Sony PDW-F355L Camcorder User Manual


 
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Location and Function of Parts
Chapter 1 Overview
through the earphones. Plugging earphones into the jack
automatically cuts off the sound from the built-in speaker.
You can select monaural or stereo on the AUDIO-2 page
of the MAINTENANCE menu.
f EJECT button and indicator
Press this button to insert a disc or eject the disc. The
indicator flashes while the disc is being ejected.
g F REV (fast reverse) button and indicator
This plays back at high speed in the reverse direction. The
indicator lights during high-speed playback in the reverse
direction.
h PLAY/PAUSE button and indicator
Press this button to view play back video images using the
viewfinder screen or a color video monitor. The indicator
lights during playback.
Press this button again during playback to pause,
outputting a still image. At this time the indicator flashes.
This unit is equipped with a color search function at
approximately four times normal playback speed, for easy
checking of recorded material. To use the color search
function at approximately four times normal playback
speed, press the F REV button or F FWD button during
playback.
At this time the PLAY indicator and F REV or F FWD
indicator light.
i F FWD (fast forward) button and indicator
This plays back at high speed in the forward direction. The
indicator lights during high-speed playback in the forward
direction.
j NEXT button
When FIND MODE on the ESSENCE MARK page of
the MAINTENANCE menu is set to R.ST: This
jumps to the next REC START essence mark.
When FIND MODE on the ESSENCE MARK page of
the MAINTENANCE menu is set to CLIP: This
jumps to the first frame of the next clip.
During the jump, the F FWD indicator flashes. If you press
this together with the F FWD button, the jump is to the last
frame of the last recorded clip on the disc.
For details, see “Recording Shot Marks” (page 65).
k STOP button
Press this to stop disc playback.
l PREV (previous) button
When FIND MODE on the ESSENCE MARK page of
the MAINTENANCE menu is set to R.ST: This
jumps to the previous REC START essence mark.
When FIND MODE on the ESSENCE MARK page of
the MAINTENANCE menu is set to CLIP: This
jumps to the first frame of the current clip, or jumps to
the first frame of the previous clip when the PREV
button is pressed at the first frame of the current clip.
During the jump, the F REV indicator flashes. If you press
this together with the F REV button, the jump is to the start
of the first recorded clip on the disc.
For details, see “Recording Shot Marks” (page 65).
Side control panel (inside the protection cover)
CH-1
MIX
CH-2
CH-3
PRESET
AUTO
FRONT
WIRELESS
REAR
CH-1
MANUAL
AUDIO SELECT
AUDIO IN
F-RUN
REGEN
ON
OFF
SET
ON
OFF
CLOCK
F
W
R
F
W
R
R-RUN
MONITOR
FRONT MIC
LOW CUT
VIDEO OUT
CHARACTER
AUDIO LEVEL
THUMBNAIL
SUB CLIP
MIX
CH-4
CH-1/2
CH-3/4
SHIFT
CLIP MENU
SEL/SET
010010
ESSENCE
MARK
CH-2
CH-3
CH-4
LITHIUM BATT
1 MONITOR switches
2 SHIFT button
3 Lithium battery compartment
4 THUMBNAIL indicator
5 THUMBNAIL button
6 SUB CLIP indicator
9 AUDIO SELECT switches
7 SEL/SET button
(four-way arrow key)
8 AUDIO LEVEL knobs
0 AUDIO IN switches
qa VIDEO OUT CHARACTER switch
qs F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch
qd FRONT MIC LOW CUT switch
qf PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch