Basic Operations
This section explains the basic shooting and
recording procedures.
Before starting to shoot, inspect the camera
system to verify that it is operating properly.
1
Attach a fully charged battery pack (see
page 31).
2
Load one or two SxS memory cards (see
page 66).
If you load two cards, the camcorder switches
automatically to the second card when the first
card becomes full.
3
Set the camcorder’s POWER switch
(see page 11) to ON.
4
Make the following settings.
Marker display: On (see page 132)
Iris: Auto (see page 55)
Zoom: Auto
Camera output: Select the picture currently
being shot (camera picture), and turn the
DCC function on (see page 15)
Timecode advance mode: F-RUN (Free
Run) or R-RUN (Rec Run) (see page 59)
Audio input channel selection: Auto (see
page 20)
5
Push the AUTO W/B BAL switch to the
BLACK position to adjust the black
balance (see page 49).
6
Select a filter according to the lighting
conditions, and adjust the white balance
(see page 50).
7
Point the camcorder at the subject, and
adjust the focus and zoom.
8
If you are using the electronic shutter,
select an appropriate shutter mode and
speed (see page 53).
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