Manual Focus Adjustment; Manual Shutter Speed/Aperture Adjustment - Panasonic NV-GS500 Operating Instructions Manual

Manual focus adjustment

If auto focusing is difficult due to the conditions,
then manual focusing is available.
≥Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.
1
Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to
[MANUAL].
2
Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to
[FOCUS].
MF MF MF MNL
≥The MNL and the manual focus indication [MF]
will be displayed.
3
Rotate the focus ring to adjust the focus.
≥When focused with a wide angle, the subject
may not be in focus when zoomed in. First,
zoom in on the subject, and then focus on it.
ª To restore to the automatic
adjustment
Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to
[AUTO] or [FOCUS].
Record mode
Manual shutter speed/aperture
adjustment
Shutter Speed
Adjust it when recording fast-moving subjects.
When recording persons outdoors at night, select
a slow shutter speed and use a flash. Both the
persons and the background will become
brighter.
AUTO
Aperture
MANUAL Adjust it when the screen is too bright or too dark.
≥Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.
FOCUS
1
Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to
[MANUAL].
AUTO
MANUAL
FOCUS
2
Move the joystick left or right to select the
aperture icon [
[
3
Move the joystick left or right in order to
adjust the shutter speed or aperture.
1
)
1/1000
1) Shutter speed
2) (Aperture) Iris/gain value
ª
To restore to automatic adjustment
Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to
[AUTO].
Manual shutter speed adjustment
≥Avoid recording under fluorescent light, mercury
light or sodium light because the colour and
brightness of the playback image may change.
≥If you increase the shutter speed manually, the
sensitivity lowers and accordingly the gain value
increases automatically, which may increase
the noises on the screen.
] or shutter speed icon
].
MNL
MNL
1/50
OPEN
OdB
2 )
MNL
AUTO
MANUAL
FOCUS
MNL
1/50
F2.0
0dB
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