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10-1 Testing the Camcorder Before Shooting

Proceed as follows.

Adjust the position of the viewfinder.

Check that the color bars are displayed on the 
viewfinder screen, and adjust the BRIGHT, 
CONTRAST, and PEAKING controls to give the best 
color bar display.

Check each of the following operations.

• The menu is displayed on the viewfinder screen.
• Turn the MENU knob and check that the menu page 

changes to the next page.

• Press the MENU knob and check that settings of 

each item of the selected page are displayed.

• Turn the MENU knob and check that the 

b mark 

moves within the page.

• Press the MENU knob and check that the 

b mark 

placed before the item changes to a z mark and the 
z mark placed before the setting of the item changes 
to a ? mark.

• Turn the MENU knob and check that the setting of 

the selected item changes.

Set the OUTPUT/DCC switch to CAM, and change 
the FILTER selector position in the sequence of 1, 2, 3 
and 4.
Check that the FILTER indicator on the viewfinder 
screen displays the correct numbers.

Carry out of the following operations, and check that 
that the ! indicator lights if the corresponding item has 
been turned on on the '!' LED page of the USER menu.

• Set the gain to anything but 0 dB by using the GAIN 

selector and the GAIN SW page of the 
OPERATION menu.

• Set the SHUTTER selector to ON.
• Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST.
• Use the lens extender.
• Set the FILTER selector to other than the position 

“1” (PDW-510/510P) or other than the position 
“1B” (PDW-530/530P).

• Set the reference value of the auto iris to other than 

the standard value.

Move the SHUTTER selector from ON to SELECT 
repeatedly, and check that the shutter setting changes 
on the viewfinder screen.

Pointing the camera at a suitable subject, focus the 
camera and check the picture on the viewfinder screen.

Set both of the AUDIO IN switches to FRONT, and 
check that when sound is input to a microphone 
connected to the MIC IN connector on the front of the 
camcorder, the audio level indicators appear on the 
viewfinder screen.

Check that setting the ZEBRA switch to ON and OFF 
makes the zebra pattern appear and disappear on the 
viewfinder screen.

The results of checking in steps 3 to 9 may not be as 
expected, depending on the settings relating to the 
viewfinder display function.  In this case, set the desired 
items on the VF DISP 1 and VF DISP 2 pages of the USER 
menu.

Set the zoom to automatic zoom mode and check that 
the power zoom operates correctly.

Set the zoom to manual zoom mode and check the 
zoom functions manually.

Set the iris switch on the lens to AUTO and point the 
camera at objects of different brightness.  Check that 
the automatic iris adjustment operates correctly.

Set the iris switch on the lens to MANUAL and check 
that turning the iris ring manually adjusts the iris 
correctly.

Set the iris switch on the lens back to AUTO and check 
the following points when the GAIN selector is moved 
from L to M to H.

• For objects of the same brightness, the iris is 

adjusted to correspond to the change in setting.

• The gain indicator on the viewfinder screen changes 

to correspond to the change in setting.

If an extender mechanism is incorporated in your lens, 
put the extender lever of the lens into the 2x position 
and check the following points.

• The indication “EX” appears at the top left on the 

viewfinder screen.

• The auto iris functions correctly.

Perform tests (1) to (7) consecutively.