51. Introduction 9About this Manual 9Conventions Used in this Manual 9Supplied Accessories 10Names of Parts 11Camcorder 11WL-D6000 Wireless Controller 182. Preparations 19Preparing the Power Supply 19Using a Battery Pack 19Using a Power Outlet 21Turning the Camcorder On and Off 22Date, Time and Language Settings 23Setting the Date and Time 23Changing the Language 24Using the Menus 25Selecting an Option from the Menu 25Using the Customized Submenu (My Menu) 26Preparing the Camcorder 28Attaching the Microphone Holder Unit 28Attaching the Lens Hood 28Using the Viewfinder 28Using the LCD Screen 29Adjusting the LCD Screen or Viewfinder 30Adjusting the Grip Belt 31Attaching the Shoulder Strap 31Removing and Attaching the Terminal Covers 31Removing the Shoulder Pad 32Using a Tripod 32Using SD Cards 33Compatible SD Cards 33Inserting and Removing an SD Card 34Initializing an SD Card 35Switching Between the SD Card Slots 35Relay Recording and Double Slot Recording 36Checking the Remaining Recording Time on SDCards 36Recovering Clips 37Remote Operation of the Camcorder 38Using the Supplied Wireless Controller 38Using the Optional RC-V100 RemoteController 393. Recording 41Recording Video 41Preparing to Record 41Recording 42Onscreen Displays 44Setting the Clip File Name 48Using the Fan 49Video Configuration: Video Format, SystemFrequency, Frame Rate, Resolution and BitRate 50Selecting the Main Recording Format 50Selecting the System Frequency 50Selecting the Frame Rate 50Selecting the Resolution and Color SamplingSettings 51Selecting the Bit Rate 51Changing Main Functions with the FUNCButton 52Using the Direct Setting Mode 52Shutter Speed 53Changing the Shutter Speed Mode 53Changing the Shutter Speed Value 55Flicker Reduction 55Gain 56Automatic Gain Control 56Selecting the Gain Level 57Changing the Gain Value 57ND Filter 58Aperture 59Automatic Aperture 59Momentary Automatic Aperture - Push AutoIris 60Manual Aperture 60Iris Limit 61Exposure Compensation - AE Shift 61Light Metering Mode 62Gamma Curve and Main Color Settings 63Preset Color Settings 63White Balance 65Auto White Balance (AWB) 66Color Temperature/Preset White Balance 66Adjusting White Balance Settings 67Custom White Balance 67Table of Contents