Sony PMW-EX1R manual

4-163-183- 11 (1) Solid-State Memory Camcorder PMW-EX1R © 2009 Sony Corporation Operating Instructi ons Before operating t he unit, please read t his manual thorough ly and retain it for f uture reference.[...]

2 To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparat us to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not op en the cabinet. Refer servicin g to q ual ified personne l only. WARNING W hen installing the u nit, incorporate a readily accessi b le disconnec t de v ice in the fixed w iring, or connect the po w er pl u g to an[...]

3 This de v ice complies w ith Part 15 of t he FCC R u les. Operation is s ub jec t to the fo llo w ing t w o conditions: (1) this de v ice may not ca u se harmf u l interference, and ( 2) this de v ice m u st accept any interference recei v ed, incl u ding interference that may ca u se u ndesired operation. For th e custom ers in Can ada This Clas[...]

4 Afin de réduire les ris q ues d’incendie ou d’électrocution, ne pas exposer ce t apparei l à l a pluie ou à l’ humidit é. Afin d’écart er tout ris q ue d’électrocution, g arder le coffret fermé. Ne con fier l’entretien de l’appareil q u’à un personne l q ualifi é. AVER TISSEMEN T Lors de l’installation de l’appareil,[...]

5 Um die Gef ahr von Bränden od er elektrischen Schlä g en zu verrin g ern, darf dieses Gerät nicht Re g en oder Feuchti g keit aus g esetzt werden. Um einen elektrischen Schla g zu vermeiden, darf d as Gehäuse nicht g eöffnet werden . Überlassen Sie Wartun g sarbeiten stets nur q ualifiziertem Fachpe rsonal. WARNUN G Bei m Ein b a u des Ger?[...]

Ta b le of Contents 6 Overview Package Configurati on .......... ....... ........... ........... ....... ........... .. 12 Feature s .......... .......... ........... ........ .......... ........... ........ ........... ..... 13 Using th e Software ............. ........ .......... ........... ........... ........ ..... 16 Readin g the CD-ROM Man u[...]

Ta b le of Cont ents 7 Formattin g th e P HU-6 0K/120K/1 20R ..... ........... ......... 39 Checkin g the Remainin g Time A v ailable fo r Recordin g .......... ........ .......... ........... ........ ........... ..... 40 Restorin g the P H U-60K/1 20K/120R ........... ....... ......... 40 Using a “Memor y Stick” with the Me dia Ad aptor .....[...]

Ta b le of Contents 8 Setting the Time Dat a ............ ........... ....... ........... ........... ......... 62 R u nnin g Modes of t he Timec ode ...... ........... ....... ......... 62 Settin g th e Timecode .............. ....... ........... ........... ......... 62 Settin g the User Bits ............... ....... ........... ........... ......[...]

Ta b le of Cont ents 9 Storin g a P ict u re P rofile on a n SxS Memor y Ca rd .... .. 85 P ict u re P rofile It ems ............... ....... ........... ........... ....... .. 87 Deleting Clips .............. ........... ........... ....... ........... ........... ....... .. 92 Deletin g the Las t Recorded Clip .............. ........... ......... [...]

Ta b le of Contents 10 In Media Mode ............ ....... ........... ....... ........... ........... 111 VIDEO Status Screen ........ ........... ........... ....... ........... ........... 11 2 BUTTON/REMO TE Status Screen ........... ........... ....... ....... 112 BATTERY/MEDIA Status Screen ......... ........... ........... ....... 113 Menu Co[...]

Ta b le of Cont ents 11 Error/Wa rning Indi cations .......... ....... ........... ........... ........... 156 Error Indica tions .......... ....... ........... ........... ....... ........... 156 W arnin g Indications ........... ....... ........... ........... ........ ... 156 MPEG-2 Vid eo Patent Portfolio Lic ense .......... ........... .......[...]

Package Co nfig u ra tion 12 O v er v ie w Make s u re y o u ha v e follo w in g items s u pp lied w ith y o u r cam corde r. The n u mber in parentheses indicates the n u mber of that item s u pplied. Lithium battery (CR2032 for backup) (1) It is mo u nted in the camcorder at the factor y . Lithium b attery ( CR2025 for the IR Re mote Commander) ([...]

Feat u res 13 O v er v ie w Man u als for Solid-State M emor y Ca mcorder (Operatin g Instr u ct ions in P DF) (1) Operating Instructions (This ma nual) (1) SxS De vice Dri ver Softw are E nd-Use r Lice nse Agreem ent (1 ) The P M W -EX1R is a hi g hl y comp act and hi g h- perform ance XD CAM EX 1) camcorder th at u ses SxS 1) memor y cards , as i[...]

Feat u res 14 O v er v ie w Long recor ding tim e B y u tiliz in g an effi cien t compres sion f ormat, the P M W -EX1R rec ords hi g h-q u alit y HD ima g es for lon g recordin g tim e of approx. 100 min u tes in HQ mode (3 5 Mbps VBR) or approx. 140 min u tes in S P mode (25 M bps CBR) o n a si n g le 32-GB SxS memor y card. Eq u ipped w i th t w[...]

Feat u res 15 O v er v ie w Pic ture P rof ile fe atu re The P ict u re P rofile feat u re a llo w s the camera oper ator to easil y call u p c u stomized pict u re- tona l sett in g s to s u it partic u lar s hoo tin g conditio ns. Shot Tr ansiti on f unc tion The Shot Transition f u ncti on a llo w s for smooth a u tomati c scene tra nsiti ons. T[...]

Using the Sof t w are 16 O v er v ie w The CD- ROM la bell ed “ Utili t y Sof t w are for Solid- State Memo r y Camc order and Re corder” contai ns the follo w in g soft w ar e: SxS Device D river Software Dri v er for u sin g SxS memor y card s w ith a comp u ter ha v in g an E xpressCard slot. Informa tion on i nstallation of the soft w are i[...]

Using the Soft w are 17 O v er v ie w Do the follo w in g to ins tall t he sof t w are on the CD-R OM on y o u r comp u ter : 1 Insert t he CD-ROM in your CD-ROM driv e. A co v er pa g e appears a u tomati call y in y o u r bro w ser. If it does not app ear a u to matic all y in the bro w ser, do u ble -click on the index.ht m fil e on th e CD- ROM[...]

Parts Id entifica tions 1 8 O v er v ie w For functions and usage, see the page s shown in paren theses. 1. External micropho ne holder (p age 65) 2. Built-in m icrophone (pag e 65) 3. LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor (page 30) 4. Lens hood If y o u atta ch an option al w ide-con v ersion lens, remo v e the lens ho od. ( See the col u mn at ri [...]

Parts Identif ications 19 O v er v ie w 1. Rear accessory sho e The s u pplied cold shoe ki t can b e att ached (page 38) . 2. Viewfi nder (page 31) 3. Eyecup (pag e 31) 4. Eyepiece focusing knob (page 31) 5. Headphone jack (stereo mini jack) ( page 66 , page 98 ) 6. i.LINK (HDV/DV) connec tor (4-pin, S400 conforming to IEEE 1394) (page 138 ) 7. Ho[...]

Parts Id entifica tions 20 O v er v ie w Opera tion pa nel on the h andle 1. MONITOR VOL (volume) buttons ( page 66 , page 98 ) 2. THUMBNAIL button (pa ge 96) 3. PLAY/PAUSE button (pa ge 97) 4. F REV (fast reverse ) button (pag e 97) 5. PREV (pr evious) button (page 97) 6. STOP button ( page 100) 7. On-handle ZOOM button (page 56) 8. Zoom speed swi[...]

Parts Identif ications 21 O v er v ie w 7. PUSH AF (mo mentary a uto focus) button (page 59) Side o perat ion pa nel 1. ND filter s elect swit ch (pag e 47) 2. ASSIGN (assignab le)1/2/3 buttons (page 70) 3. PEAKING button (page 58) 4. FULL AUTO butto n and indicator (page 42) 5. ZEBRA bu tton (page 50 ) 6. WHITE B AL (white balance memory) switch ([...]

Parts Id entifica tions 22 O v er v ie w Contro ls on the gr ip 1. RELEASE (grip rele ase) button (pag e 32) 2. REC START/STOP button ( page 42) 3. REC REVIEW button (page 69) 4. EXPANDED FOCUS button (page 58 ) 5. Serv o zoom lev er ( page 56) 6. ONE PUSH AUTO IRIS button (page 54 ) 7. LENS REMOTE connector (page 57) Bottom 1. ZOOM sw itch (pag e [...]

On-Screen I ndicatio ns 23 O v er v ie w W hen this u nit is in C amera mod e (mode for recordi n g ), pressin g the D IS P LAY/BATT INFO b u tton displa y s t he stat u ses and settin g s of this u nit on the LCD mo nit or/ v ie w finder screen . W hen y o u pres s the DIS P L AY/BATT INFO b u tton a g ain, thes e indica tions ar e cancele d. The [...]

On-Scr een Ind icati ons 24 O v er v ie w 4. Media status i ndication 5. Time data indication [M] (page 63 ) 6. Media re maini ng indi catio n [M] (pag e 37) 7. Zoom po sition indication [M ] (page 5 5) 8. TLCS mode indication [M][D] (pag e 121) 9. Steady Shot indication [M][D] (page 60) 10. Focus mode i ndication [M] ( [D] only in MF mode) (page 5[...]

On-Screen I ndicatio ns 25 O v er v ie w Example: TLCS m ode indicati on 2 Tilt th e joys tick or ro tate t he jog di al to set th e curs or to the i tem to be ope rate d then press th e joysti ck or the jog di al. The Direc t men u of th e select ed item s appears . 3 Tilt th e joys tick or ro tate t he jog di al to select the set ting th en press[...]

Po w er S u pply 26 Prepa rations Yo u can u se a ba tter y pack or AC po w er v ia an AC adaptor . If y o u conne ct an AC po w er so u rce, it has a priorit y e v en i f a batter y pa ck is mo u nted . For safet y , u se o nl y the Son y batter y pa cks and AC adap tor lis ted bel o w : •B P -U30 /U6 0 Lith i u m-io n B atter y P ack • BC-U1 [...]

Po w er S u pply 27 Prepa rations Checking battery charge remaining To che ck duri ng opera tion W hen recor din g or pla y b ack is in pro g ress on the batter y pa ck, an ic on to sho w the c u rre nt batter y char g e le v el and u sa g e time r emaini n g ar e displa y ed on th e LCD moni tor/EVF s creen. The camco rder indic ates the remainin [...]

Po w er S u pply 2 8 Prepa rations 1 Conn ect the D C pow er outpu t cable of the BC-U1 /U2 to the DC IN co nn ecto r of the ca mco rder. 2 Connec t the power cord s uppl ied wi th the BC-U 1/ U2 to the A C in put conn ector of the BC -U1/ U2 the n to an AC power source. 3 Set the mo de switc h of the B C-U1/U2 to the D C OU T pos ition . For detai[...]

Sett ing the Clock 29 Prepa rations W hen y o u t u rn the camc order on fo r the first ti me after p u rcha sin g or replac in g the back u p batter y (page 15 3) , th e Init ial S etti n g disp la y appears on the LCD monitor / v ie w find er screen. Set th e date and time o f the b u il t-in clock, u sin g this d ispla y . Time Zon e The v al u [...]

Adj u stin g the LCD Monito r and Vie w fi nder 30 Prepa rations Yo u can adj u st the an g le and the dis pla y cond itio ns of the LC D mo nitor for the bes t v ie w in v ario u s sh ootin g sit u ations. The se adj u stments of the LCD monito r ha v e no effect on pict u re s bein g reco rded. Turning on/off the LCD monitor The LC D moni tor t u[...]

Adj u sting the LCD Monitor and Vi e w finder 31 Prepa rations Set color, c ontrast and bri g htness of t he LCD monitor w ith the corre spondin g LCD men u items: Col or, Contr ast, an d Bri g htne ss For detail s on menu operations, see “Basic Menu Operatio ns” on p age 115. If the p ict u re on the LCD mo nitor is hard t o v ie w u nder br i[...]

Adj u sting the Grip 32 Prepa rations Using t he eyecu p (suppli ed) A lar g e e y ec u p is attach ed to the EVF at the factor y . It can be r emo v ed b y p u llin g it o u t, if not necess ar y . To reat tach th e e y ec u p, s tretch it a little t o attach to th e EVF and fit t he rim of the e y ec u p into the hori zontal g roo v e of the v ie[...]

Using the IR Remote Comma nder 33 Prepa rations Before use Before y o u u se the s u ppli ed IR R emote Comman der for t he fi rst t ime, p u ll o u t the ins u lati on sheet from th e batter y holder. A CR202 5 lithi u m batter y is set in th e holde r at the fact or y . To use the IR R emote C ommand er For con troll in g the camcord er fro m the[...]

Handling SxS Memo ry Cards 34 Prepa rations •B a t t e r y ma y expl ode if mist reat ed. Do not rech ar g e, disassemble, or dispose of in fir e. • Bat teries sha ll n ot be exp osed t o ex cess i v e heat s u ch as s u nshine , fire or the like. Dan g er of explosi on if batter y is i ncorre ctl y replac ed. Repl ace onl y w ith the sam e or [...]

Handling SxS Memo ry Cards 35 Prepa rations •V e r i f y the c orrect direc tion of inserti on before u se. • W hen storin g or carr y in g th is m edia , p u t this media in the car r y in g case an d lock it fi rml y . • W e reco mmend t hat y o u make a back u p co p y of impor tant data. Son y a ccepts no responsibilit y for a n y dama g [...]

Handling SxS Memo ry Cards 36 Prepa rations The ACCESS la mp li g hts in red th en chan g es to g reen onc e the m emor y card is re ad y for u se. 3 Close t he cov er. Status indications by the ACCESS lamps Card slot s A and B are acc ompani ed b y the respecti v e ACCESS lamps to indi cate thei r stat u ses. Removi ng an Sx S memor y card 1 Open [...]

Handling SxS Memo ry Cards 37 Prepa rations memor y card that is not form atted or tha t w as format ted w ith a nother s y stem, a mes sa g e to conf irm if form atti n g is to be exec u ted is displa y ed on th e LCD moni tor/EVF s creen. An y SxS m emo r y card form atted w ith a de v ice other t han this camcorde r cannot be u sed w ith t he ca[...]

Using an Externa l Hard Disk 3 8 Prepa rations To res tore a card Selec t “Execut e” by tu rning th e jog dia l or tiltin g the j oystick then p ush th e dial or joysti ck. The res tore op erati on be g ins. D u rin g restorati on, the in-pro g ress messa g e and stat u s bar (%) are di spla y ed, an d the AC CESS lamp is lit in red. W hen re s[...]

Using an Extern al Hard Disk 39 Prepa rations 2 Fit th e bottom p late (sp ring typ e) into the auxi liar y shoe. Insert the botto m plate from the end w here t he slits for the scre w holes of the a u xiliar y shoe are not open. If y o u se c u re the a u xiliar y s hoe in the directio n opposite that sho w n in the a bo v e fi gu re w ith the sli[...]

Using an Externa l Hard Disk 40 Prepa rations To fo rmat by menu op eratio n W hen no formatt in g messa g e is d ispla y ed on th e LCD monito r/EVF scre en, y o u can ex ec u te format tin g u sin g “Forma t Media” ( page 133 ) of the OTHERS men u in the same mann er. Notes • Formatt in g for the P HU-60K /120K/12 0R on this camco rder is ?[...]

Using a “Me mory St ick” w ith the Media Adaptor 41 Prepa rations Use of the op tional MEA D-MS01 Me dia Adapt or permits y o u to insert a “Mem or y Stick” t o the SxS memor y ca rd sl ot of t he ca mcorde r and u se it for recordi n g and pla y ba ck in th e same w a y as w it h an SxS memor y card. Usable “M emory Stick” “Memor y S[...]

Basic Ope ration Proc ed u re 42 Recording Basi c recordi n g can be per forme d w ith th e follo w in g pro ced u res: Prepa ratio ns 1 Mou nt a fully c harge d batter y pack . 2 Load SxS memory card(s). If y o u lo ad t w o ca rds, r ecord in g is contin u ed b y a u tomat icall y s w itchin g to the second card w hen the fir st card beco mes f u[...]

Basic Oper ation Proc ed u re 43 Recording F u ll A u to mod e is t u rne d on, act i v atin g th e TLCS (To tal Le v el Control S y stem) (page 121) . Th u s A u to Iris, AGC (A u to Gain Con trol), A u to Sh u tt er, A T W (A u to Traci n g W hi te) are set to ON, w here b y the bri g htness and w hite ba lance w ill be a u tomati call y ad j u s[...]

