Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PDW-530P Sony Ericsson
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PROFESSIONAL DISC CAMCORDER PD W -510/510P PD W -530/530P OPERA TION MANUAL [English] 1st Edition.
2 To prevent fire or shock hazar d, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid ele ctrical sh ock, do not open the cabinet. Refer ser vicing to qualified personnel only. This Profes sion al Disc Ca mcorder is classifi ed as a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT.
3 UTSÄTTAS FÖR OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING, SOM ÖVERSKRIDER GRÄNSEN FÖR LASERKLASS 1. For the c ustomers in the USA This equi pmen t has been tes ted and found to comply wit h the limits for a Cla ss B digi tal dev ice, purs uant t o Part 15 of t he FCC Rule s.
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11 Table of Content s Chapter 1 Overview 1-1 Features ........... .......... ......... ......... ...... 15 1-1-1 Principal Differ ences Between the PDW-510/510P and PDW-530/530P15 1-1-2 Camera Features .............................. 15 1-1-3 Features of the O ptical Disc Drive (VDR) .
12 5-6 Setting the Time Data ................. ...... 73 5-6-1 Setting the Time Code ..................... 73 5-6-2 Saving the Actual Time in the Time Code ................................................. 73 5-6-3 Setting the User Bits ..............
13 8-7 Attaching the Shoulder S trap ........ 125 8-8 Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position .. 125 8-9 Putting on the Rain Cover (Not Supplied) ......... .......... ......... ......... .... 126 8-10 Connecting the Remote Control Unit 127 Chapter 9 Maintenance 9-1 Testing the Camcorder Before Shooting 129 9-1-1 Prepara tions for Testing.
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15 1-1 Feat ures Chapter 1 Overview 1-1 Fea tures The PDW-5 10/510P/ 530/530 P is a c amcorder for E NG 1) and EFP 2) , in which a color vi deo camera using 2 / 3 -inch high-defi nition C CDs of a 16:9 asp ect rati o and a Professional Disc drive a re combined inte grally.
Chapte r 1 Overvie w 16 1-1 Feat ures • With the optional CBK-FC01 Pull Down Board installed, a 24 fps 3) progressive scan video can be recorded sub jecte d to pu ll-down, providing imaging qualit y close to that of film. ( PDW-510/53 0 only) 1) Abbreviat ion of “Power Hole-Accumulated Diode.
Chapter 1 Ov erview 17 1-1 Feat ures Scene selection funct ion The scene sele ction fu nction all ows you to select r equired clips only, and play t hem back in any order.
Chapte r 1 Overvie w 18 1-1 Feat ures Furthe rmore, anoth er control (the TURBO GAIN button ) can also be u sed as an assignab le switch. Alarm function If a fault is detected on the optical disc drive, or if the disc or batte ry capacity is low, this is no tified by warning indicators an d audible a larms.
Chapter 1 Ov erview 19 1-2 Examp le of System Conf igurat ion 1-2 Example of System Configura tion The diagram below shows a typical configurat ion o f the camcorder for ENG and EFP.
Chapte r 1 Overvie w 20 1-3 Preca utions 1-3 Pre cautions Use and Storage Do not su bjec t th e unit t o severe shock s The inter nal mechani sm may be damage d or the b ody warped. After use Always turn o ff the power. Befo re stor in g the unit fo r a lo ng pe riod Remove th e batter y pack.
Chapter 1 Ov erview 21 1-4 Using the CD-ROM Manual 1-4 Using t he CD-R OM Manual The suppl ied CR -ROM includ es version s of the Operati on Manual f or the P DW-510/51 0P/530/5 30P in Engli sh, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spa nish, and Ch inese.
Chapte r 1 Overvie w 22 1-4 Using the CD- ROM Manual.
23 2-1 Power Suppl y Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-1 Power Su pply a Battery attachment Attach a BP- IL75/GL95/ M100 batt ery pack. Furthermor e, by at tachin g an AC-DN2B AC Adap tor, you can operate the ca mcorder from AC power.
Chapter 2 Locat ions and Fun ctions of P arts and Controls 24 2-2 Access ory Attachment s 2-2 Access ory Attac hments a Shoulder strap posts Attach the supplied shoulder strap to th ese posts. For detail s, see 8-7 “Att aching t he Shoulder S trap” on page 125.
Chapter 2 Loca tions and Func tions of Parts and Cont rols 25 2-3 Audio Function s 2-3 Audio Function s Audio functions (1) a Micro phone This is a super-cardi oid directi onal monaur al microphone with an external power supp ly (+48 V) system.
Chapter 2 Locat ions and Fun ctions of P arts and Controls 26 2-3 Aud io Func tions f MONITOR volume control This contr ol adjusts t he speaker or e arphone vol ume for sounds other t han the alarm sou nd. At the mini mum positi on, no sound can be heard.
Chapter 2 Loca tions and Func tions of Parts and Cont rols 27 2-3 Audio Function s i LEVEL (CH -1/CH-2) (audio channel-1 an d channel -2 recording level) c ontrols These controls adj ust the audio le vels of channe ls 1 and 2 when the AUDIO SELE CT switches are set to MANUAL .
Chapter 2 Locat ions and Fun ctions of P arts and Controls 28 2-4 Sho oting and Re cording/P layback Funct ions 2-4 Shooting an d Recordin g/Playback Func tions Shooting and recording/pla yback functions (1) a Tally ind icator Setting t he TALLY switch to HIGH or LOW enables th is indicator .
Chapter 2 Loca tions and Func tions of Parts and Cont rols 29 2-4 Sh ooting and Rec ording/Play back Func tions g Viewfinder The viewfinder lets you view the image in black and white while sho oting, rec ording or pla ying back.
