Basic Procedures

This section describes the basic procedure for shooting and recording.

Before you embark on a shoot, pre-inspect your system to ensure that it works properly.

For directions on inspecting your memory card camera- recorder, see [Inspections Before Shooting] (page 123).

Battery Set-up to P2 card Insertion

1

Insert 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.

 

NOTE

 

When low battery capacity is indicated after replacing

 

a battery with a fully charged battery, check battery

 

installation.

 

For details, refer to [BATTERY SETUP Screen] (page 117).

3

Insert P2 cards into the L and R P2 card slots

 

and check that the P2 card access LEDs light

 

in orange before closing the slot cover.

Light

NOTE

For secure recording of 3D images, recording cannot be started even if the REC button is operated in the following situations:

•While the camera is identifying a P2 card after the power is turned on or immediately after the P2 card is inserted (when the P2 card access LED is blinking in orange

•When thumbnails are displayed or during playback or transport process, such as PLAY, FF, or REV.

•During a recording ending process.

Setting the switches before shooting and recording

When a battery and P2 cards are installed, set the switches as detailed below, before starting to use your AG-3DP1.

a

d

e

b c

f

aIRIS selector switch

The iris is automatically adjusting if the IRIS selector switch is set to A (AUTO).

bGAIN switch

Normally, this should be set to L (0 dB). If conditions are too dark, an appropriate gain level should be set.

cAUTO KNEE selector switch

Set to ON or OFF. Selecting BARS turns off this function and outputs a color bar signal.

dTCG switch

Set to F-RUN or R-RUN.

eAUDIO SELECT CH 1/CH 2 switch Set to AUTO.

fLCD/EVF button

Normally, select MIX mode (left and right images are mixed), by pressing the LCD/EVF button.

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