Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit AG- P du fabricant Panasonic
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BEFORE USE DESCRIPTION OF P ARTS PREP ARA TION SHOO TING PLA YB A CK EDITING DISPLA YS MENUS TROUBLE- SHOO TING SPECIFI- CA TIONS, O THER.
2 IMPORT ANT “Unauthorized recording of copyrighted television programs, video tapes and other materials may infringe the right of copyright owners and be contrary to copyright laws.” indicates safety information. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
3 BEFORE USE Impor tant Safeguar ds 1. Read Instructions — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. 2. Retain Instructions — The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.
4 Impor tant Safeguar ds 13. Outdoor Antenna Grounding — If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the video unit, be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built- up static charges.
5 BEFORE USE Read this first! Always take some trial shots before actual shooting. When shooting important events (such as weddings), always take some trial shots and check that the sound and images have been recorded properly before actual shooting.
6 Contents Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Operating precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Storage precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Checking the system operations .
7 BEFORE USE O “LEICA” is a registered trademark of Leica Microsystems IR GmbH. O “DICOMAR” is a registered trademark of Leica Camera AG. Other names, company names or product names mentioned in these instructions are the trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned.
Mini DV cassette tape (AY-DVM63MQ) 8 Accessories Wireless remote control (VFA0402) Button battery (CR2025) DC cord (K2GJ2DC00002) AC cord (K2CB2CB00006) AV cable (K2KC4CB00009) Handle (VYH0312) Shoulder strap (VFC3891) Eye-cup (large) (VMG1370) 2 : For the battery and AC adapter model numbers, refer to the “Optional peripheral units” section.
9 BEFORE USE Operating precautions Do not allow any water to get into the camera-recorder when using it in the rain or snow or at the beach. O Failure to heed this caution will cause the camera-recorder or cassette to malfunction (and may result in irreparable damage).
Mounting the camera-recorder on a tripod The depth of the tripod mounting hole is 5.5 mm. When mounting this camera-recorder on a tripod, do not force the screw beyond this depth. Note that if you use any screw other than a 1/4-20UNC type you could damage the camera-recorder.
11 BEFORE USE Storage precautions Before storing the camera-recorder, remove both the cassette and battery. Store all of these items in a place with a low humidity and relatively constant temperature.
12 Chec king the system operations Connecting the power cor d Getting ready 1 Connect the DC cord to the DC input socket. After purchasing your camera-recorder, follow the instructions for checking the system operations to ensure that the unit is working properly before you attempt to shoot anything.
13 BEFORE USE Chec king the system operations (cont.) T urning on the power 3 Press the part marked “PUSH” and close the cassette holder. When the holder is closed properly, the cassette holder is retracted automatically. 4 Close the cassette cover after the cassette holder has been completely retracted.
14 Chec king the system operations (cont.) 1 Set the AUTO/MANUAL selector switch to AUTO. 2 Squeeze both sides of the lens cap and remove it. 3 Look through the viewfinder and check what you want to shoot. 4 Shooting starts when you press the START/STOP (red) button on the POWER lever.
15 BEFORE USE Hold down the white button and turn the POWER lever to the OFF position. The power is now turned off, and the CAMERA lamp goes off. 2 Disconnect the DC cord from the DC input socket. O F F O N M O D E PO WER CAMERA VCR T urning off the power Disconnecting the power cor d 3 Disconnect the DC cord and AC cord from the AC adapter.
16 Adjusting the hand strap 1 Open the cover and adjust the strap length. Adjust the hand strap to fit your hand..
17 BEFORE USE Attaching the shoulder strap 13 / 16 inch (20 mm) or more 13 / 16 inch (20 mm) or more 13 / 16 inch (20 mm) or more 13 / 16 inch (20 mm) or more We recommended that you attach the shoulder strap to help you avoid dropping the camera- recorder.
18 Cassette tapes Preventing accidental erasure To prevent erasing the recordings on a tape by accident, set the tab on the cassette to SAVE. REC SAVE $ We recommend that you use the following mini DV cassette tapes with this camera- recorder.
19 DESCRIPTION OF P ARTS.
20 Description of par ts (cont.) Camera-recorder S-VIDEO IN/OUT MIC AV IN/OUT XLR ADAPTER White balance sensor (P45) S-VIDEO IN/OUT connector (P56) XLR ADAPTER connector (P57, P59) Tally lamp (P79, P8.
