Sony 370PL User Guide

Chapter 4

Viewfinder Screen Indications and Menus

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Chapter 4 Viewfinder Screen Indications and Menus

Use the VCR menu to set the date and time (see page
119).

CLOCK IND
Selects whether or not to
display the date/time on the
normal indications.

OFF (normal value):  Not
display.
CAM:  Displays.
BARS:  Displays only when
color bars are displayed.

DATE MODE
Selects the date display
format.

YY  MM  DD  (normal
value): Year/month/day
MM  DD  YY : Month/day/
year
DD  MM  YY : Day/month/
year

TIME MODE
Selects whether to display a
12-hour clock (showing A.M.
and P.M. hours) or a 24-hour
clock.

12hours: 12-hour clock
24hours (normal value):
24-hour clock

16:9/4:3
Selects whether to put
the camera in 16:9
mode or 4:3 mode.

WIDE ID
Selects whether or not
to add a wide aspect ID
signal to video output
signals in 16:9 mode.

ON (normal value): Adds.

OFF: Does not add.

VF SCAN
Selects 16:9 or 4:3 as
the viewfinder scan size
when using the supplied
DXF-801/801CE
Viewfinder.

AUTO (normal value):
Automatically switch to 16:9 size
when the camera is in 16:9
mode, and automatically switch
to 4:3 size when the camera is in
4:3 mode.

a)

FULL: Regardless of camera’s
mode (16:9

 b)

 or 4:3), the

viewfinder picture completely fills
the display area.

a) Compared to 16:9 mode, the 4:3 mode video appears as

if a zoom lens has been adjusted slightly toward the
telephoto end (see figure on page 107).

b) When the camera is in 16:9 mode, the viewfinder picture

appears stretched vertically (see figure on page 107).

MENU MODE
Selects whether or not
switch the mode (16:9/
4:3) on the basic menu.

1 (normal value): Selects the
16:9 or 4:3 mode only with the
advanced menu.
2: Selects the 16:9 or 4:3 mode
with both the basic and advanced
menus.