Regular Shooting; Preparation And Inspections; Shooting - Panasonic AG-DVC30 Operating Instructions Manual

Regular shooting

Preparation and inspections

Before shooting, check that the camera-
recorder is operating properly.
Check the equipment as warranted by the
shooting conditions.
$ Battery (P22)
Have a fully charged battery ready.
We also recommend that you keep a spare
battery on hand.
$ Cassette tape (P12, P17)
Check that the cassette tape can be used for
recording:
O Is the cassette's accidental erasure
prevention tab not set to the SAVE
position?
O Is there not already any important material
on the tape?
O Is the cassette cover closed securely?
$ Viewfinder (P25)
Check whether the viewfinder's diopter
adjustment has been made.
$ Zoom/focus/iris
O Check that motor-driven zooming is
possible. (P35)
O Check that the focusing can be performed
both automatically and manually. (P41)
O Check that the lens iris operations can be
performed automatically and manually.
(P43)
$ Time data (P28-P33)
O Check that the calendar and time have
been set correctly.
O Check that the time code and user's bit
have been set correctly.
34 (E)

Shooting

1
Set the AUTO/MANUAL selector switch to
the AUTO position.
AUTO
The following items are adjusted automatically in the
auto mode.
O Focusing
O Shutter speed
O Iris
2
Squeeze both sides of the lens cap and
remove it.
2
3
Look through the viewfinder and check what
you want to shoot.
Viewfinder
3
4
Shooting starts when you press the
START/STOP (red) button on the POWER
lever.
Press this button again to pause shooting
(shooting pause mode).
MANUAL
1
O Gain
O White balance
4
START/
DATE/ PHOTO
STOP
TIME SHOT
OSD
COUNTER RESET TITLE
ZOOM
MULTI/
P-IN-P REC A.DUB