Showing The Status Display; Adjustments And Settings From Menus; Setting Gain Values For The Gain Switch Positions; Selecting The Output Signals - Sony PDW-F355L Operating Instructions Manual

To delete a character
In step 3 of "Setting the Shot ID" on page 140, move x
over DEL, and press the MENU knob. This deletes the
character under x in the shot ID row.
To cancel deleting the character, move x over RET, and
press the MENU knob.
To cancel changing the shot ID
Before executing step 5 of "Setting the Shot ID" on page
140, move b to ESC, and press the MENU knob.

Showing the Status Display

You can confirm the settings or status of the camcorder on
the screen by showing the status display.
Items shown in the status display
FORMAT : HD 50I
WHITE : 3200K
CLIP CONT REC : OFF
ASSIGN <1>EZMOD <2>IRRCN
<3> OFF <4>
TIME CODE : DF
COMPONENT OUT:HD YPbPr
The status display allows you to confirm the following
items related to camera settings.
• FORMAT: Video recording format set on this unit
• WHITE: White balance color temperature
• CLIP CONT REC: The on/off setting of the Clip
Continuous Rec function
• ASSIGN: The settings of the ASSIGN 1 to 4 switches
• TIME CODE: DF or NDF
• COMPONENT OUT: Output from the VIDEO OUT
connector
To show the status display
Flick the MENU switch to STATUS when the menu is not
displayed.
STATUS
The status display appears when
the MENU switch is flicked to
STATUS, and disappears when
ON OFF
the switch is released.
MENU
SP
OFF
Adjustments and
Settings from Menus
Setting Gain Values for the GAIN
Switch Positions
You can set the gain values for the L, M, and H positions
of the GAIN switch, which switches the gain of the video
amplifier.
(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the
MENU knob to move the b mark to the desired item.)
1
Display the GAIN SW page of the OPERATION
menu, and press the MENU knob.
For details on menu operations, see "Basic Menu
Operations" on page 132.
You can set the following items on the GAIN SW
page.
Item Description
GAIN LOW Sets the gain value corresponding
to the L position of the GAIN
switch.
GAIN MID Sets the gain value corresponding
to the M position of the GAIN
switch.
GAIN HIGH Sets the gain value corresponding
to the H position of the GAIN
switch.
GAIN TURBO When assigning TURBO to the
ASSIGN switch, sets the gain
value corresponding to the
ASSIGN switch (see page 143).
2
Select the item corresponding to the switch position,
and press the MENU knob.
3
Turn the MENU knob to select the gain value, and
press the MENU knob.
You can select from –3, 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36,
42, and 48 dB.
To change the gain corresponding to another switch
position, repeat steps 2 and 3.

Selecting the Output Signals

(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the
MENU knob to move the b mark to the desired item.)

Adjustments and Settings from Menus

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