Panasonic ag-hpx300p manual

ENGLISH VQT2C25-3 S0109T3059 -P D Printed in Japan Operating Instructions Memory Card Camera-Recorder Model No. AG-HPX300P Before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.  This product is eligible for the P2HD 5 Year Warranty Repair Program. For details, see page 163.[...]

2 CA UTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NO T OPEN CA UTION: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T REMOVE CO VER (OR BA CK). NO USER-SER VICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER TO SER VICING TO QU ALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to aler t the user to the presence of unin[...]

3 FCC NO TICE (USA) Dec laration of Conformity Model Number: AG-HPX300P T rade Name: Panasonic Responsible Party: Panasonic Corporation of Nor th America One Panasonic W ay , Secaucus, NJ 07094 Support contact: Panasonic Broadcast & T elevision Systems Company 1-800-524-1448 This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject t[...]

4 P r e c a u t i o n s f o r U s e Caution regarding laser beams The MOS sensor ma y be damaged if it is exposed to laser light. When using the camera-recorder in locations where laser irradiation equipment is used, be careful not to allo w the laser beam to shine directly on the lens. PLEASE NO TE:  When prepar ing to record impor tant e vents[...]

5 C o n t e n t s Read this first! ................................................................................................................. 2 Precautions for Use ......................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 1 Overview Camera Unit Features ..............................[...]

6 Setting FBC function ............................................................................................. 52 Assigning functions to USER buttons ........................................................................... 5 3 Selecting Audio Input Signals and Adjusting Recording Levels .................................. 5 4 Selecting Audi[...]

7 Thumbnail Screen ............................................................................................... 102 Selecting Thumbnails .......................................................................................... 10 4 Playing back Clips .............................................................................................. [...]

8 Chapter 1 Over vie w C h a p t e r 1 O v e rv i e w The AG-HPX300P P2 memory card camera-recor der features a camera unit equipped with a 1/3 inch 2.2 megapixel 3MOS sensor and a recor ding and playback unit that provides A VC-Intra 100 compression recor ding as standard to offer HD full pixel and full sampling for superb image quality and high-q[...]

9 Chapter 1 Over vie w  Slow , synchr o and high speed shutter The shutter speed can be set from a slow speed of 1/6 s up to a maximum speed of 1/7200 s *1 . Combined with the variable frame rate functions, this allows you to create blurring or stop motion ef fects. The AG-HPX300P also features a synchro scan function that is ideal for capturing[...]

10 Chapter 1 Over vie w R e c o r d i n g a n d P l a y b a c k F e a t u r e s  A variety of interfaces  USB 2.0 connector (HOST/DEVICE) A USB 2.0 connection to a computer or other device allows you to use P2 cards in the camera as mass storage. The USB host function makes it possible to save P2 card data to an external hard disk connected v[...]

11 Chapter 1 Over vie w  Other features  Pre-rec: This function provides a way to captur e moments you otherwise would have missed. In the standby mode, the camera will store video and audio for up to 3 seconds in HD and 7 seconds in SD. When you pr ess the REC button, the three or seven seconds of immediately prior video data stor ed in inte[...]

12 Chapter 1 Over vie w O u t l i n e o f o p e r a t i o n s The AG-HPX300P recor ds video on P2 cards. Excelling at high transfer speeds, the P2 card enables high vision r ecording and smooth editing and dubbing. S a vi ng a n d e d i ti n g on e x te r n a l d e v ic e s Using USB DEVICE mode to connect an external device via the USB 2.0 connect[...]

13 Chapter 1 Over vie w AG-HPX300P External power supply NP-L7 Remote control cable AJ-C10050G BT-LH80W, BT-LH900 etc. USB2.0 compatible devices DVCPRO/DV standard device complying with the IEEE1394 standard AJ-RC10G FUJINON, CANON SD Memory cards *3 P2 Cards *3 AG-MC200G AJ-MC700P AJ-HT901G SHAN-RC700 AJ-SC900 SHAN-TM700 Shotgun microphone (Phanto[...]

14 Chapter 1 Over vie w S t a n d a r d a c c e s s o r i e s Lens *1 For details, refer to [Mounting the Lens] (page 89). Front lens cap *1 *2 Rear lens cap *1 *2 Zoom lever *1 *2 Connector cap *1 *2 Lens hood *1 Lens hood cap *1 *3 Eye cup For details, refer to [Attaching the Eye Cup] (page 98) Shoulder belt For details, refer to [Attaching the S[...]

15 Chapter 2 Parts and their Functions C h a p t e r 2 P a r t s a n d T h e i r F u n c t i o n s P o we r S u p pl y a nd A c ce s s o ry M ou n t i ng S e ct i o n 16 5 14 8 9 7 11 12 10 6 1 4 3 15 2 13 6 17 1 PO WER switch Use to turn the power on and off. 2 Battery holder A battery from Anton/Bauer is mounted here. For details, refer to [Mount[...]

16 Chapter 2 Parts and their Functions A u di o ( i n pu t ) Fu n c t io n S ec t i o n 1 6 2 7 3 5 4 8 1 MIC IN (microphone input) jac k (XLR, 3-pin) • Connect a microphone (optional accessory) to this jack. • A phantom-powered microphone may be connected. T o use a phantom-powered microphone, set the menu option F .MIC POWER to ON in the AUDI[...]

17 Chapter 2 Parts and their Functions A u di o ( o u tp u t ) F u n c ti o n Se c t i on 1 5 7 3 4 2 6 1 MONIT OR SELECT (audio channel) CH1/2, CH3/4 selector switch Use this switch to select the audio channel whose signals are output to the speaker , earphones or AUDIO OUT connectors. CH1/2: Signal output of audio channels 1 and 2. CH3/4: Signal [...]

18 Chapter 2 Parts and their Functions S h oo ti n g an d R ec o r d in g / P la y b a ck F u nc t i o ns S e ct i o n 1 10 9 8 5 6 7 4 3 2 11  Shooting and Recor ding (camera unit) 1 ND FIL TER (filter switching) contr ol Use this control to adjust the amount of light entering the MOS sensor during shooting in strong outdoor lighting. Control [...]

19 Chapter 2 Parts and their Functions 6 OUTPUT/A UT O KNEE selector switch This switch selects the video signals sent from the camera unit to the memory card recor der unit, viewfinder and video monitor . CAM. A UTO KNEE ON: Video being r ecorded through the camera is output with the Auto knee circuit activated. A DRS (Dynamic Range Stretcher) fu[...]

20 Chapter 2 Parts and their Functions 30 29 32 12 31 18 19 28 23 21 22 26 27 13 17 15 16 14 24 20 25  Shooting and Recor ding/Playbac k Function Section (Recorder Unit) 12 REC button Press this button to start recor ding and press once again to stop it. This button operates in the same way as the VTR button on the lens. 13 SDI OUT CHARA CTER sw[...]

21 Chapter 2 Parts and their Functions 20 P2 CARD A CCESS LED This LED indicates the recor ding and playback status of each card. For details, refer to [P2 CARD ACCESS LED and status of P2 cards]. (Page 29) 21 GENLOCK IN connector This connector inputs a refer ence signal when the camera unit is gen-locked, or when the time code is externally locke[...]

