgebungen E1 Wohnbereich E2 kommerzieller und in beschränktem Maße industrieller Bereich E3 Stadtbereich im Freien und E4 kontrollierter EMV Bereich z B Fernsehstudio Der Hersteller dieses Produkt...

Page 6: ...n 27 Turning Power Off 27 Setting the Clock 28 Adjusting the LCD Monitor and Viewfinder 29 Adjusting the LCD Monitor 29 Adjusting the Viewfinder 30 Adjusting the Grip 31 Using the IR Remote Commander 32 Handling SxS Memory Cards 33 About SxS Memory Cards 33 Inserting Removing an SxS Memory Card 34 Switching Between SxS Memory Cards 35 Formatting an SxS Memory Card 35 Checking the Remaining Time Av...

Page 7: ...ns 48 Displaying the Markers 48 Displaying the Zebra Patterns 49 Setting the Gain 50 Recording With Fixed Gain 50 Recording in AGC Mode 50 Setting the Electronic Shutter 51 Shooting in a Fixed Shutter Mode 51 Shooting in EX Slow Shutter Mode 52 Shooting in Auto Shutter Mode 52 Adjusting the Iris 53 Recording in Auto Iris Mode 53 Adjusting the Iris Manually 53 Adjusting the Zoom 54 Switching the Zo...

Page 8: ...Preparatory Settings 70 Performing Interval Recording 70 Frame Recording 71 Preparatory Settings 71 Performing Frame Recording 72 Picture Cache Recording 73 Preparatory Settings 73 Performing Picture Cache Recording 73 Slow Quick Motion Recording 74 Preparatory Settings 74 Recording in Slow Quick Motion Mode 75 Freeze Mix Image Alignment 76 Shot Transition 77 Preparatory Settings 78 Recording with...

Page 9: ...reens 98 Configuration of the Thumbnail Screen 98 Changing the Type of Thumbnail Screen 100 Playing Back Clips 101 Playing Back the Selected and Subsequent Clips in Sequence 101 Monitoring Audio 102 Switching to High Speed Playback 102 Cueing Up 103 Adding Shot Marks During Playback HD Mode 103 Clip Operations 104 Clip Operation Menus 104 Basic Operations of the Clip Operation Menus 105 Displaying...

Page 10: ... Operations 119 Setup Menu List 122 CAMERA SET Menu 122 AUDIO SET Menu 127 VIDEO SET Menu 128 LCD VF SET Menu 129 TC UB SET Menu 132 OTHERS Menu 133 Connecting External Devices Connecting External Monitors 139 Operating Clips With a Computer 141 Connecting an External Device i LINK Connection 143 Recording the Camcorder Picture on an External Device 143 Nonlinear Editing 144 Recording External Inp...

Page 11: ...ternal Devices 160 Error Warning Indications 161 Error Indications 161 Warning Indications 161 MPEG 2 Video Patent Portfolio License 164 About Bitmap Fonts 164 Specifications 165 General 165 Camera Block 165 Audio Block 166 Displays 166 Media Block 167 Inputs Outputs 167 Optional Accessories 167 Index 169 ...

Page 12: ...e 1 Overview Package Configuration Lens hood with lens cap 1 It is attached to the camcorder at the factory If you attach an optional wide conversion lens remove the lens hood Large eyecup 1 It is attached to the camcorder at the factory Infrared Remote Commander 1 USB cable 1 AV connecting cable 1 Component video cable 1 1 2 ZOOM PUSH SET SHOTMARK THUMBNAIL PLAY PAUSE STOP W m z M X x u T SUB CLI...

Page 13: ...een NTSC and PAL are also possible permitting you to use various formats for your needs SxS memory cards can simultaneously hold multiple files of any of these recording formats allowing for flexible use of the memory cards A New Generation of HD Recording System New nonlinear recording media Using SxS memory cards the PMW EX1R offers nonlinear capabilities such as instant random access and file b...

Page 14: ... lens The PMW EX1R is equipped with a zoom lens specifically designed for the camcorder to offer optimum picture performance Independent rings for zoom focus and iris adjustment give the user a high level of operational comfort Versatile focus assistance functions The lens has a versatile functions for easy and precise focus adjustments One push Auto Focus MF Assist Expanded Focus Peaking Optical ...

Page 15: ...ndle and the grip Long operating time with a battery pack Wide array of interfaces including USB i LINK1 and HDMI3 ATW Auto Tracing White Balance Built in ND filter wheel Selectable gain High speed picture search 4 15 24 Freeze Mix function Image Inversion function IR Remote Commander1 supplied Planning metadata supported 1 Sony XDCAM XDCAM EX SxS i LINK Exmor CineAlta and Remote Commander are tra...

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Page 17: ...2 10 3 10 5 10 30 15 5 8 8 5 6 4 2 8 1 9 16 C MAN UAL AUTO MANU AL AUTO FOC US IRIS MACRO OFF ON A B OFF 2 1 ND FILTER ZEBRA PEAKING GAIN B A PAST L M H WHITE BAL FULL AUTO SLOT SELECT OPE N 1 2 3 ASSIGN LENS INFO BRT DISP HISTOG RAM S Q CH 1 AUDIO LEVEL CH 2 AUTO MA NUAL INT EXT PIC TURE PROFILE PMW EX1R DC IN CH 2 AUTO MA NUAL INT EXT CH 1 AUDIO SELECT AUDIO IN OFF CAME RA CANCEL ME NU SEL S ET ...

Page 18: ...tion switches page 63 16 WHT BAL automatic white balance adjustment button page 46 17 SHUTTER switch page 51 18 ASSIGN 4 assignable 4 button page 69 Note The lens is properly adjusted at the factory Do not touch the controls of the lens control block BATTERY RELEASE SDI OUT COMPONENT OUT A V OUT HDMI OUT HDV DV A SHO T TRA NSIT ION B LCD B LI GHT TC U BIT DUR ATIO N LCD BRIG HT STA TUS BAR S CA M ...

Page 19: ... operation panel 1 SHOT TRANSITION operation block page 77 2 LCD B LIGHT LCD backlight switch page 29 3 LCD BRIGHT LCD brightness adjustment buttons page 29 4 TC U BIT DURATION time data selection button page 62 page 101 5 STATUS button page 113 6 DISPLAY BATT INFO button page 22 page 26 7 BARS CAM color bar camera signal switching button page 66 Lens control block 1 Focus ring page 56 2 Zoom ring...

Page 20: ... dial page 119 It functions accordingly when you turn it up or down or you push it horizontally It is called the jog dial in the subsequent operating instructions 4 CANCEL button page 119 5 PICTURE PROFILE button page 83 6 Power CAMERA MEDIA switch page 27 7 DC IN DC power input connector page 26 8 CACHE REC lamp page 73 9 AUDIO LEVEL CH 1 CH 2 controls page 63 10 AUDIO SELECT audio level control ...

Page 21: ...n 5 F REV fast reverse button 6 PLAY PAUSE button 7 REC record buttons Press the z button together with the unmarked button safety button to start recording 8 REC PAUSE buttons Press the X button together with the unmarked button safety button to pause recording 9 PUSH SET button four way arrow key It functions the same as the SEL SET button joystick on the camcorder 10 NEXT button 11 STOP button ...

Page 22: ... the Direct menu on the screen see page 23 1 Battery remaining DC IN voltage indication M page 26 2 i LINK status indication page 143 Only when an external device is connected to the i LINK connector the status of the device is displayed 3 Special recording operation status indication On Screen Indications Indications in Camera Mode TCG 00 00 00 00 HQ 1920 24P S Q Motion 29 24fps 74 High Light ND2...

Page 23: ...e GAIN SHUTTER and WHITE BAL switches are disabled Note When the indicator of the FULL AUTO button is lit the Direct Menu operation is disabled for the functions that are forcibly set to the automatic mode in Full Auto mode page 41 To operate the Direct menu Use the joystick on the handle or the jog dial on the rear control panel 1 Press the joystick or the jog dial If Direct Menu is set to All or...

Page 24: ...the selected items appears 3 Tilt the joystick or rotate the jog dial to select the setting then press the joystick or the jog dial The menu disappears and the new setting is displayed TLCS 7 On MF ATW 4300K PPOFF ND1 F1 9 18dB SHT 1 2000 1 1 5 2 3 4 5 7 10 15 20 30 oo m 74 TLCS TLCS TLCS 7 On MF ATW 4300K PPOFF ND1 F1 9 18dB SHT 1 200 1 1 5 2 3 4 5 7 10 15 20 30 oo Example Direct menu for TLCS mo...

