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Focus Assist Tools
Inside the Monitor Assist menu, four types of focusing tools are available
for use:
You can change the focus peaking colors and modes from the
Focus Assist Panel.
Zebra
Zebra pattern show the parts of the image that are exposed +-5% of the
target level set.
The Zebra threshold value can be adjusted by moving the slider left or
right.
False Colour
False Colour assigns different colors to areas of different brightness in the
image. This gives a visualization of what is going on with exposure across
the image. There is a scale on the left hand side, overexposed elements
will display as red, and underexposed elements will display as blue.
False Colour Scale
To help you determine the exposure range with more accuracy, please
use the scale on the left hand side of the display.
Focus Assist, False Colour, Zebra Pattern and Blue Only Exposure are
enabled simply by touching the corresponding icon in the menu.
You can apply multiple lters to your monitor at the same time,
however can be set up individually for your needs.
Focus Peaking
Focus peaking allows the user to ensure their recordings are always
in focus. The parts of the image in focus are highlighted by the selected
colour (can be adjusted by dragging the slider). There are a number of
options for how peaking is displayed, it can overlayed over the colour
video image, over a greyscale image or just show the peaking my
selecting the corresponding icon.
Focus Assist Colour
Focus Assist Mono
Focus Assist Outline
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Focus Assist
Zebra Pattern
False Colour
Blue Only Exposure