Understanding Scene files

V1.01E1

--- Table of contents ---1. Understanding Scene files ............................................................................................................................................ 4
1. Selecting scene file .................................................................................................................................................. 5
1-1. Scene Files and their features............................................................................................................................. 5
1-2. Table of Factory Default Settings ........................................................................................................................ 6
2. Expressing the texture of objects ............................................................................................................................ 8
2-1. Detail enhancement ............................................................................................................................................. 8
2-2. Basic settings for Detail...................................................................................................................................... 10
2-3. Technical description : Detail ............................................................................................................................. 11
2-4. More advanced settings for Detail : Detail Coring, Skin Tone Detail .............................................................. 12
3. Expressing the gradation of a picture (Knee, Gamma)....................................................................................... 15
3-1. Knee adjustment ................................................................................................................................................ 15
3-2. Technical description : Knee.............................................................................................................................. 16
3-3. KNEE APE control ............................................................................................................................................. 17
3-4. White Clip............................................................................................................................................................ 17
3-5. Gamma adjustment ........................................................................................................................................... 18
3-6. Technical description : Gamma......................................................................................................................... 21
3-7. DRS: Useful for shooting the scene with large contrast between bright and dark areas ............................. 22
4. Controlling the color (Chroma Level, Phase, Color Correction) ......................................................................... 23
4-1. Adjustments of Chroma Level (color saturation) and Chroma Phase (hue).................................................. 23
4-2. Technical description: About color saturation and hue .................................................................................... 25
4-3. Color correction .................................................................................................................................................. 25
4-4. Using a preset color look : Matrix settings ........................................................................................................ 26
4-5. Adjustment of color temperature 1: Color Temp adjustment........................................................................... 27
4-6. Adjustment of color temperature 2: R, B Gain control ..................................................................................... 28
5. Enhancing the level of expression for dark areas (Master Ped, RBG Black Control) ...................................... 29
5-1. Pedestal (Master Pedestal) adjustment ........................................................................................................... 29
5-2. Technical description : About Pedestal ............................................................................................................. 30

2. MENU settings............................................................................................................................................................. 31
1. Opening MENU...................................................................................................................................................... 32
2. MENU structure...................................................................................................................................................... 33
SCENE FILE menu ................................................................................................................................................... 34
SYSTEM MODE menu............................................................................................................................................. 38
USER SW menu ....................................................................................................................................................... 38
SW MODE menu....................................................................................................................................................... 39
AUTO SW menu........................................................................................................................................................ 41
RECORDING SETUP menu.................................................................................................................................... 42
CLIP menu ................................................................................................................................................................. 45
AUDIO SETUP menu ............................................................................................................................................... 47
OUTPUT SEL menu ................................................................................................................................................. 49
USB SETUP menu.................................................................................................................................................... 49
DISPLAY SETUP menu............................................................................................................................................ 50
CARD FUNCTIONS menu....................................................................................................................................... 54
OTHER FUNCTIONS menu .................................................................................................................................... 55
MAINTENANCE screen ........................................................................................................................................... 55
DIAGNOSTIC screen................................................................................................................................................ 55

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AREA SELECT menu (OPTION MENU) ................................................................................................................ 56
AWB PRE CONTROL menu (OPTION MENU)..................................................................................................... 56
CAM REMOTE ADJ menu (OPTION MENU) ........................................................................................................ 56
LCD SUB BRIGHTNESS menu (OPTION MENU) ............................................................................................... 56
ENG SECURITY menu (OPTION MENU).............................................................................................................. 57

3. Understanding USER button operation ................................................................................................................. 58
1. USER button layout ............................................................................................................................................... 59
2. USER assignable functions................................................................................................................................... 60

Revision history .............................................................................................................................................................. 633

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1. Selecting scene file
1-1. Scene Files and their features
In AJ-PX230, setting values for adjusting the image quality are preset in advance as Scene Files of six types.
With Main Menu [SCENE FILE] > [FILE SELECT], Suitable Scene Files for recording conditions or operator’s
intended images can be called. Also, by assigning [SCENE FILE SEL] to one of the USER buttons, Scene files canrapidly recalled with it.

F1:

F2: FLUO.

F3: SPARK

F4: B-STR

F5: CINE V

F6: CINE D

Suitable for normal recording.
Gamma is “HD NORMAL” and the other parameters are factory default settings.

Suitable for recording where the characteristics of fluorescent lamps are taken into consideration(e.g. shooting indoors).
Most of the parameters are equal to Normal but the MATRIX is for fluorescent lighting.
This is not particularly necessary under the fluorescent lighting close to the natural light.
But it is suitable for the recording conditions under which the color reproduction is poor due toblue-intense fluorescent lamps.
Suitable for recording in SD resolution with richer color level and sharper contrast.
The picture will be showy with vivid colors and give a bright impression.

Suitable for recording where the gradation is expanded on dark parts of the image (e.g. shooting
a sunset scene).
This is effective if being used when dark parts are difficult to see or both bright and dark scenes
need to be seen in detail in shooting at sunset, in the theater or at a wedding.
Suitable for movie-like recording where importance is placed on contrast.
This has the Gamma curve to make a movie-like picture using a video camera (V).

Suitable for movie-like recording where importance is placed on the Dynamic Range.
This Gamma gives priority to the Dynamic (D) Range and maintains the gradation that ranges
evenly from low to high level.
If the post-production editing or the kinescope is planned, this can be selected because
recording in this mode will make such post-processing easier and smoother. Also, it will createa unique atmosphere which is sometimes used as an effect.

* Even if the Scene File is changed, [SYSTEM MODE] will not be changed.

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1-2. Table of Factory Default Settings
Menu items

F1:

F2:FLUO.

F3:SPARK

F4:B-STR

F5:CINE V

F6:CINE D

VFR

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

SYNC SCAN TYPE

sec

sec

sec

sec

sec

sec

MASTER DTL

0

0

4

0

-8

-8

DTL CORING

1

1

3

1

1

1

SKIN TONE DTL A

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

SKIN TONE DTL B

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

SKIN TONE DTL C

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

CHROMA LEVEL

0%

0%

0%

0%

-10%

-10%

CHROMA PHASE

0

0

0

0

0

0

COLOR TEMP Ach

3200K

3200K

3200K

3200K

3200K

3200K

COLOR TEMP Bch

3200K

3200K

3200K

3200K

3200K

3200K

MATRIXNORM 1

FLUO.

NORM2

NORM1

CINE LIKECINE LIKEMASTER PED

16

16

16

16

16

16

GAMMA MODE SEL

HD

HD

HD

HD

FILM LIKE3

FILM RECMASTER GAMMA

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

F-REC DYNAMIC LVL

-

-

-

-

-

600%

F-REC BLACK STR LVL

-

-

-

-

-

0%

V-REC KNEE SLOPE

-

-

-

-

-

-

V-REC KNEE POINT

-

-

-

-

-

-

BLACK GAMMA

OFF

OFF

-4

6

OFF

OFF

B.GAMMA RANGE

1

1

2

2

1

1

AUTO

AUTO

AUTO

AUTO

AUTO

AUTO

A.KNEE RESPONSE

4

4

4

4

4

4

KNEE MASTER POINT

93.0%

93.0%

93.0%

93.0%

93.0%

93.0%

KNEE MASTER SLOPE

85

85

85

85

85

85

KNEE MASTER SLOPE Rch

0

0

0

0

0

0

KNEE MASTER SLOPE Bch

0

0

0

0

0

0

HI-COLOR SW

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

HI-COLOR LVL

32

32

32

32

32

32

WHITE CLIP

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

WHITE CLIP LVL

109%

109%

109%

109%

109%

109%

Rch CLIP LVL

0

0

0

0

0

0

Bch CLIP LVL

0

0

0

0

0

0

DRS

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

DRS EFFECT DEPTH

1

1

1

1

1

1

KNEE MODE

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* Setting values of each Scene File can also be overwritten as you like and saved.
With Main Menu > [SCENE FILE] > [FILE SELECT], select one of Scene Files [F1] – [F6] and change any of [SCENEFILE] Menu items. The current values of selected Scene File will be overwritten.
Further, with [SCENE FILE] > [LOAD/SAVE/INITIALIZE], execute [SAVE].
The overwritten values of selected Scene File will be saved in the memory of the camera.
Moreover, Scene Files [F1:] – [F6:] can be saved all together in an SD memory card.
(With [CARD FUNCTIONS] > [SCENE FILE], execute [SAVE].)

How to restore scene files to default settings
With [SCENE FILE] > [LOAD/SAVE/INITIALIZE], select [INITIALIZE].

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2. Expressing the texture of objects
2-1. Detail enhancement
When expressing the outline or surface texture of an object, faint reflection of light may be intensified or, to the contrary,
the picture may look blurred. This is a phenomenon caused by the strength / weakness of Detail signal to intensify
the video signal for the object’s outline. Adjustment of Detail signal can make the object’s luster or texture look morenatural.
MASTER DTL: +31

MASTER DTL: -31

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For AJ-PX230 camera, the adjustment of Detail is usually made by setting MASTER DETAIL (intensity of the effect)
and DETAIL CORING. DETAIL CORING is a function to set the level of signal (including noise) which suppresses
the Detail effect.
For further information, please refer to “2-4. More advanced settings for Detail”.
On the other hand, as an advanced setting, DETAIL (both horizontal and vertical directions) and V DETAIL (verticaldirection) are mainly used. Within a certain range of levels of outline signal, the adjustment can be made balancing
the horizontal and vertical effects against each other.
If the setting value is set to a positive value, which is greater than the center value “0” (zero), that is, if the Detail level isincreased, the edges of video signal will be intensified horizontally and vertically and the picture will look sharper withan enhanced outline of an object. To the contrary, if it is set to a negative value, that is, if the Detail level is decreased,
the outline enhancement will be suppressed and the picture will look softer.
After the Detail is adjusted, if there is a noticeable difference in sense of resolution between the horizontal and verticaldirections, use V DETAIL to make adjustments to the vertical Detail only.
VDTL

HDTL

(Vertical Direction)(Horizontal Direction)

In this picture, theIn this picture, theadjustment in theadjustment in thepositive direction can

positive direction canmake the eyes lookmake the outline of theclearer.

neck look sharper.

