Panasonic AG-HPX172EN manual

F0808T0 -P D Printed in Japan ENGLISH VQT1U95 Before use Description of par ts Preparation Shooting Playbac k Editing Displays Menu Ref erence Operating Instructions Memory Card Camera-Recor der Model No. A G-HPX172EN Before operating this pr oduct, please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. This product is eligible[...]

2 Read this rst! indicates safety inf ormation. g  DO NO T REMO VE P ANEL CO VERS BY UNSCREWING THEM. T o reduce the r isk of electric shock, do not remov e cover . No user serviceable par ts inside. Refer servicing to qualied service personnel. W ARNING: • T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT T O RA[...]

3 Recommendation for Use of Gen uine Panasonic Battery P ack (Rechargeable Battery) Thank you f or using a P anasonic product. It has been our policy to recommend that the genuine P anasonic battery pack be used for an y P anasonic product that uses a batter y pack, including digital cameras . It has, ho we ver , been found that imitation battery p[...]

4 Software information f or this product 1. Customer advisory: This product includes software licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL); customers have the right to download, modify , and redistribute source code f or this software. Descriptions of the GPL and LGPL are stored on the installatio[...]

5 Contents Read this rst! ..................................................... 2 Recommendation for Use of Genuine Panasonic Battery P ack (Rechargeable Battery) ................................... 3 Software information f or this product ............... 4 Before use Outline of operations .......................................... 7 Precaution [...]

6 Switching A udio Input ....................................... 50 Using the built-in microphone .......................... 50 Using another microphone and audio equipment .......................................... 50 Adjusting the recording lev el ........................... 51 Using scene les ............................................... 52[...]

Before use 7 Outline of operations This unit is compatible with P2 (Prof essional Plug-in) cards. The P2 card has a large capacity with a high transf er rate, and allo ws you sophisticated movie-making on this handy camera, including HD (High Denition) recording and smooth editing/dubbing. BNC cable (HD-SDI) Video equipment/ Monitor The setting [...]

8 Precaution f or use Alwa ys take some trial shots before actual shooting. When shooting impor tant ev ents (such as weddings), alwa ys tak e some trial shots and check that the sound and images hav e been recorded properly before actual shooting. Be sure to check and set the calendar and time zone. These settings affect the control and pla yback [...]

Before use 9 Accessories Battery *1 AC Adapter AC po wer supply cord/ DC cord Wireless remote control and battery (CR2025) Eye cup Microphone holder Screws f or microphone holder 6-mm screws (2) 12-mm screws (2) Microphone holder adapter Shoulder belt Component video cable PIN-BNC conv ersion plugs (3) 30-mm ferrite core (2)*2 35-mm ferrite core (2[...]

10 Description of par ts Right side and rear side POWER ON OFF 1 2 17 16 15 18 20 21 22 23 25 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 24 19 6 14 1 PO WER switch (P age 18) 2 ST ART/ST OP button (P age 24) 3 REC CHECK button (P age 24) 4 Zoom button (P age 29) 5 HANDLE ZOOM switch (P age 29) 6 Recording enable/disab le switch (P age 39) 7 Handle zoom button (P [...]

Description of par ts 11 Left side BARS CH1 SELECT COUNTER RESET/TC SET REC CH2 SELECT AUDIO INT(L) INPUT1 INPUT2 SHUTTER SPEES SELECT INT(R) INPUT2 INPUT1 MIC POWER +48V ON OFF INPUT2 ON OFF LCD ZEBRA EVF DTL OIS WFM MENU PUSH-SET PAGE/AUDIO MON/VAR THUMBNAIL AWB 3 4 6 5 2 12 8 11 9 13 14 16 15 17 18 19 20 10 21 1 33 34 27 32 35 31 30 26 29 28 22 [...]

12 Description of parts (continued) T erminals and mounting par ts SDI OUT 1394 CAM REMOTE FOCUS IRIS ZOOM S/S COMPONENT OUT 1 2 3 14 16 15 12 5 4 6 10 9 8 11 7 13 1 USB terminal (Mini-B) (P age 76) 2 Light shoe 3 Microphone shoe (P age 75) 4 P2 card slots (P age 24) 5 SD memory card slot (P age 28) 6 P2 card eject b uttons (Page 27) 7 SDI OUT term[...]

Description of par ts 13 Remote control The follo wing buttons are f or functions that cannot be ex ecuted on the camera-recorder . • PHO TO SHO T • TITLE • A.DUB • MUL TI/P-IN-P • SELECT • ST ORE • OFF/ON • PB.ZOOM • INDEX OSD COUNTER RESET TITLE STILL AD V P AUSE STILL AD V INDEX SELECT STORE OFF/ON P .B.DIGIT AL V AR. SEARCH VO[...]

14 The battery Charging Before using the battery , fully charge it with the A C adapter . K eep a spare batter y with you. 1 Align the battery with the marking on the A C adapter , place it at, and slide it in the direction shown below . Y ou cannot charge the batter y if the DC cord is connected to the DC OUT connector , so disconnect it rst[...]

Preparation 15 Installing and remo ving the power suppl y Installing and removing the battery Installation 1 Insert the batter y until it clic ks into place. Remov al 1 Set the PO WER switch to OFF , and chec k that the mode lamp is off. 2 While pressing the battery release button, raise up the battery to remove it. Suppor t the battery with your h[...]

16 Adjusting the hand strap Adjust the hand strap to suit your hand. 1 Open the cover and adjust the length. 2 Close the cover . Make sure the co ver is fully closed. • Attaching the shoulder strap Attach the shoulder strap and use it as a precaution against dropping the camera. 20 mm or more 20 mm or more Detaching and attac hing the lens hood D[...]

