Panasonic Camera Recorder AG-DVX100BP Operating Instructions

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Screen displays
1Warnings 
REMOTE: Blinks when the wrong equipment 
setting is selected on the remote control unit. 
: Lights when condensation has formed 
inside the camera-recorder. 
: Blinks when cylinder heads are dirty. 
: Blinks when a tape has not been inserted 
or the write-protect switch is engaged. 
END: Blinks when the tape has reach the 
end. 
: Lights if a problem has occurred while 
taking a self-portrait in the mirror mode. 
: Lights when the internal battery for the 
calendar has run out. 
2Backup unit displays
The status of the backup unit connected to the 
DV connector is displayed here. 
Nothing is displayed if in the setup menus, 
OTHER FUNCTIONS screen, DV CONTROL, 
you have selected “OFF”. 
DV*: Recording
DVh: Recording standby
: The backup unit cannot be 
controlled.
DV: The backup unit is not connected.
DV- -|: The backup unit is connected but 
is in a mode other than 
recording or recording standby.3Optical Image Stabilizer ( ) display
Appears when the Optical Image Stabilizer is 
ON. 
4Recording time mode (SP/LP)
SP: Standard mode
LP: Extended mode
5Progressive mode
Frame rate information during shooting in the 
progressive mode is displayed here. 
6Squeeze information 
Appears when in the setup menus, CAMERA 
SETUP screen, ASPECT CONV, you have 
selected “SQUEEZE” (Page 71) or when playing 
back images recorded in the squeeze mode. 
7Setting selection
The selected setting is displayed here when a 
switch is selected or a button is pressed to select 
a setting. 
8Information display
Following information is displayed depending on 
the situation. 
• Performance of the auto white balance or the 
auto black balance
• Warning (Page 64)
• The functions allocated to the USER buttons 
are displayed while you hold down the MODE 
CHK button.
Displays in CAMERA and VCR modes
   USER - 1 I –  PAUSE
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Screen displays (continued)
9Mic level auto control 
Appears when in the setup menus, 
RECORDING SETUP screen, MIC ALC, you 
have selected “ON”. 
10Auto iris control displays
STD :  Standard auto-iris control
SPOT :  Auto iris control for spotlight
BACK :  Auto iris control for backlight 
compensation
11Shutter speed
The shutter speed is normally displayed here. 
“SLOW” appears when using the slow shutter 
speed. 
When the ZEBRA button is pressed to display 
the markers (Page 33), the brightness level 
around the center of the screen is indicated as 
0% to 99%. “99%K“appears if the percentage is 
over 99. 
12Audio sampling frequency
13AW B  e r ro r 
LOWLIGHT
Appears when the brightness level adjusted by 
the auto white balance is too low. 
14Audio level meter
15Recommended ND filter
The recommended ND filter under the current 
shooting conditions is displayed here. 
16Remaining tape This is not displayed while being calculated. It is 
also not displayed during intermittent recording 
or slow playback. 
17Remaining battery charge
As the remaining battery charge drops, the 
display changes as follows:        
       
When the battery has completely discharged, 
 ( ) blinks. 
(When the AC adapter is being used, a display 
other than   may appear: this is not a sign 
of malfunctioning.)
18Monitor volume level meter
Press the AUDIO MON/VAR button to display the 
level meter showing the volume level of the 
sound that is output from the internal speaker 
and PHONES jack. 
19Calendar
20INDEX record display
When the USER button allocated the Index 
function in advance is pressed during the 
recording, it will light when recording the index 
signal. 
When you press the USER button before 
recording, it will light. (In the condition of waiting 
the index signal record)
21ND filter display
ND filter selected is displayed. 
When [ND--] is displayed, the ND filter may be 
out of alignment. (OFF, the position except 1/8, 1/
64)
 Check the position of the ND filter switch. 
22Gain display
Displays the gain value of the image amplifier 
configured. 
23IRIS displayDisplays F value. 
24AWB information display
Displays the information of white balance. 
25Macro control display
26Focus control display
Displays the focus control information with 99-00. 
