ContentsIntroductionSafety Precautions ............................................ 4Contents .......................................................... 10Main Features ................................................. 12Precautions for Proper Use ............................. 14Operation Modes ............................................. 18Names of Parts ................................................ 20Side Control Panel ....................................... 22SD Slot ......................................................... 23Rear Terminal .............................................. 23LCD Monitor ................................................ 24Lens Section ................................................ 25Basic System Diagram .................................... 26PreparationsSettings and Adjustments Before Use ............. 27Adjusting the Grip Belt ................................. 27Attaching an External Microphone ............... 27Attaching the Tripod ..................................... 27Attaching the Large Eyecup ......................... 27Opening/Closing the Lens Cover ................. 28Attaching/Detaching the Hood ..................... 28Power Supply .................................................. 28Using a Battery Pack .................................... 28Using AC Power (DC IN Power) ................... 30Power Status Display ...................................... 30Turning On/Off the Power ................................ 31Initial Settings .................................................. 32Displays on the LCD Monitor and Viewfinder .. 34Display Screen ............................................. 34Status Screen .............................................. 35USB Mode Screen ....................................... 35Remote Edit Mode Screen ........................... 35Warning Display ........................................... 35Adjusting the LCD Monitor and Viewfinder ...... 36Adjusting the LCD Monitor ........................... 36Adjusting the Viewfinder .............................. 37Assigning Functions to User Buttons ............... 38Tally Lamp ....................................................... 38SD Card ........................................................... 39Usable Cards ............................................... 39Formatting (Initializing) SD Cards ................ 41Restoring the SD Card ................................. 42Clips Recorded to SD Cards ........................ 43ShootingBasic Shooting Procedures ............................. 44Selecting System Definition, File Format and VideoFormat ............................................................. 45Zoom Operation .............................................. 47Focus Operation .............................................. 48Adjusting the Focusing by Face Detection ...... 50Adjusting the Brightness .................................. 51Adjusting the Iris .............................................. 52Setting the Gain ............................................... 53Setting the Electronic Shutter .......................... 54Setting the ND Filter ........................................ 56Adjusting the White Balance ............................ 56Adjusting the Camera Image ........................... 60Using the Image Stabilizer ............................... 60Audio Recording .............................................. 61Monitoring Audio Sound During Recording Using aHeadphone ...................................................... 63Time Code and User’s Bit ................................ 64Setting Time Code Generator .......................... 65Synchronizing Time Code on Another Camera......................................................................... 68Setting Zebra Pattern ...................................... 69Setting Spot Meter ........................................... 70Acquiring Positioning Information by GPS ....... 72Viewing Recorded Videos Immediately (ClipReview) ........................................................... 72Recording Simultaneously at Two DifferentDefinitions ....................................................... 73Splitting the Clips Freely (Clip Cutter Trig) ....... 74Dual Rec .......................................................... 74Backup Rec ..................................................... 76Special Recording ........................................... 78Pre Rec ........................................................ 78Clip Continuous Rec .................................... 78Frame Rec ................................................... 80Interval Rec .................................................. 81Variable Frame Rec ..................................... 82PlaybackPlaying Recorded Clips ................................... 83Thumbnail Screen ........................................ 83Actions ......................................................... 85Playing back ................................................ 86Deleting Clips .................................................. 87Appending/Deleting OK Mark .......................... 88Selecting and Performing Operations on MultipleClips ................................................................ 89Selecting Multiple Clips Randomly ............... 89Selecting Multiple Clips Consecutively ........ 90Menu Display and Detailed SettingsBasic Operations in Menu Screen ................... 91Display and Description of the Menu Screen..................................................................... 92Text Input with Software Keyboard .............. 93Menu Screen Hierarchical Chart ..................... 94Camera Function Menu ................................... 95User Switch Set Item .................................... 97Camera Process Menu .................................... 98Detail/Adjust Item ....................................... 101White Balance Item .................................... 102TC/UB Menu ................................................. 10210Introduction