Sony PMW-EX3 manual Shot Transition, Shot-transition operation buttons and indications

Shot Transition

	The Shot Transition function helps you to easily
	obtain complex picture effects by registering
	camera settings or conditions as a “shot” to be
	reproduced in a recording sequence.
	Your settings for focus, zoom, iris, gain, shutter
	speed, white balance, color matrix, and detail
	level can be registered in combination in one shot,
Recording	and you can change the current camera settings to
	smooth transition of scenes.
	those of the shot, or the settings reproduced from
	one shot to those of another Shot, resulting in a
	For example, you can shift the focus from a closer
	object to a farther object, or change the depth of
	field by adjusting the iris. In addition, you can
	develop scenes under different recording
	conditions smoothly. If you register the manual
	adjustment function for white balance, the scenes
	will develop smoothly between objects indoors
	and those outdoors.
	Notes
	• Use the exclusive lens for Shot Transition. This
	function may not operate correctly with a non-
	exclusive lens.
	• Shot transition cannot be activated in
	combination with any of the EX Slow Shutter,
	Interval Recording, Frame Recording, and Slow
	& Quick Motion functions.
	• If you wish to shift the focus in a shot transition,
	set the focus adjustment mode to MF or AF (see
	page 64). The focus will not be shifted if Full
	MF mode is selected.
	• If you wish to shift the zoom in a shot transition,
	set the ZOOM switch to SERVO (see page 62).
	The zoom will not be shifted with the MANU
	setting.
	• If you register a focus position in a macro area
	with the MACRO switch ON, the focus may not
	be shifted to the registered position if a shot
	transition is executed with the MACRO switch
	set to OFF.

82 Shot Transition

Shot-transition operation buttons and indications

For shot-transition operations, use the three TRANSITION operation buttons on the upper panel.

A button B button

AB

SHOT

TRANSITION TC/U-BIT/DURATION

MODE button and indicator

16:9 WIDE SCREEN

		STEA
		SHOTDY
		IRIS
	MANU	AUTO
10	MACRO		ND
			FILTER
8.5				2
	FOCUS
			1	-
				FULL AUTO
			OFF	+ FRAME
				-EX3
				PMW
			STATUS	MENU

A button and B button

You can register a Shot to each of the buttons.

MODE button and indicator

When you press this button, the camcorder enters Shot Transition operation mode, and the indicator of the button lights.

The shot transition operation area is displayed on the screen.

Each time you press the button, the shot-transition operation mode cycles among Store, Check, Execute, and Off (normal Camera mode).

In Execute mode, the shot transition information area appears.