Panasonic AG-DVX100A manual Camera Setup screen

Setting menus

SCENE FILE screen

Item/		Description of settings
(display mode)
SKIN TONE DTL	For switching the skin tone detail ON or
(Camera)	OFF.
	When ON is selected, the detail in the skin
	tone areas is diminished and the graininess
	of the skin is reduced.
	OFF	ON
V DETAIL FREQ	For setting the detail in the vertical direction
(Camera)	when shooting in the progressive mode.
	THIN	: The detail is made finer.
	MID	: The detail is made somewhat coarser.
	THICK : The detail is made coarser.
	O When “THIN” or “MID” has been selected
	as the item’s setting and the images shot
	in the progressive mode are played back
	using a standard TV monitor (50i:
	interlace), some flickering will occur on
	the horizontal lines and on the diagonal
	lines near the horizontal.
	When playing back a tape in a
	progressive environment, this flickering
	is reduced by selecting “THIN” or “MID”
	as the item’s setting, which will also
	enable images with a higher resolution
	than that with the “THICK” setting to be
	obtained.
PROGRESSIVE	For setting shooting in the progressive
(Camera)	mode.
	OFF:
	Shooting is not performed in the
	progressive mode.
	25P:
	Shooting is performed in the 25P mode
	(25 frames/sec.).
NAME EDIT	For editing the name of the scene file
(Camera)	selected by the scene file dial.
SAVE/INIT	SAVE:
(Camera)	For saving the scene file settings after
	changes have been made to them.
	O If the menu mode is released without
	saving the changes, the original scene
	file settings will be restored when
	operation is switched to the VCR mode
	or the power is turned off.
	INITIAL:
	For returning the scene file settings
	selected by the scene file dial to the factory
	settings.

CAMERA SETUP screen

Item/		Description of settings	ENGLISH
(display mode)
SYNCRO SCAN	For adjusting the shutter speed of synchro
(Camera)	scan used when shooting TV screens, etc.
	If the OPERATION lever is left tilted in the
	3 or 4 direction, the speed at which the
	setting changes is increased, and a beep is
	heard.
	O Progressive mode OFF:
	1/50.2---1/248.0
	O Progressive mode 25P:
	1/25.1 ---1/50.0---1/248.0
ASPECT CONV	For selecting the aspect ratio of the images
(Camera)	to be recorded.
	NORM:
	The images are recorded in the standard
	4:3 mode.
	LETTER BOX:
	The aspect ratio is set to the 16:9 mode,
	and the images are recorded in this
	mode. Black bands are recorded at the
	top and bottom of the screen.
	SQUEEZE:
	The camera images are compressed
	horizontally so that they will be displayed
	optimally on a 16:9 monitor.
	<Note>
	The images appearing in the viewfinder and
	on the LCD monitor may be disrupted for a
	moment when SQUEEZE is selected as the
	item setting; this is normal and not
	indicative of malfunctioning.
COLOUR BAR	For setting the colour bar display to ON or
(Camera)	OFF.
	OFF	ON
	O Even when the colour bar display has
	been set to ON, it will return to OFF
	when operation is switched to the VCR
	mode or the power is turned off.

The underlining indicates the factory setting.

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