Panasonic HVX200A Operating Instructions - Page 6

Contents Before use Software information for this product .......... 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......... 5 Outline of operations 8 Read this first 10 Accessories 11 About this manual 11 Description of parts Description of parts 12 Right side and rear side 12 Left side 13 Terminals and mounting parts 14 Remote control 15 Preparation The battery 16 Charging 16 Installing and removing the power supply 17 Installing and removing the battery 17 Connecting and disconnecting the power cord ... 17 Adjusting the hand strap 18 Attaching the shoulder strap 18 Detaching and attaching the lens hood ..... 18 The remote control 19 Insert the battery 19 Remote control setup 19 Turn on/off the camera 20 Tally lamp 20 Viewfinder 21 Using the viewfinder 21 Using the LCD 22 Emphasizing outlines 22 Adjusting the screen display 23 Setting the calendar 24 Shooting Basic shooting operations (P2 card 25 Preparing to shoot using a P2 card 25 Shooting in auto mode 25 Checking photos taken (REC CHECK 26 P2 card access lamps 26 Protecting against a possible erasure 26 Formatting P2 cards 27 Recording times 27 Remove the P2 card 28 Basic shooting operations (Cassette tape 29 Preparing to shoot using a tape 29 Shooting in auto mode 29 Checking scenes taken (REC CHECK 30 6 Remove the cassette tape 30 Cassette tapes 31 Using SD memory cards 32 Installing and removing the SD memory card . 32 Formatting SD memory card 32 Cautions in using SD memory cards 32 Using the zoom function 33 Variable frame rates (VFR 34 Native recording 35 Standard recording 35 Using variable frame rates (VFR 36 Shooting in 1080i/480i progressive mode.. 37 Shooting in manual mode 38 Switching to manual mode 38 Manual focusing 38 Using focus assist 38 Iris adjustments 39 Adjusting the gain 39 Light intensity adjustments 39 Adjusting the white balance 40 Shooting techniques for different targets .. 42 Low-angle shooting 42 Self-portrait shooting 42 Zebra pattern 43 Marker 43 Checking and displaying shooting status ........ 44 Changing the image size 44 Optical Image Stabilizer 45 Adding effects to images 45 Using the USER buttons 45 Backlight compensation 45 Color bars 45 Adjusting the volume while shooting 46 Backup recording 46 Pre-recording (PRE REC 47 Interval recording (INTERVAL REC 47 One-shot recording (ONE-SHOT REC 47 Loop recording (LOOP REC 48 2-slot continuous recording 48 Shot mark function 48 Text memo recording 48 Finding specific scenes(image search 49 Index recording 49 Adjusting the shutter speed 50 Synchro scan 51 Switching Audio Input 52 Using the built-in microphone 52 Using another microphone and audio equipment 52 Adjusting the recording level 53 Using scene files 54 Changing scene file settings 54 Saving scene files and other settings on SD memory cards 56 Clip metadata 57