Menus and Indications Screen Viewfinder 4 Chapter

Viewfinder Normal Indications

Indication

Meaning

 

 

CLIP CONT?

Asking whether you will continue

 

shooting in ClipLink mode or not when

 

the cassette contains ClipLink data.

 

(The indication disappears when you

 

press the ClipLink CONTINUE button

 

or start the next shooting without

 

pressing it.)

 

 

CLIP NEAR END

At ClipLink shooting, capacity for only

 

1 to 3 clips remains.

 

 

CLIP END

Impossible to record any more clip

 

shots.

!£ External VCR status indication (when an external VCR is connected)

Shows the external VCR operation status.

!¢ VCR recording mode indication (when an external VCR is connected)

Shows recording mode of the internal and external VCRs set by the VTR TRIGGER switch.

Indication

Meaning

 

 

PARA

Simultaneous recording of the internal

 

and external VCRs

 

 

INT

Recording on the internal VCR

 

 

EXT

Recording on the external VCR

 

 

!￿ White balance indication

The following indications appear.

Indication

Meaning

 

 

EZ

Operating in EZ mode (The ATW function is

 

selected.)

 

 

ATW

The ATW function is selected (The ATW

 

button was pressed and the indicator is lit.)

 

 

W:A

White balance memory A is selected.

 

 

W:B

White balance memory B is selected.

 

 

W:P

Preset white balance is selected.

 

 

W:M

Manual adjustment is performed remotely.

 

 

!§ SKIN DTL indication

This appears when the skin detail function is activated (The SKIN DTL switch is set ON.)

!¶ EVS indication

This appears when the EVS (Enhanced Vertical definition System) function is enabled. (See page 104.)

!• Lens f-stop indication

This shows the f-stop of the lens.

Notes

•Depending on the lens being used, this indication may differ slightly from the actual f-stop on the lens.

•No indications appear when you use a lens with the 7-pin lens connector.

!ª Gain indication

This shows the gain value, and the settings of the HYPER GAIN switch and the DPR (Dual Pixel Readout) function (see page 85) as shown in the following table.

Example indication

Meaning

18 dB

Gain setting is 18 dB.

 

 

DPR 18 dB

The DPR function is enabled.

 

In this case the DPR function

 

approximately doubles the gain (an

 

increase of 6 dB) over the current

 

gain setting (in this case 18 dB).

 

 

HYPER

The HYPER GAIN switch is in the

 

ON position.

 

In this case the hyper gain function

 

increases the gain by a factor of

 

about 60 with respect to 0 dB

 

regardless of the current gain

 

setting (that is, increased to 36 dB).

@º Filter setting indication

This shows the setting of the FILTER control.

Indication

Filter setting

 

 

 

3200a)

1

(3200K)

56ND

2

(5600K

+ 1/8ND)

5600

3

(5600K)

 

 

 

 

56ND

4

(5600K

+ 1/64ND)

a)When “3000” is selected in advanced menu page 3 (page 85), “3000” is displayed.

@¡ Clock indication

The clock indication is shown in one of the following ways (according to the CLOCK IND setting of CAM, BARS, or OFF in advanced menu page 8).

CAM: Always displayed.

BARS: Displayed whenever color bars are displayed.

OFF: Not displayed.

If the clock indication is displayed during recording, it is recorded onto the image.

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