Onscreen Markers and Zebra Patterns
Onscreen Markers and Zebra Patterns
Using onscreen markers allows you to make sure your subject is correctly framed and is within the appropriate safe area. The zebra patterns help you identify areas that are overexposed. The onscreen markers and zebra
88pattern will not affect your recordings.
Operating modes: 
Displaying Onscreen Markers
[£OLED/VF Setup]
The camcorder offers 5 types of onscreen markers. You can display multiple onscreen markers simultaneously.
[Markers]
1 Open the [Markers] submenu.
[£OLED/VF Setup] >[Markers]
2 Select a marker you wish to display, select [Black] or [Gray] and then press SET.
•Select [Off] to turn off the selected marker.
•You can display multiple markers simultaneously. Repeat this step as necessary.
•If you selected [Safe Area] or [Aspect Marker], continue to step 3. Otherwise, you can skip to step 4.
[Center]
[Horizontal]
[Grid]
[Safe Area]
[Aspect Marker]
[Off]
3 Select [Safe Area Setting] or [Aspect Ratio], select the desired option and then press SET.
4 Select [Enable], select [On] and then press SET to enable the onscreen markers.
•All of the selected onscreen markers will be displayed.
•Select [Off] to turn off all onscreen markers.
Displays a small marker that indicates the center of the screen.
Displays a horizontal line to help you compose level shots.
Displays a grid that allows you to frame your shots correctly (horizontally and vertically).
Displays indicators that show various safe areas, such as the action safe area and text safe area. Available options for [Safe Area Setting] are [80%], [90%], [92.5%] and [95%].
[Aspect Marker]: Displays markers that indicate various aspect ratios to help you keep your shot within that area. Available options for [Aspect Ratio] are [4:3], [13:9], [14:9], [1.66:1], [1.75:1], [1.85:1] and [2.35:1].
Safe area 80%
Level marker
Aspect ratio 4:3