Viewfinder Basic Menu

To display the basic menu pages, press the MENU switch downward (to ON position) or press the MENU dial while the normal indications are being shown in the viewfinder. The basic menu configuration can include up to 7 pages. (The configuration depends on the switch settings.)

Contents and Settings of Each Page

Each page’s contents and settings are described below.

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Basic Menu Operations

The common operations on all basic menu pages are described below.

To change the page or item

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mA.IRIS : ± 0￿

DTL LEV: ± 0￿

M.BLACK: ± 0￿

STRETCH: ± 0￿

SHUTTER: OFF￿

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The cursor is moved downward each time you press the MENU switch down. Once the cursor has reached the last item on a page, press down the MENU switch to go to the next page. When the last page is being displayed, pressing down the MENU switch returns the display to the normal indications.

The cursor is moved upward each time you press up the MENU switch. Once the cursor has reached the first item on a page, pressing up the MENU switch returns the display to the normal indications.

The cursor starts blinking when you press the MENU dial. In this state, you can change the page or item by turning the MENU dial.

To change settings

Align the cursor to the desired item using the MENU switch and turn the MENU dial.

You can change settings only with the MENU dial. Press and turn the MENU dial to align the cursor to the desired item and press the MENU dial.

To reset any item to its shipped settings, press the MENU dial for 2 seconds.

Item

Settings

 

 

A. IRIS

–1.0, –0.5, ±0 (normal value), +0.5,

Sets a base value

+1.0

for auto adjustment

Negative adjustment values set a

of lens iris.

narrower lens iris and positive values

 

set a wider lens iris.

 

 

DTL LEV

–99 to ±0 (normal value) to +99

Sets the detail

Negative adjustment values soften the

(edge) emphasis.

image’s edges and positive values

 

sharpen them.

 

 

M. BLACK

–99 to ±0 (normal value) to +99

Sets the master

Negative adjustment values make

pedestal level.

dark areas of the picture darker and

 

increase the contrast. Positive

 

adjustment values dark areas of the

 

picture lighter and reduce the

 

contrast.

 

 

STRETCH

–16 to ±0 (normal value) to +15

Sets black stretch/

This function adjusts the intensity of

compress value.

dark areas of the screen. Negative

 

values make these areas darker

 

(black compress) and positive values

 

make these areas brighter (black

 

stretch).

 

 

SHUTTER

DSR-300:1/100 (normal value),

Sets shutter speed

1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000,

or CLS/EVS setting

EVS, CLS (60.4 Hz to 200.3 Hz)

(see page 104).

DSR-300P:1/60 (normal value), 1/

 

250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, EVS,

 

CLS (50.3 Hz to 201.4 Hz)

 

This selects either the shutter speed

 

or the scan frequency or EVS for the

 

clear scan function.

 

 

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