Setting The Gain; Recording With Fixed Gain; Recording In Agc Mode - Sony PMW-F3L PMW-F3K Operating Instructions Manual

Setting the Gain

You can set the gain of the video amplifier
according to the brightness of the subject.
Select the setting mode required by the shooting
conditions.
Fixed gain mode (manual gain
adjustment)
Select the gain of the video amplifier, using the
switch or a menu operation.
AGC mode (automatic gain control)
The gain of the video amplifier is automatically
adjusted according to the picture brightness.

Recording With Fixed Gain

Selecting the gain with the switch
Select the gain, using the GAIN switch.
Note
When AGC mode is on, the fixed gain cannot be
selected.
WHITE
GAIN BALANCE
L
ATW B
M
A
H
PRST
GAIN switch
The gain value at each of the switch positions are
set at the factory are as follows:
L: 0 dB
M: 6 dB
H: 12 dB
These values can be changed in the range of
–3 dB to +18 dB, using the CAMERA SET menu.
To change
Press the MENU button to set the camcorder to
Menu mode, display the CAMERA SET menu
with , and select "Gain Setup" from the
menu.
CAMERA SET
Au t o Bl a ck Ba l .
Gain Setup B
B
Shu t t e r
B
Slow Shut t e r
00:00
Color Bar Type : Mul t i
B
F l i c ker Reduce
For details on menu operations, see "Basic Menu
Operations" on page 100.
When you press the DISPLAY/BATT INFO
button, the current gain value is displayed on the
screen.
.
TLCS
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The indication in dB can be changed to that in an
ISO value by changing the "Gain Setting" of
"Display On/Off" (page 111) of the LCD/VF
SET menu.
.
TLCS
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Recording in AGC Mode

You can turn AGC mode on by setting "AGC" to
"On" with "TLCS" (page 105) of the CAMERA
SET menu.
Low : 0dB
Mid : 6dB
High : 12dB
3 4 5 7 10
18dB S
3 4 5 7 10
ISO:6400
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