Chapter 2 Locat ions and Fun ctions of P arts and Controls 30 2-4 Sho oting and Re cording/P layback Funct ions For the PDW -530/530 P 1) A type of special effec t filter.
Chapter 2 Loca tions and Func tions of Parts and Cont rols 31 2-4 Sh ooting and Rec ording/Play back Func tions OUTPUT/DCC selector t WHITE BAL (white balance memory) switch This sw itch c ontrols t he white b alance setting. PRST (preset): Adjusts the color temperature correspondin g to the position of the FILTER selector.
Chapter 2 Locat ions and Fun ctions of P arts and Controls 32 2-4 Sho oting and Re cording/P layback Funct ions w VIDEO OUT connector (BNC type) This conn ector output s a composit e video sig nal for a video moni tor.
Chapter 2 Loca tions and Func tions of Parts and Cont rols 33 2-4 Sh ooting and Rec ording/Play back Func tions Shooting and recording/pla yback functions (4) wk REC START button Press t his button to start reco rding. Pre ss it again to st op recording.
Chapter 2 Locat ions and Fun ctions of P arts and Controls 34 2-4 Sho oting and Re cording/P layback Funct ions eh PREV butto n This ju mps to th e beginnin g of the c urrent clip, and p auses.
Chapter 2 Loca tions and Func tions of Parts and Cont rols 35 2-5 Outp ut Video O peratin g Section 2-5 Output Vid eo Opera ting Section Output video operating section a SEL/SET (select/set) dial When thumbnails (each representing a cl ip) are shown on the color LCD, you can select a particular thumb nail with this dial.
Chapter 2 Locat ions and Fun ctions of P arts and Controls 36 2-6 Menu Operatin g Section 2-6 Menu Ope rati ng Section a MENU knob Use this kno b to change t he page selection or a sett ing within the menu.
Chapter 2 Loca tions and Func tions of Parts and Cont rols 37 2-6 Menu Operatin g Section e “Memory Sti ck” compartmen t How to inser t a “Mem ory S tic k” Open the l id of t he menu opera tin.
Chapter 2 Locat ions and Fun ctions of P arts and Controls 38 2-7 Time Co de Sys tem 2-7 Time Code System Time code functions (1) a TC IN (time code input) connector (BNC type) To synchronize t he time code wi th an extern al time code, input the refere nce time cod e to t his conne ctor.
Chapter 2 Loca tions and Func tions of Parts and Cont rols 39 2-7 Time Code Sys tem Time code functions (2) d DISPLAY switch This cycl es the data displ ayed in the counte r disp lay through the seq uence TC, U-BIT, and COUNTER.
Chapter 2 Locat ions and Fun ctions of P arts and Controls 40 2-7 Time Co de Sys tem R-RUN: The time code val ue advan ces only dur ing recording. Use this setting to h ave a consec utive time code on t he disc. For detail s, see 5-6- 3 “Setti ng the Use r Bits” on page 73 and 5-6-1 “Settin g the Time Cod e” on pag e 73.
Chapter 2 Loca tions and Func tions of Parts and Cont rols 41 2-8 Warnin gs a nd In dication s 2-8 Warnin gs and Indi cation s Besides the vi ewfinder, sp eaker and ea rphones, th e indicator s and displ ays described i n this secti on also provide you with information such as the o perating state of the camcorder and warnings.
Chapter 2 Locat ions and Fun ctions of P arts and Controls 42 2-8 Warnings and I ndicatio ns e Back tall y ON/OFF switch This sw itch enable s or disables th e back tall y and rear ta lly indicator s. ON: The back tally a nd rear tally i ndicators are en abled.
Chapter 2 Loca tions and Func tions of Parts and Cont rols 43 2-9 Warn ings and Indi cations o n th e LCDs 2-9 Warnin gs and Indi cati ons on the LCDs 2-9-1 Monochrome LCD Disc st atus and batt ery st.
Chapter 2 Locat ions and Fun ctions of P arts and Controls 44 2-9 Warni ngs and Indicat ions on the LCDs 2-9-2 Color LCD Disc st atus, bat tery st atus an d audio level Display of remaining disc capac.
Chapter 2 Loca tions and Func tions of Parts and Cont rols 45 2-9 Warn ings and Indi cations o n th e LCDs Time code displa y Time code display on the color LCD Lights when the ti me code generator is on hold. Lights when VITC is selected for the t ime code.
Chapter 2 Locat ions and Fun ctions of P arts and Controls 46 2-10 Indic ators in the Vie wfinder 2-10 Indicator s in the Vi ewfi nder Indicators on the viewfinder a TALL Y indi cato r This indi cator lights wh en the camcord er is in the Pi cture Cash mode.
47 3-1 Handl ing Discs Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-1 Handling Discs 3-1-1 Discs Used f or Recor ding and Playback This ca mcorder use s the fol lowing di sc for reco rding and playback: PFD23 Professi onal Disc ( capacity 23.
Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback 48 3-1 Handl ing Discs 3-1-4 L oading and Unloading a Disc Loading a disc Proceed as follows. 1 Turn on th e POWE R switch. Note If there is conden sation inside the VDR section , the HUMID in dicator lights . If thi s happe ns, wait u ntil the indicator goes off b efore goi ng on to step 2 .
Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k 49 3-2 Recording You nee d not ret urn the screw to its origi nal positio n after taking o ut the di sc. Turning on the power makes the di sc compartment mechani sm operable aga in. 3-1- 5 Fo rma ttin g a Di sc Using a new disc An unused di sc requi res no formatti ng operat ion.
Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback 50 3-2 Recordin g • The battery in dicator shows at least f ive segments. If it does not, replace the battery pack with a fully charged one. 4 Check that th ere are no obstruct ions such as c ables near the disc compartment lid.
Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k 51 3-2 Recording To play back the recorded clip Press th e PREV butt on, then press the P LAY butt on to play fr om the begin ning of the clip. 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 a s requi red for sh ooting. Each ti me you repea t steps 5 and 6 , successive clips are recorded on the disc.
Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback 52 3-3 Checking the Rec ording – Pla yback 3-3 Checking t he Recording – Playback By pressing the PLAY/PAUSE bu tton, you c an review any length o f recording on the v iewfinde r screen in b lack and white or in color o n the color LCD.
Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k 53 3-4 Reco rding Vide o Sign als fro m Extern al Equ ipment 3-4 Recording Video Signals from External Equipment With this camco rder, you can sele ct in the OPERATION menu whether to record the vide o captured by the camera , or whethe r to recor d a signal from an e xternal vi deo device.
Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback 54 3-4 Recording Vide o Signals fro m Ex ternal Equipme nt The b mark on the left of “REC VIDEO SOURC E” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left o f the setting c hanges to a ? mark . 6 Turn the MENU kn ob to display “EXT”.
Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k 55 3-5 Free zing a Picture Durin g Playb ack 3-5 Freezing a Pic ture During Playb ack Vie wing fr ozen pictures Proceed as follows. 1 Pre ss th e PLAY /PAUS E butt on to start play back. 2 Press the PLAY/P AUSE button again a t the instan t when you want to freeze the pi cture.
Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback 56 3-5 Freez ing a P ictur e During Playba ck.
57 4-1 Thumbnail Se arch Operat ions Chapter 4 Thumbnail Search 4-1 Thumbnail Sea rch Operations 4-1-1 Cuing Up to a Desired Clip To do this you disp lay thu mbnail images, t hen cue up to a desired clip. Thumbnail search To display t he thumbnail imag es of all clips on the disc, and cue up to a desired clip, proceed as foll ows.
Chapter 4 Thumbnail Search 58 4-1 Thumbnail Sea rch Operat ions Next, you can p lay the sel ected cl ip, or i nclude it in a clip list, as requi red. T o esc ape from the thumb nail imag es to full-screen displ ay Press the TH UMBNAIL button , turnin g off the thumbnai l indicator .
59 5-1 Settin g the Recordin g Format (PDW-5 30/530P only ) Chapter 5 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 5-1 Setti ng the Recording Forma t (PDW-530/53 0P only ) Before recor ding with t he PDW-530/530 P, it is ne cessary to set the recording format for each of vi deo and a udio.
Chapter 5 Adjustme nts and Set tings f or Recording 60 5-1 Setting t he Recordi ng Format (PDW- 530/530P onl y ) 6 Turn the MENU knob to mo ve the b mark to “REC FORMAT”, and press the MENU knob again . The b mark at the side of “REC FORMAT” changes to a z mark, and the z mark by “IMX50” changes to a ? mark.
Chapter 5 A djustmen ts and Sett ings f or Recording 61 5-2 Adj usting th e Black Bala nce and the Whit e Balance 5-2 Adjusti ng the Black Balance an d the White Balance To ensure excel lent image q uality when usi ng this camcorder, condi tions may require that both t he black balance and the white bal ance be adju sted.
Chapter 5 Adjustme nts and Set tings f or Recording 62 5-2 Adjust ing the Blac k Balan ce and the White Bal ance Black balance adjustment error messages If any of t he above erro r messages is displ ayed, ret ry the black balance adjustment .
Chapter 5 A djustmen ts and Sett ings f or Recording 63 5-2 Adj usting th e Black Bala nce and the Whit e Balance For the PDW -510/51 0P: If the se tting of t he FILTE R selector i s changed, a messag.
Chapter 5 Adjustme nts and Set tings f or Recording 64 5-2 Adjust ing the Blac k Balan ce and the White Bal ance If any of t he above erro r messages is displ ayed, ret ry the white balance adjustment. I f the error messa ge occurs again, an int ernal check is necessary.
Chapter 5 A djustmen ts and Sett ings f or Recording 65 5-3 Se tting the Elec tronic Shutt er 5-3 Set ting t he Electronic Shutter This sectio n describes t he shutt er modes that ca n be used with the electronic shu tter of the camcorder, and de scribes the procedure for selecting the shu tter speed and shut ter mode.
Chapter 5 Adjustme nts and Set tings f or Recording 66 5-3 Setting t he Electron ic Shutte r The current shutter set ting indication appears for abo ut 3 seconds i n the setting chan ge and adjustment progress message display area of the viewfi nder screen.
Chapter 5 A djustmen ts and Sett ings f or Recording 67 5-3 Se tting the Elec tronic Shutt er For the operati on, see “Set ting the shutter mode an d standard-mode shu tter speed” o n page 65 .
Chapter 5 Adjustme nts and Set tings f or Recording 68 5-4 Changing the Referenc e Value f or A utomatic Iris Adjustmen t 7 To end t he menu ope ration, set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF or close the cover o f the menu operating section.
Chapter 5 A djustmen ts and Sett ings f or Recording 69 5-4 Chang ing the Referen ce Value f or A utomatic Iris Adjustment The z mark on the left of the selected item changes to a b mark and the ? mark on the left of the settin g changes to a z mark. The IRIS OVERRIDE it em is set to “ON”.
Chapter 5 Adjustme nts and Set tings f or Recording 70 5-5 Adjust ing the Audio Level The b mark on t he left of the selected it em changes to a z mark and the z mark on the le ft of t he setti ng changes to a ? mark. 5 Turn the MENU knob un til the desi red auto iri s window appea rs, then pr ess the MENU kn ob.
