Panasonic HDC-DX1 Zebra display, To return to automatic setting, To cancel the zebra display

Recording

To return to automatic setting

Press the MENU button, then select [VIDEO] > [MIC LEVEL] > [AUTO] and press the cursor button.

≥Adjust the gain value so that the last 2 bars of the microphone input level on the centre of the screen will not light red. (Otherwise, the Sound is distorted.) Select a lower setting for gain value or set [MIC LEVEL] to [AUTO].

≥The front left and front right gain values only work when input is from an external microphone.

≥The microphone input level meter shows the largest volume for the microphones.

≥When [ZOOM MIC] is [ON], the volume will be different depending on the zoom rate. Set [ZOOM MIC] to [OFF] or set the microphone input level after adjusting the zoom rate. (l 53)

Zebra display

This is for displaying the parts that are too bright

(RAM) (-RW) (-R) (-R\DL) (SD)

Parts where white saturation (colour saturation) is likely to occur (extremely brightly lit or shiny parts) are displayed with diagonal lines (zebra pattern).

¬Rotate the mode dial to select .

Press the MENU button, then select [ADVANCED] # [ZEBRA] # [ON] and press the cursor button.

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AZebra pattern

≥You can record an image with little white saturation if you manually adjust the shutter speed or brightness (iris/gain) (l 68).

To cancel the zebra display

Press the MENU button, then select [ADVANCED] # [ZEBRA] # [OFF] and press the cursor button.

≥The zebra pattern does not appear on the images actually recorded.

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