Customizing Functions and Onscreen Displays

Customizing Functions and Onscreen Displays

Customize the camcorder to match your shooting style and needs. Use the [JOther Functions] [Custom

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

Similarly, use the [MLCD/VF Setup] [Custom Display] setting to customize the onscreen displays that 107 appear during recording. You can save these preferences along with other menu settings to an SD card and use

them again later (0109).

Customizing Functions

The following table describes which functions can be customized using [Custom Function]. For more details, refer to [Custom Function] (0154).

Operating modes:

1 Open the [Custom Function] submenu.

[JOther Functions] [Custom Function]

[JOther Functions]

[Custom Function]

2 Select the desired function.

3 Change the setting option and then press SET.

Customizable Functions with [Custom Function]

Menu item

Description

[Shockless Gain]

Determines the speed of the transition when the gain is changed.

 

 

[Shockless WB]

Creates a softer transition when the white balance is changed.

 

 

[AE Response]

Controls the camcorder’s response when you change the automatic exposure setting.

 

 

[Iris Limit]

Sets a maximum aperture value (F8.0) to be used for shooting.

 

 

[I. Ring Direction]

Changes the direction of the adjustment when turning the manual ring while it is set to IRIS(ND).

 

 

[F. Ring Direction]

Changes the direction of the adjustment when turning the manual ring while it is set to FOCUS.

 

 

[Z. Ring Direction]

Changes the direction of the adjustment when turning the manual ring while it is set to ZOOM.

 

 

[F. Ring Control]

Selects the sensitivity of the response when operating the manual ring while it is set to FOCUS.

 

 

[Z. Ring Control]

Selects the sensitivity of the response when operating the manual ring while it is set to ZOOM.

 

 

 

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

[F. Assist B&W]

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. Focus assist functions will not appear on an external

 

 

monitor.

 

 

[Obj. Dist. Unit]

Selects the units of distance (meters or feet) displayed when the camcorder shows the distance to the

subject in manual focus mode.

 

 

 

[Zoom Indicator]

Selects the display of the zoom indicator between a graphic bar and a numeric display (0 to 99).

 

 

[ZR-2000 AE Shift]

Selects the function of the AE SHIFT dial on the optional ZR-2000 Zoom Remote Controller between adjusting

either the exposure compensation or the aperture value.

 

 

 

[Scan Reverse Rec]

Inverts the recorded image horizontally, vertically or horizontally and vertically.

 

 

[Character Rec]

When this function is set to [On], all of the onscreen displays will be recorded to the clip exactly as they

appear on the screen.