Operating And Connectors Section - Sony PMW-400K Operating Instructions Manual

Operating and Connectors Section

Front
a REC START (recording start) button
The effect is the same as that of the REC button
on the lens.
b SHUTTER switch
Set to ON to use the electronic shutter. Push to
SELECT to switch the shutter speed or shutter
mode setting. When this switch is operated, the
new setting appears on the viewfinder screen for
about three seconds.
For details, see
"Setting the Electronic Shutter" (page 50).
Note
When shutter is set to on while the flashband
reduce function is set to on, the flashband reduce
function is set to off and the FBR indication on
the display disappears. When shutter is set to off,
the flashband reduce function is set to on and the
FBR indication appears on the display.
c FILTER selector
When this selector is used, the new setting
appears on the viewfinder screen for about three
seconds.
FILTER selector ND filter
setting
1 CLEAR
FILTER selector ND filter
setting
1
2 / ND (attenuates light to
4
approximately
1
3 / ND (attenuates light to
16
approximately
1
4 / ND (attenuates light to
64
approximately
You can change the "MAINTENANCE" menu
setting so that different white balance settings can
be stored for different FILTER selector positions.
This allows you to automatically obtain optimum
white balance for the current shooting conditions
in linkage with the filter selection.
For details, see "Adjusting the White Balance"
(page 48).
d MENU knob
Changes the item selection or a setting within the
menu (see page 110).
e AUTO W/B BAL (automatic white/
black balance adjustment) switch
WHITE: Adjust the white balance automatically.
If the WHITE BAL switch (see page 15) 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
automatic white balance adjustment function
does not operate.
BLACK: Adjust the black set and black balance
automatically.
You can use the AUTO W/B BAL switch even
when the ATW (Auto Tracing White Balance)
function is operating.
If you push the switch to the WHITE side once
more during the automatic white balance
adjustment, the adjustment is cancelled and the
white balance setting returns to the original
setting.
If you push the switch to the BLACK side once
more during the automatic black balance
adjustment, the adjustment is cancelled and the
black balance setting returns to the original
setting.
f MIC (microphone) LEVEL control (see
page 55).
Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls
1
/ )
4
1
/ )
16
1
/ )
64
13