Panasonic AG-HMC152 manual Three User Buttons, Gain Selector and ND Filter, PC Connection via USB

Three User Buttons

The AG-HMC150 series allows 11 functions (listed below) to be assigned to the User buttons. The three buttons are arranged in a group for easy use. Assigned functions can be accessed at the touch of a button.

Assignable Functions

Spotlight:	Automatic aperture correction for scenes with spotlights
Backlight:	Automatic aperture correction for scenes with backlighting
Black Fade:	Fade-in/fade-out from and to black
White Fade:	Fade-in/fade-out from and to white
ATW:	ATW (auto-tracking white balance) on/off
ATW Lock:	ATW lock on/off
Gain:	+18 dB gain on/off
D. Zoom:	Digital zoom (2x, 5x, 10x)
Index:	Scene indexing
Shot Mark:	Adds shot marks to the clip
Last Clip Delete:	Deletes the recently recorded clip

Gain Selector and ND Filter

The gain selector has three positions: L is fixed at 0 dB; and M and H can be set to 0, +3, +6, +9, or +12 dB. +18dB can also be accessed as a User button function. Three ND filters (1/4 ND, 1/16 ND, and 1/64 ND) are built-in.

Slow-Speed, Synchro or High-Speed Shutter

The shutter speed can be freely selected, from the minimum 1/12 second for Slow-Speed to the maximum 1/2000 second for High-Speed. The Synchro Scan function is ideal for recording images from monitors.

HDMI Digital HD Output Terminal

The AG-HMC150 series is equipped with a next-generation HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) output terminal for digital transferring of high-quality HD video and audio signals.

*A separately purchased cable may be required for connecting the AG-HMC150 series to a professional monitor.

PC Connection via USB 2.0

The standard USB terminal (Type mini B) allows the AG-HMC150 series to connect to a PC in device mode. This lets a Windows PC installed with the provided AVCCAM Viewer software to upload, copy, and write HD video files, as well as transfer them to AVCHD-compatible editing software for HD production.

TC Set and User File Copy with Multi-Cameras

Connecting two AG-HMC150 series cameras with a RCA cable allows the slave camera to synchronize with the master camera, which enables time-code-matched editing with multiple cameras for “TC synchro editing.”

Camera-1	Camera-2	Camera-3
*Recording format for both	The TC value of the camera-2 and 3 are matched to the camera-1
master camera and slave camera
must be the same.

SD Down-Conversion Output (Composite/Component)

The AG-HMC150 series is equipped with both composite (RCA) and component (Mini D4) video outputs, allowing HD images to be down- converted and output as SD images while they are being recorded or played. At the same time, a 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratio can be selected for side crop, letterbox, or squeeze images. Audio output (RCA, 2 channels) enables a wide variety of applications, such as viewing on an external monitor or SD dubbing.

Side crop Letterbox Squeeze

Other Professional Features

•White balance: Three values (A/B/Preset) of white balance with the auto tracking white function.

•Mode check: Displays a list of the camera settings on the viewfinder and monitor.

•Zebra: Select any two levels from among 50% to 105%, in 5% steps.

•Center marker: Provides an accurate numeric display of the brightness at screen center.

•Tally lamps: Provided on the unit’s front and rear.

•Remote: Controls zoom, rec, focus and aperture. Allows use of any camera remote controller that is compatible with the AG-DVX100 or AG-HVX200.

•Color bar signal output.