PROFESSIONAL DISC CAMCORDER PDW-680 OPERATION MANUAL [English] 1st Edition (Revised 1)
Table of Contents Foreword ...................................................................................................... 8 Before use.......................................................................................... 8 Chapter 1 : Overview Features ........................................................................................................ 9 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls...................................... Power supply...........................................
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 .......................................
Deleting the recorded clip ............................................................... 78 Using the Freeze Mix function........................................................ 78 Advanced Operations for Shooting .......................................................... Recording essence marks ................................................................ Setting clip flags with switches....................................................... Setting the thumbnail image at recording time ..............
Using planning metadata............................................................... Checking user-defined essence marks .......................................... Formatting discs ............................................................................ Displaying disc and clip properties in a web browser................... 129 131 132 132 Transferring clips (Direct FTP function) .............................................. Preparations for clip transfers ..........................................
Specifying an offset for the auto white balance setting ................ 211 Selecting the lens file .................................................................... 212 Setting the UMID data .................................................................. 212 Chapter 7 : Saving and Loading User Setting Data Handling the “Memory Stick”................................................................ 214 Saving and Recalling User Files .............................................................
Chapter 9 : Maintenance Testing the Camcorder before Shooting................................................ Preparations for testing ................................................................. Testing the camera ........................................................................ Testing the VDR ........................................................................... 240 240 240 242 Maintenance .............................................................................................
Foreword Before use After purchasing this unit, before operating, it is necessary to set the region of use. (Unless this setting is made, the unit will not operate.) For details of these settings, see “Setting the Area of Use” on page 38. Note Before attaching/removing optional components or accessories to/from the camcorder, be sure to turn the power of the camcorder off.
1 Overview Features 2/ 3-inch full HD (1920 × 1080) CMOS image sensors Incorporates three 2/3-inch full HD (1920 × 1080) “Exmor” CMOS image sensors, each with effective pixel count of 2.07 megapixels, that feature F12 (59.94i)/F13 (50i) sensitivity and 59 dB S/N ratio for shooting high-definition images. Mechanisms for high reliability A new duct cooling system prevents overheating inside the unit and on its surfaces, for greater reliability in high-temperature environments.
Chapter 1 Overview • • • • • enable selection of HD SDI/SD SDI or composite signals. SD signals can be upconverted and recorded as HD signals. Gen-lock input connector: Enables synchronized operation of multiple units, with synchronization possible to either VBS or HDY signals. Audio input connectors: Supports AES/EBU signal input, in addition to microphone input, +48 V microphone input, and line input. Timecode input and output connectors Network connector and i.
Inherits unique features of XDCAM series Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls Power supply Chapter 1 Overview The unit inherits the workflow features of the XDCAM series, including thumbnail display and metadata management, and improves them by introducing an improved man-machine interface. Metadata includes new user-settable clip flags (OK/NG/KEEP) in addition to the existing Rec Start essence marks.
Chapter 1 Overview c DC IN (DC power input) connector (XLR type, 4-pin, male) To operate the camcorder from an AC power supply, connect an optional DC power cord to this terminal and then connect the cord to the DC output terminal of the BC-L70, BC-L160, or another battery charger. Accessory attachments 1 23 4567 d DC OUT 12V (DC power output) connector (4-pin, female) Supplies power for a WRR-860A/861/862 UHF Synthesized Diversity Tuner (not supplied) (maximum 0.5 A).
Loosen this knob to adjust the front-to-back position of the viewfinder (see page 35). i Fitting for microphone holder Fit an optional CAC-12 Microphone Holder (see page 43). j Shoulder pad Raise the shoulder pad fixing lever to adjust the position in the front-to-rear direction. Adjust the position for maximum convenience when operating the unit on your shoulder. After locking the lens, be sure to use the lens mount securing rubber to prevent the lens from becoming detached.
Chapter 1 Overview When this selector is used with the menu item for filter selection display set to ON (see page 198), the new setting appears on the viewfinder screen for about three seconds. It is possible to switch between four ND filters.
For details, see “Assigning functions to ASSIGN switches” on page 204. Press to light the button and change the color temperature for shooting. You can use this as an ASSIGN (assignable) switch (see page 204). c ALARM (alarm tone volume adjustment) knob Controls the volume of the warning tone that is output via the built-in speaker or optional earphones. When the knob is turned to the minimum position, no sound can be heard.
Chapter 1 Overview 1) DCC (Dynamic Contrast Control): Against a very bright background with the iris opening adjusted to the subject, objects in the background will be lost in the glare. The DCC function will suppress the high intensity and restore much of the lost detail and is particularly effective in the following cases.
For details about “Memory Stick”, see “Handling the “Memory Stick”” on page 214. n Cover For details about alarms, see “Operation Warnings” on page 246. b LCD monitor Displays camera video, VDR-related warnings, remaining battery capacity, remaining disc capacity, audio levels, time data, and so on. For details, see “Status Display on the LCD monitor and monochrome LCD” on page 19. Chapter 1 Overview To remove a “Memory Stick”, first press it in to release the lock, then withdraw.
Chapter 1 Overview Press this button again during playback to pause, outputting a still image. At this time the indicator flashes. This unit is equipped with an image search function at approximately four times normal playback speed, for easy checking of recorded material. To use the image search function at approximately four times normal playback speed, press the F REV button or F FWD button during playback. At this time the PLAY indicator and F REV or F FWD indicator light.
To reset Counter to 0:00:00:00 Timecode to 00:00:00:00 User bits data a) to 00 00 00 00 a) Of the timecode bits for every frame recorded on the disc, those bits which can be used to record useful information for the user such as scene number, shooting place, etc.
b Video format Chapter 1 Overview Indicates the format of video being currently played back or recorded. Indication Format HD422 50 MPEG HD422 HD420 HQ/SP/ MPEG HD420 Bit rate 50 Mbps 35/25/18 Mbps LP a) IMX 50/40/30 MPEG IMX 50/40/30 Mbps DVCAM DVCAM 25 Mbps a) LP is playback only. c System frequency Indicates the system frequency of video being currently played back or recorded.
i Remaining disc capacity indicator Chapter 1 Overview Indication DISC E [x x x x x x x] B DISC E [x x x x x x x] B DISC E [x x x x x x x] B DISC E [x x x x x x x] B DISC E [x x x x x x x] B DISC E [x x x x x x x] B DISC E [x x x x x x x] B DISC E [x x x x x x x] B (flashing) DISC E [x x x x x x x] B (flashing) Remaining recording time More than 30 minutes 25 to 30 minutes 20 to 25 minutes 15 to 20 minutes 10 to 15 minutes 5 to 10 minutes 2 to 5 minutes 0 to 2 minutes 0 minutes j Remaining battery capaci
GUI screen operations section and audio control section Chapter 1 Overview 1 2 3 4 5 6 LEVEL THUMBNAIL MENU 0 10 0 10 CH-3 ESSENCE MARK F-RUN SET R-RUN SET F R W AUTO MANUAL AUDIO SELECT SUB CLIP S.SEL CH-1 PRESET DISC MENU 7 8 SHIFT REGEN CLOCK 9 0 qa CH-2 CH-4 AUDIO IN FRONT REAR WIRELESS F R W qs a THUMBNAIL indicator This lights when thumbnails are displayed.
Select the audio level adjustment method for each of audio channels 1 and 2. AUTO: Automatic adjustment MANUAL: Manual adjustment l AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2/CH-3/CH-4 (audio channel 1/2/3/4 input selection) switches AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 switches Select the audio input signals to be recorded on audio channels 1 and 2.
Chapter 1 Overview Use the GENLOCK page of the MAINTENANCE menu to adjust the genlock H-phase (phase of horizontal sync signal). Available reference signals vary depending on the current system frequency as shown in the following table. System frequency 1080/59.94i 1080/50i Rear 1 2 Available reference signals 1080/59.94i, 525/59.94i 1080/50i, 625/50i • This connector also inputs a return video signal.
Before using this connector, you must set ETHERNET/USB on the POWER SAVE page of the OPERATION menu to “ENABL” (see page 207). d (network) connector (RJ-45 type) This is a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX connector for network connection. Before using this connector, you must set ETHERNET/USB on the POWER SAVE page of the OPERATION menu to “ENABL” (see page 207). CAUTION For safety, do not connect the connector for peripheral device wiring that might have excessive voltage to this port.
Chapter 1 Overview l AUDIO OUT connector (XLR type, 5pin, male) Outputs the audio signals recorded on audio channels 1 and 2 or audio channels 3 and 4. The audio signals are selected by the MONITOR switch. m Use an i.LINK cable (DV cable) to connect the camcorder to a computer for File Access Mode file operations. For details, see “File Operations in File Access Mode (for Windows)” on page 229). Note When you connect the camcorder and other equipment, such as a hard disk drive, with an i.
TALLY/REC l ZEBRA (zebra pattern) switch BATT Controls the zebra pattern display on the viewfinder screen as follows. ON: A zebra pattern appears and stays. OFF: The zebra pattern disappears. MOMENT: A zebra pattern appears and stays for about five seconds. 3 4 m DISPLAY/ASPECT switch Turns the marker indication on and off, and switches between 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios for viewfinder screen display.
d Viewfinder screen Chapter 1 Overview e VTR SAVE indicator This indicator lights when the VDR SAVE/STBY switch is set to SAVE, putting the VDR into power save mode. 12 3 This indicator lights when any of the following conditions occurs with the corresponding item set to ON on the ‘!’ LED page of the OPERATION menu. • The gain is set to other than 0 dB. • The SHUTTER selector is not set to the standard setting (OFF). • The WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST. • ATW is enabled. • The lens extender is used.
f Wireless microphone reception level During shooting, displays information about the clip being recorded or the clip to be recorded next. During playback, displays information about the playback clip. The information that appears depends on the setting of DISP CLIP NAME on the VF DISP 3 page of the OPERATION menu. You can also set DISP CLIP NO(PB) on the VF DISP 2 page of the OPERATION menu to “ON” to display the clip number and total number of clips during playback.
Chapter 1 Overview begins to flash, you should stop shooting and other operations and wait until the internal temperature drops, and then restart operations. 1 2 3 k Memory symbol and remaining memory capacity, or wireless LAN connection status EX Z 99 W 1 2 13.4V HD422 50 E0001:001/004 DC IN 13.9 K + CONT 35-30 FAN When a USB flash drive is connected to the enabled USB connector, a memory symbol appears indicating the mount status of the USB flash drive and its remaining capacity.
The electric color temperature filter display appears when the CC 5600K function is set to ON. When DISP SCENE FILE on the VF DISP 3 page of the OPERATION menu is set to “ON”, the number of the currently loaded scene file (“S1” to “S5”) appears instead of the filter display. e Filter Indicates the currently selected filter type (see page 13).
Examples of remaining recording time indication Chapter 1 Overview Indication . . . 110 < 100 < 90 < 90 - 85 85 - 80 . . . 20 - 15 15 - 10 10 - 5 5MIN (flash) 4MIN (flash) 3MIN (flash) 2MIN (flash) 1MIN (flash) 0MIN (flash) Remaining recording time . . . 120 to 110 minutes 110 to 100 minutes 100 to 90 minutes 90 to 85 minutes 85 to 80 minutes . . .
Chapter 2 Preparations To attach the battery pack 1 Press the battery pack against the back of the camcorder, aligning the line on the side of the battery pack with the matching line on the camcorder. For safety, use only the Sony battery packs and AC adaptors listed below.
To detach the battery pack Holding the release button in, pull the battery pack up. Attaching the Viewfinder Chapter 2 Preparations CAUTION When the viewfinder is attached, do not leave the camcorder with the eyepiece facing the sun. Direct sunlight can enter through the eyepiece, be focused in the viewfinder and cause fire. Note The viewfinder is supplied separately.
Viewfinder left-to-right positioning ring Viewfinder left-to-right positioning ring Stopper 3 1 Viewfinder front-to-back positioning knob 2 Couple the viewfinder connector to the VF connector. Moving the viewfinder shoe up 1 Loosen the front-to-back viewfinder positioning levers and the front-to-back viewfinder positioning knobs, and then pull the viewfinder slide assembly forward. 2 Using a 2.5 mm diameter hexagonal wrench, detach the viewfinder slide assembly and handle front cover.
Using the BKW-401 Viewfinder Rotation Bracket Handle front cover Bolt with hexagonal hole Chapter 2 Preparations By fitting a BKW-401 Viewfinder Rotation Bracket (not supplied), you can rotate the viewfinder out of the way so that your right leg does not hit the viewfinder while you are carrying the camcorder. Viewfinder slide assembly 3 Attach the handle front cover with the bottom edge up.
Adjust position so that arm does not touch handle Removing the eyepiece gives a clearer view of the screen from further away. It is also easy to remove dust from the viewfinder screen and mirror when the eyepiece is detached. 1 Turn the eyepiece locking ring fully counterclockwise, to align the red marks on the locking ring and the viewfinder barrel. 1 1 Align the red marks on the eyepiece locking ring and the viewfinder barrel.
1 2 PEAKING CONTRAST ZEBRA DISPLAY Chapter 2 Preparations ASPECT ON OFF MOMENT 3 Setting the Area of Use BRIGHT TALLY HIGH OFF LOW 1 PEAKING control 2 CONTRAST control 3 BRIGHT control When using the unit for the first time The area of use is not factory preset. Before using this unit, you need to set this item. (You cannot use the unit without setting this item.) To set the area of use POWER switch MENU knob 1 Set the POWER switch to the ON position.
