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# [VF]

These items are shown when selecting contents to show in the viewfinder screen.

These menu items cannot be set when the thumbnail screen is displayed.

## [VF DISPLAY]

Item | Description of settings
--- | ---
[VF/LCD CHAR] | Selects whether to display a character on the image of the LCD monitor and viewfinder. [ON]: Displays characters on both the viewfinder and LCD monitor. [VF-OFF]: Does not superimpose on the viewfinder, and displays on the LCD monitor. [LCD-OFF]: Does not superimpose on the LCD monitor, and displays on the viewfinder. Factory setting: [ON]
[VF MODE] | Selects a viewfinder image. [MEM]: In playback mode, these are playback images. [CAM]: Always camera images. Factory setting: [MEM] This item is enabled when [CAM] is set in the main menu → [SYSTEM] → [SYSTEM MODE] → [REC SIGNAL]. When [SDI] is set, playback images are output in the playback mode regardless of this setting.
[VF COLOR] | Selects whether to display viewfinder images in color or in black and white. [ON]: Displays in color. [OFF]: Displays in black and white (playback images, thumbnail screens and menu displays remain in color). Factory setting: [ON]
[DISP CONDITION] | Selects the status display method. [NORMAL]: Status is always displayed. [HOLD]: Normally, status is not displayed. Push the <MARKER SEL>/<MODE CHECK/MENU CANCEL> switch towards the <MCK/MCL> side to display when the mode check screen is displayed. Factory setting: [NORMAL]
[DISP MODE] | Shows/hides camera warning/notification displayed in the center of the viewfinder. For details, refer to “Display modes and setting changes/adjustment result messages”. [1], [2], [3] Factory setting: [3]
[VF OUT] | Selects the image signal displayed on the viewfinder screen. [Y]: Luminosity signal [NAM]: Outputs the [R], [G] or [B] signal with the largest level. [R]:Rch signal [G]:Gch signal [B]:Bch signal Factory setting: [Y]
[VF DTL] | Sets the detail level of the viewfinder screen. Further emphasizes details of the viewfinder signal. If [0], the detail is the same as this line. [0]…[10] Factory setting: [5]
[ZEBRA1 DETECT] | Sets the ZEBRA1 extraction level (IRE value). [0%]…[109%] Factory setting: [70%]
[ZEBRA2 DETECT] | Sets the ZEBRA2 extraction level (IRE value). [0%]…[109%] Factory setting: [85%]
[ZEBRA2] | Switches [ZEBRA2] [ON]/[OFF] and selects SPOT. [ON], [SPOT], [OFF] Factory setting: [SPOT]
[LOW LIGHT LVL] | Sets how low the amount of light entering the camera must be to display [LOW LIGHT]. [OFF], [10%], [15%], [20%], [25%], [30%], [35%] Factory setting: [35%]
[RC MENU DISP.] | Sets whether to display the menu on the viewfinder screen when the remote control unit or extension control unit is connected. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[MARKER/CHAR LVL] | Configures settings for the viewfinder marker and character luminosity. [50%], [60%], [70%], [80%], [90%], [100%] Factory setting: [50%]
[SYNCHRO SCAN DISP] | Sets the unit in which synchro scan mode is displayed. [sec]: Displays in time. [deg]: Displays at shutter open angle. Factory setting: [sec]

[ZEBRA2]

[ON]

[OFF]

[SPOT]

[109%]

[ZEBRA2 DETECT]

[ZEBRA1 DETECT]

[0%]

## [VF MARKER]

Item | Description of settings
--- | ---
[TABLE] | Selects the setting table of the marker select function. Check or set the details of [A]/[B] at subsequent settings. [A], [B] Factory setting: [A]
[CENTER MARK] | Controls the center mark. [1]:+(large) [2]: Open center (large) [3]:+(small) [4]: Open center (small) [OFF]: Does not display. Factory setting: [1]
[SAFETY MARK] | Selects the type of frame for the safety zone marker. [1]: Box [2]: Corners [OFF]: Does not display. Factory setting: [2]
[SAFETY AREA] | Sets the size of the safety zone marker. The constant ratio of length to width can be set in 1% increments. [80%]…[100%] Factory setting: [90%]
[FRAME MARK] | Selects frame marker [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [OFF]
[FRAME SIG] | Sets frame marker aspect ratio. The [VISTA] is 16:8.65 (1.85:1), and [CNSCO] is 16:6.81 (2.35:1). [4:3], [13:9], [14:9], [VISTA], [CNSCO] Factory setting: [4:3]
[FRAME LVL] | Sets the level of the outside of the frame marker. [0]: Equivalent to signal off (blanking status). [1]…[14]: Higher numbers indicate increased brightness. [15]: Same brightness as center. Factory setting: [15]

## [VF USER BOX]

The user box can be displayed as a box-type cursor in any position.

