Sony PDW510 Operation Manual - Page 121
Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen, Layout of the Status Display, on the Viewfinder Screen
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7-2 Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen The viewfinder screen displays not only the video picture but also characters and messages indicating the camcorder settings and operating status, a center marker, a safety zone marker, etc. When the MENU ON/OFF switch is set to OFF and the DISPLAY switch is set to ON, the items for which an "ON" setting was made in the VF DISP1 page of the USER menu or with related switches are displayed at the top and bottom of the screen. The messages that give details of the settings and adjustment progress and results can also be made to appear for about 3 seconds while settings are being changed, during adjustment, and after adjustment. For information about the display item selection, ssee 7-22 "Selecting the Display Items" on page 123. For information about setting change and adjustment progress messages, see 7-2-3 "Display Modes and Setting Change Confirmation/Adjustment Progress Messages" on page 124. For information about marker display, see 7-2-4 "Setting the Marker Display" on page 124. 7-2-1 Layout of the Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen All items that can be displayed on the viewfinder screen are shown below. 16:9 EM PDW-530 #30001 D5600 IMX50 6, qj, qk, ql and wa appear only when color bars are displayed. Status display on the viewfinder a Extender "EX" is displayed when a lens extender is used. b Zoom position This indicator appears only when you use a lens that has a zoom position display function. It indicates the approximate position of the variator 1) of the zoom lens, between wide angle and telephoto. 1) Variator A group of lenses that are moved to adjust the focal length. c Color temperature This indicates the currently selected color temperature. d UHF wireless microphone reception level This indicates reception level of the wireless microphone when the UHF wireless microphone is attached, using four x which appear at the right of "W". When four x are lit, the receiving condition is good. e DC IN / battery voltage or remaining capacity This shows the battery voltage or remaining capacity of an internal battery pack. When the power is supplied from an AC adaptor connected to the DC IN connector, "DC IN" appears. When the DISP BATT REMAIN item is set to "INT" on the VF DISP 2 page of the USER menu, the battery voltage is not indicated. However, when the Anton Bauer intelligent battery system or the BP-GL65/GL95 battery pack is used, the remaining battery capacity is automatically detected and indicated as a percentage even when the DISP BATT REMAIN item is set to "OFF". The indicated value changes in steps of 10 %. • Until the remaining battery capacity is reduced to 40 %, the indications MAX, 90 %, 80 %...40 % are displayed for three seconds in the viewfinder each time the remaining battery capacity reduces by 10 %. • When the remaining battery capacity is less than 40 %, the indication is displayed all the time. • When the remaining battery capacity is less than 10 % 1), the the indication flashes. When the remaining battery capacity is reduced further, the LOW indication flashes. 1) This value can be set to either 10 % or 20 % on the FUNCTION 2 page of the OPERATION menu. f 16:9 mode recording indicator This indicates recording in the 16:9 mode. This indicator is recorded together with the color bars. g Setting change and adjustment progress message display area For details, see 7-2-3 "Display Modes and Setting Change Confirmation/Adjustment Progress Messages" on page 124. h Operation/error message display area For details, see "Operation/error messages" on page 175. Chapter 7 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings 121 7-2 Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen