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CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS
Right Side Section
1Monitoring speaker (Cheek pad)
• In the Camera mode, the input sound can be EE moni-
tored.
In the VTR mode, the speaker outputs the VTR playback
sound.
The sound to be output is selected with the MONITOR
SELECT switch e on page 18.
• The sound level is adjusted with the MONITOR sound
level volume 3. This speaker also outputs various
warning sounds superimposed on other sound.
X See “Alarm Sound” on page 91.
2Cheek pad set screw
Screw for adjusting the height of the cheek pad.
3[MONITOR] Audio monitor volume control
Adjusts the volume of the monitoring loudspeaker and ear-
phone.
4[VF BRIGHT] Viewfinder brightness adjustment
To adjust the brightness of the viewfinder.
X See page 43.
5[PEAKING] Contour adjustment
To adjust the contours of the LCD monitor and viewfinder
image.
* When the Focus Assist function is running, this control
does not operate.
X See page 43.
6[FOCUS ASSIST] Focus assist button
When you press this button during shooting, the area of
focus is displayed in blue, red or green, making it easy to
focus accurately.
X See “LCD/VF [1/3] Menu Screen” on page 74.
7Clamp
Attach the cable from the viewfinder here.
8[USER1/2/3] User buttons
You can assign camera functions to the USER1 - 3 but-
tons.
Use them to switch shooting conditions depending upon
the subject.
Set them using the USER1 - 3 items in the SWITCH MODE
menu screen.
X See page 71.
MEMO
• The USER buttons work together with the menu settings.
• When a menu screen is being displayed, they also func-
tion as menu operation buttons. X See “Setting Menu
Screens” on page 62.
9[SHUTTER] Shutter/Menu dial
• Every time this dial is pressed while in the normal screen
mode (when the menu screen is not displayed), the
shutter speed switches between on/off.
• When this dial is turned 1 click up or down in the normal
screen mode, the shutter speed indicator is shown for
about 3 seconds on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder.
The shutter speed is changed when this dial is turned
while the shutter speed indicator is shown.
X See page 71.
• When this dial turned upward or downward while the
menu screen is displayed, the cursor (K) also moves
upward or downward to allow selection of items in the
menu. To change the setting value of the item, press this
dial. When the setting value starts blinking, turn this dial
upward or downward to change the setting.
X See “Setting Menu Screens” on page 62.
0[ND FILTER] ND filter switch
Switches the built-in ND filter.
When you change this switch, the type of the new ND filter
is displayed in the LCD monitor or viewfinder.
CAUTION
If you switch the ND filter while shooting is in progress, the
picture may be disturbed or noise may occur in the audio.
X See “Camera Settings” on page 47.
a[STATUS] Status/Menu button
• Pressing this button in the normal screen mode (condi-
tion in which the menu screen is not shown) displays a
status screen in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor.
The displayed status screen changes each time the but-
ton is pressed.
X See “Status Screens” on page 19.
• Pressing this button for more than 1 second in the nor-
mal screen mode displays the menu screen in the view-
finder or on the LCD monitor. Pressing this button while
the menu screen is displayed in the viewfinder or on the
LCD monitor makes the menu screen disappear.
X See “Setting Menu Screens” on page 62.
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STATUS
MENU
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OFF : Turns the filter OFF (FILTER OFF)
1:
Cuts the light intensity to approximately 1/4. (1/4ND)
2:
Cuts the light intensity to approximately 1/16. (1/16ND)