Sony PMW-500 Camcorder User Manual


 
Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls
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Chapter 1 Overview
g Wireless receiver reception level
When a wireless receiver is installed in the
camcorder, “W” appears together with four
segment reception level indicators for each of the
channels (1 to 4) that can be used by the receiver.
The indications are as follows.
In normal situation: The number of white
segments indicates the strength of the signal
level.
Muting (for an analog receiver) or error rate
aggravation (for a digital receiver): The
number of grey segments indicates the
strength of the signal level.
Reception level over peak: “P” is displayed
instead of the indicators.
1)
Tuner battery is low: The channel number and
indicator of the corresponding channel
flash.
1)
1)When an optional DWR-S01D is used
h Battery remaining/voltage capacity
The following is displayed depending on the type
of power source.
i External power input
Appears when power is supplied from an external
power source connected to the DC IN connector.
j Color temperature
Displays a color temperature calculated from the
gain of R and B, in the range 1.5 K to 50.0 K (in
steps of 0.1 K). The +/– signs may be displayed
depending on the Offset White setting (see
page 124).
No display: Offset White is OFF
+: The value of Offset White is greater than
3200K.
–: The value of Offset White is less than 3200K.
k Number of system lines
Indicates the number of system lines (1080/720/
576/480/486
1)
) of video currently being recorded
or played back.
1)In SD mode, when OPERATION >Format >Country
is set to other than [PAL Area] in the setup menu.
In UDF mode: 486
In FAT mode: 480
In UDF mode, the system frequency is also
displayed here.
l Video format
Indicates the video format for recording (59.94i/
29.97P/23.98P/50i/25P/59.94P/50P) or the video
format of clip being currently played back (see
page 51).
The video aspect ratio (16:9 or 4:3) can also be
displayed when the recording format is set to
IMX50 or DVCAM.
m Depth of field indication (when the
serial lens is mounted and when the
CBK-VF01 is used)
Error/warning indication
A bar indicates the depth of field. The display unit
is meters or feet, as selected by OPERATION
>Display On/Off >Lens Info in the setup menu.
An error or warning message is displayed here
depending on the situation.
Under this area, you can also display the name of
the next clip to be recorded (see page 127).
n Special recording mode indication
The following is displayed when the camcorder is
in a special recording mode.
Frame Rec (Frame Recording mode)
Interval Rec (Interval Recording mode)
S&Q Motion (Slow & Quick Motion mode)
o Special recording mode settings
indication
Appears when the camcorder is in a special
recording mode.
S&Q STBY Standby in Slow & Quick Motion
mode
CALL
(displayed in
red)
Being called from a connected
device
BREVIEW During recording review
Type of power
source
What is displayed
InfoLithium
battery
Remaining battery capacity icon
and remaining recording time
Anton Bauer
battery
Remaining battery capacity (%
indication)
Other type than
above
Input voltage
Indication Meaning