3 Turn the MENU knob to display the desired area of use. Setting NTSC(J)AREA NTSC AREA Area of use Setting the Date/Time of the Internal Clock NTSC area (Japan) a) NTSC area (for areas other than Japan) b) PAL area c) a) The composite signal output from this unit is an NTSC signal with no black setup. The system frequency is 59.94i. b) The composite signal output from this unit is an NTSC signal with a black setup (7.5 IRE). The system frequency is 59.94i.
Chapter 2 Preparations 4 Turn the MENU knob to display the desired value, and press the MENU knob. z changes to b and ? changes to z. 5 To continue the remaining settings, repeat steps 3 and 4. 6 When you finish settings, turn the MENU knob to move b to “OK”, then press the MENU knob. The internal clock is set with the date and time set in steps 3 to 5. The TIME/DATE page of the DIAGNOSIS menu appears again. The time set on the TIME ADJUST setting window is displayed.
securing rubber be put on the lens locking lever as illustrated above. 4 Connect the lens cable to the LENS connector. 5 Secure the lens cable with the cable clamps. Adjusting the Flange Focal Length The position of the controls for adjusting the flange focal length vary somewhat from lens to lens. Check the identification of the various controls in the lens manual.
8 Repeat steps 4 to 7 until the chart stays in focus all the way from wide angle to telephoto. 9 Tighten the F.f or F.B ring fixing screws. Preparing the Audio Input System Chapter 2 Preparations Connecting a microphone to the MIC IN connector You can attach the supplied stereo microphone to the microphone holder of the HDVF-20A viewfinder (not supplied). 1 Loosen the screw and open the microphone holder clamp. Microphone holder clamp 1 2 2 Place the microphone in the microphone holder.
4 Secure the microphone cable with the cable clamps. Chapter 2 Preparations Microphone Connecting microphones to the AUDIO IN connectors You can connect up to two monaural microphones to the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors, using a CAC-12 Microphone Holder (not supplied). The following is the procedure for attaching an electret condenser microphone such as the ECM674/678. On how to attach the CAC-12, refer to the operation manual for the CAC-12. 1 Attach the electret condenser microphone.
Attaching a UHF portable tuner (for a UHF wireless microphone system) 1 Chapter 2 Preparations 3 2 4 1 +48V/OFF switch 2 Monaural microphone 3 AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 switches 4 To AUDIO IN CH1 or CH2 connector 4 To use a Sony UHF wireless microphone system, fit one of the following UHF portable tuners. • DWR-S01D Digital Wireless Receiver • WRR-855S UHF Synthesized Tuner Unit • WRR-860A/861/862 UHF Synthesized Diversity Tuner For details of these units, refer to the operation manuals for them.
AUDIO IN CH1 or CH2 connector is automatically selected when an audio cable is connected to the AUDIO IN CH1 or CH2 connector. In such a case, set REAR XLR AUTO to OFF on the AUDIO-1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu. (The factory default setting is OFF.) • When the LINE / AES/EBU / MIC selector is set to LINE or MIC, the audio signals recorded on audio channels 3 and 4 are not affected by the XLR automatic detection function. They are determined by the settings of the AUDIO IN CH-3 and CH-4 switches.
4 4 Chapter 2 Preparations 1 1 2 3 1 AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 switches 2 To DC OUT connector 3 To AUDIO IN CH1 or CH2 connector 4 LINE / AES/EBU /MIC selectors Connecting line input audio equipment Connect the audio output connector of the audio equipment that supplies the line input signal to the AUDIO IN CH1 or CH2 connector. Switch settings Set the LINE / AES/EBU / MIC selector for the channel to which the audio signal source is connected to LINE.
Tripod Mounting Attach the VCT-14 tripod adaptor (not supplied) to the tripod. Tripod adaptor Red button Lever Note The tripod adaptor pin may remain in the engaged position even after the camcorder is removed. If this happens, press the red button against the lever a second time and move the lever as shown above until the pin returns to the stowed position. If the pin remains in the engaged position, you will not be able to mount the camcorder on the tripod adaptor.
Connecting a Video Light Chapter 2 Preparations With this camcorder, you can use the Anton Bauer Ultralight 2 or equivalent video light (powered by 12 V with maximum power consumption of 50 W). • If you connect the video light to the LIGHT connector on the camcorder and set the LIGHT switch to AUTO, you can turn the light on and off automatically as you start and stop the VDR operation.
To remove the shoulder strap Press here and pull in the direction shown by the arrow to release. You can shift the shoulder pad from its center position (the factory default setting) backward by up to 10 mm (3/8 inch) or forward by up to 25 mm (1 inch). This adjustment helps you get the best balance for shooting with the camcorder on your shoulder.
Connecting the Remote Control Unit Chapter 2 Preparations Note Before connecting/disconnecting a remote control unit to/from the camcorder, be sure to turn the power of the camcorder off. Connecting the RM-B170/B750 Remote Control Unit enables remote control of the principal camera functions. Connecting the remote control unit to the REMOTE connector (8-pin) automatically puts the camcorder into remote control mode. If you disconnect the remote control unit, the remote control mode is cancelled.
When the monitor is connected to the MONITOR OUT connector of the remote control unit When the remote control unit is disconnected from the camcorder The camcorder settings return to the settings in effect before the remote control unit was connected.
Chapter 3 Adjustments and Settings for Shooting Setting the Recording Format • This unit can record up to four channels of audio. If you select a format with eight channels of audio, silence is recorded in channels 5 to 8. Setting the system frequency Chapter 3 Adjustments and Settings for Shooting The recording formats supported by this camcorder are as follows.
As you turn the MENU knob, the aspect ratio changes as follows: 16:9 y 4:3. 024 FORMAT TOP SYSTEM FREQUENCY: 59.9i REC FORMAT : IMX 50 ASPECT RATIO(SD): 16:9 AU DATA LEN(IMX): 16bit COUNTRY To enable mixed format recording mode Set MIXED RECORDING on the CAM CONFIG 1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu to “ENABL”. : NTSC(J)AREA Note If you want to disable mixing of clips with different recording formats, leave this item set to “DSABL”.
Adjusting the Black Balance and the White Balance To ensure excellent image quality when using this camcorder, conditions may require that both the black balance and the white balance be adjusted. 2 1 OUTPUT/DCC switch 2 AUTO W/B BAL switch Black balance adjustment Chapter 3 Adjustments and Settings for Shooting The black balance will require adjustment in the following cases.
Possible messages are listed below. Error message ABB : NG IRIS NOT CLOSE ABB : NG TIME LIMIT ABB : NG R (or G or B) : OVERFLOW 1 If any of the above error messages is displayed, retry the black balance adjustment. Keep pushing the AUTO W/B BAL switch to BLK until “-BLACK SET-” appears after “-BLACK BALANCE-” appears. If the error message occurs again, an internal check is necessary. 1 FILTER selector 2 GAIN selector: Set as low as possible.
3 Place a white test card under the same lighting conditions as for the subject to be shot and zoom up to it. Alternatively, any white object such as a cloth or a wall can be used. The absolute minimum white area is as follows. The white balance adjustment ends in about one second with the message shown in the following figure, and the adjustment setting is automatically stored in the memory (A or B) that was selected in step 1. Rectangle centered on the screen.
Error message WHITE : NG LOW LEVEL WHITE : NG COLOR TEMP HIGH WHITE : NG COLOR TEMP LOW WHITE : NG TIME LIMIT The color temperature is too low. Adjustment could not be completed within the standard number of attempts. The white area could not be checked. The white video level is too high. Either stop down the lens iris or change the ND filter. If any of the above error messages is displayed, retry the white balance adjustment. If the error message occurs again, an internal check is necessary.
2 Select the position to which to assign a CC filter by selecting one of “ELECTRICAL CC” to “ELECTRICAL CC ”, and then turn the MENU knob to select the desired color temperature. As you turn the MENU knob, the color temperature changes as follows: 3200K y 4300K y 5600K y 6300K. Chapter 3 Adjustments and Settings for Shooting 58 To set no color temperature Select “-----” with ELECTRICAL CC or selected. When the ASSIGN switch is pressed, the setting for that position is not displayed.
Setting the Electronic Shutter WB ATW HOLD MEMORY: OFF a) Shutter modes ATW: ON t ATW: OFF a) White balance settings stored in memory A, B, or C The shutter modes that can be used with the electronic shutter and the shutter speeds that can be selected are listed below. WB System frequency 59.94i ATW HOLD MEMORY: ON b) Shutter speed (unit: seconds) 1/ 1/ 50i ATW: ON ATW: OFF b) White balance settings immediately before ATW was turned off.
make the flicker even worse. Color flicker is particularly likely to happen when the power supply frequency is 60 Hz. In this case, setting FLICKER REDUCE to ON or AUTO on the CIS COMP page in the OPERATION menu can reduce flicker. If the power frequency is 50 Hz, setting the shutter speed to 1/100 can reduce this flicker. • The selectable shutter speeds vary depending on the current system frequency.
To change the range of choice of shutter mode and speed settings camcorder appears along the top and bottom of the screen. You can reduce the time required to select the shutter mode and speed by narrowing the choice of settings in advance. This can be done by using the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu.
Changing the Reference Value for Automatic Iris Adjustment 4 Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF. The AUTO IRIS page disappears from the screen. 5 Turn the MENU knob to change the reference value. Note Chapter 3 Adjustments and Settings for Shooting The reference value for automatic iris adjustment can be changed to aid the shooting of clear pictures of back-lit subjects, or to prevent blownout highlights.
4 Turn the MENU knob to move b to IRIS WINDOW, then press the MENU knob. b changes to z and z changes to ?. 5 Opening the lens iris Turn the MENU knob until the desired auto iris window appears, then press the MENU knob. Iris opened by 1 stop (two segments) The shaded parts indicate the area where light detection z changes to b and ? changes to z.
Adjusting the Audio Level Chapter 3 Adjustments and Settings for Shooting Setting the AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 switches to AUTO automatically adjusts the input levels of the audio signal to be recorded in audio channels 1 and 2. You can also adjust the audio level manually. For audio channels 3 and 4, menu settings allow you to select automatic adjustment, manual adjustment, or fixed. Target audio level for automatic audio level adjustment Make adjustment using –20 dB as the target level.
REAR2/WRR LEVEL: Audio recording level of channel 2 Setting SIDE2 FRONT F+S2 Control LEVEL (CH-2) control (on the right) MIC LEVEL control LEVEL (CH-2) control linked with MIC LEVEL control. 2 Set the AUDIO SELECT switch(es) for the desired channel(s) selected in step 1 to MANUAL. 3 Turn the MIC LEVEL control, and adjust so that the audio level meter shows up to –20 dB for a normal input volume.
To automatically select the same audio as on channels 1 and 2 On the AUDIO-1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu, set the AUDIO CH3/4 MODE item to “CH 1/2”. page of the MAINTENANCE menu to FRONT. The levels of audio channels 3 and 4 can now be adjusted with the MIC LEVEL control. To set to a fixed value In step 2 of the previous procedure “To adjust manually”, set the menu items to FIX.
F-RUN: Free run. The timecode generator keeps running. R-RUN: Recording run. The timecode generator runs only while recording. Setting the Time Data To set the drop frame mode/non-drop frame mode You can select the drop frame (DF) mode or nondrop frame (NDF) mode on the TIMECODE page of the MAINTENANCE menu. Setting the timecode The timecode setting range is from 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 to 23 : 59 : 59 : 29 (hours : minutes : seconds : frames).
generators of other camcorders/VTRs with the internal generator of this camcorder. Connections for timecode synchronization Connect both the reference video signal and the external timecode as illustrated below.
Example 2: Interconnecting a number of camcorders or timecode synchronization To lock the timecode to an external source 1 2 Reference camcorder 1 3 4 2 DISP SEL HOLD RESET DISPLAY BRIGHT LEVEL EXPAND CHAPTER COUNTER RC U-BIT CLIP MENU THUMBNAIL 0 ESSENCE MARK 10 F-RUN SET R-RUN SET 0 AUTO MANUAL AUDIO SELECT 3 SUB CLIP S.
This operation synchronizes the internal timecode generator with the external timecode. After about 10 seconds, you can disconnect the external timecode without losing the synchronization. However, there will be noise on the recorded image if you connect or disconnect the timecode signal during recording.
Chapter 4 Shooting Handling Discs Discs used for recording and playback 1) Professional Disc is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Storage • Do not store discs where they may be subjected to direct sunlight, or in other places where the temperature or humidity is high. • Do not leave cartridges where dust may be able to gain ingress. • Store cartridges in their cases. Care of the discs • Remove dust and dirt on the outside of a cartridge using a soft dry cloth.
You can also write protect-individual clips. For details, see “Locking (write-protecting) clips” on page 119. 1 Loading and unloading a disc 2 To load a disc 1 Turn on the POWER switch. V indication on the outside The disc is loaded. Note To insert the disc correctly, make sure that the camcorder is in the upright position (the grip upside, the bottom downside).