Preparation 17 The remote contr ol Insert the batter y 1 Push the catch in the direction shown b y arro w to  remove the holder . 2 Insert the batter y with the “+” marked side facing up. 3 Return the holder to its original position. When the battery (CR2025) has r un out, replace it with a new one . (The battery lasts about one year , depen[...]

18 T urn on/off the camera While pressing the lock release , tur n the POWER switch. T urn on the camera: The mode lamp (CAM) lights red (CAM mode) and the camera is now in the shooting standb y mode. T urn off the camera: The mode lamp (CAM) goes out. P ower sa ving mode When the camera is left idle in pause mode for about 5 min utes, it will beha[...]

Preparation 19 Viewnder This camera has two vie wnders; one is a miniature LCD in the viewnder and the other is a retractable 3.5-inch LCD . Use the viewnder that best suits the application and shooting conditions. The brightness and hue may diff er between the images appearing on the viewnder and LCD monitor and those display ed on [...]

20 Emphasizing outlines Emphasizing the outlines of the images you see in the viewnder or on the LCD mak es it easier to focus . Emphasizing the outlines does not effect the images you shoot. 1 In CAM mode, press EVF DTL. “EVF DTL ON” appears on the screen for about 2 seconds. BARS CH1 SELECT RESET/TC SET REC CH2 SELECT AUDIO INT(L) INPUT1 I[...]

Preparation 21 Adjusting the screen display 1 Set the PO WER switch to ON. (P age 18) 2 Press the MENU button. For men u operation (P age 93) Y ou can also use the menu buttons on the remote control. (P age 13) 3 Viewnder adjustments Select YES under EVF SET on the setting menu DISPLA Y SETUP screen. LCD monitor adjustments Set YES under LCD SET[...]

22 Adjusting the backlight The steps below show ho w to set the brightness of the LCD monitor to one of three possible le vels . 1 Select LCD BL under LCD on the setting menu SW MODE screen. This assigns LCD BL to the LCD button. 2 Press the LCD button. Each press of the button s witches backlight brightness in the following order: NORMAL (standard[...]

Preparation 23 Setting the calendar The CLOCK SET value is recorded in the contents (clip), and affects the sequence of pla yback of the thumbnails. Before carrying out recording, be sure to check and set CLOCK SET and TIME ZONE. This shows y ou how to adjust the calendar to 5:20 PM on December 25, 2008. 1 Set the PO WER switch to ON. (P age 18) 2 [...]

24 Basic shooting operations Preparing to shoot 1 Set the PO WER switch to ON. (P age 18) 2 Lift up the viewnder , press the side of the card slot co ver ( A ), and slide the cover ( B ) to open it. 3 Insert the P2 card securely in the card slot. 4 Push the P2 card eject button to the direction of the arro w, and close the card slot cover . Ther[...]

Shooting 25 Checking photos taken (REC CHECK) In the shooting pause mode, press the REC CHECK button. This plays bac k about 2 seconds of the video and audio of the most recently recorded clip before returning to pause mode. Note that this REC CHECK por tion will also be recorded to any equipment y ou have set up to make bac kup recordings. The REC[...]

26 3 Press the MENU button. For men u operation (P age 93) MENU PUSH-SET SLOT SEL MODE CAM MCR PC Operation lever Mode lamp MENU button Mode button • 4 On the menu, select OPERA TION and then FORMA T . (P age 67) A screen such as the one shown below appears. Select the number of the slot into which you inserted the P2 card to be formatted. Select[...]

Shooting 27 Remove the P2 car d 1 Lift up the viewnder , press the side of the card slot co ver ( A ), and slide the cover ( B ) to open it. 2 Check that the P2 card access lamp is not blinking orange. 3 Raise the P2 card eject button and press it. 4 Remove the P2 card. 4 3 P2 card access lamp P2 card eject button Do not eject the P2 card or tur[...]

28 Using SD/SDHC memory cards Y ou can use SD and SDHC memor y cards (the term “SD memory card” is used f or both hereafter) to sav e and load SCENE les and USER les, and to upload clip meta data. (P age 54) Installing and removing the SD memory card Installation 1 Lift up the viewnder , press the side of the card slot co ver ( A ), an[...]

Shooting 29 Using the zoom function On the remote control Press ZOOM/V OL to zoom with the motor drive. Zoom speed is xed at medium. ZOOM/V OL button OSD COUNTER RESET TITLE STILL ADV P AUSE STILL ADV INDEX SELECT STORE OFF/ON P .B.DIGITAL VAR. SEARCH V OL + - PB. ZOOM MENU SET ITEM STOP INDEX MUL TI/ P-IN-P REC A.DUB PLA Y /REW FF/ ZOOM DA TE/ [...]

30 V ariab le frame rates (VFR) By taking full advantage of the special char acteristics of P2 cards, this unit provides frame skipping (undercranking) recording and highspeed (ov ercranking) recording, which are actually movie techniques , without the use of a frame rate con verter. (Either the 25PN mode must be set for this .) Since the camera-re[...]

Shooting 31 Native recording 1 Using the REC FORMA T function (Pa ge 103) on the RECORDING SETUP screen, select 720P/25PN as the recording format. 2 Select the appropriate scene le using the SCENE FILE dial. If necessary , before doing this, perf orm the camera settings from the setting menu, and register the scene le. (Page 52) 3 Using the O[...]

