Panasonic SDC615 - AJ Camcorder - 520 KP, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Camera VTR Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use Model No AJ E Model No AJ E...

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Page 3: ...Back up Battery Lithium Battery Batterij Voor Reservegeheugen Lithiumbatterij Battery Batterij BP 90 type Battery Batterij BP 90 type Anton Bauer Battery Anton Bauer Batterij Unlock Ontgrendelingshefb...

Page 4: ...date and time 34 4 5 3 Setting the time code 35 4 5 4 Externally locking the time code 35 4 5 5 Setting the UMID information 36 4 6 Menu displays on the viewfinder screen 37 4 6 1 Menu configuration...

Page 5: ...EM SETTING 81 7 2 1 SYSTEM MODE 81 7 2 2 OPTION MODE 82 7 2 3 REC FUNCTION 83 7 2 4 OUTPUT SEL 84 7 2 5 GENLOCK 84 7 3 PAINT 85 7 3 1 ROP 85 7 3 2 MATRIX 85 7 3 3 COLOR CORRECTION 86 7 3 4 LOW SETTING...

Page 6: ...comply with the SD standard Do not use cards formatted using this unit with other camera recorders Further NTFS and FAT32 formatted cards cannot be used with this unit The recommended size for SD car...

Page 7: ...rmore when the unit is used for one shot recording frame by frame shooting is easily accomplished SDC615 SDC905 SDC905 SDC615 SDC905 NEWS REC function This function especially supports shooting in the...

Page 8: ...P AJ P24MP AJ P33MP AJ P66MP Cleaning tape AJ CL12MP Extension control unit AJ EC3E Viewfinders AJ VF15B AJ VF20WB GPS unit AJ GPS900G Video camera recorder AJ SDC615 AJ SDC905 1 3 System configuratio...

Page 9: ...belt fittings The shoulder belt is attached here 7 Light shoe Use this to attach the video light etc 8 Lens mount bayonet type The lens is attached to this mount 9 Lens lever This lever is tightened t...

Page 10: ...An audio component or microphones are connected here 6 LINE MIC 48V line input mic input mic input 48V selector switch This is used to switch the audio input signals from the audio component which ha...

Page 11: ...s 1 and 2 or audio channels 3 and 4 are output Using a menu setting the stereo signals can be changed to MIX signals CH2 4 The signals of audio channel 2 or 4 are output SDC905 SDC615 SDC905 SDC905 CH...

Page 12: ...ase is the value before automatic adjustment was performed 3 SHUTTER switch This is the ON OFF selector switch of the electronic shutter OFF The electronic shutter does not operate ON The electronic s...

Page 13: ...ually 8 MODE CHECK button Each time this button is pressed one of the four screen pages STATUS screen display LED screen display FUNCTION screen display and AUDIO screen display is selected and displa...

Page 14: ...g the internal menu For details refer to 4 8 2 Selecting the video output signals B GENLOCK IN connector The reference signal is input to this connector when genlock is to be established with the came...

Page 15: ...k mode PLAY PAUSE and the button s lamp flashes If the unit is left in the pause mode for two minutes it automatically changes to the stop STOP mode G REW rewind button and lamp When this button is pr...

Page 16: ...splay section to 00 00 00 00 If it is pressed while the TCG switch 9 is at the SET position the time code data and user bits data are respectively reset to 00 00 00 00 6 DISPLAY switch This is used to...

Page 17: ...rs 1 and 2 indicating the audio channels appear and the CH1 and CH2 audio levels are displayed Conversely when it is set to CH3 4 numbers 3 and 4 indicating the audio channels appear and the CH3 and C...

Page 18: ...enerator value is displayed TC Lights when TC or UB is selected by the DISPLAY switch and the TC or UB reader value is displayed VTCG Lights when UB is selected by the DISPLAY switch and the VIUB gene...

Page 19: ...ls of the camera 6 BRIGHT control This is used to adjust the brightness of the picture seen inside the viewfinder Its adjustment does not affect the output signals of the camera 7 Front tally lamp Thi...

Page 20: ...to turn off the unit s power Then turn the power back on and immediately hold down the EJECT button The cassette can be removed when there is still some power left in the battery However do not repea...

Page 21: ...t least 5 segments of the remaining battery charge display are lighted If the HUMID display is showing wait until it goes off When five or more segments of the remaining battery charge display have no...

