Panasonic P2 Handheld Camcorder Basic Operating Instructions - Page 28

Basic operations of setup menus Use the setup menus to change the settings to suit the scenes you are shooting or what you are recording. MENU button Operation lever 3 Press SET on the Operation lever (or push it in the ► direction) to display the items. Example: AUTO SW A.IRIS ON AGC 6dB ATW ON AF ON PUSH MENU TO RETURN 4 Push the Operation lever in the ▲ or ▼ direction to move to the setting you want. Example: AUTO SW A.IRIS ON AGC 6dB ATW ON AF ON Using the menus • Set to CAMERA mode if the camera is operating in another mode. (Page 74 of Vol. 2) • The menu items indicated in the blue characters cannot be used. 1 Press the MENU button when not recording in CAMERA mode. The following is displayed on the viewfinder and LCD screen. MAIN MENU 1.SCENE FILE 2.SYSTEM SETUP 3.SW MODE 4.AUTO SW 5.RECORDING SETUP 6.AUDIO SETUP 7.OUTPUT SEL 8.DISPLAY SETUP PUSH MENU TO EXIT 2 Push the Operation lever in the ▲ or ▼ direction to move the highlight to the setting you want. PUSH MENU TO RETURN 5 Press SET on the Operation lever to confirm the setting. To change a value, push the Operation lever in the ▲ or ▼ direction to change as necessary. Example: AUTO SW A.IRIS AGC ATW AF 6dB 12dB 18dB OFF PUSH MENU TO RETURN 6 To change other settings, repeat steps 4 and 5. When you finish, press the MENU button to return to the function screen. 7 To change other functions, repeat steps 2 to 5. When you exit the menu mode, press the MENU button again to return to the normal screen. 28