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Adjusting the Focus
Using the Focus Assistance Functions
In order to focus more accurately, you can use two focus assistance functions – peaking, which creates a clearer
contrast by emphasizing the outlines of the subject, and magnification, which enlarges the image on the screen.
You can use both functions simultaneously for greater effect.
You can also use the [w Other Functions] > [Custom Function] > [F. Assist. B&W] setting (A 102) to switch
the screen to black & white while using the focus assistance functions.
Peaking
The camcorder offers two peaking levels. Select the level before activating
peaking.
1 Press the PEAKING button.
• The peaking icon (J or K) appears at the lower center of the
screen and the outlines in the image will be emphasized, depending
on the focus.
• Press the button again to turn off peaking.
• Alternatively, you can use the [£ LCD/VF Setup] > [Peaking]
setting to turn peaking on and off.
2 Open the [Select] submenu (under [Peaking]) to select the peaking level.
[£ LCD/VF Setup] > [Select] (under [Peaking])
3 Select the desired level and then press the joystick.
Magnification
1 Press the MAGN. button.
• ^ appears at the lower center of the screen and the center of the
screen is magnified approximately 2 times*.
2 If necessary, use the joystick (ÝÞ) to move around the orange
frame and check other parts of the image.
• Set the focus mode switch on the lens to MF in advance.
• You can move the orange frame 5 steps vertically or horizontally.
Press the CANCEL button to return the magnification frame to the
center position.
3 Press the MAGN. button again to cancel the magnification.
* The magnification that appears on the LCD screen and on the viewfinder screen is
different. The magnification also differs based on the video configuration.
NOTES
• Peaking/Magnification appears only on the camcorder screen. It will not appear on an external monitor
connected to the camcorder and will not affect your recordings.
• You can use the [£ LCD/VF Setup] > [Peaking 1] and [Peaking 2] settings to set the color, gain and
frequency of the two peaking levels independently of each other.
• The camcorder features professional video scopes (A 81). You can display the edge monitor to help you
focus even more accurately.
• You can use peaking together with the edge monitor. In such case, The gain and frequency of the peaking
effect will be adjusted automatically according to the gain settings of the edge monitor.
• You can use the [w Other Functions] > [Custom Function] > [Magn. Add. Disp.] setting (A 102) to select
an additional assistance display (peaking or the edge monitor) to also be displayed when magnification is
used.
[£ LCD/VF Setup]
[Select]
(under [Peaking])
[Peaking 1]
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