Panasonic AG-HPX500E manuel d'utilisation

Before operat ing this pr odu ct, p lease read th e instr uct ions c arefully and s av e this manu al for future use. S0407T1067 -P D Printed in Japan VQT1G18-1 ENGLISH Operati n g In s tr uct io ns Memor y Card Camer a- Recorder FRA NÇAI S Pour des expli cati ons en fr anç ais, veuill ez vous re por t er au CD - ROM fo urni. Mod el No. A G - HP [...]

2 Read t hi s fir st ! C A UTI ON : In ord e r to maint ain ad equ ate ventilat ion, d o not inst all or p lac e this unit in a bo okcase , built- in ca bine t or any other c onfin ed s pac e. T o prevent risk of ele ct ric sho ck or fir e ha za rd du e to overheating , ensu re th at cur t ains an d any other m ate rials do n ot obs truc t the v[...]

3 Read t hi s fir st ! < For USA and C ana da > A rec harg eab le bat ter y that is r ecyc lab le p owers t he pro du ct you h ave purcha sed. < For USA- Californi a Only > Thi s prod uc t co nt ains a CR C oin C ell L ith ium B at ter y wh ic h co nta ins Perc hlor ate Mater ial — s pe cia l han dli ng may app ly . See w w w.dtsc.c [...]

4 Prec aut io ns fo r Use P recau tio ns f or Use Caution regardi ng laser beams The CC D may be dam aged i f it is s ubj ec ted to l ight fr om a la ser be am. When u sin g the c ame ra- rec ord er in l oc ati ons w here la ser irr adi atio n eq uip ment i s use d, be c arefu l not to all ow the l aser b eam to sh ine d irec t ly on t he le ns. PL[...]

5 Con ten ts Co n ten ts Pre cau tio ns fo r Use ...........................................................................................4 Cam er a Uni t Fea tur es ........................................................................................ 8 Re cor ding a nd Pl aybac k Fe atur es ....................................................[...]

6 Con ten ts Rec ord ing t ime c od es an d user b its ..........................................................59 Set ti ng us er bit s ........................................................................................ 60 Enterin g the Us er Bi ts ............................................................................... 60 Set ti ng t[...]

7 Con ten ts Chapter 8 Connecting t o Ex ternal Dev ice s Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspection s Chapter 1 0 Specification s Chapter 7 Menu Ope ration s Se t ting o f Clip M et a D at a ..............................................................................1 09 Form at tin g P2 a nd S D M emo r y Ca rd s ....................................[...]

8 Came ra U nit Fea ture s Chap ter 1 I ntro duc tion Chap ter 1 In tro d uc ti on The AG- HPX50 0P/ E mem or y c ard c amer a rec or der is e qui pp ed wi th a 2 / 3 - inc h le ns mo unt syste m that e nab les use of h igh - per forman ce i nterc hang eab le l ense s, and c om es wi th a 50 Hz / 59.9 4 Hz sele ct or fun ct ion to perm it us e of a[...]

9 Came ra U nit Fea ture s Chap ter 1 I ntro duct ion ■ Eight g amm a cur ves, in cluding cin e - like g amma The DSP pr ovid es Panas oni c’s propr ietar y sele ct ab le g amma feat ure. T o expand c amer a ca pab ilit ies , the cam era of fer s ei ght g amm a mod es in cl udi ng c ine - like gam ma to g ive the c hara cter ist ic war m ton e [...]

1 0 Rec or di ng an d Playb ac k Featu res Chap ter 1 I ntro duc tion Record in g and P lay back Feat ures ■ A vari et y of inte r fac es The AG- HPX50 0P/ E can r ec ord 4 8 kHz /1 6 - bi t un com pre sse d hig h- qualit y digi tal au di o in all fo rmat s. The 4 - cha nnel au di o ca pabi lit y m akes bot h mic ro pho ne an d line i npu t pos s[...]

1 1 Rec or di ng an d Playb ac k Featu res Chap ter 1 I ntro duct ion ■ Clip t humbn ail pr eview The c amer a rec ord s eac h cu t as a c lip ( fi le) a nd auto mati ca lly at t ach es a th umb nai l image a nd fil e infor mat ion to it. T o previ ew a cli p on t he LCD moni tor or to c he ck c lip d ata , sim pl y cho ose t he c lip you wa nt[...]

1 2 Ou tli ne of o pe rat io ns Chap ter 1 I ntro duc tion Outl ine of operat ion s Thi s unit i s co mpat ib le wit h P2 ( Profe ssi ona l Plug -i n) c ard s. Exc ell ing at hi gh tr ans fer sp eed s, th e P2 c ard en abl es hig h vis ion r ec ord ing an d smo oth e di tin g and du bb ing. Flo w of shoot in g, pla yi ng an d sa vi ng The setting v[...]

1 3 Ou tli ne of o pe rat io ns Chap ter 1 I ntro duct ion Sa vi ng and ed itin g on e x ternal de vi ces Computer/ Memory card recorder External hard disk Computer P2 card Component video cable BNC cable (composite/SDI) USB2.0 (Windows ® ) IEEE1394 (SBP-2*) (Macintosh ® ) IEEE1394 (SBP-2 * ) IEEE1394 (Windows ® /Macintosh ® ) *Serial Bus Proto[...]

1 4 Sys tem C onfi gu rat io n Chap ter 1 I ntro duc tion Sy stem Config ura ti on Remote control cable AJ-C10050 G LCD monitor BT-LH80W USB2.0 compatible devices AJ-RC10 G Remote control unit Lens (Bayonet type) Fujinon, Canon Anton/Bauer Gold Mount type Battery mount Battery Charger (supplied) PROPAC14, TRIMPAC14 HYTRON50/100/14 0 DIONIC90/160 [...]

1 5 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions Chap ter 2 P ar ts an d thei r F un cti on s P ow er Suppl y and A ccessor y Mount in g Section 1 POWER switch Used to t urn o n /of f t he p ower . 2 Bat te r y mount A bat ter y pa ck fro m Anto n / B auer is m ounte d here. For deta ils, r efer to [ M ount ing t he B at ter y an d Set ti ng th e Bat t[...]

1 6 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions 1 MI C IN ( mi crop hon e input ) ja cks FRON T1 / FRON T2 ( X LR, 3 - pin ) • Con nec t mi cro pho nes ( opt io nal ac ce ss orie s) to the se jac ks. Power for th e mic rop hon e co mes from t his j ack . • A phant om -p owered m icr op hon e may be con nec ted . T o use a ph antom - powere d mic r[...]

1 7 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions 7 LIN E / M IC / + 48V ( line inp ut / mic input / mic input + 4 8V ) se lec tor switch Used to s ele ct t he aud io s ign al in put fr om th e REAR1/ RE AR 2 co nne ctor s. LI NE : Audio s ig nal li ne -i npu t from t he au dio devic e is i npu t. MI C : Au dio s ig nal fro m a sel f- powere d (ac ti ve[...]

1 8 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions 1 MON I TOR SE LECT ( audi o chann el ) CH1/ 2 / CH 3 / 4 s el ecto r switch Use th is swi tch to s ele ct t he au dio c han nel w hose s ig nals ar e out put to t he s peaker s, ear ph ones o r AUDIO OUT c onn ec tor . CH1/ 2 : Sig nal s on Aud io Ch anne ls 1 and 2 ar e out put . CH 3 / 4 : Sign als on[...]

1 9 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions Shootin g and Recording (camera unit) 1 ND FI L TER ( fi lter switc hing ) cont rol Thi s con trol a dju sts t he am ount of l igh t enter ing the CC D. Use this c ont rol i n stro ng ou tdo or lig htin g. Co ntr ol po sit io n Se t ti ng De sc rip ti on 1 OFF Do not u se t he N D fil ter . 2 1/4 Red u[...]

