Panasonic AG-HPX250EN - Manual (Page 35)

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Shooting
Shooting techniques for different targets
Scan reverse shooting
By setting SCAN REVERSE on the setting menu
SYSTEM SETUP screen to ON, video can be
vertically/horizontally inverted when displaying and
recording.
Zebra pattern
The AG-HPX250P/EN can display two zebra
patterns.
Turning the ZEBRA switch on displays the zebra
pattern set in the menu in the viewfinder and LCD
monitor. A menu setting makes it possible to also
display the zebra pattern on video output via the
VIDEO OUT connector.
ZEBRA button
Use the DISPLAY SETUP screen to set the level of
zebra pattern display. (Page 147)
SPOT OFF ON
109%
0%
ZEBRA 2
DETECT
ZEBRA 2
ZEBRA 1
DETECT
Image level
SPOT:
A video level between ZEBRA1 and ZEBRA2
displays a zebra pattern.
To display a zebra pattern on video output via the
VIDEO OUT connector, make the required settings
in the OUTPUT SEL screen. (Page 145)
Low-angle shooting
Low-angle shooting can be performed using the
handle side START/STOP button by releasing
() the hold switch on this button from the HOLD
position.
• To prevent accidental operation of the START/
STOP button on the handle side when not in use,
set the hold switch to HOLD.

HOLD switch
START/STOP button (handle side)
Self-portrait shooting
When shooting with the LCD display angled 180
degrees towards the lens, you can set the menu
option SELF SHOOT to MIRROR, to horizontally
flip the video image on the LCD display, and allow
you to view a mirror image while shooting.
Note that only the video image on the LCD monitor
is horizontally flipped, not the actual video being
recorded.