Basic Procedure For Shooting - Sony POWER HD FX PDW-700 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" on page 209.
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" on
page 35.
2
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
conditions are met.
• The HUMID indicator is not showing.
If it is, wait until it disappears.
• 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 72), 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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