Selectin g the V ideo For mat 44 Recording L Yo u can select v ario u s v ideo formats for recordin g /pla y back u si n g “HD/SD M ode” and “Vid eo For mat” of the OT HERS men u . The c u rrent format is disp la y ed on t he scre en w hen y o u press the DIS P LAY/BATT INFO b u tton. The sel ectabl e format s v ar y depend in g on the “H[...]

Selecting the V ideo Format 45 Recording With “PAL Are a” selected SD Mode (DVCAM mode) W hen the ca mcorder is set to SD Mode , the v ideo format s set on this camcorde r co v er the rec ordi n g frame rate, recordin g scan s y stem (i/ P ), and aspect (SQ/EC). The f rame rat es ar e in dica ted w ith t w o-di g it inte g er s, ro u nd in g of[...]

Selectin g the V ideo For mat 46 Recording 2 Selec t the desi red mo de. A confirma tion messa g e is displa y ed. 3 Selec t “Execu te.” The camco rder is a u to matical l y t u rned off, then i s restar ted, acti v atin g the m en u settin g . For det ails on menu ope rations, see “Basi c Menu Operatio ns” on p age 115. For the men u items[...]

S w itching the ND Filters / Adj u stin g the W hit e Ba lanc e 47 Recording ND filt ers a re a v ailabl e for keep in g the aper t u re in a pro per ran g e. Set th e ND f ilter s w itch accordi n g to the bri g htnes s of the s u bject. 2: 1 / 64 ND 1: 1 / 8 ND OFF: Clea r The ND fil ter n u mbe r is di spla y ed on the scr een w hen y o u press [...]

Adj u sting the W hit e Bal ance 4 8 Recording To the B po sition of the W HITE BAL s w itch, AT W mode is assi g ned at the factor y . T he se ttin g can be chan g ed w ith “ W hite S w itch <B>” (page 122) of the CAMER A SET men u to select Memor y B mode. B: AT W or Memor y B mode A: Memor y A m ode PRST : P reset mode • Settin g th [...]

Display ing the Markers an d Ze b ra Patt erns 49 Recording D u rin g adj u stm ent, an in-pro g ress me ssa g e is displa y ed on th e screen . W hen th e adj u stment is comple ted s u ccess f u ll y , the messa g e ch an g es to a completi on messa g e, an d the obtai ned colo r temper at u re is displa y ed. • W hen y o u exec u te the ad j u[...]

Disp lay ing th e Ma rkers and Ze b ra Pat tern s 50 Recording W hen t he aspe ct mark er is o n, th e safet y zone marker sh o w s the eff ecti v e ar ea w ithin the aspe ct marker. Displ aying the cen ter m ark er Set “Cen ter Mar ker ” to “ On” t o insert the center marker into t he sc reen a rea. Displ aying th e aspe ct ma rker Set “[...]

Settin g the Gain 51 Recording P ress the MEN U b u tton to set the camco rder to Men u mode, displa y the LCD/VF SE T men u w ith , and se lect “Z ebra” from th e men u . Zebra Se lect Sele ct the zebra patt ern( s) to be disp la y ed. 1 (Zebra1) : To displ a y a zebra patter n in the ar ea of ±10% cente rin g the v ideo l e v el se t w ith ?[...]

Setting t he Electron ic Sh u tter 52 Recording To cha nge P ress the MEN U b u tton to set the camco rder to Men u mode, displa y the CAM ERA SET men u w ith , and select “Gain Set u p” fr om the men u . For detail s on menu operations, see “Basic Menu Operatio ns” on p age 115. Selecting gain using the Direct menu W hen y o u pres s the D[...]

Settin g the Elect ronic Sh u tter 53 Recording sh u tter spe ed y o u specified w ith “Sh u tter” of the CAMERA SET me n u . Note W hen A u to Sh u tter mode is ON, the fixed sh u tter cannot be sele cted. Setting the fixed shutter with the CAMERA SET menu The sh u tter mode and sh u tter s peed can be s et w ith the CAMERA SET men u . P ress [...]

Adj u sting the Iris 54 Recording For de tails on the Dir ect menu, see “D irect Menu Operatio n” on pa ge 24. Sele ct “E X Slo w Sh u tter” fr om the CAMERA SET men u . Set “Sett in g ” to “On,” an d speci f y the n u mber of acc u m u lated frames w ith “N u mb er of F ram es.” Yo u can se lect f rom amon g 16, 32, and 64 fram[...]

Adj u stin g the Zo om 55 Recording To adjus t the target le vel with the Direct menu The tar g et le v el ca n also be sele cted u sin g th e Direct men u . W hen y o u pres s the DIS P L AY/BATT INFO b u tton, the c u rr ent sett in g is disp la y ed on t he screen. Yo u can ch an g e t he se ttin g w ith the Di rect me n u b y opera tin g the jo[...]

Adj u sting th e Zo om 56 Recording Sett in g the ZOO M s w itch to the MANUAL position for Man u a l Zoom mode acti v ates the zoom rin g . Rota te th e zoom rin g to adj u st the z oom. Sett in g the ZOOM s w itch to t he SE RVO pos ition for Ser v o mode acti v ates the po w er zoom. In Ser v o mode, the po w er zoom le v er on the g rip and t h[...]

Adj u s ting the F oc u s 57 Recording Note Zoom op eration is gu aran teed w ith the zoom speed settin g s from 8 to 99. To se lect the op eration a t the begi nning and the end of zoom ing Yo u can se lect S oft mo de fo r zoomi n g , in w hich the zoomin g speed is g rad u all y increas ed at th e be g innin g then g ra d u all y decreas ed for [...]

Adj u sting the Foc u s 5 8 Recording Rota te th e foc u s rin g for t he best foc u s w hi le obser v in g the p ict u re on the LCD moni tor /EVF screen. The ran g e index of the foc u s rin g is effe cti v e in F u ll MF mode . The dist ances corr espond to the foc u s ri n g positions. Expa nded Fo cus W hen y o u press the EX P ANDED FOCUS b u[...]

Adj u s ting the F oc u s 59 Recording Adjusting the focus with the focus ring Rota te th e foc u s rin g for t he best foc u s w hi le obser v in g the p ict u re on the LCD moni tor /EVF screen. The ran g e index of the rin g is in v alid in MF mode. One-P ush (M omentar y) Auto Focu sing Pu sh the P USH AF b u tton. A u to fo c u sin g momenta r[...]

Eliminating Pict u re Bl u rring (St eady Shot) 60 Recording W hen y o u set the M ACRO s w i t c h t o O N i n A F o r MF mode, M acro mode is ac ti v ated, per mittin g y o u to ad j u st the foc u s in a ran g e tha t incl u des the micro ar ea. The Macr o mode is in v alid in F u ll MF mode. B y acti v ati n g the Stead y Shot f u nction, bl u [...]

Reducing Flickers 61 Recording To redu ce flic kers , try ei ther of th e follo wing two methods: Setting the sh utter speed according to the po wer -supp ly fre quen cy Acti vate the el ectr onic s hutt er (page 52) and s et the shutter speed acco rding to the powe r supply frequen cy. When the frequency i s 50 Hz Set th e shu tter s peed to 1 / 5[...]

Setti ng the Time Data 62 Recording Time data , s u ch as the ti mecode s, u ser bits, and the cloc k time, are record ed w ith pict u re s. For the timec ode , thr ee r u nnin g modes a nd Clock mode ca n be selec ted. Rec Run m ode The timec ode ad v an ces d u rin g recordi n g onl y . The cont in u it y of the ti meco de i s ma inta ined bet w [...]

Setti ng the Ti me Data 63 Recording Restr ictions on the time code The timec ode setti n g is rest ricted b y the c u rre nt v ideo f ormat. 1) The frame di g its in “Settin g ” is limited to 00, 04, 08, 12, 16, and 20. The frame at the be g inn in g of recordin g is limited to 00, 04, 08, 12, 16, or 20. As the SDI OUT connector o u tp u t bec[...]

Recording A u d io Signals 64 Recording T w o channel s (CH-1/CH- 2) of a u dio ca n be recorded (Lin ear P CM recor din g ) i n s y nchronizat ion w ith v ideo re cordi n g . Yo u can u se t he b u ilt-in stere o microph ones (omni- direct ional el ectr et cond enser microph ones) or 2-cha nnel extern al a u dio i np u ts to the AUDIO IN connector[...]

Recording A u dio Signals 65 Recording Set th e AUD IO IN s witch es, both CH-1 and CH-2, to INT. 1 Set the AUDIO IN switches CH-1 and CH-2 to EXT. 2 Conn ect ex ternal audio sou rces t o the AUD IO I N con necto rs CH -1 and CH -2. 3 Set th e LINE/MIC/MIC+48 V switch es CH-1 and CH-2 to LINE (line le vel: +4 d Bu). Yo u can u se an e xternal micro[...]

Recording A u d io Signals 66 Recording To adjust the levels manuall y Set the AUDIO SELECT s w itch es CH- 1 and CH- 2 to MANUAL and adj u st the a u dio reco rdin g le v els b y t u rnin g t he AUDIO LEVEL cont rols. Set the cont rols to 5 for the refe rence setti n g (0 dB). Se ttin g t o 10 maxi mizes the le v el (+12 dB), and settin g to 0 min[...]

O u tp u tting the Color Bars and Referenc e Tone / Recording Shot Marks 67 Recording The camco rder ca n o u tp u t a color-bar si g nal in place of th e camer a pict u re. A 1-kHz refe rence ton e is o u tp u t w ith the color bar si g nal if “1kHz To ne” of “A u di o Inp u t” (p age 123) is s et to “On” w ith t he AUDIO SET men u . T[...]

Adding t he OK Mark 6 8 Recording B y addin g the OK mar k to a clip recor ded in HD Mode, y o u can pre v ent the clip f rom bei n g dele ted or di v ided inad v ertentl y . The OK mark is als o u se d to o btain a th u mbna il screen of on l y the mark ed clips (OK-Clip th u mbnail screen ) w hen y o u press the THUMBNAIL b u tton . For the OK -C[...]

Rec Re v ie w 69 Recording Yo u can re v ie w the la st re cord ed cl ip on th e screen (R ec Re v ie w ). Press the REC REVIEW button af ter record ing i s finishe d. Yo u can assi g n t he Rec Re v ie w f u nc tion t o an assi g nabl e b u tton to u se it inst ead (pag e 70) . P la y back of the specified block of the c lip be g in s. In Rec Re v[...]

Changing F u nct ions of th e Assigna b le B u ttons 70 Recording The camco rder ha s fo u r assi g nable b u ttons to w hich y o u can assi g n v ario u s f u nction s for con v enience. The foll o w in g f u nctions are assi g ned at th e factor y : ASSIGN 1 button (LE NS INFO) Depth-of -field ind ication on/ off ASSIGN 2 button (BRT DISP) Bri g [...]

Inter v al Recor ding 71 Recording The Inter v al Recor din g (time-lapse re cordi n g ) f u nctio n is especi all y effecti v e for shoot in g obje cts th at mo v e v er y slo w l y . The spec ifie d n u mber of frame s are a u tom atica ll y reco rded at the speci fied inter v als. It is reco mmend ed to fix t he cam corder to a tripod or eq u i [...]

Frame Recording 72 Recording The flashi n g “Inte r v al Rec” on the s creen is n o w steadil y lit. Notes •Y o u cannot c han g e the “Inter v al Tim e” an d “N u mber o f Frames ” settin g s w hile Inter v al Recor din g is in pro g ress. To chan g e them, pa u se reco rdin g . • After star tin g Inter v al Reco rdin g , Rec Re v [...]

Frame Recording 73 Recording 2 Set “Set ting” to “On.” The camco rder ente rs Frame Record in g mode. W hen t he sp ecial r ecordi n g mode indi cation on the screen is acti v e, “Frame Re c” flash es on th e scr een. 3 Selec t the “Num ber of Fra mes” va lue for one re cordin g sess ion. Yo u can se lect f rom amon g 2, 6, and 12 w[...]

Pict u re Cache Recording 74 Recording W hen the P ict u re Cache f u nction is ac ti v e, the camcorde r store s the la st fe w seconds of v ide o capt u red i n t he b u il t-in c ache memor y to per mit y o u to start record in g v ideo o n an SxS me mor y card from a point bef ore y o u press the RE C START/STO P b u tton. The ma xim u m pict u[...]

Slo w & Q u ick Motion Recording 75 Recording Stoppi ng Pic ture C ache Recor ding Press the REC START/STOP button. Cancel ing Pi cture Cache functio n Set “ Setti n g ” of “ P .C ache R ec” of the C AMERA SET men u to “Off” or press the assi g na ble b u tton to w hic h y o u assi g ned t he P ict u re Cache f u nction . Notes •I[...]

Slo w & Q u ick Motion Recordin g 76 Recording 2 Sele ct th e vi deo f or Sl ow & Quick Motio n reco rding with “ On For mat.” 3 Sele ct the fr ame rate for rec ording w ith “Frame Ra te.” The settin g ran g e v aries d ependin g on th e c u rrent v id eo fo rmat. With a format of 1920 hori zontal resolution: 1 to 30 fps With a form[...]

Freeze Mix: Image Alignment 77 Recording Usin g the Freeze Mix f u nc tion , an ima g e (sti ll pict u re) of a clip recor ded i n HD Mode can be tempora ril y s u perimposed on the c u rrent camera pict u re, permitti n g y o u to easil y ali g n ima g es for next r ecordin g . To us e the Fr eeze Mi x func tion Assi g n the Freeze Mix f u nc tion[...]

Shot Tran sition 7 8 Recording The Shot Transition f u ncti on h elp s y o u to easil y obta in c omp lex pic t u re effect s b y re g ist erin g cam era se ttin g s or conditions as a “shot” to be reprod u ced in a recordin g seq u ence. Yo u r settin g s fo r foc u s, zoo m, iris , g ain, s h u tter speed, w hite b alance , color matrix, a nd[...]

Shot Transit ion 79 Recording W hen adj u stments are req u ire d, set th e mod e to Store. Before y o u start recordi n g u sin g the Shot Transi tion f u nction, make th e necessar y settin g s w ith the CAMERA SET men u in ad v ance. The cond ition s y o u set are indi cated in the shot tran sitio n info rmatio n area on the s creen w hen y o u [...]

Shot Tran sition 8 0 Recording Off: N ot to l ink to r eco rdin g start (To u se the A or B b u tton to sta rt the transiti on and specif y th e tar g et shot) Shot-A: To start the tra nsition to Shot A in s y nchroni zation w ith rec ordin g st ar t Shot-B: To start the transit ion to Shot B in s y nchroni zation w ith rec ordin g st ar t 3 Exi t [...]

Shot Transit ion 8 1 Recording 3 Press the MO DE butt on to d ispl ay “Exe cute ” in the sh ot-tra nsitio n operat ion area . 4 Press the REC START/STOP button. Recor din g be g ins w ith the camera setti n g s re g istere d for Shot A. 5 When “Rec Link ” is “Off, ” press the B button wh en you wi sh to s tart the shot transi tion. When[...]

Fader F u ncti on 8 2 Recording Usin g the Fader f u ncti on, y o u can st art a recordi n g b y fadin g in a scen e or e nd a rec ordin g b y fadin g o u t of a s cene. The f ader f u nction can be as si g ned to an assi g nabl e b u tton. For function assi gnment, see “Changing Functions of the Assignable Buttons” on page 70 . Notes • The f[...]

Fader F u nctio n 8 3 Recording For f adi ng in a sc ene P ress the ASSIGN b u tton to w hich y o u assi g ned the Fade r f u nction in STBY (recordi n g standb y ) stat u s. The f ade-in f u n ctio n is t u rned on. For fadin g out P ress the ASSIGN b u tton to w hich y o u assi g ned the Fade r f u nction d u rin g re cordin g . The camco rder en[...]

Pict u re Pr ofil es 8 4 Recording Yo u can c u stomi ze the pict u re q u al it y , dependin g on the conditi ons or c irc u mstances of r ecordin g , and stor e them as a pi ct u re pr ofile, enabl in g the pict u re q u ali t y to be re s u med j u st b y y o u r sele ctin g the pi ct u re p rofile. Six diff erent pict u re profi les ( PP 1 t o [...]

Pict u re Profiles 8 5 Recording The camco rder is ad j u sted to the pi ct u re q u alit y specified b y th e select ed P rofile. (If y o u selec t “OFF, ” the camcor der w ill be fixed at the standard pict u re q u alit y , and no pict u re a dj u stmen t is allo w ed.) 4 Press the PICTURE PROFILE button to ex it the m enu. Selecting a Pictur[...]

Pict u re Pr ofil es 8 6 Recording Confirm that the c orrespondi n g ACCESS lamp is lit in g reen. 3 Sele ct th e pi cture pro file to be sto red. The select ed pict u r e profile n u mber is disp la y ed at the bottom of th e scree n. See “Selec ting a Picture Pro file using the PICTURE PROFILE menu ” on page 84. 4 Select “SET” of the PICT[...]

Pict u re Profiles 8 7 Recording The v al u es w hen “O ff” is select ed at “ SEL” o f the P IC TURE P ROFI LE men u are s ho w n in bold fac e (exampl e: Stan dard ). Pictur e Profile Items PICTURE P R OFILE SET Items Subitems a nd setting values Contents Prof ile Nam e Chan g in g the pict u r e profile name P rofile name Set the profile [...]

Pict u re Pr ofil es 88 Recording White Settin g the w hite balance offset and the color temperat u re of the preset w hite Offset W hite On / Of f Set to “On” to sh ift the c on v ersion v al u e for a u to w hite balance in Me mor y A or B mode and that for a u to tracin g w hite in A T W mode to a lo w er color temperat u re or a hi g her co[...]

Pict u re Profiles 8 9 Recording SD D etail Adj u stin g the de tails to be applied to the pict u re in SD Mode Settin g On / Off Set to “On” t o appl y the details to the v ideo s i g nal. Le v el –99 to +99 (± 0 ) Adj u st the detail le v el. Freq u enc y –99 to +99 (± 0 ) Set the center f req u en c y of the de tails. Settin g th e ce [...]

Pict u re Pr ofil es 90 Recording Skin Tone Detail Adj u stin g the de tails to be applied to the areas of a specific colo r phase Settin g On / Of f Set to “On” to enable the detail le v el adj u stment for specifi c color-phase ar eas. The detai l le v el i s u niform o v er the entire pict u re w ith the Off settin g . Le v el –99 to +99 ([...]

Pict u re Profiles 91 Recording 1) To exec u te “Area Detection” 1. Select “Area Det ection .” A sq u are m arker that i ndica tes the detect ion area ap pears in the ce nter of the screen, an d “Exec u te” and “C ancel” are displ a y ed bel o w . 2. Select “Execut e.” Color- phase de tecti on in th e marker area is perform ed. [...]

Deleting Clip s 92 Recording In C ame ra m ode, t he Last C lip DEL f u nction for deleti n g the las t recor ded clip an d the A ll Clip s DEL f u nction for deletin g all cl ips from a n SxS memor y card ar e a v ailabl e. For clip dele tion in Media mode, see “Deleting Clips” on p age 104. Usin g the as si g nable b u tton to w hi ch y o u a[...]

Storing/ Retrie v ing the Se tting Data 93 Recording Yo u can st ore all the men u settin g s (incl u din g pict u re profi les ) as a set u p file on an SxS mem or y card. B y retr ie v in g the sto red set u p file, the prop er set u p condit ion can be im mediate l y obt ained. For the set u p f ile operati ons, u se “Camer a Data” of the OT[...]

Th u m b nai l Scr een s 94 Play b ack T u rnin g the cam corder on w ith th e po w er s w itch set to MED IA se ts it to Medi a mo de, an d the clip s record ed on th e SxS memor y card are di spla y ed as th u mbna ils on the screen. (If no clips are recor ded on the ca rd, a no-cl ip messa g e is displa y ed.) Yo u can st art pla y back fr om t [...]

Th u m b nail Scree ns 95 Play b ack 2. Clip name 3. OK mark Displa y ed onl y if the select ed c lip is m arked OK (page 103) . 4. AV independent file icon Displa y ed if t he selec ted cl ip is an AV independe nt file. This indic ates tha t the c lip is an AV independent file, s u ch as those added to the memo r y card u sin g a co mp u ter. Not [...]

Th u m b nai l Scr een s 96 Play b ack The t y pe o f t h u mbnail scre en can be ch an g ed b y pressin g the THUMBNAIL b u tton. In HD Mod e Each t ime y o u press the b u t ton, the no rmal th u mbnail scree n, OK-Clip th u mbna il scree n, and All-C lip th u mbnail scre en are c y clic all y displa y ed. In SD Mo de Each t ime y o u press the b[...]

Playing Back Clips 97 Play b ack For pla y back ope rati ons, u se the pl a y back contr ol b u ttons on the han dle. • W hen the IR Rem ote Comma nder is enab led, y o u can u se its pla y back cont rol b u tt ons instead (see p age 33) . •F u nc tions of the pla y back contro l b u ttons are occasional l y assi g ne d to the jo y stick (see p[...]

Playing Back Clips 9 8 Play b ack 5. Clip n o./tot al numb er of clips on the memo ry car d 6. Joystick ope ration guid ance area The f u nctions a ssi g ned to the jo y stick in the c u rrent condit ion are displa y ed. Display exam ple (Playback mode): 7. Audio levels The a u dio l e v els i n record in g are di spla y ed. Pausi ng th e play back[...]

Playing Back Clips 99 Play b ack To retu rn to t he top of the current clip P ress the P REV b u tton. • W hen y o u press the b u tton in no rmal or fast- for w ard pla y back, the to p of the c u rrent c lip is c u ed u p then pla y back be g ins . • W hen y o u press the b u tton in fast-re v erse pla y back or in P a u se mod e, th e top o [...]

Clip Operations 100 Play b ack In Media mode, y o u can o perat e the cli ps or confirm and chan g e th e s u bsidia r y data for clips u sin g the Clip Oper ation me n u s. The corre spondin g Clip Op eratio n men u pops u p on the screens as sho w n be lo w . Note Sele cta ble me n u items are li mited in SD Mode. Clip Op eration s Clip Oper atio[...]

Clip Operations 101 Play b ack Displaying a Clip Operation menu P ress the jo y st ick or the jo g di al. The Cl ip Oper ation men u for the c u rre nt displa y pops u p. Selecting a Clip Operation menu item T u rn the jo g dia l or til t the jo y stick to select a men u item th en pr ess th e jo g di al or the jo y stick. P ressin g the CANCEL b u[...]

Clip Operations 102 Play b ack W hen y o u select “DIS P CLI P INFO” f rom a Cli p Ope ration men u , th e CLI P INFO scree n appears . 1. Image of the cur rent clip 2. Image of the pr evious clip P ress th e P REV b u tton to s w itch to the CL I P INFO s creen of t he pre v io u s clip. 3. Image of the ne xt clip P ress the NEXT b u tton to s[...]

Clip Operations 103 Play b ack B y addin g the OK mark to clips, y o u can ob tain a th u mbnail screen of on l y the mar ked cli ps w hen y o u press the THUMBNAIL b u tton. Clips w ith the OK mark cannot be deleted or di v ided. To delete or di v ide the clip, remo v e the OK mark. Addin g the OK ma rk 1 Select “OK MARK ADD” from the Clip Ope[...]

Clip Operations 104 Play b ack If t he memor y card co ntai ns cli ps of bot h HD an d SD Mode , onl y the clips of the c u rrentl y select ed mod e are co pied. Th is ma y be con v enie nt w hen y o u w ish to extr act clips of the same mode onl y . 1 Press the ME NU butt on wh en the nor mal thumb nai l scree n is di spla yed or i n the S top sta[...]

Clip Operations 105 Play b ack 4 Sele ct “Ex ecute ” ag ain. Deletin g be g ins. The stat u s of pro g ress is d ispla y ed d u rin g deleti n g . In HD Mode, on l y the cli ps of HD M ode ar e delete d. In SD Mode, onl y the c lips of SD Mode are delete d. To can cel del eting in progre ss P ress the CANC EL b u tton. Dele tin g is cancele d, [...]

Clip Operations 106 Play b ack Deta ile d info rmat ion fo r the clip is d ispl a y ed at the bottom of the scr een. The it ems ot her t han the follo w in g ar e the sa me as those on th e normal th u mb nail screen : 1. Timecode indica tion The ti mecode of the se g menta tion file at the c u rsor is displ a y ed. 2. Duration The d u ration of th[...]

