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Panasonic AG-DVX100B User Manual

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PANASONIC
AG-DVX100B
HOW TO
shoot like
a PRO
Is this thing on?
Easy-to-follow chart for successful sound
4
steps for
avoiding
over
overexposure
CLASS CURRICULUM FREE
Northwest Community Television
763.533.8196
| b a s i c |
www.nwct.org
Your best shoot ever!
A pre-production checklist
HELP!
7 common
problems
solved

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  • Page 1 PANASONIC AG-DVX100B | b a s i c | HOW TO shoot like a PRO Is this thing on? Easy-to-follow chart for successful sound steps for avoiding Your best shoot ever! A pre-production checklist overexposure over HELP! 7 common CLASS CURRICULUM FREE...
  • Page 2 on the cover How to shoot like a pro Is this thing on? Easy-to- follow chart for successful sound SOUND MICROPHONES Everything you need to NWCT has a variety of 4 steps for avoiding overex- posure know about selecting sound microphones available for inputs and setting and checkout—all of which are...
  • Page 3 Portable camera policies ¹ The purpose of these policies is to manage NWCT equipment in a fair and equitable manner. Follow these rules and you’ll never have to worry about losing your membership privileges! 1. Only certified members are permitted to operate equipment. 2.
  • Page 4 Portable camera checkout form...
  • Page 5 Power DC AND AC DC POWER Attaching the battery To attach the battery, Œ lift up the viewfinder,  place the top of the battery just under the battery release button, and Ž push down—the battery will click into place. õ...
  • Page 6 Tape CHOOSING, LOADING, RECORDING Choosing the right tape Use only miniDV tapes bearing this logo in the camera. Avoid Maxell and TDK brand tapes as they can clog the heads of our camcorders and VCRs. Loading the tape Press the blue eject When the cassette cover Insert the tape as switch on the top of the...
  • Page 7 Sound IS THIS THING ON? Selecting sound inputs Two sources of audio can be recorded to the camera simultaneously. Sound can be gathered from the camera’s internal microphone, an external microphone, a line level source such as an audio mixing board or CD player, or any combi- nation of two of those sources.
  • Page 8 Audio setup chart INPUT jacks and CH 1 SELECT and CH 2 Audio source INPUT settings SELECT settings Audio records on Internal microphone CH 1 SELECT: INT(L) CH 1: Built in mic CH 2 SELECT: INT(R) CH 2: Built in mic External microphone INPUT 2 jack CH 1 SELECT: INPUT 2...
  • Page 9 Microphone selection Northwest Community Television has several different types of mics available. Desktop and floor mic stands are available for checkout. STANDARD ISSUE These two microphones come standard with every portable camera. Electro-Voice RE10 handheld Unidirectional, excellent for music or interviews, slightly better bass response than 635A Sony ECM 44 or Sony ECM 30 lavalier or lapel Directional, excellent for interviews when clipped...
  • Page 10 Notes...
  • Page 11 Video image 4 STEPS FOR AVOIDING OVEREXPOSURE Selecting the right neutral density FIRST THINGS filter FIRST Neutral density filters allow the camera to operate correctly outdoors in sunlight. Determining the A neutral density filter does for the cam- dominant light era what sunglasses do for your eyes—it source reduces the amount of light that can pass...
  • Page 12 Setting an appropriate iris The last task to perform before shooting is to set the iris of the camera. The iris controls the amount of light entering the camera which determines how bright the image will be (exposure of the image). To set the iris appropriately, you must monitor the zebra stripes in the LCD monitor of the camera.
  • Page 13 Shooting better video HOW TO SHOOT LIKE A PRO HEAD ROOM Critical focus If you’re shooting with man- ual focus, it’s important that you get a critical focus (also called a calibrated zoom) of your subject every time you LOOK SPACE get a new shot.
  • Page 14 TYPICAL INTERVIEW SETUP SHOOTING BETTER VIDEO The 180° Rule If you’re shooting a scene with two subjects, imagine there is a line connecting them. That line is called the “axis of action.” Don’t shoot on both sides of the axis. Keep all your shots on the same side.
  • Page 15 SPECIALTY SHOOTING SHOOTING BETTER VIDEO Use high and low angles Create depth in your shots A high angle shot can make your subject appear weak and vulnerable A television screen is a two-di- or it can simply add a new dimension to your scene. Conversely, a low mensional piece of glass so extra angle shot makes your subject appear powerful and “larger than life.”...
  • Page 17 Talent release form Date _______________________________________________________ Program ____________________________________________________ Producer ____________________________________________________ In consideration of your plan to produce the above captioned program and as an inducement to permit me personally to appear on the cablecast of the program, I hereby consent to the use of my name, likeness, pictures and/or voice by you and your licensees for cablecasting, direct exhibition, and subsidiary purposes.
  • Page 18 Default menu settings Menu operation To access the menu, Once inside the menu move the play control their settings should be. press the MENU button. system, the MENU but- knob up or down. To If you’re having a prob- ton acts as a “back” select an item, press in lem that isn’t solved by button, taking you up...
  • Page 19 Help! TROUBLESHOOTING SOLUTIONS TO COMMON PROBLEMS THE PROBLEM THE SOLUTION PUSH HERE The viewfinder displays a blue Press the CAMERA/VCR button screen. until the light for CAMERA is lit. THE PROBLEM THE SOLUTION PUSH HERE I can’t zoom! Make sure the ZOOM switch on the front of the camera is set to SERVO.
  • Page 20 HELP! CONTINUED THE PROBLEM THE SOLUTION PUSH HERE My video is still too bright. Make sure the GAIN switch is set to L. THE PROBLEM THE SOLUTION PUSH HERE The video has black bands at Push MENU, then use the play the top and bottom, or the video control knob to highlight CAMERA looks like it’s been squeezed.