Panasonic Broadcast AK-HC1800N Menu Information
Setting of menu items How to display the menus Two methods are used to display the menus. Using AK-HC1800N multi purpose camera to display the menus: Hold down the MENU switch on the rear panel of the main unit for at least 3 seconds to display the TOP menu. Use the UP/DOWN switch to move the cursor to the target item, and press the ENTER switch to move to a menu at a lower hierarchical level.
Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [1] BLACK SHADING DETECTION For automatically correcting the black shading. CORRECT(DIG) [OFF, ON] For ON/OFF control of the detection correction.
Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [2] PEDESTAL, GAMMA M PEDESTAL [–200 to +200] For adjusting the black level. R PEDESTAL [–100 to +100] For correcting the red in relation to the master pedestal. B PEDESTAL [–100 to +100] For correcting the blue in relation to the master pedestal. When the AK-HRP150G has been connected, M PEDESTAL, R PEDESTAL and B PEDESTAL operations cannot be performed using the menu. M GAMMA [0.30 to 0.75 (DRS OFF), –10 to +10 (DRS ON)] For adjusting the gamma characteristics.
Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [2] PEDESTAL, GAMMA B BLACK GAMMA [–15 to +15] For adjusting the gamma characteristics of the blue in the vicinity of the black in relation to the master gamma characteristics. GAMMA [OFF, ON] For turning the gamma correction ON or OFF. BLACK GAMMA [OFF, ON] For turning the black gamma correction ON or OFF. When ON has been selected as the DRS setting, the BLACK GAMMA setting does not take effect.
Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [3] FLARE R FLARE [000 to 100] G FLARE [000 to 100] B FLARE [000 to 100] For adjusting the flare correction. FLARE [OFF, ON] For turning the flare correction ON or OFF.
Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [4] KNEE, WHITE CLIP ( When the KNEE is set to MANUAL) M KNEE POINT [080.00% to 107.00% (VIDEO MENU)] [30% to 90% (FILM MENU/VIDEO REC)] For adjusting the knee point. R KNEE POINT [–25.00% to +25.00%] For correcting the knee point of the red in relation to the master knee point. B KNEE POINT [–25.00% to +25.00%] For correcting the knee point of the blue in relation to the master knee point.
Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [4] KNEE, WHITE CLIP ( When the KNEE is set to AUTO) A. KNEE POINT [080.00% to 107.00%] For setting the auto knee break point position. This setting does not take effect when a setting other than AUTO is selected for KNEE or ON is selected as the DRS setting when the VIDEO MENU has been selected or when the FILM MENU has been selected. A. KNEE LEVEL [100% to 109%] For setting the maximum level of auto knee.
Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [4] KNEE, WHITE CLIP KNEE [OFF, MANUAL, AUTO] For selecting the knee operation mode. This setting does not take effect when FILM REC is selected or DRS is ON. WHITE CLIP [OFF, ON] For tuning white clip ON or OFF. HIGH COLOR [OFF, ON] For improving the color reproducibility of the high-brightness areas when it is set to ON.
Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [6] DETAIL DETAIL [OFF, ON] For turning all the detail functions ON or OFF. TOTAL DTL LEVEL [–31 to +31] For setting the H DTL and V DTL levels. H DTL LEVEL [00 to 63] For setting the H DTL level. CRISP [00 to 31] For setting the noise elimination level of the detail signals. LEVEL DEPENDENT [00 to 15] For removing the detail in the dark areas. PEAK FREQUENCY [00 to 31] For setting the H DTL peak frequency.
Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [6] DETAIL SLIM DETAIL [OFF, ON] For setting the detail more finely at ON. DETAIL(+) [–31 to +31] For adjusting the detail gain in the + direction. DETAIL(–) [–31 to +31] For adjusting the detail gain in the – direction. DETAIL CLIP [00 to +63] For minimizing the glare caused by adding too much detail as a result of a detail clip adjustment.
Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [7] SKIN TONE DETAIL SKIN TONE DTL [OFF, ON] For turning the SKIN TONE DTL ON or OFF. SKIN GET [OFF, ON] When ON is selected, the box cursor is output to the screen center. When the image of the subject’s skin is placed inside the box cursor and the ENTER operation is performed, I CENTER and Q PHASE are set automatically. SKIN DTL CORING [0 to 7] For setting the SKIN TONE DTL coring amount.
Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [8] GAIN, AUTO IRIS LOW GAIN [–06dB to 30dB] MID GAIN [–06dB to 30dB] HIGH GAIN [–06dB to 30dB] For setting the amount by which the gain is to be increased when LOW, MID or HIGH has been selected by GAIN SELECT. A.IRIS LEVEL [000 to 100] For adjusting the target level (brightness) of the auto iris. A.IRIS PEAK/AVE [000 to 100] For setting the ratio between the auto iris light-metering peak value and average value. A.
Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [9] SUPER GAIN These settings are performed when S.GAIN1, S.GAIN2 or S.GAIN3 has been selected by GAIN SELECT. MODE [S.GAIN1, S.GAIN2, S.GAIN3] For selecting the S.GAIN storage table. TOTAL GAIN [00dB to 72dB] For displaying the total gain for GAIN, PIX MIX, V MIX and FRAME MIX. GAIN [00dB to 36dB] For setting the gain increase. (The increase is set in increments of 3 dB.) PIX MIX [OFF, +6dB] For setting the addition of horizontal pixels ON or OFF.
Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [9] SUPER GAIN LEVEL DEPENDENT [00 to 15] For removing the detail in the dark areas. The higher the number set, the wider the range in which the detail is removed. PEAK FREQUENCY [00 to 31] For setting the H DTL peak frequency. M GAMMA [0.35 to 0.75 (DRS OFF)] [–10 to +10 (DRS ON)] For adjusting the gamma characteristics. M PED OFFSET [–200 to +200] For adjusting the amount of offset in the black level.
Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [10] FRAME MODE SCAN REVERSE [OFF, REVERSE1 to 3] For selecting the video output scanning method. OFF: Normal scanning REVERSE1: Left/right reversed REVERSE2: Top/bottom reversed REVERSE3: Top/bottom and left/right reversed [11] MATRIX MATRIX TABLE [A, B] For selecting the table in which the matrix data is to be stored.
Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE menu [12] COLOR CORRECTION R SAT/PHASE [–63 to +63] Mg SAT/PHASE [–63 to +63] B SAT/PHASE [–63 to +63] Cy SAT/PHASE [–63 to +63] G SAT/PHASE [–63 to +63] Yl SAT/PHASE [–63 to +63] R-Mg SAT/PHASE [–63 to +63] Mg-B SAT/PHASE [–63 to +63] B-Cy SAT/PHASE [–63 to +63] Cy-G SAT/PHASE [–63 to +63] G-Yl SAT/PHASE [–63 to +63] Yl-R SAT/PHASE [–63 to +63] For adjusting the color tone of each color phase.
Setting of menu items 2 SETTING menu [1] MODE When the VIDEO MENU is selected D5600K [OFF, ON] When the FILM MENU is selected LIGHTING [TUNGSTEN, DAYLIGHT] ON, DAYLIGHT: The color temperature is corrected electrically to attain white balance in 5600K-degree environments. OFF, TUNGSTEN: The color temperature is corrected electrically to attain white balance in 3200K-degree environments. GAIN SELECT [LOW, MID, HIGH, S.GAIN1 to 3] For selecting LOW, MID, HIGH, S.GAIN1, S.GAIN2 or S.
Setting of menu items 2 SETTING menu [1] MODE CAM ID POSI [0 to 3] For selecting where the camera ID is to be displayed. 0: top left, 1: top right, 2: bottom left, 3: bottom right MATRIX TABLE [OFF, A, B] For selecting OFF, A or B as the matrix setting. COLOR CORRECTION [OFF, ON] For turning the color correction function ON or OFF. Note When DIGITAL EXTENDER is set to X2, the resolution is downgraded. The detail function ceases to work as well.
Setting of menu items 2 SETTING menu [1] MODE FORMAT For displaying the video output format. (1080/59.94i) STATUS [OFF, ON] For turning the AWB/ABB operation displays ON or OFF. The status displays are as follows. AWB ACTIVE: While automatic white balance is being executed. AWB OK: When the automatic white balance has been adjusted satisfactorily. OUT RANGE RB: When the automatic white balance has not been adjusted satisfactorily. (“RB” denotes the colors which were not balanced properly.
Setting of menu items 2 SETTING menu [1] MODE ABB OK: When the automatic black balance has been adjusted satisfactorily. OUT RANGE RGB: When the automatic black balance has not been adjusted satisfactorily. (“RGB” denotes the colors which were not balanced properly.) MENU ON BAR [OFF, ON] For selecting whether the menu is to be displayed with the color bars. Switching from ON to OFF or vice versa is not possible when color bars have been set.
