Sony CINEALTA PDW-F330K manual

3-990-971 - 12 (1) Professional Disc Camcorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future referenc e. PDW-F330L PDW-F330K PDW-F350L © 2006 So ny C orporation[...]

2 Owner’ s Reco rd The model and serial n umbers ar e located on the top. Record these numbe rs in the spaces provided belo w. Refe r to them w henever you call upon your Sony d ealer regarding this product . Model No. S erial No. T o reduce the risk of fi re or electric shoc k, do not expose this appar atus to rain or moisture. T o av oid electr[...]

3 area is likely to cause harmful in terference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. You are cautioned that any changes o r modifications not expressly approved in this manual could v oid your a uthority to operate this equipment. All interface cables used to connect peripherals mu st be shielded i[...]

4 Table of Co ntents Table of Conten ts Foreword ..................................................... 7 Before Use ....................................................7 Model Distinction Marks U sed in This Manual .............................................................7 Chapt er 1 Overview Product Configurations . .......................... [...]

Table o f Contents 5 Setting for Special Shooting Cases .............69 Deleting Clips .............................................69 Recording Shot Marks ................................70 Setting the Thumbnail Image at Recording Time ..................................................70 Recording – Advanced Operations ........ 71 Time-lapse Vid[...]

6 Table of Co ntents Recording Shot Data Superimposed on the Color Bars .......................................138 Setting the Shot ID....................................139 Showing the Status Display ......................140 Adjustments and Settings from Menus 140 Setting Gain Values for the GAIN Switch Positions .................................[...]

7 Forewo rd Forewor d Bef ore Use After purchasing th is u nit, be fore o perating, i t is necessary to set the region of u se and the fr ame freque ncy. (Unless these settings are made, the unit will not opera te.) For details o f these se ttings, see “Setting the Area of Use and the Fram e Frequ ency” on page 37. Model D istinct ion Marks Use[...]

Chapt er 1 8 Product Con figuration s Chapter 1 Overview Overview Product Config uration s The PDW-F330/F350 Professio nal D isc Camcorder series includes the models PD W-F330L, PDW-F330K , and PDW-F35 0L, with diffe rent produc t configur ations. The component s and acces sories s upplied of these models are as shown in the follow ing figure . a) [...]

9 Features Chapter 1 Overview Feature s The PDW- F330/F35 0 is an XDC AM 1) HD 2) camcorder integrating a n HD video camera usin g three H D CCDs of the 1 / 2 -inch type with a total effective pixel coun t of 1.56 million, and a Professiona l Disc 1) drive. This unit p rovides a range of useful shooting functions for video prod uction, and a llows [...]

10 Features Chapter 1 Overview Shooting functions to cope with different shooting conditions • The ATW 1) and auto iris functions allow shooting with automate d adjus tment o f th e whi te bal ance a nd inten stity levels to c ope with va rying ambie nt lighting co nditions. • By switching among the fou r l evels (including CL EAR) of neutral d[...]

11 Features Chapter 1 Overview Scene s election You can se lect clips on t he disc to c reate a clip l ist. The clips in this list can be p layed back in any order. A single disc can h old up to 99 c lip lists. A udio recor ding functions Audio is re corded as uncompresse d data with 16-bit quantization, and a sa mpling freq uency of 48 kHz. Depend[...]

12 Features Chapter 1 Overview Other F eature s User-fri endly i nterface functions ASSIGN (assignable ) swit ches The unit is p rovided with fou r ASSIG N swit ches; two on the front and the other s on the top of the grip. You ca n assign vari ous fun ctions to these s witches. By assign ing frequently use d functions to the s witches, you can cal[...]

13 Locatio n and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Overview Location and Func tion of Pa rts Front a Lens mount securing r ubber After locking the lens in p osition u sing the lens locking lever, fit this rubber over the lower of t he two projections. This fixes the lens mount, preventing it fro m coming loose. b Lens mou nt cap Remove by pushing up the[...]

14 Location an d Function o f Parts Chapter 1 Overview Normally se t this to 1 (CLEAR). For shooti ng with the lens iri s wide op en for redu ced depth of field, or when the subject is too brightly lit and the auto iris functi on does not oper ate corre ctly, selec t an appropriate p osition. When this selector is u sed with the menu item for fi lt[...]

15 Locatio n and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Overview Right Sid e Near the front a 5600K butto n Press to lig ht the butt on and switc h the stand ard color temperatu re for shooting to 5600K . Use this button for outdoor sh ooting in dayt ime or s hooting under lighting with highe r tempera ture. This but ton is effectiv e only when the W HITE BA[...]

16 Location an d Function o f Parts Chapter 1 Overview g ALARM (ala rm tone vol ume adjustm ent) kn ob Controls the volume of the warning tone that is output via the built-i n speaker or optiona l earphones. When the knob is turned to the minim um position, no sound can be heard . h LCD monit or Displays camera video, VDR-relate d w arnings, remain[...]

17 Locatio n and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Overview If you press this button when the thumbnail scre en is displaye d, the duration o f the se lected clip is divided into 12, and the first frame o f each of the divisions is shown in a further thumbnail disp lay (expan d function). Each time you press the button, th e division is repeated ( to a [...]

18 Location an d Function o f Parts Chapter 1 Overview a Video for mat Indicates the format of video being currently played back or recorded . HD HQ: HQ (high quality) mode in the MPEG HD video format HD SP: SP (standard play ) mode in the MPEG HD vide o format HD LP: LP (long play) mode in the M PEG HD video format DVCAM: DVC AM forma t b Playback[...]

19 Locatio n and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Overview m Time count er display Each press of the COU NTER/C HAPTER button cycles through disp lays of time code, u ser bits, and c ounter information. You can display the date or time using the four-way arr ow key on the side control pan el. TCG: Va lue of time code generato r TCR: Va lue of time code[...]

20 Location an d Function o f Parts Chapter 1 Overview f EJECT butto n and i ndicator Press this button to i nsert a disc o r eject the disc. The indicator fla shes wh ile the disc is being ejecte d. g F REV (fa st reverse) but ton and i ndicator This plays back at high speed in th e reverse direction. The indicator lights during high-spee d playba[...]

21 Locatio n and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Overview a) By connecti ng stereo headpho nes to the EARPH ONE connec tor you can hear the audio in stereo. (On the AUDIO-2 page of the MAINTENANC E menu, HE ADPHO NE O UT mus t be set t o “STERE O”.) b SHIFT butt on Use this in co mbination with o ther buttons. c Lithium bat tery c ompartment Attac[...]

22 Location an d Function o f Parts Chapter 1 Overview For audio channels 3 a nd 4, leve l adjustme nt can only be performe d in AUTO (automatic) mode. The audio l evel o f these channels cannot be adjusted in MANUA L (manual ) mode. k VIDEO OUT (vi deo output) CHARA CTER swi tch Selects wh ether or not (ON/OFF) to superim pose text information o n[...]

23 Locatio n and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Overview e Accessory fitti ng shoe Attach an optional acce ssory suc h as a video li ght (s ee page 45) . f Shoulder str ap fitting Attach the supplied sho ulder stra p (see page 44) . g Viewfinder left-to -right po sitioning ring Loosen this ring to adjust the left-to-rig ht positi on of the viewfinde [...]

24 Location an d Function o f Parts Chapter 1 Overview Even when you are rec ording or playin g back HD 23.98P signals, 23. 98PsF sig nals are not o utput from this connector . The output is 59 .94i signals after 2-3 pulldown. c VIDEO OUT (video o utput) conn ector (BNC type) Outputs a video sig nal for a vid eo monito r. The output signal is co mp[...]

25 Locatio n and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Overview 1 Connector p anel a “Memory Stick” slot Insert a “Memory Stick”. The “ Memory Stick” access indicator ligh ts up when the “Mem ory Stick ” is being accessed fo r reading or writing. For detail s about how to inse rt a “Memo ry Stick” , s ee “To insert a “Memory Stick”[...]

26 Location an d Function o f Parts Chapter 1 Overview 1) Equipmen t that ca n be pow ered throu gh i.LINK cable (DV cable ) e REMOTE connector ( 8-pin) Connect an RM -B150/B7 50 Remote Control U nit, which makes it p ossible to control the ca mcorder r emotely. Before con necting/disco nnecting the Re mote Contro l Unit to/from the camcorder, be s[...]

