Panasonic Multi Purpose Camera Ak Hc1500g Operating Instructions

							
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Setting of menu items
DETECTION [READY, ACTIVE]
For automatically correcting the black shading. 
CORRECT(DIG) [OFF, ON]
For ON/OFF control of the detection correction.
 MAINTENANCE menu
   MAINTENANCE   1.BLACK SHADING   2.PEDESTAL,GAMMA   3.FLARE   4.KNEE,WHITE CLIP   5.R/B GAIN   6.DETAIL   7.SKIN TONE DETAIL   8.GAIN,AUTO IRIS   9.SUPER GAIN  10.FRAME MODE  11.MATRIX  12.COLOR CORRECTION
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 ����BLACK SHADING ��    DETECTION  CORRECT(DIG)     :ON
[1] BLACK SHADING 
						

							
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Setting of menu items
 MAINTENANCE menu
 �����PEDESTAL,GAMMA(1/2)  ��    M PEDESTAL        :+000  R PEDESTAL        :+000  B PEDESTAL        :+000  M GAMMA           :0.45  R GAMMA           :+00  B GAMMA           :+00  M BLACK GAMMA     :+00  R BLACK GAMMA     :+00  B BLACK GAMMA     :+00  GAMMA             :ON  BLACK GAMMA       :ON
M PEDESTAL [–200 to +200]
For adjusting the black level.
R PEDESTAL [–100 to +100]
For correcting the red in relation to the master 
pedestal.
B PEDESTAL [–100 to +100]
For correcting the blue in relation to the master 
pedestal.
When the AK-HRP150G has been connected, 
M PEDESTAL, R PEDESTAL and 
 
B PEDESTAL operations cannot be performed 
using the menu.
M GAMMA
[0.35 to 0.75 (DRS OFF), –10 to +10 (DRS ON)]
For adjusting the gamma characteristics.
R GAMMA
[–15 to +15 (DRS OFF), –10 to +10 (DRS ON)]
For adjusting the gamma characteristics 
of the red in relation to the master gamma 
characteristics.
B GAMMA
[–15 to +15 (DRS OFF), –10 to +10 (DRS ON)]
For adjusting the gamma characteristics of 
the blue in relation to the master gamma 
characteristics.
M BLACK GAMMA [–31 to +31]
For adjusting the gamma characteristics in the 
vicinity of the black.
R BLACK GAMMA [–15 to +15]
For adjusting the gamma characteristics of the 
red in the vicinity of the black in relation to the 
master gamma characteristics.
[2] PEDESTAL, GAMMA 
						

							
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Setting of menu items
B BLACK GAMMA [–15 to +15]
For adjusting the gamma characteristics of the 
blue in the vicinity of the black in relation to the 
master gamma characteristics.
GAMMA [OFF, ON]
For turning the gamma correction ON or OFF.
BLACK GAMMA [OFF, ON]
For turning the black gamma correction ON or 
OFF.
When ON has been selected as the DRS 
setting, the BLACK GAMMA setting does not 
take effect.
EFFECT DEPTH [1 to 5]
For selecting the effects of the contrast 
adjustment when ON has been set for DRS.
DRS [OFF, ON]
For adjusting the contrast automatically when 
this is set to ON.
CINE GAMMA SELECT
[VIDEO REC, FILM REC]
For selecting either the film-use or video-use 
cine gamma characteristics.
BLACK STR. LEVEL [00% to 30%]
For setting the BLACK STRETCH position.
DYNAMIC LEVEL [200% to 500%]
For setting the dynamic range.
 �����PEDESTAL,GAMMA(1/2)  ��    M PEDESTAL        :+000  R PEDESTAL        :+000  B PEDESTAL        :+000  M GAMMA           :0.45  R GAMMA           :+00  B GAMMA           :+00  M BLACK GAMMA     :+00  R BLACK GAMMA     :+00  B BLACK GAMMA     :+00  GAMMA             :ON  BLACK GAMMA       :ON
 ����PEDESTAL,GAMMA(2/2) ��    EFFECT DEPTH     :1  DRS              :OFF
 ����PEDESTAL,GAMMA(2/2) ��    CINE GAMMA SELECT:FILM REC  BLACK STR. LEVEL :00%  DYNAMIC LEVEL    :500%
 MAINTENANCE menu
When the VIDEO MENU is selected:
When the FILM MENU is selected: [2] PEDESTAL, GAMMA 
						

							
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R FLARE [000 to 100]
G FLARE [000 to 100]
B FLARE [000 to 100]
For adjusting the flare correction.
FLARE [OFF, ON]
For turning the flare correction ON or OFF.
 �� FLARE ��    R FLARE          :000  G FLARE          :000  B FLARE          :000  FLARE            :ON
 MAINTENANCE menu
[3] FLARE 
						

							
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Setting of menu items
 �� KNEE,WHITE CLIP(1/2) ��    M KNEE POINT     :95.00%  R KNEE POINT     :+00.00%  B KNEE POINT     :+00.00%  M KNEE SLOPE     :50  R KNEE SLOPE     :+00  B KNEE SLOPE     :+00  A.KNEE POINT     :95.00%  A.KNEE LEVEL     :108%  M WHITE CLIP LVL :109%  R WHITE CLIP LVL :+00%  B WHITE CLIP LVL :+00%
 MAINTENANCE menu
M KNEE POINT
[80.00% to 107.00% (VIDEO MENU)]
[30% to 90% (FILM MENU/VIDEO REC)]
For adjusting the knee point.
R KNEE POINT [–25.00% to +25.00%]
For correcting the knee point of the red in 
relation to the master knee point.
B KNEE POINT [–25.00% to +25.00%]
For correcting the knee point of the blue in 
relation to the master knee point.
M KNEE SLOPE
[00 to 99 (VIDEO MENU)]
[150% to 600% (FILM MENU)]
For adjusting the knee slope.
R KNEE SLOPE [–99 to +99]
For adjusting the knee slope of the red in 
relation to the master knee slope.
B KNEE SLOPE [–99 to +99]
For adjusting the knee slope of the blue in 
relation to the master knee slope.
The M KNEE POINT and M KNEE SLOPE 
settings do not take effect when a setting other 
than MANUAL is selected for KNEE or ON is 
selected as the DRS setting when the VIDEO 
MENU has been selected or when FILM REC 
is selected as the CINE GAMMA SEL setting 
when the FILM MENU has been selected.
Similarly, the R/B KNEE POINT and R/B 
KNEE SLOPE settings do not take effect when 
a setting other than MANUAL is selected for 
KNEE or ON is selected as the DRS setting 
when the VIDEO MENU has been selected or 
when the FILM MENU has been selected.
[4] KNEE, WHITE CLIP 
						

							
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A. KNEE POINT [80.00% to 107.00%]
For setting the auto knee break point position.
This setting does not take effect when a setting 
other than AUTO is selected for KNEE or 
ON is selected as the DRS setting when the 
VIDEO MENU has been selected or when the 
FILM MENU has been selected.
A. KNEE LEVEL [100% to 109%]
For setting the maximum level of auto knee.
This setting does not take effect when a setting 
other than AUTO is selected for KNEE or 
ON is selected as the DRS setting when the 
VIDEO MENU has been selected or when the 
FILM MENU has been selected.
M WHITE CLIP LVL [90% to 109%]
For setting the white clip level.
R WHITE CLIP LVL [–15% to +15%]
For correcting the amount of red for the 
 
M WHITE CLIP LVL.
B WHITE CLIP LVL [–15% to +15%]
For correcting the amount of blue for the 
 
M WHITE CLIP LVL.
 �� KNEE,WHITE CLIP(1/2) ��    M KNEE POINT     :95.00%  R KNEE POINT     :+00.00%  B KNEE POINT     :+00.00%  M KNEE SLOPE     :50  R KNEE SLOPE     :+00  B KNEE SLOPE     :+00  A.KNEE POINT     :95.00%  A.KNEE LEVEL     :108%  M WHITE CLIP LVL :109%  R WHITE CLIP LVL :+00%  B WHITE CLIP LVL :+00%
 MAINTENANCE menu
[4] KNEE, WHITE CLIP 
						

							
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 �� KNEE,WHITE CLIP(2/2) ��    KNEE             :MANUAL  WHITE CLIP       :ON  HIGH COLOR       :OFF

