Chapter4

Viewfinder Screen

Indications and Menus

Viewfinder Screen Indications

There are four types of indication screen which appear in the viewfinder and the video monitor connected to the MONITOR OUT connector, as follows.

•Normal indications

These show the operating state of the camera and connected VTR. (See page 52.)

•Status indications

Pressing the MENU switch to the OFF/STATUS side while the normal indications are present calls a display of current settings. (See page 51.)

•USER menu

These provide settings for the lens aperture, shutter speed, and so forth. (See page 51.)

•TOP MENU

This menu is used for user’s menu customization, picture quality settings, and storing/retrieving data to/ from a Memory Stick. (See page 55.)

Changing the Viewfinder Display

Use the MENU switch and MENU dial shown in the following figure to switch the viewfinder display among the normal indications, USER menu pages and

TOP MENU.

MENU dial

MENU switch

CANCEL STATUS

ON OFF MENU

 

 

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