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Buttons on Panasonic AG-AC130P
1. Power – powers up camera.
2. Mode – PB(playback) / Camera.
3. Rec Check / plays back last clip
4. Zoom rocker (pressure sensitive)
5. Audio input 1/2
6. Focus, zoom and iris rings
7. ND filters –darkens image
8. OIS – optical image stabilization – don’t use on tripod hand symbol when
engaged.
9. User1/2/3
10. Focus Assist – Anything with red outline is in focus.
11. Focus manual/ auto (push to auto)
12. Zoom control (servo/manual)
13. Gain – makes camera more sensitive to light. Used in low light settings.
14. White balance – Color Corrects the camera.
15. Function (for auto exposure/ auto focus [area])
16. Shutter dial Sel > press shtr and dial in shutter. - controls camera shutter
speed. (faster shutter picture gets darker.- slower shutter picture gets
brighter.
17. Display Mode/Chk – turns on and off information on the LCD display
monitor.
18. EVF detail (sharpens only in lcd viewfinder)
Suggested Menu settings (Pg. 79 of manual)
Scene File
1. Load/Save/Init (allows you to save and load scene files.)
2. Sync Scan Type (allows you to choose between degrees or seconds of sync
scan display.
3. Synchro scan – helps you to get rid of light sources that are out of sync with
your shutter.
4. Detail levels – adjust level of image outline correction Higher number
sharper but more noise.
5. Vertical details – adjust level of correction in vertical directionly
6. Coring details – level of noise reduction – higher number clearer picture but
more noise.
7. Chroma level – adjust the chroma level. Higher number more saturated.
8. Chroma Phase – adjust chroma phase. (Effects mainly the red channel)
9. Master Ped. Increases and decreases contrast. Higher number less contrast
milky in the shadows.
10. A.Iris Level – auto iris level
11. DRS (Dynamic range stretcher.) – reduces contrast.
12. DRS (Effect) compresses highlights
13. Gamma – affects brightness
a. HD normal of HD shooting
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b. Low – low brightness sharper constrast
c. High adds details to the shadows and lower contrast
d. B-Press more exaggerated Low (greater contrast)`
e. Cinelike D- film like look
f. Cinelike V – film look with greater contrast.
14. Knee Compresses the high lights
a. Auto
b. Low – compression starts at 80%
c. Med - compression starts at 90%
d. High – compression starts at 100%
15. Matrix a. Norm1- Sunlight and halogen shooting
b. Norm2 – bright colors
c. Flou – fluorescent sources
d. Cinelike – film like
16. Skin tone – select on to reduce skintone details
a. On
b. Off
17. Card read -NO
18. Card write - NO
19. Name Edit -NO
SW mode (screen mode)
1. Function
a. NH
b. Focus
c. Iris
d. Y get
e. Focus/Iris
f. Focus/Yget
2. Low gain – 0db
3. Mid gain -6db
4. High gain – 12db
5. Super gain -24db
6. Auto tracking white - Off
7. Manual focus assist –activates auto final focus in manual focus mode.
a. On
b. Off
8. Handle Zoom –Controls speed of zoom from controls on handle.
a. L/Off/H
9. User1-Backlight
10. User2-Digital Zoom
11. User3 –shot mark
12. WFM – waveform display
a. Wave
b. Vector
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c. Wave/vector
13. LCD –LCD BL – selects the brightness of the LCD backlight
14. Framing Face -All
Auto SW
15. AIris – Auto Iris –ON – Deactivates auto iris in Automode
16. ATW (auto tracking white) –ON – activates auto Tracking White balance
when in the Auto Mode.
17. AF Auto focus- ON – activate auto focus when in Auto mode
Recording set up
18. HD/SD mode - AVCHD
19. Record format 1080/30P
20. Pre record -ON
21. Simul record – records image to both memory slots - OFF
22. Replay rec – allows recording to continue to another card when one is full –
ON.
23. Interval rec – records at preset interval for time lapse - OFF
24. Time stamp - OFF
25. Audio limiter – ON - Enables Limiter Function
26. Audio limiter ch2- ON – Enables Limiter Function
27. Mic gain – -50db – amplifies mic input
28. Mic gain 2 - - 50db
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Time Code
30. Time code mode (drop or nondrop)
31. TCG –
a. free run
b. record run
32. TC preset – YES - allows you to preset a time code
33. UB - User Bits - USER
34. EXT time code Link - NO
AV out
35. HDMI out – 1080/720P
36. Dowconv modes – side crop, letter box and squeeze
37. Hp Mode –
a. Live
b. recording
38. Test tone - Off
39. Video set up 75%
40. Audio out Ch1/Ch2
Display
41. Center marker - On
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42. Focus bar - On
43. Iris meter - On
44. Video out – ON
45. Date/Time - Off
46. Date Format M/D/Y
47. Level meter – ON
48. Focus zoom – mm/feet
Card Functions (also in play back mode)
1. Card Format - NO
2. Card status - NO
3. Clip properties – NO
User Files Screen
1. Card read
2. Card write
3. Load(loads camera settings on SD card)/Save(saves camera settings)//INIT
(returns camera to factory settings.)
Metadata
1. Card read
2. Card record
3. User clip name
4. Meta data pro
5. Clip counter RST
6. Meta Int set
Other Functions
1. IR remote – Off
2. DV control – Off – specifies control method when DV backup device is
attached to DV terminal for backup recording
Thumbnail
1. Thumbnail -All
2. Indicator- On
3. Data Display - TC
4. Date Format – M/D/Y
Thumbnail
1. Thumbnail mode All
2. Indicator On
3. Data Display - TC
4. Date format – M/D/Y
On screen operation
1. Delete - NO
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2. Index - NO
3. Clip - NO - (protect) – prevents clips from being deleted.
4. Repair (dv mode only) repairs clips