Panasonic AJ-PX380G - Adjustable settings when shooting

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Chapter 4 Shooting — Adjustable settings when shooting
Adjustable settings when shooting
Congure the settings as necessary before you start shooting.
Focus assist function
The focus assist function enables you to focus the target easily.
Expanded display, focus assist color display (in which the contours of the image are displayed in the selected color), and focus bar display are available
in the viewnder.
Expanded display [EXPAND]
Set to [EXPAND] in the main menu → [SW MODE] → [FOCUS ASSIST MODE] beforehand.
When the <FOCUS ASSIST> button is pressed, the center of the screen is expanded approx. three times so that you can focus the image easily.
EXPANDED
f In the expanded display, the status display and zebra pattern disappear, and [EXPANDED] is displayed at the top of the screen.
f The method to cancel the expanded display can be selected in the main menu → [SW MODE] → [EXPAND MODE].
- [10SEC]: Cancels in 10 seconds.
- [HOLD]: Does not cancel until the <FOCUS ASSIST> button is pressed again.
- [UNTIL REC]: Cancels when recording starts. Expanded display is not available during recording.
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t The viewnder screen is expanded.
t Expanded display is unavailable in the video output, SDI output, and HDMI output.
Focus assist color display [FOCUS IN COLOR]
Set the main menu → [SW MODE] → [FOCUS ASSIST MODE] to [FOCUS IN COLOR] in advance.
Select one of [RED]/[GREEN]/[BLUE] in the main menu → [SW MODE] → [FOCUS IN COLOR SETTING] → [PEAKING COLOR].
The contour of the image is bordered with the selected color when the <FOCUS ASSIST> button is pressed. At this time, the screen frame will be in the
selected color.
Adjust the focus so that the contour of the subject to focus will turn into the selected color.
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t When various status information is displayed, they will disappear.
t Only displayed on the viewnder.
t When the main menu → [SW MODE] → [FOCUS IN COLOR SETTING] → [PICTURE B/W] is set to [ON], the image will turn to black and white when
the <FOCUS ASSIST> button is pressed.
Focus bar display [FOCUS BAR]
The focus bar can be displayed when [ON] is set in the main menu → [DISPLAY SETUP] → [FOCUS BAR].
The degree of focus is indicated by the length of the bar.
f White bar: Focus bar display
f Green line: Peak display
Not in focus The bar extends to the right when the viewfinder is
in-focus.