Shooting - Panasonic AG-HPX500P Operating Instructions Manual

Setting the switches before shooting
and recording
When a battery and P2 cards are installed, set the
switches as detailed below, before starting to use your
AG-HPX500P/E.
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Iris
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This function is automatically set.
USER MAIN/USER1/USER2
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Assigning the SLOT SEL function to a USER
button allows you to select a P2 card among
multiple P2 cards for recording.
When a P2 card selected for recording is
switched, the ACCESS LED for the P2 card
selected for recording will light in orange. The
slot number of the card to be recorded appears in
green in the LCD monitor and the viewfinder.
For more information on viewfinder displays, see
[Viewfinder Status Indication Layout].
GAIN
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Normally, this should be set to 0 dB. If conditions
are too dark, an appropriate gain level should be
set.
AUTO KNEE
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Set to ON or OFF.
TCG
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F-RUN or R-RUN
AUDIO SELECT CH 1/CH 2
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Set to AUTO.
<Note>
• The slot selected for recording cannot be changed
when recording has started.
• Use the USER MAIN item in setting menu SW MODE
screen to assign functions to the USER MAIN button.
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Basic Procedures

Shooting

White/Black Balance Adjustment to
Recording Completion
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For shooting, follow the steps below.
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Use the ND FILTER control to select a
filter according to light conditions.
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■When the white balance is saved:
• Position the WHITE BAL switch to [A] or [B].
■When the white or black balance is
not saved and you have no time to
adjust the white balance:
• Position the WHITE BAL switch to [PRST].
• This adjusts the white balance against the
filter according to the position of the ND
FILTER control.
■If the white balance is adjusted on the
spot:
• Select a filter according to light conditions.
Then, position the WHITE BAL switch to [A]
or [B] and shoot a white test subject so that
it appears at the center of the screen. Then,
follow the steps below to adjust the white
balance.
1.Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward
[AWB] to adjust the white balance.
2.Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward
[ABB] to adjust the black balance.
3.Turn the AUTO W/B BAL switch toward
[AWB] to adjust the white balance again.
For directions on making adjustments, see
[Adjusting the White Balance] and [Adjusting
the Black Balance].
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Point the camera at your subject to
adjust the focus, and zoom.
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