Panasonic AG-DVX100B, Setup

Page 1: ...Panasonic s AG DVX100 Set up Menus Panasonic Broadcast Television Systems Company...

Page 2: ...2 The AG DVX100 Setup Menus A guide for getting the most from your 60i 30p 24p Camcorder By Harry W Foulds Panasonic Broadcast Television Systems Company Copyright 2003...

Page 3: ...1 SCENE FILE 14 17 4 2 CAMERA SETUP 18 4 3 SW MODE 19 20 4 4 AUTO SW 20 21 4 5 RECORDING SETUP 21 23 4 6 DISPLAY SETUP 24 26 4 7 OTHER FUNCTIONS 27 29 5 VCR MODE MENUS 5 1 PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS 30 5 2 RE...

Page 4: ...during image capture studio and viewing living room Therefore image brightness has a been much more important than contrast ratio Film when used in cine matic presentations has a very high wide dynam...

Page 5: ...5 What is 24p Playback Con t Here is a graphical view of what is taking place when we playback our 24p recorded video...

Page 6: ...anual zooming as well as a multi speed servo driven zoom rocker switch plus a three speed handle zoom Optical Image Stabilizer Compensates for Hand Held Production Incorporated in the DVX100 is an OIS...

Page 7: ...W Images with strong black contrast NORM Standard video gamma HIGH Bright images with enhanced gradation in dark areas and soft contrast Scene File Name Function F1 Standard settings F2 FLUO Indoor sh...

Page 8: ...ped with two XLR audio in put connectors with switchable 48 volts phantom power Both input 1 and Input 2 can be switched between line and mic with hard switches at the front of the camcorder Auto gain...

Page 9: ...ms Some of the menu items are used jointly in the camera and the VCR In order to access the menus first make sure you are not in the record mode Choose the camera or VCR mode by pressing the Camera VC...

Page 10: ...o chose the item in this menu once again press the Operation Lever in the up direction S or down direction T To pick your selection press the Operation Lever and this will move the on screen arrow to...

Page 11: ...nctions Screen VCR 30 Audio Rec Recording Setup Screen Camera VCR 22 31 Beep Sound Other Functions Screen Camera 28 Camera Date Display Setup Screen Camera 25 Chroma Level Scene File Screen Camera 15...

Page 12: ...amera 16 Marker Display Setup Screen 25 Matrix Scene File Screen Camera 16 Mic ALC Recording Setup Screen Camera 22 Mic Gain 1 Recording Setup Screen Camera 22 Mic Gain 2 Recording Setup Screen Camera...

Page 13: ...r Functions Screen Camera VCR 28 35 UB Mode Recording Setup Screen Camera VCR 23 32 UB Preset Recording Setup Screen Camera VCR 23 32 User 1 SW Mode Screen Camera 20 User 2 SW Mode Screen Camera 20 Us...

Page 14: ...a wedding reception etc F4 B STR This file contains the settings suited for recording with extended gradations in the dark areas for recording scenes at dusk etc F5 24P This file contains the setting...

Page 15: ...ral response For example at 3000 degrees Celsius carbon black emits a light The color temperature of that light is said to be 3200 Kelvin 3000 Celsius equals 3200 Kelvin Color temperature generally ex...

Page 16: ...ally 0 45 The DVX100 has four selections for the gamma curve Cine Like This gamma curve gives the video image a cinema like look Its best to set the iris about a 1 2 stop lower then standard video set...

Page 17: ...ob tainted in this mode 24P ADV In this selection you will be recording in the Advanced Progressive mode at a 24 frame per second mode The 24 frames per second video images are converted into 60 fiel...

Page 18: ...normal CCD based imager signal out put of 720 pixels H by 480 pixels V is cropped down to 720 pixels H by 360 pixels V The remaining 60 pixels at the top and bottom of the picture are forced to black...

Page 19: ...the WHITE BAL switch or turn it OFF There are four settings OFF This turns off the ATW function and allows the AUTO button or USER button to take control Ach Sets the ATW function to Ach position of...

Page 20: ...When turned OFF the AUTO iris control will not function and the IRIS button can be used AGC This setting sets the video gain when the AUTO button is used 6dB When the AUTO button is pressed the video...

