Panasonic AG-DVX100A Digital Video Record - Page 42

Setting menus SCENE FILE screen Item/ (display mode) Description of settings SKIN TONE DTL (Camera) For switching the skin tone detail ON or OFF. When ON is selected, the detail in the skin tone areas is diminished and the graininess of the skin is reduced. OFF ON V DETAIL FREQ (Camera) For setting the detail in the vertical direction when shooting in the progressive mode. THIN : The detail is made finer. MID : The detail is made somewhat coarser. THICK : The detail is made coarser. O When "THIN" or "MID" has been selected as the item's setting and the images shot in the progressive mode are played back using a standard TV monitor (60i: interlace), some flickering will occur on the horizontal lines and on the diagonal lines near the horizontal. When playing back a tape in a progressive environment, this flickering is reduced by selecting "THIN" or "MID" as the item's setting, which will also enable images with a higher resolution than that with the "THICK" setting to be obtained. PROGRESSIVE (Camera) For setting shooting in the progressive mode. OFF: Shooting is not performed in the progressive mode. 30P: Shooting is performed in the 30P mode (30 frames/sec.). 24P: Shooting is performed in the 24P mode (24 frames/sec.). Images are recorded on the tape using the [2:3] conversion system. 24P(ADV): Shooting is performed in the 24P advanced mode (24 frames/sec.). Images are recorded on the tape using the advanced conversion system. NAME EDIT (Camera) For editing the name of the scene file selected by the scene file dial. SAVE/INIT (Camera) SAVE: For saving the scene file settings after changes have been made to them. O If the menu mode is released without saving the changes, the original scene file settings will be restored when operation is switched to the VCR mode or the power is turned off. INITIAL: For returning the scene file settings selected by the scene file dial to the factory settings. CAMERA SETUP screen Item/ (display mode) Description of settings SYNCRO SCAN (Camera) ASPECT CONV (Camera) COLOR BAR (Camera) SETUP (Camera) For adjusting the shutter speed of synchro scan used when shooting TV screens, etc. If the OPERATION lever is left tilted in the 3 or 4 direction, the speed at which the setting changes is increased, and a beep is heard. O Progressive mode OFF: 1/60.3 --- 1/250.0 O Progressive mode 30P: 1/30.1 --- 1/48.0 --- 1/250.0 O Progressive mode 24P or 24PA: 1/24.1 --- 1/48.0 --- 1/250.0 For selecting the aspect ratio of the images to be recorded. NORM: The images are recorded in the standard 4:3 mode. LETTER BOX: The aspect ratio is set to the 16:9 mode, and the images are recorded in this mode. Black bands are recorded at the top and bottom of the screen. SQUEEZE: The camera images are compressed horizontally so that they will be displayed optimally on a 16:9 monitor. The images appearing in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor may be disrupted for a moment when SQUEEZE is selected as the item setting; this is normal and not indicative of malfunctioning. For setting the color bar display to ON or OFF. OFF ON O Even when the color bar display has been set to ON, it will return to OFF when operation is switched to the VCR mode or the power is turned off. For setting whether to add the setup level (black level). 0%: The setup level is not added. 7.5%: The 7.5% setup level is added for recording. The underlining indicates the factory setting. 42