Canon C300, C300PL Video Scopes

Video Scopes

Video Scopes

The camcorder can display a simplified waveform monitor or vectorscope. It can also display 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

88an external monitor. In order to use the video scopes, the monitor unit must be attached to the camcorder.

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

only in mode.

Operating modes:

Displaying a Video Scope

Press the WFM button (waveform monitor or vectorscope) or EDGE

MON. button (edge monitor).

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

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

Waveform monitor  Vectorscope  Off

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

Configuring the Waveform Monitor

[wOther Functions]

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

[WFM (LCD)]

1 Open the [Waveform Monitor] submenu.

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

2 Select the desired option and then press SET.

•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 SET.

[Waveform Monitor]

[Line]

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.