Panasonic AG-EZ50UP ªManual Shutter Speed Adjustment l24, ªManual Iris Adjustment l24

ªManual Shutter Speed Adjustment (l24)

≥You may see vertical lines of light in the playback image of a brightly shining subject or highly reflective subject.

≥During Normal Playback, transition from one scene to another may not look smooth.

≥Because the color and brightness of the playback image may become unstable, avoid recording under fluorescent light, mercury light, or sodium light.

≥If you are using either Gain-up Mode or Program AE Mode, you cannot adjust the shutter speed. If the shutter speed is adjusted manually, this setting will be cancelled.

ªManual Iris Adjustment (l24)

≥Depending on zoom magnification, the iris value may not be displayed correctly.

≥If you are using either Gain-up Mode or Program AE Mode, you cannot adjust the iris. If the iris is adjusted manually, those Modes will be cancelled.

≥The [OPEN] iris value is displayed as [F1.6] in the camera data (l17).

≥When you use Gain-up Mode, the range of selectable iris value is limited up to [OPEN6dB].

ªWhite Balance (l25)

≥In the Automatic White Balance Adjustment Mode, the

[AWB] Indication appears for the camera data. (l17)

In the following cases, You cannot change White Balance:

≥When you set [EFFECT1] of [DIGITAL EFFECT] Sub- Menu on the [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] Main-Menu to [GAIN-UP] or [EFFECT2] to [SEPIA] or to [MONO]. ≥When you set the Zoom to 10 t or higher, you cannot

change the White Balance.

≥During Digital Still Picture Mode. ≥When you display a Menu.

In the following cases, the [1] Indication flashes:

≥The flashing indicates that the previously adjusted White Balance setting is still kept. This setting will be kept until White Balance is adjusted again.

≥You may not be able to achieve correct White Balance adjustment manually under weak illumination.

ªDigital Effect Functions (Camera Mode)

(l26)

≥If you set [EFFECT1] on [DIGITAL EFFECT] Sub-Menu to [GAIN-UP], you need to adjust the focus manually. However, you cannot adjust the shutter speed and select the White Balance.

≥If [EFFECT2] on the [DIGITAL EFFECT] Sub-Menu is set to [MONO] or [SEPIA], the selected White Balance Mode cannot be changed.

≥You cannot use Sports Mode, Portrait Mode and Low Light Mode with Gain-up Mode [GAIN-UP].

In the following cases, using the [EFFECT1] on the [DIGITAL EFFECT] Sub-Menu (including Multi-Picture Mode & P-IN-P Mode) is not possible.

≥Frame Mode

≥When [PROGRESSIVE] is set to [ON]

≥Card Photoshot Mode

In the following case, using the Digital Effect Function (including Multi-Picture Mode & P-IN-P Mode) is not possible.

≥Card Photoshot Mode

ªWipe Mode and Mix Mode (Camera Mode)

(l26)

If either one of the following operations is carried out, stored images will be erased, and Wipe and Mix Functions cannot be used.

≥Use the Camera Search Function.

≥Press the [CAMERA STILL] Button.

≥Switch the [TAPE/CARD] Selector.

≥Slide the [OFF/ON/MODE] Switch.

≥Selecting any other digital effect function on the [DIGITAL EFFECT] Sub-Menu.

ªMulti-Picture Mode (Camera Mode) (l27)

≥If the [MULTI] Button is pressed while self-recording Mirror

mode (l20) is used, the still picture is displayed from the upper right corner of the screen, but, in reality, the picture is recorded from the upper left corner as usual.

≥The quality of images recorded in Multi Mode deteriorates slightly.

≥Multi Mode cannot be used in digital still picture mode (l21) or when Card Photoshot recording is set.

ªP-IN-P Mode (l27)

≥Pictures in P-IN-P Mode cannot be recorded with Progressive PhotoShot.

≥If the Camera/Recorder power is turned off, the smaller picture will disappear.

≥A title cannot be inserted into the smaller picture.

≥If the [CAMERA STILL] Button is pressed in P-IN-P Mode, the setting is cancelled.

ªIndex Search Functions (l30)

≥Index Search may not be possible at the beginning of tape. ≥Because Photoshot Index Signals are not recorded on still

pictures recorded in Continuous Photoshot Mode, the Photoshot Index Function cannot be used for these still pictures.

≥Scene Index Search may not function properly if the interval between 2 scene index signals is shorter than 1 minute.

ªPlayback Zoom Functions (l31)

≥You cannot adjust volume in Playback Zoom Mode.

≥If you turn off the Camera/Recorder or if you switch from VCR Mode to Camera Mode, Playback Zoom Mode is

automatically cancelled.

≥Even if Playback Zoom Functions are being used, images that are output from the DV Terminal are not enlarged.

≥As you enlarge an image, the quality of image suffers. ≥You cannot use the Mirror Mode of Digital Effects and the

Playback Zoom Functions simultaneously.

≥If you select Multi-Picture Mode in the Playback Zoom Mode, equivalent magnification (1t) becomes zoom magnification.

ªPlayback Digital Effect Functions (l31)

≥Signals of images to which digital effects are added during playback cannot be output from the DV Terminal.

≥You cannot use the Wipe Function or Mix Function while playing back the non-recorded portion of tape.

≥You cannot use the Mirror Mode of Digital Effects and the Playback Zoom Function simultaneously.

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