Chapter 9 maintenance and inspections, Inspections before shooting, Preparing for inspections – Panasonic AG-3DP1G User Manual
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Chapter
Maintenance
and
Inspections
Chapter 9
Maintenance and Inspections
Inspections Before Shooting
Make sure you check that the system is operating normally
before embarking on a shoot. We recommend using a
colour video monitor to check the image.
Preparing for Inspections
1
Mountachargedbattery.
2
TurnthePOWERswitchtoONtocheckthe
batteryremaininglevelontheLCDmonitoror
intheviewfinder.
• When battery capacity is low, replace it with a fully
charged battery.
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InsertPcardsintocardslotsLandRand
closetheslotcover.
• Confirm that both P2 card access LEDs L and R
light in orange.
• Recording cannot start if either P2 card has no
free space for recording or is write-protected.
PcardaccessLEDs
Inspecting the Camera Unit
Inspection for Zoom, Iris and Gain
1
Setthezoomtoelectriczoommodeandcheck
thezoomoperation.
• Check that the image changes to telephoto and
wide angle.
2
Setthezoomtomanualzoommodeandcheck
thezoomoperation.
• Turn the manual zoom lever to check that the
image changes to telephoto and wide angle.
3
Settheiristoautomaticadjustmentmodeand
aimthelensatobjectswithdifferentdegrees
ofbrightness,tocheckthattheautomaticiris
adjustmentoperatesnormally.
4
Settheiristomanualadjustmentmodeand
turntheirisring,tocheckthemanualiris
adjustment.
5
Returntheiristoautomaticadjustmentmode
andchangetheGAINswitchsettingtoL,M,
andH,tocheckthefollowingitems:
• The iris is adjusted for objects with the same
brightness according to the switch setting.
• The gain value displayed on the viewfinder screen
changes according to the switch setting.
Inspection for 3D Recording
1
PresstheLCD/EVFbuttontosettheLCD/EVF
modetoMIXorSIDEbySIDE.
2
PresstheSHIFTbuttontodisplaythe3DFINE
adjustmentscreen.
3
Checktheverticalposition,focus,andlensiris
oftheleft-lensimageandright-lensimage,on
theLCDmonitorandintheviewfinder.
• If the adjustments are not the same for the left-lens
image and the right-lens image, readjust them
using the 3D FINE function.
For details, refer to [Adjustment between Two
Lenses (3D FINE function)] (page 57).