32 Using variab le frame rates (VFR) Standard speed shooting f or making commercials and dramas When producing commercials and dramas to be shown on a TV screen, as in the case of HDTV/ SDTV and other broadcasts, a frame r ate of 25 fps (frames per second) is the norm (1x speed). If you use the settings belo w , the same kind of playbac k as when t[...]

Shooting 33 Shooting in 1080i/576i pr ogressive mode Selecting 1080i/25P or 576i/25P in the REC FORMA T option (Page 103) of the setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen enables shooting in progressiv e mode. 25P mode: Shoot 25 frames a second in the progressiv e mode. For output and recording, the 25-fr ame- persecond signal is conv er ted to 50-eld[...]

34 Shooting in manual mode Set the unit to manual mode when manually adjusting the focus , iris, gain and white balance. Switching to manual mode Slide the A UT O/MANU AL switch to MANU AL to switch to the man ual mode. ( A on the vie wnder and LCD go out). A UT O/MANU AL switch Manual f ocusing FOCUS switch PUSH A UT O button A UT O/MANU AL swi[...]

Shooting 35 Using focus assist Pressing the FOCUS ASSIST button magnies the center por tion of the image or brings up a frequency distribution graph at the top right of the image to assist during manual focusing. Y ou can use the FOCUS ASSIST setting on the SW MODE screen to change the viewnder and LCD monitor displays that appear when the FO[...]

36 Adjusting the gain When the display is dark, increase the gain to brighten the display . GAIN switch 1 If the camera is in auto mode, use the A UT O/MANU AL switch to s witch to manual mode. (P age 34) 2 Switch the gain with the GAIN switch. L: Set here under nor mal conditions. (0 dB) M: Increase the gain of the image amplier . (The default [...]

Shooting 37 Adjusting the white balance In order to reproduce the white accurately , adjust the ratio between the three RGB primary colors. If the white balance is not adjusted properly , not only will the white be reproduced poorly but the color tones of the entire screen will also be downgr aded. When you are shooting in manual mode , readjust th[...]

38 Using presets Use this feature when y ou hav e no time to make white balance adjustments. 1 If the camera is in auto mode, use the A UT O/MANU AL switch to s witch to manual mode ( A on the viewnder and LCD goes out). 2 Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST . The current white balance value appears . White balance values 3200 K and 5600 K are pres[...]

Shooting 39 Low-angle shooting Set the Recording enable/disab le switch to ON and use the ST ART/ST OP button on the handle to make it easier to shoot from lo w angles. Set the Recording enable/disab le switch to OFF to prev ent inadvertent use of the ST AR T/ST OP button on the handle when this function is not needed. ST ART/ST OP button Recording[...]

40 Checking and displa ying shooting status DISP/MODE CHK button When you hold do wn the DISP/MODE CHK button during recording standby or recording, all the information including the setting status of the shooting functions and a list of functions allocated to the USER buttons , will be display ed. When you release the b utton, the normal display w[...]

Shooting 41 Optical Image Stabilizer Use the Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) to reduce the effects of camer a shake when shooting by hand. Press the OIS button to turn the function on and off. appears on the screen when this function is on. T ur n the function off when using a tripod for more natural images. BARS CH1 SELECT RESET/TC SET REC CH2 SELE[...]

42 W avef orm monitor function Press the WFM button in CAM mode to displa y a wa vef orm of the image on the LCD monitor. Pressing the WFM button once again closes the wa vef orm display . WFM (P age 102) on the setting menu SW MODE screen allows y ou to switch between the wa vef orm and vector display . The viewnder does not sho w the wav eform[...]

Shooting 43 2-slot continuous recor ding If you insert two P2 cards into the two card slots, this function allows y ou to record continuously on the two cards. Y ou can also record continuously on three or more cards by replacing one card while data is being recorded on the other . (Hot swap recording) Howe ver , depending on when the P2 card is in[...]

44 LAST CLIP DELETE function Assign LAST CLIP to any of the USER 1 – 3 buttons to enab le a conv enient wa y to delete the last recorded clip . Pressing the USER button to which LAST CLIP was assigned displa ys a YES/NO conrmation dialog on the screen. Select YES, and the last recorded clip is deleted and “LAST CLIP DELETE OK” is displayed[...]

Shooting 45 Pre-recording (PRE REC) This function is used to record pictures and sound star ting at a xed time (appro x. 3 seconds for HD recording or approx. 7 seconds for 576i recording) before the time when the actual recording has been set to star t. Recording start operation Recording stop operation Actual recording time Pre-recording time [...]

46 All data recorded while this mode is active will be contained in one le. No guarantees are made f or the 1394 output images. Operation is not possible e v en if only one of the inser ted cards is DIR ENTR Y NG CARD . (P age 90) After interval recording has star ted, a recordable P2 card cannot be used e ven if it is inser ted into an empty sl[...]

Shooting 47 Use two P2 cards each with a recording capacity of more than one minute. Recording stops when either card is ejected. This function does not work during 1394 input recording. The pre-recording function does not work. Operation is not possible e v en if only one of the inser ted cards is DIR ENTR Y NG CARD . (P age 90) Stopping may tak e[...]

48 BARS CH1 SELECT RESET/TC SET REC CH2 SELECT AUDIO INT(L) INPUT1 INPUT2 SHUTTER SPEES SELECT INT(R) INPUT2 INPUT1 MIC POWER +48V ON OFF INPUT2 ON OFF LCD ZEBRA EVF DTL OIS WFM COUNTER SHUTTER button SPEED SELECT button 1 Press the SHUTTER button. Each time you press the SHUTTER b utton, the shutter speed switches betw een normal (OFF) and the spe[...]

