Panasonic Digital Video Camera Recorder AG-DVC80P Operating Instructions

							Adjusting the black balance
There is normally no need to re-adjust the black
balance.  Adjustment is required only in the
following cases.
OWhen the camera recorder is to be used for
the first time
OWhen the camera recorder is to be used after
it has not been used for an extended period
OWhen the camera recorder is to be used in a
situation where the ambient temperature will
vary significantly
The white balance is adjusted automatically by
pressing the AWB button.
If the button is then held down, the black
balance is adjusted.
OWhen the AWB button is pressed, the white
balance is adjusted first.  Therefore, ensure
that the conditions under which the white
balance is adjusted are satisfied before
pressing the button.
OWhile recording is in progress, the black
balance cannot be adjusted.
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White balance and black balance
ATW (Auto Tracking White)
function
The ATW function can be allocated to the
WHITE BAL switch (A, B or PRST position)
using the ATW item on the setting menu SW
MODE screen.  (See page 39)
Similarly, the ATW function can be allocated to
the AUTO button using the ATW item on the
setting menu AUTO SW screen.  (See page 40)
When material is shot using the ATW function, it
is recorded while the white balance is being
continually adjusted automatically.
OThe ATW function automatically identifies the
shooting environment and adjusts the white
balance optimally.  In some environments, a
slight adjustment error may arise.
If an extremely accurate white balance
adjustment is required, adjust the white
balance by following the instructions on the
previous page.
ABB ACTIVE
Message that appears while adjustment is
underway
ABB END
Message that appears upon completion of the
adjustment 
						

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Setting the time data
Setting the user’s bit
By setting the user’s bit, memos (dates, times)
and other information consisting of up to 8 digits
in hexadecimal notation can be recorded on the
sub-code track.  The user’s bit settings are
automatically stored in the memory and retained
even after the power has been turned off.
1Set the camera recorder’s POWER switch to
ON.
2Select USERas the setting for the UB
MODE item on the setting menu
RECORDING SETUP screen.
OFor details on the menu operations, refer
to page 36.
:
TC PRESET
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UB PRESET
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PUSH MENU TO RETURN
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RECORDING SETUP
3Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 4direction
and move to the UB PRESETitem.
:
TC PRESET
H––––
UB MODE
HUSER
H– ––
––
––
– Y
YE
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S
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
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RECORDING SETUP
4Press “;” of the OPERATION lever, and
move “1” to YES.
:
TC PRESET
H––––
UB MODE
HUSER
– ––
––
––
– 
HY YE
ES
S
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
U
UB
B P
PR
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SE
ET
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RECORDING SETUP
5The screen shown below appears.  Set the
user’s bit using the OPERATION lever.
Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 3or 4
direction, select the user’s bit characters,
press “;” of the OPERATION lever, and
move to the next digit.
OThe numbers 0 to 9 and letters A to F can
be used as the user’s bit characters.
OWhen the COUNTER RESET button is
pressed on the screen shown below, the
user’s bit is reset to zero.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
+ :PUSH PLAY
– :PUSH STOP
SEL:PUSH STILL
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
0
UB PRESET
PRESET OK?
–––.
PUSH STILL
YES
N
NO
O
UB PRESET
6Upon completion of the user’s bit setting,
press the MENU button.  The screen shown
below appears.  Tilt the OPERATION lever
in the 4direction, select YES, and press
“;” of the OPERATION lever.
7Press the MENU button twice to release the
menu mode. 
						

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Setting the time data
Setting the time code
The various settings related to the time code are
performed using the following items on the
setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen.
OTCG item
OFIRST REC TC item
OTC PRESET item
O1394 TC REGEN item (appears in the VCR
mode)
For further details, refer to page 42.
OWhen ON has been selected as the setting
for the 1394 TC REGEN item in the VCR
mode, the settings of the items listed above
cannot be changed.
1Set the camera recorder’s POWER switch to
ON.
2Select PRESETas the setting for the FIRST
REC TC item on the setting menu
RECORDING SETUP screen.
OFor details on the menu operations, refer
to page 36.
3Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 4direction
and move to the TC PRESETitem.
:
H– ––
––
––
– Y
YE
ES
S
UB MODE
HUSER
UB PRESET
H––––
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
T
TC
C P
PR
RE
ES
SE
ET
T
RECORDING SETUP
REC SPEED
HSP
AUDIO REC
H16bit
MIC GAIN1
H–50dB
MIC GAIN2
H–50dB
TCG
HREC RUN
R RE
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GE
EN
N
HP PR
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SE
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;
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
F
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TC
C
RECORDING SETUP
4Press “;” of the OPERATION lever, and
move “1” to YES.
:
– ––
––
––
– 
HY YE
ES
S
UB MODE
HUSER
UB PRESET
H––––
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
T
TC
C P
PR
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SE
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RECORDING SETUP
5The screen shown below appears.  Set the
time code value using the OPERATION
lever.
Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 3or 4
direction, select the time code value, press
“;” of the OPERATION lever, and move to
the next digit.
OWhen the COUNTER RESET button is
pressed on the screen shown below, the
time code value is reset to zero.
0h00m00s00f
+ :PUSH PLAY
– :PUSH STOP
SEL:PUSH STILL
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
0
TC PRESET
PRESET OK?
–––.
PUSH STILL
YES
N
NO
O
TC PRESET
6Upon completion of the time code value
setting, press the MENU button.  The screen
shown below appears.  Tilt the OPERATION
lever in the 4direction, select YES, and
press “;” of the OPERATION lever.
7Press the MENU button twice to release the
menu mode. How to select the TC PRESET item setting
When the time code at the start of the recording
is to be recorded using the value specified by
the user as its initial value, set the time code
value using the TC PRESET item. 
						

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1Set the camera recorder’s POWER switch to
ON.
2Turn the scene file dial, and select the scene
file in which changes are to be made.
3Change the item on the setting menu
SCENE FILE screen.
OFor details on the menu operations, refer
to page 36.
7Upon completion of the filename setting,
press the MENU button.
4Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 4direction
and move to the NAME EDITitem.
DETAIL LEVEL
H0
CHROMA LEVEL
H0
CHROMA PHASE
H0
MASTER PED
H0
A.IRIS LEVEL
H0
SKIN TONE DTL
HOFF
MATRIX
HNORM
H– ––
––
––
– Y
YE
ES
S
SAVE/INIT
H––––
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
N
NA
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SCENE F1:      
Changing the scene file settings
Scene file settings can be changed.
In addition, scene files in which changes have
been made can be stored in the positions of the
scene file dial.
5Press “;” of the OPERATION lever, and
move “1” to YES.
DETAIL LEVEL
H0
CHROMA LEVEL
H0
CHROMA PHASE
H0
MASTER PED
H0
A.IRIS LEVEL
H0
SKIN TONE DTL
HOFF
MATRIX
HNORM
– ––
––
––
– 
HY YE
ES
S
SAVE/INIT
H––––
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
N
NA
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ME
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ED
DI
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SCENE F1:      
6The screen shown below appears.  Set a
filename consisting of six characters using
the OPERATION lever.
OCharacters which can be set
)(space), letters A to Z, numbers 0 to 9,
:, ;, , ?, @, [, ¥, ], ^, _
SW POSITION F1
+ :PUSH PLAY
– :PUSH STOP
SEL:PUSH STILL
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
NAME EDIT
Scene files
8Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 4direction
and move to the SAVE/INITitem.
DETAIL LEVEL
H0
CHROMA LEVEL
H0
CHROMA PHASE
H0
MASTER PED
H0
A.IRIS LEVEL
H0
SKIN TONE DTL
HOFF
MATRIX
HNORM
NAME EDIT
H––––
H– ––
––
––
– Y
YE
ES
S
PUSH MENU TO RETURNS
SA
AV
VE
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/I
IN
NI
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SCENE F1:222222
9Press “;” of the OPERATION lever, and
move “1” to YES.
DETAIL LEVEL
H0
CHROMA LEVEL
H0
CHROMA PHASE
H0
MASTER PED
H0
A.IRIS LEVEL
H0
SKIN TONE DTL
HOFF
MATRIX
HNORM
NAME EDIT
H––––
– ––
––
––
– 
HY YE
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S
PUSH MENU TO RETURNS
SA
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/I
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SCENE F1:222222
The settings selected to suit various shooting
situations can be stored in the positions of the
scene file dial.  During shooting, the required file
can be read out in an instant using this dial.
The file containing the settings suited to
standard shooting is stored in all the positions
from F1 to F6 as a factory setting. 
						

