Sony VX-1000 User manual

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Operating Guide for
Sony VX-1000
16MM WORK ORDER REQU RED 3 Chip Digital Camco de —P oficiency Requi ed
Precau ions:
Avoid mechanical shock
Keep the camcorder away from strong magnetic fields
or mechanical vibration
Keep the POWER switch set to OFF when not using
Do No use near water
Do No aim at the sun or other bright objects
Do No expose camcorder to extreme temperatures
Do No leave unattended (remember borrower is totally
liable for lost or damaged equipment)
Do No touch the surface of the lens
Do No try to clean the electronic viewfinder or L D
panel
Do No lift or carry by the viewfinder
Do No wrap up the camcorder and operate since heat
may build up internally
Do No force camera to accept tape.
Do make sure that there is no protruding labels on the
tape (can interfere with cassette insertion)
Do es before checking out & returning to Media Loan
Specifica ions:
Image Device: 3 CCD’s (Cha ged Coupled Device)
Video Reco ding System: 2 ota y heads, helical scanning system
Video Signal: NTSC colo
Fo mat: Use mini DV cassette ME (metal evapo ative)
Reco ding and Playback Time: 1 hou with a 60 min. tape @SP
Resolution: Ove 500 lines
Viewfinde : Colo LCD
Zoom: 10x optical; 20x digital; (42-420mm when conve ted to a
35mm still came a)
Photo shot: Captu es mo e than 500 images on a 60 minute tape
*I is: Between F1.6 and F11. Note: When focusing in telephoto,
cannot use F1.6
Shutte Speeds: 1/4 to 1/10,000
Min. Illumination: 4 lux (F1.6); ecommended mo e than 100 lux.
Audio Reco ding Fo mat: Rota y heads, PCM (Pulse Code
Modulation) system: 16 bit (48 kHz), o 12 bit (32 kHz)
Mic: 4-capsule ste eo w/exte nal mic jack
Batte y Powe : Typical eco ding time (with a full cha ged
batte y)=40 min.
Manual Controls:
P og am Auto Exposu e (3-mode AE): Shutte p io ity, i is p io ity,
and night mode
Manual exposu e: I is and gain (20 step), shutte speed (16 speeds)
Manual White Balance
Custom P eset: Cont ols auto exposu e shift, white balance.
Special Fea ures:
*A/V Digital Fade and Ove lap T ansitions: Fades to/f om black o
f om p evious still pictu es
*Photo Mode: Reco ds still image and audio signal fo 7 seconds
*Inte val and F ame Reco ding: Fo single f ame eco ding and
time-lapse effects
*2-Speed Sea ch Featu e
*Steadyshot Pictu e Stabilization
*Zeb a-Patte n Featu e: Indicates ove exposed a eas
*Full Range Auto Focus: F om mac o to infinity
*ND Filte : P events pictu e f om going out of focus unde b ight
light conditions
Edi ing:
*DV Inte face: Fo di ect input and output, digital-to-digital audio
and video editing with vi tually no quality loss (A/V cont ol)
*Time Code: Fo hou , minute, second, and f ame; identifies and
locates scenes fo editing
Media Loan VX1000 Package Includes:
AC adapte w/batte y cha ge and DC cable
Dubbing cables (S-VHS & RCA)
Remote cont ol
Hood cap
Two eyecups
Pelican case
BeachTek Dual XLR Adapte
Camcorder and Palmcorder Proficiency Required

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Pho o Recording: 1. Set the STANDBY
switch to PHOTO
STANDBY.
2. Keep p essing the
PHOTO button lightly until
a still pictu e appea s in the
viewfinde . To change the
still pictu e, elease the
PHOTO button. Select
anothe still pictu e and
keep p essing the PHOTO
button lightly.
3. P ess the PHOTO button deepe . This still image and sound is
eco ded fo 7 seconds. f the POWER or STANDBY switch is
moved during the photo shot, the operation of these switches is
performed after the 7 second photo shot.
Changing Mode Se ings:
1. Slide OPEN and open
the batte y cove doo .
2. P ess MENU to display
the menu in viewfinde
3. P ess  o to select
desi ed item, then p ess
EXECUTE.
4. P ess  o to select
desi ed mode, then p ess
EXECUTE.
To change othe modes,
epeat steps 3 and 4.
5. P ess MENU to e ase menu display.
Supply Power wi h a Ba ery:
1. Slide the batte y doo OPEN button to OPEN the batte y
cove .
2. Gently inse t the batte y pack (making su e the a ow on the
batte y is pointing towa d the batte y compa tment) until it is
hooked by the
RELEASE
knob.
3. Close cove .
4. P ess the
cente button
on the
POWER
switch, set to
CAMERA o
VTR.
To emove the
batte y, open
the batte y
doo and slide
the RELEASE
knob leftwa d..
Supply Power wi h AC Adap er:
1. Connect the AC
powe co d to an
outlet.
2. Connect the
camco de and the
AC powe adapte
using the supplied
co d.
When not in use,
unplug the AC
adapte f om the
outlet..
Casse e Inser ion:
1. Connect the
camco de to a powe
sou ce (batte y o AC)
2. Slide EJECT button.
The cassette compa t-
ment automatically lifts
and opens.
3. Inse t a cassette with
the widow facing out..
4. Gently! P ess
the outside of the
compa tment
cove to close.
5. Wait fo the
compa tment to
automatically
et act!
6. Afte the cassette
compa tment cove has
et acted, p ess the uppe
cassette compa tment flap
until it clicks.
Camera Recording:
1. Remove the hood cap,
and attach it to the g ip
st ap.
2. While p essing the
cente button on the
POWER switch, set it to
CAMERA.
3. Tu n STANDBY
switch upwa d.
4. P ess START/STOP
button. The camco de
sta ts eco ding. The
“REC” indicato appea s
in the viewfinde , and ed lamp indicato lights up in the f ont and
the back of the camco de .
5. P ess STOP/START to stop eco ding. STBY appea s in
viewfinde and the ed lamp goes off.
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Releasing S eadysho Fea ure:
1. Slide OPEN and open the batte y doo cove .
2. Set the STEADYSHOT MODE on the ea of the batte y cove
to OFF so that the “hand” indicato disappea s.
To Activate Steadyshot Featu e:
1. Set to Steadyshot to ON to display the “hand” indicato in the
viewfinde .
Note: the Steadyshot featu e detects and compensates fo no mal
came a- shake, but this wont co ect fo excessive came a-shake.
Using he Overlap Func ion:
1. Slide OPEN and open the batte y cove .
2. Set DIGITAL MODE on the ea of batte y cove to OVERLAP.
3. P ess FADER/OVERLAP epeatedly until “OVERLAP” appea s
in the viewfinde . The sto ed last scene ove laps the scene being
shot.
4. P ess START/START to sta t eco ding.
The scene being shot g adually fades in ove the still pictu e of the
last eco ded scene.
Notes on ove lap function:
* You cannot set D ZOOM to ON. Once you set DIGITAL MODE
to OVERLAP, D ZOOM settings a e changed to OFF automati-
cally.
Using he Fading Func ion:
1. Follow the steps in “Using the Ove lap Function.”
2. In step 3, p ess FADER/OVERLAP epeatedly until “FADER”
appea s in the viewfinde .
To use the fading function epeatedly, sta t f om step 1 each time.
Notes on the fading and ove lap function
* You cannot fade in, fade out, o use the ove lap function while
you eco d with inte val eco ding, cut eco ding o photo eco d-
ing.
* The last scene fo ove lap is sto ed only when you eco d and
p ess START/STOP again ( eco ding standby/pause mode) befo e
using ove lap. In othe cases, this camco de sta ts Rec Review
automatically to sto e the pictu e on the tape befo e it ove laps the
scene being shot.
Focusing Manually:
1. Set FOCUS to MANUAL while the
camco de is eco ding o in Standby
mode. A “ ☞ ” appea s in the
viewfinde .
2. Keep pushing the “ T ” (telephoto) side
of the zoom button until the zooming stops.
3. Tu n the focus ing to achieve a sha p
focus. Tu n the focus ing until
appea s in the viewfinde in focus.
4. Set the desi ed shot length using the
zoom button.
Using he PROGRAM AE Func ion:
1. Set HOLD/AUTO LOCK selecto to the cente (auto lock
elease) position.
2. P ess PROGRAM AE epeatedly to
select the desi ed mode.
The modes changes AE A (P io ity to
i is) AE S (P io ity to shutte speed),
 (Twilight) o No indication (Manual),
cyclically in the viewfinde .
* Tu n the CONTROL dial to select the
desi ed exposu e (i is) o shutte speed.
Two Ways of
Adjus ing he
Whi e
Balance:
1. Set HOLD/AUTO
LOCK selecto to the
cente (auto lock
elease) position
while the camco de
is in Standby mode.
2. P ess WHT BAL
epeatedly to select
the app op iate white
balance mode.
Each time you p ess the button, the indicato inside the viewfinde
changes: No indicato (auto), "sun" (outdoo ), "bulb" (indoo ).
One-push White Balance Mode:
1. Set HOLD/AUTO LOCK selecto to the cente (auto lock
elease) position.
2. P ess WHT BAL twice to display in the viewfinde .
3. Shoot a white object such as pape fully in the viewfinde .
4. P ess The indicato flashes apidly. When the
white balance has been adjusted and sto ed in memo y, the
indicato stops flashing.
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Charging he Ba ery Pack:
1. Connect the AC powe adapte to a
wall outlet.
2. Align the su face of the batte y pack
indicated by the ( ma k with the edge of
the te minal shutte of the AC powe
adapte . Then fit and slide the batte y
pack in the di ection of the a ow. The
CHARGE lamp (o ange) lights up.
Cha ging begins.
