Panasonic AJ-D400 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Contents
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
General and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ÁFeatures of the Camera Section . . . . . 5
ÁFeatures of the VTR Section . . . . . . . 8
ÁSystem Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Controls and Their Functions
ÁPower Supply Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
ÁAccessory Mounting Section . . . . . . . 11
ÁAudio Function Section . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
ÁShooting (Recording)/Playback
Function Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
ÁMenu Operation Section . . . . . . . . . . . 20
ÁTime Code-Related Section . . . . . . . . 20
ÁWarning/Status Display Section . . . . . 22
Power Supply
ÁUsing an Anton Bauer Battery
Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ÁUsing the Panasonic AU-BP402
Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
ÁUsing a Sony Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . 26
ÁUsing the Sony BP-90 Battery
Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
ÁUsing an AC Power Supply (When
Using the AJ-B75 AC Adaptor) . . . . . . 28
Mounting the Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Adjusting the Lens Flange . . . . . . . . . 30
Adjusting the White Shading . . . . . . . 31
Adjusting the Viewfinder
ÁAdjusting the Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
ÁAdjusting the Diopter and
Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
ÁAdjusting the Eyecup Position . . . . . . 34
ÁDetaching the Eyecup. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
ÁDetaching and Mounting the
Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Audio Input Preparations
ÁUsing the Microphone Mounted to the
Main Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Bold letters should be set or adjusted immediately after
purchase.
ÁUsing the Microphone Kit
(Standard accessory) Mounted
to the Main Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
ÁMounting the AJ-MH700P Microphone
Holder (Option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
ÁUsing the Microphone not Mounted to
the Main Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
ÁMounting a Wireless Microphone . . . . 40
Connecting an Audio Component . . . . . 40
Mounting the Unit to a Tripod . . . . . . . . 41
Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position . . . 42
Attaching the Rain Cover . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Connecting the AQ-EC1 Extension
Control Unit (Option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Warning/Status Displays in the
Viewfinder and Display Window
ÁDisplaying the Setting Menu Inside the
Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
ÁSetting Menu Configuration . . . . . . . . 45
ÁBasic Setting Menu Operations . . . . . 47
Lamp Displays Inside the
Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
ÁSetting the ! Lamp Display . . . . . . . . . 50
Status Displays Inside the Viewfinder
Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
ÁSelecting Display Items. . . . . . . . . . . . 54
ÁDisplay Mode and Setting Change
Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
ÁChanging the Display Mode . . . . . . . . 56
ÁSetting the Marker Displays . . . . . . . . 56
ÁSetting the Camera ID . . . . . . . . . . . . 57