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Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX Camcorder Operation Manual

1. 3 Press the REC START STOP button Recording begins 4 When Rec Link is Off press the button of the target shot A or B when you wish to start the shot transition The current camera settings are gradually shifted to those registered to the specified shot When Rec Link is Shot A or Shot B the camcorder automatically performs the shot transition to the camera settings registered to Shot A or Shot B respectively You need not press the button Notes e You cannot return to the status in step 1 once after you start the shot transition If the status must be resumed register it as a shot When you perform recording on an external device connected via the i LINK HDV connector in synchronization with REC START STOP operations on this camcorder recording start on the external device and shot transition start may not be synchronized even if Rec Link has been set to Shot A or Shot B depending on the performance of the external device Making a transition from Shot A to Shot B When Rec Link is set to Off or Shot B a shot transition from Shot A to Shot B is possible 1 Press the MODE button to display Check in the shot transition operation area 2 Press the A button The picture is adjusted according to the camera settings registered for Shot A 3 Press the MODE button to display Execute in the shot transition operation area 4 Pre
2. DELETE CLIP SHOT MARK t SHOT MARK1 t SHOT MARK2 L EXPAND CLIP EXPAND CLIP screen page 86 CANCEL t_ EXPAND COARSE __ EXPAND FINE t PAUSE t SET INDEX PIC t_ SHOT MARK1 ADD t SHOT MARK2 ADD t SHOT MARK1 DEL t SHOT MARK2 DEL DIVIDE CLIP 82 Clip Operations The corresponding Clip Operation menu pops up on the screens as shown below Still picture in Pause mode page 83 CANCEL DISP CLIP INFO OK MARK ADD SHOT MARK1 ADD SHOT MARK2 ADD L EXPAND CLIP SHOT MARK screen page 87 CANCEL PAUSE SET INDEX PIC SHOT MARK1 DEL SHOT MARK2 DEL L_ DIVIDE CLIP Basic Operations of the Clip Operation Menus Displaying a Clip Operation menu Press the joystick or the jog dial The Clip Operation menu for the current display pops up Selecting a Clip Operation menu item Turn the jog dial or tilt the joystick to select a menu item then press the jog dial or the joystick Pressing the CANCEL button restores the previous condition Selecting CANCEL from a Clip Operation menu turns the Clip Operation menu off e When the SxS memory card is write protected you cannot copy delete divide clips change the index frames and add delete the OK and shot marks There may be items that cannot be selected depending on the status when the menu is displayed Clip Operation menu on the thumbnail screen Pre
3. When the preparatory settings are completed you can start recording Press the REC START STOP button Interval Recording begins The flashing Interval Rec on the screen is now steadily lit e You cannot change the Interval Time and Number of Frames settings while Interval Recording is in progress To change them pause recording e The Freeze Mix function and Rec Review function cannot be used in Interval Recording mode The timecode is recorded in Rec Run mode page 52 during Interval Recording e Some extra frames may be recorded if you stop recording or switch the card slot while recording is halted in Interval Recording mode Stopping Interval Recording Press the REC START STOP button Interval Recording stops To restart Interval Recording press the button again Canceling Interval Recording mode Set Setting of Interval Rec of the CAMERA SET menu to Off It automatically returns to Off when you set the power switch to OFF while the Interval Time and Number of Frames settings are maintained Interval Recording Bulpso098y 59 Bulpsoo8y 60 Frame Recording The Frame Recording function is especially effective for clay animation recording The specified number of frames are recorded intermittently when you press the REC START STOP button It is recommended to fix the camcorder to a tripod or equivalent and use the IR Remote Comman
4. setting HD or SD of the VIDEO SET menu The SDI OUT connector outputs serial digital signals of the same format converted from the analog component signals fed from the COMPONENT OUT connector 1 E E mode Recording standby status No signal is output from the A V OUT connector when YPbPr SDI Out Select of the VIDEO SET menu is set to HD or SD Video Output format format YPbPr Out YPbPr Out Select HD Select SD 1080 59 94i 1080 59 94i 480 59 94i 1080 29 97P 1080 29 97PsF 480 59 94i 1080 23 98P 1080 59 94i 480 59 94i gt 720 59 94P 720 59 94P 480 59 94i 5 720 29 97P 720 59 94P 480 59 94i 5 720 23 98P 720 59 94P 480 59 94i a 1080 50i 1080 50i 576 50i p 1080 25P 1080 25PsF 576 50i 720 50P 720 50P 576 50i 720 25P 720 50P 576 50i Formats and Limitations of Outputs 117 Output formats in clip playback mode When the frame rate setting of the video format Media mode is 50i 50P 25P a lt lt lt Clip format Output format Analog component signals from the YPbPr Out YPbPr Out COMPONENT OUT connector are output in the Select HD Select SD format shown below according to the video 1080 59 94i 1080 5010 576 501 format of the playback clip and the YPbPr SDI 1080 29 97P 1080 25PaED 5376 5010 Out Select setting HD or SD of the VIDEO 1080 23 98P 1080 50105 S765010 SEE meni IER 720 59 94P 720 50PD 576 501 The SDI OUT con
5. with TLCS page 101 of the CAMERA SET menu Adjusting the Iris Adjust the iris opening according to the brightness of the subject You can adjust it manually or automatically Auto Iris mode The iris is automatically adjusted according to the brightness of the subject Manual Iris mode Adjust the iris opening using the iris ring or with a menu operation IRIS switch Iris ring Recording in Auto Iris Mode When the camcorder is in Full Auto mode page 34 Auto Iris mode is forcibly turned on When Full Auto mode is off you can turn it on by setting the IRIS switch to AUTO You can select the target level to make the picture brighter or darker of the Auto Iris control The gain control in AGC mode and the shutter speed control in Auto Shutter mode are adjusted in synchronization To adjust the target level with the Setup menu Set Level of TLCS page 101 of the CAMERA SET menu To adjust the target level with the Direct menu The target level can also be selected using the Direct menu When you press the DISPLAY BATT INFO button the current setting is displayed on the screen NOI 9 1808 SHT 1 20008 8ititimmnm You can change the setting with the Direct menu by operating the joystick or the jog dial For details on the Direct menu see Direct Menu Operation on page 20 Adjusting the Iris Manually Set the IRIS switch to MANU to adjust the i
6. 23 Special recording mode indication M D only in Slow amp Quick Motion Standby Frame Rec Frame Rec mode Interval Rec Interval Rec mode S amp Q Motion Slow amp Quick Motion mode xx xx fps 24 Video Format indication M page 36 Direct Menu Operation The settings of the items named with a suffix D can be changed using the Direct menu on the screen Select All Part or Off for Direct Menu using Direct Menu page 108 of the OTHERS menu On Screen Indications When the Direct mode is set to Part the operation is limited depending on the GAIN SHUTTER or WHITE BAL switch setting When the Direct mode is set to All the GAIN SHUTTER and WHITE BAL switches are disabled Note When the indicator of the FULL AUTO button is lit the Direct Menu operation is disabled for the functions that are forcibly set to the automatic mode in Full Auto mode page 34 To operate the Direct menu Use the joystick on the handle or the jog dial on the rear control panel Joystick Jog dial T Press the joystick or the jog dial If Direct Menu is set to All or Part the cursor is displayed on one of the items for which the Direct menu operation is permitted Example TLCS mode indication es _ MF 1is2 45 710 20 0 on ATW 4300K PPOFF ND1 F1 9 18dB SHT 1 200 2 Tilt the joystick
7. DC Low Volt1 11 5 V to 17 0 V 11 5 V Set the DC IN voltage at which the DC Low Volt warning is generated DC Low Volt2 11 0 V to 14 0 V 11 0 V Set the DC IN voltage at which the DC Low Volt2 warning is generated Battery INFO Type The type product name is displayed Showing MFG Date The date of manufacture is displayed informati za ee ae Charge Count The accumulated number of times of charge discharge is A ha displayed battery pack display only Capacity The estimated total capacity of full charge is displayed Voltage The current output voltage is displayed Remaining The current remaining level is displayed Direct Menu Setting the Direct menu function All Part Off All All Direct menu operations are permitted Part A part of Direct menu operations is permitted The operation is limited depending on the GAIN SHUTTER or WHITE BAL switch setting Off No Direct menu operation is permitted i LINK I O Setting for input output at the i LINK connector sumes pellejeq pue uojeinByuoD nuaw Enable Disable Enable To use the i LINK connector Disable To not use the i LINK connector When you set this item to Enable no signal is fed out from the SDI OUT connector 108 Setup Menu List OTHERS Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents Trigger Mode Setting whether to trigger recording start stop for an external device connected
8. F1 9 18dB SHT 1 200 eatin Audio recording in special recording modes e No audio recording is made in Interval Recording or Frame Recording e No audio recording is made in Slow amp Quick recording if the recording frame rate is set to a value different from the playback frame rate Monitoring the Audio You can monitor the sounds being recorded with the headphones connected to the headphone connector stereo mini jack Headphone connector MONITOR VOL buttons MONITOR VOL The built in speaker is disabled in Camera mode To adjust the audio monitoring volume Use the MONITOR VOL buttons Pressing the button increases the volume and pressing the button decreases it To muffle the sound set it to the minimum level While you adjust the volume the level is displayed as a bar on the screen Recording Audio Signals Bulpso098y 55 Bulpsoo9y 56 Outputting the Color Bars and Reference Tone The camcorder can output a color bar signal in place of the camera picture A 1 kHz reference tone is output with the color bar signal if 1kHz Tone of Audio Input page 102 is set to On with the AUDIO SET menu The color bar signal and reference tone signal are also fed out from the SDI OUT COMPONENT OUT and A V OUT connectors A B CBIT O T purfrion STATUS SHOT CCDBLLIGHT i e ISBLAY TRANSITION BATRNFO P BARS CAM button Press the BARS C
9. Off e No audio recording is executed in Interval Recording e Interval Recording cannot be performed if an SP video format is selected with Video Format and i LINK I O is set to Enable with the OTHERS menu e Interval Recording cannot be performed if Video Format of the OTHERS menu is set to SP 1080 24P Preparatory Settings Before starting Interval Recording make the necessary settings on the CAMERA SET menu in advance For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 95 1 Select Interval Rec of the CAMERA SET menu CAMERA SET Shot Transition MF Assist Off Color Bar Type Multi I gt Se g Off Interval Time 1sec mber of Frames 1 2 Set Setting to On The camcorder enters Interval Recording mode When the special recording mode indication on the screen is active Interval Rec flashes on the screen 3 Set the time between recordings with Interval Time You can select the time from among 1 to10 15 20 30 40 50 seconds 1 to 10 15 20 30 40 50 minutes and 1 to 4 6 12 24 hours by scrolling the display 4 Set the number of frames to be recorded at a time with Number of Frames When Video Format page 109 is set to 720 60P or 720 SOP you can select from among 2 6 and 12 frames With other settings you can select from among 1 3 6 and 9 frames 5 Exit the menu Performing Interval Recording
10. e Close to radio or TV transmitters producing strong electromagnetic fields e In direct sunlight or close to heaters for extended periods To prevent electromagnetic interference from portable communications devices The use of portable telephones and other communications devices near this unit can result in malfunctions and interference with audio and video signals It is recommended that the portable communications devices near this unit be powered off About the LCD panels The LCD panels are manufactured with extremely high precision technology that yields effective pixel rates of 99 99 or higher However very rarely one or more pixels may be permanently dark or permanently lit in white red blue or green This phenomenon is not a malfunction Such pixels have no effect on the recorded data and the unit may be used with confidence even if they are present Phenomena specific to CMOS image sensors The following phenomena that may appear in images are specific to CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor image sensors They do not indicate malfunctions White flecks Although the CMOS image sensors are produced with high precision technologies fine white flecks may be generated on the screen in rare cases caused by cosmic rays etc This is related to the principle of CMOS image sensors and is not a malfunction The white flecks especially tend to be seen in the following cases e when operating at
11. 2 Press the EJECT button again to remove the card Handling SxS Memory Cards 31 suonesedald suonesedald 32 e Data are not guaranteed if the power is turned off or a memory card is removed while the card is being accessed All data on the card may be destroyed Be sure that the ACCESS lamps are lit in green or off when you turn off the power or remove memory cards e When you turn the camcorder on by setting the power switch to MEDIA Media mode a display to show that an SxS memory card is being confirmed appears on the LCD monitor EVF screen The display automatically changes to the thumbnail screen page 78 when a valid memory card is inside but it remains on the screen if no valid memory card is loaded Switching Between SxS Memory Cards When SxS memory cards are loaded in both card slots A and B press the SLOT SELECT button to select the card you wish to use If acard becomes full during recording switching to the other card is automatically executed The SLOT SELECT button is disabled while playback is in progress Switching is not executed even if you press the button The button is enabled on the thumbnail screen page 78 Formatting an SxS Memory Card Formatting may be required before using an SxS memory card with this camcorder For an SxS Handling SxS Memory Cards memory card that is not formatted or that was formatted with another system a message to confirm if formatting is to be
12. AUTO Focus ring Forward The range index of the ring is invalid in AF mode Focusing in AF mode In AF mode the camcorder continuously checks changes of images and activates auto focusing each time it detects a change The auto focus adjustment is terminated when the subject comes into focus and the camcorder stands by until the next change is detected In AF mode auto focusing is also activated when you press the PUSH AF button or operate the focus ring Adjusting the Focus Using Macro Mode When you set the MACRO switch to ON in AF or MF mode Macro mode is activated permitting you to adjust the focus in a range that includes the micro area The Macro mode is invalid in Full MF mode MACRO switch Eliminating Picture Blurring Steady Shot By activating the Steady Shot function blurring of images due to camera shaking can be reduced Setting with the CAMERA SET menu Set Steady Shot page 102 of the CAMERA SET menu to On Setting with the Direct menu When you press the DISPLAY BATT INFO button the setting of the Steady Shot function is displayed on the screen 1162 3465 710 1520 30 on ATW 4300K PPOFF ND1 F1 9 18dB SHT 1 200 You can turn it on off with the Direct menu by operating the joystick or the jog dial For details on the Direct menu see Direct Menu Operation on page 20 Note on use of a wide conversion lens Two operation modes
13. Clip Operation Menus Basic Operations of the Clip Operation Menus 83 Displaying the Detailed Information of a Clip 84 Adding the OK Mark to a Clip oo eee eeeeeeeeeees Copying a Clip oo EEA AET Deletin ga Clip 2 2cievieeiosteeteseeiialesaish estas age ces Displaying the EXPAND CLIP Screen Displaying the SHOT MARK Screen Adding Deleting Shot Marks Changing the Index Frame occ eseeeeneeeeeees Dividing a Clip s 8iseh steele Hii eee Showing the Status Screens csccssscsssssssssssscsssssessesseseses 89 CAMERA Status Screen 90 AUDIO Status Screen esessssssereeesoseseseseseseoeseoreeoeososesesesesesesesee 91 n Camera Modenie eeen cde datas ca lis eecaetedisacethancensectees 91 In Media Mode sinha a a ias 91 VIDEO Status Screen BUTTON REMOTE Status Screen ER 92 BATTERY MEDIA Status Screen eesesessssesosoesesosossssesososossee 93 Menu Configuration and Detailed Settings Overview of the Setup Menus esesessosesessseosososossosoesesosososossesose 94 Setup Menu Configuration ssessseseseeeeerseresserrsrreserse 94 setup Menu Layers seneco riir onra i 94 Basic Menu Operations e sesesossesosesoesosesosoosososossesosesossesososossee 95 Setup Menu List esesesosoosssosossosesosoososssosoesosocoseososoessossossssseseo 98 CAMERA SET Menut ccccccccceesseessecessecesseeeeseeeeeaes 98 AUDIO SET Menu VIDEO SET Menu LCD VF SE
14. For the setup file operations use Camera Data of the OTHERS menu The Clock Set Time Zone Hours Meter page 108 values are excluded Storing the Setup File Only one setup file can be stored on one SxS memory card Insert a memory card on which you wish to store the setup file to a card slot Check that the corresponding memory card icon is displayed on the screen If a memory card in the other slot is selected press the SLOT SELECT button to switch 2 Select Camera Data from the OTHERS menu OTHERS Store Recall Camera Data Time Zone UTC 09 00 Clock Set gt aa Language English Assign Button 3 Select Store Cancel and Execute appear to the right 4 Select Execute Writing of data to the memory card begins An in progress message is displayed during writing When writing is completed a completion message is displayed e If a setup file already exists on the memory card you specified in Step 1 a message to confirm whether to overwrite the file is displayed e If there is not sufficient space on the memory card an error message is displayed Retrieving the Setup File When you retrieve the stored setup file the camcorder settings are changed according to the file T Insert the memory card on which you stored the setup file into a card slot Check that the corresponding memory card icon is displayed on the screen If a mem
15. HD or SD The format NTSC or PAL of the analog com posite signal being fed from the A V OUT con nector is displayed when YPbPr SDI Out Select of the VIDEO SET menu is set to Off Down Converter Down converter setting of the SD output The Down Converter setting Squeeze Edge Crop Letterbox of the VIDEO SET menu is displayed i LINK 1 0 i LINK 1 0 status The i LINK I O setting Enable Disable of the OTHERS menu is displayed BUTTON REMOTE Status Screen The functions assigned to the assignable buttons and the status of the IR Remote Commander are displayed BUTTON REMOTE 4 5 Assign Button 1 Freeze Mix 2 Off 3 Off 4 Rec Review IR Remote On Assign Button Assignable button statuses The functions assigned with the Assign Button of the OTHERS menu to the respective assignable buttons are displayed IR Remote IR Remote Commander status The status On enabled Off disabled of the IR Remote Commander is displayed VIDEO Status Screen BUTTON REMOTE Status Screen BATTERY MEDIA Status Screen The information on the battery pack and SxS memory cards is displayed BATTERY MEDIA Battery EEE Boooo 10 Charge Count 55 Media A BM MOOOOOOO 20min Media B MMM MMBC 50min Protected 0 50 100 Battery Battery charge remaining The remaining charge level of the mounted battery pack is displayed Charge Count Repeated charge times The number of times that the
16. Off On To always activate it Compensation Auto To automatically activate it when flicker is detected Off To not activate it Frequency Set to the power supply frequency of the light source causing 50 Hz 60 Hz flicker Zoom Speed High Setting the zoom 0 to 99 70 speed Set the speed of zooming to be executed when you press the on handle ZOOM button with the zoom speed switch set to H Low 0 to 99 30 Set the speed of zooming to be executed when you press the on handle ZOOM button with the zoom speed switch set to L Remote 0 to 99 50 Set the speed of zooming to be executed when you press the ZOOM button of the IR Remote Commander Setup Menu List sBunjes payiejeq pue uoneinByuoy nuaw 99 CAMERA SET Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents Interval Rec Setting Turn the Interval Recording function on off Setting the Interval On Off Recording Interval Time Set the interval of recording in Interval Recording function 1 to 10 15 20 30 40 50 sec 1 to 10 15 20 30 40 50 min 1 to 4 6 12 24 hour Number of Frames Set the number of frames to be recorded at a time in Interval 1 3 6 9or Recording 2 6 12 720 60P 720 50P Frame Rec Setting Turn the Frame Recording function on off Setting the Frame On Off Recording Number of Frames Set the number of frames to be recorded at a time in Frame function 1 3 6 9or Recording 2 6 12 720 60P 720 50P S amp Q Motion Setti
17. distorted The audio level is too high Adjust the audio recording levels with the AUDIO LEVEL CH 1 CH 2 controls page 55 and record again The recorded sound has a high noise level The audio level is too low Adjust the audio recording levels with the AUDIO LEVEL CH 1 CH 2 controls page 55 and record again Troubleshooting External Devices Symptoms Cause Remedy The equipment connected It sometimes takes time for the to the camcorder via an connected equipment to recognize i LINK connection does the operation not react as expected for example no picture appears on its screen Wait for about 15 seconds If the connected equipment still does not react do the following e Check the i LINK cable for example by re plugging it e Turn the power off and connect the cable again e Change the i LINK cable Troubleshooting sexipueddy 121 Error Warning Indications The camcorder informs you of situations where The buzzer is output to the built in speaker or to warning caution or an operation check is the headphones connected via the headphone required through messages on the LCD monitor connector The buzzer volume can be adjusted EVF screen the tally lamps and a buzzer with Alarm Level in Audio Output of the AUDIO SET menu Error Indications The camcorder stops operation after the following indications Error indication on Buzzer Tally
18. of the European Community Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European standards e EN60065 Product Safety AC adaptor e EN55103 1 Electromagnetic Interference Emission e EN55103 2 Electromagnetic Susceptibility Immunity This product is intended for use in the following Electromagnetic Environments E1 residential E2 commercial and light industrial E3 urban outdoors E4 controlled EMC environment ex TV studio The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation 1 7 1 Konan Minato ku Tokyo Japan The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH Hedelfinger Strasse 61 70327 Stuttgart Germany For any service or guarantee matters please refer to the addresses given in separate service or guarantee documents For the State of California USA only Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate Perchlorate Material Lithium battery contains perchlorate For the customers in the USA and Canada RECYCLING LITHIUM ION BATTERIES Lithium lon batteries are recyclable You can help preserve our environment by returning your used rechargeable batteries to the collection and recycling location nearest you For more information regarding recycling of rechargeable batteries call toll free 1 800 822 8837 or visit http Awww rbrc org Caution Do not handle damaged or leaking
19. 42 All Clips DEL 76 All Reset 77 106 Angle mode 43 Area Detection 75 Aspect Marker 40 Aspect Select 40 Assign Button 57 107 assignable buttons 57 ATW 38 58 ATW Speed 101 Audio 54 AUDIO IN connectors 54 AUDIO IN switches 54 Audio Input 102 AUDIO LEVEL controls 54 audio monitoring 55 Audio Output 102 audio recording levels 55 AUDIO SELECT switches 54 AUDIO Status 91 Auto Focus 48 Auto Iris mode 45 Auto Shutter 44 Auto Shutter mode 43 Auto Tracing White 38 Auto White Balance 39 B Backlight 58 backlight EVF 27 backlight LCD 26 backup battery 119 BARS CAM button 56 Battery Alarm 108 Battery INFO 108 BATTERY INFO display 23 Battery Pack 22 BATTERY RELEASE button 22 BATTERY MEDIA Status 93 BC U1 Battery Charger 22 23 Black 75 Black Gamma 75 BP U30 22 BP U60 22 BRT DISP 57 BRT Disp 58 built in clock 24 Built in microphones 54 Built in speaker 81 BUTTON REMOTE Status 92 Buzzer 122 Cc Camera Data 77 106 Camera mode 24 CAMERA SET Menu 98 CAMERA Status 90 CANCEL button 83 95 Card slots 31 Center Marker 40 Clip 36 109 CLIP INFO screen 84 clip name 36 Clip Operation menu 82 83 Clock mode 52 Clock Set 107 CMOS Image Sensors 117 color bar 56 Color Bar Type 99 Color Correction 72 COMPONENT OUT connector 110 gt copy a clip 85 3 COPY CLIP 85 2 Country 109 Cueing up 81 D Date Time 24 DC IN connector 23 DCIN Power 23 Index 129 sexipueddy 130 de
20. DEL The confirmation message is displayed 2 Operating the joystick or the jog dial select Execute The last recorded clip is deleted from the memory card To delete using the Setup menu Select Last Clip DEL from Clip of the OTHERS menu OTHERS Direct Menu Part i LINK I O Disable Mig Trigger Mode Both Country NTSC Video Format HQ 1080 60i Return Title Prefix 234_ Number Reset 0001 ASS Cancel Format Media 2 Select Execute The confirmation message is displayed Deleting Clips 3 Select Execute again The last recorded clip is deleted from the memory card For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 95 Deleting All Clips Using the Setup menu you can delete all recorded clips from the memory card in the selected card slot Select All Clips DEL from Clip of the OTHERS menu 2 Select Execute The confirmation message is displayed 3 Select Execute again All the clips are deleted from the memory card Clips with the OK mark applied cannot be deleted For details on the OK mark see Adding the OK Mark to a Clip on page 84 Storing Retrieving the Setting Data You can store all the menu settings including picture profiles as a setup file on an SxS memory card By retrieving the stored setup file the proper setup condition can be immediately obtained
21. EX camcorder the video and audio signals are recorded as one clip Furthermore thumbnails are automatically generated for each clip as a visual reference allowing the operator to cue up to a desired scene simply by guiding the cursor to a thumbnail For further convenience the Expand function allows one selected clip in the Thumbnail display to be divided into 12 equal time intervals each with its own thumbnail identifier This is useful if you wish to quickly search for a particular scene within a lengthy clip Cutting edge Camera Technologies 1 y inch type three Exmor CMOS sensors The PMW EX1 is equipped with three newly developed y inch Exmor CMOS Sensors which deliver excellent picture performance with full HD resolution 14x zoom lens The PMW EX1 is equipped with a zoom lens specifically designed for the camcorder to offer optimum picture performance Independent rings for zoom focus and iris adjustment give the user a high level of operational comfort Versatile focus assistance functions The lens has a versatile functions for easy and precise focus adjustments e One push Auto Focus e MF Assist e Expanded Focus e Peaking e Optical Image Stabilizer Steady Shot Creative Recording Modes and Settings 23 98P native recording The PMW EX1 camcorder a new member of Sony s legendary CineAlta family though compact offers native 23 98P recording capability Slow amp Quick Motion
22. HQ 1920 x 1080 50 interlace HQ 1080 50i SP 1440 x 1080 50 interlace SP 1080 S0i HQ 1920 x 1080 25 Progressive HQ 1080 25P HQ 1280 x 720 HQ 720 50P 50 Progressive HQ 1280 x 720 HQ 720 25P 25 Progressive Changing the Format Press the MENU button to set the camcorder to Menu mode display the OTHERS menu with EE os EE and set Video Format OTHERS 1080 60i 1080 60i 1080 30P 1080 24P 1080 24P 720 60P 720 30P i LINK I O Trigger Mode For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 95 Signals from the COMPONENT OUT SDI OUT and A V OUT connectors are also output according to the format selected with this menu See Formats and Limitations of Outputs on page 117 Note on recording format in SP 1080 24P mode When recording in SP 1440 x 1080 mode at 23 98 in Progressive mode indicated as SP 1080 24P on this camcorder pictures are recorded at 59 94 in Interlace mode indicated as SP 1080 601 by pull down processing Switching the ND Filters ND filters are available for keeping the aperture in a proper range Set the ND filter switch according to the brightness of the subject Bulpso09y 2 64ND 1 gND OFF Clear The ND filter number is displayed on the screen when you press the DISPLAY BATT INFO button lt a 152 345 710 1520 3 mn NDi F1 9 18dB SHT 1 2001 No indication is obtained if the ND filter swi
23. LCD VF SET menu For setting the items related to the displays on the LCD monitor EVF page 104 TC UB SET menu For setting the items related to timecodes and user bits page 106 EE OTHERS menu For setting the other items page 106 Overview of the Setup Menus Setup Menu Layers MENU AUDIO SET VIDEO SET LCD VF SET TC UB SET continues CAMERA SET Gain Setup Shutter EX Slow Shutter H Shot Transition MF Assist Color Bar Type Flicker Reduce Zoom Speed Interval Rec Frame Rec S amp Q Motion Rec Review Fader TLCS Shockless White H White Switch lt B gt ATW Speed Wide Conversion L Steady Shot Audio Input Audio Output YPbPr SDI Out Select YPbPr SDI Out Display Video Out Display Setup amp Down Converter LCD EVF Peaking H Marker Zebra L Display On Off Timecode Users Bit L TC Format L OTHERS All Reset Camera Data A Time Zone Clock Set Language Assign Button Tally Hours Meter L IR Remote Battery Alarm Battery INFO Direct Menu A i LINK I O Trigger Mode Country Video Format Clip L Format Media Basic Menu Operations This section covers basic operations for setting the Setup menu items Menu controls Joystick MENU button CANCEL button Jog dial Hunn seuser cANeL O MENU button To turn Menu
