Panasonic Digital Video Camera Recorder DVX100a Operating Instructions

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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
COLOR TEMP
(Camera)For finely adjusting the color temperature
(for performing fine adjustments after the
white balance has been adjusted).
–7 ---0 ---+7
MASTER PED
(Camera)For adjusting the black master pedestal
which serves as the video reference.
–15...

Setting menus
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Item/
(display mode)Description of settings
PROGRESSIVE
(Camera)For setting shooting in the progressive
mode.
OFF:Shooting is not performed in the
progressive mode.
30P:Shooting is performed in the 30P mode
(30 frames/sec.).
24P:Shooting is performed in the 24P mode
(24 frames/sec.).
Images are recorded on the tape using
the [2:3] conversion system.
24P(ADV):Shooting is performed in the 24P
advanced mode (24 frames/sec.).  
Images are recorded on the tape using
the advanced conversion...

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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, 9 dB, 12 dB
HIGH GAIN
(Camera)For setting the gain value which is to be
allocated to the H position of the GAIN
switch.
0 dB, 3 dB, 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....

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PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen
Item/
(display mode)Description of settings
END SEARCH
(VCR)For setting what kind of operation is to be
performed when the EVF DTL/END
SEARCH button is pressed.
BLANK:The unrecorded blanks on the video tape
are searched.
REC END:The part which was shot last is
searched.

OEven when the REC END setting is
selected, the part which was shot last
will not be searched when the tape is
switched.
OIf nothing has been recorded on the
tape, operation will stop at the end of the
tape....

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Setting menus
The underlining indicates the factory setting.
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen
Inputs and audio tracks recorded
Item/
(display mode)Description of settings
AUDIO OUT
(VCR)For setting the audio signals to be output
from the AUDIO IN/OUT connectors (pin
jacks) when a tape is played back.
CH1•CH2:CH1 connector = CH1 signals
CH2 connector = CH2 signals
CH1:CH1 connector = CH1 signals
CH2 connector = CH1 signals
CH2:CH1 connector = CH2 signals
CH2 connector = CH2 signals
InputWhen audio dubbing...

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Item/
(display mode)Description of settings
1394 UB REGEN
(VCR)For selecting the user’s bit to be recorded
when recording the signals of the
component connected to the DV connector.
OFF:The user’s bit selected for the UB MODE
item is used for the recording.
ON:The user’s bit of the signals input to the
DV connector is used for the recording.
O
When ON has been selected as this item’s
setting, this setting takes precedence over
the UB MODE item setting.
OThe user’s bit is not recorded if the
signals do...

UB PRESET
(Camera)
(VCR)For setting the user’s bit.  However, USER
must be selected for the UB MODE item
setting.
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Setting menus
The underlining indicates the factory setting.
REC TIME
(Camera)For setting the recording duration for which
intermittent recording is to be performed.
0.5s:0.5 sec.1s :1.0 sec.1.5s :1.5 sec.2s :2.0 sec.
INTERVAL TIME
(Camera)For setting the duration of the interval time
with which intermittent recording is to be
performed.
15s:15 sec.30s:30 sec.1m :1 min.5m :5 min.10m :10...

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Setting menus
The underlining indicates the factory setting.
DISPLAY SETUP screen
Item/
(display mode)Description of settings
ZEBRA DETECT
1
(Camera)For setting the level of the zebra pattern
leaning to the left and displayed in the
viewfinder and on the LCD monitor.
80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, 105%
ZEBRA DETECT
2
(Camera)For setting the level of the zebra pattern
leaning to the right and displayed in the
viewfinder and on the LCD monitor.
80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, 105%, OFF
When OFF has been set, the...

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Setting menus
The underlining indicates the factory setting.
DISPLAY SETUP screen
Item/
(display mode)Description of settings
SELF SHOOT
(Camera)For selecting the LCD monitor’s mirror
function for face-to-face shooting.  When
MIRROR is set, the image on the LCD
monitor is reversed at the left and right for
display during face-to-face shooting.
NORMAL MIRROR
EVF MODE
(Camera)
(VCR)For selecting what is to be displayed in the
viewfinder and on the LCD monitor.
ON:Images are shown at all times in the...

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Item/
(display mode)Description of settings
BEEP SOUND
(Camera)
CLOCK SET
(Camera)
(VCR)For setting the internal calendar of the
camera recorder.
HOUR METER
(Camera)
(VCR)For indicating the total rotational time of the
cylinder head (5-digit display in 1-hour
increments).
TIME SHIFT
(Camera)
(VCR)For adding the time which was set using
this item to the time of the internal calendar
(to compensate for time differences) for
display in the viewfinder and on the LCD
monitor. The clock time after the...