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1. 10 10 01 00 10 10 10 00 10 10 10 O1 OO 10 Frame rate 30P over 60i 2 2 25P over 50i 2 2 Time code digit 00 01 02 g Video Ao Ae Bo Be Co Ce Updated frame information DT 10 T 107 720P mode Frame rate 24P over 60P 2 3 Updated frame Time code digit 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Video A ATBTBT8 E CIBID UIATATBTST CPPP Updated frame information 10 10 01 01 OO 10 10 01 OO 10 10 O1 O1 OO Frame rate 30P over 60P 2 2 25P over 50P 2 2 Time code digit oo 01 02 AJA B B C C Updated frame information 0 10 10 65 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 24PA and 24PN always operate using NDF TCG Page 141 Sets FREE RUN REC RUN Select CHANGE for TC PRESET on the setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen and press SET on the Operation lever to open the ti
2. Camera GENLOCK input and camera recorder Camera recorder operating conditions recordor Set output phase P In phase Y Out of phase x Video and reference Recording Y VIDEO OUT format signal to be output GENLOCK input GL PHASE SDI OUT HD SDI OUT SD TC OUT externally SDI OUT 10801 m HD SDI vy 90H delay 4 i T 40801 VIDEO OUT COMPOSITE 90H advance Y N SDI OUT 10801 In HD SDI Y 90H delay y SD 480i 576i VIDEO OU COMPOSITE 90H advance V N SDI OUT 720P 3208 HD SDI V 120H delay x E VIDEO OUT COMPOSITE 120H advance V x SDI OUT 720P TEM HD SDI V 120H delay 4 SD 480i 576i VIDEO OU COMPOSITE 120H advance V v SDI OUT 480i 576i eens 480i 576i SD 480i 576i Disabled No output V y VIDEO OU 69 Using time data continued Outputting the time code externally To 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 VIDEO OUT Set the menu option GL SELECT to HD SDI or COMPOSITE as required by supplied video output in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen and the menu option TC OUT to TCG TCR in the OUTPUT SEL Screen VIDEO IN SDI IN HD SDI IN When the setting menu TC VIDEO SYNC is set to VIDEO OUT the time code is output via TC IN OUT in tune with VIDEO OUT delay
3. USER FILE USER FILE USER FILE USER FILE Factory defaults Current operating status values Saved camera values SD CARD USER FILE initial value J Current USER FILE values MM Saved USER FILE values USER FILE1 OTHER FUNCTIONS screen OTHER FUNCTIONS screen USER FILE INTIAL USER FILE LOAD SAVE USER FILE2 USER FILES CARD FUNCTIONS screen USER FILE LOAD SAVE USER FILE4 Running the menu option MENU INIT in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen returns all current operating status values and saved camera recorder values in the F1 to F6 scene files as well as in the user file to their factory defaults This function does not return the TIMEZONE setting to its factory default SCENE FILE and USER FILE settings cannot be operated when recordings can be compiled to a previous clip in one clip recording mode i e when 1 KCLIP is displayed After closing the menu push the Operation lever in the V direction STOP for approximately 2 seconds and try once more after ending clip linking Using time data The camera recorder provides time data such as time codes user bits time of day real time data which is recorded on each frame alongside video data It is also recorded as as data in clip metadata files Counter setting and display Pressing the COUNTER button to view the counter displays the counter value on the time code ind
4. 35 Self portrait shooting ssssssss Scan reverse shooting Zebra pattern Center marker display Safety zone markers Checking and displaying shooting status 36 Changing the image size Optical Image Stabilizer DRS Dynamic Range Stretcher function 37 FBC Flash Band Compensation 38 Using the USER buttons 0 0 0 0 eerie 39 Backlight compensation 40 Color Dars ts oer cles hat 40 Waveform monitor function 40 Adjusting the volume while shooting 40 Backup recording eerte 40 2 slot continuous recording 41 Shotimark function ens 41 Text memo recording 42 Time stamp function LAST CLIP DELETE function 42 Using special recording modes 43 Pre recording PRE REC 44 Interval recording INTERVAL REC 44 One shot recording ONE SHOT REC 45 Loop recording LOOP REC 46 One clip recording ONE CLIP REC 47 Adjusting the shutter speed 49 Using SHTR F RATE dial 49 Setting SHUTTER mode s 49 Setting SY
5. When you have no time to adjust the white balance Position the WHITE BAL switch at PRST You can switch between 3200 K and 5600 K by pressing the AWB button When the white balance has not been automatically adjusted When the white balance has not been successfully adjusted the viewfinder or LCD monitor displays an error message Error message Description Adjustment details AWB Ach or Bch The color temperature is too NG high or too low LOW LIGHT There is insufficient light Increases the amount of light Also increases gain LEVEL OVER There is too much light Reduces the amount of light Also reduces gain Viewfinder displays related to white balance For details on the screen display of the viewfinder see Screen displays Page 121 Setting auto tracking white balance ATW This camera recorder is equipped with an auto tracking white balance ATW function that automatically adjusts the white balance of images in accordance with lighting conditions The ATW function can be assigned to the WHITE BAL switch B by setting the menu option ATW in the SW MODE screen to B ch Also you can allocate the ATW function to USER MAIN or USER buttons 1 to 4 Using the USER buttons Page 39 Cancelling auto tracking white balance Press the USER button to which ATW was assigned a second time or change the WHITE BAL Switch position If ATW was assigned to the W
6. 15 Using SD SDHC memory cards 16 Installing and removing the SD memory CAN 16 Formatting SD memory card 16 Cautions in using SD memory cards 17 Using the zoom function 18 Digital zoom function 19 Shooting in progressive mode 20 Standard recording pull down recording sss 20 Native recording eterne 20 Recording with Variable Frame Rate VFR 21 Native VFR recording 21 Standard VFR recording pulldown recording eessss 22 Using progressive mode and VFR recording T rictiOn o c eene teens 23 Flow effect shooting sess 27 Shooting in manual mode 28 Switching to manual mode 28 Manual focusing etre tent 28 Using focus assist function 29 Iriscadjustrmiehlts 0 0 oic rere ncs 30 Adjustrng The gait 5i 30 Usind Super galli correo pr ee nione 31 Light intensity adjustments 31 Adjusting the white balance and black balance esses entente 32 Adjusting the white balance 32 Adjusting the black balance 34 Shooting techniques for different targets 35 Low angle shooting
7. 101 HIGH GAIN 138 PRASE 535 etatecei aaa 152 INTERVAL REG uidet cascades tex 44 Interval recording esses 44 INTERVAL TIME tacens 141 gu ler T 144 IRIS b tton sier rtt 30 IRIS ring uet hs 30 KNEE cer edidere 134 LAST CEIP DELETE nene 42 ECD BACKLEIGHT nice 148 LCD monitor ietin 7 LOD SETTING eec 148 Lens hood Attaching rte 22 of Vol 1 Detaching iritsia 22 of Vol 1 LEVEL METER irritant ete 148 LIMITER GET n 143 EIMITER CHO eee ess 143 LIMITER GEO nsns 143 EIMITER GFHM annes 143 LOAD SAVE INIT ntn 132 LOOP REG cin encre 46 Loop recording 2 2 nece 46 OW GAIN 5 Scot ettet 138 MAIN MENU s 30 of Vol 1 Manual focusing ssion 28 MARKER 147 MASTER PED 1893 MATRIX 134 MENU BACK rtr 149 MENU INIT rr ts 152 Meta data i M 88 Upload 2i he 87 MEASSIST tii ctt dtes 139 MIC GAIN ir tnt 144 MIC GAIN2 trien 144 MID GAIN irit tee a 138 MODE CHECK ice 131 MODEL NAME tret ene 153 MOnlOE 45 tret tet 104 MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU NAME EDIT nee 134 Native recording 20 Native VFR recording 21 ONE CUP REO tte 47 ONE CLUP REC
8. UNKNOWN DATA The metadata character code is invalid Use UTF 8 for the metadata character code Use the viewer to enter correct characters USER CLIP NAME MODIFIED Characters in the clip name had to be deleted in adding the counter value The user clip name plus the counter value can only contain up to 100 bytes Characters in the clip name are automatically deleted when the total exceeds 100 bytes CANNOT ACCESS CARD An error occurred during P2 card access Check P2 card CANNOT ACCESS TARGET An error occurred during hard disk access Check hard disk status and connection CANNOT FORMAT The hard disk cannot be initialized Connect another hard disk drive CANNOT RECOGNIZE HDD The destination target cannot be properly recognized Reboot the hard disk or connect a different hard disk CARD IS EMPTY CANNOT COPY The P2 selected for copying is empty Copying is not performed since the card is empty FORMAT P2 CARD This warning indicates that data could not be imported from a hard disk to a P2 card because the P2 card contained recorded data You cannot copy to a P2 card that contains data Format the card on a P2 device and copy again WRITE PROTECTED The P2 or SD card is write protected Insert write enabled media 118 LACK OF CAPACITY 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
9. indicates the factory setting 137 Setup menu list continued SW MODE screen indicates the factory setting 138 Item Setting Notes LOW GAIN Sets the gain value assigned to the L position of the GAIN Fixed to 0 dB when the frame switch rate is set to AFRAME or lower OdB 3dB 6dB 9dB 12dB 15dB 18dB in VFR mode MID GAIN Sets the gain value assigned to the M position of the e Fixed to 0 dB when the frame GAIN switch rate is set to AFRAME or lower OdB 3dB 6dB 9dB 12dB 15dB 18dB in VFR mode HIGH GAIN Sets the gain value assigned to the H position of the GAIN Fixed to 0 dB when the frame Switch rate is set to AFRAME or lower OdB 3dB 6dB 9dB 12dB 15dB 18dB in VFR mode SUPER GAIN Configures super gain allocated to a USER button e Fixed to 0 dB when the frame 24dB 30dB rate is set to 4FRAME or lower BOTH in VFR mode Cycles to the next value in the order 24 dB 30 dB gt OFF when pressed ATW Allows you to assign the ATW Auto Tracking White A USER button to which ATW Balance function to the WHITE BAL switch Page 33 has been assigned cannot be Bch used to turn ATW off when the Controls the ATW function when the WHITE BAL switch is WHITE BAL switch is set to B set to B position position and this menu is set to OFF Bch i Does not assign the ATW function to the WHITE BAL ATW is not available when the switch frame rate is set to 4FRAME or
10. t ttes 142 One clip recording ssses 47 ONE SHOT REG ceniono neinni tenente 45 One shot recording susssss 45 ONE SHBOTTIME ecrme s 141 OPERATION ene eet 153 OPTION MENU screen 154 OTHER DISPLAY ertet 149 OTHER FUNCTIONS screen 151 OUTPUT SEL screen 145 Overcranking effects sssssss 26 P2 card Formatting etnies 13 91 Ihr T A 10 Protecting eene 12 Recorded data 161 Recording times rne 14 Remove lt 15 Splitting Status display Writing data back P2 card access lamps 12 P2CARD REMAIN 149 P A P FIETER 154 PB THUMBNAIL mode PC MODE SELECT 137 Phantom microphone 53 lr 74 PRE REQG inccicseneerieeen tecti den 44 PREREG MODE tesa 141 PEe recordifid cnet tte 44 Progressive mode se 20 Probe E secu cuss 93 Pull down recording 20 REG CHECK nene nete 12 REG COUNTER n ecce 149 REG FORMAT contenere 135 REG FU NCGTION ttt 141 Recording format list 164 Recording mode esses 43 RECORDING SETUP screen 141 R
11. 100 While shootirig 5 5 iro 40 MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU Audio equipment sssuuss 53 Audio input Audio level meter magnification 55 MENU AUDIO OUT 5 rece 144 MENU AUDIO SETUP screen 143 ALO HOCUS cor retten 28 MENU AUTO LEVEL CH3 esses 143 MENU AUTO LEVEL CH4 eese 143 MENU AUTO SW screen eeeese 140 Auto tracking white balance 33 B Battery Installation 21 of Vol 1 Removal ecu 21 of Vol 1 WSING reir 21 of Vol 1 Black balance cnet 34 Built in battery 27 of Vol 1 Built in microphone sesssss 52 Cc MENU CAMERA MODE een 136 MENU CARD amp BATTERY c ecceereereeeeeeee 149 MENU CARD FUNCTIONS screen 150 Center marker esses 36 Check recording function 12 MENU CHROMALEVEL eene 133 MENU CHROMA PHASE eene 133 MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU Cine like gamma esses 23 Clip COPYING wise Gti tho 86 Deleting niacari 84 Meta data isisisi eee 87 Playing back aicina 79 POPC RY senrose 93 R
12. HDD DISCONNECTED The unit is not connected to a hard disk Reconnect the USB cable If the hard disk does not operate normally turn it off and turn it back on again MISMATCH COMPONENT Copying is not possible since the model number of the destination card does not match that of the source card Use a P2 card with the same model number or copy video in clip units TOO MANY PARTITIONS There are too many partitions Hard disks can handle up to 23 partitions Use a new hard disk or formatted hard disk TOO MANY TARGETS Multiple devices are connected Disconnect devices turn off the unit and turn it back on again UNKNOWN DEVICE CONNECTED The connected DVD drive is not compatible Disconnect devices turn off the unit and turn it back on again VERIFICATION FAILED The compare check after copying failed Copy the data again For details on the error display of Screen displays see Errors and warnings Page 126 119 120 Screen displays Viewfinder screen status displays In addition to video the viewfinder or LCD monitor shows messages indicating camera recorder settings and operating status center markers safety zone markers zebra patterns and other indications Viewfinder status indication layout The illustration below shows the indications except MODE CHECK that are displayed in the viewfinder TC 12 34 56 23 1 2 1 9 9 9 min P2 LACK A l PAUSE 1 CLIP
13. sseesssssss 153 OPTION MENU screen seessses 154 Reference Before calling for service 155 Updating the firmware incorporated into the j eere Mop eee dal aac aia 158 CHANING seca ccaseessiecods ace adey scecduts cacvvscvsvendteeceevacce 159 Storage precautions esses 160 How to handle data recorded on P2 cards 161 Checkpoints for using memory cards 162 Information on software for this product 163 Recording format list esses 164 IIOG X ario Ri Ek on A RAE ERR EN ER 165 Viewfinder This camera has two viewfinders one is a miniature LCD in the viewfinder and the other is a retractable 3 45 type LCD Use the viewfinder that best suits the application and shooting conditions The brightness and hue may differ between the images appearing on the viewfinder and LCD monitor and those displayed on a TV monitor To see how the final images will appear check them on a TV monitor When the LCD monitor is open the viewfinder may not display anything Close the LCD monitor Using the viewfinder 1 Set the POWER MODE switch to ON and check that images appear in the viewfinder 2 Adjust the viewfinder s angle so that the screen is positioned where it is easiest to see You can move the view finder out to about 90 degrees perpendicular to the camera recorder 3 Adjust
14. DETAIL LEVEL Adjusts the level of image outline correction in horizontal and vertical directions 7 07 7 V DETAIL LEVEL Adjusts the level of correction in vertical direction zT7 04 97 1 The factory default when the SCENE FILE dial is set to F1 indicates the factory setting 132 SCENE FILE screen continued Item Setting Notes DETAIL CORING Adjusts the level of noise reduction of the detail signal 7 0 7 7 Adjust towards for a clearer image Noise increases slightly Adjust towards for less noise CHROMA LEVEL Adjusts the chroma level 7 07 7 CHROMA PHASE Makes fine adjustments to the chroma phase 7 07 7 COLOR TEMP Ach Makes fine adjustments to the color temperature after Ach white balance adjustment 7 07 7 COLOR TEMP Bch Makes fine adjustments to the color temperature after Bch white balance adjustment 7 07 7 MASTER PED Adjusts the black master pedestal that serves as the video reference 100 15 100 Values change quickly when the Operation lever is held in the A Y direction A IRIS LEVEL Sets the AUTO IRIS target value 10 0 10 DRS Sets whether to operate the DRS dynamic range stretcher function ON OFF When using 1080i the DRS function is not available if shooting with 24P 30P 25P or VFR variable frame rate even if y
15. Fixed shutter and synchro scan are valid 27 28 Shooting in manual mode Set the unit to manual mode when manually adjusting the focus iris gain and white balance Switching to manual mode Slide the AUTO MANUAL switch to MANUAL to switch to the manual mode LA A 9 PUSH AUTO button FOCUS switch AUTO MANUAL switch 1 Use the AUTO MANUAL switch to switch to manual mode 2 Use the FOCUS switch to choose how to control focusing A AUTO Auto focus mode Adjusts focus automatically M MANUAL Manual focus mode Turn the focus ring by hand The camera recorder first focuses on infinity then it switches to manual focus The FOCUS switch automatically moves back to M MANUAL after you move it to o Temporarily 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 To change from the manual focus mode to the manual focus assist mode set MF ASSIST to ON on the setting menu SW MODE screen You can make coarse adjustments to the focus in manual focus assist mode by turning the focus ring about half the amount you would turn it in manual focus mode Fine adjustment is made automatically after you operated the focus ring If the focus differs considerably form the manually set focus the focus may not be set correctly Automatic adjustme
16. istasa 139 USERJ3 einer Etpe tere pago 139 USER4 139 User bits 62 USER button 39 USER CLIP NAME rens 90 USER FILE 150 151 USER MAIN iet 139 Using the setup menus 28 of Vol 1 Variable Frame Rate ssssssss 21 V DETAILIEREQ rette 134 V DETAIL DEVEL c es 132 VERSION trei temi 153 VER c 21 jd e 132 VIDEO OUT CHAR ies 145 Reference Index continued MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU 168 VIDEO OUT ZEBRA sis 22r 145 Viewfinder Status indication 120 USINO m 6 Warnings iconic itg 126 Waveform monitor function 40 WBA PRESE Treeren 138 MIEM EASE NEE A enean A 139 White balance Adjusting 2 eie cas 32 Write protect switch ssssusss 12 ZEBRATIDETEGT 2i tire eerte 147 ZEBRA2 do d tie redeas 147 ZEBRA2 DETECT iret tiii toto 147 Zebra p lterti nicer peor 35 GOD au ibi re bu uU d eie 18 ZOOM FOCUS ee eTA 149 Memo 169 Panasonic Corporation Web Site http panasonic net Panasonic Corporation 2011
17. 1 60 1 100 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 3 For 30P recording S S 1 7 5 1 15 1 60 1 100 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 l For 24P recording c S S 1 6 1 12 1 60 1 100 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 j The bracketed speeds cannot be selected when VFR is on E When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 50i 720 50P 576 50i For 50i and 50P recording S S 1 12 5 1 25 1 50 1 60 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 7 For 25P recording S S 1 6 25 1 12 5 1 50 1 60 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 The bracketed speeds cannot be selected when VFR is on Setting SYNCHRO SCAN mode 1 Select SYNCHRO SCAN in the SHUTTER mode Turn the SHTR F RATE dial the value displayed after 1 2000 is the current SYNCHRO SCAN setting value Select this value 2 Press DIAL SEL button to select SYNCHRO SCAN function 3 Turn the SHTR F RATE dial It is possible to set the SYNCHRO SCAN shatter speed The shatter speed is set higher by pushing and turning SHTR F RATE dial Range of variation in each mode ii When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 59 94i 720 59 94P 480 59 94i 60P 60i mode 1 60 0 to 1 249 8 30P 30PN mode 1 30 0 to 1 249 8 24P 24PA 24PN mode
18. 1 24 0 to 1 249 8 E When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 50i 720 50P 576 50i 50P 50i mode 25P 25PN mode 1 50 0 to 1 250 0 1 25 0 to 1 250 0 E Setting the menu option SYNC SCAN TYPE in the SCENE FILE screen to deg provides a guide to setting and displaying shutter angle Page 132 3 0 d to 359 5 d If SYSTEM MODE setting is changed shutter speed may also be changed Setting FRAME RATE mode 1 Press DIAL SEL button to select FRAME RATE function When VFR is ON the frame rate indicator on the viewfinder and LCD monitor flash as shown in the diagram below indicating that you can alter the frame rate E i 2 130 24PN AL GH 2 fil i LI R2 If they are not flashing VFR mode is OFF Press the SHTR F RATE dial to set VFR mode to ON VFR mode switches between ON OFF each time the SHTR F RATE dial is pressed 2 The FRAME RATE is set by turning the SHUTR F RATE dial If no operation is performed for approximately 10 seconds the frame rate indicator illuminates and the dial returns to a locked state The FRAME RATE mode can be set using FRAME RATE on the setting menu SCENE FILE screen Use 1080i or 720P for the frame rate function However when 1080i is selected with DVCPRO HD recording you cannot record unless CAMERA MODE is set to 60i 50i 51 52 Switching audio input During shooting you can record up to four channels of sound You can also switc
19. As clips made of many linked clips are generated with one clip recording there may be 1000 clips even when the number of clips you can see on the thumbnail screen is less than 1000 Cannot perform interval Insert 2 cards which recording space are left over 1 munites Page 46 recording one shot when performing loop recording recording or loop In modes such as 24P you cannot perform these types of recording recording See page 43 Using special recording modes and set the recording format etc Editing Cannot perform Check the specifications of your personal computer and Page 102 nonlinear editing connecting cable Check the menu settings and operation mode Page 109 For a 1394 connection use PB THUMBNAIL mode or set Page 135 REC SIGNAL in the setting menu to 1394 Also for a USB connection set PC MODE SELECT to USB Page 137 DEVICE and select PC mode using the POWER MODE Switch Cannot dub onto an Make sure the external device is connected correctly Page 103 external device Are you using a mode that can output from the DVCPRO DV terminal You cannot output with native recording mode for AVC Intra 24PN etc Displays Something is wrong with e The time code display may not register a regular count if a the time code display tape is played in the reverse slow mode This is normal 156 Playback the SD memory card If it is not format
20. File suitable for normal shooting F2 SCENE FLUO File suitable for shooting under fluorescent lights ie indoors F3 SCENE SPARK File suitable for SD shooting with a greater range of resolution coloring and contrast F4 SCENE B STR File for increasing the contrast of dark areas such as when shooting sunsets F5 SCENE CINE V File suitable for shooting movie like scenes where the contrast is to be emphasized F6 SCENE CINE D File suitable for shooting movie like scenes where the dynamic range is to be emphasized Changes to scene files do not affect SYSTEM MODE settings Use the SYSTEM SETUP Screen to make such changes 56 Changing scene file settings B Example 1 Change the name of the scene file 1 Turn 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 Operation lever in the A V direction For details on menu operation refer to Using the setup menus Page 28 of Vol 1 SCENE FILE F3 SPARK SKIN TONE DTL V DETAIL FREQ INAME EDIT PUSH MENU TO RETURN 3 Press SET on the Operation lever or push it in the gt direction then push it in the V direction select CHANGE and press SET once again SCENE FILE F3 SPARK HD NORM AUTO NORM1 OFF THIN CHANGE INAME EDIT PUSH MENU TO RETURN 4 Set the filename with 6 characters by using Operation lever when the screen
21. PUSH MENU TO RETURN To load a file Perform steps 1 to 4 Select READ in step 5 select EXECUTE and press the SET button on the Operation lever READ OK appears when loading completes Like scene files process user files by using the menu option USER FILE in the CARD FUNCTION screen Reloading Files From an SD Memory Card Perform steps 1 to 3 move to TITLE RELOAD so that YES is displayed in step 5 and press the SET button on the Operation lever The file is reloaded To title a file 1 Perform steps 1 to 5 2 Setthe filename with 8 characters by using Operation lever A V Character shift lt gt Character selection SET Character fix Characters that can be set space n alphabet A to Z numerics 0 to 9 symbols lt gt If the RESET button is pressed when the filename has been set the characters are cleared BARS ZEBRA WEM C OUNTER RESET m S 3 After input is complete at the left end of the characters push the Operation lever in the 4 direction or in the direction from the right end of the characters to select YES and press SET IFWRITE NG FORMAT ERROR appears format the SD memory card Page 16 IFWRITE NG WRITE PROTECT appears change the lock tab position to enable writing If WRITE NG CANNOT ACCESS appears quit all other operations such as playback before proceeding I
22. Page 90 ALTITUDE LATITUDE LONGITUDE in SHOOT are not automatically set during shooting with this unit These can be set in the properties of recorded clips Be sure to enter TEXT when entering MEMO It is not possible to record only PERSON or OFFSET Checking and modifying read metadata The camera recorder allows you to check the details of read metadata 1 Turn the POWER MODE switch to set to PB THUMBNAIL mode The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor x 5 2 gt E n 2 Press the MENU button to select META DATA PROPERTY from the thumbnail menu The following screen is displayed TEE BE noo c META DATA REC META DATA REC OFF CREATOR LAST UPDATE PERSON SHOOT PLACE NAME META NAME SCENARIO NEWS MEMO 3 Use the Operation lever to move the pointer Then press the SET button on the Operation lever This allows you to view the settings of the read metadata META DATA ua USER CLIP NAME CREATOR LAST UPDATE PERSON REC META DATA REC OFF META NAME 4 While viewing the settings for the metadata use the Operation lever to move the pointer to the desired option Then press the SET button on the Operation lever A software keyboard screen is displayed allowing you to modify the setting ue NE roo c5 USER CLIP NAME META DATA REC META DATA 89 90 Thumbnail operations continued To set whether or not the uploaded metadata i
23. Setting Notes VERSION Indicates the version of the firmware used in this camera recorder A subscreen provides details on which firmware versions are used Subscreen CAM SOFT Camera microprocessor software SYSCON SOFT Software for system control microprocessor P2CS BL2 1 Boot program 1 for P2 control microprocessor P2CS BL2 2 Boot program 2 for P2 control microprocessor P2CS KR P2 control microprocessor kernel P2CS AP P2 control microprocessor application VUP System software used for updating all camera firmware VUP FS File system for updating the camera CAM FPGA Camera FPGA configuration ROM DM FPGA Main FPGA configuration ROM MODEL NAME SERIAL NO Indicates the model name of this camera recorder Indicates serial number of this camera recorder OPERATION Indicates the time of the camera recorder has been on 153 Setup menu list continued 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 effects DFLT 1 255 Use DFLT for normal operation Item Setting Notes 1394 STATUS Opens the subscreen that shows 1394 status Subscreen FORMAT Format of input or output signals RATE Transfer rate of input or output sig
24. Shot marks cannot be set or deleted for video data created in a single hot swap recording session consisting of multiple clips unless all the P2 cards that contain the video data for the entire session are inserted In clips that consist of multiple clips like the one above shot marks can be added only to the first clip of video data 41 42 Shooting techniques for different targets continued Text 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 Using the USER buttons Page 39 On the thumbnail screen you can select only those clips where text memos have been added and then either display those clips or play them back Switching the thumbnail display Page 80 You can record up to a hundred text memos per clip You cannot record text memos during loop recording interval recording or one shot recording TEXT MEMO INVALID appears when you cannot record text memos Time stamp function Use the time stamp function to record date and time of shooting on the video Select ON under TIME STAMP on the setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen R prefixes the date and time display in the viewfinder and the LCD monitor when the time stamp function is on IRI is not recorded on the video The si
25. 25 frames value roles UB eter Matches Matches n EXT 720 50P Prani R RUN locked moner monar slaves to UB Other than Every active n T n T in TC INOUT 25FRAME frame ae start connector recording recording fie 25 frames 25 frames E s MA bod T Records R RUN F RUN Outputs Outputs TC n EXT VITCUB in Outputs Outputs Outputs 1994 DVCPROHDSP BS ams R9 uc LTC 25frames savesto f394inputat LTCUB LTCUB VITCUB aimes LTCUBin Jall times 1394 input Follows UB Same as MODE g R RUN F RUN LTC value Outputs TC In EXT Frame rate Outputs CAMERA SQ P 25 frames butnot LTC 25frames slaves to UB data LTC UB for DV in TC INOUT DVCPRO5Oi connector 576 50i DVCPRO S0i Records No input No input No input DV 50i VAUXTC Follows UB RRUNIE RUN I P995 out C mer eun o 1394 m ER input at ulputs T n E TC UB in Outputs 25 frames all times LTC 25frames slaves to 1394 input at LTC UB but not LTC UBin Jall times for DV 1394 input 1 When UB MODE is FRM RATE playback of native clips is the pulldown frame rate read from VITC UB 2 the time code from the TC IN OUT connector 3 4 during recording 6 In Free Run mode it is slaved to the time code input to the TC IN OUT connector In Free Run mode it is slaved to the time code input to the TC IN OUT connector But not slaved to it VAUX TC is time code recorded in the video AUX area in the DVC format In F
26. ADV or DVCPRO output format makes it possible to select audio channel CH1 CH2 or CH3 CH4 output from the IEEE 1394 interface in the menu option 1394 AUDIO OUT in the AUDIO SETUP screen When recording a signal from an external device do not halt output at the external device or disconnect the cable as the device may not be recognized when recording is recommenced When recording a signal from an external device do not change the output format used by the external device as recording cannot be correctly performed The automatic recording function on DVD devices may not function correctly In such cases please record manually 108 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 is not supplied with the AG HPX250P EN Use a commercially available USB cable with shielding or other noise reduction measures that supports USB 2 0 Page 102 USB 2 0 Connector DEVICE 2 Select USB Device in PC MODE SELECT on the setting menu SYSTEM SETUP screen and press SET on the Operation lever Refer to the section Using the setup menus Page 28 of Vol 1 for menu operation SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM MODE 1080 59 9i M REC SIGNAL CAMERA REC FORMAT _ DVCPROHD
27. Checking and modifying read metadata Page 89 Press OK on the keyboard The modified metadata on the clip is written and return to the metadata window Deleting only the respective items of LOCATION recording location data in SHOOT is not possible By setting ALTITUDE to empty other LONGITUDE LATITUDE items are collectively deleted The metadata for a clip with the EX incomplete clip indicator cannot be modified For the clips recorded on multiple P2 cards modify the metadata while all P2 cards are inserted Any MEMO with 101 characters or more cannot be modified P2 card status display E P2 Card Status Display Settings Select PROPERTY CARD STATUS from the thumbnail menu to set the desired indication mode remaining free space or used memory capacity for the P2 card status display 1 Turn the POWER MODE switch to set to PB THUMBNAIL mode The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor Playback 2 Press the MENU button and select PROPERTY PROPERTY SETUP P2 CARD CAP from the thumbnail menu The following screen appears Select the P2 card status display settings from the P2 CARD CAP menu option UR 00 00 32 14 REMAIN Show remaining free space on the P2 card as the P2 card status display Factory setting USED Show used memory capacity on the P2 card as the P2 card status display 95 96 Thumbnail operations continued Contents of P2 card stat
28. Distance to the subject infinity 00 Distance to the subject approx 5 cm Depending on the zoom position the macro range may not be enabled Also depending on the zoom position the lower limit value of macro range may be different The units can be switched between feet and m in the ZOOM FOCUS option of the setting menu DISPLAY SETUP screen Calendar r Month JAN January FEB February MAR March APR April MAY May JUN June JUL July AUG August SEP September OCT October NOV November DEC December Day of the month Year 2000 2037 Hours Minutes T Seconds mmm dd yyyy hh mm ss o gt amp a n Q L Indicates time stamp record 21 22 23 24 25 Recommended ND filter display This indicates the most suitable ND filter to use under current shooting conditions ND filter display This indicates the selected ND filter Gain display Indicates the gain value set using the video amplifier WHITE BAL switch position indication Indicates the currently selected switch position and also white balance operation when AWB is preset In ATW Auto Tracking White Balance mode ATW is also indicated and LOCK is displayed when the function is locked FBC indication Appears when the FBC function is engaged Continued on the next page 123 Screen displays continued 26 Image stabilization display This is displayed when the OIS button is pressed and image stabi
29. SELECTED CLIPS MARKED CLIPS TEXT MEMO CLIPS rT SLOT CLIPS 100 00 02 43 12 2 H Ti 00 01 49 09 i _ 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 00_00 00 00 00 MA 00 00 9214 ALL CLIP Display all clips SAME FORMAT CLIPS Displays clips of the current system format SELECTED CLIPS Display randomly selected clips At this time the thumbnails appear in selected order MARKED CLIPS Display clips with shot marks attached TEXT MEMO CLIPS Display clips with text memo data attached SLOT CLIPS Display clips recorded in the P2 card inserted in the specified slot When this item is selected SLOT1 to SLOT2 are displayed as a sub menu Select the desired slot to display the clips SETUP Please refer to Setting the thumbnail display mode Page 92 for information about this item EXIT Close the sub menu Changing thumbnails It is possible to replace thumbnails with images that include previously attached text memos while images are recorded or played back 1 Add text memos to images that you intend to change Refer to Text memo recording Page 42 for the method to add text memos Select THUMBNAIL TEXT MEMO CLIPS to display thumbnails of the clips with text memos Place the pointer on the clip of the thumbnail that you intend to change and then press SET of Operation lever Move the pointer to the text memo display on the lower row Select the thumbnail that you intend to replace place the pointer on i
