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# Shooting

For shooting, use the following steps.

1. REC button (on the handle)

2. REC button (on the grip)

3. <AUTO/MANUAL> switch

Set the video settings and the audio input.

- Before shooting, the followings must be set or adjusted.

  - Image settings for the brightness function (iris, gain, shutter) and the white balance adjustment function, etc.

  - Audio input settings for audio recording.

  - Adjusting audio recording level

Select shooting mode with the <AUTO/MANUAL> switch.

<AUTO>: auto mode

- [A] is displayed at the upper part of the viewfinder and LCD monitor.

- Focus, iris, gain, shutter, and white balance are automatically adjusted.

- You can set the operations specified for the auto mode in the [CAMERA] menu → [AUTO SW].

<MANUAL>: manual mode

- To adjust focus, iris, gain, shutter speed, and white balance manually, set the camera to manual mode.

- To adjust the brightness, adjust the iris and ND filter. (Iris)

- To focus manually, use the focus operation. (Focusing (manual focus))

- To adjust the white balance, adjust the white balance and black balance. (Adjusting the white and black balance)

- To adjust the setting of the audio input and the recording level, switch audio input. (Switching the audio input)

Start the recording by pressing the REC button.

- One REC button is located on both the handle and the grip.

- The tally lamp is illuminated in red while recording.

Press the REC button again to stop.

Check videos recorded.

After recording ends, pressing the <REC CHECK> button automatically plays back approximately the last three seconds of the last recorded clip.

In this way, you can check whether video has been recorded properly.

- Returns to recording standby after checking.

REC check will not operate in following cases.

- When the power is turned ON/OFF

- When restarted

- When the <THUMBNAIL> button is pressed

- When the memory card is inserted/ejected

- When formatted the memory card

- When the card slot to record is switched by pressing the USER button to which [SLOT SEL] is assigned or by touching the USER button icon

- When switched to [CARD READER MODE] or [SERVICE MODE]

- When the [RECORDING] menu → [2 SLOTS FUNC.] → [SIMUL REC]/[BACKGR REC] is set

- When either of the following settings are changed

  - [SYSTEM] menu → [FREQUENCY]

  - [SYSTEM] menu → [FILE FORMAT]

  - [SYSTEM] menu → [REC FORMAT]

  - [RECORDING] menu → [2 SLOTS FUNC.]

Selecting the resolution, codec, and frame rate for recording video
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