Tripod and Settings

A tripod is a stand with three legs which the camera can be connected to give a steady image. Tripods are good to set up the camera on a still image and let the action play though. A tripod has locking legs which gives the camera different heights. The tripod head has pan (left to right and right to left) and tilt (up to down and down to up) locking nuts.

On the bottom of the PD 170 camera there is a metal plate called a shoe which connects to the tripod by pushing the button at the side, sliding the show on the base and then twisting the locking nut to tighten. This ensures that the camera will not slip or fall off the tripod.

Putting the microphone on the camera is important so sound is detected. To do this you need to untighten the thumb screw, put the handed inside and then retighten to make sure this is secure then attach the cable, to do this put the XLR into input 1.

Last of all, you need to connect the battery. To do this lift the eyepiece up, put the arrow facing downwards and listen for a satisfying click. To take the battery out, press the release button and lift the battery up.