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Outline of operations This unit is compatible with P2 (Professional Plug-in) cards. The P2 card has a large capacity with a high transfer rate, and allows you sophisticated movie-making on this handy camera, including HD (High Definition) recording and smooth editing/dubbing. Video equipment/ Monitor Computer/ Memory card recorder The contents can be transferred as a data stream (digital dubbing). BNC cable (HD-SDI) IEEE1394 (Windows/ Macintosh) The setting values such as the user file are saved to and read from the SD memory card. 1 P2 mode shooting and playback (Pages 25 and 63) P2 card You can use the following features: • HD (High Definition) recording • Multi format recording • Variable frame rates Slow & quick motion recording • Maximum 4 channel uncompressed digital audio recording • DV recording (480i) For details on how to handle recorded data, see page 121 2 PC mode (Page 81) P2 card Computer AV cable Component video cable USB2.0 (Windows) IEEE1394 (Macintosh) IEEE1394 (SBP-2*) Video equipment/ Television The data (file) is transferred for nonlinear editing on your computer or other unit. 3 1394 host mode (Page 83) External hard disk *Serial Bus Protocol-2 The unit directly controls the external hard disk drive, and transfers the data (file) to it.

Section	Page
TABLE OF CONTENTS	6
Before use	8
Outline of operations	8
Precaution for use	9
Accessories	10
Optional units	10
About this manual	10
Description of parts	11
Description of parts	11
Right side and rear side	11
Left side	12
Terminals and mounting parts	13
Remote control	14
Preparation	15
The battery	15
Charging	15
Installing and removing the power supply	16
Installing and removing the battery	16
Connecting and disconnecting the power cord	16
Adjusting the hand strap	17
Attaching the shoulder strap	17
Detaching and attaching the lens hood	17
The remote control	18
Insert the battery	18
Remote control setup	18
Turn on/off the camera	19
Tally lamp	19
Viewfinder	20
Using the viewfinder	20
Using the LCD	21
Emphasizing outlines	21
Adjusting the screen display	22
Adjusting the backlight	23
Flipping images vertically and horizontally	23
Switching between overscan and underscan	23
Setting the calendar	24
Shooting	25
Basic shooting operations	25
Preparing to shoot	25
Shooting in auto mode	25
Checking photos taken (REC CHECK)	26
P2 card access lamps	26
Protecting against a possible erasure	26
Formatting P2 cards	26
Recording times	27
Remove the P2 card	28
Using SD/SDHC memory cards	29
Installing and removing the SD memory card	29
Formatting SD memory card	29
Cautions in using SD memory cards	29
Using the zoom function	30
Digital zoom function	30
Variable frame rates (VFR)	31
Native recording	32
Standard recording	32
Using variable frame rates (VFR)	33
Shooting in 1080i/480i progressive mode	34
Shooting in manual mode	35
Switching to manual mode	35
Manual focusing	35
Using focus assist	36
Iris adjustments	36
Adjusting the gain	37
Light intensity adjustments	37
Adjusting the white balance	38
Black balance adjustments	39
Auto Tracking White (ATW)	39
Shooting techniques for different targets	40
Low-angle shooting	40
Self-portrait shooting	40
Zebra pattern	40
Marker	40
Checking and displaying shooting status	41
Changing the image size	41
Optical Image Stabilizer	42
Adding effects to images	42
Using the USER buttons	42
Backlight compensation	42
Color bars	42
Waveform monitor function	43
Adjusting the volume while shooting	43
Backup recording	43
2-slot continuous recording	44
Shot mark function	44
Text memo recording	44
Time stamp function	44
LAST CLIP DELETE function	45
Using the special recording functions	46
Pre-recording (PRE REC)	46
Interval recording (INTERVAL REC)	46
One-shot recording (ONE-SHOT REC)	47
Loop recording (LOOP REC)	47
Adjusting the shutter speed	49
Synchro scan	50
Switching Audio Input	51
Using the built-in microphone	51
Using another microphone and audio equipment	51
Adjusting the recording level	52
Using scene files	53
Changing scene file settings	53
Saving scene files and other settings on SD memory cards	55
Clip metadata	57
Using the Counter	58
Counter display	58
1394TC preset mode	58
Charging the built-in battery/Setting the time data	59
Recharging the built-in battery	59
Setting the time code	59
Specifying the time code (TC PRESET)	59
Setting user information	61
Playback	63
Basic playback operations	63
Thumbnail screen	64
Basic thumbnail screen operations	64
Adding shot marks to clips	66
Clearing the thumbnail screen	66
Direct shooting functions	66
Thumbnail operations	67
Selecting the thumbnail display method (THUMBNAIL)	67
Deleting clips and formatting cards (OPERATION)	68
Checking the clip or card information (PROPERTY)	69
Editing the recorded clip metadata	71
Uploading the metadata (META DATA)	72
Useful playback functions	74
Variable speed search	74
Slow playback	74
Fast forward/rewind playback	74
Frame-by-frame playback	74
Clip skip	75
Adjusting the volume	75
Viewing images on a monitor	75
Checking the date and time	75
Editing	76
Connecting external units	76
Headphones	76
External microphone	76
Computer (non-linear editing/file transfer)	77
Hard disk drive (data copying)	78
Digital video equipment (Dubbing)	79
Video deck (Dubbing)	80
TV/Monitor (playback/dubbing)	80
Nonlinear editing with P2 card (PC mode)	81
Copying from P2 cards to the hard disk drive (1394 HOST mode)	83
Warnings	85
Dubbing	86
Digital input/output	86
Analog output	86
Displays	87
Screen displays	87
Regular displays	87
Warnings	91
Setting the DISPLAY items	93
Menu	94
Using the setup menus	94
Using the menus	94
Initializing the menu settings	95
Setup menu structure	96
CAM (camera) mode menu	96
MCR (playback) mode menu	97
Setup menu list	98
SCENE FILE screen	98
CAMERA SETUP screen	100
SW MODE screen	101
AUTO SW screen	103
RECORDING SETUP screen	104
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen	107
AV IN/OUT SETUP screen	107
DISPLAY SETUP screen	108
CARD FUNCTIONS screen	109
OTHER FUNCTIONS screen	110
OPTION MENU screen	112
Reference	113
Before calling for service	113
Operating precautions	116
Updating the driver in the camera	118
Cleaning	119
Storage Precautions	120
How to handle data recorded on P2 cards	121
Checkpoints for using memory cards	122
Recording format list	123
Appendix	124