Panasonic AG-DVC 200E manuale d’uso

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1 (E) ≥ Batteries are used for the main power source and memory back-up in the product. At the end of their useful life, you should not throw them away. Instead, hand them in as small chemical waste. ≥ Voor de primaire voeding en het reservegeheugen van het apparaat wordt gebruikgemaakt van een batterij. Wanneer de batterij is uitgeput, mag u d[...]

2 (E) ENGLISH CA UTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY. ª DO NOT REMOVE PANEL COVER BY UNSCREWING. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. CA UTION Danger of explosion if b[...]

3 (E) Contents Precautions for Use ..........................................1 Introduction .......................................................4 Features .............................................................4 Features of the camera unit ....................................4 Features of the VTR unit ......................................[...]

4 (E) ENGLISH Features Intr oduction This is the first DV format integrated camera VTR that supports standard cassettes. It combines the digital camera technology fostered by broadcast equipment with the dependability of the DVCPRO mechanism. It has a compact size, light weight and low- power consumption, and it is capable of recording for many hou[...]

5 (E) System configuration Mic kit: AJ-MC700 Wireless mic receiver: WX-RJ700 Mic holder: AJ-MH700 Lens (bayonet type): FUJINON/CANON Rain cover: SHAN-RC700 Soft carrying case: AJ-SC900 Battery case: AU-M402H Battery case/holder AC adapter: AJ-B75 Cassette tapes: AY-DV124MQ AY-DV124PQ AY-DV186MQ AY-DV186PQ AY-DV276MQ Cleaning tape: AY-DVCL Battery c[...]

6 (E) ENGLISH P ar ts and their functions 1 PO WER switch This switch turns the power ON and OFF. 4 OUTPUT/A UT O KNEE selector switch This switch selects the video signals which are to be output from the camera unit to the VTR unit, viewfinder and/or video monitor. CAM, AUTO KNEE ON: The images shot by the camera are output. The AUTO KNEE circuit [...]

7 (E) P ar ts and their functions B MENU button This is used to switch the menu ON and OFF. A JOG dial button This is used to select the menu items and perform settings when the MENU button B is at the ON position. When the synchro scanning mode has been selected for the shutter speed, the shutter speed can be easily adjusted more finely. ? FULL A [...]

8 (E) ENGLISH P ar ts and their functions 4 1 2 3 = @ 5 6 > 7 8 9 : ? ; < 4 A UT O W/B (white/blac k) B AL switc h AWB : The white balance is automatically adjusted. When the AWB memory selector switch on the side panel is set to A or B and then the AUTO W/B BAL switch is operated, the adjustment value is recorded in the memory. Bear in mind [...]

9 (E) P ar ts and their functions 2 External DC input socket This is the input socket of the external power supply (DC power supply). When an AC adapter is connected here, power is automatically supplied from the external source. 3 A UDIO IN CH1, CH2 (audio input channel 1, 2) jacks (XLR, 3-pin) An external microphone or line input signals are conn[...]

10 (E) ENGLISH 3 Connect the plug of the battery pack to the connector inside the battery case, and insert the batter y pac k into the case. <Note> Ensure that the power is turned off before connecting or disconnecting the plugs. AU-BP402 battery pack Label surface Preparation Using the A U-BP402 or AJ-BP490 battery pac k made b y P anasonic [...]

11 (E) Preparation Using a battery pack made b y Anton Bauer 1 Attach the battery pack made b y Anton Bauer . 2 Insert the batter y pac k and slide it in the direction of the arro w . Power output connector for lighting Battery pack made by Anton Bauer Before use, charge the battery pack using the exclusive battery charger made by Anton Bauer. For [...]

12 (E) ENGLISH Attaching the lens 1 Raise the lens lever , and remove the mount cap. 4 Push the cable into the cable c lamp, and connect it to the LENS jack. Mark 3 Pull down the lens le ver to secure the lens. LENS jack <Notes> ≥ For details on how to handle the lens, refer to the operating instructions of the lens. ≥ While the lens is r[...]

