The Sony PDW-700 and PDW-F800 camcorders are loaded with advanced features and options that can bewilder even the most seasoned professional. That's why every owner/operator needs Vortex Media's PDW-700/F800 Field Guide in their camera bag.
This guide is packed with essential information, tips, warnings, explanations of undocumented functions, and page after page of practical advice. This guide will help you set up your camera, configure the menus, create custom scene files, name clips, export proxy files, customize the camera's menu structure, import clips, adjust the paint settings, avoid costly mistakes, and much more. In the no-nonsense style for which Doug Jensen is known, he explains each camera function and provides step-by-step instructions for how to use them. His suggestions and advanced techniques will improve the quality of your footage, streamline your workflow, and make you more productive. No matter how well you think you know your camera, you will learn things in this field guide that you didn't know before -- plus it makes a handy reference anytime you need a quick refresher course.
With over 320 pages of detailed information, you won't find a single important topic left out. This full-color, spiral bound field guide will change the way you use the Sony PDW-700 and PDW-F800 camcorders.
About the author:
Doug Jensen is a cameraman, producer, director, editor, and consultant with over 28 years of video production and post-production experience. He is also the owner of Vortex Media, which produces instructional videos, camcorder field guides, and innovative production tools for video production, television, and digital photography. As a member of Sony's Independent Certified Experts (I.C.E.) team he has taught high definition XDCAM classes for Sony at NAB and special events throughout the United States.