95 (Focal distance: infinity)
:
50 (Focal distance: approx. 1 m)
36 and below (Macro)
:
00 (Focal distance: approx. 2 cm)
• Depending on the zoom position, the macro 
range may not be enabled.  
Also, depending on the zoom position, the 
lower limit value of macro range may be 
different. 
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JAN (January), FEB (February), MAR (March), 
APR (April), MAY (May), JUN (June), JUL 
(July), AUG (August), SEP (September), OCT 
(October), NOV (November),
DEC (December)
Day of the 
month: 
Ye a r :  
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27Zoom position display
The zoom poison is displayed with Z00 
(maximum wide-angle) - Z99 (maximum zoom). 
28Scene file name display
29Displays marker
During shooting, pressing the ZEBRA button 
once or twice will display the marker. 
30Counter display
The following data is selected in turn each time 
the COUNTER button is pressed. 
COUNTER: 
Counter value
M COUNTER: 
Counter value in memory stop mode
TC: 
Time code value
When the time code value could not be read 
correctly from the tape, [TC*] is displayed. 
When it acts in drop frame mode, the colon 
between seconds and frames become “.”. 
UB: 
User information
When user information could not be read 
correctly from the tape, [UB*] is displayed. 
FR: 
Frame rate information for recording 
FR 60I :  Standard (60i interlace) mode 
(60 fields/sec.) 
FR 30P :  30P progressive mode (30 
frames/sec.) 
FR 24P :  24P progressive mode (24 
frames/sec.) 
FR 24PA :  24P advanced mode  
When in FR24P and FR 24PA mode, the 
sequence information of the frame 
conversion at the final place. 31Operational state display
REC : Recording
*: Recording (during self-portrait 
shooting) 
PAUSE : Recording pause
*h:  Recording standby (during self-
portrait recording) 
: Play pause
STNDBY :  Standby (the cylinder-head is 
stopped)
A. DUB  :  Standby for dubbing record
A. DUB  :  Dubbing record
: Play 
( ) : Fast-forward/Fast-forward play 
(Rewind/Rewind play)
( ) :  Slow play (Reverse slow play)
CHK : Rec check
( ) :  Cue (reverse cue)
( ) : Frame-by-frame (Reverse 
Frame-by-frame)
BLANK : Blank search
REC END :  End of recording search
x /x (x /x ): 
Variable-speed search (Reverse variable-
speed search)
32ONE-SHOT recording display
Appears when “ON” has been selected for ONE-
SHOT REC in the RECORDING SETUP screen 
of the setup menus. 
33AUTO button action display
When the AUTO button is pressed, this display 
appears if the function configured in the AUTO 
SW screen of the Setup menu is active. 
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Screen displays (continued)
34Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS)  display
When the CAMERA DATA item of the DISPLAY 
SETUP screen of the Setup menu is set to ON, 
and you are using the Optical Image Stabilizer, 
 is displayed even if playing back the tape as 
camera data. 
35DVTC display
Appears when you have set DV IN PRESET to 
ON in the setup menus, RECORDING SETUP 
screen. 
 
It does not appear when you have set REGEN for 
FIRST REC TC.
36Search number displayDisplays the index numbers performed the index 
search.   (S1 to S9) 
37IRIS displayWhen the CAMERA DATA item of the DISPLAY 
SETUP screen of the Setup menu is set to ON, 
the F value of recording is displayed even if 
playing back the tape as camera data. 
38Gain display
When the CAMERA DATA item of the DISPLAY 
SETUP screen of the Setup menu is set to ON, 
the F value of recording is displayed even if 
playing back the tape as camera data. 
If a problem occurs with this unit or tapes, the 
following messages are displayed in the middle of 
the screen. 
UNPLAYABLE TAPE (OTHER FORMAT) 
Can not playback because of the different tape 
format. 
COPY INHIBITED
Can not record correctly because of the input 
signal copy-guarded. 
UNABLE TO A. DUB (LP RECORDED) 
Can not perform dubbing because the tape was 
recorded with LP mode. 