Item | Description of settings
--- | ---
[USER BOX] | Sets whether to display the user box in the viewfinder. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [OFF]
[USER BOX WIDTH] | Sets the width of the user box. [1]…[100] Factory setting: [13]
[USER BOX HEIGHT] | Sets the height of the user box. [1]…[100] Factory setting: [13]
[USER BOX H POS] | Sets the horizontal position of the center of the user box. [−50]…[50] Factory setting: [0]
[USER BOX V POS] | Sets the vertical position of the center of the user box. [−50]…[50] Factory setting: [0]

## [VF INDICATOR]

Item | Description of settings
--- | ---
[EXTENDER] | Turns extender display [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[SHUTTER] | Turns shutter speed display [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[FILTER] | Turns filter no. display [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[WHITE] | Turns [AWB PRE]/[A]/[B] display [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[GAIN] | Turns the currently selected gain, [S.GAIN], and [DS.GAIN] displays [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[IRIS] | Selects displays of super iris and super black operation status, and iris value. [IRIS]: Displays only the iris value. [S+IRIS]: Displays all. [S]: Displays super iris and super black operation status. [OFF]: Does not display. Factory setting: [S+IRIS] Coordinates iris value display and iris override display. When iris override is changed, it is displayed for three seconds even if [OFF] is set.
[CAMERA ID] | Sets whether to record camera ID. [BAR]: Records camera ID when color bar signals are recorded. [OFF]: Does not record. Factory setting: [BAR]
[ID POSITION] | Sets the location to display camera ID. [UPPER R]: Upper right [UPPER L]: Upper left [LOWER R]: Lower right [LOWER L]: Lower left Factory setting: [UPPER L] This item cannot be set when [CAMERA ID] is set to [OFF].
[DATE/TIME] | Selects whether year/month/day and hour/minute/second are displayed simultaneously when the camera ID is displayed. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [OFF] This item cannot be set when [CAMERA ID] is set to [OFF].
[ZOOM/FOCUS] | Selects the unit of zoom and focus values. [NUMBER]: Displays position values of zoom and focus from [0] to [99]. [mm/m]: Zoom is displayed in units of millimeters, and focus in units of meters. [mm/feet]: Zoom is displayed in units of millimeters, and focus in units of feet. [OFF]: Neither zoom nor focus is displayed. Factory setting: [NUMBER] [mm/m] or [mm/feet] is displayed only when a serial lens is attached.
[SYSTEM MODE] | Turns system mode display [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [OFF]
[REC FORMAT] | Turns recording format display [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[CAMERA MODE] | Turns camera mode display [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[COLOR TEMP] | Turns color temperature display [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[CAC] | Turns chromatic aberration compensation display [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[GAMMA MODE] | Turns gamma curve display [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[DRS] | Turns display of [DRS], which indicates that dynamic range stretcher function is operating, [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[FBC] | Turns display of [FBC], which indicates that flash band compensation function is operating, [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[FBC WARNING DISP] | Sets the warning display for flash band compensation. [BOTH]: Displays the warning for both [FBC OFF] and [SHUTTER]. [1[FBC OFF]]: Displays the warning when flash band is detected while the flash band compensation function is not active. [2[SHUTTER]]: Displays the warning when the flash band compensation function and shutter display are both set to [ON]. [OFF]: Disables the warning display. Factory setting: [OFF]
[SHOOTING MODE] | Turns the display of [H.SENS.] [ON]/[OFF], which indicates that the main menu → [PAINT] → [[S] CAMERA SETTING] → [SHOOTING MODE] is set to [HIGH SENS.]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[FOCUS BAR] | Turns the function that displays the degree of focus at bar size [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [OFF]
[P2CARD REMAIN] | Turns display of the remaining recording capacity for the P2 card [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[REC MEDIA] | Select [ON]/[OFF] of the display of selection status for recordable media (P2/microP2). [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[BATTERY] | Turns battery voltage display [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[AUDIO LVL] | Turns audio level meter display [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[TC ON COLOR BAR] | Selects whether to display time code when color bars are displayed. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [OFF]
[TC] | Selects a time code to display. [TCG]: Displays the time code generator value during recording. [TCR]: Displays the time code reader value during playback. [TCG/TCR]: Displays the time code generator value during recording and the time code reader value during playback. [OFF]: Does not display the time code. Factory setting: [OFF]
[SYSTEM INFO] | Selects [ON]/[OFF] for displays of system information and warnings. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[COMPRESSION] | Turns compression mode display [ON]/[OFF]. [ON]: When the main menu → [SYSTEM] → [SYSTEM MODE] → [COMPRESSION MODE] is set to [DARK], [COMP] is displayed. [OFF]: Does not display compression mode. Factory setting: [ON] This item is enabled only when [LINE&FREQ] is set to [720P] and [REC FORMAT] is set to [DVCPRO HD] from the main menu → [SYSTEM] → [SYSTEM MODE].
[SAVE LED] | Sets operation of the [SAVE] lamp. (When the viewfinder has the [SAVE] lamp) [P2CARD]: Links to a warning message and flashes when recording capacity on the P2 card becomes low. [OFF]: The lamp is always off, and not used. Factory setting: [OFF]
[REC STATUS] | Selects whether to display [REC] in the viewfinder and the LCD monitor when the camera is recording. [ON]: Displays [REC]. [OFF]: Does not display [REC]. Factory setting: [OFF] Even if this item is [OFF], if [CHAR] is selected in the main menu → [REC/PB] → [REC/PB SETUP] → [REC TALLY], [REC] is displayed.
[PROXY DISP] | Turns proxy information display [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [OFF] Error information is displayed even when the function is [OFF]. This can also be set in the main menu → [REC/PB] → [DUAL CODEC SETUP] → [PROXY DISP].
[P-REC/i-REC] | Turns interval recording/pre-recording information display [ON]/[OFF]. [ON]: Displays the status of [i-REC] (interval recording) or [1-CLIP] (one-clip recording), and flashes [P-REC] or [REC] (continued access status). [OFF]: Does not flash [i-REC], [1-CLIP], and [P-REC]. At this time, you can check the status of [i-REC] or [1-CLIP] on the mode check screen by pushing the <MARKER SEL>/<MODE CHECK/MENU CANCEL> switch towards the <MCK/MCL> side. Factory setting: [ON] Pre-recording mode switch information and one-clip recording start/end information are displayed regardless of this menu setting.
[SDI REC STAT] | Turns HD SDI recording control information display [ON]/[OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[4G/LTE] | Turns the 4G/LTE connection status display [ON]/ [OFF]. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[BONDING DEV.] | Select [ON]/[OFF] for the status display of the device acquired from the bonding device. This is not displayed even if [ON] is selected if the device status cannot be acquired from the bonding device. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[REC DURING UPLOAD] | Select [ON] or [OFF] of the rec during upload display status. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[STREAMING] | Select [ON]/[OFF] indicating the distribution status of the streaming video. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[EXTERNAL GPS] | Select [ON]/[OFF] of the position information status display from the external device. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]

