Setup menu list (continued)

DISPLAY SETUP screen (continued)

 

 

 

Item

Display

Description of settings

 

 

 

mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZOOM · FOCUS

(Camera)

Selects the unit of zoom and focus values.

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

 

OFF, NUMBER, mm/feet, mm/m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use the mm/feet or mm/m display only as a general guideline since it is not

 

 

 

 

 

 

entirely accurate.

CARD/TAPE · BATT

(Camera)

Select ON to display the remaining card/tape and battery charge.

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

(MCR/

ON OFF

 

 

 

 

 

VCR)

 

OTHER DISPLAY

(Camera)

Select how much information to display on the screen. (Page 96)

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

(MCR/

OFF, PARTIAL, ALL

 

 

 

 

 

VCR)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAMERA DATA

(MCR/

Select ON to display the camera settings (such as image stabilizer, F-number,

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

VCR)

and gain value) during tape playback.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the P2 mode, this item appears only when 480i REC MODE has been set to

 

 

 

 

 

 

DV. (Page 107)

LCD BACKLIGHT

(Camera)

Adjusts the backlight of the LCD monitor. Select HIGH for brighter backlight.

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

(MCR/

HIGH NORMAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR)

 

LCD SET

(Camera)

Adjusts the display level of the images on the LCD monitor. (Page 23)

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

(MCR/

LCD COLOR LEVEL

 

 

 

 

 

VCR)

LCD BRIGHTNESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

LCD CONTRAST

EVF SET

(Camera)

Adjusts the display level of the images on the viewfinder. (Page 23)

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

(MCR/

EVF COLOR LEVEL

 

 

 

 

 

VCR)

EVF BRIGHTNESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVF CONTRAST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELF SHOOT

(Camera)

Selects the LCD mirror mode for self-portrait shooting. Select MIRROR to

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

 

reverse left and right at self-portrait shooting. (Page 42)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NORMAL MIRROR

EVF MODE

(Camera)

Selects the LCD monitor and the viewfinder display setting.

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

(MCR/

ON:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR)

Images always appear on the viewfinder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images do not appear on the viewfinder when the LCD is open.

DISPLAY ASPECT

(Camera)

Selects the aspect ratio of the LCD monitor and the viewfinder.

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

(MCR/

AUTO: Changes automatically to the appropriate ratio according to the

 

 

 

 

 

VCR)

recording or play mode information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 : Fixed at 4:3.

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black bands appear at the top and bottom of the screen when images are

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed at a 16:9 aspect ratio. No parts of the images are missing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVF COLOR

(Camera)

Selects color or black and white images on the viewfinder.

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

(MCR/

ON: Color

 

 

 

 

 

VCR)

OFF: Black and white

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicates the factory setting.

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