User manual SONY DSR-400

[. . . ] 3-868-500-03 (1) Digital Camcorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. DSR-400L/400PL DSR-400K/400PK DSR-450WSL/450WSPL © 2005 Sony Corporation Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on the top. Record these numbers in the spaces provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Serial No. CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. [. . . ] When the setting is switched to CAM mode, or when no signals are input even in EXT mode, the camcorder is reset to the original setting. To use setup remove (DSR-450WS only) Setup remove is a function that removes a setup that has been added to a video signal when recording. The factory setting of setup remove is ON. In order to set the setup remove function off, select OFF in SETUP REMOVE on the SOURCE SEL page of the OPERATION menu. 64 Recording Analog Composite Signals (with a CBK-SC01 Installed- DSR-450WS/450WSP only) Playing and Checking Recorded Contents By pressing the PLAY button, you can review any length of recording on the viewfinder screen in black and white or in color on the LCD monitor. There are two other ways to review the recording. · Recording review: You can view the last two to ten seconds of the recording on the viewfinder screen in black and white or in color on the LCD monitor. · Playback in external color video monitor: You can see the recording in color on a color video monitor without the need for any external adaptor. For details about the switches and controls used to select the audio output signal and to adjust the audio level, see "Location and Function of Parts" on page 9. Checking the recording on the color video monitor Connect a color video monitor to the MONITOR OUT connector or the VIDEO OUT connector of the camcorder. By pressing the PLAY button, you can view the recorded picture. For details about how to connect a monitor, see "Connecting a Monitor" on page 40. Note For the DSR-450WS/450WSP, only the picture displayed through the camera is output to the CBK-SD01 SDI Output Board. Playback pictures cannot be output even during playback. To use setup add (DSR-400/450WS only) Chapter 4 Recording and Playback Checking the recorded contents immediately after shooting -- Recording Review With recording paused, press the RET button on the lens. The tape is automatically rewound over the last approximately 2 seconds of the recording (approximately 10 seconds maximum if you press and hold the RET button), and then this last part of the recording is shown in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor. Use this function to check whether recording went correctly. By assigning the LENS RET function to the ASSIGN switch, you can use the switch in the same way as the lens RET button. For details, see "Assigning functions to ASSIGN switches" on page 106. Notes Setup add is a function that adds a setup to the playback video signal. To activate this function, set SETUP ADD to ON on the VTR MODE page of the MAINTENANCE menu. Notes · The video image that connects the DVCAM format and DV format is distorted during playback. · The camcorder can play video and audio that is recorded in DVCAM format or DV format (in SP mode). · If two or more audio sampling frequencies are mixed on one tape, the part where the video images are recorded in different frequencies will be distorted. · During recording review, do not set the POWER switch to off. The camcorder may not be able to find the continue point. · You cannot start recording until the recording review has finished. Playing and Checking Recorded Contents 65 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings Chapter Menu Organization and Operation The following shows the organization of menus in this camcorder. The USER menu consisting of items and pages registered at the factory is used. The number in parenthesis is the page number that setting is displayed on. Chapter 5 