Panasonic manual Crucial Controls Panasonic DVX-100A 2

: CRUCIAL CONTROLS - Panasonic DVX-100A (2 of 3)

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		MANUAL FOCUS RING	TYPE OF FOCUS	AUTO BUTTON
Turn to FOCUS the lens. *There			Use this to switch between	Use this button to put the camera
are no distance markings on ring.			AUTO (A) and MANUAL FOCUS	in 1 or all 4 auto modes: auto iris,
			(M). Push down briefly to set	auto gain, auto white balance, and
			focus to INFINITY ( ) . oo	auto focus. A will appear on the
				display. *These modes are set in
				the AUTO SW Mode of the menu.
		PUSH AUTO		ND FILTER
Push this button when shooting
				This switch is for the built in ND
in Manual Focus (M) mode to
quickly go into AUTO FOCUS (A)				FILTERS (neutral density)		that
mode. Afterwards the camera will				cut down the amount	of	light
				when shooting in	bright
focus and return to Manual Focus
				situations.
(M) mode.

		MANUAL ZOOM RING		IRIS DIAL
				Spin this dial to	change the
Turn this ring to ZOOM IN or OUT
				aperture to adjust	EXPOSURE.
when in Manual (MANU) or Servo				This works whether you are in
(MOTORIZED) mode.				the manual or automode.
	WHITE BALANCE MODE
Use this switch to set the WHITE
BALANCE (WB). The A, B, and
Preset (PRST) buttons are all			GAIN	IRIS BUTTON
assigned in the SW Mode of the
			This switch adjusts the level of	Push this button to switch
menu. Your choices are 3200K
(indoor light) and 5600K			GAIN when shooting in dark	between MANUAL	and	AUTO
(daylight) or auto white balance			situations. Choose between	EXPOSURE.
(ATW).			Low (L), Medium (M), and High
			(H) settings which can be
			adjusted in the menu.