Use this switch to select video amplifier gain, according to lighting conditions under which you are shooting. The values for [L], [M], and [H] can be preset using menu options.
These are
Used to select the video signals sent from the camera unit to the memory, viewfinder and video monitor.
CAM/AUTO KNEE ON:
Video being recorded through the camera is sent with the auto knee circuit activated.
It is also possible to assign the DRS (Dynamic Range Stretcher) function instead of the AUTO KNEE function.
CAM/AUTO KNEE OFF:
Video being recorded through the camera is sent in manual knee mode.
BARS: Color bar signal is output. The auto knee circuit does not work.
You can select between 3 types of color bar signal. For more information, see [SW MODE] (page 193).
AUTO KNEE function
Usually, when you adjust levels to shoot people or scenery against a strongly lit background, the background will be totally
The subject is a person positioned in the shade under a clear sky.
The subject is a person inside a car or building, and you also want to capture the background visible through a window.
The subject is a
Used to select the white balance adjustment method.
PRST: Use this when you have no time to adjust the white balance.
The value for the white balance is
It can be changed to any color temperature using a menu option. For more information, see [Setting Color Temperature Manually] (page 54).
A or B: Pressing the 4. AUTO W/B BAL switch toward [AWB] automatically adjusts the white balance, saving the adjusted value in memory A or B. For more information, see [Adjusting the White Balance] (page 52).
Each press of this button changes the screen type in the viewfinder in the following order: STATUS, !LED,
FUNCTION, AUDIO, CAC, USER SW.
This does not affect the signal output from the camera. Display will disappear in about 5 seconds.
It will continue to display while pressing this button with selected screen displayed.
9.MARKER SELECT buttonThis button selects the marker information indicated on the viewfinder screen. It switches between two marker information indications, which can be selected using a menu option. Pressing this button once switches the indicated marker information from A (Marker A) to B (Marker B), and pressing again switches B to off (no marker). When the power is turned on, the last selected indication before
For more information, see [Marker Check Screen Displays (MARKER SELECT button function)] (page 87).
Also, with appropriate menu settings, the MARKER SELECT button can be used as a USER 3 button. For more information on user buttons, refer to [Assigning Functions to User Buttons] (page 59).
10.SYNCHRO SCAN adjustment buttonsThese buttons are enabled when the 3. SHUTTER switch is positioned at [ON] and synchro scan is selected.
They are used to adjust the speed of the synchro scan. The – button decreases shutter speed; the + button increases shutter speed.
If you shoot a PC monitor, for example, you should adjust shutter speed so that the horizontal bars in the viewfinder will produce less noise.
This button can be used for changing the frame rate during the VFR.
11.REC START buttonPressing this button starts recording, pressing again stops recording.
This button has the same function as the VTR button at the lens.
12.SHOT MARKER/MENU CANCEL buttonPressing this button while recording adds a shot mark to the thumbnail of that clip. This button also adds a shot mark to any thumbnail selected on the LCD monitor. For more information on shot marks, see [Shot Mark Function] (page 48).
This button cancels the revised set value when the menu is displayed.
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