Sony PDW-700 manual

PROFESSIONAL DISC CAMCORDER PDW-700 OPERATIO N MANUAL [English] 1st Edit ion (Re vised 2)[...]

2 This Professional Disc Camcorder is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT. Laser diode properties Wavelength: 400 to 41 0 nm Emission duration: Continuous Laser output power: 135 mW (max. of pulse peak), 65 mW (max. of CW) Standard: IEC60825 -1 (2001) Egenskab er for laserd iode Bølgelængde: 400 til 410 nm Strålingsvarighed: Kontinuerlig Afgiv[...]

3 interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not inst alled and used in accordanc e with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. H owever, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equi[...]

4 For the cus tomer s in Taiwan on ly[...]

Table of Contents 5 T able of Contents Forew ord . ....... ........ ....... ........... ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... ........... ....... ........ .... 11 Before use....... ........ ....... ....... ........... ....... ....... ........ ....... ........... ....... . 11 Chapter 1 : Overview Featur es ... ....... ........ ....... ....... ...[...]

Table of Content s 6 Conn ecting a V ideo Li ght ....... ....... ....... ........... ....... ........ ....... ....... ........... . 50 Using the Sh oulder Str ap ........ ....... ....... ........ .......... ........ ....... ....... ........ .... 50 Adjustin g the Shoulde r Pad Po sition .................. ....... ....... ........ ....... ........ 5[...]

Table of Contents 7 Adva nced Ope ration s for Sho oting .............. ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... ........ 80 Recordin g esse nce mar ks ......... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........... ....... ....... . 80 Setting clip flag s with s witches.............. ........... ....... ........ ....... ....... . 80 Setting the thum bnail [...]

Table of Content s 8 Chapter 6 : Menu Displays and Detailed Settings Menu O rganiza tion ....... ........... ....... ....... ........ ....... ........... ....... ....... ........ .. 125 TOP men u and to p-leve l menus ...... ........... ....... ....... ........ ....... ...... 126 Menu L ist ........ ........ ....... ....... ........... ....... ....[...]

Table of Contents 9 Saving and Loa ding Scene File s ................... ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... ...... 18 9 Savin g a scene fi le............ ........ ....... ........... ....... ....... ........ ....... ...... 189 Loading scene files............... ....... ........ ....... ....... ........... ....... ........ .. 191 Returni ng th[...]

Table of Content s 10 General ............... ....... ....... ........ ....... ........... ....... ....... ........ ....... ...... 225 Video c amera s ection ............... ....... ........... ....... ....... ........ ....... ...... 22 5 Optica l disc driv e secti on ......... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........... ....... ...... 226 Suppli [...]

Foreword 11 After p urchasing this unit, b efore op erat ing, i t is necessary to set the re gion of use. (Unless this set ting is made, th e unit will not oper ate.) For deta ils of these settings, see “Se tting the Are a of Use” on page 40. Note Before attachin g/removing optional components or accessories to /from the c amcorder, be sur e to[...]

Features 12 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w New 2 / 3 -inch f ull-H D “Po werH AD FX ” CCDs • IT (Interli ne Transfer) 2 / 3 -inch prog ressive image sen sors with 2.2 m illion pixels, for ful l HD re solution (1920 × 108 0) • Newly develo ped “PowerHAD FX” CCDs, featu ring a signal processing ASIC wit h 14-bit A/D converters Thes e new im age s[...]

Featur es 13 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w Format compatibility with earlier mod els The uni t is capable of re cordi ng in the MPEG -2 MP@HL 35/25 Mbp s formats used by earlier XDCAM HD d evices. Th ese form ats offer l onger recordi ng times than the MPEG-2 422P@H L 50 Mbps format. The opt ional CBK Z-MD 01 SD Reco rd and Playback Software 1) can be inst[...]

Location s and Functi ons of Part s and Cont rols 14 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w Assigna ble sw itches Frequently used func tion can be assigne d to switche s for quick and c onven ient o perat ion. Hyper ga mma This enab les a wide dy namic range wi thou t usin g the Knee function, by smoo thly com pressing the high-lu minance range . Supports new digit[...]

Locati ons and Fun ctions of Par ts and Con trols 15 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w c DC IN (DC power input ) connector (XLR type, 4-pi n, male) To opera te the cam corder f rom an AC power supply, co nnect an optio nal DC power cor d to this termin al and t hen co nnect the co rd to t he DC output term inal of the B C-L70, BC -M150, or another bat tery cha[...]

Location s and Functi ons of Part s and Cont rols 16 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w f VF (view find er) conne ctor (2 0-pin) Connec t an option al v iewfinde r. Consult a S ony repre sentativ e for infor mation ab out availabl e viewfind ers. g Lens m ount secu ring rub ber After locki ng the lens in posi tion using the l ens locki ng lever, fit thi s rubbe[...]

Locati ons and Fun ctions of Par ts and Con trols 17 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w Front a REC START (recording start) button Press to start record ing. Pr ess it ag ain to stop record ing. T he effec t is the s ame as th at of the REC b utton on the lens. b SHUTTER s elector Set to ON to use the el ectr onic shu tter. F lick to SELECT to sw itch the shutt[...]

Location s and Functi ons of Part s and Cont rols 18 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w stored in the c orrespo nding me mory. If the WHI TE B AL sw itc h is se t to PRST , the automat ic white ba lance adju stment func tion does not ope rate. BLK: Adjusts the black set an d black bal ance automa tical ly. g MIC (micropho ne) LEVEL control Adju sts th e inpu t [...]

Locati ons and Fun ctions of Par ts and Con trols 19 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w a) By connecting stereo headphones to the EARPHONE jack on the rear of the unit, you can hear the audio in stereo. (On the AUDIO-1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu, HEADPHONE OUT must be set to STEREO.) f VDR SAVE/STBY (VDR save/standby) switch Switches the status of the power s[...]

Location s and Functi ons of Part s and Cont rols 20 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w k MENU ON/OFF switch To use this switch , open the cover. This swit ch is used t o displa y the m enu on t he viewfi nder scree n or the test signa l scree n. Closin g the co ver auto matic ally set s this swit ch to OFF. ON: Displays the me nu on the vie wfinder sc reen or [...]

Locati ons and Fun ctions of Par ts and Con trols 21 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w For detai ls, see “Status Display on th e LCD monit or and monochro me LCD” on page 22. c WARNING indicator Lights up or flas hes when an ab normality occurs in the VDR sect ion. For detail s about the meaning of th e states of th e WARNING indicator , see “Ope ration [...]

Location s and Functi ons of Part s and Cont rols 22 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w Hold dow n the S HIFT but ton an d pre ss th is button to ste p back throu gh the divi sion process. For detail s of the expand functi on, see page 105 . p HOLD (display hold )/CHAPTER (chapte r functio n) butto n Pressing th is butt on inst antly fr eezes the time dat a dis[...]

Locati ons and Fun ctions of Par ts and Con trols 23 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w a Resolution Indicate s the resolution of H D output vid eo. b Video format Indica tes the format of video bei ng curr ently playe d ba ck or r ecord ed. a) LP is playback only. c Syst em freque ncy Indi cates the sys tem freq uenc y of vi deo bei ng curre ntly played ba ck [...]

Location s and Functi ons of Part s and Cont rols 24 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w release th e hold, the ti mecode is displayed in the normal format. h Warni ng indi cato r area Dis plays wa rnin gs wh en tr oub le wi th rec ord ing or moi sture conden sation occurs. For deta ils, se e “Op eration W arnings” o n page 215 . Light s when the H OLD/CHA P[...]

Locati ons and Fun ctions of Par ts and Con trols 25 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w i Remaining disc capacity indicator j Remain ing ba tter y capaci ty indi cator a) You can change the threshold voltages on the BATTERY 2 page o f the MAINTENANCE menu (see page 148) . Indication Re maining recording tim e DISC E [ x x x x x x x ] B More than 30 m inutes DIS[...]

Location s and Functi ons of Part s and Cont rols 26 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w GUI scre en opera tions se ction an d audio control sectio n a THUMBNAIL indicator This lig hts when t humbn ails are di splayed. b THUMBNAIL/ESSENCE M ARK butt on Press this butt on to carr y out a thumbnail sea rch or create a clip list (see pa ge 105) . When pr esse d, th[...]

Locati ons and Fun ctions of Par ts and Con trols 27 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w k AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 (audio chan nel 1/2 adj ustme nt me thod selectio n) switche s Selec t the audi o level adju stment met hod for each of audio c hannels 1 an d 2. AU T O : Automatic adj ustment MANU AL : Manual adjustment l AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2/CH-3/CH-4 (audi o chann [...]

Location s and Functi ons of Part s and Cont rols 28 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w Use the GENLOCK page of the MA INT EN ANCE men u to ad ju st the gen lock H-phase (p hase of hor izontal sync signal). • This c onnect or also inpu ts a return v ideo sig nal. You can display the HD-Y (10 80i) signa l in the viewfi nder scree n while hol ding the RET butto[...]

Locati ons and Fun ctions of Par ts and Con trols 29 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w CAUT ION When you connect the network cable of the unit to peripheral device, use a s hielded-type cable to prevent malfunction due to radiation noise. e EARPHONE jack ( stereo, mi nijack ) You ca n monitor t he E-E soun d durin g recordi ng and play back sound during pla yb[...]

Location s and Functi ons of Part s and Cont rols 30 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w a Plug Connec t to the VF conn ector on th e camc order. b Stoppe r Prevent s the v iewfinde r from com ing o ff the camcorde r when i t is sl id from si de to side. c Cam era op erato r tally indica tor Lights up while c amcorde r is recordi ng. Th is indica tor can be cove[...]

Locati ons and Fun ctions of Par ts and Con trols 31 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w n View find er c able o Micro pho ne h olde r Indicators The fo llowing indica tors are arrange d ab ove and below the viewfind er screen to show the curre nt stat e and ad justm ents of th e cam corder. a TALLY (green tally) indic ator Light s when th e camco rder is the fo[...]

Location s and Functi ons of Part s and Cont rols 32 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w are bei ng chan ged, duri ng adju stment, and after adjust ment. For det ails about the di splay i tem s election, see “Select ing the dis play it ems” on page 171 . For det ails about settin g cha nge and adjustmen t progress messages, see “C hange conf irmatio n/ adj[...]

Locati ons and Fun ctions of Par ts and Con trols 33 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w i Cont rolling e xternal device Appears when HDSDI REMOTE I/F in the CAM CONFIG 1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu is se t to CH ARA , an d this unit i s con trol ling recodi ng by an ex ternal de vice co nnect ed to th e SDI OUT 1/2 connectors (HDSDI output). 1) 1) SDI OUT 1 SE[...]

Location s and Functi ons of Part s and Cont rols 34 Chapter 1 Ov er vie w Examples of re maining re cordin g time indicatio n s Remaining clips displa y Displays the re maini ng number of clips that ca n be reco rded. Th e disp lay fl ashes o nce per seco nd when the numb er of rema ining cl ips is l ess th an 10. t Iris se tting/au to iris overri[...]

