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Solid-State Memory 
Camcorder

PXW-X200

© 2014 Sony Corporation

Operating Instructions

Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly 
and retain it for future reference.

Summary of Contents for PXW-X200

Page 1: ...4 549 307 13 1 Solid State Memory Camcorder PXW X200 2014 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference ...

Page 2: ...he LCD Monitor 20 Adjusting the Viewfinder 20 Using the IR Remote Commander 21 Using SxS Memory Cards 22 About SxS Memory Cards 22 Inserting Removing an SxS Memory Card 23 Switching Between SxS Memory Cards 23 Formatting an SxS Memory Card 23 Checking the Remaining Time Available for Recording 24 Restoring an SxS Memory Card 24 Using Other Media 25 XQD Memory Cards 25 SD Cards 25 USB Flash Drives ...

Page 3: ...rame Recording 40 Clip Continuous Recording UDF and exFAT 41 Picture Cache Recording Retroactively Record 42 Slow Quick Motion 43 Simultaneous Recording in the 2 slots 43 Freeze Mix Image Alignment 44 Automatic Adjustment of Flange Focal Length 45 Picture Profiles 45 Deleting Clips 53 Storing Retrieving the Setting Data 53 Planning Metadata 54 Obtaining Location Information GPS 56 Proxy Recording ...

Page 4: ...ming 70 Using the Wi Fi Remote Commander 71 About the Web Menu 73 Streaming Format settings 74 Monitoring settings 74 Streaming settings 74 Proxy Format settings 75 Wireless LAN Settings Station Settings 75 Upload Settings 76 Starting file transferring automatically after recording 78 Re starting file transferring Resume function 78 Checking the File Transferring Job List 78 Error Warning Indicato...

Page 5: ...D Mode Only 88 Showing the Status Screens 89 Camera Status Screen 89 Audio Status Screen 89 Video Status Screen 90 Button Remote Status Screen 90 Battery Media Status Screen 90 GPS positioning status indication 91 Menu Configuration and Detailed Settings Overview of the Setup Menus 92 Setup Menu Layers 92 Basic Menu Operations 94 Setup Menu List 96 CAMERA SET Menu 96 AUDIO SET Menu 104 VIDEO SET M...

Page 6: ...g Function 150 Backup Battery Replacement 154 Troubleshooting 155 Power 155 Recording Playback 155 External Devices 156 When Making a Wireless LAN Connection 156 The Internet connection 156 Wired LAN connection 156 Error Warning Indications 157 Error Indications 157 Warning Indications 157 Licenses 161 MPEG 4 AVC Patent Portfolio License 161 MPEG 2 Video Patent Portfolio License 161 Bitmap Fonts 1...

Page 7: ...Table of Contents 7 Supplied Accessories 174 Optional Accessories 174 On trademarks 175 Index 176 ...

Page 8: ...n 2 turn the hood in the direction of the arrow 3 then withdraw it 2 Headphone connector stereo mini jack page 37 3 Rear remote sensor 4 Power switch page 19 5 BATT RELEASE button page 18 6 DC IN connector page 19 7 Battery pack receptacle page 18 8 WHITE BAL automatic white balance adjustment button page 32 9 Lens cap open close lever page 28 Overview Part Identification Camcorder Operation panel...

Page 9: ...ompatible accessories with the Multi Interface Shoe contact your dealer 6 Built in stereo microphone page 36 7 REC TALLY lamp 8 Front IR remote control receptor 9 Built in speaker page 82 10 AUDIO IN CH 1 CH 2 connectors XLR and input selection LINE MIC MIC 48V switches page 36 11 Microphone cable holder page 36 12 Hooks for the shoulder strap Attach the supplied shoulder strap as shown below 13 E...

Page 10: ...en the 4 screws and remove the accessory shoe from the accessory shoe mount Operation panel on the handle 1 PLAY PAUSE button page 81 2 F REV fast reverse button page 82 3 THUMBNAIL button page 79 4 STOP CAM button page 79 5 STATUS status display on off button page 89 6 PREV previous button 7 Up down left right buttons SEL SET select set button page 94 8 MENU menu display on off button page 94 9 O...

Page 11: ...LL AUTO button and indicator page 28 3 PICTURE PROFILE button page 45 4 AUDIO IN audio input selection switches page 36 5 AUDIO SELECT audio level control mode selection switches page 37 6 AUDIO LEVEL CH 1 CH 2 knobs page 37 7 SHUTTER switch page 33 8 GAIN switch page 32 9 WHITE BAL white balance memory switch page 31 10 ASSIGN assignable 5 button page 40 11 MENU menu display on off button page 94...

Page 12: ...ction between the camcorder and smartphone For details refer to the operating instructions of the smartphone NFC Near Field Communication is the international standard for the short range radio communication technique 6 HDMI OUT connector page 126 7 SD card ACCESS lamp Lights in red while accessing the loaded SD card 8 SD card slot for proxy recording page 58 9 SDI OUT serial digital output connec...

Page 13: ...ot be attached to the tripod securely and this may lead to the physical injury of the camera operator 3 Backup battery holder page 154 1 DATA CODE button This button does not work on the camcorder 2 TC RESET timecode reset button 3 SCAN SLOW reverse high speed playback high speed playback buttons 4 PREV NEXT clip reverse forward direction jump buttons 5 PLAY button 6 STOP button 7 DISPLAY button 8...

Page 14: ...ication The status of the connected equipment page 129 or the streaming status is displayed page 70 3 Special recording operation status indication On Screen Indications SD zREC Recording in progress STBY Standby for recording CONT Standby for Clip Continuous Recording CONT lit Indicates that a clip is being continued when using Clip Continuous Recording CONT flashing Indicates that there is no co...

Page 15: ...s mode indication M D only in MF mode page 34 15 White balance mode and color temperature indications M D page 31 16 Picture profile indication M D page 45 17 Depth of Field bar indication M A 18 Iris position indication M D page 33 19 Gain indication M D page 32 20 Shutter mode shutter speed indication M D page 33 21 Audio level meters M 22 Histogram indication M A 23 Video level cautioning indic...

Page 16: ...ect Menu operation is disabled for the functions that are forcibly set to the automatic mode in Full Auto mode page 28 Conditions Icon NETWORK SET menu NW Proxy USB NETWORK SET menu Network Mode Network connection status Off or USB A Network Proxy Off Access Point Preparing Wi Fi Flashing Connected to Wi Fi AP Wi Fi cannot be connected 1 Station Preparing Wi Fi Flashing Connected to Wi Fi Intensit...

Page 17: ...ems for which the Direct menu operation is permitted 2 Press the up down left right buttons page 10 or rotate the jog dial to set the cursor to the item to be operated then press the SEL SET button or the jog dial The Direct menu of the selected items appears 3 Press the up down left right buttons or rotate the jog dial to select a setting then press the SEL SET button or the jog dial The menu dis...

Page 18: ...ended by the manufacturer When you dispose of the battery you must obey the law in the relative area or country Note The AC adaptor cannot be connected to the camcorder while the battery pack is inserted Fully insert the battery pack into the battery pack receptacle page 8 then slide it down to lock it To remove the battery pack press and hold the BATT RELEASE button page 8 slide the battery pack ...

Page 19: ... BC U1 1 Connect the DC power output cable of the BC U1 to the DC IN connector of the camcorder 2 Connect the power cord of the BC U1 to an AC power source 3 Set the mode switch of the BC U1 to the DC OUT position To turn the power on set the power switch page 8 to the ON position the position To turn the power off set the power switch to the OFF position the 1 position Notes This camcorder uses a...

Page 20: ...ial Setting display is shown no other operation except turning the power off is permitted until you finish the setting for this display The LCD monitor turns on when it is opened and turns off when it is returned to the park position Adjusting the angle It can be rotated as much as 90 degrees in the direction facing the subject and as much as 180 degrees in the opposite direction When you rotate i...

Page 21: ... use the supplied IR Remote Commander for the first time pull out the insulation sheet from the battery holder A CR2025 lithium battery is set in the holder at the factory Using the IR Remote Commander For controlling the camcorder from the IR Remote Commander activate the remote control function of the camcorder after turning the power on Activating deactivating the remote control function can be...

Page 22: ...ufacturer When you dispose of the battery you must obey the law in the relative area or country 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 Operations are not guaranteed with memory cards other than the following cards SxS PRO series SxS PRO series SxS 1 series These cards comply...

Page 23: ...nabled while the thumbnail screen is displayed page 79 For an SxS memory card that is not formatted or that was formatted with another system the message Unsupported File System is displayed on the LCD monitor EVF screen Format the card as instructed in To execute formatting below To execute formatting Using Format Media page 123 of the OTHERS menu specify Media A slot A or Media B slot B then sel...

Page 24: ...ompts you to execute a restore operation is displayed on the LCD monitor EVF screen To restore a card Select Execute by pressing the up down left right buttons or turning the jog dial then push the SEL SET button or the jog dial During restoration the in progress message and status bar are displayed and the ACCESS lamp is lit in red When restoration is completed the completion message is displayed...

Page 25: ...Media page 123 of the OTHERS menu specify Media A slot A or Media B slot B then select Execute 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 When formatting all data in an XQD memory card including protected images are erased and cannot be restored Connection between the ca...

Page 26: ... other than those listed above may not be recognized if connected to the external device connector When using the external device connector Set NW Proxy USB page 114 of the NETWORK SET menu to USB A Notes During this setting XAVC L50 1920 1080 59 94P 50P and XAVC L35 1920 1080 59 94P 50P cannot be selected for Format in System page 121 of the OTHERS menu During this setting 60fps and 50fps cannot ...

Page 27: ... on the LCD monitor EVF screen to ask whether you want to restore it Using the up down left right buttons or the jog dial select Execute then press the SEL SET button or the jog dial The in progress message and status bar are displayed and restoration is started When restoration is completed the message Restore USB Memory Done is displayed XQD is a trademark of Sony Corporation ...

Page 28: ...ol mode page 21 Note When you hold the camcorder by the grip support it from underneath with your left hand Recording Full Auto mode 6 Press the FULL AUTO button so that the button indicator lights Full Auto mode is turned on TLCS Total Level Control System page 102 is activated Auto Iris AGC Auto Gain Control Auto Shutter and ATW Auto Tracing White are set to ON then consequently the brightness a...

Page 29: ... 39 is activated and the last recorded clip is played back for the specified time on the LCD monitor EVF screen To delete clips You can delete the last recorded clip by using the Last Clip DEL function page 53 Use the All Clips DEL function page 53 to delete all recorded clips from an SxS memory card To specify a clip to be deleted operate the camcorder from the thumbnail screen page 79 Clip recor...

Page 30: ...ing between XAVC MPEG2 For XAVC MPEG2 switching use System page 121 of the OTHERS menu XAVC MPEG2 can be selected only when F Sys of the OTHERS menu is set to exFAT and HD SD of the OTHERS menu is set to HD Note XAVC MPEG2 switching is disabled during recording and playback A long clip can be recorded crossing over two memory cards in slot A and B When you copy recorded clips to a hard disk etc vi...

Page 31: ...nable button page 40 you can momentarily hold the ATW value to fix the white balance even in ATW mode by pressing the button Note Under some conditions of lighting or the shooting subject adjustment by ATW may fail to provide proper colors Examples When the subject of a substantially single color like sky sea ground grass or certain kinds of flowers occupies most of the frame area When the subject...

Page 32: ...ropriate luminance level Pressing the ZEBRA button ASSIGN 1 button page 11 turns the zebra pattern indication on off Changing the zebra pattern Using Zebra page 110 in the LCD VF SET menu you can change the zebra pattern to be displayed Recording with Fixed Gain You can change the gain of the video amplifier Selecting the gain with the switch The gain value at each of the GAIN switch page 11 posit...

Page 33: ... Full Auto mode page 28 is on or Auto Shutter mode is on and SLS EX SLS is set to on Full Auto mode or Auto Shutter mode is canceled Shooting in Auto Shutter Mode The shutter speed is automatically adjusted according to the picture brightness When you set the camcorder to Full Auto mode page 28 Auto Shutter is forcibly selected When Full Auto mode is off you can independently turn Auto Shutter mod...

Page 34: ...n Zoom Speed of the CAMERA SET menu To use the IR Remote Commander see Using the IR Remote Commander page 21 When using a lens remote controller Zooming can also be controlled from an optional lens remote controller connected via the LENS REMOTE connector For operation refer to the operation guide of the lens remote controller The infinity position has some margin to compensate for focus change ca...

Page 35: ...AF Auto Focus mode adjusts the focus automatically Slide the focus ring forward then set the FOCUS switch to AUTO Using Macro Mode When you set the MACRO switch to ON in AF or MF mode Macro mode is activated permitting you to adjust the focus in a range that includes the macro area The Macro mode is invalid in Full MF mode By activating the Steady Shot function blurring of images due to camera sha...

Page 36: ...nnel external audio inputs to the AUDIO IN connectors by switching with the AUDIO IN switches Set the AUDIO IN switches both CH 1 and CH 2 page 11 to INT 1 Set the CH 1 and CH 2 AUDIO IN switches page 11 to EXT 2 Connect external audio sources to the AUDIO IN connectors CH 1 and CH 2 page 9 3 Set CH1 EXT Input and CH2 EXT Input in Audio Input of the AUDIO SET menu to XLR page 104 4 Set the input L...

Page 37: ...is attached to the camcorder set NW Proxy USB to options other than Network Proxy When CH1 EXT Input and CH2 EXT Input in Audio Input of the AUDIO SET menu are set to SHOE MIC the settings for the CH 1 and CH 2 input LINE MIC MIC 48V switches are disabled Any position is set to equivalent to MIC To adjust the levels automatically AGC When the AUDIO SELECT switches CH 1 and CH 2 page 11 are set to ...

Page 38: ...s of the CAMERA SET menu Notes The color bar mode cannot be output in Slow Quick Motion mode and SLS EX SLS mode You cannot switch to Color Bars while recording Switching from Color Bars to Camera is available When you record shot marks for important scenes of a clip recorded in UDF exFAT or FAT HD Mode as subsidiary data you can access the marked points easily on a Shot Mark screen page 87 which ...

Page 39: ... screen OK Clip thumbnail screen page 80 Adding the OK mark When recording of a clip ends press the assignable button to which you assigned the OK Mark function While standing by to record you can also add an OK mark to the last recorded clip Last Clip on the selected memory card Deleting the OK mark Press the assignable button to which you assigned the OK Mark function and select Execute While st...

Page 40: ...THERS menu is set to other than HQ mode 23 98P Preparatory settings Before starting Interval Recording make the necessary settings of the CAMERA SET menu page 98 in advance When the video light compatible with the Multi Interface Shoe is mounted you can set Pre Lighting in Interval Rec of the CAMERA SET menu to On so that the light turns on automatically approximately 2 seconds before recording No...

Page 41: ... used while recording in Frame Rec mode is in progress You cannot change the Number of Frames setting while recording in Frame Rec mode is in progress To change it pause the recording The timecode is recorded in Rec Run mode page 112 during Frame Recording Some extra frames may be recorded if you stop recording or switch the card slot while recording is paused in Frame Rec mode Setting for Frame R...

Page 42: ...functions are forcefully disabled Picture Cache Recording mode cannot be used while recording or while using Recording Review or Freeze Mix Picture Cache Recording is set to Off when you change any of the settings in System page 121 of the OTHERS menu When Picture Cache Recording is On the time code is always recorded in Free Run mode regardless of the TC UB SET menu settings page 112 When Format ...

Page 43: ...Recording Clip Continuous Recording Simultaneous Recording in the 2 slots or Proxy Recording When you set Slow Quick Motion to On these other functions are forcibly set to Off Slow Quick Motion mode cannot be used while recording or while using Recording Review or Freeze Mix Slow Quick Motion mode cannot be used when SLS EX SLS page 97 of the CAMERA SET menu is set to other than OFF Audio cannot b...

Page 44: ...ng is not available When you start recording with Simultaneous Recording in the 2 slots if only one memory card is inserted in either of slots or one of memory cards is full recording starts in a recordable memory card In UDF HD Mode exFAT Mode or FAT HD Mode an image still picture of a recorded clip can be temporarily superimposed on the current camera picture permitting you to easily align image...

Page 45: ...en press the SEL SET button or the jog dial The adjustment begins During adjustment the in progress message is displayed When the adjustment finished the completion message is displayed Notes Auto FB Adjust cannot be selected when the ND filter is set to 1 or 2 Do not change the ND filter while Auto FB Adjust is in operation If you press the CANCEL button during adjustment Automatic adjustment of ...

Page 46: ...g by to record press the PICTURE PROFILE button page 11 The PICTURE PROFILE menu is displayed 2 Using the up down left right buttons or the jog dial select SEL then press the SEL SET button or the jog dial 3 Select the number of the picture profile to use from the list then press the SEL SET button or the jog dial If OFF is selected the picture quality is set to standard and cannot be changed 4 Pr...

Page 47: ...n synchronization If color saturation occurs under lighting that contains excessive blue components such as blue LED lighting set the Setting of Matrix to Off to reduce the color saturation Select 1 2 3 4 5 6 Select the built in preset matrix provided for convenience 1 Equivalent to SMPTE 240M 2 Equivalent to ITU 709 3 Equivalent to SMPTE WIDE 4 Equivalent to NTSC 5 Equivalent to EBU 6 Equivalent ...

Page 48: ... selected in the Multi Matrix mode 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 Detection2 Execute Cancel Execute to detect the color in the center of the screen The area centering around the detected color of the range specified by Target Width becomes the target ...

Page 49: ...ils 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 le...

Page 50: ...er is higher Y G and G R Knee APT Level 99 to 99 0 Adjust the knee aperture level level of details to be applied to the sections above the knee point Skin Tone Detail Adjusting the details to be applied to the areas of a specific color phase Setting On Off Set to On to enable the detail level adjustment for specific color phase areas The detail level is uniform over the entire picture with the Off...

Page 51: ...n to automatically set the best knee conditions according to the luminance level of the picture With Off the knee conditions can be manually adjusted independently of the luminance level of the picture Point 50 to 109 90 Set the knee point when Auto Knee is Off Slope 99 to 99 0 Set the knee slope volume of compression when Auto Knee is Off Knee SAT On Off Set to On to enable the knee saturation ad...

Page 52: ...with 4 5 gain STD3 A gamma table with 3 5 gain STD4 A gamma table equivalent to the SMPTE 240M standard STD5 A gamma table equivalent to the ITU R709 standard STD6 A gamma table with 5 0 gain HG1 A gamma table for turning 325 D range input into 100 output HG2 A gamma table for turning 460 D range input into 100 output HG3 A gamma table for turning 325 D range input into 109 output HG4 A gamma tabl...

Page 53: ...ing the stored setup file the proper setup condition can be immediately obtained Note Values for Clock Set and Hours Meter of the OTHERS menu are not stored Storing the Setup file To use an SxS memory card Only one setup file designated with the file name SETUP SUF can be stored on one SxS memory card 1 Insert a memory card on which you wish to store the setup file to a card slot Check that the co...

Page 54: ...h or Finnish some characters are displayed in a different but similar font Loading a Planning Metadata file To record planning metadata together with clips it is necessary to load a planning metadata file into the camcorder s memory in advance To use an SxS memory card Insert the SxS memory card with the planning metadata file xml saved to the directory below into the camcorder s card slot then se...

Page 55: ...een Example of clip name strings Use a text editor to modify the description for the Title tag The shaded fields in the example are clip name strings Typhoon is described in ASCII format up to 44 characters Typhoon_Strikes_Tokyo is described in UTF 8 format up to 44 bytes Here sp indicates a space and 3 indicates a carriage return xmlspversion 1 0 spencoding UTF 8 3 PlanningMetadataspxmlns http xm...

Page 56: ...11 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 shot mark name strings Copying Planning Metadata files collectively You can cop...

Page 57: ...d after several minutes there may be a problem with signal reception Start shooting without location information or move to an area with a clear view of the sky Shooting when a positioning icon is not displayed means that location information will not be recorded The GPS signal may not be received when indoors or near tall structures Move to a location with a clear view of the sky The recording of...

Page 58: ...Network Proxy 2 Insert the SD card into the slot with the label facing right 3 Start recording When the recording on an SxS memory card is stopped proxy recording is also stopped Memo Rec2 P appears on the LCD monitor EVF screen during proxy recording Notes The proxy recording does not work when Format in System of the OTHERS menu is set to the following settings exFAT XAVC L50 1080 59 94P 50P XAV...

Page 59: ...se a USB wireless LAN module other than the IFU WLM3 You cannot make a wireless LAN connection when Format in System is set to the following settings XAVC L50 1080 59 94P 50P XAVC L35 1080 59 94P 50P Making a wireless LAN connection between a device and the camcorder enables you to do the following Remote operation via a wireless LAN You can control the camcorder from a smartphone tablet or comput...

Page 60: ...camcorder on 3 Set NW Proxy USB page 114 in the NETWORK SET menu to Network Proxy It may take time for about 1 minute until the wireless LAN function is activated The radio wave intensity indication on the LCD EVF screen flashes Wait until the radio wave intensity indication stops flashing 4 Activate the NFC function Select Execute for NFC in the NETWORK SET menu page 115 5 Hold the smartphone nea...

Page 61: ...enu page 115 7 Start the browser on the device then access http 192 168 1 1 8080 index html The screen for inputting User Name and Password appears For the user name and password of the access authentication check User Name and Password in the NETWORK SET menu page 116 8 Input the user name and password then select OK Connecting by inputting an SSID and password on a device You can connect the cam...

Page 62: ...ave intensity indication stops flashing 4 Set Network Mode in the NETWORK SET menu page 114 to Station Note It may take time for about 1 minute until the camcorder is in the station mode 5 Execute WPS in the NETWORK SET menu 6 Press the WPS button of the access point For the operation of the WPS button refer to the operating instructions of the access point When the connection is completed the rad...

Page 63: ...atible modems contact your Sony dealer or a Sony service representative Attaching the modem to the camcorder 1 Open the cover of the external device connector 2 Attach the extension adaptor for network module supplied with the optional network adaptor kit CBK NA1 to the camcorder Connect the convex terminal to the terminal for the USB wireless LAN module on the camcorder and connect the concave te...

Page 64: ...e camcorder to the Internet in the Wi Fi station mode by attaching the USB wireless LAN module IFU WLM3 supplied via an optional 3G 4G LTE access point or by tethering to a device Connecting If the access point or device is compatible with the WPS function connect the camcorder to the Internet by performing procedures of Connecting to the access point with the WPS function page 62 If the access po...

Page 65: ...ed LAN Set menu DHCP Set the DHCP setting When you set to On the IP address is assigned to the camcorder automatically To assign the IP address to the camcorder manually set to Off IP Address Input the IP address of the camcorder This setting is available only when DHCP is set to Off Subnet mask Input the subnet mask of the camcorder This setting is available only when DHCP is set to Off Gateway I...

Page 66: ...k connection status on the LCD Monitor EVF screen page 16 is turned on A list of functions for each Network Mode in NETWORK SET menu is as follows 1 The function of a device connected with the camcorder via a network List of functions for network connections Functions Network Mode Access Point Station Modem Wired LAN Off Proxy Recording page 58 a a a a a Proxy playback page 73 a1 a1 Transferring a...

Page 67: ... SD Card Slot A or Slot B screen appears Example SD Card screen 3 Select the file Select the file by touching the file To cancel touch the file again You can check the file by double touching the file to play back SD card only 4 Touch Transfer The server that you set to the default server at Default Server in Register the server for uploading page 77 appears To change the server touch the server t...

Page 68: ...h the camcorder via Internet or local network To connect to the Internet Connect the camcorder to the Internet by following the procedure of Connecting to the Internet page 63 To connect to the local network Connect the camcorder to the local network by following the procedure of Connecting to Other Device via Wireless LAN page 59 To set the transmission destination of the streaming Up to 3 settin...

Page 69: ...e 115 of the proxy format setting is set to 9Mbps VBR Bit Rate of the stream setting cannot be set to a setting higher than 6Mbps When you select a preset of which Bit Rate is set to a setting higher than 6Mbps Bit Rate of the streaming setting is changed to 3Mbps automatically When you start streaming with Bit Rate set to 9Mbps or 6Mbps set Bit Rate for the Proxy recording format page 115 to opti...

Page 70: ...the network conditions not all frames may be played back The picture quality deteriorates at scenes where there is quick motion When streaming is set to a large size and small bit rate not all frames may be played back To improve this situation select a smaller size in Size When you start streaming proxy recording and file transferring are not available When you start streaming during proxy record...

Page 71: ...recording adjust iris focus zoom etc with a Wi Fi connected device This function is useful for setting the camcorder in a remote place such as the top of a crane etc Notes When iris is not set to auto IRIS slider operation and ON OFF setting of Auto IRIS are not available When the focus ring is pulled rearward FOCUS slider operation and ON OFF setting of Auto Focus are not available When the ZOOM ...

Page 72: ... camcorder as shown on the screen of the Wi Fi connected device The REC button becomes unavailable when the Lock switch is dragged to the right Notes Depending on the device the Wi Fi remote commander may not appear properly on the device s screen even though you input http camcorder s IP address page 116 rm html in the address bar In this case input rms html for a smartphone or rmt html for a tab...

Page 73: ...e indication Warning Error Warning Error indication Wxx xxx is a warning number Exx xxx is an error number page 157 Network Wireless LAN IP Address Camcorder s IP address Hardware Serial Number Camcorder s serial number OSS Information Copyright information Settings Displays the screen for the settings of the camcorder Wireless Module Streaming Format Streaming Format settings page 74 Proxy Format...

Page 74: ...s 29 97 fps 50fps 50 fps 59 94fps 59 94 fps Note 24 fps is not supported Bit Rate Displays the bit rate of the video 3Mbps VBR 640 360 1Mbps VBR 480 270 0 5Mbps VBR 480 270 You can set the format or transmission destination for streaming Up to three settings can be preset On Off Switches between on off for the streaming transmission Note When On is selected the monitoring function is not available...

Page 75: ...t rate of the video for the proxy file 1280 720 9 Mbps VBR 640 360 3 Mbps VBR 480 270 1 Mbps VBR 480 270 0 5 Mbps VBR Note When Bit Rate of the streaming setting is set to a setting higher than 6Mbps 9Mbps VBR cannot be set Frame Rate Displays the frame rate of the video 23 98 fps 23 975 fps 25 fps 25 fps 29 97 fps 29 97 fps 50 fps 50 fps 59 94 fps 59 94 fps Note 24 fps is not supported Bit Rate D...

Page 76: ...k Mode in the NETWORK SET menu page 114 The camcorder starts connecting in the station mode Access the camcorder from the device by performing procedure from step 8 of Connecting to the access point with the WPS function page 62 Checking the wireless LAN settings Display the screen for checking the wireless LAN settings by touching Wireless LAN Status The displayed items differ depending on the wi...

Page 77: ...ing Display Name Input the server name that is displayed on the list Service Displays the server type FTP FTP server Host Name Input the address of the server User Input the user name of the server Password Input the password of the server PASV Mode Turn the PASV mode on off Destination Directory Specify the directory for uploading Using Secure Protocol Set whether to perform secure FTP uploading ...

Page 78: ...e file list 1 Select the file on the list 2 Touch at the upper right of the screen Select the item Abort selected Cancels uploading the selected file Delete from list Deletes the selected file from the list Start selected Starts uploading the selected file Select All Selects all files on the list Clear completed Deletes the list of all the uploaded files If the camcorder detects an error on the de...

Page 79: ...In UDF exFAT and FAT HD Mode The thumbnail image for each clip is an index frame from the clip When recording the first frame of a clip is automatically set as the index frame This frame can be adjusted page 88 If the clip is locked or is set with an OK mark the lock mark is displayed In FAT SD mode The thumbnail image for each clip is the first frame of the clip If the file was split into multipl...

Page 80: ...can be changed as follows by pressing the THUMBNAIL button page 10 UDF exFAT The normal thumbnail screen OK NG KP None clip thumbnail screen and All Clip thumbnail screen are cyclically displayed FAT HD Mode The normal thumbnail screen OK clip thumbnail screen and All Clip thumbnail screen are cyclically displayed FAT SD Mode The normal thumbnail screen and All Clip thumbnail screen are alternatel...

Page 81: ...tton to return to the top of the 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 A mark appears to the left if the SxS memory card is write protected 4 Time data The time data for the playback picture are displayed Each time you press the DUR...

Page 82: ... to the clip during playback At the point where you wish to add a shot mark press the Shot Mark1 or Shot Mark2 assigned button Notes No shot mark can be added if the memory card is write protected No shot mark can be added to the first or last frame of a clip During thumbnail screen playback etc you can operate the clips or confirm and change the subsidiary data for clips using the Clip Operation ...

Page 83: ...L SHOT MARK2 DEL DIVIDE CLIP FAT only Shot Mark screen page 88 CANCEL PAUSE SET INDEX PIC SHOT MARK1 DEL SHOT MARK2 DEL DIVIDE CLIP FAT only Basic Operations of the Clip Operation Menus Item Function DISP CLIP INFO Displays the clip s information screen page 84 OK MARK ADD 1 Adds an OK mark page 85 OK MARK DELETE 1 Deletes the OK mark page 85 OK FLAG ADD 2 Adds an OK flag page 85 NG FLAG ADD 2 Add...

Page 84: ...selected clip is locked FAT HD Mode A lock mark appears if the selected clip has an OK mark 6 OK NG KP mark UDF exFAT and FAT HD Mode UDF and exFAT The mark is displayed if the selected clip has an OK NG KP flag FAT HD Mode The OK mark is displayed if the selected clip has an OK mark 7 GPS positioning information exFAT XAVC format If GPS positioning information is contained in a recorded clip the ...

Page 85: ...lip name The parenthetical number is the minimum value that does not exist in the destination memory card Examples ABCD0002 1 if ABCD0002 exists ABCD0002 2 if ABCD0002 1 exists ABCD0005 4 if ABCD0005 3 exists When using FAT you cannot copy a file 10 times or more if clips with the same clip name followed by parenthetical numbers 1 to 9 already exist on the card When using UDF or exFAT you cannot c...

Page 86: ...thumbnail screen Note If GPS positioning information is contained in a recorded clip no icon appears on the EXPAND CLIP screen 1 Select a clip on the thumbnail screen then press the SEL SET button or the jog dial The corresponding Clip Operation menu pops up 2 Select EXPAND CLIP The EXPAND CLIP screen appears for the clip that you selected on the thumbnail screen EXPAND CLIP screen in UDF exFAT an...

Page 87: ...ress the SEL SET button or the jog dial 2 Select ALL MARK SHOT MARK1 SHOT MARK2 or REC START MARK from the Clip Operation menu page 83 SHOT MARK screen example when ALL MARKS is selected The detailed information of the clip is displayed at the bottom of the screen Item Function EXPAND COARSE To decrease the number of partitions of the clip EXPAND FINE To increase the number of partitions of the cl...

Page 88: ... on the SHOT MARK screen page 87 Select SHOT MARK1 DEL or SHOT MARK2 DEL from the Clip Operation menu You can change the index frame to another frame you selected on the EXPAND CLIP screen page 86 or the SHOT MARK screen page 87 Select SET INDEX PIC from the Clip Operation menu Note Even if you specify a frame other than the top frame for the index frame playback always begins from the top frame w...

Page 89: ...H 1 When left right are CH 1 CH 2 When left right are CH 2 CH 3 When left right are CH 3 CH 4 When left right are CH 4 CH 1 CH 2 When left is CH 1 and right is CH 2 stereo CH 3 CH 4 When left is CH 3 and right is CH 4 stereo CH 1 CH 2 When both left and right are CH 1 and CH 2 monaural CH 3 CH 4 When both left and right are CH 3 and CH 4 monaural Speaker Speaker output The audio channel s output t...

Page 90: ...SDI setting in SDI HDMI i LINK I O Select of the VIDEO SET menu is displayed HDMI Output Output for HDMI The HDMI setting in SDI HDMI i LINK I O Select of the VIDEO SET menu is displayed i LINK I O Input and output for i LINK The i LINK setting in SDI HDMI i LINK I O Select of the VIDEO SET menu is displayed Down Converter SD output down converter setting In HD Mode the Down Converter setting Sque...

Page 91: ...acy Displays when there is no positioning information LATITUDE Latitude Displays latitude information Displays when there is no positioning information LONGITUDE Longitude Displays longitude information Displays when there is no positioning information ALTITUDE Altitude Displays altitude information Displays when there is no positioning information CALC Positioning date and time Displays time and ...

Page 92: ...ems related to the LCD monitor EVF display TC UB SET menu For setting items related to timecodes and user bits NETWORK SET Menu for setting network related items OTHERS menu For setting other items Menu Configuration and Detailed Settings Overview of the Setup Menus Setup Menu Layers MENU CAMERA SET Gain Setup Shutter SLS EX SLS MF Assist Color Bars Flicker Reduce Handle Zoom Zoom Speed Zoom Trans...

Page 93: ...treaming Edit Proxy File Wi Fi Remote NFC WPS SSID Key Regenerate Key Channel IP Address Wired LAN Set User Name Password Network Reset Wi Fi Version Wi Fi Ver Up OTHERS All Reset Camera Data Time Zone Clock Set Language Assign Button Tally Hours Meter IR Remote Battery Alarm Battery INFO Genlock Direct Menu Trigger Mode System Clip Copy All Format Media Plan Metadata GPS Fan Control Version Versi...

Page 94: ...us Rotate the jog dial or press the up down left right buttons to set the cursor to the icon of the menu you wish to set then push the jog dial or SEL SET button to select that menu The menu item selection area can show 7 lines at maximum When all the selectable items cannot be displayed at one time you can scroll the display up or down by moving the cursor A triangle appears at the upper or lower...

Page 95: ... is highlighted and SET appears at the right end 1 Select characters by pressing the up down left right buttons or turning the jog dial then press the SEL SET button or the jog dial to proceed The cursor moves to the next column To return to the previous column press the left button 2 Perform setting in the same manner up to the last column digit The cursor moves to SET 3 Press the jog dial or the...

Page 96: ...low Shutter mode is set Mode Speed Angle ECS Select modes of the Electronic Shutter Speed mode Angle mode standard modes These modes may be especially effective when you wish to record a quick moving subject with minimal blurring You can select Speed mode to specify the shutter speed in seconds or Angle mode to specify the shutter speed by the shutter angle ECS Extended Clear Scan mode This mode m...

