Panasonic ag-ez50 Operating Guide
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ª Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment
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l 24)
≥You may see vertical lines of light in the playback image of
a brightly shining subject or highly reflective subject.
≥During Normal Playback, transition from one scene to
another may not look smooth.
≥Because the color and brightness of the playback image
may become unstable, avoid recording under fluorescent
light, mercury light, or sodium light.
light, mercury light, or sodium light.
≥If you are using either Gain-up Mode or Program AE Mode,
you cannot adjust the shutter speed. If the shutter speed is
adjusted manually, this setting will be cancelled.
adjusted manually, this setting will be cancelled.
ª Manual Iris Adjustment
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l 24)
≥Depending on zoom magnification, the iris value may not
be displayed correctly.
≥If you are using either Gain-up Mode or Program AE Mode,
you cannot adjust the iris. If the iris is adjusted manually,
those Modes will be cancelled.
those Modes will be cancelled.
≥The [OPEN] iris value is displayed as [F1.6] in the camera
data
(
l 17).
≥When you use Gain-up Mode, the range of selectable iris
value is limited up to [OPEN6dB].
ª White Balance
(
l 25)
≥In the Automatic White Balance Adjustment Mode, the
[AWB] Indication appears for the camera data.
(
l 17)
In the following cases, You cannot change White
Balance:
≥When you set [EFFECT1] of [DIGITAL EFFECT] Sub-
Balance:
≥When you set [EFFECT1] of [DIGITAL EFFECT] Sub-
Menu on the [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] Main-Menu to
[GAIN-UP] or [EFFECT2] to [SEPIA] or to [MONO].
[GAIN-UP] or [EFFECT2] to [SEPIA] or to [MONO].
≥When you set the Zoom to 10 t or higher, you cannot
change the White Balance.
≥During Digital Still Picture Mode.
≥When you display a Menu.
In the following cases, the [
≥When you display a Menu.
In the following cases, the [
1] Indication flashes:
≥The flashing indicates that the previously adjusted White
Balance setting is still kept. This setting will be kept until
White Balance is adjusted again.
White Balance is adjusted again.
≥You may not be able to achieve correct White Balance
adjustment manually under weak illumination.
ª Digital Effect Functions (Camera Mode)
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l 26)
≥If you set [EFFECT1] on [DIGITAL EFFECT] Sub-Menu to
[GAIN-UP], you need to adjust the focus manually.
However, you cannot adjust the shutter speed and select
the White Balance.
However, you cannot adjust the shutter speed and select
the White Balance.
≥If [EFFECT2] on the [DIGITAL EFFECT] Sub-Menu is set
to [MONO] or [SEPIA], the selected White Balance Mode
cannot be changed.
cannot be changed.
≥You cannot use Sports Mode, Portrait Mode and Low Light
Mode with Gain-up Mode [GAIN-UP].
In the following cases, using the [EFFECT1] on the
[DIGITAL EFFECT] Sub-Menu (including Multi-Picture
Mode & P-IN-P Mode) is not possible.
≥Frame Mode
≥When [PROGRESSIVE] is set to [ON]
≥Card Photoshot Mode
In the following case, using the Digital Effect Function
(including Multi-Picture Mode & P-IN-P Mode) is not
possible.
≥Card Photoshot Mode
[DIGITAL EFFECT] Sub-Menu (including Multi-Picture
Mode & P-IN-P Mode) is not possible.
≥Frame Mode
≥When [PROGRESSIVE] is set to [ON]
≥Card Photoshot Mode
In the following case, using the Digital Effect Function
(including Multi-Picture Mode & P-IN-P Mode) is not
possible.
≥Card Photoshot Mode
ª Wipe Mode and Mix Mode (Camera Mode)
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l 26)
If either one of the following operations is carried out, stored
images will be erased, and Wipe and Mix Functions cannot
be used.
≥Use the Camera Search Function.
≥Press the [CAMERA STILL] Button.
≥Switch the [TAPE/CARD] Selector.
≥Slide the [OFF/ON/MODE] Switch.
≥Selecting any other digital effect function on the [DIGITAL
images will be erased, and Wipe and Mix Functions cannot
be used.
≥Use the Camera Search Function.
≥Press the [CAMERA STILL] Button.
≥Switch the [TAPE/CARD] Selector.
≥Slide the [OFF/ON/MODE] Switch.
≥Selecting any other digital effect function on the [DIGITAL
EFFECT] Sub-Menu.
ª Multi-Picture Mode (Camera Mode)
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l 27)
≥If the [MULTI] Button is pressed while self-recording Mirror
mode
(
l 20) is used, the still picture is displayed from the
upper right corner of the screen, but, in reality, the picture
is recorded from the upper left corner as usual.
is recorded from the upper left corner as usual.
≥The quality of images recorded in Multi Mode deteriorates
slightly.
≥Multi Mode cannot be used in digital still picture mode
(
l 21) or when Card Photoshot recording is set.
ª P-IN-P Mode
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l 27)
≥Pictures in P-IN-P Mode cannot be recorded with
Progressive PhotoShot.
≥If the Camera/Recorder power is turned off, the smaller
picture will disappear.
≥A title cannot be inserted into the smaller picture.
≥If the [CAMERA STILL] Button is pressed in P-IN-P Mode,
≥If the [CAMERA STILL] Button is pressed in P-IN-P Mode,
the setting is cancelled.
ª Index Search Functions
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l 30)
≥Index Search may not be possible at the beginning of tape.
≥Because Photoshot Index Signals are not recorded on still
≥Because Photoshot Index Signals are not recorded on still
pictures recorded in Continuous Photoshot Mode, the
Photoshot Index Function cannot be used for these still
pictures.
Photoshot Index Function cannot be used for these still
pictures.
≥Scene Index Search may not function properly if the
interval between 2 scene index signals is shorter than
1 minute.
1 minute.
ª Playback Zoom Functions
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l 31)
≥You cannot adjust volume in Playback Zoom Mode.
≥If you turn off the Camera/Recorder or if you switch from
≥If you turn off the Camera/Recorder or if you switch from
VCR Mode to Camera Mode, Playback Zoom Mode is
automatically cancelled.
automatically cancelled.
≥Even if Playback Zoom Functions are being used, images
that are output from the DV Terminal are not enlarged.
≥As you enlarge an image, the quality of image suffers.
≥You cannot use the Mirror Mode of Digital Effects and the
≥You cannot use the Mirror Mode of Digital Effects and the
Playback Zoom Functions simultaneously.
≥If you select Multi-Picture Mode in the Playback Zoom
Mode, equivalent magnification (1
t) becomes zoom
magnification.
ª Playback Digital Effect Functions
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l 31)
≥Signals of images to which digital effects are added during
playback cannot be output from the DV Terminal.
≥You cannot use the Wipe Function or Mix Function while
playing back the non-recorded portion of tape.
≥You cannot use the Mirror Mode of Digital Effects and the
Playback Zoom Function simultaneously.