Selecting The Recording Mode; Changing The Video Format; Adjusting The Black Balance And The White Balance; Adjusting The Black Balance - Sony PMW-400K Operating Instructions Manual

Selecting the Recording Mode

Select the recording mode between UDF, exFAT,
and FAT.
1
Select "OPERATION" > "Format" >
"File System" in the setup menu (see
page 113).
2
Turn the MENU knob to select "UDF,"
"exFAT," or "FAT," and press the
knob.
A confirmation message appears.
3
Select "Execute" to execute, or select
"Cancel" to cancel, and then press the
MENU knob.
4
Power the camcorder off and on again.

Changing the Video Format

1
Select "OPERATION" > "Format" in
the setup menu (see page 113).
2
Turn the MENU knob to select the item
to change, and press the knob.
3
Turn the MENU knob to change the
setting, and press the knob.
A confirmation message appears.
4
Select "Execute" to execute, or select
"Cancel" to cancel, and then press the
MENU knob.
5
When the setting of HD/SD or Country
was changed, power the camcorder off
and on again.
Adjusting the Black
Balance and the White
Balance
Black balance and white balance adjustment
values that are automatically set by the camcorder
and the various settings are stored in the
camcorder memory and retained even when the
power is turned off.
Black balance adjustment
The black balance will require adjustment in the
following cases.
• When the camcorder is used for the first time
• When the camcorder has not been used for a
long time
• When the camcorder is used under conditions in
which the surrounding temperature has changed
greatly
• When the GAIN selector (L/M/H/Turbo) values
have been changed with "OPERATION" >
"Gain Switch" in the setup menu.
White balance adjustment
Always readjust the white balance when the
lighting conditions change.

Adjusting the Black Balance

In automatic black balance mode, adjustments are
performed in the following order: black set and
black balance. Manual black balance adjustment
can be selected from the setup menu.
Note
Automatic black balance adjustment is disabled in the
following case.
• During recording
• In a special recording modes (Picture Cache Rec,
Interval Rec, Frame Rec, Slow & Quick)
• When the shutter mode is SLS
1
Set the OUTPUT/DCC switch to CAM.

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