dvx100b LCD in Squeeze Mode

[TheatreGuy]

Hey all 100b owners out there. I just have to point out that there is a 10% underscan on the LCD when shooting in SQUEEZE MODE. (I read the small print in the manual and found this to be true. It also states that the EVF is not effected by squeeze and the entire image is displayed. I will verify this today!)

I learned this the hard way. Nothing I can't fix but will have to be re-shooting a scene.

I just wanted to point this out becuase one of the great features on the 100b is the overscan. Just remember... this does not apply when using Squeeze!

Good luck and Good shooting!

 

[Joshua Provost]

Thanks for the tip, I am about to use Squeeze mode for the first time. Is this true of Squeeze mode whether the display is in 4:3 or 16:9 aspect mode?

Actually, the overscan is getting my in trouble on my current project. Some of my shots ended up a little tighter than I would have liked when displayed.

 

[Rubix³]

Thanks TheatreGuy!

 

[TheatreGuy]

Thanks for the tip, I am about to use Squeeze mode for the first time. Is this true of Squeeze mode whether the display is in 4:3 or 16:9 aspect mode?

Actually, the overscan is getting my in trouble on my current project. Some of my shots ended up a little tighter than I would have liked when displayed.

Hey Joshua, the 4:3 "squished" view of SQUEEZE mode is overscanned. 100% of you image is there. It is ONLY when the image "unsqueezes" into the 16:9 view in your LCD that it loses 10% of the framing.

So when I frame the shot like I want it, I go back and look at the image in its' "SQUISHED 4:3 look" by hitting the MENU button. The entire framing is in that image. Once I am happy, I hit the MENU button to get out of that and start filming.

ALSO, the EVF will show you the entire image in Squeeze. I like to use the MENU option because there is less movement to the camera to double check my shot. Using the EVF requires closing the LCD until it snaps closed.

UPDATE... I was incorrect. The LCD door DOES NOT have to click closed to turn on the EVF. You can gently swing the door closed without clicking it shut to view the framing through the EVF!


As for the overscan....

Yeah, you do have to keep in mind that there is not that buffer around your project like you may be used to. BUT, it helps me to keep the frame clear of gear and tripod legs and stuff like that! WHICH is why I have to re-shoot a scene. I shot a tight countertop scene and in the LCD, no cables... no capture deck. Viewed the footage later and BAM! Right there! A deck and cable sitting on the counter.

Thanks TheatreGuy!

No Prob!