Table Of Contents - Panasonic AGHPX255 Operating Instructions Manual

Contents (continued)
Shooting
Viewfinder ............................................................ 6
Using the viewfinder .......................................... 6
Using the LCD monitor ...................................... 7
Emphasizing Image Outlines . ............................ 7
Adjusting the screen display . ............................. 8
Changing backlight brightness .......................... 8
Tally lamp ............................................................. 9
Basic shooting operations ............................... 10
Preparing to shoot ........................................... 10
Shooting in auto mode .................................... 10
Checking the shot videos (REC CHECK) . ....... 12
P2 card access lamps ..................................... 12
Protecting against a possible erasure ............. 12
Formatting P2 cards ........................................ 13
P2 card recording times .................................. 14
Remove the P2 card . ....................................... 15
Using SD/SDHC memory cards ........................ 16
Installing and removing the SD memory
card ............................................................. 16
Formatting SD memory card ........................... 16
Cautions in using SD memory cards ............... 17
Using the zoom function ................................... 18
Digital zoom function ....................................... 19
Shooting in progressive mode ......................... 20
Standard recording
(pull-down recording) . .................................. 20
Native recording .............................................. 20
Recording with Variable Frame Rate (VFR)..... 21
Native VFR recording ...................................... 21
Standard VFR recording
(pulldown recording) . ................................... 22
Using progressive mode and VFR recording
function . ....................................................... 23
Flow effect shooting......................................... 27
Shooting in manual mode ................................. 28
Switching to manual mode .............................. 28
Manual focusing .............................................. 28
Using focus assist function . ............................. 29
Iris adjustments ............................................... 30
Adjusting the gain . ........................................... 30
Using super gain ............................................. 31
Light intensity adjustments .............................. 31
Adjusting the white balance and black
balance ........................................................... 32
Adjusting the white balance . ............................ 32
Adjusting the black balance . ............................ 34
Shooting techniques for different targets ....... 35
Low-angle shooting ......................................... 35
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Volume 2
Self-portrait shooting ....................................... 35
Scan reverse shooting . .................................... 35
Zebra pattern . .................................................. 35
Center marker display ..................................... 36
Safety zone markers ....................................... 36
Checking and displaying shooting status ........ 36
Changing the image size . ................................ 37
Optical Image Stabilizer .................................. 37
DRS (Dynamic Range Stretcher) function . ...... 37
FBC (Flash Band Compensation) ................... 38
Using the USER buttons ................................. 39
Backlight compensation .................................. 40
Color bars . ....................................................... 40
Waveform monitor function . ............................. 40
Adjusting the volume while shooting ............... 40
Backup recording ............................................ 40
2-slot continuous recording ............................. 41
Shot mark function .......................................... 41
Text memo recording . ...................................... 42
Time stamp function ........................................ 42
LAST CLIP DELETE function .......................... 42
Using special recording modes ....................... 43
Pre-recording (PRE REC) ............................... 44
Interval recording (INTERVAL REC)................ 44
One-shot recording (ONE SHOT REC) ........... 45
Loop recording (LOOP REC)........................... 46
One-clip recording (ONE CLIP REC) .............. 47
Adjusting the shutter speed ............................. 49
Using SHTR/F.RATE dial . ................................ 49
Setting SHUTTER mode ................................. 49
Setting SYNCHRO SCAN mode ..................... 50
Setting FRAME RATE mode ........................... 51
Switching audio input ....................................... 52
Using the built-in microphone . ......................... 52
Using another microphone and audio
equipment . ................................................... 53
Adjusting the audio recording level
automatically ............................................... 53
Adjusting the recording level ........................... 54
CH3 and CH4 recording levels . ....................... 55
Audio level meter magnification ...................... 55
Using scene files (Scene File Data) ................. 56
Changing scene file settings ........................... 56
Saving scene files and other settings on SD
memory cards . ............................................. 58
Configuration of setup data files . ..................... 60
Using time data .................................................. 61
Counter setting and display . ............................ 61
Time data overview ......................................... 61
Setting user bits . .............................................. 62