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Sony Z1 User’s Guide and Important information
Contents and contacts……………………………………………………………………………... 1
Dos and Don’ts…………………………………………………………………………………… 2
Visual Guide to the Camera…………………………………………………………………… 3,4,5
Power; Battery charging; Switching on/off………………………………………………………. 6
Tapes; Recording a shot………………………………………………………………………….. 7
Playback; Recording Formats- HDV, DVCam and DV SP…………………………………… 8,9
Recording Formats; Aspect Ratio; Using the Menu…………………………………………..... 9
Using a Tripod……………………………………………………………………………....... 10,11
Manual Controls- Focusing and Zooming; Picture Controls……………………………………. 12
- Iris, Gain & Shutter Speed……………………………………………………. 13
- White balance……………………………………………………………… 13,14
Timecode…………………………………………………………………………………………..14
Sound Recording- Internal, External, Sennheiser 416…………………………………………….15
- Senn 416, Senn K6, Boom operating, Radio mics…………………………. 16
- Radio mics, Lip mic, Camera setup………………....……………………… 17
- Camera setup, Monitoring, Auto levels…………………………………… 18
- Auto levels, Sound Devices 302 mixer…………………………………. 18,19
Shooting language basics; Types of shot and how to do them…………………………………. 20
Shooting for the Edit……………………………………………………………………………. 22
The Rule of Thirds (Framing)…………………………………………………………………… 23
Broadcast Lab staff contact details………………………………………………………………..23
BroadcastLab@bathspa.ac.uk
6334 for Gatehouse office: Naomi Smyth or Richard Wood
n.smyth@bathspa.ac.uk
;
r.wood@bathspa.ac.uk
5420 for Ashton Begent’s kit stores
a.begent@bathspa.ac.uk
6267 for Karen Cooper’s admin centre; keys for Broadcast Lab and other queries
k.cooper@bathspa.ac.uk
This guide was produced by Naomi Smyth.
Please email with comments, suggestions and congratulations.
