Sony PDW-F335KL manual

3-271-548- 11 (1) Professional Disc Camcorder Operating Instructions Before oper ating the u nit, pleas e read thi s manual thoroughl y and reta in it for fut ure reference. PDW-F335L PDW-F335K © 2007 Sony Corporation[...]

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

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

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

Table of Contents 5 Setting the Thumbnail Image at Recording Time ..................................................65 Recording – Advanced Ope rations ........ 66 Time-lapse Video Recording (Interva l Rec Function) ...........................................66 Starting a Shoot with a Few Seconds of Pre- Stored Picture Data (Picture Cache Functio[...]

6 Tabl e of Cont ents Adjustments and Settings from Menus 139 Setting Gain Values for the GAIN Switch Positions ..........................................139 Selecting the Output Signals .....................139 Setting the Color Temperature Manually .140 Specifying an Offset for the Auto White Balance Setting ................................140 Se[...]

7 For ewor d Foreword Bef ore Use After pur chasing this unit , before operating , it is necessar y to set the reg ion of use and the frame frequen cy. (Unless thes e settings a re made, the unit will no t operate .) For deta ils of these setti ngs, see “Se tting the Are a of Use and the Fr ame Frequency” on pa ge 32. Frame Frequency Indication[...]

Chapter 1 8 Product Conf igurations Chapter 1 Ov erview Overview Product Con figurations The PDW-F335 Professional Disc Camcorder series include s the models P DW-F335L and P DW-F335K, with different product con figurations. The components and accessories supp lied of these models a re as shown in the following figu re. a) U se a tripod ada ptor wi[...]

9 Feat ures Chapter 1 Ov erview Features The PDW-F335 is an XDCAM 1) HD 2) camcorder integratin g an HD video ca mera using three HD CCDs of the 1 / 2 -inch type wit h a total ef fective p ixel count o f 1.56 million, and a Professional Disc 1) dr ive. This uni t provides a ran ge of useful sh ooting func tions for video pr oduction, and allows sho[...]

10 Feat ures Chapter 1 Ov erview applicatio n. Recording in the DVCAM forma t is also supported. T he audio is recor ded as four chann els or two channels 2) , uncompressed. 1) The recordi ng mode can be selected from the three m odes: HQ (High Quality), SP (Standar d Play) and LP (Lon g Play). 2) DVCAM rec ording is ava ilable for four ch annels o[...]

11 Feat ures Chapter 1 Ov erview Input/Outpu t Features Equipped with an i.LINK connector The i.LINK connect or on this uni t supports the following two func tions. DV stream output (AV/C 1) mode co nnection): A DV stream can b e output from t he i.LINK conn ector on this unit, and recorded on a DV recorder or nonlinear editor sup porting DV. For r[...]

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

13 Location and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview Norma lly se t this to 1 (CLE AR). For shooti ng w ith th e len s iris w ide open for r educe d dep th of fiel d, or when t he subject i s too brig htly lit an d the aut o iris functio n does not operate correct ly, select an appropri ate position. When this se lector is used with the menu item[...]

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

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

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

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

18 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview m Warning indi cator area Displays warnings wh en trouble with r ecording or moisture condensat ion occurs. For detail s, see “Operation Warnin gs” on pa ge 165. n Time counter di splay Each press of the COUNTER/CHAPTER button cycles through di splays of timeco de, user bits , and counter [...]

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

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

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

22 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview c Viewfinder front-to -back positio ning knob Loosen t his knob to adjust the front-to-back position o f the viewfinder (see page 37) . d Lid of the disc co mpartment This open s when the EJECT but ton on the top panel is pressed. Pre ss the side of the lid to close. e Accessory fitting shoe A[...]

23 Location and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview Rear a TALLY (back tally ) indicator (red) Lights up during recording. It will not light if the TALLY switch is set to OFF. This indicat or also flashes to indicate warnings (see page 18) in the same mann er as the REC/ TALL Y indica tor in the vie wfinder . For detail s, see “Operation Warni[...]

