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54 Home screen and camera menu
Note: If the sensor fps does not match the project rate, the FPS label turns orange
and shows an exclamation mark.
(04) TC button
Shows the current timecode values and the active project rate, allows adjustment of
timecode format and values.
Note: If timecode is forced to Rec Run, or external timecode is missing, the TC label
turns orange and shows an exclamation mark. Enter the timecode screen by pressing
the TC button to see more information on the warning.
(05) SHUTTER button
Shows shutter settings adjustable either as angle (5.0° to 356.0°) or exposure time
(1/25 to 1/8000s).
Shutter angle, sensor fps and exposure time relate as follows:
exposure time = shutter angle / (360 * fps).
The maximum shutter angle is limited by the resulting exposure time (1/25s max).
(06) WB button
WB shows the camera’s current white balance (i.e. the preadjusted color temperature
of a light source).
You can adjust WB from 2,000 to 11,000 Kelvin (here: 5,600) in steps of 10 K for red/
blue correction.
You can also color-compensate for green/magenta tints in a range from -16.0 to +16.0.
Positive or negative CC color compensation values then appear in superscript (here:
+0.0).
For automatic white balance: Assign Auto WB to a user button and press it twice in
one second.
(07) LOOK button
Shows the REC path processing setting and the name of the active look. Opens the
look screen, which provides further access to processing settings of all image paths
and global look as well as in camera look editing.
(08) EI button
Shows the current EI rating and active ND filter value. Allows you to set the exposure
index in ASA.
Base sensitivity for the ALEXA Mini is 800 ASA. The EI rating can be adjusted from
160 to 3200 ASA.
Note: ASA and ISO ratings are identical.
Via EI>ND, the ND filter can be adjusted.
(09) INFO button
Provides access to the camera info screens.
7.3.1 Status section
The status section on the home screen shows key data about recording, power supply,
remaining media capacity, and more: