Table Of Contents - Sony NXCAM HXR-NX3 Operating Manual

Table of Contents

Read this first ...........................................................................................2
Identifying parts and controls ...................................................................5
Body...................................................................................................... 5
Wireless Remote Commander ............................................................ 10
Screen indicators ....................................................................................11
Getting Started
Step 1: Checking supplied accessories ..................................................17
Step 2: Charging the battery pack ..........................................................18
Step 3: Attaching the microphone and the lens hood with lens cover ....20
Step 4: Attaching the accessory shoe ....................................................22
Step 5: Turning on the camcorder and setting the date and time ..........22
Setting the date and time .................................................................... 23
Changing the language setting .......................................................... 23
Step 6: Adjusting the LCD screen and viewfinder ..................................24
Step 7: Preparing the recording media ...................................................25
Recording
Recording ...............................................................................................27
Recording movies ............................................................................... 27
Changing the setting of the record button/handle record button ....... 29
Adjusting the zoom ............................................................................. 31
Adjusting the focus .................................................................................32
Using automatic focus/fixed focus temporarily (Push auto focus/Focus
hold) .................................................................................................... 32
Using the expanded focus (Expanded focus) .................................... 33
Focusing on a distant subject (Focus infinity) .................................... 33
Focusing by touching the LCD screen (Spot focus)........................... 33
Focusing on a detected face (Face detection)................................... 34
Changing the recording setting ..............................................................35
Selecting the recording format for high definition image quality
(HD)..................................................................................................... 35
Recording MP4 movies....................................................................... 36
Setting the DV MODE (DV mode) ....................................................... 36
Adjusting the brightness .........................................................................38
Adjusting the iris ................................................................................. 38
Adjusting the gain ............................................................................... 39
Adjusting the shutter speed................................................................ 39
Adjusting the exposure ....................................................................... 40
Adjusting the volume of light (ND filter) .............................................. 40
Adjusting the color tone ..........................................................................41
Adjusting the white balance................................................................ 41
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