24 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview c AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 (audio input channel 1/2) conne ctors (XLR type, 3 -pin, fema le) and in put selection switches Connect other audio equi pment or ext ernal micropho ne. Set the in put selection switch es as shown below accordi ng to the micr ophone or equi pment. LINE (left positio n): Fo[...]

25 Location and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview VCL-719BXS A uto Focus Lens (Suppli ed with the PD W-F335 K) a PUSH AF ( auto focus) bu tton When the focus ad justment is in the man ual mode, by pressing this b utton you can use t he auto focus for an instanta neous ad justment to th e subject. When the but ton is pressed, the aut o focus op[...]

26 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview i Focus control connector (6-pin) Connecting an o ptional focus servo controll er allows remote co ntrol of focusi ng. j Zoom control con nector (8-pin) Connecting an o ptional zoom servo con troller allows remote co ntrol of zoomi ng. k ZOOM switch Selec t the method o f zoom operatio n. SERV[...]

27 Location and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview DXF-20W Vie wfinder a Eyepiece focusin g ring Adjusts the viewf inder focus to mat ch your eyesigh t (see page 37) . b Camera person tally light Lights while the camcorder is rec ording. To start recording with your e ye off the v iewfinder, open the slid e window. This in dicator fla shes when[...]

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

29 Location and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview the unit is powered fro m an externa l battery (a ba ttery connected to the DC IN connector), indicates the power source volt age. When the DISP BATT REM AIN item is set to “ INT” on the VF DISP 1 page of the OPERATION menu, the ba ttery voltage is not indicated. However , when the Anton Ba[...]

Chapter 2 30 Attachin g and Replacing the Lithiu m Battery Chapter 2 Prepa rations Preparations Attaching and Repla cing the Lit hium Battery This c amcorder u ses a l ithium ba ttery to retain s tored data. When using the camco rder for the first time, be sure to attach the supplied li thium battery (CR2032). The camcorder will not o perate correc[...]

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

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

33 Setting the Area of Use and the Frame Frequ ency Chapter 2 Prepar ations The FORMAT page app ears. 5 To change the area of use, press and t urn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “COUNTRY”, then press the MENU knob. The b m ark be side “COU NTR Y ” changes to a z mark, a nd the z mark beside t he setting value changes to a ? mark. 6 Tur[...]

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

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

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

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

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

39 Using the Shou lder Strap / Adjusti ng the Shoulde r Pad Position Chapter 2 Prepar ations Using the Shoulder St rap 1 Fit one of the clips to a shoul der strap fit ting. 2 Fit t he oth er clip to th e should er strap fitt ing on th e othe r side of the grip in the s ame way as in st ep 1 . T o remo ve the sh oulder str ap Adjusting the Sh oulder[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

47 Connecting Chapter 2 Prepar ations 1 Make the followi ng settings to prepare t he external VTR. • Set REC MODE to the same recordi ng mode as that of the camco rder. • When the recording mode is set to DVCAM, select either DF or NDF. • Set AUDIO MODE t o either 4-channel or 2-chan nel mode, accordi ng to the disc t hat is played on the cam[...]

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

49 Handling Di scs Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback You can also writ e protect ind ividual clip s. For detai ls, see “Lockin g (Write-Prot ecting) Clip s” (page 81 ). Loading and Unloading a Disc Loading a disc Proceed as follows. 1 Turn on th e POWE R switch. If there is conden sation inside the VDR section, the message “HUMID” appears [...]

50 Handling Di scs Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback (How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to th e desire d item.) 1 Display th e DISC pa ge of the US ER (or OPERATI ON) menu, and press th e MENU knob. For deta ils of menu opera tions, see pa ge 129. 2 Select QUICK FORMAT , and press the MENU k nob. The m[...]

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

52 Basic Procedure fo r Shooting Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback 5 Check the l ens settings an d flange focal len gth adj ustm ent (see page 35) . 6 Adjust the v iewfinder eyepiece fo cus, and the contrast and bri ghtness of the vi ewfinder image (see pag e 37) . 7 Check the au dio system settings. • Micro phone connecti ons (see page 41) • [...]