Page 25: ...n error message is appears on the LCD monitor EVF screen Replace the battery pack with the BP U30 or BP U60 or connect a power to the DC IN connector after removing the battery pack Removing the battery pack Hold the BATTERY RELEASE button pressed slide the battery pack to the right to unlock then pull it out Preparations Power Supply Using a Battery Pack WARNING AVERTISSEMENT WARNUNG BATTERY RELE...

Page 26: ... or replace the battery pack with one that is fully charged To change the message levels The Low BATT level is set to 10 of full charge and the BATT Empty level is set to 3 of full charge at the factory These settings can be changed with Battery Alarm page 135 of the OTHERS menu You can connect an AC power source to this camcorder by using the supplied BC U1 or an optional BC U2 Battery Charger fo...

Page 27: ...corder uses a little standby power even when the power switch is set to OFF Remove the battery pack if the camcorder will not be used for a prolonged period When removing the battery pack or the DC IN power be sure to set the switch to OFF in advance Removing the battery pack and the DC IN power without first setting the power switch to OFF may cause damage to the camcorder or SxS memory cards BAT...

Page 28: ...e Zone page 133 and Clock Set page 133 of the OTHERS menu Notes If the clock setting is cleared because of exhaustion of the backup battery while no operation power was being supplied no battery pack and no DC IN connection the Initial Setting display will be displayed when you turn the camcorder on at the next opportunity While the Initial Setting display is shown no other operation except turnin...

Page 29: ...e it brighter During adjustment the backlight level bar appears to indicate the adjustment value Adjusting the color contrast and brightness These adjustments can be made using the LCD VF SET menu Press the MENU button to set the camcorder to Menu mode and select LCD VF SET menu then LCD from the menu Adjusting the LCD Monitor and Viewfinder Adjusting the LCD Monitor 25 40 81 2 0 mm 30 ft 2 8 1 9 ...

Page 30: ...VF SET menu and set Backlight Switching between color and monochrome modes For the EVF screen color or monochrome display can be selected Select EVF from the LCD VF SET menu then select Mode Select B W if checking the subject and focusing are easier on the monochrome display If you assign EVF Mode to one of the assignable buttons see page 69 you can switch between color and monochrome by pressing ...

Page 31: ... variety of shooting styles Holding the RELEASE button pressed slowly rotate the grip Click positions are provided at each 15 degrees Release the RELEASE button at the desired click position to lock the grip Eyecup Adjusting the Grip TERY EASE COM PONENT OUT A V OUT HDMI OUT SDI OUT A SHO T TRA NSI TIO N B LCD B LI GHT TC U B IT DUR ATIO N LCD BRI GHT STA TUS BAR S C DIS PLA Y BAT T INF O ON OFF C...

Page 32: ...signable Buttons on page 69 Note To avoid malfunctions the remote control function is automatically deactivated when the camcorder is turned off Activate the function each time when required after you turn the camcorder on Battery lifetime When the lithium battery s power falls the IR Remote Commander may not work even if you press the buttons The average lithium battery s service life is about on...

Page 33: ...tze der jeweiligen Region und des jeweiligen Landes befolgen This camcorder records audio and video on SxS memory cards optional inserted in the card slots Usable SxS memory cards Use the following Sony made SxS memory cards SxS PRO or SxS 1 with this camcorder Operations are not guaranteed with memory cards other than SxS PRO and SxS 1 SxS PRO SBP 16 16 GB SBP 32 32 GB SxS 1 SBS 32G1A 32 GB SBS 6...

Page 34: ...pened properly For write protection Setting the write protect switch of the SxS memory card to WP disables you to record edit or delete data Note Do not operate the write protect switch of an SxS memory card while it is set in the camcorder Temporarily remove the card from the camcorder before changing the switch setting Inserting an SxS memory card 1 Slide the cover to the left to open 2 Insert t...

Page 35: ...d is loaded When SxS memory cards are loaded in both card slots A and B press the SLOT SELECT button to select the card you wish to use If a card becomes full during recording switching to the other card is automatically executed Note The SLOT SELECT button is disabled while playback is in progress Switching is not executed even if you press the button The button is enabled on the thumbnail screen...

Page 36: ... again with this camcorder In Camera mode you can check the time remaining for the SxS memory cards loaded in the card slots on the LCD monitor EVF screen The available time for recording with the current video format recording bit rate is calculated according to the remaining space of each card and displayed in time units of minutes The remaining can also be checked in a meter format on the BATTE...

Page 37: ...ote For restoration of media recorded with this unit be sure to use this unit Media recorded with a device other than this unit or with another unit of different version even of the same model may not be restored using this unit You can use an optional PHU 120R Professional Hard Disk Unit with this camcorder Notes High speed playback page 102 may not be properly achieved with the PHU 120R Slow Mot...

Page 38: ...ed then changes to green once the unit is ready for use Notes The cover of the card slot block cannot be closed with the PHU 120R connected Bundle the cable so that it will not accidentally get on nearby objects To disconnect the PHU connection cable Operate in the same manner as when you remove an SxS memory card from the slot For a PHU 120R that is not formatted or that was formatted with anothe...

Page 39: ...status screen page 117 If an error occurs with data on the PHU 120R for some reason the hard disk must be restored If a PHU 120R that needs to be restored is connected a message that prompts you to execute restoration is displayed on the LCD monitor EVF screen To restore the hard disk Select Execute by turning the jog dial or tilting the joystick then push the dial or joystick The restoration begi...

Page 40: ...ted below To execute formatting Using Format Media page 138 of the OTHERS menu specify Media A slot A or Media B slot B then select Execute Formatting begins An in progress message and status bar are displayed and the ACCESS lamp lights in red When formatting is completed a completion message is displayed for three seconds Note In formatting all data in a Memory Stick or an SDHC card including pro...

Page 41: ...l Auto mode 6 Press the FULL AUTO button so that the button indicator lights Recording Basic Operation Procedure 15 25 40 81 2 10 3 10 5 10 30 15 5 8 8 5 6 4 2 8 1 9 16 C MAN UAL AUTO MANU AL AUTO FOC US IRIS MACRO OFF ON A B OFF 2 1 ND FILTER ZEBRA PEAKING GAIN B A PAST L M H WHITE BAL FULL AUTO SLOT SELECT OPE N 1 2 3 ASSIGN LENS INFO BRT DISP HISTOG RAM S Q CH 1 AUDIO LEVEL CH 2 AUTO MA NUAL IN...

Page 42: ...ording stops and the camcorder enters STBY recording standby mode Note If you press the REC START STOP button to start next recording while previous data writing is not completed the message Cannot Proceed may be displayed and recording may not start To prevent a switching error The REC START STOP button on the handle is incorporated with the REC HOLD lever If the REC START STOP button on the hand...

Page 43: ...oaded into the camcorder Change the Auto Naming setting to Title to apply a clip name composed of 4 to 46 alphanumerics and 4 numerics Example ABCD0001 The block of 4 to 46 alphanumerics can be specified as desired using Clip of the OTHERS menu before you start recording It cannot be changed after recording The value of the 4 numerics is automatically counted up in sequence Notes on Clips The XDCA...

Page 44: ...98 Progressive SP 1440 24P HQ 1280 720 59 94 Progressive HQ 1280 60P HQ 1280 720 29 97 Progressive HQ 1280 30P HQ 1280 720 23 98 Progressive HQ 1280 24P Format Indication on this camcorder HQ 1920 1080 50 interlace HQ 1920 50i HQ 1440 1080 50 interlace HQ 1440 50i SP 1440 1080 50 interlace SP 1440 50i HQ 1920 1080 25 Progressive HQ 1920 25P HQ 1440 1080 25 Progressive HQ 1440 25P HQ 1280 720 50 Pr...

Page 45: ...ccording to the brightness of the subject 2 1 64ND 1 1 8ND OFF Clear The ND filter number is displayed on the screen when you press the DISPLAY BATT INFO button Note No indication is obtained if the ND FILTER switch is set to OFF Changing the Format Note on recording format in SP 1440 24P mode 00 00 OTHERS Di rect Menu i LINK I O Tr i gger Mode Country HD SD Mode Video Format Cl i p B B HQ 1920 60...

Page 46: ...ng can be changed with White Switch B page 126 of the CAMERA SET menu to select Memory B mode B ATW or Memory B mode A Memory A mode PRST Preset mode Setting the camcorder to Full Auto mode page 41 forcibly activates ATW mode Assigning the ATW on off function to an assignable button permits you to independently activate deactivate ATW when Full Auto mode is off For details on the assignable button...

