Sony power had ex dvcam dsr-400l User Manual

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Location and Function of Parts
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Location and Function of Parts
Front view
Lens mount cap
Remove by pushing up the lens locking lever (page 10)
When no lens is mounted, keep this cap fitted for 
protection from dust.
 LENS connector (12-pin)
Connect the lens cable. Contact your Sony representative 
for more information about the lens you can use.
REC (recording start) button
Press to start recording. Press it again to stop recording. 
The effect is exactly the same as that of the VTR button on 
the lens. When the REC SWITCH function is assigned to 
the ASSIGN switch on the FUNCTION 1 page of the 
OPERATION menu, you can use the switch as the REC 
button.
You can select the recording format for the video signal 
from either DVCAM mode or DV-SP mode on the VTR 
MODE page of the MAINTENANCE menu.
In the recording pause state, the camcorder waits for a 
certain period of time in the standby-on mode and then 
automatically switches to standby-off mode. This length of 
the standby-on period with no operation can be set to 
either 1 minute, 3 minutes, or 5 minutes on the VTR MODE 
page of the MAINTENANCE menu.
AUTO W/B BAL (automatic white/black balance 
adjustment) switch
Activates the white/black balance automatic adjustment 
functions.
WHT: Adjusts the white balance automatically. If the 
WHITE BAL switch (page 11) is set to A or B, the 
white balance setting is stored in the corresponding 
memory.
BLK: Adjusts the black set and black balance 
automatically.
VF (viewfinder) connector (20-pin)
Connect the supplied DXF-801 Viewfinder.
Lens mount (special bayonet mount)
Attach the lens.
FILTER selector
Selects the most appropriate filter to match the light source 
illuminating the subject. When this selector is used with 
the display mode set to 3 (page 99)the new setting 
appears on the viewfinder screen for about 3 seconds.
FILTER selector setting and examples of shooting 
conditions
3
REC button
     
1
Lens mount cap
4
AUTO W/B BAL switch
6
Lens mount
7
FILTER selector
2
LENS connector
5
VF connector
8
ZEBRA button
9
ASSIGN 1/2 switches
0
Lens locking lever
qa
MENU knob
qs
SHUTTER switch
qd
AUDIO LEVEL knob
FILTER selector setting Examples of shooting 
conditions
1 (CLEAR)
Studio halogen lighting 
(incandescent)
2 (
1
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4
 ND)
Cloudy or rainy outdoor shooting, 
or to reduce the depth of field*
3 (
1
/
16
 ND)
Sunlight
4 (
1
/
64
 ND)
To reduce the depth of field in 
sunlight