AG-DVC30
U S E R G U I D E
How to use this superbly mobile professional digital video camera!
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(Suggested Procedure)
Digital Zoom
Most users shy away from Digital Zoom circuits because they are unusable for quality
video work. But the DVC30’s Digital Zoom will work beautifully at 20X with virtually no
distortion. Customers have told us the 24X position is also very acceptable. You can
push the Play button behind the LCD panel (or make it User 3) to engage it. The
Switch Menu has two settings, X24 and X160. Demo the X24 and use the X160 for
special legal work. Using the "D.(igital) Zoom" while in the dark, combined with SNS is
very impressive. Remarkably, the Digital Zoom will even function in the 16x9 Squeeze
mode. Explain that combining the two digital processes, without seeing artifacts, is not
an easy achievement.
OIS (Optical Image Stabilization)
Have the customer shake the tripod handle vertically, 1/4" of travel up & down,
simulating a nervous shooter or shooting from a moving vehicle. It’s important to let
the customer do the shaking, then press the OIS button and watch his reaction,
amazing!
White Fade
Press User 3 and notice the picture fade to White (as well as Audio so talk or tap the
mic at the same time). Now pan the tripod over to another scene and remove your
finger from the User 3 button. The picture and sound will fade back in very smoothly. A
nice in camera effect. (Also, Menu can be set to Black fade).
Mode Check
Press this at any time to see Scene #, User 1, 2 & 3 status and Time / Date. (Even
over Color Bars.)
Movie Like Mode
Set Scene File to #4 Frame mode which includes Cine Gamma. Notice how the
contrast ratio looks more like film. Shoot a bright window, which normally appears as a
white card on the set, now you can see trees, leaves or a car passing by.
Color Bars
The Stop button displays SMPTE Color Bars including Pluge, which is very helpful for
setting displays and is a rare feature in this class Camera-Recorder, especially with a
dedicated button.
(No CB available in Digital Zoom or SNS mode)
Easy Access
The DVC30’s Menu Buttons are very similar
to the system found in our shoulder mount
AG-DVC200. Also, notice the large PLAY,
RECORD, FF, REW, PAUSE and STOP
buttons. These are definitely, a convenience
when playing back a tape in the camcorder.
This truly is a 2.4 lb. small camcorder that fits
in your palm, yet has larger, more expensive
camera features. Very well balanced too.
16:9 Wide recording
Show Letterbox and Squeeze mode. Letterbox can be played on 4x3 displays or 16x9.
On 16x9 sets, one has to merely push the Zoom button to fill the screen. However,
when shooting in the Digital Squeeze mode, the tape must be viewed on a 16x9
display to avoid distortion
Date/Time Superimpose Function
It is very easy to turn on Time Stamp from the Recording Set Up menu. Go to Time
Stamp and choose REC. (The out of the box factory setting is NO-REC.) When
Time Stamp is on, R is displayed in the EVF and LCD and that means that the Time &
Date are permanently recorded on the tape in the video area and it will pass through
the Firewire. This is useful and sometimes required for legal documentation and
surveillance work.
1394 external control function (back up control)
A 4 pin Firewire cable can control another IEEE 1394 device such as the AG-DV2500.
A choice of three modes is offered.
1.Record onto external recorder only
2.Record onto both AG-DVC30 and external recorder
3.Begin external recording when the AG-DVC30 tape ends.
Accessories
A built in head cleaner is one of the
professional touches of the capable
AG-DVC30.
Our AG-HT30G "Field" Case can hold
the DVC30 with the Mic & XLR adapter
attached.
VariZoom’s new Rocker VZDVR130
shows off the smooth Zoom capabilities
of the DVC30.
The AG-DVC30 comes with standard
accessories including a wireless remote
control.
The AG-YRL30G has a Spot & Wide
Mode IR Light as well as a glow in the
dark dimmer control.
Customers tell us they are surprised by
the superb Audio quality of the
Unidirectional AG-MC100G.
The AG-MYA30G XLR Adapter has phantom
power, Mic/Line switching and connects to the
DVC30 with an 8-pin locking connector.
Yes! The 5400mA CGAD54SE/1B does
fit on the rear of the DVC30 and can
power it for several hours.
