Viewfinder Screen Indications
There are four types of indication screen which appear in the viewfinder, as follows.
•Normal indications
These show the operating state of the camcorder. (See page 76.)
•Status indications
Pressing the MENU switch up while the normal indications are present calls a display of current settings. (See page 79.)
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Viewfinder 4 Chapter
•Basic menu
This provides settings for the lens iris, shutter speed and so forth, and also a titling screen. (See the section “Viewfinder Basic Menu” on pages 80 to 85.)
•Advanced menu
This provides settings for the center marker, zebra pattern, viewfinder screen indications, and so forth. (See the section “Viewfinder Advanced Menu” on pages 86 to 92.)
Changing the Viewfinder DisplayUse the dial and switches shown in the following figure to switch the viewfinder display among the normal indications, basic menu pages and advanced menu pages.
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Displaying the normal indications and switching to the basic menu
Display by moving the POWER switch to the ON position.
Switch by pressing the MENU switch down or press and turn the MENU dial downward.
Basic menu
Normal indications
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TAKE TCG 12:34:56:00
W:A
NG
CLIPM
198F5.6
0dB
3200
:LOW LIGHT 00 04 01 SS :1/100 10:00:00 AM
Page 1a)
mA.IRIS : ± 0
DTL LEV: ± 0
M.BLACK: ± 0
STRETCH: ± 0
SHUTTER: OFF
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mSKIN DTL: OFF
DL LEV : STD
PRE WHT : 3200
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mTITLE IND( YES mPUSH)
Menus and Indications Screen
To display the normal indications, move the POWER switch to the ON position.
To switch to and from the basic menu, use the MENU switch or MENU dial.
“CHECK DIAG” appears before basic menu page 1 when the self diagnostic function has detected an abnormality. (see page 85.)
a)If you set MENU MODE to 2 on the advanced menu page 9, the menu for selecting the 16:9/4:3 mode is added before the basic menu page 1.
b)The menu configuration differs according to the camcorder’s switch settings, the connected VCR, and the type of input signal. A
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