Sony 300PL Camcorder User Manual


 
76 Chapter 4 Viewfinder Screen Indications and Menus
Chapter 4 Viewfinder Screen Indications and Menus
External VCR status indication (when an
external VCR is connected)
Shows the external VCR operation status.
VCR recording mode indication (when an
external VCR is connected)
Shows recording mode of the internal and external
VCRs set by the VTR TRIGGER switch.
!∞ White balance indication
The following indications appear.
SKIN DTL indication
This appears when the skin detail function is activated
(The SKIN DTL switch is set ON.)
EVS indication
This appears when the EVS (Enhanced Vertical
definition System) function is enabled. (See page
104.)
!• Lens f-stop indication
This shows the f-stop of the lens.
Notes
Depending on the lens being used, this indication
may differ slightly from the actual f-stop on the lens.
No indications appear when you use a lens with the
7-pin lens connector.
Gain indication
This shows the gain value, and the settings of the
HYPER GAIN switch and the DPR (Dual Pixel
Readout) function (see page 85) as shown in the
following table.
Filter setting indication
This shows the setting of the FILTER control.
a) When “3000” is selected in advanced menu page 3 (page
85), “3000” is displayed.
Clock indication
The clock indication is shown in one of the following
ways (according to the CLOCK IND setting of CAM,
BARS, or OFF in advanced menu page 8).
CAM: Always displayed.
BARS: Displayed whenever color bars are
displayed.
OFF: Not displayed.
If the clock indication is displayed during recording, it
is recorded onto the image.
Indication Filter setting
3200
a)
1 (3200K)
56ND 2 (5600K +
1
/8ND)
5600 3 (5600K)
56ND 4 (5600K +
1
/64ND)
Example indication Meaning
18 dB Gain setting is 18 dB.
DPR 18 dB The DPR function is enabled.
In this case the DPR function
approximately doubles the gain (an
increase of 6 dB) over the current
gain setting (in this case 18 dB).
HYPER The HYPER GAIN switch is in the
ON position.
In this case the hyper gain function
increases the gain by a factor of
about 60 with respect to 0 dB
regardless of the current gain
setting (that is, increased to 36 dB).
Indication
Meaning
PARA Simultaneous recording of the internal
and external VCRs
INT Recording on the internal VCR
EXT
Recording on the external VCR
Indication Meaning
EZ Operating in EZ mode (The ATW function is
selected.)
ATW The ATW function is selected (The ATW
button was pressed and the indicator is lit.)
W:A White balance memory A is selected.
W:B White balance memory B is selected.
W:P Preset white balance is selected.
W:M Manual adjustment is performed remotely.
Indication Meaning
CLIP CONT? Asking whether you will continue
shooting in ClipLink mode or not when
the cassette contains ClipLink data.
(The indication disappears when you
press the ClipLink CONTINUE button
or start the next shooting without
pressing it.)
CLIP END
At ClipLink shooting, capacity for only
1 to 3 clips remains.
CLIP NEAR END
Impossible to record any more clip
shots.
Viewfinder Normal Indications