Panasonic AG-HPX370P, AG-HPX371E Shooting, Setting the switches before shooting and recording, White/Black Balance Adjustment to Recording Completion

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Setting the switches before shooting and recording

When a battery and P2 cards are installed, set the switches as detailed below, before starting to use your AG- HPX370P/AG-HPX371E.

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ShootingWhite/Black Balance Adjustment to Recording Completion

For shooting, follow the steps below.

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aIris

The iris is automatically adjusted when the lens is set to the auto iris mode.

bUSER MAIN/USER1/USER2

Assigning the SLOT SEL function to a USER button allows you to select one of the two inserted P2 cards for recording.

The P2 card selected for recording switches with each press of the USER button, and the P2 CARD ACCESS LED of the selected P2 card lights orange. The slot number of the card to be recorded appears in green in the LCD monitor and the viewfinder.

For more information on viewfinder displays, see [Viewfinder Screen Status Displays] (page 74).

NOTE

•The slot selected for recording cannot be changed when recording has started. Perform this operation during recording standby.

•Use the USER MAIN/USER1/USER2 item in setting menu SW MODE screen to assign functions to the USER MAIN/ USER1/USER2 button.

cGAIN switch

Normally, this should be set to L (0 dB). If conditions are too dark, an appropriate gain level should be set.

dAUTO KNEE selector switch

Set to ON or OFF. Selecting BARS turns off this function and outputs a color bar signal.

eTCG

Set to F-RUN or R-RUN.

fAUDIO SELECT CH 1/CH 2 Set to AUTO.

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Use the ND FILTER control to select a filter according to ambient light conditions.

When the white balance is saved:

•Position the WHITE BAL switch to [A] or [B].

When the white or black balance is not saved and you have no time to adjust the white

balance:

•Position the WHITE BAL switch to [PRST].

•The color temperature can be set to 3200 K or 5600 K.

If the white balance is adjusted on the spot:

•Select a filter according to ambient light conditions. Then, position the WHITE BAL switch to [A] or [B] and shoot a white test subject so that it appears at the center of the screen. Then, follow the steps below to adjust

the white balance.

1.  Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward [AWB] to adjust the white balance.

2.  Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward [ABB] to adjust the black balance.

3.  Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward [AWB] to adjust the white balance again.

For directions on making adjustments, see [Adjusting the White Balance] (page 55) and

[Adjusting the Black Balance] (page 56).

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