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2. CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS
1
[ALARM] Volume control
Turn to adjust the volume of the alarm tone that is output from
the monitoring loudspeaker or earphone in case of a warning
or other abnormal condition occurring with the GY-DV550.
Turn this control anticlockwise to reduce the volume. Setting
this control to the minimum position mutes the alarm tone.
2
[MONITOR] Audio monitor volume control
Adjusts the volume of the monitoring loudspeaker and
earphone. The audio is muted when this control is set to
the minimum position.
3
[STATUS] Status/menu button
• Pressing this button in the normal screen mode (condition
when menu is not shown) displays a status screen in the
viewfinder. The displayed status mode changes each time
the button is pressed.
☞
See "Status Screens" on page 27.
• Pressing this button for more than 1 second in the normal
screen mode displays the Camera Menu screen in the
viewfinder. Pressing this button while the menu screen is
displayed in the viewfinder makes the menu screen
disappear.
☞
See “How to Select from the Camera Menu” on page
77.
4
[SHUTTER/MENU] dial
• Pressing this dial once in the normal screen mode
(condition when menu is not shown) displays the shutter
speed for approximately 5 seconds. When this dial is
turned upwards while the shutter speed is displayed, the
shutter speed becomes slower. When turned downwards,
the shutter speed becomes faster. The selected shutter
speed is memorised for each file. To return the memorised
shutter speed to the factory preset, press the dial one
more time while the shutter speed is displayed.
• When this dial is turned upwards or downwards while the
menu screen is displayed, the cursor (>) also moves
upwards or downwards to allow selection of items in the
menu. To change the setting value of the item, press this
dial. When the setting value starts blinking, turn this dial
upwards or downwards to change the setting.
☞
See "How to Select from Camera Menu" on page 77.
5
[LOLUX] LOLUX On/Off button
This button toggles the LOLUX mode on and off.
• LOLUX gain gives extremely low light level sensitivity for
special applications. This will result in an increase of 33
dB (approximately 45 times) in the LOLUX mode.
• LOLUX operation takes priority over normal gain setting.
• If the unit is placed in the LOLUX mode when it is in full
auto shooting mode, the auto level control (ALC) (one of
the full auto shooting functions) will be made inactive, so
that the LOLUX mode is given preference (FAW still
remains active).
☞
See "GAIN BOOST UNDER LOLUX CONDITION" on
page 89.
6
[BLACK] Black stretch/black compression switch
Switches the gain for the dark section of the image.
Set to an appropriate position depending on the video signal
to be shot.
STRETCH
: By stretching the signal only for the dark
section, contrast in the dark portion of
the image is enhanced.
NORMAL
: Standard mode.
COMPRESS
: When an entire image is relatively light
and the contrast is low, the gain of the
dark section is compressed to increase
the contrast.
7
[FULL AUTO] Full auto shooting ON/OFF button
and indicator
• This switch toggles the full auto shooting function on and
off.
• The indicator lights when in the full auto mode.
• Full auto shooting combines the auto iris, auto level control
(ALC) to automatically adjust the video signal level and
the white balance to their optimum levels.
2-2 Right Side Section
[Camera Setting Section]
STATUS
SHUTTER
MENU
FILTER
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1
5600k+1/8ND
2
5600k+1/64ND
3
ALARM
MONITOR
OPERATE
NG
GAIN
OUTPUT WHT.BAL
VTR
ON
OFF
AUTO IRIS
LOLUX
BACK L
NORMAL
SPOT L
STRETCH
NORMAL
COMPRESS
CH-1
MIX
CH-2
RESET
OPERATE/WARNING
MONITOR
SELECT
CH-1
AUDIO
LEVEL
CH-2
FULL AUTO
BLACK
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Due to the characteristics of the CCD, the screen will
appear to be slightly colored when changing the shutter
speed greatly. After changing the shutter speed, perform
white balance again.
White balance may not work properly for high-speed
shutters.
CAUTION:
