Panasonic WV-CS854A Operating Instructions Manual page 13

Generally, when a light from the background is too strong such as a spotlight, all objects except the
main object in the picture are displayed darker because the lens iris is adjusted with respect to
strong brightness. This model ignores strong brightness by masking the source of the strong bright-
ness, thereby main object is displayed clearly.
Notes:
• The result of field setup of the mask area and level adjustment is fed back (effected) to the lens
iris control in ALC mode.
• Select OFF for SUPER-D2 on the ALC CONT menu when using only for outdoors.
If ON is selected for the SUPER-D2 parameter, a shadow (black line) may appear at the bound-
ary between the bright and the dim scene. This is a natural phenomenon and does not indicate
trouble.
(3) Shutter Speed (SHUTTER)
You can select the shutter speed from 1/60 (OFF), 1/100, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1 000, 1/2 000, 1/4 000, and
1/10 000 seconds.
See page 38 for the setting.
(4) Gain Control (AGC)
You can set the gain (brightness level portion of an image) to automatic adjustment [Automatic Gain
Control ON (LOW, MID, HIGH)] or fixed (Automatic Gain Control OFF). The gain adjustment for WV-
CS554 is available only for On or Off.
See page 38 for the setting.
(5) Electronic Sensitivity Enhancement (SENS UP)
The electronic sensitivity enhancement (SENS UP) function varies the shutter speed to raise the sen-
sitivity in low light conditions when OFF is selected for ALC.
You can select the shutter speed for SENS UP from the preset values as follows:
1/30 seconds (x2), 1/15 seconds (x4), 1/10 seconds (x6), 1/6 seconds (x10), 1/3.8 seconds (x16), or
1/1.9 seconds (x32). See page 38 for the setting.
There are two modes for SENS UP as follows:
AUTO: If you select x32, for example, the sensitivity is raised automatically to x32 max.
FIX: If you select x32, for example, the sensitivity is raised to just x32.
Notes:
• Moving objects will appear blurred when shot during the electronic sensitivity enhancement
mode since SENS UP is equivalent to setting the shutter speed to a slower speed in a still picture
camera.
• The horizontal and vertical resolution will be lowered in this mode.
• If the video output level is adjusted too low (the iris opening is too small), the Electronic
Sensitivity Enhancement (SENS UP)/AUTO mode will not function.
(6) Synchronization (SYNC)
You can select internal sync mode (INT) or line-lock sync (LL). Additionally, this model accepts the
VD2 signal (multiplexed vertical drive signal with the composite video output signal) from a specified
component. Whenever the VD2 signal is supplied to this camera, the camera automatically switches
to the VD2 sync mode.
When you select line-lock sync (LL) you can set vertical phase adjustment.
See page 39 for the setting.
Important Notices:
The priority of sync modes is as follows:
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