Panasonic AG-AC130AP manual

Model No.  AG-AC130AP SS0412SI0 -YI Printed in Japan VQT4K21 (E) ENGLISH Vol.1 Note that Operating Instructions Vol.1 describes basic operations of the Memory Card Camera-Recorder. For instructions on advanced operations of the Memory Card Camera-Recorder, refer to Operating Instructions Vol.2 (pdf file) contained in the supplied CD-ROM. (Page 1[...]

2 indicatessafetyinformation. W ARNING: • T oreduce the risk of reor electric shock, donot expose thisequipmenttorainormoisture. • T o reduce the risk of re or electric shock hazard, keep this equipment away from all liquids. [...]

3 CAUTION: Thisapparatuscanbeoperatedatavoltageintherangeof1 10-240V AC. V oltagesotherthan120VarenotintendedforU.S.A.andCanada. Operationatavoltageotherthan120V ACmayrequiretheuseofadifferent ACplug.Pleasecontactei[...]

4 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1)Readtheseinstructions. 2)Keeptheseinstructions. 3)Heedallwarnings. 4)Followallinstructions. 5)Donotusethisapparatusnearwater . 6)Cleanonlywithdrycloth. 7)Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewith[...]

5 Para remover a bateria Bateria Principal de Energia Pressioneobotãoparaliberarabateria. Botãodeliberaçãoda bateria Bateria do Controle Remoto 1) Empurreatravanadireçãoexibidapelaseta 1 pararemoverosuporte. 2) Removaabateriatipobotãodosuported[...]

6 It has been found that counterfeit battery packs which look very similar to the genuine product are made available to purchase in some markets. Some of these battery packs are not adequately protected with internal protection to meet the requirements of appropriate safety standards. There is a possibility that these battery packs may lead to fire[...]

7 ■ ■ How to read this document Illustrations  • Illustrationsofthecamera,menuscreens,andotheritems,mayvaryfromtheactualitems.  • Inordertoidentifytheterminalsonthecamerabody ,thesuppliedprotectivecapsarenotillustrated exceptin“Descrip[...]

8 How to use the camera Thiscameraisequippedwitha1/3,2.2megapixel3MOSsensorandanoptical22Xcam-typezoomlens. Itsupportssimultaneousandrelayrecordingusingtwomemorycardslots.Inaddition,itisahand-held camera-recorderthatsupportscommercia[...]

9 Read this rst! ................................................ 2 How to use the camera .................................. 8 Please read before use ................................ 1 1 Compatiblememorycardforthiscamera ..... 1 1 (SDspeedclass4) ....................... 12 (SDspeedclass6) .........[...]

10 V olume2(CD) Shooting Using the viewnder T ally lamp Basic shooting operations Using the zoom function Shooting in manual mode Shooting in 1080i/480i progressive mode Using convenient shooting functions Using special functions for recording Adjusting the shutter speed Changing audio input Using shooting settings (scene les) Storing s[...]

1 1 Compatible memory card for this camera  Shooting in A VCHD mode Speedclass4oraboveisrequiredforrecordinginPHmode/HA mode.Speedclass2oraboveisrequired forrecordinginPMmode/HEmode.ItisrecommendedthatyouusethefollowingPanasonicmemory card[...]

12 (SD speed class 4) Thisreferstoaclass4speedstandard(SDspeedclass)forthecontinuouswritingofdatabetweenSD compatibledevicesandmemorycardsasdesignatedbytheSDstandard. WhentheuseofanSDspeedclass4memorycardisrecommendedforS[...]

13 When using the camera in the rain, snow , or at the beach, do not allow water to get into it.  • Doingsowillcausedamagetothecameraand thememorycard.(Thismayresultinirreparable damage.) Keep the camera away from devices (such as TV sets and video game machines) that generate magnetic elds[...]

14 Make sure to remove the battery after use. Completelyremovethebatteryfromthecamera. (Evenifyouturnthecameraoff,leavingthe batteryattachedstillconsumesasmallamountof electricity .)Thebatterywillover-dischargeifyou leaveitinthecameraforlong?[...]

