Sony DXC-D35 Setting the Clock and Timestamping Recordings, How to set the date and time

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Setting the Clock and Timestamping Recordings

Chapter 5 Adjustments and Settings

DXC-D35P/D35WSP(CE) V1 DXC-D35/D35WS(UC)

Use advanced menu page 8 to set the camera head’s internal clock and record the date and time.

Note

If the following date/time setting procedure for the internal clock does not cause the date/time information to be displayed in advanced menu page 8, it may be due to a worn-out lithium battery in the camera head. See page 23 and replace the lithium battery.

How to set the date and time

1 Access advanced menu page 8.

For details of menu operations, see “Advanced Menu Operations” (page 64).

2 Move the cursor to CLOCK SET, then press the UP/ON button.

The following display appears, in which the year indication is flashing.

Flashing

3 Press the MENU/STATUS switch and the UP/ON button to set the desired date and time.

1)Press the MENU/STATUS switch up or down until the item to be changed starts flashing.

2)Press the UP/ON button to change the number.

Repeat 1) and 2) until you have completed your date and time settings.

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Flashing

4 Select whether to display a 12-hour clock (showing AM and PM hours) or a 24-hour clock.

1)Press the MENU/STATUS switch up or down to select the desired setting (12-hour clock display or 24-hour clock display).

Example of 12-hour clock display: 6:49 PM (“6” and “PM” are flashing)

Example of 24-hour clock display: 18:49 (“18” is flashing)

2)Press the UP/ON button.

5 Press the UP/ON button to select the date display format.

Each press of the UP/ON button cycles through the following options.

•Year-month-day: YY MM DD 99 10 27

•Month-day-year: MM DD YY 10 27 99

•Day-month-year: DD MM YY 27 10 99

6 Press the MENU/STATUS switch down.

The cursor is shown at the CLOCK SET position.

7 Press the UP/ON button (to a time signal).

The clock starts from 00 seconds. The clock display can be viewed if CLOCK IND has been set to ON.

Timestamping recordings

You can timestamp recordings by superimposing the current date and time.

1 Before shooting, set the CLOCK IND to CAM in advanced menu page 8.

The date and time appear in the viewfinder, and are superimposed on the video signal output from the camera.

2 To stop superimposing the date and time, set the CLOCK IND to OFF.

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