Panasonic AG DVC20 3 Ccd Dv Camcorder - Page 25

Record mode Manual focus adjustment If auto focusing is difficult due to the conditions, then manual focusing is available. ≥Set to Tape 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 Recording Mode. 1 Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to [MANUAL]. AUTO MANUAL FOCUS 2 Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to [FOCUS]. AUTO MANUAL FOCUS 2 Press the [4] button until the shutter speed indication or aperture value indication appears. AUTO MANUAL FOCUS MNL MF ≥The MNL and the manual focus indication [MF] will be displayed. 3 Rotate the focus ring 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]. MNL 1/60 OPEN OdB 1) 2) MNL MNL 1/1000 1/60 F2.0 0dB 1) Shutter speed 2) (Aperture) Iris/gain value 3 Press the [2] or [1] button in order to adjust the shutter speed or aperture. 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 noises 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. ≥During normal playback, image movement may not look smooth. ≥When recording in the extremely bright place, the color of the screen may change or flicker. If this happens adjust the shutter speed manually to 1/60 or 1/100. Manual iris/gain adjustment ≥If the value does not become "OPEN", you cannot adjust the gain value. ≥If the gain value is increased, the noise on the screen increases. ≥Depending on the zoom magnification, there are iris values that are not displayed. ª Shutter speed range 1/60 to 1/8000 seconds: Tape Recording Mode The shutter speed closer to 1/8000 is faster. ª Iris/gain value range CLOSE (Closed), F16, ..., F2.0, OPEN (Opened) 0dB, ..., 18dB Value closer to [CLOSE] darken the image. Value closer to [18dB] brighten the image. Values with dB are gain values. 25