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Chapter 6 “CUSTOM” (GEAR ICON) MENU
SETTINGS

6.1 ZEBRA

Menu Position MENU  1  Zebra
What it Does Enables and controls the “Zebra Stripe” pattern used in
composing both images and video.

Recommended Setting You can set it to either show you highlights that are
going to blow out, or caucasion skin that is well-exposed.

Constraints Does not appear on external HDMI output.

Before I explain Zebra
Stripes, let me first
explain how
videographers do their
jobs.
News cameramen do not
use any sort of
automation – focus and
exposure are all done
manually. (This is
because any kind of
unintended changes of
settings during a shoot
will be very distracting Figure 6-1: Zebra stripe example. It can either show
to the viewer.) When it you what’s going to blow out (in video – stills have a
comes to exposure, the greater dynamic range) or it can be set to show when
shutter speed and ISO a Caucasian face is properly exposed (right).
are usually pre-set, so