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Setup Menu List

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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, month, day
MMDDYY: In sequence of month, day, year
DDMMYY: In sequence of day, month, year

Language

Selecting the 
language for 
messages

English

 / Chinese / Japanese 

English: To display the messages in English
Chinese: To display the messages in Chinese
Japanese: To display the messages in Japaneses.

Note

This setting is effective only on messages for warning and 
caution.  The menus and status indications do not change.

Assign Button

Assigning 
functions to the 
assignable buttons

<1>

Off / Marker / Last Clip DEL / 
ATW / Rec Review / Rec / 
Freeze Mix / Expanded Focus / 
Spotlight / Backlight / IR 
Remote / Shot Mark1 / Shot 
Mark2 / Fader / EVF Mode / 
BRT Disp / Histogram / 

Lens 

Info

Assign a function to the ASSIGN button of the corresponding 
number.
The selectable functions are common.
Marker: For turning the markers on/off
Last Clip DEL: For deleting the last recorded clip
ATW: For turning ATW on/off
Rec Review: For starting a Rec Review
Rec: For starting/stopping recording
Freeze Mix: For executing Freeze Mix
Expanded Focus: For turning Expanded Focus on/off
Spotlight: For selecting TLCS Spotlight mode
Backlight: For selecting TLCS Backlight mode
IR Remote: For activating/deactivating the IR Remote 

Commander

Shot Mark1: For adding shot mark 1
Shot Mark2: For adding shot mark 2
Fader: For turning the Fader function on/off
EVF Mode: For switching between color and monochrome 

modes of the EVF

BRT Disp: For turning 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
Off: No function

<2>

Off / Marker / Last Clip DEL / 
ATW / Rec Review / Rec / 
Freeze Mix / Expanded Focus / 
Spotlight / Backlight / IR 
Remote / Shot Mark1 / Shot 
Mark2 / Fader / EVF Mode / 

BRT Disp

 / Histogram / Lens 

Info

<3>

Off / Marker / Last Clip DEL / 
ATW / Rec Review / Rec / 
Freeze Mix / Expanded Focus / 
Spotlight / Backlight / IR 
Remote / Shot Mark1 / Shot 
Mark2 / Fader / EVF Mode / 
BRT Disp / 

Histogram

 / Lens 

Info

<4>

Off

 / Marker / Last Clip DEL / 

ATW / Rec Review / Rec / 
Freeze Mix / Expanded Focus / 
Spotlight / Backlight / IR 
Remote / Shot Mark1 / Shot 
Mark2 / Fader / EVF Mode / 
BRT Disp / Histogram / Lens 
Info

OTHERS

 Menu items

Subitems and setting values

Contents

Summary of Contents for XDCAM EX PMW-EX1

Page 1: ...3 280 015 11 1 Solid State Memory Camcorder PMW EX1 Operating Instructions 2007 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ... with these directives implies conformity to the following European standards EN60065 Product Safety AC adaptor EN55103 1 Electromagnetic Interference Emission EN55103 2 Electromagnetic Susceptibility Immunity This product is intended for use in the following Electromagnetic Environments E1 residential E2 commercial and light industrial E3 urban outdoors E4 controlled EMC environment ex TV studio ...

Page 3: ...er Supply 21 Using a Battery Pack 21 Using AC Power DC IN Power 22 Turning Power On 23 Turning Power Off 23 Setting the Clock 23 Adjusting the LCD Monitor and Viewfinder 24 Adjusting the LCD Monitor 24 Adjusting the Viewfinder 25 Adjusting the Grip 27 Using the IR Remote Commander 27 Handling SxS Memory Cards 29 About SxS Memory Cards 29 Inserting Removing an SxS Memory Card 30 Switching Between S...

Page 4: ...ting in a Fixed Shutter Mode 42 Shooting in EX Slow Shutter Mode 43 Shooting in Auto Shutter Mode 43 Adjusting the Iris 44 Recording in Auto Iris Mode 44 Adjusting the Iris Manually 44 Adjusting the Zoom 45 Switching the Zoom Mode 45 Operating the Zoom Manually 45 Using the Power Zoom 45 Adjusting the Focus 47 Adjusting in Full MF Mode 47 Adjusting in MF Mode 48 Adjusting in AF Mode 49 Using Macro...

Page 5: ...0 Recording in Slow Quick Motion Mode 61 Freeze Mix Image Alignment 62 Shot Transition 63 Preparatory Settings 64 Recording with a Shot Transition 65 Fader Function 67 Preparatory Settings 67 Starting Recording with a Fade In 68 Ending Recording with a Fade Out 68 Picture Profiles 69 Registering the Customized Settings as a Picture Profile 69 Selecting a Picture Profile 69 Copying the Settings of ...

Page 6: ...Adding Deleting Shot Marks 86 Changing the Index Frame 87 Dividing a Clip 87 Status Displays Showing the Status Screens 88 CAMERA Status Screen 89 AUDIO Status Screen 90 In Camera Mode 90 In Media Mode 90 VIDEO Status Screen 91 BUTTON REMOTE Status Screen 91 BATTERY MEDIA Status Screen 92 Menu Configuration and Detailed Settings Overview of the Setup Menus 93 Setup Menu Configuration 93 Setup Menu...

Page 7: ...ls 114 Appendixes Important Notes on Operation 115 Formats and Limitations of Outputs 116 Video Formats and Output Formats 116 Limitations of Outputs 117 Backup Battery 118 Troubleshooting 119 Operating Power 119 Recording Playback 119 External Devices 120 Error Warning Indications 121 Error Indications 121 Warning Indications 121 About i LINK 123 Specifications 124 General 124 Camera Block 124 Au...

Page 8: ...mponent video cable 1 1 2 ZOOM PUSH SET SHOTMARK THUMBNAIL PLAY PAUSE STOP W m z M X x u T SUB CLIP PUSH AF REC PAUSE REC FFWD FREV PREV NEXT BP U30 battery pack 1 BC U1 battery charger 1 Shoulder strap 1 Lithium battery CR2032 for backup 1 It is mounted in the camcorder at the factory Lithium battery CR2025 for the IR Remote Commander 1 It is mounted in the IR Remote Commander at the factory CD R...

Page 9: ...ectable from interlace and progressive 59 94i 50i 29 97P 25P and native 23 98P In addition 59 94P and 50P progressive recording is available in 1280 720 mode SxS memory cards can simultaneously hold multiple files of any of these recording formats allowing for flexible use of the memory cards High quality uncompressed audio recording In addition to HD video recording the PMW EX1 can record and pla...

Page 10: ...ck motion Frame Recording function Frame Recording is a unique feature of the PMW EX1 camcorder that is especially useful for clay animation shooting With this function images for pre determined frame are recorded each time the record button is pressed Shutter angle settings In addition to the electric shutter speed controls the PMW EX1 also has a shutter angle control which is familiar to cinemat...

Page 11: ... computer having an ExpressCard slot Information on installation of the software is included in the ReadMe Japanese English French German Italian Spanish and Chinese in PDF format XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software Application program for operating clips recorded with XDCAM EX series models on a computer Information on installation and operations of the software is included in the User s Guide Japane...

Page 12: ... or higher Intel PentiumD 3GHz equivalent or higher is recommended Macintosh Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz or higher is recommended Memory Windows 512 MB or more 1 GB or more is recommended Macintosh 1 GB or more is recommended Microsoft Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks and or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Intel Core and Pentium are trad...

Page 13: ...ITE BAL FULL AUTO SLOT SELECT OPE N ACC ESS A B 1 2 3 ASSIGN LENS INFO BRT DISP HISTOG RAM MENU CH 1 AUDIO LEVEL CH 2 AUTO MA NUAL INT EXT PIC TURE PROFILE PMW EX1 DC IN CH 2 AUTO MA NUAL INT EXT CH 1 AUDIO SELECT AUDIO IN OFF CAME RA CANCEL SEL S ET ME DIA 15 25 40 81 2 10 3 10 5 10 30 15 5 8 MANU AUTO MAN U AUTO FOC US IRIS MACRO OFF ON T H U M B N A IL F R E V P R E V S E L S E T P LA Y P A U S...

Page 14: ...e 53 25 WHT BAL automatic white balance adjustment button page 37 26 SHUTTER switch page 42 27 ASSIGN 4 assignable 4 button page 56 For functions and usage see the pages shown in parentheses Note The lens is properly adjusted at the factory Do not touch the controls of the lens control block BATTERY RELEASE SDI OUT A V OUT E X P A N D E D F O C U S R E C R E V I E W R E L E A S E S TA R T S T O P ...

Page 15: ...operation panel 42 SHOT TRANSITION operation block page 63 43 LCD B LIGHT LCD backlight switch page 24 44 LCD B LIGHT LCD backlight adjustment buttons page 24 45 TC U BIT DURATION time data selection button page 52 page 79 46 STATUS button page 88 47 DISPLAY BATT INFO button page 18 48 BARS CAM color bar camera signal switching button page 55 Lens control block 49 Focus ring page 47 50 Zoom ring p...

Page 16: ...Jog dial page 94 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 69 CANCEL button page 94 70 PICTURE PROFILE button page 69 71 Power CAMERA MEDIA switch page 23 72 DC IN DC power input connector page 22 73 AUDIO LEVEL CH 1 CH 2 controls page 53 74 AUDIO SELECT audio level control mode selection swit...

Page 17: ...rse 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 12 F FWD fast forwa...

Page 18: ...LINK status indication M synchronized with 3 and 4 Only when an external device is connected to the i LINK connector the status zREC or STBY of the device is displayed 3 Special recording operation status indication M synchronized with 2 and 4 4 Media status indication M synchronized with 2 and 3 On Screen Indications Indications in Camera Mode TCG 00 00 00 00 HQ 1080 24P S Q Motion 29 24fps 74 Hi...

Page 19: ... 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 33 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 Part the cursor is displayed on one of the items for which the Direct menu o...

Page 20: ...he 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 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 mode selection ...

Page 21: ...ng or playback is in progress on the battery pack an icon to show the current battery charge level and usage time remaining are displayed on the LCD monitor EVF screen The camcorder indicates the remaining usage time in minutes by calculating the available time with the battery pack if operation is continued at the current rate of power consumption Preparations Power Supply Using a Battery Pack AU...

Page 22: ...e camcorder 2 Connect the power cord supplied with the BC U1 to the AC input connector of the BC U1 then to an AC power source 3 Set the mode switch of the BC U1 to the DC OUT position For details refer to the Operating Instructions of the BC U1 When recording or playback is in progress on power from the DC IN connector the input voltage is displayed on the LCD monitor viewfinder screen BATTERY I ...

Page 23: ... dial to set the cursor to Date Time then press the joystick or dial The cursor moves to the year setting column Turning Power On Turning Power Off DC IN 12 0V STBY S Q REC A 25min B 50min Z99 AUTO MANU AL INT EXT PICT URE PROF ILE PMW E X1 DC IN CH 2 AUTO MANU AL INT EXT CH 1 AUDI O SELE CT AUDI O IN OFF CAM ERA CANC EL SEL S ET MED IA BATTERY RELEASE A V OUT COM PONE NT OUT SDI OUT THU MBN AIL F...

