CONTENTS
ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 MAIN FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
INTRODUCTION
Precautions for Proper Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Routine and Periodical Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Precautions for Use of Head Cleaning Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Battery Pack to be Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Videocassette to be Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Characteristic CCD Phenomena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNEC- TORS
ZOOM Lens (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Front Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Rear Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 LCD Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Right Side Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Left Side Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Top Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Indications on the LCD Monitor and in the Viewfinder . . . . 19
PREPARATIONS
Basic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Attaching the Zoom Lens (Provided) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Attaching the Microphone (Provided) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 How to Attach the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Inserting an SD Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
•Inserting an SD Memory Card
•Taking out the SD memory card
•About SD Memory Cards
About the Viewfinder Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
AC Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
• Charging the
Battery Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
•Charging the Battery Pack
•Attaching the Battery Pack on the
•Detaching the Battery Pack from the
•Remaining Battery Power Display
•Battery Recharge Times
•Operating Time with Battery Pack
•Precautions for the Battery Pack
•Recharging
PREPARATIONS FOR OPERATION
Turning the Power ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
•Turning the Power ON
•Turning the Power OFF
Loading/Unloading the Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Setting and Displaying the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
•Setting the Date and Time Style
•Setting the Date and Time
•Displaying the Time and Date on the Screen
Displaying Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Recording Time Codes in Continuation of Time Codes Re-
corded on Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Presetting and Recording of Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
•Presetting time cord data
•Presetting user’s bit data
Screen Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Viewfinder Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Back Focus Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
White Balance Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
•White Balance Adjustment
•Full Auto White Balance (FAW)
SETTING AND ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE SHOOTING
Setting the Video Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Screen Size (4:3/16:9) Mode Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Audio Input Signal Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
•Selecting the
•Selecting the audio signal input
•Adjusting Audio during Recording
•Monitoring Audio during Recording
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