Panasonic Convertible Camera Aw E860 Operating Instructions

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• 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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$Setting and changing of the setting
items (User Mode)6Iris, Shutter, Gain Set DisplayPVideo Level Adjustment [Picture Level: –50 to +50]
Convergence level of AUTO IRIS, AUTO GAINUP, ELC
can be adjusted.
QDetecting Ratio Adjustment
[Light PEAK/AVG: P50 to A50]
The ratio of AUTO IRIS, AUTO GAINUP, ELC detected
peak to average can be adjusted within a range.
RPhotometric 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 GAINUP, 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 portion 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.
SAuto Iris Level Fine Adjustment
[Auto Iris Adjust: OFF, ON]
OFF:The iris control is invalid when the iris switch on the
RCU (RCB) or on the hybrid control panel is in the
AUTO position.
ON:Fine adjustment of auto iris convergence level can
be made with the iris control when the iris switch
on the RCU (RCB) or on the hybrid control panel is
in the AUTO position.
Iris control
Iris switch
RCU (RCB) 
						

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Menu item settingTElectronic Shutter Mode Setting
[Shutter Mode: Step, S/Scan, ELC]
Step:Electronic shutter operates at the speed selected
by the Electronic Shutter Step/Synchro Scan
Setting.
S/Scan (Synchro Scan):
Electronic shutter operates at the speed selected
in Electronic Shutter Step/Synchro Scan Setting.
ELC:Electronic shutter is controlled to automatically
adjust the luminance.
UElectronic Shutter Step/Synchro Scan Setting
[Step/Synchro: OFF, 1/100 to 1/10000 (Step), 
60.34 Hz to 15.75kHz (Synchro Scan)]
This setting is possible only when Step or Synchro Scan
is selected in Electronic Shutter Mode Setting.
• When “Step” has been selected as the electronic
shutter mode setting:
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.• When “Synchro Scan” has been selected as the
electronic shutter mode setting:
Bar noise can be reduced by synchro-scan adjustment
in shooting workstation scenes, for example.
❈For luminance setting at each shutter speed and synchro-
scan shutter speed, refer to the table below.
Note
If Frame 1 is selected in CCD Read Out Mode Setting
(u), Electronic Shutter Mode Setting cannot be added.
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 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, ELC may not function. Set the lens
iris switch to A (Auto).
• Flickering may increase at ELC under fluorescent lights.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 
						

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VGain Setting
[Gain: Auto, 0 dB to 30 dB, N/Eye L, N/Eye H]
Auto:The light quantity is adjusted
automatically.
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
• Only 0 dB, 9 dB, or 18 dB, AGC LOW, AGC HIGH can
be selected in case of using the RCU (RCB).
If the lens iris switch is at MANUAL, when operating the
camera alone or when the iris switch on the RCU (RCB,
Hybrid control panel) is at AUTO, AGC may not
function.
• AGC HIGH when the AGC selection switch on the
hybrid control panel is at AGC.
• 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 AGC switch 
						

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Menu item settingWAGC Maximum Gain Setting
[AGC Max Gain: 6dB, 12dB, 18dB, 24dB, N/Eye L,
N/Eye H]
This is used to set the maximum gain up when “Auto” has
been selected as the gain setting.
7Color Set DisplayXChroma Level Adjustment [Chroma Level: –3 to +3]
Chroma Level can be decreased or increased to three
levels. The signal output to the optional card cannot be
adjusted.
YWhite Balance Setting
[White Bal: ATW, AWC A, AWC B, 3200K, 5600K]
ATW:The white balance is automatically adjusted to
the optimum position.
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.
5600K:The white balance is adjusted to 5600K
illumination.
Note
Neither 3200K nor 5600K can be set from the RCU
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ZATW Speed Setting
[ATW Speed: Slow 2, Slow 1, Mid, Fast 1, Fast 2]
ATW Speed can be set.
[Black 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.
\Painting Setting
[Painting: R Gain, B Gain, R Pedestal, B Pedestal:
–150 to +150]
R Gain, B Gain:
Fine adjustment of the white balance can be made
after AWC setting when AWC A or AWC B is
selected in White Balance Setting. In case of using
the RCU (RCB), use the R/B gain controls for this
purpose. The set value returns to ±0 after AWC
setting in using the camera alone.
R Pedestal, B Pedestal:
Fine adjustment of the black balance can be made
after ABC setting.
In case of using the RCU (RCB), use the R/B
pedestal controls for this purpose. The set value
returns to ±0 after ABC setting in using the camera
alone.
R/B gain
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R/B pedestal
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RCU (RCB) 
						