Page 24: ...or this display You can adjust the angle and the display conditions of the LCD monitor for the best view in various shooting situations These adjustments of the LCD monitor have no effect on pictures being recorded Turning on off the LCD monitor The LCD monitor turns on when it is opened and turns off when it is returned to the park position To open pull the monitor out horizontally from the park ...

Page 25: ...used in the viewfinder and cause fire Hereafter the viewfinder is referred to as EVF abbreviation of Electronic Viewfinder Turning the EVF on off With the factory setting the EVF is turned on when the LCD monitor is in its park position or is rotated to face the subject You can change the setting so that the EVF is always on regardless of the status of the LCD monitor using EVF page 103 of the LCD...

Page 26: ...p is attached to the EVF at the factory It can be removed by pulling it out if not neccesary To reattach the eyecup stretch it a little to attach to the EVF and fit the rim of the eyecup into the horizontal groove of the viewfinder OFF 2 1 ND FILTER ZEBR A PEAK ING GAIN B A PRST L M H WHIT E BAL FULL AUTO SLOT SELEC T OPEN ACCE SS A B 1 2 3 ASSIG N LENS INFO BRT DISP HISTO GRAM MENU CH 1 AUDIO LEV...

Page 27: ...ble button To activate using the menu Press the MENU button to set the camcorder to Menu mode select the OTHERS menu and set IR Remote to On For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 94 To activate using an assignable button Assigning IR Remote to one of the assignable buttons permits you to activate deactivate the remote control function by pressing the button For the assig...

Page 28: ...e the battery then check the operation again Replacing the battery in the IR Remote Commander Use a commercially available CR2025 lithium battery Do not use any battery other than a CR2025 1 Hold down the lock lever 1 pull out the battery holder 2 and remove the battery 2 Place a new battery in the battery holder with the symbol facing upward 1 then push the battery holder into the IR Remote Comma...

Page 29: ... near a heater etc Humid or corrosive location Verify the correct direction of insertion before use When storing or carrying this media put this media in the carrying case and lock it firmly We recommend that you make a backup copy of important data Sony accepts no responsibility for any damage or loss of data you recorded Do not apply a label sheet in places other than the label space When applyi...

Page 30: ... HISTO GRAM MENU CH 1 AUDIO LEVE L CH 2 AUTO MAN UAL INT EXT PICT URE PRO FILE PM W EX1 DC IN CH 2 AUTO MAN UAL INT EXT CH 1 AUD IO SEL ECT AUD IO IN OFF CAM ERA CAN CEL SEL SET MED IA 15 25 40 81 2 10 3 10 5 10 30 15 5 8 MANU AUTO MANU AUTO FOCU S IRIS MACR O OFF ON TH UM BN AI L 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 RE C RE VI EW l s L j G S J...

Page 31: ... SxS memory card formatted with a device other than this camcorder cannot be used with the camcorder To execute formatting If the message for formatting is displayed turn the jog dial or tilt the joystick to select Execute then press the dial or joystick Formatting begins The in progress message and status bar are displayed and the ACCESS lamp lights in red When formatting is completed the complet...

Page 32: ...curs with data in a memory card for some reason the card must be restored If an SxS memory card that needs to be restored is loaded a message that prompts you to execute a restore operation is displayed on the LCD monitor EVF screen To restore a card Select Execute by turning the jog dial or tilting the joystick then push the dial or joystick The restore operation begins During restoration the in ...

Page 33: ...derneath with your left hand Recording Full Auto mode 6 Press the FULL AUTO button so that the button indicator lights Recording Basic Operation Procedure 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 5 6 OFF 2 1 ND FILTER ZEBRA PEAKING GAIN B A PRST L M H WHITE BAL FULL AUTO SLOT SELECT OPE N ACC ESS A B 1 2 3 ASSIGN LENS INFO BRT DISP HISTOG RAM MENU CH 1 AUDIO LEVEL CH 2 AUTO MA NUAL INT EXT PIC TURE PROFILE PMW EX1 DC IN CH ...

Page 34: ...tton simultaneously with the unmarked button Recording stops and the camcorder enters STBY recording standby mode Note Recording cannot be restarted after you stop recording until the ACCESS lamp lights in green 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 handle will not be used it is recommended t...

Page 35: ...phanumerics and the second four numerics is automatically generated Example ABCD0001 The first four alphanumerics can be specified as desired using Clip page 108 of the OTHERS menu before you start recording It cannot be changed after recording The second four digit number is automatically counted up in sequence Notes on Clips The XDCAM EX series products employ the FAT32 File System Thus recorded...

Page 36: ...1080 50 interlace HQ 1080 50i SP 1440 1080 50 interlace SP 1080 50i HQ 1920 1080 25 Progressive HQ 1080 25P HQ 1280 720 50 Progressive HQ 720 50P HQ 1280 720 25 Progressive HQ 720 25P Changing the Format Note on recording format in SP 1080 24P mode Format Indication on this camcorder 00 00 OTHERS Bat tery INFO Di rect Menu i LINK I O Tr i gger Mode Country Video Format Cl i p B B B HQ 1080 60i SP ...

Page 37: ...ates 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 buttons see Changing Functions of the Assignable Buttons on page 56 Using the Direct menu When you press the DISPLAY BATT INFO button the current adjustment mode and color temperature are displayed on the screen ATW AT...

Page 38: ... 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 resumed If auto white balance adjustment fails An error message is d...

Page 39: ...the screen With Safety Area you can select the size of the safety zone marker from among 80 90 92 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 On to insert the as...

