Table of Contents
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Connecting a Video Light ......................................................................... 48
Using the Shoulder Strap .......................................................................... 48
Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position ....................................................... 49
Connecting the Remote Control Unit ...................................................... 50
Chapter 3 : Adjustments and Settings for Shooting
Setting the Recording Format .................................................................. 52
Setting the system frequency .......................................................... 52
Setting the video recording format.................................................. 52
Mixed recording of clips in different formats on the same disc ..... 53
Adjusting the Black Balance and the White Balance............................. 54
Adjusting the black balance ............................................................ 54
Adjusting the white balance............................................................ 55
Setting the Electronic Shutter................................................................... 59
Shutter modes.................................................................................. 59
Selecting the shutter mode and shutter speed ................................. 60
Changing the Reference Value for Automatic Iris Adjustment............ 62
Adjusting the Audio Level ........................................................................ 64
Manually adjusting the audio levels of the audio inputs from the
AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors............................................. 64
Manually adjusting the audio level of the MIC IN connector ........ 65
Recording audio on channels 3 and 4 ............................................. 65
Setting the Time Data................................................................................ 67
Setting the timecode........................................................................ 67
Setting the user bits......................................................................... 67
Synchronizing the timecode............................................................ 68
Chapter 4 : Shooting
Handling Discs ........................................................................................... 71
Discs used for recording and playback ........................................... 71
Notes on handling ........................................................................... 71
Write-protecting discs..................................................................... 71
Loading and unloading a disc ......................................................... 72
Formatting a disc............................................................................. 73
Handling of discs when recording does not end normally
(salvage function) ..................................................................... 73
Basic Procedure for Shooting ................................................................... 75
Playing back the recorded clip ........................................................ 77