Handling of discs when recording does not end normally (salvage function) Notes You need not return the screw to its original position after taking out the disc. Turning on the power makes the disc compartment mechanism operable again. Note Do not touch the disc or try to forcibly remove it until it has been completely ejected. Formatting a disc When using a new disc An unused disc requires no formatting operation. The disc is automatically formatted so that it is ready to use when loaded into this unit.
power off, clips are reconstructed on the basis of markers recorded on the disc when the disc is loaded in this unit. Therefore, processing takes longer than for a quick salvage (about 30 seconds, although it depends on the state of the disc). Proceed as follows to perform a full salvage. 1 appear when you insert a disc that was not recorded normally. The “XXXX” in the message is a code for XDCAM devices that can salvage the disc.
Basic Procedure for Shooting This section describes the basic procedures for shooting and recording. Before a shooting session, ensure that the camcorder is functioning properly. For details, see “Testing the Camcorder before Shooting” on page 240. Basic procedure for shooting: from power supply to disc loading 1 Check that there are no obstructions such as cables near the disc compartment lid. Then press the EJECT button to open the disc compartment lid.
Shooting During recording, the REC indicator lights in the viewfinder. Perform zooming and focus control, if necessary. Note During recording (while the ACCESS indicator is lit) do not remove the battery pack. If you do, the internal processing for recording may not finish properly, which may cause the last few seconds of recording to be lost. 3 For details, see “Handling of discs when recording does not end normally (salvage function)” on page 73.
Notes • It is not possible to record a clip shorter than 2 seconds. If you stop recording within 2 seconds of starting, this results in a 2-second clip. If you stop recording and restart within 2 seconds of the original start, this creates a single continuous clip from the original start time. • The maximum number of clips that can be recorded on a single disc is 300. If an attempt is made to record more than 300 clips, the error message “MAX # Clips” appears, even if there is free capacity on the disc.
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to resume playback at the most recent position. The playback position is saved to the disc when the disc is ejected, which allows playback to start at that position whenever it is loaded into any XDCAM player. Note The playback position is not recorded to the disc if the disc is write-protected. Deteriorating playback conditions Chapter 4 Shooting Deteriorating playback may be due to the following causes.
5 Press the button to which you have assigned the Freeze Mix function once more. The unit exits Freeze Mix mode. 6 Advanced Operations for Shooting Start recording. Note If you exchange discs before starting to record, be careful to keep the unit from moving. Recording essence marks Shot marks and other essence marks can be recorded on the disc. Recording essence marks for scenes containing important images and sounds enables quick access to the marked points. This increases editing efficiency.
“ShotMark1” or “ShotMark2” appears in the viewfinder screen for about one second near the timecode display. If the SHOT MARK 1 or SHOT MARK 2 recording function has been assigned to one of the ASSIGN 1/3/4 switches or COLOR TEMP. button, you can also use that switch to record a SHOT MARK 1 or SHOT MARK 2 essence mark. On how to assign functions to the ASSIGN switches, see page 204.
data storage time (Picture Cache time) using the USER menu. The Picture Cache time determines the number of seconds recorded from the Picture Cache, counting back from the time when you press the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens to start recording. However, the number of seconds actually recorded from the Picture Cache may be shorter immediately after the setting of the VDR SAVE/STBY switch is changed, and in the special situations explained in the following notes.
timecode settings. To make timecode settings, first exit Picture Cache mode. When power is lost during recording in Picture Cache mode • If the POWER switch is turned off during recording in Picture Cache mode, the camcorder gets powered off after disc access has continued for a few seconds so that the picture at the moment when the POWER switch is turned off is recorded.
Item Description • When you set the POWER When the switch to OFF, the camcorder camcorder power will switch off by itself after is switched off 4 As you turn the MENU knob, the setting changes as follows: 5SEC y 10SEC y 15SEC y 20SEC y 30SEC y 40SEC y 50SEC y 1MIN ... 85MIN. Here SEC means seconds (5SEC is 5 seconds) and MIN means minutes (1MIN is one minute). You cannot set a REC TIME that is more than one thirtieth of TAKE TOTAL TIME. The setting value changes within the range that can be set.
To shoot and record 1 After performing the basic procedures for shooting and recording, following the instructions in “Basic Procedure for Shooting” (page 75), secure the camcorder so that it will not move. 2 Press the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens. Chapter 4 Shooting The camcorder starts recording in Auto Interval Rec mode. When you use the PRELIGHTING function, recording starts after the light is switched on.
005 REC FUNCTION TOP CACHE/INTVAL REC: NUMBER OF FRAME : TRIGGER INTERVAL: M.INT 1 M DISC EXCHG CACHE: CLIP CONT REC : LIVE LOGGING : OFF OFF OFF 5 As you turn the MENU knob, the setting changes as follows: OFF y 2SEC y 5SEC y 10SEC. As you turn the MENU knob, the setting changes as follows: OFF y CACHE y A.INT y M.INT. When M. INT appears, the camcorder is in Manual Interval Rec mode and the TALLY (green tally) indicator in the viewfinder flashes.
While recording in Manual Interval Rec mode, the TALLY (green tally) indicator in the viewfinder flashes (2 or 4 flashes/second) and the message “MANU INTERVAL (* SEC) * FRAME” flashes on the viewfinder screen. To exit Manual Interval Rec mode Do one of the following. • In the single shot mode, press the EJECT button. • In the consecutive mode, press the REC START button or the lens VTR button to stop recording. • Set the POWER switch to OFF.
contains a large number of clips. As a result, the video and audio may be interrupted. Recording with the Clip Continuous Rec function Normally, a clip is created as an independent file each time that you start and stop recording. But this function allows you to start and stop recording while continuously recording to the same clip, for as long as the function remains enabled.
deleted even if you do not carry out a recording operation afterwards. Assigning user-defined clip titles automatically About the automatic title generation function Chapter 4 Shooting By default, clips on each disc are assigned names in the range C0001.MXF to C9999.MXF. For this reason, two discs can contain clips with the same names. The automatic title generation function allows you to assign titles to all of the clips on several discs, which facilitates clip management.
The title of the next clip to be recorded will be a combination of the prefix in the PREFIX field and the serial number in the NUMERIC field. select “LOAD PREFIX DATA” and then press the MENU knob. “MEMORY STICK ACCESS” appears, and the file on the “Memory Stick” (TITLES.TXT) is transferred to the internal memory of the unit. The message “COMPLETE!” appears when the transfer finishes. To create a list of title prefix strings Prepare the data beforehand according to the following rules.
For details on menu operations, see “Basic menu operations” on page 189. 2 Select “PREFIX” and then press the MENU knob. A prefix string appears. 027 CLIP TITLE TOP TITLE : ENABL SELECT PREFIX : EXEC CLEAR NUMERIC : EXEC LOAD PREFIX DATA: EXEC PREFIX : TITLE !#$%&'()+,-.0123456789; =@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUV WXYZ[]^_abcdefghijklmnop qrstuvwxyz{}~ INS DEL RET ESC END 3 Chapter 4 Shooting 4 Move x onto the character you want to change, and then press the MENU knob.
Assigning user-defined names to clips and clip lists The following standard format names are assigned automatically to clips and clip lists that are created or recorded by XDCAM devices. Clips: C0001.MXF to C9999.MXF Clip lists: E0001E01.SMI to E0099E01.SMI When you record or create clips and clip lists, you can assign user-defined names instead of the standard format names. Assigning meaningful names to clips and clip lists can facilitate file management.
5 6 Turn the MENU knob to select “AUTO NAMING” and then press the MENU knob. Turn the MENU knob to display “TITLE” and then press the MENU knob. The same name will now be given to newly recorded clips. Notes • An FTP client software that supports UTF-8 is required to use Unicode characters other than ASCII characters. Command prompt FTP commands do not support UTF-8. • When the first letter of the title setting on the CLIP AUTO TITLING menu is a space or period (.
File location File name • ASCII characters (up to USB Flash drive: 63 characters including General/Sony/ Planning directory the extension) • Extension: XML a) The General/Sony/Planning directory is generated automatically when you format a disc. Typhoon_Strikes_Tokyo 3 3 3 In the above example, sp indicates a space and 3 indicates a carriage return.
• Serial numbers are not reset when you power the unit off or exchange discs (newly generated numbers are continuous on the old ones). • If the ASCII format clip name string is longer than 14 characters, it is displayed in the viewfinder as the first 7 characters + x (abbreviated) + the last 5 characters, for a total of 13 characters. You can change the serial numbers by using Settings >Planning Clip Name Suffix in the Disc Menu (see page 107).
In the above example, sp indicates a space and 3 indicates a carriage return. You can check user-defined essence mark name strings in the User Defined Essence Marks screen (see page 131). Note • Camera video is recorded if you switch to external input without inputting an external video signal to the SDI IN (OPTION) connector or the GENLOCK IN connector. • It is not possible to record external input video with a changed aspect ratio.
2) Does not appear when the optional CBK-SC02 Analog Composite Input Board is not installed. After you complete this setting, you can record the video signals of external devices by inputting the SDI signals selected in step 3 to the SDI IN (OPTION) connector. Recording analog composite signals (with the CBK-SC02 installed) When the optional CBK-SC02 Analog Composite Input Board is installed in this unit, you can record analog composite signals input to the GENLOCK IN connector.
To record with the Live Logging function enabled On the REC FUNCTION page of the OPERATION menu, set LIVE LOGGING to one of the following. LIVE: Live mode VIEW: Live view mode Notes To enable proxy data recording and copying to USB flash drives Before starting, set ETHERNET/USB in the POWER SAVE page of the OPERATION menu to “ENABL”. 1 See “Basic menu operations” (page 189) for more information about menu operations.
The clip’s proxy data is written to the USB flash drive at the same time that the clip is recorded to the disc. 1) After the unit is powered on. some time is required for the memory symbol to appear. However, if the connected USB flash drive has enough free memory and recording is enabled, then recording of proxy data to the USB flash drive begins as soon as recording starts, even if the memory symbol has not yet appeared.
1 Select COPY ALL CLIPS in the MEMORY REC page of the OPERATION menu, and then press the MENU knob. The message “EXECUTE OK?” appears. 2 During the execution of the deletion, the message “MEMORY ACCESS” appears in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor. When processing finishes, the message “COMPLETE” appears. All of the proxy data in the USB flash drive is deleted. The message “EXECUTE OK?” appears. 2 Select “YES”, and then press the MENU knob.
Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens Overview You can perform scene searches, play the searched scenes, and select scenes (edit clip list) in Graphical User Interface (GUI) screens. The GUI screens are your gateways to discs and the data saved on discs. Switching between GUI screens Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens The most important GUI screens are: Clip thumbnail screen: Displays thumbnails of clips on the disc. “Clip” is displayed as the title at the upper left of the screen (see page 101).
Clip playback screen a) Clip thumbnail screen Clip:C0006 1 1 TC 00:23:00:25 TC 00:23:40:07 TC 00:24:45:11 TC 00:25:06:14 TC 00:25:49:23 TC 00:26:22:10 TC 00:27:19:04 TC 00:27:51:09 TC 00:28:22:02 TC 00:23:34:18 TC 00:23:54:22 TC 00:28:06:09 DATE&TIME Unlit 006/040 30 NOV 2005 13:38 DUR 0:00:10:23 Lit THUMBNAIL THUMBNAIL ESSENCE MARK Unlit ESSENCE MARK Unlit SUB CLIP DISC MENU 2 DISC MENU 2 2 Clip list playback screen a), b) 2 Clip list thumbnail screen b) 1 1 TC 00:00:00
Information and controls in thumbnail screens About the display of clip and clip list names You can specify that titles should appear instead of names in the clip name areas of thumbnail screens. You can also change the display language. To specify that titles (see page 91), if they exist, should be displayed with higher priority than names, select one of the following under Settings >Display Title in the Disc Menu. On: Title1 "title1": Display in the order title1, title2, clip or clip list name.
g Duration Displays the duration (recording time) of the selected clip. When multiple clips are selected, displays the total recording time of the selected clips. 1 Thumbnail display items 1 2 selection is the timecode of the first frame or the timecode of the thumbnail frame. f Lock icon This icon appears when the clip is locked (protected) (see page 119). Clips cannot be deleted and their clip information cannot be changed when this mark is displayed.
e Clip name Notes • “New File” appears when no clip list has been loaded into the unit’s memory, and when a clip list has been cleared from the unit’s memory. • A mark appears before the date of creation or modification when a disc is write inhibited. You can create clip lists when the disc is write inhibited, but you cannot save them. Displays the total duration of all sub clips in the clip list. Expand thumbnail screen This screen displays thumbnails of equally sized divisions of the selected clip.
d Chapter number/total chapters Displays the total number of chapters and the number of the selected chapter. Note Note The total number of essence marks is the total number of essence marks that have been set in all clips on the disc. d Scrollbar The total number of chapters is the total number of chapters in the specified clip only. e Scrollbar See the description in “Clip thumbnail screen” (page 102). f Clip name Displays the name or a title of the clip whose chapter is displayed (see page 102).
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Disc Menu The Disc Menu allows you to do the following. (Underlined values in the Operation/Setting column are the factory defaults.) Item Load Clip List Save Clip List Save Clip list as... Delete Clip List Clear Clip List Load Planning Metadata/Select Drive Planning Metadata Properties Planning Clip Name Suffix Clear Planning Metadata Lock or Delete All Clips Delete All Voice Disc Properties Format Disc Download Clip via Direct FTP Lock all clips. Unlock all clips. Delete all clips.
