User manual

Contents
Introduction
Safety Precautions ............................................
5
Contents .......................................................... 11
Main Features ................................................. 14
Precautions for Proper Use ............................. 16
Operation Modes ............................................. 20
Names of Parts ................................................ 22
Side Control Panel ....................................... 24
Side Terminal Section .................................. 26
Rear Terminal .............................................. 27
Electronic Viewfinder u v .................. 28
Basic System Diagram .................................... 29
Preparations
Settings and Adjustments Before Use ............. 30
Attaching the Lens (Sold Separately) ........... 30
Attaching the Viewfinder (Supplied) u v
..................................................................... 30
Attaching the Microphone (Sold Separately)
..................................................................... 31
Attaching the Video Light (Sold Separately) 31
Attaching the Wireless LAN Antennas
(Supplied) u v ................................... 32
Attaching the Tripod (Sold Separately) ........ 32
Adjusting the Position of the Shoulder Pad .. 32
Power Supply .................................................. 33
Using AC Power (DC IN Power) ................... 33
Using a Battery Pack .................................... 34
Battery Warning Settings ............................. 35
Power Status Display ...................................... 36
Turning On/Off the Power ................................ 37
Initial Settings .................................................. 38
Displays on the LCD Monitor and Viewfinder .. 40
Display Screen ............................................. 40
Status Screen .............................................. 41
Remote Edit Mode Screen ........................... 41
Warning Display ........................................... 41
Adjusting the LCD Monitor and Viewfinder ...... 42
Adjusting the LCD Monitor ........................... 42
Adjusting the Viewfinder .............................. 42
Adjusting the Back Focus ................................ 44
Assignment of Functions to User Buttons ........ 45
Tally Lamp ....................................................... 46
Recording Media ............................................. 47
Usable Cards ............................................... 47
Usable SSD Media ...................................... 47
Estimated Recordable Time of SD Cards .... 47
Estimated Recordable Time of SSD Media .. 48
Inserting an SD Card .................................... 49
Removing the SD Card ................................ 49
Switching the SD cards ................................ 50
Inserting the SSD Media Adapter (Sold
Separately)
..................................................
50
Formatting (Initializing) of Recording Media . 51
Repairing the Recording Media ................... 52
Clips Recorded to Recording Media ............ 53
Operation Lock Feature ................................... 54
Shooting
Basic Shooting Procedures ............................. 55
Selecting System Definition, File Format and Video
Format ............................................................. 56
Zoom Operation .............................................. 59
Focus Operation .............................................. 59
Adjusting the Brightness .................................. 60
Adjusting the Iris .............................................. 61
Setting the Gain ............................................... 62
Setting the Electronic Shutter .......................... 63
Adjusting the White Balance ............................ 65
Adjusting the Camera Image ........................... 70
Audio Recording .............................................. 71
Audio Output during Recording ....................... 75
Time Code and User’s Bit ................................ 75
Setting Time Code Generator .......................... 76
Setting the User’s Bit ....................................... 79
Synchronizing the Time Code with an External
Time Code Generator ...................................... 80
Setting Zebra Pattern ...................................... 82
Setting Spot Meter ........................................... 83
Acquiring Positioning Information by GPS v
u ................................................................. 85
Viewing Recorded Videos Immediately (Clip
Review) ........................................................... 86
Displaying the Video Signal Monitor ................ 87
Recording Simultaneously at Two Different
Definitions ....................................................... 88
Series Rec ....................................................... 88
Dual Rec .......................................................... 88
Backup Rec ..................................................... 90
Special Recording ........................................... 92
Pre Rec ........................................................ 92
Clip Continuous Rec .................................... 93
Frame Rec ................................................... 94
Interval Rec .................................................. 95
Splitting the Clips Freely (Clip Cutter Trig) ....... 96
Contents
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Introduction