Technicolor - Thomson RP5430 Camcorder User Manual


 
4-6 Operator's Manual LDK 200 Triax Location of Controls and Functions
Sometimes when shooting TV screens or monitors
with the same display frequency as the camera,
a horizontal black bar is seen in the viewfinder
because the camera is blanking while the TV is
not.
The V-Shift switch shifts the camera blanking. It is
spring-loaded with a central rest position. Holding
the switch in the + or - position moves the bar
up or down so that it is no longer visible in the
viewfinder. This function is only available when
the camera is used in the stand-allone mode
and is not active when the camera is genlocked
or on-air.
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12 VTR Start button
In the triax mode this button switches the intercom
microphone of the headset to the production
intercom channel. This button operates in
parallel with the VTR button on the lens.
position. Refer to Section 5 for more information
on how to use the automatic white balance.
Note:
Black balance is not necessary with this camera
because of the continuous automatic black
control circuits.
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10 Exposure Time switch
This up/down momentary switch gives a choice of
eight exposure time settings. These are:
Nom. - nominal setting
Cl. Scan
- for shooting computer monitors with
higher frame frequencies than the camera
Crt - for shooting sync-locked monitors
1/200 - for fast moving objects
1/500 - for fast moving objects
1/1000 - for fast moving objects
50 Hz - shooting with 50Hz lighting (adjustable)
60 Hz - shooting with 60Hz lighting (adjustable)
If an exposure time other than nominal is selected, the
non-standard indicator (!) in the viewfinder
lights.
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11 Vertical Shift switch (V-Shift)
Clear
Clear
A
1
Star 4P
ND1/4
B2
Star 6P
ND 1/16
C
3
Soft focus
ND 1/64
D
4
1
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