Sony HDW-700 Manuale utente

HD CAMCORDER

HDW-700

OPERATION MANUAL English

1st Edition(Revised 2)

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not

expose the unit to rain or moisture.

To avoid electrical shock, do not open

the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified

personnel only.

For the customers in U.S.A.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with

the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15

of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference when

the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in

accordance with the instruction manual, may cause

harmful interference to radio communications. Operation

of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause

harmful interference in which case the user will be required

to correct the interference at his own expense.

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expressly approved in this manual could void your

authority to operate this equipment.

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15 of FCC Rules.

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Table of Contents 1

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Overview

1-1 Features .....................................................................................1-1

1-1-1 Camera Features ..............................................................1-1

1-1-2 VTR Features ..................................................................1-3

1-2 Example of System Configuration ..........................................1-4

1-3 Precautions ................................................................................1-6

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and

Controls

2-1 Power Supply ............................................................................2-1

2-2 Accessory Attachments ............................................................2-3

2-3 Audio Functions........................................................................2-5

2-4 Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions ......................2-13

2-5 Setup Menu Operating Section .............................................2-27

2-6 Time Code System ..................................................................2-29

2-7 Warnings and Indications......................................................2-35

2-8 Warnings and Indications on the Display Panel..................2-38

Chapter 3 Recording and Playback

3-1 About Cassettes.........................................................................3-1

3-1-1 Loading and Unloading a Cassette..................................3-1

3-1-2 Preventing Accidental Erasure ........................................3-4

3-2 Recording ..................................................................................3-5

3-2-1 Basic Procedure...............................................................3-5

3-2-2 Continuous Recording.....................................................3-9

3-3 Checking the Recording — Playback ...................................3-12

3-3-1 Checking the Last Three Seconds of the Recording —

Recording Review .........................................................3-12

3-3-2 Checking the Recording on the Color Video Monitor —

Playback in Color ..........................................................3-13

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Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for

Recording

4-1 Adjusting the Black Balance and the White Balance and

Correcting the White Spots .....................................................4-1

4-1-1 Adjusting the Black Balance ...........................................4-2

4-1-2 Automatic Correction of White Sports in the Image ......4-4

4-1-3 Adjusting the White Balance ..........................................4-5

4-2 Setting the Electronic Shutter .................................................4-9

4-2-1 Shutter Modes .................................................................4-9

4-2-2 Selecting the Shutter Mode and Speed..........................4-10

4-3 Adjusting the Audio Level .....................................................4-13

4-4 Setting the Time Data.............................................................4-17

4-4-1 Setting the User Bits......................................................4-17

4-4-2 Setting the Time Code...................................................4-19

4-4-3 Entering the Real Time in the VITC .............................4-21

4-4-4 Synchronizing the Time Code.......................................4-23

4-5 Setup Menu Display on the Viewfinder Screen ...................4-28

4-5-1 Basic Use of the Setup Menu ........................................4-31

4-6 Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen .............................4-34

4-6-1 Layout of the Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen4-34

4-7 Setup Using the OPERATION Menu ...................................4-38

4-7-1 Finding a Page ...............................................................4-39

4-7-2 Selecting the Items for Which the '!' LED is to Light ...4-40

4-7-3 Setting the Marker Display ...........................................4-42

4-7-4 Selecting the Display Items...........................................4-43

4-7-5 Setting the GAIN Selector Values ................................4-45

4-7-6 Setting the Viewfinder ..................................................4-47

4-7-7 Setting the Automatic Iris .............................................4-48

4-7-8 Setting the Battery, D5600K Mode and Selecting the Lens

File.................................................................................4-50

4-7-9 Operator File .................................................................4-52

4-8 Paint Menu ..............................................................................4-54

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4-9 Using the Setup Card .............................................................4-64

4-9-1 Handling the Setup Card ...............................................4-64

4-9-2 Using Data on the Setup Card .......................................4-66

Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder

5-1 Power Supply ............................................................................5-1

5-1-1 Using a BP-L60/L90 Battery Pack..................................5-1

5-1-2 Using a BP-90A Battery Pack .........................................5-4

5-1-3 Avoiding Breaks in Operation Due to Dead Batteries ....5-5

5-1-4 Using an AC Adaptor ......................................................5-6

5-1-5 Using the Anton Bauer Ultralight System ......................5-7

5-2 Adjusting the Viewfinder.........................................................5-8

5-2-1 Adjusting the Viewfinder Position ..................................5-8

5-2-2 Detaching the Viewfinder .............................................5-10

5-3 Mounting the Lens..................................................................5-12