24. Lithium lon batteries ATS For the customers in Taiwan only SS Has E Pour les clients europ ens Ce produit portant la marque CE est conforme la fois a la Directive sur la compatibilit lectromagn tique EMC et a la Directive sur les basses tensions mises par la Commission de la Communaut Europ enne La conformit a ces directives implique la conformit aux normes europ ennes suivantes e EN60065 S curit des produits Adaptateur secteur e EN55103 1 Interf rences lectromagn tiques mission e EN55103 2 Sensibilit lectromagn tique immunit Ce produit est pr vu pour tre utilis dans les environnements lectromagn tiques suivants E1 r sidentiel E2 commercial et industrie l g re E3 urbain ext rieur et E4 environnement EMC contr l ex studio de t l vision Le fabricant de ce produit est Sony Corporation 1 7 1 Konan Minato ku Tokyo Japon Le repr sentant autoris pour EMC et la s curit des produits est Sony Deutschland GmbH Hedelfinger Strasse 61 70327 Stuttgart Allemagne Pour toute question concernant le service ou la garantie veuillez consulter les adresses indiqu es dans les documents de service ou de garantie s par s Pour les utilisateurs aux Etats Unis et au Canada RECYCLAGE DES ACCUMULATEURS AUX IONS DE LITHIUM Les accumulateurs aux ions de lithium sont recyclables Vous pouvez contribuer pr server l environnement
25. Mix Expanded Focus Spotlight Backlight IR Remote Shot Mark1 Shot Mark2 Fader EVF Mode BRT Disp Histogram Lens Info lt 2 gt Off Marker Last Clip DEL ATW Rec Review Rec Freeze Mix Expanded Focus Spotlight Backlight IR Remote Shot Mark1 Shot Mark2 Fader EVF Mode BRT Disp Histogram Lens Info lt 3 gt Off Marker Last Clip DEL ATW Rec Review Rec Freeze Mix Expanded Focus Spotlight Backlight IR Remote Shot Mark1 Shot Mark2 Fader EVF Mode BRT Disp Histogram Lens Info lt 4 gt Off Marker Last Clip DEL ATW Rec Review Rec Freeze Mix Expanded Focus Spotlight Backlight IR Remote Shot Mark1 Shot Mark2 Fader EVF Mode BRT Disp Histogram Lens Info Assign a function to the ASSIGN button of the corresponding number The selectable functions are common Marker For turning the markers on off Last Clip DEL For deleting the last recorded clip ATW For turning ATW on off Rec Review For starting a Rec Review Rec For starting stopping recording Freeze Mix For executing Freeze Mix Expanded Focus For turning Expanded Focus on off Spotlight For selecting TLCS Spotlight mode Backlight For selecting TLCS Backlight mode IR Remote For activating deactivating the IR Remote Commander Shot Mark1 For adding shot mark 1 Shot Mark2 For adding shot mark 2 Fader For turning the Fader function on of
26. Of saidara a denuded 24 Setting the Clock sesesesessssesescesososossosesososeosososossoscesesosossesesesose 24 Adjusting the LCD Monitor and Viewfinder 0000 25 Adjusting the LCD Monitor cece eceeeeeeeeeeeees 25 Adjusting the Viewfinder oo ie eeeeesseeeereeeeeeeeees 26 Adjusting the Grip scsscssssssssssssesssscssesssscessesssssssecseseers 28 Using the IR Remote Commander scscsssssssssesssessseees 28 Handling SxS Memory Cards s scscssssssscsssscsssssssseseseers 30 About SxS Memory Cards wo ccc cee ceeeeeeneeee 30 Inserting Removing an SxS Memory Card seed Switching Between SxS Memory Cards wee DD Formatting an SxS Memory Card ute eee 32 Checking the Remaining Time Available for Recordi ig lt ecscescesseeceeces gets coneseeeesndacteesascdeedeaneaceonens Restoring an SxS Memory Card Recording Basic Operation Procedure Selecting the Video Format Selectable Formats 0 cscccsssssescssenceecentceeeeenseacoes Changing the Format 00 0 cece eseecseeeeeeseeereeeeeeeeeees 37 Switching the ND Filters scsccscsssssssssssssseseeseesessesseees 37 Adjusting the White Balance ssscccssesssscsssecsssscsssessseers Selecting the Adjustment Mode Executing Auto White Balance Displaying the Markers and Zebra Patterns 0sse00008 40 Displaying the Markers 0 0 eeeeseeeseeseneeeeeeeaes 40 Displaying the Zebra
27. Rec Review Rec Review start stop Rec Recording start stop Freeze Mix Freeze Mix start stop Expanded Expanded Focus function on off Focus Spotlight TLCS Spotlight mode on off Backlight TLCS Backlight mode on off IR Remote IR Remote Commander enable disable Shot Mark1 Shot mark 1 insert Shot Mark2 Shot mark 2 insert Fader Fader on off EVF Mode EVF screen mode color monochrome switching BRT Disp Brightness level indication on off Histogram Histogram indication on off Lens Info Depth of Field indication on off 4 Exit the menu The assigned functions can be viewed on the BUTTON REMOTE status screen page 92 Interval Recording Interval Recording The Interval Recording time lapse recording function is especially effective for shooting objects that move very slowly The specified number of frames are automatically recorded at the specified intervals Recording interval Interval Time 1 Lo Number of frames for one recording session Number of Frames It is recommended to fix the camcorder to a tripod or equivalent and use the IR Remote Commander to start stop recording rather than pressing the REC START STOP button of the camcorder e Interval Recording cannot be set to On simultaneously with Frame Recording or Slow amp Quick Motion When you set Interval Recording to On Frame Recording and Slow amp Quick Motion are forcibly set to
28. SBAC USIO Electret condenser microphone SF a ECM 673 Computer connectors Wide conversion lens VCL EX0877 i LINK HDV connector i LINK IEEE1394 4 pi tor 1 ere A oe Design and specifications are subject to change S400 without notice Dimensions 380 8 13 1 8 Unit mm inches 136 5 5 3 5 116 73 1 3 oL oN 9 6 6 9 32 UEN 264 6 10 1 2 gt 178 7 1 8 40 2 15 8 s X pu ddy Specifications 127 sexipueddy 128 Notes e Always make a test recording and verify that it was recorded successfully SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF FAILURE OF THIS UNIT OR ITS RECORDING MEDIA EXTERNAL STORAGE SYSTEMS OR ANY OTHER MEDIA OR STORAGE SYSTEMS TO RECORD CONTENT OF ANY TYPE Always verify that the unit is operating properly before use SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF PRESENT OR PROSPECTIVE PROFITS DUE TO FAILURE OF THIS UNIT EITHER DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD OR AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON WHATSOEVER Specifications Index A A V OUT connector 111 AC adaptor 23 AC power source 23 ACCESS lamps 31 Accessory shoe 15 add shot marks 87 AF mode 50 AGC mode
29. The available setting values vary depending on the current frame rate Frame rate Shutter speed sec 60i 60P 160 1 100 1 125 1 250 s00 1 1000 50i 50P i 12000 24P 739 1 48 1 50 1 60 1 96 1 125 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 Setting the Electronic Shutter 43 Bulpso09y 44 Frame rate Shutter speed sec 25P 1 33 1 50 1 60 1 100 1 125 1 250 1 500 1 1000 2000 30P 1 40 1 50 1 60 1 120 1 125 1 250 1 500 1 1000 2000 Angle standard angle mode Set Mode to Angle and specify the shutter angle with Shutter Angle You can select from among 180 90 45 22 5 and 11 25 degrees ECS Extended Clear Scan mode Set Mode to ECS and specify the frequency with ECS Frequency The available setting values vary depending on the current frame rate SLS Slow Shutter mode Set Mode to SLS and specify the number of accumulated frames with SLS Frame You can select in the range of 2 to 8 frames Slow Shutter cannot be used in SP 1080 24P mode or Slow amp Quick Motion mode Setting with the Direct menu When you press the DISPLAY BATT INFO button the current shutter mode and the set value are displayed 1182 345 7W 5 ND1 F1 9 18dB HA THULE K Hmmm When the Direct menu is in All mode you can change the shutter mode and speed with the Direct menu by operating the joystick or the jog dia
30. To indicate in feet Off To not indicate Zoom Position Select the type of zoom position indication Number Bar Off Number Indication with a number Bar Indication with a bar Off To not display Audio Level Meter Turn the audio level meter indication on off On O Timecode Turn the time data timecode user bits duration indication On O on off Rec Status Turn the recording status REC or STBY and media status On O indications on off Battery Remain Turn the battery remaining DC input voltage indication on On 0O off Media Remain Turn the media remaining indication on off On O TLCS Mode Turn the TLCS mode indication on off On O Steady Shot Turn the Steady Shot indication on off On O Focus Mode Turn the focus operation mode indication on off On O White Balance Mode Turn the white balance mode indication on off On O Picture Profile Turn the Picture Profile indication on off On O Filter Position Turn the ND filter setting indication on off On 0O Iris Position Turn the iris setting indication on off On O Gain Setting Turn the gain setting indication on off On O Shutter Setting Turn the shutter mode and speed indication on off On O Fader Status Turn the fader operation mode indication on off On O Rec Mode Turn the special recording mode Frame Rec Interval Rec On O S amp Q Motion indication on o
31. a high environmental temperature e when you have raised the master gain sensitivity e when operating in Slow Shutter mode Aliasing When fine patterns stripes or lines are shot they may appear jagged or flicker Flicker If recording is made under lighting produced by discharge tubes such as fluorescent sodium or mercury vapor lamps the screen may flicker colors may vary or horizontal stripes may appear distorted In such cases turn the Flicker Reduction function on see page 51 In some cases such phenomena may not be improved with the Flicker Reduction function It is recommend to set the electronic shutter speed to 1 109 sec in 50 Hz areas and to g in 60 Hz areas Focal plane Owing to the characteristics of the pickup elements CMOS sensors for reading video signals subjects that quickly move across the screen may appear slightly skewed Formats and Limitations of Outputs Video Formats and Output Formats The format of output signals from the COMPONENT OUT connector and the SDI OUT connector varies according to the recording playback video formats and the kind of the output signal the setting of YPbPr SDI Out Select of the VIDEO SET menu Output formats in E E mode recording mode Camera mode Analog component signals from the COMPONENT OUT connector are output in the format shown below according to the Video Format setting of the OTHERS menu and the YPbPr SDI Out Select
32. at the beginning of recording is limited to 00 04 08 12 16 and 20 The frame digits of the timecode added to the SDI OUT connector output are changed to values in the range of 00 to 29 2 Even in Clock mode the timecode may be gradually shifted because it is counted by NDF When adding the timecode to the output from the COMPONENT OUT connector or the video output from the A V OUT connector there may be a field that has dual timecodes because of the 2 3 pull down process 3 With DF the frame digits can be set as desired in the range of 00 to 29 With NDF the frame at the beginning of recording is limited to 00 05 10 15 20 and 25 Setting the User Bits You can add a hexadecimal number of 8 digits for pictures as the user bits The user bits can also be set to the current date Use Users Bit of the TC UB SET menu TC UB SET Return Timecode gt Return Users Bit Mode Fix TC Format DF Setting 20 07 12 08 co oo Setting eight digits as desired 1 Set Mode of Users Bit to Fix 2 Specify the values on the Setting line and select SET You can set hexadecimal digits A to F with the corresponding alphabetics Recording the current date as the user bits Set Mode of Users Bit to Date The current date is displayed on the Setting line Displaying the Time Data In Camera mode pressing the DISPLAY BATT INFO button displays the time data on th
33. be named EFGHO100 clip ABCD0100 and clip ABCDO101 are created If the remaining space on the memory card is insufficient for divided clips a message informing you of it appears Status Displays Showing the Status Screens This camcorder provides status screens of five kinds in Camera mode and four kinds in Media mode permitting you to check the various settings and statuses of this unit The status screens can also be displayed on an external monitor For connections of an external monitor see Connecting External Monitors on page 110 Available status screens e CAMERA status screen displayed only in Camera mode page 90 e AUDIO status screen page 91 e VIDEO status screen page 92 BUTTON REMOTE status screen page 92 e BATTERY MEDIA status screen page 93 STATUS button A B TCNGBIT OzO JWS SHOT TRANSITION DISBLAY BAT INF o BAR CAM MONITOR VOL THUMNAIL SELSET CANCEL Joystick Activating the status screen display Press the STATUS button Switching the status screens Operating the joystick or the jog dial switches the screens in sequence Canceling the status screen display Press the STATUS button again The status screen display is canceled Showing the Status Screens s ejds q SNS 89 shejdsiq SMBS 90 CAMERA Status Screen The settings and statuses related to image shooting are displayed The CAMERA status screen is obta
34. bits per second A measure of the rate at which data is transmitted per second In case of 100 Mbps 100 Mega bits of data can be transmitted per second i LINK operation with your camcorder For details on operation when other equipment with i LINK HDV connector is connected see page 114 For details on connection with i LINK cable and necessary software refer to the operating instructions supplied with the connected device About the required i LINK cable Use the Sony 6 pin to 4 pin or 4 pin to 4 pin i LINK cable for HDV dubbing to connect the i LINK devices 1 LINK and i are trademarks a ee eT Specifications General Power requirements DC 12 V Power consumption Approx 12 W Typical Recording EVF On LCD monitor Off Peak inrush current 1 Power ON current probe method 15 A 240V 2 Hot switching inrush current measured in accordance with European standard EN55103 1 62 A 230V Operating temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Recording playback formats Video HQ mode MPEG 2 MP HL 35 Mbps VBR 1920 x 1080 59 94i 50i 29 97P 25P 23 98P 1280 x 720 59 94P 50P 29 97P 25P 23 98P SP mode MPEG 2 MP H 14 25 Mbps CBR 1440 x 1080 59 94i 50i 23 98P is converted to 59 94i in 2 3 pull down processing Audio LPCM 16 bits 48 kHz 2 channels Recording playback time With one SBP 8 SP mode Approx
35. camcorder are limited by the VIDEO SET menu settings as follows These 2 limitations are common to Camera mode and Media mode x Menu settings i LINK I O Enable Disable Enable Disable Enable Disable YPbPr SDI Out Select HD HD SD SD Off Off Outputs from i LINK HDV HDV No signal HDV No signal HDV No signal the output SDI OUT No signal HD No signal SD No signal No signal connectors GOMPONENT OUT HD HD SD SD No signal No signal A V OUT No signal Nosignal No signal No signal SD SD 118 Formats and Limitations of Outputs Backup Battery This camcorder uses a backup battery to retain various setting data A lithium battery CR2032 for backup is mounted in the camcorder at the factory The backup battery retains the date time and timecode in Free Run mode even when no operating power is being supplied Service life of the backup battery When the backup battery s voltage falls the backup battery low voltage warning appears on the LCD monitor viewfinder screen If this warning appears replace the battery as soon as possible Battery may explode if mistreated Do not recharge disassemble or dispose of in fire e Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer e Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions ATTENTION e Danger d explosion si la batterie n est pas replac e correctement Remplacez
36. executed is displayed on the LCD monitor EVF screen Note on formatting Any SxS memory card formatted with a device other than this camcorder cannot be used with the camcorder To execute formatting If the message for formatting is displayed turn the jog dial or tilt the joystick to select Execute then press the dial or joystick Formatting begins The in progress message and status bar are displayed and the ACCESS lamp lights in red When formatting is completed the completion message is displayed for three seconds Recording playback during formatting You can perform recording or playback using the SxS memory card in the other card slot while formatting is in progress If formatting fails A write protected SxS memory card or memory card that cannot be used with this camcorder will not be formatted As a warning message is displayed replace the card with an appropriate SxS memory card as per the instructions in the message To format by menu operation When no formatting message is displayed on the LCD monitor EVF screen you can execute formatting using Format Media page 109 of the OTHERS menu in the same manner e All the data including recorded pictures and setup files are erased when a memory card is formatted e SxS memory cards to be used with this camcorder must be formatted using the format function of this camcorder Any card formatted with other device must be formatted again wit
37. in combination Setting the On 0O markers added to Safety Zone Turn the safety marker on off pictures on the On O one Safety Area Select the size ratio to the entire screen of the safety zone 80 90 92 5 95 marker Center Marker On Off Turn the center marker on off Aspect Marker On Off Turn the aspect marker on off Aspect Select 4 3 13 9 14 97 15 9 Select the type of the aspect marker Guide Frame Turn the guide frame marker on off sumes pellejeq pue uojesnByuoD nuaw On Off Zebra Zebra Select Select the zebra pattern s to be displayed Setting the zebra 1 2 Both 1 To display zebra 1 only pattern 2 To display zebra 2 only Both To display both zebra 1 and zebra 2 Zebral level 50 to 107 70 Set the display level of zebra 1 104 Setup Menu List 10 DAA RS o y Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents Display On Off Video Level Warnings Selecting the items On Off Turn the warning indication to be displayed when the picture is too bright or too dark on off to be displayed on Brightness Display Turn the numeric indication to show the picture brightness on the LCD monitor On Off off EVF screen A Tignes hTERT Histogram Turn the histogram indication to show the level distribution of On Off the picture on off Lens Info Select the depth of field indication Meter Feet Off Meter To indicate in meters Feet
38. is attached to the EVF at the factory It can be removed by pulling it out if not neccesary To reattach the eyecup stretch it a little to attach to the EVF and fit the rim of the eyecup into the horizontal groove of the viewfinder Eyecup Adjusting the LCD Monitor and Viewfinder suonesedald 27 suonesedald 28 Adjusting the Grip The grip rotates approx 120 degrees to support a variety of shooting styles Holding the RELEASE button pressed slowly rotate the grip RELEASE button Click positions are provided at each 15 degrees Release the RELEASE button at the desired click position to lock the grip Using the IR Remote Commander Before use Before you use the supplied IR Remote Commander for the first time pull out the insulation sheet from the battery holder Insulation sheet A CR2025 lithium battery is set in the holder at the factory To use the IR Remote Commander For controlling the camcorder from the IR Remote Commander activate the remote control function of the camcorder after turning the power on Activating deactivating the remote control function can be achieved using the Setup menu or an assignable button To activate using the menu Press the MENU button to set the camcorder to Menu mode select sn the OTHERS menu and set IR Remote to On OTHERS Battery Alarm For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 95 To activate
39. la uniquement avec le m me type ou un type quivalent recommand par le fabricant Disposez des batteries usag es selon les instructions du fabricant Explosionsgefahr bei Verwendung falscher Batterien Batterien nur durch den vom Hersteller empfohlenen oder einen gleichwertigen Typ ersetzen e Verbrauchte Batterien entsprechend den Anweisungen des Herstellers entsorgen Replacing the backup battery Notes e Be sure to set the power switch to OFF when replacing the backup battery Be careful not to drop the removed screw into the camcorder 1 Open the cover of the backup battery holder on the bottom by loosening the screw and remove the battery 2 Insert anew backup battery CR2032 with the symbol on the battery facing outside sexipueddy Backup Battery 119 sexipueddy 120 Troubleshooting Operating Power Symptoms Cause Remedy The camcorder does not power on when you set the power switch either to No battery pack is mounted and no power is supplied to the DC IN connector Mount a battery pack page 22 or connect an AC power using the BC U1 page 23 CAMERA or MEDIA The battery pack is completely Replace the battery pack with a fully charged one exhausted page 22 The power supply cuts The battery pack becomes exhausted Replace the battery pack with a fully charged one while operating page 22 The battery pack becomes exhausted very quic
40. mode to use Setup menus on off Joystick SEL SET button When you tilt it the cursor moves in the corresponding direction permitting you to select menu items or setting values Jog dial SEL SET dial When you turn the dial the cursor moves up or down permitting you to select menu items or setting values CANCEL button To return to the previous layer of the menu An uncompleted change is canceled Displaying the Setup menu Press the MENU button The menu icons appear on the screen The cursor is displayed on the icon of the menu used last and the corresponding menu item selection area is displayed to the right Basic Menu Operations sBunjes p je q pue uoneinByuoy nuaw 95 sBunjes pajreyeq pue uoneinByuoD nua 96 Example When the cursor is located at paff CAMERA SET menu icon Menu icon 1 CAMERA SET Return Gain Setup gt Shutter EX Slow Shutter gt Shot Transition MF Assist Off Multi Menu item selection area Note When the camcorder is in EXPAND FOCUS mode page 48 the Setup menus cannot be operated Press the EXPAND FOCUS button to release the mode Setting the Setup menus 1 Rotate the jog dial or tilt the joystick back or forth to set the cursor to the icon of the menu you wish to set The selectable menu items are displayed in the menu item selection area to the right of the icon Press the jog dial or the joystick The cursor moves to the
41. momentarily activates One Push Auto Focusing One Push Auto Focusing is terminated when the subject comes in focus MF Assist function When you stop rotating the iris ring with the MF Assist function active auto focusing starts performing fine focus adjustment for the subject in the center of the screen When the fine adjustment is completed automatic focusing with the MF Assist function is terminated Activating the MF Assist function using the CAMERA SET menu Set MF Assist page 99 of the CAMERA SET menu to On Adjusting the Focus Bulpso098y 49 Bulpsoo8y 50 Activating the MF Assist function using the Direct menu The current focus adjustment mode is displayed on the screen when you press the DISPLAY BATT INFO button TLCS 1152 345 710 1520 30 n W 4300K PPOFF ND1 F1 9 18dB SHT 1 200 In MF mode you can activate deactivate the MF Assist function with the Direct menu by operating the joystick or jog dial When the function is active an asterisk mark is displayed to the right of the mode indication The Direct menu cannot be selected in a mode other than MF mode For details on the Direct menu see Direct Menu Operation on page 20 Adjusting in AF Mode Slide the focus ring forward toward the lens hood and set the FOCUS switch to AUTO to set the camcorder to AF mode In this mode focus is always adjusted automatically FOCUS switch
42. mounted battery pack has been charged is displayed Media A Media B Remaining space and available recording time The remaining space of the SxS memory cards in the respective card slots are indicated on the meters At the right the available time for recording if done at the current bit rate is displayed in minutes The time indication will be min if no SxS memory card or an invalid card is in the slot If the card is write protected Protected is shown to the right of the time indication BATTERY MEDIA Status Screen skejdsiq SNS 93 sBunjes pajreyeq pue uoleinByuoy nua 94 Menu Configuration and Detailed Settings Overview of the Setup Menus This camcorder permits you to make various settings for recording and playback with Setup menus on the LCD monitor EVF screen The Setup menus can also be displayed on an external monitor For connections of an external monitor see Connecting External Monitors on page 110 Setup Menu Configuration The following menu icons are displayed when you press the MENU button permitting you to select the corresponding menus pf CAMERA SET menu For setting the items related to recording other than those on picture quality page 98 The picture quality items are set with the PICTURE PROFILE menu page 72 d AUDIO SET menu For setting the audio related items page 102 HOH vivo set menu For setting the items related to video outputs page 103
43. or rotate the jog dial to set the cursor to the item to be operated then press the joystick or the jog dial The Direct menu of the selected items appears Example Direct menu for TLCS mode selection L 114 SSS 1152 345 7 10 1520 30 ow ATW 4300K PPOFF ND1 F1 9 18dB SHT 1 20 3 Tilt the joystick or rotate the jog dial to select the setting then press the joystick or the jog dial The menu disappears and the new setting is displayed On Screen Indications MAIAJOAQ 21 suonesedald 22 Power Supply You can use a battery pack or AC power via an AC adaptor If you connect an AC power source it has a priority even if a battery pack is mounted Using a Battery Pack Mount a BP U30 or BP U60 Lithium ion battery pack One BP U30 is supplied with this camcorder e Before use charge the battery pack with the supplied BC U1 Battery Charger e A warm battery pack immediately after use may not be able to be fully recharged Mounting the battery pack Fully insert the battery pack then slide it to the left to lock Battery pack receptacle Battery pack If a battery pack that cannot be used with this camcorder is mounted an error message is appears on the LCD monitor EVF screen Replace the battery pack with the BP U30 or BP U60 or connect a power to the DC IN connector after removing the battery pack Power Supply Removing the battery pack Hold the BATTERY RELEASE button press
44. receptacle Check that the size of the hole matches the screw of the tripod If they do not match the camcorder cannot be attached to the tripod securely 84 Backup battery holder page 119 Parts Identifications IR Remote Commander Supplied The buttons without remarks can be used in the same manner as the corresponding buttons on the camcorder 1 ZOOM T W telephoto wide angle button 2 SHOTMARK 1 and 2 buttons page 56 page 87 3 THUMBNAIL button 4 PREV previous clip jump button 5 F REV fast reverse button 6 PLAY PAUSE button 7 REC record buttons Press the button together with the unmarked button safety button to start recording 8 REC PAUSE buttons Press the Ill button together with the unmarked button safety button to pause recording 9 PUSH SET button four way arrow key It functions the same as the SEL SET button joystick on the camcorder 10 NEXT button 11 STOP button 12 F FWD fast forward button 13 PUSH AF button The SUB CLIP button does not function with this camcorder When you use the remote commander see Using the IR Remote Commander on page 28 On Screen Indications MAIAJOAQ Indications in Camera Mode When this unit is in Camera mode mode for Remarks recording pressing the DISPLAY BATT INFO M The indication of the items named with this button displays the statuses and settings of this s
45. set the cursor to Date Time then press the joystick or dial The cursor moves to the year setting column INITIAL SETTING Time Zone UTC 09 00 TOKYO Date Time 2007 0 teh ROR S a 2 Tilt the joystick or turn the jog dial to set the year then press the joystick or dial The cursor moves to the month setting column 3 Set the month day hour minute and second in sequence in the same manner When you press the joystick or jog dial at SET the cursor moves back to Date Time 4 Move the cursor to Finish then press the joystick or dial The Initial Setting display disappears and the clock setting is completed The camcorder enters the operation mode Camera mode or Media mode you selected with the power switch Once after the Initial Setting display disappears the time zone and date time settings can be changed using Time Zone page 106 and Clock Set page 107 of the OTHERS menu e If the clock setting is cleared because of exhaustion of the backup battery while no operation power was being supplied no battery pack and no DC IN connection the Initial Setting display will be displayed when you turn the camcorder on at the next opportunity e While the Initial Setting display is shown no other operation except turning the power off is permitted until you finish the setting for this display Adjusting the LCD Monitor and Viewfinder Adjusting the LCD Monitor You ca
46. shot Shot A To start the transition to Shot A in synchronization with recording start Shot B To start the transition to Shot B in synchronization with recording start 3 Exit the menu to finish the settings Registering a shot You can register two kinds of shots A and B 1 Press the MODE button to display Store in the shot transition operation area 2 Adjust the camera settings to obtain an image you wish to register 3 When adjustment is finished press the Shot A or Shot B button The camera settings are registered to the pressed button The registered camera settings are maintained until you register them next Checking the Registered Settings Shot 1 Press the MODE button to display Check in the shot transition operation area 2 Press the A or B button whichever you assigned to the shot you wish to check The selected shot camera settings or conditions takes effect on the picture on the screen With this operation you cannot check the conditions of the transition Recording with a Shot Transition When the preparatory settings are completed you can start recording Operations differ depending the Rec Link setting Shot Transition Making a transition from the current picture to a registered shot 1 Adjust the camera settings to obtain an image with which you wish to start recording 2 Press the MODE button to display Execute in the shot transition operation area