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings For details about USER MENU CUSTOMIZE, see "Editing the USER menu" on page 95. Menu selection TOP MENU 1st hierarchy USER Page 1 2nd hierarchy 3rd hierarchy IRIS OVERRIDE (78) DETAIL LEVEL (82) MASTER BLACK (80) BLACK GAMMA (81) MASTER BLK GAMMA (81) COLOR TEMP <P> (86) SKIN DETAIL ALL (82) SKIN DETECT (82) SKIN AREA IND (82) SKIN DTL SELECT (82) SKIN DETAIL (82) SKIN DETAIL LVL (82) SCN 1 (84) SCN 2 (84) SCN 3 (84) SCN 4 (84) SCN 5 (84) STANDARD (84) REC FORMAT (86) AU MODE (86) 16:9/4:3 SELECT 1) (79) SCAN MODE 1) (79) REC VIDEO SOURCE 2) (79) REAR BNC OUT SEL 3) (75) GL H PHASE (88) GL SC PHASE (88) GL SC 0/180 SEL (88) MARKER (77) CENTER (77) SAFETY ZONE (77) ASSIGN SW <1> ASSIGN SW <2> ASSIGN SW <3> ASSIGN SW <4> (76) (76) (76) (76) Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 (Continued) (Continued) 1) Only for the DSR-450WS/450WSP 2) Only when a CBK-SC01 Composite Input Board is installed in the DSR450WS/450WSP 3) Only when a CBK-SD01 SDI Output Board is installed in the DSR450WS/450WSP 66 Menu Organization and Operation Menu selection 1st hierarchy Page 8 2nd hierarchy 3rd hierarchy CLOCK ADJUST (91) HOUR (91) MIN (91) SEC (91) YEAR (91) MONTH (91) DAY (91) USER MENU CUSTOMIZE ALL LCD BRIGHT <L> LCD BRIGHT <H> LCD COLOR REAR BNC OUT SEL 2) MONI OUT VFDISP MONI OUT MENU MONI OUT TC MONI OUT MARKER MONI OUT ZEBRA ASSIGN SW <1> ASSIGN SW <2> ASSIGN SW <3> ASSIGN SW <4> DF/NDF 3) INTERVAL REC REC TIME INTERVAL TIME PRE-LIGHTING D5600 WIDE AWB WHITE SWITCH <B> SHOCKLESS WHITE ATW SPEED LOW LIGHT LOW LIGHT LEVEL VF BATT WARNING VF DISP VF DISP MODE DISP EXTENDER DISP FILTER DISP WHITE DISP GAIN DISP SHUTTER DISP AUDIO DISP TAPE DISP IRIS DISP COLOR TEMP DISP BATT REMAIN DISP DC IN DISP 16:9/4:3 ID 1) DISP VTR STATUS DISP VTR TRIGGER DISP TIME CODE DISP REC FORMAT MARKER CENTER SAFETY ZONE SAFETY AREA ASPECT 1) ASPECT SELECT 1) ASPECT MASK(4:3) 1) ASPECT MASK LVL 1) 100%MARKER OPERATION OUTPUT MONITOR OUT FUNCTION 1 FUNCTION 2 Chapter 5 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings VF DISP 1 VF DISP 2 MARKER 1 (Continued) (Continued) 1) Only for the DSR-450WS/450WSP 2) Only when a CBK-SD01 SDI Output Board is installed in the DSR450WS/450WSP 3) Only for the DSR-400/450WS Menu Organization and Operation 67 Menu selection 1st hierarchy 2nd hierarchy MARKER 2 3rd hierarchy USER BOX USER BOX WIDTH USER BOX HEIGHT USER BOX H POS USER BOX V POS CENTER H POS CENTER V POS GAIN LOW GAIN MID GAIN HIGH GAIN TURBO TURBO SW IND ZEBRA ZEBRA SELECT ZEBRA1 DET LEVEL ZEBRA1 APT LEVEL ZEBRA2 DET LEVEL VF DETAIL LEVEL VF ASPECT 1) IRIS OVERRIDE IRIS SPEED CLIP HIGH LIGHT IRIS WINDOW IRIS WINDOW IND IRIS VAR WIDTH IRIS VAR HEIGHT IRIS VAR H POS IRIS VAR V POS ID-1 ID-2 ID-3 ID-4 SHOT DATE SHOT TIME SHOT MODEL NAME SHOT SERIAL NO SHOT ID SEL SHOT 16:9 ID 1) SHOT BLINK CHARA STATUS CAMERA STATUS VTR OFFSET WHITE <A> WARM-COOL <A> COLOR FINE <A> OFFSET WHITE <B> WARM-COOL <B> COLOR FINE <B> SHUTTER SLS 1) SHUTTER ECS SHUTTER 1/32 2) SHUTTER 1/33 3) SHUTTER 1/40 4) SHUTTER 1/48 2) SHUTTER 1/50 3) SHUTTER 1/60 5) SHUTTER 1/96 2) SHUTTER 1/100 6) SHUTTER 1/120 4) SHUTTER 1/125 SHUTTER 1/250 SHUTTER 1/500 SHUTTER 1/1000 SHUTTER 1/2000 GAIN SW VF SETTING AUTO IRIS SHOT ID Chapter 5 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings SHOT DISP SET STATUS OFFSET WHT SHT ENABLE (Continued) (Continued) 1) Only for the DSR-450WS/450WSP 2) Only for 24P mode 3) Only for PsF (progressive scan) mode and a video output signal set to PAL 4) Only for PsF (progressive scan) mode and a video output signal set to NTSC 5) Only for I (interlace scan) mode and a video output signal set to PAL, or for PsF (progressive scan) mode and a video output signal set to NTSC 6) Only for I (interlace scan) mode and a video output signal set to NTSC, or for PsF (progressive scan) mode and a video output signal set to PAL 68 Menu Organization and Operation Menu selection 1st hierarchy 2nd hierarchy LENS FILE 3rd hierarchy LENS FILE SELECT F. ID 16:9/4:3 SELECT 2) WIDE ID 2) SCAN MODE 2) 24P PULLDWN MODE 3) DF/NDF 3) REC VIDEO SOURCE SETUP REMOVE 3) FORMAT SOURCE SEL 1) PAINT SW STATUS GAMMA CHROMA MATRIX KNEE WHITE CLIP DETAIL APERTURE FLARE EVS TEST SAW COLOR TEMP <A> COLOR FINE <A> R GAIN <A> B GAIN <A> D5600K <A> COLOR TEMP <B> COLOR FINE <B> R GAIN <B> B GAIN <B> D5600K <B> MASTER BLACK R BLACK B BLACK MASTER FLARE R FLARE G FLARE B FLARE FLARE GAMMA STEP GAMMA MASTER GAMMA R GAMMA G GAMMA B GAMMA GAMMA SELECT 2) GAMMA SEL(STD) GAMMA SEL(FILM)2) BLACK GAMMA BLK GAM RANGE MASTER BLK GAMMA R BLACK GAMMA G BLACK GAMMA B BLACK GAMMA KNEE KNEE POINT KNEE SLOPE KNEE SATURATION KNEE SAT LEVEL WHITE CLIP WHITE CLIP LEVEL DETAIL APERTURE DETAIL LEVEL APERTURE LEVEL DTL H/V RATIO CRISPENING LEVEL DEPEND LEVEL DEPEND LVL DETAIL FREQUENCY WHITE Chapter 5 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings BLACK/FLARE GAMMA BLACK GAMMA KNEE DETAIL 1 (Continued) (Continued) 1) Only when a CBK-SC01 Composite Input Board is installed in the DSR450WS/450WSP 2) Only for the DSR-450WS/450WSP 3) Only for the DSR-450WS Menu Organization and Operation 69 Menu selection 1st hierarchy 2nd hierarchy DETAIL 2 3rd hierarchy KNEE APERTURE KNEE APT LVL DETAIL COMB CROSS COLOR CROSS COLOR LVL DETAIL LIMIT DTL WHT LMT DTL BLK LMT DTL V-BLK LMT FINE DTL FINE DTL LVL V DTL CREATION H/V CONTROL MODE SKIN DETAIL ALL SKIN DETECT SKIN AREA IND SKIN DTL SELECT SKIN DETAIL SKIN DETAIL LVL SKIN DTL SAT SKIN DTL HUE SKIN DTL WIDTH MATRIX MATRIX(USER) MATRIX(PRESET) MATRIX R-G MATRIX R-B MATRIX G-R MATRIX G-B MATRIX B-R MATRIX B-G MATRIX MATRIX(MULTI) MATRIX AREA IND MATRIX COLOR DET MTX(MULTI)AXIS MTX(MULTI)HUE MTX(MULTI)SAT VMOD MASTER VMOD R VMOD G VMOD B VMOD LOW KEY SAT L. KEY SAT LEVEL L. KEY SAT RANGE Y BLACK GAMMA Y BLK GAM LEVEL Y BLK GAM RANGE 1 2 3 4 5 STANDARD SCENE RECALL SCENE STORE F. ID WHT SHAD CH SEL R/G/B WHT H SAW R/G/B WHT H PARA R/G/B WHT V SAW R/G/B WHT V PARA WHITE SAW/PARA DETAIL 3 SKIN DETAIL MTX LINEAR Chapter 5 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings MAINTENANCE MTX MULTI V MODULATION LOW KEY SAT SCENE FILE WHITE SHADING (Continued) (Continued) 70 Menu Organization and Operation Menu selection 1st hierarchy 2nd hierarchy BLACK SHADING 3rd hierarchy BLK SHAD CH SEL R/G/B BLK H SAW R/G/B BLK H PARA R/G/B BLK V SAW R/G/B BLK V PARA BLACK SAW/PARA MASTER BLACK MASTER GAIN(TMP) <Sony Info> BEFORE END 1 END1 <Sony> BEFORE END 2 END 2 <Others, EXT DC> BEFORE END 3 END 3 AU MODE AU HEADROOM AU FADE AU SG(1KHz) F AUDIO VOL REC TALLY BLINK STBY OFF TIMER REC FORMAT SETUP ADD 1) COLOR TEMP <P> COLOR FINE <P> R GAIN <P> B GAIN <P> D5600K <P> AWB ENABLE <P> DCC FUNCTION SEL DCC D RANGE DCC POINT DCC GAIN DCC DELAY TIME IRIS WINDOW IRIS WINDOW IND IRIS LEVEL IRIS APL RATIO IRIS VAR WIDTH IRIS VAR HEIGHT IRIS VAR H POS IRIS VAR V POS IRIS SPEED CLIP HIGH LIGHT WHT FILTER INH COLOR BAR SEL REC TALLY USER & ALL ONLY RM COMMON MEMORY 2) RM REC START 2) i. LINK CTL i. LINK CTL(END) GENLOCK GL H PHASE GL SC PHASE GL SC 0/180 SEL ND OFFSET ADJUST CLEAR ND OFFSET AUTO BLK SHADING RESET BLK SHD MASTER GAIN(TMP) BATTERY AUDIO VTR MODE PRESET WHT Chapter 5 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings DCC ADJUST AUTO IRIS 2 FUNCTION 3 GENLOCK ND COMP (Continued) AUTO SHADING 1) Only for the DSR-400/450WS 2) Only for the DSR-450WS/450WSP Menu Organization and Operation 71 Menu selection 1st hierarchy 2nd hierarchy 3rd hierarchy FILE USER FILE USER FILE LOAD USER FILE SAVE F. [. . . ] SMPTE Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, a professional association established in the U. S. A. mainly for the purpose of setting forth motion picture and television engineering standards. Stand-by off mode A mode in which the head drum is stationary and the tape is slack. It means that the VTR is not ready for immediate recording or playback. [. . . ]