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

54 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback Combi ning rec ording f ormats o n a single disc If any of the followi ng items is set differently, recording s cannot be combined on a single disc. •S Y S T E M •R E C F O R M A T • AUDIO C H • COUNTRY Adjusting the Blac k Balance/White Balance To ensure exce llent image [...]

55 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback When th is unit is opera ting in E Z mode, the AT W functi on (see page 56) is forced to ON. 1 Set th e switches and selectors as shown i n the fig ure bel ow. a) White bala nce settin g value s are sto red in me mory B on ly when the WHITE SWITCH < B> item is set to MEM on [...]

56 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback • The color t emperature display that a ppears after white balan ce adjustment is calcul ated on the basis of th e R/G/B signal out put from the camer a. It may not agree with the results of measurement by commercially available color temperature me ters. The camcorde r’s colo[...]

57 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback Setting the Electr onic Shutter This sectio n describes the shutter modes tha t can be used with the electronic shutter of t he camcorder, and describes the procedure for selecting the shutter spee d and shutter mode. About the shutter modes The shutter modes t hat can be used wit[...]

58 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback The current shutter set ting indication appears for abo ut 3 seconds in t he setting change an d adjustment progress message di splay area of t he viewfinder screen. Examples: “: SHUT TER: 1/250”, “: ECS: 60.0 Hz”, “: SL S: 1/15 : 2FRA ME” 3 Before t he shutte r settin[...]

59 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback The numb er of frames ca n be set to valu es in the r ange 2 to 8, 1 6, 32, and 64 (1 frame nearly eq uals to 1 / 30 second). Adjustin g the Iris T urning the auto iris function on and off When th e lens IRIS switch is i n the A po sition, the a uto iris functio n is on; when in t[...]

60 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback Leavin g the MENU kn ob in the curren t position for a few seconds se ts the reference v alue. When th e RM-B150 /B750 Remo te Contr ol Unit is conne cted The IRIS control knob of t he RM-B150/B 750 can b e used for lens iris sett ing. In this case, the bar displa y ( s ) does not[...]

61 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback To adju st manual ly the le vel of audi o chann el 1 wit hout us ing the AU DIO LE VEL knob on the front of th e camcord er Set AUDIO CH1 L EVEL to SIDE1 on the AUDIO-1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu. The setting of the AUDIO LEVEL knob on t he front of the camcorder is di sabled. S[...]

62 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback T o se t the user bit s By settin g the user bits ( up to 8 he xadecimal digit s), you can record user info rmation such as the date, time, or scene number on th e timecode track. 1 Press the DISPLAY/EXPAND button of the LCD monitor so that the status display ap pears. 2 Press th [...]

63 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback To syn chronize the t imecode 1 Set the P RESET/R EGEN/C LOCK switch to PRESET . 2 Set the F-RUN /SET/R-R UN switch to F-RUN . 3 Press the DISPLAY/EXPAND button of the LCD monitor t o display TC G on the time c ounter display section. 4 Depending on t he frame frequency setti ng o[...]

64 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback T o cor rect sk in detail You can specify a color other than a skin tone to adjust th e color. 1 Set SKIN AREA IND to ON on the SKIN DE TAIL page of th e PA INT m enu. For deta ils on menu operati ons, see “Basic Menu Operat ions” on page 129 . 2 S e t S K I N D E T E C T o n [...]

65 Recording – Basic Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback This dele tes all clips within the disc. Recor ding Sh ot Marks With thi s unit, you can record t wo types of shot mark ( shot mark 1 and shot m ark 2) on th e disc . Recording shot marks for sc enes containing import ant images and sou nds enables quick access t o the marked poin[...]

66 Recording – Advanc ed Operati ons Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback You can selec t the time in units o f 1 second over the range 0S EC to 10SE C. 4 Press th e MENU knob. The selec tion is confi rmed. You can also c hange the thumbn ail image at pl ayback time . For de tails, see “Switchi ng the In formation Displayed in the Thumbnai l Scre[...]