Page 47: ...ent begins During adjustment an in progress message is displayed on the screen When the adjustment is completed successfully the message changes to a completion message and the obtained color temperature is displayed When you execute the adjustment in a memory mode the adjusted value is stored in memory A or B selected in step 1 When you execute the adjustment in ATW mode adjustment in ATW is resu...

Page 48: ...2 5 and 95 of the picture area When the aspect marker is on the safety zone marker shows the effective area within the aspect marker Displaying the center marker Set Center Marker to On to insert the center marker into the screen area Displaying the aspect marker Set Aspect Marker to Line or Mask to insert the aspect marker into the screen area Line To show as white lines Mask To display by loweri...

Page 49: ...level over 100 Both To display both Zebra1 and Zebra2 Zebra1 Level Set the center level of Zebra1 in the range of 50 to 107 The default setting is 70 Displaying the Zebra Patterns TCG 00 00 00 00 120min STBY Factory set zebras 2 100 15 25 40 81 2 10 3 10 5 10 30 15 5 8 8 5 6 4 2 8 1 9 16 C MANU AL AUTO MANUAL AUTO FOCU S IRIS MACR O OFF ON A B OFF 2 1 ND FILTER ZEBR A PEAK ING GAIN B A PAST L M H ...

Page 50: ...and the gain selected with the GAIN switch Note When the camcorder is in Full Auto mode page 41 the Direct menu cannot be selected For details on the Direct menu see Direct Menu Operation on page 23 When you set the camcorder to Full Auto mode page 41 AGC mode is forcibly selected When Full Auto mode is off you can independently turn AGC mode on by setting AGC to On with TLCS page 125 of the CAMER...

Page 51: ...o ON the fixed shutter is turned on in the mode and with the shutter speed you specified with Shutter of the CAMERA SET menu Note When Auto Shutter mode is ON the fixed shutter cannot be selected Setting the fixed shutter with the CAMERA SET menu The shutter mode and shutter speed can be set with the CAMERA SET menu Press the MENU button to set the camcorder to Menu mode display the CAMERA SET men...

Page 52: ...camcorder is in Full Auto mode page 41 or when the EX Slow Shutter mode is set to On For details on the Direct menu see Direct Menu Operation on page 23 Select EX Slow Shutter from the CAMERA SET menu Set Setting to On and specify the number of accumulated frames with Number of Frames You can select from among 16 32 and 64 frames Notes EX Slow Shutter cannot be used in SP 1440 24P mode or Slow Qui...

Page 53: ...control is activated while you hold the button pressed Manual Iris mode is restored when you release the button Adjusting the Iris Recording in Auto Iris Mode 15 25 40 81 2 10 3 10 5 10 30 15 5 8 8 5 6 4 2 8 1 9 16 C MANU AL AUTO MANUAL AUTO FOCU S IRIS MACR O OFF ON A B OFF 2 1 ND FILTER ZEBR A PEAK ING GAIN B A PAST L M H WHIT E BAL FULL AUTO SLOT SELECT OPEN 1 2 3 ASSIG N LENS INFO BRT DISP HIS...

Page 54: ... Zoom Manually Using the Power Zoom BATT ERY RELE ASE SDI OUT COMP ONEN T OUT A V OUT HDMI OUT HDV D V A SHOT TRANS ITION B LCD B LIGH T TC U B IT DURAT ION LCD BRIGH T STATU S BARS CAM DISPL AY BATT INFO ON TH UM NA IL F RE V PR EV SE L S ET PL AY P AU SE ST OP CA NC EL F FW D NE XT RE C ST AR T S TO P HO LD l s L j G S J MO NIT OR VO L H L OF F R L T W AUDIO IN CH 1 MIC LINE MIC 4 8V MIC LINE MI...

Page 55: ...Commander see Using the IR Remote Commander on page 32 When using a lens remote controller Zooming can also be controlled from an optional lens remote controller connected via the LENS REMOTE connector Speed switch ZOOM button operation H Zoom changes with the speed set by High of Zoom Speed of CAMERA SET menu Default 70 L Zoom changes with the speed set by Low of Zoom Speed of CAMERA SET menu Def...

Page 56: ...button The MF Assist function can be used for assistance AF Auto Focus mode Auto focus functions continuously in this mode The focus ring and the PUSH AF button can also be used Note The infinity position has some margin to compensate for focus change caused by variation in ambient temperature When shooting an image at infinity in MF or Full MF mode adjust the focus while observing the image on th...

Page 57: ...V PR EV SE L S ET PL AY P AU SE ST OP CA NC EL F FW D NE XT RE C ST AR T S TO P HO LD l s L j G S J MO NI TO R VO L H L OF F R L T W A SHOT TRANS ITION B LCD B LIGH T TC U B IT DURAT ION LCD BRIGH T STATU S BARS CAM DISPLA Y BATT INFO ON AF MF Full MF 15 25 40 81 2 10 3 10 mm 5 10 30 ft 15 5 8 C MANUAL AUTO MANUAL AUTO MACRO FOCUS PUSH AF IRIS OFF ON 8 5 6 4 2 8 1 9 16 OPEN CLOSE Focus ring Rearwa...

Page 58: ...s adjusted automatically The range index of the ring is invalid in AF mode Focusing in AF mode In AF mode the camcorder continuously checks changes of images and activates auto focusing each time it detects a change The auto focus adjustment is terminated when the subject comes into focus and the camcorder stands by until the next change is detected In AF mode auto focusing is also activated when ...

Page 59: ... the Direct menu by operating the joystick or the jog dial For details on the Direct menu see Direct Menu Operation on page 23 Two operation modes are provided for Steady Shot Normal mode and Wide mode for a wide conversion lens When you attach the optional VCL EX0877 wide conversion lens be sure to set Wide Conversion page 126 of the CAMERA SET menu to On Note If the camcorder is fixed to a tripo...

Page 60: ...you activate the Flicker Reduction function In such cases use the electronic shutter Recommended settings for flicker reduction Frequency Always set Frequency to the power supply frequency value appropriate for the shooting area Mode It is recommended to set Mode to Off when shooting outdoors or under lighting that does not cause flicker It can be also Auto but the compensation may not be done pro...

Page 61: ... advances in Regen mode When the Picture Cache function is active P Cache Rec Setting On the timecode always advances in Free Run mode When the Picture Cache Rec function is deactivated the running mode selected with the TC UB SET menu is restored Specify the timecode to be recorded with Timecode and TC Format of the TC UB SET menu For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 1...

Page 62: ...ing eight digits as desired 1 Set Mode of Users Bit to Fix 2 Specify the values on the Setting line and select SET You can set hexadecimal digits A to F with the corresponding alphabetics Recording the current date as the user bits Set Mode of Users Bit to Date The current date is displayed on the Setting line In Camera mode pressing the DISPLAY BATT INFO button displays the time data on the scree...

Page 63: ... TC U B IT DURAT ION LCD BRIGH T STATU S BARS CAM DISPL AY BATT INFO ON TH UM NA IL F RE V PR EV SE L S ET PL AY P AU SE ST OP CA NC EL F FW D NE XT RE C ST AR T S TO P HO LD l s L j G S J MO NIT OR VO L H L OF F R L T W AUDIO IN CH 1 MIC LINE MIC 4 8V MIC LINE MIC 4 8V CH 2 IRIS LEN S REM OTE AUTO MANUAL INTMIC EXT CH 2 AUTO MANUAL INTMIC EXT CH 1 AUDIO SELECT AUDIO IN CANCEL MENU SEL SET S Q CH ...

Page 64: ...l monaural by setting EXT CH Select of Audio Input page 127 of the AUDIO SET menu to CH 1 set the LINE MIC MIC 48V switch for CH 2 to the same position as that for CH 1 You can select automatic or manual adjustment mode independently for each channel To adjust the levels automatically AGC When the AUDIO SELECT switches CH 1 and CH 2 are set to AUTO the audio recording levels are automatically adju...

Page 65: ...ed with the headphones connected to the headphone connector stereo mini jack Note The built in speaker is disabled in Camera mode To adjust the audio monitoring volume Use the MONITOR VOL buttons Pressing the button increases the volume and pressing the button decreases it To muffle the sound set it to the minimum level While you adjust the volume the level is displayed as a bar on the screen Moni...

