Chapter 3 : Adjustments And Settings For Shooting; Setting The Recording Format; Adjusting The Black Balance And The White Balance - Sony PDW-700 Operation Manual

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Chapter
Setting the Recording
Format
Before recording with the PDW-700, it is
necessary to set the recording format for each of
video and audio.
Video recording format: MPEG HD 50 Mbps
Audio recording format: 24-bit/48 kHz
50 Setting the Recording Format / Adjusting the Black Balance and the White Balance
Adjustments and Settings for Shooting
Adjusting the Black
Balance and the White
Balance
To ensure excellent image quality when using this
camcorder, conditions may require that both the
black balance and the white balance be adjusted.
Black balance adjustment
The black balance will require adjustment in the
following cases.
• When the camcorder is used for the first time
• When the camcorder has not been used for a
long time
• When the camcorder is used under conditions in
which the surrounding temperature has changed
greatly
• When the GAIN selector (L/M/H) values have
been changed by using the USER menu
It is not usually necessary to adjust the black
balance when using the camcorder after it has
been off.
White balance adjustment
Always readjust the white balance when the
lighting conditions change.
Viewfinder screen displays
If the black balance or white balance adjustment
is started, messages that report on the progress
and results are displayed on the viewfinder screen
when the VF DISP MODE item is set to "2" or
"3" on the VF DISP 1 page of the USER menu.
Note
Black balance and white balance adjustment values that
are automatically set by the camcorder and the various
settings are stored in the camcorder memory and retained
even when the power is turned off.