Sony PDW-530 manuale d’uso

PROFESSIONAL DISC CAMCORDER PD W -510/510P PD W -530/530P OPERA TION MANUAL [English] 1st Edition (Revised 1 )[...]

2 To prevent fire or shock hazar d, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid ele ctrical sh ock, do not open the cabinet. Refer ser vicing to qualified personnel only. This Profes sional D isc Camc order is cla ssified a s a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT. Laser diode properties Wavele ngth: 4 03 to 410 n m Emissi on dur ation: Conti nuous Laser[...]

3 radio freq uency energy a nd, if not i nstalled and u sed in acc ordan ce with the in stru ctio ns, m ay caus e ha rmful interf erence to r adio com municati ons. Howev er, t here is no gu aran tee t hat in terfe rence will no t oc cur in a parti cular ins talla tion. If thi s equipm ent do es cause harmf ul interferen ce to radio or tel evision [...]

4 Afin d’éviter tout risque d’ incendie ou d’électrocution, ne pas exposer cet appareil à la pl uie ou à l’humidité. Afin d’écarter tout ri sque d’électrocution, garder le coffret fer mé. Ne confier l’entretien de l’appa reil qu’à un personnel qualifié. Cet ca mescope de di sques po ur profes sionnel s est classé PRODUI[...]

5 Um Feuergefahr und die Gefahr eines elektri schen Sc hlages zu vermeide n, darf das Gerät weder Rege n noch Feuchtigkeit ausges etzt werden . Um einen el ektrischen Schlag zu vermeiden, darf das Gehäuse nicht geöffnet werden. Überla ssen Sie Wartungsarbeiten stet s nur qualifiziertem Fachpersonal. Dieses Gerät ist als CLASS 1 LASE R PRODUCT [...]

6 Per evitare il pericolo di incendi o sc osse elettriche, non esporre l’apparecchio alla pioggia o all’umidità. Per evitare sc osse elettric he, non aprire l’apparecchio. Per le ripa razioni, rivolgers i solo a personale qualificato. Questo camcord er di d ischi pro fession ale è cla ssifica to come PRODOTTO LASER CLASSE 1. Proprietà del [...]

7 Para evi tar el rie s go de incendios o electrocución, no ex ponga la unidad a la lluvia ni a la humedad. Para evit ar descargas eléctric as, no ab ra el aparato. So licite asiste ncia técnica únicamente a persona l especializado. Este gr abador de discos profesi onal est á clasifi cado co mo CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT. Propiedades del diod o lá[...]

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9 Tabl e of Cont ents Table of Content s Chapter 1 Overview 1-1 Features ........... .......... .............. ......... . 12 1-1-1 Principal Differ ences Between the PDW-510/510P and PDW-530/530P12 1-1-2 Camera Features .............................. 13 1-1-3 Features of the O ptical Disc Drive (VDR) .............................................. [...]

10 Tabl e of Cont ents Current Clip List .............................. 73 4-4 Using t he PDZ-1 Proxy Brow sing Software ...... ......... .............. ......... ...... 74 Chapter 5 Adjustments and Settings for Record ing 5-1 Se tting the Recording For mat (PD W- 530/530 P only) .............. .......... .......... 75 5-1-1 Setting the Video Recor[...]

11 Tabl e of Cont ents 8-1-2 Saving User Menu Data to the “Memory Stick” ............................................. 137 8-1-3 Loading saved data from a “Memory Stick” ............................................. 139 8-2 Saving and Loading Scene Files .. 141 8-2-1 Saving a Scene File ........................ 141 8-2-2 Loading Scene Files[...]

12 1-1 Feat ures Chapter 1 Overview 1-1 Fea tures The PDW-5 10/510P/ 530/530P i s a camcorder for ENG 1) and EFP 2) , in which a color vide o camera usin g 2 / 3 -inch high-defi nition CCDs of a 16:9 aspect ratio a nd a Professional Disc drive a re combined in tegrall y. The camera’s CCDs have ap proximately 1,0 00,000 pict ure elements (pixel s)[...]

Chapter 1 Ov erview 13 1-1 Feat ures 1) DVCAM is a tr ademar k of Sony Corpora tion. 2) MPEG IMX is a trad emark of Son y Corporat ion. 3) Fo r analog au dio input, th e effect ive bit le ngth is maximu m 20 bits. The following cha racteristics are common t o the PDW- 510/5 10P and PDW-53 0/530P . 1-1-2 Camera Features 2 / 3 -inch P o wer HAD EX CC[...]

Chapte r 1 Overvie w 14 1-1 Feat ures • The i.LINK 1) (FAM (File Access Mode)) function allows you to t ransfer clip files by conn ecting a computer , or by conne cting th e unit to a network with t he CBK-NC01 Networ k Adaptor (option) . 1) i.LINK is a t radema rk of Sony Corpor ation. Picture c ache re cor ding Video and au dio for a max imum o[...]

Chapter 1 Ov erview 15 1-1 Feat ures In the same way, the output from ex ternal DV devices (VTRs, nonl inear edit ors, etc .) can be in put to th is unit an d recorded on Professiona l Discs. 2) DV-compliant nonlinear e ditors may al so be connect ed. 1) In the cas e of the P DW-530 /530P, D V stre am outp ut is al so poss ibl e when the un it is s[...]

Chapte r 1 Overvie w 16 1-2 Example of Sy stem Conf igurati on 1-2 Example of System Configura tion The diagram below shows a typ ical conf igurati on of the camcorder for ENG and EFP. For more informat ion about t he fittings, c onnection s, or use of addi tional equi pment and ac cessories, see Chap ter 9 as well as the opera tion manuals f or th[...]

Chapter 1 Ov erview 17 1-3 Prec autions / 1-4 Using the CD-ROM Man ual 1-3 Pre cautions Use and Storage Do not su bjec t the un it to se vere sho cks The inter nal mechanism may be damaged or the body warped. After use Always turn o ff the power. Befo re stor ing t he uni t for a long pe riod Remove th e battery pac k. Use an d storage locations St[...]

Chapte r 1 Overvie w 18 1-4 Using the CD- ROM Manual Note If you lo se the CD- ROM disc or beco me unable to read its conte nt, for example becau se of a hardware failur e, you can do on e of the fo llowing. • You can purchase a new CD-ROM d isc to replace on e that has be en lost or damage d. Contact your S ony service represe ntative. • Y ou [...]

19 2-1 Power Supply Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-1 Power Su pply a Battery attachment Attach a BP -GL65/GL95/ L60S/M10 0 battery p ack. Furthermore, by at taching an AC-DN10 AC Adaptor, you can operate the ca mcorder from AC power. Note For your saf ety, and t o ensure proper operatio n of the un it, Sony re commend s t[...]

Chapter 2 Locat ions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Controls 20 2-2 Access ory Attachment s 2-2 Access ory Attac hments a Shoulder strap posts Attach the supplied shoulder strap to th ese posts. For detail s, see 9-7 “Att aching the Sh oulder Strap” o n page 159. b Light sh oe Attach an optio nal accessory such as a video light to this shoe. c L[...]

Chapter 2 Loca tions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Control s 21 2-3 Audio Function s 2-3 Audio Function s Audio functions (1) a Micro phone This is a super-cardi oid direction al monaural microphone with an external power supp ly (+48 V) system. b MIC IN (m icropho ne input) connecto r (XLR type , 3-pi n, fema le) Connect the supp lied microp hone [...]

Chapter 2 Locat ions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Controls 22 2-3 Aud io Func tions f MONITOR volume control This contr ol adjusts the spe aker or e arphone volume for sounds other t han the alarm sou nd. At the minimum positi on, no sound can be heard. g ALARM volume control This contr ol adjusts the spe aker or ea rphone alarm vol ume. At the mi[...]

Chapter 2 Loca tions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Control s 23 2-3 Audio Function s j AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 (audio channel-1 and c hannel-2 ad justment me thod selec tion) switches These switches select the audio level adjustment method for each of audio cha nnels 1 and 2. AUTO: Sele ct th is se ttin g fo r au tomati c ad jus tment. MANUAL: Selec[...]

Chapter 2 Locat ions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Controls 24 2-4 Sho oting and Recording /Playba ck Func tions 2-4 Shooting an d Recording/Play back Functions Shooting and recording/pla yback functions (1) a Tally ind icator Setting t he TALLY switch to HIGH or LOW enables th is indicator . The indica tor light s during r ecording on the VDR (vid[...]

Chapter 2 Loca tions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Control s 25 2-4 Sh ooting and Recordi ng/Playb ack Functi ons g Viewfinder The viewfinder lets you view the image in black and white while sho oting, rec ording or p laying back. It also di splays various warnings and messages relate d to th e settings or operating cond itions of the camcord er, a[...]

Chapter 2 Locat ions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Controls 26 2-4 Sho oting and Recording /Playba ck Func tions For the PDW -530/530 P 1) A type of special effec t filter. Gene rates a cross of light on a highlighted portion. o ASSIGN. 1/2 swit ches You can assign the desired funct ions to each of t he ASSIGN. 1 switch (p ush button ) and ASSIGN. [...]

Chapter 2 Loca tions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Control s 27 2-4 Sh ooting and Recordi ng/Playb ack Functi ons OUTPUT/DCC selector t WHITE BAL (white balance memory) switch This sw itch c ontrols t he white b alance setting. PRST (preset): Adjusts the color temperature correspondin g to the position of the FILTER selector. Use the PRST settin g [...]

