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Panasonic AG-AC130AP – Volume 2

1. ceeseeseetteeeeeee 5 f ee Setting focus manual focus eee 18 Using the viewfinder eeeeseseeeeeseeeeeeeee 5 Using focus ASSiSt ccccccsccseesteeseeeseeeeens 19 Using EE OIE aia ianyaii Adjusting the itis cssccsssscssssesssesesessteeesiee 19 Emphasizing image outlines wG Adjusting the gain 20 Adjusting the screen display 7 Light intensity adjustment 20 Changing backlight brightness 00 8 Adjusting the white balance 20 Flipping images up down left and right 8 Shooting in 1080i 480i progressive Tally Tap niania arasia 9 mode 23 Basic shooting operations ar iaasa eeir 10 Using convenient shooting functions 24 Preparing for shooting Low angle ShOOtINg seesessesteeeeeeeees 24 Shooting in Auto mode Self portrait recording 1 1 111111111111 11 24 Checking recorded images REC CHECK 12 Zebra patterns nonno 25 Memory card access lamp cceee 12 Marker 25 Selecting A Sloten gem esnecrteeest 12 Checking and displaying shooting status 25 Formatting memory cares PE OEE 13 Shooting using the lt FUNCTION gt knob 26 Memory card recording times ae Optical image stabilizer function 0 0 27 Removing memory Cards e cee 15 Adding effects to images Protecting memory CaLS ccceseeteeeees 15 Using USER buttons cccssscssssseeessesses
2. Connect the one that matches the terminal of TV monitor Video pin cable optional E When outputting video and audio signals from the camera to an external device connect to the input terminals of the external device e Use an HDMI cable optional with double shield or higher e It is recommended that you use an HDMI cable manufactured by Panasonic e This camera is not compatible with VIERA Link W Limitations of image output e Some displays such as time code display and audio level meter display may not be visible on the videos output from the output terminal E Output list when external devices TV Monitor are connected Mode Menu settings Output terminal format REC FORMAT HDMI OUT SEL DOWNCON MODE HDMI OUT VIDEO OUT DV OUT AVCHD 1080 60i 30P 1080 24P 720 60P 30P 720 24P 1080i 720P SIDE CROP LETTER BOX SQUEEZE 1080 60i 480 60i 720 60P 480 60i7 1080 60i 30P 1080 24P 720 60P 30P 720 24P DOWN CONV SIDE CROP LETTER BOX SQUEEZE 480 60P 480 60i No output DV 480 60i 480 30P 480 24P Disabled Disabled No output 480 60i 480 60i A 2 3 4 Enabled only when output is performed with lt VIDEO OUT gt Video is not output from lt VIDEO OUT gt when HDMI connection is in use Output when HDMI connection is not used In AVCHD mode if the HDMI OUT SEL
3. L__ BDMV E Concerning the handling of the camera s metadata The metadata supported by the camera is held in a special manufacturer area in the control file area for the AVCHD standard If files are deleted or copied if clip protection is added or removed or if other such editing operations have been performed using editing software or a camera recorder which does not support this camera s metadata the special area for the metadata will be erased and the shot marks and indexes added by the camera as well as the PH mode information and other information will be lost Therefore before proceeding with these kinds of editing operations check whether the camera s metadata is supported In DV mode Video and audio data in DV format are AVI Type2 Drive files and the folder structure will consist of file __ PRIVATE associations as illustrated in the diagram on the L_ MEIGROUP right VIDEO folder contains saved video and audio data L SBGDVSD such as 001AB00 AVI ICON folder contains the VIDEO thumbnails of video data Since these folders contain other information required for playback on this camera modifying or AUDIO deleting any of them may disable playback of data CLIP ICON AUDIO folder is not created for this camera ETC 69 70 Dubbing Dubbing with Blu ray Disc Recorder e In this manual Blu ray disc recorder is referred to as BD recorder
4. O Optical image stabilizer 1 2 00 27 P Playback ren nuerai iE 50 Playback format c cc s22cceeccacesieeconde ate 54 Pre rec S Progressive MoJ ceeceeneeeeeereeeeeenees 23 Bold italic numbers in the style of 00 are a Volume 1 page numbers Numbers in the style of 00 are Volume 2 page numbers 104 R REC CHECK wsitvcns datbcteciiinda end 12 Recording format 103 Relay function lt civsccesuiedtonseecosceetersersecenses 31 Repeat playback 54 Resume playback cccseceeecneeeeeeeeeees 55 S Scene Mesan a aE 29 40 Screen displays s cciccscieciscceseeeenesede tiiis 71 SD mode w 27 11 Self portrait recording eseeeeeeneeeeeee ees 24 Setup menu Initialization List ipri Operation Structure Shooting Shot mark Shutter speed SIMUL REC Specifications Synchro scan T WallWilam p gt drosiad emacs 9 Thumbnail Display method Thumbnail screen i TME COJE sanninna ennaii nanni U USB2 0 connection cable 00ceeee 64 USER button 00 User information V Video pin cable WiGWINOGR cis periicrereet in aigre raiviic WwW WamNg eia u eure deeeet 76 Wave form monitor function 28 White balance 000 20 Z Zebra DANCING dcncieceparccacacpadecsenaarisndeeinenedxd 25 ZOOM ernaten eun aea aaia wading 17 Bold italic numbers in the style of 00 are a Volume 1 pa
5. Marker luminance display Frame rate display Audio limiter display Recording audio display AVCHD mode only SINISE INES x x lt x x Remaining battery charge display Optical image stabilizer display Scene file name display AWB information display Gain display ND filter display INININISNESY Hisis gt lt gt lt fos x fos Date and time display Focus control information display Zoom position display FOCUS BAR display Information display Time stamp display Audio level meter display Auto iris control display IRIS METER display Iris display Shutter speed display LININININISISINTSINTSISTSISTSISTSIS SINISE IS SS ISEE ISIS ELSES LINISININISIST LISISISISISISISTSISIST SINISEL IST SINT SSES L NIN EINY1 LJNISNELISNYI Monitor audio level meter DV control device status display DV mode only 38 Recording aspect display DV mode only v v v v Xx v Displayed x Not displayed Displayed depending on other settings Items marked as VY in the MODE CHK column appear when you press and hold the lt DISP MODE CHk gt button Items marked with Y in the DISPLAY column disappear when you press the lt DISP MODE CHK gt button 4 2 3 4 Not displayed when the frame rate is set to 60i Ach and Bch are not displayed 0 dB is not displayed When both 25 Dat
6. The changeover between clips may not always be smooth when playing back multiple clips in succession In the AVCHD mode video may momentarily pause when playing back multiple clips in succession under circumstances such as those detailed as follows WE Mixture of different recording formats Recording mode PH mode Playback format 1080 60i 30P Recording format Recording format Recording format Recording format PH 1080 60i PH 1080 60 PH 720 60P PH 1080 60 ak cae Vo r Plays back smoothly Does not play back The image pauses when because the playback switching the clip format does not match E Mixture of different recording modes Recording format 1080 60i Playback format 1080 60i 30P Recording format Recording format Recording format Recording format PH 1080 60i HA 1080 60i HE 1080 60i HA 1080 60i The image pauses when switching the clip E Some clips have been recorded using PRE REC function Normal shooting PRE REC shooting PRE REC shooting gt Normal shooting val The image pauses when switching the clip When switching from PRE REC shooting to normal shooting it plays back smoothly E Some clips have a recording time of less than 3 seconds Recording time is 3 Recording time is Recording time is 3 seconds or longer less than 3 seconds seconds or longer ee Plays back smoothly The image pauses when switching the clip 100 Upda
7. HIGH High setting Compression starts at approx 100 e Not available when a DRS value is set or when GAMMA is set to CINE LIKE MATRIX lt CAMERA gt Selects the MATRIX table suitable for the desired color expression during shooting NORM1 Suitable for shooting in the open air or under a halogen lamp NORMZ2 Suitable for brighter colors than the NORM1 mode FLUO Suitable for shooting under fluorescent lights indoors CINE LIKE Suitable for cinema like images SKIN TONE DTL lt CAMERA gt Switches skin tone details ON OFF Select ON to reduce the skin tone details and soften the skin tone ON OFF CARD READ lt CAMERA gt Reads scene files from the memory card SLOT1 Reads scene files all scenes from lt F1 gt to lt F6 gt saved on the memory card of slot 1 after selecting the setting values SLOT2 Reads scene files all scenes from lt F1 gt to lt F6 gt saved on the memory card of slot 2 after selecting the setting values NO Returns to the previous screen CARD WRITE lt CAMERA gt Saves scene files to the memory card SLOT1 Saves the setting values of scene files all scenes from lt F1 gt to lt F6 gt on the memory card of Slot 1 SLOT2 Saves the setting values of scene files all scenes from lt F1 gt to lt F6 gt on the memory card of Slot 2 NO Returns to the previous screen NAME EDIT lt CAMERA g
8. 3 e The higher the number of the setting the higher the compression level of the high brightness areas GAMMA lt CAMERA Selects the gamma curve HD NORM This gamma setting is suitable for HD shooting LOW Makes a mellow image using the gamma curve that has a gentle incline in low brightness curve The contrast sharpens SD NORM This is the normal video setting carried over from Panasonic AG DVX100 series HIGH Expands the tone of dark parts and makes a brighter image using the gamma curve that has a sharp incline in low brightness curve The contrast softens B PRESS Makes the contrast sharper than LOW CINE LIKE D Uses a gamma curve designed to create cinema like images CINE LIKE V Uses a gamma curve designed to create cinema like images with emphasized contrast e When you select CINE LIKE gamma we recommend setting the lens aperture lower than normal image level approximately 1 2 for optimal results is the factory default mode for the lt SCENE FILE gt dial lt F1 gt Item Display mode Description of settings KNEE lt CAMERA gt To avoid overexposure select the compression level knee point of the high intensity video signals received through the image pickup device AUTO Sets the level automatically according to the received signals LOW Low setting Compression starts at approx 80 MID Medium setting Compression starts at approx 90
9. Description of settings mode USER1 lt CAMERA gt Sets the function assigned to the lt USER1 gt button lt PB gt INH No function is assigned FACE This is the face detection function Performs the AUTO IRIS DETECT AUTO FOCUS operation centering around the detected face Enabled when both focus control and iris control are set to auto WFM Selects the wave form display This is displayed on the LCD when shooting EVF DTL Pressing the button emphasizes the outlines of the screen images making it easier to focus D ZOOM Selects magnification of DIGITAL ZOOM function Each press of the button moves to the next setting in a sequence of OFF x 1 gt x 29x 5 gt x 10 gt and OFF x 1 DRS Switches the DRS function ON OFF S GAIN Selects the set value 24dB 30dB ATW Switches the ATW function ON OFF ATW LOCK Fixes the white balance value when the button is pressed during ATW Press again to perform ATW function SHOT MARK Records shot mark Page 29 Enabled during recording thumbnail display and clip display INDEX Enabled during index recording Page 29 AVCHD only LAST CLIP Deletes the last recorded clip Page 29 e You cannot delete clips if the following operations are performed after shooting When switched to lt PB gt mode When changing the recording format When connecting to a computer using a USB cable When powering off the camera When
10. IA lt HOLD gt switch lt START STOP gt button handle side Turn clockwise to lock Self portrait recording Open the LCD monitor rotate it 180 to the lens side to record yourself Selecting MIRROR in the SELF SHOOT item on the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP screen displays left and right flipped images so that you can shoot yourself like looking in the mirror However even though shooting in mirror mode the recorded images are the same as normal shooting Images are not recorded as mirrored images When you press the lt REC CHECK gt button images are not played back in right and left flipped state Operation status displays when shooting a self portrait No display You cannot record no memory card etc O Shooting in progress during transition to shooting pause 00 Shooting paused shooting standby Warning display in progress e Only part of the screen is displayed When appears rotate the LCD monitor to the normal shooting orientation and check the message content e When checking screen display information with the viewfinder rotate the LCD monitor to the normal shooting orientation Images that are the same as normal shooting are output to external devices Zebra patterns When you press the lt ZEBRA gt button while in lt CAMER
11. Space A Z 0 9 lt gt _ 3 When all input is finished push the OPERATION lever 4 Press YES on the confirmation screen e If WRITE PROTECT appears release the protected status of the memory card e If FILE 1 file name WRITE FAILED appears quit all other operations such as playback before proceeding 43 44 Clip metadata AVCHD mode only You can add the video and audio formats name of the videographer shooting location text memos and other information to the video data you have recorded on the memory card This data is called the clip metadata For display method see page 60 There are two types of clip metadata the data that is recorded automatically during shooting and the data in the metadata upload file created on the memory card which is loaded in the camera For the clip metadata loading method see page 45 Content of clip metadata You can set the items underlined by loading the metadata upload file on the memory card Other items are set automatically during shooting CLIP PROPERTY GLOBAL CLIP ID This indicates the global clip ID that shows the shooting status of the clip CLIP PROPERTY USER CLIP NAME This indicates the name of the clip that the user has set CLIP PROPERTY VIDEO amp AUDIO This indicates the FRAME RATE REC RATE RESOLUTION PULL DOWN system and AUDIO recording audio of the recorded image CLIP PRO
12. om 15d 15 t wadi D6 16 214 P R DEC 31 2009 23 59 59 17 ALCHT 1 1000 MF 23 ft Bm tat eres BOFS z10 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1 Time code display Every time you press the lt COUNTER gt button you switch to the following data or no display COUNTER Counter value Displayed when TOTAL is selected from the REC COUNTER item on the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP screen CLIP The counter value of CLIP for each shooting Displayed when CLIP is selected from the REC COUNTER item on the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP screen e The count is not displayed in lt PB gt mode 33 I 00000000 o gt amp a Q 19 20 21 22 7 DO000000 23 25 26 27 36 TC Time code value When a time code value has not been correctly read from the memory card TC is displayed UB User information value When a user information value has not been correctly read from the memory card UB is displayed 71 72 Media capacity display Displays remaining capacity for the recording frame rate set from the REC FORMAT item on the setup menu RECORDING SETUP screen Not displayed during lt PB gt mode e Time displayed is a guideline only e The remaining capacity of slot 2 is also displayed here Recording mode display DX During relay recording e The media capacity display displays the total remaining capacity of two memory cards During SIMUL REC e The media
13. IB This product is eligible for the AVCCAM 3 Year Warranty Repair Program For details see page 6 of vol 1 Volume PA Panasonic Operating Instructions Wary Memory Card Camera Recorder vws AG AC130AP Note that Operation Instructions Vol 2 describes advanced operations of the Memory Card Camera Recorder For instructions on basic operations of the Memory Card Camera Recorder refer to Operating Instructions Vol 1 printed documents contained in the supplied CD ROM AVCCAM MAW CHD n D XC Yv OI DOLBY i STEREO CREATOR Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use M0412510 YI ENGLISH VQT4K21A E Contents Read this first Power sources How to use the camera Adjusting the hand strap Please read before use Attaching the shoulder strap Operating precautions Attaching removing the lens hood Attaching removing the lens cap Fitting the eye cup Before use The remote control Turning the camera ON OFF Setup menu basic operations Setting the calendar Before using the camera Accessories Optional accessories Menu Description of parts Setup menu structure Description of parts Reference Preparation Specifications Recharging the battery Shooting sid Shooting in manual Mode sssssssssssssssttseeeee 18 18 Switching to manual MOde eeeeeeeee Using the viewfinder
14. Use this setting to play back from where a clip had previously been paused 4 Press the lt MENU gt button Menu operation Page 28 of Vol 1 2 Set the RESUME PLAY item in the PLAY SETUP screen to ON 3 Press the lt MENU gt button to return to the thumbnail screen 4 Select a clip for playback If playback has previously been paused the resume playback indicator will be displayed on the clip thumbnail and the remainder of the clip will be played the next time the clip is selected for playback e To turn the resume playback setting OFF select OFF in step 2 e If you turn OFF the power or switch to lt CAMERA gt mode the video position that was being played is canceled Playback will start from the beginning of the last clip Setting the skip method SKIP MODE only in AVCHD mode Select which skip cue operation is to be performed when playback is paused 4 Press the lt MENU gt button Menu operation Page 28 of Vol 1 2 Select the SKIP MODE item in the PLAY SETUP screen 3 Select the skip method CLIP Move to the beginning of the previous or next clip by tilting the OPERATION lever in the lt lt or lt gt gt direction while playback is paused CLIP amp INDEX Move to the beginning of the previous or next clip or to the previous or next INDEX position by tilting the OPERATION lever in the lt lt gt or lt P gt direction while playback is paused 4 Press the lt
15. e TC MODE item e TCG item e TC PRESET item e UB MODE item DV mode only Specifying the time code TC PRESET item Set the time code value with the TC PRESET item to record any value as the time code value at the start of recording 1 Turn the POWER MODE switch of the camera lt ON gt Page 27 of Vol 1 2 Select the TC PRESET item on the setup menu TC UB SETUP screen e Menu operation Page 28 of Vol 1 e Operations can be performed with buttons on the remote control that correspond to those on the camera For details see Remote control Page 21 of Vol 1 3 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt A gt direction to move to YES and push the OPERATION lever TC UB SETUP TC MODE UB PRESET 47 4 When the following screen appears set the time code value Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt A gt lt W gt directions to select the time code value TC PRESET x 00 00 00 00 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt gt gt direction to move to the next digit and tilt in the lt A gt lt W gt directions again to select the value TC PRESET Tc 00 00 00 00 e You can reset the time code value to zero by pressing the lt RESET TC SET gt button while setting the time code AUDIO cui seLecT cHasetecr inro inter FED wE ey ai H Auto Auto z0 me 0 0 C 5 8 5 a a 2 0 0 N 8 E S 3 8 2 Z 3 2 3
16. gain iris and white balance are adjusted automatically In Auto mode the face detection function can be used by assigning FACE DETECT to a USER button This function automatically detects faces focuses on them and adjusts the brightness to an appropriate level When FACE DETECT is set A appears on the screen High priority frames with orange borders appear on the faces that are large or near the center and gray frames appear on the others Up to 15 detected frames are displayed on the screen If PRIMARY is set in the FACE FRAMING item of the setting menu SW MODE screen only the high priority orange frames are displayed e While the focus assist function enlarged view is operating the detected frame cannot display The FACE DETECT function is released in the following cases When setting the lt AUTO MANU gt switch to lt MANU gt position When switched to lt PB gt mode When turning off the power of the camera e The FACE DETECT function can be set even when setting the lt AUTO MANU gt switch to lt MANU gt position will be displayed on the screen 3 Press the lt START STOP gt button to start shooting e Press the lt START STOP gt button again to pause shooting e When shooting at a low angle it is convenient to use the lt START STOP gt button on the side of the handle Locking with the lt HOLD gt switch prevents unintentional operatio
17. shooting volume can be adjusted with the lt AUDIO MON ADV gt button e Adjusting the input sound level Page 39 e The adjusted sound level is remembered when power is switched off by turning the POWER MODE switch lt OFF gt Shot mark function The mark attached to the thumbnails of clips is called a shot mark On the thumbnail screen only clips with shot marks attached can be selected and displayed played back During shooting when the USER button assigned to the SHOT MARK function is pressed MARK ON is displayed on the LCD monitor and the viewfinder and a shot mark is set on the thumbnail of the clip being shot Press the button again to release it Also shot marks can be set released by performed the thumbnail operations of the clips Page 53 However shot marks cannot be set released while playing back e When shotmarks cannot be set released INVALID is displayed Index recording AVCHD mode only This is a function that adds indexes to image points in a clip while shooting or playing back When the USER button assigned to the INDEX function is pressed during shooting an index signal is recorded at that point Page 83 It is also possible to add indexes during playback or to display play back only clips with indexes Page 56 A maximum 100 indexes can be recorded to a single clip When exceeding 100 indexes even though the attachment operation is performed INVALID is displayed
