Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AG-AC90PX Panasonic
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- 2 - ∫ About the reco rding forma t for recording motion pictures Y ou can record motion pictures with A VCHD reco rdi ng fo rmat s using t his unit. ( l 30 , 89 ) ≥ A VCHD Progressive (10 80/60p ) supporte d. A V CHD Prog ressi ve: It is po ssible to r ecord vi deo with highest quality (108 0/60p) possible with this u nit.
- 3 - Read this first ............. .......... ........... ............... 2 Prep arati on Names a nd Functi ons of Main Pa rts ............ 5 Power su pply... ................ .......... ................ ... 1 1 Charging the battery .. ..............
- 4 - Menu Using th e Menu .......... .......... ........... ............. 84 Camera Se tup ........... ................ .......... .. 84 Recording S etup ............. ................ ....... 89 Switch an d display settin g ......... .......... .. 95 Other F unctions .
- 5 - 1 Shou lder strap f ixtur e ( l 8 ) 2 Handle 3 Sub zoom lever ( l 35 , 99 ) ≥ This le ver func tions in t he same m anner as the zoom lever. 4 Sub reco rdin g st ar t/sto p butt on ( l 27 , 99 ) ≥ This b utton funct ions in th e same manner a s the recor ding start /stop butto n.
- 6 - 19 Wireless r emote control s ensor ( l 26 ) 20 Intern al microp hones 21 Recordin g lamp ( l 10 0 ) 22 Speaker 23 Lens ( l 10 ) 24 Lens ho od 25 INPUT 1, 2 (LINE/ MIC) switc hes ( l 47 ) 26 INP.
- 7 - 45 LCD m onitor extrac t part [PU LL] ( l 19 ) 46 LCD m onitor (T ouch scre en) ( l 20 ) 47 Shou lder strap f ixtur e ( l 8 ) 48 Eye cu p attachme nt part ( l 8 ) 49 Eye cup ( l 8 ) 50 Vie wfind.
- 8 - ∫ Adjust the len gth of the grip belt so tha t it fit s your hand. ∫ Att aching the eye cup Att ach by al ign in g the no tc h of the ey e cu p att ac hmen t p art w ith t he p rot rus ion a t th e ins ide of the eye cup.
- 9 - ∫ Att aching the microphon e holder ≥ Attach by u sing a co mmerc ially avai lable scr ew drive r . ≥ When at taching an ex ternal m icropho ne (optio nal) to th e microp hone hol der attachme nt part, use the suppl ied m icropho ne hold er and m icropho ne hold er adapto r .
- 10 - ∫ Att aching the lens ca p Prot ect the l ens s urf ace w ith t he l ens cap w hil e th e unit is no t us ed. ∫ Att aching the INPUT termina l cap Attach the INPUT termina l cap whil e the au dio inpu t termin als 1, 2 (XLR 3 pin) is not used.
- 1 1 - ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit (AG -AC 90 P/PJ ) The batte ry that can be used wit h this u nit is CGA- D54. (AG-A C90PX) The batte ry that can be used wit h this u nit is CGA- D54s.
- 12 - Charging the battery Important: ≥ Do not use the AC cable wit h any othe r equi pment as it is designed only for th is unit. Al so, do not us e the AC cabl e fro m othe r equip men t with this un it. ≥ It is re commen ded to charge the b attery in a t empera ture be tween 10 o C and 30 o C (50 ° F to 86 °F).
- 13 - Inserting/removing the battery Install the battery by inserting it in the direction shown in the figure. Removing the battery Make sur e that the power switch is set to OF F and th e status in dicator is turn ed off, a nd the n remove by holding o nto it taking ca re not to drop.
- 14 - Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recordin g time ≥ T em per atu re: 25 o C (77 o F)/humidity: 60% RH ≥ When u sing the viewfinde r (time s in paren theses a re when us ing the LCD m onitor) ≥ These ti mes are approx imations . ≥ The in dicated char ging tim e is for when t he batt ery has been dischar ged co mplete ly .
- 15 - Connecting to the AC outlet The uni t is in th e st andb y co ndit io n when the AC adap tor is co nnect ed. The pr imar y ci rcui t is alway s “live” as lon g as the A C adaptor is conne cted to an electrical outlet. Important: ≥ Use th e supp lied AC adaptor.
