Sony Power Hd Fx Pdw 700 Users Manual

2015-01-23

• Table of Contents
• Foreword
  • Before use
• Chapter 1 Overview
  • Features
  • Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls
    • Power supply
    • Accessory attachments
    • Operating and connectors section
    • HDVF-20A viewfinder (optional)
    • Status display on the viewfinder screen
• Chapter 2 Preparations
  • Preparing a Power Supply
    • Using a battery pack
    • Using AC power
  • Attaching the Viewfinder
    • Attaching the HDVF-20A/C35W
    • Adjusting the viewfinder position
    • Moving the viewfinder shoe up
    • Using the BKW-401 Viewfinder Rotation Bracket
    • Detaching the eyepiece
    • Adjusting the viewfinder focus and screen
  • Setting the Area of Use
  • Setting the Date/Time of the Internal Clock
  • Mounting the Lens
  • Adjusting the Flange Focal Length
  • Preparing the Audio Input System
    • Connecting a microphone to the MIC IN connector
    • Connecting microphones to the AUDIO IN connectors
    • Attaching a UHF portable tuner (for a UHF wireless microphone system)
    • Connecting line input audio equipment
  • Tripod Mounting
  • Connecting a Video Light
  • Using the Shoulder Strap
  • Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position
  • Connecting the Remote Control Unit
• Chapter 3 Adjustments and Settings for Shooting
  • Setting the Recording Format
    • Setting the system frequency
    • Setting the video recording format
  • Adjusting the Black Balance and the White Balance
    • Adjusting the black balance
    • Adjusting the white balance
  • Setting the Electronic Shutter
    • Shutter modes
    • Selecting the shutter mode and shutter speed
  • Changing the Reference Value for Automatic Iris Adjustment
  • Adjusting the Audio Level
    • Manually adjusting the audio levels of the audio inputs from the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors
    • Manually adjusting the audio level of the MIC IN connector
    • Recording audio on channels 3 and 4
  • Setting the Time Data
    • Setting the timecode
    • Setting the user bits
    • Synchronizing the timecode
• Chapter 4 Shooting
  • Handling Discs
    • Discs used for recording and playback
    • Notes on handling
    • Write-protecting discs
    • Loading and unloading a disc
    • Formatting a disc
    • Handling of discs when recording does not end normally (salvage function)
  • Basic Procedure for Shooting
    • Playing back the recorded clip
    • Deleting the recorded clip
  • Advanced Operations for Shooting
    • Recording essence marks
    • Setting clip flags with switches
    • Setting the thumbnail image at recording time
    • Starting a shoot with a few seconds of pre-stored picture data (Picture Cache function)
    • Time-lapse video (Interval Rec function)
    • To exchange discs while recording (Disc Exchange Cache function)
    • Retaking the most recent clip
    • Assigning user-defined clip titles automatically
    • Assigning user-defined names to clips and clip lists
    • Recording video from external devices
• Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens
  • Overview
    • Switching between GUI screens
    • Information and controls in thumbnail screens
    • Displaying menus
    • GUI screen operations
  • Thumbnail Operations
    • Selecting thumbnails
    • Searching with thumbnails
    • Playing the scene you have found
    • Selecting the information displayed on thumbnails
    • Changing clip index pictures
    • Checking clip properties
    • Setting clip flags
    • Locking (write-protecting) clips
    • Deleting clips
  • Scene Selection (Clip List Editing)
    • What is scene selection?
    • Creating and editing clip lists
    • Managing clip lists
  • Disc Operations
    • Checking disc properties
    • Using planning metadata
    • Formatting discs
  • Shortcut List
• Chapter 6 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings
  • Menu Organization
    • TOP menu and top-level menus
  • Menu List
    • OPERATION menu
    • PAINT menu
    • MAINTENANCE menu
    • FILE menu
    • DIAGNOSIS menu
  • Menu Operations
    • Displaying menus
    • Basic menu operations
    • Using the USER menu (example menu operation)
    • Editing the USER menu
    • Resetting USER menu settings to the standard settings
  • Setting the Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen and the LCD Monitor
    • Selecting the display items
    • Change confirmation/adjustment progress messages
    • Setting the marker display
    • Setting the viewfinder
    • Recording shot data superimposed on the color bars
    • Setting the shot ID
    • Displaying the status confirmation screens
  • Adjustments and Settings From Menus
    • Setting gain values for the GAIN selector positions
    • Selecting the output signals
    • Assigning functions to ASSIGN switches
    • Setting power saving functions
    • Setting the color temperature manually
    • Specifying an offset for the auto white balance setting
    • Selecting the lens file
    • Setting the UMID data
• Chapter 7 Saving and Loading User Setting Data
  • Handling the “Memory Stick”
  • Saving and Recalling User Files
    • Saving user menu data to the “Memory Stick”
    • Loading saved data from a “Memory Stick”
    • Returning the user file settings to the standard settings
  • Saving and Loading Scene Files
    • Saving a scene file
    • Loading scene files
    • Returning the scene file settings to the standard settings
  • Jumping to a File-Related Menu Page When Inserting a “Memory Stick”
• Chapter 8 File Operations
  • Overview
    • Directory structure
    • File operation restrictions
  • File Operations in File Access Mode (for Windows)
    • Making FAM connections
    • Operating on files
    • Exiting file operations
  • File Operations in File Access Mode (for Macintosh)
    • Making FAM connections
    • Operating on files
    • Exiting file operations
  • FTP File Operations
    • Making FTP connections
    • Command list
  • Recording Continuous Timecode With FAM and FTP Connections
• Chapter 9 Maintenance
  • Testing the Camcorder Before Shooting
    • Preparations for testing
    • Testing the camera
    • Testing the VDR
  • Maintenance
    • Cleaning the viewfinder
    • Note about the battery terminal
  • Operation Warnings
• Appendix
  • Important Notes on Operation
  • Specifications
    • General
    • Video camera section
    • Optical disc drive section
    • Supplied accessories
    • Recommended additional equipment
  • Chart of Optional Components and Accessories
  • Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software
  • List of Supported USB Keyboards
  • Trademarks and Licenses
    • MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio License
    • MPEG-2 Video Patent Portfolio License
    • About IJG (Independent JPEG Group)
    • Character display software “iType”
  • About a “Memory Stick”
• Index