Panasonic AG-CVF15G User manual

Operating Instructions/Bedienungsanleitung/
Mode d’emploi/Istruzioni per l’uso/
Instrucciones de funcionamiento/
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Electronic HD Color View Finder
Elektronischer HD-Farbe-Sucher
Viseur électronique HD couleur
HD colore mirino elettronico
HD color visor electrónico
HD カラービューファインダー
Model No. AG-CVF15G
Before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully and save this
manual for future use.
Bitte lesen Sie diese Bedienungsanleitung vor der Inbetriebnahme dieses Produkts
aufmerksam durch, und bewahren Sie sie für späteres Nachschlagen auf.
Avant d’utiliser l’appareil, lire attentivement ce mode d’emploi, et le conserver à
des fins de référence ultérieure.
Prima di far funzionare questo prodotto, leggere attentamente le istruzioni e
conservare questo manuale per riferimenti futuri.
Antes de utilizar este producto, lea cuidadosamente las instrucciones y guarde este
manual por si tiene que utilizarlo en el futuro.
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日本語
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Printed in Japan VQT4U61-1

E-1
For General
WARNING:
•Toreducetheriskofre,donotexposethisequipmenttorainormoisture.
•Toreducetheriskofre,keepthisequipmentawayfromallliquids.
Useandstoreonlyinlocationswhicharenotexposedtotheriskofdrippingorsplashing
liquids,anddonotplaceanyliquidcontainersontopoftheequipment.
CAUTION:
Donotremovepanelcoversbyunscrewingthem.
Nouserserviceablepartsinside.
Referservicingtoqualiedservicepersonnel.
CAUTION:
•Donotpointtheeyepiecedirectlyatthesun.
indicatessafetyinformation.
AEEE Yönetmeliğine Uygundur.
AEEE Complies with Directive of Turkey.
Theratingplateisontheundersideoftheunit.
Manufactured by: Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, Japan
Importer’s name and address of pursuant to EU rules:
Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH
Panasonic Testing Centre
Winsbergring 15, 22525 Hamburg, Germany
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E-2
ENGLISH
For USA
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo
conditions:
(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptany
interferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
FCC Note:
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaclassBdigital
device,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable
protectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,
uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordance
withtheinstructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.
However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.If
thisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbe
determinedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrectthe
interferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiveris
connected.
•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
•Theusermayndthebooklet“SomethingAboutInterference”availablefromFCClocal
regionalofceshelpful.
Warning:
ToassurecontinuedFCCemissionlimitcompliance,theusermustuseonlyshieldedinterface
cableswhenconnectingtoexternalunits.Also,anyunauthorizedchangesormodicationsto
thisequipmentcouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperateit.
For Canada
NOTIFICATION (Canada)
ThisclassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.
indicatessafetyinformation.
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E-3
EMC NOTICE FOR THE PURCHASER/USER OF THE APPARATUS
1. Applicable standards and operating environment
The apparatus is compliant with:
• standardsEN55103-1andEN55103-2,and
• electromagneticenvironmentsE1,E2,E3andE4.
2. Pre-requisite conditions to achieving compliance with the above standards
<1> Peripheral equipment to be connected to the apparatus and special connecting
cables
• Thepurchaser/userisurgedtouseonlyequipmentwhichhasbeenrecommendedbyusas
peripheralequipmenttobeconnectedtotheapparatus.
• Thepurchaser/userisurgedtouseonlytheconnectingcablesdescribedbelow.
<2>
For the connecting cables, use shielded cables which suit the intended purpose
of the apparatus.
• Videosignalconnectingcables
Usedoubleshieldedcoaxialcables,whicharedesignedfor75-ohmtypehigh-frequency
applications,forSDI(SerialDigitalInterface).
Coaxialcables,whicharedesignedfor75-ohmtypehigh-frequencyapplications,are
recommendedforanalogvideosignals.
• Audiosignalconnectingcables
IfyourapparatussupportsAES/EBUserialdigitalaudiosignals,usecablesdesignedfor
AES/EBU.
Useshieldedcables,whichprovidequalityperformanceforhigh-frequencytransmission
applications,foranalogaudiosignals.
• Otherconnectingcables
Usedoubleshieldedcables,whichprovidequalityperformanceforhigh-frequency
applications,asconnectingcablesforIEEE1394orUSB.
• WhenconnectingtotheHDMIsignalterminal,usemultilayershieldedcables,whichprovide
qualityperformanceforhigh-frequencyapplications.
• WhenconnectingtotheDVIsignalterminal,useacablewithaferritecore.
• Ifyourapparatusissuppliedwithferritecore(s),theymustbeattachedoncable(s)following
instructionsinthismanual.
3. Performance level
Theperformanceleveloftheapparatusisequivalenttoorbetterthantheperformancelevelrequired
bythesestandards.
However,theapparatusmaybeadverselyaffectedbyinterferenceifitisbeingusedinanEMC
environment,suchasanareawherestrongelectromagneticeldsaregenerated(bythepresence
ofsignaltransmissiontowers,cellularphones,etc.).Inordertominimizetheadverseeffectsofthe
interferenceontheapparatusincaseslikethis,itisrecommendedthatthefollowingstepsbetaken
withtheapparatusbeingaffectedandwithitsoperatingenvironment:
1.Placetheapparatusatadistancefromthesourceoftheinterference.
2.Changethedirectionoftheapparatus.
3.Changetheconnectionmethodusedfortheapparatus.
4.Connecttheapparatustoanotherpoweroutletwherethepowerisnotsharedbyany
otherappliances.
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ENGLISH
Table of contents
Note concerning illustrations in these instructions
•Theillustrationsshowingtheviewnderitself,camerarecorderandotherproductsmaydifferfromthe
actualproducts.
References
•Referencesareshownas(Page00).
Read this rst! ............................................................................................................................... E-1
Operating precautions .................................................................................................................. E-5
Accessory ...................................................................................................................................... E-5
Features.......................................................................................................................................... E-5
Parts and their functions .............................................................................................................. E-6
Frontpanel................................................................................................................................... E-6
Rearpanel................................................................................................................................... E-8
LCDscreenindicators................................................................................................................. E-9
Attaching and adjusting the viewnder .................................................................................... E-10
Attachingtheviewnder............................................................................................................. E-10
Adjustingtheviewnder’sleft-rightposition............................................................................... E-11
Adjustingtheviewnder’sfront-backposition
(foracamerafeaturingafront-backpositionadjustmentslider)............................................... E-11
Detachingtheviewnder........................................................................................................... E-12
Flippinguptheeyepieceunit..................................................................................................... E-13
Adjustingtheangleoftheviewnder......................................................................................... E-13
Flippinguptheviewnderbarrelunit......................................................................................... E-14
Diopteradjustment..................................................................................................................... E-14
Screenadjustment..................................................................................................................... E-15
Removing the protective lter .................................................................................................... E-16
Maintenance ................................................................................................................................. E-16
Attaching the microphone .......................................................................................................... E-17
Appearance .................................................................................................................................. E-18
Specications .............................................................................................................................. E-19

