Panasonic AG-DVX100BE, Operating Instructions Manual

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Page 2: ... A 5 amp fuse is fitted in this plug Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5 amps and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 Check for the ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse If the plug contains a removable fuse cover you must ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not ...

Page 3: ...n Operation near any appliance which gener ates strong magnetic fields may give rise to noise in the video and audio signals If this should be the case deal with the situation by for instance moving the source of the magnetic fields away from the unit before operation CAUTION Danger of explosion or fire if battery is mis treated Replace only with same or specified type Do not disassemble or dispos...

Page 4: ... het reservege heugen van het apparaat alsmede voor de afstandsbediening wordt gebruik gemaakt van een batterij Wanneer de batterij uitgeput is mag u deze niet gewoon weggooien maar dient u ze als klein chemisch afval weg te doen To remove the battery Verwijderen van de bat terij Main Power Battery Batterij Voor Primaire Voeding 1 3 2 While pressing the battery release lift the battery out Battery...

Page 5: ...nd inspections 30 Shooting in auto mode 30 Shooting techniques for different targets 31 Check what you have shot rec check 31 Finding specific scenes image search 31 Zoom 31 Low angle shooting 32 Self portrait shooting 32 Zebra pattern 32 Marker 32 ONE SHOT recording 33 Changing the image size 33 Optical Image Stabilizer 34 Using the USER buttons 34 Backlight compensation 34 Index recording 34 Col...

Page 6: ...izing the menu settings 66 Setup menu structure 67 Camera mode menu 67 VCR mode menu 67 Setup menu list 68 SCENE FILE screen 68 CAMERA SETUP screen 70 SW MODE screen 70 AUTO SW screen 71 PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen 72 RECORDING SETUP screen 73 AV IN OUT SETUP screen 74 DISPLAY SETUP screen 75 OTHER FUNCTIONS screen 76 Before calling for service 78 Condensation 81 Tally lamp 81 System resetting 81 Vi...

Page 7: ...to the shooting of certain material even if it is intended for private use Note concerning illustrations in these instructions Illustrations camera recorder menu screens etc in these operating instructions differ slightly from the actual camera recorder References References are shown as Page 10 Tapes you can use You can use tapes with this mark Accessories Battery AC Adapter AC power supply cord ...

Page 8: ...ages and or sound Do not allow any sand or dust to get into the camera recorder when using it at the beach and other similar places Sand and dust can damage the camera recorder and cassette Be especially careful when inserting or removing the cassettes AC adapter and battery If the battery is extremely hot or cold the CHARGE lamp will blink several times before charging starts If the CHARGE lamp c...

Page 9: ...battery and its terminals have not been damaged You can damage the camera and AC adapter if you try to use or recharge a damaged battery Liquid crystal displays Images or letters can get burned onto the screen of the LCD or viewfinder if they are displayed for a long time but you can fix this by leaving the camera off for several hours The liquid crystal parts are highly precise with 99 99 of the ...

Page 10: ...tion shown by the arrow to open the cassette holder The cassette holder opens automatically when the cassette cover is fully open The cassette holder will not open if the camera is not supplied with power AC adapter or battery 2 Insert the cassette as shown in the diagram Items to prepare AC adapter AC power supply cord DC cord Mini DV cassette tape Connect the AC power supply cord Connect the cor...

Page 11: ...ng standby mode Do not try to insert or eject the tape by just holding the cassette cover Insert and remove cassette tapes after putting the camera recorder down on a stable flat surface or hold it with both hands to keep it stable Do not force the cassette holder while it is moving Trying to do so could damage the camera Close the cassette cover only after the cassette holder is completely in pos...

Page 12: ...holder is completely in position Do not close the cassette cover while the cassette holder is moving as this can damage the mechanism Check what you have shot rec check Power saving mode The camera recorder performs as follows when you pause or leave it in standby mode for about 5 minutes and do not perform any specified operations ON The camera recorder turns off automatically OFF The cylinder he...

Page 13: ...pressing the battery release pull the DC cord s battery connector towards you 4 Return the viewfinder to its original position Turn off the unit Disconnect the power cord Turn POWER to OFF and check that the POWER lamp CAM VCR has gone off before disconnecting the power cord POWER ON OFF CAMERA VCR Lock release Battery release Before use AG DVX100B_EN book 12 ページ ２００５年１０月５日 水曜日 午前１０時５２分 ...

