Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DSR-400L/400PL Sony
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Sony Co r porat ion Printed in J apan 3-868-499- 15 (1) Digital Camcorder Operati ng Instructions Before operating the un it, ple ase read t his manu al thorough ly and re tain it for future re ference .
2 Owner’ s Recor d The model and se rial numbers are l ocated on the top . Record these numbers in the spac es provided below. Refer to them whe never you ca ll upon yo ur Sony de aler regard ing thi s produ ct. Model N o. Serial No. T o reduce the risk of fi re or electric shoc k, do not expose this appa r atus to rain or moisture.
3 For th e cu stomer s in Europe This produ ct with the CE mar king compli es with the EM C Directive (89/336 /EEC) issued b y the Commissio n of the European C ommunity.
4 Note abou t laser beams Laser beams can da mage the CCDs of this camcorde r. In environments where l aser beams are used, be careful to prevent the laser beams from stri king the surfaces of the CCDs.
5 Table of Content s Table of Contents .............. ......... .............. .. 5 Chapter 1 Overview Product Configurations ............. ......... ....... 7 Features . .............. ......... ......... .............. ....... 8 Camera fe atures ...
6 Recording Analog Composite Signals (with a CBK-SC01 Installed- DSR-450WS/4 50WSP only) ...... ......... 65 Playi ng and Checki ng Recorde d Contents ............ .......... .............. ......... 66 Checking the re corded contents imme diately after shooting — Recording Review .
7 Product Co nfigura tions Chapter Chapter 1 Ov erview 1 Overview Product Con figurations The DSR-400 /450WS Di gital Camcor der series i s made up of the DSR -400K/40 0PK, DSR-400L/ 400PL, and DSR-450WSL /450WSPL models depending on the pro duct co nfig urat ion, a s show n i n the fig ure bel ow.
8 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Ov erview Features The DSR-400 /400P DVCAM * digital camcorder is equipped with a 2 / 3 -inch type Power HAD * EX CCD w ith an aspect ra tio of 4:3. The DSR-450WS/450WSP DVCAM digital camc order is equipped wi th a 2 / 3 -inch type Power HAD EX CCD with a wide-screen aspect ratio of 16:9.
9 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Ov erview to a value close t o the scan freq uency of a computer display, so that the horizontal band a nd flicker that a ppear when recording a computer di splay can be redu ced. • Slow shutter (DS R-450WS/450WS P only) A slow shut ter func tion all ows you to set the exposure time longer than 1 frame.
10 Locat ion and Func tion of Pa rts Chapter 1 Ov erview Location and Fu nction of Part s Fr ont view a Lens mou nt cap Remove by p ushing up t he lens lockin g lever (pa ge 11) . When no le ns is mou nted, keep this cap fitte d for protecti on from dust .
11 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview * The ran ge over wh ich the subject is sh arply in focus. Thus, “reduc ing the depth of f ield” me ans that th e range is r educe d as we ll, and “i ncreasin g the depth of field” m eans that it is incre asing as well.
12 Locat ion and Func tion of Pa rts Chapter 1 Ov erview set this switch to MAN. However, when using the interva l recordin g mode , the vid eo ligh t is au tomatica lly turned on i mmediately be fore recordi ng sta rts.
13 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview Left side of the LCD monitor a LCD button Control s the LCD monitor. Ea ch time pressing this button , the setting changes as follows. L: The LCD monitor i s adjusted f or viewing indoors. H: The LCD monitor is ad justed for viewing ou tdoors.
14 Locat ion and Func tion of Pa rts Chapter 1 Ov erview Rear se ction a PLAY bu tton and ind icator Press to view a pl ayback image using the viewfinder o r a LCD m oni tor. Th e in dicat or l ights duri ng pl ayba ck. Pressing th is butto n again dur ing playback pauses the playbac k, show ing a still im age.
15 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview Operation panel under the A UDIO adjustment co ver a MONITOR OUT (mon itor output) CHARACTER switch Selects t o superimpose t ext informat ion on the mon itor outp ut. b MONITOR SELE CT (audio monitor selection) switch Selec ts audio ou tput vi a the buil t-in speaker or earpho nes.
16 Locat ion and Func tion of Pa rts Chapter 1 Ov erview i AUDIO IN (CH-1/CH-2) (audio channel 1/2 input selection) switc hes Select the audio input signals to be recorded o n audio channels 1 and 2. The aud io input is source d as explain ed below ba sed on the po sition o f the switche s.
17 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview f Viewfinder fitting shoe Attach the DXF-801 Viewfinder. g LIGHT (video light) conne ctor (2-pin, female) A video li ght with a max imum power co nsumption of 5 0 W, such as t he Anton B auer Ult ralight 2 or equi valen t can be connect ed (page 34 ) .
