Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AJ-HPX2700G Panasonic
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Operating Instructions Memory Card Camera-R ecorder Model No. AJ-HPX2700G This prod uct is eligib le for the P2HD 5 Year Warranty Repai r Program. For details, see pag e 6. Before operating this product, p lease read the instructions carefully and sav e this manual for futu re use.
2 Read this first! indicate s safe ty inform ation. W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOS E THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR M OISTURE. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT A W A Y FROM ALL LIQUIDS.
3 A recharg eable battery that is re cycl able pow ers the p roduct you ha ve pu rchased. <For USA-California Only> This p roduct cont ains a CR Co in Cell Lithiu m Battery w hich c ont ains Perc hlorate Materi al — special handl ing m ay apply .
4 Read thi s first! ............... ............. ................... .................... ............. .......... 2 Genera l Features o f Camera unit .................. ............. .................... ................... .... 8 Features o f Recorder/Player uni t .
5 Adj ustm ents and Sett ing s for Recording Multi Format .................... ................... ................... ............. .................... 46 Adjusting th e White b alance an d Black B alance... .................... ............. 49 Setting the Electronic Shutter .
6 Setting of Proxy (optional) ................ ............. .................... ............. ...... 134 Formatting a P2 Card ........... ................... ................... ............. ............. 134 Formatting SD memory cards .... .......
Genera l 7 General : General The unit is a CCD camera-recorder in which a camera unit equipped with thre e 2/3-type CCDs which support progressive drive (read ing of al l pixels) is integ rated with a record ing/play back u nit whic h support s the c ompress ion format s A VC-Intra100 , A VC-Intra50 and DVCPRO HD.
8 General : Features o f Camera unit Multi-format The unit r ealiz es a v ariety of r ecordi ng met hods usi ng thre e 2/3-type CCDs which supp ort progressive drive (reading all pix els ).
9 General: Fe atures of Reco rder/Player uni t Genera l Multiple Slots The unit is equ ipped with 5 slo ts for P2 card s. Up to 5 cards may be i nserte d in these slot s for c ontinu ous record ing. They also provi de new recor ding c apabi liti es sp ecifi c to memo ry card s.
10 Gener al: F eatu res of Reco rder/ Playe r uni t T e xt memos & Shot marks Each cli p can inc orporate c omment s, i n the form of text memo ad ded to the thu mbnail a ssociat ed with t he tim e code, t ogether with shot ma rks whic h, for exampl e, can hel p you dis tingui sh OK cut s from rej ect c uts .
11 Genera l: Featur es of the Input/Out put uni t Genera l (Referen ce valu es whe n Pana sonic b land SD mem ory card s or SDHC mem ory card s are u sed for co ntinuous recording . Actual re cordin g time d epends on the ki nd of sc enes and t he numb er of clip s.
12 General : Dim ensions drawi ng Unit: mm (inch) Dimensions drawing 137 (5- ) 3 / 8 102 (4- ) 1 / 16 318 (12- ) 1 / 2 209 (8- ) 1 / 4 270.5 (10- ) 5 / 8 AJ-HPX2700G-VQT1V27_eng .
13 Genera l: Color TV S tandard Setting s (Settings for frame frequency ) Genera l The unit i s del ivered with the co lor TV s tandard not y et speci fied. T o re vise the se ttings for frame fr equency accordin g to the preferred s tan dard, ref er to the pro cedur es descri bed be low .
14 General : Syst em Con figura tion * For the latest information on P2 cards and SD memor y cards not available in the operating instructions, visit the P2 Support D esk at the following Web site.
Parts and their Func tions 15 Parts an d thei r Function s: Po wer Supply and Acc essory Mounti ng Sectio n Part s and their Functions 1. POWER sw itch Used to tu rn on/of f the p ower . 2. Battery mount A battery p ac k from Anto n/Bauer is moun ted here .
16 Parts a nd thei r Funct ions: Audi o (input) Fu nctio n Section 1. MIC IN (microphone input) jack (XLR, 5-pin) A microp hone (opti onal) i s connected here.
17 Parts and their Functio ns: Audio (output) Function Sec tion Parts and their Func tions 9. AUDIO OUT connector (XLR, 5-pin) This co nnecto r outpu ts audio signa ls recorde d on Channe ls 1/2 or 3/4. Output s ignals a re sel ected with the 10. MO NIT OR SELECT CH1/2 / CH3/4 sele ctor switc h.
18 Parts a nd thei r Funct ions: Shoo ting a nd Reco rding/Play back Functions Section 1. CC/ND FIL TER (filter switching) controls These are used to sele ct the fi lter in acco rdance with the subjec t’ s brigh tness an d col or temp erature.
19 Parts and th eir Functi ons: Sh ooting and Record ing/Playb ack Func tions Section Parts and their Func tions 5. Gain selector switch Use t his sw itch t o sele ct vid eo am plif ier ga in, ac cord ing to lighti ng co nditio ns und er whic h you are s hooti ng.
20 Parts a nd thei r Funct ions: Shoo ting a nd Reco rding/Play back Functions Section 14. SA V E ON/OFF switc h Used t o select t he pow er su pply meth od for e ach ou tput secti on. ON: The outp ut sel ected through th e menu option SA VE SW is power-sav ed.
21 Parts and th eir Functi ons: Sh ooting and Record ing/Playb ack Func tions Section Parts and their Func tions 20. REW (rewind) button and lamp During p ause, this but ton perform s a fast-reverse playbac k with the lamp light s on .
22 Parts a nd thei r Funct ions: Shoo ting a nd Reco rding/Play back Functions Section 30. DVCPRO con nec tor This is an ou tput co nnector fo r vide o, audi o, and data that com ply with t he IEEE139 4 sta ndard. Notes Power is n ot suppli ed from th e unit.
23 Parts an d thei r Function s: Men u Operati on Sect ion Parts and their Func tions 1. MENU button Used to turn on/of f the menu. 2. Jog dial button With the menu o pen, th is button is used to nav igate through m enu p age s, selec t optio ns an d specify values .
24 Parts a nd thei r Function s: T ime Code Section 1. GENLOCK IN connector (BNC) This c onnector i s used to inp ut a re ference s ignal before the cam era unit is gen-lo cked, or be fore the time code is external ly lo cked.
25 Parts and the ir Func tions: W arning a nd S tatus Dis play Functions Parts and their Func tions 1. Back tally lamp When the 2. BACK T ALL Y switch is s et to [ON], t he lamp beh aves in the sam e way as the front tal ly lamp a t the view finder . 2.
26 Parts a nd thei r Funct ions: D ispla y Window Functio ns Display Window Functions P2 ca rd/batter y-rem aining le vel a nd audio l evel indicati ons a. Media-remaining space indication bar The bar indicates the remaining free space on each P2 card, using a 7-segment display .
27 Parts and th eir Functi ons: L CD Monito r Parts and their Func tions 1. LCD monitor The LCD monito r disp lays the video in the viewfi nder . Alterna tively , it can s how cl ips on the P2 card in a thumbna il format. In th umbna il di splay mode, clips can be edi ted or deleted, or P2 ca rds can b e form atted usin g the 4.
