Sony 370PL User Manual
Chapter 4
Viewfinder Screen Indications and Menus
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Chapter 4 Viewfinder Screen Indications and Menus
During normal operation, the following items can be
indicated in the viewfinder.
indicated in the viewfinder.
a) Whether or not to display can be selected by menu setting.
b) This is recorded over the picture being shot.
c) Displayed only when an external VCR is connected
b) This is recorded over the picture being shot.
c) Displayed only when an external VCR is connected
Viewfinder Normal Indications
The significance of each of the indications shown in
the figure is as follows.
the figure is as follows.
1
VCR operation status indication
This indicates the VCR’s current operation status
(REC, PLAY, etc.).
(REC, PLAY, etc.).
2
TAKE/CUE indication
This displays a TAKE or CUE indication when using
the ClipLink function for recording.
the ClipLink function for recording.
TAKE: When recording in Mark mode, this
indication appears when a Mark IN point is set
and disappears when the next Mark OUT point is
set.
and disappears when the next Mark OUT point is
set.
CUE: When recording in Cue mode, this indication
appears for about 1 second when a Cue point is
set.
set.
3
Recording time or time data indication
This shows the following values.
• When the REC TIME switch is in the TTL position:
• When the REC TIME switch is in the TTL position:
The total recording time. (When an external VCR is
connected, you can select whether to show the
recording time of the internal VCR or of the external
VCR using advanced menu page 4. See page 102 for
more information.)
connected, you can select whether to show the
recording time of the internal VCR or of the external
VCR using advanced menu page 4. See page 102 for
more information.)
• When the REC TIME switch is in the DUR position:
The duration of the current recording cut.
When there is an external VCR connected to the
VTR/CCU connector or the DV OUT connector, you
can switch the display as follows, according to the
setting of the VTR TRIGGER switch.
When there is an external VCR connected to the
VTR/CCU connector or the DV OUT connector, you
can switch the display as follows, according to the
setting of the VTR TRIGGER switch.
Note
Recording time for an external VCR (total recording
time, or recording time of the current cut) is
calculated based on the time that REC2 is displayed
in the external VCR status indication.
time, or recording time of the current cut) is
calculated based on the time that REC2 is displayed
in the external VCR status indication.
• When the REC TIME switch is in the OFF position
and the item TC IND in advanced menu page 6 is set
to “ON”: A time data value depending on the
DISPLAY switch settings as shown in the following
table.
to “ON”: A time data value depending on the
DISPLAY switch settings as shown in the following
table.
qs
VCR warning indication
qd
External VCR status
indication
c)
qf
VCR recording mode
indication
c)
qg
White balance indication
wd
Shutter setting indication
a)
qk
Lens f-stop indication
a)
ql
Gain indication
a)
w;
Filter setting indication
a)
wa
Clock indication
a), b)
ws
Voltage/error indication
qh
SKIN DTL indication
qj
EVS indication
1
VCR operation status indication
2
TAKE/CUE indication
3
Recording time or time data
indication
a)
4
NG indication
5
Clip mode indication
6
Clip remaining indication
7
Status display area
8
EZ FOCUS indication
9
LOW LIGHT indication
a)
0
Audio recording level indicators
a)
qa
Tape remaining indication
a)
VTR TRIGGER switch
setting
setting
PARALLEL or INT ONLY
EXT ONLY
Display
Recording time of the current
cut on the internal VCR
cut on the internal VCR
Recording time of the current
cut on the external VCR
cut on the external VCR