Panasonic A F100 Manual

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							Operating Instructions
Memory Card Camera-Recorder
Model No. AG-AF100P
M1210AT0 -FJ D
Printed in Japan
VQT3M18A \(E\)
Before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully an\
d save this manual for 
future use.
ENGLISH
Volume2
Note that Operation Instructions Vol.2 describes advanced 
operations of the Memory Card Camera-Recorder.
For instructions on basic operations of the Memory Card Camera-
Recorder, 
contained in the supplied CD-ROM.
Vol.2
 
 
This product is eligible for the AVCCAM 
3 Year Warranty Repair Program. For 
details, see page 5 of vol.1. 
						

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Contents
Shooting
Shooting in progressive mode ...................... 4
Shooting techniques for different targets  .... 5
Self-portrait shooting   ........................................ 5
Zebra pattern   .................................................... 5
Marker  ............................................................... 6
Checking and displaying shooting status  .......... 6
PRE REC  .......................................................... 6
Relay function  .................................................... 6
Variable frame rate (VFR) ..................................7
Shooting using the FUNCTION knob  .............. 10
Optical Image Stabilizer  .................................. 11
Adding effects to images  .................................11
Using the USER buttons   ................................ 11
Backlight compensation  .................................. 11
Color bars  ........................................................ 11
Wave form monitor function  ............................. 12
Adjusting the volume while shooting  ............... 12
Shot mark function  .......................................... 13
Index recording  ................................................ 13
LAST CLIP function  ......................................... 13
CAPTURE function  .......................................... 13
Adjusting the shutter speed  ........................ 14Using the SHUTR/F.RATE dial  ........................14
Setting the SHUTTER  ..................................... 14
Setting the SYNCRO SCAN  ............................14
FRAME RATE setting  ...................................... 14
Synchro scan  ................................................... 16
Switching Audio Input .................................. 17Using the built-in microphone  .......................... 17
Using an external microphone and audio  equipment  .................................................... 17
Adjusting the recording level  ........................... 18
Using scene files  .......................................... 19Changing scene file settings  ........................... 19Saving scene files and other settings on SD 
Memory Cards ........................................ 21
Clip metadata  ................................................ 22
Uploading the metadata (META DATA)  ...........23
Selecting the USER CLIP NAME   recording method  ........................................ 23
Using the Counter ........................................ 24Counter display ............................................... 24
TC preset mode  ............................................... 24
Volume 1
Read this first!
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Recommendation for Use of Genuine   
Panasonic Battery 
Outline of operation s
Please read before use
Operating precautions
Before use
Precaution for use
Accessorie s
Optional accessories
Description of parts
Description of parts
Preparation
Recharging the battery
Power sources
Adjusting the hand stra p
Attaching/detaching the handle Attaching/detaching the grip
The remote control
Turn on/off the camer
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Tally lamp
Viewfinde r
Setting the calenda r
Shooting
Basic shooting operation s
Basic operations of the camera
Menu
Using the setup menu s
Setup menu structure
Reference
Specifications
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Charging the built-in battery/ 
Setting the time code  ........................... 25
Recharging the built-in battery  ........................ 25
Setting the time code  ....................................... 25
Specifying the time code (TC PRESET)  .......... 25
Setting user information  .................................. 27
Playback
Basic playback operations  ..........................28
Thumbnail screen  ......................................... 29
Basic thumbnail screen operations  ................. 29
Adding shot marks to clips  .............................. 31
Select the card slot for playback  ..................... 31
Playback settings (PLAY SETUP) ................32Set playback format (PB FORMAT) .................32
Repeat playback (REPEAT PLAY)  ..................32
Resume playback (RESUME PLAY)  ...............33
Set skip method (SKIP MODE)  .......................33
Thumbnail operations  .................................. 34Selecting the thumbnail display method 
(THUMBNAIL)  ............................................. 34
Deleting and protecting clips (OPERATION)  ...35
Copying clips (COPY)  ..................................... 36
Format card and check clip and   
card information (CARD FUNCTIONS)  ....... 37
Useful playback functions  ...........................39Fast forward/rewind  ......................................... 39
Next/previous clip  ............................................ 39
Frame-by-frame playback  ............................... 40
Adjust volume  .................................................. 40
Viewing images on a television  ....................... 40
Checking the date and time  ............................. 40
Editing
Connecting external units  ........................... 41Headphones .................................................... 41
External microphone  ....................................... 41
Computer (non-linear editing/file transfer)  ....... 42
TV/Monitor  ....................................................... 42
Nonlinear editing .......................................... 44
Displays
Screen displays ............................................ 45Regular displays .............................................. 45
Main warning displays  ..................................... 48
Setting the DISPLAY items  ..............................50
Menu
Setup menu list ............................................. 51SCENE FILE screen ........................................ 51
SW MODE screen  ........................................... 53
RECORDING SETUP screen  ..........................56
TC/UB SETUP screen  ..................................... 57
AV IN/OUT SETUP screen  ..............................58
DISPLAY SETUP screen  .................................59
CARD FUNCTIONS screen  ............................ 61
USER FILE screen  .......................................... 61
META DATA screen  ......................................... 62
OTHER FUNCTIONS screen  ..........................62
PLAY SETUP screen  ....................................... 64
THUMBNAIL screen  ........................................ 65
OPERATION screen  ........................................ 65
Reference
Before calling for service .............................66
Updating the firmware   
incorporated into the unit  .................... 70
Cleaning  ........................................................ 71
Storage Precautions ..................................... 72
How to handle data recorded on   
SD Memory Card  ................................... 73 
						

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Shooting in progressive mode
Selecting 1080/30P or 1080/24P in the REC 
FORMAT option (Page 51) of the setting menu 
SCENE FILE screen enables shooting in 
progressive mode.
30P mode:
 Shoot 30 frames a second in the progressive 
mode. 
  For output and recording, the 30-frame-per-
second signal is converted to 60-field-per-second 
interlace.
  This mode gives you high quality images.
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24P mode:
 Shoot 24 frames a second in the progressive 
mode.
  The video signal will be recorded natively.
  However, the external output signal is converted 
to a 2:3 format, 60 fps interlaced signal.
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25P mode:
 Shoots 25 frames a second in the progressive 
mode. 
  For output and recording of video signal, the 
25-frame-per-second image is converted to 
50-field-per-second interlace signal. 
  This mode gives high quality images.
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Note the following when shooting in 
progressive mode.
Set the shutter speed to 1/50 (OFF) for best 
•	
results.
There may be a slight delay to the start 
•	
of recording when you use the 24P mode 
because 4 frames are recorded at a time. 
						

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Shooting
Shooting techniques for different targets
Self-portrait shooting 
Images in the LCD monitor when it is turned 180° 
for self-portrait shooting may appear unusual.
You can make them appear better by reversing 
left and right. Go to the setup menus, DISPLAY 
SETUP screen, SELF SHOOT, and select 
MIRROR. Shooting in mirror mode has no effect on 
what you actually shoot and record.
Images played back by pressing the REC 
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CHECK button cannot be inverted horizontally.
Operation status displays during self-portrait 
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recording  
No display: Cannot record (no card, etc.)
 
:     Recording in progress, during transition 
to the recording pause mode
 
:   Recording paused (recording standby)
   :   Warning display
Only part of the screen display appears.   
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When [ 
 ] is displayed, turn the LCD monitor 
back in the direction of normal recording, and 
check what the message says.
To confirm screen display information on the 
•	
viewfinder, turn the LCD monitor to the normal 
shooting position.
Zebra pattern 
Press the ZEBRA button in the CAM mode to show 
the zebra pattern or marker on the viewfinder and 
the LCD monitor so you can check the brightness 
of the subject. 
Parts that may be whited out through over 
exposure are shown as a zebra pattern.
Very bright
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Reflecting parts
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ZEBRA button
You can remove most overexposed parts by 
adjusting the iris and shutter speed in the manual 
mode to remove the areas with zebra patterns.
The display changes as follows each time you 
press the ZEBRA button.
ZEBRA 1     → ZEBRA 2	 ↑		 	 	 ↓
ZEBRA OFF ← MARKER ON
In the setup menus, DISPLAY SETUP screen, 
ZEBRA DETECT1 and ZEBRA DETECT2, set the 
brightness for the zebra patterns. (Page 59)
If the ZEBRA DETECT2 item is set to OFF, 
ZEBRA2 will not be displayed even if the ZEBRA 
button is pressed.
The zebra pattern you have set appears as a 
percentage on the display for about 2 seconds.
The zebra pattern is displayed in the color bar 
as well. 
						