18 Locat ion and Func tion of Pa rts Chapter 1 Ov erview f Shoul der pad You can move the shoulder pad for wards or backwards by raising up the should er pad loc king lev er. Do this to ensu re the best balance wh en shooting with t he camcorder on your shou lder.
19 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview Insert a “Memory Stick” . The “Memory St ick” access indicator lights up wh en the “Memory S tick” is being accessed for reading or wri ting. For details about how to in sert a “Memory Stick”, see “To insert a “Memory S tick”” on page 110 .
20 Locat ion and Func tion of Pa rts Chapter 1 Ov erview Lens VCL-917BY Zoom Lens (DSR-400K /400PK only) a F.f (flange focal leng th) adjustment rin g and F.f fixing kno b F.f adjustmen t ring: To adju st the f la nge f oca l le ngt h, loosen the F.f fixi ng knob, then turn t he ring (p age 29) .
21 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview m VTR button This button starts and stop s recording on the VTR . Press it once to start recording, and o nce more to stop. In the recordi ng pause sta te, the camco rder waits for a certain p eriod of time in th e standby-on mod e and th en automa ticall y switche s to sta ndby-off mode.
22 Locat ion and Func tion of Pa rts Chapter 1 Ov erview f TALLY (tally) indicator (green) Flashes when the camcorder is in In terval Rec mode. Flashing quickens whi le you are shoo ting in Inte rval Rec mode. For details on Interva l Rec mode, see “Time-L apse Video (Interval R ec)” on page 64 .
23 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview b Trigge r mode PARA: Operates both internal and external VTRs. INT: Operates the internal VTR only. EXT: Operates the external VTR only . c Extender “EX” is displ ayed when a lens extender is u sed.
24 Locat ion and Func tion of Pa rts Chapter 1 Ov erview q White bala nce memory Indicates the currently selected whi te balanc e automatic adjustment memory . A: Displ ayed when th e WHITE BAL switch is se t to A. B: Disp layed when t he WHITE BAL switch is set to B.
25 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview f Audio format Indicates the audio format of imag e that is currently playing or bei ng recorded. 32k: 12 bi t Fs32K (4ch mode) 44.1k: 1 6 bit Fs44.1K ( 2ch mode) 48k: 16 bi t Fs48K (2ch mode) Recording in 16 bit Fs32K and 16 b it Fs44.
26 Using the CD-ROM Manual Chapter 1 Ov erview l Warning indi cators Displays warnings wh en trouble wi th recording or moisture condensat ion occurs. For detail s, see “Operation Wa rnings ” on page 12 6. m Time counter in dicator Each press of t he DISPLAY butt on switches displ ays of time code, user bit, and counte r.
27 Using the CD-R OM Manual Chapter 1 Ov erview When order ing, be su re to spe cify the p art number of the manual you want. Pa r t N o . Models co vered 3-868 -499-1X DS R-4 00 /DS R-4 50 WS.
Chapter 2 28 Attachin g and Replacing t he Lithium Batte ry Chapter 2 Prepa ration Preparation Attaching and Repla cing the Lit hium Batt ery This c amcorde r uses a lithiu m batt ery to retain s tored data. When using the camco rder for the first time, be sure t o attach the supplied l ithium b attery (CR203 2).
29 Preparing the Lens Chapter 2 Prepar ation Preparing the Le ns Mounting the lens Mount t he lens using the foll owing proce dure. For informatio n about usi ng the len s, refer to the operatin g instructio ns for the lens. 1 Push the lens lo cking leve r up and remov e the lens mount cap from th e lens mount.
30 Preparing a Power Supply Chapter 2 Prepa ration Preparing a Power Supply The following powe r supplies are recommended for the camcorder. • BP-GL 65/G L95/L6 0S Lithiu m-ion Battery Pack • AC p.
31 Adjusting t he Viewf inder Chapter 2 Prepar ation To use th e AC-DN10 AC adapto r Mount an AC-DN10 on the camco rder in th e same way as a battery pack, then connect t o the AC power supply.
32 Adjusting t he Viewfin der Chapter 2 Prepa ration T o use the camcorde r with y our left ey e By fitting a left eye adap tor to the DXF-801 , you can use the camcorder with you r left eye to t he viewfinder. You cannot stow t he camcorder in the carrying case with the left-eye adapt or attached.
33 Using the Shou lder Stra p / Adjus ting th e Shoulder Pad Positio n Chapter 2 Prepar ation Using the Shoulder St rap 1 Fit one of the clips to a shoulder str ap fitting . 2 Fit t he o ther c lip to th e should er strap f ittin g on th e other side of th e gr ip in the sa me w ay.
34 Fitt ing to a Tri pod / Using a Video Light Chapter 2 Prepa ration Fitting to a T ripod First fit the VCT- U14 Tripod Adaptor t o the tri pod, th en mount the camcord er on the tripod adaptor.
