Panasonic AW-F575E manual Major Operating Controls and Their Functions, Camera Head AW-F575HE

MAJOR OPERATING CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

CAMERA HEAD AW-F575HE

1.Lens Connector (12-pin) (LENS) Connect the lens cable to this connector

2.Viewfinder Connector (12-pin) (VIEWFINDER) Connect the viewfinder cable from the 15’ or 5’ Electronic Viewfinder to this connector

Note: When connecting the 5" Electronic Viewfinder VW-VF65B to this connector, use the Viewfinder Conversion Cable supplied with the Refer to page 28 for details.

3.1.5” Electronic Viewfinder

This small 1.5" (1-3/8" actual image size) monitor shows exactly the image picked up by the lens. The viewfinder can be titled 30º from horizontal and it is adjustable up and down by approximately 20 mm. (13/16"). Further the viewfindermay be slid laterally by up to 45 mm (1-3/4") and 20 mm (3/4") back and forth. Refer to page 18 for details.

4.Auto Iris Serfvo Control Zoom Lens

Thls is a high-quality zoom lens offering automatic as well as manual iris control and servo control zoom The lens features a bayonet mount F1.4 Maximun aperture

Picture size may b e magnified b y up to 1 4 times through use of the zoom feature.

Simply rotate the mac:z nng for close-uo or wde angle recording. Macro shooting is possible of objects up to 5 cm (15/16") from the lens surface Refer to page 16 for details .

5.VTR Start/Stop Button (VTR) (parallel operation) This button is used fo crsnge the recorder mode frOm pause (Recording Pause) to recording and functions in the same way as the VTR Start/Stop Button(92) on the lens. Press zxe to s!art recording. Whlle record- ing, the Tally Indicator in the viewfinder and the Recording/Tally indicator (9) light, and the Tally Light

(101)on the viewfinder also lights.

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When this button is pressed once more the recorder is set to the Pause mode (Recording Pause) and the Recording/Tally Indicator and Tally Light will go off.

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6. Auto White/Auto Black Set Switch (AUTO W/B BAL AWC/HOLD/ABC)

This switch sets the white balance and black balance automatically as follows

AWC: This position is used for setting the white bal- ance when the White Balance Selection Switch

(28)is set to the AWC A or AWC B position White balance adjustment is requiered when ‘AWC A NG’ or ‘AWC B NG’ starts blinking in the viewfinder or when the Auto Warning Indicator in the viewfinder lights

Two white balance settings for two light sources, such as indoor and outdoor can be retained in the memory. In this case both the AWC A and AWC B positions are used

HOLD: In this position, the white and black balances set at the AWC or ABC position can be held fixed if so desired for at least one year.

ABC: This position is used for setting the black bal- ance. Black balance adjustment is required when ‘ABC NG’ starts blinking in the viewfinder or when t h e A u t o Warning Indicator in t h e viewfinder lights

Note: The picture will flash in the viewfinder while the black balance is being s e t . This flashing indi- cates that the adjustment is currently being per- formed and will cease once the adjustment is completed.

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7. Lens Iris Selection Switch

(LENS IRIS: 1/2 OPEN / NOR / 1/2 CLOSE)

This switch can be used to set the lens iris opening to compensate for unusual lighting conditions if the object is brightly lit against a dark background, set this switch to the 1/2 CLOSE position. This will close the lens iris by a 1/2 F stop

If the object is relatively dark and the background is bright, set the switch to the 1/2 OPEN position. This will open the lens iris by a 1/2 F stop