67 Recording – Advanced Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback (one flash/second ) while the camcorder is in t his mode. 2 Select INTERVAL TIME, and p ress the MENU k nob. 3 Turn the ME NU knob to set the interval time. You can sel ect the value of interval time from 1SEC to 10SEC, 15SEC, 20SEC , 30SEC, 40SE C, 50SEC, 1MIN to 10MIN, 15MIN,[...]

68 Recording – Advanc ed Operati ons Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback Startin g a Shoot with a Few Seconds of Pre-Stor ed Picture Data (P icture Cache Function) The camcorder ha s a large capacity inte rnal memory, in which you ca n cache the last few secon ds (maximum 12 seconds) of c aptured vide o and audio, so t hat recording starts fro m a[...]

69 Recording – Advanced Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback 9 Press th e MENU knob. The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark. 10 To end the men u operation, set th e MENU ON/OFF switch to OF F. The menu di sappears, and t he display ind icating th e current status of th e camcorder appear s along the t op and bo[...]

70 Recording – Advanc ed Operati ons Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback Setting the title p refix You can assig n title p refixes by choosing fr om a prefix l ist stored in int ernal memory, or by entering the prefix directly . However, to choose from a prefix list , you must create the list bef orehand on a compu ter and transfer i t to the uni [...]

71 Recording – Advanced Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback 2 Move the x mark to the di git you want to ch ange and then press the M ENU knob. 3 Turn the MENU knob to move the x ma rk to the desired d igit in th e list of selecta ble digi ts, and then press the MENU knob . 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enter t he remainin g digi ts. 5 When [...]

72 Recording – Advanc ed Operati ons Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback 4 Turn the MENU knob to display “FREE”, and then press the MENU knob . You are now abl e to use clips and clip l ists with user- defi ned n ames. 5 Turn the MENU knob to select “AUTO NAMING”, and then press the MENU knob. C****: Assign stand ard format clip names auto[...]

73 Recording – Advanced Operations Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback To check clip inf ormatio n (name, title, e tc.) by using a me nu See “Basic Menu Operations” (page 129) for more informatio n about menu operat ions. Display the CLIP STATUS page of the DIAGNOSIS menu, and th en press th e MENU knob. The current settings for each item are [...]

74 Recording – Advanc ed Operati ons Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback Recor ding with the Clip Continuous Rec Function Normally, a clip is gene rated as an independent file eve ry time recording starts and stops. The Clip Continuous Rec functi on allows you t o continue recor ding to the sa me clip until the functi on is turne d off, rega rdles[...]

75 Playbac k Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback Playback Disc pla yback start position Although this unit u ses optical di scs, it is desig ned to offer the most conven ient features of t ape playback by VTRs. One of these is the playback start position , which works in the same way as with tape, as descri bed below. After playba ck stop The unit s[...]

76 Thumbnai l Search Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback A frozen picture ap pears. The time code is di splayed in the ti me counter displa y section and the PLAY/PAUSE indi cator changes from constant lighting to flashing ( one flash/second) . 3 To restart playback, press the PLAY/PAUSE butt on once agai n. When re motely con trolling the camc orde[...]

77 Thumbna il Search Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback a) Wh en a ti tle has been assi gned to a cl ip (se e page 6 9) , the ti tle is enclosed in dou ble quo tation ma rks, for exampl e “TITLE 00001”. b) On how to make a th umbnail imag e of the specifi ed frame, see page 78 . c) Y ou can select the informati on to be displayed (se e page 77)[...]

78 Thumbnai l Search Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback 3 Use the SE L/SET but ton or the MENU knob to select the informati on to display from among the follo wing, and then press the butt on or knob. • DATE: Date of re cording • TIME CODE: Start timecode • DURATION: Whole length o f clip • SEQUENCE NUMBER: Thumbnail sequence numb er The in[...]

79 Thumbna il Search Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback Cuing Up a Frame by Searc hing f or an Essence Mark Proceed as follows. 1 With the SUB CLIP indicat or off, hol d down the SHIFT b utton and press t he THUMBNAIL butto n. The essence mark sel ection screen appears. Essence marks not recorded on the disc appear i n gray. To escape from the esse[...]