## [MODE CHECK IND]

Item | Description of settings
--- | ---
[STATUS] | Sets whether to display the status screen when the <MARKER SEL>/<MODE CHECK/MENU CANCEL> switch is pushed to the <MCK/MCL> side. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[!LED] | Sets whether to display the reason that the viewfinder lamp is illuminated when the <MARKER SEL>/<MODE CHECK/MENU CANCEL> switch is pushed to the <MCK/MCL> side. The cause for the illuminated lamp is displayed by . [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[FUNCTION] | Sets whether to display the [FUNCTION] screen when the <MARKER SEL>/<MODE CHECK/MENU CANCEL> switch is pushed to the <MCK/MCL> side. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[AUDIO] | Sets whether to display the [AUDIO] screen when the <MARKER SEL>/<MODE CHECK/MENU CANCEL> switch is pushed to the <MCK/MCL> side. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[CAC] | Sets whether to display the [CAC] screen when the <MARKER SEL>/<MODE CHECK/MENU CANCEL> switch is pushed to the <MCK/MCL> side. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[USER SW STATUS] | Sets whether to display the function of each user switch or functions assigned to other switches when the <MARKER SEL>/<MODE CHECK/MENU CANCEL> switch is pushed to the <MCK/MCL> side. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[P.ON IND] | Sets whether to display the status screen immediately after the camera is turned on. [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON] Even if [ON] is selected in this item, when [STATUS] is [OFF], the status screen is not displayed immediately after the camera is turned on.

## [!LED]

Item | Description of settings
--- | ---
[GAIN(0dB)] | Sets whether to illuminate the [!] lamp on the viewfinder if the gain is other than 0 dB. (When the viewfinder has the [!] lamp) [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[DS.GAIN] | Sets whether to illuminate the [!] lamp on the viewfinder when [DS.GAIN] (incremental gain) is functioning. (When the viewfinder has the [!] lamp) [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [OFF]
[SHUTTER] | Sets whether to illuminate the [!] lamp on the viewfinder if the electronic shutter is working. (When the viewfinder has the [!] lamp) [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[WHITE PRESET] | Sets whether to illuminate the [!] lamp on the viewfinder if the <WHITE BAL> switch is on <PRST>. (When the viewfinder has the [!] lamp) [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [OFF]
[EXTENDER] | Sets whether to illuminate the [!] lamp on the viewfinder if the lens extender is working. (When the viewfinder has the [!] lamp) [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [ON]
[B.GAMMA] | Sets whether to illuminate the [!] lamp on the viewfinder if the black gamma is working. (When the viewfinder has the [!] lamp) [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [OFF]
[MATRIX] | Sets whether to illuminate the [!] lamp on the viewfinder if the color correction table for linear matrix is selected. (When the viewfinder has the [!] lamp) [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [OFF]
[COLOR CORRECTION] | Sets whether to illuminate the [!] lamp on the viewfinder if the 15-axis independent color correction is selected. (When the viewfinder has the [!] lamp) [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [OFF]
[FILTER] | Sets whether to illuminate the [!] lamp on the viewfinder for any setting combination other than the <CC FILTER> dial set to<A> (<3200 K>) and the <ND FILTER> dial set to <1> (<CLEAR>). (When the viewfinder has the [!] lamp) [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [OFF]
[ATW] | Sets whether to illuminate the [!] lamp on the viewfinder if automatic tracking white balance is working. (When the viewfinder has the [!] lamp) [ON], [OFF] Factory setting: [OFF]

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