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Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
Shooting
White/Black Balance Adjustment to
Recording Completion
For shooting, follow the steps below.
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Use the ND FILTER control to select a filter
according to ambient light conditions.
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When the white balance is saved:
• Position the WHITE BAL switch to [A] or [B].
When the white or black balance is not saved
and you have no time to adjust the white
balance:
• Position the WHITE BAL switch to [PRST].
• The color temperature can be set to 3200K or
5600K.
If the white balance is adjusted on the spot:
• Select a filter according to ambient light
conditions. Then, position the WHITE BAL
switch to [A] or [B] and shoot a white test
subject so that it appears at the center of the
screen. Then, follow the steps below to adjust
the white balance.
1. Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward [AWB]
to adjust the white balance.
2. Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward [ABB]
to adjust the black balance.
3. Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward [AWB]
to adjust the white balance again.
For directions on making adjustments, see
[Adjusting the White Balance] (page 48) and
[Adjusting the Black Balance] (page 49).
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Point the camera at your subject to adjust the
focus, and zoom.
4
To use the electronic shutter, set the shutter
speed and shutter mode.
For more information, see [Setting the Electronic
Shutter] (page 51).
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Press the REC button to start recording.
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To stop recording, press the REC button.
NOTE
• Shooting the sun and other very bright subjects may produce
a color cast in surrounding areas.
Operation Buttons
During recording, all operation buttons (REW, FF, PLAY/PAUSE,
STOP) are disabled.
Normal Recording
• Pressing the REC button starts recording of video and
sound on the P2 card.
• The video and audio (including additional information)
recorded in one session is referred to as a clip.
REC button
NOTE
Pressing the REC button will not immediately stop data write
operations to a P2 card in the following situations. And the
REC button operation is not recognized.
• When terminating a short recording
• When terminating a recording that has just continued onto a
second P2 card