30. a waveform of the image on the LCD monitor Pressing the WFM button once again closes the waveform display WFM Page 139 on the setting menu SW MODE screen allows you to switch between the waveform and vector display The viewfinder does not show the waveform display The waveform does not appear when the focus assist function is used The waveform display cannot be recorded You can allocate the same function as the WFM button to USER buttons Page 39 Adjusting the volume while shooting Adjusting the volume PAGE AUDIO MON VAR If you are monitoring the sound through headphones while shooting you can adjust the volume with the PAGE AUDIO MON VAR button Adjustment of input audio level is performed with the AUDIO LEVEL knob Page 54 Backup recording If you have connected equipment to the 1394 terminal Page 103 you can make automatic backup recordings of whatever you are shooting Control of external devices through 1394 connection Page 106 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 You can also record continuously on three or more cards by replacing one card while data is being recorded on the other Hot swap recording However depending on when the P2 card is inserted into an empty slot immediately after prerecording or before or after continuous recording spanning two s
31. connected clips are separately copied to different cards Reconnection function generates one clip the original connected clip from incomplete clips 1 Turn the POWER MODE switch to set to PB THUMBNAIL mode The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor 2 Use the Operation lever to select incomplete clips to reconnect Usually thumbnails of incomplete clips clips with I marker are displayed in line 3 Press the MENU button and select OPERATION RE CONNECTION from the thumbnail menu A YES NO confirmation screen asks you to confirm that you want to reconnect the clip Select YES with the Operation lever if you wish to reconnect the incomplete clip Clips that are connected as a group must be grouped together or they will be displayed as incomplete clips Playback 85 Thumbnail operations continued Copying clips Selected clips can be copied to the P2 card or SD memory card in the desired slot 1 Turn 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 on the Operation lever If recording using the one clip REC function in which the clip can be combined with the previous clip when 1 CLIP is displayed then copying of clips is not possible After changing to CAMERA mode push the Operation lever in the V direction STOP for a
32. j L J L J Verification Fixed Media management information value data on the right Update frame flag hand active frame flag six digits REC mark Sequence No 24P 24PA 0 4 Other than above locked at F Camera capture mode Example 60i 600 60P 608 30P 308 24P 248 24PA 24C 24PN 24C recording 50i 502 50P 50A 25P 25A KP 569 VFR 30PN or over 60P P oe 1 VFR over 60P KP o D VFR 24PN recording tok P ox B VFR 25PN or over 50P KP o3 VFR over 50i 1080i 480i 576i mode Frame rate 24P over 60i 2 3 First field of updated frame rate Time code digit 00 01 02 O3 04 05 06 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Video Essr s eo Ee eo ee co pepo pejAop e Bo ee colbe oo DejAo Ae Bo Be Eo ce co De Do De Sequence No 0 i 2 3 4 0 1 aa 4 0 T 2 3 4 Updated frame information 10 10 01 01 00 10 10 01 OO 10 10 O1 O1 OO Frame rate 24PA over 60i 2 3 3 2 Time code digit 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Video Ao Ae Bo Be Bo Ce Co Ce Do De Ao Ae Bo Be CojCe Do DelAo Ae Bo Be Bo Ce Co Ce Do De Sequence No o 1 2 3T1419131 1314191 121314 Updated frame information
33. to select the destination slot Then select YES Copying starts The portion between the selected text memo and the next one is copied If no text memo is found after the selected one then all part after the selected text memo is copied f multiple text memos are selected the selected sections are copied When the clip is being copied the camera recorder indicates the progress of the copy process and cancellation status To discontinue the copy process press the SET button on the Operation lever Then a YES NO confirmation screen is displayed Use the Operation lever to select YES Deleting clips 1 Turn 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 4 direction and position it on the clip you wish to delete Press SET on the Operation lever to select the clip Multiple clips can be selected 3 Press the MENU button and select OPERATION DELETE from the thumbnail menu 4 The following screen appears Use the Operation lever to select YES PROPERTY META DATA HOD xm copy Du i rT exce mumanai RAAZ 2 Ei a i LI 00 00 45 12 00 00 0000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 26 The clip is deleted All selected clips in blue green frames are deleted by this operation In clip division and copying using the text memo function the area copied may be automatically
34. 94i and CAMERA MODE is set to 24P or 24PA When REC FUNCTION is set to something other than NORMAL TC MODE Sets count correction when using the internal time code Not displayed in 1080 50i 720 generator 50P 576 50i DF Not available when operates Drop frame time code 24P 24PA or 24PN mode NDF Counts NDF time code in 24P Non drop frame time code 24PA or 24PN mode Setting the time code Page 66 TCG Sets the mode in which you advance the time code FREE RUN The time code is advanced regardless of the operation mode n native recording in VFR mode if the number of frames differs for shooting and recording the time code changes to REC RUN REC RUN The time code is advanced only when recording indicates the factory setting 141 Setup menu list continued 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 24PA or 24PN If any other value the recorded time code will mis match UB MODE Sets the data recorded in the camera recorder user bits USER TIME DATE EXT TCG FRM RATE Setting user bits Page 62 UB PRESET Sets the user information Select USER in UB MODE ONE CLIP REC Sets one clip recording mode Not available in the following ON OFF conditions One clip recording ONE CLIP REC Page 47
35. AG HPX500 370 or 300 1 Set AUDIO OUT on the setting menu AUDIO series SETUP screen to CH1 CH2 and confirm that the display is 1 2 so that the audio level meter display indicates CH1 CH2 2 Position the AUDIO AUTO MANU CH1 CH2 Switch at MANU CH3 and CH4 recording levels Conditions and input levels set in the menu options AUTO LEVEL CH3 and the AUTO LEVEL CH4 in the AUDIO SETUP screen change the operation of the audio level of channels 3 and 4 as shown below These functions cannot be manually adjusted Each option can be selected in the AUDIO SETUP screen AUTO LEVEL LIMITER CH3 CH4 CH3 CH4 ON OFF ON LIMITEROFF LIMITER OFF AGC ON AGC ON m LIMITERON LIMITER OFF AGC OFF AGC OFF AGC Auto Gain Control Audio level meter magnification Press USER button to which MAG A LVL has been assigned to display a magnification of the audio level meter available also when LEVEL METER in the DISPLAY SETUP menu is set to OFF Press the button again to return to normal audio level meter size Turning on MODE CHECK during audio level meter magnification clears the audio level meter display After MODE CHECK use the audio level meter reappears at normal size Using the USER buttons Page 39 Only for AG HPX250P TC 12 34 56 23 1 2 1 9 9 9 min ZZZ P2 FULL P PAUSE 1 CLIP USER 1 1394 e uj 108
36. DVCPROHD 60P DVCPROHD 30PN DVCPROHD 24PN Uses the DVCPRO HD codec for recording Shooting and recording at 60P 30PN native recording and 24PN native recording m When SYSTEM MODE is 720 50P AVC 1100 50P AVC 1100 25PN Uses the AVC I 100 codec for recording Shooting and recording at 50P 25PN native recording AVC I 50 50P AVC I 50 25PN Uses the AVC I 50 codec for recording Shooting and recording at 50P 25PN native recording DVCPROHD 50P DVCPROHD 25PN Uses the DVCPRO HD codec for recording Shooting and recording at 50P 25PN native recording m When SYSTEM MODE is 480 59 94i DVCPRO50 60i DVCPRO 60i DV 60i These use DVCPRO50 DVCPRO and DV codecs respectively Use CAMERA MODE options to set shooting mode Recording is locked at 60i m When SYSTEM MODE is 576 50i DVCPRO50 50i DVCPRO 50i DV 50i These use DVCPRO50 DVCPRO and DV codecs respectively Use CAMERA MODE options to set shooting mode Recording is locked at 50i Not available when 1080i or 720P is set in SYSTEM MODE and REC SIGNAL is 1394 Not available when compiling to a clip in one clip recording mode CAMERA MODE Sets the shooting mode of the camera recorder during DVCPRO HD codec or SD mode at 1080i When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 59 94i or 480 59 94i 60i 30P 24P 24PA When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 50i 576 50i 50i 25P Does not appear when SYSTEM MODE is set to 720P Not available in the foll
37. If this is the case power must be supplied in a different way Do not connect more than one drive even through a hub or any other device Even with devices other than a hard disk drive do not connect to the drive together with the hard disk drive through a hub The unit does not support a hard disk drive of 2 TB 2048 GB or more e To prevent copying or formatting problems from occurring during connection to a hard disk drive be sure that the camera s battery is sufficiently charged or use the AC adaptor Versions 2 and later of the P2 STORE AJ PCS060G support USB host mode for this unit Versions 1 cannot connect Please upgrade 112 Viewing hard disk drive information You can view the information on the hard disk drive connected via USB with the following steps 1 For Type S or P2 STORE Switch the mode to USB HOST e Switching to the USB HOST mode Page 111 The thumbnail screen is displayed USB HOST is displayed in the bottom right Connect the hard disk drive to the camera recorder via USB 2 0 Press the MENU button and select HDD EXPLORE from the thumbnail menu The screen provides the information about the hard disk drive HDD EXPLORE No MODEL HDD PARTITION TYPE S VENDOR PANASONIC MODEL PAN HDDU2 SIZE 232 8 GB USED 85 3 GB Ave2co00HG 110 CARDS SET IMBNA PARTITION NAM FREE CAP 147 5 GB E gm PES ER s MO
38. MODE settings SYSTEM MODE Other settings Recording frame rate ANVC I 100 30PN 720 59 94P REC FORMAT AVC I 50 30PN DVCPROHD 30PN VFR OFF AVC I 100 30PN 30 frames REC FORMAT AVC I 50 30PN 1080 59 94i DVCPROHD 60i CAMERA MODE 30P VFR OFF AVC I 100 25PN 720 50P REC FORMAT AVC I 50 25PN DVCPROHD 25PN VFR OFF AVC I 100 25PN 25 frames REC FORMAT AVC I 50 25PN 1080 50i DVCPROHD 50i CAMERA MODE 25P VFR OFF 1 Only when the menu option REC FORMAT is set to DVCPROHD 60i 50i in the SYSTEM SETUP Screen 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 recording frame rate of 12 fps when shooting at a 24P recording format yields a fast motion effect of approx 2x normal speed Standard setup for undercranking effects SYSTEM MODE settings g Recording frame rate SYSTEM MODE Other settings AVC I 100 24PN RES EORMAL AVC I 50 24PN 1080 59 94i VFR ON 1 to 22 frames FRAME RATE Set to 23 frames or less AVC I 100 25PN REC FORMAT AVC I 50 25PN 1080 50i R oN 1 to 24 frames FRAME RATE Set to 24 frames or less AVC I 100 24PN REC FORMAT AVC I 50 24PN 720 59 94P DVCPROHD 24PN 1 to 22 frames VFR
39. ON FRAME RATE Set to 22 frames or less AVC I 100 25PN REC FORMAT AVC I 50 25PN 720 50P DVCPROHD 25PN 1 to 24 frames VFR ON FRAME RATE Set to 24 frames or less With the menu option REC FORMAT set to DVCPROHD 60P 50P you can use a nonlinear editing System to generate quick motion effects from the resulting footage 25 26 Recording with Variable 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 shooting a 24P recording format yields a slow motion effect that is 2 5 times normal speed Shooting 720P progressive video will produce smooth and highquality slow motion Furthermore with 1080i a slow motion effect of 1 25 can be gained if you set the recording frame rate to 30 fps when recording was performed using 24P a recording format for specifying the playback frame rate Standard setup for overcranking effects SYSTEM MODE setup Recording frame rate SYSTEM MODE Other settings AVC I 100 24PN REC FORMAT AVC I 50 24PN 1080 59 94i VFR ON 25 to 30 frames FRAME RATE Set to 25 frames or more AVC I 100 24PN REC FORMAT AVC I 50 24PN 720 59 94P DVCPROHD 24PN 25 to 60 frames VFR ON FRAME RATE Set to 25 frames or more AVC I 100 25PN REC FORMAT AVC I 50 25PN 720 50P DV
40. SET on the Operation lever Refer to the section Using the setup menus Page 28 of Vol 1 for menu operation SYSTEM SETUP back SYSTEM MODE 1080 59 9i Mite REC SIGNAL CAMERA Writing data back to P2 cards Page 116 REC FORMAT DVCPROHD 60i CAMERA MODE 24PA You cannot return to standard mode from SCAN REVERSE OFF ASPECT CONV LETTER BOX USB HOST mode Turn the power off and SETUP USB HOST EOE SELECT OMEA then turn it back on again PUSH MENU TO RETURN 2 Press MENU twice to exit the menus MENU Wy 3 Turn the POWER MODE switch to the MODE position to illuminate the PB THUMBNAIL lamp and then turn and hold it The PC lamp illuminates the camera enters PC mode and it goes to the thumbnail screen When a hard disk drive is connected the HDD indication in the upper right corner stays illuminated However if this indicator illuminates red it means that the hard disk drive is not in a usable state Confirm the HDD type state 111 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 compatible units http pro av panasonic net e While the USB HOST mode supports USB bus power 5 V 0 5 A some hard disk drives may not activate
41. System frequency display Indicates in 59 94 Hz mode Indicates in 50 Hz mode Letter box recording display This display appears in the 480i 576i recording format when LETTER BOX is selected in the menu option ASPECT CONV in the SYSTEM SETUP screen Y GET brightness display When the Y GET function is used the image level at the center of the image is indicated in a range between 0 and 109 Recording playback frame rate display In native recording the capture frame rate and recording and playback frame rates are displayed Example 60 24PN recording 60P with the camera recorder frame rate set to a variable frame rate of 24PN Playback applies a 2 3 pull down to perform 24P over 60P indicating that 24 60 speed slow playback is performed In standard recording only the capture frame rate is indicated Example 24PA recording 24PA using 2 3 3 2 pulldown for over 60i recording Audio limiter display This is displayed when the limiter is set to work on CH1 CH2 or CH3 CH4 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Audio level meter display Only for AG HPX250P 20dB 12dB OdB Bp cum qpocrepeuvese SS HSS SSS S54 1 Only for AG HPX250EN 18dB 12dB OdB Ric t L SSS PSS SSS ss al By assigning MAG A LVL level meter magnification to a USER button makes it possible to switch to display magnification Audio level meter magnification Page 55 Also you c
42. Thumbnail Scroll Bar Indicates which part of the whole thumbnail is currently being viewed Selecting thumbnails Multiple thumbnails can be randomly selected in the thumbnail screen 1 Push the Operation lever in the 4 direction to the clip you wish to select and press SET The frame around the selected thumbnail changes to a blue frame Press the SET button on the Operation lever again to deselect the clip 2 Additional clips can be selected by repeating Step 1 It is possible to display only the selected thumbnails in the thumbnail screen for playback Switching the thumbnail display Page 80 MENU button menu EXT 2 0 iss Operation lever Y PAGEJAUDIO MONIVAR LCD Monitor Playing back clips 1 Turn the POWER MODE switch to set to PB THUMBNAIL mode The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor Push the Operation lever in the 4 gt direction and position the pointer on the clip you wish to play back Playback Push the Operation lever in the A direction gt playback The clip under the pointer will be played back on the LCD monitor When playback of the clip over which the cursor is placed is finished subsequent clips that can be played back are played back in the order they are displayed on the thumbnail Screen and when playback of the final clip is complete the system returns to the thumbnail Screen When playing back clips it is not
43. When a P2 card with a memory capacity of 8 GB or more is used in camera recorder and a one time continuous recording exceeds the prescribed duration DVCPRO HD and the AVC Intra 100 about 5 minutes DVCPRO50 and the AVC Intra 50 about 10 minutes DVCPRO or for DV about 20 minutes or when a one time recording extends over more than one P2 card the recording concerned will automatically be undertaken as a separate clip At this time each clip will be provided with its own COUNT value Example of recording DVCPRO HD a clip on one P2 card REC start Recording pause Recording duration Approx 7 min Clip 1 Clip 2 COUNT value COUNT value 0001 0002 La gt t gt 5 min 2 min Example of recording a clip on two P2 cards REC start Recording pause l l Clip 1 Clip 2 COUNT value COUNT value 0004 0003 r gt 4 1st card 2nd card If the clip thumbnails are displayed as shown in the example above or their properties are indicated using a P2 device the thumbnail and COUNT value of clip 1 will be displayed Clear the uploaded metadata Select META DATA INITIALIZE from the thumbnail menu and press the SET button on the Operation lever A YES NO confirmation screen asks you to confirm that you want to initialize Select YES using the Operation lever to initialize META DATA and clear the data read Formatting a P2 card 1 Turn the POWER MODE switch to set to PB THUMB
44. and copy is not performed To interrupt copying press the SET button on the Operation lever Clips currently being copied to the destination will be deleted When identical clips exist on the destination card the OVERWRITE is displayed Select YES or NO e Regarding SD memory cards to be used see lt Cautions in using SD memory cards gt Page 162 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 upload 1 Insert the SD memory card that contains the Clip Meta Data metadata upload file 2 Turn the POWER MODE switch to set to PB THUMBNAIL mode The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor Press the MENU button while pressing DISP MODE CHK switch when a thumbnail is displayed to move to Step 4 3 Press the MENU button and Select META DATA LOAD from the thumbnail menu and press the SET button on the Operation lever ALL THUMBNAIL OPERATION PROPERTY HDD EXIT a 00 02 43 12 12 5 E i 00 45 12 00 00 00 00 00 0000 00 0000 00 00 00 00 10 26 4 Names of metadata upload files stored on the SD memory card are displayed Select the desired files using the Operation lever and choose YES Upload starts Uploaded metadata is retained even if the powe
45. below is displayed A V Character shift lt gt Character selection SET Character fix Characters that can be set space n alphabet A to Z numerics 0 to 9 symbols lt gt _ If the RESET button is pressed when the filename has been set the characters are cleared NAME EDIT SW POSITION F3 SPARK PUSH MENU TO RETURN Pressing the MENU button fixes the current settings and closes NAME EDIT Values that have been fixed are maintained even if the power is switched OFF or the dial is changed The settings for all items in scene files are also maintained in the same way E Example 2 Save the F1 scene file to the camera recorder 1 Select the menu option LOAD SAVE INIT in the SCENE FILE screen then press the SET button on the Operation lever Comfirm SCENE FILE F3 display or not For details on menu operation refer to Using the setup menus ia 28 of Vol 1 LOAD SAVE INIT VFR FRAME RATE SYNC SCAN TYPE SYNCHRO SCAN ETAIL LEVEL V DETAIL LEVEL DETAIL CORING 2 Select SAVE and press the SET button on the Operation lever mer SAVE INIT RETURN LOAD FRAME RATE SAVE SYNC SCAN TYPE INITIAL SYNCHRO SCAN 0 ETAIL LEVEL 0 V DETAIL LEVEL 0 DETAIL CORING 0 v PUSH MENU TO RETURN 3 Select YES when the screen below is displayed and press SET on the Operation lever To return to the menu level above press the MENU
46. bits when the time code is externally locked To externally lock user bits set the setting menu UB MODE RECORDING SETUP screen to EXT Regardless of an FREE RUN or REC RUN setting the time code is slaved to user bit values input to the TC IN OUT connector Time data overview Page 61 Setting user bits Page 62 To unlock the externally locked time code Discontinue external time code supply then set the setting menu TCG RECORDING SETUP screen to REC RUN External synchronisation of the camera when the time code is externally locked When the time code is externally locked the reference video signals input through the GENLOCK IN connector gen lock the camera To lock other devices externally to the AG HPX250P EN as the master device make sure that the other devices are in the same camera mode as the AG HPX250P EN Note that if some of the connected devices use interlaced scanning while other devices use progressive scanning there may be breaks in the video and time code When 24P 24PA or 24PN native is selected and the time code is externally locked be sure to select a non drop frame time code The time code cannot be externally locked when drop frame mode is selected When the time code is externally locked the video may be distorted but this is because of adjustment to 5 frame segments and not a malfunction GENLOCK and time code input output connection and setup
47. button YES PUSH SET Il NO PROCESSING appears and the following message is shown when all settings have been completed SAVE COMPLETED After changing the scene file settings to return to the settings to the previously saved values select LOAD in step 2 and perform the operation described in step 3 To return the scene file settings to their factory defaults select INITIAL in step 2 and perform the operation described in step 3 To save and read user file settings or return them to their factory defaults open the setting menu OTHER FUNCTIONS screen and run USER FILE in the same way as when handling scene files 57 58 Using scene files Scene File Data continued Saving scene files and other settings 4 on SD memory cards You can save up to four scene file settings or other settings as files on an SD memory card and you can also load them from the card Current scene file settings are automatically saved in the camera recorder and written to an SD memory card When data has been read from an SD memory card the current settings are rewritten at the same time as the data saved inside the unit The data in all the scene files F1 to F6 is rewritten Be sure to read Cautions in using SD memory cards Page 162 regarding SD memory handling The following procedure shows how to save scene files 1 Set the POWER MODE switch to ON 2 Select SCENE FILE from the setti
48. cannot be imported by the partition between such cards Copy data by clip 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 place exposed to vibrations Some hard disk drives and cables do not operate properly Some hard disk drives with the SATA Serial ATA interface or the PATA Parallel ATA interface connected by a USB conversion cable may not be recognized When copying data a hard disk drive must have sufficient free space Please be aware that removing the cable or destination P2 card during format or copy or turning off the power of this camera or hard disk drive can cause corruption of data and faults on the P2 card and camera Furthermore ensure that the unit is fully charged or use an external DC power source Since hard disk drives are high precision devices there is a high possibility that they may become incapable of writing data depending on the conditions of use Take note that we will not be liable for loss of data caused by failed hard disk drives or any other problem as well as direct or indirect damages resulting from the loss of data We do not guarantee that hard disk drives will operate properly with the camera recorder or that the data on them will be properly retain
49. direction Decreases the highlighted number by one SET Confirms the set user bits Pressing the RESET button while setting the user bits will reset any user bit setting to 0 4 Press SET on the Operation lever and confirm the user s bit setting value and you leave the user s bit setting screen If you leave the user s bit setting screen without pressing SET on the Operation lever the set value is not retained 5 Use the COUNTER button to display the UB and confirm that the value set is displayed Retaining the user bits The data set for the user bits are automatically saved and retained even if the video camera recorder is turned off 63 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 RATE or other options in the SYSTEM SETUP screen can be recorded in the user bits and be used in editing equipment personal computer editing software This type of data is recorded in VITC UB at all times Setting the setting menu UB MODE to FRM RATE records the information also to the user bits The same value as in the frame rate information obtained from VITC UB playback is also output as LTC UB during playback of clips recorded in native format E Frame rate information Frame rate video pull down and time code user bits are related as described below 0 4 2 4 8 L ii J L
50. indicated when set REC COUNTER on the setting menu DISPLAY SETUP screen to CLIP TC Time code value TC is indicated when the time code value cannot be correctly read from DVCPRO DV connector input The colon between the seconds and the frames changes to a period in drop frame mode tc Time code value frame digits are indicated in 24 frames tc is indicated when the time code value cannot be correctly read from DVCPRO DV connector input The colon between the seconds and the frames changes to a period in drop frame mode User bit values UB is indicated when the user bit value cannot be correctly read from DVCPRO DV connector input FR Frame rate information for recording FR60I 60i interlace mode 60 fields s FR60P 60P progressive mode 60 fields s FR30P 30P progressive mode 30 fields s FR24P 24P progressive mode 24 fields s FR24PA 24P advanced mode 24 fields s FR50I 501 interlace mode 50 fields s FR50P 50P progressive mode 50 fields s FR25P 25P progressive mode 25 fields s In FR24P and FR24PA modes the last digit contains the frame conversion sequence information When TC tc and UB are locked to TC IN input the characters in their icons change to outline characters H Continued on the next page 121 Screen displays continued 2 Warnings 122 REMOTE Flashes when device settings of wireless remote control are different R
51. lights REAR Rear tally lamp viewfinder side lights BOTH Both tally lamps light CLOCK SETTING Sets the internal calendar date Setting the calendar Page 26 of Vol 1 indicates the factory setting Setup menu list continued OTHER FUNCTIONS screen continued Item Setting Notes TIME ZONE Adds to or deducts from GMT the time value of 12 00 to This setting cannot be initialized 13 00 in 30 minute steps As an exception you can set by performing the MENU INIT 12 45 Refer to the table below option and the INITIAL option in 0 00 USER FILE em Fine After setting the time change difference Area difference Area the setting menu TIME ZONE 00 00 Greenwich 01 00 Central Europe item and the display and the 00 30 01 30 recorded local time will be 01 00 Azores Islands 02 00 Eastern Europe reset accordingly 01 30 02 30 02 00 Mid Atlantic 03 00 Moscow 02 30 03 30 Tehran 03 00 Buenos Aires 04 00 Abu Dhabi 03 30 Newfoundland Island c 0430 Kabul 04 00 Halifax 05 00 Islamabad 04 30 05 30 Bombay 05 00 New York 06 00 Dacca 05 30 06 30 Yangon 06 00 Chicago 07 00 Bangkok 06 30 07 30 07 00 Denver 08 00 Beijing 07 30 08 30 08 00 Los Angeles 09 00 Tokyo 08 30 09
52. lower in VFR mode HANDLE ZOOM Sets the zoom speed allocated to each position of the HANDLE ZOOM switch L OFE H Sets LOW OFF HIGH to positions 1 2 3 respectively Zoom does not operate when the setting is OFF L M H Sets LOW MID HIGH to positions 1 2 3 respectively L OFF M Sets LOW OFF MID to positions 1 2 3 respectively Zoom does not operate when the setting is OFF W BAL PRESET Sets the color temperature assigned to the PRST position of the WHITE BAL switch 3 2K 5 6K SW MODE screen continued Item Setting Notes USER MAIN Sets the function assigned to the USER MAIN button SPOTLIGHT BACKLIGHT ATW ATWLOCK S GAIN D ZOOM Y GET DRS TEXT MEMO SLOT SEL SHOT MARK MAG A LVL LVL METER PRE REC WFM LAST CLIP FBC LCD B L Using the USER buttons Page 39 USER1 Sets a function assigned to the USER1 button The functions that can be assigned to this button are the same as for the USER MAIN button BACKLIGHT factory default setting Using the USER buttons Page 39 USER2 Sets a function assigned to the USER2 button The functions that can be assigned to this button are the same as for the USER MAIN button TEXT MEMO factory default setting Using the USER buttons Page 39 USER3 Sets a function assigned to the USER3 button The functions that can be assigned to this button are the same as for the USER MAIN button DRS factory default setting Using
53. necessary to select the clips blue frames around the thumbnails e Clips with clip numbers displayed in red cannot be played You can perform actions such as fast forward rewind and pause during operation by using the Operation lever or remote control See page 74 for details During clip playback push the Operation lever in the V direction STOP to stop playback and return to the thumbnail screen When playback is stopped the position of the pointer moves to the clip that was being played back regardless of where the playback started Push the Operation lever in the V direction gt play back again to start playback from the beginning of the clip under the pointer To continue playing from where previously stopped turn the PLAYBACK RESUME setting ON in Setting the thumbnail display mode on page 92 79 80 Thumbnail operations continued Switching the thumbnail display The display can be switched so that only those clips matching the specified conditions are displayed in the thumbnail screen 1 Turn the POWER MODE switch to set to PB THUMBNAIL mode The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor 2 Press the MENU button The thumbnail menu appears MENU button MENU EXIT a C PUSH SET f 3 Select THUMBNAIL from the thumbnail menu Switch the thumbnail display by selecting one of the following items SAME FORMAT CLIPS
54. not cleared Recording playback 10 frame rate display Y y y i T 11 Audio limiter display 4 y V x x 12 Audio level meter display y y LEVEL METER 13 Audio recording not 4 4 B possible display 14 Shutter speed y y Y vy x 15 DRS display y y V vy x 16 Iris display y y Y y x 17 Auto iris control y 4 ij 4 b displays 18 Zoom position display N N ZOOM FOCUS 19 Focus control display V 4 z ZOOM FOCUS 20 Calendar y DATE TIME 21 Recommended ND y N y d x filter display 22 ND filter display V V Y x x 4 23 Gain display Y 4 Y Does not x indicate 0 dB 4 Displays only ee nd J y J ATW LOCK x P P3 2K and P5 6K 25 FBC indication y y Y 1 x 26 Image stabilization J N 4 J n display 27 Scene file name 4 4 d x x display 4 Remaining battery Goes on when 28 charge y battery charge CARD amp BATTERY drops 29 Digital zoom display vV V B Continued on the next page 129 Screen displays continued Displays Displays opened or hidden by settings that MODE Displays that in the OTHER DISPLAY option Other menus that No Displays CHECK DISPLAY OFF Not affected Opens x Clears clear displays J clears Y Not affected brings up ALL PARTIAL OFF x T Appears when 30 eer vieni N V N V recording to a pay clip is started or stopped Y 31 Media remaining al Goes on when _ M C
55. note that the remaining capacity of a writeprotected P2 card is not included in the total remaining capacity When REC FUNCTION is set to LOOP the slot total indicates the standard recording time for loop recording However when PROPERTY SETUP USED is selected the used space of the slot total is greater than that actually used and is less than that actually used when PROPERTY SETUP REMAIN is selected 5 Warning symbol When the following P2 card is detected the Z symbol is displayed RUN DOWN CARD The maximum number of overwrites on the P2 card has been exceeded DIR ENTRY NG CARD The directory structure on the P2 card is not supported The warning can be confirmed on the P2 card detailed information indication in 2 P2 Card Status remaining free space Page 96 When USED is selected 1 2 1 Write protect Mark The fii 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 figure The bar graph indicator moves to the right as the used memory capacity increases The following indications may appear depending on the card status FORMAT ERROR An unformatted P2 card is inserted NOT SUPPORTED An unsupported card is inserted in the camera recorder NO CARD P2 cards are not inserted Push the Operation lever in the A V direction to place the cursor on the P2 card for da
56. of the P2 card to PROTECT Write protect switch PROTECT Formatting P2 cards 4 On the thumbnails menu select OPERATION and then FORMAT Page 91 A screen such as the one shown below appears Select the number of the slot into which you inserted the P2 card to be formatted Select EXIT to cancel the formatting When you press the MENU button the thumbnails menu display disappears 1 setthe POWER MODE switch to ON Page 25 of Vol 1 2 Turn the POWER MODE switch to set to PB THUMBNAIL mode PB THUMBNAIL lamp illuminates Thumbnails are displayed Mode lamp PB THUMBNAIL THUMBNAIL OPERATION REY DELETE DIL MM PROPERTY ZOEN META DATA REPAIR CLIP aor HDD SD CARD EXIT EXIT POWER MODE switch 3 Press the MENU button 5 Select YES on the confirmation screen Thumbnails menu are displayed The selected P2 card is formatted MENU button EXIT button MENU EXT 2 0 eec Operation lever n Y PAGE AUDIO MONAVAR 13 Basic shooting operations continued P2 card recording times P2 cards available to the AG HPX250P EN This camera recorder supports the optional AJ P2C064AG 64 GB and AJ P2bE032XG 32 GB P2 cards and other 4 GB to 64 GB P2 cards as of Sep 2011 This unit cannot use AJ P2C002SG 2 GB cards Depending on the type of P2 card used you may need to upd