28 Parts a nd thei r Funct ions: V iewfin der Y ou can use the following vie wfinder (opt ional) on the uni t: HD V iewfi nder: AJ-HVF21 G (sel ect able betw een 59. 94 and 50 Hz) 1. Vie wfinder (optional) During recording or play back, th e vie wfinder d isplays the vid eo ima ge in mo nochro me.
29 Parts and th eir Functi ons: V iewfi nder Parts and their Func tions 15. Viewfinder lef t-righ t position anchoring ring Used t o adju st the sid e-to- side pos ition of the viewfind er . 16. Viewfinder front-ba ck position anchoring lever Used t o adjust t he fore -and-af t pos ition of t he viewfind er .
30 Recording and Pla yback : P2 Card s Recording and Playback Note When usin g the unit for the first time, be sure to set the time data b eforeha nd. On ho w the ti me dat a is s et, see [Se tting T ime Da ta] (p age 6 0). 1 T urn on the POWER s witch.
31 Reco rding and Playba ck: P2 Cards Reco rding an d Playba ck 1 While pre ssin g down th e slide lock button, move the slide-ou t door t o the lef t. The door o pens. 2 T ilt d own the e ject butto n. 3 Then, dep ress th e eject bu tton to r elease the P2 card so that you can re move it.
32 Recording and Pla yback : How to handle dat a recorded on P2 c ards The P2 ca rd is a semi conducto r mem ory ca rd that i s used a s the r ecordi ng mediu m in th e profe ssional video productio n and broadcas ting d evices that ma ke up the DVC PRO P2 Se ries.
33 Recordin g and Pl ayback: Basic Proced ures Reco rding an d Playba ck This secti on desc ribes the basic proced ure for shoo ting and reco rdin g. Be fore you em bark on a sho ot, pre-i nsp ect y our system to ensure that it works p roperly . * For directions on inspecting your unit, see [Inspections Before Shooting] (page 148).
34 Recording and Pla yback : Basi c Proce dures For sh ooting , follo w the st eps below . 1 Select a filter a ccording to lig ht condit ions. 2 When t he white ba lance is saved : Position the WHIT E BAL swit ch to [A ] or [B].
35 Recording and Pla yback : Norma l Record ing Reco rding an d Playba ck REC S T ART/S TOP butto n or VTR butt on at th e lens star ts reco rdin g of vi deo and sound on the P2 ca rd.
36 Recording and Pla yback : PRE RE CORDING fu nction The intern al me mory o f your unit is c apa ble of storin g seve ral seco nds of video and soun d dat a co ming f rom the camera.
37 Reco rding and P layba ck: V ariable Fra me Rate (VFR) Recor ding Fu nctio n Reco rding an d Playba ck This uni t can sho ot at a lower fram e rate (und ercran k) or higher fram e rate (overcrank) i n the 7 20P mode. T he nat ive (PN) recordin g mode or standa rd (OVER) recordin g can be select ed.
38 Recording and Pla yback : V ariable Frame R ate (VF R) Recordi ng Functi on When produ cing for the cinema screen , a frame rate of 24 fp s (24 frames per s ec) mat ching the rat e at which films a re played back is norma l (1 spee d). When s ettings b elow are used, the recorde d materia l will p lay back as a fil m.
39 Reco rding and P layba ck: V ariable Fra me Rate (VFR) Recor ding Fu nctio n Reco rding an d Playba ck This way of sho oting provi des th e qu ick mot ion effects us ed, f or ins tance t o real ize speedi ng clo uds , a per son stan ding st ationary i n the b lur of a moving crow d, and kun g-fu m oves.
40 Recording and Pla yback : Loop Record ing This way of sho oting p rovides a flow ef fec t and may , for insta nce, be u sed to shoot a s ubjec t on a far s ide of a road w ith a stream o f fast-m oving c ars as the flow , in suc h a way that the st ationary subjec t comes into f ocus thou gh the cars.
41 Recording and Playb ack: Interva l Recordin g Reco rding an d Playba ck It is pos sible to record in i nterva ls of one frame as the shortest length by using the in ternal memo ry of th e unit.
42 Recording and Pla yback : Inter val Rec ording Press eit her the REC ST ART/ST OP button or VTR bu tton at the lens , again . Interval recording resumes . Press th e ST OP button. Recording sto ps. Then, t he ca mera access es the P2 car d to record the vi deo st ored in memo ry before rec ording stop s.
43 Record ing and Pl aybac k: Recording R eview Functio n Reco rding an d Playba ck Sound By selecting “ON”/“OFF” for the menu option AUDIO REC in the <REC FUNCTION> scree n, it is possible to spe cify whet her o r not so und will be recor ded du ring inter val recording .
44 Reco rdin g and P lay back: N ormal and V ari able S peed Pl ayb ack The PLA Y/P AUSE button pro vides m onochrom e playba ck through th e viewf inder a nd color p layback on the LCD monitor . A colo r video m onitor con nected to the HD SDI A · B or MON OUT conn ector of unit also prov ides color playbac k.
45 Recordi ng and Pla yback : Shot M ark Func tion Reco rding an d Playba ck A shot mark is a dded to the t humbn ail o f a cli p to disti nguish that clip from o thers. I t is al so po ssible t o sele ct onl y those clips whi ch inclu de sho t marks , and d ispla y and p layback the select ed clip s on the LCD moni tor .
46 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Mul ti For mat Adjustment s and Settings for Recording The unit e mplo ys a progr essiv e scan (f ull pi xel re ading) CCD syste m.
47 Adjus tments and Set tings f or Recordi ng : Multi Forma t Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing The table below shows the formats used to record si gnals from the CCD and externally input signals a long with the formats for signals output from the o utput c onnectors .
48 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Mul ti For mat : Supported –: Not supported Note During playback , the f ormat s for cl ips in the s ame sys tem mode are swi tched autom atically and pl ayed bac k.
49 Adjust ments an d Sett ings f or Recor ding : Adjusti ng the White b alance a nd Blac k Bala nce Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing T o record high-qual ity v ideo wit h the unit , the bl ack a nd white balan ces must b e adju sted a ccording to condit ions.
50 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Adjust ing the Wh ite bal ance and Black Balance The detec tion a rea for t he white balan ce is select able between “90%”, “50% ” and “2 5%”, using the m enu optio n A WB AREA. This optio n can be fou nd in the <W HITE BALANCE MO DE> scre en on t he CA M OPERA TION page .
51 Adjust ments an d Sett ings f or Recor ding : Adjusti ng the White b alance a nd Blac k Bala nce Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing The whi te bala nce can be man ually ad juste d by setti ng the color tempera ture. Manu al color temp erature set tings can be performed for each o f the WHIT E BAL swit ch pos itions: [PRST], [A] and [B].
52 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Adjust ing the Wh ite bal ance and Black Balance The blac k bala nce mus t be ad juste d when: Y ou use you r unit th e first tim e. Y our unit has not be en used fo r some ti me. The ambi ent tem peratu re has chang ed subst antially .
53 Adjus tments and Set tings f or Recor ding : Setting the Ele ctroni c Shutter Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing This sec tion pr ovides a desc ription of the el ectroni c shu tter , together wi th set ting an d handlin g direc tions.
