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1. Item Display Description of settings mode VIDEO OUT CAMERA Select ON to output the information displayed on the screen together with the OSD PHOTO signals from the VIDEO OUT jack DV IN ON OFF PB Even when set to ON the time code display audio level meter display focus information display and zoom position display are not displayed DATE TIME CAMERA Sets whether to display the date and time on the screen and whether to output PHOTO from the VIDEO OUT jack DV IN OFF The date and time are not displayed PB TIME The time is displayed DATE The date is displayed TIME amp DATE The date and time are displayed DATE FORMAT CAMERA Selects the display format for dates PHOTO Y M D Year month day DV IN MIDIY Month day year PB D MIY Day month year LEVEL METER CAMERA Select ON to display the audio level meter DV IN ON OFF PB LENS STATUS CAMERA Sets lens related displays to ON or OFF Optical Image Stabilizer shutter PHOTO aperture zoom auto iris and focus displays ON OFF CARD amp CAMERA Select ON to display the remaining SD Memory Card recording capacity and BATTERY PHOTO remaining battery charge DV IN ON OFF PB OTHER CAMERA Switches between information displayed on the viewfinder Page 99 DISPLAY PHOTO ON OFF DV IN PB EVF CAMERA Adjusts the backlight of the viewfinder The brightness increases as the setting BACKLIGHT PHOTO value increases DVIN Cet e i Ga
2. FOCUS ASSIST button EXPANDED The central part of the screen will be enlarged by a factor of about 4 in the vertical direction and by a factor of about 6 in the horizontal direction A blue box will appear in the viewfinder screen during expanded display Only the operation status display and counter will appear on the screen BAR A bar will appear at the bottom center of the viewfinder screen indicating the level of focus alignment with its length The peak hold mark appears over the bar and the bar expands to the right as focus is aligned gt v v _ a Focus not aligned Bar expands to right as focus is aligned BOTH Displays both the expanded display and focus bar e This function cannot be used while the digital zoom function is in use e Press the FOCUS ASSIST button again to return to the original screen Setting the aperture and gain IRIS dial 1 Use the AUTO MANUAL switch to set to manual mode Page 5 2 Press the IRIS dial to switch the method of adjustment for the aperture of the lens The method switches to AUTO IRIS or MANUAL IRIS with each press of the dial AUTO IRIS Adjust the iris automatically MANUAL IRIS Adjust the iris manually 3 Turn the IRIS dial to adjust the aperture of lens when in the manual iris mode In the auto iris mode the lens iris can be corrected using this dial Increase in bright
3. Slideshow 2 Select the slideshow icon and press the ENTER button 3 Select an interval duration and press the ENTER button SHORT Approx 1 second NORMAL Approx 5 seconds LONG Approx 15 seconds 4 Select a background music selection and press the ENTER button e Use the MONITOR LEVEL knob to adjust the volume for music during slideshow playback or music check e To check the music select START To check another music selection select it on the screen Select STOP to stop music playback 5 Select ENTER and press the ENTER button Thumbnails that appear as l cannot be played back Photo compatibility This camera complies with DCF Design rule for Camera File system specifications established by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association This camera can play back JPEG format photo files Playback is not guaranteed for all JPEG files e Photos recorded created with other devices may not play back properly on this camera Similarly photos recorded with this camera may not play back properly on other devices Playback by date This function selects only photos shot on a specified date for playback 1 Press the FUNC EXEC button The cursor moves to the operating menu 2 Select Select date and press the ENTER button Select date vwa CBR ial Si wo 3 Select the date on which the photos for playback we
4. E DETAIL LEVEL V DETAIL LEVEL RETURN QJ EXIT MENU The settings stored on the scene file will be enabled 5 Select YES and press the ENTER button when the confirmation message appears SCENE1 LOADED TURN POWER OFF appears on the screen The SCENE setting is applied when you restart the camera Simply changing the scene file in FILE SELECT will not change the settings Be sure to perform LOAD with LOAD SAVE INIT As current setting values will be changed when you perform LOAD be sure to save them if necessary Setting and saving scene files You can set the items found in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen Page 101 You can save changed settings as SCENE1 or SCENE2 pow GHOAY U sUO e19dO 4a deYyD p 1 Set the POWER switch to ON Page 30 of Vol 1 The CAMERA lamp lights red 2 Press the MENU button 3 Set the items found in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen 4 Select SCENE1 or SCENE2 for the FILE SELECT item in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen and then press the ENTER button 5 Select SAVE for the LOAD SAVE INIT item in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen and then press the ENTER button SCENE FILE FILE SELECT DETAIL LEVEL V DETAIL LEVEL RETURN amp EXIT MENU 6 Select YES and press the ENTER button when the confirmation message appears The scene file selected in the FILE SELECT item will be overwritten To can
5. E Set the AUDIO IN CH1 switch to the FRONT position When an external microphone is not connected to the EXT MIC terminal the built in microphone records audio for the built in microphone left channel L ch When an external microphone is connected to the EXT MIC terminal the external microphone records audio for the external microphone left channel L ch E Set the AUDIO IN CH2 switch to the FRONT position When an external microphone is not connected to the EXT MIC terminal the built in microphone records audio for the built in microphone right channel R ch When an external microphone is connected to the EXT MIC terminal the external microphone records audio for the external microphone right channel R ch FRONT REAR Using the external microphone or audio devices connected to the XLR input terminal Adjust the input level for the internal or external microphone during shooting 1 Connect the external microphone or an audio device to the XLR CH1 CH2 terminal An external microphone or an audio device 2 Switch the connected audio input signal using the input level select switch Sy Al a ip MIC 48V ON OFF switch Input level select switch LINE Select when an audio device is connected The input level is 0 dB Select when an external microphone is connected The input level is 50 dB 60 dB The setting can be changed for MIC GAIN1 or MIC GAINZ2 in the setti
6. 3 The function allocated to the focus ring can be changed with the RING switch FOCUS Adjust the focus ZOOMIIRIS Adjust the zoom or iris aperture setting You can change which functions are assigned from the menus The factory default setting is ZOOM Temporarily switching to auto focus You can also use auto focus mode while in manual mode by assigning the PUSH AF function to one of the USER buttons 1 to 3 Auto focus mode will be enabled for as long as the USER button is pressed and the focal point will be automatically adjusted e Auto focus may not work properly if there is flickering Select a shutter speed suited to the ambient light Page 15 If the auto focus mode is set with any format except 60i and 60P controlling the focus will take slightly longer than in the normal focus mode During macro shooting AF or MF will be displayed in a frame on the screen pow GHOAY u sUOI e19dO 4a deYyD p pow GHOAY U sUO e19dO sa deyD y Shooting in manual mode continued Using focus assist Pressing the FOCUS ASSIST button enlarges the center of the viewfinder or displays a bar at the bottom center of the screen These displays make aligning the focus easier and are particularly useful in manual focus mode The display that appears when the FOCUS ASSIST button is pressed can be configured with the FOCUS ASSIST SW item in the setting menu SW amp DISP SETUP screen Page 107
7. Item Display Description of settings mode FILE SELECT CAMERA Selects the scene file Scene files can be saved individually in AVCHD mode and DV mode SCENE1 SCENE2 LOAD SAVE CAMERA Loads saves or initializes the scene file selected with FILE SELECT INIT LOAD Loads the scene file settings set on this camera SAVE Saves changed scene file settings INIT Returns current setting values to factory default settings NO Returns to the last screen DETAIL LEVEL CAMERA Adjusts the level of the image outline correction in the horizontal and vertical directions 7 0 7 V DETAIL CAMERA Adjusts the level of outline correction in the vertical direction LEVEL 7 0 7 DETAIL CAMERA Adjusts the level of noise reduction of the detail signal CORING 7 0 7 Set to for a clearer image Noise increases slightly Set to to reduce noise CHROMA CAMERA Adjusts the chroma level LEVEL 7 0 7 CHROMA CAMERA Makes fine adjustments to the chroma phase PHASE 7 0 7 COLOR TEMP CAMERA Makes fine adjustments to the color temperature 7 0 7 Enabled when presets Ach or Bch are configured for white balance in manual mode MASTER PED CAMERA Adjusts the master pedestal black level of the image as the basis for images 15 0 4 15 A IRIS LEVEL CAMERA Sets the desired AUTO IRIS level 10 0 4 10 DRS CAMERA Selects the DRS dynamic range stretcher function It enables the dynamic rang
8. Setting the DISPLAY items ai Setup menu liSt csecceeeseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 101 SCENE FILE screen 101 CAMERA SETUP Screeh ccceeeeeeeeee 102 RECORD SETUP screen cccceeeeeeees 103 PICTURE screen AVCHD mode only 105 PLAY SETUP SCreeN ccccceseteeeeseeeteees 106 OPERATION screen AVCHD mode only 106 PICT SETUP screen AVCHD mode only 106 SW amp DISP SETUP screen OTHER FUNCTIONS screen OPTION MENU screen DV mode only 113 List of thumbnail menus DV mode only ccssceesesteeeseeeeeeseeee THUMBNAIL menu OPERATION menu OTHER FUNCTIONS Menu 114 Chapter 4 Reference Before calling for Service 115 Updating the firmware cssceeeees 119 Cleaning 2icis22hrki adni ardani ara aE 119 Cleaning the eye piece 119 Storage Precautions ccccseeeeeeeeeeee 120 Software information ccsseceeseeeeeeee 121 Recording format s sssssssesssssrnrsennsnnnrens 121 How to handle data recorded on SD Memory Catrd esscccsseeeesseeeeseeee 122 Index Chapter 1 Operations in AVCHD mode Shooting in manual mode Set the shooting mode to AVCHD Select AVCHD with the MODE switch and then turn on the camera Set the unit to manual mode when manually adjusting the focus shutter speed iris gain and white balance Switching to manual mode Move the
9. gt Focus not aligned Bar expands to right as focus is aligned BOTH Displays both the expanded display and focus bar e This function cannot be used while the digital zoom function is in use Press the FOCUS ASSIST button again to return to the original screen Setting the aperture and gain IRIS dial 1 Use the AUTO MANUAL switch to set to manual mode Page 54 2 Press the IRIS dial to switch the method of adjustment for the aperture of the lens The method switches to AUTO IRIS or MANUAL IRIS with each press of the dial apow Aq Ul suopeado z Ja deYyD E AUTO IRIS Adjust the iris automatically MANUAL IRIS Adjust the iris manually 3 Turn the IRIS dial to adjust the aperture of lens when in the manual iris mode In the auto iris mode the lens iris can be corrected using this dial Increase in brightness beyond the maximum aperture OPEN is performed via gain adjustment CAMERA mode 0 to 24 dB If further gain adjustment is necessary assign HIGH GAIN to one of the USER buttons 1 to 3 The gain mode switches between normal and high with each press of the button Gain can be set to up to 34 dB in high gain mode e Set the direction of the IRIS DIAL and aperture control in the setup menus SW amp DISP SETUP screen IRIS DIAL The lens aperture can be adjusted in the focus ring by setting the RING switch to IRIS The default setting for this item
10. Adjusting the shutter speed continued CAMERA mode With the 480 60i format OFF 1 60 SYNCRO SCAN lt 1 2 lt 1 4 lt gt 1 8 gt 1 15 lt 1 30 lt 1 60 1 2000 lt 1 1000 lt 1 500 lt 1 250 lt 1 120 lt 1 100 With the 480 30P format OFF 1 50 SYNCRO SCAN lt gt 1 2 lt gt 1 4 lt gt 1 8 lt 1 15 lt gt 1 30 lt gt 1 50 1 2000 lt 1 1000 lt 1 500 lt 1 250 lt 1 120 lt 1 60 With the 480 24P format OFF 1 50 SYNCRO SCAN lt gt 1 2 lt gt 1 3 lt gt 1 6 lt gt 1 12 lt gt 1 24 lt 1 50 1 2000 lt 1 1000 lt 1 500 lt 1 250 lt 1 120 lt 1 60 e Under fluorescent and other discharge tube lighting horizontal bands may appear on the display Adjusting the shutter speed in such cases may resolve the problem e When shooting subjects moving quickly across the screen the image may be distorted This is a result of the readout method of the pickup device MOS sensor and is not a malfunction e White red blue and green spots may appear on the display when using slow shutter speeds This is not a malfunction 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 If SYNC is displayed in grey it cannot be used with the current recording format This function wil
11. 4a deyD Rel 52 Connecting external units continued TV Monitor Only the output signals from the camera are shown TV Monitor Connect these cables to the terminals on the television Video cable optional Audio cable optional HDMI 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 It is recommended that you use Panasonic s HDMI cable HDMI output will take priority if both HDMI cable and VIDEO OUT cable are connected at the same time Simultaneous output is not possible This product is not compatible with VIERA Link Since the component terminal only outputs pictures an audio cable must be connected at the same time Connect the cable to the audio input terminal of the component terminal input For details refer to the operation manual for the TV The component terminal of the unit is the BNC type To connect a pin type cable use a pin BNC converter plug optional E Output by HDMI output COMPONENT OUT and VIDEO OUT When an HDMI cable is connected simultaneously with a COMPONENT cable or a VIDEO cable HDMI output is prioritized Simultaneous output from COMPONENT OUT and VIDEO OUT is not possible Output is determined by the terminal selected by the OUTPUT switch Nonlinear editing Non linear editing of video data on SD Me
12. Clip cannot be deleted CANNOT PLAY WITH THIS BUTTON No playback is possible CANNOT PLAY No playback is possible CARD LOCKED Unlock the card CHECK CARD Please check the card If you use an SD Memory Card that has been used with other devices or personal computers for the first time with this unit CHECK CARD may be displayed and the unit cannot operate In this case perform the following Remove the SD Memory Card from the unit and reinsert it Page 30 The CHECK CARD display may disappear if the unit detects the card If CHECK CARD remains displayed even if you remove and insert the card several times check the contents of the card and delete all its data using a personal computer Format the card with this unit Page 28 If the data in the card is unreadable or cannot be deleted with a personal computer the card may be damaged Use another SD Memory Card CONTROL DATA ERROR HAS BEEN DETECTED An error has been detected in the control information BD DISCONNECT USB CABLE The camera cannot be operated while connected via USB cable DISCONNECT USB CABLE When switching from one mode to another disconnect the USB connection cable INCOMPATIBLE CARD PLEASE CHECK CARD Recording may not be successful with this card Please check the card HEN NO CARD No card is inserted NOW ACCESSING PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE CARD Card is currently being accessed Please d
13. DV IN 00 00 PB i i aene Area die Area 00 00 Greenwich 00 30 01 00 Azores Islands 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 Island 11 30 12 00 Kwajalein 12 30 13 00 11 30 Norfolk Island 12 00 New Zealand 10 30 Lord Howe Island 11 00 Solomon Islands 09 30 Darwin 10 00 Guam 08 30 09 00 Tokyo 07 30 08 00 Beijing 06 30 Yangon 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 POWER SAVE CAMERA Selects the power saving mode when the camera is not operated for about five PHOTO minutes in the recording standby mode when an SD Memory Card has been DV IN inserted while using the battery ON The camera recorder s power is set to OFF OFF The camera recorder s power is not set to OFF Even when this setting is ON the power will not turn OFF when an SD Memory Card is not inserted when the camera is in PB mode or when the AC adaptor is connected Designated operations include button and ring operations cursor button operations and remote control operations when
14. H This product is eligible for the AVCCAM 3 Year Warranty Repair Program For details see page 5 of Vol 1 Volume Panasonic Operating Instructions Memory Card Camera Recorder v n AG HMC80P 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 AVCHD D A Hom STEREO CREATOR PictBridge Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use M0710TU1080 PS ENGLISH VQT2Y43A E Contents Volume 1 Read this first IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Operating precautions Precaution for use Outline Accessories Optional accessories Description of parts Preparation Recharging the battery Power sources Adjusting the grip belt Attaching the shoulder strap Detaching and attaching the lens hood Fitting the eye cup The remote control Basic Operations Turn on off the camera Tally lamp Using the cursor button Using the viewfinder Setting the calendar Basic shooting operations Using the zoom function Using the setup menus Setup menu structure Specifications Volume 2 Chapter 1 Operations in AVCHD mode Shooting in manual MOdE secceeeeeeees 5 Switching to manual mode zs Manual foc
15. Page 5 2 Press the WHITE BAL button The mode changes in order from ATW ATW LOCK gt P3 2K gt P5 6K Ach or Bch gt ATW with each press of the button e Guide to the preset values P3 2K 3200 K halogen light P5 6K 5600 K outdoors Auto Tracking White ATW Using the ATW function enables the recording environment to be automatically analyzed and an optimum white balance to be constantly maintained during recording To use the ATW function set the white balance to ATW mode by pressing the WHITE BAL button Depending on the environment there may be some error in the adjustment Use the procedure described on the previous page whenever you need more precise white balance Shooting in progressive mode Selecting either 1080 30P or 1080 24P for the REC FORMAT option in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen Page 103 enables shooting in progressive mode In 720 mode the camera always shoots in progressive mode 30P mode with 1080 mode Shoot 30 frames a second in the progressive mode For output and recording the 30 frame per second signal is converted to 60 field per second interlace This mode gives you high quality images sop A B C DIE F GH I coi faba 24P mode with 1080 720 mode Shoot 24 frames a second in the progressive mode Only when the recording format is set to PH 1080 24P or PH 720 24P in AVCHD mode Native recording is performed in 24P mode The external ou
16. Sunsets 1 30min o Sec SECOND to 1 hour R 2 min 30 sec Butterfly emerging 10 2 hr to 30 sec to from SECONDS 4hr 1 min cocoon Flowers 30 1 hr to 5 sec to blooming SECONDS 3 hr 15 sec The maximum shooting time is 24 hours When recording for long periods use the AC adaptor to eliminate battery concerns Do not remove the battery or disconnect the AC adaptor during interval recording Doing so may damage recorded image data or result in data loss You cannot change the recording mode while interval recording is enabled Depending on lighting and shooting conditions color and focus settings may not adjust automatically In such cases make adjustments manually e The digital zoom function and BLACKFADE and WHITEFADE functions cannot be used while INTERVAL REC is enabled Set the below values for REC FORMAT when setting INTERVAL REC If the settings differ to the below INTERVAL REC will be displayed in gray and disabled REC FORMAT 480 60i 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 In addition the month display will change from a numerical value to an English name display The letter R display itself will not be recorded to the video e The size and pos
17. e When you select ALL CLIPS all clips and photos stored on the SD Memory Card that were recorded in AVCHD mode will be deleted Select YES when the confirmation message appears and press the ENTER button e Select CANCEL to cancel deletion procedures in progress and press the ENTER button e Clips and photos that are protected will not be deleted y RETURN amp RETURN amp 4 Press the MENU button when deletion is finished button CAMERA mode PHOTO mode PICT SETUP A SCENE PROTECT DPOF SET OPERATION A CLIPPROTECT a cups EXIT MENU 0 v ea RETURN KJ EXIT MENU RETURN amp 4 Select the clips or photos to delete and press the ENTER button U appears for selected clips and photos To cancel a selection reselect the clip or photo and press the ENTER button e You can select up to 99 clips or 99 photos Clips and photos that are protected will not be deleted 5 Press the FUNC EXEC button Select YES when the confirmation message appears and then press the ENTER button Select CANCEL to cancel deletion procedures in progress and press the ENTER button 6 Press the MENU button when deletion is finished e Thumbnails that appear as J cannot be deleted The deletion procedure may take longer when deleting large numbers of clips or photos Be sure that the battery is sufficiently charged or use the AC ada
18. gt 1 1000 lt 1 750 lt gt 1 500 lt gt 1 350 lt gt 1 250 PHOTO mode e Under fluorescent and other discharge tube lighting horizontal bands may appear on the display Adjusting the shutter speed in such cases may resolve the problem e When shooting subjects moving quickly across the screen the image may be distorted This is a result of the readout method of the pickup device MOS sensor and is not a malfunction e White red blue and green spots may appear on the display when using slow shutter speeds This is not a malfunction 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 If SYNC is displayed in grey it cannot be used with the current recording format This function will only operate for preset values for each recording format Valid setting values will appear to the right of the adjustment value 1080 60i 720 60P 1 60 0 to 1 250 0 sec 1080 30P 720 30P 1 30 0 to 1 250 0 sec 1080 24P 720 24P 1 24 0 to 1 250 0 sec 1 Set the AUTO MANUAL switch to MANUAL to select manual mode Page 5 2 Press the FUNC EXEC button to display the Function Menu 3 Select SYNC with the left or right button of the cursor button and press the ENTER button e The shutter speed appears at the left of the screen 1160 0 4 Adjust the shutter speed with the up or down button
19. subject doesn t come out dark Press the same USER button to turn the feature off If you perform backlight compensation in manual iris mode and it is disabled the camera switches to auto iris control Color bars Press and hold the BARS button in CAMERA mode to output a color bar screen to a television or external monitor so you can adjust them Press the button again to turn the feature off e While the color bar is displayed a test tone of 1 kHz will be output from the PHONES headphone terminal or the Pin jack OUT terminal There will be no speaker output The color bar can be recorded by pressing the START STOP button The BARS button is disabled in PB mode and DV IN mode e The color bar display is canceled when the power is turned off Wave form monitor function During CAMERA mode you can display a waveform for an image in the viewfinder screen by pressing the USER button to which the WFM function has been assigned Press the button again to return to the normal display This function cannot be used while the focus assist function is enabled Wave forms cannot be recorded e While wave forms are displayed part of the recording screen will be hidden by the wave forms Wave forms cannot be displayed in DV IN mode pow Aq Ul suopesado z Aa deYyD E 61 pow Aq Ul suopeado z Ja deYyD y 62 Shooting techniques for different targets continued Shot mark function The mark
20. 2 Use the FOCUS button to switch the focus mode Pressing the FOCUS button switches to manual focus mode where MF appears on the screen Pressing the FOCUS button again switches to auto focus mode where AF appears on the screen e Holding down the FOCUS button sets the focal length to infinity and causes MF95 to appear on the screen 54 When switching from auto mode to manual mode Iris and focus are set to AUTO You can switch them to manual mode by pressing the IRIS dial and FOCUS button Shutter speed In CAMERA mode the shutter speed of AUTO mode during SHUTTER ON is preserved You can switch between ON OFF with the SHUTTER button The shortest distance from a back focusing lens differs depending on the zoom position e When using a macro range and AF or MF on the focus control information display appears in reverse black and white zooming may cause the image to become unfocused 3 The function allocated to the focus ring can be changed with the RING switch FOCUS Adjust the focus ZOOMIIRIS Adjust the zoom or iris aperture setting You can change which functions are assigned from the menus The factory default setting is ZOOM Temporarily switching to auto focus You can also use auto focus mode while in manual mode by assigning the PUSH AF function to one of the USER buttons 1 to 3 Auto focus mode will be enabled for as long as the USER button is pressed and the focal po