15 Before use Before using the camera Always take trial shots  • Whenshootingimportantevents(suchasweddings),makesuretotaketrialshotstoconrmthatsound andimagearebeingproperlyrecordedbeforeactualshooting. Be sure to check and set the calendar and time zone  • The[...]

16 ■ What is A VCHD? A VCHDisastandardforrecordingandplaybackofhighdenitionvideo. VideoiscompressedintheMPEG-4 A VC/H.264format,andaudioisrecordedinDolbyDigital. ■ What is DV? DVisaformatthatadoptsthe A VIT ype2leformatthatcan[...]

17 Before use Optional accessories • XLR microphone AG-MC200G • Battery VW-VBG6(7.2V ,5800/5400(typ./min.)mAh) Battery* Eye cup (Page 26) Shoulder strap (Page 25) AC adaptor ( Battery charger)/ DC cord AC power supply cables Wireless r emote control and coin battery (CR2025) (Page 26) Microphone holder (Page 63 of V ol.2) Microph[...]

18 Left side BARS EVF DTL LCD COUNTER-RESET/TC SET ZEBRA CH1 SELECT AUDIO INT (L) INT (R) IN PUT 1 IN PUT2 IN PUT2 CH2 SELECT WFM AUTO MAN U CH2 AUTO MAN U CH1 1 4 8 9 10 5 16 3 6 7 21 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 22 23 2 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 35 39 40 38 33 34 36 37 Description of parts 1 Built-in microphone (Page 37 of V ol.2) 2 INPUT1 switch [...]

19 Description of parts T op and right side 14 15 8 2 1 3 4 5 6 9 7 11 13 12 10 16 1 VIDEO OUT (TC PRESET IN/OUT) terminal (Page 66 of V ol.2) 2 AUDIO OUT CH1/CH2 terminal (Page 66 of V ol.2) 3 Mode lamp (Page 27) 4 POWER/MODE switch (Page 27) 5 Lock release button (Page 27) 6 ST ART/STOP button (Page 1 1 of V ol.2) 7 Protective caps Keepprotect[...]

20 Front side and rear side 1 2 5 6 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 22 17 21 1 Remote control sensor (front) (Page 26) 2 Natural light sensor (Page 22 of V ol.2) 3 T ally lamp (front) (Page 9 of V ol.2) 4 Built-in speaker (Page 62 of V ol.2) 5 A WB button (Page 20 of V ol.2) 6 T ripod hole (bottom) (Page 15) 7 Viewnder (Page 5 of V ol.2)[...]

21 Description of parts Preparation Remote control Whenusingtheremotecontrol,setthe[IRREMOTE]onthe[OTHERFUNCTIONS]menuto[ON].The factorysettingissetto[OFF].(Page93ofV ol.2) T akenotethatthefollowingbuttonsarefor functionsthatcannotbeexe[...]

22  Charging lamp ON:Charging OFF:Chargingcomplete Flashing:Seebelow  If the charging lamp is ashing Conrmthatthereisnodirt,dust,orforeign substancesattachedtotheconnectorsofthe batteryorthe ACadaptorandensurethatthe adaptorhasbeenconnecte[...]

23 Preparation Power sources Using the battery Installation 1 Insert the battery until it clicks into place. Removal 1 T urn t he PO WER /M ODE s wit ch <O FF> ( Pag e 27) , and confirm that the mode lamp is off. 2 Remove the battery while pressing the battery release button. Supportthebatterywithyourhandtoensure that?[...]

24 Using the AC adaptor Installation 1 Connect the DC cord to the AC adaptor . 2 Plug the AC cord into the power outlet. 3 Insert the DC cord’s battery connector until it clicks into place. DC cord’s battery connector Removal 1 T urn t he PO WER /M ODE s wit ch <O FF> ( Pag e 27) , and confirm that the mode lamp is off. 2 Remove the DC co[...]

25 Preparation Attaching the shoulder strap Itisrecommendedthatyouattachtheshoulderstraptoavoiddroppingthecamera. 20 mm or longer 20 mm or longer Attaching/removing the lens hood Removing the lens hood  • T urnthelenshoodcounterclockwisetoremove it. Attaching the lens hood  • Att[...]

