Brightness Select to adjust the brightness of the EVF.
Rotate image When mounting the EVF to the right side of the
camera, the image can be flipped to orient the
image correctly in the viewfinder. Affects only the
EVF image, MON OUT and recording images are
not rotated.
Smooth mode Select to set Smooth mode On or Off. With
smooth mode on, the EVF image shutters less
when panning.
Note: Smooth mode is only possible with frame
rates up to 30 fps and shutter angles of 180.0 or
less.
Surround view Select to set Surround view on the EVF-1 On or
Off. When set to on, the additional pixels outside
the recorded image area on the ALEXA’s ALEV III
sensor are displayed, allowing the operator to see
outside the recorded image and keep unwanted
objects, such as microphone booms, out of the
shot. To view only the recorded image, set
Surround view to off.
Frame lines +
status info
Select to set frame lines, surround mask, center
mark and status info overlays to On or Off in the
EVF.
Peaking Select to set peaking in the EVF to On or Off, and
the strength of peaking to low, medium or high.
Anamorphic
desqueeze
Select to set Anamorphic desqueeze to 1.3x, 2.0x
and 2.0xmag. The desqueeze corrects the image
for 1.3x and 2.0x anamorphic lenses. With 2.0x
lenses, the user can choose between viewing the
full sensor image (2.0x), or only the relevant
image area (2.0xmag) where left and right sides of
the EVF-1 image outside the 2.39 aspect area are
cropped.
Only available if a license for anamorphic desqueeze
is active in the camera.
Zoom position
Select to set the Zoom position to Centered or Eye
level. Press the ZOOM button on the EVF-1 to
magnify:
Centered – the center of the image is
magnified for focus check
Eye level – the image is magnified for focus
check along a line approximately one third
from the top, where an actor’s eyes are