JVC GY-DV500 Viewfinder Adjustment, Back Focus Adjustment, External Monitor Adjustment

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6. SETTING AND ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE SHOOTING

6. SETTING AND ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE SHOOTING

6-2 Viewfinder Adjustment

1. Adjust the position and angle of the viewfinder.

6-4 Back Focus Adjustment

3. 4. 6. 5.

It is only necessary to perform this when the lens is attached

1.

Eyepiece

1.

 

2. Eyepiece focusing ring

1.

2. Diopter adjustment

Rotate the eyepiece focusing ring until the viewfinder screen image is clearly visible.

3. Brightness and contrast adjustment

When the ambient brightness changes, etc., the brightness and contrast of the viewfinder screen can be adjusted with the BRIGHT and CONT controls.

RET

M

 

A

for the first time or when focusing is not correct in both the telephoto and wide-angle positions. Adjust the viewfinder for sharpness first.

It is easier to adjust back focus when the subject is more than 3 meters from the camera.

The optimal subject for this adjustment is a Siemens star chart.

3.

3.

CONT BRIGHT

W T

1.

1. Set the IRIS mode switch to M (Manual).

2. Set the zoom mode to MANU (Manual).

3. Open the iris ring. If the illumination is too strong, reduce it or move to a darker place.

6-3 External Monitor Adjustment

Display the camera built-in color bar signal on the video monitor and adjust the colors, contrast and brightness.

MACRO

4. Turn the zoom lever until the lens is at the maximum telephoto position.

5. Bring the subject into focus.

1. Connect a color video monitor to the MONITOR OUT connector of the GY-DV500.

2. Set the OUTPUT switch to BARS to output the color bar signal (SMTPE type color bars).

3. Set the monitor's BLUE CHECK function to ON so that the screen turns entirely blue.

4. Adjust the CHROMA control of the monitor so that there is no difference in brightness between the color bars 1 and 8, 7 and D.

5. With the BLUE CHECK function ON, adjust the PHASE control of the monitor so that there is no difference in brightness between the color bars 3 and 0, 5 and B.

1. Connect a colour video monitor to the MONITOR OUT connector of the GY-DV500.

2. Set the OUTPUT switch to BARS to output the colour bar signal (EBU type colour bars).

3. Set the monitor's BLUE CHECK function to ON so that the screen turns entirely blue.

4. Adjust the CHROMA control of the monitor so that there is no difference in brightness between the colour bars 1 and 7.

5. With the BLUE CHECK function ON, adjust the PHASE control of the monitor so that there is no difference in brightness between the colour bars 3 and 5.

2.7. 8. 10.

6. Set the lens to maximum wide-angle.

7. Loosen the back focus ring retaining knob.

8. View the same subject and adjust the back focus ring for the best possible focus.

9. Repeat steps 4. through 8. about three times for fine adjustment until the subject remains in focus in both the telephoto position and the wide-angle position.

10.Tighten the back focus ring retaining knob to secure the ring.

Memo:

ACCU FOCUS can also be used in the above step 3.

6. If the phase control adjustment above causes a difference in brightness between the color bars 1 and 8, 7 and D, start again from the CHROMA control adjustment in step 4.

7. Set the monitor's BLUE CHECK function to OFF to switch the monitor back to the standard screen (R, G and B will all appear).

8. Use the monitor's brightness control to adjust so that the color bars H and I disappear but J is visible.

SMTPE type color bars

White Yellow Cyan Green Magenta

Red

Blue

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

 

 

 

 

 

Blue

Black Magenta Black

Cyan

Black

White

8

9

0

A

B

 

C

D

Black

 

White

 

 

Black

 

 

 

 

E

 

F

 

 

G

 

H

IJ K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. If the phase control adjustment above causes a difference in brightness between the colour bars 1 and 7, start again from the CHROMA control adjustment in step 4.

7. Set the monitor's BLUE CHECK function to OFF to switch the monitor back to the standard screen (R, G and B will all appear).

EBU type colour bars

White

Yellow

Cyan

Green

Magenta

Red

Blue

Black

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The colour bar screen has a configuration as shown above.

The description hereinafter refers to the positions in the colour bar screen using the numbers.

Siemens star chart

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