Sony XDCAM PXW-X70 User manual
13: SONY PXW-X70 VIDEO CAMERA
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13- 1 Camera Kit
1 Camera Bag
2 Camera Bag Strap
3 Sony PWX-X70 Video Camera
4 Camera Lens Cap
5 Camera Lens Hood
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7 XLR Audio Box and Shoe
8 Shotgun Mic
9 XLR Cable for Shotgun Mic
10 Operators Manual
11 AC Adapter and Adapter Cord
12 Camera Battery
13 Lavalier Mic
14 Alligator Clip for Lavalier Mic
15 Wireless Mic Receiver
16 Wirelss Mic Transmitter
17 Tripod Bag
18 Tripod
19 Tripod Plate
TOTAL
The PXW-X70 is a compact camcorder that weighs less than
3 pounds including the XLR handle unit, battery (NP-FV70),
including 3G-SDI and HDMI output connectors, an XLR handle
unit with zoom lever, a manual lens ring that can control zoom
Its records video to two SD memory card slots that can be used
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1 Camera Bag
2 Manfrotto LED Light and Power Cord
3 Clamp
TOTAL
Light Kit
INSERT THE BATTERY WITH THE ARROW POINTING UP
and pressing against the BATT release switch on the
underside of the camera,
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13-2 Inserting the Battery
13-3 Removing the Battery
TURN THE POWER OFF,
13-4 Charging the Battery
13-5 Shooting Using the AC Adapter for AC Power
While you are using the AC Adapter, the battery will not lose
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13-6 Identifying Camera Parts and Controls
1 Handle zoom switch
2Eye sensor
3 Viewnder
4Large eyecup
5 AUTO/MANUAL switch
6 ND Filter
7 Battery Slot
8 Headphones hack
9 SHUTTER SPEED button
10 GAIN button
11 IRIS button
1 SLOT SELECT button
2 THUMBNAIL button
3 LCD screen/touch panel
4 Memory card slot A/
Memory card access lamp
5 Memory card slot B/
Memory card access lamp
6Display button
7 ASSIGN 3/PICTURE PROFILE button
8 ASSIGN 2/STATUS CHECK button
9 ASSIGN 1/LAST SCENE PREVIEW
10 WHITE BALANCE button
11 on/standby button
When purchasing, look for the logo or the
Capacity of the card should be at least
is good for about an hour of high-
we use have ports for two cards - that
allows you to go seamlessly from one
to the other when shooting and the
will indicate a write speed,but performance of SD cards has
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13-7 Inserting the SDHC Cards
The camera should be OFF when inserting or
ejecting SDHC cards
To insert a card, after open the LCD screen, open the SDHC
13-8 Powering Up the Camera
The power switch on the camera is on the back, left side of the camera
When you close the LCD screen, the camera will power down to prevent
Typical Card
The SDHC Card goes by many names:
SDHC Card
Memory Card
Media Card
Formatting deletes data from the recording media to recover
Make sure your camera has enough battery life to complete
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13-9 Formatting the SDHC Card
13-10 Deleting All Data from the SDHC Card
When Formatting the SDHC Card
do not operate any buttons on the camera, disconnect the AC
If a memory card is used repeatedly, garbage data accumu-
late which may prevent the image data from being written
If that happens, emptying the card can erase more data than
To avoid the loss of important images, you should save them
Do not apply any vibrations or shocks to your camcorder
It may take several minutes to several hours to empty
battery to complete the operation)
When Deleting Data from the SDHC Card
do not operate any buttons on the camera, disconnect the AC
13-11 Preview Previous Scene
Press the LAST SCENE PREVIEW if you want to preview what
While this is a helpful feature and it can come in handy in
certain situations, bec areful not to become too dependent on
Formatting deletes data from
the recording media to recover
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13-12 Understanding the LED Screen Display
To activate/deactivate
levels of display, press the
DISPLAY button on the
control panel on the side of
the camera when the LCD
The EXECUTE button
is like a toggle
switch; you can
press it or tip it up,
You can change various settings or make detailed
adjustments using the menu items displayed on the LCD
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13-13 Operating the Menu
13-14 Menu Settings for 3102
MENU SET ICON SUBMENU ITEM SETTING
CAMERA SET AGC LIMIT AGC LIMIT:set to 12db
WB PRESET
This affects which preset comes up when you
activate while balance on the camera
REC/OUT SET REC SET FILE FORMAT AVCHD
REC FORMAT
AUDIO SET AVCHD AUDIO
FORMAT
MIC SELECT Set to MI SHOE MIC
DISPLAY SET HISTOGRAM Set to ON
MARKER ON/OFF Set to ON
CENTER Set to OFF
GUIDEFRAME Set to ON
FOCUS DISPLAY Set to FEET
TC/UB SET TC FORMAT Leave at DF (dropframe)
NETWORK SET N/A
OTHERS Leave at Defaults
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13-15 Camera Checklist - Using SWEFF
SWEFF, which stands for:
Sound – check mic connections and mic placement,
then check audio levels (while wearing headphones!) If
recording, play it back to check levels, make adjustments if
White Balance – set up lights and check the camera to
Exposure – check the brightness and contrast of your shot,
adjust the iris/ISO/shutter to get proper exposure on your
Focus – use manual controls to make sure your subject is
in focus (zoom in on the target, adjust the focus controls so
subject is sharply in focus, zoom out)
Framing – check the framing of the shot, follow basic
video aesthetics (proper headroom, leadroom, lookroom,
Why this order? The most important and technically
adjustments before moving on to the visual aspects of the
