Panasonic AG-HPX250EN manual

Shooting Playback Editing Displays Menu Reference M0811HO0 -FJ ENGLISH VQT3T24A (E) Operating Instructions Vol.2 Memory Card Camera-Recorder Model No. AG-HPX250P AG-HPX250EN Note that Operation Instructions Vol. 2 describes advanced operations of the Memory Card Camera-Recorder. For instructions on basic operations of the Memory Card Camera-Recorde[...]

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3 Contents V olume1 Read this first! (For AG-HPX250P) Read this first! (For AG-HPX250EN) Read this first! (For AG-HPX250P/ AG-HPX250EN) Outline of operations Before use Operating precautions Precaution for use Accessories Optional units Description of parts Description of parts Preparation Charging the battery Power sources Adjusting the hand st[...]

4 Contents (continued) Shooting Viewnder ............................................................ 6 Usingtheviewnder ..........................................  6 UsingtheLCDmonitor ......................................  7 EmphasizingImageOutlines .............................  7 Adjustingthes[...]

5 Nonlinear editing with P2 card (PC mode: USB device) .......................................................... 109 Proceduresformakingconnectionstoa personalcomputer .....................................  109 Using a hard disk drive (PC mode: USB host) .............................................................. 11 1[...]

6 V iewnder • ThepixelsoftheLCDmonitorarecontrolled toobtainhighprecisionwith99.99%ofthe effectivepixels. Thisleaveslessthan0.01% ofpixelsthatmaynotlightormayremainon allthetime.Thesephenomenaarenormaland willh[...]

7 Shooting Using the LCD monitor 1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON. (Page25ofV ol.1) 2 Open the LCD monitor . • Itcanopenoutto90degrees.Donottry toopenitfurtherasthiswilldamagethe camera-recorder . 3 Position the LCD monitor where it is easiest to see. • Themonitor[...]

8 Adjusting the screen display 1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON. (Page25ofV ol.1) 2 Press the MENU button. • Fordetails onmenuoperation ,referto“Using thesetupmenus”(Page28ofV ol.1). • Y oucanalsousethecorrespondingbuttons ontheremotecontrol.[...]

9 Shooting T ally lamp T ally lamp (Front) T ally lamp (Rear) Thetallylampcanbeilluminatedduringrecording bysettingtheT ALL YLAMP itemontheOTHER FUNC TIONS screen (Pag e151) toan yset tingo ther thanOFF . Whenthec amera-recorderis inanyofthe follow[...]

10 Basic shooting operations Preparing to shoot 1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON. (Page25ofV ol.1) 2 Push the OPEN lever of the P2 card slot cover downward (  ) and slide to open (  ). 3 Insert the P2 card securely in the card slot. 4 Raise the P2 card eject button to the direction of the arrow , and close the P2 card/SD memory c[...]

11 Shooting Underthefollowingcircumstances,evenif youpresstheST AR T/STOPbuttonitmay takesometimeuntilthewritingtotheP2card nishes.Forthisreason,theoperationwillnot beacknowledgedifyoupresstheST AR T/STOP buttontoosoon. • [...]

12 P2 card access lamps ■ CAMERA/PB/PC (USB HOST) mode Lights green: Datacanbesavedontothecardsorloadedfrom them. Blinks green (slow): Noavailablespaceoncard,cardis writeprotected. Lights orange: Slotthatistheobjectofrecording. Blinks orange: Dataisnowbeingaccesse[...]

13 Shooting Formatting P2 cards 1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON. (Page25ofV ol.1) 2 T urn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/ THUMBNAIL mode (PB/THUMBNAIL lamp illuminates). • Thumbnailsaredisplayed. Mode lamp (PB/THUMBNAIL) POWER/MODE switch 3 Press the MENU button. • Thumbnailsmenuaredisplayed. Operation lev[...]

14 Splitting clips recorded on P2 cards Thiscamera-recorderwillautomaticallygenerate additionalclipsforacontinuousrecordingon an8GBorhighercapacityP2cardwhenthe recordingexceedsthedurationsgivenbelow . Evenso,aP2devicewillhandlesuchclipsas[...]

15 Shooting Remove the P2 card 1 Push the OPEN lever of the P2 card slot cover downward (  ) and slide to open (  ). 2 Check that the P2 card access lamp is not blinking orange. 3 Push the P2 card eject button and press it. 4 Remove the P2 card. 3 4 P2 card access lamp P2 card eject button • DonotejecttheP2cardorturn[...]

16 Y oucanuseSDandSDHCmemorycards(the term“SDmemorycard”isusedforbothhereafter) tosaveandloadSCENElesandUSERles,and touploadclipmetadata.(Page58) Installing and removing the SD memory card Installation 1 Push the OPEN lever of the P2 card[...]

17 Shooting Cautions in using SD memory cards SDmemorycardsusedwiththe AG-HPX250P/EN shouldconformtoSDorSDHCstandards. Besuretoformatcardsusingthe AG-HPX250P/ EN. SDmemorycardswiththefollowingcapacitycan beusedforthe AG-HPX250P/EN. SDXCmemorycar[...]

18 Using the zoom function Thiscamera-recorderhasa22xopticalzoom function. Zoomwiththezoomleverorthezoomring. Zoom lever (handle side) Zoom ring Zoom lever (grip side) ZOOM switch HANDLE ZOOM switch Zoom lever SettheZOOMswitchtoSERVOsothatyoucan usethemotor-driven?[...]

19 Shooting Digital zoom function AssigntheD.ZOOMfunctiontoUSERMAINor anyoftheUSER1–4buttonstoenableuseofthe digitalzoom.(Page39) EachpressoftheUSERbuttontowhichD.ZOOM isassignedswitchesthezoomratiointhefollowing order:[...]

20 Shooting in progressive mode • In 24P/24P A, 24PN (native recording) and in 30PN/25PN (native recording) at 720P , the camera starts recording in 5-frame, 4-frame and 2-frame segments, respectively . For this reason, to continue recording clips in a system mode using a different recording segmentation may break the continuity of the time co[...]

21 Shooting Recording with V ariable Frame Rate (VFR) In1080iand720Pmode,thisunitcanshoot usingframeskipping(undercranking)andhigh speedrecording(overcranking).Y oucanselect native(PN)recordingmodeandstandard(OVER) recording. Native VFR recording 1 In 1080i or[...]

22 Standard VFR recording (pulldown recording) 1 In 1080i or 720P mode, set REC FORM A T on the setting menu SYSTEM SETUP screen to A VC-I 100/60i (60P) (or 50i, 50P). 2 In the SCENE FILE screen, set the menu option VFR to ON and the menu option FRAME RA TE to suit shooting purposes. Y ou can also change the frame rate using the SHTR/F .RA TE dial.[...]

