Panasonic AG-DVX100BPS Operating Instructions - Page 5

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Contents Accessories 6 Precautions for use 7 Storage tips 9 Parts and their functions 10 Remote control unit 20 Charging the battery 21 Mounting the battery 22 Supplying power from the AC adapter . . . .22 Cassette tapes 23 Adjusting the hand strap 24 Attaching the shoulder strap 24 Mounting the lens hood 24 Viewfinders 25 Setting the calendar 27 Charging the internal battery 28 Setting the electronic shutter 29 White balance and black balance 30 Adjusting the white balance 30 Adjusting the black balance 31 ATW (Auto Tracking White) function . . . . .31 Setting the time data 32 Setting the user's bit 32 Setting the time code 33 Scene files 34 Changing the scene file settings 35 Setting menus 37 Operation method 37 Configuration of setting menus 38 SCENE FILE screen 39 CAMERA SETUP screen 40 SW MODE screen 40 AUTO SW screen 41 PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen 42 RECORDING SETUP screen 43 AV IN/OUT SETUP screen 44 DISPLAY SETUP screen 45 OTHER FUNCTIONS screen 46 Screen displays 47 Camera mode and VCR mode 47 VCR mode 52 Selecting the display 53 Connecting external components 54 Shooting 55 Preparation and inspections 55 Regular shooting 55 REC check 55 Face-to-face shooting 56 Index recording 56 Using the USER buttons 56 Intermittent recording 56 Backup recording 57 Progressive shooting 58 Playback 59 Normal playback 59 Tape blank search 59 Variable speed search 59 Index search 59 Condensation 60 Video heads 60 Troubleshooting (Q&A 61 Power supply-related problems 61 Battery-related problems 61 Problems during normal video recording . .61 Problems during various kinds of video recording 62 Editing-related problems 62 Display-related problems 62 Playback-related problems (video 62 Playback-related problems (audio 63 Other types of problems 63 Maintenance 64 Specifications 65 O "LEICA" is the registered trademark of Leica Microsystems. O "DICOMAR" is the registered trademark of Leica Camera AG. Other model names, company names, products names, etc. are the trademarks and registered trademarks of the companies concerned. 5

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“LEICA” is the registered trademark of Leica Microsystems.
O
“DICOMAR” is the registered trademark of Leica Camera AG.
Other model names, company names, products names, etc. are the trademarks and registered
trademarks of the companies concerned.
Contents
Accessories
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Precautions for use
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Storage tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Parts and their functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Charging the battery
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Mounting the battery
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Supplying power from the AC adapter . . . .22
Cassette tapes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Adjusting the hand strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Attaching the shoulder strap . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Mounting the lens hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Viewfinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Setting the calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Charging the internal battery
. . . . . . . . . . .28
Setting the electronic shutter . . . . . . . . . . .29
White balance and black balance . . . . . . . .30
Adjusting the white balance . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Adjusting the black balance . . . . . . . . . . . .31
ATW (Auto Tracking White) function
. . . . .31
Setting the time data
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Setting the user’s bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Setting the time code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Scene files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Changing the scene file settings . . . . . . . . .35
Setting menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Operation method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Configuration of setting menus . . . . . . . . . .38
SCENE FILE screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
CAMERA SETUP screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
SW MODE screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
AUTO SW screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen . . . . . . . .42
RECORDING SETUP screen . . . . . . . . . . .43
AV IN/OUT SETUP screen . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
DISPLAY SETUP screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
OTHER FUNCTIONS screen . . . . . . . . . . .46
Screen displays
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Camera mode and VCR mode . . . . . . . . . .47
VCR mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Selecting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Connecting external components . . . . . . . .54
Shooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Preparation and inspections . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Regular shooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
REC check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Face-to-face shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Index recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Using the USER buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Intermittent recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Backup recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Progressive shooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Normal playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Tape blank search
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Variable speed search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Index search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Video heads
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Troubleshooting (Q&A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Power supply-related problems
. . . . . . . . .61
Battery-related problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Problems during normal video recording . .61
Problems during various kinds of video
recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Editing-related problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Display-related problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Playback-related problems (video) . . . . . . .62
Playback-related problems (audio) . . . . . . .63
Other types of problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65