Panasonic AGDVC30 - 3 CCD DV CAMCORDER, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...N SHOOTING PLAYBACK EDITING DISPLAYS MENUS TROUBLE SHOOTING SPECIFI CATIONS OTHER Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use Model AG E Di...

Page 2: ...oloured in accordance with the following code Blue Neutral Brown Live Caution for AC Mains Lead As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured mar...

Page 3: ...D CONTAINERS ON TOP OF THE EQUIPMENT Operating precaution Operation near any appliance which generates strong magnetic fields may give rise to noise in the video and audio signals If this should be th...

Page 4: ...te Respect copyrights Copyright laws forbid the use of video and audio material you have recorded for any purpose other than your own personal enjoyment Remember that restrictions apply to the shootin...

Page 5: ...ng the user s bit 30 Setting the time code 32 Specifying the time code 32 PREPARATION Regular shooting 34 Preparation and inspections 34 Shooting 34 Shooting techniques for different targets 35 Low an...

Page 6: ...9 Analogue output 60 Digital input output 61 EDITING Screen displays 62 Displays in CAMERA and VCR modes 62 In VCR mode only 65 Warnings 65 Using the MODE CHK button 66 Setting the DISPLAY items 66 DI...

Page 7: ...0005 AV cable VYC0922 Handle VYH0312 Shoulder strap VFC3891 Ferrite cores J0KG00000013 Ferrite cores for DV cable When the DV cable is to be connected attach one ferrite core to one end of the cable a...

Page 8: ...ally careful when inserting or removing the cassettes AC adapter and battery O If the battery has become extremely hot or cold or if it has not been used for a long time and has no charge the CHARGE l...

Page 9: ...er Liquid crystal displays O If the same image or characters are left displayed on the LCD monitor or viewfinder for an extended period they may become burned onto the screen However if the power is k...

Page 10: ...it again Cassette tapes O Always rewind your tapes to the start before storing them If a cassette that has been stopped part the way through is left standing for six months or more this timeframe diff...

Page 11: ...the unit is working properly before you attempt to shoot anything 2 Connect the other end of the DC cord and one end of the AC cord to the AC adapter 3 Plug the other end of the AC cord into the power...

Page 12: ...h both hands to keep it stable O Do not forcibly push the cassette holder into place as this may cause malfunctioning O Wait until the cassette holder is completely retracted before closing the casset...

Page 13: ...OUNTER RESET MODE CHK ZEBRA OIS PHOTO SHOT BARS MANUAL AUTO 1 Open the LCD monitor while holding down the panel locking button The LCD monitor can be opened to a maximum angle of 90 Forcing it past th...

Page 14: ...ion of the arrow and open the cassette cover When the cover is fully opened the cassette holder pops out automatically 2 Take out the cassette tape 3 Press the part marked PUSH and close the cassette...

Page 15: ...handle into place 3 Tighten the coin screw to secure the handle firmly O If the coin screw is loose the camera recorder may drop off 1 Pull the viewfinder towards you Coin screw Attaching the large e...

Page 16: ...lder strap 20 mm or more 20 mm or more 20 mm or more 20 mm or more We recommended that you attach the shoulder strap to help you avoid dropping the camera recorder When the handle is not attached When...

Page 17: ...ng this camera recorder is played back in another digital video unit O a tape shot in the LP mode using another digital video unit is played back in this camera recorder O a tape shot in the LP mode u...

Page 18: ...Shoulder strap eyelet P16 PHONES jack P47 P49 P54 P65 P79 DV connector P41 P54 P60 P62 P75 P78 CAM REMOTE jack 2 5 mm diameter Tripod mounting hole P9 Shoe P15 P56 Zoom buttons P35 P75 POWER lever P1...

Page 19: ...IDEO IN OUT MIC AV IN OUT XLR ADAPTER White balance sensor P44 S VIDEO IN OUT connector P55 XLR ADAPTER connector P56 P58 Tally lamp P78 P83 Focusing ring P35 P41 P43 P75 Infrared light P36 P79 MIC ja...

Page 20: ...on P40 P51 P57 P62 P63 P74 USER3 button P40 P51 P57 P62 P63 P74 FOCUS button P41 WHITE BAL button P44 P45 Remote control sensor P24 MENU button P26 P28 P31 P33 P46 P47 P67 P70 MODE CHK button P66 Mult...

Page 21: ...8 P59 P61 13 FF B button 5 21 P35 P48 P53 21 During playback these buttons function in exactly the same way as the corresponding buttons on the camera recorder Shooting volume controls 14 PHOTO SHOT b...

Page 22: ...ross the terminals causing the battery to heat up and you may seriously burn yourself if you touch the battery in this state OThe battery becomes hot while it is being used or charged Similarly the ca...

