Dvx 200 manual

Barry Green is an Emmy-winning producer and writer, who has written many books on Panasonic camcorders over the years. Skip to content. Tech Brief vol. The number of megapixels denotes how many pixels there are in the sensor.

The more pixels, the higher the potential image quality. What does the abbreviation 'MP' stand for? MP stands for MegaPixels. This manual is available in English. Memory card. Shoulder camcorder. Dolby Digital. Then press the AWB button — the camera will display a message telling you that the White Balance has been set properly. This mode will continually monitor changes in colour temperature and automatically change the white balance to what it thinks is correct.

Press the ATW button to enter this mode and the camera will automatically start tracking white balance. ATW is great for shooting in situations when you are on-the-go, but for professional situations you want to use it rarely and simply set the white balance manually, especially for interview shots where the lighting conditions are not likely to change. Press USER 2 again to return to manual white balance mode. The DVX uses a built-in microphone that can capture adequate natural sound for b-roll purposes.

But it's inadvisable to use this microphone for recording interviews. Make sure the wireless receiver is connected securely to the shoe.

The controls for setting the audio input of the microphones can be found inside the red compartment on the left side of the camera. The camera can automatically select the appropriate audio levels for each channel, but you can also change the levels manually.

Use the audio meter in the viewfinder as a guide; proper levels occur when the audio bars reach up to the notch that is visible over the audio meter line in the illustration below. Beyond the notch, if the bars start to jump into the "red" then the audio levels might be too high, and the quality of the sound could even be distorted.

It's not enough to simply look at the meter to know that you're recording audio. The meter doesn't say anything about the quality of the audio, or whether it's coming from the desired microphone. Listen for noises that could interfere with audio, such as pops and static. Configure the audio settings according to the following chart. Search Enter the terms you wish to search for. Other ways to search: Events Calendar Campus Map. Panasonic DVX Getting to Know the Camera First, get to know the contents of the camera bag.

Included in the camera bag you will find:. Battery Charging Unit and cable. AC Power Adaptor and cable. Two batteries — given upon checkout. Close the battery cover until it clicks and locks. Removing the battery Make sure the power switch is set to OFF and the status indicator is off.

Open the battery cover Slide the battery release lever in the direction of the arrow the lever is located to the lower right-side of the battery compartment. Make sure the lens cover is open before you start recording. The Recording Mode allows you to record motion pictures and even still images. The Playback Mode displays clips that you shot, which can be played back in the camera. Rotate the monitor to view — it can rotate up to degrees toward the lens.

Retracting the LCD Monitor Rotate the monitor until it faces downward and then gently push it back into its housing. Viewfinder eyepiece There are certain advantages to using the Viewfinder eyepiece rather than the LCD monitor. Securely close the SD card slot door. Troubleshooting SD card issues When you insert an SD card and power up the camera, you might get a message that says the card is incompatible - check card speed. Never touch the terminals on the back of the SD card. Do not bend or drop the card as this may damage stored data.

When the card access light is lit, do not remove the SD card or turn off the camera. To protect the card, keep it inside its case or in a protective bag. Getting Focus Right Every shot must be properly focused, which is crucial in any professional production.

The large ring located on the lens is the Focus Ring. Turn this ring to focus the shot. Gain Strictly speaking, Gain electronically boosts the video signal under low light conditions to artificially make the image look brighter. Gain value appears in the LCD Monitor.

In this illustration, the Gain is set to 6dB. You can fine-adjust the shutter speed by adjusting the Synchro Scan setting. This will minimize flickering and horizontal bars in images. It is possible to switch between built-in microphone, external microphone, or connected audio equipment for each channel.

Page Counter Display Recording Counter display You can change a counter display that indicates how much time has elapsed during recording or playback. It is mainly used for broadcasting such as TV programs.

Macro] Focus Macro [i. ZOOM] [i. Zoom] i. It is possible to expand the dynamic range by compressing the video signal level of the highly illuminated area that gets washed out with standard recording. Page 82 Area Mode You can apply a variety of effects to the subject you touch. This changes the Infrared Recording Mode setting. If you set this item to [ON], you can compensate for and reduce flash band, a phenomenon that creates markedly different levels of luminance between the top and bottom of the image when recording is performed in an environment where another camera is firing its flash.

This function displays waveforms on the LCD monitor. Press USER button in the recording screen. You can use Fast Zoom when operating the zoom with the zoom lever.

Audio is not recorded during recording. The filter adjusts the amount of light. Rotate the jog dial on the menu screen, etc. Push the jog dial to set. Page 99 Using the multi manual function You can select the following functions and adjust their settings using the jog dial. You can also switch between the functions and adjust their settings. Page To change the function you adjust Change settings in advance so that you can select more than two functions.

Touch the scene or the still picture to be played back. Page Motion Picture Compatibility Rotate the jog dial to adjust the volume. Page Motion Picture Playback Using Operation Icon Motion picture playback using operation icon For details on the basic playback operations, refer to page Playback operation Playback display Operating steps During Playback Touch the LCD monitor and slide from right to left from left to right during playback.

Skip playback to the start of a scene Page Useful Functions Playback Useful functions Creating still picture from motion picture You can save a frame of a recorded motion picture as a still picture. Page Repeat Playback Repeat Playback Playback of the first scene starts after playback of the last scene finishes. Page Playing Back Scenes Or Still Pictures By Date Playing back scenes or still pictures by date The scenes or still pictures recorded on the same day can be played back in succession.

Touch the date select icon. Touch the scenes or still picture to be played back. Page If you will delete the motion pictures or still pictures after copying is complete, be sure to play back the motion pictures or still pictures to check that they have been copied to correctly before deleting.

Page External Monitor External monitor You can connect this unit to an external monitor as shown in the figure below. Before connecting this unit, set it to Playback Mode.