Operating Instructions

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Contents
Information for Your Safety.............................................................2
Chapter 1 Overview 9
Before using the unit .....................................................................10
Accessories/Optional accessories...............................................13
Accessories...................................................................................... 13
Optional accessories........................................................................ 13
When turning on the power for the first time ..............................14
[TIME ZONE] ................................................................................... 14
[CLOCK SETTING] .......................................................................... 14
What you can do with this unit .....................................................15
Recording to the memory card......................................................... 15
Linking to external devices............................................................... 15
Connecting to the network ............................................................... 16
Chapter 2 Description of Parts 17
Main unit .........................................................................................18
Handle unit ([X2000] supplied, [X1500] optional: VW-HU1) .......21
Basic operation ..............................................................................23
Multidial operation............................................................................ 23
Touch operation of the LCD monitor................................................ 23
Chapter 3 Preparation 24
Power supply..................................................................................25
Attaching and removing the battery ................................................. 25
Charging the battery ........................................................................ 26
Attaching accessories ...................................................................28
Adjusting the grip belt ...................................................................... 28
Attaching the lens hood ................................................................... 28
Attaching the eye cup ...................................................................... 29
Attaching the handle unit ([X2000] supplied, [X1500] optional) ....... 30
Attaching the external microphone .................................................. 32
Attaching a tripod ............................................................................. 33
Turning on/off the power...............................................................34
Turning the unit on and off with the power button............................ 34
Turning the unit on and off with the LCD monitor/viewfinder ........... 34
Charging the built-in battery.........................................................34
Setting the date/time of the internal clock...................................35
Preparing the memory card ..........................................................36
Memory cards supported by the unit (As of January 2020) ............. 36
Preventing unintentional erasing...................................................... 37
Inserting/removing the memory card ............................................... 38
Formatting the memory card............................................................ 38
Recording time of the memory card................................................. 39
Handling the recording data............................................................. 41
Setting of time data........................................................................44
Definition of time data ...................................................................... 44
User bits settings ............................................................................. 44
Setting the time code ....................................................................... 45
Assigning function to the USER buttons.....................................47
Functions assigned to USER buttons .............................................. 47
Checking the function assigned to the USER buttons ..................... 49
Adjusting and setting the LCD monitor .......................................50
Using the LCD monitor..................................................................... 50
Adjusting the LCD monitor............................................................... 50
Mirror shooting................................................................................. 50
Adjusting and setting the viewfinder ...........................................51
Using the viewfinder......................................................................... 51
Adjusting the viewfinder ................................................................... 51
Tally lamp........................................................................................52
Chapter 4 Operation 53
Basic operation of the screen.......................................................54
Major button operation and screen display ...................................... 54
Major button operation and switching screen .................................. 55
Operating each screen ..................................................................56
Camera image screen...................................................................... 56
Thumbnail screen ............................................................................ 56
Operation icon screen...................................................................... 56
Basic operation of the menu.........................................................57
Configuration of the menu................................................................ 57
Displaying the menu ........................................................................ 58
Operating the menu ......................................................................... 59
Initializing the menu ......................................................................... 60
Menu settings.................................................................................61
[THUMBNAIL] menu.........................................................................61
[CAMERA] menu ..............................................................................62
[SCENE FILE] menu.........................................................................65
[AUDIO] menu ..................................................................................70
[VIDEO OUT/LCD/VF] menu ............................................................72
[RECORDING] menu........................................................................80
[NETWORK] menu ...........................................................................82
[SYSTEM] menu...............................................................................86
[OTHERS] menu...............................................................................87
Factory setting value of the scene file.........................................90
[SCENE FILE] menu.........................................................................90
Target items for scene file/setup file/initialization...................... 91
[THUMBNAIL] menu.........................................................................91
[CAMERA] menu ..............................................................................91
[SCENE FILE] menu.........................................................................92
[AUDIO] menu ..................................................................................93
[VIDEO OUT/LCD/VF] menu ............................................................93
[RECORDING] menu........................................................................95
[NETWORK] menu ...........................................................................95
[SYSTEM] menu...............................................................................95
[OTHERS] menu...............................................................................96
Handling setting data ....................................................................97
Scene files ........................................................................................97
Setup file...........................................................................................99
Chapter 5 Shooting 100
Shooting .......................................................................................101
Selecting the resolution, codec, and frame rate for
recording video ...........................................................................102
Adjustable settings when shooting ...........................................105
Iris...................................................................................................105
Gain ................................................................................................106
Super gain ......................................................................................106
AE level (exposure compensation).................................................107
Brightness adjustment ....................................................................108
Focusing (manual focus) ................................................................108
Setting the shutter speed................................................................109
Area mode function.........................................................................109
Adjusting the white and black balance...................................... 111
White balance adjustment ..............................................................111
Black balance adjustment...............................................................114
Using the zoom function.............................................................115
Adjusting the zoom position............................................................115
Using the built-in LED light.........................................................117
Adjust the amount of light from the built-in LED light......................117
Image quality adjustment............................................................118
Detail function.................................................................................118
Skin tone function ...........................................................................118
RB gain control function..................................................................118
Chroma setting function..................................................................118
Matrix function ................................................................................118
Color correction function.................................................................119
Black control function......................................................................119
Gamma function .............................................................................119
Knee function..................................................................................119
White clip function...........................................................................119
Flash band compensation (FBC) function ................................120
Flash band compensation function settings....................................120
When using the flash band compensation function........................120
Super slow recording function...................................................121
Audio input...................................................................................122
Switching the audio input................................................................122
Using the built-in microphone/external microphone
(stereo mini jack) ........................................................................122
Using audio equipment/external microphone (XLR, 3-pin).............123
Adjusting the audio recording level.................................................123
Monitoring the audio .......................................................................125
Confirming audio input setting ........................................................125
Special recording function ......................................................... 126
Pre-recording..................................................................................126
Relay recording...............................................................................126
Simultaneous recording ..................................................................127
Background recording.....................................................................128
Interval recording............................................................................129
IR recording ....................................................................................130