Chapter 2 Locat ions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Controls 28 2-4 Sho oting and Recording /Playba ck Func tions w VIDEO OUT connector (BNC type) This conn ector outputs a composite vi deo signal for a video moni tor. Wit h a video mon itor connect ed to this connector, y ou can monit or the pict ure bein g shot by the camera or the picture played [...]

Chapter 2 Loca tions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Control s 29 2-4 Sh ooting and Recordi ng/Playb ack Functi ons Shooting and recording/pla yback functions (4) wk REC START button Press t his bu tton to sta rt reco rdin g. Pre ss it a gain to stop recording. The effect is exactly the same as that of the VTR button on the lens. When the REC SWITCH [...]

Chapter 2 Locat ions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Controls 30 2-4 Sho oting and Recording /Playba ck Func tions eh PREV butto n This ju mps to th e beginnin g of the cur rent clip , and pauses. During the jump, the F REV indicat or flashes.Pressing this button together wi th the F REV bu tton jum ps to the first frame of the first cl ip recorded o[...]

Chapter 2 Loca tions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Control s 31 2-5 Outp ut Video O perating Sec tion 2-5 Output Vid eo Operating Sec tion Output video operating section a SEL/SET (select/set) dial When thumbnails (each representing a cl ip) are shown on the color LCD, you can select a particular thumbnai l with this dial. Turn ing the dial upwar d[...]

Chapter 2 Locat ions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Controls 32 2-6 Menu Operatin g Section 2-6 Menu Ope rating Sect ion a MENU knob Use this kno b to change the page sele ction or a set ting within the menu. Press: If you press this kno b when the arrow ( b ) i s placed at the page t itle on the menu, t he arrow changes to a question mark (?) an d [...]

Chapter 2 Loca tions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Control s 33 2-6 Menu Operatin g Section e “Memory Sti ck” compartmen t How to inser t a “Mem ory S tic k” Open the l id of the menu operati ng secti on, and in sert a “Memory St ick”, with t he notch f acing downward, in th e direction sho wn by the arrow, so that it clicks in to place[...]

Chapter 2 Locat ions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Controls 34 2-7 Time Co de Sys tem 2-7 Time Code System Time code functions (1) a TC IN (time code input) connector (BNC type) To synchroni ze the ti me code of thi s unit t o an external time code, i nput the referenc e time code t o this connec tor. b TC OUT (time code outp ut) connector (BNC typ[...]

Chapter 2 Loca tions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Control s 35 2-7 Time Code Sys tem Time code functions (2) d DISPLAY switch This cycl es the data displayed i n the counter display through the sequence COUNTER, T C, and U-BIT. COUNTER: Display the elapsed reco rding/pl ayback ti me (hours, minutes, seconds, frames). TC: Displa y time co de. U-BIT[...]

Chapter 2 Locat ions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Controls 36 2-8 Warnings and I ndicatio ns 2-8 Warnin gs and Indic ation s Besides the vi ewfinder, sp eaker and ea rphones, the indicator s and displays d escribed in thi s section al so provide you with information such as the o perating state of the camcorder and warnings. W arning and indicatio[...]

Chapter 2 Loca tions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Control s 37 2-8 Warnin gs and Indicat ions e Back tally switch This sw itch enable s or disables th e back tall y and rear ta lly indicator s. ON: The back tally a nd rear tally indi cators are enabled. OFF: The back t ally and rear t ally indica tors are disabled. f Monochro me LCD This sho ws th[...]

Chapter 2 Locat ions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Controls 38 2-9 Warni ngs and Indicati ons o n the L CDs 2-9 Warnin gs and Indi cation s on the LCDs 2-9-1 Monochrome LCD Disc st atus and batt ery status Display of remaining disc c apacity and remaining batter y capacity on the monochrom e LCD Time code display Time code display on the monochrom [...]

Chapter 2 Loca tions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Control s 39 2-9 Warn ings and Indica tions on the L CDs 2-9-2 Color LCD Disc st atus, bat tery st atus an d audio level Display of remaining disc capacity , remaining batter y capacity , and audio lev els on the color LCD VDR operation stat us and status indicators VDR operation and status indicat[...]

Chapter 2 Locat ions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Controls 40 2-10 Indic ators in the Vie wfinder Time code displa y Time code display on the color LCD 2-10 Indicator s in the Viewfinde r Several indicators ar e provided a bove and b elow the viewfinder screen t o indicate the c urrent state and adjustments of the camera. Indicators on the vie wfi[...]

Chapter 2 Loca tions and Funct ions of P ar ts and Control s 41 2-10 Indic ators in the Vie wfinder • T he lens extender i s used. • The FILTER sele ctor is set to oth er than ND:1 /CC:B. • The reference v alue of auto iris a djustment is not the standard val ue. e Spare in dicator This is a spare i ndicator. A menu op eration makes it possib[...]

42 3-1 Handl ing Discs Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-1 Handling Discs 3-1-1 Discs Used f or Recor ding and Playback This ca mcorder uses the follo wing disc for recordin g and playback: PFD23 Professi onal Disc (cap acity 23.3 GB) Note It is not po ssible to use the following d iscs for reco rding or playback: • Blu-ray Disc • Professional[...]

Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 43 3-1 Handl ing Discs 3-1-4 L oading and Unloading a Disc Loading a disc Proceed as follows. 1 Turn on th e POWE R switch. Note If there is conden sation inside the VDR section, th e message “HUMID” appears in t he viewfinder screen and the color L CD. If this happens, wait u ntil the indicator goes off b ef[...]

Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla ybac k 44 3-1 Handl ing Discs Unloading a disc manually when the po wer supply is off You nee d not ret urn the screw to its origi nal positio n after taking o ut the disc. T urning on t he power makes the disc compartment mechani sm operable aga in. 3-1- 5 Fo rma ttin g a Di sc Using a new disc An unused di sc requi re[...]

Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 45 3-1 Handl ing Discs However, this u nit has a salvage funct ion which can h old losses to the minimum by rec onstructin g clips on suc h discs. Note that no recorded clip cont ents are lost when the POWER switch i s tu rned off an d when b attery exh austion is detected, because the un it does not en ter power[...]

Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla ybac k 46 3-2 Recordin g 3-2 Recording 3-2-1 Basic Pr ocedures This sectio n describes the basic proc edures for shoot ing and recording . Before a shooting sessi on, ensure that the camcorder is functi oning pr operly. For details, se e 10-1 “Testi ng the Camcor der Before Shootin g” on page 16 3. Recording f ormat[...]

Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 47 3-2 Recording Basic procedure f or shooting: from adjusting the black balance and white balance to stopping recording 1 Push the A UTO W/B BAL swi tch to BLK to ad just the black bal ance. For deta ils of black balance adj ustment, see 5-2-1 “Adjusti ng the Bl ack Balance” o n page 77. 2 Sele ct the CC fil[...]

Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla ybac k 48 3-2 Recordin g 3-2-2 Deleting Clips With thi s camcorder y ou can d elete clips one at a time, i n sequence from t he last recorded clip, or you can delet e all clips in a singl e operation. T o delete the las t recor ded clip Proceed as follows. 1 Holding down the MENU knob, move the MENU ON/ OFF switch from [...]

Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 49 3-2 Recording 2 Turn the MENU knob to move t he b mark to “MAINTENA NCE”. 3 Press th e MENU knob. If this is the first time the M AINTENANCE m enu has been displ ayed, the CONTE NTS page of the menu appears. If the me nu has been used b efore, the last accessed page a ppears. 4 If the CONTENTS page is disp[...]

Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla ybac k 50 3-2 Recordin g 3-2-4 Star ting a Shoot with a Few Seconds of Pre-Stored Picture Data (Picture Cach e Function) The camcorder has a large capacity internal memory, in which you ca n cache the last few seconds (maximum 12 seconds) of ca ptured vide o and audio, so that recor ding starts from a point just before [...]

Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 51 3-2 Recording 7 Press th e MENU knob. The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark. 8 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “CAC HE REC TI ME”. 9 Press th e MENU knob. The b mark on the left of “CACHE REC TIME” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the le ft of the setting c han[...]

Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla ybac k 52 3-2 Recordin g 3-2-5 Tim e-Lapse Video (Interval Rec Function) Using the memory in t he camcorder, you ca n capture time - lapse video. T here are two mod es for this funct ion, which is known as “Interval Rec.” • Auto Interval Rec mode In Auto Interv al Rec mode, pic tures are automatical ly shot a fram[...]

Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 53 3-2 Recording 6 Turn the MENU knob unti l A. INT a ppears. As you turn t he MENU knob, t he setti ng changes in the follo wing seq uence: OFF y CACH E y A. INT y M. INT. When A. INT app ears, the camcorder is i n Auto Interval Rec mode. T he TALLY indicator (green) in the viewfind er flashes (one flash/second)[...]

Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla ybac k 54 3-2 Recordin g The b mark on the left o f “PRE-LIGHTING” changes to a z mark and th e z mar k on the left o f the setti ng changes to a ? mark. 18 Turn the M ENU knob unti l the desi red time to turn on the light before start ing to record appears. As you turn the MENU knob, the PRE-LIGHTING time chan ges [...]

Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 55 3-2 Recording Notes o n Auto In terval Rec mode Note the fo llowing poi nts. i.LINK During in terval recor ding, signa l input/ output thro ugh the i.LINK interface is i mpossible. Time code In Auto Interval Rec mode, t he internal time code generator r uns in R-RUN mode regard less of how the F - RUN/SET/R-R [...]

Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla ybac k 56 3-2 Recordin g The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark. 8 Turn the MENU knob to move t he b mark to “TRIGGER INT ERVAL”. 9 Press th e MENU knob. The b mark o n the left of “TRIGGER INTERVAL” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the le ft of the setting c hanges to a ? mark . [...]

Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 57 3-2 Recording The camcorder starts recording in Manual Interval Rec mode. In the viewfinder, “MANU INTERVAL *FRAME” and the TALLY i ndicator (green) flash. • In the single sho t mode, the TALLY in dicator flashes twice pe r second. • In the cons ecutive mode, t he TALLY indicato r flashes four times pe[...]

Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla ybac k 58 3-2 Recordin g recorded, the retake function does not work e ven when the camcorder is in the record ing pause state. In this case, the message “RE-TAKE NOT ALLOW ED!” appears. When you want to rep lace the last c lip with a new clip, see 3-2-2 “Del eting Clips” ( page 48) . Once you ca rry out a retak[...]

Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 59 3-3 Checki ng Recor ding and Playback 3-3 Checking Recording and Playba ck Disc pla yback start position Althou gh this unit uses op tical discs, it is designed to offer the most conven ient features of t ape playback by VTRs. One of these is the pl ayback start posi tion, which works i n the same way as tape,[...]

Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla ybac k 60 3-3 Checking Record ing and Playba ck 3-3-2 Che c king the Last T wo Seconds of the Recor ding — Recor ding Revie w If you press the RE T button on th e lens while re cording is paused, the last two seconds of t he recording is p layed back on the viewfinder screen and t he color LCD. Use this functi on to c[...]

Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 61 3-3 Checki ng Recor ding and Playback To switch between d uration and tim ecode display in th e thumbnail display Press the HOLD button. Eac h press of the HOLD butto n switche s the dis play betwe en dura tion an t time code. To escape from the thum bnail displa y to the full- screen display Press the THUMBNA[...]

Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla ybac k 62 3-3 Checking Record ing and Playba ck 4 Turn the SEL/SET d ial or the MENU knob to se lect the desired frame. You can also sele ct frames with the fo llowing operations. Press the PREV or NEXT button: Select the previous or next frame. Press the PREV or NEXT button with the F REV or F FWD bu tton hel d down: S[...]

Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 63 3-4 Reco rding Vide o Signals from E xternal Equipment To escape from the thum bnail displa y to the full- screen display Press the TH UMBNAIL but ton, turning it o ff. 2 Turn the SEL/SET d ial or the MENU knob to se lect the sub cl ip you want t o cue up. 3 To cue up the selec ted sub clip, press the SEL/ SET[...]

Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla ybac k 64 3-4 Recording Vide o Signals fro m Exter nal Eq uipment 1 Holding down the MENU knob, se t the MENU ON/ OFF s witc h to ON. The TOP menu app ears. 2 Turn the MENU knob to move t he b mark to “OPERATION”. 3 Press th e MENU knob. If this is the first time the OP ERATION menu has been displayed, the CONTENTS [...]

Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla ybac k 65 3-5 Free zing a Picture Durin g Playback from external equipmen t connected to the GENLOCK IN connector. Proceed as follows. 1 Display the SO URCE SEL page on the screen. For the operatio n, see 3-4- 1 “Reco rding a DV Stream From Exte rnal Equi pment” on pag e 63. 2 Move the b mark to “ EXT VIDEO S OURC[...]

66 4-1 Overv iew Chapter 4 Scene Selection 4-1 Overvi ew Clip lists and sub c lips Scene select ion is a f unction which al lows you t o save, load, and edit clip lists consi sting of clips recorded on disc, or parts of cl ips, arranged in a ny order. Cli ps or parts of clips which have been inserted into clip lists are called sub clips. Clip lists[...]

Chapter 4 Scene Sele ction 67 4-2 B asi c Op erati ons 4-2 Bas ic Oper ation s 4-2-1 Creating Clip Lists You can create a clip list by se lecting a desired cl ip from the thu mbnail di splay, an d includin g it in the c lip list as a sub clip. Note Up to 99 clip l ists can be handl ed in the CLIP men u. Inc luding a c lip sel ected from the thumbna[...]

Chapter 4 Scene Se lection 68 4-2 Basic Ope rations To move the curso r within the scene selection window When the scene select ion window appears as you ca rry out step 3 , use the SEL/SET di al to move in the desir ed directi on. 6 When you have adde d all of the desired cli ps, save the current clip list to disc. For detail s, see 4-3-2 “Savin[...]

Chapter 4 Scene Sele ction 69 4-2 B asi c Op erati ons 3 Select the de sired clip list (except for NE W FILE), and pres s the SEL /SET dial or t he MEN U kn ob. The message “LOAD OK? YES b NO” appears. 4 Turn the S EL/SET di al or the ME NU knob to move t he b mark to “YES” a nd press the dial/knob. The selected cli p list is loaded into th[...]

Chapter 4 Scene Se lection 70 4-2 Basic Ope rations 6 Use the SEL/SET dial or th e MENU knob to move the cursor to the po sition where you want to move the selected sub cl ip. Note You can pre ss the THUM BNAIL butto n to return to full- screen sub clip display, wit hout moving a sub cli p. 7 Press th e SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob. The sub cl ip [...]

Chapter 4 Scene Sele ction 71 4-3 Clip List Operat ions The sub cli p deletion screen appe ars. To cance l the deletion , and escape from the su b clip deletion scree n Do either of th e following. • Select CANCEL, and press the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob. • Press the RESET but ton. The screen returns to th e sub clip thu mbnail di splay. 3 [...]

Chapter 4 Scene Se lection 72 4-3 Clip List Operatio ns The dat e of creation or the title o f each clip l ist is shown in th e list of cl ip lists. To switch be tween the date a nd th e title, hold down the SHI FT bu tton a nd pres s the S EL/ SET dial or the M ENU butt on. (T he date of creation i s always shown f or clip li sts withou t titles.)[...]

Chapter 4 Scene Sele ction 73 4-3 Clip List Operat ions 4-3-5 Clearing the Current Clip List Proceed as follows t o clear the current clip list, leaving it with no c lip list loa ded. 1 Select CLEAR in the CLIP menu, and press the SEL/ SET dial or the MENU kno b. The foll owing screen di splay appears. 2 Press th e SEL/SET dial or the Men u knob. T[...]

Chapter 4 Scene Se lection 74 4-4 Using the PDZ- 1 Proxy Browsi ng Software 4-4 Using the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software When a comput er with the PDZ-1 Pr oxy Browsin g Software insta lled is connected to this unit, you can transfer the proxy AV data an d metadata fi les recorded on a disc to th e computer. On the comp uter side, PDZ-1 enables you [...]

75 5-1 Settin g the Recordin g Format (PDW-530/ 530P only) Chapter 5 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 5-1 Setti ng the Recording Forma t (PDW-530/53 0P only) Before recor ding with the PDW -530/530P, i t is necessary to set the recording format for each of vi deo and audi o. Video r ecording for mat: MP EG IMX 50 Mbps, 40 Mbps, 30 Mbps, or DV[...]

Chapter 5 Adjustme nts and Setti ngs f or Recording 76 5-1 Setting t he Recording F ormat (PDW-530/ 530P onl y) 6 Turn the MENU knob to move t he b mark to “REC FORMAT”, and press the MENU knob again. The b mark at the side of “REC FORMAT” changes to a z mark, and the z mark by “IMX50” changes to a ? mark. 7 Turn the MENU kno b to displ[...]

Chapter 5 A djustments and Se ttings f or Record ing 77 5-2 Adj usting th e Black Balanc e and the White Balanc e 5-2 Adjusti ng the Black Balance an d the White Balance To ensure excel lent image q uality when using this camcorder, condi tions may require that both the black balance and the white balance be adjusted . Blac k balance adjus tment Th[...]

Chapter 5 Adjustme nts and Setti ngs f or Recording 78 5-2 Adjust ing the Black B alance a nd the White Balance Black balance adjustment error messages If any of t he above erro r messages is displayed , retry the black balance adjustment. Keep pushing the AUTO W/B BAL to BLK until “- BLACK SET-” appears after “-BLACK BALANCE-” appears. If [...]

Chapter 5 A djustments and Se ttings f or Record ing 79 5-2 Adj usting th e Black Balanc e and the White Balanc e For the PDW -510/510P: If the se tting of the FILTER select or is ch anged, a message repo rting the sett ing appears f or about 3 seconds in the set ting change a nd adju stment pr ogress message display a rea of the v iewfinder screen[...]

Chapter 5 Adjustme nts and Setti ngs f or Recording 80 5-2 Adjust ing the Black B alance a nd the White Balance If any of t he above erro r messages is displayed , retry the white balance adjustment. If the error message occ urs again, an int ernal check is nec essary. For information abo ut this internal c heck, refer to the Maintena nce Manua l. [...]

Chapter 5 A djustments and Se ttings f or Record ing 81 5-3 Se tting the El ectr onic Shu tter 5-3 Set ting t he Electronic Shutter This sectio n describes the shutter modes t hat can be used with the electronic shu tter of the camcorder, and describe s the procedure for selecting the shu tter speed and shutt er mode. 5-3-1 Shu tter Modes The shutt[...]

Chapter 5 Adjustme nts and Setti ngs f or Recording 82 5-3 Setting t he Electron ic Shutte r Setting the shutter mode and standard- mode shutter speed Once the shutt er speed is selected, it is retained eve n when the camcorder power is turned off. 1 Follow the procedu re describe d in 7- 2-2 “Selec ting the Display Items” (pa ge 114) to set th[...]

