Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording — Viewfinder status display

Display of marker confirmation screen (marker select function)

The screen for confirming the marker status of the camera can be displayed on the viewfinder screen.

Type of marker

Center marker

Safety zone

The aspect ratio currently set at [FRAME SIG] is displayed.

Pushing the <MARKER SEL>/<MODE CHECK/MENU CANCEL> switch on the camera towards the <MKR> side switches between [A] marker display

→[B] marker display → no display

With the following settings in advance, you can check the angle of view at 14:9 and 4:3 easily by this button, if necessary. As the [A] marker information, set [14:9] in the main menu → [VF] → [VF MARKER] → [FRAME SIG], and as the [B] marker information, set [4:3] in [FRAME SIG].

Confirmation of return video signal in the viewfinder

The return video signal input to the <SDI IN> terminal can be viewed in the viewfinder while the <RET> button on the lens is held down. To activate this function, select [CAM RET] in the main menu → [CAMERA] → [SW MODE] → [RET SW].

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tt The HD-Y or VBS signals of the <GENLOCK IN> terminal cannot be viewed as return video signals.

Zebra patterns display

The camera can display two types of zebra patterns.

When the <ZEBRA> switch of the viewfinder is set to <ON>, the zebra pattern currently set in the menu is displayed on the viewfinder screen. Zebra patterns can also be displayed in the video of the monitor output terminal (<SDI OUT2>, <VIDEO OUT>, <HDMI OUT>) according to settings. The level for displaying zebra patterns can be set in the main menu → [VF] → [VF DISPLAY].

Item

Setting value

Description of settings

[ZEBRA1 DETECT]

[0%]…[70%]…[109%]

Sets the level of zebra pattern 1 tilting to the right.

[ZEBRA2 DETECT]

[0%]…[85%]…[109%]

Sets the level of zebra pattern 2 tilting to the left.

[ZEBRA2]

[ON], [SPOT], [OFF]

Selects the type of [ZEBRA2].

are factory settings.

[SPOT]: The image level from the setting value of [ZEBRA1 DETECT] to the setting value of [ZEBRA2 DETECT] is displayed in the zebra pattern.

Video level

 

[ZEBRA2]

 

[ON]

[OFF]

[SPOT]

[109%]

 

 

 

[ZEBRA2 DETECT]

[ZEBRA1 DETECT]

[0%]

To display the zebra pattern in the video of the monitor output terminal (<SDI OUT2>, <VIDEO OUT>, <HDMI OUT>), set in the main menu → [I/F SETUP] → [OUTPUT SEL] → [MONITOR OUT ZEBRA].

Focus assist function

The focus assist function enables you to focus the target easily.

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