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Equipment: Sony FDR-AX53 digital camcorder

IT Service Center Loaner Equipment: Sony FDR-AX53 digital
camcorder

timothy mueller-harder - 2018-07-31 - 

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Loaner Equipment

One of the many types of equipment the IT Service Center has available to borrow is the
Sony FDR-AX53 digital camcorder. The FDR-AX53 is a full-featured, professional video
camera, and the number of settings may be overwhelming to someone unfamiliar with
advanced videography equipment or specifically the Sony brand. This guide is meant to
provide the basics for getting up and running with the FDR-AX53. If you would like a
reference which covers all of the more advanced functions, the online help guide is
available 

here

, as well as a 

PDF version

 of the paper manual.

Supplied equipment

Sony FDR-AX53 camera

charger

USB cord

SD card reader

RØDE VideoMicro microphone

furry wind shield

camera cold shoe mount

Aputure AL-M9 Amaran LED light

colored gels

USB cord

camera cold shoe mount

Summary of Contents for FDR-AX53

Page 1: ...deo camera and the number of settings may be overwhelming to someone unfamiliar with advanced videography equipment or specifically the Sony brand This guide is meant to provide the basics for getting up and running with the FDR AX53 If you would like a reference which covers all of the more advanced functions the online help guide is available here as well as a PDF version of the paper manual Supp...

Page 2: ...higher you set this setting the higher quality the video will be but the more space it will take up Conversely lower settings will take up less space at the expense of quality Frame rate Depending on the format used you may set the camera to record 60p 30p 60i or 24p frames per second If you want a more film style look you might wish to record at 24fps For capturing fast movement 60fps will provide...

Page 3: ...puter s built in SD card slot if it has 3 one connect the card to your computer Using your video editing software such as iMovie Adobe Premiere or Final Cut 4 import the recordings from your computer Eject the drive from your computer and remove the card once it is safely ejected 5 Replace the SD card in the camera taking care to orient it with the label facing the 6 battery and push it in until i...

Page 4: ...facing toward you and tighten the smaller 3 black plastic dial to secure the holder position Place the light into the holder and tighten the metal screw to secure it 4 Filters The light comes with three filters which can be used to adjust the light qualities as desired To use one of these filters remove the white plastic from the front of the light it is held by magnets simply pull to remove it Alig...

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