Manual Panasonic AJ-HDC 27Ap (page 3 of 116) (English)

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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Features of the camera unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Features of the VTR unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

System configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Parts and their functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Power supply section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Accessory mounting section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Audio function section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Viewfinder section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Shooting (recording)/playback function section . .13

Warning/status display section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Menu operation section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Time code related section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Using the Anton/Bauer battery pack . . . . . . . . . .21

Using the Panasonic AU-BP402 battery pack . . .22

Using the Sony NP-1 battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Using the Sony BP-90 battery pack . . . . . . . . . . .23

Using the Sony BP-L60/L90 lithium-ion battery . .24

Using an AC power supply

when the AJ-B75 AC adapter is used . . . . . . . . .24

Attaching the lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Adjusting the lens flange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Adjusting the white shading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Adjusting the viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Attaching the viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Detaching the viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Adjusting the viewfinder position . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Audio input preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

When attaching a microphone to the viewfinder

(optional accessory) for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

When attaching a microphone to the main unit for

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

When connecting a microphone to the

MIC IN jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

When connecting a microphone to the

AUDIO IN connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

When using a wireless microphone . . . . . . . . . . .34

When connecting audio components . . . . . . . . . .34

Mounting the unit on a tripod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Attaching the shoulder strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Adjusting the shoulder pad position . . . . . . . . . .36

Attaching the rain cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Connecting the extension control unit . . . . . . . .37

Viewfinder lamp displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Setting the lamp displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Viewfinder screen status displays . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Selecting the display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Display modes and setting change messages . . .43

Switching the display mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Setting the marker displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Setting the camera ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Screen displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Remaining battery charge and audio channel level

and remaining tape displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Displays relating to errors and warnings . . . . . . .45

Displays relating to time codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Adjusting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Adjustments and setup using the setting

menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Adjusting the white balance and black

balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Adjusting the white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Adjusting the black balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Setting the electronic shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Shutter modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Setting the shutter mode and speed . . . . . . . . . .52

Changing the shutter speed and mode selection

range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Setting the synchro scan mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Adjusting the audio level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Manual audio level adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Setting the time data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Setting the user’s bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Setting the time code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Externally locking the time code . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

How to use the user data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Setup card operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Formatting the setup card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Saving the data settings on the card . . . . . . . . . .61

Loading the data saved on the card . . . . . . . . . . .63

Cassette tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Scene-to-scene continuity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Playback

(checking what has been recorded) . . . . . . . . . . .68

Rec review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Color playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Lens RET button functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Other VTR functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

NEWS REC function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

RETAKE function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

INTERVAL REC (intermittent recording)

function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Menu operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Basic setting menu operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Displaying sub-menus and deciding on

settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Setting menu configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

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