Owner's Manual

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Waveform Monitor
Waveform Monitor
The camcorder can display a simplified waveform monitor on the LCD screen, viewfinder and external monitors
(SDI terminal or HDMI OUT terminal).
Displaying the Waveform Monitor
Press the WFM button to display the waveform monitor.
• The waveform monitor window will appear at the right of the
screen.
• You can use the > [
A $ * Assistance Functions]
> [WFM: LCD], [WFM: VF], [WFM: SDI] and [WFM: HDMI]
settings to turn the waveform monitor display on and off
separately on the LCD screen, viewfinder and external
monitors connected to the respective terminals.
• You can use the > [
A $ * Assistance Functions]
> [Waveform Settings] > [Position] setting to display the
waveform monitor on the left/right of the screen.
* Appears on page ! in mode.
Configuring the Waveform Monitor
1 Select the waveform monitor's [Type].
> [ A $ * Assistance Functions] > [Waveform Settings] > [Type]
2 Select the desired option and then press SET.
• If you selected [Select Line], continue the procedure to set the Y coordinate of the line you wish to display.
Otherwise, skip to step 6 to change the gain.
3To select the line’s Y coordinate, select [Select Line].
> [ A $ * Assistance Functions] > [Waveform Settings] > [Select Line]
4Push the joystick up/down to select the first digit of the Y coordinate and then press SET to move to
the next.
• Change the rest of the digits in the same way.
• When the number of horizontal lines (vertical component) of the resolution used is 1080, you can select a
value between 0 and 1079 (1-line increments); when the vertical resolution is 2160, you can select a value
between 0 and 2158 (2-line increments).
5 Select [Set] and then press SET.
6 Select [Gain].
> [ A $ * Assistance Functions] > [Waveform Settings] > [Gain]
7 Select the desired amplification ratio ([1x] or [2x]) and then press SET.
• If you selected [1x], the rest of the procedure is not necessary. If you selected [2x], the display range of the
waveform monitor’s Y axis will be reduced by half. Continue the procedure to select the minimum luminance
value (in %) shown on the Y axis.
Operating modes: