User manual PANASONIC AK-HC1800N

[. . . ] Operating Instructions Multi Purpose Camera Model No. AK-HC1800N Before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. VQTB0328 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER TO SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (service) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. For CANADA This class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. FCC Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ] When ON or SYNCHRO has been selected as the shutter setting, hunting may occur when FRAME MIX switches to ON or OFF. The color temperature may not be tracked properly under special shooting conditions such as backlight, reflected light, or sunset. - 27 - Setting of menu items How to display the menus Two methods are used to display the menus. Using AK-HC1800N multi purpose camera to display the menus: Hold down the MENU switch on the rear panel of the main unit for at least seconds to display the TOP menu. Use the UP/DOWN switch to move the cursor to the target item, and press the ENTER switch to move to a menu at a lower hierarchical level. Using AK-HRP150G camera controller Press the MENU ON/OFF switch on the AK-HRP150G so that its lamp lights. Move the cursor to the target item, and press the MENU switch to move to a menu at a lower hierarchical level. TOP menu When the VIDEO MENU is selected: When the FILM MENU is selected: - 28 - Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [1] BLACK SHADING DETECTION For automatically correcting the black shading. CORRECT(DIG) [OFF, ON] For ON/OFF control of the detection correction. - 29 - Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [2] PEDESTAL, GAMMA M PEDESTAL [­200 to +200] For adjusting the black level. R PEDESTAL [­100 to +100] For correcting the red in relation to the master pedestal. B PEDESTAL [­100 to +100] For correcting the blue in relation to the master pedestal. When the AK-HRP150G has been connected, M PEDESTAL, R PEDESTAL and B PEDESTAL operations cannot be performed using the menu. M GAMMA [0. 30 to 0. 75 (DRS OFF), ­10 to +10 (DRS ON)] For adjusting the gamma characteristics. R GAMMA [­15 to +15 (DRS OFF), ­10 to +10 (DRS ON)] For adjusting the gamma characteristics of the red in relation to the master gamma characteristics. B GAMMA [­15 to +15 (DRS OFF), ­10 to +10 (DRS ON)] For adjusting the gamma characteristics of the blue in relation to the master gamma characteristics. M BLACK GAMMA [­32 to +32] For adjusting the gamma characteristics in the vicinity of the black. R BLACK GAMMA [­15 to +15] For adjusting the gamma characteristics of the red in the vicinity of the black in relation to the master gamma characteristics. - 0 - Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [2] PEDESTAL, GAMMA B BLACK GAMMA [­15 to +15] For adjusting the gamma characteristics of the blue in the vicinity of the black in relation to the master gamma characteristics. BLACK GAMMA [OFF, ON] For turning the black gamma correction ON or OFF. When ON has been selected as the DRS setting, the BLACK GAMMA setting does not take effect. When the VIDEO MENU is selected: EFFECT DEPTH [1 to 5] For selecting the effects of the contrast adjustment when ON has been set for DRS. DRS [OFF, ON] For adjusting the contrast automatically when this is set to ON. When the FILM MENU is selected: CINE GAMMA SELECT [VIDEO REC, FILM REC] For selecting either the film-use or video-use cine gamma characteristics. DYNAMIC LEVEL [200% to 500%] For setting the dynamic range. - 1 - Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [3] FLARE R FLARE [000 to 100] G FLARE [000 to 100] B FLARE [000 to 100] For adjusting the flare correction. FLARE [OFF, ON] For turning the flare correction ON or OFF. - 2 - Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [4] KNEE, WHITE CLIP (When the KNEE is set to MANUAL) M KNEE POINT [080. 00% to 107. 00% (VIDEO MENU)] [30% to 90% (FILM MENU/VIDEO REC)] For adjusting the knee point. R KNEE POINT [­25. 00% to +25. 00%] For correcting the knee point of the red in relation to the master knee point. [. . . ] Move the cursor to TYPE for each number, set the gain type, and then move the cursor to the numbers on the right and set the gain increment step. The gain can be set in dB increments for AGC up to a maximum of +6 dB, in 6 dB increments for PMIX and VMIX, and in 6 dB increments for FMIX up to a maximum of +2 dB. If the TYPE setting selected is changed to "­ ­ ­", the subsequent settings will be deleted. - 58 - Setting of menu items SETTING menu [6] INTELLIGENT2 This menu is configured in the same way as the INTELLIGENT1 menu. - 59 - Setting of menu items SETTING menu [7] INTELLIGENT SET INTELLIGENT [INTEL1, INTEL2, OFF] Intelligent mode OFF, INTEL1 (INTELLIGENT1 menu setting), or INTEL2 (INTELLIGENT2 menu setting) is selected as the operation mode. When the setting of this item is changed, the settings for the INTELLIGENT items on the INTELLIGENT1 and INTELLIGENT2 menus are also changed in tandem. [. . . ]