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Scene files
10The screen shown below appears.  Press
“;” of the OPERATION lever, and move
“1” to YES.
H– ––
––
––
– Y
YE
ES
S
INITIAL
H––––
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
S
SA
AV
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FILE F1:222222
11The screen shown below appears.  Tilt the
OPERATION lever in the 4direction,
select YES, and press “;” of the
OPERATION lever.
SAVE ?
–––.
PUSH STILL
YES
N
NO
O
FILE F1:222222
12A beep sounds ten times in succession,
the following message appears, and the
scene file changes are completed.
SAVE
COMPLETED !
13Press the MENU button three times to
release the menu mode.
If the menu mode is released without saving
the changes, the original scene file settings
will be restored when operation is switched to
the VCR mode or the power is turned off.
To return the scene file settings to the factory
settings, select INITIALin step 
10, and then
perform the same steps 
11to 13. 
						

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Setting menus
The camera recorder’s settings can be changed
to suit the scenes to be shot or what is to be
recorded using the setting menus.
Operation method
1In any operation mode except the shooting
mode or recording mode, press the MENU
button.
The menu mode is established, and the
function screen shown below appears in the
viewfinder and on the LCD monitor.
2Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 3or 4
direction, and move the highlighted part to
the function which is to be set.
(If the remote control unit is used, press the
“V” or “B” button among the SET buttons.)
2.CAMERA SETUP
3.SW MODE
4.AUTO SW
5.RECORDING SETUP
6.DISPLAY SETUP
7.OTHER FUNCTIONS
PUSH MENU TO EXIT
1.SCENE FILE
CAMERA MENU
[Camera mode]
2.RECORDING SETUP
3.AV IN/OUT SETUP
4.DISPLAY SETUP
5.OTHER FUINCTIONS
PUSH MENU TO EXIT
1.PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS
VCR FUNCTIONS
[VCR mode]
3Press “;” of the OPERATION lever, and
display the setting item.
(If the remote control unit is used, press the
“M” button among the SET buttons.)
HV VC
CR
R1
1 V
VC
CR
R2
2
O OF
FF
F
REC LAMP
HOFF
BEEP SOUND
HOFF
CLOCK SET
H––––
TIME SHIFT
HOFF
TAPE PROTECT
HPOWER OFF
;
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
REMOTE
OTHER FUNCTIONS
Example:
4Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 3or 4
direction, and move the highlighted part to
the function which is to be set.
(If the remote control unit is used, press the
“V” or “B” button among the SET buttons.)
REMOTE
HVCR1
HO OF
FF
FO
ON
N
BEEP SOUND
HOFF
CLOCK SET
H––––
TIME SHIFT
HOFF
TAPE PROTECT
HPOWER OFF
;
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
REC LAMP
OTHER FUNCTIONS
Example:
5Press “;” of the OPERATION lever, and
move “
1” to the setting which is to be
changed.
(If the remote control unit is used, press the
“M” button among the SET buttons.)
To change a numerical value, for example,
move “
1” to the position of the value to be
changed, tilt the OPERATION lever in the 3
or 4direction, and change the setting.
(If the remote control unit is used, press the
“V” or “B” button among the SET buttons.)
6To change another item, repeat steps 4and
5.
To exit the settings, press the MENU button
to return to the function screen.
7To change another function, repeat steps 2
to 5.
To exit the menu mode, press the MENU
button to return to the normal screen.
REMOTE
HVCR1
O OF
FF
F
HO ON
N
BEEP SOUND
HOFF
CLOCK SET
H––––
TIME SHIFT
HOFF
TAPE PROTECT
HPOWER OFF
;
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
REC LAMP
OTHER FUNCTIONS
Example: 
						