Page 22: ...B position and adjust the white balance 2 Press the AUTO W B BAL switch to the ABB position and adjust the black balance 3 Press the AUTO W B BAL switch to the AWB position and adjust the white balanc...

Page 23: ...delayed In other words by controlling the VTR START button operation acknowledgment time the unit can continuously record without the user having to interrupt the recording this safeguards against th...

Page 24: ...io signals What is recorded on the tape Previous cut PRE REC time set REC start recording start REC pause 1 1 2 2 3 3 N N t1 t1 t2 t2 t1 t1 t2 t1 N 1 N 1 What is recorded on the tape iREC start Time b...

Page 25: ...as the REC SIGNAL menu item setting Sound related Whether the sound is to be recorded or not during interval recording is set by setting ON or OFF for the AUDIO REC item on the REC FUNCTION screen Tap...

Page 26: ...hen the FF and REW buttons are used the images can be played back at different speeds by establishing the cue mode PLAY FF review mode PLAY REW high speed fast forward playback mode FF or high speed r...

Page 27: ...e wall near the subject may be used as a substitute for the white pattern The size of the white object required is shown in the figure below Notes Take care to keep high brightness spots off the scree...

Page 28: ...lighting conditions and the accuracy with which the white balance is tracked For this reason handle the function carefully Viewfinder screen displays relating to the white balance For details refer to...

Page 29: ...in this case is the value before automatic adjustment was performed Black balance memory The values stored in the memory are retained even after the unit s power has been turned off 4 1 2 Adjusting th...

Page 30: ...ged using the SYNCHRO SCAN and buttons on the side panel Open the SHUTTER SPEED screen and SHUTTER SELECT screen from the OPERATION page by performing menu operations It is now possible to restrict th...

Page 31: ...possible to record the time code which is supplied to the TC IN connector O The time code which is output from the TC OUT connector is not synchronized with the video output signals or the output sign...

Page 32: ...3 While monitoring the audio level meter in the display window or the audio level meter display inside the viewfinder adjust the AUDIO LEVEL CH1 and CH2 controls If the uppermost bar 0 dB is exceeded...

Page 33: ...s 3 Set the user bits using the SHIFT button UP button and DOWN button SHIFT button This is used to cause the digit that is to be set to flash Each time it is pressed the flashing digit moves to the r...

Page 34: ...R RUN while holding down the SHIFT button The clock is accurate to a monthly error of approximately 30 seconds in the power OFF status If a more accurate time reading is required check the time and s...

Page 35: ...dition the time code generator of an external VTR can be locked to the unit s internal generator Example of connections for external locking As the figure shows connect both the reference video signal...

Page 36: ...ce video signal first set the OUTPUT SEL switch on the side panel to the CAM position O The unit cannot be gen locked with an external signal when the GENLOCK screen is opened from the SYSTEM SETTING...

Page 37: ...ctors usually when the unit is operated by the cameraman FILE This item is used to read and write the setup card data and perform the lens file and other file related operations MAINTENANCE This item...

Page 38: ...he JOG dial button in the clockwise direction as viewed from the front of the camera To decrement the value Turn the JOG dial button in the counterclockwise direction as viewed from the front of the c...

Page 39: ...appropriate section in 6 3 Warning system 2 abnormal operating status warning lamp This lights when the unit is set to an abnormal operating status for any of the items set to ON on the LED screen of...

Page 40: ...erature is too high This warns the user that the brightness is too high This warns the user that the brightness is too low This warns the user that the processing could not be executed within the oper...

Page 41: ...has been forcibly terminated This indicates that white shading has not been completed satisfactorily as the brightness level was excessively high during the WHITE SHADING operation This appears when...

Page 42: ...ngs information REC WARNING SLACK E HUMID SERVO RF 1394 BACKUP BATT EMPTY WIRELESS RF This indicates that a problem has occurred during recording This indicates that a problem has occurred in a mechan...

Page 43: ...D Remaining tape min END INH Under normal conditions min lights and this starts flashing while the tape is reaching the end When the tape has reached the end END lights When recording has been inhibi...

Page 44: ...creen Display always appears regardless of the menu 1 Extender 2 MODE CHECK dedicated display area 3 Camera warning message display area 4 Information allocated to USER buttons 5 Filter positions 6 WH...

Page 45: ...HITE BAL switch setting has been changed WHITE n n ACH BCH PRESET a a When the OUTPUT AUTO KNEE switch has been set to AUTO KNEE or OFF AUTO KNEE ON or OFF a a When the shutter speed mode setting has...