Page 97: ...ars to output color bars Bars Type Multi 75 100 SMPTE Select the type of color bar to be output when Bars is selected Multi Multiformat color bars are output 75 To output 75 color bars 100 To output 100 color bars SMPTE To output SMPTE color bars Flicker Reduce Setting Flicker Compensation Mode Auto On Off Set the operation of the Flicker Reduction function On To always activate it Auto To automat...

Page 98: ...peration mode Linear Soft Set the operation mode at the beginning and end of zooming with the on handle ZOOM button Linear Zooming immediately begins at the specified speed when the ZOOM button is pressed and immediately ends when the button is released Soft Zooming gradually increases the speed up to the specified speed after the ZOOM button is pressed and gradually decreases the speed and ends a...

Page 99: ...ng On Off Turn the Clip Continuous Recording function on off P Cache Rec Setting the Picture Cache Recording function Setting On Off Turn the Picture Cache Recording function on off Rec Time 0 2sec 2 4sec 4 6sec 6 8sec 8 10sec 10 12sec 12 14sec 13 15sec 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 i...

Page 100: ... Format is set to HD422 50 720 59 94P HD422 50 720 29 97P HD422 50 720 23 98P or HQ 1280 720 59 94P 1 to 25 PAL When Format is set to HD422 50 1080 25P or HQ 1920 1080 25P 1 to 50 25 PAL When Format is set to HD422 50 720 50P HD422 50 720 25P or HQ 1280 720 50P exFAT 1 to 30 60 NTSC When Format is set to XAVC I 1080 29 97P XAVC I 1080 23 98P XAVC L50 1080 29 97P XAVC L50 1080 23 98P XAVC L35 1080 ...

Page 101: ...1 to 50 25 PAL When Format is set to XAVC I 720 50P XAVC L50 720 50P HD422 50 720 50P HD422 50 720 25P or HQ 1280 720 50P FAT 1 to 30 NTSC When Format is set to HQ 1920 1080 29 97P or HQ 1920 1080 23 98P 1 to 60 30 NTSC When Format is set to HQ 1280 720 59 94P HQ 1280 720 29 97P or HQ 1280 720 23 98P 1 to 30 25 PAL When Format is set to HQ 1920 1080 25P 1 to 60 25 PAL When Format is set to HQ 1280...

Page 102: ...light Speed 99 to 99 50 Set the tracing speed of TLCS control AGC On Off Turn the AGC Auto Gain Control function on off AGC Limit 3 6 9 12 18 dB Set the maximum gain in AGC AGC Point F2 8 F4 F5 6 Set the iris point for switching to auto iris and AGC Auto Gain Control 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...

Page 103: ...ording mode the Frame Recording mode the Slow and Quick Motion mode the Slow Shutter mode or the Supersensitized Slow Shutter mode Auto FB Adjust Automatic adjustment for the flange focal length Execute Cancel Executes the automatic flange focal length adjustment by selecting Execute Notes Execute this function when the video format is set to 59 94i or 50i Execute this function after setting the N...

Page 104: ...nal source for CH1 or CH3 This can be selected regardless of the setting of the AUDIO SELECT switch Note This is unavailable when the AUDIO IN CH 1 switch is set to INT and CH3 Input Source is set to Internal This is also unavailable when the CH 1 input LINE MIC MIC 48V switch is set to LINE EXT MIC CH2 Ref 70 dB 60 dB 50 dB 40 dB 30 dB Select the reference input level for when an external microph...

Page 105: ...ind filter for CH3 on off Wind Filter CH 4 On Off Turn the wind filter for CH4 on off EXT CH Select CH 1 CH 1 CH 2 CH 1 To record the CH1 external input signal to both CH 1 and CH2 when the CH 2 AUDIO IN switch is set to EXT If CH4 Input Source is set to External you can also record to CH4 CH 1 CH 2 To record each external input signal to its respective channel Audio Output Setting for audio outpu...

Page 106: ...D HDMI i To output SD SDI signals from the SDI OUT connector and SD HDMI interlace signals from the HDMI OUT connector HD HDMI HDV To output HD HDMI signals from the HDMI OUT connector and input output HDV streams from the i LINK HDV DV connector SD HDMI i HDV To output SD HDMI interlace signals from the HDMI OUT connector and input output HDV streams from the i LINK HDV DV connector SD HDMI P HDV...

Page 107: ...his item Down Converter Selecting the operation mode of the down converter Squeeze Letterbox Edge Crop Set the output mode aspect for SD signals Squeeze To horizontally reduce a 16 9 picture to output a 4 3 picture Letterbox To mask the upper and lower areas of a 4 3 picture to display a 16 9 picture in the center of the screen Edge Crop To cut the both sides of a 16 9 picture to output a 4 3 pict...

Page 108: ...Menu Configuration and Detailed Settings Setup Menu List 108 Match Clip Name On Off Set whether to add the clip name information to the SDI output VIDEO SET Menu items Setting values Contents ...

Page 109: ...e Contrast 99 to 99 0 Adjust the contrast of pictures on the EVF screen Brightness 99 to 99 30 Adjust the brightness of pictures on the EVF screen Power Auto On Set the condition to turn the EVF on Auto To turn it on when the LCD monitor is closed or rotated to the upside down position On To keep it on regardless of the status of the LCD monitor Note When NW Proxy USB is set to Network Prxoy this ...

Page 110: ...ebra function on off Zebra Select 1 2 Both Select the zebra pattern s to be displayed 1 To display only Zebra1 the default is 70 for an area within 10 of the Zebra1 Level video level 2 To display only Zebra2 the default is 100 for a video level over 100 Both To display both zebra 1 and zebra 2 Zebra1 Level 50 to 107 70 Set the display level of zebra 1 Display On Off Selecting the items to be displ...

Page 111: ...e gain setting indication on off Shutter Setting On Off Turn the shutter mode and speed indication on off Rec Mode On Off Turn the special recording mode Frame Rec Interval Rec S Q Motion Simul Rec indication on off Video Format On Off Turn the video format indication on off Clip Name On Off Turn the clip name display on off ClipNumber PB On Off Turn the clip number display on off SDI Rec Control ...

Page 112: ...ing function is deactivated the running mode is restored to the selected mode Run Rec Run Free Run Set the running mode when the timecode mode is set to Preset Rec Run To advance the timecode during recording only The continuity of the timecode is maintained between clips in the sequence of recording as long as the SxS memory card is not changed If you remove the memory card and record on another ...

Page 113: ...an when 23 98PsF is selected the overlapping timecodes of frames output from the SDI OUT connector are renumbered from 00 to 29 3 Even in Clock mode the timecode is gradually shifted because it is counted by NDF As output from the SDI OUT connector becomes 2 3 pulled down video when recording or standing by to record HQ 1920 1080 23 98P and other than 23 98PsF is selected for 23 98P Output page 10...

Page 114: ...f Sets the operation mode for the network connection Access Point Station Connects via wireless LAN You can select when the supplied IFU WLM3 USB wireless LAN module is attached to the external device connector Modem Connects via 3G 4G LTE Set when an optional modem is attached to the external device connector Wired LAN Connects via wired LAN Set when an optional USB RJ45 adaptor is attached to th...

Page 115: ...a destination address for streaming Dest Port 00001 65535 01234 Enter the port number of the destination server for streaming Set Execute Cancel Activates the streaming setting for the selected Preset1 3 select Execute Proxy File Setting the proxy recording Size 1280 720 640 360 480 270 480 270 Selects the size for the Proxy recording format Bit Rate 9Mbps 3Mbps 1Mbps 0 5Mbps Selecting the bit rat...

Page 116: ... the camcorder When DHCP is set to Off this is available Gateway DHCP On Automatic acquisition DHCP Off 0 0 0 0 Enter the gateway for the access point When DHCP is set to Off this is available DNS Auto On Off Set DNS automatic acquisition settings When set to On the DNS server address is automatically acquired 1st DNS Server DHCP On Automatic acquisition DHCP Off 0 0 0 0 Enter the primary DNS serv...

Page 117: ...vailable when NW Proxy USB is set to Network Prxoy Wi Fi Version Displays the version for the network connecting function of the camcorder Wi Fi Version Up Execute Cancel Upgrades the version for the network connecting function of the camcorder Notes Do not turn the camcorder off while updating This item cannot be selected when an SD card is not inserted NETWORK SET Menu items Subitems and setting...

Page 118: ...NY SONY PRO CAMERA XDCAM PXW_X200 All Load USB Execute Cancel Select Execute to retrieve the setting values from a USB flash drive Time Zone Setting the time difference UTC 12 00 to 13 30 Set the time zone difference from UTC 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...