21. 24P over 60i 121 aoualajey 7 4aydeyo How to handle data recorded on SD Memory Card AVCHD Mode Data recorded in AVCHD format offers excellent compatibility with computers due to the file type but since this format includes not only video and audio data but also a variety of important information the folder structure will consist of file 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 AVCHD data or the memory card may not longer be able to be used with AVCHD devices To prevent the loss of any part of the information when transferring data on the SD Memory Card to a computer or when copying data stored on a computer back onto the SD Memory Card be sure to use the dedicated AVCCAM Viewer The AVCCAM Viewer can be downloaded from the following website Both a Windows version and a Mac version are available Compatible OS Windows XP Windows Vista Windows7 Mac OS X 10 6 Snow Leopard 10 5 Leopard 10 4 Tiger http pro av panasonic net e AVCHD format video data files 00000 MTS etc are saved in the BDMV folder e Video thumbnails are saved in the AVCHDTN folder JPEG format photos IMGA0001 JPG etc are saved in the 100CDPFP folder Up to 999 files can be saved in each folder e Photo data can be opened with picture software that supports JPEG pictures The DPOF setti
22. 30 of Vol 1 The CAMERA lamp lights red 2 Press the MENU button 3 Set the items found in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen 4 Select SCENE1 or SCENE2 for the FILE SELECT item in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen and then press the ENTER button 5 Select SAVE for the LOAD SAVE INIT item in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen and then press the ENTER button SCENE FILE FILE SELECT DETAIL LEVEL V DETAIL LEVEL RETURN amp EXIT MENU 6 Select YES and press the ENTER button when the confirmation message appears The scene file selected in the FILE SELECT item will be overwritten To cancel save select NO and press the ENTER button e You cannot restore scene files that have been overwritten 71 pow Aq Ul suopesado z Ja deYyD B 72 Using scene files continued Initializing scene files You can return current setting values to their factory default settings 41 Set the POWER switch to ON Page 30 of Vol 1 The CAMERA lamp lights red 2 Press the MENU button 3 Select SCENE1 or SCENE for the FILE SELECT item in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen and then press the ENTER button 4 Select INIT for the LOAD SAVE INIT item in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen and then press the ENTER button SCENE FILE _ FILE SELECT DETAIL LEVEL V DETAIL LEVEL RETURN amp EXIT MENU 5 Select YES and press the ENTER button when the confirmation message appe
23. 32 MB 3 6 4 7 7 13 145 220 gt 64 MB 9 15 11 18 19 31 330 510 128 MB 20 32 23 38 39 62 650 1010 5 256 MB 44 70 51 81 84 135 1380 2150 3 512 MB 89 140 105 165 170 270 2760 4300 2 1GB 180 290 210 330 340 540 5550 8660 2GB 370 590 430 680 700 1110 11320 17650 4GB 730 1150 850 1340 1390 2180 22250 34710 6 GB 1110 1750 1300 2040 2110 3310 33850 52800 8 GB 1490 2350 1740 2730 2820 4440 45310 70690 12 GB 2250 3540 2620 4120 4260 6690 68370 106650 16 GB 3010 4720 3500 5490 5680 8930 91200 142280 32 GB 6030 9480 7010 11020 11400 17920 182990 285460 Aspect ratio 3 2 Recording pixels 0 0 Ti 5u 3984x2656 3264x2176 2592x1728 Quality is ate ais ate sis ate sD 8 MB 0 0 0 0 2 Memory 16 MB 0 2 1 4 4 7 carg 32 MB 3 5 5 6 8 14 capacity 64 MB 8 13 13 21 21 34 128 MB 17 28 26 42 43 68 256 MB 38 61 58 92 93 145 512 MB 78 125 115 185 185 300 1GB 160 250 240 380 380 600 2 GB 330 510 490 770 770 1210 4GB 640 1010 960 1510 1520 2390 6 GB 980 1540 1460 2290 2310 3640 8 GB 1310 2060 1950 3070 3100 4870 12 GB 1980 3110 2950 4630 4670 7340 16 GB 2640 4150 3930 6180 6240 9800 32 GB 5300 8320 7890 12400 12510 19660 33 pow GHOAY U SUOI e19d0 Ja deYyD Hl Shooting photos continued Aspect ratio 16 9 Recording pixels Ban 4224x2376 3328x1872 2560x1440 Quality siz EA sis EA sis EA SD 8 MB 0 0 0 1 1
24. 99 The display mode selected using the DISP MODE CHK button is retained even if you turn off the camera by setting the POWER switch to OFF or change the operating mode PRE REC Record video and audio from three seconds before the time of the operation to begin recording Operation to start Operation to stop recording recording 4 h Time T T 1 Actual recording l4 gt 1 1 time 1 PRE REC time 1 Select ON for the PREREC MODE item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen and then press the ENTER button PRE REC is displayed on the screen 2 Press the START STOP button Video and audio from approximately 3 seconds previously will be recorded e Recording of the previous 3 seconds of video and audio may not be possible if recording is started immediately in the following cases Immediately after switching from another mode to CAMERA mode Immediately after turning power on Immediately after changing to PREREC MODE item The thumbnail for clips recorded using the PREREC function will display the image from when the START STOP button was pressed Optical Image Stabilizer Use the Optical Image Stabilizer OIS to reduce the effects of camera shake when shooting by hand Press the OIS button to turn the function on and off The M appears on the viewfinder when this function is on Turn the function off when using a tripod for more natural images This function will not be as ef
25. IR REMOTE is set to ON HDMI OUT SEL CAMERA Sets the output video format of the HDMI OUT terminal AVCHD mode PHOTO AUTO Automatically determines the output resolution based on only PB information of connected monitors 1080i 720P Fix the output at the recorded resolution Output in 1080 interlaced or 720 progressive mode 480P Output in 480 progressive mode Simultaneous output from HDMI OUT COMPONENT OUT and VIDEO OUT is not possible The order of priority is HDMI gt COMPONENT gt VIDEO indicates the factory setting 111 Setup menu list continued OTHER FUNCTIONS screen continued Item Display Description of settings mode CMPNT OUT CAMERA Selects the type of component terminal SEL PHOTO AUTO Monitor with D4 terminal 720P 1080i output i AVCHD mode PB 1080i Monitor with D3 terminal 1080i output o only 480i Monitor with D1 terminal 480i output z Cross conversion is only performed when content recorded at 720P is output at 3 1080i Cross conversion does not take place in other cases a DV mode is only output at 480i o DOWNCON CAMERA Switches down conversion output mode Q MODE PB SIDE CROP Crops the left and right edges AVCHD mode Images may extend beyond the boundaries of the screen and be partially only unable to be seen when outputting from the VIDEO OUT terminal or when g outputting from the COMPONENT OUT terminal when the C
26. ON OFF 1 Time code display Ta S x y x x x 2 Media capacity display v v v v vA x2 _ 2 3 Recording function display v x v v v v 4 or switch operation x P V j x 5 Operation status display v v V v 6 Self timer display x x af __ 2 va y 7 Shutter chance display x x v a 4 8 Remaining battery capacity display v v V v v 2 _ 2 9 Media information display v v v ve Y __x2 __x2 10 Metadata mark v x x v v v x 11 Quality display x x v vA v vA x 12 DV control device status display v x x 2 2 2 ee 13 DV IN PRESET display x v x 2 2 __ 2 2 14 Recording pixel display X x v v v v x 15 DV mode display v x x x v x x 16 Recording format display v v x v 4 v x 17 Frame rate display vA x x vA vw oe x 18 Shutter speed display v x v vA y _ 3 __x3 19 Recording aspect display v vA x 2 2 2 _ 2 20 Focus bar display v x v _ 1 a1 21 Time stamp display v x x 2 2 2 __ 2 22 Face detection frame display v x v v Fa x2 _ 2 23 Optical Image Stabilizer display v x v v y 3 __x3 24 Digital zoom ratio display v x x vA v Pi x 25 AWB information display V x v v v v x 26 Gain display v x va vA ff _ 3 __ 3 27 Histogram display x x vo 2 2 2 _ 2 28 Focus frame display x x v va vA 29 Shot mark recording display v x 1 1 xt st 1 Toggle display with the buttons 2 Toggle display with menu item settings other than those listed above 3 Displayed when the LENS
27. PB EVF SET CAMERA Adjusts the display level of the images on the viewfinder Page 34 of Vol 1 PHOTO COLOR DV IN BRIGHTNESS PB CONTRAST SELF SHOOT CAMERA Selects the viewfinder mirror mode for self portrait shooting Selecting MIRROR PHOTO displays the left and right side of the viewfinder monitor image inverted during self portrait shooting Pages 10 59 NORMAL MIRROR EVF COLOR CAMERA Switches viewfinder images to color or black and white PHOTO ON Color DV IN OFF Black and white PB indicates the factory setting snuew Buryes pue s ejds p uses9g wa deyo p 109 Setup menu list continued OTHER FUNCTIONS screen snuew u y s pue s ejds p uses wajdeyo il Item Display Description of settings mode CARD CAMERA Formats the SD Memory Card FORMAT PHOTO YES Formats the card DV IN NO PB Formatting a card will delete all data recorded in AVCHD mode and DV mode CARD STATUS PB Displays the SD Memory Card status AVCHD mode YES Displays the card status only NO IR REMOTE CAMERA Sets the operations of the supplied remote control unit PHOTO ON Accepts commands from the remote control DV IN OFF Operations are not accepted from remote control PB DV CONTROL CAMERA Selects the control method by this camera when a digital device is connected to DV mode the DV terminal and backup images are recorded only OFF Not controlling any external device EXT
28. SD Memory Card recording times 6 77 Dividing clips recorded onto SD Memory Cards c ceceereeereeeeereeeteees Removing SD Memory Card Protecting SD Memory Cards Repairing SD Memory Cards Clip operations During clip playback i Thumbnail operations cccceeeeeeeees Operating the thumbnail menu Selecting the thumbnail display method Deleting CPS irsana eie iaiia Repairing Clips eee seeeeseseeeeesereeeeeeeeeees Formatting SD Memory Cards Displaying card and system information Playing back clips Useful playback functions Adding a SHOT MARK to a Clip eee Repeat playback ee eeseeeseeeeeneeeeeeeees Resume playback RESUME PLAY ae Viewing images on a television 00 Checking the date and time eeeeeee Connecting external units 5 Headphones External microphone Stereo mini jack COMPpatible eee eeeeeeceseeeeeeeereeseeeeeeeeees 86 Video deck DUDDING cceceeereeereeeeeeees 87 Digital video DUbDING eeeeeeeeeeeee terres 88 EWIMON Ory 2 pcos ieee esti eteeeine donee ta 89 Contents continued DUDDING sidan aeina artsa a aN 90 Digital input output eseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeenee 90 Chapter 3 Screen displays and setting menus Screen displays ccccesecceesseeeeseeeeeeseeeees 91 Regular displays 91 Main warning displays
29. Use to select photos to display by date 5 Slideshow Use to perform slideshow playback Page 42 6 Scrollbar Displayed when there is a large quantity of photos Allows you to scroll the screen 7 Photo number Displays in the order recorded 8 Date display Displays the date of recording 9 Photo folder filename display Displays the folder filename for the photo 10 Scene protect mark Indicates protect photos Page 45 11 DPOF settings mark Indicates photos that include DPOF settings Page 46 If a appears on a thumbnail the photo cannot be played back pow GHIAV U SuOH e1adO 49 deYyD A apow GHOAY U SUO e19dO 4a deyD y 38 Thumbnail operations Selecting the thumbnail display method H During clip playback You can display the kind of clips you want to see as thumbnails You can also set more precisely how you want the thumbnails to appear on the screen 1 Press the FUNC EXEC button The cursor moves to the icon display at the left Thumbnail mode selection 2 Select MODE and press the ENTER button THUMBNAIL MODE SAME FORMAT MODE Select the clips to be displayed ALL Display all clips SAME FORMAT Display all clips of the same format as the current PB format MARKER Display all clips with shot marks During photo playback You can display thumbnails by the date on which the photos were recorded 1 Press the FUNC EXEC button The cursor m
30. changeover Playback is smooth when changing from HA mode to HG mode or from HG mode to HA mode E Some clips have been recorded using PRE REC function Normal recording d PRE REC recording gt PRE REC recording Normal recording v Video pauses momentarily during clip changeover Playback is smooth when changing from PRE REC recorded clip to normally recorded clip H Some clips have a recording time of less than 3 seconds Recording time is Recording time is more than 3 seconds less than 3 seconds 118 Recording time is more than 3 seconds Playback is smooth Video pauses momentarily during clip changeover Updating the firmware For the latest information on firmware updates visit the support page at the following Web site http pro av panasonic net Cleaning When cleaning do not use benzene or thinner e Using benzine or paint thinners may deform the camera recorder and or cause the surface finish to peel off Before proceeding with maintenance remove the battery or disconnect the AC cable from the power outlet Use a soft clean cloth to wipe the camera recorder To remove stubborn dirt wipe the camera recorder with a cloth moistened with kitchen detergent that has been diluted with water and then use a dry cloth to take up the remaining moisture Cleaning the eye piece E When the outer lens becomes dirty After removing the surface dust with a soft b
31. from a numerical value to an English name display e The letter 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 The size and position of the time stamp characters in external output displays may vary from the displays in the viewfinder and external input output displays The recorded time and date display will follow the settings made in the DATE TIME item on the SW amp DISP 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 time stamps recorded are played with this camera please set the DATE TIME item on the SW amp DISP SETUP screen to OFF 13 apow GHOAY U suoesado 4a deYyD y 14 Shooting techniques for different targets continued LAST CLIP function The most recently recorded clip can be deleted at the touch of a button by allocating the LAST CLIP function to any of the USER 1 3 buttons Press the USER button allocated for the LAST CLIP function to display YES NO on the screen Select YES to delete the most recently recorded clip Select NO not to delete the clip If the camera has been switched to PB mode or PHOTO mode or the recording format has been changed since recording was completed clips cannot be deleted even if the button is pressed Clip
32. is enabled after switching to MANUAL mode from AUTO mode The shutter speed switches between the standard OFF shutter speed and the shutter speed you have selected with the SPEED SEL button each time you press the button e The shutter speed appears at the left of the screen during SHUTTER ON 3 Press the SPEED SEL button to adjust the shutter speed while in SHUTTER ON mode The shutter speed changes as per the following table As the shutter speed increases camera sensitivity decreases e With auto iris control as the shutter speed increases the aperture widens and the focal length decreases Because the focal time increases at slower shutter speeds we recommend using a tripod e With artificial lighting and especially fluorescent lights and mercury vapor lamps the luminance changes in synchronization with the power line frequency When this frequency is 50 Hz mutual interference will occur between the camera recorder s vertical sync frequency approx 60 Hz and the lighting frequency 50 Hz This means that the white balance may change periodically Before shooting in areas with artificial lighting or adjusting the white balance set the shutter speed as follows Progressive Shutter speed mode 50 Hz 60 Hz OFF 60i 1 100 1 60 OFF 30P 1 50 OFF 1 60 24P 1 50 OFF 1 60 pow Aq Ul SUO esJadO z Ja deYyD E 65 apow Aq Ul suopesado z Ja deYyD y 66
33. mode 2 Adjust the audio recording level with the AUDIO LEVEL knob e Adjust the audio recording level with the AUDIO LEVEL knob according to the audio level meter on the bottom of the viewfinder 1 QOoo000000000000000 2 DO0000000000000000 CH2 CH1 20 e If the indicated audio level meter is red and then the audio has reached an excessive level with reference to the standard input level Adjust the recording level with the AUDIO LEVEL knob Using scene files You can store various scene file setting items for different shooting conditions within a scene file Different scene files can be saved separately for AVCHD mode and DV mode By changing scene files you can recall necessary settings The following scene files are saved as the factory default settings Scene 1 Settings suited to standard shooting Scene 2 Settings suited to shooting images with modulated color hues and contrast Loading scene files 1 Set the POWER switch to ON Page 30 of Vol 1 The CAMERA lamp lights red 2 Press the MENU button 3 Select SCENE1 or SCENE2 for the FILE SELECT item in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen and then press the ENTER button SCENE FILE LOAD SAVE INIT DETAIL LEVEL V DETAIL LEVEL RETURN amp EXIT MENU 4 Select LOAD for the LOAD SAVE INIT item in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen and then press the ENTER button SCENE FILE FILE SELECT
34. of the cursor button and press the ENTER button 5 Press the FUNC EXEC button and close the Function Menu To activate a synchro scan setting press the SPEED SEL button while set to SHUTTER ON mode and switch to SYNCRO SCAN Page 16 e You can change the progressive mode in the setup menu with REC FORMAT in the RECORD SETUP screen Page 103 apow GHOAY u SUO e19dO 4a deYy9D i 17 apow GHOAY U suoesado 4a deYyD H 18 Selecting audio input The camera will record two channel audio Select from the built in microphone an external microphone or any microphones or audio devices connected to the XLR CH1 CH2 terminal to record audio on the respective channels Setting State Recording Channel ee repeat External microphone CH1 CH2 FRONT FRONT Not connected Built in microphone L ch Built in microphone R ch FRONT REAR Not connected Built in microphone L ch XLR CH2 REAR FRONT Not connected XLR CH1 Built in microphone R ch FRONT FRONT Connected External microphone L ch External microphone R ch FRONT REAR Connected External microphone L ch XLR CH2 REAR FRONT Connected XLR CH1 External microphone R ch REAR REAR XLR CH1 XLR CH2 With this setting whether the external microphone is connected or not may not affect the recording channel Using the built in microphone external microphone 3 5 mm stereo mini jack AUDIO IN CH1 C
35. one frame at a time frame by frame 1 Press the up button on the cursor button during playback or the PAUSE button on the remote control to pause playback 2 Press the PAGE ADV button or the STILL ADV button on the remote control Slow playback will continue for as long as you press and hold down the button Press the STILL ADV button on the remote control during playback to continuously advance frame by frame Press the PLAY button to cancel SEARCH PLAY STILL ADV P st S Useful playback functions Adding a SHOT MARK to a clip Adding a SHOT MARK M will make it easier to find the clips you are looking for 1 Using the cursor button select the clip for which a SHOT MARK will be added e You can also set or release SHOT MARK settings while shooting a clip from the thumbnail screen or from the clip information screen 2 Press the USER button to which the SHOT MARK function has been allocated Page 107 To remove a SHOT MARK repeat the above steps It is not possible to add shot marks to clips recorded using a consumer camcorder model Repeat playback Use this setting to repeatedly play back all available clips 1 Press and hold the MENU button Menu operation Page 40 of Vol 1 2 Set the REPEAT PLAY item in the PLAY SETUP screen to ON 3 Select EXIT and press the ENTER button to return to the thumbnail screen When the playback operation is per
36. operation mode A slight time error may occur when switching to PB mode if the frame rate is set to 24P REC RUN The time code is advanced only when recording TC PRESET CAMERA Sets the initial time code DV IN YES NO Set the frame value to 0 or a multiple of 4 when you set recording frame rate of recording format to 24P If any other value is set the recorded time code will mis match 1394 UB DV IN Sets user information for recording REGEN ON Records user information of the device connected to the DV terminal OFF Records user information set with this camera When set to ON UB MODE cannot be changed UB MODE CAMERA Sets recording details as user information DV mode DV IN USER Records user information only TIME Records the time DATE Records the date TCG Records the value of the time code generator FRM RATE Records frame conversion frame rate information UB PRESET CAMERA Sets the user information DV IN YES NO DV IN PRESET DV IN Set to ON to synchronize initial TC values when shooting with multiple cameras ON OFF Does not work when 1394 TC REGEN is set to ON MIC GAIN1 CAMERA Sets the input level for external microphones in AUDIO IN CH1 50dB 60dB MIC GAIN2 CAMERA Sets the input level for external microphones in AUDIO IN CH2 50dB 60dB META CARD CAMERA Loads the metadata recorded on the SD Memory Card into the unit READ Up to 8 metadata files stored on the SD Memory Card MTDTO00 to MTDT07 are AV
37. or external microphone during shooting 1 Connect the external microphone or an audio device to the XLR CH1 CH2 terminal An external microphone or an audio device 2 Switch the connected audio input signal using the input level select switch Sy Al a ip MIC 48V ON OFF switch Input level select switch LINE Select when an audio device is connected The input level is 0 dB Select when an external microphone is connected The input level is 50 dB 60 dB The setting can be changed for MIC GAIN1 or MIC GAINZ2 in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen Page 104 MIC 3 Set the input level select switch to 48 V to use a phantom microphone a microphone that requires the 48 V power supply e 48 V power is supplied to the XLR input terminal The battery will discharge faster when a phantom microphone is used When connecting a device that does not support the 48 V power supply set the MIC 48 V ON OFF switch to OFF Setting the switch to ON may cause the connected device to fail 4 Set the AUDIO IN CH1 CH2 switch to REAR Audio from the connected device is recorded Mi e H N A a lt a So o le a P Be E Teza 00 888 at 1 Ja cA JA Gore AUDIO IN CH1 CH 2 FRONT REAR Set the switch on the connected device to REAR pow Aq uU suopesado z Ja deYyD E 69 Adjusting the
38. reproduce the white accurately adjust the ratio between the three RGB primary colors If the white balance is not adjusted properly not only will the white be reproduced poorly but the color tones of the entire screen will also be downgraded When you are shooting in manual mode readjust the white balance whenever lighting conditions change You can store white balance adjustments to Ach and Bch of the Function Menu You can also use the preset values Use the settings to suit the shooting conditions Black balance Adjust the ratio between the three RGB primary colors to reproduce black accurately If the black balance is not adjusted properly not only will black be reproduced poorly but the color tones of the entire screen will also be downgraded Black balance adjustment is usually not necessary but be sure to perform it in the following cases When using the camera for the first time When using the camera after extended periods of disuse When using the camera after large changes in ambient temperature After setting the shutter speed to standard or low speeds After switching between progressive mode and standard 60i mode WHITE BAL button White balance and black balance adjustments 1 2 Use the AUTO MANUAL switch to set to manual mode Page 5 Set the shutter speed Page 15 Place a white pattern in a location with the same lighting conditions and light source as the subject th
39. start Operation to stop recording recording i 4 Time I T l Actual recording l 4 gt 1 1 time 1 PRE REC time 1 Select ON for the PREREC MODE item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen and then press the ENTER button PRE REC is displayed on the screen When the TCG item on the RECORD SETUP screen has been set to REC RUN in AVCHD mode the setting will be automatically changed to FREE RUN 2 Press the START STOP button Video and audio from approximately 3 seconds previously will be recorded e Recording of the previous 3 seconds of video and audio may not be possible if recording is started immediately in the following cases Immediately after switching from another mode to CAMERA mode Immediately after turning power on Immediately after changing to PREREC MODE item e The thumbnail for clips recorded using the PREREC function will display the image from when the START STOP button was pressed Optical Image Stabilizer Use the Optical Image Stabilizer OIS to reduce the effects of camera shake when shooting by hand Press the OIS button to turn the function on and off The appears on the viewfinder when this function is on Turn the function off when using a tripod for more natural images pow GHOAY U SUOI e19dO 4a deYy9D i 11 pow GHOAY U SUOI e19d0 4a deyD M 12 Shooting techniques for different targets continued Pe oQ Co PINODECHK BARS REC ZEB
40. the SD Memory Card with the camera Up to 8 metadata files stored on the SD Memory Card MTDT00 to MTDT07 are displayed in a list Files with no corresponding data are displayed in gray META CARD READ MTDTO1 MTDTO2 MTDT03 RETURN amp EXIT WEN When you select the file you want to read by pressing the ENTER button a confirmation message appears Select YES and press the ENTER button to read the metadata META DATA REC Select this to set whether to record the metadata to be loaded into the unit simultaneously on the SD Memory Card Select ON and press the ENTER button to set metadata recording The icon appears on the LCD monitor The factory setting for this mode is OFF USER CLIP NAME The USER CLIP NAME recording method is selectable For details see Selecting the USER CLIP NAME recording method META DATA PROP Select this to display metadata that has been loaded to the unit CLIP COUNTER RST Reset the COUNT value to 1 Select YES and press the ENTER button to reset META INITIAL SET Select this to initialize the metadata which has been recorded in the unit Select YES and press the ENTER button to initialize 5 Press the MENU button to release the menu mode Selecting the USER CLIP NAME recording method You can set the recording method for USER CLIP NAME by selecting the USER CLIP NAME item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen and then pressing the ENTER button The TYPE1 and TY
