Panasonic AG-CX10 Operating Instructions Manual

Contents- 9 -ContentsSafety Precautions...........................................................................2Chapter 1 Overview 11Before using the unit .....................................................................12Accessories/Optional accessories...............................................15Accessories...................................................................................... 15Optional accessories........................................................................ 15When turning on the power for the first time ..............................16[TIME ZONE] ................................................................................... 16[CLOCK SETTING] .......................................................................... 16What you can do with this unit .....................................................17Recording to the memory card......................................................... 17Linking to external devices............................................................... 17Connecting to the network ............................................................... 18Chapter 2 Description of Parts 19Main unit .........................................................................................20Handle unit (supplied) ...................................................................23Basic operation ..............................................................................25Multidial operation............................................................................ 25Touch operation of the LCD monitor................................................ 25Chapter 3 Preparation 26Power supply..................................................................................27Attaching and removing the battery ................................................. 27Charging the battery ........................................................................ 28Attaching accessories ...................................................................30Adjusting the grip belt ...................................................................... 30Attaching the lens hood ................................................................... 30Attaching the eye cup ...................................................................... 31Attaching the handle unit ................................................................. 32Attaching the external microphone .................................................. 34Attaching a tripod ............................................................................. 35Turning on/off the power...............................................................36Turning the unit on and off with the power button............................ 36Turning the unit on and off with the LCD monitor/viewfinder ........... 36Charging the built-in battery .........................................................36Setting the date/time of the internal clock...................................37Preparing the memory card ..........................................................38Memory cards supported by the unit (As of January 2020) ............. 38Preventing unintentional erasing...................................................... 39Inserting/removing the memory card ............................................... 40Formatting the memory card............................................................ 40Recording time of the memory card................................................. 41Handling the recording data............................................................. 43Setting of time data........................................................................46Definition of time data ...................................................................... 46User bits settings ............................................................................. 46Setting the time code ....................................................................... 47Assigning function to the USER buttons.....................................49Functions assigned to USER buttons .............................................. 49Checking the function assigned to the USER buttons ..................... 51Adjusting and setting the LCD monitor .......................................52Using the LCD monitor..................................................................... 52Adjusting the LCD monitor ............................................................... 52Mirror shooting ................................................................................. 52Adjusting and setting the viewfinder ...........................................53Using the viewfinder......................................................................... 53Adjusting the viewfinder ................................................................... 53Tally lamp........................................................................................54Chapter 4 Operation 55Basic operation of the screen.......................................................56Major button operation and screen display ...................................... 56Major button operation and switching screen .................................. 57Operating each screen ..................................................................58Camera image screen...................................................................... 58Thumbnail screen ............................................................................ 58Operation icon screen...................................................................... 58Basic operation of the menu.........................................................59Configuration of the menu................................................................ 59Displaying the menu ........................................................................ 60Operating the menu ......................................................................... 61Initializing the menu ......................................................................... 62Menu settings................................................................................. 63[THUMBNAIL] menu .........................................................................63[CAMERA] menu ..............................................................................64[SCENE FILE] menu.........................................................................67[AUDIO] menu ..................................................................................72[VIDEO OUT/LCD/VF] menu ............................................................74[RECORDING] menu........................................................................82[NETWORK] menu ...........................................................................85[SYSTEM] menu ...............................................................................91[OTHERS] menu...............................................................................92Factory setting value of the scene file......................................... 96[SCENE FILE] menu.........................................................................96Target items for scene file/setup file/initialization...................... 97[THUMBNAIL] menu .........................................................................97[CAMERA] menu ..............................................................................97[SCENE FILE] menu.........................................................................98[AUDIO] menu ..................................................................................99[VIDEO OUT/LCD/VF] menu ............................................................99[RECORDING] menu......................................................................101[NETWORK] menu .........................................................................101[SYSTEM] menu .............................................................................102[OTHERS] menu.............................................................................102Handling setting data .................................................................. 103Scene files ......................................................................................103Setup file.........................................................................................105Chapter 5 Shooting 106Shooting ....................................................................................... 107Selecting the resolution, codec, and frame rate forrecording video ...........................................................................108Adjustable settings when shooting ........................................... 112Iris ...................................................................................................112Gain ................................................................................................113Super gain ......................................................................................113AE level (exposure compensation) .................................................114Brightness adjustment ....................................................................115Focusing (manual focus) ................................................................115Setting the shutter speed................................................................116Area mode function.........................................................................116Adjusting the white and black balance...................................... 118White balance adjustment ..............................................................118Black balance adjustment...............................................................121Using the zoom function............................................................. 122Adjusting the zoom position............................................................122Using the built-in LED light......................................................... 124Adjust the amount of light from the built-in LED light......................124Image quality adjustment............................................................ 125Detail function .................................................................................125Skin tone function ...........................................................................125RB gain control function..................................................................125Chroma setting function..................................................................125Matrix function ................................................................................125Color correction function.................................................................126Black control function......................................................................126Gamma function .............................................................................126Knee function..................................................................................126White clip function...........................................................................126Flash band compensation (FBC) function ................................ 127Flash band compensation function settings....................................127When using the flash band compensation function ........................127Super slow recording function................................................... 128Audio input................................................................................... 129Switching the audio input................................................................129Using the built-in microphone/external microphone(stereo mini jack) ........................................................................130Using audio equipment/external microphone (XLR, 3-pin) .............130Adjusting the audio recording level.................................................131Monitoring the audio .......................................................................132Confirming audio input setting ........................................................132Special recording function ......................................................... 133Pre-recording ..................................................................................133Relay recording...............................................................................133Simultaneous recording ..................................................................134Background recording.....................................................................135Interval recording ............................................................................136IR recording ....................................................................................137