2-4 Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions Section
Shooting and Recording (camera unit)CC/ND FILTER (filter selector) control

Used to select a filter appropriate for illumination and colour temperature of the subject.

When the menu option DISP MODE is set to “3”, switching this control displays the selected filter number in the viewfinder.

Examples of filter selection according to shooting conditions

Setting of the

 

 

 

CC/ND FILTER

Description of filter

Shooting conditions

control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

3200K

 

Sunrise, sunset

 

Studio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

5600K

+ 1/8

Clear outdoor

environments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

5600K

 

Cloudy/rainy outdoor

 

environments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clear, bright scenes

4

5600K

+ 1/64

such as snowscape,

high mountains,

 

 

 

 

 

 

beaches, etc.

 

 

 

 

AUTO W/B (white/black) BAL switch

AWB: White balance is automatically adjusted.

When the WHITE BAL switch on the side is positioned at [A] or [B], the adjusted value is stored in the memory.

However, if “VAR” is selected for the menu options AWB A and AWB B, the value set through the menu options is used, and this function does not work. Menu options can be found in the <WHITE BALANCE MODE> screen on the CAM OPERATION page.

Note also that when the switch is positioned at PRST this function does not work.

ABB: Back balance is automatically adjusted.

To automatically correct black shading, the AUTO W/B BAL switch must be pressed toward [ABB] for longer than five seconds.

<Note>

To stop automatic adjustment of the white or black balance in progress, set the switch to either ([AWB] or [ABB]).

If automatic adjustment is cancelled, the value in effect before automatic adjustment will be used.

USER MAIN, USER 1 and USER 2 buttons

These buttons can be assigned user-selected functions, using a menu option. Each button, when pressed, performs the assigned function.

For more information, see [4-9-4 Assigning Functions to USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 Buttons.

SHUTTER switch

Used to enable or disable the electronic shutter.

OFF: Electronic shutter disabled.

ON: Electronic shutter enabled.

SEL: Used to change the speed of the electronic shutter.

This dial switch returns to its original position. Each turn of the switch alters the shutter speed.

For more information, see [4-2 Setting the Electronic Shutter].

Gain selector switch

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 factory-set to 0 dB for L, 9 dB for M, and 18 dB for H.

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