Sony DVW-970P manuel d'utilisation

DIGIT AL CAMCORDER D VW -970/970P OPERA T ION MANUAL [English ] 1st Edition ( Revised 1) TM[...]

2 To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open th e cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. For the c ustomers in U SA This equi pment has been tested and foun d to compl y with the limits for a Clas s B digit al devic e, pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC Rul es. The[...]

3 Table of Contents Table o f Contents Chapter 1 Overview 1-1 Feature s ........ .............. .............. ......... .............. ......... ........8 1-1-1 Camera F eature s ................................................................8 1-1-2 VTR Features ....................................................................9 1-1-3 Other Fea[...]

4 Table of Con tents 3-2-7 Sear ching for the Last Recorded Portion and Turning in Recording Pause Mode (End Search Function) .............. 49 3-3 Checking Recording a nd Playback ........................ ..... 50 3-3-1 Checking the Last T wo Seconds of the Recording — Recording Review .......................................................... 5[...]

5 Table of Contents 5-2-3 Display Modes and Se tting Change Confirmation/ Adjustment Progress Messages....................................... 78 5-2-4 Setting the Marker Display .............................................79 5-2-5 Setting the Viewfinder ....................................................79 5-2-6 Recording Shot Data Superimposed o[...]

6 Table of Con tents 7-1-1 Using a Battery Pack ..................................................... 108 7-1-2 Avoiding Breaks in Operation Due to an Exhausted Battery .......................................................................... 108 7-1-3 Using an AC Adaptor ................................................... 109 7-1-4 Using the Anto[...]

7 Table of Contents Menu List ................. .......... .............. .............. ......... .............1 32 OPERATION Menu .......................................................... ......132 PAINT Menu ...........................................................................138 MAINTENANCE Menu ..........................................[...]

8 Featur es Chapter 1 Overvie w Chapter 1 Over vie w 1-1 Featur es The D VW -970/970P 1) is a camcorder , in which a color video camera using 2 / 3 -inch high-de fini tion CCDs of a 16:9 aspect ratio and a recorder of the Digital BET A CAM format are combined integral ly . The ca mera’ s CCDs hav e approximate ly 1,000,000 picture el ements (pix [...]

9 Features Chapter 1 Overvie w Savi ng and recalling settings in a “M emory Stic k” Using an o ption al “Memor y Stick” 1) , you can sa ve menu settings for particula r shooting condi tions, for recal l as required. 1) “Mem ory St ick” is a tradem ark o f Son y Corp orat ion. High-functionality viewfinder The 2-inch monoch rome vie wf i[...]

10 Featur es Chapter 1 Overvie w CBK-MB01 Picture Cache Board: Installing the board all ows the camcorder to record up to sev eral second s of the pi cture be fore the R EC button is pressed (Picture Cache Functio n) and to sho ot pictures at intervals (Interv al Rec). CBK-FC01 Pull Do wn (24P) Board (f or the D VW - 970 only) : W ith the board ins[...]

11 Example of System Configu ration Chapter 1 Overvie w 1-2 Example of System Co nfigurat ion The diagra m belo w shows a ty pical conf iguration of the camcorder for ENG and EFP . F or mor e information about th e fit tings, conn ections, or use of add itional eq uipment and accessories, see “Chapter 7 Setting Up the Camcor der” as well as the[...]

12 Precaut ions / Using the CD-ROM Manual Chapter 1 Overvie w 1-3 Preca ution s Use and Storage Do not su bject the unit t o seve re shoc ks The int ernal mechanism ma y be damaged or the body war pe d. After use Always turn of f the po wer . Before storin g the unit for a lo ng pe riod Remov e the battery p ack. Use a nd st orage lo cati ons Store[...]

13 Using the CD-ROM Manual Chapter 1 Overvie w Whe n or deri ng, be s ure to sp eci fy the pa rt nu mbe r of the manual you w ant. Par t N o . Model s cove red 3-869-913 -0X D VW -970/970P[...]

14 Power Sup ply Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P ar ts and Control s Chapter 2 Locations an d Functions of P ar ts and Contr ols 2-1 P owe r Suppl y a Battery attachm ent Attach a batt ery pack, BP-GL 65, BP-GL95, o r BP-L60S. Furthermo re, by att aching an A C-DN10 A C Adapto r , you can operate t he camcorder f rom A C power . b DC IN conn[...]

15 Accessor y Attachme nts Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P ar ts and Control s 2-2 Acces sory Attac hments a Shoulder s trap pos ts Attach th e supplied shoulder str ap to thes e posts. F or detail s, see “7-7 Attac hing/Detachi ng the Sh oulder Strap ” on pag e 118. b Light shoe Attach an option al accessory such a s a video ligh t to t[...]

16 Audio Funct ions Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P ar ts and Control s 2-3 A udio Funct ions Audio f unctions (1) a Micr ophone This is a super -cardioi d directi onal monaural microphone with an e xternal power supply (+48 V) system. b MIC IN (microphone input) conn ector (XLR type, 3-pin, female) Connect the supplied micr ophone to this c[...]

17 Audio F unctions Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P ar ts and Control s f MONITOR volume contr ol This control adj usts the speak er or earphone v o lume for sounds other t han the al arm sound. At th e minimum position, no sound can be hea rd. g ALARM volume control This contr ol adjusts the spe aker or earpho ne alarm vo lume. At the mini [...]

18 Audio Funct ions Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P ar ts and Control s k A UDIO IN CH-1/CH-2/CH-3/CH-4 (audio input selection) switches CH-1/CH-2 switches These switches select the audio input signals to be recorded on audio channe ls 1 and 2. FR ONT : The input signal sour ce is the mi crophone connected to t he MIC IN connector . REAR: Th[...]

19 Shooting and Rec ording/Pla yback F unctions Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P ar ts and Control s 2-4 Shooting and Recor ding/Playbac k Functio ns Shooting and rec ording/playback functions (1 ) a TA L LY i n d i c a t o r Setting the T ALL Y switch to HIGH or LOW enables thi s indicat or . The indi cator light s during rec ording o n the [...]

20 Shooting and Rec ording/Pla yback Fun ctions Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P ar ts and Control s g V iewf i nder The vie wfinder lets you vie w the image in black and whi te while sho oting, rec ording or playin g back. It also displays various warnings and messag es related to the settin gs or operati ng condit ions of the camcorder , a [...]

21 Shooting and Rec ording/Pla yback F unctions Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P ar ts and Control s o ASSIGN 1/2 switches Y ou can assign the desir ed functi ons to each of t he ASSIGN 1 switch (push but ton) and ASSIGN 2 swi tch (sliding) on the FUNCT ION 1 page of th e USER menu. F or detail s, see “5-3 -5 Assign ing Functi ons to Assi g[...]

22 Shooting and Rec ording/Pla yback Fun ctions Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P ar ts and Control s B (A TW): W hen this sw itch is se t to B and o n the FUNCTION 2 page of the OP ERA TION menu, “WHITE B CH” is set to “ A TW”, A TW is acti v ated. When this switch is adjusted, the ne w setting appears on the setting chan ge/adjustmen[...]