Page 40: ...el Set the center level of Zebra1 in the range of 50 to 107 The default setting is 70 Displaying the Zebra Patterns Factory set zebras 1 70 2 100 OFF 2 1 ND FILTER ZEBR A PEAK ING GAIN B A PRST L M H WHIT E BAL FULL AUTO SLOT SELEC T OPEN ACCE SS A B 1 2 3 ASSIG N LENS INFO BRT DISP HISTO GRAM MENU CH 1 AUDIO LEVE L CH 2 AUTO MAN UAL INT EXT PICT URE PRO FILE PM W EX1 DC IN CH 2 AUTO MAN UAL INT E...

Page 41: ... can switch between AGC and the gain selected with the GAIN switch Note When the camcorder is in Full Auto mode page 33 the Direct menu cannot be selected For details on the Direct menu see Direct Menu Operation on page 19 When you set the camcorder to Full Auto mode page 33 AGC mode is forcibly selected When Full Auto mode is off you can independently turn AGC mode on by setting AGC to On with TL...

Page 42: ...set the SHUTTER switch to 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 di...

Page 43: ...mcorder is in Full Auto mode page 33 or when the EX Slow Shutter mode is set to On For details on the Direct menu see Direct Menu Operation on page 19 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 1080 24P mode or Slow Quick...

Page 44: ...ange the setting with the Direct menu by operating the joystick or the jog dial For details on the Direct menu see Direct Menu Operation on page 19 Set the IRIS switch to MANU to adjust the iris manually Rotate the iris ring for the desired iris opening Adjusting the Iris Recording in Auto Iris Mode OFF 2 1 ND FILTER ZEBR A PEAK ING GAIN B A PRST L M H WHIT E BAL FULL AUTO SLOT SELEC T OPEN ACCE S...

Page 45: ...0min Z99 120min STBY STBY A 25min B 50min W T Operating the Zoom Manually Using the Power Zoom BATT ERY REL EAS E SDI OUT A V OUT EX PA ND ED FO CU S RE C RE VI EW RE LE AS E ST AR T ST OP A SHOT TRANS ITION B LCD B LIGHT TC U B IT DURAT ION STATUS BARS C AM DISPLA Y BATT INFO ON OFF PR EV 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 H L OF F TH UM BN AIL F RE ...

Page 46: ...can also be controlled from an optional lens remote controller connected via the LENS REMOTE connector For operation of the optional lens remote controller refer to the operation guide of the lens remote controller 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...

Page 47: ...e center area of the picture is magnified on the LCD monitor EVF screen making the focus adjustment easier Press the EXPANDED FOCUS button again to resume the normal angle for recording Adjusting the Focus Adjusting in Full MF Mode OFF 2 1 ND FILTER ZEBR A PEAK ING GAIN B A PRST L M H WHIT E BAL FULL AUTO SLOT SELEC T OPEN ACCE SS A B 1 2 3 ASSIG N LENS INFO BRT DISP HISTO GRAM MENU CH 1 AUDIO LEV...

Page 48: ... ZEBR A PEAK ING GAIN B A PRST L M H WHIT E BAL FULL AUTO SLOT SELEC T OPEN ACCE SS A B 1 2 3 ASSIG N LENS INFO BRT DISP HISTO GRAM MENU CH 1 AUDIO LEVE L CH 2 AUTO MAN UAL INT EXT PICT URE PRO FILE PM W EX1 DC IN CH 2 AUTO MAN UAL INT EXT CH 1 AUD IO SEL ECT AUD IO IN OFF CAM ERA CAN CEL SEL SET MED IA 15 25 40 81 2 10 3 10 5 10 30 15 5 8 MANU AUTO MANU AUTO FOCU S IRIS MACR O OFF ON TH UM BN AI ...

Page 49: ...e 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 you press the PUSH AF button or operate the focus ring When you set the MACRO switch to ON in AF or MF mode ...

Page 50: ...o a tripod for stable condition deactivate the Steady Shot function To reduce flickers try either of the following two methods Setting the shutter speed according to the power supply frequency Activate the electronic shutter page 42 and set the shutter speed according to the power supply frequency When the frequency is 50 Hz Set the shutter speed to 1 50 or 1 100 seconds When the frequency is 60 H...

Page 51: ...de to Preset If you set it to Clock the timecode advances in Regen mode 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 94 Setting the timecode to a desired value 1 Set Mode of Timecode to Preset 2 Specify the timecode value on the Setting line and select SET Resetting the timecode You can reset ...

Page 52: ...ou 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 screen The indication is switched among the timecode user bits and recording duration each time you press the TC U BIT DU...

Page 53: ... VI EW RE LE AS E ST AR T ST OP A SHOT TRANS ITION B LCD B LIGHT TC U B IT DURAT ION STATUS BARS C AM DISPLA Y BATT INFO ON OFF PR EV 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 H L OF F TH UM BN AIL F RE V SE L S ET MO NIT OR VO L AUDIO IN CH 1 MIC LINE MIC 4 8V MIC LINE MIC 4 8V CH 2 AUTO MANUAL INT EXT CH 2 AUTO MANUAL INT EXT CH 1 AUDIO SELECT AUDIO IN CAN...

Page 54: ...adphone 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 Adjusting the Audio Recording Levels E X PA N ...

Page 55: ...mark 2 Shot marks can be recorded as needed during recording or can be added after recording while checking the playback pictures Inserting a shot mark during recording Activate the IR Remote Commander page 27 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 ...

Page 56: ...n off ASSIGN 3 button HISTOGRAM Histogram indication on off ASSIGN 4 button No function is assigned Off Changing Functions Use Assign Button of the OTHERS menu For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 94 1 Select Assign Button from the OTHERS menu Rec Review BATT ERY REL EAS E SDI OUT A V OUT EX PA ND ED FO CU S RE C RE VI EW RE LE AS E ST AR T ST OP A SHOT TRANS ITION B LC...

