Panasonic A F100 Manual

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Shooting
 
Adjusting the gain
When the display is dark, increase the gain to 
brighten the display.
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GAIN switch
1 Switch the gain with the GAIN switch.
L:
    Set here under normal conditions. (The 
default value is ISO400/0 dB)
M:
    Increase the gain of the image amplifier. 
(The default value is...

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White balance adjustments 
1 Set the shutter speed. (Page 14 of Vol.2)
2 Place a white pattern in a location with the 
same lighting conditions and light source as 
the subject, then zoom in and fill the whole 
screen with white.
Something white (a white cloth or wall) near the 
subject can be used instead.
Do not include bright spotlights in your shot.
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3  Set the WHITE BAL switch to A or B 
(whichever one you want to save the 
adjustment in).
4 Press the AWB button.
Adjustment takes a few seconds....

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Shooting
Black balance adjustments
In order to reproduce the black accurately, adjust 
the zero level of all three RGB primary colors. If the 
black balance is not adjusted properly, not only will 
the black be reproduced poorly but the color tones 
of the entire screen will also be downgraded.
It is not normally necessary to adjust the black 
balance. Adjust it when:You use the camera for the first time.
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You use the camera after not using it for a long 
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time.
The ambient temperature changes...

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Using the setup menus
Use the setup menus to change the settings to 
suit the scenes you are shooting or what you are 
recording.
Operation  
lever
MENU button
MENU
START/
STOP 2 PUSH-ENTER
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AUDIO MON
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Using the menus
The menu items indicated in the gray 
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characters cannot be changed its settings.
1 When the unit is in other than playback or 
recording mode, press the MENU button.
The following is displayed on the viewfinder and 
LCD monitor.
CAM mode (Example)
PB mode (Example)
2 Tilt the...

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Menu
6 Repeat steps 4 - 5 to change any other 
items.
Press the MENU button to complete settings 
and return to the normal screen. Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 
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 direction, 
or push the OPERATION lever to change the 
set value and return to the previous menu (in 
some cases).
7 Repeat steps 2 - 5 to change any other 
settings.
Press the MENU button to complete settings 
and return to the normal screen.
Initializing the menu settings
The menu settings contain both the user file 
settings and the...

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Setup menu structure
Menu
SCENE FILE SCENE SELECT
(Pages 51 to 53 of Vol.2) OPERATION TYPE
REC FORMAT
SW MODE  FUNCTION KNOBVFR MODE
(Pages 53 to 55 of Vol.2) LOW GAINFRAME RATE
MID GAIN SYNCRO SCAN
HIGH GAIN DETAIL LEVEL
ATW  V DETAIL LEVEL
IRIS DIAL DETAIL CORING
USER1 SW CHROMA LEVEL
USER2 SW CHROMA PHASE
USER3 SW COLOR TEMP Ach
WFM COLOR TEMP Bch
S/S SW INH MASTER PED
FACE FRAMING  A.IRIS LEVEL
DRS
RECORDING SETUP PREREC MODE GAMMA
(Page 56 of Vol.2) INTERVAL RECKNEE
RELAY REC MATRIX
PH AUDIO MODE...

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Menu
 
Menu (continued)
DISPLAY SETUPZEBRA DETECT1
(Pages 59 to 60 of Vol.2) ZEBRA DETECT2
Y GET MARKER
CARD FUNCTIONS CARD FORMATSAFETY ZONE
(Page 61 of Vol.2) CARD STATUSCENTER MARKER
CLIP PROPERTY FOCUS BAR
(only PB MENU) REC COUNTER
VIDEO OUT OSD
USER FILE CARD READIRIS METER
(Page 61 of Vol.2) CARD WRITEDATE/TIME
LOAD/SAVE/INT DATE FORMAT
LEVEL METER
META DATA CARD READ ZOOM & FOCUS
(Page 62 of Vol.2) RECORDCARD & BATTERY
USER CLIP NAME OTHER DISPLAY
META DATA PROP LCD BACKLIGHT
CLIP COUNTER RST...

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Specifications
[General]
Supply voltage: 
DC 7.2 V  
(when the battery is used)/  
7.3 V  
(when the AC adaptor is used)
Power consumption:  Recording: 12.4 W 
indicates safety information.
Ambient operating temperature
 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F)
Ambient operating humidity
  10% to 80% (no condensation)
Weight
  Approx. 1.3 kg (2.9 lb)  
(Excluding the handle, grip, battery and 
accessories)
Dimensions (W x H x D)
  163.4 mm × 195 mm × 290.4 mm
 
(6-7/16 inches × 7-11/16 inches × 11-7/16 inches)...

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Reference
Normal sensitivity
   F8.0 normal 
(2000lx, 3200K, 89.9% reflex, 1080-59.94i)
Horizontal resolution
  800 TV lines (standard)   
(in the center of the screen)
[Image/recording/playback]
Recording Format
  AVCHD compliant
Compression formats
  MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
Recording media
  SD Memory Card:
      Up to 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB   
(FAT12, FAT16 format supported)
  SDHC Memory Card:
      4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB 
(FAT32 format supported) 
  SDXC memory cards:
      48 GB, 64GB (exFAT...

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[Audio input]
Built-in microphone
 Stereo microphone
XLR input
  XLR (3 pin) x 2 (INPUT 1, INPUT 2),
  LINE/MIC selectable, high impedance  
LINE:  0 dBu
  MIC:   -50 dBu/-60 dBu (menu selectable)
  MIC POWER + 48 V ON/OFF selectable
[AUDIO output]
AUDIO output
	 Output:	600	Ω,	316	mV
  Pin jack × 2 (CH1, CH2)
SDI
  2ch (linear PCM)
HDMI
  2ch (linear PCM)/5.1ch (Dolby Digital)
Headphone
  3.5mm diameter, stereo mini jack × 1
Speaker
  Round, 20mm diameter
[Other terminals]
Camera remote terminal...