Color Video Camera

Color Video Camera
Operating Iristructions
Before operating the unit, please read this nianual
thoroughly and retain it for future reference
Power HAD
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1996 by Sony Corporation
For the customers i n the U.S.A.
This equipment has been tested and found to cornply with
the limits for a Class A diaital device. Dursuant to Part 15 of
the FCC Rules These ~ i m i are
~ s designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environrnent This
equipmerit generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
enarnv and .~
ií not installed
and used in accordance with the
iristruction manual, may cause harmiul interierence to radio
communications Operation of ttiis equipment in a residential
area is likelv to cause harrnful interference in which case the
user will be required to correct the interference at his own
expense
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TO prevent fire or shock tiazard, do not
expose the unit t0 rain or moisture.
TO avoid electrical shock, do n0t 0 ~ e n
the cabinet. Refer servicing t0 quaiified
persorinel only.
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RISKOFELECTRIC SHOCK
DONOTOPEN
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DO NOT REMOVE COVER (08 BACI<)
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NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE
REFER SERVlCING TO OUALIFIEO SERVICE PERSONNEL
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This symbol is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"
within the product's enclosure that may be of
sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of
electric shock to persons
This symbol 1s intended to alert the user to the
preserice of important operating and
maintenance (setvicing) rnstruct~onsIn the
Iiterature acconlpanying the appliance
Owner's Record
The model and serial nurnbers are located on the right
side Record these numbers in the spaces provided
below Refer to them whenever you cal1 your Sony dealer
regarding this product
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Serial No
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You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not
expressly approved in this manual could void your authority
to operate this equipment
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CAUTiON : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCI<
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The shielded interface cable recomniended ir1 this manual
must be used with this equipment in order to cornply with the
lirnits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart 13of Part 15 of
FCC Rules
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Introduction
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Composition of tlie DXC-327B-series Coloi.
Video Caineia . .
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Clioosiiig fioiii NTSC os PAL System . . . . . . . 5
Notes on Using Accessoiies witli tlie UXC-327B
Series Canieia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Precautions ....................................
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Oii Usiiig and Stoiiiig tiie Caiiiera . . . . . . . . 6
Maiiagirig Hyper-Sensitivity i i i tlie CCD Iiiiage
Seiisoi . . . .
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1. ocation and Function of Parts
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DXC-327Bl327BP Caiiiera Head .
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CA-5371537P Caiiiera Adaptor (optioiial) . . . 16
VCL-714BX Zooin Lens . . . . . .
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DXF-6Ol/601CE Electionic Viewtiiider .......... 20
Accessory Attacliment .....................................
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Atiacliing/Detacliii~ga Caiiieia Adaptor ...... .. 22
Atiacliing a Videocassette Recoidei ........ . 2 4
Attacliing tlie Zooiii Lens and Optional Filter 2 5
Attiicliiiig and Acljustiiig tlie Electroiiic
Viewfindei ............... .
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Attacliing a Micioplione
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Att;icl~ing/Detacliiiióa Tiipod
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Connections
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Coniiectiiig aii S-VHS Foriiint Poriable VTR . . 32
Coiinecting a Portable VTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Coniiectiiig iiii Externa1 Microplioiie . . . 33
Connecting a Table-lop VTR .
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Coiinectiiig ri Caiiieia Coiitiol Uiiit .
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Coiinectiiig a Reinote Control Uiiit . . . . . . . . 36
Using tlie Camera with a VTR ......................37
Power Soutces .........................
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Usiiig a DC Powei Supply . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9
Usiiig a Batteiy Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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Usiiig P o w e ~Supplied Tliiougli tlie Caniera
Adaptor . . .
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Basic Operations ..................................................
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Opeiating tlie Cariiera . . . . .
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Recoiding witli a Poitable VTR
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Recoiding witli ii Table-Top VTR . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 4
Monitoring the VTR Pictuie aiid Audio Output 45
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Ad.jiistment and Settings ........................................
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Reading Iiidicatioiis in tlie Electionic
Viewlinder
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Reading tlie Viewfindei Scieen Display Menu 49
Adjusting the Vie\vfindei Scieen Display . . . 5 0
Adjusting tlie Video Moiiitoi . . . . . . . . . 51
Adjusting the Iris
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Selecting tlie Filter
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Adjustiiig tlie Bla
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Adjustiiig tiie Wliite Balaiice . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Acijustiiig tlie Coiitrast
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Selectirig tlie Sli~itteiSpeed
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Advanced Operations
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Acljusting tlie Sliai.piiessof tlie Pictuie .
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Selecting tlie Output Level . . . . . . 64
Clieckiiig tlie Video Leve1
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Syncliroiiiziiig Two oi Moie Cnriieras (Without
Using a Cnmeia Control Uiiit) . . . . . . . . .65
Title Cliaracters Settiiig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Coiiiiecting a Nuinber o t Camelas (Using a
Caiiieia Contiol Unit) . . . . . . . 70
Using tlie Optional Carrying Case ........................71
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Specifications ........................................................
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Caniera Head DXC.327B1327BP . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Caniera Aúaptoi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 73
CA-537/537P (Oprional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Zooiii Leiis VCL-7 14BX . . . .
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Viewfiiidei DXF-6Oll6Ol CE
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Carryirig Case LC-47
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Accessories Supplie
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Optional Accessories and Reconimended
Equipment .................................................. 74
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Glossary ...................................................................
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Sample Video Systeni Configuration
Composition of the DXC-327B-series Color \/ideo Camera
VCT-U14 tripod attachment
DXF-6011601CEviewfinder
DXC-327BHi3275PH
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VCL-714BX zoom lens
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OXC-32751327BPcamera head
Charl foi flanae focal
length adjuarneni
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Model
Composition
DXC-327BW327BPK DXC-327BU327BPL DXC-327BHl327BPH DXC-327BFl327BPF
Yes
DXC-327Bi327BP camera head
Y es
VCL-714BX zoom lens
LC-421 carrylrig case
No
Yes
DXF-601i601CE viewf~nder
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Y es
Yes
VCT-U14 tripod attachment
Chart for flange focal length
adjustment
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Yes
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Choosing from NTSC or PAL
System
Tlie following explaiiis the diffeieiices between tlie
NTSC arid PAL systein regardiiig accessoiy selection
fOr tlie DXC-327B series cariieia
Soiiie PAL coinponeiits cari opeiate oii NTSC
eqiiipmeiit aiid vice-veisa In geneial, liowevei, tliis is
not ttie case Yo11 iiiust ose the type of eqiiipriient ;irid
accessoiies that inatches tlie sigiial systeiii of youi
caiiieia Use the DXC-3Z7B-series caineia witliiii tlie
NTSC coloi systeiii, and iise rlie DXC-327BP series
ciirneia withiii tlie PAL system.
Notes on Using Accessories with
the DXC-327B Series Camera
I S y o ~ iise
i tlie CA-5371537P Caiiieia Adaptor (iiot
supplied) witli tliis caiiiera. operate tlie cainera
;iccoidiiig io tlie instiuctions i i i tliis iiianual
l f ' yoli Iise tlie CA-3271327P Cameia Adapto! (not
supplied). operate tlie caineia accoiding to tlie
iiistriictioiis tliat come witli tlie adaptor.
llyoii use ii zooiii leiis othei tliari tlie VCL-714BX
zooiii lens. operate tlie caiiieia accoiding to tlie
iiistriictiolis tliat coiiie witli tlie leiis (Foi fiiitliei
iiihimaiioii on accessoiies, see "Optioiial
Accessories iiiid Recoiiiriieiided Eqiiipiiieiit". on page
74 )
On Using and Storing the Camera
Tliis sectioii explains how to safely use, store and
clean tlie cameia
Wheri setting up the camera
a Do not attach tlie zooiii lelis without readiiig
"Attacliing ihe Zoom Leiis and Optional Filter" on
page 25 Attacliiiig tlie lens incoisectly iuay damage
tlie lens,
Do not directly connect tlie cameia to aii AC power
line Use tlie recoinmended caiiieia adaptor os use a
12 volt DC powei souice
D o no1 block air ciiculatioii obout tlie caiiieia lo
preveiit inteinal Iieat build-iip
When operating ttie camera
Avoid iougli Iiaiidliiig o i rnecliiinical sliock
Avoid stroiig iiiagnetic lields to pirveiit signiii
distortion,
Avoid operriting tlie caiiieia i i i enviionineiits tliat
exceed tlie tempeiatiise iaiige of -5°C lo +45"C (23°F
to 113°F)
Do iiot giip tlie caiiieia by the viewfiiidei
When using a supplied viewfirider
Do not leave tlie viewfindei so tliat siiiilight caii eritei
tlie eyepiece leris It is possible 101.sunlight focused
by tlie eyepiece to cause veiy Iiigli teriiperatiiies, and
iiielt tlie inside ol the viewtindei.
When storing arid shipping the camera
Coves tlie lens witli tlie supplied leiis cap when yoii
do iiot plan to use the video carneia 101.
an extended
period o í tiiiie.
Wlien yoii tianspoit tlie camera, iepack i r as it was
oiigiiially sliipped Do not discard tlie packirig
caiton Tliis a h i d s iiiaxiiiiurn piotection wlieiievei
yoti sliip tlie caiiieia Do not sliip o i transpoit the
caineiri in tlie casiyiiig case alone.
*Store tlie camera witli tlie viewfindei iiioved lully in
tlie tliiection opposite tlie viewfindei baiiel and tlie
lock iing tiglitened (See page 28 )
When cleanirig the camera
Clean tlie cabiiiet, panel and contiols witli a soft, diy
cloth oi a clotli i~ioistenedwitli a niild deteigent
solution
Do no1 use any type of' solvent, siicli as alcoliol os
beiizine wiiicli iiiight darnage tlie fiiiisli
1f you have any qiiestioris about tliis carneia, contact
yoiii authoiized Soiiy dealer
Managing Hyper-Sensitivity in the
CCD lmage Sensor
Because of tlie Iiigli seiisitivity of the CCD iiiiage
serisors, tlie hllowing phenoiiiena iiiay appear ori tlie
iiionitoi scieeii wliile you ase using ttie DXC-327Bseiies coloi caiiiera. Tliese plienoniena do not iiieari
that tliere is aiiyttiing wiong with tlie cainera.
Vertical smear
Siiiear tends to Iiappen wheii ari estieinely biight object
siicli as aii electiic liglit, Sluosescent laiiip, suiilight, or
strong reflectioii is beiiig shot
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Light bell-like line
(smear phenomenon)
Video
monitor
screen
A very brigtit object is
shot
(Such as eleclric
liohl. fiuorescent lamo.
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sIs;night.stiong
reflected light)
White dots
Wliite dots riiiiy appeai i i i tlie video oiitput if tlie
caiiieia is iised at very Iiigli teiiipeiatules
Aliasing
Aliasing inay occui wlien yoii slioot line stiipes os
stiaiglit lines Tlie liiies appear jasged
Poor pictures
Yoii iiiay no1 get a clear pictiiie if tlie GAIN selectos is
set to IS dB wlien you aie iising the electioiiic sliutter.
Use tlie electioiiics shuttei iindei ligliting coiiditions
wliere yoii can obtain a clens pictuie with tlie GAIN
selector se1 to tlie O oi 9 dB positioii
Power HADT"SensorCCD Chip design
Viewfirider displays
The Power HAD"' Seiisoi CCD Cliip desigii eriiploys
tliiee '12-incli CCU (Cliaige Co~ipledDeirice) iiniiges
eacli liaving a total of about 380.000 (NTSC) 01.
440,000 (PAL) etfictive pictliie eleiiierits Tlie CCD
ofleis bettei pict~iieq~ialityovei tube type pick-~ip
devices by pioviding:
higliei iesoiution aiid sensitivity
lo\ver lag, Iiighei. image b~ii,niiigiesistaiice. aiid iio
detlection ciistoitioii
less vibiatioii and inagiietic lield disloi tioii
liigher S/N iatio that allows yo11 to iaise tlie video
outpui level by 9 dB o i 18 dB to get ri cleai pictuie
iiiidei low liglit coriditioiis
So you doii't liave to tiike youieye olí what yoli are
sliootiiig, tlie vie\vfiiidei displays ridjustment
indicritions ririd waiiiiiig Tlie viewfiiidei shows tlie
lollo\virig l b ~ itlisplays:
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Cliaracters: Sliow switcli settirigs. wairiiiig
iridicatioiis, aiid tlie title cliaiacieis to be
s~ipeiiiiiposed,
Zel~rapattern: Appeais ori tiie poitioii of tlie scieeii
wheie tlie video o ~ i t p ~level
i t is about 70 to 80% IRE
(lor NTSC) os 490 to 360 iiiV (lo1 PAL) This piitteiii
ricts as n releieiice wlieii yo11 iiiaii~iallyacljust tlie iiis,
Safety zone inarlier and ceriter niarlier: Iiidiciiie tlie
snlkty zoiie loi sliootiiig iind tlie cenier oltlie pict~iie
Status indicators: Tlie RECnALLY iiidicatoi llaslies
to wain Lhe coniiected VTR riiiilf~inctioiis.ilie BATT
iiidicatoi tlie \\teal<power oltlie iiisiiilled batteiy piicli.
antl tlie SHUTTER niid GAIN UP indicators sliow the
setlirig status of the coiiespoiiding switclies
Maximum system versatility
By attacliing optioiiiil equipment y o ~ criri
i expand tlie
~isabilityof the carileiu:
tlie CA-5371537P Caiiieiii Adapto).eiiiibles yoii to
coiitiol tlie caineia via a camera contiol uiiit oi VTR
tlie CA-323A1325AP or CA-325B eiiables iii~iltiple
oiitplits o1 RGB toiiiiat sigrial
.a Hi8 loiniat videocrissette iecorder oi ;i Betacam
I'oriiiat vidcocrissette iecorder PVV-313P. Pro 7000
series, tliriis yolii ~initinlo a caiiicordei
tlie CCU-MSlM5P Caiiieia Coiitrol Unit allow yo11to
use tlie caiiiesa as a stutlio cameia
tlie vaiio~isliiiids ot powei souices (batteiy, AC nnd
DC) allow you to use tlie caiiieia ~inderiiiriny powei.
sitliiitioiis
Electronic shutter
?he built-iii electionic sliutiei eiisuies betier pictuies
ol t'ast riioviiig objects with little bluiring.
Automatic adjustment and memory
functions
Tlie caiiieia autoiiiaiically adjusis wliiteiblack balaiice
as well as cameia setliiigs, and stoies tlie adjustiiients
toi later use
DXC-327Bl327BP Camera Head
Tlie DXC-37781327BP Cainera Hend is tlie modular
coie of tliis iiiultipurpose carneia systern Depending
oii youi puipose, coiiiiect VTRs aiid carnera control
Camera head power supply and indications
~initsto it via tlie CA-5371537P oi CA-3271327P
Cameia Adoptor
@ POWER switcli
OFF: Tiiiiis tlie camela off
ON SAVE: Select io save Iiowei Wlien yoii piess tlie
VTR siart buttoii, theie is a delay befoie iecoidiiig
staits, bui ihe amoiiiit of powei coiisuiiied i n tliis
mode is less tliaii wlien tlie VTR is iii stand-by
inode (STBY)
Tliis Euiiction is activated oiily wlieii tlie VTR Iiiis
tlie [io\vei saviiig fiinctioii.
ON STBY: Select foi a qiiick siaii Wlieii y»u piess
tlie VTR st;irt biittoii, iecoidiiig staits iiiiiiiediately
f i i tliis iiiode, powei contiiiiies to be consiiiiied
while tlie diuiii Iieads rotate
@ZEBRA switch
ON: Select to tlispl~iytlie zebra piilteiii on tlie
viewfiiidei screeii 161iiiriniial iris a~jiistment Tlie
zebia patieiii iippeais i i i the pictiiie wlieie tlie
video leve1 is aboiit 70 to 80% IRE (foi NTSC) oi
aboiit 490 to 560 iiiV (101,PAL). (See page 64.)
OFF: Select not lo display tlie zebi~ipattei-n,
@ VF MARICER (viewfinder safcty zone inarker
andlor center rnaiker) selector
Use iliis selecioi to display tlie salety zorie iuail<ei aiidl
oi centei iiiaikei on tlie viewtiiidei scieeii.
OFF: Indicares neithei of tlie iiiarkeis
1: Iiidicates tlie salety zoiie markei
2: Iiidicates botli 01' tlie iiiaikeis
DISP CHG (display cbange) s\vitcli
Piish tliis switcli to cliange the cliaiactei display riiode
olthe viewfiiider scieeri (See page 49.)
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Location and Function of Parts
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Camera head attachments and inputloutput connectors
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Accessory shoe
Lighl receptacle
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Handle
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PRO
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@ Microphone holder attacliment
REMOTE corinector
VIDEO OUT connector
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@ PRO 50-piii connector
@ Lens niount
Coriiiect to tlie 50-pin coiiiiectoi ol tlie cliineizi ndíiptoi
oi EVV-900019000P. PVV- 111PII AII AP/7/31' (Sce
page\ 77 1 0 74 )
Atracli tlie VCL-7 I4BX Zooiii Leris oi riiiotlici '11"
leiis uiid ielaled equipmeiit Iieie
@ Cord clanips
@ Nlici ophotie Iiolder attacbnient
Scc~iiethe viewliiidei coid
Atincli uii optioiial CAC- 12 rriiciophoiie Iioldei lier e
(Sec pase 79
@ LENS connector (6-pin)
Attiicli aii opiioiial uccessoiy siicli as aii DXF-40BI
JOBCE, DXF-50B/jOBCE viei\'l'iiitlei Iieie.
Coiinecr tlie leiis c«rtl wlien n '1,-iiicli leris is atcacliecl
t« ihe caineiii Iieiid iisiiig aii LO-37BklT Leiis Mourit
Adapto1 oi wlien ;in MVA-40 Micioscope Adaptoi is
atiiiclied to tlie cuiiieio
@ Liglit receptacle
@ VF connector (S-piii)
Attncli aii optioiinl video lifht or oiliei iiccessoiies
heie
Coiiiieci the viewfiiidei coid heie
@ Accessory slioe
@ REMOTE connector (10-pin)
@ Viewfinder attacllment
Attacli tlie DXF-60Il60ICE viewlindei Iieie
@ B~iilt-inmicroplione
Tlie biiilt-iii iiiicioplione allows yoti to iiiake a sound
iecoiding iiloiig witli rlie video recoidiri~,
Wlieri aii esteiiinl ~nicioplioiieis coiinectcd to tlie MIC
IN coiiiiectoion tlie CA-3371537P Caiiiei;~Adaptoi.
ilie biiilt-iri iiiiciophoiie tloes iiot l'iiiiction. We
iecominentl you use a iiiii-diiectiorial esteiiial
iiiicioplioiie to gel ii betier so~iiidiecoiding wheii a
VTR siicli iis a PVV-III P/IA/IAP/3/3P. EVV-90001
9000P. is cliictly ~ittocliedto lliis iinit
To opeiate tliis caiiieiii iioiii an RM-M7G Caiiieia
Reiiioie Control Uiiit. coiinect tlie camela lo tlie
reiiiore coiir101i i i i i r via tliis coniiectoi Make sliie tlie
CAMERA SELECT switcli oii tlie bottoiii al' tlie RklM7G is set to "1". tlie kictoiy pieset positioii
@ VIDEO OUT (output) coiinector (UNC tgpe)
To clieck tlie picruie ol' tlie caiueia you ase sliooliiig.
coiiiiect IO tlie iiiput coiinecioi ol a vitleo inoiiitoi~
Also you cnii coiiriect to tlie video iiip~ito l a VT'R
Title clioiacters tlisploy oii llie virwl'intlei scieeii
oiitput l'ioiii tliis coiinectoi.
Location and Function of Parts
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Camera head switches and controis
@ WHlTE BAL seleclor
Incide Ihe lid
ABL swilch
SC PHASE control
SC PHASE selector
H PHASE conliol
a WHITE BtiL (~vliitebalance irieniorp) selectoi
@ FILTER selector
Selects tlie appiopiiiite liltei accoiding to lightiiig
coiiditions.
or sunset
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5600K
Cloudy or rainy
Ne~itialdciisity liiter
0 AUTO W/B UAL (autoniatic wliite/blacl<
balance aqjustriient ) switcli
Select "A" or "B" witli tlie WHITE BAL selectoi aiid
pusli tliis swiicli to WI-IT to aiitoiiiatically acijust tvliite
biiluiice To aiitoiiiatically adjiist black balarice, piish
this switcli 113 BLI< Yo11 can tlo tliis iirespeciive ol' ihe
WHITE BAL selectoi settiiig. Thc settiiig vali~eis
stoied iri tlie caineia's riieiiioi y Wlie~iY«LI
lelease tliis
s\\litch, tlie switcli ietiiiiis to tlie ceiitei position
iiutoiiiatically
A o r B: Select A oi B to iiiake tlie caiiiera iise tlie
\vliite balaiice settiiig stosed in nieiiiosy positioii A
01 B
PRE: Set to PRE wlieii ilieie is iio tiiiie io adjiist tlie
wliite balrince This luiictioii piovides a factoiypsesct wliite baliince value loi n coloi teiiipeiatuie
ol37001< foi tlie selected FlLIER selecioi.
positioii
@ ABl, (aiitornatic blacli level) switcli
Wlieii tlie entiie pict~iieis too biighi. siicli 11s diisirig
oiiidooi sliooting. ser iliis switcli to ON A \vellcoiitiasted pictiise will be obt:iiried
@ SC (subcariier) PHASE control
Tiiiii tliis coiitiol to liiie tiiiie tlie SC ]ilinse iisiiig n
sinall sciewdiivei Do tliis zillei ioiiglily iidjustiiig the
SC phase iisiiiy tlie SC PHASE selectoi. (see page 66 )
Do tliis adjusiiiient wiien yoii aie ~isiiigtwo o i more
cariieiiis siiiiultniieously
@ S C (subcari~ier)PHt\SE selector
@ UPION and DOWNIOFF buttons
Piess eitliei oltliese biittoiis witli tlie DlSP CI-IG
switcli lo riiake oiie o l tlie lollowiiig six settings to:
a Set tlie title chniacteis (see page 67 )
-7uin onloll tlie LOW LIGHT iiidicatioii (see pnge
47 )
Acljiisi tlie iel'eieiice leve1 olthe ;iiitoiiiatic iiis (ser
pnge 53
Adjust tlie detail Icvel (see p;ige 61 )
Ailjust tlie Iiiastei pedestal leve1 (see page 58 )
Adjust tlie sliuttei speed (see pase 59 )
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Switch ihis selectoi to O' os 180" to ioiiglily ;icIjtist the
SC phiise dillereiice betweeii tlie gen-locli input aiicl
tlie video outpiit sigiials when iisiiig iwo o i nioie
caiiieins siiiiultaiieously (See piige 66 i
@ tf (Iiorizontal) PHASE control
Tuin this coiitiol to a~jiisttlie 1-1 phnse tlilleieiice
betiveen tlie gen-lock iripiit iiiitl video oiitput sigrials
osiiig a siiiiill sciewdrivei (See page 66 )
Location and Function of Parts
Camera head output selectors
@ VTR button
a
GAIN seiector
I
@ S H U n E R switch
C
@ REC REVIEW button
@ VTR button
@ BARS (color bar generation) sn'itcll
Wheii connectiiig tlie cniiieia to a poitable VTR. press
tliis button to sciit aiid stop iecoidirig
Wheii coniiectin: tlie caiiieia to a CCU-M71M7P oi
CCU-M5/M5P, lieep tliis biitron depiessed to iiioiiitoi.
the ietiiiii video pictiiies oii tlie vie\vtindei Release i t
to iiionitor tlie caiiieia pictuies.
ON: Set to tliis positioii lo display tlie coloi bais o11
@ GAIN selector
Seleci ;i liigliei setting to ligliteii datk pictuies
@ SHUTTER switcli
Flip tliis switcli to coiitiol tlie electioiiic sliiittei.
ON: Flip to tliis position to activate Ilie electioiiic
sliuttei. To select tlie sliiitiei speed, use the UPI
ON oi DOWNIOFF buttori (See page 59 )
OFF: Flip to this positioii to deactiviite the electioiiic
sliiittei
tlie viewl'iiidei o i video iiioliitoi scieeii wlien
adjustiiig its conciast niid biightiiess Tlie coloi
,lis. ,ire
. oiitpiit to tlie \~iewl'iiidei..video iiioiiitoi oi.
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otliei coiiiiected eqiiipmeiit Iiom tlie l'ollo\virig
coiiiiectois.
VIDEO OUT corinectoi
VF coiiiiectoi
REMOTE coiiiiectoi.
VTRICCUICMA coiiiiectoi (oii tlie caiiiei:i
iidaptoi)
OFF: Set lo tliis posirioii 161 iioiiiiiil opeiatioii.
@ REC (record) REVIEW button
Piess tliis buttoii wlien usiiig a VTR sucli as an EVV900019000P. PVV- 111PII Al1 APl313P. witli tliis
canieia to cliecli tlie iecorded pictiiie wliile iecoidiiig
(Foi deiails. ielei to tlie opeintions iiianii:il foi tlie
cassette iecoidei )
Location and Function of Parts
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CA-5371537P Camera Adaptor (optional)
DC IN connector
Battery case
MIC POWER switch
@ EARPHONE jack
VTR SELECT switch
MIC IN conneclor
PRO 50-pin conriector
MIC LEVEL switch
VTR STARTIRETURN VIDEO button
INTERCOM volurne control
INTERCOM connector
VTRICCUICMA connector
GEN LOCK !N conriector
Location and Function of Parts
VCL-714BX Zoom Lens
i
@ ~ o c u sring
@
ZOOM
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selector
Manual zoom iever
Iris ring
Fi adjustment ririg
MAGRO ring and button
Lens hood
FOCUS
remote control
connector
Zoom iemote controi
connector
IRIS seiector
@ RET bulton
Instani autonlatic iris
adjustment button
Motorized zoom swilcti
Leris connector (7-pin)
@ VTR button
0 Zooiii reniote control coiinectoi
Focusing
@ Foctis t ing
To f»cu\.
tiirii
tliis iiiig
@ Ff (flaiige focal lengtli) arijustnieiit ring
To adjiist tlie Ff. ielease tlie sciew aiid t ~ i i i iiIie iiiig
@ WIACRO (close-up) ring aiid button
Todo close-tip.
tiie bulto11
t ~ i i i tIie
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(8-pin)
To do ieriiote coiitrol zoom wlieii tlie caiiieia is
atlaclizd to a tiiliod. coiiiiect aii LO-73 Leris Reiiiote
Coiitiol Uiiii (optioiiril) Iieie
MACRO iiiig wliile slidiiig
@
' Focus reniote control coiiiiectoi~(3-pin)
Not ~ised
F O Iiiiotoiized zooiii iictioii. set tIie zooiii selectoi to S
Tlien, piess eitliei eiid ol'tlie iiiotoiized zoorii switcli.