Page 66: ...ing the playback pictures Note Shot marks cannot be recorded for clips recorded in SD Mode Inserting a shot mark during recording Activate the IR Remote Commander page 32 and use the SHOTMARK 1 or 2 button Press the SHOTMARK 1 or 2 button where you wish to insert a mark If the Shot Mark1 or Shot Mark2 function is assigned to an assignable button you can also use it instead page 69 A shot mark of t...

Page 67: ...e Buttons on page 69 Adding the OK mark In Camera mode you can add the OK mark to the last clip recorded on the SxS memory card currently selected When recording of a clip ends press the assignable button to which you assigned the OK Mark function The message OK Mark is displayed on the screen for three seconds Deleting the OK mark In Camera mode you can delete the OK mark added to the last clip o...

Page 68: ...ds specified for Rec Review the clip is played back from the beginning to the end If the clip was recorded in SD Mode and segmented into multiple files because the file size exceeded 2GB only the last file is played During Rec Review playback the playback control buttons other than the STOP button are disabled If the video format was changed after recording Rec Review cannot be performed except wh...

Page 69: ... 1 AUD IO SEL ECT AUD IO IN OFF CAM ERA CAN CEL MEN U SEL SET MED IA CACHE REC A V OUT COMPONENT OUT HDMI R TH UM NA IL F RE V PR EV SE L S ET PL AY P AU SE ST OP CA NC EL F FW D NE XT RE C ST AR T S TO P HO LD l s L j G S J MO NI TO R VO L H L OF F R L T W A SHOT TRANS ITION B LCD B LIGH T TC U B IT DURAT ION LCD BRIGH T STATU S BARS CAM DISPLA Y BATT INFO ON ASSIGN 4 OFF ON SHUTTER WHT BAL 1 2 3...

Page 70: ...the CAMERA SET menu in advance For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 119 1 Select Interval Rec of the CAMERA SET menu 2 Set Setting to On The camcorder enters Interval Recording mode When the special recording mode indication on the screen is active Interval Rec flashes on the screen 3 Set the time between recordings with Interval Time You can select the time from among ...

Page 71: ...s are recorded intermittently when you press the REC START STOP button It is recommended to fix the camcorder to a tripod or equivalent and use the IR Remote Commander to start stop recording rather than pressing the REC START STOP button of the camcorder Notes Frame Recording cannot be set to On simultaneously with Interval Recording Picture Cache Recording or Slow Quick Motion When you set Frame...

Page 72: ...he REC START STOP button the camcorder records the specified number of frames then enters FRM STBY status Notes Recording cannot be stopped until the specified number of frames are recorded If the power switch is set to OFF during recording the power is only shut off after the specified number of frames are recorded The Rec Review function cannot be used while recording in Frame Rec mode is in pro...

Page 73: ... page 69 3 Set the time to cache video with P Cache Rec Time You can select the time from among 0 2 sec 2 4 sec 4 6 sec 6 8 sec 8 10 sec and 13 15 sec The actual time to trace back to start recording may vary within the selected time range depending on conditions 4 Exit the menu The special recording operation status indication block on the screen shows zCACHE z in green Starting Picture Cache Rec...

Page 74: ... only after recording is stopped When the camcorder is in HD Mode and one of the following video formats is selected page 43 you can set a frame rate for recording different from that for playback NTSC Area HQ 1920 30P HQ 1920 24P HQ 1280 60P HQ 1280 30P HQ 1280 24P PAL Area HQ 1920 25P HQ 1280 50P HQ 1280 25P By recording at a different frame rate you can obtain a smoother slow motion or quick mo...

Page 75: ...ou cannot change the On Format and Frame Rate settings while Slow Quick Motion recording is in progress To change them pause the recording The timecode is recorded in Rec Run mode during Slow Quick Motion recording page 61 Stopping recording Press the REC START STOP button Slow Quick Motion recording stops Note When recording at a low speed frame rate it may take time until recording stops after y...

Page 76: ...ing to set the camcorder to STBY recording standby status 2 Press the REC REVIEW button to review the recorded images or press the ASSIGN button to which you assigned Freeze Mix 3 Press the ASSIGN button to which you assigned Freeze Mix at the image with which you want align The image where you pressed the ASSIGN button in step 3 is displayed as a still picture over the current camera picture Canc...

Page 77: ... from a closer object to a farther object or change the depth of field by adjusting the iris In addition you can develop scenes under different recording conditions smoothly If you register the manual adjustment function for white balance the scenes will develop smoothly between objects indoors and those outdoors Notes Shot transition cannot be activated in combination with any of the EX Slow Shut...

Page 78: ...oom moving from the TELE end to the WIDE end at a certain speed The setting range is from 1 to 10 The larger the number you set the higher speed 15 25 40 81 2 10 3 10 5 10 30 15 5 8 8 5 6 4 2 8 1 9 16 C MANU AL AUTO MANUAL AUTO FOCU S IRIS MACR O OFF ON A B OFF 2 1 ND FILTER ZEBR A PEAK ING GAIN B A PAST L M H WHIT E BAL FULL AUTO SLOT SELECT OPEN 1 2 3 ASSIG N LENS INFO BRT DISP HISTO GRAM S Q CH...

Page 79: ...n register two kinds of shots A and B 1 Press the MODE button to display Store in the shot transition operation area 2 Adjust the camera settings to obtain an image you wish to register 3 When adjustment is finished press the Shot A or Shot B button The camera settings are registered to the pressed button The registered camera settings are maintained until you register them next Checking the Regis...

Page 80: ...hot transition from Shot A to Shot B is possible 1 Press the MODE button to display Check in the shot transition operation area 2 Press the A button The picture is adjusted according to the camera settings registered for Shot A 3 Press the MODE button to display Execute in the shot transition operation area 4 Press the REC START STOP button Recording begins with the camera settings registered for ...

Page 81: ...Frame Recording or EX Slow Shutter function When a clip is recorded using the fade in function a white or black screen becomes the thumbnail image on the thumbnail screen page 98 In HD Mode changing the index frame may be useful for easier identification When you perform recording on an external device connected via the i LINK HDV DV connector in synchronization with REC START STOP operations on t...

Page 82: ... to which you assigned the Fader function in STBY recording standby status The fade in function is turned on For fading out Press the ASSIGN button to which you assigned the Fader function during recording The camcorder enters in the fade out standby status When the preparatory settings are completed you can start recording Press the REC START STOP button Recording begins by fading in the camera p...

Page 83: ...Note The picture profiles can be operated only in Camera mode They cannot be operated in Media mode 1 Set the power switch to CAMERA to turn the camcorder on in Camera mode 2 Press the PICTURE PROFILE button The PICTURE PROFILE menu is displayed 3 Operating the jog dial or the joystick select SEL from the PICTURE PROFILE menu then select the picture profile number PP1 to PP6 to operate Picture Pro...

Page 84: ...FILE button to exit the menu Selecting a Picture Profile using the Direct menu The picture profile being selected is displayed when you press the DISPLAY BATT INFO button You can select picture profiles with the Direct menu by operating the joystick or the jog dial For details on the Direct menu see Direct Menu Operation on page 23 You can copy the settings of a selected picture profile to another...

Page 85: ...e camcorder is turned on in Camera mode 2 Insert a recordable SxS memory card into a slot Confirm that the corresponding ACCESS lamp is lit in green 3 Select the picture profile to be stored The selected picture profile number is displayed at the bottom of the screen See Selecting a Picture Profile using the PICTURE PROFILE menu on page 84 4 Select SET of the PICTURE PROFILE menu 5 Select Store of...

Page 86: ...ET of the PICTURE PROFILE menu 5 Select Recall of PP Data The message PP Data Recall Execute Cancel is displayed at the bottom of the screen 6 Select Execute Loading of the picture profile from the memory card begins When overwriting to the picture profile you specified in step 3 ends the completion message is displayed for three seconds and the loaded settings are immediately reflected Note After...

Page 87: ...G B B R B G 99 to 99 0 Finely adjust the color phase for the entire picture area by independently setting each of the factors Color Correction Adjusting the color phase in a specific area Setting On Off Set to On to enable the color phase adjustment for a specific area Simultaneous adjustment of multiple areas is not allowed You can adjust it for one area only Area Detection1 Execute Cancel Execut...

Page 88: ...ls to be applied to the picture in HD Mode Setting On Off Set to On to apply the details to the video signal Level 99 to 99 0 Adjust the detail level Frequency 99 to 99 0 Set the center frequency of the details Setting the center frequency higher decreases the details and setting it lower increases the details Crispening 99 to 99 0 Adjust the noise suppression level When you set it to a higher lev...

