Panasonics AG-DVX100 Set-up Menus Manual
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11 AG-DVX100 Menu Index Item Menu Page 12 bit Audio Playback Functions Screen (VCR) 30 1394 TC Regen Recording Setup Screen (VCR) 31 1394 UB Regen Recording Setup Screen (VCR) 32 A Dub Input AV In/Out Setup Screen (VCR) 33 A Iris Level Scene File Screen (Camera) 16 A Iris Auto SW Screen (Camera) 20 AF Auto SW Screen (Camera) 21 AGC Auto SW Screen (Camera) 20 Aspect Conv Camera Setup Screen 18 ATW SW Mode Screen (Camera) 19 ATW Auto SW Screen (Camera) 21 Audio Out Playback Functions Screen (VCR) 30 Audio Rec Recording Setup Screen (Camera) (VCR) 22, 31 Beep Sound Other Functions Screen (Camera) 28 Camera Date Display Setup Screen (Camera) 25 Chroma Level Scene File Screen (Camera) 15 Chroma Phase Scene File Screen (Camera) 15 Clock Set Other Functions Screen (Camera) (VCR) 28, 35 Color Bar Camera Setup Screen (Camera) 18 Color Temp Scene File Screen (Camera) 15 Date/Time Display Setup Screen (Camera) 25, 33 Detail Level Scene File Screen (Camera) 15 DV CMD Set Other Functions Screen (Camera) 28 DV Control Other Functions Screen (Camera) 27 DV Out AV In/Out Setup Screen (VCR) 33 End Search Playback Functions Screen (VCR) 30 EVF Mode Display Setup (Camera) 26, 34
12 Item Menu Page First Rec TC Recording Setup Screen (Camera) (VCR) 23, 32 Gamma Scene File Screen (Camera) 16 Handle Zoom SW Mode Screen (Camera) 19 High Gain SW Mode Screen (Camera) 19 Hour Meter Other Functions Screen (Camera) (VCR) 29, 35 Interval Rec Recording Setup Screen (Camera) 23 Interval Time Recording Setup Screen (Camera) 23 Iris Dial SW Mode Screen (Camera) 20 LCD / EVF Set Display Setup Screen (Camera) (VCR) 26, 34 LCD Backlight Display Setup Screen (Camera) (VCR) 26, 34 Level Meter Display Setup Screen (Camera) (VCR) 25, 34 Master Ped Scene File Screen (Camera) 16 Marker Display Setup Screen 25 Matrix Scene File Screen (Camera) 16 Mic ALC Recording Setup Screen (Camera) 22 Mic Gain 1 Recording Setup Screen (Camera) 22 Mic Gain 2 Recording Setup Screen (Camera) 22 Mid Gain Scene File Screen (Camera) 19 Name Edit Scene File Screen (Camera) 17 Other Display Display Setup Screen (Camera) (VCR) 25, 34 Progressive Scene File Screen (Camera) 17 Rec Lamp Other Functions Screen (Camera) 28 Rec Speed Recording Setup Screen (Camera) (VCR) 21, 31 Rec Time Recording Setup Screen (Camera) 23 Remote Other Functions Screen (Camera) (VCR) 27, 34 Save / Init Scene File Screen (Camera) 17 Self Shoot Display Setup Screen (Camera) 26 Setup Camera Setup Screen 18 Skin Tone DTL Scene File Screen (Camera) 16 Syncro Scan Camera Setup Screen 18
13 Item Menu Page Tape Protect Other Functions Screen (Camera) 29 Tapey Battery Display Setup Screen (Camera) (VCR) 25, 34 TC Mode Recording Setup Screen (Camera) (VCR) 22, 31 TC Preset Recording Setup Screen (Camera) (VCR) 23, 32 TCG Recording Setup Screen (Camera) (VCR) 22, 32 Time Shift Other Functions Screen (Camera) (VCR) 28, 35 UB Mode Recording Setup Screen (Camera) (VCR) 23, 32 UB Preset Recording Setup Screen (Camera) (VCR) 23, 32 User 1 SW Mode Screen (Camera) 20 User 2 SW Mode Screen (Camera) 20 User File Other Functions Screen (Camera) (VCR) 29, 35 V Detail Freq Scene File Screen (Camera) 17 Video Out OSD Display Setup Screen (Camera) 25, 34 Zebra Detect 1 Display Setup Screen (Camera) 24 Zebra Detect 2 Display Setup Screen (Camera) 24 Zoom yFocus Display Setup Screen (Camera) 25
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4 . Camera Menus Screen
4.1 Scene File Screen
The Scene File Menu allows the user to quickly change the setup for up to six scenes with a
turn of the scene dial.