W Ioi a wide aiigle sliot. iiiid T loi a telephoto sliot
Piess tlie switcli down riII tiic \\,ay lor listei zooi11
actioii aiid oiily sliglitly loi slow zooin actioii
Recording coritrols
@RET (return video) buttoii
Wlien a portable VTR is coiinected, keep tliis b~ittoii
depiessed to iiioiiiioi tlie E-E pict~ireoii the
Iris adjustment
0Iris ring
To riiariually aqjusr tlie iiis.
selecloi se1 to M
@ Wioto~izedzooni snzitcli
tiiiii
tliis iiiig witli tlie iiis
@ IRIS selector
A (autoitiatic): Select to acijiist tlie iris autoiiiatically.
M (manual): Select to :idjiist tlie iris iriari~ially
@ Iiistant automatic iris adjustnient button
To autoiiiatically acijiist the iris cluiiiig iiiari~ialiris
ridjustiiieiit. keep tliis biittoii depiessetl. Wlieii tlie
button is ieleased, tlie iiis will ieiiiaiii at tlie value tliat
Iias just been obrairied rind will stay tlirii way iiiitil yoti
riiriniirilly adjust tlie iiis agriiii
Zoom controls
@ ZOOhI selecto1
S (servo): Select loi niotoi ized zooiii actioii
WI (manual): Select lo! iiianiial zooiii
@ Manual zooiii lever
To do iiiaiiual ~ooiii.iiiove tliis levei with tlie ZOOM
\elector set to M
viewfindei screeii. Release tlie buitori Lo iiioiiitoi~
tlie criiiieia pict~iie
When a CCU-M71NI7P or CCU-WIjlWIjP Caiiiera
Control Unit is connected, Iieep tliis butioii depiessed
ro iiioriitoi tlie ietuiii video pictiiie on tiie
viewfiiider scieeii Release tlie biitton to iiionitoi
tlie caiiieia pictuie.
@ VTR button
Wlieri a portable VTR is connected, p i s s tliis b~itton
to stop arid stait iecording Tliis biitioii Ii;is tlie
saiiie fuiictioii as tlie VTR biitton oii tlie cnmeia
Iierid
Wlieii a CCU-M71W17P or CCU-NI51M5P Cameia
Coritrol Unit is coniiected, keep tliis button depiessed
to iiionitor the ietiiili video pict~iieoii tlie
vie\vlinciei scieeii Release the biittoii to iiioriiioi.
the cariiern pictuie Sta! iiiig niid stoppiiig
iecoidirig is coritiolled 011 tlie VTR
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@ RECITALLY (recordingítally) indicator (red)
*Fioiii tlie tiine wlien yoii piess the VTR buttoii oii tlie
leiis o i caiiieia liead. tliis flashes uiiiil iecoidiiig
stiiits. tlieii stnys oii contiii~ioiislydiiriiig iecoirliiig
Wlieii iising a caiiieia coiitiol iiiiit. this lights wheii
tliis carnera is selected
T l i i s is also ~isedto iiidicnte ii I'iiult.
O Eyepiece release catcli
7'0 view tlie viewíiiideiscieen tlirectly. press tliis
catch. aiid liiiige up ilie eyepiece,.
@ BRIGHT (briglitriess) control
~ l .,i d.~iisis
~ . . itlie biiglitiiess
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olilie viewliiidei iiiiiige
(See pase 5 0 )
@ UATT (battery) iiidicator (red)
@ CONTRAST control
Tliis indicates wlieii tlie batieiy capiicity is lo\\$ (See
page 41 . )
Tliis acljiists tlie coiitiiist ol ilie viewliiidei iiiiage (See
pugc 5 0 )
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@ PEAICING cont~,ol
Wheii iisiiig n caiiieia contiol uiiit. tliis iiidic;itoi.
tlaslies wlieii yoii operiite tlie contiols, biit tliis is ~iot11
iiiall'oiiction
Tliis atijiists tlie outliiie iiitensity ol' tlie viewliiidei
iiiiage (See page 50 )
@ GAIN UP indicator (orange)
Tliis liglits wheii the gaiii is 3 dB oi iiioie
@ SHUTTER indicator (red)
Tliis liglits wheii tlie SHUTTER sivitcli is i i i tlie ON
positioii
@ Eyepiece focusing knob
Tuin tliis io acljust tlie viewliiidei l'ocus to inntch yooi
eyesight (See page5O
@ Accessorg fixing screw Iiole
Attacli optioiial video liglits o i otliei accessories Iieie
@ Tally l a n ~ p
Wlieii tlie TALLY switcli is iri tlie ON positioii. iliis
opeiriies i i i tlie saiiie wiiy as the IIECITALLY
iiidicatoi.
@ TALLY switcli
Set tliis switcli to ON positioii lo use tlie tally liiiiip
@ Viewfinder connector
Coiinect tliis lo tlie VF coiiiiectoi oii ilie camcia Iiead
DO 1101 l e i ~ tlie
~ e viewl'indei so tliat s~iiilightcaii entei
tlie eyepiece leris 11 is possible Ioisiinlighi locused by
ihe eyepiece to cause veiy Iiigli teiiiperatuies. and iiielt
tlie iiiside oltlie vie\vSiiidei.
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AttachingIDetaching a Camera Adaptor
To tise tlie DXC-377B1377BP caiiieia head as a staiidxilorie c:iiiieia. set up tlie caiiieie Iiead witli a criiiieia
c ~ n t i o ~l i i i i toi portable VTR ~isiiig;is inreilace tlie
optional Soiiy CA-5371537P or CA-3771327P Cariieia
Adaptoi Resel to
CA-327/327P opeiatioiis
iiiaiiiial Loi iiisu tictioiis oii Iio\v to atluch uiid detucli
tlirit uiiit Relei to tlie below pioceduie to attacli tlie
CA-j37/j37p Caiiieia Adaptoi.
Attaching the CA-537f537P camera adaptor
1
P1:ice tlic caiiicia adaptoi oii
tlie crimeia Iiead aligning tlie
giiide witli rlie guide Iiole.
2 Pusii the caiileia adaptoi.
lbiwaid along tlie giooves
unril its 50-pin coniiectoi locks
iiito tlie PRO 50-piii coniiectoi
ori tlie caiiieia
3
Fis tlie caiileiri adaptoi io the
caiiieia Iieatl osiiig tlie two
scie\vs
Camera head
v
4
'iigliteri tlie two sciews at the
bottotii ol tlie slioultlei pacl
Screws
Detaching the camera adaptor
To detncli tlie caiiieia adapior, ieveise tlie oitlei ot ihe
above pioceduie
Note on connection with the CA-3271327P
camera adaptor
Yo~icaii coiitiect tlie Solio\viii: CA-3271327P series
caiiieiii adaptois to tlie DXC-377B1327BP:
CA-327: Serial No 1027 1 riiid Iiiglier loi tlie
DXC-377B
CA-327P: Seiiril No 40 10 1 and liigliei Sor tlie
DXC-327BP
Attaching a Videocassette Recorder
To attncli a11EVV-9000/9000P 1-liS Foiiiiel
Vitle«c:issztte Recoitlei io tlie cniiieio Iiead. follow tlie
~~iomdiiies
101;ittacliiiig and detiicliiiig tlie CA-5371
5.37P Ciiiile~~i
Ad~ipt~)~
1 Rer1ioi.e tlir S C I ~ I I 'o1 tIie
; I C C C S S O I ~slioe
oii tlie cniiiein
Iiend usirig n fliit-liend
scie\vdiivei. ;incl ieiiiove tlie
plate spi itig
l o atcacli n i3et;icnrri 1'oirii;it video c~issetterecorclei.
sucli ns n PVV-III P/IAlIAPliI3P, follow tlie
piocedule belo\\,
Relei to ~lieEVV-900019000P nrid PVV- III PII Al1 AP/
i1lP opeintioiis iiiriiiiinl ioi details
Attaching the Zoom Lens and Optional Filter
Clieck tliat tlie zooiii lens yoii aie goiiig lo mount is
a '12-incli lens
A -13-incli leiis cannot be direclly attaciied to tlie lerls
iiiount of tbe video cainera Do not tiy to iiiouiit
a 21~-i~icli
lens diiectly to the video caiiieia's lens inouiit
as cloiiiy so will daiiiaye tlie optical block of the
caiiiera To mouiit 21 '13-iiicli lens' use aii LO-37BMT
Lens Mount Adaptor (optioiial)
Preparations
Reinove tlie plotective caps froiii tlie mouiits ol tlie
camela aiicl tlie lens
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Accessory Attachment
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Attaching the zoom lens
1 Tuiii tlie iriouiit cl:iinp levei
Ililly couniei clochwi\e to
aiigii tlie leris iiotcli aiid tlie red
{loiiit
Red point
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Aligii ihe ceiiiei piri iii tlie leiis
\vitIi tlie iiotch iii tlie lens
iiiolini. aiid iiiseii tlie leiis inio
tlie 111011111.
Moldiiig tlie lelis. piisli d»ir,ii
oii tlie leris lisiiig levei to
iigliteii tlie riiig aiid secuie tlie
leris
Attaching ari optiorial filter
S c ~ r wtlie liltei oii clocliwise io
attacll
Wl~eria VCL-714BX Zoonl
Lense is used
Use
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filtei wliose ditiiiieiei is 72
piicli is O75 iniii,
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Attaching and Adjusting the Electronic Viewfinder
1 Loosen tlie locli riiig
Aligii
üiid giiide tlie viewliiidei ali~ng
tlie iiioiint.
Lock ring
To detacb tlie viemt~ntler,
looseii the lock iiiig 'Tlieii
\vliile pulliiig up tlie piri. slide
tlie viewl'iiidei oHttie rilouiit
do
3
Toiii aiid tighteii tlie locli iiiig
to I'is tlie \,iewlinclei.
Coiiiiect tiie viewliiidei
coiiricctoi cable 10 tlie VF
coniiectoi oii the caiiieia herid
Clamp Ihe cotd
lo VF connec or
Accessory Attachment
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Adjusting to the left or right
2 Looliiiig tlirougli tlie eyepiece.
slide tlie viewfiiidei sideways
to tlie iiiost con\>eiiieiit
positioii
3
Tigliteii ilie lock iiiig wlieii tiie
vie\vtiiidei is i i i a coriiloitable
p0"tion
Adjusting the angle
Storing the unit in the carrying case
Alwiiys store tlie iiiiit wiili tlie eye cup ~>ositioned
dowiiwiiitl. tlie viewfiiidei positioried as close to tlie
cariieiü body as possible. iiiid tlie lock iing lastened
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Attaching a Microphone
111oidet
to ati~ichaii ECM-6701672 Estei~ial
Micioplioiie (optioiiai). íkst í i t a CAC-17 Miciopiioiie
tloldei (optioiial) to tlie cniiiein Iiead
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be lised wiili a W R 0, ildliptoi
wllicli Iins tlie plianioiii-poweriiig Iliiictioii
Uslrtg ilic sctcw reinoved iri
Step 1. ati;tch the CAC- 12
Miciophone tloldei
Washers (supplied
wilh the CAC-12)
4
Opei, tiie miciopiioiic holdei
Open
Accessory Attachment
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iiiictolAioiie lioldei. close tiie
lioldei arld iigliteii riie
iiiicioplioiie Iioldei bolt
Wlien using a bayonet (tliin)
type niicroplione, attncli a
iiiicioplioiie udalitoi io the
rriiciopliorie
Wlien tlie ECIbI-670 is used,
atiach an iidalitoi suppiied witii
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AttachingIDetaching a Tripod
Attaching the camera to the tripod
Detachirig the camera from the tripod
Fiist attiicli tlie VCT-U 14 Titpod Adaptoi Lo the
ti ipod. tlieii riio~iiittlie ciitiiera oii tlic ti ipod atlaptoi
1
Slide the carnera
lorward along Ihe
slol, until it cticks
firmly inlo place
VCT-U14
Tripod
Adapior
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Hold down the red buiton
and puil the lever in the
direction of [he arrow
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Aliei ieiiioviiig tlie cairiein. i l tlie tiipod adnptoi piti
1i;is iiot ietuiiied tu its original positioii. Iiold dowii tlie
ied b~itroiiiiiid iiiove tlie levei in tlie diiectioii ol tlie
iiii«\v to ietiirii tlie piii to its original positioii 11 is not
possible to iiiouiit ci cniiieia with tlie piii leli out
Make siire tlie power switclies on tlie cameia, V'IR,
and otliei eqiiipiiient ase set to OFF
Aitach tlie CA-537/537P Caiiieia Adriptoi to tlie
caiiieia head bel0i.e attacliing any of tlie below
eqiiipiiieiit
Consuit tlie "Differences ir1 functions" oii page 38 foi
details on tlie fiiiictions available witli diffeient VTRs
For tlie geiieial iise ot tlie criinera with n VTR attaclied,
see "Basic Opeiations" oii page 43
Connecting an S-VHS Format Portable VTR
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monitoring ihe
piciure using a video
monitor
J
Video monitor
'IThe camera cable can be extended up lo 10 nieters (33 leet)
Wheii a video iiionitor eqiiipped witli an S-video
iripiit coiiiiector. coiiiiect tlie S-video coiinectors on
tlie VTR and video iiionitoi Tlien a pictiire wiili higli
iesoliition with a Y/C separate signal can be
inonitored
Wheii an S-VHS foiiiiat VTR is coiinectecl via a CA5371537P Cariieia Adaptoi, set tlie VTR SELECT
switcli ori tlie CA-537/537P to "3" Tlien a YIC
sepaiaie sigiial is outpiit fiorri the VTR/CCU/CMA
connector on tlie CA-5371537P
* A coinposite video sigiial is oiitpiit fioiii tlie VIDEO
OUT coniiectoi.
