Sony HVR Z1U Operating Instructions - Page 79

Rec Lamp, Format Lamp, Iris Dial

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Using the Menu ON BEEP The time shortens slightly until recording restarts from the state that the drum has stopped rotating, but the transition from the last recorded scene may not be smooth. Select this when you do not want to miss a recording chance. MELODY GNORMAL OFF REC LAMP Select to play a melody when you start/stop recording, or when an unusual condition occurs on your camcorder. Select to sound a beep instead of the melody. Select to cancel the melody and the beep sound. GON OFF FORMAT LAMP Select to turn on the camera recording lamps on the front and rear of your camcorder during recording. Select this setting in the following recording situations. The camera recording lamps on the front and rear will not light up during recording. • When you do not want the subject to be nervous about being recorded. • When you are recording close to the subject. • When the subject reflects the light of the recording lamp. IRIS DIAL GON OFF Select to turn on the format lamp. The lamp of the format that is selected in [REC FORMAT] lights up when the POWER switch is set to CAMERA. The lamp of the format that is selected in [VCR HDV/ DV] lights up when the POWER switch is set to VCR. Select when you do not want to turn on the format lamp. The i.LINK lamp also does not light up. b Note • The format lamp lights up according to the format of the playback or of an input signal from another device when [VCR HDV/DV] on the (IN/OUT REC) menu is set to [AUTO]. You can select the rotation direction of the iris dial to open or close the iris. GNORMAL OPPOSITE Select to rotate clockwise when looked at from the lens side to close the iris and decrease the light volume. Select to rotate counter clockwise when looked at from the lens side to close the iris and decrease the light volume. ,continued Using the Menu 79

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Using the Menu
Using the Menu
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BEEP
REC LAMP
FORMAT LAMP
b
Note
•
The format lamp lights up according to the format of the playback or of an input signal from
another device when [VCR HDV/DV] on the
(IN/OUT REC) menu is set to [AUTO].
IRIS DIAL
You can select the rotation direction of the iris dial to open or close the iris.
ON
The time shortens slightly until recording restarts from the state that
the drum has stopped rotating, but the transition from the last recorded
scene may not be smooth. Select this when you do not want to miss a
recording chance.
MELODY
Select to play a melody when you start/stop recording, or when an
unusual condition occurs on your camcorder.
G
NORMAL
Select to sound a beep instead of the melody.
OFF
Select to cancel the melody and the beep sound.
G
ON
Select to turn on the camera recording lamps on the front and rear of
your camcorder during recording.
OFF
Select this setting in the following recording situations. The camera
recording lamps on the front and rear will not light up during
recording.
•
When you do not want the subject to be nervous about being
recorded.
•
When you are recording close to the subject.
•
When the subject reflects the light of the recording lamp.
G
ON
Select to turn on the format lamp. The lamp of the format that is
selected in [REC FORMAT] lights up when the POWER switch is set
to CAMERA. The lamp of the format that is selected in [VCR HDV/
DV] lights up when the POWER switch is set to VCR.
OFF
Select when you do not want to turn on the format lamp. The i.LINK
lamp also does not light up.
G
NORMAL
Select to rotate clockwise when looked at from the lens side to close
the iris and decrease the light volume.
OPPOSITE
Select to rotate counter clockwise when looked at from the lens side
to close the iris and decrease the light volume.
,
continued