Panasonic AG-HMC152EN User Manual

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Shooting
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Optical Image Stabilizer
Use the Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) to reduce 
the effects of camera shake when shooting by 
hand.
Press the OIS button to turn the function on and 
off. 
 appears on the viewfinder and the LCD 
monitor when this function is on. Turn the function 
off when using a tripod for more natural images.
BARS
LCD
ZEBRA
OIS
EVF DTL
WFM
CH1 SELECT
CH2 SELECT
INPUT 1
INPUT 2
SHUTTER
COUNTER
RESET/TC SET
AUDIO
SPEED SELECT
INT(L)
INPUT1
INPUT2
INT(R)
INPUT2
ON
MIC POWER +48V
OFF
ON
OFF
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.
Using the USER buttons 
You can allocate one of eleven 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: 
WHITEFADE
 USER2: 
BACKLIGHT
 USER3: 
INDEX
For details, see the setup menus, SW MODE 
screen, USER1 to 3. (Page 88)
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 appears on 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. (In the manual iris mode, the backlight 
compensation status is retained even if the 
backlight compensation is released.)
Color bars
Press the BARS button in the CAM mode to output 
a color bar screen to a television or 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 
997 Hz will be output from the headphone 
terminal or the AUDIO OUT terminal. There will 
be no speaker output.
The color bar can be recorded by pressing the 
START/STOP button.
The BARS button does not work in the PB mode 
or PC mode.
The color bar display is canceled when the power 
is turned off.