When not using the SUPER-D5 function

Follow the procedure below.

Step 1

When the SUPER-D5 function is set to "OFF", bright areas of an image are masked to facilitate the visibility of dark areas. Move the cursor to "MASK SET" and press the setting button.

The mask setting screen appears.

"ALC CONT" screen

**ALC CONT**(1)

BACK LIGHT COMP

SUPER-D5 OFF

MASK SET

LEVEL ...... 0

- +

MANUAL ABS RET TOP END

Mask setting screen

 

Area setting screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**AREA

**(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUSH SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POSITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPPER LEFT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RET TOP END

 

 

 

 

Step 2

Mask bright areas.

Use the up, down, right, and left buttons to select an area to be masked and press the setting button. When the selected area is masked, the masked area will start blinking (between stripes and white screen). When selecting another area after masking, the masked area will be edisplayed in white. Repeat the above procedure to mask other areas as necessary.

Note:

To cancel the masking, select the masked area to be canceled, and then press the setting button.

To cancel all the masking, press the right and left buttons simultaneously for 2 seconds or more.

Step 3

Hold down the setting button for approx. more than 2 seconds after completion of masking.

The "ALC CONT" screen ("ELC CONT" or "ALC+ CONT" screen) appears again.

Step 4

Move the cursor to "LEVEL" and use the right or left button to adjust the level.

Step 5

The dark area of the object is automatically corrected to lighten it.

Move the cursor to "MANUAL ABS" and press the setting button.

The area setting screen appears.

Step 6

Move the cursor to "POSITION" and press the setting button to select an area.

The setup procedure is the same as the setting operation in the process of SUPER-D5 function. (+ Steps 4 - 5 on page 10)

3. Electronic shutter setting [SHUTTER]

The variation in electronic shutter speed allows users to perform the following.

Increased shutter speed prevents blurring fast-moving subjects.

If flicker is observed under fluorescent lighting of 60 Hz, selection of "1/120" for the speed can reduce flicker.

The electronic shutter speed is selectable from the following: The setting of the SUPER-D5 function restricts the available setting range.

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Panasonic WV-CP504, wv-cp500 Electronic shutter setting Shutter, When not using the SUPER-D5 function, Mask setting screen

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