Viewfinder Screen Indications; Changing The Viewfinder Display - Sony 500WSPL Operating Instructions Manual

Viewfinder Screen Indications

There are four types of indication screen which appear
in the viewfinder, as follows.
• Normal indications
These show the operating state of the camcorder.
(See page 76.)
• Status indications
Pressing the MENU switch up while the normal
indications are present calls a display of current
settings. (See page 79.)
• Basic menu
This provides settings for the lens iris, shutter speed
and so forth, and also a titling screen. (See the
section "Viewfinder Basic Menu" on pages 80 to 85.)
• Advanced menu
This provides settings for the center marker, zebra
pattern, viewfinder screen indications, and so forth.
(See the section "Viewfinder Advanced Menu" on
pages 86 to 92.)

Changing the Viewfinder Display

Use the dial and switches shown in the following
figure to switch the viewfinder display among the
normal indications, basic menu pages and advanced
menu pages.
MENU dial
POWER switch
MENU switch
Displaying the normal indications and
switching to the basic menu
To display the normal indications, move the POWER
switch to the ON position.
To switch to and from the basic menu, use the MENU
switch or MENU dial.
"CHECK DIAG" appears before basic menu page 1
when the self diagnostic function has detected an
abnormality. (see page 85.)
Display by holding the
MENU switch up while
the normal indications
are present.
Display by moving the
POWER switch to the
ON position.
Switch by pressing the
MENU switch down or
press and turn the
MENU dial downward.
Basic menu
a) If you set MENU MODE to 2 on the advanced menu page 9,
the menu for selecting the 16:9/4:3 mode is added before the
basic menu page 1.
b) The menu configuration differs according to the camcorder's
switch settings, the connected VCR, and the type of input
signal. A nine-page configuration results when all of the basic
menu pages are displayed.
Chapter 4 Viewfinder Screen Indications and Menus
Status indications
W H I T E : A 3 2 0 0 K
A . I R I S : S T D
F I L E : S T D
D C C + : O N
S S : O F F
B A T T : 1 4 . 4 V
Normal indications
R E C
TAKE TCG 12:34:56:00
W:A
NG
CLIPM
198 F5.6
0dB
3200
:LOW LIGHT 00 04 01
SS :1/100 10:00:00 AM
30-25 BATT:14.4V
a)
Page 1
mA.IRIS : 0
DTL LEV: 0
M.BLACK: 0
STRETCH: 0
SHUTTER: OFF
Page 2
mSKIN DTL: OFF
DL LEV : STD
PRE WHT : 3200
b)
Page 9
mTITLE IND( YES mPUSH)
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