54 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Setting the Electronic Shutter The shutt er spe ed in any shutte r mode is set u sing the SHUTTER switch. In SYNCHRO SCAN/SYNCHRO SCAN2 mode, s hutter speed can be switched eas ily , using the SYNCHRO SCAN adjustm ent but tons (+/–) o n the s ide p anel.
55 Adjus tments and Set tings f or Recor ding : Setting the Ele ctroni c Shutter Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing T o place the unit in SYNCHRO SCAN mode, follow the steps below . 1 Press the SHUTTER s witch pos itioned a t [ON] towards [SEL], to pl ace the u nit in SYNCHRO SCAN mode or SYNCHRO SCAN2 mode.
56 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Assignin g Functio ns to User B uttons The USER M AIN, USER 1, U SER 2, MARKER SELECT and TEXT MEMO buttons c an be as signe d user-sel ected function s. T o s elect desir ed fu nct ions, use th e me nu opt ions w hich can be found in the <USER SW> screen on the CAM OPERA TION page.
57 Adjus tments and Set tings fo r Recor ding : Assi gning Functions to User Buttons Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing AUDIO CH1: Functio n of s witchin g the i nput sign al so urce for audi o chan nel 1 a ssigned . Pressin g the butto n switc hes the i nput s ignal in the fo llowin g order: FRONT W.
58 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Select ing Audio Input Si gnals and Adjus ting Rec ording Le vels This uni t is cap abl e of record ing 4 i ndepende nt audi o cha nnels in all record ing form at s excep t for nat ive record ing wit h VFR.
59 Adjus tments and Set tings fo r Recor ding : Selec ting Au dio Inp ut Signals and Ad justing R ecordin g Lev els Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing T o adjus t the re cording l evels for audio chann els 1 and 2, follow the ste ps below .
60 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Setting T ime Data The unit s uppor ts t ime code s, user b its , date, and time (real time ) dat a, whic h are rec orded as dat a for the s ub-cod e area, VIDEO AUX a rea, and clip metad ata files. It also i ncludes a CTL c ounter a nd came ra ID.
61 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Setting T ime Dat a Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing The follo wing shows recording time codes a nd user b its fo r dif feren t input si gnal form ats , and SYSTEM MODE and CAMERA MODE sett ings.
62 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Setting T ime Data The user bits (UB) to b e recorded in the sub-code area ar e selecte d throug h the m enu opti on UB MODE. Th e use r bit s (VITC UB) to b e recorded in the VIDEO AUX area are selecte d throug h the men u opti on VITC U B MODE.
63 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Setting T ime Dat a Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing The dat a set for the u ser bi ts are automa tical ly save d and retain ed eve n if the un it is turned of f.
64 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Setting T ime Data Frame rate: 2 4P Over 60P (2:3) The frame rate i nformation of us er bits in na tive reco rding is as follo ws.
65 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Setting T ime Dat a Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing 1 Position the DISPLA Y switch at [UB]. 2 Press the HO LD button to displ ay DA TE in the display window . 3 Position the TCG swi tch at [SET]. 4 Use the c ursor a nd SET bu ttons to s et the year , month and day (Y/M/D).
66 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Setting T ime Data 1 Position the DISPLA Y switch at [T C]. 2 Position the TCG s witch at [SET] . 3 Set the m enu option TC MODE to “DF” or “NDF”. “DF” step s the t ime code in dro p frame m ode, and “N DF” step s it in non-d rop fram e mode.
67 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Setting T ime Dat a Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing The unit’ s int ernal time code genera tor can be locke d to an external generat or . In additio n, the e xternal ti me co de generator c an be locked t o the u nit’s intern al gen erator .
68 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Setting T ime Data As a resu lt of pro cessing to co nvert the v ideo capture d by the imagi ng devi ces from a progressi ve signal to an interl ace signal, video signa l dela ys wil l occur i n the cam era.
69 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Setting T ime Dat a Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing Exam ple 5 : When an e xterna l dev ice is lo cked to the tim e cod e gener ator of the u nit. Exam ple 6 : When an externa l devic e is lock ed to the time c ode generato r of uni t, which is conn ected in a c ascade configu ration.
70 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Setting T ime Data Foll ow th e steps b elow. 1 T urn on the POWER s witch. 2 Position the TCG switch at [F-RUN]. 3 Position the DISPLA Y switch at [T C]. 4 Set the m enu option GENLOCK to “EXT”. This opti on can be foun d in the <G ENLOCK> sc reen on the SYSTEM SE TTING page.
71 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Setting T ime Dat a Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing The came ra ID is spec ified t hrough the <CAMERA ID> scree n. The ID c an inclu de up t o 10 al phanu meric ch aracter s, symb ols, and/o r spaces .
72 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Setting T ime Data The unit s uppor ts UM ID met ada ta. Y ou need to sp ecify as UMID inf ormati on the cou ntry whe re you live (using up to 3 charac ters), o rganizati on or c ompan y (up t o 4 charac ters) and user name (up to 4 ch aracter s).
73 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Setting T ime Dat a Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing By sett ing the DISPL A Y swit ch to [CT L], CTL c ount is display ed on t he tim e count i ndica tion of the LCD disp lay window . The CTL count is displ ayed in ± 12 h ours wit h non-dr op- frame.
74 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Viewfin der Screen S tatus Displ ays In additi on to v ideo i mages, t he view finder d isplays lamp s and text th at ind icate the settin gs and operat ing st atus o f the un it , together wi th messa ges, a ce nter m arker , a safety z one mark er and the camera ID.
75 Adjust ments and Sett ing s for Recor ding : View fi nder Scre en Status Disp lay s Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing T o se lect t he in form atio n item s you want t o have disp layed in .
76 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Viewfin der Screen S tatus Displ ays Informat ion Ite m Indicat ion St atus 1. System mode 1080-59.9i 1080-23.9PsF 1080-24.0PsF 1080-50i 720-59.94P 720-60P 720-50P This indicates the mode that the unit operates in.
77 Adjust ments and Sett ing s for Recor ding : View fi nder Scre en Status Disp lay s Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing Info rmati on Ite m I ndi cation St atus 8. Battery type (when MODE CHECK is being p erform ed) PRO14 - AC ADPT Battery type, select ed through a menu op tion.
78 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Viewfin der Screen S tatus Displ ays Informat ion Ite m Indicat ion St atus 1 1 . Camera W arning and Report Area AWB A ACTIVE AWB B ACTIVE AWB A OK . K AWB B OK . K AWB BREAK . K AW B NG COL OR T EMP LO W COL OR T EMP HI GH LEVEL O VER LOW LIGHT TIME OVER AWB PRESET .
79 Adjust ments and Sett ing s for Recor ding : View fi nder Scre en Status Disp lay s Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing Info rmati on Ite m I ndi cation St atus 13. System informat ion and warnings SYSTE M ERROR- Something abnorm al is happening to the internal computer c ommunications or reference signal.
80 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Viewfin der Screen S tatus Displ ays Informat ion Ite m Indicat ion St atus 14. Time code indicat ion TCG 12:59:59:20 TCR 12:59:59:20 (V)UBG AB CD E F 0.
81 Adjust ments and Sett ing s for Recor ding : View fi nder Scre en Status Disp lay s Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing Info rmati on Ite m I ndi cation St atus 26. Iris, F val ue NC OPEN F1.7 - F16 CLOSE Lens cable is not connected. Lens iris is at maximum.
