On-Screen Indications - Sony PMW-50 Operating Instructions Manual

On-Screen Indications

While recording or in standby mode, pressing the DISPLAY button displays the status and settings of this
unit on the LCD monitor.
Remarks
[M]: The indication of the items named with this suffix can be independently turned on/off with "Display
On/Off" in the LCD SET menu (page 44).
1.
Battery remaining/DC IN voltage
indication [M] (page 10)
2.
i.LINK status indication (page 57)
Only when an external device is connected to
the i.LINK connector, the status of the device is
displayed.
3.
Special recording/operation status
indication
zREC Recording in progress
STBY Standby for recording
CONT (lit)
When using Clip Continuous
Recording, indicates that a
clip is being continued.
CONT When using Clip Continuous
(flashing)
Recording, indicates there is
no continuing clip.
4.
Media status indication
Displays the active memory card slots.
5.
Time data indication [M] (page 19)
6.
Media remaining indication [M] (page 13)
7.
Output mode indication (page 19)
Displays "Out Thru" when the output mode is
set to "THROUGH," or "Out Auto" when the
output mode is set to "AUTO."
8.
In-point to out-point partial playback
indication (page 29)
Displays "P-PLAY" when playing the interval
from the in-point to the out-point.
9.
Synchronous recording display [M]
Displayed when "SDI Rec Control" in the
VIDEO SET menu is set to "On."
10.
Trim indication (page 30)
11.
Audio level meters [M]
12.
Input signal indication
Displayed when a signal is input from the input
source selected by "Input Source Select" in the
VIDEO SET menu.
Ext SDI in Input from the SDI IN
connector
Ext i.LINK in
HDV/DVCAM input from the
i.LINK connector
SG
Color bar output
13.
Video Format indication [M] (page 18)
14.
Clip name indication [M] (page 20)
Part Identification 9