Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for recording

Display item

 

What is displayed

 

Status when display appears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H Color temperature

 

¢.¢K

 

This indicates the color temperatures assigned to the A, B, and PRE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

positions of the WHITE BAL switch. (These may be memory values

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

during AWB operation or menu setting values.)

This indication does not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

appear in the ATW MODE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Shutter

 

11/¢¢.¢

 

 

This indicates that the shutter speed is set to SYNCHRO SCAN.

 

 

speed/mode

 

1/100 - 1/2000

This indicates that a fixed shutter speed has been set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J D.ZOOM

 

DZ

 

This appears at the same time as the zoom ratio in the D.ZOOM mode.

 

4

 

 

a2/a3/a4

 

When the FOCUS mode is selected, “a2” flashes but only for as long as

 

 

 

 

 

 

this mode remains selected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewfinder screen display selection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whether a display is

 

Displayed only by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to be shown or not

Status displayed

Display can be

 

Displayed during

 

 

 

 

 

 

MODE CHECK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

can be selected on a

when established

cleared

 

playback

 

 

 

 

 

 

button (*1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Extender

 

 

µ

 

 

 

2 MODE CHECK dedicated display area

 

 

 

 

3 Camera warning, message display area

 

 

 

 

4 Information allocated to USER buttons

 

 

 

 

5 Filter positions

 

 

µ

 

 

 

6 WHITE BAL switch position

 

 

µ

 

 

 

7 Cumulative gain display

 

 

µ

 

 

 

8 LINE MIX GAIN display

 

 

µ

 

 

 

9 Gain value

 

 

µ

 

 

 

: VTR warnings, information

 

 

µ

 

 

 

; AUDIO input system and level meter

 

All input information

 

 

 

 

for 2 channels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

< Time code display

 

 

µ

 

(dependent upon menu)

 

 

= Iris override display

 

 

µ

 

 

 

> Iris, f-value

 

 

µ

 

 

 

? Zoom display

 

 

µ

 

 

 

@ Interval, pre-rec display

 

 

µ

 

 

 

A ID recording display

 

 

µ

 

 

 

B Battery type

 

 

µ

 

 

 

C Remaining battery charge/voltage

 

µ

 

 

 

D Unit’s REC display

 

 

µ

 

 

 

E Remaining tape

 

 

µ

 

 

 

F Total length of cassette tape

 

 

µ

 

 

 

G Super iris ON/super black ON

 

µ

 

 

 

H color temperature

 

 

µ

 

 

 

I Shutter speed/mode

 

 

µ

 

 

 

J D.ZOOM

 

 

µ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*1 : The display does not appear when OFF has been selected for the STATUS item setting on the <MODE CHK IND> screen.

µ: Display always appears regardless of the menu.

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Panasonic AJ-HDX400P Viewfinder screen display selection, Color temperature, Shutter, Speed/mode, Zoom

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