22 Chapter 2 Parts and their Functions M e nu /T h u m bn a i l O p e r at i o n S e c t io n 1 2 5 7 3 4 6 1 MENU button • Hold down the button to open a setting menu screen. A second press of the button r etur ns the previous image. • This function is not available in the thumbnail display and during recor ding. 2 JOG dial button • Use this[...]

23 Chapter 2 Parts and their Functions T i me C o de S e ct i o n 6 5 4 7 8 1 3 2 1 GENLOCK IN connector (BNC) Use this connector to input a refer ence signal to genlock the camera unit or externally lock the time code. The subcarrier of the VBS signal output by the VIDEO OUT connector of the camera cannot be externally locked. For details, refer t[...]

24 Chapter 2 Parts and their Functions W a rn i n g a n d St a t u s D i s pl a y F u nc ti o n s 1 2 3 4 1 Back tall y lamp When the BACK T ALL Y switch is set to ON, this lamp behaves in the same way as the front tally lamp. 2 Rear tally lamp When the BACK T ALL Y switch is set to ON, the rear tally lamp behaves in the same way as the back tally [...]

25 Chapter 2 Parts and their Functions V i ew fin d e r 7 6 8 2 3 1 5 4 1 Viewfinder The viewfinder displays the video image in color during recor ding or playback. It also displays war nings and messages – indicating camera operating status and settings – zebra patterns and markers (safety zone and center markers, etc.).  NO TE The menu [...]

26 Chapter 3 Recording and Playbac k C h a p t e r 3 R e c o r d i n g a n d P l a y b a c k S e t t i n g D a t e a n d T i m e o f I n t e r n a l C l o c k The CLOCK SETTING value is recor ded in the contents (clip), and affects the sequence of playback of the thumbnails. Before carrying out recor ding, be sure to check and set CLOCK SETTING and[...]

27 Chapter 3 Recording and Playbac k 4 Select CHANGE at the CLOCK SETTING item in O THER FUNCTIONS, then press the JOG dial button. • The CLOCK SET screen appears. PUSH MENU TO RETURN 1394 CONTROL 1394 CMD SEL ACCESS LED ALARM CLOCK SETTING TIME ZONE >>> OFF REC P O N O N RETURN GL PHASE HD SDI CHANGE USER FILE OTHER FUNCTIONS 5 T urn th[...]

28 Chapter 3 Recording and Playbac k P 2 C a r d s I n se rt i n g P 2 C ar d s  NO TE When using the camera recorder f or the first time, be sure to set the time data beforehand. For details, refer to [Setting Date and Time of Internal Clock] (page 26). 1 T urn on the POWER s witch. 2 Open the card slot cov er . Slot cov er 3 Inser t a P2 card[...]

29 Chapter 3 Recording and Playbac k  NO TE • When a P2 card is being accessed or recognised after insertion (P2 CARD ACCESS LED blinks in orange), do not remove the P2 car d. Remo ving a P2 card during access could damage it. • If a P2 card being accessed is remo ved, the vie wfinder displays “TURN PO WER OFF” and the A G-HPX300P gives[...]

30 Chapter 3 Recording and Playbac k P 2 c ar d r ec o r d in g t im e s P2 cards a vailable to the A G-HPX300P This camera supports the following P2 cards. • AJ-P2C004HG (4 GB) • AJ-P2C008HG (8 GB) • AJ-P2C016AG (16 GB) • AJ-P2C016RG (16 GB) • AJ-P2C032AG (32 GB) • AJ-P2C032RG (32 GB) • AJ-P2C064AG (64 GB)  NO TE • Card model n [...]

31 Chapter 3 Recording and Playbac k H a nd li n g P2 C a rd R e co r d i ng The P2 card is a semiconductor memory card designed for the DVCPRO P2 series, Panasonic’ s line of professional video and broadcast equipment. • Since the DVCPRO P2 for mat and A VC-Intra record data as files, it is ideally suited for computer processing. The file st[...]

32 Chapter 3 Recording and Playbac k B a s i c P r o c e d u r e s This section describes the basic procedur e for shooting and recor ding. Before you embark on a shoot, pr e-inspect your system to ensure that it works pr operly . For directions on inspecting your memory card camera- recor der , see [Inspections Before Shooting] (page 147). Battery[...]

33 Chapter 3 Recording and Playbac k S h oo ti n g White/Black Balance Adjustment to Recording Completion For shooting, follow the steps below . 3 1 4 2 5, 6 1 Use the ND FIL TER control to select a filter according to ambient light conditions. 2  When the white balance is sav ed: • Position the WHITE BAL switch to [A] or [B].  When the wh[...]

34 Chapter 3 Recording and Playbac k S t a n d a r d a n d N a t i v e R e c o r d i n g This camera is capable both of native recor ding, when it recor ds video data at the frame rate used by the camera, and is also capable of standard r ecording or recor ding 59.94 frames with a pulldown. S t an da r d re c o r di n g ( p ul l- d o w n r e c or d[...]

35 Chapter 3 Recording and Playbac k V a r i a b l e F r a m e R a t e ( V F R ) R e c o r d i n g In 720P mode, this camera is capable of frame skipping (undercranking) and high-speed (over cranking) recording. The camera operator can select between native (PN) recor ding mode and standard (OVER) recor ding. N a ti ve V F R R e c or d i n g 1 In t[...]

36 Chapter 3 Recording and Playbac k U s in g V F R R e c o rd i n g F u n c ti o n Standard speed f or film production Screen pr oduction nor mally requir es a 24 fps (24 frames per second) frame rate (nor mal speed) for screening a film. Making the settings described below will provide film-quality playback. The 720P pr ogressive mode and cine[...]

37 Chapter 3 Recording and Playbac k Undercranking eff ects This effect pr oduces 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 per formances. For example, selecting a VFR recor ding frame rate of 12 fps when shooting at a 24P[...]

38 Chapter 3 Recording and Playbac k During P2 card r ecording, setting items in the menu option RECORDING SETUP screen pr ovides the following special recor ding modes: pre-recor ding, interval recording, one- shot recor ding, and loop recording. These recor ding modes are available only with the following settings. SYSTEM MODE REC FORMA T Other c[...]

39 Chapter 3 Recording and Playbac k I n te rv al r e c o rd i n g ( I N T ER V A L RE C) This function is used to recor d 1 frame at the time interval set in the INTERV AL TIME item. 1 frame recording 1 frame recording 1 frame recording (time) Set INTER V AL TIME setting Set INTER V AL TIME setting 1 Check that the SYSTEM SETUP screen is set up as[...]

40 Chapter 3 Recording and Playbac k L o op r e c o rd i n g ( L O O P R E C ) • When two P2 cards are inserted in the P2 card slots, each card is r ecorded in succession. • When there is no longer any space left on the cards, recor ding star ts over from the first car d by recording new clips over saved old clips. For the clip recor ding time[...]

