Panasonic AG- P, AG-DVC30P 1

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Menu operations

Using menus, you can change the camera-recorder’s settings to suit the scenes to be shot or

material to be recorded.

OYou cannot perform menu operations while you are shooting or recording.

Setting the menu mode

1Press the MENU button.

The main items now appear on the screen.

OThe camera menu appears in the

CAMERA mode; the VCR menu appears

in the VCR mode.

SHUTTER/IRIS

VOL/JOG

PUSH

MENU

OSD

COUNTER

RESET TITLE

STILL ADV

PAUSE

STILL ADV

INDEX

SELECT

STORE

OFF/ON

P.B.DIGITAL

VAR.

SEARCH

– VOL +

PB.

ZOOM

MENU

SET

ITEM

STOP INDEX

MULTI/

P-IN-P

REC A.DUB

PLAY

C/REW FF/

B

ZOOM

DATE/

TIME PHOTO

SHOT

START/

STOP

[CAMERA mode]

[VCR mode]

OWhen the remote

control unit is used

CAMERA MENUCAMERA MENU

1.SCENE FILE 1.SCENE FILE

2.CAMER SETUP

3.SW MODE

4.RECORDING SETUP

5.DISPLAY SETUP

6.OTHER FUNCTIONS

PUSH MENU TO EXITPUSH MENU TO EXIT

VCR MENUVCR MENU

1.PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS 1.PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS

2.SW MODE

3.RECORDING SETUP

4.AV IN/OUT SETUP

5.DISPLAY SETUP

6.OTHER FUNCTIONS

PUSH MENU TO EXITPUSH MENU TO EXIT

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]