47. status You can cancel it with the ASSIGN button to which you assigned Freeze Mix or the REC START STOP button e When you cancel Freeze Mix status by pressing the ASSIGN button the normal camera picture is restored e When you cancel Freeze Mix status by pressing the REC START STOP button normal recording begins e If the recorded picture and the current camera picture differ in video format the Freeze Mix display cannot be achieved e The Freeze Mix function cannot be used if the recording video format is SP 1080 24P e The Freeze Mix display cannot be obtained in Quick amp Slow Motion mode or Slow Shutter mode e You cannot operate the Setup menus and PICTURE PROFILE menu in Freeze Mix status Freeze Mix Image Alignment Bulpso098 4 63 Bulpso098y 64 Shot Transition The Shot Transition function helps you to easily obtain complex picture effects by registering camera settings or conditions as a shot to be reproduced in a recording sequence Your settings for focus zoom iris gain shutter speed white balance color matrix and detail level can be registered in combination in one shot and you can change the current camera settings to those of the shot or the settings reproduced from one shot to those of another Shot resulting in a smooth transition of scenes For example you can shift the focus from a closer object to a farther object or change the depth of field by adjusting the iris
48. the clip with which you wish to start playback 2 Press the PLAY PAUSE button Playback starts from the beginning of the selected clip The clips after the selected clips are played back in sequence When playback of the last clip ends the camcorder enters PAUSE still picture mode at the last frame of the last clip Playing Back Clips yoegheld 79 yoegheld 80 Press the THUMBNAIL button to return to the thumbnail screen e The playback picture may be momentarily distorted or frozen between clips The playback control buttons and THUMBNAIL button do not function during this condition When you select a clip on the thumbnail button and start plaback the playback picture at the beginning of the clip may be distorted To start playback without distortion once pause playback after starting it press the PREV button to return to the top of the clip then restart playback Information displayed on the playback screen The following information is superimposed on the playback picture 1 2 3 4 5 CEG os GEREN 0011 03 00 i C 1 Battery remaining DC IN voltage 2 Playback mode 3 SxS memory card in use A A mark appears if the memory card is write protected 4 Time data The time data for the playback picture are displayed Each time you press the TC U BIT DURATION button the indication is switched between timecode TCR and user bit UB data 5 Cli
49. the Fade In Fade Out On Off settings can be made using the button For fading in a scene Press the ASSIGN button to which you assigned the Fader function in STBY recording standby status The fade in function is turned on For fading out Press the ASSIGN button to which you assigned the Fader function during recording The camcorder enters in the fade out standby status Starting Recording with a Fade In When the preparatory settings are completed you can start recording Press the REC START STOP button Recording begins by fading in the camera picture When the fade in process you specified is completed the camcorder enters Normal Recording mode The Fade In Type indication flashes during the fade in process and goes off when the process ends Ending Recording with a Fade Out e If you set Fade Out to On with the menu the camcorder automatically enters Fade out standby status when it is set to Recording mode e When you press the ASSIGN button to which you assigned the Fader function after starting recording the camcorder enters fade out standby status Press the REC START STOP button to start fading out of the camera picture The fading out process begins When the fading out process you specified is completed recording simultaneously stops The Fade Out Type indication flashes during the fade out process and goes off when the process ends Canceling the Fader function Set Fa
50. the preset color temperature when Preset 2100 to 10000 3200 white balance mode is selected in steps of 100K Except by executing auto white balance or activating ATW you cannot confirm the result of changing the Offset White and Offset settings on the screen Except when Preset white balance mode is Bulps0098 4 selected you cannot confirm the result of changing the Preset White settings on the screen Detail Adjusting the details to be applied to the picture Setting Set to On to apply the details to the video signal On Off Level Adjust the detail level 99 to 99 0 Frequency Set the center frequency of the details 99 to 99 0 Setting the center frequency higher decreases the details and setting it lower increases the details Crispening Adjust the noise suppression level 99 to 99 0 When you set it to a higher level less noise may be seen as fine elements of details are deleted leaving only high level elements When you set it to a lower level fine elements are applied while increasing noise H V Ratio Adjust the horizontal to vertical ratio of detail 99 to 99 0 elements A higher value makes the vertical elements increased with respect to the horizontal elements White Limiter Limit the white details 99 to 99 0 Black Limiter Limit the black details 99 to 99 0 V DTL Creation Select the source signal to generate vertical detai
51. to Speed set the zoom transition speed specifying the time to be taken for the zoom moving from the TELE end to the WIDE end at a certain speed The setting range is from 1 to 10 The larger the number you set the higher speed Time Speed Set whether to specify the duration of a transition by time or by speed of zoom transition Setting Contents Time The Transition Time setting is valid Speed The Transition Speed setting is valid Trans Curve Select the transition pattern The corresponding icon is displayed in the shot transition information area Buip1oo H Setting Contents and icon Linear To make the transition linearly Soft Trans To make the transition slowly at the beginning and end but linearly in between Soft Stop To make the transition slowly near the end P Parameter level T Transition of time Start Timer Set the time from start of recording to start of the shot transition The countdown indication is displayed in the shot transition information area until the shot transition is started by the Start Timer Rec Link Set whether to link shot transition start and target shot selection to recording start The setting status is displayed in the shot transition information area Shot Transition 65 Bulpso098y 66 Off Not to link to recording start To use the A or B button to start the transition and specify the target
52. to via Internal Both External Internal To activate recording start stop operations only for an SxS memory card in a built in slot Both To activate recording start stop operations both for an SxS memory card in a built in slot and the external recording device connected via the i LINK connector External To activate recording start stop operations only for the i LINK the external recording device connected via the i LINK connector connector Country NTSC Area PAL Area Select the color system for the area where you will use the Setting the area for use camcorder The default setting is different among the sales areas United States and Canada NTSC Other areas PAL Video Format Country NTSC Area Selecting the video HQ 1080 60 Select the video format bit rate picture size frame rate and scan system in combination format SP 1080 60i e Bit rate HQ 1080 30P HQ or SP HQ 1080 24P e Picture size SP 1080 24P 1080 or 720 HQ 720 60P e Frame rate HQ 720 30P 24 25 30 50 or 60 HQ 720 24P e Scan system Country PAL Area i interlace or P progressive HQ 1080 50i SP 1080 50i Note HQ 1080 25P The default setting is different among the sales areas HQ 720 50P United States and Canada HQ 1080 60i HQ 720 25P Other areas HQ 1080 50i Clip Title Prefix Set the first 4 alphanumeric part of the clip names Setting for clip nnn_ You can use upper and lowercase alphabets numerics 0 to 9
53. when recording is done across two cards Multiple format recording The PMW EX1 camcorder offers a wide array of recording formats for multiple content creation applications The scanning mode is switchable among 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720 and 1440 x Features 1080 resolutions Frame rate is also selectable from interlace and progressive 59 94i 50i 29 97P 25P and native 23 98P In addition 59 94P and 50P progressive recording is available in 1280 x 720 mode SxS memory cards can simultaneously hold multiple files of any of these recording formats allowing for flexible use of the memory cards High quality uncompressed audio recording In addition to HD video recording the PMW EX1 can record and play back high quality two channel 16 bit 48 kHz linear PCM uncompressed audio IT friendly The file based recording in MP4 format allows material to be handled with great flexibility in an IT based environment easily available for copying transferring sharing and archiving For immediate recording start In recording on flash memory cards the XDCAM EX system makes each new recording on an empty area of the card This is extremely convenient as the camera operator need not worry about accidentally recording over good takes or search through footage for the correct position to start the next recording Instant access thumbnail display with Expand function Each time a recording is started and stopped on the XDCAM
54. 09 4 41 Bulpsoo9y 42 Setting the Gain You can set the gain of the video amplifier according to the brightness of the subject Select the setting mode required by the shooting conditions Fixed gain mode manual gain adjustment Select the gain of the video amplifier using the switch or a menu operation AGC mode automatic gain control The gain of the video amplifier is automatically adjusted according to the picture brightness Recording With Fixed Gain Selecting the gain with the switch Select the gain using the GAIN switch When AGC mode is on the fixed gain cannot be selected ZEBRA PEAKING FULL AUTO GAIN switch The gain value at each of the switch positions are set at the factory are as follows L 0 dB M 9 dB H 18 dB These values can be changed in the range of 3 dB to 18 dB using the CAMERA SET menu Setting the Gain To change Press the MENU button to set the camcorder to Menu mode display the CAMERA SET menu with pam and select Gain Setup from the menu CAMERA SET EX Slow Shutter gt Shot Transition MF Assist Ont Color Bar Type Multi For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 95 Selecting gain using the Direct menu When you press the DISPLAY BATT INFO button the current gain value is displayed on the screen TLCS On MF n ATW 4300K PPOFF ND1 F1 9 18dB SHT 1 200 When the Direct menu is i
55. 35 min HQ mode Approx 25 min With one SBP 16 SP mode Approx 70 min HQ mode Approx 50 min Continuous operation time Recording EVF On LCD monitor Off With the BP U60 Approx 4 hours With the BP U30 Approx 2 hours Mass Camcorder 2 4 kg 5 Ib 5 oz With the supplied lens hood eyecup BP U30 battery pack and one SxS memory card 2 8 kg 6 lb 3 oz Dimensions See page 127 Supplied accessories See page 9 Camera Block Lens Focal length 5 8 mm to 81 2 mm equivalent to 31 4 mm to 439 mm on 35 mm lens Zoom Servo Manual selectable Zoom ratio 14x Maximum relative aperture 1 1 9 Tris Auto Manual selectable F1 9 to F16 and C close Focus Auto Manual selectable Ranges 800 mm to Macro OFF 50 mm to Macro ON Wide 735 mm to Macro ON Tele sexipueddy Picture stabilizing function SteadyShot ON OFF possible shift lens system Specifications 125 sexipueddy 126 Filter thread M77 mm pitch 0 75 mm Micro ON OFF switchable Camera Pickup device y inch type CMOS image sensor Effective picture elements 1920 H x 1080 V Format 3 chip RGB Optical system F1 6 prism system Built in filters ND filters OFF Clear 1 gND 2 1 64ND Sensitivity F10 Typical With 1080 60 89 9 reflection 2000 Ix Minimum illumination 0 14 Ix F1 9 18 dB 64 frame accumulation Video S N 54 dB Y Typical Horizontal resolution 1000TV lines or more wit
56. 39 NEXT button page 81 40 REC START STOP button page 34 41 REC HOLD lever page 35 Parts Identifications Upper operation panel 42 43 44 45 46 42 SHOT TRANSITION operation block page 64 43 LCD B LIGHT LCD backlight switch page 25 44 LCD B LIGHT LCD backlight adjustment buttons page 25 45 TC U BIT DURATION time data selection button page 53 page 80 46 STATUS button page 89 47 DISPLAY BATT INFO button page 19 48 BARS CAM color bar camera signal switching button page 56 Lens control block 49 50 51 Full MF Y T C 16 8 56 4 2B19 O D 49 Focus ring page 48 50 Zoom ring page 46 51 Iris ring page 45 52 IRIS switch page 45 53 MACRO switch page 50 54 FOCUS switch page 49 55 PUSH AF momentary auto focus button page 49 Side operation panel SJ 56 ND filter select switch page 37 57 ASSIGN assignable 1 2 3 buttons page 57 58 PEAKING button page 49 59 FULL AUTO button and indicator page 34 60 ZEBRA button page 41 61 WHITE BAL white balance memory switch page 38 62 GAIN switch page 42 Card slot block The SxS memory card slots and EJECT buttons are located behind the cover SLOT SELECT CHA AUDIO LEVEL 63 ACCESS lamps page 31 64 SLOT SELECT SxS memory card select b
57. AM button The camera picture is switched to color bars To return to the camera picture press the button again You can select the type of color bars with Color Bar Type page 99 of the CAMERA SET menu Multi ARIB multiformat color bars 75 Vertical stripes of 75 luminance 100 Vertical stripes of 100 luminance When recording of the camera image is in progress it cannot be switched to the color bar picture even if you press the BARS CAM button You can switch the color bar picture to the camera picture The color bar mode cannot be selected in Slow amp Quick Motion mode and EX Slow Shutter mode Recording Shot Marks When you record shot marks for important scenes as subsidiary data you can access the marked points easily on a Shot Mark screen which only displays scenes with shot marks only This increases editing efficiency For the Shot Mark Screen see Displaying the SHOT MARK Screen on page 86 The camcorder permits you to record two types of shot marks shot mark 1 and shot mark 2 Shot marks can be recorded as needed during recording or can be added after recording while checking the playback pictures Inserting a shot mark during recording Activate the IR Remote Commander page 28 and use the SHOTMARK or 2 button SHOTMARK 1 button 7 SHOTMARK 2 button As PUSH SET THUMBNA PREV lt lt Press t
58. BP 16 30 SBP 8 30 SDI OUT connector 110 SEL SET button 95 SEL SET dial 95 SET INDEX PIC 88 Setup 103 setup file 77 Setup menus 94 Index s X pu ddy 131 sexipueddy 132 Shockless White 101 SHOT MARK 86 SHOT MARK screen 86 SHOT MARKI 86 Shot Markl 58 SHOT MARKI ADD 87 SHOT MARKI DEL 87 SHOT MARK2 86 Shot Mark2 58 SHOT MARK2 ADD 87 SHOT MARK2 DEL 87 shot marks 56 81 Shot Transition 64 99 Shutter 43 98 SHUTTER switch 43 Skin Tone Detail 74 SLOT SELECT button 31 79 Slow amp Quick Motion 61 Slow Shutter 43 SLS 43 Speed mode 43 Spotlight 58 STATUS button 89 status screens 89 Steady Shot 51 102 STOP button 81 Store 77 SxS Device Driver Software 13 111 SxS memory cards 30 T Tally 108 Tally lamps 122 TC Format 52 106 TC UB SET Menu 106 TC U BIT DURATION button 53 80 THUMBNAIL button 79 81 Thumbnail Screen 78 Time Zone 24 106 Timecode 106 TLCS 20 35 101 TRANSITION operation buttons 64 Trigger Mode 109 Tripod receptacle 18 Troubleshooting 120 Index U USB cable 112 user bits 53 Users Bit 106 V Video Format 36 109 Video Out Display 103 VIDEO Status 92 Viewfinder 26 Viewfinder release lever 116 WwW Warning Indications 122 White 73 WHITE BAL switch 38 white balance 38 White Switch 101 WHT BAL button 39 Wide Conversion 101 wide conversion lens 51 write protection 30 X XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software 13 113 Y YPbPr SDI Out Display 103 YP
59. Balance WHITE BAL switch B ATW or Memory B mode A Memory A mode PRST Preset mode e Setting the camcorder to Full Auto mode page 34 forcibly activates ATW mode e Assigning the ATW on off function to an assignable button permits you to independently activate deactivate ATW when Full Auto mode is off For details on the assignable buttons see Changing Functions of the Assignable Buttons on page 57 Using the Direct menu When you press the DISPLAY BATT INFO button the current adjustment mode and color temperature are displayed on the screen TLCS On 1152 345 710 1520 30 on ATW 4300K DPOFF ND1 F1 9 18dB SHT 1 200 ATW ATW mode W A Memory A mode W B Memory B mode W P Preset mode When the Direct menu is in All mode you can select from among ATW W A W B and W P When the Direct menu is in Part mode you can switch between ATW and the mode set with the WHITE BAL switch For details on the Direct menu see Direct Menu Operation on page 20 Executing Auto White Balance Execute auto white balance adjustment according to the color temperature of the light source The adjustment value can be stored in memory A or B Auto white balance adjustment cannot be executed in Preset mode To store the adjustment value in memory select Memory A or Memory B mode 2 Select the appropriate ND filter according to the lighting condition 3 Place a white subject under
60. Black S amp Q Motion i 2sec Rec Review Oti Fade Out Type Black Fade Out Time 2sec 2 Specify the fade in conditions Fader Function Fade In Set this to On to start recording with fade in When you operate the function using an assignable button it is not necessary to set Fade In to On with the menu Fade In Type Select the initial status of the fade in White To fade in from a white screen Black To fade in from a black screen Fade In Time Set the duration 1 2 3 5 10 sec of fade in 3 Specify the fade out conditions Fade Out Set this to On to end recording with fade out When you operate the function using an assignable button it is not necessary to set Fade Out to On with the menu Fade Out Type Select the final status of the fade out White To fade out to a white screen Black To fade out to a black screen Fade Out Time Set the duration 1 2 3 5 10 sec of fade out 4 Exit the menu e If you set Fade In to On with the menu the camcorder enters Fade in standby status when you exit the menu e When the Fader indication on the screen is active the initial status White Fader or Black Fader you set with Fade In Type flashes L a 74 hite Fader 1152 345 710 1520 30 om ND1 F1 9 18dB SHT 1 2000 8ni miitmimnimi When using an assignable button If you assigned the Fader function to an assignable button
61. C US10 Ed e When connecting the USB cable to the computer be careful to check the form and direction of the USB connector The camcorder and the SBAC US10 do not work on the bus power from the computer Supply the operating power independently To check the connection to the camcorder urn the camcorder on by setting the Turn th der on by setting th power switch to CAMERA or MEDIA A message prompting you to confirm that you wish to enable the USB connection is displayed on the LCD monitor EVF screen Cancel This message will not be displayed while another confirmation message or in progress Operating Clips With a Computer message e g for formatting or restoration of an SxS memory card is shown on the screen It appears when formatting or restoration is completed The message is also not displayed while the CLIP INFO screen is shown on the screen It appears when an operation on the CLIP INFO screen is completed or you return to the thumbnail screen 2 Select Execute by operating the jog dial or the joystick The screen displays the following USB Connecting 3 With Windows check that the memory card is displayed as a removable disk in My Computer With Macintosh check that a NO NAME or Untitled folder was created on the desktop This indicates that the connection is active The folder name on the desktop of the Macintosh computer can be changed as n
62. Cause and measures LCD EVF lamps E Error code Continuous Rapidly The camcorder may be defective flashing Turn off the power and consult Sony service personnel If power cannot be turned off by setting the power switch to OFF remove both the battery pack and the DC IN source Warning Indications When one of the following indications is generated follow the message to clear the problem Warning indication Buzzer Tally Cause and measures on LCD EVF lamps Media Near Full Intermittent Flashing Free space on the SxS memory card has become insufficient Replace it with another at the earliest opportunity Media Full Continuous Rapidly No space is left on the SxS memory card Recording clip flashing copying and clip division cannot be performed Replace it with another Battery Near End Intermittent Flashing The battery power will be exhausted soon Charge the battery pack at the earliest opportunity Battery End Continuous Rapidly The battery pack is exhausted Recording cannot be flashing performed Connect a power source via the DC IN connector or stop operation to charge the battery pack Temperature High Intermittent Flashing The internal temperature has risen above a safe operation limit Suspend operation turn off the power and wait until the temperature falls Voltage Low Intermittent Flashing The DC IN voltage has become low stage 1 Check the power supply sexipueddy Insufficient Voltag
63. Duo 2GHz or higher is recommended MOIAJOAQ Memory Windows 512 MB or more 1 GB or more is recommended Macintosh GB or more is recommended e Microsoft Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks and or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Intel Core and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and or other countries Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S States and other countries Software Installation Do the following to install the software on the CD ROM on your computer 1 Insert the CD ROM in your CD ROM drive A cover page appears automatically in your browser If it does not appear automatically in the browser double click on the index htm file on the CD ROM 2 Select and click on the software that you wish to install The installer for the software starts up Follow the displayed instructions For details refer to the User s Guide or ReadMe of the software Uninstalling an application program Windows computer Choose Start Control Panel then Add or Remove Programs and specify the program to be deleted Macintosh computer Drop the folder of the software default Application KDCAM EX Clip Browser into Trash Using the CD ROM 13 Parts Identifications M JM AQ Camcorder Operation panel on the handle page 16 Upper operation pa
64. IR Remote Commander press the REC button simultaneously with the unmarked button The front and rear tally lamps light and recording begins 8 To stop recording press the REC START STOP button again If you are using the IR Remote Commander press the REC PAUSE button simultaneously with the unmarked button Recording stops and the camcorder enters STBY recording standby mode Recording cannot be restarted after you stop recording until the ACCESS lamp lights in green To prevent a switching error The REC START STOP button on the handle is incorporated with the REC HOLD lever If the REC START STOP button on the handle will not be used it is recommended to set the lever to the HOLD position to lock the button HOLD REC HOLD lever To unlock the button return the lever to its original position Checking the last recorded clip Rec Review 9 Press the REC REVIEW button The Rec Review function page 57 is activated and the last recorded clip is played back for the specified time on the LCD monitor EVF screen When playback reaches the end of the clip the camcorder returns to STBY recording standby mode To delete clips You can delete the last recorded clip by using the Last Clip DEL function See Deleting the Last Recorded Clip on page 76 Use the All Clips DEL function when you wish to delete all recorded clips from a memory card See Deleting All Clips on page 76 To specif
65. In addition you can develop scenes under different recording conditions smoothly If you register the manual adjustment function for white balance the scenes will develop smoothly between objects indoors and those outdoors Shot transition cannot be activated in combination with any of the EX Slow Shutter Interval Recording Frame Recording and Slow amp Quick Motion functions e If you wish to shift the focus in a shot transition set the focus adjustment mode to MF or AF see page 48 The focus will not be shifted if Full MF mode is selected e If you wish to shift the zoom in a shot transition set the ZOOM switch to SERVO see page 46 The zoom will not be shifted with the MANU setting e If you register a focus position in a macro area with the MACRO switch ON the focus may not be shifted to the registered position if a shot transition is executed with the MACRO switch set to OFF Shot transition operation buttons and indications For shot transition operations use the three TRANSITION operation buttons on the upper panel Shot Transition A button B button OOs Hy cms SHOT PA TRANSITION too B LIGHT J SBO BARSCAM MODE button and indicator A button and B button You can register a Shot to each of the buttons MODE button and indicator When you press this button the camcorder enters Shot Transition operation mode and the indicator of the button lights The shot transition operatio
66. MAIAJBAQ 10 Features The PMW EX1 is a highly compact and high performance XDCAM EX camcorder that uses SxS memory cards as its recording medium The imaging devices used in the PMW EX1 camcorder are three y inch type CMOS sensors each with an effective pixel count of 1920 x 1080 which produce images in full HD resolution A New Generation of HD Recording System New nonlinear recording media Using SxS memory cards the PMW EX1 offers nonlinear capabilities such as instant random access and file based operation HD recording using the MPEG 2 Long GOP codec The PMW EX 1 records 1920 x 1080 HD images using MPEG 2 Long GOP codec compression This mature MPEG 2 Long GOP codec which is also adopted in the XDCAM HD and HDV2 1080i series of products enables you to record stunning quality HD video and audio with long recording time by efficiently compressing the data Selectable bit rates The PMW EX1 offers a choice of bit rates either 35 Mbps HQ mode or 25 Mbps SP mode depending on the desired picture quality and recording time Long recording time By utilizing an efficient compression format the PMW EX 1 records high quality HD images for long recording time of approx 50 minutes in HQ mode 35 Mbps VBR or approx 70 minutes in SP mode 25 Mbps CBR on a single 16 GB SxS memory card Equipped with two SxS memory card slots the PMW EX1 makes transition seamless without any frame loss
67. OT MARK SHOT MARK1 or SHOT MARK2 SHOT MARK To display thumbnails only of the frames marked with shot mark 1 and or shot mark 2 recorded SHOT MARKI To display thumbnails only of the frames marked with shot mark 1 SHOT MARKz2 To display thumbnails only of the frames marked with shot mark 2 SHOT MARK screen example The detailed information of the clip is displayed at the bottom of the screen The items other than the following are the same as those on the EXPAND CLIP screen 1 Timecode indication The timecode of the frame at the cursor on the SHOT MARK screen is displayed Clip Operation menu on the SHOT MARK screen When you select a frame on the SHOT MARK screen and press the joystick or the jog dial the Clip Operation menu pops up to permit you further operations Item Function PAUSE To set to Pause mode at the selected frame SET INDEX PIC To specify the selected frame for the index frame of the clip page 88 SHOT MARKI To delete the shot mark 1 from the DEL selected frame page 87 SHOT MARK2 To delete the shot mark 2 from the DEL selected frame page 87 DIVIDE CLIP To divide the clip into two clips at the selected frame page 88 Adding Deleting Shot Marks You can add shot marks to the clips after recording or delete the recorded shot marks Adding a shot mark in Pause mode 1 Pause the playback at the frame to which you wish to a
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69. S O N Y 3 278 905 11 1 3278905110 Solid State Memory Camcorder PMW EX1 Operating Instructions XDOMEX SxS amp Printed on recycled paper CINEALTA Exmor CMOS Sensor Printed in J http www sony net Mec nivapan 2007 Sony Corporation For the customers in the U S A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment All interface cables used to connect peripherals must be shielded in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules For the customers in Europe This product with the CE marking complies with both the EMC Directive and the Low Voltage Directive issued by the Commission
70. SET menu is displayed INT EXT CH 1 CH 2 Audio input settings The inputs to CH 1 and CH 2 according to the EXT CH Select setting of the AUDIO SET menu and the AUDIO IN switch status are displayed AUDIO IN EXT CH Display switch Select CH 1 INT INT L CH 1 CH 2 INT INT R CH 2 CH 1 EXT EXT 1 CH 1 CH 2 INT INT R CH 2 CH 1 INT INT L CH 1 CH 2 EXT EXT2S CH 2 CH 1 EXT CH I CH 2 XT 1 CH 1 CH 2 EXT EXT CH 2 CH 1 EXT CH 1 EXT 1 CH 1 CH 2 EXT EXT 2 L CH 2 In Media Mode AUDIO 1 4 CH 3 BERRERRETIININNI CH 4 MENNEHRAARARDETINENINNIT 40 30 20 10 0 OVER CH 3 CH 4 CH 3 CH 4 CH 3 CH 4 Output CH Headphones Speaker CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 Audio level meters The playback audio levels of CH 1 CH 2 or CH 3 CH 4 are displayed according to the Output CH setting of the AUDIO SET menu If audio input is fed in via the i LINK connector in STOP status or in external input recording the input audio levels are indicated In this case the channel indications at the left of the meters are CH 1 and CH 2 regardless of the Output CH setting of the AUDIO SET menu In other conditions the meters do not function Output CH Output channel setting The Output CH setting of the AUDIO SET menu is displayed Headphones Headphone output The out