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General Settings: Main Menu  [SCENE FILE][MASTER DTL] -31 - - - 0 - - - 31
Adjusts the level of overall Detail effect.

(Factory default settings underlined)[DTL CORING] 0 - - - 1 - - - 60
Sets the level of signal (including noise) that suppresses the Detail effect.

More Detailed Settings: Main Menu  [SCENE FILE]  [DETAIL SETTING][DETAIL] ON / OFF
Selects whether to add the Detail or not.

[V.DTL LEVEL］-7 - - - 0 - - - 7

Sets the intensity of Detail level in the vertical direction.
[H.DTL FREQ.］-7 - - - 0 - - - 7

Sets the thickness of Detail in the horizontal direction.
[V.DTL FREQ.］

0 --- 1 --- 2

Sets the thickness of Detail in the vertical direction.
[LEVEL DEPEND.］ -7 - - - 0 - - - 7
When the Detail of luminance signal is intensified, the Details of darker areas are compressed.
If this setting value is larger, the Details of brighter areas will also be compressed.
[KNEE APELVL］

0 --- 2 --- 5

Sets the Detail level of high-luminance areas (very bright areas).
[DTL GAIN（+）］-31 - - - 0 - - - 31

Sets the Detail level in the positive (brightening) direction separately.
[DTL GAIN（−）］-31 - - - 0 - - - 31

Sets the Detail level in the negative (darkening) direction separately.

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2-3. Technical description : DetailThis is an outline signal which is added to a video signal.
If the Detail level is increased, the edges of video signal will be intensified and outlines in the picture will look sharper.
If the Detail level is decreased, the edges of video signal will be weakened and the picture will look softer with its
outline enhancement suppressed.
Luminance
signal level

Luminance signal with no
Detail signal added
Time (1line)

Black and white chart

Waveform for one line

Luminance signal with
Detail signal added

Detail Level: LOW

Detail Level: HIGH

Difference of video image and waveform with different MASTER DETAIL settings
MASTER DETAIL +31 (Image is sharper)

Brightness

Detail level is fullyincreased

MASTER DETAILMASTER DETAIL -31 (Image is softer)11

2-4. More advanced settings for Detail : Detail Coring, Skin Tone Detail
Detail Coring
Outline compensation can be performed by adjusting the Detail, and enhanced outlines enable clear representation ofimages. But at the same time it may make a whole picture look coarse. This is because added Detail signal will
also work on low-level signals including noise.
Detail Coring function can adjust the range of adding the Detail signal and reduce the noise caused by adjusting the
Detail.
Noise is a low-level signal. So, when the Detail Coring is set to a higher level than noise signals, the Detail signal will
work only on high-brightness signals to be intensified, not on the noise. By this adjustment, the outline of an object
will be enhanced and its texture will look the same while the increase of coarseness on the whole picture issuppressed.
In some cases, this adjustment of Detail range by Detail Coring is effective to reduce the noise that has become
noticeable due to GAMMA setting. Moreover, with the Skin Detail turned ON, graininess of human skin color can belowered and, also in representing the images of people, it is possible to make the texture look natural depending on
the situation.

Idea of Detail Coring
Luminance
signal level

Black and white chart

Time (1line)

Waveform for one line
Intensified noise components
If the amount of Detailis increased, noise
components will also
be intensified.
Detail Level: LOW

Detail will not be added
to the signal of a levelwithin a range set up by
Detail Coring.

Detail Level: HIGH

Range set up by
Detail Coring

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Skin Tone Detail
When there is grainy noise on human skin color areas, Skin Detail function can decrease the Detail of those areas tolower their graininess.
However, depending on the situation, setting the Skin Detail or Detail Coring may even affect natural light and shade,
which characterize the human skin or the texture of an object, and, as a result, the natural representation may become
impossible. So it needs to be checked every time this adjustment is made.

General Settings: Main Menu  [SCENE FILE](Factory default settings underlined)[SKIN TONE DTL A], [SKIN TONE DTL ]B, [SKIN TONE DTL C]: ON / OFF for each
Select the type of skin color on which the Skin Tone Detail works. These three settings can be set either
separately or in combination.
[SKIN TONE ZEBRA]: ON / OFF
Displays the zebra pattern on a selected skin color area. This zebra pattern indicates an area selected by[SKIN TONE DTL SETTING].

More Advanced Settings: Main Menu  [SCENE FILE]  [SKIN TONE DTL SETTING][DETECT TABLE］ A / B / C
Selects the skin color table of the object to apply the Skin Tone table to.
[SKIN TONE GET］
Acquires the color information of [A], [B] or [C] selected in [DETECT TABLE] from the area around the center
marker.
By executing this menu, the data from [I CENTER] to [Q PHASE] are acquired automatically.
[SKIN DTL EFFECT］ 0 - - - 16 - - - 31
Sets the effect level of Skin Tone Detail.

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* Data acquired by [SKIN TONE GET]When the color composition of video signal (R/G/B) is converted to color difference signal (R-Y/B-Y), it can be
represented as the figure below. On this diagram, using the axes across Red-Cyan and Green-Magenta phases(I axis and Q axis, respectively), set the following areas to apply Skin Tone.
[I CENTER］ 0 - - - 35 - - - 255
Sets the center position on the I axis (the area to apply Skin Tone).
[I WIDTH］ 0 - - - 55 - - - 255
Sets the area width to apply Skin Tone along the I axis with [I CENTER] as the center.
[Q WIDTH］ 0 - - - 10 - - - 90
Sets the area width to apply Skin Tone along the Q axis with [I CENTER] as the center.
[Q PHASE］ -180 - - - 0 - - - 179
Sets the area phase to apply Skin Tone with the Q axis as a reference.
If some areas on the background, etc. are close to skin-colored, they will also look smoother after this function is used.
When the brightness is not enough, the effect may not be easily recognized. Also, if people are filmed in a reduced
size, their faces may be blurred.

Q AxisI Axis
Effect and adjustmet range of SKIN TONE DTL settings on vector scope

143. Expressing the gradation of a picture (Knee, Gamma)
3-1. Knee adjustment
Due to the sunny weather or the lighting, “blown-out highlights” sometimes occur, where bright areas look completely
white.
This is a phenomenon caused by the luminance signals that are out of the camera’s Dynamic Range (processing
range). In order to put such high-brightness input signals within the Dynamic Range, Knee function can be used tocompress the gradation. However, the color gradation is also compressed at the same time by this function. So,
depending on the scene, the color may become lighter. In that case, setting [KNEE MASTER SLOPE Rch] and[KNEE MASTER SLOPE Bch] will enable the adjustment of color.
KNEE MASTER POINT: 70%

KNEE MASTER POINT: 93%

KNEE MASTER POINT: 107%15

3-2. Technical description : Knee
Knee is a function to compress the luminance signal of a certain level or higher so that it can be output at a level ofabout less than 109% (white clip) in order to put the brightness of an object within the Dynamic Range.
Knee Point is a setting about which level to start the compression from. It is said that the brightness of human skin is
about 85%, so professional video cameras are designed so that their settings can be set for the brightness of thesame level as human skin or higher. That is, without affecting much the gradation expression of human skin, thegradation of brighter areas like clouds in the sky can be expressed well by using Knee.
Knee Slope indicates how much to be compressed, which means a slope of the brightness curve from Knee Point to
the maximum of Dynamic Range. Generally, when a scene includes high-brightness areas, the Knee Point is set toa lower value to prevent blown-out highlights. On the other hand, when a scene does not include such areas, theKnee Point is set to a higher value to prevent the gradation of middle-brightness areas from being compressed.

Output Signal Level

Knee Point

Knee Point: A point to start thecompression
Knee Slope: A slope of the brightness
from Knee Point to the maximum of
Dynamic Range

109%
100%
90%
80%
Knee Slope

Input Brightness Level
This is an example for explanation only and may be different from actual measurements.

Adjustment Items for Knee: Main Menu > [SCENE FILE] > [KNEE SETTING] (Factory default settings underlined)[A.KNEE RESPONSE］ 1 - - - 4 - - - 8
Sets the response speed. A smaller setting value allows a faster response speed. (* Enabled when KNEEMODE is AUTO)[KNEE MASTER POINT］ 70.0% - - -93.0% - - - 107.0%

Sets the position of Knee Point in units of 0.5%. (* Enabled when KNEE MODE is MANUAL)[KNEE MASTER SLOPE］ 0 - - - 85 - - - 99
Sets the slope of Knee. (* Enabled when KNEE MODE is MANUAL)[KNEE MASTER SLOPE Rch］ -31 - - -0 - - - 31

Sets the Knee slope of Rch. (* Enabled when KNEE MODE is MANUAL)[KNEE MASTER SLOPE Bch］ -31 - - -0 - - - 31

Sets the Knee slope of Bch. (* Enabled when KNEE MODE is MANUAL)

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3-3. KNEE APE control
When compressing highlight portions with KNEE control to avoid overexposed image (blown-out highlights), detail signal
will also be compressed and it may cause softening in highlight areas. This can be compensated by using KNEE APE
LEVEL control.
Concept of detail compensation for highlight areas with KNEE APE LEVEL control

Waveform image

Video signal level

High

Detail signals added tohighlight areas

MENU > SCENE FILE >Compressed gradations caused
by Knee control, and detail signal(= detail enhance level is LOW).

