Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts
Chapter 2
Locations and Functions of Parts
2-3(E)
7
AUTO W/B BAL (white and black balance
automatic adjustment) switch
1)
Used to automatically adjust white and black balance.
WHT: Automatically adjust white balance.
BLK: Automatically adjust black balance.
8
CAMERA/VTR switch
1)
Used to select control signals sent to a VTR connected
to the camera. The operation of the VTR at the start of
recording for each setting is shown in the table below.
9
GAIN switch
1)
Used to select the gain of the video amplifier based on
lighting conditions. The gain values for the L, M, and
H settings may be set using the menus. When shipped
from the factory, the values set are L = 0 dB,
M = 6 dB, and H = 12 dB.
For information on setting the gain values, see “4-6-4
Setting Gain Values for the GAIN Switch Positions” on page
4-19(E).
When the MESSAGE setting on the VF DISPLAY
page of the OPERATION menu is set to ON, the
newly selected gain value will be displayed in the
setting change/adjustment progress message display
area of the viewfinder screen for three seconds when
the gain setting is changed using this switch.
Example: “GAIN: 12 dB”
0
OUTPUT (output signal selection)/AUTO KNEE
switch
1)
Used to select the signal (color bar signal or camera’s
video signal) to be used as output to a VTR, the
viewfinder, or a video monitor. When the camera’s
video signal is being used as output, the auto knee
function may be used.
The relationship between the switch setting and the
output signal and auto knee function is shown in the
table below.
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WHITE BAL (white balance memory selection)
switch
1)
Used to select the white balance adjustment method, or
the memory used to store the adjusted value.
PRST (preset): White balance is adjusted to a
preset value corresponding to a color
temperature of 3200K.
A or B: Selects memory A or B. When the AUTO
W/B BAL switch is set to WHT, the white
balance will be automatically adjusted
according to the setting of the FILTER control.
The adjusted value will be stored in the selected
memory. Each memory can store up to four
adjusted values, for a total of 8.
When the MESSAGE setting on the VF DISPLAY
page of the OPERATION menu is set to ON, the new
setting will be displayed in the setting
change/adjustment progress message display area of
the viewfinder screen for three seconds when the
setting is changed using this switch.
Example: “WHITE: Ach” or “WHITE: PRESET”
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DISPLAY switch
You can turn on or off the displays (safety zone
marker, center marker, text displays) and menu screens
on the viewfinder screen.
ON: Text describing the camera’s operation status
will be displayed on the viewfinder screen.
OFF: All viewfinder screen displays will be turned
off.
MENU: Setup menus will be displayed on the
viewfinder screen.
See “4-6 Setup Using the OPERATION Menu” on
page 4-15(E) for information on the setup menus and how to
use them.
CAMERA VTR
Function
OFF
SAVE
Turn off the camera power.
ON
SAVE
Camera power is on. When the VTR
START button is pressed, recording will
begin after a few seconds.
ON
STBY
Turn on the camera power. When the
VTR START button is pressed,
recording will begin immediately.
OUTPUT AUTO KNEE Function
BARS
OFF
Output is a color bar signal.
CAM
OFF
Output is the camera’s video signal.
The auto knee circuit is disabled.
CAM
ON
Output is the camera’s video signal.
The auto knee circuit is enabled.
1) Disabled when the camera control unit is connected
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