Canon XF300
Video Scopes
Television engineers, professional photographers and editors use video scopes to analyse the luma and chroma in their images. Waveform monitors are used to measure the brightness of the image (the luminance, or luma). Vectorscopes are used to measure chrominance, which conveys colour information about a picture.
The Canon XF300 can display simplified versions of the waveform monitor (WFM) and vectorscope, which appear only in the LCD panel, not in the viewfinder.
Displaying a Video Scope
The WFM will appear in the lower right portion of the viewfinder display or LCD panel. The button is located on the side of the camera just above the PUSH IRIS button.
- Press the WFM button. The waveform display appears in the viewfinder.
- Press the WFM button repeatedly to cycle through the options.
The waveform monitor is displayed in the lower right
The edge monitor is seen in the lower portion of the frame.
Check out the video below from Stray Angel Films that explains how to read a waveform monitor