Detail signal enhanced byKnee APE control.

(Factory default settings underlined)[KNEE APE LEVEL］
0---2---5
Sets enhancement level of detail signal for highlight areas

3-4. White Clip
Adjustment Items for White Clip:
Main Menu  [SCENE FILE]  [WHITE CLIP SETTING](Factory default settings underlined)[WHITE CLIP LVL］ 90% - - - 109% Sets the White Clip level.

[Rch CLIP LVL］ -31 - - -0- - - 31 Sets the clip level of Rch against White Clip.

[Bch CLIP LVL］ -31 - - - 0- - - 31 Sets the clip level of Bch against White Clip.

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3-5. Gamma adjustment
There are cases where the color and contrast, which look natural to the eye, are not fully reproduced on the picture.
An effective way for these cases is to adjust the gradation of output signal. Select a suitable Gamma curve according
to the scene. AJ-PX230 offers seven types of Gamma curves.
(Main Menu  [SCENE FILE]  [GAMMA MODE SEL])
HD:
This is a video Gamma characteristic for HD (High Definition).
This Gamma complies with the standards defined by ARIB, EBU, SMPTE, etc. Use this for the purpose of
normal HD shooting.

SD:
Gain is increased for dark areas more than HD Gamma.
This Gamma curve can be used for shooting in SD mode, or for HD shooting that needs the same Gamma
as used in SD shooting.

FILM LIKE 1:
Compared with HD Gamma, this has the characteristics by which the gradation of the highlights can be
reproduced better. Using this Gamma curve which gently slopes for the low-brightness area makes the
picture look calm. Contrast becomes sharper and the gradation expression of the middle- andhigh-brightness areas (face, etc.) is extended.

FILM LIKE 2:
Compared with FILM LIKE 1, this has the characteristics by which the gradation of the highlights can be
reproduces better.

FILM LIKE 3:
Compared with FILM LIKE 2, this has the characteristics by which the gradation of the highlights can be
reproduce better.

FILM-REC:
Film-use cine Gamma characteristics.
This Gamma gives priority to the Dynamic Range and maintains the gradation that ranges evenly from low tohigh level. It creates a unique atmosphere which is sometimes used as an effect.

VIDEO-REC:
Video-use cine Gamma characteristics.
This is a Gamma curve to make a movie-like picture using a video camera. It creates a picture where more
importance is placed on contrast than in normal video mode recording.

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GAMMA: HD

GAMMA: SD

GAMMA: FILM LIKE1

GAMMA: FILM LIKE2

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GAMMA: FILM LIKE3GAMMA: FILM -RECGAMMA: VIDEO-REC

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3-6. Technical description : Gamma
Gamma is a value that indicates the relationship between the levels of input and output signals of the camera ormonitor TV. Generally, it is said that linear Gamma (γ = 1) represents the image reproduction closest to the one seenby the eye. However, the monitor TV has the Gamma characteristics that make the output level of its signal higher
and higher as the input level increases. (γ = approx. 2.2) So the camera corrects its Gamma and performs therecording so that the Gamma will become close to linear in the end. (normally γ = 0.45, reciprocal value of 2.2)
Gamma Curve of Camera

Video Input Voltage

CRT Output

Brightness

Apparent Integrated Characteristic

Output Voltage

Brightness

CRT Output

Gamma Curve of Monitor TV

Incoming Light to Camera

Incoming Light to Camera

入力映像信号電圧

入力映像信号電圧

This is an example for explanation only and may be different from actual measurements.
The picture’s total atmosphere can be changed by this Gamma correction. So this function can be used for a more
active picture-making, e.g. film-like coloring.

Adjustment Items for Gamma: Main Menu  [SCENE FILE]  [GAMMA SETTING](Factory default settings underlined)[MASTER GAMMA］ 0.30 - - - 0.45 - - - 0.75
Sets the Master Gamma in units of 0.01.
When [FILM-REC] is selected in [GAMMA MODE SEL],[F-REC DYNAMIC LVL］ 200% , 300% , 400% , 500% , 600%
Sets the Dynamic Range.
[F-REC BLACKSTR LVL］ 0% - - - 30%
Sets the Black Stretch.
When [VIDEO-REC] is selected in [GAMMA MODE SEL],[V-REC KNEE SLOPE］ 150% , 200% - - - 500%
Sets the Knee Slope.
[V-REC KNEE POINT］ 30% - - - 107%
Sets the Knee Point.
[BLACK GAMMA］ (Depressing)-8 - - - OFF--- 8(Expanding)

Sets the depression and expansion of Gamma curve for dark areas.
[B.GAMMA RANGE］ 1 / 2 / 3
Sets the maximum level of compression / expansion. 1 (approx. 20%), 2 (approx. 30%), 3 (approx. 40%)21

3-7. DRS: Useful for shooting the scene with large contrast between bright and dark areas
By starting up DRS (Dynamic Range Stretcher) function, the Gamma curve and Knee Slope are estimated according
to the signal level of each pixel and adjusted in real time. This allows both dark and bright areas to maintain the highlevel of gradation expression and can minimize not only crushed blacks and blown-out highlights but also huecompression.

DRS: OFF

DRS: ONDRS EFFECT DEPTH : 3

Setting and Adjustment items for DRS: Main Menu  [SCENE FILE](Factory default settings underlined)[DRS］ OFF / ON
Enables / disables the Dynamic Range Stretcher function.
[DRS EFFECT DEPTH］ 1 / 2 / 3
Sets the compression level of high-brightness areas by Dynamic Range Stretcher function.
Compressing the video signal level of high-brightness area, which is so bright that it would be represented asblown-out highlights in normal recording, enables the Dynamic Range to be expanded. A larger setting value has
more effect of DRS (compression level of high-brightness area) to make the Dynamic Range wider in appearance.
However, if this level is higher, the noise on dark areas may also be intensified. In addition, depending on the scene,
its picture may look unnatural. So it needs to be checked every time this adjustment is made. Also, when there isan extremely dark or bright area, or when the brightness is not enough, the effect may not be easily recognized.

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4. Controlling the color (Chroma Level, Phase, Color Correction)
4-1. Adjustments of Chroma Level (color saturation) and Chroma Phase (hue)Adjustment items for Chroma Level and Phase: Main Menu  [SCENE FILE](Factory default settings underlined)[CHROMA LEVEL］ OFF -- -99% - - - 0% - - - 40%
Sets the Chroma Level of Pr and Pb signals. On the vector scope, the distance from the center (no color) will
increase / decrease as a whole picture.
[CHROMA PHASE］ -31 - - - 0 - - - 31
Finely adjusts the Chroma Phase of Pr and Pb signals. On the vector scope, the plotted lines for a whole picture
rotate clockwise or counterclockwise.
Example of Chroma Level adjustment

Color saturation is varied.

CHROMA LEVEL: +60

CHROMA LEVEL: -60

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Example of chroma phase adjustment

Color phase (tint) is varied.

CHROMA PHASE: +31

CHROMA PHASE: 0

CHROMA PHASE: -31

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4-2. Technical description: About color saturation and hue
The relation of Red, Green and Blue to each other is typically represented in the form of a circle. Adjustment of
Chroma Level (color saturation) is to adjust the amplitude of chrominance signal at each point without changing thephase.
Adjustment of Chroma Phase (hue) is to rotate the whole circle to some degree.

Example of colors indicated on vector scope

Illustration of CHROMA LEVEL and CHROMA PHASE
CHROMA PHASE(Hue)

CHROMA LEVEL(Color Saturation)

4-3. Color correction
In addition to Chroma Level and Phase adjustments to a whole picture, AJ-PX230 has the Color Correction function tovary the level and phase of each of particular twelve colors without affecting the others as little as possible.
Adjustment items for Color Correction: Main Menu  [SCENE FILE]  [COLOR CORRECTION SETTING](Factory default settings underlined)[R］/[R-R-Mg］/[R-Mg］/[Mg］/[Mg-B］/[B］/[B-Cy］/[Cy］/[Cy-G］/[G］/[G-Yl］/[Yl］/[Yl-Yl-R］/[Yl-R］/[Yl-R-R］
Sets the saturation and phase of a color. This has an effect individually on fifteen color axes (twelve tones + threeskin tones) of a picture. And it can be set for an individual hue.

[(PHASE)］ -63 - - - 0 - - - 63
Changes the phase. Positive values are for rotating in clockwise direction and negative values for incounterclockwise direction.
[(SAT)］ -63 - - - 0 - - - 63
Changes the saturation (level of chroma, the degree to which a color is pure).

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4-4. Using a preset color look : Matrix settings
For more active changes of coloring, the color look can be selected from the preset Matrix Table.
Calling of Matrix settings: Main Menu  [SCENE FILE]  [MATRIX](Factory default settings underlined)[MATRIX］ NORM 1 / NORM 2 / FLUO / CINELIKENORM1This expresses the colors suitable for shooting in the open air or under
the halogen lamp.
Generally, this color look is preferred in NTSC areas such as Japan andNorth America.

NORM2This enables the coloring suitable for shooting in the open air or under
the halogen lamp.
And it has richer color saturation than NORM1.
Generally, this color look is preferred in PAL areas such as Europe.

FLUO
This expresses the colors suitable for shooting indoors under the
fluorescent lamp.
This is suitable for shooting in the condition of poor color-reproduction
under the bluish light from fluorescent lamp.

CINELIKE
This expresses the colors suitable for shooting a movie-like picture.
When you have selected the Gamma, select and use this Matrix setting.