35 Preparing Audio Input Syst em Chapter 2 Prepar ation Preparing Audio Input System Using the su pplied microphone 1 Loosen the scr ew and open t he microphone holder cla mp.
36 Preparing Audio Input Syst em Chapter 2 Prepa ration Use the micro phone adap tor when u sing a small- diameter e xternal microphon e. When att aching an ECM-670, use the microp hone adapt or supplie d with these micro phone. 4 Place an external mic rophone (ECM- 670/672/et c.
37 Preparing Audio Input Syst em Chapter 2 Prepar ation For details on using t he wireless microphone system, see the operati ng instructions f or the microphone and tuner. T o attac h a WR R-85 5 1 Open the co ver of the WR R connector. 2 Turn on a WRR-855, and set the MUTING to ON or OFF.
38 Connecti ng the Remote Contro l Unit (DSR-450W S/450WSP onl y) Chapter 2 Prepa ration 4 Connect the tuner p ower cord to the DC OUT connec tor of the camcorder, an d the audio out put cable to the AUDIO IN CH-1 or CH-2 conne ctor. 5 Set the switche s as below.
39 Connecting t he Remote Control Unit (DSR-45 0WS/450WSP on ly) Chapter 2 Prepar ation Function of the REC b utton when the remote co ntrol unit is connected You can select the funct ion of the RE C button on the camcorder when the remot e control unit is co nnected, using t he RM REC S TART ite m on the FUN CTION 3 page of the MAINTENANCE menu.
40 Connecti ng the Remote Contro l Unit (DSR-450W S/450WSP onl y) Chapter 2 Prepa ration To use settin gs of the pa int ad justme nt data stored in the “indep endent data region” even when a remote co ntrol un it is connec ted Set RM COMMON ME MORY to ON on the FUNC TION 3 page of the MAINTE NANCE menu.
41 Connect ing a Monito r Chapter Chapter 3 Connec tions 3 Connections Connectin g a Monitor As illustrat ed below, you can connect a color vi deo monitor to the MONITOR OUT or VID EO OUT connector o f the camcorder.
42 Using an i .LINK Connect ion Chapter 3 Connectio ns Using an i.LIN K Connectio n Using the (i.LINK) DV OUT connect or, you c an connect external recording equi pment to the camcorder. In this sectio n, connecti ons to equi pment using DVCAM o r DV format are explained.
43 Using an i.LINK Conne ction Chapter 3 Connec tions T o record b y clip using the internal VTR while sim ultaneousl y recor ding on an ext er n a l V T R While rec ording mat erial conse cutively by ti me on an external VTR, the mat erial needed for edit ing can be recorded clip by clip using t he internal VTR of the camcorder.
44 Using an i .LINK Connect ion Chapter 3 Connectio ns T o con tr ol the camcorder fr om the VTR using the editing function By connecting a VTR with an i.
45 Other Conn ections Chapter 3 Connec tions Other Con nections Connecting a n umber of camcor der s When using two or more sy nchronized camcorders, connect an external sync signal to the GENLOCK IN connector, supplying a VBS or BS signal. The camcorder will then operate sync hronize d to this sign al.
Chapter 4 46 Inser ting a Cas sette Ch apt er 4 Re cord ing and Playba ck Recording an d Playback Insert ing a Cass ette The camcorder can use st andard-size and min i-size DVCAM/DV cassettes. For details about usab le cassette , see “Usable cassett es” on pa ge 48 .
47 Basic Pro cedure for Shootin g Chapter 4 Recording and Pla yback inserted in the correct position or may cause a malfunc tion. • When inserting a casse tte, hold the center of the cassette and insert it stra ight toward th e compartme nt. Holdin g the side of the cassette ma y cause it to be inserted incorrectly.
48 Recording Ch apt er 4 Re cord ing and Playba ck 8 If required, switch on t he center marker an d/or safety zone in the viewfinder imag e. For details , see “Setting the marker displ ay” on page 101 . Also , pr ess the Z EBR A but ton to di spl ay ze bra pat tern in the viewf inder.
49 Recording Chapter 4 Recording and Pla yback and may not record and o r play bac k correctl y. For instructio ns on removi ng tape slack, see next page. • Follow th e instruction s in “Inserti ng a Ca ssette” on page 46 to insert a cassette , or the camcord er may be damaged.
50 Recording Ch apt er 4 Re cord ing and Playba ck Compat ibility on ed iting using D V con nect ors When this digi tal camcorder is co nnected to other DVCAM or DV video equipment using DV cable (i.LINK cable), the recording format of edited t apes is defined according t o recorder’s format as described below.
51 Recording Chapter 4 Recording and Pla yback Adjusting the blac k balance/white balance To ensure exce llent image qual ity when using this camcorder, condi tions may require that both the b lack balance and the white bal ance be adju sted.
