Sony DXC3000 user manual

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SONY DXC-3000 ORIENTATION
The filter wheel is used to compensate for various lighting
situations. They help to maintain proper color temperatures
when shooting indoors and outdoors. The DXC-3000 has
three filter positions.
It is recommended to use the correct filter when shooting
in the specific color temperature. Therefore, filter #1 is
Filter #1=3200 degrees Kelvin usually used when shooting indoors, and filter #2 & #3 is
Filter #2= 5600 degrees Kel

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SONY DXC-3000 Lens Orientation Focus Ring Iris Ring The Zoom Select has 2 positions M = Manual Mode S = Servo Mode Macro Ring Zoom Zoom Ring Zoom Select Lens Hood The incidental iris button (momentarily) automatically adjusts the iris for optimum setting. This is used to quickly check what the

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SONY DXC-3000 Zoom Orientation The remote electric zoom is relatively a simple device. Aside from controlling zoom action it also contains a video return button. This button, labeled “VTR” will allow you to see what is on the preview monitor in the control room. With this capability you can COMP (compose) a shot with switcher setting appearing in your camera viewfinder. This is how to COMP for a box wipe or television graphic like that in a newscast program. You can also use it to see what the up

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SONY DXC-3000 Viewfinder Orientation Viewfinder The viewfinder mounted to the top of the camera is an under-scanned monitor. This enables you to see the entire picture from one edge to the other. When you compare the visual image you see in the viewfinder to the image you see on the television, you may notice the TV image crops off information on all sides. This is why we must follow safe-title regions when we COMP our shots. So why have an underscanned monitor/viewfinder? So that you can determin

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SONY DXC-3000 Pedestal Orientation The Vinten Quartz two stage pedestal allows one to move the camera in three planes: 1.) Left/Right=Truck 2.) In/Out=Dolly 3.) Up/Down=Pedestal To steer the pedestal make sure the wheel lock is off, point the red marker on the Pedestal Steering Wheel in the direction you wish to travel and ap- ply a gentle push to the base of the pedestal. To pedestal up or down make sure the pedestal lock is off and pull or push the pedestal ring in the direction you wish to

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SONY DXC-3000 Pan & Tilt Head Orientation The Vinten 20 Pan & Tilt head controls the movement of the camera. Panning is the action that moves the camera right or left. Tilting is the action that moves the camera up or down. The head has a Tilt lock, a Pan lock, a Tilt Drag and a Pan Drag. The pan lock should always be unlocked when the camera is stored. When a camera operator is using the camera both the Pan and the Tilt locks should be unlocked. Pan & Tilt Head Tilt Lock