27 Locatio n and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Overview VCL-71 9BXS Auto Focus L ens (Su pplied With the PD W -F330K) a PUSH AF (au to focus) b utton When the f ocus adjus tment is in th e manual m ode, by pressing t his button you c an use the a uto focus f or an instantane ous adjustme nt to the subject. When the butt on is press ed, the auto focu[...]

28 Location an d Function o f Parts Chapter 1 Overview i Focus cont rol connect or (6-pin) Connectin g an optional fo cus servo controller a llows remote c ontrol of focu sing. j Zoom cont rol connect or (8-pin) Connectin g an optional zo om servo c ontroller a llows remote c ontrol of zoo ming. k ZOOM s witch Select the method of zo om opera tion.[...]

29 Locatio n and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Overview Viewfinder HIGH LOW OFF LIGHT SHUTTER GAIN UP BATT REC TALLY SHUTTER GAIN UP BATT REC TALLY 1 Eyepiec e focus ing kno b 3 Stop per 4 PEAKI NG con trol 5 CONTRAST control 6 LIGHT switch and light 7 TALLY indicator 0 GAIN UP indicator 8 REC/TAL LY indic ators 9 BATT indi cator qa SHUTTER indic at[...]

30 Location an d Function o f Parts Chapter 1 Overview a Eyepiece foc using knob ( DXF-801 /801CE) Eyepiece foc using ring (D XF-20W) Adjusts th e viewfind er focus to match your eyesight ( see page 42) . b Camera pe rson tal ly light (DXF- 20W) Lights while the camcorder is r ecording. To start recordi ng with your eye off the viewfinder, op en th[...]

31 Locatio n and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Overview Status Dis play on the Viewfind er Screen The viewfin der screen displays not only the video p icture but al so c haracters and me ssag es i ndicating the camc order settings and operating status , a center marker, a safety zon e marker, et c. When the m enu screen is n ot displayed and t he DI[...]

32 Location an d Function o f Parts Chapter 1 Overview i 5600 indica tor Appears when the e lectric col or t emperat ure filter fun ction is on. j Filter Indicates the currently selected fil ter type. k White bal ance memor y Indicates the curren tly selected white balan ce automatic adjustmen t memory. A: Di splayed when the WH ITE BAL switch is s[...]

33 Locatio n and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Overview a ZOOM T/W (telephoto/wi de-angle) buttons Use thes e when a zoom lens is m ounted. Press W to zoom in th e wide-a ngle direction, a nd T to zoom in the telephoto direction. b SHOT MAR K 1/2 but tons Press these d uring record ing or playb ack to recor d a shot mark 1 or s hot mark 2. These are[...]

34 Location an d Function o f Parts Chapter 1 Overview 1 Hold down th e lock lev er ( 1 ), and the n pull out the battery holde r ( 2 ). 2 Put a new battery in t he battery holder with the + symbol facing upward ( 1 ), and then push in the battery holde r until it click s ( 2 ). Battery ma y explode if mistrea ted. Do not rech arge, disass emble or[...]

35 Attaching an d Replaci ng the Lithium Battery Chapt er Chapter 2 Prep arations 2 Preparati ons Attachi ng and R eplacin g the Lit hium Batt ery This c amcorder uses a l ithium battery to retain s tored data. When usin g the camcorder for the first time, be sure to attach the supplied lit hium batte ry (CR2032). The camcorder will not ope rate co[...]

36 Preparing a Power Su pply Cha pter 2 Preparati ons Prepari ng a Power Su pply The followi ng power supplies are recommend ed for the camcorder. • BP-GL95/G L65/L60S/ L80S Lithiu m-ion Batt ery Pack • AC power usi ng the AC- DN2B/D N10 AC adaptor Using a Batter y P ack When a BP-GL95/G L65/L60S/L8 0S Batte ry Pack is u sed, the camcord er wil[...]

37 Setting the Area of U se and the F rame Freq uency Chapter 2 Prep arations Setting the Are a of Us e and the Frame F requenc y Using the Unit for the First Ti me The area of use and th e frame frequency are not factor y preset. Befo re using this unit , you need to set these item s. (You cannot use the unit w ithout sett ing these it ems. ) 1 Se[...]

38 Setting the Area of Us e and the Fra me Freque ncy Cha pter 2 Preparati ons The FORMA T page appear s. 5 To change the a rea of use, pres s and turn th e MENU knob to move the b m ark to “COUNTRY”, then p ress the MENU k nob. The b mark beside “COU NTRY ” c hanges to a z mark, and t he z mark be side the sett ing value cha nges to a ? ma[...]

39 Setting the Date an d Time of the I nternal C lock Chapter 2 Prep arations Setting the Date and Time of the In ternal C lock You can set the date and time o f the internal cl ock. The date and time s et here a re refle cted in time code. (How to s elect an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU kn ob to mov e the b mar k to the desire d item.) 1[...]

40 Preparin g the Lens Chapt er 2 Preparati ons Prepar ing the Lens Mount ing the L ens First power off the unit, and then mount the lens using the following p rocedure. (To mou nt a 1 / 2 -inch type le ns, carry o ut steps 1 to 3 .) For inform ation about us ing the lens, refer to the operating ins tructions fo r the len s. 1 Push the le ns lockin[...]

41 Preparing the Lens Chapter 2 Prep arations 1 Open the ir is, position the s upplied flange focal length adjustment chart approxi mately 3 mete rs away from the camera, and arra nge the lighti ng to obta in a satisfactor y video ou tput. 2 Set the ZOOM sw itch to SERVO (p ower zoom mode). 3 Hold down the flange fo cal length adju stment b utton f[...]

42 Adjusting the Viewfinde r Cha pter 2 Preparati ons Adjus ting the Viewfinde r Depending on the eyesi ght of the oper ator — whether longsighted o r shortsig hted — th e optima l position of the viewfinder image vari es. Adjustin g brightnes s, contrast , and so on, improves the vi sibility of the viewfinder screen. Although these adjustme nt[...]

43 Adjusting the Viewfin der Chapter 2 Prep arations Adjust ing the Eyep iece Fo cus and the Scre en (B rightne ss, Con trast, and Ou tline Emp hasis) a) For the DXF -20W, the eyepi ece focu sing ring . T o adjust the ey e piece focu s First focu s the image w ith the l ens, then adjust the eyepiece f ocusing knob or eyepiec e focusing ring to get [...]

44 Using the Shoulder S trap / Ad justing the Shoulder Pad Position Cha pter 2 Preparati ons Usin g the Sho ulder Strap 1 Fit one of the clips to a shoulder s trap fitting. 2 Fit the other c lip to the sh oulder st rap fitting o n the other side o f the grip in t he same way as in step 1 . T o remove the shoulder strap Adju sting t he Should er Pad[...]

45 Mounting on a Tripod / Using a Video Light Chapter 2 Prep arations Mountin g on a Tr ipod First fit the VCT-U1 4 Tripod Ada ptor to th e tripod, then mount the ca mcorder o n the tripod ad aptor. The camcorder can not be moun ted on a tripod adapto r with one of the following indications in the model name space, as shown in the above illu strati[...]

46 Preparin g the Audio Input Syst em Cha pter 2 Preparati ons Prepari ng the Audio Inpu t System Using the Suppl ied M icr ophone 1 Loosen the screw a nd open the m icrophone hold er clamp. 2 Place the m icrophone in the microph one holde r. 3 Plug the microphone cable i nto the M IC IN conne ctor, then set the A UDIO IN switc h for the chan nel o[...]

47 Preparin g the Audio Input System Chapter 2 Prep arations When attac hing an ECM-6 73/674/67 8, use the microphon e adapto r supplied w ith the ECM-6 73/674/ 678. 4 Place an extern al microph one (electre t condenser microphon e such as the ECM-6 73/674/67 8) in the CAC-12. 5 Connect the microphone cable to the AUDIO IN CH- 1 or CH-2 co nnector.[...]

48 Preparin g the Audio Input Syst em Cha pter 2 Preparati ons 2 Set the powe r switch o f the WRR-8 55 to ON, and set MUTING to ON or OF F. This enables the WRR-855 power to be turned on and off with the camcorde r POWER swit ch. 3 Insert the WRR-855 into the CA-W R855. 4 Engage the V -shaped p late on the b ack of the CA-WR855 w ith the V -groove[...]

49 Connecti ng the Remote Control Un it Chapter 2 Prep arations Connectin g Lin e Inpu t A udio Equipm ent 1 Connect an audi o mixer or oth er external audio system component to th e A UDIO IN CH-1 /CH-2 c onnector as shown below . 2 Set the AUDIO IN input selection switch to LINE for the channel to which the external audio equipme nt is connected.[...]

