Video Scopes; Displaying A Video Scope; Configuring The Waveform Monitor - Canon XF100 Instruction Manual

Video Scopes

Video Scopes
The camcorder can display a simplified waveform monitor. It can also display an edge monitor* to help you
focus. The video scopes appear only on the LCD screen. They do not appear in the viewfinder or on an external
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monitor.
* The edge monitor looks at the focus of the entire picture and displays the results as a waveform. The edge monitor is available
only in mode.
Operating modes:

Displaying a Video Scope

Press the WFM button.
• The waveform monitor will appear in a window on the lower right of the
screen.
• You can repeatedly press the WFM button to activate the video scopes in
the following sequence.
Waveform monitor
• Alternatively, you can display the video scopes using [J Other Functions]
[WFM (LCD)]
[Edge Mon.] for the edge monitor.

Configuring the Waveform Monitor

The camcorder's waveform monitor function offers 5 modes. You can also
change the gain.
1 Open the [Waveform Monitor] submenu.
[J Other Functions]
2 Select the desired option and then press SET.
• If you do not need to change the gain, you do not need to perform
steps 3 and 4.
3 Open the waveform monitor [Gain] submenu.
[J Other Functions]
4 Select [1x] or [2x] and then press SET.
Options
[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.
[Field]: Sets the waveform monitor to field display mode.
[RGB]: Functions like an RGB parade scope.
[YPbPr]: Functions like a YPbPr parade scope.
Edge monitor Off
[Setting]. Select [WFM] for the waveform monitor or
[WFM (LCD)] [Waveform Monitor]
[WFM (LCD)] [Gain] (under [Waveform Monitor])
[J Other Functions]
[WFM (LCD)]
[Waveform Monitor]
[Line]