Document Outline

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  • Operating precaution
  • IMPORTANT
  • Recommendation for Use of Genuine Panasonic Battery Pack (Rechargeable Battery)
  • Software information for this product
  • To remove the battery
    • Main Power Battery
    • Remote Control Battery
• Before use
  • Outline of operations
  • Precaution for use
  • Accessories
  • Optional units
  • About this manual
• Description of parts
  • Description of parts
    • Right side and rear side
    • Left side
    • Terminals and mounting parts
    • Remote control
• Preparation
  • The battery
    • Charging
  • Installing and removing the power supply
    • Installing and removing the battery
    • Connecting and disconnecting the power cord
  • Adjusting the hand strap
  • Attaching the shoulder strap
  • Detaching and attaching the lens hood
  • The remote control
    • Insert the battery
    • Remote control setup
  • Turn on/off the camera
  • Tally lamp
  • Viewfinder
    • Using the viewfinder
    • Using the LCD
    • Emphasizing outlines
    • Adjusting the screen display
    • Adjusting the backlight
    • Flipping images vertically and horizontally
    • Switching between overscan and underscan
  • Setting the calendar
• Shooting
  • Basic shooting operations
    • Preparing to shoot
    • Shooting in auto mode
    • Checking photos taken (REC CHECK)
    • P2 card access lamps
    • Protecting against a possible erasure
    • Formatting P2 cards
    • Recording times
    • Remove the P2 card
  • Using SD/SDHC memory cards
    • Installing and removing the SD memory card
    • Formatting SD memory card
    • Cautions in using SD memory cards
  • Using the zoom function
    • Digital zoom function
  • Variable frame rates (VFR)
    • Native recording
    • Standard recording
    • Using variable frame rates (VFR)
  • Shooting in 1080i/576i (480i) progressive mode
    • Shooting in 1080i/576i progressive mode
    • Shooting in 1080i/480i progressive mode
  • Shooting in manual mode
    • Switching to manual mode
    • Manual focusing
    • Using focus assist
    • Iris adjustments
    • Adjusting the gain
    • Light intensity adjustments
    • Adjusting the white balance
    • Black balance adjustments
    • Auto Tracking White (ATW)
  • Shooting techniques for different targets
    • Low-angle shooting
    • Self-portrait shooting
    • Zebra pattern
    • Marker
    • Checking and displaying shooting status
    • Changing the image size
    • Optical Image Stabilizer
    • Adding effects to images
    • Using the USER buttons
    • Backlight compensation
    • Color bars
    • Waveform monitor function
    • Adjusting the volume while shooting
    • Backup recording
    • 2-slot continuous recording
    • Shot mark function
    • Text memo recording
    • Time stamp function
    • LAST CLIP DELETE function
  • Using the special recording functions
    • Pre-recording (PRE REC)
    • Interval recording (INTERVAL REC)
    • One-shot recording (ONE-SHOT REC)
    • Loop recording (LOOP REC)
  • Adjusting the shutter speed
    • Synchro scan
  • Switching Audio Input
    • Using the built-in microphone
    • Using another microphone and audio equipment
    • Adjusting the recording level
  • Using scene files
    • Changing scene file settings
  • Saving scene files and other settings on SD memory cards
  • Clip metadata
  • Using the Counter
    • Counter display
    • 1394TC preset mode
  • Charging the built-in battery/Setting the time data
    • Recharging the built-in battery
    • Setting the time code
    • Specifying the time code (TC PRESET)
    • Setting user information
• Playback
  • Basic playback operations
  • Thumbnail screen
    • Basic thumbnail screen operations
    • Adding shot marks to clips
    • Clearing the thumbnail screen
    • Direct shooting functions
  • Thumbnail operations
    • Selecting the thumbnail display method (THUMBNAIL)
    • Deleting clips and formatting cards (OPERATION)
    • Checking the clip or card information (PROPERTY)
    • Editing the recorded clip metadata
    • Uploading the metadata (META DATA)
  • Useful playback functions
    • Variable speed search
    • Slow playback
    • Fast forward/rewind playback
    • Frame-by-frame playback
    • Clip skip
    • Adjusting the volume
    • Viewing images on a monitor
    • Checking the date and time
• Editing
  • Connecting external units
    • Headphones
    • External microphone
    • Computer (non-linear editing/file transfer)
    • Hard disk drive (data copying)
    • Digital video equipment (Dubbing)
    • Video deck (Dubbing)
    • TV/Monitor (playback/dubbing)
  • Nonlinear editing with P2 card (PC mode)
  • Copying from P2 cards to the hard disk drive (1394 HOST mode)
    • Warnings
  • Dubbing
    • Digital input/output
    • Analog output
• Displays
  • Screen displays
    • Regular displays
    • Warnings
    • Setting the DISPLAY items
• Menu
  • Using the setup menus
    • Using the menus
    • Initializing the menu settings
  • Setup menu structure
    • CAM (camera) mode menu
    • MCR (playback) mode menu
  • Setup menu list
    • SCENE FILE screen
    • CAMERA SETUP screen
    • SW MODE screen
    • AUTO SW screen
    • RECORDING SETUP screen
    • PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen
    • AV IN/OUT SETUP screen
    • DISPLAY SETUP screen
    • CARD FUNCTIONS screen
    • OTHER FUNCTIONS screen
    • OPTION MENU screen
• Reference
  • Before calling for service
  • Operating precautions
  • Updating the driver in the camera
  • Cleaning
  • Storage Precautions
  • How to handle data recorded on P2 cards
  • Checkpoints for using memory cards
  • Recording format list
  • Appendix
  • Specifications