Page 21: ...ressed The FOCUS switch and PUSH AUTO will be functioning Not in available in progressive mode 4 4 RECORDING SETUP Screen Same Menu used for the VCR some functions not used Rec Speed This item allows...

Page 22: ...ed to keep accurate timing between the vertical timing and the actual time The drop frame is bit number 10 this bit identifies if the drop frame or the non drop frame format is being used If it is 1 t...

Page 23: ...d for setting the user s bit make sure that USER is selected in the UB Mode item setting The user s bit has 8 bits which can be set 0 to 9 A to F Interval Rec This item sets the intermittent recording...

Page 24: ...ssed you will cycle from OFF to Zebra 1 to Zebra 2 to Marker to OFF Use these indications as a guide when you use the manual iris control in manual mode to lower the brightness if whites are to high Z...

Page 25: ...em has three choices OFF PARTIAL and ALL Default is PARTIAL Display Item ALL PARTIAL OFF Counter Display Another setting Another setting Another Setting Record Time Mode display SP or LP Displayed Dis...

Page 26: ...ing a headshot or face to face shot you can turn the LCD toward the person so he can monitor himself When set to Mirror the LCD monitor will be reversed at the left and right for display during the fa...

Page 27: ...be longer then 4 5 meters DV Control This item selects the method for backup recording using the DV 1394 connector located on the side under a cover of the DVX 100 There are 4 selections OFF There is...

Page 28: ...der The Year Month day Hour and minutes Which is held by an internal battery Time Shift When you travel this item allows the user to set the time for different time zones and countries without changi...

Page 29: ...r File This item has three settings Load which will load the last settings stored in the user file Save this item allows the user to save any settings that have been changed Initial this item allows t...

Page 30: ...annel 3 track CH2 signals are recorded on Channel 4 track MIX CH1 signals are recorded on Channel 1 and Channel 3 tracks CH2 signals are recorded on Channel 2 and Channel 4 tracks NOTE If the audio ha...

Page 31: ...Note When ON is used it will take precedence over TC MODE item TCG item and the First REC TC item If no Time code is supplied to the DV connector TC MODE item TCG item and the First REC TC item will...

Page 32: ...DV connector is used for recording Note When set to ON this setting takes precedence over the UB MODE item setting The user s bit is not recorded if the signal does not contain the user s bit informa...

Page 33: ...ate time This item is used to set the date and or time that is displayed in the EVR LCD or video output You have four selections OFF TIME will be displayed DATE will be dis played and TIME DATE will b...

Page 34: ...to adjust the LCD s monitor s backlight slightly brighter NORMAL and HI are the two choices LCD EVF Set Allows the user to adjust the viewfinder and LCD monitors brightness and the LCD s color level...

Page 35: ...ne in 1 hour increments from 23 to 23 Hours and also a OFF position which is the factory default User File This item has three settings Load which will store the last settings in the user file Save th...

Page 36: ...orizontal sync pulse and continues to the beginning of active video Backlit Refers to the illumination used to light a projectors control panel or the buttons of a remote control so it can be used in...

Page 37: ...components e g Analog components in MII and Betacam VCRs digital components UCRCB in CCIR re 601 RGB is however also a component signal Component video signals retain maximum bandwidth unlike composit...

Page 38: ...sharp im age of an object viewed at an infinite distance from the camera is produced The focal length determines the size of the image and the angle of the field of view seen by the cam era through th...

Page 39: ...combining two fields of video information One field has the odd lines of the image scanned and the other field has the even lines of the image scanned The two fields odd and even are interlaced toget...

Page 40: ...organization formulated the NTSC system 525 lines 60 field usually taken to mean the NTSC color television system itself or its interconnect standards Non Drop Frame A type of time code that runs at...

Page 41: ...equipment or intercon nect formats or standards The same signals may also be call GBR as a reminder of the mechanical sequence of connections in the SMPTE interconnect standard S SW Switch S VIDEO The...

Page 42: ...sible under computer control Tripod A three legged stand on top of which a camera is mounted Tripod Head The top portion of a tripod where its legs meet and the camera is mounted friction or fluid hea...