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*The range over which the subject is sharply in focus. Thus, “reducing the depth of field” means that the range is reduced as well, and “increasing the depth of field” means that it is increasing as well.

hZEBRA button

Press to display a zebra pattern (diagonal stripes) in the viewfinder screen.

The zebra pattern is factory set to indicate picture areas where the video level is approximately 70%. However, on the VF SETTING page of the OPERATION menu, you can change the setting so that areas where the video level is 100% and above also displayed at the same time.

For details, see “Setting the viewfinder” on page 100.

iASSIGN 1/2 switches

You can assign the desired functions on the FUNCTION 1 page of the OPERATION menu.

For details, see “Assigning functions to ASSIGN switches” on page 106.

jLens locking lever

After inserting the lens in the lens mount, rotate the lens mount ring with this lever to lock the lens in position.

kMENU knob

Changes the page selection or a setting within the menu.

For details about how to use the MENU knob, see “Basic menu operations” on page 93.

lSHUTTER switch

Set to ON to use the electronic shutter. Flick to SEL to switch the shutter speed or shutter mode setting within the range previously set with the menu. When this switch is operated, the new setting appears on the setting change/ adjustment progress message display area for about 3 seconds.

For details about the shutter speed and shutter mode settings, see “Setting the electronic shutter” on page 52.

mAUDIO LEVEL knob

Adjusts the channel 1 audio input level manually. You can invalidate the setting of this knob in the F AUDIO VOL item on the AUDIO page of the MAINTENANCE menu.

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1 5600K button

 

6 MONITOR knob

 

7 ALARM knob

2 LIGHT switch

 

3 OUTPUT/DCC switch

8 LCD monitor

4 GAIN switch

9 MENU switch

 

5 POWER switch

0 WHITE BAL switch

 

a5600K button

Press to lit the button and switch the standard color temperature for shooting to 5600K. Use this button for outdoor shooting in daytime or shooting under lighting with higher temperature. While setting the wide-band white balance, the button does not function.

bLIGHT switch

Determines how a video light connected to the LIGHT connector (page 16) is turned on and off.

AUTO: When the POWER switch of the video light is in the on position, the video light is turned on automatically while the camcorder is recording.

MAN: You can turn the video light on or off manually, using its own switch.

Note

•When this switch is set to AUTO, at the beginning of the recording, the picture is recorded even though the lighting may fluctuate until the video light comes on. If the beginning of the recording is important, you should

10 Location and Function of Parts