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Shooting, Setting the switches before shooting and, recording, White/Black Balance Adjustment

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Setting the switches before shooting and recording When a battery and P2 cards are installed, set the switches as detailed below, before starting to use your AGHPX370P/AG-HPX371E. f e Shooting White/Black Balance Adjustment to Recording Completion For shooting, follow the steps below. 1 Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3 5, 6 4 2 a b cdb 1 Use the ND FILTER control to select a filter a Iris according to ambient light conditions. The iris is automatically adjusted when the lens is set to the auto iris mode. b USER MAIN/USER1/USER2 Assigning the SLOT SEL function to a USER button 2 When the white balance is saved: • Position the WHITE BAL switch to [A] or [B]. allows you to select one of the two inserted P2 cards for When the white or black balance is not saved recording. and you have no time to adjust the white The P2 card selected for recording switches with each press of the USER button, and the P2 CARD ACCESS LED of the selected P2 card lights orange. The slot number of the card to be recorded appears in green in the LCD monitor and the viewfinder. For more information on viewfinder displays, see [Viewfinder Screen Status Displays] (page 74). balance: • Position the WHITE BAL switch to [PRST]. • The color temperature can be set to 3200 K or 5600 K. If the white balance is adjusted on the spot: • Select a filter according to ambient light conditions. Then, position the WHITE BAL  NOTE • The slot selected for recording cannot be changed when recording has started. Perform this operation during recording standby. • Use the USER MAIN/USER1/USER2 item in setting menu switch to [A] or [B] and shoot a white test subject so that it appears at the center of the screen. Then, follow the steps below to adjust the white balance. 1. Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward [AWB] SW MODE screen to assign functions to the USER MAIN/ to adjust the white balance. USER1/USER2 button. 2. Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward [ABB] c GAIN switch Normally, this should be set to L (0 dB). If conditions are too dark, an appropriate gain level should be set. d AUTO KNEE selector switch Set to ON or OFF. Selecting BARS turns off this function and outputs a color bar signal. to adjust the black balance. 3. Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward [AWB] to adjust the white balance again. For directions on making adjustments, see [Adjusting the White Balance] (page 55) and [Adjusting the Black Balance] (page 56). e TCG Set to F-RUN or R-RUN. f AUDIO SELECT CH 1/CH 2 Set to AUTO. 36

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³6
Chapter²³² Recording²and²Playback
Setting the switches before shooting and
recording
When a battery and P2 cards are installed, set the switches
as detailed below, before starting to use your AG-
HPX370P/AG-HPX371E.
e
a
b
c
d
b
f
a
Iris
The iris is automatically adjusted when the lens is set to
the auto iris mode.
b USER MAIN/USER1/USER2
Assigning the SLOT SEL function to a USER button
allows you to select one of the two inserted P2 cards for
recording.
The P2 card selected for recording switches with each
press of the USER button, and the P2 CARD ACCESS
LED of the selected P2 card lights orange. The slot
number of the card to be recorded appears in green in
the LCD monitor and the viewfinder.
For more information on viewfinder displays, see
[Viewfinder Screen Status Displays] (page 74).
NOTE
• The slot selected for recording cannot be changed when
recording has started. Perform this operation during
recording standby.
• Use the USER MAIN/USER1/USER2 item in setting menu
SW MODE screen to assign functions to the USER MAIN/
USER1/USER2 button.
c
GAIN switch
Normally, this should be set to L (0 dB). If conditions are
too dark, an appropriate gain level should be set.
d
AUTO KNEE selector switch
Set to ON or OFF. Selecting BARS turns off this function
and outputs a color bar signal.
e
TCG
Set to F-RUN or R-RUN.
f
AUDIO SELECT CH 1/CH 2
Set to AUTO.
Shooting
White/Black Balance Adjustment to
Recording Completion
For shooting, follow the steps below.
3
1
4
2
5, 6
1
²
Use²the²ND²FILTER²control²to²select²a²filter²
according²to²ambient²light²conditions.
2
²
²
When²the²white²balance²is²saved:
• Position the WHITE BAL switch to [A] or [B].
²
When²the²white²or²black²balance²is²not²saved²
and²you²have²no²time²to²adjust²the²white²
balance:
• Position the WHITE BAL switch to [PRST].
• The color temperature can be set to 3200 K or
5600 K.
²
If²the²white²balance²is²adjusted²on²the²spot:
• Select a filter according to ambient light
conditions. Then, position the WHITE BAL
switch to [A] or [B] and shoot a white test
subject so that it appears at the center of the
screen. Then, follow the steps below to adjust
the white balance.
1.
Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward [AWB]
to adjust the white balance.
2.
Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward [ABB]
to adjust the black balance.
3.
Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward [AWB]
to adjust the white balance again.
For directions on making adjustments, see
[Adjusting the White Balance] (page 55) and
[Adjusting the Black Balance] (page 56).