Page 46: ...AME SIG item as the B marker information then the 16 9 and 4 3 aspect ratios can be checked easily by operating the MARKER SELECT button as and when required 4 7 9 Checking the return video signal on...

Page 47: ...select the VIDEO OUT signal for the VIDEO OUT SEL item select the type of characters to be superimposed onto the VIDEO OUT signal and MONITOR OUT signal for the OUTPUT CHAR item and MONITOR OUT CHAR...

Page 48: ...n this mode is released or the power is turned off The aperture is opened by a half stop The aperture is opened by a full stop The aperture is stopped down by a half stop The aperture is stopped down...

Page 49: ...res are set using the COLOR TEMP PRE item COLOR TEMP A item and COLOR TEMP B item 4 9 Data handling Setup card Use of the setup memory card optional accessory enables the setting menu contents to be s...

Page 50: ...ttom of the viewfinder screen Note Data titles cannot be recognized when the setup card was inserted while the CARD READ WRITE screen was open Move the arrow cursor to the TITLE READ item and press th...

Page 51: ...ELECT 1 READ W SELECT 1 WRITE CARD CONFIG TITLE READ TITLE 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8 10 When the JOG dial button is pressed the arrow cursor returns to the TITLE item 11 Turn the JOG dial button to move the arr...

Page 52: ...ing is completed the following message appears 14 Press the MENU button to exit the menu operations The setting menu is cleared and the displays showing the unit s current statuses appear at the top a...

Page 53: ...he card READ NG FORMAT ERROR formatting error The card was formatted by a device other than the unit Replace the card READ NG NO FILE file not found Save the file data READ NG ERROR the data cannot be...

Page 54: ...setting data used for the scene files 4 9 4 How to use the scene file data The setting data can be written in the scene file area of the unit s internal memory and the data written can be read from t...

Page 55: ...stored in the scene file area of the unit s internal memory is read and the setting is completed 8 Press the MENU button to exit the menu operations 4 Press the JOG dial button to enter the scene file...

Page 56: ...the following sequence Space 7 letters A Z 7 numbers 0 9 7 symbols 5 Press the JOG dial button to enter the character 6 Turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow cursor to the next position right an...

Page 57: ...ILES WHITE BAL switch 4 9 7 How to use the lens file data This unit comes with a white shading compensation function for the lens This function enables up to six white shading compensation settings of...

Page 58: ...nton Bauer is equipped with a power output connector for the lighting and a lighting control switch to enable a light to be easily attached For details on the lighting systems available contact Anton...

Page 59: ...to the unit Ensure that the screws are tightened up as far as they will go Note Do not pull the rubber caps with great force Be careful not to catch up the cables when attaching the battery case Conn...

Page 60: ...ry holder take care not to pinch the connecting cord 1 2 4 NP 1 type Battery case 3 3 Set the battery type Select the battery type using the BATTERY SELECT menu item This item is selected from the BAT...

Page 61: ...set the power of the AC adapter to ON and then set the unit s power switch to ON If the power is turned on in the reverse sequence the output voltage of the AC adapter will rise gradually and the uni...

Page 62: ...the lens and performing the flange back and white shading adjustments Attaching the lens 1 Raise the lever for securing the lens and detach the mount cap Lever for securing the lens Mount cap Mark 2...

Page 63: ...operating instructions that accompany the lens VF DISPLAY DISP CONDITION NORMAL DISP MODE 3 VF OUT Y VF DTL 3 ZEBRA1 DETECT 070 ZEBRA2 DETECT 085 ZEBRA2 SPOT LOW LIGHT LVL 35 ECU MENU DISP OFF 50M IN...

Page 64: ...operation to open the KNEE LEVEL screen from the PAINT screen select OFF as the MANUAL KNEE item setting and repeat steps 4 through 9 After W SHD OK has appeared on the display select ON again as the...

Page 65: ...position 6 Press the JOG dial button again and turn it until the character to be set is displayed When the button is turned the character displayed is switched in the following sequence Space 7 lette...

Page 66: ...ng the lens file data 1 Refer to steps 1 to 3 in Storing the lens file data and enter the lens file 2 Turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow cursor to the READ item READ YES NO 3 When the JOG dial...

Page 67: ...n unit using the screws provided with the AJ MH700P mic holder 3 Attach the microphone to the mic holder and tighten the locking screw 4 Connect the microphone s connecting cable to the MIC IN jack on...