Chapter 5 A djustments and Se ttings f or Record ing 83 5-3 Se tting the El ectr onic Shu tter Setting the shutte r speed in SLS (S low Speed Shutter) mod e 1 Set the shut ter speed mode to SLS. For the operati on, see “Sett ing the shutter mode and standard-mode shu tter speed” o n page 82. Example of vie wfinder scr een displa y for SLS setti[...]

Chapter 5 Adjustme nts and Setti ngs f or Recording 84 5-4 Changing the Reference V alue for Automat ic Iris Adjustmen t 5 Turn the MENU knob to move t he b mark to the shutter mode or shut ter speed y ou want, th en press the MENU knob. The b mark on t he left of the sel ected item chan ges to a z mark and the z mark on the le ft of the setting ch[...]

Chapter 5 A djustments and Se ttings f or Record ing 85 5-4 Chang ing the Reference V alue for Automat ic Iris Adjustmen t The z mark on the left of the selected item changes to a b mark and the ? mark on the left of the settin g changes to a z mark. The IRIS OVERRIDE it em is set to “ON”. 5 Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF. The AUTO IRIS page[...]

Chapter 5 Adjustme nts and Setti ngs f or Recording 86 5-5 Adjust ing the Audio L evel The b mark changes to a z mark and the z mark changes to a ? mark. 5 Turn the MENU knob un til the desi red auto iri s window appea rs, then press t he MENU knob. Auto ir is window The z mark on changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark. If you sel e[...]

Chapter 5 A djustments and Se ttings f or Record ing 87 5-5 Adjus ting th e Audio Level 1 To adjust the signal input to the AUDIO IN CH1 or AUDIO IN CH2 connector, set the AUDIO IN CH-1 or AUDIO IN CH-2 switch to REAR. To adjust both input signals, set both switches to R EAR. 2 Set the AUDIO SELECT switch(es) correspondi ng to the channel(s) select[...]

Chapter 5 Adjustme nts and Setti ngs f or Recording 88 5-5 Adjust ing the Audio L evel • The second top bar may turn on occasionally, but do not al low the top bar to go on. If it go es on, the a udio leve l is too high. Correspondence between recording level adjustment s and audio leve l controls In the AUDIO-3 pa ge of the MAINTENANCE men u, yo[...]

Chapter 5 A djustments and Se ttings f or Record ing 89 5-6 Se tting th e Time D ata 5-6 Setti ng t he Time Data 5-6-1 Setting the Time Code The time cod e setting range is from 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 to 23 : 59 : 59 : 2 9 (hours : mi nutes : sec onds : fra mes) for the PDW-510/530 , and from 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 to 23 : 59 : 59 : 24 for the PDW-510P /530P[...]

Chapter 5 Adjustme nts and Setti ngs f or Recording 90 5-6 Setting t he Time Data Setting the user bits 1 Set the DISPLAY switch to U-BIT. 2 Set the F-R UN/SET/R -RUN sw itch t o SET. The firs t (leftmost ) digit f lashes. 3 Use the SEL/ SET dial to set t he user bit dat a. To change the value of the flashing digi t, turn the dial, and to shif t to[...]

Chapter 5 A djustments and Se ttings f or Record ing 91 5-6 Se tting th e Time D ata Synchronizing the ti me code 1 Turn on th e POWE R switch. 2 Set the P RESET/R EGEN/C LOCK switch to PRESET . 3 Set the F-RUN/SET/ R-RUN switch to F-RUN . 4 Set the DISP LAY switch to TC. 5 Supply a time code si gnal and a ref erence video si gnal complyi ng with t[...]

Chapter 5 Adjustme nts and Setti ngs f or Recording 92 5-7 Setting t he Thumbnail I mage 5-7 Set ting t he Thumbnail Image When the unit is shippe d from the fa ctory, it is se t up to display th e first frame of a clip as the cli p’s thumbn ail image (see page 60) . As required , you can sele ct another frame to displ ay as a cli p’s thumbnail[...]

93 6-1 Overv iew Chapter 6 File Operations 6-1 Overvi ew A remote compu ter can be connecte d to this uni t and used to operat e on record ed data wh ich has been sav ed in data files, such as v ideo and audio data files. There are t wo way to conne ct a remot e compute r. • FAM connec tion Connect the S400 (i.LINK) connector on t his unit t o th[...]

Chapter 6 Fi le Ope ratio ns 94 6-1 Overv iew 6-1-2 File Operation Restricti ons This sectio n explains wh ich operati ons are possibl e on files stored in each directory. When requi red, the foll owing operati on tables dist inguish reading and writin g from parti al reading a nd writing. Read: Read data seque ntially fr om the sta rt to the en d [...]

Chapter 6 File Oper ations 95 6-1 Overv iew a) Only files which can b e written by XDCAM. Partial writin g is not possible. b) Only files whic h can be writte n by XDCAM c) Only wh en the wri te-pr otect t ab on the di sc is set to e nable r ecor ding, and when ex panded men u item 310 REC INHIB IT is set to “of f”. d) When an E*E01 .MXF file i[...]

Chapter 6 Fi le Ope ratio ns 96 6-2 File Acces s Mode File Operat ions 6-2 Fil e Acce ss Mode File Opera tions File acce ss mode operating en vironment Operating system requi rements for file operations by file access mode (called FAM below) are as fol lows. • Computer o perating syst em: Microsoft Windows 2000 Servic e Pack 4 o r higher, o r Mic[...]

Chapter 6 File Oper ations 97 6-2 File Access Mode File Operations Opera tion lim itations d uring FAM conn ections • With the excep tion of the EJECT b utton, recording button s and playback control bu ttons ar e disabled. • VDR of this uni t canno t be control led from d evices connected t o the REMOTE connector (8-pin) and S400 (i.LINK) conn[...]

Chapter 6 Fi le Ope ratio ns 98 6-3 FTP F ile Oper ations 6-3 FTP File Op erations File operation s between thi s unit and a remot e computer can be ca rried out by t he File Transfe r Protocol ( called FTP be low). A CBK-NC01 Network Adap tor (o ption) is required t o enable file o perations by FT P. For install ation and u se, see the Installati [...]

Chapter 6 File Oper ations 99 6-3 FTP File Ope ration s To log out To log out after fini shing file op eration s, enter “QUIT” at the command p rompt and pr ess the Enter key.[...]

Chapter 6 Fi le Ope ratio ns 100 6-3 FTP File Operati ons 6-3-1 Com mand List This uni t supports st andard FTP c ommands (see the next section) , an d extended FTP commands (see page 10 4) . Standard commands The following tabl e shows the standard FTP command s support ed by this u nit. In the command syntax column, <SP > means a space, ent[...]

Chapter 6 File Oper ations 101 6-3 FTP File Ope ration s STR U Specifi es the da ta structure . STR U <SP> <structure-cod e> <CRLF> <str uct ure- code> can be any of th e following. Howe ver , for XDCAM, th e structure is alw a ys “F , ” regard less of t he structur e-code specific ation . • F: Fi le structur e (def au[...]

Chapter 6 Fi le Ope ratio ns 102 6-3 FTP File Operati ons ST OR Begi ns trans f er of a cop y of a file in the speci fied path on the rem ote computer to the c urrent dire ctory on this uni t. Depen ding on t he typ e of file tra nsf erred, the f ollo wing items a re creat ed. •C * . M X F f i l e - C*M01.XML file (metadata) - C*S01.MXF file (pro[...]

Chapter 6 File Oper ations 103 6-3 FTP File Ope ration s ST A T Send s inf ormation a bout pr operties of the sp ecified file , or about data transf er status , from this unit to the remo te comput er . The fol low ing property inf ormation i s sent, d epending on the file type . • MXF file -F i l e n a m e - File type -C O D E C t y p e -F r a m[...]

Chapter 6 Fi le Ope ratio ns 104 6-3 FTP File Operati ons Extended commands The foll owing table sho ws the extende d FTP commands support ed by this u nit. In the command syntax column, <SP > means a space, entered by p ressing the space bar, and <CRLF> means a new line, entered by pressing the Enter key. Command na me Descri ption Com[...]

105 7-1 Menu Organizati on and Operat ion Chapter 7 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings 7-1 Menu Organiza tion and Opera tion 7-1-1 Menu Organization The followi ng shows the organi zation of men us that you can use to make various settings and adjustments. 1) In th is ma nual , t he USER menu co nsis ting of i tems and pa ges r egis tere d at the [...]

