Panasonic Multi Purpose Camera Ak Hc1800n Operating Instructions

							
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[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 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.
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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.
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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 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.
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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 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 [090% 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.
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[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 VIDEO MENU has been selected 
or when the FILM MENU has been selected.
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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[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 outlines 
for the high-brightness areas ON or OFF.
KNEE APE LEVEL [0 to 5]
For adjusting the knee aperture level.
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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 detail.
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[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 skin tone specification area.
Y MIN [000 to 255]
For setting the lower limit of the brightness in 
the skin tone specification area.
I CENTER [000 to 255]
For setting the phase of the I axis in the skin 
tone specification area.
I WIDTH [000 to 255]
For setting the phase width of the I axis in the 
skin tone specification area.
Q WIDTH [000 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.
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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 auto iris light-metering area.NORM1:   The light is metered on the 
entire screen (except around the 
edges).
NORM2:   The light is metered on the entire 
screen (except at the top).
CENTR:    The light is metered only in the 
area at the screen center.
IRIS MODE [LENS, CAM]
For switching between the iris gain control 
on the lens (LENS) and the menu (CAM) to 
adjust the focusing speed of the auto iris.
Normally, LENS is selected, and the speed 
is adjusted using the iris gain control on the 
lens.
IRIS GAIN [01 to 10]
For adjusting the iris gain when CAM has 
been selected as the IRIS MODE setting.
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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, +6dB]
For setting the addition of vertical pixels ON 
or OFF.
FRAME MIX [OFF, 06dB to 24dB]
For setting the gain increase based on 
accumulation in the CCD image sensor.
(The increase is set in increments of 6 dB.)
H DETAIL LEVEL [00 to 63]
For setting the H DETAIL level.
CRISP [00 to 31]
For setting the noise elimination level of the 
detail signals.
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