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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Panasonic AG-DVX100A manual Camera Setup screen