Basic Operations - Sony PMW-500 Operation Manual

of the format and a progress indication appears
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When formatting is completed, the message
"Format USB Memory Done" is displayed.
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Basic Operations

Basic Operations
This section explains the basic shooting and
recording procedures.
Before starting to shoot, inspect the camera
system to verify that it is operating properly.
1
Attach a fully charged battery pack (see
page 33).
2
Select the recording mode (see page 51).
3
Load one or two SxS memory cards (see
page 67).
If you load two cards, the camcorder
switches automatically to the second card
when the first card becomes full.
4
Set the camcorder's POWER switch
(see page 13) to ON.
5
Make the following settings.
Marker display: On (see page 117)
Iris: Auto (see page 57)
Zoom: Auto
Camera output: Select the picture currently
being shot (camera picture), and turn the
DCC function on (see page 17).
Timecode advance mode: F-RUN (Free
Run) or R-RUN (Rec Run) (see page 60)
Audio input channel selection: Auto (see
page 24)
6
Push the AUTO W/B BAL switch to the
BLACK side to adjust the black balance
(see page 52).
7
Select a filter according to the lighting
conditions, and adjust the white balance
(see page 53).
8
Point the camcorder at the subject, and
adjust the focus and zoom.
9
If you are using the electronic shutter,
select an appropriate shutter mode and
speed (see page 55).