Nikon COOLPIX B600 Setting Guide Video Edition - Page 56

Controls and Displays, Continued Zebra Pattern i-button menu 4 Choose whether a zebra pattern is used to indicate selected tone rang- Camera controls 4 es. Other menus 4 Settings can be adjusted using Custom Setting g9 [Zebra pattern]. [Pattern tone range] Choose the tone range shown by the zebra pattern. • [Highlights]: Highlights (the brightest portions of the image) are shown by a zebra pattern. High- lights can be defined using [Highlight threshold]. • [Mid-tones]: Mid-tones (areas of middling brightness) are shown by a zebra pattern. Mid-tones can be defined using [Mid-tone range]. • [Zebra pattern off]: Turn off the zebra pattern display. Choose a zebra stripe pattern ([Pattern 1] or [Pattern 2]). [Pattern] [Highlight threshold] [Mid-tone range] Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Choose the brightness needed to trigger the zebra display when [Highlights] is selected for [Pattern tone range]. • Choose from values of from 120 to 255. The lower the value, the greater the range of brightnesses that will be shown as highlights. • If 255 is selected, the display will show only areas that are potentially overexposed. Choose the brightness needed to trigger the zebra display when [Mid-tones] is selected for [Pattern tone range]. • The [Value] around which the mid-tone range is defined can be anywhere from 0 to 255. [Range] is the range of brightnesses around this value. • Press 4 or 2 to highlight items and press 1 or 3 to change. Caution: Zebra Pattern If both the zebra display and focus peaking are enabled in manual focus mode, only focus peaking will take effect. To view the zebra display in manual focus mode, select [OFF] for Custom Setting a13 [Focus peaking] > [Focus peaking display]. Turning the Zebra Display On and Off Using Camera Controls • Zebra pattern can be assigned to a control using Custom Setting g2 [Custom controls]. Pressing the control to which [Pattern tone range] is assigned cycles the zebra pattern display in the order [Highlights], [Mid-tones], and [Zebra pattern off]. • The tone ranges displayed can be restricted using Custom Setting g10 [Limit zebra pattern tone range]. If [Highlights] or [Mid-tones] is selected, pressing the control to which [Pattern tone range] is assigned will display a zebra pattern only over areas in the selected tone range; pressing the control a second time hides the zebra pattern. 56 Settings