57. on Make sure the SD memory card is formatted correctly Page 16 The remote control does not work The battery in the remote control may have run out If the remote control fails to work even if it is operated close to the remote control sensor of the camera recorder it means that the battery has run out Replace it with new one Make sure the remote control setting is the same for the remote control unit and the camera recorder If the REMOTE setting is different on the remote control and the camera recorder the remote control will not work Page 24 of Vol 1 Page 24 of Vol 1 There is a rattling sound when the camera recorder is tilted back and forth There are some parts of the camera recorder that make a rattling sound in the PB THUMBNAIL mode or when the POWER MODE switch is OFF This is normal A clicking sound is heard when the power is turned on or when the PB THUMBNAIL mode is switched to the CAMERA mode This initialization operation is performed when the camera recorder starts up It occurs due to the construction of the camera recorder and is not indicative of any trouble Reference 157 Updating the firmware incorporated into the unit Checking the current version of the firmware using the unit and performing the update Check firmware version of the camera recorder in the DIAGNOSTIC screen Then access the site listed in the NOTE below to check the most recent
58. on the setting menu OUTPUT SEL screen not the OSD button Checking the date and time Press the DATE TIME button on the remote control to show the date and time of shooting on the screen The display changes as follows each time you press the button Time Date Time and Date No display Connecting external units Headphones Playback 3 5 mm stereo mini jack Sound is no longer heard from the speaker when the headphones are connected External microphone Microphone optional Microphone holder AG MC200G INPUT 1 or Microphone INPUT 2 terminal holder adapter Screws for microphone holder 12 mm Screws for microphone holder 6 mm When attaching an external microphone to the microphone shoe use the supplied microphone holder and microphone holder adapter When attaching the microphone holder and the microphone holder adapter be sure to tighten the screws firmly even though you might hear a squeaking sound Use the cable clamper of the microphone holder adapter to fix the microphone cable 101 Connecting external units continued Personal computer non linear editing file transfer File transfer nonlinear editing Personal Computer USB cable optional Procedures for making connections to a personal computer Page 109 USB2 0 cable is not included with this camera Please use a commercial USB2 0 cable double shielded for noise re
59. the Viewfinder diopter dial so that you can see the characters on the viewfinder screen clearly Viewfinder diopter dial Eye piece 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 have no effect on the images you shoot Screen burn in may occur in the LCD monitor However this is not a defect The following are all viewfinder phenomena and are not faults Furthermore they have no effect on recording with this camera or on output signals Primary colors green blue red may be Seen in cases such as moving your line of sight within the viewfinder At low temperatures the screen may appear with a pink tint When power is not supplied to the camera black lines may appear on the screen These disappear when power is supplied Image persistence may increase at low temperatures This is not a fault When the camera recorder is very cold the LCD monitor is darker than normal immediately after switching the power ON As the internal temperature increases it returns to normal Do not point the eye piece at the sun or other strong light source Light concentrated by the lens could damage internal components and poses a fire hazard Using the LCD monitor Emphasizing Image Outlines Emphasizing o
60. the card in the unit Cannot play even when e Is the PB THUMBNAIL lamp on If the CAMERA lamp Page 74 press the play button is on press the POWER MODE switch so that the PB THUMBNAIL lamp turns on Have you selected a clip that cannot be played back clip Page 78 number is red Clips with a different SYSTEM MODE 1080i 720P etc cannot be played back 24 bit audio clips BITS PER SAMPLE is 24 in AUDIO of CLIP PROPERTY recorded with devices such as an AJ HPX3100 cannot be played back Images do not appear Make sure the input selector on your television is set to M on the television even video input though have connected Read the television s instructions carefully and select the the camera recorder correct video input connector for the camera recorder properly Cannot hear any sound You may have turned down the camera recorder s volume Page 100 from the camera control too far recorder s speaker Adjust the volume level using the PAGE AUDIO MON VAR button Cannot perform hot This unit does not support hot swap playback m swap playback To replace one card with another during dubbing stop the dubbing first and upon completing the replacement resume it Cannot perform clip Cannot copy when clips are continuously linked in ONE Page 86 recording CLIP REC mode Select CAMERA mode and push the Operation lever in the V direction STOP for 2 seconds to release the clip linking Other Cannot read the data
61. the first primary reading on a clip basis partition formatted in and formatting FAT 16 or32 as seen Once formatted the on personal computers hard disk drive can be etc which requires a treated as a TYPE S CONTENTS directory at HDD its root OTHER Hard disk drives not Formatting described above Once formatted they They are hard disk can be treated as a drives that have no TYPE S HDD CONTENTS directory or use the NTFS and any other file system instead of FAT 16 or 32 2 VENDOR This section indicates the vendor for the hard disk drive 3 MODEL This section indicates the model of the hard disk drive 4 SIZE This section indicates the total storage on the hard disk drive 5 USED This section indicates the used space on the hard disk drive in GB and the number of P2 cards in use 6 FREE CAP This section indicates the remaining free space on the hard disk drive in GB 7 PARTITION This section indicates the partition number one P2 card is used as a unit on the hard disk drive The screen can show up to 10 partitions If there are more than 10 partitions push the Operation lever in the V direction and scroll down to display the remaining partitions 8 MODEL This section indicates the model of the P2 card that originally contained data on the partition You can switch to PARTITION NAME by pushing the Operation lever in the gt direction Push the Operation lever in
62. to INFO READING Card in the recognition phase FULL No more space available on the P2 card PROTECTED The P2 card is write protected NOT SUPPORTED The P2 card cannot be used or recognized FORMAT ERROR The P2 card is not properly formatted NO CARD No card has been inserted No indication The camera recorder is in the USB DEVICE mode S TS ES 2 USER button allocation information display This displays information for the function allocated to each USER button Using the USER buttons Page 39 3 AWB ABB error display A mode check indicates when AWB and ABB fail to operate normally 131 Setup menu list SCENE FILE screen Item Setting Notes LOAD SAVE INIT Loads saves and initializes settings of the scene file assigned to the current scene dial position one F1 F6 scene file LOAD Loads data stored in camera recorder memory SAVE Saves current values in camera recorder memory INITIAL Returns settings to their factory defaults A change in scene files affects only the scene file at the current scene dial position This setting cannot be made when REC SIGNAL is 1394 Not available when compiling to a clip in one clip recording mode monitors This function only displays the shutter speeds Use the SHTR F RATE dial to set a shutter speed Set values displayed values are assigned to the current scene file and manipulated using the LOAD SAVE and INI
63. to a device that supports VIERA Link the VIERA Link of other devices may not work in some cases From the HDMI OUT terminal SD signals 480i 576i are converted to progressive signals 480P 576P then output Simultaneous display with the LCD monitor and the viewfinder is not possible when outputting video from the SDI OUT terminal For simultaneous display set SDI OUT on the setting menu OUTPUT SEL screen to OFF and EVF MODE on the DISPLAY SETUP screen to ON Please use a double shielded SDI cable optional Please use a double shielded HDMI cable optional t is recommended that you use a Panasonic HDMI cable 104 Connections to the DVCPRO DV connector Recording signals input to the DVCPRO DV connector 1 Connect a 1394 cable DV cable Precautions in 1394 connections Page 107 Make sure that the signal format of the camera recorder and the connected device is the same 2 To route inputs via the IEEE1394 interface set the menu option REC SIGNAL in the SYSTEM SETUP screen to 1394 To use HD 1080i 720P set the menu option REC FORMAT in the SYSTEM SETUP screen to DVCPRO HD 60i DVCPRO HD 50i or DVCPRO HD 60P DVCPRO HD 50P The AVC Intra format and DVCPRO HD native recording do not allow input via the IEEE 1394 interface 3 Check that video from the IEEE 1394 interface is displayed in the viewfinder or LCD monitor and press the START STOP button to begin recording 4 Press the STAR
64. when recording cannot be started by pressing the START STOP button EOS End of stream No more data is available in the forward playback direction PRE REC ON OFF INVALID Appears when the USER button to which pre recording has been assigned is pressed SHOT MARK ON OFF INVALID Appears when pressing the USER button to which SHOT MARK is assigned SLOT SEL INVALID Appears when pressing the USER button to which SLOT SEL is assigned TEXTMEMO INVALID Appears when pressing the USER button to which TEXTMEMO is assigned VFR ON NO AUDIO RECORDING Appears when audio signal cannot be recorded with VFR recording P TS ES 125 Screen displays continued 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 help it may be necessary to consult your supplier 1394 This error occurs in a 1394 connection or when signal faults occur 1394 INITIAL ERROR a connection error 1394 INPUT ERROR an input error 1394 INPUT ERROR OTHER FORMAT different input format COPY INHIBITED This indicates that a copy guarded signal entered DV format input from the DVCPRO DV connector CLIP DISCONTINUED This message appears in one clip recording mode when conformity errors occur in a complied clip and the next recordin
65. x5 x10 gt OFF x1 Page 19 Y GET Assigns a function that displays the brightness level at the center of the image DRS Assigns a function that stretches the dynamic range The setting is linked to the ON OFF of setting of DRS on the setting menu SCENE FILE screen Page 37 TEXT MEMO Assigns text memory recording Page 42 SLOT SEL Assigns P2 card slot selection SHOT MARK Assigns the shot marker function Page 41 MAG A LVL Assigns a function that magnifies the audio level meter Page 55 LVL METER Allocates a function that switches between CH1 2 and CH3 4 for the audio level meter display and audio channel for headphones built in speaker AUDIO OUT terminal output and HDMI OUT output while the button is held down PRE REC Assigns a function that turns the PRE REC function on and off Page 44 WFM Assigns a function that switches WAVE FORM display The WAVE FORM display is selected using the menu option WFM in the SW MODE screen This is the same function as the WFM button Page 40 LAST CLIP Allocates a function to delete the clip shot immediately beforehand Page 42 FBC Turns the FBC function on or off Page 38 LCD B L Allocates a function to switch the backlight brightness of the LCD monitor The setting is linked to the LCD BACKLIGHT on the setting menu DISPLAY SETUP screen Page 148 As factory settings the following functions are allocated to the buttons displayed USER
66. 0 00 00 00 10 26 The following screen appears Use the Operation lever to select YES META DATA HDD EXT ui ii il LIT 00 00 45 12 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 m 00 00 10 26 The SD memory card is formatted SD memory cards can also be formatted from the menu screen Page 150 e Check that no important data remains on a card before formatting since data erased by formatting cannot be recovered Setting the thumbnail display mode The thumbnail display mode can be customised to suit your preferences 1 Turn the POWER MODE switch to set to PB THUMBNAIL mode The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor Press the MENU button and select THUMBNAIL SETUP from thethumbnail menu The following screen appears INDICATOR Select which indicators you want to show on thumbnails and which you want to hide ALL HIDE ON All indicators MARKER TEXT MEMO WIDE PROXY are not displayed OFF Indication No indication will be set depending on the following menu The factory settings are as follows MARKER Switches the shot mark marker between indication and no indication ON OFF The factory setting is ON indication TEXT MEMO Switches the text memo marker between indication and no indication ON OFF The factory setting is ON indication WIDE Switches the wide marker between indication and no indication ON OFF The factory setting is ON indica
67. 0P DOWNCON Down converts to SD signal and outputs Not available when SYSTEM MODE is set to 480 59 94i 576 50i SDI amp HDMI CHAR Selects whether or not to superimpose characters on images output from the SDI OUT and HDMI OUT terminals ON OFF SDI OUT Selects video output from SDI OUT or HDMI OUT terminal ON Video is output from the SDI OUT connector OFF Video is not output from the SDI OUT connector SDI METADATA Sets metadata UMID superimposition onto SDI OUT ON Superimposes metadata OFF Does not superimpose metadata SDI EDH Sets EDH superimposition when SDI OUT is an SD signal 480i 576i ON Superimposes EDH OFF Does not superimpose EDH DOWNCON MODE Sets downconverter output VIDEO OUT and DOWNCON SDI OUT in HD mode 1080i 720P SIDE CROP LETTER BOX SQUEEZE Not available when SYSTEM MODE is set to 480 59 94i 576 50i VIDEO OUT CHAR Specifies whether or not characters are superimposed on VIDEO OUT signals ON Superimposes characters OFF Does not superimpose characters VIDEO OUT ZEBRA Specifies whether or not zebra pattern is superimposed on VIDEO OUT signals ON Displays a zebra pattern also on images output via the VIDEO OUT connector OFF The zebra pattern is not displayed in video output from the VIDEO OUT connector TC IN OUT SEL Selects whether to use the TC IN OUT terminal for inp
68. 0i AVC I 50 25PN Uses the AVC I 50 codec for recording Shooting and recording at 50i 25PN native recording and 24PN native recording DVCPROHD 50i Uses the DVCPRO HD codec for recording Use CAMERA MODE options to set shooting mode Recording is locked to 50i REC SIGNAL Selects the input signal in the DVCPRO format Not available when the menu CAMERA option REC FORMAT is set Records the camera recorder recording signal to AVC Intra or DVOPROHD 1394 during native recording Records signals input to the DVCPRO DV connector Not available when compiling This function is always set to CAMERA when the power t a clip in one clip recording is turned on mode REC FORMAT Selects the recording codec as well as shooting and Not available when 1080i or 720P is set and REC S Not available when compiling to a clip in one clip recording mode in SYSTEM MODE IGNAL is 1394 indicates the factory setting 135 Setup menu list continued SYSTEM SETUP screen continued Item Setting Notes REC FORMAT continued m When SYSTEM MODE is 720 59 94P AVC 1100 60P AVC 1100 30PN AVC 1100 24PN Uses the AVC I 100 codec for recording Shooting and recording at 60P 30PN native recording and 24PN native recording AVC I 50 60P AVC I 50 30PN AVC I 50 24PN Uses the AVC I 50 codec for recording Shooting and recording at 60P 30PN native recording and 24PN native recording
69. 0i FBC AVC I 100 60 P3 2K LT BOX Odi ND1 16 INTL CH1 SS he 30 20 12 6 08 n cueman j 2 1 3 4 5 Only for AG HPX250EN TC 12 84 56 23 1 2 1 9 9 9 min ZZZ PAFULEL P PAUSE 1 CLIP USER 1 1394 w 1080i FBC AVC I 100 60 P3 2K LT BOX O dB ND1 16 INTL CH1BEBEBERN mummum 30 18 12 6 08 INTR CH28NEEREEERN 1 2 1 3 4 5 1 Channel display This displays the currently monitored audio channel 2 Input system display Displays the input system for the audio channel currently in use OFF Built in microphone selected and switched off INT L R Built in microphone selected XLR1 XLR2 INPUT 1 2 selected 3 Standard level bar Only for AG HPX250P Displayed at 20 dB and 12 dB Only for AG HPX250EN Displayed at 18 dB and 12 dB 4 Peak hold display Holds the audio peak level indication for 1 second 5 Excessive level indicator Displayed in red when the audio level exceeds 0 dB 55 Using scene files Scene File Data Each position of the SCENE FILE dial stores settings for specific shooting situations When shooting you can retrieve the necessary file instantly using scene file dial SCENE FILE dial Note that changing scene files during recording will not change VFR and frame rate settings To make such changes set it on recording standby status W Factory setting F1 SCENE
70. 106 Precautions in 1394 connections 107 Nonlinear editing with P2 card PC mode USB device eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeenseeeseeenenenenenenee 109 Procedures for making connections to a personal compulter sess 109 Using a hard disk drive PC mode USB NOS 111 Switching to the USB HOST mode 111 Using the USB HOST mode 112 Viewing hard disk drive information 112 Formatting a hard disk drive 114 Writing data on a hard disk drive 115 Writing data back to P2 cards a TG Direction for using a hard disk drive 117 Warning and error display for thumbnail operation and USB HOST MODE 117 Displays 120 cc 120 5121 Screen displays Viewfinder screen status displays Screen displays Center information display x 125 MODE CHECK indication 4 431 Setup menu list esses 132 SCENE FILE screen wee 192 SYSTEM SETUP screen 25 135 SW MODE screen 22138 AUTO SW screen 140 RECORDING SETUP screen ee 141 AUDIO SETUP screen sssesssss 143 OUTPUT SEL screen seessssss 145 DISPLAY SETUP screen uuss 147 CARD FUNCTIONS screen 150 OTHER FUNCTIONS screen 151 DIAGNOSTIC screen
71. 30 Darwin 09 00 Alaska 10 00 Guam 09 30 Marquesas Islands 10 30 Lord Howe Island 10 00 Hawaii 11 00 Solomon Islands 10 30 11 30 Norfolk Island 11 00 Midway Island 12 00 New Zealand 11 30 12 45 Chatham Islands 12 00 Kwajalein 13 00 00 30 GL PHASE Selects the output signal whose phase is locked to the Not available when SYSTEM signal input to the GENLOCK IN connector in HD 1080i MODE is set to 480 59 94i or 720P mode Page 70 576 50i HD SDI The HD SDI is locked to the genlock input COMPOSITE The down converted composite signal VIDEO OUT or SDI OUT 480i 576i signal is locked to the genlock input H PHASE Adjusts the horizontal phase when phase is locked to the Values change quickly when signal input to the GENLOCK IN connector the Operation lever is held in 512 0 511 the A V direction SEEK SELECT Selects the position that is cued up when the Operation lever in the lt gt direction is pressed while playback is paused CLIP Start point of clips CLIP amp T Start point of clips and text memo add points MENU INIT Restores all setting menu values including all scene files Not available in the following F1 to F6 and the user file to their factory defaults conditions When REC SIGNAL is set to 1394 When compiling to a clip in one clip recording mode indicates the factory setting 152 DIAGNOSTIC screen Item
72. 4 x speed When the thumbnail screen is cancelled you can also perform this operation while the camera recorder is stopped When this button is held down the playback speed becomes faster 32 x speed When pressed during a pause playback goes back one clip mew Es res GL Lp ERN suse suci AX zA Stop B Press this button during playback pause to halt the operation and return to the thumbnail screen lees ey GI man PAUSE smu ao e wv Pause I1 Press again to return to 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 clips are displayed on the LCD monitor by switching to PB THUMBNAIL mode You can carry out the operations below by using the Operation lever on the thumbnail screen Playback delete copy or restore the clip Add or delete a shot mark and a text memo on the clip thumbnail Copy part of a clip by using the text memo Change the thumbnail image by using the text memo Format P2 cards and SD memory cards Uploading and editing clip metadata from the SD memory card Playback 75 Thumbnail operations continued Thumbnail manipulations overview Thumbnail screens are configured a
73. 4PA frame rate is selected When 24PN or 30PN 25PN is selected When a recording is interrupted by a REC WARNING or other abnormality E User bits Two types of user bits are provided internally LTC UB recorded as LTC output via the TC IN OUT connector as LTC embedded in HD SDI and VITC in DVCPRO recorded in the VIDEO AUX area and output as VITC embedded in HD SDI LTC UB enables the recording of user settings time date time codes and similar values the frame rate data for camera capture and external input values via TC IN OUT or DVCPRO DV connector input VITC user bits record the frame rate data of camera capture The user bits in clip metadata record the LTC UB value at the start of recording 61 Using time data continued E 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 viewfinder and VIDEO OUT and other video output The internal clock is not only used to calculate the free run time code when the power is off and to set the user bit year date and time but also to set file creation dates when clips are recorded that determine the order of thumbnails and playback order It is also used for generating clip metadata and UMID Unique Material Identifier Setting the calendar Page 26 of Vol 1 Setting user bits Use the setting menu UB MODE on the RECORDING SETUP screen to sele
74. 60i MOD 24PA SETUP 7 596A A USB DEVICE PUSH MENU TO RETURN 3 Press MENU twice to exit the menus MENU D 4 Turn the POWER MODE switch to the MODE position to illuminate the PB THUMBNAIL lamp and then turn and hold it The PC lamp illuminates the camera enters PC mode and video audio output stops You cannot switch to PC mode directly from CAMERA mode Leaves the thumbnail screen of PB THUMBNAIL mode To make a USB connection you must first install the P2 software on the supplied CD ROM on the computer Select the AG HPX250 driver This USB driver supports only the Windows operating system For details refer to the installation manual A USB driver must be installed on the computer e Use a computer that supports USB 2 0 since the camera recorder supports only USB 2 0 e Connect only one camera recorder to a personal computer via USB Do not remove P2 cards when the camera recorder is connect to a personal computer via USB e In a USB connection the P2 CARD ACCESS LED is on only when the card is accessed In USB device operation recording playback and clip thumbnail operations are not available The free space and status of P2 cards is not displayed when operating as a USB device and video audio cannot be output or displayed Continued on the next page 109 Nonlinear editing with P2 card PC mode USB device continued When a USB connection is pr
75. 80i or 720P Setting SHUTTER mode 1 Push DIAL SEL to select SHUTTER mode 2 Push the SHTR F RATE dial The SHUTTER mode changes ON OFF The shutter speed changes by turning the SHTR F RATE dial in the shutter mode ON Page 50 Remember that the faster the shutter speed the lower the sensitivity It will take longer to focus when the shutter speed has been reduced so it is recommended that the unit be secured to a tripod etc for use The screen may be distorted when changing the SYNCHRO SCAN or SHUTTER setting Under fluorescent lighting and other discharge lighting systems horizontal stripes may appear on the screen Changing the shutter speed may correct this problem A subject that is captured when moving quickly across the field of view may appear distorted This is due to the signal read out format of the image sensor MOS sensor and is not a malfunction The red blue and green dots that may appear on the screen at low shutter speeds 1 6 to 1 15 do not indicate a malfunction To prevent accidental operation DIAL LOCK is automatically applied when no operation is performed for approximately 12 seconds 49 50 Adjusting the shutter speed continued If all modes and speeds are available the display changes in the following order E When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 59 94i 720 59 94P 480 59 94i For 60i and 60P recording c7 9 8 1 15 1 30
76. AK LEVEL ZEBRA2 DETECT 85 Y PUSH MENU TO RETURN 4 Push the Operation lever in the A or V direction to select the item When adjusting the viewfinder EVF SETTING EVF BRIGHTNESS 1 1 D a EVF CONTRAST posse i PUSH MENU TO RETURN 5 Push the Operation lever in the 4 or gt direction to make adjustment e When adjusting the viewfinder EVF SETTING EVF BRIGHTNESS I i D EVF CONTRAST D A PUSH MENU TO RETURN 6 Press MENU three times to exit the menus You can return the settings for EVF SETTING and LCD SETTING to the factory settings by selecting the item and pressing COUNTER RESET if it is possible to change the item at that time The viewfinder display can be in color or black and white See the setup menus DISPLAY SETUP screen EVF COLOR The resolution is the same for both of them Changing backlight brightness The brightness of the LCD monitor backlight can be adjusted between five different settings 1 select LCD BACKLIGHT from the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP screen 2 Select and set a value in the range of 1 to 3 The greater the value the brighter the screen This setting will remain saved even if the camera recorder s power is switched off You can cycle through LCD BACKLIGHT values and switch backlight brightness by pressing a USER button to which LCD B L has been as
77. ARD FUNCTIONS screen Item Setting Notes SCENE FILE Reads writes scene files from onto the SD memory card This setting cannot be made FILE SELECT when REC SIGNAL is 1394 Selects scene files 1 4 Not available when compiling READ to a clip in one clip recording Reads the selected scene file 1 4 settings stored on mode the SD memory card WRITE Saves the current scene file 1 4 settings to the SD memory card TITLE RELOAD Reloads title list USER FILE Reads writes user files files other than SCENE FILES This setting cannot be made from onto the SD memory card when REC SIGNAL is 1394 FILE SELECT Not available when compiling Selects user files 1 4 to a clip in one clip recording READ modes Reads the user file 1 4 settings stored on the SD memory card WRITE Saves the current user file 1 4 settings to the SD memory card TITLE RELOAD Reloads title list SD CARD Formats SD memory cards Not available when compiling FORMAT to a clip in one clip recording mode 150 OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Item Setting Notes USER FILE Saves user files to camera recorder memory loads them This setting cannot be made into camera recorder memory or initializes them Page 60 when REC SIGNAL is 1394 LOAD SAVE INITIAL Not available when compiling This does not affect options in the SCENE FILE screen toa clip in one clip record
78. ARD amp BATTERY memory display battery charge drops Y Media information Lights when 32 display Y SLOT SEL is CARD amp BATTERY performed Y x Appears at Appears at top Recording and top right only right only during 33 Y y Y playback during recording recording and in and in special Special recording recording modes Y Displayed x Not displayed Displayed depending on other settings 1 Only the warning that a P2 card has not been inserted is not displayed 2 When the button 130 R is activated the displays cannot be turned off by pressing the DISP MODE CHK 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 TC 12 34 56 23 1 l2 1 9 99min drama P2JIFULL P PAUSE 1 CLIP USER 1 1396 SLOT1 NOT SUPPORTED D5x W 1080i SLOT2 ACCESSING FBC AVC 1100 MAIN Y GET ABBNG 60 1 BACK LIGHT AWBNG 2 2 TEXT MEMO P3 2K LT BOX 3 DRS 08 4 SLOT SEL ND1 16 83 ND1 4 s 60 24PN SEP 25 2011 23 59 59 AL CH1 2 ZA REG DRS SPOT MF23 5ft i 1 250 F5 6 Z10 4mm 1 P2card slot status display Displays status for P2 card slots 1 and 2 ACTIVE Indicates cards that are ready for read and write operations includes cards selected for recording ACCESSING Indicates a card that is currently read or being written
79. BC function has been assigned to turn it on and automatically detect and compensate for flash light from still cameras Using the USER buttons Page 39 The status display indicates FBC when the FBC function is on TC 12 34 56 23 1 2 1 9 9 9 min zz P2 LACK l PAUSE 1 CLIP USER 1 1394 e 1080i FBC AVC I100 60 P3 2K 1 Not displayed when the menu option OTHER DISPLAY in the DISPLAY SETUP screen is set to OFF The following phenomena that may occur in video that includes flash light is due to FBC compensation and not indicative of a malfunction Moving subjects may appear to be stationary for an instant Resolution decreases in video exposed to flash light Horizontal lines appear in video footage exposed to flash light Using FBC FBC goes on when the brightness of the lower half of the image differs markedly from the previous half which could be caused by light from a camera flash or other strong light source Since FBC may be incorrectly activated in certain shooting environments for example in zooming that includes a bright window be sure to use the function only for shooting footage exposed to flash light In some shooting environments adequate FBC effect may not be obtained even when a flash goes off FBC requirements You can use FBC in the FBC operation enabled mode below Even if the FBC funct
80. BUTI jem INPUTQ 1 c UTO UTO MANU ZEBRA WFM C COUNTER RESET OO Use the DISPLAY SETUP screen to set the level of zebra pattern display Page 147 ZEBRA 2 OFF Image level 109 ZEBRA2 DETECT ZEBRA1 DETECT 0 SPOT A video level between ZEBRA1 and ZEBRA2 displays a zebra pattern To display a zebra pattern on video output via the VIDEO OUT connector make the required settings in the OUTPUT SEL screen Page 145 35 36 Shooting techniques for different targets continued Center marker display Acenter marker is displayed when the menu option MARKER in the DISPLAY SETUP screen is set to ON Page 147 The center marker display appears only on the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder It is not superimposed on signals output via the VIDEO OUT SDI OUT and HDMI OUT connectors Safety zone markers A safety zone marker is displayed when the menu option SAFETY ZONE is selected in the DISPLAY SETUP screen Page 148 Safety zone markers appear only on the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder They are not superimposed on signals output via the VIDEO OUT SDI OUT and HDMI OUT connectors Checking and displaying shooting status DISP MODE CHK button When you hold down the DISP MODE CHK button during recording standby or recording all the information including the setting st
81. CPROHD 25PN 26 to 50 frames VFR ON FRAME RATE Set to 26 frames or more With the menu option REC FORMAT set to DVCPROHD 60P 50P you can use a nonlinear editing System to generate slow motion effects from the resulting footage Aslow motion effect cannot be gained if SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 50i and REC FORMAT is set to AVC I 25PN Flow effect shooting This way of shooting provides a flow 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 flow in such a way that the stationary subject comes into focus though the cars 1 Set SYSTEM MODE on the setting menu SYSTEM SETUP screen to 1080 59 94i 50i REC FORMAT to AVC I 100 50 60i 50i or DVCPRO HD 60i 50i and VFR to ON Set FRAME RATE to a low value suitable for the shooting purpose Setting can be performed in the same way for 720P 2 Press the START STOP button This starts recording in the VFR mode During flow effect shooting general notes Please take note of the following points when selecting AVC Intra recording When 1080i is selected the image signal and HD SDI output signal recorded are 60i 50i and all frames are effective frames With both 1080i and 720P pull down information is not attached to recorded clips When you wish to use this information select DVCPRO HD mode with 720P Audio recording will be recorded onto P2 card at all frame rates
82. D is displayed e To disable verification at the time of writing select HDD SETUP from the thumbnail menu and set the option VERIFY to OFF This speeds up writing without verifying data writing e Select ALL SLOT to write data collectively onto all P2 cards currently inserted in the unit to the hard disk drive 115 Using a hard disk drive PC mode USB host continued Writing data back to P2 cards Selecting clips on the hard disk drive You can select clips on the hard disk drive to be written back to P2 cards 1 switch the mode to USB HOST Switching to the USB HOST mode Page 111 The thumbnail screen is displayed USB HOST is displayed in the bottom right 2 Connect a hard disk drive via USB C Insert the target P2 card in a slot 4 Press the MENU button and select HDD EXPLORE from the thumbnail menu Move to the appropriate partition and select it with the SET button on the Operation lever 5 From among the thumbnails select the clips to be written to the P2 card 6 Press the MENU button and select OPERATION COPY Then specify the slot that contains the target P2 card 7 Select YES This starts the data write to the P2 card When the writing is completed the message COPY COMPLETED is displayed e When only selected files are written no verification is performed e Copy data in clip units from cards with a different model number as data cannot
