Adjust the eyepiece focus, and the contrast and brightness of the viewfinder image (page 81).
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FILTER control settings

Filter setting

Lighting conditions

1

(CLEAR)

Indoor shooting

 

 

 

 

2

(1/4

ND)

Outdoor in cloudy or rainy day.

 

 

 

Indoor shooting and you wish to reduce

 

 

 

the depth of field1).

3

(1/6

ND)

Outdoor shooting in daytime

4

(1/64ND)

Outdoor shooting and you wish to reduce

 

 

 

the depth of field, or especially bright

 

 

 

outdoor ambient light

 

 

 

 

From the viewpoint of the characteristics of lenses, shooting with the aperture set in the range of f-4 to f-8 is generally recommended for good quality pictures. Set the FILTER control to bring the aperture setting into that range. However, this may not apply when special composition is desired.

Setting of the 5600K button

5600K button

Example of lighting conditions

 

 

OFF (not lit)

Indoor shooting under lighting with lower

 

color temperature, such as a halogen or

 

tungsten lamp.

 

 

ON (lit)

Outdoor shooting in daytime, or indoor

 

shooting under lighting with higher color

 

temperature

 

 

3 Check the switch settings on the camera head. (See pages 12 to 17.)

If there is not sufficient time to check the camera settings, you can use “easy mode” by pressing the EZ MODE button to turn the “easy mode” function on. The camera is automatically adjusted to standard settings, and the iris and the white balance are adjusted automatically.

4 Check the settings in the OPERATION menu (page 60) and PAINT menu (page 63).

5 Check the lens settings (page 83) and flange focal length adjustment (page 82).

6

7 Check the sound system settings.

•Microphone connections

•Settings on the VTR (refer to the VTR instructions)

8 If required, switch on the center marker and/or safety zone (OPERATION menu page 5) and zebra pattern (ZEBRA switch) in the viewfinder image.

9 Adjust the white balance (page 73) and black balance (page 77).

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 VTR according to your shooting objectives, then start recording.

If a camera control unit is not connected: Press the VTR button on the camera head or on the lens.

If a camera control unit is connected: Press the VTR’s record button to begin recording.

For details of VTR setup and operations, see your VTR’s operating instructions.

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

•When recording on the DSR-1/1P, you can use the AUDIO LEVEL knob on the front of the camera head to manually adjust the channel 1 audio level. To do this, you must first set up the DSR-1/1P to enable manual adjustment of the audio recording level.

For details of this operation, see the operating instructions for the DSR-1/1P.

12To pause recording, press the VTR button again.

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1)Depth of field: This is the range over which the subject is sharply in focus.

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