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72. TANDARD PP4 STANDARD PP5 STANDARD PP6 STANDARD 4 Operating the jog dial or the joystick select SET and make the settings of the picture profile items PICTURE PROFILE PP1 STANDARD SET fad Profile Name WEidapse Color Correction For details on the setting items see Picture Profile Items on page 72 5 When the settings are completed press the PICTURE PROFILE button to exit the menu Selecting a Picture Profile Selecting a Picture Profile using the PICTURE PROFILE menu Once you store a picture profile you can call the picture quality registered in the picture profile as follows Set the power switch to CAMERA to turn the camcorder on in Camera mode 2 Press the PICTURE PROFILE button The PICTURE PROFILE menu is displayed 3 Operating the jog dial or the joystick select SEL then the desired picture profile from the list Example PICTURE PROFILE SEL OFF The camcorder is adjusted to the picture quality specified by the selected Profile If you select OFF the camcorder will be fixed at the standard picture quality and no picture adjustment is allowed 4 Press the PICTURE PROFILE button to exit the menu Selecting a Picture Profile using the Direct menu The picture profile being selected is displayed when you press the DISPLAY BATT INFO button TLCS On MF ise 34570 BOW an ATW 4300 Ppi D1 F1 9 18dB SHT 1 200 J You
73. W MEM Select the mode ATW or Memory B selected at the B lt B gt position of the WHITE BAL switch Setting for the WHITE BAL switch ATW Speed 1 2 3 4 5 Set the tracing speed of ATW Setting for Auto The larger the number you set the speed becomes faster Tracing White Balance Wide On Off Set to On when a wide conversion lens is attached Conversion Setting for use of a wide conversion lens Setup Menu List sBunjes p je oq pue uoneinByuoy nua 101 sumes pellejeq pue uojeinByuoD nuaw 102 CAMERA SET Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents Steady Shot Setting the image stabilizer On Off Turn the Steady Shot image stabilizer function on off AUDIO SET Menu AUDIO SET Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents Audio Input TRIM CH 1 Setting for audio 8 dBu to 65 dBu 41 dBu Finely adjust the sensitivity of channel 1 of external microphone input in steps of 3 dB inputs TRIM CH 2 8 dBu to 65 dBu 41 dBu Finely adjust the sensitivity of channel 2 of external microphone input in steps of 3 dB AGC Link Linked Separated Select the gain link condition when the audio level adjustment is in AGC mode Linked To vary the CH 1 gain and the CH 2 gain in synchronization Separated To vary the CH 1 gain and the CH 2 gain independently according to the respective levels 1KHz Tone Turn the 1 kHz referen
74. affects the gain control in AGC mode and shutter speed control in Auto Shutter mode 1 0 Approx one stop further open 0 5 Approx half a stop further open 0 Standard shutter 0 5 Approx half a stop further closed 1 0 Approx one stop further closed Mode Set the auto iris control mode in TLCS Backlight Standard Backlight Backlight mode to reduce darkening of the center Spotlight subject against lights Standard Standard mode Spotlight Spotlight mode to reduce blown out highlights on the center subject in the spotlight Speed Set the tracing speed of TLCS control 99 to 99 50 AGC Turn the AGC Auto Gain Control function on off On Off AGC Limit Set the maximum gain in AGC 3 6 9 12 18 dB AGC Point Set the iris point for switching to auto iris and auto shutter F5 6 F4 F2 8 control when AGC is on Auto Shutter Turn the Auto Shutter control function on off On Off A SHT Limit Set the maximum shutter speed in Auto Shutter control 1 100 1 150 1 200 1 250 A SHT Point Set the iris point for switching auto iris and auto shutter F5 6 F8 F11 F16 control when Auto Shutter is on Shockless Off 1 2 3 Select the speed of change in white balance when the white White balance mode is switched Setting the Set to Off to instantly change the white balance shockless white Select a larger number to change the white balance more balance slowly through interpolation White Switch AT
75. ake a shot transition Transition 2 to 15 sec 4 sec Setting the Trans Speed Set the speed of the transition operating 1 to 10 5 conditions of Shot 2s Time Speed Determine whether to specify the transition by time or speed Transition Time Speed Trans Curve Select the transition pattern Linear Soft Trans Soft Stop Linear To make the transition linearly Soft Trans To make the transition slowly at the beginning and end but linearly in between Soft Stop To make the transition slow down near the end Start Timer Set the waiting time until the shot transition begins Off 5 sec 10 sec 20 sec Rec Link Set the function to start a shot transition linked to recording Off Shot A Shot B start Off To start the transition using a button without linked to recording start Shot A To start a transition to Shot A linked to recording start Shot B To start a transition to Shot B linked to recording start MF Assist On Off Set to On to precisely adjust the focus automatically after Turning the MF you roughly adjust it manually Assist Function on off Color Bar Type Multi 75 100 Select the type of color bars displayed when you press the Selecting the types BARS CAM button of color bar Multi To output multiformat color bars 75 To output 75 color bars 100 To output 100 color bars Flicker Reduce Mode Set the operation of the Flicker Reduction function Setting Flicker Auto On
76. ally lamps and a beep sound will warn you If the remaining further decreases to a level at which operation cannot be continued BATT Empty status a battery empty message appears Temporarily set the power switch to OFF and connect a power source via the DC IN connector or replace the battery pack with one that is fully charged To change the message levels The Low BATT level is set to 10 of full charge and the BATT Empty level is set to 3 of full charge at the factory These settings can be changed with Battery Alarm page 108 of the OTHERS menu Using AC Power DC IN Power You can connect an AC power source to this camcorder by using the supplied BC U1 Battery Charger for BP U30 U60 as an AC adaptor as shown below 1 Connect the DC power output cable of the BC U1 to the DC IN connector of the camcorder 2 Connect the power cord supplied with the BC U1 to the AC input connector of the BC U1 then to an AC power source 3 Set the mode switch of the BC U1 to the DC OUT position For details refer to the Operating Instructions of the BC UI1 When recording or playback is in progress on power from the DC IN connector the input voltage is displayed on the LCD monitor viewfinder screen Power Supply suonesedald 23 suonesedald 24 S amp Q REC The battery pack mounted on the camcorder is not charged even if you set the mode switch of the BC U1 to the CHARGE position To charg
77. amp Quick Motion Recording When an HQ Progressive P video format is selected page 36 you can set the frame rate for recording different from that for playback By recording at the different frame rate you can obtain smoother slow motion or quick motion effect when compared with slow speed or fast speed playback of a material recorded at the normal recording speed Example When the video format is HQ 720 24P recording with a frame rate between and 23 fps provides a quick motion effect in playback and recording with the frame rate between 25 and 60 fps provides a slow motion effect in playback e Slow amp Quick Motion cannot be set to On simultaneously with Frame Recording or Interval Recording When you set Slow amp Quick Motion to On Frame Recording and Interval Recording are forcibly set to Off e No audio recording is made if the recording frame rate is set to a value different from the playback frame rate e Slow amp Quick Motion recording cannot be made if Video Format of the OTHERS menu is set to HQ1080 60i HQ1080 50i SP1080 60i SP1080 50i or SP1080 24P Bulpso098y Preparatory Settings Before starting Slow amp Quick Motion recording make the necessary settings with the CAMERA SET menu in advance or details on menu operations see Basic Menu For detail t B M erations on page 95 0 t zs 95 1 Select S amp Q Motion from the CAMERA SET menu Slo
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79. and other operations not only with the directly connected devices but also with any of the devices that are connected to those devices Therefore you do not need to be concerned with device connection order However depending on the features and specifications of the connected devices you may need to use certain functions differently and you may not be able to transfer data or perform certain operations i LINK a nickname for IEEE 1394 proposed by Sony is a trademark supported by many companies worldwide IEEE 1394 is an international standard defined by IEEE the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc The camcorder can be connected to one device with the i LINK cable DV cable When you connect with a device that has two or more i LINK connectors refer to the operating instructions supplied with the connected device About i LINK About data transfer speed of i LINK i LINK defines a maximum data transfer speed of approximately 100 200 and 400 Mbps that are described as 100 S200 and S400 respectively For i LINK devices a maximum data transfer speed that the device supports is identified on Specifications page of the operating instructions supplied with the device or near its i LINK connector 1 When connecting with the device that support different data transfer speed the actual data transfer speed may be different from those described on the i LINK connectors What is Mbps Mega
80. anged after recording Rec Review cannot be performed e The Setup and PICTURE PROFILE menus cannot be operated during Rec Review Changing Functions of the Assignable Buttons The camcorder has four assignable buttons to which you can assign various functions for convenience ASSIGN 1 to 3 buttons LENS INFO_BRT DISP HISTOGRAM an eien ASSIGN 4 button The following functions are assigned at the factory ASSIGN 1 button LENS INFO Depth of field indication on off ASSIGN 2 button BRT DISP Brightness level indication on off ASSIGN 3 button HISTOGRAM Histogram indication on off ASSIGN 4 button No function is assigned Off Changing Functions Use Assign Button of the OTHERS menu For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 95 Select Assign Button from the OTHERS menu Rec Review Changing Functions of the Assignable Buttons Bulpso098 4 57 Bulpso098y 58 OTHERS UTC 09 00 Tally Button 2 Select the button to which you wish to assign a function lt l gt Freeze Mix lt 2 gt Shot Mark1 lt 3 gt Shot Mark2 lt 4 gt ec Review 3 Select the function to be assigned Function Contents Marker All marker indications safety zone marker center marker aspect marker guide frames on off Last Clip DEL Last clip delete ATW ATW function on off
81. are provided for Steady Shot Normal mode and Wide mode for a wide conversion lens When you attach the optional VCL EX0877 wide conversion lens be sure to set Wide Conversion page 101 of the CAMERA SET menu to On If the camcorder is fixed to a tripod for stable condition deactivate the Steady Shot function Reducing Flickers To reduce flickers try either of the following two methods Setting the shutter speed according to the power supply frequency Activate the electronic shutter page 43 and set the shutter speed according to the power supply frequency When the frequency is 50 Hz Set the shutter speed to 59 or 1 109 seconds When the frequency is 60 Hz Set the shutter speed to 6g or 1 129 seconds Using the Flicker Reduction function Set Flicker Reduce page 99 of the CAMERA SET menu to Auto or On and set Frequency to the power supply frequency 50 Hz or 60 Hz If the frame rate selected for recording is close to the power supply frequency flicker may not be reduced sufficiently even if you activate the Flicker Reduction function In such cases use the electronic shutter Eliminating Picture Blurring Steady Shot Reducing Flickers Bulpso098y 51 Bulpso098y 52 Setting the Time Data Time data such as the timecodes user bits and the clock time are recorded with pictures Running Modes of the Timecode For the timecode three running modes an
82. arious video formats for recording playback using Video Format page 109 of the OTHERS menu The current format is displayed on the screen when you press the DISPLAY BATT INFO button STBY A TCG 00 00 00 00 HQ 1080 601 Selectable Formats The selectable formats depend on whether Country page 109 of the OTHERS menu is set to NTSC Area or PAL Area The video formats set on this camcorder cover the recording bit rate HQ SP recording picture size effective resolution recording frame rate and recording scan system i P The frame rates are indicated with two digit integers rounding off the fractional part When you select an HQ format recording is made with the bit rate of 35 Mbps VBR When you select an SP format recording is made with the HDV compatible bit rate of 25 Mbps CBR With NTSC Area selected Format Indication on this camcorder HQ 1080 60 HQ 1920 x 1080 59 94 interlace SP 1440 x 1080 59 94 interlace HQ 1920 x 1080 29 97 Progressive HQ 1920 x 1080 23 98 Progressive SP 1440 x 1080 23 98 Progressive HQ 1280 x 720 59 94 Progressive SP 1080 60i HQ 1080 30P HQ 1080 24P SP 1080 24P HQ 720 60P Format Indication on this camcorder HQ 1280 x 720 HQ 720 30P 29 97 Progressive HQ 1280 x 720 HQ 720 24P 23 98 Progressive With PAL Area selected Format Indication on this camcorder
83. ates the power zoom In Servo mode the power zoom lever on the grip and the ZOOM button on the handle are activated Zoom speed switch ZOOM button Power zoom lever ZOOM switch SERVO To adjust with the power zoom lever on the grip Press the W wide side for a wider angle or the T telephoto side for a closer angle Pressing the lever deeper sets zooming faster To adjust with the ZOOM button on the handle Press the W side for a wider angle or the T side for a closer angle Zooming is activated at the speed selected with the speed switch The zoom speed assignment can be changed with the CAMERA SET menu Speed ZOOM button operation switch H Zoom changes with the speed set by High of Zoom Speed of CAMERA SET menu Default 70 L Zoom changes with the speed set by Low of Zoom Speed of CAMERA SET menu Default 30 OFF Disabled When adjusting with the ZOOM button of the IR Remote Commander The zooming speed depends on the Remote setting default 50 of Zoom Speed of the CAMERA SET menu To use the IR Remote Commander see Using the IR Remote Commander on page 28 When using a lens remote controller Zooming can also be controlled from an optional lens remote controller connected via the LENS REMOTE connector For operation of the optional lens remote controller refer to the
84. bPr SDI Out Select 103 Z Zebra 41 104 ZEBRA button 41 zebra patterns 41 Zebra Select 41 Zebral Level 41 zoom 46 ZOOM button 47 Zoom Position 46 Zoom ring 46 Zoom Speed 99 Zoom speed switch 47 ZOOM switch 46
85. can select picture profiles with the Direct menu by operating the joystick or the jog dial For details on the Direct menu see Direct Menu Operation on page 20 Copying the Settings of a Picture Profile You can copy the settings of a selected picture profile to another picture profile Select the source picture profile by proceeding from step 1 to 3 of Selecting a Picture Profile using the PICTURE PROFILE menu on page 70 2 Select Copy from SET of the PICTURE PROFILE menu The picture profile numbers are listed on the screen 3 Specify the target picture profile Execute and Cancel are displayed 4 Select Execute Copying begins When copying ends the completion message is displayed for three seconds and the original screen display is restored Resetting a Picture Profile You can reset a selected picture profile to the factory settings standard status Select the picture profile you wish to reset by proceeding from step 1 to 3 of Selecting a Picture Profile using the PICTURE PROFILE menu on page 70 2 Select Reset from SET of the PICTURE PROFILE menu Execute and Cancel are displayed 3 Select Execute Resetting begins When resetting ends the completion message is displayed for three seconds and the original screen display is restored Picture Profiles Bulpso098 4 71 Bulpso098y 72 Picture Pro
86. ce tone signal on off On Off Wind Filter CH 1 Turn the wind filter for channel 1 on off On Off Wind Filter CH 2 Turn the wind filter for channel 2 on off On Off EXT CH Select CH 1 To record channel 1 audio input on both channels 1 CH 1 and 2 CH 1 CH 2 CH 1 CH 2 To record channel 1 and channel 2 inputs on the respective channels Audio Output Monitor CH Setting for audio outputs CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 Select the audio channel s to be fed to the headphones and the built in speaker CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 Stereo CH 1 CH 3 CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 Mix CH 2 CH 4 CH 1 CH 3 CH 1 CH 3 only CH 2 CH 4 CH 2 CH 4 only with Output CH set to CH 3 CH 4 Output CH Select audio output channels from either channels and 2 or CH 1 CH 2 channels 3 and 4 CH 3 CH 4 Alarm Level Set the alarm sound volume 0 to 10 5 Beep Select whether or not to sound a beep upon each operation On Off Setup Menu List VIDEO SET Menu VIDEO SET Menu items Setting values Contents YPbPr SDI Out HD SD Off Select the output signal from the COMPONENT OUT Select connector and the SDI OUT connector Setting the HD To output the same HD signal as that in recording and component SDI playback outputs SD To output a down converted SD signal Off No output Note When using the A V OUT connector select Off Otherwise no signal is fed out from the A V OUT connect
87. clips recorded with this camcorder and access to the files For the operating requirements for the computer see Using the CD ROM on page 12 ra The SxS Device Driver Software on the CD ROM supplied with the camcorder must be installed on your computer Before installation be sure to read the enclosed SxS Device Driver Software End User License Agreement For information on installation of the driver refer to the ReadMe on the supplied CD ROM For support information for the driver visit the following URL http www sony net SxS Support to the ExpressCard slot gt SxS memory card Computer with SxS Device Driver Software installed With a Windows computer check that a Removable Disk appears in My Computer This indicates normal status With a Macintosh computer an icon is displayed on the menu bar Operating Clips With a Computer sedineq Jeuse xy Bunosuuog 111 sedineq euse xy Buljoeuu0D 112 To connect with a USB cable When you connect the camcorder or the SBAC US10 SxS Memory Card USB Reader Writer optional using the supplied USB cable the memory card in the slot is acknowledged as an extended drive by the computer When two memory cards are mounted in this camcorder they are acknowledged as two independent extended drives by the computer J SBAC US10 optional USB cable supplied with the USB cable camcorder supplied with f SBA
88. cording in progress A B Memory card in slot A is active STBY Standby for recording 7 0520 REC Slow amp Quick Motion B El Memory card in slot B is active recording in progress On Screen Indications 19 MAIAJBAQ 20 Time data indication M page 53 Media remaining indication M page 33 Zoom position indication M page 46 TLCS mode indication M D page 101 on oO ol Backlight mode STD Standard mode A Spotlight mode 9 Steady Shot indication M D page 51 10 Focus mode indication M D only in MF mode page 48 11 White balance mode and color temperature indications M D page 38 12 Picture profile indication M D page 70 13 ND filter indication M page 37 14 Iris position indication M D page 45 15 Gain indication M D page 42 16 Shutter mode shutter speed indication M D page 43 17 Audio level meters M page 55 18 Histogram indication M A 19 Fader indication M page 68 20 Video level cautioning indication M If the video level is too high or too low a caution is generated showing the appropriate ND filter number 21 Depth of Field indication M A 22 Brightness level indication M A
89. ction The Shot Transition function allows for smooth automatic scene transitions The operator can program start and end settings for zoom focus and white balance into the A and B buttons and with a press of the Start button a smooth transition will take place according to the set time A variety of functions and designs for high operability Depth of field indicator e Brightness level display e Histogram indicator e 3 5 inch color LCD monitor e Easy to see color viewfinder e Rotary grip e Four assignable buttons e Zoom and recording start stop operations enabled both on the handle and the grip e Long operating time with a battery pack e Wide array of interfaces including USB and i LINK e ATW Auto Tracing White Balance e Built in ND filter wheel e Selectable gain e High speed picture search x4 x15 e Freeze Mix function e IR Remote Commander supplied 1 Sony XDCAM XDCAM EX SxS i LINK Exmor CineAlta and Remote Commander are trademarks of Sony Corporation 2 HDV is a trademark of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan Limited All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Features 11 MAIAJOAO MAIAJBAQ 12 XDCAM EX web sites For information on XDCAM EX visit the following web sites United States http www sony com xdcamex Canada http www sony ca xdcamex Europe Middle East Africa and Russia http www sonybiz net xdcamex Latin America
90. d Clock mode can be selected Rec Run mode The timecode advances during recording only The continuity of the timecode is maintained between clips in the sequence of recording as long as the SxS memory card is not changed If you remove the memory card and record on another card the timecode will not continue when you return the first card to the slot again Free Run mode The timecode keeps advancing regardless of recording Regen mode The timecode advances during recording only When you insert another memory card the camcorder starts next recording so that the timecode continues to the last recorded timecode on the card Clock mode The current clock time is recorded for the timecode In Interval Recording Frame Recording Slow amp Quick Motion Recording the timecode advances in Rec Run mode regardless of the Run setting if you set Mode of Timecode to Preset If you set it to Clock the timecode advances in Regen mode Setting the Time Data Setting the Timecode Specify the timecode to be recorded with Timecode and TC Format of the TC UB SET menu For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 95 TC UB SET Timecode gt Mode Preset Users Bit gt TC Format DF Setting 00 00 00 00 EH Setting the timecode to a desired value 1 Set Mode of Timecode to Preset 2 Specify the timecode value on
91. d Information of a Clip When you select DISP CLIP INFO from a Clip Operation menu the CLIP INFO screen appears mm120min PREV CLIP 1 Image of the current clip 2 Image of the previous clip Press the PREV button to switch to the CLIP INFO screen of the previous clip 3 Image of the next clip Press the NEXT button to switch to the CLIP INFO screen of the next clip 4 Clip name 5 OK mark Displayed only when the selected clip is marked OK 6 Date and starting time of recording Adding the OK Mark to a Clip By adding the OK mark to clips you can obtain a thumbnail screen of only the marked clips when you press the THUMBNAIL button Clips with the OK mark cannot be deleted or divided To delete or devide the clip remove the OK mark Adding the OK mark Select OK MARK ADD from the Clip Operation menu Clip Operations CLIP INFO NEXT CLIP 2 E 0011 0300 S amp Q Motion 29 24fps TCR 00 05 00 02 TCR 00 05 00 00 STR TCR 00 08 19 23 END DUR 00 03 20 00 CH1 CH2 7 Recording format 8 Special recording information If the selected clip was recorded in a special recording mode S amp Q Motion Interval Rec or Frame Rec the mode is displayed For a clip recorded in S amp Q Motion mode recording frame rate playback frame rate fps is displayed to the right 9 Timecode of the displayed frame 10 Timecode at the recording starting point 11 Timecod
92. dd a shot mark then press the joystick or the jog dial The Clip Operation menu pops up 2 Select SHOT MARK1 ADD or SHOT MARK2 ADD from the Clip Operation menu The information screen for the selected frame appears and a confirmation message is displayed below the image 3 Select Execute Adding a shot mark on the EXPAND CLIP screen Select the frame to which you wish to add a shot mark on the EXPAND CLIP screen then press the joystick or the jog dial The Clip Operation menu pops up 2 Select SHOT MARK1 ADD or SHOT MARK2 ADD from the Clip Operation menu The information screen for the selected frame appears and a confirmation message is displayed below the image 3 Select Execute Deleting a shot mark You can delete shot marks on the EXPAND CLIP screen page 85 or on the SHOT MARK screen page 86 T Select a frame from which you wish to delete the shot mark on the EXPAND CLIP screen or the SHOT MARK screen then press the joystick or the jog dial The Clip Operation menu pops up 2 Select the SHOT MARK1 DEL or SHOT MARK2 DEL from the Clip Operation menu Clip Operations yoegheld 87 yoegheld 88 The information screen for the selected frame appears and a confirmation message is displayed below the image 3 Select Execute Changing the Index Frame You can change the index frame of a clip to another frame you selected on th
93. de In and Fade Out with the menu Or press the ASSIGN button again The Fade In Fade Out settings automatically return to Off when you turn off the camcorder while the Type and Time settings set with the menu are maintained Fader Function Bulpso098 4 69 Bulpsoo9y 70 Ee a Picture Profiles You can customize the picture quality depending on the conditions or circumstances of recording and store them as a picture profile enabling the picture quality to be resumed just by your selecting the picture profile Six different picture profiles PP1 to PP6 can be stored in memory The same standard reference values are registered to six picture profiles at the factory as those specified for the Picture Profile Off status The PICTURE PROFILE menu is available for picture profile operations The picture profiles can be operated only in Camera mode They cannot be operated in Media mode Registering the Customized Settings as a Picture Profile Power switch CAMERA PICTURE PROFILE button T Set the power switch to CAMERA to turn the camcorder on in Camera mode 2 Press the PICTURE PROFILE button The PICTURE PROFILE menu is displayed 3 Operating the jog dial or the joystick select SEL from the PICTURE PROFILE menu then select the picture profile number PP1 to PP6 to operate Picture Profiles PICTURE PROFILE SE OF S PP1 STANDARD PP2 STANDARD PP3 S
94. der to start stop recording rather than pressing the REC START STOP button of the camcorder e Frame Recording cannot be set to On simultaneously with Interval Recording or Slow amp Quick Motion When you set Frame Recording to On Interval Recording and Slow amp Quick Motion are forcibly set to Off e No audio recording is executed in Frame Recording e Frame Recording cannot be performed if an SP video format is selected with Video Format and i LINK I O is set to Enable with the OTHERS menu e Frame Recording cannot be performed if Video Format of the OTHERS menu is set to SP 1080 24P Preparatory Settings Before starting Frame Recording make the necessary settings on the CAMERA SET menu in advance For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 95 1 Select Frame Rec of the CAMERA SET menu CAMERA SET Setting Off Number of Frames 1 2 Set Setting to On Frame Recording The camcorder enters Frame Recording mode When the special recording mode indication on the screen is active Frame Rec flashes on the screen 3 Select the Number of Frames value for one recording session You can select from among 2 6 and 12 when Video Format is set to 720 60P or 720 50P With other video formats you can select from among 1 3 6 and 9 4 Exit the menu Performing Frame Recording When the prepara
95. ding to the signal fed to the monitor set YPbPr SDI Out Display or Video Out Display of the VIDEO SET menu page 103 to On Connecting External Monitors When outputting SD signals select in advance the output mode Squeeze Letterbox or Edge Crop with Down Converter of the VIDEO SET menu SD signals down converted for output have the following restrictions Images of 50P 50i 25P are output as PAL signals those of 59 94P 59 94i 29 97P are output as NTSC signals and those of 23 98P are output as 2 3 pulled down NTSC signals SDI OUT connector BNC The connector is set at the factory to output an HD SDI signal Using YPbPr SDI Out Select page 103 of the VIDEO SET menu you can change the setting so that it outputs an SD SDI signal The HD SD switching becomes valid also on the COMPONENT OUT connector in synchronization Use a commercially available 75 ohm coaxial cable for connection To display the menus and status information on the connected monitor Set YPbPr SDI Out Display page 103 of the VIDEO SET menu to On If input output at the i LINK HDV connector are enabled page 114 no signal is fed out from the SDI OUT connector COMPONENT OUT connector mini D connector The connector is set at the factory to output HD analog component signals for monitoring Using YPbPr SDI Out Select page 103 of the VIDEO SET menu you can change the setting so that
