Sony PDW-850 Operation Manual page 14

a REC START (recording start) button
Press to start recording. Press it again to stop
recording. The effect is the same as that of the
REC button on the lens.
b SHUTTER selector
Set to ON to use the electronic shutter. Flick to
SELECT to switch the shutter speed or shutter
mode setting within the range previously set with
the menu. When this switch is operated, the new
setting appears on the setting change/adjustment
progress message display area for about three
seconds.
For details about the shutter speed and shutter mode
settings, see "Setting the Electronic Shutter"
(page 60).
c FILTER selector
Switches between optical filters built into this
unit.
When this selector is used with the menu item for
filter selection display set to ON (see page 203),
the new setting appears on the viewfinder screen
for about three seconds.
The unit is equipped with two switchable filters.
You can switch between four electrical CC filters
and four ND filters.
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
14 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls
CC filter
a)
Cross filter
3200K
4300K
6300K
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
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 193).
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
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 66).
1)
sound during