23 Shooting and Rec ording/Pla yback F unctions Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P ar ts and Control s Shooting and rec ording/playback functions (4 ) y VTR ST ART b utton Press this button to start reco rding. Pre ss it again t o stop recording. The effect is e xactly the same as that of t he VTR button on t he lens. When the REC S WITCH funct[...]

24 Menu Oper ating Section Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P ar ts and Control s 2-5 Men u Opera ting Secti on Menu operation section a “Memory Stic k” compartment Open the co ver of the “Memory Stic k” compartment by pressing the MEMOR Y STICK OPEN butto n and insert the “Memory Sti ck. ” T o remo ve, p ress the eject b u tton. Du[...]

25 Menu Opera ting Section Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P ar ts and Control s This switch is used to display the menu on the vie wf inder screen or the test signal screen. Closin g the cover automat ically se ts this switch to OFF . ON: Displays the menu on the vie wf inder screen or the test signal screen, at the last accessed page. When t[...]

26 Time Code Syst em Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P ar ts and Control s 2-6 Time Cod e System Time code functio ns (1) a GENLOCK IN connector (BNC type) • This connect or accepts a reference sign al when the camera is to be ge nlocked or when the time code i s to be synchronized with external equipment. Use the items GL H PHASE, GL SC PHA[...]

27 Time C ode Syst em Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P ar ts and Control s Time code functions (2) d HOLD (displa y hold) button Pressing this b u tton instant ly freezes the time d ata displayed in the cou nter di splay secti on. (The ti me code generato r continues run ning.) Pr essing this b utton again releases the hold. Y o u can use thi[...]

28 Warning s and Indicat ions Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P ar ts and Control s 2-7 W arnings an d Indicat ions Besides the vi ewf inder , speaker and earphon es, the indicator s and displays de scribed in t his section al so pro vide you with in formation su ch as the operati ng state of the camcorder and w arnings. W arning and indicat i[...]

29 Warnings and I ndication s on the Display P anel Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P ar ts and Control s g W ARNING indica tor This indicator lights up or flashes when there i s a fault in the V TR. F or detail s, see “8-3 Oper ation W arnings” on pa ge 127 . h Display panel This d isp lays V TR-re lated wa rnin gs, batt ery s tatus , tap[...]

30 Warnings an d Indicat ions on the Display Panel Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P ar ts and Control s VTR operation status a nd status indicators VTR opera tion and status indica tors Time code displa y Time code display Relat ionsh ips betw een the D ISPLA Y switch an d D A T A DIS PLA Y switch setting s and the time counter di splays Exce[...]

31 Indicator s in the Viewfin der Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P ar ts and Control s 2-9 Indic ator s in the Vie wfinder Sev eral indicators are pro vided abo ve and belo w the vie wf inder screen to indic ate the current state an d adjustments of the camera. Indicators on the viewfinder a T ALL Y (green tally) indicator This indicator ligh[...]

32 About Ca ssette Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k Chapter 3 Recor ding and Pla ybac k 3-1 About Cas sette This section describes t he procedure for loadi ng and unloadin g a cassette. See Specif ications “VT R Sectio n” on pag e 130 for information about th e cassettes you can use in the camcor der . 3-1-1 Loading and Unloading a Cassette [...]

33 About Cassett e Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k Chec king th e tape f or slac k Pressing in the reels lig htly , turn th em gentl y with you r fing ers in the di rections sho wn below . If the reels will not mov e, there is no slack. Checking the ta pe for slack Unloading a ca ssette W ith the po wer supply on, press the EJE CT b utton to op[...]

34 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 3-2 Recor ding 3-2-1 Basic Pr ocedures This secti on describes t he basic proce dures for sh ooting and recording. Before a shooting session, en sure that the camco rder is functioni ng properl y . F or details, se e “8-1 T est ing the Ca mcorder Befor e Shootin g” on pa ge 122 . From turning on [...]

35 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k This autom atical ly adjusts th e white balan ce as follo ws, depending on the setting of the FIL TER knob . B: 3200K C: 4300K D: 6300K F or details, se e “4-1-2 Adju sting the White Balance” on page 54. 3 Aim the camera at the subj ect and adjust the focu s and zoom. 4 If necessary , set the el [...]

36 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k Continuous recordi ng in other cases After rewinding or fast forward, after remo ving the cassette, or on a tape that has been p artially recorded, y ou can obtai n a contin uous recordi ng by follo wing the procedur e belo w . The End S earch functi on also al lo ws you to cont inue record ing on th[...]

37 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 4 When the C ONTENTS page is display ed, turn th e MENU knob to mov e the b mark to ESSE NCE MARK then pu sh the MENU knob . When an y page o f the MAI NTEN ANCE menu is displayed , turn the M ENU knob until the ESSENCE MARK or ESSE NCE MARK2 page appear s, then push the MENU knob . ESSENCE MA RK pag[...]

38 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 1 Set the MENU ON/OFF swit ch to ON while pushing the MENU knob . The TO P menu appears. 2 T urn the MENU knob to mo ve the b mark to MAINTENANCE. 3 Push the MENU knob . When the MAINTEN ANCE menu is f irst used, the CONTEN TS page appears. Or if you hav e used the MAINTEN ANCE menu already , the pag[...]

39 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k Shot mark recor ding When SHO T MARK 1 and S HO T MARK 2 are set t o ON on the ES SENCE MARK p age, good shot marks (s hot mark 1 and sh ot mark 2) are re corded when yo u press the RET button o f the lens . (If L TC UP-MA RKER is set to OFF , the marks are recorded onl y in the system area. If L TC [...]

40 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 1 Set the MENU ON/OFF swit ch to ON. The last accesse d menu page appea rs on the vie wf inder scree n. 2 T urn the MENU knob un til the FUNC TION 1 page appears. 3 Press the MENU k nob . A b mark appears on the left of the currently selected item an d a z mark appear s on the left of the set ting. 4[...]

41 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 11 Press the MENU knob . The z mark on the left of “CACHE REC TIME” changes to a b mark and the ? mark chan ges to a z mark. 12 T o end the menu operat ion, set t he MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF . The menu disappe ars, and th e display i ndicating the current status o f the camcorder appears along t[...]

42 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k connector automa tically turns on before rec ording starts. This all ows y ou to record pi ctures under stable light and color temperature conditions. A uto Inte rv al Rec mod e se ttings T o make setti ngs bef ore shoot ing T o record in Auto Inte rval Rec mode, you need to turn o n Auto Interval Re[...]

43 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k The b mark on the left of “T AKE TO T AL TIME” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the lef t of the setting chan ges to a ? mark. 10 T urn the MENU k nob until t he desired setting of “T AKE TO T AL TIME” appears. As you turn the M ENU knob, the setti ng of T AKE TO T AL TIME changes in t h[...]

44 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k The sett ings for Auto In terval Rec mode are maintain ed until chang ed. Ho we ver , if you switch of f the camcorder po wer , Auto Interval Rec mode is cleared e xcept for the T AKE TO T AL TIME, REC TI ME and PRE-LIGHT ING settings. T o use the Auto Interv al Rec function ag ain after switching on[...]

