nViewfinder cable

oMicrophone holder

Status display on the viewfinder screen

Indicators

The following indicators are arranged above and below the viewfinder screen to show the current state and adjustments of the camcorder.

TALLY/REC

1

 

BATT

2

3

4

5

VTR

SAVE 6

aTALLY (green tally) indicator

Lights when the camcorder is the following states.

•Picture Cache mode enabled

•Disc Exchange Cache mode enabled

•Recording with HDSDI REMOTE I/F on the CAM CONFIG 1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu set to G-TLY

Flashes when the camcorder is the following states.

•Set to Auto Interval Rec mode or the consecutive mode of Manual Interval Rec mode (1 flash per second)

•Recording in Auto Interval Rec mode or recording in the consecutive mode of Manual Interval Rec mode (4 flashes per second)

•Set to the single-shot mode of Manual Interval Rec mode, or recording in that mode (2 flashes per second)

bBATT (battery) indicator

This indicator starts flashing when the battery connected to the camcorder is nearly exhausted,

and stays lit when the battery is completely exhausted.

To prevent interruption during operation, replace the battery as soon as this indicator starts flashing.

The battery power level at which the indicator starts flashing can be set on the BATTERY 1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu. For details, see page 147.

cREC (recording, red tally) indicator

Lights up while camcorder is recording.

This indicator also flashes to indicate warnings, in the same manner as the tally indicator and the camera operator tally indicator.

dViewfinder screen

eVTR SAVE indicator

This indicator lights when the VDR SAVE/STBY switch is set to SAVE, putting the VDR into power save mode.

f! (warning) indicator

This indicator lights when any of the following conditions occurs with the corresponding item set to ON on the ‘!’ LED page of the OPERATION menu.

•The gain is set to other than 0 dB.

•The SHUTTER selector is set to ON.

•The WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST.

•ATW is enabled.

•The lens extender is used.

•The FILTER selector is set to other than ND:1.

•The reference value of auto iris adjustment is not the standard value.

Layout of the status display on the viewfinder screen

The viewfinder screen displays not only the video picture but also characters and messages indicating the camcorder settings and operating status, a center marker, a safety zone marker, etc. When the menu screen is not displayed and the DISPLAY of the DISPLAY/ASPECT switch is set to ON, the items for which an ON setting was made on the VF DISP 1, VF DISP 2, or VF DISP 3 page of the OPERATION menu or with related switches are displayed at the top and bottom of the screen.

The messages that give details of the settings and adjustment progress and results can also be made to appear for about three seconds while settings

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