Sony Ericsson PDW-530, PDW-530P manual

PROFESSIONAL DISC CAMCORDER

PDW-510/510P PDW-530/530P

OPERATION MANUAL [English] 1st Edition

Contents

Page WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture Page AVERTISSEMENT Page WARNUNG ATTENZIONE Per evitare scosse elettriche, non aprire l’apparecchio Per le riparazioni, rivolgersi solo a personale qualificato ADVERTENCIA Page Page Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls Chapter 3 Recording and Playback Chapter 4 Thumbnail Search Chapter 6 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings Chapter 7 Saving and Loading User Setting Data Chapter 8 Setting Up the Camcorder Chapter 9 Maintenance Appendixes Page Overview Chapter 1-1Features 1-1-1Principal Differences Between the PDW-510/510Pand PDW- 530/530P 1-1-2Camera Features 1-1-3Features of the Optical Disc Drive (VDR) 1-1-4Input and Outputs 1-1-5Other Functions Alarm function Viewfinder height adjustable 1-2Example of System Configuration 1-3Precautions 1-4Using the CD-ROMManual 1-4-1 CD-ROMSystem Requirements 1-4-2Preparations 1-4-3Reading the CD-ROMManual Page Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-1Power Supply 2-2Accessory Attachments 2-3Audio Functions Page Page 2-4Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions Page Page Page Page Page Page 2-5Output Video Operating Section 2-6Menu Operating Section Page 2-7Time Code System Page Page 2-8Warnings and Indications Page 2-9Warnings and Indications on the LCDs 2-9-1Monochrome LCD 2-9-2Color LCD Page 2-10Indicators in the Viewfinder Recording and Playback Chapter 3-1Handling Discs 3-1-1Discs Used for Recording and Playback 3-1-2Notes on Handling 3-1-3 Write-ProtectingDiscs 3-1-4Loading and Unloading a Disc 3-1-5Formatting a Disc 3-2Recording 3-2-1Basic Procedures Page 3-2-2Deleting Clips 3-3Checking the Recording – Playback 3-3-1Checking the Last Two Seconds of the Recording — 3-4Recording Video Signals from External Equipment 3-4-1Recording a DV Stream From External Equipment 3-4-2Recording Analog Composite Signals (With the CBK-SC01 Installed) 3-5Freezing a Picture During Playback Page Thumbnail Search Chapter 4-1Thumbnail Search Operations 4-1-1Cuing Up to a Desired Clip To escape from the thumbnail images to full-screendisplay Adjustments and Settings for Recording 5-1Setting the Recording Format (PDW-530/530Ponly) 5-1-1Setting the Video Recording Format 5-1-2Setting the Audio Recording Format 5-2Adjusting the Black Balance and the White Balance 5-2-1Adjusting the Black Balance 5-2-2Adjusting the White Balance If the automatic white balance adjustment cannot be made If you have no time to adjust the white balance White balance memory 5-3Setting the Electronic Shutter 5-3-1Shutter Modes 5-3-2Selecting the Shutter Mode and Shutter Speed Setting the shutter speed in ECS mode Setting the shutter speed in SLS mode Changing the range of choice of shutter mode and speed settings 5-4Changing the Reference Value for Automatic Iris Adjustment Selecting the automatic iris window 5-5Adjusting the Audio Level 5-5-1Manually Adjusting the Audio Levels of the Audio Inputs From the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 Connectors 5-5-2Manually Adjusting the Audio Level of the Front Microphone 5-5-3Recording Audio on Channels 3 and 5-6Setting the Time Data 5-6-1Setting the Time Code 5-6-2Saving the Actual Time in the Time Code 5-6-3Setting the User Bits 5-6-4Synchronizing the Time Code Page Page Menu Displays and Detailed Settings 6-1Menu Organization and Operation 6-1-1Menu Organization 6-1-2Displaying Menus 6-1-3Basic Menu Operations