Panasonic AG-HMC150P Operating Instructions Manual

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Panasonic AG-HMC150P Operating Instructions Manual Manual pdf 46 page image

46BARSLCDZEBRA OISEVF DTL WFMCH1 SELECT CH2 SELECT INPUT 1 INPUT 2SHUTTERCOUNTER RESET/TC SETAUDIOSPEED SELECTINT(L)INPUT1INPUT2INT(R)INPUT2 ONMIC POWER +48VOFFONOFFSHUTTER buttonSPEED SELECT buttons1 Press the SHUTTER button.Each time you press the SHUTTER button, theshutter speed switches between normal (OFF)and the speed you selected with the SPEEDSELECT buttons.2 After you have pressed the SHUTTERbutton, press SPEED SELECT buttons toselect the shutter speed.The shutter speed changes as follows eachtime you press SPEED SELECT + button (Theorder is reversed for the SHUTTER SELECT- button.)Remember that the faster the shutter speed,the lower the sensitivity.If iris is set to auto, then it will open widerwith higher shutter speeds and therebyreduce focal depth.It will take longer to focus when theshutter speed has been reduced so it isrecommended that the unit be secured to atripod, etc. for use.•••SHUTTER 1/60The current shutter speed appears on theviewfinder and LCD monitor unless you haveselected OFF in OTHER DISPLAY in theDISPLAY SETUP screen of the setup menus. It isnot displayed if you have set the shutter speed tonormal (OFF).With artificial lighting and especially fluorescentlights and mercury-vapor lamps, the luminancechanges in synchronization with the power linefrequency. When this frequency is 50 Hz, mutualinterference will occur between the camera-recorder’s vertical sync frequency (approx.60 Hz) and the lighting frequency (50 Hz). Thismeans that the white balance may changeperiodically.Before shooting in areas with artificial lightingor adjusting the white balance, set the shutterspeed as follows.ProgressivemodeShutter speed50 Hz 60 HzOFF (60i) 1/100 OFF (1/60)30P OFF (1/50) 1/6024P OFF (1/50) 1/60The gain is fixed at 0 dB with a shutter speed of1/15.•••Adjusting the shutter speedWith the 1080/60i or 720/60P formatsStandard (OFF)1/60SYNCRO SCAN 1/15 1/30 1/100 1/1201/2000 1/1000 1/500 1/250With the 1080/30P or 720/30P formatsStandard (OFF)1/50SYNCRO SCAN 1/15 1/30 1/601/1000 1/500 1/250 1/120With the 1080/24P or 720/24P formatsStandard (OFF)1/50SYNCRO SCAN 1/24 1/601/1000 1/500 1/250 1/120