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Connecting a Portable VTR
Poitable VTR
1
Video monitor
or CCZ-A camer cable'i
(not supplied)
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When monitoring the picture
using a video monitor
'1
The camera cable can be extended up lo 10 meters (33 feet) long
Consult vour authorized Sonv dealer
Connecting an External Microphone
To
r i v o i d iccoidili:
noise iii;ide w l i i l e h a i i d l i i i g tlie
curiierii. c o i i i i e c t ~ i esteilirtl
n
~ i i i c i o p h o r i et o t i i e
MIC IN
W i t l i t l i e b e l o w coriiiectioris. i i o t e tliar tlie b u i l t - i i i
i r i i c i o p l i o r i e riutoiii:ttically s l i ~ i t so l l
coririecror oii t l i e c n i i i e i a ndaptor ísee I i g ~ i i eb e l o w )
Earphone (not supplied)
Externa1
mtcrophorie mlcrophone
(not suppited)
EARPHONE
Connections
Connecting a Table-Top VTR
Table-top VTR
lo video input
VIDEO OUTPUT
COnneclofm
CAMERAICCU
CCZO-A
carnera cable')
Video monitor
CA-5371537P
The camera cabie can be extended up lo 10 rnelers (33 leel) long
Consuli your authorized Sony dealer
DXC-327Bl327BP
Connecting a Camera Control Unit
Connecting the CCU-MSIMSPIM7IM7P camera control unit
1
carnera control unit
VTR SELECT switch
VTR SELECT
DR-100A intercorne
headset (no1 supplied)
CAMERA
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GGL-A camela caD
The camera cable can be extended up lo 300 m (990 feel) using Ihe CCZZ-1B
or CCZZ-1 E Cable Exterision Adaplor Consult your authorized Sony dealer
Gamma and knee controls with the CCU-M71
M7P connected
When the caiiiera is coniiected to tlie CCU-M7/M7P,
tlie GAMMA controls and I<NEE contrals of tlie
CCU-M71M7P do iiot al'fect the video outpitt signal of
tlie calriera Hotvever, tlie s e t t i n ~value of'tlie
GAMMA arid KNEE leve1 oii tlie iiionitor screen
cliange
Notes on use with the CCU-M7lM7P or
CCU-M51MSP camera control unit
Switch setting
.Se1 the VTR SELECT switcli on tlie cainera adapto1
to " 1 "
Wlien tlie caiiieia is connected to tiie CCU, tlie
followiiig switches on tlie caiiieia Iiead do not
opeiate:
GAIN selectoi
WHITE BAL selectoi
H PHASE coiitiol
SC PHASE control
SC PI-IASE selectoi
SHUTTER switcli
BARS switcli
ABL switcli
Whitelblack balance adjustment
* When tlie W/B BALANCE selector on tlie CCU is
ser to PRESET o i MANUAL, tlie CCU adjusts tlie
wliite balance and takes prioiity over the setting done
oii the caiiiera
If tlie W/B BALANCE selectoi is set to AUTO, tlie
wliite balance caii be adjlisted usiiig eitliei tlie camera
or CCU contiols
Do autornatic black balance adjustiiients by setting
tlie W/B BALANCE selectoion tlie CCU to AUTO
o i PRESET, and tlie AUTO W/B BAL switch on tlie
cainera to BLIS.
Connections
Connecting a Remote Control Unit
By coiioecting an RM-bI7G Reinote Coiliiol Unit
(optioiial). you cari coiitiol tlie piincipal caiiie1.a
l~~iicrioiis
at a distarice Foi iiioie tletails oii usiiig tlie
ieiiioie coiitrol. cons~ilty o ~ i Soiiy
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dealel.
camera remote control cable
RM-MIG
camera remate
control unit
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CAMERA SELECT switch
Set la "1 '
Notes on use with the RM-M7G
*Se1 tlie CAMERA SELECT switch oii riie RbILM7G
to "1"
Wheii rhe caiiier;i is coiiiiected to 11 RM-M7G. rlie
GAMMA nnd KNEE cont~olso l the RM-M7G do
riot affeci the video outp~itsignal neithei Ihe outp~it
sigiial fioiii the 'TEST coiinector o l the ciiriieia
*Tlie lollowing switclies 011 tlie cameia do ~ i o t
Sunctioil
GAlN selectos
WHITE BAL selectoi
SHUTTER swiicli
BARS switcli
ABL switch
REMOTE
-
Using the Camera with a VTR
Wheii the DXC-377B1377BP is iised witli tlie CA-,5371
537P, tlie lollowi~igVTRs caii be iised wiili tliis
caiiieia systeiii,
Uepeiitliiig ori tlie VTR co~inecietlto tlie caiiicra, tlie
switcli settiiig oii tlie caiiiera adaptoi, tlie iisable cable,
aiid the liinctions 01' the caiiieia aiid tlle VTR vaiy
(Plense coiisiili youi local outhoiized Sony denlei il
yoii wnnt io use a VTR othei. tlia~ithose sliowii in tlie
teble below.)
----
setting of the VTR SELECT switch on the
1 B"-3,p50p
VO-880018800PS
1
1 (Cornposite)
3 (YIC)
1
60dB
-60 dB
-20 dB
S-VHS forrnat VTR
AG-7400 (Panasonic) 3 (YIC)
JVC BR-S405
a
Wlieii tlie VO-680016800PS poitable V'TR is
coiiriected to tlie caiiieia. se1 ilie -20 dB1-60 dB
cai11ei.a iiiicioplione iiipi~tselecioi on tlie VTR to -60
dB.
Wlieii ii CCU-MjIM5PlM7IM7P Cnmeiii Control
Uriit is iised. be suie to set tlie VTR SELECT switcli
lo "1"
VTR
cable
from the VTR
adapto1 for
to the camera the VTR
CMA-8AI8ACE
Wheii tlie AG-640017400 is iised. riii iridependerit
powei souice inusi be piovided lbi the caniera
microphone
(Output video signal) output level
Connected Connecting Powersupply AC power
m
Setting of the
SELECT switch
Be suie to use tlie cable aiid AC p»\vei adaptoi
iippiopiiate lo tiie coiiiiected VTR
(Panasonic)
Set tlie VTR SELECT switcli o11tlie CA-5371537P
clepeiidiiig on the VTR to be coiiiiected. Il'tlie settiiig
is iiot coiiect. video aiid riudio signals rnay not be
I ecoided iioiiiially.
Connected VTR
--
(Panasonic)
--. .. ...-.
Setting of the VTR
- --.
Usable camera cables and power sources
1
Connections
Differences in functions
Available tunctions ditters dependirig on tlie VTR
coiiiiected as sliown below
Remote
Connected
VTR
RECfJ'ALLY indicator BAST
alarm
control
of VTR
REC
starustop
indication alarm
BVW-35/35P/50/50P
v0-8800/8800PS
AG-6400 (Panasonic)
VTR
Yes
monitor
indication (on the
camera)
Yes
Yes
NO
Audio
No
Picture shown on the viewfinder
During recording During playback
(picture from
(picture frOm
the camera)
the VTR)
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
)
Yes
Yes"
ii)
A pic~iiielsoin a VTR can be seeii only \\,heii yo11press
(lis RET buttori o11the zoorii leiis
Wheii tlie CA-5371537P Caineia Adapto! 1s atlaclled,
tlie DXC-327B1327BP carneia is powered by oiie ot
tliiee types oi powei s~ipply:exteinal DC. batteiy UC.
or AC power
Using a DC Power Supply
Connecting to a DC power outlet
Coiinect a coiiiiecting cable fioiii tlie UC 1N connector
on the caiileia adapto1 oi oii a VTR to tlie exteinal
power soliice ol 12 V UC
Power Sources
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Using a Battery Pack
Beloie iising Llie bntiei y pnck. iecliaige ilie bnticiy (see
"Clinigiiig llie b;iiteiy" oii ilie iirxt pnge)
lnstalling the battery pack
1
Piess ilie biitton iit tlie side ol
ilie batieiy cose litl oiid p~i11
opeii ilie lid
Press llie bullon
Baltery case
2 Slide tlie htteiy iiito tlie
butteiy case with tlie iiiiow oii
tlie bntteiy pacl; ~>»iiitiiig
do\\~nwaiti
Continuous battery operation time
!
Wlieii a caiiieia sduptoi is attaclied. the Iiilly ilinrged
batteiy pncl; con coiitiii~io~isly
poivei iIie calilesa and
\,iewl'indei 1'01 o ceit~iiiiaiiioiiiit 01 tiriie (see tlie table
below). 1-lowevci, witli ihe EVV-900019000P
Videocassette Recoides atinclied. bntter y lile is
Battery Battery life with
CA-5371537P
type
attached
NP-1B About 135 min
BP-90P1
b)
Battery iife with
EVV-9000/9000P
attached
attacbed
About 85 min. About 80 min.
About 180 min. About 170 min.
;i VC-500 B:iiici-y
i s necessiiry
Tlic BP-9Ob\ ciii~iioihc i~sedi\,iili ;i c;iirierB :i<l;iptor
b) A VC-500 Biittery C;isi: c;iiiii«i be ;iitaclied to ilie CA537/5.37P/327/327P Ctiiiieis i\dnpioi;i)
l o use lhe BP-OOA.
Battery life warning
Wiien tlic batteiy is iieiiily esliausted. tlie wniiiiiig
"BATT XX XV" iippenis o n tlie viewliiidei scieeli
sh«wiiig tlie voltage leve1 iii tlie "XX X" I 1 ' ~ ~ o u
coiitiii~ieLo opeiiite tlie eq~iipiiieiitwitliout chniigiiig
tlie b;itteiy. the BATT iiidicatoi ol rlie viewliiidei also
liglits up to indicate tliai the b;itteiy iiiiist be iep1:iced
iiiiiiiedi;itely
Charging the battery
Recliaige tlie bntteiy pack beloie encli use usiiig ilie
btitteiy cliaigei slio\\,ii iii tlie table below
11
Battery pack
NP-113
BP-9OA
Battery chargei
BC-lWD, BC-410
BC-410
Charging time
About 95 minutes
Aboul 160 minutes
Power Sources
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.
Using P o w Supplied
~ ~
Through
the Camera Adaptor
To use tlie lollowing etluipiiient, nialce slire y o ~ Iiave
i
attaclied a CA-5371537P Caiiieia Adaptoi
Using a portable VTR
Coniiect ihe V'IRICCUICMA coiiiiector oii tlie caiiieia
adaptor and tlie VTR 14-pin Q-type camera coiinectoi.
VTR Lising the optional CCZQ c~~~~~~~
cable,
Then rlie powei is aiitomatically supplied Siorii tlie
VTR to tlie caiiiera.
For tlie Dowei source toi [he VTR, iefer to tlie
operatioiis iiianual tor tlie VTR.
See the coiiiiecting diagram tOi "Coiiiiectiiig a Portable
VTR" (page 33)
Note on the operating time
Tlie continuous operating time depends on tlie
o ~ ~ e i a t i ooii
n tlie VTR Fast-foiwaiding oi icwiiidiiig
tape niay ieduce the opeiatiiig tiiiie
Battery life indicatiori
Tlie life ol tlie batieiies installed in tlie poi~ableVTR
is indicated by tlie BAT'I indicatoi oii tlie \giewfiiidei.
If the BATT indicator slarts tlasliing, ieplace the
batteiy witli tlie cliarged one If tlie caiiieia contiiiues
opei;iting witliout ieplacing a batteiy, the BATI
indicatoi will stay lit 011 soiiie VTRs, tlie battery lite
is not iiidicated (See page 38 )
Using a CCU-M5lM5P and CCU-M7lM7P
camera control unit
Coniiect the cameia coiitiol unit and tlie VTRICCUI
CMA coniiectoi on tiie caiiieia adaptar using tlie
optional cainera cable Tlien tlie powei is
autoiuatically s~ippliedto tlie caiiieia (See page 3 4 )
..
.- -
.-.
-.
Usirig a CMA-8Al8ACE camera adaptor
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i
ill?
VTRICCUICMA coriiiecloioii the cariiera adapioi.
usirig tlie optioiial caiiiera cable. Tlien tlie powei is
autoiiiatically slipplied to tlie caniera. (See page 34 )
Priority of power sources
Wheii two oi tliree powei solirces are siiiiiiltaneously
coiiiiectecI to the cariieia, tlie cameiri opeiation oiily
uses olie of tlie power supplies accoiding to tlie
ii~iiiiericalpiiority listed below (staitiiig with DC
porvei first) TIre olhei potveisources ale
automaticnlly cut olf
Type of power
(priority)
1. DC power
2 NP-18 battery
3 AC powei
m
Beloie operatiiig tlie caiiieia, iiiake siiie thnt tlie powei
supplied
.. Siorn tlie VTR to tlle caiuera is s~itticieiit 1f
tlie powei supply capacity of tlie VTR is not sufficient.
the cariiera must be powered iiidepeiidently.
- ..-.
