Panasonic SPX900 - Manual (Page 55)

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4-9-4 Assigning Functions to USER MAIN,
USER1 and USER2 Buttons
The USER MAIN, USER1, and USER2 buttons can be assigned
user-selected functions.
To select desired functions, use the menu options USER MAIN
SW, USER1 SW and USER2 SW. These options can be found in
the <USER SW> screen, which is accessible from the CAM
OPERATION page.
Selectable Functions
INH: No function assigned.
S.GAIN: S.GAIN function assigned.
DS.GAIN: DS.GAIN function assigned.
S.IRIS: Super Iris function assigned.
This is useful for backlight compensation.
I.OVR: Iris Override function assigned.
The target (reference) value in Auto Iris mode
must be changed.
To change the target value, put the AJ-SPX900E
into this mode and press the JOG dial button. Turn
the JOG dial button clockwise or anti-clockwise to
change the value. The iris indication section of the
viewfinder screen displays “+”, “+ +”, “–”, or “– –”.
When the desired value is displayed, stop turning
the JOG dial button. Then, press the dial button to
accept that value.
Note that once the mode is canceled or the power
is turned off the original reference value will be
used again.
+: Iris opens up by 0.5.
+ +: Iris opens up by 1.
–: Iris closes down by 0.5.
– –: Iris closes down by 1.
No indication: The reference value is used.
S.BLK: Super Black function assigned.
This function lowers the black level to the pedestal
level or below.
B.STR: Black Stretch function assigned.
This function emphasises the black shades.
D.ZOOM: Doubles the view angle, both horizontally and
vertically.
<Note>
When the camera is set to the 50i operation
mode, this function forcibly switches the operation
mode to 25P.
ATW: Auto-tracking white balance function assigned.
Y GET: Function of indicating the brightness level of the
center marker assigned.
NEWS-G: Function of switching on and off News Gamma
assigned.
<Note>
News Gamma is capable of reproducing shades
without whiteout or blackout. This is useful for
such operations as news shooting.
To turn on/off News Gamma using the USER
button which is assigned NEWS-G, the menu
option GAMMA MODE SEL must be set to “STD”.
This option can be found in the <GAMMA>
screen, which is accessible from the PAINT page.
AUDIO CH1: Function of switching the input signal source for
Audio Channel 1 assigned.
Pressing the button switches the input signal in
the following order: FRONT
 W.L.  REAR.
Note that the AUDIO IN switch can also be used
to change the input signal: later specification
takes precedence.
AUDIO CH2: Function of switching the input signal source for
Audio Channel 2 assigned.
Pressing the button switches the input signal in
the following order: FRONT
 W.L.  REAR.
Note that the AUDIO IN switch can also be used
to change the input signal: later specification
takes precedence.
REC SW: Function of the REC START/STOP button
assigned.
RET SW: Function of the RET button at the lens assigned.
SLOT SEL: Function of switching the target P2 card among
multiple cards assigned.
4-9-5 Setting Color Temperature Manually
The white balance can be manually adjusted by setting the color
temperature. Manual color temperature settings can be
performed for each of the WHITE BAL switch positions: PRST, A
and B.
To enable manual color temperature setting, the menu options
AWB A and AWB B must be set to VAR.
The color temperature is set using the menu options COLOR
TEMP PRE, COLOR TEMP A, and COLOR TEMP B.
These options can be found in the <WHITE BALANCE MODE>
screen, which is accessible from the CAM OPERATION page.
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