Operating and connectors section

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aREC START (recording start) button

Press to start recording. Press it again to stop recording. The effect is the same as that of the REC button on the lens.

bSHUTTER selector

Set to ON to use the electronic shutter. Flick to SELECT to switch the shutter speed or shutter mode setting within the range previously set with the menu. When this switch is operated, the new setting appears on the setting change/adjustment progress message display area for about three seconds.

For details about the shutter speed and shutter mode settings, see “Setting the Electronic Shutter” on page 60.

cFILTER selector

Selects from the four neutral density (ND) filters built into this unit.

 

 

 

 

 

Position number

ND filter

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter

1

CLEAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

1/4 ND (attenuates light to

 

 

approximately 1/ )

 

 

1

 

4

 

 

3

1/16 ND (attenuates light to

Overview

 

 

approximately 1/

)

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

4

1/64 ND (attenuates light to

 

 

approximately 1/

)

 

 

 

64

 

 

 

When this selector is used with the menu item for filter selection display set to ON (see page 172), the new setting appears on the viewfinder screen for about three seconds.

You can change a MAINTENANCE menu setting so that different white balance settings can be stored for different FILTER selector positions. This allows you to automatically obtain optimum white balance for the current shooting conditions in linkage with the filter selection.

For details, see “Adjusting the white balance” on page 56.

dMENU knob

Changes the page selection or a setting within the menu.

For details about how to use the MENU knob, see “Menu Operations” on page 163.

eEARPHONE jack (monaural, minijack)

You can monitor the E-E 1) sound during recording and playback sound during playback. When an alarm is indicated, you can hear the alarm sound through the earphone. You can use this with the EARPHONE jack on the rear of the unit at the same time. Plugging an earphone into the jack automatically cuts off the built-in speaker.

1)E-E:Abbreviation of “Electric-to-Electric”. In E-E mode, video and audio signals input to the camcorder are output after passing through internal electric circuits only. This can be used to check input signals.

fAUTO W/B BAL (automatic white/ black balance adjustment) switch

Activates the automatic white/black balance adjustment functions.

WHT: Adjusts the white balance automatically. If the WHITE BAL switch (see page 19) is set to A or B, the white balance setting is

Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 17