Sony PDW-850 Operation Manual page 14

FILTER selector
(outer knob) setting
A
B
C
D
a) A type of special effect filter. A cross of light appears
in the highlight section.
FILTER selector
(inner knob) setting
1
2
3
4
d MENU knob
Changes the page selection or a setting within the
menu.
For details about how to use the MENU knob, see
"Menu Operations" (page 184).
e EARPHONE jack (monaural,
minijack)
You can monitor the E-E
recording and playback sound during playback.
When an alarm is indicated, you can hear the
alarm sound through the earphone. You can use
this with the EARPHONE jack on the rear of the
unit at the same time. Plugging an earphone into
the jack automatically cuts off the built-in
speaker.
1) E-E: Abbreviation of "Electric-to-Electric". In E-E
mode, video and audio signals input to the camcorder
are output after passing through internal electric
circuits only. This can be used to check input signals.
f AUTO W/B BAL (automatic white/
black balance adjustment) switch
Activates the automatic white/black balance
adjustment functions.
WHT: Adjusts the white balance automatically.
If the WHITE BAL switch (see page 16) is
set to A or B, the white balance setting is
stored in the corresponding memory. If the
WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST, the
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Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls
CC filter
3200K
4300K
6300K
a)
Cross filter
ND filter
CLEAR
1
/ ND (attenuates light
4
1
to approximately / )
4
1
/ ND (attenuates light
16
1
to approximately / )
16
1
/ ND (attenuates light
64
1
to approximately / )
64
1)
sound during
automatic white balance adjustment function
does not operate.
BLK: Adjusts the black set and black balance
automatically.
g MIC (microphone) LEVEL control
Adjusts the input level of audio channels 1, 2, 3
and 4.
For details, see "Adjusting the Audio Level"
(page 61).
Right side (near the front)
1 2 3 4
6 7 8 9
0
ON/
SEL
STATUS
OFF
a ASSIGN (assignable) 1/2 switches
You can assign the desired functions to these
switches on the ASSIGNABLE SW page of the
OPERATION menu.
Nothing is assigned to these switches when the
camcorder is shipped from the factory (equivalent
to a selection of OFF in the menu).
For details, see "Assigning functions to ASSIGN
switches" (page 199).
5
qa qs
MENU
CANCEL/PRST
OFF
ON ESCAPE
qd