Useful Functions; Assignable Buttons; Slow & Quick Motion; Simultaneously Recording - Sony PMW-F55 Operating Instructions Manual

Useful Functions

Assignable Buttons

The camcorder has four assignable buttons (pages
9, 11) to which you can assign various functions
for convenience.
Changing functions
Use "Assignable Button" (page 63) in the System
menu.
The assigned functions can be viewed on the
Assignable button status screen (page 10).
Assigned functions
Function name Function
Marker Turning on/off the Center Marker,
Safety Zone, Aspect Marker.
Zebra Turning on/off the Zebra function.
Peaking Turning on/off the Peaking
function.
Display Turning on/off the monitor display
of status/setting value.
VF Mode Switching viewfinder screen
between color and mono.
Rec Starting/stopping recording.
S&Q Motion Turning on/off the Slow & Quick
Motion.
Slow & Quick Motion
When the video format (page 35) is set to the
following setting, you can set the recording frame
rate and playback frame rate to different values.
XAVC 1920 × 1080 29.97P/25P/23.98P
Notes
• Slow & Quick Motion mode cannot be used while
recording, playing, or displaying thumbnail.
• Slow & Quick Motion mode cannot be used while the
Slow Shutter mode.
• Audio cannot be recorded while in the Slow & Quick
Motion mode.

Simultaneously Recording

You can record the two sizes of pictures
simultaneously on an SxS memory card in one
slot. You can also record HD signal on the SxS
memory card in the camcorder while recording
picture and audio of RAW format on the AXS-
R5.
Recording simultaneously on one
memory card – MPEG2 Proxy function
(PMW-F55 only)
Set "Setting" in "MPEG2 Proxy" (page 59) of the
Recording menu to "On" while the recording
format is set to XAVC 4096 × 2160 29.97P/25P/
23.98P.
The picture of XAVC 4096 × 2160, and the
picture signal of MPEG2 1920 × 1080 are
recorded simultaneously on one SxS memory
card.
The clip of XAVC 4096 × 2160 is recorded under
the XDROOT/Clip directory on the SxS memory
card, the clip of MPEG2 1920 × 1080 is recorded
under the XDROOT/Sub directory on the SxS
memory card, and the suffix "S02" is added to the
end of the clip name.
Note
This function cannot be used while in the Slow & Quick
Motion mode.
Recording on the AXS and SxS memory
simultaneously
Set "Setting" in "Rec Control" (page 59) of the
Recording menu to "SxS & AXS," while "Main
Operation" in "Base Setting" (page 62) of the
System menu is set to "RAW."
You can simultaneously record pictures of RAW
format and pictures with formats set by "Rec
Format."

Focus Magnifier

By pressing the FOCUS MAG button of the
viewfinder (DVF-L350, DVF-EL100, DVF-
L700) that is attached to the camcorder, you can
expand the center part of the viewfinder, and it is
easy to adjust the focus. After adjusting the focus,
press the button again to returns to the normal
(recording) screen.
It does not affect the recorded image or output
signal in the focus magnifier mode.
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