Playback and Recording 3 Chapter

This operation synchronizes the internal timecode generator with the external timecode. After about 10 seconds, you can disconnect the external timecode without losing the synchronization. However, there will be noise on the recorded image if you connect or disconnect the timecode signal during recording.

Notes

•When the frame frequency of this unit is 23.98P, a discrepancy of ±1 frame with the externally locked timecode may arise.

•When you finish the above procedure, the internal timecode is immediately synchronized with the external timecode and the time counter display will show the value of the external timecode. However, wait for a few seconds until the sync generator stabilizes before recording.

•If this unit cannot be genlocked to the reference video signal, the internal timecode is not correctly synchronized with the external timecode.

Until this unit is genlocked to the input reference video signal, the output video signal from this unit may break up.

•When the internal timecode generator is set to F-RUN mode, the precision of the synchronization may be reduced if you turn the POWER switch off and on or keep the camcorder turned off for a long time.

About user bits settings during timecode synchronization

When the timecode is synchronized, only the time data is synchronized with the external timecode value. Therefore, the user bits can have their own settings for each camcorder.

To release the timecode synchronization First disconnect the external timecode, then set the F- RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to R-RUN.

To change the power supply from the battery pack to an external power supply during timecode synchronization

To maintain a continuous power supply, connect the external power supply to the DC IN connector before removing the battery pack. You may lose timecode synchronization if you remove the battery pack first.

Camera synchronization during timecode synchronization

During timecode synchronization, the camera is genlocked to the reference video signal input from the GENLOCK IN connector.

Setting for Special Shooting Cases

Depending on the shooting conditions, set the camcorder appropriately referring to the following table.

Shooting

Setting and effect

conditions

 

When adjusting

Setting: See “To correct skin detail” on

for skin detail or

page 64.

tone (Example:

Effect: This adjusts the skin detail or

When shooting

tone to a designated active area.

to hide skin

 

details)

 

 

 

The 3200K

Setting: Change the setting of the preset

preset white

white balance on the PRESET WHT

balance makes

page of the MAINTENANCE menu.

the picture

Effect: This prevents the picture from

reddish.

reddening.

 

 

To correct skin detail

You can specify a color other than a skin tone to adjust the color.

1 Set SKIN AREA IND to ON on the SKIN DETAIL page of the PAINT menu.

For details on menu operations, see “Basic Menu Operations” on page 132.

2 Set SKIN DETECT on the SKIN DETAIL page of the PAINT menu.

This causes the area detect cursor to be shown in the viewfinder screen.

3 Place the area detect cursor on the target, then execute

SKIN DETECT.

This designates the correction area, which is indicated by a zebra pattern.

4 Change the value of SKIN DTL WIDTH (0 to 359) on the SKIN DETAIL page so that the zebra pattern may be displayed in the target area.

Set the correction level beforehand using the SKIN DETAIL LVL item on the SKIN DETAIL page.

5 When the setting is finished, set SKIN AREA IND to OFF on the SKIN DETAIL page.

Deleting Clips

With this camcorder you can delete clips one at a time, in sequence from the last recorded clip, or you

can delete all clips in a single operation.

You can use the THUMBNAIL menu to delete the selected clip or all clips. For details, see “Deleting Clips” on page 84.

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