Setting The Audio To Record - Sony PXW-FS7 Operating Instructions Manual

3
Select B, A, or PRESET using the WHT
BAL switch (page 9).
B: Memory B mode *
A: Memory A mode
PRESET: Preset mode
* B can be assigned to ATW ON.
Preset mode
This mode adjusts the color temperature to a
preset value (factory default is 3200K).
Memory A/Memory B mode
This mode adjusts the white balance to the setting
saved in memory A or B, respectively.
Running auto white balance
1
Press the ISO/Gain button (page 9) to
turn AGC on.
Or select Auto Exposure (page 59) >AGC in
the Camera menu and set to "On."
2
To save an adjustment value in
memory, select memory A mode or
memory B mode.
3
Place white paper (or other object) in a
location with the same lighting source
and conditions as the subject, then zoom
in on the paper to show white on the
screen.
4
Adjust the brightness.
Adjust the iris using the procedure in
"Adjusting the iris manually" (page 38).
5
Press the WB SET button (page 7).
If auto white balance is set in memory mode,
the adjustment value is saved in the memory
(A or B) selected in step 2.
If auto white balance is set in ATW mode, the
white balance adjustment returns to the ATW
mode white balance when adjustment ends.
Notes
• You can enable auto white balance when in preset
mode using White >AWB Enable<P> in the Paint
menu. The setting is disabled again when the
camcorder is turned off.
• If the adjustment is not successful, an error message is
displayed on the screen for about three seconds. If the
error message persists after repeated attempts to set
white balance, contact your Sony service
representative.

Setting the Audio to Record

You can specify the audio to be recorded using
the input connectors, switches, and dials of the
camcorder.
External audio input connectors and selector
switches
INPUT1 connector (page 10)
INPUT2 connector (page 10)
INPUT1 switch (LINE/MIC/MIC+48V) (page 7)
INPUT2 switch (LINE/MIC/MIC+48V) (page 7)
Switches for setting the audio level
CH1 (AUTO/MAN) switch (page 9)
CH2 (AUTO/MAN) switch (page 9)
AUDIO LEVEL (CH1) dial (page 9)
AUDIO LEVEL (CH2) dial (page 9)
Selecting the audio input device
1
Select the audio input connector.
Select the audio input using Audio Input
>CH1 Input Select or CH2 Input Select in the
Audio menu.
Set to "INPUT1" or "INPUT2" to correspond
to the connector for the connected device. If
using a shoe microphone, specify "Shoe 1" or
"Shoe 2" in the same way.
2
Select the input audio source.
Set the INPUT1/INPUT2 (LINE/MIC/
MIC+48V) switches to the devices
connected to the INPUT1/INPUT2
connectors, respectively.
Connected device
External audio source (e.g.
mixer)
Dynamic microphone,
battery-operated
microphone
+48 V phantom power
feed microphone
• Selecting "MIC+48V" and connecting a
microphone that is not compatible with a
+48 V source may damage the connected
device. Check the setting before connecting
the device.
• If noise is a concern on connectors with no
device connected, set the corresponding
INPUT1/INPUT2 (LINE/MIC/MIC+48V)
switches to "LINE."
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Switch position
LINE
MIC
MIC+48V