Item Settings Operation/Setting Sub-Item SET Key on Thumbnail Sort Clip List by... Sort Planning Metadata by... Display Title Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens Planning Clip Name in Clip Info. Area Planning Clip Name Display Setting Format Disc Select Font Select USB Keyboard Language Select Mouse Pointer Speed To display the Disc Menu To display the Disc Menu, press the SUB CLIP/ DISC MENU button with the SHIFT button held down in one of the following screens.
3 RESET/RETURN button DISP SEL HOLD RESET DISPLAY GUI screen operations BRIGHT LEVEL EXPAND CHAPTER RETURN COUNTER RC U-BIT THUMBNAIL MENU 0 10 0 10 CH-3 ESSENCE MARK F-RUN SET R-RUN SET F R W AUTO MANUAL AUDIO SELECT S.
To return to the previous screen Press the RESET/RETURN button. Thumbnail Operations To move from a menu level to the next lower or higher menu level For a menu item displayed together with a B or b mark, you can move to the next lower or higher menu level by pressing the right- or left-arrow button. To scroll hidden parts of the string into view When a B or b mark is displayed for an item, you can press the left or right arrow button to scroll the display by one character for each press.
3 4 Turn the MENU knob, or press the up or down-arrow button. See “Selecting thumbnails” (page 110) for more information. The current position moves by an amount equal to 1/10 of the total number of thumbnails. Using the expand function to find scenes Press the SET/S.SEL button or the MENU knob at the new position. The thumbnail at the position indicated in the small popup window appears in a thumbnail screen like the following 1).
Using the chapter function to find scenes Chapters are the sections between the shot marks, Rec Start marks, and other essence marks. Rec Start essence marks are set automatically at the start of recording, but shot marks can be set at any scene during recording or playback. The chapter function allows you to display thumbnails of the chapters in a clip. See “Recording essence marks” (page 79) for more information.
THUMBNAIL/ESSENCE MARK button with the SHIFT button held down. The Select Essence Mark screen appears. The names of essence marks that are not recorded on the disc are displayed in gray. Select Essence Mark Shot Mark1 Shot Mark2 Rec Start Cut Others In the clip playback screen, the PREV and NEXT buttons jump to the previous or next recording start points.
Item name Clip Flag: OK Clip Flag: NG Clip Flag: KP(KEEP) Clip Flag: none Current Planning Metadata Selecting clips by type (Filter Clips function) Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens You can select clips of a certain type from among all of the clips on a disc (Filter Clips function). For example, you can do the following. • Select clips in a certain video format from a disc that contains clips in different video formats.
Selecting the information displayed on thumbnails You can select the information to be displayed at the bottom of the thumbnails in thumbnail screens. 3 Press the PLAY/PAUSE button. The screen changes to the clip playback screen, and playback starts. Operations on filtering results See page 109 for more information about thumbnail screen operations. 1 Display the Thumbnail Menu in the clip thumbnail screen. 2 Select Clip Information.
To select a clip index picture while viewing the video 3 Select Set Index Picture. A message appears asking you to confirm that you want to set the current frame as the index picture. See page 109 for more information about thumbnail screen operations. Expand 1 2 In the clip thumbnail screen, select the thumbnail of the clip whose index picture you want to change. Display the Thumbnail Menu.
(A keyboard appears that corresponds to the font selected with Disc Menu item Settings >Select Font if the area of use setting is NTSC AREA or PAL AREA. A Japanese keyboard appears if the area of use setting is NTSC(J)AREA.) Modified: Date and time of most recent modification Rec Device: Name of device that created clip (product number) 1) Titles can be displayed in European languages when the area of use (see page 38) is set to “NTSC AREA” or “PAL AREA”.
Font if the area of use has been set to NTSC AREA or PAL AREA. the mouse icon is highlighted and a mouse pointer appears when a USB mouse has been enabled. 1) Some USB keyboards or USB mice may not be recognized. In this case, the message “Unknown USB” appears. 2) Only ASCII characters can be entered from a Japanese keyboard.
desired speed. Adjust according to the selected mouse. To exit the software keyboard from a USB keyboard 1 With the cursor in an edit box, press the Enter key to move the focus to “OK”. 2 Do one of the following. To confirm the edit and then exit the software keyboard: While “OK” is selected, press the Enter key. To discard the edit and then exit the software keyboard: On the USB keyboard, press the r key or the Tab key to move to “Cancel”, and then press the Enter key.
2 Select Lock or Delete All Clips, and then select Lock All Clips. A message appears asking you to confirm locking all clips. 3 Select OK to lock all clips or Cancel to cancel it, and then press the SET/S.SEL button or the MENU knob. To unlock a specific clip See page 109 for more information about thumbnail screen operations. 1 In the clip thumbnail screen, select the thumbnail of the clip that you want to unlock. 2 Display the Thumbnail Menu. 3 Select Lock/Unlock Clip.
In step 1, you can also perform a shortcut operation by pressing the RESET/RETURN button with the SHIFT button held down. To delete all clips 1 Display the Disc Menu. 2 Select Lock or Delete All Clips, and then select Delete All Clips. A message appears asking you to confirm that you want to delete all clips. 3 Select OK to execute the deletion, or Cancel to cancel it, and then press the SET/S.SEL button or the MENU knob. Note Locked clips cannot be deleted.
Clip lists Unit memory You can use the scene selection function to select clips from the clips saved on a disc and create a cut edit list called a “clip list”. Clip lists have numbers beginning with E, for example E0001. Up to 99 clip lists can be saved on a disc.
1 Add sub clips: Use the Add Sub Clips command to add the clips you want to use to a clip list. You can add up to 300 sub clips to one clip list.This operation can be carried out in the following thumbnail screens. • • • • 2 3 Change the sub clip order: Use the Move Sub Clips command to change the order of sub clips in a clip list. Delete sub clips: Use the Delete Sub Clips command to delete specified sub clips from a clip list.
6 where the currently selected sub clips will be inserted. Press the RESET/RETURN button. This returns you to the clip thumbnail screen. 7 8 To display the total duration after addition of the selected clips Repeat steps 1 to 6 as required to add more clips. Save the clip list (see page 126). In step 1, you can hold down the SHIFT button when you press the SET/S.SEL button. This is a shortcut that displays the Add Sub Clip screen immediately.
4 Move the I cursor to the point where you want to move the selected thumbnails. 5 Press the SET/S.SEL button or the MENU knob. 5 The timecode of the new Out point appears in the timecode display, and the Total (total duration) and DUR (clip duration) displays are updated. The sub clips are moved to the I cursor position. 6 Repeat steps 1 to 5 as required. 7 Save the clip list (see page 126).
To play the clip list Set Start Time Code Note When this unit is in single clip playback mode (see page 77), only the selected sub clip can be played. TC See page 109 for more information about GUI screen operations. Preset TC 00:00:00:00 To play using GUI screens 1 2 FRM OK Press the left- or right-arrow button to select the digit that you want to change. 4 To start play from the start of the clip list Select the thumbnail of the first sub clip.
A list of clip lists appears. Managing clip lists Disc Menu Save Clip List Name & Date/Sorted by Name DVD og BI... 08 AUG2007 11:50 E0003 03 AUG2007 17:51 E0004 03 AUG2007 17:51 E0005 03 AUG2007 17:51 E0006 03 AUG2007 17:51 E0007 03 AUG2007 17:51 E0095 18 MAY2006 10:25 E0098 13 JUN2006 13:43 Display Select To switch the information displayed for clip lists Press the right-arrow button. With each press, the display changes in the order: “Name & Date” t “Name & Title” t “Name & Short Date” t...
3 Select OK, and then press the SET/ S.SEL button or the MENU knob. The current clip list returns to the unnamed state “(no name)”. To delete clip lists The following procedure deletes a clip list from the disc. See page 109 for more information about thumbnail screen operations. 1 In the clip list thumbnail screen, display the Disc Menu. 2 Select Delete Clip List, and then press the SET/S.SEL button or the MENU knob. A list of clip lists appears.
Disc Operations See “To edit clip information” (page 117) for information about operations. Using planning metadata Checking disc properties See page 109 for more information about GUI screen operations. 1 Display the Disc Menu. 2 Select Disc Properties, and then press the SET/S.SEL button or the MENU knob. The Disc Properties screen appears. Planning metadata is a file that contains metadata about the clips to be shot and recorded.
recording on the USB flash drive and connect it again. • If the message “USB M. INHI” appears when you connect a USB flash drive, disconnect the drive, enable recording on the USB flash drive, and then connect it again. • Depending on the type of USB flash drive, data may not appear if you attempt to read planning metadata immediately after connecting the USB flash drive. In this case, connect the USB flash drive again, or exit the menu and try again. The data will then appear correctly.
3 4 Select “Settings”, and then press the SET/S.SEL button or the MENU knob. 3 Select “Planning Clip Name in Clip Info. Area”, and then press the SET/ S.SEL button or the MENU knob. See page 29 for more information about the Clip Info. Area. Press the left- or right-arrow button to select a digit to change. 4 Press the up- or down-arrow button, or turn the MENU knob to change the digit. 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 as required. 6 Press the SET/S.SEL button or the MENU knob. “OK” is selected.
2 Press ,, and then turn the SET/S.SEL button or the MENU knob. The User Defined Essence Marks screen appears. Display the Disc Menu. 2 Select “Settings”, and then press the SET/S.SEL button or the MENU knob. 3 Select “Setting Format Disc”, and then press the SET/S.SEL button or the MENU knob. 4 Select “Disable”, and then press the SET/S.SEL button or the MENU knob. Displaying disc and clip properties in a web browser Formatting discs See page 109 for more information about GUI screen operations.
If the connection succeeds, you will be prompted to enter a user name and a password. 3 Enter your user name and password, and then press the Enter key. The user name and password are set to the following when the unit is shipped from the factory. • User name: admin • Password: pdw-680 After the user name and password are verified, an XDCAM web page appears. To display disc and clip properties 1 Insert a disc into this unit, and put this unit into the following state.
Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens To download high-resolution clip data (HIGH resolution file), proxy AV data (LOW resolution file), or metadata (Clip NRT metadata), click the FTP Download or HTTP Download button to the right of the item that you want. Then click “Save” in the dialog that appears and specify the save destination. The specified data is downloaded to the specified location in your computer. FTP download limitations The following limitations apply to FTP download operations.
Note To load planning metadata, you must install the CBKZ-UPG01 Software Upgrade Key.
Transferring clips (Direct FTP function) You can transfer clips (MXF files) between this unit and external devices over a network. This unit has an Direct FTP function, which allows you to connect to any XDCAM device or computer with an FTP server function and transfer files with a few simple operations in the GUI screen. The following table lists the types of file transfers that this unit can execute.
Preparations for clip transfers Check the following points. • This unit and the target transfer device (XDCAM device or computer) must be supplied with stable power and must be connected to a network. • The settings under the NETWORK 1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu must be set to values that allow network connections. • The ETHERNET/USB item on the POWER SAVE page of the OPERATION menu must be set to ENABL.
Item Host Name IP Address Setting Host name IP address a) Subnet mask Setting that specifies whether to acquire the IP address automatically from a DHCP server Enabled: Acquire automatically Disabled: Do not acquire automatically Address Status Method used to set IP address Manual Set: Manually DHCP: DHCP function AutoIP: Auto IP addressing function Undefined: Nothing specified Default Gateway Default gateway Subnet Mask DHCP 6 Select the remote host (the target device to which you want to transfer the
Item Setting Device Type The type of the remote host • If the remote host is an XDCAM device, select the model name or “Other XDCAM model” (if the model name is not in the list) from the 9 Select “Connect”, and then press the SET/S.SEL button or the MENU knob. The settings are saved and the Connecting Status screen appears. list of model names. a) • If the remote host is a computer, select “Others(PC Server)” from the list of model names.
When the connection is complete (the indicators of all items have turned green), the Upload Clips via Direct FTP screen appears. • Set the ETHERNET/USB item on the POWER SAVE page of the OPERATION menu to DSABL. To check the connection on the remote host side If the remote host is an XDCAM device, check that the “NETWORK!” has appeared in the display or other status display location. When several files are to be transferred, the entire transfer task is cancelled when the first transfer failure occurs.
• When more 301 or more clips are stored on a remote host, the denominator indicating the clip total at the upper right is shown as “- - -”, and the names of the 301st and following clips are not displayed. • File names containing other than ASCII characters (kanji and so on) are not displayed. The duration of the transfer range appears in the lower right of the screen.
8 Settings on this unit Item POWER SAVE page of OPERATION menu NETWORK SETTING page of MAINTENANCE menu Setting ETHERNET/ ENABLE USB DHCP UPnP ENABLE ENABLE 3 4 Setting ENABLE ENABLE Check that the IP addresses of the two units have been set as follows by the Auto-IP function. Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens IP address of this unit Setting 169.254.XX X. XXX (X: any number) IP address of the PDW-HD1500 Item Item M51 in the MAINTENANCE menu: IP ADDRESS PRESET Setting 169.254.XXX.
Shortcut List You can access many functions from the keyboard, without displaying a menu (shortcut operations). Shortcuts are available for the following functions. The plus sign (+) indicates that one button is held down while another is pressed, for example “SHIFT + RESET/RETURN”. Note The same shortcut may access different functions, depending on the screen that is active when it is executed.
