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LDK 8000 User’s Guide | Operating instructions
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5.5
Viewfinder preferences
Set up the viewfinder according to your own preferences; adjust viewing parameters, select
markers, message boxes and on-screen display times in the
VF
menu.
Figure 5-5.
Viewfinder controls
5.5.1
Viewfinder picture quality
Adjust the
Brightness
and
Contrast
controls according to your preferences. If you wish, use
the
Crispening (peaking) control
to adjust the sharpness of the viewfinder picture (reduce
the crispening when the gain is set to +++).
The dioptre of the viewfinder can be adjusted to suit your eyesight by turning the
Dioptre ring
.
The range of the dioptre is +1 to -3.
5.5.2
Video level indication
Switch on the zebra function so that you are alerted in the viewfinder by a
Zebra pattern
in
areas where high video levels occur. This diagonal line pattern warns you that the area
affected has risen above a predetermined level of the full scale video exposure value. Go to
the
VF
menu to set the video levels at which the zebra function works.
5.5.3
Tally indicators
The red
Tally indicator
at the front of the viewfinder and at the rear of the carrying handle light
to indicate that the camera is on-air. The
Tally switch
is used to control the Tally indicator at
the front of the viewfinder. When this switch is set to the
OFF
position, the
Tally indicator
does not light when the camera is on-air. The
Tally switch
does not control the tally indicator
at the rear of the carrying handle.
When the camera is on-air, the
REC indicator
in the viewfinder lights. When the studio ISO
signal is received, the
TAPE indicator
lights.
Crisp
Tally
Zebra
Option
Contr.
Bright.
Tally
switch
Zebra
switch
Option
switch
Crispening
control
Contrast
control
Brightness
control
Dioptre ring
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