Sony 530P User Manual

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7-2 Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen
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 7-2-
2 “Selecting the Display Items” on page 114. F
or 
information about setting change and adjustment progress 
messages, see 7-2-3 “Display Modes and Setting Change 
Confirmation/Adjustment Progress Messages” on page 
115. F
or information about marker display, see 7-2-4 
“Setting the Marker Display” on page 116.
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.
Status display on the viewfinder
Extender
“EX” is displayed when a lens extender is used.
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.
Color temperature
This indicates the currently selected color temperature.
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.
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-IL75/GL95/M100 
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.
16:9 mode recording indicator
This indicates recording in the 16:9 mode. This indicator is 
recorded together with the color bars.
Setting change and adjustment progress message 
display area
Operation/error message display area
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, qj, qk, ql and wa appear only when color bars are displayed.