52 Recording Ch apt er 4 Re cord ing and Playba ck T o adju st the whit e ba lanc e It is necessary to adjust the white balance each time the principal lightin g source chan ges.
53 Recording Chapter 4 Recording and Pla yback If the camera h as a zoom lens with an automatic iris, the iris may hunt. * To prev ent this, ad just th e iris gai n knob (ind icated as I G, IS, or S) on the l ens. For deta ils, refer to t he len s operation manual.
54 Recording Ch apt er 4 Re cord ing and Playba ck 1) Only for the DSR-45 0WS/450W SP 2) Only for the DSR -450W S 3) Th e SLS mod e can onl y be select ed whe n the CC D scan mod e (page 108 ) is set to I (interlace scan) (DSR-450W S/450WSP onl y).
55 Recording Chapter 4 Recording and Pla yback 4 Before t he shutte r setting indica tion in step 3 disappears, push the SHUTTER switch down to SELECT agai n. Repeat this u ntil the de sired mode o r speed appears. The settings of mo de and spee d preselected on t he SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu display ed.
56 Recording Ch apt er 4 Re cord ing and Playba ck 3 Turn the MENU knob until ON appe ars, then press the MENU knob. z changes to b , ? c hanges to z , and the sel ection is set. To set anot her mode or speed , return to step 2 . Note that only the mode and the shut ter speeds set to ON can be selected with t he SHUTTER switch.
57 Recording Chapter 4 Recording and Pla yback appear i n the uppe r part to the lef t of th e F number in the iris indica tion. To stop d own the iri s by 0.5 st op Turn th e MENU knob clockwise a s seen f rom the front of the camcorder. One b ar ( s ) appears in the lower part to th e left of th e F number in the iris indic ation.
58 Recording Ch apt er 4 Re cord ing and Playba ck You can see the iris sen sitivity trimmer when re moving the gum cap on t he front o f the le ns driving u nit. Use a min i- screwdriver to turn the trimmer. If you turn it clockwise, the sensitivi ty increases, and if you turn it counterclockwi se, the sensiti vity decreases.
59 Recording Chapter 4 Recording and Pla yback 2 Press the DISPLAY button of the LCD monitor to display TC on th e counter display secti on. 3 Set the P RESET/R EGEN/C LOCK switch to PR ESET. 4 Set the F-RUN /SET/ R-RUN switch to S ET. The first (left-most) digit of time code fl ashes.
60 Recording Ch apt er 4 Re cord ing and Playba ck synchronize the ti me code gener ators of oth er camcorders/ VTRs with the internal generato r of this camcorder. Connec tions fo r time c ode sy nchroni zation Connect both the ref erence vide o signal and the externa l time cod e as illustrate d below.
61 Recording Chapter 4 Recording and Pla yback • When t he in tern al ti me cod e gene rator is s et to F-RUN mode, the p recision of the synchroni zation ma y be reduced if you turn t he POWER swit ch off an d on or keep the camcorder turned off fo r a long time.
62 Back Space Edit ing Ch apt er 4 Re cord ing and Playba ck Back Spac e Editi ng This sectio n describes the steps for recording several scenes continuo usly.
63 Back Space Edit ing Chapter 4 Recording and Pla yback 4 Press the STOP bu tton when the tape reaches the position where you want to start the new recording (see the figure in step 3 ).
64 Time-Lap se Video (Inter val Rec) Ch apt er 4 Re cord ing and Playba ck Time-Lapse Video (Inter val Rec) Interval Rec mode i s effective for shooting objects that move very slowly.
65 Recording Ana log Composite Signals (with a CBK -SC01 Installed - DSR-450WS/450 WSP only) Chapter 4 Recording and Pla yback The camcorder st arts recording in In terval Rec mode. When you u se the pre-l ighti ng function , recording star ts a fter the l ight is sw itc hed on .
66 Playing an d Checking Recor ded Contents Ch apt er 4 Re cord ing and Playba ck Playing and Check ing Record ed Co ntent s By pressing the PLAY but ton, yo u can review any lengt h of recording on the viewfinder screen in b lack and white o r in color o n the LCD moni tor.
67 Menu Organiz ation and Op eratio n Chapter Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings 5 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings Menu Organizat ion and Operat ion The follo wing show s the orga nizatio n of menu s in this camcorder. The USER menu con sisting of items and pages registere d at the factory is used.
68 Menu Organiz ation and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings 1) Only for the DSR-45 0WS/450W SP 2) On ly when a CBK-SD01 SDI Outpu t Board is i nstalled in the DSR- 450WS/4 50WS.
69 Menu Organiz ation and Op eratio n Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings 1) Only for the DSR-45 0WS/450W SP 2) Only for 24P mode 3) O nly for PsF (progres sive scan) mode and a video ou .
70 Menu Organiz ation and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings 1) Only when a CBK -SC01 Comp osite Input Boa rd is installe d in the DSR- 450WS/4 50WSP 2) Only for the DSR-45 0WS/.