E-5
Compatible camera recorders
ThisviewndersupportstheAG-HPX600andAJ-HPXseriesofcamerarecorders.
Pleasecontactthedealersforothercompatiblemodels.
Dependingonthemodel,viewnderoutputmaybesettoblackandwhiteimageasaninitialsetting.
Forhowtoswitchtheoutputtoacolorimage,refertotheoperatinginstructionsforeachcamerarecorder.
Concerning a monitor with a liquid crystal display
•WhenthesameimagesorcharactersareleftdisplayedforprolongedperiodsoftimeonanLCDmonitor,
imageburn-inmayoccuronthescreen.However,thescreenwillreverttonormaloncethepowerhas
beenturnedoffandkeptturnedoffforseveralhours.
•TheratioofeffectivepixelsusedfortheLCDmonitoriscontrolledtothehighaccuracyofmorethan
99.99%,whichmeansthatlessthan0.01%ofthepixelsmaybemissingorpermanentlylighted.Thisis
notindicativeofanymalfunctioninganddoesnothaveanyadverseeffectontherecordedimages.
•CondensationmayformontheLCDmonitorinlocationswherethetemperatureuctuatessignicantly.
Ifcondensationdoesform,wipeitoffusingasoftdrycloth.
•Iftheviewnderunithasbecomecold,theimagesdisplayedontheLCDmonitorwillbeslightlydarker
thanusualimmediatelyafterthepoweristurnedon.Thenormalbrightnesswillberestoredoncethe
temperatureinsiderises.
Accessory
Thefollowingaccessoryisattachedtotheviewnder.
•Eyecup
Features
•Focusingisnoweasierthankstotheuseofahigh-denitioncolorLCDmonitor.
•Inadditiontousingtheregulareyepieceforshooting,theeyepieceunitcannowbeippeduptoenable
shootingwhileviewingtheLCDmonitoroverthemirror.
•Theviewnderbarrelunitcanbeippedup,andoperationssuchascheckingouttheplaybackimagescan
beperformedwhiledirectlyviewingtheLCDmonitorwithitslargescreen.
•ThisviewndercanreplaceanexistingHDviewnder.
•TheviewndercanbeusedwiththeAG-HPX600andAJ-HPXseries.
Operating precautions