23 Shooting Using progressive mode and VFR recording function Standard speed for lm production Screenproductionnormallyrequiresa24fps(24framespersecond)framerate(normalspeed)for screeningalm.Makingthesettingsdescribedbelowwillprovidelm-qualityplayback.The?[...]

24 Recording with V ariable Frame Rate (VFR) (continued) Shooting at standard speed for producing commercials and TV programs WhenproducingvideosfordisplayonatelevisionscreensuchasHDTV/SDTVbroadcast,aframerate of30fps(30framespersecond),25fps(25framespersecond)fo[...]

25 Shooting Undercranking effects Thiseffectproducesthequickmotionoftenusedforshowingcloudsdriftingacrossthesky ,crowdsof peopleswarmingpastasolitarystandingindividual,akungfudemonstrationandotherperformances.For example,selectingaVFRrecordin[...]

26 Recording with V ariable Frame Rate (VFR) (continued) Overcranking effects Overcrankingproducesslow-motionplayback,whichisfrequentlyusedinclimaxscenes,orfordramatic effectslikecarchasesandactionscenes.Forexample,selectingarecordingframerateof60fpswhen[...]

27 Shooting Flow effect shooting Thiswayofshootingprovidesaoweffectand may ,forinstance,beusedtoshootasubjecton afarsideofaroadwithastreamoffast-moving carsastheow ,insuchawaythatthestationary subjectcomesintofoc[...]

28 Shooting in manual mode T emporarily switching to auto focus EvenifyouhaveswitchedFOCUStoM(MANUAL) thecamera-recorderwillfocusautomaticallywhile youpressdownPUSH AUTO. Switching to manual focus assist mode T ochangefromthemanualfocusmodetothe manualfocusass[...]

29 Shooting Using focus assist function PressingtheFOCUS ASSISTbuttonmagniesthe imageatthecentertofacilitatefocusing. SetthemenuoptionFOCUSBARtoONinthe DISPLA Y SETUPscreentodisplaythefocusbar . FOCUS ASSIST button This function magnies only the image at[...]

30 Shooting in manual mode (continued) Iris adjustments IRIS ring IRIS button 1 If the camera-recorder is in auto mode, use the AUTO/MANUAL switch to switch to manual mode. (Page 28) 2 Press the IRIS button to switch how to adjust the aperture of lens. AUTO IRIS: Adjusttheirisautomatically . MANUAL IRIS: Adjusttheirismanually . 3 [...]

31 Shooting Using super gain Y oucanincreasethegainlevelfurtherwhen shootingindarkspace. SetSUPERGAINonthesettingmenuSWMODE screento24dB,30dBorBOTH. Cyclestothenextvalueintheorder24dB→ 30dB→OFFwhenpressing[...]

32 1 Set the GAIN and WHITE BAL switches. • FortheWHITEBAL switch,select A orBas apositiontosavetheadjustmentvalue. 2 Adjust the ND FIL TER dial according to the light conditions. ForexamplesofNDFIL TERdial,see“Light intensityadjustments”(Page31). 3 Place a wh[...]

33 Shooting 7 The adjustment will take effect in a few seconds, and the following message will appear: • Theadjustedvalueisautomaticallystoredin theselectedmemory(A orB). A WB A OK 3.2K • “CTEMP+7”to“C TEMP-7”willappearwhen COLORTEMP ofthesceneleis[...]

34 Adjusting the black balance Theblackbalancemustbeadjustedwhen: • Y ouuseyour AG-HPX250P/ENthersttime. • Y our AG-HPX250P/ENhasnotbeenusedfor sometime. • Theambienttemperaturehaschanged substantially . • Thegainswitchovervaluehasbeen?[...]

35 Shooting Shooting techniques for different targets Scan reverse shooting BysettingSCANREVERSEonthesettingmenu SYSTEMSETUPscreentoON,videocanbe vertically/horizontallyinvertedwhendisplayingand recording. Zebra pattern The AG-HPX250P/ENcandisplaytwozebra patterns. T u[...]

36 Center marker display A centermarkerisdisplayedwhenthemenuoption MARKERintheDISPLA Y SETUPscreenissetto ON.(Page147) The center marker display appears only on the LCD monitor and in the viewnder . It is not superimposed on signals output via the VIDEO OUT , SDI OUT and HDMI OUT conne[...]

37 Shooting Changing the image size Whenrecordingin480i/576imode,youcan changethesize(aspectratio)oftheimagesthat yourecord. Selecttheaspectratiointhesetupmenus, SY S TE M S ET UP  sc r ee n,  AS PE CT CO N V . ( Pa ge  13 7) • Refertothesecti[...]

38 Shooting techniques for different targets (continued) FBC (Flash Band Compensation) Thiscamera-recordercomeswithafunctionto compensateforandminimizelightband(ash band)interferencethatoccurswiththeMOS imagerwhenshootinginanenvironmentwhere ashphotography?[...]

39 Shooting Using the USER buttons Y oucanallocatetheselectedfunctiontoUSER MAINandUSERbuttons1to4. USER MAIN buton USER1 – 3 buton USER4 buton Selectable Functions SPOTLIGHT : Assignsautoiriscontrolon/offforspotlight. BACKLIGHT : Assignsautoiriscontrolon/offforbackligh[...]

40 Shooting techniques for different targets (continued) Backlight compensation PresstheUSERbuttonyouhaveallocatedtothe BACKLIGHTfeaturewhenshootingsubjectslit fromtheback. BACKappearsonthescreen. Backlightcompensationadjuststheirissothe subjectdoesn’tcome?[...]

41 Shooting 2-slot continuous recording IfyouinserttwoP2cardsintothetwocardslots, thisfunctionallowsyou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[...]

42 T ext memo recording Thisfunctionaddstextmemosatthevideopoints ontheclipnowbeingrecordedorplayedback. WhenyoupresstheUSERbuttontowhichthe TEXTMEMOfunctionhasbeenallocated,thetext memowillberecordedatthatpoint. • “Usin[...]

43 Shooting Using special recording modes DuringP2cardrecording,thefollowingspecialrecordingmodescanbeenabledfromtheRECORDING SETUPscreen:pre-recording,intervalrecording,one-shotrecording,looprecording,andone-clip recording. Theserecordingmodes(excludingone-cl[...]

44 Pre-recording (PRE REC) Thisfunctionisusedtostartrecordingacertain numberofseconds(approx.3secondsforHD recordingsorapprox.7secondsforSDrecordings) beforeactualrecordingstarts. Starting recording Stopping recording Actual recording time PRE REC time (time) 1 Chec[...]

45 Shooting • The pre-recording and one-clip recording functions are not available. • Sound is not recorded. • Data recorded (until the stop recording) in this mode is recorded as a single le. • There is no output from the DVCPRO/DV connector . One-shot recording (ONE SHOT REC) Thisfunctionrecordsasingleshot[...]

