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≥ When recording, make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of colliding with another
person or object.
≥ Hold the eye cup of the viewfinder as close as possible to your eye.
≥ Adjust the angle of the LCD monitor according to the position in which the unit is held.
≥ When you are outdoors, record pictures with the sunlight behind you. If the subject is backlit, it will
become dark in the recording.
≥ Keep your arms near your body and separate your legs for better balance.
≥ For stable images, it is recommended to use a tripod whenever possible.
≥ Do not block the cooling fan inlet or the exhaust opening with your hand or other objects.
When recording to the SD card with this unit, set [OUTPUT BITS] to [4:2:2(8bit)].
When recording with an external device connected via the HDMI OUT/SDI OUT terminal, you can
change the picture quality of images output to the device by changing the [OUTPUT BITS] setting.
Select the menu.
≥ When [4:2:2(10bit)] is selected, and
are displayed on the screen.
≥ The setting method of the picture quality of the image changes depending on the [OUTPUT BITS]
setting.
j When [4:2:2(10bit)] is selected, change the [OUTPUT FORMAT] setting. (l 147)
j When [4:2:2(8bit)] is selected, change the [REC MODE] and [REC FORMAT] settings. (l 141,
142)
≥ This function is not available in the following cases:
j During Freeze Frame (l 81)
j In Variable Frame Rate Mode (l 91)
≥ The following menu items are not available when [4:2:2(10bit)] is selected:
j [VFR MODE] (l 91, 131)
j [REC MODE] (l 141)
j [REC FORMAT] (l 142)
j [SUB REC BUTTON] (l 156)
j [2 SLOTS FUNC.] (l 159)
j [DUAL CODEC REC] (l 161)
j [INTERVAL REC] (l 162)
j [PRE-REC] (l 86, 163)
j [TIME STAMP] (l 164)
j [DOWN CONV.] (l 169)
j [VIDEO OUT OSD] (l 115)
j [MEDIA SELECT] (l 32)
j [MEDIA STATUS] (l 176)
Recording
Before recording
Recording
Selecting the Recording Method
: [SYSTEM MODE]# [OUTPUT BITS] # desired setting
[4:2:2(10bit)]: Allows you to output high quality images using an HDMI/SDI connection.
This setting is suitable for recording with an external device that supports
HDMI/SDI output. You cannot record these images with this unit.
[4:2:2(8bit)]: Allows you to output the image being recorded with this unit.
REC