45 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k TO T AL TIME and REC TIME. T o change the se ttings, stop reco rding by pr essing the VTR ST AR T but ton or the VTR b utton on t he lens. When the camcorder power is swi tched off during record ing in A uto Interv al Rec mode • When you set the PO W ER switch to OFF , the camcorder will switch of [...]

46 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k If you t urn the MENU knob cl ockwise or counterclockwi se, the number changes in the follo wing sequence: M y 1SEC y 2SEC....... .12H y 24H. When M appears, the T ALL Y indicator (green) flashes (2 flashes/seco nd) and PRE-LIGHTING di sappears. 11 Press the MENU k nob . The z mark on the left o f ?[...]

47 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 3 Push the MENU knob . The ? mark on t he left of se tting ret urns to a z mark, and the z mark on the left of “TRIGGE R INTER V AL” returns to an b mark. 4 T urn the MENU k nob to move the b mark to PRE- LIGHTIN G. 5 Push the MENU knob . The b mark on the left of “PRE-LIGHTING” changes to a [...]

48 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k • Press th e VTR ST AR T b utton or the VTR bu tton on the lens. • Set the PO WER switc h to OFF . T ake note of th e follo wing po ints whi ch ar e common to Single T rigger mode and Contin uous T rigger mode. Diff erences are clearly noted, if an y . Tim e c od e In Manua l Interval Rec mode, t[...]

49 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k • In the fo llo wing cases, the R E-T AKE function i s not accepted. The message “INV ALID O PERA T ION!” is displayed on the vie wfinder scr een for three seconds. 1.When only one cut has been re corded 2.When the length of the recorded cuts is less than three seconds 3.When Picture Cache i s [...]

50 Checkin g Recording and Play back Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 3-3 Chec king Recor ding and Pla ybac k By pressing the PLA Y b utton, you can re vie w an y length of recording in t he vie wfi nder in black and whi te. There are tw o other ways to re view t he recording. • Recordin g review: Y ou can vie w the last 2 secon ds of the reco[...]

51 Freezi ng a Picture During Pla yback Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 3-4 Freezin g a Pic ture D u r i n g P l ay b a ck Pressing the ST OP b utton du ring playback stops playback and freezes t he picture. The VTR MODE page of th e MAINTEN ANCE menu allo ws you to set th e freeze-frame mode where you can vie w the froze n picture du ring play[...]

52 Setting the S tand-by off Timer During Rec-Paus e Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 3-5 Sett ing the Stand-b y off Timer During Rec- Pa u s e The VTR SA VE/STBY switch allows you to control the VTR po wer mode during pauses in r ecording ( rec-pause) or when sto pped. Howe ver , ev en in the standby mode (with the VTR S A VE/ STBY switch set t[...]

53 Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Settings for Recording Chapter Adjusti ng the Black Bala nce and the Whi te Balance 4 Adjustments and Settings f or Reco r ding 4-1 Adjusting the Bla c k Balance and the White Balance T o ensure exce llent image qual ity when using this camcorder , conditio ns may require th at both t he black balance and the white bal[...]

54 Adjust ing the Black Bala nce and the Whi te Balance Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Settings for Recording The black balanc e adjustment end s in a fe w seconds with the message “ ABB:OK” and the adju stment value is automa tically store d in memo ry . • During the black ba lance adjust ment, the iris is automatical ly closed. • During the b[...]

55 Adjusti ng the Black Bala nce and the Whi te Balance Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Settings for Recording If the setting of the F IL TER selector is changed, a message report ing the sett ing appears f or about 3 seconds in the setting chan ge and adjust ment progr ess message display area of the vie wf inder screen (in display mo de 3). 3 Place a [...]

56 Sett ing th e Elec tron ic Sh utte r Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Settings for Recording If y ou have no time to adjus t the white balance Set the WH ITE B AL switch to PRST . The whit e balance is automati cally set as fol lows, depending on the FIL TER sel ector sett ing. B: 3200K C: 4300K D: 6300K F or detail s about setting the white ba lance [...]

57 Sett ing th e Elec tron ic Sh utte r Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Settings for Recording frames (1/2 sec for the D VW -970, 2/3 sec for the D VW - 970P). EVS (Enhanc ed V er tical defin ition Sy stem ) mo de This mode i s used to imp rov ed vertical r esolution. Howe ver , the sensiti vity and dynamic rang e are redu ced. The shutter speed is set [...]

58 Sett ing th e Elec tron ic Sh utte r Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Settings for Recording Setting the shutter speed in ECS mode Proceed as follo ws: 1 Set the shu tter spee d mode to ECS. Examp le of view finder screen di splay for ECS set ting o peratio n 2 T urn the MENU knob counte rclockwise as seen from the front of the camera t o increase the[...]

59 Sett ing th e Elec tron ic Sh utte r Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Settings for Recording 3 Press the MENU knob . If this is th e first time the OPE RA TION m enu has be en displayed , the CONTENTS page of the OPERA TION menu appear s. If the menu has been u sed before, t he last accessed page appears. 4 If the CONTE NTS page is di splayed, t urn t[...]

60 Changing the Reference Va lue for Automa tic Iris Adjust ment Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Settings for Recording 4-3 Changing the Refe rence V alue f or A utomati c Iris Adjustment The referen ce value for automati c iris adju stment can b e changed to aid the shooting of clear pictures of back-lit subjects, or t o pre vent blo wn-out hi ghlights[...]

61 Changing the Ref erence Value fo r Automatic Iris Adjustme nt Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Settings for Recording Adjusting the ref erence va lue for au to mat ic i ris a dju stm ent When the RM-B150/ B750 Rem ote Cont rol Unit is connect ed The IRIS contr ol knob of the RM-B 150/B750 can be used for lens ir is setti ng. In this ca se, the bar dis[...]

62 Adjust ing the Audio Lev el Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Settings for Recording 4-4 Adjusting t he A udio Le vel Setting the A UDI O SELE CT CH-1 /CH-2 swi tches to A UT O auto matica lly ad justs t he in put l ev els of th e aud io signal to be recorded in audio chann els 1 and 2. Y ou can also adju st the audio lev el manua lly . For t he audi o[...]

63 Adjust ing the Audio Lev el Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Settings for Recording When you ha ve opera tion of the LEVEL (C H-1/CH-2) contro ls and M IC LEVE L cont rol linke d toget her , if the MIC LEVEL control is set to 0, the audio signa ls on channels 1 and 2 c annot be recorded. Check th e positi on of the MIC L EVEL c ontro l before a djusti[...]

64 Setti ng th e Time Data Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Settings for Recording When you ha ve operati on of the MIC LEVEL contro l and LEVEL (CH -1/CH-2 ) con trols linked toget her , if the LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls are set to 0, the aud io signals on channels 1 an d 2 cannot be record ed. Check the position of the LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) cont rols befor[...]

65 Setti ng th e Time Data Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Settings for Recording T o reset the time code value to 00:00:00:00 Press t he RE SET b utt on. 5 Set the F-R UN/ SET/R-R UN switch to F-R UN or R- R UN. F-RUN: Free run . The time code generat or keeps runnin g. R-RUN: Recording run. The time code g enerator runs only while reco rding. T o set [...]