82 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Viewfin der Screen S tatus Displ ays *1 The menu option P2CARD REMAIN can be found in the <VF I NDICA TOR3> screen on the VF page. *2 If the remaining free space or memory capacity is 9999 min or more, [9999min] is displayed.
83 Adjust ments and Sett ing s for Recor ding : View fi nder Scre en Status Disp lay s Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing * : Not provided when the menu option ST A TUS is set to “OFF”, whic h can be found in the <MODE CHECK IND> screen on the VF page.
84 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Viewfin der Screen S tatus Displ ays The mes sages tha t appe ar on the v iewfind er screen to indicate chan ges to se ttings and ad justmen t resul ts may b e limited , or set not to appear , throug h the menu optio n DISP MODE.
85 Adjust ments and Sett ing s for Recor ding : View fi nder Scre en Status Disp lay s Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing The view finder c an dis play a s creen t hat all ows yo u to view the marke r setti ngs of the unit. Pressing the MA RKER SELECT b utton o n the uni t switc hes the marke r indic ation as fol lows.
86 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Adjust ing and s etting the LCD m onitor 1 T urn on the POWER s witch of th e unit. 2 Slide the OPEN button in the arro w 1 directio n to op en the LC D monito r in th e arrow 2 d irection. 3 Adjust the angle of the LCD mo nitor fo r most conv enien t viewi ng.
87 Adjus tments and Set tings f or Recordi ng : Selec tion of video outpu t signals Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing The unit e mploys the HD SDI A · B co nnect or and the MON O UT conn ector as con nector s for outpu tting v ideo sig nals.
88 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Select ion of video out put signals The MON O UT con nector ou tput s HD SDI signa ls or dow n- converte d anal og sig nals. Set the vi deo si gnals output fro m the M ON OU T connect or by usin g the MO NITO R OUT i tem on the menu (<OUTPU T SEL> screen o n the SYSTEM SET TING page).
89 Adjus tments and Set tings f or Recordi ng : Handli ng dat a Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing The u nit em plo ys 5 sets f or th e file data ar ea. F ACT OR Y dat a : The area f or stori ng factory settings Dat a cannot b e revi sed wit h menu operat ions.
90 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Hand ling dat a An SD me mory c ard may be ins erted or rem oved, either bef ore or after t he pow er is turn ed on. Open t he lid of th e switch cover, and inse rt an SD memor y card (opti onal) i nto the SD m emory ca rd slot with the notch upward.
91 Adjus tments and Set tings f or Recordi ng : Handli ng dat a Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing 4 T o format the SD mem ory card, turn the jo g dial button to move the arrow (curso r) to YES.
92 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Hand ling dat a 6 T urn th e jog d ial butto n until a desired characte r appears . The chara cters th at appea r are switch ed in the followin g order: 7 Press the jog d ial button to acc ept a des ired c haract er .
93 Adjus tments and Set tings f or Recordi ng : Handli ng dat a Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing 1 Navigate the menu to the <SD CARD READ/WRIT E> screen. 2 T urn th e jog dial butto n to mov e the arrow (c ursor) to the menu op tion R.SEL ECT.
94 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Hand ling dat a It is pos sible to write the settin gs dat a into the user a rea of the i nte rnal mem ory of the unit , or to r ead da ta wri tten in this area. This dat a al lows y ou to qu ickly re produc e an op timum se tup st ate.
95 Adjus tments and Set tings f or Recordi ng : Handli ng dat a Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing It is possib le to write the set tings da ta into the scene file area of the inte rnal m emory of the unit, o r to read dat a written in this area .
96 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Hand ling dat a 1 Navigate the menu to the <SCENE> screen. 2 T urn th e jog dial butto n to m ove the arrow (cursor ) to the option SCENE S EL. 3 Press the jog d ial button to bli nk scen e file numbers.
97 Adjus tments and Set tings f or Recordi ng : Handli ng dat a Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing 1 Navigate the me nu to t he <SCE NE> scre en.
98 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Hand ling dat a The menu setti ngs can b e reset to their d efault s. T o reset the se ttings to their de fault s, sele ct the menu option READ F ACTORY DA T A in the <INITIALIZE> screen o n the FILE page.
99 Adjus tments and Set tings f or Recordi ng : Handli ng dat a Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing 1 Using the menu operati ons, open the <L ENS FILE> screen f rom the FIL E pa ge. 2 T urn th e jog dial butto n to mov e the arrow (c ursor) to the FILE SEL ECT i tem .
100 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Hand ling dat a 13 When the jog di al but ton is pre ssed, the follow ing messa ge appears . 14 T urn th e jog dial butto n to move the arrow (c ursor) to YES, and pre ss the j og dial button.
101 Adjus tments and Set tings f or Recordi ng : Handli ng dat a Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing The conte nts of the 8 lens fi les store d in th e unit’ s in ternal m e m o r y c a n b e s a v e d o n t o a n S D m e m o ry c a r d a s c a r d f i l e s under a singl e title.
102 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Hand ling dat a 1 Using m enu ope rations, o pen th e <LENS FIL E CARD R/W> s creen from the FIL E page. 2 T urn th e jog dial butto n to m ove the arrow (cursor ) to the CARD FILE SELECT item. 3 Press the jog d ial button and th e card fil e numb er will flash.
103 Adjus tments and Set tings f or Record ing : Chroma tic Aberration Comp ensat ion (CAC) Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing CAC is a functi on that au tomatica lly correct s registration errors m ainly cau sed by slig ht chromati c aberrat ion, whic h canno t be corrected with lenses, and m inimize s col or weep age o n the i mages.
104 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Chromatic Aberr ation Comp ensation (CAC ) 1 Insert th e SD memory card with t he CAC fil e downl oaded f rom our su pport web site. For dow nloading , refer to the follow ing U RL. https ://eww .pavc. panas onic.
105 Adjus tments and Set tings f or Record ing : Chroma tic Aberration Comp ensat ion (CAC) Adjustments and S ettings f or Record ing 1 Open <CAC ADJ> s creen from th e MAINTENANCE page using the menu operati on. The follo wing s creen i s displ ayed.
106 Adjus tments and Set ting s for Recor ding : Chromatic Aberr ation Comp ensation (CAC ) If the followin g messa ges ar e displa yed w hen the j og dia l button is pressed , the da ta c annot be delete d. 7 Move the a rrow (cursor) t o YES by turn ing the jog dial button an d then press the jog d ial bu tton.
Pre p arat ion 107 Preparati on: Power Supply Prep arat ion A battery p ac k or an ex ternal DC powe r suppl y can be used as the uni t’ s power suppl y .
108 Preparat ion: Powe r Supply 1 Mount th e Anton/Baue r batte ry p ack. a. Power supp ly output connecto r for light ing b. Anton/B auer batte ry p ack c.
109 Preparati on: Power Supply Pre p arat ion 1 Remove t he batt ery hol der . 2 Mount th e NP-1 typ e batte ry cas e on the unit. Note When mo unting the ba ttery holde r , take c are not to pinch th e connec tion c ord. a. Battery case (for NP-1 type) When usi ng a V -mo unt t ype batt ery pack Mount th e V -mount ada pter pla te (opti onal).