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Setting menus
Configuration of setting menus
Menus in the camera mode
SCENE FILE
CAMERA SETUPDETAIL LEVEL
CHROMA LEVEL
CHROMA PHASEMASTER PEDA. IRIS LEVEL
MATRIXSKIN TONE DTL
NAME EDITSAVE/INIT
AUTO SWA. IRIS
AGC
ATWAF
RECORDING SETUPREC SPEED
AUDIO REC
MIC GAIN 1MIC GAIN 2TCGFIRST REC TCTC PRESETUB MODEUB PRESET
OTHER FUNCTIONSREMOTEREC LAMPBEEP SOUNDCLOCK SETTIME SHIFTTAPE PROTECTUSER FILEHOUR METER
SYNCRO SCAN
ASPECT CONV
COLOR BARSETUP
SW MODEMID GAIN
HIGH GAIN
ATWHANDLE ZOOMUSER1USER2
DISPLAY SETUPZEBRA DETECT
DATE/TIMELEVEL METERTAPE•BATTERYOTHER DISPLAY
VIDEO OUT OSD
LCD BACKLIGHTLCD/EVF SETSELF SHOOT
Menus in the VCR mode
RECORDING SETUPREC SPEED
AUDIO REC
TCGFIRST REC TCTC PRESET
1394 TC REGEN
UB MODEUB PRESET
1394 UB REGEN
OTHER FUNCTIONSREMOTECLOCK SETTIME SHIFTUSER FILEHOUR METER
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONSEND SEARCH
12bit AUDIO
AUDIO OUT
AV IN/OUT SETUPA DUB INPUT
DV OUT
DISPLAY SETUPDATE/TIME
LEVEL METER
TAPE•BATTERYOTHER DISPLAYVIDEO OUT OSDLCD BACKLIGHTLCD/EVF SET 
						

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CAMERA SETUP screen
Item/
(display mode)Description of settings
SYNCRO SCAN
(Camera)For adjusting the shutter speed of synchro
scan used when shooting TV screens, etc.
If the OPERATION lever is left tilted in the
3or 4direction, the speed at which the
setting changes is increased, and a beep is
heard.
1/60.3---1/250.0
ASPECT CONV
(Camera)For selecting the aspect ratio of the images
to be recorded.
NORM:The images are recorded in the standard
4:3 mode.
LETTER BOX:The aspect ratio is set to the 16:9 mode,
and the images are recorded in this
mode.  Black bands are recorded at the
top and bottom of the screen.
SETUP
(Camera)For setting whether to add the setup level
(black level).
0%:The setup level is not added.7.5%:The 7.5% setup level is added for
recording.
COLOR BAR
(Camera)For setting the color bar display to ON or
OFF.
OFFONOEven when the color bar display has
been set to ON, it will return to OFF
when operation is switched to the VCR
mode or the power is turned off.
Item/
(display mode)Description of settings
DETAIL LEVEL
(Camera)For adjusting the detail amount.–7 ---0---+7
CHROMA LEVEL
(Camera)For adjusting the chroma level.–7 ---0---+7
CHROMA
PHASE
(Camera)For finely adjusting the chroma phase.–7 ---0---+7
MASTER PED
(Camera)For adjusting the black master pedestal
which serves as the video reference.
–15 ---0---+15
A. IRIS LEVEL
(Camera)For setting the auto iris target value.–4 ---0---+4
SKIN TONE DTL
(Camera)For switching the skin tone detail ON or
OFF.
When ON is selected, the detail in the skin
tone areas is diminished and the graininess
of the skin is reduced.
OFFON
MATRIX
(Camera)For selecting the matrix table and
expressing the colors during shooting.
NORM:Colors suited to shooting outdoors or
under light sources using halogen lamps
are expressed.
FLOU:Colors suited to shooting indoors under
fluorescent light sources are expressed.
Setting menus
SCENE FILE screen
NAME EDIT
(Camera)For editing the name of the scene file
selected by the scene file dial.
SAVE/INIT
(Camera)SAVE:For saving the scene file settings after
changes have been made to them.
OIf the menu mode is released without
saving the changes, the original scene
file settings will be restored when
operation is switched to the VCR mode
or the power is turned off.
INITIAL:For returning the scene file settings
selected by the scene file dial to the factory
settings.
The underlining indicates the factory setting. 
						