When cha ging is completed, the
CHARGE lamp goes out. Unplug the
unit f om the wall outlet.
Cha ging Time: 190 minutes
Batte y Life:
*Typical recording time: 40 minutes
*Continuous using time: 80 minutes

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1. COMMANDER
2. HEADPHONE
3. EVF
4. CLOCK SET
1. A SHUTTER
2. D ZOOM
3. ZEBRA
4. FRAME REC
5. INT REC
6. SELFTIMER
7. CUSTOM
*VTR4
OFF
ID
ID SET
Se ing he Mode of I ems in CAMERA and VTR Modes
Select VTR4 no mally
Select when not using a emote
Select when using emote with the ID numbe set
Select to egiste the ID numbe when using the same numbe as emote
*LOW
MID
HIGH
Select LOW no mally
Slightly aises the volume of headphones
Raises the volume of headphones
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RETURN
COLOR
BRIGHT
Select to eset date and time.
I ems in CAMERA Mode Only
Select the item and change the level of the indicato by p essing  o
to adjust the colo intensity
O b ightness of pictu e in viewfinde .
*ON
OFF Select ON no mally
Select OFF when adjusting shutte speed
*ON
OFF Select ON no mally (Cannot select ON if OVERLAP switch is ON)
Select OFF if using OVERLAP function. Zoom becomes 10x optical
ON
*OFF Select ON to indicate ove exposed a eas. Will not show up on eco ding
Select OFF no mally
ON
*OFF Select ON fo cut eco ding. Automatically selects OFF when emoved f om powe sou ce
RETURN
SET:
*OFF/ON
INTERVAL:
30sec, 1min,
5min, 10min
REC TIME:
0.2sec, 0.5sec,
1sec, 2sec
Select RETURN to go back to main menu
Select OFF no mally unless using INT REC
Select a time inte val to set o change the waiting time fo inte val
eco ding
Select o change the eco ding time fo the time inte val
*10sec
25sec Select 10sec no mally
Select 25sec if mo e time is needed
RETURN
SET:
*OFF/ON
COLOR LEVEL
SHARPNESS
WB SHIFT
AE SHIFT
GAINSHIFT
*OdB/-3dB
RESET
Change the levels by p essing  o
Change the levels by p essing  o
Change the levels by p essing  o
Change the levels by p essing  o
Select to go back to main menu
Select OFF if not customizing/ Select ON if not using p eset settings in
the CUSTOM menu
Select OdB no mally/ Select -3dB if subject is too da k (shifting too
much can make noise level inc ease
Select to eset adjusted levels
1. A MIX BAL I ems in VTR Mode Only
ST1 & ST2 Changes the level of the indicato by p essing  o to adjust the
volume balance between audio ST1 & ST2
*C MEMORY
OFF Select C MEMORY no mally to activate cassette memo y function
Select OFF only if eco ded pictu e is sea ched w/out cassette memo y
function
To change the mode settings in the menu system: 1)Slide OPEN and open the batte y cove ; 2)P ess MENU to display the menu in the
viewfinde ; 3)P ess  o to select the desi ed item, then p ess EXECUTE; 4)P ess o to select the desi ed mode, then p ess EX-
ECUTE. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to change the othe modes; 5)P ess MENU to e ase the menu display. In the cha t below "*" is NORMAL
2. SEARCH
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A. Camera Power Swi ch
B. VTR Mode Swi ch
C. Cus om Hold Selec or
D. Au o Lock Release
E. Au o Lock Selec or
F. AE Con rol Dial
G. Program AE / Iris
Priori y Bu on
H. Shu er Priori y Bu on
I. Whi e Balance Bu on
J. Rec Level Bu on
amcorder ontrols on the Back of the Sony VX-1000
A. Manual Focus Ring
B. VTR Mode Swi ch
C. Au o / Manual
Focus Selec or
D. Exposure Bu on
E. Exposure Con rol
Dial
F. Fader Bu on
G. Au o Focus Bu on

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CCD:
Stands fo Cha ged Couple Device. It is the
imaging device made of light sensing pixels,
which a e used in the came a to captu e images
fo video. Highe pixel counts usually mean
bette imageand detail quality.
White Balance:
Automatic on all models, this establishes the
tint, o hue, of the pictu e by adjusting sensitiv-
ity to ed and g een light. Afte it does this,
white objects will appea white.
Pixels:
The elements that make up a display o image .
The la ge the numbe of pixels, the g eate the
detail and cla ity of the display o the image.
Zoom:
16x o 18x allows fo zooming in on subjects o
pull back fo wide shots - P ecision 64x o 72x
DigitalZoom uses a Hype -P ecision CCD to
maintain excellent image detail.
Lithium-Ion:
Type of echa geable batte y system that will
not develop a memo y, and can be echa ged at
any time.
Shutte Speed:
The shutte speed is the speed at which the
came a captu es the image. The shutte anges
f om 1/60 -1/4000.
Glossary
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