(DISPLAY SET) menu

Display settings of the display and the viewfinder (MARKER/VF B.LIGHT/DISP OUTPUT, etc.)

The default settings are marked with B. The indicators in parentheses appear when the items are selected.

See page 62 for details on selecting menu items.

Press the MENU button t select the (DISPLAY SET) with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.

ZEBRA

You can display a zebra pattern as a guide for adjusting brightness.

xON/OFF

When you select [ON], and the brightness level appear on the screen. The zebra pattern will not be recorded on a tape or a “Memory Stick Duo.”

xLEVEL

You can select the brightness level between 70 and 100 or 100+.

zTips

The zebra pattern is a strip pattern displayed over a part of an image on the screen when the part is higher than a preset brightness level.

HISTOGRAM

You can adjust the iris while referring to a histogram. A histogram is a graph that shows the distribution of the image brightness. You can use the histogram as a guide for adjusting the iris. The histogram will not be recorded on a tape or a “Memory Stick Duo.”

BOFF

Does not display a histogram.

NORMAL

Displays a histogram.

ADVANCE

Displays a histogram, and a bar that indicates an average of the brightness levels around the center of an image (within the marker) on the histogram.

Average

Pixels

Darker Brighter

Brightness

zTips

The left area on the graph shows the darker areas of the image while the right area shows the brighter areas.

A vertical line that indicates the brightness level of [ZEBRA] will be displayed on the histogram when you set [ZEBRA] to [ON].

PEAKING

xON/OFF

When you select [ON], you can display an image on the screen with its details enhanced. This function helps you to adjust the focus. The default setting is [OFF].

xCOLOR

You can select the peaking color from [WHITE], [RED] and [YELLOW]. The default setting is [WHITE].

xLEVEL

You can select a peaking sensitivity from [HIGH], [MIDDLE] and [LOW]. The default setting is [MIDDLE].

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