Panasonic WV-NW502S Operating Instructions Manual page 45

[Adaptive black stretch]
Select "On" or "Off" to determine whether or not to acti-
vate the darkness compensation function.
The darkness compensation function can make darker
parts of images brighter by digital image processing.
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.
• When "On" is selected for "Super Dynamic", the
"Adaptive black stretch" setting is unavailable.
[Back light compensation (BLC)]
Select "On" or "Off" to determine whether or not to acti-
vate the back light compensation (BLC) function. When
"On" is selected for "Super Dynamic", 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" and "Back
light compensation(BLC)", it is possible to compensate
for backlight by masking brighter areas.
Refer to page 48 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 control
light. When shooting a bright subject such as out-
door, etc., select this parameter. Be aware that flick-
er may occur when a subject is under fluorescent
lighting.
Indoor scene: The shutter speed will automatically be
adjusted to prevent flicker caused by fluorescent
light.
ELC: This selection is suitable for use of a lens with
fixed iris or manual iris.
Fix shutter: The selected value will be set as the fixed
shutter speed.
3/100 fix, 2/100 fix, 1/100 fix, 1/250 fix, 1/500 fix,
1/1 000 fix, 1/2 000 fix, 1/4 000 fix, 1/10 000 fix
Default: Outdoor scene
Note:
• When a faster shutter speed is selected, it is possi-
ble 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", only
"Outdoor scene" and "Indoor scene" are available.
[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 CCD.
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 (blem-
ishes) may sometimes appear.
Note:
• When "Max.16/30s" is selected, for example, sensi-
tivity will automatically be increased up to x16.
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