Using Focus Assist Function - Panasonic P2HD AG-HPX250EJ Operating Instructions Manual

Using focus assist function

To easily focus an image, expanded display or
In Red display can be selected with the FOCUS
ASSIST button, and the focus bar display can be
used.
FOCUS ASSIST button
When you press the FOCUS ASSIST button,
the image contour has red edges or the screen
center of the LCD monitor is enlarged to set the
focus easily. The screen display of the viewfinder
or the LCD monitor that appears when you press
the FOCUS ASSIST button can be set in the
FOCUS ASSIST item on the setup menu SW
MODE.
Using expanded display (EXPAND):
By pressing the FOCUS ASSIST button, the
central part of the screen is expanded about
3 times so you can easily bring the image into
focus.
FOCUS ASSIST button
• During expanded display, the status display and
zebra pattern disappear and "EXPANDED" is
displayed at the top of the screen.
• Expanded display does not function during
recording.
Focus in red (IN RED):
The image contour displayed on the viewfinder
or the LCD monitor has red edges. The screen
border turns red. Adjust the focus so that the
contour of the subject you want to focus on
becomes red.
This function magnifies only the image
at the center of the LCD monitor and
viewfinder.
In VIDEO OUT, SDI OUT, and HDMI OUT, the
center of the image is not magnified and status
indications do not appear.
Displaying the focus bar (FOCUS BAR):
You can display the focus bar by setting FOCUS
BAR on the DISPLAY SETUP screen of the
settings menu to ON.
The degree to which the image is in focus is
displayed by the length of the bar.
When the image is
not in focus
EXPANDED
As the image comes
into focus, the bar
extends rightward
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