Sony PMW-F55 Operating Instructions Manual page 10

14.
Power switch
Set to the ON position (=) to turn the power on.
Set to the OFF position (1) to turn the power
off.
Notes
• This camcorder uses a small amount of standby
power even when the power switch is set to OFF.
Remove the battery pack if the camcorder will not
be used for a prolonged period.
• When removing the battery pack or the DC IN
power, be sure to first set the power switch to the
OFF position. Removing the battery pack or the
DC IN power while the camcorder is ON may
cause damage to the camcorder or the memory
card.
15.
BRIGHTNESS button
Adjusts brightness of the sub display in 4 steps.
16.
STATUS (status display on/off) button
Displays status screens on the LCD monitor/
viewfinder/external video monitor.
Turn the MENU dial (page 9) to switch the
screens in sequence.
Camera status screen
Displays the electronic shutter settings or the
status of the lens.
Gain
Shutter
Gamma
Zebra1
Zebra2
White
Iris
Focal Length
Focus Distance
Depth Of Field
Audio status screen
Displays the input settings for each channel,
audio level meter, and wind filter setting.
Level
Source
Reference
System status screen
Displays the video signal settings.
System
Frequency
Picture Size
10 Location and Function of Parts
Amount of gain up (dB) or
sensitivity (ISO)
Electronic shutter settings
Gamma category and curve
On/off and setting level of
Zebra1
On/off and setting level of
Zebra2
White balance mode and
setting
T value of iris
Focal length (mm)
Focus distance (m/feet)
Depth of field (m/feet)
Level meter
Input source
Reference level setting
System frequency
Picture size that is recorded on
an SxS memory card
Rec Format Recording format that is
recorded on the SxS memory
card
Gamma Gamma category that is
recorded on the SxS memory
card
Rec Function Special recording that is set to
on, and its setting
MPEG2 Proxy On/off setting of MPEG2
proxy (PMW-F55 only)
Video output status screen
Displays the video output settings of SDI 1 to
SDI 4, HDMI, and test video output.
Picture size Output picture size
C.Space Output form
Freq Output rate
Gamma Gamma
Assignable button status screen
Displays the function that is assigned to each
ASSIGN button.
1 to 4 Functions that are assigned to
the Assign 1 to 4 buttons
Battery status screen
Displays information of the battery or DC IN
power.
Detected Battery Battery type
Remaining Remaining charge level (%)
Charge Count Number of times that the
battery is charged
Capacity Remaining capacity (Ah)
Voltage Voltage (V)
Manufacture Manufacture date of the
Date
battery
Power Source Power source
Supplied Voltage Supplied voltage
Media status screen
Displays the remaining space, available
recording time, and estimated service life of the
recording media (SxS memory card A/SxS
memory card B/SD card/AXS memory).
Protect
information
Remaining Remaining space and
available recording time
Life Estimated service life
17.
OPTION button (page 39)
18.
MENU (menu display on/off) button (page
44)