g19: Brightness information display

  1. A button (press and hold)
  2. A Custom Settings menu

Choose how the camera displays brightness information in video mode. The selected type of brightness information can be displayed by placing a check (M) next to o in the list for Custom Setting g21 [Custom monitor shooting display].

OptionDescription
[Histogram]Display a histogram.
[Wave-form monitor]The camera displays a wave-form monitor.

Highlight [Histogram] or [Wave-form monitor], and press the multi selector right to change the display.

  • [Size]: Choose either [Large] or [Standard] as the size of the histogram or wave-form monitor display.
  • [Transparency]: Choose the level of transparency for the histogram or wave-form monitor from [1 (low transparency)], [2], or [3 (high transparency)].
  • [Position]: Choose [Top right], [Bottom right], [Top left], or [Bottom left] as the display position of the histogram or wave-form monitor.

Brightness information display when [R3D NE 12-bit (R3D)] is selected for [Video file type] in the video recording menu

When [R3D NE 12-bit (R3D)] is selected, a warning line will appear in the displayed brightness information ([Histogram], [Wave-form monitor]) as a guideline for overexposed highlights. If the brightness of the video being recorded exceeds this line, the recorded video will be overexposed.

[Histogram]
[Wave-form monitor]
  • The level of brightness that results in overexposure varies depending on the ISO sensitivity. The warning line will appear at a brightness level that corresponds to the brightness settings for [Base ISO sensitivity] and [ISO sensitivity] in [ISO sensitivity settings] in the video recording menu.

The Custom Settings menu