Sony PDW-F355L manual

3-270-573- 11 (1) Professional Disc Camcorder Operating Instructions Before oper ating the u nit, pleas e read thi s manual thoroughl y and reta in it for fut ure reference. PDW-F355L © 2007 Sony Corporation[...]

2 Owner’ s Recor d The model and se rial numbers are located on the top. Record these numbers in the spaces pr ovided below. Refer to them whe never you call upon your So ny dealer regard ing this product. Mod el N o. Se rial No. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock , do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical s[...]

3 For the c ustomers in t he U.S.A. This equ ipment has bee n tested and found to compl y with the limits for a Class A d igital dev ice, pursua nt to Part 15 of the FCC Rule s. These limits are design ed to provide reas onable protecti on against harmful int erference whe n the equipm ent is operated in a com mercial e nvironment. This equ ipment [...]

4 Tabl e of Cont ents Table of Content s Foreword .............. .............. .............. ........... 7 Before Use ....................................................7 Frame Frequency Indications for Inter laced Signals .................................................7 Chapter 1 Overview Product Configurations ........ ................... ..[...]

Table of Contents 5 Setting the Thumbnail Image at Recording Time ..................................................66 Recording – Advanced Ope rations ........ 67 Time-lapse Video Recording (Interva l Rec Function) ...........................................67 Slow & Quick Motion Shooting .................68 Starting a Shoot with a Few Secon[...]

6 Tabl e of Cont ents Recording Shot Data Superimposed on the Color Bars .......................................139 Setting the Shot ID....................................140 Showing the Status Display ......................141 Adjustments and Settings from Menus 141 Setting Gain Values for the GAIN Switch Positions ................................[...]

7 For ewor d Foreword Bef ore Use After pur chasing this unit , before operating , it is necessar y to set the reg ion of use and the frame frequen cy. (Unless thes e settings a re made, the unit will no t operate .) For deta ils of these setti ngs, see “Se tting the Are a of Use and the Fr ame Frequency” on pa ge 31. Frame Frequency Indication[...]

Chapter 1 8 Product Conf igurations Chapter 1 Ov erview Overview Product Con figurations The PDW-F355 Professi onal Disc Camcorder comprises the compone nts and accessories sup plied as shown in the followoi ng figure. a) U se a tripod ada ptor with a suff ix of “-E” or later on the mode l name. For more details, see “Mount ing on a Tripod”[...]

9 Feat ures Chapter 1 Ov erview Features The PDW-F355 is an XDCAM 1) HD 2) camcorder integratin g an HD video ca mera using three HD CCDs of the 1 / 2 -inch type wit h a total ef fective p ixel count o f 1.56 million, and a Professional Disc 1) dr ive. This uni t provides a ran ge of useful sh ooting func tions for video pr oduction, and allows sho[...]

10 Feat ures Chapter 1 Ov erview Features of the Optical Disc Dr ive (VDR) Suppor t f or HD/SD recording and pla yback f ormats For HD video recording fo rmat, MPEG-2 MP@HL compressio n is used, and t he image quali ty (bit r ate) and recording time 1) can be sel ected according to the shooting applicatio n. Recording in the DVCAM forma t is also s[...]

11 Feat ures Chapter 1 Ov erview UHF synthesi zed tuner (suppl ied separate ly) without using any connecting cable. • The audi o signals t o be recorded o n the disc c an be freely selected from the audio input s to the stereo microph one, AUDIO IN connec tors and the U HF synthesized tuner, and assigned to any desired au dio channel. Input/Outpu[...]

12 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview Location and Fu nction of Parts Fr ont a Lens mount securi ng rubber After lo cking the lens in posi tion using the lens locking lever, fi t this ru bber over the l ower of the two pr ojections. This fixe s the lens mount, p reventing it f rom coming loose. b Lens mou nt cap Remove by p ushing[...]

13 Location and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview iris functio n does not operate correct ly, select an appropri ate position. When this se lector is used with the menu item for filte r selection di splay set to ON (s ee page 138) , the new setting appears on the vi ewfinder screen for about 3 seconds. You can change a MAINTENANCE menu setting[...]

14 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview Right Side Near the front a 5600K butt on Press to light the but ton and s witch the standar d color temperature f or shooting t o 5600K. Use this bu tton for outdoor shooting in daytime or sh ooting un der lighting with hi gher temperature. This butt on is effe ctive only when the WHITE BAL s[...]

15 Location and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview g ALARM (alarm tone volume adjustm ent) knob Control s the volume of the warning t one that is output vi a the built-in speaker or optional earphones. When the knob is turned to the min imum position, no sound can be hear d. h LCD monitor Displays camera vid eo, VDR-related warnings, remaining [...]

16 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview If you press t his button wh en the thumbnail screen is displayed , the duration of the selected clip is divi ded into 12, and the first frame of each of the divisions is shown in a further t humbnail displ ay (expand fu nction). Each ti me you press the button, the d ivision is rep eated (to [...]

17 Location and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview a Video format Indicates t he format of video being cu rrently pla yed back or recorded. HD HQ: HQ (high quali ty) mode in the MPEG HD vi deo format HD SP: SP (stan dard play) mode in t he MPEG HD video format HD LP: LP (long pl ay) mode in th e MPEG HD video format DVCAM: DVCAM format b Playba[...]

18 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview m Warning indi cator area Displays warnings wh en trouble with r ecording or moisture condensat ion occurs. For detail s, see “Operation Warnin gs” on pa ge 167. n Time counter di splay Each press of the COUNTER/CHAPTER button cycles through di splays of timeco de, user bits , and counter [...]

19 Location and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview through t he earphones. Pl ugging earph ones into the jack automati cally cuts off the sound from the bui lt-in speake r. You can select mona ural or stereo o n the AUDIO-2 page of the MAINTENANCE menu. f EJECT butto n and indica tor Press this button to insert a disc or eject the d isc. The in[...]

20 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview a MONITOR (a udio moni tor selection) swit ches By means of combination s of the two switches, you can select aud io that you want to hear through the b uilt-in speaker or o ptional earpho nes. a) By connecting ste reo headphones to the EARPHONE c onnector you c an hear the audio in stere o. ([...]

21 Location and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview WRR-855 seri es UHF synthesiz ed tuner (suppl ied separate ly) is installed using the CA-W R855 R (REAR): Audio input sign als from an audi o device connected to the AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 connectors (The signal input to the AUDI O IN CH-1 connector is recorded on chann el 3, and the signal input t[...]

22 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview c Viewfinder front-to -back positio ning knob Loosen t his knob to adjust the front-to-back position o f the viewfinder (see page 36) . d Lid of the disc co mpartment This open s when the EJECT but ton on the top panel is pressed. Pre ss the side of the lid to close. e Accessory fitting shoe A[...]

23 Location and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview c TC OUT (timecode o utput) conne ctor (BNC ty pe) To lock the timeco de of an external VTR to t he timecode of this unit, co nnect this connector t o the external VTR’s timecode inp ut connector. d TC IN (timecode input) connector (BN C type) To appl y an ex ternal lo ck to th e timeco de of[...]

24 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview Do not re move a “Memory St ick” while th e “Memory Stick” access indicator is lit. Do ing so may cause a loss of data. b DC IN (D C power input ) connect or (XLR ty pe, 4- pin, m ale) To operate the camco rder using an AC power supp ly, connect an AC-550 AC Adaptor with the DC output [...]

25 Location and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview DXF-20W Vie wfinder a Eyepiece focusin g ring Adjusts the viewf inder focus to mat ch your eyesigh t (see page 36) . b Camera person tally light Lights while the camcorder is rec ording. To start recording with your e ye off the v iewfinder, open the slid e window. This in dicator fla shes when[...]