~
1
1
/
supplied (on the camera
adaptor) via the
DC IN connector
Battery packCompartment
VTRICCUICMA conneclor
Wlieii the EVV-9000/9000P HiS tor~iiatVTR or tlie
PVV-I/lP/lA/IAP13/3P Betacaiii foriiiat VTR is
atiaclied. tlie cameia opeintes oii one ol'tlie two iypes
ol power soiiices accoidirig to ilie nuiuerical piioiity
listed below
1
Type of power
(priority)
1. DC power
2. NP-18 battery
1
supplied (on the VTR)
via the
DC IN connector
Battery pack compartment
1
Tlie following is the basic pioceduie foi opeiating tlie
camesa To _oet tlie most o~itof the videotapiiig
opeiiition, we iecominend you do tlie adjustiiieiits and
settiiigs on tlie following pages
Operating the Camera
6
VTR SELECT switch
1
Clieck tliat equipineiit coniiectioiis, sucli as to the
VTR, ase correct (see pages 33 to 36)
7
2
Iusn tiie power switches to the caineia aiid tlie al1
tlie coniiected equipmeiit to the ON position
8 Acljust the focus by turiiing tlie focus riiig wliile
3
Set tlie IRIS selectos on tlie zoorn Iens to "A" ísee
page 52)
4
Seiect the appropriate position Foi tlie FILTER
selectoi tor tlie ambient ligliting (see pase 54)
5
6
Reiiiove tlie lens cap
Set the hllowiiig switclies:
ABL switch: OFF
GAIN selectoi: O dB
WHITE BAL selecto¡: A or B (see page 56)
VTR SELECT switcli (on tlie camela adaptar):
coriesponding to the VTR used
Point tlie caineia ~ i an
t object tliat is at least one
meter (3 '1: feet) ti0111 ttie lens
looking at tlie iinage on tlie iiioiiitor o i viewfiiidei
scieen
- - -Basic Operations
Recording with a Portable VTR
'i
Tuin tiie powei switches to tlie cameia aiid
connccted equipinent to the ON positioii
2 Set the VTR to Recoid Staiidby iiiode
3
Acijiist tlie blacli balaiice aiid wliite Iialiiiice (For
details on how to do tliis, see "Adjustiiig tlie B l d i
Balaiice." page 55 ancl "Acljusting tlie Wliite
Balance." page 5 6 )
4
Point tlie cameia at a ceteience object aiid adjust
ilie lens,
Atljust tlie Iiis (see page 5 7 )
Zooiii (see page 6 0 )
Close-Up Functioii (see page 6 7 )
Foc~is
5
To staii recoidiiig, piess tlie VTR buttoii oii tlie
caiiieia, tlie VTR STARTIRETURN VIDEO
biittoii on tlie cniiieia adaptoi. o i tlie VTR button
011 the lens.
Tlie RECITALLY indiciitor iri tlie viewfindei
lights up during iecoiding
6
To stop iecoidiiig. pies$ tlie VTR STARTI
RETURN VIDEO buttoii or tlie VTR biittori iised
iii Step 5 above
Recording with a Table-Top VTR
To iecord iising a table-top VTR, l'ollow tlie proceduie
esplaiiied fbi iecoidiiig with a poirable VTR except
lbi ilie following:
Stait aiid stop recoidiiig iisirig tlie i'uiictioii buttoiis oii
tlie V I R
Tlie RECfIALLY iiidicatoi i i i tlie viewfiiidei does
iiot Suiictioii
Tlie ieiuin video aiid tlie playIi:icli pictiiie c;iiiiiot be
iiioiiitoied ori tlie viewfindei scieeii
Monitoring the VTR Picture and
Audio Output
A playback picture (during playback)
-
-
-.
You can see tlie follo\viiig tliree types oliiiiages oii tlie
viewtiiidei scieen tvlien the criiiieia aiid tlle VTR are
coiinected \vith the CCZQ cariiei.ri cable Note.
howevei, tlirit witli soiiie types oiVT'Rs, you iiiay iiot
be able lo iiio~iitoia pictliie (Foi iiioie tletails oii tlie
pictuies whicli can be seeii oii tlie viewiindei screeii.
see the "Diiteierices io functions" oii pase 38).
A picture picked up by the camera (during
recording)
Portabie VTR
/
1
Noise oti the monitoring
Wliile tlie playback pictuie fiorii tlie VTR displays on
tlie viewliiidei scieeii, soiiie otthe video signals outpiit
Iioiii tlie caiiieia s~iclias tlie sync sigiial. mey i i ~ i xwith
tlie playbricl; pict~iieso tlirit stieaks ol'iioise rol1
Iiorizolitally oi veitically acioss tlie scieeii
Monitoring the audio output
Poriable VTR
1
1
An E-E mode picture from the VTR (when
the RET button on the lens is pressed
during recording)
Poriable VTR
1
You caii iiioiiitor the aiidio signal duiiiig iecoiding aiid
ieviewing by coniiectirig an eatpiioiie to tlie
EARPHONE jack oii tlie carnera adapto1 Note,
Iiowever. llirit witli soirie types oiV'TR. you iuay iiot
be able lo iiionitor tlie aiidio output
In tlie electioiiic viewfindei, tlie viewfinder screen
itselfsliows you tlie settings of switclies sucli as blacW
wliite balance and gaiii At tlie periptiery of tlie screeri
tlie viewfinder indicatois show tlie status of operations
sucli as battery leve1
Reading Indications in the
Electronic Viewfinder
Viewfinder screen and status indicators
Four iiidicators (see illostiation below) coiiespond to
tlie status of tlie camera and connected equipiilent
RECfiALLY
O
O
SHUTíER
ITALLY
/
BATT
0
O
GAlN UP
with a CCZQ-A camera cable
While using a VTR (equipped with a warning
system), which is connected with a CCZQ-A
camera cable
While using the CCU-M5IM5PIM7IM7P
While the can~erais powered by the battery
pack
Wheri a VTR is connected to the camera
/
/
the standby mode
While the VTR is
malfunction
-
1
1
When this camera is selected
-
When the battery power
becomes weak
When the battery power becomes
1 weak
li you keep on operating the
connected equipment aiter the
Readirig warning indications on the
viewfinder display
When the camera is used with the PVV-31
3P
Two iiidications. "LOW LIGHT" arid "BATT 1 0 . 7 V
appear on tlie viewtinder screeii Tlie Sollowing
explains wliat tliey iiiean and sotiie possible ieiiiedies
to tlie piobleius tliey indicate
Tlie data al: the PVV-3/3P sucli as rime code, usei's bit.
tape counter, etc caiinot be displ~iyedoii tlie
viewlindei scieen.
Meaning
Reniedy
Lighting is ins~ifficierit
* liiciease tlie ainbieiit liglitiiig,
-Open tlie iiis inan~iallyor ;ictivate tlie
autoniatic iris S~irictioii
* Select aii appiopi-iate Siltei
Set tlie GAlN selectoi to 9 dB or 1 S dB
S e t tlie SHUTTER switcli to OFF.
It is possible to switcli tlie "LOW LIGHT" indication
on oi off.
On: Press tlie UP/ON buttoii when tlie cliaiactei
display is in tlie current caiiiera setting (see next
page) iuode
Off: Piess tlie UOWNIOFF biitto~i\vIieii tlie clinracter
display is in tlie cuireiit caiiieia settiiig (see next
page) inode
M e ~ n i n g Tlie input voltage to the cninera is abo~it
10 7 volts
Rernedy
Replace tlie bntteiy witli a f~illycliaiged
oiie
11 you coiitiiiue iecoidiiig witli a weali batteiy, tlie
cl~ialityol ihe rccoiding will deierioiate
Adjustment and Settings
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Current settings
The viewfindei scieeii sliows yo11 tlie settiiigs o f the
switclies o i i tlie caiiiesa Iiead, camela adaptoi. aiid
zooiii lens. If iiecessary. cliaiige tlie settings usiiig lile
pcoceduies described ir1 tliis sectioii 2nd tlic table
below
Switch indicators -
Piess ihr UISP CHG switcli s c v e ~ atiriies
l
uiitil tlie
l o l l o w i i i g (see i1lustc;ition below) displ;iy appeais ori
tlie viewl'iiidei scieeii
Tlie tollowiiig titble expliiiiis tlie riie;iiiings o l tlie
below scieeii display iteiiis
WHlTE
BLACK
: PRESET
: AUTO
Setting status
SHUnER : OFF
Meaning
Setting Status
Setting the "LOW LIGHT" indication ON
Battery voltage
L
WHiTE
BLACK
White balance adjustment rnode
Meaning
"LOW LIGHT" is displayed.
OFF
"LOW LIGHT" is not displayed.
XX.XV
The battery voltage leve1 is displayed.
PRESET
For the faclory preset value
AUTOIA or AUTO16 For automatic adjustrnent (The white
balance has been adjusted autoniatically
using the volurne stored in memory A or B.)
MANUAL
For manual adjustment using the CCU-M71
M7P, CCU-MSIMSP Carnera Coritrol Uriit, or
RM-M7G Carnera Remote Control Unit.
AUTO
For automatic adjustment
For mariuai adjustment using ttie CCU-M71
M7P, CCU-MSIMSP Caniera Control Uriit, or
RM-M7G Caniera Remote Control Uriit.
Setting the video output level
O DB. 9 DB, 18 DB
The video oulput leve1 is O dB. 9 dB or 18 dB.
Setting the shutter speed
OFF
The shutter speed canriot be changed.
Shutter speed set
The set shutter speed is displayed.
Black baiance adjustment
Reading the Viewfinder Screen Display Menu
The
following c h a i t s l i o w s how t l i e d i s p l a y cliaiiges oii
ttie scieen each t i m e you press the
I n al1 inodcs,
DISP CHG s\\,itcli
Llie b l a c k balance arid w l i i t e balarice c a n
b e adjusted autoiiiatically.
BA IRIS
DETAIL
T h e clisplay i i i o d e cliaiiges t o tlie b l a c k haliince
tvliite balance a d j u s t m e n t n i o t l e
: 00
Autornatic iris
reierence leve1
Tille charactor
(See page 53 )
The charactois stored
in rnernory. ii any. are
displayed
SHUTTER : OFF
TlTLE SET?
Press the DISP
CHG switch
Press the DlSP
CHG switch
Detail levei
M PED
: 00
SHUTTER : OFF
Flashes
Press the DlSP
CHG switch
2nd
ietilsiis t o tlie selected d i s p l a y a l i e i tlie acljustiiierit i s
coriiplete
: NORM
or
duriiig aejustiiieiit
'>Theseiecled shutter speed is
displayed when ttie SHUTTER
switch is se1 lo ON
Adjustment and Settings
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Adjusting the Viewfinder Screen
Display
Aflei atljiistiiig tlie viewlindei aiid tlie eye cup. inake
tlie lollowiiig adjiisiiiieiits so tiiiit tlie viewfindei scieeii
c~iiibe seeri coiiilbiiably
Note, iiowevei.. tliiit iioiie ol lliesc setiiiigs aflkct tlie
video oiitpiit sigiial o l tlie caii1ei.a
Adjusting the eyepiece focus
Because encli eyesight 1~1e:icliiiidividiial is difleteni. it
mny be iiecessniy {o acljust [he diopter wheii n iiew
ceiiieia opeiiitoi lises tlie viewliiider
1 Focus tlie leiis
2 Tuin tlie <liolitei iiiig (sec illustiiiiion above) witliiii
tlie i.aiige 01'-OD io -3D uiitil tlie view is cleai
Tlie :idjiistnble iiinge cnii be c1i:uiged to tliai of-7
to +I D 0 1 - 0 5 to +3D Coiisiilt yolii Soiiy tlealei
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- - -
Adjusting the contrast and brightness on
the viewfinder
1
Is?
Sei llie BARS switch oii tlie cniiieia to ON
Adjust ihe coiitiast nntl biigliitiess iising thti
CONTRAST aiicl BRICI-IT contiols oii ilie
vie\vfiiidei wliile iefeiiiiig to tlie coloi bai sigiials
011tlie viewlindei scieeii
3 Set tlie BARS \wiicli to OFF altei adjii~tiiieiit
Adjusting the outline emphasis
Tiiiiiiiig iIie PEAKING coiitiol cliaiiges tlie degiec 01
oiitliiie eiiipliasis i i i tlie vie\vliiidei iruiage. to iii;ilte
fociisiiig easiei
Adjusting the Video Monitor
Wlien you aie usiiig a coloi video rrioiiitoi to iiioiiitoi.
tlie video o~itp~it.