2 0 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions 6 OUT PUT/ AUTO KN EE se le ctor switch Thi s switc h sel ec ts t he vi de o sig nals s ent fr om the c amer a uni t to the m emo r y c ard re cor der u nit , view fi nder a nd vi de o mon itor . CAM . AUTO KN E E ON Vid eo b ei ng re co rd ed t hro ug h th e ca mer a is ou tp ut w it h the AUTO KN EE c[...]

2 1 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions 31 29 23 28 30 27 16 15 13 17 14 18 12 32 33 25 24 22 20 19 21 10 11 10 34 26[...]

22 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions Shootin g and Recording / Pla yback F unction Section (recording) 10 REC ST ART / STOP bu tto n Pressi ng th is bu t ton st ar t s rec or din g, pres sin g again s top s rec ord ing. Thi s but to n has t he sam e fun ct io n as th e V TR but to n at the l ens. When p res sed i n the M CR mo de, the c am e[...]

23 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions ■ Ab out S D a nd S DH C m em or y c ar ds • SD lo g o is a tr ad e ma rk . • Th e SD HC ( SD H igh C ap ac it y ) ca rd i s a new st an da rd , es t ab lis he d by th e S D Car d As so ci at ion in 2 0 0 6 , for l ar g e - sc a le m em or y c ar ds w it h ca pa cit i es a bove 2 G B. • Mul ti M e[...]

2 4 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions 1 MEN U but ton • Press an d hol d thi s but t on to di sp lay the set ting menu a nd pres s it ag ain to ret urn to t he previ ous image. • Thi s but to n is not availa ble i n the t hum bna il dis play . < NOT E > Use t h e SE T bu t ton o r th e J OG d ial b ut t on to g o be t we en m e nus[...]

25 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions 1 GEN LOCK I N conn ec tor ( B NC ) Thi s con nec tor i s use d to in put a refer enc e si gna l before t he c amer a unit i s ge n- lo cked , or befor e the t ime c od e is ex tern all y loc ked. For deta ils, r efer to [ E x tern ally L oc kin g the T ime Cod e ] (p age 6 4) . 2 TC IN co nne ctor ( BNC [...]

2 6 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions 1 Back t ally lam p When t he BACK T ALL Y switch i s set to [ O N ] , the lamp b ehaves in t he sa me way as the fr ont t ally lamp at t he v iew fin der . 2 BA CK T ALL Y switch Thi s switc h co ntro ls t he ac tio n of th e bac k and rear ta lly l amp s. ON : Bac k and re ar tal ly la mps e nab led. [...]

2 7 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions 1 View fi nd er ( supp lie d acc esso r y) Duri ng re cor din g or pl ayback , th e view fi nde r dis plays th e vid eo i mage i n mon oc hrom e. It als o dis plays warn ing s, me ssag es, zeb ra pat ter ns, marker s (s afet y zone an d cen ter marker s) , etc. 2 ZEBR A ( ze br a pat te rn ) switch Thi[...]

28 Set t ing D ate an d Ti me of In ter nal C lo ck Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback Chap ter 3 Rec or di ng a nd P la yba ck Set tin g Dat e and T ime o f Int ern al C loc k The CLOC K SET val ue is re co rde d in t he co ntent s (c lip ), a nd af fec t s the s equ enc e of pl aybac k of the thum bn ails. B efore c arr ying ou t rec ord ing , [...]

29 Set t ing D ate an d Ti me of In ter nal C lo ck Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback 7 T urn t he JO G dial b ut ton to se lec t YE AR , the n pr ess t he JO G dial b ut ton. PUSH MENU TO RETURN 2 0 0 7 M O N T H M A Y D A Y 1 H O U R 1 3 M I N 7 Y E A R C L O C K S E T 8 T urn t he JO G dial b ut ton to set Y EA R to 20 0 7 , th en p res s the[...]

3 0 P2 Car ds Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback Inserting P2 Cards < Not e > Wh en u sin g th e ca me ra r e co rd e r for t he fi rs t ti me , b e sur e to s et t he t im e da ta b e for e han d . On h ow th e ti me da ta i s se t , se e [ S e t ti ng Da te a nd T im e of I nte rn al C lo ck ] ( pa ge 2 8 ) . 1 T urn o n the P OWER switc[...]

3 1 P2 Car ds Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback 5 Close t he slid e - out do or . < Not e > • T o p reve nt c ar ds f rom f al ling o ut , d us t fro m en te rin g and r e du ce t he r isk o f exp osu re t o st at ic e le ct ri ci t y, do not m ove th e AG - H PX50 0 P / E wi th t h e sli de - ou t do or op en . • Form at P 2 c ar ds o[...]

3 2 P2 Car ds Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback T o Pre vent A ccidental Eras ure of P2 Card Con tent T o pr event the c onten t of a P2 c ard be ing ac c ide nta lly eras ed, p osi tio n the w rite - pro tec t switc h on t he P2 car d at [ Protec t ] . < Not e > Write - pr ote c t swi tch over c an b e p er form ed w hil e th e ca rd is b[...]

3 3 P2 Car ds Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback • The DV CPRO P2 form at rec ord s dat a as fi les, mak ing it i dea l for co mp uter pro ce ss ing an d com pat ibi lit y . A pro prie tar y format is u se d for the str uc ture of t hese fi les , where i n add it ion to v id eo and audi o dat a rec ord ed i n MXF form at, vari ous r elevant m[...]

34 Bas ic Pr oc ed ure s Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback Thi s sec ti on de sc rib es t he bas ic pr oc edur e for sho otin g and re co rdi ng. Before you e mbar k on a s hoot , pre - ins pe ct your system to en sure t hat it wor ks pro per ly . For dire ct ion s on in sp ec tin g your mem or y c ard cam era- rec or der , see [ In sp ec tio ns[...]

3 5 Bas ic Pr oc ed ure s Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback Set ting the s wit ches before shootin g and recording When a b at ter y an d P2 c ard s are ins tal led , set th e switc hes a s det aile d be low, before star ting to u se your AG- HPX500P / E . 1 Iris The ir is is au tomat ic all y adju sted w hen t he le ns is set to th e auto iri s[...]

36 Bas ic Pr oc ed ure s Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback 4 T o us e the e le ct ronic shu t ter , set th e shut ter s pe e d and shut t er mo de . For more info rmat io n, see [ S et tin g the Elec tro nic S hut ter] ( pag e 53 ) . 5 Press t he REC S T ART/ STO P but ton to sta r t re cord ing. • Duri ng re cor din g, th e REC lamp i n the v[...]

3 7 V ari abl e Frame R ate ( VFR ) Re c ord in g Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback Thi s cam era t akes full a dvant age of P 2 car d char ac teris ti cs by pr ovidi ng fra me sk ip pin g (un derc ran ki ng) r ec ord ing an d hig h- s pee d (overcr ank ing ) rec or ding w it hout t he u se of a fra me rate co nver ter . ( T he c amer a must b e[...]

38 V ari abl e Frame R ate ( VFR ) Re c ord in g Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback 4 Press t he REC S T ART/ STO P but ton . • Pressi ng th e REC ST ART/ STOP but to n st ar ts nati ve reco rdi ng in t he VFR mo de. • No si gna ls are ou tp ut fro m the 1394 term ina l duri ng rec ord ing or r ec ord ing st and by in t he nat ive mod e. • [...]

3 9 V ari abl e Frame R ate ( VFR ) Re c ord in g Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback Undercrank shoo ting Thi s way of shoot ing pr ovid es qu ic k moti on ef fe ct s use d to pres ent su ch s ce nes as t he moveme nt of clo ud s, so meo ne st and ing am ong c rowd of pe op le, and moves mad e by mar t ial ar tist s. If, for ins tan ce, you have [...]

