Panasonic AG-HMC150 manual

P AN ASONIC A G-HMC150 | b a s i c | HOW TO shoot like a PRO Is this thing on? Easy -to-follow chart for successful sound 4 steps for avoiding overexposure RULES what’ s allowed, what’ s not CLASS CURRICULUM FREE Northwest Community T elevision 763.533.8196 www .nwct.org over Your best shoot ever! A pre-production checklist HELP! 7 common probl[...]

2 Policies What’s allowed, what’s not. 3 Checkout form Lose it. Break it. Buy it. 4 Power DC or AC? Y ou can’ t shoot without it! 6 Audio setup chart Easy to follow . Every conceiv able setup. 9 White balancing No matter how you do it, it has to be done! 13 SDHC cards Choosing the right one. 14 F ormatting The card. The recording setup. HELP![...]

Portable camera policies The purpose of these policies is to manage NWCT equipment in a fair and equitable manner . F ollow these rules and y ou’ll never have to worry about losing y our membership privileges! 1. Only certied members are permitted to operate equipment . 2. Members must be on time for appointments. Y ou must call if you are goi[...]

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Battery life The battery should last approximately 200–300 minutes. Remaining battery life can be read on the LCD monitor . Power DC AND AC DC POWER 1 2 3 ò 1 2 3 õ Removing the battery T o remove the battery , FIRST TURN OFF THE CAMERA . Then lift up the viewnder , push in the battery release but - ton (closeup pictured above), and pull up [...]

5 Sound IS THIS THING ON? Selecting sound inputs T wo sources of audio can be recorded to the camera simultaneously . Sound can be gathered from the camer a’ s internal microphone, an external microphone, a line level source such as an audio mixing board or CD player , or any combi- nation of two of those sources. Routing audio signals is control[...]

6 Audio setup chart INPUT jacks and CH 1 SELECT and CH 2 Audio source INPUT settings SELECT settings Audio records on Internal microphone N/A CH 1 SELECT : INT(L) CH 2 SELECT : INT(R) CH 1: Built in mic CH 2: Built in mic External microphone External line level source Two external sources One external source and built in microphone on camera INPUT [...]

7 Microphone selection Northwest Community T elevision has sever al different types of mics av ailable. Desktop and oor mic stands are av ailable for checkout. OTHER MICS Electro-Voice 635A handheld Omnidirectional, good for inexperienced inter- viewers, ne for music and ambient sound gathering Shure SM58 handheld Unidirectional vocal mi- cro[...]

1 8 Video image 4 STEPS FOR A VOIDING OVEREXPOSURE Determining the dominant light source Before shooting, determine whether most of the light in the scene is com- ing from the sun or from articial lights. F or best color re- sults, try to reduce the light com- ing from the less dominant source. Y ou can do this by covering windows (if your prima[...]

3 4 GAIN If you followed the setup procedure and your video looks dark, we recommend adding lights rst. If after doing this the video still looks dark, you can move the GAIN switch from L (low) to M (medium) or H (high). Only do this as a last measure because as gain is increased, so is the graininess of the video. SCENE FILES F1: Normal F2: FLU[...]

10 Shooting better video HOW T O SHOOT LIKE A PRO LOOK SPACE HEAD ROOM Critical focus If you’re shooting with man- ual focus, it’ s important that you get a critical focus (also called a calibrated z oom) of your subject every time y ou get a new shot. Here’ s how to perform a criti- cal focus:  Z oom in all the way on your subject,  fo[...]

11 4 4 TYPICAL INTERVIEW SETUP SHOO TING BET TER VIDEO W e’ll begin with a wide shot which helps the viewer under- stand where this interview is tak - ing place. Wide shots are often used to establish location and are sometimes referred to as “estab- lishing shots. ” Next, we’ll get closer and show the interviewer (on the left) and the subj[...]

12 SPECIALTY SHOOTING SHOOTING BET TER VIDEO Use high and low angles A high angle shot can make your subject appear weak and vulner able or it can simply add a new dimension to your scene. Con versely , a low angle shot makes your subject appear powerful and “larger than life. ” Create depth in your shots A television screen is a two-di- mensio[...]

13 CLASS APPLICATIONS SD video recording HD ~ Full HD video recording Full HD video recording HD still consecutive recording SDHC cards EVERYTHING YOU NEED T O KNOW CHOOSING THE RIGHT CARD There are two things to keep in mind when purchasing SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) cards: the Class (speed) of the card and the size of the card. SPEED CLA[...]

1080 720 60 24 30 i P 14 CHOOSING A RECORD FORMAT There are four high denition (HD) record for - mats—PH, HA, HG and HE. Although each format offers higher quality than standard denition (SD), each has its own setting(s) for qualit y/performance. The higher the quality , the larger the le size. Note: Though you are shooting in HD , NWCT [...]

15 RECORDING Once you select a record format, all y ou need to do is press the red record button—one is located with the power switch on the back of the camera, while the other is toward the front of the camer a on the handle. T o use the record button on the handle, move the REC selector switch on the side of the handle from OFF to ON . NOTE : I[...]

16 Default menu settings SCENE FILE: F1 CARD READ/WRITE NO LOAD/SA VE/INIT NO SYNCRO SCAN 1/48.0 (gray ed out) DET AIL LEVEL 0 V DET AIL LEVEL 0 DET AIL CORING 0 CHROMA LEVEL 0 CHROMA PHASE 0 COLOR TEMP Ach 0 COLOR TEMP Bch 0 MASTER PED 0 A.IRIS LEVEL 0 DRS OFF GAMMA HD NORM KNEE AUTO MA TRIX NORM1 SKIN TONE D TL OFF NAME EDIT NO SW MODE MID GAIN 6[...]

17 Quick setup checklist for recording auto * THE FULL AUTO Just want to power up and shoot? Here are the settings y ou’ll need in order for the camera to automatically mak e adjustments. £ Set SCENE FILE dial to F1 (normal lighting conditions) £ Set FOCUS switch to A (Auto) £ Set ND FIL TER to OFF (for shooting indoors) £ Set GAIN switch to [...]

18 Help! TROUBLESHOOTING SOLUTIONS T O COMMON PROBLEMS THE PROBLEM The LCD monitor displays a blue screen. THE PROBLEM The camera won’t zoom. THE SOLUTION Press the MODE button until the lamp for CAM (camera) is lit ( PB is playback). THE SOLUTION Set the ZOOM switch on the side of the camera to SERVO , unless you’re using the zoom ring , then [...]

19 THE PROBLEM The video looks choppy . THE SOLUTION Rotate the SCENE FILE dial to F1 . THE PROBLEM I’ve followed all the instructions in the Sound section, but I still get nothing from my microphone. THE SOLUTION The microphone may require phantom power to operate—set the MIC POWER +48V switch to ON for the microphone input. PUSH HERE PUSH HER[...]

20 Pre-production checklist Follow these pre-production tips and y our taping will go more smoothly —y ou’ll rest easy knowing you’re prepared for just about anything! Doublecheck and conrm ev erything a few days before the shoot. Obtain taping permission < Call as soon as possible to nd out if you need permission to tape the event a[...]

Star! 21 Talent release form Date _______________________________________________________ Program ____________________________________________________ Producer ____________________________________________________ In consideration of y our plan to produce the above captioned progr am and as an inducement to permit me personally to appear on the cabl[...]