83. DEL TIME 02 00 45 E ALL HDD p oz LE lu u 00 00 00 00 00 00 32 1 00 00 00 00 00 04 36 14 m i 00 01 49 09 00 02 43 12 PARTITION TYPE S SIZE 292 8 GB USED 85 3 GB ARD iT u 00 00 8 22 00 00 00 00 RIAL NO 1 AZFO6KO081 DATE 20 JUN 2011 AJ P2C016RG VERIFY OFF NAMI For the FAT HDD EXPLORE HDD PARTITION FAT VENDOR PANASONIC PAN HDDU2 SIZE 111 6 GB USED GB ICARD FREE CAP 111 5 GB Press the EXIT button 1 Press the SET button p mas im u 00 04 36 14 T rT 00 00 00 00 00 00 32 1 00 00 00 0 os mi 00 01 49 08 00 02 43 12 PARTITION FAT SIZE 111 6 GB FREE CAP 103 4 GB T u 00 00 58 22 00 00 00 0 00 00 32 14 PARTITION 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 TYPES A special format that Thumbnail viewing allows high speed writing and writing back writing and writing back on a card basis writing on a card by card basis back on a clip basis A drive formatted with and formatting the camera recorder uses this format P2 P2 STORE AJ Thumbnail viewing STORE PCS060G writing back on a card No writing can be basis and writing back performed on a clip basis FAT For a hard disk drive Thumbnail viewing with
84. E RATE to suit shooting purposes You can also change the frame rate using the SHTR F RATE dial Setting FRAME RATE mode Page 51 Press the START STOP button This starts recording in the VFR mode pulldown recording This mode can be combined with the AVC I 100 60P 50P AVC I 50 60P 50P 30PN and DVCPROHD 60P 50P recording formats in 720P system mode and AVC I 100 60i 50i AVC I 50 60i 50i DVCPROHD 60i 50i in 1080i system mode Setting FRAME RATE mode Page 51 e SYSTEM SETUP screen Page 135 e With AVC Intra or DVCPRO HD in 1080i clips are recorded as 60i 60P 50i 50P with pull down information not recorded Audio playback is disabled when a frame rate converter is used to extract active frames for over and under cranking Note the following about standard VFR recording Pre recording loop recording interval recording one shot recording and one clip recording are not available 1394 output is available during recording and recording standby but not in AVC Intra mode Changing Scene Dial position during recording does not change VFR on and off position Sound is recorded The screen may be distorted when changing the FRAME RATE setting Gain is fixed to 0 dB when set to 4 frames or less Furthermore AGC auto iris and ATW do not function and must be operated manually Red blue or green points may appear on the screen when the frame rate is low This is not
85. EC RECFORMAT CAMERA FRAME irc wre Tour Ve Missi LICUB VITCUB connector embedded embedded in HD SDI UB in HD SDI in HD SDI Other than R RUN F RUN 24 FRAME DF NDF DVCPROHDIGOP 30 frames AVC I100 60P AVC I50 60P R RUN F RUN 24 FRAME NDF locked 0 30 frames utputs Outputs LTC LTC R RUNIF RUN i DFINDF TC 30 FRAME Every active 30 frames Outputs Outputs frame te LTCUB LTCUB 30 frames 24 frames DVCPROHD 30PN AVC I100 30PN Matches Matches AVC 150 30PN R RUN locked recorder recorder Follows UB Other than OF NOF TCat TCat MDE Every active ame aS startof _ start of in rame rate rame pem SDERAME tam LTC value recording J recording slaves to UB data rate data 30 frames 30 frames 30 frames in TC IN OUT 720 s s connector pem R RUNIF RUN E Pipe Outputs 24 FRAME Bb active LTC fo HC Recording ape 30 frames TC Output Output DVCPROHDI24PN i anes 24 frames adjusted adjusted AVC 1100 24PN Matches Matches Playback to Over to Over AVC I50 24PN R RUN locked recorder recorder TC 60P 60P o NDF locked TCat fTCat 24 frames based on based on mer net Every active statof startof c LTCUB LTCUB frame recording recording 30 frames 24 frames 30 frames 30 frames s s Records Follows UB TC MODE Records 1394 DVCPROHD amp OP Lx P RUNS Meo Outputs Outputs 30 frames In EXT VITC UB in Outputs Outputs Outputs 30 frames imputa
86. HITE BAL switch B the USER button cannot be used to cancel the function This function does not provide a 100 accurate white balance The tracking performance relative to changes in ambient lighting and white balance performance have been given a degree of latitude In variable frame rate VFR mode ATW is not available when the frame rate is set to 4 frames or less 33 34 Adjusting the white balance and black balance continued Adjusting the black balance During a black balance adjustment light is The black balance must be adjusted when automatically cut off You use your AG HPX250P EN the first time Black balance adjustment is not available Your AG HPX250P EN has not been used for during recording some time Pressing the START STOP button during The ambient temperature has changed ABB adjustment will not start recording on substantially a P2 card The gain switchover value has been changed The menu options SYSTEM MODE and REC FORMAT in the SYSTEM SETUP screen Adjust the black balance before shooting to ensure optimum video quality AWB button Use for automatic control of white balance 1 Press and hold the AWB button for approximately 2 seconds Black balance is adjusted after the white balance As white balance is adjusted first set the conditions for white balance adjustment beforehand 2 During adjustment the viewfinder displays the following me
87. HUTTER vielen netten 49 Shutter speed 49 SKIN TONE DT Ee escent onte ee 134 Specifications 32 of Vol 1 Standard recording 20 Standard VFR recording 22 START DELAY START TEXT MEMO 142 SUPER GAIN 138 SW MODE screen 138 SYNCHRO SCAN ssseeeeeneeenes 50 SYNCHRO SCAN sssri 132 SYNC SCAN TYPE seen 132 SYSTEM MODE risipei 135 SYSTEM SETUP screen 135 MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU Tally la MP inenen 9 TALLEY LAMP oiei 151 NG G er reee reas E EERE 141 TC INJOUT SEL tete 145 TOMODE 2i tiere 141 TG OUT iis eet eerte 146 TG PRESET init 5nd bene 142 TC VIDEO SYNG ect 146 TEST TONE TeXtimelTiD ss eo sace coner raais si Thumbnail Changing 81 Selecting 2 79 Switching 80 Thumbnail screen will THUMBNAIL 210 Time code 61 66 Time code display 121 Time data zeit 61 TIME STAMP citer irren 142 TIMEZONE i sere oie 152 TIME ZONE 152 AP OG ep T 14 of Vol 1 n 104 UB MODE Cete 142 UB PRESET 5 cene terit 142 Undercranking effects 25 Updating oett 158 USB Device mode nets 109 HOST mode eese 111 USER 1 ent et ignotis 139 USER2
88. IEEE1394 interface is selected the time code output from TC IN OUT is not synchronized with the video signal output from the VIDEO OUT terminal 105 Connections to the DVCPRO DV connector continued Subcode area time codes and user bits When input from the IEEE 1394 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 To record user bits input from the DVCPRO DV connector on a P2 card set the menu option UB MODE in RECORDING SETUP to EXT VAUX area time codes and user bits When input from the IEEE 1394 interface is selected time code and user bits of the VAUX area input from the DVCPRO DV connector is recorded on a P2 card regardless of camera recorder menu settings and switch positions Recording UMID Unique Material Identifier data When input from the IEEE 1394 interface is selected UMID data input via the DVCPRO DV connector is recorded on a P2 card When no UMID data is available the camera recorder generates and records such data UMID data is not recorded when the camera recorder is operating in the DV mode Control of external devices through 1394 connection Connecting an external device for backup recording to the DVCPRO DV connector allows the operator to control start and stop recording from the camera recorder 1 Connect a 1394 cable DV cable Precautions in 1394 connections Page 107 S
89. MAIN YGET USER1 BACKLIGHT USER2 TEXT MEMO USER3 DRS USER4 SLOT SEL If you press a USER button to which one of the functions has been allocated and then turn OFF the power during operation of the USER button function the effect added to the image will not be retained SPOTLIGHT BACKLIGHT ATW ATW LOCK S GAIN D ZOOM Y GET WFM MAG A LVL FBC 39 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 out dark Press the same USER button to turn the feature off Using the USER buttons Page 39 Color bars Press the BARS button in CAMERA mode to output a color bar screen to a television or monitor so you can adjust them Press the button again to turn the feature off BARS button The color bar screen turns off and camera recorder image appears BARS AUDIO CHISELECT CH2 SELECT ZEBRA WEM COUNTER RESET OO A 1 kHz test tone is output in the color bar screen when LEVEL1 or LEVEL2 is selected under TEST TONE on the setting menu AUDIO SETUP screen Page 143 The color bar can be recorded together with a 1 kHz test tone Waveform monitor function Press the WFM button in CAMERA mode to display
90. N CARD A P2 card on which the maximum number of overwrites has been exceeded DIR ENTRY NG CARD A P2 card on which the directory structure is not supported The USB HDD section is indicated as follows Other than the USB HOST mode gray Not connected in USB HOST mode gray HDD recognized and usable in USB HOST mode white HDD recognized and thumbnails shown in USB HOST mode yellow HDD recognized and not usable in USB HOST red 3 Time Display You can set this to display the time code at the start of clip recording TC the user bits at the start of clip recording UB the shooting time TIME the shooting date DATE the shooting time date and time DATE TIME the clip name CLIP NAME or the user clip name USER CLIP NAME Setting the thumbnail display mode Page 92 4 Recording mode The recording mode for the clip on which the pointer is located is indicated 5 System format The format for the clip on which the pointer is located is indicated 6 Duration The duration of the clip on which the pointer is located is indicated 7T USB HOST mode indicator Indicated when the mode has been switched to USB HOST 8 Clip Number The numbers set by the camera recorder for all the clips recognised correctly by the P2 card These numbers are allocated in chronological order by shooting dates and times If clips cannot be played because of different recording formats they are display
91. NAIL mode The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor 2 Press the MENU button and select OPERATION FORMAT from thethumbnail menu When the screen shown below appears select the slot number of the P2 card you want to format and press the SET button on the Operation lever Select EXIT if formatting is not required x 5 2 gt S n META DATA HOD EXT u iT 00 00 45 42 00 00 00 00 _00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 26 3 The following screen appears Use the Operation lever to select YES META DATA HDD EXIT mi i 00 00 45 42 00 00 00 00 _00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 The selected P2 card is formatted Check that no important data remains on a card before formatting since data erased by formatting cannot be recovered 91 92 Thumbnail operations continued 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 Turn the POWER MODE switch to set to PB THUMBNAIL mode The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor Press the MENU button and select OPERATION FORMAT from thethumbnail menu The following screen appears Select SD CARD and press the SET button on the Operation lever Select EXIT if formatting is not required META DATA HDD EXT ma 4 u iT 00 00 45 42 00 00 00 00 00 00 0
92. NCHRO SCAN mode 50 Setting FRAME RATE mode Switching audio input Using the built in microphone Using another microphone and audio COD M 53 Adjusting the audio recording level automatically seriean 53 Adjusting the recording level 54 CH3 and CH4 recording levels 55 Audio level meter magnification Using scene files Scene File Data 56 Changing scene file settings 56 Saving scene files and other settings on SD MEMORY Carde see epe nuper te enti 58 Configuration of setup data files Using time data Counter setting and display Time data overview nennt 61 Setting user bits t 62 Entering the user bits 63 Setting the time code 66 Externally locking the time code 67 Outputting the time code externally 70 Recording time codes and user bits 71 Playback Basic playback operations 74 Thumbnail operations 75 Thumbnail manipulations overview 76 Thumbnail screen 77 Selecting thumbnails esses 79 Playing back clips Switching the thumbnail display 80 Changing thumbnails 81 Sh
93. P2 card is inserted or the camera is powered up In this situation recording cannot be stopped until P2 card recognition ends To check P2 card status press the DISP MODE CHK button and check the row for SLOT 1 and 2 displayed in the viewfinder or LCD monitor An editing system that supports 24PA 2 3 3 2 advanced pulldown will enable editing with less quality loss than 24P 2 3 pulldown Record at standard 24P if a 24PA compatible editing system will not be used Recording with Variable Frame Rate VFR In 1080i and 720P mode this unit can shoot using frame skipping under cranking and high Speed recording over cranking You can select native PN recording mode and standard OVER recording Native VFR recording 1 In 1080i or 720P mode set REC FORMAT on the setting menu SYSTEM SETUP screen to AVC I 100 24PN or 30PN 25PN 2 In the SCENE FILE screen set the menu option VFR to ON and the menu option FRAME RATE to suit shooting purposes You can also change the frame rate using the SHTR F RATE dial Setting FRAME RATE mode Page 51 3 Press the START STOP button This starts recording in the VFR mode native VFR This mode can be combined with the AVC I 100 AVC I 50 30PN 25PN and 24PN recording formats You can also select DVCPRO HD with 720P Setting FRAME RATE mode Page 51 SYSTEM SETUP screen Page 135 Note the following about native VFR recording
94. Panasonic This product is eligible for the P2HD 5 Year Warranty Repair Program For details see page 8 of Vol 1 Ope rating Instructions Memory Card Camera Recorder voii AG HPX250P AG HPX250EN Volume PA 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 Recorder refer to Operating Instructions Vol 1 printed documents contained in the supplied CD ROM F5 FAL ANC IN DWVCPRO zT DVCPRO 50 DWVCPRO Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use ENGLISH M0811HO0 FJ VQT3T24A E Ed io ud o gt amp a n Q Bae E SDHC Logo is a trademark of SD 3C LLC HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC Microsoft Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Screenshots are used in accordance with Microsoft Corporation guidelines Apple Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the United States and other countries Other model names company names and product names listed in these operating instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective c
95. Pre recording loop recording interval recording one shot recording and one clip recording are not available 1394 output is not available during recording and recording standby Changing Scene Dial position during recording does not change VFR on and off position Sound cannot be recorded At this time no audio is output and N REC is displayed over the audio level meter VFR ON NO AUDIO RECORDING is also displayed when recording starts The time code is locked to Rec Run Thumbnail screens are created 1 frame later than video recorded on a P2 card but this is not a malfunction The screen may be distorted when changing the FRAME RATE setting Gain is fixed to 0 dB when set to 4 frames or less Furthermore AGC auto iris auto focus and ATW do not function and must be operated manually Red blue or green points may appear on the screen when the frame rate is low This is not a fault 1 In 24PN 30PN 25PN recording modes when the frame rate is 24 and 30 25 frames per second respectively audio can also be recorded The time code can be set to Free Run F RUN 21 22 Recording with Variable Frame Rate VFR continued Standard VFR recording pulldown recording 1 In 1080i or 720P mode set REC FORMAT on the setting menu SYSTEM SETUP screen to AVC 100 60i 60P or 50i 50P In the SCENE FILE screen set the menu option VFR to ON and the menu option FRAM
96. Recording time codes and user S When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 59 94i 720 59 94P 480 59 94i System setting status Recorded TC Output TC Displayed Recorded UB Output UB LTC and TCINIOUT LTCUB VITC UB SYSTEM REC REC FORMAT LIC vite Tcour MTC TCtc 2490 ire ug vrrCUB connector embedded embedded MODE SIGNAL embedded conversion us linHDSDI in HD SDI in HD SDI R RUN F RUN DF NDF 30 frames DVCPROHDIGO Dupuis Outputs R RUN F RUN NDF locked 30 frames AVC I100 60i RRUNFRUN Outputs Outputs AVC I50 60i LTC LTC TC 30 frames 30 frames Outputs Outputs tc LTCUB LTCUB EERUNFERUNE Outputs Outputs 24 frames mE HC jic 30 fames Follows UB Sanies Matches Matches MODE CAMERA AVC 100 30PN R RUN locked UC recorder recorder In EXT Frame rate Frame AVC ISOJSOPN DF NDF TCat TCat slaves to UB data rate data Other than value Every active start of start of in TC IN OUT 30 FRAME d 4080 frame recording recording connector 59 94 30 frames 30 frames 30 frames E s R RUNIF RUN Converts Converts NDF locked and outputs and outputs P atens LTC1030 LTCto30 Recording frames frames TC Output Output 24 frames adjusted adjusted AVC I100 24PN Matches Matches Playback to Over to Over AVC 150 24PN R RUN locked recorder recorder TC 60i based 60i
97. T STOP button again to stop recording Signals that have the same format as that set in the menu options SYSTEM MODE and REC FORMAT in the SYSTEM SETUP screen should be input to the IEEE1394 interface A signal in a different format will not be correctly recorded on a P2 card Video and audio recording and EE type video and audio of signal inputs other than 1x speed playback signals may not work Errors and warnings Page 126 Audio signal inputs are input signals from the DVCPRO DV connector 32 kHz 4CH 12 bit audio signals input via the IEEE1394 interface are recorded as 48 kHz 4CH 16 bit on a P2 card It is not possible to use the GENLOCK IN connector to synchronize to an external reference signal Signals output from the VIDEO OUT or AUDIO OUT connectors differ from actual input signals Use such signals for monitoring The following functions do not operate Pre recording function Loop recording function Interval recording and one shot recording function One clip recording function As well as those displayed in blue there are other items on the setting menu for which the setting value cannot be changed However this is not a fault and these items are not related to this function Time Code and User Bits When input from the IEEE 1394 interface is selected the time code and user s bit input from TC IN OUT cannot be recorded on P2 card When input from the
98. T functions Setting SYNCHRO SCAN mode Page 50 1 60 0 AG HPX250P 1 50 0 AG HPX250EN VFR Enables or disables variable frame rate VFR mode at Not displayed when system 1080i or 720P mode is 480i 576i ON This setting cannot be made VFR operation when REC SIGNAL is 1394 OFF Cannot be set when 1080i is VFR off selected with DVCPRO HD recording and CAMERA MODE is not set to 60i 50i FRAME RATE Adjusts the frame rate and exposure time at 1080i or Can only be set when VFR is 720P when VFR is on ON 1080 59 94i This setting cannot be made 1 2 4 6 9 12 15 18 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 when REC SIGNAL is 1394 30 FRAME Achange to 24 fps may 1080 50i cause the screen to flicker 1 2 4 6 9 12 15 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 FRAME momentarily 720 59 94P 1 2 4 6 9 12 15 18 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 30 32 34 36 40 44 48 54 60 FRAME 720 50P 1 2 4 6 9 12 15 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 32 34 37 42 45 48 50 FRAME SYNC SCAN Selects synchro scan shutter display Brightness may change when TYPE sec settings are switched Displays the shutter speed in fractions deg Displays the approximate shutter opening angle SYNCHRO Displays synchro scan shutter speeds to enable the Displayed in blue when not SCAN operator to synchronize the camera recorder to computer setto synchro scan mode and when the SHTR F RATE dial settings are not available
99. TION Sets special recording modes Not available in the following NORMAL conditions The special recording modes are not used When REC SIGNAL is set to 1394 INTERVAL Sets interval recording When REC FORMAT is set to ONE SHOT native recording When SYSTEM MODE is set Sets one shot recording to 1080 59 94i or 480 59 94i LOOP and CAMERA MODE is set to Sets loop recording 24P or 24PA Using special recording modes Page 43 When compiling to a clip in e This function is always set to NORMAL when the power one clip recording mode is turned on When VFR is set to ON ONE SHOT TIME Sets the duration for one shot recording Can only be set when REC 1frm 2frm 4frm 8frm 16frm 1s FUNCTION is ONE SHOT One shot recording ONE SHOT REC Page 45 INTERVAL TIME Sets the time interval of interval recording Can only be set when REC 2frm 4frm 8frm 16frm 1s 2s 5s 10s 30s 1min FUNCTION is INTERVAL 5min 10min Interval recording INTERVAL REC Page 44 START DELAY This delays the start of interval and one shot recording by Can only be set when REC about 1 second FUNCTION is INTERVAL or ON OFF ONE SHOT PREREC MODE Sets PRE REC Not available in the following ON OFF conditions Pre recording PRE REC Page 44 When REC SIGNAL is set to 1394 When VFR is set to ON When REC FORMAT is set to native recording When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 59 94i or 480 59
100. TOP button The camera recorder will pause recording after making a recording that lasts the duration set in step 3 Push the Operation lever in the V direction STOP to stop recording To cancel this function turn the camera recorder off or select NORMAL in the REC FUNCTION option The following indications appear to the left of the operation status display During recording I REC stays lit During a pause I PAUSE stays lit When stopped I in I PAUSE blinks No other functions are available during operation 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 file There is no output from the DVCPRO DV connector During continuous one shot recording recording operation speed may be decreased 45 46 Using special recording modes continued 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 first card by recording new clips over saved old clips Splitting clips recorded on P2 cards Page 14 Before 1st card 2nd card starting loop Norecording Recorded recording E Recording start First loop recording E EET Dd Second loop E99 A re
101. W has been assigned AWB AWB indicator AWB P3 2K AWB P5 6K Displays the color temperature assigned to PRST when the WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST Also displayed when AWB is performed in the PRST position BACK LIGHT Displayed during iris control when back light status is changed by pressing the user button to which BACK LIGHT is assigned DIAL FRAME RATE SHUTTER SYNCHRO SCAN LOCK This is displayed when you switch shutter frame rate dial using the dial select button DRS ON OFF Displayed when DRS operation has been changed D ZOOM 10x 2x 5x OFF INVALID This is displayed when you switch the operation of the digital zoom FBC ON OFF Displayed when FBC operation has been changed GAIN dB Displayed when GAIN is switched IRIS MANUAL AUTO This is displayed when you switch the iris operation OIS ON OFF This indicates that the image stabilization function has been switched on or off SCENE Displays the name of a scene file selected by turning the SCENE FILE dial o gt amp a n Q 127 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 changed 128 Checking and displaying shooting status Hold down the DISP MODE CHK button in recording stan
102. When REC FUNCTION is set to something other than NORMAL When REC SIGNAL is set to 1394 When VFR is set to ON START TEXT Sets whether to automatically add a text memo at the Not available when REC MEMO recording start position each time you start recording FUNCTION is set to something ON OFF other than NORMAL The text memo that is added when this is set to ON indicates the recording start position For details on recording the text memo as text information refer to Setting of clip meta data Page 87 TIME STAMP Determines whether or not date and time information will be superimposed on the image ON Superimposes date and time information on the image OFF Does not superimpose date and time information on the image Note When DATE TIME on the DISPLAY SETUP screen is set to OFF the date and time information is not superimposed indicates the factory setting 142 AUDIO SETUP screen ON OFF Item Setting Notes LIMITER CH1 Sets the CH1 limiter When the AUDIO AUTO MANU ON OFF 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 When the AUDIO AUTO MANU ON OFF CH2 switch is set to AUTO and auto adjustment mode is active the limiter is disabled regardless of these settings LIMITER CH3 Sets the CH3 limiter When the AUDIO AUTO MANU ON OFF CH3 switch is se
103. ZZZ USER 1 D5x W FBC P3 2K Od ND1 16 83 ND1 4 SEP 25 DRS 1 250 2011 23 59 59 SPOT MF23 5ft Fub Z10 4mm Selecting viewfinder display information To select items in the viewfinder screen open the DISPLAY SETUP screen and turn on or off each item or type For details on menu operation refer to Using the setup menus Page 28 of Vol 1 DISPLAY SETUP AVI TERIS gt 0 EVF PEAK FREQ LOW gt gt gt NORMAL EVF COLOR ON EVF MODE AUTO ZEBRA1 DETECT 70 ZEBRA2 DETECT 85 Y PUSH MENU TO RETURN EVF SETTING EVF B LIGHT Screen displays 1 33 32 31 30 29 28 __ 1 TC 12 34 56 23 1 2 119 9 9 min ZZZ EA FULL A P PAUSE 1 CLIP USER 11 27 jie r D5X y ie 4771080 i FBC 25 5 LAVC I100 M P3 2K 24 8 LT BOX E is ibd ND 1 16 22 9 83 ND1 4 21 el 0 ZAP R SEP 25 2011 23 59 59 720 11 AL CH1 2 A REC DRS SPOTAMF23 5ft119 12 I Fae zi0 imj 13 14 15 16 17 18 o amp Time code displays UB 2 Each press of the COUNTER button displays or turns off the indications listed below No indication Counter Counter value during recording only CLIP Clip Counter value during recording only Clip Counter value during each shooting session CLIP is
104. a fault Using progressive mode and VFR recording function Standard speed for film production Screen production normally requires a 24 fps 24 frames per second frame rate normal speed for screening a film Making the settings described below will provide film quality playback The 720P progressive mode and cine like gamma will make video look like it was shot with a film camera recorder Standard settings for film production SYSTEM MODE settings SYSTEM MODE Other settings Recording frame rate AVC I 100 24PN Pise REC FORMAT AVC I 50 24PN DVCPROHD 24PN VFR OFF AVC I 100 24PN REC FORMAT AVC I 50 24PN 1080 59 94i DVCPROHD 60i CAMERA MODE 24P 24PA VFR OFF 24 frames 1 Only when the menu option REC FORMAT is set to DVCPROHD 6Qi in the SYSTEM SETUP screen 23 24 Recording with Variable 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 for 50 Hz is standard x1 The settings below allow you to obtain the kind of playback used for broadcast programs This permits film like video recording of commercials and music clips that also provide a frame rate suitable for broadcasting Standard settings for producing commercials and dramas SYETEM
105. an switch between level meter display and audio output excluding 1394 for CH1 2 and CH3 4 while the USER button to which LVL METER has been allocated is held down Using the USER buttons Page 39 Audio recording not possible display This is displayed when audio recording is not possible during VFR variable frame rate mode native recording interval recording and one shot recording Shutter speed The shutter speed is displayed here In synchro scan mode the display time minutes display or shutter angle icon display made in the menu option SYNC SCAN TYPE in the SCENE FILE screen is used DRS display This indicates operation of the dynamic range stretcher function Iris display Displays F values Auto iris control displays STD Standard auto iris control SPOT Auto iris control for spot light BACK Auto iris control for backlight compensation Zoom position display Zoom positions are indicated in a range from Z00 maximum wide angle to Z99 maximum zoom You can switch the units to mm in ZOOM FOCUS on the setting menu DISPLAY SETUP screen 19 20 R Focus control display Displays the focus control information with 99 00 In the auto focus mode AF appears In the manual focus mode MF appears and when MF ASSIST is set to ON on the setting menu SW MODE screen MA appears When the display is set to macro control the black and white of AF or MF are displayed in reverse 95
106. and TCG on the RECORDING SETUP screen to FREE RUN In addition to an HD Y reference signal a composite video signal can also be input as reference signal Input composite video signals when the system mode is 480i 576i SD and 720P During HD Y signal input in 720P system mode GENLOCK input for the video signal is applied but the time code is delayed by 1 field If the reference GENLOCK input signal becomes irregular and recording cannot be normally performed TEMPORARY PAUSE IRREGULAR FRM SIG blinks in red in the viewfinder and on the LCD screen and the current clip is divided The continuity of the time code cannot be guaranteed Recording resumes when the signal returns to normal Recording will not resume if interval one shot or loop recording is in progress E Example 2 Connecting two or more AG HPX250P EN with one another with one being used as the reference device Reference device Slave device VIDEO OUT GENLOCK IN Set TC IN OUT terminal to output or input using TC IN OUT SEL on the setting menu OUTPUT SEL screen For each unit set TC VIDEO SYNC on the setting menu OUTPUT SEL screen to RECORDING and GL PHASE on the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen to COMPOSITE If you set TC VIDEO SYNC on the setting menu OUTPUT SEL screen to RECORDING you can attach the same time code to synchronized video on two units when recording The subcarrier in the VBS signal of the VIDEO OUT connec
107. another card ERROR Other causes OVER MAX CLIPS The limit for the number of clips that can be recorded to one P2 card up to 1000 clips is reached and recording stops REC RAM OVERFLOW Overflow of recording memory RUN DOWN CARD This message indicates that a P2 card has been overwritten the maximum number of times and that normal recording cannot be guaranteed if operation continues It is best to replace such P2 cards with a new card SYSTEM ERROR This message indicates that a system error has occurred This type of error can often be corrected by turning off the power and turning it back on again CAM MICON ERROR The microprocessor in the camera recorder is not responding P2 CONTROL ERROR a P2 control error has occurred P2 MICON ERROR The P2 microprocessor does not respond CAN LENS ERROR a camera recorder lense error has occurred TEMPORARY PAUSE 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 access or that a system mode change was made Turn the power off and then turn it back on again Camera recorder status display in alphabetical order ABB ABB indicator ATW ACTIVE Appears when the AWB button is pressed and ATW is running ATW ATW LOCK Appears when the WHITE BAL switch is set to B and AT
108. at AVC Intra does not support pulldown recording Camera recorder A B c D capture AN PLUS 1080 24P over 60i Ao Ae Bo Be Bo Ce Co De Do De 2 3 pull down recording Native recording This format extracts and records only effective frames when 1080i mode is used with 24PN or 30PN 25PN AVC Intra mode Furthermore native recording format for both DVCPRO HD and AVC Intra is supported with 720P enabling recording of 2 2 5x longer than pull down recording Also in native recording the output of camera recorder video and playback video is a 59 94 50 frame rate Camera recorder A B c D capture 1080 24PN A Tw A Tx 2 3 pull down Ao Ae Bo Be Bo Ce Co De Do De p W VJ VJ VJ Recording A B C D Camera recorder A B c D capture 720 24PN A Z N A N 2 3 pull down y A B B B T C D D D Recording A 5 c D Active frame In 24P 24PA 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 code The camera uses internal memory for recording when recording starts as soon as a
109. ate the camera recorder driver Updating the firmware incorporated into the unit Page 158 For the latest information not available in the Operating Instructions visit the support desk at the following website http pro av panasonic net P2 card recording times When using one 64 GB card Recording 3 System mode format codec Recording time AVC I 100 DVCPRO HD Approx 64 min HD 1080i 720P ANC I 50 Approx 128 min DVCPROSO Approx 128 SD 480i 576i DVCPRO Approx 256 DV min The above recording time is for normal recording Recording in native mode will extend recording time depending on system mode Recording format list Page 164 Use of 32 GB 16 GB and 8 GB P2 cards will provide 1 2 1 4 and 1 8 respectively of above recording times The indicated capacities include a management area so the total area available for recording is somewhat smaller 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 a single clip in thumbnail operations display delete recover copy etc Such recordings may be handled as separate clips by nonlinear editing software or a PC Recording format Continuous excluding Native
110. atus of the shooting functions and a list of functions allocated to the USER buttons will be displayed When you release the button the normal display will be restored Using the USER buttons Page 39 When you push the DISP MODE CHK button during recording standby or recording all the information will be unshown When you press the button again the normal display will be restored The information is retained even if you turn off the unit s power or switch to another operation mode 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 SYSTEM SETUP screen ASPECT CONV Page 137 Refer to the section Using the setup menus Page 28 of Vol 1 for menu operation SIDE CROP Recorded in the regular 4 3 aspect ratio The left and right edges of the image are cut LETTER BOX Recorded in the 16 9 aspect ratio Black bands are recorded at the top and bottom of the image When LETTER BOX is selected black bands are not displayed at the top and bottom of the viewfinder or LCD monitor as the screen size is 16 9 As such LT BOX is displayed on the Screen SQUEEZE The recorded images are squeezed horizontally so that they are shown as 16 9 images on a compatible wide screen television amp D oY Q Optical Image Stabilizer Use the Optical Image Stabilizer OIS to reduce the effec