41. the recording mode Pages 28 76 Page 12 of Vol 1 Page 12 of Vol 1 Recording stops by itself Editing Cannot read the data on the SD Memory Card Is your SD Memory Card compatible with use for video recording Always use an SD Memory Card compatible with use for video recording Make sure the SD Memory Card is formatted correctly If it is not format the card in the unit Page 12 of Vol 1 Cannot perform nonlinear editing Check the specifications of your computer and connecting cable Cannot dub onto an external device Displays Something is wrong with Make sure the external device is connected correctly The time code display may not register a regular count if a clip is the time code display Playback Cannot play even when I press the play button played in the reverse slow mode This is normal Make sure the PB lamp is on Switch to PB mode by pressing the MODE button Is the playback format correct Make sure the playback format on the camera matches the recording format for the clip Mosaic like noise appears when I cue or review a clip This noise is inherent to digital video technology This is normal Images do not appear on the television even though I have connected the camera recorder properly 116 Make sure the input selector on your television is set to video input Read the television s instructions carefully and select the correct vid
42. thumbnails may take longer to display with higher quantities of clips You can perform the following operations when using the thumbnail screen in DV mode Play restore and delete clips Format SD Memory Cards Add or delete shot marks e To display information on a clip move the yellow cursor to the clip and press the DISP MODE CHK button To use the standard setting menu PLAY SETUP etc press and hold down the MENU button approx 3 seconds During clip playback pow Aq Ul suopeado z Ja deYyD E Thumbnail display Clip information display PROPERTY OPERATION OTHER FUNCTIONS gt START TC 00 02 14 6 pien 00 01 50 12 z 00 02 09 13 14 3 19 x DURATION 8 25 20 F V_FORMAT FRAME RATE 21 00 02 34 22 REC RATE i 1 Thumbnail mode display 7 Incomplete clip indicator Displays the selected thumbnail mode When the recorded memory of a single clip 2 Thumbnail exceeds 4 GB approx 16 minutes of recording time the clip will be divided automatically and A thumbnail of the clip P saved as separate related clips If the battery 3 Remaining battery display runs out while shooting for example and the Displays the remaining battery capacity final clip could not be saved properly as a 4 Thumbnail menu display related clip this indicator will be displayed for Displays the thumbnail menu that clip You can restore the full sequence of related 5 Clip number clips by restor
43. to continuously advance frame by frame until the button is released e Press the STILL ADV button on the remote control during playback to continuously advance frame by frame Press the PLAY button to cancel SEARCH PLAY STILLADV PAUSE STILL ADV GY Gz Ski OP S CONAN Video compatibility This camera supports the AVCHD format This camera can play back the following video signal types 1920x1080 60i 1920x1080 30P 1920x1080 24P 1440x1080 60i 1280 720 60P 1280 720 30P or 1280x720 24P e Video recorded with other AVCHD compatible devices may not play back properly on this camera Similarly video recorded with this camera may not play back properly on other devices e Audio is only included in normal playback Thumbnails that appear as l cannot be played back Set playback format Set format for playback 41 Press the FUNC EXEC button The cursor moves to the operating menu 2 Select Playback format selection and press the ENTER button foal h LEG jeje Playback format selection 3 Select the playback format and press the ENTER button PB FORMAT 1080 24P 5 Available playback formats 1080 60i 30P 1080 24P 720 60P 30P 720 24P Under default settings the setting for the REC FORMAT item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen will be applied Clips that cannot be played back will be displayed wi
44. with slow movement over long periods of time Single frames are recorded at the specified interval with 24 frames equaling 1 second of video in AVCHD mode and 30 frames per second in DV mode OFF 1 SECOND 10 SECONDS 30 SECONDS 1 MINUTE 2 MINUTES Set the below values for REC FORMAT when setting INTERVAL REC If the settings differ to the below INTERVAL REC will be displayed in gray and disabled AVCHD mode REC FORMAT PH 1080 24P DV mode REC FORMAT 480 60i 1394 TC REGEN DV IN Sets the time code for recording ON Records the time code of the device connected to the DV terminal OFF Records the time code set with this camera When set to ON TC MODE and TCG cannot be changed TC MODE CAMERA DV IN Selects the correction mode of the internal time code generator when the time code of the internal time code generator is recorded DF Uses the drop frame mode NDF Uses the non drop frame mode TC MODE is automatically set to NDF when you set recording frame rate of recording format to 24P AVCHD only indicates the factory setting 103 Setup menu list continued RECORD SETUP screen continued snuew u y s pue s ejds p u 199 waydey9 W Item Display Description of settings mode TCG CAMERA Sets the mode in which you advance the internal time code generator DV IN FREE RUN The time code is advanced regardless of the
45. 1 Settings suited to standard shooting Scene 2 Settings suited to shooting images with modulated color hues and contrast Loading scene files 1 Set the POWER switch to ON Page 30 of Vol 1 The CAMERA lamp lights red 2 Press the MENU button 3 Select SCENE1 or SCENE2 for the FILE SELECT item in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen and then press the ENTER button SCENE FILE LOAD SAVE INIT DETAIL LEVEL V DETAIL LEVEL RETURN amp EXIT MENU 4 Select LOAD for the LOAD SAVE INIT item in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen and then press the ENTER button SCENE FILE FILE SELECT E DETAIL LEVEL V DETAIL LEVEL RETURN QJ EXIT MENU The settings stored on the scene file will be enabled 5 Select YES and press the ENTER button when the confirmation message appears SCENE1 LOADED TURN POWER OFF appears on the screen The SCENE setting is applied when you restart the camera Simply changing the scene file in FILE SELECT will not change the settings Be sure to perform LOAD with LOAD SAVE INIT As current setting values will be changed when you perform LOAD be sure to save them if necessary Setting and saving scene files You can set the items found in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen Page 101 You can save changed settings as SCENE1 or SCENE2 apow Aq Ul suopesado z Ja deYyD WW 1 Set the POWER switch to ON Page
46. 3 Memory 16 MB 0 2 2 4 5 9 Card capacity 32 MB 3 10 10 17 64 MB 8 14 15 24 26 41 128 MB 18 30 30 49 52 83 256 MB 41 65 66 105 115 180 512 MB 83 130 135 210 230 360 1GB 170 270 270 430 460 720 2 GB 340 540 560 870 940 1480 4 GB 680 1070 1090 1720 1850 2900 6 GB 1030 1620 1660 2610 2810 4420 8 GB 1380 2170 2230 3500 3770 5910 12 GB 2090 3280 3360 5280 5680 8920 16 GB 2780 4370 4480 7050 7580 11910 32 GB 5580 8780 9000 14140 15210 23890 The maximum number of photos may vary if both siz and at quality photos are recorded or depending on the subject The maximum display for the remaining number of photos that can be recorded is 99999 If the remaining number of photos that can be recorded is greater than 99999 the display will remain the same until the remaining number of photos is below 99999 Clip and photo operations Video data recorded in CAMERA mode is referred to as a clip while still image data recorded in PHOTO mode is referred to as a photo When you enter PB mode thumbnail images of clips or photos appear on the viewfinder The thumbnails may take longer to display with higher quantities of clips and photos You can perform the following operations using the thumbnail screen e Play and delete clips or photos Format SD Memory Card Add or delete shot mark During clip playback Clip thumbnails and the operating menu are displayed in the thumbnail screen 9 thumbnails
47. 3 Ei 13 D2 D5X 24 i 14 Tul PRT r Os 25 o 154 bv 24P w f 1548 26 3 L a 27 o 16 M00 S 8 17 LT BOX MARK OFF 29 2 18 30 s 4g RIDEC 31 2010 23 59 59 wee 31 x 1 Dooooo0oo000oRo00000 lt 20 FUNC n S F5 6 Z10 32 n 21 tC J 5 a 33 34 35 36 37 v 4 5 PB mode 3 1 38D 3 5 8 3 an 39 TC 12 34 56 00 E 2 120min 9 D No 123 40 100 0001 14 ion Tw 15 4 bv 24P 16 17 DEC 31 2010 23 59 59 1 OOOo0000000po000000 42 ooooo00o0o0o000g000000 34 35 During self portrait recording 5 4 8 0 r 1 F 28 L J 41 For details on 42 information display 43 mode check information display and 44 safety zone see page 95 Continued on the next page 91 Screen displays continued 1 Time code display Each time you press the COUNTER button the display switches over to the following data or no indication COUNTER Counter value CLIP Counter value for each recorded clip Displayed when the REC COUNTER item in the setting menu SW amp DISP SETUP screen is set to CLIP TC Time code value When the time code value could not be read correctly from the SD Memory Card TC is displayed UB User information When user information could not be read correctly from the SD Memory Card UB is displayed Media capacity display CAMERA mode Displays the remaining recording time for the frame rate set with the REC FORMAT item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen PHOTO mode Displays the number of photo
48. 5X 5x zoom D 10X 10 x zoom Continued on the next page snu w Bulyes pue s ejds p uses 19 dey9 p 93 snuew Bulyes pue s ejds p uses sa deyo 94 Screen displays continued 25 26 27 28 29 30 AWB information display Displays the information of white balance ATW When ATW is set LOCK When ATW is locked P3 2K P5 6K In the case of preset Ach Bch In the case of A B Gain display Displays the gain value of the image amplifier configured During the auto mode AGC is displayed Displayed when the LENS STATUS item in the setting menu SW amp DISP SETUP screen is set to ON Histogram display Displayed in PHOTO mode when the HISTOGRAM item in the setting menu SW amp DISP SETUP screen is set to ON Focus frame display Page 31 Shot mark recording display SHOT MARk Displayed when you press a USER button to which the SHOT MARK function has been assigned INVALID will be displayed if an index or shot mark cannot be attached Marker luminance display When markers are displayed the brightness level around the center of the screen is indicated as 0 to 99 99 appears if the percentage is over 99 Marker display During shooting pressing the ZEBRA button once or twice will display the marker 31 Focus control information display Displays the focus control information with 99 00 In the auto focus mode AF appears In the manual focus mode MF appears When th
49. 8 GB Approx 45 min Approx 60 min Approx 80 min Approx 180 min 12 GB Approx 65 min Approx 90 min Approx 120 min Approx 270 min 16 GB Approx 90 min Approx 120 min Approx 160 min Approx 360 min 32 GB Approx 180 min Approx 240 min Approx 320 min Approx 720 min pow GHOAY u SUOI e190d0 4a deYy9 i 1 Use an SD memory class of SD speed class 4 or above when recording on PH mode or HA mode Recording cannot be completed on SD Memory Cards of lower speed classes 2 This is the highest quality mode of this camera 3 We recommend using an SD memory card of SD speed class 2 or above when recording in HG mode or HE mode This camera uses the VBR recording system VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate and it refers to a system in which the bit rate volume of data per given time period varies automatically depending on the subject which is being shot This means that the recording times will be shorter when fast moving subjects have been recorded Times displayed include time needed for processing etc actual available recording times will be slightly shorter The camera is capable of continuous recording for a maximum of 12 hours e Repeatedly recording or deleting images over and over again may reduce the recording time on the SD Memory Card In such cases format the SD Memory Card using the camera When a card is formatted all of its recorded data will be erased and it will not be subsequently possible to restore
50. ACCESS lamp is not flashing orange before opening the cover 2 Press the center of the SD Memory Card so that it pops out slightly and pull the card straight outwards SD Memory Card access lamp e Do not remove the SD Memory Card or switch off the power in the following circumstances Doing so may damage your SD Memory Card 1 While the SD Memory Card ACCESS lamp is flashing orange after inserting an SD Memory Card 2 While the SD Memory Card ACCESS lamp is flashing during recording recording finalization and other operations Protecting SD Memory Cards Move the write protect switch on the SD Memory Card to the LOCK position to prevent recorded contents being accidentally erased from the card Write protect switch Repairing SD Memory Cards Never remove the SD Memory Card or disconnect the battery or DC cable while the SD Memory Card ACCESS lamp is flashing as doing so may damage the SD Memory Card In the event the SD Memory Card is removed while the SD Memory Card access lamp is flashing or the battery or DC cable is disconnected during a recording or recording finalization process a yellow incomplete clip indicator will appear for the recorded clips in the thumbnail screen Refer to Repairing Clips Page 82 for more details Clip operations Video data recorded in CAMERA mode is referred to as a clip When you enter PB mode thumbnail images of clips appear on the viewfinder The
51. AL PHOTO IRIS mode DOWN OPEN The iris opens when the IRIS dial is turned downward UP OPEN The iris opens when the IRIS dial is turned upward USER1 SW CAMERA Selects the function assigned to the USER1 button PHOTO INH No function assigned DV IN PUSH AF Switches to auto focus mode when the button is held during PB manual focus mode BACKLIGHT Auto iris control for the backlight compensation Pages 12 61 SPOTLIGHT Switches auto iris control for the spotlight on or off BLACKFADE _ Blackfade Pages 12 61 WHITEFADE Whitefade Pages 12 61 ATW Switches the ATW function on or off ATW LOCK Fixes the white balance value when the button is pressed during ATW Press again to perform ATW HIGH GAIN The gain mode switches between normal and high with each press of the button Gain can be set to up to 34 dB in high gain mode This does not work in PHOTO mode Pages 6 55 D ZOOM Changes the ratio of the DIGITAL ZOOM function Each press of the button changes the ratio in the following order OFF x1 x2 x5 x10 OFF x1 Page 39 of Vol 1 EVF DTL Emphasizes outlines of images in the viewfinder for easier focusing when the button is pressed SHOT MARK Shot mark recording Pages 49 85 LAST CLIP Deletes the last recorded clip Pages 14 63 WFM Displays a waveform only on the viewfinder during CAMERA mode USER2 SW CAMERA Assigns a function to the USER2 button PHOTO The setting contents are the same as USER1 S
52. AUTO MANUAL switch to the MANUAL position to select the manual mode A will disappear from the viewfinder AUTO MANUAL switch Manual focusing Focus ring 00 ase AUTO MANUAL switch FOCUS button RING selector switch 4 Use the AUTO MANUAL switch to set to manual mode 2 Use the FOCUS button to switch the focus mode Pressing the FOCUS button switches to manual focus mode where MF appears on the screen Pressing the FOCUS button again switches to auto focus mode where AF appears on the screen Holding down the FOCUS button sets the focal length to infinity and causes MF95 to appear on the screen When switching from auto mode to manual mode Iris and focus are set to AUTO You can switch them to manual mode by pressing the IRIS dial and FOCUS button Shutter speed In CAMERA mode the shutter speed of AUTO mode during SHUTTER ON is preserved You can switch between ON OFF with the SHUTTER button In PHOTO mode the SHUTTER status is always ON You can cannot switch to SHUTTER OFF with the SHUTTER button Shutter speed can be changed by pressing the SPEED SEL button The shortest distance from a back focusing lens differs depending on the zoom position When using a macro range and AF or MF on the focus control information display appears in reverse black and white zooming may cause the image to become unfocused
53. CHD mode displayed in a list Files with no corresponding data are displayed in gray only e Displayed in gray when metadata is not stored on the SD Memory Card META DATA CAMERA Sets whether to record the metadata to be loaded into the unit simultaneously on REC a SD Memory Card AVCHD mode ON Records simultaneously only OFF Does not record simultaneously USER CLIP CAMERA Selects the method of CLIP NAME recording NAME TYPE1 User clip name is the same as the CLIP NAME if there is no uploaded AVCHD mode only metadata or data TYPE2 User clip name is the same as the CLIP NAME if no combination of data and COUNT value is uploaded or if there is no uploaded data 104 indicates the factory setting RECORD SETUP screen continued AVCHD mode only Item Display Description of settings mode META DATA CAMERA Displays the metadata which has been recorded in the unit PROP CLIP NAME AVCHD mode ACCESS only SHOOT SCENARIO NEWS1 NEWS2 MEMO1 MEMO2 CLIP CAMERA Resets the COUNT value to 1 COUNTER RST YES NO AVCHD mode only META INITIAL CAMERA Returns metadata stored on the camera to factory default conditions SET All metadata settings including ON OFF settings for META DATA REC are cleared YES NO PICTURE screen AVCHD mode only Item Display mode Description of settings snuew Buryjes pue s ejds p uses9g sa dey9 p PICTURE SIZE PHO
54. Controls external devices with the START STOP button BOTH Simultaneously records with this camera and an external device CHAIN The external device starts recording automatically when this camera s recording memory has nearly run out DV CMD SEL CAMERA Sets the recording operation of the external device when the START STOP DV mode button is pressed only REC_P Switches between record and pause STOP Switches between record and stop REC LAMP CAMERA Sets lighting of the tally lamp PHOTO FRONT Lights the front side tally lamp REAR Lights the rear side tally lamp BOTH Lights both tally lamps OFF Tally lamp lighting is turned off BEEP SOUND CAMERA Turns the beep sound ON or OFF PHOTO ON OFF DV IN If the SD Memory Card becomes FULL while ON is selected the beep sound is PB output When the beep is sounded the audio signals from the output connector are muted before the beep sound is output CLOCK SET CAMERA Sets the camera recorder s calendar PHOTO YES NO DVIN PB 1 AVCHD mode only 110 indicates the factory setting OTHER FUNCTIONS screen continued snuew Bulyjes pue s ejds p uaes9g 19 dey9 p Item Display Description of settings mode TIME ZONE CAMERA Adds to or deducts from GMT the time value of 12 00 to 13 00 in 30 minute PHOTO steps Refer to the table below
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56. ER button 7 Press and hold the WHITE BAL button Adjustment takes a few seconds The following messages appear on the screen Message during adjustment Message after adjustment AWB ABB OK An error message appears on the viewfinder screen when white balance adjustment is not possible Message when adjustment cannot be done e White balance cannot be adjusted if the ATW Auto Tracking White function is working e Black balance cannot be adjusted during recording e White balance cannot be adjusted during auto mode Only black balance can be adjusted e White balance cannot be adjusted if the shutter speed is set to less than 1 24 Using presets Use this feature when you have no time to make white balance adjustments 1 Use the AUTO MANUAL switch to set to manual mode Page 54 2 Press the WHITE BAL button The mode changes in order from ATW ATW LOCK P3 2K P5 6K Ach or Bch ATW with each press of the button e Guide to the preset values P3 2K 3200 K halogen light P5 6K 5600 K outdoors Auto Tracking White ATW Using the ATW function enables the recording environment to be automatically analyzed and an optimum white balance to be constantly maintained during recording To use the ATW function set the white balance to ATW mode by pressing the WHITE BAL button Depending on the environment there may be some error in the adjustment e Use the procedure descri
57. II characters can be displayed by this unit e Due to the limitations imposed by this unit on the number of characters which can be displayed not all the data can be displayed This does not mean that the data which is not displayed has been deleted Use an AVCCAM viewer or other program to check all the data Metadata can be produced with AVCCAM Viewer Page 122 pow GHOAY U suopesado 4a deyD p Loading the metadata You can perform any of the following operations If necessary make preparations prior to undertaking the operations Loading the metadata Insert the SD Memory Card on which the metadata is recorded into the unit Selecting whether to record the metadata on the SD Memory Card Initializing the metadata inside the unit Displaying information on metadata inside the unit 1 Set the POWER switch to ON Page 30 of Vol 1 The CAMERA lamp lights red 2 Press the MENU button Menu operation Page 40 of Vol 1 3 Select the setting menu RECORD SETUP and press the ENTER button Continued on the next page 23 apow GHOAY U suoesado 4a deYyD ul 24 Clip metadata continued 4 Press the up or down button of the cursor button to switch pages select META CARD READ and press the ENTER button RECORD SETUP 3 4 A MIC GAINI 50dB MIC GAIN2 50dB W META DATA REC OFF RETURN amp EXIT uW META CARD READ Read metadata set to
58. IPS Deletes all clips SELECT Deletes only the selected clips Press the FUNC EXEC button to execute NO Clips for which CLIP PROTECT is specified are not deleted PICT SETUP screen AVCHD mode only Item Display Description of settings mode SCENE PB Protects photos to prevent accidental deletion PROTECT YES Enables photo protection or cancels protection NO Executing a format of the memory will delete photos even if they are protected DPOF SET PB Allows you to write data related to the print quantity of a photo onto the SD Memory Card CANCELALL Cancels all quantity settings SET Sets the print quantity NO DELETE PB Deletes photos ALL SCENES Deletes all photos SELECT Deletes only the selected photos Press the FUNC EXEC button to execute NO e Photos for which SCENE PROTECT is specified are not deleted 106 indicates the factory setting SW amp DISP SETUP screen snuew Bulyjes pue s ejds p u 19 wa deyo p Item Display Description of settings mode HANDLE CAMERA Sets the speed allocated to the handle zoom switch ZOOM PHOTO L OFF H 1 low speed 2 speed adjustment OFF 3 high speed L M H 1 low speed 2 medium speed 3 high speed L OFF M 1 low speed 2 speed adjustment OFF 3 medium speed IRIS DIAL CAMERA Sets the rotation direction and the aperture control of the IRIS dial In MANU
59. ME recording MOHD Ea E ie caititteeiel ies entennets 24 Using the Counter Counter display Charging the built in battery Setting the time code cceeesee Recharging the built in battery i Setting the time Code eeeseeeeeereeeeeereeee Specifying the time code 0 0 eeeeeereeereeeeeee Setting user information Operating SD Memory CALS essccssssssseseesesess 28 Formatting SD Memory Cards cceee 28 SD Memory Card recording times 06 29 Dividing clips recorded onto SD Memory Cards cccccccsseseesteeeteeees Removing SD Memory Card Protecting SD Memory Cards eeeeee Repairing SD Memory Cards eeeeeeee Shooting photos Setting the aspect ratio recording pixels 32 Setting the picture quality ce eeeeeeeeeeee 32 Displaying the histogram Maximum number of photoS cceeeee 33 Clip and photo operations cceseee 35 During clip playback ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 35 During photo playback eee eeeeeeeeees 37 Thumbnail operations A Selecting the thumbnail display method 38 Format card and card information 39 Playing back clips Set playback format ccceeseeseereeeteeteeneees 41 Playing back photoS ccssccseseeeeseeeeeseee 42 Playback by date eee eeeeeeeeeees 43 Deleting clips photos videos and PhotoS ccseseeeee
60. Memory Cards Please be aware that when an SD Memory Card is formatted all data recorded on the card will be erased and will not be restorable Pages 28 76 The SD Memory Card is not recognized when inserted into other devices Please check that the device is compatible with the capacity or type SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card of the SD Memory Card that you are using For details please consult the device s own operating instructions Page 14 of Vol 1 117 aoualajey 7 4a deyo Before calling for service continued The changeover between clips may not always be smooth when playing back multiple clips in succession Video may momentarily pause when playing back multiple clips in succession in circumstances such as those detailed below E Mixture of different recording formats Recording mode PH mode Playback format 1080 60i 1080 30P Recording format Recording format Recording format Recording format PH 1080 60 PH 1080 60 PH 720 60P PH 1080 60 Se DA k Playback is smooth Not played back as clipis Video pauses of different format momentarily during clip changeover H Mixture of different recording modes Recording format 1080 60i Playback format 1080 60i 1080 30P Recording format Recording format Recording format Recording format Recording format PH 1080 60i HA 1080 60i HE 1080 60i HA 1080 60i HG 1080 60i Video pauses momentarily during clip
