Sony PDW-700 manual 6

Connecting a Video Light .........................................................................	50
Using the Shoulder Strap ..........................................................................	50
Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position .......................................................	51
Connecting the Remote Control Unit ......................................................	52
Chapter 3 : Adjustments and Settings for Shooting
Setting the Recording Format ..................................................................	54
Setting the system frequency ..........................................................	54
Setting the video recording format..................................................	55
Adjusting the Black Balance and the White Balance .............................	55
Adjusting the black balance ............................................................	55
Adjusting the white balance ............................................................	56
Setting the Electronic Shutter...................................................................	60
Shutter modes..................................................................................	60
Selecting the shutter mode and shutter speed .................................	61
Changing the Reference Value for Automatic Iris Adjustment............	63
Adjusting the Audio Level ........................................................................	65
Manually adjusting the audio levels of the audio inputs from the
AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors.............................................	65
Manually adjusting the audio level of the MIC IN connector ........	66
Recording audio on channels 3 and 4 .............................................	66
Setting the Time Data................................................................................	68
Setting the timecode........................................................................	68
Setting the user bits .........................................................................	68
Synchronizing the timecode............................................................	69
Chapter 4 : Shooting
Handling Discs ...........................................................................................	72
Discs used for recording and playback ...........................................	72
Notes on handling ...........................................................................	72
Write-protecting discs .....................................................................	72
Loading and unloading a disc .........................................................	73
Formatting a disc.............................................................................	74
Handling of discs when recording does not end normally (salvage
function)....................................................................................	74
Basic Procedure for Shooting ...................................................................	76
Playing back the recorded clip ........................................................	78
Deleting the recorded clip ...............................................................	79

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