Panasonic AG HPX170 - Pro 3CCD P2 High-Definition Camcorder, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...back Editing Displays Menu Reference Operating Instructions Memory Card Camera Recorder Model No AG HPX170P Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use This product is eligible for the P2HD 5 Year Warranty Repair Program For details see page 5 ...

Page 2: ...INS SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO COMPLETELY DISCONNECT THIS EQUIPMENT FROM THE AC MAINS DISCONNECT THE POWER CORD PLUG FROM THE AC RECEPTACLE CAUTION Danger of explosion or fire if battery is mistreated For Battery Pack Replace only with same or specified type Do not disassemble or dispose of in fire Do not store in temperatures over 60 C 14...

Page 3: ...on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The user may find the booklet Som...

Page 4: ...e 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped Recommendation for Use of Genuine Panasonic Battery Pack Rechargeab...

Page 5: ...r purchasing this Panasonic P2HD device Register as a user for this device to receive a special service warranty up to five years of free warranty repairs Customers who register as users on the website will receive a extended warranty repair valid for up to five years 1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year 5th year 5 P2HD device 2 Basic warranty 3 Extended warranty repair 4 1 Please note that this ex...

Page 6: ... against a possible erasure 26 Formatting P2 cards 26 Recording times 27 Remove the P2 card 28 Using SD SDHC memory cards 29 Installing and removing the SD memory card 29 Formatting SD memory card 29 Cautions in using SD memory cards 29 Using the zoom function 30 Digital zoom function 30 Variable frame rates VFR 31 Native recording 32 Standard recording 32 Using variable frame rates VFR 33 Shootin...

Page 7: ... Adjusting the volume 75 Viewing images on a monitor 75 Checking the date and time 75 Editing Connecting external units 76 Headphones 76 External microphone 76 Computer non linear editing file transfer 77 Hard disk drive data copying 78 Digital video equipment Dubbing 79 Video deck Dubbing 80 TV Monitor playback dubbing 80 Nonlinear editing with P2 card PC mode 81 Copying from P2 cards to the hard...

Page 8: ...ates Slow quick motion recording Maximum 4 channel uncompressed digital audio recording DV recording 480i For details on how to handle recorded data see page 121 1 P2 mode shooting and playback Pages 25 and 63 Computer The data file is transferred for nonlinear editing on your computer or other unit 2 PC mode Page 81 External hard disk The unit directly controls the external hard disk drive and tr...

Page 9: ...e shooting of certain material even if it is intended for private use Caution regarding laser beams The CCD may be damaged if it is subjected to light from a laser beam When using the camera recorder in locations where laser irradiation equipment is used be careful not to allow the laser beam to shine directly on the lens Notes when connecting a 1394 cable Windows Before connecting turn off the ma...

Page 10: ...e camera recorder Lens hood INPUT terminal cover 2 1 For part numbers for the battery see Optional units see below 2 When using a 1394 cable sold separately or a USB cable sold separately attach ferrite cores to the both ends of the cable Page 77 Optional units XLR microphone AG MC200G Battery CGA D54 5400 mAh equivalent to accessory battery About this manual Note concerning illustrations in these...

Page 11: ...START STOP button Page 25 9 Built in stereo microphone Page 51 10 Tally lamp Front Page 19 11 Remote control sensor Front Page 18 12 White balance sensor Page 39 13 INPUT 1 2 audio input switch Page 51 14 Zoom ring pin hole Page 30 15 P2 card access lamp x 2 Page 26 16 Viewfinder Page 20 17 P2 card SD memory card slot cover Pages 25 and 29 18 SCENE FILE dial Page 53 19 SLOT SEL button Page 44 20 M...

Page 12: ... 9 FOCUS switch Page 35 10 PUSH AUTO button Page 35 11 AWB button Page 38 12 IRIS dial Page 36 13 ND FILTER switch Page 37 14 IRIS button Page 36 15 GAIN switch Page 37 16 WHITE BAL switch Page 38 17 FUCUS RING FOCUS IRIS switch Page 35 18 DISP MODE CHK button Page 41 19 AUTO MANUAL switch Page 25 20 AUDIO LEVEL knobs CH1 CH2 Page 52 21 LCD monitor Page 21 22 MENU button Page 94 23 THUMBNAIL butto...

Page 13: ...a remote control unit to control zoom and start stop of recording 11 Headphone jack 3 5 mm stereo mini jack Page 76 12 Tripod hole Page 9 13 Security Lock opening Use this opening to attach a security cable For details on how to attach the cable see the Operating Instructions supplied with the cable The security lock and security cable are designed to prevent theft but Panasonic will not accept an...

Page 14: ...tion as the COUNTER button on the main unit 4 COUNTER RESET button Page 58 Same function as the COUNTER RESET button on the main unit 5 REC button Page 86 Operation buttons 6 PLAY button q Pages 63 and 86 7 REW button t Page 63 8 PAUSE button h Page 63 Like the operation buttons of the camera MENU operations are performed using SET button 9 STILL ADV button Page 18 10 STOP button g Page 63 11 FF b...

Page 15: ...midity levels Keep metal objects such as necklaces and hairpins away from the battery 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 The battery becomes hot while it is being used or charged The camera recorder itself also becomes hot during use The recordable time reduces if you repeatedly st...

Page 16: ...Slide the DC cord s battery connector to the direction of the arrow until it clicks into place DC cord s battery connector Removal 1 Set the POWER switch to OFF and check that the mode lamp is off 2 Slide the DC cord s battery connector to the direction of the arrow while pressing the battery release button Battery release button 3 Disconnect the AC power supply cord from the power outlet CAUTION ...