11 0 Preparat ion: Powe r Supply 1 Conn ect th e ex tern al DC powe r supp ly t o the DC IN socket on th e unit . 2 T urn on the po wer switch o f the e xternal DC power supply . (If the pow er swit ch is availabl e on th e externa l DC power supply .
111 Prepara tion: Mou nting the lens and Perfo rming the Fla nge Back and White Shad ing Adjustme nts Pre p arat ion 1 Raise the le ns clam ping l ever an d remo ve the mo unt cap. a. Lens clamping lever b. Mount ca p 2 T o mount the len s, align th e inden tat ion at the to p cente r of the lens mo unt w ith the ce nter ma rk of th e lens .
11 2 Preparat ion: Moun ting the l ens an d Performin g the F lange Back and W hite Shadi ng Adju stmen ts 8 Repe at ste ps 5 to 7 u ntil th e lens is in fo cus at bo th the telepho to and w ide- angle pos itions . 9 Firmly tighten the F .f ring clamp ing screw .
11 3 Prepara tion: Mou nting the lens and Perfo rming the Fla nge Back and White Shad ing Adjustme nts Pre p arat ion When mak ing the w hite shading c orrect ion, mak e the adjustm ent whil e obse rving the R, G , and B wav eforms in the horiz onta l and vertical direct ions wi th the wa veform monit or .
11 4 Preparat ion: Pre paring for Audio Input T ake the follo wing st eps to prep are the came ra for c onnectin g audi o inpu t devices . The unit c an be equipped with the AJ-MC90 0G stere o microph one kit (o ptional ). 1 Open th e microp hone ho lder .
11 5 Preparati on: Mountin g the Cam era on a T ripod Pre p arat ion 1 Connect the audio de vice to the AUDIO IN jack with th e XLR cabl e. 2 Set the AUDIO IN switch to [REAR] for the c hannel to whic h the X LR ca ble is conn ected . 3 Set the LINE/MIC /+48V selec tor swit ch on the rear pane l to [LINE].
11 6 Preparat ion: Atta ching the Shoul der S trap T o det ach the s hould er strap, fi rst ope n the h ooks, the n detac h the stra p. Note Make s ure that the sh oulder strap i s secure ly att ached . a. Tighten the cord b. Secure with the surface fastener Att aching the Sh oulder S trap Shoul der strap Press to open the hook.
11 7 Prep arati on: Connec tion of the remote control u nit (AJ- RC10G) Pre p arat ion It is pos sible to control some of the fun ctions re motel y by connecti ng the remote co ntrol u nit AJ-RC 10G (op tional ).
11 8 Preparat ion: Atta ching the Front A udio Le vel Co ntrol Kno b CHARA ON button This bu tton is us ed to s elect whe ther to sup erimpo se charact ers on the video signa l outp ut to th e MON OU T connec tor of this unit. No te that the MON OU T CHARAC TER switc h of this u nit does not functio n when the AJ-RC 10G is con necte d.
11 9 Preparat ion: Connec tion o f the exte rnal swit ch Pre p arat ion It is possi ble to draw 1 .5 A cu rrent from the DC OUT connecto r of the unit.
120 Manipu lating Clip s with Thum bnails : Thu mbnai l Manipu lati ons Over view Manipulating Clip s with Thumbnails A clip is a dat a gro up tha t include s the image s and sound s create d from one shoo ting s ession, t ogethe r with addition al informati on su ch as tex t mem os and m eta dat a.
121 Manipu lat ing C lips with Thu mbnai ls : Th umbn ail S creen Man ipulating Clips with Thu mbnails Press the THUMBNAIL button to displ ay the thu mbnail scre en on the LC D moni tor . Pr essing the T HUMBN AIL button aga in return s the disp lay to th e regula r display .
122 Manipu lating Clip s with Thum bnails : Thu mbn ail Sc reen 4. Recording mode The reco rding m ode for the clip on whic h the pointer is located is in dicat ed. 5. Syst em mode The forma t for th e clip on whic h the poi nter is loca ted is indica ted.
123 Manipu lating Clip s with Thum bnails : Selec ting Th umbna ils Man ipulating Clips with Thu mbnails Multiple thumb nails can be ra ndoml y sel ected in the thumbnai l screen . 1 Use the c ursor b uttons to m ove the pointe r (yellow frame) to the des ired cli p and p ress the SE T button .
124 Manipu lating Clip s with Thum bnails : Switching the Thumbnai l Display The disp lay c an be sw itched s o that only t hose cli ps matchin g the s pecif ied condi tions are di splayed in the thumbnai l scre en. 1 Press the THUM BNAIL button. The thum bnail screen a ppears on the LCD moni tor .
125 Manipu lating Clips with T humbn ails : Swi tchin g the T hum bnail Displ ay Man ipulating Clips with Thu mbnails It is pos sible to replace th umbna ils wi th images that inc lude previous ly att ached text mem os whi le images are re corded or played back .
126 Manipu lating Clip s with Thum bnails : Shot Mark A shot ma rk can be ad ded to a clip thu mbnai l to dist inguis h this clip fro m the o thers. 1 Press the THUM BNAIL button. The thum bnail screen a ppears on the LCD moni tor . 2 Use the curs or buttons to move th e pointer ov er the clip to which you wan t to att ach a shot m ark.
127 Manipu lating Clip s with T humbn ails : T ext Memo Man ipulating Clips with Thu mbnails 1 Press the THUM BNAIL button. The thumbna il scree n appears on the LCD moni tor . 2 Press the THUMBNAIL M ENU bu tton and s elect THUMBNAIL TEXT MEMO CLIPS from the th umbnail menu.
128 Manipu lating Clip s with Thum bnails : Deleting Clips 1 Select a desire d text memo in a cli p by carry ing out steps 1 - 3 for [Playi ng back a clip a t the positi on where a text me mo is recorded] (pag e 127). 2 Move th e pointer to the d esired tex t memo, and then press th e SET button .
129 Manipu lat ing C lips with Thu mbnail s : Restorin g Clip s Man ipulating Clips with Thu mbnails Restore s clip s that are defec tive as a result of sudde n powering-do wn durin g recordin g, or rem oval of the P2 card being access ed. Not e Only th ose clip s with yellow defe ctive cl ip in dicators c an be restored.
130 Manipu lating Clip s with Thum bnails : Copying Clips Selected clip s can be cop ied to the P2 card in the des ired slot or SD memory c ard. 1 Press the THUM BNAIL button. The thum bnail screen a ppears on the LCD moni tor . 2 Use the c ursor butto ns to move the pointe r to the des ired c lip an d pres s th e SET bu tton .
131 Manip ulating C lips with Th umbna ils : Setting o f Clip Met a Dat a Man ipulating Clips with Thu mbnails Informatio n such a s the n ame of pe rson wh o shot the video , the nam e of the reporter , the shoo ting l ocation, o r a tex t memo can be re ad from the SD m emory ca rd, and can be rec orded as Clip Meta Data .
132 Manipu lating Clip s with Thum bnails : Se tti ng o f Cl ip Meta Data The u nit allow s yo u to che ck de tail s of meta data r ead f rom SD memo ry card s. 1 Press the THUM BNAIL button. The thum bnail screen a ppears on the LCD moni tor . 2 Press the THUM BNAIL MENU button to se lect MET A DA T A PROPERTY from the th umbnail menu.
133 Manip ulating C lips with Th umbna ils : Setting o f Clip Met a Dat a Man ipulating Clips with Thu mbnails S e l e c t M E TA D ATA USER CLIP NAME from the thumbnai l men u to se lect t he recordi ng met hod. T wo op tions are avail able: TYPE1 a nd TYPE2.
134 Manipu lating Clip s with Thum bnails : Setting of Proxy (optional) By att achin g the v ideo enc oder card (AJ-Y AX800G, option al) either to the optiona l slot o r slot 5, it is p ossib le to specif y the prox y reco rding se ttin g. The vide o enco der ca rd is not r ecogni zed wh en ins erted i f the pow er for the un it is turn ed on.
135 Manipu lating Clip s with Thum bnails : Forma tting SD mem ory cards Man ipulating Clips with Thu mbnails SD memor y cards can also be formatted from the thumbn ail screen. W ith an SD memo ry card in serted into th e unit , perform the follo wing op eration: 1 Press the THUM BNAIL button.
136 Manipu lating Clip s with Thum bnails : Set ting the Thumbna il Disp lay M ode The thum bnail displ ay mo de can be custo mize d to suit your preferenc es. 1 Press the THUM BNAIL button. The thum bnail screen a ppears on the LCD moni tor . 2 Press the THUMBNAIL M ENU bu tton and s elect THUMBNAIL SETUP from t he th umbn ail me nu.
137 Manip ulating C lips with T humbn ails : Properties Man ipulating Clips with Thu mbnails The c lip’s p roper tie s and th e P2 ca rd’s s tatus are dis playe d. It is pos sible to edit an d rewrite recorded c lip met adat a while clip properties are di splayed.
138 Manipu lating Clip s with Thum bnails : Properties 3 Pres s the S ET but ton. The inpu t window (sof t keyboa rd) for m odifying meta dat a is dis playe d. Use th e keybo ard to mod ify the meta dat a. The key board o peratio n is the same as [Chec king an d modify ing read m eta data] (p age 132).
139 Manip ulating C lips with T humbn ails : Properties Man ipulating Clips with Thu mbnails From the th umbnail menu, selec t PROPER TY CARD ST A TUS. The f ollowin g screen appears. When “REMA IN” is selected: 1. W rite- prot ect Mar k The mark ap pears if the P2 ca rd is write-prote cted.
140 Manipu lating Clip s with Thum bnails : Properties The st atus dis play enab les a co nfirma tion of th e SD memory card form atted c ondition, avail able mem ory cap acity etc. From the t humbn ail menu , sele ct PROPER TY DEVI CES SD CARD.
Connectio n with ext ernal de vice 141 Connecti on with ex ternal d evice: Conne ction thro ugh the DVCPRO conne ctor Connection with external device This uni t cann ot rece ive input via th e DVCPR O conn ector . The D VCPRO connecto r is ou tput on ly .
142 Connec tion wit h external devi ce: Connectio n with e xternal de vices using t he USB 2.0 port By conne cting the uni t with a n external PC usin g USB 2 .0, the P2 card ins erted t o the unit can b e used as a mas s storag e devi ce. 1 Conne ct the USB cable to the USB 2.
143 Connectio n with exte rnal d evice: Con nection wi th exte rnal devi ces usi ng the USB 2.0 port Connectio n with ext ernal de vice The unit can b e con nected to a hard disk drive that suppor ts USB 2.0 to sto re dat a fro m cards on i t, view thumbnail s for stored clip s, a nd write dat a back to P2 cards.
144 Connec tion wit h external devi ce: Connectio n with e xternal de vices using t he USB 2.0 port Y ou can view the inf ormatio n on the h ard dis k drive connect ed via USB 2 .0 wi th the foll owin g step s. 1 Switch the mode to USB HOST. For more i nformation , see [Switchi ng to th e USB HOST mode ] (pag e 143).
145 Connectio n with exte rnal d evice: Con nection wi th exte rnal devi ces usi ng the USB 2.0 port Connectio n with ext ernal de vice 8. MOD EL This se ction indicate s the m odel of the P2 ca rd that original ly co nta ined dat a on the p artiti on.
146 Connec tion wit h external devi ce: Connectio n with e xternal de vices using t he USB 2.0 port 1 Switch the mode to USB HOST. For more i nformation , see [Switchi ng to th e USB HOST mode ] (pag e 143).
147 Connectio n with exte rnal d evice: Con nection wi th exte rnal devi ces usi ng the USB 2.0 port Connectio n with ext ernal de vice 6 Select YES t o start writing dat a to the cards . <For your information> T o disable verification during writing, select HDD SETUP from the thumb nail men u and set the op tion VERIFY to OFF.
148 Maintena nce a nd Ins pections : Inspe ction s Before Shooting Maintenance and Inspections Make s ure yo u check that th e syste m is ope rating normally before embarki ng on a shoot. We recomme nd us ing a co lor vi deo monitor t o chec k the im age.
149 Mainte nance and Insp ection s: Inspec tions Bef ore Shoo ting Maint enance an d Inspect ions Make sure y ou su ccessi vely carry o ut the inspe ctions from [1. Inspec ting t he P2 Card Rec ording] to [4. Ins pecting t he Earphone a nd S peaker]. 1.
150 Maint enance a nd Ins pectio ns: M ainten ance 6. Inspec tion of th e clock, time code, an d user bit s 1 Set t he use r bi ts as req uire d. Please re fer to [Setting of the user b its] (p age 62) for the setting procedure s. 2 Set the ti me co de.
151 Maintenan ce an d Insp ection s: Maintena nce Maint enance an d Inspect ions Not e Ensu re th at th e pol arit ies are us ed cor rect ly fo r a pow er supply from an extern al sour ce.
152 Maint enance a nd Ins pectio ns: M ainten ance REMOTE Panasonic part numbe r K1A Y1 10JA001 1 CAM DA T A (H) Data from the camera to the remote control (H) Maker part numbe r HR10A- 10R-10SC(71) (.
153 Maintenan ce an d Insp ection s: Maintena nce Maint enance an d Inspect ions LENS Panasonic p art number K1A Y1 12JA001 1 RET -SW On/off of the return video RETURN ON: GND RETURN OFF: OPEN Maker p.
154 Maint enance a nd Ins pectio ns: M ainten ance Unislot Interfac e Panasonic p art number K1GB25A00010 1 CH-1 SHIELD GND Maker part number HDBB-25S(05) (Hirose Denki) 2 CH-1 HOT Audio input from th.
155 Mainte nance and In spection s: W arning System Maint enance an d Inspect ions If a proble m is detect ed immed iately a fter the powe r is turn ed on, or during o peratio n, this will b e indica ted by the W ARNING lamp, lamp s ins ide the viewfi nder an d a warni ng ton e.
156 Maint enance a nd Ins pections : W arning Syste m 6. Recording Error Display window indication “00:00:00:1 1” appears in the time code display field. Eve n after recording is stopped, this display continues to blink until the next operation is performed.
157 Mainte nance and In spection s: W arning System Maint enance an d Inspect ions 1 1 . P2 Ca rd Error Display window indication If the error occurs during recording, “00:00:00:1 1” appears in the time code display field. The indication continues to flash after recording is stopped and until the next operation is performed.