18. user information Page 49 e Characters that can be set Space A Z 0 9 lt gt _ When setting the file name press the lt RESET TC SET gt button to clear the characters NAME EDIT 7 When finished setting the file name push the OPERATION lever 8 Select YES on the confirmation screen e When you select YES you will exit the NAME EDIT screen and the setting change completes e Once the setting change has been completed the changed name and values are stored and they remain after turning off the power or changing the scene dials 41 42 Storing scene files and other settings on memory cards You can save up to four scene file settings or other settings as files on a memory card and you can also load them from the memory card e In the case of the scene files the current settings are automatically saved in the camera and the saved data is written on a memory card When the data has been read from a memory card the current settings are rewritten at the same time as the data saved inside the camera e The data in all the scene files lt F1 gt to lt F6 gt is rewritten The following description basically describes storing scene files 1 Turn the POWER MODE switch of the camera lt ON gt Page 27 of Vol 1 2 Select the slot number for the memory card onto which you wish to save from the CARD WRITE item on the setup menu SCENE FILE screen and push the OPERATION lever
19. advanced in the forward direction frame by frame and when the lt gt button is pressed they are advanced in the reverse direction at half second intervals in AVCHD mode or one frame at a time in DV mode To return to normal playback tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt A gt direction play or press the lt PLAY gt button on the remote control Adjusting volume 1 The volume of audio output from the built in speaker and headphone jack can be adjusted with the lt AUDIO MON ADV gt buttons during playback Press the lt ZOOM gt lt VOL gt buttons if using the remote control AU remote control Camera or Viewing images on a television or another monitor You can view the images on a television if you connect the unit to a television or another monitor set using a video pin cable optional audio pin cable optional or HDMI cable optional 1 Connect the camera to a television or another monitor Page 66 2 Start playback e To show the information that appears on the viewfinder and LCD monitor on a television press the lt EXT DISPLAY gt button on the remote control Press the lt EXT DISPLAY gt button again to clear the display Checking the date and time of shooting Press the lt DATE TIME gt button on the remote control to show the year month date and time of shooting on the viewfinder and the LCD monitor Each time you press the button the display changes as follows Ti
20. screen Resolution is the same for either of them Changing backlight brightness The brightness of the LCD monitor backlight can be adjusted between five different settings 1 Select LCD BL in the LCD item on the setup menu SW MODE screen LCD BL is assigned to the lt LCD gt button 2 Press the lt LCD gt button Each time the button is pressed the backlight brightness changes in the following order 0 normal gt 1 somewhat dark gt 2 gt 3 dark gt 1 bright gt 0 normal AUDIO CHISELECT CH2 SELECT Ses eRe INPUT inur NeT cH1 H2 jauto jauto ew 2w BARS EVFDTL ZEBRA LCD WEM QO COUN NTC SET amp D an e The setting will be saved even if the power is switched off e It can also be switched with the LCD BACKLIGHT item on the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP screen Page 91 Flipping images up down left and right By flipping the images displayed on the LCD monitor up down left and right the angle of view and imagery of images can be checked Even when the displayed image is flipped the recorded image is not flipped 1 Select LCD REV in the LCD item on the setup menu SW MODE screen LCD REV is assigned to the lt LCD gt button 2 Press the lt LCD gt button Pressing the button switches between normal display and flipped display BARS EVFDTL ZEBRA LCD WFM QO COUN NTC SET Gb AUDIO CHI
21. 3 pin using lt AUDIO LEVEL gt knob Check the audio level meter display on the bottom left of the LCD monitor or viewfinder e CH1 CH2 can be set separately e When lt MANUs gt is set the setting in the AUDIO LIMITER CH1 AUDIO LIMITER CH2 item of the setup menu RECORDING SETUP Page 86 is enabled 12 dB 0 dB CA a es eee ee eee CH2 e Before shooting check the recording volume level When recording the recording level of this camera is set approximately 8 dB higher than Panasonic shoulder camera recorders for broadcast 39 40 Using shooting settings scene files Settings according to a variety of shooting conditions are stored in the positions on the lt SCENE FILE gt dial lt F1 gt to lt F6 gt When shooting you can use the lt SCENE FILE gt dial to immediately read out required files e The following files are stored as factory settings lt F1 gt SCENE File suitable for normal shooting lt F2 gt SCENE FLUO File suitable for shooting under fluorescent lights indoor shooting lt F3 gt SCENE SPARK File suitable for shooting with fuller variations of resolution coloring and contrast lt F4 gt SCENE B STR File suitable for broadening the contrast of dark areas such as shooting sunsets lt F5 gt SCENE CINE V File suitable for shooting movie like scenes where contrast is emphasized Even when the scene file is chang
22. 46 D Diopter adjustment dial 0 eee 5 DUBBING rarere rnane E REREN 70 DViMOde ramea iee eia da 11 27 11 E ESOP GISPIAYS vesatcesccnavcnsesienascdgntnpnctiamavngiass 77 EYS GUD arara an n EE 26 F FINMWAFE casancchcindatansahinwesaataidacaancangecsse 101 FOCUS erede 18 Focus assist wean 19 FOCUSING sezsccretysicensetutesneekietaceniotxadete ences 18 H HDMI CADIE aiina a anaiona 66 HKDmMode n etie aaan erta a eaa 27 11 l EEE AS JA oc nane n da E ANN 95 Index reCOrdiNg o siissecniiirinessien sianida 29 INTERVAL REC cejenkiruharsteati vedade 86 Iris IRIS L LAST OL Perrinin i eias 29 ECDAMONION Saiicuseni aana i 14 6 Low angle SRON icis sssassacsiadecsacetenunteas 24 M Manual fOCUS essais nesa enanitos 18 Manual Mode c ccccessaeet ids entacsicnseecaetaedaas 18 Memory card Access lampie iian a 12 FOMA verroin ain iaria ESE INSINE si a a Protection a Recording datas cic cniedsnecesssniavoncetenuncnces 69 REGOFdiNg TIME wiiscscacsreateaiersacecencectieces 14 Removing dai Repa cxccccpneaccincdentiatceetacatenetinaou aaa Selecting the slot ceeeeeeeee eee 12 53 WYDG gt E E 11 12 Microphone Built in microphone 0 0c eeeeeeee eee 37 External microphone 38 Phantom microphone 38 Microphone holder 63 M de lam iis niin ents donaes dude aradacavensandvaded cantar 50 N ND flO aroei iaieineea aei Nonlinear editing
23. DIAL SHUTTER 2 Turn the lt SHTR gt dial and set the synchro scan 3 Press the lt DIAL SEL gt button and select DIAL SYNCHRO SCAN 4 Turn the lt SHTR gt dial e The SYNCHRO SCAN shutter speed can be set e The shutter speed changes quickly when turning the lt SHTR gt dial while holding it down e Synchro scan can also be set with the SYNCHRO SCAN item on the setup menu SCENE FILE screen e The setting format can be changed with the SYNC SCAN TYPE item on the setup menu SCENE FILE screen deg angle display 180 0 d etc sec speed display 1 48 0 etc When 1080 60i 720 60P 480 60i Normal OFF 1 60 SYNCHRO SCAN lt gt 1 8 lt gt 1 15 gt 1 30 1 100 1 2000 lt 1 1000 lt 1 500 lt 1 250 lt 1 120 When 1080 30P 720 30P 480 30P Normal OFF 1 50 SYNCHRO SCAN lt gt 1 8 lt gt 1 15 1 30 1 60 1 2000 lt 1 1000 lt 1 500 lt 1 250 lt 1 120 When 1080 24P 720 24P 480 24P Normal OFF 1 50 SYNCHRO SCAN lt gt 1 6 lt gt 1 12 lt gt 1 24 lt gt 1 60 1 2000 lt gt 1 1000 lt gt 1 500 lt 1 250 lt 1 120 35 36 The synchro scan shutter speed used when the shooting screens such as a television screen or computer monitor is set using the lt SHTR gt dial Page 34 or the SYNCHRO SCAN item on the setup menu SCENE FILE screen
24. NDF Uses the non drop frame mode e Automatically set to NDF when you set the recording frame rate of the recording format to 24P Item Description of settings TCG lt CAMERA gt Sets the mode in which you advance the internal time code generator FREE RUN The time code is advanced regardless of the operation mode A slight time error may occur when switching to lt PB gt mode if the frame rate is set to 24P REC RUN The time code is advanced when shooting TC PRESET lt CAMERA gt Sets the initial time code When you set the frame rate of the recording format to 24P set the frame value to 0 or a multiple of 4 in AVCHD mode and to 5 frame units in DV mode If any other value is set the recorded time code will mismatch YES NO UB MODE lt CAMERA gt Sets the content to be recorded as the user information DV mode USER Records the user information only TIME The time is recorded DATE The date and time are recorded TCG Records the value of the time code generator FRAME RATE Records the frame rate information of frame conversion UB PRESET lt CAMERA Sets the user information YES NO EXT TC LINK lt CAMERA Synchronizes the initial time code value during multi camera shooting ISLAVE camera time codes are synchronized to the MASTER internal TCG value MASTER Sets the mode to master mode SLAVE Sets the mode to slave mode When th
25. Page 79 e Adjust the shutter speed to match the frequency of the television or computer monitor to minimize the horizontal noise that appears when shooting such subjects e By switching to progressive mode you can also shoot the PAL system television screens e If the set value of the SYNCHRO SCAN item on the setup menu SCENE FILE screen is displayed in gray it cannot be used with the current recording format This function will only operate for preset values for each recording format The preset values for each recording format are as follows SYNC SCAN TYPE sec 60i 60P mode 1 60 second 30P mode 1 30 second 24P mode 1 24 second e You can change the progressive mode with the REC FORMAT item on the setup menu RECORDING SETUP screen Page 85 Changing audio input When shooting a maximum of two channels of Using the built in microphone audio can be recorded Also audio input to be recorded in each channel can be switched to built 1 Set the AUDIO CH1 SELECT switch to in microphone external microphone or connected lt INT L gt audio devices e Audio from the built in microphone Lch is AUDIO CH1 SELECT switch recorded to audio channel 1 AUDIO CH2 SELECT switch AUDIO 2 Set the AUDIO CH2 SELECT switch to BARS eae ge lt INT R gt i gt eo e Audio from the built in microphone Rch is INPUT recorded to audio channel 2 CH1 LCD WEM CH2 jauto COUNTER RE
26. The buttons are forcibly disabled during playback REC CHECK and thumbnail display BLACKFADE Press the button to fade out to black At this time audio fades out in the same way Also continue to press the button and the image fades out release the button and it fades in WHITEFADE Press the button to fade out to white At this time audio fades out in the same way Also continue to press the button and the image fades out release the button and it fades in Using USER buttons You can assign a single function from among 16 types of functions to each USER button Use these buttons to change shooting conditions quickly or add the fade effect to images to match the subject In the factory settings the following functions are assigned to each of the buttons lt USER1 gt BACKLIGHT lt USER2 gt D ZOOM lt USER3 gt SHOT MARK For details see the USER1 USER3 items on the setup menu SW MODE screen Page 83 If you press a USER button to which one of the functions has been assigned and then turn OFF the power or change the mode during operation of the USER button function it will return to the previous state Backlight compensation When shooting subjects in backlight press the USER button to which the BACKLIGHT function has been assigned BACKLIGHT will be displayed on the screen Auto iris control for backlight compensation will prevent the image of the subject from becoming dark Press the
27. W end and F3 2 or OPEN is displayed on the telescopic side T end When the iris is near closed resolution goes down due to light diffraction In this case you can improve things by adjusting shutter speed and not letting the iris close 19 20 Adjusting the gain When the screen of the camera is dark you can make the screen bright by raising the gain lt GAIN gt switch lt AUTO MANU gt switch 1 Use the lt AUTO MANU gt switch to switch to manual mode Page 18 2 Use the lt GAIN gt switch to switch the gain lt L gt Normally put it in this position Factory setting is 0 dB lt M gt Raises the gain of the camera image amp Factory setting is 6 dB lt H gt Raises the gain of the camera image amp Factory setting is 12 dB Gain value of lt L gt lt M gt lt H gt can be changed in the LOW GAIN MID GAIN HIGH GAIN item on the setup menu SW MODE screen Page 82 Especially when gain adjustment is necessary assign the S GAIN item to any of the lt USER1 gt lt USER3 gt buttons Each time the assigned button is pressed you can switch between normal gain super gain When setting super gain select 24dB or 30dB in the SUPER GAIN item on the SW MODE screen When other than OFF is selected with the AGC item on the setup menu AUTO SW screen auto gain is on during auto mode regardless of the position of the lt
28. and an index cannot be added When continuously adding indexes do so at intervals of one second or more Even if the operation is performed continuously within one second only the first operation will be valid LAST CLIP function When LAST CLIP is assigned to a USER button the last recorded clip can be deleted by pressing the button When the USER button assigned to LAST CLIP is pressed YES NO is displayed on the screen Select YES to delete the last recorded clip e Select NO not to delete the clip e You cannot delete clips if the following operations are performed after shooting When switched to lt PB gt mode When changing the recording format When connecting to a computer using a USB cable When powering off the camera When opening the memory card slot cover e When in SIMUL REC mode the function does not operate 29 30 Using special functions for recording Pre rec PRE REC Video and audio are recorded from three seconds prior to the time of the operation to start recording Operation to start Operation to stop recording recording Time l I i Actual recording i time PRE REC time 1 Set the PREREC MODE item on the setup menu RECORDING SETUP screen to ON PERC will be displayed on the screen e When the TCG item on the TC UB SETUP screen has been set to REC RUN the setting will be automatically changed to FREE RUN 2 Press the
29. deleted e Deletion cannot be performed via the remote control To abort deletion push the OPERATION lever while CANCEL is displayed on the screen The already deleted clips cannot be restored even if the deletion process is aborted INDEX only in AVCHD mode YES Attach indexes to selected clips 1 Select the clip to play and push the OPERATION lever at the point for an index to be added ralo 61407 17 Vat x O Q gt i oa 57 2 Select YES on the confirmation screen to attach an index e The point in the clip at which the index will actually be attached will be accurate to within an error of 0 5 seconds e To delete the index select INDEX gt YES in step 3 before performing the following 1 Select the clip to play tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt A gt direction and pause the clip Since tilting the OPERATION lever in the lt lt gt lt p gt directions moves the pointer between the points where indexes are attached move the pointer to the index to be deleted and push the OPERATION lever Select YES on the confirmation screen N ssar 3 sr NO Returns to the previous screen Repairing clips only in DV mode Repair clips on which the defective clip indicator X Yellow is displayed on the thumbnail screen e Clips with the defective clip indicator R Red cannot be repaired 1 Press the lt MENU gt button on the thumbnail scree
30. detected frames is 15 and faces bigger and closer to the center of the screen are given priority OFF Frames are not displayed PRIMARY Displays only the high priority frames ALL Displays all frames e Displays the high priority frames with an orange border Focuses on high priority frames and adjusts brightness is the factory default mode AUTO SW screen Item Display Description of settings mode A IRIS lt CAMERA gt ON Activates auto iris control when in Auto mode In this mode the lt IRIS gt button is disabled OFF Deactivates auto iris control when in Auto mode Performs iris control operation selected using lt IRIS gt button AGC lt CAMERA Sets auto gain control operation when ON is selected in the A IRIS item OFF Deactivates auto gain control when in Auto mode Performs gain control operation selected using lt GAIN gt switch 6dB Activates auto gain control with a maximum of 6 dB when in Auto mode 12dB Activates auto gain control with a maximum of 12 dB when in Auto mode 18dB Activates auto gain control with a maximum of 18 dB when in Auto mode ATW lt CAMERA gt ON Activates ATW Auto Tracking White function when in Auto mode At this time the ATW function operation cannot be switched ON OFF using the lt WHITE BAL gt switch or the USER button However if you have assigned ATW LOCK to the USER button you can use t
31. is too bright The bar appears on the left The image is too dark OFF IRIS METER is not displayed REC lt CAMERA Selects counter operation during shooting COUNTER TOTAL The count continues to increase until the lt COUNTER gt button is pressed to reset it CLIP Resets the counter at the start of recording and counts the time of each recording session e The count is not displayed in lt PB gt mode VIDEO OUT lt CAMERA Select ON to output the information displayed on the viewfinder or LCD monitor OSD lt PB gt together with the signals ON OFF e The external outputs lt VIDEO OUT gt lt HDMI gt include items that are not displayed DATE TIME lt CAMERA Sets whether to display the date and time on the viewfinder or LCD monitor and lt PB gt whether to output the date and time OFF The date and time are not displayed TIME The time is displayed DATE The date is displayed TIME amp DATE The date and time are displayed DATE lt CAMERA gt Changes the style of displaying the year month and day FORMAT lt PB gt Y M D Year Month Day M D Y Month Day Year D M Y Day Month Year LEVEL lt CAMERA gt Switches the audio level meter display ON OFF METER lt PB gt ON OFF ZOOM amp lt CAMERA Selects the unit of zoom and focus values FOCUS OFF NUMBER mm m mm feet e The mm feet display and mm m display may be in error so please use them as approx
32. on the memory card inserted in slot 2 NO Returns to the previous screen LOAD SAVE lt CAMERA gt LOAD Loads the settings in a previously stored user file INIT lt PB gt SAVE Saves the updated user file settings INIT Returns the settings in the user file to the factory settings NO Returns to the previous screen e After performing LOAD or INIT turn POWER MODE switch of the camera OFF and then ON again to enable the new settings e When INIT is executed the setting value of the scene file time code the TIME ZONE item the CLOCK SET item and the TIME ZONE item remain unchanged is the factory default mode META DATA screen AVCHD mode only Item Display Description of settings mode CARD READ lt CAMERA Loads the metadata recorded on the memory card into the camera AVCHD SLOT1 SLOT2 NO mode only e NO FILE is displayed when there is no metadata recorded on the memory card RECORD lt CAMERA gt Sets whether to simultaneously record the metadata on a memory card as it is AVCHD loaded into the camera mode only ON Records simultaneously OFF Does not record simultaneously USER CLIP lt CAMERA gt Sets USER CLIP NAME recording method NAME AVCHD TYPE1 The user clip name is the same as the CLIP NAME if no mode only metadata is uploaded or if no uploaded data exists TYPE2 The user clip name is
33. opening the memory card slot cover BACKLIGHT Auto iris control for the backlight compensation SPOTLIGHT Switches auto iris control ON OFF for the spotlight BLACKFADE _ Black fade Page 27 WHITEFADE White fade Page 27 USER2 lt CAMERA gt Sets the function assigned to the lt USER2 gt button lt PB gt The setting contents are the same as USER1 D ZOOM USER3 lt CAMERA gt Sets the function assigned to the lt USER3 gt button lt PB gt The setting contents are the same as USER1 SHOT MARK WFM lt CAMERA gt Switches the WAVE FORM display that appears when the lt WFM gt button is pressed WAVE Displays as a waveform VECTOR Displays as a vector WAVE Each press of the button moves to the next setting in a VECTOR sequence of OFF gt WAVE VECTOR gt and OFF is the factory default mode 83 84 Item Display Description of settings mode LCD lt CAMERA Sets the function assigned to the lt LCD gt button lt PB gt LCD REV Flips the image displayed on the LCD vertically and horizontally LCD BL Selects the brightness of the LCD backlight e The setting selected using the lt LCD gt button is reflected in the setting of the LCD BACKLIGHT item on the DISPLAY SETUP screen FACE lt CAMERA Frames the faces detected during operation of the FACE DETECT function FRAMING with the USER button The maximum number of
34. select 30P 24P for 1080 mode in AVCHD mode When shooting in progressive mode be or 30P 24P for 480 mode in DV mode in the REC careful about the followings FORMAT item on the setup menu RECORDING We recommend that you set shutter speed to SETUP screen Page 85 1 50 OFF When shooting in 24P mode of 1080 mode 30P mode because recording is performed in 4 frame Shoots 30 frames second in the progressive units recording may start a little late mode When shooting in 24P mode of 480 mode For output and recording of video signal the 30 recording is performed in 5 frame units frames second image is converted to 60 field per second interlace signal This mode gives high quality video 24P mode Shoots 24 frames second in the progressive mode Video signals are recorded as native AVCHD mode only For output and recording of video signal the 24 frames second image is converted with a general 2 3 conversion method to 60 field per second interlace signal This mode gives video with a movie feeling 24 P 23 24 Using convenient shooting functions Low angle shooting When shooting at a low angle it is convenient to use the lt START STOP gt button on the side of the handle Release the lt HOLD gt switch and press the button to start shooting e When not using the lt START STOP gt button on the handle lock it with the lt HOLD gt switch to prevent unintentional operation LJ0 uU Coc
35. the enlarged view is operating the enlarged view is set to OFF and is disabled while in D ZOOM mode The zebra pattern marker and safety zone are not displayed while the enlarged view is operating When you press the lt DISP MODE CHK gt button while the enlarged view is operating the enlarged view is set to OFF Adjusting the iris lt AUTO MANU gt switch lt IRIS gt button IRIS ring 1 Use the lt AUTO MANU gt switch to switch to manual mode Page 18 2 Press the lt IRIS gt button to switch the lens aperture adjustment method AUTO IRIS auto iris Automatically adjusts the iris value MANUAL IRIS manual iris Manually adjusts lens aperture 3 When manual iris is on adjust the lens aperture by turning the IRIS ring e When auto iris is on use this ring to correct lens aperture e When ON is selected in the A IRIS item on the setup menu AUTO SW screen during auto mode auto iris is turned on forcibly Page 84 e See the display on the IRIS METER display for the status of the light intensity See page 75 regarding IRIS METER display e Regarding the F values when the lens aperture is open on this camera F1 6 is the wide angle side W end and F3 2 is the telescopic side T end In the iris display displayed on the viewfinder and the LCD monitor when the lens aperture is open OPEN is displayed on the wide angle side