21 DESCRIPTION OF P ARTS Description of par ts (cont.) Camera-recorder SEARCH RESET SEARCH DIGIT AL ZOOM REC COUNTER RESET MODE CHK ZEBRA OIS PHOT O SHOT BARS MANUAL AUTO – SEARCH ( 6 ) button (P14,.
22 Description of par ts (cont.) Wireless remote control unit Note that the following buttons are for functions that cannot be executed on the camera-recorder. O TITLE O MULTI/P-IN-P O SELECT O STORE O OFF/ON O PB. ZOOM O N 1. DATE/TIME button (P50) 2.
23 PREP ARA TION Battery Before using the battery, fully charge it in the AC adapter. We recommend that you keep a spare battery with you whenever you use the battery to run the camera-recorder.
24 1 Raise the viewfinder. 2 Press the battery straight against the camera-recorder body and slide it down until it clicks into place. 3 Return the viewfinder to its original position. O Turn the POWER lever to the OFF position, check that the POWER lamp (CAMERA/VCR) has gone off, and then remove the battery.
25 PREP ARA TION Remote contr ol unit Setting the remote control unit Installing the battery When two camera-recorders are used simultaneously, either [VCR1] or [VCR2] can be set for this camera-recorder and the wireless remote control unit so that the remote control unit will not be used to operate the wrong camera-recorder by mistake.
26 Viewfinder 1 Set the POWER lever to the ON position, and check that images appear in the viewfinder. O Keep the LCD monitor closed. 2 Adjust the viewfinder ’ s angle so that the screen is positioned where it is easiest to see. 3 Adjust the diopter adjustment lever so that the characters on the viewfinder screen are seen most clearly.
27 PREP ARA TION When the [ M ] button on the remote control unit is used to make adjustments, the level meter reading starts changing in the opposite direction once it has reached the maximum (or minimum) position. Viewfinder (cont.) 1 Use the menus (P68-P71) to select “ YES ” as the LCD/EVF SET item setting on the DISPLAY SETUP screen.
28 Viewfinder (cont.) Adjusting the screen display O If the RESET button (counter) is pressed when it is possible to change the settings by selecting the LCD/EVF SET item, the values set for those items (LCD BRIGHTNESS and COLOR LEVEL, and EVF BRIGHTNESS) can be returned to the factory settings.
29 PREP ARA TION 5 Turn the multi dial to set DEC . 6 In the same way, use the multi dial to set 25 for “ DAY, ” 17 for “ HOUR ” and 20 for “ MIN. ” O The 24-hour system is used for the time. An error will gradually develop in the time, so check that the time is correct before shooting.
30 The calendar data (year/month/day/hours/ minutes) is kept in the memory by the internal battery. When the “” display appears on the viewfinder and LCD monitor screen, it means that the battery has run out. Follow the steps below to charge the battery.
31 PREP ARA TION Time data (cont.) By setting the user ’ s bit, you can store 8-digit information (such as the date and time) in the hexadecimal format on the tape ’ s sub code track. The user ’ s bit settings are automatically saved in the memory and retained even after the power has been turned off.
32 Time data (cont.) 7 The screen shown below appears. Turn the multi dial to select “ YES. ” 8 The user ’ s bit is entered when the multi dial is pressed.
33 PREP ARA TION Perform the settings related to the time code using the items below on the RECORDING SETUP screen. (P76, P77) O TCG O FIRST REC TC O TC PRESET O 1394 TC REGEN (the menu items appear i.
34 Time data (cont.) Specifying the time code Press the multi dial to move to the next digit. PB..
35 SHOO TING Regular shooting Before shooting, check that the camera- recorder is operating properly. Check the equipment as warranted by the shooting conditions. $ Battery (P23) Have a fully charged battery ready. We also recommend that you keep a spare battery on hand.
The digital zoom function is made operational by pressing the DIGITAL ZOOM button in the shooting pause mode. When “ k 24 ” is selected as the D.ZOOM item (P76) setting on the SW MODE screen, the digital zoom function works at the following magnification levels each time this button is pressed: k 1.
IR SUPER_IR COLOR_NS Lighted Off 1/60 sec. 1/4 sec. Black and white Color High-sensitivity shooting mode Shutter speed IR light Recorded image 37 SHOO TING Shooting techniques f or different tar gets (cont.
If you are going to hold the camera to shoot, you can use the vibration reduction function to achieve shooting with minimal vibration (camera shake). appears on the screen when this function is working. To release the function, press the OIS (Optical Image Stabilizer) button.
39 SHOO TING Shooting techniques f or different tar gets (cont.) Photo shots You can record still pictures on tape just as if you were taking snapshots with an ordinary camera. When the PHOTO SHOT button is pressed in the shooting pause mode, a still picture lasting for about 7 seconds is recorded.
40 Shooting techniques f or different tar gets (cont.) Frame-by-frame shooting When “ ON ” has been selected as the ONE- SHOT REC item setting on the RECORDING SETUP screen using the menus (P68-P71) , frame-by-frame shooting can be performed. (P77) The number of seconds for the shooting is set using the REC TIME item on the same screen.
This function locks the shutter speed and iris for as long as you shoot when you press the USER button (P75) to which the AE lock function has been allocated. When you zoom in on a subject so that it appears larger on the screen and then press the USER button, the shutter speed and iris that are suitable for the subject are fixed.
42 Shooting techniques f or different tar gets (cont.) This camera-recorder enables you to switch over to the manual mode, which enables you to perform the operations listed below manually.
43 SHOO TING Shutter speed, iris and gain adjustments You can adjust the shutter speed, iris and gain to suit the scenes being shot and the lighting conditions. Shutter speed adjustment 1 Set the AUTO/MANUAL selector switch to MANUAL. O No adjustments can be performed with this switch at AUTO.
44 Shutter speed, iris and gain adjustments (cont.) Iris and gain adjustments Iris (F-number): CLOSE, F16-F1.7, OPEN Gain value: 0 dB, 3 dB-15 dB, 18 dB SHUTTER/IRIS V OL/JOG PUSH 1/120 1 F2.8 0dB 5 Turn the multi dial to select the F-number. SHUTTER/IRIS V OL/JOG PUSH 1/120 OPEN 1 3dB 7 Turn the multi dial to select the gain value.
If you press the USER button to which the AWB LOCK function has been allocated (P75) when you are shooting in the auto white balance mode, the white balance at the time the button was pressed is used until the button is pressed again. Each time the button is pressed, the camera- recorder switches between auto white balance and AWB lock.
46 White balance adjustments (cont.) 3 Press the WHITE BAL button and hold it down until the display lights. The display will start to blink immediately after it lights. O This operation can be performed even if the setting mode for the white balance has been selected.
2 Press the multi dial to move 1 to MANUAL. The MIC • A_IN LEVEL item is displayed. The “ ∆ ” displayed below the level meter indicates the standard level.
48 A udio le vel adjustments (cont.) Adjusting the headphone v olume 1 Hold down the MENU button until the AUDIO LEVEL SETUP screen appears. A U D I O L E V E L S E T U P A U D I O L E V E L S E T U P.
49 PLA YB A CK SEARCH RESET SEARCH DIGIT AL ZOOM REC MODE CHK ZEBRA OIS PHOT O SHOT BARS MANUAL AUT O STILL ADV P AUSE STILL ADV INDEX SELECT – V STOP INDEX PLAY C /REW FF/ B STILL ADV P AUSE STILL .
50 Normal pla yback (cont.) You can adjust the speaker volume when a tape is being played back. The adjustment will be reflected in the headphone volume.
51 PLA YB A CK V ariab le-speed pla ybac k You can play back tapes recorded in the SP and LP mode at about one-fifth and one-third of the normal tape speed, respectively. 1 Play back the tape. 2 Press one of the STILL ADV ( D or E ) buttons on the remote control unit.
52 Sear ch functions O Press the 1 button to return to normal playback. This function enables you to change the playback speed and search for specific scenes. V ariable-speed sear ch 1 Press the 1 button on the camera-recorder or the VAR SEARCH button on the remote control unit while the tape is playing back.
53 PLA YB A CK Sear ch functions (cont.) O To stop the search at any time, press the STOP button ( $ ). This function searches for the index signals recorded on the tape so that the tape can be cued up to a particular part. Index searches can only be performed using the remote control unit.
When adding sound to an existing recording by audio dubbing, you can use this function to set the point at which the audio dubbing is to end. (P59) 54 1 Press the COUNTER button to display the counter memory. 2 At the desired position on the tape, press the RESET button (counter) to reset the counter memory display.
