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n

COUNTER RESET button

This button is used to reset the counter value
on the counter display and the memory
counter value to zero.
It cannot reset the time code or user’s bit.

o

COUNTER button

This button is used to select what data is to
be displayed on the counter display which is
in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor.  
Each time it is pressed, the data to be
displayed changes.

COUNTER:

The counter value is displayed.

M COUNTER:

The counter value in the memory stop
mode is displayed.

TC :

The time code is displayed.

UB :

The user’s bit is displayed.

FR :

The frame rate information (30P, 24P or
24PA) when shooting is to be performed
in the progressive mode, and the
sequence information used for frame
conversion are displayed.

Blank display :

No data is displayed.

p

MODE CHK button

When this button is pressed, the current
camera status setting can be checked in the
viewfinder and on the LCD monitor.

q

ZEBRA button

When this button is pressed in camera mode,
a zebra pattern or marker appears in the
viewfinder and on the LCD monitor, enabling
the brightness of the subject to be checked.
Each time it is pressed, the display changes
as shown below.

The level of each zebra pattern can be set
using the ZEBRA DETECT 1 item and
ZEBRA DETECT 2 item on the setting menu
DISPLAY SETUP screen.
The zebra pattern which has been set is
displayed as a percentage for the prescribed
time (approx. 2 seconds).
Display of the marker can also be switched
ON/OFF with the MARKER item on this
screen.  (See page 48)

r

OIS button

This button is used to set camera shake
compensation to ON or OFF.  When the
compensation is ON, 

appears in the

viewfinder and on the LCD monitor.
Select ON or OFF to suit the shooting
conditions.
When shooting using a tripod, the OFF
setting is recommended.

s

Tripod mounting hole

Zebra pattern

Parts that may be whitened out due to overexposure
are displayed using a striped pattern.

o

p
q

r

n

Memory stop mode

The memory stop mode is established when the
display is switched to M COUNTER using the
COUNTER button.

1

Switch the display to M COUNTER, and press the
COUNTER RESET button 

n

at any tape position to

reset the counter value.

2

Proceed with playback or shooting.

3

Establish the VCR mode using the CAMERA/VCR
button.

4

When the tape is now rewound or fast forwarded, it
stops traveling automatically near where the counter
value was reset.

O

If the counter value is reset at the OUT point during
audio dubbing, audio dubbing can be stopped in the
memory stop mode.

17

Parts and their functions

s

OFF

ZEBRA 1

ZEBRA 2

Marker

Summary of Contents for AG-DVX100A - Pro 3-CCD MiniDV Proline...

Page 1: ...Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use Model AG P Digital Video Camera Recorder NTSC VQT0F36 1 Printed in Japan F0903T1093 P...

Page 2: ...use harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interf...

Page 3: ...overheating These openings must not be blocked or covered Never place the video unit on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface or near or over a radiator or heat register This video unit should not...

Page 4: ...nit 18 Servicing Do not attempt to service this video unit yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personne...

Page 5: ...37 Setting menus 39 Operation method 39 Configuration of setting menus 40 SCENE FILE screen 41 CAMERA SETUP screen 42 SW MODE screen 43 AUTO SW screen 44 PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen 44 RECORDING SETUP s...

Page 6: ...remote control unit CR2025 OEye cup VMG1458 OMicrophone holder VYC0870 OScrews 6 mm in length XSB4 6FZ a2 12 mm in length XSB4 12FZ a2 OMicrophone holder adapter VYC0890 OShoulder strap VFC3891 OMini...

Page 7: ...jecting the cassette AC adapter and battery OWhen the temperature of the battery unit has risen to an extremely high level or dropped to an extremely low level or when the battery is not used for prol...

Page 8: ...minals are free from dust and foreign matter If the battery has been dropped check that the battery body and terminals have not been bent out of shape Inserting a deformed battery into the camera reco...

Page 9: ...storing a cassette tape rewind the tape to its start If a tape that has been stopped at some interim point along its length is stored for six months or more this period of time differs depending on th...

Page 10: ...eject the cassette tape holding onto the cassette holder alone Insert or eject the tape with the camera recorder placed on a flat and stable surface or alternatively support the camera recorder with...

Page 11: ...heir functions CAMERA VCR button and lamp Each time this button is pressed the operation mode is switched between the camera mode and VCR mode and the lamp of the selected mode lights Select the camer...

Page 12: ...auto mode the lens iris can be adjusted using this dial OThe direction in which the IRIS dial is turned and iris control can be set using the IRIS DIAL item on the setting menu SW MODE screen See page...

Page 13: ...quantity is reduced to about one sixty fourth A MAUDIO controls These are used to adjust the recording level of the audio signals which have been input to the built in microphone P and INPUT 1 and 2 c...

Page 14: ...from the external microphone s are selected their input level is 50 dBu The input level can be changed to 60 dBu using the MIC GAIN 1 and MIC GAIN 2 items on the setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen Se...

Page 15: ...tablished in the VCR mode and this button is pressed the mode in which audio dubbing can be started is established Press of the OPERATION lever T to record the sound To stop the recording tilt the OPE...

Page 16: ...k INT R Audio signals of the right R channel of the internal microphone INPUT2 Audio signals which are input to the INPUT 2 connector lINPUT 1 switch MIC POWER 48 V When this switch is set to ON 48 V...

Page 17: ...ra pattern can be set using the ZEBRA DETECT 1 item and ZEBRA DETECT 2 item on the setting menu DISPLAY SETUP screen The zebra pattern which has been set is displayed as a percentage for the prescribe...

Page 18: ...DIGITAL VAR SEARCH VOL PB ZOOM MENU SET ITEM STOP INDEX MULTI P IN P REC A DUB PLAY C REW FF B ZOOM DATE TIME PHOTO SHOT START STOP 1 5 7 6 2 3 4 8 No display Time display Date display Time and date...

Page 19: ...this in the menu mode to change settings 9VCR operation buttons C REW button 6 This button has the same function as the OPERATION lever on the camera recorder body FF B button 5 This button has the s...

Page 20: ...r body Set VCR1 and VCR2 using the REMOTE item on the setting menu OTHER FUNCTIONS screen See page 49 If the camera recorder body and remote control unit settings are at variance REMOTE in red letters...

Page 21: ...e terminals may short circuit and generate heat and touching them in this condition may cause severe burns OThe battery heats up during operation and during charging as does the camera recorder body O...

Page 22: ...iginal position Supplying power from the AC adapter 1 Raise the viewfinder 2 Push the battery type connector on the DC cable straight in and slide it downward until it clicks into position 3 Connect t...

Page 23: ...will continue so external light and or dust will adversely affect the tape To prevent accidental erasure of recordings Set the cassette tab to SAVE in order to prevent what has been recorded on the t...

Page 24: ...20 mm or more Fixing screw Mark 20 mm or more Mounting the lens hood Removing the lens hood OLoosen the fixing screw and turn the lens hood counterclockwise to remove Mounting the lens hood OPosition...

Page 25: ...der that uses a small LCD and a 3 5 inch LCD monitor Use the one that better suits the application and the shooting conditions concerned OThe brightness and color tones may differ between the images i...

Page 26: ...is possible to change the setting OWhen ON is selected as the setting for the EVF MODE item on the setting menu DISPLAY SETUP screen images will always appear in the viewfinder even when the LCD monit...

Page 27: ...lever in the 3 or 4 direction to adjust the screen s color level If the remote control unit is used press the M button among the SET buttons L C D B R I G H T N E S S L C D C O N T R A S T P U S H M E...

Page 28: ...N M M O O N N T T H H C L O C K S E T 5 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 3 or 4 direction and set MONTH to DEC If the remote control unit is used press the M button among the SET buttons Y E A R 2 0 0...

Page 29: ...internal battery has run down Recharge it by following the steps below Upon completion of charging reset the date and time 1 Connect the AC adapter to the camera recorder 3 Leave the camera recorder s...

Page 30: ...SEL button are selected alternately 2 After pressing the SHUTTER button press the SPEED SEL button to select the shutter speed Each time the SPEED SEL button is pressed the shutter speed changes by o...