96. e The input image is displayed on the LCD monitor EVF screen and the monitor connected via the COMPONENT OUT connector or A V OUT connector The audio signal is output from the built in speaker or headphones connected to the headphone jack and the speaker of the monitor connected to the A V OUT connector 5 Press the REC START STOP button on the handle Recording begins e The REC START STOP button on the grip does not function An error is generated in the following cases In such a case cancel Recording mode by pressing the REC START STOP button The video format of input signal does not match that specified on the camcorder A copy protected stream is being fed in If the input to the camcorder becomes no signal during recording the tally lamps and the i LINK REC status indication on the LCD monitor EVF screen flash indicating that no signal is being recorded on the SxS memory card When an input signal is resumed recording is restarted incrementing the clip number on the memory card sedineq Jeuseyxy Bunosuuog Connecting an External Device i LINK Connection 115 sexipueddy 116 Appendixes Important Notes on Operation Use and Storage Do not subject the unit to severe shocks The internal mechanism may be damaged or the body warped Do not cover the unit while operating Putting a cloth for example over the unit can cause excessive internal heat build up After use Always set th
97. e Continuous Rapidly The DC IN voltage is too low stage 2 Recording cannot be flashing performed Connect other power source Battery Error An error was detected with the battery pack Please Change Battery Replace the battery pack with a normal one Backup Battery End The remaining power of the backup battery is insufficient Please Change Replace the battery with a new one 122 Error Warning Indications Warning indication Buzzer Tally Cause and measures on LCD EVF lamps Unknown Media A A partitioned memory card or one that contains recorded clips Please Change exceeding the number permitted with this camcorder is loaded This card cannot be used with this camcorder Remove it and load a compatible card Media Error An error occurred with the memory card The card requires Media A Needs to be restoration Restored Remove the card load it again and restore it Media Error Recording cannot be done as the memory card is defective Cannot Record to As playback may be possible it is recommended to replace it Media A with another card after copying the clips as required Media Error Neither recording nor playback can be done as the memory Cannot Use Media A card is defective It cannot be operated with this camcorder Replace it with another card Video Format Mismatch The external signal input via the i LINK connection cannot be recorded as the Video Format setting is differen
98. e EXPAND CLIP screen page 85 or the SHOT MARK screen page 86 1 Select a frame to be the index frame on the EXPAND CLIP screen or the SHOT MARK screen then press the joystick or the jog dial 2 Select SET INDEX PIC from the Clip Operation menu The information screen of the selected frame appears and the confirmation message is displayed below the image 3 Select Execute Even if you specify a frame other than the top frame for the index frame playback always begins from the top frame when you start it from the thumbnail screen Dividing a Clip You can divide a clip into two different clips at the frame you select on the EXPAND CLIP screen page 85 or the SHOT MARK screen page 86 T Select the frame at which the clip is to be divided on the EXPAND CLIP screen or the SHOT MARK screen then press the joystick or the jog dial The Clip Operation menu pops up 2 Select DIVIDE CLIP from the Clip Operation menu The information screen for the selected frame appears and a confirmation message is displayed below the image Clip Operations 3 Select Execute The selected and subsequent frames are divided creating two clips having different names The first 4 characters of the original clip name are carried on continuing to the last number on the memory card by the second 4 numerics Example If you divide a clip named ABCD0002 into two clips under the condition where a new clip will
99. e at the recording ending point 12 Duration of the clip 13 Recorded audio channels The CLIP INFO screen for the clip appears and a confirmation message appears below the index frame 2 Select Execute and press the jog dial or the joystick The OK mark is applied to the selected clip Deleting the OK mark For a clip already marked with OK the Clip Operation menu of the thumbnail screen permits you to select OK MARK DEL T Select OK MARK DEL from the Clip Operation menu The information screen for the selected clip appears and a confirmation message is displayed below the index frame image 2 To delete select Execute then press the jog dial or the joystick The OK mark is deleted from the selected clip Copying a Clip You can copy a clip selected on the thumbnail screen to another SxS memory card 1 On the thumbnail screen of the current memory card select the clip you wish to copy then press the joystick or the jog dial The Clip Operation menu of the thumbnail screen pops up 2 Select COPY CLIP from the Clip Operation menu The information screen of the selected clip appears and a confirmation message is displayed below the index frame image 3 To copy select Execute then press the jog dial or the joystick Copying begins The clip is copied with the same name to the destination SxS memory card An execution message and an in progress bar are displayed during co
100. e power switch to OFF Before storing the unit for a long period Remove the battery pack Shipping Remove the memory cards before transporting the unit e If sending the unit by truck ship air or other transportation service pack it in the shipping carton of the unit Care of the unit Remove dust and dirt from the surfaces of the lens using a blower If the body of the unit is dirty clean it with a soft dry cloth In extreme cases use a cloth steeped in a little neutral detergent then wipe dry Do not use organic solvents such as alcohol or thinner as these may cause discoloration or other damage to the finish of the unit To remove dust from inside the viewfinder remove the viewfinder by sliding it while holding the viewfinder release lever downward Viewfinder release lever Important Notes on Operation In the event of operating problems If you should experience problems with the unit contact your Sony dealer Use and storage locations Store in a level ventilated place Avoid using or storing the unit in the following places e In excessive heat or cold operating temperature range 0 C to 40 C or 32 F to 104 F Remember that in summer in warm climates the temperature inside a car with the windows closed can easily exceed 50 C 122 F e In damp or dusty locations e Locations where the unit may be exposed to rain e Locations subject to violent vibration e Near strong magnetic fields
101. e screen The indication is switched among the timecode user bits and recording duration each time you press the TC U BIT DURATION button Display Contents TCG 4 Tmecode CLK Timecode Clock mode UBG kx k User bits DUR 2 Duration from the beginning of recording Setting the Time Data Bulpso098y 53 Recording Audio Signals Two channels CH 1 CH 2 of audio can be recorded Linear PCM recording in synchronization with video recording You can use the built in stereo microphones omni directional electret condenser microphones or 2 channel external audio inputs to the AUDIO IN connectors by switching with the AUDIO IN switches Bulpso09y AUDIO IN connectors To input external sources LINE MIC 48V switches To select the type of external source Built in stereo microphones AUDIO IN switches To select the source AUDIO SELECT switches To select the recording level adjustment mode AUDIO LEVEL controls To adjust the recording levels 54 Recording Audio Signals Using the Built in Stereo Microphones Set the AUDIO IN switches both CH 1 and CH 2 to INT Using External Inputs 1 Set the AUDIO IN switches CH 1 and CH 2 to EXT 2 Connect external audio sources to the AUDIO IN connectors CH 1 and CH 2 3 Set the LINE MIC 48V switches CH 1 and CH 2 to LINE line level 4 dBu Using an External M
102. e the battery pack remove it from the camcorder and mount it on the BC U1 Turning Power On This camcorder has Camera mode for recording and Media mode for playback The mode is selected when you turn the power on Power switch To operate in Camera mode turn the power on by setting the power switch to the CAMERA position To operate in Media mode turn the power on by setting the power switch to the MEDIA position Turning Power Off Set the power switch to the OFF position When removing the battery pack or the DC IN power be sure to set the switch to OFF in advance Removing the battery pack and the DC IN power without first setting the power switch to OFF may cause damage to the camcorder or SxS memory cards Setting the Clock Setting the Clock When you turn the camcorder on for the first time after purchasing or replacing the backup battery page 119 the Initial Setting display appears on the LCD monitor viewfinder screen Set the date and time of the built in clock using this display INITIAL SETTING Time Zone UTC 09 00 TOKYO Date Time 2007 01 01 00 00 00 Finish Time Zone The value shows the time difference from UTC Coordinated Universal Time Change the setting if needed Setting the time and date Use the joystick on the handle or jog dial on the rear operation panel for setting Joystick Jog dial THUMN 1 Tilt the joystick or turn the jog dial to
103. e used to shoot the monitor screen eliminating horizontal bands SLS Slow Shutter mode For shooting a subject in low level lighting conditions Specify the shutter speed in the number of accumulated frames EX Slow Shutter mode This is an advanced mode of SLS mode The shutter speed is specified in the number of accumulated frames Up to 64 frames can be accumulated in this mode permitting you to obtain low noise clear pictures in low light levels or a surreal pictures with afterimages Auto Shutter mode The shutter speed is automatically adjusted according to the picture brightness Shooting in a Fixed Shutter Mode When you set the SHUTTER switch to ON the fixed shutter is turned on in the mode and with the shutter speed you specified with Shutter of the CAMERA SET menu When Auto Shutter mode is ON the fixed shutter cannot be selected Bulps0098 4 SHUTTER switch Setting the fixed shutter with the CAMERA SET menu The shutter mode and shutter speed can be set with the CAMERA SET menu Press the MENU button to set the camcorder to Menu mode display the CAMERA SET menu with pam and select Shutter CAMERA SET Shutter Speed 1 125 Shutter Angle 180 ECS Frequency 60 02 SLS Frame 732 Shot Transition MF Assist Olt Color Bar Type Multi Speed standard speed mode Set Mode to Speed and specify the time 1 setting value sec with Shutter Speed
104. ector MONITOR VOL buttons Built in speaker With the headphones connected to the headphone jack the built in speaker is turned off Press the MONITOR VOL buttons to adjust the sound volume The level bar is displayed during adjustment You can select audio channel s to be monitored with Audio Output page 102 of the AUDIO SET menu Adding shot marks during playback In the same manner as in recording you can add shot marks to the clip during playback At the point where you wish to add a shot mark press the Shot Mark1 or Shot Mark2 assigned button or the SHOTMARK 1 or 2 button on the IR Remote Commander e No shot mark can be added if the memory card is write protected e No shot mark can be added to the first or last frame of a clip Stopping playback You can stop playback with either of the following operations Press the THUMBNAIL button Playback mode is canceled restoring the thumbnail screen Press the STOP button Playback mode is canceled showing any external input or a blue screen To display the thumbnail screen press the THUMBNAIL button Playing Back Clips yoegheld 81 Clip Operations In Media mode you can operate the clips or confirm and change the subsidiary data for clips using the Clip Operation menus Clip Operation Menus Thumbnail screen page 83 CANCEL DISP CLIP INFO OK MARK ADD OK MARK DEL COPY CLIP yoegheld t
105. ecute to detect the color in the center of the screen The area centering around the detected color of the range specified by Target Width becomes the target area of Color Correction Area Indication Set to On to display the Zebra 1 pattern for the On Off target area of Color Correction Target Phase Manually adjust the center color for the target area 0 to 359 130 for Color Correction When Area Detection is executed this setting is overwritten by the Area Detection result Perform fine adjustment with this item as required Target Width Set the width of color phase for the target area for 0 to 90 40 Color Correction Level Set the saturation for the color in the target area 99 to 99 0 Phase Adjust the hue for the color in the target area 99 to 99 0 Picture Profiles PICTURE PROFILE SET Items Subitems and setting values Contents White Offset White Set to On to shift the conversion value for auto Setting the white balance On Off white balance in Memory A or B mode and that for offset and the color auto tracing white in ATW mode to a lower color temperature of the preset temperature or a higher color temperature white Offset lt A gt Adjust the volume of the offset white shifting 99 to 99 0 volumes of the conversion value in Memory A Offset lt B gt Memory B or ATW mode respectively 99 to 99 0 Offset lt ATW gt 99 to 99 0 Preset White Adjust
106. ed slide the battery pack to the right to unlock then pull it out BATTERY RELEASE button Checking battery charge remaining To check during operation When recording or playback is in progress on the battery pack an icon to show the current battery charge level and usage time remaining are displayed on the LCD monitor EVF screen A S amp Q REC AB 1 B 50min Z99 Icon Remaining tT TTT 100 to 91 E 90 to 71 i 10 to 51 _ 50 to 31 30 to 11 q 10 to 0 The camcorder indicates the remaining usage time in minutes by calculating the available time with the battery pack if operation is continued at the current rate of power consumption The operating time on a battery pack depends on the condition new or old of the battery pack and the ambient temperature To check in power off status Information on the mounted battery pack BATTERY INFO is displayed on the LCD monitor screen when you hold the DISPLAY BATT INFO button pressed even if the camcorder is off The BATTERY INFO display goes off after 5 seconds DISPLAY BATT INFO button TCNGBIT bution Staus EE o BAR ICAM BATTERY INFO o 50 100 ll oon Remaining Time 20min If the battery charge remaining becomes low If the battery charge remaining decreases to a certain level during operation Low BATT status a low battery message flashing of the t
107. eed switches between 4 times and 15 times normal speed To return to normal playback Press the PLAY PAUSE button Cueing up To return to the top of the current clip Press the PREV button When you press the button in normal or fast forward playback the top of the current clip is cued up then playback begins When you press the button in fast reverse playback or in Pause mode the top of the current clip is cued up then the still picture is displayed e Repeated pressing of the button cues up the previous clips one by one To start playback from the top of the first clip Press the PREV button and F REV button simultaneously The top of the first recorded clip on the memory card is cued up To jump to the top of the next clip Press the NEXT button When you press the button in normal or fast forward playback the top of the next clip is cued up then playback begins When you press the button in fast reverse playback or in Pause mode the top of the next clip is cued up then the still picture is displayed e Repeated pressing of the button cues up the subsequent clips one by one To start playback from the top of the last clip Press the F FWD button and NEXT button simultaneously The top of the last recorded clip on the memory card is cued up Monitoring audio In Normal playback mode you can monitor the recorded audio signals through the built in speaker or connected headphones Headphone conn
108. eeded The following operations must be eliminated when the access lamp is lit in red e Turning the power off or disconnecting the power cord e Removing the SxS memory card e Disconnecting the USB cable When using the SBAC US10 refer to the operating instructions of the SBAC US10 Removing an SxS memory card Windows 1 Click on the icon of Safely Remove Hardware on the task bar of the computer 2 Select Safely remove SxS Memory Card Drive X from the displayed menu 3 Check that the Safe To Remove Hardware message appears then remove the card Macintosh Drag the SxS memory card icon on the desktop to Trash If the SxS memory card icon is located on Finder click on the eject icon on its side Do not select Card Power Off from the SxS memory card icon displayed on the menu bar Using the XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software To copy clips to the local disk of a computer the XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software must be used Install the XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software on the supplied CD ROM to your computer Although the data regarding recorded materials are stored over multiple files and folders you can easily handle the clips without considering such data and directory structure by using the XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software If you operate e g copy the clips on the SxS memory card by using the Explorer Windows or Finder Macintosh the subsidiary data contained by the clips may not be ma
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110. ent values are displayed To return to the previous layer select Return or tilt the joystick to the left When you select an item that has no subitems and to be only On Off or switched the choices are displayed to the right of the item In this case proceed to step 5 Example __ Camera Set EX Slow Shutter gt Shot Transition MF Assist Color Bar Type Choices For the item that has subitems turn the jog dial or tilt the joystick back or forth to set the cursor to the subitem you wish to set then press the dial or the joystick to proceed The available values of the selected subitems are displayed and the cursor moves to the current value CAMERA SET j EX Slow Shutter Shot Transition MF Assist SON Color Bar Type Multi 00 Available value area e The available value area can show 7 lines at maximum When all the selectable values cannot be displayed at one time you can scroll the display up or down by moving the cursor A triangle appears at the upper or lower right corner of the available value area to indicate that scrolling is enabled For items having a wide range of available values example 99 to 99 the available value area is not displayed The current setting is highlighted instead indicating that the setting is ready for change Select the desired value by turning the jog dial or tilting the joystick back or forth then press the dial or the j
111. eo multi output page 111 gt Ay a UF oh oo MAIAJOAQ Controls on the grip A control block See Note below 25 26 27 19 COMPONENT OUT connector Mini D page 110 20 USB connector Mini B page 111 21 Accessory shoe 22 REC TALLY lamp page 35 page 122 23 IR remote control receptor 24 AUDIO IN CH 1 CH 2 connectors XLR and input selection switches page 54 25 WHT BAL automatic white balance adjustment button page 38 26 SHUTTER switch page 43 27 ASSIGN 4 assignable 4 button page 57 For functions and usage see the pages shown in parentheses The lens is properly adjusted at the factory Do not touch the controls of the lens control block Parts Identifications 15 M JM AQ 16 Operation panel on the handle 28 MONITOR VOL volume buttons page 55 page 81 29 THUMBNAIL button page 79 30 PLAY PAUSE button page 79 31 F REV fast reverse button page 80 32 PREV previous button page 80 33 STOP button page 81 34 On handle ZOOM button page 46 35 Zoom speed switch page 46 36 CANCEL button page 95 37 SEL SET selection set button Joystick page 95 It functions accordingly when you move it up toward the subject down toward the viewfinder left or right or you push along the axis It is called the joystick in the subsequent operating instructions 38 F FWD fast forward button page 80
112. esssessseseseers 64 Preparatory Settings cesessssssssseceeessceeesecorseeecers 65 Recording with a Shot Transition s s s 66 Fader Function sscscssssssssssssssssscssesssssssecsssssssesessscsssesesees Preparatory Settings 0 eeeeeeseeeeseseeeeeseneeeeseneees Starting Recording with a Fade In Ending Recording with a Fade Out Picture Profiles sseccsssssssrsssssssssscsesessssssasesssssseseseseesesecees 70 Registering the Customized Settings as a Picture Profile sv siscsiieithe vie Be aae 70 Selecting a Picture Profile 0 cece eeseeeseeeteeeeeees 70 Copying the Settings of a Picture Profile 71 Resetting a Picture Profile cccceseseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 71 Picture Protile Items ai Jaki cette eek hae 72 Deleting Clips ssscscsssssscsssscssscsssecssscssssssssecsssessssesseseseees 76 Deleting the Last Recorded Clip 0 eee 76 Deleting All Clips minnin riai 76 Storing Retrieving the Setting Data essssesesssossoscsossosossesese 77 Storing the Setup File 0 eeeeeeeetseeeeeeeeeees 77 Retrieving the Setup File 0 eee sseeeereeeeeeeeeees 77 Resetting to the Standard Values 0 teers 77 Playback Status Displays Playing Back Clips csccccsssscssssssscsssssssesssssssessessseesseseseers 78 Thumbnail Screen oo eeeseeeeseseeeeseeeeeeeeeetseeeeees 78 AERLE EEE E hates E AE 79 Clip Operations cscsscscssssssscscsssssescssssssseessscsseesessessesesees
113. ext clip When you try to capture such a signal using the nonlinear editing system a malfunction may occur depending on the nonlinear editing software in use e If you specify a search speed other than 4 or 15 times normal with the nonlinear editing system no i LINK signal is fed out In such a case the picture on the LCD monitor may stay frozen e High speed playback picture may not be displayed on the computer screen depending on the nonlinear editing software in use Setting on this camcorder Set i LINK I O of the OTHERS menu to Enable For operations of the nonlinear editing software refer to the operation manual of the software Recording External Input Signals The HDV stream input from a device connected via the i LINK connector can be recorded on an SxS memory card in this camcorder The timecodes superimposed on the i LINK input are recorded regardless of the settings of the camcorder T Set the external signal to a format that can be recorded on the camcorder Signals of 1440 x 1080 59 94i can be recorded when Video Format page 109 is set to SP 1080 60i or SP1080 24P Signals of 1440 x 1080 50i can be recorded when set to SP 1080 50i Recording is not allowed with other combinations of Video Format and input signals 2 Set i LINK 1 0 page 108 of the OTHERS menu to Enable 3 Set the camcorder to Media mode Press the STOP button to set the camcorder to STOP mod
114. f EVF Mode For switching between color and monochrome modes of the EVF BRT Disp For turning the brightness level indication on off Histogram For turning the histogram indication on off Lens Info For turning the depth of field indication on off Off No function Setup Menu List sBunjes p je eq pue uoneinByuoy nuaw 107 OTHERS Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents Tally Setting the tally lamps Front High Low Off Set the brightness of the tally lamp on the front High To brighten the lamp Low To dim the lamp Off To not light the lamp Rear On Off Turn the tally lamp on the rear on off Hours Meter Hours Sys The non resettable accumulated time of use is displayed Displaying the Hours Reset The resettable accumulated time of use is displayed hours meter Reset Select Execute to reset the Hours Reset value to 0 Execute Cancel IR Remote On Off Set to On to activate remote control operations from the Activating supplied IR Remote Commander deactivating the Remote ma Commander The setting automatically returns to Off when the camcorder is turned off Battery Alarm Low BATT Set the battery level at which the Low BATT warning is Setting the low power alarm 5 110 15 45 50 generated in steps of 5 BATT Empty 3 to 7 3 Set the battery level at which the BATT Empty warning is generated
115. f the marker from among 4 3 13 9 14 9 and 15 9 with Aspect Select Example 4 3 OO 120min STBY TCG 00 00 00 00 Displaying the guide frame lines Set Guide Frame to On to insert the guide frame lines into the screen area 120min STBY 4H TCG 00 00 00 00 Displaying the Zebra Patterns A zebra pattern s can be inserted to the picture on LCD monitor EVF screen to check the appropriate luminance level Factory set zebras 1 70 2 100 NU y NG Turning the zebra pattern indication on off Pressing the ZEBRA button turns the zebra pattern indication on off ZEBRA button Changing the zebra pattern Using Zebra of the LCD VF SET menu you can change the zebra pattern to be displayed Press the MENU button to set the camcorder to Menu mode display the LCD VF SET menu with and select Zebra from the menu LCD VF SET Return Zebra Select 1 Display On Off gt Zebra1 Level 70 Zebra Select Select the zebra pattern s to be displayed gt gt gt gt gt 1 Zebra1 To display a zebra pattern in the area of 10 centering the video level set with Zebral Level 2 Zebra2 To display a zebra pattern for the video level over 100 Both To display both Zebral and Zebra2 Zebra1 Level Set the center level of Zebra in the range of 50 to 107 The default setting is 70 Displaying the Markers and Zebra Patterns Bulpso
116. ff Video Format Turn the video format indication on off On 0O Setup Menu List sBunjes payiejoq pue uoneinByuoy nuaw 105 TC UB SET Menu TC UB SET Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents Timecode Mode Set the timecode mode Setting the Preset Regen Clock Preset To start the timecode from the specified value timecode Regen regeneration To continue the timecode from that of the previous clip Clock To use the current clock time as the timecode Run Set the running mode when the timecode mode is set to Rec Run Free Run Preset Rec Run The timecode advances only in recording mode Free Run The timecode keeps advancing regardless of recording Setting Set the timecode to a desired value Select SET to finish the setting Reset Select Execute to reset the timecode to 00 00 00 00 Execute Cancel Users Bit Mode Set the user bit mode Setting the user Fix Date Fix To use a desired fixed value as the user bits bits Date To use the current date Setting Set the user bits to a desired value TC Format DF NDF Set the timecode format Setting the time code format DF Drop frame NDF Non drop frame OTHERS Menu OTHERS Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents D gt Z QO e 5 ch 2 All Reset Execute Cancel Select Execute to reset the camcorder to the factory status g Resetting to the e factory stat
117. fied as the The recording date and starting time are displayed index frame of a clip when recorded You can below the index image of each clip The OK change it to another one as required see page 88 mark symbol is displayed if the clip is marked yoegheld The icon of the current memory card is highlighted shading the nonselected one If the card is write protected a lock icon is displayed to the left Current clip No Total number of clips MMH 1 20 ALA 0011 0300 Cursor hh iw at yellow yj QKO1 JAN 10 53 MOKOIA FAT 0 5 Data for the clip at the cursor are displayed in 1 to 8 1 Date and starting time of recording an AV independent file such as those added to the memory card using a computer Not all 2 Clip name bed tot y operations and indications may be available for 3 OK mark such clips Displayed only if the selected clip is marked OK 5 Recording video format page 84 4 AV independent file icon 6 Duration of the clip Displayed if the selected clip is an AV 7 Timecode independent file This indicates that the clip is The timecode of the index frame is displayed 78 Playing Back Clips 8 Special recording information If the selected clip was recorded in a special recording mode S amp Q Motion Interval Rec or Frame Rec the mode is displayed For a clip recorded in S amp Q Motion mode recording frame rate playback frame rate fps is displayed to the righ
118. file Items The values when Off is selected at SEL of the PICTURE PROFILE menu are shown in bold face example Standard PICTURE PROFILE SET Items Subitems and setting values Contents Profile Name Changing the picture profile name Profile name Set the profile name in 8 characters at maximum You can use upper and lowercase alphabetics numerics 0 to 9 hyphen _ underscore and space Matrix Adjusting the color phase over the entire area with matrix operations Setting Set to On to activate the color phase adjustment On Off function with matrix operations for the entire picture When this function is set to Off Color Correction is also set to Off in synchronization Select Select the built in preset matrix provided for Standard High SAT FL convenience Light Cinema Level Adjust the color saturation for the entire picture 99 to 99 0 area Phase Adjust the hue for the entire picture area 99 to 99 0 R G R B G R G B B R B G 99 to 99 0 Finely adjust the color phase for the entire picture area by independently setting each of the factors Color Correction Adjusting the color phase in a specific area Setting On Off Set to On to enable the color phase adjustment for a specific area Simultaneous adjustment of multiple areas is not allowed You can adjust it for one area only Area Detection Execute Cancel Ex
119. frame If the frame has multiple markings one of the icons is displayed in the priority order of index frame shot mark 1 and shot mark 2 Clip Operations 2 Timecode indication The timecode of the frame at the cursor is displayed Clip Operation menu on the EXPAND CLIP screen When you select a frame on the EXPAND CLIP screen and press the joystick or the jog dial the Clip Operation menu pops up to enable further operations Item Function EXPAND To decrease the number of COARSE partitions of the clip EXPAND To increase the number of FINE partitions of the clip PAUSE To set to Pause mode at the selected frame SET INDEX PIC To specify the selected frame for the index frame of the clip page 88 SHOT MARKI To add shot mark 1 to the selected ADD frame page 87 SHOT MARK2 To add shot mark 2 to the selected ADD frame page 87 SHOT MARKI To delete shot mark 1 from the DEL selected frame page 87 SHOT MARK2 To delete shot mark 2 from the DEL selected frame page 87 DIVIDE CLIP To divide the clip into two clips at the selected frame page 88 Displaying the SHOT MARK Screen When one or more shot marks are recorded for a single clip the SHOT MARK screen permits you to display only the marked frames as the thumbnail images on the screen Select a clip on the thumbnail screen 2 Press the joystick or the jog dial The Clip Operation menu pops up 3 Select SH