Page 57: ...the OTHERS menu Interval Recording cannot be performed if Video Format of the OTHERS menu is set to SP 1080 24P Before starting Interval Recording make the necessary settings on the CAMERA SET menu in advance Function Contents Marker All marker indications safety zone marker center marker aspect marker guide frames on off Last Clip DEL Last clip delete ATW ATW function on off Rec Review Rec Review...

Page 58: ...ashing Interval Rec on the screen is now steadily lit Notes You cannot change the Interval Time and Number of Frames settings while Interval Recording is in progress To change them pause recording The Freeze Mix function and Rec Review function cannot be used in Interval Recording mode The timecode is recorded in Rec Run mode page 51 during Interval Recording Some extra frames may be recorded if y...

Page 59: ...lect from among 2 6 and 12 when Video Format is set to 720 60P or 720 50P With other video formats you can select from among 1 3 6 and 9 4 Exit the menu When the preparatory settings are completed you can start recording 1 Press the REC START STOP button Recording in Frame Rec mode begins The Frame Rec indication stops flashing When the number of frames you specified with the menu are recorded the...

Page 60: ... rate between 1 and 23 fps provides a quick motion effect in playback and recording with the frame rate between 25 and 60 fps provides a slow motion effect in playback Notes Slow Quick Motion cannot be set to On simultaneously with Frame Recording or Interval Recording When you set Slow Quick Motion to On Frame Recording and Interval Recording are forcibly set to Off No audio recording is made if ...

Page 61: ... are completed you can start recording Press the REC START STOP button Slow Quick Motion recording begins Notes You cannot change the Frame Rate setting while Slow Quick Motion recording is in progress To change it pause the recording The timecode is recorded in Rec Run mode during Slow Quick Motion recording page 51 Stopping recording Press the REC START STOP button Slow Quick Motion recording st...

Page 62: ... 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 Canceling Freeze Mix status You can cancel it with the ASSIGN button to which you assigned Freeze Mix or the REC START STOP button When you cancel Freeze Mix status by pressing the ASSIGN button the normal camera picture is restored When you cance...

Page 63: ...xecuted with the MACRO switch set to OFF Shot transition operation buttons and indications For shot transition operations use the three TRANSITION operation buttons on the upper panel A button and B button You can register a Shot to each of the buttons MODE button and indicator When you press this button the camcorder enters Shot Transition operation mode and the indicator of the button lights The...

Page 64: ...ct the transition pattern The corresponding icon is displayed in the shot transition information area P Parameter level T Transition of time Start Timer Set the time from start of recording to start of the shot transition The countdown indication is displayed in the shot transition information area until the shot transition is started by the Start Timer Rec Link Set whether to link shot transition...

Page 65: ...ure to a registered shot 1 Adjust the camera settings to obtain an image with which you wish to start recording 2 Press the MODE button to display Execute in the shot transition operation area 3 Press the REC START STOP button Recording begins 4 When Rec Link is Off press the button of the target shot A or B when you wish to start the shot transition The current camera settings are gradually shift...

Page 66: ...camera settings registered for Shot B 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 Shot B 5 When Rec Link is Off press the A button when you wish to start the shot transition When Rec Link is Shot A the camcorder automatically performs the shot transition to the camera set...

Page 67: ...nable button it is not necessary to set Fade In to On with the menu Fade In Type Select the initial status of the fade in White To fade in from a white screen Black To fade in from a black screen Fade In Time Set the duration 1 2 3 5 10 sec of fade in 3 Specify the fade out conditions Fade Out Set this to On to end recording with fade out When you operate the function using an assignable button it...

Page 68: ... Fade Out to On with the menu the camcorder automatically enters Fade out standby status when it is set to Recording mode When you press the ASSIGN button to which you assigned the Fader function after starting recording the camcorder enters fade out standby status Press the REC START STOP button to start fading out of the camera picture The fading out process begins When the fading out process yo...

Page 69: ... details on the setting items see Picture Profile Items on page 71 5 When the settings are completed press the PICTURE PROFILE button to exit the menu Selecting a Picture Profile using the PICTURE PROFILE menu Once you store a picture profile you can call the picture quality registered in the picture profile as follows 1 Set the power switch to CAMERA to turn the camcorder on in Camera mode 2 Pres...

Page 70: ...SET of the PICTURE PROFILE menu The picture profile numbers are listed on the screen 3 Specify the target picture profile Execute and Cancel are displayed 4 Select Execute Copying begins When copying ends the completion message is displayed for three seconds and the original screen display is restored You can reset a selected picture profile to the factory settings standard status 1 Select the pic...

Page 71: ...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 72: ... be applied to the picture 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 level less noise ma...

Page 73: ...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 74: ...et effect CINE2 This gives almost the same results as CINE1 Select this when 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 b...

Page 75: ...ard To delete using the Setup menu 1 Select Last Clip DEL from Clip of the OTHERS menu 2 Select Execute The confirmation message 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 94 Using the Setup menu you can delete all recorded clips from the memory card in the selected card slot 1 Select A...

Page 76: ...write 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 is selec...

Page 77: ... Data for the clip at the cursor are displayed in 1 to 8 1 Date and starting time of recording 2 Clip name 3 OK mark Displayed only if the selected clip is marked OK page 83 4 AV independent file icon Displayed if the selected clip is an AV independent file This indicates that the clip is an AV independent file such as those added to the memory card using a computer Not all operations and indicati...

