Useful Functions; Assignable Buttons; Slow & Quick Motion - Sony PXW-X180 Operating Manual

Useful Functions

Assignable buttons

The camcorder has seven assignable buttons
(pages 6, 8) to which you can assign various
functions for convenience.
Changing functions
Use "Assignable Button" (page 84) in the System
menu.
The assigned functions can be viewed on the
assignable button status screen (page 12).
Default assigned functions
Button 1 Off
Button 2 Off
Button 3 NFC (PXW-X180) / Off (PXW-
X160)
Button 4 Zebra
Button 5 Peaking
Button 6 Video Signal Monitor
Button 7 Focus Magnifier
Assignable functions
• Off
• Marker (page 75)
• Zebra (page 76)
• Peaking (page 75)
• Video Signal Monitor (page 84)
• Focus Magnifier (page 30)
• Focus Macro (page 65)
• VF Mode (page 84)
• Auto Exposure Level (page 65)
• Spotlight (page 84)
• Backlight (page 84)
• ATW (page 33)
• ATW Hold (page 33)
• SteadyShot (page 66)
• Color Bars (page 66)
• NFC (PXW-X180 only)
• Rec Lamp (page 84)
• Rec Review (page 37)
• Thumbnail (page 60)
• Shot Mark1 (page 84)
• Shot Mark2 (page 84)
• Clip Flag OK (page 84)
• Clip Flag NG (page 84)
• Clip Flag Keep (page 84)
36 Useful Functions
Slow & Quick Motion
When the video format (page 31) is set to the
following settings, you can set the recording
frame rate and playback frame rate to different
values.
XAVC-L 1920 × 1080/59.94p, 29.97p,
23.98p, 50p, 25p
1280 × 720/59.94p, 50p
XAVC-I 1920 × 1080/29.97p, 23.98p, 25p
1280 × 720/59.94p, 50p
MPEG HD422 1920 × 1080/29.97p, 23.98p, 25p
1280 × 720/59.94p, 29.97p,
23.98p, 50p, 25p
Notes
• Slow & Quick Motion mode cannot be used while
recording, playing, or displaying thumbnails.
• Audio cannot be recorded while in Slow & Quick
Motion mode.
• If you record at a frame rate faster than 60 fps at a
resolution of 720, the following will occur.
—The imaging field becomes narrower than usual.
—Automatic focus is not available.
—Focus assist indication, depth of field indication,
focus position indication, iris position indication,
and zoom position indication are set to OFF.
Format Resolution Frame rate
XAVC-L 1080
720
XAVC-I 1080
720
MPEG 1080
HD422
720
1 to 60 fps
(59.94p, 29.97p, 23.98p,
50p, 25p)
1 to 120 fps
(59.94p, 50p)
1 to 60 fps
(29.97p, 23.98p, 25p)
1 to 60 fps
(59.94p, 50p)
1 to 30 fps
(29.97p, 23.98p, 25p)
1 to 60 fps
(59.94p, 29.97p, 23.98p,
50p, 25p)