Sony HVR-A1E Operating Manual page 65

REC LAMP
The camera recording lamp will not light
up during recording when you set this to
[OFF]. (The default setting is [ON].)
BEEP
 ON
A melody sounds when you start/stop
recording, or operate the touch panel.
OFF
Cancels the melody.
DISP OUTPUT
 LCD PANEL
Shows displays such as the time code on
the LCD screen and in the viewfinder.
V-OUT/PANEL
Shows displays such as the time code on
the TV screen, LCD screen, and in the
viewfinder.
MENU ROTATE
 NORMAL
Scrolls the menu items downwards by
touching .
OPPOSITE
Scrolls the menu items upwards by
touching .
CALIBRATION
See page 112.
DATE REC
 OFF
You do not want to superimpose the date
and time on the pictures.
ON
Superimpose the date and time directly on
the pictures when recording.
• Even though the date/time indication on the
screen is affected by the signal of zebra or
peaking, it is recorded without influenced by
zebra or peaking.
QUICK REC
 OFF
It takes some time to restart recording
from the state that the drum has stopped
rotating, but the transition from the last
recorded scene is smooth.
ON
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.
• When the camcorder is left in recording standby
for more than about 3 minutes, your camcorder
exits the recording standby mode (the drum
stops rotating) to prevent tape wear and battery
loss. Since the power does not turn off, you can
restart recording by pressing REC START/
STOP again.
ASSIGN BTN
You can assign one of the following
functions to the ASSIGN button (p. 27).
NO ASSIGN
Do not assign the following functions to
the ASSIGN button.
STATUS CHECK
See page 62.
STEADYSHOT
See page 48.
ONE PUSH WB
See page 44.
• It is effective when [WHITE BAL.] (p. 44)
is set to [ONE PUSH].
HISTOGRAM
See page p. 48.
COLOR BAR
See page 64.
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