Table Of Contents - Panasonic AJ-PX230E Operating Instructions Manual

Contents
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Chapter 1 Overview
Before using the camera
Setting the region of use (setting the frame frequency, etc.)
Accessories
Use of the camera on a system
Basic configuration devices
What you can do with this camera
Recording to the memory card
Linking to external devices
Chapter 2 Description of Parts
Left side
Right side
Front side, rear side
Top side
Chapter 3 Preparation
Power supply
Charging the battery
Attaching and removing the battery
Using the AC adaptor
Attaching and adjusting accessories
Adjusting the grip strap
Attaching the shoulder strap
Attaching the lens hood
Attaching the eye cup
Attaching the front microphone
Attaching a tripod
Turning on/off the power
How to turn on the power
How to turn off the power
Charging the built-in battery
Setting the date/time of the internal clock
Inspections before shooting
microP2 memory card
Inserting a microP2 memory card
Ejecting the microP2 memory card
Preventing accidental erasure
microP2 memory card access LED and status of microP2
memory card
Recording time of microP2 memory card
CPS (Content Protection System)
Handling of microP2 memory card recorded data
Assigning functions to the USER buttons
Adjusting and setting the LCD monitor
Using the LCD monitor
Adjusting the LCD monitor
Mirror shooting
Highlighting the outlines of images
Adjusting and setting the viewfinder
Using the viewfinder
Adjusting the viewfinder
Highlighting the outlines of images
Tally lamp
Chapter 4 Shooting
Basic procedures
Preparation
Shooting
Selecting the resolution, codec, and video format for recording
Adjustable settings when shooting
Iris
Gain
Super gain
Brightness adjustment
Macro
Focusing (manual focus)
Focus assist function
Area mode function
Level gauge function
Adjusting the white and black balance
Contents
Adjusting the white balance
2
Adjusting the black balance
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Using the zoom function
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Setting the <ZOOM> switch
12 Adjusting the zoom position
Zoom ring
13
Adjusting image quality
15 Detail function
Skin tone function
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RB gain control function
17
Chroma setting function
17
Matrix function
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Color correction function
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Black control function
18
Gamma function
Knee function
19
High color function
White clip function
20
Setting the electronic shutter
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Shutter mode
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Adjusting with the <SEL/PUSH SET> dial button and <MODE/
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MENU CANCEL> button
Flash band compensation (FBC) function
27
Setting the flash band compensation function
28 Variable frame rate (VFR) recording function
28 Native variable frame rate recording
29 Standard variable frame rate recording (pull-down recording)
29
Selecting audio input and adjusting recording levels
31
Selecting audio input signals
31 Using the built-in microphone
Using the external microphone and audio device
31
31 Adjusting the recording level
32 Displaying the audio level detailed
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Getting position information using the GPS
33
Special recording functions
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Pre-recording
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Interval recording
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One-shot recording
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Loop recording
One-clip recording
36
Simultaneous recording
37
Background recording
38
Hot swap recording
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Recording check function
38
Shot mark recording function
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Text memo recording function
Convenient shooting functions
39
Low angle shooting
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Scan reverse shooting
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Zebra patterns display
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Displaying the center marker
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Displaying the safety zone marker
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Displaying frame marker
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Checking and displaying the shooting status
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Changing image size
44
Image stabilization function
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Dynamic range stretcher function
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Backlight compensation
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Color bars
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Time stamp function
45
Deleting last clip function
46
Waveform monitor function
Direct menu operation
47
Multi formats
Selecting recording signals
48
System modes and recording functions
48
List of recording settings and recording functions
48
Selecting video output
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Recording/playback and output format list
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Handling setting data
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Setting data file configuration
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Handling SD memory cards
51
Performing operations on SD memory cards
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How to use user data
51
How to use scene file data
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How to restore the scene file or menu setting status to the
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factory settings
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Saving to an SD memory card and loading saved data
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Setting the time data
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