46 Loop recording (LOOP REC) • WhentwoP2cardsareinsertedintheP2card slots,eachcardisrecordedinsuccession. • Whenthereisnolongeranyspaceleftonthe secondcards,recordingstartsoverfromtherst cardbyrecordingnewclipsoversav[...]

47 Shooting One-clip recording (ONE CLIP REC) Insteadofcreatinganewclipforeachrecording session(i.e.,operationfromRECstarttostop), thismodecompilesimagesfrommultiplerecording sessionsintoasingleclip. REC Start REC Start REC Start First Recording Second Recording [...]

48 Precautions for one-clip recording mode • Thismodewillnotfunctionwhentheinterval recording,one-shotrecording,looprecording,or VFRrecordingfunctionsareselected. • Thismodewillnotfunctionwhenthemenuoption RECSIGNAL issetto1394. • Theme[...]

49 Shooting Adjusting the shutter speed Setting SHUTTER mode 1 Push DIAL SEL to select SHUTTER mode. 2 Push the SHTR/F .RA TE dial. • TheSHUTTERmodechangesON/OFF . • Theshutterspeedchangesbyturningthe SHTR/F .RA TEdialintheshuttermodeON. (Page50) • Rememberthatthefa[...]

50 Ifallmodesandspeedsareavailable,thedisplay changesinthefollowingorder: ■ When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080-59.94i, 720-59.94P, 480-59.94i For 60i and 60P recording (1/15) (1/30) 1/60 1/100 1/250 S/S 1/120 1/500 1/1000 1/2000 For 30P recording (1/7.5) (1/15) 1/60 1/100 1/250 S/S 1/120 1/500 1/1000 1/2000 [...]

51 Shooting Setting FRAME RA TE mode 1 Press DIAL SEL button to select FRAME RA TE function. WhenVFRisON,theframerateindicatoron theviewnde randLCDmonitoras hasshown inthediagrambelow ,indicatingthatyoucan altertheframerate. C H 1 C H 2 3 0 : 2 4 P N A L C H 1[...]

52 Switching audio input INPUT1 switch (MIC POWER +48V) INPUT1 LINE/MIC switch INPUT2 LINE/MIC switch INPUT2 switch (MIC POWER +48V) AUDIO CH2 SELECT switch AUDIO CH1 SELECT switch AUDIO INPUT 1/2 terminal Using the built-in microphone 1 Switch the AUDIO CH1 SELECT switch to INT (L). • Audiofromthebuilt-inmicrophoneLchis r[...]

53 Shooting Using another microphone and audio equipment 1 Connect an external microphone or audio equipment to the AUDIO INPUT 1/2 (XLR, 3 pin) terminal. (Page 101) 2 Use the INPUT 1/2 switch to switch the audio input. LINE: (audioequipmentisconnected) Inputlevelis0dBu. MIC: (anothermicrophoneisconnected) Inputleve[...]

54 Adjusting the recording level AUDIO LEVEL knob (CH1, CH2) AUDIO AUTO/MANU CH1, CH2 switch Usethe AUDI OLEVEL knobtoadjustthe recording levelofthebuilt-inmicrophoneorofaudiosignals inputthroughthe AUDIOINPUT1/2(XLR,3pin) terminal. • T oadjustthevolume?[...]

55 Shooting (Only for AG-HPX250EN) T C 1 2 : 3 4 : 5 6 : 2 3 1 1 2 9 9 9 min P 2 F  U L L P - P A U S E 1 - C L I P U S E R - 1 1394 60 1080 i A VC-I 100 P 3 .2 K L T . B INT R INT L. : : C C H H 2 1 O X 0 dB / 1 6 N D 1 F B C -30 -18 -12 0 dB -6 2 1 3 4 5 1 Channel display Thisdisplaysthecurrentlymonitoredaudio channel. 2 Inpu[...]

56 Using scene les (Scene File Data) Changing scene le settings ■ Example 1: Change the name of the scene le. 1 T urn the scene le dial, then select the scene le to be changed. 2 Select the menu option NAME EDIT in the SCENE FILE screen, then press the Operation lever in the ▲ ▼ direction. • Fordetails onmenu?[...]

57 Shooting • PressingtheMENUbuttonxesthecurrent settingsandclosesNAMEEDIT . • V aluesthathavebeenxedaremaintained evenifthepowerisswitchedOFForthe dialischanged.Thesettingsforallitemsin scenelesarealsomaintaine[...]

58 Using scene les (Scene File Data) (continued) Saving scene les and other settings on SD memory cards Y oucansave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. • Currentscenelesettingsar[...]

59 Shooting T o title a le 1 Performsteps1to5. 2 Setthelenamewith8charactersbyusing Operationlever . • ▲ ▼:Charactershift ◄►:Characterselection SET :Characterx • Charactersthatcanbeset space(□)→alphabet(A toZ) →n[...]

60 Conguration of setup data les ThiscameramakesitpossibletosaveasceneletoeachoftheF1toF6positionsontheSCENEFILE dial. UseofanSDmemorycardmakesitpossibletosaveuptofouroftheF1toF6lesonanSDcardforlat[...]

61 Shooting Using time data Time data overview ■ Time code UsetheTCGswitchtoselectRecRunorFreeRun mode.(Page141) FREE RUN: Thetimecodeadvancesconstantlywhetherthe camera-recorderisonornotjustliketimeitself. Recordingusingaslave-lockedtimecode?[...]

62 Using time data (continued) ■ Date (real time) • Thebuilt-inclockcalculatestheyear ,month,day andtimefromtheinternalclocktodisplayon videointheLCD,viewnderandVIDEOOUT andothervideooutput. • Theinternalclockisnotonlyusedto[...]

63 Shooting Entering the user bits Theuserbitsallowinformation,includingmemos thatuseuptoeight-digithexadecimalnumbers (dateandtime),toberecordedintheSubcode area. COUNTER button RESET button Operation lever MENU button 1 Open the setting menu RECORDING SE TUP screen and set the m[...]

64 Using time data (continued) Frame rate information recorded in user bits Theframeratevalueofvideodatacapturedand recordedataframeratesetinthemenuoption FRAMERA TEorotheroptionsintheSYSTEM SETUP screencanberec ordedintheuser bitsand be?[...]

65 Shooting 720P mode Frame rate: 24P over 60P (2:3)  Updatedframe 02 25 00 01 03 04 05 06 23 24 26 27 28 29 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 01 10 10 10 01 00 10 10 01 00 10 01 01 00 T im ec ode di git V ide o Up dat ed fra me inf orm ati on Frame rate: 30P over 60P (2:2) 25P over 50P (2:2) T im ec ode ?[...]