66 Setti ng th e Time Data Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Settings for Recording 5 Set the F-R UN/ SET/R-RUN switch to F-R UN or R- R UN, corresponding to the desir ed operating mode for the time cod e generator . The set user bit data will be recorded for both L TC and VITC. T o store the us er bit setti ng in memo ry The user bit setting (apart from [...]

67 Setti ng th e Time Data Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Settings for Recording This operat ion synchr onizes th e internal time code generator with the e xternal ti me code. After a bout 10 seconds, you ca n disconnect the e xternal ti me code without losing t he synchroniza tion. Ho wev er , there will be noi se on the recorded i mage if you con nec[...]

68 Menu Organiz ation and Ope ration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings Chapter 5 Menu Disp la ys and Detailed Settings 5-1 Men u Or ganization and Oper ation 5-1-1 Menu Or ganization The fol lo wing sho ws the or ganiz ation of menu s that you can use to mak e v arious sett ings and adjust ments. 1) In thi s manu al, the U SER men u co[...]

69 Menu Orga nization and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings • P AINT menu Thi s me nu con tai ns i tems for m aki ng de taile d ima ge adjustme nts while usin g a wav eform mo nitor to mo nitor the w av eforms o utput by the camera. Supp ort of a vi deo engineer is u sually r equired to use this menu. Although you can al so[...]

70 Menu Organiz ation and Ope ration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 2 Press the MENU k nob. The selected page is displayed. Go to step 4 . 2 T urn the MENU knob un til the desi red page a ppears. 3 Press the MENU k nob . A b mark app ears on th e left of th e item cu rrently selected on t he page. 4 T urn the mov e MENU knob to mov [...]

71 Menu Orga nization and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings number , push the CANCEL /PRST / E SCAPE swit ch to ESCA PE. A ? mark appea rs in front of the page nu mber . The camcorder is now i n page selec ting mode. 2 T urn the MENU k nob until t he desired page appe ars. 3 Press the MENU knob when t he desired page appears.[...]

72 Menu Organiz ation and Ope ration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 1 Turn the MENU kno b until th e page that has the desired items appear s, then press the MENU knob. 2 Turn the MENU kn ob to move the b mark to the desired it em, then press t he MENU knob. The USER 2 EDIT page appea rs again, displ aying the ne wly added item. 7 A[...]

73 Menu Orga nization and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 3 If the CONTE NTS page is di splayed, t urn the MENU knob to mov e the b m a r k t o “ E D I T P AG E ,” t h e n p r e s s the MENU knob t o display the EDIT P A GE screen. If a dif ferent page is displ ayed, turn t he MENU knob until the EDIT P A GE screen appe[...]

74 Menu Organiz ation and Ope ration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings The page select ed in step 1 is moved to the pos ition selected in step 3 . In the abo ve example, “ A UTO IRIS” mov es to the “04” position an d the “VF DISP 1” and follo wing items move down one line.[...]

75 Statu s Display on the Vi ewfinder Screen Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 5-2 Statu s Di splay on the V iewfinde r Scre en The vie wfinder scr een displa ys not only the video picture but also characters and messages indicat ing the camcorder settings and operating status, a center marker , a safety zone marker , etc. When the MEN[...]

76 Status Dis play on the Viewfind er Screen Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings c Color temperatur e This indicates the current ly selected col or temperature. d UHF wireless microphon e r eception lev el This ind icates recept ion le vel of the wi reless micro phone when the UHF wireless microphon e is attached, using four x which appe[...]

77 Statu s Display on the Vi ewfinder Screen Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings P: Displayed when the WHIT E B AL switc h is set to PRST or when the preset b utton o n the RM-B150/B 750 has been pushed. T: Displaye d when A TW is b eing us ed. q Filt er This indicates the current ly selected f ilter types. r D5600 indi cation This appea[...]

78 Status Dis play on the Viewfind er Screen Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 1) When an An ton Bau er Inte llig ent Ba tter y Sy stem or the BP-GL 65 / GL95/L6 0S battery pack is used, the setting of t his item determ ines the di spla y as fo llows: INT : The remai ning b attery capa city is s ho wn as a pe rcent age whe n there is a[...]

79 Statu s Display on the Vi ewfinder Screen Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 2 T urn the MENU k nob to move the b mark to “VF DISPLA Y MODE, ” and press the MENU kno b . The b mark on the left of “VF DISPLA Y MODE” changes to a z mark, and the z mark on th e left of the setting chan ges to a ? mark. 3 T urn the MENU k nob un [...]

80 Status Dis play on the Viewfind er Screen Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings Proceed as follo ws: 1 Set the MENU ON/OFF swit ch to ON. The last accesse d menu page appea rs on the vie wf inder scree n. 2 T urn the MENU knob un til the VF S ETTING page appears, and press t he MENU knob to se lect the page The curr ent setting of each [...]

81 Statu s Display on the Vi ewfinder Screen Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings SHOT DI SP page 1) T o carry ou t superimpose d reco rding, sele ct the SHOT ID number (1 to 4) . No t to car ry o ut su pe rimp os ed rec ord ing , se lect “OFF . ” 3 T urn the MENU knob to mo ve the b ma rk to th e item you wa nt to set, and press MENU[...]

82 Status Dis play on the Viewfind er Screen Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 4 Enter or cha nge the shot ID. When you are entering the whole shot ID, go to step 2 . 1 Turn the MENU kn ob to move the x mark to the characte r which you want to chan ge, then press t he MENU knob. A ch ar act er t abl e ap pe ars . 2 Turn the M ENU knob [...]

83 Statu s Display on the Vi ewfinder Screen Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings FUNCTION w indow This wind ow al lo ws you to co nf irm the assig ned functio n of the ASSIGN 1/2 switche s, ON/OFF of the Picture Cache funct ion, and ON/OFF of the out put of th e VIDEO OUT connector . A UDI O ST A TUS window This windo w allo ws you to co[...]

84 Status Dis play on the Viewfind er Screen Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 3 T urn the MENU knob to mo ve the b mark to the it em you wa nt to set, an d press MENU knob . The b mark on the left of the selected ite m changes to a z mark, and the z mark on the left of the setti ng changes to a ? mark. 4 T urn the MENU knob to select [...]

85 Adjustmen ts and Sett ings from Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings Howe ver , the image is switche d while you are holdi ng down the ASSIGN 1 switch to whi ch the re turn video function i s assigned, e ven if no sig nal is in put to the GENLOCK IN connector . 5-3 Adjustment s and Setting s fr om Menus The camcorder pro vides me[...]

86 Adjust ments and Sett ings from Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 3 T urn the MENU knob to mo ve the b mark to the it em you wa nt to set, an d press MENU knob . The b mark on the left of the selected ite m changes to a z mark, and the z mark on the left of the setti ng changes to a ? mark. 4 T urn the MENU knob to c hange the[...]

87 Adjustmen ts and Sett ings from Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings If this is th e first time the P AI NT menu ha s been displayed, the CONTENTS page a ppears. If the menu has been u sed before, t he last accessed page appears. 3 If the CONTE NTS page is di splayed, t urn the MENU knob to mo ve the b mark to “ WHITE, ” and [...]