41 Chapter 3 Recording and Playbac k S h ot M a r k er ( S HO T M AR K ) R e co rd i n g F u n c ti o n This function can be used to distinguish a clip from other clips by adding a thumbnail to each clip. This also makes possible to display or play back the marked clips only . T o add shot marks 1 In the SW MODE screen, assign SHO T MARK to a user [...]

42 Chapter 3 Recording and Playbac k N o r m a l a n d V a r i a b l e S p e e d P l a y b a c k  Normal speed playbac k Press the PLA Y/P AUSE button to view playback in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor in color . Connecting a color video monitor to the VIDEO OUT connector or SDI OUT connector will enable playback of color video. The PLA [...]

43 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording C h a p t e r 4 A d j u s t m e n t s a n d S e t t i n g s f o r R e c o r d i n g S e le ct i n g r e c o rd i n g s i g n al s This camera recor ds HD (1080i, 720P) signals using A VC-Intra or DVCPRO HD codecs and use a combination of DVCPRO50, DVCPRO or DV codecs for recor ding SD (480i) signa[...]

44 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording L i st o f r ec o r d in g f or m a t s a n d f u n c ti o n s The table below lists the recor ding for mats and recor ding functions that the camera suppor ts. Camera recording modes (When the men u option REC SIGNAL is set to CAMERA) Setting Recording f ormat *1 Recording time *2 Recording funct[...]

45 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 1394 input recording mode (when the REC SIGNAL option is set to 1394) Setting Recording f ormat *1 Recording time *2 Recording function SYSTEM MODE REC FORMA T CAMERA MODE VFR FRAME RA TE [FRAME] PRE REC PRO XY (optional) INTER V AL, ONE SHO T LOOP REC 1080-59.94i Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabl[...]

46 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording L i st o f r ec o r d in g , pl a y b ac k a nd o u tp u t fo r m a ts Camera recording mode (when the REC SIGNAL option is set to CAMERA) Setting Recording f ormat *1 SDI OUT *2 1394 output SYSTEM MODE REC FORMA T CAMERA MODE VFR FRAME RA TE [FRAME] Video format A udio 1080-59.94i A VC-I 100/60i [...]

47 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 1394 input recording mode (when the REC SIGNALoption is set to 1394) Setting Recording f ormat *1 SDI OUT *2 SYSTEM MODE REC FORMA T CAMERA MODE VFR FRAME RA TE [FRAME] Video format Audio 1080-59.94i Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 1080/60i DVCPRO HD 1080-59.94i 4ch 720-59.94P Disabled Disable[...]

48 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording A d j u s t i n g t h e W h i t e B a l a n c e a n d B l a c k B a l a n c e T o record high-quality video with the AG-HPX300P , the black and white balances must be adjusted according to conditions. For higher quality , it is recommended that the adjustments should be made in this order A WB (wh[...]

49 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 8 If the subject’ s colour temperature is lo wer than 2300K or higher than 9900K the f ollowing message appears: • If the arrow points down (  ) the actual colour temperature is lower than the temperatur e indicated. If the arrow points up (  ) the actual temperature is higher than the t[...]

50 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 3 The adjustment will take eff ect in a f ew seconds and the f ollowing message will appear : ABB END • The adjusted value is automatically stored in the memory .  NO TE • Ensure that the lens connector is connected and the lens iris is CLOSE. • During a blac k balance adjustment, light i[...]

51 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording S e t t i n g t h e E l e c t r o n i c S h u t t e r S e tt in g t he S h ut t e r M o d e a n d S p ee d 1 Press the SHUTTER s witch positioned at OFF tow ards ON. SHUTTER s witch 2 Press the SHUTTER s witch towards [SEL]. Repeat this s witchover until the desired mode or speed appears in the vi[...]

52 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording F B C ( F l a s h B a n d C o m p e n s a t i o n ) F u n c t i o n This camera-recor der comes with a function to compensate for and minimize light band (flash band) interference that occurs with the MOS imager when shooting in an environment wher e flash photography is taking place. Time flow[...]

53 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording A s s i g n i n g f u n c t i o n s t o U S E R b u t t o n s The USER MAIN, USER1, and USER2 buttons can be assigned user -selected functions. Use the menu options USER MAIN, USER1, and USER2 to assign functions to respective button. Select these items from the setting menu SW MODE scr een. PUSH [...]

54 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording S e l e c t i n g A u d i o I n p u t S i g n a l s a n d A d j u s t i n g R e c o r d i n g L e v e l s This AG-HPX300P supports independent four -channel audio recor ding in any for mat (HD or SD). When the AUDIO SELECT CH1/CH2 switch is positioned at [AUTO], the recor ding levels for Audio Cha[...]

55 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording When operating the AG-HPX300P without a sound recor dist, it is recommended that the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL control should be used to adjust the audio level. In advance, check the level meter in the viewfinder screen and use the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL control to adjust the appropriate audio channel to pr e[...]

56 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording S e t t i n g T i m e D a t a The camera provides time data such as time codes, user bits, time of day (real-time) data, which is r ecorded on each frame alongside video data. It is also recor ded as as data in clip metadata files. Time data overvie w  Time code Use the TCG switch to select Re[...]

57 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording R e co rd i n g t i m e c o d e s a n d u s e r b i t s 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 con version) L TC UB VITC UB TC OUT conne[...]

58 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording S e tt in g u se r b it s Use the setting menu UB MODE on the RECORDING SETUP screen to select the user bits to r ecord in the subcode area. • USER: Records internal user values. T o set user values, set the TCG switch to SET to open the setting menu UB PRESET screen. Set values are r etained af[...]

59 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 3 Use CURSOR buttons to set the user bits . SEL : PUSH / +/- : PUSH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UB PRESET / PRESET : PUSH SET q button: Shifts the target (highlighted) digit to the right. w button: Shifts the target (highlighted) digit to the left. e button: Increases the highlighted number by one. r button: [...]

60 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording F rame rate: 30P ov er 60i (2:2) 02 00 01 Ao Ae Bo Be Co Ce 10 10 10 Time code digit Video Updated frame information 720P mode F rame rate: 24P ov er 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[...]

61 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording VFR (variab le frame rate) time code • At 24PN, recording is performed at 24 frames and output uses a 2:3 pull-down scheme to produce 30 frames. • At a frame rate (capture frame rate) of 24P the speed of recor ding and the output time code matches actual time, but not at any speed other than 2[...]

62 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording E x te rn a l l y L o c ki n g th e T i m e C o d e The time code generator built into your AG-HPX300P may be locked to an external generator . It is also possible to lock an external time code generator to the inter nal generator . Connections for e xternally loc king the time code (examples) As [...]

63 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording • Now the built-in time code generator is locked to the refer ence time code. • When locked to an exter nal time code generator , the time code is at all times locked to the external time code, which is displayed as a highlighted value on the counter indicator . Do not engage the recor ding mo[...]

64 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording G E NL OC K a nd t i me c o de i n pu t / o ut p u t c o n n ec t i o n a n d s e t u p Camera operating conditions Camera setup GENLOCK input and camera output phase (In phase:  Out of phase: ×) Recording format Video and reference signal to be output externall y GENLOCK input GL PHASE SDI OU[...]