36. the pre recording to ON or OFF MODE ON Enables the pre rec function OFF Disables the pre rec function e TCG is set to FREE RUN e The INTERVAL REC setting will be released SIMUL REC lt CAMERA Records the same images to both memory card slots Page 32 ON Enables the simul recording OFF Enables the normal recording RELAY REC lt CAMERA gt ON Enables the relay recording When the memory card used for recording has no remaining space recording continues on another memory card if the memory card that can be used for recording is inserted in another memory card slot OFF Relay recording is not performed Recording stops when the selected memory card has no remaining space is the factory default mode 85 86 Item Display mode Description of settings INTERVAL REC lt CAMERA gt AVCHD mode only Scenes changing slowly over a long period are recorded as short movies by providing a recording interval One frame is recorded in each recording time period that has been set and in the AVCHD mode 24 frames form a one second video OFF 1SECOND 10SECONDS 30SECONDS 1MINUTE 2MINUTES When INTERVAL REC is enabled set the recording format as follows If the recording format is not set to the following the INTERVAL REC item of the RECORDING SETUP screen is grayed out and cannot be enabled PH 1080 24P e When set to PH 10
37. using the thumbnail screen e Play and delete clips e Format memory card e Protect clips and add or delete index only in AVCHD mode e Add or delete shot mark e Clips recorded in AVCHD mode will not be displayed in thumbnails in DV mode Also clips recorded in DV mode will not be displayed in thumbnails in AVCHD mode e When two memory cards containing clips are inserted in both memory card slots clips in the memory card in the selected slot will be displayed in thumbnails To display the thumbnails of clips in another memory card switch the slot for playback Page 53 e If a memory card includes more than 1000 clips thumbnails exceeding 1000 will not be displayed e To display clip information select a clip and press the lt DISP MODE CHK gt button x O Q gt i o Basic thumbnail screen operations To select thumbnail MENU EXEC Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt lt gt lt P gt lt A gt lt V gt directions to select thumbnail Orange frame moves To play back clips Select the thumbnail and push the OPERATION lever For details on playback see page 50 To change the slot for playback Press the lt SLOT SEL gt button to select the slot AUDIO MON ADV E In AVCHD mode 1 00 00 31 15 00 00 44 00 0006 00 00 55 15 00 00 59 15 DUR 00 00 05 15 51 E In DV mode 00 01 25 15 00 01 29 15 00 01 33 14 00 01 50 26 00 01
38. zoom function This camera is equipped with 22 power optical zoom Operate zoom with either the zoom lever or the zoom ring Zoom lever When the lt ZOOM gt switch is put in the lt SERVO gt position zoom can be operated with the zoom lever by means of motor drive lt T gt Zoom in lt W gt Zoom out Push the zoom lever on the hand strap lightly to zoom slowly and push it strongly to zoom quickly The operation speed of zoom with the zoom lever on the handle can be switched among three speeds with the lt HANDLE ZOOM switch Speed setting of the lt HANDLE ZOOM gt switch can be changed with the HANDLE ZOOM item of the setup menu SW MODE screen Page 82 Zoom lever handle side Zoom lever Zoom ring When the lt ZOOM gt switch is put in the lt MANU gt position zoom can be operated manually with the zoom ring e When the lt ZOOM gt switch is in the lt SERVO gt position do not perform zoom operation manually It may result in damage Zoom ring lt ZOOM gt switch Operating remote control Zoom is operated with the motor drive when the lt ZOOM gt lt VOL gt button is pressed e Zoom speed is fixed at medium lt ZOOM gt lt VOL gt button PLAY SEARCH PAUSE STILL ADV STOP SKIP Digital zoom function The digital zoom function can be used by assigning D ZOOM to a
39. 0 000 61 Next previous clip 61 Frame by frame playback cccceceeeees 62 Adjusting volume ecceeseeeceeseeeeeeeeteenees 62 Viewing images on a television or another IMOMMO Mas oicte sis cfs eek srcetae Ate sier iat oe 62 Checking the date and time of shooting 62 Connecting external devices ccsceee 63 Headphones 000 External microphone GOMPULEN i civsssichscecisesceasecncasessachendcaisracdsnastzed Digital deV S enrere TVIMONITOT incinin Nonlinear editing ccseccesseeeeeseeeeeeeeee How to handle data recorded on the memory 69 69 69 DUDDING i ssesvisstssestesisesessceserveardedcavseesnederscrsnste 70 Dubbing with Blu ray Disc Recorder 70 Screen displays ccccssecceesseeeeesseeeeeseeeeeeee 71 Normal display scscccccse ccseeccacsscsacerscctssepatsis 71 Main warning displays 16 Selecting the display items 78 Setup Menu list cece eseeeeeeeeeeeneeeeee 79 SCENE FILE screen cccccseeseeeeeees 79 SW MODE Srebrna 82 AUTO SW SGRECN ui ccseccccsseceseeceeeenseiaccsese 84 RECORDING SETUP screen 85 TC UB SETUP screen riaa 87 AV OUT SETUP screen ceeeeeeeeees 88 DISPLAY SETUP screen csceeeees 89 CARD FUNCTIONS screen 0 008 92 USER FILE screen irosen 92 META DATA screen AVCHD mode only 93 OTHER FUNCTIONS screen 93 OPTION MENU scree
40. 1080 60i 1080 60i HE 1080 60i 1080 60i 480 30P 480 24P DV 480 60i 480 60i over 60i over 60i Reference 103 Index A AG adaptor sooner e 13 47 Adjusting the volume Monitor volume while shooting 29 Playback volume 62 Recording level of audio signals a 39 ATIN aisoto sarirane ie Ue anO see 22 AUDIO INPUT 1 2 terminal XLR 3 pin 38 Audio pin cable sssini iiini ina wa 66 Auto mode sis M Auto Tracking White atin 22 AVCCAM Restorer 16 AVGHD FOMA iessen netipa 69 AVCHD mode eeeeeeeeeee ees 11 27 11 B Backlight Ainkendssdevashsontenitestanduncecassouaciaetis 8 Backlight compensation weet Black balance wish 22 Built in microphone 2 c ececeeeeeeeeeees 37 Cc Charge Battery arcis Acsicceeccsts destinies 13 21 Bullt inibattery wccissccrssiecaveevanecstensamoeniecen 47 Clip Deleting mannaaa e R ET 57 Information zis D9 Met dat ivi ssidesdcmccncenactatiaswsctadaosssaats 44 Playback 50 51 61 Protecting Gire icavemccdbice nenea a i 57 Repair z 16 58 Color Dars ssccricistenecctesanstbawsesasanareincadareetene 28 GOMPU EF scrire nia ceed ISEEN EEANN a 64 Connection COMPUTER inaidai ea a aaa 64 External microphone 0cseeeeeeee 63 FGI DNONES ores csci rnedeinenirassarasnesanenenaas 63 TV Monitor ziwa 66 COUN isscoccuesieeetense coe aseaddatneevtnsease nadie
41. 18 2 Set the lt WHITE BAL gt switch to lt PRST gt The current white balance value is displayed e White balance values 3200 K and 5600 K are preset in the lt PRST gt position Guidelines for preset values P3 2K 3200 K Halogen light P5 6K 5600 K Natural light 3 Press the lt AWB gt button The white balance value switches in the following order 3200 K 5600 K VARIABLE Selecting VARIABLE enables the white balance to be set to an optional value between P2 4K and P9 9K by moving the lt FUNCTION gt knob up and down The VARIABLE white balance value displayed is not guaranteed to be an absolute value Use it as a reference value The VARIABLE white balance value can be checked by pressing the lt AWB gt button The value of VARIABLE cannot be changed when the AREA function of the lt FUNCTION gt knob is operating and a frame is displayed 21 22 Adjusting black balance To reproduce black accurately align the zero level of the primary colors RGB When the black level is wrong not only the reproduction of black is bad but also the tone of the whole screen becomes bad Usually there is no need to adjust black balance but adjustment is required in the following cases e When using the camera for the first time e When using the camera after not using it for a long time e When using in conditions where the surrounding temperature has changed greatly e After changing the GAIN an
42. 42 10 Thumbnail display status Page 56 The types of clips displayed as thumbnails appear in this area Repeat playback indicator Page 54 Displayed during repeat playback Media status display Displays status of memory card Battery level display Page 22 of Vol 1 Displays remaining battery level Cursor Orange frame Displayed on currently selected thumbnail Recording mode display Displays recording mode if the clip currently highlighted by the cursor has been shot in PH PM and DV modes Page 14 Time display Page 56 Displays a time code at start of clip recording user information at start of clip recording shooting time shooting date shooting date and time according to settings 8 Recording format display Displays recording format of the clip with the cursor position Duration display Displays duration of the clip with the cursor position 10 Clip number 11 Displayed in order of shooting Up to 1000 clips Numbers of clips that cannot be played back e g clips with different recording formats are displayed in red To play clips displayed in red set the PB FORMAT item in the setup menu PLAY SETUP screen to the appropriate recording format Page 95 On Clip protect display AVCHD mode only Displayed on protected clips 12 Indicators e In AVCHD mode M Shot mark This indicates that a clip has a shot mark Page 53 M Index This indicates that in
43. 55 50 Y GET lt CAMERA Sets the display of the marker used for displaying the luminance level to ON MARKER OFF Select ON to display the marker by pressing the lt ZEBRA gt button ON OFF SAFETY lt CAMERA gt Sets SAFETY ZONE ZONE E AVCHD mode 90 90 display at 16 9 4 3 100 display at 4 3 14 9 100 display at 14 9 the size between 16 9 and 4 3 1 85 1 100 display at 1 85 1 the size of American vista 2 1 100 display at 2 1 scope size 2 35 1 100 display at 2 35 1 the size of Cinemascope 2 39 1 100 display at 2 39 1 GRID 16 9 angular field of view with nine grid lines OFF The SAFETY ZONE is not displayed E DV mode 90 90 display at 16 9 4 3 100 display at 4 3 OFF The SAFETY ZONE is not displayed is the factory default mode 89 90 Item Display Description of settings mode CENTER lt CAMERA Sets the marker display to ON OFF MARKER Select ON to display the marker by pressing the lt ZEBRA gt button ON OFF FOCUS BAR lt CAMERA gt Sets the FOCUS ASSIST bar display to ON OFF Select ON to display the FOCUS ASSIST bar ON OFF IRIS METER lt CAMERA gt Sets IRIS METER display ON Displays the difference from an optimum value for the brightness of the image as judged by the camera The bar appears on the right The image
44. 80 24P TC RECRUN is fixed to NDF e The maximum shooting time is 168 hours e Audio recording is disabled TIME STAMP lt CAMERA gt Enables a function to superimpose DATE TIME information over the shot images ON The information set in the DATE TIME item is superimposed OFF Date and time information are not superimposed on the image AUDIO LIMITER CH1 lt CAMERA gt Enables the limiter function on CH1 audio input ON Level is reduced only when input exceeds limit adjustable using lt AUDIO LEVEL gt knob OFF No limiter adjustable using lt AUDIO LEVEL gt knob AUDIO LIMITER CH2 lt CAMERA gt Enables the limiter function on CH2 audio input ON Level is reduced only when input exceeds limit adjustable using lt AUDIO LEVEL gt knob OFF No limiter adjustable using lt AUDIO LEVEL gt knob MIC GAIN1 lt CAMERA gt Sets the input level of the external microphone connected to the AUDIO INPUT1 terminal 40dB 50dB 60dB MIC GAIN2 lt CAMERA gt Sets the input level of the external microphone connected to the AUDIO INPUT2 terminal 40dB 50dB 60dB is the factory default mode TC UB SETUP screen Display mode TC MODE lt CAMERA gt Selects the correction mode of the internal time code when the time code of the internal time code generator is recorded DF Uses the drop frame mode
45. A DATA gt USER CLIP NAME to select the USER CLIP NAME recording method Two options are available TYPE1 and TYPE2 USER CLIP NAME to be recorded TYPE1 TYPE2 Uploaded data When clip metadata has been loaded UPloaded data Count value When no clip metadata has been Sequential Sequential loaded or when 5 digit number 5 digit number recording of loaded in the order of in order of clip metadata has shooting shooting been disabled 45 46 The COUNT value is indicated as a 4 digit number The COUNT value is incremented each time a new clip is shot when clip metadata has been loaded and the recording method has been set to TYPE2 The COUNT value can be reset with the following method Press the lt MENU gt button select META DATA gt CLIP COUNTER RST gt YES and push the OPERATION lever to reset the COUNT value to 1 Using the counter META INIT SET Counter display You can display a counter that indicates how much time has elapsed during shooting or playback 41 Press the lt COUNTER gt button Each time you press the button the display changes as follows Page 71 0 00 00 lt CAMERA gt mode only Counter value display Displayed when TOTAL is selected with the REC COUNTER item on the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP screen CLIP 0 00 00 Displayed when CLIP is selected with the REC COUNTER item on the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP sc
46. A gt mode a zebra pattern or marker is displayed on the viewfinder and LCD monitor so you can check brightness of the subject Portions where over exposure might cause white out are displayed in a striped pattern e Extremely bright area e Reflecting area When you adjust iris and shutter speed in manual mode so that the zebra pattern disappears you get images with less white out Every time you press the lt ZEBRA gt button the display switches as follows muga ZEBRA1 gt ZEBRA2 EVFDTL ZEBRA ecm aN v O A ZEBRA OFF lt MARKER ON LCD Wen 1 CH2 ON Yee flare fnno Bane COUNTER RESETTER You can set the level of the zebra pattern with the ZEBRA DETECT1 item and the ZEBRA DETECT2 item on the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP screen Page 89 Also when you set the ZEBRA DETECT2 item to OFF even though you press the lt ZEBRA gt button ZEBRA2 will not be displayed The set zebra pattern is displayed for a fixed time approximately 2 seconds as If the Y GET MARKER item on the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP screen is set to ON press the lt ZEBRA gt button and set MARKER ON Page 25 to display the marker in the center of the screen You can check brightness near screen center as a number 0 99 When brightness exceeds 99 99 N is displayed Image level detection area z Marker 99 t Image level Press the lt ZE
47. AVCHD 1080 60i 30P 1080 24P 720 60P 30P 720 24P mode only e The REC FORMAT setting in the lt CAMERA gt mode prior to migrating to the PB mode becomes the default value of the PB FORMAT REPEAT lt PB gt ON OFF PLAY When ON is selected supported clips are played repeatedly RESUME lt PB gt ON OFF PLAY When ON is selected playback resumes from the video position where clip playback had stopped SKIP MODE lt PB gt Selects the starting position for cued playback after pausing AVCHD CLIP Stops playback at the beginning of the previous clip mode only CLIP amp INDEX Stops at the beginning of the clip and the INDEX is the factory default mode 95 THUMBNAIL screen Item Display Description of settings mode THUMBNAIL lt PB gt Selects the thumbnail display method MODE ALL Displays all clips SAME Displays clips in the same recording format AVCHD mode FORMAT only MARKER Displays clips with shot marks INDEX Displays clips with an INDEX AVCHD mode only INDICATOR lt PB gt Sets whether or not to display the indicator ON Displays indicator OFF Does not display indicator DATA lt PB gt Selects the information to be displayed in the time display area of the clips DISPLAY TC Time code UB User information TIME Shooting time DATE Shooting date DATE amp TIME Shooting date and time DATE lt PB gt
48. BRA gt button again to return to the normal screen Checking and displaying shooting status 508 m s000G oea ONe poa lt DISP MODE CHK gt button Hold down the lt DISP MODE CHK gt button during shooting standby or shooting to display all information items including the setting status of various shooting functions and list of functions assigned to the USER buttons etc Release the button to return to the normal display Press the lt DISP MODE CHK gt button during shooting standby or shooting to hide all displays other than operation status display frame display such as area counter marker and safety zone display Press the button again to return to the normal display Page 78 This setting will be maintained even if the power of the camera is turned off by turning the POWER MODE switch lt OFF gt or if the operation mode is changed In addition press the lt DISP MODE CHK gt button while the thumbnail screen is displayed in lt PB gt mode to display the properties of the selected clip Page 60 Clips can be selected by moving the cursor with the OPERATION lever 25 26 Shooting using the lt FUNCTION gt knob The following types of shooting can be carried out using the lt FUNCTION gt knob e Area auto focus function Operates auto focus within an area frame selected using the lt FUNCTION gt knob e Area auto iris function Automatically adjusts th
49. E NT 09 00 DURATION 00 00 05 15 FORMAT OV 480 601 P qW MENU 1 Clip number 2 Thumbnail For the thumbnail screen see page 51 3 Clip information Displays data attached to the clip START TC Time code value at start of recording START UB User information value at start of recording DATE TIME Date of recording and time at start of recording TIME ZONE Displays time zone DURATION Clip length FORMAT Recording format e Clip metadata AVCHD mode only Press the lt EXEC gt button while the clip information screen is being displayed to display more detailed information including video and audio formats and information about the videographer etc Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt A gt lt Ww gt directions to check the desired information For details on clip metadata see page 44 Useful playback functions Fast forward rewind playback Next previous clip 1 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt lt lt gt 1 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt A gt rewind or lt gt fast forward direction direction during playback to pause the clip during playback or press the lt SEARCH gt or press the lt PAUSE gt button on the remote button on the remote control control Clip will play forwards backwards at r s 2 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt 441 gt TE approximately 10 times the normal speed 4 rewind or lt gt fast forward direction 2 Repeat the operation to play the c
50. For other settings select the USER FILE screen Page 92 e Menu operation Page 28 of Vol 1 e Operations may be performed with buttons on the remote control that correspond to those on the camera For details see Remote control Page 21 of Vol 1 SCENE Fi MATRIX SKIN TONE DTL SLOT2 CARD READ 3 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt lt gt lt gt gt lt A gt lt vY gt directions select a file and push the OPERATION lever to set the file name SCENE FILE CARD WRITE SCENE FILE CARD WRITE s cel oli 4 Push the OPERATION lever again select YES when the following screen appears and push the OPERATION lever e In the following example SCENE 01 is the TITLE name To change the TITLE name see the following description SCENE FILE WRITE e FILE 1 file name WRITE COMPLETED is displayed when writing is complete 5 Press the lt MENU gt button to release menu mode To read files 1 Select CARD READ in step 2 and push the OPERATION lever 2 Select the file number and push the OPERATION lever 3 Select YES on the confirmation screen FILE 1 file name READ COMPLETED is displayed when reading is complete To add titles to files 1 Go through steps 1 to 3 2 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt A gt lt gt directions to select a character and tilt in the lt P gt direction to move to the next character The following characters can be input
51. GAIN gt switch Page 84 Light intensity adjustment When natural light is strong use the lt ND FILTER gt dial to switch the ND filter light intensity adjustment filter to use lt OFF gt ND filter is not used lt 1 4 gt Intensity of light is cut to approx 1 4 lt 1 16 gt Intensity of light is cut to approx 1 16 lt 1 64 gt Intensity of light is cut to approx 1 64 lt ND FILTER gt dial 16 Adjusting the white balance To reproduce white accurately adjust the proportion of the primary colors RGB When the white balance is wrong not only the reproduction of white is bad but also the color tone of the whole screen becomes bad When shooting in manual mode if light conditions change always adjust the white balance The adjusted value for white balance can be saved on the lt A gt and lt B gt positions of the lt WHITE BAL gt switch Also you can use the preset values already in the memory Use the memory according to shooting conditions lt AUTO MANU gt switch lt WHITE BAL gt switch lt AWB gt button Adjusting white balance 1 Use the lt AUTO MANU gt switch to switch to manual mode Page 18 2 Set the shutter speed Page 34 3 Place a white pattern in a place with the same light source conditions as the subject then zoom in and reproduce the white on the full screen White objects close to the subjec
52. IL lt CAMERA gt Adjusts the level of noise reduction of the detail signal CORING Set to for a clearer image but noise increases slightly Set to to reduce noise is the factory default mode for the lt SCENE FILE gt dial lt F1 gt 79 80 Item Display Description of settings mode CHROMA lt CAMERA Adjusts the chroma level LEVEL 7 0 7 CHROMA lt CAMERA Adjusts the chroma phase PHASE 7 0 7 COLOR TEMP lt CAMERA gt Make fine adjustments to the color temperature after white balance Ach Ach adjustment COLOR TEMP lt CAMERA gt Make fine adjustments to the color temperature after white balance Bch Bch adjustment MASTER PED lt CAMERA gt Adjusts the master pedestal black level of the image as the basis for images A IRIS LEVEL lt CAMERA gt Sets the desired AUTO IRIS level 6 0 6 DRS lt CAMERA Selects the DRS dynamic range stretcher function ON Enables the DRS function OFF Disables the DRS function e If you assign the DRS function to the USER button pressing the USER button switches it ON OFF DRS EFFECT lt CAMERA gt Selects the level of the DRS dynamic range stretcher function It enables the dynamic range to be expanded by compressing the level of the video signals in the high brightness areas where overexposure results during normal shooting 1 2
53. Insert a memory card containing video shot in AVCHD mode using the camera into a Blu ray Disc Recorder manufactured by Panasonic to save the contents in a Blu ray Disc DVD or HDD e Use a Blu ray Disc Recorder that supports AVCHD However dubbing may not be performed even when AVCHD is supported For details on how to perform dubbing onto a Blu ray Disc read the operating instructions of the Blu ray Disc Recorder e When dubbing of videos shot with the camera is performed on a Blu ray Disc BD RE BD R HDD or DVD metadata information supported by the camera will be lost In order to perform dubbing including metadata information use the dedicated software AVCCAM viewer Page 69 1 Remove the memory card from the camera after shooting Turn the power of the camera off before removing the memory card 2 Insert the memory card into the memory card slot of the Blu ray Disc DVD recorder For details on how to perform dubbing onto a Blu ray Disc read the operating instructions of the Blu ray Disc DVD recorder Screen displays Normal displays E During AVCHD mode 23 456789 DEC 31 28 29 30 31 E During DV mode 12 3 456789 10 11 10 11 32 33 34 35 2009 TC 12 345 56 00 AER 00 czaiih11m 12 i R123 h45m gt AQ I D JOX _ AREA O 37 py O i SPAR K an DU CET aie AW i
54. MANUAL for FOCUS IRIS is normally carried out in the same way e The central luminance function does not operate when the area luminance display is operating e If the lt FUNCTION gt knob is held down for more than two seconds the frame disappears and the area function is switched off Move the lt FUNCTION gt knob up and down and right and left e The white frame changes position Move the frame to the area you wish to select e Press the lt FUNCTION gt knob The area function does not operate during face detection The area function is released when the power switch is set to OFF or when the camera is switched to playback mode TC 00 02 09 23 B R 0h47m Optical image stabilizer function When shooting with the camera hand held you can reduce camera shake by using the optical image stabilizer function The optical image stabilizer can be switched ON OFF with the lt OIS gt button RMH is displayed in the viewfinder and the LCD monitor when the optical image stabilizer is ON When using a tripod natural images can be obtained by turning the optical image stabilizer function OFF lt OIS gt button e When tracking a moving subject or there is a lot of camera shake stabilization may not work Adding effects to images Effects can be added to images by pressing the USER buttons assigned the BLACKFADE function and the WHITEFADE function
55. MENU gt button to return to the thumbnail screen x O Q gt ie A 55 56 Thumbnail operations Selecting the thumbnail display method THUMBNAIL You can display the kind of clips you want to see as thumbnails You can also set how you want the thumbnails to appear on the screen more precisely 1 Press the lt MENU gt button Menu operation Page 28 of Vol 1 2 Select the THUMBNAIL and push the OPERATION lever or tilt in the lt P gt direction 3 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt A gt lt gt directions to select items and push the OPERATION lever THUMBNAIL SAME FORMAT INDICATOR DATA DISPLAY MARKER DATE FORMAT INDEX THUMBNAIL MODE Select the clips to be displayed ALL Displays all clips SAME FORMAT only in AVCHD mode Displays clips in the same format as the current PB format MARKER Displays all clips with shot marks INDEX only in AVCHD mode Displays all clips with indexes INDICATOR Sets ON OFF display hide of indicator Factory setting is ON Clip protect display and resume playback display will still appear even if this setting is set to OFF DATA DISPLAY Select format of clip time display TC time code UB user information TIME shooting time DATE shooting date DATE amp TIME shooting date and time If DATE amp TIME is selected the display will be in the format Month Day Time DA
56. OPERATION lever in the lt A gt lt gt directions to select the format for playback and push the OPERATION lever e The setting for the REC FORMAT item on the setup menu RECORDING SETUP screen is reflected as the initial setting e Clip numbers will be displayed in black where playback is possible and in red where playback is not possible Even if the playback format is set the recording format set in the REC FORMAT item on the setup menu RECORDING SETUP screen is restored when the camera is switched to lt CAMERA gt mode If the playback format does not conform to the clips created at the relay destination using the relay recording function thumbnail images will not be displayed will be displayed Thumbnail images will be displayed when the playback format is matched to the clips Repeat playback REPEAT PLAY Use this setting to repeatedly play back all available clips on the selected slot 4 Press the lt MENU gt button Menu operation Page 28 of Vol 1 2 Set the REPEAT PLAY item in the PLAY SETUP screen to ON 3 Press the lt MENU gt button to return to the thumbnail screen The repeat playback indicator will be displayed When the playback operation is performed the playable clips are played back repeatedly e Repeat playback will continue until playback is paused e To turn the repeat playback setting OFF select OFF in step 2 Resume playback RESUME PLAY
57. PERTY ACCESS This indicates the CREATOR name of the person recording CREATION DATE recording date LAST UPDATE DATE date on which the data was last updated and LAST UPDATE PERSON the person who last updated the data CLIP PROPERTY DEVICE This indicates the MANUFACTURER manufacturer of the equipment SERIAL NO serial number of the equipment and MODEL NAME equipment model name AG AC130A for this camera CLIP PROPERTY SHOOT This indicates the SHOOTER name of the videographer and the PLACE NAME name of shooting location CLIP PROPERTY LOCATION This indicates ALTITUDE LONGITUDE LATITUDE of the shooting location and SOURCE information source Not recorded in this camera CLIP PROPERTY SCENARIO This indicates the PROGRAM NAME SCENE NO scene number and TAKE NO take number CLIP PROPERTY NEWS 1 This indicates the REPORTER name of the reporter and PURPOSE purpose of data collection CLIP PROPERTY NEWS 2 This indicates the OBJECT target of data collection CLIP PROPERTY MEMO This indicates the PERSON name of the person who recorded the text memo and TEXT content of the text memo 1 If there is no information in the metadata upload file consecutive 5 digit numbers will be applied to the clips in the order that they were recorded with the first clip to be recorded given the number 0 The recordi
58. PUT2 INPUT2 e When inputting an external microphone signal to CH1 and CH2 connect the microphone to the AUDIO INPUT2 terminal and set both the AUDIO CH1 SELECT switch and AUDIO CH2 SELECT switch to INPUT2 Adjusting the audio recording level automatically AUDIO CHI SELECT CH2 SELECT INTIL INTCR INPUT CH1 CH Auto Auto MANU MANU COUNTER RESET TC SET AUDIO AUTO MANU CH1 switch AUDIO AUTO MANU CH2 switch 1 Set the AUDIO AUTO MANU CH1 or CH2 switch to lt AUTO gt position Adjust the audio signal recording level input through the built in microphone and the AUDIO INPUT 1 2 terminals XLR 3 pin automatically e CH1 CH2 can be set separately e When lt AUTO gt is set the recording level adjustment using the lt AUDIO LEVEL gt knob and the setting in the AUDIO LIMITER CH1 AUDIO LIMITER CH2 item of the setup menu RECORDING SETUP screen Page 86 are disabled e Since the audio signal recording level is adjusted automatically the zoom operation sound may be recorded if zooming quickly depending on the environment Adjusting the audio recording level manually M s009 G o oeo lt AUDIO LEVEL gt knob 1 Set the AUDIO AUTO MANU CH1 or CH2 switch to lt MANU gt position Adjust the audio signal recording level input through the built in microphone and the AUDIO INPUT 1 2 terminals XLR
59. S setting is ON LEVEL1 Outputs the 1 kHz test tone LEVEL2 Test tone is output at lower volume than LEVEL1 OFF Does not output the test tone VIDEO lt CAMERA Sets the setup level of video signals SETUP lt PB gt 0 lt VIDEO OUT gt terminal output and recording setup levels will both be set to 0 7 5 A lt VIDEO OUT gt terminal output setup level will be set to 7 5 while recording setup level will be set to 0 AUDIO OUT lt CAMERA Sets the audio signals to output from the lt AUDIO OUT gt terminal A V OUT lt PB gt CH1 CH2 CH1 terminal CH1 signals CH2 terminal CH2 signals CH1 CH1 terminal CH1 signals CH2 terminal CH1 signals CH2 CH1 terminal CH2 signals CH2 terminal CH2 signals e When a memory card containing 5 1 channel content recorded on another equipment is played back on the camera it is down mixed to 2 channels when output through the lt AUDIO OUT gt and headphone terminals is the factory default mode DISPLAY SETUP screen Display mode Item Description of settings ZEBRA lt CAMERA gt Selects the brightness level of the right leaning zebra patterns on the screen DETECT1 105 100 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 ZEBRA lt CAMERA gt Selects the brightness level of the left leaning zebra patterns on the screen DETECT2 OFF 105 100 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60
60. SELECT CH2 SELECT INT inter Geeks INPUT CH1 CH2 Auto jauto 5 MANU 8 manu If the power of the camera is switched off it will appear in normal display when next switched on Screen displays other than images are also flipped When screen display is not needed press the lt DISP MODE CHK gt button to turn off some displays e During flipped display images in REC CHECK and playback images in lt PB gt mode are also flipped e Images on the viewfinder are not flipped Tally lamp The tally lamp lights during recording by setting the TALLY LAMP item of the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Page 94 to any setting other than OFF The tally lamp will flash when the camera is in any of the following circumstances e When a recording error has occurred flashes 4 times per second e When the battery has run out flashes 4 times per second e When available memory card capacity is low flashes 4 times per second e When battery level is low flashes once per second e When remaining memory of the memory card is low flashes once per second 10 Basic shooting operations Preparing for shooting 1 Turn the POWER MODE switch of the camera lt ON gt Page 27 of Vol 1 e Make sure the mode lamp is lit 2 Slide the lt OPEN gt lever of the memory card slot cover down to open the cover 3 Fully insert a memory card with the notch up into the m
61. SET TC SET 37 Using an external microphone and audio devices D AUDIO INPUT1 terminal XLR 3 pin AUDIO INPUT2 terminal XLR 3 pin INPUT switch MIC POWER 48V INPUT2 switch MIC POWER 48V g pam O n oga _ B Cc INPUT2 LINE MIC switch INPUT1 LINE MIC switch 1 Connect an external microphone or audio device to the AUDIO INPUT1 2 terminals XLR 3 pin Page 63 2 Switch the connected audio input signal with the INPUT1 LINE MIC switch or INPUT2 LINE MIC switch lt LINE gt When connecting audio device The input level is 0 dBu lt MIC gt When connecting an external microphone The factory setting for input level is 50 dBu The input level can be changed to 40dB or 60dB with the MIC GAIN1 item and MIC GAIN2 item on the setup menu RECORDING SETUP screen Page 86 However sensitivity will be higher when set to 60dB and more noise may be recorded 38 3 When using the phantom microphone which requires 48V power supply Set the INPUT1 switch MIC POWER 48V and INPUT2 switch MIC POWER 48V to lt ON gt lt ON gt When connecting the phantom microphone 48V power is supplied to AUDIO INPUT1 2 terminals lt OFF gt When no
62. Selects display order for DATE or DATE amp TIME of the DATA DISPLAY item FORMAT Y M D Year Month Day M D Y Month Day Year D M Y Day Month Year is the factory default mode OPERATION screen Item Display Description of settings mode DELETE lt PB gt Deletes clips ALL CLIPS Deletes all clips SELECT Deletes only the selected clips Press lt EXEC gt to delete NO Returns to the previous screen e Clips for which CLIP PROTECT is specified are not deleted INDEX lt PB gt Adds or deletes an INDEX to a clip AVCHD YES Displays mode only NO Does not display CLIP lt PB gt Protects clips to prevent accidental deletion PROTECT AVCHD YES Enables clip protection or releases protection mode only NO Returns to the previous screen e Formatting the memory card will delete all clips even if they are protected REPAIR lt PB gt Restores defective clips Page 58 DV mode only is the factory default mode Before calling for service Power supply Cannot turn on the power e Make sure the battery and AC adaptor are connected properly Check the connections again Pages 23 24 of Vol 1 Power goes off as soon as it is switched on Battery Battery runs out quickly e The battery may have run out If the remaining battery charge display is blinking or HEHEH appears the battery has run out Either recharge the b
63. TE FORMAT Select display order for shooting date Y M D Year Month Day M D Y Month Day Year D M Y Day Month Year This setting will not be reflected in CLIP PROPERTY 4 Press the lt MENU gt button to return to the thumbnail screen Deleting and protecting clips OPERATION Clips may be deleted or protected only in AVCHD mode 1 Press the lt MENU gt button Menu operation Page 28 of Vol 1 2 Select the OPERATION and push the OPERATION lever or tilt in the lt gt gt direction PB MENU PLAY SETUP THUMBNAIL 3 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt A gt lt gt directions to select items and push the OPERATION lever OPERATION 1 1 EES ALL CLIPS INDEX SELECT CLIP PROTECT DELETE ALL CLIPS Deletes all clips Select YES NO delete do not delete and push the OPERATION lever SELECT Deletes selected clips If clips are selected with the OPERATION lever the selected clips appear within a red frame Repeat this operation to select multiple clips Press the lt EXEC gt button to confirm tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt lt gt lt p gt directions to select YES NO delete do not delete and push the OPERATION lever NO Returns to the previous screen e Protected clips cannot be deleted If selecting ALL CLIPS to delete all clips from the memory this operation may take some time to complete depending on the volume of clips to be
64. USB2 0 connection cable Turn on the power of the computer before connecting 3 Select PC Dubbing can be performed to a Blu ray Disc Recorder etc by selecting RECORDER 4 Perform nonlinear editing on the computer The contents of the memory card will appear as a removable disk icon within My Computer or the desktop on the computer screen Page 69 Example Windows VS Removable disk E Example Macintosh NO NAME e When copying files from the camera to a computer take care to ensure that files are not accidentally overwritten e For more details refer to the operating instructions of your computer editing software e When changing memory cards always ensure that the access lamp is not flashing and that the memory card is not currently being accessed e Camera functions cannot be used when the camera is connected to a computer e Always perform safe hardware removal when disconnecting the cable e The data on the memory card cannot be accessed when the memory card slot cover is open e If you use the battery and connecting a USB cable no output will be performed from lt HDMI gt and lt VIDEO OUT gt terminals When USB cable is connected a message appears and then disappears on the LCD monitor and viewfinder which is displayed again when operating the OPERATION lever This does not occur when connecting an AC adaptor 5 Turn off the power of the camera e If the camera cannot be cor
65. USER button Page 27 83 When the USER button to which D ZOOM was assigned is pressed the resolution switches through the sequence OFF X 1 gt X 2 gt X 5 gt X 10 gt 0FF X 1 e Image quality is coarse to the extent that zoom ratio is large e When other than OFF X 1 is selected the current resolution is displayed in the viewfinder and the LCD monitor e The digital zoom function is not available when the AREA function using the lt FUNCTION gt knob is activated Page 26 17 18 Shooting in manual mode Set the camera to manual mode to adjust the focus iris gain and white balance manually Switching to manual mode Set the lt AUTO MANU gt switch to the lt MANU gt position to switch to manual mode Al display of the viewfinder and the LCD monitor disappears s00lb i oa llce lt AUTO MANU gt switch Setting focus manual focus lt FOCUS gt switch Focus ring jo 7 Peene lt PUSH AUTO gt lt AUTO MANU gt button switch 1 With the lt AUTO MANU gt switch switch to manual mode 2 With the lt FOCUS gt switch switch the focus control method lt A gt AUTO Auto focus mode Automatically sets the focus lt M gt MANUAL Manual focus mode Manually move the focus ring to set the focus lt co gt After setting focal distance to infinity automatical
66. USER button again to release backlight compensation In the manual iris mode the iris status is retained at the corresponding point even when backlight compensation is canceled 27 28 Color bars When in lt CAMERA gt mode press the lt BARS gt button to display color bars which are convenient for adjusting the picture quality of television and external monitors Press again to return to the previous image e While color bars are displayed a 1 kHz test tone is output from the headphone terminal or the lt AUDIO OUT gt terminal It is not output from speakers e You can set test tone output with the TEST TONE item on the AV OUT SETUP screen e Press the lt START STOP gt button to record color bars e The color bar display is released when power is switched off e When in lt PB gt mode the lt BARS gt button is disabled Changing the image size When recording in DV mode the size of the images to record aspect ratio can be changed Select in the ASPECT CONV item on the setup menu RECORDING SETUP screen SIDE CROP Recording is performed in standard 4 3 mode Crops the left and right edges e When set to SIDE CROP information displayed in the black band portion on the left and right of the LCD and viewfinder is not displayed in external output E h L LETTER BOX Recording is performed in 16 9 angular field The black band at the top and bottom of the screen is r
67. VCCAM Restorer contents repair software e Arepair confirmation message may be displayed after inserting a memory card which has no error but repair will not be performed even when YES or NO is selected e Repair may take up to approximately 20 minutes depending on the places where the errors occurred on the memory card e Use a battery with an adequate charge or the AC adaptor e If the repair operation has failed SYSTEM ERROR TURN POWER OFF will be displayed In this case use the AVCCAM Restorer contents repair software e Depending on the status of the data it may not be possible to restore all data completely In this case it will no longer be possible to play back the clips that were recorded before the power was turned off e Clips with a total shooting time of less than 10 seconds may not be repaired e Indexes attached during shooting cannot be repaired e To repair the two memory cards that recorded video with SIMUL REC follow the instructions displayed on the repair verification screen and repair each of the memory cards AVCCAM Restorer is included on the supplied CD ROM Refer to install txt for the installation method For details on how to use it read the Operating Instructions PDF file The AVCCAM Restorer can also be downloaded from the following website http pro av panasonic net E For DV mode For repair in DV mode refer to Repairing clips only in DV mode Page 58 Using the
68. Vol 1 Cannot focus automatically Make sure the camera is in manual focus mode You can focus automatically when the auto focus mode is selected Depending on the lens the auto focus function may not be available You may be shooting a scene where it is difficult to bring the subject into focus in the auto focus mode If this is the case focus in the manual focus mode It may be hard to bring the subject into focus when Shooting both close and distant objects Shooting through a dirty window Shooting in a dark location There are sparkling or shiny objects around the subject Shooting a fast moving subject Shooting a subject with minimal contrast P18 97 98 Cannot record even though the memory card is inserted correctly e The write protect switch on the memory card may be in the lt LOCK gt position The memory card cannot be recorded to if the switch is in the lt LOCK gt position e The remaining memory on the memory card may be extremely low Save the content onto other media and delete unnecessary data from the memory card or use a new memory card instead e The memory card may have been correctly formatted Alternatively the format itself may be incompatible with this camera Reformat the memory card using the camera e 8 MB to 16 MB memory cards cannot be used for shooting movies Page 11 of Vol 1 Recording stops by itself Editing Cannot read the data on the memory card e The m
69. again If the warning appears again consult your dealer e Switch the power off if the warning continues to appear e Try inserting a different memory card if the warning appears again after restarting recording o gt K a amp Ms SYSTEM ERROR TURN POWER OFF Displayed when an error has occurred in the system Switch off the power and back on again e If this error is displayed when accessing the memory card such as when deleting a clip the memory card may be damaged Please replace it with a new memory card e If this error is displayed during repair please use the AVCCAM Restorer contents repair software Page 16 77 78 Selecting the display items Display the following items on the viewfinder and LCD monitor by pressing the lt DISP MODE CHK gt button or by setting the OTHER DISPLAY item Page 91 on the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP screen OTHER DISPLAY settings ALL PARTIAL OFF Displays MODE CHK DISPLAY Time code display Media capacity display Recording mode display LISSI LISSI l l Center marker frame display AREA frame display Recording function display lt AUTO MANU gt switch OO NI oD A BY N Operation status display Digital zoom magnification display AREA operation display Safety zone Media information display Metadata recording display AVCHD mode only Recording format display
70. assigned to the USER button the USER button operation remains effective Ach Activates the ATW function when the lt WHITE BAL gt switch is set to lt A gt Bch Activates the ATW function when the lt WHITE BAL gt switch is set to lt B gt PRST Activates the ATW function when the lt WHITE BAL gt switch is set to lt PRST gt OFF Deactivates the ATW function with lt WHITE BAL gt switch MF ASSIST lt CAMERA Activates automatic final focus when in manual focus mode ON Activates automatic final focus OFF Deactivates automatic focus e When there is large discrepancy in focus you may not be able to focus e Cannot be activated by an operation on the remote control connected to the lt CAM REMOTE gt terminal FOCUS lt CAMERA gt Sets the function assigned to the lt FOCUS ASSIST gt button ASSIST IN RED The image contour has red edges EXPAND The screen center of the LCD monitor is enlarged HANDLE lt CAMERA Sets the zoom speed assigned to positions of the lt HANDLE ZOOM gt switch ZOOM L OFF H Sets LOW slow OFF HIGH fast to the lt 1 gt lt 2 gt lt 3 gt positions OFF deactivates ZOOM operations L M H Sets LOW slow MID medium HIGH fast to the lt 1 gt lt 2 gt lt 3 gt positions L OFF M Sets LOW slow OFF MID medium to the lt 1 gt lt 2 gt lt 3 gt positions OFF deactivates ZOOM operations is the factory default mode Item Display