Page 89: ... deleted leaving only high level elements When you set it to a lower level fine elements are applied while increasing noise H V Ratio 99 to 99 0 Adjust the horizontal to vertical ratio of detail elements A higher value makes the vertical elements increased with respect to the horizontal elements White Limiter 99 to 99 0 Limit the white details Black Limiter 99 to 99 0 Limit the black details V DTL...

Page 90: ...Note When Area Detection is executed this setting is automatically changed to the value equivalent to that of the detected color Width 0 to 90 40 Adjust the width of the color phase of the target area for Skin Tone Detail control Note When Area Detection is executed the Width setting automatically returns to 40 Knee Adjusting the knee level Setting On Off Set to On to compress the high luminance a...

Page 91: ...you wish to obtain 100 video signals for editing or other purposes CINE3 This emphasizes the contrast between light and dark more than CINE1 and CINE2 and also accentuates gradation changes on the black side CINE4 This emphasizes the contrast in dark areas more than CINE3 Contrast in dark areas is weaker and contrast in bright areas is stronger than STD curves Gamma Adjusting the gamma compensatio...

Page 92: ...essage is displayed 3 Select Execute again The last recorded clip is deleted from the memory card For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 119 Using the Setup menu you can delete the recorded clips collectively from the SxS memory card in the selected card slot 1 Select All Clips DEL from Clip of the OTHERS menu 2 Select Execute A confirmation message is displayed 3 Select ...

Page 93: ... to overwrite the file is displayed If there is not sufficient space on the memory card an error message is displayed When you retrieve the stored setup file the camcorder settings are changed according to the file 1 Insert the memory card on which you stored the setup file into a card slot Check that the corresponding memory card icon is displayed on the screen If a memory card in the other slot ...

Page 94: ...f BPAV General Sony Planning on an SxS memory card Loading planning metadata Use Plan Metadata of the OTHERS menu and proceed as follows For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 119 1 Insert an SxS memory card into memory card slot A or B 2 Select Load Slot A or Load Slot B of Plan Metadata of the OTHERS menu then select Execute The list of planning metadata files stored on...

Page 95: ...aded in the camcorder s memory proceed as follows 1 Select Clear of Plan Metadata of the OTHERS menu then select Execute The confirmation message Clear Planning Metadata File is displayed 2 Select Execute Clearing begins When the clearing ends the completion message is displayed for three seconds The following two types of clip name strings can be written in a planning metadata file ASCII format n...

Page 96: ...ame When neither the ASCII format name string nor UTF 8 format name string is valid a clip name in the standard format is used Using a clip name defined in planning metadata 1 Load a planning metadata file that contains the clip name into memory of the camcorder page 94 2 Select Plan for Auto Naming of Clip of the OTHERS menu Each time that you record a clip the camcorder automatically generates a...

Page 97: ...edBy Chris 3 TitlespusAscii Football Game spxml lang en Football Game 15 04 2011 Title 3 Metaspname _ShotMark1 sp content 3 Metaspname _ShotMark2 sp content 3 Properties 3 PlanningMetadata 3 Note When you create a file enter each statement as a single line by breaking a line with a CRLF only after the last character of the line and do not enter spaces except where specified with sp except within s...

Page 98: ...ll Clip thumbnail screen HD Mode The index frame images of the clips are displayed as thumbnails The first frame is automatically specified as the index frame of a clip when recorded You can change it to another one as required see page 112 The recording date and starting time are displayed below the index image of each clip The OK mark symbol is displayed if the clip is marked Data for the clip a...

Page 99: ...reen page 110 Data for the clip at the cursor are displayed in 1 to 7 1 Date and starting time of recording 2 Clip name Only if the selected clip is a segmented one as its file size is over 2GB the number of partitions is displayed after the name separated with a slash 3 AV independent file icon Displayed if the selected clip is an AV independent file This indicates that the clip is an AV independ...

Page 100: ...th the normal thumbnail screen displayed displays the All Clip thumbnail screen Note You cannot start playback from the All Clip thumbnail screen Press the THUMBNAIL button again to return to the normal thumbnail screen and playback and clip operations are enabled Switching the SxS memory cards When two memory cards are loaded press the SLOT SELECT button to switch memory cards Note In Media mode ...

Page 101: ...clip then restart playback Information displayed on the playback screen The following information is superimposed on the playback picture 1 Battery remaining DC IN voltage 2 Playback mode 3 SxS memory card in use A mark appears if the memory card is write protected 4 Time data The time data for the playback picture are displayed Each time you press the TC U BIT DURATION button the indication is sw...

Page 102: ... speed in the forward direction Press the F FWD button Each time you press the button the playback speed switches among 4 times 15 times and 24 times normal speed To play at a high speed in the reverse direction Press the F REV button Each time you press the button the playback speed switches between 4 times 15 times and 24 times normal speed To return to normal playback Press the PLAY PAUSE butto...

Page 103: ...mal or fast forward playback the top of the next clip is cued up then playback begins When you press the button in fast reverse playback or in Pause mode the top of the next clip is cued up then the still picture is displayed Repeated pressing of the button cues up the subsequent clips one by one To start playback from the top of the last clip Press the F FWD button and NEXT button simultaneously ...

Page 104: ...on Menus Thumbnail screen page 105 Still picture in Pause mode page 105 CANCEL CANCEL DISP CLIP INFO DISP CLIP INFO OK MARK ADD OK MARK ADD OK MARK DEL SHOT MARK1 ADD COPY CLIP SHOT MARK2 ADD DELETE CLIP EXPAND CLIP SHOT MARK SHOT MARK1 SHOT MARK2 EXPAND CLIP EXPAND CLIP screen page 110 SHOT MARK screen page 111 CANCEL CANCEL EXPAND COARSE PAUSE EXPAND FINE SET INDEX PIC PAUSE SHOT MARK1 DEL SET I...

Page 105: ...he jog dial with a still picture displayed in Pause mode calls the Clip Operation menu for the clip in Pause mode 1 Effective in HD Mode only You cannot select in SD Mode Basic Operations of the Clip Operation Menus Item Function DISP CLIP INFO To display the CLIP INFO screen for the clip page 106 OK MARK ADD1 To add the OK mark to the clip page 107 OK MARK DELETE1 To delete the OK mark from the c...

Page 106: ...al or the joystick again to cancel Long Display mode Long Display mode is also canceled by switching to the previous or next clip with the PREV or NEXT button 5 OK mark HD Mode only Displayed only when the selected clip is marked OK 6 Date and starting time of recording 7 Recording format 8 Special recording information If the selected clip was recorded in a special recording mode S Q Motion HD Mo...

Page 107: ... with the same name to the destination SxS memory card Notes If there is another clip having the same name on the destination SxS memory card the clip is copied under a name adding a single digit number in parentheses to the end of the original clip name The parenthetical number is the minimum value that does not exist in the destination memory card Examples ABCD0002 1 if ABCD0002 exists ABCD0002 ...

Page 108: ...ied To cancel copying in progress Press the CANCEL button Copying is canceled and the OTHERS menu screen is restored When copying is completed The completion message displayed When the OTHERS menu screen is restored press the MENU button to exit Menu mode To copy the clips and planning metadata files simultaneously Select Clips General for Copy All in step 2 above All files in the General folder t...

Page 109: ...iles only for a clip segmented because its file size exceeded 2GB This helps you to quickly cue up to a desired scene in a clip of long duration You can display the EXPAND CLIP screen by selecting the clip on the thumbnail screen or on the still picture of the clip in Pause mode 1 Pause the playback or select a clip on the thumbnail screen then press the joystick or the jog dial The corresponding ...

Page 110: ...en permits you to display only the marked frames as the thumbnail images on the screen 1 Select a clip on the thumbnail screen 2 Press the joystick or the jog dial The Clip Operation menu pops up 3 Select SHOT MARK SHOT MARK1 or SHOT MARK2 SHOT MARK To display thumbnails only of the frames marked with shot mark 1 and or shot mark 2 recorded SHOT MARK1 To display thumbnails only of the frames marke...

Page 111: ... EXPAND CLIP screen then press the joystick or the jog dial The Clip Operation menu pops up 2 Select SHOT MARK1 ADD or SHOT MARK2 ADD from the Clip Operation menu The information screen for the selected frame appears and a confirmation message is displayed below the image 3 Select Execute Deleting a shot mark You can delete shot marks on the EXPAND CLIP screen page 109 or on the SHOT MARK screen p...