61. OMPNT OUT SEL D gt item is set to 480i S LETTER BOX Adds black bars to the top and bottom edges 2 SQUEEZE Squeezes images horizontally from the left and right 7 TV ASPECT CAMERA Sets the aspect ratio of the TV that will be connected 3 PHOTO 16 9 4 3 e DV IN 3 PB g VIDEO SETUP CAMERA Sets the setup level of video signals S DV IN 0 VIDEO OUT terminal output and recording setup levels will both be set PB to 0 7 5 A VIDEO OUT terminal output setup level will be set to 7 5 while recording setup level will be set to 0 AUDIO OUT CAMERA Sets the audio signals output from the Pin jack OUT terminal DV IN CH1 CH2 CH1 terminal CH1 signals CH2 terminal CH2 signals PB CH1 CH1 terminal CH1 signals CH2 terminal CH1 signals CH2 CH1 terminal CH2 signals CH2 terminal CH2 signals When an SD Memory Card containing 5 1 channel content recorded on other equipment is played back on the camera it is down mixed to 2 channels when output through the Pin jack OUT or PHONES headphone terminal MENU INIT CAMERA Returns menu settings to factory default settings PHOTO YES NO DV IN e Returns all items except User information CLOCK SET TIME ZONE and OPERATION TIME to factory default settings SYSTEM INFO PB Displays the version of the system in this camera YES NO LANGUAGE CAMERA Selects the language for menu displays PHOTO English DV IN Espanol PB Frangais OPERATION CAMERA Displays the power on tim
62. PE2 options are available for selection USER CLIP NAME to be recorded TYPE1 TYPE2 If clip metadata has Uploaded Uploaded data COUNT been read in data value If no clip metadata has been read in Sequential 5 Sequential 5 or if the setting digit number digit number for recording clip in order of in order of metadata has been recording recording turned off The COUNT value is indicated as a four digit number The COUNT value is incremented each time a new clip is captured if clip metadata has been read in and TYPE2 has been selected as the recording method The COUNT value can be reset using the following procedure Select YES for the CLIP COUNTER RST item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen and then press the ENTER button to reset the COUNT value to 1 RECORD SETUP A USER CLIP NAME META DATA PROP META INITIAL SET Using the Counter Counter display You can display a counter that indicates how much time has elapsed during shooting or playback 4 Press the COUNTER button Each time you press the button the display changes as follows Page 92 0 00 00 CAMERA mode only Counter value CLIP 0 00 00 CAMERA mode only Displayed when CLIP is selected in the REC COUNTER item on the settings menu SW 8 amp DISP SETUP screen Values are automatically reset when recording is started and counter values are displayed for each individual cli
63. RA AVERD DV 00 w This function will not be as effective when the vibration is severe or when tracking a moving subject Adding effects to images Press the USER button you have allocated to the BLACKFADE or WHITEFADE feature to add fading effects to your images The button s function is forcibly canceled during playback or REC CHECK and also when thumbnails are displayed BLACKFADE Press and hold to fade out to black Audio also fades out Fade in starts when the button is released WHITEFADE Press and hold to fade out to white Audio also fades out Fade in starts when the button is released e This function does not work while INTERVAL REC is enabled Using the USER buttons You can allocate one of 14 features to each of the three USER buttons Use these buttons to change shooting settings quickly or add effects to the images you are shooting The following features are allocated to the buttons at the time of shipping USER1 PUSH AF USER2 BACKLIGHT USER3 SHOT MARK For details see the setup menus SW amp DISP SETUP screen USER1 to 3 Page 107 If you press a USER button to which one of the functions has been allocated and then turn off the power the added effect to the image will not be retained Backlight compensation Press the USER button you have allocated to the BACKLIGHT feature when shooting subjects lit from the back BACK LIGHT appears on the screen and appears at the botto
64. REC item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen is set to ON Page 104 11 Quality display Displays the image quality during PHOTO mode 1 Will not be output to external devices 12 DV control device status display DV mode only Displays status of devices connected to the DV terminal DV Recording Dv l Green Recording standby DV BS Device cannot be controlled DV Device is not connected DV Device cannot record and go on recording standby 13 DV IN PRESET display DV mode only Displayed when set to 1394 TC preset mode Page 73 14 Recording pixel display Displays the recording pixels during PHOTO mode 15 DV mode display DV MODE only Displayed when DV mode is selected with the MODE switch 16 Recording format display Page 103 17 Frame rate display Displays recording frame rate Not displayed when set to 60i 18 Shutter speed display The shutter speed is displayed here 19 Recording aspect display DV mode only Page 103 20 Focus bar display Displayed when the FOCUS ASSIST SW item in the setting menu SW amp DISP SETUP screen is set to BAR 21 Time stamp display Page 103 22 Face detection frame display Displayed when the FACE FRAMING item in the setting menu SW amp DISP SETUP screen is set to PRIMARY or ALL and FACE DETECT ON is enabled 23 Optical Image Stabilizer display Displayed when Optical Image Stabilizer is ON 24 Digital zoom ratio display Displays digital zoom ratio D 2X 2x zoom D
65. REE SPACE Displays the amount of SD Memory Card capacity free apow GHOAY U SUO e19dO 4a deyD i 39 apow GHOAY U suoresado 4a deYyD 40 Playing back clips 41 Set the POWER switch to ON Page 30 of Vol 1 The CAMERA lamp lights red 2 Press the MODE button to switch to PB mode The PB lamp lights green 3 Press the FUNC EXEC button The cursor moves to the icon display at the left 4 Select Video photo selection and press the ENTER button e Video will be selected after you have switched from CAMERA mode to PB mode Video photo selection E e 3 a Gall FG 5 Press the FUNC EXEC button The cursor moves to the thumbnail 6 Using the cursor button select the clip you want to play back and press the ENTER button The clip is played back e When more than 9 clips are recorded use PAGE ADV button to advance to other pages Clip playback functions are operated by the cursor button Cursor Functions button Up Play pause Down Stop playback and return to thumbnail screen During playback fast reverse approx Left 10 times the speed of normal playback During pause skip rewind clips During playback Fast forward approx Right 10 times the speed of normal playback During pause skip fast forward clips Clips that are displayed in the thumbnail screen with a red frame cannot be played back due to the playback
66. SECONDS 4hr 1 min cocoon Flowers 30 1 hr to 5 sec to blooming SECONDS 3 hr 15 sec The maximum shooting time is 24 hours When recording for long periods use the AC adaptor to eliminate battery concerns Do not remove the battery or disconnect the AC adaptor during interval recording Doing so may damage recorded image data or result in data loss You cannot change the recording mode while interval recording is enabled Depending on lighting and shooting conditions color and focus settings may not adjust automatically In such cases make adjustments manually The digital zoom function and BLACKFADE and WHITEFADE functions cannot be used while INTERVAL REC is enabled Set the below values for REC FORMAT when setting INTERVAL REC If the settings differ to the below INTERVAL REC will be displayed in gray and disabled REC FORMAT PH 1080 24P When playing back a recorded video set the playback format to 1080 24P Photo shooting is disabled Even if you have not met 24 frames when you stop recording a 1 second video will be created apow GHOAY uU SUO e19dO 4a deYy9 p 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 In addition the month display will change
67. STATUS item in the setting menu SW amp DISP SETUP screen is set to ON snuew fu y s pue s ejds p uses9g wa deyo p 99 Screen displays continued 30 Marker luminance display v x v x 1 x 31 Focus control information display vA x vA v A _ 3 __ 3 32 Zoom position display v x vA wv va _ 3 __ 3 33 Function menu display v x v x x x x i 34 Audio level meter display V v x vA vA LERZ 28 o 35 Date and time display v vA vA vA v 2 _ 2 gt 2 36 Auto iris control display v x v VA y x __ 3 a s 37 Iris display Z x Z vA Z x xs wo o 38 DPOF display x x vA of VY S 39 Clip number display v x vo vA vA _ 2 _ 2 D 40 Photo folder filename display x x v v vA 2 2 g 41 Warning display vA va vA 4 4 x4 ks lt 42 Information display vA vA vA 4 _ 4 oe ee s 43 Mode check information display v v v v 2 o 1 Toggle display with the buttons z 2 Toggle display with menu item settings other than those listed above 3 Displayed when the LENS STATUS item in the setting menu SW amp DISP SETUP screen is set to ON Q 4 Displayed during warnings amp The item in v in the MODE CHECK space appears when you press and hold the DISP MODE CHK button The item in V in the DISPLAY space disappears when you press the DISP MODE CHK button 100 Setup menu list SCENE FILE screen
68. T Deletes selected clips Press the FUNC EXEC button to execute REPAIR CLIP PB Repairs clips displaying the faulty clip indicator OTHER FUNCTIONS menu Item Display Description of settings mode CARD PB CARD FORMAT FORMAT YES Formats cards NO CARD STATUS PB Displays the status of SD Memory Cards SYSTEM INFO PB Displays the system version of this camera s DV mode 114 indicates the factory setting Chapter 4 Reference Before calling for service Power supply There s no power Make sure the battery and AC adaptor are connected properly Check the connections again Page 26 of Vol 1 Power shuts off for no apparent reason To prevent the battery from running down needlessly the camera recorder automatically turns off when the camera recorder has been left in the recording pause mode for more than 5 minutes Check the settings in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen POWER SAVE Page 111 Power goes off as soon as it is turned on Battery The battery runs down quickly The battery may have run out If the remaining battery charge display is blinking or iil appears the battery has run out Either recharge the battery or replace the discharged battery with a fully charged one Make sure the battery is fully charged Keep charging until the AC adaptor s CHARGE lamp goes out Are you using the battery in a cold place The battery is affected by the a
69. THUMBNAIL aa OTHER Functions REPAIR CLIP Jy Ry iy z 5 ee 2070 ALL CLIPS 00 02 09 173 ooorsaor 00020315 4 Select the clip to delete and press the ENTER button The clip will be displayed with a red frame To cancel a selection press the ENTER button again 5 Press the FUNC EXEC button The confirmation message is displayed 6 Select YES and press the ENTER button The clip is deleted Repairing clips Repairs clips displayed with a yellow faulty clip indicator Clips displayed with a red faulty clip indicator cannot be repaired 1 Press the MENU button while the thumbnail screen is displayed The thumbnail menu is displayed 2 Select the REPAIR CLIP item Page 114 in the thumbnail menu OPERATION and press the ENTER button 3 Select the clip to repair and press the ENTER button You can select multiple clips 4 Press the FUNC EXEC button 5 Select YES and press the ENTER button when the confirmation message appears The clip repair function is executed If a shot mark has been set this setting will be cancelled When transferring clip data files to a computer for example be sure to repair the clips with the camera beforehand If you transfer incomplete clips to a computer before they are repaired and copy them onto the SD Memory Card again you will not be able to repair the clips Formatting SD Memory Cards All data recorded in AVCHD mode and DV mode will be del
70. TO Sets the recording pixels during photo shooting 4 3 image aspect ratio Dmu 3520x2640 Bul 3264x2448 5m 2560x1920 Dau 640x480 3 2 image aspect ratio eu 3984x2656 7m 3264x2176 A5 2592x1728 16 9 image aspect ratio 0n 4224x2376 6n 3328x1872 3 5m 2560x1440 y j n QUALITY PHOTO Sets the image quality during photo shooting ais High image quality ate Standard image quality ASPECT RATIO PHOTO Sets the aspect ratio ka SELF TIMER PHOTO Sets the self timer OFF 10 SECONDS 2 SECONDS SHTR SOUND PHOTO Selects whether to enable the shutter sound ON OFF indicates the factory setting 105 Setup menu list continued PLAY SETUP screen Item Display Description of settings mode REPEAT PLAY DV IN When set to ON supported clips are played repeatedly PB ON OFF RESUME PLAY DV IN When set to ON playback resumes from the video position at which clip playback PB stopped ON OFF OPERATION screen AVCHD mode only snuew u y s pue s ejds p uses saydey9 Item Display Description of settings mode CLIP PROTECT PB Protects clips to prevent accidental deletion YES Enables clip protection or cancels protection NO Executing a format of the memory card will delete all clips even if they are protected DELETE PB Deletes clips ALL CL
71. W DV IN BACKLIGHT PB USER3 SW CAMERA Assigns a function to the USER3 button PHOTO The setting contents are the same as USER1 SW DV IN SHOT MARK PB INDICATOR PB Selects whether to display the thumbnail indicator AVCHD mode ON Displayed only OFF Not displayed FOCUS CAMERA Assigns a function to the FOCUS ASSIST button ASSIST SW PHOTO EXPANDED Displays the center of the screen in expanded view BAR A bar extends to the right as focus is aligned BOTH Enables both expanded view and focus bar display RING SW CAMERA Assigns a function to the RING switch PHOTO ZOOM Switch between FOCUS and ZOOM IRIS Switch between FOCUS and IRIS indicates the factory setting 107 Setup menu list continued SW amp DISP SETUP screen continued snuoew u y s pue s ejds p uses waydeyo Item Display Description of settings mode AUTO SW CAMERA Sets the face detection function during auto mode to ON or OFF PHOTO B Enables face detection i Disables face detection SMOOTH CAMERA Selects the method in which zoom operations are stopped ZOOM STOP PHOTO ON Smooth stop OFF Precise stop CAM GAIN CAMERA Sets the maximum value for camera gain LIMIT PHOTO CAMERA mode 24 dB Camera gain can be set to up to 24 dB 12 dB Camera gain can be set to up to 12 dB PHOTO mode 18 dB Camera gain can be set to up to 18 dB 12 dB Camera gain can be set to up to 12 dB FACE CAMERA
72. a warning display is not listed check carefully the message displayed E Number 1394 INPUT ERROR OTHER FORMAT The format of the signal input to the DV terminal while in DV IN mode differs from the unit s settings Check the format of the signal input to the DV terminal HA ALL DATA WILL BE DELETED INCLUDING CLIP OF AVCHD FORMAT THE CARD NOW Do you wish to format the SD Memory Card now Yes No CANNOT RECORD DV MODE INTO THIS CARD Use an SD SDHC Memory Card in Speed Class 6 or higher CANNOT RECORD PH MODE AND HA MODE INTO THIS CARD This card cannot be recorded to in PH mode or HA mode Use an SD SDHC Memory Card in Speed Class 4 or higher CANNOT SET PRE REC CARD CAPACITY TOO LOW PRE REC cannot be set as the remaining card capacity is low ALL DATA WILL BE DELETED INCLUDING CLIP OF DV FORMAT THE CARD NOW Do you wish to format the SD Memory Card now Yes No CARD DOOR IS OPEN Close the card door AVCHD DV SW CHANGED TURN POWER OFF Switch the power off and back on again HC CANNOT BE USED DUE TO INCOMPATIBLE DATA No use is possible because the standard for the data is different If the SD Memory Card was used on another device reformat the card with this unit CARD ERROR PLEASE REFORMAT Formatting has failed The card needs to be reformatted CARD FULL The card is full CANNOT DELETE WITH THIS BUTTON Clip cannot be deleted CANNOT DELETE
73. are displayed in a single screen When more clips than that are recorded use PAGE ADV button to advance to other pages In addition you can press the DISP MODE CHK button to display information about the clip currently selected with the yellow cursor apow GHOAY U suopesado 1394dey9 p Thumbnail display TH n sf maras 8 9 10 wo cies a Clip information display 7 891011 2 Canaan 12 34 56 78 13 87654321 14 CAER 15 GMT 00 00 16 98 54 32 10 17 MNN 18 1 Thumbnail mode display Displays the selected thumbnail mode 2 Remaining battery display Displays the remaining battery capacity 3 Video photo selection Selects whether to display the clip or photo thumbnail screen 4 Thumbnail mode selection Selects the thumbnail mode Page 38 5 Playback format selection Selects the playback format Page 41 6 Scrollbar Displayed when there is a large quantity of clips Allows you to scroll the screen 7 Clip number Displays in the order recorded Clips with invalid recording formats and other clips that cannot be played back will be displayed in a red frame To play back clips displayed in red frames change the playback format 8 Shot mark Indicates that a shot mark has been added Page 49 9 Interval recording mark Indicates clips that were recorded with interval recording Page 13 10 Clip protect mark Indicates protected cli
74. are not displayed on the thumbnails pow Aq uU suopesado z Ja deYyD E Deleting clips Clips that are deleted cannot be restored Be sure to check carefully before deleting them H Deleting all clips 1 Press the MENU button in the thumbnail screen The thumbnail menu is displayed 2 Select the DELETE item Page 114 for the thumbnail menu OPERATION and then press the ENTER button L jen Cy TONDA THUMBNAIL Dere OTHER FUNCTIONS gt REPAIR CLIP me ry p AA A F 6 0001 5012 3 00 02 09 13 k ca TOSET 00 02 23 06 00 02 34 22 3 Select ALL CLIPS and press the ENTER button The confirmation screen is displayed jen TENET THUMBNAIL a EAI OTHER FUNCTIONS _REPAIR CLIP iesirea are EI RIZA z f a 6 00075012 v0TSROT 00020315S 0002 0913 g p TR TOSET 00 02 23 06 00 02 34 22 4 Select YES and press the ENTER button The clip is deleted 81 apow Aq Ul SUuO eJadO z Ja deYyD B 82 Thumbnail operations continued H Deleting selected clips 1 Press the MENU button in the thumbnail screen The thumbnail menu is displayed 2 Select the DELETE item Page 114 in the setting menu OPERATION and then press the ENTER button AL Co aM on THUMBNAIL ema OTHER FUNCTIONS _ REPAIR CLIP 00 00 00 00 PAT iy A F eles ee 0005012 00015807 00020315 0002 0913 00 02 34 22 3 Select SELECT and press the ENTER button The thumbnail menu closes ALL co
75. ars e The scene file selected in the FILE SELECT item will be initialized e SCENE 1 or SCENE2 LOADED TURN POWER OFF appears on the screen The default settings will be applied when you restart the camera Using the Counter Counter display You can display a counter that indicates how much time has elapsed during shooting or playback 4 Press the COUNTER button Each time you press the button the display changes as follows Page 92 0 00 00 CAMERA mode only Counter value CLIP 0 00 00 CAMERA mode only Displayed when CLIP is selected in the REC COUNTER item on the settings menu SW 8 amp DISP SETUP screen Values are automatically reset when recording is started and counter values are displayed for each individual clip TC 12 34 56 01 Time code value When set to 24P mode display time code frame digits in 30 frames UB 12 34 56 78 User information No display Data is not displayed Resetting the counter Press the RESET button while the counter is displayed 1394 TC preset mode You can synchronize initial TC values when shooting with multiple cameras the following describes the synchronization source as MASTER and the synchronized end as the SLAVE 1 Connect 2 devices with the IEEE1394 cable and set the power to ON 2 Set the MASTER to CAMERA mode and then set it so that video signals are output from the DV terminal Match the recording formats of the 2 connected cameras and
76. audio recording level The recording level of audio signals during recording can be adjusted pow Aq Ul suopesado z Ja deYyD I te AUDIO SELECT AUDIO IN cH CH2 Auro ron Be Shen S 1 Set the AUDIO SELECT switch to MAN AUTO With the ALC Auto Level Control function the recording level is automatically adjusted when the audio input is excessively loud The AUDIO LEVEL knob is disabled MAN The ALC Auto Level Control function is disabled The audio recording level can be adjusted with the AUDIO LEVEL knob e If excessive inputs are expected use the AUTO mode 2 Adjust the audio recording level with the AUDIO LEVEL knob e Adjust the audio recording level with the AUDIO LEVEL knob according to the audio level meter on the bottom of the viewfinder 1 QOoo000000000000000 2 DO0000000000000000 CH2 CH1 70 e If the indicated audio level meter is red and then the audio has reached an excessive level with reference to the standard input level Adjust the recording level with the AUDIO LEVEL knob Using scene files You can store various scene file setting items for different shooting conditions within a scene file Different scene files can be saved separately for AVCHD mode and DV mode By changing scene files you can recall necessary settings The following scene files are saved as the factory default settings Scene
77. ayback ws Resume play eeseeeseceeeeseresseeteneeees S Screen display cesceeeceeeeeeceeeeeteeetereeeeeee 91 SD Memory Card 12 13 14 28 76 SD Memory Card ACCESS lamp SD speed class ccecececeseceseeeeeeteeeeeeeennees SDHC Memory Card eceeceeeees Self portrait shooting a Setup MEnU cccececceeseeeseeeeseeeesseeesseeeeaees CAMERA SETUP screen n se OPERATION screen OPTION MENU screen OTHER FUNCTIONS screen ey PICT SETUP screen 106 PICTURE screen 105 PLAY SETUP screen 106 RECORD SETUP screen 103 SCENE FILE screen 101 SW amp DISP SETUP screen 107 Setup menu structure ccceececeseeeteeeeeeees 42 Shot mark Shutter speed cccccecceesseeeeeeeseneeeeneees 15 65 SIIDOSNOW arssinat senaera raian aariad ai 42 Synchro SCAN ceeeeceeeeetereeeeeeteeeneeeeeeeees 17 67 Bold and italicized page numbers 00 indicate pages in Volume 1 while the other page numbers 00 indicate pages in Volume 2 124 T Tally lamp kra ane eee 30 Thumbnails czcvsseesesseved sees aeris 35 79 THUMBNAIL menu OPERATION men ossessi 114 OTHER FUNCTIONS menu 0 114 THUMBNAIL Menu 0 seceeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeneees 114 Tripod receptacle cceccccseseseeeeeteeeeeeeeee 10 U USER buttn isserrat Using scene files V Video compatibility eee eeeeeee VID
78. aying shooting status 60 PRE REC aroan na cat ites 60 Optical Image Stabilizer Adding effects to images Using the USER buttons 61 Backlight compensation 61 Color bars iy 61 Wave form monitor function c cceeeee 61 Shot mark function 0 eee 62 Interval recording Time stamp function ee eeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeee LAST CLIR TUnCtion cre seit ireira Changing the size of images a Recording backup images eee Adjusting the shutter speed es Synchro scan ah Selecting audio input ceseeeeeseeeeeee Using the built in microphone external microphone 3 5 mm stereo mini jack 68 Using the external microphone or audio devices connected to the XLR input terminal Adjusting the audio recording level Using scene files ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeee Loading scene fileS cceeeceeeeeeeeeteeeteeeeeees Setting and saving scene files af Initializing scene filOS eee eeeeeeeeteeeteeeeees Using the Counter ccsseccesseeeeeseeeeeeeeeee Counter display 1394 TC preset mode Charging the built in battery Setting the time code cseeeeeee 74 Recharging the built in battery i l4 Setting the time code 14 Specifying the time code 14 Setting user information vst wld Operating SD Memory Cards 76 Formatting SD Memory Cards 76
79. bed on the previous page whenever you need more precise white balance apow Aq Ul suopesado z Ja deYyD WW 57 apow Aq Ul suopesado z Ja deYyD y 58 Shooting in progressive mode Selecting 480 30P for the REC FORMAT option in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen Page 103 enables shooting in progressive mode 30P mode with 480 mode Shoot 30 frames a second in the progressive mode For output and recording the 30 frame per second signal is converted to 60 field per second interlace This mode gives you high quality images Shooting techniques for different targets Self portrait shooting Self portrait shooting is possible if the viewfinder is rotated 180 towards the lens You can make them appear better by reversing left and right Go to the setup menus SW amp DISP SETUP screen SELF SHOOT and select MIRROR Shooting in mirror mode has no effect on what you actually shoot and record The date display for time stamps will also appear reversed However the dates are recorded in a non reversed state on the image If you press and hold the DISP MODE CHK button when self portrait shooting the mirror mode is temporarily disabled and the screen displays information such as the configuration status of all recording functions Release the button to return to mirror mode Images played back by pressing the REC CHECK button cannot be inverted horizontally Operation status displays d
80. cel save select NO and press the ENTER button e You cannot restore scene files that have been overwritten 21 apow GHOAY U sUOI e19d0 4a deYyD y 22 Using scene files continued Initializing scene files You can return current setting values to their factory default settings 41 Set the POWER switch to ON Page 30 of Vol 1 The CAMERA lamp lights red 2 Press the MENU button 3 Select SCENE1 or SCENE2 for the FILE SELECT item in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen and then press the ENTER button 4 Select INIT for the LOAD SAVE INIT item in the setting menu SCENE FILE screen and then press the ENTER button SCENE FILE _ FILE SELECT DETAIL LEVEL V DETAIL LEVEL RETURN amp EXIT MENU 5 Select YES and press the ENTER button when the confirmation message appears e The scene file selected in the FILE SELECT item will be initialized e SCENE 1 or SCENE2 LOADED TURN POWER OFF appears on the screen The default settings will be applied when you restart the camera Clip metadata You can add the name of the videographer shooting location text memos and other information to the video data you have recorded on the SD Memory Card This data is called the clip metadata Display clip metadata with the META DATA PROP item Page 105 in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen There are two kinds of clip metadata the data that is recorded automatically during shooting an
