The Panasonic DV-100 Camera
Set-up the Tripod Fit wedge-plate to camera Fit wedge-plate to camera Unpack and set up tripod Unpack and set up tripod Slide camera on to tripod Slide camera on to tripod Adjust front-to-rear balance Adjust front-to-rear balance
Find the plate
Plate fits this way!
Secure plate to camera
Tripod goes this way up!
Set pan-bar to horizontal
Check head is level
Undo Tap to Get Head Level
Slide camera on to Head
Like This!
Lock the Plate
Fit the Battery
Check the Balance
Front Heavy? Slide Camera Back a Little
Just Right!
Switch on…
And you’re ready to shoot!
Viewfinder Eyepiece Focusing
From this…
To this!
Lens Zoom & Focus
Auto/Manual Focus Switch
Manual Focus Ring
Check Zoom Mode is “Servo”
For Power Zoom Action
OR set zoom to “Manu”
For Manual Zoom Control
Exposure Control
Don’t Use Fully Auto Mode
De-Select Fully Auto Mode
Viewfinder says “Auto Iris”
Select Manual Iris Control
Viewfinder says “Manual Iris”
Adjusting the F-stop
Too dark at F11…
Too bright at “OPEN”
Just right at F8!!
In bright conditions, use ND’s
In Low Light Use Gain
Viewfinder Shows Gain Setting
White balance
Set White Bal to “PRST”
Tungsten 3.2K Setting
Press AWB to change to…
Daylight 5.6K Setting
Audio notes…
Internal/external mic selection
Under these covers…
Professional XLR Inputs!
Headphone socket?
Over here!
DV Tape Loading
Flick Eject Switch
Wait for inner cradle to open…
Insert tape into cradle
GENTLY press here…
To shut the inner cradle
WAIT for the cradle…
To slide down into camera
THEN close outer lid