The scenes are tailored to various shooting conditions and are stored in the six menu
memories and are selected by a six position rotary dial (cine switch), located at the back of
the camcorder. You may also set up your own scene files instead of using the factory de-
faults.
The factory defaults are set up for six different scenes:
F1 : SCENE This file contains the settings suited for standard recording.
F2 : FLOU This file contains the settings suited for recording under fluorescent lights.
F3 : SPARK This file contains the settings suited to accentuating the subject while
recording (for shooting a wedding reception, etc.)
F4 : B-STR This file contains the settings suited for recording with extended
gradations in the dark areas (for recording scenes at dusk, etc.)
F5 : 24P This file contains the settings suited for recording in the progressive 24P
mode
F6: ADVANC This file contains settings suited for recording in progressive 24p
advanced mode.
Note: During recording, you can not change the scene file to progressive. You must be
in the record standby mode to change to the progressive mode.
Factory Defaults for Defaults for Scene File Dial
F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6
Items ——— FLOU. SPARK B-STR 24P ADVANC
DETAIL LEVEL 0 0 + 5 0 - 4 0
CHROMA LEVEL 0 + 2 + 3 + 3 0 0
CHROMA PHASE 0 0 0 0 0 0
COLOR TEMP 0 0 0 0 0 0
MASTER PED 0 0 -3 - 1 -5 -5
A. IRIS LEV 0 0 0 - 1 - 3 - 3
GAMMA NORM NORM LOW HIGH CINE-LIKE CINE-LIKE
SKIN TONE DTL OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
MATRIX NORM NORM NORM NORM CINE-LIKE CINE-LIKE
V DETAIL FREQ THICK THICK THICK THICK THICK THIN
PROGRSSIVE OFF OFF OFF OFF 24P 24P(Adv)
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As was explained the scene files are set to factory defaults, but they may be also tailored to
your various shooting conditions and stored in the menu memories and you may select
them with a six position rotary dial (cine switch), located at the back of the camcorder.
Detail Level
Changing the detail level will affect the whole picture, this adjustment will
allow you to increase or decrease the overall Horizontal and Vertical detail in the picture.
Chroma Level
Changing the Chroma Level allows you increase or decrease the amount
of color that is in the video image.
Chroma Phase
Changing the Chroma Phase allows you to change the phase of the color
(tint) of the video image. Keep in mind that this adjustment is a fine adjustment.
Color Temp Color temperature is determined at the temperature when carbon is heated
up and emits a light which has a certain spectral response. For example, at 3000 degrees
Celsius carbon black emits a light. The color temperature of that light is said to be 3200
Kelvin (3000 Celsius equals 3200 Kelvin). Color temperature generally expresses chroma-
ticity of a source of light such as indoor or outdoor light. For example, if the temperature is
relatively low, the light appears reddish. As the temperature increase, the light changed
from red to orange to yellow to white. So when a camera is used with light whose color
temperature is other than 3200K, use the appropriate color temperature conversion filter or
setting. The color Temp setting allow you to finely adjust the color temperature, after the
white balance has been adjusted.