120. function The PMW EX1 offers a Slow amp Quick Motion function commonly known as overcranking and undercranking in film shooting which enables you to create unique looks or special effects of slow and fast motion images Slow Shutter function The PMW EX1 offers a Slow Shutter function for capturing clear images in low light environments This allows the shutter speed to be changed to a maximum of 64 frame accumulation period Selectable gamma curves The PMW EX 1 provides various types of gamma identical to those of other CineAlta camcorders Interval Recording function The PMW EX1 offers an Interval Recording function that intermittently records signals at pre determined intervals This is convenient for shooting over long periods of time and also when creating pictures with special effects of extremely quick motion Frame Recording function Frame Recording is a unique feature of the PMW EX1 camcorder that is especially useful for clay animation shooting With this function images for pre determined frame are recorded each time the record button is pressed Shutter angle settings In addition to the electric shutter speed controls the PMW EX1 also has a shutter angle control which is familiar to cinematographers Picture Profile feature The Picture Profile feature allows the camera operator to easily call up customized picture tonal settings to suit particular shooting conditions Shot Transition fun
121. g the LCD B LIGHT and buttons Press the button to darken the backlight Press the button to make it brighter During adjustment the backlight level bar appears to indicate the adjustment value Adjusting the color contrast and brightness These adjustments can be made using the LCD VF SET menu Press the MENU button to set the camcorder to Menu mode and select LCD VF SET menu then LCD from the menu Adjusting the LCD Monitor and Viewfinder LCD VF SET LCD Color a 0 Contrast 0 Brightness 0 feist m Set color contrast and brightness of the LCD monitor with the corresponding LCD menu items Color Contrast and Brightness For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 95 Adjusting the Viewfinder Tf the picture on the LCD monitor is hard to view under bright ambient light you can use the viewfinder to check the picture You can adjust the display conditions of the viewfinder according to your current lighting conditions These adjustments of the viewfinder have no effect on pictures being recorded Do not leave the camcorder with the eyepiece of the viewfinder facing the sun Direct sunlight can enter through the eyepiece be focused in the viewfinder and cause fire Hereafter the viewfinder is referred to as EVF abbreviation of Electronic Viewfinder Turning the EVF on off With the factory setting the EVF is turned on when the LCD monit
122. h this camcorder Checking the Remaining Time Available for Recording In Camera mode you can check the time remaining for the SxS memory cards loaded in the card slots on the LCD monitor EVF screen STBY AJ The available time for recording with the current video format recording bit rate is calculated according to the remaining space of each card and displayed in time units of minutes The remaining can also be checked in a meter format on the BATTER Y MEDIA status screen page 92 A a icon appears if the memory card is write protected Replacing an SxS memory card e If the available time on two cards in total becomes less than 5 minutes a message Media Near Full flashing of the tally lamps and a beep sound will warn you Replace the cards with those with sufficient space e If you continue recording until the total remaining time reaches zero the message changes to Media Full and recording stops Approximately 600 clips can be recorded on one SxS memory card at maximum If the number of recorded clips reaches the limit the remaining time indication becomes 0 and the message Media Full is displayed Restoring an SxS Memory Card If an error occurs with data in a memory card for some reason the card must be restored If an SxS memory card that needs to be restored is loaded a message that prompts you to execute a restore operation is displayed on the LCD
123. h HQ 1080 HD SDI output Gain 3 0 3 6 9 12 18 dB AGC Shutter speed 1 33 to 1 2000 sec Slow shutter 2 to 8 frames EX Slow Shutter 16 32 64 frames Audio Block Built in microphones Stereo electret condenser microphones Directivity Omnidirectional Specifications Built in speaker Monaural Output 250 mW Displays LCD monitor Screen size 8 8 cm diagonal 3 5 inch Aspect ratio 16 9 Picture size 640 H x 3 RGB x 480 V delta sequence Transmission Hybrid semi transmissive type Viewfinder Screen size 1 4 cm diagonal 0 54 inch Aspect ratio 16 9 Picture elements 1120 H x 225 V Inputs Outputs Input connectors AUDIO IN CH1 CH2 connectors XLR 3 pin 2 female LINE 4 dBu MIC 8 dBu to 65 dBu 3 dB steps Reference level 0 dBu 0 775 Vrms DC IN connector DC jack 1 Output connectors A V OUT connector AV multiconnector 1 Audio 10 dBu 47kQ load reference level Analog composite YC signals NTSC or USB connector PAL mini B USB2 0 Hi Speed 1 COMPONENT OUT connector Mini D connector 1 Optional Accessories Y 1 0 Vp p 75Q Pb Pr 0 7 Vp p 75Q Battery pack BP U30 BP U60 Headphone connector Battery charger Stereo mini jack 1 20 5 dBu BC U1 reference level output 16Q load SxS memory card SDI OUT connector SxS PRO SBP 8 8 GB SBP 16 16 GB BNC type 1 conforming to SxS memory card USB reader writer SMPTE292M 259M standards
124. he SHOTMARK 1 or 2 button where you wish to insert a mark If the Shot Mark or Shot Mark2 function is assigned to an assignable button you can also use it instead page 57 A shot mark of the type corresponding to the button you press is recorded For operations to add shot marks after recording see Adding shot marks during playback on page 81 and Adding Deleting Shot Marks on page 87 Outputting the Color Bars and Reference Tone Recording Shot Marks Rec Review You can review the last recorded clip on the screen Rec Review REC REVIEW Press the REC REVIEW button after recording is finished You can assign the Rec Review function to an assignable button to use it instead page 57 Playback of the specified block of the clip begins In Rec Review the last 3 seconds 10 seconds or the entire part of the clip is displayed depending on the Rec Review setting page 100 of the CAMERA SET menu It is set to 3 seconds at the factory Rec Review is terminated at the end of the clip resuming STBY recording standby status e If the duration of the last recorded clip is less than the time 3 or 10 seconds specified for Rec Review the clip is played back from the beginning to the end e During Rec Review playback only the STOP button is valid When the STOP button is pressed Rec Review is canceled and the camcorder returns to STBY recording standby status e If the video format is ch
125. http www sonypro latin com xdcamex Australia www sony com au xdcamex Asia except Korea China and Japan http pro sony com hk Korea http bp sony co kr xdcamex China http pro sony com cn minisite X DCAMEX Japan http www sony co jp KDCAMEX Using the CD ROM Using the CD ROM The supplied CD ROM includes the following files PMW EX1 Operating Instructions The Operating Instructions for the PMW EX1 Japanese English French German Italian Spanish and Chinese are provided in PDF format SxS Device Driver Software Driver for using SxS memory cards with a computer having an ExpressCard slot Information on installation of the software is included in the ReadMe Japanese English French German Italian Spanish and Chinese in PDF format XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software Application program for operating clips recorded with XDCAM ExX series models on a computer Information on installation and operations of the software is included in the User s Guide Japanese English French German Italian Spanish and Chinese in PDF format Reading the CD ROM Manuals Preparations The following program must be installed on your computer in order to read the operation manuals contained on the CD ROM Adobe Reader Version 6 0 or higher If Adobe Reader is not installed you can download it from the following URL http Awww adobe com Adobe and Adobe Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorpo
126. ibility e Remove or reinsert the case card with the case opened properly Ll For write protection Setting the write protect switch of the SxS memory card to WP disables you to record edit or delete data Write protect switch With the label Note facing right Do not operate the write protect switch of an SxS memory card while it is set in the camcorder The ACCESS lamp lights in red then changes Temporarily remove the card from the camcorder to green once the memory card is ready for before changing the switch setting use 3 Close the cover Inserting Removing an SxS Memory Card Status indications by the ACCESS lamps Card slots A and B are accompanied by the respective ACCESS lamps to indicate their statuses SLOT SELECT button Lamp Slot statuses Lights in Accessing the loaded SxS memory card red writing reading data ACCESS lamps Lights in Standby ready for recording or Card slots green playback using the loaded SxS memory card Off e No SxS memory card is loaded EJECT buttons The loaded card is invalid e An SxS memory card is loaded but another slot is active Removing an SxS memory card 1 Open the cover once press the EJECT button to release the lock then pull the button out Inserting an SxS memory card T Slide the cover to the left to open 2 Insert the SxS memory card into the slot Press and unlock the button
127. icrophone You can use an external microphone for recording such as the ECM 673 Electret Condenser Microphone 1 Loosen the screw of the microphone holder and open the cover f Rsa ESSA Rass RST ORY 2 Attach a microphone close the microphone holder cover for the original condition to secure then connect the microphone cable to either of the AUDIO IN connectors CH 1 or CH 2 External microphone Cable clamp 3 Set the corresponding AUDIO IN switch CH 1 or CH 2 to EXT 4 Set the corresponding LINE MIC 48V switch CH 1 or CH 2 according to the connected microphone MIC For a microphone that requires no power supply 48V For a microphone that requires 48V power supply such as the ECM 673 Adjusting the Audio Recording Levels You can select automatic or manual adjustment mode independently for each channel To adjust the levels automatically AGC When the AUDIO SELECT switches CH 1 and CH 2 are set to AUTO the audio recording levels are automatically adjusted To adjust the levels manually Set the AUDIO SELECT switches CH 1 and CH 2 to MANUAL and adjust the audio recording levels by turning the AUDIO LEVEL controls The value is set to 0 dB when the control is set to 5 Setting to 10 maximizes the level 12 dB and setting to 0 minimizes it 9 The input levels are displayed on the screen when you press the DISPLAY BATT INFO button C 1152 345 710 1520 30 m ND1
128. ifted by one on the thumbnail screen Displaying the EXPAND CLIP Screen The EXPAND CLIP screen permits you to divide aclip into 12 blocks of equal duration and show a thumbnail image of the first frame of each block on the screen This helps you to quickly cue up to a desired scene in a clip of long duration You can display the EXPAND CLIP screen by selecting the clip on the thumbnail screen or on the still picture of the clip in Pause mode Clip Operations yoegheld 85 yoegheld 86 1 Pause the playback or select a clip on the thumbnail screen then press the joystick or the jog dial The corresponding Clip Operation menu pops up 2 Select EXPAND CLIP from the Clip Operation menu The EXPAND CLIP screen appears for the clip in Pause mode or that you selected on the thumbnail screen On the EXPAND CLIP screen displayed by using the Clip Operation menu in Pause mode the clip is displayed with the finest possible partitions EXPAND CLIP screen Current frame number Detailed information for the clip is displayed at the bottom of the screen The items other than the following are the same as those on the normal thumbnail screen 1 Frame information The following icons show the marking for the frame at the cursor P Index frame S1 Frame with shot mark 1 added 2 Frame with shot mark 2 added The same icons may also be displayed below the thumbnail image of each
129. ined only in Camera mode It is not displayed in Media mode CAMERA White Bal B 12000K Gain L 0dB A 4700K M 9dB PRST 3200K H 18dB Handle Zoom Speed H 70 Zebra1 On 70 1 5 La 30 Ae Qfif Skin Tone Detail Off Picture Profile PP1 STANDARD White Bal White balance status Display Contents B The color temperature stored in white memory B is indicated The color temperature of white memory B is detected stored when you execute the auto white balance operation in Memory B mode A The color temperature stored in white memory A is indicated The color temperature of white memory A is detected stored when you execute the auto white balance operation in Memory A mode PRST The color temperature set as the preset white is indicated The color temperature of preset white can be changed using the PICTURE PROFILE menu Gain GAIN switch settings The gain values of the positions L M and H of the GAIN switch assigned with the CAMERA SET menu are displayed Handle Zoom Speed Handle zoom speed settings The speed values assigned to the on handle ZOOM button on the CAMERA SET menu are displayed Display Contents H Speed obtained when the speed switch is set to the H position L Speed obtained when the speed switch is set to the L position CAMERA Status Screen Zebra Zebra status Display Contents 1 This indication becomes On if you turn zebra on with the ZEBRA but
130. intained To avoid such a problem use the XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software See page 13 for the operating requirements and refer to the User s Guide contained in the CD ROM For support information on the XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software visit the web sites shown in XDCAM EX web sites on page 12 or on the cover page of the supplied CD ROM Using a nonlinear editing system For a nonlinear editing system optional editing software that corresponds to the recording formats used with this camcorder is required Store the clips to be edited on the HDD of your computer in advance using the supplied XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software Some editing software may not operate properly Be sure to confirm before use that it conforms to the recording formats used with this camcorder To use Final Cut Pro of Apple Computer Inc It is necessary to convert the clips to files that can be edited with the Final Cut Pro using XDCAM Transfer For information on XDCAM Transfer visit the web sites shown in XDCAM EX web sites on page 12 or on the cover page of the supplied CD ROM Operating Clips With a Computer sedineq Jeuse xy Bunosuuog 113 sedlneq jeuse xy Buljoeuu0g 114 Connecting an External Device i LINK Connection When an HDV compatible video format SP 1080 60i SP 1080 50i or SP 1080 24P is selected you can record the same images as those recorded on the memory card in this camcorder on an external device c
131. is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions ATTENTION e Danger d explosion si la batterie n est pas replac e correctement Remplacez la uniquement avec le m me type ou un type quivalent recommand par le fabricant Disposez des batteries usag es selon les instructions du fabricant Explosionsgefahr bei Verwendung falscher Batterien Batterien nur durch den vom Hersteller empfohlenen oder einen gleichwertigen Typ ersetzen e Verbrauchte Batterien entsprechend den Anweisungen des Herstellers entsorgen Using the IR Remote Commander suonesedald 29 Handling SxS Memory Cards This camcorder records audio and video on SxS memory cards optional inserted in the card slots About SxS Memory Cards suonesedald Usable SxS memory cards The following Sony made SxS memory cards SxS PRO can be used with this camcorder e SBP 8 8GB e SBP 16 16GB SBP 8 and SBP 16 comply with the ExpressCard standard e SxS and SxS PRO are trademarks of Sony Corporation The ExpressCard word mark and logo are owned by Personal Computer Memory Card International Association PCMCIA and are licensed to Sony Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Notes on using SxS memory cards e Recorded data may be damaged or lost in the following sit
132. it outputs down converted analog component signals for monitoring The HD SD switching becomes valid also on the SDI OUT connector in synchronization Use the supplied component video cable for connection To display the menus and status information on the connected monitor Set YPbPr SDI Out Display page 103 of the VIDEO SET menu to On AN OUT connector audio video composite multiconnector When YPbPr SDI Out Select page 103 of the VIDEO SET menu is set to Off the connector outputs 2 channel audio down converted SD analog composite and YC separate signals all for monitoring Use the supplied AV connection cable for connection To display the menus and status information on the connected monitor Set Video Out Display page 103 of the VIDEO SET menu to On Operating Clips With a Computer The clips recorded on SxS memory cards with this camcorder can be controlled on a computer or edited using the optional nonlinear editing software For these purposes the clips on an SxS memory card can be operated by directly loading the card in a computer or by connecting the camcorder or the optional SBAC US10 SxS Memory Card USB Reader Writer to the computer using an USB cable as shown below Preparations To use the ExpressCard slot of a computer If the computer is equipped with an ExpressCard 34 or ExpressCard 54 slot you can directly insert the SxS memory card containing
133. kly The ambient temperature is very low This owes to the battery characteristics and is not a defect The battery pack is inadequately charged Recharge the battery pack page 22 If the battery pack is soon exhausted even after you charged it fully it may comes to the end of its life Replace it with a new one Recording Playback Symptoms Cause Remedy Recording does not start when you press the REC The power switch is set to OFF or MEDIA Set the power switch to CAMERA START STOP button The SxS memory card is write protected Release the write protection page 30 or replace the card with a non protected SxS memory card The SxS memory card is full Replace the card with one having sufficient space The SxS memory card needs restoration Restore the memory card page 33 Playback does not start when you press the PLAY button The power switch is set to OFF or CAMERA Set the power switch to MEDIA The supplied IR Remote Remote control operation is disabled Enable remote control operation page 28 Commander does not work The battery of the IR Remote Commander is exhausted Replace the battery with a new one Audio recording is not possible The AUDIO LEVEL CH 1 CH 2 controls are set to the minimum level Adjust the audio recording levels with the AUDIO LEVEL CH 1 CH 2 controls page 55 The recorded sound is
134. l When the Direct menu is in Part mode you cannot turn the shutter on off with the Direct menu if the SHUTTER switch is set to ON If the SHUTTER switch is set to OFF only switching between Auto Shutter and Shutter OFF e The Direct menu cannot be selected when the camcorder is in Full Auto mode page 34 or when the EX Slow Shutter mode is set to On Setting the Electronic Shutter For details on the Direct menu see Direct Menu Operation on page 20 Shooting in EX Slow Shutter Mode Select EX Slow Shutter from the CAMERA SET menu CAMERA SET Setting Orit Number of Frames 16 Set Setting to On and specify the number of accumulated frames with Number of Frames You can select from among 16 32 and 64 frames Notes EX Slow Shutter cannot be used in SP 1080 24P mode or Slow amp Quick Motion mode The SHUTTER switch has no effect on the EX Slow Shutter setting e The EX Slow Shutter On Off setting cannot be changed during recording e You cannot set the camcorder to Full Auto mode page 34 when the EX Slow Shutter mode is set to On EX Slow Shutter gt Shot Transition MF Assist Off Color Bar Type Multi Shooting in Auto Shutter Mode When you set the camcorder to Full Auto mode page 34 Auto Shutter is forcibly selected When Full Auto mode is off you can independently turn Auto Shutter mode on by setting Auto Shutter to On
135. lack gamma emphasizes only the dark areas of the picture to level clear the tones or on the contrary de emphasizes it to reduce noise Low Key SAT 99 to 99 0 Adjust the level of the low key saturation to Adjusting the low key heighten the colors only in the dark areas of the saturation picture or pale them to reduce noise Copy Execute Cancel Select Execute to copy Copying a picture profile Reset Execute Cancel Resetting a picture profile Select Execute to reset 1 To execute Area Detection 1 Select Area Detection A square marker that indicates the detection area appears in the center of the screen and Execute and Cancel are displayed below 2 Select Execute Color phase detection in the marker area is performed When detection successfully ends a completion message is displayed Then the screen is restored on which the target area for the Color Correction or Skin Tone Detail adjustment is changed to the area centering around the color detected by Area Detection and the Area Indication zebra pattern appears If detection fails an error message appears then the precious screen is restored 2 The Area Indication setting is common to all picture profiles PP1 to PP6 3 Available gamma curves STD1 This deemphasizes the contrast in dark areas more than STD2 and emphasizes the contrast in intermediate areas STD2 This deemphasizes the contrast i
136. laying the Markers Use Marker of the LCD VF SET menu Press the MENU button to set the camcorder to Menu mode display the LCD VF SET menu with and select Marker from the menu LCD VF SET Marker Zebra Display On Off gt fAspect Select Activating the marker indications e Set Setting to On then turn the markers on off independently No marker is displayed when Setting is Off e Assigning the Marker on off function to one of the assignable buttons permits you to operate Setting On Off by pressing the button D gt gt gt gt For the assignable buttons see Changing Functions of the Assignable Buttons on page 57 Displaying the safety zone marker Set Safety Zone to On to insert the safety zone marker to the screen With Safety Area you can select the size of the safety zone marker from among 80 90 92 5 and 95 of the picture area Displaying the Markers and Zebra Patterns Example 95 fll 420min____sTBy gt 00 00 00 When the aspect marker is on the safety zone marker shows the effective area within the aspect marker Displaying the center marker Set Center Marker to On to insert the center marker into the screen area E 120min STBY TCG 00 00 00 00 Displaying the aspect marker Set Aspect Marker to On to insert the aspect marker into the screen area Select the width o
137. lete aclip 85 DELETE CLIP 85 delete shot marks 87 Detail 73 DF 52 diopter compensation 26 Direct Menu 108 Direct menu 20 38 42 45 50 51 62 71 DISP CLIP INFO 84 Display On Off 105 DISPLAY BATT INFO button 19 23 divide a clip 88 DIVIDE CLIP 88 Down Converter 103 E ECS 43 EJECT buttons 31 electronic shutter 43 Electronic Viewfinder 26 Entering a character string 97 Error Indications 122 EVF 26 104 EVF menu 27 EVF Mode 58 EX Slow Shutter 43 44 98 EXPAND CLIP 86 EXPAND CLIP screen 85 EXPAND FOCUS button 48 Expanded Focus 58 ExpressCard slot of a computer 111 Extended Clear Scan 43 external microphone 54 external monitor 110 eyecup 27 Eyepiece focusing knob 27 F F FWD button 80 F REV button 80 Fade In 68 69 Fade Out 68 69 Fader 58 68 100 Fixed gain mode 42 Fixed Shutter mode 43 Flicker Reduce 51 99 Index focus 48 Focus ring 48 Format Media 109 Formatting 32 Frame Rec 100 Frame Recording 60 Free Run mode 52 Freeze Mix 58 63 FULL AUTO button 34 Full Auto mode 34 Full Manual Focus 48 Full MF mode 48 G gain 42 Gain Setup 42 98 GAIN switch 42 Gamma 75 Grip 28 Guide Frame 40 H Headphone connector 55 81 high speed playback 80 HISTOGRAM 57 Histogram 58 Hooks for the shoulder strap 15 Hours Meter 108 l i LINK 124 i LINK cable 124 i LINK I O 108 114 i LINK HDV connector 114 index frame 78 88 Interval Rec 100 Interval Recording 58 IR Re
138. ls NAM Y G G R from among NAM G or R whichever is higher Y G and G R Knee APT Level Adjust the knee aperture level level of details to be 99 to 99 0 applied to the sections above the knee point Picture Profiles 73 Bulpso098y 74 PICTURE PROFILE SET Items Subitems and setting values Contents Skin Tone Detail Adjusting the details to be applied to the areas of a specific color phase Setting Set to On to enable the detail level adjustment for On Off specific color phase areas The detail level is uniform over the entire picture with the Off setting Level Adjust the skin tone detail level 99 to 99 0 Area Detection Execute Cancel Execute to detect the color in the center of the screen The area centering around the detected color becomes the target area for Skin Tone Detail control Area Indication Set to On to display the Zebra 1 pattern for the On Off target area for Skin Tone Detail control Saturation Adjust the color saturation level for Skin Tone 99 to 99 0 Detail control When Area Detection is executed this setting is automatically returned to 0 Phase Adjust the center color phase value for the target 0 to 359 130 area for Skin Tone Detail control When Area Detection is executed this setting is automatically changed to the value equivalent to that of the detected color Width Adjust the width of the color
139. menu item selection area You can also move the cursor to the menu item selection area by tilting the joystick to the right The menu item selection area can show 7 lines at maximum When all the selectable items cannot be displayed at one time you can scroll the display up or down by moving the cursor A triangle appears at the upper or lower right corner of the menu item selection area to indicate that scrolling is enabled Basic Menu Operations CAMERA SET Gain Setup Shutter gt EX Slow Shutter Shot Transition MF Assist 5 Oni Color Bat Type Mul Displayed when there are more menu items beneath A shown at the top indicates that there are more menu items above Menu item selection area e AP symbol is displayed to the right of any item that has subitems e The current setting value is displayed to the right of an item that has no subitems e To return to the previous layer select Return or tilt the joystick to the left Turn the jog dial or tilt the joystick back or forth to set the cursor to the menu item you wish to set then press the dial or the joystick to proceed The setting area appears to the right of the menu item selection area and the cursor moves to the top of its subitems Camera Set 0dB 9dB 18dB Gain Setup Shutter gt EX Slow Shutter Shot Transition MF Assist Oti Color Bar Type Multi Setting area The subitems and their curr
140. monitor EVF screen To restore a card Select Execute by turning the jog dial or tilting the joystick then push the dial or joystick The restore operation begins During restoration the in progress message and status bar are displayed and the ACCESS lamp is lit in red When restoration is completed the completion message is displayed for three seconds If restoration fails e A write protected SxS memory card or one on which an error occurred cannot be restored For such a card a warning message is displayed Release the write protection or replace the card as per the instructions in the message e An SxS memory card on which an error occurred may become usable again through repeated formatting e In some cases only parts of clips cannot be restored Playback of the restored clips becomes possible again Recording playback during restoration You can perform recording or playback using the SxS memory card in the other card slot while restoration is in progress Handling SxS Memory Cards suonesedald 33 Bulpso098y 34 Basic Operation Procedure Basic recording can be performed with the following procedures 7 8 REC START STOP LCD monitor 4 i Lens cap OPEN 3 FULE AUTO 6 2 Memory card s P z When using the remote commander activate the remote reparations control mode page 28 Mounta fully charged battery pack Note When you hold the camcorder by the grip 2 Load SxS memory ca
141. mote 28 58 108 IR Remote Commander 28 iris 45 iris opening 45 Iris ring 45 IRIS switch 45 J Jog dial 17 95 Joystick 16 95 K Knee 74 L Language 107 Last Clip DEL 58 76 LCD 26 104 LCD B LIGHT and buttons 26 LCD B LIGHT switch 26 LCD monitor 25 LCD VF SET Menu 104 lens cap 34 Lens hood 14 LENS INFO 57 Lens Info 58 LENS REMOTE connector 47 LINE MIC 48V switches 54 Low Key SAT 75 M Macro mode 50 MACRO switch 50 Manual Focus 48 Manual Iris mode 45 Manual Zoom mode 46 Marker 40 58 104 Matrix 72 MEDIA 78 Media mode 24 MENU button 95 Menu controls 95 MF Assist 49 99 MF mode 49 microphone holder 54 MONITOR VOL buttons 55 81 N ND filter switch 37 ND filters 37 NDF 52 NEXT button 81 O OK mark 84 OK MARK ADD 84 OK MARK DEL 85 One Push Auto Focusing 49 OTHERS Menu 106 Output Formats 117 P Peaking 49 104 PEAKING button 49 PICTURE FROFILE menu 70 72 PICTURE PROFILE button 70 Picture Profiles 70 PLAY PAUSE button 79 Playback 79 Power switch 24 Power Zoom 46 Power Zoom Servo mode 46 Power zoom lever 47 PREV button 81 Profile Name 72 PUSH AF button 49 R Range index 48 Rec 58 REC HOLD lever 35 Rec Review 35 57 58 100 REC REVIEW button 35 57 Rec Run mode 52 REC START STOP button 35 Recall 77 reference tone 56 Regen mode 52 RELEASE button 28 restoration 33 S S amp Q Motion 61 100 Safety Area 40 Safety Zone 40 SBAC US10 112 S
