Viewing And Setting The Viewfinder Displays; Viewing The Basic Status Indications - Sony Owner’s Guide Operational Manual

3-6 Viewing and Setting
the Viewfinder Displays
Besides the video image, the viewfinder can display text
and messages showing the camera settings and operation
status.
The same information can be displayed on monitors
connected to the MONITOR OUT HD SDI connectors.
Note
This information is not displayed when the camera is in
Menu Operation mode. Exit Menu Operation mode to
view the information.
3-6-1 Viewing the Basic Status
Indications
The following status indications can be superimposed on
the camera picture when you press the VF MENU/
DISPLAY button.
The display conditions can be specified on the <VF
DISPLAY> page of the USER (OPERATION) menu.
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5600 W:A T C R 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0
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a Frame rate
The frame rate selected is displayed.
(This indication is not available if the Select FPS function
is not active.)
b Battery indications
The conditions of output power are indicated. The left
column is for DC 12V OUT power and the right column is
for DC 24 V OUT power.
Each indication begins to flash if the corresponding input
voltage decreases to the NEAR END value specified on the
<BATT ALARM SET> page of the MAINTENANCE
menu.
Flashing becomes quicker as the voltage decreases further
toward the END value.
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The set NEAR END and END values can be checked on
the <BATTERY ALARM> page of the USER
(OPERATION) menu.
c White balance memory
Displays the currently selected white balance memory.
W:A: Memory A
W:B: Memory B
W:P: Preset memory
The setting is fixed at W:P in Cine mode.
In Custom mode, you can change the setting using the
subdisplay or from a remote control unit.
d Color temperature filter mode
Indicates the condition of the electrical filter.
In Cine mode, "5600" is displayed when the daylight filter
is selected. When the tungsten filter is selected, this
column becomes blank.
In Custom mode, "5600" is displayed when 5600K is set
to ON.
e Optical filters
Displays the types of filters currently selected.
f Gain value
Displays the video gain value (dB) of the video amplifier.
g Shutter
The shutter setting is displayed with the shutter angle or
frequency. For a shutter angle,
The type of the display, angle (deg) or speed (sec), can also
be switched on the <VF DISPLAY> page of the USER
(OPERATION) menu (default: deg).
h Tape remaining
The remaining time of the tape of the recorder docked on
the camera is roughly indicated in minutes.
i Recording mode
"REC" is displayed when the recorder docked on the
camera is in REC mode.
j Self-diagnosis information
"CAM?" is displayed if an error is generated, e.g., on an
internal board, and an error message appears in the
message area.
This indication cannot be set to OFF.
For the error messages, see "Warning/Error Messages"
(page 108).
k Message area
Displays the status of auto setup, error messages, etc.
l Time code area
Displays the same time codes as those on the subdisplay.
For details, see "3-2-7 Confirmation of the Time Code and
Tape Remaining" (page 34).

Viewing and Setting the Viewfinder Displays

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