Preparing a Powe r Supply 35 Chapter 2 Prep arat ions For safe ty, use o nly the So ny bat tery pa cks and AC adap tors l isted below. • BP-GL95/ GL65/L 60S/L80S Lit hium-ion Batt ery Pac k • AC power using the AC -DN2B/DN10 AC adaptor When a B P-GL95/ GL65/L6 0S/L8 0S Batter y Pack is used , the c amc order wil l oper ate continuou sly for t h[...]

Attach ing the View finder 36 Chapter 2 Prep arat ions Notes • During recor ding and play back (while the ACC ESS indicator is lit), be careful never to re move the battery pack. • Make sure to po wer the camcorder off before r eplacing the battery pack. When using th e AC-DN10 AC adapto r Moun t an AC-DN 10 on th e cam cord er in th e same way[...]

Attac hing the Viewfi nder 37 Chapter 2 Prep arat ions 2 Coup le the vi ewfinde r co nnect or to the VF c on necto r. Detaching the viewfinder You ca n carry ou t this by fol lowing the attac hing procedu re in rev erse order, but there is an addit ional ac tion to ta ke: when deta chin g the viewfin der from the fitting shoe, pull up the stopper. [...]

Attach ing the View finder 38 Chapter 2 Prep arat ions 3 Attach th e handle front cover with th e bott om edge up . 4 Attach the vie wfinder slide asse mbly, rever sing the step s of the remov al proced ure. By fitting a BK W-401 V iewf inder R otation Bracket ( not su pplied), you ca n rotat e the viewfinde r out of the wa y so that your ri ght le[...]

Attac hing the Viewfi nder 39 Chapter 2 Prep arat ions Remov ing th e ey epie ce give s a cl eare r view of the screen fro m further away . It is also easy to remove dust from the view finder scr een and mirro r when the ey epi ece is detach ed. 1 Turn the ey epie ce lo ckin g ri ng f ull y coun terclo ckwi se, to al ign the r ed marks on th e lock[...]

Setting t he Area of Use 40 Chapter 2 Prep arat ions When using the unit for the first time The are a of u se is no t facto ry prese t. Bef ore using this u nit, you ne ed to set th is it em. ( You c ann ot use the unit without set ting this ite m.) To set the ar ea of use 1 Set th e POW ER swi tch to the ON positi on. The s cre en fo r s etti ng t[...]

Setti ng the D ate/Ti me of th e Inter nal Clock 41 Chapter 2 Prep arat ions 3 Turn the MEN U knob to di splay th e desi red ar ea of us e. a) The composite signal output from this unit is an NTSC si gnal with no bl ack setup. T he system frequency is 59.94i. b) The composite s ignal output f rom this unit is an NTSC signal with a black setup (7.5 [...]

Mounting the Lens 42 Chapter 2 Prep arat ions 4 Turn the MEN U knob to di splay th e desi red valu e, a nd pre ss th e ME NU knob . z chan ges to b an d ? chan ges to z . 5 To continue the remaining s ettings, repeat step s 3 and 4. 6 When you fi nish set tings, turn the MENU k nob to m ove b to “OK”, t hen press the M EN U kno b. The in ternal[...]

Adjust ing the Flang e Focal Leng th 43 Chapter 2 Prep arat ions securing rubber be put on the lens locking l ever as illustrated above. 4 Conn ect th e lens cab le to the LEN S conn ecto r. 5 Secu re the lens cab le w ith t he cabl e clamp s. If the lens does not stay in focus properly as you zoom from tel ephoto to wide angle, adju st the flange [...]

Preparing the A udio I nput S ystem 44 Chapter 2 Prep arat ions 8 Repe at step s 4 t o 7 unt il th e char t st ays in focu s all th e way from wide an gle to tele phot o. 9 Tighte n the F.f or F.B r ing f ixing screws. You can attac h the ECM -680S stereo microph one (not supplie d) to the m icrophon e holder of th e HDVF-20A viewfinder (not suppli[...]

Prepa ring the Audio I nput Sys tem 45 Chapter 2 Prep arat ions 3 Plug th e micr ophon e cable i nto the MIC IN connecto r, the n set t he AUDIO IN switc h for th e chan nel on which y ou want to reco rd the aud io fr om th is microphone to FRONT (f or CH-1/ CH-2) or F (for CH-3/CH-4). 4 Secur e the micr ophon e cabl e with t he cabl e clamp s. You[...]

Preparing the A udio I nput S ystem 46 Chapter 2 Prep arat ions 4 Sw itch th e inp ut le ve l to mat ch the sens iti vity of t h e mi crop hon e us ed. Switch t he input level by changi ng the REAR MIC REF setting on the AUDIO-1 page of th e MAINTENANCE menu (factory default setting is –60 dB). For de tails, see pag e 149 . XLR conne ction aut om[...]

Prepa ring the Audio I nput Sys tem 47 Chapter 2 Prep arat ions AUDIO IN CH1 or CH2 connector is automatically selected when an audio cable is connected to the AUDIO IN CH1 or CH2 connector. In such a case, set REAR XLR AUTO to OFF on the AUDIO-1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu. (The factory def ault setting is OFF.) • When the LINE/AE S/EBU/MIC swi[...]

Preparing the A udio I nput S ystem 48 Chapter 2 Prep arat ions Connec t the audi o output co nnector of the audio equipme nt that supp lies the line input si gnal to the AUDIO IN CH1 or CH2 connecto r. Switch se tting s Set th e LI NE/A ES/ EBU /MI C swi tch fo r the channe l to which the a udio signal source is connec ted to “L INE”. Selectin[...]

Tripod Mount ing 49 Chapter 2 Prep arat ions 1 Att ach t he VC T-1 4 trip od a dap tor (n ot suppli ed) to the trip od. 2 Mount t he camco rder o n the tripod adapt or. To remo ve the c amcor der from t he tripo d adapt or Hold down the r ed but ton and pull the l ever in the direct ion of the ar row. Note The tripod adaptor pin ma y remain in the [...]

Connectin g a Video Light / Us ing the Should er Strap 50 Chapter 2 Prep arat ions With this c amcorde r, you can use the Anton Bauer Ul tralight 2 or eq uivale nt video light (powe red by 12 V wit h maxim um pow er consump tion of 50 W) . • If you c onnect th e video li ght to the LI GHT conne ctor o n the camcor der and se t the LIGHT switch t [...]

Adjustin g the S houlder Pad Position 51 Chapter 2 Prep arat ions To remo ve th e shou lder st rap You can shift t he shoulde r pad fr om it s center position (the facto ry default setting) backward by up to 10 m m (3/8 in ch) or forw ard by up t o 25 mm (1 inch ). Th is ad just men t help s you get th e bes t balance for sh ooting wi th the camco [...]

Connecting t he Remote Cont rol Unit 52 Chapter 2 Prep arat ions Note Before connecting/dis connecting a re mote control uni t to/from the camcorder, be sure to turn the power of the camcorder off. Connec ting the R M-B150/ B750 Rem ote Contr ol Unit e nables re mote co ntrol of the p rinci pal camera fu nctions. Connect ing the r emote c ontrol un[...]

Connecting the Remo te Control Unit 53 Chapter 2 Prep arat ions When the monitor is connected to the MONI TOR OU T con nect or of the remo te contr ol un it The M ONIT OR conne ctor ( BNC type) of the RM-B1 50/B750 ou tputs the same signal as tha t from t he TE ST O UT connect or on the c amcord er. Use the bl ack cab le sup plie d with the RM -B15[...]

Setting t he Recording Forma t 54 Chapter 3 Adjustments an d Settings for Shootin g The r ecording f ormats supported by t his camcor der ar e as fol lows. Video a) 59.94i/29.97P/5 9.94P: When the area of use is set to NTSC (J) AREA/NTSC AREA. 50i/25P/50P: When the area of use is set to P AL AREA. b) When the optional CBKZ-MD01 SD Record and Playba[...]

Adjust ing the Black Bal ance and the White Balan ce 55 Chapter 3 Adjustments an d Settings for Shootin g Note When you set SCAN MODE to 23.9P, the video output signals and video recording signals of this unit are 59.9 Hz signals after 2-3 pulldown. 1 Display the FORMAT page of the OPERATION menu. For detail s on menu operations , see “Basic menu[...]

Adjusting the Black Balan ce and the Whit e Balance 56 Chapter 3 Adjustments an d Settings for Shootin g 1 Set the OUTPUT/DCC swit ch to CAM. 2 Flick the AUTO W/B BAL switc h to BLK and release the s witch. The s witc h ret urns to the cent er po sition , an d the adjust ment is execu ted. Duri ng adjus tment, th e foll owing me ssage is display ed[...]

Adjust ing the Black Bal ance and the White Balan ce 57 Chapter 3 Adjustments an d Settings for Shootin g a)White balance setting values are stored in memory B only whe n the WHITE SWITCH <B > item is set to “MEM” on the WHITE S ETTING page of the OPERATION menu. If th e se ttin g of the G AIN sel ecto r or W HI TE BAL swi tch is changed,[...]

Adjusting the Black Balan ce and the Whit e Balance 58 Chapter 3 Adjustments an d Settings for Shootin g followi ng figur e, and the a djustment setti ng is auto matical ly st ored in the me mory (A o r B) th at was sel ected i n ste p 1 . Note If the camer a has a zoom le ns with an auto matic iris, the iris may hunt 1) during the adjustment. To p[...]

Adjust ing the Black Bal ance and the White Balan ce 59 Chapter 3 Adjustments an d Settings for Shootin g to chan ge th e colo r tem perat ure autom ati cally when the ND filter is switch ed. 1 Display the WHITE FI LTER page of the MAINTENANCE menu. For detail s on menu operations , see “Basic menu operatio ns” on page 163 2 Select ND FILTER CT[...]

Setting t he Electron ic Shutt er 60 Chapter 3 Adjustments an d Settings for Shootin g menu, the WHIT E SWITCH <B> item is set to “ATW”, the A TW func tion is a ctiv ated t o automa tically adjust th e white balance of th e picture be ing sho t for varying lightin g conditi ons. If a memo ry er ror occu rs If the error message “ : STORE[...]

Settin g the Elect ronic Sh utter 61 Chapter 3 Adjustments an d Settings for Shootin g SLS (slo w sp eed shu tter) m ode Select t his mode for shoo ting subjec ts in low l evel lighting c onditions. Notes • SLS mode canno t be selected when SCA N MO DE is s et to 2 3.9 P. • Whatever the o perati ng mode of th e el ectron ic shutter, t he sensit[...]

Setting t he Electron ic Shutt er 62 Chapter 3 Adjustments an d Settings for Shootin g repeat this unti l the desir ed mode o r speed a ppear s. When al l mo des a nd sp eeds are displa yed, the d isplay chang es in t he followi ng or der. If you have changed t he configu ration, only the sel ected m odes and speeds ap pear . • When the unit i s [...]

Changing the Ref erence Valu e for Automat ic Iri s Adjustment 63 Chapter 3 Adjustments an d Settings for Shootin g The re ference value f or au tomati c ir is adjus tment can be ch ange d to aid t he shoot ing of cl ear pict ures of b ack-li t subject s, or to pr eve nt bl own- out highlig hts. The re ference value for the l ens iris can be set wi[...]

Changing the Ref erence Valu e for Automat ic Iris Adj ustment 64 Chapter 3 Adjustments an d Settings for Shootin g When the R M-B150 Remo te Control Uni t is connec ted The I RIS co ntrol k nob o f the R M-B150 can be used for lens iri s setting . In this case , the ind icator is not displayed . To set the automatic iris window 1 Foll ow t he pr o[...]

Adjusting t he Audio Leve l 65 Chapter 3 Adjustments an d Settings for Shootin g Setting the AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 switch es to AUTO automa tica lly adj usts th e inpu t leve ls of t he audi o si gnal to be rec ord ed i n a udio channe ls 1 and 2. Yo u can also adju st the audi o level man ually . For audio cha nnels 3 and 4, menu settings allow y[...]

Adj ust ing th e Aud io Lev el 66 Chapter 3 Adjustments an d Settings for Shootin g REAR2/WRR LEVEL: Audio reco rd ing le ve l of cha nnel 2 Note When you have operation of the LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls and M IC LEVEL control linked to gether, if t he MIC LEVEL control is set to 0, the audio signals on channels 1 and 2 cannot be recorded. Check th[...]

Adjusting t he Audio Leve l 67 Chapter 3 Adjustments an d Settings for Shootin g To au tomatic ally sel ect th e same audi o as o n channel s 1 and 2 On the AUDIO-1 page of t he MAINTENANCE menu, set the AUDIO CH3/4 MODE item to “CH 1/2”. Note When the LI NE/AES/EBU/MI C switch is s et to LINE o r MIC, the audio signals re corded on audio chann[...]

Setti ng th e Tim e Data 68 Chapter 3 Adjustments an d Settings for Shootin g The time code settin g range is from 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 to 23 : 59 : 59 : 29 (hours : minute s : seconds : frames) for the PDW -700. 1 Set the DISPLAY switch to TC. 2 Set the PRESE T/REGEN/CLOCK switch t o PRESET. 3 Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to SET. The firs t (leftmo[...]

Setti ng the Ti me Data 69 Chapter 3 Adjustments an d Settings for Shootin g 1 Set the DISPLAY switch to U-BIT. 2 Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to SET. The firs t ( leftm os t) di git fl ashes . 3 Use t he up and down arr ow b utton s to change valu es, and use the left a nd right arr ow butt ons to move the flas hing digit. Repeat unti l all d ig[...]

Setti ng th e Tim e Data 70 Chapter 3 Adjustments an d Settings for Shootin g Example 2: Intercon necting a nu mber of camco rders or tim ecode synchron ization a) Set GENLOCK to ON on the GENLOCK page of the MAINTENANCE menu, if GENLOCK is set to OFF. To lock the timecode to an external source 1 Turn on the POWER switc h. 2 Set the PRESET/REGEN/CL[...]

Setti ng the Ti me Data 71 Chapter 3 Adjustments an d Settings for Shootin g This opera tion synchr onizes th e inter nal timeco de gene rator w ith the ex ternal timeco de. After a bout 10 secon ds, you can disconn ect the e xternal timeco de without losing the sync hroni zation. How ever, the re will be no ise o n the re cor ded im age i f you co[...]

Handling Discs 72 Chapter 4 Shoo ting The foll owing Pro fessional D iscs 1) can be used for re cordi ng an d play back on this un it: • PFD23A (c apac ity 23.3 GB ) • PFD50DL A (capac ity 50.0 GB) 1) Professional Disc is a tr ademark of Sony Corporation . Notes • It is not possible t o use the followin g discs for recording or playb ack on t[...]

Handling Discs 73 Chapter 4 Shoo ting You can also write protec t-individu al clips . For details , see “Locki ng (write- protecting) clips” on page 111. To lo ad a d isc 1 Turn on the PO WER switc h. Note If there is condensation inside the VDR section, the message “HUMID” appears i n the status d isplay on the color LCD . I f this h appen[...]

Handling Discs 74 Chapter 4 Shoo ting Yo u need n ot re tur n the screw to its ori gina l posi ti on af ter ta ki ng out the di sc. Turni ng on the power makes the di sc compar tment mecha nism oper able a gain. Note Do not touch the disc or try to forcibly rem ove it until it has been completely ejected. When usin g a new disc An unuse d disc requ[...]

Handling Discs 75 Chapter 4 Shoo ting power off, cl ips are recon structed on the basis o f marker s reco rded on the disc when the dis c is loaded in thi s unit. There fore, p rocessin g take s longer t han for a qui ck sal vage (abo ut 30 second s, althou gh it depen ds on the state of t he disc) . Proceed as follows t o perform a fu ll salvag e.[...]

Basic Proce dure for Sh ooting 76 Chapter 4 Shoo ting This se ction describes t he basic proce dures for shoo tin g and reco rd ing. Before a shooting session, ensure that the camcord er is functio ning prop erly. For detail s, see “Testi ng the Camcor der Before Shooting” on p age 209. Basic p roced ure for sho otin g: fro m powe r supply to d[...]

Basic Pro cedure for Sh ooting 77 Chapter 4 Shoo ting Shooting 1 Flick the AUTO W/B BAL switc h to BLK to adjust the bl ack bala nce. For detail s of black bala nce adjust ment, see page 55 . 2 Selec t the CC f ilter a nd ND filt er to matc h the light ing condi tions, a nd adju st the w hite ba lance. For d etails, se e “Ad justing t he whit e b[...]

Basic Proce dure for Sh ooting 78 Chapter 4 Shoo ting Notes • It is not possible to record a clip shorter than 2 seconds. If you stop recording within 2 seconds of starting, this results in a 2-second clip. If you stop recording and restart within 2 seconds of the original start, this creates a single continuous cl ip from the origina l start tim[...]

Basic Pro cedure for Sh ooting 79 Chapter 4 Shoo ting To play back a cli p, press the PRE V button to move to the sta rt fr ame of an y clip , or press the F REV b utt o n t o mo ve t o any pos iti on. After d isc inse rtion The unit stops at the positi on of the disc when it was mos t recently ejec ted. Press the PLAY/PAUSE bu tton to resume playb[...]

Adv anc ed O pera tion s for Sh ootin g 80 Chapter 4 Shoo ting Shot marks and other essence m arks can be recorde d on the disc. Record ing essen ce marks for sc enes c ontaini ng impo rta nt imag es and s ound s enabl es qu ick acces s to th e mar ked poi nts. This increa ses editin g effi cien cy. To rec ord a shot mark u sing the R ET button on [...]

Advanced Op eratio ns for Shoot ing 81 Chapter 4 Shoo ting When y ou re cord a cli p, yo u can s p ecify whic h frame to use as th e cl ip thumb nail image (se e page 9 5) . (The fac tory default setting is to use t he first fram e in the cl ip as the thu m bnail .) For exampl e, if a ll cl ips h ave the s ame i mage in their first fram es, you can[...]

Adv anc ed O pera tion s for Sh ootin g 82 Chapter 4 Shoo ting Notes • You can do a menu operati on to change the P icture Cache time while the camcorder is in r ecording mode. However, the new se tting takes e ffect o nly after the recording is finis hed. • In Picture Cache mode, the internal timecode generator operating mode is always F-RUN r[...]

Advanced Op eratio ns for Shoot ing 83 Chapter 4 Shoo ting Operati on limi tations during reco rding Auto Interval Rec mode settings and shooting To make sett ings 1 Display the REC FUNCTION page of the OPERATION menu. For details on menu ope rations, see “Basic menu operations ” on page 163. 2 Select CACHE/INTVAL REC, and tur n the MENU knob t[...]

Adv anc ed O pera tion s for Sh ootin g 84 Chapter 4 Shoo ting The set ting value ch ange s within t he range that ca n be set. For exam ple: When TAKE TOTA L TIME is set to 1 H, the maximum value o f REC TIME is 2 M IN. (60 m inutes divi ded by 30 gives 2 minutes. ) 5 As re quired, se lect PR E-LIG HTIN G, and tur n th e MENU knob t o select the l[...]

Advanced Op eratio ns for Shoot ing 85 Chapter 4 Shoo ting Manual Interval Rec mode settings and shooting Man ual Inte rva l R ec h as th e foll owi ng tw o modes. Single shot mode: Each time the RE C START button or VTR b utton on the lens is p ressed, the ca mcorde r capt ures t o memor y a sin gle shot consis ting of the spec ified num ber of vi[...]

Adv anc ed O pera tion s for Sh ootin g 86 Chapter 4 Shoo ting the ligh t turns on and off automa tically. H owever, the light remains on cont inuously if the off time is 5 seconds or less . When the LIGHT switch is set to MANUAL and the light switch is set to ON, the light remains on continuously. ( The light does not turn on and of f automatica l[...]

Advanced Op eratio ns for Shoot ing 87 Chapter 4 Shoo ting The RE C (recordi ng, red tally ) indica tor in the view finder an d the tally indic ator flash (once pe r second), a nd the disc i s ejected. If the mes sage “DISC FU LL!” ap pear s You ca n continu e recordi ng, beca use video and audio co ntinu e to be saved to in ternal memory. Pres[...]

Adv anc ed O pera tion s for Sh ootin g 88 Chapter 4 Shoo ting Settin g the titl e prefix You can assi gn title prefixe s by choosi ng from a prefix l ist st ored in intern al memor y, or b y enter ing the pre fix dir ectl y. Howev er, to choose fro m a prefix list, you mu st creat e the list befor ehand on a comput er and transfe r it t o the un i[...]

Advanced Op eratio ns for Shoot ing 89 Chapter 4 Shoo ting Title prefi x list exampl e Tennis <CRLF> Bask etba ll<C RLF> Skiing_1 <CRLF> Skiing_2 <CRLF> To transfer a title prefix list to the internal memory of the camcorder (Ho w to sel ect an ite m in the me nu sc reen : Tu rn the MENU kn ob to move b to the desir ed item.[...]

Adv anc ed O pera tion s for Sh ootin g 90 Chapter 4 Shoo ting 5 Repe at steps 3 and 4 to enter the rema ining ch aract ers. 6 When you have finish ed enteri ng the prefi x, turn th e MEN U knob t o move x to “END” and t hen press the MENU knob . The camco rde r exits pr efix in put mode , and the ori gin al CLIP TI TLE page ap pear s. To set t[...]

Advanced Op eratio ns for Shoot ing 91 Chapter 4 Shoo ting • Depending on t he cha ract er ty pe, t he l ength of name (“C*” part ) may be limite d to 14 charac ters. ( The limit f or AS CII charac ters i s 56 charac ters.) • All file name ex tensions are co nverted aut oma tica lly to uppe rcas e. • Titles ar e used as user-de fined cl i[...]