13 (E) Preparation Tripod attachment Mounting the unit on a tripod 1 Mount the tripod attachment on the tripod. Use the tripod attachment to mount the unit on a tripod. For details on the attachment and adjustments of the viewfinder and microphone, refer to the operating instructions of the viewfinder. <Note> Take account of the centre of gra[...]

14 (E) ENGLISH Preparation Setting the camera ID The camera ID is set on the <CAMERA ID> screen. Up to 12 alphanumerics, symbols and spaces can be used. <Note> The camera ID does not appear while the setting menu is displayed even when colour bar signals are output. <Note> The camera ID input above will be recorded at the same tim[...]

15 (E) Lens adjustments and chec ks The flange back (distance from the lens mounting surface to the image formation surface) is adjusted when a subject cannot be brought into focus precisely using either the telephoto or the wide angle positions when performing zoom operations. Once the flange back has been adjusted, it need not be re-adjusted unle[...]

16 (E) ENGLISH EX TAPE NEAR END FLUO. 48K C H 2 iREC TCG 12:34:56:00 0 d B 160 LOW LIGHT D01-M a y -01 23:59:00 ========= ¢¢¢ min 1 3 . 4V Z78 ATW F56 C H 1 AWB+02 32K . . SPOT QUICK FOCUS ¢ 1 ¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢ ¢ 2 ¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢ FL1 / 2 1 < 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ;G H F D E C B A @ ? > = I EX TAPE NEAR END FLUO. [...]

17 (E) Displayed when the AWB has been attained for channel A. Displayed when the AWB has been attained for channel A, and the colour temperature is lower than the display range. Displayed when the AWB has been attained for channel A, and the colour temperature is higher than the display range. Displayed when the AWB has been attained for channel B[...]

18 (E) ENGLISH Vie wfinder displa ys ; Audio level meter display Indicates the audio levels of CH1 and CH2 (see page 27). Display item What is display ed Status causing the display to appear 9 LOW LIGHT warning display LOW LIGHT Displayed when the brightness has been reduced. @ AWB colour temperature display ¢ . ¢ K Indicates the colour temperatu[...]

19 (E) Vie wfinder displa ys Display item What is display ed Status causing the display to appear J Cause of !LED lighting display (this item appears only during a MODE check) SUPER-V EXT ON FIL No1 FIL wo No1 FIL NG SHUT wo 1/100 SHUT ON WHITE ATW WHITE PRE GAIN wo 0dB Displayed when SUPER-V is set to ON. Displayed when EXTENDER is set to ON. Disp[...]

20 (E) ENGLISH White balance and blac k balance adjustment Better pictures will be produced by performing the white balance and black balance adjustments in the sequence of AWB (white balance adjustment) > ABB (black balance adjustment) > AWB. Normally, there is no need to re-adjust the black balance even when the power is turned on again. &l[...]

21 (E) Electr onic shutter settings 1 Push the SHUTTER switc h from ON to SEL. 2 Press the SHUTTER switc h to SEL again, and repeat until the desired mode or speed is display ed. When all the modes and speeds are displayed, the display changes in the following sequence. The current shutter setting appears in the area of the viewfinder screen where [...]

22 (E) ENGLISH Time data settings Setting the user’ s bit Setting the time code 1 Set the COUNTER/TC/UB switc h to TC. When both the user’s bit and time code are to be used, the user’s bit is set first. The time code can be set from 00:00:00:00 to 23:59:59:29. “TCG ¢¢ : ¢¢ : ¢¢ : ¢¢ ” now appears in the viewfinder. Set the time co[...]

23 (E) 3 < S C E N E F I L E > ; # N A M E E D I T U S E R : F A C T O R Y - - - - - - - - F I L E N A M E U S E R : F A C T O R Y F 1 : F L U O . F 2 : S P A R K L N G F 3 : C O O L F 4 : R E T R O S T D : F A C T O R Y W R I T E ( U S E R ) : R E A D Y I N I T ( U S E R ) : R E A D Y Scene files Scene file function Scene file setting method[...]