Adjustment items for Matrix: Main Menu  [SCENE FILE]  [MATRIX SETTING](Factory default settings underlined)[MATRIX R-G］[MATRIX R-B］[MATRIX G-R］[MATRIX G-B］[MATRIX B-R］[MATRIX B-G］
-63・・・0・・・63

EX)[MATRIX R-G] adjusted in positive direction
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4-5. Adjustment of color temperature 1: Color Temp adjustment
On the channel for White Balance (Ach / Bch), fine adjustments can be made after the White Balance adjustment.
Use this, for example, when you want to adjust the White Balance as you prefer.
When the White Balance position (WHITE BAL) switch is at the <B> or <A> position, this adjustment is enabled.
Example of video effects created by intentionally changed White Balance:

Scene like “early morning” acquired by increase of blue

Scene like “sunset” acquired by increase of red

Adjustment Items for Color Temp: Main Menu  [SCENE FILE]  [COLOR TEMP A/B SETTING](Factory default settings underlined)[COLOR TEMP］2000K - - - 3200K - - - 15000K
Changes the color temperature by changing the output balance between Rch and Bch.
[R Gain］-400 - - - 0 - - - 400
Changes the color on Rch axis by changing the output of Rch.
[B Gain］-400 - - - 0 - - - 400
Changes the color on Bch axis by changing the output of Bch.
[G AXIS］-400 - - - 0 - - - 400
Changes the color on G axis by changing the output of Rch and Bch.

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4-6. Adjustment of color temperature 2: R, B Gain control
This is a function to increase / decrease the intensity of red and blue colors.
When the White Balance position (WHITE BAL) switch is at the <B>, <A> or <PRST> position, this adjustment isenabled. It will not work when Auto Tracking White Balance is activated.
Adjustment Items on R, B Gain Control: Main Menu  [SCENE FILE]  [RB GAIN CONTROL SETTING](Factory default setting underlined)

When <WHITE BAL> switch is at the <PRST> position;[RGAIN AWB PRE] -200 - - - 0 - - - 200
Sets the settings so that the intensity of red color will be increased / decreased.

[B GAIN AWB PRE] -200 - - - 0 - - - 200
Sets the settings so that the intensity of blue color will be increased / decreased.

When <WHITE BAL> switch is at the <A> or <B> position;[RGAIN AWB A（or B）] -200 - - - 0 - - - 200
Sets the settings so that the intensity of red color will be increased / decreased.

[B GAIN AWB A（or B）] -200 - - - 0 - - - 200
Sets the settings so that the intensity of blue color will be increased / decreased.

[AWB A GAIN OFFSET］
Sets whether to keep the values set for [R GAIN AWB A] and [B GAIN AWB A] or reset them if Auto White
Balance is executed while the <WHITE BAL> switch is at the <A> position.
[AWB B GAIN OFFSET］
Sets whether to keep the values set for [R GAIN AWB B] and [B GAIN AWB B] or reset them if Auto White
Balance is executed while the <WHITE BAL> switch is at the <B> position.

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5. Enhancing the level of expression for dark areas(Master Ped, RBG Black Control)
5-1. Pedestal (Master Pedestal) adjustment
Regarding the video signal, the reference of luminance signal is Black, which is called Master Pedestal. Adjusting thelower limit of this pedestal level allows not only the level of black floating but also the brightness balance of a whole
picture to be set.
What is called “sharper” or “softer look” is largely related to the adjustments of outline and gradation.
OutlineGradation
DTL
Gamma
Master Pedestal＋
Sharper Look
Signal edge is enhanced.

LOW
B PRESS
Slope for darker area is gentle.
(Gradation is suppressed.)－Softer Look

Signal edge isweakened.

－
Darker area is madesharper.

HIGH
CINELIKE＋

Slope for darker area is steep.

Contrast is reduced.

MASTER PED : -200
By decreasing the Master Pedestal level, the picture
becomes sharper with its contrast enhanced.

MASTER PED : +16
This is normal setting (factory default).

MASTER PED :+200
Increasing the Master Pedestal level can produce a
misty effect, especially around darker areas.

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5-2. Technical description : About Pedestal
Master Pedestal (or Master Black, etc.) is for the adjustment of black level as the reference of a picture. Thisadjustment has a significant influence, so it is ideal to check the picture using the waveform monitor or higher definition
TV monitor.

Signal level (Brightness)

Images of waveform of Gray Scale Chart (simulated image)

1 Horizontal line (time)

When Master Pedestal Level value isincreased

MasterPedestal
Level

When Master Pedestal Level value is
Decreased

Adjustment Items for Pedestal: Main Menu > [SCENE FILE](Factory default settings underlined)[MASTER PED］-200 - - - 16 - - - 200
Sets the reference black level. RGB changes according to this setting. Positive values for making black color
darker and negative for making it less dark.
[Hi-COLOR SW] ON / OFF
Turns [ON] / [OFF] the mode to expand the color Dynamic Range.
[HI-COLOR LVL] 1 - - - 32
Selects the level of the mode to expand the color Dynamic Range.
Adjustment Items for Pedestal: Main Menu > [SCENE FILE] > [RGB BLACK CONTROL SETTING](Factory default settings underlined)[R PED］ -100 - - - 0 - - - 100
Sets the pedestal level of Rch.
[G PED］-100 - - - 0 - - - 100
Sets the pedestal level of Gch.
[B PED］-100 - - - 0 - - - 100
Sets the pedestal level of Bch.
[PEDESTAL OFFSET］ON / OFF
Sets whether to keep each of the values set for [R PED], [G PED] and [B PED] or reset them if Auto Black
Balance adjustment is executed.

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1. Opening MENU
Menu setting are devided into following levels.
MENU

PurposeHow to open

USER MENUMENU screen is user customizable and the selected
menu items are shown in this level.
Open MAIN MENU > “USER MENU SEL” to selectitems.

Press “MENU” button.

MAIN MENU

All menu items are displayed. Items are layered bypurposes and usages.

Keep press “MENU” button for
3 seconds.

(See P.33 MENU structure for the details.)
OPTION MENU

Press “LCD BACKLIGHT” + “MENU”
button.

For some advanced menu items.

LCD BACKLIGHT button

MENU button

MENU button* Two menu buttons are located on the body, function of these buttons are exactly the same.

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2. MENU structure
MAIN MENU (Keep press “MENU” button for 3seconds to open)
SCENE FILE (Image related settings)[P.34]SYSTEM MODE (Fundamental settings such as CODEC setting etc.)[P.36]

USER SW (Assign functions to USER buttons)[P.38]SW MODE (Waveform, gain and other operation related settings)[P.39]

AUTO SW (Function assignment while in full auto mode)[P.39]

RECORDING SETUP (Recording related such as TC, PRE-REC settings.)[P.42]

CLIP (Video clip operations and card format etc.)[P.45]

AUDIO SETUP (Input gain and other audio related settings)[P.46]OUTPUT SEL (Audio, video output related settings)[P.48]USB SETUP (Turn ON/OFF USB connection mode)[P.49]DISPLAY SETUP (Selection of items to be shown on EVF etc.)[P.50]CARD FUNCTIONS (Saving/loading of scene files and user files)[P.52]OTHER FUNCTIONS (Menu initialize and calendar setting etc.)[P.55]

MAINTENANCE (Firmware update etc.)[P.55]DIAGNOSTIC (Firmware version and operation hours display)[P.55]

USER MENU SEL (customizable USER MENU, see P.32 for the details)

OPTION MENU (press “LCD BACKLIGHT” + “MENU” buttons)
AREA SELECT (Batch initial settings by selecting TV systems)[P.56]AWB PRE CONTROL (Fine color temp adjustment for preset white balance)[P.56]CAM REMOTE ADJ. (Fine control adjustment for zoom, focus, iris wired remote)[P.56]LCD SUB BRIGHTNESS (Fine color adjustment for the built-in LCD monitor)[P.56]ENG SECURITY (Making menu open limitation)[P.57]

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SCENE FILE menu
Menu item

Description

Setting (factory default)

FILE SELECT

Recall scene files

F1 - F6

NAME EDIT

Edit scene file name---LOAD / SAVE / INITIALIZE

Load/save custom scene files to/from SD memory
cards, and initialize.

---

VFR

Turn ON/OFF variable frame record mode.

FRAME RATE

Adjust frame rate when VFR is ON. Adjustable range
is from 1fps to 60fps.

Adjustable range andsteps vary depending on
system frequency setting.

SYNC SCAN TYPE

Set display unit for shutter speed in synchro scanmode.

sec / deg

SYNCHRO SCAN

Set shutter speed for synchro scan mode.

MASTER DTL

Adjust image contour correction level for entire
image.

-31 – 0 – 31

DTL CORING

Adjust threshold level of image contour correction.

0 – 1 – 60

Turn ON/OFF contour correction.

ON / OFF

Adjust image contour correction level for verticaldirection.
Set thickness of contour correction signal forhorizontal direction.
Set thickness of contour correction signal for verticaldirection.
Set compression level of contour correction signal forbright part. (Compression level becomes higher byincreasing the value.)-7 – 0 – 7

DETAIL
V.DTL LEVEL
H.DTL FREQ.
V.DTL FREQ.
DETAILSETTINGLEVEL DEPENDKNEE APE LVL
DTL GAIN (+)
DTL GAIN (-)

ON / OFF

----7 – 0 – 7
0/1/2-7 – 0 – 7

Set knee compression level for a very bright part.

OFF / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5Adjust image contour correction level for + (brighter)direction.
Adjust image contour correction level for - (darker)
direction.

-31 – 0 – 31
-31 – 0 – 31

SKIN TONE DTL A
SKIN TONE DTL B

Choose tables from A, B, and C to be used forsoftness effect for a certain color tone (fresh tone).
Tables can be edited in DETECT TABLE item.

ON / OFF

Turn ON/OFF zebra indicator (for fresh tone effect) on
the viewfinder display.

