46 DMC 1000 Digital Media Camcorder User’s Guide (v1.15)
Chapter 3 - General set-up
3.8 Camera status display
The status display on the front-left shoulder of the camcorder provides basic information about
the camcorder status (timecode, video standard, compression and audio, active media). When
a battery is attached it gives active information about the health of the battery.
1. Push the display button to switch on the status display backlight.
– The blue light on the control panel below also lights.
2. Observe the display.
3. Push and hold the display button for two seconds to scroll through the status information.
– The blue lights switch off automatically after a few seconds of non-activation.
The blue backlight of the display flashes when the camera is shutting down or when battery
level is low.
When the camcorder is switched off the display is still active as long as a battery is attached.
Even when the camcorder battery is removed the display continues to work for some time.
Location Available display screens
1. Timecode screen
2. Timecode/User bits screen
3. Real time screen
4. Power status screen
5. Software version screen
Backlight + control panel light /
display button