Page 23: ...o place 3 Return the viewfinder to its original position OTurn the POWER lever to the OFF position check that the POWER lamp CAMERA VCR has gone off and then remove the battery OSupport the battery wi...

Page 24: ...te control unit is set for use with VCR1 O Camera recorder Use the menus P67 P70 to set the REMOTE item on the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen P78 If different settings are used for the camera recorder and rem...

Page 25: ...onitor and those displayed on a TV monitor To see how the final images will appear check them on a TV monitor Using the viewfinder Diopter adjustment lever Viewfinder Using the LCD monitor 1 Set the P...

Page 26: ...B R I G H T N E S S L C D C O L O U R L E V E L L C D C O L O U R L E V E L E V F B R I G H T N E S S P U S H M E N U T O R E T U R N P U S H M E N U T O R E T U R N PB ZOOM MENU SET ITEM SHUTTER IRIS...

Page 27: ...our or black and white can be selected for displaying the viewfinder images P78 No matter whether colour or black and white is selected the images will have the same resolution OWhen you press the USE...

Page 28: ...U R N P U S H M E N U T O R E T U R N C L O C K S E T C L O C K S E T Y E A R Y E A R 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 4 M O N T H A P R D A Y 2 4 H O U R 1 3 M I N 7 P U S H M E N U T O R E T U R N P U S H M E N U T O...

Page 29: ...battery has run out Follow the steps below to charge the battery Set the date and time after the battery is fully recharged 1 Connect the AC adapter to the camera recorder P11 O Keep the LCD monitor c...

Page 30: ...O R E T U R N PB ZOOM MENU SET ITEM R E C O R D I N G S E T U P R E C O R D I N G S E T U P F I R S T R E C T C R E G E N T C P R E S E T U B M O D E U S E R U B P R E S E T U B P R E S E T Y E S Y E...

Page 31: ...Y E S Y E S P U S H J O G P U S H J O G SHUTTER IRIS VOL JOG PUSH 6 Press the MENU button when you finish setting the user s bit SELECT STORE OFF ON P B DIGITAL VAR SEARCH PB ZOOM MENU SET ITEM MENU...

Page 32: ...me code to be used at the start of recording 3 Turn the multi dial to move to the TC PRESET item PB ZOOM MENU SET ITEM R E C O R D I N G S E T U P R E C O R D I N G S E T U P F I R S T R E C T C P R E...

Page 33: ...MODE CHK ZEBRA OIS PHOTO SHOT BARS MANUAL AUTO 7 The screen shown below appears Turn the multi dial to select YES 8 The time code is entered when the multi dial is pressed PB ZOOM MENU SET ITEM T C P...

Page 34: ...can be performed both automatically and manually P41 O Check that the lens iris operations can be performed automatically and manually P43 Time data P28 P33 O Check that the calendar and time have bee...

Page 35: ...ing at a low angle you can attach the accessory handle P15 and use the START STOP button on the lens The recording operation of this button can be set using the FRONT S S INHIBIT item on the SW MODE s...

Page 36: ...rning Recording the time stamp By selecting REC as the TIME STAMP setting on the RECORDING SETUP screen using the menus P67 P70 the shooting date and time can be superimposed on the images shot and re...

Page 37: ...uction function works for both the internal microphone and external microphone O If there is any bass sound some of it may be reduced along with the wind noise Movie like shooting When 4 MOVIE LIKE ha...

Page 38: ...ur bars complying with the EBU standard which come in handy for adjusting the picture quality of TV and external monitor images can be displayed When the BARS button is pressed again the original imag...

Page 39: ...can be shot using frame recording 25 frames per second P72 When playing back still pictures high quality images can be obtained O If normal moving image playback is performed the images will appear je...

Page 40: ...order zooms in on the subject from the current zoom position for a close up shot and focuses automatically When the button is released the camera recorder returns to the original zoom position This fu...

Page 41: ...FUNCTIONS screen P78 Remember the following when you record backups of images OThe menu item settings are retained in the memory even when the power is turned off This means that if the camera record...

Page 42: ...shutter speed You cannot switch to the slow shutter speed while you are shooting at a normal shutter speed Neither can you switch to the normal shutter speed while you are shooting at a slow shutter...

Page 43: ...l noise that is generated when TV screens are shot O With artificial lighting and especially fluorescent lights and mercury vapor lamps the luminance changes in synchronization with the power line fre...

Page 44: ...ing the white balance Auto white balance White balance sensor 1 Set the AUTO MANUAL selector switch to MANUAL O No adjustments can be performed with this switch at AUTO 1 MANUAL AUTO 2 Press the WHITE...

Page 45: ...arkens for a moment before the black balance is adjusted automatically When the adjustments have been completed stops blinking and changes back to a lit display O Do not move the screen away from the...