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Menu item setting8G/L, Color Bar Set Display]Horizontal Phase Adjustment [H Phase: –206 to +49]
Horizontal phase can be adjusted when a genlock signal
is supplied.
^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.
9Detail Set DisplaybDetail Level Setting [Detail: OFF, Low, High]
Contour correction quantity can be selected.
Detail settings made using the Horizontal/Vertical Detail
Level High/Low Setting.
cHorizontal Detail Level High Setting
[H Detail Level H: L+1 to 63]
dVertical Detail Level High Setting
[V Detail Level H: L+1 to 31]
eHorizontal Detail Level Low Setting
[H Detail Level L: 0 to H–1]
fVertical Detail Level Low Setting
[V Detail Level L: 0 to H–1]
Detail level can be set in horizontal (H) and vertical (V)
directions with the Detail Level Setting at High or Low.
Whichever the direction, H or V, the set level at High
must be at least one position higher than that at Low.
gDetail Band Setting [Detail Band: 1 to 5]
A contour correction band can be set with the Detail
Level Setting at High or Low. The higher setting, the finer
will be the detail. 
						

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hNoise Suppress Level Setting
[Noise Suppress: 1 to 10]
Screen noise can be reduced with the Detail Level
Setting at High or Low. If the noise suppress level is set
too high, a fine object will be reproduced less sharply.
iLevel Dependent Level Setting
[Level Dependent: 0% to 25%]
Screen noise due to the detail of dark parts of an object
can be reduced.
If level dependent level is set too high, however, hair, for
example, will be reproduced less sharply.
jDark Detail Level Setting [Dark Detail: 0 to 5]
The contours of the darker portions of an object can be
emphasized.
This setting is possible only when the Level Dependent
Level Setting is set to 0%.
kChroma Detail Level Setting [Chroma Detail: 0 to 15]
The contours of high-hue portions of an object can be
emphasized.lFlesh 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.
mPrecision Detail Level Setting
[Precision Detail: OFF, Low, High]
This setting is to narrow detail width and suppress detail
glare. 
						

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Menu item setting:Color Matrix Set DisplaynB_Mg Gain:Increases or decreases the intermediate
color between blue and magenta.
B_Mg Phase:Varies the hue of the intermediate color
between blue and magenta.
Mg Gain:Increases or decreases the magenta.
Mg Phase:Varies the hue of the magenta.
Mg_R Gain:Increases or decreases the intermediate
color between magenta and red.
Mg_R Phase:Varies the hue of the intermediate color
between magenta and red.
R Gain:Increases or decreases the red.
R Phase:Varies the hue of the red.
R_Yl Gain:Increases or decreases the intermediate
color between red and yellow.
R_Yl Phase:Varies the hue of the intermediate color
between red and yellow.
Yl Gain:Increases or decreases the intermediate
color of yellow.
Yl Phase:Varies the hue of the yellow.
Yl_G Gain:Increases or decreases the intermediate
color between yellow and green.
Yl_G Phase:Varies the hue of the intermediate color
between yellow and green.G Gain:Increases or decreases the green.
G Phase:Varies the hue of the green.
G_Cy Gain:Increases or decreases the intermediate
color between green and cyan.
G_Cy Phase:Varies the hue of the intermediate color
between green and cyan.
Cy Gain:Increases or decreases the cyan.
Cy Phase:Varies the hue of the cyan.
Cy_B Gain:Increases or decreases the intermediate
color between cyan and blue.
Cy_B Phase:Varies the hue of the intermediate color
between cyan and blue.
B Gain:Increases or decreases the intermediate
color between blue and magenta.
B Phase:Varies the hue of the intermediate color
between blue and magenta.