Chapter 7 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se ttings 106 7-1 Menu Organizati on and Operati on • OPE RATION menu: This menu contains it ems for chang ing settings acc ording to conditions re lated to the subject when the camcorder is being operat ed. •P A I N T m e n u This menu co ntains items fo r making de tailed im age adjustme nts while using a[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Dis plays and Detailed Setti ngs 107 7-1 Menu Organizati on and Operat ion Returning to the T OP menu fr om other menus There are two methods. • Ali gn the b mark with “TOP” at the top right of t he menu page, and press the MENU knob. • Push the CANCEL /PRST / E SCAPE switc h down to th e ESCAPE positio n repeate dly unti l t[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se ttings 108 7-1 Menu Organizati on and Operati on 8 To cont inue setting other it ems in the same p age, repeat steps from 4 to 7 . To can cel a change or retu rn to th e st andard setti ngs Proceed as follows. 1 Before pr essing the MENU b utton in ste p 7 of the above pr ocedure, push t he CANCEL/PRST / ESC[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Dis plays and Detailed Setti ngs 109 7-1 Menu Organizati on and Operat ion USER 19 EDIT a nd ASSIGN SEL EDIT , then press the MENU kn ob to display the pag e. If a differ ent page is di splayed, turn t he MENU knob until the desired page appea rs, then press t he MENU knob to select t he page. Example: W hen you select t he USER 2 ED[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se ttings 110 7-1 Menu Organizati on and Operati on The item select ed in step 1 moves to the po sition that you selected in step 3 . In the ab ove example, “MASTER BLACK” is moved to th e top and the ot her items ar e moved d own one line. Inser ting a blan k line You can insert a bl ank line abo ve the se[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Dis plays and Detailed Setti ngs 111 7-1 Menu Organizati on and Operat ion 2 Push the CANCEL/PR ST / ESCA PE switch to CANCEL/P RST. The message “PRESE T DATA OK?” appears. 3 Push the CANCEL/PR ST / ESCA PE switch to CANCEL/P RST again. In the above example , the VF DISP 2 p age is del eted. To dele te a pa ge by us ing th e menu[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se ttings 112 7-2 Status Display on the V iewfinde r Screen 7-2 Sta tus Disp lay on the Vi ewfind er Screen The viewfinde r screen displays not onl y the video pictur e but also cha racters and messages ind icating the camcorder settings and op erating status, a center mark er, a safety zone marker, etc. When t[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Dis plays and Detailed Setti ngs 113 7-2 Statu s Display on the Viewfin der Screen i Iris setting/au to iris override This indi cates the f-stop (ir is setting) of the lens. Also, the au to iris ov erride is d isplayed usi ng bars whi ch appear in the upper a nd lower parts to the left of the F number respectivel y. For detail s, see[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se ttings 114 7-2 Status Display on the V iewfinde r Screen 7-2-2 Selecting the Displa y Items To select the i tems to be displayed on the viewfinder screen from th e VF DISP 1 an d VF DISP 2 pages of the USER menu, turn on or off th e indication nex t to each item. To select the i tems to be displayed on the v[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Dis plays and Detailed Setti ngs 115 7-2 Statu s Display on the Viewfin der Screen 5 To set a nother ite m to “ON” or “OFF ”, repeat st eps 3 and 4 . 6 To end t he menu oper ation, set th e MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF or close the cover of th e menu operat ing section. 7-2-3 Di splay Modes and Setting Chan ge Con fi rma ti on/ [...]

Chapter 7 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se ttings 116 7-2 Status Display on the V iewfinde r Screen 2 Turn the MENU knob to move t he b mark to “VF DISPLAY MODE”, and press the MENU knob. The b mark on the left of “VF DISPLAY MODE” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the le ft of the setting c hanges to a ? mark . 3 Turn the MENU knob u nti[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Dis plays and Detailed Setti ngs 117 7-2 Statu s Display on the Viewfin der Screen 1 Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON. The last acce ssed menu page appe ars on the screen. 2 Turn the MENU knob unti l the VF SET TING page appears, and press the MENU knob to select the page. 1) When you use the viewf inder wh ich is not equ ipped w ith[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se ttings 118 7-2 Status Display on the V iewfinde r Screen You can set the following items on the SHOT DISP page . 1) T o carry out superimpo sed recordi ng, select the SHOT ID numbe r (1 to 4). Not to ca rry out superimp osed rec ording, se lect “OFF ”. 3 Turn the MENU k nob to move the b mark to the item[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Dis plays and Detailed Setti ngs 119 7-2 Statu s Display on the Viewfin der Screen 4 Enter or change the shot ID. When you a re enteri ng the whole shot ID, go to step 2 . 1 Turn the MENU knob to move the x mark to the character which yo u want to cha nge, then press the MENU knob. A character table appears. 2 Turn the M ENU knob unt[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se ttings 120 7-2 Status Display on the V iewfinde r Screen This wind ow allows you to confi rm why the ! ( warning) indicator lights. You can use the '!' LED p age of the USE R menu to set whether or not the ! (war ning) indicat or lights. FUNCTI ON window This window a llows you to conf irm the assi[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Dis plays and Detailed Setti ngs 121 7-2 Statu s Display on the Viewfin der Screen The b mark on t he left of the sel ected item chan ges to a z mark and the z mark on the le ft of the setting changes to a ? mark. 4 Turn the MENU knob to select whether or not to display th e selected windo w, then press the MENU knob. The z mark chan[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se ttings 122 7-3 Adjustmen ts and Settin gs from Menus 7-3 Adjust ments an d Settin gs from Men us The camcorder provid es menus for adjustment s and settings. 7-3-1 Setting Ga in V alues f or the GAIN Selector P osition s Before using t he camcorder, use the GAIN SW page of the USER menu to set the gai ns cor[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Dis plays and Detailed Setti ngs 123 7-3 Adjust ments and Sett ings from Menu s 3 Turn the ME NU knob to move th e b ma rk to “ REA R BNC OUT SEL”, and pr ess the MENU knob. The b mark on the left of “REAR BNC OUT SEL” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the le ft of the setting c hanges to a ? mark . 4 Turn the MENU knob t[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se ttings 124 7-3 Adjustmen ts and Settin gs from Menus See 3-4-1 “Recording a DV Stream Fro m Externa l Equipmen t” (page 63) for more informat ion on t he input setting o f the i.L INK DV IN/ OUT S400 connector. 7-3-3 Setting the Color T emperature Manuall y You can adjust the value of the white ba lance [...]

Chapter 7 Menu Dis plays and Detailed Setti ngs 125 7-3 Adjust ments and Sett ings from Menu s 4 Set the W HITE BAL swit ch to the posi tion corres ponding t o the desir ed channel (A or B). Note If t he W HITE BAL s witc h is not set to A or B wh en you operat e the camcorder, the a djustment value will not be r eflected i n the output signal. 5 T[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se ttings 126 7-3 Adjustmen ts and Settin gs from Menus Functions to b e assigned to the ASSIGN 1/3/4 (push-type) swi tch 1) Even when the MARKE R item is set to “OF F” on the MARKE R page of the US ER menu, the ASSIGN 1/3/4 swi tch allows you to displ ay or not t o display all markers. 2) Even if the RETUR[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Dis plays and Detailed Setti ngs 127 7-3 Adjust ments and Sett ings from Menu s 4 Turn the MENU k nob to move the b mark to the item you want t o set, and press MENU knob. The b mark changes t o a z mark, and the z mar k by the setti ng changes to a ? mark. 5 Turn the MENU knob t o switch to the desired set ting, and press the MENU k[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se ttings 128 7-3 Adjustmen ts and Settin gs from Menus To cance l the set ting Before executing step 8 , move the b mark to “ESC” at the top right of the wind ow and press the M ENU knob. Alternatively, push the CANCEL/PRST / ESCAPE switch down to the ESCAPE side . All settings o r changes are disc arded a[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Dis plays and Detailed Setti ngs 129 7-3 Adjust ments and Sett ings from Menu s To disp lay “16: 9” in col or bars By setting the “SHOT 16:9 ID” on the S HOT DISP page of the USER menu to ON, you can rec ord a “16:9” mod e indicator sup erimposed on the color bars. For detail s, see 7-2-6 “R ecording Sho t Data Superimp[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se ttings 130 7-3 Adjustmen ts and Settin gs from Menus The video signal of an odd scanning line and t hat of an even scanning l ine are output from the CCD alternat ely. Thus, the timing of the odd-fiel d video sig nal and even - field vi deo sign al are diff erent. PsF (p rogress ive sc an) mode Progressive s[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Dis plays and Detailed Setti ngs 131 7-3 Adjust ments and Sett ings from Menu s 4 To end the men u operation, set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OF F. 7-3-10Using UMID Data To perfo rm operati ons from interv iewing to editing effectively and to detect audio -visual materials easi ly when reusi ng them, metad ata that provides addi tional[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se ttings 132 7-3 Adjustmen ts and Settin gs from Menus For detail s, see “UMID Menu Setu p” on page 13 2. Funct ion s of UMID da ta The UMID d ata enables the followings: • Add a globa lly uniq ue ID to ever y shot of audi o-visual material. Th e unique ID is used t o detect the mate rial source and to l[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Dis plays and Detailed Setti ngs 133 7-3 Adjust ments and Sett ings from Menu s or JPN _ where _ represe nts a space. ORGAN IZATION (organiz ation c ode) When you select this item, the ORGANIZATION window appears. (Refer to the COUNTRY CODE windo w above.) Enter an ab breviated 4- byte al phanumeric str ing for the organi zation code[...]

Chapter 7 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se ttings 134 7-3 Adjustmen ts and Settin gs from Menus 5 Turn the MENU kno b to display “ENABL”, the n press the MENU knob. The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark. 6 To end t he menu oper ation, set th e MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF. Note Before enab ling auto matic acquis ition of [...]

Chapter 7 Menu Dis plays and Detailed Setti ngs 135 7-4 Resettin g USER Menu Settin gs to the St andard Sett ings 4 To end t he menu oper ation, set th e MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF. 7-4 Reset ting USER Menu Sett ings to the Standard Settings You can retu rn all setting s in the USER me nu to the standard set tings. It is al so possible to change the[...]

