1. The Panasonic DV-100 Camera

2. 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

3. Find the plate

4. Plate fits this way!

5. Secure plate to camera

6. Tripod goes this way up!

7. Set pan-bar to horizontal

8. Check head is level

9. Undo Tap to Get Head Level

10. Slide camera on to Head

11. Like This!

12. Lock the Plate

13. Fit the Battery

14. Check the Balance

15. Front Heavy? Slide Camera Back a Little

16. Just Right!

17. Switch on…

18. And you’re ready to shoot!

19. Viewfinder Eyepiece Focusing

20. From this…

21. To this!

22. Lens Zoom & Focus

23. Auto/Manual Focus Switch

24. Manual Focus Ring

25. Check Zoom Mode is “Servo”

26. For Power Zoom Action

27. OR set zoom to “Manu”

28. For Manual Zoom Control

29. Exposure Control

30. Don’t Use Fully Auto Mode

31. De-Select Fully Auto Mode

32. Viewfinder says “Auto Iris”

33. Select Manual Iris Control

34. Viewfinder says “Manual Iris”

35. Adjusting the F-stop

36. Too dark at F11…

37. Too bright at “OPEN”

38. Just right at F8!!

39. In bright conditions, use ND’s

40. In Low Light Use Gain

41. Viewfinder Shows Gain Setting

42. White balance

43. Set White Bal to “PRST”

44. Tungsten 3.2K Setting

45. Press AWB to change to…

46. Daylight 5.6K Setting

47. Audio notes…

48. Internal/external mic selection

49. Under these covers…

50. Professional XLR Inputs!

51. Headphone socket?

52. Over here!

53. DV Tape Loading

54. Flick Eject Switch

55. Wait for inner cradle to open…

56. Insert tape into cradle

57. GENTLY press here…

58. To shut the inner cradle

59. WAIT for the cradle…

60. To slide down into camera

61. THEN close outer lid