Basic shooting operation1 Mode lamp (CAMERA)

CAMERA

PB

POWER

OFF ON MODE

Lock release button

3 CAMERA PB

POWER

OFF ON MODE

1 While pressing the lock release button, turn the POWER/Mode selector switch to ON.

Check that the mode lamp (CAMERA) is lighted red (CAMERA mode).

2 Adjust the focus, brightness, white balance, and convergence point.

Focus adjustment (Page 36)

Brightness adjustment (Page 37)

White balance adjustment (Page 40)

Convergence point adjustment (Page 38)

3 Press the START/STOP button (Red) to start shooting.

Press again to return the camera to the recording pause mode.

Use the handle START/STOP button to make it easier to shoot from low angles. (Page 42)

The handle START/STOP button can be enabled (ON) and disabled (OFF) with the handle REC selector switch.

Shooting is not possible when a menu screen is displayed. First, close the menu screen, and then press the START/STOP button.

Shooting stops when the SD Memory Card slot cover is opened during shooting.

The images shot from when shooting starts until it is stopped are recorded as one clip.

When recording is paused after a short period, a small amount of time may be required after pressing the START/STOP button to stop recording before writing to the SD Memory Card is terminated.

This means that operations cannot be accepted if the START/STOP button is pressed immediately.

The camera will read information from the SD Memory Card immediately after the card is inserted. Press the START/STOP button to begin recording after PAUSE is displayed in the operation status display. (Page 70)

The camera’s factory default setting is 1080/60i recording (AG-3DA1P) or 1080/50i recording (AG-3DA1E).

(To view current setting status: Page 43)

The upper limit for the number of clips which can be recorded on a single SD Memory Card is 200. (However, this number may exceed 200 clips at times such as when shooting immediately after the POWER/ Mode selector switch has been set to ON.)

Checking photos taken (REC CHECK)

Press the REC CHECK button while recording is paused. The last two seconds of video and audio will be played, and the camera will then return to the recording pause mode.

Only the POWER/Mode selector switch is operable during REC CHECK.

The REC CHECK images are also recorded when a device is connected to the camera and backup images have been recorded.

The REC CHECK function does not work when PB has been selected as the operation mode.

This function also does not work if the REC FORMAT has been changed or if the camera has been set to CAMERA mode after having switched to PB mode after recording.

Shooting

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