Panasonic PV-DV901 - Manual (Page 52)

■ Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment (-¥ 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.
• 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.
■ Manual Iris Adjustment {-» 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.
■ White Balance (•* 25 )
• You cannot change White Balance if you set [EFFECT1] of
[DIGITAL EFFECT] Sub-Menu on the [CAMERA
FUNCTIONS] Main-Menu to [GAIN-UP] or [EFFECT2] to
[SEPIA] or to [MONO].
• In addition, when you set the Zoom to 10 x or higher, you
cannot change White Balance.
In the following cases, the [t;^*/;] 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.
• You may not be able to achieve correct White Balance
adjustment manually under weak illumination.
■ Digital Effect Functions (Camera Mode)
(-► 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 iris and
cannot select White Balance.
• If [EFFECT2] on the [DIGITAL EFFECT] Sub-Menu is set
to [MONO] or [SEPIA], the selected White Balance Mode
cannot be changed.
• You cannot use Program AE with Gain-up Mode [GAIN-
UP].
• When [PROGRESSIVE] on the [CAMERA SETUP] Sub-
Menu is set to [ON], it is not possible to use any of the
digital modes in [EFFECT1] on the [DIGITAL EFFECT]
Sub-Menu,
■ Wipe Mode and Mix Mode (Camera Mode)
H 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] Sutton
• Switch the [TAPE/CARD] Selector.
■ Multi-Picture Mode (Camera Mode) {-¥ 27)
• When (PROGRESSIVE] on the [CAMERA SETUP] Sub-
Menu is [ON], Multi Mode cannot be used.
• If the [MULTI] Button is pressed while self-recording Mirror
mode (-► 20) is used, the still picture is displayed from the
upper right comer of the screen, but, in reality, the picture
is recorded from the upper left comer as usual.
• The quality of images recorded in Multi Mode deteriorates
slightly.
• Multi Mode cannot be used in still picture mode or when
mega-pixel recording is set.
■ P-IN-P Mode H 27)
• Pictures in P-IN-P Mode cannot be recorded with
Progressive PhotoShot.
• If the Palmcorder 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,
the setting is cancelled.
■ Index Search Functions (-» 30)
• Index Search may not be possible at the beginning of tape.
• 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.
• Scene Index Search may not function properly if the
interval between 2 scene index signals is shorter than 1
minute.
■ Playback Zoom Functions (•» 31)
• You cannot adjust volume in Playback Zoom Mode.
• If you turn off the Palmcorder or if you switch from VCR
Mode to Camera Mode, Playback Zoom Mode is
automatically cancelled.
• Even if Playback Zoom Functions are being used, images
that are output from the DV Terminal or Digital Still Picture
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
Playback Zoom Functions simultaneously.
• If you select Multi-Picture Mode in the Playback Zoom
Mode, equivalent magnification {1X) becomes zoom
magnification.
■ Playback Digital Effect Functions (~»3i)
• Signals of images to which digital effects are added during
playback cannot be output from the DV Terminal or Digital
Still Picture Terminal.
• You cannot use the Wipe 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.
■ Multi Picture Mode (VCR Mode) (-» 32)
• The quality of Multi images deteriorates slightly.
• Playback multi-mode screens cannot be output through DV
Terminal or Digital Still Picture Terminal.
• If there is input from DV Terminal, a multi screen cannot be
created.
• When signals are input from Video Input/Output Jack or
Audio-Video Input/Output Jack, a multi screen cannot be
re-displayed.
• Signals input from Video Input/Output Jack or Audio-Video
Input/Output Jack cannot be displayed on a multi screen.
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