Chapter 2 Parts and their functions
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AUTO KNEE function
When shooting with the level set to people or scenes against a high-
brightness background, the background will be whitened out, and the
buildings and scene in the background will be blurred. If the AUTO KNEE
function is activated at times like this, the background will be reproduced
clearly. This function is effective for shooting in the following situations:
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When shooting people in the shade under a clear sky
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When simultaneously shooting people in a car or indoors and the
outside scenery through a window
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When shooting scenes with a strong contrast
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OUTPUT/AUTO KNEE selector switch
This switch selects the video signals which are to be output
from the camera unit to the VTR unit, viewfinder and/or
video monitor.
CAM. AUTO KNEE ON:
The images shot by the camera are output. The AUTO
KNEE circuit operates.
CAM. AUTO KNEE OFF:
The images shot by the camera are output. The
MANUAL KNEE circuit operates.
BARS:
Color bar signals are output. The AUTO KNEE circuit
does not operate.
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WHITE BAL (white balance memory selector) switch
This is used to select the method used to adjust the white
balance.
PRST:
Set the switch to this position at times when, for
instance, there is no time to adjust the white balance.
The factory setting for the white balance is 3200K, but
this can be changed to any other value by a menu
setting. For details, refer to “4-8-5 Setting the color
temperature manually.”
A or B:
When the AUTO W/B BAL switch
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is set to AWB, the
white balance is automatically adjusted, and the
adjusted value is stored in memory A or memory B. For
details, refer to “4-1-1 Ajusting the white balance.”
As the factory setting, the settings are to be allocated to
the memory. Using a menu setting, it is also possible to
allocate the setting for the auto tracking white balance
(ATW) performed with the automatic tracking system to
memory B or allocate the color temperatures of the
user's choice to memory A and memory B. For details,
refer to “4-8-5 Setting the color temperature manually.”
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MODE CHECK button
Each time this button is pressed, one of the four screen
pages (STATUS screen display, !LED screen display,
FUNCTION screen display and AUDIO screen display) is
selected and displayed on the viewfinder to indicate the
camera’s settings.
This does not affect the output signals of the camera.
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MARKER SELECT button
This is used to select the marker information displays on
the viewfinder screen. Each time it is pressed, the two
marker information display screens set by the menu are
switched in the following sequence: A (A marker display)
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B (B marker display)
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OFF (no marker display)
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A, and
so on repeatedly. Note that when the power is switched
ON, the display on the viewfinder screen immediately
before the power was switched OFF will appear.
For details, refer to “4-7-8 Marker check screen displays.”
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USER MAIN, USER 1 and USER 2 buttons
A user setting can be allocated to each of these buttons
using the setting menu. When a button is pressed, the
user setting mode allocated to it is selected.
When the button is pressed again, the selected mode is
released.
For details, refer to “4-8-4 Allocating functions to the USER
MAIN, USER1 and USER2 buttons.”
Shooting and recording (VTR unit)
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VTR START/STOP button
When this is pressed, recording starts; when it is pressed
again, recording stops. This button functions in the same
way as the lens VTR button.
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VTR SAVE/STBY (tape protection) switch
This is used to select the power supply mode when the
VTR has temporarily stopped recording (REC PAUSE
mode).
SAVE :
This is the tape protection mode. The cylinder is
stopped in the half-loading status.
Less power is consumed than at the STBY
position, and the operating time provided by the
battery is prolonged. Compared with the STBY
position, it takes longer for recording to commence
after the VTR START button
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has been pressed.
When the switch is set to this position, the VTR
SAVE lamp inside the viewfinder lights.
STBY :
At this position, recording is commenced as soon
as the VTR START button is pressed.
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When the prescribed amount of time has elapsed in the
STBY mode, the unit is automatically set to the SAVE
mode. To return the unit to the STBY mode, set the VTR
SAVE/STBY switch to SAVE, and then again to the STBY
position.
