Shooting 3 Chapter

Basic Procedure for Shooting

7 Check the sound system settings.

•Microphone connections

•Settings on the VCR section

8 If required, switch on the center marker and/or safety zone (basic menu page 6 and advanced menu page 4) and zebra pattern (ZEBRA button) in the viewfinder image.

9 Adjust the white balance (page 112) and black balance (page 115).

10Turn the focusing ring so that the subject is sharply in focus.

It may be convenient to use the EZ FOCUS button for the “easy focus” function. (See page 13.)

11Set up the VCR section according to your shooting objectives, then start recording with the VTR button.

•During recording, the REC/TALLY indicator(s) in the viewfinder light(s), and “REC” appears on the viewfinder screen.

•Depending on the setting of the REC TIME switch (see page 21), you can display the total recording time or the length of the current cut on the viewfinder screen.

•You can use the AUDIO LEVEL knob on the right side to manually adjust the channel 1 audio level. To do this, you must first set up the VCR section to enable manual adjustment of the audio recording level. (See page 20.)

12To pause recording, press the VTR button again.

Using DynaLatitude Function

This function enables detailed adjustment of contrast control in each pixel in accordance with a histogram of luminance signal levels.

If use this function, the camcorder automatically adjusts contrast control by detecting luminance levels of each subject.

DL OFF

DL ON

However, if a subject moves in shooting, the brightness of the subject may be changed; noise on the black portion may increase depending on subjects. For turning on/off the function, see page 88, and for the effect level, see page 81.

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