Basic Operations - Sony PMW-400K Operating Instructions Manual

Basic Operations

1
Attach a fully charged battery pack (see
page 29).
2
Load one or two SxS memory cards (see
page 60).
If you load two cards, the camcorder
switches automatically to the second card
when the first card becomes full.
3
Set the camcorder's POWER switch
(see page 11) to ON.
4
Make the following settings.
Marker display: On (see page 120)
Iris: Auto (see page 52)
Zoom: Auto (see page 53)
Camera output: Select the picture currently
being shot (camera picture), and turn the
DCC function on (see page 15).
Timecode advance mode: F-RUN (Free
Run) or R-RUN (Rec Run) (see page 56)
Audio input channel selection: Auto (see
page 21)
5
Push the AUTO W/B BAL switch to the
BLACK side to adjust the black balance
(see page 47).
6
Select a filter according to the lighting
conditions, and adjust the white balance
(see page 48).
7
Point the camcorder at the subject, and
adjust the focus (see page 54) and zoom.
8
If you are using the electronic shutter,
select an appropriate shutter mode and
speed (see page 50).
9
Do one of the following to start
recording.
- Press the REC START button (see
page 13).
- Press the VTR button on the lens (see
page 24).
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- Turn on the assignable switch to which the
Rec function has been assigned (see
page 159).
During recording, the TALLY indicators, the
tally indicator on the front panel of the
viewfinder, and the REC indication on the
viewfinder screen light. Adjust the zoom and
focus as required.
Notes
• Never remove the battery pack while the
camcorder is recording (while the ACCESS lamp
on the right-side panel is lit in blue and the
ACCESS lamp in the card slot section is lit in
orange). Doing so risks the loss of several
seconds of data before the recording was
interrupted, because internal processing will not
end normally.
• The playback control buttons (EJECT, F REV, F
FWD, NEXT, PREV, PLAY/PAUSE, STOP) do
not function during recording.
10
To stop recording, perform one of the
operations listed in step 9.
The TALLY indicators, the tally indicator on
the front panel of the viewfinder, and the
REC indication on the viewfinder screen go
out, and camcorder enters recording standby
(STBY) mode.
A clip is created from the video and audio
data and the metadata recorded between steps
9 and 10.
To check the recording (recording review)
With the camcorder in recording standby
(STBY) mode, turn on the assignable switch
to which the Rec Review function or the
Freeze Mix function has been assigned (see
page 158).
The camcorder plays the entire last clip, or
the last few seconds of that clip (3 seconds or
10 seconds), and then returns to standby
mode.
When the Rec Review function is assigned to
the RET button on the lens, you can also
conduct a review by using the RET button.
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9
Repeat steps and
recording.
With each repetition, another clip is created
on the memory card.
10
to continue