Panasonic AJ-HDX400P Shooting and recording VTR unit, CAM. Auto Knee on, CAM. Auto Knee OFF, Bars

Chapter 2 Parts and their functions

6OUTPUT/AUTO KNEE selector switch

This switch selects the video signals which are to be output from the camera unit to the VTR unit, viewfinder and/or video monitor.

CAM. AUTO KNEE ON:

The images shot by the camera are output. The AUTO KNEE circuit operates.

CAM. AUTO KNEE OFF:

The images shot by the camera are output. The MANUAL KNEE circuit operates.

BARS:

Color bar signals are output. The AUTO KNEE circuit does not operate.

AUTO KNEE function

When shooting with the level set to people or scenes against a high- brightness background, the background will be whitened out, and the buildings and scene in the background will be blurred. If the AUTO KNEE function is activated at times like this, the background will be reproduced clearly. This function is effective for shooting in the following situations:

≥When shooting people in the shade under a clear sky

≥When simultaneously shooting people in a car or indoors and the outside scenery through a window

≥When shooting scenes with a strong contrast

7WHITE BAL (white balance memory selector) switch This is used to select the method used to adjust the white balance.

PRST:

Set the switch to this position at times when, for instance, there is no time to adjust the white balance. The factory setting for the white balance is 3200K, but this can be changed to any other value by a menu setting. For details, refer to “4-8-5 Setting the color temperature manually.”

A or B:

When the AUTO W/B BAL switch 2 is set to AWB, the white balance is automatically adjusted, and the adjusted value is stored in memory A or memory B. For details, refer to “4-1-1 Ajusting the white balance.”

As the factory setting, the settings are to be allocated to the memory. Using a menu setting, it is also possible to allocate the setting for the auto tracking white balance (ATW) performed with the automatic tracking system to memory B or allocate the color temperatures of the user's choice to memory A and memory B. For details, refer to “4-8-5 Setting the color temperature manually.”

8MODE CHECK button

Each time this button is pressed, one of the four screen pages (STATUS screen display, !LED screen display, FUNCTION screen display and AUDIO screen display) is selected and displayed on the viewfinder to indicate the camera’s settings.

This does not affect the output signals of the camera.

9MARKER SELECT button

This is used to select the marker information displays on the viewfinder screen. Each time it is pressed, the two marker information display screens set by the menu are switched in the following sequence: A (A marker display) 5 B (B marker display) 5 OFF (no marker display) 5 A, and so on repeatedly. Note that when the power is switched ON, the display on the viewfinder screen immediately before the power was switched OFF will appear.

For details, refer to “4-7-8 Marker check screen displays.”

:USER MAIN, USER 1 and USER 2 buttons

A user setting can be allocated to each of these buttons using the setting menu. When a button is pressed, the user setting mode allocated to it is selected.

When the button is pressed again, the selected mode is released.

For details, refer to “4-8-4 Allocating functions to the USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 buttons.”

Shooting and recording (VTR unit)

;VTR START/STOP button

When this is pressed, recording starts; when it is pressed again, recording stops. This button functions in the same way as the lens VTR button.

<VTR SAVE/STBY (tape protection) switch

This is used to select the power supply mode when the VTR has temporarily stopped recording (REC PAUSE mode).

SAVE: This is the tape protection mode. The cylinder is stopped in the half-loading status.

Less power is consumed than at the STBY position, and the operating time provided by the battery is prolonged. Compared with the STBY position, it takes longer for recording to commence after the VTR START button ; has been pressed.

When the switch is set to this position, the VTR SAVE lamp inside the viewfinder lights.

STBY : At this position, recording is commenced as soon as the VTR START button is pressed.

<Note>

When the prescribed amount of time has elapsed in the STBY mode, the unit is automatically set to the SAVE mode. To return the unit to the STBY mode, set the VTR SAVE/STBY switch to SAVE, and then again to the STBY position.

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