ON / OFFSKIN TONE DTL CSKIN TONE ZEBRA34

SCENE FILE menu (continued)
Menu item
SKIN TONEDTL SETTING

Description

DETECT TABLE

Select a fresh tone table (parameter group)

SKIN TONE GETSKIN DTL EFFECTI CENTERI WIDTHQ WIDTHQ PHASE

Setting (factory default)

Obtain color information (I/Q width, I center, Q
phase) from subjects located around the center
marker, then store to selected table.
Set fresh tone (softness effect for a certain colortone) level.
Adjust center position of the I AXIS for fresh tone
control. (see following figure)
Adjust range of the color adjustment on I AXIS
from a point set as I CENTER. (see following
figure)Adjust range of the color adjustment on Q AXIS
from a point set as I CENTER. (see following
figure)--0 – 16 – 31
0 – 35 – 255
0 – 55 – 255
0 – 10 – 90
-180 – 0 – 179

Adjust color phase. (see following figure)

Q AxisI AxisAdjustmet range of SKIN TONE DTL settings

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A/B/C

SCENE FILE menu (continued)
Menu item

Description

Setting (factory default)

R GAIN AWB PRE

Adjust gain of Rch when white balance memory
position is set to “PRST”.

-200 – 0 – 200

B GAIN AWB PRE

Adjust gain of Bch when white balance memory
position is set to “PRST”.

-200 – 0 – 200

R GAIN AWB A

Adjust gain of Rch when white balance memory
position is set to “A”.

-200 – 0 – 200

Adjust gain of Bch when white balance memory
position is set to “A”.

-200 – 0 – 200

Adjust gain of Rch when white balance memory
position is set to “B”.

-200 – 0 – 200

B GAIN AWB B

Adjust gain of Bch when white balance memory
position is set to “B”.

-200 – 0 – 200

AWB A GAINOFFSET

Apply “R GAIN AWB A” and “B GAIN AWB A”
adjustment value to AWB result in memory position A.

ON / OFFAWB B GAINOFFSET

Apply “R GAIN AWB B” and “B GAIN AWB B”
adjustment value to AWB result in memory position B.

ON / OFF

COLOR TEMP

Display current adjustment value of AWB position A, it
can also be adjusted manually.

2000K – 15000KR GAIN

Adjust gain of Rch when white balance memory
position is set to A.

-400 – 0 – 400

B GAIN

Adjust gain of Bch when white balance memory
position is set to A.

-400 – 0 – 400

G AXIS

Adjust gain of Gch when white balance memory
position is set to A.

-400 – 0 – 400

COLOR TEMP

Display current adjustment value of AWB position B, it
can also be adjusted manually.

2000K – 15000KR GAIN

Adjust gain of Rch when white balance memory
position is set to B.

-400 – 0 – 400

B GAIN

Adjust gain of Bch when white balance memory
position is set to B.

-400 – 0 – 400

G AXIS

Adjust gain of Gch when white balance memory
position is set to B.

-400 – 0 – 400

RB GAIN B GAIN AWB ACONTROL
SETTINGR GAIN AWB B

COLORTEMP Ach
SETTINGCOLOR
TEMP Bch
SETTINGCHROMA LEVELCHROMA PHASE

Adjust saturation of color.
Adjust tone of color.

MATRIX

Recall color presets.

MATRIX SETTINGCOLOR
SETTING

CORRECTION

MASTER PED
R PED
RGB
G PED
BLACK
CONTROL B PED
SETTINGPEDESTALOFFSET-99 - 0 - 40%, OFF-31 – 0 – 31
NORM1 / NORM2 /FLUO / CINELIKE

Adjust 6 different individual color phases for MATRIX
presets.
Adjust color tone and saturation. This has an effect on
12 different individual color phases. See P.25 for thedetails.
Adjust master black level.

-200 – 0 – 200

Adjust black level on Rch.

-100 – 0 – 100

Adjust black level on Gch.

-100 – 0 – 100

Adjust black level on Bch.

-100 – 0 – 100

Apply “R PED”, “G PED” and “B PED” adjustment
value to ABB result.

36-63 – 0 – 63
-63 – 0 – 63

ON / OFFSCENE FILE menu (continued)
Menu itemGAMMA MODE SELMASTER GAMMA
F-REC DYNAMIC LVL
F-REC BLACK STR LVL
GAMMA
SETTING

V-REC KNEE SLOPE
V-REC KNEE POINT
BLACK GAMMAB GAMMA RANGEKNEE MODE

A KNEE RESPONSEKNEESETTINGKNEE MASTER POINTKNEE MASTER SLOPEKNEE MASTER SLOPE
RchKNEE MASTER SLOPE
Bch

HI-COLOR SW

Setting (factory default)

Select gamma curve. See P.18 for the details.

HD / SD / FILMLIKE1 /FILMLIKE2 / FILMLIKE3 /FILM-REC / VIDEO-REC

Adjust shape of the master gamma curve (in0.01 steps)
Set dynamic range. (Available with FILM-REC
gamma curve)
Adjust gamma characteristic in darker signal
areas. (Available with FILM-REC gamma
curve)
Adjust knee slope angle. (Available with
VIDEO-REC gamma curve)
Adjust knee point level. (Available with
VIDEO-REC gamma curve)
Adjust general gamma characteristic in darker
areas.
Set the upper limit of compression / expansion
level of the BLACK GAMMA control.
Set operation mode of knee function(compress bright areas to avoid anoverexposure image.)
Set response speed of automatic knee control.
Its speed becomes faster when decrease thevalue.
Adjust master knee point level in MANUAL
knee mode. (in 0.5% steps)
Adjust master knee slope angle in MANUAL
knee mode.
Adjust master knee slope angle of Rch in
MANUAL knee mode.
Adjust master knee slope angle of Bch in
MANUAL knee mode.
Turn ON/OFF color dynamic range expansion
mode.

0.30 – 0.45 – 0.75
200% / 300% / 400%
/ 500% / 600%
0% - 30%
150% / 200% - 500%
30% - 107%
-8 – OFF – 8
1: 20% / 2: 30% / 3: 40%
AUTO / MANUAL / OFF
1–4–8
70.0% - 93.0% - 107.0%
0 – 85 – 99
-31 – 0 – 31
-31 – 0 – 31
ON / OFF

Adjust color dynamic range level.

1 – 32

WHITE CLIP

Turn ON/OFF white clip function.

ON / OFF

WHITE CLIP LVL

Adjust clipping level of bright part.

90% - 109%

Rch CLIP LVL

Adjust clipping level of bright part of Rch.

-31 – 0 – 31

Bch CLIP LVL

Adjust clipping level of bright part of Bch.

-31 – 0 – 31

HI-COLOR LVL

WHITE CLIPSETTING

Description

DRS

Turn ON/OFF Dynamic Range Stretcher(DRS) function.
Set effect level of DRS.

ON / OFFDRS EFFECT DEPTH

Note: Better result of DRS can be expected whenhigher number is chosen. However, noise level will
also become higher.

1/2/3

A.IRIS LEVEL

Turn ON/OFF automatic aperture level control.

ON / OFF

A.IRIS LEVEL EFFECT

Set the target brightness level in auto irismode.

-50 – 0 – 50

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SYSTEM MODE menu
Menu item
LINE&FREQ

Description

Setting (factory default)

Set system format. (number of lines
and frame rate)

Set record format.
* Available item varies depending on
LINE&FREQ setting.

REC FORMATCAMERA MODE

AUDIO SMPL RES

Set record mode when in 480i, 576i
modes
* Available item varies depending on
LINE&FREQ setting.
Set bit depth of audio when REC
FORMAT setting is set to AVC-I100 or
AVC-I50.

1080-59.94P / 1080-50P / 1080-59.94i / 1080-50i /1080-23.98PsF / 720-59.94P / 720-50P / 480-59.94i /576-50i
AVC‑I200/60P, AVC‑I200/60i, AVC‑I200/50P,
AVC‑I200/50i, AVC‑I200/30PN, AVC‑I200/25PN,
AVC‑I200/24PN, AVC‑I100/60P, AVC‑I100/60i,
AVC‑I100/50P, AVC‑I100/50i, AVC‑I100/30PN,
AVC‑I100/24PN, AVC‑I100/25PN, AVC‑I50/60P,
AVC‑I50/60i, AVC‑I50/50P, AVC‑I50/50i,
AVC‑G50/60P, AVC‑G50/60i, AVC‑G50/50P,
AVC‑G50/50i, AVC‑G25/60P, AVC‑G25/60i,
AVC‑G25/50P, AVC‑G25/50i, AVC‑G12/60P,
AVC‑G12/60i, AVC‑G12/50P, AVC‑G12/50i,
DVCPRO HD/60P, DVCPRO HD/60i,
DVCPRO HD/50P, DVCPRO HD/50i,
DVCPRO50/60i, DVCPRO50/50i, DVCPRO/60i,
DVCPRO/50i, DV/60i, DV/50i
50i / 25P or 60i / 30P

16BIT / 24BITASPECT CONV

Set image aspect ratio when 480i or
576i mode is chosen.

SIDE CROP / LETTER BOX / SQUEEZESCAN REVERSE

Set image upside down and right sideleft.

ON / OFFSETUP

Set video setup level when 480i modeis chosen.

0% / 7.5%A

SHOOTING MODE

Turn ON/OFF high sensitivity mode.

NORMAL / HIGH SENSEUSER SW menu
Menu item
USER 1-8

Description

Setting (factory default)

Assign features to USER buttons(USER1 to USER8).

See P.58, 3. Understanding USER button operation
for the details.

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SW MODE menu
Menu item

Description

Setting (factory default)

LOW GAIN

Set Gain value to the gain switch, ‘L’ position.

-3dB – 0dB – 18dB

MID GAIN

Set Gain value to the gain switch, ‘M’ position.

-3dB – 6dB – 18dB

HIGH GAIN

Set Gain value to the gain switch, ‘H’ position.

