Canon Video Scopes

Video Scopes

Video Scopes

The camcorder can display a simplified waveform monitor or an edge monitor* to help you focus. The video scopes appear only on the LCD screen. They do not appear in the viewfinder or on an external monitor.

* The edge monitor looks at the focus of the entire picture and displays the results as a waveform. The edge monitor is available		81
only in	mode.

Displaying a Video Scope

Operating modes:

Press the WFM button.

• The waveform monitor will appear in a window on the lower right of the screen.

• You can press the WFM button repeatedly to activate the video scopes in the following sequence.

Waveform monitor  Edge monitor*  Off

• Alternatively, you can display the video scopes using [wOther Functions] >[WFM (LCD)] >[Setting]. Select [WFM] for the waveform monitor or [Edge Mon.]* for the edge monitor.

* Not available in mode.

Configuring the Waveform Monitor

[wOther Functions]

The camcorder’s waveform monitor function offers 5 modes. You can also change the gain.

[WFM (LCD)]

Operating modes:

[Waveform Monitor]

1 Open the [Waveform Monitor] submenu.

[wOther Functions] >[WFM (LCD)] >[Waveform Monitor] [Line]

2 Select the desired option and then press the joystick.

• If you do not need to change the gain, you do not need to perform steps 3 and 4.

3 Open the waveform monitor [Gain] submenu.

[wOther Functions] >[WFM (LCD)] >[Gain] (under [Waveform Monitor])

4 Select [1x] or [2x] and then press the joystick.

Options
[Line]:	Sets the waveform monitor to line display mode.
[Line+Spot]:	The waveform of the area in the red frame is displayed in red on top of the [Line] mode waveform.
[Field]:	Sets the waveform monitor to field display mode.
[RGB]:	Functions like an RGB parade scope.
[YPbPr]:	Functions like a YPbPr parade scope.