
RET Button
The images recorded on the VTR or return video signal which has been input to the VIDEO IN connector can be seen on the viewfinder screen when the RET (return video) button is pressed or while it is kept pressed in.
What is displayed on the viewfinder screen changes as indicated in the table below according to the RET VIDEO switch setting and VTR mode.
<Note>
When the REC SIGNAL item is set to VIDEO (when recording external input) at the MAIN FUNC- TION page of the setting menu, the external input appears on the viewfinder screen. However, the camera image appears on the viewfinder screen while the RET button is held down.
Lens RET button functions
RET VIDEO switch | Internal VTR mode | ||
setting | |||
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INT | Recording |
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| Recording | paused | |
| Playing |
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| Playback | paused | |
EXT | Recording |
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| Recording | paused | |
| Playing |
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| Playback | paused |
Description of what appears on viewfinder screen
Images shot by camera.
RET button does not function.
What has been recorded
Internal VTR’s playback images.
RET button does not function.
Search operation for successive shooting.
Return video signal which has been supplied to VIDEO IN connector.
Return video signal which has been supplied to VIDEO IN connector.
Return video signal which has been supplied to VIDEO IN connector.
Return video signal which has been supplied to VIDEO IN connector.
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