LCD question! Center square within a square?

saturnin

saturnin

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i never noticed this before, but today i got to wondering.... did i hit somthing to enable the little center square withing the big center square....hahaha...i think i'm on crack..
can someone help me...is it a setting that i can use to turn of one of the squares...or am i just smokin' some bad $hit..lol

thanx guys
 
It's called Marker, and it's accessed by using the Zebra function. Toggle the zebra button again and it should go away.
 
ah..barry you lifesaver you...lol..thank you sir...

before i hit my manual..what does the marker do exactly?
 
from the manual:
When the marker is displayed, the video
level of the image near the center of the
screen is displayed as a percentage
value at the bottom left of the screen.
 
Have you ever used a waveform monitor? The marker is like a budget/sort-of waveform monitor in the most vague of respects. It lets you know the approximate brightness level of whatever's in the smallest box, in terms of % of brightness. So if you were lighting a greenscreen for example, you'd normally find a waveform monitor handy for measuring overall brightness and making it consistent. Without a waveform, you can use the marker to sort of do the same job, by checking various areas to see what their brightness is.
 
kool..i leanrd somtin'.... heh..no i never used a wavefront monitor...but when i do i'll know whats up... thanx again guys
 
Hey Barry, your book is clear across the room, could you please retype the whole thing here for me?? I don't understand how to take off the lens cap.

Just trying to help you get to 20,000 posts... :evil:
 
marker percentages

marker percentages

I guess on this thread I'm one (slight) step ahead of the game, in that I know what those wacky squares on my LCD are and I understand the idea behind the marker (in general terms).

What I'm wondering is, are there recommended ways to use the marker numbers given. Like, is there a certain percentage that is a good number to strive for in certain scenarios or is it totally different for each shot depending upon the light in the shot?

Is it something used best in conjunction with the zebra settings or instead of?

Thanks.
 
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