Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-AF100AP Operating Instructions

Operating Instructions
Memory Card Camera-Recorder
Model No. AG-AF100AP
M0512HM0 -YIVQT4K33A
Before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for 
future use.ENGLISH
Volume2
Note that Operation Instructions Vol.2 describes advanced 
operations of the Memory Card Camera-Recorder.
For instructions on basic operations of the Memory Card Camera-
Recorder, refer to Operating Instructions Vol.1 (printed documents) 
contained in the supplied CD-ROM.
Vol.2
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Contents
Shooting
Shooting in progressive mode ...................... 4
Shooting techniques for different targets  .... 5
Self-portrait shooting   ........................................ 5
Zebra pattern   .................................................... 5
Marker  ............................................................... 6
Checking and displaying shooting status  .......... 6
PRE REC  .......................................................... 6
Relay function...

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Charging the built-in battery/ 
Setting the time code  ........................... 25
Recharging the built-in battery  ........................ 25
Setting the time code  ....................................... 25
Specifying the time code (TC PRESET)  .......... 25
Setting user information  .................................. 27
Playback
Basic playback operations  ..........................28
Thumbnail screen  ......................................... 29
Basic thumbnail screen operations...

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Shooting in progressive mode
Selecting 1080/30P or 1080/24P in the REC 
FORMAT option (Page 51) of the setting menu 
SCENE FILE screen enables shooting in 
progressive mode.
30P mode:
 Shoot 30 frames a second in the progressive 
mode. 
  For output and recording, the 30-frame-per-
second signal is converted to 60-field-per-second 
interlace.
  This mode gives you high quality images.
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24P mode:
 Shoot 24 frames a second in the...

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Shooting
Shooting techniques for different targets
Self-portrait shooting 
Images in the LCD monitor when it is turned 180° 
for self-portrait shooting may appear unusual.
You can make them appear better by reversing 
left and right. Go to the setup menus, DISPLAY 
SETUP screen, SELF SHOOT, and select 
MIRROR. Shooting in mirror mode has no effect on 
what you actually shoot and record.
• Images played back by pressing the REC 
CHECK button cannot be inverted horizontally.
•  Operation status displays...

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Marker
If you press the ZEBRA button while the zebra 
pattern is being displayed, a marker appears in 
the center of the display (if you have set the setup 
menu, DISPLAY SETUP, Y GET MARKER to ON). 
The brightness of the areas near the screen center 
can be checked as a percentage (0% to 99%).
“99%↑” appears if the percentage is over 99.
99%
Image level detection area
Image levelMarker
The normal display reappears if you press the 
ZEBRA button again.
Checking and displaying shooting status...

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Shooting
Variable frame rate (VFR)
This camera can perform low speed (undercrank) and high speed (overcrank) recording without the need 
for a frame rate converter (the camera must be set to 1080_24p or 1080_30p).
24P mode:
Shoots 24 frames a second in native mode. The images (shot at 24 frames a second) are recorded into 24 
frames as the video signal.
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•  When VFR is set, the INTERVAL REC function, relay recording function, and PRE REC function...

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Shooting techniques for different targets (continued)
Native recording
1 Select 1080/24P recording format from 
the REC FORMAT option (page 51) on the 
settings menu SCENE FILE screen.
2 From the OPERATION TYPE option (page 
51) on the settings menu in SCENE FILE 
screen, select FILM CAM, set VFR MODE 
to ON, and then set the FRAME RATE item 
(page 51) to an arbitrary recording frame 
rate.
3 Press the START/STOP button
Start native recording in VFR mode.
•  Although the audio is not recorded, the...

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Shooting
Use of Variable Frame Rate (VFR)
Normal speed shooting for movie production
When producing videos for screening, a frame 
rate of 24fps as used in film projection is standard 
(x1). By using the settings below, playback with the 
same quality as the film projection is possible. Film 
like high quality video can be produced through 
1080p progressive and CINELIKE Gamma.
Recording format   
(REC FORMAT) Recording frame rate 
(FRAME RATE)
1080P/24P  
(native recording) 24 fps*
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Shooting techniques for different targets (continued)
Shooting using the FUNCTION knob
The following types of recording can be carried out 
using the FUNCTION knob.
• Area auto focus function
  Operates auto focus within an area frame 
selected using the FUNCTION knob.
•  Area auto iris function
  Automatically adjusts the iris value within an area 
frame selected using the FUNCTION knob. This 
function cannot be set when the FACE DETECT 
function has been set. 
•  Area luminance display
  Displays an...