Panasonic Aj D700_200dpi Operating Instructions Manual

Shooting images
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Select the filter in accordance with the lighting conditions, and when the white balance
has already been stored in the memory, set the WHITE BAL switch to “A” or “B”.
When the white balance and black balance have not been stored in the memory
and there is no time to adjust the white balance:
Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST and set the FILTER knob to “1”: this will achieve a
3200 K white balance. (If the knob is set to any other position, a 5600 K white...

Recording
Successive Shooting
Successive shooting with an accuracy of within ±1 frame can be performed simply by pressing
the VTR START button of the unit or the VTR button of the lens while recording is paused.
While recording is paused
The unit automatically searches for the successive shooting point. However, the time until record-
ing starts differs according to the setting of the VTR SAVE/STBY switch.
If the VTR SAVE/STBY switch is set to SAVE, recording starts about 2 seconds after the VTR
START...

Successive Shooting in Other Cases
If successive shooting is to be performed after the tape has been run, the cassette has been
ejected, or when using a tape which has only been recorded part-way, follow the procedures out-
lined below.
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Performing successive shooting after the tape has been run, the cassette has been ejected, or
when using a tape which has only been recorded part-way
1Press the PLAY button while watching the viewfinder screen and play back the tape.
2At the place where continuity...

Playback—Checking Recorded Contents
Pressing the PLAY button allows black-and-white playback images to be viewed on the view-
finder. Playback images can also be viewed in two other ways.
Rec review: If the RET VIDEO switch is set to the INT side, black-and-white images of the last
2 seconds of the recorded contents can be seen on the viewfinder.
Color playback: Connecting a color monitor to the unit’s MONITOR OUT connector allows color
playback images to be viewed on the monitor.
The playback signal is...

Connection With an External VTR
The unit is equipped with an interface which enables recording to be performed by an external
VTR.
Mounting the AJ-YA700P 26-pin output adaptor (option) and connecting the 26-pin cable (op-
tion) to the unit allows recording to be performed by the VTR section (internal VTR) of the unit
and an external VTR. The component video signal is output from the 26-pin interface.
Precautions When Connecting an External VTR
Set 26P CONTROL on the FUNCTION 3/5 page of the setting menu...

Recording Simultaneously with the Internal VTR and an External VTR
Connections
Mount the AJ-YA700P 26-pin output adaptor (option) to the unit, connect the external VTR with
the 26-pin cable, and set the audio input level selector switch of the external VTR to “–60 dB”.
SW3101 and SW3102 on the CAM ENC Printed Circuit Board of the unit must be set to the 26P
side. (See page 98.)
Audio input level selector switch:–60 dB
Portable VTR
(Set the audio input level
selector switch to –60 dB.)
To the 26-pin...

Functions of the Unit’s VTR SAVE/STBY Switch
Tape running mode
Pressing the unit’s STOP, REW or FF buttons sets the internal VTR to stop, rewind or fast forward
modes, respectively. However, the external VTR is set to recording paused status in all cases.
Viewing playback images on the viewfinder
Pressing the unit’s PLAY button allows black-and-white playback images from the internal VTR
tape to be viewed on the viewfinder. Playback images from the external VTR cannot be viewed.
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Recording With an External VTR Instead of the Internal VTR 

Controlling the external VTR with the unit’s switches
Setting the 26P CONTROL function as indicated below at the FUNCTION 3/5 page of the setting
menu prevents the internal VTR from being operated and enables only the external VTR to be
controlled by the VTR START button of the unit or the VTR button of the lens.
26P CONTROL: ON
See “Selecting Functions” (page 65) for a description of FUNCTION 3/5 page operations.
Switching from the internal VTR to the external VTR
If the internal VTR experiences...

RET Button
The images recorded on the VTR or return video signal which has been input to the VIDEO IN
connector can be seen on the viewfinder screen when the RET (return video) button is pressed or
while it is kept pressed in.
What is displayed on the viewfinder screen changes as indicated in the table below according to
the RET VIDEO switch setting and VTR mode.

When the REC SIGNAL item is set to VIDEO (when recording external input) at the MAIN FUNC-
TION page of the setting menu, the external input...