Owner's Manual

Table Of Contents
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1. Introduction 9
About this Manual 9
Conventions Used in this Manual 9
Supplied Accessories 10
Names of Parts 11
Camcorder 11
WL-D6000 Wireless Controller 18
2. Preparations 19
Preparing the Power Supply 19
Using a Battery Pack 19
Using a Power Outlet 21
Turning the Camcorder On and Off 22
Date, Time and Language Settings 23
Setting the Date and Time 23
Changing the Language 24
Using the Menus 25
Selecting an Option from the Menu 25
Using the Customized Submenu (My Menu) 26
Preparing the Camcorder 28
Attaching the Microphone Holder Unit 28
Attaching the Lens Hood 28
Using the Viewfinder 28
Using the LCD Screen 29
Adjusting the LCD Screen or Viewfinder 30
Adjusting the Grip Belt 31
Attaching the Shoulder Strap 31
Removing and Attaching the Terminal Covers 31
Removing the Shoulder Pad 32
Using a Tripod 32
Using SD Cards 33
Compatible SD Cards 33
Inserting and Removing an SD Card 34
Initializing an SD Card 35
Switching Between the SD Card Slots 35
Relay Recording and Double Slot Recording 36
Checking the Remaining Recording Time on SD
Cards 36
Recovering Clips 37
Remote Operation of the Camcorder 38
Using the Supplied Wireless Controller 38
Using the Optional RC-V100 Remote
Controller 39
3. Recording 41
Recording Video 41
Preparing to Record 41
Recording 42
Onscreen Displays 44
Setting the Clip File Name 48
Using the Fan 49
Video Configuration: Video Format, System
Frequency, Frame Rate, Resolution and Bit
Rate 50
Selecting the Main Recording Format 50
Selecting the System Frequency 50
Selecting the Frame Rate 50
Selecting the Resolution and Color Sampling
Settings 51
Selecting the Bit Rate 51
Changing Main Functions with the FUNC
Button 52
Using the Direct Setting Mode 52
Shutter Speed 53
Changing the Shutter Speed Mode 53
Changing the Shutter Speed Value 55
Flicker Reduction 55
Gain 56
Automatic Gain Control 56
Selecting the Gain Level 57
Changing the Gain Value 57
ND Filter 58
Aperture 59
Automatic Aperture 59
Momentary Automatic Aperture - Push Auto
Iris 60
Manual Aperture 60
Iris Limit 61
Exposure Compensation - AE Shift 61
Light Metering Mode 62
Gamma Curve and Main Color Settings 63
Preset Color Settings 63
White Balance 65
Auto White Balance (AWB) 66
Color Temperature/Preset White Balance 66
Adjusting White Balance Settings 67
Custom White Balance 67
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