Adv anc ed O pera tion s for Sh ootin g 92 Chapter 4 Shoo ting file acce ss mode (FAM) con nections (see page 199) and FT P connection s (see page 203) . To set clip n ames by usi ng p lanning metadata Planni ng meta data is a file tha t cont ains metadat a about the cl ips to be shot and recorded. The fo llowing two types of clip na me strings ca [...]

Advanced Op eratio ns for Shoot ing 93 Chapter 4 Shoo ting Settin g clip names 1 Load a pl an ning meta data file containi ng clip n ames in to the unit’s memory ( see page 121 ) . 2 Carr y out s teps 2 to 5 of “To assign c lip names on this un it” (page 91). 3 Turn the MENU knob to di splay “PLAN”, and then pres s the MENU knob . Each ti[...]

Adv anc ed O pera tion s for Sh ootin g 94 Chapter 4 Shoo ting • The system frequency and resoluti on (HD-SDI input only) of input signals must match the current settings of this unit. Otherwise the input signals cannot be recor ded . • Only audio signals embedded in S DI signals are recorded, regardless of the settings of the AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-[...]

Over view 95 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s You can perfo rm sc ene sear ches , play the searc hed sce nes , and sel ect sc enes (e dit cl ip list ) in Grap hica l Use r Interfa ce (GU I) scre ens. Th e GUI scre ens are your ga teways to discs a nd the data saved on di scs. The most import ant GUI scree ns are: Clip thum bnai l screen : Disp[...]

Overvie w 96 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s The ot her thu mbna il sc reen s a re: • Expan d thum bnail screen • Cha pter thumbn ail scr een • Essence mark thumbnail screen Clip thumbnail screen This scre en dis pla ys th um bnail s of clip s on th e dis c in th e orde r th at th ey we re rec orded . You can 1 1 2 2 Clip List: E0001 00[...]

Over view 97 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s use th is scree n to wo rk with c lips – deleti ng or loc king them , sele ctin g thei r ind ex p ictu res, adding the m to clip lists, an d so on. a Clip name Displ ays the n ame of the se lect ed clip . When t he clip has a title , it is displa yed as “TITLE0 0001” (see page 87) . Clip name[...]

Overvie w 98 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s e Clip and frame information Dis plays the c lip or fram e inf orma tion sele cted with th e C lip Info rmat ion item in th e T hum bna il Menu (see page 1 07) . T he fact ory def ault sele ctio n is th e tim ecod e of th e fi rst fra me or the timeco de of the thu mbnail fra me. f Lock icon This i[...]

Over view 99 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s c Thumb nail n umber /total thumbn ails Dis plays the t otal num ber o f expan de d thumbn ails and th e number of the selecte d thumbn ail. d Scro llbar See the descrip tion in “C lip thumbnai l screen” (page 96). e Clip name Displays th e name of the expa nded clip . When the clip has a title[...]

Overvie w 100 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s a Essenc e mark na me Displays the na me of the essen ce mark (Shot Mark1 h ere). b Selection fr ame See the descrip tion in “C lip thumbnai l screen” (page 96). c Essen ce mark number /tot al essen ce marks Displays the t otal number of esse nce marks and the n umber of th e sele cted essen c[...]

Over view 101 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s Shortcut ope rations Shortcut but ton names are displayed nex t to the menu item s of command s that have sho rtcuts (see page 124) . Note Shortcuts displayed within parenth eses should be used with all menus closed. Thumbn ail Menu subm enus • The T humbn ail Sear ch Menu contains th e basi c c[...]

Overvie w 102 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s Disc M enu The Disc Menu a llows yo u to do the f ollowing. Item Operation/Se tting Load Cl ip List Loa d clip lis t into this unit’s memory . Save Clip Lis t Save a clip list to th e disc under its cur rent na me, overwriting the old content s. Save Clip lis t as... Save a clip li st to the di [...]

Over view 103 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s To disp lay the Disc Menu To display the Di sc Menu, press the SUB CLIP/ DISC MENU button w ith the SHIFT button he ld down in one of t he fol lowing scr een s. • Clip th umbnail scre en • Cli p lis t thu mbn ail scr ee n • Clip pl ayback sc reen • Clip list pl ayback screen To re tur n to[...]

Thumbnail Op erations 104 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s To select multiple thumbnails Do on e of the fo llowing. • With the SHIFT butt on held down , turn the MENU knob. • With t he SHIFT button held d own, pre ss the left- or righ t-arrow butt on. To ret urn t o the previ ous sc ree n Press th e RESET/R ETURN button . To move from a me[...]

Thumbnail Op erations 105 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s 3 Turn the M EN U knob, or p ress th e lef t- or righ t-ar row bu tton. The c urrent position moves by an amou nt equal to 1 / 10 of t he tot al numb er of thumb nails. 4 Press t he SET/S.SE L button or the MENU k nob at the new posi tion. The t humbnai l at th e positio n indica ted i[...]

Thumbnail Op erations 106 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s Using the cha pter function to find scen es Secti ons be tween s hot mark s and Re c Star t are called chapt ers. Rec S tart e ssence ma rks ar e set automa tical ly at the start of re cording, but shot marks can be set at any sc ene dur ing reco rdin g or pl ayback . The chapt er func[...]

Thumbnail Op erations 107 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s THUMBNAIL/ESSENCE M ARK butto n with the SH IFT butto n held down. The Select Essence Ma rk scree n appears. The names of essence marks that are not recor ded on the di sc are di splay ed in gray. 2 Select th e esse nce ma rk that y ou want, and t hen p ress the S ET/S.SE L butto n or [...]

Thumbnail Op erations 108 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s Time Code: Timecod e of first frame Duration: Playba ck time Sequence Numbe r: Thum bnail se quence number The sel ected in formati on will appear at the botto m of t he thum bnails w hen yo u disp lay a thumbna il screen . The clip thumbnail scre en displays th umbnails as index pi ct[...]

Thumbnail Op erations 109 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s Clip No.: Clip number/tota l number of cli ps Name: Clip na me 1) Tit l e: Title Tit l e2 : Title 2 1) TC: Timecode of first frame DUR: Re cor din g ti me Created : Da te an d time of cr eatio n Modif ied: Date and t ime of mo st rece nt modifica tion Rec Device: Na me of devi ce that [...]

Thumbnail Op erations 110 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s 4 Sele ct “ OK”, and then pre ss t h e S ET/ S.SEL bu tton or the ME NU kn ob. You retu rn to th e Cl ip Pro perti es screen , and the r esult s of th e edit ing ar e ref lect ed in the clip inform ation. To enter text using a USB keybo ard or USB mouse You can co nnec t a Windows [...]

Thumbnail Op erations 111 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s 2 Do one of the follo wing. T o conf irm the e dit a nd then exit the software keybo ard: Press the T ab key to move to “ OK”, and the n press the Ente r key. T o discar d the e dit and then exit t he software keyboar d: While “C ancel” is select ed, pr ess the En ter key. T o [...]

Thumbnail Op erations 112 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s To unlock a specific clip See p age 103 for more informat ion about t humbnail screen ope rations. 1 In th e clip th umb nail sc reen, select the thum bnail of the clip that you want to unlo ck. 2 Displ ay the Thum bna il Menu . 3 Select Lock/Unlock Clip . A messa ge ap pears aski ng y[...]

Scene Selection (Clip List Editing) 113 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s 2 Select Lock o r Delete All Clips, a nd then select Del ete All Cli ps. A message appea rs asking you to confirm that y ou want t o dele te a ll clip s. 3 Sele ct OK to e xecut e the del etio n, o r Canc el to canc el it, and the n press th e SET/S.SEL button or the MEN [...]

Scene S election (Clip L ist Ed iting) 114 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s Clip lists You ca n use the scen e select ion functi on to selec t clips fro m the c lips saved on a disc and create a cut ed it l ist ca lled a “cli p lis t”. Clip lists have nu mber s beginning wit h E, for example E0001. Up to 99 clip lists can be saved on a dis[...]

Scene Selection (Clip List Editing) 115 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s To r eed it c lip list s o n the d isc Use the Lo ad Clip Li st co mmand to lo ad the clip lists you want to edit, an d perform th e steps 2 to 4 in the pre vious sect ion . You can also delet e cli p li sts o n the disc. For det ails, se e “Man aging c lip lis ts” (p[...]

Scene S election (Clip L ist Ed iting) 116 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s 6 Press the RESET/RETURN button. This re turns you t o the cl ip thum bnail sc reen. 7 Repe at steps 1 to 6 as requ ired to add more clip s. 8 Save the cli p list (s ee pag e 118) . In step 1 , you can h old down t he SHIF T butt on when you pre ss the SET/S.SEL button[...]

Scene Selection (Clip List Editing) 117 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s 4 Move th e I curs or t o the p oint wher e you wan t to mo ve the sele cted thum bnails. 5 Press t he SET/S.SE L button or the MENU knob . The sub cli ps are mo ved to the I cursor posi ti on. 6 Repe at steps 1 to 5 as r equired . 7 Save the cli p list (s ee pag e 118) .[...]

Scene S election (Clip L ist Ed iting) 118 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s To pl ay the c lip l ist See page 103 for more in formatio n about GUI screen operatio ns. To play us ing GUI scre ens 1 In th e clip lis t thumb nail screen, select the th umbnail of th e su b clip where you want to star t play. To start play from the start of the cli[...]

Scene Selection (Clip List Editing) 119 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s A list of clip l ists appears. To s witc h the i nfor mat ion di spla ye d for clip l ists Pres s the righ t-arr ow b utto n. With ea ch pr ess, the di spla y ch anges i n th e order : “Name & Dat e” t “Nam e & Ti tle” t “Name & Shor t Date ” t ...[...]

Scene S election (Clip L ist Ed iting) 120 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s 3 Select OK, and then press th e SET/ S.SEL bu tton or the ME NU kn ob. The cu rrent c lip li st re turns to the u nnamed state “ (no name) ”. To delete clip lists The fol lowing proced ure dele tes a clip l ist fr om the disc. See p age 103 for more informat ion a[...]

Disc Operations 121 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s See page 103 for more in formatio n about GUI screen operatio ns. 1 Display th e Disc Menu. 2 Sele ct D isc Prop ert ies , an d th en pre ss the SET/S. SEL button or the ME NU knob . The D isc Properti es scree n appe ars. User Disc ID: User disc ID 1), 2) Tit l e: Title 1) Tit l e2 : Title2[...]

Disc Operations 122 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s 4 Selec t the desir ed planni ng met adata fil e, a nd th en pres s th e SE T/S. SEL button or the MENU knob . The selec ted planni ng meta data file is lo aded into the unit’ s memory, and the Planning Metadata Pro perti es sc reen a ppear s. 5 Chec k the i nform ation that appear s, and [...]

Disc Operations 123 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s To switch the title display in the viewf inder When pla nning me tada ta is loade d into t his u nit, you can sel ect the for mat of the title to display in the viewf ind er. See page 103 for mor e informatio n about GUI screen ope rations. 1 Display th e Disc Menu. 2 Selec t “Setti ngs”[...]