Item Settings Default
DETAIL LEVEL -7 to +7
CHROMA LEVEL -7 to +7
CHROMA PHASE -7 to +7
COLOR TEMP -7 to +7
MASTER PED -15 to +15
A IRIS LEVEL -4 to +4
GAMMA CINE-LIKE, LOW, NORM, HIGH
SKIN TONE DTL ON / OFF
MATRIX NORM, FLOU, CINE-LIKE
V DETAIL FREQ THIN / THICK
PROGRESSIVE OFF, 30P, 24P, 24(ADV)
NAME EDIT NAME
SAVE / INIT SAVE INITIAL
See Page 14 for
all actual Factory
Defaults settings
16 Master Ped In standard analog video the Pedestal is normally set at 7.5 IRE or 7% and in digital video it is set at 0 IRE or 0%, this is the black reference for the video signal. This adjustment allows the user to slightly control the pedestal level which is set in the Camera Setup Menu. This will change the black reference for the video signal and allow for either slightly rising of the blacks or the crushing of them. A Iris Level The automatic iris level controls the iris opening or level of the video auto- matically based upon Auto mode selection (IRIS) on the side of the camcorder. Gamma Gamma correction is applied in the camera to correct for nonlinear light-output characteristics of the standard TV picture tube. Picture-tube gamma stretches the whites and compresses the blacks. Camera gamma compresses the whites and stretches the blacks . Camera gamma can be properly set by using logarithmic gray scale charts and a waveform monitor. Camera gamma must be the reciprocal of picture gamma which is 2.2, so the camera gamma is usually 0.45. The DVX100 has four selections for the gamma curve: Cine-Like This gamma curve gives the video image a cinema like look. Its best to set the iris about a 1/2 stop lower then standard video settings. Low This setting allows for a moderate gradient for the low luminance areas. The video image looks a little sharper due to the change in the gamma curve. Norm Standard video images are produced. High This setting allows for a sharp gradient for the low luminance areas, thus the dark ar- eas are extended to make them appear brighter. Skin Tone DTL The “talking head is probably one of the most common shots on televi- sion. The Skin Tone Detail is used to improve the head shot quality. When skin tone de- tail is turned on, the facial skin color has its detail reduced smoothing any skin irregularities, without affecting other areas of the video image. Matrix The mixture of the primary colors red, blue and green to produce the many hues in the visible spectrum can be adjusted. We often have to compensate the colors due to light- ing conditions. The DVX100 has three settings: Norm Used for shooting under halogen lighting in the studio. FLOU Used for shooting under fluorescent lighting. Cine-Like Used to produce a richer, cinema like color.
17 V Detail Freq Used in the progressive mode to increase the detail in the vertical portion of the image. This will slightly improve the sharpness of the image. In 24p thick used for video playback, while the thin setting is used for going out to film. Progressive This selection allows you to choose between four selections: OFF: Progressive video recording is turn OFF, you will be using standard interlace video (60i). 30P: In this selection you will be recording in the Progressive mode at a 30 frame per second mode. The 30 frames per second video imaged are converted into 60 f field interlace signals, and the resulting video signals , and the resulting video signals are output or recorded. In this mode , high-quality still pictures free of vertical shifting, can be obtained in this mode 24P: In this selection you will be recording in the Progressive mode at a 24 frame per second mode, or a Cinema look. The 24P frame per second images are converted into 60 field interlace signals using 3:2 pulldown or conversion system. The resulting video signals are output or recorded. Cinema-like images can be ob -tainted in this mode 24P (ADV): In this selection you will be recording in the Advanced Progressive mode at a 24 frame per second mode. The 24 frames per second video images are converted into 60 field interlace signal by the advanced 2:3:3:2 pulldown method and the resulting video signals are output or recorded. Use this setting when the final product will be transferred to film. Note: The color bar signal cannot be displayed. The gain cannot be controlled, it is fixed. The auto focus cannot be utilized. When the progress mode has been selected, the sync signal may be temporarily disturbed and no video will be output for 3 seconds. A shutter setting of 1/50 (OFF) or 1/60 is recommended. When using ATW (Auto Tracking White) function the black balance will not function. Since the video is recorded in 5 frame incre- ments in 24P and Advanced mode, the timing at which recording starts may be slightly de- layed. Name Edit This selection allows you to change or edit the name of the scene file se- lected by the scene file dial, Save / Init Save, allows you to save changes made in a scene file. Remember to do this or you will revert back to the old settings when power is turned off or you switch to the VCR mode. If the initial mode is chosen the scene file settings will return to the factory defaults.
