Overview 1 Chapter
1 5600K button
| 6 MONITOR knob |
2 LIGHT switch | 7 ALARM knob |
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3 GAIN switch | 8 LCD monitor |
4 VDR SAVE/STBY switch | 9 MENU switch |
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5 POWER switch | 0 WHITE BAL switch |
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| qa OUTPUT/DCC switch |
a5600K button
Press to light the button and switch the standard color temperature for shooting to 5600K. Use this button for outdoor shooting in daytime or shooting under lighting with higher temperature. This button is effective only when the WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST.
bLIGHT switch
Determines how a video light connected to the LIGHT connector (see page 22) is turned on and off.
AUTO: When the POWER switch of the video light is in the on position, the video light is turned on automatically while the camcorder is recording.
MAN: You can turn the video light on or off manually, using its own switch.
Notes
•When this switch is set to AUTO, at the beginning of the recording, the picture is recorded even though the lighting may fluctuate until the video light comes on. If the beginning of the recording is important, you should set this switch to MAN. However, when using the interval recording mode, the video light is automatically turned on immediately before recording starts.
•To ensure proper operation of the video light, Sony recommends the use of the
cGAIN switch
Switches the gain of the video amplifier to match the lighting conditions during shooting. The gains corresponding to the L, M, and H settings can be selected in the menu. (The factory settings are L = 0 dB, M = 9 dB, and H = 18 dB.)
When this switch is adjusted, the new setting appears on the setting change/adjustment progress message display area of the viewfinder screen for about 3 seconds.
For details, see “Setting Gain Values for the GAIN Switch Positions” on page 139.
dVDR SAVE/STBY (VDR save/standby) switch
Switches the status of the power supply to the VDR while recording is paused (REC PAUSE).
SAVE: At the start of recording, an internal operating sound may be recorded. There is a small delay from pressing the REC button until recording starts, since the power consumption is less than in the standby state.
STBY: When the REC button is pressed, recording starts immediately.
Notes
•Even if the switch is on the SAVE side, the unit exits SAVE (power saving) mode and enters STBY (standby) mode whenever you exit REC PAUSE mode by carrying out playback to check the recorded video or by displaying the thumbnail screen (page 76). To put the unit into SAVE mode again, put the unit into REC PAUSE mode again after recording, or power the unit off and on again.
•An internal operating sound may be recorded at the start of recording when the VDR SAVE/STBY switch is set to SAVE.
ePOWER switch
Turns the main power supply on and off.
fMONITOR (monitor volume adjustment) knob Controls the volume of the sound other than the warning tone that is output via the
14 Location and Function of Parts