24 (E) ENGLISH 3 < S C E N E F I L E > N A M E E D I T U S E R : T A R O - - - - - - - - F I L E N A M E U S E R : F A C T O R Y F 1 : F L U O . F 2 : S P A R K L N G F 3 : C O O L F 4 : R E T R O S T D : F A C T O R Y # W R I T E ( U S E R ) : N O I N I T ( U S E R ) : R E A D Y Scene files How to use file select Returning a scene filename t[...]

25 (E) Scene files List of scene file settings The scene file factory settings are listed in the tables below. Use them as a reference when making changes to a USER file. Setting item USER F1 F2 F3 F4 STD Remarks <SCENE FILE NAME> FACTORY FLUO. SPARKLNG COOL RETRO FACTORY <ADDITIONAL PROCESS> ADJ ADJ ADJ ADJ ADJ ADJ <IRIS/GAMMA> A[...]

26 (E) ENGLISH ≥ For details on the above switches, refer to “Parts and their functions” (pages 7 to 8). 3 Set the camera unit’ s switches as f ollows. Set the GAIN selector switch to the setting that supports the subject brightness. Use the white balance selector switch to select the desired white balance mode. Select the desired shutter s[...]

27 (E) A udio recor ding 1 Select the desired input signals using the A UDIO IN switch. To use the front microphone i Select FRONT (MIC). To use the rear microphone i Select REAR (MIC). To use the audio products i Select REAR (LINE). AUDIO SELECT switch AUDIO IN switch PHONES jack Mic power switch <Notes> ≥ When the front microphone has bee[...]

28 (E) ENGLISH Pla yback (c hec king what has been recor ded) When the PLAY/PAUSE button is pressed, the playback images can be viewed in black and white on the viewfinder screen. At the same time, colour playback images can be monitored from the VIDEO OUT connector. <Note> When the PLAY/PAUSE button is used to start playback from STOP mode, [...]

29 (E) Using the unit with e xternal components Connection to a PC capable of non-linear editing By connecting the unit to a PC capable of non-linear editing using a DV cable, the unit can be controlled from the PC and pictures and sound can be output to the PC. Select 1394 as the REMOTE SELECT setting on the sub-menu VIDEO OUT screen. Refer to the[...]

30 (E) ENGLISH Menu operations The MENU button and JOG dial button are used for the setting menu operations. The menus consist of main menus and sub- menus. The data set on the sub-menus is saved in the non-volatile memory and stored for a prolonged period of time. Menu displa y enable/disable Displa ying sub-menus and deciding on settings 1 Press [...]

31 (E) Setting menu configuration SCENE SCENE FILE IRIS/GAMMA COLOUR/SKIN TONE PROCESS NAME EDIT A. IRIS LEVEL A. IRIS PEAK/AVE A. IRIS SPEED BLACK STR/PRESS MASTER GAMMA PRE COLOUR TEMP SKIN TONE DTL SKIN TONE RANGE H DETAIL V DETAIL DTL CORING H.DTL FREQ MATRIX CHROMA LEVEL MASTER PED KNEE POINT WRITE INIT WRITE WRITE WRITE CHROMA PHASE Ach Bch A[...]

32 (E) ENGLISH Menu contents SCENE menu (main men u) SCENE FILE “ ” indicates the factory setting. # N E X T ¢¢¢¢ SCENE ¢¢¢¢ F 1 : F L U O . S C E N E F I L E . . I R I S G A M M A . . C O L O U R / S K I N T O N E . . P R O C E S S . . A D D I T I O N A L P R O C E S S . . Item Setting options Remarks NAME EDIT USER F1 - F4 STD For edi[...]