81. cording standby mode Green Recording standby mode Warning display e When is displayed turn the viewfinder back in the direction of normal recording and check what the message says e Holding down the DISP MODE CHK button displays the screen display information e Images will be output normally to external devices In addition only operation status displays will appear on the screen Low angle shooting You can shoot using the handle START STOP button on the handle during low angle shooting Zebra pattern Pressing the ZEBRA button in CAMERA or PHOTO mode displays zebra patterns and markers on the viewfinder allowing you to check the brightness of a subject Parts that may be whited out through over exposure are shown as a zebra pattern e Very bright e Reflecting parts You can remove most overexposed parts by adjusting the iris and shutter speed in the manual mode to remove the areas with zebra patterns The display changes as follows each time you press the ZEBRA button ZEBRA _ SHUTTER SPEEDSEL Ez ON SOE 2 l DISP MODE CHK E REC a if a0 AUDIOS MARKER oO OQ w ON Jm l ZEBRA OFF You can set brightness levels for the zebra patterns with the ZEBRA DETECT item in the setting menu SW amp DISP SETUP screen Page 108 The zebra pattern cannot be displayed while the focus assist function expanded display is in use If you press the ZEBRA button while zebra patter
82. d recording times Total available recording times approx when using SD SDHC Memory Cards manufactured by Panasonic SD Memory card Capacity DV mode 512 MB Approx _2 min 1GB Approx _4 min 2 GB Approx 8 min 4GB Approx 16 min 8 GB Approx 32 min 16 GB Approx 64 min 32 GB Approx 128 min Times displayed include time needed for processing etc actual available recording times will be slightly shorter e Repeatedly recording or deleting images over and over again may reduce the recording time on the SD Memory Card In such cases format the SD Memory Card using the camera When a card is formatted all of its recorded data will be erased and it will not be subsequently possible to restore this data Save any valuable data on your PC prior to formatting Dividing clips recorded onto SD Memory Cards When the recorded memory of a single clip exceeds 4 GB when using a SDHC Memory Card of 8 GB or more with this camera it will automatically be saved as a separate clip Saved data can be used as a single clip when operating the thumbnail function of this camera Clips will be treated separately when operated on non linear editing software or computers pow Aq uU suopesado z Ja deYyD E pow Aq Ul suopesado z Ja deYyD Wi 78 Operating SD Memory Cards continued Removing SD Memory Card 1 Slide the card cover upwards to open e Make sure that the SD Memory Card
83. d the data in the metadata upload file created on the SD Memory Card which is loaded in the unit What the clip metadata consists of You can set the items underlined below by loading the metadata upload file on the SD Memory Card All other items are set automatically during shooting CLIP NAME This indicates the LOAD DATA loaded data COUNT counter value and REC DATA recorded data ACCESS This indicates the CREATOR name of the person recording and LAST UPDATE PERSON the person who last updated the data SHOOT This indicates the SHOOTER name of the videographer and the PLACE NAME name of location SCENARIO This indicates the PROGRAM NAME SCENE NO and TAKE NO NEWS 1 This indicates the REPORTER name of the reporter and PURPOSE purpose of data collection NEWS 2 This indicates the OBJECT target of data collection MEMO1 This indicates the PERSON name of the person who recorded the text memo MEMO2 This indicates the TEXT contents of memo 1 If there is no information in the metadata upload file consecutive five digit numbers will be applied to the clips in the order that they were recorded with the first clip to be recorded being given the number 0 The USER CLIP NAME recording method is selectable Please refer to the page 24 2 When SCENARIO is to be input you must input the PROGRAM NAME You cannot input the SCENE NO and TAKE NO only Only printable ASC
84. depending on the selected aspect ratio Recording may take longer with higher recording pixel settings The maximum zoom ratio is x 12 Setting the picture quality You can select the quality for recorded pictures Set the picture quality with the QUALITY item in the setting menu PICTURE screen Page 105 a Record photos with high image quality z Prioritize quantity and record photos with standard image quality When shooting with QUALITY set to photos may appear blurry depending on the subject Displaying the histogram You can display a histogram on the screen To display the histogram set the HISTOGRAM item to ON in the setting menu SW amp DISP SETUP screen The histogram displays a graph with the horizontal axis representing brightness and the vertical axis representing number of pixels You can determine the exposure distribution of an entire image by viewing the distribution in the graph H Display example Standard Dark __ _ ___ gt Light Maximum number of photos o gt Aspect ratio 4 3 S io oO Recording pixels ou ou Su tu 3520x2640 3264x2448 2560x1920 640x480 5 Quality ais ate ais ate siz ate is u 3 sD 8 MB 0 0 0 1 33 52 Memory 16 MB 1 3 3 6 77 120 3 Card capacity
85. e It may be hard to bring the subject into focus when both close and distant objects are to be shot shooting through a dirty window shooting in a dark place there are sparkling or shiny objects around the subject the subject is moving fast shooting a scene with minimal contrast Pages 5 54 Images do not focus when zooming When using a macro range for the focus control the zoom is set to the wide end or the telephoto end and even if the image is focused zooming may cause the image to become unfocused For details about the macro display see page 94 115 aoualajey y saydeyo B Before calling for service continued Recording Cannot record even through the SD Memory Card is inserted correctly e Is the write protect switch on the SD Memory Card in the LOCK position The card cannot be recorded to if the switch is in the LOCK position Is the remaining memory available on the SD Memory Card extremely low Please save contents onto different media and delete unneeded data from the card or use a new card instead Has the SD Memory Card been correctly formatted Alternatively is the card of a format that is incompatible with this camera Reformat the card with the camera 8 MB 16 MB SD Memory Cards cannot be used for video recording Are you using a class of SD Memory Card that supports the selected recording mode Make sure that the SD Memory Card is of a class that supports
86. e a 5 digit figure TIME PHOTO DV IN PB 1 Only during clip playback 2 Only during DV mode 3 Enabled during both PHOTO and DV mode 4 Only during AVCHD mode 112 indicates the factory setting OPTION MENU screen DV mode only Item Display Description of settings mode 1394 STATUS CAMERA Displays the 1394 status display sub screen DV IN FORMAT Input output signal format RATE Input output signal transfer rate 60 50 Input output signal system CH Input output channel value SPEED Input output signal transfer speed STATUS Input output signal status VIDEO Input output video signal status AUDIO Input output audio signal status 1394 CONFIG CAMERA Adjusts 1394 signals DV IN DFLT 1 to 255 indicates the factory setting snuew Buryjes pue s ejds p uses sa deyo p 113 snuew 6uljyjes pue sAejdsip u 19 1a deyD il List of thumbnail menus DV mode only THUMBNAIL menu Item Display Description of settings mode MODE PB Sets clips to display in the thumbnail screen ALL Displays all clips MARKER Only displays clips with shot marks INDICATOR PB Sets display of information on top of thumbnails ON Displays information on top of the thumbnail OFF Information is not displayed on top of the thumbnail OPERATION menu Item Display Description of settings mode DELETE PB Deletes clips ALL CLIPS Deletes all clips SELEC
87. e focus control is set to a macro range the black and white of AF or MF are displayed in reverse 95 Focusing distance infinity 00 Focusing distance approx 5 cm Depending on the zoom position the macro range may not be enabled Also depending on the zoom position the lower limit value of macro range may be different Displayed when the LENS STATUS item in the setting menu SW amp DISP SETUP screen is set to ON When using a macro range for the focus control zooming may cause the image to become unfocused 32 Zoom position display The zoom poison is displayed with ZOO maximum wide angle Z99 maximum zoom Displayed when the LENS STATUS item in the setting menu SW amp DISP SETUP screen is set to ON 33 Function menu display Page 41 of Vol 1 34 Audio level meter display 35 Date and time display Month JAN January FEB February MAR March APR April MAY May JUN June JUL July AUG August SEP September OCT October NOV November DEC December Day of the month Year 2010 2036 Hours Minutes F Seconds mmm dd yyyy hh mm ss e When the time stamp function is ON the month display is switched from numbers to words 1 Will not be displayed when the face detection function is set to ON in the auto mode unless FACE FRAMING is set to OFF 2 Will not be output to external devices 36 Auto iris control display STD Standard auto iris control A Auto iris contr
88. e to be expanded by compressing the level of the video signals in the high brightness areas where overexposure results during normal shooting OFF 1 2 3 The higher the number of the setting the higher the compression level of the high brightness areas GAMMA CAMERA Selects the gamma curves HD NORM This gamma setting is suitable for HD shooting Initial AVCHD mode settings LOW Makes a mellow image using the gamma curve which has a gentle incline in low brightness curve The contrast sharpens SD NORM This is the normal video setting carried over from the DVX100 series Initial DV mode settings HIGH Expands the tone of dark parts and makes a brighter image using the gamma curve which has a sharp incline in low brightness curve The contrast softens B PRESS Makes the contrast shaper than LOW CINE LIKE D Uses a gamma designed to create cinema like images CINE LIKE V Uses a gamma designed to create cinema like images with emphasized contrast When you select CINE LIKE gamma we recommend setting the lens aperture lower than normal image level approximately 1 2 for optimal results indicates the factory setting snuew Buiyjes pue s ejds p uses sa deyo p 101 Setup menu list continued SCENE FILE screen continued Item Display Description of settings mode KNEE CAMERA To avoid overexposure select the compression level knee point of the high intensity video signal
89. ebra pattern cannot be displayed while the focus assist function expanded display is in use pow Aq Ul suopeado z Aa deYyD E 59 apow Aq Ul suopesado z Ja deYyD y 60 Shooting techniques for different targets continued If you press the ZEBRA button while zebra patterns are displayed a marker appears near the center of the display if you have set the setup menu SW amp DISP SETUP MARKER to ON The brightness of the areas near the screen center can be checked as a percentage 0 to 99 99 7 appears if the percentage is over 99 Image level detection area 99 t c Marker Image level The normal display reappears if you press the ZEBRA button again The marker does not appear when the face detection function is set to ON Checking and displaying shooting status DISP MODE CHK button If you press and hold the DISP MODE CHK button in recording standby mode or while recording the configuration status of all recording functions a list of USER button function assignments focus ring function and all other camera information will be displayed Release the button to return to the normal display Pressing the DISP MODE CHK button during recording or while recording is paused will remove all displays from the screen except for the operation status counter marker and safety zone display Press the button again to return to the normal display Page
90. ect only those clips with a shot mark and display them or play them back During recording when you press the USER button to which the SHOT MARK function has been allocated MARK ON appears in the LCD monitor or the viewfinder and a shot mark is set for the thumbnail of the clip being recorded If you press the button again the shot mark is released You can also set or release the shot marks by performing the thumbnail operations for clips Page 49 However note that you cannot set or release shot marks during playback INVALID appears when you cannot set or release shot marks Interval recording 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 Single frames are recorded at the specified interval with 24 frames equaling 1 second of video You can specify the interval in CAMERA mode with the INTERVAL REC item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen 1 SECOND 10 SECONDS 30 SECONDS 1 MINUTE 2 MINUTES Change the recording interval OFF Disable interval recording appears on the screen e Interval recording will be disabled when shooting is finished e Audio recording is disabled The PRE REC function is disabled even if it is set Example R cording Shooting Video length interval time Sunsets 1 eo min gs sec SECOND to 1 hour A 2 min 30 sec Butterfly emerging 10 2 hr to 30 sec to from
91. ect the TC PRESET item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen and then press the ENTER button Menu operation Page 40 of Vol 1 Operations may also be performed using buttons on the remote control that correspond to those on the camera For details see Description of parts Remote control Page 23 of Vol 1 RECORD SETUP TC MODE UB PRESET RETURN amp EXIT MENU 3 Select YES and press the ENTER button 4 Using the cursor button select the item you want to set with the left or right button and set the numerical value with the up or down button TC PRESET a hn oof of Bz You can reset the time code to zero by pressing RESET button kH AVCHD AUDIOSELECT AUDIO IN l CHI cH2 ge ha SF S Fre COUNTER RESET TC SET Ca 5 Select ENTER and press the ENTER button when all items have been set With this unit the time code value is adjusted 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 Recording format 1080 24P 720 24P Time code adjustment Adjustable in 4 frame increments Setting user information Setting user information allows you to store 8 digit information in the hexadecimal format User informat
92. ed In this case please use the AVCCAM Restorer contents repair software 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 SD Memory Card was ejected or the power was turned off e Clips with a total recording time of less than 10 seconds may not be able to be repaired e Shot marks added during recording cannot be repaired AVCCAM Restorer is included on the supplied CD ROM For details on how to install it refer to install txt For details on how to use it read the operating instructions PDF file The AVCCAM Viewer can also be downloaded from the following website http pro av panasonic net Shooting photos 41 Set the POWER switch to ON Page 30 of Vol 1 The CAMERA lamp lights red 2 Press and hold the MODE button The PHOTO lamp lights red 3 Press the REC CHECK PHOTO SHOT button halfway During auto focus a shutter chance mark and focus frame appear and focus is aligned During manual focus only the focus frame appears ge Shutter chance mark r o L al L Focus frame Shutter chance mark o Flashing white Focusing in progress e Lit green Focusing complete No mark Focusing incomplete 4 Press the REC CHECK PHOTO SHOT button fully e Audio recording is disabled If you press the REC CHECK PHOTO SHOT button fully without firs
93. eeees 44 Deleting multiple clips or photos simultaneousSly 0 ce eee 44 Selecting clips or photos to delete 44 Setting protection videos and photos 45 Protecting ChOS wi c csiscccreesnscoeeets aaa 45 Protecting photos 0 cccvwesiavwe teat aaee ies 45 DPOF settings photos ccescceeeeeeeeeeee 46 Printing photos on a printer PictBridge 47 Useful playback functions 49 Adding a SHOT MARK to a clip Repeat playback Resume playback RESUME PLAY Viewing images on a television 49 Checking the date and time 49 Connecting external units 50 Headphones ccccceecceeeeeeeceeeeeeteeteeeeeeeee 50 External microphone Stereo mini jack compatible cetssetieeticstaetecdsetes Computer non linear editing file transfer Video deck Dubbing TV Monitor Nonlinear editing ccceseceseseeeeseeeeeeeeee Chapter 2 Operations in DV mode Shooting in manual mode 54 Switching to manual mode Manual focusing cecceeceeeceeeeeeereeeeeeeeee Using focus assist ecceeceeeeeseeereeteeeteeeee Setting the aperture and gain 55 Adjusting the white balance and black balance n 56 Shooting in progressive mode 58 Shooting techniques for different targets cceseceeseeeeeeees 59 Self portrait shooting Low angle shooting Zebra pattern Marker Checking and displ
94. elGtgo0000 1394 cable optional E When connecting a digital video device with a DV terminal you can digitally transfer video and audio signals and time codes For more details refer to Digital input output Page 90 e Be sure to connect or remove the 1394 cable after switching off the power of the device to be connected e When connecting the cable to an external terminal with a 6 pin DV terminal carefully confirm the configuration of the 1394 cable before connecting it If connected in reverse this may damage internal components and cause camera failure When connecting to devices with a 4 pin DV terminal connect this camera s terminal 6 pin in advance e Avoid adding heavy external loads when connecting the 1394 cable to the DV terminal because this may damage the DV terminal TV Monitor Only the output signals from the camera are shown TV Monitor a E E cae Connect these cables to the 7 terminals on the television 2 QOO i2025 l Video cable optional Audio 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 Since the component terminal only outputs pictures an audio cable must be connected at the same time Connect the cable to the audio input terminal of the component terminal input For details refer t
95. en and then press the ENTER button PICT SETUP a DPOF SET DELETE EXIT MENU ssj RETURN amp 3 Select the photo to protect and press the ENTER button On appears for selected photos To release protection reselect the photo and press the ENTER button On SCENE PROTECT C29 120min Return 4 Press the MENU button when protection settings are finished Executing a format of the memory will delete photos even if they are protected pow GHOAY U SUO e190d0 4a deYyD i 45 DPOF settings photos Information DPOF data such as which photos to print and the number of copies to print can be written to the SD Memory Card 1 Press the MENU button while the photo thumbnail screen is displayed 2 Select SET for the DPOF SET item in the setting menu PICT SETUP screen and then press the ENTER button PICT SETUP SCENE PROTECT xj RETURN E zm EXIT MENU apow GHOAY U suoresado 4a deYyD ful 3 Select the photo and press the ENTER button 4 Use the up or down button of the cursor button to set the number of copies to print SET NUMBER OF PRINTS e You can set the number to between 0 and 999 copies You can print the specified number of copies on DPOF compatible printers To cancel the setting set the number to 0 5 Select ENTER and press the ENTER button Configure DPOF settings for other photos e Press t
96. en zoom in and fill the whole screen with white Something white a white cloth or wall near the subject can be used instead Do not include bright spotlights in your shot Press the WHITE BAL button to display Ach or Bch The mode changes in order from ATW ATW LOCK P3 2K P5 6K Ach or Bch ATW with each press of the button Press the FUNC EXEC button to display the Function Menu Press the ENTER button and select Ach or Bch The mode switches between Ach and Bch with each press of the ENTER button pow GHOAY uU sUOI e190dO 4a deYyD i apow GHOAY uU sUOI e19d0 sa deyD B Shooting in manual mode continued 7 Press and hold the WHITE BAL button e Adjustment takes a few seconds The following messages appear on the screen Message during adjustment Message after adjustment AWB ABB OK An error message appears on the viewfinder screen when white balance adjustment is not possible Message when adjustment cannot be done e White balance cannot be adjusted if the ATW Auto Tracking White function is working e Black balance cannot be adjusted during recording White balance cannot be adjusted during auto mode Only black balance can be adjusted e White balance cannot be adjusted if the shutter speed is set to less than 1 24 Using presets Use this feature when you have no time to make white balance adjustments 1 Use the AUTO MANUAL switch to set to manual mode
97. eo input connector for the camera recorder Is the MODE switch set to DV mode HDMI output is not supported in DV mode Switch to AVCHD mode Does the OUTPUT switch setting match the terminal to which the cable is connected Set the switch to COMPONENT when a component cable is connected and set the switch to VIDEO when a video cable is connected Are multiple cables connected When multiple cables are connected the output priority is as follows HDMI OUT gt COMPONENT OUT gt VIDEO OUT Page 17 of Vol 1 Pages 52 89 Pages 52 89 Playback Cannot hear any sound from the camera recorder s speaker PC connection Computer does not recognize camera when USB connection cable is connected You may have turned down the camera recorder s volume control too far Adjust the sound volume with the MONITOR LEVEL knob Check that the camera is in AVCHD mode If your computer has multiple USB terminals please try connecting the camera to a different USB terminal Switch the camera s power off and back on again and reconnect the USB connection cable Page 21 of Vol 1 An error message appears on the computer when the USB connection cable is disconnected Other The remote control does not work To disconnect the USB 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 c
98. es When recording in DV mode you can change the size aspect ratio of recorded images It can be set with the ASPECT CONV item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen Page 103 e Menu operations Page 40 of Vol 1 The illustrations depict displays on monitors with 4 3 aspect ratios during external output SIDE CROP Records in standard 4 3 ratio Crops the left and right edges of the screen Images recorded in an aspect ratio of 4 3 will appear in the viewfinder with black bars displayed on the left and right edges of the screen eo The left and right black bars that appear on the OSD of the viewfinder while SIDE CROP is enabled do not appear in external output displays lt gt LETTER BOX Records with a 16 9 angle of view Black bars are displayed at the top and bottom edges of the screen Images recorded in an aspect ratio of 16 9 will appear in the viewfinder with LT BOX displayed va Y G SQUEEZE Records by squeezing images horizontally from the left and right The aspect ratio will be set to 16 9 when playing back recorded images on a wide screen TV Images recorded in an aspect ratio of 16 9 will appear in the viewfinder pow Aq uU suopesado z 13 dey9 E 63 pow Aq Ul suopesado z Ja deYyD y 64 Shooting techniques for different targets continued Recording backup images Images recorded with this video can be automatically backed up to e
99. eted Data deleted when formatting cannot be restored Be sure to check carefully before proceeding with this operation Formats SD Memory Cards When executed all data will be deleted 1 Press the MENU button in the thumbnail screen The thumbnail menu is displayed 2 Select the CARD FORMAT item Page 114 in the thumbnail menu OTHER FUNCTIONS and press the ENTER button ALL 00020315 0002 0813 74 CAA The confirmation message is displayed 3 Select YES and press the ENTER button The SD Memory Card will be formatted When in CAMERA mode format from the CARD FORMAT item in the setting menu OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Displaying card and system information You can confirm information relating to SD Memory Cards and systems 1 Press the MENU button in the thumbnail screen The thumbnail menu is displayed 2 Select the thumbnail menu OTHER FUNCTIONS item Page 114 and press the ENTER button wa 20min THUMBNAIL rl iets CARD FORMAT KOOI l Ary f SYSTEM INFO f 00 01 50 172 00 02 03 SA CAAA 00 02 34 22 3 Select the item you want to display and press the ENTER button CARD STATUS Displays information relating to the SD Memory Card SYSTEM INFO Displays information relating to the system version of this camera pow Aq uU suopesado z Aa deYyD E 83 Playing back clips 1 Set the camera s POWER switch to ON Page 30 of Vol 1 The CAMERA lamp lights
100. fective when the vibration is severe or when tracking a moving subject Adding effects to images Press the USER button you have allocated to the BLACKFADE or WHITEFADE feature to add fading effects to your images The button s function is forcibly canceled during playback or REC CHECK and also when thumbnails are displayed BLACKFADE Press and hold to fade out to black Audio also fades out Fade in starts when the button is released WHITEFADE Press and hold to fade out to white Audio also fades out Fade in starts when the button is released e This function does not work while INTERVAL REC is enabled Using the USER buttons You can allocate one of 14 features to each of the three USER buttons Use these buttons to change shooting settings quickly or add effects to the images you are shooting The following features are allocated to the buttons at the time of shipping USER1 PUSH AF USER2 BACKLIGHT USER3 SHOT MARK For details see the setup menus SW amp DISP SETUP screen USER1 to 3 Page 107 If you press a USER button to which one of the functions has been allocated and then turn off the power the added effect to the image will not be retained Backlight compensation Press the USER button you have allocated to the BACKLIGHT feature when shooting subjects lit from the back BACK LIGHT appears on the screen and appears at the bottom right of the screen Backlight compensation adjusts the iris so the
