Panasonic A F100 Manual

9
Shooting
Use of Variable Frame Rate (VFR)
Normal speed shooting for movie production
When producing videos for screening, a frame 
rate of 24fps as used in film projection is standard 
(x1). By using the settings below, playback with the 
same quality as the film projection is possible. Film 
like high quality video can be produced through 
1080p progressive and CINELIKE Gamma.
Recording format   
(REC FORMAT) Recording frame rate 
(FRAME RATE)
1080P/24P  
(native recording) 24 fps*
Normal speed...

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Shooting techniques for different targets (continued)
Shooting using the FUNCTION knob
The following types of recording can be carried out 
using the FUNCTION knob.Area auto focus function
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  Operates auto focus within an area frame 
selected using the FUNCTION knob.
Area auto iris function
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  Automatically adjusts the iris value within an area 
frame selected using the FUNCTION knob. This 
function cannot be set when the FACE DETECT 
function has been set. 
Area luminance display
•	
  Displays an...

11
Shooting
Optical Image Stabilizer
Use the Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) to reduce 
the effects of camera shake when shooting by 
hand.
Press the OIS button to turn the function on and 
off. 
 appears on the viewfinder and the LCD 
monitor when this function is on. Turn the function 
off when using a tripod for more natural images.
POWER
FOCUS.
.
BARS
EVF DTLCH1 SEL
INT(
L )
ON
OFF ON
OFFINPUT1AUDIO
MIC POWER +48V
INPUT1
INPUT2INPUT2 INPUT1
INPUT2CH2 SEL
WFM
COUNTER-RESET/TC SET
ZEBRA
OIS
For lenses...

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Shooting techniques for different targets (continued)
Wave form monitor function
An image wave form can be displayed on the LCD 
monitor by pressing the WFM button while in CAM 
mode.
Press the button again to return to the normal 
display.Switching the wave form display, vector display, 
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and wave/vector display is possible from the 
WFM item (page 55) in the SW MODE screen of 
the settings menu. 
Wave forms will not be displayed in the 
•	
viewfinder.
Wave forms cannot be recorded.
•	
While wave...

13
Shooting
Shot mark function
The marks attached to the thumbnails of clips 
are called shot marks. On the thumbnail screen 
monitor you can select only those clips with a 
shot mark and display them or play them back.
During recording, when you press the USER 
button to which the SHOT MARK function has 
been allocated, MARK ON appears in the LCD 
monitor or the viewfinder, and a shot mark is set 
for the thumbnail of the clip being recorded. If you 
press the button again, the shot mark is released....

14
Using the SHUTR/F.RATE dial
DIAL SELECT button
SHUTR/F.RATE dial
Press the DIAL SELECT button.The role of the SHUTR/F.RATE dial changes in 
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the following order. 
SHUTTER	→	SYNCRO	SCAN	→	FRAME	RATE	
→	DIAL 	LOCK	→	SHUTTER	→
SYNCRO SCAN can be selected when the 
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SHUTTER is set to SYNCRO SCAN. FRAME 
RATE can be selected in the FILM CAM mode 
when the REC FORMAT is 1080/24P, 30P, and 
25P. 
To prevent incorrect operation, it is 
recommended that you selecting DIAL LOCK 
using the DIAL SELECT button...

15
Shooting
When SYSTEM FREQ = 59.94Hz /OPERATION TYPE = FILM CAM
1080/60i, 720/60P
Normal (OFF) 1/60
SYNCRO SCAN1/1001/120 
1/2000 1/10001/5001/250
1080/30P, 720/30P
Normal (OFF) 1/50
SYNCRO SCAN 1/301/601/120
1/2000 1/1000 1/5001/250
1080/24P, 720/24P
Normal (OFF) 1/50
SYNCRO SCAN 1/24 1/120
1/2000 1/1000 1/5001/2501/60
SYSTEM FREQ = 50Hz /OPERATION TYPE = FILM CAM
1080/50i, 720/50P
Normal (OFF) 1/50
SYNCRO SCAN 1/601/120 
1/2000 1/10001/5001/250
1080/25P, 720/25P
Normal (OFF) 1/50
SYNCRO SCAN 1/25...

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Synchro scan
The syncro scan shutter speed used when 
shooting screens such as a TV screen or computer 
monitor is set using the SHUTR/F RATE dial (page 
14) or the SYNCRO SCAN option on the settings 
menu SCENE FILE screen. (page 51)Adjust the shutter speed to match the frequency 
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of the television or computer monitor to minimize 
the horizontal noise that appears when shooting 
such subjects.
By switching to progressive mode you can also 
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shoot PAL system television screens.
If the set value...

17
Shooting
During shooting, you can record up to two 
channels of sound. You can also switch the input 
sound to be recorded on each of the channels to 
the built-in microphones, external microphones or 
audio equipment connected to camera. 
POWER
FOCUS.
.
BARS
EVF DTLCH1 SEL
INT(
L )
ON
OFF ON
OFFINPUT1AUDIO
MIC POWER +48V
INPUT1
INPUT2INPUT2 INPUT1
INPUT2CH2 SEL
WFM
COUNTER-RESET/TC SET
ZEBRA
OIS
CH1 SELECT switch
CH2 SELECT switch
INPUT 1/2 
(MIC POWER +48V) 
switches
INPUT 1 switch  INPUT 2 switch...

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Adjusting the recording level
AUDIO control knobs
Use the AUDIO control knobs to adjust the 
recording level of the built-in microphone or of 
audio signals input through the INPUT 1/2 (XLR 
3-pin) terminals. 
To adjust the volume of the sound for monitoring. 
(Page 12)
To adjust the recording level of the audio signals, 
turn the AUDIO control knobs while referring to 
the audio level meter at the bottom left of the 
viewfinder and LCD monitor, regardless of the MIC 
ALC option setting (Page 56) on...