- 16 - The unit can record motion pictu res or still pictur es to an SD card. Cards that you can use w ith this unit Use SD cards confor ming t o Class 4 or higher of the SD Speed Class Ra ting * for mo tion pictur e rec ording . * SD Speed Class Ratin g is the speed standard r egardin g contin uous wr iting.
- 17 - Inserting/removing an SD c ard Caut ion: Check that th e acc ess lamp has go ne of f. 1 Open the SD card slot cover and insert (remove) the SD card into (from) the card slot B . ≥ One SD car d can be i nserted into each of t he card slo t 1 and th e card slot 2.
- 18 - Set the power switch to ON wh ile pressing the l ock release bu tton B to turn on the uni t. A The status indica tor lights on. ≥ T o turn on th e unit aga in after th e [ECONOMY ( BA T T)] or [ECO NOMY (AC)] is activated , set the power switch to OFF o nce, and th en to ON again.
- 19 - The view finder i s turned o ff and the LCD mon itor is turne d on when the LCD monitor is ex tracted . The viewfind er is turne d on when the LCD monitor is r etracted. Using the LCD monitor 1 Extract the LCD monitor in the direction as indicated in the figure.
- 20 - How to use the touch screen Y ou c an operat e by dir ectly touc hing the LCD monitor (t ouch scr een) wit h your finger. ∫ T ouch T ouch and release the touch screen to select i con or picture . ≥ T ouch the center of the icon . ≥ T ouching the touch screen will no t operate while you are touch ing ano ther part o f the to uch screen.
- 21 - It adju sts brightne ss and color density on the LCD mon itor . 1 Select the m enu. ( l 24 ) 2 T ouch the desired setting item. 3 T ouch / to adju st settings. 4 T ouch [ENTER]. ≥ T ouch [EXI T] to exi t the men u screen. Vie wfinder adjustment ≥ These setting s will not affect the images actually recorded.
- 22 - The reco rding im ages o r playback im ages o n the view finder can be selec ted be tween co lor/bl ack and wh ite. Select the menu . ( l 24 ) Recording yourself ≥ Chan ge t he mo de to . Rotate the L CD mo nitor t owards the lens side. ≥ Displ aying dur ing t he r eco rdin g yo urs elf c an b e switched by s etting [SEL F SHOOT].
- 23 - When the unit is turned on fo r the first time, a message asking yo u to set the d ate and time will appear. Select [YES] and perform s teps 2 to 3 below to set the date and tim e. 1 Select the m enu. ( l 24 ) 2 T ouch the date or time to be set, then set the desired value using / .
- 24 - 1 Press the MENU butto n . 2 T ouch the top me nu A . 3 T ouch th e submenu B . ≥ Next (Pr evious) page can be d isplayed by touch ing / . 4 T ouch the desired item to enter the setting. 5 T ouch [E XIT] to e xit the me nu se tting . Preparation Usi ng t he m enu scr een MENU MENU AG-AC90-VQT4M99_mst.
- 25 - Select the menu. 1 Power o n/off b utton [ ] The unit can be turned on/off when the power switch of this unit is set to ON. ≥ Unit can not be turned off w hen it is connecte d to the P C.
- 26 - ∫ Wireless remote c ontrol usab le range A Wireless remote control sens or Distance: With in approx. 5 m (16 fe et) Angle : A ppr ox. 15 o up, down, left and right ≥ The w ireless re mote cont rol is intende d for in door ope rati on.
- 27 - ∫ Basi c ca mera posi ti onin g Normal recording ≥ Put you r hand thr ough the grip be lt and h old the uni t with bo th hands. Recording from a high po sition Low-angle recording ≥ For easie r low-an gle rec ording, the sub recording start/stop b utton and th e sub zoo m lever can b e used.
- 28 - ≥ When recording, m ake sure your f ooting is stable and the re is no dange r of colliding with a nother pers on or obj ect. ≥ Hold th e eye cup o f the vie wfinder a s close a s possibl e to your right eye. ≥ Adjust th e angle of the LC D moni tor accord ing to the p osition in which the unit is held.
- 29 - [SD CARD 1] a nd [SD CARD 2] can be selected separ ately to rec ord motion picture s or still picture s. 1 Select the menu. 2 T ouch the media t o recor d motion pic tures or still pictu res. ≥ The med ia is selected separately for moti on pictu res or still pictures and is then highlighted in yello w .
- 30 - 1 Change the mode to . ≥ Extract t he LCD m onitor. 2 Press the recording start/stop button C to start recording. ≥ Recording will stop when you press the recording start/stop button ag ain.
