Infinity DMC 1000

92 DMC 1000 Digital Media Camcorder User’s Guide (v1.15)

Chapter 7 - Recording setup

Contents

Main Declaration of Conformity FCC Class A Statement Copyright Trademarks Website Table of contents Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Attaching parts Chapter 3 General set-up Chapter 4 Menu navigation Chapter 5 Video setup Chapter 6 Audio setup Chapter 7 Recording setup Chapter 8 Shooting Chapter 9 Clip management Chapter 10 Communications Chapter 11 Specifications Chapter 12 Side panel menu Chapter 13 Viewfinder menu End-of-life product recycling Software licenses for this product Warnings Cautions Batteries Tripod installation Attention About the Xensium imager About the side panel display About REV PRO disks Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Technology 1.1.1 Xensium imager 1.1.2 Advanced camcorder technology 1.1.3 IT-based recording media 1.1.4 On-board selectable compression 1.1.5 Ultimate connectivity 1.1.6 User interface 1.1.7 Enhancing your workflows 1.2 Key features 1.3 Infinity type numbers Unit Type number Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.4 Quick reference Control name Paragraph reference Chapter 1 - Introduction Control name Paragraph reference 1.5 About this users guide Chapter 2 Attaching parts 2.1 Mounting a lens 2.2 Viewfinder (2-inch) 2.2.1 Mounting the viewfinder Page 2.3 Mounting a microphone 2.4 Attaching a battery Page Page 2.7 Mounting a top light 2.8 Wireless microphone receiver 2.9 Tripod adapter plate Page Page Chapter 3 General set-up 3.1 Power supply 3.1.1 Battery supply 3.1.2 External power DC input supply DC output connector DMC 1000 Digital Media Camcorder Users Guide (v1.15) 35 3.1.3 Power switch White Bal. Power Switch on Set the camera power switch of the camera to the on position 3.2 Opening the side panel display 3.3 Assignable buttons 3.3.2 Lens In menu paths, buttons along the bottom of the side panel display are shown in bold. 3.3.1 Operation panel Location Control Possible assignments 3.4 Lens preferences Lens type Auto iris Lens indicators 3.5 Viewfinder 3.5.1 Viewfinder set-up Viewfinder picture settings Exposure indication Tally on/off switch 3.5.2 Viewfinder markers 3.5.3 Viewfinder LED indicators Gain indicators Top indicators Color temperature indicators Non-standard indicator (!) Chapter 3 - General set-up 3.5.4 Viewfinder on-screen display Extended auto iris is off VF 13.2 V B ND1/4 The viewfinder on-screen display shows operational settings and messages while shooting. 3.6 Messages Chapter 3 - General set-up 3.7 Side panel home screen 3.7.1 Default style 3.7.2 Day or night style 3.8 Camera status display 3.9 Lights and indicators 3.9.1 Tally indicators 3.9.2 Media indicators 3.10 Playback indicators 3.11 Monitoring 3.11.1 Video monitoring Viewfinder Side panel display Digital video output 3.12 Time and date settings 3.13 Genlock Chapter 4 Menu navigation 4.1 Menu navigation 4.1.1 User levels 4.2 Side panel display Page 4.3 Side panel menu 4.3.1 Home screen BackBack 4.3.2 Side panel menus REV 13:11:44;23 F JP2K 4.3.3 Function buttons Button Use 4.3.4 Menu structure Audio Video Setup Clips System 4.4 Viewfinder menu 4.4.1 Viewfinder menu structure 4.4.2 Entering the viewfinder menu system 4.4.3 Finding your way 4.4.4 Leaving the viewfinder menu system 4.4.5 Making changes 4.4.6 Undoing changes Chapter 5 Video setup 5.1 Video standards 5.1.1 Aspect ratio 5.2 Input and output connectors 5.2.1 Digital connectors SDI signals Embedded time code standard Viewfinder output signal 5.2.2 Analog connectors Page 5.3 Color bar 5.4 Standard video settings 5.5 Gain selection Variable gain 5.6 Working with optical filters 5.7 Color temperature 5.7.1 Presets 5.7.2 Memory positions 5.7.3 Continuous white balance 5.7.4 Selecting the color temperature Variable color temperature 5.8 Auto white balance Page 5.9 Exposure time Lighting 5.10 Contrast button 5.11 Video menu adjustments 5.11.1 Detail 5.11.2 Skin detail Automatically selecting the skin area Manually adjusting the skin range 5.11.3 Knee 5.11.4 Gamma 5.11.5 Matrix variable 6-point digital matrix or via preset matrices. 5.11.6 Color saturation Chapter 6 Audio setup 6.1 Introduction Chapter 6 - Audio setup 6.2 Inputs Refer to Section 11.2 on page 105 for detailed pin layouts for several audio connectors. Location Connector Function Front microphone input Audio Input 2 6.2.1 Front microphone 6.2.2 Rear line or microphone inputs 6.2.3 Digital audio sources 6.2.4 Wireless microphone (optional) 6.2.5 Gain settings 6.3 Recording audio 6.3.1 Select source 6.3.2 Set recording levels Automatic Gain Control Manual level control 6.4 Audio monitoring To select an audio source to monitor on the speaker: 6.5 Outputs Rear outputs Digital audio outputs SDI embedded audio 6.6 General audio settings Chapter 7 Recording setup 7. 1 Main format settings Video standard Compression schemes 7. 1. 1 Recording from external inputs 7. 2 Time code settings 7. 3 Recording buffer 7. 4 Recording media Emergency disk eject procedure 7. 4 . 1 CompactFlash cards Page Page Chapter 8 Shooting 8.1 Getting a picture 8.1.1 Viewfinder 8.1.2 Recall standard video values 8.1.4 Video adjustments 8.1.5 Audio adjustments 8.1.6 Frame and focus 8.2 Recording 8.2.1 Start recording 8.2.2 Stop recording 8.3 Quick review Chapter 9 Clip management 9.1 Viewing clips 9.1.1 Thumbnail overview Thumbnail information Tape View thumbnail Story playlist thumbnail Incompatible clips or playlists 9.1.2 Playback Button Use 9.1.3 Menu button Properties Chapter 10 - Communications Chapter 10 Communications 10.1 Setting up communication 10.2 USB connection 10.3 IEEE 1394 connection 10.4 FTP connection Chapter 11 Specifications 11. 1 Specifications for DMC 1000 Chapter 11 - Specifications 11. 2 Connectors Audio input connector XLR-3 (Rear1 and Rear2) Audio output connector Chapter 11 - Specifications Front microphone connector XLR-3 (Front1) 3 Front microphone connector XLR-5 (Front1 and Front2) Headphones output Headset microphone input (MicRear) 11. 3 Dimensions Power output connector (DC out) Page Chapter 12 Side panel menu 12.1 Audio menu Page Page Page Page 12.2 Video menu Page Page Page Page 12.3 Setup menu 12.4 System menu Page Page Page Page Chapter 13 Viewfinder menu 13.1 VF menu Page 13.2 Video menu Page Page Page Page 13.3 Setup menu Page 13.4 Audio menu Page Page Page 13.5 System menu Page Page Page Page Chapter 14 Maintenance 14.1 Update software 14.1.1 Software package package_DMC1000A_C0110_F_1.zip 14.1.2 Preparation 14.1.3 Update procedure Page Page 14.2 Updating the license 14.2.1 Preparation 14.2.2 Update procedure Page 14.3 Black calibration 14.4 Touch screen calibration 14.5 Cleaning the touch screen 14.6 Troubleshooting