Panasonic AG-DVC30 User Manual download pdf (Page 41)

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SHOOTING

ENGLISH

Shooting techniques for different targets (cont.)

This camera-recorder enables you to switch

over to the manual mode, which enables you to

perform the operations listed below manually.

O Focusing (P41)

O Shutter speed (P42)

O Iris (P43)

O Gain (P43)

O White balance (P44, P45)

Switching to manual mode

With this camera-recorder, you can select either

auto focusing or manual focusing.

When the AUTO/MANUAL selector switch is set

to MANUAL and the FOCUS button is pressed,

manual focusing is selected and “MF” appears

on the screen.

Use the focus ring to bring the subject into

focus.

Press the FOCUS button again to switch back

to auto focusing.

O The subject may not be in focus if you zoom

out (wide angle), manually focus on the

subject and then zoom in (telephoto).

O To blur the background so that the subject

stands out, reduce the F-number (opening

the iris) and focus.

Conversely, to obtain a greater depth of field

so that the object in front of and behind the

subject are also in focus, increase the F-

number (closing the iris) and focus.

Focusing

FOCUS button

Focus ring

AUTO/MANUAL

selector switch

Backup recording

You can automatically record backups of the

camera images on an external unit (P54)

connected to the DV connector.

Set the method used to control the external unit

using the DV CONTROL and DV CMD SEL

items on the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen.

(P78)

Remember the following when you record

backups of images.

O The menu item settings are retained in the

memory even when the power is turned off.

This means that if the camera-recorder is

used with the settings for backup recording

still in effect, images on tapes in any unit

that has been connected may be

overwritten.

If you have performed backup recording,

check the menu item settings before you

operate the camera-recorder.

O If another AG-DVC30 is used as the

external unit for the backup recording,

select “OFF” as the DV CONTROL item

setting for the external unit and then set it

to the VCR mode before use.

O Backup recording may not work properly if

two or more external units are connected.

O Make sure that the DV cable (IEEE 1394)

used to connect the external unit is not

more than 4.5 meters long.

O Before starting backup recording, make

sure the external unit is set up to record DV

signals.

O When backup recording is performed with

“CHAIN” selected as the DV CONTROL

item setting, recording will be started

automatically by the backup unit that has

been set to the recording standby mode as

soon as the camera-recorder’s tape

approaches its end during shooting.

O If any of the following operations are

performed when backup recording is

performed with “EXT” or “CHAIN” selected

as the DV CONTROL item setting, the

pictures or sound recorded by the backup

unit may be disrupted.

O Digital zoom (P35)

O High-sensitivity

shooting (P36)

O Photo shot (P38)

O Frame recording (P39)

O Squeeze recording

(P39)

O Slow shutter speed

(P42)

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