Viewfinder Screen - Sony PMW-F55 Operating Instructions Manual

Viewfinder Screen

While recording, standing by to record, or playback, the statuses and settings of this unit are superimposed
on the viewfinder screen.
The statuses and settings of this unit can be turned on/off using the setup menu or by the assignable button.
The statuses and settings of this unit can be independently turned on/off (page 82).
To turn on/off on the setup menu
Turn on/off the statuses and settings of this unit on "Setting" in "Display On/Off" (page 82) of the VF
menu.
To turn on/off by the assignable button
Assign "Display" to one of the assignable buttons (page 43). You can turn on/off the statuses and settings
of this unit by pressing the assignable button.
Tip
When using the 1.3× or 2× anamorphic lens, set "Aspect" in "VF Setting" (page 80) of the VF menu to "Anamo ×1.3"
or "Anamo ×2" to display the normal image without distortion on the viewfinder screen.
Information displayed on the screen while recording
1.
Shutter mode/shutter speed indication
(page 64)
2.
ND filter indication (page 11)
3.
Gain indication (page 61)
Displayed as the EI value when "Shooting
Mode" in "Base Setting" (page 91) of the
System menu is set to "Cine EI."
4.
Special recording/operation status
indication
zRec
Stby
zS&Q Rec
S&Q Stby
20 On-Screen Indications
Recording in progress
Standby for recording
Slow & Quick Motion
recording in progress
Standby for Slow & Quick
Motion recording
zHFR Rec
Slow & Quick Motion and Hi
Frame Rate mode recording in
progress
HFR Stby Standby for Slow & Quick
Motion and Hi Frame Rate
mode recording
zInt Rec Recording in progress in
Interval Rec mode
Int Stby Standby for Interval Rec
recording
zInt Stby Waiting for Interval Rec
picture capturing
zCache z lights in green: Standby for
Picture Cache Rec mode
z lights in red: Recording in
progress in Picture Cache Rec
mode