Sony DSR-500WSL, DSR-500WSPL Viewfinder Normal Indications, OFF:, CAM:, BARS:, qj EVS indication, ql Gain indication, wa Clock indication, qh SKIN DTL indication

Menus and Indications Screen Viewfinder 4 Chapter

Viewfinder Normal Indications

Indication	Meaning
CLIP CONT?	Asking whether you will continue
	shooting in ClipLink mode or not when
	the cassette contains ClipLink data.
	(The indication disappears when you
	press the ClipLink CONTINUE button
	or start the next shooting without
	pressing it.)
CLIP NEAR END	At ClipLink shooting, capacity for only
	1 to 3 clips remains.
CLIP END	Impossible to record any more clip
	shots.

Note

If the message appears other than above, contact your Sony dealer.

qd External VCR (connected to the VTR connector (26-pin)) status indication (when an external VCR is connected)

Shows the external VCR operation status.

qf VCR (connected to the VTR connector (26-pin)) recording mode indication (when an external VCR is connected)

Shows recording mode of the internal and external VCRs set by the VTR TRIGGER switch.

Indication	Meaning
PARA	Simultaneous recording of the internal
	and external VCRs
INT	Recording on the internal VCR
EXT	Recording on the external VCR

qg White balance indication The following indications appear.

Indication	Meaning
EZ	Operating in EZ mode (The ATW function is
	selected.)
ATW	The ATW function is selected (The ATW
	button was pressed and the indication is lit.)
W:A	White balance memory A is selected.
W:B	White balance memory B is selected.
W:P	Preset white balance is selected.
W:M	Manual adjustment is performed remotely.

qh SKIN DTL indication

This appears when the skin detail function is activated (The SKIN DTL switch is set ON.)

qj EVS indication

This appears when the EVS (Enhanced Vertical definition System) function is enabled. (See page 116.)

qk Lens f-stop indication

This shows the f-stop of the lens.

Note

Depending on the lens being used, this indication may differ slightly from the actual f-stop on the lens.

ql Gain indication

This shows the gain value, and the settings of the HYPER GAIN switch (see page 88) and the DPR (Dual Pixel Readout) function as shown in the following table.

Example indication	Meaning
18 dB	Gain setting is 18 dB.
DPR 18 dB	The DPR function is enabled.
	In this case the DPR function
	approximately doubles the gain (an
	increase of 6 dB) over the current
	gain setting (in this case 18 dB).
HYPER	The HYPER GAIN switch is in the
	ON position.
	In this case, the hyper gain function
	increases the gain about 60 times
	(36 dB) for 0 dB regardless of the
	current gain setting. You can also
	increase the gain about 120 times
	(42 dB) by switching the menu.

w; Filter setting indication

This shows the setting of the FILTER control.

Indication	Filter setting
3200	1	(3200K)
56ND	2	(5600K	+ 1/8ND)
5600	3	(5600K)
56ND	4	(5600K	+ 1/64ND)

wa Clock indication

The clock indication is shown in one of the following ways (according to the CLOCK IND setting of OFF, CAM, or BARS in advanced menu page 8). (See page 91.)

OFF: Not displayed.

CAM: Always displayed.

BARS: Displayed whenever color bars are displayed.

If the clock indication is displayed during recording, it is recorded onto the image.

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