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Setting menus
SW MODE screen
Item/
(display mode)Description of settings
MID GAIN
(Camera)For setting the gain value which is to be
allocated to the M position of the GAIN
switch.
0 dB, 3 dB, 6 dB
HIGH GAIN
(Camera)For setting the gain value which is to be
allocated to the H position of the GAIN
switch.
6 dB, 9 dB, 12 dB
ATW
(Camera)For setting the ATW (Auto Tracking White)
function which is to be allocated to the
WHITE BAL switch.
OFF:The ATW function is not activated.
However, if it has been set in the AUTO
button or USER button, it will follow the
operation of the button concerned.
Ach:The ATW function is activated when the
WHITE BAL switch has been set to the A
position.
Bch:The ATW function is activated when the
WHITE BAL switch has been set to the B
position.
PRE:The ATW function is activated when the
WHITE BAL switch has been set to the
PRST position.
HANDLE ZOOM
(Camera)For setting the zoom speeds which are to
be allocated to the positions of the
HANDLE ZOOM switch.
L/OFF/H:LOW/OFF/HIGH are set to the 1/2/3
positions.  (At OFF, no zoom operations
are performed.)
L/M/H:LOW/MID/HIGH are set to the 1/2/3
positions.
The underlining indicates the factory setting.
Item/
(display mode)Description of settings
USER1
(Camera)For setting the operation of the function
allocated to the USER1 button.
COLOR BAR:The color bar display is set to ON or
OFF.
SPOTLIGHT:The auto iris control for the spotlight is
set to ON or OFF.
BACKLIGHT:The auto iris control for backlight
compensation is set to ON or OFF.
BLACKFADE:When the button is held down, the whole
image is faded out into black.  The
sound is also faded out at the same
time.
WHITEFADE:When the button is held down, the whole
image is faded out into white.  The
sound is also faded out at the same
time.
MODECHECK:When the button is pressed, the camera
status currently set is displayed in the
viewfinder and on the LCD monitor
where it can be checked.
ATW:The operation of the ATW function is set
to ON or OFF.
ATWLOCK:When the button is pressed, the white
balance value is fixed; when it is pressed
again, the operation of the ATW function
is performed.
GAIN:18 dB:When this button is pressed, the gain is
set to 18 dB.
OThe picture may be temporarily
disturbed when the gain has been
switched to 18 dB or from 18 dB to
another value.
USER2
(Camera)For setting the operation of the function to
be allocated to the USER2 button.
The settings are the same as for the ones
for the USER1 items.
BACKLIGHT 
						

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Setting menus
The underlining indicates the factory setting.
AUTO SW screen
Item/
(display mode)Description of settings
A. IRIS
(Camera)ON:When the AUTO button is pressed, the
auto iris control operation is performed.
The IRIS button does not work at this
time.
OFF:The auto iris control operation is not
performed even if the AUTO button is
pressed.
The iris control operation selected by the
IRIS button is performed.
ATW
(Camera)ON:The ATW (auto tracking white balance)
function operation is set to ON or OFF
using the AUTO button.
At this time, the operation of this function
cannot be set to ON or OFF using the
WHITE BAL switch and USER button.
However, when ATWLOCK is allocated
to the USER button, the white balance
value can be fixed using the USER
button.
OFF:The ATW function operation is not
performed even if the AUTO button is
pressed.
The ATW function operation selected by
the WHITE BAL switch is performed.
AF
(Camera)ON:When the AUTO button has been
pressed, the auto focus operation is
performed.
The FOCUS switch and PUSH AUTO
button do not work at this time.
OFF:The auto focus operation is not
performed even if the AUTO button is
pressed.
The focus operation selected by the
FOCUS switch and PUSH AUTO button
is performed.
AGC
(Camera)For setting the auto gain control operation
when ON is selected as the A. IRIS item
setting.
6 dB:Auto gain control up to 6 dB is performed
when the AUTO button is pressed.
12 dB:Auto gain control up to 12 dB is
performed when the AUTO button is
pressed.
OFF:Auto gain control is not performed even
if the AUTO button is pressed.