136 8-1 Saving and Loading User Files to and fr om a “Memory Stick” Chapter 8 Saving and Loa ding User Setting Data 8-1 Saving and Loa ding User Fil es to and from a “M emory Stick” The camcorder is equipped with a “Memory Stick” drive, which enables you to save user files, scene file s, lens files, reference files and “ ALL ” files[...]

Chapter 8 Sa ving and Load ing User Sett ing Data 137 8-1 Saving and Loadin g User F iles t o and from a “Memory S tick” Note If i t does no t fi t into the slot pr operl y or if there is some resista nce when you insert i t, the “Memory Sti ck” may be turned aro und or upside down. Do not force the “Memo ry Stick” into th e slot. C onf[...]

Chapter 8 Saving and Lo ading User Set ting Data 138 8-1 Saving and Loading User Files to and fr om a “Memory Stick” When a ? appears on the left of “P00” at t he top left of the page, you can change the page . Up to 20 page s, from P00 to P 19, can be used to save u ser files in t he “Memory Sti ck”. Each pag e can hold u p to 5 fil es[...]

Chapter 8 Sa ving and Load ing User Sett ing Data 139 8-1 Saving and Loadin g User F iles t o and from a “Memory S tick” Note Set the file ID before savi ng data in the “Memo ry Stick”. Otherwise, the file I D is not sav ed with t he other dat a. Proceed as follows. 1 On the USER FILE page , turn t he MENU knob t o move the b mark to “F. [...]

Chapter 8 Saving and Lo ading User Set ting Data 140 8-1 Saving and Loading User Files to and fr om a “Memory Stick” 4 Turn the MENU knob unti l the page whi ch contai ns the desired file number appea rs, the n press the MENU knob. 5 Turn the MENU knob to move t he b mark to the desired file number to be loaded, and press the MENU knob. The mes[...]

Chapter 8 Sa ving and Load ing User Sett ing Data 141 8-2 Savin g and Loadin g Scene Files 8-2 Savin g and Loa ding Scene Files You can save var ious setti ngs for shoot ing a particul ar scene as a scene fi le. Loading the scene file, you can quickly recreat e setup condit ions suitable for the sce ne. You can save up to five scene fi les in the c[...]

Chapter 8 Saving and Lo ading User Set ting Data 142 8-2 Saving a nd Loa ding Sce ne Files 2 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to the desired file number, an d press the MENU knob. The message “STORE OK? YES b NO” appears. 3 To carry out the storing, mov e the b mark to “YES” and press t he MENU knob. To cancel, press t he MENU knob lea[...]

Chapter 8 Sa ving and Load ing User Sett ing Data 143 8-2 Savin g and Loadin g Scene Files Note If files h ave been saved i n the page select ed in step 2 , those files are replaced with files l oaded from the camcorder memory. For exampl e, files fro m 001 to 005 are replaced. Setting the file ID Before the data is sav ed as a scene file, i t is u[...]

Chapter 8 Saving and Lo ading User Set ting Data 144 8-2 Saving a nd Loa ding Sce ne Files The camcorde r returns to th e settings before sel ecting this scene fi le. To load a sc ene file saved in the “Mem ory Stick” Proceed as fol lows. 1 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “SCENE RECALL”, and pre ss the MENU knob. The P00 SCENE RECA[...]

Chapter 8 Sa ving and Load ing User Sett ing Data 145 8-3 Jumping to a File- Related Men u Page When Insert ing a “Memory Stick” For detail s about the it ems in the refe rence file, re fer to the Maintena nce Manua l. On the SCENE FILE page (see page 14 3) , tu rn the ME NU knob to move t he b mark to “STANDARD”, and press the MENU knob. T[...]

Chapter 8 Saving and Lo ading User Set ting Data 146 8-3 Jumping to a File-Relat ed Menu Page When In serting a “Memo ry Stick” 5 Press th e MENU knob to confirm the sel ection. The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark. Notes In the following c ases, jumping to the ta rget page is impossible. • When the power is turn [...]

147 9-1 Power Supply Chapter 9 Setting Up the Camcorder 9-1 Power Su pply The following power supplies c an be used with t he camcorder. • BP-GL65 /GL95/L6 0S Lith ium-ion Battery Pa ck • BP-M100 Nickel Metal Hydride Recha rgeable Battery Pack • AC power using t he AC-550/5 50CE or AC-DN10 AC adaptor 9-1-1 Using a Battery P ac k When a BP-GL9[...]

Chapter 9 Sett ing Up the Camcor der 148 9-1 Power S upply Detaching the battery pack Detaching the battery pack Note During reco rding or pla yback (while the ACCESS indicator is lit), be careful nev er to r emove the bat tery pack. 9-1-2 A vo iding Breaks i n Operation Due to an exhausted Battery When the bat tery pack is b ecoming exhau sted, yo[...]

Chapter 9 Sett ing Up the Camcorde r 149 9-2 Adjus ting the View finder 9-2 Adjusti ng the Viewfinder For maximum vi ewing convenien ce, you can adj ust the viewfinder position i n the left-ri ght and backward -forward directi ons. 9-2-1 Adjusting the Viewfinder Po s i t i o n Adjustin g the position to the left or right Proceed as follows. Adjusti[...]

Chapter 9 Sett ing Up the Camcor der 150 9-2 Adjustin g the Vi ewfinder 9-2-3 Detaching the Viewfinder Detaching the viewfinder 1 Point th e viewfinder barrel up or down. 2 Loosen t he viewfinder l eft-righ t positioning ring. 3 Holding th e viewfinder st opper up, sl ide the viewfinder in the directi on indic ated by the arr ow and detac h it. 4 R[...]

Chapter 9 Sett ing Up the Camcorde r 151 9-2 Adjus ting the View finder 1 Turn the arm of t he rotation mechanism assembl y of the BKW -401 in the direction of the arrow in th e following illustratio n. Next, usin g a hexagonal wrench 3 mm across fl ats, remove the bolts (M4 × 8), to separate the ro tation mechanism assembly from t he viewfinder f[...]

Chapter 9 Sett ing Up the Camcor der 152 9-3 Mounting t he Lens 3 Turn the eyepi ece locking ri ng clockwis e until its “LOCK” arrow point s at the red mark on the viewfinder barrel. Note When the eyecup is worn out, repla ce it with a new one (service p art number 3- 723-079- 03). (The camcorder was shippe d with an eyecup wh ose part number i[...]

Chapter 9 Sett ing Up the Camcorde r 153 9-4 Ad justing th e Flange Fo cal Length / 9-5 Audio In put System 9-4 Adjusti ng the Flange Focal Length If the lens does no t stay in focus properl y as you zoom from telephoto to wide angle, adjust the flange focal length (the dista nce from th e plane of the l ens mounting flange to the imaging plane). M[...]

Chapter 9 Sett ing Up the Camcor der 154 9-5 Audio Input S ystem 2 Place t he microphone i n the micro phone holder. 3 Plug t he microphone cab le in to the MI C IN connector , then set the AUDIO IN switch for the des ired recordi ng channel to F RONT or F. 4 Secure the microphone cable wi th the cable cla mp. 9-5-2 Using an External Microphone You[...]

Chapter 9 Sett ing Up the Camcorde r 155 9-5 Aud io Input System 3 Open the CA C-12 and remove t he microp hone adaptor. 1) Attach the microphone adaptor whe n using a smal l-diamet er external microp hone. 4 Place an e lectret co ndenser micr ophone in the CAC- 12. 5 Connect the mi crophone cable to the AUDIO IN CH1 or AUDIO IN CH2 connector. Set [...]

Chapter 9 Sett ing Up the Camcor der 156 9-5 Audio Input S ystem For the operat ion of t he WRR-855A/8 55B, refer t o the manual suppl ied wi th the WR R-855A/ 855B. Notes • When the XLR connecti on automatic det ection funct ion is on, even if the AUDIO IN CH-1 or CH-2 switch is set to WIREL ESS, the signal inp ut to the AUDIO IN C H1 or CH2 con[...]

Chapter 9 Sett ing Up the Camcorde r 157 9-5 Aud io Input System 9-5-4 Co nnecting Line Input A u dio Equipment Connect the audio output con nector of t he audio equipment that supplies the line input signal to the AUDIO IN CH 1 or C H2 c onne ctor. Switch sett ings Set t he LINE / AES/ EBU / MI C switc h for th e channe l to which the audi o signa[...]

Chapter 9 Sett ing Up the Camcor der 158 9-6 Tripod Mo unting 9-6 Tripod Mount ing You can ea sily mount and dismount the camcorder on a trip od by using the VCT- 14 tri pod adapto r (not supp lied). 1 Attach t he tripod adaptor t o the tri pod. 2 Mount the ca mcorder o n the trip od adaptor. Remo ving the camcorde r fr om the tripod adaptor Removi[...]

Chapter 9 Sett ing Up the Camcorde r 159 9-7 Attachin g the Shou lder Strap / 9- 8 Adjusting the Shoulder Pa d Position 9-7 Attac hing the Shoulder Stra p Attach the sup plied shoulde r strap as shown below. Attaching the shoulder strap Attaching the shoulder strap Removing the shoulder strap 9-8 Adjusti ng the Shoulder Pad Position You can shif t [...]

Chapter 9 Sett ing Up the Camcor der 160 9-9 Putting on the Rain Cover (Not Suppli ed) 9-9 Putting on t he Rain Cover (Not Su pplied) Attach t he rain cover (par t number 3-191 -064-02) as illustrat ed below. Yo u can insert and r emove cassett e tapes, oper ate variou s switches and co ntrols, and mount the camco rder on the tri pod adaptor wi th [...]

