DXC-D30WS/P(E)/V1

Viewfinder Basic Menu

Basic menu page 2

mA.IRIS:± 0

DTL LEV: ± 0

M.BLACK:± 0

STRETCH:± 0

SHUTTER:OFF

Basic menu page 3

mSKIN DTL: 0.0

DL LVL:STD

Basic menu page 5

This menu is displayed only when an external sync signal is input to the camera adaptor or VTR connected to the camera head.

mSC PHASE:999 H PHASE: 100

Item

MARKER

Sets MARKER display ON/OFF.

DUR TIME

Settings

ON (normal value), OFF MARKER is displayed when this setting is ON and is not displayed when it is OFF.

When the setting is ON, go to Advanced Menu 4 to select the type of marker (see page 58).

00:00 to 59:59 (minute

Item

Settings

A. IRIS

–1.0, –0.5, ±0 (normal value), +0.5,

Sets a base value

+1.0

for auto adjustment

Negative adjustment values set a

of lens iris.

narrower lens iris and positive values

 

set a wider lens iris.

DTL LEV

–99 to ±0 (normal value) to +99

Sets the detail

Negative adjustment values soften the

(edge) emphasis.

image’s edges and positive values

Item

Settings

SKIN DTL

0.0 (normal value) to 1.0

Sets the amount of

Smaller values set a softer skin detail.

skin detail

 

correction.

 

DL LVL

LOW, STD (normal value), HIGH

Sets the

Set the amount of DynaLatitude

DynaLatitude level.

effects as high level, standard level

 

(STD), or low level.

Item

Settings

SC PHASE

000 (normal value) to 999

Sub carrier phase

 

adjustment for

 

when camera is

 

a)

 

Sets the recording time Setting the recoriding time before shooting helps you with making scenes of equal duration.

When shooting with displaying the recording time of the current cut in the viewfinder (with the REC TIME switch set to DUR), the recording time indication flashes to remind you that the recording time has passed.

to second)

See “Setting the recording time in seconds” and “Setting the recording time in minutes” below.

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sharpen them.

M. BLACK

–99 to ±0 (normal value) to +99

Sets the master

Negative adjustment values make

pedestal level.

dark areas of the picture darker and

 

increase the contrast. Positive

 

adjustment values dark areas of the

 

picture lighter and reduce the

 

contrast.

STRETCH

–16 to ±0 (normal value) to +15

Sets black stretch/

This function adjusts the intensity of

compress value.

dark areas of the screen. Negative

 

values make these areas darker

 

(black compress) and positive values

 

make these areas brighter (black

 

stretch).

SHUTTER

DXC-D30:1/100 (normal value),

Sets shutter speed

1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000,

or CLS/EVS setting

EVS, CLS (60.4 Hz to 200.3 Hz)

(see page 75).

DXC-D30P:1/60 (normal value), 1/

 

250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, EVS,

 

CLS (50.3 Hz to 201.4 Hz)

 

This selects either the shutter speed

 

or the scan frequency or EVS for the

 

clear scan function.

Basic menu page 4

This is displayed when the SET UP switch has been set to FILE.

FILE: *FL mSELECT FILE

HISAT CHG FILE (YESm4)

For details of this operation, see “Setup Files” (page 62).

genlocked.

 

H. PHASE

000 to 100 (normal value) to 199

Horizontal phase

 

adjustment for

 

when camera is

 

genlocked.a)

 

a)This applies when using an external sync signal to synchronize operation of several cameras (see page 34).

Basic menu page 6

MARKER: ON mDUR TIME:

MM:SS

00:00

Setting the recording time in seconds

Move the cursor to DUR TIME, then press the UP/ON button or DOWN/OFF button.

A value of seconds is displayed under “SS”.

MARKER: ON mDUR TIME:

MM:SS

00:25

Setting the recording time in minutes

1 Press the MENU/STATUS switch to move the cursor to DUR TIME, then press the UP/ON button until the “seconds” value (under “SS”) exceeds 59.

The minute value appears below “MM”.

2 Repeat step 1 to set the desired time value.

MARKER: ON mDUR TIME:

MM:SS

01:00

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Sony DXC-D30WSP Viewfinder Basic Menu, Setting the recording time in seconds, Setting the recording time in minutes

DXC-D30WS, DXC-D30WSP specifications

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