Panasonic HPX300 Operating Instructions - Page 33

Shooting, Normal Recording, White/Black Balance Adjustment to, Recording Completion

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Chapter 3 Recording and Playback Shooting White/Black Balance Adjustment to Recording Completion For shooting, follow the steps below. 1 3 Point the camera at your subject to adjust the focus, and zoom. 4 To use the electronic shutter, set the shutter speed and shutter mode. For more information, see [Setting the Electronic Shutter] (page 51). 5 Press the REC button to start recording. 6 To stop recording, press the REC button.  NOTE • Shooting the sun and other very bright subjects may produce a color cast in surrounding areas. Operation Buttons During recording, all operation buttons (REW, FF, PLAY/PAUSE, STOP) are disabled. 3 5, 6 4 2 Normal Recording 1 Use the ND FILTER control to select a filter according to ambient light conditions. • Pressing the REC button starts recording of video and sound on the P2 card. • The video and audio (including additional information) recorded in one session is referred to as a clip. 2 When the white balance is saved: • Position the WHITE BAL switch to [A] or [B]. When the white or black balance is not saved and you have no time to adjust the white balance: • Position the WHITE BAL switch to [PRST]. • The color temperature can be set to 3200K or 5600K. If the white balance is adjusted on the spot: • Select a filter according to ambient light conditions. Then, position the WHITE BAL switch to [A] or [B] and shoot a white test REC button subject so that it appears at the center of the screen. Then, follow the steps below to adjust the white balance. 1. Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward [AWB] to adjust the white balance. 2. Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward [ABB] to adjust the black balance. 3. Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward [AWB]  NOTE Pressing the REC button will not immediately stop data write operations to a P2 card in the following situations. And the REC button operation is not recognized. • When terminating a short recording • When terminating a recording that has just continued onto a second P2 card to adjust the white balance again. For directions on making adjustments, see [Adjusting the White Balance] (page 48) and [Adjusting the Black Balance] (page 49). 33

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Chapter²³² Recording²and²Playback
Shooting
White/Black Balance Adjustment to
Recording Completion
For shooting, follow the steps below.
3
1
4
2
5, 6
1
²
Use²the²ND²FILTER²control²to²select²a²filter²
according²to²ambient²light²conditions.
2
²
²
When²the²white²balance²is²saved:
• Position the WHITE BAL switch to [A] or [B].
²
When²the²white²or²black²balance²is²not²saved²
and²you²have²no²time²to²adjust²the²white²
balance:
• Position the WHITE BAL switch to [PRST].
• The color temperature can be set to 3200K or
5600K.
²
If²the²white²balance²is²adjusted²on²the²spot:
• Select a filter according to ambient light
conditions. Then, position the WHITE BAL
switch to [A] or [B] and shoot a white test
subject so that it appears at the center of the
screen. Then, follow the steps below to adjust
the white balance.
1.
Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward [AWB]
to adjust the white balance.
2.
Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward [ABB]
to adjust the black balance.
3.
Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward [AWB]
to adjust the white balance again.
For directions on making adjustments, see
[Adjusting the White Balance] (page 48) and
[Adjusting the Black Balance] (page 49).
3
²
Point²the²camera²at²your²subject²to²adjust²the²
focus,²and²zoom.
4
²
To²use²the²electronic²shutter,²set²the²shutter²
speed²and²shutter²mode.
For more information, see [Setting the Electronic
Shutter] (page 51).
5
²
Press²the²REC²button²to²start²recording.
6
²
To²stop²recording,²press²the²REC²button.
NOTE
• Shooting the sun and other very bright subjects may produce
a color cast in surrounding areas.
Operation Buttons
During recording, all operation buttons (REW, FF, PLAY/PAUSE,
STOP) are disabled.
Normal Recording
• Pressing the REC button starts recording of video and
sound on the P2 card.
• The video and audio (including additional information)
recorded in one session is referred to as a clip.
REC²button
NOTE
Pressing the REC button will not immediately stop data write
operations to a P2 card in the following situations. And the
REC button operation is not recognized.
• When terminating a short recording
• When terminating a recording that has just continued onto a
second P2 card