Page 14: ...pen the cover and adjust the length 2 Close the cover Make sure the cover is fully closed Attaching the shoulder strap Attach the shoulder strap and use it as a precaution against dropping the camera 20mm or more 20mm or more AG DVX100B_EN book 13 ページ ２００５年１０月５日 水曜日 午前１０時５２分 ...

Page 15: ...LP mode but you may notice some block noise and there may be other limitations Block noise and feature limitations occur in the following situations When you play a tape on other digital video equipment that you have shot in LP mode on this camera When you play a tape in this camera that you have shot in LP mode on other digital video equipment When you have shot in LP mode and try to play it on o...

Page 16: ...remote control to remotely control zoom and start stop 12 EJECT switch Page 9 13 Cassette section Page 9 a Cassette holder b Cassette cover 14 Tripod hole Page 8 15 Viewfinder diopter dial Page 22 16 Viewfinder Page 22 17 Power terminals Page 9 18 DC INPUT terminal 7 9 V 19 Battery release Pages 12 and 21 Camera recorder POWER ON OFF 1 3 5 7 9 15 16 2 4 6 8 10 11 12 14 17 18 19 13 a b PUSH Bottom ...

Page 17: ...65 27 MENU button Page 65 28 AWB button Pages 40 and 41 29 FOCUS switch Page 37 30 PUSH AUTO button Page 37 31 USER buttons 1 to 3 Page 34 32 GAIN switch Page 42 33 WHITE BAL switch Page 40 34 IRIS dial Page 42 35 IRIS button Page 42 36 AUDIO control Page 43 37 CAMERA VCR button and lamp Page 47 38 Scene file dial Page 44 39 EVF DTL END SEARCH button Pages 23 and 50 AWB 20 22 24 26 21 23 25 27 29 ...

Page 18: ...53 MODE CHK button Page 64 54 ZEBRA button Page 32 55 OIS button Page 34 56 OPEN button Page 23 57 S VIDEO IN OUT terminal Page 54 58 DV terminal Page 35 59 VIDEO IN OUT terminal pin jack Page 54 60 Microphone shoe Page 52 61 Light shoe 62 Built in stereo microphone Page 43 63 Front tally lamp Page 81 64 Front remote control sensor 65 AUDIO IN OUT CH1 CH2 terminal pin jack Page 54 66 INPUT 1 2 ter...

Page 19: ... 14 START STOP button Same function as the START STOP button on the main unit 15 ZOOM VOL buttons Pages 31 and 48 16 VAR SEARCH button Page 50 17 MENU button Functions the same as the MENU button on the camera buttons Function the same as the t y e r buttons on the camera Remote control The following buttons are for functions that cannot be executed on the camera recorder PHOTO SHOT TITLE MULTI P ...

Page 20: ...mistake Setting Wireless remote control Press the STOP g and STILL ADV buttons at the same time to set the remote control unit for use with VCR1 Alternatively press the STOP g and STILL ADV buttons at the same time to set the remote control unit for use with VCR2 When the battery in the remote control unit is replaced the remote control unit is set for use with VCR1 Camera In the setup menus OTHER...

Page 21: ...360 or 300 min Keep metal objects such as necklaces and hairpins away from the battery Short circuiting may occur across the terminals causing the battery to heat up and you may seriously burn yourself if you touch the battery in this state The battery becomes hot while it is being used or charged The camera recorder itself also becomes hot during use The recordable time reduces if you repeatedly ...

Page 22: ...s original position While pressing the battery release lift the battery out Attaching the battery Detaching the battery Turn POWER to OFF and check that the POWER lamp CAM VCR has gone off before detaching the battery Support the battery with your hand so that it does not fall 1 3 2 Battery release AG DVX100B_EN book 21 ページ ２００５年１０月５日 水曜日 午前１０時５２分 ...

Page 23: ...creen is positioned where it is easiest to see You can move the view finder out to about 90 perpendicular to the camera 3 Adjust the diopter adjustment lever so that you can see the characters on the viewfinder screen clearly Using the viewfinder Do not point the viewfinder at the sun Doing so may damage the parts inside POWER ON OFF Viewfinder diopter dial Eye piece Fitting the eye cup Attach the...