88 Adjust ments and Sett ings from Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 4 Set the W HITE BAL switch to the position correspondi ng to t he desired chann el (A or B). If t he WHI TE B AL s witch is n ot s et to A or B when you operate the camcorder , the adjustment v alue will not be r eflected in t he output si gnal. 5 T urn the MEN[...]

89 Adjustmen ts and Sett ings from Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings ASSIGN <2> SE L window TURBO S W SEL win dow 1) This does not app ear if the CBK -MB01 is not installe d. 2) Ev en when the MARK ER item is set to “OFF” on the MARKER page of the USER menu, the ASSIGN 1 switch (or TURBO GAIN button) allows you to displ[...]

90 Adjust ments and Sett ings from Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings Operat ion of the ass igna ble s w itch es when U A01 to U A10 are as signed When an on/ of f switchable function (or menu it em) is assigned to one of the assignable switches, each time t he switch is p ressed toggles the funct ion on or of f. When anot her typ[...]

91 Adjustmen ts and Sett ings from Menu s Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 5-3-7 Selecting the Lens File The LENS F ILE page of the USER menu a llo ws you to change the lens fi le according t o the lens in use. Proceed as fol lo ws: 1 Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON. The last accessed menu page appea rs on the vie wf inder screen. 2 [...]

92 Adjust ments and Sett ings from Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 16:9 mod e indicator on the color bar display 5-3-9 Setting the CCD Scan Mode Since the camcorder has CCDs that use an “all pixels rea d- out meth od, ” a prog ressi ve sca n mode is also a vai lable in addition to the con ventio nal interlace scan mode. Y o[...]

93 Adjustmen ts and Sett ings from Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 24P (p ull-down) mode (DVW - 970 with CBK-FC0 1 only) 24P mode timing char t After readin g from the CC Ds in 24P mode (23 .98 frames per second), a pull-d own co n v ersion is car ried out t o the 30 frames (29.97 f rames per second ) of the no rmal progressi v[...]

94 Adjust ments and Sett ings from Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 5-3-10 Usin g UMID Data T o perform operations from interviewing to editing ef fecti ve ly and to detect audio-visual materi als easily when reusin g them, metad ata that prov ides addit ional informatio n is recor ded along wit h audio- visual data on a tape. A[...]

95 Adjustmen ts and Sett ings from Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings • Recording based on the UTC. The UTC is used wh en recording the UMID. Thi s enables uniform cont rol of source material recorded all o ver the world b ased on th e uni ve rsal time c ode. • Calculating the date diffe rence among source material s. The sour[...]

96 Adjust ments and Sett ings from Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings Example: In the ca se of Japa n For Japan, if the coun try code i s JP , it is 2 b ytes, if JPN, it is 3 bytes. Thus, enter the fol lo wing: JP_ _ or JPN _ where _ represents a space. ORGANIZA TION (o r ganization code) When you select this item, the character t[...]

97 Resetting USER Menu Settings to the Standard Se ttings Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 5-4 Reset ting USER Menu Setti ngs t o th e Standar d Settings Y ou c an re turn all s etti ngs in the US ER menu to th e standard sett ings. Proceed as fol lows: 1 Set the MENU ON/OFF swit ch to ON. The last accessed menu appears on t he screen[...]

98 Saving and Loading User Fi les Chapter 6 Sav ing and Loading Us er Setting Data Chapter 6 Sa ving and Load ing U ser Setting Data 6-1 Sa vin g and Loading User F iles The camcorder is equ ipped with a “Memory Stic k” dri ve, which enables you to sa ve user f iles, scene f i les, lens fi les, reference files and “ ALL ” fi les. Y ou can l[...]

99 Saving a nd Loadin g User F iles Chapter 6 Sav ing and Loading Us er Setting Data Do not rem ove the “Memory S tick” wh ile the ACCESS indicat or is lit . Y ou may lose d ata, or da mage the “Memory Stick. ” Protecting sa ved data T o pre vent accidental erasure of import ant setup d ata, use the LOCK switch on the “Memory Stick. ” S[...]

100 Savi ng and Loadi ng User Files Chapter 6 Sav ing and Loading Us er Setting Data When a ? appears on the left of “P00” at the top l eft of the page, y ou can change t he page. Up t o 20 pages, from P00 to P 19, can be used t o sav e user fil es in the “Memory Sti ck. ” Each page can hold u p to 5 f iles. 4 T urn the MENU knob un til th [...]

101 Saving a nd Loadin g User F iles Chapter 6 Sav ing and Loading Us er Setting Data 1 On the USER FILE page, turn the MENU knob to mov e the b mark to “F . ID. ” 2 Press the MENU knob . A ch ar act er t abl e ap pe ars , all owin g yo u t o sel ect characte rs you w ant to e nter . 3 Follo w the procedure of steps 4 and 5 described in “5- 2[...]

102 Savi ng and Loadi ng Scene Fil es Chapter 6 Sav ing and Loading Us er Setting Data 5 T urn the MENU knob to mo ve the b mark to the desired fi le number to be loaded, a nd press the MENU knob . The message “LO A D OK? YES b NO” appears. 6 T o carry out the load, mov e the b mark to “YES” and press the MENU knob . T o cancel, press the M[...]

103 Saving and Loading Scene Files Chapter 6 Sav ing and Loading Us er Setting Data 3 T urn the MENU knob to mo ve th e b m a r k t o “ S C E N E ST ORE, ” and pr ess the MENU knob . The SCENE S TORE page appears. 4 Select t he desired f ile number . When no “Memo ry Stick” has been inserted T urn the MENU k nob to move the b mark to th e d[...]

104 Savi ng and Loadi ng Scene Fil es Chapter 6 Sav ing and Loading Us er Setting Data 3 T urn the MENU knob to mov e the b mark to “5FILE SA VE B MEM1-5, ” and press the MENU knob . The message “SA VE OK? YES b NO” appears. 4 T o c a r r y o u t th e s ave , m ove t h e b mark to “YES” and press the MENU knob . T o cancel, press the ME[...]

105 Saving and Loading Scene Files Chapter 6 Sav ing and Loading Us er Setting Data 3 Load a scene f ile. T o load a scene f ile stored i n the camcorde r T urn the MENU k nob to move the b mark to th e desired f ile number , and press the MENU kn ob . The s which is displ ayed on the lef t of the f ile number changes to x . The camcorder is set up[...]

106 Jumpi ng to a File-Relat ed Menu Page When Insert ing a “ Memory St ick” Chapter 6 Sav ing and Loading Us er Setting Data • T o load the scene f ile sa ved in the camcorder memory when the “Memory Stick” is insert ed, return to the P00 SCENE RECALL page and load the desir ed scene f ile in the camcorder memory . • When there is no f[...]

107 Jumping to a File-Related Menu Pag e When Inserting a “Memory Stick” Chapter 6 Sav ing and Loading Us er Setting Data 5 Press the MENU knob to c onf irm the sele ction. The z mark retu rns to a b mark, and the ? mark returns to a z mark. In the following cases, jum ping to the target page is impossible. • When the po wer is turned on afte[...]