Page 112: ...t clips at the frame you select on the EXPAND CLIP screen page 109 or the SHOT MARK screen page 110 1 Select the frame at which the clip is to be divided on the EXPAND CLIP screen or the SHOT MARK screen then press the joystick or the jog dial The Clip Operation menu pops up 2 Select DIVIDE CLIP from the Clip Operation menu The information screen for the selected frame appears and a confirmation m...

Page 113: ...gain The status screen display is canceled Status Displays Showing the Status Screens 15 25 40 81 2 10 3 10 5 10 30 15 5 8 8 5 6 4 2 8 1 9 16 C MANU AL AUTO MANUAL AUTO FOCU S IRIS MACR O OFF ON A B OFF 2 1 ND FILTER ZEBR A PEAK ING GAIN B A PAST L M H WHIT E BAL FULL AUTO SLOT SELECT OPEN 1 2 3 ASSIG N LENS INFO BRT DISP HISTO GRAM S Q CH 1 AUDIO LEVEL CH 2 AUTO MAN UAL INT EXT PICT URE PRO FILE ...

Page 114: ...te balance operation in Memory B mode A The color temperature stored in white memory A is indicated The color temperature of white memory A is detected stored when you execute the auto white balance operation in Memory A mode PRST The color temperature set as the preset white is indicated The color temperature of preset white can be changed using the PICTURE PROFILE menu Display Contents H Speed o...

Page 115: ...annel indications at the left of the meters are CH 1 and CH 2 regardless of the Output CH setting of the AUDIO SET menu In other conditions the meters do not function Output CH Output channel setting The Output CH setting of the AUDIO SET menu is displayed Headphones Headphone output The output audio channel s for the headphones is are displayed The Monitor CH setting of the AUDIO SET menu is vali...

Page 116: ...composite signal being fed from the A V OUT connector is displayed when Output Select of the VIDEO SET menu is set to Composite When the Output Select setting is other than Composite Off is displayed Down Converter Down converter setting of the SD output HD Mode only The Down Converter setting Squeeze Edge Crop Letterbox of the VIDEO SET menu is displayed i LINK I O i LINK I O status The i LINK I ...

Page 117: ...service life rewriting limit The remaining space of the SxS memory cards in the respective card slots is indicated on the meters At the right the available time for recording if done at the current bit rate is displayed in minutes The time indication will be min if no SxS memory card or an invalid card is in the slot If the card is write protected a icon is shown to the right of the time indicatio...

Page 118: ...27 VIDEO SET menu For setting the items related to video outputs page 128 LCD VF SET menu For setting the items related to the displays on the LCD monitor EVF page 129 TC UB SET menu For setting the items related to timecodes and user bits page 132 OTHERS menu For setting the other items page 133 Menu Configuration and Detailed Settings Overview of the Setup Menus Setup Menu Configuration 00 00 Se...

Page 119: ... Language Assign Button Tally Hours Meter IR Remote Battery Alarm Battery INFO Direct Menu i LINK I O Trigger Mode Country HD SD Mode Video Format Clip Copy All Format Media Plan Metadata Version Version Up Basic Menu Operations 15 25 40 81 2 10 3 10 5 10 30 15 5 8 8 5 6 4 2 8 1 9 16 C MANU AL AUTO MANUAL AUTO FOCU S IRIS MACR O OFF ON A B OFF 2 1 ND FILTER ZEBR A PEAK ING GAIN B A PAST L M H WHIT...

Page 120: ... wish to set then press the dial or the joystick to proceed The setting area appears to the right of the menu item selection area and the cursor moves to the top of its subitems When you select an item that has no subitems and to be only On Off or switched the choices are displayed to the right of the item In this case proceed to step 5 Menu item selection area Menu icon 00 00 CAMERA SET Gain Setu...

Page 121: ...ing function is executed For an item that requires your confirmation When you select an item that you must confirm before execution in step 3 the menu display temporarily disappears and a confirmation message is displayed Following the instructions of message specify whether to execute or cancel Entering a character string When you select an item for which a character string such as a time value o...

Page 122: ... Shutter Specifying operating conditions of the electrical shutter unselectablewhen Setting of EX Slow Shutter is On Mode Speed Angle ECS SLS Select modes of the Electronic Shutter Shutter Speed 1 100 Set the shutter speed when Speed mode is selected The available setting values vary depending on the video format being selected see page 51 Shutter Angle 180º 90º 45º 22 5º 11 25º Set the shutter an...

Page 123: ...et to On to precisely adjust the focus automatically after you roughly adjust it manually Color Bar Type Selecting the types of color bar Multi 75 100 Select the type of color bars displayed when you press the BARS CAM button Multi To output multiformat color bars 75 To output 75 color bars 100 To output 100 color bars Flicker Reduce Setting Flicker Compensation Mode Auto On Off Set the operation ...

Page 124: ...ing On Off Turn the Picture Cache Recording function on off P Cache Rec TIme 0 2sec 2 4sec 4 6sec 6 8sec 8 10sec 13 15rec Set the time to cache video in the picture cache memory the time to a point where recording is to start when you press the REC START STOP button in Picture Cache Recording S Q Motion Setting the S Q Motion function On Format Country NTSC Area HQ 1920 30P HQ 1920 24P HQ 1280 60P...

Page 125: ...ed control in Auto Shutter mode 1 0 Approx one stop further open 0 5 Approx half a stop further open 0 Standard 0 5 Approx half a stop further closed 1 0 Approx one stop further closed Mode Backlight Standard Spotlight Set the auto iris control mode in TLCS Backlight Backlight mode to reduce darkening of the center subject against lights Standard Standard mode Spotlight Spotlight mode to reduce bl...

Page 126: ...Auto Tracing White Balance 1 2 3 4 5 Set the tracing speed of ATW The larger the number you set the speed becomes faster Wide Conversion Setting for use of a wide conversion lens On Off Set to On when a wide conversion lens is attached Steady Shot Setting the image stabilizer On Off Turn the Steady Shot image stabilizer function on off Image Inversion Setting the image inversion function Normal H ...

Page 127: ...pendently according to the respective levels 1KHz Tone On Off Turn the 1 kHz reference tone signal on off Wind Filter CH 1 On Off Turn the wind filter for channel 1 on off Wind Filter CH 2 On Off Turn the wind filter for channel 2 on off EXT CH Select CH 1 CH 1 CH 2 CH 1 To record channel 1 audio input on both channels 1 and 2 It is recommended to set the AUDIO SELECT AUTO MANUAL switch and AUDIO ...

Page 128: ...r to add the same menus and status indications as those on the LCD monitor EVF screen to the output signals from the COMPONENT OUT SDI OUT and HDMI OUT connectors This setting cannot be changed if Output Select is Composite Note On the thumbnail EXPAND CLIP and SHOT MARK screens the same menus and status indications as those on the LCD monitor EVF screen are displayed regardless of the setting of ...

Page 129: ... Setting values Contents LCD VF SET Menu LCD VF SET Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents LCD Adjusting the LCD monitor Color 99 to 99 0 Adjust the color of pictures on the LCD monitor Contrast 99 to 99 0 Adjust the contrast of pictures on the LCD monitor Brightness 99 to 99 0 Adjust the brightness of pictures on the LCD monitor EVF Setting the viewfinder Backlight High Low Select the br...

Page 130: ...Mask To lower the video signal level of areas outside the marker range Off To not display Aspect Select 4 3 13 9 14 9 15 9 1 66 1 1 85 1 2 35 1 2 4 1 Select the ratio of the aspect marker Aspect Mask 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 When Aspect Marker is Mask select the brightness of images outside the aspect marker Guide Frame On Off Turn the guide frame marker on off Zebra Setting the zebra pattern ...

Page 131: ...timecode user bits duration indication on off Battery Remain On Off Turn the battery remaining DC input voltage indication on off Media Remain On Off Turn the media remaining indication on off TLCS Mode On Off Turn the TLCS mode indication on off Steady Shot On Off Turn the Steady Shot indication on off Focus Mode On Off Turn the focus operation mode indication on off White Balance Mode On Off Tur...

Page 132: ... the running mode when the timecode mode is set to Preset Rec Run The timecode advances only in recording mode Free Run The timecode keeps advancing regardless of recording Setting Set the timecode to a desired value Select SET to finish the setting Reset Execute Cancel Select Execute to reset the timecode to 00 00 00 00 Users Bit Setting the user bits Mode Fix Date Set the user bit mode Fix To us...