Shor tc ut Li st 124 Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screen s You c an ac cess ma ny func tions fro m the keyboa rd, without disp laying a menu (sho rtcut oper ations ). Shortcuts are available for the follow ing functions. The plus sign (+) in dicates t hat on e button i s held do wn w hile an other i s pressed , for examp le “SHI FT + R ESET/R ETU[...]

Menu Organiz ation 125 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings The f ollowing chart sho ws the organi zation of menus in this ca mcorde r. [A] USER menu [B] OPERATION me nu [C] PAINT menu Chapter 6 Menu Displays and Detailed Setti ngs Menu Or ganiz ati on T OP ME N U USER [A] USER ME N U CUST OMIZE ALL OPERA TIO N [B] PA I N T [C] MAI N TE [...]

Menu Organ izati on 126 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings [D] MAINTE NANCE m enu [E] FIL E menu [F] DIAG NOSIS menu The TOP menu a ppe ars wh en, with no me nu displayed, you h old down the MENU knob and set the MENU ON/ OFF switch to ON. The TOP menu co ntains onl y top-level menus. When you select a top-level m enu, the mo st rece n[...]

Menu Organiz ation 127 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings MAIN TENAN CE men u This men u contai ns it ems for mak ing set tings f or audio , timeco de, ess ence mar ks, an d batt ery. FILE me nu This menu is fo r saving the a djusted data in t he camcord er memory or in a “Memory Stick” . The fol lowi ng fil es can be sa ved. Use r[...]

Menu Li st 128 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings Tips • The bol d-faced numbers de signate t he pages th at have b een register ed in th e USER me nu at the fa ctory. • The fol lowing li sts include item s and set tings that ap pear only when an op tion boar d or separat ely sold software i s installed. • The bol d-faced settin [...]

Menu List 129 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 02 OUTPUT 2 LIVE & PLA Y OFF /O N For details, se e “To display camera vid eo in the vi ewfinder during playba ck (Live & Pla y function)” on p age 78. DOWN CON MODE CROP /LETTR/SQEZE (LE TTR i s disp laye d when the LETTER BO X item on the SELECT FUNCTION page is s et to “[...]

Menu Li st 130 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 05 REC FUNCTION C A CHE/INTV AL REC OFF /C A CHE/A . INT/ M. INT For detail s, see “ Star ting a shoot with a few seconds of pre-stored picture data ( Picture C ache function)” on page 81 and “Time- lapse video (I nterval Rec function)” on p age 82. CACHE RE C TIM E 0-2S / 2-4S/[...]

Menu List 131 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 08 VF DISP 1 VF DISP OFF/ ON For details, see “Selecting the display items ” on page 171. VF DISP MODE 1/2/ 3 DISP EXTENDER OFF/ ON DISP FIL T ER OFF/ ON DISP WHITE OFF/ ON DISP GAIN OFF/ ON DISP SHUTTER OFF/ ON DISP A UDIO OFF/ ON DISP DISC OFF/ ON DISP IRIS OFF/ ON 09 VF DISP 2 DIS[...]

Menu Li st 132 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 12 MARKER 1 MARKER OFF/ ON For details, see “S etting the marker disp lay” on page 17 3. CENT ER OFF /ON CENT ER MA RK 1/2/ 3 /4 SAFTY ZONE OFF /ON SAFTY AREA 80%/ 90% /9 2.5%/95 % ASPECT OFF /ON ASPECT SELECT 15:9/14: 9/13:9/ 4:3 /1.85/ 2.3 5 ASPECT M ASK OFF/ ON ASPECT M ASK L VL [...]

Menu List 133 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 15 VF SETTING ZEBRA OFF /ON For details, see “ Setting the viewfinder” on page 174. ZEBRA SELECT 1 /2/BOTH ZEBRA1 DET L VL 20% to 70% to 107% ZEBRA1 APT L VL 1 % to 10 % to 20% ZEBRA2 DET L VL 52% to 100% to 109% VF DET AIL LEVEL (–99 to 99) VF ASPECT (SD) (Wh en th e REC FORMA T i[...]

Menu Li st 134 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 20 WHITE SETTING WHITE SWITCH <B> MEM /A T W Specifies the operating mode when the WHITE B AL swit ch is set to the B si de. MEM: Auto white balance AT W : Auto tr acing white ba lance SHOCKLESS W HITE OFF/ 1 /2/3 Specifie s the tran sition time whe n the WH ITE BAL swit ch is cha[...]

Menu List 135 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 23 LENS FILE LENS FILE SELECT 1 to 32 For details, se e “Selecting the lens file” on pag e 182. F. I D D i s p l a y o n l y L.ID Display only L.MF Display on ly 24 FORMA T SYSTEM LINE 1 080 /720 The selectabl e SYSTEM FREQU ENC Y setting s differ dependin g on th e settin g of SYSTE[...]

Menu Li st 136 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 25 SOURCE SEL FR ONT MIC S ELECT (When stereo microphone is conn ect ed) MONO/ STRE O Input m ode selection for front microphone . REC VIDEO SOURCE (When the CBK-HD01 or CBK-SC 02 option board i s insta lled) CAM /EXT For details, see “Recording v ideo from exter nal devices ” (page[...]

Menu List 137 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 27 CLIP TITLE TITLE DSABL /ENABL For details, se e “Assigning use r- defined clip titl es a utomatic ally ” on page 87. SEL ECT P RE FIX (When the TITLE item is set to “ENABL ”) EXEC CLEA R NUM ERIC (When the TITLE item is set to “ENABL ”) EXEC LOAD PREFIX D A T A (When the T[...]

Menu Li st 138 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 29 SELECT FUNCTION LETTER BOX DISA BLE /ENABLE Enable t he selection of “ LETTR” (LETTER BOX) in the DOWN CON MODE item on t he OUT PUT 2 pag e. Note Breakup may oc cur in output signals and in the video a nd audio of this unit for about 5 to 10 seconds im mediate ly after this sett[...]

Menu List 139 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings PA I N T m e n u No. Page Item Settings Des cription 01 SW ST A TUS GAMMA OFF/ ON T urn s the gamma c orrection on or off. BLA CK GAMMA OFF /O N T urns t he black gamma correction on or off. MA TRIX OFF / ON T urns the line ar ma trix corr ection and us er -set ma trix c orrecti on funct[...]

Menu Li st 140 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 03 BLACK/FLARE MASTER BLACK (–99 to 99) Adjusts the m aster bla ck level. R BLACK (–99 to 99) Adju sts t he R b lack l ev el. B BLACK (–99 to 99) Adju sts t he B b lack l ev el. MASTER FLAR E (–99 to 99) Adjusts the f lare level of t he maste r . R FLARE (–99 to 99) Adjusts th[...]

Menu List 141 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 05 BLACK GAMMA BLA CK GAMMA OFF/ ON T urns the bl ack gamm a correction on or off. BLA CK GAM RANGE LO W/L.MID/H.MID/ HIGH Sets t he ran ge af fect ed by b lack gamma . MASTER BLK GAMMA (–99 to 99) Adjusts t he mas ter bla ck gamma . R BL A CK GAMMA (–99 to 99) Sets the cor rection c[...]

Menu Li st 142 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 08 DET AIL 2 KNEE APER T URE OFF / ON T urns t he knee apertur e functi on on or off. KNEE APT L VL (–99 to 99) Sets t he knee apertu re le v el. DET AIL LIMIT (–99 to 99) Sets the both deta il black and white limi ters. DTL WHT L MT (–99 to 99) Sets the detail whit e limite r . D[...]

Menu List 143 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 10 SKIN DET AIL SKIN DET A IL ALL OFF /O N T urns on or off all of chann els 1, 2 and 3 for the color d etail function. SKIN DETECT Moves to color detection page. Executes the color deta il function. SKIN AREA IND OFF /ON T urns on and off the function that display s a zebra patter n whe[...]

Menu Li st 144 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 12 MTX MUL TI MA TRIX OFF / ON T ur ns the li near m atrix c orrect ion and multi m atrix co rrectio n functions on or off. MA TR IX (MUL TI) OFF /O N T urns the mult i matr ix corre ction function on or off. MA TR IX AREA IND OFF /ON T urns the zebra indica tion o n or off in the area [...]

Menu List 145 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 16 SC ENE FI LE 1 ST ANDARD Rec alls the scene file saved in th e memory o f the camcord er . 2 ST AND ARD 3 ST AND ARD 4 ST AND ARD 5 ST AND ARD ST AND ARD – Clears all curr ent detail-adjus ted settings and switch setti ngs and retu rns t he set ting s to the stand ard sett ings save[...]

Menu Li st 146 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 02 BLACK SHADING BLK SHAD CH SEL R /G/B/TEST/ LCD Selec ts the channe l adj usted b y this menu. If “TES T” is sel ected , the se tting is th e same a s the setting of TEST OUT SELECT . TEST OUT SELECT VBS /Y/R/G /B/ LCD Selects t he signal output o f the TEST OUT connector. R/G/B B[...]

Menu List 147 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 04 BA TTER Y 1 I nfo BEFOR E END 5% /10 %/ 15%...95% / 100% Used when a BP-GL 65/GL95 Batt ery Pac k is used. Sets t he r emain ing po wer (% v alu e) o f the ba ttery at which the BEFOR E END warning should be issued. a) Info EN D 0% /1% /2%/3 %/ 4%/5% Used when a BP-GL 65/GL95 Batt ery[...]

Menu Li st 148 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 05 BA TTER Y 2 TYPE DETECTION AU T O /O THER AU T O : Automat ical ly dete cts the type of the battery . OT H E R : Always judg es the battery to be of the “O T HER” c) type regardless of the act ual battery type . SEGMENT NO.7 11.0V to 17. 0V (in 0.1 V steps) When the b attery type[...]

Menu List 149 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 06 A UDIO-1 FRONT MIC SELECT MONO/ STREO Input mode selectio n for front mi crophone. A UDIO CH3/4 MODE CH1/2/ SW Selects the sou rces to be rec orded to chann els CH- 3/4. CH1/2 : Same sourc es as CH-1/2 . SW : Signals selected by the AUDIO IN CH-3/CH- 4 swit ches. REAR X LR AU T O OFF [...]

Menu Li st 150 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 08 A UDIO-3 A U SG (1KHz) ON/ OFF /AUTO Sets w hether to output a 1 kHz test to ne during t he Color Bar mod e or not. ON: A 1 kHz test tone is output during the Color Bar mode . OFF: A 1 kHz test tone is not output durin g the Color Ba r mode. AU T O : A 1 kHz test to ne is outpu t onl[...]

Menu List 151 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 09 WRR SETTING WRR V ALID CH SEL f) ALL /CH1 S elects whe ther to enable cha nnels 1 and 2 of the wireless receiver , or ch annel 1 only . ALL: Enable both channe l 1 and 2. CH1: Enab le channe l 1 only . Select this setting to use the wi reless recei ver as a monaural recei ver . WRR CH[...]

Menu Li st 152 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 10 TIMECODE TC OUT AU T O /GENE Se lects the time code signal outpu t. AU T O : O utputs the ti mecode generator outp ut during recor ding and outpu ts the time code reader outp ut durin g playback. GENE: Outputs the timeco de generat or outpu t during recordi ng and playback. DF/NDF (W[...]

