Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment; Manual Iris Adjustment (F Number); Recording With A Fixed Brightness (Ae Lock Function) - Panasonic Digital Palmcorder PV-DV951 Operating Instructions Manual

Hide thumbs Also See for Digital Palmcorder PV-DV951:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment
Useful for Recording fast-moving subjects
1
Set the Mode Selector Switch to [MANUAL].
e The [MNL] indication appears.
2
Press the [PUSH] Dial repeatedly until the shutter speed
display appears.
3
Rotate the [PUSH] Dial to adjust the shutter speed.
The Range of Shutter Speed Adjustment
1/60—1/8000 (or 1/60-1/500: for Card Photoshot Recording)
The standard shutter speed is 1/60.
Selecting a speed closer to [1/8000] causes the shutter speed to be faster.
e When you are using progressive function or card photoshot recording, a
speed only up to 1/500 can be used.
To Resume Automatic Adjustment
Set the Mode Selector Switch to [AUTO]. Or, Hold down the [PUSH] Dial.
e For other notes, see page 52.
Manual Iris Adjustment (F Number)
You can use this function when the screen is too bright or too dark.
1
Set the Mode Selector Switch to [MANUAL].
e The [MNL] Indication appears.
2
Press the [PUSH] Dial repeatedly until the Indication @
appears.
3 Rotate the [PUSH] Dial to adjust the iris.
Adjustable Range of the Iris
CLOSE (Closed)— F16...F1.7—
OPEN (Opened)OdB—>
OPEN 3aB...— OPEN18dB
When a value closer to [CLOSE] is selected, the image becomes darker.
When a value closer to [OPEN18dB] is selected, the image becomes
brighter.
The value to which [dB] is attached indicates a gain value. If this value is too
large, the quality of the image deteriorates.
To Resume Automatic Adjustment
Set the Mode Selector Switch to [AUTO]. Or, Hold down the [PUSH] Dial.
e For other notes, see page 52.
at
et Pat Peat Ph Peat
a
Mind Pad
ad Pad Pad Pag Pat Pgh Pos Pegs Pop Pap tt
Mad Met Pap Pag Pap
Recording with a Fixed Brightness (AE Lock Function)
4
-
This is a function for setting a fixed brightness. When recording in light with
|
anextreme difference in the brightness of the background and the subject,
+ (Will) >
such as a person standing in front of a dark background, the person can be
WoT
recorded brightly if the brightness is adjusted to the person.
1
After setting to Camera Mode, press the [W/T] zoom Lever
toward [T] and zoom in to the part you want to record.
2
Set the Mode Selector Switch to [AE LOCK].
e The [ Rock ] indication 11) flashes to indicate that the brightness is
fixed. Afterwards, it lights up white.
To fix your desired brightness
Set the Mode Selector Switch to [MANUAL] first and adjust the Shutter Speed
and Iris to the desired color in step 2, and then set the Mode Selector Switch
to [AE LOCK].
To cancel AE Lock Function
Set the Mode Selector Switch to [AUTO] or [MANUAL].
e Set the AE Lock again when [TAPE/CARD] Selector is switched after the
AE Lock has been set. (The brightness setting may be changed.)
For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or
send e -mail to : consumerproducts
@ panasonic.com

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Table of Contents