65 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording V i e w fi n d e r S c r e e n S t a t u s D i s p l a y s In addition to video, the viewfinder shows messages indicating camera settings and operating status, center markers, safety zone markers, zebra patterns and other indications. V i ew fin d e r S t a t us I n di c a t io n L ay o u t The[...]

66 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording S c re en d i sp l a y s T C 1 2 : 3 4 : 5 6 : 2 3 1 1 2 9 9 9 min B 9 0 % P 2 L A C K I - P A U S E U S E R - 1 1394 PRO XY C A C F B C 1080 i A VC-I 100 P 3 .2 K L T . B O X 0 dB N D 1 8 3 % N D 1 F E B 2 5 2 0 0 8 2 S P O T F 5 . 6 3 : 5 9 : Z 5 9 9 9 6 0 : 2 4 P N D R S 1 2 = = = = = = = = 1/ [...]

67 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 3 Backup unit displa ys • The following indications show the status of backup units connected to the DVCPRO/DV connector . • The following indications are not displayed when the menu option 1394 CONTROL in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen is set to OFF . • 1394 * : Recording • 1394 h : Recording[...]

68 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 16 Zoom position display Zoom positions are indicated in a range fr om Z00 (maximum wide angle) to Z99 (maximum zoom). 17 Recommended ND filter display This indicates the most suitable ND filter to use under current shooting conditions. 18 ND filter display • This indicates the selected ND ?[...]

69 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording C e nt er I n fo r m a ti o n Di s p l ay The following information displays (for details, refer to page 67) are pr ovided. P2 card recor ding and playbac k data indications • BOS Beginning of stream. No mor e data is available in the rearwar d playback direction. • CANNO T PLA Y Appears when [...]

70 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording Camera status display • ABB ABB indicator • A TW A CTIVE Appears when the AUTO W/B BAL switch is set to A WB and A TW is running. • A TW (A TW LOCK) Appears when the WHITE BAL switch is set to B and A TW has been assigned. • A UT O KNEE (ON/OFF) Displayed when changing the AUTO KNEE switch[...]

71 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording C h ec ki n g an d d is p l a yi n g sh o o t in g s ta t u s DISP/MODE CHK button • Hold down the DISP/MODE CHK button in recording standby or during recor ding to display the settings of each shooting function, the list of functions assigned to USER buttons and all other information. Release t[...]

72 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording M O DE C H E C K i n d ic a t i on MODE CHECK provides an almost complete set of camera information. Items 1 to 4 below are pr ovided only by MODE CHECK. T C 1 2 : 3 4 : 5 6 : 2 3 1 1 2 9 9 9 min B 9 0 % P 2 L A C K I - P A U S E D I O N C 1 6 0 U S E R - 1 1394 PRO XY C A C 1080 i A VC-I 100 A B [...]

73 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording C e nt er m a rk e r di s p l ay A center marker is displayed when the menu option MARKER in the DISPLA Y SETUP screen is set to ON.  NO TE The center marker display appear s only on the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder . It is not superimposed on signals output via the VIDEO OUT and SDI OUT [...]

74 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording Z e br a p a t te r n di s p l ay The AG-HPX300P can display two zebra patterns. T urning the ZEBRA switch on displays the zebra patter n set in the menu in the viewfinder and LCD monitor . A menu setting makes it possible to also display the zebra pattern on video output via the VIDEO OUT connec[...]

75 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording F o cu s a s s is t f un c t i on Pressing the FOCUS ASSIST button magnifies the image at the center to facilitate focusing. Set the menu option FOCUS BAR to ON in the DISPLA Y SET UP screen to display the FOCUS BAR. FOCUS ASSIST button  NO TE This function magnifies only the ima g e at the c[...]

76 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording A d j u s t i n g a n d s e t t i n g t h e L C D m o n i t o r Using the LCD Monitor 1 T urn on the POWER s witch of the A G- HPX300P . 2 Slide the OPEN button in the arro w A direction to open the LCD monitor .  NO TE The LCD monitor opens to an angle of 120 degrees. Attempts to open it furth[...]

77 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording • When a cloth is used to wipe dew or dirt off the LCD monitor , discoloration may appear on the screen. This is not a malfunction. The discoloration disappears in a few minutes. • When the camera-recorder is very cold, the video ima g e in the LCD monitor will appear slightly darker immediate[...]

78 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording A d j u s t i n g a n d S e t t i n g u p t h e V i e w fi n d e r A d ju st i n g R i g h t a n d L e f t V i e w fin d e r P o si ti o n 1 Loosen the viewfinder left-right positioning rings. 2 Slide the viewfinder right and left to find a position that f acilitates viewing. Viewfinder left[...]

79 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording  NO TE • Pressing the RESET button when an adjustab le value is selected in the setting menu EVF SETTING will return that setting to its factory default. • The LCD monitor will appear darker than usual if the camera recorder is cold when it is turned on. The display will return to its norma[...]

80 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording H a n d l i n g s e t u p d a t a C o nfi gu r a t io n o f s e t up d a ta fi l es This camera makes it possible to save a scene file 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 files on an SD card for[...]

81 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording Setting Data Using an SD memory card By saving up to four files of setup menu settings on an SD or SDHC memory card (optional accessory), you can create a setup car d that will allow you to quickly configure camera settings before r ecording. H a nd li n g SD m e mo ry c a r d s An SD memory car[...]

82 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording The card will not be formatted if the following message appears when the JOG dial button is pressed: Error messa g e Remedy SD CARD FORMA T NG NO CARD (No SD memory card inserted.) Insert an SD memor y card. SD CARD FORMA T NG ERROR (SD memory card cannot be formatted.) The card may be defective. [...]

83 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording Changing scene file settings  Example1: Change the name of the scene file. 1 T urn the scene file dial, then select the scene file to be changed. 2 Select the menu option NAME EDIT in the SCENE FILE screen, then press the JOG dial button. For details on menu operation, refer to [Using the m[...]

84 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 2 Select SA VE and press the JOG dial button. PUSH MENU TO RETURN VFR FRAME RATE (SYNCHRO SCAN) DETAIL LEVEL V DETAIL LEVEL DETAIL CORING RETURN LOAD SAVE INITIAL 0 CHROMA LEVEL 0 0 0 LOAD SAVE INIT SCENE FILE 3 Select YES and press the JOG dial button. • T o return to the menu level above, pres[...]

85 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 5 Select WRITE and press the JOG dial button, then select EXECUTE and press the JOG dial button. PUSH MENU TO RETURN READ WRITE FILE 1 FILE 2 FILE 3 FILE 4 1 >>> RETURN EXECUTE NO FILE TITLE RELOAD >>> NO FILE NO FILE FILE SELECT SCENE FILE(SD CARD) 6 Press the cursor button, tur[...]

86 Chapter 5 Preparation C h a p t e r 5 P r e p a r a t i o n P o w e r S u p p l y A battery or an exter nal DC power supply can be used as the power supply for the camera-recor der . Using a Battery The following is a list of batteries that have been tested and verified to work with the camera.  Anton/Bauer batteries PROP AC14, TRIMP ACK14 H[...]

