MENU SCREEN Contents of Menu Screens (cont’d)

DISPLAY Menu Screen

The DISPLAY Menu Screen consists of two screens (1/2 Screen and 2/2 Screen).

DISPLAY [1/2] Menu Screen

Item

Set Value

Contents

 

 

 

ZEBRA

● OFF

Selects whether zebra patterns should be shown on the LCD

 

70 – 80%

screen and the viewfinder screen, and sets the luminance level

 

85 – 95%

of the subject areas where the zebra pattern is displayed

 

OVER 95%

OFF: Not displayed.

 

OVER 100%

70 – 80% : Zebra pattern displayed in areas with a luminance

 

 

level of 70% to 80%.

 

 

85 – 95% : Zebra pattern displayed in areas with a

 

 

luminance level of 85% to 95%.

 

 

OVER 95% : Zebra pattern displayed in areas with a

 

 

luminance level above 95%.

 

 

OVER 100% : Zebra pattern displayed in areas with a

 

 

luminance level above 100%.

 

 

Memo:

 

 

When the MODE switch is set to VTR (VTR playback /DV

 

 

mode), this item is not displayed.

 

 

 

LCD

MAX

Adjusts the brightness of the LCD screen.

BRIGHTNESS

To brighten ... Make value higher

 

4

To dim ... Make value lower

 

 

 

LCD COLOUR

1

Adjusts the colour saturation of the LCD screen.

 

● NORMAL

Higher colour saturation ..... Make value higher

 

–1

Lower colour saturation ..... Make value lower

 

 

 

LCD PEAKING

–4

Adjusts the contrast of the LCD screen.

 

To make contours sharper ...Make value higher

 

MIN

 

To soften contours ... Make value lower

 

 

 

 

 

VF

 

Adjusts the brightness of the viewfinder screen.

BRIGHTNESS

 

To brighten ...... Make value higher

 

 

To dim ............. Make value lower

 

 

 

VF COLOUR

 

Adjusts the colour saturation of the viewfinder screen.

 

 

Higher colour saturation ..... Make value higher

 

 

Lower colour saturation ..... Make value lower

 

 

 

VF PEAKING

 

Adjusts the contrast of the viewfinder screen.

 

 

To make contours sharper ....... Make value higher

 

 

To soften contours ................... Make value lower

 

 

 

NEXT PAGE

 

The DISPLAY [2/2] menu screen returns when the SELECT dial

 

 

is pressed. (Menu screen for selecting display items)

 

 

 

PAGE BACK

 

The TOP MENU returns when the SELECT dial is pressed.

 

 

 

DISPLAY [2/2] Menu Screen

Item

Set Value

Contents

 

 

 

TAPE REMAIN

● ON

Selects whether the remaining tape time indication should be

 

OFF

shown on the LCD screen and the viewfinder screen.

 

 

ON : Displayed

 

 

OFF : Not displayed

 

 

 

TIME CODE

● ON

Selects whether the time code should be shown on the LCD

 

OFF

screen and the viewfinder screen.

 

 

ON : Displayed

 

 

OFF : Not displayed

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GY-DV301, GY-DV300 specifications

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