26 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview l Tally li ght When t he TALL Y swit ch is i n the HIGH (h igh in tensit y) or LO W (low inte nsity) positio n, this op erates in t he same way as th e REC/TALLY indicat ors. m Barrel You can ro tate this for co nvenience. The position o f the image may chang e, as a result of the earth’s ma[...]

27 Location and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview • 10 m or less ( including the macro area): 0 .1 m • 10 m to 10 0 m: 1 m • 100 m to 200 m: 10 m • 200 m to inf inite distan ce: 50 m g Power source voltage/battery remainin g capacity When the uni t is powered from a battery pack or AC adaptor atta ched to the battery at tachment shoe, [...]

28 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview r Iris setting/a uto iris over ride Indicate s the F value (i ris setting) of the lens. Also, the auto iris override is displ ayed using two squares which appear i n the uppe r and lower parts resp ectively. For detail s, see “Adjusting the Iris” on page 59. s Setting ch ange and adju stme[...]

29 Attachi ng and Re placing the Lithium Battery Chapter Chapter 2 Prepar ations 2 Preparations Attaching and Repla cing the Lit hium Battery This c amcorder u ses a l ithium ba ttery to retain s tored data. When using the camco rder for the first time, be sure to attach the supplied li thium battery (CR2032). The camcorder will not o perate correc[...]

30 Preparing a Power Supply Chapter 2 Prepa rations Preparing a Power Supply The following powe r supplies are recommended for t he camcorder. • BP-GL 95/GL6 5/L60 S/L80S L ithium-i on Batte ry Pack • AC power using the AC-DN2B/DN10 AC adaptor Using a Battery P ac k When a BP-GL 95/GL65/L60S /L80S Batt ery Pack is used, the camcorder will op er[...]

31 Setting the Area of Use and the Frame Frequ ency Chapter 2 Prepar ations Setting the Area o f Use and the Frame Fr equency Using the Unit f or the First Time The area of use a nd the frame frequency are no t factory preset. Before u sing this unit, you need to set these items. (You canno t use the un it without setting these i tems.) 1 Set the P[...]

32 Settin g the Area of Use and th e Frame Frequency Chapter 2 Prepa rations The FORMAT page app ears. 5 To change the area of use, press and t urn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “COUNTRY”, then press the MENU knob. The b m ark be side “COU NTR Y ” changes to a z mark, a nd the z mark beside t he setting value changes to a ? mark. 6 Tu[...]

33 Setting t he Date and Time of th e Internal Clock Chapter 2 Prepar ations Settin g the Da te and T ime of the Internal Clock You can set t he date and ti me of the in ternal clo ck. The date and ti me set here are reflected in timeco de. (How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to th e desire d item.) 1 Di[...]

34 Preparing the Le ns Chapter 2 Prepa rations Preparing the Le ns Mounting the Lens First power off the unit, and then mount the lens usi ng the followin g procedure. (To moun t a 1 / 2 -inch ty pe lens, carry out st eps 1 to 3 .) For informatio n about using t he lens, refer t o the operatin g instructions f or the lens. 1 Push the lens locking l[...]

35 Preparing the Le ns Chapter 2 Prepar ations 1 Open the i ris, positi on the supplie d flange foca l length adjustment chart approximately 3 meters away from the camera, an d arrange the lighting t o obtain a satisf actory video out put. 2 Set th e ZOOM switch to SERVO (power zoom mode). 3 Hold down t he flange focal l ength adjust ment button fo[...]

36 Adjusting t he Viewfinder Chapter 2 Prepa rations Adjusti ng the Viewfind er Depending on t he eyesight of the operat or — whether longsigh ted or shor tsighted — the o ptimal posit ion of th e viewfinder i mage varies. Adj usting bright ness, contrast, and so on, i mproves the visibility o f the viewfinder screen. Although these adjustments[...]

37 Adjusting t he Viewfinde r Chapter 2 Prepar ations T o adj ust the eyepiece focus First focus the image with the lens, then adjust the eyepiece focu sing knob or eyepiece focusing ring to get the clearest v iewfinder image for your eyesight . The visual ad justment range is – 3.5D to +0.4D. You can change the adjustment range by instal ling an[...]

38 Using the Should er Strap / Adjustin g the Shoulder Pad Posi tion Chapter 2 Prepa rations Using the Shoulder St rap 1 Fit one of the clips to a shoul der strap fit ting. 2 Fit t he oth er clip to th e should er strap fitt ing on th e othe r side of the grip in the s ame way as in st ep 1 . T o remo ve the sh oulder str ap Adjusting the Sh oulder[...]

39 Mounting on a Trip od / Using a Video Light Chapter 2 Prepar ations Mounting on a Tripod First fit the VCT-U14 Tripod Adapt or to the tri pod, then mount the camcord er on the tripod adap tor. The camcorder cannot be mounted o n a tripod adapt or with one of the following indi cations in the model name space, as shown in the ab ove illustration.[...]

40 Prepa ring the Audio Inpu t System Chapter 2 Prepa rations Preparing the Audio Input System Using the Su pplied Microphone 1 Loosen the scr ew and open the micr ophone holder cla mp. 2 Place the mi crophone in the microphon e holder. 3 Plug t he microphone ca ble into the MIC IN co nnector, then set the AUDIO IN switch for the ch annel on which [...]

41 Preparing the A udio Inpu t System Chapter 2 Prepar ations 3 Open the CA C-12 and remove the microphone ada ptor . When att aching an ECM-673/67 4/678, use the microp hone adaptor su pplied with the ECM-67 3/674/ 678. 4 Place an external microphone (el ectret condenser microp hone such as the EC M-673/674/ 678) in th e CAC-12. 5 Connect the micr[...]

42 Prepa ring the Audio Inpu t System Chapter 2 Prepa rations T o attac h a WRR -855 1 Open the co ver of the WRR connec tor. 2 Set th e power switch of the WRR-855 to ON, and set MUTING to ON or OFF. This ena bles the WR R-855 power t o be turned on and off with th e camcord er POWER swit ch. 3 Insert the W RR-855 into the CA -WR855. 4 Engage the [...]

43 Connecting the Remot e Control Unit Chapter 2 Prepar ations • Set the AUDIO IN input selection switch to M IC for the chan nel to which t he audio ou tput cable i s conne cted. • Set the AUDIO IN (CH-1/CH-2/C H-3/CH-4) switch for th e channel to whi ch the audio ou tput cabl e is connecte d to REAR (for CH-1/CH-2) or R (for CH- 3/CH-4). Conn[...]

44 Connecti ng the Remote Control Unit Chapter 2 Prepa rations Use the blac k cable suppli ed with the R M-B150/B750 to connect t he monitor to the MONITOR connector on the RM-B150/B 750. The camcorder do es not have a fu nction to outpu t test signals. Even when TEST is selected using the ou tput signal selection swit ch (button) of the remote con[...]

45 Connecting Chapter 2 Prepar ations Connectin g Producti on of some of the peripheral s and relat ed devices describe d in this chapter has been discontinu ed. For advice about ch oosing device s, please cont act your S ony dealer or a Sony sales represent ative. Connecting an External Video Monitor When using a Sony liqui d crystal di splay moni[...]

46 Connect ing Chapter 2 Prepa rations Example of connection 1 Make the followi ng settings to prepare t he external VTR. • Set REC MODE to the same recordi ng mode as that of the camco rder. • When the recording mode is set to DVCAM, select either DF or NDF. • Set AUDIO MODE t o either 4-channel or 2-chan nel mode, accordi ng to the disc t h[...]

47 Connecting Chapter 2 Prepar ations Connecting Using the SDI OUT Conn ect or You can per form digital dubbing by co nnecting the SDI OUT conne ctor of this unit to an external d evice with an SDI inpu t connecto r. You can sel ect the signal output fro m the SDI OUT connector b y setting the SDI OUTPUT SEL item on the OUTPUT page of the OPERATIO [...]

