Marker 1 Page; Setting The Marker Display; Setting The Viewfinder - Sony Digital betacam DVW-970 Operation Manual

2
Turn the MENU knob to move the
DISPLAY MODE," and press the MENU knob.
b
The mark on the left of "VF DISPLAY MODE"
changes to a z mark, and the z mark on the left of the
setting changes to a ? mark.
3
Turn the MENU knob until the desired display mode
appears, and press the MENU knob.
The z mark returns to a
returns to a z mark.
4
To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF
switch to OFF or close the cover of the menu operating
section.

5-2-4 Setting the Marker Display

Use the MARKER 1 page of the USER menu to switch the
display of the center and safety zone markers on or off and
to select whether the area indicated by the safety zone
marker is 80%, 90% or 100% of the screen area.
MENU knob
1
Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON.
The last accessed menu page appears on the
viewfinder screen.
2
Turn the MENU knob until the MARKER 1 page
appears, and press the MENU knob to select the page.
The current setting of each item appears on the right of
the item.

MARKER 1 page

U07 MARKER 1
MARKER
CENTER
SAFETY ZONE
SAFETY AREA
ASPECT
ASPECT SELECT
ASPECT MASK
ASPECT MASK LVL :
100% MARKER
You can set the following items on the MARKER 1
page.
b
mark to "VF
b
mark, and the ? mark
CANCEL/PRST /
ESCAPE switch
MENU ON/OFF switch
TOP
: OFF
: OFF
: OFF
: 90%
: OFF
: 4:3
: OFF
1/4
: OFF
Item Description
MARKER Not to display all markers, set to OFF.
CENTER To display the center marker, set to ON.
SAFETY To display the safety zone, set to ON.
ZONE
SAFETY To select the safety zone range (80%,
AREA 90%, 92.5% or 95%), when SAFETY
ZONE is set to ON.
ASPECT To display the aspect marker, set to ON.
ASPECT To select the type (4:3, 13:9, 14:9) of
SELECT the aspect marker.
ASPECT To make the areas out of the selected
1) aspect marker dimmer, set to ON.
MASK
ASPECT To set the mask level (1/2, 1/4 or 1/8),
MASK LVL when the ASPECT MASK is set to ON.
100% To display the effective pixel area, set to
MARKER ON.
1) The ASPECT MASK item is for processing the signal to be output to
the viewfinder. When R, G, or B is selected for the TEST OUT
SELECT item from the menu, the same video signal is output to the
viewfinder and the TEST OUT connector. Thus, when the ASPECT
MASK item is set to "ON" with R/G/B selected, the masked video
signal is output to the TEST OUT connector.
3
Perform the settings for each item.
1 Turn the MENU knob to move the
item you want to set, and press MENU knob.
b
The mark on the left of the selected item changes
to the z mark, and the z mark on the left of the
setting changes to a ? mark.
2 Turn the MENU knob to change the setting, and
press the MENU knob.
The z mark on the left of the selected item returns
b
to a mark, and the ? mark on the left of the setting
returns to a z mark.
4
To continue setting other items, repeat step 3.
5
To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF
switch to OFF or close the cover of the menu operating
section.
The menu disappears from the viewfinder screen, and
the display indicating the current status of the
camcorder appears along the top and bottom of the
screen.

5-2-5 Setting the Viewfinder

Use the VF SETTING page of the USER menu to select
items related to the viewfinder.
Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen
b
mark to the
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