158 Maint enance a nd Ins pections : W arning Syste m The f ollow ing e rror c odes are di splay ed i n the d ispla y wind ow if an err or oc curs i n the c amera : Confirm the type of warnin g and refer to t he deta ils i n the [W arning Descrip tion T ables] (p age 155 ) for co untermeas ures.
159 Mainte nance and In spection s: W arning System Maint enance an d Inspect ions W arning and Er ror Displ ay f or Thumbnail Operatio n and USB HOS T MODE Item Message Description Measure Thumbnails CANNOT A CCESS! Data cannot be accessed because it i s corrupted or for other reasons.
160 Maint enance a nd Ins pections : W arning Syste m HDD (USB HOST mode) HDD CAP ACITY FULL! Not enough space left on the hard disk. T here is not enough s pace on the connected hard disk. Use a new hard disk or formatted hard disk. TOO MANY PA R T I T I O N S ! There are too many partitions.
Menu 161 Menu: Menu C onfi gurati on Menu Not es The item s high lighte d in grey canno t be se lecte d by <USE R MENU SEL ECT>. The under lined items can only be se lected b y <USE R MENU SEL ECT> as one whole p age (with all sub -items ).
162 Menu : Menu C onfigu ration USER MENU: USER MENU is fact ory-se t. The menu ca n be config ured to suit y our pre ference s by speci fying each opti on acc ordin g to your purpose s and frequency of us e, throu gh the <USER MENU SELECT> screen, which is access ibl e from the MAI N MENU page.
163 Menu: Menu C onfi gurati on Menu The me nu o ptio ns are set wi th th e MEN U and j og dia l buttons. The menu comp rises main menu, su b-menu s and option s menus. The dat a spe cified th rough m enu optio ns are written a nd saved i n the in ternal memo ry of th e unit.
164 Menu : Menu C onfigu ration 6 Pres s the j og dia l butt on. The val ue sto ps bli nking and is a ccepted. 7 T o change the settings for oth er optio ns on the same page , repeat step s 4 - 6 . 8 When th e set tings are final ized, press t he MENU button .
165 Menu: Me nu D escriptio n T ables Menu The ____ in the Adjust able Range colum n indica tes th e prese t mode. Menu Descript ion T ables SYSTEM SETTI NG SYSTE M MOD E Items/ Dat a Saved Adjustable Range Remarks SYSTEM MODE 1080-59.94 i 1080-23.98P sF 1080-24PsF 1080-50i 720-59.
166 Menu : Menu Descrip tion T ables Items/ Data Saved Adjust able Range Remarks USR SW F .RA T E (720-59.94P, 720-60P) 1FRAME : 24FRAM E : 60FRAM E (720-50P) 1FRAME : 25FRAM E : 50FRAM E When the FRA TE function has been assigned to a user button, the st arting frame rate under VFR operation i s set.
167 Menu: Me nu D escriptio n T ables Menu * T his variable range is the numerical va lues for 59.94 Hz. F or 50 Hz, the f rame rate is up to 24f. The frame rate is up to 23f in 24PN (Native) mode.
168 Menu : Menu Descrip tion T ables OUTP UT S EL Items/ Data Saved Adjust able Range Remarks OUTP UT ITE M MENU ONL Y TC ST A TUS Set the charact er contents superimposed onto the out put signals for the HD SDI A · B connector and MON OUT connector .
169 Menu: Me nu D escriptio n T ables Menu HD SDI A · B OUT MARK ER Items/ Dat a Saved Adjust able Range Remarks MARKER SW ON OFF Switches the marker on and of f. –C U F R CENT ER M ARK OFF 1 2 3 4 Switch the cente r mark. OFF: Do not display cent er mark.
170 Menu : Menu Descrip tion T ables LCD MONITOR Items/ Data Saved Adjust able Range Remarks BRIGHTNESS –7 : +0 : +7 Adjust the LCD m onitor brightness. –C UF – COLOR LEVEL –7 : +0 : +7 Adjust the LCD m onitor chroma lev el. –C UF – CONT RAS T –7 : +0 : +7 Adjust the LCD m onitor contrast.
171 Menu: Me nu D escriptio n T ables Menu The ____ in the Adjust able Range colum n indica tes th e prese t mode. * If the remote control unit is connected, settings made from the menu are disabled.
172 Menu : Menu Descrip tion T ables Notes The it ems indi cated by a re the setti ng ite ms for P AINT MENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. The items withou t are the s etting items for P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W. Please refer t o [SD CARD R/W SELE CT] (page 195 ) for more inform ation.
173 Menu: Me nu D escriptio n T ables Menu Notes The it ems ind icated by a re the setti ng ite ms for P AINT MENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. The items withou t are the s etting items for P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W.
174 Menu : Menu Descrip tion T ables When sho oting with the MAST ER GAIN se t to “–3dB”, coloring pheno mena may o ccur in p ortions of the vi deo with hi gh brightn ess.
175 Menu: Me nu D escriptio n T ables Menu Not e The items indi cated by are the setti ng items for P AINT MENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. T he item s with out are the setti ng items for P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W. Please refer to [ SD CARD R/W SELECT] (p age 195) for more info rmation.
176 Menu : Menu Descrip tion T ables = SKIN T ONE AREA Note The it ems indi cated by a re the setti ng ite ms for P AINT MENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. The items withou t are the s etting items for P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W.
177 Menu: Me nu D escriptio n T ables Menu Notes The it ems ind icated by a re the setti ng ite ms for P AINT MENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. The items withou t are the s etting items for P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W.
178 Menu : Menu Descrip tion T ables When the GAMM A MODE SEL item is used for FILMLIKE3, the fol lowing settin gs are rec ommende d. MANUAL KNEE: “ON” KNEE MASTER POINT: “85.0%” KNEE MASTER SLOPE: “50” AUT O KNEE is not perform ed when the GA MMA MODE SEL menu option is set to “F ILM-REC” or “VIDEO-REC”.
179 Menu: Me nu D escriptio n T ables Menu The ____ in the Adjust able Range colum n indica tes th e prese t mode. ZEBRA Pattern Display VF VF DISP LA Y Items/ Dat a Saved Adjust able Range Remarks ST A TUS MO DE NOR MAL FILM REC For selecting the status display mode of the viewfinder .
180 Menu : Menu Descrip tion T ables Note The safet y zone marker , the safet y zone area, a nd the frame mark er ar e not d ispl ayed o n the L CD mo nito r if “L T - BOX” is selected in DOWNCON MODE. The use r box c an be displaye d in a ny pos ition as a boxt ype c ursor .
181 Menu: Me nu D escriptio n T ables Menu VF INDICA TOR1 Items/ Dat a Saved Adjust able Range Remarks EXTENDER ON OFF For selecting “O N” or “OFF” fo r the extender display . –C U F R SHUTTER ON OFF Set the shutter speed indication to “ON” or “OFF” .
182 Menu : Menu Descrip tion T ables VF IN DICA TO R3 Items/ Data Saved Adjust able Range Remarks P2CA RD REMA IN OFF ONE- CA RD TOTAL Select the indication m ode for the P2 card’s remaining capacity . OFF: Disable the remaining capacity indication.
