Gain Selector - Sony PXW-X500 Operation Manual

a ASSIGN. (assignable) 1/2/3 switches
You can assign the desired functions to these
switches using Operation >Assignable Switch in
the setup menu (see page 140).
Off is assigned to the ASSIGN. 1/2/3 switches as
the factory default setting.
The ASSIGN. 1/3 switches are provided with an
indicator to show whether a function is assigned
to the switch (ON) or not (OFF).
b COLOR TEMP. (color temperature)
button
Can be used as an assignable switch.
This button is reserved for use in a future upgrade
to change the color temperature when shooting.
c ALARM (alarm tone volume
adjustment) knob
Controls the volume of the warning tone that is
output via the built-in speaker or optional
earphones. When the knob is turned to the
minimum position, no sound can be heard.
However, if Maintenance >Audio >Min Alarm
Volume in the setup menu is set to [Set], the
alarm tone is audible even when this volume
control is at the minimum position.
Minimum
d MONITOR (monitor volume
adjustment) knob
Controls the volume of the sound other than the
warning tone that is output via the built-in speaker
or earphones. When the knob is turned to the
minimum position, no sound can be heard.
e MONITOR (audio monitor selection)
switches
By means of combinations of the two switches,
you can select audio that you want to hear through
the built-in speaker or earphones.
Position of lower switch: CH-1/2
Position of upper Audio output
switch
CH-1/CH-3 Channel 1 audio
MIX Channels 1 and 2 mixed
audio (stereo)
ALARM
Maximum
a)
Position of upper
switch
CH-2/CH-4
Position of lower switch: CH-3/4
Position of upper
switch
CH-1/CH-3
MIX
CH-2/CH-4
a) By connecting stereo headphones to the EARPHONE
jack, you can hear the audio in stereo. (Under
Maintenance >Audio in the setup menu, Headphone
Out must be set to STEREO.)
f ASSIGN. (assignable) 0 switch
You can assign the desired function to this switch
using Operation >Assignable Switch in the setup
menu (see page 140).
Off is assigned to this switch when the camcorder
is shipped from the factory.
This is a momentary type switch. Each press of
the switch turns the function assigned to this
switch on or off.
g GAIN selector
Switches the gain of the video amplifier to match
the lighting conditions during shooting. The gain
values corresponding to the L, M, and H settings
can be selected using Operation >Gain Switch in
the setup menu (see page 114). (The factory
settings are L=0 dB, M=6 dB, and H=12 dB.)
When this switch is adjusted, the new setting
appears on the viewfinder screen for about three
seconds.
h OUTPUT/DCC (output signal/dynamic
contrast control) switch
Switches the video signal output from the camera
module, between the following two.
BARS: Output the color bar signal.
CAM: Output the video signal being shot. When
this is selected, you can switch DCC
off.
1) DCC (Dynamic Contrast Control): Against a very
bright background with the iris opening adjusted to the
subject, objects in the background will be lost in the
glare. The DCC function will suppress the high
intensity and restore much of the lost detail and is
particularly effective in the following cases.
• Shooting people in the shade on a sunny day
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Audio output
Channel 2 audio
Audio output
Channel 3 audio
Channels 3 and 4 mixed
a)
audio (stereo)
Channel 4 audio
1)
on and