Sony PDW-700 Setting the viewfinder

Settings Detailed and Displays Menu 6 Chapter

Note

The four items ASPECT, ASPECT SELECT, ASPECT MASK, and ASPECT MASK LVL are ignored when the recording format is IMX50/40/30 or DVCAM and the aspect ratio is 4:3.

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Item	Description
USER BOX	Turns the display of the box
	cursor on and off.
USER BOX	Sets the width of the box
WIDTH	cursor (distance from center to
	left or right edge).
USER BOX	Sets the height of the box
HEIGHT	cursor (distance from center to
	top or bottom edge).
USER BOX	Sets the horizontal position of
H POS	the center of the box cursor.
USER BOX	Sets the vertical position of the
V POS	center of the box cursor.
CENTER H	Sets the horizontal position of
POS	the center marker.
CENTER V	Sets the vertical position of the
POS	center marker.
ASPECT	Turns the display of the aspect
SAFE ZONE	safety zone on and off.
ASPECT	Selects the range of the aspect
SAFE AREA	safety zone (80%/90%/92.5%/
	95%).

3 Turn the MENU knob to change the setting, and press the MENU knob.

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have set all of the desired items.

Setting the viewfinder

You can make settings for viewfinder screen display functions.

(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move b to the desired item.)

1 Display the VF SETTING page of the OPERATION menu, and press the MENU knob.

For details on menu operations, see “Basic menu operations” on page 163.

2 Select the desired item, and press the MENU knob.

You can set the following items on the VF SETTING page.

Item	Description
ZEBRA	Turns the zebra display on or
	off. a)
ZEBRA	Selects ZEBRA 1, ZEBRA 2 or
SELECT	BOTH.
ZEBRA 1	Adjusts the level of the zebra 1
DET. LVL	(20% to 70% to 107%) display.
ZEBRA 1	Adjusts the aperture level of the
APT. LVL	zebra 1 display. (1% to 10% to
	20%)
ZEBRA 2	Adjusts the level of the zebra 2
DET. LVL	(52% to 100% to 109%)
	display.
VF DETAIL	Adjusts the sharpness of the
LEVEL	viewfinder (–99 to 99).
VF ASPECT	Specifies whether to set the
(SD)	viewfinder screen and LCD
	monitor aspect ratio
	automatically or to set it to 16:9
	when the IMX50/40/30 or
	DVCAM recording format is
	selected.
	When “16:9” is selected, then
	the screen is always displayed
	as a 16:9 screen (before being
	cut out to 4:3), even when
	ASPECT RATIO (SD) is set to
	“4:3”.

a)When you use the viewfinder which is not equipped with the ZEBRA switch, turns the display on or off using this item. When you use the viewfinder with the ZEBRA switch, the most recent operation of the ZEBRA switch and this menu operation is effective.

3 Turn the MENU knob to change the setting, and press the MENU knob.

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have set all of the desired items.

Recording shot data superimposed on the color bars

In the SHOT DISP page of the USER menu, you can select which shot data is recorded superimposed on the color bars. You can also select which of the shot IDs (1 to 4) set in the SHOT DATA page is recorded superimposed on the picture.

174Setting the Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen and the LCD Monitor