Page 78: ...Playback starts from the beginning of the selected clip The clips after the selected clips are played back in sequence When playback of the last clip ends the camcorder enters PAUSE still picture mode at the last frame of the last clip OFF 2 1 ND FILTER ZEBR A PEAK ING GAIN B A PRST L M H WHIT E BAL FULL AUTO SLOT SELEC T OPEN ACCE SS A B 1 2 3 ASSIG N LENS INFO BRT DISP HISTO GRAM MENU CH 1 AUDIO...

Page 79: ...tion are displayed Display example Playback mode 7 Audio levels The audio levels in recording are displayed Pausing the playback Press the PLAY PAUSE button The playback is restarted by pressing the button again Switching to high speed playback The camcorder permits you to play clips at 4 times or 15 times normal speed in the forward or reverse direction Audio is muffled in high speed playback To ...

Page 80: ...e headphone jack the built in speaker is turned off Press the MONITOR VOL buttons to adjust the sound volume The level bar is displayed during adjustment You can select audio channel s to be monitored with Audio Output page 101 of the AUDIO SET menu Adding shot marks during playback In the same manner as in recording you can add shot marks to the clip during playback At the point where you wish to...

Page 81: ...en page 82 Still picture in Pause mode page 82 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 85 SHOT MARK screen page 86 CANCEL CANCEL EXPAND COARSE PAUSE EXPAND FINE SET INDEX PIC PAUSE SHOT MARK1 DEL SET INDEX PIC SHOT MARK2 DEL SHO...

Page 82: ...stick or the jog dial with a still picture displayed in Pause mode calls the Clip Operation menu for the clip in Pause mode Basic Operations of the Clip Operation Menus Item Function DISP CLIP INFO To display the CLIP INFO screen for the clip page 83 OK MARK ADD To add the OK mark to the clip page 83 OK MARK DELETE To delete the OK mark from the clip page 83 COPY CLIP To copy the clip to another S...

Page 83: ...1 Timecode at the recording ending point 12 Duration of the clip 13 Recorded audio channels By adding the OK mark to clips you can obtain a thumbnail screen of only the marked clips when you press the THUMBNAIL button Clips with the OK mark cannot be deleted or divided To delete or devide the clip remove the OK mark Adding the OK mark 1 Select OK MARK ADD from the Clip Operation menu The CLIP INFO...

Page 84: ...memory card Examples ABCD0002 1 if ABCD0002 exists ABCD0002 2 if ABCD0002 1 exists ABCD0005 4 if ABCD0005 3 exists If parenthetical numbers 1 to 9 already exist as the result of repeated copying copying to that card cannot be done any more A warning message is displayed if there is not sufficient space on the destination SxS memory card Replace the SxS memory card with one with sufficient space To...

Page 85: ...gle clip the SHOT MARK screen 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 thumbnai...

Page 86: ... which you wish to add a shot mark on the 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 scr...

Page 87: ...rent clips at the frame you select on the EXPAND CLIP screen page 84 or the SHOT MARK screen page 85 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 ...

Page 88: ...s screen display Press the STATUS button again The status screen display is canceled Status Displays Showing the Status Screens OFF 2 1 ND FILTER ZEBR A PEAK ING GAIN B A PRST L M H WHIT E BAL FULL AUTO SLOT SELEC T OPEN ACCE SS A B 1 2 3 ASSIG N LENS INFO BRT DISP HISTO GRAM MENU CH 1 AUDIO LEVE L CH 2 AUTO MAN UAL INT EXT PICT URE PRO FILE PM W EX1 DC IN CH 2 AUTO MAN UAL INT EXT CH 1 AUD IO SEL...

Page 89: ...e 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 ob...

Page 90: ...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 91: ...The format NTSC or PAL of the analog com posite signal being fed from the A V OUT con nector is displayed when YPbPr SDI Out Select of the VIDEO SET menu is set to Off Down Converter Down converter setting of the SD output 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 O setting Enable Disable of the OTHERS menu i...

Page 92: ... Remaining space and available recording time The remaining space of the SxS memory cards in the respective card slots are 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 Protected is shown to the right ...

Page 93: ...e 101 VIDEO SET menu For setting the items related to video outputs page 102 LCD VF SET menu For setting the items related to the displays on the LCD monitor EVF page 103 TC UB SET menu For setting the items related to timecodes and user bits page 105 OTHERS menu For setting the other items page 105 Menu Configuration and Detailed Settings Overview of the Setup Menus Setup Menu Configuration 00 00...

Page 94: ...S All Reset Camera Data Time Zone Clock Set Language Assign Button Tally Hours Meter IR Remote Battery Alarm Battery INFO Direct Menu i LINK I O Trigger Mode Country Video Format Clip Format Media Basic Menu Operations OFF 2 1 ND FILTER ZEBR A PEAK ING GAIN B A PRST L M H WHIT E BAL FULL AUTO SLOT SELEC T OPEN ACCE SS A B 1 2 3 ASSIG N LENS INFO BRT DISP HISTO GRAM MENU CH 1 AUDIO LEVE L CH 2 AUTO...

Page 95: ...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 00 00 CAMERA SET Return Gain Setup Shut ter EX Slow Shutter Shot Trans...

Page 96: ... 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 or filename i...

Page 97: ...s set to the H position Shutter Specifying operating conditions of the electrical shutter 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 42 Shutter Angle 180º 90º 45º 22 5º 11 25º Set the shutter angle when Angle mode is sele...

Page 98: ...ecording start MF Assist Turning the MF Assist Function on off On Off Set 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 ...

