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Contents
Contents
Precautions for Use ...........................................................................................4
Camera Unit Features ........................................................................................
8
Recording and Playback Features .................................................................
10
Outline of operations .......................................................................................
12
Flow of shooting, playing and saving .........................................................
12
Saving and editing on external devices .....................................................
13
System Configuration ......................................................................................
14
Power Supply and Accessory Mounting Section .......................................
15
Audio (input) Function Section ...................................................................
16
Audio (output) Function Section ................................................................
18
Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions Section ..............................
19
Menu/Thumbnail Operation Section ..........................................................
24
Time Code Section ....................................................................................
25
Warning and Status Display Functions ......................................................
26
LCD Monitor ...............................................................................................
26
Viewfinder ..................................................................................................
27
Setting Date and Time of Internal Clock .......................................................
28
P2 Cards ...........................................................................................................
30
Inserting P2 Cards ....................................................................................
30
Removing P2 Cards ...................................................................................
31
To Prevent Accidental Erasure of P2 Card Content ..................................
32
P2 CARD ACCESS LED and status of P2 cards ......................................
32
P2 card recording times ............................................................................
32
Handling P2 Card Recording ....................................................................
32
Basic Procedures ............................................................................................
34
Shooting ....................................................................................................
35
Normal Recording .....................................................................................
36
Variable Frame Rate (VFR) Recording ..........................................................
37
Native recording .........................................................................................
37
Standard recording ...................................................................................
38
Using variable frame rates (VFR) .............................................................
38
Shooting in the 1080i/480i Progressive Mode .........................................
39
Special Recording Modes ..............................................................................
40
Pre-recording (PRE REC) .........................................................................
40
Interval recording (INTERVAL REC) .........................................................
40
One-shot recording (ONE-SHOT REC) .....................................................
41
Loop recording (LOOP REC) .....................................................................
42
Hot Swap Recording ..................................................................................
42
Recording Check Function ........................................................................
43
Shot Marker (SHOT MARK) Recording Function .....................................
43
Text Memo Recording Function ................................................................
43
Normal and Variable Speed Playback ...........................................................
44
Video and recording formats .........................................................................
45
Multiple HD/SD formats ............................................................................
45
Selecting recording signals in CAMERA MODE .......................................
45
Selecting MCR mode recording and playback signals .............................
46
Selecting video output ...............................................................................
46
List of recording, playback and output formats ..........................................
47
Adjusting the White balance and Black Balance ........................................
50
Adjusting the White Balance .....................................................................
50
Adjusting the Black Balance ......................................................................
51
Setting the Electronic Shutter .......................................................................
53
Setting the Shutter Mode and Speed ........................................................
53
Placing the Camera-recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN Mode ........................
54
Assigning functions to USER buttons .........................................................
55
Selecting Audio Input Signals and Adjusting Recording Levels ..............
56
Selecting Audio Input Signals ...................................................................
56
Adjusting Recording Levels ......................................................................
56
Selecting Function for the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL Control .......................
57
CH3 and CH4 Recording Levels ................................................................
57
Setting Time Data ............................................................................................
58
Time data overview ...................................................................................
58
Chapter 1
Introductio
n
Chapter 2
Parts and their
Function
s
Chapter 3
Recording and
Playbac
k
Chapter 4
Adjustments
and Settings for
Recording
