Adjusting The Convergence Point; Tips On Convergence Point Adjustment - Panasonic AG-3DA1E Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting the convergence point

IRIS/CONV. dial
1
Set the DIAL (IRIS/CONV.) selector switch
to CONV.
With this setting, the camera will adjust the
convergence point (depth of the reference
plane for the 3D image) according to the
setting of the IRIS/CONV. dial.
2
Turn the IRIS/CONV. dial to adjust the
convergence point.
Tips on convergence point
adjustment
Using the MIX button
If you press the MIX button, the image from
the left lens and that from the right lens are
superimposed on the LCD monitor and viewfinder
(MIX image).
Turn the IRIS/CONV. dial so that the outline of the
subject at the reference plane from the left lens is
completely aligned with that from the right lens.
BARS
CH 1
COUNTER
MIX button
Press the MIX button again to display the
image shot by the left lens only.
• The left and right images will not be perfectly
aligned if the subject is located at a distance
of less than . m.
• The MIX image does not affect the recorded
image.
• The MIX image is cancelled when the
display status is changed, for example,
when a menu is changed or REC CHECK is
performed.
38
PUSH
DIAL (IRIS/CONV.)
selector switch
SHUTTER SPEED SEL
SELECT CH 2 1 INPUT 2
INT （L） INT （R） ON
OFF
INPUT 1 INPUT 2
INPUT 2
MIC POWER +48V
AUDIO
RESET WFM
MIX EVF DTL ZEBRA
3D guide function
If you press the 3D GUIDE button, the viewfinder
and the LCD monitor display a guide for the
distance range within which the camera can
shoot the subject so as to comfortably reproduce
a 3D image. The 3D guide display (Page 69)
changes as follows each time you press the 3D
GUIDE button: no display
Guide display  no display...
When shooting, select the guide display
according to the size of monitor you intend to use
for viewing.
Guide display 1 (3D indication in white):
Target monitor screen size is less than
77-type.
Guide display 2 (3D indication in green):
Target monitor screen size is 77-type or
greater.
3D GUIDE button
• If you shoot a subject beyond the distance
range shown by the guide display, a double
image or strangeness feeling may be
produced, or the shot image may not be
reproduced as a 3D image correctly.
• If the subject is outside the distance range
shown by the guide display, readjust the
convergence point so that the subject goes
within the distance range of the guide
display.
Convergence display
If you set CONVERGENCE to ON, on the setup
menu DISPLAY SETUP screen (Page 81), the
convergence display indicates the distance
between the camera and the adjusted reference
plane as C00 to C99. The larger the number, the
greater the distance to the reference plane.
Guide display 1
PUSH
C50