Adjusting The Gain; Light Intensity Adjustment; Adjusting The White Balance - Panasonic AG-AC160A Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting the gain

When the screen of the camera is dark, you can
make the screen bright by raising the gain.
<GAIN> switch
1
Use the <AUTO/MANU> switch, to switch to
manual mode. (Page 18)
2
Use the <GAIN> switch to switch the gain.
<L>:
Normally, put it in this position.
(Factory setting is 0 dB)
<M>:
Raises the gain of the camera image amp.
(Factory setting is 6 dB)
<H>:
Raises the gain of the camera image amp.
(Factory setting is 12 dB)
• Gain value of <L>/<M>/<H> can be changed
in the [LOW GAIN]/[MID GAIN]/[HIGH GAIN]
item on the setup menu [SW MODE] screen.
(Page 86)
Especially when gain adjustment is necessary,
assign the [S.GAIN] item to any of the
<USER1> - <USER3> buttons. Each time the
assigned button is pressed, you can switch
between normal gain/super gain. When
setting super gain, select [24dB] or [30dB] in
the [SUPER GAIN] item on the [SW MODE]
screen.
• When other than [OFF] is selected with the
[AGC] item on the setup menu [AUTO SW]
screen, auto gain is on during auto mode
regardless of the position of the <GAIN>
switch. (Page 88)
• When the recording frame rate is 2 fps, 0 dB is
fixed regardless of the position of the <GAIN>
switch.
20
<AUTO/MANU> switch

Light intensity adjustment

When natural light is strong, use the <ND FILTER>
dial to switch the ND filter (light intensity adjustment
filter) to use.
<OFF>:
ND filter is not used.
<1/4>:
Intensity of light is cut to approx. 1/4.
<1/16>:
Intensity of light is cut to approx. 1/16.
<1/64>:
Intensity of light is cut to approx. 1/64.
<ND FILTER> dial

Adjusting the white balance

To reproduce white accurately, adjust the
proportion of the primary colors RGB. When the
white balance is wrong, not only the reproduction
of white is bad, but also the color tone of the whole
screen becomes bad.
When shooting in manual mode, if light conditions
change, always adjust the white balance.
The adjusted value for white balance can be saved
on the <A> and <B> positions of the <WHITE BAL>
switch.
Also, you can use the preset values already in the
memory. Use the memory according to shooting
conditions.
<AWB> button
<AUTO/MANU> switch
<WHITE BAL> switch