71. ation is being performed in the area inside the function frame with the lt FUNCTION gt knob Safety zone Displays the range set with the SAFETY ZONE item Page 89 on the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP screen e During AVCHD mode 90 90 display at 16 9 4 3 100 display at 4 3 14 9 100 display at 14 9 1 85 1 100 display at 1 85 1 2 1 100 display at 2 1 2 35 1 100 display at 2 35 1 2 39 1 100 display at 2 39 1 GRID 16 9 angular field of view with nine grid lines During DV mode 90 100 display at 16 9 4 3 100 display at 4 3 12 Media information display Displays basic information about inserted memory cards Information regarding slot 1 is displayed above and information regarding slot 2 is displayed below ILN 2 1 Recordable memory card white e Displayed in green if used for recording B Write protect is on Bl Non recordable memory card B Memory card is full e Recording is sometimes possible even when this icon is displayed e Depending on the space and type of memory card this icon may not be displayed even if recording stops while shooting because the memory card is full R Playback only memory card Memory cards with more than 1000 clips recorded become playback only memory cards N No memory card inserted in both memory card slots 1 and 2 e Flashes red 13 Metadata recording display AVCHD mode only META When metadata recor
72. attery or replace the discharged battery with a fully charged one Make sure the battery is fully charged Keep charging until the lt CHARGE gt lamp on the AC adaptor goes out The camera may be used in a low temperature environment The battery is affected by the ambient temperature In low temperature locations its operating time will shorten The battery may have reached the end of its service life Every battery has a certain service life The service life varies depending on how it is used and if the operating time has reduced significantly even after the battery was sufficiently charged the battery may have reached the end of its service life Page 22 of Vol 1 Page 21 of Vol 1 The battery cannot be charged ADC cord may be connected to the AC adaptor The battery cannot be charged with the DC cord connected Page 21 of Vol 1 The remaining charge is not displayed correctly Shooting Cannot start shooting The remaining battery charge display is merely a guideline To ensure that remaining battery capacity is displayed correctly use the battery completely from a fully charged state and charge the battery again Remaining battery capacity may still not be displayed correctly if the battery has been used for long periods in high or low temperatures or if the battery has been recharged a large number of times Make sure that the POWER MODE switch is lt ON gt Reference Page 27 of
73. ayed when the writing speed of the memory card in use is slow and recording may not be performed MN NO CARD No memory card is inserted MR REPAIR CLIP Do you wish to repair clips now Ms SET DATE AND TIME Set the date and time mT THE CLIP IS PROTECTED PLEASE CANCEL PROTECTION The clip is protected Please release the protection THE RECORDING IS STOPPED OVER THE LIMITATION Recording will stop Continuous recording for 12 hours THE TC MODE IS CHANGED TO NDF NDF is selected as the TC mode setting THIS BATTERY CANNOT BE USED This battery cannot be used THIS CARD CANNOT RECORD IN VIDEO MODE This memory card cannot be used for video recording THUMBNAIL DATA ERROR IS DETECTED An error has been detected in the thumbnail information Mu UNABLE TO FORMAT The memory card cannot be formatted Bw WRITE PROTECT This memory card is write protected Error displays The following messages are displayed when an error has occurred in the camera or the memory card If the problem is not solved by switching the power off and back on again either change the memory card in accordance with the instructions displayed or consult your dealer ME ERROR OCCURRED PLEASE TURN POWER OFF Displayed when an error has occurred on the camera Turn off the power MR REC WARNING Displayed when an error has occurred during recording Start the recording
74. capacity display displays the capacity possible for SIMUL REC Center marker frame display Displayed when the CENTER MARKER item on the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP screen is ON AREA frame display Displays the range of the AREA function Recording function display RERECI When pre rec mode is ON gt I During INTERVAL REC mode AVCHD mode only lt AUTO MANU gt switch Displayed when you switch the lt AUTO MANU gt switch to lt AUTO gt Al When shooting in Auto mode AQ When shooting in auto mode that allows FACE DETECT function Displayed when you switch the lt AUTO MANU gt switch to lt MANU gt When shooting in manual mode that allows FACE DETECT function when setting auto focus or auto iris 9 Operation status display O Red Shooting 00 Green Shooting paused gt Green Playback 00 White Playback paused INDEX 00 Playback paused at INDEX position 00 gt lt 00 Frame by frame playback Frame by frame reverse playback Cued playback cued reverse playback Fast forward fast forward playback Rewind fast rewind playback Pause at final scene pause at starting scene De IKI gt gt lt lt D K1 Digital zoom magnification display Displays digital zoom magnification D2X 2X D5X 5X D10X 10X 10 AREA operation display 1 Displayed when an oper
75. capacity in Slot 1 is displayed SIMUL REC cannot be used at the same time as relay recording or INTERVAL REC e During SIMUL REC if recording has stopped because a recording error has occurred in one of the memory cards the other memory card will continue to record After SIMUL REC ends when there is capacity remaining on one of the memory cards that memory card will automatically be selected as the memory card for recording Press the lt START STOP gt button again for normal recording e While in SIMUL REC mode if only one memory card is inserted normal recording takes place e After SIMUL REC the REC CHECK function does not operate After SIMUL REC the LAST CLIP function does not operate e When switching to lt PB gt mode after SIMUL REC the thumbnails of the memory card in slot 1 will be displayed Backup recording DV mode only The video recorded with this camera can be saved and automatically backed up in an external device connected using the lt DV OUT gt terminal on the camera Set the control method of the external device in the DV CONTROL and DV CMD SEL items of the IEEE1394 cable optional When you use backup recording function be careful about the following e After performing backup recording check the setting of menu items before operating the camera Since the setting of menu items remain even after turning off the power
76. ch to the lt MODE gt position the lt CAMERA gt mode and the lt PB gt Operations using the Operation lever Remote control Ck Play lt gt gt Press to play the clip with the cursor position gt 7 SEARCH PLAY SEARCH Cc Fast forward lt gt gt gt Press during playback to scroll quickly approx 10 times the speed through the clip Repeat the operation to scroll more quickly approx 20 times the speed Press while pause to move to the next clip GAC STLLADV PAUSA W GD ES SKIP STOP D SEARCH PLAY SEARCH Ell ENII SILLAN PAUSE STILLAN SKIP amp SKIP NN Rewind lt 44 gt Press during playback to scroll quickly backwards approx 10 times the speed through the clip Repeat the operation to scroll more quickly backwards approx 20 times the speed Press while pause to move to the previous clip Stop lt E gt Pause lt I gt Press during playback to pause the clip Press again to return to normal playback SEARCH STILAN PAUSE STL ADV Ga CD SKIP STON EN Thumbnail screen Video data created in one shooting session is called a clip When the lt PB gt mode has been established the clips will be displayed on the LCD monitor as thumbnails When there is a large number of clips it will take some time for them to be displayed on the screen You can perform the following operations
77. conds 180 When closing the LCD monitor ensure that it is closed e Operation status displays when shooting a self portrait No display You cannot record no memory card etc O Shooting in progress during transition to shooting pause 00 Shooting paused shooting standby Warning display in progress Adjusting the screen display 1 Turn the POWER MODE switch of the camera lt ON gt Page 27 of Vol 1 2 Press the lt MENU gt button e Menu operation Page 28 of Vol 1 e Operations may be performed with buttons on the remote control that correspond to those on the camera For details see Remote control Page 21 of Vol 1 3 Viewfinder adjustments Select YES in the EVF SET item on the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP screen DISPLAY SETUP LCD BACKLIGHT SELF SHOOT LCD monitor adjustments Select YES in the LCD SET item on the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP screen DISPLAY SETUP ZOOM amp FOCUS CARD amp BATTERY OTHER DISPLAY 4 Select desired items by tilting the OPERATION lever in the lt g gt or lt y gt directions and push the OPERATION lever LCD SET COLOR contrast OO ONTRAST 5 Adjust the selected item by tilting the OPERATION lever in the lt g gt or lt y gt direction 6 Press the lt MENU gt button to release menu mode e Color or monochrome viewfinder display can be selected with the EVF COLOR item of the DISPLAY SETUP
78. d Example Recording Shooting Video p interval time length 1 min 15 sec Sunsets 1SECOND 20 Mnt tg 2 min 30 sec Butterfly emerging 10SECONDS P te 30sec to 4hr 1 min from cocoon Flowers 1 hr to 5 sec to blooming 30 SECONDS ate pn e The maximum shooting time is 168 hours e When recording for long periods use the AC adaptor e Do not remove the battery or disconnect the AC adaptor during INTERVAL REC Doing so may damage recorded image data or result in data loss You cannot change the recording mode while INTERVAL REC is enabled Depending on lighting and shooting conditions color and focus settings may not be adjusted automatically In such cases make adjustments manually When INTERVAL REC is enabled set the following recording format If a different recording format is set INTERVAL REC item is grayed out and cannot be enabled Recording format PH mode 1080 24P When playing back a recorded video set the playback format to 1080 24P Even if the images have not met 24 frames when you stop recording a one second video will be created Time stamp function The date and time of recording can be recorded to video images Select ON in the TIME STAMP item on the settings menu RECORD SETUP screen When the TIME STAMP function is ON R will be displayed in front of the date and time display in the viewfinder and the LCD monitor In addition the month di
79. d shutter speed e After switching from lt PB gt mode to lt CAMERA gt mode Press the lt AWB gt button to adjust white balance automatically and continue to press it to adjust black balance Do so after preparing conditions to adjust white balance Message during adjustment ABB ACTIVE Message when adjustment is completed ABB END e Even when the ATW function is in use continue to press the lt AWB gt button to adjust black balance e Black balance cannot be adjusted during shooting ATW Auto Tracking White function The ATW function automatically decides the shooting environment and always automatically adjusts for optimal white balance during shooting The ATW function can be assigned to the lt WHITE BAL gt switch either lt A gt lt B gt lt PRST gt position in the ATW item on the setup menu SW MODE screen Page 82 Also the factory setting allows the ATW function to work in auto mode Page 84 Natural light sensor Some adjustment error may occur depending on the environment e Perform white balance adjustment Page 20 when high accuracy white balance adjustment is required e This camera is equipped with a natural light sensor to assist the ATW function When shooting using the ATW function do not block the natural light sensor with your hand Shooting in 1080i 480i progressive mode You can shoot in progressive mode when you
80. dexes have been added Page 57 gt b Resume playback display Displayed on clips on which resume playback setting has been applied e In DV mode M Shot mark This indicates that a clip has a shot mark Page 53 W Wide Displayed on clips recorded in 16 9 angular field gt Resume playback display Displayed on clips on which resume playback setting has been applied K Yellow Defective clip repairable clip Displayed on defective clips resulted from turning off the power during recording etc These may be repaired Page 58 Red Defective clip unrepairable clip Displayed on defective clips resulted from turning off the power during recording etc Delete these clips because they are not repairable If you cannot delete these clips format the memory card with this camera Page 13 B Defective clip clip with unknown content Displayed on clips with unknown content because the content is incompatible with this camera M Incomplete clip When the recording capacity of one clip exceeds 4 GB recording time is approximately 16 minutes the clip is automatically split and saved as another clip This is displayed on clips that were not saved successfully as associated clips due to power being switched off during recording etc e To display CLIP PROPERTY on the thumbnail screen move the cursor using the OPERATION lever to the clip you want
81. ding formats of factory default are PH 1080 60i in AVCHD mode and DV 480 60i in DV mode To check current setting status see Checking and displaying shooting status Page 25 The upper limit for the number of clips that can be recorded in AVCHD mode on a single memory card is 900 However this number may exceed 900 clips when shooting immediately after the POWER MODE switch has been turned lt ON gt The upper limit for the number of clips that can be recorded in DV mode is 900 Switching AVCHD mode DV mode 1 Turn the POWER MODE switch of the camera lt ON gt Page 27 of Vol 1 2 Press the lt MENU gt button 3 Select AVCHD or DV in the HD SD MODE item on the setup menu RECORDING SETUP screen 4 If the message TURN POWER OFF is displayed switch off the power and switch it on again The mode is switched by turning the power on again e For how to turn the power on and off see page 27 of vol 1 When you switch to AVCHD mode lt HD gt indicator lights in blue When you switch to DV mode lt HD gt indicator is turned off Shooting in Auto mode 1 Turn the POWER MODE switch of the camera lt ON gt Page 27 of Vol 1 e Make sure the mode lamp lt CAMERA is lit in red 2 Set the lt AUTO MANU gt switch to lt AUTO gt A is displayed at the top of the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder In accordance with setting of items on the setup menu AUTO SW screen focus
82. ding is ON No display When metadata recording is OFF 14 Recording format display Page 85 15 Marker luminance display During marker display the image level near the center of the screen is displayed as 0 99 99 N is displayed when 99 is exceeded e When the AREA Y GET function is operating the image level near the center of the AREA frame is displayed Page 25 16 Frame rate display Displays the recording frame rate Not displayed when 1080 60i 17 18 19 Audio limiter display Displays when the AUDIO AUTO MANU CH1 CH2 switch is set to lt MANU gt and the AUDIO LIMITER CH1 AUDIO LIMITER CH2 items on the setup menu RECORDING SETUP screen are ON LAL CH 1 When AUDIO LIMITER CH1 ON LAL CH 2 When AUDIO LIMITER CH2 ON ALCH1 2 When AUDIO LIMITER CH1 AUDIO LIMITER CH2 ON Recording audio display AVCHD mode only ARG An indication appears to show that audio is not recorded Remaining battery charge display When using Panasonic batteries compatible with this camera the remaining battery charge is displayed in minutes Some time passes until displayed e As the remaining battery charge becomes lower the display changes to 1 2721 gt EZA gt 27 gt 1 gt om When there are less than 3 minutes 2m flashes in red and when there is no capacity img flashes e Th
83. e lt PB gt ON Color OFF Black and white is the factory default mode 91 CARD FUNCTIONS screen Item Display Description of settings mode CARD lt CAMERA gt Formats memory card FORMAT lt PB gt SLOT1 Formats the memory card inserted in slot 1 SLOT2 Formats the memory card inserted in slot 2 NO Returns to the previous screen CARD lt CAMERA Displays the memory card status STATUS lt PB gt SLOT1 Displays information about the memory card inserted in slot 1 SLOT2 Displays information about the memory card inserted in slot 2 NO Returns to the previous screen CLIP lt PB gt Displays information about the selected clip PROPERTY YES Displays clip information NO Returns to the previous screen This can also be displayed using the lt DISP MODE CHK gt button is the factory default mode USER FILE screen Item Display Description of settings mode CARD READ lt CAMERA gt Reads the user files saved on the memory card lt PB gt SLOT1 Reads user files from the memory card inserted in slot 1 SLOT2 Reads user files from the memory card inserted in slot 2 NO Returns to the previous screen CARD WRITE lt CAMERA gt Saves user files on the memory card You can also add a title to the saved files lt PB gt SLOT1 Saves user file on the memory card inserted in slot 1 SLOT2 Saves user file
84. e lt RESET TC SET gt button is pressed input time codes are synchronized to the internal TCG NO Returns to the previous screen e MASTER and SLAVE mode settings are in effect only when this menu is open When the menu is closed EXT TC LINK is automatically canceled is the factory default mode 87 88 AV OUT SETUP screen Item Display Description of settings mode HDMI OUT lt CAMERA Sets the video format of the lt HDMI gt output SEL lt PB gt 1080i 720P Outputs at the resolution set in REC FORMAT AVCHD DOWN CONV lt HDMP gt is output at 480P mode only DOWNCON lt CAMERA gt Switches down conversion output mode MODE lt PB gt SIDE CROP Crops the left and right edges Images output from the AVCHD external output terminals lt VIDEO OUT gt lt HDMI gt will have mode only portions which extend beyond the edges of the screen and cannot be seen LETTER BOX Adds black bands at the top and bottom of the image SQUEEZE Squeezes images horizontally HP MODE lt CAMERA Selects the sound heard from the headphones LIVE The sound input from the microphone is output as is This setting is selected when delays in the sound are annoying RECORDING The sound in the status to be recorded the sound synchronized with the images is output TEST TONE lt CAMERA Sets test tone output to channels 1 and 2 when BAR
85. e OPERATION lever in the lt A gt direction to move to YES and push the OPERATION lever TC UB SETUP TC MODE nil Ly UB PRES 2a ee a 4 Set the user information Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt A gt lt W gt directions to select user information characters e You can set numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F for the user information UB PRESET ve po Oo Oo oo Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt b gt direction to move to the next digit and tilt in the lt A gt lt W gt directions again to select the character UB PRESET ve GO 00 OO oo e You can reset the user information to zero by pressing the lt RESET TC SET gt button while setting the user information BARS f AUDIO chi SELECT cH2 seLecT ea fer EVFDTL ZEBRA INPUT Li CH2 cH AUTO AUTO ain ake COUNTER RESET TC SET L S 5 When finished setting the user information push the OPERATION lever 6 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt lt gt direction to move to YES and push the OPERATION lever PRESET 49 50 Basic playback operations Mode lamp 1 Turn the POWER MODE switch to the lt PB gt lt PB gt mode is enabled mode switch For details on playing back clips using thumbnails see page 51 lt MODE gt position to light the mode lamp The mode lamp lt PB gt is lit in green and the e Each time you turn the swit
86. e and time display and 30 Time stamp display are displayed the display will not disappear even if you press the lt DISP MODE CHK gt button Setup menu list SCENE FILE screen Item EY Description of settings LOAD SAVE lt CAMERA gt LOAD Loads the scene file settings saved in this camera INIT SAVE Saves the updated scene file settings INIT Returns the scene file settings selected using the lt SCENE FILE gt dial to the factory settings NO Returns to the previous screen SYNC SCAN lt CAMERA Selects the synchro scan display setting TYPE deg Sets to angle display sec Sets to speed display SYNCHRO lt CAMERA gt Adjusts the synchro scan shutter speed used for shooting images on a TV SCAN screen etc Holding the OPERATION lever tilted upward or downward will cause the values to change at a faster rate e When SYNC SCAN TYPE sec 60i 60 P mode 1 60 0 1 249 8 secs 30 P mode 1 30 0 1 48 0 1 249 8 secs 24 P mode 1 24 0 1 48 0 1 249 8 secs e When SYNC SCAN TYPE deg 3 0 d 180 0 d 360 0 d 0 5 d increments angle display o gt ao a amp Q DETAIL lt CAMERA gt Adjusts the level of the image outline correction in the horizontal and vertical LEVEL directions V DETAIL lt CAMERA Adjusts the level of outline correction in the vertical direction LEVEL 7 0 7 DETA
87. e iris value within an area frame selected using the lt FUNCTION gt knob This function cannot be set when the FACE DETECT function has been set e Area luminance display Displays an averaged luminance level within an area frame selected using the lt FUNCTION gt knob 1 Select a function in the FUNCTION KNOB item on the setup menu SW MODE screen Page 82 INH No function is assigned FOCUS Area focus function and area focus bar function during lt MENU gt setting IRIS Area iris function and area iris meter function during lt MENU gt setting Y GET Area luminance display FOCUS IRIS Simultaneous operation of the area focus function and area iris function simultaneous operation of the area focus bar function area iris meter function during lt MENU gt setting FOCUS Y GET Simultaneous operation of area focus function and area luminance display simultaneous operation of area focus bar function during lt MENU gt setting 2 Press the lt FUNCTION gt knob e Awhite frame is displayed e There is no change in the operation of the camera other than the display of the frame 3 Press the lt FUNCTION gt knob again e The white frame turns yellow e When the frame is yellow the lt FUNCTION gt knob function set via the lt MENU gt operates in the area inside the frame e Pressing the lt FUNCTION gt knob once more returns the yellow frame to the white frame e Switching AUTO