Shooting 49 Synchr o scan Set the shutter speed of the synchro scan (used when shooting a television or computer monitor) in the setup menus, SCENE FILE screen, SYNCR O SCAN. (P age 97) Adjust the shutter speed to match the frequency of the television or computer monitor to minimiz e the horizontal noise that appears when shooting such subjects. Wh[...]

50 During shooting, you can record up to f our channels of sound. Y ou can also switch the input sound to be recorded on each of the channels to the built-in microphones , external microphones or audio equipment connected to camera. (See table below) CH1* CH2** CH3 CH4 INT(L): Built-in microphone L INT(R): Built-in microphone R INPUT1 INPUT2 INT(L)[...]

Shooting 51 INPUT 2: Audio from a de vice connected to INPUT 2 terminal is recorded to channel 1. 5 Use the CH2 SELECT switch to select the input signal to be recorded to audio channel 2. INT (R): Audio from the b uilt-in microphone Rch is recorded to audio channel 2. INPUT 2: Audio from a de vice connected to INPUT 2 terminal is recorded to channe[...]

52 The settings according to the variety of shooting circumstances are stored in each position of scene le dial. When shooting, you can retrie ve the necessary le instantly using scene le dial. Scene le dial During recording, the OPERA TION TYPE and FRAME RA TE (Page 97) settings remain unchanged ev en when the scene le is changed. T[...]

Shooting 53 6 When the screen shown below appear s, use the Operation lever to enter a 6- character le name. Set the same as user information. (Page 60) Characters that can be set Space, A to Z, 0 to 9, : ; < = > ? @ [ ] ^_-./ When the lename has been set, you can erase all characters using the RESET b utton on the camera or the remot[...]

54 Y ou can sav e up to four scene le settings or other settings as les on an SD memory card, and you can also load them from the card. The data in all the scene les, F1 to F6, is rewritten. Inser t the SD memory card into the unit. (P age 28) If you ha ve sa ved a scene le 1 Set the unit’ s PO WER switc h to ON. 2 Select SCENE FILE o[...]

Shooting 55 6 Press the MENU button f our times to cancel the menu mode. T o load a le 1) P erform steps 1 to 3, select READ in step 4 and push the Operation le ver . When reading is completed, READ OK appears. T o title a le 1) P erform steps 1 to 4. 2) Push the Operation le ver in the e or r direction to select a character , then push it in[...]

56 Clip metadata Y ou can add the video and audio systems, name of the videographer , shooting location, text memos and other information to the video data you ha ve recorded on the P2 card. This data is called the clip metadata. (Displa y method: P age 68) There are two kinds of clip metadata: the data that is recorded automatically during shootin[...]

Shooting 57 Counter display Y ou can display a counter that indicates ho w much time has elapsed during shooting or playbac k. 1 Press the COUNTER button. Each time you press the b utton, the display changes as follo ws. (Page 86) 0 : 00. 00 (CAM mode onl y) Counter value CLIP 0 : 00. 00 (When CLIP is selected for the REC COUNTER item on the DISPLA[...]

58 Recharging the b uilt-in battery The camera’ s internal batter y sav es the date and time. “ ” appears on the screen of the viewnder or LCD when the internal batter y is running low on charge. Do the follo wing to recharge it. Reset the date and time when fully recharged. 1 Connect the AC adapter . (Page 15) Leav e the POWER s witch at [...]

Shooting 59 Push the Operation le ver in the q direction to mov e to the next digit, then push it in the e or r direction to select a value . TC PRESET PUSH MENU TO RETURN MONTH +/– : PUSH q / g 1 0 h 0 0 m 0 0 s 0 0 f SEL : PUSH t / y Y ou can reset the time code to zero by pressing RESET on the camera or the remote control. BARS CH1 SELECT RESE[...]

60 Setting user information Setting user information allows y ou to store 8-digit memo (information such as the date and time) in the hexagonal f ormat on the sub code track area. User information is automatically sav ed in the memory and retained after you tur n off the power . 1 Set the PO WER switch to ON. 2 In the setup menus, RECORDING SETUP s[...]

Shooting 61 7 Push the Operation lever in the e direction to move to YES and press it again. UB PRESET PRESET OK? YES – – –  PUSH STILL NO 8 Press MENU twice to exit the menus. MENU[...]

62 Basic pla yback operations SLOT SEL MODE CAM MCR PC POWER ON OFF 1 2 Lock release 1 T urn the PO WER switch to ON. While pressing the lock release , tur n the POWER s witch to ON. 2 Press the mode button so the MCR lamp turns on. The camera is now in the MCR mode . Each time you press the b utton, the mode changes as below . MCR v CAM When you p[...]

Playbac k 63 Thumbnail screen Video data created on the P2 card in one shooting session is called a clip . When the MCR mode has been established, the clips will be displa yed on the LCD screen as thumbnails . (When there is a large number of clips, it will tak e some time for them to be displa yed on the screen.) Y ou can perform the follo wing op[...]

64 1 Slot number display The number of the slot with the P2 card containing the clip indicated by the y ellow frame is shown here . (The number appears in yello w .) If a clip extends o ver the P2 cards in two slots, both n umbers will appear in yellow . When one of the follo wing warnings applies to an inser ted P2 card, the frame around the slot [...]

Playbac k 65 Adding shot marks to c lips Adding shot marks ( M ) will make it easier to nd the clips you are looking f or . 1 Push the Operation lever in the w or q direction to move the yello w frame to the clip to which y ou will add a shot mark. 2 Press the USER button to which the shot mark function has been allocated. (Pa ge 41) T o release[...]

