Panasonic Convertible Camera Aw E860 Operating Instructions

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Menu item setting$Menu item setting• Each of the four use modes of the camera has a main
menu. (Shown at right)
• Each item of the main menu has a submenu, which
consists of several settings.
• These settings have been preset to the optimum values to
suit each use mode, and can be changed to suit actual
shooting conditions.
• They can be set from the camera and RCU (RCB). They
can also be set from the hybrid control panel using the
switches, but the setting items are limited because the
menu is not shown.
Notes:
• Composite signals are output from the video output
regardless of the position ENC/VF of the RCU (RCB) user
set switch.
• [End] is displayed only in setting from the camera alone.
• [Option Card1] is shown only when an optional card is
inserted into the camera. [Option Card2] is shown only
when an additional card box is equipped with the camera
and then an optional card is inserted into the camera.UMain menu screen
Main menu of Halogen, 
Fluorescent, Outdoor Mode
Main menu of User Mode
Use mode
Blinking 
						

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Menu item setting❈If the output signal from camera is color bar, only “G/L,
Color Bar Set” screen is displayed.$Setting1.From the camera alone:
Keep the MENU switch depressed for 5 seconds or more.
From RCU (RCB):
Set the user set switch in the pocket to the ON position.
The main menu appears on the monitor screen.
2. Each time the MENU switch (A), ITEM/AWC switch (S),
or NO/BAR switch (–) is pressed, the blinking item moves
up or down.
3. When the YES/ABC switch is pressed after selecting the
desired item to blink, the submenu for the selected item
appears on the screen.
4. Select the desired item to be changed in its settings using
the MENU switch (A) and ITEM/AWC switch (S).
5. Press the YES/ABC switch (+) or NO/BAR switch (–) to
change the settings.6. Select [Return] using the MENU switch and ITEM/AWC
switch, then press the YES/ABC switch to return to the
main menu.
7. After changing the settings, take the following steps.
Camera alone:
Select [End] using the MENU switch and ITEM/AWC
switch and press the YES/ABC switch.
RCU (RCB):
Set the user set switch in the pocket to the OFF position.
The camera will now operate according to the new settings.
$Changing the Language settingThe language on the menu screen can be changed from
English to Japanese. (Factory setting: English)
• Halogen, Fluorescent, Outdoor Mode
Select “Japanese” in the “Language” setting in Other Set
submenu.
• Use Mode
Select “Japanese” in the “Language” setting in Other Set2
submenu.
RCU (RCB)
CAMERA
MENU
ITEM/AWC
YES/ABC
NO/BARUSER SET switch 
						

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$Sub menu (Halogen Mode, Fluorescent Mode, Outdoor Mode)• Settings enclosed in parentheses can be set with the RCU (RCB) switch or VR in RCU (RCB) mode.
• Settings enclosed in [  ] is displayed when the optional card to process video signals (SDI card, etc.) is inserted.
• To return to the initial settings, refer to page 53. 
						

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Menu item setting$
Setting and changing of the setting (Halogen
Mode, Fluorescent Mode, Outdoor Mode)
1Brightness Set Display1Video Level Adjustment [Picture Level: –50 to +50]
Convergence level of AUTO IRIS/AUTO GAIN UP/ AUTO
ND (ELC) can be adjusted.
2Detecting Ratio Adjustment 
[Light PEAK/AVG: P50 to A50]
The ratio of AUTO IRIS/AUTO GAIN UP/AUTO ND (ELC)
detected peak to average can be adjusted within a
predetermined range.
3Photometric Measurement Method Setting 
[Light Area: All, Center, Top cut, BTM cut, R/L cut]
A photometric measurement method can be selected for
AUTO IRIS/AUTO GAIN UP/AUTO ND (ELC).
All:All the screen area is measured.
Center:The screen is measured mainly in the center
area, about one-third of both the top and
bottom and one-third of both the right and left
portions of the screen are excluded from
measurement.
Top cut:About one-third of the top part of the screen is
excluded from measurement.
BTM cut:About one-third of the bottom portion of the
screen is excluded from measurement.R/L cut:About one-third of both the right and left
portions of the screen are excluded from
measurement.
4Auto ND (ELC) Setting [Auto ND (ELC): OFF, ON]
OFF:Luminance is not automatically adjusted by the
electronic shutter.
ON:The electronic shutter is controlled to automatically
adjust the luminance.
Notes
• ON is automatically selected when the electronic shutter
(H) on the submenu [Other Set] is set to [Auto ND].
OFF is selected when other than [Auto ND] is selected.
• ON is selected when the SHUTTER switch is set to
[ELC] in RCU (RCB) mode, and OFF is selected when it
is set to other than [ELC].SHUTTER switch
RCU (RCB) 
						

