Manual Focus Adjustment; Recording With Fixed Brightness; Advanced Functions - Panasonic NV-MX500B Operating Instructions Manual

Manual Focus Adjustment

Focus can be adjusted manually for recording in a situation
where auto focus may not function well.
1
Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/AE LOCK] Switch
[MANUAL].
≥The [MNL] Indication appears.
2
Press the [FOCUS] Button
≥The [MF] Indication (Manual Focus Mode) appears.
3
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Turn the Focus Ring
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To Resume Automatic Adjustment
Press the [FOCUS] Button to make the [MF] Indication
disappear. Or set the [AUTO/MANUAL/AE LOCK] Switch to
[AUTO].

Recording with Fixed Brightness

(AE Lock)
The AE Lock Function lets you record a subject with the
same brightness even when the lighting conditions change
greatly. For example, when you record a person who moves
from a bright to a dark place, or vice versa, this function
prevents the person's face from becoming brighter or darker.
1
Push the [W/T] Lever (29)
subject.
W T
(29)
2
Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/AE LOCK] Switch
[AE LOCK].
≥The [
] Indication flashes and then lights. The
AE LOCK
brightness of the picture is now locked to the value it had
at the moment of setting the switch to [AE LOCK].
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to
AUTO
(8)
MANUAL
AE LOCK
FOCUS
W.B
(9) .
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FOCUS
MNL
MF
to adjust the focus.
toward [T] to zoom in on the
(8) to
AUTO
(8)
MANUAL
AE LOCK
FOCUS
W.B
Camera Mode
To Resume Automatic Adjustment
Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/AE LOCK] Switch
[MANUAL].
To Lock the Brightness at a Desired Level
After Step 1, set the [AUTO/MANUAL/AE LOCK] Switch to
[MANUAL] to adjust the brightness manually and then set the
[AUTO/MANUAL/AE LOCK] Switch to [AE LOCK].
≥Set the AE Lock again when the
[TAPE/CARD/CARD MODE] Selector is switched after the
AE Lock has been set. (The brightness setting may be
changed.)

Advanced Functions

This Movie Camera comes with 4 professional functions
(Advanced Functions) which come in handy for recording.
ª Zebra Pattern
Using the Zebra Pattern makes it easy to adjust the
brightness of the picture to an optimum level, even before
you start recording.
1
Set [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] >>
[ADVANCED FUNCTIONS] >> [ZEBRA] >> [ON].
(26)
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≥Diagonal white bands (Zebra Pattern) and [
Indication appear on parts of the picture which are
overexposed (extremely brightly lit and shiny subjects).
≥To prevent recording of overexposed, whitish pictures,
manually adjust the iris/gain (
Pattern disappears. The recorded picture may become
dark.
≥The Zebra Pattern is not recorded onto the tape.
ª Microphone Sensitivity Level
You can adjust the microphone sensitivity for recording.
1
Set [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] >>
[ADVANCED FUNCTIONS] >> [MIC LEVEL ADJ.] >>
[YES].
≥The [MIC LEVEL SETUP] Menu appears.
(26)
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2
Press the [PUSH] Dial
NO-AGC)].
≥AGC*: Auto Gain Control
≥When you set [MODE] to any other setting than [AUTO],
the Microphone Sensitivity Level appears.
-20-
(8)
SHUTTER/IRIS/
VOL/JOG
PUSH
ZEBRA
) so that the Zebra
-19-
SHUTTER/IRIS/
VOL/JOG
PUSH
(26) to select the [MNL (AGC*,
MIC LEVEL SETUP
MODE AUTO MNL MNL
(AGC) (NO-AGC)
(dB) -30 0 +6
|||||||||-----
GAIN
(dB) -30 0 +6
LEVEL .............
(MIC)
PRESS MENU TO RETURN
to [AUTO] or
]
ZEBRA