50 Connecting the Remote Co ntrol Unit Cha pter 2 Preparati ons Use the black ca ble supplied with the RM-B 150/B750 to connect the monitor to the MONI TOR connecto r on the RM-B150 /B750. When the remote contr ol unit is disconnected fr om the camcorder The cam corder setting s return to the settin gs in effe ct before the rem ote contr ol unit wa[...]

51 Connec ting Chapter 2 Prep arations Conn ecting Some of the periphera l devices and related products referred to in this section may be no longer in production. When se lecting the dev ices, con sult your Sony dealer. Connecti ng an Ext ernal Vi deo Monitor When usin g a Sony liqu id crystal d isplay mon itor, make the connectio ns as follow s. [...]

52 Connecting Cha pter 2 Preparati ons For connec tions using F AM (file access mo de), see “Fil e Operatio n” (page 15 5). Settings required f or an i.LINK connection i.LINK MODE setting Set the met hod of conn ection betwe en this u nit and an external dev ice. On th e OUTPUT p age of the OPERATI ON menum, se t i.LINK MODE to AV/ C (Audio/Vi [...]

53 Connec ting Chapter 2 Prep arations Example of c onnectio n Operate the computer to set up the nonlinear editing software. For deta ils, see the software’s ma nual. • Video edited using a nonlinear editing system cannot be recorded to disc on this camcorder via an i.LIN K cable (DV cable). • When a disc with non-c ontinuous time code reco [...]

Chapt er 3 54 Handling D iscs Chapter 3 Record ing and Playback Record ing an d Playback Handlin g Disc s Discs U sed for Recording and Playbac k This camc order uses the followin g disc fo r recording and playback: PFD23 Profess ional Di sc (capac ity 23.3 GB) It is not possibl e to u se the following d iscs for recording or playback: • Blu-ray [...]

55 Handling D iscs Chapter 3 Recordin g and Playback Loading and Un loadin g a D isc Loading a disc Proceed as fol lows. 1 Turn on the POWE R switch. If there is condensation i nside the V DR sect ion, the message “H UMID” a ppears in th e status d isplay on the LCD mon itor. If this happens, w ait until th e indicator goes off befo re going on[...]

56 Handling D iscs Chapter 3 Record ing and Playback Handlin g of D iscs Wh en Recording Does N ot End Norma lly (Salva ge Functio n) Recording p rocessin g does not e nd normall y if, for example, the battery pack is removed d uring recording, or if the powe r cord is disc onnected duri ng recor ding. Becaus e the file s ystem is not updated, vide[...]

57 Basic Pr ocedure for Sho oting Chapter 3 Recordin g and Playback Basic Procedur e for Shootin g 1 Set the POW ER switc h to ON. 2 Set the FILT ER selector and the 5600K butt on appropriately for the ligh ting condit ions. a) Th e range ov er which t he subject i s sh arply in focu s. Thus, “re ducing the depth o f field” m eans th at the ran[...]

58 Recording – Basic Ope rations Chapter 3 Record ing and Playback 12 Set up the V DR section according to your sh ooting objects, then start recor ding by press ing the REC button. • During recording, the REC/TALLY indicator in the viewfinder ligh ts, and “REC ” appea rs on the viewfinder scre en. • You can use t he AUDIO LEVEL knob on t[...]

59 Recording – Basic Op erations Chapter 3 Recordin g and Playback 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to se t the all of the desire d items. Bit rate se tting and recordin g time a) In HQ m ode or LP mode, as a resul t of M PEG 2 comp ression , the r ecording time vari es depen ding on the volum e of the genera ted com pressed ima ge data, with the above figu[...]

60 Recording – Basic Ope rations Chapter 3 Record ing and Playback If automatic black balance adjustm ent cannot be made If the b lack balance ad justment ca nnot be comp leted normally, an e rror messa ge will appear for about 3 s econds on the viewfi nder scr een. If any of the above error messages is displaye d, retry the black balan ce adjust[...]

61 Recording – Basic Op erations Chapter 3 Recordin g and Playback Make sure t here are n ot bright spo ts in the re ctangle. 4 Adjust the lens iris. Manually adjusted lens: Set the iris to an appro priate setting. Lens with automatic iris: S et the automa tic/man ual switch on th e lens to a utomatic. 5 Push the A UTO W/B BAL switch to WHT, and [...]

62 Recording – Basic Ope rations Chapter 3 Record ing and Playback If a mem ory error o ccurs If the erro r message “: S TORED DA TA: NG ” flashes o n the viewfinde r screen when the cam corder is turned on, the white balance m emory contents ha ve been lost. Adjust the white ba lance again . Contact you r Sony dea ler if this message c ontin[...]

63 Recording – Basic Op erations Chapter 3 Recordin g and Playback • When a brigh t object is s hot in EC S mode in suc h a manner tha t it fills th e screen, the upper edge of the picture m ay have poor quality beca use of a n inherent characteri stic of CCD s. Bef ore using EC S mode, check the shooting conditions. T o select the shutter mode[...]

64 Recording – Basic Ope rations Chapter 3 Record ing and Playback 1 Carry out the st eps in “ To se t th e sh utter mode a nd the standard-mo de shutter speed” on p age 63 to set the shutter mode to SLS. 2 Turn the MEN U knob unti l the desi red number of frames appea rs. The nu mber of frame s c an be se t to valu es in the rang e 2 to 8, 1[...]

65 Recording – Basic Op erations Chapter 3 Recordin g and Playback When setti ng the shu tter speed while the shutter mo de is set to EC S or SLS, the se tting of sh utter spee d takes priority (see page 63) . To change the refere nce value, make sur e the ca mcorder is not in the pr ocess of settin g the shutter s peed. Check that the s low &[...]

66 Recording – Basic Ope rations Chapter 3 Record ing and Playback 1 Select the au dio chan nel that you w ant to record in. For details, see “S election of the recor ding audio input” on pa ge 49. 2 Set the AUD IO SELE CT (CH-1/C H-2) swit ch(es) correspon ding to the audio channel(s) selec ted in step 1 to MANUA L. 3 With the AU DIO LEV EL [...]

67 Recording – Basic Op erations Chapter 3 Recordin g and Playback When the frame frequency of this unit is 23.98P, recorded timecode is always non -drop-fram e (NDF). To make th e time code conse cutive When the F-R UN/SET/R- RUN swi tch is se t to R-RUN, recording a number of scenes to the disc nor mally produces consecutive timecode. H owever [...]

68 Recording – Basic Ope rations Chapter 3 Record ing and Playback Example 2: Connecting two units, and using o ne as the reference • When making the follow ing connec tions, set the frame frequency to the s ame value on both units . Wa it u ntil the reference camcorder b ecomes stable (a state w here a normal pictur e appears on the view finde[...]

69 Recording – Basic Op erations Chapter 3 Recordin g and Playback About use r bits setti ngs du ring timec ode synchron ization When the timecode is sy nchron ized, only the time d ata is synchronize d wit h the extern al tim ecode value. Th erefore, the user bits can have the ir own se ttings for e ach camcorder. To release the timeco de synch [...]

70 Recording – Basic Ope rations Chapter 3 Record ing and Playback T o delete all c lips within the disc The followi ng procedu re deletes all unlocked cl ips. Proceed as fol lows. (How to s elect an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU kn ob to mov e the b mark t o the desire d item.) 1 Display the D ISC pag e of the US ER (or OPERATIO N) menu[...]

71 Recordin g – Advance d Operati ons Chapter 3 Recordin g and Playback 1 Display th e ESSENCE MARK page of the MAINTE NANCE menu, and pres s the M ENU knob. For details o n menu oper ations, see “Ba sic Menu Operations” on page 13 1. 2 >()(*&%?6@ 5A%B?C<%BD><E %+,;%F1(' '%&/(%4567% 8,#9< 3/(% b %.+18%* /+,G(&[...]

72 Recordin g – Advance d Operation s Chapter 3 Record ing and Playback The camco rder is put in Interval Re c mode. Th e TALLY indica tor (green ) in the viewfi nder fl ashes (one flash/se cond) w hile the camcor der is in th is mode. 2 Select I NTERVAL TIME, a nd pres s the MENU knob . 3 Turn the ME NU knob to set the in terval time . You can s[...]