Page 68: ...witch on the rear panel to LINE 2 Align the grooves in the camera attachment with the pins on the battery case etc to attach the wireless receiver 3 Connect the AUDIO IN connectors on the camera with...

Page 69: ...lever is held down Its position can be adjusted in 3 mm steps up to max of 10 steps or 30 mm in either the front or back direction While holding down the slide lever move the shoulder pad toward the...

Page 70: ...sed rather than the shutter speeds engraved on the AJ EC3E The correspondence between the shutter speed indications on the AJ EC3E and the unit s shutter speed settings are shown in the table below 5...

Page 71: ...t button point the lens at some objects with different brightness levels and check that the auto instantaneous aperture adjustment function works 6 Return the aperture to the auto adjustment mode swit...

Page 72: ...ow illuminates 10 Press the REW button and after the tape has been rewound for a few seconds press the PLAY PAUSE button Check that the tape is recorded played back and rewound properly 11 Press the F...

Page 73: ...the setting procedure refer to 4 5 1 Setting the user bits 2 Set the time code For details on the setting procedure refer to 4 5 3 Setting the time code 3 Set the TCG switch to R RUN 4 Press the VTR...

Page 74: ...t way 6 2 3 Cleaning inside the viewfinder Do not use thinners or any other solvent to remove dirt Use a lens cleaner available on the market to wipe the lens NEVER wipe the mirror If dirt or dust has...

Page 75: ...GPS 1 GPS TXA 2 GPS RXA 3 GPS VBAT 4 START 5 GPS VCC 6 GPS GND Matsushita part number K1AB106J0010 Maker part number HR10A 7R 6SC Hirose Denki 1 2 4 5 6 3 ECU 1 CAM CONT 2 CAM DATA 3 NC 4 ECU ON 5 UN...

Page 76: ...our times a second for at least 3 seconds during recording Viewfinder REC WARNING display lights for at least 3 seconds during recording Alarm Sounds four times a second for at least 3 seconds during...

Page 77: ...display lights during recording Alarm Sounds four times a second during recording Warning description The video heads have become clogged There is a problem in the video system VTR unit operation The...

Page 78: ...ecording the signals which are input to the DVCPRO connector the error status is indicated by a code which flashes once every two seconds in the time code display area Even after the cause of the erro...

Page 79: ...about 20 turns after the first turn until the unloading can be started It also needs to be rotated through about 90 turns after the first turn until the tape is ejected 2 5 3 Cassette holder Emergency...

Page 80: ...three pages 14 items per page and 14 VTR related items on one page which can be set The items with the shading cannot be selected using USER MENU SELECT The items with the underlining can be selected...

Page 81: ...performed in the same mode 7 2 SYSTEM SETTING 7 2 1 SYSTEM MODE The underlining in the variable range column indicates the setting in the preset mode REC SIGNAL CAM VIDEO 1394 For selecting the video...

Page 82: ...to be supplied to the DVCPRO connector 0 63 The channel is fixed at the specified number AUTO The channel corresponding to the setting of the externally connected unit is selected C U F 1394 OUT CH 0...

Page 83: ...he variable range column indicates the setting in the preset mode F TAKE TOTAL TIME NONE 5day For setting the time required for shooting Select a setting from NONE shooting continues until it is stopp...

Page 84: ...back mode EE The camera images are displayed all the time C U F C U F C U F C U F C U F E The underlining in the variable range column indicates the setting in the preset mode MONITOR OUT CHAR ON OFF...

Page 85: ...ed to perform the adjustments MATRIX R G 31 30 31 For performing the R G color adjustment MATRIX R B 31 04 31 For performing the R B color adjustment MATRIX G R 31 21 31 For performing the G R color a...

Page 86: ...SETTING MATRIX TABLE OFF A B For selecting the color correction table COLOR CORRECT ON OFF For selecting ON or OFF for the color correction Item Data storage Variable range Remarks MASTER GAIN 3dB 0d...

Page 87: ...ction Item Data storage Variable range Remarks MASTER GAIN 3dB 18dB 30dB For setting the master gain to 3 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 or 30 dB H DTL LEVEL 00 12 63 For performing the H DTL LEVEL setting...

Page 88: ...nal value for applying the SKIN TONE effect I CENTER 000 022 255 For setting the center position on the I axis setting the area to which the SKIN TONE effect is to be applied I WIDTH 000 010 255 For s...

