Canon C500 PL Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Customizing Functions and Onscreen Displays
Customizing Functions and Onscreen Displays
Customize the camera to match your shooting style and needs. Use the [w Other Functions] > [Custom
Function] setting to adjust how some of the camera’s controls and functions operate in mode. Similarly,
use the [£ LCD/VF Setup] > [Custom Display 1] or [Custom Display 2] setting to customize the onscreen
displays that appear during recording on the screen. You can save these preferences along with other menu
settings to an SD card and use them again later (A 125).
Customizing Functions
The following table describes which functions can be customized using
[Custom Function].
1 Open the [Custom Function] submenu.
[w Other Functions] > [Custom Function]
2 Select the desired function.
3 Change the setting option and then press SET.
Customizing Onscreen Displays
For details on which onscreen displays can be customized, refer to
Onscreen Displays
(A 57). For details on the setting options, refer to
[Custom Display 1] and [Custom Display 2]
(A 172).
Operating modes:
Operating modes:
[w Other Functions]
[Custom Function]
Customizable Functions with [Custom Function]
Menu item Setting options Description
[Shockless WB] [On], [Off] Creates a softer transition when the white balance is changed.
[Control Dial]
2 [Iris], [ISO/Gain], [Off]
3 [ISO/Gain], [Off]
Select the function of the control dial.
[Control Dial Dir.] [Reverse], [Normal] Changes the direction of the adjustment when operating the control dial.
[Grip Ctrl Dial Dir.] [Reverse], [Normal]
Changes the direction of the adjustment when operating the control dial on the grip
unit of a C300 / C300 PL camcorder, which can be attached to the GRIP terminal.
[SELECT Dial Dir.] [Reverse], [Normal] Changes the direction of the adjustment when operating the SELECT dial.
[F. Assist. B&W] [Both], [Magnify], [Peaking], [Off]
Automatically switches the screen to B&W while the focus assist functions (peaking and
magnification) are activated. You can have the screen switch to B&W when only the
peaking is activated, when only the magnification is activated or when both are activated.
[Magn. Add. Disp.] [Peaking], [Edge Mon.], [Off] Displays peaking or the edge monitor when magnification is enabled.
[3D Rec Mode] [On], [Off]
When using another C500 or C500 PL camera to shoot 3D, this function
compensates for the video and audio signals output from the 3G-SDI terminals and
MON. terminals not being synchronized.
[Scan Reverse Rec] [Both], [Vertical], [Horizontal], [Off]
Inverts the recorded image horizontally and/or vertically. This also inverts the image
output from the 3G-SDI terminals, MON. terminals, HD/SD SDI terminal and HDMI
OUT terminal.
[Character Rec] [On], [Off]
When this function is set to [On], all of the onscreen displays will be recorded on the CF
card exactly as they appear on the screen.
[£ LCD/VF Setup]
[Custom Display 1]
[Custom Display 2]
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