Steady Shot; Flickers; Time Data - Sony PMW-160 Operating Instructions Manual

Steady Shot

Set "Steady Shot" (page 78) in the CAMERA
SET menu to "On."
When you press the DISPLAY button, the setting
of the Steady Shot function is displayed on the
screen (page 16). The Steady Shot function can
also be activated via the Direct menu (page 17).
Note on use of a wide-conversion lens
Two operation modes are provided for Steady
Shot: Normal mode and Wide mode (for a wide-
conversion lens).
When you attach the optional wide-conversion
lens, be sure to set "Wide Conversion" (page 78)
in the CAMERA SET menu to "On."
Note
If the camcorder is fixed to a tripod, etc., for stability,
deactivate the Steady Shot function.

Flickers

Setting the shutter speed according to
the power-supply frequency
Activate the electronic shutter (page 36) and set
the shutter speed according to the power supply
frequency.
When the frequency is 50 Hz
Set the shutter speed to 1/50 or 1/100 seconds.
When the frequency is 60 Hz
Set the shutter speed to 1/60 or 1/120 seconds.
Using the Flicker-Reduction function
Set "Mode" in "Flicker Reduce" (page 75) in the
CAMERA SET menu to "Auto" or "On" and set
"Frequency" to the power-supply frequency (50
Hz or 60 Hz).
Note
If the frame rate selected for recording is close to the
power-supply frequency, flicker may not be reduced
sufficiently even if you activate the Flicker-Reduction
function. In such cases, use the electronic shutter.

Time Data

Setting the Timecode
Specify the timecode to be recorded with
"Timecode" and "TC Format" in the TC/UB SET
menu (page 85).
Setting the Users Bit
You can add a hexadecimal number of 8 digits for
pictures as the user bits.
The user bits can also be set to the current date.
Use "Users Bit" (page 85) in the TC/UB SET
menu.
Displaying the Time Data
Pressing the DISPLAY button displays the time
data on the screen (page 16).
The indication is switched among the timecode,
user bits, and recording duration each time you
press the DURATION/TC/U-BIT button (page
13).
Display Contents
TCG **:**:**:** Timecode
CLK **:**:**:** Timecode (Clock mode)
UBG ** ** ** ** User bits
DUR **:**:** Duration from the beginning of
recording
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