Sony PD-150 Brief User Guide
Equipment available at IT Help Desk
In addition to laptops, digital cameras, calculators, digital audio recorders which are available to all
students, these items are only available to Com 106 or Com 221 students:
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Sony PD 150 3 chip professional video cameras
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Fluid head tripods for Sony PD 150 video cameras
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Microphones (see chart below)
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Headphones
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Fig Rig camera support
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Fishpole (for boom microphone)
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Light Kit
Special Notes:
1) Check out items at IT Help Desk. You must have your current student ID card to get any equipment.
2) Items are due the next day by 6:00 pm. Exceptions are items checked out on Friday. These are due
on Monday by 6:00 pm. Failure to return on time results in a significant fine. The goal is to make sure
equipment is available to all users and fines encourage “on time” return and discourage monopolizing
resources.
3) All items are shared between Com 106 & Com 221. Recognize not all items will always be available.
4) Use ONLY Sony Mini-DV tapes. We’ve had problems with non-Sony tapes and the wrong tapes can
create problems for your projects, the cameras, or the playback decks in the editing rooms. Sony tapes
are widely available from retailers.
5) All of our microphones work with +48V switches ON. Please leave those switches in the +48V On
position.
6) When cameras are returned, helpdesk personnel recharge batteries. Depending on use, batteries can
take up to several hours to completely recharge. Each camera kit has multiple batteries for extended
shooting times.
7) Please do not leave equipment in extreme cold or hot climates for extended periods of time. Extreme
conditions negatively impact operating conditions of the equipment.
Microphone
Type
Typical Use
Item Number
Shure SM-57
Handheld Dynamic
cardioid
Interviews, stand ups, hanging
microphones from grid.
Shure 1-6
ElectroVoice 635B
Handheld dynamic
omnidirectional
Wide pickup pattern good to
cover broader area
EV 1 or 2
Sony ECM 44
Condenser lapel type
omnidirectional
Interviews when you want to
minimize visibility of
microphone. Can also be
used pretty discretely on sets
providing distance isn’t too
great
ECM 1-5
Audio Technica Shotgun
Condenser
supercardioid
Short shotgun. Useful for
picking up distances 10-20
feet. Outdoors or large rooms
Audio Technica 3 or 5
Audio Technica Shotgun
Condenser
supercardoid
Long Shotgun. Useful for
picking up distances 20-40
feet. Outdoors or very large
rooms
Audio Technica 2 or 4
