Waveform monitor
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Barry_Green
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Did you get The HMC Book in the box with your camera? There's an introduction to the waveform monitor in there.
BobDiaz
The Professor
I lost track of where I posted the information on the waveform monitor, so here it is again....
With a normal exposure the waveform fits within the top and bottom of the display. Notice how the tops are not crushed and the level is not below the upper white line. With the zebra strips turned on, we can see that the whites are not blow out. In some cases, the lighting range is too wide and some white areas may have to be blow out (washed out or over exposed).
This is an example of where it's just too dark. You can see that the white does NOT reach the top of the waveform monitor's display. We really want the white to hit that upper level if possible.
In this example, too much light is coming in and the upper part of the waveform is being flattened against the upper line. If you look at the image, you'll see lots of zebra stripes on the brighter parts.
I like to use zebra stripes all the time, that way I can quickly tell if I'm over exposing parts of the image. In my case, I set the zebras to 105%. One can adjust the image just using the zebras alone, BUT that would always set for the highlights and maybe what you care about is in the shadows. In that case, I would zoom into the area of interest and use the waveform monitor to measure the exposure. There is some forgiveness as to the exposure, you can be off by 1/3 to 1/2 a stop and fix it in post.
Bob Diaz
With a normal exposure the waveform fits within the top and bottom of the display. Notice how the tops are not crushed and the level is not below the upper white line. With the zebra strips turned on, we can see that the whites are not blow out. In some cases, the lighting range is too wide and some white areas may have to be blow out (washed out or over exposed).
This is an example of where it's just too dark. You can see that the white does NOT reach the top of the waveform monitor's display. We really want the white to hit that upper level if possible.
In this example, too much light is coming in and the upper part of the waveform is being flattened against the upper line. If you look at the image, you'll see lots of zebra stripes on the brighter parts.
I like to use zebra stripes all the time, that way I can quickly tell if I'm over exposing parts of the image. In my case, I set the zebras to 105%. One can adjust the image just using the zebras alone, BUT that would always set for the highlights and maybe what you care about is in the shadows. In that case, I would zoom into the area of interest and use the waveform monitor to measure the exposure. There is some forgiveness as to the exposure, you can be off by 1/3 to 1/2 a stop and fix it in post.
Bob Diaz
BobDiaz
The Professor
Now I found the thread:
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?218473-Waveform&p=2063421&posted=1#post2063421
Bob Diaz
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?218473-Waveform&p=2063421&posted=1#post2063421
Bob Diaz
Robert M Wright
Well-known member
For goodness sake. Crack the manual open. See page 47 and see page 106.
Mike Beckett
Well-known member
BobDiaz
The Professor
You can also find lots of information and the operating instructions at:
http://catalog2.panasonic.com/webap...roupId=112502&surfModel=AG-HMC40&displayTab=R
The Waveform monitor must be assigned to a user button.
Bob Diaz
http://catalog2.panasonic.com/webap...roupId=112502&surfModel=AG-HMC40&displayTab=R
The Waveform monitor must be assigned to a user button.
Bob Diaz