40 Sp ec ial R ec or di ng M od es Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback Duri ng P2 c ard re co rdi ng, set ting ite ms in t he me nu opt ion R ECORDIN G SET UP sc reen p rovid es t he foll owing s pe cia l rec ord ing m od es : pre - rec ord ing , inter val r ec ord ing, o ne - shot re co rd ing, an d lo op rec ord ing. Thes e rec ord ing m od es a[...]

4 1 Sp ec ial R ec or di ng M od es Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback 2 Sel ec t IN TERV A L in the REC FU NC TI ON item in t he me nu opt ion RECO RD IN G SET UP sc re en . 3 Set t he tim e in th e IN TERV AL T I ME it em in the m enu op tion REC ORD I NG SE TU P scre e n. 4 Press t he REC S T ART/ STO P but ton . • The c amer a will r epe at[...]

42 Sp ec ial R ec or di ng M od es Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback Loop record in g ( LOOP RE C ) • When t wo o r more P2 c ar ds are i nser ted in th e P2 car d slot s, eac h ca rd is re co rde d in su c ces si on. • When t here i s no lo nge r any spac e lef t o n the c ard s, rec ord ing s tar t s over from t he fir st car d by rec ord[...]

43 Sp ec ial R ec or di ng M od es Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback Recordi ng Check F unction • Pressi ng th e RET b ut to n on th e len s in th e CAMERA mod e wil l automat ic all y play bac k th e last t wo sec on ds or s o of lates t cli p. • Use th is fu nc tio n to ch ec k that r ec ord ing i s per fo rme d nor mal ly . The ca mera r [...]

44 Nor ma l and Varia bl e Sp ee d Playb ac k Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback ■ N ormal s pe e d playba ck Clip s ca n be pl ayed back in t he M CR mod e. The PL A Y but to n provi de s mono c hrom e playba ck thro ugh t he vi ew fin der an d co lor p laybac k on t he LCD monito r . C onn ec tin g a co lor v ide o mon itor to the VIDEO OU T[...]

45 Vid eo a nd re c ord in g for mat s Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Chap ter 4 A dj us tm en ts an d Setti n gs f or Rec ord i n g Vi deo and record i ng f ormats Mult iple HD / SD formats Thi s unit s up por ts rec ord ing s in 20 H D and SD v id eo format s. 1080 i / 720 p HD re cor di ng use s the DVCP RO HD co de c, [...]

46 Vid eo a nd re c ord in g for mat s Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Selecting MCR mode recordi ng and p la ybac k sig nals MCR mo de a llows you to re co rd si gna ls fro m the 1394 con nec tor a nd pl ay back P2 c ard c lip s. Use th e set ti ng me nus li sted b el ow to sele c t rec ord ing or playb ack s ign als. Se t[...]

4 7 Vid eo a nd re c ord in g for mat s Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Li st of record in g, pla ybac k and ou tput f orma ts C AMERA mode ( re cordin g) ■ SYSTEM FREQ ( se tt ing me nu ) : 5 9. 9 4 Hz Form at se t tin g Re co rd ing s ta tu s Out p ut se t tin g Out p ut st a tus REC FOR MAT Cap tu re and re co rd ing f[...]

48 Vid eo a nd re c ord in g for mat s Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding ■ SYSTEM FREQ ( se tt ing me nu ) : 5 0 H z Form at se t tin g Re co rd ing s ta tu s Out p ut se t tin g Out p ut st a tus REC FOR MAT Cap tu re and re co rd ing fra me r at e Re co rd ing for mat Audi o re co rd ing cha nn el s CM PN T/ SD I S EL SD [...]

49 Vid eo a nd re c ord in g for mat s Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding MCR mode ( play back and recordin g of 1 394 input) ■ SYSTEM FREQ ( se tt ing me nu ) : 5 9. 9 4 Hz Form at s et t in g Re co rd ing s ta tu s Out p ut se t tin g Out p ut st a tus MC R FOR MAT 1394 r e co rd ing and p lay ba ck for mat Re co rd ing an[...]

50 Adj ust in g th e Whi te ba lan ce a nd B lac k B ala nc e Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding A djus ti ng the W hi te ba lance a nd B lac k Bal ance 2 Adjust the ND FI L T ER contr ol accor ding to the light c ondit ions . For exampl es of ND FIL TER adju stm ent s, see [ Sho otin g and Re c ord ing / Playback Func ti ons [...]

5 1 Adj ust in g th e Whi te ba lan ce a nd B lac k B ala nc e Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 7 The a djustm ent will t ake ef f ec t in a few sec onds , and t he following m ess age will app ea r : • The ad jus ted value i s auto mati ca lly sto red i n the s ele cte d mem or y (A or B ) . AWB Ach OK 3.2K • “C TEM P[...]

5 2 Adj ust in g th e Whi te ba lan ce a nd B lac k B ala nc e Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 3 The a djustm ent will t ake ef f ec t in a few sec onds a nd the foll owing mes sag e will app ea r : ABB END • The ad jus ted value i s auto mati ca lly sto red i n the m emor y . < Not e > • Ens ur e th at t he l en [...]

5 3 Set t ing t he El ec tr on ic S hut te r Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Set ting the Sh ut ter Mode and Spee d 1 Press t he S HU T TE R switch pos ition ed at OFF toward s ON . 2 Press t he S HU T TE R switch towards [ SE L ] . Re pe at this switc hover until th e des ire d mod e or sp e ed a pp ea rs in th e view fi [...]

54 Set t ing t he El ec tr on ic S hut te r Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding P laci ng the Camera- recorder in S YN CHRO SC AN Mode T o p lac e the c amer a- rec ord er in SYNCHR O SCAN mod e, follow t he ste ps be low. 1 Press t he S HU T TE R switch pos ition ed at [ ON ] towards [ S EL] , to pl ace t he cam era - r eco rd[...]

5 5 Ass ig ni ng fu nc ti on s to USER b ut to ns Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding The USER MAI N, USER1 , a nd USER 2 but to ns c an be ass ign ed us er-sele cte d fun ct io ns. Use th e menu o pt ion s USER MAIN, US ER 1 , and USER2 to as sig n fun ct io ns to res pec ti ve but ton. S ele ct the se item s from t he se t ti[...]

56 Sel ec t ing Au di o In put S ig nal s an d Adj us tin g Re co rd ing L evels Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Y o ur AG- HPX500 P/ E is fac tor y- set to p er for m no rec ord ing o n Audi o Chan nel s 3 and 4 in t he DV CPRO and DV format s. T o e nab le four- cha nnel r ec ord ing, t he menu o pti on 25 M REC CH SEL on[...]

5 7 Sel ec t ing Au di o In put S ig nal s an d Adj us tin g Re co rd ing L evels Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 3 While ch eck ing th e audio ch anne l level mete r in th e displ ay window or the au dio level me ter in t he view finde r , adjust t he AUDI O LEV EL CH1/ CH 2 contr ol. • Note th at if t he level exceed s[...]

58 Set t ing T im e Dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Set tin g Ti me Data Thi s cam era re cor ds t ime d ata s uc h as th e tim e co de, user b its, d ate and t ime ( rea l tim e) dat a in t he su bc od e area, VID EO A UX area and i n cli p met a dat a file s. Time data o verview Time code Use th e TCG switc h to se[...]

5 9 Set t ing T im e Dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Recordi ng ti me codes and user bits Thes e value s are rec ord ed a s lis ted be low de pen di ng on syste m freq uen cy an d rec ord ing for mat . MO DE . SYSTE M FRE Q REC MO DE / MC R MO DE FR AM E RATE ( F IL M CAM ) Sub c od e ar e a tim e co d e VI DE O AUX a[...]

