Zebra Patterns Display; Focus Assist Function - Panasonic AJ-PX5000G Operating Instructions Manual

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording — Viewfinder status display

Zebra patterns display

The camera can display two types of zebra patterns.
When the <ZEBRA> switch of the viewfinder is set to <ON>, the zebra pattern currently set in the menu is displayed on the viewfinder screen.
Zebra patterns can also be displayed in the video of the monitor output terminal (<SDI OUT2>, <VIDEO OUT>, <HDMI OUT>) according to settings.
The level for displaying zebra patterns can be set in the main menu → [VF] → [VF DISPLAY].
Item
[ZEBRA1 DETECT]
[ZEBRA2 DETECT]
[ZEBRA2]
[SPOT]: The image level from the setting value of [ZEBRA1 DETECT] to the setting value of [ZEBRA2 DETECT] is displayed in the zebra pattern.
To display the zebra pattern in the video of the monitor output terminal (<SDI OUT2>, <VIDEO OUT>, <HDMI OUT>), set in the main menu → [I/F
SETUP] → [OUTPUT SEL] → [MONITOR OUT ZEBRA].

Focus assist function

The focus assist function enables you to focus the target easily.
Expanded display [EXPAND]
When [EXPAND] is set in the main menu → [CAMERA] → [SW MODE] → [FOCUS ASSIST], if the <USER> button (<USER
MAIN>/<USER1>/<USER2>) to which [ASSIST] is assigned or the <RET> button is pressed, the center of the screen is expanded approx. three times
so that you can easily bring the image into focus.
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 → [CAMERA] → [SW MODE] → [EXPAND MODE].
- [10SEC]: Cancels in 10 seconds.
- [HOLD]: Cancels when the button to which [ASSIST] is assigned is pressed.
- [UNTIL REC]: Cancels when recording starts. Expanded display is not available during recording.
@ NOTE
t Viewfinder screen and LCD monitor screen are expanded.
t Expanded display is unavailable in the video output, SDI output, and HDMI output.
Focus in red display [IN RED]
When [IN RED] is set in the main menu → [CAMERA] → [SW MODE] → [FOCUS ASSIST], if the <USER> button (<USER MAIN>/<USER1>/<USER2>)
to which [ASSIST] is assigned or the <RET> button is pressed, red borders appear around the contours of the image displayed in the viewfinder or the
LCD monitor.
Make adjustment so that the contours of the subject you want to focus on turn red.
Setting value
[0%]...[70%]...[109%]
[0%]...[85%]...[109%]
[ON], [SPOT], [OFF]
Video level
[ON]
[109%]
[ZEBRA2 DETECT]
[ZEBRA1 DETECT]
[0%]
Sets the level of zebra pattern 1 tilting to the right.
Sets the level of zebra pattern 2 tilting to the left.
Selects the type of [ZEBRA2].
[ZEBRA2]
[OFF] [SPOT]
EXPANDED
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Description of settings
are factory settings.