Sony FDR-AX1 Digital 4K Video Camera Recorder Operating Guide

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Table of Contetns:

1. Overview

2. Preparations

3. Recording

4. Thumbnail Screens

5. Settings

6. External Devices Connection

7. Appendices

Sony FDR-AX1 Digital 4K Video Camera Recorder Overview:

1. Hook for shoulder strap 

2. ASSIGN 7/FOCUS MAGNIFIER button 

3. Microphone holder*

4. IRIS PUSH AUTO button

5. Power zoom lever

1. Lens (23)

2. Lens hood with lens cover (23)

3. Internal microphone (33)

4. Front recording lamp (46)

The recording lamp flashes if the remaining 

capacity of recording media or battery is low.

5. ASSIGN 4/ZEBRA button

6. ASSIGN 1 button

7. ASSIGN 2 button*

8. ASSIGN 3 button

9. ASSIGN 6/THUMBNAIL button

10.CH1 (INT MIC/INPUT1/INPUT2) switch

11.AUTO/MAN (CH1) switch (34)

12.AUDIO LEVEL(CH1) dial (34)

13.STATUS CHECK button (16)

14.CANCEL/BACK button (40)

15.MENU button** (40)

16.AUDIO LEVEL(CH2) dial (34)

17.AUTO/MAN (CH2) switch (34)

18.CH2 (INT MIC/INPUT1/INPUT2) switch 

(34)

19.PUSH AUTO button (28)

20.FOCUS switch (28)

21.ND FILTER switch (31)

22.ASSIGN 5/PEAKING button*

LCD/viewfinder screen:

While recording, standing by to record, or playback, the statuses and settings of  this unit are superimposed 

on the LCD/viewfinder screen.

The statuses and settings of this unit can be turned on/off using the DISPLAY button.

1. Shutter mode/shutter speed indication

2. ND filter indication (page 31)

3. Gain indication  (page 30)

4. Special recording/operation status indication

5. Color temperature indication  (page 31)

6. Battery remaining indication  (page 55)

7. Focus position indication. Displays focus position.

8. Zoom position indication

9. SteadyShot indication

10.Focus mode indication

11.Auto shutter indication

12.AGC indication

13.Auto iris indication

14.Iris position indication. Displays iris position.

15.White balance mode indication (page 31)

16.UTILITY SD slot media status indication

17.Time data indication

18.Audio level meter

19.A/B slot media status/remaining space indication  (page 26). When the left side of the icon is orange, recording is possible. When the green lamp on the upper right of the icon lights, playback is possible.

20.Gamma indication (page 42). Displays the gamma setting value.

21.Recording format (codec) indication (page 30). Displays the format that is recorded on an XQD memory card.

Basic Operation Procedure Recording

Basic recording can be performed with the following procedures.

1. Make sure that the necessary devices are attached to the camcorder and power is supplied to them.

2 Load the memory card(s). If you load two cards, recording is continued by automatically switching to the second card when the first card becomes full.

3 Open the shutter of the lens hood with lens cover.

4 Slide the POWER switch to ON while pressing the green button. The recording screen is displayed on the 

LCD/viewfinder screen.

5 Press the record button (page 14) . The recording lamp lights and recording begins.

6 To stop recording, press the record button again. Recording stops and the camcorder enters STBY (recording standby) mode.

How to 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.

1. During recording or standby, set the AUTO/MANUAL switch H to MANUAL.

2. Press the SHUTTER SPEED button  D to display the Shutter Value.

3. Change the Shutter Value displayed on the screen by turning the SEL/SET dial  G. You can adjust the shutter speed in a range of 1/4 second through 1/9000 second (NTSC Area) and 1/3 second through 1/9000 second (PAL Area).

The set Shutter Value appears on the screen. For example, “1/100” appears on the screen when you set the shutter speed to 1/100 second. The larger the denominator value on the screen, the faster the shutter speed.

4. Press the SEL/SET dial  G to lock the Shutter Value.

To readjust the shutter speed, do steps 2 to 4.

• The shutter speed range that can be set depends on the frame rate.

• It is difficult to focus automatically at a lower shutter speed. Manual focusing with your camcorder attached to a tripod is recommended.

• When recording under fluorescent lamps, sodium lamps, or mercury lamps, the picture may flicker or change colors, or may have horizontal bands of noise. You may be able to improve the situation by adjusting the shutter speed

To adjust the shutter speed automatically

Press the SHUTTER SPEED button  D twice, or set the AUTO/MANUAL switch  H to AUTO.

The Shutter Value disappears. When the shutter speed is automatically adjusted, “A.SHT” is displayed.

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