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Shooting with the DSR-1/1P

Viewfinder Screen Indications

D30WS/P(E)/V1

4 Release the REV or FWD button when you find the tape location where you wish to continue shooting.

The DSR-1/1P enters recording pause mode.

5 Press the VTR button on the camera head or the lens.

4 Play back the tape on which the image to be used for framework alignment has been recorded.

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

A color playback image is displayed on the color monitor’s screen.

There are four types of indication screen which appear in the viewfinder, as follows.

Normal indications

These show the operating state of the camera and connected VTR. (See page 47.)

Status indications

Pressing the MENU/STATUS switch up while the normal indications are present calls a display of

Display by holding the

Status indications

 

 

 

MENU/STATUS switch up

 

 

 

while the normal

 

 

 

indications are present.

W H I T E

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A U T O / A

 

 

 

A . I R I S :

S T D

 

 

 

F I L E

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S T D

 

 

 

D C C +

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O F F

S S : O F F

B A T T : 1 3 . 0 V

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The DSR-1/1P starts recording.

Using the Freeze Mix Function

The freeze mix function superimposes a freeze-frame image of a previously recorded shot on the shooting image displayed on the viewfinder screen.

You can use this function to easily frame a subject within the same framework from a previous shot.

Note

When the camera head is in EZ mode, the freeze mix function is disabled. Release the EZ mode beforehand. (See page 12.)

1 Dock the DSR-1/1P to the camera head and connect a color monitor to the MONITOR OUT connector.

2 Perform steps 2 to 10 from “Basic Procedure for Shooting” (page 39).

3 Access basic menu page 7 and move the cursor to

FREEZE.

For details of menu operations, see “Basic Menu Operations” (page 51).

MARK/CUE:MARK mFREEZE:OFF

CHG REEL NO: (YESm4)

5 Press the UP/ON button when you see the image you want to freeze.

The frozen playback image is displayed, mixed with the shooting image, in monochrome. The indication “FREEZE MIX ON” appears on the screen.

To change the freeze-frame image

Press the DSR-1/1P’s PLAY button.

This returns to the screen shown in step 3 above, and color playback mode begins.

Use the DSR-1/1P’s tape transport buttons to find the desired image and then perform step 5 again.

6 Once you have framed your subject, press the UP/ ON button to cancel the freeze function.

This returns to the screen shown in step 3.

7 Find the recording start point or insert a new cassette for recording, then begin recording.

Note

If you use the DSR-1/1P’s tape transport buttons during back space editing, the back space editing mode will be stopped. When you were using the ClipLink function when shooting, If you simply restart the recording you will lose any ClipLink data that was recorded. To avoid this, press the DSR-1/1P’s ClipLink CONTINUE button before restarting recording.

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

current settings. (See page 50.)

Basic menu

These provide settings for the lens iris, shutter speed and so forth, and also a titling screen. (See the section “Viewfinder Basic Menu” page 51.)

Advanced menu

These provide settings for the center marker, zebra pattern, viewfinder screen indications, and so forth. (See the section “Viewfinder Advanced Menu” page 57.)

Changing the Viewfinder Display

Use the buttons and switches shown in the following figure to switch the viewfinder display among the normal indications, basic menu pages and advanced menu pages.

DOWN/OFF button

 

 

POWER switch

MENU

STATUS

UP/ON button

MENU/STATUS switch

 

 

Display by moving the POWER switch to the ON position.

Switch by pressing the MENU/STATUS switch down.

Basic menu

Normal indications

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T C G 1 2 : 3 4 : 5 6: 0 0

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A U T O B L A C K

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mCHECK DIAG (YESm4)

Page 2

mA.IRIS:± 0

DTLLEV: ± 0

M.BLACK:± 0

STRETCH:± 0

SHUTTER:OFF

Page 9 b)

mTITLE IND?

Switch by pressing the MENU/STATUS switch up.

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Displaying the normal indications and switching to the basic menu

To display the normal indications, move the POWER switch to the ON position.

To switch to and from the basic menu, use the MENU/ STATUS switch.

a)The camera head’s self diagnostics results are automatically displayed only when an abnormality has been detected.

b)The menu configuration differs according to the camera head’s switch settings, the connected VTR, and the type of input signal. A nine-page configuration results when all of the basic menu pages are displayed.

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Sony DXC-D30WSP Viewfinder Screen Indications, Using the Freeze Mix Function, Changing the Viewfinder Display

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