Setting The Audio To Record - Sony PXW-FS7 Operating Instructions Manual

Preset mode
This mode adjusts the color temperature to a
preset value (factory default is 3200K).
Memory A/Memory B mode
This mode adjusts the white balance to the setting
saved in memory A or B, respectively.
Note
The settings of the WHT BAL switch in Cine EI mode
are fixed as follows.
B: 5500K
A: 4300K
PRESET: 3200K
Running auto white balance
1
Press the ISO/Gain button (page 9) to
turn AGC on.
Or select Auto Exposure (page 64) >AGC in
the Camera menu and set to "On."
2
To save an adjustment value in
memory, select memory A mode or
memory B mode.
3
Place white paper (or other object) in a
location with the same lighting source
and conditions as the subject, then zoom
in on the paper to show white on the
screen.
4
Adjust the brightness.
Adjust the iris using the procedure in
"Adjusting the iris manually" (page 41).
5
Press the WB SET button (page 7).
If auto white balance is set in memory mode,
the adjustment value is saved in the memory
(A or B) selected in step 2.
If auto white balance is set in ATW mode, the
white balance adjustment returns to the ATW
mode white balance when adjustment ends.
Notes
• Auto white balance cannot be performed in Cine EI
mode.
• If the adjustment is not successful, an error message is
displayed on the screen for about three seconds. If the
error message persists after repeated attempts to set
white balance, contact your Sony service
representative.

Setting the Audio to Record

You can specify the audio to be recorded using
the input connectors, switches, and dials of the
camcorder.
External audio input connectors and selector
switches
INPUT1 connector (page 10)
INPUT2 connector (page 10)
INPUT1 (LINE/MIC/MIC+48V) switch (page 7)
INPUT2 (LINE/MIC/MIC+48V) switch (page 7)
Switches for setting the audio level
CH1 LEVEL CONTROL switch (page 9)
CH2 LEVEL CONTROL switch (page 9)
CH1 INPUT LEVEL dial (page 9)
CH2 INPUT LEVEL dial (page 9)
Selecting the audio input device
1
Select the audio input connector.
Select the audio input using Audio Input
>CH1 Input Select or CH2 Input Select in the
Audio menu.
Set to INPUT1 or INPUT2 to correspond to
the connector for the connected device. If
using a shoe microphone or XLR adaptor,
specify Shoe 1 or Shoe 2 in the same way.
For details about the XLR adaptor, see
"Adding Audio Input Connectors"
(page 51).
Note
The camcorder is equipped with an internal
microphone. Although it is not suitable for final
audio, it can be used for syncing with other
equipment. In such cases, specify Internal MIC.
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