66 Using time data (continued) Setting the time code 1 Switch the menu option TC MODE and TCG on the RECORDING SETUP screen to set the mode of the time code. • TC MODE (in the case of 59.94 Hz) (Page 141) SetsDF/NDF . Time code Setting Dropframemode DF Non-dropframemode NDF 24P ,24P A,and24PNalwaysoperateusing?[...]

67 Shooting Externally locking the time code Thetimecodegeneratorbuiltintoyour AG- HPX250P/ENmaybelockedtoanexternal generator .Itisalsopossibletolockanexternal timecodegeneratortotheinternalgenerator . Connections for externally locking the time code (examples) [...]

68 Using time data (continued) T o externally lock the time code Followthestepsbelow . 1 T urn the POWER/MODE switch to ON. 2 Set TCG on the setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen to FREE RUN. 3 Use the COUNTER button to set TC display . 4 Supply a phase-relationship reference time code (that conforms to the time code requirements) and refere[...]

69 Shooting GENLOCK and time code input/output connection and setup Camera-recorder operating conditions Camera- recorder setup GENLOCK input and camera-recorder output phase (In phase: √ Out of phase: ×) Recording format Video and reference signal to be output externally GENLOCK input GL PHASE SDI OUT (HD) VIDEO OUT , SDI OUT (SD) TC OUT 1080i [...]

70 Using time data (continued) Outputting the time code externally T ooutputtimecodefromthecamera-recorder ’sTC OUTconnectortoaVTRorotherrecordingdevice insyncwithcamera-recorderpictureorplayback picture,setthesettingmenuTCVIDEOSYNC (OUTPUTSEL)to[...]

71 Shooting Recording time codes and user bits When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080-59.94i, 720-59.94P , 480-59.94i System setting status Recorded TC Output TC Displayed TC Recorded UB Output UB SYSTEM MODE REC SIGNAL REC FORMA T CAMERA MODE FRAME RA TE L TC VITC TC OUT L TC and VITC embedded in HD SDI TC tc (24/30 conversion) L TC UB VITC UB TC IN/OUT [...]

72 Using time data (continued) System setting status Recorded TC Output TC Displayed TC Recorded UB Output UB SYSTEM MODE REC SIGNAL REC FORMA T CAMERA MODE FRAME RA TE L TC VITC TC OUT L TC and VITC embedded in HD SDI TC tc (24/30 conversion) L TC UB VITC UB TC IN/OUT connector UB *1 L TC UB embedded in HD SDI *1 VITC UB embedded in HD SDI 720 [...]

73 Shooting When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080-50i, 720-50P , 573-50i System setting status Recorded TC Output TC Displayed TC Recorded UB Output UB SYSTEM MODE REC SIGNAL REC FORMA T CAMERA MODE FRAME RA TE L TC VITC TC OUT L TC and VITC embedded in HD SDI TC tc (24/30 conversion) L TC UB VITC UB TC IN/OUT connector UB *1 L TC UB embedded in HD SDI *[...]

74 Basic playback operations Lock release button Mode lamp (PB/THUMBNAIL) POWER/MODE switch 1 T urn the POWER/MODE switch to ON. Whileholdingdownthelockreleasebutton, turnthePOWER/MODEswitchtotheON position. 2 T urn the POWER/MODE to illuminate the PB/THUMBNAIL operation lamp. Thecamera-recorderisn[...]

75 Playback Thumbnail operations A clipisadatagroupthatincludestheimagesand voicescreatedfromoneshootingsession,together withadditionalinformationsuchastextmemosand metadata. Onthisunit,thumbnailsofallcl ipsaredisplayedon theLCDmonit[...]

76 Thumbnail manipulations overview Thumbnailscreensareconguredasfollows: THUMBNAIL OPERA TION PROPERTY ALL CLIP DELETE CLIP PROPERTY SAME FORMA T CLIPS FORMA T SELECTED CLIPS REP AIR CLIP MARKED CLIPS RE-CONNECTION TEXT MEMO CLIPS COPY EXCH. THUMBNAIL EXIT CARD ST A TUS SLOT CLIPS INDICA TOR SET UP DA T A DISPLA Y EXIT DA TE FORM[...]

77 Playback Thumbnail screen ThethumbnailscreenisdisplayedontheLCD monitorwhenyouturnthePOWER/MODEswitch downwardandswitchtoPB/THUMBNAIL mode. T urnthePOWER/MODEswitchagaintoreturnto CAMERA mode. AfterchangingfromCAMERA modetothe thumbnail[...]

78 2. Slot numbers and HDD status ThissectionindicatesonwhichP2cardthe pointedclipisrecorded.Thenumberofthe slotthatcontainstheappropriateP2cardis indicatedinyellow .Iftheclipisrecordedon morethanoneP2card,thenthenumbersof a[...]

79 Playback Playing back clips 1 T urn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/ THUMBNAIL mode. ThethumbnailscreenappearsontheLCD monitor . 2 Push the Operation lever in the ◄ ► direction and position the pointer on the clip you wish to play back. 3 Push the Operation lever in the ▲ direction (► playback). • Theclip?[...]

80 Switching the thumbnail display Thedisplaycanbeswitchedsothatonlythose clipsmatchingthespeciedconditionsare displayedinthethumbnailscreen. 1 T urn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/ THUMBNAIL mode. ThethumbnailscreenappearsontheLCD monitor . 2 Press the MENU button[...]

81 Playback Display clip properties by selecting PROPERTY → CLIP PROPERTY on the thumbnail menu to conrm the position of the thumbnail (the number of frames from the top of the clip). Since thumbnails come generally from the top of the clip, [0] is displayed. Changing thumbnails Itispossibletoreplacethumbnailswithimages[...]

82 Shot mark A shotmarkcanbeaddedtoaclipthumbnailto distinguishthisclipfromtheothers. 1 T urn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/ THUMBNAIL mode. ThethumbnailscreenappearsontheLCD monitor . 2 Push the Operation lever in the ◄ ► direction and position the pointer on the clip yo[...]

83 Playback 4 With the pointer at the bottom, push the Operation lever in the ◄ ► direction and position it on the text memo number you wish to play back then push the Operation lever in the ▲ direction (► playback). • Playbackwillstartfromthetimecode positionofthetextmemowherethepointer is?[...]

84 Using a text memo to break a clip and copy the necessary portion 1 Select a desired text memo in a clip by carrying out steps 1-3 for “Playing back a clip at the position where a text memo is recorded” (Page 83). 2 Move the pointer to the desired text memo, and then press the SET button on the Operation lever . Y oucanselectmoret[...]

85 Playback Reconnection of incomplete clips Incompleteclipsmaybegeneratedwhenclips recordedon multipleP2car ds(connectedcl ips)are separatelycopiedtodifferentcards.Reconnection functiongeneratesoneclip(theoriginal,connected clip)fromincompleteclips. 1 T ur[...]

