Customizing Functions and Onscreen Displays

Customizing Functions and Onscreen Displays

Customize the camera to match your shooting style and needs. Use the [wOther Functions] >[Custom

Function] setting to adjust how some of the camera’s controls and functions operate in mode. Similarly,

use the [£LCD/VF Setup] >[Custom Display 1] or [Custom Display 2] setting to customize the onscreen 123 displays that appear during recording on the screen. You can save these preferences along with other menu

settings to an SD card and use them again later (A125).

Customizing Functions

[wOther Functions]

The following table describes which functions can be customized using [Custom Function].

[Custom Function]

Operating modes:

1 Open the [Custom Function] submenu.

[wOther Functions] >[Custom Function]

2 Select the desired function.

3 Change the setting option and then press SET.

Customizable Functions with [Custom Function]

Menu item

Setting options

Description

[Shockless WB]

[On], [Off]

Creates a softer transition when the white balance is changed.

 

 

 

[Control Dial]

2[Iris], [ISO/Gain], [Off]

Select the function of the control dial.

3[ISO/Gain], [Off]

 

 

 

[Control Dial Dir.]

[Reverse], [Normal]

Changes the direction of the adjustment when operating the control dial.

 

 

 

[Grip Ctrl Dial Dir.]

[Reverse], [Normal]

Changes the direction of the adjustment when operating the control dial on the grip

unit of a C300 / C300 PL camcorder, which can be attached to the GRIP terminal.

 

 

 

 

 

[SELECT Dial Dir.]

[Reverse], [Normal]

Changes the direction of the adjustment when operating the SELECT dial.

 

 

 

 

 

Automatically switches the screen to B&W while the focus assist functions (peaking and

[F. Assist. B&W]

[Both], [Magnify], [Peaking], [Off]

magnification) are activated. You can have the screen switch to B&W when only the

 

 

peaking is activated, when only the magnification is activated or when both are activated.

 

 

 

[Magn. Add. Disp.]

[Peaking], [Edge Mon.], [Off]

Displays peaking or the edge monitor when magnification is enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

When using another C500 or C500 PL camera to shoot 3D, this function

[3D Rec Mode]

[On], [Off]

compensates for the video and audio signals output from the 3G-SDI terminals and

 

 

MON. terminals not being synchronized.

 

 

 

 

 

Inverts the recorded image horizontally and/or vertically. This also inverts the image

[Scan Reverse Rec]

[Both], [Vertical], [Horizontal], [Off]

output from the 3G-SDI terminals, MON. terminals, HD/SD SDI terminal and HDMI

 

 

OUT terminal.

 

 

 

[Character Rec]

[On], [Off]

When this function is set to [On], all of the onscreen displays will be recorded on the CF

card exactly as they appear on the screen.

 

 

 

 

 

Customizing Onscreen Displays

For details on which onscreen displays can be customized, refer to Onscreen Displays (A57). For details on the setting options, refer to [Custom Display 1] and [Custom Display 2] (A172).

Operating modes:

[£LCD/VF Setup]

[Custom Display 1] [Custom Display 2]