26 Fitting the eye cup Attachtheeyecupbyttingthe eyecupholderand theridgesoftheeyecuptogether .  • T urningtheeyecupafterattachingitmay causetheeyecupholdertocomeoff.Iftheeye cupholderdoescomeoff,see“Cleaningthe[...]

27 Preparation T urning the camera ON/OFF T urning on the power: T urnthePOWER/MODEswitchuptothe<ON> positionwhilepressingthelockreleasebutton. Themodelamp<CAMERA>lightsupinredand thecameragoestorecordingstandbystatus (<CAMERA>mode).  ?[...]

28 Y oucanchangecamerasettingsusingthesetup menuaccordingtotheshootingsceneand recordingdetails. <MENU> button OPERATION lever Using the setup menu  • Themenuitemsdisplayedingraycharacters cannotbechanged. 1 Press the <MENU> button when the camera is not sho[...]

29 Preparation 6 Repeat steps 4 to 5 to change other items. Pressthe<MENU>buttontocompletesettings andreturntothenormalscreen.  • Insomemenus,tiltingtheOPERA TION leverinthe< >directionorpushingthe OPERA TIONleverchangesthesettingvalue a[...]

30 The[CLOCKSET]valueisrecordedinthe contents(clip)andaffectstheplaybacksequence ofthethumbnails.Beforeshooting,besureto check/setthe[TIMEZONE]and[CLOCKSET]. Thissectionwillexplainthestepsonhowtosetthe calendartoSeptember[...]

31 Preparation 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to set the remaining items.  • Thedatecanbesettoanydatebetween January1,2000andDecember31,2039.  • ForanydateafterDecember31,2039,[--]will appearonthedisplay .  • T imeisdisplayedinthe24-hourformat.[...]

32 Setup menu structure <CAMERA> mode menu CAMERA MENU SCENEFILE LOAD/SA VE/INIT (Page79ofV ol.2) SYNCSCANTYPE SYNCHROSCAN SWMODE FUNCTIONKNOB DET AILLEVEL (Page82ofV ol.2) LOWGAIN VDET AILLEVEL MIDGAIN DET AILCORING HIGHGAIN CHROMA LEVEL SUPERGAIN CHROMA P[...]

33 Menu DISPLA YSETUP ZEBRA DETECT1 (Page89ofV ol.2) ZEBRA DETECT2 YGET MARKER SAFETYZONE * 3 CARDFUNCTIONS CARDFORMA T CENTERMARKER (Page92ofV ol.2) CARDST A TUS FOCUSBAR IRISMETER RECCOUNTER VIDEOOUTOSD USERFILE CARDREAD DA TE/TIME (Page92ofV ol.2) [...]

34 Playback <PB> mode menu PBMENU PLA YSETUP PBFORMA T *2 (Page95ofV ol.2) REPEA TPLA Y RESUMEPLA Y THUMBNAIL THUMBNAIL MODE SKIPMODE *2 (Page96ofV ol.2) INDICA TOR DA T ADISPLA Y DA TEFORMA T OPERA TION DELETE (Page96ofV ol.2) INDEX *2 CLIPPROTECT * 2 REP AIR *1 SWMODE USER1 ([...]

35 Reference Menu General Supply voltage DC7.2V(whenthebatteryisused)/ DC7.3V(whenthe ACadaptorisused) Power consumption Recording:1 1.6W indicatessafetyitems. Ambient operating temperature 0°C-40°C(32°Fto104°F) Ambient operating humidity 10%to80%(nocondensat[...]

36 Image/Recording/Playback  A VCHD mode Recording format A VCHDstandardcompliant Compression formats MPEG-4 A VC/H.264 Recording media SDmemorycard: 512MB,1GB,upto2GB (F A T12,F A T16formatssupported) SDHCmemorycard: 4GB,6GB,8GB,12GB,16GB,32GB (F A T32form[...]

37 Reference Audio recording playback  A VCHD mode Compression formats Recording/Playback: Dolby Digital/2 ch Sampling frequency 48 kHz Encoding 16 bit Compressed bit rate PH mode: 384 kbps PM/HA/HE mode: 256 kbps  DV mode Compression formats Recording/Playback: linear PCM (digital 2 ch) Sampling frequency 48 kHz Encoding 16 bit Audio input B[...]

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