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5 Check the lens settings and flange focal length adjustment (see page 34).
6 Adjust the viewfinder eyepiece focus, and the contrast and brightness of the viewfinder image (see page 36).
7 Check the audio system settings.
•Microphone connections (see page 40)
•Settings on the VDR section (see page 19)
8 If necessary, display the center marker and/or safety zone marker on the viewfinder screen.
For details, see “Setting the Marker Display” on page 138.
Also, press the ZEBRA button to display a zebra pattern on the viewfinder screen.
9 If necessary, adjust the white balance and black balance (see page 54).
10If necessary, adjust the iris and gain.
For details about the adjustment of iris, see “Adjusting the Iris” on page 59.
For details about the adjustment of gain, see “GAIN switch” on page 14, and “Setting Gain Values for the GAIN Switch Positions” on page 141.
11Turn the focus ring so that the subject is sharply in focus.
The EZ focus function allows you to set the aperture function to open, and to easily and precisely adjust the focus before shooting.
Before use, this function must be assigned to the ASSIGN 1 or 2 switch.
For details, see “Assigning Functions to ASSIGN Switches” (page 143).
About the EZ focus function
When you press the switch to which this function is assigned (the ASSIGN 1 or 2 switch), the function is turned on and “EZ FOCUS” appears in the viewfinder screen and the LCD monitor. To turn the function off, press the switch again. Even if you do not press the switch, the function goes off automatically after 10 seconds.
Note
The EZ focus function goes off automatically if it is on when you press the REC button on this unit or the lens. Recording starts immediately thereafter.
12Set up the VDR section according to your shooting objects, then start recording by pressing the REC button.
•During recording, the REC/TALLY indicator in the viewfinder lights, and “REC” appears on the viewfinder screen.
•You can use the AUDIO LEVEL knob on the front of the camcorder to manually adjust the channel 1 audio level. To do this, you must first set up the VDR section to enable manual adjustment of the audio recording level (see page 60).
13To pause recording, press the REC button again.
The REC/TALLY indicator in the viewfinder goes off. The material recorded from step 12 to step 13 is saved as a single clip.
To play back the recorded clip
Press the PREV button, then press the PLAY/PAUSE button to play from the beginning of the clip.
14Repeat steps 12 and 13 as required to continue shooting.
Successive clips are recorded on the disc.
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Notes
•It is not possible to record a clip shorter than 2 seconds. If you stop recording within 2 seconds of starting, this results in a
If you stop recording and restart within 2 seconds of the original start, this creates a single continuous clip from the original start time.
•The maximum number of clips that can be recorded on a single disc is 300. If an attempt is made to record more than 300 clips, the error message “DISC FULL!” appears, even if there is free capacity on the disc.
52 Basic Procedure for Shooting