Sony PDW-530P Camcorder User Manual


 
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Overview
1-1 Features............................................... 7
1-1-1 Principal Differences Between the
PDW-510/510P and PDW-530/530P.7
1-1-2 Camera Features ................................7
1-1-3 Features of the Optical Disc Drive
(VDR) ................................................8
1-1-4 Inputs and Outputs.............................9
1-1-5 Other Functions ...............................10
1-2 Example of System Configuration .. 11
1-3 Precautions ....................................... 12
1-4 MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio License
........................................................... 12
Chapter 2 Locations and Functions
of Parts and Controls
2-1 Power Supply .................................... 13
2-2 Accessory Attachments................... 15
2-3 Audio Functions................................ 16
2-4 Shooting and Recording/Playback
Functions .......................................... 19
2-5 Output Video Operating Section ..... 26
2-6 Menu Operating Section................... 27
2-7 Time Code System............................ 29
2-8 Warnings and Indications ................ 31
2-9 Warnings and Indications on the LCDs
........................................................... 32
2-9-1 Monochrome LCD...........................32
2-9-2 Color LCD .......................................33
2-10 Indicators in the Viewfinder........... 34
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
3-1 Handling Discs.................................. 36
3-1-1 Discs Used for Recording and Playback
.........................................................36
3-1-2 Notes on Handling...........................36
3-1-3 Write-Protecting Discs ....................36
3-1-4 Loading and Unloading a Disc ........37
3-1-5 Formatting a Disc ............................38
3-1-6 Handling of Discs When Recording
Does Not End Normally (Salvage
Function)..........................................38
3-2 Recording .......................................... 40
3-2-1 Basic Procedures..............................40
3-2-2 Deleting Clips ..................................42
3-2-3 Recording Essence Marks................42
3-2-4 Starting a Shoot With a Few Seconds of
Pre-Stored Picture Data (Picture Cache
Function)..........................................44
3-2-5 Time-Lapse Video (Interval Rec
Function)..........................................46
3-2-6 Retaking the Most Recent Clip........51
3-2-7 Auto Clip List Recoding for Automatic
Inclusion of Recorded Clips in Clip Lists
..........................................................52
3-2-8 Assigning User-Defined Clip Titles
Automatically...................................52
3-2-9 Assigning User-Defined Clip and Clip
List Names .......................................55
3-2-10 Recording in Live Logging Mode .57
3-2-11 Recording Proxy Data to Memory
Cards (With CBK-PC01 Installed) ..58
3-3 Checking Recording and Playback. 61
3-3-1 Normal Playback .............................61
3-3-2 Checking the Last Two Seconds of the
Recording — Recording Review.....62
3-3-3 Checking the Recording on the Color
Video Monitor — Playback in Color62
3-3-4 Thumbnail Search............................62
3-3-5 Clip List Playback............................64
3-3-6 Locking and Deleting Clips.............65
3-4 Recording Video Signals From External
Equipment......................................... 67
3-4-1 Recording a DV Stream From External
Equipment........................................67
3-4-2 Recording Analog Composite Signals
(With the CBK-SC01 Installed).......68
3-5 Freezing a Picture During Playback 69
Chapter 4 Scene Selection
4-1 Overview............................................ 70
4-2 Creating Clip Lists ............................ 73
4-2-1 Selecting Clips.................................73
4-2-2 Reordering Sub Clips.......................74
4-2-3 Trimming a Sub Clip .......................75
4-2-4 Deleting a Sub Clip..........................76
4-2-5 Previewing the Current Clip List.....77
4-2-6 Saving the Current Clip List to Disc77