60 Set t ing T im e Dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Set ting u ser bits Use th e set ti ng me nu UB M ODE o n the R ECORDIN G SET UP sc reen to s ele ct t he us er bi ts to re cor d in th e sub co de are a. • US ER Rec ord s inter nal u ser valu es. T o s et user val ues, s et the TCG swi tch to S ET to ope n the s [...]

6 1 Set t ing T im e Dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 3 Use CU RSOR b ut tons to se t the us er bits . SEL : PUSH / +/- : PUSH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UB PRESET / PRESET : PUSH but to n : Shi f ts t he tar get ( hig hli ghte d) d ig it to the r igh t. but to n : Shi f ts t he tar get ( hig hli ghte d) d ig it to the l ef t. bu[...]

62 Set t ing T im e Dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 720P mode Frame rate: 24P over 60P (2:3) Time code digit Updated frame 02 25 00 01 03 04 05 06 … 23 24 26 27 28 29 Video A A B B B C C C D D D D A A B B B C C D D D D D A A B B … Updated frame information 01 10 10 10 01 00 10 10 … 01 00 10 01 01 00 Frame rate: [...]

63 Set t ing T im e Dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Time code in 720P native mode • At 24P N, rec ord ing i s per forme d at 24 frames an d out put u ses a 2 : 3 pull - down s ch eme to p rod uc e 30 fr ame s. • At a frame r ate (c apt ure fram e rate) o f 24P the spe ed of r ec ord ing an d the o ut put t ime c o[...]

64 Set t ing T im e Dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Ex ternal ly Loc king the T ime Code The t ime c od e gen erator b uil t into your AG- HPX500 P/ E may be lo cked wi th an ex ter nal g ener ator . It is al so pos sib le to l oc k an ex terna l tim e co de g ener ator wi th the i nterna l gen erator. Connections f o[...]

65 Set t ing T im e Dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding T o unlock the e xternally lock ed time code Dis co nti nue ex tern al ti me co de s up ply , then p os iti on the TCG swit ch at [ R-RU N ] . Caution s in s witc hing the po wer source fr om batter y to external po wer supply Con nec t th e DC IN so c ket with t he [...]

66 Set t ing T im e Dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding GENLO CK and t ime code inp ut / output connecti on and setu p Cam e ra o pe r at ing c on dit io ns Cam e ra s et up GE NL OCK i np ut a nd c am er a ou tp ut ph ase ( In p ha se : ❍ Out o f ph as e : × ) Re co rd ing for mat Vid e o an d re fe re nc e sig na l t[...]

6 7 View find er Sc ree n St atu s Di sp lays Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding In add iti on to v ide o imag es, t he vi ew find er di sp lays lamp s and tex t t hat ind ic ate th e set ti ngs a nd o perat ing statu s of th e AG- HPX500 P/ E, toget her w ith m ess ages , a cente r marker , a safet y zone ma rker and t he c[...]

68 View find er Sc ree n St atu s Di sp lays Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 1 Time co de d isplays Each t ime you p res s the C OUNT ER but ton, t he dis play swi tch es over to the fo llowi ng dat a (or n o ind ic atio n) . • No in dic ati on • Cou nte r : Cou nter value ( on ly in re cor di ng mod e) • TC : Ti me [...]

69 View find er Sc ree n St atu s Di sp lays Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 3 Backu p unit disp lays • The st atus o f the b ack up un it co nne cte d to th e 1 3 9 4 con nec tor i s dis pl ayed here. • Not hing i s dis pl ayed if in th e setu p menu s, OTHER FUNCTION S sc reen, 1394 CO NTRO L, you have selec ted “ [...]

7 0 View find er Sc ree n St atu s Di sp lays Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 16 Rem aining ba t ter y ch arg e As the r emai nin g bat ter y c har ge dro ps, t he dis play c hang es as fo llows : → → → → When t he bat ter y has c omp letel y dis c harg ed, ( ) blin ks. (W hen t he AC adapter i s bei ng us ed, a d [...]

71 View find er Sc ree n St atu s Di sp lays Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 27 Sp eci al re cor ding disp lay Thi s dis play ap pear s wh en th e REC FUNCTIO N opt ion o f the s et tin g menu R ECORDIN G SET UP scr een is s et to INTERV AL , O NE SH OT or LOOP , and wh en PRE REC is set to O N. A P2 car d ins er te d in a[...]

72 View find er Sc ree n St atu s Di sp lays Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Err ors Thes e are di sp layed when a n error o c cur s in t he uni t, P2 car d, ta pe, or ot her co mp one nt. I f the pr ob lem i s not fixed by tur nin g the p ower of f an d the n on aga in, eit her re plac e th e car d or ta pe ba sed o n th[...]

73 View find er Sc ree n St atu s Di sp lays Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Checkin g and d ispla yin g shoo tin g statu s • Hol d dow n the DIS P/ MOD E CHK b ut ton i n rec ord ing sta ndby or d uri ng rec or din g to dis pl ay the set t ing s of each s ho otin g fun ct ion, t he li st of fu nc ti ons a ssi gne d to U[...]

7 4 View find er Sc ree n St atu s Di sp lays Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Set ting the Mar ker Di spla ys T ur n mar ker dis play on or o f f. Sele c t the d is play mo de fro m the s et tin g men u DISPL A Y SET UP sc reen. For dire ct ion s on navi gat ing t he men u, see [ Us ing t he menu s ] (p age 1 16) . PUSH ME[...]

7 5 Adj ust in g and s et t ing t he LCD m oni tor Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding A djus ti ng a nd settin g the L CD mon it or Usin g the LCD Mon itor 1 T urn o n the P OWER switch of th e AG- HPX50 0 P / E . 2 Slid e the O PEN but ton in t he ar row ➀ dire cti on to op en t he LCD moni tor . 1 < Not e > Th e LCD [...]

7 6 Adj ust in g and s et t ing t he LCD m oni tor Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding < Not e > • Pre ss ing t he R ES E T bu t ton w he n a val ue t ha t ca n b e adj us te d is s el ec te d in t h e se t tin g me nu LC D SE T wi ll re tur n th e se t ti ng to i ts f ac tor y d e fau lt . • Wh en c los ing t he L CD[...]

77 Han dl ing s etu p dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Hand li ng set up da ta Configu ratio n of set up data files Thi s cam era ma kes it po ssi bl e to save a scen e file to e ach o f the F1 to F6 posit ion s on t he SCENE FILE d ial. Use of an S D mem or y c ard ma kes it po ss ibl e to save up to four of t he F[...]

78 Han dl ing s etu p dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Set ting Data Usi ng an SD memory card An SD or S DHC m emo r y c ard (o pti ona l ac ces sor y) can b e use d as a set up c ard t hat store s up to fou r files of set t ing s menu s pe ci fic ati ons . Thi s data a llows you to q uic kl y rep rod uc e an opt imu[...]

79 Han dl ing s etu p dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 4 T o for mat th e SD m emo r y car d, turn t he JOG di al but ton to move the cu rsor to YES. T he n, pr ess t he di al but ton . • “S D CARD FORMA T O K ” ap pear s an d the SD mem or y c ard i s form at ted. PUSH MENU TO RETURN USER FILE SD CARD FORMAT SCE[...]

80 Han dl ing s etu p dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Changi ng scene file settings ■ E xampl e 1: Chang e the n ame of t he sc en e file. 1 T urn t he sc en e file dia l, th en se le ct t he sce ne fil e to be ch ange d. 2 In th e setup m enus , op en t he SC ENE FILE s cre e n. 3 T urn t he JO G dial b ut ton [...]

8 1 Han dl ing s etu p dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding ■ E xampl e2 : Save the F1 s cen e file to t he cam era . 1 T urn t he JO G dial b ut ton to move the cursor to t he op tion LOAD / SA V E / IN T . The n, pr ess t he J OG dia l but ton. For deta ils o n menu o per ati on, refer to [ Using the m enus ] ( pag e [...]

