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Panasonic AG-DVX100BE Manual
88 pages 6.42 Mb
1 Printed in JapanVQT0U09-1 2 FOR YOUR SAFETY PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT CAREFULLYnot suitable FOR CONTINENTAL EUROPE, ETC FOR U.K. ONLY Not to be used in the U.K Check for the ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse A replacement fuse cover can be purchased from your local Panasonic Dealer How to replace the fuse 1.Open the fuse compartment with a screwdriver 2. Replace the fuse 3 Danger of explosion or fire if battery is mis- treated4 Attention/AttentieTo remove the battery/ Verwijderen van de bat- terijMain Power Battery Batterij Voor Primaire Voeding 5 Contents6 Contents (continued)Playback Variable-speedplayback Using the Counter Connecting external units Audio dubbing Dubbing Using the setup menus Setup menu structure Setup menu list Before calling for service Condensation Tally lamp System resetting Video Heads Cleaning Storage Precautions Specifications Screen displays •LEICA is a trademark of Leica Microsystems IRGmbH •DICOMAR is a trademark of Leica Camera AG 7 Read this firstAccessories 8 Operating precautions9 Battery characteristicsRemove the battery after use Disposing of spent batteries The battery will become unchargeable Protect the battery terminals Keep the battery’s terminal area free of dust and other foreign matter Liquid crystal displays use long time, but you can fix this by leaving the camera off for several hours • The liquid crystal parts are highly precise with 99.99% of the pixels effective light or may remain on all the time. These the images you shoot • Condensation may form if you use the camera where temperatures fluctuate. Wipe dry with a soft, dry cloth • The LCD may appear dim after immediately camera warms up Do not point the lens or viewfinder at the sun Doing so may damage the parts inside Protective caps for the connectors that are not being used Mounting the camera-recorderon a tripod force the tripod screw beyond this depth You can damage the camera-recorderif you use any screw other than 1/4-20UNC 10 Checking the system operations14 Adjusting the hand strapAttaching the shoulder strap 15 Attaching the lens hoodAttaching the lens-capstrap Cassette tapes 16 Description of partsCamera-recorder17 Description of parts20Focus ring (Page 37) 21Zoom ring (Page 31) 22AUTO button (Pages 30 and 35) AUTO button 23Hole for the zoom ring pin 24ND FILTER switch (Page 42) 25Speaker (Page 48) Speaker 26OPERATION lever (Pages 31, 47, and 65) OPERATION lever 27MENU button (Page 65) 28AWB button (Pages 40 and 41) AWB button 29FOCUS switch (Page 37) 30PUSH AUTO button (Page 37) 31USER buttons 1 to 3 (Page 34) 32GAIN switch (Page 42) 33WHITE BAL switch (Page 40) 34IRIS dial (Page 42) 35IRIS button (Page 42) 36AUDIO control (Page 43) 37CAMERA/VCR button and lamp (Page 47) 38Scene file dial (Page 44) 39EVF DTL/END SEARCH button (Pages 23 and 50) 18 Camera-recorder(continued)19 Remote control20 The remote controlInsert the battery Remote control setup Setting 21 The battery23 Viewfinder26 Time data31 Regular shootingPreparation and inspections Shooting in auto mode 32 Shooting techniques for different targets37 Shooting in progressive mode50 i AoAeBoBeCoCeDoDeEoEeFo FeGoGeHoHe Io Ie Jo Je 38 Focus39 Adjusting the shutter speed41 Adjusting the white balanceWhite balance adjustments 42 Using presetsBlack balance adjustments Auto Tracking White (ATW) 43 Adjusting Iris, Gain, and Light IntensityAdjusting the gain Iris adjustments Light intensity adjustments 44 Switching Audio InputUsing the built-inmicrophone Using another microphone and audio equipment Adjusting the recording level 45 Using scene filesChanging scene file settingsAfter you finish setting the filename, press the MENU button Move the OPERATION lever to select SAVE/ INIT 46 Using the scene files (continued)•Characters that can be set Space A to Z, 0 to 9, : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ 9 Press the OPERATION lever (h) (or move it y) then move it r to select YES 10 The following screen appears, so press the OPERATION lever (h) 13 Press MENU