Panasonic AGHMC80 User Manual - Page 61
Adding effects to images, Using the USER buttons, Backlight compensation, Color bars, Wave form monitor function
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Chapter 2: Operations in DV mode OIS MODE SHUTTER SP / MODE CHK SPEED SEL CAMERA PB PHOTO IN BARS REC ZEBRA AVCHD DV • This function will not be as effective when the vibration is severe or when tracking a moving subject. Adding effects to images Press the USER button you have allocated to the BLACKFADE or WHITEFADE feature to add fading effects to your images. The button's function is forcibly canceled during playback or REC CHECK and also when thumbnails are displayed. BLACKFADE: Press and hold to fade out to black. Audio also fades out. Fade-in starts when the button is released. WHITEFADE: Press and hold to fade out to white. Audio also fades out. Fade-in starts when the button is released. • This function does not work while INTERVAL REC is enabled. Using the USER buttons You can allocate one of 14 features to each of the three USER buttons. Use these buttons to change shooting settings quickly or add effects to the images you are shooting. The following features are allocated to the buttons at the time of shipping. USER1: (PUSH)AF USER2: BACKLIGHT USER3: SHOT MARK For details, see the setup menus, SW&DISP SETUP screen, USER1 to 3. (Page 107) If you press a USER button to which one of the functions has been allocated and then turn off the power, the added effect to the image will not be retained. Backlight compensation Press the USER button you have allocated to the BACKLIGHT feature when shooting subjects lit from the back. BACK LIGHT appears on the screen, and appears at the bottom right of the screen. Backlight compensation adjusts the iris so the subject doesn't come out dark. Press the same USER button to turn the feature off. (If you perform backlight compensation in manual iris mode and it is disabled, the camera switches to auto iris control.) Color bars Press and hold the BARS button in CAMERA mode to output a color bar screen to a television or external monitor so you can adjust them. Press the button again to turn the feature off. • While the color bar is displayed, a test tone of 1 kHz will be output from the PHONES (headphone) terminal, or the Pin jack OUT terminal. There will be no speaker output. • The color bar can be recorded by pressing the START/STOP button. • The BARS button is disabled in PB mode, and DV IN mode. • The color bar display is canceled when the power is turned off. Wave form monitor function During CAMERA mode, you can display a waveform for an image in the viewfinder screen by pressing the USER button to which the WFM function has been assigned. Press the button again to return to the normal display. • This function cannot be used while the focus assist function is enabled. • Wave forms cannot be recorded. • While wave forms are displayed, part of the recording screen will be hidden by the wave forms. • Wave forms cannot be displayed in DV IN mode. 61