73 Recordin g – Advance d Operati ons Chapter 3 Recordin g and Playback Notes on Interval Rec mode Audio In Interval Rec mode, audio rec ording is not poss ible. Playbac k control b uttons While recording in Interval Rec mode, you cannot use the playback contro l buttons (EJECT, F RE V, PLAY/PA USE, F FWD, PR EV, STOP a nd NEXT). To use th ese bu[...]

74 Recordin g – Advance d Operation s Chapter 3 Record ing and Playback Star tin g a Sho ot With a Few Seconds o f Pre-S tored Picture Data (Picture C ache Funct ion) The camcor der has a large capacit y internal memory, in which you c an cache the last few s econds (m aximum 1 2 seconds) of captured video and au dio, so that re cording starts fr[...]

75 Recordin g – Advance d Operati ons Chapter 3 Recordin g and Playback 9 Press the M ENU kno b. The z mar k changes to a b mark and the ? m ark changes to a z mark. 10 To end the m enu operat ion, set t he MENU ON/OFF switch to OF F. The menu d isappears , and the display indicating the current statu s of the cam corder ap pears alon g the top a[...]

76 Recordin g – Advance d Operation s Chapter 3 Record ing and Playback Setting the title pr efix You can ass ign title prefix es by cho osing from a prefix list stored in internal me mory, or b y entering the prefix directly. However , to choose from a p refix list, you must create the list beforeh and on a co mputer and transfer it t o the unit[...]

77 Recordin g – Advance d Operati ons Chapter 3 Recordin g and Playback 2 Move the x mark to the digit you want to change and then press th e MENU knob. 3 Turn the MEN U knob to move the x mark to t he desired dig it in the l ist of selectab le digits, a nd then press the M ENU knob. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to ente r the remain ing digi ts. 5 When[...]

78 Recordin g – Advance d Operation s Chapter 3 Record ing and Playback 4 Turn the MEN U knob to display “FRE E”, and the n press the M ENU knob. You are now able to use clips and clip li sts wit h user- defined nam es. 5 Turn the ME NU knob t o select “A UTO N AMING”, and then press the MENU knob. C****: Assign standard for mat cli p nam[...]

79 Recordin g – Advance d Operati ons Chapter 3 Recordin g and Playback Display the CLIP STA TUS page of the DIA GNOSIS menu, a nd then pres s the MENU knob. The curre nt settings f or each item are dis played on the right side. T o create a list of title prefix strings Prepare the data before hand acco rding to th e following rules. File name As[...]

80 Playback Chapter 3 Record ing and Playback The FR EEZE MIX function (see page 143) cannot be used when the L IVE & PLAY function is on. (How to s elect an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU kn ob to mov e the b mark t o the desire d item.) 1 Set LIV E & PLAY to ON on the OUTPUT page of the OPERATI ON menu. For details o n menu oper a[...]

81 Playback Chapter 3 Recordin g and Playback Deteriorating pla yback conditions Deteriorat ing playback may be due to the follo wing causes. • Scratches and dust on the disc su rface This includ es fing erprints, dust f rom the air, tar from cigarette s moke, and so on. Scratches a nd soiling w hich occur before r ecording are not a problem beca[...]

82 Thumbnail Search Chapter 3 Record ing and Playback Thumbn ail Search Sear ching Using Thumb nail s To display the thumb nail imag es of all c lips on the d isc, and cue up a des ired clip, p roceed as follows. 1 With the SUB C LIP indica tor off, press the THUMB NAIL button to turn the TH UMBNA IL indicator on. If the SUB CLIP indicator is lit, [...]

83 Thumbnail Se arch Chapter 3 Recordin g and Playback function alwa ys cues up the firs t frame in a clip, even if the thumbnail im age has b een change d. T o switch the information dis play ed in the thu mbnail s creen You can swit ch the clip informati on displaye d at the bottom of thumb nails. Yo u can also switch th e display of thumbnail se[...]

84 Thumbnail Search Chapter 3 Record ing and Playback 4 Using playb ack or sea rch, find th e new index frame. You can also turn the MENU knob for a jog operation. 5 Press the S EL/SET button or MEN U knob. This sets the selected scene as th e index fra me, and returns to the t humbn ail screen. When the t humbnail is o ther tha n the first fra me,[...]

85 Thumbnail Se arch Chapter 3 Recordin g and Playback (The example shows t he case wher e SHOT MA RK1 is selected as the essence m ark.) Searching Using the Ch apter Functio n A thumbnail display sho ws the SHOT MARK 1 and SHOT MAR K 2 record ed within the specified c lip as chapter titl es. 1 With the THU MBNAIL in dicator a nd SUB CLI P indicato[...]

86 Thumbnail Search Chapter 3 Record ing and Playback and display a new thu mbnail scre en showin g the first frame in e ach segment. T his functi on all ows rapid searching of the scenes w ithin a pa rticular clip. Th e e xpand function can be applied up to thre e t imes (12 divisio ns, 144 divisions, and 1728 div isions). The maximum number of bl[...]

87 Thumbnail Se arch Chapter 3 Recordin g and Playback a) If the clip list has a tit le ( page 75) , the title is d isplaye d enclosed in double quot ation m arks, for exa mple “TITL E00001” . To escape f rom the clip list disp lay to the w hole- screen displ ay Press the TH UMBNAIL bu tton t o turn the THUMBN AIL indicator off. This returns to[...]

88 Thumbnail Search Chapter 3 Record ing and Playback 5 With OK s elected, pre ss the SEL/SET butto n or MENU kn ob. You return to the thum bnail screen, and a lo ck icon appears on th e thumbnail of the selec ted clip to show that it is lo cked. You cannot delete locked clips, rename them, set their thumbna ils, and s o on. Unlock the clip if you [...]

89 Thumbnail Se arch Chapter 3 Recordin g and Playback To cancel the deletion and return to the thumbnail screen Use the SEL /SET button o r MENU k nob to se lect “CANC EL”, and then press the bu tton or kno b. Alternativel y, press the RESET button on th e right side of the LC D monito r. 5 Use the SEL /SET button o r MENU k nob to se lect “[...]

Chapt er 4 90 Overview Chapt er 4 Scene S election Scene Sel ection Overview What is scene selection? Scene sele ction is a function which allo ws you to sele ct material ( clips) fro m the mate rial record ed on a disc and perform cut e diting. Y ou can do t his by operat ing on this unit only. • Scene sele ction is a con venient way to perform [...]

91 Overview Chapter 4 Scene Selection Flow of scene selection editing Record material or insert disc con tainin g recorded materia l into t his unit PDW-F3 30/F330 P/F350/ F350P To edit a clip list on the d isc Load c lip lists (se e page 101) • Including sub cli ps in th e curren t clip lis t !"##$ %&'# ?@* • Reorder ing sub clip[...]

92 Overview Chapt er 4 Scene S election Clip Material recorded with this unit is managed in un its c alled “clips”. A clip contai ns the materi al between a recording start point a nd a reco rding end po int. Clips have nu mbers beginning with C, for ex ample C0001. Instead of u sing clip n umbers, you can man age clips by assignin g clip title[...]

93 Creating Cli p Lists Chapter 4 Scene Selection Creatin g Clip L ists Including Sub Clips in th e Curre nt Clip L ist Select the desired clip in the th umbnail screen, to in clude it in the cli p list as a sub clip. The CLIP m enu handle s up to 99 cl ip lists. Inc luding a c lip selected in the thumbnail screen in the cli p list Proceed as fol l[...]

94 Creating Clip Lists Chapt er 4 Scene S election +NAME: Th e standard o r user-defi ned name of the clip list You can also use the supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software to set clip list titles. 3 Use the SEL /SET button o r MENU kn ob to sele ct a clip list numbe r (E0001 an d so on), and press t he button/knob . L#0%*+,%+)'#%. #:(%&/(%[...]

95 Creating Cli p Lists Chapter 4 Scene Selection 9 Add all th e desired clip s to the current clip list, and press the RE SET button on the right o f the LCD monitor. You return to the clip list screen, wh ich displ ays thumbnails of the new ly added clips (added as su b clips). 10 Save the con tents of the cu rrent clip li st on the disc . See ?[...]

96 Creating Clip Lists Chapt er 4 Scene S election To retu rn t o the pr evious setting, hold down the SHIFT button and press the DIS PLAY/EX PAND but ton to step back one level. The maximum number of divisions m ay be 51 2 or greater when you expand clips with short rec ording times. In this case, t he interval be tween the exp anded thumbna il fr[...]

