Panasonic AJ-SPC700E Operating Instructions Manual

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152Chapter 2 Parts and their Functions (continued)OUTPUT/AUTO KNEE selector switchUsed to select the video signals sent from the cameraunit to the memory, viewfinder and video monitor.CAM. AUTO KNEE ON:Video being recorded through the camera is sent withthe auto knee circuit activated.CAM. AUTO KNEE OFF:Video being recorded through the camera is sent inmanual knee mode.BARS:Colour bar signal is output. The auto knee circuit doesnot work.You can select between four types of colour bar signal.For more information, see [8-5-5 SW MODE].WHITE BAL (white balance memory selector)switchUsed to select the white balance adjustment method.PRST: Use this when you have no time to adjust thewhite balance.The value for the white balance is factory-setto 3200 K.It can be changed to any colour temperatureusing a menu option. For more information,see [4-9-5 Setting Color TemperatureManually].A or B: Pressing the AUTO W/B BAL Switchtoward [AWB] automatically adjusts the whitebalance, saving the adjusted value in MemoryA or B. For more information, see [4-1-1Adjusting the White Balance].Your video camera-recorder is factory-set to save theadjusted value. Through a menu option, the auto-tracking white balance (ATW) can be assigned to B, ordesired colour temperatures can be assigned to A andB.For more information, see [4-1-1 Adjusting the WhiteBalance].MODE CHECK buttonEach press of this button changes the screen type in theviewfinder in the following order: STATUS, !LED,FUNCTION, AUDIO.This does not affect the signal output from the camera.MARKER SELECT buttonThis button selects the marker information indicated onthe viewfinder screen. It switches between two markerinformation indications, which can be selected using amenu option. Pressing this button once switches theindicated marker information from A (Marker A) to B(Marker B), and pressing again switches B to OFF (nomarker). When the power is turned on, the last selectedindication before power-down appears.For more information, see [4-7-6 Marker Check ScreenDisplays (MARKER SELECT button function)].SYNCHRO SCAN ADJUSTMENT buttonsThese buttons are enabled when the shutter switch ispositioned at [ON] and synchro scan is selected.They are used to adjust the speed of the synchro scan.The – button decreases shutter speed; the + buttonincreases shutter speed.If you shoot a PC monitor, for example, you shouldadjust shutter speed so that the horizontal bars in theviewfinder will produce less noise./ Shooting and Recording/Playback FunctionSection (recording)REC START/STOP buttonPressing this button starts recording, pressing againstops recording.This button has the same function as the RECbutton on the handle and the VTR button at the lens.SHOT MARK buttonPressing this button while recording adds a shot mark tothe thumbnail of that clip. This button also adds a shotmark to any thumbnail selected on the LCD monitor.For more information on shot marks, see [3-9 Shot MarkFunction].SAVE ON/OFF switchUsed to select the power supply method for each outputsection.ON: The output selected through the menu optionSAVE SW is power-saved. This option can befound on the OPTION MODE screen on theSYSTEM SETTING page.OFF: Power saving is canceled.During recording, this switch produces no effect. Thepower supply method is switched after recording isfinished.VIDEO OUT CHARACTER switchThis switch controls the superimposition of charactersonto the video output from the VIDEO OUT connector.ON: Characters are superimposed.OFF: Characters are not superimposed.For types of characters, see [4-9-2 Selecting VideoOutput Signals].Auto Knee functionUsually, when you adjust levels to shoot people or scenery againsta strongly lit background, the background will be totally whited-out, with buildings and other objects blurred. In this case, the autoknee function reproduces the background clearly. This function iseffective when:• The subject is a person positioned in the shade under a clearsky.• The subject is a person inside a car or building, and you alsowant to capture the background visible through a window.• The subject is a high-contrast scene.ᤨࠫ