Panasonic Multi Purpose Camera Ak Hc1800n Operating Instructions

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 MAINTENANCE menu
[2] PEDESTAL, GAMMA
When the VIDEO MENU is selected:
When the FILM MENU is selected:
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...

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[3] FLARE
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.
Setting of menu items 

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[4] KNEE, WHITE CLIP( When the KNEE is set to 
MANUAL)M KNEE POINT
[080.00% 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...

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[4] KNEE, WHITE CLIP( When the KNEE is set to 
AUTO)A. KNEE POINT [080.00% 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...

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 MAINTENANCE menu
[4] KNEE, WHITE CLIP
[5] R/B GAIN
KNEE [OFF, MANUAL, AUTO]
For selecting the knee operation mode.
This setting does not take effect when FILM 
REC is selected or DRS is ON.
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...

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[6] DETAIL
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 [00 to 63]
For setting the H DTL level.
CRISP [00 to 31]
For setting the noise elimination level of the 
detail signals.
LEVEL DEPENDENT [00 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...

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[6] DETAIL
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 [00 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...

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 MAINTENANCE menu
[7] SKIN TONE DETAIL
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 [000 to 255]
For setting the upper limit of the brightness in 
the...

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[8] GAIN, AUTO IRIS
LOW GAIN [–06dB to 30dB]
MID GAIN [–06dB to 30dB]
HIGH GAIN [–06dB to 30dB]
For setting the amount by which the gain is to 
be increased when LOW, MID or HIGH has 
been selected by GAIN SELECT.
A.IRIS LEVEL [000 to 100]
For adjusting the target level (brightness) of 
the auto iris.
A.IRIS PEAK/AVE [000 to 100]
For setting the ratio between the auto iris  
light-metering peak value and average value.
A.IRIS WINDOW [NORM1, NORM2, CENTR]
For setting the...

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[9] SUPER GAIN
These settings are performed when 
S.GAIN1, S.GAIN2 or S.GAIN has been 
selected by GAIN SELECT.
MODE [S.GAIN1, S.GAIN2, S.GAIN3]
For selecting the S.GAIN storage table.
TOTAL GAIN [00dB to 72dB]
For displaying the total gain for GAIN, PIX 
MIX, V MIX and FRAME MIX.
GAIN [00dB to 36dB]
For setting the gain increase.
(The increase is set in increments of  dB.)
PIX MIX [OFF, +6dB]
For setting the addition of horizontal pixels 
ON or OFF.
V MIX [OFF,...