Panasonic WV-SC384 Operating Instructions Manual page 60

[Adaptive black stretch]
Select "On" or "Off" to determine whether or not to
activate the darkness compensation function. The dark-
ness compensation function can make darker parts of
images brighter by digital image processing.
On: Activates the darkness compensation function.
Off: Deactivates the darkness compensation function.
Default: Off
Important:
• When "On" is selected for "Adaptive black stretch",
noise in the darker parts may be increased, and
parts around borders between the darker parts and
the brighter parts may become darker/brighter than
the other darker/brighter parts.
[Back light compensation (BLC)]
Select "On" or "Off" to determine whether or not to
activate the back light compensation (BLC) function.
When "On" is selected for "Super Dynamic(SD)", this
setting is unavailable.
The back light compensation function can compensate
back light by setting mask areas on brighter parts of
images brighter.
On: Mask areas will be set automatically.
Off: Mask areas will not be set automatically. It is nec-
essary to set them manually.
Default: Off
[Mask area]
When "Off" is selected for "Super Dynamic(SD)" and
"Back light compensation(BLC)", it is possible to com-
pensate for backlight by masking brighter areas.
Refer to page 66 for information on how to set the
mask area.
[Light control mode]
Select the light control mode from the following.
Outdoor scene: Depending on the brightness level
(illuminance), the iris will automatically be controlled
together with the shutter speed adjustment to con-
trol light. When shooting a bright subject such as
outdoor, etc., select this parameter. Be aware that
flicker may occur when a subject is under fluores-
cent lighting.
Indoor scene (50 Hz)
Indoor scene (60 Hz): The shutter speed will automati-
cally be adjusted to prevent flicker caused by fluo-
rescent light.
Select 50 Hz or 60 Hz corresponding to the location
where the camera is in use.
Fix shutter: The selected value will be set as the fixed
shutter speed.
1/30 fix, 3/100 fix, 3/120 fix, 2/100 fix, 2/120 fix,
1/100 fix, 1/120 fix, 1/250 fix, 1/500 fix, 1/1000 fix,
1/2000 fix, 1/4000 fix, 1/10000 fix
Default: Outdoor scene
Note:
• When a faster shutter speed is selected (up to
1/10000), it is possible to capture a fast moving
object with less blur.
• When a faster shutter speed is selected, the sensi-
tivity will become lower. Smear also may appear
under bright light condition.
• When "On" is selected for "Super Dynamic(SD)",
only "Outdoor scene" and "Indoor scene" are avail-
able.
[AGC]
Select a method of gain adjustment from the following.
On(High)/ On(Mid)/ On(Low): When the luminance of
the subject becomes darker, gain will be automati-
cally incremented and screen will become brighter.
"High", "Mid" and "Low" are indications of gain
level.
Off: Images will be captured with the fixed gain level.
Default: On(High)
[Auto slow shutter]
The electronic sensitivity enhancement (sensitivity up)
can be carried out by adjusting the storage time of the
sensor.
The following are available for the recording duration.
Off(1/30s), Max.2/30s, Max.4/30s, Max.6/30s,
Max.10/30s, Max.16/30s
Default: Off(1/30s)
Important:
• When "On" is selected for "Auto slow shutter",
frame rate may become lower. Noise or white dots
(blemishes) may sometimes appear.
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