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• The area marker and the aspect safety marker cannot be
displayed simultaneously, whichever you set to ON later is
preferentially displayed.
• When displaying the focus assist indicators, check that the
flange focal length has been precisely adjusted.
See “Adjusting the Flange Focal Length” on page 19 for the
flange focal length.
Setting the Focus Position Meter
Function
The focus position meter function allows you to graphically
display the registered focus position (marker) and the current
focus position (index) graphically on the viewfinder screen.
You can set the focus to the registered point easily by
adjusting the focus until the index position overlaps the marker
position (adjusted state). In the adjusted state, you can display
a color frame and marker name on the viewfinder screen.
1
Display the CONTENTS page of the OPERATION
menu (referring to steps 1 to 4 in “Adding the VF
detail signal”).
2
Turn the MENU SEL knob/ENTER button to align the
arrow marker (
,
) to <FOCUS POSITION METER1> or
<FOCUS POSITION METER2>, and press the MENU
SEL knob/ENTER button.
The <FOCUS POSITION METER1> page or <FOCUS
POSITION METER2> page is displayed.
3
Turn the MENU SEL knob/ENTER button to align the
arrow marker (
,
) to the item to be set and press the
MENU SEL knob/ENTER button.
To use the focus position meter
Setting FOCUS POSITION METER to ON displays the
focus position meter on the viewfinder screen.
You can set the display format with the <FOCUS
POSITION METER1> page items below.
NEAR LIMIT:
Sets the NEAR edge of the focus position
meter.
FAR LIMIT:
Sets the FAR edge of the focus position
meter.
The focus position range to display varies depending on
the NEAR LIMIT and FAR LIMIT settings. The full range is
displayed by setting NEAR LIMIT to 0 and FAR LIMIT to
999.
DIRECTION:
Selects whether to display the meter
horizontally at the top of the screen or vertically on
the right edge of the screen.
SIZE:
Sets the size of the meter.
RULED LINE:
Turns the display of guide lines on the
meter on/off.
INDEX COLOR:
Sets the color of the index.
INDEX WIDTH:
Sets the width of the index.
MARKER WIDTH:
Sets the width of the marker.
To set the adjustment sensitivity and display content
You can set the adjustment sensitivity and configure the
display in the adjusted state using ADJUSTED SIGN on
the <FOCUS POSITION METER2> page.
SENSE:
Sets the adjustment sensitivity. Increasing the
value increases the sensitivity (making
determination of adjusted state more precise).
NAME DISP:
Turns the display of the marker name in the
adjusted state on/off (DISPLAY screen only).
FRAME DISP:
Turns the display of a color frame
(adjustment frame) on the screen in the adjusted
state on/off.
FRAME WIDTH:
Sets the width of the adjustment frame.
To configure the marker display settings
You can set the marker display using MARKER CONFIG
on the <FOCUS POSITION METER2> page.
REG:
Registers a marker at the index position.
DISP:
Turns the marker display on/off.
COLOR:
Sets the color of the marker. This also sets the
color of the adjustment frame.
NAME:
Sets the name of the marker.
POS:
Adjusts the marker position manually.
4
Turn the MENU SEL knob/ENTER button to display
the desired setting and press the MENU SEL knob/
ENTER button.
5
To finish the adjustment, set the DISPLAY switch to
OFF to exit Menu mode.
Marker registration
When HDLA is attached, you can register a marker for the focus
position meter using the VF OUT switch. Marker 1 is registered
using the R switch, marker 2 by the G switch, and marker 3 by
the B switch. Setting a switch to ON registers a marker at the
current index position (same function as REG on the <FOCUS
POSITION METER2> page). Setting a switch to OFF turns the
marker display off (same as setting DISP on the <FOCUS
POSITION METER2> page to OFF).
To register a marker for the focus position meter
using the VF OUT switch
Set VF OUT SW to FOCUS POSITION METER on the
<SWITCH ASSIGN1> page in the OPERATION menu.
NEAR
FAR
Current focus position (index)
Registered focus position (marker)
<FOCUS POSITION METER1>
FOCUS POSITION METER: ON
NEAR LIMIT : 100 (0~999)
FAR LIMIT : 923 (0~999)
DIRECTION : HOLIZONTAL
SIZE : NORMAL
RULED LINE : ON
INDEX COLOR : WHITE
INDEX WIDTH : 1
MARKER WIDTH : 1
CURRENT FOCUS DIST :_5.7M 18.7ft
236 (0~999)
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