111. based Other than NDF locked TCat TCat 24 frames onLTC JonLTC 24 FRAME Every active start of start of ic UB UB frame recording recording 30 frames 24 frames 30 frames 30 frames E s Follows UB Records o R RUNIF RUN VAUX TC y MODE ier 1394 DVCPROHDI60 DFINDE in 1394 Outputs Outputs 30 frames In EXT VITCUB in Outputs Outputs Outputs LTC LTC tc slaves to 1394inputat LTC UB LTCUB VITC UB 30 frames input at t Idem 24frames LTCUBin fall times all times 1304 i 394 input 1 When UB MODE is FRM RATE playback of native clips is the pulldown frame rate read from VITC UB 2 the time code from the TC IN OUT connector 3 5 slaved to it during recording 6 T VAUX TC is time code recorded in the video AUX area in the DVC format In Free Run mode it is slaved to the time code input to the TC IN OUT connector whose value is In Free Run mode it is slaved to the time code input to the TC IN OUT connector In Free Run mode it is slaved when TC input to the TC IN OUT connector is non drop frame But not converted to 24 frames when it was NDF 30 frames But not slaved to it during recording In Free Run mode it is slaved to the value input to the DVCPRO DV connector It does not slave it to 71 Using time data continued System setting status Recorded TC Output TC Displayed Recorded UB Output UB LTC and TCINIOUT LTCUB VITC UB EM R
112. be imported by the partition between such cards Copy data by clip 116 Selecting clips from the thumbnail menu For a Type S or P2 STORE hard disk drive you can write data back to a P2 card with the same model number on a card basis The target P2 cards must be preformatted 1 switch the mode to UsB HOST Switching to the USB HOST mode Page 111 The thumbnail screen is displayed USB HOST is displayed in the bottom right 2 Connect a hard disk drive via USB C Insert the target P2 cards in slots 4 Press the MENU button and select HDD EXPLORE from the thumbnail menu Move to the appropriate partition and select it with the SET button on the Operation lever 5 From the thumbnail menu select OPERATION IMPORT Then specify the slots that contain the empty target P2 cards 6 select YES This starts the write process When the writing is completed the message COPY COMPLETED is displayed For your information To disable verification during writing select HDD SETUP from the thumbnail menu and set the option VERIFY to OFF This speeds up writing without verifying data writing e If a clip is written back to a P2 card different from the original card that contained that clip then the clip may be incomplete If this is the case reconnect the clip Reconnection of incomplete clips Page 85 Copy data in clip units from cards with a different model number as data
113. bnail of the hard disk drive is displayed Max 20 characters m ee T copy B property POR j 00 04 36 14 EXT FORMAT HDD Bos oo M T 00 00 58 22 ALL HDD ure J 00 02 43 12 SERIAL XE AZFOBK0081 DATE 20 JUN 2011 MODEL TIME 02 00 45 AKP2COISRG VERIFY NAME PART1 ALL HDD a 00 00 58 22 SERIAL AZFOBK0081 MODEL AJ P2C016RG TRA 00 00 32 14 Formatting a hard disk drive Switch the mode to USB HOST Switching to the USB HOST mode Page 111 The thumbnail screen is displayed USB HOST is displayed in the bottom right Connect the hard disk drive via USB Press the MENU button and select HDD EXPLORE from the thumbnail menu The display provides a screen that shows the information about the hard disk drive From the thumbnail menu select OPERATION FORMAT HDD and select YES using the Operation lever Then the confirmation message is displayed again Select YES The camera recorder starts formatting the hard disk drive Once formatted the hard disk drive can be treated as a TYPE S HDD Formatting a hard disk drive erases all contents of it Note that you cannot erase the contents of certain partitions by specifying them e Operation of the hard disk drive with this unit and the data in the hard disk drive are not guaranteed if a hard disk drive formatted by this unit is rewritten using another PC or similar Data erased by formatting cannot be res
114. bnail screen appears again with the pointer replaced with the text memo where the playback started Press the MENU button to select EXIT or press the EXIT button to return the pointer to the upper part of the thumbnail screen e Pressing the START STOP button in the text memo screen will not start recording For AVC Intra format clips that cannot be played back text memo thumbnails cannot be displayed and may be shown as a 7 icon Deleting a text memo 1 Select the desired text memo by carrying out steps 1 3 for Playing back a clip at the position where a text memo is recorded Left 2 Move the pointer to the desired text memo and then press the SET button on Operation lever 3 Press the MENU button to select OPERATION DELETE from the thumbnail menu A YES NO screen appears to confirm that you wish to delete Select YES with the Operation lever to delete the text memo Playback 83 84 Thumbnail operations continued 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 You can select more than one text memo 3 Press the MENU button to select OPERATION COPY 4 User the Operation lever and SET buttons
115. center of the image is not magnified and status indications do not appear FOCUS BAR DISPLAY SETUP menu The length of the bar indicates whether the image is in focus The focus bar extends to the far right when the image is in focus sl Out of focus The bar extends to the right when the image is in focus 29 Shooting in manual mode continued 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 Turn the IRIS ring to adjust the aperture of lens when in the manual iris mode In the auto iris mode the lens iris can be corrected using this ring If you have set ON under A IRIS on the setting menu AUTO SW screen auto iris will be forcibly selected when auto mode has been established Page 140 This unit s iris F number when it is open is F1 6 at full WIDE and F3 2 at full TELEPHOTO The iris display in the viewfinder or on the LCD when the iris is open is OPEN at full WIDE and F3 2 or OPEN at full TELEPHOTO You can display the brightness level for the center part of the screen by pressing a USER button Page 39 to which Y GET has been assigned Adjusting the gain When the display is dark increase the gain to 1 If the camera recorder is in a
116. cording START UB The user bit value at the start of the recording DATE The date of the recording TIME The time at the start of the recording DURATION The time length of the clip V FORMAT The recording format for the clip FRAME RATE The frame rate for the playback REC RATE The recording frame rate is displayed Only displayed when using the VFR function to record in Native mode 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 The underlined items are automatically set during shooting Clip meta data items Page 88 Modification of recorded clip metadata 1 Display the window for detailed clip metadata that you intend to modify in the clip properties window Place the cursor on the item to be modified using the Operation lever The metadata that can be modified are shown like CREATOR in the following figure ee 0004 GLOBAL CLIP ID USER CLIP NAME PROPERTY CREATOR JUN 17 2009 LITT CREATION DATE V_FORMAT AVC 4_100_1080 59 94i FRAME RATE 59 941 THUMBNAIL RI PROXY Press the SET button on the Operation lever The input window soft keyboard for modifying metadata is displayed Use the keyboard to modify the metadata ee 0004 GLOBAL CLIP ID PROPERTY V FORMAT AV FRAME RATE 59 41 RECRATE The keyboard operation is the same as
117. cording M Mol Recording will be made on the areas with no recording consecutively A B then C When all areas on all cards are recorded new recording C will be made by overwriting the area A 1 Check that the SYSTEM SETUP screen is set up as described on page 43 Refer to the section Using the setup menus Page 28 of Vol 1 for menu operation 2 Select LOOP in the menu option REC FUNCTION in the RECORDING SETUP screen Page 141 3 Press the START STOP button Recording starts Press the START STOP button to stop recording To cancel this function turn the camera recorder off or select NORMAL in the REC FUNCTION item The following indications appear to the left of the operation status display During recording L REC stays lit During a pause L PAUSE stays lit When remaining memory is low P2 LACK L blinks Use two P2 cards with at least one minute of remaining recording time The mode check screen shows standard recording time depending on recording format as remaining P2 card time When loop recording is stopped right after deleting old data the time of recordings on the card may be shorter than indicated This function is not available during IEEE1394 input The pre recording and one clip recording functions are not available Canceling this function may take some time The succeeding operations are not available until the P2 CARD ACCESS LED goes from blin
118. ct the user bits to record in the subcode area Page 142 USER Records internal user values To set user values set the menu UB PRESET screen Set values are retained after the power is turned off Entering the user bits Page 63 TIME Records the time calculated by the internal clock DATE Records the year month and day time digits from the internal clock EXT Records the user bits input to the TC IN OUT connector Recording of 1394 input also records user bits input to the DVCPRO DV connector TCG Records the time code value FRM RATE Records the frame rate information of camera capture A native recorded clip is played back at the same frame rate as the VITC UB regardless of recorded values Use this setting when a PC or other editing device is to use the user bit frame rate Frame rate information recorded in user bits Page 64 To slave lock to the user bits input to the TC IN OUT connector set to EXT In slave mode the UB indicator is highlighted 62 A slave relationship once started continues even after input from the TC IN OUT or DVCPRO DV connector ends Note that the following events release user bit slave status When a UB MODE option is set to something other than EXT When UB PRESET is performed When switching to 1394 in the menu option REC SIGNAL in the SYSTEM SETUP screen Turning the power off The internal user value retains the slave values even af
119. d separate clip and end combining to the clip Push and hold the Operation lever in the V direction STOP for about 2 seconds while recording is paused operating while recording is on standby Or Press and hold the START STOP button for about 2 seconds to stop recording operating while recording is in progress Follow the instructions above to end combining to the clip END 1 CLIP displays Subsequent recordings use a new and separate clip n addition to the aforementioned steps the following ends combining to the clip and subsequent recordings use a new clip When the power is turned off When the P2 card with the previous recording is removed When the P2 card is formatted or the clip is deleted when the previous combined clip does not exist The clip does not stop combining even when the STOP button is pressed in the Menu or on the thumbnail display To exit one clip recording mode Set the menu option ONE CLIP REC to OFF To cue to the start of the combined section of the clip A text memo can be automatically added to the start of the recording the start of a section can be cued for playback and the thumbnail of the location can be checked before each recording To automatically add a text memo to the start point of the recording set the menu option START TEXT MEMO to ON in the RECORDING SETUP screen Page 142 Check and playback the location of the added text memo by selectin
120. d to 24 frames when it was NDF 30 frames But not slaved to it during recording When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 50i 720 50P 573 50i System setting status Recorded TC Output TC Disp ayec Recorded UB Output UB LTC and TCINIOUT LTCUB VITC UB SM Bon REC FORMAT LTC VTC TCOUT PU d Biss LTC UB VITC UB connector embedded embedded in HD SDI UB in HD SDI in HD SDI DVCPROHD S50i R RUN F RUN Outputs Outputs 25 frames LTC LTC AVC 1100 50i AVC 150 50i Follows UB MODE CAMERA R RUNIF RUN Pain pas Outputs Outputs TC n EXT Framerate Outputs Outputs Frame 25 frames value Uc UC 25 rames slaves to UB data LTCUB LTCUB rate data 25 FRAME in TC INOUT f Matches Matches connector 1080 501 AVC I100 25PN R RUN locked recorder recorder AVC I5025PN d TCat TCat Other than Every active start of start of 25 FRAME fae recording recording 25 frames 25 frames s s Follows UB Records RRUNF RUN VAUKTC o 0 C iver VICUS loupas Oupus lo 4394 DVCPROHDI5OI 1 in 1304 utputs utputs T In EXT T l Bin Outputs Outputs Outputs 25 frames input at LTC LTC 25frames slaves to 1394 inputat LTCUB LTCUB VITC UB alas LTC UB in all times 1394 input Follows UB eee R RUNIF RUN MET AVC IBO 50P 25 frames slaves to UB Outputs Outputs in TC IN OUT LTC LTC connector R RUN F RUN Every active Same as ca SFE lie uc c e E M
121. dby or during recording to display the settings of each shooting function the list of functions assigned to USER buttons and all other information Release the button to return to the regular screen Press the DISP MODE CHK button during recording standby or recording clears all displays Press again to return to the regular display These settings are maintained when the unit is turned off and also when switching media and operating mode The following items can be displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor by pressing the DISP MODE CHK button or by configuring the menu option OTHER DISPLAY in the DISPLAY SETUP screen DISP MODE CHK button o gt amp a m Q i Displays opened or hidden by settings inae Displays that jh FHER DISPLAY etic 3 Other menus that No Displays CHECK DISPLAY OFF Not affected Y Opens x Clears clear displays i 4 clears V Not affected brings up ALL PARTIAL OFF 1 Time code displays y Isnotcleared a 2 Warnings y Is not cleared CARD amp BATTERY 3 Backup unit displays y Is not cleared Recording format and 4 system frequency vV V Y x x indication 5 AUTO MAN UAL y 3 J 4 x switch indicator 6 Information display x Is not cleared 7 System frequency N J 4 x x B display 8 Letter box recording display y 4 B 9 YGET brightness display N Is
122. ding down the REC CHECK button will allow them you to play back up to 10 seconds Blinks green slow Use this function to check that recording is No available space on card card is performed normally writeprotected The camera recorder returns to recording Lights orange standby mode after playback Slot that is the object of recording For clips with a playback time of 10 seconds or Blinks orange less clips earlier than the current clip are not Data is now being accessed played back even if the REC CHECK button is Blinks orange fast held down after returning the clip to the start A card is now being recognized Both lamps blink orange REC CHECK button Ejection of card during access Off Cards have not been inserted or formatted Insertion of incompatible card E PC USB DEVICE mode Blinks orange Data is now being accessed Off A status other than access underway Note that a backup recording performed on a backup device connected to the DVCPRO DV or SDI OUT connector will also record video played back using the REC CHECK function In one clip recording mode the beginning of a clip is not used as the start position for playback after returning as far as possible with the REC CHECK function or starting playback while recording is paused Instead playback starts from the start point Protecting against a possible erasure of the most recent recording operation Switch the write protect switch
123. display Set the menu option P2CARD REMAIN in the DISPLAY SETUP screen to ONE CARD to display the remaining time on the P2 card being recorded and show the number of the slot it resides in on the left TOTAL displays the remaining time on both cards In a mode check ONE CARD and TOTAL are alternately displayed This display does not appear while remaining memory is calculated and when the camera recorder is in USB device mode A mode check during loop recording displays the standard recording time available to loop recording Indicates remaining time in 1 minute increments from 0 to 999 minutes 999 minutes and longer time periods are also indicated as 999 minutes The display blinks when 2 minutes or less time is left Media information display Indicates the slots that contain P2 cards and general information on the media 1 On P2 card ready for recording 1 lights green P2 card selected for recording flashes The card is being recognized No card inserted Write protected Full Cannot recognize mj gt lt n 0 P2 card in an invalid format formatting will take care of this problem 33 Recording and playback REC Recording PAUSE Recording standby I Playback pause Play Dp lt 10 Slow play Reverse slow play DD lt 00 Frame by frame Reverse Frame by frame PP 44 Fast forward Fast forward
124. duction Hard disk drive data copying Hard disk drive L USB cable optional 0842 577 Switching to the USB HOST mode Page 111 USB2 0 cable is not included with this camera Please use a commercial USB2 0 cable double shielded for noise reduction 102 Digital video equipment Dubbing Other Digital video equipment 1394 cable optional Connect one of these cables to the terminal on the recorder SDI OUT BNC cable optional Control of external devices through 1394 connection Page 106 Recording signals input to the DVCPRO DV connector Page 105 Please use a double shielded IEEE1394 cable AUTO REC function When recording is started or stopped on this camera recorder recording start stop information can be output through the SDI HD connector to control external device The external device should support this function 103 Connecting external units continued TV Monitor playback dubbing BNC cable optional HDMI cable optional Video pin cable optional Connect one of these V cables to the terminal on 1 l 5 the television or monitor i ooo EE SDI OUT TV Monitor Audio pin cable optional White CH1 left channel sound Red CH2 right channel sound VIERA Link is not supported Please be aware that when using an HDMI cable and connecting this camera
125. e 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 there is not enough space left on the P2 card Lights when the battery for the internal clock is depleted Charging the built in battery Page 27 of Vol 1 Backup unit displays 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 6 Recording 13944 Recording standby 1394 al The backup unit cannot be controlled No backup unit is connected A backup unit is connected but is not in recording or recording standby status 1394 1394 Recording format and system frequency indication 1080i 720P 480i 576i Recording format In 1080i 720P system mode AVC I 100 AVC Intra 100 format AVC I 50 AVC Intra 50 format DVCPROHD DVCPRO HD format In 480 576i system mode DVCPROSO DVCPRO DV AUTO MANUAL switch indicator Indicates when the AUTO MANUAL switch is set to AUTO 10 11 Information display The following information is displayed depending on the situation Performance of auto white balance and auto black balance Warning and error indication Information on switch and button operations MODE CHECK indication Page 131
126. e unit will not work properly if only the miniSD microSD card adaptor is installed Make sure that the card has been installed in the adaptor before using it Use of Panasonic s SD memory cards and miniSD microSD cards is recommended Be sure to format cards using camera recorder Any SD memory card with the following capacities 8 MB to 2 GB and any 32 GB SDHC memory card can be used with the unit For the latest information not available in the operating Instructions visit the P2 Support Desk at the following Web sites http pro av panasonic net Cards you can use Cards you cannot use SD memory cards including miniSD cards All memory cards except the SDHC memory cards including miniSDHC cards ones pictured on the left MultiMediaCard 162 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 redistribute the source codes of this software To obtain the source codes go to the following home page http pro av panasonic net The manufacturer asks users to refrain from directing inquiries concerning the source codes they have obtained and other details to its representatives 2 Included with this product is software which is licensed under MIT License Details on the above software can be found on the in
127. eas where corrosive gases etc are present SD memory cards After ejecting an SD memory card from the unit be absolutely sure to stow it in its own case Do not leave SD memory cards in areas where corrosive gases etc are present Do not leave the cards inside vehicles in places exposed to direct sunlight or in other places where the temperature is high Do not leave the cards where the humidity level is high or where there are high concentrations of dust 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 W Since data recorded in the DVCPRO P2 format or AVC Intra are in a file format they have excellent compatibility with PCs The file structure is a unique format which in addition to video and audio data in MXF files contains various other important information items The folder structure links the data as shown on the right Changing or deleting just one information component could make it impossible to recognize the data as P2 data or use the card in a P2 device Device V CONTENTS AUDIO CLIP ICON PROXY VIDEO VOICE LASTCLIP TXT All these folders are required This is the file in which the information on the final clip that was recorded with the P2 device is written W When transferring data from a P2 card to a PC or w
128. econnection 85 Restoring 85 CLOCK SETTING 151 Color bars 40 COLOR TEMP Ach 133 COLOR TEMP Bch 133 Control of external device 106 Counter etes 61 Date and time of shooting 100 DATE TIME icri ri ehe 148 DETAIL CORIN Ginez aset ceeeco rere 133 DETAIL LEVEL erts 132 DIAGNOSTIC screen usss 153 Diopter adjustment ssss 6 DISPLAY SETUP screen 147 DOWNCON MODE eee 145 pp ll sueees 133 DRS EFEEGT eiieeinmteisietest ere ESEA 133 DVCPRO DV connector 105 p m 126 EVF B LIGHT 147 EVF COLOR 147 EVF MODE 147 EVF PEAK FREQ 147 EVF PEAK LEVEL we 147 EVE SETTING roe irri ee 147 External microphone 53 101 Eye CUP T 23 of Vol 1 FaSEOFWAFGQU aos decere feet tra rerba 74 jo a 38 FUNMWAIG seanoa aniei Tiang 158 Flash Band Compensation 38 FOCUS GSSISE 29 FOCUS DAN e 29 FOCUS BAR irte cet aenea ene 148 ERAMETRATE 6 iret tenter a 132 Reference Index continued MENU H MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU 166 GIEBBASE 3e ccrtc tea tese 152 HANDLE ZOOM 138 Headphones
129. ecording time codes 71 Recording user bits 71 MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU REC SIGNAL teen ce neos 135 Remaining battery charge 124 REMOTE 3 2 nti c aai 151 ROWING m 74 SAEETY ZONE ase 148 Safety zone marker sss 36 SCAN REVERSE sisina 136 Scene file tiere eerte 56 SGCENE FILE nti 150 Scene file data sssuss 57 SCENE FILE screen 132 SD CARD FORMAT eese 150 SDI EDI ai crecen trees 145 SDI amp HDMI CHAR is 145 SDI amp HDMI SELECT irers 145 SDI METADATA iter SDE OUT En soutenue ie SD memory card tee FORMANN sci certo ends eren eret Installation tse IReimoval zoe tne rte ettet Status display ess USINO c M SEEK SELECT Self portrait shooting 35 SELF SHOOT ee tenete 148 SERIAL NO enin ts 153 SETUP 2 nic et ences 137 Setup menu Imita ZING onsereen 29 of Vol 1 list Rei T 132 Str ct re nme 30 of Vol 1 Using ttes 28 of Vol 1 Shooting iniit 10 28 Shot mark ssss 41 82 Shoulder strap 22 of Vol 1 S
130. ed if data copied to them from the camera recorder has been replaced with other data using a PC By using the drive mount converter distributed on the following URL the hard disk drive can be mounted in the designated folder when connected e http pro av panasonic net Warning and error display for thumbnail operation and USB HOST MODE E Thumbnails Message Description Measure 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 With the AVC Intra100 or AVC Intra50 clips for which thumbnails cannot be created and for which the 7 mark is displayed cannot have the thumbnail for their text memo position changed Please set the SYSTEM MODE item to match the clip The menu item SYSTEM MODE is found on the setting menu SYSTEM SETUP screen Page 135 CANNOT COPY Images cannot be copied Check the conditions for copying CANNOT DELETE Contents version mismatch prevents deletion Match devices and contents version CANNOT FORMAT P2 card problem prevents formatting Check P2 card CANNOT RECONNECT A clip that does not span multiple cannot be reconnected Check selected content CANNOT REPAIR Data cannot be repaired since content that cannot be repaired is selected Check selected content LACK OF CAPACITY There is not enough recording capacity left on the card Inser
131. ed in red 9 X Defective Clip Indicator and P Unknown Clip indicator This marker is displayed for defective clips which may result from a variety of causes e g powering down during recording Clip with yellow defective clip indicators can be restored in some cases Restoring clips Page 85 A clip displayed with a red corrupt marker cannot be restored and must be deleted If the clip cannot be deleted format the P2 card is displayed for clips such as those which differ in format from the P2 standard 10 Incomplete Clip Indicator Indicates that although a clip is recorded across multiple P2 cards one of these cards is not inserted into a P2 card slot 11 M Shot Mark Indicator This marker is displayed for a clip with a shot mark attached Shot mark Page 82 12 P Indicator for clips with proxy This is displayed on clips for which proxy recorded on a proxy supporting P2 camera recorder such as an AJ HPX3100 is attached 13 T Text Memo Indicator This marker is displayed for a clip with a text memo attached 44 B Edit Copied Clip Indicator This marker is displayed on a clip when the model supports edit copy such as the AJ HPM200 For more information about edit copying see the instruction manual for a mode that supports edit copying 15 W Wide Clip Indicator This marker is displayed for clips recorded with the 16 9 aspect ratio However it does not accompany clips in HD format 16
132. ed to high temperatures humidities Exposed to water droplets or Electrically charged Be sure always close the cover when using an SD memory card See also Checkpoints for using memory cards Page 162 17 18 Using the zoom function This camera recorder has a 22 x optical zoom On the remote control function Press ZOOM VOL to zoom with the motor drive Zoom with the zoom lever or the zoom ring Zoom speed is fixed at medium Zoom lever handle side Zoom ring DATE osD TME COUNTER RESET TITLE zoom MULT ZOOM switch Zoom lever Set the ZOOM switch to SERVO so that you can use the motor driven zoom T Zoom in W Zoom out Gently press the zoom button on the grip to zoom slowly firmly press to zoom faster Zoom lever handle side You can change the zoom speed on the handle zoom button by selecting one of three speeds with the HANDLE ZOOM switch Set the HANDLE ZOOM switch speeds by going to the setup menus SW MODE screen HANDLE ZOOM Page 138 Zoom ring Set the ZOOM switch to MANUAL so that you can use the zoom ring You cannot use the zoom ring if the ZOOM switch is set to SERVO Trying to use it could damage the camera recorder 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 s
133. en continued Item Setting Notes KNEE Sets the compression level knee point of the high Achange in settings during brightness video signals received through the MOS sensor DRS operation will not change to avoid overexposure video quality AUTO Sets the level automatically according to the received signals HIGH High setting compression starts at approx 100 96 MID Medium setting compression starts at approx 90 96 LOW Low setting compression starts at approx 80 96 MATRIX Selects the MATRIX table to reproduce color during shooting NORM 1 Ensures proper color rendition when shooting out in the open or under halogen lighting NORM Produces more vivid colors than NORM1 FLUO Ensures proper color rendition when shooting indoors under fluorescent lighting CINE LIKE Produces a tone similar to movie film SKIN TONE DTL Turns the skin tone detail on or off When on reduces detail to hide any skin blemishes ON OFF V DETAIL FREQ Sets vertical detail THIN Produces fine detail MID Produces less detail and wider edging THICK Produces even less detail and the widest edging effect Progressive recording made at THIN or MID cause horizontal lines or oblique lines that are almost horizontal to flicker when viewed on a normal monitor TV 60i 50i Interlace THIN and MID settings will produce higher resolution video than THICK when shooting progressive footage that wil
134. esent the PC operation lamp illuminates and USB DEVICE CONNECT appears in the center of the viewfinder or LCD monitor When connection is not correctly DISCONNECT appears in the viewfinder In USB device mode clips on P2 cards can be displayed but video from the camera recorder or an external device cannot be recorded Mode lamp PC CAMERA x MEL one OFF POWER ET POWER MODE switch Viewfinder display USB DEVICE CONNECT 5 Terminating USB device mode Set the camera recorder POWER MODE switch to OFF You cannot return to CAMERA mode or PB THUMBNAIL mode from USB device mode 110 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 DL Writing data on a hard disk drive Page 115 view i mcm o5 thumbnails of stored clips EXPLORE Refer to Viewing hard disk drive information Page 112 and Z Ac on ES prose write data back to P2 cards IMPORT Refer to Writing data back to P2 cards Page 116 USB HOST display Switching to the USB HOST mode 1 Select USB HOST in PC MODE SELECT on In USB HOST mode cipe on P2 cade call be displayed but video from the camera recorder or an external device cannot be recorded Clips written to a hard disk must be written back to a P2 card before it can be played the setting menu SYSTEM SETUP screen and press
135. et 1394 CONTROL in the setting menu OTHER FUNCTIONS screen to BOTH 2 Use the setting menu 1394 CMD SEL OTHER FUNCTIONS to select the command for terminating recording that external devices receive For details on menu operation refer to Using the setup menus Page 28 of Vol 1 3 Recording can be started and stopped for both this unit and external devices by pressing the START STOP button on this unit 106 Note the following when backup recording Menu settings are retained even if you turn the power off So if you use the camera recorder with the settings for backup recording still in effect images on media in any unit that connected may be overwritten After backup recording check the menu item settings before you operate the camera recorder If you use another AG HPX250P EN as the external unit for backup recording select OFF for 1394 CONTROL on the external unit and set REC SIGNAL to 1394 on the setting menu SYSTEM SETUP screen Backup recording may not work properly if you connect two or more external units Use a 1394 cable of 4 5 m or less for connection Set the external unit up to receive 1394 signals before backup recording You can have a media in the external unit start recording automatically when the media in this unit is almost finished Set 1394 CONTROL on the setting menu OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Page 151 to CHAIN Note that images are recorded even when you
136. f WRITE NG ERROR appears the SD memory card may be defective Replace it 59 Using scene files Scene File Data continued Configuration of setup data files 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 later retrieval The setting menu values can be stored as a user file in the camera recorder and up to four files can be stored on the SD memory card The setting data files are configured as shown below AG HPX250P AG HPX250EN SCENE FILE SCENE FILE SCENE FILE SCENE FILE Factory defaults Current operating status values Saved camera values SD CARD Fi c aaeeea F1 Default value SCENETIE F1 Current value SCENETILE aarean F1 Saved value F2 screen INTIAL LOAD SAVE F3 F2 Default value p F2 Current value 49 F2 Saved value F4 F5 F6 Fi F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 Fi F2 F3 1 SCENE FILE dial unit CARD FUNCTIONS screen F4 2 All files F1 to F6 SCENE FILE LOAD SAVE F5 F6 Fi F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F3 Default value F3 Current value 4 F3 Saved value F4 Default value F4 Current value F4 Saved value F5 Default value F5 Current value F5 Saved value F6 Default value F6 Current value F6 Saved value
137. f the location SCENARIO Displays PROGRAM NAME SCENE NO and TAKE NO NEWS Displays REPORTER name of the reporter PURPOSE purpose of shooting and GLOBAL CLIP ID Displays the global clip ID which indicates the shooting status of the clip USER CLIP NAME Displays the clip name specified by the user VIDEO Displays FRAME RATE frame rate of the clip PULL DOWN and ASPECT RATIO AUDIO SAMPLING RATE sampling frequency of recorded sound and BITS PER SAMPLE digitized bit s of recorded sound ACCESS Displays CREATOR person who recorded the clip CREATION DATE date when the clip was recorded LAST UPDATE DATE date of the latest update of the clip and LAST UPDATE PERSON person who made the latest update of the clip OBJECT object of shooting MEMO Displays NO the number of the text memo OFFSET location of the frame where the text memo is added PERSON person who recorded the text memo added to the clip and TEXT contents of the text memo THUMBNAIL Displays the location of the frame frame offset and the size height and width of the image selected as the thumbnail image PROXY This displays format and other such information for proxy if present Displays in the CLIP PROPERTY screen te 2 9 The USER CLIP NAME recording method is selectable For details refer to Selecting the USER CLIP NAME recording method
