Quick setup checklist for recording

£Set up camera and equipment

£Light

£Power on camera

£Hook up and set audio levels (No audio meters? Press the DISP/MODE CHK button.)

£Adjust iris level *

£Set ND filter *

£White balance *

£Set gain *

£Select scene file *

£Insert SD card

£Format SD card (do not do if keeping what’s on your card!)

£Choose record format

£Set up safety zone

£Record

* THE FULL AUTO

Just want to power up and shoot? Here are the settings you’ll need in order for the camera to automatically make adjustments.

£ Set SCENE FILE dial to F1 (normal lighting conditions) £ Set FOCUS switch to A (Auto)

£ Set ND FILTER to OFF (for shooting indoors) auto£ Set GAIN switch to L (Low)

£ Set AUTO/MANUAL switch to AUTO (iris and white balance)

£ Set AUDIO CH1 SELECT to INT(L) and CH2 SELECT to INT(R) to use the camera’s internal mics

NOTE: You will still need to set audio levels—your audio levels are not automatically adjusted by the camera.

Scene file settings

On the previous page, scene file F1 is selected—there are a total of six scene file presets. Scene files can be “dialed” in based on your recording conditions. Below is a chart showing the factory presets for each scene file.

 

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normal

FLUO.

SPARK

B-STR

CINE V

CINE D

 

 

For recording

For brighter

(Black stretch)

For prioritizing

For prioritizing

 

 

under cool fluo-

images with

For scenes

contrast in

dynamic range

 

 

rescent lamps

richer colors

with dark and

movie-like

in movie-like

 

 

 

(receptions,

bright areas

scenes

scenes

MENU

 

 

dinners, etc.)

together (sun-

 

 

 

 

 

sets, theatre)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYNCRO SCAN

1/48.0

1/48.0

1/48.0

1/48.0

180.0d

180.0d

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DETAIL LEVEL

0

0

+3

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V DETAIL LEVEL

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DETAIL CORING

0

0

+1

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHROMA LEVEL

0

0

+4

+3

-2

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHROMA PHASE

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COLOR TEMP Ach

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COLOR TEMP Bch

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASTER PED

0

0

-2

0

-2

-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.IRIS LEVEL

0

0

0

0

-7

-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DRS

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAMMA

HD NORM

HD NORM

B.PRESS

HIGH

CINELIKE V

CINELIKE D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KNEE

AUTO

AUTO

AUTO

AUTO

AUTO

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATRIX

NORM1

FLUO

NORM1

NORM1

CINE-LIKE

CINE-LIKE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SKIN TONE DTL

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Recording format (REC FORMAT menu item under RECORDING SETUP) is not changed even

when F5: CINE V or F6: CINE D scene files are selected.

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