Top EVF

The Top EVF menu provides access to the top EVF features. This menu is only visible when the optional RED Compact EVF and DSMC3™ Adapter A are attached to the camera (refer to RED® Compact EVF).

The Top EVF settings you can configure include:

Item

Details

Brightness

Select the EVF display brightness

Look

Set the look of the monitor between RWG / Log3G10 or Image / LUT

Custom Display

Select the gamma displayed on the monitor

Guides

Enable or disable the monitor guides

Tools

Enable or disable the monitor tools

Overlays

Manage the EVF overlay settings

Magnify

Magnify the monitor image

Magnify Position

Select the position of the original image to magnify

Flip / Mirror

Flip and mirror the EVF display

Brightness

 

You can select the brightness of the Top EVF display. RED recommends that you select the brightness which best fits your environment to reduce your eye's transition time to and from the EVF.

The selections include:

• Studio - for use in dimly lit environments

• Standard (default) - for use in most situations with mixed lighting

• Bright - for use in most outdoor environments

• Maximum - Used only for extremely bright environments.

 

Look

 

You can select the look of the image preview signal sent to the Top EVF.

The selections include:

•  Image / LUT (default)

•  REDWideGamutRGB / Log3G10

•  Custom Display (enables the Custom Display menu)

 

Custom Display

 

Use Custom Display to select the Top EVF's Image/LUT settings independantly.

Refer to Image / LUT Menu for more information about the Image/LUT settings and menus.

 

Guides

Use Guides to enable or disable the viewing of guides. Press SEL to toggle between enabled (default) and disabled.

Tools

Use Tools to enable or disable the viewing of tools. Press SEL to toggle between enabled (default) and disabled.

Overlays

Use Overlays to manage the EVF overlay settings. These settings include:

Item

Details

EVF Overlay

Enable or disable the EVF overlay display

Copy Overlay

Copy an overlay from or to the SDI to or from the Top EVF

EVF Surround Overlay

Select the overlay surround type

Video Overlay

Manage the video overlay display values

EVF Overlay Opacity

Select the opacity of the overlay

Copy Overlay

Use Copy Overlay to copy an overlay from or to the Onboard LCD or SDI, to or from the Top EVF.

EVF Surround Overlay

Use EVF Surround Overlay to select the overlay surround type you want to use for the EVF display.

The EVF Surround types include: None, Simple, Basic, Standard, Advanced, and Technical (refer to SDI for more information about Surround Overlays).

Video Overlay

Use Video Overlay to manage overlay items displayed on top of the video preview.

The Video Overlay display value management settings include:

Item

Details

Enable

Enable or disable video value management

Clear Overlay

Clear all of the settings from the EVF video overlay

Location

Select the location and value for the EVF video overlay values

Size

Select the size for the EVF video overlay values

Clear Overlay

Use Clear Overlay to clear the video overlay values from the EVF.

Location

Use each of the location choices to select a value for the location.

The values you can display include:

Item

Details

None

Nothing is assigned

Horizon Level

Displays the horizon orientation (center locations only)

Horizon + Tilt Level

Displays the horizon orientation plus added tilt (center locations only)

ISO

Displays the ISO setting

Shutter

Displays the shutter setting

Color Temperature

Displays the color temperature

Color Temperature and Tint

Displays the color temperature and tint

ND

Displays the ND setting

3D LUT

Displays the 3D LUT

Sensor Format

Displays the sensor format

Frame Rate

Displays the frame rate

Record Indicator

Red indicator when recording

Focal Length

Displays the lens focal length

Focus Distance

Displays the lens focus distance

Lens Information

Displays the lens information

Aperture

Displays the aperture setting

Camera Name

Displays the camera name

Clip Name

Displays the clip name

Slate Camera ID

Displays the slate camera ID

Slate Camera Position

Displays the slate camera position

Slate Camera Operator

Displays the slate camera operator

Slate Scene

Displays the slate scene

Slate Shot

Displays the slate shot

Slate Take

Displays the slate take

Slate Production

Displays the slate production

Slate Director

Displays the slate director

Slate DoP

Displays the slate DoP

Slate Unit

Displays the slate unit

Media Time Remaining

Displays the media time remaining

Media Percentage Remaining

Displays the percentage of media remaining

Battery Time Remaining

Displays the battery time remaining

Size

 

Use Size to select the size of the displayed values on the EVF video overlay.

EVF Overlay Opacity

 

Use EVF Overlay Opacity to select the opacity of the EVF overlay.

The settings you can select range from 100% (default) to 0%.

 

Magnify

Use Magnify to enable or disable EVF magnification. Press SEL to toggle between enabled and disabled (default).

Magnify Position

 

Use Magnify Position to globally select the area of the image you want to magnify.

The selections include:

•    Left

•   Upper Middle

•    Upper Right

•   Upper Left

•   Center (default)

•    Lower Right

•  Lower Left

•   Lower Middle

•   Right

 

Flip / Mirror

 

Use Flip / Mirror to select the flip and mirror orientation you want to use for the Top EVF display.

The Flip / Mirror setting you can select include:

•    Off

•    Flip Image

•    Mirror Image

•    Flip/Mirror Image