Sony Location and Function of Parts, Front view

Location and Function of Parts

Front view

	5 VF connector
	6 Lens mount
	7 FILTER selector
	8 ZEBRA button
1 Lens mount cap	9 ASSIGN 1/2 switches
2 LENS connector
	0 Lens locking lever
	qa MENU knob
	qs SHUTTER switch
3 REC button
4 AUTO W/B BAL switch	qd AUDIO LEVEL knob

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aLens mount cap

Remove by pushing up the lens locking lever (page 10). When no lens is mounted, keep this cap fitted for protection from dust.

bLENS connector (12-pin)

Connect the lens cable. Contact your Sony representative for more information about the lens you can use.

cREC (recording start) button

Press to start recording. Press it again to stop recording. The effect is exactly the same as that of the VTR button on the lens. When the REC SWITCH function is assigned to the ASSIGN switch on the FUNCTION 1 page of the OPERATION menu, you can use the switch as the REC button.

You can select the recording format for the video signal from either DVCAM mode or DV-SP mode on the VTR MODE page of the MAINTENANCE menu.

In the recording pause state, the camcorder waits for a certain period of time in the standby-on mode and then automatically switches to standby-off mode. This length of the standby-on period with no operation can be set to either 1 minute, 3 minutes, or 5 minutes on the VTR MODE page of the MAINTENANCE menu.

dAUTO W/B BAL (automatic white/black balance

adjustment) switch

Activates the white/black balance automatic adjustment functions.

WHT: Adjusts the white balance automatically. If the WHITE BAL switch (page 11) is set to A or B, the white balance setting is stored in the corresponding memory.

BLK: Adjusts the black set and black balance automatically.

eVF (viewfinder) connector (20-pin)Connect the supplied DXF-801 Viewfinder.

fLens mount (special bayonet mount) Attach the lens.

gFILTER selector

Selects the most appropriate filter to match the light source illuminating the subject. When this selector is used with the display mode set to 3 (page 99), the new setting appears on the viewfinder screen for about 3 seconds.

FILTER selector setting and examples of shooting conditions

FILTER selector setting		Examples of shooting
		conditions
1	(CLEAR)	Studio halogen lighting
		(incandescent)
2	(1/4 ND)	Cloudy or rainy outdoor shooting,
		or to reduce the depth of field*
3	(1/16 ND)	Sunlight
4	(1/64 ND)	To reduce the depth of field in
		sunlight

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