142. mple Speed CAMERA SET Menu CAMERA SET Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents Gain Setup Low Assigning gain 3 0 3 6 9 12 18 dB Set the gain level to be used when the switch is set to the L position levels to the three Mid GAIN switch 3 0 3 6 9 12 18 dB Set the gain level to be used when the switch is set to the M position Poe High Set the gain level to be used when the switch is set to the H 3 0 3 6 9 12 18 dB position Shutter Mode Select modes of the Electronic Shutter Specifying Speed Angle ECS SLS operating Shutter Speed Set the shutter speed when Speed mode is selected somata the 1 100 The available setting values vary depending on the video elec ica Snutter format being selected see page 43 Shutter Angle Set the shutter angle when Angle mode is selected 180 90 45 22 5 11 25 ECS Frequency Set the ECS frequency when ECS mode is selected 60 02 The available setting values vary depending on the frame rate of the video format selected SLS Frame Set the number of frames to accumulate when SLS mode is 2to8 selected EX Slow Setting Turn EX Slow Shutter mode on off Shutter On Off Setting the Number of Frames Set the number of frames to accumulate Supersensitized 16 32 64 Slow Shutter mode Setup Menu List CAMERA SET Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents Shot Trans Time Set the time it takes to m
143. n All mode you can change the gain in steps of 3 dB with the Direct menu by operating the joystick or the jog dial You can also select AGC mode with the Direct menu When the Direct menu is in Part mode you can switch between AGC and the gain selected with the GAIN switch When the camcorder is in Full Auto mode page 34 the Direct menu cannot be selected For details on the Direct menu see Direct Menu Operation on page 20 Recording in AGC Mode When you set the camcorder to Full Auto mode page 34 AGC mode is forcibly selected When Full Auto mode is off you can independently turn AGC mode on by setting AGC to On with TLCS page 101 of the CAMERA SET menu or selecting AGC with the Direct menu Setting the Electronic Shutter The electronic shutter of the camcorder permits you to change the shutter speed the accumulation time per recording frame The electronic shutter can be adjusted automatically or manually as required Fixed Shutter manual adjustment modes Recording is made with a specified shutter speed accumulation time Standard modes Speed mode Angle mode These modes may be especially effective when you wish to record a quick moving subject with little blurring You can select Speed mode or Angle mode In Angle mode you can specify the shutter speed by setting the shutter angle ECS Extended Clear Scan mode Specify the shutter speed by frequency This mode may b
144. n adjust the angle and the display conditions of the LCD monitor for the best view in various shooting situations These adjustments of the LCD monitor have no effect on pictures being recorded suonesedald Turning on off the LCD monitor The LCD monitor turns on when it is opened and turns off when it is returned to the park position To open pull the monitor out horizontally from the park position to rotate it 90 degrees Adjusting the angle Rotate the opened LCD monitor to the desired angle It can be rotated as much as 90 degrees in the direction facing the subject and as much as 180 degrees in the opposite direction When you rotate it 90 degrees toward the subject the image on the monitor becomes upside down indicating the mirror image of the subject The display direction of the textual information is converted to the readable direction Adjusting the LCD Monitor and Viewfinder 25 suonesedald 26 EOE Adjusting the backlight LCD B LIGHT and buttons LCD B LIGHT switch TCALBIT oy ouriron STATUS DISpLAY BATPINEO BAR ICAM Turning the backlight on off The backlight may not be necessary for viewing images on the LCD monitor under bright ambient light such as in an outdoor location Set the LCD B LIGHT switch to OFF to turn off the backlight Adjusting the brightness of the backlight When you set the LCD B LIGHT switch to ON you can adjust the brightness of the backlight usin
145. n area is displayed on the screen Each time you press the button the shot transition operation mode cycles among Store Check Execute and Off normal Camera mode In Execute mode the shot transition information area appears Shot transition operation area AH TCG 00 00 00 00 hot Transition Execute Shot A Shot transition information area Camera operations are disabled when the shot transition operation mode is Check or Execute When adjustments are required set the mode to Store Preparatory Settings Before you start recording using the Shot Transition function make the necessary settings with the CAMERA SET menu in advance The conditions you set are indicated in the shot transition information area on the screen when you set the shot transition operation mode to Execute Shot transition information area Progress bar 720s Rec Link Off Rec Link status Start timer indication Setting procedure 1 Select Shot Transition from the CAMERA SET menu CAMERA SET Trans Time _ 2sec RS EX Slow Shutter i Speed Shot Transition Soft Stop MF Assist Off i Off Color Bar Type Multi_ i Off 2 Specify the conditions for a shot transition Trans Time After you set Time Speed to Time set the duration of a transition in the range of 2 to 15 sec in steps of 1 second Trans Speed After you set Time Speed
146. n dark areas more than STD3 STD3 Standard factory setting STD4 This emphasizes the contrast in dark areas more than STD3 CINE1 This smoothes the contrast in darker areas and accentuates gradation changes in brighter areas for a calm and quiet effect CINE2 This gives almost the same results as CINE1 Select this when you wish to obtain 100 video signals for editing or other purposes CINE3 This emphasizes the contrast between light and dark more than CINE1 and CINE2 and also accentuates gradation changes on the black side CINE4 This emphasizes the contrast in dark areas more than CINE3 Contrast in dark areas is weaker and contrast in bright areas is stronger than STD curves Picture Profiles Bulpso098y 75 Bulpso09y 76 Deleting Clips In Camera mode the Last Clip DEL function for deleting the last recorded clip and the All Clips DEL function for deleting all clips from a memory card are available In Media mode you can specify the clip to be deleted For clip deletion in Media mode see Deleting a Clip on page 85 Deleting the Last Recorded Clip Using the assignable button to which you assigned the Last Clip DEL function or the Setup menu the last recorded clip is easily deleted To delete using the assignable button Assign the Last Clip DEL function to one of the assignable buttons see page 57 in advance T Press the assignable button to which you have assigned Last Clip
147. n the LCD monitor EVF screen The rang index of the focus ring is effective in Full MF mode The distances correspond to the focus ring positions Expanded Focus When you press the EXPANDED FOCUS button the center area of the picture is magnified on the LCD monitor EVF screen making the focus adjustment easier Press the EXPANDED FOCUS button again to resume the normal angle for recording EXPANDED FOCUS button Peaking When you press the PEAKING button the peaking function is activated This function emphasizes the contours of the images on the LCD monitor EVF screen making manual focusing easier This function does not affect recording signals The emphasis level and color of the contours can be set with Peaking page 104 of the LCD VF SET menu PEAKING button Adjusting in MF Mode Slide the focus ring forward toward the lens hood and set the FOCUS switch to MANU to set the camcorder to MF mode In this mode you can activate Auto Focus only when required Focus ring Forward PUSH AF button FOCUS switch MANU Adjusting the focus with the focus ring Rotate the focus ring for the best focus while observing the picture on the LCD monitor EVF screen The range index of the ring is invalid in MF mode One Push Momentary Auto Focusing Push the PUSH AF button Auto focusing
148. name or deletion nnn least three digits of the serial number hyphen and _ underscore Number Reset Execute Cancel Select Execute to reset the second 4 numeric part of the clip name to 0001 Last Clip DEL Select Execute to delete the last recorded clip Execute Cancel All Clips DEL Select Execute to delete all clips on the active SxS memory Execute Cancel card Clips to which you applied OK mark cannot be deleted Format Media Formatting SxS memory cards Media A Select Execute to format the SxS memory card in slot A Execute Cancel Media B Select Execute to format the SxS memory card in slot B Execute Cancel Setup Menu List sBunjes p je eq pue uoneinByuoy nuaw 109 sedlneq jeuse xy BuljoeuuoD 110 Connecting External Devices Connecting External Monitors To display recording playback pictures on an external monitor select the output signal and use an appropriate cable for the monitor to be connected an our COMPONENT COMPONENT OUT O Component video cable supplied 75 ohm coaxial cable AV optional connection cable supplied 7 M VIDEO AUDIO COMPONENT IN ra Regardless of whether the signal is HD or SD the same status information and menus can be displayed on the external monitor as those on the LCD monitor EVF screen Accor
149. nector outputs serial digital 720 29 97P 720 50PD 5 576 5010 signals of the same format converted from the 720 23 98P 720 50P0 5 5763015 analog component signals fed from the 1080 50 1080 501 376 501 COMPONENT OUT gonnector 1080 25P 1080 25PsF 576 501 Note 720 50P 720 50P 576 50 No signal is output from the A V OUT connector 120 23 PROPOR 516 501 when YPbPr SDI Out Select of the VIDEO 1 No signal is fed from the SDI OUT connector SET menu is set to HD or SD 2 The actual frame rate of the output signal is 1 1 001 of K N the value shown in the table Some frame may be When the frame rate setting of the video format i is 59 94i 59 94P 29 97P 23 98P Clip format Output format YPbPr Out YPbPr Out Select HD Select SD deleted when converting the frame rate 1080 59 94i 1080 59 94i 480 59 94i 1080 29 97P 1080 29 97PsF 480 59 94i 1080 23 98P 1080 59 94i 480 59 94i 720 59 94P 720 59 94P 480 59 94i 720 29 97P 720 59 94P 480 59 94i 720 23 98P 720 59 94P 480 59 94i 1080 50i 1080 59 94i 2 480 59 94i 1080 25P 1080 29 97PsF 2 480 59 94i 720 50P 720 59 94P 2 480 59 94i 720 25P 720 59 94P 2 480 59 94i 1 No signal is fed from the SDI OUT connector 2 The actual frame rate of the output signal is 1 001 times of the value shown in the table Some frame may be repeated when converting the frame rate Limitations of Outputs a The outputs from the
150. nel page 16 Rear operation panel page 17 Lens control block page 16 7 Bottom page 18 249818 Card slot block Side operation panel page 17 page 17 1 External microphone holder page 54 To remove the lens hood 2 Built in microphone page 54 Loosen the hood fixing screw turn the ee g hood in the direction of the arrow then pull it 3 LCD Liquid Crystal Display monitor ar page 25 i 4 Lens hood If you attach an optional wide conversion lens remove the lens hood See the column at right 5 Lens cap open close lever page 34 6 Rear tally lamp page 35 page 122 7 Battery pack receptacle page 22 Hood fixing screw For functions and usage see the pages shown in parentheses To reattach the hood align the marks on the hood with those on the camcorder turn it in the opposite direction from that when you removed it then tighten the fixing screw 14 Parts Identifications 18 19 20 8 Viewfinder page 26 9 Eyecup page 26 10 Eyepiece focusing knob page 26 11 Headphone jack stereo mini jack page 55 page 81 12 i LINK HDV connector 4 pin S400 conforming to IREE1394 page 114 13 Hooks for the shoulder strap left and right Attach the supplied shoulder strap as shown below 14 Built in speaker page 55 page 81 15 Grip page 28 16 BATTERY RELEASE button page 22 17 SDI OUT connector BNC type page 110 18 A V OUT connector audio vid
151. ng Turn the Slow amp Quick Motion function on off Setting the S amp Q On Off Motion function Frame Rate Set the recording frame rate in Slow amp Quick Motion 1 to 30 1080 size 1 to 60 720 size recording Rec Review Setting the playback time for Rec Review 3 sec 10 sec Clip Set the time to play the last recorded clip using the Rec Review function 3 sec Last 3 seconds 10 sec Last 10 seconds Clip Entire duration of the clip Fader Setting the fade in Fade In On Off Turn the fade in function on off fade out functions Fade In Type White Black Select the fade in mode White To fade in from a white screen Black To face in from a black screen Fade In Time 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec 5 sec 10 sec Set the duration of the fade in Fade Out Turn the fade out function on off On Off Fade Out Type Select the fade out mode White Black White To fade out to a white screen Black To face out to a black screen Fade Out Time 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec 5 sec 10 sec Set the duration of the fade out sBunmes pellejeq pue uojeinByuoD nuaw 100 Setup Menu List CAMERA SET Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents TLCS Setting the Total Level Control Level 1 0 0 5 0 0 5 1 0 System auto adjustment system of gain iris and Set the target level to make brighter or darker of auto iris control in TLCS This setting also
152. ode is recorded in Rec Run mode during Slow amp Quick Motion recording page 52 Stopping recording Press the REC START STOP button Slow amp Quick Motion recording stops When recording at a low speed frame rate it may take time until recording stops after you press the REC START STOP button Canceling Slow amp Quick Motion mode Set Setting of S amp Q Motion of the CAMERA SET menu to Off It automatically returns to Off when you set the power switch to OFF while the Frame Rate setting is maintained Freeze Mix Image Alignment Using the Freeze Mix function an image still picture of a recorded clip can be temporarily superimposed on the current camera picture permitting you to easily align images for next recording To use the Freeze Mix function Assign the Freeze Mix function to one of the assignable buttons For details see Changing Functions of the Assignable Buttons on page 57 Superimposing a Freeze Mix image 1 Stop recording to set the camcorder to STBY recording standby status 2 Press the REC REVIEW button to review the recorded images or press the ASSIGN button to which you assigned Freeze Mix 3 Press the ASSIGN button to which you assigned Freeze Mix at the image with which you want align The image where you pressed the ASSIGN button in step 3 is displayed as a still picture over the current camera picture Canceling Freeze Mix
153. onnected to the i LINK HDV connector or record the playback picture of the external device on the memory card in the camcorder Nonlinear editing conforming to the HDV format is also enabled e When you set i LINK I O of the OTHERS menu to Enable no signal is output from the SDI OUT connector e When a cable is connected to the i LINK HDV connector during playback the display returns to the thumbnail screen e Use the i LINK HDV connector only for one to one i LINK connection Recording the Camcorder Picture on an External Device When you set the camcorder to Camera mode the picture being shot with this camcorder is output as an HDV stream via the i LINK HDV connector It can be recorded on a connected HDV recorder in synchronization with the REC START STOP operation on this camcorder Perform the preparatory settings of the camcorder e Set the video format to SP 1080 60i SP 1080 S0i or SP 1080 24P Set i LINK I O page 108 of the OTHERS menu to Enable e Set Trigger Mode page 109 of the OTHERS menu to Both or External Both To record both on the memory card in the camcorder and on the external device External To record only on the external device Connecting an External Device i LINK Connection 2 Set the external device to recording standby status For operations of the external device refer to the operation manual of that device 3 Set the camco
154. operation guide of the lens remote controller Adjusting the Zoom Bulpso098y 47 Bulpso09y 48 Adjusting the Focus You can select any of three modes for focus adjustments Full MF Full Manual Focus mode Only adjustment with the focus ring is effective in this mode You can adjust the focus from to the minimum length by rotating the ring The ring rotates endlessly in the both directions MF Manual Focus mode In this mode auto focus can be temporarily activated by pushing the PUSH AF button The MF Assist function can be used for assistance AF Auto Focus mode Auto focus functions continuously in this mode The focus ring and the PUSH AF button can also be used The infinity position has some margin to compensate for focus change caused by variation in ambient temperature When shooting an image at infinity in MF or Full MF mode adjust the focus while observing the image on the LCD monitor EVF screen Adjusting in Full MF Mode Pull the focus ring rearward toward the camcorder body to set the camcorder to Full MF mode Focus can only be adjusted with the focus ring manually The focus instantly moves to the range index position when you pull the focus ring rearward Adjusting the Focus Range index Focus ring Rearward Rotate the focus ring for the best focus while observing the picture o
155. or YPbPr SDI Out On Off Set whether to add the same menus and status indications as Display those on the LCD monitor EVF screen to the output signals Setting the from the COMPONENT OUT connector and the SDI OUT character connector information for the component SDI Note outputs On the thumbnail EXPAND CLIP and SHOTMARK screens the same menus and status indications as those on the LCD monitor EVF screen are displayed regardless of the setting of this item Video Out On Off Set whether to add the same menus and status indications as Display those on the LCD monitor EVF screen to the output signal Setting the from the A V OUT connector character information for the Note composite output On the thumbnail EXPAND CLIP and SHOTMARK screens the same menus and status indications as those on the LCD monitor EVF screen are displayed regardless of the setting of this item Setup On Off Set whether to add 7 5 setup to the output signal from the Setting 7 5 setup for the composite A V OUT connector when a format of NTSC is selected Invalid when a format of PAL is selected signal wa The default setting is different among the sales areas United States and Canada On Other areas Off Down Squeeze Letterbox Edge Set the output mode aspect for SD output from the A V Converter Crop OUT COMPONENT OUT and SDI OUT connectors Selecting the operation mode of the down converter Squeeze To horizontally reduce a 16 9 picture
156. or is in its park position or is rotated to face the subject You can change the setting so that the EVF is always on regardless of the status of the LCD monitor using EVF page 104 of the LCD VF SET menu Change the Power setting from Auto to On Adjusting the focus in the viewfinder The eyepiece focusing diopter compensation knob enables adjustment to match the eyesight of operator so that the operator can view the image clearly in the eyepiece Adjusting the backlight The brightness of the backlight for the EVF can be switched between High and Low Select EVF from the LCD VF SET menu and set Backlight LCD VF SET om Return D gt Color TEO SeNi Auto Switching between color and monochrome modes For the EVF screen color or monochrome display can be selected Select EVF from the LCD VF SET menu then select Mode Select B amp W if checking the subject and focusing are easier on the monochrome display If you assign EVF Mode to one of the assignable buttons see page 57 you can switch between color and monochrome by pressing the button Adjusting the contrast and brightness Select EVF from the LCD VF SET menu and adjust the contrast and brightness with the corresponding items Contrast and Brightness For details on menu operations see Basic Menu Operations on page 95 Using the eyecup supplied A large eyecup
157. orgungshinweis Bitte werfen Sie nur entladene Batterien in die Sammelboxen beim Handel oder den Kommunen Entladen sind Batterien in der Regel dann wenn das Ger t abschaltet und signalisiert Batterie leer oder nach l ngerer Gebrauchsdauer der Batterien nicht mehr einwandfrei funktioniert Um sicherzugehen kleben Sie die Batteriepole z B mit einem Klebestreifen ab oder geben Sie die Batterien einzeln in einen Plastikbeutel 4 Table of Contents Overview Preparations Table of Contents Package Configuration csccssssssesssscsssscsscssscssscssnesesessees 9 Features sscsceccsccssscssseccscscssccscscscecssrescseeacececessecsacesencseseceers 10 Using the CD ROM essssssessssesesoscssesosessesosesosoesesosossososossesosssssse Reading the CD ROM Manuals System Requirements for Using the Applications 13 Software Installation ecececeeesseseceeceeeeeeteeteeneeeeeees 13 Parts Identifications we 14 CamcOrden neskan visto Aleta E E 14 IR Remote Commander Supplied 0 0 eee eee 18 On Screen Indications scecssssssrercesesssssecsessssesesesesseeesers 19 Indications in Camera Mode we 19 Direct Menu Operation oo cece eeseeeceesseeeeeeeeseeeeees 20 Power Supply csccssssssscsscsscsscssccsccsccsecsscsscssessccscssessessessoss 22 Using a Battery Packay neie ea 22 Using AC Power DC IN Power ido Turning Power On weed Tuming Power
158. ory card in the other slot is selected press the SLOT SELECT button to switch 2 Select Camera Data from the OTHERS menu 3 Select Recall Cancel and Execute appear to the right 4 Select Execute Reading of data from the memory card begins An in progress message is displayed during data reading When the read out is completed a completion message is displayed indicating that the camcorder settings have been changed according to the setup file Resetting to the Standard Values The current camcorder settings you made through various menu and button operations can be collectively returned to the standard statuses factory settings by executing All Reset of the OTHERS menu Storing Retrieving the Setting Data Bulpso098 4 77 Playing Back Clips Turning the camcorder on with the power switch You can start playback from the clip selected on set to MEDIA sets it to Media mode and the clips the thumbnail screen recorded on the SxS memory card are displayed The playback picture can be seen on the LCD as thumbnails on the screen If no clips are monitor EVF and external monitors recorded on the card a no clip message is For connection of external monitors see displayed Connecting External Monitors on page 110 Thumbnail Screen The index frame images of the clips on the SxS Clip index frame memory card are displayed as thumbnails The first frame is automatically speci
159. oystick to make the setting The setting is changed and the new setting is displayed When you select Execute for an execution item the corresponding function is executed For an item that requires your confirmation When you select an item that you must confirm before execution in step 3 the menu display temporarily disappears and a confirmation message is displayed Following the instructions of message specify whether to execute or cancel Entering a character string When you select an item for which a character string such as a time value or filename is to be specified the input area for the character string is highlighted and SET appears at the right end Select characters by turning the jog dial or tilting the joystick back and forth then press the dial or joystick to proceed The cursor moves to the next column To return to the previous column tilt the joystick to the left 2 Perform setting in the same manner up to the last column digit The cursor moves to SET 3 Press the jog dial or the joystick The setting is completed Terminating the menu operation Press the MENU button The normal camera picture is resumed Basic Menu Operations sBunjes p je q pue uoneinByuoy nuaw 97 sBunjes pajreyeq pue uoleunByuoy nua 98 Setup Menu List The functions and available settings of menus are listed below The default settings set at the factory are shown in bold face exa
160. p no total number of clips on the memory card 6 Joystick operation guidance area The functions assigned to the joystick in the current condition are displayed Playing Back Clips Display example Playback mode Function when tilted up toward the subject B PRV Function when tilted gt to the left O NXT Function when tilted down toward the EVF Function when tilted to the right Guide marks Functions gt gt 4 times playback in forward direction gt gt gt 15 times playback in forward direction lt lt 4 times playback in reverse direction lt lt lt 15 times playback in reverse direction gt Normal playback H Pause PRV Jump to the top of the current clip NXT Jump to the top of the next clip 7 Audio levels The audio levels in recording are displayed Pausing the playback Press the PLAY PAUSE button The playback is restarted by pressing the button again Switching to high speed playback The camcorder permits you to play clips at 4 times or 15 times normal speed in the forward or reverse direction Audio is muffled in high speed playback To play at a high speed in the forward direction Press the F FWD button Each time you press the button the playback speed switches between 4 times and 15 times normal speed To play at a high speed in the reverse direction Press the F REV button Each time you press the button the playback sp
161. phase of the target 0 to 90 40 area for Skin Tone Detail control When Area Detection is executed the Width setting automatically returns to 40 Knee Setting Set to On to compress the high luminance area of Adjusting the knee level On Off the picture Knee is fixed and cannot be changed in the following cases e When Gamma is set to CINE to 4 e When the electronic shutter is in SLS mode When EX Slow Shutter is active Auto Knee Set to On to automatically set the best knee On Off conditions according to the luminance level of the picture With Off the knee conditions can be manually adjusted independently of the luminance level of the picture Point Set the knee point when Auto Knee is Off 50 to 109 90 Slope Set the knee slope volume of compression when 99 to 99 0 Auto Knee is Off Knee SAT Level Adjust the knee saturation level for the area over 0 to 99 50 the knee point Picture Profiles PICTURE PROFILE SET Items Subitems and setting values Contents Gamma Level Adjust the gamma compensation level Adjusting the gamma 99 to 99 0 compensation level and Select3 Select the type of reference curve for gamma selecting the gamma curve STD1 STD2 STD3 STD4 compensation CINE CINE2 CINE3 CINE4 Black 99 to 99 0 Adjust the master black level Adjusting the black Black Gamma 99 to 99 0 Adjust the level of black gamma function that Adjusting the b
162. put audio channel s for the headphones is are displayed The Monitor CH setting of the AUDIO SET menu is valid as is Speaker Speaker output The output audio channel s for the built in speaker is are displayed As the speaker is monaural the outputs are CH 1 CH2 or CH 3 CH4 even in stereo mode With nonstereo settings the Monitor CH setting of the AUDIO SET menu is valid as is AUDIO Status Screen skejdsiq snes 91 shejdsiq SMBS 92 VIDEO Status Screen The information on video formats and settings for the COMPONENT OUT SDI OUT A V OUT i LINK connectors is displayed VIDEO 3 5 Video Format 1080 60i Rec Mode HQ YPbPr SD Out 1080 60i Video Out Ott Down Converter Squeeze i LINK 1 0 Disable Video Format Video format setting The picture size effective vertical lines frame rate and scan format set in Video Format of the OTHERS menu are displayed Rec Mode Recording bit rate The bit rate HQ or SP set in Video Format of the OTHERS menu is displayed YPbPr SDI Out Component and SDI output status The picture size effective vertical lines frame rate and scan format of the signal being fed from the COMPONENT OUT and SDI OUT connectors according to the YPbPr SDI Out Select setting of the VIDEO SET menu are displayed Video Out Output status of the A V OUT connector Off is displayed when YPbPr SDI Out Select of the VIDEO SET menu is set to
163. pying When copying ends the thumbnail screen is restored e If there is another clip having the same name on the destination SxS memory card the clip is copied under a name adding a single digit number in parentheses to the end of the original clip name The parenthetical number is the minimum value that does not exist in the destination memory card Examples ABCD0002 1 if ABCD0002 exists ABCD0002 2 if ABCD0002 1 exists ABCD0005 4 if ABCD0005 3 exists e If parenthetical numbers 1 to 9 already exist as the result of repeated copying copying to that card cannot be done any more e A warning message is displayed if there is not sufficient space on the destination SxS memory card Replace the SxS memory card with one with sufficient space To cancel copying on the way Press the CANCEL button Copying is canceled and the thumbnail screen is restored Deleting a Clip You can delete a clip selected on the thumbnail screen from the SxS memory card T Select the clip you wish to delete on the thumbnail screen then press the joystick or the jog dial The Clip Operation menu of the thumbnail screen pops up 2 Select DELETE CLIP from the Clip Operation menu The information screen for the selected clip appears and a confirmation message is displayed below the index frame image 3 To delete select Execute then press the jog dial or the joystick The clip is deleted The subsequent clips are sh
