Sony PDW-700 Camcorder User Manual


 
Advanced Operations for Shooting
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Chapter 4 Shooting
The system frequency and resolution (HD-SDI input
only) of input signals must match the current settings
of this unit. Otherwise the input signals cannot be
recorded.
Only audio signals embedded in SDI signals are
recorded, regardless of the settings of the AUDIO IN
CH-1/CH-2/CH-3/CH-4 switches.
1 Display the SOURCE SEL page of the
OPERATION menu.
For details on menu operations, see “Basic
menu operations” on page 163.
2 Select REC VIDEO SOURCE, and turn
the MENU knob to display “EXT”.
3 Select EXT VIDEO SOURCE, and turn
the MENU knob to select the desired
signal to be recorded.
As you turn the MENU knob, the setting
changes as follows: HDSDI
1)
y SDSDI
y VBS
2)
.
1) HDSDI cannot be selected when an SD recording
format is selected.
2)Does not appear when the optional CBK-SC02
Analog Composite Input Board is not installed.
After you complete this setting, you can record
the video signals of external devices by inputting
the SDI signals selected in step 3 to the SDI IN
(OPTION) connector.
Recording analog composite signals
(with the CBK-SC02 installed)
When the optional CBK-SC02 Analog
Composite Input Board is installed in this unit,
you can record analog composite signals input to
the GENLOCK IN connector. When an HD
recording format (MPEG HD422 50, or MPEG
HD420 HQ/SP) is selected, analog composite
signals are upconverted to HD signals before
recording.
Note
Even if the GENLOCK item on the GENLOCK page of
the MAINTENANCE menu is set to OFF, the unit
automatically genlocks to external video signals that are
input to the GENLOCK IN connector. When
GENLOCK is set to OFF, the genlock is cancelled when
the input of external video signals stops and the unit
switches to camera shooting.
1 Display the SOURCE SEL page of the
OPERATION menu.
2 Select REC VIDEO SOURCE, and turn
the MENU knob to display “EXT”.
3 Select EXT VIDEO SOURCE, and turn
the MENU knob to display “VBS”.
1)
1)Does not appear when the optional CBK-SC02
Analog Composite Input Board is not installed.
After you complete this setting, you can record
external video signals by inputting analog
composite signals to the GENLOCK IN
connector.