97 Editing Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Selection Editing Cli p Lists Reordering Sub Cli ps Proceed as fol lows. 1 In the clip l ist screen , hold down the SHIFT but ton, and press the SEL/SET button dow n (CLIP MEN U). The CLIP me nu appears. 2 Use the SEL /SET button o r MENU k nob to se lect “MOVE ”, and pr ess the bu tton/knob. This shift s t[...]

98 Editing Cli p Lists Chapt er 4 Scene S election 3 Use the SEL /SET butt on (four-way arrow key ) or MENU kn ob to select th e desired su b clip, and press the button/kn ob. The first frame of t he selected sub clip is d isplayed. In this state yo u can play bac k or sear ch the entire d isc. 4 Carry out playback or s earch, to f ind the scene to[...]

99 Editing Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Selection Each press switches the inf ormatio n dis played for clip lists in the foll owing orde r. Date and ti me of creation t Titl e t Clip list nam e t Date and t ime of crea tion t ... 3 Select the des ired clip list name, and press th e button/ knob. This save s the current c lip list to disc. To apply a [...]

100 Managing Cli p Lists Chapt er 4 Scene S election See “To swi tch the inf ormation d isplayed i n the thumbnail scr een” (pa ge 83) for more inform ation about SEQU ENCE NUM BER. Managi ng Clip Li sts Using the CLIP menu, y ou can save c reated clip lists to disc, read the m from the disc i nto this un it, and dele te them from the disc. T o[...]

101 Managing Clip Lis ts Chapter 4 Scene Selection T o ex it the CLIP menu Carry out the same operation as whe n dis playing the menu (hold down the SHIF T button, a nd press the SEL/SET button dow n (CLIP M ENU)). Loading a Clip List Fr om the Disc as the Cur rent C lip List Proceed as fol lows. 1 Display the CLIP men u. See “To dis play the CLI[...]

102 Using the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsin g Software Chapt er 4 Scene S election 3 Use the SEL /SET button o r MENU k nob to se lect “NAME” o r “DATE”, a nd then pres s the button or knob. NAME: Sort in ascend ing order b y clip list nam e. DATE: Sort by date of crea tion, with th e newes t clip list first. In the LOAD C LIP LIS T and similar scree[...]

103 Menu Organ ization and Operation Chapt er Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s 5 Menu Disp lays and Detailed Se ttings Menu Or ganiz ation an d Opera tion The follow ing chart s hows the o rganization of menus in this camcor der. Note that th e USER menu organization shown in the chart is as registe red at the factory. For deta ils [...]

104 Menu Organ ization an d Operatio n Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s Menu selection 1st leve l 2nd level 3rd l evel T OP MENU USER P AINT SCENE FILE FORMA T SPECIAL EFFECTS ASSIGNABLE DISC OUTPUT VF SETTING A.IRIS DET AIL LEVEL MASTER BLACK GAMMA SELECT MASTER GAMMA BLACK GAMMA PRESET MA TRIX SEL 1-5 ST ANDARD SCENE RECALL SCENE S[...]

105 Menu Organ ization and Operation Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s Menu selection 1st leve l 2nd level 3rd l evel USER MENU CUST OMIZE ALL OPERA TION MARKER SKIN DET AIL RESET FORMA T SPECIAL EFFECTS ASSIGNABLE DISC CLIP TITLE FILE NAMING GAIN SW EZ MODE/TLCS OFFSET WHITE MARKER CENTER SAFETY ZONE SAFETY AREA ASPECT ASPECT SELECT[...]

106 Menu Organ ization an d Operatio n Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s Menu selection 1st leve l 2nd level 3rd l evel OUTPUT VIDEO OUT VF SETTING MARKER VF DISP 1 VF DISP 2 LCD SHO T ID SHO T DISP LENS FILE SEL COMPONENT OUT [F330] HD SD (PLA Y BACK) VIDEO OUT SEL [F350] i.LINK MODE LIVE&PLA Y VIDEO OUT VFDISP VIDEO OUT MENU VID[...]

107 Menu Organ ization and Operation Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s Menu selection 1st leve l 2nd level 3rd l evel P AINT TIME/D A TE UMID SET RESET P AINT SW ST A TUS WHITE KNEE DET AIL SKIN DET AIL MA TRIX 1 ADJUST HOUR MIN SEC YEAR MONTH D A Y COUNTR Y CODE ORGANIZA TION USER CODE TIME ZONE: 00 ALL PRESET A.IRIS DET AIL LEVEL M[...]

108 Menu Organ ization an d Operatio n Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s Menu selection 1st leve l 2nd level 3rd l evel MAINTENANCE MA TRIX 2 LOW KEY SA T SCENE FILE A UDIO-1 A UDIO-2 TIME CODE ESSENCE MARK WHITE SETTING CAM CONFIG BA TTERY 1 USER MA TRIX R-G USER MA TRIX R-B USER MA TRIX G-R USER MA TRIX G-B USER MA TRIX B-R USER MA [...]

109 Menu Organ ization and Operation Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s Menu selection 1st leve l 2nd level 3rd l evel FILE BA TTERY 2 GENLOCK LENS USER FILE ALL FILE SCENE FILE LENS FILE 1 LENS FILE 2 LENS FILE 3 MEMOR Y STICK TYPE DETECTION SEGMENT No .7 SEGMENT No .6 SEGMENT No .5 SEGMENT No .4 SEGMENT No .3 SEGMENT No .2 SEGMENT N[...]

110 Menu Organ ization an d Operatio n Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s T OP M enu The TOP me nu consists of the fo llowing subme nus. When you s elect an ite m in the TOP menu, th is displays the mos t recently show n page of the corresp onding submenu. When the submenu is selected for the first time, the CONT ENTS page app ears. US[...]

111 Menu Organ ization and Operation Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s file in a “ Memory Stick” , you can e asily set th e USER menu to y our prefere nce by loa ding the data from the “Memory S tick”. For details o n the user file, see “Saving and L oading User Files” on page 146. ALL file In the ALL file, the setting da[...]

112 Menu Organ ization an d Operatio n Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s 02 SPECIAL EFFECTS SLOW & QUICK ON / OFF OFF 04 Selects whether to use the slo w & quick-mo tion function. A FRAME RA TE 1 to 30 (25) , 60 (50) Fps 30 P Sets the shooting frame rate . (When the slow & quick-motion function is enab led) INTER V AL REC [...]

113 Menu Organ ization and Operation Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s 05 CLIP TITLE CLIP TITLE ENABL / DSABL DSABL – C##$5S""0'707'$V"#- GP#N07#.$Q10%$ <0/1#"$SK/,9&/08&11W:$,7$ %&'#$A); A TITLE EXEC – – SELECT PREFIX CLEAR NUMERIC LO AD PREFIX D A T A PREFIX A NUMERIC – 06 F[...]

114 Menu Organ ization an d Operatio n Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s 09 OFFSET WHITE OFFSET WHITE <A> OFF / ON OFF – C##$5C%#80NW07'$&7$XNN"#/$N,-$/3#$ SK/,$L30/#$6&1&78#$C#//07':$,7$ %&'#$DRD; A W ARM-COOL <A> Displa y color temperature (conv er ted from R / B Gain). 3200 COLOR FI[...]

115 Menu Organ ization and Operation Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s 11 VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT VFDISP OFF / ON ON – Selects whether o r not the VF DISP displa y sign al is mix ed to the output signal from the VI DEO OUT connector . A VIDEO OUT MENU Selects whether or not the menu displa y signal is mix ed to the output signal from t[...]

116 Menu Organ ization an d Operatio n Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s 15 VF DISP 2 DISP 5600K OFF / ON ON – C##$5C#1#8/07'$/3#$P0"%1&W$I/#9":$ ,7$%&'#$D@> ; A DISP FIL TER DISP WHITE DISP GAIN DISP SHUTTER DISP A UDIO DISP DISC DISP IRIS DISP LO W LIGHT DISP INTER V AL 16 LCD LCD COLOR –137 to 62 [...]

117 Menu Organ ization and Operation Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s 21 UMID SET COUN TR Y CODE 4-byte alphanumeric strings – – C##$5V"07'$V[IP$P&/&:$, 7$%&'#$ DAD; A ORGANIZA TION USER CODE TIME ZONE 00 to xx 00 22 RESET AL L PRESET EXEC EXEC 11 Resets all settings at the USER le ve l. – No. P age [...]

