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g PEAKING control*1

Sharpens the edges in the picture. Turning the control

clockwise increases the sharpness. The peaking can

be adjusted from off to 16 dB.

h BATT (battery) indicator

This indicator blinks when the voltage output of the camera battery drops. When the battery reaches a point that it may no longer be used, the indicator will light up. To prevent camera shut down due to the battery running down, change the battery as soon as possible after this indicator begins blinking.

The threshold battery voltage value to make this indicator begin blinking is set by the camera. For details, refer to the manual for the camera.

i Green tally lamps

Light up when the camera receives a green tally signal.

j Lift-lock release knob 1 (HDVF-C750W only) Adjust the viewfinder height using lift-lock release knob 2 p together with this knob.

k External tally lamp

Lights up red in response to a red tally signal. Can be used to display the camera number by attaching one of the supplied number plates (0 through 9).

l External tally dimmer control

Adjusts the brightness of the external tally lamp. Use a screwdriver to turn the control counterclockwise to increase the brightness, or clockwise to dim the lamp.

m TALLY ON/OFF switch

Controls the external tally lamp k. When set to ON, the external tally lamp will operate. When set to OFF, the lamp will not operate (will not light in response to a tally signal).

n Blanking marker ON/OFF switch

Turns the display of the blanking marker on and off.

o Tally dimmer switch

Adjusts the brightness of the red tally lamps c, the green tally lamps i, the (attention) indicator b, and the BATT (battery) indicator h on the front panel.

p Lift-lock release knob 2 (HDVF-C750W only) Adjust the viewfinder height using lift-lock release knob 1 j together with this knob.

q CAMERA connector (HDVF-C750W: Round type 20-pin, HDVF-C700W: D-sub 25-pin)

HDVF-C750W: Connect to the camera’s viewfinder connector using the supplied connecting cable. HDVF-C700W: The CAMERA connector is on the bottom of the viewfinder. Connect to the camera’s viewfinder connector.

r Clamper (HDVF-C750W only) Clamps the supplied connecting cable.

s Mounting wedge

To attach the viewfinder to a camera, the mounting wedge is inserted into the V-shaped groove on the top of the camera.

*1 These controls have no effect on the camera’s video output signals.

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Sony 950, 930, 900 manual Peaking control*1, Green tally lamps, Blanking marker ON/OFF switch, Tally dimmer switch