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Shooting techniques for different targets (continued)
Backup recording
If you have connected equipment to the DV terminal
(Page 54). You can make automatic backup
recordings of whatever you are shooting.
• In the setup menus, OTHER FUNCTIONS screen,
DV CONTROL and DV CMD SEL, select how to
control the equipment you have connected. (
77
)
Note the following when backup recording.
• Menu settings are retained even if you turn the
power off. So if you use the camera-recorder with
the settings for backup recording still in effect,
images on tapes in any unit that connected may
be overwritten. After backup recording, check the
menu item settings before you operate the
camera-recorder.
• If you use another AG-DVX100B as the external
unit for backup recording, select "OFF" for DV
CONTROL on the external unit and set it to VCR
mode.
• Backup recording may not work properly if you
connect two or more external units.
• Use a DV (IEEE1394) cable of 4.5 m or less for
connection.
• Set the external unit up to receive DV signals
before backup recording.
• You can have a tape in the external unit start
recording automatically when the tape in this unit
is almost finished. Set DV CONTROL (Page 77)
to "CHAIN".
• Note that images are recorded even when you
perform a rec check.
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Switching to manual mode
Press the AUTO button to switch between AUTO
(
lights) and manual mode (
You can change the following settings in the manual
mode.
Page 38)
• Focus (
Page
Page 43)
• Gain (
Page 43)
• Iris (
• White balance (
Adjusting the volume while shooting
If you are monitoring the sound through headphones
while shooting, you can adjust the volume with the
AUDIO MON/VAR button.
• To adjust the recording level (Page 44).
goes out).
Page 41)
AUTO button
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