Setting of menu items
 MAINTENANCE menu
[4] KNEE, WHITE CLIPKNEE [OFF, MANUAL, AUTO]
For selecting the knee operation mode.
This setting does not take effect when FILM 
REC is selected.
WHITE CLIP [OFF, ON]
For tuning white clip ON or OFF.
HIGH COLOR  [OFF, ON]
For improving the color reproducibility of the 
high-brightness areas when it is set to ON.
This setting does not take effect when a setting 
other than MANUAL is selected for KNEE or 
ON is selected as the DRS setting when the 
VIDEO MENU has been selected or when the 
FILM MENU has been selected.
[5] R/B GAIN
 �� R/B GAIN ��    R GAIN           :+000  B GAIN           :+000  ND FILTER        :CLEAR
R GAIN [–200 to +200]
For adjusting the gain of the red.
B GAIN [–200 to +200]
For adjusting the gain of the blue.
ND FILTER [CLEAR, 1/4, 1/16, 1/64]
For selecting the ND filter setting.
When the AK-HRP150G has been connected, 
the items on this page cannot be operated 
using the menu. 
						

							
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Setting of menu items
 �� DETAIL(1/2) ��    DETAIL           :ON  TOTAL DTL LEVEL  :+00  H DTL LEVEL      :11  CRISP            :02  LEVEL DEPENDENT  :2  PEAK FREQUENCY   :10  KNEE APERTURE    :ON  KNEE APE LEVEL   :3
 MAINTENANCE menu
DETAIL [OFF, ON]
For turning all the detail functions ON or OFF.
TOTAL DTL LEVEL [–31 to +31]
For setting the H DTL and V DTL levels.
H DTL LEVEL [0 to 63]
For setting the H DTL level.
CRISP [0 to 31]
For setting the noise elimination level of the 
detail signals.
LEVEL DEPENDENT [0 to 15]
For removing the detail in the dark areas.
PEAK FREQUENCY [00 to 31]
For setting the H DTL peak frequency.
KNEE APERTURE [OFF, ON]
For turning the emphasizing of the outlines for 
the high-brightness areas ON or OFF.
KNEE APE LEVEL [0 to 5]
For adjusting the knee aperture level.
[6] DETAIL 
						

							
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Setting of menu items
SLIM DETAIL [OFF, ON]
For setting the detail more finely at ON.
DETAIL(+) [–31 to +31]
For adjusting the detail gain in the + direction.
DETAIL(–) [–31 to +31]
For adjusting the detail gain in the – direction.
DETAIL CLIP [0 to +63]
For minimizing the glare caused by adding 
too much detail as a result of a detail clip 
adjustment.
DETAIL SOURCE
[(G+R)/2, (G+B)/2, (2G+B+R)/4, (3G+B)/4, 
 
R, G]
For setting the ratio of the RGB signal 
components which create the detail.
 �� DETAIL(2/2) ��    SLIM DETAIL      :OFF  DETAIL(+)        :+00  DETAIL(-)        :+00  DETAIL CLIP      :00  DETAIL SOURCE    :(G+R)/2
 MAINTENANCE menu
[6] DETAIL 
						

							
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Setting of menu items
 MAINTENANCE menu
 �� SKIN TONE DETAIL ��    SKIN TONE DTL    :OFF  SKIN GET         :OFF  SKIN DTL CORING  :5  Y MAX            :190  Y MIN            :010  I CENTER         :055  I WIDTH          :090  Q WIDTH          :010  Q PHASE          :+000 
SKIN TONE DTL [OFF, ON]
For turning the SKIN TONE DTL ON or OFF.
SKIN GET [OFF, ON]
When ON is selected, the box cursor is output 
to the screen center. When the image of the 
subject’s skin is placed inside the box cursor 
and the ENTER operation is performed, 
 
I CENTER and Q PHASE are set automatically.
SKIN DTL CORING [0 to 7]
For setting the SKIN TONE DTL coring 
amount.
Y MAX [0 to 255]
For setting the upper limit of the brightness in 
the skin tone specification area.
Y MIN [0 to 255]
For setting the lower limit of the brightness in 
the skin tone specification area.
I CENTER [0 to 255]
For setting the phase of the I axis in the skin 
tone specification area.
I WIDTH [0 to 255]
For setting the phase width of the I axis in the 
skin tone specification area.
Q WIDTH [0 to 255]
For setting the phase range of the Q axis in 
the skin tone specification area.
Q PHASE [–128 to +127]
For setting the phase of the Q axis in the skin 
tone specification area.
[7] SKIN TONE DETAIL