66 Thumbnail operations Selecting the thumbnail display method (THUMBNAIL) Y ou can display the kind of clips y ou want to see as thumbnails. Y ou can also set more precisely how you w ant the thumbnails to appear on the screen. 1 On the thumbnail screen, press the MENU button. A menu now appears . (P age 63) 2 Push the Operation lever in the e or [...]

Playbac k 67 D A TE FORMA T: Select year/month/da y (YMD), month/da y/ year (MD Y) or da y/month/year (DMY) as the order for displa ying the recording date/time. This format will be the same f or the recording date display ed by the clip properties and the recording date display ed by D A T A DISPLA Y . THUMBNAIL SIZE: Select LARGE (3x2) or NORMAL [...]

68 DELETE: Select this to delete the selected clip . Select YES to delete the clip or NO to cancel the deletion, and press the Operation le ver . FORMA T : Select this to format a P2 card or SD memory card. When you mo ve to FORMA T , the card selection screen will appear . Select the P2 slot (SLO T1 or SLOT2) or select SD CARD , and press the Oper[...]

Playbac k 69 SYSTEM INFO: The version of the system in this camer a is display ed. EXIT : Select this to return to the last screen. Pressing the DISP/MODE CHK button in a thumbnail screen displays the CLIP PR OPERTY screen. Press the button again to return to the thumbnail screen. 4 T o exit the information screen, press the MENU button, push the O[...]

70 4 Card warning mark This mark is display ed when one of the follo wing warnings applies to a P2 card. 1) R UN DOWN CARD (P age 90) 2) DIR ENTR Y NG CARD (P age 90) The contents of the warning can be viewed by chec king the card information as described above . 5 Slot total The gure represents the total remaining memory of the cards in the two[...]

Playbac k 71 Metadata of a clip with the incomplete clip indicator cannot be edited. T o edit metadata of a clip recorded in multiple P2 cards, insert all the P2 cards containing video data of the clip before star ting editing. If MEMO contains 100 or more characters, it cannot be edited. Uploading the metadata (MET A D A T A) Y ou can perform any [...]

72 Thumbnail operations (continued) PROPER TY : Select this to display the metadata which has been recorded in the unit. Push the Operation le ver in the e or r direction, select PROPER TY and push the Operation le ver to vie w the desired data. The Operation le ver also allows y ou to change the data. Changing method is the same as described in ?[...]

Playbac k 73 V ariable speed search This function enables y ou to change the playbac k speed and search for specic scenes . 1 Press the Operation lever in the q (playbac k) direction during playback. On the remote control, press the V AR. SEARCH button. INDEX SELECT STORE OFF/ON P .B.DIGIT AL VAR. SEARCH PB. ZOOM MENU SET ITEM STOP INDEX Camera [...]

74 Useful playbac k functions (continued) Clip skip 1 Press h (pause) during playback to set the unit to the pause mode. 2 Push the Operation lever in the t (rewind) or y (fast-forwar d) direction. STILL ADV P AUSE STILL ADV INDEX VOL + - STOP INDEX P - IN - P REC A . DUB PLAY /REW FF/ Camera or Remote control Adjusting the v olume MENU PUSH-SET PA[...]

Editing 75 Connecting external units Headphones 3.5-mm stereo mini jack Sound is no longer heard from the speaker when the headphones are connected. External microphone Microphone (optional) A G-MC200G INPUT1 or INPUT2 Microphone holder Microphone holder adapter 6 mm 12 mm When attaching an external microphone to the microphone shoe, use the suppli[...]

76 Connecting external units (continued) Computer (non-linear editing/le transfer) When connecting a 1394 cable Attach the provided two f errite cores (length: 30 mm) to the both ends of the cable . After passing the cable as sho wn in the gure on the right, close the ferrite cores until the y click into place and lock. Alwa ys take sufcie[...]

Editing 77 When connecting the unit to an Apple Macintosh computer Connect the 1394 cable after turning on the power of the Apple Macintosh computer . Otherwise, the unit may not be mounted. The unit may not be recogniz ed after the Apple Macintosh computer has been placed in the hibernation state by its po wer-saving setting. In this case, disconn[...]

78 Connecting external units (continued) Digital video equipment (Dubbing) 1394 1394 cable (optional) Other Digital video equipment 6-pin This camera Ferrite core (included) Ferrite core (included) You can connect a digital video unit equipped with a 1394 connector and digitally transfer video and audio signals as well as time code. Before proceedi[...]

Editing 79 Video deck (Dubbing) SDI OUT COMPONENT OUT BNC cable (optional) Component video cable (included) Video cable (optional) Audio cab le (optional) White: CH1 (left channel) sound Red: CH2 (right channel) sound Connect one of these cables to the terminal on the video deck. VCR A UT O REC function When recording is star ted or stopped on this[...]

80 Y ou can edit the video data on P2 cards nonlinearly by connecting the unit to a computer used f or editing by means of a USB cab le (Windows) or 1394 cable (Apple Macintosh).* 1 (Connections : P age 76) *1 When the unit is connected to a computer with a 1394 cable , you can only read data from P2 cards but y ou cannot write data to P2 cards. Th[...]

Editing 81 6 Proceed with nonlinear editing using y our computer . An icon for the P2 card contents appears as a remov able disk in My Computer of your computer . For further details, ref er to the instructions for your computer’ s editing software. When replacing one card with another , if the USB connection is used, check that the access lamp i[...]

82 Use an HDD (hard disk drive) that has sufcient capacity to permit copying. Before cop ying the data, f ormat the hard disk drive so that it can be used by the unit. Bear in mind that this process will delete all the data on the drive. Connect the camera to an HDD using the 1394 cable . (P age 77) Do not connect the camera to two or more HDD ([...]

Editing 83 T o check the HDD status The color of indicates the HDD status, as below . White: HDD is connected and can be used. Black: HDD is not connected. Red: Copy cannot be made to the HDD since it is incorrectly formatted, etc. When the color is red, correctly format the HDD at step 5 before cop ying data onto it. T o check the data copied into[...]

84 W arnings HDD CAP A CITY FULL! There is not enough free memory on the HDD . T OO MANY P ARTITIONS! There are too many partitions. * 1 HDD DISCONNECTED! The HDD has been disconnected. CANNO T FORMA T! Initializing cannot be performed. T OO MANY T ARGETS! There are too many 1394 connection destinations. CANNO T ACCESS T ARGET! The connection desti[...]

Editing 85 Dubbing Digital input/output Y ou can perform dubbing with a high image quality by means of digital signals b y using a 1394 cable to connect this unit to a digital video unit equipped with a 1394 connector . 1 Connect the digital video equipment to this unit. (Page 77) 2 Press the unit’ s mode button to s witch to the MCR mode. MODE C[...]

86 Screen displa ys Regular displays For details on the saf ety zone , refer to 38. USER - 1 I – P A US E S Q TC U ALC 83 % JUN 19 2008 23 : 59 : 5 9 60 : 24P F 5 .6 Z10 1 / 123 . 4 SP O T MF23 . . 5 f 4 t TC 12 : 34 : 56 : 00 106 min REM O T E P 3.2 K 1 8 dB D 1 0 X TEXT MEMO L O W LIGHT 1/64 1 2 HD1080i 1394 1394 A R 1 C H C H 2   ?[...]

Displays 87 4 Backup unit displa ys The status of the backup unit connected to the 1394 connector is display ed here. Nothing is display ed if in the setup menus, O THER FUNCTIONS screen, 1394 CONTROL, y ou hav e selected “OFF”. 1394 * : Recording 1394 h : Recording standby 1394 : The backup unit cannot be controlled. 1394 : The backup unit is [...]

88 21 Focus control displa y Displays the f ocus control inf ormation with 99-00. In the auto focus mode , AF appears. In the manual f ocus mode, MF appears, and when MF ASSIST is set to ON on the setting menu SW MODE screen, MA appears. When the display is set to macro control, the b lack and white of AF or MF are display ed in rev erse. 95 (Dista[...]

Displays 89 The remaining time is indicated in 1 minute increments between 0 to 999 minutes . 34 Operational state display REC: Recording P A USE: Recording pause : Pla y pause : Pla y ( ): Fast-f orward/F ast-forward pla y (Rewind/F ast-backward pla y) ( ): Slow pla y (Rev erse slow pla y) CHK: Rec check ( ): Cue (rev erse cue) ( ): Frame-b y-fram[...]

90 W arnings COPY INHIBITED Can not record correctly because of the input signal copy-guarded. EXTERNAL1394 DISCONNECT When the 1394 CONTROL item of the O THER FUNCTIONS screen of the Setup menu is set to EXT and recording without connecting external units with 1394 terminal, this display appears. INCOMP A TIBLE CARD The card cannot be used since i[...]

Displays 91 W ARNING When trouble occurs with camera systems , W ARNING is display ed. FOCUS LOCK (Abnormal focus operation) PSD NG (Abnormal vibration detected) GYRO NG (Abnormal Optical Image Stabilizer control) 1394 This is display ed when trouble has occurred in the 1394 connections or signals. 1394 INITIAL ERROR (connection error) 1394 INPUT E[...]

92 Screen displays (contin ued) Setting the DISPLA Y items Display the f ollowing items on the vie wnder and LCD monitor screen by pressing the DISP/MODE CHK button or b y conguring OTHER DISPLA Y of the DISPLA Y SETUP screen of the setup menus. (P age 108) Displays MODE CHECK DISPLA Y O THER DISPLA Y settings ALL P ARTIAL OFF 1 Time code dis[...]

Menu 93 Using the setup menus Use the setup menus to change the settings to suit the scenes you are shooting or what y ou are recording. MENU PUSH-SET PAGE/AUDIO MON/VAR THUMBNAIL Operation lever MENU button Using the menus If the thumbnail menu is displa yed, press the THUMBNAIL button to release the displa y . (P age 65) The menu items indicated [...]

94 Initializing the menu settings The menu settings contain both the user le settings and the scene le settings. Y ou can initialize them separately . T o initialize the user le (i.e . all the settings other than the scene le settings) Select INITIAL in USER FILE of the O THER FUNCTIONS screen. The current menu settings of user le wi[...]

Menu 95 Setup menu structure CAM (camera) mode menu CAMERA MENU SCENE FILE LOAD/SA VE/INIT (P ages 97 - 99) OPERA TION TYPE FRAME RA TE CAMERA SETUP ASPECT CONV MID GAIN SYNCRO SCAN (P age 99) HIGH GAIN DET AIL LEVEL A TW V DET AIL LEVEL SW MODE HANDLE ZOOM DET AIL CORING (P ages 100 - 102) IRIS DIAL CHR OMA LEVEL USER1 CHROMA PHASE A UT O SW A.IRI[...]

96 Setup menu structure (continued) MCR (playbac k) mode menu MCR MENU RECORDING SETUP MCR FORMA T (P ages 103 - 105) 576i MCR MODE 1394 TC REGEN PLA YBACK FUNCTIONS AUDIO OUT TCG (P age 106) TC PRESET 1394 UB REGEN A V IN/OUT SETUP CMPNT/SDI SEL UB MODE (P age 106 - 107) SDI OUT UB PRESET SDI MET AD A T A 1394 IN PRESET SDI EDH DOWNCON MODE VIDEO [...]

Menu 97 Setup menu list SCENE FILE screen Item Display mode Description of settings LO AD/SA VE/INIT (Camera) LO AD: Loads the scene le settings sav ed using SA VE. SA VE: Sav es the changed scene le settings. INITIAL: The settings of the scene le selected with the scene le dial are returned to the factory settings. OPERA TION TYPE (Cam[...]

98 Item Display mode Description of settings DRS (Camera) Selects the DRS (Dynamic Range Stretcher) function. This function compresses the video signal lev el to extend the dynamic range making it possible to correctly render highlight areas without ov erexposure and loss of detail that would otherwise occur . OFF , 1, 2, 3 Larger values indicate a[...]

Menu 99 Item Display mode Description of settings V DET AIL FREQ (Camera) Sets the vertical detail for shooting in 576i progressiv e mode. THIN: Makes the detail thin. MID: Makes the detail slightly thick er . THICK: Makes the detail thick er . When images were shot in the progressiv e mode in which the vertical detail is set as “THIN” or “MI[...]

100 Setup menu list (continued) SW MODE screen Item Display mode Description of settings MID GAIN (Camera) Sets the gain value assigned to the M position of the GAIN switch. 0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB HIGH GAIN (Camera) Sets the gain value assigned to the H position of the GAIN s witch. 0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB A TW (Camera) Sets the operation of the[...]

Menu 101 Item Display mode Description of settings USER1 (Camera) Selects the function assigned to the USER1 button. REC CHECK: P erforms Rec Check. SPO TLIGHT: Auto iris control f or the spotlight ON/OFF . BA CKLIGHT: Auto iris control f or the backlight compensation. (Page 41) BLA CKF ADE: Blackf ade (P age 41) WHITEF ADE: Whitefade (P age 41) A [...]

102 Item Display mode Description of settings FOCUS ASSIST (Camera) Allocates a function to the FOCUS ASSIST button. EXP ANDED: Magnies the center por tion of the image. GRAPH: Displays a frequency distribution g raph at the top right in the viewnder and LCD monitor . BO TH: Magnies the center por tion of the image and displays a histog ra[...]

Menu 103 Item Display mode Description of settings A GC (Camera) Sets the A uto Gain Control when the ON is selected in A.IRIS. 6dB: P erforms the Auto Gain Control (max. 6 dB) in auto mode. 12dB: P erforms the Auto Gain Control (max. 12 dB) in auto mode. OFF: Does not perform the Auto Gain Control in auto mode . Initiates the control of the gain s[...]

104 Item Display mode Description of settings MIC GAIN 2 (Camera) Sets the input level of the e xternal microphone connected to the INPUT 2 terminal. (P age 50) -50dB, -60dB 25M REC CH SEL (Camera) Selects the recording audio channel for D VCPRO and D V formats. (P age 50) 2CH, 4CH <Notes> Even when 4CH is selected as this item’ s setting, [...]

Menu 105 Item Display mode Description of settings UB MODE (Camera) (MCR) Set the content for user inf ormation. USER: Records the information of user . TIME: Records the time at recording. D A TE: Records the date at recording. TCG: Records the values of the time code generator . FRM. RA TE: Records the frame rate inf ormation for frame conv ersio[...]

106 Setup menu list (continued) PLA YBA CK FUNCTIONS screen Item Display mode Description of settings A UDIO OUT (MCR) Sets the audio signals to output from the AUDIO OUT pin jac k when the P2 card or the tape is play ed back. CH1 · CH2: CH1 output = CH1 signals, CH2 output = CH2 signals CH1: CH1 output = CH1 signals, CH2 output = CH1 signals CH2:[...]

Menu 107 Item Display mode Description of settings INT MIC (Camera) Determines whether or not input from the inter nal microphone is used during recording. ON: Uses internal microphone input. OFF: Does not use internal microphone input. DISPLA Y SETUP screen Item Display mode Description of settings ZEBRA DETECT 1 (Camera) Selects the brightness le[...]

108 Item Display mode Description of settings O THER DISPLA Y (Camera) (MCR) Select how much inf ormation to display on the screen. (Page 92) OFF , P ARTIAL, ALL CAMERA D A T A (MCR) When set to ON, camera-recorder data (image stabilizer , aperture, gain value) made during shooting is displa yed in pla yback of clips recorded in the D V format. ON,[...]

Menu 109 Item Display mode Description of settings SD CARD FORMA T (Camera) F ormats the SD memor y cards. O THER FUNCTIONS screen Item Display mode Description of settings USER FILE (Camera) (MCR) LO AD: Loads the settings in a previously stored user le . SA VE: Sav es the updated user le settings. INITIAL: Returns the user settings in the u[...]

110 ___indicates the factory setting. Item Display mode Description of settings A CCESS LED (Camera) (MCR) Sets the access lamp to ON or OFF . ON: The lamp lights up and blinks as per the regular specications. OFF: The lamp is OFF in all circumstances. REC LAMP (Camera) Sets lighting of the tally lamp . OFF: The tally lamp does not light. FRONT [...]

Menu 111 Item Display mode Description of settings PO WER SA VE (Camera) Selects the power-saving mode when the Operation le v er , MENU button, THUMBNAIL button, P AGE/A UDIO MON/V AR button, DISP/ MODE CHK button, USER1-3 b uttons and EVF DTL button hav e not been operated f or 5 minutes or so . ON: The camera-recorder’ s power is set to OFF . [...]

