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Tripod Mounting ....................................................................................... 53
Connecting a Video Light ......................................................................... 54
Using the Shoulder Strap .......................................................................... 55
Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position ....................................................... 56
Connecting the Remote Control Unit ...................................................... 56
Chapter 3 : Adjustments and Settings for Shooting
Setting the Recording Format .................................................................. 59
Adjusting the Black Balance and the White Balance ............................. 61
Setting the Electronic Shutter................................................................... 67
Changing the Reference Value for Automatic Iris Adjustment ............ 71
Adjusting the Audio Level ........................................................................ 73
Setting the Time Data................................................................................ 76
Chapter 4 : Shooting
Handling Discs ........................................................................................... 80
Basic Procedure for Shooting ................................................................... 84
Setting the system frequency .......................................................... 59
Setting the video recording format.................................................. 60
Mixed recording of clips in different formats on the same disc ..... 60
Adjusting the black balance ............................................................ 61
Adjusting the white balance ............................................................ 62
Shutter modes.................................................................................. 67
Selecting the shutter mode and shutter speed ................................. 68
Manually adjusting the audio levels of the audio inputs from the
AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors............................................. 73
Manually adjusting the audio level of the MIC IN connector ........ 74
Recording audio on channels 3 and 4 ............................................. 74
Setting the timecode........................................................................ 76
Setting the user bits ......................................................................... 76
Synchronizing the timecode............................................................ 77
Discs used for recording and playback ........................................... 80
Notes on handling ........................................................................... 80
Write-protecting discs ..................................................................... 80
Loading and unloading a disc ......................................................... 81
Formatting a disc............................................................................. 82
Handling of discs when recording does not end normally (salvage
function).................................................................................... 82
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