- 31 - 1 Change the mode to . ≥ Extract t he LCD m onitor. 2 Press the button. ≥ When pho tos ar e be ing recor ded , th e remai ning recor dable nu mber of photo s and the phot o oper ation dis play are displayed.
- 32 - ∫ About picture s ize The num ber o f recording pixels changes d ependin g on the [REC FO RMA T] ( l 89 ) and the [ASPECT] ( l 92 ). ≥ It is po ssible to record still p ictures wh ile reco rding motion pi ctures.
- 33 - ≥ is displayed in the Manual Mode . ≥ The foll owing m odes appr opriate for the co ndition are set just by p ointing the unit to what you want to recor d in the Intelligent Au to Mode. * When [ AUTO SLOW SHTR ] ( l 93 ) is [OFF], Low Light Mode will no t be entered.
- 34 - ∫ Intelligent Aut o Mode When swit ching to Intelligen t Auto M ode, th e Auto Wh ite Bal ance and A uto Focu s operate and automatica lly ad just the col or bal ance and focusing. Depen ding on the bright ness of the subje ct etc., the apert ure an d shutter s peed a re automa tically adjuste d for an o ptimum br ightness .
- 35 - It can be zoomed up to 12 k . ≥ It can zoo m up to 25 k when the [i.Zoo m] is set to [ON]. ( l 92 ) ≥ Zoom m agnificati on can b e check ed in th e screen dis play of Z 00 to Z99. The value gets larger when zoo med i n, and th e va lue get s sm alle r wh en z oom ed ou t.
- 36 - ∫ About the zoo m spee d ≥ The zoom sp eed will vary depending o n how far the zoom lever is presse d or how fast th e zoom ring is rotate d. ≥ Zoom speed of the sub zoom le ver will vary dependin g on the settin g of [SUB ZOOM]. ( l 99 ) ≥ The zoom speed does not vary whe n operati ng with the wire less remote contro l.
- 37 - Use the image stabilizer to reduce the effects of shak e during recording. This unit is equipped with Hybrid Optical Image S tabilizer . Hybrid Optical Image S tabilizer is a hybrid of optical and electric al image stabilizer .
- 38 - Perfor m focus adju stments us ing the focus rin g. If auto f ocusing is difficult d ue to th e cond itions, then use Manua l Focus. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mode. ( l 33 ) 1 Press the FOCUS A/M/ ¶ b utton to sw itch to Manual Focu s. ≥ It will switch to MF from AF.
- 39 - ∫ Focus Assis t When the FOCUS ASSI ST button is pre ssed, Focus As sist can be set. The in-foc us area is displayed in red. ≥ When it is presse d once mo re, the settings are ca nceled. ≥ The red display d oes no t appear o n the images ac tually re corded.
- 40 - Automa tic White B alance function may not r eproduce natura l colors dep ending on the scen es or lighting conditions. If so, you can adjust the White Balance manually . Switch the modes of Wh ite Balance by pressing the W.B. button. * Only disp layed wh en Manua l Mode is in us e.
- 41 - ∫ T o set the White Bal ance in accordan ce to the recording scene 1 Fill the screen with a white subject or place a white piece of p aper in fr ont of the lens. 2 Press the W .B. button to display Ach. ≥ When the operation ic on is displayed and is t ouched, it will switch t o .
- 42 - Perform Iris/Gain adjust ments using the iris ring. Adjust it when the scre en is too b right or to o dark. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mode. ( l 33 ) 1 Press the IRIS A/M button to switch to Manual Iris Mode. ≥ disapp ears. ≥ The gai n is dis played in dB.
- 43 - ∫ Adjusting bright ness du ring the Auto Iris Mod e ≥ Switch to Man ual Mode. ( l 33 ) 1 Select the menu. 2 T ouch / to adju st settings. 3 T ouch [EX IT] to complete the setting. Utiliz ing the USER b utton It is con venient to u se followin g functions o f the USER b utton w hen it is s et to Manu al Iris.
- 44 - Adjust th e shutte r speed w hen rec ording fast-movi ng subjects . ≥ Switch to Man ual Mode. ( l 33 ) 1 T ouch th e LCD mo nitor to display the operati on ic ons and tou ch . ( l 64 ) 2 T ouch / to adju st settings. ≥ When [ AUTO] is touche d, the shu tter speed is set autom atically .
