Using the setup menus Use the setup menus to change the settings to Press the ) button to display the suit the scenes you are shooting or what you are items. recording. Example: Operation buttons MENU button MENU Use the buttons to move to the option that you want to set.
To change other settings, repeat steps 4 and When you nish, press the MENU button to return to the function screen. To change other functions, repeat steps 2 to When you exit the menu mode, press the MENU button again to return to the normal screen.
Setup menu structure Camera mode menu indicates the available setting in P2 mode only or TAPE mode only. TAPE CAMERA MENU SCENE FILE OPERATION TYPE FRAME RATE (Pages 100 - 102) SYNCRO SCAN ASPECT CONV DETAIL LEVEL SETUP(P2) CAMERA SETUP V DETAIL LEVEL SETUP(TAPE) TAPE...
Setup menu list SCENE FILE screen Display Item Description of settings mode OPERATION TYPE (Camera) Switches the shutter and frame rate operation to the video type or lm type. TAPE VIDEO CAM: SYNCRO SCAN is displayed using 1/n units. The frame digits of the time code are displayed for 30 frames.
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SCENE FILE screen (continued) Display Item Description of settings mode GAMMA (Camera) Selects the gamma curves other than the news gamma curve. TAPE HD NORM: This gamma setting is suitable for HD shooting. LOW: Makes a mellow image using the gamma curve which has a gentle incline in low-brightness curve.
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Setup menu list (continued) SCENE FILE screen (continued) Display Item Description of settings mode SKIN TONE DTL (Camera) Sets the skin tone details. Select ON to reduce the skin tone details and soften TAPE the skin tone. ON OFF V DETAIL FREQ (Camera) Sets the vertical detail for shooting in 480i progressive mode.
SW MODE screen Display Item Description of settings mode MID GAIN (Camera) Sets the gain value assigned to the M position of the GAIN switch. TAPE 0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB HIGH GAIN (Camera) Sets the gain value assigned to the H position of the GAIN switch. TAPE 0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB (Camera) Sets the operation of the ATW (Auto Tracking White Balance) function assigned...
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Setup menu list (continued) SW MODE screen (continued) Display Item Description of settings mode USER1 (Camera) Selects the function assigned to the USER1 button. TAPE REC CHECK: Performs Rec Check. SPOTLIGHT: Auto iris control for the spotlight ON/OFF BACKLIGHT: Auto iris control for the backlight compensation (Page 39) BLACKFADE: Blackfade (Page 45) WHITEFADE:...
AUTO SW screen Display Item Description of settings mode A.IRIS (Camera) ON: TAPE Performs the auto iris control in auto mode. The IRIS button is deactivated. OFF: Deactivates the auto iris control in auto mode. This performs the iris control selected with the IRIS button.
Setup menu list (continued) RECORDING SETUP screen Display Item Description of settings mode REC FORMAT (P2) (Camera) Selects the recording format for P2 card. 1080i/60i, 1080i/30P, 1080i/24P, 1080i/24PA, 720P/60P, 720P/30P, 720P/24P, 720P/30PN, 720P/24PN, 480i/60i, 480i/30P, 480i/24P, 480i/24PA REC FORMAT (Camera) Selects the recording format for cassette tape. (TAPE) 480i/60i, 480i/30P, 480i/24P, 480i/24PA TAPE...
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RECORDING SETUP screen (continued) Display Item Description of settings mode 1394 TC REGEN (MCR/ Selects the time code used for recording the signal from equipment connected TAPE VCR) to the 1394 terminal. Records using the time code of the signal input through the 1394 terminal. OFF: Records using the time code set in TC MODE/TCG/FIRST REC TC.
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Setup menu list (continued) RECORDING SETUP screen (continued) Display Item Description of settings mode 1394 UB REGEN (MCR/ Selects the user information used when recording the signals from equipment TAPE VCR) connected to the 1394 terminal. Records using the user information of the signal input through the 1394 terminal.
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen Display Item Description of settings mode 32K AUDIO (VCR) Sets the audio to output as CH1 and CH2 signals when playing back a tape TAPE recorded in the 32K (12bit) audio mode. ST1: Selects the sound that was recorded during shooting. CH1 signals = CH1 track CH2 signals = CH2 track ST2:...
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Setup menu list (continued) PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen (continued) 32K AUDIO item/AUDIO OUT item settings and audio track signals output from the AUDIO IN/OUT jack TAPE Audio recording AUDIO IN/OUT jack AUDIO IN/OUT jack 32K AUDIO setting AUDIO OUT setting mode CH1 output CH2 output CH1 ·...
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DUBBING SETUP screen Display Item Description of settings mode FORMAT SEL (DUB) Selects the format of the clips to be played back during dubbing. 1080i/60i, 1080i/30P, 1080i/24P, 1080i/24PA, 720P/60P, 720P/30P, 720P/24P, 720P/30PN, 720P/24PN PULLDOWN SEL (DUB) Selects the pulldown method for 24PN (native format). TAPE 24P: The 24 fps images are converted into 60-...
Setup menu list (continued) DISPLAY SETUP screen Display Item Description of settings mode ZEBRA DETECT 1 (Camera) Selects the brightness level of the left-leaning zebra patterns on the screen. TAPE 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, 105% ZEBRA DETECT 2 (Camera) Selects the brightness level of the right-leaning zebra patterns on the screen.
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DISPLAY SETUP screen (continued) Display Item Description of settings mode ZOOM · FOCUS (Camera) Selects the unit of zoom and focus values. TAPE OFF, NUMBER, mm/feet, mm/m <Note> Use the mm/feet or mm/m display only as a general guideline since it is not entirely accurate.
Setup menu list (continued) CARD FUNCTIONS screen Display Item Description of settings mode SCENE FILE (Camera) You can save four SCENE FILE settings to the SD memory card, and can also title the saved les. READ: Read WRITE: Write USER FILE (Camera) You can save four ...
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OTHER FUNCTIONS screen (continued) Display Item Description of settings mode END SEARCH (Camera) Sets the operation when the END SEARCH button is pressed. TAPE (VCR) BLANK: Searches for the unrecorded parts on the tape. REC END: Searches for the last segment shot. PC MODE (Camera) Selects the terminal for data transfer.
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Setup menu list (continued) OTHER FUNCTIONS screen (continued) Display Item Description of settings mode TIME ZONE (Camera) Adds to or deducts from GMT the time value of -12:00 to +13:00 in 30-minute TAPE (MCR/ steps. (As an exception, you can set +12:45.) Refer to the table below. VCR) 0:00 Time difference...
OTHER FUNCTIONS screen (continued) Display Item Description of settings mode POWER SAVE (Camera) Selects the power-saving mode when the top panel operation keys, DISP/ TAPE MODE CHK button, USER1-3 buttons and EVF DTL button have not been operated for 5 minutes or so. The camera-recorder’...
Setup menu list (continued) OPTION MENU This menu is displayed when the DISP/MODE CHK button is held down, and after the details of the shooting status are displayed, the MENU button is then pressed. Use it to check the connection status during nonlinear editing. Display Item Description of settings...