Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording — Viewfinder status display

 

 

 

 

[AUD CH2/4]

Displayed when the input signal to record to audio channel 2 or 4 is switched.

 

[REC SW]

Displayed when the <USER> button is functioning as the <REC> switch.

 

[Y GET ON]

Displayed when the [Y GET] function is [ON].

 

[RET SW]

Displayed when the <USER> button is functioning as the <RET> switch.

 

[SLOT SEL]

Displayed when the switch for switching the card to record to is set.

 

[PRE REC]

Displayed when the pre-recording mode is switched.

 

[USB STORAGE/

Displayed when the USB operation status is switched.

 

DEVICE/OFF]

 

 

[DRS ON/OFF]

Displays the operation status of the dynamic range stretcher.

 

[ASSIST ON/OFF]

Displays the focus assist operation status.

 

[C.TEMP ON/OFF]

Displays the status of the mode for changing the color temperature by the jog dial button.

 

[LCD B.L]

Displayed when the brightness of the LCD monitor backlight is switched.

 

[SHOT MARK]

Displayed when shot marks are added or deleted.

 

[TEXT MEMO]

Displayed when a text memo is recorded.

 

[WFM]

Displayed when the waveform monitor is switched.

 

[FBC ON/OFF]

Displays the operation status of the flash band compensation function.

 

[EVF CLR]

Displays the color status of the viewfinder.

 

[REC MEDIA]

Displayed when the slot of the media used for recording is switched to [P2] (P2 memory card slots 1/2) or [mP2] (microP2

 

memory card slots 3/4).

 

 

 

[CAM RET]

Displayed when the button assigned with the camera return function is pressed.

 

[REC CHECK]

Displayed when the button assigned with the recording check function is pressed.

7Focus bar display

Displays the high-frequency component of the video after conversion to a graph at the bottom left of the viewfinder. For details, refer to “Focus assist function” (page 80).

8Digital zoom ratio display Displays the digital zoom factor.

 

[DZx2]

2 times

 

[DZx3]

3 times

 

[DZx4]

4 times

9 Extender

 

 

 

 

 

[EX]

Displayed when the lens extender is used.

10 Color temperature

 

 

 

 

 

 

Displays the color temperature assigned to <A>, <B>, and <PRST> of the <WHITE BAL> switch. (This is sometimes a memory

 

[*.*K]

value at execution of automatic white balance and sometimes a menu setting value.)

 

 

Not displayed when auto tracking white balance is performed.

11 Filter position

 

 

 

 

 

[1] to [4]

Displays the position of the <ND FILTER> dial.

 

[A] to [D]

Displays the position of the <CC FILTER> dial.

 

[−] (flashing)

The filter position is not set to the specified position.

12<WHITE BAL> switch position

[A]The <WHITE BAL> switch is set to <A>.

[B]The <WHITE BAL> switch is set to <B>.

[P]The <WHITE BAL> switch is set to <PRST>.

[T]The switch is set to [ATW]. Note, however, that this flashes when brightness and color are outside the operation range.

13 Dynamic range stretcher (DRS) function display

[DRS]

Displayed when the image level in high-brightness areas is compressed and the dynamic range is stretched.

14Incremental gain display

Displays the value when incremental gain is functioning. [6 ↑]/[10 ↑]/[12↑]/[15↑]/[20↑]/[24↑]/[28↑]/[34↑]

15Gain display

Displays the gain value of the image amplifier configured.

 

[**dB]

Displays the current gain value.

 

[AGC]

Displayed when auto gain control is active.

16 System information and warning

 

 

 

 

[SYSTEM ERROR

Displayed when an abnormality in internal microcomputer communication or the reference signal has occurred. From here on,

 

E‑**]

recording and playback are not possible. The error code is displayed on **. For details, refer to “Error code” (page 196).

 

[TURN POWER OFF

Displayed when operation is no longer possible after P2 card is removed during accessing of the P2 card, for example, during

 

E‑**]

recording/playback or formatting. The error code is displayed on **.

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