Sony HXR-NX5U, User Manual

Page 1: ...EMORY CARD WILL BE ERASED BY FORMATTING AND CAN NOT BE RECOVERED Save important data on the memory card on other media such as a computer before formatting the memory card Like your trusty 12 gauge the Sony HXR NX5U is a camera that can handle any situation It contains all the features of the AX2000 72mm lens 3 1 3 CMOS chips 2 XLR ports 2 SD card slots and a 1 5 lux plus more Its built in GPS can...

Page 2: ...EMORY CARD Lightly push the memory card once When the light by the card is flashing red your camcorder is reading writing data DO NOT shake or knock your camcorder turn the power off eject the memory card or remove the battery pack Otherwise image data may be damaged Relay Recording Insert memory cards each in both slots A and B so the camcorder switches memory card A and B so the camcorder switch...

Page 3: ...080 Frame Rate either 24 30 or 60 Scanning system i interlace p progressive pSCAN records images of progressive scanning system as interlace signal 60i HD 1080 60i FH HD 1080 60i HQ HD 1080 60i LP HD 1080 30p FX HD 1080 30p FH HD 1080 24p FX HD 1080 24p FH SD 480 60i HQ SD 480 30p SCAN HQ SD 480 24p SCAN HQ TO CHANGE THE SETTING Press MENU select REC OUT Set REC FORMAT with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial ...

Page 4: ... at a fixed speed SETTING FIXED SPEED You can select the zoom speed for the FIX position of the handle zoom switch from 1 slow to 8 fast The default setting is 3 Press MENU CAMERA SET HANDLE ZOOM Select Zoom Speed USING THE ZOOM RING You can zoom at the desired speed by turning the zoom ring Fine Adjustment is also possible Adjusting the Focus Manually You can adjust the focus manually for differe...

Page 5: ...o to adjust the focus and then towards W wide angle to adjust the zoom for recording When you want to record a close up image of an animal subject move the power zoom lever towards W wide angle to fully magnify the image then adjust the focus USING EXPANDED FOCUS EXPANDED FOCUS is assigned to the ASSIGN 7 button 1 Press the ASSIGN 7 button 2 EXPANDED FOCUS appears and the center of the screen is m...

Page 6: ... Manipulating Depth of Field blog 1 During recording or standby set the AUTO MANUAL switch to MANUAL 2 Press the IRIS button and the A automatic next to the iris value on the LCD screen disappears or the iris value F stop number appears on the screen 3 Adjust he iris with the IRIS ring to the F stop that you are looking for The F value becomes close to F3 4 as the zoom position changes from W to T...

Page 7: ... get amplify their intensity and therefore brighten your image From Production Apprentice click there to learn more about GAIN AGC Automatic Gain Control You can select a upper limit for the AGC so that during automatic mode the Gain wont go above a certain dB You can select OFF 21dB default setting 15dB 12dB 9dB 6dB 3dB and 0dB For broadcast practices I recommend never exceeding 12dB For personal...

Page 8: ... on the LCD screen will disappear or the gain value appears on the screen 3 Set the gain switch to H M or L The gain value set for the selected gain switch position appears on the screen ADJUSTING THE SHUTTER SPEED You can manually adjust and fix the shutter speed You can make a moving subject look still or emphasize the movement of a moving subject by adjusting the shutter speed This is important...

Page 9: ...adjusting shutter speed because it is difficult to focus automatically at a lower shutter speed Manual focusing with your camcorder attached to a tripod or camera support system is what I recommend When filming under fluorescent lamps sodium lamps or mercury lamps the picture may flicker or change colors or you man have horizontal bands of noise You may be able to improve the situation by adjustin...

Page 10: ...hite balance presets good if you are filming in the same location with the same lighting as in a studio setting White balance values adjusted for light sources can be stored in memory A and memory B Unless a white balance is readjusted values will remain even after the power has been turned off There is another preset for Outdoor which is good when recording neon signs or fireworks sunset sunrise ...