INCOMPATIBLE TAPE
Can not use because the tape is not the 
standard for this unit (e.g. a tape for saving data). 
EXTERNAL
DV DISCONNECT
When the DV CONTROL item of the OTHER 
FUNCTIONS screen of the Setup menu is set to 
EXT and recording without connecting external 
units with DV terminal, this display appears. 
AUTO O FF
When trouble occurs with tape running systems, 
AUTO OFF is displayed. 
When AUTO OFF is displayed, the power supply 
of this device is automatically set to OFF. 
CYLINDER LOCK
LOADING LOCK
UNLOADING LOCK
T REEL LOCK (Take up reel lock) 
S REEL LOCK (Supply reel lock) 
WARNING
When trouble occurs with camera systems, 
WARNING is displayed. 
FOCUS LOCK (Abnormal focus operation) 
PSD NG (Abnormal vibration detected) 
GYRO NG (Abnormal Optical Image 
Stabilizer control) 
In VCR mode only
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Display the following items on the viewfinder and LCD monitor screen by pressing the MODE CHK button or 
by configuring OTHER DISPLAY of the DISPLAY SETUP screen of the setup menus (Page 76). 
3: Displayed 
x: Not displayed 
—:  Displayed depending on other settings  
Press and hold the DISPLAY/AUDIO DUB button 
for about 3 seconds in the camera mode to clear all 
of the above from the screen. 
Press and hold it again to restore the displays. 
Setting the DISPLAY items
DisplaysMODE CHK 
buttonOTHER DISPLAY settings
ALL PARTIAL OFF
3
 Displaying record time mode (SP/LP)33x (camera)
3 (VCR) x
4
Progressive display33xx
5
Squeeze record display33 3x
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Displaying the function allocated to the USER button3xxx
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Auto-IRIS control display33 3x
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Shutter speed display33 3x
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Microphone level auto-control display33xx
11
Audio-sampling frequency display33x (camera)
3 (VCR) x
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Audio level meter display3———
14Recommended ND filter display33 3x
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Remaining tape display3———
16Remaining battery display3———
18Date and time display3———
20ND filter display33xx
21
Gain display33xx
22
IRIS display33 3x
23
AWB information display33 3x
25
Focus control display3———
26Optical Image Stabilizer display33 3x
27
Zoom position display3———
28Scene file name display33xx
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Counter display3———
33AUTO button operation display33 3x
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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. 
You can also use the menu buttons on the remote 
control. (Page 19)
1When not shooting or recording, press the 
MENU button. 
The camera enters the menu mode and the 
following is displayed on the screen. 
2Move the OPERATION lever e or r to highlight 
the item you want to change.
3Press the OPERATION lever (h) (or move it 
y) to display the items. 
4Move the OPERATION lever e or r to 
highlight the item you want to change.
Using the setup menus
MENU
CAMERA  MENU
3 . SW  MODE
4 . AUTO  SW
5 . RECORDING  SETUP
6 . DISPLAY  SETUP
7 . OTHER  FUNCTIONS 1 . SCENE  FILE
2 . CAMERA  SETUP
PUSH  MENU  TO  EXIT
VCR  FUNCTIONS
3 . AV  IN/OUT  SETUP
4 . DISPLAY  SETUP
5 . OTHER  FUNCTIONS 1 . PLAYBACK  FUNCTIONS
2 . RECORDING  SETUP
PUSH  MENU  TO  EXIT
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5Press the OPERATION lever (h) (or move it 
y), then move it e or r to select the setting 
you want to change. 
 
To change a setting, move [q], then move the 
OPERATION lever e or r. 
Example: 
6To change other settings, repeat steps 4 and 5. 
When you have finished, press the MENU 
button to return to the function screen. 
7To change other settings, repeat steps 2 to 5. 
When the menu mode is finished, press the 
MENU button again and return to the normal 
screen. The setup menus are divided into user files and 
scene files. You can initialize these separately.  