Returning to the TOP menu from other menus Menu operations in the USER menu 6-1-4Editing the USER Menu Page Adding/deleting/replacing pages Page 6-2Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen 6-2-1Layout of the Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen 6-2-2Selecting the Display Items Page 6-2-3Display Modes and Setting Change Confirmation Adjustment Progress Messages 6-2-4Setting the Marker Display 6-2-5Setting the Viewfinder 6-2-6Recording Shot Data Superimposed on the Color Bars 6-2-7Setting the Shot ID 6-2-8Displaying the Status Confirmation Windows 6-2-9Confirming the Image of the Return Video Signal in the Viewfinder To see the image of the return video signal on the viewfinder screen 6-3Adjustments and Settings from Menus 6-3-1Setting Gain Values for the GAIN Selector Positions 6-3-2Selecting the Output Signals 6-3-3Setting the Color Temperature Manually 6-3-4Specifying an Offset for the Auto White Balance Setting 6-3-5Assigning Functions to ASSIGN 1/2/3/4 Switches Page 6-3-6Setting the Date/Time of the Internal Clock 6-3-7Selecting the Lens File 6-3-8Selecting the Aspect Ratio 6-3-9Setting the CCD Scan Mode 6-4Resetting USER Menu Settings to the Standard Settings Page Setting Data 7-1Saving and Loading User Files to and from a “Memory Stick” 7-1-2Saving User Menu Data to the “Memory Stick” Setting the file ID 7-1-3Loading saved data from a “Memory Stick” 7-2Saving and Loading Scene Files 7-2-1Saving a Scene File White balance setting data to be saved in the scene file Saving scene files from the camcorder memory to the “Memory Stick” 7-2-2Loading Scene Files 7-2-3Resetting the Settings of the Camcorder to the Standard Settings Saved in the Reference File 7-3Jumping to a File- Related Menu Page When Inserting a “Memory Stick” Setting Up the Camcorder 8-1Power Supply 8-1-1Using a Battery Pack 8-1-2Avoiding Breaks in Operation Due to an exhausted Battery 8-1-3Using an AC Adaptor 8-1-4Using the Anton Bauer Ultralight System 8-2Adjusting the Viewfinder 8-2-1Adjusting the Viewfinder Position 8-2-2Adjusting the Viewfinder Focus and Screen Detaching the Viewfinder 8-2-4Moving the viewfinder shoe up 8-2-5Using the BKW-401Viewfinder Rotation Bracket 8-2-6Detaching the Eyepiece 8-3Mounting the Lens 8-4Adjusting the Flange Focal Length 8-5Audio Input System 8-5-1Using the Supplied Microphone 8-5-2Using an External Microphone 8-5-3Attaching a UHF Portable Tuner (for a UHF Wireless Microphone System) Fitting the WRR-862(Using a BP-IL75/GL95/M100 Battery Pack) 8-5-4Connecting Line Input Audio Equipment 8-6Tripod Mounting 8-7Attaching the Shoulder Strap 8-8Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position 8-9Putting on the Rain Cover (Not Supplied) 8-10Connecting the Remote Control Unit Page Maintenance Chapter 9-1Testing the Camcorder Before Shooting 9-1-1Preparations for Testing 9-1-3Testing the VDR (1)Testing the recording and playback functions (2)Testing the automatic audio level adjusting functions (3)Testing the manual audio level adjusting functions (4) Testing the earphone and speaker (5) Testing external microphones (7) Checking the user bit and time code functions 9-2Maintenance 9-2-1Cleaning the Viewfinder Operation Warnings Operation/error messages Notes on CCD image sensors Page Appendixes Specifications General Video Camera Section Optical Disc Drive Section Recommended Additional Equipment Menu List OPERATION Menu List Page Page Page Page Page PAINT Menu List Page Page Page MAINTENANCE Menu List Page Page Page Page Page Page Page FILE Menu List Page DIAGNOSIS Menu List About a “Memory Stick” Page Index