Optical Image Stabilizer; Adding Effects To Images; Using The User Buttons; Backlight Compensation - Panasonic AVCCAM AG-HMC151E Operating Instructions Manual

Optical Image Stabilizer

Use the Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) to reduce
the effects of camera shake when shooting by
hand.
Press the OIS button to turn the function on and
off. appears on the viewfinder and the LCD
monitor when this function is on. Turn the function
off when using a tripod for more natural images.
BARS SHUTTER
CH1 SELECT CH2 SELECT
INT(L) INT(R)
INPUT1 INPUT2
INPUT2
AUDIO
COUNTER RESET/TC SET
LCD
• This function will not be as effective when the
vibration is severe or when tracking a moving
subject.

Adding effects to images

Press the USER button you have allocated to the
BLACKFADE or WHITEFADE feature to add fading
effects to your images. The button's function is
forcibly canceled during playback or REC CHECK
and also when thumbnails are displayed.
BLACKFADE:
Press and hold to fade out to black. Audio also
fades out. Fade-in starts when the button is
released.
WHITEFADE:
Press and hold to fade out to white. Audio also
fades out. Fade-in starts when the button is
released.
SPEED SELECT
INPUT 1 INPUT 2
ON ON
OFF OFF
MIC POWER +48V
ZEBRA OIS
EVF DTL WFM

Using the USER buttons

You can allocate one of eleven features to each of
the three USER buttons.
Use these buttons to change shooting settings
quickly or add effects to the images you are
shooting.
The following features are allocated to the buttons
at the time of shipping.
USER1: WHITEFADE
USER2: BACKLIGHT
USER3: INDEX
For details, see the setup menus, SW MODE
screen, USER1 to 3. (Page 88)
If you press a USER button to which one of the
functions has been allocated and then turn off the
power, the added effect to the image will not be
retained.

Backlight compensation

Press the USER button you have allocated to the
BACKLIGHT feature when shooting subjects lit
from the back.
BACK appears on the screen.
Backlight compensation adjusts the iris so the
subject doesn't come out dark.
Press the same USER button to turn the feature
off. (In the manual iris mode, the backlight
compensation status is retained even if the
backlight compensation is released.)

Color bars

Press the BARS button in the CAM mode to output
a color bar screen to a television or monitor so you
can adjust them. Press the button again to turn the
feature off.
• While the color bar is displayed, a test tone of
997 Hz ∗ will be output from the headphone
terminal or the AUDIO OUT terminal. There will
be no speaker output.
∗ 1 kHz when SYSTEM FREQ is set to 59.9 Hz
• The color bar can be recorded by pressing the
START/STOP button.
• The BARS button does not work in the PB mode
or PC mode.
The color bar display is canceled when the power
•
is turned off.
43