Clip Operations 107 Play b ack 1. Timecode indica tion The ti mecode of the fr ame at the c u rso r o n th e SHOT MAR K screen is di spla y ed. Clip Operation menu on the SHOT MAR K screen W hen y o u select a frame o n the SHOT MARK screen and pr ess th e jo y stic k or the jo g di al, the Clip Op erati on men u pops u p t o permit y o u f u rther[...]

Clip Operations 10 8 Play b ack The in formation sc reen of th e selecte d frame appear s and a conf irmati on messa g e is disp la y ed belo w the im a g e. 3 Selec t “Execu te.” Note E v en if y o u specif y a frame othe r than the top frame fo r the index fram e, pla y back al w a y s be g ins from th e top frame w hen y o u st art it fr om [...]

Sho w ing the Stat u s Screens 109 Stat u s Di splays This c amcorder pro v ides stat u s screens of fi v e kinds in Ca mera mode and fo u r kinds in Medi a mode, perm ittin g y o u to ch eck th e v ario u s sett in g s and stat u ses of this u nit. The stat u s screens can also be displa y ed on an exter nal monito r. For con nections of an exte r[...]

CAMERA Stat u s Screen 110 Stat u s Di splays The sett in g s and sta t u ses relate d to ima g e shootin g are disp la y ed. The CAMERA stat u s screen is obtained onl y in Camera mode. It is not di spla y ed in Medi a mode. White Bal: W hite balan ce status Gai n: GAIN swit ch se ttin gs The g ain v al u es of the positions L, M , and H of the GA[...]

AUDIO Stat u s S creen 111 Stat u s Di splays Informa tion re g ardi n g a u dio si g nals is displa y ed. The disp la y confi gu rat ion v aries be t w een Camera mode an d Media mode . CH-1/CH-2: Audio level meter s The le v els of the C H-1 and CH- 2 a u dio i np u ts (E - E a u dio le v els) are dis pla y ed. Wind Filt er: Wind filt er setti ng[...]

VIDEO St at u s Screen / BUTTON/REMOTE Stat u s Screen 112 Stat u s Di splays The inform ation on v ideo formats and settin g s f or the COM P ONENT OUT, SDI OUT, HDMI OUT, A/V OUT and i.LINK connectors is displa y ed. Video Format : Video format setting The v i deo f ormat s et in “ Video Fo rmat” of the OTHERS men u is disp la y ed. In HD Mod[...]

BATTE RY/M EDIA S tat u s Screen 113 Stat u s Di splays The info rmatio n on the batte r y pack and SxS memor y c ards is disp la y ed. Batter y: Batt ery cha rge rema ining The remai nin g char g e le v el of th e mo u nted batter y pack is displa y ed. Charge Count : Repeate d charge time s The n u mber o f times t hat th e mo u nted b atter y pa[...]

O v er v ie w of th e Set u p Men u s 114 Men u Co nf ig u r atio n and Detailed Sett ings This camcor der permits y o u to mak e v ario u s sett in g s for recordin g an d pla y back w ith Set u p men u s on th e LCD moni tor/EVF scr een. The Set u p men u s can also be displa y ed o n an exter nal monito r. For con nections of an exte rnal moni t[...]

Basic Men u Operatio ns 115 Men u Co nf ig u r atio n and Detailed Sett ings This s ectio n co v ers bas ic ope rati ons for se ttin g the Se t u p men u it ems . Menu con trols MENU butto n To t u rn Men u mode to u se Set u p men u s on/o ff. Joystick ( SEL/SET button ) W hen y o u tilt it , the c u rsor mo v es in the corresp ondin g direction, [...]

Basic Men u Operatio ns 116 Men u Co nf ig u r atio n and Detailed Sett ings Exampl e: Whe n the c ursor i s loca ted at (CAMERA SET me nu icon) Note W hen the c amcorder is in EX P AND FOCUS mode ( page 58 ) , the Set u p men u s canno t be oper ated . P ress the EX P AND FOCUS b u tton to releas e the mode. Setting the Setup menus 1 Rota te the j[...]

Basic Men u Operatio ns 117 Men u Co nf ig u r atio n and Detailed Sett ings 4 For the item th at has subitems , turn the jog dia l or ti lt the joystic k back o r forth to set th e cursor t o the subitem y ou wish to set th en press the di al or th e joysti ck to proc eed. The a v ailable v al u es of t he se lected s u bitems are dis pla y ed, an[...]

Set u p Men u List 11 8 Men u Co nf ig u r atio n and Detailed Sett ings The f u nctions and a v aila ble s ettin g s of men u s ar e liste d belo w . The def a u lt se ttin g s set at the factor y are sho w n i n bold f ace (ex ample: Speed ). The items mar ked w ith [M] in the Men u item s col u mn cannot be set in Media mode. Setup Me nu Lis t C[...]

Setup Me nu List 119 Menu Conf iguratio n and Detailed Set tings Shot Transiti on Setting t he operating conditions of Shot T ransition Tra ns Ti me 2 to 15 sec ( 4 sec ) Set the t ime it t akes to make a s hot tra nsition. Tr ans Speed 1 to 10 ( 5 ) Set the speed of the trans ition. Time / Speed Time / Spe ed Determine whether to specify the trans[...]

Set u p Men u List 120 Men u Co nf ig u r atio n and Detailed Sett ings Zoom Trans Settin g t he zoom operation mode Linea r / Soft Set the operation mode at t he be g innin g and end of zoomin g w ith the on-handle ZOOM b u tton. Interv al Re c Settin g the Inte r v al Recordin g f u nction Settin g On / Off T u rn the Inter v al Recordin g f u nc[...]

Set u p Men u List 121 Men u Co nf ig u r atio n and Detailed Sett ings Fader Settin g t he fad e-in/ fade-o u t f u ncti ons Fade In On / Off T u rn the fade-in f u nction on/off. Fade In T y pe W hite / Black Select the fade-in mode. W hite: T o fade in f rom a w hite screen Black: T o fac e in fr om a black screen Fade In Time 1 sec / 2 sec / 3 [...]

Set u p Men u List 122 Men u Co nf ig u r atio n and Detailed Sett ings Shockl ess White Settin g the shockless w hite balance Off / 1 / 2 / 3 Select the speed of chan g e in w hite balance w hen the w hite balance mo de is s w it ch ed. Set to “Off” to instantl y chan g e the w hi te ba lance . Select a lar g er n u mber to chan g e the w hite[...]

Set u p Men u List 123 Men u Co nf ig u r atio n and Detailed Sett ings AUDIO SET Menu A UDIO SET Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents Audio Input Settin g for a u dio inp u ts [M] TRIM CH-1 –20 dB u to –65 dB u ( –41 dBu ) Finel y adj u st the sensiti v it y of channel 1 of e xternal microphone inp u t in steps of 3 dB in Man u al[...]

Set u p Men u List 124 Men u Co nf ig u r atio n and Detailed Sett ings VIDEO SET Menu VIDEO SET Menu items Setting values Contents Outpu t Selec t Settin g the o u tp u t si g nals HD Mode HD SDI Component SD SD I Component HD HDMI SD HD MI Int erlac e SD HDMI P ro g ressi v e Composit e SD Mode SD SDI Comp onent SD HD MI Int erlac e Composit e HD[...]

Set u p Men u List 125 Men u Co nf ig u r atio n and Detailed Sett ings Down Converter Selectin g the operation mode of the do w n con v erter S q ueeze / Letterbox / Ed g e Crop Set the o u tp u t mode (as pect) w hen o u tp u tti n g from the A/V OUT connector , or w he n o u tp u ttin g SD si g nals in HD Mode from t he COM P ONENT OUT and SDI O[...]

Set u p Men u List 126 Men u Co nf ig u r atio n and Detailed Sett ings Marker Settin g the markers added to pict u res on the LCD monitor/E VF scr een [M] Settin g On / Off T u rn all marker indications on/off in combination. Safet y Zone On / Off T u rn the safe t y marker on/off. Safet y Area 80% / 90% / 92.5% / 95% Select the size (rat io to th[...]

Set u p Men u List 127 Men u Co nf ig u r atio n and Detailed Sett ings Display On /Off Selectin g the ite ms to be displa y ed on the LCD monitor/ EVF screen [M] V ideo Le v el W arnin g s On / Off T u rn the w arnin g indication to be displa y ed w hen the pict u re is too bri g ht or too dark on/off. Bri g htness Displa y On / Off T u rn the n u[...]