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5Auto Gain Up Control Setting [Auto Gain Up: OFF, ON]
OFF:The light quantity is not adjusted 
automatically.
ON:The light quantity is adjusted automatically.
The maximum to which the gain can be increased
using the auto gain up function is selected by the
AGC maximum gain setting (6).6AGC Maximum Gain [AGC Max Gain: 6dB, 12dB,
18dB, 24dB, N/Eye L, N/Eye H]
This is used to set the maximum amount to which the
gain can be increased when “ON” has been selected as
the auto gain up setting (5).
7Manual Gain Up Control Setting
[Manu Gain Up: 0 dB to 30 dB, N/Eye L, N/Eye H]
Manual setting is possible only when the Auto Gain Up
control is in the OFF position.
0 dB:0 dB should be selected in normal cases.
1 dB to 30 dB:Use this range if sufficient video output
cannot be obtained even when the lens
iris is opened in shooting dark scenes.
N/Eye L (Night Eye L):
Use this mode if sufficient video output
cannot be obtained even if 30 dB gain up
should be selected.
N/Eye H (Night Eye H):
Use this setting if it is not possible to
achieve a satisfactory video output even
at the Night Eye L setting.
Notes
• In case of settings on the camera alone or when the iris
switch on the RCU (RCB) is at [AUTO], the Auto Gain
Up control may not operate if the lens iris switch is in
the manual position.
• When the AGC switch on the hybrid control panel is set
to AGC, the Auto Gain Up control operates in the HIGH
position.
Hybrid control panel
AGC switch 
						

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Menu item setting8Black Level Setting [Pedestal: –150 to +150]
The black level (pedestal) of the luminance (Y) signal can
be set. Used in adjusting the black levels of two or more
cameras.
2Color Set Display9Chroma Level Adjustment [Chroma Level: –3 to +3]
Chroma Level can be decreased or increased to any of
three levels each.The signal output to the optional card
cannot be adjusted.
:Skin Color Adjustment [Flesh Tone: –3 to +3]
Skin color can be decreased or increased to any of three
levels each.
;White Balance Setting
[White Bal: ATW, AWC A, AWC B, 3200K, 5600K]
ATW:The white balance is automatically adjusted to
be always right.
AWC A, AWC B:
Once the white balance is adjusted with the
ITEM/AWC switch on the back of the camera, it
is no longer necessary to set the white balance
again if you simply select AWC A or AWC B,
provided that the camera is used under the same
conditions.
Fine color adjustment can be made after setting
AWC by red/blue gain adjustment in user mode
or from the RCU (RCB).
3200K:The white balance is adjusted to 3200K
illumination.
Notes
• Only 0 dB, 9 dB, or 18 dB can be selected in case of
using the RCU (RCB).
• 0 dB when the manual GAIN switch on the hybrid
control panel is at LOW, 9 dB when it is at MID, or 
18 dB when it is at HIGH.
Hybrid control panel
Manual GAIN switch 
						

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5600K:The white balance is adjusted to 5600K
illumination.
Subcarrier Phase Coarse Adjustment
[SC Coarse: 1, 2, 3, 4]
Coarse adjustment of subcarrier phase can be made
when a genlock signal is supplied.
?Subcarrier Phase Fine Adjustment
[SC Fine: –511 to +511]
Fine adjustment of subcarrier phase can be made when a
genlock signal is supplied.
@Color Bar Setup Setting
[Color Bar Set: 0.0 IRE, 7.5 IRE]
The setup level of color bar can be adjusted.
AColor Bar Setup Setting for the optional cards
[Color Bar Set2: 0.0 IRE, 7.5 IRE]
This menu is displayed when the optional card to process
video signals is inserted.
The setup level of color bar to output to the optional card
can be adjusted.
Set 0.0 IRE when the SDI card is inserted.
Note
Neither 3200K nor 5600K can be set from the RCU
(RCB) or the hybrid control panel. 
						