Page 24: ...wfinder or on the LCD makes it easier to focus Emphasizing the outlines does not effect the images you shoot 1 In CAMERA mode press EVF DTL END SEARCH EVF DTL ON appears on the screen for about 2 seconds Press EVF DTL END SEARCH again to return to the original display EVF DTL OFF appears on the screen for about 2 seconds Using the LCD Ensure the LCD is fully closed Both the LCD and viewfinder come...

Page 25: ...isplay You can change the LCD s displays in the same way EVF SET EVF CONTRAST EVF BRIGHTNESS EVF COLOUR LEVEL PUSH MENU TO RETURN _ _ _ EVF SET EVF CONTRAST EVF BRIGHTNESS EVF COLOUR LEVEL PUSH MENU TO RETURN _ _ _ You can return the settings for EVF SET and LCD SET to the factory settings by selecting the item and pressing COUNTER RESET if it is possible to change the item at that time The viewfi...

Page 26: ... MIN using the method shown in steps 4 and 5 This is a 24 hour clock 7 Press MENU three times to exit the menus Setting the calendar POWER ON OFF CLOCK SET PUSH MENU TO RETURN YEAR DAY MONTH HOUR MIN APR 7 24 13 2005 SEL PUSH FF REW PUSH PLAY STOP CLOCK SET PUSH MENU TO RETURN YEAR DAY MONTH HOUR MIN APR 7 24 13 2005 SEL PUSH FF REW PUSH PLAY STOP The clock can vary in accuracy so check that the t...

Page 27: ...e OPERATION lever r to select UB PRESET 4 Press the OPERATION lever h or move it y move it r to select YES and press h again 5 The following screen appears so use the OPERATION lever to set the user information Move the OPERATION lever e or r to select the characters for the user information You can use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F Move the OPERATION lever t or y to move to the next...

Page 28: ...ted items Page 73 TCG FIRST REC TC TC PRESET 1394 TC REGEN appears when in VCR mode In VCR mode and 1394 TC REGEN is ON you cannot change the items shown above You can reset user information to nothing by pressing COUNTER RESET OSD COUNTER RESET TITLE VOL MULTI P IN P REC A DUB PLAY REW FF ZOOM DATE TIME PHOTO SHOT START STOP Camera or remote control MENU UB PRESET PRESET OK NO PUSH STILL YES ___ ...

Page 29: ... the time code TC PRESET POWER ON OFF RECORDING SETUP PUSH MENU TO RETURN MIC ALC AUDIO REC MIC GAIN2 MIC GAIN1 50B ON 48K 16bit SP 50B REC SPEED TC MODE FIRST REC TC TCG REC RUN DF TC PRESET RECORDING SETUP PUSH MENU TO RETURN UB PRESET UB MODE REC TIME ONE SHOT REC OFF 0 5S USER YES TC PRESET RECORDING SETUP PUSH MENU TO RETURN UB PRESET UB MODE REC TIME ONE SHOT REC OFF 0 5S You can reset the t...

Page 30: ...code 7 The following screen appears so move the OPERATION lever e to select YES 8 Press the OPERATION lever h 9 Press MENU twice to exit the menus MENU TC PRESET PRESET OK NO PUSH STILL YES ___ TC PRESET PRESET OK NO PUSH STILL YES ___ MENU AG DVX100B_EN book 29 ページ ２００５年１０月５日 水曜日 午前１０時５２分 ...

Page 31: ...25 Check that the date and time have been set correctly Check that the time code and user information have been set correctly g Audio input Page 43 Check that CH1 CH2 SELECT switch is in the correct position g Other equipment Page 52 Check that any equipment you have connected to the camera is working correctly Check that connections are complete and correct 1 Set the POWER switch to ON 2 Press AU...

Page 32: ...om button or the zoom ring Zoom button Set the ZOOM switch to SERVO so that you can use the motor driven zoom T Zoom in W Zoom out Gently press the zoom button on the viewfinder to zoom slowly firmly press to zoom faster You can change the zoom speed on the handle zoom button by selecting one of three speeds with the HANDLE ZOOM switch Set HANDLE ZOOM switch speeds by going to the setup menus SW M...

