Shooting, Preparation and inspections, Regular shooting – Panasonic AG-DVC80 User Manual

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Shooting

Preparation and inspections

Before shooting, check that the camera recorder
is operating properly. Also check that the
equipment is set up in a way that is suited to the
shooting conditions.

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Batteries
Have a fully charged battery ready. It is also
recommended that a spare battery be kept on
hand as well.

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Cassette tapes
Check that the cassette tapes available can
be recorded on.

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Check that they have not been set to the
accidental erasure prevention status.

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Check that they do not contain valuable
video recordings.

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Check that the cassette holder is closed
properly.

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Viewfinder
Check that the diopter adjustment has been
performed for the viewfinder.

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Zoom, focus and iris

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Check whether the motor-driven zoom
operations and manual zoom operations
can be performed.

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Check whether the auto focus and manual
focus operations can be performed.

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Check whether the auto iris and manual iris
operations can be performed.

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Time data

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Check whether the calendar and time are
correct.

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Check whether the time code and user’s bit
have been set correctly.

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External components

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Check whether the external components
connected are operating properly.

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Check whether the external components
have been connected properly.

Regular shooting

Set the camera recorder’s POWER switch to
ON, and switch between shooting and shooting
pause using the START/STOP button.
When shooting from a low angle, the
START/STOP button on the handle can be used
to initiate shooting.

REC check

When the REC CHECK button is pressed in the
shooting pause mode, the picture and sound 2
seconds before the shooting was suspended
are played back, and the shooting pause mode
is then established again at the original position
on the tape.

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If recording has not been performed for 1 or
more seconds, the rec check function cannot
be used.

START/STOP button

REC CHECK button

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