Setting menus

DISPLAY SETUP screen

Item/

 

Description of settings

(display mode)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZEBRA DETECT

For setting the level of the zebra pattern

1

leaning to the left and displayed in the

(Camera)

viewfinder and on the LCD monitor.

 

80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%

 

 

ZEBRA DETECT

For setting the level of the zebra pattern

2

leaning to the right and displayed in the

(Camera)

viewfinder and on the LCD monitor.

 

80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, OFF

 

<Note>

 

 

When OFF has been set, the zebra pattern

 

is not displayed.

 

 

MARKER

For switching display of the marker

(Camera)

ON/OFF.

 

 

ON

OFF

 

O When ON is set, the marker can be

 

displayed by pressing the ZEBRA

 

button.

 

When the marker is displayed, the video

 

level of the image near the center of the

 

screen is displayed as a percentage

 

value at the bottom left of the screen.

 

 

VIDEO OUT OSD

When ON is set, the information displayed

(Camera)

in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor is

(VCR)

output as the video output signal together

 

with the images.

 

ON

OFF

 

 

DATE/TIME

For setting the date and/or time to be

(Camera)

displayed in the viewfinder, on the LCD

(VCR)

monitor and in the video output signals.

 

OFF:

 

 

The date and time are not displayed.

 

TIME:

 

 

The time is displayed.

 

DATE:

 

 

The date is displayed.

 

TIME&DATTE:

 

Both the date and time are displayed.

 

O When a setting other than OFF is

 

selected, the date and/or time are

 

displayed in the video output signals

 

regardless of the setting selected for the

 

VIDEO OUT OSD item.

 

 

LEVEL METER

For setting the audio level meter display to

(Camera)

ON or OFF.

(VCR)

OFF

ON

 

 

ZOOM•FOCUS

For setting the zoom and focus value

(Camera)

displays to ON or OFF.

 

OFF

ON

 

 

TAPE•BATTERY

For setting the remaining tape amount and

(Camera)

remaining battery charge displays to ON or

(VCR)

OFF.

 

 

OFF

ON

 

 

OTHER

For setting the amount of information to be

DISPLAY

displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD

(Camera)

monitor. (See page 53)

(VCR)

OFF, PARTIAL, ALL

 

 

 

The underlining indicates the factory setting.

Item/

 

Description of settings

 

(display mode)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAMERA DATA

When ON is set, the camera information

(VCR)

(such as camera shake correction, iris

 

value and gain value) is displayed when the

 

tape is played back.

 

 

OFF

ON

 

 

 

LCD

For adjusting the backlight of the LCD

BACKLIGHT

monitor.

 

 

(Camera)

When HI is set, the monitor becomes

(VCR)

brighter than usual.

 

 

HI

NORMAL

 

 

 

LCD/EVF SET

For adjusting the display level of the

(Camera)

viewfinder and LCD monitor images.

 

(VCR)

LCD BRIGHTNESS:

 

 

The brightness of the LCD monitor’s

 

images is adjusted.

 

 

LCD COLOR LEVEL:

 

 

The color level of the LCD monitor’s

 

images is adjusted.

 

 

EVF BRIGHTNESS:

 

 

The brightness of the viewfinder’s

 

images is adjusted.

 

 

 

SELF SHOOT

For selecting the LCD monitor’s mirror

(Camera)

function for face-to-face shooting.

When

 

MIRROR is set, the image on the LCD

 

monitor is reversed at the left and right for

 

display during face-to-face shooting.

 

 

NORMAL

MIRROR

 

 

 

EVF MODE

For selecting what is to be displayed in the

(Camera)

viewfinder and on the LCD monitor.

 

(VCR)

ON

 

 

 

Images are shown at all times in the

 

viewfinder.

 

 

AUTO:

 

 

 

When the LCD monitor is opened, the

 

images no longer appear

in the

 

viewfinder.

 

 

 

 

 

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Panasonic AG-DVX100P manual Display Setup screen

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