Operating Instructions

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Contents
Contents
Precautions for Use ...........................................................................................4
Camera Unit Features ........................................................................................
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Recording and Playback Features .................................................................
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Outline of operations .......................................................................................
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Flow of shooting, playing and saving .........................................................
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Saving and editing on external devices .....................................................
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System Configuration ......................................................................................
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Power Supply and Accessory Mounting Section .......................................
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Audio (input) Function Section ...................................................................
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Audio (output) Function Section ................................................................
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Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions Section ..............................
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Menu/Thumbnail Operation Section ..........................................................
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Time Code Section ....................................................................................
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Warning and Status Display Functions ......................................................
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LCD Monitor ...............................................................................................
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Viewfinder ..................................................................................................
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Setting Date and Time of Internal Clock .......................................................
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P2 Cards ...........................................................................................................
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Inserting P2 Cards ....................................................................................
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Removing P2 Cards ...................................................................................
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To Prevent Accidental Erasure of P2 Card Content ..................................
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P2 CARD ACCESS LED and status of P2 cards ......................................
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P2 card recording times ............................................................................
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Handling P2 Card Recording ....................................................................
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Basic Procedures ............................................................................................
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Shooting ....................................................................................................
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Normal Recording .....................................................................................
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Variable Frame Rate (VFR) Recording ..........................................................
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Native recording .........................................................................................
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Standard recording ...................................................................................
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Using variable frame rates (VFR) .............................................................
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Shooting in the 1080i/480i Progressive Mode .........................................
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Special Recording Modes ..............................................................................
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Pre-recording (PRE REC) .........................................................................
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Interval recording (INTERVAL REC) .........................................................
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One-shot recording (ONE-SHOT REC) .....................................................
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Loop recording (LOOP REC) .....................................................................
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Hot Swap Recording ..................................................................................
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Recording Check Function ........................................................................
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Shot Marker (SHOT MARK) Recording Function .....................................
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Text Memo Recording Function ................................................................
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Normal and Variable Speed Playback ...........................................................
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Video and recording formats .........................................................................
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Multiple HD/SD formats ............................................................................
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Selecting recording signals in CAMERA MODE .......................................
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Selecting MCR mode recording and playback signals .............................
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Selecting video output ...............................................................................
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List of recording, playback and output formats ..........................................
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Adjusting the White balance and Black Balance ........................................
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Adjusting the White Balance .....................................................................
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Adjusting the Black Balance ......................................................................
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Setting the Electronic Shutter .......................................................................
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Setting the Shutter Mode and Speed ........................................................
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Placing the Camera-recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN Mode ........................
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Assigning functions to USER buttons .........................................................
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Selecting Audio Input Signals and Adjusting Recording Levels ..............
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Selecting Audio Input Signals ...................................................................
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Adjusting Recording Levels ......................................................................
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Selecting Function for the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL Control .......................
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CH3 and CH4 Recording Levels ................................................................
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Setting Time Data ............................................................................................
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Time data overview ...................................................................................
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Chapter 1
Introductio
n
Chapter 2
Parts and their
Function
s
Chapter 3
Recording and
Playbac
k
Chapter 4
Adjustments
and Settings for
Recording