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ENGLISH
Front panel
B.LIGHT
HIGH
NOR ON OFF
MOMENT
LOW
HIGH
OFF
LOW
ZEBRA
PEAKING CHROMA CONTRAST BRIGHT
TALLY
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  
 

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
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1 PEAKING control
Adjuststheoutlinesoftheimagesintheviewndertomakefocusingeasier.Thesettingofthiscontrol
hasnoeffectontheoutputsignalofthecamera.Theamountoftheadjustmentisincreasedwhenthe
controlisrotatedclockwise.
2 CHROMA control
Adjuststhechromaofthecolorfortheimageintheviewnder.Thesettingofthiscontrolhasnoeffect
ontheoutputsignalofthecamera.Thecolorsbecomedarkerwhenthecontrolisrotatedclockwise.
3 CONTRAST control
Adjuststhecontrastofthescreeninsidetheviewnder.Thesettingofthiscontrolhasnoeffectonthe
outputsignalofthecamera.Thecontrastbecomesstrongerwhenthecontrolisrotatedclockwise.
4 BRIGHT (Brightness) control
Adjuststhebrightnessofthescreeninsidetheviewnder.Thesettingofthiscontrol hasnoeffecton
theoutputsignalofthecamera.Theimagesbecomebrighterwhenthecontrolisrotatedclockwise.
5 B.LIGHT switch
AdjuststhebrightnessoftheLCDmonitorbacklight.
HIGH : Thebacklightismadebrighterthannormal.
NOR : Thebacklightissettothenormalbrightness.
LOW : Thebacklightismadedarkerthannormal.
6 ZEBRA switch
Displaysazebrapatterninsidetheviewnder.
ON : Displaysazebrapattern.
OFF : Nozebrapatternisdisplayed.
MOMENT : WhentheswitchissettoMOMENT,thezebrapatternisdisplayedforabout5seconds,
andthenitiscleared.
TheswitchdoesnotstayattheMOMENTpositionbutreturnsinsteadtotheOFFposition
(becauseitisaspring-backswitch.)
Thedetailsofthedisplay,suchasthetypeofzebrapattern,willdifferdependingonthecameraused
withtheviewnder.
Refertotheinstructionmanualofthecamerafordetails.
Parts and their functions

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7 TALLY switch
Adjuststhebrightnessofthefronttallylamp.
HIGH : Makesthefronttallylampbrighter.
OFF : Turnsthetallylampoff.
LOW : Makesthefronttallylampdimmer.
8 Microphone holder
Enablesanoptionalmicrophonetobeattached.(PageE-17)
9 Front tally lamp
LightswhenthecameraisshootingandtheTALLYswitchissettoHIGHorLOW.
Also,blinkswhileawarningisgiven.
ThebrightnessofthefronttallylampiscontrolledbythesettingoftheTALLYswitch(HIGHorLOW).
 Connecting cable
ConnectedtotheVFconnectoronthecamera.
 Slide stopper
Preventstheviewnderfrombecomingdetachedfromthecamerawhenitisattachedandslidtothe
leftorright.
 Slide rail
Sliderailforinstallingtothecameraunit.
 Eye cup
(Accessory)Installedontheviewnderitself.
 Diopter adjuster ring
Adjuststhediopterwhenthisringisrotatedsothattheimageisseenatitsclearest.
 Eyepiece unit
 Viewnder barrel unit
Canbeippeduporrotateddependingonhowthecameraistobeused.
 Viewnder barrel unit release lever
Releasesthelock,causingtheviewnderbarrelunittoipup.
 Mirror
 LCD monitor
Parts and their functions
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ENGLISH
Parts and their functions
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Rear panel
PIC.SIZE
AUTO
FULL