Chapter 5 A djustmen ts and Sett ings f or Recording 71 5-5 Adjus ting th e Audio Lev el 1 To adjust the signal input to the AUDIO IN CH1 or AUDIO IN CH2 connector, set the AUDIO IN CH-1 or AUDIO IN CH-2 switch to REAR. To adjust both input signals, set both switc hes to REAR.
Chapter 5 Adjustme nts and Set tings f or Recording 72 5-5 Adjust ing the Audio Level • The second to p bar may turn on occasionally, but do not al low the top bar to go on.
Chapter 5 A djustmen ts and Sett ings f or Recording 73 5-6 Se tting th e Time D ata 5-6 Setti ng t he Ti me Data 5-6-1 Setting the Time Code The time cod e setting r ange is fro m 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 t.
Chapter 5 Adjustme nts and Set tings f or Recording 74 5-6 Setting t he Time Data Setting the user bits 1 Set the DISPLAY switch to U-BIT. 2 Set the F-R UN/SET /R-RUN switch to SE T. The firs t (left most) digi t flashes. 3 Use the SEL/ SET dial to set t he user bit data.
Chapter 5 A djustmen ts and Sett ings f or Recording 75 5-6 Se tting th e Time D ata Synchronizing the ti me code 1 Turn on th e POWE R switch. 2 Set the P RESET/R EGEN/C LOCK switch to PRESET . 3 Set the F-RUN/SET/ R-RUN switch to F-RUN . 4 Set the DISP LAY switch to TC.
Chapter 5 Adjustme nts and Set tings f or Recording 76 5-6 Setting t he Time Data.
77 6-1 Menu Organizat ion and Ope ration Chapter 6 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings 6-1 Menu Organiza tion and Opera tion 6-1-1 Menu Organization The followi ng shows the o rganizatio n of menus that you can use to make various settings and adjustments.
Chapter 6 Me nu Displa ys an d Detailed Settin gs 78 6-1 Menu Organiza tion and Operation • OPE RATION menu: This menu contains it ems for changing sett ings accordi ng to conditions re lated to the subject when the camcorder is being operat ed.
Chapter 6 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se tting s 79 6-1 Menu Organizat ion and Ope ration Returning to the T OP menu fr om other menus There are two methods. • Ali gn the b mark with “TOP” at the top right of t he menu page, and press the MENU knob.
Chapter 6 Me nu Displa ys an d Detailed Settin gs 80 6-1 Menu Organiza tion and Operation The z mark on the left of the selected item changes to a b mark and the ? mark on the left of the settin g changes to a z mark. The setting is co nfirmed. 8 To cont inue sett ing other i tems in th e same page, repeat steps from 4 to 7 .
Chapter 6 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se tting s 81 6-1 Menu Organizat ion and Ope ration If the USER MEN U CUSTOMIZE menu has been used before, t he last accessed page appears.
Chapter 6 Me nu Displa ys an d Detailed Settin gs 82 6-1 Menu Organiza tion and Operation 3 Turn the MENU knob to mo ve the b mark to th e position where y ou want t o move the item, t hen press the MENU knob. The item select ed in step 1 move s to th e positi on that you selected in step 3 .
Chapter 6 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se tting s 83 6-1 Menu Organizat ion and Ope ration 1 Open the EDIT PAGE of the USER MENU CUSTOMIZE menu. Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to the page to be delet ed. 2 Push the CANCEL/PR ST / ESCA PE switch to CANCEL/P RST.
Chapter 6 Me nu Displa ys an d Detailed Settin gs 84 6-2 Stat us Displa y on t he V iewfinde r Screen 6-2 Sta tus Disp lay on the Vi ewfind er Screen The viewfinde r screen displa ys not only the video picture but also cha racters and messages ind icating the camcorder settings and op erating status, a cent er marker, a safety zone marker, etc.
Chapter 6 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se tting s 85 6-2 Statu s Display on the View finder Screen i Iris setting/au to iris overrid e This indi cates the f-stop (ir is setting) of the lens. Also, the au to iris override is display ed using bars which appear in the upper a nd lower parts to the left of the F number respectivel y.
Chapter 6 Me nu Displa ys an d Detailed Settin gs 86 6-2 Stat us Displa y on t he V iewfinde r Screen To select the i tems to be display ed on the viewfinder screen, proce ed as follows. 1 Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON. The last acce ssed menu page appe ars on the viewfinder screen.
Chapter 6 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se tting s 87 6-2 Statu s Display on the View finder Screen 6-2-3 Di splay Modes and Setting Change Confirmation/ Adjustment Pr ogress Messages You can limi t or suppress th e messages that gi ve detail s of setting changes and adjustment prog ress and results by setting a di splay mode.
Chapter 6 Me nu Displa ys an d Detailed Settin gs 88 6-2 Stat us Displa y on t he V iewfinde r Screen 1) The ASPECT MASK item is for processing the sign al to be output to the view finde r. When R, G, or B is s elec ted fo r the TEST O UT SELE CT it em from the me nu, the same vide o signal is outpu t to the viewfinde r and the TEST OUT connector.
Chapter 6 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se tting s 89 6-2 Statu s Display on the View finder Screen The b mark on t he left of the selected it em changes to a z mark and the z mark on the le ft of t he setti ng changes to a ? mark. 4 Turn the MENU knob to change the setting, and press the MENU knob.
Chapter 6 Me nu Displa ys an d Detailed Settin gs 90 6-2 Stat us Displa y on t he V iewfinde r Screen The items selecte d for superimposed recording ap pear on the screen and are record ed superimposed o n the color bars.