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Menu item setting4Sharpness (DTL) Set DisplayB
Detail Select Setting [DTL Select: Sharpness, Super DTL]If contour correction is not sufficient at the Sharpness
position when Detail Level setting is set to Low or High,
select the Super DTL position.
CDetail Level Setting [Level: OFF, Low, High]
Detail level can be adjusted when Detail Select setting is
at Sharpness. Super DTL level can be adjusted when it is
at Super DTL.
In case of using the RCU (RCB), the above can be
adjusted with the contour correction switch (DTL).DNoise Suppress Level Setting
[Noise Suppress: OFF, Low, High]
Screen noise can be reduced when Detail Level setting is
at High or Low.
EClean DNR Setting [Clean DNR: OFF, Low, High]
This enables the clean DNR effect to be selected.
FFlesh Noise Suppress Level Setting
[Flesh Noise Sup.: OFF, Low, High]
Flesh noise is suppressed in two steps when the Detail
Level Setting is at High or Low.
RCU (RCB)
DTL switch
Note
Neither Sharpness nor Super DTL is valid for contour
correction if Detail Level setting is in the OFF position. 
						

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5Other Set DisplayGContrast Adjustment
[Contrast (Gamma): Low, Mid, High]
Contrast can be adjusted to any of three levels.
HElectronic Shutter Setting [Shutter Speed: OFF, 1/100
to 1/10000, S/Scan, Auto ND]
OFF:Electronic shutter is turned off.
1/100, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/10000:
Electronic shutter operates at one of these
speeds as selected.
S/Scan (Synchro Scan):
Electronic shutter operates at the speed set
with the electronic shutter synchro-scan setting.
Auto ND:Electronic shutter is controlled to automatically
adjust the luminance.IElectronic Shutter Synchro Scan Setting
[Synchro Scan: 60.34Hz to 15.75kHz]
This setting is possible only when Electronic Shutter
setting is at S/Scan.
Horizontal bar noise can be reduced by synchro-scan
adjustment in shooting workstation scenes, for example.
❈For luminance settings at each shutter speed and
synchro-scan shutter speed, refer to the table below.
JCCD Read Out Mode Setting
[V Resolution: Normal, Fine]
Normal:Normal image. (CCD storage will be by field
storage.)
Fine:Vertical resolution increases. (Vertical resolution
is raised without increasing residual images by
frame storage and Electronic shutter.)
Normal is recommended for general use
because sensitivity will decrease at the Fine
setting.
Shutter Speed Synchro-scan Required luminance ratio
OFF — 11/100 100.3 Hz 21/250 250.0 Hz 41/500 492.2 Hz 81/1000 984.4 Hz 161/2000 1.969 kHz 321/4000 3.938 kHz 64
1/10000 7.875 kHz 160
Notes
•In case of using the RCU (RCB), none of the shutter speeds
— 1/250, 1/2000, 1/4000, and 1/10000 can be selected.• In case of using the hybrid control panel, only OFF,
1/100, or Auto ND (ELC) can be selected.
•If the lens iris switch is at M (Manual) when operating the camera
alone or when the iris switch on the RCU (RCB) is at AUTO, Auto
ND may not function. Set the lens iris switch to A (Auto).•Flickering may increase at Auto ND under fluorescent lights.• Auto ND is automatically selected if Auto ND (ELC)
setting is set to ON. 
						

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Menu item settingKPC Control Access Speed Setting 
[Baud Rate: 1200bps, 2400bps, 4800bps, 9600bps]
Select a communication speed in controlling the camera
from the computer.
LComponent Output Setting
[Component: RGB, Y/Pr/Pb, Y/C]
This enables RGB, Y/Pr/Pb or Y/C to be selected as the
component signals which are to be output from the I/F
REMOTE connector.
MAspect Ratio Selection [Aspect Ratio: 16:9, 4:3]
Aspect ratio can be selected from 16:9 or 4:3.
NFan Setting [Fan SW: OFF, Auto]
OFF:Select this setting to stop the fan when its
operating sound is found to be bothersome in a
studio or other such environment.
Auto:The temperature is detected automatically, and
the fan starts operating when the temperature
exceeds approx. 95°F (35°C).
Under normal circumstances, the “Auto” setting is
used.OLanguage Selection [Language: English, Japanese]
English:Menu screen is displayed in English.
Japanese:Menu screen is displayed in Japanese.