JVC GY-DV500 Camcorder User Manual


 
2. CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS
WARNING LED INDICATORS INSIDE THE VIEWFINDER
BATT
Lamp
REG/ALARM
Lamp
The viewfinder has two LED indicators below the screen. These
LEDs light or blink to indicate the present status of the camera
or
the VCR.
[BATT] battery lamp
This lights red when the battery voltage becomes too low for
operating the camera.
REC/ALARM lamp
This lights or blinks green under the following circumstances.
Steady green : During recording.
Blinks green : While the GY-DV500 switches from record-
pause to recording.
Immediately before the tape is running out
or when it has run out.
When an error occurs in the GY-DV500.
VIEWFINDER SCREEN DISPLAY
The following indications are displayed on the viewfinder screen. (However, this information is not displayed while the VCR section
is playing back a tape.)
Status screens (screens for use in checking the current camera settings)
Alarm message display
Safety zone display
Setting screen (screen for use in the camera and VCR setup)
Auto white balance display
Shutter speed display
Status Screens
STATUS
button
Press the STATUS button during normal screen display to show one of the status
screens in the viewfinder. One of the three status screens will be displayed every
time the button is pressed.
Status 0 Status 1 Status 2
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