Panasonic AGDVC30 - 3 CCD DV CAMCORDER User Manual - Page 6

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1. User Button

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Numerous functions quickly become familiar with use and help increase

Focus Ring

When auto-focus is turned on, this ring can be used

for manual zoom or iris adjustment. You can select

either of these two settings, or the Off setting, from a

menu. The zoom ring is not mechanical, but linked to

an electric motor. This results in a slight, but not

particularly annoying, delay. The lightning fast field

angle adjustment is particularly impressive.

White Balance Button

Each press of this button advances through the Auto,

Lock, Indoor, Outdoor, and Set Mode settings. The

Set Mode selection adjusts the black balance as well.

Mode Check Button

While this button is depressed, the

scene file (see page 10), the

settings for the three user buttons,

the SNS setting, and the date and

time setting are displayed.

Zebra Pattern Button

This function uses a striped pattern

to indicate areas of the frame where

blooming

is possible due to

overexposure.

The

indication

brightness level can be adjusted

within a range of 80% to 105% in

5% increments.

Focus Assist with One-touch Zooming

Press the user

button assigned to the One-

Push Zoom function.

Super Nighttime Shooting

The built-in infrared lamp makes it possible to shoot

in the dark. You can also select the Super IR

(infrared) mode with slow shutter or the Color NS

mode, which uses slow shutter only.

Zoom in and allow the auto-

Release the button to return

focus function to operate.

to the previous field angle.

Viewfinder

The viewfinder employs a 0.44-inch 180,000

pixel color LCD which has an easy to use

sliding focus control. The display can be

switched to black-and-white by changing a

menu setting. The AG-DVC30 comes with two

eye cups; the one shown here is the larger of

the two. The smaller eye cup is pictured in the

photo at the bottom of the next page.

Digital Zoom Button

You can select digital zoom settings of 24x and 160x

from a menu. When the 24x setting is selected, one

press of the button increases the overall zoom by

1.25x, and a second press by 1.5x.

Colorbar Button

This button is used to display

and record SMPTE standard

color bars. By specifying ID

information using a menu

setting, ID information can be

displayed and recorded as

well.

Optical Image Stabilization Button

The Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) function

employs shift-type jiggle compensation. Switching

OIS on or off does not change the picture quality, but

it should probably be turned off when using a tripod.

Pros who use commercial camcorders not equipped with

auto-focus perform a focusing operation in which they

quickly increase the zoom all the way, adjust the focus,

and then return to the previous field angle. This function

performs this "zoom plus focus" operation completely

automatically. The zoom setting remains at maximum

while the button is depressed, so all you need to do is

wait until the subject is in focus and release the button.