CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS
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Right Side Section
1Monitoring speaker (Cheek pad)
• In the Camera mode , the input sound can be EE moni-
tored.
In the VTR mode, the speaker outputs the VTR play-
back sound. In the VTR mode, the HDV/DV input sound
can be EE monitored.
The sound to be output is selected with the MONITOR
SELECT switch d on page 19.
• The sound level is adjusted with the MONITOR sound
level volume 3. This speaker also outputs various
warning sounds superimposed on other sound.
XSee“Alarm Sound” on page 109.
2Cheek pad set screw
Screw for adjusting the height of the cheek pad.
3[MONITOR] Audio monitor volume control
Adjusts the volume of the monitoring loudspeaker and ear-
phone.
4[VF BRIGHT] Viewfinder brightness adjustment
To adjust the brightness of the viewfinder.
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5[PEAKING] Contour adjustment
To adjust the contours of the LCD monitor and viewfinder
image.
* When the Focus Assist function is running, this control
does not operate.
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6[FOCUS ASSIST] Focus assist button
When you press this button during shooting, the area of
focus is displayed in blue, red or green, making it easy to
focus accurately.
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• When FOCUS ASSIST on the LCD/VF[1/4] menu screen is
set to ACCU-FOCUS and this button is pressed, ACCU
FOCUS functions with FOCUS ASSIST. This makes depth of
field shallower, making it easier to focus.
• This button has the same function as the FOCUS
ASSIST button 7 in the Top Section.
XSee“LCD/VF[1/4] Menu Screen” on page 89.
7Clamp
Attach the cable from the viewfinder here.
8[USER1/2/3] User buttons
You can assign camera functions to the USER1 - 3 but-
tons.
Use them to switch shooting conditions depending upon
the subject.
Set them using the USER1 - 3 items in the SWITCH
MODE menu screen.
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Use this button to preset the time code.
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• The USER buttons work together with the menu settings.
• Whe n a menu screen is being displayed, they also func-
tion as menu operation buttons. XSee“Setting Menu
Screens” onpage 75.
9[SHUTTER] Shutter/Menu dial
• Every time this dial is pressed while in the normal
screen mode (when the menu screen is not displayed),
the shutter speed switches between on/off.
• When this dial is turned 1 click up or down in the normal
screen mode, the shutter speed indicator is shown for
about 3 seconds on the LCD monitor or in the view-
finder. The shutter speed is changed when this dial is
turned while the shutter speed indicator is shown.
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• When this dial turned upward or downward while the
menu screen is displayed, the cursor (K) also moves
upward or downward to allow selection of items in the
menu. To change the setting value of the item, press
this dial. When the setting value starts blinking, turn this
dial upward or downward to change the setting.
XSee“Setting Menu Screens” on page 75.
0[ND FILTER] ND filter switch
Switches the built-in ND filter.
When you change this switch, the type of the new ND filter
is displayed in the LCD monitor or viewfinder.
CAUTION
If you switch the ND filter while shooting is in progress, the
picture may be disturbed or noise may occur in the audio.
XSee“Camera Settings” on page 55.
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OFF :Turns the filter OFF (FILTER OFF)
1:
Cuts the light intensity to approximately 1/4. (1/4ND)
2:
Cuts the light intensity to approximately 1/16. (1/16ND)
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a[STATUS] Status/Menu button
• Pressing this button in the normal screen mode (condi-
tion in which the menu screen is not shown) displays a
status screen in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor.
The displayed status screen changes each time the but-
ton is pressed.
XSee“Status Screens” on page 22.
• Pressing this button for more than 1 second in the no r-
mal screen mode displays the menu screen in the view-
finder or on the LCD monitor. Pressing this button while
the menu screen is displayed in the viewfinder or on the
LCD monitor makes the menu screen disappear.
XSee“Setting Menu Screens” on page 75.
b[GAIN] Sensitivity selector switch
Electronically boosts the light sensitivity when there is
insufficient illumination on the subject.
The boosting level differs depending on the switch position
as follows:
(Factory presets)
L : 0 dB (no boosting is applied)
M: 9 dB (boosted to approximately 3 times the original)
H: 18 dB (boosted to approximately 8 times the original)
• The boosting level for each switch position can be
changed with the SWITCH MODE menu screen.
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The more the boosting level is increased, the more the
resulting image will be noisy.
• When the FULL AUTO switch g on page 19 is “ON”,
this is fixed at “ALC”.
c[WHT.BAL] White balance switch
Three white balance modes are selectable with this
switch.
FAW (Full Auto White Balance) mode can be set to A, B or
PRESET with the SWITCH MODE menu screen.
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In the FAW mode, video color temperatures are constantly
sampled for automatic adjustment to a proper white bal-
ance.
• When the FULL AUTO switch g on page 19 is “ON”,
this is fixed at “FAW”.
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Fine-tune red and blue to match the white adjusted in auto
white balance in WHITE PAINT<R>/<B> on the WHITE
BALANCE menu screen. (Available only when this switch is
set to A or B.)
XSee“WHITE BALANCE Menu Screen” on page 85.
d[POWER] Power ON/OFF switch
Switch that turns the power ON/OFF.
When the power is OFF, “POFF” is displayed in the LCD
monitor or viewfinder.
* Wait at least 5 seconds if you need to turn the po wer on
again.
e[REC] REC trigger button (start/stop recording)
Start and stop recording using this button.
(This works together with the REC trigger button on the
top and the lens VTR trigger button.)
When “SPLIT” is set for the 1394 REC TRIGGER item on
the OTHERS[2/2] menu screen, this button becomes the
start/stop recording button for an external device.
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XSee“Backup Recording” on page 70.
f[CH-1/CH-2 AUDIO LEVEL] CH-1/CH-2 Audio level con-
trols and AUTO LED
Allow you to adjust the audio level for the CH-1 and CH-2
audio channels.
• To use these controls, set the CH-1/CH-2 AUDIO
SELECT switch 2 on page 13 to “MANU”.
• When the FULL AUTO switch g on page 19 or the CH-
1/CH-2 AUDIO SELECT switch 2 on page 13 is set to
“AUTO”, “AUTO” LED lights. (The audio level controls
do not work.)
g[HDV/DV LED]
• In camera mode, this lights according to the setting for
the video format being shot.
• In VTR mode, it lights according to the video format
being recorded on tape or the IEEE1394 input video for-
mat.
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• During a system error, HDV/DV flash alternately.
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• Select whether or not to have this light in the FORMAT
LED item on the OTHERS[1/2] menu screen.
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hLCD door lock and release knob
To open the LCD door, move this knob on the direction
toward the rear section.
iLCD door
LCD monitor door.
The LCD monitor is located on the inner side of the door.
The LCD monitor can be viewed when this door is opened.
The door can be turned to change the orientation of the
LCD monitor, and it can be rotated so that it can be
accommodated in the main body of the camera.
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B :Switch into white balance mode memorized
in B. If white balance is performed with the
switch in this position, it will be memorized
into B.
A :Switch into white balance mode memorized
in A. If white balance is performed with the
switch in this position, it will be memorized
into A.
PRST
(PRESET)
:Switch into white balance mode (3200K or
5600K) set in PRESET TEMP. item on the
CAMERA OPERATION menu screen.
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HDV :Lights when the format is HDV.
DV :Lights when the format is DV.
HDV/DV: Turns off when the format is 1080i.