5-4 Adjusting the Flange Focal Length.......................................5-13

5-5 Audio Input System ................................................................5-15

5-5-1 Using the Supplied Microphone....................................5-15

5-5-2 Using an External Microphone .....................................5-18

5-5-3 Attaching a UHF Portable Tuner (for a UHF Wireless

Microphone System) .....................................................5-23

5-5-4 Connecting Line Input Audio Equipment .....................5-27

5-6 Tripod Mounting ....................................................................5-28

5-7 Attaching the Shoulder Strap................................................5-30

5-8 Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position ....................................5-32

5-9 Putting On the Rain Cover ....................................................5-33

5-10 Connecting the Remote Control Unit ...................................5-36

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Chapter 6 Maintenance

6-1 Testing the Camcorder Before Shooting ................................6-1

6-1-1 Preparations for Testing ..................................................6-1

6-1-2 Testing the Camera .........................................................6-2

6-1-3 Testing the VTR ..............................................................6-6

6-2 Maintenance ............................................................................6-10

6-2-1 Cleaning the Video Heads.............................................6-10

6-2-2 Cleaning the Viewfinder ...............................................6-10

6-3 Operation Warnings...............................................................6-12

Appendix

Specifications .....................................................................................A-1

Video Camera Section ...............................................................A-2

VTR Section ..............................................................................A-3

Supplied Accessories ................................................................. A-6

Recommended Additional Equipment ...................................... A-6

Glossary ..............................................................................................A-9

Index .................................................................................................... I-1

Chapter 1 Overview 1-1

Overview

1-1 Features

The HDW-700 HD Camcorder combines a HD color video camera,

which uses 2/3-inch FIT1) CCD2) imagers with 2,000,000 picture

elements, with an HDCAM portable videocassette recorder. Its excellent

portability and dust- and water-proof construction make it ideal as a

camcorder for ENG3) and EFP4) in the same way as the earlier DVW-

700, which is the Digital BETACAM model. The introduction of a new

method of processing HD digital signals improves the image quality

even further and simplifies setup (initialization) operations.

1-1-1 Camera Features

The features of the HDW-700 camera are described below.

• 2/3-inch FIT CCDs with 2,000,000 picture elements provide a compact

and lightweight unit with excellent image quality.

• Existing 2/3-inch lenses can be used.

• Digital signal processing has improved picture quality, stability, and

reliability.

• A setup menu enables you to control features such as status displays,

messages, and markers; to select various types of settings; to toggle

switches; and to operate a setup card.

• Blur-free shooting is ensured by a built-in, high-performance electronic

shutter that provides a variety of modes, such as ECS5) mode which

reduces flickering on the monitor screen and S-EVS6) mode which

improves vertical resolution.

• Selectable video gain ensures a noise-free image.

• A simple switch operation enables automatic adjustment of the black

set, black balance, and white balance. Memory functions make it easy

to replicate the white balance setting appropriate for the lighting

conditions.

....................................................................................................................................

1) FIT: Frame Interline Transfer

2) CCD: Charge-Coupled Device

3) ENG: Electronic News Gathering

4) EFP: Electronic Field Production

5) ECS: Extended Clear Scan

6) S-EVS: Super Enhanced Vertical definition System

1-2 Chapter 1 Overview

• Character display functions on the viewfinder indicate switch settings,

automatic black and white balance adjustment, status indications, and

warnings.

• The warning system uses various types of warning indicators and

sounds to inform you of VTR faults, end of tape, low battery, etc.

• The camcorder is equipped with a dual-wheel filter disk for adjusting

the filter setting to the shooting and lighting conditions.

• Override function which makes fine adjustment of the reference value

for brightness of automatic iris control is provided.

• A built-in circuit produces a color bar signal for easy adjustment of the

color monitor.

• The remote control unit controls camera functions and VTR functions.

• Setup data specified by the camera operator, including the various

marker settings, can be stored in the camcorder itself and on a setup

card as an operator file, and then can be recalled.

• Setup data specified by video engineers, including the various detail

settings, can be stored in the camcorder itself and on a setup card as a

reference file, and then can be realled. It is possible to shorten time for

setting with duplicating the stored reference file to the other cameras

through the setup card.

• Setup data specified by video engineers, including the video settings,

can be stored as a scene file. It is possible to recall the setup data

appropriate for the scene.

• Correction value to use a lens extender and for each lens can be stored

as a lens file, and then can be recalled. It is possible to shorten time for

adjustment when replacing the lens.

• A high-performance viewfinder is adjustable forward, backward, and

sideways, and has a full range of auxiliary equipment.

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