Menu List 153 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 12 CAM CONFIG 1 REC T AL L Y BLINK OFF/ ON T urns the ta lly illumi nati on con trol on or of f when the batt ery is almost exhaust ed or the disc is alm ost full. REC ST AR T BEEP OFF /ON T urns on o r o ff the RE C ST AR T/ST OP ala rm sound. SUB LCD MODE SEL TIMER /O FF/ CONT Sets t h[...]

Menu Li st 154 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 13 CAM CONFIG 2 TEST SA W SELECT SA W /REC Selects the te st si gnal. COLO R BAR SELECT ARIB /100% / 75%/SMPTE Selects t he HD c olor bar type. USER & ALL ONL Y OFF /ON Show only USER menu in the top m enu. RM COMMON MEMOR Y OFF /ON Selects whether o r not to share sett ings for whe[...]

Menu List 155 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 16 DCC ADJUST DCC FUNCTION SEL DCC /FIX Enables or disab les automatic knee point adjust ment when the OUTPUT/DCC swit ch is set to CAM, DCC: ON. DCC: Automa tica lly adju st the knee point accord ing to the lumi nance of the subject. FIX: Set the knee poi nt to a fixed v alue. DCC D RAN[...]

Menu Li st 156 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 20 A UTO SHADING AU T O B L K SHA DING EXEC Execut es the auto b lack sh ading corr ecti on function. RESET BLK SHD EXEC Clear b lack s hading compen satio n v alues . TEST OUT SELECT VBS /Y/R/G /B/ LCD Selects t he signal output o f the TEST OUT connector. MASTER GAIN(TMP) –6dB/–3d[...]

Menu List 157 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings a) The setting o f this item i s overridden by the setting o f Other BEFORE END wh en TYPE DETECTION in the BATTERY 2 page is set to “OTHER”. b) The setting o f this item is o verridden by the setting o f Other END when TYPE DETECTION in the BATTERY 2 page i s set to “OTH ER”. c)[...]

Menu Li st 158 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 02 USER FILE 2 STORE USR PRESET EXEC Sav e settings for items on pages registere d in the USE R menu as the standar d settings . CLEAR US R PRESET EXEC Clear the standa rd setting of pages registere d in the USE R menu. CUSTOMIZE RES ET EXEC Return the page s registered in th e USER men[...]

Menu List 159 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 04 SCENE FILE 1 ST AND ARD For details, see “Sav ing and Loading Scene Files” on page 189. 2 ST AND ARD 3 ST AND ARD 4 ST AND ARD 5 ST AND ARD ST AND ARD – SCENE RECALL – SCENE STORE – F .ID ST AND ARD 05 REFERENCE R EFERENCE S TORE EXEC Sav e refer ence f ile sa ved i n th e ?[...]

Menu Li st 160 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 06 LENS FILE 1 LENS FILE RECALL E XEC Load lens file. LENS FILE STORE E XEC Save lens f ile. F. I D N o Offset /up to 16 characte rs Sets th e name of the las t select ed lens file. SOURCE M EMOR Y1 Disp lays the num ber of last loaded le ns file. LENS NO OFFSET E XEC Clear lens file. L[...]

Menu List 161 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings a) “EX” is displayed when th e extender is on, and “08” is displayed wh en the shrinker is on. 08 LENS FILE 3 SHADING CH SEL R /G/B/T EST Selec ts t he cha nnel adjuste d by this m enu. If TE ST is select ed, th e setting is li nked t o the s ettin g of TEST OUT SELE CT . TEST OU[...]

Menu Li st 162 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 03 R OM VERSION 1 P ACKA G E: X.XX Displays R OM versi on. SY1: X.XX SY2K: X.XX SY2U: X.XX DR V : X.XX AT : X . X X FP: X.XX 04 R OM VERSION 2 L VIS: X.XX TSYS: X.XX TMBP: X.XX F AM: X.XX LABY : X.XX BRDG: X.XX PIER: X.XX CA V A: X.XX 05 R OM VERSION 3 DS P0: X.XX DSP2: X.XX PRXA: X.XX [...]

Menu Operatio ns 163 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings To use the MENU ON/OFF switch, open the cover of th e menu opera ting sect ion. When th e camcorde r is powere d on, set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON to disp lay the menu on the vi ewfi nder scree n and the LC D monitor . If this is the f irst time th e menu has been used after th[...]

Menu Opera tions 164 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings To sc roll pag es To select a menu or settin g item To cha nge a setting value To confirm the selection of a menu, a setting item, or a setting value Each time yo u press the MENU knob, the m enu display switches in the f ollowi ng sequenc e. TOP ?001 OUTPUT1 SDI OUT1 SELECT: OFF [...]

Menu Operatio ns 165 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings Example: When us ing the OPERATI ON menu Note If the TOP menu has not been displayed since t he camcorder is powered on, “TOP” does not appear at the upper right on the above screen, and you cannot go to the TOP menu. In this case, follow the procedure in “To display the TOP[...]

Menu Opera tions 166 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings To di splay th e TO P menu when anoth er menu is displayed Move b to “TOP” displaye d at the top right of each page of the menu, and pre ss the MENU knob. Or flic k the CANCE L/PRST/ ESCAPE swi tch re pea tedl y to ES CA PE un til th e TOP menu is displ ayed. This se ction exp[...]

Menu Operatio ns 167 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 8 To end the men u operat ion, set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF. The m enu d isappear s from the sc reen, and the displa y indicatin g the curre nt status of the camcord er ap pears a long the top a nd botto m of the s cree n. To ca ncel a c hange or ret urn to the standard setti[...]

Menu Opera tions 168 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings If a differe nt pag e other than t he CONTENTS pag e is displaye d, tur n the MENU kn ob until the desire d page appears, then pre ss the M ENU kn ob. Exam ple: wh en the EDIT USE R 9 page is selected 4 Press the MEN U k nob. Then se lect t he line wh ere yo u want to add an i tem[...]

Menu Operatio ns 169 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 4 Sele ct the posi tion to whi ch yo u want to move the item, an d press th e MENU knob . The ite m sele cted i n step 2 move s to th e position t hat you sele cted in step 4 . To inse rt a bl ank li ne 1 Foll ow s teps 1 t o 3 i n “To add a ne w page” ( page 16 7). 2 Press th[...]

Menu Opera tions 170 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 2 Press the MEN U k nob. Then se lect t he page th at you wa nt to de lete, and press the MENU kn ob. The EDIT FUNCTI ON page app ears . 3 Select DELETE, and press the MENU knob . The p reviously d isplaye d pag e appear s again, and t he mes sage “DEL ETE OK? YE S b NO” appe [...]

Setting t he Status Display on th e Viewfind er Screen and the LCD Monitor 171 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 1 Display the USER FILE pa ge of the FILE me nu, an d pre ss the MENU knob . For detail s on menu operations , see “Basic menu operatio ns” on page 163. 2 Press the MENU knob , then selec t USER PRESET, an d press the M[...]

Setting t he Status Display on th e Viewfind er Screen and t he LCD Monitor 172 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings a) The viewfinder display can be also turned on or off by using the DISPLAY of the DISPLAY/ ASPECT swi tch on the viewfi nder. b) For detailed information on the display mode, see “Change confirmation/adjustment prog res[...]

Setting t he Status Display on th e Viewfind er Screen and the LCD Monitor 173 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings a) This is also displayed for about 3 seconds when the SHUTTER selector is set to ON. Chan ging t he di spla y mode 1 Disp lay the VF DIS P 1 page of the OPERAT ION menu , and pr ess th e MENU knob . For detail s on menu op[...]

Setting t he Status Display on th e Viewfind er Screen and t he LCD Monitor 174 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings Note The four items ASPEC T, ASPEC T SELECT , ASPE CT MASK, a nd ASPECT M ASK LVL are ignored when the recording format is IMX50/40/3 0 or DVCAM and the aspect rat io is 4:3. MARKER 2 page 3 Turn the ME NU kno b to cha nge[...]

Setting t he Status Display on th e Viewfind er Screen and the LCD Monitor 175 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings (Ho w to sel ect an ite m in the me nu sc reen : Tu rn the MENU kn ob to move b to the desir ed item.) 1 Displ ay the SH OT DISP pa ge of the OPERAT ION menu , and pr ess th e MENU knob . For detail s on menu operations , s[...]

Setting t he Status Display on th e Viewfind er Screen and t he LCD Monitor 176 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 2 Selec t one of ID-1 t o ID-4 , and pr ess the MENU knob . A x mark appea rs over the f irst char acte r posi tion i n the s tri ng, an d char acte rs ca n no w be input. 3 Ente r or cha nge th e shot ID. When yo u are en[...]

Adjust ments and Se ttings From Men us 177 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings • Typ e of input sig nal to audio ch anne ls 1 to 4 • Input level of audi o chan nels 1 to 4 You ca n use the SET STATU S page of the OPERA TION menu to set whet her or not t he status confirmation screens are displayed. To display the status confirmation[...]

Adjustmen ts and Settin gs From Me nus 178 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings 3 Turn the MEN U kno b to sele ct the gain value , and pres s MEN U knob . Any o f –6, – 3, 0, 3 , 6, 9, 1 2, 18, 24, 30, 36 or 42 d B ca n be s et fo r each of t he L , M, H , and TURBO positions, in any se quence. 4 Repe at steps 2 and 3 until you ha ve[...]

Adjust ments and Se ttings From Men us 179 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings For detail s on menu operations , see “Basic menu operatio ns” on page 163. You can assi gn functio ns by using the following i tems. 2 Selec t the de sired sw itch or butto n, and press the M EN U kno b. A sele ctio n screen for the s elect ed swi tch or[...]

Adjustmen ts and Settin gs From Me nus 180 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings a) Even when the MARKER item is set to OFF on the MARKER page of the USER menu, the ASSIGN 1/3 /4 switches allow you t o display or not to display a ll marker s. b) This function cannot be ass igned to the RE T button on t he lens. c) Even i f the RET URN VID[...]

Adjust ments and Se ttings From Men us 181 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings a) Even when the MARKER item is set to OFF on the MARKER page of the USER menu, the ASSIGN 2 s witch allows you to di splay or not to display all mark ers. b) The optional CBK-SC02 Analog Compo site Input Board is required for VBS signal inp ut. The optional [...]

Adjustmen ts and Settin gs From Me nus 182 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings The abov e table shows th e adjustm ent of the white ba lance of channel A. Ite ms followe d by <B > are us ed to ad just th e white bala nce of chan nel B. 3 Turn the ME NU kno b to cha nge th e settin g, and press the MENU kn ob. 4 Repe at steps 2 and[...]

Adjust ments and Se ttings From Men us 183 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings (Ho w to sel ect an ite m in the me nu sc reen : Tu rn the MENU kn ob to move b to the desir ed item.) 1 Display t he LENS FI LE page of the USER menu , and pr es s the MENU knob . For detail s on menu operations , see “Basic menu operatio ns” on page 163[...]

