Panasonic PV-GS80 Digital Video Camcorder - Page 38

MANUAL FOCUS ADJUSTMENT, MANUAL SHUTTER SPEED/APERTURE ADJUSTMENT, To restore to the automatic

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Record mode Manual focus adjustment If auto focusing is difficult due to the conditions, then manual focusing is available. ≥Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode. 1 Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to [MANUAL]. Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment Shutter Speed Adjust it when recording fast-moving subjects. Aperture Adjust it when the screen is too bright or too dark. ≥Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode. 1 Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to [MANUAL]. 2 Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to [FOCUS]. 2 Move the joystick left or right to select aperture icon [ ] or shutter speed icon [ ]. MNL MF MNL ≥The [ MNL ] indication and the manual focus [MF] indication appears. 3 Move the joystick left or right in order to adjust the focus. 3 Move the joystick left or right in order to adjust the shutter speed or aperture. MNL 1/60 OPEN OdB MF MNL 1) MNL 1/1000 2) MNL 1/60 F2.0 0dB ≥When focused with a wide angle, the subject may not be in focus when zoomed in. First, zoom in on the subject, and then focus on it. ª To restore to the automatic adjustment Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to [AUTO] or [FOCUS]. 38 LSQT1121 1) Shutter speed 2) (Aperture) Iris/gain value ª To restore to automatic adjustment Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to [AUTO]. Manual shutter speed adjustment ≥Avoid recording under fluorescent light, mercury light or sodium light because the color and brightness of the playback image may change. ≥If you increase the shutter speed manually, the sensitivity lowers and accordingly the gain value increases automatically, which may increase the noise on the screen. ≥You may see vertical lines of light in the playback image of a brightly shining subject or highly reflective subject, but this is not a malfunction.

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Record mode
38
LSQT1121
Manual focus adjustment
If auto focusing is difficult due to the conditions,
then manual focusing is available.
Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.
1
Set the
[AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to
[MANUAL].
2
Set the
[AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to
[FOCUS].
The [
] indication and the manual focus [MF]
indication appears.
3
Move the joystick left or right in order to
adjust the focus.
When focused with a wide angle, the subject
may not be in focus when zoomed in. First,
zoom in on the subject, and then focus on it.
ª
To restore to the automatic
adjustment
Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to
[AUTO] or [FOCUS].
Manual shutter speed/aperture
adjustment
Shutter Speed
Adjust it when recording fast-moving subjects.
Aperture
Adjust it when the screen is too bright or too dark.
Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.
1
Set the
[AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to
[MANUAL].
2
Move the joystick left or right to select
aperture icon [
] or shutter speed icon
[
] .
3
Move the joystick left or right in order to
adjust the shutter speed or aperture.
1)
Shutter speed
2)
(Aperture) Iris/gain value
ª
To restore to automatic adjustment
Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to
[AUTO].
Manual shutter speed adjustment
Avoid recording under fluorescent light, mercury
light or sodium light because the color and
brightness of the playback image may change.
If you increase the shutter speed manually, the
sensitivity lowers and accordingly the gain value
increases automatically, which may increase
the noise on the screen.
You may see vertical lines of light in the
playback image of a brightly shining subject or
highly reflective subject, but this is not a
malfunction.
MF
MF
MNL
MNL
MF
MF
MNL
MNL
1/1000
MNL
1
)
1
/
60
OPEN
OdB
MNL
1/60
F2.0
0dB
MNL
2
)