-3dB – 12dB – 18dB

SUPER GAIN

Set Gain value recalled as SUPER GAIN with
USER buttons.
The gain value can be toggled through 24dB >30dB > 36dB > … when ALL is selected.

24dB / 30dB / 36dB / ALL

OIS

Turn ON/OFF optical image stabilizer function.

ON / OFFATW

Assign Auto Tracking White balanceadjustment feature (ATW) to one of whitebalance memory positions.

Ach / Bch / PRE / OFF

ATW SPEEDSet response speed of ATW.

FAST / NORMAL / SLOWATW TARGET R

Fine-tune for Rch level of ATW.

-10 – 0 – 10

ATW TARGET B

Fine-tune for Bch level of ATW.

-10 – 0 – 10

W.BAL PRESET
W.BAL VAR

H.ZOOM SPEEDSet color temperature of white balance preset
position.
Adjust color temperature of white balance
preset position when W.BAL PRESET item isset “VAR”.
Set servo zoom speed of handle zoom.
(Effective when handle zoom control switch is
set to “FIX”)
Set auto focus adjustment speed when
PUSHAUTO button is pressed.

PUSH AF MODE

3200K / 5600K / VAR
2000K – 3200K – 15000K
1 – 50 – 99

TURBO / NORMAL

MF ASSIST

Focus mode is momentarily set to “AUTO”
immediately after manual focusing.

FOCUS ASSIST MODE

Set focus assist type.

MACRO

Turn ON/OFF macro mode.

MACRO MODE

Set effective range of macro focus mode.

A.IRIS SPEEDSet control speed in auto iris mode.

A.IRIS WINDOW

Set video level detection area for auto iris
control.

ON / OFFEXPAND / IN RED
ON / OFF

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WIDE (wide-end only) /ALL (All zoom range)
FAST / NORMAL / SLOWNORM1 (Around center) / NORM2(Around bottom) / CENTER

SW MODE menu (continued)
Menu item
AREA MODE

Description

Setting (factory default)

Set a function to be recalled with the control
stick.

INHIBIT: No function assigned
FOCUS: Assign Autofocus and focus bar
IRIS: Assign auto iris
Y GET: Assign spot meter
FOCUS/IRIS: Assign both FOCUS and IRIS
FOCUS/Y GET: Assign both FOCUS and YGET

Control stick

WFM MODE

Set waveform display type to be displayedon the built-in LCD monitor.

ZEBRA

Turn ON/OFF ZEBRA pattern display

ZEBRA MODE

Set display time of ZEBRABARS TYPE

Select color bars typeWAVE , VECTOR , WAVE/VECTOR
ON / OFFCONTINUE / MOMENT (5 sec.)

SMPTE

FULL BARS

SPLIT

ARIB

Enable/disable the REC button located at
front side of the unit.

FRONT RECINHIBIT / ACTIVE

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AUTO SW menu
In the AUTO SW menu screen, features works in the AUTO mode can be individually turn ON / OFF.

AUTO/MANUAL selector

Menu item

Description

Setting (factory default)

A.IRIS

Auto iris control

ON / OFF

AGC

Auto gain control

ON / OFF

AGC LIMIT

Set the upper limit of the amplifier while in AUTO mode.

AGC POINT

Set the F-number as threshold of switching point between auto iris
control and auto gain control (AGC). (Works when “AGC” item is set toON.)

F4.0 / 5.6

A.SHUTTER

Auto shutter control (works when “A.IRIS” items is set to ON.)

ON / OFFA.SHUTTER
LIMIT

Set the upper limit of the shutter speed when “A.SHUTTER” item is set
to ON.

1/100 , 1/120 , 1/250

A.SHUTTER
POINT

Set the F-number as threshold of switching point between auto iris
control and auto shutter control. (Works when “A.SHUTTER” item is set
to ON.)

F8.0 / F9.6

ATW

Auto Tracking White balance control

ON / OFFAF

Auto Focus control

ON / OFF41

3dB / 6dB / 12dB / 18dB

RECORDING SETUP menu
Menu item

FILE SPLIT

Description

Setting (factory default)
ONE FILE: each clip data is recorded as asingle file without splitting (LongG codecs
only)
SPLIT: each clip data splitted at every 4GB

Set record file format

SHORT SPLIT：each clip data is splitted at

RECORDING

RECORDINGSETTING

Set record modes

every 128 seconds
NORMAL: normal mode
INTERVAL: time-lapse mode
ONE SHOT: record specified duration andstop
LOOP: endless record mode using 2 P2
cards
ON: retain record mode setting
OFF: Back to normal mode after power ON

RECORDING
HOLD

Retain setting of RECORDING item
after power OFF and ON

ONE SHOTTIME

Set record duration of ONE SHOT
record mode

1frm / 2frm / 4frm / 8frm / 16frm / 1s

INTERVAL
TIME

Set record interval time (pause time) of
Time-laps recording.

2frm / 4frm / 8frm / 16frm / 1s / 2s / 5s / 10s/ 30s / 1min / 5min / 10min

START
DELAY

In INTERVAL and ONE SHOT modes.
Delay the record start time for 1 second
Turn ON/OFF the pre-record mod. Thismode allows the camera to start
recording the video and audio (approx.
3 sec in the HD mode, 7 sec in the SDmode) before rec button is pressed.
Turn ON/OFF a record mode thatallows multiple clips as a single
successive clip.
Turn ON/OFF the record mode thatallowssimultaneous
redundant
recordings with 2 microP2 cards.
(See P.43)
Turn ON/OFF the record mode thatallows simultaneous recordings.
(See P.43)

PRE RECONE CLIP REC

SIMUL RECBACKGROUND REC

ON / OFFON / OFFON / OFFON / OFFON / OFFSTART TEXT MEMO

Leave text memo when record starts

ON / OFFTIME STAMP

Allow recording of superimposed date
and time on the image.

ON / OFFDF MODE

Set timecode drop frame mode

DF / NDF

TCG

Set timecode count mode

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FREE RUN / REC RUNBACKGROUND REC and SIMUL REC mode
Following recording modes are available with dual microP2 card slots.

BACKGROUND
Keep recording with one of the two microP2 cards in the card slot1, another card can start and stop recording.

Slot1

TAKE1

Slot2

TAKE2

TAKE XRECORD* When press the REC button, recording starts in both slots. After that, recording can start and stop in the slot1.
* To stop recording in the card slot2, assign “BACKGR REC PAUSE” function to any USER assignable buttons andkeep press it for 5 seconds.

SIMUL
Record the same content onto the two microP2 cards simultaneously.

Slot1

TAKE1

TAKE2

TAKE X

Slot2

TAKE1

TAKE2

TAKE X* When remaining record time for the microP2 cards is different, the camera displays shorter one’s remaining time.
* Recording stops when one of the two microP2 cards became full.

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RECORDING SETUP menu
Menu item

Description

Setting (factory default)

TC PRESET

Set timecode value

UBG MODE

Select information record to berecorded as users bit area

USER / TIME / DATE / TCG / FRAME RATE /REGENUB PRESET

Set users bit value when USER is
selected in UBG MODE item.

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VITC UBG MODE
LOAD
RECORD

REC
META
DATA

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Select USERS BIT information to berecorded in VITC area
Import custom metadata from SD
memory card

USER/EXT , TIME , DATE , TCG , FRAME
RATE , REGEN

Record imported meta data to clips

ON / OFF---

When REC META DATA > RECORD: ON
TYPE1:
Record read data only
TYPE2:
Record read data + clip no. counter

USER CLIPNAME

Set type of information to be recorded
as META DATA in USER CLIP NAME
area

CARD
SERIAL

Record information of serial number
and part number of the microP2 cardas metadata.

INITIALIZE

Clear imported custom metadata
information from the unit.

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PROPERTY

View and edit imported custom
metadata.

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When REC META DATA > RECORD: OFF
TYPE1:
Record the same data with GLOBAL CLIP ID
TYPE2:
Record the same data with CLIP NAME
ON / OFFCLIP menu
Available in THUMBNAIL mode only.
Menu item

Description

Setting (factory default)
ALL CLIP: Show all clips
SAME FORMAT CLIPS:
Show only clips that match format withthe system setting.
SELECTED CLIPS:
Show only selected clip(s).

REPOSITION

Set thumbnail display filter
MARKED CLIPS:
Show only shot marked clips.
SLOT CLIPS:
Show only clips in specified slot.
NG CLIPS:Show only ERROR clip(s)DELETE

Delete selected clip(s) from the microP2 card(s)---FORMAT

Perform card format (microP2, SD card)

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COPY

Copy selected clip(s)---REPAIR

Repair damaged clip (indicated as NG in yellow)---

RE-CONNECT

Fix discontinuity of spanned clips’ relation (indicated as_!_ in Magenta) by rebuilding the relation.

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EXCH.
THUMBNAIL

Replace the thumbnail image to specified timecode
position’s image.

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AUTHENTICATEAuthenticate (enter password) to use the microP2
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CLIP menu (continued)
Available in THUMBNAIL mode only.
Menu item

PEOPERTY

Description

Setting (factory default)

CLIP PROPERTYShow clip property

CARD STATUSShow remaining time of microP2 cards

CPS PASSWORDManage encryption
password to microP2
card

SD CARDShow SD memory card’s property (capacity, write protection status etc.)