Chapter 6 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se tting s 91 6-2 Statu s Display on the View finder Screen 1 In step 4 above, move the x mark over “INS”, an d press th e MENU knob.
Chapter 6 Me nu Displa ys an d Detailed Settin gs 92 6-2 Stat us Displa y on t he V iewfinde r Screen OFF switch is set to OFF ( when the cover of th e menu operating sect ion i s closed, OF F is aut omatically selected). T o disab le displa y of the status confirmation windo ws Proceed as follows.
Chapter 6 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se tting s 93 6-2 Statu s Display on the View finder Screen 4 Carry ou t setti ng operat ions as foll ows. 1 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “GENLOCK”, and press the MENU kno b.
Chapter 6 Me nu Displa ys an d Detailed Settin gs 94 6-3 Adju stments and S ettings from Men us 6-3 Adjust ments an d Settin gs from Men us The camcorder provid es menus for adjustment s and settings.
Chapter 6 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se tting s 95 6-3 Adjust ments and Se ttings fr om Menus 3 Turn the ME NU knob to move th e b ma rk to “R EAR BNC OUT SEL”, and pr ess the MENU knob . The b mark on the left of “REAR BNC OUT SEL” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left o f the setting c hanges to a ? mark .
Chapter 6 Me nu Displa ys an d Detailed Settin gs 96 6-3 Adju stments and S ettings from Men us 6-3-4 Specifying an Offset for the A uto White Bal ance Sett ing By settin g an offset for th e value of auto white balan ce, you can make t he picture warmer or colder.
Chapter 6 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se tting s 97 6-3 Adjust ments and Se ttings fr om Menus The FU NCTIO N 1 pa ge co ntain s the fo llowi ng ite ms. 3 Turn the MENU k nob to move the b mark to the item corres ponding t o the switch t o which you want to assign th e function, and pr ess the MENU knob .
Chapter 6 Me nu Displa ys an d Detailed Settin gs 98 6-3 Adju stments and S ettings from Men us 1) Even w hen th e MARKE R item is set to “O FF” on t he MARK ER page of the USER me nu, th e ASSIGN 2 swi tch al lows you to displa y or not to display all markers.
Chapter 6 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se tting s 99 6-3 Adjust ments and Se ttings fr om Menus 5 Turn the MENU k nob to move the b mark to the item you want t o set, and press MENU knob. The b mark on t he left of the selected it em changes to a z mark and the z mark on the le ft of t he setti ng changes to a ? mark.
Chapter 6 Me nu Displa ys an d Detailed Settin gs 100 6-3 Adjustmen ts and Settin gs fr om Menus The b mark on t he left of the selected it em changes to a z mark and the z mark on the le ft of t he setti ng changes to a ? mark. 3 Turn the MENU knob to d isplay th e desired a spect ratio, an d press the MENU knob.
Chapter 6 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Se tting s 101 6-4 Resettin g USER Menu Settin gs to the St andard Se tting s Setting the CCD scan mode t o the pr ogressive sca n mode The scan mode of the camcorder has been se t to the interlace scan mode at the factory.
Chapter 6 Me nu Displa ys an d Detailed Settin gs 102 6-4 Resetting USER Menu Settings to the Stand ard Sett ings.
103 7-1 Saving and Lo ading User Fil es to and f rom a “Memory S tick” Chapter 7 Saving and Loa ding User Setting Data 7-1 Saving and Loa ding User Fil es to and from a “M emory Stick” The cam.
Chapter 7 Sa ving an d Loading User Se tting Data 104 7-1 Saving and Loading User Files to and f rom a “Memory Stick ” Removing the “Memor y St ick” Check that the acce ss indicator is not l it, then gently p ress in the “Memor y Stick” and relea se.
Chapter 7 Sav ing and Lo ading User Settin g Data 105 7-1 Saving and Lo ading User Fil es to and f rom a “Memory S tick” When a ? appears on the left of “P00” at t he top left of the page, you can ch ange the page. Up to 20 pages, from P00 to P 19, can be used to save user f iles in the “Memory Sti ck”.
Chapter 7 Sa ving an d Loading User Se tting Data 106 7-1 Saving and Loading User Files to and f rom a “Memory Stick ” 2 Press th e MENU knob. A character tabl e appears, allowing you to select characters you want to enter.
Chapter 7 Sav ing and Lo ading User Settin g Data 107 7-2 Savin g and Loadin g Scene File s 5 Turn the MENU knob to mo ve the b mark to th e desired file number to be loaded, and press the MENU knob. The message “LOAD OK? YES b NO” appears and the access indi cator light s.
Chapter 7 Sa ving an d Loading User Se tting Data 108 7-2 Saving a nd Loa ding S cene F iles If you want to set a file ID for the d ata to be saved Set the file ID befo re going to ste p 3 . For deta ils on setting the file ID, see “Setti ng the file ID” on page 109.
Chapter 7 Sav ing and Lo ading User Settin g Data 109 7-2 Savin g and Loadin g Scene File s When S CENE WH ITE DATA is set to ON The white bal ance setti ng data select ed when yo u save the scene file is saved.
Chapter 7 Sa ving an d Loading User Se tting Data 110 7-2 Saving a nd Loa ding S cene F iles Carry o ut th e procedur e from step 3 in 7-2-1 “S aving a Scene Fi le” on pag e 107 .
Chapter 7 Sav ing and Lo ading User Settin g Data 111 7-2 Savin g and Loadin g Scene File s Loading scene files from a “Memory Stic k” into the camcor der memory You can load up to five scene files stored in the “Memory Stick” into the camco rder memory in a single opera tion.
