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Panasonic Broadcast
AG-DVC7
Menu Information
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MODE B B B Be e e effffo o o or rr re e e e U U U Us s s se e e e Using the Menu Screen To facilitate the selection of a desired function or 3 Press the [PUSH] Dial > to display the selected setup, this Camera Recorder displays various function Sub-Menu. setups on Menus. 4 Turn the [PUSH] Dial > to select the item to be 1 Press the [MENU] Button B. set. 5 Press the [PUSH] Dial > to set the selected item to a desired mode. MENU OWith each press of the [PUSH] Dial, the cursor B [1] moves to the n
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B B B Be e e effffo o o or rr re e e e U U U Us s s se e e e List of Menus [3. DISPLAY SETUP] [2. DIGITAL EFFECT] Display Setup Sub-Menu Playback Digital Effect Functions Sub-Menu [DATE/TIME] [EFFECT] Date and Time Indication -41- Digital Effect On/Off -36- [C.DISPLAY] [EFFECT SELECT] Counter Display Mode -41- Digital Effect Selection -36- [C.RESET] [RETURN] Counter Reset -52- Returning to the Main-Menu OIt resets the counter to zero. However, it cannot reset the Time Code. [3. RECORDING SETUP]
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--:--:-- --.--.---- B B B Be e e effffo o o or rr re e e e U U U Us s s se e e e Setting Date and Time Internal Lithium Battery Recharge Since the internal clock of the Camera Recorder has a The internal lithium battery sustains the operation of slight imprecision, make sure to check the time before the clock. When the Date/Time Indication becomes [--], recording. the internal lithium battery is exhausted. 1 Set [OTHER FUNCTIONS] >> [CLOCK SET] >> [YES]. W.B/SHUTTER/IRIS > 1 Connect the AC Adap
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B B B Be e e effffo o o or rr re e e e U U U Us s s se e e e Holding the Camera Recorder for Recording Normal Recording. For More Stable Pictures. OStabilize the Camera Recorder by resting your elbows on a table or other stable horizontal surface. OWhen walking while recording, keep both eyes open so that you can see where you are going and what is happening around you. OPlace the Camera Recorder on your right shoulder and hold it firmly with both hands. OHold the Eyecup of the Viewfinder as cl
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C C C Ca a a am m m me e e er rr ra a a a M M M Mo o o od d d de e e e Recording When recording with the [AUTO/MANUAL/PROG.AE] $ To Pause the Recording Switch ? set to [AUTO], the Camera Recorder Press the Recording Start/Stop Button a (or R) automatically adjust the focus and white balance. In again. some cases, they cannot be adjusted automatically The [PAUSE] Indication is displayed. and need to be adjusted manually. (-27-, -29-) PAUSE PAUSE AUTO ? MANUAL OIf the Recording Pause Mode continu
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C C C Ca a a am m m me e e er rr ra a a a M M M Mo o o od d d de e e e Recording $ Recording Yourself By opening the LCD Monitor and rotating it frontward (to the lens side), you can let the subject in front of the Camera Recorder monitor the shot while recording is in progress. OWhen the LCD Monitor is opened, the Viewfinder is disabled automatically. However, when the LCD Monitor is rotated frontward, the image is also shown in the Viewfinder. OIf you prefer to have the image on the LCD Monit
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C C C Ca a a am m m me e e er rr ra a a a M M M Mo o o od d d de e e e Photoshot This Camera Recorder can take approximately 7 $ Digital Still Picture seconds still pictures containing sound. When the [STILL] Button H is pressed, images become still pictures. When the button is pressed 1 Press the [PHOTO SHOT] Button M in the again, the Digital Still Picture Mode is cancelled. Recording Pause Mode. H STILL PHOTO SHOT M OWe recommend that you press the [STILL] Button first at the position where
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C C C Ca a a am m m me e e er rr ra a a a M M M Mo o o od d d de e e e Zoom In/Out Functions It gives special effects to the video by recording $ To Take Close-up Shots of Small objects close by or with wide-angle shot. Subjects (Macro Close-up Function) 1 For wide-angle shots (zoom out): When the zoom magnification is 1a, the Camera Push the [W/T] Lever N (or Sub Zoom Lever Q) Recorder can focus on a subject that is as close as towards [W]. approximately 20 mm from the Lens. With this, small F
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C C C Ca a a am m m me e e er rr ra a a a M M M Mo o o od d d de e e e Image Stabilizer Function If the Camera Recorder might be shaken while To Cancel Image Stabilizer recording, the camera shake in the image can be Press the [DIG.E.] Button @ until the [AUTO EIS] corrected. Indication disappears. OIf the Camera Recorder shakes too much, this function may not be able to stabilize images. OFor other notes concerning this item, see -43-. 1 Press the [DIG.E.] Button @ until the [AUTO EIS] Indicat
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C C C Ca a a am m m me e e er rr ra a a a M M M Mo o o od d d de e e e Backlight Compensation Function This prevents a recording subject from being recorded To Resume Normal Recording darker in backlight. (Backlight is the light that shines Press the [BLC] Button. from behind a recording subject.) OFor other notes concerning this item, see -43-. 1 Press the [BLC] Button F. F BLC OThe [ ] Indication flashes and then is displayed. OThe entire screen becomes brighter. Wind Noise Reduction Function
