Adjusting Left/Right Lens Errors; Correcting At A Single Point; Correcting At Multiple Points - Sony PMW-TD300 Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting Left/Right
Lens Errors
If any errors occur between the left and right
lenses, you can adjust the right lens to minimize
the differences between it and the left lens. The
following parameters are adjustable.
• Vertical optical axis
• Zoom (focal length)
• Focus
• Iris
The camcorder provides two correction methods:
a single-point correction method when shooting
and a slower multi-point correction method.
Note
Subjecting the camcorder to severe shocks may cause
longitudinal errors in the left and right images.

Correcting at a Single Point

This method corrects the left/right lens error at a
single point.
1
Press and hold the Shift button, and
then press the ASSIGN. 6 switch.
Or select OPERATION >Lens
Adjust(R) in the setup menu.
The camcorder switches to LENS ADJUST
mode.
2
Select the parameter (vertical optical
axis, zoom, focus, iris) to adjust using
the MENU knob, and then press the
MENU knob.
The display switches to the adjustment
screen for the selected parameter and
displays the correction value on the bottom
of the screen.
3
Adjust the setting by turning the
MENU knob, and then press the MENU
knob.
4
After adjusting each parameter, press
the MENU knob.
The adjustment settings are saved.
160

Adjusting Left/Right Lens Errors

Correcting at Multiple Points

This method corrects the zoom, focus, and other
parameters at multiple points while changing the
iris position.
Adjusting
1
Select MAINTENANCE >Lens >Start
Config in the setup menu.
2
Select the parameter to adjust (zoom,
focus, iris, vertical axis) by turning the
MENU knob, and then press the MENU
knob.
This description describes an example of
adjusting the vertical axis parameter.
The display switches to the adjustment
screen and displays a vertical optical axis
point (P1 to P10) and its correction value on
the bottom of the screen.
Correction point
3
Rotate the ZOOM dial and adjust the
zoom to the desired position.
The correction point display on the bottom of
the screen automatically updates as the zoom
position changes.
4
Turn the MENU knob, while watching
the screen, and adjust the setting until
the vertical axis error disappears.
Turning the MENU knob adjusts the right
lens image only.
5
3
Repeat steps and
for other points as desired.
6
After adjusting for all points, press the
MENU knob.
The vertical axis correction values are fixed,
and the display returns to the Start Config
screen.
7
Select other parameters you wish to
correct using the MENU knob, and
repeat the same procedure.
Correction value
4
to adjust the zoom