Video Scopes; Displaying A Video Scope; Configuring The Waveform Monitor - Canon EOS C500 Mark II Instruction Manual

Video Scopes

Video Scopes
The camera can display a simplified waveform monitor or a vectorscope to check your recordings. The selected
video scope is displayed on the screen and can be output to other monitoring devices as well.
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Displaying a Video Scope

Press the WFM button to turn the video scope on/off.
• You can change the video scope displayed (waveform monitor or
vectorscope) with the
[WFM Function] setting.
• Alternatively, you can use the
> [WFM: VIDEO Term.], [WFM: EVF-V50] and [WFM: MON./HDMI]
settings to turn the video scope on/off separately on the LCD
screen, an optional viewfinder or external monitors, respectively.
• By default, the video scope will appear on the right of the screen.
Using the
settings, you can select where to display each video scope (left or right side).

Configuring the Waveform Monitor

1 Select
2 Select
• If you selected an option other than [Select Line], skip to step 5.
3 Select
4 Enter the Y coordinate of the line you want to display using the data entry screen (A 60).
• The available range of lines that can be selected depends on the vertical component of the resolution used.
For 3140: 0 to 3138 (in 2-line increments)
For 2160: 0 to 2158 (in 2-line increments)
For 1080: 0 to 1079 (in 1-line increments)
5 Select
or [PQ/HLG].
• Select the Y axis (luminance) scale used when displaying the waveform monitor of an HDR (high dynamic
range) image (PQ or HLG standard defined by ITU-R BT.2100).
6 Select
• If you selected [1x], the rest of the procedure is not necessary. If you selected [2x], the display range of the
waveform monitor's Y axis will be reduced by half. Continue the procedure to select the minimum luminance
value (in %) shown on the Y axis.
7 Select
Options for [Type]
[Line]: Sets the waveform monitor to line display mode.
[Line+Spot]: The waveform of the area in the red frame is displayed in red on top of the [Line] mode
waveform.
[Select Line]: The selected horizontal line (in red) will be displayed along with its waveform.
[RGB]: Shows 3 side-by-side waveforms in an RGB parade.
[YPbPr]: Shows 3 side-by-side waveforms in a YPbPr parade.
> [A Assistance Functions] >
> [A Assistance Functions]
> [A Assistance Functions] > [Waveform Settings] or [Vectorscope Settings] > [Position]
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> [ Assistance Functions] > [WFM Function] > [Waveform Monitor].
A
> [ Assistance Functions] > [Waveform Settings] > [Type] > Desired option.
A
> [ Assistance Functions] > [Waveform Settings] > [Select Line].
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> [ Assistance Functions] > [Waveform Settings] > [Vertical Scale for HDR] > [IRE]
A
> [ Assistance Functions] > [Waveform Settings] > [Gain] > [1x] or [2x].
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> [ Assistance Functions] > [Waveform Settings] > [Y Position] > Desired option.