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Contents
Safety Precautions...........................................................................2
Chapter 1 Overview 11
Before using the unit .....................................................................12
Accessories/Optional accessories...............................................15
Accessories...................................................................................... 15
Optional accessories........................................................................ 15
When turning on the power for the first time ..............................16
[TIME ZONE] ................................................................................... 16
[CLOCK SETTING] .......................................................................... 16
What you can do with this unit .....................................................17
Recording to the memory card......................................................... 17
Linking to external devices............................................................... 17
Connecting to the network ............................................................... 18
Chapter 2 Description of Parts 19
Main unit .........................................................................................20
Handle unit (supplied) ...................................................................23
Basic operation ..............................................................................25
Multidial operation............................................................................ 25
Touch operation of the LCD monitor................................................ 25
Chapter 3 Preparation 26
Power supply..................................................................................27
Attaching and removing the battery ................................................. 27
Charging the battery ........................................................................ 28
Attaching accessories ...................................................................30
Adjusting the grip belt ...................................................................... 30
Attaching the lens hood ................................................................... 30
Attaching the eye cup ...................................................................... 31
Attaching the handle unit ................................................................. 32
Attaching the external microphone .................................................. 34
Attaching a tripod ............................................................................. 35
Turning on/off the power...............................................................36
Turning the unit on and off with the power button............................ 36
Turning the unit on and off with the LCD monitor/viewfinder ........... 36
Charging the built-in battery.........................................................36
Setting the date/time of the internal clock...................................37
Preparing the memory card ..........................................................38
Memory cards supported by the unit (As of January 2020) ............. 38
Preventing unintentional erasing...................................................... 39
Inserting/removing the memory card ............................................... 40
Formatting the memory card............................................................ 40
Recording time of the memory card................................................. 41
Handling the recording data............................................................. 43
Setting of time data........................................................................46
Definition of time data ...................................................................... 46
User bits settings ............................................................................. 46
Setting the time code ....................................................................... 47
Assigning function to the USER buttons.....................................49
Functions assigned to USER buttons .............................................. 49
Checking the function assigned to the USER buttons ..................... 51
Adjusting and setting the LCD monitor .......................................52
Using the LCD monitor..................................................................... 52
Adjusting the LCD monitor............................................................... 52
Mirror shooting................................................................................. 52
Adjusting and setting the viewfinder ...........................................53
Using the viewfinder......................................................................... 53
Adjusting the viewfinder ................................................................... 53
Tally lamp........................................................................................54
Chapter 4 Operation 55
Basic operation of the screen.......................................................56
Major button operation and screen display ...................................... 56
Major button operation and switching screen .................................. 57
Operating each screen ..................................................................58
Camera image screen...................................................................... 58
Thumbnail screen ............................................................................ 58
Operation icon screen...................................................................... 58
Basic operation of the menu.........................................................59
Configuration of the menu................................................................ 59
Displaying the menu ........................................................................ 60
Operating the menu ......................................................................... 61
Initializing the menu ......................................................................... 62
Menu settings.................................................................................63
[THUMBNAIL] menu.........................................................................63
[CAMERA] menu ..............................................................................64
[SCENE FILE] menu.........................................................................67
[AUDIO] menu ..................................................................................72
[VIDEO OUT/LCD/VF] menu ............................................................74
[RECORDING] menu........................................................................82
[NETWORK] menu ...........................................................................84
[SYSTEM] menu ...............................................................................90
[OTHERS] menu...............................................................................91
Factory setting value of the scene file.........................................95
[SCENE FILE] menu.........................................................................95
Target items for scene file/setup file/initialization...................... 96
[THUMBNAIL] menu.........................................................................96
[CAMERA] menu ..............................................................................96
[SCENE FILE] menu.........................................................................97
[AUDIO] menu ..................................................................................98
[VIDEO OUT/LCD/VF] menu ............................................................98
[RECORDING] menu......................................................................100
[NETWORK] menu .........................................................................100
[SYSTEM] menu .............................................................................101
[OTHERS] menu.............................................................................101
Handling setting data .................................................................. 102
Scene files ......................................................................................102
Setup file.........................................................................................104
Chapter 5 Shooting 105
Shooting ....................................................................................... 106
Selecting the resolution, codec, and frame rate for
recording video ...........................................................................107
Adjustable settings when shooting ...........................................110
Iris ...................................................................................................110
Gain ................................................................................................111
Super gain ......................................................................................111
AE level (exposure compensation).................................................112
Brightness adjustment ....................................................................113
Focusing (manual focus) ................................................................113
Setting the shutter speed................................................................114
Area mode function.........................................................................114
Adjusting the white and black balance...................................... 116
White balance adjustment ..............................................................116
Black balance adjustment...............................................................119
Using the zoom function.............................................................120
Adjusting the zoom position............................................................120
Using the built-in LED light......................................................... 122
Adjust the amount of light from the built-in LED light......................122
Image quality adjustment............................................................123
Detail function .................................................................................123
Skin tone function ...........................................................................123
RB gain control function..................................................................123
Chroma setting function..................................................................123
Matrix function ................................................................................123
Color correction function.................................................................124
Black control function......................................................................124
Gamma function .............................................................................124
Knee function..................................................................................124
Flash band compensation (FBC) function ................................125
Flash band compensation function settings....................................125
When using the flash band compensation function ........................125
Super slow recording function...................................................126
Audio input................................................................................... 127
Switching the audio input................................................................127
Using the built-in microphone/external microphone
(stereo mini jack) ........................................................................127
Using audio equipment/external microphone (XLR, 3-pin).............128
Adjusting the audio recording level.................................................128
Monitoring the audio .......................................................................130
Confirming audio input setting ........................................................130
Special recording function ......................................................... 131
Pre-recording..................................................................................131
Relay recording...............................................................................131
Simultaneous recording ..................................................................132
Background recording.....................................................................133
Interval recording ............................................................................134
IR recording ....................................................................................135
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