Canon EOS C80 - Displaying False Color

Onscreen Markers, Zebra Patterns and False Color
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Displaying False Color
In CAMERA mode, you can display the false color overlay to check the brightness levels as different colors.
Select > [ A Assistance Functions] > Desired [False Color:] setting > [On].
• You can also use direct touch control (A 54) to turn the [False Color: LCD] setting on/off.
• Alternatively, you can press an assignable button (A 123) set to one of the [False Color:] settings to turn the
false color overlay on and off on the corresponding output destination.
NOTES
NOTES
• You can use the > [ A Assistance Functions] > [False Color Index] setting to check an index (in
English only) of the colors used in the false color overlay.
• Depending on the custom picture file settings, the color displayed might not be that of the correct brightness
level.
• [False Color: SDI] cannot be displayed under the following conditions.
- When [Sensor Mode] is set to [Full Frame] or [Super 35mm (Cropped)], the slow & fast motion recording
frame rate exceeds 60P and [SDI Output Signal] is [3840x2160] or higher.
- When [OSD Output: SDI] is set to [Off (Clean)].
• [False Color: HDMI] cannot be displayed under the following conditions.
- When [OSD Output: HDMI] is set to [Off].
Color Meaning
Red White clipping
Yellow Just below white clipping
Pink One stop over 18% gray
Green 18% gray (medium gray)
Blue Just above black clipping
Purple Black clipping