Panasonic AJ-D810A Operating Instructions Manual

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Contents

– 3 –ContentsSafety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2General and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5¡Features of the Camera Section . . . . . 5¡Features of the VTR Section . . . . . . . 8¡System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Controls and Their Functions¡Power Supply Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10¡Accessory Mounting Section . . . . . . . 11¡Audio Function Section . . . . . . . . . . . . 12¡Shooting (Recording)/PlaybackFunction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14¡Menu Operation Section . . . . . . . . . . . 20¡Time Code-Related Section . . . . . . . . 20¡Warning/Status Display Section . . . . . 22Power Supply¡Using an Anton Bauer BatteryPack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23¡Using the Panasonic AU-BP402Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24¡Using a Sony Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . 26¡Using the Sony BP-90 BatteryPack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27¡Using the Sony BP-L60/BP-L90lithium-ion Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . 27¡Using an AC Power Supply (WhenUsing the AJ-B75 AC Adaptor) . . . . . . 28¡Checking and Selecting the Type ofBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 029Mounting the Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Adjusting the Lens Flange . . . . . . . . . 31Adjusting the White Shading . . . . . . . 32Adjusting the Viewfinder¡Adjusting the Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34¡Adjusting the Diopter andScreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35¡Adjusting the Eyepiece Position . . . . . 35¡Detaching the Eyepiece . . . . . . . . . . . 36¡Detaching the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . 37¡Mounting the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . 37Audio Input Preparations¡Using the Microphone Mounted to theMain Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38¡Using the AJ-MC700P Microphone Kit(Option) Mounted to the Main Unit . . . 38¡Mounting the AJ-MH700P MicrophoneHolder (Option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Bold letters should be set or adjusted immediately afterpurchase.¡Using the Microphone not Mounted tothe Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40¡Mounting a Wireless Microphone . . . . 41Connecting an Audio Component . . . . . 41Mounting the Unit to a Tripod . . . . . . . . 42Mounting the Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . 43Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position . . . 44Attaching the Rain Cover . . . . . . . . . . . 45Connecting the AQ-EC1 ExtensionControl Unit (Option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Displaying Menus on the Viewfinder Screen¡Displaying the Setting Menu Inside theViewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47¡Setting Menu Configuration . . . . . . . . 47¡Checking and Selecting the Master GainSetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48¡Selecting the Color Bar Setting . . . . . . 49¡Checking the DIAGNOSTIC ScreenSetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50¡Transferring to the MAIN menus andSUB menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51¡Basic Setting Menu Operations . . . . . 52Lamp Displays Inside theViewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55¡Setting the ! Lamp Display . . . . . . . . . 56Status Displays Inside the ViewfinderScreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57¡Selecting Display Items. . . . . . . . . . . . 60¡Display Mode and Setting ChangeMessage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61¡Changing the Display Mode . . . . . . . . 62¡Setting the Marker Displays . . . . . . . . 62¡Setting the Camera ID . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Displays¡Remaining Battery Level and AudioLevel Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64¡VTR Section Operation/Status-RelatedDisplays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64¡Time Code-Related Displays . . . . . . . 65Adjusting the Time and Date . . . . . . . . . 66Adjustments and Setup During Recording¡Adjustments and Setup using the SettingMenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67¡Setting the Gain Selector Value . . . . . 68¡Selecting Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69