108 Pow er Supply Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder Chapter 7 Setting Up the Camcor der 7-1 P owe r Suppl y The follo wing po wer supplies can be us ed with th e camcorder . • BP-GL6 5/GL95/L60S Lith ium-ion bat tery pac k • A C power usi ng the A C-550/550CE or A C-DN10 A C adaptor 7-1-1 Using a Battery P ack When a BP-GL95 battery pack is u[...]

109 Power Supply Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder When the external batte ry be gins to fail an d an internal batte ry pa c k is not use d First load the camc order with a fully char ged internal battery pac k, then remo ve t he DC output ca ble of the exter nal battery from the DC IN co nnector . The power source will switch to the intern al ba[...]

110 Adjus ting the Vie wfinder Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder 7-2 Adjusting t he Vie wfinder For maximum vie wing con ven ience, you ca n adjust t he vie wf inder po sition in t he left- right and backward-f orward directio ns. 7-2-1 Adjusting the Viewfinder Po s i t i o n Adjusting the position to the left or right Proceed as follo ws: Adjust[...]

111 Adjusting t he Viewfin der Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder 7-2-3 Detaching the Vie wfinder Detaching the vi ewfinder 1 Point t he vie wfind er barrel up o r do wn. 2 Loosen th e vie wf inder l eft-right po sitioni ng ring. 3 Holding the vie wfi nder stopper up, slid e the vie wf inder i n the di rection indicate d by the arro w and detach i[...]

112 Mount ing the Len s Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder 3 T urn the eyep iece locking ring clockwise until its “LOCK” arro w points at the red mark on the vie wf inder ba rrel. When the e yecup is wo rn out, replace it wit h a ne w one (service pa rt number 3-72 3-079-0 3). 7-3 Mounting the Le ns T o mount the lens, proceed as follo ws: F o[...]

113 Adjusting the Flange Foc al Length / Audio I nput Syste m Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder 7-4 Adjusting the Flange Focal Lengt h If the l ens does not stay i n focus prop erly as you zoo m from tele photo to wide angle, a djust the flange f ocal le ngth (the distan ce from the pla ne of the l ens mounting flange to the imaging p lane). Make[...]

114 Audio I nput Sys tem Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder 2 Place th e microphone i n the microp hone holder . 3 Plug the microphone cabl e into the MIC IN connector , then set the A UDI O IN s witch f or the des ired recording cha nnel to FR ONT . 7-5-2 Using an External Micr ophone Y ou can con nect up to tw o ext ernal microphone s using the [...]

115 Audio Input System Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder 3 Open the C A C-12 and r emov e the microp hone adaptor . 4 Place an E CM-672 elec tret condense r microphone in the CA C-12. 5 Connect the micro phone cable to t he A UDIO IN CH1 or A UDIO IN CH2 connector . Set the LINE /MIC/+48 V ON switch to +48 V ON if you use an e xte rnal po wer sup[...]

116 Audio I nput Sys tem Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder F or the op erat ion of the WRR-855 A/855B, r efe r to the manual suppli ed with the WRR-855 A/855 B. • Whe n t he XLR conn ectio n au toma tic de tect ion functi on is on, ev e n if the A UDIO IN CH- 1 or CH-2 switch is set to WIRELE SS, the sig nal input t o the A UDIO IN CH1 or CH2 c[...]

117 Tripod Mo unting Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder 7-5-4 Connecting Line Input A ud io Equipment Connect the audio outp ut connect or of the a udio equipment that suppl ies the line input signal to the A UDIO IN CH1 or CH2 connector . 7-6 T ripod Mounting Y ou can easily mount and dismount th e camcorder on a trip od by using the VCT -14 tri [...]

118 Attaching /Detaching t he Shoulder Strap Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder The t rip od a dapt or pin may r ema in i n th e enga ge d po siti on ev en after the camcorder is remo ved. If t his happens, press the red b utt on again st the le ver a se cond time an d mov e the lever as sho wn below until th e pin returns to t he stowed position.[...]

119 Adjusti ng the Shoulde r Pad Posi tion / Putt ing on the Rai n Cover (Not Supplied) Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder 7-8 Adjusting the Shoulder P ad P osi tion Y ou can shift the sh oulder pad fr om its center posi tion (facto ry setting ) backw ard by up to 10 mm (3 /8 inch) or forwa rd by up to 25 mm (1 inch). This adju stment help s you g[...]

120 Connec ting the Remot e Control Unit Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder 7-10 Connect ing t he Remote Contr ol Un it Connecting the RM-B15 0/B750 Remot e Control Unit (optional) ena bles remote control of t he principal camera functions. Connecting the remot e control u nit to t he REMO TE connector (8-pin) au tomatically puts the camcorder int[...]

121 Connecti ng the Remote Contro l Unit Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder Thus, when a remote co ntrol unit is co nnected to th e camcorder , the ef fecti ve data region is switched to the “remote control data region ” and the setting s of the paint adjustment that were in ef fect last time the remote cont rol unit was used are recalled. Set[...]

122 Test ing the Camcorder Bef ore Shootin g Chapter 8 Maintenan ce Chapter 8 Maintenance 8-1 T esting th e Camcor der Bef ore Shooting Check the function s of the camco rder before setting out for a shooting session, pref erably by operating the camcorder togeth er with a color video moni tor . 8-1-1 Preparations f or T esting 1 Attach a full y ch[...]

123 Testing the Camco rder Bef ore Shoot ing Chapter 8 Maintenan ce 2 Check th at the col or bars a re displayed on the vie wf inder screen, and adjust t he BRIGHT , CONTRAST , and PEAKING controls to g iv e the best color bar display . 3 Check each of th e follo wing operation s. • The menu is displayed on t he vie wf inder screen. • T urn the[...]

124 Test ing the Camcorder Bef ore Shootin g Chapter 8 Maintenan ce 8-1-3 T esting the VT R Perform tests (1) to (7 ) consecutiv e ly . (1) T esting the tape transpo rt funct ions 1 Set the VTR SA VE/S TBY switch to VTR SA VE and check that t he SA VE indicator in t he vie wfi nder goes on. 2 Set the VTR S A VE/ST BY switch to STB Y and check that [...]

125 Testing the Camco rder Bef ore Shoot ing Chapter 8 Maintenan ce 2 Set the LINE /MIC/+4 8V ON switche s as follows: • If the connect ed microphone is of the internal p o wer supply type, set the switch to M IC. • If the conne cted micr ophone is of the ext ernal po wer supply type, set the switch to +48 V ON. 3 Set the A UDIO IN switches to [...]

126 Mainte nance Chapter 8 Maintenan ce 8-2 Maint enance 8-2-1 Cleaning the Video Heads T o clean the vi deo heads, use a S ony BCT -HD12CL Cleani ng Cassett e. Follow the instru ctions given with the cleaning casset te, as incorrect o r excessi ve use could damage the vide o heads. T o cl ean the heads, perform the follo wing: Load the clea ning c[...]

127 Op erat ion W arn ings Chapter 8 Maintenan ce 8-3 Operat ion W arnings When a problem occu rs at po wer on or during operati on, a warnin g is gi ven by th e rele vant in dicators in the displ ay panel, i n the vie w fi nder and on the camco rder body . The speaker and earphone al so gi ve audible w arnings. 1) During recordin g 2) During playb[...]

