recording is not possible (X), or the card is full (F),
or the card is capable of only playback (R). It will
show a little arrow when the card is being accessed
and a slash across the icon when there is no card in
the SD slot.
3.
Remaining time
. Tells you how much recording
time is available on the card based on the current
recording settings. is is only an estimate.
4.
Automatic
. is appears when the AUTO/
MANUAL switch is set to AUTO.
5.
Digital zoom
. Displays the ratio of the digital
zoom setting. Digital zoom should be avoided.
6.
Recording format
. Indicates the recording format
settings of the camera as set in the menus.
7.
Information
. Various things are displayed in this
area depending on the situation: Performance of
the auto white balance or the auto black balance;
Warnings (see page 79 in the manual); e ND
filter recommended under the
current shooting conditions;. AWB error message
(LOW LIGHT / LEVEL OVER), (see page 39 of
the manual); e functions allocated to the USER
buttons are displayed in this area while you hold
down the DISP/ MODE CHK button.
8.
Expanded display
. Let’s you know the expanded
display is in effect. As if you did not already know
that given the expanded quantity of information.
9.
ALC
. Let’s you know that Automatic Level
Control (Audio Limiter) is engaged (adjusted with
the MIC ALC setting in the RECORDING
SETUP menu).
10.
Marker luminance level
. When the marker (spot
meter) is in effect, tells you the luminance level of
the scene within the marker boundaries, 0%
corresponding to black, 50% corresponding to
middle grey, and 100% corresponding to pure
white.
11.
Timestamp
. See page 45 in the owners manual.
12.
Date and time.
e date and time are displayed
in the form: mmm dd yyy hh:mm:ss
13.
Frame rate.
Indicates the frame rate the camera is
currently recording at, it is not displayed when the
camera is recording 1080/60i.
14.
Shutter speed.
Indicates the frame rate the
camera is currently recording at, it is not displayed
when the camera is recording 1080/60i.
15.
Audio level meter
. Indicates the level of the
incoming audio signal. Refer to the earlier
discussion of setting levels.
16.
Auto iris control
. Displays the automatic iris
control setting: STD: Standard auto-iris control;
SPOT: Auto iris control for spotlight; BACK:
Auto iris control for backlight.
17.
Iris setting
. Displays the current f/stop (aperture
setting) of the lens. Avoid shooting at small
apertures like f/11 and f/16 (use the ND filters to
shoot at larger apertures).
18.
Zoom position
. Displays the current focal length
setting of the lens, Z00 (maximum wide-angle to
Z99 (maximum zoom). e units displayed can be
changed to more filmmaker-friendly units of
millimeters (mm) in the ZOOM & FOCUS item
of the setting DISPLAY SETUP menu.
19.
Focus position
. Displays the focus position of the
lens using a range of ridiculous units from 99 to
00. 95 indicates the focal distance is at infinity,
while 00 indicates the focal distance: is
approximately 5 cm. AF indicates auto focus
mode. MF indicates manual focus mode. When
the display is set to macro, the black and white AF
or MF is displayed white on black instead.
Depending on the zoom position, the macro range
may not be enabled. Also, depending on the zoom
position, the lower limit value of macro range may
be different. e units can be switched to the
much more filmmaker friendly units of feet or
meters in the ZOOM & FOCUS item of the
DISPLAY SETUP menu.
20.
Index/shot mark recording
. Displayed when the
INDEX or SHOT MARK function was pressed
during recording. INVALID will be displayed if an
index or shot mark cannot be attached. is only
works if you’ve assigned the index function to one
of the USER buttons.
21.
ND filter
. Displays which ND filter is currently
engaged.
22.
Gain
. Displays the current video gain setting.
When in automatic mode, AGC is displayed.
23.
White balance
. Displays the white balance
setting as follows: ATW: Automatic Tracking
White Balance (ATW) is active; P3.2K: preset of
3200K tungsten is active; P5.6K: preset of 5500K
daylight is active; Ach: user preset A is active; Bch:
user preset B is active; LOCK: ATW is currently
locked.
Introduction to the Panasonic AG-HMC150 AVCHD camcorder (rough draft)
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