- 45 - This un it can record audio in 5.1 ch or 2 ch. (The voice reco rding m ethod is Dolby ® Digital ( )) When r ecording i n 2 ch, it i s pos sible to swit ch betwe en built- in micro phone , external micropho ne, or conne cted au dio equ ipment for each ch annel.
- 46 - Switching Audio Input ∫ Using the buil t-in microp hone Audio is recorde d with th e built-in microp hone (5.1 ch) whe n the [MIC SETU P] is set t o anyth ing other tha n [2ch] .
- 47 - ∫ Using an external mic rophon e or audi o equipm ent ≥ Set [M IC SETU P] to [ 2ch]. ( l 45 ) 1 Connect an ex ternal microphone or audio equipme nt to AU DIO IN PUT1, 2 termi nals (X LR 3 pin). ( l 9 ) 2 Use INPUT1, 2 (LINE/MIC) switches to switch the connected audio input signal.
- 48 - T o remove the e xternal microphone, etc. , from the au dio input terminals 1, 2 (XLR 3 pin) Remove whi le pushi ng on th e PUSH se ction of the audio input t erminal s 1, 2 (XLR 3 pin) . ≥ Set the input signal to built- in micro phone b y switch ing the CH1, CH2 switche s to INT (L ) or INT ( R) after r emoving the external m icrophone.
- 49 - Adjusting the audio input leve l ∫ Adjusting the input lev el of the built-in m icrophone (5.1 ch) ≥ Set t he [M IC SETU P] to anyt hing othe r than [2ch ]. ( l 45 ) 1 Select the menu. 2 (When [SET]/[SET r ] is selected) T ouch / to adjust the microphone input level.
- 50 - Adjusting the input level of the built-in microphone (5.1 ch) using the operation icons ≥ Set t he [M IC SETU P] to anyt hing othe r than [2ch ]. ( l 45 ) ≥ Set [5.1ch MIC LEVEL] to [SET ]/[SET r ]. ( l 49 ) 1 Display the operation icons and touch .
- 51 - Y ou c an change a coun ter disp lay that in dicates how much tim e has e lapsed duri ng record ing or playba ck. Recording Counter displ ay Counter di splay Indi cat io ns Time C ode TC 00:00: 00:00 or TC 00:0 0:00.0 0 ≥ Display will change depe nding on the setting o f the [TC MODE ].
- 52 - Setting the Time Code T ime code will disp lay the recording t ime in hours, minut es, seconds, and fr ames. TC 00 :00:00:0 0 (ho ur : m inute : s econ d : fra me [NDF ]) TC 00 :00:00.00 (ho ur : mi nute : secon d . fr ame [DF ]) ≥ The frame (Number of frames counted every second) will vary depending on th e [REC FORMA T] setting.
- 53 - Y ou c an set t he initi al time code. 1 Select the menu. 2 T ouch the item to set and change with / . ≥ It will be set to 00h00m00s00f when the RESET bu tton is pressed. ≥ “h” is an abb reviation for h our , “m” for minute, “s” for second and “ f” for frame.
- 54 - Setting the Recor ding Counter Recording Counter will display t he recording time in secon ds. 0:00:00 (hou r : min ute : second (Whe n [RE C COUNT ER] i s set t o [TOT AL])) SCN 0: 00:00 (hour : minu te : s econd ( When [ REC C OUNTE R] is s et to [SCENE ])) Select th e count ing met hod during the r ecording.
- 55 - Each of the USE R button can registe r one function from the 12 availa ble fun ctions. ≥ There a re three U SER b uttons (US ER1 to USE R3) on th e main b ody and fo ur USER b utton ico ns (USER4 to USER 7) displ ayed on the LC D mon itor . Setting the USER but ton 1 Select the menu.
- 56 - Using the USER button T o use the set US ER button, pr ess USER1 to USE R3 button or touch the US ER4 to USE R7 button icon disp layed wh en you touch the L CD moni tor . (When you us e the USER1 t o USER 3) (When you us e the USER4 t o USER 7) ≥ T o cancel, p ress the USER button o r touch the USER bu tton icon ag ain.
- 57 - Functions of the USER button ∫ List of USER button function It can be tempor ary chang ed to Aut o Focus w hen it i s set to Ma nual Fo cus. ( l 38 ) Press an d hold the USER b utton, or touch and ho ld the USE R butto n icon in the reco rding screen .