Page 33: ... Reflecting parts You can remove most overexposed parts by adjusting the iris and shutter speed in the manual mode to remove the areas with zebra patterns The display changes as follows each time you press the ZEBRA button In the setup menus DISPLAY SETUP screen ZEBRA DETECT 1 and ZEBRA DETECT 2 set the brightness for the zebra patterns Page 75 The zebra pattern you have set appears as a percentag...

Page 34: ...o one of the following 1 Switch the camera off 2 Change the ONE SHOT REC setting back to OFF You can change the aspect ratio of the images you record with this camera Select the aspect ratio in the setup menus CAMERA SETUP screen ASPECT CONV For menu operation Page 65 NORMAL Recorded in the regular 4 3 aspect ratio LETTER BOX Recorded in the 16 9 aspect ratio Black bands are recorded at the top an...

Page 35: ...ress the same USER button to turn the feature off When using manual iris backlight compensation is maintained even if you turn off the backlight compensation function Press the USER button you have allocated to the INDEX feature during shooting and an index signal is recorded to the tape If you press the button while in shooting standby mode you also activate index standby mode When you start shoo...

Page 36: ... even if you turn the power off So if you use the camera recorder with the settings for backup recording still in effect images on tapes in any unit that connected may be overwritten After backup recording check the menu item settings before you operate the camera recorder If you use another AG DVX100B as the external unit for backup recording select OFF for DV CONTROL on the external unit and set...

Page 37: ...gnal is converted to 50 field per second interlace This mode gives you high quality images AoAeBoBeCoCeDoDeEoEeFoFeGoGeHoHe Io Ie Jo Je A B C D E F G H I J 25 P 50 i Note the following when shooting in progressive mode You cannot have a gain of 18dB The synchronization signal will be disrupted for a moment when you switch to progressive mode Set the shutter speed to 1 50 OFF for best results Shoot...

Page 38: ... to M MANUAL after you move it to Temporarily switching to auto focus Even if you have switched FOCUS to M MANUAL the camera will focus automatically while you press down PUSH AUTO Auto focus may not work properly if there is flickering Select a shutter speed suited to the ambient light Page 38 When you use auto focus in the progressive or slow shutter modes the focus assist mode becomes active wh...

Page 39: ...ges in synchronization with the power line frequency When this frequency is 50 Hz mutual interference will occur between the camera recorder s vertical sync frequency approx 60 Hz and the lighting frequency 50 Hz This means that the white balance may change periodically Before shooting in areas with artificial lighting or adjusting the white balance set the shutter speed as follows Progressive mod...

Page 40: ...e using a shutter speed selected with the SPEED SEL button Page 38 you cannot switch to slow shutter mode INVALID appears on the screen First press the SHUTTER button to return to normal OFF then switch to slow shutter mode Set the shutter speed of the synchro scan used when shooting a television or computer monitor in the setup menus CAMERA SETUP screen SYNCRO SCAN Page 70 Adjust the shutter spee...

Page 41: ...ead Do not include bright spotlights in your shot 4 Set the WHITE BAL switch to A or B whichever one you want to save the adjustment in 5 Press the AWB button Adjustment takes a few seconds The following messages appear on the screen An error message appears on the screen when white balance adjustment is not possible White balance cannot be adjusted automatically if the Auto Tracking White ATW fun...

Page 42: ...o adjust the black balance As the white balance is adjusted first when you press the AWB button make the necessary preparations for this You cannot adjust the black balance while you are shooting You can allocate the ATW feature to one of the positions on the WHITE BAL switch A B or PRST Allocate it by going to the setup menus SW MODE screen ATW Page 70 The ATW feature is set to work in the auto m...

Page 43: ...on to switch over to the manual mode goes out 2 Switch the gain with the GAIN switch L Set here under normal conditions 0 dB M Increase the gain of the image amplifier The default value is 6 dB H Increase the gain of the image amplifier The default value is 12 dB Change the gain values of M and H in the setup menus SW MODE screen MID GAIN and HIGH GAIN Page 70 Use the ND FILTER Switch to change th...

Page 44: ... Use the CH1 SELECT switch to select the input signal to be recorded to audio channel 1 INT L Audio from the built in microphone Lch is recorded to audio channel 1 INPUT 1 Audio from a device connected to INPUT 1 terminal is recorded to channel 1 INPUT 2 Audio from a device connected to INPUT 2 terminal is recorded to channel 1 5 Use the CH2 SELECT switch to select the input signal to be recorded ...

