Video Format; Number Of System Lines - Sony PMW-350K Operating Instructions Manual

+: The value of Offset White is greater than
3200K.
–: The value of Offset White is less than 3200K.
k Number of system lines
Indicates the number of system lines (1080/720/
576/480) of video currently being recorded or
played back.
l Video format
Indicates the format of video being currently
played back or recorded (see page 50).
The video aspect ratio (16:9 or 4:3) can also be
displayed when the recording format is set to
DVCAM.
m Depth of field indication (when the
serial lens is mounted)
Error/warning indication
A bar indicates the depth of field. The display unit
is meters or feet, as selected by OPERATION
>Display On/Off >Lens Info in the setup menu.
An error or warning message is displayed here
depending on the situation.
Under this area, you can also display the name of
the next clip to be recorded (see page 115).
n Special recording mode indication
The following is displayed when the camcorder is
in a special recording mode.
• Frame Rec (Frame Recording mode)
• Interval Rec (Interval Recording mode)
• S&Q Motion (Slow & Quick Motion mode)
o Special recording mode settings
indication
Appears when the camcorder is in a special
recording mode.
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Viewfinder Screen Display
Bottom of viewfinder screen
a TLCS iris control mode
The following icons are displayed to indicate the
video level control modes based on the Total
Level Control System (TLCS).
Icon TLCS control mode
Backlight mode
Standard mode
STD STD
Spotlight mode
b Focus adjustment mode (when the auto
focus lens is mounted)
Indicates the current focus adjustment mode of
the camcorder.
• AF (Auto Focus mode)
• MF (Manual Focus mode)
• MF* (Manual Focus mode when the MF Assist
function is on)
• Full MF (Full Manual Focus mode)
c External device control
"REC2" is displayed when MAINTENANCE
>Camera Config >HD-SDI Remote I/F is set to
[Chara] in the setup menu and a recording control
signal is output from the HD/SD SDI OUT
connector.
d Operation status of connected i.LINK
device
The operating format (HDV or DV) and operation
status of that device are indicated as follows.
Indication Meaning
zREC HDV recording in progress
STBY Standby for HDV recording