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Marker
If you press the ZEBRA button while the zebra 
pattern is being displayed, a marker appears in 
the center of the display (if you have set the setup 
menu, DISPLAY SETUP, MARKER to ON). 
The brightness of the areas near the screen center 
can be checked as a percentage (0% to 99%).
“99%↑”	appears	if	the	percentage	is	over	99.
99%
Image level detection area
Image levelMarker
The normal display reappears if you press the 
ZEBRA button again.
Checking and displaying shooting status
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DISP/MODE CHK button
Pressing the DISP/MODE CHK button during 
recording or while recording is paused will remove 
all displays from the screen except the operation 
status display, frame display (such as area), 
counter, marker, and safety zone display.
Pressing the DISP/MODE CHK button during 
recording or while recording is paused will 
remove all displays from the screen except for the 
operation status, frame display erea etc., counter, 
marker, and safety zone display. Press the button 
again to return to the normal display. (Page 50)
This setting will be maintained even if the camera’s 
power is turned off by moving the POWER switch to 
the OFF position or if the operating mode is changed.
Pressing the DISP/MODE CHK button while the 
thumbnail screen is displayed in PB mode will 
display the properties of the selected clip. 
(Clips can be selected by moving the cursor with 
the Operation lever.)
Shooting techniques for different targets (continued)
PRE REC
Record video and audio from three seconds before 
the time of the operation to begin recording.
Operation to start 
recording Operation to stop 
recording
Actual recording 
time
PRE REC time (Time)
1 
Set the PREREC MODE item on the 
RECORDING SETUP screen to ON.
PRE-REC will be displayed on the screen.
When the TCG item on the TC/UB SETUP 
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screen has been set to REC RUN, the setting 
will be automatically changed to FREE RUN.
2 Press the START/STOP button.
Video and audio from approximately 3 seconds 
previously will be recorded.
Recording of the previous 3 seconds of video 
•	
and audio may not be possible if recording is 
started immediately in the following cases. Immediately after switching from PB mode 
 
ā
to CAM mode
Immediately after turning power on
 
ā
Immediately after changing to PREREC 
 
ā
MODE item
The thumbnail for clips recorded using the 
•	
PREREC function will display the image from 
when the START/STOP button was pressed.
Relay function
When the remaining space on an SD card is 
insufficient during recording, recording can be 
continued using the other SD card slot.
Select ON in the RELAY REC item on the settings 
menu RECORDING SETUP screen.When the remaining space on an SD card is 
•	
insufficient during recording, recording will 
automatically be continued using the SD card in 
the other slot.
The relay function is not available when an SD 
•	
card that cannot be recorded to is inserted in the 
SD card slot.
The longest possible recording time with this 
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camera is 12 hours. This cannot be extended 
even if the relay function is used. 
						

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Shooting
Variable frame rate (VFR)
This camera can perform low speed (undercrank) and high speed (overcr\
ank) recording without the need 
for a frame rate converter (the camera must be set to 1080_24p or 1080_\
30p).
Camera24P
24PN
: Valid frames
24P mode:
Shoots 24 frames a second in native mode. The images (shot at 24 frames a second) are recorded into 24 
frames as the video signal. When VFR is set, the INTERVAL REC function, relay recording function, and PRE REC function are 
•	
automatically set to OFF, and TCG is automatically set to REC RUN. 
The frame rate cannot be changed during recording.
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VFR shooting is only possible when shooting with REC FORMAT set to 1080_24p, 1080_30p or 
•	
1080_25p. VFR shooting does not work in the 720p mode. 
The recording frame rate can be set to any one from the 20 frame rates g\
iven in the following table. 
There is a slight a difference between the displayed recording frame rate and the actual record\
ing frame 
rate. Please refer to the table below.
When SYSTEM FREQ is set to 59.94 Hz
Indicated 
recording   
frame rate60 54484440363432302827262524222120181512
Actual 
recording   
frame rate59.94 53.7447.5443.9639.9635.9733.8831.7329.9727.8327.2525.9724.9823.9821.9820.7519.9817.6314.99 11.99
When SYSTEM FREQ is set to 50 Hz
Indicated 
recording   
frame rate50 48454237343230282726252423222120181512
Actual 
recording   
frame rate50.00 48.0845.4541.6736.7634.0931.8230.0027.7826.7926.0425.0024.0023.0822.0620.8320.0017.8615.0012.50 
						

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Shooting techniques for different targets (continued)
Native recording
1 Select 1080/24P recording format from 
the REC FORMAT option (page 51) on the 
settings menu SCENE FILE screen.
2 From the OPERATION TYPE option (page 
51) on the settings menu SCENE FILE 
screen, select FILM CAM, and set the 
FRAME RATE (page 51) to an arbitrary 
recording frame rate.
3 Press the START/STOP button
Start native recording in VFR mode.
Although the audio is not recorded, the sound 
•	
is output from the AUDIO OUT terminal, HDMI 
terminal, and SDI OUT terminal during setup and 
during recording.  
During the VFR mode, the camera is set to 
•	
manual focus mode. 
Standard recording
1 Select 1080/30P recording format from 
the REC FORMAT option (page 51) on the 
settings menu SCENE FILE screen.
2 From the OPERATION TYPE option (page 
51) on the settings menu SCENE FILE 
screen, select FILM CAM, and set the 
FRAME RATE (page 51) to an arbitrary 
recording frame rate.
3 Press the START/STOP button.
Start standard recording in VFR mode.
Although the audio is not recorded, the 
•	
sound is output from the AUDIO OUT 
terminal, HDMI terminal, and SDI OUT 
terminal during setup and during recording.  
During the VFR mode, the camera is set to 
•	
manual focus mode. 
2:2 pull down recording will be applied for a 
•	
recording frame rate of 30P.