71 Menu Organiz ation and Op eratio n Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings DET AIL 2 DET AIL 3 SKIN DET AIL MTX LINEAR MTX MUL TI V MODULA TION LOW KEY SA T SCENE FILE WHITE SHADING KNEE A.
72 Menu Organiz ation and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings 1) Only for the DSR -400/4 50WS 2) Only for the DSR-45 0WS/450W SP BLACK SHADING BA TTER Y A UDIO VTR MODE PRESET WH.
73 Menu Organiz ation and Op eratio n Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings USER FILE USER FILE 2 ALL FILE SCENE FILE REFERENCE LENS FILE 1 LENS FILE 2 LENS FILE 3 MEMOR Y STICK USER FILE LOAD USER FILE SA VE F .
74 Menu Organiz ation and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings 1) Only for the DSR-45 0WS/450W SP The T O P menu The TOP menu consists of t he following sub menus. When you select an item in the TOP menu, this di splays the most rece ntly shown page of the correspo nding submenu.
75 Menu Organiz ation and Op eratio n Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings The OPERA TION menu This menu contains items for changing sett ings accordi ng to cond itions related to the su bject when the camcord er is being operated .
76 Menu Organiz ation and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings Menu list The pages of t he menu that ha ve been regi stered in t he USER menu at the fact ory are indicated b y the page (Page1 to 8) in th e “USER me nu” column .
77 Menu Organiz ation and Op eratio n Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings FUNCTION 1 ASSIGN SW <1> OFF/ MARKER/ AT W / L E N S RET/REC SWITCH/ TURBO SWITCH AT W P age7 See “As signing functions to ASSIGN switches ” on pa ge 1 07 .
78 Menu Organiz ation and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings VF DISP 2 DISP COLOR TEMP OFF/ON OFF – Se e “Sel ecti ng t he disp lay item s” o n page 99 .
79 Menu Organiz ation and Op eratio n Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings A UT O IRIS IRIS O VERRIDE O FF/ON OFF P age1 See “Adjustin g the iris” on pag e 56 . A P IRIS SPEED (–99 to 99 ) 0 – Adjusts the sp eed of automatic iris .
80 Menu Organiz ation and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings SHT ENABLE SHUTTER SLS OFF/ON ON – Se e “T o sele ct the shutter mode and shutter s peed” on p age 54 . The it ems whic h can be set diff er dependi ng on t he CCD s can mod e setting (pag e 109) .
81 Menu Organiz ation and Op eratio n Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings The PAIN T menu Pag e Item Settings Default USER menu Description Fi le SW ST A TUS GAMMA OFF/ON ON – T urns the gamm a correcti on on or off . A P Sc St CHROMA T ur ns t he chr oma of the co mpos ite signal o n or off .
82 Menu Organiz ation and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings GAMMA GAMMA OFF/ON ON – T urns the gamm a correcti on func tion on or off . A P Sc St STEP GAMMA 0.35 to 0.90 (in 0 .05 st eps ) 0.45 Sets the master gamma c orrection curve in ste ps.
83 Menu Organiz ation and Op eratio n Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings DET AIL 1 DET AIL OFF/ON ON – T urns the detail correctio n func tion on or off . A P Sc St APER TURE T urns the aperture correct i on fu nction on or off . DET AIL LEVEL (–99 to 99 ) 0 P age1 Sets the gene ral l ev el of the d etail signa l.
84 Menu Organiz ation and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings MTX LINEAR MA T RIX OFF/ON ON – T urns the linear m atrix correcti on and user set matrix co rrection fu nctio ns on or off . A P Sc R St MA TRIX (USER) OFF T urns the user-set mat r ix correc tion function on or off .
85 Menu Organiz ation and Op eratio n Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings The MAIN TENANCE m enu LO W KEY SA T LO W KEY SA T OFF/ON OFF – T urn s the lo w ke y satur ation f unction on or off . A P Sc R St L.KEY SA T LEVEL (–99 to 99) 0 Sets the satura tion le vel of the lo w luminan ce par t.
86 Menu Organiz ation and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings BLA CK SHADING BLK SHAD CH SEL R/G/B R – Selects the cha nnel a djust ed b y this menu . A P R/G/B BLK H SA W (–99 t o 99) 0 Compen sates horiz ontal S aw b lack shading .
87 Menu Organiz ation and Op eratio n Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings A UDIO AU M O D E FS32K/FS48K F S48K P age4 Sets the audi o reco rding le vel. A P A U HEADROOM NTSC: –12dB/ –20dB P AL: –12dB/ –18dB NTSC: –20dB P AL: –18dB – Sets the a udio ref erence le vel.
