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ShootingWhite/Black Balance Adjustment to Recording Completion

For shooting, follow the steps below.

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Use the ND FILTER

buttons to select a

 

filter according to ambient light conditions.

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When the white balance is saved:

• Position the WHITE BAL switch to A or B.

When the white or black balance is not saved and you have no time to adjust the white balance:

•Position the WHITE BAL switch to PRST.

•The color temperature can be set to 3200 K or 5600 K.

For details, refer to [Adjusting the White Balance and Black Balance] (page 46).

If the white balance is adjusted on the spot:

•Select a filter according to ambient light conditions. Then, position the WHITE BAL switch to A or B and shoot a white test subject so that it appears at the center of the screen. Then, follow the steps below to adjust the white balance.

1.  Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward AWB to adjust the white balance.

2.  Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward ABB to adjust the black balance.

3.  Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward AWB to adjust the white balance again.

For directions on making adjustments, see [Adjusting the White Balance] (page 46) and

[Adjusting the Black Balance] (page 47).

 

 

3

Point the camera at your subject and adjust the

 

convergence point, using the CONV. dial.

 

For details, refer to [Adjusting the Convergence

 

Point] (page 54).

 

 

4

Point the camera at your subject to adjust the

 

focus, and zoom.

 

 

5

To use the electronic shutter, set the shutter

 

speed and shutter mode.

 

For more information, see [Setting the Electronic

 

Shutter] (page 48).

 

 

6

Press the REC button to start recording.

 

 

7

To stop recording, press the REC button.

NOTE

Shooting the sun and other very bright subjects may produce a color cast in surrounding areas.

Operation Buttons

During recording, all operation buttons (REW, FF, PLAY/PAUSE, STOP) are disabled.

Normal Recording

Pressing the REC button starts recording of video and sound on the P2 cards.

•The 3D recording mode is set by factory default. The left- lens (L) image is recorded on the P2 card in card slot L , and the right-lens (R) image on the P2 card in card slot R.

•The video and audio (including additional information) recorded in one session is referred to as a clip.

REC button

REC button

NOTE

Pressing the REC button will not immediately stop data write operations to a P2 card in the following situations. And the REC button operation is not recognized.

• When terminating a short recording

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