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C C C Ca a a am m m me e e er rr ra a a a M M M Mo o o od d d de e e e Recording in Special Situations (Program AE) 1) [ ] Sports Mode You can select optimal automatic exposures under OFor recording scenes involving quick movements, specific recording situations. such as sports scenes. 2) [ ] Portrait Mode 1 Repeatedly slide the [AUTO/MANUAL/PROG.AE] OFor bringing up people clearly from the Switch ? downwards from the [MANUAL] background. position until a desired mode [ ], [ ], [ ], 3) [ ] Low
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C C C Ca a a am m m me e e er rr ra a a a M M M Mo o o od d d de e e e Adjusting White Balance Manually White Balance Adjustment recognizes the color of $ About White Balance Sensor light and makes adjustment so that the white color will The White Balance Sensor 1 determines the nature become pure white. The Camera Recorder of the light source during recording. determines the hue of light that it receives through the Lens and White Balance Sensor, thereby judging the 1 recording condition, and
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C C C Ca a a am m m me e e er rr ra a a a M M M Mo o o od d d de e e e Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment It is useful for recording fast-moving subjects. 1 3 Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/PROG.AE] Switch ? to Turn the [PUSH] Dial > to adjust the shutter [MANUAL]. speed. Range of Shutter Speed Adjustment 1/60–1/8000 s The standard shutter speed is 1/60 s. AUTO ? MANUAL Selecting a speed closer to [1/8000] causes the PROG. AE shutter speed to be faster. To Resume Automatic Adjustment OThe [MNL] Indication a
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C C C Ca a a am m m me e e er rr ra a a a M M M Mo o o od d d de e e e Manual Focus Adjustment Focus can be adjusted manually for recording in a 3 Turn the Focus Ring 7 o adjust the focus. situation where auto focus may not function well. 1 Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/PROG.AE] Switch ? to [MANUAL]. 7 AUTO ? MANUAL In the following cases, the Focus Ring cannot be PROG. AE used. OWhen the Menu Screen is displayed. OWhen you are adjusting the White Balance shutter OThe [MNL] Indication appears. speed or
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C C C Ca a a am m m me e e er rr ra a a a M M M Mo o o od d d de e e e Picture Effect Functions Picture Effects (From [P.EFFECT] Menu) $ Wipe Mode and Mix Mode Wipe Mode: 1) NEGA 2) SEPIA Like a curtain is being pulled, the still picture of the last recorded scene gradually changes to the moving image of a new scene. 4) SOLARI 3) MONO WIPE WIPE WIPE 1) Negative Mode [NEGA] OThe colors of the recorded image are inverted as Mix Mode: seen in a negative. While the moving image of a new scene fades
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C C C Ca a a am m m me e e er rr ra a a a M M M Mo o o od d d de e e e Adjusting the Microphone Sensitivity Level You can adjust the microphone sensitivity for recording. 1 Set [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] >> [RECORDING SETUP] >> [MIC LEVEL ADJ.] >> [YES]. W.B/SHUTTER/IRIS > VOL/JOG MENU B OThe [MIC LEVEL SETUP] Menu appears. 2 Press the [PUSH] Dial > to select the [MNL (AGC*, NO-AGC)]. W.B/SHUTTER/IRIS > VOL/JOG OThe Microphone Level Meter appears. MIC LEVEL SETUP MODE AUTO MNL MNLŁ (AGC)(
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MODE V V V V V V V VC C C C C C C CR R R R R R R R M M M M M M M Mo o o o o o o od d d d d d d de e e e e e e e Playing Back The recorded scene can be played back immediately $ Adjusting the Sound Volume after the recording. Until the [VOLUME] Indication appears, keep pressing the [PUSH] Dial >. Then, turn the [PUSH] Dial to 1 Set the [OFF/ON] Switch b to [ON]. adjust the volume. After the adjustment, press the [PUSH] Dial to make the [VOLUME] Indication CAMERA disappear. VCR OFF ON b W.B/SHU
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V V V V V V V VC C C C C C C CR R R R R R R R M M M M M M M Mo o o o o o o od d d d d d d de e e e e e e e Finding a Scene You Want to Play Back $ Cue/Review Playback 2 Turn the [PUSH] Dial > to select a desired search speed. D SEARCH W.B/SHUTTER/IRIS G SEARCH > VOL/JOG If the [5] Button G or [6] Button D is pressed during Playback, it turns to Cue Playback A or The following 6 playback speeds are available for the Review Playback B. Variable Speed Search Function in both the fast- forwarding
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V V V V V V V VC C C C C C C CR R R R R R R R M M M M M M M Mo o o o o o o od d d d d d d de e e e e e e e Still Playback/Still Advance Playback This Camera Recorder is capable of still picture $ Jog Playback playback and frame-advance playback. By turning the Jog Dial ([PUSH] Dial) > of the Camera Recorder in the Still Playback Mode, still x C B /REW PLAY FF/ pictures can be advanced one frame at a time in the u STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV forward or backward direction. INDEX STOP INDEX k k S