REMAIN SETUP

Set microP2 card’s
capacity display

LOAD: Read password setting from SD memory card
SET: Enter password
DELETE: Remove and disable current password
from the unit

REMAIN: Show available space
USED: Show consumed space
ALL HIDE: Do not show any icons
MARKER: Show/hide shot mark icon M
TEXT MEMO: Show/hide text memo icon T
WIDE: Show/hide wide (16:9) material icon W
PROXY: Show/hide clip with proxy icon P_

INDICATOR_

Show/hide indicatoricons on each clip
thumbnailClip thumbnail example

DATA DISPLAY

Set information typeshown at bottom part ofeach clip thumbnail

TC: Display the initial timecode value of the clip
UB: Display users bit value
TIME: Display time of record start
DATE: Display date of recorded
DATE TIME: Display date and time of recorded
CLIP NAME: Display clip name
USER CLIP NAME: Display user editable clip name
SLOT: Display slot number
THUMBNAIL TC: Display timecode value of thethumbnail image

THUMBNAIL SIZE

Set clip thumbnail size

SMALL / MEDIUM / LARGEPB POSITION

Set playback position

RESUME / THUMBNAIL TC / START TC

PROPERTY DISP.

Show clip property information to left hand side of the thumbnail screen while
THUMBNAIL SIZE is set to SMALL.

THUMBNAIL
INFO.

Show some additional information (number of selected clips, duration etc.)

TEXT MEMO IND

Set text memo indicator display

THUMBNAIL
SETUP

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AUDIO SETUP menu

INPUT
SETTING

RECORDINGCH SETTING

Menu item

Description

Setting (factory default)

INT MIC

Enable/disable built-in microphone

STEREO / MONO / OFF

INPUT1 MIC LEVEL

Set mic level for AUDIO IN1-40dB / -50dB / -60dB

INPUT2 MIC LEVEL

Set mic level for AUDIO IN2-40dB / -50dB / -60dB

INPUT1 LINE LEVEL

Set level (line) for AUDIO IN14dB / 0dB

INPUT2 LINE LEVEL

Set level (line) for AUDIO IN24dB / 0dB

FRONT VR SELECT

Set adjustment channel with
F.AUDIO LEVEL knob

CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, CH1/CH2,
CH3/CH4 , ALL , OFF

AUDIO LEVEL CH3

Turn ON/OFF automatic level
control for audio CH3

ON / OFF

AUDIO LEVEL CH4

Turn ON/OFF automatic level
control for audio CH4

ON / OFFLEVEL CONTROL CH3

Adjust audio level for CH3 when
AUDIO LEVEL CH3 menu item is
set to OFF

0 – 70 – 100

LEVEL CONTROL CH4

Adjust audio level for CH4 when
AUDIO LEVEL CH4 menu item is
set to OFF

0 – 70 – 100

MIC LOWCUT CH1

Turn ON/OFF low cut filter for audio
CH1

ON / OFFMIC LOWCUT CH2

Turn ON/OFF low cut filter for audio
CH2

ON / OFFMIC LOWCUT CH3

Turn ON/OFF low cut filter for audio
CH3

ON / OFFMIC LOWCUT CH4

Turn ON/OFF low cut filter for audio
CH4ON / OFF47

AUDIO SETUP menu (continued)
Menu item
LIMITER CH1
LIMITER CH2RECORDINGCH SETTING

LIMITER CH3
LIMITER CH4

Description

Setting (factory default)

Turn ON/OFF audio limiter foraudio CH1
Turn ON/OFF audio limiter foraudio CH2
Turn ON/OFF audio limiter foraudio CH3
Turn ON/OFF audio limiter foraudio CH4

ON / OFFON / OFFON / OFFON / OFFHEADROOM

Set audio reference level

12dB / 18dB / 20dB (*1)

AUDIO OUT

Set monitor audio channel
output from headphones,
HDMI and built-in speaker.

CH1/2 , CH1 , CH2 , CH3 , CH4

TEST TONE

Turn ON/OFF 1kHz tone
generator

OUTPUTSETTINGON / OFF(Reference level varies depending on
setting of HEADROOM menu item.)*1: The default setting varies depending on the setting of AREA SELECT men item (P.56) in OPTION MENU. See thefollowing table for the details of settings including other menu items that also affected.

AREA SELECT menu
Items
NTSC

NTSC(J)

PAL

LINE&FREQ

1080-59.94i

1080-59.94i

1080-50i

REC FORMAT

AVC-I100/60i

AVC-I100/60i

AVC-I100/50i

SETUP

7.5%A

0%

0%

HEADROOM

20dB

20dB

18dB

Date display

m/d/y

y/m/d

d/m/y

TIME ZONE

+0:00

+9:00

+0:00

Initial setting difference of AREA SELECT menu

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OUTPUT SEL menu
Menu item

Description

Setting (factory default)

SDI OUT

Turn ON/OFF SDI OUTPUT.

SDI&HDMI SELECT

Select signal format from SDI and HDMI
OUT terminals.

SYSTEM MODE: Follow system setting
1080i:Output 1080i when in 1080p mode
DOWNCON: Down convert to SDTV format

3G-SDI OUT

Set 1080p signal output format of HD SDIOUT.

LEVEL-A / LEVEL-B (LEVEL-B DL)

SDI OUT CHAR

Superimpose characters on video fromSDI OUT.

ON / OFFSDI EDHAdd Error Detection and Handling (EDH)signal to SDI OUT in 480i or 576i mode.

ON / OFFHD SDI REMOTE

Output REC/PAUSE trigger signal fromSDI OUT.

ON / OFFDOWNCON MODE
DETAILDOWNCONSETTINGON / OFFSet the display mode of down converted
image from SDI OUT in 1080p, 1080i,
720p mode.
Turn ON/OFF image contour correction to
down converted image.

SIDE CROP / LETTER BOX / SQUEEZE
ON / OFF

H.DTL
LEVEL

Adjust down converted image contour
correction level for horizontal direction.

0 – 8 – 31

V.DTL
LEVEL

Adjust down converted image contour
correction level for vertical direction.

0 – 8 – 31

DTL
CORING

Adjust threshold level of down converted
image contour correction.

0 – 1 – 15

H.DTL
FREQ

Set thickness of contour correction signal
for horizontal direction.

2.5MHz / 3MHz / 3.5MHz / 4MHz / 4.5MHz

Description

Setting (factory default)

USB SETUP menu
Menu item
USB MODE

Turn ON/OFF USB connection mode49

ON / OFFDISPLAY SETUP menu
Menu item

Description

Setting (factory default)

MENU DISPLAY

Set display device of menu screen

LCD&EVF / LCDZEBRA1 DETECT

Set the primary zebra detection level0 – 70% – 109%ZEBRA2 DETECT

Set the secondary zebra detection level0 – 85% – 109%ZEBRA2

Turn ON/OFF the secondary zebra
pattern. (See following chart for thedetails)

ON / SPOT / OFF

CENTER MARKSet shape of center marker

SAFETY MARK

Set type of safety zone marker

1: Box / 2: Corner only / OFF

SAFETY AREA

Set size of safety zone marker

80% - 90% - 100%

FRAME MARKShow the frame marker

ON / OFFFRAME SIG

Set size of frame marker

4:3 / 13:9 / 14:9 / 1.95:1 / 2.35:1

FRAME LVL

Set dimming level of outside of theframe marker.

0 – 15LEVEL GAUGE

Turn ON/OFF level gauge display

ON / OFF

1:

2:

VIDEO LEVELZEBRA settings in DISPLAY SETUP menu

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3:

4:

OFF

DISPLAY SETUP menu (continued)#

Menu item

Description

Setting (factory default)
ON / OFF1

FOCUS BAR

Show/hide a bar that indicates focusinglevel.

2

ZOOM/FOCUS

Set unit of zoom and focus value

3

LEVEL METER

Show/hide audio level meter

4

DATE/TIME

Show/hide a calendar

TIME / DATE / TIME&DATE / OFF

5

REC COUNTER

Set count mode of the record counter

TOTAL: Accumulate counter
CLIP: Reset by each recording start

6

P2CARD REMAIN

Show/hide remaining time display of
microP2 card

ON / OFF7

BATTERY

Show/hide battery remaining display

ON / OFF--OTHER DISPLAY

Show/hide other information

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NUMBER , mm/feet , mm/m , OFF

ON / OFFPARTIAL: Show certain information items
ALL: Show all information items
USER: Show items manually selectedDISPLAY SETUP menu (continued)

Menu

DISPLAYSETTING#

Item

Description

Setting (factory default)

8

IRIS

Show/hide F-number and auto iris values

ON / OFF9

GAIN

Show/hide gain value

ON / OFF10

SHUTTER

Show/hide shutter speed

ON / OFF

11

WHITE BALANCE

Show/hide WHITE BAL position (A, B, Preset)

ON / OFF

12

ND

Show/hide ND filter position

ON / OFF

13

Y GET

Show/hide brightness level measured by Y
GET function

ON / OFF

14

D.ZOOM

Show/hide digital zoom ratio

ON / OFF

15

SCENE FILE

Show/hide Scene file nameON / OFF

16

DRS“DRS” is displayed there while Dynamic
Range Stretcher is functioning.

ON / OFF17

FBC“FBC” is displayed there while Flash Band
Compensation is functioning.

ON / OFF

18

AREA“AREA” is displayed there while area mode
feature is functioning.

ON / OFF52

DISPLAY SETUP menu (continued)

Menu

DISPLAYSETTING#

Item

Description

Setting (factory default)

19

OIS

symbol is displayed while opticalimage stabilizer is functioning.

ON / OFF

20

FULL AUTO

Display _A_ when auto mode is functioning.

ON / OFF

21

SHOOTING MODE

Display “H.SENS” when high sensitivity
mode is functioning.

ON / OFF22

PB MODE

Display playback mode.

ON / OFF

23

SYSTEM MODE

Display system mode (Line – Frame rate).

ON / OFF24

REC FORMAT

Display record format.

ON / OFF

25

FRAME RATE26

ASPECT

27

ONE CLIP REC

28

REC MODE

29

GPS

Display current frame rate in Variable Frame
Rate mode.
Display “LT.BOX” symbol when in Letter Box
mode.
Display “1-CLIP” symbol when in one clip
record mode.
Display “SIMUL” when in simultaneousrecord mode.
Display signal level meter of GPS.

