Sony PMW-500, Operation Manual

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Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls
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a) By connecting stereo headphones to the EARPHONE
jack, you can hear the audio in stereo. (Under
MAINTENANCE >Audio in the setup menu,
Headphone Out must be set to STEREO.)
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ASSIGN. (assignable) 0 switch
You can assign the desired function to this switch
on OPERATION >Assignable SW in the setup
menu
(see page 156)
.
Off is assigned to this switch when the camcorder
is shipped from the factory.
This is a momentary type switch. Each press of
the switch turns the function assigned to this
switch on or off.
g
GAIN selector
Switches the gain of the video amplifier to match
the lighting conditions during shooting. The gains
corresponding to the L, M, and H settings can be
selected on OPERATION >Gain Switch in the
setup menu
(see page 119)
. (The factory settings
are L=0 dB, M=6 dB, and H=12 dB.)
When this switch is adjusted, the new setting
appears on the viewfinder screen for about three
seconds.
h
OUTPUT/DCC (output signal/dynamic
contrast control) switch
Switches the video signal output from the camera
module, between the following two.
BARS:
Output the color bar signal.
CAM:
Output the video signal being shot. When
this is selected, you can switch DCC
1)
on and
off.
1)
DCC (Dynamic Contrast Control):
Against a very
bright background with the iris opening adjusted to the
subject, objects in the background will be lost in the
glare. The DCC function will suppress the high
intensity and restore much of the lost detail and is
particularly effective in the following cases.
• Shooting people in the shade on a sunny day
• Shooting a subject indoors, against a background
through a window
• Any high contrast scene
i
WHITE BAL (white balance memory)
switch
Controls adjustment of the white balance.
PRST:
Adjust the color temperature to the preset
value (the factory default setting: 3200K).
Use this setting when you have no time to
adjust the white balance.
A or B:
Recall the white balance adjustment
settings already stored in A or B. Push the
AUTO W/B BAL switch
(see page 17)
on
the WHITE side, to automatically adjust the
white balance, and save the adjustment
settings in memory A or memory B.
B (ATW
1)
):
When this switch is set to B and
OPERATION >White Setting >White
Switch<B> is set to [ATW] in the setup
menu, ATW is activated.
You can use the AUTO W/B BAL switch
even when ATW is in use.
When this switch is adjusted, the new setting
appears on the viewfinder screen for about three
seconds.
1)
ATW (Auto Tracing White Balance):
The white
balance of the picture being shot is adjusted
automatically for varying lighting conditions.
j
MENU ON/OFF switch
To use this switch, open the cover.
This switch is used to display the menu on the
viewfinder screen or the test signal screen. Each
time the switch is pushed down, the menu screen
is turned on and off.
The function of this switch is the same as that of
the MENU button in the thumbnail screen
operations section.
Note
This switch has different functions depending on
whether or not a menu is displayed.
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MENU CANCEL/PRST (preset) /
ESCAPE switch
To use the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ESCAPE
switch, open the cover.
Note
It is not possible to turn off the menu screen by closing
the cover.
Use the switch in the following way when the
menu is not displayed.
CANCEL/PRST:
Each time this switch is
pushed upward, a window to confirm the
menu settings and status of the camcorder
appears on the viewfinder screen
(see
page 66)
. The window consists of five pages,
which are switched each time the switch is
pushed upward. Each page is displayed for
about 10 seconds.
ESCAPE:
To clear the page immediately after
display, push this switch down to the OFF
position.