Panasonic AG-DVC30 User Manual

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AG-DVC30 User Guide
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  • Page 1 Digital Mini Video Cassette How to use this superbly mobile professional digital video camera-recorder! AG-DVC30 User Guide AG-DVC30 User Guide...
  • Page 2 verview Easy to carry and simple to operate! This compact video camera-recorder incorporates three 1/4 - inch CCDs with 410,000 pixels each.
  • Page 3 In make operation very easy. Setting fact, the AG-DVC30 is being used in the production of several Cable TV the Auto-Manual switch to the AUTO position enables fully automatic series. It's truly impressive to see the DVC30's ability to deliver a operation of: Focus, Shutter Speed, beautifully detailed B&W picture with little noise in Zero Lux!
  • Page 4 Compact shooting using camcorder! just the When in its most basic configuration, the AG-DVC30 is very compact, making it possible to shoot unobtrusively even on busy city streets. It fits easily into a napsack or bag. The grip is compact, making it easy for people with small hands to hold the AG-DVC30 securely.
  • Page 5 AG-DVC30 U S E R G U I D E How to use this superbly mobile professional digital video camera! versatile applications. The microphone adaptor and shotgun microphone are really easy to use! Two independent audio channels allow switching between Slides on, secured by a screw.
  • Page 6 The display can be switched to black-and-white by changing a menu setting. The AG-DVC30 comes with two eye cups; the one shown here is the larger of the two. The smaller eye cup is pictured in the White Balance Button photo at the bottom of the next page.
  • Page 7: User Button

    AG-DVC30 U S E R G U I D E How to use this superbly mobile professional digital video camera! shooting efficiency. Timecode Zoom Position You can specify an initial value for the The zoom position is indicated by an absolute timecodes that are recorded on the value between 00 and 99.
  • Page 8 The wide angle and superb accuracy of the 16x Leica Dicomar lens will The unique 16x Leica Dicomar lens of the AG-DVC30 is a combination of Art and Technology. Digital video cameras using 3 CCD imagers have improved so much, that magnification.
  • Page 9 +0.7x Wide Conversion Lens AG-DVC30 Maximum Wide Angle Fitting the custom wide conversion lens on the AG-DVC30 reduces the minimum focal AG-LW4307P Wide Conversion Lens distance to 27.7 mm (35 mm equivalent), for wider field angle than even the AG-...
  • Page 10 Motion Picture Mode: Frame The AG-DVC30 can store four scene files in memory. You can change the picture fourth scene file, Movie-Like, produces a Cinema-like effect. Selecting the Movie-Like quality adjustment items in these files and then save them. The examples above show scene file sets gamma to the same response curve as the Cine-Like D setting on the the factory defaults for three scene files and images captured using them.
  • Page 11: Slow Shutter

    The dark portions do not example, you could mount the camcorder on a tripod and capture sequences in appear rough or blotchy, and color reproduction is good. The AG-DVC30 really which only the figures of people walking by are blurred. Combining slow shutter shows its mettle at night.
  • Page 12: C A S E S T U D Y

    AG-DVC30 also offered a wider field angle, but that can be remedied XLR Jack for Audio Input The AG-DVC30 is equipped with an XLR jack, making it possible to connect two audio by mounting a wide conversion lens. input lines and eliminating the need to use a gun microphone. The cable can be bound I also think it is great that Panasonic has focused its attention on dynamic to the handle so that it won t get in the way when doing handheld shooting.
  • Page 13 AG-DVC30 U S E R G U I D E How to use this superbly mobile professional digital video camera! creates is really something. As this illustrates, the user buttons can be assigned a variety of functions to match the circumstances in which you are using the camera-recorder.
  • Page 14 Recently I’ve revived my interest in hiking in the mountains, so I produces a simulated progressive signal at 30 frames per second rather decided to pop the AG-DVC30 and a tripod into my napsack and set out than a true progressive signal at 24 frames per second. I felt that 30 for a day trip to the hills.
  • Page 15 I used a rain cover to protect the camera-recorder against the elements. It was just big enough to accommodate the AG-DVX100A, so the AG-DVC30 fit easily. As the photo shows, it was even possible to use the rain cover with the LCD monitor extended.
  • Page 16 A Daito screech owl can be clearly seen in the nest hole. (The distance was about 10 adding time codes later on) is essential. The AG-DVC30 has this function with a meters, and the spotlight mode was used.) For use in nature photography, the ability resolution down to the second.
  • Page 17 AG-DVC30 U S E R G U I D E How to use this superbly mobile professional digital video camera!
  • Page 18: Manual Focus

    Remove the lens hood by twisting off about 10 degrees or else the hood will block a and typically that would mean our Focus Ring is wasted. Well the AG-DVC30 is not a portion of the internal IR LED’s located under the lens. Then Zoom in slightly because the typical camcorder! With the DVC30 we can go to the Switch Mode Menu and choose IR LED’s are targeted for a smaller area.
  • Page 19: Digital Zoom

    AG-DVC30 U S E R G U I D E How to use this superbly mobile professional digital video camera! (Suggested Procedure) Digital Zoom Easy Access Most users shy away from Digital Zoom circuits because they are unusable for quality The DVC30’s Menu Buttons are very similar...
  • Page 20: Audio In/Out

    SP mode: 18.812 mm/sec., LP mode: 12.555 mm/sec. *The specifications given above were measured by playing back tapes Recording Time: SP mode: 60 minutes, LP mode: 90 minutes recorded by the AG-DVC30 on standard VTRs. (when AY-DVM60 is used) Weight and dimensions shown are approximate. FF/Rew Time: Approx.

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