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Tripod Mounting ....................................................................................... 47
Connecting a Video Light ......................................................................... 48
Using the Shoulder Strap .......................................................................... 48
Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position ....................................................... 49
Connecting the Remote Control Unit ...................................................... 50
Chapter 3 : Adjustments and Settings for Shooting
Recording Format...................................................................................... 52
Adjusting the Black Balance and the White Balance ............................. 52
Setting the Electronic Shutter................................................................... 56
Changing the Reference Value for Automatic Iris Adjustment ............ 59
Adjusting the Audio Level ........................................................................ 61
Setting the Time Data................................................................................ 64
Chapter 4 : Shooting
Handling Discs ........................................................................................... 68
Basic Procedure for Shooting ................................................................... 72
Advanced Operations for Shooting.......................................................... 76
Adjusting the black balance ............................................................ 53
Adjusting the white balance ............................................................ 54
Shutter modes.................................................................................. 56
Selecting the shutter mode and shutter speed ................................. 57
Manually adjusting the audio levels of the audio inputs from the
AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors............................................. 61
Manually adjusting the audio level of the MIC IN connector ........ 62
Recording audio on channels 3 and 4 ............................................. 62
Setting the timecode........................................................................ 64
Setting the user bits ......................................................................... 64
Synchronizing the timecode............................................................ 65
Discs used for recording and playback ........................................... 68
Notes on handling ........................................................................... 68
Write-protecting discs ..................................................................... 68
Loading and unloading a disc ......................................................... 69
Formatting a disc............................................................................. 70
Handling of discs when recording does not end normally (salvage
function).................................................................................... 70
Playing back the recorded clip ........................................................ 74
Deleting the recorded clip ............................................................... 75
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