88. e memory card inserted When the USB is connected Flashing orange Accessing memory card Off A status other than access underway Memory card access lamp Selecting a slot The slot to be used for recording can be switched between the two memory card slots 1 Press the lt SLOT SEL gt button while the camera is standby for recording The access lamp of the slot for recording lights up orange e This function works when a recordable memory card is inserted in both slots The slot cannot be switched during recording Formatting memory cards 1 Turn the POWER MODE switch of the camera lt ON gt Page 27 of Vol 1 2 Press the lt MENU gt button 3 Press the OPERATION lever on the CARD FORMAT item on the setup menu CARD FUNCTIONS screen e Select the SLOT number of the memory card to format when the following screen is displayed Select NO when you do not wish to format the memory card e Press the lt MENU gt button to close the menu display CARD FUNCTIONS CARD STATUS 4 Select YES on the confirmation screen e The memory card will be formatted ALL DATA WILL BE DELETED INCLUDING CLIP OF DV FORMAT THE CARD NOW SLOT1 YES 5 Press the lt MENU gt button to finish e When a memory card is formatted all data including video images recorded on the memory card will be erased and cannot be restored Save importa
89. e remaining battery charge may not be displayed correctly when used in high or low temperatures or when the camera has not been used for a long period of time To display the remaining battery charge correctly fully charge the battery and recharge it after using it completely Even when doing so batteries used for lengthy periods in high and low temperatures or those repeatedly charged sometimes do not display the battery level correctly e Since the time on the battery level display may vary depending on usage conditions use it as a guideline e When switching modes performing REC CHECK or changing the LCD brightness the time display will disappear for a moment to recalculate the remaining battery charge time e Not displayed when using an AC adaptor 73 74 20 Optical image stabilizer display IQD displayed when the optical image stabilizer is ON 21 Scene file name display Page 40 22 AWB information display Displays white balance information ATW When ATW is set P3 2 K P5 6 K VAR In the case of preset Ach Bch In the case of A B LOCK When ATW is locked 23 Gain display Displays the gain value of the image amplifier configured During Auto mode AGC is displayed 24 ND filter display ND filter selected is displayed 25 Date and time display Month Day Year 2000 2039 Hour Minute 7 Second mmm dd yyyy hh mm ss Order can be changed
90. ecorded e When set to LETTER BOX images are displayed in a 16 9 aspect ratio and LT BOX is displayed on the LCD and viewfinder a ay GY SQUEEZE The camera image is recorded compressed in the horizontal direction When recorded images are played on a wide screen supported TV monitor they are displayed in a 16 9 aspect ratio e When set to SQUEEZE images are displayed in a 16 9 aspect ratio on the LCD and viewfinder The illustration is an image figure when external output is displayed on a 4 3 monitor screen Wave form monitor function When in lt CAMERA gt mode press the lt WFM gt button to display the wave forms of the images on the LCD monitor Press the button again to return to the normal display e Switching the wave form display vector display and wave vector display is possible in the WFM item on the setup menu SW MODE screen Page 83 e Wave forms are not displayed on the viewfinder e Wave forms cannot be recorded e While wave forms are displayed use the viewfinder as well because a part of the shooting screen and screen display will be hidden by wave forms e While the focus assist function enlarged view is operating wave forms are not displayed Volume adjustment during shooting Adjusting the volume AUDIO MON ADV sood G 0 0 l oea O fJcom When monitoring sound with headphones while
91. ed the recording format is unchanged It must be set with the REC FORMAT item on the RECORDING SETUP screen See page 85 lt F6 gt SCENE CINE D File suitable for shooting movie like scenes where dynamic range is emphasized Even when the scene file is changed the recording format is unchanged It must be set with the REC FORMAT item on the RECORDING SETUP screen See page 85 Changing scene file settings The setting value of a scene file can be changed Also changed scene files can be stored at each position of the lt SCENE FILE gt dial lt F1 gt to lt F6 gt Example Change the name of the scene file 41 Turn the POWER MODE switch of the camera lt ON gt Page 27 of Vol 1 2 Turn the lt SCENE FILE gt dial to select a scene file to change 3 Select the setup menu SCENE FILE screen e Menu operation Page 28 of Vol 1 e Operations can be performed with buttons on the remote control that correspond to those on the camera For details see Remote control Page 21 of Vol 1 4 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt a gt lt yw gt directions to select the NAME EDIT item 5 Push the OPERATION lever or tilt in the lt p gt direction and tilt in the lt g gt direction to select YES then push the OPERATION lever again SCENE Fi 6 When the following screen is displayed use the OPERATION lever to set a six character file name Perform this using the same method as setting
92. ed class 6 e Control space is included in the displayed capacity and available recording capacity will be smaller than that e Continuous recording time is a maximum of 12 hours when using the AC adaptor e The recording time of a memory card may shorten when record and delete are repeated often over and over In that case format the memory card with the camera When a memory card is formatted all data recorded on the memory card is erased and cannot be restored Save important data to your computer e Partition of clips recorded on a memory card When an SDHC memory card of 8 GB or above is used if the recording space of a single clip exceeds 4 GB it is automatically saved as a separate clip Saved data can be manipulated as a single clip during thumbnail operation of the camera When handled with nonlinear editing software or a computer clips are handled as the separate clips Removing memory cards Protecting memory cards 1 Slide the lt OPEN gt lever of the memory card Move the write protect switch on the memory slot cover down to open the cover card to the lt LOCK gt position to prevent recorded e Ensure that the memory card access lamp is content from being accidentally erased from the not flashing orange before opening the cover memory card 2 Press the center of the memory card and pull the memory card straight outwards Write protect switch Memory card access lamp e Do not remove the memo
93. eeeee Repairing memory Cards sssssseien 16 Backlight compensation 1 111111 11 Using the zoom fUNCTION c cece eens 17 OEE DAS ooceococococccecceceececcececcececeecececeecesesece Digital zoom function eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeee 17 Changing the image size ccereeeee Wave form monitor function 28 Volume adjustment during shooting 29 Shotimark functionics icsictlsvcivaccsan 29 Index recording AVCHD mode onlly 29 LAST CUPI FUNGUO inir 29 Using special functions for recording 30 Pr rec PRE REG sisccaciscaddeicn 30 INTERVAL REC AVCHD mode only 30 Time stamp fUNCtION 0 eceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 31 Relay fUNC ONi aii iirrainn 31 SIMUL REG aiias a 32 Backup recording DV mode only 33 Adjusting the shutter speed Using the lt SHTR gt dial cececeeeeereeeees Setting the shutter eeeeseeeeeeeeeeseeeeee Setting the synchro SCAN eeeeeeeeeeeeeee SYNCHIO SCAN eienen ia Changing audio input c ees eeeneeeees Using the built in microphone 0 008 37 Using an external microphone and audio OGVICGS ngua ia 38 Adjusting the audio recording level Automatically sssrini 39 Adjusting the audio recording level manually 39 Using shooting settings scene files Changing scene file settingS c Storing scene files and other settings on Me
94. emory card may not be compatible with video recording Always use a memory card compatible with video recording e Make sure the memory card has been correctly formatted If not format the memory card using the camera Page 11 of Vol 1 Cannot perform non linear editing e Check the specifications of your computer and connection cable Cannot dub onto an external device Displays Something is wrong with the time code display Playback Cannot play back content even when press the play button e Make sure the external device connected correctly e The time code display may not register a regular count if a clip is played back in the reverse slow mode but this is normal e Make sure the camera is in the lt CAMERA gt mode Turn the POWER MODE switch and confirm that the PB lamp lt PB gt is lit e Make sure that the playback format matches the data Match the playback format with the recording format of the clip Mosaic like noise appears when fast forwarding or rewinding a clip e This noise is inherent to digital video technology It does not indicate a fault Images do not appear on the television even though have connected the camera recorder correctly e Make sure that the input selector on your television is set to video input Read the instructions of your television carefully and select the correct video input connector for the camera Cannot hear any sound fr
95. emory card slot 4 Close the memory card slot cover e Close until it clicks firmly into place Insert from the terminal side straight forward as shown in the picture until you hear a click e Do not perform the following operations while the memory card access lamp is flashing You may damage the memory card or its contents or cause the camera to fail to operate correctly Opening the door and removing the memory card Switching off the power Connecting and disconnecting the USB2 0 connection cable Removing the battery Shaking or striking the camera Always format memory cards that have been used on other devices when first using them with this camera Page 13 If CHECK CARD check the memory card is displayed on the viewfinder or LCD monitor remove the memory card and reinsert it Images shot from the start of shooting until it is stopped are recorded as one clip e When recording is paused after a short recording time may be required after pressing the lt START STOP gt button before writing to the memory card is completed This means that if the lt START STOP gt button is pressed operations cannot be accepted immediately The camera reads information from the memory card immediately after the memory card is inserted therefore after PAUSE is displayed in the operation status display Page 72 press the lt START STOP gt button to start shooting The recor
96. es can be set because the number of indexes will exceed the maximum limit CANNOT SET PRE REC CARD CAPACITY TOO LOW PRE REC cannot be set because the remaining memory card capacity is low CARD DOOR OPENED The memory card door is open 76 CARD ERROR PLEASE REFORMAT Formatting has failed This memory card needs to be reformatted CARD FULL The memory card is full CHECK CARD Please check the memory card If a memory card that has been used before in another device or computer is used for the first time in this camera CHECK CARD is displayed and all operations may be disabled In such a case perform the following 1 Remove the memory card from the camera and insert it again Page 15 The camera recognizes the memory card and cancels the CHECK CARD display If the CHECK CARD display is not disappeared even after removing and inserting the memory card several times check the contents of the memory card on a computer and erase all the data Format the memory card with the camera Page 13 If the data on the memory card cannot be either read or erased on a computer the memory card may be damaged Use another memory card X amp CONTROL DATA ERROR HAS BEEN DETECTED An error has been detected in the control information MD DISCONNECT USB CABLE When turning off the power disconnect the USB connection cable INCOMPATIBLE CARD PLEASE CHECK CARD Displ
97. ge numbers Numbers in the style of 00 are Volume 2 page numbers Reference 105 Panasonic Corporation Web Site http panasonic net Panasonic Corporation 2012
98. he EXT TC LINK item on the setup menu TC UB SETUP screen to SLAVE 4 Press the lt COUNTER gt lt RESET TC SET gt button TCG values will be preset to the TC values input from the MASTER e The menu screen is closed and TC LINK Ok is displayed in the center of the screen e If the TC values cannot be set correctly LINK NG will be displayed e If the SLAVE camera is set to 24P set the TC MODE item of the MASTER camera to NDF e To cancel the SLAVE mode press the lt MENU gt button Charging the built in battery setting the time code Charging the built in battery The camera uses the built in battery to remember the date and time If LOW INTERNAL BATTERY built in battery level is low is displayed when the date and time are set it means that the built in battery is depleted Charge the battery with the following method Set the date and time after the battery fully charged 1 Connect an AC adaptor to the camera Page 24 of Vol 1 e Leave the POWER MODE switch of the camera at lt OFF gt 2 Leave the camera for approximately four hours e The built in battery is charged e Check the time code and menu operations after charging If the date and time are not remembered after charging the built in battery needs to be replaced Consult your dealer Setting the time code Perform various time code related settings with the following items on the setup menu TC UB SETUP screen Page 87
99. he USER button to fix the white balance value OFF Deactivates the ATW function when in Auto mode Activates white balance function selected using the lt WHITE BAL gt switch AF lt CAMERA gt ON Activates auto focus when in Auto mode At this time the lt FOCUS gt switch is disabled OFF Deactivates auto focus when in Auto mode Performs focus operation selected using lt FOCUS gt switch is the factory default mode RECORDING SETUP screen Display mode HD SD MODE lt CAMERA gt Switches the mode AVCHD DV AVCHD DV e If the TURN POWER OFF message is displayed switch the camera OFF and then ON again Switching the camera ON OFF switches the mode REC FORMAT lt CAMERA gt ll AVCHD mode Item Description of settings Selects the recording format Page 14 e PH 1080 24P and PH 720 24P are for native recording PH 1080 60i PH 1080 30P PH 1080 24P PH 720 60P PH 720 30P PH 720 24P PM 720 60P HA 1080 60i HE 1080 60i E DV mode Selects the recording format Page 14 DV 480 60i DV 480 30P DV 480 24P ASPECT lt CAMERA gt Selects aspect ratio for DV mode recording CONV DV mode SIDE CROP Records in 4 3 Crops the left and right edges only LETTER BOX Records in 16 9 Adds black bands at the top and bottom of the screen SQUEEZE Records with horizontal compression of picture PREREC lt CAMERA gt Sets
100. he end recording on the backup device which is on standby will automatically start is the factory default mode 93 94 Item Display Description of settings mode DV CMD SEL lt CAMERA gt Sets the recording operation to be performed by the backup device when you DV mode press the lt START STOP gt button only REC P Pauses and unpauses the recording STOP Starts and stops the recording TALLY LAMP lt CAMERA gt Sets lighting of the tally lamp FRONT The front tally lamp microphone side lights REAR The rear tally lamp viewfinder side lights BOTH Both tally lamps light OFF No tally lamp lights CLOCK SET lt CAMERA Sets the built in calendar of the camera lt PB gt TIME ZONE lt CAMERA Adds to or deducts from GMT the time value of 12 00 to 13 00 in 30 minute lt PB gt steps Refer to the following table 0 00 Time Regi Time Regi difference egion difference egion 00 00 Greenwich 00 30 01 00 Azores 01 30 02 00 Mid Atlantic 02 30 03 00 Buenos Aires 03 30 Newfoundland Island 04 00 Halifax 04 30 05 00 New York 05 30 06 00 Chicago 06 30 07 00 Denver 07 30 08 00 Los Angeles 08 30 09 00 Alaska 09 30 Marquesas Islands 10 00 Hawaii 10 30 11 00 Midway Islands 11 30 12 00 Kwajalein Atol
101. ilt the OPERATION lever in the lt 4 gt lt Y gt directions to select items and push the OPERATION lever META DATA USER CLIP NAME META DATA PROP CARD READ Loads the metadata set on the memory card on to the camera Move to CARD READ push the OPERATION lever select either SLOT1 SLOT2 NO and push the OPERATION lever e Up to eight items of metadata on the memory card can be displayed starting from the most recent creation date e If characters other than single byte alphanumeric characters are used in the metadata file to be loaded they are displayed as RECORD Sets whether to record the metadata loaded on the camera simultaneously on a memory card when recording Select either ON OFF format do not format and push the OPERATION lever The factory setting for this mode is OFF USER CLIP NAME The USER CLIP NAME recording method is selectable For details see the next column META DATA PROP Displays the metadata recorded in the camera CLIP COUNTER RST Resets the counter value to 1 Select either YES NO reset do not reset and push the OPERATION lever META INIT SET Initializes the metadata recorded in the camera Select either YES NO initialize do not initialize and push the OPERATION lever 5 Press the lt MENU gt button to release menu mode Selecting the USER CLIP NAME recording method Press the lt MENU gt button and select MET
102. imations is the factory default mode Item Display Description of settings mode CARD amp lt CAMERA gt Select ON OFF to display hide the remaining memory card recording capacity BATTERY lt PB gt and remaining battery charge ON OFF OTHER lt CAMERA gt Selects how much information to display on the viewfinder and LCD monitor DISPLAY lt PB gt OFF PARTIAL ALL LCD SET lt CAMERA Adjusts the display level of images on the LCD monitor lt PB gt BRIGHTNESS brightness COLOR color level CONTRAST contrast EVF SET lt CAMERA gt Adjusts the display level of images on the viewfinder lt PB gt BRIGHTNESS brightness COLOR color level CONTRAST contrast LCD lt CAMERA gt Adjusts the backlight of the LCD monitor BACKLIGHT _ lt PB gt 1 0 1 2 3 1 The backlight becomes brighter 3 The backlight becomes the darkest SELF SHOOT lt CAMERA gt Switches the LCD monitor to mirror mode for self portrait shooting Select MIRROR to flip the left and right side of the LCD monitor image during self portrait shooting NORMAL MIRROR EVF MODE lt CAMERA gt Switches the screen display of images lt PB gt AUTO If you open the LCD monitor images on the viewfinder disappear ON Images are always displayed on the viewfinder EVF COLOR lt CAMERA gt Switches viewfinder images to color black and whit
103. ion is displayed depending on the situation e Performance of the auto white balance or the auto black balance e Warning Page 76 e The ND filter recommended under the current shooting conditions is displayed e The AWB error message LOW LIGHT LEVEL OVER Page 21 e The functions assigned to the USER buttons while you hold down the lt DISP MODE CHK gt button 30 Time stamp display Displayed when the TIME STAMP item on the setup menu RECORDING SETUP screen is ON 31 Audio level meter display Page 39 32 Auto iris control display 10 Standard auto iris control sror Auto iris control for spotlight BACK Auto iris control for the backlight compensation 33 IRIS METER display Displays the preceding bar in the bottom right of the LCD monitor viewfinder Center Indicates the normal light intensity Right Indicates high light intensity Left Indicates low light intensity Green dots on display Indicate the compensation amount during AUTO IRIS 34 Iris display Displays F value 35 Shutter speed display Displays the shutter speed 36 Monitor audio level meter When you press the lt AUDIO MON ADV gt button the sound volume output from the built in speaker and headphone jack is displayed 37 DV control device status display DV mode only Displays the status of the device con
104. item on the AV OUT SETUP screen is set to DOWN CONV the signal is converted to progressive 480P and output from the HDMI OUT terminal When the VIDEO OUT OSD item of the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP screen is set to ON and under the following settings video is automatically displayed in LETTER BOX mode after the menu opens in order to prevent characters from cropping during lt HDMI gt lt VIDEO OUT gt output When the menu is closed video returns to SIDE CROP mode AVCHD mode When the DOWNCON MODE item of the AV OUT SETUP screen is set to SIDE CROP DV mode When the ASPECT CONV item of the RECORDING SETUP screen is set to SIDE CROP 67 68 Nonlinear editing Nonlinear editing of video data on memory cards can be performed by connecting the camera via the USB2 0 connection cable to a computer for editing Page 64 Use a sufficiently charged battery or the AC adaptor The following conditions are necessary for USB connection e PC with Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 or Macintosh with Intel CPU Intel Mac e USB2 0 High Speed Mass Storage Class compatibility not compatible with USB1 1 e Only connect to one computer at a time e Camera cannot be operated if a hub or other device is connected between the camera and computer 1 Insert a memory card into the camera and turn the POWER MODE switch of the camera lt ON gt Page 27 of Vol 1 2 Connect the camera to a computer with a
105. l 12 30 13 00 11 30 Norfolk Island 12 00 New Zealand 10 30 Lord Howe Island 11 00 Solomon Islands 09 30 Darwin Islands 10 00 Guam 08 30 09 00 Tokyo 07 30 08 00 Beijing 06 30 Yangong 07 00 Bangkok 05 30 Mumbai 06 00 Dacca 04 30 Kabul 05 00 Islamabad 03 30 Tehran 04 00 Abu Dhabi 02 30 03 00 Moscow 01 30 02 00 Eastern Europe 00 30 01 00 Central Europe LANGUAGE lt CAMERA Sets the Menu language BEB English Espa ol Francais SYSTEM lt CAMERA Displays the version of the system in this camera INFO lt PB gt MENU INIT lt CAMERA Returns the menu settings scene files and user files to factory default settings Except for time code OPERATION TIME item CLOCK SET item TIME ZONE item settings OPERATION lt CAMERA Displays the power on time a 5 digit figure TIME lt PB gt is the factory default mode OPTION MENU screen Display mode 1394 STATUS lt CAMERA gt Displays IEEE1394 status DV mode __ YES NO only 1394 CONFIG lt CAMERA gt Sets IEEE1394 DV mode DFLT 1 255 only OPTION MENU is displayed when you press the lt MENU gt button while holding down the lt DISP MODE CHK gt button Item Description of settings is the factory default mode PLAY SETUP screen Item Display Description of settings mode PB FORMAT lt PB gt Sets the playback format
