DVR User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Operating Instructions
- Read this first
- HVR-Z1E only
- HVR-Z1E only
- Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment for business use (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)
- Note on the icons used in this manual
- Quick Start Guide
- Getting started
- Recording
- Recording movies 21
- Adjusting the exposure 26
- Recording using manual adjustments 29
- Adjusting the focus 33
- Customizing the picture quality - PICTURE PROFILE 35
- Customizing the sound 38
- Recording a picture using various features 41
- Recording on a device connected via an i.LINK cable - External REC Control 46
- Reviewing the most recently recorded scenes - Rec Review 48
- Playback
- Advanced operations
- Recording movies
- Step 1: Checking supplied items
- Step 2: Charging the battery pack
- Step 3: Turning the power on
- Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder
- Step 5: Setting the date and time
- Step 6: Inserting a cassette tape
- Step 7: Setting the screen language
- Recording movies
- Adjusting the exposure
- Recording using manual adjustments
- Adjusting the focus
- Customizing the picture quality - PICTURE PROFILE
- Customizing the sound
- Recording a picture using various features
- Recording on a device connected via an i.LINK cable - External REC Control
- Reviewing the most recently recorded scenes - Rec Review
- Viewing movies
- Various playback functions
- Playing the picture on a TV
- Locating a scene on a tape for playback
- Using the Menu
- Selecting menu items
- Using the (CAMERA SET) menu - STDYSHOT TYP/FRAME REC, etc.
- Using the (AUDIO SET) menu - INT MIC SET/XLR SET, etc.
- Using the (LCD/VF SET) menu - LCD COLOR, etc.
- Using the (IN/OUT REC) menu - REC FORMAT/ DOWN CONVERT, etc.
- Using the (TC/UB SET) menu - TC MAKE, etc.
- Using the (OTHERS) menu - CLOCK SET/WORLD TIME, etc.
- Customizing Personal Menu
- Assigning the functions
- Dubbing/Editing
- Dubbing to another tape
- Recording pictures from a VCR or TV
- Connecting to a computer
- Dubbing sound to a recorded tape
- Setting time values
- Connecting an analog VCR to the computer via your camcorder - Signal conversion function
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting
- Warning indicators and messages
- Additional Information
- Using your camcorder abroad
- HDV format and recording/playback
- Compatibility of the DVCAM and DV formats
- About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack
- About i.LINK
- Maintenance and precautions
- Specification
- Quick Reference
- Identifying parts and controls
- Index
Recording
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If [ND1] flashes
Set the ND FILTER switch to 1 to turn on
[ND1].
If [ND2] flashes
Set the ND FILTER switch to 2 to turn on
[ND2].
If [ND OFF] flashes
Set the ND FILTER switch to OFF to turn off
the indicator.
b Note
• If you move the ND FILTER switch during
recording, the picture and sound may be distorted.
• If you adjust the iris manually, no ND filter indicator
will appear even if the ND filter should be activated.
z Tip
• If you close the iris extensively when recording a
bright subject, diffraction may occur, resulting in a
fuzzy focus. (This is a common phenomenon with
video cameras.) The ND filter suppresses this
phenomenon and gives better recording results.
Displaying the zebra pattern to
adjust the brightness
If there is a part of the screen where
brightness is over a certain level, the part may
appear excessively white when played back.
By displaying the zebra pattern on such a
part, you can be reminded to adjust the
brightness before recording.
Select the brightness level to display the
zebra pattern in the menu setting.
1 During recording or in the standby
mode, press MENU.
2 Select the (CAMERA SET) menu
by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial,
then press the dial.
3 Select [ZEBRA LEVEL] by turning
the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press
the dial.