Onscreen displays on the EOS C500 Mark II

Article ID: ART176207 | Date published: 01/29/2020 | Date last updated: 01/29/2020
 

Description

Refer to this article for an explanation of the various screen displays that appear in CAMERA mode.

Solution

You can use the custom display function to turn off individual onscreen displays if they are not required. The menu item that controls each display is given in the following tables (1: indicates a menu item under [Custom Display 1] and 2: indicates a menu item under [Custom Display 2]).
The position of some icons and onscreen displays may change depending on the display level settings. The following screenshot and tables describe the onscreen displays at display level 1 with the [All Displays] setting.
 

AF Frames
Depending on the focus function used you may see some of the following AF frames. You can also hide them with the MENU > [ Monitor Setup] > [Custom Display 1] > [Focus Mode] setting.

 
Left side of the screen
Icon/Display Description Custom display
0000 mm Approximate focal length of the lens. 1: [Focal Length]
Focus mode. 1: [Focal Mode]
Face AF
Image stabilization. 1: [Digital Image Stabilization]
Image stabilization disabled (the function is activated on the camera but turned off on the lens).
Lens error warning. 1: [Lens]
B4 mount adapter.
  • Available only when the optional MO-4E or MO-4P B4 Mount Adapter is attached to the camera.
1: [Mount Adapter]
Automatic chromatic aberration correction for a broadcast lens.
  • Available only when the optional MO-4E or MO-4P B4 Mount Adapter is attached to the camera.
Custom picture file selected. 1: [Custom Picture]
[Gamma/Color space] setting in the custom picture file.
Light metering mode. 1: [Light Metering]
A viewing LUT has been applied to at least one display or output terminal. 1: [LUT]
GPS signal: continuously on - satellite signal acquired; flashing - satellite signal not acquired.
  • Displayed only when an optional GP-E2 GPS Receiver is connected to the camera.
2: [GPS]
Fan operation: in white -- normal; in red -- fan warning. 2: [Temperature/Fan]
Temperature warning.
  • When the camera internal temperature rises above a certain level,  will appear in yellow. If the temperature rises further,  will appear in red.
User memo. 2: [User Memo]
 
Top of the screen
Icon/Display Description Custom Display
Recording media status, estimated remaining recording time and video format 2: [Remaining Rec Time]
       : CFexpress card (primary clips);  : SD card (proxy clips).
The card's status is indicated by the icon's color: in green -- can record; in yellow -- card almost full (5 minutes or less); in red -- card almost full (less than 1 minute); in white -- reading the card.
  • The CFexpress card selected for recording is indicated with a  mark.
      Card is full.
      No card or cannot record on the card.
      Video format.
Network connection status 2: [Network Functions]
Double slot recording. 2: [Recording Mode]
Recording operation
      Clip recording: record standby, recording.
      Slow & fast motion recording: record standby, recording.
      Pre-recording: record standby, recording
Recording command. 2: [Rec Command]
Frame rate.
When slow & fast motion recording is activated, the shooting frame rate is also displayed.
2: [Frame Rate]
Genlock.
  • Displayed only when an optional EU-V1 Expansion Unit 1 or EU-V2 Expansion Unit 2 is attached to the camera.
2: [Genlock]
00:00:00.00 / 00:00:00:00
R, P, F, E
Time code.
Time code status.
2: [Time Code]
Power supply level indicator 2: [Remaining Battery]
      Remaining battery charge of a BP-A60 (supplied) or BP-A30 (optional) Battery Pack and estimated remaining usage time (in minutes).
  • When  is displayed, replace the battery pack with a fully charged one.
  • Depending on the conditions of use, the actual battery charge level may not be indicated accurately.
     DC IN 00.0V Power supply voltage when using an AC adapter.
  • When the voltage falls below the selected low-power warning level, the voltage will be displayed in red.
      Remaining battery charge of a commercially available V-mount battery.
  • Available only when the optional EU-V2 Expansion Unit 2 is attached to the camera.
  • Depending on the battery used, the battery charge level cannot be indicated as a percentage. In that case, the voltage will be displayed instead.
  • When the power level falls below the selected low-power warning level, the percentage or voltage will be displayed in red.
Photo recorded on the SD card. 2. [Photo]
No SD card or cannot record photos on the SD card.

Right side of the screen
Icon/Display Description Custom Display
0000x0000 Resolution. 2: [Resolution/
Color Sampling]
00 bit,
YCC422 00 bit
Color depth, color sampling.
MON. terminal disabled / HDMI OUT terminal active. 2: [Output Terminals
Status]
Output onscreen displays. 2: [OSD Output]
Magnification. 1: [Magnification]
Peaking. 1: [Peaking]
Audio limiter. 2: [Audio Level Indicator]
Audio level meter.
Headphone volume. ---
Date/time 2: [Date/Time]

Bottom and center of the screen
Icon/Display Description Custom Display
Clip identification. Includes the camera index, reel number and clip number components of the clip file name. 2: [Reel/Clip Number]
User bit. 2: [User Bit]
Exposure bar. 1: [Exposure Bar]
AE shift. 1: [AE Shift]
Key lock. 1: [Key Lock]
White balance. 1: [White Balance]
ND filter. 1: [ND Filter]
ISO 000000, 00.0dB Aperture value. 1: [Iris]
000.00°, 1/0000.00, 000.00Hz ISO speed/Gain value. 1: [ISO/Gain]
000.00°, 1/0000.00, 000.00Hz Shutter speed. 1: [Shutter]
CH0/CH0,
CH0+CH0/CH0+CH0
Audio output channels. 2: [Monitor Channels]

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