Chapter 3 48 Handling Di scs Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback Recording an d Playback Handling Discs Discs Used f or Record ing and Pla ybac k This unit can record and play b ack the following Professional Disc 1) formats. • PFD23 (ca pacity 23.3 GB) • PFD23A (capacity 23.3 GB) • PFD50DLA (capaci ty 50.0 GB) 1) Professional Disc is a t rade[...]

49 Handling Di scs Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback You can also writ e protect ind ividual clip s. For detai ls, see “Lockin g (Write-Prot ecting) Clip s” (page 83 ). Loading and Unloading a Disc Loading a disc Proceed as follows. 1 Turn on th e POWE R switch. If there is conden sation inside the VDR section, the message “HUMID” appears [...]

50 Handling Di scs Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback (How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to th e desire d item.) 1 Display th e DISC pa ge of the US ER (or OPERATI ON) menu, and press th e MENU knob. For deta ils of menu opera tions, see pa ge 132. 2 Select QUICK FORMAT , and press the MENU k nob. The m[...]

51 Basic Pro cedure for Shoot ing Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback • If the salvage su cceeded, the message “COMPLETED.” appears. • If the salvage fail ed, the message “INCOMPLETED.” appears. Clips for whi ch recordi ng did not end nor mally are lost. To exit wi thout salvagin g Select NO in step 2 to exit without performing salvage p[...]

52 Basic Procedure for Sho oting Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback 5 Check the l ens settings and f lange focal len gth adj ustm ent (see page 34) . 6 Adjust the v iewfinder eyepiece focus, a nd the contrast and bright ness of the vi ewfinder image (see pag e 36) . 7 Check the au dio system settings. • Micro phone connecti ons (see page 40) • [...]

53 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback Recordin g – Basi c Operations Selecting the Recor ding Format Before recording, select t he recording format. There are restrictions on t he recording formats that can be combined on a single disc. (How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark[...]

54 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback The recording and playback ti mes listed above a re approximat e. Maximum recording t imes may vary depending on recording co nditions. Combi ning rec ording f ormats o n a single disc If any of the followi ng items is set differently, recording s cannot be combined on a single di[...]

55 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback The black bal ance adjustment en ds in a few seconds with the message “ABB: OK” and the adjustment value is au tomatica lly stored in memory . • During the bl ack balance adju stment, the iris is automaticall y closed. • During the black b alance adju stment, th e gain sel[...]

56 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback Make sure there are no t bright spots in t he rectangle. 4 Adjust the le ns iris. Manuall y adjusted lens: Set th e iris to an appro priate settin g. Lens with autom atic iris: Set th e automati c/manua l switch on th e lens to autom atic. 5 Push the AUTO W/B BAL switch to WHT, an[...]

57 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback If a memory error occurs If the error message “: STORED DATA: NG ” flashes on the viewfinder scre en when the camcorder is turned o n, the white balan ce memory contents have been lost. Adjust the white bala nce again. Con tact your Sony d ealer if th is message continue s to [...]

58 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback frequency is 50 Hz, setting the shutter speed to 1 / 100 can reduce this flicker. • When a bri ght object is shot in ECS mode in such a manner that it fills the screen, t he upper edge o f the picture may hav e poor quality because of an inherent characteristic of CCDs. Before u[...]

59 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback black frames are recorded at the top of the recorded cl ip. The number of b lack frames depe nds on the SLS set ting. - During disc playba ck - During thumbnai l display (page 78) • In SLS mode, slow & quick mo tion functio ns are not available. 1 Carry out th e steps in “[...]

60 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback If yo u want t o change t he ref erence value dur ing shootin g You can change the refer ence value by ME NU knob operation s only, without opening the menu. In this case, note the following p oints. When se tting the shu tter speed while the sh utter mode is set to ECS or SLS, th[...]

61 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback 1 Select the audio chann el that you want to re cord in. For deta ils, see “Selecti on of the recording audio input” on page 43. 2 Set the AUDIO SE LECT (CH-1/CH -2) switch(es) correspond ing to the audio ch annel(s) select ed in step 1 to MANUAL. 3 With the AUDIO LEVEL knob o[...]

62 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback When the frame frequen cy of this un it is 23.98P, a timecod e frame coun t can onl y be set to a mult iple of 4 (0, 4, 8, 12, 16, or 20). 6 Set the F- RUN/SET/R-R UN switch to the desired operatin g mode for t he timecode generat or. F-RUN : Free run. The timecod e generator keep[...]

63 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback Example 1: Synchronizi ng with an exter nal timecode Example 2: Connecting two units, and using one a s the reference • When makin g the following co nnections, set t he frame frequency to the same value on both units. Wait un til the reference camcorder beco mes stable (a state[...]

64 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback This ope ration synch ronizes the internal timecode generator with th e external timecode. After ab out 10 seconds, you can disconnect t he external timecode without l osing the synchro nization. However , there will be noise o n the recorded image if you connect or disconnect t h[...]

65 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback Locked clip s cannot be deleted. T o delete the las t recor ded c lip Proceed as follows. (How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to th e desire d item.) 1 Display th e DISC pag e of the USER (or OPERATION) menu, and press th e MENU knob. F[...]

66 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback Recording a SHO T MARK 2 Press the RET butto n twice in quick succession during recording or play back. “ShotMark2 ” appears near the timecod e display on the viewfinder scr een for about one second. If SHOT MARK 2 recor ding has been assi gned to one of the ASSIGN switches, y[...]

67 Recording – Advanced Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback Recording – Advance d Operations Time-lapse Video Recor ding (Interval Rec Function) The interval recording (Interval Rec) function is effective for shooting obj ects that move very slowly. As shown in the following fi gure, you need to set the recording time for one recordi [...]

68 Recording – Advanc ed Operati ons Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback etc. are mainta ined. You do not need to set them agai n the next time you use Inte rval Rec mode. Shooting and recordi ng in I nter val Rec mode 1 After perfor ming the basic pr ocedures for shoot ing and recordi ng, following the instruc tions in “Making settings be fore [...]

69 Recording – Advanced Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback A decline in t he vertical resolution of the rec orded video may be observed at 6 0P (50P when PAL AREA is selected). Select ing the frame ra te in the range 31P to 59P or 26P to 49 P On the CAM CONFIG page of the MAINTENANC E menu, by sett ing SLOW MOTION to E XPAND, you can s[...]

70 Recording – Advanc ed Operati ons Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback (green) is on while pict ure data is b eing stored i n memory. 5 Press th e MENU knob. The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark. 6 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark t o “CACHE REC TIME”. 7 Press th e MENU knob. The b mark on the left of “CAC[...]

71 Recording – Advanced Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback Assigning User -Defined Clip Titles A utomatica ll y About the A utomatic Title Generation Function By default, c lips on each disc are assign ed names in the range C0001 .MXF to C0300.MXF . For this reaso n, two discs can con tain clips with the same names. The automati c titl[...]

72 Recording – Advanc ed Operati ons Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback 5 When you h ave finished ent ering the pre fix, turn the MENU knob to mov e the x mark to END, and then press the MENU knob . The camcorder exits pre fix input mode, and t he orig inal CLI P TITL E page appea rs. T o set the ini tial value of the clip title se rial num ber Y[...]

73 Recording – Advanced Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback Proceed as follows. (How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move the b ma rk to the desired item.) 1 Set TITLE on the CLIP TITLE page to “ENABL ” (see page 71) . For deta ils on menu operati ons, see “Basic Menu Operat ions” on page 132 . 2 Disp[...]

74 Recording – Advanc ed Operati ons Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback Therefore, the displ ay changes as foll ows, dependin g on whether a cl ip has a title. - Th e title is disp layed for clips rec orded on thi s unit which ha ve title s. - The user-assigned o r standard c lip name is displa yed for cli ps which do not have titles. • On XDCA[...]

