Grass Valley DMC 1000 v.12.4 - Manual (Page 75)

DMC 1000 Digital Media Camcorder User’s Guide (v4.0) 75
Chapter 5 - Video setup
5.9 Contrast button
The contrast button can be set to activate black stretch or knee (or both at the same time) to
produce more detail in the dark areas of the picture or creating more headroom for the white
without affecting the rest of the picture. The contrast button can set in the
SYSTEM
> HARDWARE > BUTTONS > CONTRAST BUTTON menu.
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Note
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Note
When contrast is switched on, the non-standard indicator (!) in the viewfinder lights.
Tip
✎
You can change the black stretch settings in the VIDEO > LEVELS > BLACK STRETCH menu
and the knee settings in the in the VIDEO > LEVELS > KNEE menu.
Operate Gain Output White Bal
User 1 User 2
Monitor
Warning
Save
Std.
Recall
Marker
Stby +
-
Cam
Bars
Clear
ND 1/4
ND 1/16
ND 1/64 1
2
3
4
+
-
Contrast
Contrast button