Page 99: ...function on off Frame Rate 1 to 30 1080 size 1 to 60 720 size Set the recording frame rate in Slow Quick Motion recording Rec Review Setting the playback time for Rec Review 3 sec 10 sec Clip Set the time to play the last recorded clip using the Rec Review function 3 sec Last 3 seconds 10 sec Last 10 seconds Clip Entire duration of the clip Fader Setting the fade in fade out functions Fade In On O...

Page 100: ...um gain in AGC AGC Point F5 6 F4 F2 8 Set the iris point for switching to auto iris and auto shutter control when AGC is on Auto Shutter On Off Turn the Auto Shutter control function on off A SHT Limit 1 100 1 150 1 200 1 250 Set the maximum shutter speed in Auto Shutter control A SHT Point F5 6 F8 F11 F16 Set the iris point for switching auto iris and auto shutter control when Auto Shutter is on ...

Page 101: ... and the CH 2 gain independently 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 CH 1 CH 2 To record channel 1 and channel 2 inpu...

Page 102: ... Display Setting the character information for the composite output On Off Set whether to add the same menus and status indications as those on the LCD monitor EVF screen to the output signal from the A V OUT connector Note On the thumbnail EXPAND CLIP and SHOTMARK screens the same menus and status indications as those on the LCD monitor EVF screen are displayed regardless of the setting of this i...

Page 103: ...ide down position On To keep it on regardless of the status of the LCD monitor Peaking Setting the peaking function for the LCD monitor EVF Color White Red Yellow Blue Select the color of the peaking signal Level High Mid Low Set the level of the peaking signal Marker Setting the markers added to pictures on the LCD monitor EVF screen Setting On Off Turn all marker indications on off in combinatio...

Page 104: ...tatus On Off Turn the recording status REC or STBY and media status indications 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 indica...

Page 105: ...ers Bit Setting the user bits Mode Fix Date Set the user bit mode Fix To use a desired fixed value as the user bits Date To use the current date Setting Set the user bits to a desired value TC Format Setting the time code format DF NDF Set the timecode format DF Drop frame NDF Non drop frame OTHERS Menu OTHERS Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents All Reset Resetting to the factory statu...

Page 106: ...L For deleting the last recorded clip ATW For turning ATW on off Rec Review For starting a Rec Review Rec For starting stopping recording Freeze Mix For executing Freeze Mix Expanded Focus For turning Expanded Focus on off Spotlight For selecting TLCS Spotlight mode Backlight For selecting TLCS Backlight mode IR Remote For activating deactivating the IR Remote Commander Shot Mark1 For adding shot ...

Page 107: ...DC Low Volt1 11 5 V to 17 0 V 11 5 V Set the DC IN voltage at which the DC Low Volt1 warning is generated DC Low Volt2 11 0 V to 14 0 V 11 0 V Set the DC IN voltage at which the DC Low Volt2 warning is generated Battery INFO Showing information regarding the battery pack display only Type The type product name is displayed MFG Date The date of manufacture is displayed Charge Count The accumulated ...

Page 108: ...Q 1080 50i SP 1080 50i HQ 1080 25P HQ 720 50P HQ 720 25P Select the video format bit rate picture size frame rate and scan system in combination Bit rate HQ or SP Picture size 1080 or 720 Frame rate 24 25 30 50 or 60 Scan system i interlace or P progressive Note The default setting is different among the sales areas United States and Canada HQ 1080 60i Other areas HQ 1080 50i Clip Setting for clip...

Page 109: ...able for connection To display the menus and status information on the connected monitor Set YPbPr SDI Out Display page 102 of the VIDEO SET menu to On Note If input output at the i LINK HDV connector are enabled page 113 no signal is fed out from the SDI OUT connector COMPONENT OUT connector mini D connector The connector is set at the factory to output HD analog component signals for monitoring ...

Page 110: ...al SBAC US10 SxS Memory Card USB Reader Writer to the computer using an USB cable as shown below Preparations To use the ExpressCard slot of a computer If the computer is equipped with an ExpressCard 34 or ExpressCard 54 slot you can directly insert the SxS memory card containing clips recorded with this camcorder and access to the files For the operating requirements for the computer see Using th...

Page 111: ...toration is completed The message is also not displayed while the CLIP INFO screen is shown on the screen It appears when an operation on the CLIP INFO screen is completed or you return to the thumbnail screen 2 Select Execute by operating the jog dial or the joystick The screen displays the following 3 With Windows check that the memory card is displayed as a removable disk in My Computer With Ma...

Page 112: ...ed by the clips may not be maintained To avoid such a problem use the XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software See page 12 for the operating requirements and refer to the User s Guide contained in the CD ROM For support information on the XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software visit the web sites shown in XDCAM EX web sites on page 11 or on the cover page of the supplied CD ROM Using a nonlinear editing system Fo...

Page 113: ...us For operations of the external device refer to the operation manual of that device 3 Set the camcorder to Camera mode by setting the power switch to CAMERA 4 Press the REC START STOP button The external device starts recording in synchronization The status of the external device is displayed in the i LINK status indication area page 18 on the LCD monitor EVF screen Notes Operation may be differ...

Page 114: ... 1080 50i can be recorded when set to SP 1080 50i Recording is not allowed with other combinations of Video Format and input signals 2 Set i LINK I O page 107 of the OTHERS menu to Enable 3 Set the camcorder to Media mode 4 Press the STOP button to set the camcorder to STOP mode The input image is displayed on the LCD monitor EVF screen and the monitor connected via the COMPONENT OUT connector or ...

Page 115: ...ocations Store in a level ventilated place Avoid using or storing the unit in the following places In excessive heat or cold operating temperature range 0ºC to 40ºC or 32ºF to 104ºF Remember that in summer in warm climates the temperature inside a car with the windows closed can easily exceed 50ºC 122ºF In damp or dusty locations Locations where the unit may be exposed to rain Locations subject to...

Page 116: ... 60 Hz areas Focal plane Owing to the characteristics of the pickup elements CMOS sensors for reading video signals subjects that quickly move across the screen may appear slightly skewed The format of output signals from the COMPONENT OUT connector and the SDI OUT connector varies according to the recording playback video formats and the kind of the output signal the setting of YPbPr SDI Out Sele...

Page 117: ...rame rate The outputs from the camcorder are limited by the VIDEO SET menu settings as follows These limitations are common to Camera mode and Media mode Clip format Output format YPbPr Out Select HD YPbPr Out Select SD 1080 59 94i 1080 59 94i 480 59 94i 1080 29 97P 1080 29 97PsF 480 59 94i 1080 23 98P 1080 59 94i 480 59 94i 720 59 94P 720 59 94P 480 59 94i 720 29 97P 720 59 94P 480 59 94i 720 23 ...

Page 118: ...lode 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 manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Replacing the backup battery Notes Be sure to set the power switch to OFF when replacing the backup battery Be careful not to d...

Page 119: ...TOP 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 29 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 32 Playback does not start when you pres...

Page 120: ... 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 121: ... 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 Replace it with another Battery Near End Intermittent Flashing The battery power will be exhausted soon Charge the battery pack at the earliest opportunity Battery...

Page 122: ... be done as the memory card is defective It cannot be operated with this camcorder Replace it with another card 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...

Page 123: ...E 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 400 Mbps...

Page 124: ...els Recording playback time With one SBP 8 SP mode Approx 35 min HQ mode Approx 25 min With one SBP 16 SP mode Approx 70 min HQ mode Approx 50 min Continuous operation time Recording EVF On LCD monitor Off With the BP U60 Approx 4 hours With the BP U30 Approx 2 hours Mass Camcorder 2 4 kg 5 lb 5 oz With the supplied lens hood eyecup BP U30 battery pack and one SxS memory card 2 8 kg 6 lb 3 oz Dime...

Page 125: ...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 Directivity Omnidirectional Built in speaker Monaural Output 250 mW LCD monitor Screen size 8 8 cm diagonal 3 5 inch Aspect ratio 16 9 Picture size 640 H 3 RGB 480 V delta sequence Transmission Hybrid semi transmissive type Viewfinder Screen size 1 4 cm diagonal ...

Page 126: ...ret condenser microphone ECM 673 Wide conversion lens VCL EX0877 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Dimensions Optional Accessories OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE AF MF Full MF 15 25 40 81 2 10 3 10 mm 5 10 30 ft 15 5 8 C MANU AUTO MANU AUTO MACRO FOCUS PUSH AF IRIS OFF ON 8 5 6 4 2 8 1 9 16 1 2 3 ASSIGN LENS INFO BRT DISP HISTOGRAM AUTO MANUAL INT EXT PICTURE PROFILE PMW EX1 DC...

Page 127: ...ORDING MEDIA EXTERNAL STORAGE SYSTEMS OR ANY OTHER MEDIA OR STORAGE SYSTEMS TO RECORD CONTENT OF ANY TYPE Always verify that the unit is operating properly before use SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF PRESENT OR PROSPECTIVE PROFITS DUE TO FAILURE OF THIS UNIT EITHER DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD OR AFTE...

Page 128: ...Backlight 57 backlight EVF 26 backlight LCD 25 backup battery 118 BARS CAM button 55 Battery Alarm 107 Battery INFO 107 BATTERY INFO display 22 Battery Pack 21 BATTERY RELEASE button 21 BATTERY MEDIA Status 92 BC U1 Battery Charger 21 22 Black 74 Black Gamma 74 BP U30 21 BP U60 21 BRT DISP 56 BRT Disp 57 built in clock 23 Built in microphones 53 Built in speaker 80 BUTTON REMOTE Status 91 Buzzer 1...

Page 129: ... monitor 109 eyecup 26 Eyepiece focusing knob 26 F F FWD button 79 F REV button 79 Fade In 67 68 Fade Out 67 68 Fader 57 67 99 Fixed gain mode 41 Fixed Shutter mode 42 Flicker Reduce 50 98 focus 47 Focus ring 47 Format Media 108 Formatting 31 Frame Rec 99 Frame Recording 59 Free Run mode 51 Freeze Mix 57 62 FULL AUTO button 33 Full Auto mode 33 Full Manual Focus 47 Full MF mode 47 G gain 41 Gain S...

Page 130: ...ton 80 O OK mark 83 OK MARK ADD 83 OK MARK DEL 84 One Push Auto Focusing 48 OTHERS Menu 105 Output Formats 116 P Peaking 48 103 PEAKING button 48 PICTURE FROFILE menu 69 71 PICTURE PROFILE button 69 Picture Profiles 69 PLAY PAUSE button 78 Playback 78 Power switch 23 Power Zoom 45 Power Zoom Servo mode 45 Power zoom lever 46 PREV button 80 Profile Name 71 PUSH AF button 48 R Range index 47 Rec 57 ...

Page 131: ... DURATION button 52 79 THUMBNAIL button 78 80 Thumbnail Screen 77 Time Zone 23 105 Timecode 105 TLCS 19 34 100 TRANSITION operation buttons 63 Trigger Mode 108 Tripod receptacle 17 Troubleshooting 119 U USB cable 111 user bits 52 Users Bit 105 V Video Format 35 108 Video Out Display 102 VIDEO Status 91 Viewfinder 25 Viewfinder release lever 115 W Warning Indications 121 White 72 WHITE BAL switch 3...

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