75 Recording – Advanced Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback A list of up to 20 title pr efixes appea rs. When no li st of title prefixes has b een transferred to the inte rnal memo ry of this u nit, only th e initial v alue “TITLE” appears. 2 Select t he desired title pr efix from the list, and th en press the MENU knob . The CLIP T[...]

76 Playbac k Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback (How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move the b ma rk to the desired item.) 1 Set LIVE & PLAY to ON on the OUTPUT page of the OPERATION menu. For deta ils on menu operati ons, see “Basic Menu Operat ions” on page 132 . 2 Select th e video sig nal output condi tions [...]

77 Playbac k Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback Deteriorating pl a yback conditions Deteriorati ng playback may be due to the fol lowing causes. • Scratches and dust on the disc surface This includes fing erprints, dust from the air, tar from cigarette smok e, and so on. Scratc hes and soiling whi ch occur before recording a re not a problem beca[...]

78 Thumbnai l Search Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback Thumbnail Searc h Sear ching Using Thumb nails To display the thumbnail im ages of all c lips on the disc, and cue up a desired clip, proc eed as follows. 1 With the SUB CLIP indicator off, press the THUMBNAIL button to turn the THUMBNA IL indi cator on. If the SUB CLIP in dicator i s lit, you[...]

79 Thumbna il Search Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback To return to the previous screen Press the THU MBNAIL bu tton, tu rnin g the THUMBNAIL indicat or off. At any p oint in the procedu re you can r eturn to the pr evious screen with this ope ration. The factory default se tting is to use the first frame of a cl ip as its thumbnail image. At reco[...]

80 Thumbnai l Search Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback The CLIP menu appears (see page 96) . 2 Use the SE L/SET button or MENU knob to sel ect “SET INDEX PICTURE”, and then p ress the button/ konb. This switches to the screen for selecting a clip for changing the index frame. 3 Select the desi red thumbnail, and press the SEL/SET button or MEN[...]

81 Thumbna il Search Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback (The example shows the case where SHOT MARK1 is selected as t he essence mark.) Searchin g Usin g the Cha pter Function A thumbnail display shows the SHOT MAR K1 and SHOT MARK2 recorded within the speci fied clip as chapter titles. 1 With the THUMBNAIL indi cator and SUB CLIP indica tor off, p[...]

82 Thumbnai l Search Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback and displ ay a new thumbnail screen showing the first frame in each segment. This function all ows rapid searching of the sc enes within a particul ar clip. The expand functi on can be a pplied up t o three times ( 12 divisi ons, 144 divisions, a nd 1728 divisi ons). When FIND MODE on the ESSE[...]

83 Thumbna il Search Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback a) If the clip list has a t itle ( page 71) , the ti tle is displayed en closed in double quota tion marks, fo r example “TIT LE00001” . To escape from the clip list displ ay to the whole- screen display Press the TH UMBNAIL butt on to turn the THUMBNAIL indicator off. This returns to the [...]

84 Thumbnai l Search Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback Alternat ively, pr ess the RESET b utton on t he right side of th e LCD monitor. 5 With “OK” selected, press the SEL /SET butt on or MENU knob. You return to the thum bnail scree n, and a lock ic on appears on t he thumbnail of the sel ected clip to show that it is locked. You cannot del e[...]

85 Thumbna il Search Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback • When the t arget clip is re ferenc ed in a clip list: “DELETE CLIP & CLIP LI ST?” (All clip list s that reference the delet ion target c lip will be deleted as well). To cancel the deletion and return to the thu mbnail screen Use the SE L/SET button or MENU knob to sel ect “CANCE[...]

Chapter 4 86 Overvi ew Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection Scene Selection Overvi ew What is scene se lection? Scene sele ction is a func tion which allows you to se lect material (clips) from the mat erial recorded on a di sc and perform c ut editing. You ca n do this b y operating on this unit on ly. • Scene selec tion is a conveni ent way to perform cu[...]

87 Overv iew Chapter 4 Scene Selec tion Flo w of scene selec tion editing Record material or insert disc containing recorded material into this unit PDW-F355/F355P To edit a clip list on the disc Load clip lists (see page 97) • Including sub clips in the current clip list (see page 89) • Reordering sub clips (see page 93) • Adjusting the sub [...]

88 Overvi ew Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection Clip Materia l recorde d with this u nit is ma naged in u nits cal led “clips”. A clip co ntains the material bet ween a recording start poi nt and a recordi ng end poi nt. Clips have numbers begin ning with C, fo r example C0001. Instead of using clip numbers, yo u can manage clip s by assigning clip tit[...]

89 Creating Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Selec tion Creating Clip Lists Including Su b Clips in th e Current Clip List Select th e desired clip in the thumbn ail screen, to include it in the clip list as a sub clip. The CLIP menu h andles up to 99 cli p lists. Inc luding a cli p selected in the thumbnail screen in the clip lis t Proceed as follows. 1[...]

90 Creating Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection +NAME: The standard or user-defin ed name of the clip list You can al so use the suppli ed PDZ-1 Prox y Browsing Software to set clip list titles. 3 Use the SE L/SET button or MENU knob to sel ect a clip li st number (E0001 and so on), and p ress the button or knob. You can also move the cursor with[...]

91 Creating Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Selec tion 9 Add all th e desired clips to the current cli p list, and press th e RESET button on the right of the LCD monitor. You return to the clip list screen, which displays thumbnail s of the newly added clips (added as sub clip s). 10 Save the contents of the current clip l ist on the disc. See “Savin[...]

92 Creating Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection To vary the expansi on ratio Each ti me you press the DISPLAY/EXPAND button changes the rat io through the sequence ×8 t ×64 t ×512. To return to the previou s setting , hold do wn the S HIFT button and press the DISPLAY/EXPAND button to step back o ne level. The maximu m number of divi sions may[...]

93 Editing Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Selec tion Editing Clip Lists Reor dering Sub Clips Proceed as follows. 1 In the clip list screen, hold down t he SHIFT button, and press t he SEL/SE T button down (CLIP MENU). The CLIP menu appears. 2 Use the SE L/SET button or MENU knob to sel ect “MO VE ”, and press the butt on or knob. This shifts to th[...]

94 Editing Clip Li sts Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection 3 Use the SEL/SET button (fou r-way arrow key) or MENU knob to select the desired sub c lip, and press the but ton or knob. The first frame of the selected sub clip is display ed. In this stat e you can play back or search the entire disc. 4 Carry out playbac k or search, to find the scene t o be th[...]

95 Editing Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Selec tion Each press switches the i nformation displayed for clip lists i n the fol lowing order. Date and time of creation t Title t Clip list name t Date and time o f creation t ... 3 Select the desi red clip list name, an d press the button/ knob. This saves the curre nt clip list to d isc. To apply a desir[...]

96 Managing Clip List s Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection See “Sw itching the Inform ation Disp layed in th e Thumbnai l Screen” (page 79) for more informat ion about SE QUENCE NUMBER. Mana ging Clip List s Using the CLIP menu , you can save created cl ip lists to disc, read them from the disc into th is unit, and d elete them from the disc. T o displ[...]

97 Managing Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Selec tion b) Displayed on ly in operating th e clip list screen c) Disp layed only in operat ing the ch apter sc reen T o exit the CLIP men u Carry o ut the same oper ation as when displaying the menu (hold down the SHIFT button, and pr ess the SEL/ SET button down (CLIP MENU)). Loading a Clip List fr om the [...]

98 Using the PDZ-1 Pr oxy Browsing Software Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection 3 Use the SE L/SET button or MENU knob to sel ect “NAME” or “ DATE”, and th en press the butt on or knob. NAME: Sort in as cending order by clip list name. DATE: Sort by date of creation, wi th the newest cli p list first. In the LOAD CLIP LIST and similar screens, the l[...]

99 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs 5 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings Menu Organizat ion and Operation The foll owing chart sh ows the organiz ation of menu s in this camcorder. Note that t he USER menu orga nization shown i n the chart is as registered at t he factory. For detail s abou[...]

