Camcorder User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 Overview
- Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls
- Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
- Chapter 4 Thumbnail Search
- Chapter 5 Adjustments and Settings for Recording
- Chapter 6 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings
- 6-1 Menu Organization and Operation
- 6-2 Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen
- 6-2-1 Layout of the Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen
- 6-2-2 Selecting the Display Items
- 6-2-3 Display Modes and Setting Change Confirmation/ Adjustment Progress Messages
- 6-2-4 Setting the Marker Display
- 6-2-5 Setting the Viewfinder
- 6-2-6 Recording Shot Data Superimposed on the Color Bars
- 6-2-7 Setting the Shot ID
- 6-2-8 Displaying the Status Confirmation Windows
- 6-2-9 Confirming the Image of the Return Video Signal in the Viewfinder
- 6-3 Adjustments and Settings from Menus
- 6-3-1 Setting Gain Values for the GAIN Selector Positions
- 6-3-2 Selecting the Output Signals
- 6-3-3 Setting the Color Temperature Manually
- 6-3-4 Specifying an Offset for the Auto White Balance Setting
- 6-3-5 Assigning Functions to ASSIGN 1/2/3/4 Switches
- 6-3-6 Setting the Date/Time of the Internal Clock
- 6-3-7 Selecting the Lens File
- 6-3-8 Selecting the Aspect Ratio
- 6-3-9 Setting the CCD Scan Mode
- 6-4 Resetting USER Menu Settings to the Standard Settings
- Chapter 7 Saving and Loading User Setting Data
- Chapter 8 Setting Up the Camcorder
- Chapter 9 Maintenance
- Appendixes
- Index
Chapter 9 Maintenance
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9-3 Operation Warnings
Operation/error messages
An operation or error message is displayed in the
operation/error message display area in the viewfinder.
1) To replace the backup battery, contact your nearest Sony dealer.
Notes on CCD image sensors
Vertical smear
Smear tends to be produced when an extremely bright
object is being shot; it is more likely to occur with a faster
electronic shutter speed.
Vertical smear
Aliasing
When patterns of stripes or lines are shot, they may appear
jagged.
Operation/error
message
Meaning
AUTO INTERVAL
**M**S
Indicates the camera is in the Auto
Interval Rec mode. **M**S
indicates the shooting interval.
MANU INTERVAL
*FRAME
Indicates the camera is in the
single shot mode of the Manual
Interval Rec mode. *FRAME
indicates the number of frames.
INTERVAL **S(M/
H)*FRAME
Indicates the camera is in the
consecutive mode of the Manual
Interval Rec mode. **S(M/H)
indicates the trigger interval and
*FRAME indicates the number of
frames.
LOW LIGHT Appears, depending on the setting,
to indicate the subject illumination
is inadequate.
REC INH. Appears when attempting to record
on a write-protected disc.
Humid Disturbed INT
REC
Appears when there are portions
where recording has failed due to
condensation while shooting
pictures at intervals (using the
interval rec function).
ON-BOARD BATTERY
EMPTY
Appears when the backup battery
for the internal clock has been used
up.
1)
Vertical tails show on the
image.
Bright object (mercury lamp,
the sun, reflections, etc.)
Monitor screen