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Chapter 2 Description of parts — Shooting and recording/playback functions section

Shooting and recording/playback functions section

Shooting and recording (camera unit)

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1 <ND FILTER> dial (page 55)

Select the filter to suit the brightness of the subject.

<1><CLEAR>:

Does not use the ND filter.

<2><1/4ND>:

Reduce the amount of light entering the MOS sensor to 1/4.

<3><1/16ND>:

Reduce the amount of light entering the MOS sensor to 1/16.

<4><1/64ND>:

Reduce the amount of light entering the MOS sensor to 1/64.

<SHUTTER> switch (page 64)

This is the electronic shutter switch.

<OFF>:

Disables the electronic shutter.

<ON>:

Enables the electronic shutter.

<SEL>:

Changes the speed of the electronic shutter.

This switch is the spring switch. Each turn towards the <SEL> side alters the shutter speed.

3 <AUTO W/B BAL> switch (page 61)

<AWB>:

Adjusts white balance automatically. When this switch is operated with the <WHITE BAL> switch on the side set to the <A> or <B> position,

white balance is adjusted in several seconds and the adjusted value is stored in memory. When the <WHITE BAL> switch is at the <PRST> position,
the value can be changed to the preset color temperature and user-specified variable value by setting the <AUTO W/B BAL> switch towards the
<AWB> side, and setting it once again towards the <AWB> side while the color temperature is displayed.

<ABB>:

Adjusts black balance automatically.

4 USER (<USER MAIN>/<USER1>/<USER2> button) (page 67)

Assign user-selected functions to each button. Pressing each button performs the assigned function.

5 <DISP/MODE CHK> switch (page 108)

This is the spring switch to check the status of the shooting, etc.

Push this towards the <OFF> side to clear all displays except viewfinder operation status and frame displays such as the area display, and the
counter, marker, and safety zone displays.

Push this towards the <CHK> side to display in the viewfinder the setting status for all shooting functions, the list of functions assigned to the
USER button, etc. while on stand-by or while shooting. Pushing it to the <CHK> side again while information is displayed switches the display to
the next information page. The mode check information display disappears after approximately three seconds.

<GAIN> switch (page 61)

Switch the video amplifier gain according to the brightness of the subject to shoot.

The gain settings for the <L>/<M>/<H> positions can be changed using main menu

→

[SW MODE]

→

[LOW GAIN], [MID GAIN], and [HIGH GAIN].

Factory settings are L=0 dB, M=6 dB, and H=12 dB.

7 <OUTPUT>/<AUTO KNEE> selector switch

Select the video signals output to the memory, viewfinder and video monitor from the camera unit.

<CAM>/<ON>:

Video captured with the camera is output and the auto knee function is activated. Instead of the auto knee function, the dynamic

range stretcher (DRS) function can be assigned.

<CAM>/<OFF>:

Video captured with the camera is output and the auto knee function is not activated. The knee point is fixed to the level set by

menu operations.

<BARS>/<OFF>:

Color bars signal is output. The auto knee function is not activated.

NOTE

Auto knee function
When you adjust the levels to shoot people or scenery, etc. against a strongly lit background, the background will be totally whited out, and
buildings and scenery in the background will be blurred. In such a case, the auto knee function reproduces the background clearly.
The auto knee function is effective when shooting the following scenes:
- The subject is a person positioned in the shade under a clear sky.
- When shooting people in a vehicle or building as well as the background visible through a window at the same time.