138. firmware information and download any firmware you require The update is completed by loading the downloaded file onto the unit via an SD memory card For details on updating visit the support desk at the following website http pro av panasonic net Be sure to use a compatible SD memory card The unit is compatible with SD memory cards based on the SD and SDHC standards Also be sure to format the memory card using the unit before use 158 Cleaning When cleaning do not use benzene or thinner Using benzine or paint thinners may deform the camera recorder and or cause the surface finish to peel off Before proceeding with maintenance remove the battery or disconnect the AC cord from the power outlet Use a soft clean cloth to wipe the camera recorder To remove stubborn dirt wipe the camera recorder with a cloth moistened with kitchen detergent that has been diluted with water and then use a dry cloth to take up the remaining moisture Cleaning the Viewfinder If there is dust inside the view finder remove the eye cup holder and get rid of the dust The interior of the eye cup holder is specially finished so do not ever wipe it If there is dust on it blow it off with an air blower Remove the eye cup holder with the eye cup attached by rotating it counterclockwise It will be tightly screwed on When you do this tilt the view finder slightly upward To amount the eye cup holder align the rid
139. format recording time AVC 1 100 Approx 5 min DVCPRO HD Ree AVC I 50 DVCPROS0 Approx 10 min D AM Approx 20 min Remove the P2 card 1 Push the OPEN lever of the P2 card slot cover downward 1 and slide to open Check that the P2 card access lamp is not blinking orange Push the P2 card eject button and press it AC N Remove the P2 card P2 card access lamp Do not eject the P2 card or turn the power off under the following circumstances since doing so may cause a malfunction in the card 1 While the orange P2 card access lamp is blinking after the card is inserted and until it stops blinking 2 During recording during the recording finish process or while the access lamp is blinking If a P2 card is ejected during formatting or while its data is being accessed TURN POWER OFF appears in the viewfinder and LCD monitor and a warning is indicated by the tally lamp If this happens turn the power off and back on again When a card is ejected during formatting Format the card again When a card is ejected while its data is being accessed The clips may be thrown out of order Page 78 Check the clips and repair them Restoring clips Page 85 Immediately after pre recording a P2 card inserted into an empty slot will not be immediately recognized During playback a P2 card inserted into the empty slot will not be recognized and the P2 card access lamp wil
140. g THUMBNAIL TEXT MEMO CLIPS from the Thumbnail Menu and moving the cursor over the desired clip Refer to Playing back a clip at the position where a text memo is recorded Page 83 for details To cue to the location of the text memo during playback set the menu option SEEK SELECT to CLIP amp T in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen and push the Operation lever in the lt gt direction while playback is paused 47 48 Using special recording modes continued 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 menu and thumbnail operations are restricted as follows when combining to the clip Push and hold the Operation lever in the W direction STOP for about 2 seconds to stop combining to the clip when switching to this mode The following menu items cannot be changed SYSTEM MODE REC SIGNAL ASPECT CONV CAMERA MODE REC FORMAT REC FUNCTION 25M REC CH SEL You can set VFR to ON even while continuing to link clips by using the SCENE FILE dial SHTR F RATE dial or the menu When you do so the compiling process is stopped and a new clip will be created with each recording operation thereafter The following Menu items related to the reading writing of the SD memory card and reading of the setti
141. g cannot be complied to the clip DIR ENTRY NG CARD This message indicates that the directory on the card has become corrupted and that normal recording cannot be guaranteed if operation continues Make a quick backup of card data and reformat the card EXTERNAL1394 DISCONNECT This message appears when the menu option 1394 CONTROL in the OTHER FUNCTIONS Screen is set to EXT and recording is attempted without connecting an external device to the DVCPRO DV connector FAN STOPPED The fan has stopped Turn the power off immediately discontinue use and contact your dealer FAN STOPPED HIGH TEMPERATURE Due to the fan stopping the interior of the camera recorder has become very hot The power switches off automatically Discontinue use and contact your dealer FORMAT ERR This indicates a P2 card that does not meet the P2 card standard 126 INCOMPATIBLE CARD This message indicates that the inserted card does not meet required standards and cannot be used LOW BATTERY This message indicates that the battery is depleted PULL DOWN ERROR Video pull down sequence error in a mode such as 24P REC WARNING This is displayed during a recording error Do the recording over If this does not solve the problem consult your supplier CARD ERR 1 2 1 2 The number indicates the P2 card that is giving trouble Turn the power off if the warning continues If the warning persists after rerecording replace the card with
142. ge 91 Select EXIT to cancel the formatting 2 Insert the card while making sure it is oriented in the proper direction THUMBNAIL DELETE OPERATION PROPERTY Mileisi ui SLOT1 METADATA REPAIRCLIP si oro HDD RE CONNECT ui rrz EXIT COPY EXIT EXCH THUMB 5 Select YES on the confirmation screen The selected SD memory card is formatted You can also format from the SD CARD FORMAT option on the setting CARD FUNCTIONS screen Page 150 With SDHC cards 32 KB of capacity will have been used 3 Close the P2 card SD memory card slot cover Removal 1 Open the P2 card SD memory card slot cover and check that the access lamp is not lit 2 Press the card further into the unit grasp the card and then remove 3 Close the P2 card SD memory card slot cover 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 cards are not available for this product SD from 8 MB to 2 GB SDHC from 4 GB to 32 GB For the latest information not available in the Operating Instructions visit the P2 Support Desk at the following Web sites http pro av panasonic net SD memory cards must not be used or stored in an environment where they may be Expos
143. ges and grooves of the eye cup holder and camera recorder and turn clockwise until the holder clicks into place Eye cup holder Reference 159 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 96 to 60 96 Video camera recorder Wrap the video camera recorder in a soft cloth to keep the dust off Battery The battery life is shortened in places with extreme temperatures Storing the battery in a location with oily vapors or high dust concentrations may corrode the terminals or cause other damage leading to malfunction Keep metal objects such as necklaces and hair pins away from the terminals Shortcircuiting may occur across the terminals causing the battery to heat up and you may seriously burn yourself if you touch the battery in this state Discharge the battery before storing it When storing it for an extended time charge it at least once a year use up its charge in the camera recorder and then store it again 160 P2 cards After ejecting a P2 card from the unit be absolutely sure to attach its special cap to keep sand and dust away from the connector area Stow the P2 cards in their own cases when storing them or carrying them around Do not leave P2 cards in ar
144. h is ON Page 25 of Vol 1 Cannot focus automatically You can focus automatically when the auto focus mode is selected You may be shooting a scene where it is difficult to bring the subject into focus in the auto focus mode If this is the case focus in the manual focus mode It may be hard to bring the subject into focus when both close and distant objects are to be shot shooting through a dirty window shooting in a dark place there are sparkling or shiny objects around the subject the subject is moving fast shooting a scene with minimal contrast Page 28 155 Before calling for service continued Shooting Cannot shoot even Make sure the P2 card s write protect switch is not in the Page 12 though the P2 card is PROTECT position inserted correctly Recording is not possible if it is in this position There may be little free memory left on the P2 card If so save the data onto another media and delete the data you no longer need alternatively replace the card with a new one The P2 card may be formatted incorrectly Alternatively the Page 13 card you are using may not be formatted for use with the unit If so format the card in the unit 2 GB P2 cards cannot be used EN The media information display may be indicating E Page 124 If so format the card in the unit Recording is not possible if the number of clips on a single P2 card exceeds 1000
145. h the input sound to be recorded on each of the channels to the built in microphones external microphones or audio equipment connected to camera recorder See table below INPUT1 LINE MIC switch INPUT switch MIC POWER 48V INPUT2 LINE MIC switch INPUT2 switch MIC POWER 48V AUDIO CH2 SELECT switch AUDIO CH1 AUDIO INPUT 1 2 terminal SELECT switch CH1 SELECT CH1 recording CH3 recording switch INT L Built in microphone INPUT1 switch Lch selection is valid LINE MIC select INPUT1 INPUT1 switch Built in microphone selection is valid Lch LINE MIC select INPUT2 INPUT2 switch Built in microphone selection is valid Lch LINE MIC select CH2 SELECT CH2 recording CH4 recording switch INT R Built in microphone INPUT2 switch Rch selection is valid LINE MIC select INPUT2 INPUT2 switch Built in microphone selection is valid Rech LINE MIC select A 3 EE BARS AAUDK OO CHISELECT CH2 SELECT ZEBRA WFM CJ COUNTER RESET OL However the following restrictions apply depending on the format used Refer to the section Recording format list Page 164 recording format When the AVC 1100 AVC I50 DVCPROHD or DVCPRO50 format is used The recording mode is fixed at 4 channel recording When the DVCPRO or DV format is used Either 2 or 4 channels can be selected using 25M REC CH SEL on t
146. he setting menu AUDIO SETUP Screen Using the built in microphone 1 Switch the AUDIO CH1 SELECT switch to INT L Audio from the built in microphone Lch is recorded to audio channel 1 2 Switch the AUDIO CH2 SELECT switch to INT R Audio from the built in microphone Rch is recorded to audio channel 2 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 level is 50 dBu You can change the input level to 40 dBu or 60 dBu in the setup menus RECORDING SETUP screen MIC GAIN1 and MIC GAIN2 Page 144 Be aware that sensitivity will be higher if you choose 60 dBu so you will record more noise When using an AG MC200G optional set MIC GAIN to 50 dBu When using the phantom microphone Set the INPUT 1 2 switch MIC POWER 48 V to ON ON When using the phantom microphone 48V power supply to INPUT 1 2 terminal OFF When a phantom microphone is not connected No power supply for INPUT 1 2 terminal The battery will discharge faster if you use a phantom microphone Set to OFF if you connect equipment not compatible with 48V You can damage such equipment if you leave the setting at ON 3 Select the
147. hen rewriting data saved on a PC to a P2 card to prevent data loss be sure to use the special P2 Viewer software Download it from the following website You can also visit the support desk at the following website for details on the system requirements of P2 Viewer http pro av panasonic net W When using regular IT tools such as Microsoft Windows Explorer or Apple Finder to transfer data to a PC follow the instructions below However be sure to use the P2 Viewer when returning data to a P2 card Transfer the corresponding CONTENTS folder and LASTCLIP TXT file together as a set Do not transfer individual files from the CONTENTS folder When copying copy the LASTCLIP TXT file at the same time as the CONTENTS folder When transferring multiple P2 cards to a PC create a folder for each P2 card to prevent clips with the same name from being overwritten Do not delete data from the P2 card Before using a P2 card be sure to format it with a P2 device Reference 161 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 miniSD microSD cards in camera recorder always install the adaptor specially designed for miniSD microSD cards Th
148. here a text memo is recorded 1 Turn the POWER MODE switch to set to PB THUMBNAIL mode The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor 2 Press the MENU button and select THUMBNAIL TEXT MEMO CLIPS from the thumbnail menu The clip thumbnails with text memos attached are displayed in the upper section of the LCD monitor The lower section of the LCD monitor shows information about the text memo on the clip selected by the pointer TEXT MEMO ri 00 00 00 00 Thumbnail Shows the still image that the Display text memo is related to Selected text memo clips blue and total clips white 3 Move the pointer over the clip that contains the desired text memo to playback and press the SET button on Operation lever The pointer moves to the lower part of the LCD monitor TEXT MEMO oo a l E z 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 00 00 04 36 14 05 os Ez om 00 00 58 22 CLIP 03 107 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 15 The pointer moves down 4 With the pointer at the bottom push the Operation lever in the lt gt direction and position it on the text memo number you wish to play back then push the Operation lever in the A direction gt playback Playback will start from the time code position of the text memo where the pointer is located If the Opetation lever in the V direction STOP is pressed during playback or the playback has finished at the end of the clip then the thum
149. ication in 2 P2 Card Status used memory capacity Page 97 97 98 Thumbnail operations continued SD memory card status display The status display enables a confirmation of the SD memory card formatted condition available memory capacity etc From the thumbnail menu select PROPERTY DEVICES SD CARD SD STANDARD Indicates that an SD memory card is formatted according to the SD SDHC standard SUPPORTED Complies with SD SDHC NOT SUPPORTED Does not comply with SD SDHC USED Used capacity bytes BLANK Free space bytes TOTAL Total capacity bytes NUMBER OF CLIP The number of clips on an SD memory card when clips have been copied to an SD memory card PROTECT Write protected Useful playback functions AE TEES T T REST a This function enables you to change the playback speed and search for specific scenes 1 Press the Operation lever in the gt direction playback during playback On the remote control press the VAR SEARCH button x Camera recorder or Remote control 1x appears on the screen and the media is played back at the normal speed 2 Press the PAGE AUDIO MON VAR button to change the playback speed The possible speeds are pause 1 5x 1x 2x 4x 12x and 24x in forward reverse The current speed is incrementally increased with the button and decreased with the button Change the speed with the and Y MENU buttons on the re
150. icator in the LCD and in the viewfinder Page 121 The counter value is indicated in Hour Minute Second format The counter value is not displayed during playback The menu option REC COUNTER in the DISPLAY SETUP screen can be set to display two types of counters Page 149 TOTAL provides a continuous count until reset by pressing the COUNTER RESET button The counter value is retained when P2 cards are replaced and when the power is turned off CLIP The counter is reset to 0 at the start of each recording and allows you to keep track of clip recording time while shooting the current clip Pressing the RESET button when the counter value is displayed resets the counter to 0 The counter value indicates values in the range between 0 00 00 and 9 59 59 in 1 second steps Time data overview B 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 input to the TC IN OUT or DVCPRO DV connectors is also possible REC RUN The time code advances only during recording This will enable continuation of time codes in previously recorded clips and when the power is turned off or new P2 cards are inserted to continue recording The following events will disrupt time code continuity When clips are deleted When a 24P or 2
151. ing 720 50P 50P 50P 1P to 50P Over50P recording DVCPROHD 25PN 25P 25PN native recording 1P to 50P 25PN Native recording CAMERA MODE DVCPRO50 60i 480 59 94i DVCPRO 60i 30P 2 2 Over60i recordin DV 24P 2 3 Over60i recording 24PA 2 3 3 2 Over60i recording DVCPRO50 CAMERA MODE 576 50i DVCPRO 50i 50i DV 25P 2 2 Over50i recording 1 Settable frame numbers are 1 2 4 6 9 12 15 18 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 30P 2 Settable frame numbers are 1 2 4 6 9 12 15 18 20 21 22 23 24 25P 3 Settable frame numbers are 1 2 4 6 9 12 15 18 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 30 32 34 36 40 44 48 54 60P 4 Settable frame numbers are 1 2 4 6 9 12 15 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 32 34 37 42 45 48 50P 164 Index Numeric MENU 25M REC CH SEL 143 MENU 1394 AUDIO OUT eene 144 MENU 1394 CMD SEL eene 151 MENU 1394 CONFIG eene 154 1394 connection ssssss 106 MENU 1394 CONTROL eene 151 MENU 1394 STATUS esses 154 A AC adaptor Installation 21 of Vol 1 Removal 21 of Vol 1 USING one etes 21 of Vol 1 MENU ACCESS LED eene 151 Adjusting the volume Adjusting the recording level 54 Volume of the sound
152. ing mode REMOTE Sets the operations of the supplied remote control unit Remote control setup Page 24 of Vol 1 OFF Operations are not accepted from any remote control 1 Accepts commands from the remote control set for operation mode 1 2 Accepts commands from the remote control set for operation mode 2 1394 CONTROL Selects the method the camera recorder uses for Not available in AVC Intra controlling external devices connected to the DVCPRO mode and DVCPRO HD native DV connector Page 106 mode EXT Not available during interval Controls only the external device but does not transfer one shot and loop recording data to the camera recorder for recording BOTH BOTH Controls both the external device and the camera recorder and also records CHAIN When there is no more space left for recording in the camera recorder recording is automatically made to the external device OFF No control 1394 CMD SEL Determines how recording is stopped when the camera Not available in AVC Intra recorder controls an external device connected to the mode and DVCPRO HD native DVCPRO DV connector mode REC P Not available during interval Engages REC PAUSE status one shot and loop recording STOP Stops recording ACCESS LED Determines whether or not the P2 CARD ACCESS LED should light ON OFF TALLY LAMP Sets lighting of the tally lamp OFF The tally lamp does not light FRONT Front tally lamp microphone side
153. input signal to be recorded on the tracks of audio channels 1 to 4 Select the input to be recorded on CH1 and CH3 with the AUDIO CH1 SELECT switch and select the input to be recorded on CH2 and CH4 with the AUDIO CH2 SELECT switch Page 52 When inputting the microphone signal to channels 1 and 2 connect the microphone to AUDIO INPUT 2 and switch both AUDIO CH1 SELECT and AUDIO CH2 SELECT to INPUT 2 Adjusting the audio recording level automatically BARS AUDIO CHISELECT CH2SELECT pis eee INPUT eum NT ZEBRA WEM CHI CH2 mm AUTO AUTO C eu eee COUNTER RESET OO AUDIO AUTO MANU CH1 CH2 switch Set the AUDIO AUTO MANU CH1 or CH2 switch to AUTO position Adjust the audio signal recording level input through the built in microphone and the AUDIO INPUT1 2 terminals XLR 3 pin automatically CH1 CH2 can be set separately When AUTO is set the recording level adjustment using the AUDIO LEVEL knob and the setting in the LIMITER CH1 LIMITER CH2 item of the setup menu AUDIO SETUP screen Page 143 are disabled Since the audio signal recording level is adjusted automatically the zoom operation sound may be recorded if zooming quickly depending on the environment In that case adjust the audio recording level in manual mode 53 54 Switching audio input continued Adjusting the recording level 3 While checking the aud
154. io channel level meter in the display window or the audio level meter in the viewfinder adjust the AUDIO LEVEL CH1 CH2 control Note that if the level exceeds the top bar 0 dB the word OVER illuminates to show that the input level is excessive Adjust so that maximum sound levels do not reach the 0 dB bar AUDIO LEVEL knob CH1 CH2 BARS OVER indication AUDIO HI SELECT CH2 SELECT NT eee INPUT EJ Fry ID ZEBRA Pressing the USER button to which the uni magnification of the audio level meters MAG C i Bn A LVL has been assigned magnifies the T m za audio level meters Nu Audio level meter magnification Page 55 AUDIO AUTO MANU CH1 CH2 switch The CH1 and CH2 characters are highlighted they will appear in white text when INT MIC on Use the AUDIO LEVEL knob to adjust the recording the AUDIO SETUP screen is set to ON level of the built in microphone or of audio signals m 1 input through the AUDIO INPUT 1 2 XLR 3 pin Go terminal INT MIC ON INT MIC OFF To adjust the volume of the sound for monitoring see Adjusting the volume while shooting Page 40 Check the recording level prior to shooting To adjust the recording levels for Audio Channels 1 The recording level is set higher than for and 2 follow the steps below Panasonic s broadcast use camera recorder recorders AJ series
155. ion is switched ON it will be forced to OFF if the mode is switched to one not shown in FBC operation enabled mode When you wish to use this mode again set the camera to a mode shown below then press the USER button and switch the FBC function ON Even if the FBC function is switched ON it will temporarily be switched OFF if shutter is switched ON or the digital zoom is operated The FBC function returns to the ON state after shutter or digital zoom is switched OFF The FBC function is switched OFF if the power switch is set to OFF FBC operation enabled mode 1080 60i 1080 50i 720 60P 720 50P 480 60i 576 50i 2 VFR is limited to OFF Shutter OFF Digital zoom OFF Using the USER buttons You can allocate the selected function to USER MAIN and USER buttons 1 to 4 USER4 buton Selectable Functions SPOTLIGHT Assigns auto iris control on off for spotlight BACKLIGHT Assigns auto iris control on off for backlight compensation Page 40 ATW Turns the ATW function on or off Page 33 ATW LOCK Pressing this lock during ATW operation locks the white balance Press again to start the ATW function again S GAIN Allocates a function that increases gain to 24 dB or greater The gain value can be set with SUPER GAIN on the setting menu SW MODE screen Page 138 D ZOOM Allocates the DIGITAL ZOOM function Each time the button is pressed the setting changes in the following order x2
156. is first For AG HPX250EN Read this first For AG HPX250P Using the setup menus AG HPX250EN Setup menu structure Outline of operations Reference Before use Specifications Operating precautions Precaution for use Accessories Optional units Description of parts Description of parts Preparation Charging the battery Power sources Adjusting the hand strap Attaching the shoulder strap Detaching and attaching the lens hood Detaching and attaching the lens cap Fitting the eye cup The remote control Turn on off the camera recorder Setting the calendar Charging the built in battery Contents continued Volume 2 Mlewfind r 5rd tan tcr eie 6 Using the Viewfinder sss 6 Using the LCD monitor sss 7 Emphasizing Image Outlines 7 Adjusting the screen display 8 Changing backlight brightness 8 Tally lamp eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenen enne 9 Basic shooting operations 10 Preparing to Shool coerente een 10 Shooting in auto mode ssssssse 10 Checking photos taken REC CHECK 12 P2 card access lamps nininini 12 Protecting against a possible erasure 12 Formatting P2 Cards uie cette 13 P2 card recording times 14 Remove the P2 card
157. keeps the time code generator functioning When the POWER MODE switch has been switched ON OFF ON the backup accuracy of the time code in free run mode is about 2 frames VFR variable frame rate time code In 24PN mode recording is performed at 24 frame time code and output is performed at 30 frame time code to match the 2 3 pull down scheme used for video output At a frame rate capture frame rate of 24P in 24PN mode the speed of recording and the output time code matches actual time but not at any speed other than 24P Example at 60P recording progresses at 60 24 speed Then the camera recorder operates in REC RUN mode and the time code output at start of recording matches the recording time code This is also the same when shooting in modes other than 30P in 30PN and 25P in 25PN 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 As illustrated both the reference video signals and the time code must be input E Example 1 Locking the time code to external signals AG HPX250P EN Reference time TC IN code Reference video GENEDCK IN signal To input an external time code set TC IN OUT SEL on the setting menu OUTPUT SEL screen to TC IN
158. king to steady lighting During loop recording the access LEDs for all P2 cards used in the recording light orange or blinks Note that removing any of the P2 cards will terminate loop recording Irregularity in the input GENLOCK reference signal during loop recording may terminate recording 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 a REC Start REC Start REC Start Vv v V First Second s Nth Recording Recording Recording A REC stop REC stop REC stop nre es Single Combined Clip Up to a maximum of 99 recordings can be combined into a single clip When the 99th recording ends recordings are no longer automatically combined into the same clip Subsequent recordings are combined into a new clip To use this function set the menu option ONE CLIP REC to ON in the RECORDING SETUP screen Page 142 When one clip recording mode is enabled 1 CLIP appears in the viewfinder and at the top of the LCD monitor When you press the START STOP button on the camera recorder to start your first recording START 1 CLIP appears Any subsequent recordings are automatically combined into the clip Up to a maximum of 99 clips can be combined into a single clip To record a new clip Follow the instructions below to use a new an
159. l later be edited NAME EDIT Edits the name of scene files selected using the SCENE FILE dial 1 The factory default when the SCENE FILE dial is set to F1 indicates the factory setting 134 SYSTEM SETUP screen Item Setting Notes SYSTEM MODE Specifies 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 POWER OFF appears Then turn the power off and turn it back on again Not available when compiling to a clip in one clip recording mode recording modes m When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 59 94i AVC 1100 60i AVC 1100 30PN AVC 1100 24PN Uses the AVC I 100 codec for recording Shooting and recording at 60i 30PN native recording and 24PN native recording ANC I 50 60i AVC I 50 30PN AVC I 50 24PN Uses the AVC I 50 codec for recording Shooting and recording at 60i 30PN native recording and 24PN native recording DVCPROHD 60i Uses the DVCPRO HD codec for recording Use CAMERA MODE options to set shooting mode Recording is locked to 60i m When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 50 AVC 1100 50i AVC 1100 25PN Uses the AVC I 100 codec for recording Shooting and recording at 50i 25PN native recording and 24PN native recording ANC I 50 5
160. l not light When playback is completed the P2 card recognition will begin You can use ACCESS LED on the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen to set the P2 card access lamps so that they will always be off In this case either turn off the power or wait until enough time has passed after inserting the cards or stopping operation before ejecting the cards When a P2 card is removed in PB THUMBNAIL mode or PC mode USB HOST the screen is updated once it is closed However the system returns to the thumbnail Screen no matter which screen was displayed just prior to removing the card Furthermore if a P2 card remains in the other slot at this time this card will be accessed so please be careful when removing P2 cards consecutively Cautions in using P2 cards Before using a P2 card be sure to format it with a P2 device 15 16 Using SD SDHC memory cards You can use SD and SDHC memory cards the term SD memory card is used for both hereafter to save and load SCENE files and USER files and 1 Set the POWER MODE switch to ON to upload clip meta data Page 58 Page 25 of Vol 1 Installing and removing the SD 2 Turn the POWER MODE switch to set to PB memory card THUMBNAIL mode PB THUMBNAIL lamp Installation illuminates C 1 Push the OPEN lever of the P2 card slot Press the MENU button cover downward and slide to open 4 On the thumbnail menu select OPERATION FORMAT and then SD CARD Pa
161. lization is activated 27 Scene file name display Indicates the name of currently selected SCENE FILE F1 to F6 28 Remaining battery charge As the remaining battery charge drops the display changes as follows tz i4 aa 4 When the battery is completely discharged 4 blinks When the AC adaptor is being used a display other than a may appear this is not a sign of malfunctioning Remaining battery capacity may not be displayed correctly with use at high or low temperatures or when the battery has not been used for a long period of time To ensure that remaining battery capacity is displayed correctly use the battery completely from a fully charged state and charge the battery again Remaining battery capacity may still not be displayed correctly if the battery has been used for long periods at high or low temperatures or if the battery has been recharged a large number of times The remaining battery capacity display is a guideline and may change according to usage conditions 29 Digital zoom display This displays the digital zoom ratio D2x 2x D5x 5x D10x 10x 30 One clip recording mode display 1 CLIP Indicates that recording has started for a new clip in one clip recording mode TKCLIP Indicates that recordings can be compiled to a previous clip in one clip recording mode 124 31 32 Media remaining memory
162. lots there may be a delay in recognizing the P2 card We recommend inserting the P2 card while there is at least one minute remaining on the card that is recording You can change the slot for recording with one touch if you press a USER button to which the SLOT SEL has been allocated Using the USER buttons Page 39 You cannot change slots while recording so do this during recording standby Does not support hot swap playback Shot mark function The marks attached to the thumbnails of clips are called shot marks On the thumbnail screen monitor you can select only those clips with a shot mark and display them or play them back Switching the thumbnail display Page 80 During recording when you press the USER button to which the SHOT MARK function has been allocated MARK ON appears in the LCD monitor or the viewfinder and a shot mark is set for the thumbnail of the clip being recorded If you press the button again the shot mark is released Using the USER buttons Page 39 Ashot mark added during a pause after recording is added to the most recently recorded clip Shot marks can be added also in the thumbnail display The shot mark function is not available during loop recording interval recording and one shot recording When this function is not available pressing this button displays SHOT MARK INVALID Shot marks can be set or cancelled in playback pause mode but not during playback
163. me code setting screen Use the Operation lever to set the time code Range of available time code settings 00 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 29 60i 60P 00 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 23 24PN 00 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 24 50i 50P TC PRESET REC RUN 00 00 00 00 h min s frm PUSH A Y SEL PUSH lt gt PRESET SET m PUSH MENU TO RETURN gt direction Shifts the target highlighted digit to the right lt direction Shifts the target highlighted digit to the left A direction Increases the highlighted number by one V direction Decreases the highlighted number by one SET Use to confirm set time code value Pressing the RESET button will reset any time code setting to 0 4 Press SET on the Operation lever and confirm the time code setting value and you leave the time code setting screen 5 Select TC display using the COUNTER button and confirm that the value set is displayed When 24P or 24PA is used the time code is adjusted every 5 frames It is adjusted to multiples of four for 24PN and to even numbers for 720 30PN It is adjusted so that the seconds plus the frames are an even number for 720 25PN The time code cannot be set during recording If you leave the time code setting screen without pressing the SET button on the Operation lever the set value is not retained Time code function during battery replacement Even during battery replacement the backup mechanism
164. modified depending on the recording format of the clip To interrupt deleting press the SET button on the Operation lever to cancel the operation Partially deleted clips cannot be restored by canceling Restoring clips Restores clips that are defective as a result of sudden powering down during recording or removal of the P2 card being accessed Only those clips with yellow corrupt clip markers can be restored Clips with a red corrupt clip indicator cannot be repaired Please delete such clips If the clip cannot be deleted format the P2 card During restoration of the clips however the defective clip indicator may change from yellow to red resulting in inability to restore the clips 1 Turn 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 lt gt direction and position it on the clip you wish to restore clips with the yellow corrupt clip indicator which signifies that they can be restored are displayed Press SET on the Operation lever to select the clip 3 Press the MENU button and select OPERATION REPAIR CLIP from the thumbnail menu AYES NO confirmation screen asks you to confirm that you want to repair the clip Select YES with the Operation lever if you wish to restore the clip Reconnection of incomplete clips Incomplete clips may be generated when clips recorded on multiple P2 cards