understand it, then do each task in order, over and over,
is to be able to roll through each item without having to
automatically, giving your brain a chance to plan the day or
able to quickly set up shots without missing an important
of your mental energy to thinking about the content of the
their old documents and learned that they used something
(Source for this article: Web site of professor Chris Shumway,
Grady College of Journalism, University of Georgia)
A great deal of customizing can be done with the camera
distraction if you have to check every setting before you start
manual controls affect, you may be doing yourself more harm
Fortunately, the camera can operated in a full automatic mode
where a number of key features operate based on reasonable
to control the following functions:
• Sound (audio levels)
• White balance
• Exposure
• Focus
To set up the camera for automatic operations, there are
AUTO position:
1. Main switch (back of camera)
2. Focus switch (AF / MF toggle)
3. Audio levels (side of XLR input box)
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13-16 Using the Camera in the Full Automatic Mode
On the right side of the XLR box, your wireless mic should be
audio levels are recording too low, have the subject speak up or be sure the microphone
If necessary, you can switch audio input levels from automatic (AUTO) to manual (MAN)
ALWAYS WEAR HEADPHONES
The headphone jack is located on the lower left hand side of the
possible problems so you can correct them:
mic, loose audio cable connections
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less device - other devices in same area)
electrical sources)
and HVAC fans)
shooting - means you may have to move!
13-17 Camera Checklist - Using SWEFF
SOUND
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13-18 Camera Checklist - Using SWEFF
White Balance
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circuitry so that colors are recorded as accurately
composition, the strengths of various part of the
electromagnetic spectrum, and the light source
An example of incorrect and correct white balancing:
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button / joystick on the back of the
Kelvin scale before the display changes back to the
Setting Manual White Balance
Using Full Automatic Mode for White Balance
13-19 Camera Checklist - Using SWEFF
Exposure
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1. Adjusting the Iris
The main exposure controls are activated using buttons on
the lower side of the camera, then changing values by using
Pressing the IRIS, GAIN or SHUTTER SPEED button activates
To adjust the iris, press the IRIS button on the side of the camera below the LCD
2 Adjusting the Shutter Speed
Videographers have traditionally overlooked the role of shutter speed which runs
reciprocal of the fraction of a second, so 1/125 of a second is represented simply as
To adjust the the shutter speed, press the SHUTTER SPEED button on the side of the
3. Adjusting the Gain
To adjust the gain, press the GAIN button the side of the camera below the LCD screen
13-20 Camera Checklist - Using SWEFF
Exposure
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4. Neutral Density (ND) Filters to Prevent Over-Exposure
Neutral density are the equivalent of
putting sunglasses on the camera –
without the color changes (hence, the
amount of light hitting the sensor, used
most commonly to avoid over-exposure
USING THE HISTOGRAM
The histogram is the single best tool to ensure your image is not
axis displaying all of the greyscale values in your image (with pure
black on the left, and pure white on the right), and the vertical axis
Over exposure and under exposure can be judged simply by seeing
whether or not the mass of pixels on the histogram touches either
HISTORY REALLY QUITE
SIMPLE TO USE
Pixels are located somewhere
or anywhere in middle
Pixels are touching
the right side
Pixels are touching
the left side
13-21 Camera Checklist - Using SWEFF
Focus
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To turn on AUTO FOCUS:
push AF/MF button behind
When on MANUAL FOCUS,
To achieve critical focus, position the camera and then zoom in as tight
Focus from the zoomed in position by turning the focus ring, then
stripes or if two possible subjects are in the center of the frame but at
13-22 Camera Checklist - Using SWEFF
Framing
THREE WORDS FOR FRAMING:
Rule of Thirds
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FramingtheInterview
Rule of Thirds | Look Room | Head Room
Background Not Too Distracting
Framing the Interview
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Right arrow Go forward one frame
Left arrow Go back one frame
Space bar Play
Home Go to the beginning
End To to the end
Command + /
Command + L Enlarge
Command + K Reduce
Esc Toggle back and forth between Source and Record window
Command + Drag Position Bar Snap to nearest edit point
Command + U New audio track
Command + Y New video track
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b or red arrow overwrite
d Clears in point
f Clears out point
g Clears both in and out
i Mark in point
j Plays backward
k Pause / Stop
l Plays forward
u selects closest edit / transition point
v or yellow arrow Splice in (insert)
x
z Lift edit (overwrite move it/leave space empty)
Option + drag Change size of Audio or Video track by grabbing bottom of tab
Caps Lock With caps lock on you can hear audio when you scrub with position bar
Command + period To stop export as Quicktime Movie
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