Page 31: ...slow shutter mode 2 The slow shutter mode is established by pressing the USER button to which SLOWSHUT has been allocated Each time the SPEED SEL button is pressed the shutter speed changes in the se...

Page 32: ...location subject to the same conditions as the lighting source of the subject zoom in on it and fill the whole screen with white A white object white cloth or white wall near the subject may be used i...

Page 33: ...ance is adjusted are satisfied before pressing the button OWhile recording is in progress the black balance cannot be adjusted White balance and black balance ATW Auto Tracking White function The ATW...

Page 34: ...H M E N U T O R E T U R N U U B B P P R R E E S S E E T T R E C O R D I N G S E T U P 4 Press of the OPERATION lever and move 1 to YES T C G H F R E E R U N F I R S T R E C T C H P R E S E T T C P R E...

Page 35: ...F I I R R S S T T R R E E C C T T C C T C P R E S E T 4 Press of the OPERATION lever and move 1 to YES T C G H F R E E R U N F I R S T R E C T C H P R E S E T H Y Y E E S S U B M O D E H U S E R U B...

Page 36: ...NE File containing the settings suited to standard shooting F2 SCENE FLUO File containing the settings suited to shooting where consideration is given to the characteristics of fluorescent lights for...

Page 37: ...e 1 to YES V D E T A I L F R E Q T H I N P R O G R E S S I V E H O F F H Y Y E E S S S A V E I N I T H P U S H M E N U T O R E T U R N N N A A M M E E E E D D I I T T S C E N E F 1 6 The screen shown...

Page 38: ...S H H S S T T I I L L L L F I L E F 1 222222 12 A beep sounds ten times in succession the following message appears and the scene file changes are completed S A V E C O M P L E T E D 13 Press the MEN...

Page 39: ...O T H B E E P S O U N D HO N P U S H M E N U T O R E T U R N R E M O T E O T H E R F U N C T I O N S Example 4 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 3 or 4 direction and move the highlighted part to the fu...

Page 40: ...O SCAN ASPECT CONV COLOR BAR SETUP SW MODE MID GAIN HIGH GAIN ATW HANDLE ZOOM IRIS DIAL USER1 USER2 DISPLAY SETUP ZEBRA DETECT 1 ZEBRA DETECT 2 MARKER DATE TIME LEVEL METER ZOOM FOCUS TAPE BATTERY OTH...

Page 41: ...e direction clearer images are produced but the noise increases slightly When it is adjusted in the direction the noise decreases GAMMA Camera For selecting the gamma curve LOW Using a gamma curve wit...

Page 42: ...BOX The aspect ratio is set to the 16 9 mode and the images are recorded in this mode Black bands are recorded at the top and bottom of the screen SQUEEZE The camera images are compressed horizontally...

Page 43: ...LIGHT The auto iris control for the spotlight is set to ON or OFF BACKLIGHT The auto iris control for backlight compensation is set to ON or OFF BLACKFADE When the button is held down the whole image...

Page 44: ...e underlining indicates the factory setting AUTO SW screen Item display mode Description of settings A IRIS Camera ON When the AUTO button is pressed the auto iris control operation is performed The I...

Page 45: ...whose signals are output from the AUDIO IN OUT connectors pin jacks Audio recording mode AUDIO OUT item setting AUDIO IN OUT CH1 output AUDIO IN OUT CH2 output 32K 12 bit AUDIO item setting 32K 12 bit...

Page 46: ...ial value However the time code is forcibly regenerated when shooting with frame to frame continuity has been performed TC PRESET Camera VCR For setting the initial value of the time code to be record...

Page 47: ...s been recorded in the 16 bit audio mode the sound will be recorded over the sound heard during shooting DV OUT VCR For setting the function which converts the analog signals which have been input int...

Page 48: ...ing the audio level meter display to ON or OFF OFF ON ZOOM FOCUS Camera For setting the zoom and focus value displays to ON or OFF OFF ON TAPE BATTERY Camera VCR For setting the remaining tape amount...

Page 49: ...L Camera For setting the control method when backup shooting is to be performed by connecting a component for backup purposes to the DV connector OFF The component for backup purposes is not controlle...