164. rated in the United States and or other countries To read the documents Do the following 1 Insert the CD ROM in your CD ROM drive A cover page appears automatically in your browser If it does not appear automatically in the browser double click on the index htm file on the CD ROM 2 Select and click on the manual that you wish to read This opens the PDF file The files may not be displayed properly depending on the version of Adobe Reader In such a case install the latest version you can download from the URL mentioned in Preparations above If you have lost or damaged the CD ROM you can purchase a new one to replace it Contact your Sony service representative System Requirements for Using the Applications The following operating conditions are recommended for using the software recorded on the CD ROM SxS Device Driver Software Applicable hardware Computer conforming to ExpressCard 34 or ExpressCard 54 os Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or later Microsoft Windows Vista or Mac OS X v10 4 9 or later For support information on the driver refer to the following URL http www sony net SxS Support XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software os Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or later 32 bit version Microsoft Windows Vista 32 bit version or Mac OS X v10 4 10 CPU Windows Intel Pentium III 1GHz equivalent or higher Intel PentiumD 3GHz equivalent or higher is recommended Macintosh Intel Core 2
165. rd s support it from underneath with your left hand If you load two cards recording is continued by automatically switching to the second card when the first card becomes full 3 Pull up on the lens cap open close lever to open the lens cap built in the lens hood 4 Adjust the angle of the LCD monitor for the best view When you wish to use the EVF fold the LCD monitor to its park position and adjust the angle of the EVF Recording Full Auto mode I Set the power switch to the CAMERA 6 Press the FULL AUTO button so that position the button indicator lights The camcorder is turned on and enters Camera mode Basic Operation Procedure Full Auto mode is turned on activating the TLCS Total Level Control System page 101 Thus Auto Iris AGC Auto Gain Control Auto Shutter ATW Auto Tracing White are set to ON whereby the brightness and white balance will be automatically adjusted When you wish to adjust them manually turn Full Auto mode off and see Adjusting the Iris on page 45 Setting the Gain on page 42 Setting the Electronic Shutter on page 43 Adjusting the White Balance on page 38 AF Auto Focus is not activated by setting the camcorder to Full Auto mode For information of automatic focus adjustment see page 50 7 Press the REC START STOP button You can start with either of the REC START STOP button on the handle or that on the grip If you are using the
166. rder to Camera mode by setting the power switch to CAMERA 4 Press the REC START STOP button The external device starts recording in synchronization The status of the external device is displayed in the i LINK status indication area page 19 on the LCD monitor EVF screen Indication Status of the external device STBY LEDI In HDV recording standby REC ify In HDV recording e Operation may be different depending on the type of external device e Although there is some time lag from which you press the REC START STOP button until the i LINK status indication changes the same pictures are recorded on the memory card in this camcorder and the external device if Trigger Mode is set to Both e While you can record shot marks on the memory card during recording they are not added to the pictures recorded on the external device Nonlinear Editing You can transfer an HDV stream to a nonlinear editing system connected via the i LINK HDV connector e The i LINK HDV connector of this camcorder is a 4 pin connector Check the number of pins of the i LINK connector on your computer and use an appropriate i LINK cable e In searching pictures of this camcorder on the computer it may take some time until the display is reflected on the computer If the playback clip is short or the playback starting point is near the end of the clip the i LINK signal may be interrupted between the clip and the n
167. ris manually Rotate the iris ring for the desired iris opening Adjusting the Iris Bulpso098y 45 Bulpsoo9y 46 Adjusting the Zoom You can adjust the zoom in Manual mode or Power Servo mode on this camcorder Manual Zoom mode Rotate the zoom ring to adjust the zoom Power Zoom Servo mode You can adjust the zoom by pressing the power zoom lever or zoom button on the handle The supplied IR Remote Commander and optional lens remote control unit can also be used The current zoom position is displayed on the screen in the range of 0 Wide to 99 Tele when you press the DISPLAY BATT INFO button W 420min STBY AB A 25min 50min The numerical indication can be changed to that in a bar by changing the Zoom Position setting of Display On Off page 105 of the LCD VF SET menu Hii 120min STBY Aa Switching the Zoom Mode Switching between Manual mode and Servo mode is performed with the ZOOM switch located on the bottom of the camcorder Adjusting the Zoom ZOOM MANU o_o SERVO aoe iz re ZOOM switch Operating the Zoom Manually Setting the ZOOM switch to the MANU position for Manual Zoom mode activates the zoom ring Rotate the zoom ring to adjust the zoom ZOOM switch MANU Using the Power Zoom Setting the ZOOM switch to the SERVO position for Servo mode activ
168. s in progress The E E picture of the settings where the recording stops is displayed Releasing a Shot Transition Press the MODE button so that the button indicator goes dark The LCD monitor EVF screen resumes the normal condition Shot Transition Bulpso098 4 67 Bulpso09y 68 Fader Function Using the Fader function you can start a recording by fading in a scene or end a recording by fading out of a scene The fader function can be assigned to an assignable button For function assignment see Changing Functions of the Assignable Buttons on page 57 The fader function cannot be used in combination with the Slow amp Quick Motion Interval Recording Frame Recording or EX Slow Shutter function e When a clip is recorded using the fade in function a white or black screen becomes the index frame on the thumbnail screen page 78 Change the index frame for easier identification When you perform recording on an external device connected via the i LINK HDV connector in synchronization with REC START STOP operations on this camcorder recording start stop on the external device and fade in start fade out end may not be synchronized depending on the performance of the external device Preparatory Settings Specify the conditions to activate the Fader function in advance with the following procedure Select Fader of the CAMERA SET menu CAMERA SET See Interval Rec 2 Frame Rec
169. sessesees 125 General E eseicnseite once Hbisves ats Gua veccdecaceateaechtes 125 Camera Block w ee eee cceeeteteceecsececeentaseaeeeees 125 Adio Blockhouse seriei e a 126 Displays senna a a A ea S 126 Tinpuits Outputs senri iss s 126 Optional Accessories s ssesessesesseeseeeeestsrreererseereeen 127 Index A A 129 Table of Contents Overview Package Configuration Make sure you have following items supplied with your camcorder The number in parentheses indicates the number of that item supplied Lens hood with lens cap 1 BP U30 battery pack 1 It is attached to the camcorder at the factory If you attach an optional wide conversion lens remove the lens hood Large eyecup 1 Infrared Remote Commander 1 It is attached to the camcorder at the factory USB cable 1 Lithium battery CR2032 for backup 1 It is mounted in the camcorder at the factory me me 3 Lithium battery CR2025 for the IR Remote Commander 1 It is mounted in the IR Remote Commander at the factory CD ROM 1 XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software SxS Device Driver Software Operating Instructions in PDF format are included Component video cable 1 Operating Instructions This manual 1 SxS Device Driver Software End User License Agreement 1 AV connecting cable 1 rE Package Configuration 9 MAIAJOAQ
170. ss the REC START STOP button Recording begins with the camera settings registered for Shot A 5 When Rec Link is Off press the B button when you wish to start the shot transition When Rec Link is Shot B the camcorder automatically performs the shot transition to the camera settings registered for Shot B It is not necessary to press the B button Making a transition from Shot B to ShotA When Rec Link is set to Off or Shot A a shot transition from Shot B to Shot A is possible 1 Press the MODE button to display Check in the shot transition operation area 2 Press the B button The picture is adjusted according to the camera settings registered for Shot B 3 Press the MODE button to display Execute in the shot transition operation area 4 Press the REC START STOP button Recording begins with the camera settings registered for Shot B 5 When Rec Link is Off press the A button when you wish to start the shot transition When Rec Link is Shot A the camcorder automatically performs the shot transition to the camera settings registered for Shot A It is not necessary to press the A button Ending recording When recording is completed press the REC START STOP button To cancel recording while a transition is in progress If you press the REC START STOP button during recording the recording stops even when a shot transition i
171. ssing the joystick or the jog dial with the thumbnail screen page 78 displayed calls the Clip Operation menu for the clip at the cursor Item Function DISP CLIP To display the CLIP INFO screen for INFO the clip page 84 OK MARK To add the OK mark to the clip page ADD 84 OK MARK To delete the OK mark from the clip DELETE page 84 COPY CLIP To copy the clip to another SxS memory card page 85 DELETE CLIP To delete the clip page 85 SHOT MARK To display thumbnails only of the frames with shot mark 1 and or shot mark 2 recorded page 86 SHOT MARK1 To display thumbnails only of the frames with shot mark recorded page 86 Item Function SHOT MARK2 To display thumbnails only of the frames with shot mark 2 recorded page 86 EXPAND CLIP To display the EXPAND CLIP screen page 85 for the clip Clip Operation menu in Pause mode Pressing the joystick or the jog dial with a still picture displayed in Pause mode calls the Clip Operation menu for the clip in Pause mode Item Function DISP CLIP INFO To display the CLIP INFO screen for the clip page 84 OK MARK ADD To add the OK mark to the clip page 84 SHOT MARKI To add shot mark 1 page 86 ADD SHOT MARK2 To add shot mark 2 page 86 ADD EXPAND CLIP To display the EXPAND CLIP screen page 85 for the clip Clip Operations yoegheld 83 yoegheld 84 Displaying the Detaile
172. t Switching the SxS memory cards When two memory cards are loaded press the SLOT SELECT button to switch memory cards In Media mode card switching is enabled only when the thumbnail screen is displayed or when an external input picture is displayed by pressing the STOP button You cannot switch memory cards during playback Displaying only the clips marked OK on the thumbnail screen Press the THUMBNAIL button The thumbnail screen changes such that it contains only the clips marked OK among the clips on the current memory card To return to the thumbnail screen with all the clips press the THUMBNAIL button again For operations of the OK mark see Adding the OK Mark to a Clip on page 84 Playback For playback operations use the playback control buttons on the handle MONITOR VOL Ox Joystick PLAY PAUSE ns sefer oom button_O O F REV button PREV button STOP button _l F FWD button NEXT button When the IR Remote Commander is enabled you can use its playback control buttons instead see page 28 e Functions of the playback control buttons are occasionally assigned to the joystick see page 80 e The jog dial is also valid when you move the cursor on the thumbnail screen or proceed to the next step of operations Playing back the selected and subsequent clips in sequence 1 Operating the joystick or jog dial move the cursor to the thumbnail image of
173. t from the signal format of the external input signal Change Video Format of the OTHERS menu to match it to that of the external signal Copy Protected Input The external signal input via the i LINK connection cannot be Cannot Record recorded as the stream is copy protected Check the input signal Media Error An error occurred in reading data from the memory card and Playback Halted playback cannot be continued If this frequently occurs change the memory card after copying the clips as required Media A Error Recording cannot be done as an error occurred with the memory card If this frequently occurs change the memory card 1 B for the card in slot B Error Warning Indications sexipueddy 123 sexipueddy 124 About i LINK This section explains the specifications and features of i LINK What is i LINK i LINK is a digital serial interface designed to integrate devices equipped with i LINK connectors i LINK allows your device to e Perform two way transmission and reception of data such as digital audio and digital video signals e Control other i LINK devices e Easily connect multiple devices with a single i LINK cable Your i LINK device is capable of connecting to a wide range of digital AV devices for data transfer and other operations Other advantages include the following feature When connected to multiple i LINK devices your i LINK device can perform data transfer
174. tch is set to OFF Switching the ND Filters 37 Bulpso09y 38 Adjusting the White Balance The white balance must be adjusted to suit to the color temperature of the light source You can select the adjustment mode according to the shooting conditions Preset mode The color temperature is adjusted to the preset value factory setting 3200K in this mode Select this mode when there is no time to adjust the white balance or when you wish to fix the white balance to a standard condition Memory A mode Memory B mode e The white balance is adjusted to the value stored in memory A or memory B e Pressing the WHT BAL button executes auto white balance and stores the adjusted value in memory A or memory B ATW Auto Tracing White balance mode In this mode the camcorder automatically adjusts the white balance to the appropriate condition When the color temperature of the light source changes the white balance adjustment is automatically executed Five steps of adjustment speed can be selected with ATW Speed page 101 of the CAMERA SET menu Selecting the Adjustment Mode Using the switch You can select Preset mode Memory A mode or ATW Memory B mode with the WHITE BAL switch To the B position of the WHITE BAL switch ATW mode is assigned at the factory The setting can be changed with White Switch lt B gt page 101 of the CAMERA SET menu to select Memory B mode Adjusting the White
175. the Setting line and select SET Resetting the timecode You can reset the timecode to be recorded in running modes to 00 00 00 00 1 Select Reset of Timecode 2 Select Execute Using the actual time as the timecode Set Mode of Time Code to Clock The time of the built in clock is recorded as the timecode Switching between DF and NDF of the timecode Using TC Format of the TC UB SET menu DF drop frame mode and NDF non drop frame mode of the timecode can be switched Note however that the mode is fixed either to DF or NDF regardless of the TC Format setting depending on the current frame rate setting Restrictions on the timecode The timecode setting is restricted by the current video format Video Frame TC Format formats setting HQ1080 60i 00 to 29 DF NDF switchable SP 1080 60i Fixed to DF in Clock HQ1080 30P mode HQ 1080 50i 00 to 24 Fixed to NDF SP 1080 50i HQ 1080 25P HQ 1080 24P 0 to23 Fixed to NDF HQ 720 24P SP 1080 24P 0 to 29 3 DF NDF switchable Fixed to DF in Clock mode HQ 720 60P 00 to 29 DF NDF switchable double count Fixed to DF in Clock mode HQ 720 50P 00 to 24 Fixed to NDF double count HQ 720 30P 00 to 29 DF NDF switchable Fixed to DF in Clock mode HQ 720 25P 00 to 24 Fixed to NDF 1 The frame digits in Setting are limited to 00 04 08 12 16 and 20 The frame
176. the same lighting condition and zoom in on it so that a white area is obtained on the screen A white object white cloth a white wall etc near the subject may be used in place Be careful not to have any spots of high illumination on the screen 4 Adjust the lens iris opening Set it to the proper condition if the manual iris adjustment mode is selected 5 Press the WHT BAL button Auto white balance adjustment begins WHT BAL button During adjustment an in progress message is displayed on the screen When the adjustment is completed successfully the message changes to a completion message and the obtained color temperature is displayed e When you execute the adjustment in a memory mode the adjusted value is stored in memory A or B selected in step 1 e When you execute the adjustment in ATW mode adjustment in ATW is resumed If auto white balance adjustment fails An error message is displayed on the screen for approximately three seconds If the error message is displayed try auto white balance adjustment again If the error message continues to be displayed after several attempts consult your Sony service representative Adjusting the White Balance Bulpso098 4 39 Bulpso09y 40 Displaying the Markers and Zebra Patterns During recording various markers and zebra patterns can be inserted into the image on the LCD monitor EVF screen This does not affect recording signals Disp
177. to output a 4 3 picture Letterbox To mask the upper and lower areas of a 4 3 picture to display a 16 9 picture in the center of the screen Edge Crop To cut the both sides of a 16 9 picture to output a 4 3 picture Setup Menu List sBunjes p je eq pue uoneinByuoy nuaw 103 LCD VF SET Menu Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents LCD Color Adjust the color of pictures on the LCD monitor Adjusting the LCD 99 to 99 0 monitor Contrast Adjust the contrast of pictures on the LCD monitor 99 to 99 0 Brightness Adjust the brightness of pictures on the LCD monitor 99 to 99 0 EVF Backlight Select the brightness of the EVF backlight Setting the High Low viewfinder Mode Select the display mode of the EVF Color B amp W Color Color mode B amp W Monochrome mode Contrast Adjust the contrast of pictures on the EVF screen 99 to 99 0 Brightness Adjust the brightness of pictures on the EVF screen 99 to 99 0 Power Set the condition to turn the EVF on Auto On Auto To turn it on when the LCD monitor is closed or rotated to the upside down position On To keep it on regardless of the status of the LCD monitor Peaking Color Select the color of the peaking signal Setting the peaking White Red Yellow Blue function for the Level Set the level of the peaking signal LCD monitor EVF High Mid Low Marker Setting Turn all marker indications on off
178. ton when 1 or Both is selected for Zebra Select of the LCD VF SET menu The setting value of Zebral Level of the LCD VF SET menu is displayed at the right It shows Off when zebra is off or 2 is selected for Zebra Select 2 This indication becomes On if you turn zebra on with the ZEBRA button when 2 or Both is selected for Zebra Select of the LCD VF SET menu It shows Off when zebra is off or 1 is selected for Zebra Select Skin Tone Detail Skin tone detail status The current status On or Off of Setting of Skin Tone Detail of the PICTURE PROFILE menu is displayed Picture Profile Picture Profile selection status The selected Picture Profile number and name are displayed If Picture Profile is off Off is displayed AUDIO Status Screen Information regarding audio signals is displayed The display configuration varies between Camera mode and Media mode In Camera Mode one 7 ER AGC Link Linked Wind Filter CH 1 On CH 2 On 0H L CH 2 EXT 1 EXT 2 CH 1 CH 2 Audio level meters The levels of the CH 1 and CH 2 audio inputs E E audio levels are displayed Wind Filter Wind filter settings The current settings of Wind Filter CH 1 and Wind Filter CH 2 of the AUDIO SET menu are displayed AGC Link AGC link status The AGC Link status Linked or Separate of the AUDIO
179. tory settings are completed you can start recording 1 Press the REC START STOP button Recording in Frame Rec mode begins The Frame Rec indication stops flashing When the number of frames you specified with the menu are recorded the camcorder automatically enters FRM STBY Frame Rec Standby status 2 Press the REC START STOP button again Each time you press the REC START STOP button the camcorder records the specified number of frames then enters FRM STBY status e Recording cannot be stopped until the specified number of frames are recorded If the power switch is set to OFF during recording the power is only shut off after the specified number of frames are recorded e The Freeze Mix function and Rec Review function cannot be used while recording in Frame Rec mode is in progress e You cannot change the Number of Frames setting while recording in Frame Rec mode is in progress To change it pause the recording The timecode is recorded in Rec Run mode page 52 during Frame Recording e Some extra frames may be recorded if you stop recording or switch the card slot while recording is paused in Frame Rec mode Stopping Frame Recording Set Setting of Frame Rec of the CAMERA SET menu to Off Recording stops and Frame Rec mode is canceled It automatically returns to Off when you set the power switch to OFF while the Number of Frames setting is maintained Slow
180. uations TIf you remove this media or turn off the power while formatting reading or writing data If you use this media in locations subject to static electricity or electrical noise Do not use or store this media in the following locations Where recommended operating conditions are exceeded Inside a closed car in summer or in strong sunshine under direct sunlight near a heater etc Humid or corrosive location e Verify the correct direction of insertion before use e When storing or carrying this media put this media in the carrying case and lock it firmly 30 Handling SxS Memory Cards e We recommend that you make a backup copy of important data Sony accepts no responsibility for any damage or loss of data you recorded Do not apply a label sheet in places other than the label space When applying the label sheet to this media do not allow it to protrude from its proper location Label space SxS memory cards to be used with this camcorder must be formatted using the format function of this camcorder If a card is formatted using other device it is regarded as of a different format requiring repeated format operation on this camcorder Formatting or deleting with the function of the camcorder does not completely delete data on this media When transferring or disposing of this media use a commercial data deleting software or destroy the actual body at you own respons
181. uffix can be independently turned on off unit on the LCD monitor viewfinder screen with Display On Off of the LCD VF SET When you press the DISPLAY BATT INFO menu see page 105 button again these indications are canceled A The indication of items named with this suf fix can be turned on off using the assignable buttons to which the corresponding on off functions have been assigned see page 57 D The settings of the items named with this suf fix can be changed using the Direct menu on the screen see page 20 1 2 3 A 5 STBY HDV S amp Q REC TCG 00 00 00 00 HQ 1080 24P S amp Q Motion 29 24fps High Light ND2 White Fader f ATT HTT TEETH ATW 4300K PPOFF 4 8dBJSHT 1 2000 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 Battery remaining DC IN voltage S amp QSTBY Standby for Slow amp Quick indication M page 22 Motion recording 2 i LINK status indication M synchronized INT REC Interval Recording in progress with 3 and 4 INT STBY Standby for Interval Only when an external device is connected to Recording the i LINK connector the status REC or FRM REC Frame Recording in progress STBY of the device is displayed FRM STBY Standby for Frame Recording 3 Special recording operation status 4 Media status indication M synchronized indication M synchronized with 2 and 4 with 2 and 3 REC Re
182. us 8 Camera Data Store Select Execute to store the setting values in an SxS memory 5 Storing recalling Execute Cancel card S the menu settings Recall Select Execute to retrieve the setting values from an SxS D Execute Cancel memory card a o Time Zone UTC 12 00 to 14 00 Set the time zone difference from UTC in steps of 30 2 Setting the time minutes 2 difference a The default setting is different among the sales areas United States and Canada 5 00 Europe area 0 00 Oceania 10 00 106 Setup Menu List OTHERS Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents Clock Set Setting the built in clock Date Time Set the current time and date 12H 24H Select the display mode of time 12H 24H 12H 12 hour mode 24H 24 hour mode Date Mode Select the display mode of the date YYMMDD MMDDyy YYMMDD In sequence of year month day DDMMYY MMDDYY In sequence of month day year DDMMYY In sequence of day month year Language Selecting the language for messages English Chinese Japanese English To display the messages in English Chinese To display the messages in Chinese Japanese To display the messages in Japaneses This setting is effective only on messages for warning and caution The menus and status indications do not change Assign Button Assigning functions to the assignable buttons lt I gt Off Marker Last Clip DEL ATW Rec Review Rec Freeze
183. using an assignable button Assigning IR Remote to one of the assignable buttons permits you to activate deactivate the remote control function by pressing the button For the assignable buttons see Changing Functions of the Assignable Buttons on page 57 Adjusting the Grip Using the IR Remote Commander To avoid malfunctions the remote control function is automatically deactivated when the camcorder is turned off Activate the function each time when required after you turn the camcorder on Battery lifetime When the lithium battery s power falls the IR Remote Commander may not work even if you press the buttons The average lithium battery s service life is about one year but this depends on the pattern of use If pressing the remote control buttons produces absolutely no effect on the camcorder replace the battery then check the operation again Replacing the battery in the IR Remote Commander Use a commercially available CR2025 lithium battery Do not use any battery other than a CR2025 1 Hold down the lock lever pull out the battery holder and remove the battery 2 Place a new battery in the battery holder with the symbol facing upward then push the battery holder into the IR Remote Commander until it clicks With the symbol upward Battery may explode if mistreated Do not recharge disassemble or dispose of in fire e Danger of explosion if battery
184. utton page 32 65 SxS memory card slots page 31 66 EJECT buttons page 31 Rear operation panel 67 68 69 70 71 72 a O oa ET CANCEL CAMERA SF meow q N EO CHD PICTURE DCIN PROFILE x Fi OO gt Q mani i OQ GG nol AUDIO AUDIO ia A SELECT IN n 2O Or PMW EX1 Mo O 73 74 75 67 MENU menu display ON OFF button page 95 68 SEL SET selection set dial Jog dial page 95 It functions accordingly when you turn it up or down or you push it horizontally It is called the jog dial in the subsequent operating instructions 69 CANCEL button page 95 70 PICTURE PROFILE button page 70 71 Power CAMERA MEDIA switch page 24 72 DC IN DC power input connector page 23 73 AUDIO LEVEL CH 1 CH 2 controls page 54 74 AUDIO SELECT audio level control mode selection switches page 54 75 AUDIO IN audio input selection switches page 54 Parts Identifications MAIAJOAQ 17 M JM AQ 18 Controls on the grip Lens EOE 31 76 REC START STOP button page 34 77 RELEASE grip release button page 28 78 REC REVIEW button page 57 79 EXPANDED FOCUS button page 48 80 Servo zoom lever page 46 81 LENS REMOTE connector page 47 Bottom 82 3 84 82 ZOOM switch page 46 83 Tripod
185. w amp Quick Motion Recording 61 Bulpso09y 62 CAMERA SET Color Bar Type Multi Flicker Reduce gt b gt gt l gt etting Off Frame Rate 30 2 Set Setting to On The camcorder enters Slow amp Quick Motion mode When the special recording mode indication on the screen is active S amp Q Motion is displayed on the screen oa Select the frame rate for recording with Frame Rate The setting range varies depending on the current video format With a 1080 format 1 to 30 fps With a 720 format 1 to 60 fps 4 Exit the menu Setting the recording frame rate with the Direct menu When the special recording mode indication on the screen is active Recording frame rate Playback frame rate fps is displayed under S amp Q Motion TCG 00 00 00 00 HQ_108o 24P amp Q Motio 29 24 fp You can change the recording frame rate with the Direct menu by operating the joystick or the jog dial For details on the Direct menu see Direct Menu Operation on page 20 S amp Q STBYLAH Recording in Slow amp Quick Motion Mode When the preparatory settings are completed you can start recording Press the REC START STOP button Slow amp Quick Motion recording begins Slow amp Quick Motion Recording e You cannot change the Frame Rate setting while Slow amp Quick Motion recording is in progress To change it pause the recording e The timec
186. y a clip to be deleted operate the camcorder in Media mode See Deleting a Clip on page 85 Basic Operation Procedure Bulpso098y 35 Bulpsoo98y 36 Clip recording data and clip name When you stop recording video audio and subsidiary data from the start to end of the recording are recorded as a single clip on an SxS memory card For each clip recorded with this camcorder a clip name of 8 characters the first four alphanumerics and the second four numerics is automatically generated Example ABCDO001 The first four alphanumerics can be specified as desired using Clip page 109 of the OTHERS menu before you start recording It cannot be changed after recording The second four digit number is automatically counted up in sequence Notes on Clips The XDCAM ExX series products employ the FAT32 File System Thus recorded materials may be segmented in multiple files depending on the file size But the camcorder can play such materials seemlessly A long clip can be recorded crossing over two memory cards in slot A and B When you copy clips to a hard disk drive etc using a computer it is recommended to use the XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software on the supplied CD ROM If copying is done using Explorer Windows or Finder MAC the continuity and relationships of recorded materials may not be maintained Selecting the Video Format Selecting the Video Format You can select v

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