Changing Camera Settings with the Screen Buttons
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Changing Camera Settings with the Screen Buttons
There are three basic ways to change the various camera settings: Using the screens that appear on the
camera’s control display and the screen buttons, using the camera menu displayed on the control display, and
using the monitoring menu displayed on monitoring devices along with the camera’s image. The menus will be
explained in the following section (
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32). This section will explain the use of the control display screens and
screen buttons. When an optional OU-700 Remote Operation Unit is connected to the camera, using the
OU-700 is identical to using the camera’s control display and buttons.
Unlike the menus, the function of the screen buttons changes dynamically depending on the button pressed on
the camera and the screen currently displayed on the control display. The current function of the screen buttons
is displayed in the gray area immediately above/below the screen button. If applicable, the current setting is
displayed within the white enclosure connected to it.
The HOME, USER, ALT, TC and PLAY buttons, each opens a different setup screen where you can change
settings or perform actions (
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Options
HOME screen: This screen is displayed by default when you turn on the camera. In this screen you can change
the frame rate, aperture and ND filter settings, shutter speed, ISO speed/gain, custom picture
settings and white balance. You can also check the status of the camera, clip name, recording
format, information about recording media and power supply.
USER screen:
You can customize this screen to your needs by assigning the functions you prefer to the 6
screen buttons.
ALT screen:
In this screen you can change settings related to autofocus (
Z
only) and the focus
assistance functions, audio, the camera’s electronic level and network functions.
TC screen:
In this screen you can change time code related settings.
PLAY screen:
In this screen you can control the playback of your recordings (playback mode).
SELECT dial: Turn to move
between options.
SET button: Confirm the
selected option.
BACK button: Return to the
previous screen without
changing the setting.
Screen button. In this example, pressing the button will open
a screen where you can change the shutter speed.
Current function of the screen button. In the
manual pressing this screen button will be
referred to as “Press [SHUTTER]”.
Current value of the shutter speed.