Adjusting The Black Balance; Displaying The Markers And Zebra Patterns; Displaying The Markers - Sony PMW-EX3 Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting the Black
Balance
With this camcorder, the black balance is
automatically adjusted each time the power is
turned on. You can readjust it, using the menu,
when needed.
Use the CAMERA SET menu for the adjustment.
Press the MENU button to set the camcorder to
Menu mode, display the CAMERA SET menu
with , and select "Auto BLK Balance" from
the menu.
CAMERA SET
Au t o BLK Ba l ance Execute
B
Gain Setup Cancel
B
Shu t t e r
B
EX Slow Shut t e r
B
00:00
Shot Tr ans i t ion
B
MF Ass i s t : O f f
For details on menu operations, see "Basic Menu
Operations" on page 111.
Select "Execute" to start the black balance
adjustment.
During adjustment, an in-progress message is
displayed. When the adjustment is completed
successfully, the message changes to a
completion message.
Adjusting the Black Balance / Displaying the Markers and Zebra Patterns

Displaying the Markers

and Zebra Patterns
During recording, various markers and zebra
patterns can be inserted into the image in the
viewfinder.
This does not affect recording signals.
Displaying the Markers
Use "Marker" of the VF SET menu.
Press the MENU button to set the camcorder to
Menu mode, display the VF SET menu with
, and select "Marker" from the menu.
VF SET
VF Set t i ng
B
Peaking Safet y Zone
B
Marker Safet y Area
B
Zebra Center Marker
B
00:00
D i splay On/O f f Aspec t Marker
B
Aspec t Select
Activating the marker indications
• Set "Setting" to "On" then turn the markers on/
off independently.
No marker is displayed when "Setting" is "Off."
• Assigning the Marker on/off function to one of
the assignable buttons permits you to operate
"Setting: On/Off" by pressing the button.
For the assignable buttons, see "Changing
Functions of the Assignable Buttons" on page 72.
Displaying the safety-zone marker
Set "Safety Zone" to "On" to insert the safety-
zone marker to the screen.
With "Safety Area" you can select the size of the
safety-zone marker from among 80%, 90%,
92.5%, and 95% of the picture area.
: On
: On
: 90%
: On
: On
: 4 : 3
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