Panasonic Camera Recorder AG-DVX100BP Operating Instructions
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41 Adjusting the white balance When you are shooting in manual mode, readjust the white balance whenever lighting conditions change. You can save adjustments and reselect them by setting the WHITE BAL switch to A or B. You can also use the preset values. Use the settings to suit the shooting conditions. The white balance sensor detects the light source during shooting so the camera-recorder can adjust the white balance. Do not block the sensor. 1If the camera is in auto mode, press the AUTO button...
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42 Adjusting the white balance (continued) Use this feature when you have no time to make white balance adjustments. 1If the camera is in auto mode, press the AUTO button to switch to manual focusing ( goes out). 2Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST. The current white balance value appears. • White balance values 3200 K and 5600 K are preset in the PRST position. Guide to the preset values 3200 K: halogen light 5600 K: outdoors 3Press the AWB button. White balance switches between 3200 K and 5600 K. It...
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43 Adjusting Iris, Gain, and Light Intensity Adjust the aperture, gain and ND FILTER to suit the scene or lighting you are shooting. 1If the camera is in auto mode, press the AUTO button to switch to manual focusing ( goes out). 2Press the IRIS button to switch how to adjust the aperture of lens. AUTO IRIS: Adjust the iris automatically. MANUAL IRIS: Adjust the iris manually. 3Turn the IRIS dial to adjust the aperture of lens when in the manual iris mode. • Even if Auto IRIS is used, you can...
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44 Switching Audio Input You can record audio through two channels when shooting (see the table below). You can switch the source for each channel between the built-in microphone, another microphone, or audio equipment connected to the camera. 1Switch the CH1 SELECT switch to INT (L). • Audio from the built-in microphone Lch is recorded to audio channel 1. 2Switch the CH2 SELECT switch to INT (R). • Audio from the built-in microphone Rch is recorded to audio channel 2. 1Connect an external...
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45 Using scene files The settings according to the variety of shooting circumstances are stored in each position of scene file dial. When shooting, you can retrieve the necessary file instantly using scene file dial. • Progressive mode will not be changed even if you change the scene file while recording. If you want to change the progressive mode, please set the camera-recorder to recording standby state. When the camera-recorder is shipped from the factory, the following files are stored. The...
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46 Using scene files (continued) 6The screen below is displayed, so set the file name of six letters using OPERATION lever. Set the same as user information (Page 27). • Characters that can be set Space, A to Z, 0 to 9, : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^_-/. 7After you finish setting the filename, press the MENU button. 8Move the OPERATION lever r to select SAVE/ INIT. 9Press the OPERATION lever (h) (or move it y) then move it r to select YES. 10The following screen appears, so press the OPERATION lever (h)....
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47 Transferring scene files You can transfer the following scene file data to another DVX 100B connected with a DV (IEEE1394) cable. SCENE: A file selected with the scene dial (F1-F6) SCENE ALL: All scene filesUSER: All user files.• You can only transfer between DVX100B models. 1Connect camera 1 to camera 2 with a DV (IEEE1394) cable. For connection (Page 54) When choosing SCENE (step 7), set the scene dial on camera 1 to the item you want to send, and set the scene dial on camera 2 to the...
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48 Playback 1 Set the POWER switch to ON. 2Press the CAMERA/VCR button to switch to VCR mode. 3Use the OPERATION lever and the supplied remote control to perform the common playback operations (see below). Basic operations CAMERA VCR Operation by the OPERATION lever Remote control While the tape is in the stop mode, turn the lever in the direction q to play back. During playback, turn the lever in the direction q to use the variable speed search mode (Page 51), then playback with the speed of 1x...
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49 1With the AUDIO MON/VAR button, adjust the volume of the sound that is output from the internal speaker and PHONES jack. On the remote control, press the ZOOM/VOL button. • This button works differently during variable speed search and pause. (Pages 48 and 51) Connect the camera to a television with an AV cable or S-video cord (not included) to view the images on the television. 1Connect the camera-recorder to the TV set (Page 55). 2Start playback. • To show the information that appears...
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50 Variable-speed playback 1 During play, press one of the STILL ADV ( or ) buttons on the remote control unit. • Press the PLAY button (q) to return to normal playback. 1During play, press the OPERATION lever (h) to pause play. 2Press the AUDIO MON/VAR button to play frame-by-frame. On the remote control unit, press the STILL ADV ( or ) button. • Press and hold the button to perform frame- by-frame play continuously. • Move the OPERATION q to return to normal playback. During playback,...