87 Chapter 5 Preparation When using a V -mount type battery Mount the V -mount adapter plate. Insert the plate and slide it as shown below . • T o remove the plate, slide the r elease lever downwards. Release le ver Setting the battery type • Select the batter y type listed under BA TTER Y SELECT . Select the menu option BA TTER Y SELECT from t[...]

88 Chapter 5 Preparation U s e of t h e e x t er n a l D C p ow e r s u pp ly 1 Connect the e xter nal DC power supply to the DC IN sock et on the unit. DC IN Sock et DC cable External DC power supply 2 T urn “ON” the power s witch of the external DC power supply . (If the power s witch is av ailable on the e xter nal DC power supply) 3 T urn t[...]

89 Chapter 5 Preparation M o u n t i n g a n d A d j u s t i n g t h e L e n s M o un ti n g th e L en s 1 Raise the lens clamping le ver and remov e the mount cap . Mount Cap Lens Clamping Le ver 2 T o mount the lens , align the indentation at the top center of the lens mount with the center mark of the lens. Mark 3 Low er the lens lev er to fir [...]

90 Chapter 5 Preparation A d ju st i n g t h e Le n s Fl a n g e B a c k If images are not clearly focused at both telephoto and wide-angle positions during zoom operations, adjust the flange back (distance from the lens mounting surface to the image formation sur face). Once adjusted, the flange back does not need to be re-adjusted as long as th[...]

91 Chapter 5 Preparation W h it e S h a di n g Co m p e ns a t i on The camera can use DEF AUL T (fixed value) and three user adjustable functions (USER1, USER2, USER3) to store white shading compensation data. Select SHADING SELECT in the setting menu LENS SETUP screen to set compensation data. Selecting OFF turns off shading compensation. Select[...]

92 Chapter 5 Preparation 2 Set the image. (1) Shoot a solid white sheet of paper . (2) Set the lens iris to manual and adjust the iris so that a zebra pattern fills the entire viewfinder screen. • When the piece of paper is unevenly lit, the zebra pattern will not cover the entire screen. Adjust as requir ed. • Make sure that the white paper [...]

93 Chapter 5 Preparation Checking CA C data number and CA C data during operation 1 Open the LENS SETUP screen. For details on menu operation, refer to [Using the menus] (page 120). 2 T urn the JOG dial button to select CA C PROPER TY and select DISPLA Y to open the CA C PROPER TY screen. • The CAC property list appears. PUSH MENU TO RETURN SHADI[...]

94 Chapter 5 Preparation  NO TE • The camera can load up to 8 files. When an attempt is made to load a new file while 8 files have already been loaded, “READ NG CAC FILE FULL ” appears. T o load a new file, delete an existing file before loading the ne w file. For details, see [Deleting CAC File] (this page). • “READ NG FORMA T E[...]

95 Chapter 5 Preparation P r e p a r i n g f o r A u d i o I n p u t T ake the following steps to prepare the camera for connecting audio input devices. W h en U s i n g t h e F r o n t M i c ro p h o ne The AG-MC200G microphone kit (optional) includes a microphone that can be mounted on the camera. 1 Open the microphone holder . Microphone holder [...]

96 Chapter 5 Preparation 2 Set the A UDIO IN s witch to W .L. f or the audio channels that will be recorded. A UDIO IN Switch • Set the menu option WIRELESS TYPE in the AUDIO SETUP screen to DUAL for a 2-channel wireless r eceiver . W h en U s i n g A u d io D e vi c e s 1 Connect the audio de vice to the A UDIO IN jack with the XLR cable . 2 Set[...]

97 Chapter 5 Preparation A t t a c h i n g A c c e s s o r i e s M o un ti n g th e C am e r a o n a T r ip od Use an optional (SHAN-TM700) tripod adapter to place the camera on a tripod. 1 Attach the tripod adapter to the tr ipod. P an head T ripod adapter  NO TE Use the holes in the tripod adapter that will make it possible to position the cam[...]

98 Chapter 5 Preparation A t ta ch i n g t h e Ra i n Co v e r When using the SHAN-RC700 Rain Cover Tighten the cord Secure with the surf ace fastener Secure with the surf ace fastener A t ta ch i n g t h e FR O N T A U D I O L E V EL C o nt ro l K no b If you use the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL control fr equently , attach the accessory knob so that it can [...]

99 Chapter 5 Preparation D C O U T C o n n e c t o r a n d E x t e r n a l R E C S t a r t / S t o p S w i t c h C o n n e c t i o n The DC OUT connector on the camera can output a 1.5 A current. Connecting an external switch to this connector enables REC Start and Stop control. An LED can be connected and used as a tally lamp, which is convenient [...]

100 Chapter 5 Preparation C o n n e c t i n g t h e A J - R C 1 0 G R e m o t e C o n t r o l l e r • Some functions can be remote-controlled when the remote contr ol unit AJ-RC10G (optional accessor y) is connected to the camera. • When the AJ-RC10G is connected, the camera automatically enters remote contr ol mode after the power switches of [...]

101 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails C h a p t e r 6 M a n i p u l a t i n g C l i p s w i t h T h u m b n a i l s A clip is a data group that includes the images and sounds cr eated from one shooting session, together with additional information such as text memos and meta data. The following manipulations can be perfor med using the c[...]

102 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails T h um bn a i l S c r e en Press the THUMBNAIL button to display the thumbnail screen on the LCD monitor . Pressing the THUMBNAIL button again returns the display to the regular display . When switching is done from the r egular screen display to the thumbnail screen display , all the clips will be d[...]

103 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails 8 Clip Number The numbers set by the camera for all the clips recognized corr ectly by the P2 card. These numbers are allocated in chr onological order , by shooting dates and times. If clips cannot be played because of differ ent recording formats, they are displayed in red. 9 X Defective Clip Indic[...]

104 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails S e le ct i n g T h u m bn a i l s Multiple thumbnails can be randomly selected in the thumbnail screen. 1 Use the cursor buttons to mo ve the pointer (yello w frame) to the desired clip and press the SET button. • The frame around the selected thumbnail changes to a blue frame. Press the SET butto[...]

105 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails S w it ch i n g t h e Th u m b na i l Di s p l ay The display can be switched so that only those clips matching the specified conditions are displayed in the thumbnail screen. 1 Press the THUMBNAIL button. • The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor . 2 Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button. • T[...]

106 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails C h an gi n g th u m b na i l s It is possible to replace thumbnails with images that include previously attached text memos while images ar e recor ded or played back. 1 Add te xt memos to images that you intend to change. • For details on how to add text memos, refer to [T ext Memo Recording Func[...]

107 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails T e x t Me m o During recor ding or playback, you can add text memos to clips. T ext memos can be used to play back clips at some point or break clips into chunks and copy the necessary portions. Adding a te xt memo T ext memos can be added in one of the following ways.  Press the USER button or R[...]

108 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails 4 With the pointer located in the low er par t, mov e the pointer to the desired te xt memo number using the cursor right and left buttons ( p / o ). Then, press the PLA Y/P A USE button. • Playback will star t from the time code position of the text memo where the pointer is located. If the STOP b[...]

