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A.IRIS (auto iris) MODE switch and indicator
When you use the auto iris function (by setting the iris
selector on the lens to A), set this switch to suit the
shooting conditions. Selecting BACK L gives more
light to back-lit subjects, and selecting SPOT L adjusts
for high contrast in spot-lit subjects. For normal
shooting, set this switch to STD.
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ATW (auto tracing white balance) button and
indicator
Press this button, turning the indicator on, when you
want the white balance to be adjusted automatically to
follow changes in lighting conditions. (See page 73.)
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POWER switch
This powers the camera on and off. There are two
different ON settings as follows.
ON STBY: This puts the VTR on standby. In this
state, pressing the VTR button on the camera
head, the lens or a camera adaptor starts recording
immediately.
ON SAVE: This puts the VTR in the power-saving
state, with the video head drum stationary. In this
state, it takes a few seconds to start recording after
pressing the VTR button.
Note
The VTR state when this switch is in the ON STBY or
ON SAVE position may depend on the VTR model.
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MENU/STATUS switch
When you press this switch to the MENU position, the
basic menu is displayed. Keep pressing it to the
MENU position to cycle through the various menu
displays. When you press the switch to the STATUS
position, the DXC-D30/D30P’s status (of current
settings) is displayed.
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W. BAL (white balance) switch
This selects the white balance setting from the preset
value, the value in memory A or the value in memory
B. (See page 71.)
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OUTPUT/DL/DCC+ (DynaLatitude/dynamic
contrast control plus) switch
Use this switch to select the DCC+ function, the
DynaLatitude function, or color bar output.
Select the CAM/DCC+ position in most cases.
CAM/DCC+: This activates the DCC+ function.
This prevents color faults when shooting high-
intensity subjects.
Location and Function of Parts
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EZ (“easy”) MODE button and indicator
Depress this button (EZ mode on) when you want to
be able to shoot immediately, with automatic
adjustment of the camera settings to standard values.
(See page 61.) When this function is used, the iris and
the white balance are adjusted automatically. (The
total level control system functions.) Press this button
again to return the camera to the previous settings (EZ
mode off).
Note
When connecting the CCU-M3/M5/M7 (or CCU-M3P/
M5P/M7P) Camera Control Unit or the RM-M7G
Remote Control Unit, the “easy mode” function is
disabled.
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EZ FOCUS button
Press this button to turn the “easy focus” function on.
This opens the iris, to make it easier to focus before
beginning shooting. The indication “EZ FOCUS”
appears in the viewfinder while the function is on; to
turn it off, press the EZ FOCUS button again. If left
on, the function automatically turns off after about ten
seconds.
Note
If the “easy focus” function is still on when you press
the VTR button, it turns off automatically and
recording starts about one second later.
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EDIT SEARCH buttons (for operation with
DSR-1/1P)
When using the DSR-1/1P to record, you can see the
search playback while pressing either of these buttons
at recording pause mode to quickly find the next
recording start point. Two playback speeds are
available, and press either of the buttons to the inner
position to increase the speed.
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Slide cover lock
This lock keeps the slide cover closed.
LOCK
FREE
LOCK
FREE
EDIT SEARCH
EDIT SEARCH
Unlocked position
Locked position
Pull the upper panel forward and then lift it up.
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CAM/DL: This setting uses the DynaLatitude
function, which finely adjusts the contrast of each
pixel according to a histogram of luminance signal
levels. Access advanced menu page 2 to set the
DynaLatitude function ON or OFF. The
DynaLatitude effect can be set to any of three
levels, Low, STD (standard), and High with basic
menu page 3.
BARS: This setting displays color bars.
For details of menu operation, see Chapter 4 “Viewfinder
Screen Displays and Menus”.
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GAIN switch
This selects one of the three gain settings, high,
medium or low. You can choose the gain values
assigned to the H, M and L settings from values from
–3 dB to 24 dB + DPR and hyper gain. (See page 57.)
The factory default selections are 18 dB (H), 9 dB (M)
and 0 dB (L).
Note
When the HYPER GAIN switch
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is in the ON
position, the GAIN switch has no effect.
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NG button
When using the ClipLink function during shooting,
you can designate a particular scene as “NG” (No
Good) by pressing this button before shooting the next
scene. Press the button again to cancel the NG setting.
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Breaker switch
If there is a fault in the camera power supply, the
breaker trips, and the camera power supply is
disconnected. Correct the fault in the power supply,
then press this switch.
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REC (recording) TIME switch
This selects the recording time indication in the
viewfinder.
TTL: Displays the total recording time.
The total recording time is not reset even when
you stop the VTR and power off the camera, for
example, to replace the battery pack.
DUR: Displays the recording time of the current cut.
OFF/TC: Switches off the recording time display.
If, however, a PVV-3/3P is connected, and in the
advanced menus you set the time code display
item (TC IND) to ON (see page 59), then the VTR
time data (time code, CTL count, or user bit
value) is displayed.
Note
The recording time displayed when this switch is set to
the TTL or DUR position is obtained by counting the
duration of the internal reference signal input to the
camera.
The value may not agree exactly with the value
derived from the time code values. Furthermore, the
value displayed may not be correct when another
manufacturer’s VTR is connected to the camera.
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TTL (total) RESET button
Pressing this button resets the total recording time
(TTL selection) to zero.
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SKIN DTL (skin detail) switch
Set this switch to ON to use the skin detail correction
function.
For details, see “Skin Detail Correction” (page 84).
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SKIN DTL (skin detail set) SET button
Press this button with the SKIN DTL button
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to
display the area detect cursor on the viewfinder screen.
Place the cursor on the target and press this button to
perform skin detail correction.
For details, see “Skin Detail Correction” (page 84).
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SET UP switch
Use this switch to select the camera head setup
method.
STD: Set up using the setup menu. Setup file data is
not displayed.
FILE: Set up using setup files and the setup menu.
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HYPER GAIN switch
Setting this switch to the ON position increases the
gain by a factor of about 60 with respect to 0 dB (a 30
dB increase by electronic amplification and a 6 dB
increase for DPR, bringing about a total gain increase
of 36 dB).
When this switch is in the ON position, the indication
“HYPER” appears in the viewfinder, and the GAIN
UP indicator in the viewfinder also lights.
When finished shooting, return this switch to the OFF
position. The “HYPER” indication disappears and the
GAIN UP indicator goes out.
Note
Increasing the gain with this switch reduces the
horizontal resolution by 50%.