üdjust tlie coloi oii tlie riloiiitoi usirig
tiie pioceduie tliat follows (Sec tlie sectioii,
"Connectiiig ü n S-VHS Foiiii:it Poitnbie V ' T R oii page
37 101 iiifoiiiiatioii 011 ho\v lo coiiliect a video iiionitoi
aiid a VTRI
2
i\djusr Lhe coloi aiid liue contiols o11 tlie iiioiiitoi
\\tilile viewing tlie coloi bais ori the iiioiiitoi scieeri
Adjusting the Iris
Automatic iris adjustment
Set tlie IRIS selecto1 to "A" Tliis is ilie iioiirial settiiig
1 0 1 tlie autoni~iticiris
This settiiig inakes the iiis autoiiiatically ocijust ti? tlie
brightiiess 01' tlie object beiiig sliot
Adjusting the iris manualiy
Use riiaiiu;il adjustiiieiit wiien iecoiciiiig riii objeci
agriiiist a biiglit sl<yoi a scene witli iiigh contiast
Set the IRIS selectoi to "M "
Using the zebra pattern for iris adjustrnent
Tlie zebia patteiii appeais on tlie portioii 01' the scieeii
wliere tlie video outplir is about 70 to 80% IRE
(NTSC) or 490 to 560 iiiV (PAL) Tliis patteiii acts as
a ielereiice wiien you iiiaii~iallyatljust the iiis (Foi tlie
proceduie. see "Cliecltiiig tlie Video Level," prige 6 1 1
Temporary autoniatic adjustment
d
To n~itoiiiniically;idjust tlie iris wliile tlie IRIS
selectoi is ser ro "ivl", lieep tlie 1nst;irit Autoiiiatic
Iiis Adj~istiiieiit(IAIA) buttoii depiessed
2 To lis tlie iiis vrilue tiiar was set
iii Step l . ielease
tlie IAIA biittoii Tlie iiis ieiiiaiiis iised at iliis
vnlue i i ~ i i i li t is iiiaiiually adjusied agriiii
Selecting the automatic iris reference level
Tlie selectable vulues are as lollows:
*-lo
*-O5
a NORMAL (iefeieiice value)
*O 5
-10
Wlieii acljustiiig tlie video leve1 01 ti bac1;-lir subject.
yo11c~iiicliaiige tlie a~itoiii;iticiiis ieleieiice leve1
settiiig Wheii yoii m;il;e the settiiig. it is ietained iii
tlie riieiiioiy o t tlie caiiiei;i.
the autornatic iris
Flashes
2 LJPION
hutton,
DOWNIOFF bution
1
I
To select tlie ~iutoiiinticiiis ieleience level. piess
rlie DISP CHG swircli several tiines ~intilthe above
display appetirs on tlie viewl'iiidei scieeii
2 Seiect the settiiig value (Sioiii -1.0 lo 1.0).
To raise ttie valoe: Piess tlie UPION b~ittoii
To lo\i.er tlie valoe: Piess tlie DOWNIOFF buttoii
To reset to NORMAL: Piess tlie UPION and
DOWNIOFF b~ittoiissirii~iltriiieously
m
Wheri yo11 coiiiiecr tlie CCU-M7lM7P. CCU-M51M5P
Camela Coiitiol Uiiit. oi RIVI-M7G Cariieia Reinore
Contiol Unit lo ilie caiiieia. cliaiige rlie aiitoiiinlic iris
set'eieiice ievel usiiig tlie coritrols on the CCU-M71
M7P, CCU-M51M5P. oi RM-M7G Tlie coiitiols oii
tlie caiiieia do not opeiiire this l'uiiction
SHUTTER :
I
Adjusting black balance
Re-adjust the black balance
Tlie ndjusted value is stoied oii tlie cnmeia. aiid is kept
eveii wlieii tlie powei is tiiined ofl' Noiiually
icadjiistiiierit is not icqiiiied except loi tlie tollo\\,iiig
ciises
"MEMORY N G nppeiiis ori tlie vic\viiridei scieen
T l i e c:iiiieta Iias iiot becii ~isedlbi a loiig tiiiie.
T l i e ainbieiit teiiiperat~iielins cliaiiged iadically
AUTO WIB BAL
swiicli
Flip tlie AUTO WIB BAL s\\,iicli to tlie BLIi posiiioii.
~indwlien yoit Iie~iia cliclc. ielease tlie switcli
"AUTO BLACK -0P-" appeais o n tlie viewl'iiidei
scieeii dusirig adjusriiieiir. niid "AUTO BLACIi-OI<-"
iippeais oii tlie viewl'iiidei scieeli \r~lieii;idjiistriieiit is
coiiiplete
If black balance cannot be done
Tlie cliaiactcrs sliown below lile displ:iyed o11 tlie
viewl'iiitles scieeri
AUTO BLACK
-NG-
IRIS:
NOTCLOSED
TRY AGAlN
When black balarice adjustment is complete
During bltick bal;iiice iidjiisiiiieni. tlie iiis is
aiitoiiiatically closed Il' tlie IRIS selecto^ is set to
"M". yoii iiiiist opeii it ma~iuallyto opeii it agaiii
Adjustment and Settings
, - . x m - x m m a c * ~ ~ ~ - P > l
Adjusting the White Balance
Tlie wliite balaiice shoiild be adj~isredso tliat o wliite
object is iept.oduced LIS wliiie and lile-like coloi is
oblained The wliite balance chnnges depending ori the
liglitiiig condiiioiis
?he cniiieia hris two iiiemories. A niid B. iti ivliicli to
stoie tlie adjiisted wliite balaiice valiies Yo~icriii stoie
two adjitsted values uiidei two dil'feieni liglititig
conditioiis riiid secall eitliei o l the values accoitlirig to
ambieni coiiditions
1
4
Select tlie positioti ol' tlie FILTER selectos oii tlie
caiiiera Iiead riccoidiiig to lighting coiiditions
2 Set tlie WHlTE BAL selectoi lo "A" oi "B"
3 Zooni iip oii a wliite object sucli as a white clotli oi.
pripei iviih tlie sariie ligliting coiiditioris ris those
fos sliootiiig Tlie iiiiiiirriurn wliite atea ieq~iiied
foi adjustiiieiit is as Collows:
Center o1
Ihe screen
m
of ttlis
center
oval
--
Kl
l
\1.
(4
1
/--- Place
~~~
Ihe while
~
object in the
)
1
No other light
object should
appear inside
of the
screen
height
About 80% o1 Ihe screen width
1
Set tlie IRIS selectoi oti tlie letis to "A"
5 Piess tlie AUTO WIB BAL switcli to tlie WHT
positioii Wlien you lieai a clicl<,irlease tlie switcli.
"AUTO WHITE -OP-" appeass on tlie display
screeii dutiiig adjustment. aiid "AUTO WH1T'E OI<-" appeais oii tlie viewtindei scieeri wlieii
adjustiiieiit eiids Tlie caiiieia stoies tlie adjusted
wliite bnlaiice value i i i tlie selected tiieinory
When the white balance cannot be
adjusted automatically
When you have no time to adjust the white
balance
1
Tlie followiiif cliaincieis appeaioii tire scieeii display
il wliiie balance caiinot be iidjusied aiitoiiiatically Reiidjust tiie wliite brilarice aliei ialiing ilie riieasoies
ieqtiiied in tlie cliuii below
wi
Select tiie appiopiiiite liitei w i t l i tlie F I L T E R
selecioi o n tlie cuiiieia depeiidinf o n tlie iiglitiiig
coiidiiioris.
2 Set tlie W t l l T E B A L selecioi to PRE
Y o i i caii obtaiii rlie appiosiiiiate wliite biilance,
AUTO WHITE
Readjustment
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5.
...- - - .....,
The adjusted viiiue is kepi everi il'tlie power is tiiined
oil So seadjiisti~ientis iiot iequiied,
TRY AGAIN
Display
Causes and measures
LOW LlGHT
Light is insufficient Add illumination or
raise the video output level with the
GAlN selector
1 The obiect is not white or verv briatit
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I grit a&cars
.-
.... .
t i irle piciLre éiianie
irle ob,eci !u an üppropriaie one
C TEklP LOW
Co oi remperalJre
CHG FILTER
Select the appropriate filter with the
FILTER selector.
C TEMP HI
Color temperature is too high
CHG FILTER
Select the apropriate filter with the
FILTER selector.
.S
too lovi
WHITE: PRESET When ihe WHlTE BAL seleclor is set to
the PRE position
Set to the A or B position.
WHITE: MANUAL Wtien the CCU is connected, and the
manual white balance adjustment is
selected on the CCU
!BARS
Seleci lo the aulomaiicul y aa LSI
Wiien rne co or bai S gna is O ~ ~ P L I
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1 Set the BARS switch to "OFF posrtion ]
Adjustment and Settings
Adjusting the Contrast
To adjust the coiitiast. chaiige tlie pedestal level.
Wheii ilie iiiastei pedestal leve1 is iaised. tlie daik
poitioii of tlie pictuie briglireiis. aiid wlien tlie leve1 is
loweiecl, tíie coiiespondiiig poitioii darkeiis Yoii c;iii
cliniige the leve1 hoiii about -30% to +30% ol'
iel'eierice leve1 ( 0 7 V ) i i i incieiiieiits ol' 1% Tlie
adjusted iiiastei pedestril leve1 is Itept iri the meinoiy of
the camela
Current setling value:
ihe percenlage of the
relerence level
DOWNiOFF bulton
1
Piess tlie DISP CIlG switcli seveial tiiiies ~iiitiltlie
display above appenis o11tlie viewtiiidei scieeii
2 Cliange tlie iiiastei pedestal
To raise tlie level: Piess tlie UPION buttoii on tlie
caiueia Iiead
To lonaer tl~elevel: Piess tlie DOWNIOFF buttoii
011 the caiiieiri Iiead
To reset tlie leve1 to tlie referente leuel: Piess
tlie UPION antl DOWNIOFF biittons
siiii~iltaiieously,
Iltlie CCU-M7lM7P. CCU-MíIMjP Canieia Coiitiol
Unit oi RM-M7G Caineia Reiiiote Coiitiol Uiiit is
coiiiiected to tlie caiiieia. set tlie iiiastei pedestal level
fiorri tlie CCU o i RM-M7G Ii caiiiiot he set oii tlie
caiiiera,
To clieck tlie master pedestal level oii a wrivel'orni
riioiiitoi diiiiiig adjustiiieiit. set tlie ABL switch on tlie
ciiiiieia to OFF Wheii the ABL switcli is set to ON.
rippropriate waveloiiii will not appeai.on the moiiitoi
scisen.
Selecting the Shutter Speed
TIie shlittei speed is l'actory set lo 11100 Soi N'ISC aiid
1/60 foi PAL You can cliange tlie sli~itieispeed il'
necessaiy Select tlie sliutter speed fioiii the
lollowiiig:
Foi NTSC: 11100. 11750, l1500. 111000. 112000
Foi PAL: 1/60", 11250. 11500. 111000. 117000.
Y o ~ iselection
i
is ietciined in tlie iiiemoiy ol' tlie
C:~IIICI a,
DOWNiOFF button
Current seiting -
,
,
1
To cliaiige tlie shlitteispeed. set tlie SHUTTER
s\\fitch o11tlie caiiicia to ON
é?
Piess tlie DISP CI-IG switcli sevesal titiles ~ i i i t i ltlie
display above appeais oii tlie displciy scieeii.
Il' tlie SHUTTER s\\fitcli is set to OFF. ''0FF"
appeais ai tlie cliiient settiiig value
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,
....
,
1 ) Wlieii y011 nie usiiig rlic RM-bl7G to control tlie c;iiiiern.
tlie lll00 seitiii: oii ilie RM-b17G sets ihe c;itiierii slilirtei
speed io 1/60 ;irid "1160" al)lie;iis o11 tlie screeii display i i i
tlie viewliiidei Ihis is lo prc\reiii Ilickesing \\~lieiiyou are
sliooting a CR7 sci-eeii
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3 Select tlie sii~itteispeed
T o increase tlie shutter speed value: Piess tlie
UPION button oii tlie caiiieia Iieatl
T o decrease tlie value: Piess tlic DOWNIOFF
biittoii on tlie caiiieia Iiead
T o reset tlie value to 11100 (for NTSC) o r 1/60
(for PAI,): Psess tlie UPION aiid UOWNIOFF
b~ittonssiiiiultniieously
Mariual zoom
Zoom Operation
You can go fioiii wide aiigle to telephoto sliots by
iisiiig ttie iiiotoiized zooiii oi tloing tlie zooiii
iuariurilly
Miiiiual zooiii r i l l o ~ siiioie piecise contiol ovei tlie
zooiiiing speed
Motorized zoom
Zooi~iiiiaal a coiistaiit spred is obtiiiiled
Telephoto Wide angle
1
Sei ilie ZOOM selccioi to tlie ..M'' (~iiari~~iil)
positi«11
2 Positioii tlie Mriiiiial zooiii levei to tlie appiopiiate
aiigle
1
Sct tlie ZOOM selecto1 to tiie "S" (seivo) position
2 Press eithei end ol tlie riiotorized zooiii switcli
To zooi11 iastei. piess al1 ilie way down on tlie
motoiized zooiii switch. Piess tlie switcli li,olitly to
zootii riiore slowly.
Tips o n using the zoom
Correct focusing
II' tlie subject is in Iociis iii tlie ieleplioto position, it
will reiiiaiii in Locos when yoii zoorii back to wide
aiigle
For a more stable picture
We ircoriiiiiend pliiciiig tlie carneia oii a tiipod wlieri
usirig tlie zoom 11you zooiii with tlie cariiein oii your
slioulder. staiicl as steadily as possible
Positioning the object at the center of the
screen
For zooiii-iii. ndjust tlie lbciis iri ilie ieleplioto position.
and sei to tlie wide aiigle position Tlien stait lo zooiii
in. Make siiie tliat tlie object stnys at tlie cenieiol ilie
scieeri wliile yoii nie using tlie zooiiiiiig
Adjusting Flange Focal Length
Tlie proper llange local leiigtli a?jusiiiient eiisliies tliat
the object is i n Socos botli rit tlie wicle-arigle aiid
teleplioto position wlieii lisirig tlie zooiii Orice yoii
Iiave [nade tlie Flaiige local leiigtli adjustiiieni. you do
noi have lo E-adjust ilie lelis as long as tlie leris siziys
011 tlie sziiiie cainera
1
To ricljust tlie Socal tlange. set tlie IRIS selecioi to
M
2
Sei ilie iris iiiig to 1 4
Positioii tlie supplied clinii loi ir.is adjustinent nrid
illuiiiiiiaie tlie cliait so tliat tlie proper video leve1 is
ieaclied wlieii the ii.is iiiig is at 1.4
3
Loosen tlie \ciew oii ilie FI adj~istiiieiitiiiig
4
5
Sei tlie ZOOM selectoi to M
T ~ i i i iilie
iiiniiiiril zooiii levei to 105. teleplioto
1lO"uoil
6
Tlirii tiie ~ o c uiiiig
i uiitii tiie c~iaitis in ~ o c u sat
abolit tliiee tncieri (10 leci) Iioin tlie lelis
7 Turii ilie iiiaii~ialrooiii levei to 7 5. wide-aiigle
posiiioii
8
T~irnihe FI aclji~stiiientiiiig aiid focus ori tlie cliaii
used iii Step 6.
