A1U allscan & fullscann modes??? at DVinfo.net

Jason Donaldson · September 5th, 2007, 06:36 PM

Can anyone tell me what these do? The manual has to be the worst written instructions I have ever read...probably translated from japanese to english by the japanese since it's printed Japan. Anyway, having tried both features on and off, the only thing I notice is that allscan, when on, makes the LCD screen look like 4:3. Fullscan seems to do jack squat.

Boyd Ostroff · September 5th, 2007, 07:02 PM

I don't know what Fullscan is. But Allscan is the equivalent of underscan on a professional monitor. It shows the entire image that the camera is recording. The normal mode for the viewfinder and LCD panel is overscan, meaning the outer edges of the image are cut off.

Jason Donaldson · September 5th, 2007, 08:26 PM

So you're saying that allscan shows what the camera is actually recording onto the tape?

Boyd Ostroff · September 5th, 2007, 08:49 PM

Yes. It's a nice feature which very few of the affordable HD cameras have, certainly nothing else in this price range. Unfortunately you lose some "real estate" on the LCD when you use it because there's a black border around the image area.

So I think most people just pop in and out of ALLSCAN to check composition and make sure that there isn't something unwanted in the frame, like a microphone. Or at any rate, that's how I use it on my Z1.

Why not just try it and you can see for yourself. Put the camera on a tripod and move some object so it just barely goes off the screen with the camera in regular mode. Then switch on ALLSCAN and you'll notice that the object is actually still in the picture.

Mikko Lopponen · September 6th, 2007, 02:43 AM

FULLSCAN disables the electronic stabilization and gives you all the pixels that would normally be used by the eis. It can be seen clearly when in telephoto and switching it on and off.

Jason Donaldson · September 6th, 2007, 04:13 PM

I'll try that Mikko....thanks for the info guys

Marco Wagner · September 7th, 2007, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikko Lopponen

FULLSCAN disables the electronic stabilization and gives you all the pixels that would normally be used by the eis. It can be seen clearly when in telephoto and switching it on and off.

Yep, and unless you are running the camera handheld I highly recommend using that feature as much as possible. If you have a really steady hand, then give it a try too.

September 5th, 2007, 06:36 PM	#1
Jason Donaldson Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada Posts: 180	A1U allscan & fullscann modes??? Can anyone tell me what these do? The manual has to be the worst written instructions I have ever read...probably translated from japanese to english by the japanese since it's printed Japan. Anyway, having tried both features on and off, the only thing I notice is that allscan, when on, makes the LCD screen look like 4:3. Fullscan seems to do jack squat. __________________ HVR-A1u,WCS-999,HVL-20DW2 w/diff,2xAudio-Technica Freeway 600,Flycam 3000,Vegas 7E

September 5th, 2007, 08:26 PM	#3
Jason Donaldson Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada Posts: 180	So you're saying that allscan shows what the camera is actually recording onto the tape? __________________ HVR-A1u,WCS-999,HVL-20DW2 w/diff,2xAudio-Technica Freeway 600,Flycam 3000,Vegas 7E

September 6th, 2007, 04:13 PM	#6
Jason Donaldson Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada Posts: 180	I'll try that Mikko....thanks for the info guys __________________ HVR-A1u,WCS-999,HVL-20DW2 w/diff,2xAudio-Technica Freeway 600,Flycam 3000,Vegas 7E

September 5th, 2007, 07:02 PM	#2
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	I don't know what Fullscan is. But Allscan is the equivalent of underscan on a professional monitor. It shows the entire image that the camera is recording. The normal mode for the viewfinder and LCD panel is overscan, meaning the outer edges of the image are cut off.

September 5th, 2007, 08:49 PM	#4
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	Yes. It's a nice feature which very few of the affordable HD cameras have, certainly nothing else in this price range. Unfortunately you lose some "real estate" on the LCD when you use it because there's a black border around the image area. So I think most people just pop in and out of ALLSCAN to check composition and make sure that there isn't something unwanted in the frame, like a microphone. Or at any rate, that's how I use it on my Z1. Why not just try it and you can see for yourself. Put the camera on a tripod and move some object so it just barely goes off the screen with the camera in regular mode. Then switch on ALLSCAN and you'll notice that the object is actually still in the picture.

September 6th, 2007, 02:43 AM	#5
Mikko Lopponen Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 393	FULLSCAN disables the electronic stabilization and gives you all the pixels that would normally be used by the eis. It can be seen clearly when in telephoto and switching it on and off.