Setting of menu items 2 SETTING menu [2] SHUTTER SHUTTER MODE [OFF, ON, SYNCHRO] For selecting the operation mode of the shutter. OFF: For turning the shutter OFF. ON: For setting the shutter speed which was set by SHUTTER SPEED. SYNCHRO: For setting the shutter speed which was set by SYNCHRO SCAN. SHUTTER SPEED [1/100, 1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000 (VIDEO MENU)] [180.0 deg, 172.8 deg, 144.0 deg, 120.0 deg, 90.0 deg, 45.0 deg (FILM MENU)] For setting the shutter speed at the SHUTTER ON setting.
Setting of menu items 2 SETTING menu [3] GEN-LOCK GEN-LOCK INPUT [BNC, DSUB] For selecting whether the sync signals are to be input from the BNC or D-SUB connector. H PHASE-COARSE [–060 to +060] For roughly adjusting the horizontal phase. H PHASE-FINE [–045 to +045] For finely adjusting the horizontal phase. SD-HD PHASE CRS [–4 to +4] For roughly adjusting the phase of the HD video signals when SD sync signals have been input.
Setting of menu items 2 SETTING menu [4] PROTOCOL PROTOCOL [1 to 4] For selecting the remote control communication system in accordance with the system connected. 1: Information camera communication protocol (EIA422) For connecting the AK-HRP150G or AK-HRP900 (With the AK-HRP900, this setting cannot be used at a baud rate of 9600 bps.) 2: Information camera communication protocol (EIA232) For connecting a PC (This setting cannot be used at a baud rate of 9600 bps.
Setting of menu items 2 SETTING menu [5] INTELLIGENT1 M-GAIN [–6dB to 72dB] The current gain total is displayed here. ND-FIL [CLEAR, 1/4, 1/16, 1/64] The current ND filter position is displayed here. INTELLIGENT [MANUAL, AUTO, LOCK] The operation mode for intelligent control is set here. AUTO: AGC and ATW are adjusted automatically. LOCK: The status of the AGC and ATW adjustments is held as soon as the INTELLIGENT item setting is changed from AUTO to LOCK.
Setting of menu items 2 SETTING menu [5] INTELLIGENT1 When AUTO or LOCK has been set as the operation mode, restrictions apply to the settings of some of the other menus, as indicated below. AGC • The auto iris function is operational regardless of whether the auto iris setting from the camera controller is ON or OFF. • The setting from the menu and camera controller is not reflected for GAIN SELECT on the SETTING menu.
Setting of menu items 2 SETTING menu [5] INTELLIGENT1 INTELLIGENT MODE [AGC, ATW, AGC+ATW] The intelligent control setting is selected using this menu item. AGC: When the gain cannot be adjusted within the IRIS RANGE setting, gain control (including PIX MIX, V MIX, and FRAME MIX) and automatic exposure control performed by adjusting the ND filter setting are executed. ATW: When the subject is identified as being white, the white balance is adjusted automatically.
Setting of menu items 2 SETTING menu [5] INTELLIGENT1 AGC GAIN STEP [NORMAL, MAX] The AGC gain increment or decrement step is selected using this menu item. NORMAL: In the case of underexposure, the gain is incremented from 0 dB to AGC MAX GAIN in very small steps. Conversely, in the case of overexposure, it is decremented from AGC MAX GAIN to 0 dB in very small steps. MAX: In the case of underexposure, the gain is incremented straight from 0 dB to AGC MAX GAIN.
Setting of menu items 2 SETTING menu [5] INTELLIGENT1 IRIS RANGE [1, 2, 3] The iris control range during AGC operations is selected using this menu item. 1: F1.8 to F8 2: F1.8 to F11 3: F1.8 to F16 When the iris cannot be adjusted within the above range settings, use the gain (including PIX MIX, V MIX, and FRAME MIX), ND filter, and minus gain settings to adjust the range so that the appropriate level of exposure is achieved. ATW AREA [25%, 50%, 90%] The ATW white detection range is selected here.
Setting of menu items 2 SETTING menu [5] INTELLIGENT1 D5600K [OFF, ON] The ATW center value is set using this item. OFF: 3200K ON: 5600K The respective ATW tracking ranges are set using ATW WIDTH on the INTELLIGENT SET menu. AGC MODE [NORMAL, SPORTS, SN, USER] The AGC control mode is set here. NORMAL: The gain is incremented up to +18 dB by AGC control. SPORTS: This setting is for exercising control that is ideally suited to fast-moving images.
Setting of menu items 2 SETTING menu [5] INTELLIGENT1 AGC MAX GAIN [+00dB to +36dB] The maximum gain increment for AGC is displayed here. Inside the parentheses on the right is the maximum gain increment, which is obtained by adding the values for PIX MIX, V MIX, and FRAME MIX. PIX MIX [+00dB, +06dB] The extent of the horizontal pixel addition is displayed here. +00dB: No horizontal pixels are added. +06dB: The sensitivity is doubled over the +00 dB setting.
