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1 Viewfinder
The viewfinder lets you to view the camera image in black and white
while shooting the picture and also see the playback picture from the
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VTR. It also displays various warnings and messages related to the
settings or operating conditions of the camcorder, a zebra pattern
zone marker
2 BRIGHT (brightness) control
This control adjusts the picture brightness on the viewfinder screen. It
has no effect on the camera output signal.
3 CONTRAST control
This control adjusts the picture contrast on the viewfinder screen. It has
no effect on the camera output signal.
4 PEAKING control
This control adjusts the sharpness of the picture on the viewfinder screen
to make focusing easier. It has no effect on the camera output signal.
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1) Zebra pattern
The zebra pattern aids in manual iris adjustment by indicating areas of the
picture where the video level is approximately 70% and 100% and above.
2) Safety zone marker
The safety zone marker is a rectangle indicating the effective picture area.
For more information, see Section 4-7-3 "Setting the Marker Display" (page 4-
42).
3) Center marker
The center marker indicates the center of the picture with a crosshair.
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