Setting the gain, Recording with fixed gain, Turning the zebra-pattern indication on/ off – Sony PMW-F3K User Manual

Page 47: Changing the zebra pattern, Fixed gain mode (manual gain adjustment), Agc mode (automatic gain control), Selecting the gain with the switch

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Setting the Gain

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Record

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Turning the zebra-pattern indication on/
off

Pressing the ZEBRA button turns the zebra-
pattern indication on/off.

Changing the zebra pattern

Using “Zebra” of the LCD/VF SET menu, you
can change the zebra pattern to be displayed.
Press the MENU button to set the camcorder to
Menu mode, display the LCD/VF SET menu with

, and select “Zebra” from the menu.

Zebra Select
Select the zebra pattern(s) to be displayed.
1 (Zebra1): To display a zebra pattern in the area

of ±10% centering the video level set with
“Zebra1 Level.”

2 (Zebra2): To display a zebra pattern for the

video level over 100%.

Both: To display both Zebra1 and Zebra2.

Zebra1 Level
Set the center level of Zebra1 in the range of 50 to
107%. The default setting is 70%.

You can set the gain of the video amplifier
according to the brightness of the subject.
Select the setting mode required by the shooting
conditions.

Fixed gain mode (manual gain
adjustment)

Select the gain of the video amplifier, using the
switch or a menu operation.

AGC mode (automatic gain control)

The gain of the video amplifier is automatically
adjusted according to the picture brightness.

Selecting the gain with the switch

Select the gain, using the GAIN switch.

Note

When AGC mode is on, the fixed gain cannot be
selected.

The gain value at each of the switch positions are
set at the factory are as follows:

B

A

PRST

ZEBRA

PEAKING

TE

NCE

ZEBRA button

00:00

LCD
VF
Peaking
Marker

Zebra

D i splay On/O f f

LCD/VF SET

Zebra Select

Zebra1 Level

: 1

: 70

B
B
B
B

B

B

Setting the Gain

Recording With Fixed Gain

L

M

H

B
A
PRST

ATW

GAIN

WHITE

BALANCE

GAIN switch

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