Page 45: ...In the setup menus select the SCENE FILE screen For menu operation Page 65 You can also use the menu buttons on the remote control Page 18 4 Move the OPERATION lever r to select NAME EDIT 5 Press the OPERATION lever h or move it y then move it r to select YES F1 SCENE File suitable for normal shooting F2 SCENE FLOU File suitable for shooting under fluorescent lights ie indoors F3 SCENE SPARK File ...

Page 46: ...12 Ten beeps sound in succession the message below appears and the changes to the scene file are complete 13 Press MENU three times to exit the menus NAME EDIT PUSH MENU TO RETURN SW POSITION F1 SEL PUSH PLAY PUSH STOP PUSH FF REW SCENE F1 PUSH MENU TO RETURN MATRIX SCENE F1 PUSH MENU TO RETURN MATRIX YES The original scene file settings will be restored when the menu mode is released the operatio...

Page 47: ...ES 7 The following screen appears so move the OPERATION lever r select the data for transfer and press the OPERATION lever h 8 The following screen appears so move the OPERATION lever e to select YES and press the OPERATION lever h File transfer starts FILE TRANS appears on the screen of camera 1 when the transfer is complete FILE RECEIVE OK PLEASE POWER OFF appears on the screen of camera 2 Be su...

Page 48: ...ay move the lever y to play the tape at 10x speed While the tape is in the stop mode turn the lever in the direction t to rewind the tape During play move the lever t to rewind the tape at 10x speed Turn the lever in the direction g to stop the tape While the tape is playing back press this lever to set the camera recorder to the playback pause mode INDEX STOP INDEX STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV PLAY ...

Page 49: ...ck To show the information that appears on the viewfinder and LCD press the OSD button on the remote control Press the OSD button again to clear the display Press the DATE TIME button on the remote control to show the date and time of shooting on the screen The display changes as follows each time you press the button Adjusting the volume Viewing images on a television AUDIO MON VAR button OSD COU...

Page 50: ...he supplied wireless remote control unit 1 During play press the INDEX buttons i or u The tape is cued at the next scene after showing S1 on the screen Each time you press the INDEX button thereafter S2 and then S3 are displayed and the tape is cued up to the second and subsequent scenes When the tape is cued up playback starts from that section Up to nine scenes before or ahead on the tape can be...

Page 51: ...in the VCR mode The unrecorded parts are found and a still picture that is about a second ahead is displayed When in the camera mode press and hold the EVF DTL END SEARCH button for at least a second A blank portion of the tape is found and a still picture that is about a second ahead is displayed while the camera is in recording standby mode If you change the tapes the camera will not be able to ...

Page 52: ...hen using more than one for a shoot The camera used for synchronization is the MASTER and the camera being synchronized is the SLAVE 1 Connect a second camera with a DV IEEE1394 cable and turn both cameras off For connection Page 53 2 Put the MASTER camera in CAMERA mode and output a video signal from the DV IEEE1394 terminal Do the remaining steps on the SLAVE camera 3 Set the SLAVE camera to VCR...

Page 53: ...microphone shoe use the supplied microphone holder and microphone holder adapter Headphones External microphone PHONES Microphone holder Microphone holder Adapter 12 mm 6 mm Stereo Microphone optional AG MC100G INPUT1 or INPUT2 Editing AG DVX100B_EN book 52 ページ ２００５年１０月５日 水曜日 午前１０時５２分 ...

Page 54: ...tioning Furthermore connect the DV IEEE1394 cable to the unit which uses a 6 pin type DV connector first 1 2 When recording signals from an external unit first check that video signals are supplied While signals from an external unit are being recorded do not stop output on the external unit side or disconnect any of cables This may lead to a failure to recognize the signals when you do recording ...

Page 55: ... widescreen detection signal is not output from the unit s S VIDEO IN OUT connector Also even if a widescreen detection signal is input to the unit s S VIDEO IN OUT connector it will not be detected Television Video deck DV IN OUT VIDEO IN OUT CH1 CH2 AUDIO IN OUT S VIDEO DV IN OUT VIDEO IN OUT CH1 CH2 AUDIO IN OUT S VIDEO AV cable optional Red CH2 Rch audio White CH1 Lch audio Yellow Video S vide...