88 Menu Organiz ation and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings A UT O IRIS 2 IRIS WINDO W 1/2 /3/4 /5/ V A R 1 – Selects the auto iris dete ction win dow . V AR is var iable. A P R St IRIS WINDO W IND OFF/ON OFF T urns on and off the fun ction w hich displa ys a fra me mark er f or the auto iris detecti on windo w .
89 Menu Organiz ation and Op eratio n Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings The FI LE menu GENLOCK GENLOCK OFF/ON ON – T urns genloc k on and of f. A P GL H PHASE (–99 to 9 9) 0 P age5 Sets genl ock horizonta l phas e. GL SC PHASE Sets genl oc k subc arrier phase .
90 Menu Organiz ation and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings ALL F ILE ALL F ILE L OAD Displa ys the FILE select io n screen . EXEC – Loads ALL fil e. – ALL FILE SA VE Sa ves ALL file . F. I D Disp la ys charac ter input mode ( up to 16 charac ter ).
91 Menu Organiz ation and Op eratio n Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings * “EX” is disp layed whe n the exte nder is on, an d “0.8” is di splayed whe n the shrinker is on . LENS FILE 1 LENS FILE RECALL Displa ys the FILE select io n screen .
92 Menu Organiz ation and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings The DIAGNOSIS menu Pag e Item Settings Default USER men u Description File HOURS METER RESET METER Disp la ys the RESET METE R select ion screen. EXEC – Displa y s the RESET METER selectio n scre en.
93 Menu Organiz ation and Op eratio n Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings DEV ST A TUS 2 A UTO CHECK After asking YES/NO , ex ecutes the function. EXEC – See “Usi ng th e au to-c heck fu nct ion” on page 121 . – HUMID TIMER RESET Resets the humid alarm.
94 Menu Organiz ation and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings Disp laying menus When the camcorder i s powered on, flick the MENU switch to the ON positi on to displa y the menu on the viewfinder sc r een and t he LCD mo nitor of the camcorde r.
95 Menu Organiz ation and Op eratio n Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings T o confirm the setting items and values on the menu Each time you press the MENU kno b, the menu displ ay switches in the foll owing sequence.
96 Menu Organiz ation and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings 2 Turn the MENU knob unt il the desir ed page appears. 3 Press th e MENU knob. b and z appear. 4 Turn the MENU knob to mo ve b to the desire d item , and then press the MENU kno b.
97 Menu Organiz ation and Op eratio n Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings If the USER MENU CUSTOMIZE menu has been used before, t he last accessed pag e appears. 3 If the CONTE NTS page is display ed, press th e MENU knob. Then turn the MENU knob to move b to one of USER 1 EDIT t o USER 19 ED IT, and pre ss the MENU knob aga in.
98 Menu Organiz ation and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings To insert a bla nk lin e 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “To ad d a new page” on page 96 . 2 Press the MENU knob. Then tu rn the MENU knob to move b to the i tem above whic h you want to insert a blank line .
99 Setting the Status Dis play on the Vie wfinder Scre en and the LCD Moni tor Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings The previous scree n appears again. 4 Turn the MENU knob to mo ve b to the positi on to where you want to move t he page selecte d in step 2 , and press the MENU knob.
100 Settin g the Statu s Display on the Vi ewfinder Screen and th e LCD Monitor Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings VF DI SP 2 pa ge 1) When a n Ant on Baue r Intell igent Bat tery Sy stem or a BP-GL65 / GL95 /L6 0S bat tery pack is use d, the settin g of th is it em de term ines the dis pla y as fol low s.
101 Setting the Status Dis play on the Vie wfinder Scre en and the LCD Moni tor Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings Setting the marker display You can switc h the display of the cen ter and safet y zone markers on or off and select whether the area in dicated by the safety zone marker i s 80%, 90%, 9 2%, or 95% of the screen area.
102 Settin g the Statu s Display on the Vi ewfinder Screen and th e LCD Monitor Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings Recor ding shot data sup erimposed on the color bar s In the SHOT DI SP page of t he OPERATION menu, you can select which sh ot data is recorded superimp osed on the color bars.
103 Setting the Status Dis play on the Vie wfinder Scre en and the LCD Moni tor Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings 2 Turn th e MENU knob until x moves to th e character position t hat you want t o select, then press the MENU kno b. 4 Repeat step 3 for each of the remaining characters.
104 Adjustment s and Sett ings from Menu s Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings • REC FORMAT : R ecording format • AUDIO MODE : Audio bi t ra te • DF/NDF (DSR-400/450W S only) : Setti.
105 Adjustme nts and Settin gs fro m Menus Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings Selecting the output signals (DSR-450WS/450WSP onl y) When the CBK-SD01 SDI Ou tput Bo ard is in stalled, y ou can select the type of video signals from th e VIDEO OUT connector o n the OUTPUT page.
106 Adjustment s and Sett ings from Menu s Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings Specifying an offset f or the auto white balance setting By setting an off set for th e value of auto white b alance, you can make t he picture warmer or col der.
