Basics of Production Camera and Camera Operations

Basics of Camera

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Today I explain you the basic operations of Sony PD Camera. PD Camera is popular because it is small in size, light weight and easy to handle. It is popular for making documentaries. No need of setting manually when PD has the special function and it adjust automatically as per the shooting climate and provides a good videos. If u want to adjust manually you can. So, It is very user friendly.

About Camera:-

Important Parts of Camera

Lenswood

View Finder with Eyecup

LensThere are different types in Lens:Normal Lens,Wide Lens,Tele Lens,Zoom Lense.

Normally Zoom Lens will be used in our Video Cams.

Lens Cap

To protect the lens by dust, mastures, pinger prints etc

Record and VCR buttons

Zoom In/Out Button

LCD Screen

Audio Setting buttons

Recording Button

Totally camera have 3 Recording buttons for the user comfort

Audio/MIC PortsWith this the audio will be received. At the front-top of the camera we have audio ports. Through that we can add MIC. We have 2 channels we can connect 2 audio input sources. And It has 2 channels – CH1 and CH2

Zoom And Focus Rings

Through this we can zoom the object and focus on the subject.

Adding and Removing Battery

Some Basic Operations & Functions

While adding the Battery you have to be very careful. You need to fallow proper steps.

Switching on the Camera and VCR ModeWhen you have a

Battery of power supply you can on the Camera by just switching to Camera Mode. If you want to playback you need to switch to VCR Mode

Adding Recording Tape and RemovingRight side of the

camera we have a open button once we press the button automatically the tape case will open. Once we insert the Tape automatically the inside case will get close after we have to close outside door.

Audio/Video Ports

Through this Audio/Video Ports we can connect the camera directly to TV.

DC In(Power Suply)

When we don’t have battery backup, then we can directly use power supply.

Audio Settings

How to use

Manual Settings

With the manual audio settings button you can control the audio input.

Audio SettingsWith the manual audio settings button you can control the audio input. You have 3 types of manual audio Input Level setting called- LINE(is used for Input from other sources like mixer etc.),

MIC(Normally it is used),

MIC ATT(For boosting the normal audio).

MENU ButtonWith this button we can manually set the camera settings. It have 9 functions. Let us learn how we can use this Menu button which is set between LCD Screen. Once you press the Menu the menu will open in LCD Screen and use the scroll bar from the bottom back of the Camera. If you press scroll button it will take OK.

We can set the white balance as per the available lighting by using the White Balance Button which is in the backside of the Camera. Once you press the button then you have to use scroll key. And you have 3 Options-Regular Light,Sun Light, andManual set.

White Balance Setting

Shutter Speed SettingWe can set shutter speed as per our requirements. When we take speed moving objects we have to increase the shutter speed. When we are taking normal videos set normal. Normal shutter set is 60(1/60 of a sec. and for moving fast objects 250th of a second). it is in-between the lens and the film or tape.

Aperture SettingAperture is the Size of the opening the lens size. The more it open the more light enters. It is the magic in the photography field. If you understand this setting you can do magics with this. The Lesser the Aperture the more depth of field(DOB), the more the aperture the less depth of field.

This have taken with max aperture setting f/22

This have taken with Lesser aperture setting f/2.8

Here is the Example -

Aperture SettingIt is the magic in the photography field. If you understand this setting you can do magics in this. The Lesser the Aperture the the more depth of field(DOB), the more the aperture the less depth of field.

See the Example -

Once camera Work over we have to close with the lens Cap.

Causion

We need to handle all buttons smoothly while manually setting up. We have to be careful while closing the cassette case. We should not close both doors in one time.

We should not use the buttons which we don’t know what functions it do.

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Basayya M HosurmathEducational Technology Multimedia CenterKarnataka University Dharwad