Canon cinema EOS C500 PL User Manual

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Adjusting the Focus
• A white frame representing the whole screen area is displayed on the top left of the screen. The orange 
frame within it represents the approximate part of the image shown magnified.
2 If necessary, use the joystick ( ÝÞ) or SELECT dial to move the orange frame around and check other 
parts of the image.
• You can move the orange frame 5 st eps vertically or horizontally. Press the CANCEL button to return the 
magnification frame to  the center position.
3 Press the button again...

Onscreen Markers and Zebra Patterns
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Onscreen Markers and Zebra Patterns
Using onscreen markers allows you to make sure your subject is correctly framed and is within the appropriate 
safe area. The zebra patterns help you identify areas  that are overexposed. The onscreen displays and zebra 
pattern appear on the camera screen and an external monitor connected to  the MON. 1 terminal. The onscreen 
markers and zebra pattern will not affect recordings made on a CF card or the signal output from the...

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Onscreen Markers and Zebra Patterns
NOTES
• You can turn off all onscreen displa ys except for the onscreen markers (A55).
• If you set an assignable button to [Markers] ( A111), you can press the button to turn the onscreen markers 
on and off.
• If you selected [Side Crop] for the [  4K/2K/MXF Setup]  > [MON. 1 & 2] >  [Resize Output] setting while 
video is output from the MON. 1 terminal:
- The [1.85:1] aspect ratio marker will not be displayed.
- If you select [95%] for [Safety Zone Area], the...

Setting the Time Code
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Setting the Time Code
While recording, the camera can generate a time code signal and embed it in your recordings. You can have the 
camera output the time code signal from the 3G-SDI te rminals, MON. terminals, HD/SD SDI terminal or TIME 
CODE terminal ( A91). In addition, you can superimpose the time code on video output from the HDMI OUT 
terminal or SYNC OUT terminal. While playing back video  recorded on a CF card, you can output the time code 
on the CF card from the HD/SD...

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Setting the Time Code
Setting the Time Code’s Initial Value
If you set the time code mode to [Preset], you can set the initial value of 
the time code.
1 Open the time code [Setting] submenu.
[¤ TC/UB Setup]  > [Time Code]  > [Setting]
2 Select [Set] and then press SET. • The time code setting screen appears with an orange selection frame indicating the hours.
• To reset the time code to [00:00:00.00], select [Reset ] instead. If the running mode is set to [Free Run], the 
time code will be reset the...

Setting the Time Code
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About the Time Code Display
An icon may appear next to the time code depending on the operation. Refer to the following table.
NOTES
• When the frame rate is 23.98P or 24.00P, the frames valu e in the time code runs from 0 to 23. When the frame 
rate is 25.00P, 50.00i or 50.00P, it runs from 0 to 24. For other frame rates, it runs from 0 to 29.
• In 4K and 2K modes or when using pre-recording mode  in MXF mode, [Free Run] is set automatically and 
cannot be changed. When you are...

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Setting the User Bit
Setting the User Bit
The user bit display can be selected from the date or the time of 
recording, or an identification code consisting of 8 characters in the 
hexadecimal system. There are sixteen possible characters: the numbers 
0 to 9 and the letters A to F.
If user bit information is being received along with an external time code, 
you can also record the external user bit on the recording media. The user 
bit information can be output from the 3G-SDI terminals, MON....

Synchronizing with an External Device
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Synchronizing with an External Device
Using genlock synchronization, you can synchronize this camera’s video signal to that of an external video 
device. Similarly, using an external time code signal, you  can synchronize this camera’s time code to the external 
signal. Using the external time code si gnal with multiple cameras allows you to set up a multi-camera recording. 
You can also output the time code signal from this came ra to achieve the same result. If...

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Synchronizing with an External Device
Time Code Signal Input
An external SMPTE-standard LTC timing signal received from the TIME 
CODE terminal will be recorded as the time code. The user bit of the 
external timing signal can also be recorded. Before connecting the device, 
set the TIME CODE terminal to input. Also, you must set the running 
mode of the time code to [Free Run] (A84).
1 Open the [TC In/Out] submenu.
[¤ TC/UB Setup]  > [Time Code]  > [TC In/Out]
2 Select [In] and then press SET....

Synchronizing with an External Device
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Reference Video Signal Output
You can output the camera’s video signal as a reference sync signal (analog blackburst or tri-level signal) through 
the SYNC OUT terminal to synchronize  an external device to this camera.
In   mode, you must first set [ ¤ TC/UB Setup]  > [Time Code] 
>  [24P TC/Sync] to [Normal], which is the default setting. In   
mode or if the default setting has not been changed in   mode, start 
from step 3 below.
1 Open the [24P TC/Sync]...