107 Adjustme nts and Settin gs fro m Menus Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings Assigning functio ns to ASSIG N sw it ch e s You can assign t he desired func tion to an y of the ASSIGN switches. 1 Display the FUNCTION 1 page on the OPERATION menu.
108 Adjustment s and Sett ings from Menu s Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Sett ings T o display t he aspect ra tio of 16:9 or 4:3 on the viewfinder By setting t he DISP 16:9/ 4:3 ID item to ON .
109 Adjustme nts and Settin gs fro m Menus Chapter 5 Menu Dis play s and Detail ed Settings . 2-3 pu lldow n in 2 4P m ode 2-3- 3-2 pu lldown i n 2 4P mod e 24P PULLD WN MODE DF/NDF Purpose Notes 2.3 (2-3 pull down) DF T o obtai n film-lik e image a s interlace signal .
Chapter 6 110 Saving an d Loading User Files Chapter 6 Savi ng and Loading the User Sett ing Data Saving and L oading the User Setting Data Saving an d Loading User Files The camcorder is equ ipped with a “M emory Stick” slot, which en ables yo u to save the sett ings in th e USER menu as a user file o nto the “Memory Stick”.
111 Saving and Loading User F iles Chapt er 6 Sav ing a nd Loadin g the User Se tting Da ta 2 Pull the “Memory St ick” towards yo u to with draw it from the slot. Do not remove t he “Memory St ick” while the acce ss indicator is lit . You may lose data , or damage th e “Memory Stick” .
112 Saving an d Loading User Files Chapter 6 Savi ng and Loading the User Sett ing Data The message “SAVE OK? YES b NO” appears. 5 To carry out th e save, tu rn the MENU k nob to move b to YES and pr ess the MENU kn ob. To cancel, press the MENU knob leaving b pointing to NO.
113 Saving and Loading User F iles Chapt er 6 Sav ing a nd Loadin g the User Se tting Da ta (P00 to P19), t hat are the pages t o save and cal l up the data to and fr om “Memory Sti ck”. 1 Display the USER FILE LOAD page or the USER FILE SAVE page of the USER FILE menu.
114 Saving an d Loading Scen e Files Chapter 6 Savi ng and Loading the User Sett ing Data Saving and Lo ading Scene Files You can save var ious sett ings for shoot ing a par ticular scene as a scene fi le. Loading the scene file, yo u can quickly recreate set up condit ions suitable for the sc ene.
115 Saving an d Loading Scen e Files Chapt er 6 Sav ing a nd Loadin g the User Se tting Da ta 3 To carry out the stori ng, tu rn the MENU knob to move b to YES and press the ME NU knob.
116 Saving an d Loading Scen e Files Chapter 6 Savi ng and Loading the User Sett ing Data 3 Press th e MENU knob. Th en turn the MENU knob until x moves to the charact er position that you want to selec t, then press the MENU knob. 4 Repeat step 3 for each of the remaining characters.
117 Saving an d Loading Scen e Files Chapt er 6 Sav ing a nd Loadin g the User Se tting Da ta according to t he loaded scene file. If no file is present with a parti cular fi le number, this is sho wn as “NO FILE”.
118 Displaying a F ile-Related Men u Page When Ins erting a “Memory Sti ck” Chapter 6 Savi ng and Loading the User Sett ing Data Display ing a F ile-Rel ated Menu Page When Inserting a “Memory Stick” A “Memory Sti ck” enables yo u to save user f iles, scene files, lens files, reference files and ALL files.
119 Importa nt Notes on Op eration Chapter Chapte r 7 Append ix 7 Appendix Important No tes on Opera tion Use and Sto rage Do not su bjec t the un it to se vere shocks The internal mechanism may be damaged or t he body warped.
120 Impor tant Notes on Operation Chapter 7 Append ix About the LCD panels LCD panels are manu factured with extr emely high- precisi on technology that yi elds effect ive pixel rates of 99.99% or higher. Ho wever, very rarely, on e or more pixels may be permanent ly dark or permanently lit in white, red, blue, or green.
121 Maintenan ce Chapte r 7 Append ix Main tenance Cleaning the video heads Always use the special-purpose Sony DVM-12CLD Cleaning C assette for cl eaning the audio an d video heads. Follow the instructions with t he cleaning cassett e carefully, as inappropriate use of the cleaning cassette can damage the h eads.
122 Maintenan ce Chapter 7 Append ix 4 Insert the c assette to be used for test recording and playback , and close the casse tte lid ( page 46) . Check the REC/SAVE switch of the cassette before inserting it, a nd if the switch is set to S AVE, set it to REC and then inse rt the cassette.
