Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HMC150P Operating Instructions

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Displays
 
Setting the DISPLAY items
Display the following items on the viewfinder and LCD monitor by pressin\
g the DISP/MODE CHK
button or by configuring OTHER DISPLAY of the DISPLAY SETUP screen of the setup menus. (Page 94)
DisplaysMODE CHK
(Hold down DISP/
MODE CHK button) DISPLAYOTHER DISPLAY settings
ALL PARTIAL OFF
1  Time code display
—— — —
2  Media information display
———
3  Media capacity display
———
4   AUTO/MANUAL switch operation 
display
x
5  Digital zoom ratio display
x
6  Recording...

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Using the setup menus
Use the setup menus to change the settings to 
suit the scenes you are shooting or what you are 
recording.
Operation lever
MENU button
MENU
PUSH-ENTER
AUDIO MON/ADV
EXEC
Using the menus
The menu items indicated in the gray 
characters cannot be changed its settings.
•
1  When the unit is in other than playback or 
recording mode, press the MENU button.
The following is displayed on the viewfinder and 
LCD monitor.
CAM mode (Example)
PB mode (Example)
2  Tilt the Operation lever...

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Menu
7 Repeat steps 2 - 5 to change any other 
settings.
Press the MENU button to complete settings 
and return to the normal screen.
Initializing the menu settings
The menu settings contain both the user file 
settings and the scene file settings. You can 
initialize them separately.
To initialize the user file (i.e. all the settings 
other than the scene file settings)
Select INITIALIZE in LOAD/SAVE/INIT of the 
USER FILE screen. The current menu settings of 
user file will return to the factory...

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Setup menu structure
Camera mode menu
CAM MENUSCENE FILE CARD READ/WRITE
(Page 86) LOAD/SAVE/INIT SYNCRO SCAN
DETAIL LEVEL
SW MODE  MID GAIN V DETAIL LEVEL
(Page 88) HIGH GAIN DETAIL CORING ATW CHROMA LEVEL
HANDLE ZOOM CHROMA PHASE
IRIS DIAL COLOR TEMP Ach
USER1 COLOR TEMP Bch
USER2 MASTER PED
USER3 A.IRIS LEVEL
FOCUS ASSIST DRS
WFM GAMMA
LCD KNEEMATRIX
SKIN TONE DTL
NAME EDIT
AUTO SW A.IRIS
(Page 90) AGC
AT W
RECORDING SETUP REC FORMAT AF
(Page 91) PREREC MODE TIME STAMP
TC/UB SETUP TC MODE MIC ALC...

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Menu
 
Playback mode menu
PB MENUPLAY SETUP PB FORMAT
(Page 97) REPEAT PLAY RESUME PLAY
SKIP MODE
THUMBNAIL SETUP THUMBNAIL MODE
(Page 97) INDICATOR DATA DISPLAY
DATE FORMAT
OPERATION DELETE
(Page 98) INDEX CLIP PROTECT
SW MODE USER1
(Page 88) USER2 USER3
LCD
AV OUT SETUP HDMI OUT SEL
(Page 93) CMPNT OUT SEL DOWNCON MODE
VIDEO SETUP
AUDIO OUT
DISPLAY SETUP VIDEO OUT OSD
(Page 94) DATE/TIME LEVEL METER
CARD & BATTERY
OTHER DISPLAY
LCD BACKLIGHT
LCD SET
EVF SET
EVF COLOR
CARD FUNCTIONS CARD FORMAT...

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Setup menu list
SCENE FILE screen
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
CARD READ/
WRITE (Camera)
Reads and writes scene files on the SD Memory Card.
READ:  Reads scene files (all scenes, F1 to F6) saved on the SD Memory Card 
after setting values are selected.
WRITE:   Saves current scene file setting values (for all scenes, F1 to F6) on \
the 
SD Memory Card.
NO:
  Returns to the last screen.
LOAD/SAVE/
INIT (Camera) LOAD:
  Loads the scene file settings which is saved by this camera.
SAVE:...

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Menu
 
SCENE FILE screen (continued)
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
DRS (Camera) Selects the DRS (dynamic range stretcher) function.
It enables the dynamic range to be expanded by compressing the level of \
the 
video signals in the high-brightness areas where overexposure results du\
ring 
normal shooting.
OFF, 1, 2, 3
The higher the number of the setting, the higher the compression level o\
f the 
high-brightness areas.
The higher the number of the setting, the greater the interference...

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Setup menu list (continued)
SW MODE screen
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
MID GAIN (Camera) Sets the gain value assigned to the M position of the GAIN switch.
0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB
HIGH GAIN (Camera) Sets the gain value assigned to the H position of the GAIN switch.
0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB
ATW (Camera) Sets the operation of the ATW (Auto Tracking White) function assigned to the 
WHITE BAL switch. When the ATW function is allocated to the AUTO/MANUAL 
switch or USER button, the...

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Menu
 
SW MODE screen (continued)
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
USER3 (Camera) (PB)Assigns a function to the USER3 button.
The setting contents are the same as USER1.
INDEX
FOCUS 
ASSIST (Camera)
Assigns a function to the FOCUS ASSIST button.
EXPANDED:   The central part of the screen will be enlarged by a factor of about 
4 in the vertical direction and by a factor of about 6 in the horizontal\
 
direction.
“EXPANDED” is displayed on the screen during the expanded 
display.
GRAPH:...

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 Setup menu list (continued)
AUTO SW screen
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
A.IRIS (Camera) ON:     Performs the auto iris control in auto mode. The IRIS button is 
deactivated.
OFF:   Deactivates the auto iris control in auto mode. This performs the iris 
control selected with the IRIS button.
AGC (Camera) Sets the Auto Gain Control when the ON is selected in A.IRIS.
6dB:  Performs the Auto Gain Control (max. 6 dB) in auto mode.
12dB:   Performs the Auto Gain Control (max. 12 dB) in auto...