Canon XF205 XF200 XF205 Instruction Manual - Page 108
Video Scopes, Displaying a Video Scope, Configuring the Waveform Monitor
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Video Scopes Video Scopes 108 The camcorder can display a simplified waveform monitor or vectorscope. It can also display an edge monitor* to help you focus. The video scopes appear only on the OLED screen. They do not appear in the viewfinder or on an external monitor. * The edge monitor looks at the focus of the entire picture and displays the results as a waveform. The edge monitor is available only in mode. Displaying a Video Scope Operating modes: Press the WFM button. • The waveform monitor will appear in a window on the lower right of the screen. • You can repeatedly press the WFM button to activate the video scopes in the following sequence. Waveform monitor Vectorscope Edge monitor Off • Alternatively, you can display the video scopes using [w Other Functions] > [WFM (OLED)] > [Setting]. Select [WFM] for the waveform monitor, [VS] for the vectorscope or [Edge Mon.] for the edge monitor. Configuring the Waveform Monitor The camcorder's waveform monitor function offers 5 modes. You can also change the gain. Operating modes: 1 Open the waveform monitor [Type] submenu. [w Other Functions] > [WFM (OLED)] > [Waveform Monitor] > [Type] 2 Select the desired option and then press SET. • If you do not need to change the gain, you do not need to perform steps 3 and 4. 3 Open the waveform monitor [Gain] submenu. [w Other Functions] > [WFM (OLED)] > [Waveform Monitor] > [Gain] 4 Select [1x] or [2x] and then press SET. [w Other Functions] [WFM (OLED)] [Waveform Monitor] [Type] [Line] Options [Line]: Sets the waveform monitor to line display mode. [Line+Spot]: The waveform of the area in the red frame is displayed in red on top of the [Line] mode waveform. [Field]: Sets the waveform monitor to field display mode. [RGB]: Functions like an RGB parade scope. [YPbPr]: Functions like a YPbPr parade scope.