User manual PANASONIC AG-720P

[. . . ] These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (service) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. CAUTION: Danger of explosion or fire if battery is mistreated. [. . . ] OWhen the COUNTER RESET button is pressed on the screen shown below, the time code value is reset to zero. T PEE C RST 1 Set the camera recorder's POWER switch to ON. h00s0 00 0 m 0 0 f 2 Select PRESET as the setting for the FIRST REC TC item on the setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen. OFor details on the menu operations, refer to page 39. T PEE C RST : TG C FRTRCT IS E C +:UHPA PS LY ­:UHSO PS TP SLPS SIL E:UH TL PS MN T RTR UH EU O EUN RE U H FE RN RGN EE RST H PEE ­­ H ­­ SR H UE 6 Upon completion of the time code value setting, press the MENU button. Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 4 direction, select YES, and press ";" of the OPERATION lever. T PEE C RST T PEE C RST U MD B OE U PEE B RST ­­ H ­­ ; PS MN T RTR UH EU O EUN 3 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 4 direction and move to the TC PRESET item. T PEE C RST : TG C FRTRCT IS E C T PEE C RST PEE O?UH TL YS E RE U H FE RN RST H PEE ­­ E H ­­ YS SR H UE U MD B OE 7 Press the MENU button twice to release the menu mode. U PEE B RST ­­ H ­­ ; PS MN T RTR UH EU O EUN 35 Scene files The settings selected to suit various shooting situations are stored in the positions of the scene file dial. During shooting, the required file can be read out in an instant using this dial. The following files were stored as factory settings prior to shipment. OEven when a scene file has been changed during recording, the progressive mode will not be changed. To change this mode, establish the recording standby mode. F1: SCENE File containing the settings suited to standard shooting F2: SCENE FLUO. File containing the settings suited to shooting where consideration is given to the characteristics of fluorescent lights (for shooting indoors, etc. ) F3: SCENE SPARK File containing the settings suited to shooting for accentuating the subjects (for shooting wedding receptions, etc. ) F4: SCENE B-STR File containing the settings suited to shooting with extended gradations for the dark areas (for shooting scenes at dusk, etc. ) F5: SCENE 24P File containing the settings suited to shooting in the progressive 24P mode F6: SCENE ADVANC File for the progressive 24P advanced mode 36 Scene files Changing the scene file settings Scene file settings can be changed. In addition, scene files in which changes have been made can be stored in the positions of the scene file dial. 6 The screen shown below appears. Set a filename consisting of six characters using the OPERATION lever. HIGH: Using a gamma curve with a sharp gradient for the low-luminance areas, the gradations of the dark areas are extended to make them appear brighter. A soft touch is conveyed by the contrast. B. PRESS: Images giving the sense of a sharper contrast than at the LOW setting are produced. CINE-LIKE: The gamma curve which gives the images a cinema-like finish is used. Images with less noise than at the CINE_LIKE_D setting are produced. CINE-LIKE_D: The dynamic range is higher than at the CINELIKE setting. CINE-LIKE_V: This uses the gamma curve for finishing the images into movie-like images where priority is given to contrast. In order to make full use of the CINELIKE gamma characteristics, it is recommended that the lens iris be set lower (by approx. KNEE (Camera) For setting the level (knee point) at which the high-brightness video signals sensed by the CCD are to be compressed in order to minimize color saturation in the highlights of the image. AUTO: The knee point is set automatically in accordance with the signals sensed. LOW: The knee point is set on the low side (with compression starting from around 80%). [. . . ] When the VCR mode is established or the power switch is at OFF, a rattling sound may be heard from the camera unit due to its structure. This is not indicative of malfunctioning. Q2: Q2: A2: Q3: A3: A4: 67 Maintenance Do not use benzine or paint thinners to clean the camera recorder. O Use of benzine or paint thinners may cause the camera recorder body to become deformed or the surface coating to peel off. [. . . ]