Shooting 3 Chapter

Basic Procedure for Shooting

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

9 Adjust the white balance (page 100) and black balance (page 103).

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 12).

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

•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 20), 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 front 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.

12To pause recording, press the VTR button again.

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