Basic Procedure for Shooting
Shooting 3 Chapter
RET button
ZEBRA button
Focusing ring
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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 | (3200/ | Studio halogen lighting (incandescent), |
3000)a) | sunrise and sunset. | |
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2 | (5600K + 1/8 | Sunlight. |
ND) | This setting includes a 1/8 neutral density | |
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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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a)You can switch it to 3000 K by menu setting. (See page 85.)
3 Check the switch settings on the camcorder. (See pages 11 to 25).
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 88.)
4 Check the settings in the basic menu (page 78) and advanced menu (page 83).
5 Check the lens settings (pages 32 and 33) and flange focal length adjustment (page 107).
6 Adjust the eyepiece focus, and the contrast and brightness of the viewfinder image (page 106).
7 Check the sound system settings.
•Microphone connections
•Settings on the VCR section
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1)Hunting: This occurs if the automatic iris function is not able to reach a stable state, and as a result the image brightness keeps changing, alternately lighter and darker.
2)Depth of field: This is the range over which the subject is sharply in focus.
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