109 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails 4 The f ollowing screen appears. Use the cursor buttons and the SET b utton to select YES. • The clip is deleted. All selected clips (in blue frames) are deleted by this operation.  NO TE T o interrupt deleting, press the SHIFT and EXIT buttons or the SET button to cancel the oper ation. P ar ti[...]

110 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails 3 Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button and select OPERA TION  COPY from the thumbnail menu. • Select slot 1-2 or SD memor y card as the destination. • When a confir mation screen asks you to confirm that you want to copy the clip, use a cursor button and the SET button to select YES if you want t[...]

111 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails Clip Meta Data items Clip Meta Data includes the following items: Underlined items can be set by reading the metadata upload file on the SD memory card. Other items are set automatically during shooting. Using the latest update version of P2 Viewer , metadata upload files can be written to SD memor[...]

112 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails 3 Use the cursor buttons to mo ve the pointer to the item to confir m and press the SET b utton. • Use this function to check loaded metadata settings. 4 While vie wing metadata settings, use the cursor buttons to mo ve the pointer to the desired option. Then, press the SET button. • A soft keyb[...]

113 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails Example of recording (D VCPRO HD) a clip on one P2 card: Recording star t Recording pause Recording duration = Appro x.7 min Clip 1 COUNT value = 0001 Clip 2 COUNT value = 0002 Appro x. 5 min Appro x. 2 min Example of recording a clip on two P2 cards: Recording star t Recording pause Clip 1 COUNT val[...]

114 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails S e tt in g o f P r o xy ( o pt i o n al ) Installing the video encoder card (AJ-Y AX800G, optional accessory) in P2 card slot 2 makes it possible to set up the proxy r ecording function. The video encoder card is not r ecognized when inser ted if the power for the unit is turned on. Inser t the vide[...]

115 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails F o rm at t i n g S D me m o ry ca rd s SD memory cards can also be formatted from the thumbnail screen. With an SD memory card inserted into the unit, perfor m the following operation: 1 Press the THUMBNAIL button. • The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor . 2 Press the THUMBNAIL MENU butt[...]

116 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails D A TE FORMA T: Y ou can specify the display order for the shooting date as either Y ear/Month/Day (Y -M- D), Month/Day/Y ear (M-D-Y) or Day/Month/ Y ear (D-M-Y). The factory setting is Month/Day/Y ear . This setting is reflected in the r ecording date shown in the clip property and the shooting dat[...]

117 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails REC RA TE: The recor ding frame rate is displayed. (Only displayed for clips recor ded using native recording with the VFR function.) 5 Clip Meta Data Displays more detailed data about the clip. Use the cursor buttons to move the pointer , and press the SET button to check the detailed content. For m[...]

118 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails  Contents of P2 Car d Status Display Settings From the thumbnail menu, select PROPER TY  CARD ST A TUS. The following screen appears. When “REMAIN” is selected: 2 5 1 3 4 1 Write-protect Mark The mark appears if the P2 card is write-protected. 2 P2 Card Status (remaining free space) The rem[...]

119 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails DIR ENTR Y NG CARD: The directory structure on the P2 car d is not supported. For details on P2 card status indications, r efer to [2. P2 Card Status (used memory capacity)] SD memory card Status Displa y The status display enables a confirmation of the SD memory card formatted condition, available [...]

120 Chapter 7 Menu Operations C h a p t e r 7 M e n u O p e r a t i o n s V i e w fi n d e r a n d L C D M e n u s U s in g t h e m e n u s Use the setup menus to change the settings to suit the scenes you are shooting or what you ar e recording. • If the thumbnail menu is displayed, press the THUMBNAIL button to clear the display . • The menu[...]

121 Chapter 7 Menu Operations 5 Use the JOG dial button to change the setting value . PUSH MENU TO RETURN MID GAIN HIGH GAIN ATW ATW TYPE W.BAL.PRESET USER MAIN 0dB 6dB 12dB OFF 1 USER1 BACK LIGHT 3.2K 5.6K LOW GAIN SW MODE 6 T o change other settings , repeat steps 4 and 5. • When you finish, press the MENU button to return to the function scre[...]

122 Chapter 7 Menu Operations S e t u p m e n u s t r u c t u r e MAIN MENU SCENE FILE LOAD/SA VE/INIT (page 124) VFR SYSTEM MODE FRAME RA TE SYSTEM SETUP REC SIGNAL (SYNCHRO SCAN) (page 126) REC FORMA T DET AIL LEVEL CAMERA MODE V DET AIL LEVEL SCAN REVERSE DET AIL CORING ASPECT CONV CHROMA LEVEL SETUP CHROMA PHASE PC MODE SELECT COLOR TEMP Ach PC[...]

123 Chapter 7 Menu Operations CARD FUNCTIONS SCENE FILE SHADING SELECT (page 136) USER FILE SHADING (USER) SD CARD FORMA T CAC CAC PROPRETY LENS SETUP CAC CARD READ (page 136) CAC FILE DELETE CAC FILE INIT OTHER FUNCTIONS USER FILE IRIS ADJUST (page 137) 1394 CONTOROL 1394 CMD SEL ACCESS LED ALARM CLOCK SETTING TIME ZONE GL PHASE H PHASE VERSION ME[...]

124 Chapter 7 Menu Operations S e t u p m e n u l i s t S C EN E F I L E s c r ee n Item Setting Notes LOAD/SA VE/INIT Loads, saves and initializes settings of the scene file assigned to the current scene dial position (one F1 – F6 scene file). LO AD: Loads data stored in camera memory . SA VE: Saves current values in camera memory . INITIAL: R[...]

125 Chapter 7 Menu Operations Item Setting Notes MASTER PED Adjusts the black master pedestal that serves as the video refer ence. –100 ... 0 *1 ... +100 • Hold down the JOG dial button and turn it downwards or upwards and maintain this position to quickly change values. • When a remote controller (AJ-RC10G) is connected, use the M-PED contro[...]

126 Chapter 7 Menu Operations Item Setting Notes V DET AIL FREQ Sets ver tical detail. THIN: Produces fine detail. MID: Produces less detail and wider edging. THICK: Produces even less detail and the widest edging effect. • Progressive r ecording made at THIN or MID cause horizontal lines or oblique lines that are almost horizontal to flicker w[...]

127 Chapter 7 Menu Operations Item Setting Notes REC FORMA T (Continued from the pr evious page) D VCPRO HD/60P , DVCPR O HD/30PN, D VCPRO HD/24PN: Uses the DVCPRO HD codec for recor ding. Shooting and recording at 60P , 30PN (native recor ding) and 24PN (native recording). (when SYSTEM MODE is 480 – 59.94i) D VCPRO50/60i, D VCPRO/60i, DV/60i: Th[...]

128 Chapter 7 Menu Operations S W M OD E s cr e e n Item Setting Notes LOW GAIN Sets the gain value assigned to the L position of the GAIN switch. –3dB, 0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB MID GAIN Sets the gain value assigned to the M position of the GAIN switch. –3dB, 0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB HIGH GAIN Sets the gain value assigned to the H position of t[...]

