Chapter 9  Maintenance and Inspections

Inspections Before Shooting

Make sure you check that the system is operating normally

 

 

 

Inspecting the Camera Unit

before embarking on a shoot. We recommend using a

 

colour video monitor to check the image.

 

 

 

 

Preparing for Inspections

 

 

 

 

1

 

Mount a charged battery.

 

 

 

2

 

Turn the POWER switch to ON to check the

 

 

 

battery remaining level on the LCD monitor or

 

 

 

in the viewfinder.

•When battery capacity is low, replace it with a fully charged battery.

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3 Insert P2 cards into card slots L and R and close the slot cover.

• Confirm that both P2 card access LEDs L and R light in orange.

• Recording cannot start if either P2 card has no free space for recording or is write-protected.

P2 card access LEDs

Inspection for Zoom, Iris and Gain

1 Set the zoom to electric zoom mode and check the zoom operation.

•Check that the image changes to telephoto and wide angle.

2 Set the zoom to manual zoom mode and check the zoom operation.

•Turn the manual zoom lever to check that the image changes to telephoto and wide angle.

 

 

3

Set the iris to automatic adjustment mode and

 

aim the lens at objects with different degrees

 

of brightness, to check that the automatic iris

 

adjustment operates normally.

 

 

4

Set the iris to manual adjustment mode and

 

turn the iris ring, to check the manual iris

 

adjustment.

 

 

5

Return the iris to automatic adjustment mode

 

and change the GAIN switch setting to L, M,

 

and H, to check the following items:

• The iris is adjusted for objects with the same brightness according to the switch setting.

• The gain value displayed on the viewfinder screen changes according to the switch setting.

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Inspection for 3D Recording

1

Press the LCD/EVF button to set the LCD/EVF

 

mode to MIX or SIDE by SIDE.

 

 

2

Press the SHIFT button to display the 3D FINE

 

adjustment screen.

 

 

3

Check the vertical position, focus, and lens iris

 

of the left-lens image and right-lens image, on

 

the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder.

• If the adjustments are not the same for the left-lens image and the right-lens image, readjust them using the 3D FINE function.

For details, refer to [Adjustment between Two Lenses (3D FINE function)] (page 57).

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