Adjustmen ts and Settin gs From Me nus 184 Chapter 6 Men u Displays and Det ailed Settings About UMID ow nership information COUNTRY CODE Enter an abbr evia ted alph anu meric stri ng (4- byt e alp hanu mer ic stri ngs ) acc ordin g to th e va lues defined in ISO 31 66-1. There a re abou t 240 coun try code s. Find your own c ountry cod e on the fo[...]

Handling the “Memory Stick” 185 Chapter 7 Sa ving an d Loading User Se tting Data The “M emory S tick ” can be in sert ed t o or removed fro m the camcord er with the power turned on or o ff. ”Memory Sticks” usable with this camc order With th is ca mcor der, you can use a Sony “Memo ry Stick”, “Memory Stick Du o”, “Memory Sti[...]

Saving and Recalling User Files 186 Chapter 7 Sa ving an d Loading User Se tting Data (Ho w to sel ect an ite m in the me nu sc reen : Tu rn the MENU kn ob to move b to the desire d item.) 1 Displa y th e MEMORY STICK p age of the FILE menu , and pres s the MEN U knob . For detail s on menu operations , see “Basic menu operatio ns” on page 163.[...]

Saving and Recalling Use r Files 187 Chapter 7 Sa ving an d Loading User Se tting Data 2 Select USER FILE SAVE, and press the MENU knob . The U SER S AVE page appears. Up to 20 pa ges, from P00 to P19, can b e used to sa ve us er fi les t o th e “Memo ry Sti ck”. Each page can hold up t o five files. 3 Turn t he ME NU knob until t he pag e whic[...]

Saving and Recalling User Files 188 Chapter 7 Sa ving an d Loading User Se tting Data 3 Follo w step s 3 and 4 desc ribe d in “Setti ng the s hot ID ” on page 175 to enter ch aract ers. 4 When you have finish ed enteri ng the file ID, turn the MENU knob to mov e x to END, and press t he MENU knob. The en tere d f ile ID i s no w di spla yed. Wh[...]

Saving and Loadi ng Scene Fil es 189 Chapter 7 Sa ving an d Loading User Se tting Data (Ho w to sel ect an ite m in the me nu sc reen : Tu rn the MENU kn ob to move b to the desir ed item.) 1 Display the USER FILE pa ge of the FILE me nu, an d pre ss the MENU knob . For detail s on menu operations , see “Basic menu operatio ns” on page 163. 2 S[...]

Saving a nd Lo ading S cene Files 190 Chapter 7 Sa ving an d Loading User Se tting Data 2 Select SCE NE STOR E, and press the MENU knob . The SCENE STORE page ap pears . 3 Press the MEN U k nob , the n se lect the desir ed file numb er, and pr ess th e MENU knob aga in. The file to be saved is select ed. When no “M emor y Sti ck” i s insert ed [...]

Saving and Loadi ng Scene Fil es 191 Chapter 7 Sa ving an d Loading User Se tting Data To select the file information items to be displayed You can selec t th e it ems of fi le i nfor mati on to be displayed on the SCENE STOR E pages (P01 to P20) or the SCE NE RECAL L pages (P01 to P20) used for saving da ta to or loadin g data from a “Memo ry St[...]

Jumping to a File-Re lated Menu Page When Insert ing a “Memory Sti ck” 192 Chapter 7 Sa ving an d Loading User Se tting Data 5 To ca rry ou t the loa d (r ecal l), se le ct YES and press th e MENU knob. To cance l, press the MEN U knob lea ving b poin tin g to N O. Whe n load in g is co mple te, th e me ssage “COM PLE TE” ap pears an d th e[...]

Jumping to a F ile-Related Menu Page When Insert ing a “Memory Stick” 193 Chapter 7 Sa ving an d Loading User Se tting Data • When any of the following menu pages is already dis pla ye d. - A f ile-related page such as the USER F ILE page of the FILE menu - MEMORY STIC K, ALL FI LE, SCE NE FILE , LENS FILE, REFE RENCE or ROM VERSION page[...]

Overvie w 194 Chapter 8 Fi le Oper ations A re mote compu ter can be c onn ecte d to this un it and used to operate on recorded data whi ch has been save d in data files, such as video an d audio data fi les. Ther e are tw o ways to conne ct a rem ote computer . • FAM connecti on Conn ect the (i.LINK ) S400 co nnector on this unit t o the i.LINK [...]

Over view 195 Chapter 8 Fi le Oper ations This se ction explai ns which opera tions a re possible on files stored in each directory. When require d, the fo llowing opera tion t ables distinguish reading an d writing from partial read ing and w ritin g. Read: Read data seque ntiall y from the start to th e end of the f ile. Part ial re ad: Rea d on [...]

Overvie w 196 Chapter 8 Fi le Oper ations Root dir ecto ry a) Only when NAMING FORM on the FILE NAMING page of the OPERATION menu is set to FREE. b) Only files which can be written b y XDCAM. Notes • Directories cannot be cr eated in the root directory. • The directories in the root di rectory (Clip, Edit, Sub, UserData, General, and PR OAV) ca[...]

Over view 197 Chapter 8 Fi le Oper ations h) When a C*.MXF fi le is delete d, the C*M01.XML f ile (or a C *M02.KLV fil e) with the same n ame in the “C*” p art is als o deleted a utomatica lly. Note Directories cannot be created in the Clip directory. Edit dire ctor y a) The “E*” part can be changed to a user-defined name. b) Only files whi[...]

Overvie w 198 Chapter 8 Fi le Oper ations UserD ata dire ctory a) UTF-8 file n ames can be up to 63 byt es in length. (Depending on the character type, file names (including e xtension) m ay be limi ted to 21 characters.) The following directory operations are possible in the UserData directory. • Directory creation (up to 62 levels, including th[...]

File Operat ions in File Acces s Mode (for Windows) 199 Chapter 8 Fi le Oper ations File ac cess m ode op erati ng e nvironm ent Operating system re quiremen ts for file operat ions by file acces s mode (cal led FAM below) are as follows. Computer op erating syste m: Micr osoft Windo ws XP Pro fessional SP2 or h igher , or Microsoft Windows Vista B[...]

File Operation s in File Access Mode (for Windows) 200 Chapter 8 Fi le Oper ations 2 If this unit i s connec ted to a remote compu ter by FTP, log out from th e FTP sessio n (see p age 204 ) . 3 Conn ect th e ( i.LIN K) S40 0 conne ctor on thi s unit to the i.LINK (I EEE1394) conn ector on the rem ote com put er, usin g an i. LINK cabl e. Windo ws [...]

File Operat ions in File Acces s Mode (for Macint osh) 201 Chapter 8 Fi le Oper ations To mak e a rec onn ection To rec onnec t afte r exi ting f ile opera tions, do on e of the follow ing, dependi ng on w hethe r an i.LIN K cable is connec ted. i.LINK cable is not c onnected: Co nnect this un it and a re mote com puter w ith an i.LIN K cabl e. i.L[...]

File Operation s in File Access Mode (for Macint osh) 202 Chapter 8 Fi le Oper ations MENU ON/OFF switch: OFF Unsaved cu rrent cli p list: Sa ve o r cl ear 2 If this unit i s connec ted to a remote compu ter by FTP, log out from th e FTP sessio n (see p age 204 ) . 3 Conn ect t he (i.LI NK) S400 c onnec tor on thi s unit to the i.LINK (I EEE1394) c[...]

FTP File Operations 203 Chapter 8 Fi le Oper ations File ope ratio ns be twe en thi s unit and a remo te compute r can be carr ied out by the Fi le Transfer Protocol (ca lled FTP belo w). Prepa ratio ns 1 Conn ect th e networ k conne ctors of this unit and a remote computer with a netw ork cabl e. Or conne ct th is unit to the network to which the [...]

FTP File O perations 204 Chapter 8 Fi le Oper ations 3 Enter “ft p <SP> <I P address >”, and press th e Enter ke y. (<S P> refer s to a space. ) For example , if the IP address of th is unit is set to 1 92.168. 001.010, e nter “ ftp 192.168 .1.10”. Refer to the Windows hel p for more inf ormation about the FTP co mmand. If[...]

FTP File Operations 205 Chapter 8 Fi le Oper ations <type-code> can be any of the following. However, for XDCAM, data is always tr ansferred as “I ”, regardless of the type-code specification. •A : A S C I I - N: Non- print - T: Te lnet format - C: ASA Carriage Control • E: EBCDIC - N: Non- print - T: Te lnet format - C: ASA Carriage [...]

FTP File O perations 206 Chapter 8 Fi le Oper ations 1) *: 0001 to 9999 2) *: 0001 to 0099 3) The unit can handle files with user-defined names in the “C*” and “E*”parts. Notes • Fo r C* .MXF fil es, s om e da ta, such as file header metadata , may be missing. • Depending on the transfer destinatio n directory and the file type, transfe[...]

FTP File Operations 207 Chapter 8 Fi le Oper ations Syntax : CWD <SP> <pat h-name> <CRLF> Moves to a directory as follow s, depending o n whether a directory is specified with <pat h-name>. • Dir ectory specified: To the specified director y • No sp ecification: To t he root director y Input examp le: CWD General CDUP Mo[...]

Recording Cont inuous Ti mecode With FAM and FTP Connecti ons 208 Chapter 8 Fi le Oper ations Syntax : SITE MEID <CRL F> SITE F UNC Acquires the function and version of the expanded commands. Informa tion is sent in the following form at. <main function> <SP> <branch function> <SP> <branch function version> For X[...]

Testing the Camco rder B efore Sh ooting 209 Chapter 9 Main tenance Check t he funct ions of the cam corder be fore setting out for a shoo ting session, prefera bly by operati ng the camc order to gether with a color video moni tor. 1 Attach a fu lly char ged batt ery pac k. 2 Set the POWER switch to ON and check tha t the HUMID indi cato r do es n[...]

Testing the Ca mcorder B efore Sh ooting 210 Chapter 9 Main tenance 3 Chec k each o f the fol lowing op erat ions. • The menu is disp layed on th e view finder screen. • Turn th e MENU k nob and ch eck that the menu page chang es to t he nex t page . • P ress the MENU knob and che ck that sett ings of ea ch it em of th e sele cted page are di[...]

Testing the Camco rder B efore Sh ooting 211 Chapter 9 Main tenance 6 If an e xtender mechan ism is incor porated in your le ns, put the exten der lever of th e lens into the 2× posit ion and ch eck th e fol lowin g points . • The indica tion “E X” ap pears at the top l eft on th e viewf inder s creen. • T he au to i ris fun ctio ns co rre[...]

Testing the Ca mcorder B efore Sh ooting 212 Chapter 9 Main tenance (4) Te sting the ea rpho ne a nd spea ker 1 Turn the MO NITOR vo lume cont rol and ch eck that the spea ker vol ume chan ges acco rdin gly. 2 Conn ect an ear phone to the fro nt or rear EARPHONE jack. 3 Check t h at the sp eake r soun d is cut off and that you ca n hear the s ound [...]

