Panasonic AG-DVX100P manual Contents

Contents

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Precautions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Storage tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Parts and their functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Mounting the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Supplying power from the AC adapter . . . .22 Cassette tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Adjusting the hand strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Attaching the shoulder strap . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Mounting the lens hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Viewfinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Setting the calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Charging the internal battery . . . . . . . . . . .28 Setting the electronic shutter . . . . . . . . . . .29 White balance and black balance . . . . . . . .30

Adjusting the white balance . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Adjusting the black balance . . . . . . . . . . . .31 ATW (Auto Tracking White) function . . . . .31

Setting the time data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Setting the user’s bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Setting the time code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Scene files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Changing the scene file settings . . . . . . . . .35

Setting menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Operation method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Configuration of setting menus . . . . . . . . . .38 SCENE FILE screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 CAMERA SETUP screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 SW MODE screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 AUTO SW screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen . . . . . . . .42 RECORDING SETUP screen . . . . . . . . . . .43 AV IN/OUT SETUP screen . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 DISPLAY SETUP screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 OTHER FUNCTIONS screen . . . . . . . . . . .46

Screen displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Camera mode and VCR mode . . . . . . . . . .47 VCR mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Selecting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Connecting external components . . . . . . . .54 Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Preparation and inspections . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Regular shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 REC check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Face-to-face shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Index recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Using the USER buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Intermittent recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Backup recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Progressive shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Normal playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Tape blank search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Variable speed search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Index search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Video heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Troubleshooting (Q&A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Power supply-related problems . . . . . . . . .61 Battery-related problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Problems during normal video recording . .61 Problems during various kinds of video recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Editing-related problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Display-related problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Playback-related problems (video) . . . . . . .62 Playback-related problems (audio) . . . . . . .63 Other types of problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

O “LEICA” is the registered trademark of Leica Microsystems. O “DICOMAR” is the registered trademark of Leica Camera AG.

Other model names, company names, products names, etc. are the trademarks and registered trademarks of the companies concerned.

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