three times to exit the menus 47 Transferring scene files48 Playback50 Variable-speedplayback52 Using the CounterCounter display Memory stop mode 1394TC preset mode 53 Connecting external units56 Audio dubbing57 Input channels and the tracks recordedShooting Audio Input dubbing mode CH2 CH2 (CH1) CH4 (CH3) (Page 74) Adjusting the audio input level Listening to sound that has been dubbed ST1: The sound recorded during shooting is played back ST2: The sound that has been dubbed is played back MIX: Performing audio dubbing as you listen You can monitor the sound by setting “ST2” Using the memory stop mode to edit dubbed sound (1) (2) (3) 58 Dubbing61 Screen displaysDisplays in CAMERA and VCR modes 62 Screen displays (continued)9Mic level auto control 10Auto iris control displays STD : Standard auto-iriscontrol SPOT : Auto iris control for spotlight BACK : Auto iris control for backlight compensation 11Shutter speed 12Audio sampling frequency 13AWB error LOWLIGHT 14Audio level meter 15Recommended ND filter 16Remaining tape 17Remaining battery charge As the remaining battery charge drops, the display changes as follows: When the battery has completely discharged ( ) blinks (When the AC adapter is being used, a display other than may appear: this is not a sign of malfunctioning.) 18Monitor volume level meter 19Calendar Month: Day of the month Year: 2002 Hours Minutes Seconds mmm dd yyyy hh:mm:ss 20INDEX record display 21ND filter display ND filter selected is displayed 22Gain display 23IRIS display Displays F value 24AWB information display Displays the information of white balance ATW: When ATW is selected P3.2K/5.6K: When preset is selected Ach/Bch: When Ach/Bch is selected LOCK : When ATW LOCK is selected 25Macro control display 26Focus control display Displays the focus control information with 99-00.95 (Focal distance: infinity) 50 (Focal distance: approx. 1 m) 36 and below (Macro) 00 (Focal distance: approx. 2 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. AF: Auto focus display AF: MF:Manual focus display MF: 63 27Zoom position display28Scene file name display 29Displays marker 30Counter display The following data is selected in turn each time the COUNTER button is pressed COUNTER: Counter value M COUNTER: TC: UB: FR: Frame rate information for recording FR 50I : Standard (50i interlace) mode (50 fields/sec.) FR 25P : 25P progressive mode (25 frames/sec.) 31Operational state display REC : Recording *: Recording (during self-portraitshooting) PAUSE : Recording pause portrait recording) : Play pause STNDBY : Standby (the cylinder-headis stopped) A. DUB : Standby for dubbing record : Dubbing record : Play : Fast-forward/Fast-forwardplay (Rewind/Rewind play) : Slow play (Reverse slow play) CHK : Rec check ( ) : Cue (reverse cue) ) : Frame-by-frame(Reverse Frame-by-frame) BLANK : Blank search REC END : End of recording search x/x (x /x ): Variable-speedsearch (Reverse variable- speed search) 32 ONE-SHOTrecording display 33 AUTO button action display SW screen of the Setup menu is active 64 In VCR mode onlyWarnings 65 Setting the DISPLAY items66 Using the setup menus68 Setup menu structureCamera mode menu VCR mode menu 69 Setup menu list79 Before calling for service82 CondensationTally lamp System resetting 83 Video HeadsCleaning 84 Storage Precautions85 Specifications86 Specifications (continued)[VIDEO] Sampling frequency Quantizing 8 bit [AUDIO] Sampling frequency 48 kHz/32 kHz Quantizing Frequency response Wow & flutter [CONNECTORS] VIDEO IN/OUT (automatic input/output switching) S-VIDEOIN/OUT (automatic input/output switching) AUDIO IN/OUT (automatic input/output switching) INPUT 1, INPUT DC INPUT PHONES CAM REMOTE [AC ADAPTER] Dimensions (W x H x D) [OPTIONAL UNITS] Wide conversion lens 16:9 conversion lens AG-LA7200G XLR microphone Hard carrying case Soft carrying case AC adapter kit Cleaning tape 87 equivalent new productFor business users in the European Union Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union 88 Web Site: http://www.panasonic.co.jp/global© 2005 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 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