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Chapter 4
Viewfinder Screen Indications and Menus
Chapter 4 Viewfinder Screen Indications and Menus
Viewfinder Basic Menu
Contents and Settings of Each
Page
Each page’s contents and settings are described below.
Basic menu page 1
m
A.IRIS :
±
0
DTL LEV:
±
0
M.BLACK:
±
0
STRETCH:
±
0
SHUTTER: OFF
To display the basic menu pages, press the MENU
switch downward (to ON position) or press the MENU
dial while the normal indications are being shown in
the viewfinder. The basic menu configuration can
include up to 7 pages. (The configuration depends on
the switch settings.)
Basic Menu Operations
The common operations on all basic menu pages are
described below.
To change the page or item
The cursor is moved downward each time you press
the MENU switch down. Once the cursor has reached
the last item on a page, press down the MENU switch
to go to the next page. When the last page is being
displayed, pressing down the MENU switch returns
the display to the normal indications.
The cursor is moved upward each time you press up
the MENU switch. Once the cursor has reached the
first item on a page, pressing up the MENU switch
returns the display to the normal indications.
The cursor starts blinking when you press the MENU
dial. In this state, you can change the page or item by
turning the MENU dial.
To change settings
Align the cursor to the desired item using the MENU
switch and turn the MENU dial.
You can change settings only with the MENU dial.
Press and turn the MENU dial to align the cursor to the
desired item and press the MENU dial.
To reset any item to its shipped settings, press the
MENU dial for 2 seconds.
Item
Settings
A. IRIS
Sets a base value
for auto adjustment
of lens iris.
–1.0, –0.5, ±0 (normal value), +0.5,
+1.0
Negative adjustment values set a
narrower lens iris and positive values
set a wider lens iris.
DTL LEV
Sets the detail
(edge) emphasis.
–99 to ±0 (normal value) to +99
Negative adjustment values soften the
image’s edges and positive values
sharpen them.
M. BLACK
Sets the master
pedestal level.
–99 to ±0 (normal value) to +99
Negative adjustment values make
dark areas of the picture darker and
increase the contrast. Positive
adjustment values dark areas of the
picture lighter and reduce the
contrast.
DSR-300: 1/100 (normal value),
1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000,
EVS, CLS (60.4 Hz to 200.3 Hz)
DSR-300P: 1/60 (normal value), 1/
250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, EVS,
CLS (50.3 Hz to 201.4 Hz)
This selects either the shutter speed
or the scan frequency or EVS for the
clear scan function.
STRETCH
Sets black stretch/
compress value.
–16 to ±0 (normal value) to +15
This function adjusts the intensity of
dark areas of the screen. Negative
values make these areas darker
(black compress) and positive values
make these areas brighter (black
stretch).
SHUTTER
Sets shutter speed
or CLS/EVS setting
(see page 104).
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Basic menu page 2
m
SKIN DTL: OFF
DL LEV : STD
Basic menu page 3
This menu is displayed only when an external sync
signal is input to the VCR connected to the camera
head.
m
SC PHASE: 000
H PHASE : 100
Basic menu page 4
MARKER : ON
m
DUR TIME:
MM:SS
00:00
Setting the recording time in seconds
Move the cursor to DUR TIME, then press the MENU
dial.
A value of seconds appears.
MARKER : OFF
m
DUR TIME:
MM:SS
00:25
If you turn the MENU dial when “59” is displayed, the
number under “MM” increased by one.
Item
Settings
SKIN DTL
Sets the amount of
skin detail
correction.
0.0 to 0.5 (normal value) to 1.0
Smaller values set a softer skin detail.
LOW, STD (normal value), HIGH
Set the amount of DynaLatitude
effects as high level, standard level
(STD), or low level.
DL LEV
Sets the
DynaLatitude level.
Item
Settings
SC PHASE
Sub carrier phase
adjustment for when
the camcorder is
genlocked.
a)
000 (normal value) to 999
H. PHASE
Horizontal phase
adjustment for when
the camcorder is
genlocked.
a)
000 to 100 (normal value) to 199
Item
Settings
MARKER
Sets marker display ON/OFF.
ON (normal value), OFF
Markers are displayed
when this setting is ON
and is not displayed
when it is OFF.
When the setting is ON,
go to advanced menu
page 4 to select the type
of marker
(see page 86).
DUR TIME
Sets the recording time
Setting the recoriding time
before shooting helps you with
making scenes of equal
duration.
When shooting with displaying
the recording time of the current
cut in the viewfinder (with the
REC TIME switch set to DUR),
the recording time indication
flashes to remind you that the
recording time has passed.
00:00 to 59:59 (minute
to second)
See “Setting the
recording time in
seconds”.
a) This applies when using an external sync signal to
synchronize operation of several camcorders (see page
63).