Page 56: ...o recording system in the AV IN OUT SETUP screen A DUB INPUT For menu operation Page 65 You can also use the menu buttons on the remote control Page 18 MIC The sound of the built in microphone or the external unit connected to INPUT 1 2 connector is recorded Select by CH1 SELECT switch and CH2 SELECT switch A_IN The sound of audio component connected to AUDIO IN OUT connector pin jack is recorded ...

Page 57: ...that you have dubbed are played back Performing audio dubbing as you listen You can monitor the sound by setting ST2 If you use headphones when performing audio dubbing on a recording using microphone input you can listen to the sound being dubbed When you perform audio dubbing using line input from the audio component connected to the AUDIO IN OUT jack you can listen to the sound being dubbed thr...

Page 58: ...e 5 Move the OPERATION lever g to stop recording 6 Stop playback on the external unit Analog digital AD conversion You can use this unit to convert analog to digital signals In the setup menus AV IN OUT SETUP screen set DV OUT to ON Page 74 This enables you to output digital images which were input as analog signals from an external unit through this unit s DV connector to another digital video un...

Page 59: ...ideo deck Page 54 2 Press the CAMERA VCR button and switch to the VCR mode 3 Move the OPERATION lever q to start play on this unit 4 Start recording on the video deck 5 Stop recording on the video deck 6 Move the OPERATION lever g to stop play Analog output CAMERA VCR Editing AG DVX100B_EN book 58 ページ ２００５年１０月５日 水曜日 午前１０時５２分 ...

Page 60: ... time you press the OPERATION lever h the unit switches between shooting and the shooting standby mode 5 Stop recording in the recorder If you are using this unit move the operation lever g 6 Stop playback on the other unit If you are using this unit move the operation lever g Digital input output CAMERA VCR COUNTER RESET TITLE STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV INDEX VOL STOP INDEX MULTI P IN P REC A DUB ...

Page 61: ...Appears when the Optical Image Stabilizer is ON 4 Recording time mode SP LP SP Standard mode LP Extended mode 5 Progressive mode Frame rate information during shooting in the progressive mode is displayed here 6 Squeeze information Appears when in the setup menus CAMERA SETUP screen ASPECT CONV you have selected SQUEEZE Page 70 or when playing back images recorded in the squeeze mode 7 Setting sel...

Page 62: ...utput from the internal speaker and PHONES jack 19 Calendar 20 INDEX record display When the USER button allocated the Index function in advance is pressed during the recording it will light when recording the index signal When you press the USER button before recording it will light In the condition of waiting the index signal record 21 ND filter display ND filter selected is displayed When ND is...

Page 63: ...terlace mode 50 fields sec FR 25P 25P progressive mode 25 frames sec 31 Operational state display REC Recording Recording during self portrait shooting PAUSE Recording pause h Recording standby during self portrait recording Play pause STNDBY Standby the cylinder head is stopped A DUB Standby for dubbing record A DUB Dubbing record Play Fast forward Fast forward play Rewind Rewind play Slow play R...

Page 64: ...rform dubbing because the tape was recorded with LP mode INCOMPATIBLE TAPE Can not use because the tape is not the standard for this unit e g a tape for saving data EXTERNAL DV DISCONNECT When the DV CONTROL item of the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen of the Setup menu is set to EXT and recording without connecting external units with DV terminal this display appears AUTO OFF When trouble occurs with tape ...

Page 65: ...P LP 3 3 x camera 3 VCR x 5 Progressive display 3 3 x x 6 Squeeze record display 3 3 3 x 8 Displaying the function allocated to the USER button 3 x x x 9 Microphone level auto control display 3 3 x x 10 Auto IRIS control display 3 3 3 x 11 Shutter speed display 3 3 3 x 12 Audio sampling frequency display 3 3 x camera 3 VCR x 14 Audio level meter display 3 15 Recommended ND filter display 3 3 3 x 1...

