8 To finish the adjustments, set the DISPLAY/MENU switch to OFF to exit Menu mode.

Displaying the focus assist indicators

The focus assist indicator function extracts the irregularities of a subject and converts the integrated values to a level indicator, which shows the focus condition.

Level indicator (Its position and operations can be adjusted.)

Area marker to display the detection area of the focus (Its size and position can be adjusted.)

The focus setting where the indicator shows the maximum level is the best focus setting. (The range of the indicator substantially changes depending on picture elements or shooting environments. Adjust it with GAIN and OFFSET as required.)

1 Display the CONTENTS page of the OPERATION menu (referring to step 1 to 4 in “Adding a VF detail signal”).

2 Rotate the menu control knob to align the pointer to <FOCUS ASSIST> and push on the menu control knob.

The <FOCUS ASSIST> page is displayed.

<FOCUS ASSIST>

05 TOP

INDICATOR

: OFF

 

MODE

: BOX

BOTTOM

LEVEL

:

3

QUICK

GAIN

:

50

 

OFFSET

:

50

 

AREA MARKER:

ON

 

SIZE

:

MIDDLE

 

POSITION

:

CENTER

 

POSITION

H:

50

 

POSITION

V:

50

 

 

 

 

 

3 Rotate the menu control knob to align the pointer to the item to be set and push on the knob.

To use the level indicator

Setting INDICATOR to ON displays the level indicator on the viewfinder.

You can set the display format with the menu items below. MODE: Set the type and position of the indicator. LEVEL: Set the density and the response speed of the

indicator.

GAIN: Set the sensitivity of the indicator.1)

OFFSET: Set the offset of the focus detection value.2)

1)Normally, the sensitivity of the indicator is automatically set to the optimum value in conjunction with the AREA MARKER SIZE set value. Use this setting when an optimum sensitivity value cannot be obtained, depending on the shooting environment.

2)Normally, the optimum offset is automatically set in conjunction with the AREA MARKER SIZE and MASTER GAIN set values. Use this setting when the optimum offset cannot be obtained, depending on the shooting environment.

To use the area marker

Setting AREA MARKER to ON displays the detection area of the focus as a marker on the viewfinder screen.

You can set the size and position of the detection area with the menu items below.

SIZE: The size of the detection area can be changed. (If the area size is too large, both the subject and the background are included in the area, making the indicator display easily deviate from the subject.) POSITION: Roughly set the position of the detection area. POSITION H: Finely adjust the position of the detection

area in the horizontal directions.

POSITION V: Finely adjust the position of the detection area in the vertical directions.

4 Rotate the menu control knob to display the desired setting and push on the knob.

5 To finish the adjustments, set the DISPLAY/MENU switch to OFF to exit Menu mode.

.

Notes

•When INDICATOR is ON, the effect area marker is disabled even if EFFECT is set ON on the <VF MARKER> page.

•When AREA MARKER is ON, the safety zone marker is disabled even if SAFETY ZONE is set ON on the <VF MARKER> page.

•When displaying the focus assist indicators, check that the flange focal length has been precisely adjusted.

See “Adjusting the Flange Focal Length” (page 15) for the flange focal length.

Setting the Camera Outputs

You can specify video signals directly output from the camera, with menu operations.

Note

The MAIN (camera picture), RET (return video), or VF (the same picture as that displayed on the viewfinder screen) setting is common to SD-SDI and VBS. Different signals cannot be output.

The menu pages used for the output settings have been registered to the USER menu at the factory.

•<POWER SAVE> (U11)

•<OUTPUT FORMAT> (U16)

•<TEST OUT> (U17)

•<SDI OUT> (U18)

•<DOWN CONVERTER> (U19)

Set the menu items on the above menu pages to the settings shown in the following tables.

For details on menu operations and the USER menu, see “Menus” on page 20.

Outputting the signal being shot (camera picture)

The same textual information as that displayed on the viewfinder screen can be added to the output signal by setting CHARACTER to ON on the <SDI OUT> or <TEST OUT> page.

Preparatory Settings

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