Panasonic Aj D700 Operating Instructions Manual

Lamp Displays Inside the Viewfinder
The viewfinder displays are as follows.
VTR SAVE
1. REC (recording) lamp
This lamp lights (red) during recording, and flashes when warnings are issued.
See “Warning System” (page 125) for a detailed description.
2. BATT (battery) lamp
When the battery voltage has dropped, this lamp begins flashing several minutes before the
unit can no longer be operated, and lights when the unit can no longer be operated.
To prevent operation from being interrupted, exchange the...

Lamp Displays Inside the Viewfinder 

Status Displays Inside the Viewfinder Screen
In addition to images, messages indicating the unit’s settings and operating status appear on the
viewfinder screen, The center marker and safety zone marker, etc. are also displayed.
When the MENU SET/OFF switch is set to OFF, items set to SET at the VF DISPLAY page of the
setting menu and using related switches appear at the top and bottom of the screen.
Messages informing of the setting contents or of the adjustment course or results can also be
displayed...

Status Displays Inside the Viewfinder Screen
1Extender display
This is displayed when the lens extender is being used.
2Shutter speed/mode display
This displays the shutter speed or shutter mode setting.
OFF:The shutter is not used.
1/100, 1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000:
Shutter speeds (seconds) during standard mode.
1/30.4–1/250 (SYNCHRO SCAN):
Synchro scan mode is selected.
SUPER V:High vertical resolution mode is selected.
3Remaining tape length display
This indicates the remaining tape length...

8Audio level display
This displays the audio CH1 level.
During sine wave input, the audio level display corresponds roughly to the VTR level meter
display as follows.
Audio Channel 1 Level Display
VTRLevelMeter
-40-30-25-20-15-80
9Iris value display
This displays the approximate iris setting (F number).
10 Warning display
This displays the black balance, white balance, auto knee function, super iris, super high
gain and other warning displays.
11Safety zone marker
This indicates the 80% or 90% (setting...

Status Displays Inside the Viewfinder Screen 

Display Mode and Setting Change Message
Messages informing of the contents of changed settings and adjustment results can be limited to
part of the displayed items or not displayed for all items.
The conditions under which messages are displayed and the corresponding display modes are
shown in the table below.
Setting change/adjustment results messages and display modes
Conditions under which
messages are displayedMessageDisplay mode
setting
1 2 3
When the filter selection isND: n (n=1, 2, 3, 4)...

Status Displays Inside the Viewfinder Screen
Changing the Display Mode
The display mode setting appears on the VF DISPLAY page of the setting menu.
1Perform the operations in steps 1 to 3 of “Selecting Display Items” (page 56) to display the VF
DISPLAY page of the setting menu on the viewfinder screen and align the cursor with the
DISP MODE item.
2Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired display mode.
3When menu operations have been completed, set the MENU SET/OFF switch to OFF.
Setting the...

Setting the Camera ID 

Displays
Remaining Battery Level and Audio Level Displays
Remaining tape length
When the amount remaining
on the tape is more than
30 minutes long, all seven
segments up to the F posi-
tion appear lighted.When it is less than 30 min-
utes long, one segment will gooff for every 5-minute reduc-
tion in the length.
Remaining battery level
VTR Section Operation/Status-Related Displays
Lights
DF
SLAVE
TCG
HOLD
WIDE
Error code:Indicated in the display
window.
Warning display
RF:Lights when video head clogging...