Page 119: ...LCS Spotlight mode Backlight For enabling and disabling TLCS Backlight mode IR Remote For activating deactivating the IR Remote Commander Shot Mark1 For adding shot mark 1 HD Mode only Shot Mark2 For adding shot mark 2 HD Mode only VF Mode For switching between color and monochrome for the EVF screen BRT Disp For turning the brightness level indication function on off Histogram For turning the his...

Page 120: ...e The date of manufacture is displayed Charge Count The accumulated number of times of charge discharge is displayed Capacity The estimated total capacity of full charge is displayed Voltage The current output voltage is displayed Remaining The current remaining level is displayed Genlock Setting Genlock operation H Phase HD 999 to 999 0 Set the H phase phase of the horizontal sync signal of HD si...

Page 121: ...ect the video format for recording HD Mode Bit rate UDF HD422 50 or HD420 HQ exFAT XAVC HD422 50 or HD420 HQ FAT HQ or SP Horizontal resolution 1920 1440 or 1280 Frame rate 23 98 25 29 97 50 or 59 94 Scan system i interlace or P progressive SD Mode Frame rate 25 29 97 50 or 59 94 Scan system i interlace or P progressive Aspect SQ Squeeze or EC Edge Crop For about the video format that can be selec...

Page 122: ...er 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 up down left right buttons select highlight a character in the character selection area to be entered in the cursor position of the Title Prefix area Then press the SEL SET button or the jog dial The selected character is entered and the cursor is ...

Page 123: ...to the start of the previous clip Rec Start Move to the previous Rec Start Essence Mark the next Rec Start Essence Mark Copy All 2 Setting for collective copy of clips and or General files Clips To copy all clips on an SxS memory card to the other General Files To copy all files in the General folder on an SxS memory card to the other Clips General To copy all clips and files in the General folder...

Page 124: ...d date of creation Modified Time and date of most recent modification Modified by Name of person who modified the file Title1 Title1 specified in file clip name in ASCII format Title2 Title2 specified in file clip name in UTF 8 format Material Gp Number of material groups groups of clips recorded using the same planning metadata Shot Mark1 Name defined for Shot Mark 1 Shot Mark2 Name defined for S...

Page 125: ... Auto Controls the fan automatically in response to changes in temperature Off in Rec Turn off the fan while recording If temperature is excessively high the fan is turned on automatically Version Showing the version of this unit Vx xx The current software version of the camcorder is displayed Version Up Updating this unit Execute Cancel Select Execute to update the camcorder Use when updating is ...

Page 126: ...l cable for connection To start recording on an external device in synchronization With HD SDI signal output selected synchronized recording is possible by feeding a REC trigger signal to an external recording device connected via the SDI OUT connector To enable synchronized recording set SDI Rec Control page 107 of the VIDEO SET menu to HD SDI Remote I F Notes If you set SDI HDMI i LINK I O Selec...

Page 127: ...B A When Format in System is set to 1920 1080 59 94P 50P 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 Notes The SxS Device Driver Software and the UDF Driver Software must be downloaded and installed on your compute...

Page 128: ...ion is not guaranteed with all computers Use the supplied USB cable for connection Removing an SxS memory card Windows 1 Click on the icon of Safely Remove Hardware on the task bar of the computer 2 Select Safely remove SxS Memory Card Drive X from the displayed menu 3 Check that the Safe To Remove Hardware message appears then remove the card Macintosh Drag the SxS memory card icon on the desktop...

Page 129: ...INK connector i LINK and are trademarks While recording or standing by to record the picture being shot with this camcorder is output as an HDV or DVCAM stream via the i LINK HDV DV connector It can be recorded on a connected HDV or DVCAM recorder in synchronization with the REC START STOP operation on this camcorder 1 Perform the preparatory settings of the camcorder SDI HDMI i LINK I O Select pa...

Page 130: ...the camcorder 1 Set the external signal to a format that can be recorded on the camcorder Depending on the video format page 121 setting of this unit recordable input signals are as follows FAT HD Mode SP 1440 1080 59 94i or SP 1440 1080 23 98P HDV stream signal of 1440 1080 59 94i SP 1440 1080 50i HDV stream signal of 1440 1080 50i FAT SD Mode DVCAM59 94i 29 97P SQ EC DVCAM stream signal of 720 4...

Page 131: ...AVC L35 1080 23 98P 1 HD422 50 1080 59 94i HQ 1920 1080 59 94i HQ 1440 1080 59 94i HD422 50 1080 29 97P HQ 1920 1080 29 97P HQ 1440 1080 29 97P HD422 50 1080 23 98P 1 HQ 1920 1080 23 98P 1 HQ 1440 1080 23 98P 1 1080 59 94i NTSC XAVC I 1080 23 98P 2 XAVC L50 1080 23 98P 2 XAVC L35 1080 23 98P 2 HD422 50 1080 23 98P 2 HQ 1920 1080 23 98P 2 HQ 1440 1080 23 98P 2 1080 23 98PsF NTSC XAVC I 720 59 94P X...

Page 132: ...mecode generator of your camcorder locks to the reference timecode and the message EXT LK is displayed on the screen About 10 seconds after locking even if the reference timecode from the external device is disconnected the external lock will be kept Notes Check that the reference timecode and the reference video signal are in a phase relation that complies the SMPTE timecode standards When you fi...

Page 133: ...in a special recording mode Slow Quick Motion Frame Rec or Interval Rec Synchronizing the timecode of another unit with that of your camcorder 1 Specify the timecode of your camcorder with Timecode and TC Format of the TC UB SET menu page 36 2 Confirm that the IN OUT switch page 12 is set to OUT then connect the TC OUT connector and VIDEO OUT connector page 12 with the timecode input and reference...

Page 134: ...rating problems If you should experience problems with the unit contact your Sony dealer The fan and battery are consumable parts that will need periodic replacement The fan and battery are consumable parts that will need periodic replacement When operating at room temperature a normal replacement cycle will be about 5 years However this replacement cycle represents only a general guideline and do...

Page 135: ...e 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 lines are shot they may appear jagged or flicker Flicker If recording is made under lighting produced by disc...

Page 136: ... a system that calculates geographical location from highly accurate US space satellites This system allows you to pinpoint your exact location on the earth The GPS satellites are located in 6 orbits 20 000 km above the earth The GPS system consists of 24 or more GPS satellites A GPS receiver receives radio signals from the satellites and calculates the current location of the receiver based on th...

Page 137: ...tellites is about 10 m 33 feet Depending on the environment of the location the triangulating error can be greater In this case your actual location may not match the location on the map based on the GPS information Meanwhile the GPS satellites are controlled by the United States Department of Defense and the degree of accuracy may be changed intentionally Error during the triangulating process Th...

Page 138: ...40 1080 29 97P HD422 50 1080 23 98P HQ 1920 1080 23 98P HQ 1440 1080 23 98P HD422 50 720 59 94P HQ 1280 720 59 94P HD422 50 720 29 97P HD422 50 720 23 98P HQ 1280 720 23 98P HD422 50 1080 50i HQ 1920 1080 50i HQ 1440 1080 50i HD422 50 1080 25P HQ 1920 1080 25P HQ 1440 1080 25P HD422 50 720 50P HQ 1280 720 50P HD422 50 720 25P UDF SD Mode Country setting NTSC Area NTSC J Area PAL Area Selectable vi...

Page 139: ...98P HQ 1920 1080 23 98P HQ 1440 1080 23 98P HD422 50 720 59 94P HQ 1280 720 59 94P HD422 50 720 29 97P HD422 50 720 23 98P HQ 1280 720 23 98P Country setting PAL Area MXF file format XAVC MPEG2 Selectable video format XAVC L50 1080 50P XAVC L35 1080 50P XAVC I 1080 50i XAVC L50 1080 50i XAVC L35 1080 50i XAVC L25 1080 50i XAVC I 1080 25P XAVC L50 1080 25P XAVC L35 1080 25P XAVC I 720 50P XAVC L50 ...

Page 140: ...0 1080 23 98P HQ 1440 1080 23 98P SP 1440 1080 23 98P HQ 1280 720 59 94P HQ 1280 720 29 97P HQ 1280 720 23 98P HQ 1920 1080 50i HQ 1440 1080 50i SP 1440 1080 50i HQ 1920 1080 25P HQ 1440 1080 25P HQ 1280 720 50P HQ 1280 720 25P FAT SD Mode Country setting NTSC Area NTSC J Area PAL Area Selectable video format DVCAM 59 94i SQ DVCAM 59 94i EC DVCAM 29 97P SQ DVCAM 29 97P EC DVCAM 50i SQ DVCAM 50i EC...