80 Thumbnai l Search Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback The “S1” a nd “S2” marks displa yed on thumbn ails indicate frames where SHOT MARK1 and SHOT MARK2 are set. Thumbnails wi thout one of these marks are frames where REC START essence marks are set. For deta ils of chapter set tings, see “Recordi ng Shot Marks” (page 65). Deleting sh[...]

81 Thumbna il Search Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback Pla ying bac k in clip list orde r Proceed as follows. 1 If the clip li st that you want to play exist s on the disc, load it into the current cli p list (see pa ge 87) . For the c lip list loa ding operati on, see “Loading a Clip List from the Disc as the Current Clip List” on page 96. 2 [...]

82 Thumbnai l Search Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback • Addin g and deleting shot marks • Locked cl ips are delet ed along wit h other clips. • Clips canno t be locked or unlo cked when the Write Inhibi t tab of the disc is set to the reco rding disab led positi on. 1 With the SUB CLIP indicator off, press the THUMBNAIL button, li ghting th[...]

83 Thumbna il Search Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback Deletin g Clip s You can dele te clips whil e checking thei r content s. • Cli ps canno t be del eted wh en the W rite Inhi bit tab o f the disc is set to th e recording disable d position. • Locked cl ips cannot be d eleted . • If the de letion t arget clip i s referenc ed by clip lists[...]

84 Thumbnai l Search Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback • Locked cl ips cannot be deleted. • When al l clips have be en deleted, you retu rn to the normal screen. Notes[...]

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

86 Overvi ew Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection Flo w of scene selec tion editing Record material or insert disc containing recorded material into this unit PDW-F335/F335P To edit a clip list on the disc Load clip lists (see page 96) • Including sub clips in the current clip list (see page 88) • Reordering sub clips (see page 92) • Adjusting the sub [...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

95 Managing Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Se lection See “Sw itching the Informat ion Disp layed in the Thumbnai l Screen” (page 77) for more informat ion about SE QUENCE NUMBER. Mana ging Clip Lists Using the CLIP menu , you can save created cl ip lists to disc, read them from the disc into this unit, and delete t hem from the disc. T o display t[...]

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

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

Chapter 5 98 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings Menu Displays and Detailed Settings Menu Organizat ion and Operation The foll owing chart sh ows the organiz ation of menu s in this camcorder. Note that t he USER menu orga nization shown i n the chart is as registered at t he factory. For detail s about[...]

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

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

101 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs Menu s elec tion 1st l evel 2nd l evel 3rd level OUTPUT VIDEO OUT VF SETTING MARKER VF DISP 1 VF DISP 2 LCD SHO T ID SHO T DISP LENS FILE SEL COMPONENT OUT HD SD (PLA Y BACK) i.LINK MODE VIDEO OUT VFDISP VIDEO OUT MENU VIDEO OUT TC VIDEO OUT ZEBRA VIDEO OUT MARKE[...]

102 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings Menu s elec tion 1st l evel 2nd l evel 3rd level P AINT TIME/D A TE UMID SET RESET P AINT SW ST A TUS WHITE KNEE DET AIL SKIN DET AIL MA TRIX 1 ADJUST HOUR MIN SEC YEAR MONTH DA Y COUNTR Y CODE ORGANIZA TION USER CODE TIME ZONE: 00 ALL PRESET A.IRIS DET AIL LEVEL [...]

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

104 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings Menu s elec tion 1st l evel 2nd l evel 3rd level FILE BA TTER Y 2 GENLOCK LENS USER FILE ALL FILE SCENE FILE LENS FILE 1 LENS FILE 2 LENS FILE 3 MEMOR Y STICK TYPE DETECTION SEGMENT No .7 SEGMENT No .6 SEGMENT No .5 SEGMENT No .4 SEGMENT No .3 SEGMENT No .2 SEGMEN[...]

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

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

107 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs MAINTENANCE menu This menu includes cont ains items f or making set tings for audio, t imecode, essence marks, and battery. FILE menu This menu is for savi ng the adjust ed data in the camcorder memory or in a “Memo ry Stick ”. The foll owing fi les can be sa[...]