123 About i. LINK Chapte r 7 Append ix About i.LINK This unit is equipped with a DV IN/ OUT connector t hat complies wi th the i. LINK (IEEE 1394 ) standar d. This section exp lains the speci fications and features of i.LINK. What is i.LINK? i.LINK is a digit al serial interface designed to integrate devices equ ipped with i.
124 About a “Memor y Stick” Chapter 7 Append ix About a “Memory Stick” What is “Memory Stic k”? “Memory St ick” is a new compact, port able and vers atile IC (Integrated Circuit) recording medium with a data capacity that exceed s a floppy di sk.
125 About a “Memor y Stick” Chapte r 7 Append ix Precautions • To prevent data loss, make b ackups of dat a frequentl y. In no event wi ll Sony be l iable for any loss of da ta. • Unauthor ized reco rding may be contrary to the provis ions of cop yright l aw.
126 Operatio n Warnings Chapter 7 Append ix Operati on Warning s When a problem occurs at power on o r during o peration, a warning is g iven by one of th e following .
127 Operatio n Warnings Chapte r 7 Append ix 1) During re cording 2) During recordi ng and playba ck 3) Note that a tape is dama ged if the ca mcorde r is operated w hile “SL ACK” is displayed. For details about the warning displays an d error messages on the viewfinde r, see page 1 28 .
128 Operatio n Warnings Chapter 7 Append ix Err or code list When the erro r code other t han the one s listed ab ove is displayed, t urn off the p ower and consult your Sony representati ves. Opera tion/error mes sage s An operation or error me ssage is displayed in the operation/error message d isplay area (page 23) in th e viewfinder.
129 Troubles hooting Chapte r 7 Append ix Troubleshoot ing You can use th is chart to establ ish possible cau ses of an apparent pr oblem; al ways double-ch eck before send ing the camcorder for repair. If a problem persists, contact your Son y deale r.
130 Trouble shooting Chapter 7 Append ix The equi pment connecte d to th e camco rder vi a an i.LIN K con nection does no t react as e xpecte d, f or e xamp le, the video image d oes no t appear on its s creen. It so metimes tak es tim e f or the connecte d equipm ent to recogniz e the operat ion.
131 Specifications Chapte r 7 Append ix Specificat ions General Power volt age 12 V DC +5.0/–1.0 V Power consu mption Approx. 17 W ( with 12 V DC supply, when recording with the LCD moni tor off) Op.
132 Specific ations Chapter 7 Append ix Micr ophone Type Black electret conden ser microphon e Directivi ty Super cardioi d Frequenc y response 100 Hz to 20 kHz Output impeda nce 100 Ω Power volt age 48 V DC Mass A pprox.
133 Specifications Chapte r 7 Append ix Mount Sony 2/3-type b ayonet mo unt Mass 1.24 kg (2 lb 4 1/8 oz) (no t includin g the lens hood) External di mension 123 × 102 × 220.
134 Chart of Opt ional Compo nents and Acc essori es Chapter 7 Append ix Chart of Optional Components an d Accessor ies For DSR-40 0/400P 1) Optional ac cessory shoe ki t (service pa rt number : A-8274-9 68-B) is required for fitting. For detai ls, consult you r Sony dealer.
135 Chart o f Opti onal Comp onents and A ccessor ies Chapte r 7 Append ix For DSR-450WS/450W SP 1) Optional ac cessory shoe ki t (service pa rt number : A-8274-9 68-B) is required for fitting. For detai ls, consult you r Sony dealer. 2) Depending on t he equipm ent conn ected, use a n approp riate cabl e.
136 Glossary Chapter 7 Append ix Glossa ry ATW Auto Tracing W hite balance. The white ba lance is auto matic ally adjusted for the l ighting conditions during shooting. Bayone t type A type of lens moun t. The lens can be inser ted in to the le ns mou nt and fi xed in place by rotati ng a ring.
137 Glossary Chapte r 7 Append ix code. Using thi s mode produ ces a differ ence of app roximate ly 86 seconds per day between real time and time code, which cause s proble ms when edit ing pro grams in units of seconds usi ng the number of frames as a reference.
138 Chapte r 7 Append ix Index Symbol s * (Asteri sk indi cator) 2 3 Numerics 16:9 mode r ecording i ndicator 23 16:9/4:3 mode i ndicator 24 24P mod e 108 5600 i ndicator 24 5600K button 1 1 A AC adap.
139 Chapte r 7 Append ix G Gain Indicator 24 Setting values fo r the GAIN selec tor po sit ions 104 GAIN SW page 78 GAIN switch 12 GAIN UP indicator 22 GAMMA page 82 GENLOCK IN connector 17 GENLOCK page 89 H Hold indi cator 25 HOURS METER page 92 I I (interlace scan) mode 108 i.
140 Chapte r 7 Append ix Using setti ngs of the paint adjustment data stored in the “independent data region” even wh en you disconnect a remote contr ol un it 40 RES ET bu tto n 13 RET butto n 20.
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