106. lip forwards gt i i or press the lt SKIP gt button on the remote 8 backwards at approximately 20 times the ny control normal speed SEARCH PLAY SEARCH Go Ge STIL NAC RUSE STA Y AW amp SKIF gt SKII D D Camera or remote control Gt Camera or remote control To return to normal playback tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt A gt direction play or press the lt PLAY gt button on the remote control e The screen will return to the thumbnail display after the playback of the last clip is completed during fast forward playback e The screen will pause at the first clip after the fast rewind playback of the first clip is completed e No audio will be played during fast forward or rewind playback 61 62 Frame by frame playback 1 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt A gt direction during playback to pause the clip or press the lt PAUSE gt button on the remote control 2 Press the lt AUDIO MON ADV gt button or press the lt STILL ADV gt button on the remote control e Hold down to continuously advance frame by frame until the button is released e Hold down the lt STILL ADV gt button on the remote control to switch to continuous frame by frame mode Press the lt PAUSE gt button to cancel MENU EXEC SEARCH PLAY STILLADY PAUSE GO Si STOP Si OOO TMN Camera or remote control When the lt gt button is pressed the images are
107. lt START STOP gt button Video and audio from approximately three seconds prior will be recorded e In the following cases recording of the previous three seconds of video and audio may not be possible even if recording is started immediately Immediately after switching from lt PB gt mode to lt CAMERA gt mode Immediately after turning on the power Immediately after changing the PREREC MODE item In AVCHD mode the thumbnail for a clip shot using the pre rec function will display the image at the time when the lt START STOP gt button was pressed In DV mode it displays the image three seconds prior to the time when the lt START STOP gt button is pressed INTERVAL REC AVCHD mode only This function allows you to create short videos of scenes that move slowly over long periods of time through frame by frame recording at specified intervals One frame is recorded in each recording time period that has been set and 24 frames form a one second video You can specify the interval in lt CAMERA gt mode with the INTERVAL REC item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen e 1SECOND 10SECONDS 30SECONDS 1MINUTE 2MINUTES Changes the INTERVAL REC setting OFF Does not set the INTERVAL REC e 3 appears on the display e INTERVAL REC setting will be released when shooting is finished e Audio recording is disabled e If the PRE REC function is set the INTERVAL REC setting will be release
108. ly switched to the manual focus mode The lt FOCUS gt switch automatically moves back to lt M gt MANUAL even when you move it to lt 00 gt lt PUSH AUTO gt button While pressing the lt PUSH AUTO gt button the automatic focus can be set quickly Switching to manual focus assist mode You can switch from manual mode to manual focus assist mode by turning ON the MF ASSIST item on the setup menu SW MODE screen e Focus adjustment is performed roughly with about half the work in focus ring operation compared to the manual focus mode e After adjustment with the focus ring focus adjusts automatically fine adjustment e When focus is off a great deal it may not be set e After making an automatic adjustment the next automatic adjustment is not performed until the focus ring is moved e Because auto focus sometimes does not operate correctly when there is flickering select a shutter speed appropriate to the lighting Page 34 e When using auto focus mode with any format other than 60i and 60P the time for the focus control will be slightly longer than for the normal focus mode e When ON is selected in the AF item on the setup menu AUTO SW screen auto focus is on during auto mode regardless of the position of the lt FOCUS gt switch Page 84 e During macro shooting the screen display of AF MF and MA become boxed characters Using focus assist When you press the lt FOCUS ASSIST gt bu
109. me PHOTO pe Date v Time and Date v No display Connecting external devices Headphones x O 2 gt ie A Stereo mini jack 3 5 mm e Sound is no longer heard from the speaker when the headphones optional are connected External microphone Microphone optional Microphone holder AG MC200G Microphone holder adaptor AUDIO INPUT 1 2 terminal e When attaching an external microphone to the microphone shoe use the supplied microphone holder and microphone holder adaptor e When attaching the microphone holder and the microphone holder adaptor be sure to tighten the screws firmly even though you might hear a squeaking sound e When wiring the microphone cable use the cable clamper of the microphone holder adaptor Microphone holder adaptor 63 64 E File transfer nonlinear editing You can connect a computer to the camera using a USB 2 0 cable optional and transfer files Computer e For details on conditions of the computer and other factors see page 68 e No USB2 0 connection cable is included with this camera Use a commercial double shielded USB2 0 connection cable shielded for noise suppression E 1394 AVC transfer nonlinear editing You can connect a computer to the camera using an IEEE1394 cable optional and perform 1394 AVC transfer Only in DV mode e Set the camera to the lt PB gt mode Com
110. mory CardS cccecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeee 42 Clip metadata AVCHD mode only 44 Uploading metadata META DATA 45 Selecting the USER CLIP NAME recording method 45 Using the COUNCED ccesseeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeteee 46 Counter display c ccecceeseeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeaee 46 TC presetiMOde siriani 46 Charging the built in battery setting the time Setting user information 49 Playback Basic playback operations cceeeee 50 Thumbnail Screen cccesseeeeeeeeeneees 51 Basic thumbnail screen operations 51 Adding shot marks to ClipS ecceeeees 53 Selecting the memory card slot for playback 53 Playback settings PLAY SETUP 54 Setting playback format PB FORMAT only in AVCHD mode eceeeeeeees 54 Repeat playback REPEAT PLAY 54 Resume playback RESUME PLAY 55 Setting the skip method SKIP MODE only in AVCHD mode eceeeeereees 55 Thumbnail operations cceeeeeeeneeeee 56 Selecting the thumbnail display method THUMBNAIL vines ccecsseccstzccesssenscsseous cassis 56 Deleting and protecting clips OPERATION 57 Repairing clips only in DV mode 58 Formatting memory card checking clip and memory card information CARD FUNCTIONS eniran 59 Useful playback functions cceeeeeeeee 61 Fast forward rewind playback 0
111. mory card of SD speed class 4 or above when recording with PH mode HA mode Recording cannot be performed with a memory card of lower than SD speed class 4 2 Use a memory card of SD speed class 2 or above when recording with PM mode HE mode 3 This is the highest quality mode of the camera e The camera utilizes the VBR recording system VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate a recording system where the bit rate automatically varies volume of data per given time period according to the subject being shot Therefore recording times will be shorter when fast moving subjects have been recorded e Control space is included in the displayed capacity and available recording capacity will be smaller e Continuous recording time is a maximum of 12 hours when using the AC adaptor e Recording can be sometimes restarted even if it was paused due to shortage of space e Even for the same memory card the recording time differs depending on conditions such as the recording format or recorded images e The recording time of a memory card may shorten when record and delete are repeated often over and over In that case format the memory card with the camera When a memory card is formatted all data recorded on the memory card is erased and cannot be restored Save important data to your computer E DV mode e Use a memory card of SD speed class 6 or above when recording with DV mode Recording cannot be performed with a memory card of lower than SD spe
112. n cceeeeeeeees 95 PLAY SETUP Screen cccceeceesseeeenees 95 THUMBNAIL screen cceeeeeeteeeeees 96 OPERATION screen ccccseeeeeeeeeeees 96 Reference Before calling for Service 97 Updating the firmware incorporated into the unit 101 Gleaning saeieccciecsesccsicescecseesccesczecdstesecenesscceccs 102 Storage precautions c cceeeceesseeeeeeee 102 Recording format list ccseseeeeees 103 Using the viewfinder This camera utilizes a viewfinder with a miniature LCD and a 3 45 inch LCD monitor e Less than 0 01 of the pixels in the LCD may Use them according to application and shooting not light or remain on all the time They are conditions not defective and will have no effect on the e Brightness and hue of images in the viewfinder images you record and the LCD monitor may sometimes differ from e Screen burn in may occur in the LCD monitor those on a TV monitor however this is not a defect Check final images with a TV monitor Using the viewfinder 1 Turn the POWER MODE switch of the camera lt ON gt Page 27 of Vol 1 and check that images appear in the viewfinder 2 Position the screen of the viewfinder where it is easiest to see The viewfinder can be raised to about 90 perpendicular to the camera 3 Adjust the diopter adjustment dial so that you can see the characters on the finder screen Clearly Diopter adj
113. n Page 24 e When the menu screen is displayed shooting is not possible After closing the menu screen press the lt START STOP gt button e When the memory card slot cover is opened during shooting shooting stops lt REC CHECK button lt START STOP gt button on the handle lt START STOP gt button Lock release button 11 12 Checking recorded images REC CHECK While shooting is paused press the lt REC CHECK button to review the video and audio recorded three seconds immediately prior After reviewing the camera returns to the recording pause status e The REC CHECK images are also recorded when a device is connected to the camera and backup images have been recorded e When the operation mode is lt PB gt mode REC CHECK does not work e This function does not work if the REC FORMAT is changed if the camera is set to the lt CAMERA gt mode after having been switched to the lt PB gt mode if the memory card slot cover is opened or if the slot is switched after shooting e This function does not work with SIMUL REC Memory card access lamp llluminated orange Reading writing possible Flashing orange slow Accessing memory card Flashing green Memory card write protected the slot with CHECK CARD indication no space left on memory card Illuminated green Other than the selected slot Off No memory card inserted unformatted memory card or incompatibl
114. n The thumbnail menu will be displayed 2 Select REPAIR in the OPERATION item on the thumbnail menu and press YES 3 Select a clip to repair using the OPERATION lever 4 Press the lt EXEC gt button 5 Select YES on the confirmation screen and push the OPERATION lever Clip repair will be performed e When shot mark has been set on the clip the setting is canceled e It is not possible to add indexes to clips shot using a consumer camcorder model e It is not possible to adjust the volume during index playback CLIP PROTECT only in AVCHD mode YES Protects selected clips Om mark will be displayed e Cancels protection when the protected clip is selected O n mark will disappear Formatting the memory card will delete all clips even if they are protected NO Returns to the previous screen 4 Press the lt MENU gt button to return to the thumbnail screen 58 Repair defective clips with this camera before moving them to a computer Defective clips cannot be repaired once they are moved to a computer and written back on the memory card Formatting memory card checking clip and memory card information CARD FUNCTIONS Memory cards can be formatted and clip and memory card information can be checked 1 Press the lt MENU gt button Menu operation Page 28 of Vol 1 2 Select CARD FUNCTIONS and push the OPERATION lever or tilt in the l
115. nected to the lt DV OUT gt terminal DV red Shooting DV 00 red Shooting paused DV Gall Device cannot be controlled or cannot be in shooting shooting pause status DVI Device is not connected 38 Recording aspect display DV mode only Displayed when recording aspect is set to LETTER BOX o gt amp a Q 75 EAn alLa Melk LENE The main warning displays appearing on the LCD monitor or viewfinder are as follows If a warning display is not listed carefully check the message displayed BA ALL DATA WILL BE DELETED INCLUDING CLIP OF AVCHD FORMAT THE CARD NOW SLOT1 If you format the memory card all the recorded data will be deleted Including AVCHD clips Do you format the memory card SLOT 1 mc CANNOT BE USED DUE TO INCOMPATIBLE DATA Cannot be used because the standard for the data is different CANNOT DELETE Clip cannot be deleted CANNOT DELETE WITH THIS BUTTON Clip cannot be deleted CANNOT PLAY No playback is possible CANNOT PLAY WITH THIS BUTTON No playback is possible CANNOT RECORD PH MODE AND HA MODE INTO THIS CARD This memory card cannot be recorded to in PH mode or HA mode CANNOT RECORD THE NUMBER OF CLIPS HAS EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM LIMIT The maximum number of clips has been reached and no further clips can be recorded CANNOT SET THE NUMBER OF INDEXES HAS EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM LIMIT No further index
116. ng method of CLIP PROPERTY USER CLIP NAME is selectable For details see page 45 2 When you input the CLIP PROPERTY SCENARIO you must input the PROGRAM NAME You cannot input SCENE NO TAKE NO only 3 When you input a CLIP PROPERTY MEMO you must input the TEXT You cannot input PERSON only e This camera can only display ASCII characters Due to limitations imposed by the camera on the number of characters which can be displayed not all the data can be displayed This does not mean that data which is not displayed has been deleted Use an AVCCAM viewer or other program to check all the data e Metadata can be created with AYCCAM viewer Page 69 Uploading metadata META DATA You can perform the following operations If necessary make preparations e Loading metadata Insert the memory card on which the metadata is recorded into the camera For details on clip metadata see page 44 e Selecting whether to record the metadata on the memory card e Initializing the metadata inside the camera e Displaying the metadata inside the camera 4 Turn the POWER MODE switch to go into lt CAMERA gt mode 2 Press the lt MENU gt button Menu operation Page 28 of Vol 1 3 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt a gt lt w gt directions to select META DATA and push the OPERATION lever or tilt in the lt gt direction CAMERA MENU USER FILE OTHER FUNCTIONS 4 T
117. nt data to your computer CARD FORMAT FINISHED 13 14 Memory card recording times e Recording times approx when using Panasonic SD SDHC SDXC memory cards Recording AVCHD mode DV mode mode a Hi Vin uality PM HA HE ace aeaoea Long duration High quality Long duration DV x mode 1280X720 mode 1920X1080 mode 1440X1080 pixels or 1280X720 i i ikel pixels pixels pixels Memory card pixels capacity 512 MB Approx 2 min Approx 5 min Approx 3 min Approx 10 min Approx 2 min 1 GB Approx 5 min Approx 12 min Approx 7 min Approx 21 min Approx 4 min 2 GB Approx 10 min Approx 25 min Approx 15 min Approx 45 min Approx 8 min 4GB Approx 21 min Approx 52 min Approx 30 min Approx 1 hr 30 min Approx 16 min 6 GB Approx 33 min Approx 1 hr 20 min Approx 45min Approx 2 hr 15 min 8 GB Approx 45 min Approx 1 hr 50 min Approx 1 hr Approx 3 hr Approx 32 min 12 GB Approx 1 hr 5 min Approx 2 hr 50 min Approx 1 hr 30 min Approx 4 hr 30 min 16 GB Approx 1 hr 30 min Approx 3 hr 45 min Approx 2 hr Approx 6 hr Approx 1 hr 4 min 32 GB Approx 3 hr Approx 7 hr 30 min Approx 4 hr Approx 12 hr Approx 2 hr 8 min 48 GB Approx 4 hr 30 min Approx 11 hr 20 min Approx 6 hr Approx 18 hr Approx 3 hr 12 min 64 GB Approx 6 hr Approx 15 hr Approx 8 hr Approx 24 hr Approx 4 hr 16 min E AVCHD mode 1 Use a me
118. om the camera s speaker e You may have turned down the camera s volume control too far Adjust the volume level by pressing the lt AUDIO MON ADV gt button lt gt PC connection Computer does not recognize camera when USB2 0 connection cable is connected e Check the operating environment e If your computer has multiple USB2 0 terminals try connecting the camera to a different USB terminal e Switch off the camera and then on again and reconnect the USB2 0 connection cable An error message appears on the computer when the USB2 0 connection cable is disconnected Other The remote control does not work e To disconnect the USB2 0 connection cable safely double click the icon in the task tray and follow the instructions on the screen The battery in the remote control may have run out If the remote control fails to work even it is operated close to the remote control sensor of the camera the battery may have run out Replace the battery Make sure the IR REMOTE item on the setting menu OTHER FUNCTIONS screen is not set to OFF Page 26 of Vol 1 There is a rattling sound when the camera is tilted back and forth This is the sound of the lens moving This is normal The sound will not be heard when the camera is switched on A clicking sound is heard when the power is turned on or when the lt PB gt mode is switched to the lt CAMERA gt mode This initializa
119. oximately 12 seconds without a dial operation DIAL LOCK will be set automatically To operate the camera again press the lt DIAL SEL gt button The camera resumes the last operated mode You can also use the lt DIAL SEL gt button to set DIAL LOCK in order to prevent unintentional operation Setting the shutter 1 Press the lt DIAL SEL gt button and select DIAL SHUTTER 2 Press the lt SHTR gt dial e Each time the lt SHTR gt dial is pressed the shutter will turn ON OFF e The shutter speed is changed in the order shown in the charts on page 35 by turning the lt SHTR gt dial when the shutter is ON e Remember that the faster the shutter speed the lower the camera sensitivity e Focusing on the subject would take longer if the shutter speed is reduced it is therefore recommended that the camera be secured to a tripod etc during shooting e Under the lighting of electric discharge tubes such as fluorescent lamps horizontal bands may appear on the screen Adjusting the shutter speed may improve this condition A subject that quickly crosses the camera may appear distorted when shot This is due to the signal reading system of the pickup devices MOS sensor and is not a defect e At slow shutter speeds 1 6 to 1 15 white red green or blue dots may appear on the screen however this is not a defect Setting the synchro scan 1 Press the lt DIAL SEL gt button and select
120. puter IEEE1394 cable optional e When controlling the camera from a nonlinear editing device you can operate the clip on the cursor position in the thumbnail screen which is displayed on the LCD e When the camera cannot be controlled by the nonlinear editing device operate the clip to import with the camera e When connecting and disconnecting an IEEE1394 cable be sure to turn off the power of the device to be connected e When connecting an external device equipped with a 4 pin type IEEE1394 terminal connect the lt DV OUT gt terminal 6 pin first e Use a double shielded IEEE1394 cable Digital device E 1394 AVC transfer You can connect a digital device to the camera using an IEEE1394 cable optional and perform 1394 AVC transfer Only in DV mode e Set the camera to the lt PB gt mode Digital device e When connecting and disconnecting an IEEE1394 cable be sure to turn off the power of the device to be connected e When connecting an external device equipped with a 4 pin type IEEE1394 terminal connect the lt DV OUT gt terminal 6 pin first e Use a double shielded IEEE1394 cable 65 66 TV Monitor Only the output signals from the camera are shown Audio pin cable optional White CH1 LCH audio Red CH2 RCH audio TV Monitor HDMI cable optional
121. rectly recognized by the computer you may be able to remedy that by one of the following methods Turn the power of the camera and the computer off and back on again Remove the memory card from the camera and reinsert it Connect to a different USB2 0 terminal on the computer e If you are using an SDXC memory card some computers may not recognize the data Make sure your computer supports SDXC cards How to handle data recorded on the memory card AVCHD mode Data recorded in AVCHD format offers excellent Drive compatibility with computers due to the file type L but since this format includes not only video PRIVATE and audio data but also a variety of important L AVCHD information the folder structure will consist of file AVCHDTN associations as illustrated in the diagram on the right If even part of this information is modified or deleted the data may no longer be recognized as m CLIPINF AVCHD data or the memory card may not longer l PLAYLIST be able to be used with AVCHD devices Ls STREAM To prevent the loss of any part of the information when transferring data on the memory card to a computer or when copying data stored on a computer back onto the memory card be sure to use the dedicated AVCCAM viewer The AVCCAM Viewer can also be downloaded from the following website Compatible OS Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 or Mac OS X10 4 or later Mac OS 10 5 Mac OS 10 6 http pro av panasonic net
122. reen Values are automatically reset when shooting is started and counter values are displayed for each individual clip The count is not displayed in lt PB gt mode TC 12 34 56 01 Time code display Displays the frame digits in 24 frames in PH1080 24P and PH720 24P modes In 480i 24P mode the frame digits are converted into 30 frames UB 12 34 56 78 User information No display Data is not displayed e To reset the counter value press the lt RESET TC SET gt button while the counter value is being displayed TC preset mode Synchronizes the initial time code value during multi camera shooting Hereafter the camera used for synchronization is described as the MASTER and the camera being synchronized is described as the SLAVE 1 Connect the TC PRESET IN OUT terminals lt VIDEO OUT gt terminals on the two devices with a pin cable and turn on the power MASTER settings Check that the MASTER camera is set to the lt CAMERA gt mode and set the EXT TC LINK item on the setup menu TC UB SETUP screen to MASTER OUTPUTTING LTC SIGNAL is displayed on the screen and the time code is output from the TC PRESET IN OUT terminal lt VIDEO OUT gt terminal e Select the same recording format for the MASTER and SLAVE cameras and set the TCG item on the TC UB SETUP screen to FREE RUN e To cancel the time code output press the lt MENU gt button E SLAVE settings 3 Set t
