Panasonic Aj Hdc27fp Operating Instructions Manual

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Adjusting the white balance and black balance
Adjusting the white balance
3Erect a white pattern at a place with the same
conditions as the source of light illuminating the
subject, zoom in, and shoot the white of the pattern
on the screen.
A white object (such as a white cloth or white wall)
near the subject may be used as a substitute for
the white pattern.
The size of the white object required is shown in
the figure below.
4Adjust the lens aperture.
5Set the AUTO W/B BAL switch to AWB, and then...

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Adjusting the white balance and black balance
Adjusting the white balance
When the white balance cannot
automatically be adjusted
An error message appears on the viewfinder screen
(when “2” or “3” has been set as the display mode).
When there is no time to adjust the white
balance
Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST.  The white
balance for the filter is achieved in accordance with
the setting position of the FILTER control (outer).
White balance memories
There are two sets of white balance memories, A...

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Adjusting the white balance and black balance
Adjusting the white balance
When FILTER INH is set to ON
When AWB is adjusted, the color temperature and
filter number applying at the time are displayed.
If the filter is then turned, the color temperature and
filter number are displayed.
The white balance is almost fully adjusted if the
subject is illuminated at a color temperature
approaching the one displayed.
AWB is adjusted using subject filter (B) with a
lighting color temperature of 3200 K....

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Adjusting the white balance and black balance
Adjusting the black balance
1Set the switches as shown in the figure.
OUTPUT: CAM
AUTO W/B switch
2Set the AUTO W/B BAL switch to the ABB position,
and then release it.
The switch returns to the center, and the
adjustment is performed. The black balance needs to be adjusted in the
following cases:
OWhen the unit is used for the first time
OWhen the unit is used after it has not been used for
a prolonged period of time
OWhen the unit is used in an ambient...

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Setting the electronic shutter
Shutter modes

ONo matter in which mode the electronic shutter is
used, the higher the shutter speed, the lower the
camera’s sensitivity.
OWhen the aperture is in the automatic mode, it will
increasingly open and the depth of focus will
become shallower as the shutter speed is
increased.
Available shutter modes and shutter speeds
ModeShutter speed Application
For shooting fast-moving
subjects clearly
FixedPOSITION 1 to 6
For shooting in such a way
that the horizontal...

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Setting the electronic shutter
Changing the shutter speed
and mode selection range
1Perform the menu operations (pages 84 to 86),
and display the “SHUTTER SPEED” screen.
4Press the MENU button to exit the menu
operations.
The setting menu is cleared, and the displays
showing the unit’s current statuses appear at the
top and bottom of the viewfinder screen.

OWhen operating the unit from the AJ-EC3 extension
control unit (optional accessory), the shutter speed
selected by the AJ-EC3 switch will take...

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Setting the electronic shutter
Switching the shutter speed
display
The unit enables the SYNCHRO SCAN mode to be
displayed on the viewfinder screen to be switched to
“1/¢¢¢(sec.),” “¢¢¢%” or “¢¢¢d (angle)” on the
VF DISPLAY screen of FILM (CAM) MAIN MENU 2.
1Perform the menu operations (pages 84 to 86),
and open the VF DISPLAY screen.
2Turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow
(cursor) to the SYNCHRO SCAN DISP. item.
3Press the JOG dial button to set the SYNCHRO
SCAN display mode.
Turn the JOG dial...

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Film tone gamma function
The unit incorporates a total of three gamma curves—
two cine curves (for films/for videos) and the
conventional video gamma curve—and it enables the
curve that best suits the application at hand to be
selected.  
Switching from the film mode to video mode or vice
versa can be accomplished using the CAM MENU
SEL item on the OPTION screen of FILM (CAM)
MAIN MENU 4.
Two gamma curves (for films/for videos) are available
in the film mode.  They can be set by selecting the
CINE...

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Variable frame rate
This camera/VTR enables the frame rate (shooting
speed) to be set from 4 fps to 60 fps.
Since the 720P/59.94 Hz or 720P/60.00 Hz format is
used for recording onto the tape or outputting to the
HD SDI OUT connector, users now have the exciting
opportunity to create a whole new dimension of
moving images with clearer slow-motion images and
blur effects—a world which was hitherto confined to
the field of film production—in their own video
productions.
This unit automatically stores as...

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Variable frame rate

In this unit, the frame rate is set by changing the
storage time of the optical signals sensed by the CCD.
Depending on the frame rate setting, the following
problems may arise.
1White streaks
The dark current of the photodiode that configures
the CCD’s pixels causes defective pixels to arise,
and this results in the appearance of white streaks
on the screen.  This current increases in direct
proportion to the rise in the CCD’s temperature and
storage time in the photodiode.
In...