Shooting

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.]