100 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings Menu s elec tion 1st l evel 2nd l evel 3rd level T OP MENU USER P AINT SCENE FILE FORMA T SPECIAL EFFECTS ASSIGNABLE DISC OUTPUT VF SETTING A.IRIS DET AIL LEVEL MASTER BLACK GAMMA SELECT MASTER GAMMA BLACK GAMMA PRESET MA TRIX SEL 1-5 ST AND ARD SCENE RECALL SCENE[...]

101 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs Menu s elec tion 1st l evel 2nd l evel 3rd level USER MENU CUST OMIZE ALL OPERA TION MARKER SKIN DET AIL RESET FORMA T SPECIAL EFFECTS ASSIGNABLE DISC CLIP TITLE FILE NAMING GAIN SW EZ MODE/TLCS OFFSET WHITE MARKER CENTER SAFETY ZONE SAFETY AREA ASPECT ASPECT SEL[...]

102 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings Menu s elec tion 1st l evel 2nd l evel 3rd level OUTPUT VIDEO OUT VF SETTING MARKER VF DISP 1 VF DISP 2 LCD SHO T ID SHO T DISP LENS FILE SEL SDI OUTPUT SEL HD SD ASPECT VIDEO OUT SEL i.LINK MODE LIVE&PLA Y VIDEO OUT VFDISP VIDEO OUT MENU VIDEO OUT TC VIDEO OU[...]

103 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs Menu s elec tion 1st l evel 2nd l evel 3rd level P AINT TIME/D A TE UMID SET RESET P AINT SW ST A TUS WHITE KNEE DET AIL SKIN DET AIL MA TRIX 1 ADJUST HOUR MIN SEC YEAR MONTH DA Y COUNTR Y CODE ORGANIZA TION USER CODE TIME ZONE ALL PRESET A.IRIS DET AIL LEVEL MAS[...]

104 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings Menu s elec tion 1st l evel 2nd l evel 3rd level MAINTENANCE MA TRIX 2 LOW KEY SA T SCENE FILE A UDIO-1 A UDIO-2 TIMECODE ESSENCE MARK WHITE SETTING CAM CONFIG BA TTER Y 1 USER MA TRIX R-G USER MA TRIX R-B USER MA TRIX G-R USER MA TRIX G-B USER MA TRIX B-R USER MA[...]

105 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs Menu s elec tion 1st l evel 2nd l evel 3rd level FILE BA TTER Y 2 GENLOCK LENS USER FILE ALL FILE SCENE FILE LENS FILE 1 LENS FILE 2 LENS FILE 3 MEMOR Y STICK TYPE DETECTION SEGMENT No .7 SEGMENT No .6 SEGMENT No .5 SEGMENT No .4 SEGMENT No .3 SEGMENT No .2 SEGME[...]

106 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings Menu s elec tion 1st l evel 2nd l evel 3rd level DIAGNOSIS AD V ANCED HOURS METER DISC ST A TUS CLIP ST A TUS ROM VERSION LOW LIGHT A UT O IRIS SW ST A TUS BLACK/FLARE GAMMA DET AIL OPERA TION OPERA TION (rst) SPINDLE (rst) LASER (rst) LOADING (rst) SEEK (rst) USE[...]

107 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs TO P M e n u The TOP menu consists of the fol lowing submenus. When you select an item in the TOP men u, this displays the most rece ntly shown p age of the corr esponding submenu. When the submenu is selected for the first time, the CONTENTS page appears. USER m[...]

108 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings MAINTENANCE menu This menu includes cont ains items f or making set tings for audio, t imecode, essence marks, and battery. FILE menu This menu is for savi ng the adjusted data in th e camcorder memory or in a “Memo ry Stick ”. The foll owing fi les can be sav[...]

109 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs OPERATION m enu OPERA TION menu No. Pag e Item Settings De faul t USER men u page Desc ri ption Fi le 01 FOR MA T SYSTEM 60I / 30P / 23.9P (P AL: 50I / 25P) 60I (50I) 03 See “Selecting the Recording Format” on pag e 53. – REC FORMA T MPEG HD / DV C A M MPEG[...]

110 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 03 ASSIGNABLE ASSIGN SW <1> OFF / MARKER / AT W / L E N S RET / REC SWITCH / TURBO SWITCH, etc . EZMOD 05 See “Assigning Fu nctions t o ASSIGN Switches ” on page 143. A ASSIGN SW <2> OFF ASSIGN SW <3> ASSIGN SW <4> 04 D ISC DELETE LAST [...]

111 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs 08 EZ MODE/ TLCS TLCS MODE AGC&AE / AGC / A E AGC & AE – Selects the TLCS fun ction in EZ mo de. A GC&AE: autom atic gai n and shutter control A GC: autom atic gain co ntrol only AE: automati c shutter co ntrol only A A G C - L I M I T 0/ 3/ 6/ 9/ 1[...]

112 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 10 O UTPUT SDI OUTPUT SEL HD / SD HD 07 Selects HD or SD as the SDI output of th is unit. Notes • When y ou ha v e changed th e setting o f this item , turn the pow er of the un it off and then on again. • SD cann ot be sel ected when the 23.98PsF s ignal ou t[...]

113 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs 11 VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT VFD ISP ON / OFF ON – Sele cts whethe r or not the VF DISP displa y signa l is mix ed to the output sig nal from the VID EO OUT connecto r . A VIDEO OUT M ENU Selects whe ther or not the men u displa y si gnal is mix e d to the output sig[...]

114 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 14 VF DISP 1 DISP REC FORMA T O N / OFF ON – See “Selecting the Display Items ” on page 137. A DISP BIT RA TE DISP SYSTEM DISP FRAME RA TE DISP 16:9 DISP ZOOM DISP FOCUS DISP BA TT REMAIN INT / V OL T / AU TO AU TO DISP REC / PLA Y ON / OFF ON DISP TIME CODE[...]

115 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs PAINT men u 19 LENS FILE SEL LENS FILE SELECT 1 to 32 – – Selects a len s file . Up to 32 file s can be reg istered. L F. I D – Indicates the name of the se lected lens file . L.ID Indicates the name of the len s file corresp onding to the connect ed serial[...]

116 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 02 SW ST A TU S GAMMA O N / O FF ON – T urns the gamma corre ction on o r off . A, Sc, St MA TRIX T urns the linea r matrix correctio n on or off . KNEE T ur ns the kn ee corr ection on or o ff. WHITE CLIP T urns the white c lipping corre ction on or off . DET A[...]

117 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs 05 D ET AIL DET AIL LEVEL – 0 – Sets the genera l le vel of the deta il signa l. A, Sc, St DTL H/V R A TIO Sets the lev e l of the V deta il signa l. DET AIL FREQUENCY Sets the fre quency of the H detail signa l. APER TURE LEVEL Sets the a per ture le vel . K[...]

118 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 08 MA TRIX 2 USER MA TRIX R-G (–99 to +99 ) 0 – Sets the ar bitrary R-G user- set matrix coeff icients . A, Sc, St USER MA TRI X R-B Set s the arb itrar y R-B us er-s et matrix coeff icients . USER MA TRIX G-R Sets th e arbitra ry G-R user-set matrix coeff ici[...]

119 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs MAINTENANCE menu MAINTENANCE menu No. Pag e Item Settings De faul t USER men u page Description File 01 AUDIO-1 A U REF LEVEL –20 / –18 / –16 / –12 dB –20 dB – Sets the outp ut le v el of the 1 kHz test signa l. A A U A GC SPEC –6 / –9 / –12 / ?[...]

120 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 02 AU DIO-2 A U OUT LIMITE R ON / OFF ON – T ur ns th e audio outpu t limitter on or off A HEADPHONE OUT STEREO / MONO MO NO Selects wheth er the earphones are monaur al or ste reo . i.LINK A UDIO OU T 2CH / 4CH 2CH 2CH: Ou tput chan nels 1 an d 2 (16 bits , 48 [...]