55 EDITING PHONES DV CAM REMOTE PHONES DV CAM REMOTE DV cable (option) 4-pin type Connecting external units (P48) Headphones (P42, P61) Digital video equipment O Before proceeding to connect or disconnect the DV cable (IEEE1394), be absolutely sure to turn off the power of the units that are to be connected or disconnected using this cable.
56 S-VIDEO IN/OUT MIC AV IN/OUT XLR ADAPTER S-VIDEO IN/OUT MIC AV IN/OUT XLR ADAPTER Connecting external units (cont.) AV cable (accessory) AV cable (accessory) S-video cable (option) Red: CH2 (R ch) .
57 EDITING S-VIDEO IN/OUT MIC AV IN/OUT XLR ADAPTER S-VIDEO IN/OUT MIC AV IN/OUT XLR ADAPTER XLR microphone (AG-MC100G, option) Stereo microphone (AG-MC15, option) XLR microphone adapter (AG-MYA30G, option) Connecting external units (cont.
7 When the PAUSE button ( ; ) on the remote control unit is pressed, the camera-recorder reurns to the still-picture playback mode. If more sound is to be dubbed, repeat steps 5 and 6 . 8 When the STOP button ( $ ) on the remote control unit is pressed, audio dubbing is stopped.
59 EDITING A udio dubbing (cont.) $ Listening to sound that has been dubbed You can switch between the sound that has been dubbed and the sound heard during shooting using the 32K (12bit) AUDIO item setting on the PLAYBACK FUNCTION screen. (P74) ST1: The sound heard during shooting is played back.
60 Dubbing 2 Turn on the power of the external unit, and play back the tape. 4 Press the $ button to stop the recording. 5 Stop play back on the external unit. Using the dubbing function, you can dub (copy) the contents of S-VHS (or VHS) cassettes onto DV cassettes or record TV programs.
61 EDITING Dubbing (cont.) You can use a video deck to dub the images you have shot using this camera-recorder onto an S-VHS (or VHS) cassette tape. (P56) Analog output 2 Press the 1 button to play back the tape in the camera-recorder. 5 Press the $ button to stop playing back the tape in the camera-recorder.
62 Dubbing (cont.) 5 Press the $ button to stop playback in the player. 4 Press the $ button to stop the recording in the recorder. STILL ADV P AUSE STILL ADV INDEX SELECT VAR.
63 DISPLA YS Screen displa ys Displays in CAMERA and VCR modes 1. Warning information REMOTE: This blinks when the wrong equipment setting has been selected on the remote control unit. (P25) : This blinks when condensation has formed inside the camera-recorder.
64 Displays in CAMERA and VCR modes Screen displa ys (cont.) 6. Button functions The functions allocated to the USER buttons (P75) and high-sensitivity shooting mode (P37) are displayed here while the MODE CHK button is held down. 7. Video level The video level near the markers is displayed here.
65 DISPLA YS 21. Shutter speed The shutter speed used for shooting is displayed here. (P43) 22. White balance information The white balance information is displayed here. (P45, P46) 23. Manual focus control “ MF ” is displayed here when the focus is controlled manually.
66 33. Monitor volume level meter Press the multi dial to display the level meter showing the volume level of the sound that is output from the internal speaker and PHONES jack. 34. Search number The index number used to perform the index search is displayed here.
67 DISPLA YS Screen displa ys (cont.) Using the MODE CHK button Z00 TC 12 : 34 : 56 . 00 1 . 25 X SP M NL SQU M OV I E – LI K E M F U 1 : P U S H AF+Z M 1/ 10 0 U 2:B A C LIG H T F 5.6 U3 : A E LOCK 1 8 dB SS N : I R SNS WINDCUT RN O V 3 0 2 0 03 23 : 59 : 59 48 KM 222 min CH1 CH2 Setting the DISPLA Y items D1 6X Z 00 1.
68 Menu operations Using menus, you can change the camera-recorder ’ s settings to suit the scenes to be shot or material to be recorded. O You cannot perform menu operations while you are shooting or recording. Setting the menu mode 1 Press the MENU button.
69 MENUS Selecting the sub items Menu operations (cont.) 4 Turn the multi dial. The highlighting moves to the next sub item in turn. SELECT STORE OFF/ON P .
70 Menu operations (cont.) Entering the settings For items whose setting is to be selected 5 Press the multi dial at the position of the item to be changed, and move 1 to the desired setting. The setting is now changed. SELECT STORE OFF/ON P .B.DIGIT AL VAR.