86 Copying clips SelectedclipscanbecopiedtotheP2cardorSD memorycardinthedesiredslot. 1 T urn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/ THUMBNAIL mode. ThethumbnailscreenappearsontheLCD monitor . 2 Use the Operation lever to move the pointer to the desired clip and press the SET button o[...]

87 Playback Setting of clip meta data Informationsuchasthenameofpersonwhoshot thevideo,thenameofthereporter ,theshooting location,oratextmemocanbereadfromtheSD memorycard,andcanberecordedasClipMeta Data. Reading clip meta data (metadata[...]

88 Clip meta data items ClipMetaDataincludesthefollowingitems: Underlineditemscanbesetbyreadingthe metadatauploadleontheSDmemorycard. Otheritemsaresetautomaticallyduringshooting. UsingtheP2viewer ,metadatauploadlescanbe written[...]

89 Playback *1:  TheUSERCLIPNAMErecordingmethodis selectable.Fordetails,referto“Selectingthe USERCLIPNAMErecordingmethod”(Page 90). *2:  AL TITUDE/LA TITUDE/LONGITUDEinSHOOT arenotautomaticallysetduringshootingwith thisunit.   These[...]

90 *  TheCOUNTvalueisindicatedasafour-digit number . TheCOUNTvalueisincrementedeachtimea newclipiscapturedifclipmetadatahasbeen readinandTYPE2hasbeenselectedasthe recordingmethod. TheCOUNTvaluecanberesetusingthe [...]

91 Playback Example of recording (DVCPRO HD) a clip on one P2 card: Recording pause REC start Recordingduration= Approx.7min. Clip1 COUNTvalue =0001 Clip2 COUNTvalue =0002 5min. 2min. Example of recording a clip on two P2 cards: Recording pause REC start Clip1 COUNTvalue =0003 Clip2 COUNTvalue =[...]

92 Formatting SD memory cards SDmemorycardscanalsobeformattedfrom thethumbnailscreen.WithanSDmemorycard insertedintothecamera-recorder ,performthe followingoperation: 1 T urn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/ THUMBNAIL mode. ThethumbnailscreenappearsontheLCD[...]

93 Playback DA T A DISPLA Y : Thetimedisplayeldoftheclipoffersachoice ofT imeCode(TC),UserBits(UB),Shooting T ime(TIME),ShootingDate(DA TE),Shooting T imeandDate(DA TETIME),clipname(CLIP  NAME)oruserclipname(USERCLIPNAME). The?[...]

94 4. Clip Information Displaysdetailedinformationabouttheclip. CLIP NAME: Displayclipnames. ST ART TC: Thetimecodevalueatthestartofthe recording. ST ART UB: Theuserbitvalueatthestartof therecording. DA TE: Thedateoftherecording. TIME: Thetimeatthesta[...]

95 Playback • Deleting only the respective items of LOCA TION (recording location data) in SHOOT is not possible. By setting AL TITUDE to empty , other LONGITUDE/ LA TITUDE items are collectively deleted. • The metadata for a clip with the incomplete clip indicator cannot be modied. For the clips recorded on multiple P2 cards, modify the met[...]

96 Contents of P2 card status display settings Fromthethumbnailmenu,selectPROPERTY → CARDST A TUS.Thefollowingscreenappears. When “REMAIN” is selected: 3 5 4 1 2 1. Write-protect Mark The mark appears if the P2 card is write- protected. 2. P2 Card Status (remaining free space) Theremainingmemorycap[...]

97 Playback When “USED” is selected: 3 5 4 1 2 1. Write-protect Mark The markappearsiftheP2cardiswrite- protected. 2. P2 Card Status (used memory capacity) TheusedmemorycapacityoftheP2cardis indicatedbyabargraphandapercentage gure.Thebargraphindicator?[...]

98 SD memory card status display Thestatusdisplayenablesaconrmationofthe SDmemorycardformattedcondition,available memorycapacityetc. Fromthethumbnailmenu,selectPROPERTY → DEVICES→SDCARD. SD ST ANDARD: IndicatesthatanSDmemorycardisformatted a[...]

99 Playback Useful playback functions V ariable speed search Thisfunctionenablesyoutochangetheplayback speedandsearchforspecicscenes. 1 Press the Operation lever in the ► direction (playback) during playback. Ontheremotecontrol,presstheV AR. SEARCHbutton. INDEX SELECT ST ORE OFF/ON[...]

100 Clip skip 1 Press  (pause) during playback to set the unit to the pause mode. 2 Push the Operation lever in the  (rewind) or  (fast-forward) direction. STILL A DV PAUS E STILL A DV INDEX SELECT VAR . VO L + - P B . S TO P INDEX MULTI / P-IN-P REC A.DUB PL AY /REW FF/ Camera-recorder or Remote control Ontheremotecontrol,pres[...]

101 Editing 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) AG-MC200G INPUT 1 or INPUT 2 terminal Microphone holder Microphone holder adapter Screws for microphone holder 6 mm Screws for [...]

102 Connecting external units (continued) Personal computer (non-linear editing/le transfer) File transfer/nonlinear editing Personal Computer USB cable (optional) Mini-B • “Proceduresformakingconnectionstoapersonalcomputer”(Page109) • USB2.0cableisnotincludedwiththiscamera.Please?[...]

103 Editing Digital video equipment (Dubbing) 1394 cable (optional) Other Digital video equipment 6-pin BNC cable (optional) Connect one of these cables to the terminal on the recorder . • “Controlofexternaldevicesthrough1394connection”(Page106) • “RecordingsignalsinputtotheDVCPRO/DVconnecto[...]

104 TV/Monitor (playback/dubbing) BNC cable (optional) HDMI cable (optional) Video pin cable (optional) Audio pin cable (optional) White: CH1 (left channel) sound Red: CH2 (right channel) sound Connect one of these cables to the terminal on the television or monitor . TV/Monitor • VIERA Linkisnotsupported.Pleasebeawaret[...]

105 Editing Connections to the DVCPRO/DV connector Recording signals input to the DVCPRO/DV connector 1 Connect a 1394 cable (DV cable). • “Prec autions in1394 connect ions”( Page107 ) • Makesurethatthesignalformatofthe camera-recorderandtheconnecteddeviceis thesame. 2 T o ro[...]

106 Connections to the DVCPRO/DV connector (continued) Subcode area time codes and user bits • WheninputfromtheIEEE1394interfaceis selectedandthetimecodeissettofreerun,the subcodeareatimecodeinputfromtheDVCPRO/ DVterminalcanberecordedonP2card. •?[...]

107 Editing • External devices cannot be controlled via 1394 connection when A VC-Intra format or DVCPRO HD native recording is selected. • Backup recording does not work in three of the special recording modes: Interval recording, One-shot recording and Loop recording. (Page 44 – 46) • Please note that when performing backup recording to a[...]