Page 133: ...in steps of 30 minutes Note The default setting is different among the sales areas United States and Canada 5 00 Europe area 0 00 Oceania 10 00 Clock Set Setting the built in clock Date Time Set the current time and date 12H 24H 12H 24H Select the display mode of time 12H 12 hour mode 24H 24 hour mode Date Mode YYMMDD MMDDYY DDMMYY Select the display mode of the date YYMMDD In sequence of year mon...

Page 134: ...ning the brightness level indication on off Histogram For turning the histogram indication on off Lens Info For turning the depth of field indication on off OK Mark For adding an OK mark HD Mode only not valid in Media mode Off No function 2 Off Marker Last Clip DEL ATW ATW Hold Rec Review Rec Picture Cache Freeze Mix Expanded Focus Spotlight Backlight IR Remote Shot Mark1 Shot Mark2 Fader EVF Mod...

Page 135: ...played Direct Menu Setting the Direct menu function M All Part Off All All Direct menu operations are permitted Part A part of Direct menu operations is permitted The operation is limited depending on the GAIN SHUTTER or WHITE BAL switch setting Off No Direct menu operation is permitted i LINK I O Setting for input output at the i LINK connector HDV DVCAM Disable HDV To input output an HDV stream ...

Page 136: ... 1440 24P SP 1440 24P HQ 1280 60P HQ 1280 30P HQ 1280 24P Country PAL Area HQ 1920 50i HQ 1440 50i SP 1440 50i HQ 1920 25P HQ 1440 25P HQ 1280 50P HQ 1280 25P SD Mode Country NTSC Area DVCAM60i SQ DVCAM60i EC DVCAM30P SQ DVCAM30P EC Country PAL Area DVCAM50i SQ DVCAM50i EC DVCAM25P SQ DVCAM25P EC Select the video format for recording HD Mode Bit rate HQ or SP Horizontal resolution 1920 1440 or 128...

Page 137: ...e cursor to the left t To move the cursor to the right ESC To cancel the change and exit the Character Set screen END To validate the change and exit the Character Set screen Title Prefix area 1 line For entering the title To set the title 1 Using the joystick select highlight a character in the character selection area to be entered in the cursor position of the Title Prefix area Then press the j...

Page 138: ...ecute Cancel Select Execute to format the SxS memory card in slot B Plan Metadata Setting planning metadata Load Slot A Execute Cancel To load planning metadata from the SxS memory card in slot A Selecting Execute displays the list of the planning metadata files stored on the SxS memory card in slot A Specify a file select Load then Execute for loading Load Slot B Execute Cancel To load planning m...

Page 139: ...ng Output Select page 128 of the VIDEO SET menu you can change the setting so that it outputs down converted SD SDI signal for monitoring even in HD Mode The HD SD switching becomes valid also on the COMPONENT OUT connector in synchronization Use a commercially available 75 ohm coaxial cable for connection To display the menus and status information on the connected monitor Set YPbPr Digital Out D...

Page 140: ...e connected monitor Set YPbPr Digital Out Display page 128 of the VIDEO SET menu to On HDMI OUT connector Type A connector Signal output from this connector is enabled by setting Output Select page 128 of the VIDEO SET menu In HD Mode you can select HD HDMI SD HDMI interlace or SD HDMI Progressive output In SD Mode only an SD HDMI interlace signal can be output Use a commercially available HDMI ca...

Page 141: ...vable Disk appears in My Computer This indicates normal status With a Macintosh computer an icon is displayed on the menu bar To connect with a USB cable When you connect the camcorder or the SBAC US10 SxS Memory Card USB Reader Writer optional using the supplied USB cable the memory card in the slot is acknowledged as an extended drive by the computer When two memory cards are mounted in this cam...

Page 142: ...om the SxS memory card icon displayed on the menu bar Using the supplied application software To copy clips to the local disk of a computer the dedicated application software in the supplied CD ROM must be used Install the software to your computer Although the data regarding recorded materials are stored over multiple files and folders you can easily handle the clips without considering such data...

Page 143: ...linear editing conforming to the HDV format is also enabled Notes DVCAM streams cannot be recorded with the camcorder When you set i LINK I O of the OTHERS menu to HDV or DVCAM no signal is output from the SDI OUT connector And Slow Quick Motion mode cannot be used with i LINK I O set to HDV or DVCAM Use the i LINK HDV DV connector only for one to one i LINK connection When you change a setting wh...

Page 144: ...ard during recording they are not added to the pictures recorded on the external device You can transfer an HDV stream to a nonlinear editing system connected via the i LINK HDV DV connector Notes The i LINK HDV DV connector of this camcorder is a 4 pin connector Check the number of pins of the i LINK connector on your computer and use an appropriate i LINK cable In searching pictures of this camc...

Page 145: ...ENT OUT connector or A V OUT connector The audio signal is output from the built in speaker or headphones connected to the headphone jack and the speaker of the monitor connected to the A V OUT connector 5 Press the REC START STOP button on the handle Recording begins Notes The REC START STOP button on the grip does not function An error is generated in the following cases In such a case cancel Re...

Page 146: ...ed by IEEE the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc Note The camcorder can be connected to one device with the i LINK cable DV cable When you connect with a device that has two or more i LINK connectors refer to the operating instructions supplied with the connected device About data transfer speed of i LINK i LINK defines a maximum data transfer speed of approximately 100 200 and...

Page 147: ...tle neutral detergent then wipe dry Do not use organic solvents such as alcohol or thinner as these may cause discoloration or other damage to the finish of the unit To remove dust from inside the viewfinder remove the viewfinder by sliding it while holding the viewfinder release lever downward In the event of operating problems If you should experience problems with the unit contact your Sony dea...

Page 148: ...lecks may be generated on the screen in rare cases caused by cosmic rays etc This is related to the principle of CMOS image sensors and is not a malfunction The white flecks especially tend to be seen in the following cases when operating at a high environmental temperature when you have raised the master gain sensitivity when operating in Slow Shutter mode Aliasing When fine patterns stripes or l...

Page 149: ...ntation If pictures cannot be recorded reproduced properly try formatting the recording medium While repeating picture recording playback with a certain recording medium for an extended period files in the medium may be fragmented disabling proper recording storage In such a case make a backup of clips in the medium then perform formatting of the medium using Format Media page 138 of the OTHERS me...

Page 150: ...eo Format setting Output format Output Select setting HD SDI Component HD HDMI Output Select setting SD SDI Component SD HDMI Interlace Composite Output Select setting SD HDMI Progressive HQ 1920 60i 1920 1080 59 94i 720 480 59 94i 720 480 59 94P HQ 1440 60i SP 1440 60i HQ 1920 30P 1920 1080 29 97PsF 720 480 29 97PsF HQ 1440 30P HQ 1920 24P 24P System 60i 1920 1080 59 94i1 720 480 59 94i1 HQ 1920 ...

Page 151: ...o Format setting Output format Output Select setting HD SDI Component HD HDMI Output Select setting SD SDI Component SD HDMI Interlace Composite Output Select setting SD HDMI Progressive HQ 1920 60i 1920 1080 59 94i 720 480 59 94i 720 480 59 94P HQ 1440 60i SP 1440 60i HQ 1920 30P HQ 1440 30P HQ 1920 24P HQ 1440 24P SP 1440 24P HQ 1280 60P 1280 720 59 94P HQ 1280 30P HQ 1280 24P DVCAM 60i SQ Unsel...

Page 152: ...times of the value shown in the table Some frame may be Video format of playback clip Output format Output Select setting HD SDI Component HD HDMI Output Select setting SD SDI Component SD HDMI Interlace Composite Output Select setting SD HDMI Progressive HQ 1920 60i 1920 1080 59 94i 720 480 59 94i 720 480 59 94P HQ 1440 60i SP 1440 60i HQ 1920 30P 1920 1080 29 97PsF 720 480 29 97PsF HQ 1440 30P H...

Page 153: ...rough conversion from 25P Video format of playback clip Output format Output Select setting HD SDI Component HD HDMI Output Select setting SD SDI Component SD HDMI Interlace Composite Output Select setting SD HDMI Progressive HQ 1920 60i 1920 1080 50i1 720 576 50i1 None HQ 1440 60i SP 1440 60i HQ 1920 30P 1920 1080 25PsF1 720 576 25PsF1 HQ 1440 30P HQ 1920 24P 1920 1080 50i2 720 576 50i1 HQ 1440 2...

Page 154: ... HD SD Mode Video Format i LINK I O Output Select SDI OUT HDMI OUT COMPONENT OUT A V OUT i LINK HD HQ Disable HD SDI Component HD HD SD SDI Component SD SD HD HDMI HD SD HDMI Progressive SD P SD HDMI Interlace SD i Composite SD SP HD SDI Component HD HD SD SDI Component SD SD HD HDMI HD SD HDMI Progressive SD P SD HDMI Interlace SD i Composite SD SD SD SD SDI Component SD SD SD HDMI Progressive SD...

