Panasonic Broadcast AG-HMC150 Menu Information
Using the setup menus Use the setup menus to change the settings to suit the scenes you are shooting or what you are recording. MENU button Operation lever MENU EXEC PUSH-ENTER AUDIO MON/ADV 2 Tilt the Operation lever in the directions to move the yellow cursor to the function you wish to set. 3 Push the Operation lever (or tilt in the direction) to display the setting items.
7 Repeat steps 2 - 5 to change any other settings. Press the MENU button to complete settings and return to the normal screen. Initializing the menu settings The menu settings contain both the user file settings and the scene file settings. You can initialize them separately. To initialize the user file (i.e. all the settings other than the scene file settings) Select INITIALIZE in LOAD/SAVE/INIT of the USER FILE screen. The current menu settings of user file will return to the factory settings.
Setup menu structure Camera mode menu CAM MENU SCENE FILE (Page 86) SW MODE (Page 88) MID GAIN HIGH GAIN ATW HANDLE ZOOM IRIS DIAL USER1 USER2 USER3 FOCUS ASSIST WFM LCD CARD READ/WRITE LOAD/SAVE/INIT SYNCRO SCAN DETAIL LEVEL V DETAIL LEVEL DETAIL CORING CHROMA LEVEL CHROMA PHASE COLOR TEMP Ach COLOR TEMP Bch MASTER PED A.
Playback mode menu PB FORMAT REPEAT PLAY RESUME PLAY SKIP MODE THUMBNAIL SETUP (Page 97) THUMBNAIL MODE INDICATOR DATA DISPLAY DATE FORMAT OPERATION (Page 98) DELETE INDEX CLIP PROTECT SW MODE (Page 88) USER1 USER2 USER3 LCD AV OUT SETUP (Page 93) HDMI OUT SEL CMPNT OUT SEL DOWNCON MODE VIDEO SETUP AUDIO OUT DISPLAY SETUP (Page 94) VIDEO OUT OSD DATE/TIME LEVEL METER CARD & BATTERY OTHER DISPLAY LCD BACKLIGHT LCD SET EVF SET EVF COLOR CARD FUNCTIONS (Page 96) CARD FORMAT CARD STATUS CLIP PROPERT
Setup menu list SCENE FILE screen Item CARD READ/ WRITE Display mode (Camera) Description of settings Reads and writes scene files on the SD Memory Card. READ: Reads scene files (all scenes, F1 to F6) saved on the SD Memory Card after setting values are selected. WRITE: Saves current scene file setting values (for all scenes, F1 to F6) on the SD Memory Card. Returns to the last screen. NO: LOAD/SAVE/ INIT (Camera) LOAD: Loads the scene file settings which is saved by this camera.
SCENE FILE screen (continued) DRS Display mode (Camera) GAMMA (Camera) Selects the gamma curves. HD NORM: This gamma setting is suitable for HD shooting. LOW: Makes a mellow image using the gamma curve which has a gentle incline in low-brightness curve. The contrast sharpens. SD NORM: This is the normal video setting, carried over from the DVX100 series. Expands the tone of dark parts and makes a brighter image using the HIGH: gamma curve which has a sharp incline in low-brightness curve.
Setup menu list (continued) SW MODE screen MID GAIN Display mode (Camera) HIGH GAIN (Camera) Sets the gain value assigned to the H position of the GAIN switch. 0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB ATW (Camera) Sets the operation of the ATW (Auto Tracking White) function assigned to the WHITE BAL switch. When the ATW function is allocated to the AUTO/MANUAL switch or USER button, the operation remains effective. Activates the ATW function when the WHITE BAL switch is set to A.
SW MODE screen (continued) USER3 Display mode (Camera) (PB) Description of settings Assigns a function to the USER3 button. The setting contents are the same as USER1. INDEX FOCUS ASSIST (Camera) Assigns a function to the FOCUS ASSIST button. EXPANDED: The central part of the screen will be enlarged by a factor of about 4 in the vertical direction and by a factor of about 6 in the horizontal direction. “EXPANDED” is displayed on the screen during the expanded display.
