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Pietro Jona · April 7th, 2008, 09:07 AM

hi all

a question from a sound man who has to work yith the sony EX.
when i work with a sony z1 i send a tone from my sound devices 302 and set it to -20 on the camera meters. the level on the z1 meters is easy to check by pushing the STATUS CHECK button on the back of the camera. i can then see a larger meter with numbers. can you tell me how can i see the same thing on the EX? the status check button stil exists but in no way i could see any number written on the meter..
let's put the question in another way: how do you set the levels on your camera when sending the tone from a SD302 mixer?
thanks

pietro

Akira Hakuta · April 7th, 2008, 12:09 PM

Don't know if this answers your question, but you can see levels with numbers by hitting the "Status" button and then scrolling the page till you can see the audio levels. I'm used to shooting on a Z1 also and think that the audio levels should be the default of the status page.

Brent Ethington · April 7th, 2008, 04:03 PM

Akira's right. The Status button is on the top of the camera (right below the handle). After pressing it, you can use the 'joystick' on the handle to scroll to the next page to see the sound status

Pietro Jona · April 8th, 2008, 02:33 AM

perfect.
it is not clear if i'm going to see the numbers but i will check as soon as i have a EX in my hands.
thanks a lot

pietro

Brent Ethington · April 8th, 2008, 08:45 AM

yes - you'll see numbers. now, you just have to guess where the sound points match up to the numbers... :-)

Pietro Jona · April 8th, 2008, 11:31 AM

well then many thanks to both of you!
i'll set the tone at -20. during a job i did a few days before i just checked where the camera set the mixer tone in automatic and sticked to that level..
ciao

pietro

April 7th, 2008, 09:07 AM	#1
Pietro Jona Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: italy Posts: 172	status check hi all a question from a sound man who has to work yith the sony EX. when i work with a sony z1 i send a tone from my sound devices 302 and set it to -20 on the camera meters. the level on the z1 meters is easy to check by pushing the STATUS CHECK button on the back of the camera. i can then see a larger meter with numbers. can you tell me how can i see the same thing on the EX? the status check button stil exists but in no way i could see any number written on the meter.. let's put the question in another way: how do you set the levels on your camera when sending the tone from a SD302 mixer? thanks pietro

April 7th, 2008, 12:09 PM	#2
Akira Hakuta Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 44	Don't know if this answers your question, but you can see levels with numbers by hitting the "Status" button and then scrolling the page till you can see the audio levels. I'm used to shooting on a Z1 also and think that the audio levels should be the default of the status page.

April 7th, 2008, 04:03 PM	#3
Brent Ethington Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: WA Posts: 180	Akira's right. The Status button is on the top of the camera (right below the handle). After pressing it, you can use the 'joystick' on the handle to scroll to the next page to see the sound status

April 8th, 2008, 02:33 AM	#4
Pietro Jona Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: italy Posts: 172	perfect. it is not clear if i'm going to see the numbers but i will check as soon as i have a EX in my hands. thanks a lot pietro

April 8th, 2008, 08:45 AM	#5
Brent Ethington Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: WA Posts: 180	yes - you'll see numbers. now, you just have to guess where the sound points match up to the numbers... :-)

April 8th, 2008, 11:31 AM	#6
Pietro Jona Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: italy Posts: 172	well then many thanks to both of you! i'll set the tone at -20. during a job i did a few days before i just checked where the camera set the mixer tone in automatic and sticked to that level.. ciao pietro