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Shutter speed, iris and gain adjustments (cont.)

Iris and gain adjustments

Iris (F-number):

CLOSE, F16-F1.7, OPEN

Gain value:

0 dB, 3 dB-15 dB, 18 dB

SHUTTER/IRIS

VOL/JOG

PUSH

1/120

1

F2.8

0dB

5Turn the multi dial to select the F-number.

SHUTTER/IRIS

VOL/JOG

PUSH

1/120

OPEN

1

3dB

7Turn the multi dial to select the gain value.

6When OPEN is selected as the F-number, 1

moves to the gain value.

1/120

1

F5.6

0dB

SHUTTER/IRIS

VOL/JOG

PUSH

4When you press the multi dial, the iris and

gain values are displayed on the screen.

OWhen “IRIS” has been selected as the

FOCUS RING item setting on the SW MODE

screen using the menus (P68-P71), you can

use the focus ring to adjust the iris and gain

but only when you are shooting in the auto

focus mode. (P76)

Synchro scan shutter speeds

A synchro scan shutter speed is a shutter

speed used to shoot TV screens or PC

monitor screens.

The synchro scan shutter speed is set using

the SYNCHRO SCAN item on the CAMERA

SETUP screen when the synchro scan

shutter speed has been selected by the multi

dial. (P73)

OIf you adjust the shutter speed to match the

frequency of the TV screen or PC monitor

screen, you can shoot the screen while

minimizing the horizontal noise that is

generated when TV screens are shot.

OWith artificial lighting and especially fluorescent

lights and mercury-vapor lamps, the luminance

changes in synchronization with the power line

frequency. In areas where 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 a 50 Hz frequency

or adjusting the white balance, set the shutter

speed to 1/100.

OThe higher the shutter speed, the lower the

camera’s sensitivity.

OIf the shutter speed is increased when the auto

iris is set (when the F-number is not displayed),

the iris will open (the F-number is reduced) so

that the background is more blurred and the

subject stands out.

OShooting at a slow shutter speed may give rise

to such problems as after-image, a deterioration

in the image quality and difficulties in focusing.

OWhen a slow shutter speed has been selected,

images are shot with the CCD taking more time

than usual to accumulate the signals.

As a result, very small brilliant points that are

not usually visible may be recorded as the

images: this is normal and does not indicate an

error or malfunctioning.

1

1/60

SHUTTER/IRIS

VOL/JOG

PUSH

5When the multi dial is pressed, the number

representing the normal shutter speed

appears on the screen.

Contents

Main P Model AG- P Digital Video Camera-Recorder IMPORTANT indicates safety information. WARNING: Notice (U.S.A.only): Camera-Recorder AC Adapter Page Important Safeguards Read this first! Contents SHOOTING BEFORE USE DESCRIPTION OF PARTS PREPARATION Contents PLAYBACK EDITING SPECIFICATIONS, OTHER DISPLAYS Accessories Operating precautions Operating precautions Storage precautions Page Turning on the power 3 4 2 3 4 Shooting 2 1 Checking what you have shot (rec check) 2 Turning off the power Disconnecting the power cord 3 1 Page Attaching the shoulder strap When the handle is not attached When the handle is attached Cassette tapes Lens hood Page Camera-recorder DESCRIPTION OF PARTS Wireless remote control unit Battery 1 2 4 3 1 2 3 Battery Removing Remote control unit Setting the remote control unitInstalling the battery Viewfinder 1 2 3 Using the viewfinder Using the LCD monitor 1 the LCD/EVF SET item setting on the DISPLAY SETUP screen. Adjusting the screen display 2 3 Viewfinder Adjusting the screen display PREPARATION 5 6 Any year from 2000 to 2089 can be set. to MONTH. for DAY, 17 for HOUR and 20 for MIN. OThe 24-hour system is used for the time. 1 Charging the internal battery 2 3 3 5 Setting the users bit 7 8 Setting the users bit Setting the time code Specifying the time code 2 3 4 5 Page Regular shooting Preparation and inspections 2 3 4 Shooting Shooting techniques for different targets 1 2 Searching specific scenes (image search) Self-portrait shooting Recording the time stamp High-sensitivity shooting (SNS) Vibration reduction function Wind noise reduction Movie-like shooting Photo shots Zebra pattern Color bars Markers Frame-by-frame shooting ABCDEFGH I J Field and frame shooting Changing the image size AE lock function Using the USER buttons One-touch zooming Index recording Backlight compensation function Switching to manual mode Focusing Backup recording Shutter speed, iris and gain adjustments Shutter speed adjustment 3 Shutter speed, iris and gain adjustments Iris and gain adjustments 5 7 6 4 White balance adjustments 2 White balance adjustments 3 1 4 2 Adjusting the white balance manually 1 Audio level adjustments Adjusting the mic input audio level 3 6 1 LEVEL SETUP screen appears. -30 -10-20 -0 6 AUDIO LEVEL SETUP screen. PLAYBACK SEARCH PHOTO SHOT RESET SEARCH 1 2 3 Adjusting the volume 1 2 Connecting a TV to view images Checking the shooting date and time PLAYBACK 1 2 buttons on the remote control unit. OPress the 1button or ;button to return to normal playback. INDEX SELECT Slow playback 1 2 Blank search Search functions Index search 1 2 1 2 3 5 Counter Connecting external units (P48) (P42, P61) Headphones Digital video equipment Connecting external units (P58-P61) TV set Video deck EDITING Connecting external units (P58, P59) External microphone (connected to phono jack) External microphone (connected to XLR connector) 7 5and 6. 8 Audio dubbing 3 Audio dubbing $Listening to sound that has been dubbed $Performing audio dubbing as you listen to it $Using the counter memory function to edit dubbed sound $Adjusting the audio input level 2 4 5 Analog input 3 $Adjusting the audio input level 2 the camera-recorder. 5 recorder to the VCR mode. N 5 4 Digital input/output 2 1 Screen displays Page Page In VCR mode only Warnings DISPLAYS Using the MODE CHK button Setting the DISPLAY items When ALL is selected as the DISPLAY item setting Menu operations Setting the menu mode 1 [CAMERA mode] [VCR mode] OWhen the remote control unit is used Selecting the sub items 4 The highlighting moves to the next sub item in turn. Selecting the main items 2 The highlighting moves to the next main item in turn. 5 Setting other sub items 6 Setting other main items 8 Returning to the main item screen 7 Menu configuration CAMERA mode menu SCENE FILE screen CAMERA SETUP screen PLAYBACK FUNCTION screen SW MODE screen SW MODE screen RECORDING SETUP screen RECORDING SETUP screen DISPLAY SETUP screen AV IN/OUT SETUP screen DISPLAY SETUP screen OTHER FUNCTIONS screen OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Before calling for service Power supply Normal video recording Battery Before calling for service Other types of video recording Playback (images) Editing Displays Before calling for service Other Playback (sound) Tally lamp Condensation System resetting Page Specifications [GENERAL] Specifications [VIDEO] [AUDIO] [CONNECTORS] [OPTIONAL UNITS] [AC ADAPTER]