Operating Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Important Safeguards
- Contents
- Read this first!
- Accessories
- Operating precautions
- Checking the system operations
- Adjusting the hand strap
- Attaching the shoulder strap
- Attaching the lens hood
- Attaching the lens-cap strap
- Cassette tapes
- Description of parts
- The remote control
- The battery
- Viewfinder
- Time data
- Regular shooting
- Shooting techniques for different targets
- Check what you have shot (rec check)
- Finding specific scenes (image search)
- Zoom
- Low-angle shooting
- Self-portrait shooting
- Zebra pattern
- Marker
- ONE-SHOT recording
- Changing the image size
- Optical Image Stabilizer
- Using the USER buttons
- Backlight compensation
- Index recording
- Color bars
- Adding effects to images
- Backup recording
- Switching to manual mode
- Adjusting the volume while shooting
- Shooting in progressive mode
- Focus
- Adjusting the shutter speed
- Adjusting the white balance
- Adjusting Iris, Gain, and Light Intensity
- Switching Audio Input
- Using scene files
- Transferring scene files
- Playback
- Variable-speed playback
- Using the Counter
- Connecting external units
- Audio dubbing
- Dubbing
- Screen displays
- Using the setup menus
- Setup menu structure
- Setup menu list
- Before calling for service
- Condensation
- Tally lamp
- System resetting
- Video Heads
- Cleaning
- Storage Precautions
- Specifications
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Contents (continued)
Playback ....................................................... 48
Adjusting the volume ...................................... 49
Viewing images on a television .......................49
Checking the date and time ............................ 49
Variable-speed playback .............................50
Slow playback .................................................50
Frame-by-frame playback............................... 50
Fast-forward and rewind ................................. 50
Index search ...................................................50
Variable speed search ....................................51
End search ......................................................51
Using the Counter ........................................52
Counter display ...............................................52
Memory stop mode .........................................52
1394TC preset mode ......................................52
Connecting external units ...........................53
Headphones ...................................................53
External microphone .......................................53
Digital video equipment ..................................54
Television ........................................................55
Video deck ......................................................55
Audio dubbing .............................................56
Dubbing ........................................................58
Analog input ....................................................58
Analog output ..................................................59
Digital input/output ..........................................60
Screen displays ...........................................61
Displays in CAMERA and VCR modes ...........61
In VCR mode only ...........................................64
Warnings .........................................................64
Setting the DISPLAY items .............................65
Using the setup menus ...............................66
Using the setup menus ................................... 66
Initializing the menu settings .......................... 67
Setup menu structure ..................................68
Camera mode menu ....................................... 68
VCR mode menu ............................................ 68
Setup menu list ............................................69
SCENE FILE screen ....................................... 69
CAMERA SETUP screen ............................... 71
SW MODE screen .......................................... 71
AUTO SW screen ........................................... 72
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen ................... 73
RECORDING SETUP screen ......................... 74
AV IN/OUT SETUP screen ............................. 75
DISPLAY SETUP screen ............................... 76
OTHER FUNCTIONS screen ......................... 77
Before calling for service ............................79
Condensation ...............................................82
Tally lamp .....................................................82
System resetting ..........................................82
Video Heads .................................................83
Cleaning ........................................................83
Storage Precautions ....................................84
Specifications ..............................................85
Playback
Editing
Displays
Menus
Reference
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