To initialize the user file (all items except the scene 
files) 
In the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen, USER FILE, 
select INITIAL. The settings for the current user file 
are returned to the factory settings. (Page 78)
To initialize the scene files 
From the 6 scene files, select the one you want to 
initialize with the scene dial. Then in the SCENE 
FILE screen, SAVE/INIT, select INITIAL. The 
settings for the selected scene file are returned to 
the factory settings. (Page 70)
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Initializing the menu settings
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Setup menu structure
Camera mode menu
VCR mode menu
SCENE FILE CAMERA MENU
CAMERA SETUP
NAME EDIT
SAVE/INIT
RECORDING SETUP
REC SPEED
AUDIO REC
MIC ALCMIC GAIN 1MIC GAIN 2
TC MODE
TCGFIRST REC TCTC PRESETUB MODEUB PRESET
REC TIME ONE-SHOT REC
OTHER FUNCTIONS
REMOTE
DV CONTROL
DV CMD SEL
REC LAMP END SEARCHBEEP SOUNDCLOCK SETTIME SHIFTPOWER SAVELANGUAGEH.P MODE
FILE TRANS
USER FILE
HOUR METER
SYNCRO SCAN
ASPECT CONV
SETUP COLOR BAR
SW MODE
AUTO SW 
MID GAIN
HIGH GAIN
ATWHANDLE ZOOMIRIS DIAL
AF ATW AGC
A.IRISUSER1
USER2USER3
DISPLAY SETUPZEBRA DETECT 1
ZEBRA DETECT 2
MARKER
DATE/TIMELEVEL METERZOOM  FOCUSTAPE   BATTERY
OTHER DISPLAY
VIDEO OUT OSD
LCD BACKLIGHTLCD SETEVF SET
SELFSHOOT
EVF MODE
EVF COLOR
DISPLAY ASPECT
DETAIL LEVEL
V DETAIL LEVEL
DETAIL CORING
CHROMA LEVEL
CHROMA PHASECOLOR TEMPMASTER PED
A. IRIS LEVEL
GAMMA
KNEE
MATRIX
SKIN TONE DTLV DETAIL FREQPROGRESSIVE
 (Pages 69 and 70) 
 (Page 71) 
 (Pages 71 and 72) 
 (Page 72) 
 (Pages 74 and 75) 
 (Page 76) 
 (Pages 77 and 78) 
RECORDING SETUPREC SPEED
AUDIO REC
TCGFIRST REC TCTC PRESET1394 UB REGEN
1394 TC REGEN
TC MODE
UB PRESET
DV IN PRESETUB MODE
OTHER FUNCTIONS
REMOTE
CLOCK SET END SEARCHTIME SHIFT
USER FILE
LANGUAGEFILE RECEIVE
HOUR METER
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS32K (12bit) AUDIOAUDIO OUT
AV IN/OUT SETUPA. DUB INPUT
DV OUT
DISPLAY SETUP
VIDEO OUT OSD DATE/TIME
LEVEL METER
TAPE  BATTERY
OTHER DISPLAY
CAMERA DATALCD BACKLIGHTLCD SETEVF SETEVF MODE
EVF COLOR
DISPLAY ASPECT
VCR FUNCTIONS
 (Page 73) 
 (Pages 74 and 75) 
 (Page 75) 
 (Page 76) 
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Setup menu list
                  are the factory settings. 
SCENE FILE screen
Item/(Display 
mode)Description of settings
DETAIL LEVEL (camera)Adjusts the amount of detail. -7 - 0 - +7
V DETAIL 
LEVEL
 (camera)
Adjusts the level of outline correction in 
vertical screen. 
-7 -  0 - +7
DETAIL 
CORING
 (camera)
Adjusts the level of removing noises of 
the detail signal. 
-7 - 0 - +7 Set to - for a clearer image. Noise 
increases slightly. 
Set to + to decrease noise. 
CHROMA 
LEVEL (camera)
Adjusts chroma level. -7 - 0 - +7
CHROMA 
PHASE
 (camera)
Finely adjusts chroma phase. -7 - 0 - +7
COLOR TEMP
 (camera)Finely adjusts color temperature (after 
adjusting white balance). 
