Panasonic P2 HD Camcorder Operating Instructions - Page 99

Resetting Menu Option Settings to Defaults The menu settings can be reset to their defaults. To reset the settings to their defaults, select the menu option READ FACTORY DATA in the screen, which is accessible from the FILE page. All settings will be reset to their defaults. ‹Note This operation does not delete the scene file, lens file, and the information stored as the user data. < INITIALIZE > # READ FACTORY DATA WRITE USER DATA Adjustments and Settings for Recording Lens file The built-in memory of the unit stores eight sets of lens files. On the SD memory card, eight titles for eight sets of lens files in a table (total 64 sets) can be written. The following data are recorded on the lens file. z Title name z White shading correction value z Flare compensation value z RB gain offset correction value How to provide lens files Adjustment of white shading For the white shading adjustment, refer to [Adjusting the Lens White Shading] (page 112) Adjustment of the flare Using the menu operations, adjust the flare in the LENS R FLARE item, the LENS G FLARE item and the LENS B FLARE item. These menu items are found in the screen on the MAINTENANCE page. # < LENS FILE ADJ > LENS FILE ADJ MODE:ON LENS R GAIN OFFSET:+000 LENS B GAIN OFFSET:+000 LENS R FLARE LENS G FLARE LENS B FLARE :000 :000 :000 Example of the chart for flare adjustment H 0.1H 0.1W W Adjustment of gain offset For correcting changes in white balance that may occur when replacing the lens. 1 Mount the lens to memory the lens file on the unit. 2 Shoot the grayscale chart with appropriate lighting (2000 lx, 3200 K are preferable). 3 Set the WHITE BAL switch to the "A" position. 4 Adjust the lens aperture so that the white window at the center of the grayscale chart is about 80%. 5 Push the AUTO W/B BAL switch to "AWB" to adjust the white balance automatically. 6 Measure the signal level of RGB by using the waveform monitor (WFM). 7 Adjust the lens aperture so that the signal level of Gch is the same signal level as the one obtained in 6 above. 8 Set the LENS FILE ADJ MODE to ON. The menu item LENS FILE ADJ MODE is found in the screen on the MAINTENANCE page. 9 Adjust the signal level of Rch to be the same as Gch in the LENS R GAIN OFFSET item. 10 In the same way, adjust the signal level of Bch to be the same as Gch in the LENS B GAIN OFFSET item. 99 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Handling data