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

109 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs 04 D ISC DELETE LAST CLIP EXEC EXEC 06 Deletes a clip recorded on the disc. – DELETE ALL CLIPS Deletes all clips r ecorded on the disc. QUICK FORM A T Form ats the disc. Any recorde d conten t is lost . 05 C LIP TI TLE CLIP TITLE ENABL / DSABL DSABL – S ee ?[...]

110 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 09 O FFSET WHITE OFFSET WHITE <A> O N / OFF O FF – See “Specifying a n Offset for th e Auto White Ba lance Set ting” on page 14 0. A W ARM -COOL <A> Displa y color temp eratu re (con verted from R / B Gain ). 3200 COLOR FINE <A> (–99 to +[...]

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

112 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 14 VF DISP 1 DISP REC FORMA T O N / OFF ON – See “Selecting the Display Items ” on page 135. A DISP BIT RA TE DISP SYSTEM DISP FRAME RA TE DISP 16:9 DISP ZOOM DISP FOCUS DISP BA TT REMAIN INT / V OL T / AU TO AU TO DISP REC / PLA Y ON / OFF ON DISP TIME CODE[...]

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

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

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

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

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

118 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 02 AU DIO-2 A U OUT LIMITE R ON / OFF ON – T urns the au dio outpu t limitter on or off A HEADPHONE OUT STEREO / MONO MO NO Selects whether th e ear pho nes are monaur al or ste reo . i.LINK A UDIO OU T 2CH / 4CH 2CH 2CH: Output chan nels 1 an d 2 (16 bits , 48 [...]

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

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

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

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

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

124 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 03 SCEN E FILE s 1– ST ANDARD – See “Savin g and Load ing User Files” on page 145. – s 2 s 3 s 4 s 5 s ST AND ARD SCENE RECALL Displa ys the SCENE FILE select ion scree n. EXEC SCENE ST ORE F . ID Displa ys char acter input mode (up t o 16 char acters). [...]

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

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

127 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs 03 SW ST A TUS GAMMA ON / O FF O N – T urns the gamma corre ction function on or off . A MA TRIX T urns the linea r matrix correctio n function on or off . KNEE T ur ns knee c orrection on or off . WHITE CLIP T urns white clip ping correcti on on or off . DET A[...]

128 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 07 SD DET AIL SD DET AIL ON / OFF ON – T urn SD deta il correction on or off . A SD DET AIL LEVEL (–99 to +99) 0 Sets the SD d etail le v el. SD CRISPENING Sets the SD c rispening le v el. SD DTL LIM IT Sets the SD detail lim iter le v el. SD LEVEL DEPEND Sets[...]

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

130 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings To chang e a setting va lue T o confirm the selection of a menu, a setting item, or a setting value Each time you press the MENU knob, the me nu display switches in the foll owing sequence. Example: When using the OPERATION men u If the T OP menu has not been disp[...]

131 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs 3 Press th e MENU knob. b and z appear. 4 Turn the MENU knob to move b to the desi red item , and then press the MENU knob. b changes to z , an d z changes to ?. 5 Turn the MENU knob to change the setting . Depending on the direc tion of tu rning the knob, the se[...]

132 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings If the USER MENU CUSTOMIZE menu has been used before, t he last accessed page appe ars. 3 If the CONTE NTS page is d isplayed, pr ess the MENU knob. Then select one of USER 1 EDIT to USER 19 EDIT, and pr ess the MENU k nob. If a dif ferent page is di splayed, turn[...]

133 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs The previ ously displayed pag e appears again, and a blank line i s inserted above the speci fied item. You cannot i nsert a blank l ine on a page where 1 0 items have already been registered. T o add/dele te/replac e pages You can add a new page to the USER men [...]

134 Menu Organiz ation and Op eration Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 2 Press th e MENU knob, then select USER PRESET , and press the MENU knob. The message “P RESET OK? YES b NO” appears. 3 Select YES, and press th e MENU knob. The setti ngs for all it ems in th e USER M enu are rese t to the standard settings. Resetting USER M[...]

