Checking and displaying shooting statusDISP/MODE CHK button

Pressing the DISP/MODE CHK button during recording or while recording is paused will remove all displays from the screen except for the operation status, counter, and warning display. Press the button again to return to the normal display. (Page 74)

The normal display is resumed when the power is turned on.

During recording or while recording is paused, information such as recording functions setting status and a list of functions allocated to the USER buttons can be displayed by keeping the DISP/MODE CHK button held down. Release the button to return to the normal display.

Pressing the DISP/MODE CHK button while the thumbnail screen is displayed in PB mode will display the properties of the selected clip.

(Clips can be selected by moving the cursor with the Operation lever.)

Using the USER buttons

You can allocate one of three features to each of the USER 1, 2 buttons.

For details, see the setup menus, SW MODE screen, USER1 and USER2. (Page 79)

If you press a USER button to which one of the functions has been allocated and then turn off the power, the added effect to the image will not be retained.

Color bars

Press the BARS button in the CAMERA mode to output a color bar screen to a television or monitor so you can adjust them. Press the button again to turn the feature off.

While the color bar is displayed, a test tone of

1 kHz* will be output from the headphone terminal, the HD SDI terminals or the HDMI terminal. There will be no speaker output.

*997 Hz when SYSTEM FREQ is set to 50 Hz

The color bar can be recorded by pressing the START/STOP button.

The BARS button does not work in the PB mode.

The color bar display is canceled when the power is turned off.

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