- 58 - Switches to autom atic iris control for spotlig ht. V ery bright object i s recorde d clear ly . ≥ appears when it is set. ≥ It will return to standard Auto Iris Mode ( ) when it is cance led. ( l 42 ) Fade in/f ade ou t effect (bla ck) can be added to the video and a udio th at is bein g recor ded.
- 59 - The Wh ite Balanc e can b e changed to A TW Lock. ( l 40 ) ≥ It will return to A TW when cance led. ≥ This ca nnot be se t when t he White Balanc e is set t o anything other t han A TW. Press U SER but ton or touch U SER butt on icon in th e record ing s creen.
- 60 - The mot ion pictur e reco rded last ca n be d eleted. Delete d sce nes c annot b e resto red. 1 Press USER button or touch USE R button icon in the recording screen. 2 T ouch [YES]. ≥ It will return to recording screen without deleting by to uching [NO].
- 61 - Quick S tart 1 Press a nd hold down the QUICK ST ART button until the display on the LCD monitor/ viewfinder disappears. The quick start lamp E f lashes g reen and the unit goes in to Quick St art St andby Mo de. 2 Press the QUICK ST ART button .
- 62 - Zebra Zebra displ ay: Parts wher e white saturati on (co lor satura tion) is likely to occu r (extrem ely brig htly lit o r shiny parts) are display ed with diago nal lines (zebra pattern). Marker display : Displays th e lumina nce leve l of the center of the scre en (lum inance di splay fram e) in % .
- 63 - Switching the screen i ndications/mode information display ≥ T o c ance l, press the DIS P/MO DE CH K but ton agai n. ∫ T o displa y the Mode Information List of fun ctions assig ned to the.
- 64 - Y ou c an use conv enient f unctions just by th e easy operati on of touch ing the screen. 1 T ouch th e LCD mo nitor in t he re cording screen. ≥ The operat ion icons are displayed. 2 T ouch an operation icon. ≥ The foll owing f unction is availabl e.
- 65 - 1 Change the mode to . 2 T ouch the play mode select icon A . 3 Select the [MEDIA] and [VIDE O/PICTURE] you wish to p lay back. ≥ T o uch [ENTER]. 4 T ouch the scene or the still pi cture to be played back. ≥ The reco rding format i s displaye d in the thumbnail displa y of the motion pict ures.
- 66 - * When pre ssed two times, the fa st forward/ fast rewin d speed in creases. (T he screen display changes f rom 5 to .) ∫ Change the th umbnail display While the thumb nail is disp layed, th e thum bnail disp lay chan ges in the fol lowing or der if th e zoom leve r or t he sub zoom lever is operated to side o r sid e.
- 67 - ∫ Speake r/H eadphon e vo lume adj ustm ent Operate the volu me lever or the su b zoom lever to adju st the s peaker/ headphone volume during Motion Picture P laybac k Mode. To w a r d s “ r ”: Increases the volume To w a r d s “ s ”: Decreases t he volum e ≥ Sound will be heard only during normal playback.
- 68 - Motion picture playback using operation icon For detail s on the b asic playb ack ope rations, re fer to pag e 65 . Play back op erat ion Playback display Oper ati ng s tep s Skip p layback (to th e start o f a scene) During Pl ayback Press the : or 9 butt on du ri ng pla yba ck.
- 69 - Direc t playba ck During Pl ayback 1) T o uch to display t he dire ct playback bar A . 2) T o uch the di rect playb ack bar or slide i t while touching. ≥ The pl ayb ack p au ses t emp orar ily an d sk ip s to the p osition touch ed or s lid to while touchi ng.
- 70 - Creating still picture from motion picture A single frame from th e recorded motion p icture can be saved as a still picture. The num ber o f recording pixels of photos created ch anges d epending on the record ing forma t of video take n and the image a spect rati o.
- 71 - Resuming the previous pla yback If playb ack of a sce ne was st opped half way , the playback ca n be resu med from where it was stopped. If playb ack of a mo tion pictu re is sto pped, ap pears on the thu mbnail vie w of the stopped scene. ≥ The mem orized resume p osition is cance led if you turn o ff the unit or change the mo de.
- 72 - Playing bac k still pictures by date The still picture s recorded on the same day can be played back in su ccession. ≥ Change the mode to and touch t he play mode sele ct icon. Then, set [VIDEO /PICTURE] to [P ICTURE]. ( l 65 ) 1 T ouch the date select icon.
