Panasonic Camera Recorder Ajhdc27hp Operating Instructions

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Screen displays
Displays relating to errors and
warnings
For details, refer to “Warning system” (pages 126 and
127).
Remaining tape display
The remaining tape time is displayed using 7 segments.
The remaining tape time indicated by each segment is set
to 3 minutes or 5 minutes using TAPE REMAIN/ $on the
VTR MENU “BATTERY/TAPE” screen.  Each time the
number of minutes set for the segments elapses, one
segment...

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Adjusting the date and time
Adjustments and setup using
the setting menus
1Perform the menu operations (pages 86 to 88),
and display the “TIME/DATE” screen of VTR MAIN
MENU.
2Turn the JOG dial button to select the item to be
changed, and press the JOG dial button.
3Turn the JOG dial button to change the setting,
and press the JOG dial button to enter the setting.
4When the settings are completed, turn the JOG
dial button to select $TIME/DATE SET, and press
the JOG dial button.
5Press the MENU button...

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Adjusting the white balance and black balance
Adjusting the white balance
1Set the switches as shown in the figure.
FILTER controlWHITE BAL: A or B
OUTPUT: CAM
GAIN: Normally 0 dB
Set to a more suitable gain level if it is
too dark.
When the GAIN and WHITE BAL switch settings
are changed, messages advising the user of the
set positions appear on the setting change
message display of the viewfinder screen.
(However, this happens only when “3” has been
set as the display mode.)
2Select the FILTER...

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Adjusting the white balance and black balance(continued)
Adjusting the white balance
3Erect a white pattern at a place with the same
conditions as the source of light illuminating the
subject, zoom in, and shoot the white of the pattern
on the screen.
A white object (such as a white cloth or white wall)
near the subject may be used as a substitute for
the white pattern.
The size of the white object required is shown in
the figure below.
4Adjust the lens aperture.
5Set the AUTO W/B BAL switch to AWB,...

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Adjusting the white balance and black balance(continued)
Adjusting the white balance
When the white balance cannot
automatically be adjusted
An error message appears on the viewfinder screen
(when “2” or “3” has been set as the display mode).
White balance memories
There are two sets of white balance memories, A and
B.
When the FILTER INH setting on the CAMERA SW
MODE screen of FILM (CAM) MAIN MENU 4 is ON
(default setting), the number of memories for set A
and set B is limited to one each.  In this...

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Adjusting the white balance and black balance(continued)
Adjusting the black balance
1Set the switches as shown in the figure.
OUTPUT: CAM
AUTO W/B switch
2Set the AUTO W/B BAL switch to the ABB position,
and then release it.
The switch returns to the center, and the
adjustment is performed. The black balance needs to be adjusted in the
following cases:
OWhen the unit is used for the first time
OWhen the unit is used after it has not been used for
a prolonged period of time
OWhen the unit is used in...

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Setting the electronic shutter
Shutter modes

ONo matter in which mode the electronic shutter is
used, the higher the shutter speed, the lower the
camera’s sensitivity.
OWhen the aperture is in the automatic mode, it will
increasingly open and the depth of focus will
become shallower as the shutter speed is
increased.
Available shutter modes and shutter speeds
ModeShutter speed Application
For shooting fast-moving
subjects clearly
FixedPOSITION 1 to 6
For shooting in such a way
that the horizontal...

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Setting the electronic shutter(continued)
Changing the shutter speed
and mode selection range
1Perform the menu operations (pages 86 to 88),
and display the “SHUTTER SPEED” screen.
4Press the MENU button to exit the menu
operations.
The setting menu is cleared, and the displays
showing the unit’s current statuses appear at the
top and bottom of the viewfinder screen.

OWhen operating the unit from the AJ-EC3 extension
control unit (optional accessory), the shutter speed
selected by the AJ-EC3 switch...

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Setting the electronic shutter(continued)
Switching the synchro scan
shutter speed display
The unit enables the SYNCHRO SCAN mode to be
displayed on the viewfinder screen to be switched to
“1/¢¢¢(sec.),” “¢¢¢%” or “¢¢¢d (angle)” on the
VF DISPLAY screen of FILM (CAM) MAIN MENU 2.
1Perform the menu operations (pages 86 to 88),
and open the VF DISPLAY screen.
2Turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow
(cursor) to the SYNCHRO SCAN DISP. item.
3Press the JOG dial button to set the SYNCHRO
SCAN display...

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Film tone gamma function
The unit incorporates a total of three gamma curves—
two cine curves (for films/for videos) and the
conventional video gamma curve—and it enables the
curve that best suits the application at hand to be
selected.
Switching from the film mode to video mode or vice
versa can be accomplished using the CAM MENU
SEL item on the OPTION screen of FILM (CAM)
MAIN MENU 4.
Two gamma curves (for films/for videos) are available
in the film mode.  They can be set by selecting the
CINE GAMMA...