80
b
Notes
• Make sure that your finger does not cover the
infrared light emitter (p. 6) when shooting.
• The light is effective up to a distance of
approximately 3 meters.
x
ON/OFF
B
OFF
Does not display color bars.
ON
Displays color bars on the LCD screen,
records them on recording media, and
outputs audio tone signals.
This function helps you to adjust colors
when you view movies recorded with your
camcorder on a TV or a monitor.
b
Notes
• This function is automatically set to [OFF]
when you switch the format, perform the
function by the MENU button, or turn off the
camcorder.
• The [COLOR BAR] setting cannot be changed
during recording or during Focus Magnifier
operation.
x
TONE
B
OFF
Does not output audio tone signals.
ON
Outputs audio tone signals (1 kHz: full bit,
–18dB).
Set [ON/OFF] to [ON], too.
z
Tips
• You can assign [ON/OFF] to an ASSIGN button
• If you record color bars with [TONE] set to
[OFF], the camcorder records sound from the
microphone.
COLOR BAR
PICTURE PROFILE
(REC/OUT SET)
menu
Recording settings, input and output
settings (REC SET/VIDEO OUT, etc.)
The default settings are marked with
B
.
See page 72 for details on selecting
menu items.
x
REC FORMAT
See page 36.
x
SIMUL/RELAY REC
See page 31.
x
REC BUTTON SET
See page 31.
x
DV MODE
See page 37.
x
WIDE REC
You can set the aspect ratio when recording in
DV.
B
OFF (
)
Records in 4:3.
ON
Records in 16:9.
b
Note
• When recording at a setting other than DV, the
aspect ratio is fixed to 16:9, and the 4:3 aspect
ratio is not available.
x
CANCEL DV MODE
See page 37.
Press the MENU button
t
select
(REC/OUT SET) with the
V
/
v
/
B
/
b
/SET
button.
REC SET
(CAMERA SET) menu (Continued)