Chapter 9 Sett ing Up the Camcorde r 161 9-10 Connec ting the Remote Cont rol Unit 9-10 Connecting the Remote Control Unit Connecti ng the R M-B150/B750 R emote Contr ol Unit enables re mote co ntrol of th e principal c amera fu nctions. Connecti ng the r emote cont rol unit t o the REMOT E connector (8-pin) a utomatically puts the camcorder into r[...]

Chapter 9 Sett ing Up the Camcor der 162 9-10 Connecti ng the Remot e Control Unit Structure of the paint a djustme nt data As the illustr ation above sh ows, the non-vol atile me mory of the camcor der consists o f two regi ons: one is t he independen t data region t hat becomes e ffective wh en the remote cont rol unit is n ot connected, an d the[...]

163 10-1 Te sting the Camcor der Befo re Shooting Chapter 10 Maintenance 10-1 Testing the Camcorder Before Shooting Check the functi ons of the camcorder before set ting ou t for a shooting sessio n, preferably by ope rating the camcorde r together wi th a color video monit or. 10-1-1 Preparations f o r T esting 1 Attach a fully cha rged battery p [...]

Chapter 1 0 Maintenanc e 164 10-1 Testing th e Camcorder Bef ore Shootin g T esting the vi ewfinder Proceed as follows. 1 Adjust the positi on of the viewfinder. 2 Check that th e color bars are displayed on the viewfinder screen, an d adjust the BRIGHT, CONTRAST, and PEAKING controls to give the best color bar display. 3 Check each of t he followi[...]

Chapter 10 Maintenance 165 10-1 Te sting the Camcor der Befo re Shooting (1) T esting the recording and pla yback functions 1 Set the VDR SAVE/STBY switch to SAVE and check that the S AVE indicator in the vie wfinder goes o n. 2 Set the VDR SAVE/STBY sw itch to STBY and check that the S AVE indicator in the vie wfinder goes o ff. 3 Set the switche [...]

Chapter 1 0 Maintenanc e 166 10-1 Testing th e Camcorder Bef ore Shootin g 4 Aim the micropho nes at a sound source. 5 Check that th e audio level meters on the color and monochrome LCDs and the audio level indicators in the viewfind er reflect the chang ing sound level. (6) Chec king the XLR connection automatic detection function Before starting [...]

Chapter 10 Maintenance 167 10-2 Mainten ance 10-2 Main tenanc e 10-2-1 Cleaning the Vie wfinder Use a dust blower t o clean the CRT screen an d mirror inside the v iewfinder barrel. Clean th e lens and pr otect ing filter wi th a commerc ially available l ens cleaner. Caution Never use organ ic solvents such as thinners. Disas sembling th e eyepiec[...]

Chapter 1 0 Maintenanc e 168 10-3 Operation Warnings 10-3 Operation Warn ings When a problem occurs at power o n or during o peration, a warning is given by the relevant indicato rs on the color and monochrome LCDs, in the viewfinder an d on the camcorder bo dy. The speaker a nd earphone also give audible warnings. Operatio n warnings Alarm Messag [...]

Chapter 10 Maintenance 169 10-3 Ope ration War nings 1) Asterisks (*) are rep laced by digits in the disp lay. 2) During re cording 3) During playba ck, fast forward , fast reverse, or stop 4) 1 flash/second 5) 4 flashes/second 6) During re cording p ause 7) D urin g recor ding or paus e. 8) Color L CD only Opera tion/error messag es An operatio n [...]

Chapter 1 0 Maintenanc e 170 10-3 Operation Warnings 1) “**” indicat es the bit rate (50/40/ 30). 2) REC INHI .! a ppea rs if you a ttemp t to star t re cordin g. Notes on CCD imag e sens or s Verti cal smear Smear ten ds to be produ ced when an ext remely bright objec t is be ing shot; i t is m ore like ly to oc cur with a fa ster electronic s[...]

171 Specifications Appendixes Specific atio ns General Power voltage 12 V DC +5.0/–1.0 V Power consumpti on Approx. 3 6 W (with 12 V DC sup ply, when recordin g with the color LCD off) Operating temperature –5°C to +40°C ( 32°F to 104°F ) Operatin g humidity 10% to 90% (relat ive hum idity) Storage temperature –20°C to + 60°C (–4°F t[...]

Appendix es 172 Specifications Built-in fi lters PDW-510/ 510P CC + ND filter 1: 3200K 2: 5600 K + 1 / 8 ND 3: 5600K 4: 5600 K + 1 / 64 ND PDW-530/ 530P CC fi lter A: Cross filter B: 320 0K C: 430 0K D: 6300K ND filter 1: Clear 2: 1 / 4 ND 3: 1 / 16 ND 4: 1 / 64 ND Lens m ount 2 / 3 -inch 48 bayone t mount Sensi tivity F11 standar d (89.9% ref lect[...]

Appendix es 173 Specifications DC O UT 4-pin, 11 to 17 V DC, maximum rated cur rent 0.2 A LENS 12-pin REMOTE 8-pin LIGHT 2-pin i.LINK 6-pi n Recommended Additional Equipment P ower suppl y and related equipment BP- GL65/ GL95/L60S Ba ttery P ack BP-M100 B attery Pack BC-M50/M150 Battery C harger AC-550/550 CE AC Adaptor AC-DN10 AC Adaptor CA-701/ 7[...]

Appendix es 174 Menu List Menu List This section bri efly explains menus t hat the camcorder provid es for adjustments an d settings using tables. For the menu orga nization and th e USER menu, see Chapter 6 . This manual al so explains so me a djustments and settings to be made u sing the OPE RATION menu, PAINT menu , MAINTENANCE menu, FILE menu a[...]

Appendix es 175 Menu List a 02 TEST OUT TEST OUT MARKER OFF/ON OFF Selects whether or not the marke r signa l is mix ed to the output s ignal from the TEST OUT con nector . TEST OUT VFDISP OFF/ON OFF Selects whether or not the VF DISP displ ay signal is mix ed to the ou tput sign al from th e TEST OUT c onnector . TEST OUT MENU OFF/ON OFF Selects w[...]

Appendix es 176 Menu List a 03 FUNCTION 1 ASSIGN SW <1> OFF/CA CHE/ CHARA/MARKR/ R T AKE/A TW/RET . V/ RET/REC/TURBO/ D5600/ZEBRA/ FREZE/M.FRZ e tc. AT W See 7-3-5 “Ass igning Functio ns to ASSIGN 1/2/3/4 Switch es” on p age 125 . ASSIGN SW <2> OFF/CA CHE/ CHARA/MARKR/ V .SRC/ZEBRA/ FREZE/56 00 etc. OFF ASSIGN SW <3> OFF/CA CH[...]

Appendix es 177 Menu List 04 FUNCTION 2 D5600 OFF/ON OFF T urn s on an d off the functio n whic h electricall y app lies a 5600K color t emper ature filter . WIDE A WB OFF/ON ON T urns on and off th e functio n whic h widens th e ran ge adjus table by Auto Wh ite Balance . WHITE SWTCH <B > MEM/ A TW MEM Se ts the function of the WHITE BAL B s[...]

Appendix es 178 Menu List a 08 '!'LED GAIN <!> OFF/O N ON See 2-10 “Ind icators in the V iewfinder” o n page 40 . 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 09 MAR KER 1 M ARKE R OFF /ON OF F See[...]

Appendix es 179 Menu List a 13 A UT O IRIS IRIS O VERRIDE OFF/ ON OFF See 5 -4 “Chang ing the Refere nce V alue for Automati c Iris Adjustm ent” on page 84 . IRIS SPEED (–99 to +9 9) 0 CLIP HIGH LIG HT OF F/ON OF F 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 HE IGHT 2 0 to 120 85/72 I[...]

Appendix es 180 Menu List 20 FORMA T 16:9/4 :3 SELECT 16:9/4:3 16:9 See 7-3-8 “Selecting the Aspec t Rat io” o n page 12 8 . SCAN MODE I/PsF/24P (24P only w hen opti on boa rd inst alled) I See 7-3-9 “Setti ng the CCD Scan Mo de” on page 1 29 . UC/J SELECT (PD W-5 10/530 onl y) UC/J UC Selects the sign al f or mat. 21 SOURC E SEL REC VIDEO [...]

Appendix es 181 Menu List PA I N T M e n u L i s t The followi ng table li sts and describ es the items in th e PAINT menu. When th e setting ra nge in the Setting s column is surrounded by par entheses ( ), the setu p value is a relati ve value . The setting range shown o n the menu screen may differ f rom what is shown i n the manua l. No. P age [...]

Appendix es 182 Menu List 04 G AMMA GAMM A OFF/ON ON T ur ns the gamma c orrection f unction o n or off . STEP GAMMA 0 .35 t o 0.90 0 .45 Sets the master g amma correc tion curve in steps . MASTER GAMMA (–99 to +99) 0 Sets the mas ter gamma correctio n curve . R GAMMA (–99 to +99) 0 Sets the R g amma co rrection curve . G GAMMA (–99 to +99) 0[...]

Appendix es 183 Menu List 08 DET AIL 2 KNEE APER TURE OFF/ON OFF T ur ns the knee aperture function on or off . KNEE APT L VL (–99 to +99) 0 Sets the knee aperture le v el. DET AIL COMB (–99 to 0) 0 Sets the le v el at whi ch the co mb filter becomes eff ectiv e. CRO SS COLOR O N/OFF OFF T ur ns the cross color co mpone nt on or off . CROSS COL[...]

