Panasonic AG-HPX250EN Camcorder User Manual


 
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Viewnder
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ThepixelsoftheLCDmonitorarecontrolled
toobtainhighprecisionwith99.99%ofthe
effectivepixels.Thisleaveslessthan0.01%
ofpixelsthatmaynotlightormayremainon
allthetime.Thesephenomenaarenormaland
willhavenoeffectontheimagesyoushoot.
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Screenburn-inmayoccurintheLCDmonitor.
However,thisisnotadefect.
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Thefollowingareallviewnderphenomena,
andarenotfaults.Furthermore,theyhave
noeffectonrecordingwiththiscameraoron
outputsignals.
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Primarycolors(green,blue,red)maybe
seenincasessuchasmovingyourlineof
sightwithintheviewfinder.
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Atlowtemperatures,thescreenmayappear
withapinktint.
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Whenpowerisnotsuppliedtothecamera
blacklinesmayappearonthescreen.These
disappearwhenpowerissupplied.
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Imagepersistencemayincreaseatlow
temperatures.Thisisnotafault.
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Whenthecamerarecorderisverycold,the
LCDmonitorisdarkerthannormalimmediately
afterswitchingthepowerON.Astheinternal
temperatureincreasesitreturnstonormal.
Shooting
Thiscamerahastwoviewnders;oneisa
miniatureLCDintheviewnderandtheotherisa
retractable3.45-typeLCD.
Usetheviewnderthatbestsuitstheapplication
andshootingconditions.
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Thebrightnessandhuemaydifferbetweenthe
imagesappearingontheviewnderandLCD
monitorandthosedisplayedonaTVmonitor.
Toseehowthenalimageswillappear,check
themonaTVmonitor.
WhentheLCDmonitorisopen,theviewnder
maynotdisplayanything.ClosetheLCD
monitor.
Using the viewnder
1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON and
check that images appear in the viewnder.
2 Adjust the viewnder’s angle so that the
screen is positioned where it is easiest to
see.
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Youcanmovetheviewnderouttoabout
90degreesperpendiculartothecamera-
recorder.
3 Adjust the Viewnder diopter dial so that you
can see the characters on the viewnder
screen clearly.
Viewnder diopter dial
Eye piece
Do not point the eye piece at the sun or other
strong light source.
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Lightconcentratedbythelenscoulddamage
internalcomponentsandposesarehazard.