Viewfinder Normal Indications; Status Indications - Sony DSR-300 Service Manual

Viewfinder Normal Indications

Indication Meaning
CLIP CONT? Asking whether you will continue
shooting in ClipLink mode or not when
the cassette contains ClipLink data.
(The indication disappears when you
press the ClipLink CONTINUE button
or start the next shooting without
pressing it.)
CLIP NEAR END At ClipLink shooting, capacity for only
1 to 3 clips remains.
CLIP END Impossible to record any more clip
shots.
!£ External VCR status indication (when an
external VCR is connected)
Shows the external VCR operation status.
!¢ VCR recording mode indication (when an
external VCR is connected)
Shows recording mode of the internal and external
VCRs set by the VTR TRIGGER switch.
Indication Meaning
PARA Simultaneous recording of the internal
and external VCRs
INT Recording on the internal VCR
EXT
Recording on the external VCR
!∞ White balance indication
The following indications appear.
Indication Meaning
EZ Operating in EZ mode (The ATW function is
selected.)
ATW The ATW function is selected (The ATW
button was pressed and the indicator is lit.)
W:A White balance memory A is selected.
W:B White balance memory B is selected.
W:P Preset white balance is selected.
W:M Manual adjustment is performed remotely.
!§ SKIN DTL indication
This appears when the skin detail function is activated
(The SKIN DTL switch is set ON.)
!¶ EVS indication
This appears when the EVS (Enhanced Vertical
definition System) function is enabled. (See page
104.)
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!• Lens f-stop indication
This shows the f-stop of the lens.
Notes
• Depending on the lens being used, this indication
may differ slightly from the actual f-stop on the lens.
• No indications appear when you use a lens with the
7-pin lens connector.
!ª Gain indication
This shows the gain value, and the settings of the
HYPER GAIN switch and the DPR (Dual Pixel
Readout) function (see page 85) as shown in the
following table.
Example indication Meaning
18dB Gain setting is 18 dB.
DPR 18dB The DPR function is enabled.
In this case the DPR function
approximately doubles the gain (an
increase of 6 dB) over the current
gain setting (in this case 18 dB).
HYPER The HYPER GAIN switch is in the
ON position.
In this case the hyper gain function
increases the gain by a factor of
about 60 with respect to 0 dB
regardless of the current gain
setting (that is, increased to 36 dB).
@º Filter setting indication
This shows the setting of the FILTER control.
Indication Filter setting
a)
3200 1 (3200K)
56ND 2 (5600K + 1 / ND)
8
5600 3 (5600K)
56ND 4 (5600K + 1 / ND)
64
a) When "3000" is selected in advanced menu page 3 (page
84), "3000" is displayed.
@¡ Clock indication
The clock indication is shown in one of the following
ways (according to the CLOCK IND setting of CAM,
BARS, or OFF in advanced menu page 8).
CAM: Always displayed.
BARS: Displayed whenever color bars are
displayed.
OFF: Not displayed.
If the clock indication is displayed during recording, it
is recorded onto the image.
@™ Voltage/error indication
The current voltage is displayed whenever the power
supply voltage dips below 11.3 V DC. However, you
can also display the current voltage at any time by
pressing and holding the MENU switch in the upward
position (the display is shown for as long as you hold
the switch upward).
An error message is displayed when an abnormality
has been detected by the auto diagnostic function
(page 82). If there is a voltage drop below 11.3 V DC
and an error has been detected, the low voltage
indication alternates at one-second intervals with the
error indication.
If an error message appears, contact your Sony dealer.
If using an Anton Bauer Intelligent Battery System
The remaining battery capacity is shown as a
percentage.
@£ Shutter setting indication
When the SHUTTER switch has been set to ON, the
shutter speed or CLS frequency set in basic menu page
1 is displayed here.

Status Indications

If you set the MENU switch to STATUS while a menu
is being displayed, the camcorder's current setting
status will be shown in this display area.
W H I T E : A 3 2 0 0 K
A . I R S : S T D I
M A T R X : S T D I
D C C + : O F F a)
S S : O F F
B A T T : 1 3 . 0 V
a) When both the DCC+ and DynaLatitude
functions are set to OFF
Display Description
WHITE White balance adjustment method
selection (PRE/A/B) and color
temperature during auto white
balance adjustment
A.IRIS Iris adjustment method selection
(STD/SPOT L/BACK L)
MATRIX Setting of the MATRIX switch (page
21)
For DCC+ indication: ON with the
DCC+ or DL
OUTPUT/DL/DCC+ switch set to
CAM/DCC+ (DCC+ ON), and OFF
with the switch set to CAM/DL and DL
in advanced menu page 2 (page 85)
set to OFF (both DCC+ and
DynaLatitude OFF).
For DL indication: When setting the
OUTPUT/DL/DCC+ switch to DL and
DL in advanced menu page 2 to OFF
(DynaLatitude OFF), LOW, STD or
HIGH is displayed according to DL
LEV setting in basic menu page 2
(page 79).
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