Appendix es 184 Menu List 11 M TX LINEAR MA TRIX OFF/ON OFF T ur ns the linear matrix correc tion a nd user- set matrix c orrection functions on or off . MA TRIX (USER) OFF/ON OFF T urns the user-s et matrix correct ion functi on on or off . MA TRIX (PRESET) OFF/ON ON T ur ns the p reset matrix correction f unction o n or off . MA TRIX (USER) R-G ([...]

Appendix es 185 Menu List 14 L O W KEY SA T . LO W KEY SA T . OFF/ON OFF T ur ns the lo w k ey satur ation func tion on or off . L.KEY SA T . LEVEL (–99 to +99) 0 Sets the s aturatio n le v el of the low lu minance par t. L.KEY SA T . RANGE LO W/L.MID/ H.MID/HIGH HIGH Sets the lumin ance le vel at which the lo w key satur ation fun ction bec omes[...]

Appendix es 186 Menu List MAINTENANCE Menu List The followi ng table li sts and describ es the items in th e MAINTENANCE menu. When th e setting ra nge in the Setting s column is surrounded b y parenthe ses ( ), the setup value is a rel ative value. Th e setting range sh own on the menu screen may differ fr om what is shown in the manual. No. P age[...]

Appendix es 187 Menu List 04 BA TTER Y BEFORE END 1 5/10 to 95/1 00% 5% Used when a BP-GL65/GL9 5/M100 Bat ter y P a c k is u sed. Sets the v oltage w arning le v el just bef ore the ba ttery ends. END 1 0/1/2/3/4 /5% 0% Used when a BP-GL6 5/GL95/M 100 Battery P ack is use d. Sets the v oltage l e v el at wh ich the batte r y en ds and th e camcor [...]

Appendix es 188 Menu List 06 A UDIO-2 AU D A T A LEN (IMX) (PD W-530/5 30P only) 16 bit//2 4 bit 16bit Sets t he bit len gth of the d igital audio recording . A U REF LEVEL –20 dB /–18 dB/ –16 dB /–12 dB/ EBUL –20 dB Sets the re fe rence le vel (H ead Room). A U REF OUT 0 dB/+4 dB/–3 dB/ EBUL 0 dB Sets the outp ut ref erenc e le v el. A[...]

Appendix es 189 Menu List 07 A UDIO-3 AU SG (1kH z) ON/OFF/A UT O OFF Sets wh ether to output a 1 kHz te st tone during the C olor Bar mo de or not. ON: a 1 k Hz test tone is o utput d uring the Color Bar mode . OFF: a 1 kHz test tone is not output during the Color Bar mode . A UT O: a 1 k Hz test tone is o utput only when the CH 1 A UDIO SELECT s [...]

Appendix es 190 Menu List 08 TIMECODE TC OUT A UT O/GENE A UTO Selects the time cod e signal output. A UT O: Outputs the ti me code g ener ator outpu t dur ing reco rding and outpu ts the time co de re ader outpu t dur ing playback. GENE: O utputs th e time co de gen erator outpu t du ri ng rec ordi ng an d playba ck. DF/NDF (PD W-510/5 30 only) DF[...]

Appendix es 191 Menu List 10 ESSENCE MARK SHO T MARK 1 OFF/ON OFF See 3-2-3 “Re cording Es sence Mark s” on page 48. SHO T MARK 2 OFF/ON OFF O VER AUDIO MARK OFF/ ON OFF GAIN CHG. MARK OFF/ON OFF FIL TER CHG. MARK OFF/ ON OFF SHUTTER CHG. MARK OFF/ ON OFF WHITE CHG. MARK OFF/ ON OFF FLASH MARK OFF/ON OFF FLASH MARK LEVEL 1 to 20 10 INDE X PIC. [...]

Appendix es 192 Menu List 13 A UT O IRIS 2 IRIS WINDOW 1/2/3/4/5/6/V AR 1 Selects the au to iris detectio n window . V AR is var i able . IRIS WINDOW IND OFF/ON OFF T urns on and o ff the function which displa ys a frame marke r f or the au to iris de tection window . IRIS LEVEL (–99 to +99) 0 Lev el a djustmen t of the au to iris target v alue I[...]

Appendix es 193 Menu List 16 ND COMP ND OFFSET ADJUST OFF/ON — T urns on and of f the mode which sets ND (neutr al dens ity) filter color compens ation val ue s. CLEAR ND OFFSET — EXEC Clea rs ND f ilter color compen sati on values. 17 A UT O SHADING A UT O BLK SHADING EXEC EXEC Ex ecute the auto b lac k shooti ng function. RESET BLK SHD EXEC E[...]

Appendix es 194 Menu List FILE Menu List The followi ng table li sts and describ es the items in th e FILE menu. When th e setting ra nge in the Setting s column is surrounded b y parenthe ses ( ), the setup value is a rel ative value . The setting range shown o n the menu screen may differ f rom what is shown i n the manua l. No. P age Item Settin[...]

Appendix es 195 Menu List 1) “EX” is displa yed when the ex tender is on , and “0.8” is di splayed whe n the shrinker is on . 05 REFERENCE REFERENCE STORE — EXEC Sav e referen ce file in internal memo r y . REFERENCE CLEAR — EXEC Clear ref erence file . REFERENCE LO AD — EXEC Load r ef erence file. REFERENCE SA VE — EXEC Sav e refer[...]

Appendix es 196 Menu List DIA GNOSIS Men u List The followi ng table li sts and describ es the items in th e DIAGNOSIS menu. No. P age Item Description 01 H OURS ME TER OPERA TION Di spla ys the total tim e that th is un it has be en po wered on, in units of ho urs. OPERA TION (rst) Displ a ys the to tal tim e that th is unit h as been powe red on,[...]

Appendix es 197 Menu List 07 DISC ST A TUS USER ID: Display s the us er ID of the d isc itse lf . TITLE: Display s the titl e of th e disc i tself . REMAIN Displa ys the remai ning capa city of th e disc. REWRITE Displa ys the numbe r of tim es the disc has been re written. SAL V AGE Displ ay s “require d” when sal vag e is r equired. FILE SYST[...]

Appendix es 198 About a “Memory Stick” About a “Memory Stick” What is “Memory Stic k”? “Memory St ick” is a n ew compact, portable an d versatile IC (Integrated Circuit) recordin g medium with a data capacity that exceed s a floppy di sk. “Memory Stick” is speciall y designed f or exchan ging and shari ng digit al data among “[...]

Appendix es 199 About a “Memory S tick” Precaut ions • To prevent dat a loss, make ba ckups of data f requentl y. In no event wi ll Sony be l iable for any loss of da ta. • Unauthor ized reco rding may b e contrary to th e provision s of cop yright la w. When you use a “Memory Stick” that h as been pre-recorded, be sure t hat the materi[...]

Appendi xes 200 Glossa ry Glossar y AES/ EBU A standard est ablished jo intl y by the AES (Audi o Engineering Society) and EBU (European Broadcasting Union) for serial transmission of digit al audio. T wo channels of audio can be transmi tted via a singl e connector. Aliasing Distorti on which occurs during sampling to conv ert analog signals to di[...]

Appendix es 201 Gloss ary certain t ypes of noise i nherent to CCDs. See also CCD. Hunting Repeated brighteni ng and da rkening of an image resulting from repeated respo nse t o automa tic iris control . i.LIN K Another n ame for the IE EE1394- 1995 standards and their revisions. XDCAM uses the i.LINK interface to transfer DV streams by the AV/C pr[...]

Appendi xes 202 Glossa ry UMID Unique Materi al Identifier. A standard (SMPTE 330 M) for video and audio metadata. The Basic section of a UMID contains a globall y unique n umber and a material number for the identifi cation of recorded material . An optional section ca lled the “So urce Pack” contains information such as the time and locat ion[...]

Inde x 203 Index Index A AC adaptor 1 48 ACCESS indi cator 37 Access indicator (for “Memory Stick”) 33 Accessory attachments 20 Adjusting audio le vel 86 black balance 77 flange focal length 15 3 should er pa d posi tion 15 9 viewfinder 149 white balance 78 Adjustme nts and set tings for recordin g 75 from me nus 122 ALARM volume control 22 ALL[...]

In dex 204 Index user file 138 FILE menu list 194 File oper ation 93 restricti on 94 FILTER selector 25 Flange focal length, adjusting 153 FORMAT pa ge 180 Formatting a disc 44 F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch 35 FTP 98 Full salvage 45 FUNCTION 1 page 176 FUNCTION 2 page 177 FUNCTION 3 page 192 G GAIN selector 26 GAIN SW page 178 GAMMA page 18 2 GENLOCK IN c[...]

Inde x 205 Index R Rai n cover , putt ing on 16 0 Rear tally indicator 37 REC STA RT button 29 REC TI ME 54 Recommended additio nal equipment 173 Recordin g 46 adjustments and sett ings 75 analog composite s ignals 64 setting the record ing format 75 video si gnals from ex ternal equipment 63 Recording an d playback 42 Recordin g format setting the[...]

In dex 206 Index layout of the st atus disp lay 112 mark er dis pla y 116 return vi deo signal 121 selecting the display items 114 Shot da ta superim posed on t he color bar s 117 shot I D 118 Status confi rmation w indows 119 stat us dis play 11 2 W WARNING i ndicator 3 7 Warning s 168 Warn ings and in dicat ions 36 Warnings and indications on t h[...]

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