123. ry card or switch off the power at the following times because doing so may damage the memory card After inserting a memory card while the orange memory card access lamp is still flashing until it changes to illuminated While the memory card access lamp is flashing such as during shooting or during shooting finalization 15 16 Repairing memory cards E For AVCHD mode Never remove the memory card or disconnect the battery or DC cord while the memory card access lamp is flashing since this may damage the memory card If the memory card has been removed while the memory card access lamp was flashing or the power was cut because the battery or DC cord has been disconnected during recording or the recording finalization process a repair verification screen will be displayed the next time the power is switched on in order to allow errors to be repaired CONTROL DATA ERROR HAS BEEN DETECTED SLOT1 REPAIR CLIP Select YES to begin repair and when repair is completed REPAIR FINISHED will be displayed and the camera will switch to the shooting paused screen Select NO to switch directly to the shooting paused screen without repair e Memory cards cannot be repaired with the camera if NO is selected but can still be repaired by using the AVCCAM Restorer contents repair software e Amemory card on which an error occurred can be repaired by either using the camera that was used for shooting or the A
124. splay will change from a numerical value to an English name display e R display itself will not be recorded to the video e The size and position of the time and date characters recorded to the image will vary depending on the recording format e The size and position of the time stamp characters in external output displays may vary from the displays in the LCD monitor or viewfinder The recorded time and date display will follow the settings made in the DATE TIME item on the DISPLAY SETUP screen If this item is set to OFF the date and time will not be recorded as a time stamp To avoid date and time displays overlapping when clips with timestamps recorded are played with this camera set the DATE TIME item on the DISPLAY SETUP screen to OFF You can also hide the date and time display by pressing the lt DISP MODE CHK gt button Relay function When the remaining space on a memory card is insufficient during recording recording can be continued using the memory card in the other slot Set the RELAY REC item on the setup menu RECORDING SETUP screen to ON e When the remaining space on a memory card is insufficient during recording recording will automatically be continued using the memory card in the other slot e Relay recording is not available when a recordable memory card is not inserted in the memory card slot e The camera is capable of continuous recording for up to 12 ho
125. t Edits the name of the currently selected scene file YES NO is the factory default mode for the lt SCENE FILE gt dial lt F1 gt 81 82 SW MODE screen Item Display Description of settings mode FUNCTION lt CAMERA gt Sets the function assigned to the AREA operation of the lt FUNCTION gt knob KNOB INH No function is assigned FOCUS AUTO FOCUS FOCUS BAR function IRIS AUTO IRIS IRIS METER function Y GET Y GET Luminance measurement function FOCUS IRIS Simultaneous operation of FOCUS and IRIS described above FOCUS Y GET Simultaneous operation of FOCUS and Y GET described above LOW GAIN lt CAMERA gt Sets the gain value assigned to the lt L gt position of the lt GAIN gt switch 0dB 3dB 6dB 9dB 12dB 15dB 18dB MID GAIN lt CAMERA Sets the gain value assigned to the lt M gt position of the lt GAIN gt switch 0dB 3dB 6dB 9dB 12dB 15dB 18dB HIGH GAIN lt CAMERA gt Sets the gain value assigned to the lt H gt position of the lt GAIN gt switch OdB 3dB 6dB 9dB 12dB 15dB 18dB SUPER GAIN lt CAMERA gt Selects the super gain value assigned to the USER button 24dB 30dB ATW lt CAMERA Assigns ATW Auto Tracking White function on the lt WHITE BAL gt switch on the position lt A gt lt B gt or lt PRST gt When the ATW function is
126. t gt gt direction PB MENU AV OUT SETUP DISPLAY SETUP USER FILE 3 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt A gt lt V gt directions to select items and push the OPERATION lever CARD FUNCTIONS CARD STATUS CLIP PROPERTY x O Q gt ie oa CARD FORMAT e Insert a memory card to be formatted into the camera e When a memory card is formatted all data including clips shot in AVCHD mode and DV mode is erased and cannot be restored Save any valuable data on your computer before formatting Select YES NO format do not format and push the OPERATION lever CARD STATUS Displays the memory card information Page 60 CLIP PROPERTY Displays information of the selected clip Page 60 e Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt q gt lt gt gt directions to display information of previous or following clips Press the lt MENU gt button to return to the thumbnail screen 59 60 Memory card information screen CARD STATUS SLOTI 0 50 100 BEEEEeeees 1 FREE SPACE 7663MB 1 USED SPACE Used space 2 FREE SPACE Available space Clip information screen e In AVCHD mode CLIP PROPERTY 1 one Cn START TG 00 01 10 15 START UB 00000000 2 DATE TIME seP ze 17 57 TIME ZONE euT 09 00 DURATION 00 00 09 15 FORMAT PH 1080 601 METAES3 EXIT OED e In DV mode 1 008 START TC 00 02 00 03 START UB 00000000 2 DATE TIME SEP 22 18 06 M w TIME ZON
127. t white cloth white walls can be substituted Do not allow bright spotlights within the screen 4 Move the lt WHITE BAL gt switch to the position of lt A gt or lt B gt position to save white balance adjusted value 5 Press the lt AWB gt button Adjustment is completed in a few seconds The following message is displayed Message during adjustment AWB Ach ACTIVE Message when adjustment is completed AWB Ach OK When white balance cannot be adjusted automatically an error message is displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor screen Message when adjustment cannot be made AWB Ach NG e White balance cannot be adjusted if the ATW Auto Tracking White function is working e When ON is selected in the ATW item on the setup menu AUTO SW screen regardless of the position of the lt WHITE BAL gt switch ATW is on during auto mode Page 84 When the following error messages are displayed try to adjust white balance again after performing remedies Error message Adjustment method Increase light intensity LOW LIGHT Or raise the gain Decrease light intensity LEVEL OVER Or lower the gain When the error messages are displayed after repeated attempts consult your dealer Using preset values This is convenient when there is no time to adjust white balance 1 Use the lt AUTO MANU gt switch to switch to manual mode Page
128. t connecting the phantom microphone 48V power is not supplied to AUDIO INPUT 1 2 terminals e When you use a phantom microphone the battery duration will become shorter e When devices that do not support 48V power supply are connected set the phantom microphone to lt OFF gt If set to lt ON gt the connected devices might be damaged e When using the AG MC200G optional set the MIC GAIN1 or MIC GAIN2 item of the RECORDING SETUP screen to 50dB 4 Use the AUDIO CH1 SELECT switch to select the input signal to be recorded to audio channel 1 lt INT L gt Audio from the built in microphone Lch is recorded lt INPUT1 gt Audio from the device connected to AUDIO INPUT1 terminal is recorded lt INPUT2 gt Audio from the device connected to AUDIO INPUT2 terminal is recorded 5 Use the AUDIO CH2 SELECT switch to select the input signal to be recorded to audio channel 2 lt INT R gt Audio from the built in microphone Rch is recorded lt INPUT2 gt Audio from the device connected to AUDIO INPUT2 terminal is recorded e Audio input switching Switch setting Recording channel AUDIO CH1 AUDIO CH2 SELECT SELECT CH1 CH2 switch switch Built in Built in INT R microphone microphone Lch Rech INTE Built in INPUT2 microphone INPUT2 Lch Built in INT R INPUT1 microphone INPUT1 Rch INPUT2 INPUT1 INPUT2 Built in INT R INPUT2 microphone INPUT2 Rch INPUT2 IN
129. the same as the CLIP NAME if no combination of data and COUNT value is uploaded or if no uploaded data exists META DATA lt CAMERA gt Displays the metadata recorded in the unit PROP AVCHD YES NO mode only CLIP lt CAMERA gt Resets the COUNT value to 1 COUNTER RST AVCHD YES NO mode only META INIT lt CAMERA gt Initializes the metadata recorded in the unit SET AVCHD All settings including the ON OFF setting for RECORD are cleared mode only YES NO is the factory default mode OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Item Display Description of settings mode IR REMOTE lt CAMERA Sets the operations of the supplied remote control unit lt PB gt ON Accepts commands from the remote control e Note that if the same type of remote control is used near the unit the unit may receive commands from the other remote control during shooting for example and suddenly operate in an unexpected manner OFF Does not accept commands from the remote control DV CONTROL lt CAMERA Specifies the control method when a backup device is connected to the lt DV DV mode OUT gt terminal for backup recording only OFF Backup device is not controlled EXT Backup device controlled using lt START STOP gt button Note however that recording on the camera is not performed BOTH Backup recording performed by the unit and the backup device CHAIN When the recording nears t
130. ting the firmware incorporated into the unit To check the latest information on the firmware and update methods refer to the following support page on the Panasonic website http pro av panasonic net Reference 101 Cleaning When cleaning do not use benzene or thinner e Benzene or paint thinners may deform the camera body and or cause the surface finish to peel e Before proceeding with maintenance remove the battery or disconnect the AC cord from the power outlet e Wipe the camera recorder with a soft clean cloth To remove stubborn dirt wipe the camera with a cloth moistened with kitchen detergent diluted in water and then finish with a dry cloth Cleaning the viewfinder If there is dust in the viewfinder remove the eye cup holder and get rid of the dust e The interior of the eye cup holder is specially finished so do not wipe it under any circumstances If dust has adhered blow it off with an air blower e Remove the eye cup holder by rotating counterclockwise with the eye cup attached It has been tightly screwed on When you do this tilt the viewfinder slightly upward e To mount the eye cup holder align the ridges and grooves of the eye cup holder and camera recorder and turn clockwise until the holder clicks into place Storage precautions Eye cup holder SL Turn counterclockwise to remove it Before storing the camera remove both the memory card and battery S
131. tion operation is performed when the camera starts up It occurs due to the construction of the camera and does not indicate a fault The memory card screen is abnormal The data on the memory card could be corrupted Data can be corrupted by static electricity and electromagnetic waves Always save important data to a computer or other storage media The memory card cannot be used even after formatting There could be a fault with the camera or with the memory card Please consult your dealer Always use memory cards of 512 MB 64 GB with this camera The camera does not recognize the memory card when it is inserted The inserted memory card may have been originally formatted with a computer Always use this camera to format memory cards Please be aware that when a memory card is formatted all data recorded on the memory card will be erased and cannot be restored The memory card is not recognized when inserted into other devices Check that the device is compatible with the size and type SD memory card SDHC Memory Card SDXC Memory Card of the memory card you are using For details please refer to the device s own operating instructions Page 11 of Vol 1 Image burn in occurs in the LCD monitor If the same image or text is displayed continuously for a long time image burn in may occur on the screen but this can be resolved by turning off the power for a few hours Reference 99
132. to display properties for and press the lt DISP MODE CHK gt button For details on display see Clip information screen Page 60 Press the lt MENU gt button while displaying the properties to return to the thumbnail screen Adding shot marks to clips Adding shot marks M will make it easier to find the clips you are looking for 1 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt gt lt gt gt lt A gt lt V gt directions to move the cursor to the clip for which a shot mark is to be added 2 Press the USER button to which the shot mark function has been allocated Page 83 To release a shot mark repeat the preceding steps e It is not possible to add shot marks to clips shot using a consumer camcorder model Selecting the memory card slot for playback You can switch the memory card slot for playback 4 Press the lt SLOT SEL gt button when the thumbnail screen is displayed in the lt PB gt mode x O Q gt i A 53 Playback settings PLAY SETUP Make settings for playback format and method Setting playback format PB FORMAT only in AVCHD mode Set format for playback 1 2 3 Press the lt MENU gt button Menu operation Page 28 of Vol 1 Select the PB FORMAT item in the PLAY SETUP screen and push the OPERATION lever or tilt in the gt direction PLAY SETUP REPEAT PLAY 1080 24P RESUME PLAY 720 60P 30P SKIP MODE 720 24P Tilt the
133. tore all of these items in place with low humidity and relatively constant temperature Recommended temperature range 15 C 25 C Recommended relative humidity 40 60 Camera recorder e Wrap the camera recorder in a soft cloth to keep the dust off Battery e The service life of the battery will be shortened when exposed to extreme temperatures e Storing the battery in a location with oily vapors or high dust concentration may result in corrosion to the terminals or other damage leading to malfunction 102 e Keep metal objects such as necklaces and hairpins away from the terminals Short circuiting may occur across the terminals causing the battery to heat up you may seriously burn yourself if you touch the battery in this state Memory card e After ejecting a memory card from the camera recoder always put it in its own case e Do not leave memory cards in areas where corrosive gases etc are present e Do not leave the memory cards inside vehicles in places exposed to direct sunlight or in other places where the temperature is high e Do not leave the memory cards where the humidity level is high or where there are high concentrations of dust Recording format list Frame rate Recording mode 60i 30P 24P 1080 60i 1080 60i 1090 20 i ae big over 60i Native recording 720 60P 720 60P Laan er AVCHD over 60P Native recording PM 720 60P 720 60P HA
134. tton the image contour has red edges or the screen center of the LCD monitor is enlarged to set the focus easily The screen display of the viewfinder or the LCD monitor that appears when you press the lt FOCUS ASSIST gt button can be set in the FOCUS ASSIST item on the setup menu SW MODE lt FOCUS ASSIST gt button ae IN RED The image contour displayed on the viewfinder or the LCD monitor has red edges The screen border turns red Adjust the focus so that the contour of the subject you want to focus on becomes red EXPAND The center of the screen is enlarged 2 25 times vertically and horizontally The screen border of the LCD monitor turns blue in enlarged view Only eight items are displayed on the screen the counter audio level meter iris meter iris status shutter speed focus bar zoom value and focus value The message is not displayed When you press the lt START STOP gt button while the enlarged view is operating the previous screen returns and the enlarged view is disabled while recording e The enlarged view is disabled while displaying the menu e The enlarged view is disabled while displaying the color bar The enlarged view is disabled while operating the REC CHECK function The enlarged view is disabled while operating the AREA function using the lt FUNCTION gt knob When you press the USER button to which D ZOOM was assigned while
135. urs maximum This cannot be extended even if the relay function is used 31 SIMUL REC When memory cards are inserted in both of the two slots activating this function enables recording the same video to both the memory cards Set the SIMUL REC item on the setup menu RECORDING SETUP screen to ON to enter the SIMUL REC mode In the media capacity display on the screen the available recording time possible for SIMUL REC the available recording time of the memory card with lower memory capacity is displayed and the icon In is displayed e Recording stops when one of the memory cards in Slot 1 or Slot 2 has no remaining space The following figure shows the case that the memory card in Slot 1 becomes full Memory card recording time Start End recording recording Start i recording Stop recording No space left on memory card When the capacity of Slot 1 the memory card with lower remaining memory becomes full SIMUL REC will stop To resume the SIMUL REC replace the memory card Slot 1 to a new memory card and press the lt START STOP gt button Slot 2 Standby lip B Standby Clip C Start recording normal recording If you press the lt START STOP gt button without replacing the memory card in Slot 1 video will be recorded normally on the memory card in Slot 2 the memory card with remaining memory e If the remaining capacity of the memory card in Slot 1 is same as in Slot 2 the remaining
136. using the camera with the backup function set may cause overwriting to the media in the external device e Backup recording may not work properly if two or more external devices are connected e Use an IEEE1394 cable that is 4 5 m or shorter e When performing backup recording set the external device so that it records 1394 signals e If you perform backup recording with CHAIN in the DV CONTROL item Page 93 of the setting menu OTHER FUNCTIONS screen set to on when the memory of the memory card becomes nearly full the backup device which has been on standby will automatically start recording e Note that if you perform REC CHECK the checked video will be recorded e When connecting and disconnecting an IEEE1394 cable be sure to turn off the power of the device to be connected e When connecting an external device equipped with a 4 pin type IEEE1394 terminal connect the lt DV OUT gt terminal 6 pin first e Use a double shielded IEEE1394 cable 33 34 Adjusting the shutter speed Using the lt SHTR gt dial oat SEL gt button lt SHTR gt dial 41 Press the lt DIAL SEL gt button e The role of the lt SHTR gt dial changes in the following order DIAL SHUTTER gt DIAL SYNCHRO SCAN DIAL LOCK e To select DIAL SYNCHRO SCAN press the lt DIAL SEL gt button and select DIAL SHUTTER and turn the lt SHTR gt dial to set the synchro scan e After appr
137. ustment dial Viewfinder Do not leave the eyepiece of the viewfinder pointed in the direction of the sun or strong light sources Internal components may be damaged or fire may be caused if light is focused through the lens When the LCD monitor is open the viewfinder may not display anything Close the LCD monitor Page 66 Using the LCD monitor Emphasizing image outlines 1 Turn the POWER MODE switch of the Emphasizing the outlines of images in the camera lt ON gt Page 27 of Vol 1 viewfinder or the LCD monitor makes it easier to focus 2 Open the LCD monitor Emphasizing outlines does not affect recorded The monitor opens to an angle of 90 The images camera may be damaged by attempting to open it further than this 1 In lt CAMERA gt mode press the lt EVF DTL gt button EVF DTL ON appears in the center of the screen for approximately two seconds 3 Position the screen of the LCD monitor where it is the easiest to see e The monitor can be rotated 180 toward the BARS lens and 90 toward you ex ae e Do not apply unnecessary force to the lt EVF DTL gt ey hoe open LCD monitor This can damage the button LD WFM fcH cH camera 0 ieee COUNTER RESET TC x Press the lt EVF DTL gt button again to return to the original display Then EVF DTL OFF appears in the center of the screen for approximately two se
138. with the DATE FORMAT item on the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP screen 26 Focus control information display Displays the focus control information with 99 00 In the auto focus mode and the manual focus mode AF and MF appear respectively In addition when the MF ASSIST item on the setup menu SW MODE screen is set to ON MA appears in the manual focus mode When the macro control is set AF MF or MA is displayed in black amp white reverse 95 Focus distance infinity 00 Focus distance approximately 5 cm Depending on the zoom position it may not be within the macro range Also the lower limit of the macro range may differ depending on the zoom position The units can be switched between feet and m with the ZOOM amp FOCUS item on the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP screen 27 Zoom position display The zoom position is displayed with Z00 maximum wide angle Z99 maximum zoom The unit can be switched to mm with the ZOOM amp FOCUS item on the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP screen The focus position display does not move linearly The unit is set as NUMBER in the factory settings 28 FOCUS BAR display Displays the preceding bar in the bottom left of the LCD monitor viewfinder Digitizes and displays high frequency component volumes for videos White bar focus bar display Green line peak display 29 Information display The following informat
139. x a 4 O 5 q 5 When finished setting the time code value push the OPERATION lever 48 6 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the lt lt gt direction to move to YES and push the OPERATION lever PRESET This camera adjusts the time code value in accordance with the format and frame rate For this reason bear in mind that making a change in the format or frame rate may result in discontinuity from the last time code value of the previous recording Adjustments are made in increments in the following table when the recording format is 24P Recording format Time code adjustment 1080 24P 4 frame increments 720 24P 480 24P 5 frame increments Setting user information Setting user information allows you to store 8 digit memo information in the hexadecimal format User information is automatically saved in the memory and retained after you turn off the power In DV mode USER TIME DATE TCG FRAME RATE can be selected with the UB MODE item on the setup menu TC UB SETUP screen Select USER to set user information in DV mode 4 Turn the POWER MODE switch of the camera lt ON gt Page 27 of Vol 1 2 Select the UB PRESET item on the setup menu TC UB SETUP screen e Menu operation Page 28 of Vol 1 e Operations can be performed with buttons on the remote control that correspond to those on the camera For details see Remote control Page 21 of Vol 1 3 Tilt th

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