Mainte nance 213 Chapter 9 Main tenance 6 Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to F-RUN, and check t hat the timecode indi cati on st arts chan ging aga in and conti nues to ch ange e ven wh en you rest art re cord ing and st op r eco rdin g again . 7 Set the DISPLAY switch to U-BIT, and check tha t the use r bit data th at was set is displa yed. Use a d[...]

Maintenance 214 Chapter 9 Main tenance Fog-proof filter Dependi ng on the temper ature and h umid ity, the protecti ng filter ma y mist because of vapor or your brea th. To ensure that the viewfinder is alway s cle ar, re plac e th e prot ecti ng fi lter with a fog-proof fi lter (opt ion, part No . 1-547-341 -11). Fitting the fog-proof filte r Repl[...]

Operation Warnin gs 215 Chapter 9 Main tenance If a pr oble m occ urs when the ca mco rder is powered or is b eing opera ted, a wa rning is i ssued by var ious vi si ble an d audi ble in dica tors . These visi ble an d audib le ind icator s are: • In the status di splay on the LC D monitor : a warni ng mess age (“A” in the “La yout of the t[...]

Op erat ion W arn in gs 216 Chapter 9 Main tenance Warni ng mes sag es Error**- ** a) Wa r n i n g indicati on State W ARNING indi cato r W arning sound REC/T ALL Y BA T T —— — Problem VDR operation Action to take Recordin g error Recording stops. Turn off the po wer and consult a Sony ser vice representative. MEM Full! Wa r n i n g indicati [...]

Operation Warnin gs 217 Chapter 9 Main tenance Disc E rror! Wa r n i n g indicati on State W ARNING indi cato r W arning sound REC/T ALL Y BA T T —— b) b) b) — Problem VDR operation Action to take A disc d efect w as det ected. Reco rding co ntinue s, a vo iding th e defect, but ma y be su bstand ard. If defect s are detected repeat edly , ex[...]

Op erat ion W arn in gs 218 Chapter 9 Main tenance a) Asterisks (*) are replaced by digits in the display. b) During recording c) During playback, fast forward, fast reverse, or stop d) During recording pause e) During recording or pa use f) 1 flash/s g) 4 flashes/s h) During recording, dis played in the LCD moni tor only (When the DISP SEL/EXPAN D[...]

Operation Warnin gs 219 Chapter 9 Main tenance a) Contact a Sony service representative to replace the battery. VDR ope ration messa ges are display ed in the sett ing chan ge a nd a djus tment pr ogr ess mess age displa y ar ea o f the viewf inder scr een ( see page 34) . Take the a ctio ns li ste d in th e fo llow ing table. AU T O INTERV AL **M*[...]

Op erat ion W arn in gs 220 Chapter 9 Main tenance HD422 1080 HD422 720 HD420 1080 HD420 720 IMX50 Clip IMX40 Clip IMX30 Clip DV C A M 8CHx16 Clip 4CHx24 Clip 2CHx16 Clip The load ed dis c has a dif feren t recording format. T o carry out recording oper ations, exchange the di sc, or change t he record ing format. Index File! There is an unsupporte[...]

Operation Warnin gs 221 Chapter 9 Main tenance Ala rm mess ages dur ing th umbna il sear ch, s cene s elect ion, and c lip li st operat ions An al arm mes sage may appear in the LC D monitor d uring thumbnail search, sc ene selec tion, and clip li st operations. In th at case, take the actio n indicate d in the foll owing tabl e. Cannot Expa nd Cli[...]

Op erat ion W arn in gs 222 Chapter 9 Main tenance “No Flash Drive” In the m edia s election screen of the Load Planning Metadata / Sele ct Dri ve comman d, “U SB Flash Dri ve” was selected with no USB flash drive connected.[...]

Impor tant Notes on Op eration 223 Appendix Use a nd st orage Do no t su bjec t th e un it t o se vere sho cks The int ernal mec hanism may be da maged or th e body warpe d. Do not cov er the unit whi le opera ting Putting a cloth, for exam ple, ove r the unit can cause ex cessive in ternal he at build -up. After use Always turn off the POWER swit [...]

Important Notes on Operati on 224 Appendix Fitting the zoom len s It is im po rtan t to fi t the le ns co rre ctly , as otherwi se damage may result. Be sure to refer to the sectio n “Mountin g the Lens” on pa ge 42. Viewfinder • Do not le av e the unit w ith the e yepie ce p oin ting direct ly at th e sun. The eyep iece le ns can conc entrat[...]

Specifications 225 Appendix Power voltage 12 V DC + 5.0 /–1. 0 V Power consumption Appr ox. 40 W 1) Appr ox. 44 W 2) Appr ox. 46 W 3) Note Do not allow the total power consumptio n of this unit and peripherals to exceed 100 W when peripherals are connected. However, power consumed by the HDCA-702 MPEG TS Adaptor is n ot counted i n the total powe[...]

Specifications 226 Appendix Min imu m illu min ati on 0.016 1x (F1.4, +42 dB, with 16-fra me accu mula tion ) Vi deo S/N ratio 59 dB (Wi th noise suppressio n on. Off value is 54 dB .) Modulation (at screen center) 45% o r m ore Registration 0.02% or less for entire screen area (excluding distort ion due to lens) Geometri c dist ortio n None i dent[...]

Specifications 227 Appendix DC OUT : 4-pin 11 to 17 V DC, maximum rated cu rrent 0.5 A LENS: 12-pin REMOTE: 8-pin LIGHT : 2- pin (i.LINK) S400: 6-pin, complies with IEEE 1394 (network) : RJ-45 ty pe 100B AS E-TX : Comp lies with IEEE8 02.3u 10BASE- T: Compli es with IEEE8 02.3 USB 2.0 : HOST Ty pe-A, 4-pin (for maintenan ce) Shoulder st rap (1) Mic[...]

Specifications 228 Appendix Des ign and sp ecif icatio ns are su bjec t to cha ng e without notice. Not es • Alway s make a test record ing, and veri fy that it was recorded successfully. SONY WILL NOT BE L IABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COMPENSATI ON OR REIMBURSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF FAILURE OF THIS UNIT OR ITS RECORDI[...]

Chart of Op tional Compo nents and Accessori es 229 Appendix Char t of Optiona l Comp onen ts a nd Ac cessor ies a) T he carrying case is lar ge enough to hold the camcorder with lens and microphone mounted. However, remove them if they protrude more than 25 cm from the front of the main unit. ECM- 680S/67 8/ 674 Micr ophone CAC-12 Microph one Hold[...]

Using PDZ-1 Pr oxy Browsi ng Software 230 Appendix When a compu ter with the P DZ-1 P roxy Browsing Soft ware i nstalled is co nnected to this unit, yo u can transf er the pr oxy AV data an d metada ta file s record ed on a di sc to the com puter. On the comp uter si de, PDZ- 1 enable s you to browse t he proxy AV data, add o r modi fy metadat a (t[...]

List of Supported USB Ke yboar ds 231 Appendix When t he area of us e is s et to N TSC A REA or P AL AR EA On thi s unit, yo u can en ter an y of the ch ar acters and symbo ls supported by the ke yboards listed below. Select the corre sponding l anguage by selecting Settings >Sele ct USB Keyb oard La nguage in th e Disc Menu (see page 110 ) . En[...]

List of Support ed USB Keybo ards 232 Appendix Italia n [It aly] Polish (Progra mmers) [Poland] Russian [R ussia] Span is h [Spa in] When t he area of us e is s et to N TSC(J ) AREA The keyboa rd is fixed as th e Japanese keyboard. Notes • The keyboard languag e cannot be changed. • It is not possible to enter Japanese hiraga na, katakana, and [...]

Trademarks and Licens es 233 Appendix THIS PRODUCT IS LICEN SED UNDER THE MPEG-4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON- COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUM ER FOR (i) ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG-4 VISUAL STANDARD (“MPEG-4 VID EO”) AND/OR (ii) DECODING MPEG-4 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND[...]

About a “Memory S tick” 234 Appendix What is “Mem ory Stic k”? “Memor y St ick” is a ne w comp act, port able an d versatile IC (Int egrate d Circuit) rec ording medium with a da ta capa city tha t excee ds a floppy di sk. “Memory Stic k” is speciall y designe d for ex chang ing and shari ng digita l data among “M emory Stic k” [...]

About a “Memory Stic k” 235 Appendix • Do not dis assemble or mo dify the “Memory Stick”. • Do not allow the “Memory Stick” to get wet. • Do not us e or store the “Memory Stick” in a location that is: - Extr emely hot, such as in a car parked in the sun - U nder direct sunlight - Very humid or subject to corrosive substances ?[...]

Index 236 Inde x Symbol s ! (warni ng) in dica tor 31 +48V/OFF switch es 29 Numerics 10BAS E-T/100 BASE-T X 28 5600 K funct ion 179 A AC power 36 ACCESS indicator 21 Acce ssor ies 229 Addi tional eq uipme nt 227 ALA RM knob 18 ALL menu 126 Area of us e, sett ing 40 Arrow buttons 26 ASSIGN switches 18, 27 assign ing fun ctions 178 ATW ( Auto Trac in[...]

Index 237 Inde x Cust om iz atio n assign ing func tion s to ASSIG N swit ches 178 D Date, setti ng 4 1 DC IN conn ector 15 DC OUT 12V connector 15 DCC (Dynam ic Contr ast Contro l) 19 DIAGNOSIS menu 12 7, 161 Digital ex tender functi on 1 80 Digital ho urs meter 161 Diop ter adj ustm ent ring 30 Direct ory str uctur e 194 Disc capaci ty 72 form at[...]

Index 238 Inde x H HOLD/CHAPTER button 22 I i.LINK S400 co nnect or 29 Index pi cture changi ng 108 Indi cato rs and stat us displa y 3 0 Intern al cl ock 41 Interv al Rec fu nct ion 8 2 Iris se tting/a uto iri s overrid e 34 Iris, a utomatic a djustment 63 L LCD m onitor 20 selectin g display items 171 stat us d ispl ay 22 Lens cabl e clamp 1 6 LE[...]

Index 239 Inde x search result 107 Plug 30 Power saving functi on 181 Power sourc e voltage/b attery re maining c a- pacity 32 Power supp ly 35 POWER s witch 14 PRESET/REGE N/CLOCK switch 26 PREV bu tton 21 Prot ecti on co ver of t he audi o cont rol sect io n 21 Prote ction co ver o f the GUI s creen oper ations sect ion 21 R REC indicator 31 REC [...]

Index 240 Inde x search ing 105 selecting 104 selectin g clip informatio n 107 selectin g multiple thumbnails 105 Thumbn ail imag e, setti ng 81 THUMBNAIL indicator 26 Thumb nail Men u 100 THUMBNAIL/ESSENCE MARK button 26 Time counter display 23 Time data 68 Time, sett ing 41 Timec ode 33 setting 68 synchr onizin g 69 Time-lapse recording 82 TOP me[...]

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