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ON / OFFON / OFFON / OFFON / OFFON / OFFDISPLAY SETUP menu (continued)
Menu item

Description

Setting (factory default)

EVF DETAIL

Turn ON edge enhancer for video image on the
viewfinder and built-in LCD monitor for easy focusing.

ON / OFFEVF PEAK LEVEL

Set enhancement level in the EVF DETAIL setting.

-7 – 0 – 7

EVF PEAK FREQ

Set enhancement frequency in the EVF DETAIL
setting.

HIGH / LOW

EVF
BRIGHTNESS

Set brightness level (video on EVF)

-15 – 0 – 15

EVF CONTRAST

Set contrast level (video on EVF)

-30 – 0 – 30

EVF COLOR LEVEL

Set color saturation level (video on EVF)

-15 – 0 – 15

EVF COLOR

Turn OFF color image (video on EVF)

ON / OFFSet sensitivity of the proximity sensor on the viewfinder.

HIGH / LOW

LCD
BRIGHTNESS

Set brightness level (video on built-in LCD)

-15 – 0 – 15

LCD CONTRAST

Set contrast level (video on built-in LCD)

-30 – 0 – 30

LCD COLOR LEVEL

Set color saturation level (video on built-in LCD)

-15 – 0 – 15

LCD BACKLIGHT

Turn OFF color image (video on built-in LCD)

1 / 0 / -1 / -2 / -3

EVF
SETTINGEVF SENSORLCDSETTINGSet display mode of the built-in LCD monitor. Choose“MIRROR” when performing self-portrait recording.
(Image can be inverted horizontally.)

NORMAL / MIRROR

Description

Setting (factory default)

SCENE FILE

Read / write SCENE files between SD memory card.

LOAD / SAVEUSER FILE

Read / write USER files between SD memory card.

LOAD / SAVESD CARD PROPERTYShow remaining record time of the SD memory card.

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FORMAT SD CARD

SD memory card can be formatted.

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SELF SHOOTCARD FUNCTIONS menu
Menu item

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OTHER FUNCTIONS menu
Menu item

Description

Setting (factory default)

USER FILE

Read/write or initialize USER files between a built-in
data memory in the unit.

LOAD / SAVE / INITIALIZEACCESS LED

Turn ON/OFF the access indicator of microP2 card
slots.

ON / OFFTALLY LAMP

Turn ON/OFF tally lights.

FRONT / REAR / BOTH / OFF

CLOCK SETTING

Set calendar and time zone.

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TIME ZONE

Set time difference between the Greenwich MeanTime (GMT). The time difference is added to recordand display time.

From -12:00 to +13:00

SEEK POS SEL

Set position to be moved with <</>> buttons while in
PLAY-PAUSE mode.

CLIP / CLIP&TEXT MEMOGPS

Turn ON/OFF the GPS function.

P.OFF GPS DATA

When switch OFF the power, global positioning datais stored in the unit. This item is to decide to keep
the data until the unit receives GPS signal after
power ON.

MENU INITIALIZE

Restore the product to factory default condition.

ON / OFF
HOLD: Use (record) stored data.
CLEAR: Clear the data, and record “0”until GPS signal can be received.

MAINTENANCE screen
Menu item

Description

UPDATE

Perform firmware update(Visit firmware download website at http://panasonic.biz/sav/pass_e)

ACTIVATE

Activate optional features.

DIAGNOSTIC screen
Menu item

Description

VERSION

Display firmware versions etc.

OPERATION

Display power ON times in Hours.

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AREA SELECT menu (OPTION MENU: press “Backlight” + “MENU”)
Menu Item

Description

Setting (factory default)

AREA SELECT

Change certain menu items such as REC FORMAT, HEAD
ROOM etc. by area setting. See the table below for the details.

NTSC / NTSC(J) / PAL

AREA SELECT menu
Items
NTSC

NTSC(J)

PAL

LINE&FREQ

1080-59.94i

1080-59.94i

1080-50i

REC FORMAT

AVC-I100/60i

AVC-I100/60i

AVC-I100/50i

SETUP

7.5%A

0%

0%

HEADROOM

20dB

20dB

18dB

Date display

m/d/y

y/m/d

d/m/y

TIME ZONE

+0:00

+9:00

+0:00

AWB PRE CONTROL menu (OPTION MENU: press “Backlight” + “MENU”)
Menu Item

Description

Setting (factory default)

R GAIN

Adjust color temperature at preset 3200K of R-Channel.

-400 – 0 – 400

B GAIN

Adjust color temperature at preset 3200K of B-Channel.

-400 – 0 – 400

G AXIS

Adjust color temperature at preset 3200K of G-Channel.

-400 – 0 – 400

CAM REMOTE ADJ menu (OPTION MENU: press “Backlight” + “MENU”)
Menu Item

Description

Setting (factory default)

FOCUS ADJ.

Adjust characteristic of focus control of wired remote terminal.

-20 – 0 – 20

IRIS ADJ.

Adjust characteristic of iris control of wired remote terminal.

-20 – 0 – 20

ZOOM ADJ.

Adjust characteristic of zoom control of wired remote terminal.

-20 – 0 – 20

LCD SUB BRIGHTNESS menu (OPTION MENU: press “Backlight” + “MENU”)
Menu Item

Description

Setting (factory default)

R OFFSET

Adjust brightness of R-channel of the built-in LCD monitor.

0 – 22 – 31

G OFFSET

Adjust brightness of G-channel of the built-in LCD monitor.

0 – 4 – 31

B OFFSET

Adjust brightness of B-channel of the built-in LCD monitor.

0 – 18 – 31

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ENG SECURITY menu (OPTION MENU: press “Backlight” + “MENU”)
Menu Item

Description

Setting (factory default)

ENG SECURITY

Turn ON/OFF menu open restriction. Only USER MENU canbecome open once turn ON. Ask your dealer how to unlock it.

ON / OFF

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58

1. USER button layout
Selected 34 functions can be assigned to the eight USER buttons.

USER 3-6

USER 7USER 1-2

USER 859

2. USER assignable functions
Item

EffectINHIBIT

Assign no function

SCENE FILE SEL

Select scene files

LEVEL GAUGE

Turn ON/OFF level gauge display

LEVEL GAUGE RESET
WFM

Set current vertical and horizontal level to zero on the level gauge.
Keep press the USER button to clear.
Turn ON/OFF waveform monitor display.
Display type can be selected from MAIN MENU > SW MODE > WFM MODE

D.ZOOM

Enable digital zoom (x2, x5, x10)

DRS

Turn ON/OFF dynamic range stretcher

FBC

Turn ON/OFF flash-band compensation

S.GAIN

Turn ON/OFF super gain (higher than 24dB) mode
Gain value can be selected from MAIN MENU > SW MODE > SUPER GAIN

1S.EXP.

Turn ON/OFF long time (1 second) exposure function.

ATW

Turn ON/OFF auto tracking white balance adjustment

ATW LOCKFix white balance while auto tracking white balance control (ATW) is working.
Press the USER button again to release its fixing.

SPOTLIGHT

Set auto iris control to “spot light (when subject is flooded with light)” mode.

BACKLIGHT

Set auto iris control to “back light (when subject is lit from behind)” mode.

BLACKFADE

Perform fading out image to black.

WHITEFADE

Perform fading out image to white.
Set reference (target) level of auto iris control. While this function is ON, the auto iris levelcan be adjusted with the iris ring. (A.IRIS LEVEL value displays nearby F number
indicator.)

A.IRIS LEVEL

IRIS

Select iris control mode (auto/manual).

Y GETTurn ON/OFF spot-meter function. While this function is ON, a white box appears at thecenter part of the EVF as a measuring point indicator.

FOCUS ASSIST

Turn ON/OFF focus assist (EXPAND, EDGE PEAKING) function.
Type of assist can be selected from MAIN MENU > SW MODE > FOCUS ASSIST MODE

FOCUS MACRO

Turn ON/OFF macro focus mode. Effective range (Wide-end only or All zoom range) canbe selected from MAIN MENU > SW MODE > MACRO MODE

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2. USER assignable functions (continued)
Item

EffectOIS

Turn ON/OFF optical image stabilizer (OIS).

FAST ZOOM

Turn ON/OFF a function increases servo zoom speed. To use this function with handle zoom
button, set a speed control switch to “VAR”.
Note: When this function is turned ON, motor’s operation sound becomes louder, and may
be audible and recorded.

ZEBRA

Show/hide ZEBRA indicator and marker.

EVF ON/OFF

Turn ON/OFF viewfinder image

PRE REC

Turn ON/OFF the pre-record mode. This mode allows the camera to start recording video
and audio approx. 3 seconds in the HD mode, 7 seconds in the SDTV mode before the
REC/PAUSE button is pressed.

TEXT MEMO

Leave TEXT MEMO to clips.

SHOT MARK

Leave SHOT MARK to clips.

DEL LAST CLIP

Delete the last recorded clip from the microP2 card.

SLOT SEL

Select microP2 card slot to be recorded. It only works when two micro P2cards are mounted
to both slots.

AUDIO MON SEL

While keep pressing the USER button, change audio output (*) channel from CH1/2 toCH3/4. * From Headphones out, built-in speaker, and HDMI terminal

REC CHECKPlay last 3 seconds of the last recorded clip on the microP2 card. Plays last 10 seconds
when keep press the USER button.

BACKGR REC PAUSE

Pause recording on SLOT2 when background record mode (see P.43) performed, stopbackground recording when keep press the USER button for 5 seconds.

USB MODE

Turn ON/OFF USB connection mode.

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MEMO

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Revision history
Date

Comments

Document Ver.

Mar 2016

The first edition issued

V1.00E

July 2016

Added explanations and figures for some scene file controls.

V1.01E

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