18 4.2 Camera Setup Menu Screen Syncro Scan Is used to prevent black or white horizontal bars that may appear across your computer monitor or television, when you are recording a scene that has either of these in it. By setting up the correct syncro scan in the menu, you can press the shutter button on the side of the camcorder and prevent this problem. What you are doing in the MENU, is trying to synchronize the camera’s shutter with the scan rate of the computer monitor or television included in the scene. Aspect Conversion Allows you to select the aspect ratio of the image to be recorded. The standard images have an aspect ratio of 4:3. When placed in 16:9 aspect ratio the im- ages are recorded with black bands across the top and bottom of the screen creating the 16 by 9 or letter box image. This method is called letterbox and has the major advantage of WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). It you use an external anamorphic lens adaptor, about 25% higher vertical resolution can be obtained which may be more important for film out applications. If Letterbox is selected, the normal CCD based imager signal out- put of 720 pixels H by 480 pixels V is cropped down to 720 pixels H by 360 pixels V. The remaining 60 pixels at the top and bottom of the picture are forced to black. When an exter- nal anmorphic lens is used the source image is optically converted from widescreen 16:9 aspect down to a 12:9 aspect (4:3). Therefore the entire surface of the CCD based imager can be used to capture the image, yielding a full 480 lines of vertical resolution. Color Bars A SMPTE test signal is generated internally, used to check the cameras per- formance, it also may be used at the beginning of the videotape as a reference. You can turn this function off or on in this menu. If you leave it on, it will shut off when the camcorder is placed in the VCR mode or the power is shut off. This function does not work in the progressive mode. Setup Also called pedestal, this is the video black level in a video image, 0% is the default setting for the DVX-100. Digital Video uses 0% setup (which is the ITU-R-601 Digital standard setting and Standard analog interlace video uses 7.5%. Item Settings Default SYNCRO SCAN OFF : 1/60.3—1/250 30P : 1/30.1—1/250.0 24P/24PA : 1/24.1—1/250.0 OFF 1/60.3 30P 1/48.0 24P& 24PA 1/48.0 ASPECT CONV NORM / LETTER BOX NORM COLOR BAR ON / OFF OFF SETUP 0% / 7.5% 0%
19 4.3 SW MODE Screen Mid Gain This item selects the video gain at the M position of the GAIN switch lo- cated on the side of the DVX-100. There are five settings you can choose from: 0dB to 12dB. The factory default is set to 6dB. High Gain This item selects the video gain at the H position of the GAIN switch lo- cated on the side of the DVX-100. There are five settings you can choose from: 0dB to 12dB. The factory default is set to 12 dB. ATW Normally, the white balance should be re-adjusted as the lighting conditions change. The Auto Tracking White function, is used during the record mode to continually adjust the white balance automatically. With this menu item you can assign this function to one of po- sitions of the WHITE BAL switch or turn it OFF. There are four settings: OFF: This turns off the ATW function and allows the AUTO button or USER button to take control. Ach: Sets the ATW function to Ach position of the WHITE BAL switch. Bch: Sets the ATW function to Bch position of the WHITE BAL switch PRE: Sets the ATW function to PRST (Preset) position of the WHITE BAL switch Handle Zoom This item sets the zoom speeds of the lens, which are controlled by the HANDLE ZOOM switch located on the handle of the DVX-100. L/OFF/H: Low/ OFF/ High speeds are set to the 1/2/3 positions of the Handle Zoom switch . L/M/H: Low/ mid (Medium)/ High speeds are set to the 1/2/3 positions of the Handle Zoom switch. Item Settings Default MID GAIN 0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB 6 dB HIGH GAIN 0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB 12 dB ATW OFF, AcH, BcH, PRE OFF HANDLE ZOOM L, OFF, H L,M,H L/OFF/H IRIS DIAL DOWN OPEN /UP OPEN DOWN OPEN USER 1 COLOR BAR YES USER 2 BACKLIGHT BACKLIGHT
20 Iris Dial This item sets the direction of rotation of the IRIS dial in the Manual iris mode. When set to DOW N OPEN, the iris will open when the IRIS dial is turned down. When set to UP OPEN the iris will open when the IRIS dial is turned upward. User 1 & User 2 the User1 and User2 buttons are used for quick access customized operations of the DVX100. Each button may be assigned any one of the nine functions described In the table below. These assigned functions can then be accessed at the touch of a button. 1.3 Auto Sw Screen A. Iris When set to ON, or when the AUTO button is pressed, the auto iris control is performed. The IRIS button will not operate at this time. When turned OFF the AUTO iris control will not function and the IRIS button can be used. AGC This setting sets the video gain when the AUTO button is used. 6dB: When the AUTO button is pressed the video gain will increase by a maximum of 6dB. 12dB: When the AUTO button is pressed the video gain will increase by a maximum of 12dB. Items (Choose one) Assignable Functions COLOR BAR Display / hide the SMPTE color bars SPOTLIGHT Turns auto iris spotlight on / off BACKLIGHT Turns auto iris backlight compensation on/off BLACKFADE Fade out to black / with audio WHITEFADE Fade out to white / with audio MODECHECK Display camera settings in viewfinder ATW Turns auto tracking white balance function on/off ATWLOCK Lock/unlock white balance in ATW operation GAIN 18 dB Switches the gain to +18dB Item Settings Default A IRIS ON / OFF ON AGC 6dB, 12 dB, OFF 6 dB ATW ON / OFF ON AF ON / OFF ON