Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-AF100AP Operating Instructions

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Displays
Menu
Setup menu list
SCENE FILE screen
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
SCENE 
SELECT (Camera)
Selects the settings (SCENE FILES) according to the variety of shooting 
circumstances. 
You can read, save, and initialize these settings from MENU - SCENE FILE - 
LOAD / SAVE / INIT. 
F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, 
F6
OPERATION 
TYPE (Camera)
Switches the shutter and frame rate operation to video type or film type.
FILM CAM:   VFR operation is enabled. SLOW shutter speeds are disabled. 
SYNCHROSCAN...

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Setup menu list (continued)
SCENE FILE screen (continued)
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
SYNCRO 
SCAN (Camera)
Adjusts the synchro scan shutter speed used for shooting images on a 
TV 
screen, etc. 
Holding the OPERATION lever toward the 
 or  will cause the values to change 
at a faster rate. 
When OPERATION TYPE = VIDEO CAM and SYSTEM FREQ = 59.94 Hz
•  60P/60i: 
1/60.0…1/250.6
•    30P: 
1/30.0…1/48.0…1/250.6
•    24P: 
1/24.0…1/48.0…1/250.6
When OPERATION TYPE = VIDEO CAM and SYSTEM...

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Menu
 
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
GAMMA (Camera)
Selects the gamma curves. 
HD NORM: 
This gamma setting is suitable for HD shooting. 
LOW:      Makes a mellow image using the gamma curve that has a gentle 
incline in low-brightness curve. The contrast sharpens.
SD NORM:   
This is the normal video setting carried over from the DVX100 series.HIGH:      Expands the tone of dark parts and makes a brighter image using the 
gamma curve that has a sharp incline in low-brightness curve. The...

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Setup menu list (continued)
SCENE FILE screen (continued)
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
LOAD/SAVE/
INIT (Camera)
LOAD: 
Loads the scene file settings saved by this camera. 
SAVE:  Saves the updated scene file settings.
INIT:    Returns the settings of the scene file selected from the SCENE FILE 
item to factory settings. 
NO:   Returns to the previous screen.
NAME EDIT (Camera)
Edits the name of the scene file selected from the MENU/SCENE FILE/SCENE SELECT. YES, NO
       
 indicates the...

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Menu
 
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
USER1 SW (Camera)
(PB)
Sets the function assigned to the USER1 button. INH:  
      No function is assignedREC CHECK:   Performs recording check.FACE DETECT:   This is the face detection function. Performs the AUTO IRIS / 
AUTO FOCUS operation centering around the detected face. 
Enabled when both focus control and iris control are set to 
auto.
IN RED:       Displays the edges in red. (Only for LCD/EVF) During 
operation, the LCD/EVF borders are...

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Setup menu list (continued)
RECORDING SETUP screen
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
PREREC 
MODE (Camera)
Sets PRE RECORDING to ON or OFF.
ON:    
Enables PRE REC function.
OFF :    Disables PRE REC function.
•  TCG is set to FREE RUN.
•  Cannot be set when you are using INTERVAL REC.
INTERVAL REC (Camera)
Scenes moving slowly over a long period of time are recorded as short movies 
by providing a recording interval. One frame is recorded in each recording time 
period that has been set, and...

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Menu
 
TC/UB SETUP screen
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
TC MODE (Camera)
Selects the correction mode of the internal time code when the time code of the 
internal time code generator is recorded. 
DF:   
Uses the drop frame mode.
NDF:  Uses the non-drop frame mode.
•  TC MODE is automatically set to NDF when you set recording frame rate of 
recording format to 24P. 
•  Takes effect only when SYSTEM FREQ = 59.94 Hz. PH 1080/24P and PH 
720/24P represent native recording. 
TCG (Camera)
Sets...

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AV IN/OUT SETUP screen
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
SDI OUT (Camera)
(PB)
Sets the video output from the SDI terminal. 
ON:    Video is output from SDI OUT.  At this point, simultaneous LCD display and 
EVF display is not supported. Close the LCD monitor when using EVF.
OFF
:  No video is output from SDI OUT. 
SDI & HDMI 
OUT SEL (Camera)
(PB)
Sets the output video format of the SDI&HDMI OUT terminal. 
1080i/720P:
 Output at the resolution set in REC FORMAT....

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Menu
 
DISPLAY SETUP screen
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
ZEBRA 
DETECT 1 (Camera)
Selects the brightness level of the right-leaning zebra patterns on the screen. 
50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 
80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, 105%
ZEBRA 
DETECT 2 (Camera)
Selects the brightness level of the left-leaning zebra patterns on the screen. 
OFF, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 
100%, 105%
Y GET 
MARKER (Camera)
Sets the display of the marker used for displaying the luminance level to...

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ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
LEVEL METER (Camera)
(PB)
Select ON to display the audio level meter.
ON, OFF
ZOOM & 
FOCUS (Camera)
Selects the unit of zoom and focus values.
OFF, NUMBER, mm/m, mm/feet
• 
Use the mm/feet or mm/m display only as a general guideline because it is not 
entirely accurate. 
•  When you are using a lens that has no communication connection between 
the camera and lens through the use of a mount adaptor, the zoom and focus 
values are...