User manual PANASONIC AG-6850

[. . . ] To assure continued compliance follow the attached installation instructions and do not make any unauthorized modifications. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 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. [. . . ] Recharge it by following the steps below. Upon completion of charging, reset the date and time. 1 Connect the AC adapter to the camera recorder. 1 2 4 3 2 Return the viewfinder to its original position. 3 Leave the camera recorder's POWER switch at the OFF position. 4 Keep the camera recorder like this for about 4 hours. OThe internal battery is charged during this time. 28 Setting the electronic shutter Shutter speeds which can be set Standard (OFF) shutter speed 1/60 Shutter speeds which can be selected using SPEED SEL button SYNCHRO SCAN 1/60. 3 --- 1/250 Shutter speed settings 1/100, 1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000 1 Each time the SHUTTER button is pressed, the standard (OFF) shutter speed and the shutter speed selected by the SPEED SEL button are selected alternately. 2 After pressing the SHUTTER button, press the SPEED SEL button to select the shutter speed. Each time the SPEED SEL button is pressed, the shutter speed changes by one setting in the following sequence. SYNCHRO SCAN 1/2000 1/100 1/120 1/250 The luminance level of artificial lighting-- particularly that of fluorescent lights and mercury lamps--changes in synchronization with the power line frequency. Especially in areas with a power line frequency of 50 Hz, the vertical sync frequency (approx. 60 Hz) of the camera recorder and frequency of the lighting (50 Hz) will interfere with each other, possibly causing the white balance to change cyclically. When shooting under artificial lighting or when adjusting the white balance, set the shutter speed as shown below. Shutter speed 50 Hz 60 Hz OFF (1/60) 1/1000 1/500 1/100 OThe higher the shutter speed, the lower the sensitivity of the camera. OWhen the iris is controlled automatically, it opens more and more and the depth of focus becomes shallower and shallower as the shutter speed increases. Synchro scan The shutter speed of synchro scan used when shooting TV screens or computer monitor screens is set using the SYNCHRO SCAN item on the setting menu CAMERA SETUP screen. (See page 38) OWhen the shutter is adjusted to suit the frequency of a TV screen or computer monitor screen, the horizontal noise that occurs when shooting TV screens is minimized. 1/ 1 0 0 If a setting other than OFF has been selected for the OTHER DISPLAY item on the setting menu DISPLAY SETUP screen, the current shutter speed setting is displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor. However, it is not displayed if the standard (OFF) shutter speed has been set. 29 White balance and black balance Adjusting the white balance The white balance must always be re-adjusted when the lighting conditions have changed. OWhile recording is in progress, the black balance cannot be adjusted. Message that appears while adjustment is underway ABB ACTIVE ATW (Auto Tracking White) function The ATW function can be allocated to the WHITE BAL switch (A, B or PRST position) using the ATW item on the setting menu SW MODE screen. (See page 39) Similarly, the ATW function can be allocated to the AUTO button using the ATW item on the setting menu AUTO SW screen. (See page 40) When material is shot using the ATW function, it is recorded while the white balance is being continually adjusted automatically. OThe ATW function automatically identifies the shooting environment and adjusts the white balance optimally. In some environments, a slight adjustment error may arise. If an extremely accurate white balance adjustment is required, adjust the white balance by following the instructions on the previous page. Message that appears upon completion of the adjustment ABB END 31 Setting the time data Setting the user's bit By setting the user's bit, memos (dates, times) and other information consisting of up to 8 digits in hexadecimal notation can be recorded on the sub-code track. The user's bit settings are automatically stored in the memory and retained even after the power has been turned off. 5 The screen shown below appears. 1 Set the camera recorder's POWER switch to ON. Set the user's bit using the OPERATION lever. Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 3 or 4 direction, select the user's bit characters, press ";" of the OPERATION lever, and move to the next digit. OThe numbers 0 to 9 and letters A to F can be used as the user's bit characters. OWhen the COUNTER RESET button is pressed on the screen shown below, the user's bit is reset to zero. U PEE B RST 2 Select USER as the setting for the UB MODE item on the setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen. OFor details on the menu operations, refer to page 36. RCRIGSTP EODN EU : T PEE C RST U MD B OE 0 0000000 +:UHPA PS LY ­:UHSO PS TP SLPS SIL E:UH TL PS MN T RTR UH EU O EUN U PEE B RST ­­ H ­­ SR TM IE H UE DT AE TG C ­­ H ­­ 6 Upon completion of the user's bit setting, PS MN T RTR UH EU O EUN press the MENU button. [. . . ] A3-1: Has the battery in the remote control unit run down?If the remote control unit fails to operate even when it is operated near the remote control sensor of the camera recorder, it means that the button battery has run down. (See page 20) A3-2: Do the remote control settings match properly?If the [REMOTE] settings of the remote control unit and camera recorder do not match, the remote control unit will not work even when it is operated. [. . . ]