Canon XF300 Instruction Manual page 55

Adjusting the Focus
Peaking
The camcorder offers two peaking levels. Select the level before
activating peaking.
1 Open the [Select] submenu (under [Peaking]) to select the peaking
level.
[M LCD/VF Setup]
2 Select the desired level and then press SET.
3 Press the PEAKING button.
• The peaking icon (a or b) appears and the outlines in the
image will be emphasized.
• Press the button again to turn off peaking.
• Alternatively, you can use the [M LCD/VF Setup]
setting to turn peaking on and off.
NOTES
• Peaking appears only on the camcorder screen. It will not appear on an
external monitor connected to the camcorder.
• Peaking will not affect your recordings.
• You can set the color, gain and frequency of the two peaking levels
independently of each other.
• When you are adjusting the focus during full manual focus mode or
manual focus mode, you can use the [J Other Functions]
(LCD)] [Edge Monitor] setting (0 97) to help you focus even more
accurately.
Magnification
Press the MAGN. button.
• i appears on the bottom of the screen and the center of the screen
is magnified approximately 2 times*.
• Press the button again to cancel the function.
* The magnification that appears on the LCD screen and on the viewfinder screen is
different. The magnification also differs based on the video configuration.
NOTES
• Magnification appears only on the camcorder screen. It will not appear
on an external monitor connected to the camcorder.
• Magnification will not affect your recordings.
[Select] (under [Peaking])
Recording
[Peaking]
[WFM
[M LCD/VF Setup]
[Select]
(under [Peaking])
[Peaking 1]
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