108 • Observethefollowingprecautionswhen controllingaP2memorycardcamera-recorder usingPCapplicationsoftware(editingsoftware).  · Recordingcannotbeinsertedtoaportionwithin aclip.Itcanonlybeappendedtotheendofthe newestclip.  ?[...]

109 Editing Nonlinear editing with P2 card (PC mode: USB device) A USB2.0connectiontoacomputerorother deviceallowsyoutouseP2cardsinthecamera- recorderasmassstorage. Procedures for making connections to a personal computer 1 Connect a USB cable to the USB 2.0 connector . A USB 2.0 cable [...]

110 • WhenaUSBconnectionispresentthePC operationlampilluminates,and“USBDEVICE CONNECT”appearsinthecenterofthe viewnderorLCDmonitor .Whenconnectionis notcorrectly ,“DISCONNECT”appearsinthe viewnder . • InUSBdevice[...]

111 Editing Using a hard disk drive (PC mode: USB host) Inthismode,itispossibletoconnecttoaharddisk drive(HDD),storecarddata(EXPORT):Referto “Writingdataonaharddiskdrive”(Page1 15),view thumbnailsofstoredclips(EXPLORE):Referto “V iew[...]

112 Using a hard disk drive (PC mode: USB host) (continued) Using the USB HOST mode Usable hard disk drives • HarddiskdrivesconnectableviaUSB2.0 • Theunitscompatiblewiththestorageunitthat hasPanasonicUSBI/F RefertothesupportsiteatthefollowingWebsite forthe[...]

113 Editing 1. P ARTITION Thissectionindicatesthetypeoftheharddisk drive. Theavailablefunctionsdependonthetypeof harddiskdrive. HDD type Feature Available functions TYPES A specialformatthat allowshigh-speed writingandwritingback onacard-by-cardbasis.[...]

114 Using a hard disk drive (PC mode: USB host) (continued) 1 1. VERIFY Thissectionindicatesthevericationsetting andresultsatthetimethedataonthepartition wasrecorded. ON:FINISHED : V ericationwasperformedandtheresults agreed. ON:F AILED : V ericationwasperformeda[...]

115 Editing Writing data on a hard disk drive 1 Switch the mode to USB HOST . • “S wi tch in gt o the U SB HO ST m ode ” (Pa ge 1 1 1) • Thethumbnailscreenisdisplayed. (USBHOSTisdisplayedinthebottomright.) 2 Connect a hard disk drive via USB. A harddiskdrivethathas?[...]

116 Using a hard disk drive (PC mode: USB host) (continued) Writing data back to P2 cards Selecting clips on the hard disk drive Y oucanselectclipsontheharddiskdrivetobe writtenbacktoP2cards. 1 Switch the mode to USB HOST . • “S wi tch in gt o the U SB HO ST m ode ” (Pa ge 1[...]

117 Editing Direction for using a hard disk drive • A harddiskdrive(includingtheP2STORE(AJ- PCS060G))mustbeusedunderthefollowing conditions:  · Itmustmeettheoperatingrequirements(e.g. temperature).  · Itmustnotbeplacedinaninstableplaceora[...]

118 Using a hard disk drive (PC mode: USB host) (continued) MISSING CLIP! A shotmarkwillbeaddedtotheclipsrecorded onmultipleP2cardswhenallP2cardsarenot insertedyet. InsertallP2cardswithrecordedclips,and conrmthatthe incompleteclipindicators?[...]

119 Editing LACK OF CAP ACITY! Notenoughspaceleftontheharddisk. Thereisnotenoughspaceontheconnected harddisk.Useanewharddiskorformatted harddisk. HDD DISCONNECTED! Theunitisnotconnectedtoaharddisk. ReconnecttheUSBcable.Iftheharddi[...]

120 Screen displays Viewnder screen status displays Inadditiontovideo,theviewnderorLCDmonitor showsmessagesindicatingcamera-recorder settingsandoperatingstatus,centermarkers, safetyzonemarkers,zebrapatternsandother indications. Viewnder status indication layout T[...]

121 Displays Screen displays T C 1 2 : 3 4 : 5 6 : 2 3 1 1 2 9 9 9 min P 2 F U L L P - P A U S 1 - C L I P E U S E R - 1 1394 60 D 5 F B C 1080 i A VC-I 100 P 3 .2 K T . B O X 0 dB N D 1 8 3 % N D 1 S E P 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 S P O T F 5 . 6 3 : 5 9 : 4 5 m 9 m 1 Z 0 . 6 0 : 2 4 P N D R S 1 2 = = = = = = = = 1/ 2 5 0 C H C H L L A C H 2 1 ・ A X 1 / 6 R [...]

122 2 W arnings REMOTE: Flasheswhendevicesettingsofwireless remotecontrolaredifferent. P2 : BlinkswhennoP2cardisinsertedorthe cardiswriteprotected. P2 FULL: Blinkswhenthereisnomorespacelefton theP2card. P2 LACK: Blinksinlooprecmodewhent[...]

123 Displays 12 Audio level meter display (Only for AG-HPX250P) C H 1 -20dB 0dB C H 2 -12dB (Only for AG-HPX250EN) C H 1 -18dB 0dB C H 2 -12dB ByassigningMAG A.L VL (levelmeter magnication)toaUSERbuttonmakesit possibletoswitchtodisplaymagnication. • “Audiolevelmetermagni[...]

124 26 Image stabilization display ThisisdisplayedwhentheOISbuttonis pressedandimagestabilizationisactivated. 27 Scene le name display Indicatesthenameofcurrentlyselected SCENEFILE(F1toF6). 28 Remaining battery charge Astheremainingbatterychargedrops,the di[...]

125 Displays 33 Recording and playback REC :  Recording P AUSE : Recordingstandby  : Playbackpause  : Play ( ) : Slowplay(Reverseslowplay) ( ) : Frame-by-frame(ReverseFrame-by-frame)  (  ) : Fast-forward/Fast -forwardplay(Rewind/Fast- backwardplay) × /× (× /× ) : V ariable-speedsearch(Revers[...]

126 Errors and warnings Errorsandwarningsappearwhensomething goeswrongwiththecamera-recorderoraP2card malfunctions.Iftheproblemcannotbesolvedby turningoffthecamera-recorderandturningitback on,tryreplacingthecardandifthatdoesnot[...]

127 Displays TEMPORAR Y P AUSE IRREGULAR FRM SIG: Thismessageindicatesthattheinput GENLOCKreferencesignalisirregularand thatrecordinghasbeenpaused. TURN POWER OFF Thismessageindicatesthatanabnormalevent hasoccurred,forexample,thatacardwas removedduring?[...]