128 Opera tion Warnings Chapter 8 Maintenan ce Operation/er r or messa ges An operation or error messag e is displayed i n the operati on/error messag e display a rea (see pa ge 75) in the vie wf inder . 1) In this case, position the tape at the point where you want to start the record ing ma nually . 2) T o replace th e backup batter y , contac t [...]

129 Append ixe s Specifications Appendixes Specifi cations General Po wer v oltag e 12 V DC +5. 0/ –1. 0 V Po wer consumption Approx. 29 W (with 12 V DC supply , when recording) Operating temperature 0°C to +40°C ( 32°F to 104°F) Operatin g humidity 25% to 85% (relati ve humidi ty) Storage temperat ure –20°C to +60°C (–4°F to +140°F) [...]

130 Spec ifications Append ixe s View finder CR T 2-inch monoc hrome, quic k start t ype Horizontal resoluti on 4:3 mode: 600 TV lines (at screen center) 16:9 mode: 450 TV lines ( at screen center) VTR Section General Usable casse tte tapes BCT - D6/D 12/D 22/D 32/D40 1/2-in ch Digita l BET ACAM cassette tap es T a pe speed Approx. 96 .7 mm/s (at 3[...]

131 Specifications Append ixe s Optical attac hments ND filter ( 1 / 8 ND) (P art No. 3-174- 685-01) ND filter ( 1 / 32 ND) (P art No. 3- 174-683-01) Consult your S ony r epr esentative for mor e informatio n about these f ilters. Equipment for remote contr ol RM-B150/B7 50 Remote Contr ol Unit Wireless vide o/audio tr ansmission WLL-CA50 W ireless[...]

132 Menu Lis t Append ixe s Menu Li st This secti on brief ly explains me nus that t he camcorder pro vides for adju stments and sett ings using tables. F or the menu or ganization and the USER menu, see Chapter 5. OPERA TION Menu The foll o wing tab le lists and d escribes the items in th e OPERA TION menu. Some pages of the OPERA TION menu ha ve [...]

133 Menu List Append ixe s a 03 FUNCTION 1 ASSIGN SW <1> OFF/CA CHE/ CHARA/MARKR/ R T AKE/A TW/RET .V/ RET/REC/TURBO/ D5600/ZEBRA etc . AT W See “5-3-5 Assigning Function s to Assignab le Switche s” on page 88. ASSIGN SW <2> OFF/CA CHE/ CHARA/MARKR/ EXT . V/ZEBRA/5600 etc. OFF TURBO SW OFF/CA CHE/ CHARA/MARKR/ R T AKE/A TW/RET .V/ R[...]

134 Menu Lis t Append ixe s 04 FUNCTION 2 D5600 OFF/ON OFF T ur ns on and off the func tion which electricall y applie s a 5600K col or t emp eratu re filter . WIDE A WB OFF/ON ON T ur ns on an d off the fu nction which w idens th e range adjusta b le by A uto Whit e Balance . WHITE SWITCH <B> MEM/A TW ME M Se ts the function o f the WHITE BA[...]

135 Menu List Append ixe s a 07 '! 'LE D GAIN <!> OFF/ ON ON See “2-9 In dicators in the View finder” o n page 31 . SHUTTER <!> OFF/ON ON WHT PRESET <!> OFF/ON ON A TW RUN <!> OFF /ON ON EXTENDER <!> OFF/ON ON FIL TER <!> OFF/ON OFF O VERRIDE <!> OFF/ON ON a 08 MARKER 1 MARKER OFF/ON OFF See ?[...]

136 Menu Lis t Append ixe s a 12 A UT O IRIS IRIS O VERRIDE OFF/O N OFF See “4-3 C hanging the Ref e rence V alue fo r A utomat ic Iris Adjustment ” on page 60 . IRIS SPEED (–99 to +99) 0 CLIP HIGH LI GHT OFF/ON OFF IRIS WINDO W 1/2/3/4/5/6/V AR 1 IRIS WINDO W IND . OFF/ON OFF IRIS V AR WIDTH 20 to 465 245 IRIS V AR HEIGHT 17 to 120 (D VW -97[...]

137 Menu List Append ixe s 17 SHT ENABLE SHUTTER SLS OFF/ON ON See “4-2 Setting the Electroni c Shutt er” on page 56. The it ems whic h can be set diff er depending on th e CCD scan m ode setti ng ( see page 92). SHUTTER ECS OFF/ON ON SHUTTER 1/32 OFF/ON ON SHUTTER 1/33 OFF/ON ON SHUTTER 1/40 OFF/ON ON SHUTTER 1/48 OFF/ON ON SHUTTER 1/50 OFF/ON[...]

138 Menu Lis t Append ixe s PA I N T M e n u The foll o wing tab le lists and d escribes the items in th e P AINT menu. When th e setting range in th e Set tings col umn is surrounded b y parentheses ( ) , the setup v alue is a relati ve v alue. The se tting rang e sho wn on the menu screen may differ from what is shown in the ma nual. No. Pag e It[...]

139 Menu List Append ixe s P04 GAMMA GAMM A OF F/ON ON T ur ns the gam ma correc tion func tion on/of f . STEP GAMMA 0.35 to 0.90 0 .45 Sets the mast er gamm a correc tion curve in steps. MASTER GAMMA (–99 to +99) 0 Sets the mast er gamm a corr ection c urve. R GAMMA (–99 to +99) 0 Set s th e R gam ma co rrec tio n cur ve. G GAMM A (–99 to +9[...]

140 Menu Lis t Append ixe s P08 DET AIL 2 KNEE APER TURE OFF/ON OFF T ur ns the knee a per ture function o n/off . KNEE APT L VL (–99 to +99) 0 Sets the knee aperture le ve l. DET AIL COMB (–99 to 0) 0 Sets the le vel a t which the comb fil ter becomes eff ectiv e. CRO SS COLOR ON/OF F OFF T ur ns the cros s color compo nent on/o ff . CROSS COL[...]

141 Menu List Append ixe s P11 MTX LINEAR MA TRI X OF F/ON ON T urns the linear m atrix co rrection an d user- set ma trix correc tion func tions on/ off . MA TRIX (USER) OFF/O N OFF T ur ns the user-se t matrix corre ction func tion on/off . MA TRIX (PRESET) OFF/ON ON T urns the preset mat rix correction fun ction on/off . MA TRI X R-G (–99 to +[...]

142 Menu Lis t Append ixe s P14 LOW KEY SA T . LOW KEY SA T OFF/ON OFF T urns the low k e y satura tion function on/off . L.KEY SA T LEVEL (–99 to +99) 0 Sets the s aturatio n le v el of the lo w luminance par t. L.KEY SA T RANGE L O W/L.MID/ H.MID/HIGH HIGH Sets the lum inance le ve l at which the lo w ke y satur ation fun ction bec omes eff ect[...]

143 Menu List Append ixe s MAINTENANCE Menu The foll o wing tab le lists and de scribes th e items in the MAINTE N A NCE menu. When the setting range in th e Setting s column is surrounded by par entheses ( ), the setup v alue is a relati ve val ue. The set ting range sh own o n the menu screen may dif fer fr om what is sho wn in the manua l. No. P[...]

