Sony PMW-500, Operation Manual

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Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls
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5600:
When the assignable switch to which Color
Temp SW 5600K has been assigned is on
6300:
When the assignable switch to which Color
Temp SW 6300K has been assigned is on
m
Gain value
Indicates the gain value (in dB) of the video
amplifier, as set by the GAIN selector.
n
Shutter
Indicates the shutter speed or the shutter mode.
For details, see “Setting the Electronic Shutter”
(page 57).
o
Audio level meters
Indicate the audio levels of channel 1 and
channel 2.
p
Remaining media capacity
The available time for recording with the current
video format (recording bit rate) is calculated
according to the remaining space of each media
and indicated in time units of minutes. A lock
icon appears if the media is write-protected.
q
Histogram (when the CBK-VF01 is
used)
Shows a pixel distribution of video luminance (in
HD mode only).
r
Iris position (when the lens is mounted)
Indicates the iris position and the setting for iris
override (reference value for the lens iris)
(see
page 59)
.
The iris override setting is indicated by four
segments indicator as follows.
Reference
value Indicator
+0.25
x
Lower left segment is lit in grey.
+0.5
x
x
Left two segments are lit in grey.
+0.75
x
xx
Left two segments and lower
right segment are lit in grey.
+1
xx
xx
All segments are lit in grey.
–0.25
s
Lower left segment is lit in
white.
–0.5
s
s
Left two segments are lit in
white.
–0.75
s
ss
Left two segments and lower
right segment are lit in white.
–1
ss
ss
All segments are lit in white.
Reference
value Indicator