71 MENUS Menu operations (cont.) Setting other sub items 6 To set another sub item, repeat steps 4 and 5 . Setting other main items 8 To set another main item, repeat steps 2 to 5 . Returning to the main item screen 7 Press the MENU button. SELECT STORE OFF/ON P .
RECORDING SETUP REC SPEED AUDIO REC WIND CUT TCG FIRST REC TC TC PRESET 1394 UB REGEN 1394 TC REGEN UB PRESET UB MODE OTHER FUNCTIONS REMOTE CLOCK SET TIME SHIFT USER FILE HOUR METER PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS SEARCH 32K (12bit) AUDIO AUDIO OUT SW MODE USER1 USER2 USER3 AV IN/OUT SETUP A.
73 MENUS Menu configuration (cont.) Item/ (Display mode) Description of settings SCENE FILE (CAMERA) Settings corresponding to four shooting conditions are saved as scene files in this camera-recorder. Use this item to select the scene file to be used.
74 The underlining indicates the factory setting. Menu configuration (cont.) SEARCH (VCR) Use this to set the operation to be performed when an INDEX button ( 9 or : ) on the remote control unit is pressed. PHOTO: A photo search is conducted. (P53) SCENE: An index search is conducted.
75 MENUS USER1 (CAMERA) (VCR) This enables one function to be allocated to the USER1 button. $ Camera menu mode (PUSH) AF+ZOOM : Select this to execute one-touch zooming. (P41) (PUSH) AF: Select this to switch to auto focus mode when the camera-recorder is operated in the manual focus mode but only while the button is held down.
76 The underlining indicates the factory setting. REC SPEED (CAMERA) (VCR) Use this to select the recording duration mode. SP: SP (standard recording) mode. LP: LP (long recording) mode. AUDIO REC (CAMERA) (VCR) Use this to select the digital audio recording system.
77 MENUS Menu configuration (cont.) TCG (CAMERA) (VCR) Use this to set the mode in which to advance the time code. FREE RUN: The time code is advanced continuously regardless of the operation mode. It is recorded on the basis of the time appearing on the camera-recorder ’ s calendar clock.
78 ZEBRA DETECT (CAMERA) Use this to set the brightness level at which the zebra patterns are to be displayed. 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, 105% VIDEO OUT OSD (CAMERA) (VCR) Select the ON setting to output the information displayed on the screen together with the signals from the AV IN/OUT jack.
79 MENUS Menu configuration (cont.) LCD/EVF SET (CAMERA) (VCR) Use this to adjust the display level of the images appearing in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor. LCD BRIGHTNESS: Select this to adjust the brightness of the images on the LCD monitor.
80 HOUR METER (CAMERA) (VCR) Use this to display the total running time (a 5-digit figure in 1-hour increments) of the cylinder head. USER FILE (CAMERA) (VCR) LOAD: The menu (except scene file) settings which were saved last are loaded. SAVE: The changed menu settings are saved.
81 TROUBLE- SHOO TING Bef ore calling f or service There ’ s no power. O Have the battery and AC adapter been connected properly? Check the connections again.
82 Bef ore calling for service (cont.) The subject is not brought into focus automatically. O Is the manual focus mode established? You can focus automatically only when the auto focus mode is established.
83 TROUBLE- SHOO TING Bef ore calling for service (cont.) I can ’ t hear any sound from the camera- recorder ’ s speaker. O Have you turned down the camera-recorder ’ s volume control too far? In the VCR mode, adjust the volume level using the multi dial.
T ally lamp The tally lamp can be made to light up during shooting by selecting “ ON ” as the REC LAMP item (P79) setting on the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen.
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86 Specifications indicates safety information. Supply voltage: DC 7.2 V/7.9 V Power consumption: 5.0 W (when the viewfinder is used) 6.1 W (when the LCD monitor is used) Power consumption when XLR microphone adapter (AG-MYA30G) is connected: 6.2 W (when the viewfinder is used) 7.
87 SPECIFI- CA TIONS, O THER Specifications (cont.) [VIDEO] Sampling frequency Y: 13.5 MHz, PB/PR: 3.375 MHz Quantizing 8 bits Video compression system DCT + variable-length code Error correction Reed.
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Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Panasonic AG- P c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Panasonic AG- P - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Panasonic AG- P, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Panasonic AG- P va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Panasonic AG- P, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Panasonic AG- P.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Panasonic AG- P. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Panasonic AG- P ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