- 73 - ≥ Change the mode to and touch t he play mode sele ct icon. Then, switch to the th umbnail d isplay o f the sc enes or still pic tures t o delete. ( l 65 ) 1 Select the menu. ≥ Protect ed scenes/st ill pictures cannot be del eted. 2 (Whe n [MU L TI] i s sel ected in S te p 1) T ouch the scene/still picture to be deleted.
- 74 - ≥ Scenes/still picture s that cannot b e played back (the thumbnails are disp layed as ) cannot be del eted. ≥ In case of [ALL SCENES], the de letion may take time if th ere are many sce nes or still picture s.
- 75 - ≥ Use the A V m ulti cab le (s upplied) o r HDMI cab le (opt ional) a nd chec k the ou tput s ettings. ( l 78 ) ≥ HDMI is th e inter face fo r digital devic es.
- 76 - ≥ Check that the plug s are in serted as far as t hey go. ≥ Please use “High Speed HDMI Cables ” that have the HDMI logo (as shown on the cove r). Cable s not conform ing to the HDMI standard will n ot work. Panason ic HDMI cable is reco mmended.
- 77 - ∫ T o watch im ages on a re gular TV (4:3) or when both s ides of the images do not a ppear on the s cree n Change the menu settin g to display the images correctly .
- 78 - Connecting with a HDMI cable Select th e desire d method of HDMI output. ≥ [AUTO] dete rmines the output resolut ion auto matically based o n infor mation from the co nnected TV .
- 79 - When th is device and a com puter f or editin g are con nected using a U SB connecti on cable , image data in th e SD card can be transferr ed. ≥ Concer ning non- linear e diting, re fer to the instruct ion man ual of y our ed iting softwar e.
- 80 - ∫ If using Mac ≥ Even if the system requiremen ts mentioned in these operating instructions are fulfilled, some PCs cannot be used. ≥ The U SB equipme nt ope rates wit h the d river ins talled as standard in th e OS . PC Mac OS Mac OS X 10.
- 81 - Connecting to a PC A USB ca ble (sup plied) ≥ Insert the plu gs as far as th ey will go. ≥ Insert the SD card. 1 Connect thi s unit to the AC adap tor . ≥ Use the AC adap tor to f ree you fr om worryi ng about the ba ttery runn ing down .
- 82 - About the PC display When th e unit is connec ted to a P C, it is recognized as an external drive. ≥ Removabl e disk (E xample: ) is disp layed in [Compu ter].
- 83 - Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc recorder ≥ In this manua l, “Blu -ray disc record er” is r eferr ed to as “BD reco rder” . Insert a memor y card containing video shot in A VCHD mode using the camera into a BD recorder manufactured by Pan asonic to save the co ntents in a Blu-ray Disc, DVD, or HDD.
- 84 - Refer to page 24 for how to se t up th e Menu. Camera Setup ≥ Switch to manua l mode . ( l 33 ) Prefer red camer a setting i nformatio n can b e saved to each sce ne file. Sw itch the sc ene fil e in accordan ce with the recor ding condi tions.
- 85 - ≥ This funct ion’s default setting is [ SCENE1]. ≥ It is possible to switch the scene file by touc hing to while displ aying the oper ation icons. ( l 64 ) ≥ It will return to the default settings when [SCENE] is selected in [I NITIAL SET].
- 86 - Adjustme nt of bl ack level b ased on th e image is perf ormed. 1 T ouch [MAST ER PED]. 2 T ouch / to adjust the black level. 3 T ouch [EX IT] to exit the menu screen. Adjusting brightness dur ing the Auto Iris Mode. ( l 42 ) Selects the D RS (D ynamic Range Stretcher) functi on.
- 87 - T on e or contr ast of the imag e is set in accordan ce with the recor ded scene s. 1 T ouch [GAMMA]. 2 T ouch the desired setting item. ≥ Next (Pr evious) page can be d isplayed by touch ing / . ≥ When you s elect [CINE-L IKE D] or [ CINE-LIKE V] , we reco mmend se tting the iris darker than normal image fo r optim al results.
- 88 - Repr ese nts the color duri ng t he r ecord in g. 1 T ouch [MA TR IX]. 2 T ouch the desired setting item. 3 T ouch [EX IT] to exit the menu screen. This make s skin color s appe ar softer for a mor e attractive appea rance. This is m ore effect ive if you record a person closely fr om the tor so up.
