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The HDW-750P is a high definition camcorder recording to the HDCAM
format. It can operate in either 25P progressive scan mode, or 50i
interlaced. It’s designed for the European HD for TV market, but has found
many other applications, from corporate to commercials and movies.
The HDW-730S can operate at either 50i or 59.94i and is designed mainly
for TV applications for the European or Am
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As usual with these guides, the general philosophy is to record as much information as cleanly as possible to the tape. There are many ways you can change the look of your pictures in camera, but unless you’re sure you’re going to get exactly the final effect you want, then you’re probably better spending time on lighting and composition. There are some important settings you need to get right, but after that, the ‘750 probably needs less ‘fine tuning’ than equivalent standard def. camer
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!! "# !! "# In most respects the two camcorders are identical. The following are the important differences: HDW-750P HDW-730S 25P or 50i 50i or 59.94i 2x optical filter wheels 1 x optical filter wheel FIT CCDs IT CCDs Concealed accessory connector at rear No connector $% & The explanation in the manuals of how the files and menus work is a little confusing to say the least. This is an attempt
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· Paint Menu Picture control. ‘The look’. Detail, Gamma, Knee etc. are all adjusted in this menu. Also has access to scene files to store and recall different ‘looks’. · Maintenance Menu Format switching (25P/50i ) is here, plus more obscure technical stuff. Includes the things that used to be in the menu accessed via the button on the timecode panel on digital betacam camcorders. · File Menu Save, load, store and recall all the different file types. (You can also access some files f
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· Preset A default setting where you can decide what the default should be. When you hit the STD button on an RCP, or ALL PRESET in the menus, you are deleting various values held in the user layer, leaving the camera at its preset value. Use STORE USER PRESET or STORE ALL PRESET to change the default settings. · Service Think of this as the factory reset level (though factory level is actually another layer down). If you clear the user and the preset layers, this is where you end up
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(( ++ $ $%% (( ++ $ $%% Load and save operations relate to file transfer to and from memory stick. Store and recall relate to file transfer within the camera. If you have a memory stick with setups already stored on it: Open the side panel and insert the memory stick. The red LED will light if the memory stick is recognised. No files are loaded until you go to the menus and tell the camera to load a file. Press the front rotary contr
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* , & -+ Use the same ‘ALL’ file for all cameras on a multi-camera shoot. Easiest method of keeping things colour matched is to use preset white balance and the same filter on all cameras. (Unless of course colour temperature changes during the shoot, and you want the white balance to stay the same.) Ideally, all cameras should be checked against a reference camera, on the bench before the shoot begins (yes,yes…I know). If there is any small difference in preset colour tempe
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At a frame rate of: A film shutter angle of: Is equivalent to: 24 fps 200 degrees 43.2 Hz 24 180 48 24 172.8 50 24 144 60 24 120 72 25 200 45 25 180 50 25 150 60 25 120 75 With software version 1.7 and above it is possible to change the display of shutter speed to angular notation. This can be done from the service menu (see your dealer for to get this feature enabled for you.) 7.0 The gain selections available from the switch on the side of the camcord
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2 4 5 & + HD will not fit into a PAL monitor. Too many lines, too high line frequency. This can make things a little awkward for location monitoring and viewing. The HDW-750P / 730S however,comes with a number of standard and optional output signals that should give you what you need. Firstly there’s an HDSDI output. HDSDI is a similar idea to the SDI signal that is the de-facto digital interchange for standard definition. It just sends a lot more bits per second.
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3 4 - 4 5 These are the optional boards that can be fitted internally to the HDW-750P or 730S: · HKDW-702 Down-converter for SD SDI or VBS outputs. · HKDW-703 Cache recording for time-lapse or loop recording. · HKDW-704 GPS support (TBA) · HKDW-705 Slow shutter option. Up to 64 frame exposure times. You can check which options are installed on the final page of the diagnostic menu. 1 Similar to Digital Betacam, but here are some points to bear in mind:
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& 6 + ,, · Key to the matrix and gamma curve numbers used in the paint menu: o EBU matrix is recommended, or ITU-709 preferred by BBC R&D. o Matrix off will give an acceptable but desaturated look. o Standard Gamma curve 4 has a high initial gain, and is useful if going through a grading process during post production. Matrix Std. Gamma Film Gamma 1 SMPTE-240M Digi Beta (3x) 5248 2 ITU-709 MPTE 240M (4x) 5245 3 SMPTE Wide ITU 709 (4.5x) 5293 4 NTSC BBC (5x) 5296
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OPERATION MENU 01 OUTPUT SELECT Highest quality output for critical monitoring, or recording to external device. Max cable run approx HD SDI OUT on/off 60m. Uses power, so turn off if you need to conserve batteries. Composite video (VBS) or SDI selectable from this output, as long as the downconverter option is REAR BNC OUT VBS/SDI/off installed. Test output can deliver composite with menus superimposed, if downconverter installed, or one of HD/SD TEST OUT SELECT the HD co
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08 MARKER 2 USER BOX On / Off You can draw a box cursor in the viewfinder, any size and position. USER BOX WIDTH 240 135 USER BOX HEIGHT USER BOX H POS 0 USER BOX V POS 0 CENTER H POS CENTER V POS ASPECT SAFE ZONE Turns ON/OFF the SAFETY ZONE MARKER display with respect to the ASPECT MARKER. ASPECT SAFE AREA Selects the ranges of the SAFETY ZONE MARKER display with respect to the ASPECT MARKER. 09 GAIN SW [-3dB] Generally leave at ‘0’. Dynamic rang
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17 SHUTTER ENABLE On/off Electronic clear-scan. Continuously variable shutter used for example to eliminate flicker from CRT ECS computer monitors On/off You can eliminate any shutter speed options you never use. 1/33 On/off (Saves time when selecting a shutter speed with the toggle switch on the front of the camera.) 1/50 On/off 1/60 On/off 1/125 On/off 1/250 On/off 1/500 1/1000 18 LENS FILE 1 LENS FILE SELECT F. ID F. STOP 1.7
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05 BLK GAMMA [on] BLACK GAMMA Off/On Black gamma changes the initial slope of the gamma curve , only in the blacks. [High] BLK GAMMA RANGE Low/l.mid/h.mid/high [22] MASTER BLK GAMMA -99 to 99 (0) R BLK GAMMA -99 to 99 (0) G BLK GAMMA -99 to 99 (0) B BLK GAMMA -99 to 99 (0) OUTPUT SELECT Y/R/G/B 06 KNEE Off/on Usually leave the knee switched on. KNEE [50] 90 Sets where, as a percentage of the luminance scale, the knee starts to act. KNEE POINT 50 to 109
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13 V MOD VMOD Off/on MASTER VMOD -99 to 99 (0) R VMOD -99 to 99 (0) G VMOD -99 to 99 (0) B VMOD -99 to 99 (0) OUTPUT SELCT Y/R/G/B 14 LOW KEY SAT Off/on Used to increase colour saturation in low luminance areas of picture. LOW KEY SAT Use with care, as effect on one scene may not look good for a different scene. LEVEL -99 to 99 (0) LOW : 0 to 3.6 % L.MID : 0 to 7.2 % H.MID : 0 to 14.4% HIGH : 0 to 28.8 % RANGE Low/l.mid/h.mid/high
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07 VTR MODE 2 AU REC EMPHASIS Off/on CUE REC Off/on -18dB/-20dB AU REF LVL AU REF OUT 0dB/+4dB/-3dB AU SG 1KHz Off/on/auto Side1/front/f+S1 MIC CH1 LVL MIC CH2 LVL Side2/front/f+S2 REAR1 WRR LVL Side1/front/f+S1 REAR2 WRR LVL Side2/front/f+S2 08 VTR MODE 3 TC OUT Auto/gene DF/NDF DF/NDF EXT-LK DF/NDF Int/ext EXT-LK UBIT Int/Ext Fix/time LTC UBIT VITC UBIT Fix/time WATCH AUTO ADJ Off/on UBIT GROUP ID 000/101
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16 ND COMP ND OFFSET ADJUST Off/on CLEAR ND OFFSET Exec ND ADJUST MODE 17 FORMAT CURRENT NEXT 50i / 25p 18 VANC RX UMID LINE 1 0 UMID LINE 2 0 FILE MENU 01 USER FILE USER FILE LOAD Off/on USER FILE SAVE Off/on F ID Off/on USER PRESET Off/on 02 USER FILE 2 STORE USER PRESET CLEAR USER PRESET CUSTOMISE RESET LOAD CUSTOM DATA Off LOAD OUT OF USER Off Off BEFORE FILE PAGE USE
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08 LENS FILE 3 SHADING CH SEL R/G/B OUTPUT SEL Y/R/G/B LENS RGB H SAW -99 to 99 (0) LENS RGB H PARA -99 to 99 (0) LENS RGB V SAW -99 to 99 (0) LENS RGB V PARA -99 to 99 (0) 09 MEMORY STICK Off/user/all/ scene/lens FORMAT refer MS IN > JUMP TO 10 TELEFILE TELEFILE CLEAR TELEFILE MARK OK ID SIZE REMAIN STATUS DIAGNOSTICS MENU 01 HOURS METER RESET METER DRUM RUNNING TAPE RUNNING