Setting of menu items 2 SETTING menu [5] INTELLIGENT1 SUB MENU When USER has been selected as the AGC MODE setting, the type of gain, gain increment step, and priority sequence can be set in detail. The gain is incremented in the sequence of No.01, 02, 03 and so on. It can be set up to No.18. (No.10 to 18 are displayed on page 2/2.) When NORMAL, SPORTS, or SN has been selected as the control mode setting, only a display appears.
Setting of menu items 2 SETTING menu [6] INTELLIGENT2 This menu is configured in the same way as the INTELLIGENT1 menu.
Setting of menu items 2 SETTING menu [7] INTELLIGENT SET INTELLIGENT [INTEL1, INTEL2, OFF] Intelligent mode OFF, INTEL1 (INTELLIGENT1 menu setting), or INTEL2 (INTELLIGENT2 menu setting) is selected as the operation mode. When the setting of this item is changed, the settings for the INTELLIGENT items on the INTELLIGENT1 and INTELLIGENT2 menus are also changed in tandem. OFF: MANUAL is set for INTELLIGENT1 and INTELLIGENT2. INTEL1: AUTO is set for INTELLIGENT1 and MANUAL for INTELLIGENT2.
Setting of menu items 2 SETTING menu [7] INTELLIGENT SET ATW WIDTH [1 to 5] The color temperature range (1 to 5) used for tracking ATW is set here. With D5600K OFF, the range is set centering on 3200K or so; with D5600K ON, it is set centering on 5600K or so. The general color temperature tracking ranges are listed in the table below. ATW WIDTH D5600K OFF D5600K ON 1 Approx. 3000K to 4000K Approx. 4500K to 7000K 2 Approx. 2500K to 5000K Approx. 4000K to 8000K 3 Approx. 2400K to 8000K Approx.
Setting of menu items 3 CAMERA ID menu An ID of not more than 10 characters consisting of alphanumerics, symbols and spaces can be set for the camera. The camera ID is displayed at all times when ON is selected in the CAM ID mode but displayed only when color bar signals are output in the BAR mode. The status for setting the ID is established by moving the cursor above the colon (:) and selecting it. Move the cursor to the positions of the characters to be set, select the characters and enter them.
Setting of menu items 4 FILE OPERATION menu MODE [LOAD/STORE] Select LOAD when settings are to be loaded from a file; select STORE when the current settings are to be saved in a file. LOAD/STORE FROM For selecting the LOAD or STORE destination. PRESET, USER1 or USER2 can be selected as the LOAD destination when LOAD has been selected; USER1 or USER2 can be selected as the STORE destination when STORE has been selected. EXECUTE When EXECUTE is selected, the “LOAD OK?” or “STORE OK?” message is displayed.
Setting of menu items Menu list MAINTENANCE 1.BLACK SHADING 2.PEDESTAL, GAMMA 3.FLARE 4.KNEE, WHITE CLIP 5.R/B GAIN 6.DETAIL DETECTION CORRECT(DIG) M PEDESTAL R PEDESTAL B PEDESTAL M GAMMA R GAMMA B GAMMA M BLACK GAMMA R BLACK GAMMA B BLACK GAMMA GAMMA BLACK GAMMA EFFECT DEPTH DRS CINE GAMMA SELECT BLACK STR.LEVEL DYNAMIC LEVEL R FLARE G FLARE B FLARE FLARE M KNEE POINT R KNEE POINT B KNEE POINT M KNEE SLOPE R KNEE SLOPE B KNEE SLOPE A.KNEE POINT A.
Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE 6.DETAIL 7.SKIN TONE DTL 8.GAIN,AUTO IRIS 9.S.GAIN 10.FRAME MODE 11.MATRIX SLIM DETAIL DETAIL(+) DETAIL(–) DETAIL CLIP DETAIL SOURCE SKIN TONE DTL SKIN GET SKIN DTL CORING Y MAX Y MIN I CENTER I WIDTH Q WIDTH Q PHASE LOW GAIN MID GAIN HIGH GAIN A.IRIS LEVEL A.IRIS PEAK/AVE A.
Setting of menu items MAINTENANCE 12. COLOR CORRECTION SETTING 1.MODE 2.SHUTTER 3.GEN-LOCK 4.
Setting of menu items SETTING 5.INTELLIGENT1 6.INTELLIGENT2 7.
