Viewfinder Screen - Sony PMW-500 Operation Manual

b BATT (battery) indicator
This indicator starts flashing when the battery
connected to the camcorder is nearly exhausted,
and stays lit when the battery is completely
exhausted.
To prevent interruption during operation, replace
the battery as soon as this indicator starts flashing.
The battery power level at which the indicator starts
flashing can be set by MAINTENANCE >Battery in
the setup menu. For details, see page 119.
c REC (recording, red tally) indicator
Lights when the camcorder is the following
states.
• Recording with the MAINTENANCE >Camera
Config >HD/SDI Remote I/F menu item set to
[R-Tally]
• Green tally signal or call signal received (when
a camera adaptor installed on this camcorder is
connected to a camera extension unit)
This indicator also flashes to indicate warnings, in
the same manner as the tally indicator and the
camera operator tally indicator.
d Viewfinder screen
See "Viewfinder screen display" (page 28).
e VTR SAVE indicator
Do not function on this camcorder.
f ! (warning) indicator
This indicator lights when any of the following
conditions occurs with the corresponding item set
to [On] by OPERATION >"!" LED in the setup
menu.
• The gain is set to other than 0 dB.
• The SHUTTER selector is not set to the
1)
standard setting.
• The WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST.
• ATW is enabled.
• The lens extender is used.
• The reference value of auto iris adjustment is
not the standard value.
1) The standard SHUTTER setting differs as follows,
depending on the recording format.
1080/50i, 1080/59.94i, 720/50P, 720/59.94P (SCAN
MODE: 59.9P): The SHUTTER selector is set to
OFF.
1080/23.98P, 720/59.94P (SCAN MODE: 23.9P):
1
/ shutter is ON.
48
1
1080/25P: / shutter is ON.
50
1
1080/29.97P: / shutter is ON.
60
28 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls
Viewfinder screen display
The viewfinder screen displays not only the video
picture but also characters and messages
indicating the camcorder settings and operating
status, a center marker, a safety zone marker, etc.
When the menu screen is not displayed and the
DISPLAY switch is set to ON, the items for
which an ON setting was made with
OPERATION >Super Impose in the setup menu
or with related switches are displayed at the top
and bottom of the screen.
Caution messages are indicated for three seconds
when you carry out operations to change
camcorder settings. Adjustment execution
messages are indicated while adjustments
proceed. When adjustments are finished,
messages showing the results of adjustments
appear for three seconds.
Not only these indications are displayed on the
viewfinder screen, but a menu setting enables
them to be output as video signals.
All items that can be displayed on the viewfinder
screen are shown below.
Top of viewfinder screen
a Extender settings
Indicates the setting of the digital extender
function (by digital extender option) of this
camcorder and the setting of the lens extender.
EX: The lens extender is on.
08: The lens shrinker is on.
x2D: The optional digital extender function of
this camcorder is on.
Ex2D: The lens extender and the optional digital
extender function of this camcorder are both
on.