Panasonic Camera Recorder Ajhdc27hp Operating Instructions

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This section describes the basic steps for shooting
and recording.
Before actually departing to shoot scenes, carry out
inspections to ensure that the system is functioning
properly.
OFor details on how to perform these inspections,
refer to “Inspections prior to shooting” (pages 132
to 135).
From providing the power supply to
loading the cassette
Recording
1Install a fully charged battery pack.
From adjusting the white balance and
black balance to stopping the recording
Turn on the power, and after...

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Shooting Recording
(continued)
1-1Select the filter to match the lighting conditions,
and set the WHITE BAL switch to “A” or “B” if
the white balance has been stored in the
memory ahead of time.
If the white balance and/or 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.  The
white balance for the filter is achieved in
accordance with the setting position of the
FILTER control (outer).
1-2When adjusting the white...

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If the unit is in the rec-pause mode, it is possible to
ensure scene-to-scene continuity with an accuracy of
0 up to 1 frame just by pressing the VTR START
button or lens VTR button.
If the unit is in a mode other than rec-pause, the point
at which the scene-to-scene continuity is to be
maintained must be located before recording is
started.
Scene-to-scene continuity
The scene-to-scene continuity timing is located
automatically. However, the time taken until the start
of recording differs depending on...

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When the PLAY/PAUSE button is pressed, the
playback pictures can be monitored on the viewfinder
screen.
These playback pictures can be monitored in two
other ways.
Rec review
When recording is temporarily stopped and the lens
RET button is pressed, the last two seconds of the
tape are automatically rewound, and the playback
pictures on this part of the tape appear on the
viewfinder screen.  This makes it possible to check
whether recording was performed properly.
After the two seconds of the tape have...

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Other VTR functions
The NEWS REC function is set using NEWS REC
MODE on the VTR MENU “FUNCTION” screen.
By controlling the VTR START button
acknowledgment time during recording (by up to 2
seconds), the time taken for the unit to transfer from
the recording mode to the rec-pause mode can be
delayed.
In other words, by controlling the VTR START button
operation acknowledgment time, the unit can
continuously record without the user having to
interrupt the recording: this safeguards against the
failure...

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Menu operations
The setting menu operations are performed using the
MENU button and JOG dial button.  The menu
configuration is divided into the camera unit’s setting
menus and VTR unit’s setting menus.
It is possible to select the engineer menu which
enables all the setting menu items to be set or,
alternatively, the user menu which consists of
individually tailored menus so that only those menus
which will be used most frequently can be set.

The engineer menu is displayed at all times when the...

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Menu operations (continued)
User menu: Engineer menu
Basic setting menu operations
Displaying menus
FILM (CAM) 
USER MENU Press the MENU
button.Press the
MENU button.
Press the JOG
dial button.
1Press the MENU button.
The camera unit’s USER menu screen is
displayed.
2When the MENU button is pressed again, the VTR
unit’s USER menu screen is displayed.
1Hold down the MENU button for at least 3
seconds.
2When the JOG dial button is pressed, the next
MAIN menu screen (of the camera unit) is
displayed....

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< ROP >
nMASTER PED      : +000
MASTER DTL      : +00
MASTER GAMMA    : 0.45
R GAIN          : +000
G GAIN
          : +000
B GAIN          : +000
R PEDESTAL      : +000
G PEDESTAL      : +000
B PEDESTAL      : +
000
Menu operations(continued)
Operations common to the user menu and
engineer menu
Example:
Displaying sub-menus and deciding
on settings
Turn the JOG
dial button.I
1Turn the JOG dial button while the USER menu
screen or MAIN menu screen is displayed.
The cursor (
n) moves to the SUB menu...

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Setting menu configuration
FILM (CAM) MAIN MENU 1
ROP
MATRIX
COLOR CORRECTION 1
COLOR CORRECTION 2
LOW SETTING
MID SETTING
HIGH SETTING
} ADDITIONAL DTL1
ADDITIONAL DTL2
   MASTER PED
   MASTER DTL
   MASTER GAMMA   R GAIN   G GAIN   B GAIN   R PEDESTAL   G PEDESTAL   B PEDESTAL
} MATRIX TABLE
   MATRIX R-G
   MATRIX R-B   MATRIX G-R   MATRIX G-B   MATRIX B-R   MATRIX B-G
R (SAT)/(PHASE)
Mg (SAT)/(PHASE)
B (SAT)/(PHASE)Cy (SAT)/(PHASE)G (SAT)/(PHASE)Yl (SAT)/(PHASE)
R-Mg (SAT)/(PHASE)
Mg-B...

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Setting menu configuration (continued)
FILM (CAM) MAIN MENU 2
VF DIAPLSY
VF MARKER
VF INDICATOR
CAMERA ID
SHUTTER SPEED
! LED
CAMERA SW MODE
SUPER GAIN
DISP CONDITION
DISP MODE
VF OUTVF DTLZEBRA1 DETECTZEBRA2 DETECTZEBRA2LOW LIGHT LVLSYNCHRO SCAN DISP.ECU MENU DISP.
SAFETY ZONE
CENTER MARK
FRAME SIGMARKLVL
EXTENDER
SHUTTER
ID 2: 2222222222ID 3: 2222222222
FILTERWHITEGAINIRISCAMERA IDZOOM LVLCOLOR TEMPFRAME RATEVERSION ID (FILM MENU)
ID 1: 2222222222
SYNCHRO SCAN 1
POSITION 1SYNCHRO SCAN 2
POSITION...