Rec Lamp; Format Lamp; Iris Dial - Sony HVR-Z1N Operating Instructions Manual

ON
BEEP
MELODY
GNORMAL
OFF

REC LAMP

GON
OFF

FORMAT LAMP

GON
OFF
Note
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• The format lamp lights up according to the format of the playback or of an input signal from
another device when [VCR HDV/DV] on the

IRIS DIAL

You can select the rotation direction of the iris dial to open or close the iris.
GNORMAL
OPPOSITE
The time shortens slightly until recording restarts from the state that
the drum has stopped rotating, but the transition from the last recorded
scene may not be smooth. Select this when you do not want to miss a
recording chance.
Select to play a melody when you start/stop recording, or when an
unusual condition occurs on your camcorder.
Select to sound a beep instead of the melody.
Select to cancel the melody and the beep sound.
Select to turn on the camera recording lamps on the front and rear of
your camcorder during recording.
Select this setting in the following recording situations. The camera
recording lamps on the front and rear will not light up during
recording.
• When you do not want the subject to be nervous about being
recorded.
• When you are recording close to the subject.
• When the subject reflects the light of the recording lamp.
Select to turn on the format lamp. The lamp of the format that is
selected in [REC FORMAT] lights up when the POWER switch is set
to CAMERA. The lamp of the format that is selected in [VCR HDV/
DV] lights up when the POWER switch is set to VCR.
Select when you do not want to turn on the format lamp. The i.LINK
lamp also does not light up.
Select to rotate clockwise when looked at from the lens side to close
the iris and decrease the light volume.
Select to rotate counter clockwise when looked at from the lens side
to close the iris and decrease the light volume.
(IN/OUT REC) menu is set to [AUTO].
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