165. mote control Audio is not played back at speeds of 12x and 24x Camera recorder or Remote control To return to normal playback push the Operation lever in the A direction gt playback or press the VAR SEARCH button on the remote control Slow playback During play press one of the STILL ADV f or gt buttons on the remote control To return to normal playback press PLAY P Fast forward rewind playback During playback push the Operation lever in the lt lt rewind or gt gt fast forward direction This performs fast forward rewind playback at 4x speed When this button is held down the playback speed becomes faster 32x speed BIW emc ADUB z amp FFD r IIIS NEN E Wi Camera recorder or Remote control On the remote control press REW lt lt or FF gt gt To return to normal playback push the Operation lever in the direction playback or press PLAY gt on the remote control Frame by frame playback 1 Press Il pause during playback to set the unit to the pause mode 2 Press the PAGE AUDIO MON VAR button to play frame by frame On the remote control press the STILL ADV lt or J gt button Press and hold the button to perform frame by frame play continuously same GIL lev rus sce CX Gn D NN Sw BS Remote control MENU EXIT Camera recorder or 99 Useful playback fu
166. nals 60 50 Signal system of input or output signals CH Channel of input or output signals SPEED Transfer rate of input or output signals STATUS Status of signals output or input via the IEEE 1394 digital interface VIDEO Status of input or output video signals AUDIO Status of input or output audio signals 1394 CONFIG Opens a menu for configuring 1394 functionality P A P FILTER The type of video filter for improving image quality with 3D processing technology can be selected TYPE1 This setting is suitable for image production that reduces noise as far as possible with increased sensitivity by using a 3D adaptation effect TYPE2 This setting suppresses 3D adaptation effects and is suitable for an image production with natural sensitivity and image quality When a setting is changed the message TURN POWER OFF appears Then turn the power off and turn it back on again This item cannot be written to or read from an SD memory card as a SCENE FILE or USER FILE 1 An image processing circuit for high image quality and high sensitivity using PAP Progressive Advanced Processing technology which takes advantage of 3D processing indicates the factory setting 154 Before calling for service Power supply There s no power Make sure the battery and AC adaptor are connected properly Check the connections again Page 21 of Vol 1 Power goes off as soon as it is tu
167. nctions continued Clip skip 1 Press Ill pause during playback to set the unit to the pause mode 2 Push the Operation lever in the 4 rewind or gt gt fast forward direction Camera recorder or Si e Anus 5 GL al AR d Remote control z On the remote control press REW 4 or FF gt gt Setting SEEK SELECT on the setting menu OTHER FUNCTIONS screen to CLIP amp T allows you to cue the start of the clip and the position a text memo is attached in sequence Page 152 Adjusting the volume With the PAGE AUDIO MON VAR button adjust the volume of the sound that is output from the internal speaker and headphone jack On the remote control press the ZOOM VOL button Remote control Camera recorder or 100 Viewing images on a TV monitor You can view the images on a TV monitor if you connect the unit to a monitor using a BNC cable not included an AV cable not included or an HDMI cable not included 1 Connect the camera recorder to the TV set monitor Page 104 2 Start playback To display the information shown in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor on a TV set monitor connected with an AV cable press the OSD button on the remote control Press the OSD button again to clear the display However information displayed on video that is output from SDI OUT and HDMI OUT is set with SDI amp HDMI CHAR
168. nd 4 3 size American VistaVision range Scope Size range CinemaScope range OF SD 480i 576i 90 4 3 13 9 14 9 OFF 90 display at 16 9 100 disp ay at 4 3 100 disp 100 disp ay at 13 9 ay at 14 9 Safety zone marker not displayed When SYSTEM MODE is set to 480 59 94i 576 50i and ASPECT CONV is set to SIDE CROP or LETTER BOX the safety zone marker is not displayed even if you select 4 3 13 9 or 14 9 FOCUS BAR The length of the focus bar indicates accuracy of focusing ON Displays the focus bar OFF Does not display the focus bar This function is not interlocked with the FOCUS ASSIST button LCD SETTING Makes it possible to set video color level brightness and contrast displayed in the LCD monitor in a subscreen Subscreen LCD COLOR LEVEL LCD BRIGHTNESS LCD CONTRAST SELF SHOOT Sets the LCD monitor display when taking self portraits NORMAL The LCD image is not inverted sideways MIRROR The LCD image is inverted sideways LCD monitor status displays do not appear when this function is set to MIRROR to shoot self portraits LCD BACKLIGHT Adjusts LCD monitor backlight brightness 1 0 1 2 3 1 The backlight becomes brighter 3 The darkest setting DATE TIME Sets the date and time display TIME Hours minutes and second display DATE Year month and day display TIME amp DATE Hours minutes
169. ne shot recording loop recording and one clip recording These recording modes excluding one clip recording are available only with the following settings One clip recording mode is available in all recording modes except when VFR is turned ON SYSTEM MODE REC FORMAT Other conditions DVCPROHD 60i 1080 59 94i AVC I 100 60i AVC I 50 60i DVCPROHD SOi 1080 50i AVC I 100 50i Turn VFR OFF AVC I 50 50i DVCPROHD 60P 720 59 94P AVC I 100 60P Turn VFR OFF AVC I 50 60P DVCPROHD 50P 720 50P AVC I 100 50P e Turn VFR OFF AVC I 50 50P DVCPRO50 60i 480 59 94i DVCPRO 60i e Set CAMERA MODE to 60i or 30P DV 60i DVCPRO50 50i 576 50i DVCPRO 50i DV 50i e Set CAMERA MODE to 60i or 30P Turn VFR OFF 43 Using special recording modes continued Pre recording PRE REC Interval recording INTERVAL REC 44 This function is used to start recording a certain This function is used to record 1 frame at the time number of seconds approx 3 seconds for HD interval set in the INTERVAL TIME item recordings or approx 7 seconds for SD recordings before actual recording starts 1 frame 1 frame 1 frame recording recording recording I I I Starting recording Stopping recording I I I time I I 4 i gt i gt _ gt i 1 lq Actual recording Set INTERVAL Set INTERVAL time TIME setting TIME setting PRE REC time 1 Check
170. necting or disconnecting an IEEE1394 cable When connecting the unit to a device with a 4 pin connector connect the cable to the 6 pin connector on the camera recorder first Be sure to properly connect the 1394 cable to the DVCPRO DV connector on a computer with a 6 pin connector Note that inserting the plug the wrong way round may damage the connector 6 pin type 4 pin type AV signals may be disrupted when connected devices are turned on and off or when the interface cable is connected or disconnected It may take the system a few seconds to stabilize after switching input signals or changing modes Start recording after the system has stabilized The AUDIO LEVEL control does not work in recordings that involve IEEE 1394 interface input or output signals 107 Connections to the DVCPRO DV connector continued 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 Do not open the thumbnail screen during application software operation as this may prevent normal software operation Unprocessed video and audio signals are output via the IEEE 1394 interface during special playback When monitored on another device these video and audio signals may sound different than when played back on this unit
171. ng menu CARD FUNCTIONS screen and press SET on the Operation lever or push it in the gt direction For details on menu operation refer to Using the setup menus Page 28 of Vol 1 CARD FUNCTIONS SCENE FILE USER FILE SD CARD FORMAT po gt gt gt gt PUSH MENU TO RETURN 3 Select CHANGE and press SET on the Operation lever or push it in the gt direction Select the menu option USER FILE for other settings CARD FUNCTIONS SCENE FILE RETURN USER FILE CHANGE SD CARD FORMAT gt gt gt PUSH MENU TO RETURN Push the Operation lever in the A V direction and select file number 1 to 4 Press the SET button again to confirm the setting SCENE FILE SD CARD FILE SELECT gt 1 READ gt gt gt WRITE gt gt gt FILE1 NO FILE FILE2 NO FILE FILES NO FILE NO FILE FILE4 TITLE RELOAD gt gt gt PUSH MENU TO RETURN 5 Select WRITE EXECUTE with the Operation lever and press SET FILE SELECT gt 1 READ gt gt gt WRITE RETURN FILE1 EXECUTE FILE2 NO FILE FILES NO FILE ILE NO FILE FILE4 TITLE RELOAD gt gt gt PUSH MENU TO RETURN 6 Push the Operation lever in the lt direction and select YES when the screen below is displayed and press SET In the following example TITLE 1 is the filename When writing is completed WRITE OK appears SCENE FILE SD CARD WRITE FILE 1 YES gt PUSH SET I NO TITLE EDIT TITLE 1
172. ngs file cannot be executed LOAD SAVE INIT in SCENE FILE all options in CARD FUNCTIONS USER FILE and MENU INIT in OTHER FUNCTIONS The following thumbnail menu items cannot be selected and executed OPERATION COPY The processing time to complete the recording may take a little more time than normally to allow the clip to be combined with subsequent recordings The fade process does not work on discontinuous audio during playback where the recordings are combined within the clip If non linear editing software is used on clips with multiple combined recordings the software may not operate normally as of Sep 2011 For the latest information on software that has been confirmed to work with these types of clips visit the support desk at the following website http pro av panasonic net Adjusting the shutter speed Shutter speed is set using the SHTR F RATE dial and DIAL SEL button As well as the shutter speed you can use the SHTR F RATE dial to select settings for synchro scan and frame rate Using SHTRIF RATE dial SHTR F RATE dial DIAL SEL button Press the SHUTTER button The function of the SHTR F RATE dial changes in the following order SHUTTER SYNCHRO SCAN gt FRAME RATE LOCK SHUTTER SYNCHRO SCAN can be selected when the SHUTTER is set to SYNCHRO SCAN SYNCHRO SCAN is displayed only when the SHUTTER is set to SYNCHRO SCAN FRAME RATE can be selected when the mode is 10
173. nt is not performed until you operate the focus ring for the next time Auto focus may not work properly if there is flickering Select a shutter speed suited to the ambient light Page 49 If the auto focus mode is set with any format except 60i 50i and 60P 50P controlling the focus will take slightly longer than in the normal focus mode If you have set ON for the AF item on the setting menu AUTO SW screen auto focusing will occur regardless of the position of the FOCUS switch when the auto mode has been established Page 140 When the display is set to macro shooting the screen display for AF MF and MA is reversed black and white characters Using focus assist function Pressing the FOCUS ASSIST button magnifies the image at the center to facilitate focusing Set the menu option FOCUS BAR to ON in the DISPLAY SETUP screen to display the focus bar This function magnifies only the image at the center of the LCD monitor and viewfinder It is not superimposed on signals output via the VIDEO OUT SDI OUT and HDMI OUT connectors EXPANDED FOCUS ASSIST button Trebles the size of the center of the image The status indication and the zebra pattern disappears and EXPANDED appears at the top of the screen A gt The EXPANDED display is available only during recording and does not work in external input mode IED In VIDEO OUT SDI OUT and HDMI OUT the
174. nter position To delete a shot mark position the pointer over the desired clip again and press the USER button to which the shot mark function has been allocated Using the USER buttons Page 39 e A shot mark can be attached during recording Adding shot marks after recording stops attaches the shot mark to the most recently recorded clip Shot mark function Page 41 When adding a shot mark to or deleting the shot mark from a clip recorded across multiple P2 cards do this with all these P2 cards inserted into P2 card slots Text memo During recording or playback you can add text memos to clips Text memos can be used to play back clips at some point or break clips into chunks and copy the necessary portions Adding a text memo Text memos can be added in one of the following ways During recording playback press the USER button to which the text memo function has been allocated A text memo is attached at the position where the button was pressed Page 42 Pressing the USER button to which the text memo function has been allocated when the thumbnail screen is displayed adds a text memo at the start of the clip currently indicated by the pointer Using the USER buttons Page 39 One clip can have up to 100 text and voice memos in combination Note that camera recorder is not capable of adding or showing voice memos Playing back a clip at the position w
175. ompanies This product is licensed under the AVC Patent Portfolio License for the personal and non commercial use of a consumer and no license is granted or shall be implied for any use other than the personal uses detailed below To encode video in compliance with the AVC standard AVC Video To decode AVC Video that was encoded by a consumer engaged in a personal and non commercial activity To decode AVC Video that was obtained from a video provider licensed to provide AVC Video Additional information may be obtained from MPEG LA LLC http www mpegla com Note concerning illustrations in these instructions Illustrations camera recorder menu screens etc in these operating instructions differ slightly from the actual camera recorder n order to display the position of terminals on the camera recorder the protective caps included with the camera recorder are not noted except in Description of parts Page 16 of Vol 1 References References are shown as Page 00 Terminology Both SD Memory Cards and SDHC Memory Cards as referred to as SD Memory Cards in these operating instructions Memory cards that have the P2 logo e g AJ P2C064AG an optional accessory are referred to as P2 cards in these operating instructions Video that is created during a single recording operation is referred to as a clip in these operating instructions Contents Read this first For AG HPX250P Menu Read th
176. option INTERVAL TIME in the RECORDING SETUP screen Page 141 4 Press the START STOP button The camera recorder will repeat 1 frame recording for the time interval set in the INTERVAL TIME option Push the Operation lever in the V direction STOP to stop recording To cancel this function turn the camera recorder off or select NORMAL in the REC FUNCTION option The following indications appear to the left of the operation status display During recording I REC stays lit During a pause I PAUSE stays lit When a setting of less than 2 seconds is made in step 3 I REC blinks according to time setting during recording When stopped I in I PAUSE blinks 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 file There is no output from the DVCPRO DV connector One shot recording ONE SHOT REC This function records a single shot at each unit of time which has been set 1 Check that the SYSTEM SETUP screen is set up as described on page 43 Refer to the section Using the setup menus Page 28 of Vol 1 for menu operation Select ONE SHOT in the menu option REC FUNCTION in the RECORDING SETUP screen Page 141 Set the time in the menu option ONE SHOT TIME in the RECORDING SETUP screen Page 141 Press the START S
177. ot mark Text memo Deleting clips Restoring clips 85 Reconnection of incomplete clips 85 COPYING clips een 86 Setting of clip meta data 87 Formatting a P2 card 91 Formatting SD memory cards 92 Setting the thumbnail display mode 92 Propertie S scit occi pias pap qe iia Foctin e dud 93 Useful playback functions 99 Variable speed search uuususss 99 Slow playback ees 99 Fast forward rewind playback 99 Frame by frame playback ssse 99 GND SKID cud ees teer he bod led re haie 100 Adjusting the volume sess 100 Viewing images on a TV monitor 100 Checking the date and time 100 Connecting external units 101 Headphones 2 dieere cn ctt 101 External microphone esseusss 101 Personal computer non linear editing file lranster acci betae 102 Hard disk drive data copying 102 Digital video equipment Dubbing 103 TV Monitor playback dubbing 104 Connections to the DVCPRO DV CONNECT i c itis iei ine d ac dd aka RI 105 Recording signals input to the DVCPRO DV CODInector ics i cr te tentent 105 Control of external devices through 1394 CODD eco cin oe nee od
178. ou select ON DRS EFFECT Sets the compression level in high brightness areas of the DRS dynamic range stretcher function This function compresses the video signal level to extend the dynamic range making it possible to correctly render highlight areas without overexposure and loss of detail that would otherwise occur 1 2 3 Higher numbers mean a higher compression level of high brightness areas and more noise in dark areas GAMMA Selects the gamma curve HD NORM Gamma setting for HD recording LOW Applies a gently rising gamma curve to lowbrightness areas for a balanced look SD NORM Normal video setting inherited from the DVX100 series HIGH Applies a steep gamma curve to low brightness areas to expand the tonality of dark areas for video with greater brightness Contrast softens as a result B PRESS Produces sharper contrast than LOW CINELIKE D Applies a gamma curve to produce video with a cine like feel CINELIKE V Applies a gamma curve to produce high contrast video with a cine like feel Alens aperture set lower than normal video level approx 1 2 is recommended when using cine like gamma to enjoy the full benefit of the function Achange in settings during DRS operation will not change video quality 1 The factory default when the SCENE FILE dial is set to F1 indicates the factory setting 133 Setup menu list continued SCENE FILE scre
179. owing conditions When the REC SIGNAL is set to 1394 When the SYSTEM MODE setting is 1080i and the REC FORMAT setting is AVC Intra codec or VFR is ON When compiling to a clip in one clip recording mode SCAN REVERSE Cancels the image inversion that occurs with film lenses and anamorphic lenses Page 35 ON OFF indicates the factory setting 136 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 Not available when SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080i or 720P Not available when compiling to a clip in one clip recording mode SETUP Sets the setup level of 480i video signals 0 Setup is switched to 0 for both output and recording signals 7 5 A Setup is switched to 7 5 for the output signal and 0 for the recording signal Not displayed in 1080 50i 720 SOP 576 50i PC MODE SELECT Sets camera recorder operating mode when an external device is connected via USB USB HOST Selects USB 2 0 for connecting an external hard disk drive Page 111 USB DEVICE Makes it possible to connect the camera recorder to a personal computer via USB 2 0 to enable use of a P2 card as mass storage Page 109
180. perform a rec check External devices cannot be controlled via 1394 connection when AVC 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 connected external device with the time code of this unit set to REC RUN continuing recording when there is no more free space on the P2 card inserted into this unit causes the time code output from the DVCPRO DV terminal to halt Backup recording may not be performed by external devices if you perform recording start stop recording start in quick succession Precautions in 1394 connections The camera recorder does not supply power via the cable Observe the following in connections using a 1394 cable Connect this unit to only one other device Do not expose the DVCPRO DV connector to excessive force when connecting a 1394 cable to avoid damaging the connector If an error 1394 INITIAL ERROR should occur when making a connection reinsert the 1394 cable or turn the camera recorder off and then turn it back on again Make sure that the camera recorder and all connected devices are connected to ground or connected to a common ground If the equipment cannot be connected to ground turn off all connected devices before con
181. play Rewind Fast backward play xDDD x Variable speed search Reverse variable speed search CLIP 11 CLIP 411 Clip forward clip reverse cue up of single clips CLIP amp T II CLIP amp T 411 Cue forward cue back to the start point of clips and text memo points when the menu option SEEK SELECT is set to CLIP amp T in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen START Indicates that recording has started for a new clip in one clip recording mode END Indicates that compiling to a clip has stopped in one clip recording mode During DISPLAY OFF only the REC START and END displays are shown at the top right Also displayed at top right when pre recording loop recording interval recording or one shot recording is set Special recording display This display appears when the menu option REC FUNCTION in the RECORDING SETUP screen is set to INTERVAL ONE SHOT or LOOP and when PRE REC is set to ON L LOOP loop recording 1 INTERVAL interval recording ONE SHOT one shot recording P PRE REC pre rec recording Center information display The following information displays Page 122 are provided P2 card recording and playback data indications BOS Beginning of stream No more data is available in the rearward playback direction CANNOT PLAY Appears when playback is disabled CARD ERR 1 2 1 2 The number identifies the P2 card that is giving trouble UPDATING Reading card data CANNOT REC Appears
182. pproximately 2 seconds and try again after ending clip linking 3 Press the MENU button and select OPERATION COPY from the thumbnail menu REPAIR CLIP ai a Sma 49 09 00 02 49 12 TT EXIT i il LIT 00 00 45 12 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 26 Select Slot 1 2 or SD memory card as the destination A YES NO confirmation screen asks you to confirm that you want to copy the clip Select YES with the Operation lever if you wish to copy the incomplete clip Fere 2 cups EXT rcm Ea 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 xx 86 Do not turn off the power or remove a P2 card while data is being copied Doing so may cause the P2 card to fail If you should accidentally perform one of the its operations defective clips will be generated Delete them and then copy them again When clips are copied to P2 cards all the information on the clips is copied However when they are copied to the SD memory card video and sound information is not copied only thumbnails clip metadata icons Voice Memo proxy and real time metadata When there is insufficient recording capacity on the destination the message LACK OF REC CAPACITY is displayed and copying will not proceed When clips to be copied include some with defects the message CANNOT ACCESS is displayed and copying will not proceed If you attempt to copy the clips to the same card NO COPY TO SAME CARD is displayed
183. r is turned off For confirmation of uploaded data see Checking and modifying read metadata Page 89 During display of names of metadata push the Operation lever in the gt direction to switch to display of file names Push the Operation lever in the lt direction to return to display of metadata names Playback 87 88 Thumbnail operations continued 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 P2 viewer metadata upload files can be written to SD memory cards using a PC Download the latest version of the P2 viewer from the following URL and install it to your PC http pro av panasonic net Regarding SD memory cards to be used see lt Cautions in using SD memory cards gt Page 162 The file which was edited by except P2 viewer is displayed as UNKNOWN DATA and may not be read DEVICE Displays MANUFACTURER name of the device manufacturer SERIAL NO serial number of the device and MODEL NAME model name of the device SHOOT Displays SHOOTER name of the person who shot the video START DATE start date of shooting END DATE end date of shooting and LOCATION ALTITUDE LONGITUDE LATITUDE SOURCE PLACE NAME altitude longitude latitude and source of the information and name o
184. r to change light intensity OFF ND filter is not used 1 4 Cuts light intensity by up to about 1 4 1 16 Cuts light intensity by up to about 1 16 1 64 Cuts light intensity by up to about 1 64 31 32 Adjusting the white balance and black balance To record high quality video with the AG HPX250P EN the black and white balances must be adjusted according to conditions If white balance and black balance adjustments are made while the video image is distorted due to GENLOCK the adjustments may not be correct Wait for the video image to return to normal before performing white balance and black balance adjustments again Adjusting the white balance Whenever light conditions change the white balance must be readjusted To adjust the white balance follow the steps on the right ND FILTER dial This control adjusts the amount of light entering the MOS sensor AWB button Use for automatic control of white balance GAIN switch Normally set to 0 dB If this is too dark adjust gain as necessary WHITE BAL switch Set to Aor B 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 FILTER dial according to the light conditions For examples of ND FILTER dial see Light intensity adjustments Page 31 3 Place a white pattern at a point where the light conditions match those for the light sou
185. rast on a subscreen Subscreen EVF BRIGHTNESS EVF CONTRAST EVF B LIGHT Adjusts viewfinder backlight brightness HIGH NORMAL LOW EVF COLOR Selects whether the viewfinder image will be displayed in color or monochrome ON Color display OFF Monochrome display EVF MODE Sets viewfinder off automacally or not when the LCD monitor is opened AUTO Switches off automatically ON The viewfinder operates constantly However this is limited to when no video is output from the SDI OUT terminal SDI OUT Page 145 ZEBRA1 DETECT Sets the level of the right leaning zebra pattern 1 50 70 109 ZEBRA2 DETECT Sets the level of the left leaning zebra pattern 2 50 85 109 ZEBRA2 Selects ZEBRA2 type Page 66 ON SPOT OFF MARKER Turns center marker displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor on and off Page 36 ON OFF indicates the factory setting 147 Setup menu list continued DISPLAY SETUP screen continued Item Setting Notes SAFETY ZONE Sets the safety zone displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor HD 1080i 720P 90 90 display at 16 9 4 3 100 display at 4 3 14 9 100 display at 14 9 1 85 1 100 display at 1 85 1 2 1 100 display at 2 1 2 35 1 100 display at 2 35 1 2 39 1 100 display at 2 39 1 F Safety zone marker not displayed between 16 9 a
186. rce of the subject Then zoom in on the white pattern so that white color appears in the screen e A white object cloth or wall may be used instead of a white pattern The illustration below shows the required size for the white space Do not point the camera recorder at a high brightness area The white object must appear at the center of the screen 1 3 or more of the screen in width 1 3 or more of the screen in height 4 Adjust the lens iris Use the Y GET function Page 122 and adjust the iris to a approximately 70 96 of incoming light 5 Press the AWB button The switch returns to the central position with the white balance automatically adjusted 6 During an adjustment the viewfinder or LCD monitor displays the following message AWB Ach ACTIVE 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 AWB A OK 3 2K C TEMP 7 to C TEMP 7 will appear when COLOR TEMP of the scene file is set to the value other than 0 8 If the subject s color temperature is lower than 2300K or higher than 9900K the following message appears If the arrow points down the actual color temperature is lower than the temperature indicated If the arrow points up 1 the actual temperature is higher than the temperature indicated AWB A OK 2 3K
187. ree Run mode it is slaved to the value input to the DVCPRO DV connector It does not slave it to 74 Basic playback operations POWER MODE switch Turn the POWER MODE switch to ON While holding down the lock release button turn the POWER MODE switch to the ON position Turn the POWER MODE to illuminate the PB THUMBNAIL operation lamp The camera recorder is now in the PB THUMBNAIL mode Each time you press the button the mode changes as below PB THUMBNAIL S CAMERA Turning and holding the POWER MODE switch downward for about 2 seconds after entering PB THUMBNAIL mode switches to PC Personal Computer connection mode Page 109 For details on playing back clips using thumbnails see page 75 Operations using the Operation lever Remote Control Play gt Use this to play back the selected clip when playback has been stopped During playback the unit enters the variable speed search mode and starts 1x playback Page 99 Fast forward gt gt Use this button during playback to fast forward the selected clip 4 x speed When the thumbnail screen is cancelled you can also perform this operation while the camera recorder is stopped When this button is held down the playback speed becomes faster 32 x speed When pressed during a pause playback advances one clip Rewind lt lt Use this button during playback to rewind the selected clip
188. rned on The battery may have run out If the remaining battery charge display is blinking or 4 appears the battery has run out Either recharge the battery or replace the discharged battery with a fully charged one Page 20 of Vol 1 Battery The battery runs down quickly Make sure the battery is fully charged Keep charging until the AC adaptor s CHARGE lamp goes out Are you using the battery in a cold place The battery is affected by the ambient temperature Its operating time is reduced in low temperatures The battery may have reached the end of its service life The battery will become unchargeable The battery has a certain service life which varies depending on how the battery is used If the battery operates only for a short period even when it is charged adequately it has reached the end of its service life Page 20 of Vol 1 The remaining battery capacity is not displayed correctly The remaining battery capacity display is merely a guideline To ensure that remaining battery capacity is displayed correctly use the battery completely from a fully charged state and charge the battery again Remaining battery capacity may still not be displayed correctly if the battery has been used for long periods in high or low temperatures or if the battery has been recharged a large number of times Shooting Reference Cannot start shooting Make sure the POWER MODE switc
189. s follows 00 00 00 00 i u i m 0600 88 22 00090000 00014909 00024112 a t w g j a i a 06 004812 00000600 0600 00 00 00 0000 00 00 00 00 5 0914598 0002432 00 00 45 12 00 00 00 0 ALL CLIP I SAME FORMAT CLIPS SELECTED CLIPS MARKED CLIPS TEXT MEMO CLIPS TEXT MEMO Gn I 5 u D 56068822 06090600 00014609 TEXTMEMO LEAT oy IP 08 a 069436514 003 SLOT CLIPS SET UP EXIT 76 copy Bu rx mamona REIS a 00 6243 12 DELETE I FORMAT REPAIR CLIP RE CONNECTION COPY EXCH THUMBNAIL EXIT r INDICATOR I DATA DISPLAY DATE FORMAT THUMBNAIL SIZE PLAYBACK RESUME THUMBNAIL INIT EXIT T PROPERTY l 00 00 45 12 PROPERTY pare TIME DURATION DEVICES PROPERTY SETUP EXIT META DATA LOAD RECORD USER CLIP NAME INITIALIZE PROPERTY EXIT HDD EXPORT EXPLORE SETUP EXIT 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 Turn the POWER MODE switch again to return to CAMERA mode After changing from CAMERA mode to the thumbnail screen all clips are displayed on the thumbnail screen Pressing the MENU button allows you to navigate the thumbnail men
190. s recorded Set ON OFF in META DATA RECORD from the thumbnail menu The factory setting is OFF Selecting the USER CLIP NAME recording method Select META DATA USER CLIP NAME from the thumbnail menu to select the recording method Two options are available TYPE1 and TYPE2 TYPE1 Factory setting USER CLIP NAME to be recorded Uploaded data If clip metadata has been read in Same as GLOBAL CLIP ID UMID data If no clip metadata has been read in or if the setting for recording clip metadata has been turned off TYPE2 USER CLIP NAME to be recorded If clip metadata has Uploaded data COUNT been read in value If no clip metadata has Same as CLIP NAME been read in or if the setting for recording clip metadata has been turned off 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 following procedure Select META DATA gt PROPERTY from the thumbnail menu then select USER CLIP NAME to display the menu shown below Select COUNT RESET with the Operation lever and press the SET button on the Operation lever to reset the COUNT value to 1 META DATA CREATOR LAST UPDATE PERSON REC META DATA REC OFF META NAME REC DATA GLOBAL CLIP ID Sx com
191. s the Auto Gain Control max 6 dB in auto when the frame rate is set mode to 4FRAME or lower in VFR 12dB mode AGC does not operate when a aba the Auto Gain Control max 12 dB in auto USER button to which S GAIN 18dB has been allocated is pressed Performs the Auto Gain Control max 18 dB in auto and Super gair isisetto 2n db or 30 dB mode OFF Does not perform the Auto Gain Control in auto mode Initiates the control of the gain selected by the GAIN Switch ATW ON Auto operation switches OFF Performs the ATW Auto Tracing White Balance function when the frame rate is set in auto mode You cannot select ON OFF of the ATW to 4FRAME or lower in VFR function with the WHITE BAL switch or the USER button mode when this is selected However if ATWLOCK is assigned to the USER button you can set the white balance value with the USER button OFF Does not perform the white balance function in auto mode This performs the white balance function selected with the WHITE BAL switch AF ON Auto operation switches OFF Performs auto focusing in auto mode You cannot use when the frame rate is set the FOCUS switch and PUSH AUTO button when this is to 4FRAME or lower in VFR selected mode OFF Does not perform auto focusing in auto mode This performs the focusing selected with the FOCUS switch or PUSH AUTO button indicates the factory setting 140 RECORDING SETUP screen Item Setting Notes REC FUNC
