Setting The Camera Outputs - Sony HDC1500R Operation Manual

Notes
• When INDICATOR is ON, the effect area marker is
disabled even if EFFECT is set ON on the <VF
MARKER> page.
• When AREA MARKER is ON, the safety zone marker
is disabled even if SAFETY ZONE is set ON on the <VF
MARKER> page.
• When displaying the focus assist indicator, check that
the flange focal length has been precisely adjusted.
See "Adjusting the Flange Focal Length" on page 21 for
the flange focal length.
Setting the Camera
Outputs
You can specify video signals directly output from the
camera, with menu operations.
Note
The MAIN (camera picture), RET (return video), or VF
(the same picture as that displayed on the viewfinder
screen) setting is common to SD-SDI and VBS. Different
signals cannot be output.
The menu pages used for the output settings have been
registered to the USER menu at the factory.
• <POWER SAVE>
• <OUTPUT FORMAT>
• <TEST OUT>
• <SDI-2 OUT>(HDC1500R)/<SDI OUT>(HDC1550R/
1400R/1450R)
• <DOWN CONVERTER>
Set the following menu items to the settings shown in the
table.
For details on menu operations and the USER menu, see
"Menu Operations" on page 34.
Outputting the signal being shot (camera
picture)
The same textual information as that displayed on the
viewfinder screen can be added to the output signal by
setting CHARACTER to "ON" on the <SDI-2 OUT>
(<SDI OUT>) or <TEST OUT> page.
To output as HD-SDI
Menu page Item
<POWER SAVE> SDI-2 OUT (HDC1500R)/
SDI OUT(HDC1550R/
1400R/1450R)
<SDI-2 OUT>/<SDI OUT> OUTPUT
To output as SD-SDI
Menu page Item
<POWER SAVE> SDI-2 OUT (HDC1500R)/
SDI OUT(HDC1550R/
1400R/1450R)
DOWN CONVERTER
<DOWN CONVERTER> OUTPUT SIGNAL
<SDI-2 OUT>/<SDI OUT> OUTPUT
Setting
ACTIVE
MAIN
Setting
ACTIVE
ACTIVE
MAIN
SD-SDI
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Setting the Camera Outputs