Do not t u r i i tlie Sociis iiiig foi. focusiiig
9
Repeat Steps 5 ihiougli S ~intiltlie cliait is in íocus
botll at tlie telephoto positiori aiid at tlie {vide-aiigle
position
1O Tighten ilie scrcw oii the Ft adlustineni iiiig
Advanced Operations
Doing Close-Ups
Tlie close-up oi iiincio S~inctioiilets you zooni i i i
Ilowers. irisects ziiid eveii photogrriplis Tlie miiiiiiiu~ii
dist:iiice lioiii tlie leiis to tlie object is 10 111111i i i tlie 7 5
\vide-angle zooiii posiiioii
1 Acijiist tlie distrince beiweei-i tlie leiis niid tlie object
to get tlie desiied imziye size
2
Sei tile lbcus iiiig to tiie
3
Tuin the IvlACRO iiiig ~ i i i t i lit stops wliile ptlsliiiig
tlie bu~toiiiii tlie tliieciioii ol ilie MACRO aiiow
4
(iiifiiiity) setting
Focus o11tlie object by tiiining tlie manual zoolii
lever witli tlie ZOOM selectoi set to M,
5 Wlieii tlie close-up opeiatioli is coiiiplcie. retlirii
tlie MACRO ring to its oiiginrtl positioii.
To reduce the object size on the screen
Adjust tlie lbcus lollowiiig steps I tliio~igli4 above,
tlien t ~ i i i iilic MACRO iing sliglitly towaid its oiiginal
positioii arid zidjust tlie locus witii tlie iiiaii~iulzooiii
levei ügaiii
Note on the focus ring
IIiIie iocils iiiig is set to (iiilinity) wliile the
MACRO iiiig is t~i~iied
to "MACRO," ilie Sociis can be
contin~iallytidjusted Iroiii tlie clase-up position to m
(iiifinity) with tlie manual zooiii levei,
Adjusting the Sharpness of the Picture
Yoii caii inciease (liiiiden) or deciease (softeii) tlie
sliaipness ol tlie pictuie Cliaiige tlie val~ieol ilie detail
level to inciease oi deciease tlie sliai.piiess Tlie detail
level can be set tioiii -99 to 199 01' tlie Iiictoiy-set
ief'ereiice leve1 (00)
1
Press tlie DISP CIHG swiicli se\leial tiiiies uiitil tlie
tibove display appenis on ilie viewliridei.
2
Ciiniige tlie value ot tlie detail leve1
To iitcrease tlie valiie: Piess ihe UPION biittoii
oii the caineia Iie:id
To decrease tlie value: Piess tlie DOWN/OIzF
bution oii tlie cniiie~aIiead
To reset tlie value to tlie referente level: Piess
tlie UPION aiid »OWN/OFF biitioiis
siiniilianeously
m
Iiyoii iiiciease tlie video ouipiit leve1 wlien yoti
iiiciease tlie detail level. tlie iioise in the pictuie
incieases,
When using the RM-M7G
Wlieii ilie RIvI-M7G C;iiiieiti Reiiiote Coniiol is
coiiiiected 10 ilie cáiiieia. ilie det:iil leve1 can he
choiiged Iiolii tlie Rivl-M7G,
Advanced Owerations
Selecting the Output Level
If you caiinot get a cleai picuiie because ot'iiisuSSiciriii
liglit. se1 the GAIN selector lo a Iiigliei o i lowei.
positioii (Tlie GAIN selectoi is iioiiiially set to "O
dB" )
Tlie video outpiit leve1 caii be iaised by 9 dB by settiiig
tlie GAIN selector LO "9 dB" aiid by 18 dB by settiiig
tlie selectoi to " 1 8 dB"
Checking the Video Level
Use tlie zebia pitteiri (geiieriired by tlie camelo) ns :I
ieleieiice wheii adjustiiig tlie iiis iiiariually Tlie zebta
patteiii iritlicntes aieas 01' tlie pictiiie wlieie the video
leve1 is appiosiiiintely 70 to 80%. IRE (lo1NTSC) oi
490 iiiV lo 560 riiV (Ioi PAL)
Wlieii tlie ZEBRA switcli is se1 to ON. a iebia patteiii
:I~[)EIIS oii tlie pait ol tlie \ziewliiidei scieei~\\,here tlie
vitieo outpiit leve1 is 70 to 80% IRE oi 490 t« 560 iiiV
Adjust tlie iiis so tliai ilie zebrn p:irieiii :ippe:iis ovei.
tlie sul>jectbeiiig sliot (1'01 esaiiiple. ilie Iace 01' U bncklit peison)
I I i t is iiot i1ecessai.y to use tlie zebia piittein to adjust
lhe iris, set tlie ZEBRA switcli to OFF
1 : ~1
ZEBRA
Synchronizing Two or More Cameras (Without Using a Carnera Control Unit)
Wlien a BS or VBS sigiial is conilected to tlie GEN
LOCIC IN connectoi oii tlle caiiieia adaptoi. tlie
caiiiera syiicliionizes with ilie coiinected signal. Use
tlie GEN LOCI< IN con~iectorwheri you ate ~isingtwo
01.ino1.e camelas witliout a crirneia coiitroi unit (Sec
tlie illustratioiis below loi sariiple corineciioiis)
Connecting two or more cameras to a VTR
I
(Syncsignal)
Connecting two or more cameras and a special-effects generator
Catiierri I aiid Caiiieia 2 synchioriize witli a spccialeltects geneiiitoi
Camera 1
Video input cannectoi
Special
eifects
generator
Sync signal ouiput
connecior
Camera 2
Video input corinecior
Sync signal ouipui
connector
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Advanced Operations
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Adjustment of the picture tone for two or
more cameras
Wlieii two oi inoie caiiieias ale iised siiiiiiliaiieously in
coniieclioii witli a speciril-eflects geiierator, siipply
eacli crimeia \vitli ilie saiiie iel'eience signal riiid adjust
eacli cariieia to get tlie saiiie pictiire toiie Adjust tlie
SC (siibcaiiiei) pliase aiid tlie H (lioiizontal) pliase
lollowing tlie ~~iocedtiies
desciibed below
Subcarrier phase adjustment
Adjust tlie siibcaiiier pliase ioughly witli tlie SC
PHASE selectoi, aiid iiiake fiiie adji~stiiientusirig tlie
SC PHASE coiitrol. Use a vectoiscope to inake the
acijustiiient easily
Horizontal phase adjustment
Adjust the Iiotizonial pliase witli tlie H PHASE
contiol Use a wavelorni iiioiiitoi oi rin oscilloscope Lo
inake tlie acijustinent easily,
Title Characters Setting
TIiis caiiiero coiitains u buili-iii cliaiactei yeneiiitoi tliat
;IIIOWS y»1110 ~iil~eiiiiipose
ch:iiacteis «\,e1 tlie pictiiie
beiiig slioi Bol11 tlie pictiiie ;ind ilie supetiiiiposed
chaincteis iippeas oii Lhe iimnitoi scieeii II a iecordiiig
VTR is coiiiiectetl lo llie c;iiiieiri. tlie supeiiiiiposed
cli;iiacteis cuii be iecosded o11tl~eVTR.
Preparation
1 Piess tlie VISP CMG switcli seveial tiiiies iintil ilie
:ibove iiidicotion appcriis ori tlie viewlindei display
scieeii.
2
To 11iii the criiiieia iiito tlie title seitiiiy inode, picss
ilie UPION buttoii
To clear al1 ttie memorized characters
Piess tlie UPION ;ind DOWNIOFF biittoiis at tlie s;iriie
tiiiie
Advanced Operations
Settirig title ctiaracters
Setting procedure
Set titlc cliaiacters oiie by one clioosiiig thein Sioiii tlir
display iisiiig tlie UPION alid DOWNIOFF biittoiis
Up to 12 cliaracters can display oii oiie liiie Up Lo 4
lines can be displayed Title cliaiacters, oiice set.
ieiiiaiii iri tlie memoiy 01' tlie caniera, and riie ~iot
er.ased wheii tlie power is tiiined ofl'.
1
Moving the cursor
l
Scanning order
IA B C D E F G H I J K 7
L . 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ~ , -1-
l
Space
The cursor blinks
lnitial cursor posilion
I
1
To set cliaiacteis aiid letteis iioisi tlie display. piess
tlie UPlON biittori iepeatedly i i n t i l the ciiisor
Slaslies ori tlie cliaiactei yoti waiit to se!
T o cliange tlie cliaracters in reverse
alpliabetical order
While pressiiis tlie UPION biitton. iiress tlie
DOWNIOFF buttoii
d?
Piess tlie DOWNIOFF biitton to set tlie selected
cliaiactei
Tlie cuisoi iiioves oiie space to tlle iiglit
3
Repeat tlie above steps 1 to 2 to set al1 tlie
T o replace a character
Retuiii tlie ciiisoi to tlie position ol tlie cliaiactei yoti
\v;int to ieplace. select tlie desiied cliaiacter witli tlie
UPION blittoli. aiid piess tlle DOWNIOFF buttoii 71ie
chniacteis iiiiist be cliaiiged oiie by oiie as desciibed in
tlie ;ibo\,e pi»ceduie
T o m o v e t h e c u r s o r to t h e right
Piess tlie DOWNIOFF button ieperitedly
T o m o v e t h e c u r s o r to t h e left
Wliile piessiiig tlie UPION buttoii, piess tlie UOWNI
OFF button ie[ieatedly
T o c h a n g e t h e position of t h e title c h a r a c t e r s
Piess tlie DOWNIOFF buttoii
OFF bulion
Press !he DOWNI
OFF buiton
11 you tire ~isiiign VO-880018SOOP postable VTR, do
iiot tise tlie iip[~eicii;iractei display aiea bectiuse the
VTR tape reiiitiiriing iiiiie shows Iiere Use only tlie
lo\\~escliasnctes display area
T o exit c h a r a c t e r settitig mode
The next time you use the camera
Wheii yo11tiii~ion tlie caiiieia, tlie iiiemoiizetl
ciiaiacte,s a,.e disp,ayed oll the ,,iewlinde,. sc,.een
step 1 ol' "Piepaiation" (see pase 67) To display tlie
cliaracteis o11tlie iiionitoi scseeii aiitl output tlieiii lo
tlie VTR, piess tlie UPION buiton
Advanced Operations
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Connecting a Number of Cameras (Using a Camera Control Unit)
Wlien using a ti~iiiibetol cniileias iil tlie studio, it iiiay
be necessaly to iise a C C U - M ~ I ¡ V ~ ~ P / M Catileia
~/M~P
Coiittol Uiiii to provide video atld color syiic beiweeii
ca~iieias.aiid special eftects and oiliei devices to ;illow
swiiching. wipes aiid so loiili
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INTERCOM
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Cables used
O Power cord (supplied)
@ CCZ-A Camera Cable
O BNC cable
@ DIN 4-pin cable
lo AC power
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Camera Head DXC-327Bl327BP
friiage device
1ntei.line-traiisfei CCD, 3-cliip
Ellective pict~iieeleineiits
768 x 404 (Iilv) (NTSC)
752 x 582 (Iilv) (PAL)
6 4 iiiiii x 4.8 i i i i i i (eqiiivalerit to
Serisiiig aiea
a l/?-iiiclipicliup tiibe)
Built-iii tilteis
1: 32001S
2: 56001S + '116ND
1: 5600IS
Lens mouiit
Bayoiiet iiiouiit
EIA staiidards, NTSC coloi systerii
Signal systeiii
(toi DXC-327B)
CCIR standaicis. PAL coloi systeiii
(toi UXC-327BP)
Scaiiiiiiig systeiii 525 lines. 2: 1 iiiteilace,
30 fiai~ieslsec(NTSC)
625 lines. 2:l inteilace,
25 I'iameslsec (PAL)
Scaiiiiirig firqiieiicy
Horizorital
15 7.34 liHz (N'TSC)
15 625 kl-iz (PAL)
Veitical
59 94 Hz (NTSC)
50 00 Hz (PAL)
Iritei rial
Sync systeiii
Esteiiiril witli tlie BS oi VBS sigoal
supplied to tlie GEN LOCK IN
corinectoi (wheii tlie CA-5371
537P. CA-3271327P is used) oi
tlie iefereiice sigiial iiiplit to tlie
VTRICCUICMA coiinectoi fioiii
[he GEN LOCIS coiiiiectoi o t tlie
CCU-M5lM5PIM7IM7P (wheii
tlie CA-5371537P is ~ised)
1-Ioiizoiitnl iesolutioii
700 liiies (centei)
Miiiiiiiiiiii illiiiiiiiiation
6 0 Is witli F I 4, + 18 dB
Serisitivity
2000 1s {vitli F9 O (Typical) at
3200K
O dB, 9 dB oi 18 dB. selectrible
Gaiii selection
Video outp~it
Composiie signril
I 0 Vp-p. syiic iiegative.
75 oliins, unbalanced
YIC sepriiiite sigiial
Y: I O VI>-p,sync iiegative,
iinbnlaiiced
C: biirst leve1 0 286 Vp-p (NTSC)
O 3 Vp-p (PAL)
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61 dB (PAL, ~ ~ p k n l )
Registiatioii
O 0.5% lar al1 zone
(witliout leiis)
IripiitsIOiitpiits
VIDEO OUT: BNC-type,
75 oliriis, ~iiibalaiiced
LENS: ?/;-iiicli lens coiiiiectoi.
(6-pin)
VF: S-piii
REMOTE: 10-pin
Powei iequiieiiieiits 12 V DC
Powei coiisiiiiiption 8 W
Opeiating teiiipeintiiie
-5°C to +45"C (23'F to 1 13°F)
Stoiage teiiipeiatliie -20°C to +60°C (-4°F to 140°F)
Weigiit
ziboiit 2 lig (4 lb 6 oz)
Diiiieiisioiis
See the illtistiations belo\\?
Unit: rnrn (inches)
Camera Adaptor
CA-5371537P (Optional)
Foi details, iefei to tlie CA-5371537P operatiiig
iiistr uctioiis
Inp~itsIOutp~its VTRICCUICMA connectoi:
Soriy Z-type, 26-piii
DC IN: XLR-type, 4-piii. iiiale
MIC IN: XLR-type, 3-pin. feinale
GEN LOC1< IN: BNC-type?
75-ohiiis, uiibalanced
EARPI-IONE: riiini jack
INTERCOM: inini iiiteiroiii
Powei ieq~ii~eiiients12 V DC
Potver coiis~iinptioii 1 7 W
Opeiating teii1pei;ituie
-10°C to +4j°C (14°F to 1 13°F)
Storage teriipeiature
-20°C to +60°C ( 4 ° F to +14O0F)
Weight
Aboot 1.3 1;g (2 lb 14 oz)
Diiiieiisioiis
1 18 x 205 x 1 18 mili (wlhld)
(4;k x 8 (1sx 4'14 inches)
Zoom Lens VCL-714BX
Foca1 lengtli
Zooiii
7.5 111111to 105 riim
Manual arid motoiized, selecrable
Zoomiiig iatio: 14x
Maxiinuin apeituie iatio
1:14(7.5 to75nini)to 1:1.8(105
111111)
Iris contiol
Manual aiid auto, seleciable
1 .4 to 16 aiid C (closed)
Riiiige of ohject field (al tlie distaiice of l . L iiieter)
W (wide angle) 660 x 880 iiiiii
(26 x 34'14 iriclies)
47 x 63 mili ( 2 '14 x 3 iiiclies)
T (telephoto)
Minimurn object distarice
1 1 iii (3 1' 4 inclies)
Filtei thread
72 iiim dia.. 0 75 iiim-pitcli
Mount
Bayonet iiio~int,'11 inch
Weiglit
About l . 1 kg (2 lb 10 oz)
witli Iiood
Diiiieiisioiis
Abo~it1 10 miii dia x 186 ni111
(Focus: m )
(4 "S x 7 '12 inches)
Viewfinder DXF-6011601CE
I 5-incli iiionocliiome
RECííALLY indic:itor
BATT iiidicatoi
SHUTTER iiidicatoi.
GAIN UP iridicator
Resolution
600 liries
Powei iequiieiiients 12 V DC
Powei coiisoinptioii 71 W
Weiglit
About640g(l I b 2 o z )
not including ii inicioplioiie Iiolder.
Diiiiensioiis
About206 x 79 x 7 19 mili (wlbld)
(7 '14 x
x 8 '/S inclies)
Pict~iiet~ibe
Indicatois
Carrying Case LC-421
Weiglit
Diriierisioris
Abo~it7 7 kg (17 lb)
About 790 x 440 x 340 rniii
(wlhld)
(3 1 (1sx 17 '1s x 13 '11 iilches)
Accessories Supplied
VCL-7 14BX zooiu leiis (supplied witli
tlie DXC-327BIU327BPW327BF1327BPFonly) ( 1 )
DXF-6011601CE electioliic viewfindei (supplied with
tlie DXC-327BW327BPIU327BL/,327BPL/327BFl
327BPF only) ( 1 )
LC-421 cariying case (supplied witli the DXC-327BFI
327BPF only) ( 1 )
VCT-U14 tripod attacliineiit (supplied with tlie
DXC-327B W327BPW327BL1327BPLI327BFI
327BPF oiily) (1 )
Lens cap ( 1 )
Cliait foi tlaiige focal leiigtli adjnstiiient (1)
Design aiid specifications are subject to change
without notice.
Leris arid Accessories
Zoorii lens: VCL-714BX
Lens reniote contiol ~init:LO-23
Tripod attacliiiient: VCT-U14
Camera Adaptor
Cainera adaptor: CA-5371537P. CA-3271327P.
CA-325A/325AP/325B,
CA-51 115121513
Carneia adaptar: CMA-8AIXACE
Cameia rernote contiol unit: RM-M7G
VTR
Betacaiii torniat video cassette recoider:
PVV-111 P/IA/IAP/3/3P
HiX torniat video casseite recoider:
EVV-900019000P
Betacarn SP portable iecoidei: BVW-35/35P/50/50P
Battery Pack and Charger
Battery pack: NP- IB
Battery cliaigei: BC-IWD. BC-410
Microphone and Accessories
Condenser iniciophoiie: ECM-672, ECM-670, C-74
Miciophone lioldei: CAC- 12
Miciophone cable: EC-0 3C2
Equipmerit for Studio Use
Caniera contiol ~initCCU-M7lM7P
Cameia control unit: CCU-M5IM5P
Special-effects geiierator: SEG-255012550P
Univeisal chroma keyer: CRK-2000
Wipe pattein extender: WEX-200012000P
Electionic viewfinder: DXF-50BlSOBCE
Electronic viewfiiider: DXF-40Bl4OBCE
Eleclronic viewfinder: DXF-60ll60lCE
Interconi Iieadset: DR- 1 OOA
Camera Cable a r ~ dOthers
Cainerri cable with Z-type 26 pin connectors:
CCZ-A?, CCZ-A5, CCZ-A 10
CCZ-A25, CCZ-A50, CCZ-A 100
Crimeia cable witli Z-type 26 pin and Q-type
14 piri coniiectors: CCZQ-A?, CCZQ-AS,
CCZQ-A 10. CCZQ-A2AM
Cainera cable witli Q-type 14-piri connectois:
CCQ-2BRS, CCQ-5BRS, CCQ- 1 OBRS
Cainera cable witli Q-type 14-pin connectors:
CCQ-IOAM. CCQ-25AM, CCQ-SOAM,
CCQ- IOOAM
Caiiiera cable witli 2-type 76-piii ;ind J-type
10-pin coiiriectors: CCZJ-2
Cable extension adapto!: CCZZ- I B. CCZZ- 1 E
C:iii ying case: LC-42 1
Caniera iaiii cover : LCR- 1
(Combined use with a dockable VTR)
BVW-35135Pi50150P
poriable video
cassette recorder
microphone
CCU-M7lM7PIM5IM5P
camera control unil
DXF-6011601CE
vir?wfinrler
microphone
LO-23
holder
lens remote
SVO-5800158OOP
CA-3271327P
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zoom lens
CCU-M5IM5P
camera control unil
(Use lor RGB formal signal output)
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VCT-U14
tripod attachment
Ootional lens
0
2 JJ
RM-M7G
camera
remote
control unit
CMA-8N8ACE
camera adaptor
adaptor
EIVV-515PS
video cassette recorder
LC-421 cariying case
PVV-111PIlAIlAPI3I3P
video cassette recorder
Black set
Black set iiieans tliat tlie R. G and B signals of a video
signril ale set to tlie memoiized leve1 io obtain tlie
definite black level b r eacli R, G and B signals Wlien
tlie black set is acljusted, ttie black pictiire can be
avoided horii beiiig coloird by iaising tlie signal level
Return video
Tlie "ieturn video" is tlie picture fiom a VTR duiiiig
iecordiiig. tlie playback picture during playback, or tlie
signal fioin a control coiisole such as a video switciiei
Using this picture, tlie cainera opeiatoi can check tlie
iecordiiig conditioiis
Black balance
Black baiaiice iiieaiis lo sei tlie black level ol a video
signal to that o t n o color wlieii tlie iris is closed.
A?just tlie pedestal level 01' eacli R, G or B sigiial so
tliat tlie signal level of eacli signal becornes equal
Subcarrier
Color iiifoiiiiation that is coritained witliin a coinposite
video sigiial. Tlie sigiial aiiiplitude is foi coloi
satuiatioii (cliioinaticiiy) arid its pliase to coloi biiist is
foi hue (color)
Color temperature conversion filter
Al1 coloi caiiieias are designed to operate on a ceitaiii
color teiiipeiatiiie (3200K foi tlie DXC-327Bl327BP )
Howevei. the carnera iiiust also llave tiie cal~abilityof
sliooting under color temperatures otliei tliaii 3200K
To obtain tlie saiiie color. as at 3200IS, a nuniber ot'
selectable filteis wliich convert coloi teiiipeiature ase
piovided oii tlie cainera.
S-video input connector
Tliis coniiectoi accepts 2nd supplies tlie luininance and
chioinin;ince signals sepaiately So no interlerence
occiiis betuleen tlie luiiiinance aiid chiominance
sigiials wliicli allows liigli irsolution pictiiies
Color temperature
Tlie teiiipeiatuie to wliich a periectly black body inust
be heated to inatch the color of'ihe souice beiiig
measured Color' tempeiatuie measuremerits are
expressed in kelvins (K). Foi esaiiiple, color
temperaiiiie of 65OOK iiieans ttie coloi wliicli is
obtaiiied by Iieating a peifectly black body ai 6500K
E-E picture
Ilie video signal iiipiit to tlie VTR passes tlirough tlie
VTR aiiiplifiei and outpiits tliiougli tlie video oiitput
coiinector williout being iecoided onto tlie tape
Pharitom powering system
Tlie powei is supplied to a micioplione o~erlaidon an
aiidio sigiial Tliis systeiii does iiot iequiie aii optional
cable foi siipplying powei
White balance
Tlie variatioii of coloi teriiperatiire due to tlie type ol'
illuiiiinaiit iiiust be coinpeiisated electrically so tliat 21
white object picked up by a cameia caii beeii seeii as
cleai white Tliis is \vliite balance adjustiiierit
A
St;intlliy 9
Sub-c;irricr phase (SC PMASE)
~idjustnieiit 1.3 66
Syncliroriizing !i,iiliout ciiiriern control
iiiiit 65
wiili specinl-eflccis generator 70
G
GAlN UP indic;iior 21.46
Gaiii 15. 63
Accessorics 4
iimblc a r i i l i DXC-32781327BPseries 5
Aliasing 6
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1-IAD sciisor 7
Horizontal pli;ise (14 PIIASEI iidiiistriieiit
13.66
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BA I'T indiciitor 2 1 , 46
BAi'1 XX XV iiiilicari«n 47
B:icry c l r i i g 44
life U
piick 40
Bl;ick kilancc 54. 76
ailjusting 55
Bliick se1 54. 76
Brighiricss (BRIGI-ITI coiitrol 21, 50
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Iiidic;iiors 2 1 , 46
1nst;int aiitoiiiniic iris ;idiiisinieni
Iris rclerencc leve1 53
Iris 19. 52
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Tzilly (Iniiip. s\i,itcIi) 21
Telephoio sliots 60
Tiile cb;irncicrs 7. 67
Tripod attachiiient 3 1
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Vcrticnl sinczir 6
Videti le\,el 63
Vie\vIiniler 20
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Coiiiei-a adapior 16
ntuicliing 22
connections 22
C;imera c;ible 32 io 34
Cariier~coiitrol unit 34. 64. 70
coiinectiri; 34
in stridio 70
inoperiible functions 33
C;imer;i Iicad 8
Carrying case 7 1
CCD iiiwge sciisor 6
Cenei r k r 7 9
Close ups 62
Color b;irs 50, 5 I
Color ienipeiaiure 13. 76
tablc 54
Contras1 (CONTRASTI control 2 l 50
LOW LlGHT iiidicali«ii
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klacro 19.62
Master pedestal lci,cI 58
Microplioiie ait;iclii~ig 29
buili-in 1 I
coiiiiecting 33
Ff;idjiistriient ririg 19. 61
Filter 13. 54
Color 1eiriper;iture coiiversiori
ND 54
Flange focal Icngtli. ;idjosiing 61
Focus 19.43
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Zebr;i p;ittern 7 9 52. 63
Zooiii lcns 18
itticliir~g 25
Zooiiiing. (niaiiii;il, riiotorized)
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REC/TALLY ini1ic;iior 21 46
Reducing. screen objects 62
Rciiiotc coiitrol u~iit 36
Reiiirii video 76
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Warning indic;itioiis 47
Wliiie úal;ince 56. 76
ldjilsting 56
Wide ;ingle sliots 60
N
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E-E 45.76
Electric sliiiiier 15. 59
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NTSC sysierri 3
NU filler 54
PAL systein 5
P e k i i g 2 1 , 50. 63
Pli;iiiloin power supply sysicni
Dcioil leirel 63
Dioptcr ? l . 50
DlSP CHG switcli
t ~ c l i i n g 27
iiidicator 46
settiiig iiidic;iiions 48
warning iiidic;iiioiis 47
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Safety zone iiiarher 7 . 9
S1i;irpncss 21. 50, 63
SHUTI ER indicnior 21.16
Sliutter speed 59
s!viicli 15, 59
Sriiear plici~oriie~i;~
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Spcci;il-elfects generntor 70
17 76
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