User manual SONY FDR-AX1

[. . . ] 4-484-004-11(1) Digital 4K Video Camera Recorder FDR-AX1/AX1E Operating Guide Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. © 2013 Sony Corporation Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call your Sony dealer regarding this product. ACSerial No. WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, 1) do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. [. . . ] The assigned functions can be viewed on the assignable button status screen (page 17). Default assigned functions Button 1 Off Button 2 Off Button 3 Off Button 4 Zebra Button 5 Peaking Button 6 Thumbnail Button 7 Focus Magnifier Assignable functions • Off • Marker (page 45) • Zebra (page 45) • Peaking (page 45) • Focus Magnifier (page 28) • Auto Exposure Level (page 41) • SteadyShot (page 41) • Color Bars (page 41) • Rec Lamp[F] (page 46) • Rec Lamp[R] (page 46) • Thumbnail (page 47) Recording Useful Functions 35 Thumbnail Screens Thumbnail Screens When you press the THUMBNAIL button (page 16), clips recorded on the XQD memory card are displayed as thumbnails on the screen. You can start playback from the clip selected on the thumbnail screen. The playback picture can be seen on the LCD/viewfinder screen and external monitors. Press the THUMBNAIL button to exit the thumbnail screen and return to the recording screen. Configuration of the screen Information for the clip selected with the cursor are displayed at the bottom of the screen. The icon of the current XQD memory card is highlighted, shading the nonselected one. (If the card is write-protected, a lock icon is displayed to the right. ) Current clip No. / Total number of clips Thumbnail Screens Cursor (yellow) 1. Thumbnail The thumbnail image for each clip is an index frame from the clip. When recording, the first frame of a clip is automatically set as the index frame. Below each thumbnail, the clip/frame information is displayed. You can change the displayed item on “Thumbnail Caption” in “Customize View” (page 37) of the thumbnail menu. 3. Recording video format The file format of the selected clip is displayed. 4. Clip name The clip name of the selected clip is displayed. 36 Thumbnail Screens Playing Clips Playing the selected and subsequent clips in sequence Clip Operations On the thumbnail screen, you can operate the clips or confirm the subsidiary data for clips using the thumbnail menu. The thumbnail menu appears when you press the OPTION button (page 16) on the thumbnail screen. 1 Turn the SEL/SET dial (page 16) to move the cursor to the thumbnail image of the clip with which you wish to start playback. Press the SEL/SET dial. Playback starts from the beginning of the selected clip. Operations of the thumbnail menu Turn the SEL/SET dial (page 16) to select a menu item, then press the SEL/SET dial. Pressing the CANCEL/BACK button (page 16) restores to the previous condition. Pressing the OPTION button while the thumbnail menu is displayed turns the thumbnail menu off. Thumbnail Screens Notes • When the XQD memory card is write-protected, some operations are unavailable. • There may be items that cannot be selected, depending on the status when the menu is displayed. 2 Notes • The playback picture may be momentarily distorted or frozen between clips. You cannot operate the camcorder during this condition. • When you select a clip on the thumbnail screen and start playback, the playback picture at the beginning of the clip may be distorted. To start playback without distortion, pause playback once after starting it, press the PREV button of the playback control buttons to return to the top of the clip, then restart playback. Clip operation menu Display Clip Properties Displays the detailed information of a clip screen (page 38). Delete Clip Select Clip: Deletes the selected clip (page 39). Customize View Thumbnail Caption: Changes the items that are displayed under the thumbnail image. [. . . ] Adobe Reader must be installed on your computer to view PDF files. If Adobe Reader is not installed on your computer, you can download it by accessing the following URL. http://get. adobe. com/reader/ Specifications System Video signal 4K image quality (3840×2160): UHDTV HD image quality: HDTV Video recording system 4K image quality (3840×2160): MPEG-4 AVC/H. 264 XAVC S format ver. 1. 0 compatible HD image quality: MPEG-4 AVC/H. 264 XAVC S format ver. 1. 0 compatible Audio recording system Linear PCM 2ch (48 kHz 16-bit) Recording media XQD memory card Image device 7. 82 mm (1/2. 3 type) CMOS sensor Gross: Approx. 18 900 000 pixels Effective (movie, 16:9): Approx. [. . . ]