
E17
_______________Chapter 1
Introduction
Various types of information appear on the LCD monitor. Here are meaning of each indi-
cation and how to interpret them.
* Note that all the following indication do not indicate at the same time.
* Although a color text appears on the built-in LCD monitor, a white text appears on the TV screen.
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INTERVAL:
Appears during still picture recording
mode if the interval has been set (see page 46). This
indicates the interval at which still pictures are
recorded and can be set to 30 seconds, 1 minute or 5
minutes (see page 34). If this indicator does not
appear, normal still picture recording will be
engaged.
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Record mode:
This indicates the current recording
file type that which can be switched by pressing the
REC MODE/THUMBNAIL button. You can select
one of four modes:
: Moving picture (MPEG1 Format)
: Still picture (JPEG Format)
: Consecutive recording of still pictures
(JPEG Format, 2 pictures/sec. and 5 shots)
: Still picture with audio
(JPEG Format and MPEG Audio)
When still pictures are input from external equip-
ment:
: Still picture (2-field input) appears, instead of
.
: Still picture (1-field input) appears, instead of
. (See pages 82 and 83)
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Lap time:
This appears when you select moving
pictures or still picture with audio, and indicates the
elapsed time since the REC button was pressed.
r
Zoom bar:
This appears when the ZOOM/VOL
button is pressed during recording, and indicates the
zoom setting among 10 settings from W (wide) to T
(tele), and M (macro). The magnification in the op-
tical zoom range is shown in white, that in the digital
zoom range in yellow, and that in the macro range in
purple.
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2
If zoom is pressed, the zoom bar will be displayed for
three seconds even when the indicator “OFF”
appears in the on-screen display (see page 100).
t
Operating mode:
This indicates what mode the
MP-EG10W is in currently - recording, playback,
etc. - with letters and symbols. See “Operating Mode
Indicators” (on page 18) for details.
y
Image quality mode:
This indicates the type of
record mode when recording moving pictures: FINE
or STND.
Equipment has been set to STND at the factory, but
can be set to FINE. (See page 94)
u
Current date/time:
The current date and time
appear during recording. If incorrect date and time
appear, correct them (see page 24).
i
Message:
Appears as required.
o
Backlight corrector:
This appears when your are
recording subject with backlight corrected. (See page
38)
!0
PC card alarm:
This appears when a PC card is not
inserted or non-usable card is inserted.
!1
Battery remaining level : This indicates the battery
remaining level with graphics.
: Full charge (lights white)
: Middle level (lights white)
: Low level (flashes white)
Charge the battery in the low level (see page 20).
Connecting the AC adapter/charger causes the mid-
dle indicator to light. (
)
!2
PC card free memory area:
This indicates the
free memory area on PC card for recording in terms
of recording time left or the number of recordable
still pictures.
Viewing the On-Screen Display
[REC MODE]
On-Screen Display during Recording
w
Record mode
q
Interval
e
Lap time
r
Zoom bar
t
Operating mode
y
Image quality mode
u
Current date/time
o
Backlight corrector
!0
PC card alarm
!1
Battery remaining level
i
Message
!2
PC card free memory area