Page 46: ...A U T O M A N U A L M I C A _ I N L E V E L I N P U T d B 4 8 K P U S H M E N U T O R E T U R N P U S H M E N U T O R E T U R N PB ZOOM MENU SET ITEM SHUTTER IRIS VOL JOG PUSH CH1 30 10 20 0 CH2 6 Pr...

Page 47: ...to release the AUDIO LEVEL SETUP screen SELECT STORE OFF ON P B DIGITAL VAR SEARCH PB ZOOM MENU SET ITEM MENU 3 Press the multi dial 1 appears to the left of the level meter under the MONITOR LEVEL i...

Page 48: ...e is established and 1k is displayed P51 No sound is heard at this time Press the VAR SEARCH button to establish the variable speed search mode using the remote control unit Press this to fast forward...

Page 49: ...yback images on the TV screen 1 Connect the camera recorder to the TV set P55 2 Start playback O Press the OSD button on the remote control unit to display the information counter mode displays appear...

Page 50: ...mes can be viewed Still picture playback STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV INDEX SELECT VAR SEARCH VOL PB ZOOM STOP INDEX MULTI P IN P REC A DUB PLAY C REW FF B SEARCH RESET SEARCH DIGITAL ZOOM REC COUNTER RE...

Page 51: ...in the sequence of 1 5k or 1 3k in the LP mode 1k 2k 5k 10k and 20k the normal tape speed The tape is played back in the forward direction when the dial is turned upward and in the reverse direction...

Page 52: ...R N PB ZOOM MENU SET ITEM SHUTTER IRIS VOL JOG PUSH 2 Press one of the INDEX buttons 9 or on the remote control unit STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV INDEX SELECT VAR VOL PB STOP INDEX P IN P REC A DUB PLAY...

Page 53: ...ero by pressing the RESET button counter while the counter value or counter memory is displayed O The time code and user s bit cannot be reset using the RESET button counter Counter display After shoo...

Page 54: ...mera recorder and cause malfunctioning Always connect the DV cable to the unit with the 6 pin type DV connector first OWhen recording signals from an external unit first check that video signals are s...

Page 55: ...external unit to the camera recorder and inputting the video and audio signals of that unit to the camera recorder connect the camera recorder to the output connectors on the external unit OWhen conn...

Page 56: ...AV IN OUT XLR ADAPTER XLR microphone AG MC100G option Stereo microphone AG MC15 option XLR microphone adapter AG MYA30G option Connecting external units cont P57 P58 External microphone connected to p...

Page 57: ...e is recorded A_IN The sound of the audio component connected to the AV IN OUT jack is recorded 32K 12bit The sound is recorded using the 12 bit 32kHz 4 channel system Use this mode when you want to k...

Page 58: ...e then stops automatically at the position on the tape where the counter memory display was reset Adjusting the audio input level Use the procedure described for Adjusting the mic input audio level P4...

Page 59: ...tton O If you do this during still picture playback P50 the camera recorder will be set to the rec pause status To resume recording from the rec pause status press the button COUNTER RESET TITLE STILL...

Page 60: ...ANUAL AUTO STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV INDEX SELECT VAR SEARCH VOL PB ZOOM STOP INDEX MULTI P IN P REC A DUB PLAY C REW FF B SEARCH RESET SEARCH DIGITAL ZOOM REC COUNTER RESET MODE CHK ZEBRA OIS PHOTO S...

Page 61: ...PLAY C REW FF B SEARCH RESET SEARCH DIGITAL ZOOM REC COUNTER RESET MODE CHK ZEBRA OIS PHOTO SHOT BARS MANUAL AUTO 3 To start recording in the recorder press the REC button while holding down the REC s...

Page 62: ...up unit cannot be controlled DV The backup unit has not been connected DV The backup unit is connected but it is not in the recording or recording standby mode 3 Recording time mode SP SP standard pla...

Page 63: ...ulated or during slow playback 15 Remaining battery charge As the remaining battery charge drops the display changes as follows 5 5 5 5 When the battery has completely discharged blinks When the AC ad...

Page 64: ...ndby Recording standby for self portraits Playback pause STNDBY Standby cylinder heads stopped A DUB Audio dubbing standby A DUB 1 1 Audio dubbing 1 1 Playback 5 5 6 6 Fast forward cue rewind review 1...

Page 65: ...BLE TAPE This tape cannot be used because it conforms to a different standard data saving tape etc EXTERNAL DV DISCONNECT This message appears when shooting with EXT selected as the DV CONTROL item se...

