If a memory error occurs

If the error message “: STORED DATA: NG” flashes on the viewfinder screen when the camcorder is turned on, the white balance memory contents have been lost. Adjust the white balance again. Contact your Sony dealer if this message continues to appear even after the white balance has been adjusted again.

Using the ATW (auto tracking white balance) function

By using the ATW function, the white balance is adjusted automatically when the lighting conditions change.

Note

Depending on the shooting conditions, the white balance may not always be correctly adjusted automatically. To get a precise white balance, it is recommended to use the WHITE BAL switch.

Turning the ATW function on using the WHITE BAL switch

1 On the WHITE SETTING page of the MAINTENANCE menu, set WHITE SWITCH <B> to ATW.

2 Set the WHITE BAL switch to the B(ATW) position.

This turns the ATW function on, and the white balance is now adjusted automatically to respond to changes in the lighting conditions.

Turning the ATW function on using an ASSIGN switch

1 On the ASSIGNABLE page of the USER (or OPERATION) menu (see page 143), set one of ASSIGN 1 to ASSIGN 4 to ATW.

2 Press the ATW-assigned switch.

This turns the ATW function on, and the white balance is now adjusted automatically to respond to changes in the lighting conditions.

Setting the Electronic Shutter

This section describes the shutter modes that can be used with the electronic shutter of the camcorder, and describes the procedure for selecting the shutter speed and shutter mode.

About the shutter modes

The shutter modes that can be used with the electronic shutter and the shutter speeds that can be selected are listed below.

Shutter

Frame

Shutter speed

Application

mode

frequency

 

 

Standard

60i

1/100, 1/125,

For shooting

 

 

1/250, 1/500,

fast-moving

 

 

1/1000, 1/2000

subjects with

 

 

(sec.)

little blurring.

 

 

 

 

 

30P

1/40, 1/60, 1/120,

 

 

 

1/125, 1/250,

 

 

 

1/500, 1/1000,

 

 

 

1/2000 (sec.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

23.98P

1/32, 1/48, 1/96,

 

 

 

1/125, 1/250,

 

 

 

1/500, 1/1000,

 

 

 

1/2000 (sec.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

50i

1/60, 1/125, 1/250,

 

 

 

1/500, 1/1000,

 

 

 

1/2000 (sec.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

25P

1/33, 1/50, 1/100,

 

 

 

1/125, 1/250,

 

 

 

1/500, 1/1000,

 

 

 

1/2000 (sec.)

 

 

 

 

 

ECS

60i

60.0Hz to

For obtaining

(Extended

 

19000Hz

images with

Clear

 

 

no horizontal

30P

30.0Hz to

Scan)

bands of

 

26000Hz

 

 

noise when

 

 

 

 

23.98P

24.0Hz to

shooting

 

 

21000Hz

subjects such

 

 

 

as monitor

 

50i

50.0Hz to

 

screens.

 

 

29000Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25P

25.0Hz to

 

 

 

25000Hz

 

 

 

 

 

SLS

(except

2 to 8, 16 , 32, 64

For shooting

(Slow

23.98P)

frames

subjects in

Speed

 

(1/15 to 1/3.8,

low level

Shutter)

 

1/1.9, 1.1, 2.1

lighting

 

 

(sec.))

conditions.

 

 

 

 

Notes

•Whatever the operating mode of the electronic shutter, the sensitivity of the CCD decreases with increasing shutter speed.

•When the automatic iris is used, the iris opens wider as the shutter speed increases, thus reducing the depth of field.

•Under artificial light, particularly fluorescent or mercury lamps, the light intensity may appear to be constant, but the red, green, and blue intensities are actually changing in synchronization with the frequency of the power supply causing flicker. Using an electronic shutter under such lighting could make the flicker even worse. Color flicker is particularly likely to happen when the power supply frequency is 60 Hz. However, if the power

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