Live Action Area

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Live Action Area

The Live Action Area contains the recorded image area, Lookaround area, and various overlays. The color of each overlay can be customized to maximize the contrast between the guide(s) and scene being captured.

Figure: Live Action Area

The Live Action Area includes the following GUI elements:

#	ITEM	Description	Details
1	Lens Information	Lens information when using supported Canon^® lenses	Lens Information
2	AF Status	Currently selected auto focus mode	Focus Menu
3	Center Crosshair and Spot Focus Guide	Crosshair: Center of selected guide Reference guides: Safe Action/Safe Title, Picture Center, Grid Overlay	General Tab
4	Frame Guides	Record or sensor projection area	Guides
5	Clip Filename	Filename of the clip being recorded, or filename of the next clip to be recorded	N/A
6	Timecode Value	Current timecode value	Timecode

Lens Information

This section describes the lens information displays when a supported lens is attached.

PL Lenses

Displays the focal length and focal distance when a DSMC PL mount is installed and a lens with the Cooke S4/i system (or equivalent) is attached. For more information, go to Lens Tab.

Canon and Nikon Lenses

The camera displays the focal length and focal distance when a DSMC Canon Mount or a DSMC Nikon Mount is installed and an electronically supported lens is attached. When AF is set to Manual or Confirm mode, the focal distance displays as a pair of Near–Far distances. When in AF mode, an estimated focus distance displays. The focal length and focal distance values and range vary depending on the attached lens. When the focal length of the lens changes, the current values displays. For more information, go to Lens Tab.