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K. Auto Focus and Focus Aids
K5. Peaking
The camera’s peaking function can be turned on and off
via the peaking button on the side of the viewfinder LCD
screen. The peaking settings can be changed in
(MENU: –
Monitoring – Peaking)
. You can change the peaking type
between Normal or Colour. Sometimes coloured peaking
is easier to see than normal black and white peaking so
consider setting the peaking type to colour and choosing a
colour such as Red. Avoid using an excessively high peaking
level.
HINTS AND TIPS:
Peaking works by enhancing the
appearance of high contrast edges within the image
by adding coloured or black or white (normal peaking)
highlights to the high contrast areas. This makes it
easier to determine which parts of the image are in
focus. However, it should be noted that as peaking is
contrast based, in high contrast scenes the peaking
signal may be seen across large areas of the image,
even areas not quite in focus. As a result, peaking
should be used with caution and high peaking levels
should be avoided.
