Panasonic AK-HC931BP manual Status displays on viewfinder screen

Status displays on viewfinder screen

Besides the images, multi-format camera settings and messages indicating operating statuses appear on the viewfinder screen. In addition, the center marker and safety zone markers are also displayed.

The setting menu VF DISPLAY screen and the items which have been set to ON using the switches related to the viewfinder display appear at the top and bottom of the screen.

When a setting has been changed or an adjustment made, a message with details of the setting, the status of the adjustment process or the adjustment result can be displayed for about 3 seconds.

Display items and where the items appear

Extender display

Shutter speed/mode display  RET SEL display

 Battery voltage display  Filter display

 White balance memory display  Gain display

 Audio CH1 and CH2 displays  Iris f-number display

 Camera warning or message display  Focus position display

 Zoom position display  MONI SEL display  Optical level display

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Extender display:

This appears when the lens extender is being used.

Shutter speed/mode display:

This indicates the shutter speed or shutter mode setting.

RET SEL display:

This indicates the return mode selected by the RET selector switch.

Battery voltage display:

This indicates the voltage of the battery currently in use.

Filter display:

This indicates the type of filter selected.

White balance memory display:

This indicates the automatic adjustment memory selected for the white balance.

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”.

Gain display:

This indicates the video amplifier’s gain setting (in dB) which has been selected by the GAIN switch.

Audio CH1 and CH2 displays:

The audio levels are displayed here (separately for audio CH1 and audio CH2).

Iris f-number display:

The approximate value of the iris setting (f-number) is displayed here.

<Note>

This display appears when a lens which has an f-number voltage output is being used.

Camera warning or message display:

A message indicating the occurrence of an alarm, the camera settings, the progress made in the adjustments, and the adjustment results appear here for about

3 seconds.

Focus position display:

The focus position is indicated here in the form of a number.

<Note>

This display appears only when a lens which has a focus position voltage output is being used.

Zoom position display:

The zoom position is indicated here in the form of a number.

<Note>

This display appears only when a lens which has a zoom position voltage output is being used.

MONI SEL display:

This indicates the video mode of the monitor output.

Optical level display:

This indicates the light sensing level of the optical fiber cable.

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