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Chapter 2 Parts and their Functions
■About SD and SDHC memory cards
• SD logo is a trademark.
• The SDHC (SD High Capacity) card is a new
standard, established by the SD Card Association
in 2006, for large-scale memory cards with
capacities above 2 GB.
• Multi Media Card (MMC) is a registered trademark
of Infineon Technologies AG.
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BUSY (operation mode display) lamp
This lamp indicates the active status of the SD
memory card.
It stays illuminated when the card is active.
<Note>
While the lamp is on, do not insert or remove the
card.
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R-SIDE P2 card access LED
This LED indicates access status for all four P2
card slots. It blinks when any of the inserted
P2 cards is accessed and lights when a card is
inserted.
For details, refer to [P2 CARD ACCESS LED and
status of P2 cards] (page 32).
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COMPONENT OUT connector (D4
connector)
• This connector outputs component video
signals.
• Use the menu option CMPNT/SDI SEL in the
setting menu <OUTPUT SEL> screen to select
AUTO, 1080i, 480i, or 576i. This connector does
not support up-conversion.
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1394 connector
• Connect an IEEE1394 cable to this connector.
• Select 1394 DEVICE or 1394 HOST under
the menu option PC MODE in the <OTHER
FUNCTIONS> screen to send data via the 1394
connector.
For details, refer to [Connecting to External
Devices Using the IEEE1394 Connector (PC
mode)] (page 132).
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SDI OUT connector
• This connector outputs SDI signals.
• Use the menu option CMPNT/SDI SEL in the
setting menu <OUTPUT SEL> screen to select
AUTO, 1080i, 480i, or 576i. This connector does
not support up-conversion.
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SCENE FILE dial
This dial allows you to load and set the shooting
conditions for a scene file already recorded with
the conditions corresponding to the dial position.
<Note>
During recording, selecting a position with a
different frame rate will not change the frame rate
until the camera is set to recording standby mode.
For details, refer to [How to Use Scene File Data]
(page 79).
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PAGE/VAR button
• In the thumbnail display, press this button to turn
pages.
• During variable speed playback press this
button to change playback speed and in still
mode, press to start frame-by-frame playback.
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FOCUS ASSIST button
This button turns focus assist on and off.
Turning on the focus assist function displays
a frequency distribution graph in the top right
corner of the viewfinder and LCD display.
Turn the focus ring on the lens to place the graph
further to the right.
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Recording enable/disable switch
This switch enables/disables the REC START/
STOP button on the handle.
ON: Enables the REC START/STOP button.
OFF: Disables the REC START/STOP button.
The white area moves
to the right as the image
comes into focus.
When the image is out of
focus