192. seconds and year month and day display OFF Not displayed LEVEL METER Sets the Audio Level Meter display ON OFF indicates the factory setting 148 DISPLAY SETUP screen continued Item Setting Notes ZOOM FOCUS Selects the unit of zoom and focus values OFF NUMBER mm feet mm m lt Note gt Use the mm feet or mm m display only as a general guideline since it is not entirely accurate CARD amp Sets the remaining P2 card capacity and battery charge BATTERY ON OFF P2CARD REMAIN Determines how remaining P2 card capacity is displayed ONE CARD Indicates the remaining capacity of the card that is being recorded TOTAL Displays value for both cards OTHER DISPLAY Sets display of other data PARTIAL Displays some of the data ALL Displays all data OFF Not displayed MENU BACK Select whether to lower the transparency of the background to make menu text easier to read ON Lowers background transparency However the transparency of LCD SETTING and EVF SETTING is not lowered OFF Does not lower background transparency REC COUNTER Selects counter operation during recording TOTAL Provides a continuous count until reset by pressing the COUNTER RESET button CLIP Clears the count value at start of recording and counts time of recording indicates the factory setting 149 Setup menu list continued C
193. signed Using the USER buttons Page 39 Tally lamp The tally lamp can be illuminated during recording by setting the TALLY LAMP item on the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Page 151 to any setting other than OFF When the camera recorder is in any of the following states the tally lamp blinks When the remaining battery capacity runs out 4 blinks sec When the available recording space on the P2 card or the battery power is low 1 blink sec When removing the P2 card during access 4 blinks sec When there is no recording space left on the P2 card 4 blinks sec When there is a warning for GENLOCK IN terminal signal distortion system error or a recording defect 4 blinks sec Tally lamp Rear Tally lamp Front 10 Basic shooting operations Preparing to shoot 1 ko N Set the POWER MODE switch to ON Page 25 of Vol 1 Push the OPEN lever of the P2 card slot cover downward 1 and slide to open Insert the P2 card securely in the card slot Raise the P2 card eject button to the direction of the arrow and close the P2 card SD memory card slot cover There are two card slots Be absolutely sure to close the card slot covers to keep the dust out Do not remove the P2 card while the P2 card access lamps are blinking orange Page 12 POWER MODE switch Lock release button 1 Shooting in auto mode Set the POWER MODE swi
194. ssage ABB ACTIVE 3 The adjustment will take effect in a few seconds and the following message will appear ABB END The adjusted value is automatically stored in the memory Shooting techniques for different targets Low angle shooting Low angle shooting can be performed using the handle side START STOP button by releasing CD the hold switch on this button from the HOLD position To prevent accidental operation of the START STOP button on the handle side when not in use set the hold switch to HOLD Self portrait shooting When shooting with the LCD display angled 180 degrees towards the lens you can set the menu option SELF SHOOT to MIRROR to horizontally flip the video image on the LCD display and allow you to view a mirror image while shooting Note that only the video image on the LCD monitor is horizontally flipped not the actual video being recorded 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 Turning the ZEBRA switch on displays the zebra pattern set in the menu in the viewfinder and LCD monitor Amenu setting makes it possible to also display the zebra pattern on video output via the VIDEO OUT connector ZEBRA button BARS AUDIO CHI SELECT CH2 SELECT INT Ew IN
195. stallation CD provided with the unit Refer to the folder called LDOC Details are given in the original English language text Reference 163 Recording format list SYSTEM REC FORMAT Shooting recording frame mode MODE Codec Frame mode VFR OFF VFR ON 60i 60i 1P to 30P Records as 60i AVC 1100 sop 30P 30PN native recording 1P to 30P 30PN native recording AVC I50 24PN 24P 24PN native recording 1P to 30P 24PN native recording 1080 59 94i CAMERA MODE 60i 1P to 30P Records as 60i CAMERA MODE 30P 2 2 Over60i recording 24P 2 3 Over60i recording 24PA 2 3 3 2 Over60i recording DVCPROHD 60i AVC I100 50i 50i 1P to 25P Records as 50i ee 25PN 25P 25PN native recording 1P to 25P 25PN Native recording mn CAMERA MODE 50i 1P to 25P Records as 50i DVCPROHD 50i CAMERA MODE o 25P 2 2 Over50i recording 60P 60P 1P to 60P Records as 60P vee 30PN 30P 30PN native recording 1P to 60P 30PN Native recording AVC I50 24PN 24P 24PN native recording 1P to 60P 24PN Native recording 720 59 94P 60P 60P 1P to 60P Over60P recording DVCPROHD 30PN 30P 30PN native recording 1P to 60P 30PN Native recording 24PN 24P 24PN native recording 1P to 60P 24PN Native recording AVC I400 50P 50P 1P to 50P Records as 50P AVG 150 25PN 25P 25PN native recording 1P to 50P 25PN Native record
196. t LTC Uc te slavesto 1394 inputat LTCUB LTCUB VITCUB amos 24 rames LTCUBin allimes 1394 input R RUNIF RUN Follows UB 60i 30P DF NDF Same as MODE 30 frames LTC value In EXT lFramerate Outputs pem R RUNIF RUN but not slaves to UB data LTC UB JAPA NDF locked for DV Tc in TC IN OUT 480 PERO MI 30 frames Outputs 30 frames connector 59 94i ee LIC input Ii Jo input No input DV 60i Follows UB Records 24 frames MODE Record R RUNIF RUN VAUX TC EXT CUR 5 1394 TM paene DF NDF in 1394 In EXT VIT l Bin utputs 30 frames input at slaves to 1394 input at LTC UB dines LTCUBin alltimes 1394 input 1 When UB MODE is FRM RATE playback of native clips is the pulldown frame rate read from VITC UB 2 In Free Run mode it is slaved to the value input to the DVCPRO DV connector It does not slave it to the time code from the TC IN OUT connector 3 In Free Run mode it is slaved to the time code input to the TC IN OUT connector 4 In Free Run mode it is slaved to the time code input to the TC IN OUT connector But not slaved to it during recording 5 In Free Run mode it is slaved when TC input to the TC IN OUT connector is non drop frame But not slaved to it during recording 6 VAUX TC is time code recorded in the video AUX area in the DVC format 7 n Free Run mode it is slaved to the time code input to the TC IN OUT connector whose value is converte
197. t and then select OPERATION EXCH THUMBNAIL on the thumbnail menu PT THUMBNAIL EN rT Ti property FORMAT ig 00 00 00 04 36 14 o8 TEXT MEMO REPAIR CUP META DATA a RE CONNECTION i m 4908 00024312 pr F i A YES NO confirmation screen is displayed when you press SET on the Operation lever Use the Operation lever to select YES The menu closes and the thumbnail for the clip is replaced TEXT MEMO o1 ui rT rT 00 00 00 00 1 14 00 00 00 00 00 04 36 14 o7 rj rT 00 07 49 09 _00 02 43 12 a u 00 00 58 22 00 00 00 00 Text memo ECT oy E m P CLIP 04 5 103 CEA 77 Display clip properties by selecting PROPERTY CLIP PROPERTY on the thumbnail menu to confirm 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 Playback 81 82 Thumbnail operations continued A shot mark can be added to a clip thumbnail to distinguish this clip from the others 1 Turn 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 4 gt direction and position the pointer on the clip you wish to attach a shot mark to 3 Press the USER button to which the shot mark function has been allocated This adds a shot mark to the thumbnail of the clip at the poi
198. t a card with sufficient recording capacity 117 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 confirm that the t incomplete clip indicators disappear and then add shot marks E Soft keyboard Message Description Measure NO CARD No P2 or SD card is inserted Insert compatible media NO COPY TO SAME CARD A clip cannot be copied to the card storing the original clip Copy the selected clip to a card that does not contain the original clip CANNOT CHANGE PERSON will be entered while the text memo is not available Enter TEXT before entering PERSON CANNOT SET INVALID VALUE The entered value is incorrect Change the value E HDD USB HOST MODE NO FILE The designated file is not found Check the file SAME CLIP IS SELECTED Images cannot be copied since the clip has already been copied from the original clip Confirm the selected clip and release either the source clip or the destination clip and then execute the copy operation TOO MANY CLIPS The number of clips on the copy target card exceeds 1000 Reduce the number of selected clips Message Description Measure UNKNOWN CONTENTS FORMAT Warning displayed to indicate contents version mismatch Match devices and contents version
199. t to AUTO and auto adjustment mode is active the limiter is disabled regardless of these settings LIMITER CH4 Sets the CH4 limiter When the AUDIO AUTO MANU ON OFF CH4 switch is set to AUTO and auto adjustment mode is active the limiter is disabled regardless of these settings AUTO LEVEL Selects the method for setting CH3 level CH3 ON Engages the auto adjustment mode The limiter is not available OFF Locks the level AUTO LEVEL Selects the method for setting CH4 level CH4 Same setting as AUTO LEVEL CH3 25M REC CH SEL Selects the audio channels to be recorded 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 1080 59 94i 50i or 720 59 94P 50P When SYSTEM MODE is set to 480 59 94i or 576 50i and REC FORMAT is set to the DVCPROS0 codec REC SIGNAL is set to 1394 operation depends on 1394 input status When compiling to a clip in one clip recording mode TEST TONE Selects the test signal LEVEL1 A 1 kHz test tone is output during color bar output LEVEL2 Outputs the above test tone at a volume lower than LEVEL1 OFF Does not output a test tone indicates the factory setting 143 Setup menu list continued AUDIO SETUP screen continued Item Setting Notes INT MIC Determines whether or not input from the in
200. ta you want to access and press the SET button on the Operation lever to display detailed information about the P2 card to check individual information such as the serial number and the user ID 3 P2 Card memory capacity Total Capacity Displays the used memory capacity on a P2 card and the total capacity in minutes Because fractions are truncated the figure shown for used memory capacity on a P2 card may differ from the figure for total capacity The used memory capacity of a write protected P2 card is displayed as 100 During native recording with VFR this changes depending on the frame rate 4 Total used memory capacity for all slots Displays the total used memory capacity for all 2 slots Please note that the remaining capacity of a writeprotected P2 card is not included in the total remaining capacity When REC FUNCTION is set to LOOP the slot total indicates the standard recording time for loop recording However when PROPERTY SETUP USED is selected the used space of the slot total is greater than that actually used and is less than that actually used when PROPERTY SETUP REMAIN is selected 5 Warning symbol When the following P2 card is detected the Z symbol is displayed RUN DOWN CARD The maximum number of overwrites on the P2 card has been exceeded DIR ENTRY NG CARD The directory structure on the P2 card is not supported The warning can be confirmed on the P2 card detailed information ind
201. tch to ON Page 25 of Vol 1 Check that the mode lamp CAMERA is lighted red Switch the AUTO MANUAL switch to AUTO to select auto mode A appears on the viewfinder and LCD Screens The focus gain iris and white balance are adjusted automatically Press the START STOP button Red on the POWER MODE switch to start shooting Press again to return to the camera recorder to the shooting standby mode Use the handle START STOP button to make it easier to shoot from low angles To prevent accidental operation the handle side START STOP button includes a hold mechanism START STOP 1 Mode lamp CAMERA AUTO MANUAL switch AUTO MAN UAL POWER MODE switch Lock release button Under the following circumstances even if you press the START STOP button it may take some time until the writing to the P2 card finishes For this reason the operation will not be acknowledged if you press the START STOP button too soon Stopped after only a short recording time Stopped immediately after the recording has moved to a second P2 card 11 Basic shooting operations continued Checking photos taken REC CHECK P2 card access lamps Pressing the REC CHECK button after a recording m CAMERA PB PC USB HOST mode will automatically play back the last two seconds of Lights green the most recent clip Data can be saved onto the cards or loaded from Hol
202. ter slave release To input an external time code from the TC IN OUT terminal it is necessary to set TC IN OUT SEL on the setting menu OUTPUT SEL screen to TC IN 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 BARS AUDIO CHTSELECT CH2 SELECT 2 eee INPUT Ur INPUT INPI ZEBRA C WFM CJ COUNTER RESET oo RESET button COUNTER button MENU button Operation lever MENU EXIT O 0 PUSH SET fs zs SS 1 Open the setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen and set the menu option UB MODE to USER For details on menu operation refer to Using the setup menus Page 28 of Vol 1 You can also use the corresponding buttons on the remote control For details see Description of parts Remote control Page 19 of Vol 1 2 Select CHANGE for UB PRESET on the setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen and press SET on the Operation lever to open the User s Bit setting screen 3 Use Operation lever to set the user bits UB PRESET 00000000 PUSH A vY SEL PUSH lt gt PRESET PUSH SET PUSH MENU TO RETURN gt direction Shifts the target highlighted digit to the right lt direction Shifts the target highlighted digit to the left A direction Increases the highlighted number by one Y
203. ternal microphone is used during recording ON Uses internal microphone input OFF Does not use internal microphone input MIC GAIN1 MIC GAIN2 Sets the level of an external microphone connected to the AUDIO INPUT1 terminal 40dB 50dB 60dB Sets the level of an external microphone connected to the AUDIO INPUT2 terminal 40dB 50dB 60dB 1394 AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT Selects audio channel output to 1394 OUT in DVCPRO or DV mode CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Sets the audio signal output from the AUDIO OUT terminal pin jack HDMI OUT terminal headphone terminal and built in speaker during P2 card playback CH1 CH2 CH1 output CH1 signals CH2 ou CH1 CH1 output CH1 signals CH2 ou CH2 CH1 output CH2 signals CH2 ou CH3 CH4 CH1 output CH3 signals CH2 ou CH3 CH1 ou CH4 CH1 ou put CH2 signals put CH1 signals put CH2 signals put CH4 signals put CH3 signals CH2 output CH3 signals put CH4 signals CH2 output CH4 signals Available only when SYSTEM MODE is set to 480 59 94i or 576 50i and REC FORMAT is set to DVCPRO or DV indicates the factory setting 144 OUTPUT SEL screen Item Setting Notes SDI amp 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 10807 Outputs at 1080i even when SYSTEM MODE is set to 72
204. that the SYSTEM SETUP screen is set up as described on page 43 Refer to the section Using the setup menus Page 28 of Vol 1 for menu operation 2 Select ON in the menu option PREREC MODE in the RECORDING SETUP screen Page 141 The following indications appear in the special recording display area in the viewfinder or LCD monitor During recording P REC stays lit During a pause P PAUSE stays lit Screen displays Page 121 3 Press the START STOP button This setting will record audio and video a time period prior to start of recording The following recording modes will disable the pre recording function and start respective recording function when selected Recording of video input via the IEEE1394 connector When changing recording formats After a change from playback to recording During interval recording During one shot recording During loop recording There may be a short delay in start of audio and video recording when the START STOP button is pressed directly after switching from thumbnail display or playback to view what you are shooting after turning the power on and after changing the PREREC MODE Check that the SYSTEM SETUP screen is set up as described on page 43 Refer to the section Using the setup menus Page 28 of Vol 1 for menu operation 2 Select INTERVAL in the menu option PREREC MODE in the RECORDING SETUP screen Page 141 3 Set the time in the menu
205. the lt direction to return to the original model name display HDD EXPLORE oes e PARTITION NAME HoD PARTITION TYPE 5 VENDOR PANASONIC m JODEL PAN HDDU2 PARTS SIZE 292 8 GB USED 85 3 GB 10 CARDS FREE CAP 147 5 GB B s Mn PARTIO I4 PARTITION INFO 9 DATE TIME This section indicates the date and time the data on the partition was recorded 10 SERIAL This section indicates the serial number of the P2 card that originally contained the data on the partition Continued on the next page 113 Using a hard disk drive PC mode USB host continued 11 VERIFY This section indicates the verification setting and results at the time the data on the partition was recorded ON FINISHED Verification was performed and the results agreed ON FAILED Verification was performed and the results did not agree OFF No verification was performed No verification information is available Even for a FAT type hard disk drive the 1001st or later clips are not shown For a FAT formatted hard disk drive the information about only the first partition is shown e For a P2 STORE AJ PCS060G that has an invalid partition that partition information is shown in gray 12 NAME 114 This section indicates the PARTITION NAME Enter the PARTITION NAME from the software keyboard by selecting CHANGE PARTITION NAME in the OPERATION MENU while the thum
206. the USER buttons Page 39 USER4 Sets a function assigned to the USER4 button The functions that can be assigned to this button are the same as for the USER MAIN button SLOT SEL Using the USER buttons Page 39 MF ASSIST Automatically sets the last focus during manual focusing ON Automatically sets the last focus The focus may not be set correctly if the last focus differs considerably from the manually set focus You cannot operate using the remote control connected to the CAM REMOTE jack OFF The focus is not adjusted automatically WFM Selects the waveform displayed in the LCD monitor when the user button to which WFM has been assigned is pressed WAVE Displays a waveform VECTOR Vectorscope display WAVE VECT Each press of the button switches the settings in the following order OFF WAVE waveform VECTOR OFF indicates the factory setting 139 Setup menu list continued AUTO SW screen Item Setting Notes A IRIS ON Auto operation switches OFF Performs the auto iris control in auto mode The IRIS when the frame rate is set button is deactivated to 4FRAME or lower in VFR OFF mode Deactivates the auto iris control in auto mode This performs the iris control selected with the IRIS button AGC Sets the Auto Gain Control when the ON is selected in Cannot be set when A IRIS is A IRIS OFF 6dB Auto operation switches OFF Perform
207. tion PROXY Switches the proxy indicator between indication and no indication ON OFF The factory setting is ON indication DATA DISPLAY The time display field of the clip offers a choice of Time Code TC User Bits UB Shooting Time TIME Shooting Date DATE Shooting Time and Date DATE TIME clip name CLIP NAME or user clip name USER CLIP NAME The factory setting is Time Code DATE FORMAT You can specify the display order for the shooting date as either Year Month Day Y M D Month Day Year M D Y or Day Month Year D M Y The factory setting is Month Day Year Only for AG HPX250P The factory setting is Day Month Year Only for AG HPX250EN This setting is reflected in the recording date shown in the clip property and the shooting date shown when DATE is selected under the item DATA DISPLAY THUMBNAIL SIZE For the size of thumbnails displayed on one screen either LARGE 3 x 2 thumbnails displayed or NORMAL 4 x 3 thumbnails displayed can be selected The factory default value is NORMAL PLAYBACK RESUME Selecting a position to restart playback after stopping playback on the thumbnails screen pushing the Operation lever in the Y direction STOP ON Playback starts from the stop position OFF Playback starts from the beginning of the clip indicated by the pointer Note that if the pointer is moved after stopping playback the playback will restart from the beginning of the clip indicated b
208. tor of the camera recorder cannot be externally locked 67 68 Using time data continued To externally lock the time code Follow the steps below 1 Tum the POWER MODE switch to ON Set TCG on the setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen to FREE RUN 3 Use the COUNTER button to set TC display Supply a phase relationship reference time code that conforms to the time code requirements and reference video signals to the TC IN OUT and GENLOCK IN connectors respectively Now the built in time code generator is locked to the reference time code When locked to an external 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 recording mode during the few seconds it takes for the sync generator to stabilize Once a slave relationship is established the TC IN OUT and GENLOCK IN connectors stay in slave status When TC PRESET is performed When the REC SIGNAL option in the SYSTEM SETUP screen is set to 1394 The power is turned off The time code mode is switched The TCG switch is set to R RUN When REC FORMAT and CAMERA MODE have been switched The slave function is a state whereby the unit s internal time code generator is locked to and progresses with an externally input time code and continues to progress after input of the external time code has stopped Setting the user
209. tored so be sure to perform the format after first confirming the data Writing data on a hard disk drive For a Type S hard disk drive data can be written on a card basis The data on up 1 switch the mode to USB HOST to 23 P2 cards can be stored on the hard Switching to the USB HOST mode Page 111 disk drive The data set on each P2 card is The thumbnail screen is displayed recognized as a separate drive by the PC USB HOST is displayed in the bottom right e If data on a P2 card that contains a defective clip must be written to a hard disk drive then we recommend fixing or deleting that clip before writing the data When the process is diskontinued during verification the data on the P2 card has been written to the hard disk drive 2 Connect a hard disk drive via USB A hard disk drive that has not been formatted with the camera recorder must be formatted as directed in Formatting a hard disk drive Page 114 3 Insert a P2 card 4 Press the MENU button and select HDD EXPORT from the thumbnail menu Specify the slot that contains the P2 card bearing the data to be written to the hard disk drive 5 Select YES This starts the write process When the data is being written a progress bar is displayed To discontinue writing press the SET button on the Operation lever instead of cancellation confirmation When the writing is completed the message COPY COMPLETE
210. ts of camera recorder shake when shooting by hand Press the OIS button to turn the function on and off W appears on the screen when this function is on Turn the function off when using a tripod for more natural images OIS button This function will not be as effective when the vibration is severe or when tracking a moving subject DRS Dynamic Range Stretcher function This function compresses the video signal level while maintaining contrast to extend the dynamic range making it possible to correctly render highlight areas without overexposure and loss of detail that would otherwise occur When using 1080i the DRS function is not available if shooting with 24P 30P 25P or VFR variable frame rate This function runs when DRS on the setting menu SCENE FILE screen is set to ON Page 133 You can change the level of compression using DRS EFFECT Page 133 You can allocate DRS ON OFF to a USER button Page 39 37 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 flash band interference that occurs with the MOS imager when shooting in an environment where flash photography is taking place Time flow Flash light Image recorded FBC off Flash band Setting FBC function Assign the FBC function to a USER button Press the USER button to which the F
211. u 00 00 00 00 0 5 00 00 00 00 05 n o7 iT 00 00 58 22 00 01 49 09 Thumbnail screen 10 6 10 11 12 13 14 15 Clip icons 1 Display Mode The type of the thumbnail indicated on the display and the types of the other information Screens are indicated ALL Display all clips SAME FORMAT Clips in the same format as the system format SYSTEM MODE item REC FORMAT item are shown Refer to page 135 for each item SELECT The clips selected with the SET button are shown MARKER Display clips with shot marks TEXT MEMO Display clips with text memo data SLOT n Display clips in the specified P2 card n 1 or 2 which indicates Slots 1 or 2 UPDATING Indicated when the camera recorder is updating the screen or reading data When the screen is being updated the rotating icon S is indicated Switching the thumbnail display Page 80 Continued on the next page 77 78 Thumbnail operations continued 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 all slots that contain the appropriate cards are indicated The numbers of the other slots are shown in white if they contain P2 cards When the following P2 card is inserted the slot number is displayed with a pink frame RUN DOW
212. us display settings From the thumbnail menu select PROPERTY CARD STATUS The following screen appears When REMAIN is selected 1 2 1 Write protect Mark The fii mark appears if the P2 card is write protected 2 P2 Card Status remaining free space The remaining memory capacity of the P2 card is indicated by a bar graph and percentage The bar graph indicator moves to the left as the remaining free space decreases The following indications may appear depending on the card status FORMAT ERROR An unformatted P2 card is inserted NOT SUPPORTED An unsupported card is inserted in the camera recorder NO CARD P2 cards are not inserted Push the Operation lever in the A V direction to place the cursor on the P2 card for data you want to access and press the SET button on the Operation lever to display detailed information about the P2 card to check individual information such as the serial number and the user ID 3 P2 Card Remaining Capacity Total Capacity Displays the P2 card remaining capacity and total capacity in minutes The total of the remaining memory capacity for each P2 card that is displayed may not match the actual total remaining memory capacity for the P2 cards because only the figure in minute is displayed During native recording with VFR this changes depending on the frame rate 4 Total remaining free space for the slot Displays the total remaining free space for all 2 slots Please
213. ut TC IN or output TC OUT TC OUT TC IN 1 Use this to check video when SYSTEM MODE is set to 720 59 94P 50P and 1080i is selected indicates the factory setting 145 Setup menu list continued OUTPUT SEL screen continued 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 the played back time code during video playback Not available when TC IN OUT SEL is set to TC IN TC VIDEO SYNC Sets the delay of time code output when TC IN OUT connector is connected as TC OUT RECORDING Outputs the unit s time code with no delay This is used when performing simultaneous recording on 2 units with this unit s time code as the master VIDEO OUT Outputs the time code in line with delay of video output from the VIDEO OUT connector Not available when TC IN OUT SEL is set to TC IN indicates the factory setting 146 DISPLAY SETUP screen Item Setting Notes EVF PEAK LEVEL Adjusts the peaking level of the viewfinder and the LCD monitor 7 0 7 EVF PEAK FREQ Adjusts the peaking frequency of the viewfinder and the LCD monitor HIGH LOW EVF SETTING Adjusts viewfinder brightness and cont
214. utlines of images in the viewfinder 1 Set the POWER MODE switch to ON and on the LCD monitor makes it easier to focus Page 25 of Vol 1 This function does not affect video output from the camera recorder or video recorded by the camera recorder 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 Adjust EVF PEAK LEVEL and EVF PEAK FREQ in the DISPLAY SETUP screen DISPLAY SETUP EVF PEAK LEVEL ZEBRA2 DETECT 85 v PUSH MENU TO RETURN 3 Position the LCD monitor where it is easiest to see The monitor can be rotated 180 degrees toward the lens and 90 degrees toward you Do not apply unnecessary force to the open LCD This can damage the camera recorder 180 Ensure the LCD is fully closed Viewfinder continued Adjusting the screen display 1 Set the POWER MODE switch to ON Page 25 of Vol 1 2 Press the MENU button For details on menu operation refer to Using the setup menus Page 28 of Vol 1 You can also use the corresponding buttons on the remote control For details see Description of parts Remote control Page 19 of Vol 1 3 Viewfinder adjustments Select CHANGE under EVF SETTING on the setting menu DISPLAY SETUP screen LCD monitor adjustments Set CHANGE under LCD SETTING on the setting menu DISPLAY SETUP screen e When adjusting the viewfinder DISPLAY SETUP EVF PE
215. uto mode use the AUTO MANUAL switch to switch to manual mode Page 28 2 Switch the gain with the GAIN switch L Set here under normal conditions The default value is 0 dB M Increase the gain of the image amplifier The default value is 6 dB H Increase the gain of the image amplifier The default value is 12 dB You can change each L M and H gain values using the LOW GAIN MID GAIN and HIGH GAIN items on the setting menu SW MODE screen Page 138 In auto mode auto gain is available regardless of the GAIN switch setting when a setting other than OFF is selected under AGC on the setting menu AUTO SW screen Page 140 In variable frame rate VFR mode gain is fixed to 0 dB when the frame rate is set to 4 frames or less Using super gain You 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 gt 30 dB OFF when pressing USER button in BOTH You can switch to the selected gain by pressing a USER button to which S GAIN has been assigned Using the USER buttons Page 39 In variable frame rate VFR mode super gain is not available when the frame rate is set to 4 frames or less AGC is not available when super gain is selected even if AUTO MANUAL is set to AUTO Light intensity adjustments Use the ND FILTER dial to change the ND Filter used filte
216. witches the zoom ratio in the following order OFF x1 x2 x5 x10 OFF x1 The viewfinder and the LCD monitor indicate the zoom ratio when a setting other than OFF x1 is selected Using the USER buttons Page 39 Please take note of the following points regarding use of the digital zoom function Digital zoom is not available when the DRS dynamic range stretcher function Page 133 or the SCAN REVERSE function Page 136 is running The FBC flash band compensation function Page 38 is not available when the digital zoom function is running The FBC function becomes available again when digital zoom is switched back to OFF Operating the DRS function or SCAN REVERSE function when the digital zoom function is running switches the digital zoom function off 19 20 Shooting in progressive mode In 1080i and 480i 576i mode this unit can perform progressive shooting when CAMERA MODE of the setting menu is set to 24P 24PA or 30P 25P When performing progressive shooting the recording format can be set to native which uses the camera s shooting frame rate as is or standard which pulls the frame rate down to 59 94 50 Standard recording pull down recording 24P records with 2 3 pulldown and 30P 25P records with 2 2 pulldown and both record as 59 94i 50i The camera recorder can also handle video shot in the 24PA mode 2 3 3 2 advanced pulldown Note th
217. y the pointer regardless of this setting Also attempting to play back from the end of all the available clips will cause the screen to flash momentarily indicating that the there are no more clips which can be played back THUMBNAIL INIT Return the above thumbnail display settings to default Move the cursor to this option and press the SET button on the Operation lever Select YES when the confirmation screen is displayed EXIT Returns to the previous menu The clip s properties and the P2 card s status are displayed It is possible to edit and rewrite recorded clip metadata while clip properties are displayed Clip property From the thumbnail menu select PROPERTY CLIP PROPERTY The following screen appears x 5 2 gt S n PROPERTY 1 Clip Number 2 Thumbnail 3 Clip Information Indicates the indicators added to the clip and the number of text and voice memos added to the clip The fii mark appears if the clip is recorded on a writeprotected P2 card e AG HPX250P EN is not capable of recording or playing back voice memos Pushing the Operation lever in the 4 direction displays the properties of the previous next clip Continued on the next page 93 94 Thumbnail operations continued 4 Clip Information Displays detailed information about the clip CLIP NAME Display clip names START TC The time code value at the start of the re
218. ze and location of the date and time characters will vary with the recording format The data recorded depends on the DATE TIME setting on the setting menu DISPLAY SETUP screen No data is recorded when OFF is selected This timestamp is superimposed on the video output from the DVCPRO DV terminal a LAST CLIP DELETE function Assign LAST CLIP to any of the USER MAIN or USER 1 4 buttons to enable a convenient way to delete the last recorded clip Pressing the USER button to which LAST CLIP was assigned displays a YES NO confirmation dialog on the screen Select YES and the last recorded clip is deleted and LAST CLIP DELETE OK is displayed Using the USER buttons Page 39 Select NO to cancel clip deletion Clips cannot be deleted even when you press the button if you have switched to PB THUMBNAIL mode or PC mode after shooting when recording 1394 input or during menu display Then it will not be possible to delete the clip by turning the power off and turning it back on In hot swap recording the clip delete function is not available unless all the P2 cards containing data shot in one recording operation are inserted The clip delete function is not available when the one clip recording is set 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 o

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