Panasonic NV-GS500 Operating Instructions - Page 66

Others ª LCD monitor/viewfinder LCD monitor ≥When the LCD monitor gets dirty, wipe it with a dry soft cloth. ≥In a place with drastic temperature changes, condensation may form on the LCD monitor. Wipe it with soft dry cloth. ≥If your movie camera is extremely cold, the LCD monitor is slightly darker than usual immediately after you turn the power on. However, as the internal temperature increases, it goes back to normal brightness. Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the LCD monitor screen featuring a total of approximately 123,000 pixels. The result is more than 99.99% effective pixels with a mere 0.01% of the pixels inactive or always lit. However, this is not a malfunction and does not affect the recorded picture. Viewfinder ≥To remove dust from inside the viewfinder, dismount the viewfinder first. When the dust is difficult to remove, get rid of it with a cotton swab dampened with water. Then wipe the viewfinder with a dry cotton swab. ≥To clean the inside of the viewfinder, keep pressing 1 and hold the eyecup 2 and pull it out. 2 1 Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the viewfinder screen featuring a total of approximately 123,000 pixels. The result is more than 99.99% effective pixels with a mere 0.01% of the pixels inactive or always lit. However, this is not a malfunction and does not affect the recorded picture. ª Periodical check-ups ≥To maintain the highest image quality, we recommend replacing worn parts such as heads after approx. 1000 hours of use. (This, however, depends on operating conditions including temperature, humidity and dust.) Explanation of terms ª Automatic white balance White balance adjustment recognizes the colour of light and adjusts so the white colour will become a pure white. The movie camera determines the hue of light that comes through the lens and white balance sensor, thereby judging the recording condition, and selects the closest hue setting. This is called automatic white balance adjustment. However, since the movie camera only stores white colour information under several light sources, automatic white balance adjustment does not function normally under the other light sources. 10 000K 2) 9 000K 8 000K 3) 7 000K 4) 6 000K 5) 5 000K 6) 1) 4 000K 7) 8) 3 000K 9) 10) 2 000K 11) 12) 1 000K Outside of the effective range of automatic white balance adjustment, the image will become reddish or bluish. Even within the effective range of automatic white balance adjustment, the automatic white balance adjustment may not function properly if there is more than one light source. For light outside the functional auto white balance adjustment range, use the manual white balance adjustment mode. 1) The effective range of automatic white balance adjustment on this movie camera 2) Blue sky 3) TV screen 4) Cloudy sky (rain) 5) Sunlight 6) White fluorescent lamp 7) 2 hours after sunrise or before sunset 8) 1 hour after sunrise or before sunset 9) Halogen light bulb 10) Incandescent light bulb 11) Sunrise or sunset 12) Candlelight 66 VQT0T47