Page 50: ...mode USER FILE Camera VCR LOAD The settings stored last in the user file are loaded SAVE The user file settings which have been changed are saved INITIAL The user file settings are restored to the fac...

Page 51: ...The operation statuses of the auto white balance and auto black balance are displayed here 3AWB error display LOW LIGHT This appears when the luminance is too low during the auto white balance adjust...

Page 52: ...C R O 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 P 3 2 K 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 F 5 6 1 8 dB S P O T L OW L I G H T ND 1 64 1 1 2 3 4 ND 1 64 0 3 I N D E X A U G 3 1 2 0 2 3 5 9 5 9 4 8 K 2 2m i n CH1 CH2 B A 9...

Page 53: ...dicative of malfunctioning HRemaining tape display Nothing appears here while the remaining tape is being calculated The remaining tape amount is not displayed when intermittent recording or slow moti...

Page 54: ...6 6 Fast forward cue rewind review 1 1 2 2 Slow playback reverse slow playback CHK Rec check 9 9 Search reverse search 1 1 2 2 Frame advance playback reverse frame advance playback BLANK Blank search...

Page 55: ...ically turned off CYLINDER LOCK LOADING LOCK UNLOADING LOCK T REEL LOCK take up reel lock S REEL LOCK supply reel lock WARNING This appears when a problem has occurred in the camera system FOCUS LOCK...

Page 56: ...as the setting for the CAMERA DATA item on the setting menu DISPLAY SETUP screen the F number during shooting is displayed also during tape playback as the camera data VGain display When ON has been s...

Page 57: ...splay k 5 Squeeze recording display k k 9 Audio level meter display Scene filename display k k Progressive display k k Zoom position display AWB information display k Focus control information display...

Page 58: ...nt Conversely when an external component is to be connected and the video and audio signals of the camera recorder are to be input to the component connect the camera recorder to the input connectors...

Page 59: ...manual iris operations can be performed Time data OCheck whether the calendar and time are correct OCheck whether the time code and user s bit have been set correctly External components OCheck wheth...

Page 60: ...recording standby status When the shooting or recording is then resumed the index signal is recorded on the tape at that time Searches index searches can be performed during playback once the index si...

Page 61: ...m settings before operating the camera recorder OIf another model AG DVX100A is to be used as the external component which will perform the backup recording select OFF as the setting for the DV CONTRO...

Page 62: ...s can be obtained in this mode 24P mode Images are shot in the progressive mode at 24 frames per second The 24 frames per second images are converted into 60 field interlace signals using the regular...

Page 63: ...not operate smoothly if any of the intervals between one index and the next are less than one minute Variable speed search This function changes the playback speed to locate scenes OWhen the OPERATION...

Page 64: ...the dirt accumulates the recording capability will deteriorate and in the end it will not be possible to record Causes of dirty heads OHigh concentrations of dust in the atmosphere OEnvironments whic...

Page 65: ...r has gone off See page 21 A1 2 Is the camera recorder being used in cold place The battery is easily affected by the ambient temperature Its operating time is reduced in cold locations A1 3 Has the b...

Page 66: ...the time code display A1 When the reverse slow playback mode is set the count shown on the time code display becomes inconsistent however this is normal and not indicative of malfunctioning Q2 The rem...

Page 67: ...l unit and camera recorder do not match the remote control unit will not work even when it is operated See page 20 Q4 A rattling sound is heard when the camera recorder is tilted toward the front or b...

Page 68: ...holder turn it clockwise with the index mark on the eye cup holder face up Do not use benzine or paint thinners to clean the camera recorder OUse of benzine or paint thinners may cause the camera rec...

Page 69: ...AY DVM60 is used Pick up device Interline transfer 1 3 inch CCD image senser a3 GENERAL Number of pixels Total number of pixels 410 000 Number of effective pixels 380 000 pixel offset system Lens Lei...

Page 70: ...put IEEE 1394 standard complied with INPUT 1 INPUT 2 XLR 3 pins a2 CH1 CH2 LINE MIC switching high impedance LINE 0 dBu MIC 50 dBu 60 dBu menu selection DC INPUT 7 9 V PHONES Stereo 3 5 mm diameter CA...

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