Sony PMW-F55 Operating Instructions Manual page 12

14.
Power switch
Set to the ON position (=) to turn the power on.
Set to the OFF position (1) to turn the power
off.
Notes
• This camcorder uses a small amount of standby
power even when the power switch is set to OFF.
Remove the battery pack if the camcorder will not
be used for a prolonged period.
• When removing the battery pack or the DC IN
power, be sure to first set the power switch to the
OFF position. Removing the battery pack or the
DC IN power while the camcorder is ON may
cause damage to the camcorder or the memory
card.
15.
BRIGHTNESS button
Adjusts brightness of the sub display in 4 steps.
16.
STATUS (status display on/off) button
Displays status screens on the viewfinder or
external video monitor.
Turn the MENU dial (page 11) to switch the
screens in sequence.
Tip
Items in [ ] are displayed when the CBK-55BK is
attached.
Camera status screen
Displays the electronic shutter settings or the
status of the lens.
Gain
Shutter
Gamma
White
Zebra1
Zebra2
[Gain/El Switch
<L>]
[Gain/El Switch
<M>]
[Gain/El Switch
<H>]
Iris
Focal Length
Focus Distance
Depth Of Field
Optical Filter
12 Location and Function of Parts
Amount of gain up (dB) or
sensitivity (ISO-EI)
Electronic shutter settings
Gamma category and curve
(When "Shooting Mode" is
set to "Cine EI," Gamma for
MLUT Off is displayed.)
White balance mode and
setting
On/off and setting level of
Zebra1
On/off and setting level of
Zebra2
Setting level of the gain
switch L on the CBK-55BK
Setting level of the gain
switch M on the CBK-55BK
Setting level of the gain
switch H on the CBK-55BK
T value of iris
Focal length (mm)
Focus distance (m/feet)
Depth of field (m/feet)
Type of optical filter
Audio status screen
Displays the input settings for each channel,
audio level meter, and wind filter setting.
Level Level meter
Source Input source
Reference Reference level setting
Wind Filter Wind filter setting
System status screen
Displays the video signal settings.
System Frequency System frequency
Rec Format Recording format that is
recorded on the SxS memory
card
Picture Size Picture size that is recorded on
an SxS memory card
Rec Function Special recording that is set to
on, and its setting
Gamma Gamma category that is
recorded on the SxS memory
card
Imager Scan Imager reading mode
Picture Cache On/off setting of Picture
Rec
Cache Rec
MPEG2 Proxy On/off setting of MPEG2
proxy (PMW-F55 and PMW-
F5 + CBKZ-55FX)
Option Attached option
Video output status screen
Displays the video output settings of SDI 1 to
SDI 4, HDMI, and test video output.
Picture size Output picture size
C.Space Output form
Freq Output rate
Gamma Gamma
Assignable button status screen
Displays the function that is assigned to each
ASSIGN button.
1 to 4 ([5] to [8]), Functions that are assigned to
Lens RET
the Assign 1 to 4 ([5] to [8])
buttons and RET button on a
lens
Menu Dial Functions that are assigned to
Assign
the Menu dial
Battery status screen
Displays information of the battery or DC IN
power.
Detected Battery Battery type
Remaining Remaining charge level (%)
Charge Count Number of times that the
battery is charged
Capacity Remaining capacity (Ah)