Set u p Men u List 12 8 Men u Co nf ig u r atio n and Detailed Sett ings TC/UB SET Menu TC/UB SET Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents Timecode Settin g the timecode Mode Prese t / Re g en / Clock Set the timecode m ode. P reset: T o start the timecode fr om the specified v al u e Re g en ( re g eneration): T o contin u e the timecode f [...]

Set u p Men u List 129 Men u Co nf ig u r atio n and Detailed Sett ings OTHERS Menu OT H E R S Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents All Reset Resettin g to the factor y st at u s Exec u te/Cancel Select “Ex ec u te” to reset the camcorder to the factor y stat u s. Camera Data Storin g /rec allin g the men u s ettin g s Store Exec u t[...]

Set u p Men u List 130 Men u Co nf ig u r atio n and Detailed Sett ings Assi g n Button Assi g nin g f u nctions to the assi g nable b u ttons <1> Off / Marker / Last Clip DEL / AT W / A T W Hold / Rec Re v ie w / Rec / P ict u re Cache / Freeze Mix / Expanded Foc u s / Spotli g h t / Bac kli g ht / IR Remote / Shot Mark1 / Shot Mark2 / Fader[...]

Set u p Men u List 131 Men u Co nf ig u r atio n and Detailed Sett ings IR Remo te Acti v atin g / deacti v atin g the Remote Commander On / Off Set to “On” to acti v ate remote control opera tions from the s u pplied IR Remote Commander. Note The settin g a u tomaticall y ret u rns to “Of f” w hen the camcorder is t u rned off. Battery Ala[...]

Set u p Men u List 132 Men u Co nf ig u r atio n and Detailed Sett ings Country Settin g t he area for u se NTSC Area / P AL Area Select the color s y stem for the area w here y o u w ill u se th e camcorder . Note The defa u lt s ettin g is diff erent amon g the sales areas. United States and Canada: NTSC Area Other areas: P AL Area HD/SD Mode HD [...]

Set u p Men u List 133 Men u Co nf ig u r atio n and Detailed Sett ings 1) If record in g /pla y back cannot be made w ith an SxS memor y card beca u se it has been operated w ith a de v ice other than this camcorder, or for some other reason, u pda tin g the mana g erial file on the card ma y impro v e the sit u ation. Clip Settin g f or clip name[...]

Connectin g External Monito rs 134 Connecti ng External De v ices To disp la y recordi n g /pla y back pict u res on an exter nal monit or, sele ct the o u tp u t si g nal a nd u se an appropri ate cab le for the moni tor to be conne cted. Re g ar dless of w hether the si g nal is HD or SD, t he same stat u s info rmati on and me n u s can be displ[...]

Connecting Exter nal Monito rs 135 Connecti ng External De v ices Note If inp u t/o u tp u t at the i.LINK (HDV/DV) conne ctor are en abled (page 138 ) , no si g nal is fed o u t from the SDI OUT conne ctor. COMPONENT OUT conne ctor (mini- D conn ector) The co nnecto r is s et at the factor y to o u tp u t HD analo g componen t si g nals for mo nit[...]

Operating Clip s W ith a Comp u ter 136 Connecti ng External De v ices The cl ips rec orded o n SxS me mor y cards w ith this cam corder ca n be contro lled o n a comp u t er or edited u sin g the optiona l nonlinear e ditin g soft w are. For these p u rpo ses, the clips on an Sx S memor y card can be opera ted b y direct l y loadi n g the card in [...]

Operating Clips W ith a Comp u ter 137 Connecti ng External De v ices messa g e (e. g ., for forma ttin g or rest oration of an SxS memor y card) is sh o w n on the scr een. It appears w he n formattin g or re storatio n is comple ted. The messa g e is also not di spla y ed w hile the CLI P INFO screen is sho w n on the s creen . It appears w he n [...]

Connectin g an Exte rnal De v ice (i .LINK Connecti on) 13 8 Connecti ng External De v ices To use Final Cut Pro of Apple I nc. It is necessar y to con v er t the clip s to fil es tha t can be ed ited w ith the Final C u t P ro , u sin g XDCAM Transf er. For informati on on XDCAM Transf er or Log & Trans fer, vis it the web sites shown in “XD[...]

Connecti ng an Externa l De v ice ( i.LINK Con nection) 139 Connecti ng External De v ices on a connected H DV or DVCAM recorder in s y nchroni zation w ith the RE C STA RT/STO P oper ation on th is cam cor der. 1 Perfo rm the pre parat ory s ettin gs of the camcor der. • Set “i.LINK I/O” (page 131 ) of the OTH ERS men u to “HDV” or “DV[...]

A b o u t i.LI NK 140 Connecti ng External De v ices 1 Set the exter nal s ignal to a form at th at can be reco rded o n the camcord er. Si g nals of 1440 × 1080/5 9.94i can be record ed w hen “V ideo F ormat” (pag e 132) is set to S P 1440/60i or S P 14 40/24 P . S i g nals o f 1440 × 1080/50 i can be re corded w hen set to S P 1440/50i . Re[...]

A b o u t i.LINK 141 Connecti ng External De v ices Abou t dat a trans fer sp eed o f i.LIN K i.LINK def ines a maxim u m data transf er speed of approxi matel y 100 , 200 and 400 Mb ps 1) that are described a s S100, S200 and S400 re specti v el y . For i.LINK d e v ices, a maxim u m data transf er speed th at the de v ice s u pports is iden tifie[...]

Important Notes on Oper ation 142 Appendix es Use a nd Stor age Do no t su bject the unit t o se vere shock s The in ternal m echani sm ma y be dama g ed or the bod y w arpe d. Do not cov er the unit whi le operatin g Pu ttin g a cloth, fo r exampl e, o v er the u nit can ca u se e xcessi v e in terna l heat b u ild- u p. After use Al w a y s set t[...]

Impor tant Notes on Op eration 143 Appendix es • In direc t s u nli g ht or close to hea ters for exten ded period s To prevent electroma gnetic inter ference fr om porta ble comm unic ation s device s The u se of portable telephon es and other comm u nications de v ices ne ar this u nit can res u lt in malf u nctions and i nterferenc e w ith a u[...]

Formats and Limit ations of O u tp u ts 144 Appendix es media in w hich clips of formats not s u pport ed b y the P M W -EX1/ EX3/EX30 ha v e been recorded cannot b e u sed. In add ition, the setti n g da ta (page 9 3) incl u di n g pict u re pro files of the P M W -EX1 R cann ot be u sed on the P M W -EX1 /EX3/EX 30 and v ice v ersa. Fragme ntat i[...]

Format s and Limitati ons of O u tp u ts 145 Appendix es Outpu t form ats in E-E (re cordi ng sta ndby) status/r ecord ing (C amera m ode) Analo g compon ent si g nals fr om th e COM P ONENT OUT co nnector are o u tp u t in th e format sho w n belo w accordi n g to the “ Video Format” settin g of the OTHERS men u and the “O u tp u t Sel ect?[...]

Formats and Limit ations of O u tp u ts 146 Appendix es Outp ut for mats wh en a th umbnai l scr een is d ispla yed (M edia m ode) Analo g compon ent si g nals fr om th e COM P ONENT OUT co nnector are o u tp u t in th e format sho w n belo w accordi n g to the “ Video Format” settin g of the OTHERS men u and the “O u tp u t Sel ect” sett i[...]

Format s and Limitati ons of O u tp u ts 147 Appendix es Output formats in clip playback mode (Media mode) Analo g compon ent si g nals fr om th e COM P ONENT OUT co nnector are o u tp u t in th e format sho w n belo w accordi n g to th e v id eo format of the pla y back clip an d the “O u tp u t Sele ct” sett in g (HD or SD) of the VIDEO SET m[...]

Formats and Limit ations of O u tp u ts 14 8 Appendix es When the f rame rate se tting of the vide o format is 50i/5 0P/25P 1) Simplified pla y back, component si g nals onl y . The act u al fram e rate of the o u tp u t si g nal is 1/1.001 of the v al u e sho w n in the table. Some fr ame ma y be deleted w hen con v ertin g the frame rate. 2) Simp[...]