33 (E) MAIN menu 1 of 2 (main men u) # N E X T ¢¢¢¢ MAIN 1/2 ¢¢¢¢ D A T A R E A D / W R I T E . . S W M O D E . . V I D E O O U T . . V T R F U N C T I O N . . V T R O P T I O N . . B A T T E R Y . . M I C / A U D I O . . L E N S S H A D I N G . . D A T A READ/WRITE Item Setting options Remarks FILE SELECT 1/2/3/4 For storing the menu setti[...]

34 (E) ENGLISH Menu contents MAIN menu 1 of 2 (main men u) VIDEO OUT Item Setting options Remarks VIDEO OUT MENU ON OFF For selecting whether to output the menu screens to the VIDEO OUT connector. ON: For the screens are output. OFF: For the screens are not output. <Note> The VIDEO OUT MENU item is valid only when ENC has been selected as the[...]

35 (E) MAIN menu 2 of 2 (main men u) # N E X T ¢¢¢¢ MAIN 2/2 ¢¢¢¢ M A R K E R / Z E B R A . . V F D I S P L A Y 1 / 2 . . V F D I S P L A Y 2 / 2 . . ! L E D . . G E N L O C K . . C A M E R A I D . . T I M E / D A T E . . D I A G N O S T I C . . MARKER/ZEBRA Item Setting options Remarks SAFETY ZONE OFF 01 : 06 : 09 For selecting the shape o[...]

36 (E) ENGLISH Menu contents MAIN menu 2 of 2 (main men u) VF DISPLA Y 1/2 Item Setting options Remarks FILTER ON OFF For setting the filter position display ON or OFF. ON: Displayed OFF: Not displayed BATTERY VOLT BAR OFF This selects the method used to display the remaining battery charge. VOLT: The charge is displayed as a voltage. BAR: The char[...]

37 (E) TIME/D A TE Item Setting options Remarks YEAR 00 : 01 : 99 For setting the year. MINUTE 00 : 59 For setting the minutes. MONTH 01 : 12 For setting the month. HOUR 00 : 23 For setting the hour. DAY 01 : 31 For setting the day of the month. DIA GNOSTIC Item Setting options Remarks OPERATION VTR ON time (indicated in hour increments) SERVO Ver [...]

38 (E) ENGLISH W arning system When an error or a problem is detected immediately after the power is turned on or while an operation is underway, the WARNING lamp and lamps inside the viewfinder serve to alert the user. ∫ SLA CK WARNING lamp Flashes four times per second. Tally lamp Flashes four times per second. Viewfinder The SLACK display flas[...]

39 (E) ∫ B A TTER Y NEAR END WARNING lamp Flashes once per second. Tally lamp Flashes once per second. Viewfinder The BATT NEAR END display flashes. Description of warning The battery is nearly flat. VTR unit operation Operation continues. Remedial action Replace the battery as necessary. ∫ B A TTER Y END WARNING lamp Lights. Tally lamp Flashes[...]

40 (E) ENGLISH Maintenance When the unit is taken from cold to warm surroundings or used in a very humid place, the water vapor contained in the air may turn into droplets of water when it makes contact with the head drum. This phenomenon is known as condensation, and if the tape is run while condensation has formed inside the unit, the tape tends [...]

41 (E) Video system [VTR UNIT] Recording format: DV format Sampling frequency Y: 13.5 MHz Quantizing: 8 bits A udio system T ape transpor t system Recording format: Digital PCM stereo recording 16 bits (48 kHz/2 channels) 12 bits (32 kHz/2 channels) Frequency response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz (at 48 kHz) Tape format: DV standard cassettes Tape speed: 18.83[...]

42 (E) ENGLISH DV 1394 (4 pins): IEEE1394 output DC IN (XLR, 4 pins, male): DC 12 V (DC 11 to 17V) DC OUT (4 pins): DC 12 V (DC 11 V to 17 V), max. 1 A (DC 7 V, max. 1 A output also available) LENS (multi-connector, 12 pins) EVF (multi-connector, 20 pins) Other [CONNECT OR SECTION] AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 (XLR a 2, 3 pins): LINE/MIC/MIC+48V switching syst[...]

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