135 Setting the Status Display on t he Viewfinder Sc reen and the LCD Moni tor Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs Settin g the Stat us Displa y on the Viewfind er Screen and the LCD Monitor This sectio n explains the menu settings f or the displa y of the viewfinder screen. These settings are also used for the display of t he LCD moni[...]

136 Settin g the Status Displa y on the Viewfinder Screen and th e LCD Monitor Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 1) The co rrespond ing messa ge is also d isplayed fo r about 3 seconds wh en the SHU TTER switc h is se t to ON. Setting t he Marker Displa y You can switc h the display of the center a nd safety zone markers on or off and[...]

137 Setting the Status Display on t he Viewfinder Sc reen and the LCD Moni tor Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs Recor ding Shot Data Superimposed on the Color Bars You can select whi ch shot data is recorde d superimposed on the color bars . You can also select which of the shot IDs (1 to 4) set on the SHOT ID p age is recorded su p[...]

138 Settin g the Status Displa y on the Viewfinder Screen and th e LCD Monitor Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 1 Turn the MENU kn ob to move x to the character which you want to change, the n press the MENU knob. 2 Turn th e MENU knob unt il x moves to the character position t hat you want to select , then press the MENU kno b. 4 Re[...]

139 Adjustme nts and S ettings f rom Menus Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs Adjustment s and Settin gs fr om Men us Setting Gai n V alues f or the GAIN Switch P osi tions You can set the g ain values for the L, M, an d H positions of the GAI N switch, whic h switches th e gain of the vid eo amplifier. (How to select an item in the m[...]

140 Adjustment s and Settings from Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 1 Display the OUTP UT page of the OPERATION menu, and press t he MENU knob. For deta ils on menu operati ons, see “Basic Menu Operat ions” on page 129 . 2 Select COMPONENT OUT, and press the MENU knob. 3 Select one o f the following, and press t he MENU kno[...]

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

142 Adjustment s and Settings from Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Det ailed Settings 1 Display the ASSIGNABLE page on the OPERATION menu, and press t he MENU knob. For deta ils on menu operati ons, see “Basic Menu Operat ions” on page 129 . You can assign f unctions by usin g the following i tems. 2 Select the desired ASSIGN switch (A SSIGN[...]

143 Adjustme nts and S ettings f rom Menus Chapter 5 Menu Dis plays and Det ailed Setti ngs 1 Display the FORMAT page of the USER (or OPERATION) menu, and press th e MENU knob. For deta ils on menu operati ons, see “Basic Menu Operat ions” on page 129 . 2 Select ASPECT RATIO (DV), and p ress the MENU knob. 3 Turn the MENU knob to select the des[...]

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

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

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

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

148 Saving an d Loading User Files Chapter 6 Savi ng and Loading User Setting Data After setting the file ID, carry ou t the procedure from step 2 in “Saving US ER Menu Da ta (User File) to the “Memory Stick”” on page 146 . The set fil e ID is saved in the “Memory Stick” wi th the dat a. T o select the file in f ormati on items to be di[...]

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 7 154 Overvi ew Chapter 7 File Op eration File Operation Overvi ew A remote computer can b e connected to thi s unit and used to operat e on recorded dat a which has been saved in data files, such as video and au dio data fil es. To connect a remo te computer, use FAM (file access mode) for the comput er connection. Directory Structure The [...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

163 Maintenan ce Appendix For details, see “Sel ecting the Display Items” o n page 135. Testin g the iri s and zo om func tions 1 Set the zoom to automat ic zoom mode and check that the power zoo m operates correctly. 2 Set the zoo m to manual zoom mode and check th e zoom fun ctions manuall y. Turn the manual zoom l ever from the tel ephoto po[...]

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

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

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

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

168 Operatio n Warnings Appendix DURA TION OF ONE CLIP LIST MUST BE LESS THAN 24 HOURS., The t otal duratio n of the curre nt clip li st is g reater than 24 hours . This ap pears when the total durati on of the c urrent clip lis t e xceeds the upper lim it of 24 hours as the resu lt of a sub clip ADD (see p age 88) operati on or a TRIM o peratio n [...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

176 Specific ations Appendix Specificat ions General Power volt age 12 V DC +5.0 V/–1.0 V POWER cons umption 31W (with 12 V DC supply, when recordi ng with the LCD m onitor on ) Operating t emperature –5 °C to +40°C (23 °F to 104°F ) Storage temperat ure – 20°C to +6 0°C (–4°F to +140°F) Recording/playback format VIDEO M PEG HD: HQ3[...]