Page 89: ...ONSE 1 4 For setting the AUTO KNEE response speed WHITE CLIP ON OFF For selecting ON or OFF for the WHITE CLIP function The WHITE CLIP LVL setting value is active when ON is selected 7 3 11 FLARE Item...

Page 90: ...o 4 7 4 Display modes and setting changes adjustment result messages VF OUT Y NAM R G B For selecting the VF output Y Luminance signal NAM The signal with the highest level among the R G and B signals...

Page 91: ...FF for the shutter speed display FILTER ON OFF For selecting ON or OFF for the filter No display WHITE ON OFF For selecting ON or OFF for the AWB PRE A B display GAIN ON OFF For selecting ON or OFF fo...

Page 92: ...he MODE CHECK switch is used AUDIO ON OFF For setting whether or not to display the audio display screen when the MODE CHECK switch is used P ON IND ON OFF For setting whether or not to display the st...

Page 93: ...a storage Variable range Remarks SUPER V MODE FRM1 FRM2 For selecting the SUPER V mode switching FRM1 Normal mode FRM2 After image reduction mode Note In the SUPER V mode the signals of the photodiode...

Page 94: ...eration is performed S BLK LVL OFF 10 20 30 For setting the super black level AUTO KNEE SW ON OFF For selecting whether or not the AUTO KNEE switch is to be used SHD ABB SW CTL ON OFF For selecting wh...

Page 95: ...WHITE BAL switch position and Ach MEM The switch position and Ach are allocated as memory values when AWB is executed VAR The color temperature of A can be set to vary using the COLOR TEMP A menu item...

Page 96: ...NU settings during CARD READ WRITE data operations MAINTE MENU R W ON OFF For selecting whether or not to handle the MAINTENANCE MENU settings during CARD READ WRITE data operations OPERATION MENU R W...

Page 97: ...ioning correctly The Y and RGB values at the center are displayed in the viewfinder and whether the signals of each system are being processed correctly from the optical system to the digital system i...

Page 98: ...be accepted PAUSE TIMER 10min 20min 30min 60min For selecting the time during which REC PAUSE is to continue 7 7 4 BLACK SHADING Item Data storage Variable range Remarks CORRECT ON OFF For selecting...

Page 99: ...e range Remarks C U F C U F C U F C U F BATTERY SELECT PRO14 TRIM14 HYTRON50 HYTRON100 HYTRON120 DIONIC90 DIONIC160 HP 90L BP H120 NP L50 ENDURA50 ENDURA80 BP L60 90 NiCd14 NiCd13 NiCd12 TYPE A TYPE B...

Page 100: ...t automatically MANUAL The voltage is set manually 11 0 12 9 15 0 For selecting the voltage at which the battery charge is to be considered nearly depleted in 0 1 V steps when MANUAL has been selected...

Page 101: ...ting in 0 1 V steps the voltage at which the battery charge is to be considered depleted NiCd12 2 11 0 11 5 15 0 For enabling or disabling the selection made for the BATTERY SELECT item 2 The selectio...

Page 102: ...low cut filter for CH2 LIMITER CH1 ON OFF For selecting the limiter for CH1 LIMITER CH2 ON OFF For selecting the limiter for CH2 CUE REC SELECT CH1 CH2 CH1 CH2 For selecting the signals to be recorded...

Page 103: ...C POWER ON OFF For selecting the phantom power supply for the rear microphone AUDIO OUT ON OFF For setting the audio output circuit OFF The power to the output circuit is shut down and the signals of...

Page 104: ...rks TCG SET HOLD ON OFF For selecting ON or OFF for the function that without fail uses what was previously set as the TCG value for recording when the TCG value had been set before the power was turn...

Page 105: ...ed on the opening and closing of the MENU screen ID MIX INH ON OFF For selecting whether or not to turn off the function that mixes the ID with the camera image ON Mixing is turned off The ID is not m...

Page 106: ...12 or 20 dB gain increase selectable Shutter speeds 1 60 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 and 1 2000 Synchro scan shutter 1 50 4 to 1 248 0 Lens mount 2 3 inch Bayonet type Optical system F1 4 prism system S...

Page 107: ...N XLR 3 pins Phantom 48 V ON or OFF 3 k balanced 50 or 40 dBu selected on menu WIRELESS IN 25 pins D SUB 40 dBu Audio Output Connectors AUDIO OUT CH1 CH2 XLR 5 pins 0 dBu 0 or 4 dBu selected on menu b...

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