Sony PDW-680 Operation Manual page 14

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When this selector is used with the menu item for
filter selection display set to ON (see page 198),
the new setting appears on the viewfinder screen
for about three seconds.
It is possible to switch between four ND filters.
FILTER
ND filter
selector setting
1
CLEAR
2
1
/
approximately
3
1
/
approximately
4
1
/
approximately
You can change a MAINTENANCE menu
setting so that different white balance settings can
be stored for different FILTER selector positions.
This allows you to automatically obtain optimum
white balance for the current shooting conditions
in linkage with the filter selection.
For details, see "Adjusting the white balance" on
page 55.
d MENU knob
Changes the page selection or a setting within the
menu.
For details about how to use the MENU knob, see
"Menu Operations" on page 189.
e EARPHONE jack (monaural,
minijack)
You can monitor the E-E
recording and playback sound during playback.
When an alarm is indicated, you can hear the
alarm sound through the earphone. You can use
this with the EARPHONE jack on the rear of the
unit at the same time. Plugging an earphone into
the jack automatically cuts off the built-in
speaker.
1) E-E: Abbreviation of "Electric-to-Electric". In E-E
mode, video and audio signals input to the camcorder
are output after passing through internal electric
circuits only. This can be used to check input signals.
f AUTO W/B BAL (automatic white/
black balance adjustment) switch
Activates the automatic white/black balance
adjustment functions.
14
Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls
ND (attenuates light to
4
1
/
)
4
ND (attenuates light to
16
1
/
)
16
ND (attenuates light to
64
1
/
)
64
1)
sound during
WHT: Adjusts the white balance automatically.
If the WHITE BAL switch (see page 16) is
set to A or B, the white balance setting is
stored in the corresponding memory. If the
WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST, the
automatic white balance adjustment function
does not operate.
BLK: Adjusts the black set and black balance
automatically.
g MIC (microphone) LEVEL control
Adjusts the input level of audio channels 1, 2, 3
and 4.
For details, see "Adjusting the Audio Level" on page
64.
Right side (near the front)
1
2 3 4
6 7 8 9
0
ON/
SEL
STATUS
OFF
a ASSIGN (assignable) 1/2 switches
You can assign the desired functions to these
switches on the ASSIGNABLE SW page of the
OPERATION menu.
Nothing is assigned to these switches when the
camcorder is shipped from the factory (equivalent
to a selection of OFF in the menu).
5
qa
qs
MENU
CANCEL/PRST
OFF
ON
ESCAPE
qd
qf

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