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11P2 card access LED

This LED indicates the recording and playback status of each card.

For details, refer to [P2 Card Access LED and Status of P2 Cards] (page 31).

12SD memory card slot

Insert an SD memory card (optional accessory) in this slot. It is used for recording and loading camera setting menus, and uploading meta data.

NOTE

SD memory card precautions

•Use only SD memory cards that conform to the SD standard or the SDHC standard in this camera.

•MultiMediaCards (MMC) cannot be used. (Use of such cards may prevent recording.)

•Be sure to use miniSD/microSD card adapters when using miniSD/microSD cards with this camera. (Note that this camera will not operate normally when a miniSD/ microSD adapter is installed without inserting a card. Be sure to insert a card when an adapter is installed.)

•Use of Panasonic SD memory cards and miniSD/microSD cards is recommended. Be sure to format such cards in this camera.

•This camera supports SD memory cards with capacities between 8 MB to 2 GB, and SDHC memory cards with capacities up to 32 GB.

•For the latest information not available in the Operating Instructions, visit the support desk at the following website.

http://pro-av.panasonic.net/

About SD and SDHC memory cards

•The SDHC memory card is a new standard, established by the SD Card Association in 2006, for memory cards with capacities of 2 GB or more.

•The SD logo is a registered trademark.

•MMC (MultiMediaCard) is a registered trademark of Infineon Technologies AG.

13BUSY (operation mode display) lamp

This lamp indicates the active status of the SD memory card. It stays illuminated when the card is active.

NOTE

Do not remove the card while the lamp is on.

The SD memory card could be damaged.

14FOCUS ASSIST button

Turns magnification of the center portion of the image on and off.

For details, refer to [Focus Assist Function] (page 75).

15WFM button

Press this button to display waveforms of an image on the LCD monitor.

Each time the button is pressed, the display changes to OFF, WAVE, or VECTOR, cyclically.

For details, refer to [Waveform Monitor Function] (page 75).

NOTE

•The waveform display does not appear in the viewfinder.

•The waveform display does not appear when the focus assist (EXPANDED) function is used.

•The waveform display cannot be recorded.

163D MODE selector switch

Use this button to select the 3D recording mode. NEAR: Near distance mode

This mode is used to shoot a target at a short distance.

NORMAL: Normal mode Normally set to this mode.

EXTRA: Long distance mode

This mode is used to shoot in telephoto mode. The variable range of zooming is widened with this mode.

Refer to [Setting 3D Recording Mode] (page 53).

17LCD/EVF button

Press this button to select the style of image you wish to appears on the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder. Each time the button is pressed, the display changes to NORMAL, MIX, R IMAGE, or SIDE by SIDE cyclically. You can change the selectable images, style with the menu option LCD/EVF in the SW MODE screen.

For details, refer to [Setting 3D Recording Mode] (page 53).

183D ASSIST buttons

Press the button to activate the corresponding 3D assist function.

For details, refer to [3D Assist Function] (page 56). Z WFM: Excessively popped-out or receded areas

are indicated by a waveform.

ALERT: Red blocks appear to indicate excessively popped-out areas, yellow blocks to indicate excessively receded areas.

CONV.: Green blocks appear to indicate the convergence point area.

Variable settings for the 3D assist functions are available in the 3D ASSIST screen of the setting menu. For example, the style of image to output to the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder can be selected, the detection range and alert level for excessive pop-out or receding can be set, the display scale can be set, and superimposition of the 3D assist function onto the HD SDI MONITOR OUT output can be turned on/off.

For details, refer to [3D ASSIST Screen] (page 119).

NOTE

When the LCD/EVF mode is set to R IMAGE or SIDE by SIDE using the LCD/EVF button, the effect of the 3D assist function is not displayed.

19GENLOCK IN connector (BNC)

This connector inputs a reference signal when the camera unit is gen-locked, or when the time code is externally locked.

NOTE

•Supply an HD Y signal (1080/59.94i (50i), 1080/23.98 PsF, or 720/59.94P (50P)) as input reference signal.

•For the MONITOR OUT (HD SDI/HDMI) output, phase genlock is not guaranteed.

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