Page 11: ...rols The best way is to get out there and practice setting your white balance outdoors and using different scales of white grey and black to manipulate the camera and then see how the color of what your recording changes CUSTOMIZING THE PICTURE QUALITY picture profile You can customize the picture quality by adjusting picture profile items such as GAMMA and DETAIL There are 6 available Picture Pro...

Page 12: ... number with the SEL PUS EXEC dial 3 To select a profile picture number scroll to the right one and press the ok button 4 To cancel the picture profile select the OFF picture profile choice 5 To change the picture profile select the one you wish to change and follow the menu to change the different settings such as Gamma Color Mode Color Level Color Phase WB shift Detail Skintone detail GAMMA Item...

Page 13: ...f colors STANDARD Standard Colors CINEMATONE1 Film camera image like colors good with GAMMA set to CINEMATONE1 CINEMATONE2 Film camera image like colors good with GAMMA set to CINEMATONE2 LEVEL Sets a color level when you set TYPE to the settings other than STANDARD 1 close to color settings of Standard to 8 color settings of the selected type COLOR LEVEL Item Description and settings 7 light to 7...

Page 14: ...reas to reduce wrinkles Select ON when you want to use this function You can also select other areas LEVEL Sets the adjustment level 1 less adjust the detail to 8 more adjust the detail COLOR SEL Sets color items for the detail adjustment PHASE Sets the color phase 0 purple 32 red 64 yellow 96 green 127 blue RANGE Sets the color range 0 selects no color 1 narrow selects a single color 31 wide sele...

Page 15: ...o that allow you to use simultaneously a wireless mic and shotgun microphone The NX5U includes a shotgun microphone and XLR Cable XLR PORTS CHANNEL SETTING 1 Select input sources with the CH1 INT MIC INPUT1 switch and the CH2 INT MIC INPUT1 INPUT2 switch Recording channels When CH1 is set to INT MIC internal microphone and CH2 is set to INT MIC then the L INT Mic is being recorded on CH1 and the R...

Page 16: ...d by CH2 You can adjust CH1 and CH2 audio levels separately 1 Set your correct Input sources and audio levels 2 Set the INPUT 1 switch to an appropriate position for the microphone connected to the INPUT1 jack Line For inputting sound from an audio device MIC for inputting sound from an external microphone that does not support 48V power source MIC 48V For inputting sound from a device that suppor...

Page 17: ...the SEL PUSH EXEC dial 6 Select RETURN with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial 7 Press the MENU button to hide the menu screen PLAYBACK You can play back movies as follows 1 Press the VISUAL INDEX button The VISUAL INDEX screen appears after a few seconds 2 Play back movies Touch the recording media you want to play back Memory card slot A or B Touch the playback mode HD and select the desired image quality o...

Page 18: ... button 2 DISPLAY SET with the SEL PUSH EXEC Dial 3 Select one of the following Zebra You can display a zebra pattern as a guide for adjusting brightness You can use the zebra pattern to identify areas that might be overexposed so you can correct the exposure appropriately The camcorder offers two levels of zebra pattern The symbol is a zebra pattern with a 100 for 100 or a 70 for 70 The 100 shows...

Page 19: ... an image on the screen with its outlines enhanced The default setting is OFF COLOR You can select a peaking color The default color is white LEVEL You can select a peaking sensitivity from HIGH MIDDLE and LOW The default setting is MIDDLE The enhanced outline will not be recorded on the memory card You can focus more easily using this function in combination with the expanded focus function You c...

Page 20: ...mputer 2 Turn on your computer 3 Place the supplied CD ROM Content Management Utility in the disc drive of your computer The installation screen appears 4 Select the language for the application to be installed then click OK 5 When the install wizard screen appears click NEXT 6 Confirm the license agreement and if you accept the terms click NEXT 7 Select the drive or folder to install the applicat...

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