-7 - 0 - +7
MASTER PED
 (camera)Adjusts the black master pedestal as 
the basis for images. 
-15 - 0 - +15
A. IRIS LEVEL
 (camera)Sets AUTO IRIS level. -4 - 0 - +4
Item/  Display 
mode)Description of settings
GAMMA (camera)Selects gamma curve. LOW: Using the gamma curve, which the 
slope of low-brightness is modest, 
makes it staid image. The contrast 
become sharp. 
NORMAL: Makes standard images. HIGH: Using the gamma curve, which the 
slope of low-brightness is modest, 
spreads out the tone of dark parts 
and makes it bright image. The 
contrast become soft. 
B.PRESS: Makes the contrast sharper than 
LOW. 
CINELIKE: Uses the gamma curve to complete 
the cine-line image. Images have 
less noise than CINELIKE_D.   
CINELIKE_D: Dynamic range is higher than 
CINELIKE. 
CINELIKE_V: Uses the gamma curve to complete 
the cine-like image of the emphasis 
on contrast. 
• When CINELIKE Gamma is selected, 
we recommend that the lens aperture 
is set to the lower level (about 1/2) 
than normal image level for making 
full use the characteristics. 
KNEE (camera)To avoid an over exposure, use this to 
set the compression level (knee point) 
of the high-intensity video signals 
which the CCD received. 
AUTO: Sets the level automatically 
according to the received signals. 
LOW: Low setting (compression begins 
from approximately 80%) 
MID: Medium setting (compression begins 
from approximately 90%)
HIGH: High Setting (compression begins 
from approximately 100%)
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Setup menu list (continued)
                  are the factory settings. 
SCENE FILE screen
Item/(Display 
mode)Description of settings
MATRIX (camera)Chooses a MATRIX table, and sets the 
color for shooting. 
NORM: Makes colors suitable for a shooting 
in the open air or in using a halogen 
lamp as the source of light. 
ENRICHED: Makes colors brighter than the 
NORM1 mode. 
FLOU: Makes colors suitable for shooting 
indoors under fluorescent lights. 
CINE-LIKE: Makes colors suitable for movie-like 
shooting. 
SKIN TONE 
DTL (camera)
Sets the skin tone details to ON or 
OFF. When ON is selected, skin tone 
details are reduced, which softens the 
skin tones. 
ON  OFF
V DETAIL 
FREQ (camera)
Sets the vertical detail when shooting 
in progressive mode. 
THIN: Select this to thin the detail of 
images. 
MID: Select this to slightly thicken 
the detail of images. 
THICK: Select this to thicken the detail 
of images. 
• When images were shot in the 
progressive mode in which the 
vertical detail is set as “THIN” or 
“MID” and are played on a monitoring 
television (60i interlace), you will feel 
flickers caused on horizontal lines 
and almost horizontal oblique lines. 
When you play images under the 
progressive mode, set the detail as 
“THIN” or “MID”. This gives you 
higher resolution images than setting 
the detail as “THICK”. 
Item/ (Display 
mode)Description of settings
PROGRESSIVE (camera)Sets the shooting in progressive mode. OFF: Select this to disable progressive mode. 
30P: Select this to shoot in 30P mode (30 
frames/second). 
24P: Select this to shoot in 24P mode (24 
frames/second). The tape is recorded in [2:3] 
conversion.
 
24P (ADV): Select this to shoot in 24P advanced 
mode (24 frames/second). The tape is recorded 
using advanced conversion.
 
NAME EDIT
 (camera)Edits the name of the selected scene 
file you have selected with the scene 
file dial. 
SAVE/INIT (camera)SAVE: The changed settings in the scene file 
are saved. 
•  The original scene file settings will be 
restored when the menu mode is 
released, the operation is switched to 
the VCR mode or when the power is 
turned off if you do not select SAVE. 
INITIAL: The selected scene file settings in the 
SCENE FILE dial are returned to the 
factory settings.