Setup menu list (continued) AUTO SW screen Item A.IRIS Display mode (Camera) Description of settings ON: OFF: Performs the auto iris control in auto mode. The IRIS button is deactivated. Deactivates the auto iris control in auto mode. This performs the iris control selected with the IRIS button. AGC (Camera) Sets the Auto Gain Control when the ON is selected in A.IRIS. 6dB: Performs the Auto Gain Control (max. 6 dB) in auto mode. 12dB: Performs the Auto Gain Control (max. 12 dB) in auto mode.
RECORDING SETUP screen REC FORMAT Display mode (Camera) Description of settings Selects the recording format. PH 1080/60i PH 1080/30P PH 1080/24P PH 720/60P PH 720/30P PH 720/24P HA 1080/60i HG 1080/60i HE 1080/60i • PH 1080/24P and PH 720/24P represent native recording. PREREC MODE (Camera) Sets PRE RECORDING to ON or OFF. (Page 42) ON OFF TIME STAMP (Camera) Specifies whether date and time information is superimposed over recorded images. ON: Superimposes date and time information on the image.
Setup menu list (continued) TC/UB SETUP screen TC MODE Display mode (Camera) TCG (Camera) Sets the mode in which you advance the internal time code generator. FREE RUN: The time code is advanced regardless of the operation mode. A slight time error may occur when switching to PB mode if the frame rate is set to 24P. REC RUN: The time code is advanced only when recording. TC PRESET (Camera) Sets the initial time code.
AV OUT SETUP screen Description of settings Sets the output video format of the HDMI OUT terminal. AUTO: Automatically determines the output resolution based on information of connected monitors. FIX: Fix the output at the recorded resolution. (Output in 1080 interlaced or 720 progressive mode) 480P: Output in 480 progressive mode. • Simultaneous HDMI and component output is possible only in FIX mode.
Setup menu list (continued) DISPLAY SETUP screen Item ZEBRA DETECT1 Display mode (Camera) Description of settings Selects the brightness level of the left-leaning zebra patterns on the screen. 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, 105% ZEBRA DETECT2 (Camera) Selects the brightness level of the right-leaning zebra patterns on the screen. 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, 105%, OFF • The zebra patterns do not appear if you select OFF.
DISPLAY SETUP screen (continued) SELF SHOOT EVF COLOR Display mode (Camera) (Camera) (PB) Description of settings Selects the LCD mirror mode for self-portrait shooting. Selecting MIRROR displays the left and right side of the LCD monitor image inverted during selfportrait shooting. (Page 41) NORMAL, MIRROR Switches viewfinder images to color or black and white. ON: Color OFF: Black and white indicates the factory setting.
Setup menu list (continued) CARD FUNCTIONS screen Item CARD FORMAT Display mode (Camera) (PB) Description of settings Formats the SD Memory Card. YES: Formats the card. NO: Returns to the last screen. CARD STATUS (Camera) (PB) Displays the SD Memory Card status. YES: Displays the card status. NO: Returns to the last screen. CLIP PROPERTY (PB) Displays information about the selected clip. YES: Displays clip information. NO: Returns to the last screen.
META DATA screen (continued) Item META INITIAL SET Display mode (Camera) Description of settings Initializes the metadata which has been recorded in the unit. All the settings including the ON or OFF setting for RECORD are now cleared. YES NO PLAY SETUP screen PB FORMAT Display mode (PB) REPEAT PLAY (PB) Item Description of settings Sets the playback format.
Setup menu list (continued) OPERATION screen DELETE Display mode (PB) INDEX (PB) Item CLIP PROTECT (PB) Description of settings Deletes clips. ALL CLIPS: Deletes all clips. SELECT: Deletes only the selected clips. Press the EXEC button to delete clips. NO: Returns to the last screen. • Clips for which CLIP PROTECT is specified are not deleted. Adds indexes to clips or deletes them. YES: Adds or deletes indexes. NO: Returns to the last screen. Protects clips to prevent accidental deletion.
OTHER FUNCTIONS screen (continued) TIME ZONE Display mode (Camera) (PB) Description of settings Adds to or deducts from GMT the time value of -12:00 to +13:00 in 30-minute steps. (Refer to the table below.
