Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Features of the camera unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Features of the VTR unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
System configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Parts and their functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Power supply section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Accessory mounting section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Audio function section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Viewfinder section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Shooting (recording)/playback function section . .14 Warning/status display section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Menu operation section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Time code related section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Using the Anton/Bauer battery pack . . . . . . . . . .22 Using the
when the
Attaching the lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Adjusting the lens flange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Adjusting the white shading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Adjusting the viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Attaching the viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Detaching the viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Adjusting the viewfinder position . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Audio input preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
When attaching a microphone to the viewfinder (optional accessory) for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 When attaching a microphone to the main unit for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 When connecting a microphone to the
MIC IN jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 When connecting a microphone to the
AUDIO IN connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 When using a wireless microphone . . . . . . . . . . .35 When connecting audio components . . . . . . . . . .35
Mounting the unit on a tripod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Attaching the shoulder strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Adjusting the shoulder pad position . . . . . . . . . .37 Attaching the rain cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Connecting the extension control unit . . . . . . . .38
Viewfinder lamp displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Setting the lamp displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Viewfinder screen status displays . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Selecting the display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Display modes and setting change messages . . .45 Switching the display mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Setting the marker displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Setting the camera ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Screen displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | .48 |
Remaining battery charge and audio channel level | |
and remaining tape displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | .48 |
Displays relating to errors and warnings . . . . . . | .48 |
Displays relating to time codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . | .48 |
Adjusting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Adjustments and setup using the setting
menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Adjusting the white balance and black
balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Adjusting the white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Adjusting the black balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Setting the electronic shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Shutter modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Registering the shutter speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Setting the shutter mode and speed . . . . . . . . . .56 Changing the shutter speed and mode selection range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Setting the synchro scan mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Switching the shutter speed display . . . . . . . . . . .57
Film tone gamma function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Switching the frame frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Variable frame rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Setting the frame rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Scan reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Setting the scan reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Adjusting the audio level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Manual audio level adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Setting the time data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Setting the user’s bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Setting the time code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Externally locking the time code . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Tape management information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 How to use the user data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 How to use the scene file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Setup card operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Formatting the setup card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Saving the data settings on the card . . . . . . . . . .74 Loading the data saved on the card . . . . . . . . . . .76
Cassette tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Playback
(checking what has been recorded) . . . . . . . . . . .82 Rec review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Color playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Lens RET button functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Other VTR functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 NEWS REC function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 RETAKE function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 INTERVAL REC (intermittent recording)
function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
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