Chapter 2 Parts and their Functions (continued)
OUTPUT/AUTO KNEE selector switch
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.
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 four types of color bar signal. For more information, see
Auto Knee function
Usually, when you adjust levels to shoot people or scenery against a strongly lit background, the background will be totally whited- out, with buildings and other objects blurred. In this case, the auto knee function reproduces the background clearly. This function is effective when:
•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
WHITE BAL (white balance memory selector) switch
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
A or B: Pressing the 
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
Your video
MODE CHECK button
Each press of this button changes the screen type in the viewfinder in the following order: STATUS, !LED,
FUNCTION, AUDIO.
This does not affect the signal output from the camera.
MARKER SELECT button
This 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 2 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
SYNCHRO SCAN ADJUSTMENT buttons
These buttons are enabled when the 
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.
Shooting and Recording/Playback Function Section (recording)
REC START/STOP button
Pressing this button starts recording, pressing again stops recording.
This button has the same function as the 
REC button on the handle and the VTR button at the lens.
SHOT MARK button
Pressing 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
SAVE ON/OFF switch
Used to select the power supply method for each output section.
ON: The output selected through the menu option SAVE SW is
OFF: Power saving is canceled.
<Note>
During recording, this switch produces no effect. The power supply method is switched after recording is finished.
VIDEO OUT CHARACTER switch
This switch controls the superimposition of characters onto the video output from the VIDEO OUT connector.
ON: Characters are superimposed.
OFF: Characters are not superimposed.
For types of characters, see
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