82 Han dl ing s etu p dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Sa vi ng scene files an d other settings on SD memo r y cards Y o u ca n save up to four sc ene fi le set ting s or oth er set ti ngs a s file s on an S D memo r y c ard, an d you ca n also l oad t hem fro m the c ar d. • In the c as e of the s ce ne fil es, [...]

83 Han dl ing s etu p dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Reloadin g Files F rom an SD Me mory Card Perfo rm ste ps 1 an d 2, move to TITLE RELOAD so that YES is d is played in ste p 4, and pr ess t he JO G dia l but to n. The fil e is re load ed. T o title a file 1 Per form s tep s 1 to 4. 2 Use th e JOG d ial but to n[...]

84 Power Sup p ly Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on Chap ter 5 P repa ra tio n P ow er Suppl y A bat ter y pa ck or a n exter nal D C power su pp ly c an be use d as th e power su pp ly for th e ca mera -re cor der . Usin g a Batter y Pack Bat ter y p ack s from t he fol lowin g manu fac turer s ca n be use d : • Anton / Bauer • ID X • P ACO • Sony[...]

85 Power Sup p ly Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on 2 Inse r t th e bat te r y and s lide i t in the dire cti on of th e arrow. < Not e > ● R e movin g th e ba t te r y p ac k Co mpl e te ly pu sh d own a nd ho ld t h e re le as e leve r on t he b at t er y h ol de r. The n, s lid e th e ba t te r y pa ck i n th e op po si te di re c tio n to t he [...]

86 Power Sup p ly Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on When usin g a V -mount type bat ter y pack Mou nt the V-mo unt ad apter p late. Inser t the pl ate and sli de it a s show n bel ow . Set t ing the b at te r y t ype • Sele c t the bat te r y t y pe li sted un der BA T TER Y SELECT . Sel ec t th e menu o pti on BA T TERY SELECT from t he set t ing m enu [...]

87 Power Sup p ly Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on • Whe n th e pow er is t urne d on , a rus h curr en t occ urs . I f th e powe r sup pl y is insu f fi cie nt durin g this t im e, th e ca me ra m ay be d am ag ed . The r efor e, w e re co mme nd u sing a n ext ern al DC p ower su pp ly th at p rovid es a t le ast t wice the t ota l powe r co nsum ed [...]

88 Mou nt ing t he V iew fi nd er an d Adj us ti ng it s Posi ti on Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on Mou nti ng the Vie w finder and A dju stin g its P ositi on Thi s sec ti on sh ows how to mo unt an d adju st th e sup pli ed vi ew find er an d the o pti ona l AG-VF 1 1 G view fi nder, which i s equ ivale nt to th e sup pli ed on e. When u sin g a vi[...]

89 Mou nt ing t he V iew fi nd er an d Adj us ti ng it s Posi ti on Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on Diopter A djus tments 1 T urn o n the P OWER switch on th e cam era . • Look at t he im age in t he vi ew fin der . 2 T urn t he dio pte r adjus ting ring until you get t he sha rp est p ossib le imag e in th e view fi nde r . Screen Adj ustmen ts Use[...]

90 Mou nt ing t he V iew fi nd er an d Adj us ti ng it s Posi ti on Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on Remo ving the V iew finder 1 Confi rm tha t the P OWER switch is turne d of f. 2 Loos en th e view finde r right- le f t posit ioning rings . 3 T urn t he vi ew find e r sec uring scr ew counte rclo ck wis e, slid e th e view finde r in the dir ec ti[...]

9 1 Mou nt ing a nd Ad ju st ing t he Le ns Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on Mou nti ng and A dj ust in g the Lens Moun tin g the Lens 1 Raise t he l ens cla mping l ever and rem ove the mount ca p. 2 T o mo unt the l ens , align t he ind ent ati on at the to p cent er of t he le ns mount wi th the c ente r mark of t he le ns. 3 Lower th e le ns clam ping[...]

9 2 Mou nt ing a nd Ad ju st ing t he Le ns Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on A dju sti ng the Lens F lange Back If imag es are n ot cl earl y foc use d at bot h tele photo a nd wid e -ang le p osi tio ns d urin g zoom o per atio ns, ad jus t the fl ange b ack ( di st anc e from t he le ns mo unti ng sur fac e to th e imag e form atio n sur face) . On ce [...]

9 3 Mou nt ing a nd Ad ju st ing t he Le ns Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on 3 Use th e JOG d ial but to n to sel ec t DEFA U L T , U SER1, USER2 , U SER 3 or OFF and p re ss th e JOG d ial but to n. • T o ad jus t the w hite s hadi ng, se lec t USER1 , USER2 or US ER3. • The USER1 , USER2 or US ER3 set ti ngs d o not co nta in any co mpe nsat io n da[...]

94 Mou nt ing a nd Ad ju st ing t he Le ns Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on 2 Set t he ima ge . ( 1) Shoot a so lid w hite sh eet of pa per. (2 ) S et the l ens ir is to m anual a nd ad just t he iris s o that a ze bra pat ter n fil ls th e enti re view fi nder s cre en. • When t he pi ec e of pap er is u nevenly li t, the zeb ra pat ter n wil l not c[...]

9 5 Mou nt ing a nd Ad ju st ing t he Le ns Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on Set ting Chromatic Ab erratio n Compensati on ( C A C ) The CAC func tio n of th e cam era c orre ct s th e regi str ati on err or cau sed by t he sl ight c hro mat ic aber rati on t hat th e len s can not c omp ens ate for . This mini mizes c olor b lee di ng into t he sur roun [...]

96 Mou nt ing a nd Ad ju st ing t he Le ns Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on Loadin g C A C Fi le F rom an SD Card 1 Op en th e set t ing me nu LEN S SE TUP scre e n. For deta ils o n menu o per ati on, refer to [ Using the m enus ] ( pag e 1 1 6 ) . 2 Use th e JOG d ial but to n to sel ec t CA C CARD RE AD. Then s ele ct Y ES to op en the CAC C ARD RE AD [...]

97 Mou nt ing a nd Ad ju st ing t he Le ns Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on Initial izing C AC F ile ( Return ing Data t o Their F actory Defaults) 1 Op en th e set t ing me nu LEN S SE TUP scre e n. For deta ils o n menu o per ati on, refer to [ Using the m enus ] ( pag e 1 1 6 ) . 2 Use th e JOG d ial but to n to sel ec t CA C FILE I N IT . T he n sel e[...]

98 Prepa ri ng for Au di o In put Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on P repar in g for A udi o Inpu t T a ke the fol lowin g step s to pre pare th e cam era for con nec t ing aud io i npu t devic es. When Us ing the F ront Micro phone The A J - MC20 0 G mi cro ph one k it (o pt ion al) i nc lud es a mic rop hon e that c an b e moun ted on t he c amer a. 1 Op[...]

99 Prepa ri ng for Au di o In put Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on When Us ing A udio De vi ces 1 Conn ec t the au dio d evice to the AUD IO IN ja ck with t he XLR c abl e. 2 Set t he AUDI O I N switch to [ R EAR ] for the ch anne l to which t he XLR c abl e is conne ct ed . 3 Set t he LI N E / MI C /+ 4 8V sel ec tor switch on the r ea r pan el to [ L IN[...]

1 00 At tac hi ng Ac c es sor ie s Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on A t t ach ing A ccesso rie s Moun tin g the Camera on a T ripod When m ount ing t he c amer a on a tr ip od, u se th e tri po d adap ter sup pli ed wi th t he c amer a. 1 Mount t he trip od a dap ter on t he tri pod . < Not e > Se le c t an a pp ro pr ia te ho le i n th e ad ap te r[...]