101. format being incorrect Change the playback format For details see Set playback format Page 41 An SD Memory Card on which 901 or more clips are recorded becomes a dedicated playback card and the clips cannot be deleted After saving the data to a computer or other device using the dedicated AVCCAM Viewer format the SD Memory Card before using it again H Fast reverse forward playback Using the cursor button press the right button during playback for fast forward playback and the left button for fast reverse playback Press the up button to return to normal playback H Fast forward reverse playback 1 Press the up button on the cursor button during playback or the PAUSE button on the remote control to pause playback 2 Press the left or right button on the cursor button or the ka or PP button on the remote control M OLL AUV rmvoL oNLLAUV p omeny A SKIP STOP SKIP LG D 71 lo JER Oars i A ZDAN Press the down button on the cursor button or the STOP button on the remote control to return to the thumbnail display H Frame playback You can also play back videos one frame at a time frame by frame or 15 frames at a time 1 Press the up button on the cursor button during playback or the PAUSE button on the remote control to pause playback 2 Press the PAGE ADV button or the STILL ADV button on the remote control Hold down
102. formed the playable clips are played back repeatedly e Repeat playback will continue until playback is paused e When REPEAT PLAY is set to ON CD appears on the playback screen To turn the repeat playback setting off select OFF in step 2 Resume playback RESUME PLAY Use this setting to play back from where clip had previously been paused 1 Press and hold the MENU button e Menu operation Page 40 of Vol 1 2 Set the RESUME PLAY item in the PLAY SETUP screen to ON 3 Select EXIT and press the ENTER button to return to the thumbnail screen 4 Select a clip for playback If playback has previously been paused the remainder of the clip will be played next time the clip is selected for playback To turn the resume playback setting off select OFF in step 2 If the cursor was moved in the thumbnail screen after the clip was paused you will not be able to resume playback Playback will begin from the start of the clip selected with the cursor Viewing images on a television You can view the images on a television if you connect the unit to a TV set using a separately sold video cable or component cable 1 Connect the camera recorder to the TV set Page 89 2 Start playback To show the information that appears on the viewfinder on a television press the EXT DISPLAY button on the remote control Press the EXT DISPLAY button again to clear the display The left and
103. g battery capacity is displayed min indicates minutes Time remaining will be displayed after a brief pause e The battery display will change ZZA 7 as battery capacity decreases EE will be displayed in red when less than 3 minutes are remaining and Ell will flash when the battery is empty Remaining battery capacity may not be displayed correctly when using in high or low temperatures or when the battery has not been used for a long period of time 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 The remaining battery capacity display is a guideline and may change according to usage conditions The remaining battery capacity display will momentarily disappear when switching between modes when conducting REC CHECK operations or when changing the LCD brightness since the capacity is recalculated at these times e Not displayed when using AC adaptor 9 Media information display Displays basic information about inserted SD Memory Card 5 Flashing White Playback possible Green Recognizing card N Red Card not inserted 10 Metadata mark Displayed when the META DATA
104. he MENU button when DPOF settings are finished 46 H Canceling all DPOF settings Select CANCEL ALL for the DPOF SET item in the setting menu PICT SETUP screen Page 106 and then press the ENTER button Select YES when the confirmation message appears and then press the ENTER button E What is DPOF DPOF stands for Digital Print Order Format DPOF allows you to write print information onto the memory card for use on a DPOF compatible system e You cannot specify date printing with DPOF settings Printing photos on a printer PictBridge A PictBridge compatible printer is necessary Refer to the operating instructions for the printer o USB connection cable optional 1 Set the POWER switch to ON Page 30 of Vol 1 2 Connect the camera to the printer The USB function select screen appears Connect the camera to the printer directly and do not use a USB hub e Use the AC adaptor to eliminate battery concerns 3 Select PRINTER and press the ENTER button SELECT USB FUNCTION 29 20min SELECT CONNECTED DEVICE 4 Select the photo to print and press the ENTER button 5 Use the up or down button of the cursor button to set the number of copies to print e You can set up to 9 copies to print To cancel the setting set the number to 0 e You can set up to 999 different photos to print 6 Select ENTER and press the ENTER button 7 Press the FUNC EXEC butto
105. ing the final clip with this unit Displays in the order recorded Clip numbers will be displayed in red for clips with invalid Page 82 recording formats or other clips that cannot be 8 Faulty clip indicator played back Displayed for clips that were unable to record 6 STARTTC properly due to causes such as the power Displays the time code value at start of being turned off while recording recording It may be possible to repair clips displayed with a yellow faulty clip indicator Page 82 Clips displayed with a red faulty clip indicator cannot be repaired so should be deleted Format SD Memory cards if they cannot be deleted Continued on the next page 79 apow Aq Ul suopesado z Ja deYyD ul 80 Clip operations continued 9 Scrollbar Displayed when there is a large quantity of clips Allows you to scroll the screen 10 FORMAT Displays the recording format 11 Shot mark Indicates that a shot mark has been added Page 85 12 Wide indicator Displayed for clips recorded in a 16 9 angle of view 13 Recording time Displays the clip length 14 CLIP NAME Displays the clip name 15 START UB Displays the user information value at start of recording 16 TIME Displays the time and time zone of the recording 17 V_FORMT Displays the clip recording format 18 REC RATE Displays the recording frame rate This is blank for clips recorded with this camera 19 DATE Displays the date of the recording 20 DURATION D
106. int will be automatically adjusted e Auto focus may not work properly if there is flickering Select a shutter speed suited to the ambient light Page 65 e If the auto focus mode is set with any format except 60i and 60P controlling the focus will take slightly longer than in the normal focus mode During macro shooting AF or MF will be displayed in a frame on the screen Using focus assist Pressing the FOCUS ASSIST button enlarges the center of the viewfinder or displays a bar at the bottom center of the screen These displays make aligning the focus easier and are particularly useful in manual focus mode The display that appears when the FOCUS ASSIST button is pressed can be configured with the FOCUS ASSIST SW item in the setting menu SW amp DISP SETUP screen Page 107 ee 0O lesa ae a co So A FOCUS ASSIST button EXPANDED The central part of the screen will be enlarged by a factor of about 4 in the vertical direction and by a factor of about 6 in the horizontal direction A blue box will appear in the viewfinder screen during expanded display Only the operation status display and counter will appear on the screen BAR A bar will appear at the bottom center of the viewfinder screen indicating the level of focus alignment with its length The peak hold mark appears over the bar and the bar expands to the right as focus is aligned
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108. ion is automatically saved in the memory and retained after you turn off the power 1 Set the POWER switch to ON Page 30 of Vol 1 2 Select the UB PRESET item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen and then press the ENTER button Menu operation Page 40 of Vol 1 Operations may also be performed using buttons on the remote control that correspond to those on the camera For details see Description of parts Remote control Page 23 of Vol 1 RECORD SETUP TC MODE TC PRESET RETURN amp EXIT MENU 3 Select YES and press the ENTER button 4 Using the cursor button select the item you want to set with the left or right button and set the numerical value with the up or down button UB PRESET You can reset the user information to nothing by pressing RESET button et a AVCHD DV auoioserecr _AUDIOIN CHI CH2 wo as ae MAN REAR COUNTER RESET TC SET Camera 5 Select ENTER and press the ENTER button when all items have been set pow GHOAY u sUuO e190dO 4a deyD i 27 apow GHOAY U sUO e190dO sa deyD y 28 Operating SD Memory Cards Formatting SD Memory Cards 41 Set the POWER switch to ON Page 30 of Vol 1 2 Press the MENU button 3 Select YES for the CARD FORMAT item in the setting menu OTHER FUNCTIONS screen and press the ENTER butt
109. is ZOOM so set the RING SW item to IRIS in the setting menu SW amp DISP SETUP screen The relationship between the direction of rotation and aperture control is based on the IRIS DIAL setting in the SW amp DISP SETUP screen However as this will make it impossible to adjust the focus in the focus ring please set the focus control method to AF auto focus with the FOCUS switch Zoom control can also be assigned to the FOCUS ring Page 54 Continued on the next page 55 apow Aq Ul suopesado z Ja deYyD a 56 Shooting in manual mode continued e As you shrink the aperture to a near closed state resolution will decrease due to light diffraction You can prevent this by adjusting the shutter speed and increasing the aperture size Adjusting the white balance and black balance When white balance adjustments are performed black balance adjustments are performed at the same time White balance In order to reproduce the white accurately adjust the ratio between the three RGB primary colors If the white balance is not adjusted properly not only will the white be reproduced poorly but the color tones of the entire screen will also be downgraded When you are shooting in manual mode readjust the white balance whenever lighting conditions change You can store white balance adjustments to Ach and Bch of the Function Menu You can also use the preset values Use the settings to suit the shooting conditions Blac
110. isplay changes as follows each time you press the button Time Date v Time and Date v No display apow GHOAY u sUO e19dO 4a deYyD i 49 pow GHIAV U SUOH e1adO 49 deYyD y 50 Connecting external units Headphones 3 5 mm stereo mini jack Sound is no longer heard from the speaker when the headphones optional are connected External microphone Stereo mini jack compatible i Stereo microphone from other manufacturers FEA Computer non linear editing file transfer Computer For details on the computer s conditions and other factors see page 53 A USB cable is not supplied with this camera Use a commercially available USB 2 0 cable with noise reduction shielding USB cables up to 5 m approx 16 ft in length are supported but we recommend using a cable that is within 3 m approx 10 ft in length Video deck Dubbing Video and audio output will be limited to that from the camera pow GHIAV u suo eado 4a deyD A VCR Connect these cables to the terminals on the video deck Video cable BNC optional Audio cable RCA optional E When outputting video and audio signals from the camera to an external device connect to the input terminals of the external device SD quality signals are output from the VIDEO OUT terminal 51 apow GHOAY U suoesado
111. isplays the clip length 21 FRAME RATE Displays the playback frame rate Thumbnail operations Thumbnail operations in DV mode are composed of the following THUMBNAIL MODE INDICATOR t OPERATION m DELETE REPAIR CLIP OTHER FUNCTIONS CARD FORMAT m CARD STATUS SYSTEM INFO Operating the thumbnail menu 1 Press the MENU button in the thumbnail screen The thumbnail menu is displayed To display the standard setting menu press and hold down the MENU button approx 3 seconds 2 Using the up or down button of the cursor button select a menu item 3 Press the right button of the cursor button or the ENTER button Repeat this operation to display additional items e Press the left button of the cursor button to return to the previous item Press the MENU button to close the thumbnail menu Selecting the thumbnail display method You can change the thumbnail display method 1 Press the MENU button in the thumbnail screen The thumbnail menu is displayed 2 Select the thumbnail menu THUMBNAIL item Page 114 and press the ENTER button ajem OPERATION C ie CAAA 00 02 34 22 3 Select the item you want to set and press the ENTER button MODE ALL Displays all the clips MARKER Displays only clips for which a shot mark has been added INDICATOR ON Displays markers shot marks etc on the thumbnails OFF Markers shot marks etc
112. ition of the time and date characters recorded to the image will vary depending on the recording format The size and position of the time stamp characters in external output displays may vary from the displays in the viewfinder and external input output displays The recorded time and date display will follow the settings made in the DATE TIME item on the SW amp DISP 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 time stamps recorded are played with this camera please set the DATE TIME item on the SW amp DISP SETUP screen to OFF LAST CLIP function The most recently recorded clip can be deleted at the touch of a button by allocating the LAST CLIP function to any of the USER 1 3 buttons Press the USER button allocated for the LAST CLIP function to display YES NO on the screen Select YES to delete the most recently recorded clip e Select NO not to delete the clip If the camera has been switched to PB mode or DV IN mode or the recording format has been changed since recording was completed clips cannot be deleted even if the button is pressed Clips also cannot be deleted if the power has been switched off and back on again e Clips cannot be deleted even if the button is pressed if the memory card has been removed and reinserted since recording was completed Changing the size of imag
113. k balance Adjust the ratio between the three RGB primary colors to reproduce black accurately If the black balance is not adjusted properly not only will black be reproduced poorly but the color tones of the entire screen will also be downgraded Black balance adjustment is usually not necessary but be sure to perform it in the following cases When using the camera for the first time e When using the camera after extended periods of disuse When using the camera after large changes in ambient temperature e After setting the shutter speed to standard or low speeds e After switching between progressive mode and standard 60i mode WHITE BAL button White balance and black balance adjustments 1 2 Use the AUTO MANUAL switch to set to manual mode Page 54 Set the shutter speed Page 65 Place a white pattern in a location with the same lighting conditions and light source as the subject then zoom in and fill the whole screen with white Something white a white cloth or wall near the subject can be used instead Do not include bright spotlights in your shot Press the WHITE BAL button to display Ach or Bch The mode changes in order from ATW ATW LOCK P3 2K P5 6K Ach or Bch gt ATW with each press of the button Press the FUNC EXEC button to display the Function Menu Press the ENTER button and select Ach or Bch The mode switches between Ach and Bch with each press of the ENT
114. l only operate for preset values for each recording format Valid setting values will appear to the right of the adjustment value 480 60i 1 60 0 to 1 250 0 sec 480 30P 1 30 0 to 1 250 0 sec 480 24P 1 24 0 to 1 250 0 sec 1 Set the AUTO MANUAL switch to MANUAL to select manual mode Page 54 2 Press the FUNC EXEC button to display the Function Menu 3 Select SYNC with the left or right button of the cursor button and press the ENTER button e The shutter speed appears at the left of the screen 1160 0 4 Adjust the shutter speed with the up or down button of the cursor button and press the ENTER button 5 Press the FUNC EXEC button and close the Function Menu To activate a synchro scan setting press the SPEED SEL button while set to SHUTTER ON mode and switch to SYNCRO SCAN Page 66 e You can change the progressive mode in the setup menu with REC FORMAT in the RECORD SETUP screen Page 103 apow Aq Ul SUuO eJadO z Aa deYyD E 67 apow Aq Ul suopesado z Ja deYyD I 68 Selecting audio input The camera will record two channel audio Select from the built in microphone an external microphone or any microphones or audio devices connected to the XLR CH1 CH2 terminal to record audio on the respective channels Setting State Recording Channel Se repeat External microphone CH1 CH2 FRONT FRONT Not connected Built in microphone L ch Built in microph
115. m right of the screen Backlight compensation adjusts the iris so the subject doesn t come out dark Press the same USER button to turn the feature off If you perform backlight compensation in manual iris mode and it is disabled the camera switches to auto iris control Color bars Press and hold the BARS button in CAMERA mode to output a color bar screen to a television or external monitor so you can adjust them Press the button again to turn the feature off e While the color bar is displayed a test tone of 1 kHz will be output from the PHONES headphone terminal the Pin jack OUT terminal or the HDMI terminal There will be no speaker output The color bar can be recorded by pressing the START STOP button The BARS button is disabled in PB mode and PHOTO mode The color bar display is canceled when the power is turned off Wave form monitor function During CAMERA mode you can display a waveform for an image in the viewfinder screen by pressing the USER button to which the WFM function has been assigned Press the button again to return to the normal display e This function cannot be used while the focus assist function is enabled Wave forms cannot be recorded While wave forms are displayed part of the recording screen will be hidden by the wave forms Shot mark function The marks attached to the thumbnails of clips are called shot marks On the thumbnail screen monitor you can sel
116. mbient temperature Its operating time is reduced in low temperatures The battery may have reached the end of its service life The battery will become unchargeable The battery has a certain service life which varies depending on how the battery is used If the battery operates only for a short period even when it is charged adequately it has reached the end of its service life Page 25 of Vol 1 aoualajey p 4aydeyo hi Page 24 of Vol 1 The battery cannot be charged The battery cannot be charged if the DC cable is connected Disconnect it Page 24 of Vol 1 The remaining battery capacity is not displayed correctly Shooting Cannot start shooting The remaining battery capacity 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 the POWER switch is ON Page 30 of 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 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 mod
117. mory Cards can be performed by connecting the camera via the USB connection cable to a computer for editing As for connection refer to page 51 Use a sufficiently charged battery or the AC adaptor The following conditions are necessary for USB connection e PC with Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 Macintosh with Intel CPU Intel Mac USB 2 0 High Speed Mass Storage Class compatibility not compatible with USB 1 1 Only connect to one computer at a time Camera cannot be operated if a hub or other device is connected between the camera and computer 1 Insert the SD Memory Card and move the POWER switch to ON Check that the MODE switch is set to AVCHD The operation is not possible in DV mode 2 Connect the camera to the computer with the USB connection cable Turn the computer s power on before connecting SELECT USB FUNCTION 29 120min SELECT CONNECTED DEVICE PRINTER 3 Select PC and press the ENTER button 4 Perform non linear editing on the computer The contents of the SD Memory Card will appear as a removable disk icon within My Computer or the desktop on the computer screen Page 122 Example Windows S2 Removable disk E Example Macintosh NO NAME When copying files from the camera to a computer be careful to ensure that files are not accidentally overwritten For more details please refer to your computer editing software s operating instr
118. n The cursor moves to the operating menu 8 Select Tool and press the ENTER button Fitbidge C 120min Tool 9 Select whether to print the date This is only available for printers that support date printing 1 0 Select the print size STANDARD Standard size set for the printer 4X5 INCH 102X127 mm 4X5 inch size 5X7 INCH 127X178 mm 5X7 inch size 4X6 INCH 102X152 mm 4X6 inch size postcard A4 A4 size e You cannot select print sizes that are not supported by the printer 1 1 Select the layout STANDARD Standard layout set for the printer a Prints without frames Prints with frames You cannot select layouts that are not supported by the printer 42 Select ENTER and press the ENTER button Continued on the next page apow GHOAY uU SUO e190dO 4a deYyD i 47 Printing photos on a printer PictBridge continued 1 3 Select Printer and press the ENTER button Printer Fitbridge Select YES when the confirmation message appears and then press the ENTER button To cancel printing select CANCEL and press the ENTER button A confirmation message appears YES Clear print settings and return to step 4 NO Keep print settings and return to step 4 e PictBridge will close when you disconnect the USB connection cable optional after printing finishes pow GHOAY uU suoesado 4a deyD B To prevent printing errors do no
119. n error has occurred during recording Start the recording again If the message appears again please consult the place of purchase Please switch the power off if the message continues to appear Please try inserting a different card if the message appears again after restarting recording snuew u y s pue s ejds p uses saydeyo i EP POWER TURNED OFF DUE TO FAN STOPPING Displayed when an error has occurred with the fan The power then turns off Wait a few minutes and then try turning the power on again 98 HS SYSTEM ERROR TURN POWER OFF Displayed when an error has occurred in the system Switch the power off and back on again e If this error is displayed when accessing the SD Memory Card such as when deleting a clip the SD Memory Card may be damaged Please replace it with a new SD Memory Card e If this error is displayed when repairing the SD Memory Card please use the AVCCAM Restorer content repair software Page 30 Setting the DISPLAY items Display the following items on the viewfinder and by pressing the DISP MODE CHK button or by configuring OTHER DISPLAY of the SW amp DISP SETUP screen of the setup menus Page 109 v Displayed x Not displayed Displayed depending on other settings MODE CHK OTHER Displays mode Mode mode oispmone DSPAY settings CHK button
120. n the cursor button 8 Finish playback with the playback device e If this camera is the playback device press the down button on the cursor button With the menu of the recording device setting the 1394 TC REGEN and 1394 UB REGEN items to ON and dubbing enables you to copy the user information and time code of the playback device Pages 103 104 Then start recording after confirming that the recording device is receiving video signals from the playback device Date and time information from the external device is recorded and displayed It may not be possible to correctly copy time codes or user information if recording is started when signals are not being received by the recording device When recording signals from external devices record after confirming that the video signal has been input When recording signals from external devices do not disturb output from the external device or remove the cable It may not recognize the device when recording again When recording signals from external devices do not change the format of the signal output by the external device Chapter 3 Screen displays and setting menus Screen displays RE U Fae hy LENE CAMERA mode PHOTO mode DV IN mode 1 2 34567 8 9 a SS ee 10 2 1 TC 12 34 56 00 I caim 22 a 12 R120min A a 2
121. ness beyond the maximum aperture OPEN is performed via gain adjustment CAMERA mode 0 to 24 dB PHOTO mode 0 to 18 dB If further gain adjustment is necessary assign HIGH GAIN to one of the USER buttons 1 to 3 The gain mode switches between normal and high with each press of the button Gain can be set to up to 34 dB in high gain mode In PHOTO mode switching to high gain mode is disabled e Set the direction of the IRIS DIAL and aperture control in the setup menus SW amp DISP SETUP screen IRIS DIAL The lens aperture can be adjusted in the focus ring by setting the RING switch to IRIS The default setting for this item is ZOOM so set the RING SW item to IRIS in the setting menu SW amp DISP SETUP screen The relationship between the direction of rotation and aperture control is based on the IRIS DIAL setting in the SW amp DISP SETUP screen However as this will make it impossible to adjust the focus in the focus ring please set the focus control method to AF auto focus with the FOCUS switch Zoom control can also be assigned to the FOCUS ring Page 5 As you shrink the aperture to a near closed state resolution will decrease due to light diffraction You can prevent this by adjusting the shutter speed and increasing the aperture size Adjusting the white balance and black balance When white balance adjustments are performed black balance adjustments are performed at the same time White balance In order to
122. ng files are recorded in the MISC folder DV mode e DV format video and audio data files 00000 AV1 etc are saved in the VIDEO folder e Video thumbnails are saved in the ICON folder PCM data needed to play back audio on this camera are recorded in the AUDIO folder 122 Drive CAMERA mode PRIVATE __ AVCHD AVCHDTN L BDMV CLIPINF PLAYLIST STREAM PHOTO mode DCIM L 100CDPFP L misc Drive CAMERA mode PRIVATE L MEIGROUP L sBGDVSD ___ VIDEO ETC AUDIO CLIP L ICON E Concerning the handling of the camera s metadata A special manufacturer area in the control file area under the AVCHD standard is employed for the metadata which is supported by this camera 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 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 aoualajey 7 4a deyo il 123 Number 1394 TC preset MOdE ceceereeeeeteeeteeeeee 73 A AC adaptor iiccvississctiiasccccevenileewastidenesd PA UG onnenn a A d
