Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for recording

Display item

What is displayed

Status when display appears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Camera warning

CHECK FILTER

This warns the user to recheck the position of the filter selector control

and message

 

during the AWB operation.

display area

AWB A VAR ¢.¢K

This indicates that channel A is set to VAR and AWB operation is not

(Displays related to

 

possible.

the AWB, ABB and

AWB B VAR ¢.¢K

This indicates that channel B is set to VAR and AWB operation is not

switch operations)

 

possible.

 

 

ABB ACTIVE

This appears during an ABB operation.

 

 

ABB OK

This appears when the ABB operation has been completed satisfactorily.

 

 

ABB BREAK

This appears when the ABB operation has been forcibly terminated.

 

 

ABB NG

This appears when the ABB operation has not been completed satisfactorily.

 

 

W-SHD ACTIVE

This appears during a WHITE SHADING operation.

 

 

W-SHD OK

This appears when the WHITE SHADING operation has been

 

 

 

completed satisfactorily.

 

 

W-SHD BREAK

This appears when the WHITE SHADING operation has been forcibly

 

 

 

terminated.

 

 

W-SHD NG

This indicates that white shading has not been completed satisfactorily

 

 

LVL OVER

as the brightness level was excessively high during the WHITE

 

 

 

SHADING operation.

 

 

B-SHD READY

This appears when the BLACK SHADING operation is ready to be

 

 

 

performed as a result of holding down the ABB switch for a length of

 

 

 

time during an ABB operation.

 

 

B-SHD UNABLE

This indicates that the BLACK SHADING operation is not acknowledged

 

 

 

while the D.ZOOM function is operating even if the ABB switch is held

 

 

 

down for a length of time during an ABB operation.

 

 

B-SHD ACTIVE

This appears during a BLACK SHADING operation.

 

 

B-SHD OK

This appears when the BLACK SHADING operation has been

 

 

 

completed satisfactorily.

 

 

B-SHD BREAK

This appears when the BLACK SHADING operation has been forcibly

 

 

 

terminated.

 

 

B-SHD NG

This appears when the BLACK SHADING operation has been not

 

 

 

completed satisfactorily.

 

 

B-SHD LVL OVER

This warns the user that the brightness is too high during the BLACK

 

 

 

SHADING operation.

 

 

 

 

(Switch selection

WHITE: # ¢.¢K

This appears when the position of the WHITE BAL switch has been

displays)

 

changed. “A,” “B” or “PRE” appears at #. VAR ¢.¢ K is displayed

 

 

 

when channel A, Y is set to VAR. ATW MODE is displayed when ATW

 

 

 

is assigned to channel B.

 

 

AUTO KNEE: ON/OFF

This appears when the AUTO KNEE switch has been set to ON or OFF.

 

 

GAIN: ¢¢dB

This appears when the gain has been selected using the GAIN selector

 

 

 

switch or USER button.

 

 

SS: 1/¢¢¢¢

This indicates the shutter speed value when the shutter speed has been

 

 

 

selected.

 

 

SS: 1 1/¢¢¢¢

This appears when synchro scan has been selected as the shutter

 

 

 

speed.

 

 

CC: ¢¢¢¢ ¢¢K

This appears when the CC filter setting has been selected.

 

 

ND: ¢

This appears when the ND filter setting has been selected.

 

 

EXTENDER: ON/OFF

This appears when the lens extender has been set to ON or OFF.

 

 

IRIS: ¢¢ F ¢ ¢

This appears when the iris overwrite correction value has been changed.

 

 

 

 

(LOW LIGHT

LOW LIGHT

This appears when the brightness has dropped.

warning display)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Y GET value)

¢¢¢.¢%

With the Y GET ON setting, the output brightness level near the center

 

 

 

marker is displayed as “%.”

 

 

 

 

(CALL display)

CALL

This appears when the call command has been issued from the extender.

 

 

 

 

(MARKER display)

MKR: A/B/OFF

This indicates the type of marker presently being displayed.

 

 

 

 

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Panasonic AJ-HDX400P operating instructions Check Filter

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