Chapter 6 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings Menu Organization [B] OPERATION menu OPERATION The following chart shows the organization of menus in this camcorder.
[D] MAINTENANCE menu MAINTENANCE TOP menu and top-level menus WHITE SHADING BLACK SHADING LEVEL ADJUST BATTERY 1 BATTERY 2 AUDIO-1 AUDIO-2 AUDIO-3 WRR SETTING TIMECODE ESSENCE MARK CAM CONFIG 1 CAM CONFIG 2 CAM CONFIG 3 PRESET WHITE WHITE FILTER DCC ADJUST AUTO IRIS 2 GENLOCK ND COMP AUTO SHADING APR NETWORK 1 NETWORK 2 WPS Wi-Fi UP CONVERTER CIS COMP [E] FILE menu FILE [F] DIAGNOSIS menu DIAGNOSIS USER USER MENU CUSTOMIZE ALL OPERATION PAINT MAINTENANCE FILE DIAGNOSIS When you select a top-
monitor to monitor the waveforms output by the camera. Support of a video engineer is usually required to use this menu. Although you can also use an external remote control unit to set the items on this menu, this menu is effective when using the camcorder by itself outdoors. This menu contains items for making settings for audio, timecode, essence marks, and battery.
Menu List Tips • The bold-faced numbers designate the pages that have been registered in the USER menu at the factory. • The following lists include items and settings that appear only when an option board or separately sold software is installed. • The bold-faced settings are the factory default settings. • The initial value of items with a setting range of –99 to 99 is 0. • When the setup value in the Settings column is surrounded by parentheses ( ), the value is a relative value.
No. 02 03 Chapter 6 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings 148 04 Page Item Settings OUTPUT 2 DOWN CON MODE CROP/LETTR/SQEZE Sets the conversion mode for (LETTR is displayed down-converted output. when the LETTER BOX item on the SELECT FUNCTION page is set to “ENABL”.) WIDE ID THROU/AUTO Specifies whether to add wide picture information to the SD output signal. THROU: Output the video signals without adding wide picture information.
No. Page Item 05 REC FUNCTION CACHE/INTVAL REC OFF/CACHE/A. INT/ M. INT CACHE REC TIME TAKE TOTAL TIME Settings Description For details, see “Starting a shoot with a few seconds of pre-stored 0-2S/2-4S/4-6S/6-8S/8- picture data (Picture Cache function)” on page 80 and “Time10S/18-20S/28-30S lapse video (Interval Rec 5MIN/10MIN/15MIN/ function)” on page 82.
No. Page Item Settings Description 08 VF DISP 1 VF DISP OFF/ON VF DISP MODE 1/2/3 For details, see “Selecting the display items” on page 197.
No. Page Item Settings Description 12 MARKER 1 MARKER OFF/ON CENTER OFF/ON For details, see “Setting the marker display” on page 199. 13 MARKER 2 CENTER MARK 1/2/3/4 SAFTY ZONE OFF/ON SAFTY AREA 80%/90%/92.5%/95% ASPECT OFF/ON ASPECT SELECT 15:9/14:9/13:9/4:3/1.85/ 2.
No. Page Item Settings Description 16 AUTO IRIS IRIS OVERRIDE OFF/ON IRIS SPEED (–99 to 99) CLIP HIGH LIGHT OFF/ON For details, see “Changing the Reference Value for Automatic Iris Adjustment” on page 62.
No. Page Item 20 WHITE SETTING WHITE SWITCH MEM/ATW Settings Specifies the operating mode when the WHITE BAL switch is set to the B side.
No. Page Settings Description 22 SHT ENABLE SHUTTER ECS OFF/ON SHUTTER SLS OFF/ON SHUTTER 1/60 OFF/ON SHUTTER 1/100 OFF/ON SHUTTER 1/120 OFF/ON The items which can be set differ depending on the setting of the SYSTEM FREQUENCY item on the FORMAT page. For details, see “Setting the Electronic Shutter” on page 59. SHUTTER 1/125 OFF/ON SHUTTER 1/250 OFF/ON SHUTTER 1/500 OFF/ON SHUTTER 1/1000 OFF/ON 23 24 LENS FILE FORMAT Item SHUTTER 1/2000 OFF/ON LENS FILE SELECT 1 to 32 F.
No. Page Item 25 SOURCE SEL FRONT MIC SELECT MONO/STREO (When stereo microphone is connected) Input mode selection for front microphone. REC VIDEO SOURCE CAM/EXT (When the CBK-HD01 or CBK-SC02 option board is installed) For details, see “Recording video from external devices” (page 95). EXT VIDEO SOURCE (When the CBK-HD01 or CBK-SC02 option board is installed) UMID SET Description VBS/SDSDI/HDSDI (VBS is displayed when the CBK-SC02 is installed.
No. Page Item Settings Description 27 CLIP TITLE TITLE DSABL/ENABL For details, see “Assigning userdefined clip titles automatically” on page 88.
No. Page Item Settings Description 29 SELECT FUNCTION LETTER BOX DISABLE/ENABLE Enable the selection of “LETTR” (LETTER BOX) in the DOWN CON MODE item on the OUTPUT 2 page. Note Breakup may occur in output signals and in the video and audio of this unit for about 5 to 10 seconds immediately after this setting is changed. FOCUS MAG DISABLE/ENABLE Enable the assignment of the FOCUS MAG function to the ASSIGN switches.
PAINT menu No. Page Item Settings Description 01 SW STATUS GAMMA OFF/ON Turns the gamma correction on or off. BLACK GAMMA OFF/ON Turns the black gamma correction on or off. MATRIX OFF/ON Turns the linear matrix correction and user-set matrix correction functions on or off. KNEE OFF/ON Turns the knee correction on or off. WHITE CLIP OFF/ON Turns the white clipping correction on or off.
Page Item Settings Description 03 BLACK/ FLARE MASTER BLACK (–99 to 99) Adjusts the master black level. R BLACK (–99 to 99) Adjusts the R black level. B BLACK (–99 to 99) Adjusts the B black level. MASTER FLARE (–99 to 99) Adjusts the flare level of the master. R FLARE (–99 to 99) Adjusts the R flare level. G FLARE (–99 to 99) Adjusts the G flare level. B FLARE (–99 to 99) Adjusts the B flare level. FLARE OFF/ON Turns the flare correction circuit on or off.
No. Page Item Settings Description 05 BLACK GAMMA (When SATURATION MODE is set to L.KEY on the SATURATION MODE page) BLACK GAMMA OFF/ON Turns the black gamma correction on or off. 06 Chapter 6 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings 160 07 KNEE DETAIL 1 Menu List BLACK GAM RANGE LOW/L.MID/H.MID Sets the range affected by black gamma. BLACK GAMMA (–99 to 99) Sets the master black gamma level. R BLACK GAMMA (–99 to 99) Sets the correction curve of the R black gamma.
No. Page Item Settings Description 08 DETAIL 2 KNEE APERTURE OFF/ON Turns the knee aperture function on or off. 09 SD DETAIL KNEE APT LVL (–99 to 99) Sets the knee aperture level. DETAIL LIMIT (–99 to 99) Sets the both detail black and white limiters. DTL WHT LMT (–99 to 99) Sets the detail white limiter. DTL BLK LMT (–99 to 99) Sets the detail black limiter. DTL V-BLK LMT (–99 to 99) Sets the V detail black limiter.
No. Page 10 SKIN DETAIL SKIN DETAIL ALL Chapter 6 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings 162 Menu List Item Settings Description OFF/ON Turns on or off all of channels 1, 2 and 3 for the color detail function. SKIN DETECT Moves to color detection Executes the color detail page. function. SKIN AREA IND OFF/ON Turns on and off the function that displays a zebra pattern where color was detected.
No. Page 11 MTX LINEAR MATRIX 12 MTX MULTI Item Description OFF/ON Turns the linear matrix correction and user-set matrix correction functions on or off. MATRIX(USER) OFF/ON Turns the user-set matrix correction function on or off. MATRIX(PRESET) OFF/ON Turns the preset matrix correction function on or off. MATRIX(PRST) SEL 1/2/3/4/5/6 Selects the preset matrix correction function.
No. Page 13 V MODULATION V MOD 14 15 Chapter 6 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings 164 16 Item Settings Description OFF/ON Turns the V modulation function on or off. MASTER VMOD (–99 to 99) Adjusts the master V modulation level. R VMOD (–99 to 99) Adjusts the R V modulation level. G VMOD (–99 to 99) Adjusts the G V modulation level. B VMOD (–99 to 99) Adjusts the B V modulation level. TEST OUT SELECT VBS/Y/R/G/B/LCD Selects the output signal of the TEST OUT connector.
No. Page Item Settings Description 17 SCENE FILE 1 STANDARD 2 STANDARD Recalls the scene file saved in the memory of the camcorder. 3 STANDARD 4 STANDARD 5 STANDARD STANDARD – Clears all current detail-adjusted settings and switch settings and returns the settings to the standard settings saved in the reference file. SCENE RECALL EXEC Recalls the scene file from the memory of the camcorder or the “Memory Stick”.
No. Page Item Settings Description 02 BLACK SHADING BLK SHAD CH SEL R/G/B/TEST/ LCD Selects the channel adjusted by this menu. If “TEST” is selected, the setting is the same as the setting of TEST OUT SELECT. TEST OUT SELECT VBS/Y/R/G/B/ LCD Selects the signal output of the TEST OUT connector. 03 LEVEL ADJUST Chapter 6 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings 166 Menu List R/G/B BLK H SAW (–99 to 99) H Saw black shading compensation. R/G/B BLK H PARA H Parabola black shading compensation.
No. Page Item 04 BATTERY 1 Info BEFORE END 5%/10%/ 15%...95%/ 100% Settings Description Used when a BP-GL65/GL95 Battery Pack is used. Sets the remaining power (% value) of the battery at which the BEFORE END warning should be issued. a) Info END 0%/1%/2%/3%/ Used when a BP-GL65/GL95 Battery Pack is 4%/5% used. Sets the remaining power (% value) of the battery at which the END warning should be issued. b) Sony BEFORE END 11.5V to 17.0V (in 0.
No. Page Item 05 BATTERY 2 TYPE DETECTION AUTO/OTHER AUTO: Automatically detects the type of the battery. OTHER: Always judges the battery to be of Settings Description the “OTHER”c) type regardless of the actual battery type. SEGMENT NO.7 Chapter 6 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings 168 Menu List 11.0V to 17.0V (in 0.1 V steps) When the battery type judgment is “OTHER”, sets the voltage level below which the battery status indicator segment No.7 should turn off. SEGMENT NO.6 11.0V to 16.
No. Page Item Settings 06 AUDIO-1 FRONT MIC SELECT MONO/STREO Input mode selection for front microphone. Description AUDIO CH3/4 MODE CH1/2/SW Selects the sources to be recorded to channels CH-3/4. CH1/2: Same sources as CH-1/2. SW: Signals selected by the AUDIO IN CH3/CH-4 switches. REAR XLR AUTO OFF/ON Turns the XLR connection automatic detection on or off. FRONT MIC REF –60dB/–50dB/ –40dB Sets the reference level of the front microphone.
Page Item Settings 08 AUDIO-3 AU SG (1KHz) ON/OFF/AUTO Sets whether to output a 1 kHz test tone during the Color Bar mode or not. ON: A 1 kHz test tone is output during the Color Bar mode. OFF: A 1 kHz test tone is not output during the Color Bar mode. AUTO: A 1 kHz test tone is output only when the AUDIO SELECT CH-1 switch on the inside panel is in the AUTO position.
No. Page Item Settings Description 08 AUDIO-3 AUDIO CH4 FIX/FRONT Selects the audio level recorded on channel 4.
No. Page Item Settings Description 09 WRR SETTING WRR VALID CH ALL/CH1 Selects whether to enable channels 1 and 2 of the wireless receiver, or channel 1 only. ALL: Enable both channel 1 and 2. CH1: Enable channel 1 only. Select this setting to use the wireless receiver as a monaural receiver. WRR CH SELECT TX1/TX2 Specifies the target channel for other items in this menu.
No. Page Item Settings Description 10 TIMECODE TC OUT AUTO/GENE Selects the timecode signal output. AUTO: Outputs the timecode generator output during recording and outputs the timecode reader output during playback. GENE: Outputs the timecode generator output during recording and playback. ESSENCE MARK Sets DF or NDF mode. DF: Drop frame mode NDF: Non-drop frame mode EXT-LK DF/NDF INT/EXT (When SYSTEM FREQUENCY is set to “59.9i”) Selects either internal setting or external setting for DF/NDF.
No. Page Item Settings Description 12 CAM CONFIG 1 REC TALLY BLINK OFF/ON Turns the tally illumination control on or off when the battery is almost exhausted or the disc is almost full. Chapter 6 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings 174 REC START BEEP OFF/ON Turns on or off the REC START/STOP alarm sound. SUB LCD MODE SEL TIMER/OFF/ CONT Sets the timecode (TC) display after poweroff as follows. TIMER: The TC display turns off after the elapse of the time set by the SUB LCD TIMER below.
