Panasonic Remote Camera Controller Aw Rp120 Operating Instructions

REMOTE CAMERA CONTROLLER AW-RP120
Operating Instructions

Remote Camera Controller
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	AW‑RP120G
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How to turn on and off the power of the remote cameras  . .  .  .  .  .  .  . .3
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How to turn of
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Making image adjustments for the selected remote camera
 

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Setting the gain  .

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How to turn on and off the power of the remote cameras
How to turn on the power of the remote 
cameras
The power of the remote cameras in the standby state can be turned on 
from the unit .
There are the following methods of turning on the power .zzT

urning on the power one camera at a time
zz Turning on the power of the cameras simultaneously with the turning 
on of the unit’s power
zz Turning on the power of multiple cameras
Turning on the power of all the cameras
Turning on the power of the...

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How to turn off the power of the remote 
cameras
The power of the remote cameras can be turned off from the unit .There are the following methods of turning off the power .zzT

urning off the power one camera at a time
zz Turning off the power of multiple cameras
Turning off the power of all the cameras
Turning off the power of the selected camera group
Each of these methods is described in turn below
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Turning off the power one camera at a time
1 . Select the remote camera .When the corresponding...

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Making image adjustments for the selected remote camera
The following settings and adjustments can be made for the selected remote camera directly from this unit .
zzGain
zz Pedestal
zz R and B gain
zz R and B pedestal
zz White balance
zz Black balance
zz Color bar selection
zz Detail
Image adjustments can be made using the dedicated buttons and 
dials in the color adjustment section
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zzShutter speed Image adjustments can be made by menu operation

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zzShooting mode selection The shooting mode can...

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Setting the gain
In places which are too dark, increase the gain level, and in places 
which are too bright, reduce the gain level .
When the gain is increased, the noise level also increases

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1 . Press the GAIN button .The current gain setting appears .
G A I N         :       1 8 d B
2 . Turn the F1 dial to select a setting . zWhen the AUTO GAIN button is pressed, auto gain mode is 
enabled and the light quantity is adjusted automatically .
 z If approximately 3 seconds elapses without the F1 dial...

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Manually adjusting the white balance (R and B gain 
settings)
1 . As with the automatic adjustment, fill the screen with a 
white subject .
2 . Connect the video output of the currently selected 
remote camera to a waveform monitor
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3 . Press the WHITE BAL A button to turn on its indicator .
4 . Turn the R GAIN dial to select the R channel (red) 
setting, and turn the B GAIN dial to select the B channel 
(blue) setting
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The adjustment results are registered to memory A .
 z The setting value is...

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Making image adjustments for the selected remote camera (continued)
Selecting the color bars
Press the BARS button to output color bar signals from the remote 
camera .
Button indicator off : Outputs the signal for the images shot by the 
camera
Button indicator on : Outputs the color bar signal
Setting the detail
The image detail (image sharpness) can be adjusted .
1 . Press the DETAIL button .The current detail setting appears .
D E T A I L   :             O n
L E V E L     :           L O W
F1 dial...

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Setting the shooting mode (SCENE 1 to SCENE 4)
Change the shooting mode (scene file) of the remote camera to match the shooting conditions .Use the SCENE 1 to SCENE 4 buttons to change the shooting mode .
SCENE

  1 button SCENE   2 buttonSCENE
  3 button
SCENE
  4 buttonSHIFT button
1 . Press the SHIFT button to turn on its indicator .
2 . Press one of the SCENE 1 to SCENE 4 buttons .The indicator of the pressed button turns on and the shooting mode changes .
 
z The names of shooting modes and...

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Making image adjustments for the selected remote camera (continued)
Setting an ND filter
The ND filter setting can be configured when the selected remote 
camera has a built‑in ND filter .
1 . Press the MENU button to turn on its indicator .
2 . Open ND FILTER menu [22] .
1 . N D   F I L T E R
                        N D 1
3 . Turn the F2 dial to select a setting, and then press the 
F2 dial to confirm the selection
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The settings displayed when you turn the F2 dial differ depending on 
the model of...