Panasonic AWRP120

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Setting the gain
In places which are too dark, increase the gain level, and in places
which are too bright, reduce the gain level
When the gain is increased, the noise level also increases
1 Press the GAIN button
The current gain setting appears
GAIN : 18dB
2 Turn the F1 dial to select a setting
 When the AUTO GAIN button is pressed, auto gain mode is
enabled and the light quantity is adjusted automatically
 If approximately 3 seconds elapses without the F1 dial being
operated after the GAIN button is pressed, the previous LCD
panel display is redisplayed
Setting the pedestal
When using multiple cameras, you need to set the same the black level
(pedestal level) for images shot with each camera
1 Turn the PED dial to select a setting
Adjustment in the minus (–) direction makes the parts closer to
black, and adjustment in the plus (+) direction makes the parts
closer to white
 The setting value is displayed on the LCD panel during setting
 When the PED dial is pressed, the setting value does not change
and is only displayed
PED :

+150
Setting the white balance
Adjust the ratio between R, G, and B (the three primary colors) so that
white will be reproduced accurately
When the white balance is off, not only will white be reproduced poorly
but the color tone of the entire picture will also deteriorate
The white balance needs to be set when the lighting conditions and
brightness have changed The white balance must also be adjusted
when using a remote camera for the first time or when a remote camera
has not been used for a prolonged period of time
The white balance can be adjusted automatically or manually (fine
adjustment after automatic adjustment), and results can be stored in
two memory areas (A and B) of the remote camera The result in a
memory area can be recalled by pressing the WHITE BAL A button or
WHITE BAL B button on the unit
In addition, you can select the auto tracking white balance (ATW) mode
for automatically tracking the white balance in accordance with the
lighting conditions
Automatically adjusting the white balance
1 With the selected remote camera, fill the screen with a
white subject (white wall or paper)
 Make sure a shining object or very bright object does not appear
on the screen
2 Press the WHITE BAL A button to turn on its indicator
3 Press the AWB button
The AWB button indicator blinks and the white balance is adjusted
automatically
When adjustment ends successfully, the button indicator turns off
and the adjustment results are registered to memory A
When adjustment was not possible, the AWB button indicator turns
on
Try changing, for example, the lens iris, subject, and lighting
conditions, and then perform adjustment again
4 Press the WHITE BAL B button to turn on its indicator
5 Press the AWB button
Similar to step 3, the adjustment results are saved to memory B
 When the white balance is adjusted automatically, the R and
B GAIN setting values become “±0”
Making image adjustments for the selected remote camera (continued)