123. ng menu RECORD SETUP screen Page 104 MIC 3 Set the input level select switch to 48 V to use a phantom microphone a microphone that requires the 48 V power supply e 48 V power is supplied to the XLR input terminal The battery will discharge faster when a phantom microphone is used When connecting a device that does not support the 48 V power supply set the MIC 48 V ON OFF switch to OFF Setting the switch to ON may cause the connected device to fail 4 Set the AUDIO IN CH1 CH2 switch to REAR Audio from the connected device is recorded o fas 00 a88 o9 oo AUDIO IN H1 CH c 2 FRONT REAR Set the switch on the connected device to REAR pow GHOAY U suopesado 1394dey9 p 19 Adjusting the audio recording level The recording level of audio signals during recording can be adjusted apow GHOAY U suoesado 4a deyD a te AUDIO SELECT AUDIO IN cH CH2 Auro ron Be Shen S 1 Set the AUDIO SELECT switch to MAN AUTO With the ALC Auto Level Control function the recording level is automatically adjusted when the audio input is excessively loud The AUDIO LEVEL knob is disabled MAN The ALC Auto Level Control function is disabled The audio recording level can be adjusted with the AUDIO LEVEL knob e If excessive inputs are expected use the AUTO
124. ns are displayed a marker appears near the center of the display if you have set the setup menu SW amp DISP SETUP MARKER to ON The brightness of the areas near the screen center can be checked as a percentage 0 to 99 99 appears if the percentage is over 99 Image level detection area 99 t cy Marker Image level The normal display reappears if you press the ZEBRA button again The marker does not appear when the face detection function is set to ON Checking and displaying shooting DISP MODE CHK button If you press and hold the DISP MODE CHK button in recording standby mode or while recording the configuration status of all recording functions a list of USER button function assignments focus ring function and all other camera information will be displayed Release the button to return to the normal display Pressing the DISP MODE CHK button during recording or while recording is paused will remove all displays from the screen except for the operation status counter marker and safety zone display Press the button again to return to the normal display Page 99 The display mode selected using the DISP MODE CHK button is retained even if you turn off the camera by setting the POWER switch to OFF or change the operating mode PRE REC Record video and audio from three seconds before the time of the operation to begin recording Operation to
125. o not remove the card BR REC STOPPED NOW WRITING Video recording has been stopped Data is now being written to the card REPAIR CLIP Do you wish to repair clips now HS SET DATE AND TIME Set the date and time ET THE CLIP ARE PROTECTED PLEASE REMOVE THE PROTECTION The clip is protected Please cancel the protection THE RECORDING IS STOPPED OVER THE LIMITATION Recording will stop Continuous recording for 12 hours THIS BATTERY CANNOT BE USED This battery cannot be used THIS CARD CANNOT RECORD IN VIDEO MODE The card cannot be used for video recording THUMBNAIL DATA ERROR IS DETECTED An error has been detected in the thumbnail information HU UNABLE TO FORMAT The card cannot be formatted snu w Bulyes pue s ejds p u 19 1 dey9 p 97 Screen displays continued Error displays The following messages are displayed when an error has occurred in the camera or the SD Memory Card If the problem is not solved by switching the power off and back on again either change the card in accordance with the instructions displayed or consult the place of purchase HC CHECK CARD SYSTEM ERROR TURN POWER OFF Displayed when a card related error has occurred in the system Switch the power off and back on again For details on how to resolve the problem see the CHECK CARD warning display HE ERROR OCCURRED RECORDING IS STOPPED Displayed when a
126. o the operation manual for the TV The component terminal of the unit is the BNC type To connect a pin type cable use a pin BNC converter plug optional E Output by COMPONENT OUT and VIDEO OUT e Simultaneous output from COMPONENT OUT and VIDEO OUT is not possible Output is determined by the terminal selected by the OUTPUT switch apow Aq Ul suopesado z Ja deYyD E 89 pow Aq UI suopeado z Ja deYyD y 90 Dubbing Digital input output When connecting this camera with a 1394 cable to a digital video device with a 1394 terminal you can dub high quality images two way with digital signals 1 Connect the digital video device to this camera 2 Select DV mode with the MODE switch 3 Set the POWER switch to ON Page 30 of Vol 1 4 Press and hold the MODE button to switch to DV IN mode Set so that the connected device can playback or record e When digital dubbing is conducted with a second camera recorder recording is not possible unless the output and input digital signals use the same format 5 Play back the images with the playback device 6 Start recording the images with the recording device e If this camera is the recording device simultaneously press the 2 REC buttons BARS and ZEBRA buttons 35 C EE 1s HODE OK Oo G A O ve ca i mons Mo trom L 7 Finish recording with the recording device e If this camera is the recording device press the down button o
127. ol for spotlight ES Auto iris control for backlight compensation 37 Iris display Displays F value 38 DPOF display Page 46 39 Clip number display Page 35 40 Photo folder filename display Page 37 41 Warning display Displayed when a warning message appears during self portrait recording 42 Information display Following information is displayed depending on the situation Performance of the auto white balance or the auto black balance e Warning The AWB error message AWB NG is displayed 43 Mode check information display Displayed when the DISP MODE CHK button is held down 44 Safety zone The range of the zone is indicated by the SAFETY ZONE item Page 108 on the SW8DISP SETUP screen 4 3 This indicates the position which is cropped to 4 3 90 This indicates the range 90 in which signals can be displayed by an ordinary home use TV set Will not be displayed in the viewfinder when the FOCUS ASSIST SW item on the setting menu SW amp DISP SETUP screen is set to EXPANDED or when the face detection frames are displayed 1 Will not be displayed when the face detection function is set to ON in the auto mode unless FACE FRAMING is set to OFF snuew Bulyes pue s ejds p uses ua deyo a 95 snuew u y s pue s ejds p uses waydeyo hl 96 Screen displays continued LETE aae Melty LENES The main warning displays appearing on the viewfinder are listed below If
128. on e Press the MENU button to close the menu display e Press the left button of the cursor button to return to the previous screen OTHER FUNCTIONS A IR REMOTE REC LAMP BEEP SOUND RETURN amp Q EXIT WEN 4 Select YES on the confirmation screen and press the ENTER button The SD Memory Card will be formatted ALL DATA WILL BE DELETED INCLUDING CLIP OF DV FORMAT THE CARD NOW YES 5 Select EXIT and press the ENTER button When an SD Memory Card is formatted all data including clips recorded in DV mode recorded on the card will be erased and will not be restorable Save all important data to your computer SD Memory Card recording times Total available recording times approx when using SD SDHC Memory Cards manufactured by Panasonic AVCHD mode PH SD Memory Card 4 HA HG HE i Highest quality mode capacity 4920 x 1080 pixels or High quality mode Standard quality mode Long duration mode 4280 x 720 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels 1440 x 1080 pixels 512 MB Approx _2 min Approx 3 min Approx 4 min Approx 10 min 1GB Approx 5 min Approx _7 min Approx 9 min Approx 21 min 2 GB Approx 10 min Approx 15 min Approx 20 min Approx 45 min 4GB Approx 21 min Approx 30 min Approx 40 min Approx 90 min 6 GB Approx 33 min Approx 45 min Approx 60 min Approx 135 min
129. one R ch FRONT REAR Not connected Built in microphone L ch XLR CH2 REAR FRONT Not connected XLR CH1 Built in microphone R ch FRONT FRONT Connected External microphone L ch External microphone R ch FRONT REAR Connected External microphone L ch XLR CH2 REAR FRONT Connected XLR CH1 External microphone R ch REAR REAR XLR CH1 XLR CH2 With this setting whether the external microphone is connected or not may not affect the recording channel Using the built in microphone external microphone 3 5 mm stereo mini jack AUDIO IN CH1 C H2 FRONT REAR E Set the AUDIO IN CH1 switch to the FRONT position When an external microphone is not connected to the EXT MIC terminal the built in microphone records audio for the built in microphone left channel L ch When an external microphone is connected to the EXT MIC terminal the external microphone records audio for the external microphone left channel L ch E Set the AUDIO IN CH2 switch to the FRONT position When an external microphone is not connected to the EXT MIC terminal the built in microphone records audio for the built in microphone right channel R ch When an external microphone is connected to the EXT MIC terminal the external microphone records audio for the external microphone right channel R ch Using the external microphone or audio devices connected to the XLR input terminal Adjust the input level for the internal
130. ontrol fails to work even if it is operated close to the remote control sensor of the camera recorder it means that the battery has run out Replace it with new one Check that the IR REMOTE item in the setting menu OTHER FUNCTIONS screen is not set to OFF Page 29 of Vol 1 aoualajey 7 4aydeyo il There is a rattling sound when the camera recorder is tilted back and forth This is the sound of the lens moving This is not a fault No sound should be heard when the camera s power is switched on A clicking sound is heard when the power is turned on or when the PB mode is switched to the CAM mode It occurs due to the construction of the camera and is not indicative of any trouble This initialization operation is performed when the camera starts up The SD Memory Card screen appears strange The data on the card could be corrupted Data can be corrupted by static electricity and electromagnetic waves Please always save important data to a computer or other storage media The SD Memory Card cannot be used even after formatting There could be a fault with the camera or with the SD Memory Card Please consult the place of purchase Always use only SD Memory Cards of 512 MB 32 GB with this camera The camera does not recognize the SD Memory Card even though it is inserted correctly Was the inserted SD Memory Card originally formatted with a computer Always use this camera to format SD
131. or align if you move closer to reposition the center of focus Shift the center of focus the subject The focus frame will not appear in the following case While face detection frames are displayed during auto face detection shooting mode apow GHOAY u SUO e19dO 4a deYyD i 31 apow GHOAY U sUO e19dO Ja deYyD y 32 Shooting photos continued Setting the aspect ratio recording pixels You can select an aspect ratio based on the your intended print or playback method In addition the higher the recording pixel setting the sharper your printed images will appear Set the aspect ratio with the ASPECT RATIO item in the setting menu PICTURE screen Page 105 Set the recording pixels with the PICTURE SIZE item in the setting menu PICTURE screen Page 105 H Recording pixels Aspect ratio Recording pixels 9u 3520x2640 8m 3264x2448 7 5m 2560x1920 0 3u 640x480 10 604 3984x2656 3 2 7 3264x2176 4 5m 2592x1728 100 4224x2376 16 9 6n 3328x1872 3 5m 2560x1440 If you set the aspect ratio to 4 3 or 3 2 black bars will appear on the left and right edges of the screen When you print photos recorded with this camera in 16 9 aspect ratio the edges may be cut off Be sure to check beforehand when printing at a store or with other printers The recording pixel settings that are available vary
132. oves to the icon display at the left Select date Calapan VIEW ALL 2 Select the LIST and press the ENTER button BY DATE LIST MAY 15 2010 MAY 13 2010 FEB 25 2010 LIST VIEW ALL Display all photos Date Display photos recorded on the specified date Format card and card information SD Memory Cards can be formatted and SD Memory Card information can be checked 1 Press the MENU button Menu operation Page 40 of Vol 1 2 Select the OTHER FUNCTIONS setting menu and press the ENTER button OTHER FUNCTIONS CARD STATUS IR REMOTE ow BEEP SOUND RETURN amp EXIT WEN CARD FORMAT e Insert card to be formatted into the camera SD Memory Card will be formatted When executed all data will be deleted including contents recorded in DV mode Select YES and press the ENTER button to proceed with formatting OTHER FUNCTIONS CARD FORMAT IR REMOTE BEEP SOUND RETURN amp EXIT MEN CARD STATUS Displays information on the SD Memory Card Select YES and press the ENTER button to display 3 Select EXIT and press the ENTER button to return to the thumbnail screen SD Memory Card information screen CARD STATUS 0 50 100 O00 USED SPACE FREE SPACE 2 3772MB 3772MB 3 1 Remaining capacity Displays the remaining SD Memory Card capacity 2 USED SPACE Displays the amount of SD Memory Card capacity used 3 F
133. p TC 12 34 56 01 Time code value Display time code frame digits in 25 frames UB 12 34 56 78 User information No display Data is not displayed Resetting the counter Press the RESET button while the counter is displayed pow GHOAY U suonesado 4a deYy9 p 25 pow GHOAY uU suoesado 4a deyD y 26 Charging the built in battery Setting the time code Recharging the built in battery The camera s internal battery saves the date and time When SET DATE AND TIME is displayed even when the date and time are set it means that the charge of the internal battery is depleted Do the following to recharge it Reset the date and time when fully recharged 1 Connect the AC adaptor Page 26 of Vol 1 e Leave the POWER switch at OFF 2 Leave the camera recorder like this for about 4 hours The internal battery charges during this time e Check the time code and menu operations after recharging If the date and time are not memorized after recharging the internal battery requires changing Please consult the place of purchase Setting the time code In the setup menus RECORD SETUP screen set the following time code related items Pages 103 104 TC MODE TCG TC PRESET Specifying the time code Set TC PRESET so you can record a value of your choice as the initial setting for the time code to be used at the start of recording 41 Set the POWER switch to ON Page 30 of Vol 1 2 Sel
134. performed the playable clips are played back repeatedly e Repeat playback will continue until playback is paused e When REPEAT PLAY is set to ON CD appears on the playback screen To turn the repeat playback setting off select OFF in step 2 Resume playback RESUME PLAY Use this setting to play back from where clip had previously been paused 1 Press the MENU button Menu operation Page 40 of Vol 1 2 Set the RESUME PLAY item in the PLAY SETUP screen to ON 3 Select EXIT and press the ENTER button to return to the thumbnail screen 4 Select a clip for playback If playback has previously been paused the remainder of the clip will be played next time the clip is selected for playback The resume playback indicator will be displayed on the clip thumbnail To turn the resume playback setting off select OFF in step 2 Viewing images on a television You can view the images on a television if you connect the unit to a TV set using a separately sold video cable HDMI cable or component cable 1 Connect the camera recorder to the TV set Page 52 2 Start playback To show the information that appears on the viewfinder on a television press the EXT DISPLAY button on the remote control Press the EXT DISPLAY button again to clear the display Checking the date and time Press the DATE TIME button on the remote control to show the date and time of shooting on the viewfinder The d
135. ps Page 45 11 Resume playback mark Indicates clips that will resume playback from a previous point Page 49 12 Thumbnails A thumbnail of the clip 13 START TC Displays the time code value at start of recording 14 START UB Displays the user information value at start of recording 15 DATE TIME Displays the date of recording and time at start of recording 16 TIME ZONE Displays the time zone Continued on the next page 35 apow GHOAY U SUOI e18dO sa deYyD itl 36 Clip and photo operations continued 17 DURATION Displays the clip length 18 FORMAT Displays the recording format olf uy appears on a thumbnail the clip cannot be played back During photo playback Photo thumbnails and the operating menu are displayed in the thumbnail screen 9 thumbnails are displayed in a single screen When more photos than that are recorded use PAGE ADV button to advance to other pages In addition you can press the DISP MODE CHK button to display information about the clip currently selected with the yellow cursor Thumbnail a Photo information display 7 2 ay Cat i E3 9 Ba E Return MENU 10 11 1 Date selection display Displays the selected date selection 2 Remaining battery display Displays the remaining battery capacity 3 Video photo selection Selects whether to display the clip or photo thumbnail screen 4 Date selection
136. ptor when deleting data e When using this camera to delete clips or DCF compliant photos shot with other devices all related data may also be deleted When deleting photos that were shot with other devices and stored on an SD Memory Card even files that cannot be played back on this camera non JPEG files may be deleted When you select ALL CLIPS all clips and photos stored on the SD Memory Card that were recorded in AVCHD mode will be deleted Setting protection videos and photos You can set protection for clips and photos to prevent accidental deletion Even protected data will be deleted if you format the memory Protecting clips 1 Press the MENU button while the clip thumbnail screen is displayed 2 Select YES for the CLIP PROTECT item in the setting menu OPERATION screen and then press the ENTER button OPERATION x EXIT MENU aa RETURN amp 3 Select the clip to protect and press the ENTER button On appears for selected clips To release protection reselect the clip and press the ENTER button 29 120min On CLIP PROTECT Return o 4 Press the MENU button when protection settings are finished Executing a format of the memory will delete clips even if they are protected Protecting photos 1 Press the MENU button while the photo thumbnail screen is displayed 2 Select YES for the SCENE PROTECT item in the setting menu PICT SETUP scre
137. re shot and press the ENTER button BY DATE LIST MAY 15 2010 MAY 13 2010 FEB 25 2010 Thumbnails for only the photos shot on that date appear 4 Select the photo with which to start playback and press the ENTER button The display returns to full screen playback when you turn off the camera or switch modes and then switch to photo playback again If the number of photos shot on the same date exceeds 999 the photos will be displayed separately apow GHOAY u SUO e19dO 4a deYy9D i 43 Deleting clips photos videos and photos Selecting clips or photos to delete 1 Press the MENU button while the clip or photo thumbnail screen is displayed e Clips and photos that are deleted cannot be restored Be sure to check carefully before deleting them Deleting multiple clips or photos simultaneously 1 Press the MENU button while the clip or photo thumbnail screen is displayed 2 Select the DELETE item in the setting menu OPERATION screen and press the ENTER button 2 Select the DELETE item in the setting menu 3 Select SELECT and press the ENTER apow GHOAY U suoeado 4a deyD el 44 OPERATION screen and press the ENTER button 3 Select ALL CLIPS and press the ENTER button CAMERA mode OPERATION 4 CLIP PROTECT PHOTO mode PICT SETUP MA SCENE PROTECT DPOF SET o _ _ EXIT MENU EXIT Menu
138. re to stow it in its own case Do not leave SD Memory Cards in areas where corrosive gases etc are present e Do not leave the cards inside vehicles in places exposed to direct sunlight or in other places where the temperature is high e Do not leave the cards where the humidity level is high or where there are high concentrations of dust Software information of these software This product includes GNU General Public License GPL and GNU Lesser General Public License LGPL software Customers are granted permission to acquire modify and redistribute the source code Details on the GPL LGPL can be found on the supplied CD ROM under the LDOC folder original English text only For details on acquiring the source code visit the following website http panasonic biz sav Do not contact Panasonic with questions regarding the content of the acquired source code 2 This product includes MIT License software Details on the MIT License can be found on the supplied CD ROM under the LDOC folder original English text only Recording format aoualajey 7 sa deyo Al Frame rate Recording mode 60 30P 24P 1080 60i 1080 60i 1080 30P over 60i 108024 Native recording A p 720 24P V 720 60P 720 60P 720 30P over 60P A A C Native recording H HA 1080 60i 1080 60i D HG 1080 60i 1080 60i HE 1080 60i 1080 60i DV 480 60i 480 60i 480 30P over 60i 480
139. red 2 Press the MODE button and switch to PB mode The PB lamp lights green 3 Using the cursor button select the clip you want to play back and press the ENTER button The clip is played back Clip playback functions are operated by the cursor button Cursor button apow Aq Ul suopesado z Ja deYyD y Functions Up __ Play pause Stop playback and return to thumbnail screen Down During playback fast reverse approx Left 12 times the speed of normal playback During pause skip rewind clips During playback fast forward approx Right 12 times the speed of normal playback During pause skip fast forward clips H Fast forward reverse playback Using the cursor button press the right button during playback for fast forward playback and the left button for fast reverse playback Press the up button to return to normal playback H Skip playback 1 Press the up button on the cursor button during playback or the PAUSE button on the remote control to pause playback 2 Press the left or right button on the cursor button or the I or PP button on the remote control AO ZAA Ce ASI Ga POR e Press the down button of the cursor button or the remote control STOP button to return to the thumbnail display SKIP STOP ue nuv D R ei os 84 H Slow motion playback You can also play back videos
140. requency approx 60 Hz and the lighting frequency 50 Hz This means that the white balance may change periodically Before shooting in areas with artificial lighting or adjusting the white balance set the shutter speed as follows Progressive Shutter speed mode 50 Hz 60 Hz OFF 60i 1 100 1 60 OFF 30P 1 50 OFF 1 60 24P 1 50 OFF 1 60 apow GHOAY u SUO e19dO 4a dey9 i 15 pow GHOAY U SUOI e19d0 4a deyD HI Adjusting the shutter speed continued CAMERA mode With the 1080 60i or 720 60P formats OFF 1 60 SYNCRO SCAN lt 1 2 lt gt 1 4 lt gt 1 8 lt gt 1 15 lt 1 30 lt 1 60 1 2000 lt 1 1000 lt 1 500 lt 1 250 lt 1 120 lt 1 100 With the 1080 30P or 720 30P formats OFF 1 50 SYNCRO SCAN lt gt 1 2 lt gt 1 4 lt gt 1 8 lt gt 1 15 lt 1 30 lt gt 1 50 1 2000 lt 1 1000 lt 1 500 lt 1 250 lt 1 120 lt 1 60 With the 1080 24P or 720 24P formats OFF 1 50 SYNCRO SCAN lt gt 1 2 lt gt 1 3 lt gt 1 6 lt gt 1 12 lt 1 24 lt 1 50 1 2000 lt 1 1000 lt gt 1 500 lt 1 250 lt 1 120 lt 1 60 PHOTO mode Standard 1 60 4 2 lt gt 1 4 lt gt 1 8 gt 1 15 lt gt 1 30 lt gt 1 60 lt gt 1 100 lt gt 1 120 lt 1 180 SHUTTER OFF is not available in 479999 lt gt 1 1500 lt
141. right black bars that appear on the OSD of the viewfinder while SIDE CROP is enabled do not appear in external output displays Checking the date and time Press the DATE TIME button on the remote control to show the date and time of shooting on the viewfinder The display changes as follows each time you press the button Time Date Time and Date v No display apow Aq Ul suopeado z Aa deYyD E 85 pow Aq uU suopesado z Ja deYyD Wl 86 Connecting external units Headphones 3 5 mm stereo mini jack Sound is no longer heard from the speaker when the headphones optional are connected External microphone Stereo mini jack compatible 7 il Stereo microphone from other manufacturers FEA Video deck Dubbing Video and audio output will be limited to that from the camera VCR Connect these cables to the terminals on the video deck Video cable BNC optional Audio cable RCA optional E When outputting video and audio signals from the camera to an external device connect to the input terminals of the external device SD quality signals are output from the VIDEO OUT terminal apow Aq Ul suopesado z Ja deYyD E 87 pow Aq Ul suopeado z Ja deYyD a 88 Connecting external units continued Digital video Dubbing oa o OE 8 _seee
142. rush or blower brush wipe the Eye cup lens with a commercially available lens cleaner and lens cleaning paper Eye cup holder E When dust becomes attached to the inner filter the inside of the eye piece or the LCD monitor within the viewfinder Remove the eye piece and remove the dust Remove the surface dust with a soft brush or blower brush aoualajey 7 4a deyo il Do not use solvents such as thinner to remove dust or dirt 119 aoualajey 7 Ja deyo IH Storage Precautions Before storing the camera recorder remove both the SD Memory Card and battery Store all of these items in a place with low humidity and relatively constant temperature Recommended temperature range 15 C to 25 C 59 F to 77 F Recommended relative humidity 40 to 60 Camera recorder e Wrap the camera recorder in a soft cloth to keep the dust off Battery e The battery life is shortened in places with extreme temperatures Storing the battery in a location with oily vapors or high dust concentrations may corrode the terminals or cause other damage leading to malfunction 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 and you may seriously burn yourself if you touch the battery in this state 120 SD Memory Cards After ejecting an SD Memory Card from the unit be absolutely su