112 Setup menu list (continued) OPTION MENU screen This menu is displa yed when the DISP/MODE CHK button is held do wn, and after the details of the shooting status are display ed, the MENU button is then pressed.Use it to chec k the connection status during nonlinear editing. Item Display mode Description of settings 1394 ST A TUS (Camera) (MCR) 1[...]

Reference 113 Bef ore calling for service P ower suppl y There’ s no power . Make sure the battery and AC adapter are connected properly . Check the connections again. • P15 P ower shuts off f or no apparent reason. T o prevent the battery from running down needlessly , the camera- recorder automatically turns off when the camera-recorder has b[...]

114 Before calling f or service (continued) Shooting Cannot star t shooting. Make sure the PO WER s witch is ON. • P18 Cannot focus automatically . Y ou can focus automatically when the auto f ocus mode is selected. Y ou may be shooting a scene where it is difcult to bring the subject into focus in the auto f ocus mode. If this is the case, f [...]

Reference 115 Playbac k Cannot play e v en when I press the play b utton. Make sure the MCR lamp is on (press the mode b utton). No kind of playbac k operation can be perf ormed unless this lamp is on. • P62 Mosaic-like noise appears when I cue or revie w a tape. This noise is inherent to digital video technology . This is normal. • —— Imag[...]

116 Operating precautions Do not allow an y water to get into the camera- recorder when using it in the rain or sno w or at the beach. F ailure to heed this precaution will cause the camera-recorder or P2 card to malfunction (and may result in irrepar able damage). Keep the camera-recor der away fr om equipment (such as TV sets and video game machi[...]

Reference 117 What to remember when thro wing memory cards a way or transferring them to others Formatting memory cards or deleting data using the functions of the unit or a computer will merely change the le management information: it will not completely erase the data on the cards. When throwing these cards a way or tr ansferring them to other[...]

118 Updating the driver in the camera For the latest inf ormation on drivers, visit the P2 Support Desk at the following W eb sites. https://eww .pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pr o-av/ T o update a dr iver , select PROPERTY on the thumbnail menu and then SYSTEMINFO to chec k the camera-recorder’ s v ersion, go to the site given abov e, and do wnload the d[...]

Reference 119 Cleaning When cleaning, do not use benzene or thinner . Using benzine or paint thinners may def orm the camera-recorder and/or cause the surf ace nish to peel off. Before proceeding with maintenance , remov e the battery or disconnect the AC cord from the power outlet. Use a soft, clean cloth to wipe the camera- recorder . T o remo[...]

120 Storage Precautions Before storing the camera-recorder , remove the battery . Store all of these items in a place with low humidity and relatively constant temper ature. [Recommended temperature range: 15°C to 25°C] [Recommended relative humidity: 40% to 60%] Video camera Wrap the video camera in a soft cloth to k eep the dust off. Battery Th[...]

Reference 121 How to handle data recor ded on P2 cards The P2 card is a semiconductor memory card that is used as the recording medium in the professional video production and broadcasting devices that mak e up the D VCPRO P2 Series. Since data recorded in the D VCPRO P2 format are in a le f or mat, they ha ve e xcellent compatibility with PCs. [...]

122 Chec kpoints for using memory car ds In this unit, use SD memory cards that are compatible with the SD or SDHC standard. When using miniSD or miniSDHC cards in this unit, be sure to use the special adapter . (The unit will not operate correctly if only the adapter is inserted. Alw ays insert a memor y card into the adapter .) Cards y ou can use[...]

Reference 123 Recor ding format list F rame rate 50 25P Video format D VCPRO HD 1080i/50i 1080i/50i 1080i/25P over 50i 720P/50P 720P/50P 1080i/25P ov er 50P 720P/25PN 720P/50P Nativ e recording 720P/25PN D VCPRO50 D VCPRO D V 576i/50i 576i/50i 576i/25P ov er 50i F rame rate 12 15 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 32 34 37 42 45 48 50 Video format D [...]

124 Appendix When a P2 card with a memory capacity of 8 GB or more is used in this unit and a one-time continuous recording e xceeds the prescribed duration (appro x. 5 minutes f or D VCPRO HD , approx. 10 minutes f or D VCPRO50 or appro x. 20 minutes f or D VCPRO or D V) or when a one- time recording extends o ver more than one P2 card, the record[...]

Reference 125 Specications [GENERAL] Supply v oltage: DC7.2 V/7.9 V P ower consumption 10.9 W (when the LCD monitor is not used) 11.7 W (when the LCD monitor is used) 13.8 W (max.) indicates safety inf ormation. Ambient operating temperature 0 °C to 40 °C Ambient operating humidity 10% to 85% (no condensation) W eight 1.9 kg (excluding battery[...]

126 [A UDIO P2] (D VCPRO HD 1080i 720P) Sampling frequency 48 kHz Quantizing 16 bit/4 CH Frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz [MEMOR Y CARD] Video recording f ormats: D VCPRO HD 1080i/50i (25P ov er 50i) 720P/50P (25P ov er 50P) 720P/25PN (Native recording) D VCPRO50/D VCPRO/D V 576i/50i (25P ov er 50i) Audio recor ding formats: PCM digital recording[...]

Reference 127 [A C ADAPTER] P ower Source: 100-240 V AC , 50/60 Hz 24 W P ower Output: 7.9 V DC, 1.9 A (Video Camer a) 8.4 V DC, 1.2 A (Charge) indicates safety inf ormation. W eight 160 g Dimensions (W x H x D) 70.0 mm x 44.5 mm x 116.0 mm Weight and dimensions are appro ximate. Specications are subject to change without notice.[...]

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