No. Page Item Settings Description 13 CAM CONFIG 2 TEST SAW SELECT SAW/REC Selects the test signal. COLOR BAR SELECT ARIB/100%/ 75%/SMPTE Selects the HD color bar type. USER & ALL ONLY OFF/ON Show only USER menu in the top menu. RM COMMON MEMORY OFF/ON Selects whether or not to share settings for when a remote control unit is connected and when the unit is used alone.
No. Page Item Settings Description 14 CAM CONFIG 3 ALAC OFF/AUTO Specifies whether to activate the aberration correction function. OFF: Do not activate. AUTO: Activate aberration correction when a lens that supports aberration correction is mounted. Note For some aberration correction lenses, the aberration correction function may not activate (“ALAC” does not appear in the viewfinder) immediately after this unit is powered on, even when this item is set to “AUTO”.
No. Page Item Settings Description 16 WHITE FILTER ND FILTER CTEMP OFF/ON Turns on and off the function which assigns electrical CC filters to neutral density (ND) filters. ND FLT CTEMP <1> 3200K/4300K/ 5600K/6300K Select the color temperatures when the electrical CC filters are assigned to the ND filters.
No. Page 18 AUTO IRIS 2 IRIS WINDOW Item IRIS WINDOW IND Settings Description 1/2/3/4/5/6/VAR Selects the auto iris detection window. VAR: variable OFF/ON Turns on and off the function which displays a frame marker for the auto iris detection window. IRIS LEVEL (–99 to 99) Adjusts the level of the auto iris target value. IRIS APL RATIO (–99 to 99) Adjusts the mix ratio of auto iris detection peak value and average value.
No. Page Item Settings Description 22 APR APR EXEC Suppresses white flecks by executing the automatic pixel noise reduction function. APR(SLS) EXEC Suppresses white flecks in SLS (Slow Speed Shutter) mode by executing the automatic pixel noise reduction function. Note The execution time for this function is about 30 minutes. More time may be required when temperatures inside the unit are low.
No. Page 23 NETWORK 1 NETWORK SETUP Item Settings DHCP NETWORK SETTING Description EXEC Displays the NETWORK SETTING page, so that you can make network settings. Display only Enables or disables automatic acquisition of an IP address from a DHCP server IP ADDRESS Display only IP address SUBNET MASK Display only Subnet mask DEF.
No. Page 24 NETWORK 2 NET CFG RESET Item Settings Description EXEC Reset network settings to the factory defaults. 25 WPS (Displayed only when CBKZ-UPG01 software upgrade key is installed) MAC Display only MAC address of this unit Wi-Fi WPS MODE DSABL/ENABL For details, see “To specify a connection destination by WPS operations” (page 210).
No. Page 26 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi SETUP (Displayed only when Wi-Fi STATUS CBKZ-UPG01 software upgrade key is installed) Item Settings Description EXEC Displays the Wi-Fi SETTING page so that you can make wireless LAN settings. [-----]/ [xxxxx]/ CONNECT (display only) Communication/connection status xxxxx: Displays the signal strength by the number of x’s. CONNECT: Executing the connection sequence WIRELESS MODE ----/802.11b/ IEEE 802.11 standard 802.11g/802.
No. Page 27 UP UP CON PROCESS FIELD/ADPT CONVERTER 28 CIS COMP Item Settings Description Selects the conversion source picture when SD is upconverted to HD. FIELD: Use the field picture. ADPT: Optimize the ratio of conversion from the frame or field picture. UC DETAIL LEVEL (–99 to 99) Adjusts the sharpness of edge enhancement by the upconverter. UC CRISPENING (–8 to 7) Sets the amplitude width at which the upconverter does not emphasize lowamplitude signals.
No. Page Item 02 USER FILE 2 STORE USR PRESET EXEC Save settings for items on pages registered in the USER menu as the standard settings. CLEAR USR PRESET EXEC Clear the standard setting of pages registered in the USER menu. CUSTOMIZE RESET EXEC Return the pages registered in the USER menu to the factory default state. LOAD CUSTOM DATA OFF/ON Selects whether to load page and item customization data when USER FILE LOAD on the USER FILE page is executed.
No. Page Item Settings Description 04 SCENE FILE 1 STANDARD 2 STANDARD 3 STANDARD For details, see “Saving and Loading Scene Files” on page 218. 4 STANDARD 5 STANDARD 05 REFERENCE STANDARD – SCENE RECALL EXEC SCENE STORE EXEC F.ID STANDARD REFERENCE STORE EXEC Save reference file saved in the “Memory Stick” in internal memory. REFERENCE CLEAR EXEC Clear reference file. REFERENCE LOAD EXEC Load reference file. REFERENCE SAVE EXEC Save reference file to “Memory Stick”. F.
Chapter 6 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings No. Page Item 06 LENS FILE 1 LENS FILE RECALL EXEC Load lens file. LENS FILE STORE EXEC Save lens file. F.ID No Offset/up to 16 characters Sets the name of the last selected lens file. SOURCE MEMORY1 Displays the number of last loaded lens file. LENS NO OFFSET EXEC Clear lens file. LENS AUTO RECALL OFF/ON/S.No Specifies whether to automatically load the lens file of a lens that supports serial communications.
No. Page Item Settings Description 08 LENS FILE 3 SHADING CH SEL R/G/B/TEST Selects the channel adjusted by this menu. If TEST is selected, the setting is linked to the setting of TEST OUT SELECT. TEST OUT SELECT VBS/Y/R/G/B/LCD Selects the signal output of the TEST OUT connector. LENS R/G/B H SAW a) (–99 to 99) LENS R/G/B H (–99 to 99) PARA a) LENS R/G/B V SAW a) (–99 to 99) Adjusts the V Saw white shading compensation. Adjusts the V Parabola white shading compensation. M.S.
No. Page 03 ROM VERSION PACKAGE: X.XX 1 SY1: X.XX Item Description Displays ROM version. SY2K: X.XX SY2U: X.XX DRV: X.XX AT: X.XX FP: X.XX 04 ROM VERSION LVIS: X.XX 2 TSYS: X.XX TMBP: X.XX FAM: X.XX LABY: X.XX BRDG: X.XX PIER: X.XX CAVA: X.XX 05 ROM VERSION DSP0: X.XX 3 DSP2: X.XX 06 DEV STATUS PRXA: X.XX I/O: MS, FP, CN, DCP, VF Displays the status of each internal device of this unit.
Menu Operations indicating the current status of the camcorder appears on the viewfinder screen. For details, see “Selecting the display items” on page 197. To display the TOP menu With no menu displayed on the screen, hold down the MENU knob and set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON. Displaying menus 1 Depending on the internal switch settings, display of the TOP menu may be disabled. For details, refer to the Maintenance Manual.
To scroll pages ?001 OUTPUT1 TOP SDI OUT1 SELECT: OFF SDI OUT2 SELECT: SDI OUT2 SUPER : OFF OFF TEST OUT SELECT: TEST OUT SUPER : VBS OFF ?005 REC FUNCTION TOP CACHE/INTVAL REC: OFF DISC EXCHG CACHE: CLIP CONT REC : LIVE LOGGING : OFF OFF OFF TOP When ? blinks, turn the MENU knob to switch pages.
Example: When using the OPERATION menu TOP menu CONTENTS page ?000 CONTENTS USER USER MENU CUSTOMIZE ALL OPERATION PAINT MAINTENANCE FILE DIAGNOSIS ADVANCED If the menu has not been used TOP 01.OUTPUT 1 02.OUTPUT 2 03.SUPERIMPOSE 04.LCD 05.REC FUNCTION 06.ASSIGNABLE SW 07.POWER SAVE 08.VF DISP 1 09.VF DISP 2 10.
When you set items on the ALL, OPERATION, PAINT, MAINTENANCE, FILE, and DIAGNOSIS menus, move b to the menu that contains the desired item in the TOP menu, and then press the MENU knob. To display the TOP menu when another menu is displayed Move b to “TOP” displayed at the top right of each page of the menu, and press the MENU knob. Or flick the CANCEL/PRST/ESCAPE switch repeatedly to ESCAPE until the TOP menu is displayed. 2 Turn the MENU knob until the desired page appears.
8 To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF. The menu disappears from the screen, and the display indicating the current status of the camcorder appears along the top and bottom of the screen. To cancel a change or return to the standard settings Note Depending on the setting item, in some cases only the function to return to the standard setting is valid. 1 Before pressing the MENU knob in step 6 of the above procedure, flick the CANCEL/PRST/ESCAPE switch to the CANCEL/PRST position.
Example: when the EDIT USER 9 page is selected E10 EDIT USER 9 4 TOP Press the MENU knob. Then select the line where you want to add an item, and press the MENU knob. To delete items from a page by using the CANCEL/PRST/ESCAPE switch 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 in “To add a new page” (page 193). 2 Press the MENU knob. Then select the item that you want to delete. 3 Flick the CANCEL/PRST/ESCAPE switch to the CANCEL/PRST position. The message “DELETE ITEM OK?” appears. 4 The EDIT FUNCTION page appears.
The item selected in step 2 moves to the position that you selected in step 4. ?E01 EDIT PAGE To insert a blank line 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 in “To add a new page” (page 193). 2 Press the MENU knob. Then select the item that you want to replace, and press the MENU knob. 3 TOP 01.OUTPUT 1 02.OUTPUT 2 03.SUPERIMPOSE 04.LCD 05.REC FUNCTION 06.ASSIGNABLE SW 07.VF DISP 1 08.VF DISP 2 09.'!' LED 10.MARKER 1 4 The EDIT FUNCTION page appears. Press the MENU knob.
2 Press the MENU knob. Then select the page that you want to delete, and press the MENU knob. E22 EDIT PAGE NAME1 TOP USER1 : USER2 : USER3 : USER4 : USER5 : USER6 : USER7 : USER8 : USER9 : USER10: The EDIT FUNCTION page appears. 3 Select DELETE, and press the MENU knob. The previously displayed page appears again, and the message “DELETE OK? YES b NO” appears at the upper right. 4 Select YES, and press the MENU knob. Follow steps 1 to 3 in “To add a page” (page 195). 2 Press the MENU knob.
1 Display the USER FILE page of the FILE menu, and press the MENU knob. For details on menu operations, see “Basic menu operations” on page 189. ?F01 USER FILE USER FILE LOAD USER FILE SAVE TOP : : EXEC EXEC Setting the Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen and the LCD Monitor F.ID : ssssssssssssssss USER PRESET 2 : EXEC Press the MENU knob, then select USER PRESET, and press the MENU knob. The message “PRESET OK? YES b NO” appears.
Item DISP DISC DISP IRIS VOLT: The voltage (VOLT) is displayed continuously. Description Remaining disc capacity indicator Iris opening indicator VF DISP 3 page Item DISP CLIP NAME a) The viewfinder display can be also turned on or off by using the DISPLAY of the DISPLAY/ ASPECT switch on the viewfinder. b) For detailed information on the display mode, see “Change confirmation/adjustment progress messages” (page 198). display.
Y: Message is displayed. N: Message is not displayed.
You can set the following items on the VF SETTING page. Note The four items ASPECT, ASPECT SELECT, ASPECT MASK, and ASPECT MASK LVL are ignored when the recording format is IMX50/40/30 or DVCAM and the aspect ratio is 4:3. Item ZEBRA off. a) Selects ZEBRA 1, ZEBRA 2 or BOTH. Adjusts the level of the zebra 1 (20% to 70% to 107%) display. Adjusts the aperture level of the zebra 1 display. (1% to 10% to 20%) ZEBRA 2 Adjusts the level of the zebra 2 DET. LVL (52% to 100% to 109%) display.
(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move b to the desired item.) 1 Display the SHOT DISP page of the OPERATION menu, and press the MENU knob. For details on menu operations, see “Basic menu operations” on page 189. 2 Select the desired item, and press the MENU knob. You can set the following items on the SHOT DISP page. Item SHOT DATE SHOT TIME SHOT MODEL NAME SHOT SERIAL NO. SHOT ID SEL Description Selects whether or not the shot data is superimposed (ON or OFF).
2 Select one of ID-1 to ID-4, and press the MENU knob. To insert a space A x mark appears over the first character position in the string, and characters can now be input. In step 3 above, move the x mark over INS, and press the MENU knob. To cancel inserting a space, move the x mark over RET, then press the MENU knob. 017 SHOT ID ID-1 ID-2 ID-3 ID-4 TOP :? x : ssssssssssss : ssssssssssss : ssssssssssss To delete a character Enter or change the shot ID.
• Type of input signal to audio channels 1 to 4 • Input level of audio channels 1 to 4 You can use the SET STATUS page of the OPERATION menu to set whether or not the status confirmation screens are displayed. To display the status confirmation screens You can use the CANCEL/PRST/ESCAPE switch as the STATUS ON/SEL/OFF switch when the MENU ON/OFF switch is set to OFF (when the cover of the menu operating section is closed, OFF is automatically selected).
Item TURBO SW IND SHOCKLESS GAIN 3 Description OFF: When you operate the GAIN selector after pressing the button to which the TURBO GAIN function has been assigned once, the video gain is changed according to the GAIN selector operation. ON: When the video gain is boosted to the video gain to the value preset by pressing the button to which the TURBO GAIN function has been assigned once, the video gain is not changed even if you operate the GAIN selector, until you press the button once more.
