Panasonic NV-GS400 Operating Instructions - Page 31

Advanced, Functions

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Recording Mode after the AE Lock has been set. (The brightness setting may be changed.) • For other notes concerning this item, see -58-. Advanced Functions T▪his Movie Camera comes with 5 professional functions (Advanced Functions) which come in handy for recording. • Zebra Pattern Using the Zebra Pattern makes it easy to adjust the brightness of the picture to an optimum level, even before you start recording. 1 Set [TAPE RECORDING MENU] or [CARD RECORDING MENU] » [ADVANCED] » [ZEBRA] » [ON]. SILL („Lil) • Diagonal white bands (Zebra Pattern) and [jzEBRA] Indication appear on parts of the picture which are overexposed (extremely brightly lit and shiny subjects). 2 Set [TAPE RECORDING MENU] or [CARD RECORDING MENU] » [ADVANCED] » [PICTURE ADJ.] » [YES]. AA. 16 FADE • o oA ri - PTCTO-51- 115- J- 1 I-I I I I I , COLOUR I.) I I I I •I 1.1 EXPOSURE • (-) I I I I I 1.1 CONTRAST V - I I II I 1.] IWN,SELECT .00/00 , , SETUP • When the level of the Bar Indication Is set to the position other than [7], the [FAIN] indication appears. •The setting procedure is the same as for [LCD/EVF SET] on the ILCD/EVFI Sub-Menu. (-7l.) Microphone Sensitivity Level You can adjust the microphone sensitivity for recording. 1 Set [TAPE RECORDING MENU] » [ADVANCED] » [MIC LEVEL] » [YES]. :01.16 201FE!,F.1 iu •To prevent recording of overexposed, whitish pictures, manually adjust the iris/gain (-29-) so that the Zebra Pattern disappears. The recorded picture may become dark. •The Zebra Pattern is not recorded. Picture Adjustment This enables the sharpness and colour levels of the pictures to be adjusted during recording. 1 Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/AE LOCK] Switch (Ai) to [MANUAL]. 0 (J..) O 'AE LOCK 2 Press the [lUIN] Button to select the [MNL (AGC', NO-AGC)]. • AGC*: Auto Gain Control •When you set [MODE] to any other setting than [AUTO], the Microphone Sensitivity Level appears. MEDI=LESEE=171, MODE AUTO IIMEIMMEENIMI MNL(NO-AGC) (MAIN E I I I I I I I I I I Ii .-- e (MIC) iT2N;SELECT AUTO: AGC is activated, and the recording level is adjusted automatically. MNL (AGC): The desired recording level can be set. AGC will also be activated to reduce the amount of distortion in the audio. MNL (NO-AGC): AGC is not activated and so natural recording can be performed. Adjust in such a way that 31

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Recording
Mode
after
the
the
AE
Lock
has
been
set.
(The
brightness
2
Set
[TAPE
RECORDING
MENU]
or
setting
may
be
changed.)
[CARD
RECORDING
MENU]
»
[ADVANCED]
»
[PICTURE
ADJ.]
»
[YES].
For other
notes
concerning
this
item,
see
-58-.
Advanced
Functions
T▪
his
Movie
Camera
comes
with
5
professional
functions
(Advanced
Functions)
which
come
in
handy for
recording.
Zebra
Pattern
Using
the
Zebra
Pattern
makes
it
easy
to
adjust
the
brightness
of
the
picture
to
an
optimum
level,
even
before
you
start
recording.
1
Set
[TAPE
RECORDING
MENU]
or
[CARD
RECORDING
MENU]
»
[ADVANCED]
»
[ZEBRA]
»
[ON].
SILL
(„Lil)
Diagonal
white
bands
(Zebra
Pattern)
and
[jzEBRA]
Indication
appear
on
parts
of
the
picture
which
are
overexposed
(extremely
brightly
lit
and
shiny
subjects).
:01
.
1
6
201
FE!,F.1
•To
prevent
recording
of
overexposed,
whitish
pictures,
manually
adjust
the
iris/gain
(-29-)
so
that
the
Zebra
Pattern
disappears.
The
recorded
picture
may
become
dark.
•The
Zebra
Pattern
is
not
recorded.
Picture
Adjustment
This
enables
the
sharpness
and
colour
levels
of
the
pictures
to
be
adjusted
during
recording.
1
Set
the
[AUTO/MANUAL/AE
LOCK]
Switch
(Ai)
to
[MANUAL].
0
O
(J..)
'AE
LOCK
16
AA.
FADE
o
oA
ri
-
PTCTO
-
51
-
115
-
J
-
1
I-I
I
I
I I ,
COLOUR
I.)
I
I
I I I
1.1
EXPOSURE
(-)
II
I
I I
1.1
CONTRAST
V
-
II
I
I I
1.]
IWN,SELECT
.00/00
, ,
SETUP
When
the
level
of
the
Bar
Indication
Is
set
to
the
position
other
than
[7],
the
indication
appears.
•The
setting
procedure
is
the
same
as
for
[LCD/EVF
SET]
on
the
ILCD/EVFI
Sub
-Menu.
(-7l.)
Microphone
Sensitivity
Level
You
can
adjust
the
microphone
sensitivity
for
recording.
1
Set
[TAPE
RECORDING
MENU]
»
[ADVANCED]
»
[MIC
LEVEL]
»
[YES].
iu
[FAIN]
2
Press
the
[lUIN]
Button
to
select
the
[MNL
(AGC',
NO-AGC)].
AGC*:
Auto
Gain
Control
•When
you
set
[MODE]
to
any
other
setting
than
[AUTO],
the
Microphone
Sensitivity
Level
appears.
MEDI=LESEE=171
,
MODE
AUTO
IIMEIMMEENIMI
MNL(NO-AGC)
(
MAIN
E
IIIII
II
III
Ii
.--
e
(MIC)
iT2N;SELECT
AUTO:
AGC
is
activated,
and
the
recording
level
is
adjusted
automatically.
MNL
(AGC):
The
desired
recording
level
can
be
set.
AGC
will
also
be
activated
to
reduce
the
amount
of
distortion
in
the
audio.
MNL
(NO-AGC):
AGC
is
not
activated
and
so
natural
recording
can
be
performed.
Adjust
in
such
a
way
that
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