Sony PMW-F55 Operating Instructions Manual page 11

14.
Power switch
Set to the ON position (=) to turn the power on.
Set to the OFF position (1) to turn the power
off.
Notes
• This camcorder uses a small amount of standby
power even when the power switch is set to OFF.
Remove the battery pack if the camcorder will not
be used for a prolonged period.
• When removing the battery pack or the DC IN
power, be sure to first set the power switch to the
OFF position. Removing the battery pack or the
DC IN power while the camcorder is ON may
cause damage to the camcorder or the memory
card.
15.
BRIGHTNESS button
Adjusts brightness of the sub display in 4 steps.
16.
STATUS (status display on/off) button
Displays status screens on the viewfinder or
external video monitor.
Turn the MENU dial (page 10) to switch the
screens in sequence.
Camera status screen
Displays the electronic shutter settings or the
status of the lens.
Gain Amount of gain up (dB) or
sensitivity (ISO-EI)
Shutter Electronic shutter settings
Gamma Gamma category and curve
(When "Shooting Mode" is
set to "Cine EI," Gamma for
MLUT Off is displayed.)
White White balance mode and
setting
Zebra1 On/off and setting level of
Zebra1
Zebra2 On/off and setting level of
Zebra2
Iris T value of iris
Focal Length Focal length (mm)
Focus Distance Focus distance (m/feet)
Depth Of Field Depth of field (m/feet)
Optical Filter Type of optical filter
Audio status screen
Displays the input settings for each channel,
audio level meter, and wind filter setting.
Level Level meter
Source Input source
Reference Reference level setting
Wind Filter Wind filter setting
System status screen
Displays the video signal settings.
System Frequency System frequency
Rec Format Recording format that is
recorded on the SxS memory
card
Picture Size Picture size that is recorded on
an SxS memory card
Rec Function Special recording that is set to
on, and its setting
Gamma Gamma category that is
recorded on the SxS memory
card
Imager Scan Imager reading mode
Picture Cache On/off setting of Picture
Rec
Cache Rec
MPEG2 Proxy On/off setting of MPEG2
proxy (PMW-F55 only)
Video output status screen
Displays the video output settings of SDI 1 to
SDI 4, HDMI, and test video output.
Picture size Output picture size
C.Space Output form
Freq Output rate
Gamma Gamma
Assignable button status screen
Displays the function that is assigned to each
ASSIGN button.
1 to 4, Lens RET Functions that are assigned to
the Assign 1 to 4 buttons and
RET button on a lens
Battery status screen
Displays information of the battery or DC IN
power.
Detected Battery Battery type
Remaining Remaining charge level (%)
Charge Count Number of times that the
battery is charged
Capacity Remaining capacity (Ah)
Voltage Voltage (V)
Manufacture Manufacture date of the
Date
battery
Power Source Power source
Supplied Voltage Supplied voltage
Media status screen
Displays the remaining space, available
recording time, and estimated service life of the
recording media (SxS memory card A/SxS
memory card B/SD card/AXS memory).
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