Chapter 7 Sa ving an d Loading User Se tting Data 112 7-3 Jumping to a File-Relat ed Menu Page When In serting a “Memo ry Stick” 7-3 Jumpi ng to a File - Related Menu Page When Ins ertin g a “Memory Stick ” A “Memory Sti ck” enables yo u to save user file s, scene files, lens files, referen ce files and “ALL” files.
113 8-1 Power Suppl y Chapter 8 Setting Up the Camcorder 8-1 Power Su pply The following power suppl ies can be used wi th the camcorder. • BP-IL75/GL 95 Lithi um-ion Battery Pa ck • BP-M100 Nicke.
Chapter 8 Setting Up the Camc order 114 8-1 Power S upply Detaching the battery pack Detaching the battery pack Note During reco rding or p layback (while t he ACCESS indicator is lit) , be careful never to remove the batt ery pack.
Chapter 8 Sett ing Up the Camcor der 115 8-2 Adjus ting the Vie wfinder 8-2 Adjusti ng the Viewfinder For maximum vi ewing conven ience, you can adjust the viewfinder position i n the left-r ight and backward-fo rward directi ons.
Chapter 8 Setting Up the Camc order 116 8-2 Adjustin g the V iewfinde r 8-2-3 Detaching the Viewfinder Detaching the viewfinder 1 Point th e viewfin der barrel up or do wn. 2 Loosen t he viewfinder l eft-righ t positi oning r ing. 3 Holding th e viewfinder stopper up, slide the viewfinder in the direc tion in dicate d by the arrow and detac h it.
Chapter 8 Sett ing Up the Camcor der 117 8-2 Adjus ting the Vie wfinder 8-2-5 Using the BKW -401 View finder Rotation Brac ket By fitting a BKW-401 Viewfinder Rotation Brack et (not supplied ), you ca n rotate the viewfi nder out of the way so that your righ t leg does not hit the vie wfinder while you are carrying the camco rder.
Chapter 8 Setting Up the Camc order 118 8-3 Mounting t he L ens Reat taching the eyepie ce 1 Align the red marks on the eyep iece locking ring and the viewfind er barrel. 2 Align the red ma rk on the end of t he eyepiece en d with the red marks on the eyepi ece locking ring and the viewfinder barrel.
Chapter 8 Sett ing Up the Camcor der 119 8-4 Ad justing th e Flange Focal Leng th / 8-5 Aud io Input System 8-4 Adjusti ng the Flange Focal Length If the lens does no t stay in focus p roperly as you .
Chapter 8 Setting Up the Camc order 120 8-5 Audio Input Syst em 2 Place t he microphone i n the micr ophone hol der. 3 Plug t he micropho ne cable in to the MIC IN co nnector, then set the AUDIO IN switch for the des ired recordi ng channel t o FRONT or F.
Chapter 8 Sett ing Up the Camcor der 121 8-5 Aud io Input System 3 Open the CA C-12 and re move the microp hone adaptor. 1) Attach the microphone adaptor whe n using a smal l-diamet er external microp hone. 4 Place an e lectret condenser microphone in t he CAC- 12.
Chapter 8 Setting Up the Camc order 122 8-5 Audio Input Syst em For the operat ion of t he WRR-855A /855B, ref er to the manual suppl ied wi th th e WRR-85 5A/85 5B.
Chapter 8 Sett ing Up the Camcor der 123 8-5 Aud io Input System 8-5-4 Co nnecting Line Input A u dio Equipment Connect the audi o output connector of the audio equipment that supplies the line input signal to the AUDIO IN CH 1 or C H2 c onne ctor.
Chapter 8 Setting Up the Camc order 124 8-6 Tripod Mo unting 8-6 Tripod Mount ing You can ea sily mount and dismount the camc order on a trip od by using the VC T-14 tr ipod adaptor (not supp lied). 1 Attach t he tri pod adaptor to the tripod . 2 Mount the ca mcorder o n the trip od adapt or.
Chapter 8 Sett ing Up the Camcor der 125 8-7 Attachin g the Shou lder Str ap / 8-8 Adju sting the Sh oulder Pa d Position 8-7 Attac hing the Shoulder Stra p Attach the sup plied shou lder strap as shown bel ow.
Chapter 8 Setting Up the Camc order 126 8-9 Putting on the Rain Cover (Not Su pplied) 8-9 Putting on t he Rain Cover (Not Supplied ) Attach t he rain cover ( part number 3-191-064-0 2) as illustrat ed below.
Chapter 8 Sett ing Up the Camcor der 127 8-10 Connec ting the Remot e Control Unit 8-10 Connecting the Remote Control Unit Connecti ng the R M-B150/B 750 Remot e Contr ol Unit (not supplied) enabl es remote cont rol of the principa l camera functi ons.
Chapter 8 Setting Up the Camc order 128 8-10 Connecti ng the Remot e Control Unit Structure of the paint a djustme nt data As the illustr ation ab ove shows, the no n-volatil e memory of the camcor de.
129 9-1 Te sting t he Camcor der Be fore Shoot ing Chapter 9 Maintenance 9-1 Testi ng the Camcorder Before Shooting Check the functi ons of t he camco rder befo re sett ing out for a shooting sessio n, preferably by ope rating t he camcorder together wi th a color video moni tor.
Chapter 9 Mainte nance 130 9-1 Testing the Ca mcorder B efore Sh ooting T esting the vi ewfinder 1 Adjust the positi on of the viewfin der. 2 Check that th e color bars are displ ayed on the viewfinder screen, an d adjust the BRIGHT, CONTRAST, and PEAKING controls to give the best color bar displa y.