118 Menu Organ ization an d Operatio n Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s PAINT men u No. P age Item Settings Default USER menu page Description File 01 P AINT A.IRIS –1.0 / –0.5 / ±0 / +0.5 / +1.0 ± 0 01 – – DET AI L LEVEL – 0 Detail le v el adjustment A, Sc, St MASTER BLA CK – Master blac k lev el adjustment GAMMA SELEC[...]

119 Menu Organ ization and Operation Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s 04 KNEE KNEE POINT 50. 0 to 109 .0 (in 0.1 steps) 85.0 – Sets the knee point le v el. A, Sc, St KNEE SLOPE – 0 Sets the knee slope le vel. KNEE SA T LEVEL (–99 to 99) Sets the knee satura tion le ve l. WHITE CLIP LEVEL 100.0 to 109.5 (in 0.1 steps) 108.0 Ad [...]

120 Menu Organ ization an d Operatio n Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s 07 MA T RIX 1 MA TRIX O FF / ON ON – T ur ns the linear matrix correction and user matrix correction functions on or off . A, Sc, St USER MA TRI X OFF T urns the user matrix corr ection function on or off . USER MA TRIX SA T (–99 to 99) 0 Adjusts the satur at[...]

121 Menu Organ ization and Operation Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s 10 SCENE FILE s 1 – ST A NDAR D 02 Recalls a scene file sav e d in the camcorder memory . – s 2 s 3 s 4 s 5 s ST ANDARD – – Cl ears all current detail-adjuste d settings and s witch settings and return s the settings to the s tandard settings sav ed in the[...]

122 Menu Organ ization an d Operatio n Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s MAINTENA NCE menu No. P age Item Settings Default USER menu page Description File 01 A UDIO-1 A U REF LEVEL –20 / –18 / –16 / –12 dB –20 dB – Sets the output lev el of the 1 kHz test signal. A A U AGC SPEC –6 / –9 / – 12 / –15 / –17 dB –6 [...]

123 Menu Organ ization and Operation Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s 01 A UDIO-1 A U SG (1KHz) ON / OFF / A U T O O FF – In the color bar mode, selects whether to output a 1 kHz test signal. ON: Output. OFF: Do not output. A UTO: Output the test signal only when the A UDIO SELECT (CH-1) swi tch is set to A UT O . A 02 A UDIO-2 A [...]

124 Menu Organ ization an d Operatio n Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s 05 WHITE SETTING COLOR TEMP <P> Displays c olor temperature (conv er ted fo rm R / B Gain). 3200 – Pr eset white balance color temperature setting. A C TEMP BAL <P> (– 99 to 99) 0 Finer settin g when the desired color could not be obtained with th[...]

125 Menu Organ ization and Operation Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s 07 BA TTE R Y 1 Info BEFORE END 5 / 10 / 15 ...95 / 100% 5% – Used when a BP-GL95/GL65 Batter y P ac k is used. Sets the remaining pow er (% v alue) of the batter y at which the BEFORE END warning should be issued. 1) A Inf o END 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5% 0% Used w[...]

126 Menu Organ ization an d Operatio n Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s 08 BA TTER Y 2 TYPE DETECTION A UT O / O THER A UTO – A UT O: Automatically d etects batter y type. O THER: Determines batter y type as alwa ys “Others”. A SEGMENT NO .7 11.0 to 17.0V (in 0.1 V steps) 17.0V When “Others” is determined, remaining battery[...]

127 Menu Organ ization and Operation Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s 1) When TYPE DETE CTION on the BAT TERY 2 page is set to OTHER, this follo ws the se tting of BEFOR E END. 2) When TYPE DETE CTION on the BAT TERY 2 page is set to OTHER, this follo ws the se tting of E ND. FILE men u 10 LENS ZOO M SELECT 1 / 2 1 – T o con trol [...]

128 Menu Organ ization an d Operatio n Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s 03 SCENE FILE s 1 – ST A NDAR D – C##$5C&J07'$&7.$Y,&.07'$V"#-$ +01#":$,7$%&'#$ DR>; – s 2 s 3 s 4 s 5 s ST ANDARD SCENE RECALL Displays the SCENE FILE selection screen. EXEC SCENE ST ORE F . ID Displa ys characte[...]

129 Menu Organ ization and Operation Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s DIAGNOSI S menu 06 LENS FILE 3 SHADING CH SEL R / G / B R – Selects the channel adjusted b y this menu. – LENS R H SA W White shading correction L LENS R H P ARA LENS R V SA W LENS R V P ARA 07 MEMOR Y STICK FORMA T After asking YES / NO , ex ecutes the functi[...]

130 Menu Organ ization an d Operatio n Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s 03 CLIP ST A TUS CLIP NO . D ispla y only – – In NORMAL MODE: current clip number/total clip count In CLIP LIST MODE: clip list number – NAME In NORMAL MODE: current clip name In CLIP LIST MODE: clip list name TITLE In NORMAL MODE: current clip title In CLI[...]

131 Menu Organ ization and Operation Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s Displaying Menus When the cam corder is powered on, flick t he MENU switch to the ON positi on to displa y the men u on the viewfinde r screen and t he LCD mo nitor. If this is th e first time the menu has been us ed after th e camcorder has been pow ered on, the [...]

132 Menu Organ ization an d Operatio n Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s T o confirm the selection of a menu, a setting item, or a setting v alue Each time y ou press th e MENU knob, the menu display switches in the follow ing sequen ce. Exampl e: When usin g the OP ERAT ION men u If the TOP m enu has not been di splayed sin ce the ca[...]

133 Menu Organ ization and Operation Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s 4 Turn the MEN U knob to move b t o the desire d item, and then press the MENU knob. b changes to z , and z change s to ?. 5 Turn the MEN U knob to change the s etting. Dependin g on the di rection of turnin g the kno b, the setting value i ncreases, decrease s, s[...]

134 Menu Organ ization an d Operatio n Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s 3 If the CONTENT S p age is displa yed, press the MENU knob. Then se lect one of U SER 1 ED IT to USER 19 EDIT, and p ress the MEN U knob. If a different page is displa yed, turn th e MENU knob until the desi red page ap pears, then press the M ENU knob. 4 Press [...]

135 Menu Organ ization and Operation Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s T o add/delete/replac e pages You can add a new page to the USER menu, delete a page from the USER men u, or replac e pages, usi ng the EDIT PAGE of t he USER M ENU C USTOMIZ E menu. To add a page (How to s elect an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU kn ob to [...]

136 Setting the Status Di splay on th e Viewfinde r Screen and t he LCD Monitor Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s 2 Press the M ENU kno b, then se lect USER P RESET, and press the MENU kno b. The message “PRESET OK? YES b NO” ap pears. 3 Select YES , and press the MENU knob. The settings f or all item s in the USER menu are reset [...]

137 Setting the Status Disp lay on the Viewfinde r Screen a nd the LCD Monitor Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s 2) When an A nton B auer batter y system or a BP-G L65/GL9 5 battery pack is i nstalled, t he remaini ng bat tery pow er is sho wn as a percentag e value (%) accor ding to t he settin g of this it em. INT: Whe n one of the[...]

138 Setting the Status Di splay on th e Viewfinde r Screen and t he LCD Monitor Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s Setting the Viewfinder Screen Display You can make settings for viewfi nder scre en display functions (zeb ra display , VF detail fu nction, and aspect ratio). (How to s elect an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU kn o[...]

139 Setting the Status Disp lay on the Viewfinde r Screen a nd the LCD Monitor Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s Setting the Shot I D You can s et a sho t ID of up to 1 2 alphanumeric characters, spaces, and sy mbols. Whe n the OUTP UT/DCC switch is set to BAR S, DCC OFF, this shot I D is output with the color b ar signal. Four shot [...]

140 Adjustmen ts and Settin gs from Me nus Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s T o cancel changing the shot ID Before executing step 5 of “Sett ing the Shot ID” on page 139 , move b to ESC, and p ress the MENU knob. Showing the Status D isplay You can c onfirm the s ettings o r s tatus of the camcorder on the screen by showing the s[...]

141 Adjustm ents and Sett ings from Menus Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s 1 Display the OUTPUT page of the OPER ATIO N menu, and p ress the MENU knob. For details o n menu oper ations, see “Ba sic Menu Operations” on page 13 1. 2 Select COMPON ENT O UT, and pre ss the M ENU knob. 3 Select one of t he followin g, and press the M[...]

142 Adjustmen ts and Settin gs from Me nus Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s 3 Set the W HITE BAL switch to th e channel (A or B) that you want to set. If the WHIT E BAL swi tch is not se t to A or B, the adjusted value is not r eflected in the video o utput e ven though you c arry out the following operation. 4 Turn the ME NU knob to[...]