183 Menu: Me nu D escriptio n T ables Menu MODE CHECK I ND Items/ Dat a Saved Adjust able Range Remarks ST AT US ON OFF For the setting to display the status screen when the MODE CHECK button is pressed.
184 Menu : Menu Descrip tion T ables The ____ in the Adjust abl e Range colum n ind icates th e prese t mod e. Note This se tting i s canceled when R EAD F ACTOR Y DA T A is sele cted. CAM OPERA TION CAMERA ID Items/ Data Saved Adjust able Range Remarks ID1 Setting 1 for the C AMERA ID rec orded on color bars.
185 Menu: Me nu D escriptio n T ables Menu SHUTTER SELECT Items/ Dat a Saved Adjust able Range Remarks POSITION1 SEL For setting the shutter speed for POSITION 1. For 59.94 Hz 1/60 1/100 1/120 1/250 1/500 1/1000 1/2000 HALF 180.0deg 172.8deg 144.0deg 120.
186 Menu : Menu Descrip tion T ables Note By setti ng the shutt er speed on the time axis (1 /60, 1/ 100, 1 / 120, 1/25 0, 1/50 0, 1/10 00, 1/20 00), the fra me rate can be varied w hile keeping the ex posure const ant.
187 Menu: Me nu D escriptio n T ables Menu SW MODE Items/ Dat a Saved Adjust able Range Remarks RET SW R.R EVIEW CAM R ET For setting the function when the user button on the unit, t o which the RET button of the lens or the RET SW function is allocated, is p ressed.
188 Menu : Menu Descrip tion T ables WHITE BALANCE MODE Items/ Data Saved Adjust able Range Remarks FIL TER IN H ON OFF For selecting independently whether memory data for white balanc e (Ach, Bch) is retained or not f or the respective CC filters. ON: Regardless of t he CC filter , data for the memories (2 memo ries) for Ach and Bch is retained.
189 Menu: Me nu D escriptio n T ables Menu The ____ in the Adjust able Range colum n indica tes th e prese t mode. MAIN OPE RA TIO N BA TTE RY/P2CARD Items/ Dat a Saved Adjust able Range Remarks BA TT.
190 Menu : Menu Descrip tion T ables BA TTERY SETTING1 Items/ Data Saved Adjust able Range Remarks PROP AC14 • Enable selection under BA TTERY SELECT. : Enable selection. • : Disable selection. AUTO MANUA L Select auto or m anual to set the NEA R END volt age.
191 Menu: Me nu D escriptio n T ables Menu The rema ining battery level is indicat ed in p ercent age when a bat tery with this fun ction i s inst alle d on the un it. Items/ Dat a Saved Adjust able Range Remarks ENDU RA1 0 • Enable selection under BA T TERY SELECT.
192 Menu : Menu Descrip tion T ables Note The freque ncy c haracteri stics w hen the m icrop hone low cut filter is appli ed are 2 00 Hz t o 10 kHz.
193 Menu: Me nu D escriptio n T ables Menu MIC/AUDIO2 Items/ Dat a Saved Adjust able Range Remarks FRONT M IC POWER ON OFF Select the phantom power supply for th e front microphone. –C U F – REA R MI C POWER ON OFF Select the phantom power supply for th e rear microphone.
194 Menu : Menu Descrip tion T ables Note Please refer t o [Settin g UMID Informati on] (pa ge 72) for th e UMID in formation settin g. Items/ Data Saved Adjust able Range Remarks VITC UB MODE USER/EXT TIME DA TE TCG FRM RA TE REGEN Select the user b its mode for V AUX TC (VITC).
195 Menu: Me nu D escriptio n T ables Menu The ____ in the Adjust able Range colum n indica tes th e prese t mode. Not e For a USB DEVICE mode, erro rs occur even i f the respecti ve items for SD CAR D READ/WRIT E are ex ecuted, since it do es not acc ess an SD mem ory card.
196 Menu : Menu Descrip tion T ables FILE READ screen CAC FILE CARD READ Items/ Data Saved Adjust able Range Remarks CARD F ILE SELECT 01 : 32 For selecting the number of the chromatic aberrati on correction file on the SD memory card that will be read or deleted.
197 Menu: Me nu D escriptio n T ables Menu Not e For a USB DEVICE mode, erro rs occur even i f the respecti ve ite ms of LENS FI LE CARD R/W are execut ed, since it do es not acc ess an SD mem ory card. Set PC MODE to “OFF” and then execu te the operati on again.
198 Menu : Menu Descrip tion T ables The ____ in the Adjust abl e Range colum n ind icates th e prese t mod e. Data adj ust ed on t he <LEN S FI LE ADJ> sc re en can b e stored o n an SD mem ory card a s a lens file. MAINTENANCE LENS AD J Items/ Data Saved Adjust able Range Remarks F2.
199 Menu: Me nu D escriptio n T ables Menu CAC ADJ Items/ Dat a Saved Adjust able Range Remarks CAC C ONT ROL ON OFF ON: Enable chrom atic aberration correction OFF: Disable chromatic aberration correction –– U F R CAC F IL E DELE TE – Deletes the CAC file st ored in the internal memory of the unit, and selected using CAC FILE NO.
200 Menu : Menu Descrip tion T ables The ____ in the Adjust abl e Range colum n ind icates th e prese t mod e. OPTION MENU OPTION Items/ Data Saved Adjust able Range Remarks ENG SECURITY ON OFF Select whether or not to prohibit opening the menu screen.
Updating the firmwa re inco rporated i nto the uni t 201 Updating th e firmwa re incorpo rated in to the unit Up da ting the fi rmware incorporated into the unit The fir mware can b e upda ted using eithe r of the followi ng two m ethods.
202 S p ecifica tions S pecifications Genera l Operatin g temp erature : 0 °C to +40 °C ( 32 °F to +104 °F) S torage temperature: – 2 0° C t o + 6 0° C ( – 4° F t o + 1 4 0° F ) Operatin g.
203 S pecifi cat ions S pecificati ons Record m edia: P2 card Recording form ats: Selectable from DVCPRO HD, A VC-Intra100, A VC- Intra50 Recordi ng video signals: 1080-59.94 i, 1080 -50i, 1080 -29.97P, 1080-2 3.98P, 1080-24P, 1 080-25P, 720-59 .94P, 720-50 P, 720-29.
204 S p ecifica tions GENLOCK IN: BNC 1, 1.0 V P - P , 75 Ω (This is av ailab le as the retu rn video in put con nector .) MON OUT: BNC 1 (It can be switched a mong HD SDI/VBS.) HD SDI: 0.8 V P - P , 75 Ω (Complian t with th e SMP TE292 M/ 296M st andards) VBS: 1.
205 Sof tware information for this product 1 Cus tomer adv isory: Th is produc t incl udes soft ware licen sed u nder the GNU Ge neral Pu blic License (GPL) and G NU Lesser G eneral Pub lic Lic ense (L GPL); cus tomers ha ve the rig ht to d ownload , modify , and redi stribute s ource code f or this sof tware.
Information for Users on Collection and Dis posal of Old Equipment and used Batteries These symbols on the products, packaging, and/or accompanyi ng documents mean that used electrical and electronic products and batteries should not be mixed with general household waste.
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