- 89 - Recording Setup Swit ch the p ict ure q uali ty of the mot ion pict ure s t o reco rd. The frame rat e and the record ing method will vary d epending on the r ecording format. *1 Motion picture recorded in [PH 1080/30p ] is conve rted to 1080/60i.
- 90 - Y ou c an set the auto swi tch recor ding an d backup r ecordin g. ≥ Insert SD card s to car d slot 1 and ca rd slot 2. ∫ Auto switch record ing This is simple relay reco rding. It is p ossible to continuously record on the SD card in th e other ca rd slot eve n when the avail able capacity of the SD card r uns out during the recor ding.
- 91 - A scene that mo ves slowly for long period of time is recorded frame by frame wit h an interval , and is recorded as a sh ort time m otion pic ture. One fram e is reco rded every recor ding int erval that i s set. Th e scene of one seco nd is m ade up by 30 frame s.
- 92 - ≥ Images displayed o n the thumbnail in Playback M ode will differ from the motion pictur es displaye d at the start of playb ack. Select th e compensa tion mode for the tim e code. ( l 52 ) Sets the way the time code will move. ( l 52 ) Initial va lue of the t ime code can b e set.
- 93 - Y ou c an set t he Hybrid Optical I mage Stabilizer . ( l 37 ) Y ou c an record bright pictures eve n in dar k places by slowing the shu tter speed .
- 94 - Change th e lower settin g of the b uilt-in mic rophone ( 5.1 ch) ac cording to your cho ice. ≥ Set the [MIC SETUP] to [SURROUND ] or [ZOOM MIC]. ( l 45 ) ≥ Normally set to [0dB]. ≥ Select [+3dB ] or [+6dB] t o get stron g power feeling at bas s level.
- 95 - Switch a nd display set ting Menu i tems dis played are different d epending o n the position o r settin g of the m ode switch . [SD CARD 1] a nd [SD CARD 2] can be selected separ ately to rec ord motion picture s or still picture s. ( l 29 ) Sets the ro tation dire ction an d iris con trol of the iris r ing.
- 96 - Selec t s th e br ight nes s lev el of the righ t-l ean ing z ebr a p atte rns on th e scr een . 1 T ouch [ZEBRA DET ECT 2]. ≥ T o uch [SET]. 2 T ouch / to adju st settings. 3 T ouch [ENTER]. ≥ T o uch [EXI T] to exi t the men u screen. ≥ Zebra 2 can be di splayed b y pressin g the Z EBRA but ton after sett ing.
- 97 - The inform ation disp layed on th e screen (op eration icon and cou nter displ ay etc.) can be di splayed/ not dis played on th e TV . ( l 77 ) It is po ssible to ch ange the date a nd time display m ode.
- 98 - Detected fa ces appea r with fra mes in the Intelligent A uto Mode . ≥ Up to 15 f rames are indicate d. Lar ger faces a nd faces ne arer t o the ce nter of th e scree n take prefere nce over others. ∫ Prioritized face framin g Prioritized face framing is displayed as orange fram es.
- 99 - Enable/d isable o f the su b recordin g start/stop button on the h andle can b e switched . Enable/disable of th e sub zoom lever on th e handle can be swit ched. Zoom speed will b e different dependi ng on th e setting . [SUB REC BUTTON] [ON]: The sub rec ording start/st op button is enable d.
- 100 - Other Functions Menu i tems dis played are different d epending o n the position o r settin g of the m ode switch . The SD card can b e form atted. ( l 28 ) ≥ Please be aware th at if a medium is formatted, th en all the data recorded on the medium will b e erased a nd cann ot be rest ored.
- 101 - Set dat e and t ime. ( l 23 ) Set the time difference from Gre enwich Mean T ime. ( l 23 ) T ou ch scre en operat ion, start and stop of rec ording can be con firmed with this so und. 2 Beeps for 4 tim es When an e rror occurs . Check the sentence d isplayed o n the sc reen.
- 102 - The unit i s put in to recordin g pause ap prox. 2 sec onds whe n the u nit is turn ed on with the mode set to . ≥ Dependi ng on the recordi ng conditi ons, start ti me may be long er than 2 seconds . ≥ In the qu ick power on mo de, the zoo m mag nification becom es approxim ately 1 k .
- 103 - The menu settin gs or [CUSTOM IZE SCENE] back to the default setting. ( l 84 ) ≥ Settings for [REC FORM A T], [M EDIA SELE CT], [CLOCK S ET] and [L ANGUAGE] w ill not be changed. The vers ion of th e firmwa re of thi s device is displaye d. The fi rmware of this device is u pdated .
