PANASONIC HDX400
Manual de Usuario

Film tone gamma function
The unit incorporates a total of three gamma curves� two cine curves (for films/for videos) and the conventional video gamma curve�and it enables the curve that best suits the application at hand to be selected. Switching from the film mode to video mode or vice versa can be accomplished using the CAM MENU SEL item on the OPTION screen of FILM (CAM) MAIN MENU 4. Two gamma curves (for films/for videos) are available in the film mode. They can be set by selecting the CINE GAMMA SEL item on the GAMMA screen of FILM MAIN MENU 1.

Film mode (FILM MENU)
Two types of film-like images can be achieved in this mode. FILM REC (for films: film gamma) This is the optimum mode for printing the images recorded on tape onto film and presenting them. The images are processed using the film-use cine gamma characteristics developed by Panasonic. VIDEO REC (for videos: film tone gamma) Even when playing back images recorded on tape using a video component, this mode provides a wide dynamic range, enabling images to be played back in a mode where the images are more like film images than the conventional video images. The images are processed using the video-use cine gamma characteristics developed by Panasonic. The menu settings performed in the film mode and video mode are saved separately.

Video mode (VIDEO MENU)
The images are processed using the conventional video gamma characteristics.

Switching the frame frequency
This unit allows the frame frequency to be switched to 60.00 Hz or 59.94 Hz to provide support in areas with different video systems. The frame frequency can be switched on the OPTION screen of FILM (CAM) MAIN MENU 4.

3 Press the JOG dial button to set the item to be
used. Turn it to select the frequency, and then press it to enter the selection. At this time, the TURN OFF POWER message flashes on the display.

1 Perform the menu operations (pages 87 to 89),
and open the OPTION screen.
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4 Press

the MENU button to exit the menu operations. The setting menu is cleared, and the displays showing the unit�s current statuses appear at the top and bottom of the viewfinder screen.

5 Set the POWER switch to OFF to turn off the
power. The frame frequency will be switched when it is turned back on. Press the MODE CHECK button to check that the frame frequency has been switched.

2 Turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow
(cursor) to the SYSTEM FREQ item.

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