Basic Procedure for Shooting
RET button
ZEBRA button
Focusing ring
POWER switch
FILTER control
VTR button
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1 Power the camcorder.
2 Set the FILTER control appropriately for the lighting conditions.
Filter setting | Lighting conditions | |
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1 | (3200K) | Studio halogen lighting (incandescent), |
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2 | (5600K + 1/8 | Sunlight. |
ND) | This setting includes a 1/8 neutral density | |
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| equivalent of three stops). Use it to prevent |
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| hunting1) or to reduce the depth of field2). |
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3 | (5600K) | Cloudy or rainy outdoor shooting, and |
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| fluorescent lighting. |
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4 | (5600K + | Sunlight. |
1/64ND) | This setting includes a 1/64 neutral density | |
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| filter (reducing the exposure by the |
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| hunting1) or to reduce the depth of field2). |
Note
Noise may appear in the EZ mode if the FILTER control is set to 2 or 4, and iris is set to fully open. In such case: when the FILTER control is set to 4, set it to 2; when set to 2, set it to 3.
3 Check the switch settings on the camcorder. (See pages 12 to 26).
If there is not sufficient time to check the camcorder settings, you can use “easy mode” by setting the EZ MODE button ON. The camcorder is automatically adjusted to standard settings, and the iris and the white balance are adjusted automatically. (See page 91.)
4 Check the settings in the basic menu (page 80) and advanced menu. (page 86.)
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6 Adjust the eyepiece focus, and the contrast and brightness of the viewfinder image. (page 118.)
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1) Hunting: This occurs if the automatic iris function is not | 2) Depth of field: This is the range over which the subject |
able to reach a stable state, and as a result the image | is sharply in focus. |
brightness keeps changing, alternately lighter and darker. |
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