1 Display the ASSIGNABLE page of the OPERATION menu, and press the MENU knob. For details on menu operations, see “Basic menu operations” on page 189. Function SUPER (VFDISP& MENU) You can assign functions by using the following items. Item ASSIGN SW <1> 2 Select the desired switch or button, and press the MENU knob. A selection screen for the selected switch or button appears. You can use these screens to assign one of the following functions.
Function Description COLOR TEMP Assigns the function that SW 3200K switches the white balance to 3200K. COLOR TEMP Assigns the function that SW 4300K switches the white balance to 4300K. COLOR TEMP Assigns the function that SW 5600K switches the white balance to 5600K. COLOR TEMP Assigns the function that SW 6300K switches the white balance to 6300K. ELECTRICAL Assigns the function that CC switches between electrical CC filters (3200K/4300K/ 5600K/6300K).
Function SUPER (VFDISP&M ENU) MARKER REC VIDEO SOURCE Content Assigns a mixing switch function that selects mixing or no mixing of superimposed viewfinder and menu text data into the video signals output from the SDI OUT 2 or TEST OUT connector, when SDI OUT 2 SUPER or TEST OUT SUPER on the OUTPUT 1 page of the OPERATION menu are set to ON. Assigns the function that displays or hides all markers.
Item i.LINK(FAM) a) REC AUDIO OUT TEST OUT SAVE b) Wi-Fi Description Enables or disables the i.LINK connector (FAM function). Puts the AUDIO OUT connectors in EE or SAVE mode. Switches the TEST OUT connector power saving function on and off. ON: No signals are output if a cable is not connected. OFF: Signals are always output, regardless of whether a cable is connected. Enables or disables the wireless LAN function. • If the message “IEEE802.
The screen changes to the NETWORKS page, and automatic detection of the connection destination starts. Several minutes may be required for network detection. P00 NETWORKS SCAN Item name NETWORK TYPE (connection mode) ESC 01.SSID: TYPE: ADHOC LVL : 4 MODE: 802.11b/g/n 02.SSID: TYPE: INFRA LVL : 3 MODE: 802.11b/g/n 2 Item Description Network name TYPE Network connection mode INFRA: Infrastructure mode ADHOC: Ad hoc mode LVL Signal strength 0 (minimum) to 4 (maximum) MODE IEEE 802.
To set ENCRYPTION options Depending on the setting of ENCRYPTION, you must set the following options. 1 When ENCRYPTION is WEP: Item name Setting WEP KEY INDEX 1 to 4 See “Basic menu operations” (page 189) for more information about menu operations.
1 2 Display the WHITE page of the PAINT menu, and press the MENU knob. 2 You can set the following items in the OFFSET WHT page. Select the desired item, and press the MENU knob. Item Description OFFSET When this item is set to ON, WHITE the offset adjusted on this page is added to the white balance for channel A. WARMWhen OFFSET WHITE COOL is “ON”, sets the offset for the white balance of channel A, using the color temperature.
Selecting the lens file The LENS FILE page of the USER menu allows you to change the lens file according to the lens in use. (How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move b to the desired item.) 1 Display the LENS FILE page of the USER menu, and press the MENU knob. For details on menu operations, see “Basic menu operations” on page 189. The LENS FILE page shows the name (F.ID) of the currently selected lens file. The lens name (L.ID) and manufacturer (L.
About UMID ownership information COUNTRY CODE Enter an abbreviated alphanumeric string (4-byte alphanumeric strings) according to the values defined in ISO 3166-1. There are about 240 country codes. Find your own country code on the following home page. Refer to ISO 3166-1: http://www.iso.org/iso/country-codes/ iso_3166_code_lists.htm Note User code cannot be entered when no organization code has been entered. TIME ZONE Set the time difference from UTC.
Chapter 7 Saving and Loading User Setting Data Handling the “Memory Stick” The “Memory Stick” can be inserted to or removed from the camcorder with the power turned on or off. ”Memory Sticks” usable with this camcorder With this camcorder, you can use a Sony “Memory Stick”, “Memory Stick Duo”, “Memory Stick PRO” whose capacity does not exceed 4 GB, and “Memory Stick PRO Duo”. For details, see “About a “Memory Stick”” on page 267.
(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move b to the desired item.) 1 Display the MEMORY STICK page of the FILE menu, and press the MENU knob. For details on menu operations, see “Basic menu operations” on page 189. 2 Select M.S. FORMAT, and press the MENU knob. A confirmation screen appears. 3 Select “YES” and press the MENU knob.
2 Select USER FILE SAVE, and press the MENU knob. The USER SAVE page appears. Up to 20 pages, from P00 to P19, can be used to save user files to the “Memory Stick”. Each page can hold up to five files. 3 Turn the MENU knob until the page which contains the desired file number appears, and press the MENU knob. 4 Select the desired file number, and press the MENU knob. The message “SAVE OK? YES b NO” appears. If a file number is followed by “NEW FILE”, this means that the file is empty.
2 Select F. ID, and press the MENU knob. 2 Select DISPLAY MODE, and press the MENU knob. 3 Select the desired type of file information, and press the MENU knob. A character table appears. F01 USER FILE USER FILE LOAD USER FILE SAVE TOP : : EXEC EXEC F.ID :? x i#$%&'()*+,-./012345678 9:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP QRSTUVWXYZ[ ]abcdefghijk lmnopqrstuvwxyz~ INS DEL RET ESC END 3 4 Display type ALL F.ID DATE Follow steps 3 and 4 described in “Setting the shot ID” on page 201 to enter characters.
If data cannot be loaded If one of the following error messages appears during or after the load operation, then the data was not loaded. Error message NO MEMORY STICK (flashing) MEMORY STICK ERROR (flashing) FILE ERROR (flashing) Cause Action No “Memory Stick” is inserted. Insert or reinsert the “Memory Stick”. Circuit or Recheck, and “Memory Stick” consult a Sony fault. service representative.
2 3 Select SCENE STORE, and press the MENU knob. (How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move b to the desired item.) The SCENE STORE page appears. 1 Press the MENU knob, then select the desired file number, and press the MENU knob again. The file to be saved is selected. When no “Memory Stick” is inserted Select the desired memory number, and press the MENU knob. When the save is completed, the SCENE FILE page appears again.
To select the file information items to be displayed To load a scene file saved in the “Memory Stick” You can select the items of file information to be displayed on the SCENE STORE pages (P01 to P20) or the SCENE RECALL pages (P01 to P20) used for saving data to or loading data from a “Memory Stick”. You can select the scene file information items to be displayed on the SCENE STORE page and SCENE RECALL page of the SCENE FILE menu. 1 Select SCENE RECALL, and press the MENU knob.
P01 SCENE RECALL ESC RECALL OK? YES NO DISPLAY MODE : ALL 001.SCENE1 002.SCENE2 003.NO FILE 004.SCENE4 005.SCENE5 ***.5FILE LOAD 5 Jumping to a File-Related Menu Page When Inserting a “Memory Stick” MEM1-5 To carry out the load (recall), select YES and press the MENU knob. To cancel, press the MENU knob leaving b pointing to NO. When loading is complete, the message “COMPLETE” appears and the access indicator goes off.
• When any of the following menu pages is already displayed.
Chapter 8 File Operations Overview A remote computer can be connected to this unit and used to operate on recorded data which has been saved in data files, such as video and audio data files. There are two ways to connect a remote computer. • FAM connection Connect the (i.LINK) S400 connector on this unit to the i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector on the remote computer, using an i.LINK cable (see page 229 and page 231).
(Continued) File operation restrictions This section explains which operations are possible on files stored in each directory. When required, the following operation tables distinguish reading and writing from partial reading and writing. Read: Read data sequentially from the start to the end of the file. Partial read: Read only a part of the data in the file. Write: Write data sequentially from the start to the end of the file. Partial write: Write data to a part of the file only.
File name Content Other files Files other than the above a) Only when NAMING FORM on the FILE NAMING page of the OPERATION menu is set to FREE. b) Only files which can be written by XDCAM. Operations Read/ Write/ Rename Create Delete Partial Partial read write No No Notes • Directories cannot be created in the root directory. • The directories in the root directory (Clip, Edit, Sub, UserData, General, and PROAV) cannot be deleted or renamed. Clip directory File name C*.MXF a) C*M01.XML a) C*M02.
Component directory File name P*.MXF a) Other files Content Audio clip files (MXF files) generated when you execute voice over editing on the PDW-HR1 *: 0001 to 0099 Files other than the above Operations Read/ Write/ Partial Partial read write Yes Yes b), c) - a) The “P*” part can be handled like a file with a userdefined name. b) Only files which are 2 seconds or longer in length and which can be written by XDCAM. c) Overwriting is not possible. d) Multiple files cannot be opened at the same time.
Sub directory File name Content C*S01.MXF a) Proxy AV data (MXF file) generated automatically when a C*.MXF file is created. *: 0001 to 9999 Files other than the above Other files a) The “C*” part can be changed to a user-defined name. b) When the “C*” part of a C*.MXF file name is changed, a C*S01.MXF file with the same name in the “C*” part is generated automatically. c) When a C*.MXF file is created, a C*S01.MXF file with the same name in the “C*” part is generated automatically.
• To create a new directory in the General directory, first create a directory on the desktop and rename it using only characters that can be used on this unit. Then drag it from the desktop and drop it in the General directory. 1) The following character codes cannot be used by FAM connections.
File Operations in File Access Mode (for Windows) To enable FAM connections over the i.LINK connector (How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move b to the desired item.) 1 File access mode operating environment Operating system requirements for file operations by file access mode (called FAM below) are as follows.
MENU ON/OFF switch: OFF Unsaved current clip list: Save or clear 2 3 If this unit is connected to a remote computer by FTP, log out from the FTP session (see page 234). • Windows XP: • Windows Vista or Windows 7: The remote computer is now able to perform file operations when a disc is inserted into this unit. Note You will not be able to log in if you put the unit into the state described in step 1 after connecting the cable.
4 Disconnect the i.LINK cable as required. File Operations in File Access Mode (for Macintosh) For Windows 7 Note Do not disconnect the cable before performing step 1. 1 File access mode operating environment Click the icon displayed in the remote computer’s taskbar, and then click “Eject Solid state disk”. Operating system requirements for file operations by file access mode are as follows. Computer operating system: Mac OS X v10.4.
Connections between this unit and a computer by the Live Logging function: Disconnected Setting of LIVE LOGGING on the REC FUNCTION page of the OPERATION menu: Values other than VIEW (OFF or LIVE) MENU ON/OFF switch: OFF Unsaved current clip list: Save or clear 2 If this unit is connected to a remote computer by FTP, log out from the FTP session (see page 234). 3 Connect the (i.LINK) S400 connector on this unit to the i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector on the remote computer, using an i.LINK cable.
U07 POWER SAVE FTP File Operations File operations between this unit and a remote computer can be carried out by the File Transfer Protocol (called FTP below). Preparations 1 2 Connect the network connectors of this unit and a remote computer with a network cable. Or connect this unit to the network to which the remote computer is connected. On the NETWORK SETTING page of the MAINTENANCE menu, set the IP address and other network setting items for this unit.
MENU ON/OFF switch: OFF Unsaved current clip list: Save or clear Note Login is not possible unless the unit is in the state described above. 2 Start the command prompt. 3 Enter “ftp ”, and press the Enter key. ( refers to a space.) Refer to the Windows help for more information about the FTP command. Standard commands Enter the user name “admin” and press the Enter key. Enter the password and press the Enter key.
PASV LIST This command requests this unit to “Listen” on a data port (which is not its default data port). It puts this unit into passive mode, waiting for the remote computer to make a data connection. Syntax: PASV Sends a list of files from this unit to the remote computer. Syntax: LIST TYPE Specifies the type of data to be transferred. Syntax: TYPE )> can be any of the following.
STOR Begins transfer of a copy of a file in the specified path on the remote computer to the current directory on this unit. Depending on the type of file transferred, the following items are created. • C*.MXF file 1), 3) - C*M01.XML file (metadata) - C*M02.KLV file (user metadata) - C*S01.MXF file (proxy AV data) - For C*.MXF files, the UMID of the copy source file is not saved. However, it is saved if an immediately preceding SITE UMMD extended command has been issued. • E*E01.SMI file 2), 3) - E*M01.
• Input example: HELP RETR NOOP Does nothing except return a response. (Used to check whether this unit is running.) Syntax: NOOP PWD Displays the current directory (“/” if the directory is the root directory). Syntax: PWD “YYYYMMDDhhmmss” (YYYY: year, MM: month, DD: day, hh: hour, mm: minute, ss: second). Note The date and time cannot be acquired in the following cases.
specify a segment in the body of the MXF file (composed of video and audio data), for transfer of the required segment only. SITE DF Acquires the amount of free disc space. Syntax: SITE DF Note A segment greater than the file size cannot be specified. Syntax: SITE REPFL “” specifies the path name of the file to transfer. Enclose the path name in double quotation marks.
Recording Continuous Timecode with FAM and FTP Connections When you are connected to the unit by FAM or FTP, you can create new clips with timecode that is continuous with the timecode of the last frame of the last clip on the disc. To record continuous timecode, set PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch to “REGEN”, and then proceed as follows. FAM connection Write clip files to the unit from the computer or other device that is connected to this unit.
Chapter 9 Maintenance Chapter 9 Maintenance Testing the Camcorder before Shooting 4 After confirming that the disc is not write-protected, load the disc and close the disc compartment lid. Testing the camera Check the functions of the camcorder before setting out for a shooting session, preferably by operating the camcorder together with a color video monitor. Set the switches and selectors as follows.