128 Screen displays (continued) SHUTTER 1/**** (OFF) Displayedwhentheshutterspeedischanged. SPOT LIGHT Displayedduringiriscontrolwhenbacklight statusischangedbypressingtheUSERbutton towhichSPOTLIGHT isassigned. VFR ON (OFF) DisplayedwhenVFRoperationhasbeen?[...]

129 Displays No Displays Displays that MODE CHECK brings up √ Displays that DISPLA Y OFF clears √ Displays opened or hidden by settings in the OTHER DISPLA Y option – : Not affected, √ : Opens, ×: Clears Other menus that clear displays – : Not affected ALL P ARTIAL OFF 1 T im ec ode di spl ays √ Is no tc lea red – – –[...]

130 No Displays Displays that MODE CHECK brings up √ Displays that DISPLA Y OFF clears √ Displays opened or hidden by settings in the OTHER DISPLA Y option – : Not affected, √ : Opens, ×: Clears Other menus that clear displays – : Not affected ALL P ARTIAL OFF 30 O ne- cli pr eco rdi ng mo de dis pla y √ √ √ √ × Appears[...]

131 Displays MODE CHECK indication MODECHECKprovidesanalmostcompletesetofcamera-recorderinformation. Items1to3belowareprovidedonlybyMODECHECK. T C 1 2 : 3 4 : 5 6 : 2 3 1 1 2 9 9 9 min P 2 F U L L P - P A U S E 1 - C L I P U S E R - 1 1394 60 F B C 1 0 8 0 i A VC-I 100 A B B N G A W B N G P 3[...]

132 Item Setting Notes LOAD/SA VE/INIT Loads,savesandinitializessettingsofthescenele assignedtothecurrentscenedialposition(oneF1–F6 scenele). LOAD: Loadsdatastoredincamera-recordermemory . SA VE: Savescurrentvaluesincamera-recordermemory . INITIAL: [...]

133 Menu Item Setting Notes DET AIL CORING Adjuststhelevelofnoisereductionofthedetailsignal. – 7 …0 *1 … +7 • Adjusttowards–foraclearerimage.Noiseincreases slightly . • Adjusttowards+forlessnoise. CHROMA LEVEL Adjuststhechromalevel. – 7 …0 *1 … +7 [...]

134 Item Setting Notes KNEE Setsthecompressionlevel(kneepoint)ofthehigh brightnessvid eosignalsreceivedth roughtheMOSsensor toavoidoverexposure. AUTO: *1 Setsthelevelautomaticallyaccordingtothereceived signals. HIGH: Highsetting(compressionstartsatapp[...]

135 Menu Item Setting Notes SYSTEM MODE Speciesthesignalformatusedbythiscamera-recorder . 1080-59.94i, 1080-50i, 720-59.94P , 720-50P , 480-59.94i, 576-50i Factory setting: 1080-59.94i (only for AG-HPX250P) Factory setting: 1080-50i (only for AG-HPX250EN) • Whenasettingischanged,themessage“TURN[...]

136 SYSTEM SETUP screen (continued) Item Setting Notes REC FORMA T (continued) ■ WhenSYSTEMMODEis720-59.94P A VC-I100/60P , A VC-I100/30PN, A VC-I100/24PN: Usesthe A VC-I100codecforrecording.Shootingand recordingat60P ,30PN(nativerecording)and24PN (nativerecording). A VC-I 50/60[...]

137 Menu SYSTEM SETUP screen (continued) Item Setting Notes ASPECT CONV Selectstheaspectratioforrecordingat480i,576i. SIDE CROP: Cropstherightandleftedgesoftheimage. LETTER BOX: Addsblackbandsatthetopandbottomoftheimage. SQUEEZE: Compressestheimagehorizontally . [...]

138 SW MODE screen Item Setting Notes LOW GAIN SetsthegainvalueassignedtotheLpositionoftheGAIN switch. 0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB, 15dB, 18dB • Fixedto0dBwhentheframe rateissetto4FRAMEorlower inVFRmode. MID GAIN SetsthegainvalueassignedtotheM[...]

139 Menu SW MODE screen (continued) Item Setting Notes USER MAIN SetsthefunctionassignedtotheUSERMAINbutton. SPOTLIGHT , BACKLIGHT , A TW, A TWLOCK, S.GAIN, D.ZOOM, Y GET , DRS, TEXT MEMO, SLOT SEL, SHOT MARK, MAG A. L VL, L VL METER, PRE REC, WFM, LAST CLIP , FBC, LCD B.L “UsingtheUSERbuttons”(Page39) USE[...]

140 AUTO SW screen Item Setting Notes A.IRIS ON: Performstheautoiriscontrolinautomode.TheIRIS buttonisdeactivated. OFF: Deactivatestheautoiriscontrolinautomode.This performstheiriscontrolselectedwiththeIRISbutton. • AutooperationswitchesOFF when?[...]

141 Menu Item Setting Notes REC FUNCTION Setsspecialrecordingmodes. NORMAL: Thespecialrecordingmodesarenotused. INTERV AL: Setsintervalrecording. ONE SHOT : Setsone-shotrecording. LOOP: Setslooprecording. “Usingspecialrecordingmodes”(Page43) • Thisfunctionisalwaysset?[...]

142 RECORDING SETUP screen (continued) Item Setting Notes TC PRESET Setstheinitialtimecode. • Settheframevalueto0ormultiplesof5whenshooting/ recordingissetto24P ,24P A,or24PN. Ifanyothervalue,therecordedtimecodewillmis- match. UB MODE Setsthed[...]

143 Menu AUDIO SETUP screen Item Setting Notes LIMITER CH1 SetstheCH1limiter . ON, OFF • Whenthe AUDIO AUTO/MANU CH1switchissetto AUTO andautoadjustmentmodeis active,thelimiterisdisabled regardlessofthesesettings. LIMITER CH2 SetstheCH2limiter . ON, OFF •?[...]

144 Item Setting Notes INT MIC Determineswhetherornotinputfromtheinternal microphoneisusedduringrecording. ON: Usesinternalmicrophoneinput. OFF: Doesnotuseinternalmicrophoneinput. MIC GAIN1 Setsthelevelofanexternalmicrophoneconnectedtothe AUDIOINPUT1term[...]

145 Menu OUTPUT SEL screen Item Setting Notes SDI & HDMI SELECT SetsthetypeforthesignalformatoutputfromtheSDI OUTandHDMIOUT terminals. 1080i/720P: Follows1080i,720PsettingsofSYSTEMMODE. 1080i *1 : Outputsat1080ievenwhenSYSTEMMODEissetto 720P . DOWNCON: [...]

146 Item Setting Notes TC OUT SetsthetimecodetypeoutputwhenTCIN/OUT connectorisconnectedasTCOUT . TCG: Outputsthetimecodegeneratorvalueofthecamera- recorderatalltimes. TCG/TCR: Outputstimecodegeneratorvalueduringcamera- recorderrecordingandoutputs?[...]