1 01 At tac hi ng Ac c es sor ie s Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on A tt ach ing the Sh ou lder Strap T o d etac h th e sho uld er str ap, firs t ope n the h oo ks, the n det ach t he st rap. < Not e > Ma ke su re t ha t th e sh oul de r st r ap is s e cur e ly at t a ch ed . A tt ach ing the R ain Co ver When usin g the SHAN - RC70 0 Rain Cov er S[...]

1 02 Con ne c tin g th e AJ - RC10G Ex te ns io n Co ntr oll er Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on Conn ectin g the AJ- RC 1 0 G Ex ten si on Con trol ler • Som e func t ion s can b e rem ote - co ntro lle d whe n the A J -R C1 0 G exte nsi on c ontr ol un it (o pti ona l) i s con nec ted t o the c amer a. • When t he A J -R C1 0G i s co nne cte d, th e[...]

1 03 Thu mb nai l Op er ati on s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Cli ps with T humbn ails Chap ter 6 Man i pu la ti ng C l i ps w it h Th u m bn a i ls A cli p is a d ata gr oup t hat in cl ude s the i mage s and voi ce s create d from o ne sh oot ing se ss ion, to get her wi th add iti ona l infor mati on su ch a s tex t memo s and m eta d ata . The fo [...]

1 04 Thu mb nai l Op er ati on s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Clip s with T humbn ails Thu mbnai l S creen Press t he MO DE but t on to en gage t he M CR mo de and ope n the t hum bna il sc ree n on th e LCD moni tor . W hen switc hin g is d one fro m th e reg ular s cree n di spl ay to the t hum bnai l sc reen d is play , a ll th e cli ps wi ll be di[...]

1 05 Thu mb nai l Op er ati on s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Cli ps with T humbn ails 2 Additio nal clip s can b e se le cte d by rep e ating S tep 1. It is p oss ibl e to di spl ay only t he se lec ted t hum bna ils in th e thum bn ail sc ree n for playb ack . Pleas e refer to [ Swi tch ing t he Thu mbn ail D isp lay] ( page 105) fo r more infor mat[...]

1 06 Thu mb nai l Op er ati on s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Clip s with T humbn ails Set ting the T hum bnai l Displa y Mode The t humb nai l dis pl ay mode c an be c us tomized t o suit your prefere nc es. 1 Press t he M ODE b ut ton to ente r th e MCR mo de . • The t humb nai l scr een a ppe ars o n the LCD moni tor . 2 Press t he t humbna il me[...]

1 07 Cli p Op er ati on s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Cli ps with T humbn ails Cl ip Op erati on s P la yi ng B ack Cl ips 1 Press t he M ODE b ut ton to ente r th e MCR mo de . • The t humb nai l scr een a ppe ars o n the LCD moni tor . 2 Use th e curso r but tons to move the pointe r over the d esir ed clip . 3 Press t he PL A Y but ton, a nd th [...]

1 08 Cli p Op er ati on s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Clip s with T humbn ails < Not e > Wh en a dd ing a s hot m ar k to ( or d e le tin g th e sh ot m ark fro m ) a cli p re co rd e d ac ro ss mu lt ipl e P 2 ca rd s, d o t his wit h al l th es e P 2 ca rd s ins er ted i nto P 2 ca rd s lot s . Deleting C li ps 1 Press t he M ODE b ut ton to [...]

1 09 Set t ing o f Cli p Me ta Da ta Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Cli ps with T humbn ails Set tin g o f Cl ip Meta Data Inform ati on su ch a s the n ame of p ers on wh o shot t he vid eo, the n ame of t he re por ter , th e sho oti ng lo cat ion, or a text m emo c an b e read fro m the S D mem or y c ard, and c an be re co rde d as Cl ip Me ta Dat a[...]

1 1 0 Set t ing o f Cli p Me ta Da ta Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Clip s with T humbn ails • NE WS : Dis plays [ R EPORTER ] (n ame of t he re por ter), [ PURPOSE ] ( pur po se of sh oot ing ), a nd [ O BJ ECT] (ob jec t of s hoot ing ) . • ME MO* : Dis plays th e NO. (me mo num ber), O FFSET ( frame pos iti on fro m th e beg inn ing of t he c li[...]

1 1 1 Set t ing o f Cli p Me ta Da ta Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Cli ps with T humbn ails ■ E xampl e of re cor ding ( DVCPRO50 ) a clip on one P 2 car d : REC start (recording start) REC/PAUSE (recording pause) Recording duration = Approx. 15 min. Clip 1 COUNT value = 0001 Clip 2 COUNT value = 0002 10 min. 5 m i n . ■ E xampl e of re cor ding a[...]

1 1 2 Form at ti ng P2 a nd S D Me mor y Card s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Clip s with T humbn ails F or mattin g P2 and SD Memory Cards Fo rmattin g a P2 Card 1 Press t he M ODE b ut ton to ente r th e MCR mo de . • The t humb nai l scr een a ppe ars o n the LCD moni tor . 2 Press t he t humbna il menu b ut ton to op en th e menu . 3 From th e me[...]

1 1 3 Prop er t ie s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Cli ps with T humbn ails P roper ties The c lip’s prope r ti es an d the P2 c ar d’s status ar e dis played. Cl ip P roper t y Sele c t PROPERTY → CLIP PROPERT Y . The fo llowi ng sc ree n app ear s. 2 1 3 5 4 1 Clip numb er 2 Thumbn ail 3 Slot numb er 4 Clip informa tion V ariou s ind ic ator s [...]

1 1 4 Prop er t ie s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Clip s with T humbn ails Contents of P2 Card Statu s Displa y Set tings Sele c t PROPERTY → CARD ST A TUS. T he foll owin g scr een ap pe ars. ■ W hen “ RE MAI N ” is sel ec te d : 1 5 3 4 4 2 1 Write - pro tec t Ma rk The mar k app ears i f the P 2 car d is wr ite - protec ted . 2 P2 Ca rd St [...]

1 1 5 Prop er t ie s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Cli ps with T humbn ails 3 P2 Ca rd me mor y c apa cit y / T ot al Cap acit y Dis plays th e use d mem or y c apa cit y on a P2 car d and t he tota l ca paci t y , i n minu tes. Bec aus e frac ti ons ar e tru nc ated, t he fig ure sh own for use d mem or y c apa cit y on a P2 car d may dif fer from t [...]

1 1 6 View find er an d LCD Men us Chap ter 7 M enu O p era tions Chap ter 7 Men u Opera tio ns Vie w finder and L CD Menus Usi ng the men us Use th e setu p menu s to ch ang e the s et tin gs to su it t he sce nes you ar e sho otin g or what you a re rec ord ing . • If the t hum bna il me nu is d isp layed, pres s th e THUM BN AIL but t on to [...]

1 1 7 View find er an d LCD Men us Chap ter 7 M enu O p erat ions 4 Use th e JOG d ial but to n (o r the U p and Down cur sor but to ns) to hig hlight th e item you want to cha nge . HIGH GAIN W.BAL.PRESET USER MAIN SPOTLIGHT USER1 USER2 MID GAIN SLOTSEL 6dB 12dB 3.2K GAIN:18dB PUSH MENU TO RETURN SW MODE 5 Use th e JOG d ial but to n (o r the S E[...]

1 1 8 Setu p me nu st ru c ture Chap ter 7 M enu O p era tions Setu p menu s tru ctu r e Camera ( C AM ) mode menu CAMERA MENU NAME EDIT TC MODE* V DET AIL FREQ PREREC MODE SETUP* SYNCRO SCAN DET AIL LEVEL HIGH GAIN DET AIL CORING W.BAL.PRESET CHROMA LEVEL USER MAIN CHROMA PHASE USER2 COLOR TEMP Bch MASTER PED 480i (576i) REC MODE NEWS GAMMA REC FU[...]

