Panasonic Digital Video Camera Recorder AG-DVC60P Operating Instructions

SHOOTING
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In the set mode ( ), you can save the white balance,
which has been adjusted manually, in the memory.
1Place a white pattern in a location with the same
lighting conditions and light source as the subject,
then zoom in and fill the whole screen with white. 
A white object (a white cloth or white wall) near the
subject can be used instead of the white pattern.
•Keep high-brightness spotlights and yellow sub-
jects off the screen.
2Set the AUTO/MANUAL selector switch to MAN-
UAL.
•No...

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Audio input select and level adjustments
Use the AUDIO IN switch to switch input between the
built-in microphone, an external microphone, an exter-
nal microphone (XLR), and an external line (XLR).
You can record simultaneously from CH1 and CH2 by
setting each for FRONT and REAR. You cannot, how-
ever, record simultaneously from the built-in micro-
phone and EXT MIC. (P53, Input channels and the
tracks recorded)
1Set the AUDIO IN switch to 
FRONT and MIC.
1Connect the microphone to the 
EXT MIC jack....

PLAYBACK
SHOOTING
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Normal playback
You can play back images as soon as you have shot
them.
1Turn the POWER lever to the ON position.
Press the MODE button.
The VCR (green) lamp lights, and the VCR mode is
established.
2Open the LCD monitor while holding down the
panel locking button. 
The LCD monitor can be opened to a maximum
angle of 90°. 
Forcing it past this point will damage the cam-
era-recorder.
Playing back a tape
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Normal playback (cont.)
You can adjust the speaker volume when a tape is
being played back.
The adjustment will be reflected in the headphone vol-
ume.
1Hold down the multi dial until the audio level meter
is displayed.
2Turn the multi dial to adjust the volume.
3Press the multi dial to clear the level meter display.When tha camera-recorder is connected to a TV set
using an AV cable or S-video cord (options), you can
view the playback images on tha TV screen.
1Connect the camera-recorder to the TV...

PLAYBACK
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Variable-speed playback
You can play back tapes recorded in the SP and LP
mode at about one-fifth and one-third of the normal
tape speed, respectively.
1Play back the tape.
2Press one of the STILL ADV (  or  ) buttons on
the remote control unit.
•Press the q button to return to normal playback.
If you press the h button while the tape is playing back,
the camera-recorder is set to the playback pause mode
so that the still pictures of the frames can be viewed.
•Press the q button or h button...

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Search functions
This function enables you to change the playback
speed and search for specific scenes.
1Press the q button on the camera-recorder or the
VAR SEARCH button on the remote control unit
while the tape is playing back.
“1×” appears on the viewfinder and LCD monitor,
and the tape is played back at the normal speed.
No sound is heard at this time.
2Turn the multi dial. 
When the multi dial is turned, the playback speed
changes in the sequence of 1/5× (or 1/3× in the LP
mode), 1×, 2×, 5×, 10×...

PLAYBACK
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This function searches for the index signals recorded
on the tape so that the tape can be cued up to a partic-
ular part. 
Index searches can only be performed using the
remote control unit.
1Using the menus (P62-64), select the index to be
searched at the SEARCH item on the PLAYBACK
FUNCTION screen.
2Press one of the INDEX buttons (i or u) on the
remote control unit.
•To stop the search at any time, press the STOP but-
ton (g).
Index search
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When the INDEX button is pressed, the tape...

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Counter
You can display a counter that indicates how much time
has elapsed during shooting or playback by pressing
the COUNTER button.
The following data is selected in turn each time the
COUNTER button is pressed..
•What is shown on the counter can be reset to zero by
pressing the RESET button (counter) while the
counter value or counter memory is displayed.
•The time code and user’s bit cannot be reset using
the RESET button (counter).After shooting or playback, the tape can first be
returned to...

EDITING
PLAYBACK
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Connecting external units
Headphones
Digital video equipment
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DV cable (option)
4-pin type
You cannot use the DV
cable at the same time as
an S cable with a lock.
•Before proceeding to connect or disconnect the DV cable (IEEE1394), be absolutely
sure to turn off the power of the units that are to be connected or disconnected using
this cable.
•Before proceeding to connect the unit which uses a 6-pin type of DV connector,...

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Connecting external units (cont.)
TV set
Video deck
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White: CH1 (L ch) audio
Red: CH2 (R ch) audio
AV cable 
(option)Red: CH2 (R ch) audio
White: CH1 (L ch) audio
S-video cable (option)
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White: CH1 (L ch) audio
Red: CH2...