121 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs 02 AUDIO-2 REAR2/WRR LEVEL SIDE2 / FRON T / F + S2 SIDE 2 – Sele cts the k nob to use in adjus tment s when r ecor ding th e A UDIO IN CH2 or WI RELESS to channel 2. SIDE2: Adjus t with the right-hand A UDIO LEVEL kn ob on the side co ntrol pane l. FRONT : Adj [...]

122 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 05 WHITE SETTING COLOR TEMP <P> Displays color temp eratu re (con verted for m R / B Gain ). 3200 – Preset whit e balanc e color temper ature s etting. A C TEMP BAL <P> (–99 to +99) 0 Fi ner settin g when the d esired color c ould not be ob tained [...]

123 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs 07 BA TTER Y 1 Inf o BEFORE END 5 / 10 / 15 ...95 / 100% 5% – Used when a BP-GL95/GL6 5 Battery P ack is used. Set s the remaini ng pow er (% v alue) o f the battery at whic h the BEFOR E END wa r ning s hould be issued. 1) A Inf o END 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4/ 5 % 0%[...]

124 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 08 BA TTER Y 2 TYPE DETECTION A UT O / OTH E R A UT O – A UT O: A utomati cally detec ts battery type . O THER: Determines bat ter y typ e as alw ay s “Others”. A SEGMENT N O. 7 11.0 to 17.0V (in 0.1 V steps) 17.0V When “Ot hers” is d etermined, remaini [...]

125 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs 1) When TY PE DE TECTIO N on the BATT ERY 2 pag e is se t to OTHE R, this f ollow s the sett ing of BEFOR E END. 2) When TY PE DE TECTIO N on the BATT ERY 2 pag e is se t to OTHE R, this f ollo ws the settin g of EN D. FILE men u 10 LENS ZOOM SELECT 1 / 2 1 – W[...]

126 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 03 SCEN E FILE s 1– ST ANDARD – See “Savin g and Load ing User Files” on page 147. – s 2 s 3 s 4 s 5 s ST AND ARD SCENE RECALL Displa ys the SCENE FILE select ion scree n. EXEC SCENE ST ORE F . ID Displa ys char acter input mode (up t o 16 char acters). [...]

127 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs DIAGNOSI S menu 06 LENS FILE 3 SHADING CH SEL R / G / B R – Selects the c hannel a djusted b y this men u. – LENS R H SA W White shadi ng correction L LENS R H P ARA LENS R V SA W LENS R V P ARA 07 MEMOR Y STICK MS FORMA T Afte r asking YES / NO , ex ecutes t[...]

128 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings ADVANCED m enu 03 C LIP ST A TUS CLIP NO. Display only – – In NORMAL MODE: current clip numbe r/total clip cou nt In CLIP L IST MODE: clip list number – NAME In NORMAL MODE: current cli p name In CLIP L IST MODE: clip list name TITLE In NORMAL MODE: current [...]

129 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs 02 AU T O IRIS IRIS O VER RIDE ON / OFF ON – T urns the auto iris o verride funct ion on or off . A IRIS SPEED (–99 to +99 ) 0 Sets the auto iris speed. CLIP HIGH LIGHT ON / O FF O FF T urns on and off the function which, when auto i ris is on, dampens the re[...]

130 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 06 DET AIL DET AIL ON / O FF ON – T urns detail co rrection o n or off . A CRISPENING ( –99 to +99) 0 Sets the c rispening le v el. LEVEL DEPEND ON / OFF ON T ur ns the lev el de pend functio n on or off . DET AIL FREQUENCY (–99 to +99) 0 Sets the H deta il [...]

131 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs 09 BLACK SHADING BLA CK SHADING CH SEL R / G / B R – Selects the c hannel a djusted wi th this men u. If TEST is selected with the outpu t signal s elector s wit ch (butto n) of a rem ote control u nit, the setti ng matche s that of VIDEO OUT SEL. A VIDEO OUT S[...]

132 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings Disp laying Menu s When the camcorder i s powered on, flick th e MENU switch to the ON position to display th e menu on th e viewfinder screen and the LCD monitor. If this is th e first time the men u has been u sed after the camcorder has been p owered on, the US[...]

133 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs T o confirm the selection of a menu, a setting item, or a setting value Each time you press the MENU knob, the me nu display switches in the foll owing sequence. Example: When using the OPERATION men u If the T OP menu has not been displayed si nce the camcorder [...]

134 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 4 Turn the MENU knob to move b to the desi red item , and then press the MENU knob. b changes to z , an d z changes to ?. 5 Turn the MENU knob to change the setting . Depending on the direc tion of tu rning the knob, the setting va lue increases, decreases, switch[...]

135 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs 3 If the CONTE NTS page is d isplayed, pr ess the MENU knob. Then select one of USER 1 EDIT to USER 19 EDIT, and pr ess the MENU k nob. If a dif ferent page is di splayed, turn t he MENU knob until t he desired page appears, th en press the ME NU knob. 4 Press th[...]

136 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings T o add/dele te/replac e pages You can add a new page to the USER men u, delete a page from the USER menu, or repl ace pages, using t he EDIT PAGE of the USER MENU CUS TOMIZE menu. To add a p age (How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to mov[...]

137 Setting the Status Display on t he Viewfinder Sc reen and the LCD Moni tor Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs 3 Select YES, and press th e MENU knob. The setti ngs for all it ems in th e USER M enu are rese t to the standard settings. Resetting USER Men u Settings to the F actory Default Settings You can retu rn all setting s in t[...]

138 Settin g the Status Displa y on the Viewfinder Screen and th e LCD Monitor Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 2) When an Ant on Bauer batter y system or a BP-G L65/G L95 battery pack is installe d, the remaining ba ttery power i s shown as a perce ntag e value (%) accor ding to the se tting o f this it em. INT: Wh en one of the abo[...]

139 Setting the Status Display on t he Viewfinder Sc reen and the LCD Moni tor Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs Setting t he Viewfi nder Screen Display You can make set tings for viewfinder screen displa y functi ons. (How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to th e desire d item.) 1 Display t[...]

140 Settin g the Status Displa y on the Viewfinder Screen and th e LCD Monitor Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings Setting the Shot ID You can set a shot ID of up to 12 alph anumeric chara cters, spaces, and symbol s. When the OUTPUT/DCC switch is set to BARS, DCC OFF, this shot ID is output with the color bar signal. Four sh ot IDs are[...]

141 Adjustme nts and S ettings f rom Menus Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs T o delete a c haracter In step 3 of “Setting the Shot ID” on p age 140 , move x over DEL, and press the MENU knob. Thi s deletes the character under x in th e shot ID r ow. To cancel del eting the character, move x over RET, and press the MENU kn ob. T [...]

142 Adjustment s and Settings from Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 1 Display the OUTP UT page of the OPERATION menu, and press t he MENU knob. For deta ils on menu operati ons, see “Basic Menu Operat ions” on page 132 . 2 Select VIDEO OUT SE L, and press t he MENU knob aga in. 3 Select one o f the following, and press t he[...]

143 Adjustme nts and S ettings f rom Menus Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs 3 Set the W HITE BAL switch to the chann el (A or B) that you wa nt to set. If the WHITE B AL switch is no t set to A or B, the adjusted v alue is not reflected in t he video ou tput even though y ou carry out t he following op eration. 4 Turn the MENU knob [...]

144 Adjustment s and Settings from Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 2 Select the desired ASSIGN switch (A SSIGN SW <1> to <4>), an d press the MENU knob. The corresp onding ASSIGN SW (1 to 4) SEL wind ow appears. You can assign one of the following funct ions to the ASSIGN swi tch. a) Even when the MARK ER ite m is [...]

145 Adjustme nts and S ettings f rom Menus Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs 3 Turn the MENU knob to select the desi red aspect ratio (16:9/4 :3), and press th e MENU knob. Setting the aspect ratio in HD mode You can select the aspect rat io of video downco nverted from HD for output as SD. (How to select an item in the menu screen: [...]

146 Adjustment s and Settings from Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 2-3 pulldown in 23. 98P mo de AO A(O+E) B(O+E) C(O+E) D(O+E) A(O+E) AE BO BE BO CE CO DE DO DE AO AE O: Odd E : Even After reading from the CCDs in 23. 98 frames per second, a pulldown conversion is carried out to the 30 fr ames (29.97 frames per second) of the[...]

147 Saving and Loading User Files Chapter Chapt er 6 S avin g and Loadin g User S etting Data 6 Saving and Loading User Setting Data Saving an d Loading Us er Files The camcorder is equ ipped with a “Memory St ick” slot, which en ables you to save the settings in the USER menu as a user file o nto the “Memory Stick”. You ca n load these fil[...]

148 Saving an d Loading User Files Chapter 6 Savi ng and Loading User Setting Data 2 Pull the “Memory Stic k” towards you to wi thdraw it from the slot. Do not remove t he “Memory Stick” whi le the access indicator is lit. You may l ose data, or damag e the “Memory Stick” . T o protect sa ved data To prevent acci dental erasure of impor[...]

149 Saving and Loading User Files Chapt er 6 S avin g and Loadin g User S etting Data 4 Select the desi red file number, and press t he MENU knob. The message “SAVE OK? YES b NO” appears. 5 To carry o ut the save, sel ect YES and press the MENU knob. To cancel, press the MENU knob leaving b pointi ng to NO. The access indi cator lights. When t [...]

150 Saving an d Loading User Files Chapter 6 Savi ng and Loading User Setting Data After setting the file ID, carry ou t the procedure from step 2 in “Saving US ER Menu Da ta (User File) to the “Memory Stick”” on page 148 . The set fil e ID is saved in the “Memory Stick” wi th the dat a. T o select the file in f ormati on items to be di[...]

151 Saving an d Loading Scene F iles Chapt er 6 S avin g and Loadin g User S etting Data Saving and Lo ading Scene Files You can save var ious settings for shooting a par ticular scene as a scene fi le. Loading the scene file, you can quickly recreat e setup conditi ons suitable for the scene. You can save up to five scene files in the c amcorder m[...]

152 Saving an d Loading Scene Fi les Chapter 6 Savi ng and Loading User Setting Data 3 Press the ME NU knob, then select t he desired file number, and pr ess the MENU knob a gain. The file to b e saved is selected . When no “Mem ory Stick” is inserted Select the desi red memory number, and press t he MENU knob. When the sav e is complete d, the[...]

153 Saving an d Loading Scene F iles Chapt er 6 S avin g and Loadin g User S etting Data memory. For e xample, files from 001 to 005 are replaced by the abo ve procedure. T o set the file ID Before th e data is sa ved as a scen e file, it is us eful to set a file ID to iden tify it. Th e set file ID is saved to gether with the da ta. (How to select[...]

154 Saving an d Loading Scene Fi les Chapter 6 Savi ng and Loading User Setting Data 2 Turn th e MENU knob unt il the page wh ich contains the desired file appears. 3 Press the MENU knob, then turn t he MENU knob to mo ve b t o the desired fi le number, and press the MENU knob. The message “RECALL OK? YES b NO ” appears. 3 To carry out the reca[...]

155 Saving an d Loading Scene F iles Chapt er 6 S avin g and Loadin g User S etting Data s displayed on the left of STANDARD changes to x . When x changes to s once again, the settings of the camcorder are reset to th e settings. If you pr ess the MENU knob a gain while x is displayed, t he operation is can celled and the camcorder returns to the s[...]

Chapter 7 156 Overvi ew Chapter 7 File Op eration File Operation Overvi ew A remote computer can b e connected to thi s unit and used to operat e on recorded dat a which has been saved in data files, such as video and au dio data fil es. To connect a remo te computer, use FAM (file access mode) for the comput er connection. Directory Structure The [...]

157 Overv iew Chapte r 7 F ile Oper ation File Operation Restrictions This sectio n explains which operations are possible on files stored in each directory. When requir ed, the followi ng operation ta bles distin guish readin g and wr iting from partial rea ding and writing. Read: Read data sequen tially from the start to th e end of the f ile. Pa[...]

158 Overvi ew Chapter 7 File Op eration clips on th at disc. (Th e only possible oper ations are playback and disc formatti ng.) - Wri ting of clips with user-d efined nam es - Deletion of clips (except the last recorded clip) - Locking o f clips • If you att empt to write a C*.MXF file which doe s not meet the con ditions sp ecified in rem ark c[...]

159 File Access Mode File Operations Chapte r 7 F ile Oper ation • Deletio n and renaming of director ies • The maximum nu mber of files that can be crea ted on one disc, inc luding direct ories, is 500 0. • File names and dir ectory names can use letters, number s, and symbols 1) fro m the Unicode 2.0 (UT F-8) character set. However, the fol[...]

160 File Acces s Mode File Operati ons Chapter 7 File Op eration Windows re cognizes t his unit as a removable d isc, and displ ays on e of t he foll owin g icons on the remote computer’ s task bar: • Windo ws 2000: • Wi ndo ws XP : The remote computer is now able to perform file operations when a disc is insert ed into this unit. Opera tion [...]

161 Recordin g Continuous Timecode ov er FAM Connections Chapte r 7 F ile Oper ation Recording Contin uous Timecode over FAM Connectio ns For clips creat ed over a FAM connect ion, you can re cord so that the timecod e is continuous with the timecode of th e last frame of the last clip recorded on the di sc. T o record cont inuous timecode Before y[...]

162 Impor tant Notes on Op eration Appendix Appendix Important No tes on Opera tion Use and Sto rage Do not su bject t he unit t o severe s hocks The internal mechanism may be damaged or the body warped. Do not co ver the unit while oper ating Putti ng a cloth, for example, ove r the unit can cause excessive internal heat build-up. After use Always[...]

163 Importa nt Notes on Operat ion Appendix About the LCD panels LCD panels are manu factured with extremely hi gh- precisi on technology that yields ef fective pixel rates of 99.99% or higher. However, ve ry rarely, on e or more pixels may be permanently dar k or permanent ly lit in white, red, blue, or green. This phen omenon is not a mal functio[...]

164 Maintenan ce Appendix Main tenance T esting the Camcor der Bef ore Shooting Check the f unctions of the camcorder before sett ing out for a shooting sessi on, preferably by operating the camc order togethe r with a colo r video moni tor. Preparat ions for t esting 1 Attach a fully charged batte ry pack. 2 Set the POWER switch to ON and check th[...]

165 Maintenan ce Appendix For details, see “Sel ecting the Display Items” o n page 137. Testin g the iri s and zo om func tions 1 Set the zoom to automat ic zoom mode and check that the power zoo m operates correctly. 2 Set the zoo m to manual zoom mode and check th e zoom fun ctions manuall y. Turn the manual zoom l ever from the tel ephoto po[...]

166 Maintenan ce Appendix (4) Testing th e earphone and speaker 1 Turn the MONIT OR knob and check that the speaker volume cha nges accordingly. 2 Connect a n earphone t o the front or rear EA RPHONE jack. Check that the speaker soun d is cut off an d that you can hea r the sound fr om the microphone i n the earphon e. 3 Turn th e MONITOR knob and [...]

167 Operatio n Warnings Appendix Operati on Warnings When a problem occurs at power on or du ring operation, a warning is g iven by one o f the follo wing. • Warning i ndicators in the status display on the LCD monitor • WARNING indic ators, and audible warnings from the speaker an d earphones • Indic ators on the v iewfinder The volu me of t[...]

168 Operatio n Warnings Appendix 1) Asterisks (*) are re placed by dig its in the display. 2) During re cording 3) During playback , fast forwar d, fast reverse, or stop 4) During re cording p ause 5) D urin g record ing or pa use For detail s about th e warning display s and alarm messages on the viewfinder, see the ne xt item. Opera tion/al arm m[...]

169 Operatio n Warnings Appendix a) REC INHI.! app ears if you attempt t o start re cording. Alarm messages during thumbnail search, scene se lection, an d clip list operations Alarm messages may app ear in the LCD monitor during thumbnail search , scene selection, and clip li st operations. In this case, take the action indi cated in the following[...]

170 Operatio n Warnings Appendix DURA TION OF ONE CLIP LIST MUST BE LESS THAN 24 HOURS., The t otal duratio n of the curre nt clip li st is g reater than 24 hours . This ap pears when the total durati on of the c urrent clip lis t e xceeds the upper lim it of 24 hours as the resu lt of a sub clip ADD (see p age 89) operati on or a TRIM o peratio n [...]

171 Troubles hooting Appendix Troubleshoot ing You can use th is chart to establish possi ble causes of an apparent pr oblem; always d ouble-check be fore sending the camcorder for repair. If a problem persists, contact your So ny dealer. Symp toms Cause Remedy The camco rder does not pow er on when y ou set the PO WER s witch to ON. There is no ba[...]

172 Trouble shooting Appendix To ejec t the disc when there i s no power sup ply When the bat tery is exhausted, for exa mple, pressing the EJECT b utton does not operate th e disc ejecti on mechanism. In such cases, as an emergency measure you can remove the disc manuall y using t he following procedure. 1 Turn off the power su pply to the unit. 2[...]

173 Using UMID Data Appendix Using UMID Data To perfo rm operati ons from interv iewing to editing effectively an d to detect audio-vi sual materials easily when reusing t hem, metadata t hat provides addit ional informatio n is recorde d along with au dio-visual data o n a disc. As one of app lication of meta data, the UMID (Uni que Materia l Iden[...]

174 Using UMID Data Appendix • Add a globa lly unique I D to every sho t of audio-visual material. The uni que ID is used to detect the material source an d to link it with the orig inal source m aterial. • Distingui shing between orig inal material and copied material. 00 is added to the Instance Number for orig inal material. • The UTC is u[...]

175 MPEG-4 Lic ense / About i. LINK Appendix MPEG-4 License This prod uct is lic ensed under t he MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfoli o License. For t he personal and non-commercia l use of a co nsumer for (i) enco ding video i n compliance with the MPEG-4 Visual S tandard (“MPEG-4 Video” ) and/or (ii) decoding M PEG-4 Video that was enco ded by a co[...]

176 About a “Memor y Stick” Appendix 1) What is Mbps? Mega bits p er second. A measur e of the rate at which data is transmitted per second. In case of 100 Mbps, 100 Meg a bits of dat a can be tr ansmitted pe r second. i.LINK operation with y our camcorder For details on operation when other equipment wit h i.LINK (DV) conn ector is connected, [...]

177 About a “Memor y Stick” Appendix To use “M emory Stick Duo” or “Memory Stick PRO Duo” with your p roduct, an ada ptor need s to be attached . Note on data re ad/write speed Data read/wr ite speed may var y depending on the combination of the “Memory St ick” and “Memory Stick ” compliant product yo u use. What is Mag icGate? [...]

178 Specific ations Appendix Specificat ions General Power volt age 12 V DC +5.0 V/–1.0 V POWER cons umption 34W (with 12 V DC supply, when recordi ng with the LCD m onitor on ) Operating t emperature –5 °C to +40°C (23 °F to 104°F ) Storage temperat ure – 20°C to +6 0°C (–4°F to +140°F) Recording/playback format VIDEO M PEG HD: HQ3[...]

179 Specifications Appendix Video S/N rati o 54 dB (Y-typi cal) Modulat ion 800 TV lines Geometric di stortion None identif ied (excludi ng distortion due to lens) Smear –120 dB (Y-typical ) LCD Picture: 8 .9 cm (2 1 / 2 inches) in op posite angle (3.5 type ) Pixel resol ution: 25,0 00 pixels (11 20 wide × 224 high ) Effective picture elemen ts:[...]

180 Specific ations Appendix AUDIO IN CH-1 /CH-2 conn ector (3-pi n, female) Related products There is a range of Sony product s available to meet eve ry conceivabl e video shooting requirement. For details , consult your So ny sales dealer. Powe r supply an d relate d equip ment BP-GL9 5/GL65/L60S /L80S Batt ery Pack BC-L70/M15 0/L500 Batter y Cha[...]

181 Chart o f Opti onal Compone nts and A ccessories Appendix Chart of Optional Component s and Acces sories ECM-673/674/678 Microphone CAC-12 Microphone Holder DXF-51/51CE a) 5-inch Viewfinder VCT-U14 c) Tripod Adaptor Tripod LMD series LCD Monitor LC-DS300SFT Soft Carrying Ca se LC-H300 Hard Carrying Case LCR-1 Rain Cover BP-GL95/GL65/L60S/L80S B[...]

182 Glossary Appendix Glossa ry AES/EBU A standard est ablished join tly by the AES (Audi o Engineering Society) and EBU (European Broadcasting Union) for serial transmission of digita l audio. Two cha nnels of audi o can be transmi tted via a single connector. Aliasing Distortion whi ch occurs dur ing sampling to conv ert analog signals t o digit [...]

183 Glossary Appendix between the camera’s sca nning and the light ing conditi ons. GENLOCK A state in which devices are locked to a signal o utput by a sync generator. Genlock al lows multi ple devices to operate in synchroni zation. HDSDI signa l Abbrevia tion for High Definiti on Serial Digi tal Interface. This is a n uncompressed di gital com[...]

184 Glossary Appendix S/N Signal- to-Noise ra tio. The rela tion of the strengt h of the desi red signal to the accompan ying electronic interferen ce, the noise . If S/N is high, sounds are reprod uced with less noise and pictures are rep roduced clearly without snow. Sub cli p One of the sectio ns which make up a clip list. A sub clip may be par [...]

185 Inde x Index Index Numerics 23.98P mode 145 5600 i ndicator 27 5600K button 14 5-inch electronic v iewfinder, attaching 37 A About data transfer speed of i.LINK 175 AC adaptor 30 ACCESS indicator 18 Accessory fitting shoe 22 ADVANCED menu 128 ALARM kno b 15 Alarm messages 1 68 Area of use setting 31 Aspect Ratio, selectin g 144 ASSIGN 1/2 switc[...]

186 Index Inde x Flange focal length, adjusting 34 using a no n-auto focus l ens 35 Flicker 55 Focus indicator 26 FORMAT page 109 Four-way ar row key 20 Frame frequency indicator 26 setting 31 FRONT MIC LOW CUT s witch 21 F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch 21 G Gain setting values for the GAIN selec tor po sitio ns 141 value 27 GAIN SW page 110 GAIN switch 14 [...]

187 Inde x Index shot da ta superimpos ed on the color bar s 139 Starti ng a Shoot w ith a Few Seconds 69 Recording f ormat indica tor 17, 26 selecting 53 Recording l evel adjus tment 20 Remaining disc capacity indicator 17 REMOTE connector 24 Remote control unit camcorder switch f unctions when connected 43 connecting 43 paint adjustment when conn[...]

188 Index Inde x detaching 36 setting 139 status display 1 37 status display on the screen 26, 137 Viewfinder connector 26 Viewfinder fitting sh oe 22 Viewfind er front-to-back positioni ng knob 2 2 Viewfind er left-to-ri ght posit ioning ring 22 Volume adjustmen t 14 W WARNING i ndicator 1 8 Warning indicator area 18 WHITE BAL switch 15 White bala[...]

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