Panasonic AJ-SDC615, AJ-SDC905 manual

Camera/VTR

Operating Instructions

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AJ-E

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Contents

Model No $ DO NOT REMOVE PANEL COVER BY UNSCREWING CAUTION: WARNING: Lithium Battery Main Power Battery (Ni-CdBattery) Batterij Voor Primaire Voeding (Nikkelcadmiumbatterij) Back-upBattery (Lithium Battery) Batterij Voor Reservegeheugen (Lithiumbatterij) Chapter 1 General Chapter 2 Parts and their functions Chapter 3 Recording and playback Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for recording Chapter Maintenance and inspections Chapter 7 Menu description tables Chapter 8 Specifications 1-1Features of the camera unit ≥3 CCDs with a 2/3-inch on-chiplens ≥Storage type high-sensitivityfunction ≥Digital zoom function ≥12-bitA/D conversion digital signal processing circuitry 1-2Features of the VTR unit ≥DVCPRO and DVCPRO50 formats supported ≥DVCPRO format supported SDC615 ≥Power-savingmanagement function ≥Pre-recordingfunction featured SDC905 ≥Built-intime code generator/reader ≥Metadata supported ≥DVCPRO (IEEE 1394 digital input/output) connector provided 1-3System configuration 2-1Power supply and accessory mounting section 2-2Audio function section (input system) 2-2Audio function section (output system) Shooting and recording (camera unit) Shooting and recording (VTR unit) Page 2-4Menu operation section 2-5Time code related section 2-6Warning/status display section 2-7Display window and its displays Remaining tape and remaining battery charge and audio channel level displays GPS Time code-relatedswitch settings and display items 2-8Viewfinder section = > ; 3-1Cassette tapes Loading a cassette tape Checking for tape slack Ejecting the cassette tape Ejecting the cassette when the battery has no charge 3-2Basic procedures From providing the power supply to loading the cassette Up to performing the switch settings Procedure for shooting 3-3 Scene-to-scenecontinuity Scene-to-scenecontinuity during rec-pause Ensuring scene-to-scenecontinuity at other times 1,23 3-4NEWS REC function SDC615 3-5 PRE-RECORDINGfunction SDC905 3-6INTERVAL REC function Procedure for shooting in the ON modes of INTERVAL REC When recording is to be suspended at any time When the recording is to be continued When the ONE SHOT mode of INTERVAL REC is to be exited When the INTERVAL REC mode is to be exited 3-7RETAKE function When the RETAKE function is to be exited 3-8 Rec-reviewfunction <Note 3-9Normal playback and playback at different speeds 4-1-1Adjusting the white balance When there is no time to adjust the white balance When the white balance cannot be adjusted automatically White balance memories Auto tracking white balance setting To release the auto tracking white balance 4-1-2Adjusting the black balance 4-2-1Shutter modes 4-2-2Setting the shutter mode and speed 4-2-3Setting the synchro scan mode 4-3-1Selecting the recording signals 4-3-2Selecting the recording system 4-4-1Selecting the audio input signals 4-4-2Adjusting the audio signal recording levels 4-5-1Setting the user bits 4-5-2Setting the internal clock’s date and time 4-5-3Setting the time code 4-5-4Externally locking the time code 4-5-5Setting the UMID information 4-6-1Menu configuration 4-6-2Basic menu operations 4-6-3Selecting the user menus 4-7-1Viewfinder lamp displays 4-7-2Viewfinder screen status display configuration 4-7-3Selecting the viewfinder screen display items Display item What is displayed Status when display appears Page Page Page