Contents
Read this first!...................................................... | 2 |
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS............... | 4 |
Recommendation for Use of Genuine |
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Panasonic Battery Pack |
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(Rechargeable Battery).................................... | 4 |
Software information for this product................ | 5 |
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Before use |
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Outline of operations........................................... | 8 |
Precaution for use................................................ | 9 |
Accessories........................................................ | 10 |
Optional units..................................................... | 10 |
About this manual.............................................. | 10 |
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Description of parts |
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Description of parts........................................... | 11 |
Right side and rear side................................... | 11 |
Left side........................................................... | 12 |
Terminals and mounting parts.......................... | 13 |
Remote control................................................. | 14 |
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Preparation |
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The battery.......................................................... | 15 |
Charging.......................................................... | 15 |
Installing and removing the power supply...... | 16 |
Installing and removing the battery.................. | 16 |
Connecting and disconnecting |
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the power cord............................................. | 16 |
Adjusting the hand strap................................... | 17 |
Attaching the shoulder strap............................ | 17 |
Detaching and attaching the lens hood........... | 17 |
The remote control............................................. | 18 |
Insert the battery.............................................. | 18 |
Remote control setup....................................... | 18 |
Turn on/off the camera....................................... | 19 |
Tally lamp............................................................ | 19 |
Viewfinder........................................................... | 20 |
Using the viewfinder......................................... | 20 |
Using the LCD.................................................. | 21 |
Emphasizing outlines....................................... | 21 |
Adjusting the screen display............................ | 22 |
Adjusting the backlight..................................... | 23 |
Flipping images vertically and horizontally....... | 23 |
Switching between overscan and |
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underscan.................................................... | 23 |
Setting the calendar........................................... | 24 |
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Shooting |
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Basic shooting operations................................ | 25 |
Preparing to shoot............................................ | 25 |
Shooting in auto mode..................................... | 25 |
Checking photos taken (REC CHECK)............ | 26 |
P2 card access lamps...................................... | 26 |
Protecting against a possible erasure.............. | 26 |
Formatting P2 cards......................................... | 26 |
Recording times............................................... | 27 |
Remove the P2 card........................................ | 28 |
Using SD/SDHC memory cards........................ | 29 |
Installing and removing |
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the SD memory card.................................... | 29 |
Formatting SD memory card............................ | 29 |
Cautions in using SD memory cards................ | 29 |
Using the zoom function................................... | 30 |
Digital zoom function........................................ | 30 |
Variable frame rates (VFR)................................ | 31 |
Native recording............................................... | 32 |
Standard recording.......................................... | 32 |
Using variable frame rates (VFR)..................... | 33 |
Shooting in 1080i/480i progressive mode....... | 34 |
Shooting in manual mode................................. | 35 |
Switching to manual mode............................... | 35 |
Manual focusing............................................... | 35 |
Using focus assist............................................ | 36 |
Iris adjustments................................................ | 36 |
Adjusting the gain............................................ | 37 |
Light intensity adjustments............................... | 37 |
Adjusting the white balance............................. | 38 |
Black balance adjustments.............................. | 39 |
Auto Tracking White (ATW)............................... | 39 |
Shooting techniques for different targets........ | 40 |
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Zebra pattern................................................... | 40 |
Marker.............................................................. | 40 |
Checking and displaying shooting status......... | 41 |
Changing the image size.................................. | 41 |
Optical Image Stabilizer................................... | 42 |
Adding effects to images.................................. | 42 |
Using the USER buttons.................................. | 42 |
Backlight compensation................................... | 42 |
Color bars........................................................ | 42 |
Waveform monitor function.............................. | 43 |
Adjusting the volume while shooting................ | 43 |
Backup recording............................................. | 43 |
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Shot mark function........................................... | 44 |
Text memo recording........................................ | 44 |
Time stamp function......................................... | 44 |
LAST CLIP DELETE function.......................... | 45 |
Using the special recording functions............. | 46 |
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Interval recording (INTERVAL REC)................ | 46 |
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Loop recording (LOOP REC)........................... | 47 |
Adjusting the shutter speed.............................. | 49 |