DMC 1000 Digital Media Camcorder User’s Guide (v1.15) 41
Chapter 3 - General set-up

Gain indicators

The gain indicators at the top of the viewfinder light as follows:

Top indicators

The top indicators provide status information about the camcorder:

Color temperature indicators

The color temperature indicators light as follows:

Non-standard indicator (!)

The non-standard video settings indicator (!) lights when exposure time is not set to the
nominal value. It also lights when black stretch, extended auto iris, or AWC or FL color
temperature is on.
Indicator Function
Gain is – (-6dB, -3dB)
+ Gain is + (6, 9, 12 or 18dB)
++ Gain is ++ (9, 12, 18 or 24dB)
+ and ++ Gain is +++ (30, 36 or 42dB)
Indicator Function
REC lights when the camcorder is recording
MEDIA flashes when 5 minutes or less of the current media is left
lights continuously when the current media is at an end
BATT flashes when battery level is low
lights continuously when battery level is critical
ND/RE lights when an ND optical filter or the range extender is selected
FOC+ lights when the focus assist function is on
Indicator Function
3.2 lights when preset temperature of 3200K is selected
4.7 lights when preset temperature of 4700K is selected
5.6 lights when preset temperature of 5600K is selected
7. 5 lights when preset temperature of 7500K is selected
AWFL lights when memory for fluorescent light (FL50 or FL60) is selected
AW1 lights when Auto White Balance memory 1 is selected
AW2 lights when Auto White Balance memory 2 is selected