Panasonic AG-DVX100 User Guide

If you have connected equipment to the DV terminal 
(Page 54). You can make automatic backup 
recordings of whatever you are shooting.

• In the setup menus, OTHER FUNCTIONS screen, 

DV CONTROL and DV CMD SEL, select how to 
control the equipment you have connected. (

Page 

)

Press the AUTO button to switch between AUTO 
(

 lights) and manual mode (

goes out).

You can change the following settings in the manual 
mode.

• Focus (

• Gain (

• Iris  (

Page 43)

• White balance (

Page 41)

If you are monitoring the sound through headphones 
while shooting, you can adjust the volume with the 
AUDIO MON/VAR button.

• To adjust the recording level (Page 44).

• Menu settings are retained even if you turn the 

power off. So if you use the camera-recorder with 
the settings for backup recording still in effect, 
images on tapes in any unit that connected may 
be overwritten. After backup recording, check the 
menu item settings before you operate the 
camera-recorder.

• If you use another AG-DVX100B as the external 

unit for backup recording, select “OFF” for DV 
CONTROL on the external unit and set it to VCR 
mode.

• Backup recording may not work properly if you 

connect two or more external units.

• Use a DV (IEEE1394) cable of 4.5 m or less for 

connection.

• Set the external unit up to receive DV signals 

before backup recording.

• You can have a tape in the external unit start 

recording automatically when the tape in this unit 
is almost finished. Set DV CONTROL (Page 77) 
to “CHAIN”.

• Note that images are recorded even when you 

perform a rec check.