ON
OFF



PIC.SIZE (PICTURE SIZE) switch
SetsthesizeoftheimagetobedisplayedontheLCDmonitor.
AUTO : Whenviewingthescreenthroughtheeyepieceunitorippinguptheeyepieceunitand
viewingthescreenoverthemirror,theimagesaredisplayedinaslightlysmallersize(approx.
83%ofthefull-screensize).Atallothertimes,theyareimagesatthefull-screensize.
Whenimagesarebeingdisplayedinthesmallersize,the[Greentally],[TALLY/REC],[!]and
[BATT]indicatorsaredisplayedatthetopandbottomofthescreen.
FULL : Imagesarealwaysshownasfull-screendisplays.
Whenimagesareshownasfull-screendisplays,the[Greentally],[TALLY/REC],[!]and[BATT]
indicatorsarenotdisplayed.
Note
WhendirectlyviewingtheLCDmonitorwiththeviewnderbarrelunitippeduporwhen
rotatingtheeyepieceunittothesubjectsidetoviewtheimages,imagesaredisplayedatthe
full-screensizeregardlessofthePIC.SIZEswitchsetting.
Protective lter
Thisiswheretheprotectivelter(43mm[1-11/16inches]diameter)isinstalled.(PageE-16)
Eyepiece unit release lever
Releasesthelock,causingtheeyepieceunittoipup.
Back tally lamp
Lightsduringshooting,andblinksduringwarnings.
ThebacktallylampishiddenwhentheleverissettoOFF.

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Parts and their functions
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LCD screen indicators
ThescreenshownbelowappearswhenthePIC.SIZEswitchissettoAUTO.
TheindicatorsarenotdisplayedwhentheswitchissettoFULL.
Theerrordisplay5isdisplayedwhenanerroroccursintheviewnder,regardlessofthePIC.SIZEswitch
setting.
Note
Whatisdisplayedbytheindicatorsonthescreendependsonthecamerausedincombination
withtheviewnder.Fordetails,refertotheoperatinginstructionsofthecamera.
TALLY/REC
HEATER ERROR
BATT

 
 
1 Green tally indicator
Lightsupgreenwhenthegreentallysignalisreceived.
Theconditionsunderwhichthisindicatorlightswilldifferdependingonthecamerasettings.
2 TALLY/REC indicator
Lightsupredwhilerecordingisunderwayorwhentheredtallysignalisreceived.
Itblinksredwhentroublehasoccurred.
Theconditionsunderwhichthisindicatorlightsandblinkswilldifferdependingonthecamerasettings.
3 ! indicator
Theconditionsunderwhichthe!indicatorlightscanbesetusingthe!LEDitemofthemenuofthe
cameraunit.
Usethisindicatortoavoidmakingoperatingerrorsduringvariousoperations,forinstance.
•ThisindicatorisnotsupportedbytheAG-HPX600.
4 BATT indicator
Indicatesthestatusofthebatteryinthecamera.Theconditionsunderwhichthisindicatorlightsand
blinkswilldifferdependingonthecamerasettings.
5 Error display
Displayedwhenanerroroccursintheviewnder.Iftheproblemisnotresolvedbyturningoffpowerto
thecamera,stopusingtheviewnderandconsultyourdealer.
HEATER ERROR : Displayedwhenanerroroccursintheoperationoftheheaterinsidethe
viewnder.
SENSOR ERROR : Displayedwhenanerroroccursintheoperationofthetemperaturesensorinthe
viewnder.