143 Adjustm ents and Sett ings from Menus Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s 2 Select the de sired s witch (ASS IGN SW <1 > to <4>), and press the MENU kno b. The cor respondin g ASSIG N SW (1 to 4) SEL window appears. You can assign one of the following functi ons to the A SSIGN switch . a) Ev en w hen th e MA RKER item i[...]

144 Adjustmen ts and Settin gs from Me nus Chapter 5 Menu Displays and De tailed Setting s Setting the aspect ratio f or SD pla ybac k in HD mode When outputt ing SD vide o down-conv erted from HD video, you ca n switch th e aspect rati o. (How to s elect an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU kn ob to mov e the b mar k to the desire d item.) 1 [...]

145 Adjustm ents and Sett ings from Menus Chapter 5 Me nu Displays and De tailed Setting s 2-3 pulld own in 23. 98P mode A O A ( O + E ) B ( O + E ) C ( O + E ) D ( O + E ) A ( O + E ) A E B O B E B O C E C O D E D O D E A O A E O: Odd E: Even After r eading fr om the CCDs in 23.98 frames per se cond, a pulldow n conve rsion is carried out to the 3[...]

Chapt er 6 146 Saving and Loading User Files Chapter 6 Saving and Lo ading the User Setti ng Data Saving an d L oading th e User Setti ng Data Saving and L oadin g User Files The camcor der is eq uipped wit h a “Memory Stick” slot, which enables yo u to save the settings in the USER menu as a user file onto the “Memor y Stick ”. Y ou c an l[...]

147 Saving and Loading User Files Chapter 6 Saving and L oading the User Setti ng Data 2 Pull the “Me mory Stick” to wards y ou to withdra w it from the sl ot. Do not r emove the “Mem ory Stick” while the a ccess indicator is l it. Yo u m ay lose data, or dam age the “Me mory Stick”. T o protect sa ved data To pr event a ccidental erasu[...]

148 Saving and Loading User Files Chapter 6 Saving and Lo ading the User Setti ng Data 4 Select the des ired file nu mber, and pr ess the MENU knob. The message “SAVE OK ? YES b NO ” appears. 5 To carry out the save, se lect YE S and press the MENU knob. To ca ncel, press the MENU knob leaving b p ointing to NO. The access indicator ligh ts. Wh[...]

149 Saving and Loading User Files Chapter 6 Saving and L oading the User Setti ng Data After setting th e file ID, carry ou t the proce dure from step 2 in “Saving USER Me nu Data (User File) to the “Memory Stick”” on p age 147 . The set file ID is saved i n t he “Memo ry Stick” w ith the data. T o select the file inf ormation items to [...]

150 Saving and Loading S cene Files Chapter 6 Saving and Lo ading the User Setti ng Data Saving an d Loadi ng Scene File s You can s ave various settings for shooting a part icular scene as a scene file. Loading th e scene file, you can quickly recr eate setu p conditions s uitable for the scene. You can sa ve up to fiv e scene files in the camcor [...]

151 Saving and Lo ading Sce ne Files Chapter 6 Saving and L oading the User Setti ng Data 3 Press the MEN U knob, the n select the desired fi le number, a nd press th e MENU knob again. The file to be saved is selected . When no “M emory Stic k” is inser ted Select the des ired mem ory number, a nd press th e MENU kn ob. When the sav e is compl[...]

152 Saving and Loading S cene Files Chapter 6 Saving and Lo ading the User Setti ng Data memory . For example, files fr om 001 to 005 are replace d by the above procedur e. T o set the file ID Before the data is saved as a scene file, it is useful to set a file ID to identify it. The set file ID is saved together with the data. (How to s elect an i[...]

153 Saving and Lo ading Sce ne Files Chapter 6 Saving and L oading the User Setti ng Data 2 Turn the MEN U knob until the pag e which contains the desired fi le appears . 3 Press the MENU k nob, then t urn the M ENU knob to move b to t he desired file number, an d press the MENU k nob. The message “RECAL L OK? YE S b NO” appears . 3 To carry ou[...]

154 Saving and Loading S cene Files Chapter 6 Saving and Lo ading the User Setti ng Data s displa yed on th e left of STANDARD changes to x . When x chan ges to s once aga in, the set tings of th e camcorder are reset to the setting s. If you pres s the MENU knob again while x is displayed, the operation is cancell ed and the camcorder returns to t[...]

155 Overview Chapt er Chapt er 7 File Operation 7 File Oper ation Overview A remote computer can be connected to this unit and used to operate o n recorded data which has been sa ved in data files, such as video and a udio data files . To connect a remote com puter, use F AM (fil e access mode) for the computer connecti on. Directo ry St ructu re T[...]

156 Overview Chapter 7 File Operatio n File Operat ion R estriction s This section explains which opera tions are pos sible on files sto red in each dire ctory. When required, the fo llowing opera tion tables distinguish reading an d writing from partial re ading and writing. Read: R ead data sequentially fr om the sta rt to the e nd of the file. P[...]

157 Overview Chapt er 7 File Operation • Directories c annot be cr eated in the Cl ip dire ctory. • When the follo wing op erations, s upported by ver sion 1. 5 and higher XDCAM devi ces, are c arried out on a disc, then it become s impos sible for versi on 1.4 and lower XDCAM dev ices to record new clip s or delete existing clips on that disc.[...]

158 File Acce ss Mode Fi le Operat ions Chapter 7 File Operatio n a) U TF-8 file names can be up to 63 by tes in leng th. (Depen ding on the character type, file na mes (i ncludin g extens ion) may be limited to 21 characte rs.) b) Only when the W rite Inhib it tab on th e disc i s set to ena ble reco rding. The followi ng director y operati ons ar[...]

159 File Acc ess Mode Fi le Operations Chapt er 7 File Operation Windows r ecognizes this unit a s a rem ovable di sc, and displays on e of the fo llowing icon s on the re mote computer’s tas k bar: • Windows 20 00: • Windows X P: The remot e computer is now able to perform file operations when a disc is inserted into this u nit. Operatio n l[...]

160 Important No tes on Oper ation Appendi x Appendix Impo rtant Notes on Operat ion Use and Storage Do not s ubject the u nit to sev ere shoc ks The interna l mechanism may b e damaged o r the body warped. Do not cov er the unit while o perating Putting a clot h, for example , over the u nit can cause excessive internal he at build-up. After use A[...]

161 Important N otes on Oper ation Appendi x About the LCD panels LCD panels are man ufactured with extreme ly high- precision technology tha t yields effe ctive pixel rates of 99.99% or hig her. How ever, very rarel y, one or mo re pixels ma y be permanen tly dark or p ermanentl y lit in white, re d, blue, or green. This phenom enon is not a malfu[...]

162 Maintenanc e Appendi x Maintena nce T es ting the Camco r der Before Shooti ng Check the functi ons of t he camcorder befo re setting out for a shooting session, preferably by operating the camcorder together w ith a color vid eo monit or. Preparations f or testing 1 Attach a f ully charge d battery pac k. 2 Set the POW ER swi tch to ON and che[...]

163 Maintenance Appendi x For details, see “Selecti ng the Disp lay Items” on page 136. Testing th e iris an d zoom fu nctions 1 Set the zoom to automa tic zoom mode and chec k that the power zo om operates correctly . 2 Set the zoom to manua l zoom mod e and check the zoom functions m anua lly. Tu rn the manual zoom lever from the telephoto po[...]

164 Maintenanc e Appendi x turn the contr ol countercl ockwise as seen from the camcorder fro nt. (4) Testing t he earphone a nd speaker 1 Turn the MON ITOR knob an d check that the sp eaker volume ch anges accord ingly. 2 Connect an earphone to the front or re ar EARPHONE jack. Check that the speaker sound is cu t off and tha t you can hear the so[...]

165 Operation Wa rnings Appendi x Operatio n War nings When a pr oblem occurs at power on or duri ng operation, a warning is given by on e of the foll owing. • Warning ind icators in the status display on th e LCD monitor • WARNING indicators, a nd audible warning s from the speaker a nd earphone s • Indicators on the viewf inder The volume o[...]

166 Operation Wa rnings Appendi x 1) Asterisks (*) are re placed by digits in the displa y. 2) During rec ording 3) During pla yback, fa st forwar d, fast re verse, or stop 4) During rec ording pause 5) During reco rding or pause For deta ils about the war ning dis plays and alarm messages on the view finder, see the next item . Operation/alarm mes[...]

