Table Of Contents - Panasonic AG-CX7 Operating Instructions Manual

Contents
Information for Your Safety.............................................................2
Chapter 1 Overview
Before using the unit .......................................................................9
Accessories/Optional accessories...............................................12
Accessories...................................................................................... 12
Optional accessories........................................................................ 12
When turning on the power for the first time ..............................13
[TIME ZONE] ................................................................................... 13
[CLOCK SETTING] .......................................................................... 13
What you can do with this unit .....................................................14
Recording to the memory card......................................................... 14
Linking to external devices............................................................... 14
Connecting to the network ............................................................... 15
Chapter 2 Description of Parts
Main unit .........................................................................................17
Handle unit (supplied) ...................................................................20
Basic operation ..............................................................................22
Multidial operation............................................................................ 22
Touch operation of the LCD monitor................................................ 22
Chapter 3 Preparation
Power supply..................................................................................24
Attaching and removing the battery ................................................. 24
Charging the battery ........................................................................ 25
Attaching accessories ...................................................................27
Adjusting the grip belt ...................................................................... 27
Attaching the lens hood ................................................................... 27
Attaching the eye cup ...................................................................... 28
Attaching the handle unit ................................................................. 29
Attaching the external microphone .................................................. 31
Attaching a tripod ............................................................................. 32
Turning on/off the power...............................................................33
Turning the unit on and off with the power button............................ 33
Turning the unit on and off with the LCD monitor/viewfinder ........... 33
Charging the built-in battery .........................................................33
Setting the date/time of the internal clock...................................34
Preparing the memory card ..........................................................35
Memory cards supported by the unit (As of January 2020) ............. 35
Preventing unintentional erasing...................................................... 36
Inserting/removing the memory card ............................................... 37
Formatting the memory card............................................................ 37
Recording time of the memory card................................................. 38
Handling the recording data............................................................. 40
Setting of time data........................................................................43
Definition of time data ...................................................................... 43
User bits settings ............................................................................. 43
Setting the time code ....................................................................... 44
Assigning function to the USER buttons.....................................46
Functions assigned to USER buttons .............................................. 46
Checking the function assigned to the USER buttons ..................... 48
Adjusting and setting the LCD monitor .......................................49
Using the LCD monitor..................................................................... 49
Adjusting the LCD monitor ............................................................... 49
Mirror shooting ................................................................................. 49
Adjusting and setting the viewfinder ...........................................50
Using the viewfinder......................................................................... 50
Adjusting the viewfinder ................................................................... 50
Tally lamp........................................................................................51
Chapter 4 Operation
Basic operation of the screen.......................................................53
Major button operation and screen display ...................................... 53
Major button operation and switching screen .................................. 54
Operating each screen ..................................................................55
Camera image screen...................................................................... 55
Thumbnail screen ............................................................................ 55
Operation icon screen...................................................................... 55
Basic operation of the menu.........................................................56
Configuration of the menu................................................................ 56
Displaying the menu ........................................................................ 57
Operating the menu ......................................................................... 58
Initializing the menu ......................................................................... 59
Contents
Menu settings................................................................................. 60
[THUMBNAIL] menu .........................................................................60
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[CAMERA] menu ..............................................................................61
[SCENE FILE] menu.........................................................................64
[AUDIO] menu ..................................................................................69
[VIDEO OUT/LCD/VF] menu ............................................................71
[RECORDING] menu........................................................................79
[NETWORK] menu ...........................................................................81
[SYSTEM] menu ...............................................................................87
[OTHERS] menu...............................................................................88
Factory setting value of the scene file......................................... 92
[SCENE FILE] menu.........................................................................92
Target items for scene file/setup file/initialization...................... 93
[THUMBNAIL] menu .........................................................................93
[CAMERA] menu ..............................................................................93
[SCENE FILE] menu.........................................................................94
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[AUDIO] menu ..................................................................................95
[VIDEO OUT/LCD/VF] menu ............................................................95
[RECORDING] menu........................................................................97
[NETWORK] menu ...........................................................................97
[SYSTEM] menu ...............................................................................98
[OTHERS] menu...............................................................................98
Handling setting data .................................................................... 99
Scene files ........................................................................................99
Setup file.........................................................................................101
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Chapter 5 Shooting
Shooting ....................................................................................... 103
Selecting the resolution, codec, and frame rate for
recording video ...........................................................................104
Adjustable settings when shooting ........................................... 107
Iris ...................................................................................................107
Gain ................................................................................................108
Super gain ......................................................................................108
AE level (exposure compensation) .................................................109
Brightness adjustment ....................................................................110
Focusing (manual focus) ................................................................110
Setting the shutter speed................................................................111
Area mode function.........................................................................111
Adjusting the white and black balance...................................... 113
White balance adjustment ..............................................................113
Black balance adjustment...............................................................116
Using the zoom function............................................................. 117
Adjusting the zoom position............................................................117
Using the built-in LED light......................................................... 119
Adjust the amount of light from the built-in LED light......................119
Image quality adjustment............................................................ 120
Detail function .................................................................................120
Skin tone function ...........................................................................120
RB gain control function..................................................................120
Chroma setting function..................................................................120
Matrix function ................................................................................120
Color correction function.................................................................121
Black control function......................................................................121
Gamma function .............................................................................121
Knee function..................................................................................121
Flash band compensation (FBC) function ................................ 122
Flash band compensation function settings....................................122
When using the flash band compensation function ........................122
Super slow recording function................................................... 123
Audio input................................................................................... 124
Switching the audio input................................................................124
Using the built-in microphone/external microphone
(stereo mini jack) ........................................................................124
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Using audio equipment/external microphone (XLR, 3-pin) .............125
Adjusting the audio recording level.................................................125
Monitoring the audio .......................................................................127
Confirming audio input setting ........................................................127
Special recording function ......................................................... 128
Pre-recording ..................................................................................128
Relay recording...............................................................................128
Simultaneous recording ..................................................................129
Background recording.....................................................................130
Interval recording ............................................................................131
IR recording ....................................................................................132
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