Viewfinder screen display selection 4-7-4Display modes and setting changes/adjustment result messages 4-7-5Setting the marker displays 4-7-6Setting the camera ID 4-7-7Mode check screen displays (MODE CHECK button function) 4-7-8Marker check screen displays (MARKER SELECT button function) 4-7-9Checking the return video signal on the viewfinder 4-8-1Setting the USER SW GAIN switching 4-8-2Selecting the video output signals 4-8-3Selecting the F.AUDIO LEVEL control function 4-8-4Allocating functions to the USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 buttons 4-9-1Handling the setup card 4-8-5Setting the color temperature manually 4-9-2Setup card operations Page Loading the data saved on the card 4-9-3How to use the user data 4-9-4How to use the scene file data Returning the setting data used for the scene files to the factory settings Appending titles to the setting data used for the scene files 4-9-5How to return the menus settings to the user standard settings 4-9-6How to return the menus settings to the factory standard settings 4-9-7How to use the lens file data 5-1-1Attaching the battery and setting the battery type Using the BP-90type battery pack Using the NP-1type battery pack Using the V-mounttype battery pack 5-1-2Using an AC power supply Attaching the lens Adjusting the lens flange Adjusting the white shading of the lens Page Storing the lens file data Reading the lens file data 5-4-1When using the front microphone 5-4-2When using an external microphone 5-4-3When using a wireless receiver 5-4-4When using an audio component 5-5Mounting the unit on a tripod Detaching the unit from the tripod attachment 5-6Attaching the shoulder belt 5-7Adjusting the position of the shoulder pad 5-8Attaching the rain cover Example showing use of the SHAN-RC700rain cover 5-9Connecting the extension control unit (AJ-EC3E) 5-10Attaching the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL control knob 6-1-1Preparation for inspections 6-1-2Inspecting the camera unit 6-1-3Inspecting the VTR unit 6-1-4 Self-diagnosisfunction 6-2-1Condensation 6-2-5Replacing the backup battery 6-2-2Head cleaning 6-2-3Cleaning inside the viewfinder 6-2-4Phenomena inherent to CCD cameras 6-2-6Connectors and signals PUSH 6-3-1Warning description tables 1. SLACK 2. BATTERY END 3. TAPE END 4. REC WARNING 5. HUMID 6. SERVO 7. RF 9. WIRELESS RF 10. BATTERY NEAR END 11. TAPE NEAR END 6-3-2Error codes 6-3-3Emergency eject 7-1Menu configuration How to open the menus How to interpret the menu lists 7-2-1SYSTEM MODE 7-2-2OPTION MODE 7-2-3REC FUNCTION 7-2-4OUTPUT SEL 7-2-5GENLOCK 7-3-1ROP 7-3-2MATRIX 7-3-3COLOR CORRECTION 7-3-4LOW SETTING 7-3-5MID SETTING 7-3-6HIGH SETTING 7-3-7ADDITIONAL DTL 7-3-9KNEE/LEVEL 7-3-10GAMMA 7-3-11FLARE 7-3-12CAMERA SETTINGS 7-4-1VF DISPLAYS 7-4-2VF MARKER 7-4-3USER BOX 7-4-4VF INDICATOR1 7-4-5VF INDICATOR2 7-4-7!LED 7-4-6MODE CHECK IND 7-5-1CAMERA ID 7-5-2SHUTTER SPEED 7-5-3SHUTTER SELECT 7-5-4USER SW 7-5-5SW MODE 7-5-6WHITE BALANCE MODE 7-5-7USER SW GAIN 7-5-8IRIS 7-6-1CARD READ/WRITE 7-6-2CARD R/W SELECT 7-6-3LENS FILE 7-7-1SYSTEM CHECK 7-6-4SCENE 7-6-5INITIALIZE 7-7-2DIAGNOSTIC 7-7-4BLACK SHADING 7-7-5WHITE SHADING 7-8-1VTR FUNCTION 7-8-2BATTERY/TAPE 7-8-3BATTERY SETTING1 Page 7-8-4BATTERY SETTING2 7-8-5MIC/AUDIO1 7-8-6MIC/AUDIO2 7-8-7TC/UB 7-8-9VTR DIAG 7-8-8UMID SET/INFO 7-9-1OPTION Video System Tape Transport System Audio Output Connectors Time Code Input Connector Time Code Output Connector Other Connectors Panasonic Broadcast Europe Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH