Viewfinder Indicators - THOMSON grass valley LDK 6000 MKII Series User Manual

Viewfinder Indicators

Gain indicators
1
The gain indicators in the viewfinder light as follows:
- Gain is - (-3, -6dB)
+ Gain is + (+3, +6, +9dB)
++ Gain is ++ (+6, +9, +12dB)
+ and ++ Gain is +++ (+12dB))
Top indicators
2
REC lights when the camera is on-air.
TAPE lights when the studio ISO signal is received.
BATT lights if the supply voltage is less than 11V.
ND/RE lights when an ND optical filter or the lens range
extender is selected.
FOC+ lights when the focus assist function is on.
Iris indication
3
Indicates the value of the iris opening (when enabled in the
VF menu).
Zebra pattern
4
This diagonal line pattern warns the operator that the area
affected has risen above a predetermined level of the full
scale video exposure value. Level and contrast are selected
in the VF menu.
Safe area marker
5
The safe area marker indicates an area that represents 80%
of the whole viewfinder picture area. This is the minimum area
seen on a TV-set.
Non standard indicator
6
The non-standard video settings indicator (!) lights when
exposure is not set to nominal. It also lights when black stretch
or extended iris is on and if AWC or FL is selected with the
Colour Temperature selector.
Location of Controls
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REC TAPE BATT ND/RE FOC+
7.5 FL AW1 AW2
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White Balance indicators
7
The white balance indicators light as follows:
3,2 - preset temperature of 3200K is selected
4,7 - preset temperature of 4700K is selected
5,6 - preset temperature of 5600K is selected
7,5 - preset temperature of 7500K is selected
FL - memory for fluorescent light is selected
AW1 - memory 1 is selected
AW2 - memory 2 is selected
None of these indicators light if AWC is selected.
Message box
8
The display time of this information message box is set by the
Info time item of the VF menu.
Centre marker
9
This cross marks the centre of the picture.
Cadre marker
10
These dotted white lines or a shaded area show the limits of
a 4:3 picture, or the limits of a 14:9 picture.
Zoom indication
11
Indicates the degree to which the lens has been zoomed in
or out if this feature is supported by the lens. It shows 50 if
not supported.
Note: If the viewfinder zoom function is in use, many of the
viewfinder markers are switched off to improve the
clarity of the display. The FOC+ indicator in the
viewfinder flashes when the viewfinder zoom function
is active.
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