Chapter 9 Mainten ance 131 9-1 Te sting t he Camcor der Be fore Shoot ing (1) T esting the recording and pla yback functions 1 Set the VDR SAVE/STBY switch to SAVE and check that the S AVE indicat or in the viewfinde r goes on. 2 Set the VDR SAVE/STBY sw itch to STBY and check that the S AVE indicat or in the viewfinde r goes off.
Chapter 9 Mainte nance 132 9-1 Testing the Ca mcorder B efore Sh ooting 4 Aim the micropho nes at a sound source. 5 Check that th e audio level meters on the color and monochrome LCDs and the audio lev el indicators in the viewfind er reflect the chang ing sound l evel.
Chapter 9 Mainten ance 133 9-2 Mainten ance 9-2 Mai nten ance 9-2-1 Cleaning the View finder Use a dust blower t o clean the CRT screen an d mirror inside the v iewfinde r barrel. Clean th e lens and pr otect ing filter wi th a commerc ially available l ens cleaner.
Chapter 9 Mainte nance 134 9-3 Operation War nings 9-3 Operation Warnings When a problem occurs at p ower on or du ring operatio n, a warning is given by the relevant indicato rs on the color and monochrome LCDs, in the viewfinder an d on the camcorder bo dy.
Chapter 9 Mainten ance 135 9-3 Ope ration War nings Opera tion/error messag es An operatio n or error message is displayed in th e operation/error messa ge display area i n the viewfinder. 1) To replace the backup ba ttery, contac t your near est Sony deale r.
Chapter 9 Mainte nance 136 9-3 Operation War nings.
137 Specifications Appendixes Specific atio ns General Power voltage 12 V DC +5.0/–1.0 V Power consumpti on Approx. 3 6 W (with 12 V DC supply, when recordin g with the color LCD off) Operating temp.
Appendix es 138 Specifications PDW-510/ 510P CC + ND filter A: 3200K B: 5600K + 1 / 8 ND C: 560 0K D: 5600K + 1 / 64 ND PDW-530/ 530P CC fi lte r A: Cross filter B: 320 0K C: 430 0K D: 6300K ND filter A: Clear B: 1 / 4 ND C: 1 / 16 ND D: 1 / 64 ND Lens m ount 2 / 3 -inch 48 bayone t mount Sensi tivity F11 standar d (89.
Appendix es 139 Specifications DC O UT 4-pin, 11 to 17 V DC, maximum rated cur rent 0.2 A LENS 12-pin REMOTE 8-pin LIGHT 2-pin i.LINK 6-pi n Recommended Additional Equipment P ower suppl y and related.
Appendix es 140 Menu List Menu List This section bri efly explains men us that the camcorder provid es for adjustment s and setting s using tabl es. For the menu orga nizati on and the USER menu , see Chapter 6 .
Appendix es 141 Menu List a 03 FUNCTION 1 ASSIGN SW <1> OFF/P .CA CHE/ CHARA/MARKR/ R T AKE/A TW/RET .V/ RET/REC/TURBO/ D5600/ZEBRA/ FREZE/M.FRZ e tc. AT W See 6 -3-5 “Ass ignin g Functio ns to ASSIGN 1/2/3/4 Switch es” on pag e 96 . ASSIGN SW <2> OFF/P .
Appendix es 142 Menu List 04 FUNCTION 2 D5600 OFF/ON OFF T ur ns on and o ff the functio n whic h electric ally app lies a 5600K color t emper ature filter . WIDE A WB OFF/ ON ON T ur ns on an d off th e functio n whic h widens the r ange adjus table by Auto Wh ite Balance .
Appendix es 143 Menu List a 07 VF DISP 2 DISP ZOOM OFF/ON ON See 6-2-2 “Selecting the Disp la y Item s” on p age 85 . DISP COLOR TEMP . OFF/ON OFF DISP BA TT REMAIN INT/V OL T/A UTO INT DISP DC IN.
Appendix es 144 Menu List a 12 VF SETTING ZEBRA OFF/ON OFF See 6-2-5 “Setting the Vie wfinder” o n page 88 . ZEBRA SELECT 1/2/BO TH 1 ZEBRA1 DET .L VL 20 to 107 70 ZEBRA1 APT .
Appendix es 145 Menu List 18 SHT ENABLE SHUTTER SLS OFF/ON ON See 5-3 “Se tting th e Electron ic Shutter” o n page 65 . The i tems w hich can be se t diff er depe nding on the CCD scan mo de set ting (see page 101).
Appendix es 146 Menu List PA I N T M e n u L i s t The followi ng table li sts and describ es the items in th e PAINT menu. When th e setting ra nge in the Setting s column is surrounded by par entheses ( ), the setu p value is a relat ive value . The setting range shown on the menu screen may differ f rom what is shown in the manual.
Appendix es 147 Menu List 04 GAMMA G AMMA OFF/ON ON T ur ns the gamm a correcti on func tion on o r off . STEP GAMMA 0.35 t o 0.90 0.45 Sets the m aster gam ma correc tion c urve in steps . MASTER GAMMA (–99 to +99) 0 Sets the mas ter gamma correc tion curve .
Appendix es 148 Menu List 08 DET AIL 2 KNEE APERT URE OFF/ON OFF T urns the knee aperture function on or of f . KNEE APT L VL (–99 to +99) 0 Sets the knee aperture le v el. DET AIL COMB (–99 to 0) 0 Sets th e le v el a t which the comb fil ter becomes eff ective .