129 Chapter 7 Menu Operations Item Setting Notes AUTO KNEE SW Selects the function of the OUTPUT/AUTO KNEE. ON: Setting AUTO KNEE to ON tur ns on the AUTO KNEE function. OFF: The AUTO KNEE function is not available even when AUTO KNEE is set to ON. DRS: Setting AUTO KNEE to ON tur ns on the DRS (Dynamic Range Stretcher) function. (For details, r ef[...]

130 Chapter 7 Menu Operations A U DI O S E T UP s c re e n Item Setting Notes FRONT VR CH1 Enables/disables Fr ont Audio Level control of CH1 input. FRONT : Enables Front Audio Level control of microphone input to CH1. W .L.: Enables Front Audio Level control of audio from a wireless r eceiver input to CH1. REAR: Enables Front Audio Level control o[...]

131 Chapter 7 Menu Operations Item Setting Notes 25M REC CH SEL Selects the audio channels to be r ecorded in the DVCPRO and DV formats. 2CH: Only recorded on CH1 and CH2. 4CH: Records on all four channels. • Not available in the following conditions. - When SYSTEM MODE is 1080i-59.94i or 720-59.94P . - When SYSTEM MODE is set to 480- 59.94i and [...]

132 Chapter 7 Menu Operations O U TP UT S E L s c r ee n Item Setting Notes SDI SELECT Sets the signal for mat type output from the SDI OUT connector . A UT O: Depends on SYSTEM MODE setting. 1080i *1 : Outputs 1080-59.94i also when SYSTEM MODE setting is 720-59.94P . 480i: Output is locked to 480-59.94i regardless of SYSTEM MODE setting. • Not a[...]

133 Chapter 7 Menu Operations Item Setting Notes EVF SETTING Adjusts viewfinder brightness and contrast on a subscreen. (Subscreen) EVF BRIGHTNESS EVF CONTRAST EVF B.LIGHT Adjusts viewfinder backlight brightness. HIGH, NORMAL, LO W EVF COLOR Selects whether the viewfinder image will be displayed in color or monochrome. ON: Color display OFF: Mon[...]

134 Chapter 7 Menu Operations Item Setting Notes P2CARD REMAIN Determines how remaining P2 car d capacity is displayed. T OT AL: Displays value for both cards. ONE-CARD: Indicates the remaining capacity of the card that is being r ecorded. OTHER DISPLA Y Sets display of other data. P ARTIAL: Displays some of the data. ALL: Displays all data. OFF: N[...]

135 Chapter 7 Menu Operations Item Setting Notes ENDURA7 NEAR Sets the near end voltage for ENDURA7. (Adjustable in 0.1 V units.) 11.0 V ... 13.4 V ... 15.0 V ENDURA10 NEAR Sets the near end voltage for ENDURA10. (Adjustable in 0.1 V units.) 11.0 V ... 13.4 V ... 15.0 V ENDURA-D NEAR Sets the near end voltage for ENDURA-D. (Adjustable in 0.1 V unit[...]

136 Chapter 7 Menu Operations C A RD F U N C TI O N S s c r e en Item Setting Notes SCENE FILE Reads/writes scene files from/onto the SD memory card. FILE SELECT : Selects scene files (1 to 4). READ: Reads the selected scene file (1 – 4) settings stored on the SD memory card. WRITE: Saves the current scene file (1 – 4) settings to the SD me[...]

137 Chapter 7 Menu Operations O T HE R F U N CT I O N S s c r ee n Item Setting Notes USER FILE Saves user files to camera memory , loads them into camera memory or initializes them. (For details, refer to page 80.) LO AD, SA VE, INITIAL • This does not affect options in the SCENE FILE screen. • Not available when PC MODE SELECT is set to USB [...]

138 Chapter 7 Menu Operations D I AG NO S T I C s c r ee n Item Setting Notes VERSION Indicates the version of the firmware used in this camera. A subscreen pr ovides details on which fir mware versions are used. (Subscreen) CAM SOFT : Camera microprocessor softwar e SYSCON SOFT : Software for system control micropr ocessor P2CS BL2-1: Boot progr[...]

139 Chapter 8 Connecting to Exter nal Devices C h a p t e r 8 C o n n e c t i n g t o E x t e r n a l D e v i c e s F u n c t i o n a l i t y P r o v i d e d b y C o n n e c t i o n s t o U S B 2 . 0 C o n n e c t o r C o nn ec t i n g t o a c o m pu t e r i n U SB d e vi ce m o de A USB 2.0 connection to a computer or other device allows you to us[...]

140 Chapter 8 Connecting to Exter nal Devices 3 T erminating USB mode Use one of the following three methods. • Set the camera POWER switch to OFF . • Set the PC MODE option in the SYSTEM SETUP screen to OFF . • Press the USER button to which PC MODE has been assigned. U SB h o s t m o d e This mode allows you to connect the camera to a hard [...]

141 Chapter 8 Connecting to Exter nal Devices Viewing har d disk drive data Use the following procedur es to view data on a hard disk drive connected via USB. 1 Switch to USB host mode. For details, refer to [Switching to USB Host Mode] (page 140). 2 Connect a hard disk drive via USB . 3 Press the THUMBNAIL button. Open the thumbnail screen. 4 Pres[...]

142 Chapter 8 Connecting to Exter nal Devices 6 REMAIN Indicates remaining capacity (units: GB) on the har d disk drive. 7 P ar tition number Indicates the number of partitions (in units of P2 cards) on the hard disk drive.  NO TE The screen can show up to 10 partitions. When there are 11 or more partitions, use the cur sor button ( ] ) to move [...]

143 Chapter 8 Connecting to Exter nal Devices 5 Select OPERA TION  FORMA T (HDD) in the menu and use a cursor b utton and the SET button to select YES. • Select YES in the confir mation message that appears again to start hard disk drive formatting. • Handled as a “TYPE S” hard disk drive after formatting.  NO TE All data on a hard d[...]

144 Chapter 8 Connecting to Exter nal Devices A TYPE S and P2 STORE hard disk drive allows you to write back data in card units. Format the P2 card to prepar e for write back. 1 Switch to the USB host mode. For details, refer to [Switching to USB Host Mode] (page 140). 2 Connect a hard disk drive via USB . 3 Inser t the P2 card to which data will b[...]

145 Chapter 8 Connecting to Exter nal Devices C o n n e c t i o n s t o t h e D V C P R O / D V C o n n e c t o r R e co rd i n g s i g n al s i np u t to t h e D V CP RO / D V c o n n ec t o r 1 Connect a 1394 cable (D V cable). For details, see [Precautions in 1394 Connections] (page 146). • Make sure that the signal format of the camera and th[...]

146 Chapter 8 Connecting to Exter nal Devices C o nt ro l o f e x t er n a l d e v i ce s t hr o u g h 1 3 94 c o n n ec t i o n Connecting an external device for backup recording to the DVCPRO/DV connector allows the operator to control start and stop recor ding from the camera. 1 Connect a 1394 cable (D V cable). For details, see [Precautions in [...]

