Chapter4

Viewfinder Screen

Indications and Menus

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 camera and connected VTR. (See page 54.)

•Status indications

Pressing the MENU/STATUS switch up while the normal indications are present calls a display of current settings. (See page 57.)

•Basic menu

These provide settings for the lens iris, shutter speed and so forth, and also a titling screen. (See the section “Viewfinder Basic Menu” page 58.)

•Advanced menu

These provide settings for the center marker, zebra pattern, viewfinder screen indications, and so forth. (See the section “Viewfinder Advanced Menu” page 64.)

DOWN/OFF button POWER switch

UP/ON button

MENU/STATUS switch

STATUS

MENU

Changing the Viewfinder Display

Use the buttons and switches shown in the following figure to switch the viewfinder display among the normal indications, basic menu pages and advanced menu pages.

Displaying the normal indications and switching to the basic menu

To display the normal indications, move the POWER switch to the ON position.

To switch to and from the basic menu, use the MENU/ STATUS switch.

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