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Indicators in the Viewfinder
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2-9 Indicators in the
Viewfinder
Several indicators are provided above and below the
viewfinder screen to indicate the current state and
adjustments of the camera.
a
TALLY (green tally) indicator
Lights in green when the camcorder is in Picture Cache
mode.
Also, this indicator blinks in green when the camcorder is
in auto Interval Rec mode or manual Interval Rec mode.
When HD SDI REMOTE I/F
is set to G-TLY
on the FUNCTION 3 page of the MAINTENANCE menu,
this indicator lights in green when the HDW-250/S280
connected to the HD-SDI OUT connector starts recording.
When HD SDI REMOTE I/F
is set to G-TLY
on the FUNCTION 3 page of the MAINTENANCE menu,
this indicator does not light in green even in Picture Cache
mode.
b
REC (recording/red tally) indicators
Light in red during recording. They also warn by flashing.
For more information, see “8-4 Operation Warnings” on
page 139.
When HD SDI REMOTE I/F
is set to R-TLY
on the FUNCTION 3 page of the MAINTENANCE menu,
this indicator lights in red while the HDW-250/S280
connected to the HD-SDI OUT connector is recording,
even when a cassette is not loaded in the camcorder.
c
BATT (battery) indicator
Starts flashing when power level of the battery connected
to the camcorder has been reduced, and stays lit when the
battery is exhausted.
To prevent interruption during operation, replace the
battery as soon as this indicator starts flashing.
The level at which the indicator starts flashing can be set
on the BATTERY page
of the
MAINTENANCE menu.
d
(warning) indicator
Lights up when the camcorder is used under one or more
of the following conditions and if the corresponding items
have been set to ON on the ‘!’ LED page of the USER
menu.
• The gain is set to anything but 0 dB.
• The SHUTTER selector is ON.
• The WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST.
• The 5600K mode is set to ON.
• ATW is being used.
• The lens extender is being used.
• The FILTER selector is set to anything but ND:1/CC:B.
• The reference value of the auto iris adjustment is
anything but the standard value.
You can change the criteria for whether
indicator lights
or does not light on the ‘!’ LED STD page of the USER
menu.
For details, see “5-2-4 Selecting the Items for Which the ‘!’
LED is to Light” on page 86.
e
VTR SAVE indicator
Lights up when the VTR section is set to power save mode
by setting the VTR SAVE/STBY switch to SAVE.
Note
a
TALLY indicator
b
REC indicators
c
BATT indicator
d
indicator
e
VTR SAVE indicator
Viewfinder screen