144 Menu Lis t Append ixe s M04 BA TTER Y BEFORE END 1 5/10/1 5 to 95/10 0% (in 5% s teps) 5% Us ed w hen a Sony- made bat ter y pack, s uc h as BP-GL65/G L95, is use d. Set the v oltage warning le vel j ust bef ore the batte r y ends . END 1 0/1/2/ 3/4/5% 0% Used when a Son y-made batte ry pack, su ch as BP-GL65/G L95, is use d. Set the v oltage l[...]

145 Menu List Append ixe s M06 A UDIO-2 A U REC EMPHASIS OFF/ON OFF T urns the emphasi s func tion on/o ff. CUE REC OFF/ON ON T urns cue au dio record ing on/off . A U REF LEVEL –20 dB/–1 8 dB/–16 dB –20 dB Sets the output le v el of the 1 kHz test s ignal. A U REF OUT 0 dB/+4 dB/–3 dB 0 dB Sets the output re fere nce le v e l. A U CH12 A[...]

146 Menu Lis t Append ixe s M07 A UDIO-3 A U SG (1 kHz) ON /OFF/A UT O OFF Sets whether to output a 1 kHz tes t tone during the Col or Bar mode or not. ON: a 1 k Hz test tone is ou tput during th e Color Bar mode. OFF: a 1 kHz test tone is not output during the Co lor Bar mod e. A UT O: a 1 k Hz test ton e is outpu t only whe n the CH 1 A UDIO SELE[...]

147 Menu List Append ixe s M08 TIMECODE TC OUT A UT O/GENE A UT O Select s the tim e code signal o utput. A UT O: Outputs the time cod e genera tor outpu t du r ing reco rdi ng an d ou tpu ts th e time co de r ead er ou tpu t du ri ng pl ayback. GENE: Outpu ts the tim e code g ener ator outpu t du r ing rec ord ing and playback. DF/NDF (D VW -970 o[...]

148 Menu Lis t Append ixe s M10 ESSENCE MARK L TC UB-MARKER SET/ALL/OFF SET Sets whe ther to write the markers in UBIT of L TC or not. SET: T o independ ently select th e ON/OFF setti ng o f the foll owin g item s, RE C ST ART MARK, SHO T MARK 1, and SHO T MARK 2 ALL: T o write REC ST AR T MARK, SHO T MARK 1 , and SHO T MARK 2 all. OFF: None are wr[...]

149 Menu List Append ixe s M13 D CC ADJUST DCC FUNCTION SEL DCC/ADP .K/FIX DCC Selects the function assigned to the DCC sw i t c h . ADP .K is Adaptiv e knee and FIX is f ix ed knee. DCC D RANGE 4 00/450/500/550/ 600% 600% Sets the timing range when the DCC s wit ch is set to the ON positi on. DCC POINT (–99 to +99) 0 For the DCC minimum knee poi[...]

150 Menu Lis t Append ixe s M15 FUNCTION 3 WHT FIL TER INH OFF/ON OFF T u rns on and off the function which inhibits independ ent whit e mem or y f or eac h filt er position . COLOR BAR SEL SMPTE/EBU/SNG SMPTE (D VW - 970) Selects t he col or bar type . EBU (D VW - 970P) REC T ALL Y UPPER/BO TH UPPER Selects whether to light the upper tally indicat[...]

151 Menu List Append ixe s M20 V ANC RX UMID L INE 0, 12, 13, 15 to 19 (D VW -970 ) 0 Selects the lin e on which the UMID is to be recorded. 0, 9, 10, 1 2 to 18 (D VW -970 P) No. Pag e Ite m Settings Default Desc ription[...]

152 Menu Lis t Append ixe s FILE Menu The foll o wing tab le lists and d escribes the items in th e FILE menu. When th e setting range in th e Set tings col umn is surrounded by par entheses ( ), the setup v alue is a rela ti ve v alue. The se tting rang e sho wn on the menu screen may differ from what is shown in the ma nual. No. Pag e Item Settin[...]

153 Menu List Append ixe s F05 REFERENCE REFERENCE STORE — EXEC Sav es the ref erence file in internal memor y . REFERENCE CLEAR — EXEC Clears the ref erence file . REFERENCE LO AD — EXEC Loads the ref erence file. REFERENCE SA VE — EXEC Sav es the ref erence file to “M emory Stick. ” F . ID 16 cha racters — T o nam e the ref erence f[...]

154 Menu Lis t Append ixe s DIA GNOSIS Men u The foll o wing tab le lists and d escribes the items in th e DIA GNOSIS menu. 1) D V W -9 70 only No. Pag e Item Description D01 HOURS METER RESET METER Resets the resetta ble m eters (-2). DR UM R UNNING Displa ys the total time the drum has rotated. T APE R UNNING Displa ys the accumlate d time the ta[...]

155 About a “Memory Stick” Append ixe s About a “Me mory Stic k” What is “ Memor y Stick”? “Memory Stic k” is a ne w compact, portable and versa tile IC (Integrated Circuit) recording medium wit h a data capacity tha t exceed s a floppy di sk. “Memory Stick” is specially desi gned for e xchanging and sharing di gital data among [...]

156 About a “Memory Stic k” Append ixe s Prec autio ns • T o pre vent data lo ss, make backups of da ta frequent ly . In no ev ent will S ony be liabl e for any loss of d ata. • Unauthorized recording may be contrary to the pro visions of co pyri ght la w . When you use a “Memory Stick” tha t has been pre-recorded, be sure that the mate[...]

157 Index Index Index Symbols '!'LED 135 Numerics 24P mode 93 A ABNORMAL window 82 AC adaptor 10 9 AC-550/5 50CE 1 09 ACCE SS i ndic at or 24 Accessory Attachments 15 accidental erasure 3 3 AC-DN10 109 actual time in the time code 65 ADVANCE button 27 ALARM volume control 17 Aliasing 128 ALL FILE 152 ALL menu 68 Anton Bauer Ultraligh t Sy[...]

158 Inde x Index Interval Rec Function 41 K KNEE 139 L Lens moun tin g 112 LENS connector 15 LENS FILE 137 lens file 91 LENS FILE 1 15 3 LENS FILE 2 15 3 LENS FILE 3 15 3 LENS FILE page 91 Lens locki ng lever 15 Lens mount 15 Lens mount cap 15 LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls 17 LEVEL ADJ 143 LIGHT connector 15 Light sh oe 1 5 LIGHT switch 1 4, 28 LINE/M[...]

159 Index Index V V MODULATION 141 VANC RX 151 Vertical smear 128 VF DISP 1 134 VF DISP 1 page 77 VF DISP 2 134 VF DISP 2 page 77 VF SETTING 135 VF SETTIN G page 80 VIDEO OUT connector 22 Viewfinder 20 detaching 111 Viewfinder f ront-rear po sitionin g lever 20 Vi ewfi nde r lef t-ri gh t posi tion in g ring 20 viewfinder position 110 Viewfinder Ro[...]

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