143. ry requires changing Please consult the place of purchase Setting the time code In the setup menus RECORD SETUP screen set the following time code related items Pages 103 104 TC MODE TCG TC PRESET Specifying the time code Set TC PRESET so you can record a value of your choice as the initial setting for the time code to be used at the start of recording 41 Set the POWER switch to ON Page 30 of Vol 1 2 Select the TC PRESET item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen and then press the ENTER button Menu operation Page 40 of Vol 1 Operations may also be performed using buttons on the remote control that correspond to those on the camera For details see Description of parts Remote control Page 23 of Vol 1 RECORD SETUP lao INTERVAL REC RETURN amp EXIT Menu 3 Select YES and press the ENTER button 4 Using the cursor button select the item you want to set with the left or right button and set the numerical value with the up or down button TC PRESET a hn oof of Bz You can reset the time code to zero by pressing RESET button io d AVCHD DV AUDIOSELECT AUDIOIN CHI CH2 Be 3 ron Bfr S COUNTER RESET TC SET O Q Ay gual MANUAL Camera 5 Select ENTER and press the ENTER button when all items have been set With this
144. s also cannot be deleted if the power has been switched off and back on again Clips cannot be deleted even if the button is pressed if the memory card has been removed and reinserted since recording was completed Adjusting the shutter speed 1 Set the AUTO MANUAL switch to MANUAL to select manual mode Page 5 2 Press the SHUTTER button CAMERA mode SHUTTER ON is enabled after switching to MANUAL mode from AUTO mode The shutter speed switches between the standard OFF shutter speed and the shutter speed you have selected with the SPEED SEL button each time you press the button PHOTO mode You cannot switch between SHUTTER ON OFF It is always set to SHUTTER ON The shutter speed appears at the left of the screen during SHUTTER ON 3 Press the SPEED SEL button to adjust the shutter speed while in SHUTTER ON mode The shutter speed changes as per the following table As the shutter speed increases camera sensitivity decreases e With auto iris control as the shutter speed increases the aperture widens and the focal length decreases e Because the focal time increases at slower shutter speeds we recommend using a tripod e With artificial lighting and especially fluorescent lights and mercury vapor lamps the luminance changes in synchronization with the power line frequency When this frequency is 50 Hz mutual interference will occur between the camera recorder s vertical sync f
145. s attached to the thumbnails of clips are called shot marks On the thumbnail screen monitor you can select only those clips with a shot mark and display them or play them back During recording when you press the USER button to which the SHOT MARK function has been allocated MARK ON appears in the LCD monitor or the viewfinder and a shot mark is set for the thumbnail of the clip being recorded If you press the button again the shot mark is released You can also set or release the shot marks by performing the thumbnail operations for clips Page 85 However note that you cannot set or release shot marks during playback INVALID appears when you cannot set or release shot marks Interval recording 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 Single frames are recorded at the specified interval with 30 frames equaling 1 second of video You can specify the interval in CAMERA mode with the INTERVAL REC item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen 1 SECOND 10 SECONDS 30 SECONDS 1 MINUTE 2 MINUTES Change the recording interval OFF Disable interval recording appears on the screen Interval recording will be disabled when shooting is finished e Audio recording is disabled The PRE REC function is disabled even if it is set Example Rec orig Shooting Video length interval time
146. s received through the 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 HIGH High Setting Compression starts at approx 100 Not available when a DRS value is set or when GAMMA is set to CINE LIKE MATRIX CAMERA 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 NORM2 Suitable for brighter colors than the NORM1 mode FLUO Suitable for shooting under fluorescent light indoors CINE LIKE Suitable for cinema like image SKIN TONE CAMERA Switches skin tone details on or off Select ON to reduce the skin tone details and DTL soften the skin tone ON OFF CAMERA SETUP screen snuew u y s pue s ejds p uses wa dey9 g Item Display Description of settings mode EXPOSURE PHOTO Enables brightness compensation for shooting dark hard to see areas ON OFF Can only be selected in manual mode Fixes AUTO mode to ON DETAIL LEVEL PHOTO Adjusts the level of the image outline correction in the horizontal and vertical directions 7 0 7 CHROMA PHOTO Adjusts the chroma level LEVEL 7 0 7 A IRIS LEVEL PHOTO Sets the desired AUTO IRIS level 10 0 10 SKIN TONE PHOTO Switches skin tone details on or off Select ON to reduce the
147. s that can recorded under the current quality setting for the QUALITY item in the setting menu PICTURE screen 3 Recording function display PREREC Displayed when PREREC MODE is set to ON Pages 11 60 4 Displayed when INTERVAL REC is enabled Pages 13 62 D Displayed when REPEAT PLAY is set to ON Pages 49 85 4 AUTO MANUAL switch operation display This display appears when AUTO MANUAL switch is switched to AUTO A Auto shooting al Auto face detection shooting snuew Buryes pue s ejds p uses wa deyo N 1 Will not be output to external devices 92 Operation status display e Recording Oo Red Transitioning to recording standby mode Green Recording standby mode Playback or REC CHECK in progress 0 White Playback paused ID lt 00 Frame by frame playback Frame by frame reverse playback lt k Fast forward fast playback Rewind fast reverse playback 0 0 lt 1 Last clip first clip During pause AVCHD mode only Self portrait recording display No display Cannot record no card etc Recording in progress transitioning to recording standby mode 00 Green Recording standby mode f Warning display Self timer display Displayed when the SELF TIMER item in the setting menu PICTURE screen is set Shutter chance display Page 31 8 Remaining battery capacity display When using Panasonic manufactured batteries compatible with this product the remainin
148. set the TCG item Page 104 in the setting menu RECORD SETUP to FREE RUN The below operation are performed entirely by the SLAVE 3 Press and hold the MODE button to switch to DV IN mode 4 Select OFF for the 1394 TC REGEN item Page 103 in the RECORD SETUP screen and then press the ENTER button 5 Select ON for the DV IN PRESET item Page 104 in the RECORD SETUP screen and then press the ENTER button e DVTC is displayed on the screen 6 Press the RESET TC SET button TC SET OK is displayed on the screen The TCG value is reset to match the TCG value input from the DV terminal 7 Press and hold the MODE button to switch to CAMERA mode pow Aq Ul SUuO eJadO z Ja deYyD E 73 pow Aq Ul suopeado z Ja deYyD W 74 Charging the built in battery Setting the time code Recharging the built in battery The camera s internal battery saves the date and time When SET DATE AND TIME is displayed even when the date and time are set it means that the charge of the internal battery is depleted Do the following to recharge it Reset the date and time when fully recharged 1 Connect the AC adaptor Page 26 of Vol 1 e Leave the POWER switch at OFF 2 Leave the camera recorder like this for about 4 hours e The internal battery charges during this time e Check the time code and menu operations after recharging If the date and time are not memorized after recharging the internal batte
149. set the numerical value with the up or down button UB PRESET You can reset the user information to nothing by pressing RESET button Loata mian DV auooserecr __ Aauoio w L CHI cH2 o Ej E FRONT i COUNTER RESET TC SET O Q gt Camera 6 Select ENTER and press the ENTER button when all items have been set apow Aq Ul SUuO eJadO z Ja deYyD E 75 pow Aq Ul suopesado z Ja deYyD Wi 76 Operating SD Memory Cards Formatting SD Memory Cards 41 Set the POWER switch to ON Page 30 of Vol 1 2 Press the MENU button 3 Select YES for the CARD FORMAT item in the setting menu OTHER FUNCTIONS screen and press the ENTER button e Press the MENU button to close the menu display Press the left button of the cursor button to return to the previous screen OTHER FUNCTIONS A IR REMOTE REC LAMP BEEP SOUND RETURN amp Q EXIT WEN 4 Select YES on the confirmation screen and press the ENTER button The SD Memory Card will be formatted ALL DATA WILL BE DELETED INCLUDING CLIP OF AVCHD FORMAT THE CARD NOW YES 5 Select EXIT and press the ENTER button When an SD Memory Card is formatted all data including clips recorded in AVCHD mode recorded on the card will be erased and will not be restorable Save all important data to your computer SD Memory Car
150. sets the detection frame displays when BY is selected in auto mode FRAMING PHOTO OFF Not displayed PRIMARY Displays only the primary frame ALL Displays all face detection frames ZEBRA CAMERA Selects the brightness level of the left leaning zebra patterns on the screen DETECT PHOTO 105 100 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 MARKER CAMERA Select ON to display the marker PHOTO ON OFF To display the marker press the ZEBRA button GUIDE LINES PHOTO Displays guide lines for confirming level shooting orf E E Guide lines are not recorded on images Guide lines do not appear when the face detection function is set to ON HISTOGRAM PHOTO Displays a graph with the horizontal axis representing brightness and the vertical axis representing number of pixels You can determine the exposure distribution of an entire image by viewing the distribution in the graph ON OFF H Display example A AM Standard Dark lt Light e Adjust the brightness by adjusting the aperture SAFETY ZONE CAMERA Sets SAFETY ZONE OFF 90 4 3 REC COUNTER CAMERA Selects counter operation during recording DV IN TOTAL The count continues to increase until the RESET button is pressed to reset it Resets the counter at start of recording and counts the time of each recording session Not displayed in PB mode CLIP 108 indicates the factory setting SW amp DISP SETUP screen continued
151. skin tone details and DTL soften the skin tone ON OFF 102 indicates the factory setting RECORD SETUP screen Item Display mode Description of settings REC FORMAT AVCHD mode only CAMERA Selects the recording format PH 1080 60i PH 1080 30P PH 1080 24P PH 720 60P PH 720 30P PH 720 24P HA 1080 60i HG 1080 60i HE 1080 60 PH 1080 24P and PH 720 24P represent native recording You cannot change the format during interval recording REC FORMAT DV mode only CAMERA Selects recording format 480 60i 480 30P 480 24P ASPECT CONV DV mode only CAMERA Selects the clip s aspect ratio SIDE CROP Records in 4 3 ratio Crops the left and right edges LETTER BOx Records in 16 9 ratio Adds black bars to the top and bottom edges SQUEEZE Squeezes images horizontally from the left and right PREREC MODE CAMERA Sets PRE RECORDING to ON or OFF Pages 11 60 ON OFF TCG is set to FREE RUN AVCHD mode only Cannot be set during INTERVAL REC snuew Buryjes pue s ejds p uses9g sa deyo p TIME STAMP CAMERA Specifies whether date and time information is superimposed over recorded images ON Superimposes date and time information on the image OFF Does not superimpose date and time information on the image INTERVAL REC CAMERA Enables frame by frame recording at specified intervals to create short videos of scenes
152. t do the following while printing is in progress Disconnect the USB connection cable Open the card cover and remove the SD Memory Card Change modes Turn the power off When you print photos recorded with this camera in 16 9 aspect ratio the edges may be cut off If the printer supports functions such as trimming and printing without frames try clearing these settings before printing Refer to the operating instructions for the printer e When the camera is connected to a printer DPOF printing is disabled 48 Useful playback functions Adding a SHOT MARK to a clip Adding a SHOT MARK M will make it easier to find the clips you are looking for 1 Using the cursor button select the clip for which a SHOT MARK will be added e You can also set or release SHOT MARK settings while shooting a clip from the thumbnail screen or from the clip information screen 2 Press the USER button to which the SHOT MARK function has been allocated Page 107 To remove a SHOT MARK repeat the above steps It is not possible to add shot marks to clips recorded using a consumer camcorder model Repeat playback Use this setting to repeatedly play back all available clips 1 Press the MENU button Menu operation Page 40 of Vol 1 2 Set the REPEAT PLAY item in the PLAY SETUP screen to ON 3 Select EXIT and press the ENTER button to return to the thumbnail screen When the playback operation is
153. t pressing it halfway it may take longer to record the photo As the shutter speed decreases in dark conditions we recommend using a tripod or flash e If the shutter speed is 1 30 sec or below the screen will be dark while the START STOP button is pressed halfway Itis always set to SHUTTER ON when in MANUAL mode SHUTTER OFF will not be enabled even if you press the SHUTTER button H Screen displays during photo shooting Mm latw Operation mode status O ZZA Remaining battery display sis Quality 10 6 Recording pixels R389 Remaining media capacity flashes red when 0 is reached AWB information display e For details on other screen displays see Screen displays Page 91 E Shutter chance mark The shutter chance mark does not appear in manual focus mode The shutter chance mark may not appear if the following occur High zoom ratio Excessive camera shake Moving subjects Backlight Nearby and far away objects coexist in the frame Low lighting or dark conditions Bright areas in the frame Subjects consisting entirely of horizontal lines Conditions with low contrast H Focus frame If the focus does not align perform the following The focus aligns on an Ree an object with high contrast a such as a fence and the subject is blurred Focus frame ig eal r g EY The focus will OR Zoom in
154. th a red frame Even if the playback format is changed the format set in the REC FORMAT item on the settings menu RECORD SETUP screen will be restored when the camera is switched to CAMERA mode apow GHOAY u suopeado 4a dey9D i 41 apow GHOAY U SUOI e19dO 4a deYyD 42 Playing back photos 41 Set the POWER switch to ON Page 30 of Vol 1 The CAMERA lamp lights red 2 Press the MODE button to switch to PB mode The PB lamp lights green 3 Press the FUNC EXEC button The cursor moves to the icon display at the left 4 Select Video photo selection and press the ENTER button e It switches to photo playback Video photo selection VIEW ALL EB 5 Press the FUNC EXEC button The cursor moves to the thumbnail 6 Using the cursor button select the photo you want to play back and press the ENTER button The photo is played back When more than 9 photos are recorded use PAGE ADV button to advance to other pages Photo playback functions are operated by the cursor button Cursor Functions button Up Start pause slideshow Down Stop playback and return to thumbnail screen Left Display previous photo while pausing Right Display next photo while pausing E Changing slideshow settings in PB mode 1 Press the FUNC EXEC button The cursor moves to the icon display at the left aaa VIEW ALL
155. this data Save any valuable data on your PC prior to formatting Dividing clips recorded onto SD Memory Cards When the recorded memory of a single clip exceeds 4 GB when using a SDHC Memory Card of 8 GB or more with this camera it will automatically be saved as a separate clip Saved data can be used as a single clip when operating the thumbnail function of this camera Clips will be treated separately when operated on non linear editing software or computers 29 Operating SD Memory Cards continued Removing SD Memory Card 1 Slide the card cover upwards to open e Make sure that the SD Memory Card ACCESS lamp is not flashing orange before opening the cover 2 Press the center of the SD Memory Card so that it pops out slightly and pull the card straight outwards apow GHOAY U suoesado 4a deyD y H P SD Memory Card access lamp Do not remove the SD Memory Card or switch off the power in the following circumstances Doing so may damage your SD Memory Card 1 While the SD Memory Card ACCESS lamp is flashing orange after inserting an SD Memory Card 2 While the SD Memory Card ACCESS lamp is flashing during recording recording finalization and other operations Protecting SD Memory Cards Move the write protect switch on the SD Memory Card to the LOCK position to prevent recorded contents being accidentally erased from the card Write protect switch 30 Repairing SD Memory Cards Ne
156. tput signal is converted to a 2 3 format 60 fps interlaced signal as follows Note the following when shooting in progressive mode There may be a slight delay to the start of recording when you use the 24P mode because 4 frames are recorded at a time apow GHOAY u SUO e19dO 4a deYy9D i pow GHOAY U suoresado 4a deYyD y 10 Shooting techniques for different targets Self portrait shooting Self portrait shooting is possible if the viewfinder is rotated 180 towards the lens You can make them appear better by reversing left and right Go to the setup menus SW amp DISP SETUP screen SELF SHOOT and select MIRROR Shooting in mirror mode has no effect on what you actually shoot and record The date display for time stamps will also appear reversed However the dates are recorded in a non reversed state on the image If you press and hold the DISP MODE CHK button when self portrait shooting the mirror mode is temporarily disabled and the screen displays information such as the configuration status of all recording functions Release the button to return to mirror mode e Mirror mode is also temporarily disabled when menus are displayed e Images played back by pressing the REC CHECK button cannot be inverted horizontally e Operation status displays during self portrait recording No display Cannot record no card etc Recording in progress U0 Red Transitioning to re
157. uctions When changing cards always ensure that the access lamp is not flashing and that the card is not currently being accessed You cannot operate the camera when it is connected to a computer Always perform safe hardware removal when disconnecting the cable The data on the SD Memory Card cannot be accessed when the SD Memory Card slot cover is open 5 Turn the camera s power off If the camera cannot be correctly recognized by the computer this may be able to be remedied by one of the following methods Turn the power of the camera and the computer off and back on again Remove the SD Memory Card from the camera and reinsert it Connect to a different USB terminal on the computer pow GHOAY U SUO e19dO 4a deyD A 53 Chapter 2 Operations in DV mode Shooting in manual mode Set the shooting mode to DV Select DV with the MODE switch and then turn on the camera Set the unit to manual mode when manually adjusting the focus shutter speed iris gain and white balance Switching to manual mode Move the AUTO MANUAL switch to the MANUAL position to select the manual mode A will disappear from the viewfinder pow Aq u suopesado z Ja deYyD B AUTO MANUAL switch Manual focusing Focus ring AUTO MANUAL switch FOCUS button RING selector switch 4 Use the AUTO MANUAL switch to set to manual mode
158. unit the time code value is adjusted 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 Aspect Recording format ratio Time code adjustment Adjustable in 5 frame increments Setting user information Setting user information allows you to store 8 digit information in the hexadecimal format You can select from USER DATE TIME or TCG time code generator for the UB MODE item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen User information is automatically saved in the memory and retained after you turn off the power 480P 24P 41 Set the POWER switch to ON Page 30 of Vol 1 2 Select USER for the UB MODE item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen and press the ENTER button 3 Select the UB PRESET item in the setting menu RECORD SETUP screen and then press the ENTER button Menu operation Page 40 of Vol 1 Operations may also be performed using buttons on the remote control that correspond to those on the camera For details see Description of parts Remote control Page 23 of Vol 1 RECORD SETUP A UB MODE MIC GAINI Ly MIC GAIN2 RETURN amp EXIT MENU 4 Select YES and press the ENTER button 5 Using the cursor button select the item you want to set with the left or right button and
159. uring self portrait recording No display Cannot record no card etc Recording in progress JU Red Transitioning to recording standby mode Green Recording standby mode l Warning display e When is displayed turn the viewfinder back in the direction of normal recording and check what the message says e Holding down the DISP MODE CHK button displays the screen display information Images will be output normally to external devices In addition only operation status displays will appear on the screen Low angle shooting You can shoot using the handle START STOP button on the handle during low angle shooting Zebra pattern Pressing the ZEBRA button in CAMERA mode displays zebra patterns and markers on the viewfinder allowing you to check the brightness of a subject Parts that may be whited out through over exposure are shown as a zebra pattern e Very bright Reflecting parts You can remove most overexposed parts by adjusting the iris and shutter speed in the manual mode to remove the areas with zebra patterns The display changes as follows each time you press the ZEBRA button ZEBRA _ SHUTTER SPEEDSEL om ON OREA DIa 3 PHOTO N DISP MODE CHK BARS REC ZEBRA AVCHD OV aunos MARKER OQI ON l ao ae ZEBRA OFF You can set brightness levels for the zebra patterns with the ZEBRA DETECT item in the setting menu SW amp DISP SETUP screen Page 108 The z
160. using cesceeceeereeeeeeeeteeetereeeees Using focus assist 0 ecceeceeceeeteeeteteeetereeres Setting the aperture and gain ceeeeeeee 6 Adjusting the white balance and black balance ee eee eres 7 Shooting in progressive mode 9 Shooting techniques for different targets cccesseeeeseeeeeeeee 10 Self portrait shooting 10 Low angle shooting 10 Zebra pattern 10 Mater oeisio aniani 11 Checking and displaying shooting status 11 PRE REGiono ninatoa ana 11 Optical Image Stabilizer Adding effects to images Using the USER buttons Backlight compensation Color bars ccceeeeee 12 Wave form monitor function 12 Shot mark function 13 Interval recording 13 Time stamp function LAST CLIP function Adjusting the shutter speed Synchro Scan cdf Selecting audio input cccceseeeeeeeeeees 18 Using the built in microphone external microphone 3 5 mm stereo mini jack 18 Using the external microphone or audio devices connected to the XLR input terminal 19 Adjusting the audio recording level Using scene files Loading scene fileS eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 21 Setting and saving scene fileS eeeee 21 Initializing scene files us Clip metadata c ccscccesseeeesseeeesseeeeeeeeees Loading the metadata eee 23 Selecting the USER CLIP NA
161. ver remove the SD Memory Card or disconnect the battery or DC cable while the SD Memory Card ACCESS lamp is flashing as doing so may damage the SD Memory Card In the event the SD Memory Card is removed while the SD Memory Card access lamp is flashing or the battery or DC cable is disconnected during a recording or recording finalization process a repair verification screen will appear the next time the power is turned on to allow errors to be repaired REPAIR CLIP Select YES to begin repairing When repairing is complete REPAIR FINISHED will be displayed and the camera will switch to the recording paused screen Select NO to switch directly to the recording paused screen without repairing 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 An SD Memory Card on which an error occurred can be repaired by using either the camera that was used for the shooting or the AVCCAM Restorer contents repair software A repair confirmation message may be displayed after inserting an SD 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 20 minutes or so depending on the places where the errors occurred on the card e Use a battery with an adequate charge or the AC adaptor If the repair operation has failed SYSTEM ERROR TURN POWER OFF will be display
162. xternal devices Page 88 connected to the DV terminal Set external device controls with the DV CONTROL and DV CMD SEL items in the setting menu OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Note the following when recording backup images Since menu item settings are saved even after power is switched OFF images may overwrite media on connected devices if this camera is used while the backup recording setting is enabled If an additional AG HMC80 unit is used as an external device for recording backup images set the DV CONTROL item Page 110 in the external device to OFF and use in DV IN mode Backup image recording may not work properly when 2 or more external devices are connected Make sure the length of the DV 1394 cable used for connections does not exceed 4 5 m Make sure the DV 1394 signal can be recorded with external devices when recording backup images When recording backup images set to CHAIN for the DV CONTROL item Page 110 in the setting menu OTHER FUNCTIONS screen backup images will automatically be recorded by backup devices set to record standby mode when the camera s media has nearly run out during shooting When conducting REC CHECK note that those images will also be recorded The backup recording function does not work after interval recording Adjusting the shutter speed 1 Set the AUTO MANUAL switch to MANUAL to select manual mode Page 54 2 Press the SHUTTER button SHUTTER ON

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