Settings Detailed and Displays Menu 5 Chapter

The OPERATION menu

This menu contains items for changing settings according to conditions related to the subject when the camcorder is being operated.

The PAINT menu

This menu contains items for making detailed image adjustments while using a waveform monitor to monitor the waveforms output by the camera. Support of a video engineer is usually required to use this menu. Although you can also use an external remote control unit to set the items on this menu, this menu is effective when using the camcorder by itself outdoors.

The MAINTENANCE menu

This menu contains items for performing camera maintenance operations, such as changing the VTR system or using infrequently used paint items.

The FILE menu

This menu is for saving the adjusted data in the camcorder memory or in a “Memory Stick”. The following files can be saved.

The user file

In the user file, the setting items and setting data of the customized USER menu are saved. Once you save the user file in a “Memory Stick”, you can easily set the USER menu to your preference by loading the data from the “Memory Stick”.

For details on the user file, see “Saving and Loading User Files” on page 109.

The ALL file

In the ALL file, the setting data of all of the menus are saved. Once a camcorder is set according to your preferences and you save its ALL file in a “Memory Stick”, you can easily set other camcorders to the settings of the camcorder that you already set by loading the data from the “Memory Stick”.

Items included in the ALL file are marked with an “A” in the “File” column on the menu list.

The preset file

In the preset file, the preset values of setting items in the menu are saved. You can save the preset file in the built-in memory of the camcorder.

Items included in the preset file are marked with a “P” in the “File” column on the menu list.

The scene file

In the scene file, the setting values of event items adjusted to shoot a particular scene are saved. You can save up to five scene files in the camcorder memory and up to 100 scene files in a “Memory Stick”. For example, first adjust the settings to shoot a particular scene at the rehearsal and then save them as a scene file. Then load this file before the actual shooting so that you can quickly recreate setup conditions that are the same as those in rehearsal.

Items included in the scene file are marked with an “Sc” in the “File” column on the menu list.

The reference file

In the reference file, the reference setting values used when executing SCENE FILE STANDARD (page 116) are saved. You can save one reference file in a “Memory Stick”. If the reference file is not saved, the factory default values are used as reference values.

Items included in the reference file are marked with an “R” in the “File” column on the menu list.

The lens file

In the lens file, the setting data used to compensate for the characteristics of lenses, such as flare, white shading, auto iris gain, center marker position, and compensation value of extender white, is saved. You can save up to 16 lens files in the camcorder memory and up to 100 lens files in a “Memory Stick”.

Items included in the lens file are marked with an “L” in the “File” column on the menu list.

The DIAGNOSIS menu

This menu enables you to confirm the VTR status or identify a failed circuit board.

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