Panasonic AJ-PX270, Operating Instructions Manual

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Chapter 1 Overview 10
Before using the camera 11
Use of the camera on a system 13
Basic configuration devices 13
Expanded configuration devices 13
What you can do with this camera 14
Recording to the memory card 14
Linking to external devices 14
Connecting to the network 15
Chapter 2 Description of Parts 16
Left side 17
Right side 19
Front side, rear side 21
Top side 23
Chapter 3 Preparation 25
Power supply 26
Charging the battery 26
Attaching and removing the battery 27
Using the AC adaptor 27
Attaching and adjusting accessories 29
Adjusting the grip strap 29
Attaching the shoulder strap 29
Attaching the lens hood 29
Attaching the eye cup 30
Attaching the front microphone 31
Attaching a tripod 31
Turning on/off the power 32
How to turn on the power 32
How to turn off the power 32
Setting the date/time of the internal clock 33
P2 card 34
Inserting a P2 card 34
Removing a P2 card 35
Preventing accidental erasure 35
P2 card access LEDs and status of P2 cards 35
P2 card recording time 36
CPS (Content Protection System) 37
How to handle data recorded on P2 cards 37
Assigning functions to the USER buttons 39
Adjusting and setting the LCD monitor 41
Using the LCD monitor 41
Adjusting the LCD monitor 41
Mirror shooting 41
Highlighting the outlines of images 41
Adjusting and setting the viewfinder 42
Using the viewfinder 42
Adjusting the viewfinder 42
Highlighting the outlines of images 42
Tally lamp 43
Chapter 4 Shooting 44
Basic procedures 45
Preparation 45
Shooting 45
Selecting the resolution, codec, and video format for recording 46
Adjustable settings when shooting 48
Iris 48
Gain 48
Super gain 48
Brightness adjustment 48
Macro 48
Focusing (manual focus) 48
Focus assist function 49
Area mode function 50
Level gauge function 51
Adjusting the white and black balance 52
Adjusting the white balance 52
Adjusting the black balance 53
Using the zoom function 55
Setting the <ZOOM> switch 55
Adjusting the zoom position 55
Zoom ring 55
Adjusting image quality 56
Detail function 56
Skin tone function 56
RB gain control function 57
Chroma setting function 57
Matrix function 57
Color correction function 58
Black control function 58
Gamma function 58
Knee function 58
High color function 59
White clip function 59
Setting the electronic shutter 60
Shutter mode 60
Adjusting with the <SEL/PUSH SET> dial button and <MODE/
MENU CANCEL> button 60
Flash band compensation (FBC) function 61
Setting the flash band compensation function 61
Variable frame rate (VFR) recording function 62
Native variable frame rate recording 62
Standard variable frame rate recording (pull-down recording) 62
Selecting audio input and adjusting recording levels 64
Selecting audio input signals 64
Using the built-in microphone 64
Using the external microphone and audio device 64
Adjusting the recording level 65
Displaying the audio level detailed 65
Getting position information using the GPS 66
Special recording functions 67
Pre-recording 67
Interval recording 67
One-shot recording 68
Loop recording 68
One-clip recording 69
Simultaneous recording 70
Background recording 70
Hot swap recording 71
Recording check function 72
Shot mark recording function 72
Text memo recording function 72
Convenient shooting functions 73
Low angle shooting 73
Scan reverse shooting 73
Zebra patterns display 73
Displaying the center marker 73
Displaying the safety zone marker 73
Displaying frame marker 74
Checking and displaying the shooting status 74
Changing image size 74
Image stabilization function 74
Dynamic range stretcher function 74
Backlight compensation 74
Color bars 74
Time stamp function 74
Deleting last clip function 75
Waveform monitor function 75
Direct menu operation 75
Multi formats 76
Selecting recording signals 76
System modes and recording functions 76
List of recording settings and recording functions 81
Selecting video output 82
Recording/playback and output format list 83
Dual codec recording 85
Dual codec recording setting 85
Recording the proxy data 86
Recording to the SD memory card 86
Checking the proxy data 87
Error displays about proxy data recordings 87
Streaming function 89
Setting the network connection 89
Using the streaming function 89
List of system modes and supported streaming output 89
List of streaming modes and resolution/frame rates 90
Handling setting data 91
Setting data file configuration 91
Handling SD memory cards 91
Performing operations on SD memory cards 92
How to use user data 93