Basic Procedure For Shooting - Sony PDW-850 Operation Manual

Basic Procedure for
Shooting
This section describes the basic procedures for
shooting and recording.
Before a shooting session, ensure that the
camcorder is functioning properly.
For details, see "Testing the Camcorder before
Shooting" (page 230).
Basic procedure for shooting: from power
supply to disc loading
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Attach a fully charged battery pack.
For details, see "Preparing a Power Supply"
(page 32).
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Set the POWER switch to ON.
3
Press the DISP SEL/EXPAND button to
switch the LCD monitor to status
display, and check that the following
condition is met.
The battery status indicator shows at least
five segments (x).
If it does not, replace the battery pack with a
fully charged one.
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Basic Procedure for Shooting

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Check that there are no obstructions
such as cables near the disc
compartment lid. Then press the
EJECT button to open the disc
compartment lid.
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After checking that the disc is not write-
protected (see page 68), load it and close
the disc compartment lid.
Basic procedure for shooting: from
adjusting the black balance and white
balance to stopping recording
Switch settings
After turning on the power and loading a disc, set
the switches and selectors as shown below and
begin operation.
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1 DISPLAY: ON
2 Iris: Automatic
3 Zoom: Automatic
4 OUTPUT/DCC: CAM, DCC: ON
5 F-RUN/SET/R-RUN: F-RUN or R-RUN
(set as needed)
6 AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2: AUTO
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