Shooting And Recording/Playback Functions Section - Panasonic AJ-CX4000G Operating Instructions Manual

Chapter 2 Description of Parts — Shooting and recording/playback functions section
6 <AUTO W/B BAL> switch
<AWB>: White balance is automatically adjusted. When this switch is operated with the <WHITE BAL> switch on the side set to <A> or <B>,
adjustment is performed in several seconds and adjustment values are stored in memory.
This is disabled when the <WHITE BAL> switch is set to <PRST>.
<ABB>: Adjusts black balance automatically.
The black shading automatic adjust function can be assigned to this switch when set to the [CAMERA] menu → [SW MODE] → [SHD,ABB SW CTL]
→ [ON].
f The automatic adjustment is cancelled when operation of switch is repeated while auto adjustment is performed. The adjustment values will return
to the values before automatic adjustment was performed.
7 <MARKER SEL>/<MODE CHECK> switch
This is the spring switch to select a maker and check the shooting status of the camera.
<MKR>: Every time this is pressed to the <MKR> side, the marker display on the viewfinder switches in the order of [A] marker, [B] marker, and no
display.
When the power is turned on, the status before the power was turned off is applied.
<MCK>: Every time this is pressed to the <MCK> side, display is switched in the order of STATUS screen, !LED screen, FUNCTION screen, AUDIO
screen, CAC screen, SWITCH screen, NETWORK screen, and camera image screen. This does not affect the output signals from the camera. The
display goes out in about five seconds. When the switch is continued to be pressed toward the <MCK> side, the selected screen remains displayed.
8 <GAIN> switch
Switches the video amplifier gain according to the lighting conditions when shooting.
f Set the gain value for <L>/<M>/<H> in the [SCENE FILE] menu → [LOW SETTING]/[MID SETTING]/[HIGH SETTING] → [MASTER GAIN] in
advance.
f The factory setting is L=0 dB, M=6 dB, H=12 dB.
9 <OUTPUT>/<AUTO KNEE> switch
Select the video signals output to the memory, viewfinder and video monitor from the camera unit.
<CAM>/<ON>: Video captured on the camera is output and the auto knee function is activated.
Instead of the auto knee function, the dynamic range stretcher (DRS) function can be assigned.
<CAM>/<OFF>: Video captured on the camera is output and the auto knee function is not activated.
The knee point is fixed to the level set in the [SCENE FILE] menu → [KNEE SETTING] → [KNEE MASTER POINT].
<BARS>/<OFF>: The color bar signal is output. The auto knee function is not activated.
The color bar signal can be selected from the two types in the [OTHERS] menu → [COLOR BARS] → [COLOR BARS TYPE].
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t As the factory setting, test signals are output to all audio channels 1 to 4 when the <OUTPUT>/<AUTO KNEE> selector switch is set to <BARS>.
Whether to output the test signal or not can be changed in the [OTHERS] menu → [COLOR BARS] → [TEST TONE].
t Auto knee function
When you adjust levels to shoot people or scenery against a background with high luminosity, the background will be totally white-out, with
buildings and other objects blurred. In such a case, the auto knee function reproduces the background clearly.
The auto knee function is effective when shooting the following scenes:
- The subject is a person positioned in the shade under a clear sky.
- The subject is a person inside a car or a building, and you also want to capture the background visible through a window.
- The subject is a high-contrast scene.
10 <WHITE BAL> switch
Switches the white balance adjustment method.
<PRST>: Set the switch to this position when there is no time to adjust the white balance.
f The factory setting is 3200 K.
f Can be changed to an arbitrary color temperature with the [CAMERA] menu → [WHITE BALANCE MODE] → [W.BAL VAR].
<A>/<B>: When the <AUTO W/B BAL> switch is pressed to the <AWB> side, the white balance is automatically adjusted and the adjusted value is
saved in memory A or memory B.
The auto tracking white balance (ATW) function can be assigned to the <WHITE BAL> switch with the [CAMERA] menu → [WHITE BALANCE
MODE] → [ATW].
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