User manual
Table Of Contents
- Read this first
- Identifying parts and controls
- Screen indicators
- Table of Contents
- Getting Started
- Step 1: Checking supplied accessories
- Step 2: Charging the battery pack
- Step 3: Attaching the microphone and the lens hood with lens cover
- Step 4: Attaching the accessory shoe
- Step 5: Turning on the camcorder and setting the date and time
- Step 6: Adjusting the LCD screen and viewfinder
- Step 7: Preparing the recording media
- Recording
- Recording
- Adjusting the focus
- Changing the recording setting
- Adjusting the brightness
- Adjusting the color tone
- Audio setup
- Useful functions
- Recording in dim places (Video light)
- Selecting the suitable setting automatically for the recording situation (AUTO MODE setting)
- What you can do with the Wi-Fi function of the camcorder
- Downloading “PlayMemories Mobile”
- Connecting the camcorder to an Android smartphone equipped with the NFC function using One-touch
- Using a smartphone as a remote controller
- Transferring images to a smartphone
- Connecting without using the NFC function (Android)
- Connecting without using the NFC function (iPhone/iPad)
- Customizing the picture quality (Picture profile)
- Setting time data
- Recording with the Slow & Quick Motion function
- Reviewing the most recently recorded scene (Last Scene Review)
- Assigning the functions to the ASSIGN buttons
- Playback
- Editing
- Using the Menu
- Connecting with another device
- Troubleshooting
- Additional Information
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KNEE
To set knee point and slope for video signal compression to prevent over-exposure by limiting
signals in high intensity areas of the subject to the dynamic range of your camcorder.
When selecting [STANDARD] or [STILL] in [GAMMA], [KNEE] is set to off if [MODE] is
set to [AUTO]. To use functions in [KNEE], set [MODE] to [MANUAL].
COLOR MODE
To set type and level of colors.
Item Description and settings
[MODE] Selects a mode either automatic or manual.
[AUTO] : Sets the knee point and slope automatically.
[MANUAL] : Sets the knee point and slope manually.
[AUTO SET] Sets the maximum point and sensitivity in the automatic mode.
[MAX POINT] : Sets the maximum point.
90% to 100%
[SENSITIVITY] : Sets the sensitivity.
HIGH / MIDDLE / LOW
[MANUAL SET] Sets the knee point and slope manually.
[POINT] : Sets the knee point.
75% to 105%
[SLOPE] : Sets the knee slope.
-5 (gentle) to +5 (steep)
[KNEE] is set to off when you set to +5.
Item Description and settings
[TYPE] Selects a type of colors.
[STANDARD] : Suitable colors when [GAMMA] is set to
[STANDARD].
[STILL] : Suitable colors when [GAMMA] is set to
[STILL].
[CINEMATONE1] : Film camera image-like colors good with
[GAMMA] set to [CINEMATONE1].
[CINEMATONE2] : Film camera image-like colors good with
[GAMMA] set to [CINEMATONE2].
[PRO] : Similar color tones to the standard image quality
of Sony professional cameras (when combined
with ITU-709)
[ITU709 MATRIX]: Colors corresponding to ITU-709
[LEVEL] Sets a level of coloring difference between the standard color and the
selected color, when you set [TYPE] to a setting other than
[STANDARD].
1 (close to color settings of [STANDARD]) to 8 (color settings of the
selected type)
Useful functions (Continued)