Panasonic HC-X1500 HC-X1500 Advanced Operating Manual - Page 9

Contents Contents Safety Precautions 2 Chapter 1 Overview 11 Before using the unit 12 Accessories/Optional accessories 15 Accessories 15 Optional accessories 16 When turning on the power for the first time 17 [TIME ZONE 17 [CLOCK SETTING 17 What you can do with this unit 18 Recording to the memory card 18 Linking to external devices 18 Connecting to the network 19 Chapter 2 Description of Parts 20 Main unit 21 Handle unit ([X2000] supplied, [X1500] optional: VW-HU1) .......24 Basic operation 26 Multidial operation 26 Touch operation of the LCD monitor 26 Chapter 3 Preparation 27 Power supply 28 Attaching and removing the battery 28 Charging the battery 29 Attaching accessories 31 Adjusting the grip belt 31 Attaching the lens hood 31 Attaching the eye cup 32 Attaching the handle unit ([X2000] supplied, [X1500] optional) ....... 33 Attaching the external microphone 35 Attaching a tripod 36 Turning on/off the power 37 Turning the unit on and off with the power button 37 Turning the unit on and off with the LCD monitor/viewfinder 37 Charging the built-in battery 37 Setting the date/time of the internal clock 38 Preparing the memory card 39 Memory cards supported by the unit (As of January 2020 39 Preventing unintentional erasing 40 Inserting/removing the memory card 41 Formatting the memory card 41 Recording time of the memory card 42 Handling the recording data 44 Setting of time data 47 Definition of time data 47 User bits settings 47 Setting the time code 48 Assigning function to the USER buttons 50 Functions assigned to USER buttons 50 Checking the function assigned to the USER buttons 52 Adjusting and setting the LCD monitor 53 Using the LCD monitor 53 Adjusting the LCD monitor 53 Mirror shooting 53 Adjusting and setting the viewfinder 54 Using the viewfinder 54 Adjusting the viewfinder 54 Tally lamp 55 Chapter 4 Operation 56 Basic operation of the screen 57 Major button operation and screen display 57 Major button operation and switching screen 58 Operating each screen 59 Camera image screen 59 Thumbnail screen 59 Operation icon screen 59 Basic operation of the menu 60 Configuration of the menu 60 Displaying the menu 61 Operating the menu 62 Initializing the menu 63 Menu settings 64 [THUMBNAIL] menu 64 [CAMERA] menu 65 [SCENE FILE] menu 68 [AUDIO] menu 73 [VIDEO OUT/LCD/VF] menu 75 [RECORDING] menu 83 [NETWORK] menu 85 [SYSTEM] menu 89 [OTHERS] menu 90 Factory setting value of the scene file 93 [SCENE FILE] menu 93 Target items for scene file/setup file/initialization 94 [THUMBNAIL] menu 94 [CAMERA] menu 94 [SCENE FILE] menu 95 [AUDIO] menu 96 [VIDEO OUT/LCD/VF] menu 96 [RECORDING] menu 98 [NETWORK] menu 98 [SYSTEM] menu 98 [OTHERS] menu 99 Handling setting data 100 Scene files 100 Setup file 102 Chapter 5 Shooting 103 Shooting 104 Selecting the resolution, codec, and frame rate for recording video 105 Adjustable settings when shooting 108 Iris 108 Gain 109 Super gain 109 AE level (exposure compensation 110 Brightness adjustment 111 Focusing (manual focus 111 Setting the shutter speed 112 Area mode function 112 Adjusting the white and black balance 114 White balance adjustment 114 Black balance adjustment 117 Using the zoom function 118 Adjusting the zoom position 118 Using the built-in LED light 120 Adjust the amount of light from the built-in LED light 120 Image quality adjustment 121 Detail function 121 Skin tone function 121 RB gain control function 121 Chroma setting function 121 Matrix function 121 Color correction function 122 Black control function 122 Gamma function 122 Knee function 122 Flash band compensation (FBC) function 123 Flash band compensation function settings 123 When using the flash band compensation function 123 Super slow recording function 124 Audio input 125 Switching the audio input 125 Using the built-in microphone/external microphone (stereo mini jack 125 Using audio equipment/external microphone (XLR, 3-pin 126 Adjusting the audio recording level 126 Monitoring the audio 128 Confirming audio input setting 128 Special recording function 129 Pre-recording 129 Relay recording 129 Simultaneous recording 130 Background recording 131 Interval recording 132 IR recording 133 - 9 -