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attached battery if it transmits this information.
REEL Identifies current reel. Consists of camera index and
reel counter.
CLIP Identifies current clip. Consists of Clip index and clip
counter.
DUR Duration of current clip during recording or length of
last recorded clip during standby. Shown as
h:mm:ss.
CARD section Displays capacity information of SxS PRO cards.
Capacity of currently active card in minutes.
Calculated for currently set framerate and codec.*
Green capacity bar showing remaining capacity in
percentage.
Grey if card slot is empty.
Red if card cannot be recorded. In this case, see
INFO screen for more details.
< Marks the active card.
The camera is in standby and ready to record.
The camera is recording.
An error occured. Recording is not possible. Press
the INFO button for more info.
If nothing is shown, the camera works properly, but
no SxS PRO card is present for recording.
* Note: The value that is shown is the minimum available recording time for the
currently set sensor fps. Apple ProRes, the codec family used for image encoding in
ALEXA, is a variable bit rate codec, so the available recording time depends on the
image content. It can well be that the available recording time exceeds the value
displayed here.
Icons
Name Icon Description
General
Warning
Important information waiting on the
INFO screen.
General Error
An error occured. Check the INFO
screen for more info.
Temperature
Warning
Small sensor temperature offset.
Image quality might be affected
slightly.