Format s and Limitati ons of O u tp u ts 149 Appendix es The o u tp u ts from th e camcorder are limit ed b y the men u setti n g s as follo w s: In Cam era mod e and durint pl ayback in M edia m ode blank: no si g na l Limitat ions of Output s Menu se tting Output HD/SD Mode Vi de o Format i.LINK I/O Out put Select SDI O UT HDMI OUT COMPONENT OUT [...]

Formats and Limit ations of O u tp u ts 150 Appendix es 1) No DVCAM stream is o u tp u t w ith HQ 1920/24 P and HQ 1280/24 P HD HQ HDV HD SDI/ Component HD SD SDI/ Component HD HDMI HD SD HDMI P ro g ressi v e SD P SD HDMI Interlace SD i Composite SD DV C A M 1) HD SDI/ Component DV SD SDI/ Component SD D V HD HDMI DV SD HDMI P ro g ressi v e DV SD[...]

Format s and Limitati ons of O u tp u ts 151 Appendix es With an i.LIN K input in Med ia mode • DV and HDV inp u t s can be displa y ed on the LCD monitor /EVF screen e v en if the r ecordin g ope ration an d/or o u tp u t ar e limi ted. • If i. LINK inp u t is ref u se d, the screen becomes bl u e. • W hen “i. LINK I/O” is set to “Disa[...]

Formats and Limit ations of O u tp u ts 152 Appendix es SD SD D VCAM SD SDI/ Component DV SD SD HDMI P ro g ressi v e DV SD HDMI Inter lace DV Composite D V SD Menu s etting Input Output HD/SD Mode Vid e o For m at i.LINK I/O Outpu t Select i.LI NK SDI OUT HDMI OUT COMPONENT OUT A/V OUT[...]

Back u p B attery 153 Appendix es This camco rder u ses a back u p batter y to reta in v ario u s se ttin g dat a. A lith i u m bat ter y (CR 2032) for back u p is mo u nt ed in the camco rder at the fact or y . The back u p batt er y ret ains the d ate, t ime, and timeco de in Fre e R u n mode e v en w hen no oper atin g po w er is bein g s u ppli[...]

Tro ub leshoo ting 154 Appendix es T roub lesho oti ng Operati ng Power Symp toms Ca use Remedy The camcorder does not po w er on w hen y o u set the po w er s w itch either to CAMERA or MEDIA. No batter y pack is mo u nted and no po w er i s s u pplied to the DC IN connector . Mo u nt a batter y pack (page 26) or connect an A C po w er u sin g the[...]

Tro ub leshoot ing 155 Appendix es Externa l Devices Symp toms Ca use Remedy The eq u ipment connected to the camcorder v ia an i.LINK connection do es not react as expected, fo r example, no pict u re appears on it s screen. It sometime s takes tim e for the connected eq u ipment to reco g nize the operation. W ai t f or ab o u t 15 seconds. If th[...]

Error/ W arni ng Indicat ions 156 Appendix es The camco rder infor ms y o u of sit u ations w here w arnin g , ca u tion, or an operat ion chec k is req u ired , th ro ug h me ssa g es on the LCD monitor / EVF scree n, the ta ll y lamps, and a b u zzer. The b u zzer is o u tp u t to the b u ilt-in sp eaker or to the headp hones conne cted v ia the [...]

Error/ W arn ing Indica tions 157 Appendix es Unkno w n Media(A) 1) P lease Chan g e. A partitioned memor y card or one that contains recor ded clips exceedin g th e n u mber permitted w ith this camcorder is loaded. This card cannot be u sed w ith this camcorde r . Remo v e it and load a compatib le card. Media Erro r Media(A) 1) Needs to be Resto[...]

Error/ W arni ng Indicat ions 15 8 Appendix es 1) (B) fo r the c ard in slo t B 2) B for a HDD connected to slot B Not Eno ug h Capacit y Cannot Di v id e There is not eno ug h capacit y for di v idin g a clip. Media Reached Re w ritin g Limit Chan g e Media (A) 1) The memo r y card comes to the end of its ser v ice life. Mak e a back u p cop y and[...]

MPEG-2 V ideo Pat ent Portf olio Lice nse / Specifica tions 159 Appendix es ANY USE OF THIS P RODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER P ERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER THAT COM P LI ES W IT H THE M P EG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR P ACKAGED MEDIA IS EX P RESSLY P ROHIBITED W ITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER A PP LICABLE P ATENTS IN THE M P EG-2 P ATENT P ORTF[...]

Specifications 160 Appendix es A udio L P CM (16 bits, 48 kHz, 2 channe ls) Reco rding/ play back tim e W ith on e SB P -8 S P mode : Appr ox. 35 min. HQ mode: Appr ox. 25 min . W ith on e SB P -16 S P mode : Appr ox. 70 min. HQ mode: Appr ox. 50 min . W ith on e SB P -32 or SBS-32G1 S P mode: Approx.1 40 min. HQ mode: Appr ox. 100 min. Continuous [...]

Specifications 161 Appendix es Slow shutter 2 to 8 f rames EX Slo w Sh u tter: 16, 32, 64 fram es Built-in m icrophones Stereo electret cond enser microp hones Directi v it y : Om nidire ctional Freq u enc y response: 50 Hz to 15 kHz Built-in speaker Mona u ra l O u tp u t: 250 m W LCD monitor Screen si ze 8.8 cm di a g onal ( 3.5-inch) Aspect rati[...]

Specifications 162 Appendix es Batt er y pack B P -U30, B P -U 60 Batt er y char g er BC-U1, BC-U2 SxS me mor y card SxS P RO SB P -8 (8 GB) SxS P RO SB P -16 (16 GB ) SxS P RO SB P -32 (32 GB ) SxS-1 SBS-32G1 (32 GB) SxS me mor y card USB re ader/ w riter SBAC-US10 Mobile stora g e u nit P XU-MS240 Media ada ptor (for “M emor y Stick P RO-HG D u[...]

Index 163 Appendix es Numerics 24 P S y stem 125 A A/V OUT connector 135 AC adaptor 27 AC po w er so u rce 27 ACCESS lamps 35, 36 accessor y sh oe 19, 38 add shot marks 107 AF mode 59 AGC mode 51, 52 All Clips C P Y 104 All Clips DEL 92 All Reset 93, 129 All -Cl ip th u mbna il scre en 96 An g le mode 52 Area Detection 91 Aspect Ma rker 50 Aspect M[...]

Index 164 Appendix es COM P ONENT OUT connector 135 cop y a clip 103 CO P Y CLI P 103 Co u ntr y 132 C u ein g u p 99 D Date/Time 29 DC IN connector 28 DC IN P o w er 27 delete a clip 104 DELETE CLI P 1 04 delete sh ot marks 10 7 Deletin g Clips 92 Detail 88 DF 62 diop ter com pens ation 3 1 Direct Men u 131 Direct men u 24, 48, 52, 55 , 59, 60, 7 [...]

Index 165 Appendix es i.LINK(HDV/DV) conn ector 138 Ima g e In v ersion 122 index f rame 1 07 index fr ame ima g e 94 Inter v al Rec 120 Inter v al Recordin g 71 IR Remote 33, 70, 131 IR Remote Command er 33 iris 54 iris openin g 54 Iris rin g 54 IRIS s w itch 54 J Jo g dial 21, 115 Jo y stick 20, 11 5 K Knee 90 L Lan gu a g e 12 9 Last Clip DEL 7 [...]

Index 166 Appendix es P rofile Name 87 P USH AF b u tt on 59 R Ran g e index 58 Rec 70 REC HOLD le v er 43 Rec Re v ie w 43, 69, 70, 1 20 REC REVIE W b u tton 43, 69 Rec R u n mode 62 REC START/STO P b u tton 43 Recall 93 reference tone 67 Re g en mode 62 RELEASE b u tton 32 restoration 38 S S&Q M otion 75 , 120 Safet y Area 49 Safet y Zo ne 49[...]

Index 167 Appendix es W HITE BAL s w it ch 48 w hite ba lance 4 7 W hite S w itch 122 W HT BAL b u tton 49 W ide Con v er sio n 60, 12 2 w ide-con v e rsion lens 60 w rite prot ection 35 X XDCAM EX Clip Bro w sin g Soft w are 16 , 137 XDCAM Transfer 138 Y Y P b P r/Di g ital O u t Displa y 124, 134, 135 Z Zebra 50, 126 ZEBRA b u tton 50 zebra pa tt[...]

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