177 Specifications Appendix 4: 1 / 64 ND Lens moun t Sony 1 / 2 - inch type bayonet-mount Sensitivi ty F9 standa rd (89.9% reflect ion chart, 2000 lx) Minimu m illum ination 0.13 lx (a t F1.4, +4 8 dB gain) Video S/N rati o 54 dB (Y-typi cal) Modulat ion 800 TV lines Geometric di stortion None identif ied (excludi ng distortion due to lens) Smear ?[...]

178 Specific ations Appendix (This can be switched to serve as TC IN) EARPHONE (m ini jack) 8 Ω , – ∞ to –15 dBs variabl e Others DC IN XLR t ype, 4 -pin, male, 11 to 17 V DC DC OUT 4-pin, 11 to 17 V DC , maximum rated cur rent 0.2 A LENS 12-pin REMOTE 8-pin LIGHT 1) 2-pin i.LINK 6-pin, compli es with IEEE 1394 1) Th e acce ssory fitting sh [...]

179 Specifications Appendix Notes • Alway s make a test recording, an d verify that it was recorded su ccessfully . SONY WILL NO T BE LIABL E FOR DAMA G ES OF ANY KIND INCLU DING, BUT NO T LIMITED TO, COMP ENSA TION OR REIMBURSEMEN T ON A CCOUNT OF F AILURE OF T HIS UNIT OR ITS RECORDING MEDIA, EXTE RN AL STORA GE SYSTEMS OR ANY O THER M EDIA OR [...]

180 Chart of Opt ional Componen ts and Accessori es Appendix Chart of Optional Component s and Acces sories ECM-673/674/678 Microphone CAC-12 Microphone Holder DXF-51/51CE a) 5-inch Viewfinder VCT-U14 c) Tripod Adaptor Tripod LMD series LCD Monitor LC-DS300SFT Soft Carrying Ca se LC-H300 Hard Carrying Case LCR-1 Rain Cover BP-GL95/GL65/L60S/L80S Ba[...]

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

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

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

184 Index Inde x Index Numerics 23.98P mode 143 5600 i ndicator 29 5600K button 14 5-inch electronic v iewfinder, attaching 38 A About data transfer speed of i.LINK 173 AC adaptor 31 ACCESS indicator 18 Accessory fitting shoe 22 ADVANCED menu 126 ALARM kno b 15 Alarm messages 1 66 Area of use setting 32 Aspect Ratio, selectin g 142 ASSIGN 1/2 switc[...]

185 Inde x Index File oper ation 154 restricti ons 155 Filter indicator 29 FILTER selector 12 Fittin g for optional microphon e holder 22 Flange focal length adjus tment button 25 Flange focal length, adjusting 35 using a no n-auto focus l ens 36 using t he VCL-719BXS auto focus lens 3 5 Flicker 54 Focus control conn ector 26 Focus indicator 28 Foc[...]

186 Index Inde x PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK swit ch 21 PREV butt on 19 Product co nfigurations 8 PUSH AF button 25 R REC but ton 12, 26 REC/ TALLY indica tors 27 Recording advanced oper ation 66 basic operat ion 53 checking on a color video monitor 76 Clip Co ntinuous Rec 74 review 76 shot da ta superimpos ed on the color bar s 137 Starti ng a Shoot w ith [...]

187 Inde x Index Video camera section 176 Video light, attaching 40 VIDEO OUT CHARACTER switch 21 VIDEO OUT connector 24 VIDEO OUT page 111 VIDEO OUT Y/PB/PR connector 22 Video signal from the camera, outputting 15 Viewfinder 27 adjusting cont rast and brightnes s 38 adjusting the eyepiece fo cus 38 adjusting th e outline emphasis 38 adjusting the [...]

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