Panasonic ag-ez50 Operating Guide

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MNL
1/60
2, 3
1
AUTO
MANUAL
AE LOCK
VOL/JOG
PUSH
1
AUTO
MANUAL
AE LOCK
AE
LOCK
1
2
W
T
1/60
F2.4
0dB
Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment
Useful for Recording fast-moving subjects.
1
Set the Mode Selector Switch to [MANUAL].
≥The [MNL] Indication appears.
2
Press the [PUSH] Dial repeatedly until the shutter speed 
display appears.
3
Rotate the [PUSH] Dial to adjust the shutter speed.
The Range of Shutter Speed Adjustment
1/60-1/8000 (or 1/60-1/500: for Card Photoshot Recording)
The standard shutter speed is 1/60.
Selecting a speed closer to [1/8000] causes the shutter speed to be faster.
≥When you are using progressive function or card photoshot recording, a 
speed only up to 1/500 can be used.
To Resume Automatic Adjustment
Set the Mode Selector Switch to [AUTO]. Or, Hold down the [PUSH] Dial.
≥For other notes, see page 47.
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Manual Iris Adjustment 
(F Number)
You can use this function when the screen is too bright or too dark.
1
Set the Mode Selector Switch to [MANUAL].
≥The [MNL] Indication appears.
2
Press the [PUSH] Dial repeatedly until the Indication 
1
 
appears.
3
Rotate the [PUSH] Dial to adjust the iris.
Adjustable Range of the Iris
CLOSE (Closed) 
)F16...F1.7 )
OPEN (Opened) 0dB 
)OPEN 3dB... )OPEN18dB
When a value closer to [CLOSE] is selected, the image becomes darker.
When a value closer to [OPEN18dB] is selected, the image becomes 
brighter.
The value to which [dB] is attached indicates a gain value. If this value is too 
large, the quality of the image deteriorates.
To Resume Automatic Adjustment
Set the Mode Selector Switch to [AUTO]. Or, Hold down the [PUSH] Dial.
≥For other notes, see page 47.
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Recording with a Fixed Brightness 
(AE Lock Function)
This is a function for setting a fixed brightness. When recording in light with 
an extreme difference in the brightness of the background and the subject, 
such as a person standing in front of a dark background, the person can be 
recorded brightly if the brightness is adjusted to the person.
1
After setting to Camera Mode, press the [W/T] zoom Lever
toward [T] and zoom in to the part you want to record.
2
Set the Mode Selector Switch to [AE LOCK].
≥The [
] Indication 
flashes to indicate that the brightness is 
fixed.  Afterwards, it lights up white.
To fix your desired brightness
Set the Mode Selector Switch to [MANUAL]  first and adjust the Shutter 
Speed and Iris to the desired color in step 2, and then set the Mode Selector 
Switch to [AE LOCK].
To cancel AE Lock Function
Set the Mode Selector Switch to [AUTO] or [MANUAL].
≥Set the AE Lock again when [TAPE/CARD] Selector is switched after the 
AE Lock has been set. (The brightness setting may be changed.)
AE
 
LOCK
MNL
1/60
F2.4
0dB
2, 3
1
AUTO
MANUAL
AE LOCK
VOL/JOG
PUSH
1