3 Check each of the following operations. 4 Set the OUTPUT/DCC switch to CAM, and change the FILTER selector position in the sequence of 1, 2, 3 and 4. Check that the FILTER indicator on the viewfinder screen displays the correct numbers. 5 Carry out of the following operations, and check that the ! indicator lights if the corresponding item has been turned on on the ‘!’ LED page of the USER menu. • Set the gain to anything but 0 dB by using the GAIN selector and the GAIN SW page of the OPERATION menu.
6 Chapter 9 Maintenance If an extender mechanism is incorporated in your lens, put the extender lever of the lens into the 2× position and check the following points. 8 • The indication “EX” appears at the top left on the viewfinder screen. • The auto iris functions correctly. 9 Testing the VDR Check that fast reverse playback and normal playback are performed. 1 Set the VDR SAVE/STBY switch to SAVE and check that the SAVE indicator in the viewfinder goes on.
Turn the MONITOR volume control and check that the speaker volume changes accordingly. Perform the operations of steps 1 and 2 explained in “(5) Testing external microphones”. 2 Set the AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 switches to FRONT. 2 Connect an earphone to the front or rear EARPHONE jack. 3 3 Check that the speaker sound is cut off and that you can hear the sound from the microphone in the earphone. Perform the operations of steps 4 and 5 explained in “(5) Testing external microphones”.
Chapter 9 Maintenance 6 Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to F-RUN, and check that the timecode indication starts changing again and continues to change even when you restart recording and stop recording again. 7 Set the DISPLAY switch to U-BIT, and check that the user bit data that was set is displayed. Maintenance Cleaning the viewfinder Use a dust blower to clean the CRT screen and mirror inside the viewfinder barrel. Clean the lens and protecting filter with a commercially available lens cleaner.
Fog-proof filter Chapter 9 Maintenance Depending on the temperature and humidity, the protecting filter may mist because of vapor or your breath. To ensure that the viewfinder is always clear, replace the protecting filter with a fog-proof filter (option, part No. 1-547-341-11). Fitting the fog-proof filter Replace the protecting filter on the packing ring with the fog-proof filter.
Chapter 9 Maintenance Operation Warnings If a problem occurs when the camcorder is powered or is being operated, a warning is issued by various visible and audible indicators.
MEM Full! ILL REC! Verify ERR! Cache Full! Warning indication State — — WARNING indicator Warning sound REC/TALLY BATT — Problem VDR operation Action to take Recording error Recording stops. Turn off the power and consult a Sony service representative. Warning indication State — — WARNING indicator Warning sound b) b) REC/TALLY b) BATT — Problem VDR operation Action to take Shockproof memory overflow Recording continues but may be substandard.
Disc Error! MAX # Clips DISC FULL! d) Near MAX # i) Before Full h) HUMID! Chapter 9 Maintenance 248 Warning indication State — — WARNING indicator Warning sound b) b) REC/TALLY b) BATT — Problem VDR operation Action to take A disc defect was detected. Recording continues, avoiding the defect, but may be substandard. If defects are detected repeatedly, exchange the disc.
MAX # Files LOW BATT! h) BATT EMPTY! High TEMP! ACC Sensor!/ Skew Sensor State — — WARNING indicator Warning sound d) d) REC/TALLY BATT — d) Problem VDR operation Action to take The upper limit of files reached. Cannot record. Exchange the disc. Warning indication State WARNING indicator BATT flash f) Warning sound e) REC/TALLY BATT e) Problem VDR operation Battery almost exhausted. Operation continues. Replace the battery.
Chapter 9 Maintenance AUTO INTERVAL **M**S The unit is operating in Auto Interval Rec mode (**M**S: Indicates the shooting interval in minutes and seconds). MANU INTERVAL *FRAME The unit is operating in the singleshot mode of Manual Interval Rec mode (*FRAME: Indicates the number of frames recorded in one shot).
This appears when mixed format recording mode is disabled and the current recording format of this unit does not match the recording format of the inserted disc. To carry out recording operations, exchange the disc, or change the recording format of this unit, or enable mixed format recording mode. System FREQ This appears when the current system frequency of this unit does not match the system frequency of clips recorded on the inserted disc.
Chapter 9 Maintenance SUB Clip NG The In and Out point positions are invalid. Set correct In and Out points. M. access! An attempt was made to switch GUI screens during a USB flash drive write operation. MAX# SB CLP The total number of sub clips is over the upper limit (300). ILL. TIME Resolution An attempt was made to register a clip in a clip list with a different resolution. A clock error has occurred. Set the date and time of the internal clock again.
Clip List does An attempt is made to execute a not Exist. Delete Clip List operation (see page 128) when there are no clip lists on the disc. Move is Invalid. An attempt is made to execute a Move Sub Clips operation (see page 124) when there are no sub clip in the current clip list, or when there is only one. Shot Mark does not Exist. An attempt is made to execute a Delete Shot Mark (see page 112) operation on a clip with no shot marks recorded in.
Appendix Appendix Important Notes on Operation Use and storage Do not subject the unit to severe shocks The internal mechanism may be damaged or the body warped. Do not cover the unit while operating Putting a cloth, for example, over the unit can cause excessive internal heat build-up. After use Always turn off the POWER switch. Before storing the camcorder for a long period Remove the battery pack. Shipping • Remove the disc before transporting the unit.
Fitting the zoom lens It is important to fit the lens correctly, as otherwise damage may result. Be sure to refer to the section “Mounting the Lens” on page 40.
Focal plane Owing to the characteristics of the pickup elements (CMOS image sensors) for reading video signals, subjects that quickly move across the screen may appear slightly skewed. Appendix Flash band The luminance at the top and bottom of the screen may change when shooting a flashlight beam or a light source that quickly flashes. You can use the supplied application software to correct clips that contain frames with flash bands. Specifications General Mass Approx. 4.3 kg (9 lb 8 oz) (body) Approx.
Dimensions in mm (inches) 124(5) MPEG IMX: 4 ch/24 bits/48 kHz or 4 ch/16 bits/48 kHz DVCAM: 4 ch/16 bits/48 kHz Recording Format (Proxy Video) MPEG-4 Recording/Playback Time (MPEG HD) 35 Mbps, 4-ch audio: More than 145 min (PFD50DLA) More than 65 min (PFD23A) 35 Mbps, 2-ch audio (playback only): More than 150 min (PFD50DLA) More than 68 min (PFD23A) 25 Mbps, 4-ch audio: Approx. 190 min (PFD50DLA) Approx. 85 min (PFD23A) 25 Mbps, 2-ch audio (playback only): Approx. 200 min (PFD50DLA) Approx.
Appendix SDI Output BNC (×2) SDI OUT 1 (HD/SD switchable); HD-SDI: SMPTE 292M (with embedded audio) SD-SDI: SMPTE 259M (with embedded audio) SDI OUT 2 (HD/SD switchable, character on/off); HD-SDI: SMPTE 292M (with embedded audio) SD-SDI: SMPTE 259M (with embedded audio) Audio Output CH-1/CH-2: XLR-type 5-pin (male, stereo) (×1) Timecode Output BNC (×1), 1.
50i: 1 /60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, ECS , SLS Shutter Speed (Slow Shutter (SLS)) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16-frame accumulation Minimum Illumination Approx. 0.014 lx (F1.
WRT-850/860 UHF Synthesized Transmitter DWT-B01 Digital Wireless Transmitter DMX-P02 Portable Digital Mixer Expansion boards and upgrade software Appendix CBK-HD01 HD/SD SDI Input Board CBK-SC02 Analog Composite Input Board CBKZ-UPG01 Software Upgrade Key Other peripheral devices CBK-WA01 Wi-Fi Adapter Equipment for maintenance and easier handling LC-H300 Hard Carrying Case LC-DS300SFT Soft Carrying Case VCT-14 Tripod Adaptor Maintenance Manual Design and specifications are subject to change without not
Chart of Optional Components and Accessories Appendix ECM-680S/678/ 674 Microphone LCD monitor BVM-L230, LMD series monitor CAC-12 Microphone Holder XDCAM HD series recorder PDW-HD1500, PDW-F75 HDVF-20A/200/ C35W/C30WR Viewfinder HDCAM series recorder HDW-2000 series recorder, HDW-S280 WRR-855S UHF Synthesized Tuner Unit DWR-S01D Digital Wireless Receiver PDW-680 PFD23A/PFD50DLA Professional disc CBKZ-UPG01 Software Upgrade Key RM-B170/B750 Remote Control Unit VCT-14 Tripod adaptor CBK-HD01 HD
Recommended USB Flash Drives (As of January 2012) Appendix The following Sony USB flash drives are recommended for use with this unit. Pocket Bit L Series • USM16GL • USM8GL • USM4GL Pocket Bit Hi-Speed LX Series • USM16GLX • USM8GLX • USM4GLX (available in Japan only) Note USB flash drives other than the recommended flash drives listed above may not be recognized when connected to the USB connector.
“PACKAGED MEDIA” means any storage media storing MPEG-2 video information such as DVD movie which are sold/distributed to general consumers. Disc replicators or sellers of the PACKAGED MEDIA need to obtain licenses for their own business from MPEG LA. Please contact MPEG LA for any further information. MPEG LA, L.L.C., 250 STEELE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80206 http://www.mpegla.com About IJG (Independent JPEG Group) This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.
Appendix * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions * are met: * * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in * the documentation and/or other materials provided with the * distribution. * * 3.
Trademarks and Licenses Appendix /* Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com) * All rights reserved. * * This package is an SSL implementation written * by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com). * The implementation was written so as to conform with Netscapes SSL. * * This library is free for commercial and non-commercial use as long as * the following conditions are aheared to. The following conditions * apply to all code found in this distribution, be it the RC4, RSA, * lhash, DES, etc.
* The licence and distribution terms for any publically available version or * derivative of this code cannot be changed. i.e. this code cannot simply be * copied and put under another distribution licence * [including the GNU Public Licence.
About a “Memory Stick” Appendix Precautions • Do not attach anything other than the supplied label to the “Memory Stick” labeling position. • Attach the label so that it does not stick out beyond the labeling position. • Carry and store the “Memory Stick” in its case. • Do not touch the connector of the “Memory Stick” with anything, including your finger or metallic objects. • Do not strike, bend, or drop the “Memory Stick”. • Do not disassemble or modify the “Memory Stick”.
Battery pack 33 Black balance, adjusting BRIGHT button 19 BRIGHT control 26 Built-in speaker 17 Index C Symbols ! (warning) indicator 28 +48V/OFF switches 25 Index Numerics 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX 5600K function 206 25 A AC power 34 ACCESS indicator 17 Accessories 261 Accessory fitting shoe 12 Additional equipment 259 ALARM knob 15 ALL menu 145 Area of use, setting 38 Arrow buttons 22 ASSIGN switches 14, 23 assigning functions 204 ATW (Auto Tracing White Balance) 16 Audio control section 22 Audio format
setting manually 210 Condensation 254 CONTRAST control 26 Cooling fan control mode 29 Cover 17 Current clip list 122 Customization assigning functions to ASSIGN switches 204 D E EARPHONE jack 14, 25 ECS (Extended Clear Scan) mode 60 E-E (Electric-to-Electric) 14 EJECT button 17 Electric color temperature filter 31 Electrical CC filter switching 57 Electronic shutter 59 Index Date, setting 39 DC IN connector 12 DC OUT 12V connector 12 DCC (Dynamic Contrast Control) 16 DIAGNOSIS menu 146, 187 Digital exte
G MAINTENANCE menu 146, 165 Marker display setting 199 “Memory Stick” 267 handling 214 jumping to file-related menu page 221 loading saved data 217 saving user menu data 215 “Memory Stick” compartment 16 Memory symbol and remaining memory capacity 30 Menu disc menu 107 setting menu list 147 setting menu operations 189 setting menu organization 144 thumbnail menu 105 MENU button 22 MENU knob 14 MENU ON/OFF switch 16 Message change confirmation/adjustment progress 198 operation/alarm 249 warning 247 MIC IN (
P R REC indicator 27 REC START button 13 Recording using memory cache 80 Recording format 52 Recording review 76 Red tally indicator 27 Remaining battery capacity indicator 21 Remaining clips display 32 Remaining disc capacity 31 Remaining disc capacity indicator 21 REMOTE connector 25 Remote control unit, connecting 50 RESET/RETURN button 18 Resolution 19 Retake function 87 S Scene editing 121 Index Index PAINT menu 145, 158 PEAKING control 26 Picture Cache function 80 Pixel noise reduction function
T Index TALLY indicator 24, 27 Tally indicator 26 TALLY switch 24, 26 TC IN connector 24 TC OUT connector 24 TEST OUT connector 24 Testing 240 Thumbnail display items 103 operations 110 searching 111 selecting 110 selecting clip information 115 selecting multiple thumbnails 111 Thumbnail image, setting 80 THUMBNAIL indicator 22 Thumbnail Menu 105 THUMBNAIL/ESSENCE MARK button 22 Time counter display 20 Time data 67 Time, setting 39 Timecode 31 setting 67 synchronizing 68 Time-lapse recording 82 TOP menu 1
Z ZEBRA switch 27 Zoom position 28 Index Index 273
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