167 Operation Wa rnings Appendi x a) RE C INHI .! appear s if you attempt to start rec ording. Alarm messages during thumbnail sear ch, scene selection, and c lip list operations Alarm mess ages may ap pear in the LC D monito r during thumbnail search, scene selection, and cl ip list operations. In this ca se, take the action indica ted in t he fol[...]

168 Operation Wa rnings Appendi x SUB CLIP DOES NO T EXIST . There are no sub clips in the current clip list. This appears when an attempt is made to e x ecute a MO VE !"##$ %&'#$?A * , TRIM !"##$%&'#$?A* , DELETE !"##$%&' #$?B* , or TC PRESET operation ! "##$%&'#$??* with n o sub c lips in th[...]

169 Troublesh ooting Appendi x Troubl eshoo ting You can us e this chart t o establish p ossible ca uses of an apparent pro blem; alwa ys double- check before sending the camcorde r for repair . If a pro blem persists , contact your Sony d ealer. Symptoms Cause Remedy The camcorder does not po wer on when you set t he PO WE R s witch to ON. There i[...]

170 Troubleshoo ting Appendi x To eject the disc w hen there is no pow er suppl y When the batt ery is exha usted, for e xample, pre ssing the EJECT button d oes not o perate the dis c ejec tion mechanism. I n such ca ses, as an emergency me asure you can remov e the disc m anually usi ng the follow ing procedure . 1 Turn off th e power supp ly to [...]

171 Using UMI D Data Appendi x Using UMID Data To perform operations from intervie wing to editing effective ly and to dete ct audio-visua l materi als easily when reusin g them, metadata that p rovides add itional information is recorded a long with a udio-visual d ata on a disc. As one of application of metadata, the UMI D (Unique Material Ide nt[...]

172 Using UMID Data Appendi x • Add a glob ally unique ID to every sh ot of audio -visual material. T he unique ID i s used to detect the mat erial source an d to link it with the o riginal sour ce materi al. • Distinguishi ng between or iginal ma terial an d copied material. 00 is added to the In stance Number for original material. • The UT[...]

173 MPEG-4 License / Ab out i.LINK Appendi x MPEG-4 License This product is li censed under the MPEG -4 Visual Paten t Portfolio Li cense. Fo r the per sonal and no n-commerc ial use of a c onsumer fo r (i) encodin g video in c omplianc e with the M PEG-4 Visu al Standard (“MPEG- 4 Video ”) and/or (ii) de coding MPEG -4 Video tha t was en coded[...]

174 About a “Me mory Stick” Appendi x 1) Wh at is Mbp s? Mega bits per second. A measure of the rate at which d ata is transmitted per second. In case of 100 Mbps, 100 Mega bits of da ta can be transm itted per second. i.LINK operation with y our camcor der For details on operation when othe r equipmen t with i.LINK (DV) connector is connecte d[...]

175 About a “Me mory Stick” Appendi x Note on da ta read/wri te speed Data rea d/write speed may vary de pending o n the combinat ion of the “Memory Stic k” and “Memory Sti ck” compliant pr oduct you use. What is Ma gicGate ? MagicGate is copyrigh t protection technology t hat uses encryption technology . Bef ore using a “Memory Stick[...]

176 Specification s Appendi x Specific ations General Power voltag e 12 V DC +5.0/–1.0 V Power con sumption PDW-F 330: 31 W PDW-F 350: 32 W (with 12 V DC supply, w hen recording with the LCD monitor on) Operating temperatu re –5 °C to +40°C (2 3°F to 104°F) Storage temp erature – 20°C to +60°C ( –4°F to +140°F) Recordin g/Playback f[...]

177 Specific ations Appendi x Modulation 800 TV lines Geome tric distortion None ide ntified (exclud ing distorti on due to lens) Smear –12 0 dB (Y-typ ical) LCD P icture: 8.9 cm (2 1 / 2 inches) in opposite angle (3.5 type) Pixel res olution: 25 ,000 pixels (1120 wide & 224 high) Effec tive picture elements: mo re than 99.99% VCL-719BXS Auto[...]

178 Specification s Appendi x Signal ou tputs AUDIO OU T CH-1/CH -2 RCA phono jack, – 10 dBu , 47 k "% (PDW- F330 onl y) XLR type , 5-pin, m ale, +4 dBu , 600 " (PDW-F35 0) VIDEO OU T (composite ) BNC type 1.0 Vp-p , 75 " , unbalanc ed VIDEO O UT (comp onent, PDW -F330 only) BNC t ype (1 set), Y: 1.0 Vp-p, 75 " , R–Y/B– Y:[...]

179 Specific ations Appendi x Cables a nd mis cellaneous i.LINK c able (DV connecting cable) CCFD-3 L (6-pin y 4-p in, 3.5 m ) CCF-3L (6-pin y 6-p in, 3.5 m) LC-H30 0 Hard Carryin g Case LC-DS300S FT Soft Car rying Case LCR-1 Rain Cover Design and specifica tions are subject to cha nge without notice. Notes • Always make a test rec ording, and ve[...]

180 Chart of Op tional Co mponents an d Accessor ies Appendi x Chart o f Optio nal Co mpone nts and A ccesso ries ECM-67 3/674/6 78 Microp hone CAC-1 2 Microp hone H older DXF-51/ 51CE a ) 5-inch V iewfinder RM-F300 Infrared Remote C omm ander VCT- U14 c) Tripod A dapto r Tripod LMD s eries LCD Mon itor LC-DS 300SFT Soft Carr ying Ca se LC-H3 00 Ca[...]

181 Glossary Appendi x Glossary AES/EBU A standard established jointly by the AES (Audio Engineer ing Society ) and EBU ( European B roadcasting Union) for serial transmi ssion of digital audio. Two chann els of audio can be trans mitted via a single connector. Aliasing Distortion which occur s during sampling to c onvert analog sig nals to digital[...]

182 Glossary Appendi x between the camera ’s scanning and the lighting conditions. GENLOCK A s tate in which devices are locked to a signal outp ut by a sy nc generator. Genloc k allows multiple devices t o operate in sy nchroniz ation. HDSDI sig nal Abbreviatio n for High D efinition Serial Digita l Interfa ce. This is an u ncompress ed digital [...]

183 Glossary Appendi x S/N Signal-to-N oise ratio. The relatio n of the stren gth of the de sired sig nal to the accomp anying elec tronic interference , the no ise. If S/ N is high, sounds a re reproduce d with les s noise and pictures are re produced clear ly without sno w. Sub clip One of the sections which make up a clip list. A sub clip ma y b[...]

184 Index Index Index Numer ics 23.98P mode 144 5600 indicator 3 2 5600K button 15 5-inch electronic viewfinder , att aching 43 A About data transfer speed of i.LINK 173 AC adaptor 36 ACCESS indicato r 19 Accessory fittin g shoe 2 3 ALARM knob 16 Alarm message s 166 Area of use setting 37 Aspect Ratio , selecting 143 ASSIGN 1/2 switc hes 14 ASSIGN [...]

185 Index Index FAM connecti ons 158 Features 9 File acces s mode (FAM) 158 FILE menu 127 File operation 155 restrictions 156 Filter indica tor 32 FILTER select or 13 Fitting f or optiona l microphone holder 23 Flange focal len gth adjustment b utton 27 Flange focal len gth, adjusting 40 using a non-auto f ocus lens 41 using the VCL-719B XS auto fo[...]

186 Index Index PLAY/PAUSE but ton 20, 33 Playback 80 clip list 86 indicator 1 8 Viewing Camer a Video 79 Power supply preparing 36 POWER switch 15 Power zoom l ever 28 Pre-lighting fun ction 71 PRESET/REGEN /CLOCK swit ch 22 PREV button 20, 3 3 Product configura tions 8 PUSH AF button 27, 33 PUSH SET button 33 R REC button 13, 28, 33 REC PAUSE but[...]

187 Index Index editing 133 moving to another page 13 3 resetting 135 setting 132 USER MENU CUSTOMIZE menu adding a new page 133 adding/deleting/re placing pages 135 V VCL-719BXS 27 VDR operation in dicators 31 VDR SAVE/STB Y switch 15 VF connecto r 13 VF DISP 1 p age 115 VF DISP 2 p age 116 VF SETTING pa ge 115 Video camera section 176 Video light[...]

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