1 1 9 Setu p me nu st ru c ture Chap ter 7 M enu O p erat ions ENDURA-D NEAR BATTERY SELECT HYTRON50 NEA R EXT DC IN SEL BATTERY SETUP PROPAC14 NEAR USER FILE TRIMPAC14 NEAR SD CARD FORMAT BATTERY MODE SCENE FILE CARD FUNCTIONS 1394 CONFIG 1394 STATUS OPTION MENU DIONIC90 NEAR SHADING (USER) DIONIC160 NEAR CAC PROPERTY NP-L7 NEAR CAC CARD READ ENDU[...]

1 20 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p era tions Setu p menu l ist ■ Marks us ed in t he list : Indi cate s that t he ite m ca n be set i n the CAMER A mo de. : Indi cate s that t he ite m ca n be set i n the M CR mo de. / : Ind ic ates th at the i tem c an be set i n bot h CAMERA a nd MC R mod es. SCENE FILE sc reen It em De sc rip ti on o[...]

1 21 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p erat ions It em De sc rip ti on o f se t tin gs ( It em s in bo ld a r e fac to r y se t ti ngs . ) NEWS G AM MA * Sel ec ts t he n ews ga mm a cur ve. (O nl y vali d for 108 0i / 60 i, 50 i, 72 0 / 50 P , 50 P , 48 0 / 6 0 i an d 576 / 50 i) ● O N, O FF GA MMA * Sel ec ts t he g am ma c ur ve s oth er[...]

1 22 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p era tions S W MODE screen It em De sc rip ti on o f se t tin gs ( It em s in bo ld a r e fac to r y se t ti ngs . ) MID GAIN Set s the g ai n valu e as si gne d to t he M p osi ti on o f th e GAIN sw it ch. ● 0 dB, 3 d B, 6 d B , 9 dB, 12 dB HI GH G A IN Set s the g ai n valu e as si gne d to t he H p [...]

1 23 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p erat ions RE CORDING SETUP screen It em De sc rip ti on o f se t tin gs ( It em s in bo ld a r e fac to r y se t ti ngs . ) REC F ORM A T Sel ec ts t he r ec or di ng for mat f or P2 c ar d. ● 59. 94Hz S yste m : 1080 i / 6 0 i, 108 0i / 30 P , 108 0 i / 24P , 108 0i / 24P A , 72 0 P / 6 0 P , 720 P/ 3[...]

1 24 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p era tions It em De sc rip ti on o f se t tin gs ( It em s in bo ld a r e fac to r y se t ti ngs . ) F-RUN TC SL AVE Sel ec ts w het he r slave - lo cke d ti me c od e in pu t via t he 1394 c on ne ct or is u se d or no t whe n th e TCG swit ch i s set t o F-R UN . ● 1 3 94 : Re c ord s wi th t he s lav[...]

1 25 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p erat ions It em De sc rip ti on o f se t tin gs ( It em s in bo ld a r e fac to r y se t ti ngs . ) F .MI C POWER 2 T ur ns on a nd o f f th e pha nto m powe r sup p ly for t he fr on t mic ro ph on e co nne c ted t o CH2 . ● ON , OFF R.MIC POWER T ur ns on a nd o f f th e pha nto m powe r sup p ly for[...]

1 26 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p era tions It em De sc rip ti on o f se t tin gs ( It em s in bo ld a r e fac to r y se t ti ngs . ) OTHER DISPL A Y / Sel ec t how m uc h in for mat io n to di sp lay on t he s cr een . ● O FF , PART I AL , AL L LCD BACK L IGHT / Adj ust s th e bac k lig ht of t he LCD m on itor. Sele c t HIG H for br [...]

1 27 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p erat ions B A T TER Y SETUP screen It em De sc rip ti on o f se t tin gs ( It em s in bo ld a r e fac to r y se t ti ngs . ) EX T DC IN SEL / Sel ec ts ex t ern al D C power s up pl y t yp e. ● AC AD P T: AC adap te r ● BA T TERY : b at ter y BA T TERY SELECT / Sel ec ts b at ter y ty pe. ● PROP AC[...]

1 28 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p era tions C ARD FUNCTI ON ( SD memor y card set ting) screen It em De sc rip ti on o f se t tin gs ( It em s in bo ld a r e fac to r y se t ti ngs . ) SCENE F ILE Read s /wr ite s a sc en e fil e fro m /o nto t he SD m emo r y c ard . ● RE AD : Load s the s el ec ted s c ene fi le (1 to 4) va lue s f[...]

1 29 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p erat ions OTHER F UNCTION S screen It em De sc rip ti on o f se t tin gs ( It em s in bo ld a r e fac to r y se t ti ngs . ) USER FILE / Saves us er s file s on, l oad s u ser s fil es fr om t he st orag e are a of t he c ame ra ( EEPRO M ), a nd i nit ia lizes the s tor age a rea . ● - - - -: O f f [...]

1 30 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p era tions OPTI ON MENU screen Thi s scr een is d is played wh en you pre ss t he fron t MENU bu t ton af ter d is playin g the s ho otin g stat us by pres sin g and ho ld ing d own th e DISP/ MO DE CH K but to n. Use t his s cree n to co nfir m th e con nec t ion s tatu s dur ing no nli near edi tin g. [...]

1 3 1 Con ne c tin g to E x ter nal D evi ce s Usi ng US B2 .0 Por t ( PC m od e) Chap ter 8 C onne ct ing to Ex te rnal D evice s Chap ter 8 Co n nect in g t o E x ter na l De v i ces Conn ectin g t o Ex terna l De vi ces Us ing USB 2 .0 P or t ( PC mode ) By co nne ct ing t he AG- HPX500 P/ E wit h an ex terna l PC usi ng USB 2 .0, the P2 c ard c[...]

1 32 Con ne c tin g to E x ter nal D evi ce s Usi ng t he IEEE1 39 4 C onn ec to r ( PC mo de ) Chap ter 8 C onne ct ing to Ex te rnal D evice s Conn ectin g t o Ex terna l De vi ces Us ing the IEEE 1 39 4 Connect or ( PC mode ) Con nec ti ng an ex ter nal PC or h ard di sk to t his u nit v ia IEEE 1 394 m akes it po ss ibl e to use t he P2 c ard s[...]

1 33 Con ne c tin g to E x ter nal D evi ce s Usi ng t he IEEE1 39 4 C onn ec to r ( PC mo de ) Chap ter 8 C onne ct ing to Ex te rnal D evice s Pr ocedures fo r connecti ng a hard di sk < Not e > • Use a h ar d di sk wi th s uf fi ci en t sp ac e fo r co pying . • Form at t he h ar d di sk fo r th is un it . N ot e th at t his d el e te[...]

1 34 Con ne c tin g to E x ter nal D evi ce s Usi ng t he IEEE1 39 4 C onn ec to r ( PC mo de ) Chap ter 8 C onne ct ing to Ex te rnal D evice s T o verify data copied to a hard disk Af ter co mpl eti ng ste p 4, use th e cur sor b ut ton s to sele c t YES for VERIFY i n SET UP . • Data c op ied fr om a P2 c ard w ill not b e af fec ted even if p[...]

1 35 DV CPRO / DV Conn ec ti on v ia IEEE1 3 94 C on nec to r Chap ter 8 C onne ct ing to Ex te rnal D evice s Recordi ng D V CPRO / DV sig nals i npu t to 1 3 94 connect or 1 Conn ec t a 1 39 4 cab le. For deta ils, s ee [ Pre caut io ns in 1394 Con nec ti ons ] ( pag e 1 36 ) . • Make sure t hat t he sig nal fo rmat o f the cam era an d the c o[...]