Appendix es 149 Menu List 12 MTX MU L TI M A TRIX OFF/ON ON T urns the linear matrix co rrectio n and m ulti matrix correc tion fu nctio ns on or o ff . MA TRIX (MUL TI) OFF/ON OFF T ur ns the mul ti matrix correction funct ion on or off . MA TRIX AREA IND .
Appendix es 150 Menu List MAINTENANCE Menu List The followi ng table li sts and describ es the items in th e MAINTENANCE menu. When th e setting ra nge in the Setting s column is surrounded b y parenthe ses ( ), the se tup value is a relative value . The setting range shown on the menu screen may differ f rom what is shown in the manual.
Appendix es 151 Menu List 04 BA TTER Y BEFORE EN D 1 5/10 to 9 5/100% 5% Used wh en a BP-IL 75/GL 95/M100 B atter y P a c k is u sed. Sets the v o ltag e wa rning le v el just bef ore the ba ttery ends . END 1 0/1/2/3/4 /5% 0% Used when a BP-IL75/ GL95/ M100 B attery P ack is use d.
Appendix es 152 Menu List 06 A UDIO-2 AU D A T A LEN (IMX) (PD W-530/5 30P only) 16 bit//2 4 bit 16bit Sets the b it len gth of t he dig ital audio recording . A U REF LEVEL –20/–18/ –16/ –12 dB – 20 dB Sets the ref erence le v el (Head Room).
Appendix es 153 Menu List 07 A UDIO-3 A U SG ( 1kHz) ON/O FF/A UT O OFF Sets whethe r to output a 1 kH z test t one during the C olor Bar mo de or not. ON: a 1 k Hz test tone i s outp ut during the Color Bar mode . OFF: a 1 kHz tes t tone is not ou tput du ring the Color Bar mode .
Appendix es 154 Menu List 08 TIMECODE TC OUT A UT O/GENE A UT O Selects the time cod e signal output. A UT O: Outp uts the ti me co de gen erato r outpu t dur ing reco rding and outpu ts the time co de re ader outpu t dur ing playback. GENE: O utputs th e time code gener ator outpu t du ri ng rec ordi ng an d playba ck.
Appendix es 155 Menu List 10 ESSENCE MARK SHO T MARK 1 OFF/ON OFF — SHO T MARK 2 OFF/ON OFF FLASH MARK OFF/ON OFF LOUDL Y VOICE MARK OFF/ ON OFF GAIN MA RK OFF/ON O FF FIL T ER POS MARK OFF/ON OFF SHUTTER MARK OFF/ON OFF WHITE SWITCH MARK OFF/ ON OFF 11 PRESET W HT COLOR TEMP .
Appendix es 156 Menu List 13 A UT O IRIS 2 IRIS WINDOW 1/2/3/4/5 /6/V AR 1 Selects the auto iris de tection w indow . V AR is var i able . IRIS WINDOW IND OFF/ON OFF T urns on and off the func tion whic h displ a ys a frame marke r f or th e auto iris detec tion window .
Appendix es 157 Menu List 16 ND COMP ND OFFSET ADJUST OFF/ON — T ur ns on and off the mode which sets ND (neutr al dens ity) fi lter co lor compe nsati on val ue s. CLEAR ND OFFSET — EXEC Clea rs ND f ilte r colo r compen sati on values. 17 A UT O SHADING AUT O BLK SHADING EXEC EXEC Exec ute the auto b lac k shooting functi on.
Appendix es 158 Menu List FILE Menu List The followi ng table li sts and describ es the items in th e FILE menu. When th e setting ra nge in the Setting s column is surrounded b y parenthe ses ( ), the se tup value is a relative value . The setting range shown on the menu screen may differ f rom what is shown in the manual.
Appendix es 159 Menu List 05 REFERENCE REFERENCE ST ORE — EXEC Save ref e rence fil e in internal memory . REFERENCE CLEAR — EXEC Clear ref erence fi le . REFERENCE LO AD — EXEC Load refe rence file. REFERENCE SA VE — EXEC Sav e ref erence file to “Mem ory Stick”.
Appendix es 160 Menu List DIA GNOSIS Men u List The followi ng table li sts and describ es the items in th e DIAGNOSIS menu. No. P age Item Description 01 HOURS METER OPERA TION — OPERA TION (rst) SPINDLE (rst) LASER (rst) LO ADING (rst) SEEK (rst) 02 TIME/DA T E ADJUST See 6-3-6 “Setting the Da te/Tim e of the I nternal Cloc k” on page 98 .
Appendix es 161 About a “Memory S tick” About a “Memory Stick” What is “Memory Stic k”? “Memory St ick” is a n ew compact, portabl e and versat ile IC (Integrated Circuit) recordin g medium with a data capacity that exceeds a floppy disk.
Appendix es 162 About a “Memory Stick” Precaut ions • To prevent data l oss, make ba ckups of dat a frequent ly. In no event wi ll Sony be liable f or any l oss of data. • Unauthoriz ed reco rding may b e contrar y to the provision s of cop yright la w.
Inde x 163 Index Index A AC adaptor 1 14 ACCESS indi cator 42 Access indicator (fo r "Memory Stick") 37 Accessory attachments 24 Adjusting audio le vel 70 black balance 61 flange focal lengt.
In de x 164 Index I i.LINK DV IN/OUT S400 connector 32 Indicators in the view finder 46 K KNEE page 147 L LCD switc h 42 ’!’LED page 1 43 LENS connector 24 LENS FILE 1 pag e 159 LENS FILE 2 pag e .
Inde x 165 Index shutter m ode 65 shutter speed 65 SET STATUS page 144 Setting CCD scan mo de 100 date/time of the internal clock 98 recording fo rmat 59 time data 73 Setting up the camcorder 1 13 SHI.
In de x 166 Index.
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