Video Status Screen, BUTTON/REMOTE Status Screen

VIDEO Status Screen

The information on video formats and settings for the COMPONENT OUT, SDI OUT, MONITOR OUT, S VIDEO, and i.LINK connectors is displayed.

VIDEO	3 / 5
V i deo Format	: 1080/60i
Rec Mode	: HQ
YPbPr /SDI Out	: 1080/60i
V i deo Out	: NTSC
Down Conver ter	: Squeeze
i . LI NK I / O	: Disable

Video Format: Video format setting

The picture size (effective vertical lines), frame rate, and scan format set in “Video Format” of the OTHERS menu are displayed.

Rec Mode: Recording bit rate

The bit rate (HQ or SP) set in “Video Format” of the OTHERS menu is displayed.

YPbPr/SDI Out: Component and SDI output status

The picture size (effective vertical lines), frame rate, and scan format of the signal being fed from the COMPONENT OUT and SDI OUT connectors according to the “YPbPr/SDI Out Select” setting of the VIDEO SET menu are displayed.

Video Out: Output status of the MONITOR OUT and S VIDEO connectors

The format (NTSC or PAL) of the analog composite signal being fed from the MONITOR OUT connector and S VIDEO connector is displayed.

Down Converter: Down-converter setting of the SD output

The “Down Converter” setting (Squeeze, Edge Crop, Letterbox) of the VIDEO SET menu is displayed.

i.LINK I/O: i.LINK I/O status

The i.LINK I/O setting (Enable /Disable) of the OTHERS menu is displayed.

BUTTON/REMOTE Status Screen

The functions assigned to the assignable buttons and the status of the IR Remote Commander are displayed.

BUTTON / REMOTE	4 / 5
Ass i gn But ton 1 : Freeze Mi x
2	: Of f
3	: Of f
4	: Rec Rev iew
I R Remote	: On

Assign Button: Assignable button statuses

The functions assigned with the “Assign Button” of the OTHERS menu to the respective assignable buttons are displayed.

IR Remote: IR Remote Commander status

The status (On: enabled, Off: disabled) of the IR Remote Commander is displayed.

Status Displays

VIDEO Status Screen / BUTTON/REMOTE Status Screen

111 PMW-EX3 specifications

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Sony PMW-EX3 manual Video Status Screen, BUTTON/REMOTE Status Screen, 111

Models: PMW-EX3