1 36 DV CPRO / DV Conn ec ti on v ia IEEE1 3 94 C on nec to r Chap ter 8 C onne ct ing to Ex te rnal D evice s < Not e > • Wh en t he c am e ra is s et t o REC R UN t o pe r fo rm b ack up re co rd ing o n a co nn ec te d ex te rn al d evi ce , th e ad van ce of ti me c od e fr om t he 139 4 c on ne ct or wi ll st op wh e n all P 2 c ar ds [...]

1 37 Ins pe ct io ns B efor e Sh oot in g Chap ter 9 M ainte nanc e and I nsp ec tions Chap ter 9 Mai n ten an ce an d In specti on s Ins pections Be fo re Shoo ti ng 3 Inse r t a P 2 card in to the ca rd slot a nd close t he slid e cover . • Con firm t hat th e P2 c ard ac ce ss LED for t he inse r ted c ard s lot li ght s up in o rang e. If P2[...]

1 38 Ins pe ct io ns B efor e Sh oot in g Chap ter 9 M ainte nanc e and I nsp ec tions Inspecting the C amera Uni t 1 Set t he zo om to el ect ric zo om mod e and ch eck t he zoo m op era tion . • Chec k t hat the i mage c ha nge s to tele photo and wi de an gle. 2 Set t he zo om to manu al zoo m mod e and ch eck t he zoo m op era tion . • T ur[...]

1 39 Ins pe ct io ns B efor e Sh oot in g Chap ter 9 M ainte nanc e and I nsp ec tions 8 Use th e USE R but ton to whi ch th e SLOT SEL fu nct ion has b e en as signe d to sel ect P 2 ca rds for r ec ordin g when more t han o ne P2 c ard is i nser ted in the c ard slot s. • Rep eat the o per ati ons i n Step s 4 to 5 and 7 to che ck t hat re cor [...]

1 40 Ins pe ct io ns B efor e Sh oot in g Chap ter 9 M ainte nanc e and I nsp ec tions Inspection of the clock, time code, and user bits 1 Set t he us er bit s as r equir ed . Please r efer to [ Set t ing t he User B it s ] (p age 60 ) fo r the s et tin g pro ce dures . 2 Set t he tim e cod e. Please r efer to [ Set t ing t he Ti me Co de ] ( page [...]

1 4 1 Mai nte nan ce Chap ter 9 M ainte nanc e and I nsp ec tions Main tenance Cleani ng In side the Vie w finder • Do not u se th inne r or oth er sol vents to re move dir t from t he vi ew find er . • Wip e the l ens w ith a c om merc ial ly availab le le ns cle aner . • DO NOT wip e the m irror. If dir t or ru bb is h is st ic kin g on t[...]

1 42 Warni ng Sys tem Chap ter 9 M ainte nanc e and I nsp ec tions W arni ng Sy stem W arni ng Descr ipti on T ables If a pro ble m is de tec ted im med iatel y af ter th e power is tu rne d on, or d uri ng op erat ion, t his w ill b e ind ic ated by th e W ARNIN G lam p, lamps in si de th e view fi nd er and a war nin g tone. Prio rit y Warni ng [...]

1 43 Warni ng Sys tem Chap ter 9 M ainte nanc e and I nsp ec tions Prio rit y Warni ng t yp e LCD o r vie w fi nd er ind ic at ion Vie w fi nd er LED ( exce pt t all y) T a lly lam p Warni ng lam p Ala rm ton e * 6 Warni ng d es cri pt ion and r e co rd ing / play ba ck o p er at ion Cou nt er me as ur es 8 Bat te r y near ly emp t y The l as t b[...]

1 44 Upd at ing C ame ra Dr ive rs Chap ter 9 M ainte nanc e and I nsp ec tions Updati ng Camera Dr iv ers • For the late st info rmat io n on sof tware d river s, vi sit the P2 S up por t Desk at t he foll owin g Web sites. ht tp s : / /ew w.pavc.panaso ni c.co.jp / pro - av / • Before u pd atin g the c ame ra dr iver , c he ck c ame ra dri ve[...]

1 45 Dim en si ons a nd s pe ci fi cat io ns Chap ter 10 Spe cifi cati ons Chap ter 1 0 Speci fica ti on s Dimen si on s and s pecificati ons Dimens ion s 261mm (10- 3 / 8 inches) 140mm (5- 5 / 8 inches) 318mm (12- 5 / 8 inches) 440mm (17- 3 / 8 inches) 240mm (9- 1 / 2 inches)[...]

1 46 Dim en si ons a nd s pe ci fi cat io ns Chap ter 10 Spe cifi cati ons Specifications General Powe r sup pl y : DC1 2 V (1 1 V t o 1 7 V ) Powe r con su mpt io n : 23 W ( Whe n 1 .5 in c h CRT of v iew fi nd er an d 3. 5 in ch LCD m on ito r of ma in un it ar e ON ) 1 9 W (wi tho ut v iew fi nd er, and whe n LCD mo nito r is O FF) ind ic a[...]

1 4 7 Dim en si ons a nd s pe ci fi cat io ns Chap ter 10 Spe cifi cati ons Memor y Card Recorder Unit Rec or di ng for ma t : DV CPRO HD / DVCPRO50 / DVCPRO / DV selec t ab le Rec or di ng au di o sig na l : • PCM dig it al re c ord in g, 48 k Hz /16 -b it s • 4 CH ( DVCPRO HD / DV CPRO5 0 ), 2 C H /4 CH s ele c ta bl e ( DV CPRO / DV) Rec o[...]

1 48 Dim en si ons a nd s pe ci fi cat io ns Chap ter 10 Spe cifi cati ons Other Input / Output TC IN : BN C × 1 , 0.5 V p - p to 8 V p - p, 1 0 k Ω TC OUT : BNC × 1, low imp ed anc e, 2.0 V p - p ± 0. 5 V p - p IEEE 139 4: 6 pi ns, d ig it al in pu t /ou t put ( c om pli ant w it h IEEE 1394) DC IN : XLR × 1 , 4 pin s, D C 1 2 V (1 1.0 V t[...]

1 49 Con ne c tor si gn al d es cr ipt io n Chap ter 10 Spe cifi cati ons DC I N 1 GN D 2 NC 3 NC 4 +1 2V Panason ic Par t N o. K 1AA 1 04H 0 03 8 Manu fac turer Par t No. HA 16RX-4P ( SW1 ) ( Hiro se Ele ctr ic C o.) 1 2 3 4 < Not e > Be su re t o us e cor re c t po la rit y w he n us ing ex t er na l powe r su pp li es . FRO N T MI C I N 1[...]

1 50 Con ne c tor si gn al d es cr ipt io n Chap ter 10 Spe cifi cati ons LEN S 1 RE T - SW 2 REC -ST ART/ STOP 3 GN D (gr ou nd ) 4 IRIS -AUTO 5 IRIS - C ON T 6 UNR EG + 1 2V (ma x . 0.4 A) 7 IRIS - POS I 8 IRIS - G - M A X 9 EX T-POSI 1 0 ZOO M - POS I 1 1 FO CUS - POS I 1 2 S P A RE Manu fac turer Par t No. HR1 0A- 10R- 12SC( 71 ) ( Hiro se Ele[...]

1 51 MEM O[...]

Inform ation o n Disp osa l for Use rs of Waste El ect rica l & Ele ctr onic Equip me nt ( private hou seho lds ) Thi s sym bo l on t he pr od uc t s and / or a cc o mpa nyin g do c ume nts m ean s th at us ed e le ct ri ca l an d ele c tro ni c pro d uc ts sho ul d not b e mixe d wit h g ene ral h ou seh ol d was te. For pro pe r tre atm ent ,[...]