Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HMC150P Operating Instructions

31
Shooting
 
The images shot from when shooting starts 
until it is stopped are recorded as one clip.
When recording is paused after a short period, 
a small amount of time may be required after 
pressing the START/STOP button to stop 
recording before writing to the SD Memory 
Card is terminated.
  This means that operations cannot be  accepted if the START/STOP button is 
pressed immediately.
The camera will read information from the SD 
Memory Card immediately after the card is 
inserted. Press the...

32
Basic shooting operations (continued)
Formatting SD Memory Cards
1  Set the camera’s power switch to ON. (Page 22)
2  Press the MENU button.
3  Select CARD FUNCTIONS →CARD FORMAT 
from the menu.
Select YES when the following screen is displayed. 
Select NO if you do not wish to format the card.
Press the MENU button to close the menu display.
•
•
4  Select YES on the conformation screen. The SD Memory Card will be formatted.
5  Press the MENU button to finish.When an SD Memory Card is formatted, all...

33
Shooting
Removing SD Memory Card
1  Tilt the viewfinder upwards, and open the SD Memory Card slot cover by sliding it to 
the left. Ensure that the SD Memory Card access 
lamp is not flashing orange before opening 
the cover.
2  Press the center of the SD Memory Card so that it pops out slightly, and pull the card 
straight outwards.
SD Memory Card 
access lamp
2 1
Do not remove the SD Memory Card or switch off 
the power in the following circumstances. Doing 
so may damage your SD Memory Card.
 1)...

34
On the remote control
Press ZOOM/VOL buttons to zoom with the motor 
drive.Zoom speed is fixed at medium.
ZOOM/VOL buttons
ZOOM
START/
STOP
PHOTO
SHOT
EXT
DISPLAY
DATE/TIME
VOL
PLAY
STOP
SKIP SKIP
MENU
ENTER
PA U S E
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADV SEARCH
Digital zoom function
By setting D.ZOOM to any of the USER 1 - 3 
buttons, you can use the camera’s digital zoom 
function. (Pages 43, 88)
With each press of the USER button to which 
D.ZOOM has been allocated, the digital zoom ratio 
will be switched...

35
Shooting
Shooting in progressive mode
Selecting 1080/30P or 1080/24P in the REC 
FORMAT option (Page 91) of the setting menu 
RECORDING SETUP 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.
Ao Ae Bo Be Co Ce Do De Eo Ee Fo Fe GoGe Ho He Io Ie Jo Je
ABCDEFGH I J30 P
60 i
24P mode:
  Shoot 24...

36
Shooting in manual mode
Set the unit to manual mode when manually 
adjusting the focus, iris, gain and white balance.
Switching to manual mode 
Move the AUTO/MANUAL switch to the MANUAL 
position to select the manual mode. (  will 
disappear from the viewfinder or the LCD monitor.)
AUTO/MANUAL switch
Manual focusing 
FOCUS switch
PUSH AUTO button AUTO/MANUAL switch
Focus ring
RING (FOCUS/IRIS) selector switch
1  Use the AUTO/MANUAL switch to set to 
manual mode.
2  Use the FOCUS switch to choose how...

37
Shooting
Iris adjustments
RING (FOCUS/IRIS) switch
IRIS dial
IRIS button
1  Use the AUTO/MANUAL switch to set to  manual mode. (Page 36)
2  Press the IRIS button to switch how to adjust the aperture of lens.
AUTO IRIS:    Adjust the iris automatically.
MANUAL IRIS:  Adjust the iris manually.
3  Turn the IRIS dial to adjust the aperture of 
lens when in the manual iris mode. In the auto iris mode, the lens iris can be 
corrected using this dial.
Set the direction of the IRIS DIAL and aperture 
control...

38
Shooting in manual mode (continued)
Adjusting the gain
When the display is dark, increase the gain to 
brighten the display.
GAIN switch
1  Use the AUTO/MANUAL switch to set to manual mode. (Page 36)
2  Switch the gain with the GAIN switch.L:
  Set here under normal conditions. (0 dB)
M:
   Increase the gain of the image amplifier.
(The default value is 6 dB.)
H:
   Increase the gain of the image amplifier.
(The default value is 12 dB.)
You can change the M and H gain values 
using the MID GAIN and...

39
Shooting
White balance adjustments 
1  Use the AUTO/MANUAL switch to set to manual mode. (Page 36)
2  Set the shutter speed. (Page 46)
3  Place 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.
Something white (a white cloth or wall) near the 
subject can be used instead. Do not include bright spotlights in your shot.
4  Set the WHITE BAL switch to A or B (whichever one you want to save the 
adjustment...

40
Black balance adjustments
In order to reproduce the black accurately, adjust 
the zero level of all three RGB primary colors. If the 
black balance is not adjusted properly, not only will 
the black be reproduced poorly but the color tones 
of the entire screen will also be downgraded.
It is not normally necessary to adjust the black 
balance. Adjust it when:You use the camera for the first time.
You use the camera after not using it for a long 
time.
The ambient temperature changes greatly.
You...