Panasonic PV-DV950 - Other Convenient Functions; Zebra Pattern for Brightness Assist

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MENU
KEY
Other
Convenient
Functions
Zebra Pattern
Using the
Zebra
Pattern
makes
it easy to
adjust
the
brightness of the
picture
to an
optimum
level, even
before
you
start recording.
If you
set
[ZEBRA] on the
Menu to [ON],
diagonal
white
bands
(Zebra
Pattern)
appear on
the LCD
Monitor or
in
the
Finder on
parts of the
picture
which are overexposed
(extremely
brightly lit and shiny
subjects).
To
prevent recording
of
overexposed,
whitish
pictures,
manually adjust the
shutter speed (-»
44)
and/or
iris/gain
(-»
45)
so
that the
Zebra
Pattern disappears.
However, when
recording
a
person
wearing a white
shirt,
adjust so that the
Zebra Pattern over
the face
just
disappears but
remains distinctly
over
the white shirt. If
it
disappears
over the
white shirt, the
picture
becomes too
dark.
Of
course, the
Zebra Pattern
is
not recorded
onto the
tape.
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