147 Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections C h a p t e r 9 M a i n t e n a n c e a n d I n s p e c t i o n s I n s p e c t i o n s B e f o r e S h o o t i n g Make sure you check that the system is operating normally before embarking on a shoot. W e recommend using a colour video monitor to check the image. P r ep ar i n g f o r In s p e ct i o n s [...]

148 Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections I n sp ec t i n g t h e M e m o ry R ec o r d in g F u nc ti o n s Make sure you successively carry out the inspections from [Inspecting the P2 Card Recor ding] to [Inspecting the Earphone and Speaker]. Inspecting the P2 Card Recor ding 1 Check on the displa y inside the viewfinder that the remaining P2 ca[...]

149 Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections Inspection for Using an External Microphone 1 Connect an e xter nal microphone to the REAR 1 and REAR 2 connectors. 2 Set the A UDIO IN s witch to [REAR]. 3 Set the LINE/MIC/+48V selector s witches on the rear panel to [MIC] or [+48V], depending on the power supply type of the e xternal microphone. • MIC:[...]

150 Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections M a i n t e n a n c e E y ep ie c e Ca r e  When the outer lens is soiled Remove surface dust using a soft brush or blower brush before cleaning with a commer cially available lens cleaner (or lens cleaning paper).  When dust adheres to internal lenses or the interior of the ey epiece Detach the eyepi[...]

151 Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections W a r n i n g S y s t e m W a rn i n g D e s c ri p t i on T a b le s If a problem is detected immediately after the power is turned on, or during operation, this will be indicated by the W ARNING lamp, lamps inside the viewfinder and a war ning tone. Priority W arning type LCD or viewfinder indication T [...]

152 Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections (Continued from the pr evious page) Priority W arning type LCD or viewfinder indication T ally lamp Warning lamp Alarm tone *6 W arning description and recording/pla yback operation Countermeasures 8 1394 connection error 1394 INITIAL ERROR Blinks red Blinks 4 times per second Blinks 4 times per second No [...]

153 Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections W a rn i n g a n d Er r o r D i s p la y f or T h um b n a il O p er a t i on a n d U S B H O S T M O D E Item Message Description Measure Thumbnails CANNOT ACCESS! Data cannot be accessed because it is corrupted or for other reasons. Restore media and clips to normal state before access. CANNOT CHANGE! Any[...]

154 Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections (Continued from the pr evious page) Item Message Description Measure HDD (USB HOST MODE) CANNOT ACCESS CARD! An error occurr ed during P2 card access. Check P2 card. CANNOT ACCESS T ARGET! An error occurr ed during hard disk access. Check hard disk status and connection. CANNOT FORMA T! The hard disk cannot[...]

155 Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections U p d a t i n g t h e fi r m w a r e i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t o t h e u n i t The firmware can be updated using either of the following two methods. 1 Checking the current ver sion of firmware and performing the update using the dedicated tool (P2_Status_ Logger) P ASS (P2 Asset Suppor t System) is [...]

156 Chapter 10 Index C h a p t e r 1 0 I n d e x 1 ME NU 1394 AUDIO OUT ............................................ 131 ME NU 1394 CMD SEL ................................................ 137 ME NU 1394 CONFIG .................................................. 138 1394 connection .............................................. 146 ME NU 1394 CONTRO[...]

157 Chapter 10 Index G ME NU GAMMA ........................................................... 125 GENLOCK ......................................................... 64 ME NU GL PHASE ....................................................... 137 H ME NU H PHASE ......................................................... 137 ME NU HEADROOM ..............[...]

158 Chapter 10 Index ME NU REC FUNCTION .............................................. 129 REC REVIEW Function ...................................... 40 ME NU REC SIGNAL ................................................... 126 Reconnection .................................................. 109 Recording formats ......................................[...]

159 Chapter 10 Index W ME NU W .BAL.PRESET ................................................ 128 W ar ning System ............................................... 151 warnings ............................................................ 69 W avefor m monitor function ................................ 77 ME NU WFM ......................................[...]

160 Chapter 11 Specifications C h a p t e r 1 1 S p e c i fi c a t i o n s D i m e n s i o n s a n d s p e c i fi c a t i o n s D i me ns i o n s 251 mm (9-7/8 inches) 150 mm (5-7/8 inches) 343 mm (3-1/2 inches) 441 mm (17-3/8 inches) 246 mm (9-11/16 inches) S p ec ifi c a t io n s General Power supply: DC12 V (11 V to 17 V) Power consumption: [...]

161 Chapter 11 Specifications Camera Unit Pickup devices: 1/3 inch progr essive, 2.2 megapixel, 3MOS sensor Lens mount: 1/3 inch bayonet type Color separation optical system: Prism system ND filter: 4 positions (CLEAR, 1/4ND, 1/16ND, 1/64ND) Gain settings: –3/0/+3/+6/+9/+12/+24 dB Shutter speed: • 60i/60p mode: 1/60 (OFF), 1/100, 1/120, 1/250[...]

162 Chapter 11 Specifications Digital video Unit Sampling Frequency: A VC-Intra 100/DVCPRO HD: Y : 74.1758 MHz, P B /P R : 37.0879 MHz DVCPRO50: Y : 13.5 MHz, P B /P R : 6.75 MHz DVCPRO: Y : 13.5 MHz, P B /P R : 3.375 MHz Quantizing: A VC-Intra 100/A VC-Intra 50: 10 bits DVCPRO HD/DVCPRO50/DVCPRO/DV : 8 bits Video Compr ession For mat: A VC-Intra [...]

163 Chapter 11 Specifications Other Input/Output Unit TC IN: BNC × 1, 0.5 V [P-P] to 8 V [P-P], 10 k Ω TC OUT : BNC × 1, low impedance, 2.0 V ± 0.5 V [P-P] IEEE1394: 6 pins, digital input/output (compliant with IEEE1394) DC IN: XLR × 1, 4 pins, DC 12 V (11.0 V to 17.0 V) DC OUT : 4 pins, DC 12 V (11.0 V to 17.0 V), Maximum rated current: 1.5[...]

164 Chapter 11 Specifications C o n n e c t o r s i g n a l d e s c r i p t i o n DC IN 1 GND 2 NC 3 NC 4 +12 V Panasonic Part No. K1AA104H0038 Manufacturer Part No. HA16RX-4P (SW1) (76) (Hirose Electric Co.) 1 2 3 4  NO TE Be sure to use correct polarity when using external power supplies. FRONT MIC IN 1 GND 2 AUDIO IN (H) 3 AUDIO IN (C) Panas[...]

165 Chapter 11 Specifications LENS 1 RET -SW 2 REC 3 GND 4 IRIS-AUTO 5 IRIS-CONT 6 UNREG +12 V (Max 0.4 A) 7 IRIS-POSI 8 IRIS-G-MAX 9 EXT -POSI 10 ZOOM-POSI 11 FOCUS-POSI 12 SP ARE Panasonic Part No. K1A Y112JA001 Manufacturer Part No. HR10A-10R-12SC (71) (Hirose Electric Co.) 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 Wireless receiver interface 1 CH-1 SHIELD GN[...]

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