Page 66: ...ng the DISPLAY items D 1 6 X Z 0 0 1 2 5 X M F 1 1 0 0 F 5 6 1 8 dB R N O V 3 0 2 0 0 3 2 3 5 9 5 9 M 2 2 2 min The amount of information to be displayed can be set by using the menus P67 P70 to selec...

Page 67: ...RCH VOL PB ZOOM MENU SET ITEM STOP INDEX MULTI P IN P REC A DUB PLAY C REW FF B ZOOM DATE TIME PHOTO SHOT START STOP CAMERA mode VCR mode O When the remote control unit is used C A M E R A M E N U C A...

Page 68: ...ORE OFF ON P B DIGITAL VAR SEARCH PB ZOOM MENU SET ITEM SHUTTER IRIS VOL JOG PUSH 3 Press the multi dial at the position of the item to be displayed The sub items are now displayed SELECT STORE OFF ON...

Page 69: ...and move 1 to the position of the numerical value which is to be changed O Turn the multi dial and change the setting SELECT STORE OFF ON P B DIGITAL VAR SEARCH PB ZOOM MENU SET ITEM SHUTTER IRIS VOL...

Page 70: ...E N E F I L E 2 C A M E R S E T U P 3 S W M O D E 4 R E C O R D I N G S E T U P 5 D I S P L A Y S E T U P 6 O T H E R F U N C T I O N S 6 O T H E R F U N C T I O N S P U S H M E N U T O E X I T P U S...

Page 71: ...CAMERA SETUP SCENE FILE SETTING NAME EDIT SAVE INIT RECORDING SETUP REC SPEED AUDIO REC WIND CUT ID SET TIME STAMP TCG FIRST REC TC TC PRESET UB MODE UB PRESET ONE SHOT REC REC TIME OTHER FUNCTIONS RE...

Page 72: ...the dark parts of the images may become blackened out When it is set in the direction the dark parts of the images such as the shadows become brighter AE SHIFT 4 0 4 Use this to adjust the auto iris s...

Page 73: ...CH3 tracks CH2 signals CH2 CH4 tracks Note When sound is recorded in the 48K 16 bit audio mode CH3 and CH4 do not exist so the following always stands CH1 signals CH1 track CH2 signals CH2 track AUDIO...

Page 74: ...e P36 SW MODE screen EVF DTL Select this to emphasize the outlines of the images on the screen when the button is pressed so that the subject becomes easier to bring into focus EVF DTL ON appears for...

Page 75: ...is displayed when the colour bar mode is established O Characters which can be set space A to Z 0 to 9 TIME STAMP CAMERA Set this to REC to record the date and time that were selected using the DATE T...

Page 76: ...e recorded when recording the signals of the unit connected to the DV connector OFF The user s bit selected by the UB MODE item is recorded ON The user s bit of the signals input to the DV connector i...

Page 77: ...acklight of the LCD monitor When HI is selected the backlight is made brighter than usual HI NORMAL DISPLAY SETUP screen CAMERA DATA VCR With the ON setting the camera settings vibration reduction F n...

Page 78: ...e with VCR2 are accepted OFF No operations performed using a remote control unit are accepted DV CONTROL CAMERA Use this to set the control method to be used when a backup unit is connected to the DV...

Page 79: ...beeps sound in succession O when a cassette tape has not been inserted O when the cassette tape is set to the recording inhibited status O when condensation has formed inside the camera recorder O wh...

Page 80: ...RGE lamp goes off P22 O Are you using the battery in a cold place The battery is affected by the ambient temperature Its operating time is reduced in low temperature locations O Has the battery reache...

Page 81: ...e tracks on the tape in this mode are narrower than the head width Editing There s something wrong with the time code display O If a tape is played in the reverse slow mode the time code display may n...

Page 82: ...an remove the cassette even if the POWER lever is at the OFF position I can remove the cassette but I can t perform any other operations O Has condensation formed If it forms the only operation you ca...

Page 83: ...ving the cassette 2 Wait two to three hours with the cassette holder open The time you need to wait will differ depending on the amount of condensation and the ambient temperature 3 Turn on the power...

Page 84: ...he VCR lamp has lit 3 Press the 1 button then ten seconds later press the button Do not rewind the tape at this time 4 Remove the cleaning tape proceed with recording and playback as a trial on anothe...

Page 85: ...ec Recording time when AY DVM60 is used SP mode 60 minutes LP mode 90 minutes Tapes used 6 35 mm wide metal tapes FF REW time Approx 140 sec when AY DVM60 is used Pickup devices Interline transfer 1 4...

Page 86: ...pedance XLR ADAPTER Dedicated mini XLR connector DC input INPUT 7 9 V DC 7 9 V PHONES Stereo 3 5 mm diameter DV 4 pins digital input output compliant with IEEE 1394 standard CAM REMOTE Mini jack 2 5 m...

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