Page 66: ... item you want to change 3 Press the OPERATION lever h or move it y to display the items to display the items 4 Move the OPERATION lever e or r to highlight the item you want to change Using the setup menus MENU CAMERA MENU 3 SW MODE 4 AUTO SW 5 RECORDING SETUP 6 DISPLAY SETUP 7 OTHER FUNCTIONS 1 SCENE FILE 2 CAMERA SETUP PUSH MENU TO EXIT VCR FUNCTIONS 3 AV IN OUT SETUP 4 DISPLAY SETUP 5 OTHER FU...

Page 67: ...nus are divided into user files and scene files You can initialize these separately To initialize the user file all items except the scene files In the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen USER FILE select INITIAL The settings for the current user file are returned to the factory settings Page 77 To initialize the scene files From the 6 scene files select the one you want to initialize with the scene dial Then ...

Page 68: ...SET EVF SET SELFSHOOT EVF MODE EVF COLOUR DISPLAY ASPECT DETAIL LEVEL V DETAIL LEVEL DETAIL CORING CHROMA LEVEL CHROMA PHASE COLOUR TEMP MASTER PED A IRIS LEVEL GAMMA KNEE MATRIX SKIN TONE DTL V DETAIL FREQ PROGRESSIVE Pages 68 and 69 Page 70 Pages 70 and 71 Page 71 Pages 73 and 74 Page 75 Pages 76 and 77 RECORDING SETUP REC SPEED AUDIO REC TCG FIRST REC TC TC PRESET 1394 UB REGEN 1394 TC REGEN UB...

Page 69: ... contrast become sharp NORMAL Makes standard images HIGH Using the gamma curve which the slope of low brightness is modest spreads out the tone of dark parts and makes it bright image The contrast become soft B PRESS Makes the contrast sharper than LOW CINELIKE Uses the gamma curve to complete the cine line image Images have less noise than CINELIKE_D CINELIKE_D Dynamic range is higher than CINELI...

Page 70: ...ere shot in the progressive mode in which the vertical detail is set as THIN or MID and are played on a monitoring television 50i interlace you will feel flickers caused on horizontal lines and almost horizontal oblique lines When you play images under the progressive mode set the detail as THIN or MID This gives you higher resolution images than setting the detail as THICK Item Display mode Descr...

Page 71: ...be allocated to the H position of GAIN switch 0dB 3dB 6dB 9dB 12dB ATW camera Sets the operation of the ATW Auto Tracking White function which is to be allocated to the WHITE BAL switch OFF Disables the ATW function However if the ATW function is set to the AUTO button or USER button the operation of that button becomes effective Ach Activates the ATW function when the WHITE BAL switch is set to A...

Page 72: ...further details refer to USER1 above INDEX AUTO SW screen Item Display mode Description of settings A IRIS camera ON Performs auto iris control when in auto mode The IRIS button is disabled OFF Disables the auto iris control when in auto mode This performs the iris control selected with the IRIS button AGC camera Sets the Auto Gain Control function for when the A IRIS option is set to ON 6dB Enabl...

Page 73: ...ack CH3 track CH2 signals CH2 track CH4 track Note When the sound is recorded in the 48K 16bit audio mode CH3 and CH4 do not exist so the following is always the case CH1 signals CH1 track CH2 signals CH2 track Item Display mode Description of settings AUDIO OUT VCR Sets the audio signals to be output from the AUDIO IN OUT pin jack when the tape is played back CH1 CH2 CH1 output CH1 signals CH2 ou...

Page 74: ...era VCR Use this to set the mode in which to advance the time code FREE RUN The time code advances regardless of the operation mode REC RUN The time code advances only when recording FIRST REC TC camera VCR Select the time code to be recorded when you start recording REGEN Select to record the time code so that it continues from the time code already on the tape PRESET The time code does not conti...

Page 75: ... Description of settings UB PRESET camera VCR Set user information Make sure you have set USER in UB MODE ONE SHOT REC camera Set ONE SHOT recording mode Page 33 ON OFF REC TIME camera Sets the length of time for ONE SHOT recording Page 33 0 5s 0 5 seconds 1s 1 0 second 1 5s 1 5 seconds 2s 2 0 seconds DV IN PRESET VCR Synchronizes the camera s TCG with the TC from DV input when you press the TC SE...

