Vortex Media's XDCAM Field Guides

Parts Description , Viewfinder Display, LCD Monitor Display, Thumbnail (Playback) Display, Status Confirmation Screens , Menu Tree, Operation Menus, Paint Menus , Maintenance Menus , File Menus, Diagnosis Menus, Disc Menus, Thumbnail Menus, A Brief Introduction to XDCAM, Highlights of the PDW-F800 AND PDW-700, Differences Between the Two Camera Models, 25 Steps for initial Set Up and Quick-Start Guide, Viewfinder, LCD Monitor, and Sub LCD Screen, Color LCD Monitor, Viewfinder Display , Markers, Sub LCD Screen , Status Confirmation Screens, Batteries and Power, Power conservation tips, XDCAM Professional Discs, Erase (Re-format) a previously used disc, Disable the Format Disc command, Check a Disc's properties and give it a name, XDCAM Disc file structure, Directories on an XDCAM disc, Root-level files on an XDCAM disc, Menus Overview, Camera Menus , Menu navigation tips, Camera Menus tutorial, The User Menu, Basic techniques for customizing the User Menu, Insert a User Menu page, Delete a User Menu page , Move a User Menu page, Advanced techniques for customizing the User Menu, Create a custom User Menu page from scratch, Add the new page to the User Menu , Reset the User Menu pages back to the factory default, Recording Formats, Choose a Recording Format, 24P mode limitations, Mixed Recording, Custom Clip Naming, Create a custom clip naming system, Prefix data files for clip names, Using clip names for notes and logging, Assign Switches, Allowed switch assignments, How to program an Assign Switch, Explanation of all Assign Switch functions, How to delete the last clip, How to use Freeze Mix, User Assign (UA) switch options, How to program a User Assign switch, SDI monitoring and Video output, Configuring the SDI outputs, Remote Trigger, Test Out (composite video), Optional IN/OUT upgrades, Audio , Audio Monitoring, Input source selection, Channel selection, Recording levels , Adjusting the shotgun input, Adjusting Rear and Wireless levels with Front Dial, Manual recording levels for CH-3 & CH-4, Audio Menus, Wireless Audio, Wireless Audio menus , Paint Menus, General philosophy , Dynamic Contrast Control (DCC), Overview of the Paint Menus, Gamma, Knee, Detail, Skin Detail, Matrix Linea, Matrix Multi, Saturation, User Setting Data Files, Format a Memory Stick, Jump to a specific page when Memory Stick is inserte, Locate files on a Memory Stick, USER Files , Save a User File, Load a User File, ALL Files, Settings that are not saved with ALL files, Create an ALL file , Recall an ALL file , Reset the camera to factory-default values, Store your own Standard Setup , Reset back to the Standard Setup, SCENE files, Choose an onboard SCENE file, Save a SCENE file to the onboard memory , Save a modified SCENE file to the onboard memory , Reset a SCENE file, Save a SCENE file to a Memory Stick, Load a SCENE file from a Memory Stick, Load five SCENE files from a Memory Stick , Save five SCENE files from a Memory Stic, Sony's sample SCENE files, USER GAMMA files , Load a USER GAMMA file, Select a USER GAMMA curve for shooting, Delete the current USER GAMMA file, LENS files, Save a LENS file, Load a LENS file, Reset the LENS file settings, Proxy files , Enable automatic Proxy recording to USB, Copy one Proxy file to USB, Copy all Proxy files to USB, Format a USB device, Delete all Proxy files on a USB device, Metadata, Clip Name, Time & Date, Timecode, Thumbnail Images, Clip Flags, UMID, Planning Metadata , Disc Name, Technical Metadata , ShotMarks (Essence Marks), User-Defined ShotMarks , Planning Metadata (for clip naming), Create a Planning Metadata file , Configure a Planning Metadata file for Clip Naming , End Planning Metadata clip naming , Exposure, Auto-Iris, Auto-Iris Speed, Exposure Compensation, Clip High Light, Auto-Iris Window, Customize the Auto-Iris Window , Zebra , Zebra Menus, Zebra 1, Zebra 2, or both?, Gain, Shutter, Recommended Shutter Speeds and Time vs. Angle, Set the Shutter Speed, Extended Clear Scan (ECS), Slow Shutter (SLS), Hide/Show Shutter Degree Choices , ND Filters, Focus, Peaking, Focus Magnification, Focus Assist, White Balancw, Auto Tracing White Balance (ATW), Preset White Balancw, Custom White Balance , Shockless White, Advanced White Balance Controls, CC Filter Memory, Offset White , Dialing in the Color Temperature manually, Black Balance, Timecode, Time Data monitoring , Setting the Timecode , Jam-Syncing the Timecode, Interval Recording (Time-lapse), Auto Interval Rec mode, Manual Interval Rec (Consecutive) mode, Manual Interval Rec (Single Shot) mode, Picture Cache, Normal Picture Cache mode, Notes and Tips for Picture Cache, Disc Exchange Picture Cache, Slow & Quick Motion , Notes and Tips for S&Q Motion, Shooting with S&Q Motion , Warnings, <!> Warning Indicator Lamp, Customize the <!> Warning Lamp, Automatic Lens Aberration Control (ALAC) , Automatic Pixel Replacement (APR), Back Focus, Bars & Tone , Video Playback, Three methods of playing back the last clip, Thumbnail Screen, Tips for Thumbnail Screen navigation, Live & Play, Thumbnail Menus, Clip Information , Select Index Picture , Clip Properties , Delete a Clip, Lock a Clip , Set Clip Flag, Filter Clips, Skip Scroll, Expand Thumbnail, Chapter Thumbnail , Essence Mark Thumbnail , Clip Lists  , Add Sub Clips, Change the Order of Sub Clips , Trim the IN/OUT points of Sub Clips, Delete Sub Clips, Clip List playback, Save the Clip List, Disc Menus , Explanation of all Disc Menus, Importing Clips , Four methods of importing , Benefits of the PDW-U1, XDCAM Transfer — for Final Cut Pro, Importing via File Access Mode (i.LINK) for Windows, Importing via File Access Mode (i.LINK) for Mac, Importing via FTP Mode (Ethernet) for Windows , Importing via FTP Mode (Ethernet) for Mac, Display the Disc and Clip properties in a Web Browser , Updating the Firmware, Back focus chart