Page 155: ...V SD HDMI Interlace SD i DV Composite SD DV SP HDV HD SDI Component HD HDV SD SDI Component SD HDV HD HDMI HD HDV SD HDMI Progressive SD P HDV SD HDMI Interlace SD i HDV Composite SD HDV DVCAM HD SDI Component DV SD SDI Component SD DV HD HDMI DV SD HDMI Progressive DV SD HDMI Interlace SD i DV Composite SD DV SD SD DVCAM SD SDI Component SD DV SD HDMI Progressive DV SD HDMI Interlace SD i DV Comp...

Page 156: ...put Output HD SD Mode Video Format i LINK I O Output Select i LINK SDI OUT HDMI OUT COMPONENT OUT A V OUT HD HQ HDV HD SDI Component Refused HD SD SDI Component Refused SD HD HDMI Refused SD HDMI Progressive Refused SD HDMI Interlace Refused Composite Refused SD DVCAM HD SDI Component DV SD SDI Component DV SD HD HDMI DV SD HDMI Progressive DV SD HDMI Interlace DV Composite DV SD SP HDV HD SDI Com...

Page 157: ...ts 157 Appendixes SD SD DVCAM SD SDI Component DV SD SD HDMI Progressive DV SD HDMI Interlace DV Composite DV SD Menu setting Input Output HD SD Mode Video Format i LINK I O Output Select i LINK SDI OUT HDMI OUT COMPONENT OUT A V OUT ...

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Page 159: ...STOP button The power switch is set to OFF or MEDIA Set the power switch to CAMERA The SxS memory card is write protected Release the write protection page 34 or replace the card with a non protected SxS memory card The SxS memory card is full Replace the card with one having sufficient space The SxS memory card needs restoration Restore the memory card page 36 Playback does not start when you pre...

Page 160: ... as expected for example no picture appears on its screen It sometimes takes time for the connected equipment to recognize the operation Wait for about 15 seconds If the connected equipment still does not react do the following Check the i LINK cable for example by re plugging it Turn the power off and connect the cable again Change the i LINK cable ...

Page 161: ...d the DC IN source Warning Indications Warning indication on LCD EVF Buzzer Tally lamps Cause and measures Media Near Full Intermittent Flashing Free space on the SxS memory card has become insufficient Replace it with another at the earliest opportunity Media Full Continuous Rapidly flashing No space is left on the SxS memory card Recording clip copying and clip division cannot be performed Repla...

Page 162: ...der Video Format Mismatch The external signal input via the i LINK connection cannot be recorded as the Video Format setting is different from the signal format of the external input signal Change Video Format of the OTHERS menu to match it to that of the external signal Copy Protected Input Cannot Record The external signal input via the i LINK connection cannot be recorded as the stream is copy ...

Page 163: ...ia Reached Rewriting Limit Change Media A 1 The memory card comes to the end of its service life Make a backup copy and replace the card with another one as soon as possible Recording playback may not be performed properly if you continue to use the card For details refer to the operating instructions of the memory card Warning indication on LCD EVF Buzzer Tally lamps Cause and measures ...

Page 164: ...L L C 250 STEELE STREET SUITE 300 DENVER COLORADO 80206 PACKAGED MEDIA means any storage media storing MPEG 2 video information such as DVD movie which are sold distributed to general consumers Disc replicators or sellers of the PACKAGED MEDIA need to obtain licenses for their own business from MPEG LA Please contact MPEG LA for any further information MPEG LA L L C 250 STEELE STREET SUITE 300 DEN...

Page 165: ...Mode DVCAM 720 480 59 94i 29 97P 720 576 50i 25P Audio LPCM 16 bits 48 kHz 2 channels Recording playback time With one SBP 16 SP or DVCAM mode Approx 65 min HQ mode Approx 50 min With one SBP 32 or SBS 32G1A SP or DVCAM mode Approx 130 min HQ mode Approx 100 min With one SBS 64G1A SP mode Approx 280 min DVCAM mode Approx 260 min HQ mode Approx 200 min The actual recording playback time may differ ...

Page 166: ...ivity F10 Typical With 1920 60i 89 9 reflection 2000 lx Minimum illumination 0 14 lx F1 9 18 dB 64 frame accumulation Video S N 54 dB Y Typical Horizontal resolution 1000TV lines or more with HQ 1920 HD SDI output Gain 3 0 3 6 9 12 18 dB AGC Shutter speed 1 32 to 1 2000 sec Slow shutter 2 to 8 frames EX Slow Shutter 16 32 64 frames Built in microphones Stereo electret condenser microphones Directi...

Page 167: ...el output 16Ω load SDI OUT connector BNC type 1 conforming to SMPTE 292M 259M standards HDMI OUT connector Type A 1 Computer connectors i LINK HDV DV connector i LINK IEEE1394 4 pin connector 1 S400 USB connector mini B USB2 0 Hi Speed 1 Battery pack BP U30 BP U60 Battery charger BC U1 BC U2 SxS memory card SxS PRO SBP 16 16 GB SxS PRO SBP 32 32 GB SxS 1 SBS 32G1A 32 GB SxS 1 SBS 64G1A 64 GB SxS m...

Page 168: ... COMPONENT OUT HDMI OPEN 199 7 7 8 215 8 1 2 384 151 8 308 121 4 179 71 8 Unit mm inches Notes Always make a test recording and verify that it was recorded successfully SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR 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 ...

Page 169: ...is mode 53 Auto Naming 43 96 137 Auto Shutter 52 Auto Shutter mode 51 Auto Tracing White 46 Auto White Balance 47 B Backlight 69 backlight EVF 30 backlight LCD 29 backup battery 158 BARS CAM button 66 Battery Alarm 135 Battery INFO 135 BATTERY INFO display 26 Battery Pack 25 BATTERY RELEASE button 25 BATTERY MEDIA Status 117 BC U1 Battery Charger 25 BC U1 U2 27 Black 91 Black Gamma 91 BP U30 25 BP...

Page 170: ...de 69 EX Slow Shutter 51 52 122 EXPAND CLIP 109 EXPAND CLIP screen 109 EXPAND FOCUS button 57 Expanded Focus 69 ExpressCard slot of a computer 141 Extended Clear Scan 51 External Hard Disk 37 external microphone 64 external monitor 139 eyecup 31 Eyepiece focusing knob 30 F F FWD button 102 F REV button 102 Fade In 82 Fade Out 82 Fader 69 81 125 Fixed gain mode 50 Fixed Shutter mode 51 Flicker Redu...

Page 171: ... Load Slot B 94 Low Key SAT 91 M Macro mode 59 MACRO switch 59 Manual Focus 56 Manual Iris mode 53 Manual Zoom mode 54 Marker 48 69 130 Matrix 87 MEAD MS01 40 MEAD SD01 40 MEDIA 98 Media Adaptor 40 Media Full 36 Media mode 27 Media Near Full 36 Memory Stick 40 MENU button 119 Menu controls 119 MF Assist 58 123 MF mode 57 microphone holder 64 MONITOR VOL buttons 65 102 N ND FILTER switch 45 ND filt...

Page 172: ...tup menus 118 Shockless White 126 SHOT MARK 110 SHOT MARK screen 110 SHOT MARK1 110 Shot Mark1 69 SHOT MARK1 ADD 111 SHOT MARK1 DEL 111 SHOT MARK2 110 Shot Mark2 69 SHOT MARK2 ADD 111 SHOT MARK2 DEL 111 shot marks 66 103 Shot Transition 77 123 Shutter 51 122 SHUTTER switch 51 Skin Tone Detail 90 SLOT SELECT button 34 100 Slow Quick Motion 74 Slow Shutter 51 SLS 51 Speed mode 51 Spotlight 69 STATUS...

Page 173: ...hite 88 WHITE BAL switch 46 white balance 46 White Switch 126 WHT BAL button 47 Wide Conversion 59 126 wide conversion lens 59 write protection 34 Y YPbPr Digital Out Display 128 139 140 Z Zebra 49 130 ZEBRA button 49 zebra patterns 49 Zebra Select 49 Zebra1 Level 49 zoom 54 ZOOM button 55 Zoom Position 54 Zoom ring 54 Zoom Speed 123 Zoom speed switch 55 ZOOM switch 54 Zoom Trans 55 124 ...

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