147 Menu Item Setting Notes EVF PEAK LEVEL AdjuststhepeakingleveloftheviewnderandtheLCD monitor . – 7…0…+ 7 EVF PEAK FREQ Adjuststhepeakingfrequencyoftheviewnderandthe LCDmonitor . HIGH, LOW EVF SETTING Adjustsviewnderbrightnessandcontrastona subscreen. [...]

148 Item Setting Notes SAFETY ZONE Setsthesafetyzonedisplayedintheviewnderandon theLCDmonitor . • HD(1080i,720P) 90% 4 : 3 2 : 1 14 : 9 1.85 : 1 2.35 : 1 2.39 : 1 : : : : : : : 90 % display at 16:9 100 % display at 14:9 (between 16:9 and 4:3 size) 100 % display at 1.85:1 (American VistaVision range)[...]

149 Menu Item Setting Notes ZOOM·FOCUS Selectstheunitofzoomandfocusvalues. OFF , NUMBER, mm/feet, mm/m <Note> Usethemm/feetormm/mdisplayonlyasageneral guidelinesinceitisnotentirelyaccurate. CARD& BA TTER Y SetstheremainingP2cardcapacityandbattery[...]

150 CARD FUNCTIONS screen Item Setting Notes SCENE FILE Reads/writesscenelesfrom/ontotheSDmemorycard. FILE SELECT : Selectssceneles(1–4). READ: Readstheselectedscenele(1–4)settingsstoredon theSDmemorycard. WRITE: Savesthecurrentscenele(1?[...]

151 Menu OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Item Setting Notes USER FILE Savesuserlestocamera-recordermemory ,loadsthem intoc amera-reco rdermemo ryorin itializes them.(Pa ge60) LOAD, SA VE, INITIAL • ThisdoesnotaffectoptionsintheSCENEFILEscreen. • Thissettingcannotbe[...]

152 OTHER FUNCTIONS screen (continued) Item Setting Notes TIME ZONE AddstoordeductsfromGMTthetimevalueof-12:00to +13:00in30-minutesteps.(Asanexception,youcanset +12:45.)Refertothetablebelow . 0:00 Time difference Time difference Area Area 00:00 Greenwich ＋ 01:00 − [...]

153 Menu DIAGNOSTIC screen Item Setting Notes VERSION Indicatestheversionofthermwareusedinthiscamera- recorder . A subscreenprovidesdetailsonwhichrmwareversions areused. (Subscreen) CAM SOFT : Cameramicroprocessorsoftware SYSCON SOFT : Softwareforsystemcontrolmicroprocess[...]

154 OPTION MENU screen OpenthismenubyholdingdowntheDISP/MODECHKbuttonandwhenshootingstatusappearspress thefrontMENUbutton. • Usethisfunctiontocheckconnectionstatusduringnonlinearediting. • Usethisfunctiontoswitchbetweenimageproduction?[...]

155 Reference Before calling for service Power supply There’snopower . • Makesurethebatteryand ACadaptorareconnected properly .Checktheconnectionsagain. ( Pa g e 2 1  of  V ol . 1 ) Powergoesoffassoon asitisturnedon. • Thebatterymayhaverun[...]

156 Before calling for service (continued) Shooting Cannotshooteven thoughtheP2cardis insertedcorrectly . • MakesuretheP2card’swrite-protectswitchisnotinthe PROTECTposition. Recordingisnotpossibleifitisinthisposition. (Page12) • Theremaybe[...]

157 Reference Playback Cannotplayevenwhen Ipresstheplaybutton. • IsthePB/THUMBNAIL lampon?IftheCAMERA lamp ison,pressthePOWER/MODEswitchsothatthePB/ THUMBNAIL lampturnson. (Page74) • Haveyouselectedaclipthatcannotbeplayedba[...]

158 Updating the rmware incorporated into the unit Checking the current version of the rmware using the unit and performing the update Checkrmwareversionofthecamera-recorderintheDIAGNOSTICscreen.Thenaccessthesitelistedin theNOTEbelowtocheckthemostrecentrmwareinfo[...]

159 Reference Cleaning When cleaning, do not use benzene or thinner . • Usingbenzineorpaintthinnersmaydeformthe camera-recorderand/orcausethesurfacenish topeeloff. • Beforeproceedingwithmaintenance,removethe batteryordisconnectthe ACcordfromthepow[...]

160 Storage precautions Beforestoringthecamera-recorder ,removethe battery . Storealloftheseitemsinaplacewithlowhumidity andrelativelyconstanttemperature. [Recommendedtemperaturerange:15°Cto25°C (59°Fto77°F)] [Recommendedrelativehumidity:40?[...]

161 Reference How to handle data recorded 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makeuptheDVCPROP2Series. ■ SincedatarecordedintheDVCPROP2fo[...]

162 Checkpoints for using memory cards <Cautions in using SD memory cards> • Use the unit by inserting an SD memory card that is compliant with the SD standard or the SDHC standard. • MMC (MultiMediaCards) cannot be used. (Bear in mind that taking pictures may no longer be possible if you do use them.) • If you intend to use mi[...]

163 Reference Information on software for this product 1.  IncludedwiththisproductissoftwarelicensedundertheGNUGeneralPublicLicense(GPL)and GNULesserGeneralPublicLicense(LGPL),andusersareherebyinformedthattheyhavetheright toobtain,changeand?[...]

164 Recording format list SYSTEM MODE REC FORMA T Shooting/recording frame mode Codec Frame mode VFR OFF VFR ON 1080-59.94i A VC-I100 A VC-I50 60i 60i 1Pto30P *1 (Recordsas60i) 30PN 30P(30PNnativerecording) 1Pto30P *1 (30PNnativerecording) 24PN 24P(24PNnativerecording) 1Pto30P *1 (24PNnati[...]

165 Reference Index Numeric ME NU  25MRECCHSEL .................................. 143 ME NU  1394 AUDIOOUT ................................... 144 ME NU  1394CMDSEL ....................................... 151 ME NU  1394CONFIG ......................................... 154 1394connection ........[...]

166 Index (continued) ME NU  GLPHASE .............................................. 152 H ME NU  HANDLEZOOM ..................................... 138 Headphones ........................................... 101 ME NU  HIGHGAIN ............................................. 138 ME NU  HPHASE ......................[...]

167 Reference ME NU  RECSIGNAL .......................................... 135 Remainingbatterycharge...................... 124 ME NU  REMOTE ................................................ 151 Rewind ...................................................... 74 S ME NU  SAFETYZONE ...................................[...]

168 ME NU  VIDEOOUTZEBRA  ............................... 145 Viewnder Statusindication ................................ 120 Using ..................................................... 6 W W arnings ................................................. 126 W aveformmonitorfunction ....................... 40 ME NU [...]

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