Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions Section

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Parts andapterCFunctionseirh 2

Shooting and Recording (camera unit)

1ND FILTER (filter switching) control

Use this control to adjust the amount of light entering the MOS sensor during shooting in strong outdoor lighting.

Control

Setting

Description

position

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CLEAR

Does not use the ND filter.

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1/4ND

Reduces the amount of light

entering the MOS sensor to 1/4.

 

 

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1/16ND

Reduces the amount of light

entering the MOS sensor to 1/16.

 

 

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1/64ND

Reduces the amount of light

entering the MOS sensor to 1/64.

 

 

2USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 buttons

These buttons can be assigned user-selected functions in a setting menu. Each button, when pressed, performs the assigned function.

For details, refer to [Assigning functions to USER buttons] (page 61).

3SHUTTER switch

Use to turn the electronic shutter on and off.

OFF: The electronic shutter is off.

ON: The electronic shutter is on.

SEL: Changes the speed of the electronic shutter. This dial switch returns to its original position when released. Each push in the SEL direction changes the shutter speed.

For details, refer to [Setting the Electronic Shutter] (page 58).

4AUTO W/B (white/black) BAL switch

AWB: Automatically adjusts the white balance. Set the WHITE BAL switch on the side to [A] or

[B]and use this switch to adjust the white balance, which takes a few seconds. The adjusted value is stored in memory.

When the WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST and the AUTO W/B BAL switch is set to AWB to indicate the color temperature, pushing the AUTO W/B BAL switch towards AWB a second time allows you to change the preset color temperature.

ABB: Automatically adjusts the black balance. For details, refer to [Adjusting the White Balance and Black Balance] (page 55).

5GAIN selector switch

•This switch adjusts video amplifier gain to suit ambient lighting conditions at the time of shooting.

•Use the menu options LOW GAIN, MID GAIN and HIGH GAIN in the SW MODE screen to set the L/M/H position gain values.

•The factory settings for L, M and H positions are 0 dB, 6 dB and 12 dB, respectively.

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