- 104 - Vide o Setup ≥ Change the mode to and touch t he play mode sele ct icon. Then, set [VIDEO /PICTURE] to [VIDEO]. ( l 65 ) Playback o f the first sc ene starts after pla yback of the last scene finishes when set to [ON].
- 105 - ∫ Recording indi cations Display Indications 1 / 100 99% ↑ OPEN AF50 D 5X Z00 0dB PRE-REC R 1h20m R 1h20m NOV 15 2012 15:30:00 60 i TC 00:00:00:00 Exampl e: AG-A C90PJ A TC 00:.
- 106 - ∫ Playback i ndication s ∫ Indication o f connec tion to other device s ∫ Confirmato ry indica tions C 5.1 ch Mi crophon e Leve l (ALC) ( l 49 )/ 2 ch Mi crophone ALC ( l 94 ) Wind Noise Canceler ( l 93 ) AF50/MF50/ 00/ 00 Focus ( l 38 ) Audio r ecordin g format ( Dolby Digital) ( l 45 ) (5.
- 107 - Major con firmation/erro r message s to be indica ted on the screen in text. ∫ It is not a malfunction in following cases Display Messages CHECK CARD.
- 108 - “ERROR OCCURRED. PLEASE TURN UNIT OFF , THEN TURN ON AGAIN.” is displa yed. ≥ The unit h as automat ically detected an error. Restart the u nit by turnin g off and on. ≥ The unit will be turne d off in about 1 minute if the unit is not turned off and on.
- 109 - Playback Proble m Check p oints Scenes /still pict ures cannot be pl ayed back. ≥ Any scenes/still pictures wh ere the thum bnails are displayed as cannot be p layed ba ck. Scenes /still pict ures cannot be de leted . ≥ Release t he prot ect setti ng.
- 1 10 - ∫ If scenes do not cha nge sm oothly when played back on another device The images may be still for several seconds at the joins between th e scenes if the following operati ons are pe rformed w hen mul tiple sce nes hav e been conti nuousl y played back using another unit.
- 1 1 1 - About recovery If fault y managem ent inf ormatio n is foun d, the me ssages m ay appear and a re pair is per formed . (Repairing may take time de pending on the er ror.) ≥ is displaye d when abnor mal manag ement informati on is detec ted w hen the sce nes are displayed in thumbnail.
- 1 12 - Keep this uni t as far away a s possi ble fro m elect romagne tic equi pmen t (such as micro wave o vens, TV s, vi deo gam es et c.). ≥ If you use thi s unit on top of or near a TV , the picture s and/or s ound o n this un it may be disrup ted by electr omag netic wave radiatio n.
- 1 13 - Do not sw ing th e unit ar ound, sh ake it by , or allow it hang fr om th e handle ≥ Do not jar , swing, or shake t he unit by its handle . Any stro ng jolt t o the han dle may damage the un it or re sult in pe rsonal i njury .
- 1 14 - Prepare spare bat teries w hen g oing o ut for recordin g. ≥ Prepare batterie s enough to last fo r 3 to 4 times t he period you are plannin g to recor d for . Cold pla ces such as a ski reso rt can shorten r ecord ing time. If you drop t he bat tery acc iden t ally , check to see i f the ter minals are damag ed.
- 1 15 - When dispo sing o f or giving away the SD card, n ote that: ≥ Formatt ing and deletion of this unit or computer only cha nges t he file m anagemen t inform ation and does no t compl etely de lete the data i n the SD card.
- 1 16 - ∫ Carefully obser ve copyright laws ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Lo go is a tradem ark of SD -3C, LL C. ≥ “A VCHD”, “A VCHD Progressive” and the “A VCHD Progressive” logo are trademarks of Panaso nic Corpo ration and Sony Corpo ration.
- 1 17 - ≥ SD cards are only mentio ned with the ir main mem ory size. Th e stated times ar e the approxim ate recordab le times for con tinuous rec ording. ≥ If rec ording for long pe riods, p repare batt eries fo r 3 or 4 times the period you wish t o recor d for .
- 1 18 - ≥ SD card s are only mentio ned with their main memory size. T he stat ed numb er is the a pproximate number of reco rdable pi ctures. ≥ Maximum number of recordable pictur es that can be di splayed is 9999 . If the numb er of recordab le pict ures exc eeds 999 9, R 9999+ is displa yed.
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