Page 141: ...f the VIDEO SET menu is set to 23 98PsF 4 Converted to interlace from progressive 5 When the format is 720 Formats and Limitations of Outputs Video Formats and Output Signals Input format Output format Format in System of the OTHERS menu Setting of SDI HDMI i LINK I O Select of the VIDEO SET menu 3G SDI HD HDMI HD SDI HD HDMI SD SDI SD HDMI i 59 94P XAVC L 1920 1080 59 94P 1 1920 1080 59 94i 4 SD ...

Page 142: ...HDMI i LINK I O Select of the VIDEO SET menu 3G SDI HD HDMI HD SDI HD HDMI SD SDI SD HDMI i 59 94P XAVC I XAVC L 1920 1080 59 94P 1 1920 1080 59 94i 4 SD 59 94i 4 59 94i XAVC I XAVC L HD HQ SP 1920 1080 59 94i SD 59 94i 29 97P XAVC I XAVC L HD HQ 1920 1080 29 97PsF 1280 720 59 94P 1 SD 29 97PsF 23 98P XAVC I XAVC L HD HQ 1920 1080 59 94i 2 1920 1080 23 98PsF 3 1280 720 59 94P 6 SD 59 94i 23 98P SP...

Page 143: ...DI HD HDMI HD SDI HD HDMI SD SDI SD HDMI i 59 94P XAVC I XAVC L 1920 1080 59 94i 3 SD 59 94i 3 59 94i XAVC I XAVC L HD HQ SP 1920 1080 59 94i 1280 720 59 94P 4 SD 59 94i 29 97P XAVC I XAVC L HD HQ 23 98P XAVC I XAVC L HD HQ 1920 1080 59 94i 1 1920 1080 23 98PsF 2 1280 720 59 94P 4 23 98P SP 1920 1080 59 94i 59 94P XAVC I XAVC L HD HQ 1280 720 59 94P SD 59 94i 3 59 94i DVCAM IMX SD 59 94i 29 97P DV...

Page 144: ...mat Format in System of the OTHERS menu Setting of SDI HDMI i LINK I O Select of the VIDEO SET menu 3G SDI HD HDMI HD SDI HD HDMI HD HDMI HDV SD SDI SD HDMI i SD HDMI i HDV SD HDMI i DVCAM SD HDMI P HDV SD HDMI P 59 94P XAVC L 1920 1080 59 94i 1 SD 59 94i 1 SD 59 94P 59 94i XAVC I XAVC L HD HQ SP 1920 1080 59 94i SD 59 94i SD 59 94P 2 29 97P XAVC I XAVC L HD HQ 1920 1080 29 97PsF 1280 720 59 94P 3...

Page 145: ... 720 59 94P 4 SD 59 94i 59 94P XAVC I XAVC L HD HQ 1280 720 59 94P SD 59 94i 3 59 94i DVCAM IMX SD 59 94i 29 97P DVCAM IMX SD 29 97PsF 50P XAVC I XAVC L 1920 1080 50i 1 SD 50i 1 SD 50P 50i XAVC I XAVC L HD HQ SP 1920 1080 50i SD 50i SD 50P 2 25P XAVC I XAVC L HD HQ 1920 1080 25PsF 1280 720 50P 3 SD 25PsF SD 50P 50P XAVC I XAVC L HD HQ 1280 720 50P SD 50i 1 50i DVCAM IMX SD 50i 25P DVCAM IMX SD 25P...

Page 146: ...ted due to frame rate conversion 50i XAVC I XAVC L HD HQ SP 1920 1080 50i SD 50i SD 50P 2 25P XAVC I XAVC L HD HQ 1920 1080 50i 1280 720 50P 3 SD 50P 50P XAVC I XAVC L HD HQ 1280 720 50P SD 50i 2 50i DVCAM IMX SD 50i 25P DVCAM IMX Input format Output format Format in System of the OTHERS menu Setting of SDI HDMI i LINK I O Select of the VIDEO SET menu 3G SDI HD HDMI HD SDI HD HDMI HD HDMI HDV SD S...

Page 147: ...5 1080 59 94i XAVC L25 1080 59 94i HD422 50 1080 59 94i HQ 1920 1080 59 94i HQ 1440 1080 59 94i SP 1440 1080 59 94i 1920 1080 49 95i SD 50i XAVC I 1080 29 97P XAVC L50 1080 29 97P XAVC L35 1080 29 97P HD422 50 1080 29 97P HQ 1920 1080 29 97P HQ 1440 1080 29 97P 1920 1080 24 97PsF SD 25PsF XAVC I 1080 23 98P XAVC L50 1080 23 98P XAVC L35 1080 23 98P HD422 50 1080 23 98P HQ 1920 1080 23 98P HQ 1440 ...

Page 148: ...0i provided through conversion from 50P When recording Format in System of the OTHERS menu When playing Playback clip video format Output format Setting of SDI HDMI i LINK I O Select of the VIDEO SET menu HD HDMI HDV SD HDMI i HDV SD HDMI P HDV SD HDMI i DVCAM HQ 1920 1080 59 94i HQ 1440 1080 59 94i No signal SD 59 94i HQ 1920 1080 29 97P HQ 1440 1080 29 97P SD 29 97PsF HQ 1920 1080 23 98P HQ 1440...

Page 149: ... HD HDMI 3G 1 HD HD HD Y 2 HD SDI HD HDMI HD HD HD Y 2 SD SDI SD HDMI i SD SD Composite 2 Composite 2 SD HDMI P SD P Off Composite 2 Composite 2 FAT HD HQ HD SDI HD HDMI HD HD HD Y SD SDI SD HDMI i SD SD Composite Composite SD HDMI i DVCAM SD DVCAM Composite Composite DVCAM SD HDMI P SD P Off Composite Composite HD SP HD SDI HD HDMI HD HD HD Y SD SDI SD HDMI i SD SD Composite Composite HD HDMI HDV...

Page 150: ...t Frame Recording SDI HDMI i LINK I O Select Other than the right HDV or DVC AM HD UDF MXF a a a a a HD422 50 1080 59 94i HQ 1920 1080 59 94i HQ 1440 1080 59 94i HD422 50 1080 29 97P 23 98P HQ 1920 1080 29 97P 23 98P HD422 50 720 59 94P HQ 1280 720 59 94P a a a a a a HQ 1440 1080 29 97P 23 98P a a a a a HD422 50 720 29 97P 23 98P a a a a a HQ 1280 720 23 98P a a a exFAT XAVC L50 L35 1080 59 94P a ...

Page 151: ...80 59 94i 29 97P SP 1440 1080 59 94i HQ 1920 1080 29 97P HQ 1280 720 59 94P a a a a a HQ 1920 1080 23 98P a a a a a a HQ 1440 1080 23 98P a a a a a SP 1440 1080 23 98P a a HQ 1280 720 29 97P a a a a HQ 1280 720 23 98P a a a a a SD UDF MXF a a a a IMX50 59 94i 29 97P DVCAM 59 94i 29 97P exFAT DVCAM 59 94i 29 97P a a a a System Normal Recording Interval Recording Clip Continuous Recording Picture Ca...

Page 152: ...LINK I O Select Other than the right HDV or DVC AM HD UDF MXF a a a a a HD422 50 1080 50i HQ 1920 1080 50i HQ 1440 1080 50i HD422 50 1080 25P HQ 1920 1080 25P HD422 50 720 50P HQ 1280 720 50P a a a a a a HQ 1440 1080 25P a a a a a HD422 50 720 25P a a a a a exFAT XAVC L50 L35 1080 50P a a a a a XAVC I 1080 50i a a a a1 a a XAVC L50 L35 L25 1080 50i a a a a a a XAVC I 1080 25P XAVC I 720 50P a a a ...

Page 153: ...0 1080 25P a a a a a HD422 50 720 25P a a a a a FAT MP4 a a a a HQ 1920 1080 50i HQ 1440 1080 50i SP 1440 1080 50i HQ 1920 1080 25P HQ 1280 720 50P a a a a a HQ 1440 1080 25P a a a a HQ 1280 720 25P a a a a SD UDF MXF a a a a IMX50 50i 25P DVCAM 50i 25P exFAT DVCAM 50i 25P a a a a FAT AVI a a a DVCAM 50i 25P System Normal Recording Interval Recording Clip Continuous Recording Picture Cache Recordi...

Page 154: ...o excessive heat such as sunshine fire or the like Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer When you dispose of the battery you must obey the law in the relative area or country Replacing the backup battery Notes Be sure to set the power switch to OFF when replacing the backup battery Be careful not to drop...

Page 155: ... REC START STOP button The power switch is set to OFF Set the power switch to ON The SxS memory card is write protected Release the write protection 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 24 Playback does not start when you press the PLA...

Page 156: ...ction settings of the terminal device such as the IP address setting etc The communication setting between the access point and client may be invalid For details refer to the operating instructions of the access point You cannot log in to the camcorder Check the user name and password that you set The Web menu does not appear Check the IP address setting Check that the port number 8080 is added to...

Page 157: ...the DC IN source Warning Indications Warning indication on LCD EVF Buzzer Tally lamps Cause and measures Media Near Full Media A Near Full 2 Intermittent Flashing Free space on the SxS memory card has become insufficient Replace it with another at the earliest opportunity When the Simultaneous Recording in 2 slots mode is set Media A Near Full 2 appears Media Full Media A Full 2 Continuous Rapidly...

Page 158: ...rror occurred with the memory card The card requires restoration Remove the card load it again and restore it Media Error Cannot Record to Media A 2 Recording cannot be done as the memory card is defective As playback may be possible it is recommended to replace it with another card after copying the clips as required Media Error Cannot Use Media A 2 Neither recording nor playback can be done as t...

Page 159: ...tes the completed copy operations Replace the card Reached Duplication Limit Copy Completed to xx xx There are already 10 or more clips with the same name as the clip that you want to copy so copying cannot continue xx xx indicates the completed copy operations Replace the card Copy Error CANCEL Abort No Media There is no memory card inserted in the slot Insert a card Copy Error CANCEL Abort Media...

Page 160: ... to SD Card is not available To start proxy recording stop streaming Unsupported Device An unsupported device is attached to the external device connector Turn the power off to change the device Cannot Start Streaming Invalid Dest Address The input address in Dest Address of the streaming settings may not be correct Input the correct user address Invalid Number A port number that cannot be used in...

Page 161: ... Ltd IMPORTANT BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE CONTAINED IN THE CAMCORDER PLEASE READ THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT EULA CAREFULLY BY USING THE SOFTWARE YOU ARE ACCEPTING THE TERMS OF THIS EULA IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS EULA YOU MAY NOT USE THE SOFTWARE This EULA is a legal agreement between you and Sony Corporation SONY This EULA governs your rights and obligations regarding the software...

Page 162: ...n source software licenses Open Source Components which means any software licenses approved as open source licenses by the Open Source Initiative or any substantially similar licenses including but not limited to any license that as a condition of distribution of the software licensed under such license requires that the distributor make the software available in source code format If and to the ...

Page 163: ...mmunication systems air traffic control direct life support machines or weapons systems in which the failure of the SOFTWARE could lead to death personal injury or severe physical or environmental damage HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES SONY each of the THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS and each of their respective affiliates specifically disclaim any express or implied warranty duty or condition of fitness for HIGH RISK...

Page 164: ...s contents and peripheral devices that interact with the camcorder and the SOFTWARE 4 use and frequency of use of the functions of x the SOFTWARE and y the software applications contents and peripheral devices that interact with the SOFTWARE and 5 location data as indicated below SONY and its affiliates partners and agents may use and disclose Information subject to applicable laws in order to imp...

Page 165: ...provision of this EULA shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision If any part of this EULA is held invalid illegal or unenforceable that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to maintain the intent of this EULA and the other parts will remain in full force and effect GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the Intern...

Page 166: ... Software and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so subject to the following conditions The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICU...

Page 167: ...SEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE This product includes cryptog...

Page 168: ...you include any Windows specific code or a derivative thereof from the apps directory application code you must include an acknowledgement This product includes software written by Tim Hudson tjh cryptsoft com THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY ERIC YOUNG AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOS...

Page 169: ...perature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Storage Temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Battery Operation Time While recording with LCD Off EVF On I O Select Off and Network function Off With battery pack BP U90 approx 4 5 hours With battery pack BP U60 BP U60T approx 3 hours With battery pack BP U30 approx 1 5 hours Recording Format Video XAVC Intra XAVC I mode CBG 112 Mbps max MPEG 4 H 264 AVC XAVC Lon...

Page 170: ...PEG HD420 HQ mode 1920 1080 59 94i 50i 29 97P 23 98P 25P 1440 1080 59 94i 50i 29 97P 23 98P 25P 1280 720 59 94P 50P 23 98P 2 3 Pull Down DVCAM mode 720 480 59 94i 29 97PsF 720 576 50i 25PsF UDF MPEG HD422 mode 1920 1080 59 94i 50i 29 97P 23 98P 25P 1280 720 59 94P 50P 29 97P 23 98P 25P MPEG HD420 HQ mode 1920 1080 59 94i 50i 29 97P 23 98P 25P 1440 1080 59 94i 50i 29 97P 23 98P 25P 1280 720 59 94P ...

Page 171: ...2G1A 32 GB Approx 110 minutes UDF MPEG HD422 mode When using SBP 128B 128 GB Approx 240 minutes When using SBP 64B SBS 64G1A 64 GB Approx 120 minutes When using SBS 32G1A 32 GB Approx 60 minutes MPEG HD420 HQ mode When using SBP 128B 128 GB Approx 360 minutes When using SBP 64B SBS 64G1A 64 GB Approx 180 minutes When using SBS 32G1A 32 GB Approx 90 minutes MPEG IMX50 mode When using SBP 128B 128 G...

Page 172: ...p Exmor Full HD CMOS image sensor Effective Picture Elements 1920 H 1080 V Optical System F1 6 prism system Built in Optical Filters CLEAR Clear 1 1 8ND 2 1 64ND Sensitivity 2000 lx 89 9 reflectance F12 typical 1920 1080 59 94i mode F13 typical 1920 1080 50i mode Minimum Illumination 0 09 lx typical 1920 1080 59 94i 0 07 lx typical 1920 1080 50i F1 9 18 dB gain with 64 frame accumulation Gamma off...

Page 173: ...multi connector 1 NTSC or PAL common with Audio Output Video Output BNC type 1 HD Y composite signal switchable with GENLOCK IN connector 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω Audio Output AV multi connector 1 10 dBu Reference level 47 kΩ common with Composite Output SDI Output BNC type 1 switchable with 3G HD SD SMPTE 292M 259M 424M 425M standards i LINK IEEE 1394 4 pin connector 1 HDV HDV 1080i DV input output S400 Tim...

Page 174: ...require from the following websites Sony Professional products website U S A http pro sony com Canada http www sonybiz ca Latin America http sonypro latin com Europe http www pro sony eu pro Middle East Africa http sony psmea com Russia http sony ru pro Brazil http sonypro com br Australia http pro sony com au New Zealand http pro sony co nz Japan http www sonybsc com Asia Pacific http pro sony as...

Page 175: ... herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Furthermore and are not mentioned in each case in this manual 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 ORREIMBURSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF FAILURE OF THIS UNIT OR ITS RECORDING MEDIA EXTERNAL ...

Page 176: ...20 Battery Charger 18 Battery INFO 120 Battery Pack 18 Battery Media Status Screen 90 Black 52 Black Gamma 52 built in speaker 82 built in stereo microphones 36 Button Remote Status Screen 90 C Camera Data 118 CAMERA SET Menu 96 CAMERA Status Screen 89 Channel 116 Charge Count 90 Clip 29 81 122 127 Clip Cont Rec 41 99 Clip Name Disp 124 Clip name 29 Clip Operation menu 82 Clock 20 Clock Set 118 CM...

Page 177: ...on 91 GPS reception state 57 GPS status indication 15 H Handle Zoom 98 handle ZOOM button 34 HD Detail 49 HD SD 121 HDMI OUT connector 126 headphone connector 37 Histogram indication 15 Hours Meter 120 I i LINK 129 i LINK connector 127 Image Alignment 44 Image Inversion 103 Input Source Select 106 Interval Rec 98 Interval Recording 40 98 IP Address 116 IR Remote 13 120 J Jog dial 94 K Knee 51 KP F...

Page 178: ...rding start mark 41 83 Reference Tone 38 Regenerate Key 116 Reset 52 S S Q Motion 43 100 SD Detail 50 SDHC Cards 25 SDI OUT connector 126 SDI Rec Control 107 126 SDI HDMI i LINK I O Select 106 SDI HDMI Video Out Super 107 SEL SET buttons 94 SEL SET dial 94 Setting Data 53 Setup Menus 92 96 Shockless White 102 SHOT MARK 38 83 SHOT MARK Screen 83 87 shot marks 38 82 88 Shutter 96 Simul Rec 101 Skin ...

Page 179: ...ET Menu 106 Video Status Screen 90 Viewfinder 20 VOLUME buttons 82 W Warning Indications 157 White 49 WHITE BAL button 32 WHITE BAL switch 31 White Balance 31 White Clip 51 White Switch B 102 Wi Fi Wi Fi Remote 115 Wi Fi remote commander 71 Wi Fi Version 117 Wi Fi Version Up 117 Wired LAN Set 116 WPS 115 X XAVC MPEG2 121 XQD Memory Cards 25 Z Zebra 32 110 zebra pattern 32 Zoom 34 98 Zoom Speed 34 ...

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