Page 76: ...ry charge ON OFF OTHER DIS PLAY camera VCR Select how much information to dis play Page 64 OFF PARTIAL ALL Item Display mode Description of settings CAMERA DATA VCR Select ON to show the camera settings such as image stabilizer F number and gain value during tape playback OFF ON LCD BACK LIGHT camera VCR Adjusts the backlight of the LCD moni tor Select HI for a brighter backlight than usual HI NOR...

Page 77: ...EC STOP button Note If the backup unit does not have a rec pause function select STOP END SEARCH camera VCR Sets the operation to be performed when a blank search is conducted Page 50 BLANK REC END Item Display mode Description of settings REC LAMP camera Sets lighting of the tally lamp OFF Tally lamp does not light FRONT Front tally lamp microphone side lights REAR Rear tally lamp viewfinder side...

Page 78: ... output The beep sound is not output even if you have selected ON for BEEP SOUND Use this when you are shooting in the 25P mode or any other time that sound delay becomes noticeable USER FILE camera VCR LOAD The previous scene file settings are loaded SAVE The changed user file settings are saved INITIAL The user file settings are returned to the factory settings After LOAD or INITIAL switch camer...

Page 79: ...dapter s CHARGE lamp goes out Are you using the battery in a cold place The battery is affected by the ambient temperature Its operating time is reduced in low temperatures The battery may have reached the end of its service life The battery will become unchargeable The battery has a certain service life which varies depending on how the battery is used If the battery operates only for a short per...

Page 80: ...g is wrong with the time code display The time code display may not register a regular count if a tape is played in the reverse slow mode This is normal The remaining tape display differs from the actual amount of tape remaining The remaining tape is not displayed accurately if you shoot continuously for periods of less than 30 seconds The display may show 2 to 3 minutes less than the actual time ...

Page 81: ...cassette without turning ON the POWER switch P 9 Cannot perform any operation other than removing the cassette Condensation may have formed If this happens the only operation that you will be able to perform is to remove the cassette Wait until the condensation has dried out When the cassette holder is closed immediately after sliding EJECT switch to open the cassette holder sometimes operations o...

Page 82: ...or 10 to 15 minutes after it has started to form inside In very cold areas the condensation may freeze If this happens it will take another two to three hours for it to thaw out Tally lamp The tally lamp can be made to light up during shooting by selecting ON as the REC LAMP set ting in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Page 76 When the camera recorder is in any of the following states the tally lamp bli...

Page 83: ... a dirty video head with the cleaning tape it needs cleaning and repair at the dealer Please contact them Regular Maintenance For the superior picture quality we recommend replacing consumable parts such as a video head approximately every 2 000 hours of use However this estimated time varies greatly depending on the environment in which it is used such as temperature humidity and dust Cleaning Wh...

Page 84: ...he beginning before storing them They will become slack if left stopped part way through for six months or more the time frame depends on the storage conditions Make sure that all of your tapes are rewound to the beginning before storage Always put your tapes back into their original cases before storing them Dust direct sunlight ultraviolet rays or humidity may damage the tapes Dust contains part...

Page 85: ...0 000 pixel offset system Lens LEICA DICOMAR Optical image stabilizer lens Motorized Manual selectable 10x zoom F1 6 f 4 5 to 45 mm 35 mm equivalent 32 5 to 325 mm Color separation optical system Prism system ND filter 1 8 1 64 Gain settings 0 3 6 9 12 18 dB 50i mode 0 3 6 9 12 dB progressive 25P mode however set to 0dB when the slow shutter mode is used Shutter speed settings Regular shutter spee...

Page 86: ...ins x2 CH1 CH2 LINE MIC selectable high impedance LINE 0 dBu MIC 50 dBu 60 dBu selectable in menu DC INPUT 7 9 V PHONES 3 5 mm stereo mini jack 100 Ω CAM REMOTE Mini jack 3 5 mm diameter FOCUS IRIS Super mini jack 2 5 mm diameter ZOOM S S AC ADAPTER indicates safety information Weight 160 g Dimensions W x H x D 70 mm x 44 5 mm x 116 mm OPTIONAL UNITS Wide conversion lens AG LW7208G 16 9 conversion...

Page 87: ...le resources and prevent any potential negative effects on human health and the environment which could otherwise arise from inappropriate waste handling Please contact your local authority for further details of your nearest designated collection point Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste in accordance with national legislation For business users in the European Union ...

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