Page 17: ...er strap Attach the shoulder strap and use it as a precaution against dropping the camera 20 mm or more 20 mm or more Detaching and attaching the lens hood Detaching the lens hood Turn the lens hood counterclockwise to detach it Attaching the lens hood Turn the lens hood clockwise until it clicks to secure it in position Be sure to attach the lens hood cap to protect the lens when not in use ...

Page 18: ...oes not operate the wrong camera recorder by mistake Setting Wireless remote control Press the MCR operation buttons STOP g and STILL ADV at the same time to set the remote control unit for use in operation mode 1 Alternatively press the STOP g and STILL ADV buttons at the same time to set the remote control unit for use in operation mode 2 When the battery in the remote control unit is replaced t...

Page 19: ...hen the operation mode buttons flash in sequence starting with the top one and the power then goes off it means that there is no charge left in the battery Recharge the battery SLOT SEL MODE CAM MCR PC POWER ON OFF Mode button Mode lamp Lock release Tally lamp The tally lamp can be made to light up during shooting by selecting ON as the REC LAMP setting in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Page 111 When ...

Page 20: ...he 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 3 Adjust the diopter adjustment lever so that you can see the characters on the viewfinder screen clearly Viewfinder diopter dial Eye piece Do not point the eye piece at the sun or other strong light source Light concentrated by the lens...

Page 21: ...OFF INPUT2 ON OFF LCD ZEBRA EVF DTL OIS WFM COUNTER EVF DTL button Press EVF DTL again to return to the original display EVF DTL OFF appears on the screen for about 2 seconds Using the LCD 1 Set the POWER switch to ON 2 Hold down the OPEN button to open the LCD monitor It can open out to 120 degrees Do not try to open it further as this will damage the camera OPEN button 3 Position the LCD monitor...

Page 22: ...REMAIN OTHER DISPLAY LCD BACKLIGHT SELF SHOOT 4 Push the Operation lever in the e or r direction to select the item PUSH MENU TO RETURN EVF COLOR LEVEL EVF BRIGHTNESS EVF CONTRAST EVF SET 5 Push the Operation lever in the w or q direction to make adjustment PUSH MENU TO RETURN EVF COLOR LEVEL EVF BRIGHTNESS EVF CONTRAST EVF SET 6 Press MENU three times to exit the menus You can return the settings...

Page 23: ...ly the image in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor not the recorded image 1 Select LCD REV under LCD on the setting menu SW MODE screen This assigns LCD REV to the LCD button 2 Press the LCD button This button toggles between the normal and flipped image at each press No screens are displayed when the image is flipped The unit returns to normal image mode the next time it is powered up LCD Switc...

Page 24: ...OFF 00012H 00012H MIRROR TIME ZONE OPERATION EVF SET POWER SAVE MENU INIT OPERATION SELF SHOOT 5 Push the Operation lever in the w or q direction to set YEAR to 2008 CLOCK SET PUSH MENU TO RETURN YEAR 2008 OCT 01 12 00 MONTH PUSH y t DAY HOUR MIN SEL PUSH q g Choose a year between 2000 and 2030 6 Push the Operation lever in the r direction to move to the MONTH setting CLOCK SET PUSH MENU TO RETURN...

Page 25: ...2 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 3 Press the START STOP button Red on the POWER switch to start shooting Press again to return to the camera to the shooting standby mode Use the handle START STOP button to make it easier to shoot from low angles 1 2 3 POWER ON OFF...

Page 26: ...ed Lights orange Slot that is the object of recording Blinks orange Data is now being accessed Blinks orange fast A card is now being recognized Both lamps blink orange Ejection of card during access Off Cards have not been inserted or formatted Insertion of incompatible card PC mode USB DEVICE Blinks orange Data is now being accessed Off A status other than access underway PC mode 1394 DEVICE Bli...

Page 27: ... min AJ P2C032RG 32 GB approx 128 min approx 64 min approx 32 min approx 80 min approx 64 min The AJ P2C002SG 2 GB card cannot be used The displayed available space includes the management area and so the space available for recording is smaller than this Concerning the division of clips recorded on P2 cards When using a P2 card of at least 8 GB in this camera if the continuous recording time for ...

Page 28: ... 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 57 Check the clips and repair them For details on repairing clips see page 68 Immediately after pre recording a P2 card inserted into an empty slot will not be immediately recognized Du...

Page 29: ...ON PROPERTY META DATA EXIT DELETE FORMAT REPAIR CLIP RE CONNECTION EXCH THUMBNAIL EXIT SLOT1 SLOT2 SD CARD EXIT 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 CARD FUNCTIONS screen Page 110 With SDHC cards 32 KB of capacity will have been used Cautions in using SD memory cards SD memory cards used with the ...

Page 30: ...FF is selected under DRS Page 99 on the setting menu SCENE FILE screen While using the zoom function the slow shutter is disabled While using the slow shutter you cannot use the digital zoom function Digital zoom cannot be changed during recording This camera has a 13 x optical zoom function Zoom with the zoom button or the zoom ring Zoom button Set the ZOOM switch to SERVO so that you can use the...

Page 31: ...mages at a rate of 24 fps are recorded in 24 frames The signals are recorded only in the effective frames so recording is possible for 2 5 times as long 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 Camera Recorder 24P 24PN effective frame Before VFR shooting you must set the recording frame rate and recording format ahead of time You cannot change the frame rates while recording VFR shooting is pos...

Page 32: ...on Page 104 on the RECORDING SETUP screen select 720P 60P 720P 30P or 720P 24P as the recording format 2 Select the appropriate scene file using the SCENE FILE dial If necessary before doing this perform the camera settings from the setting menu and register the scene file Page 53 3 Using the OPERATION TYPE function Page 98 on the SCENE FILE screen select FILM CAM and set the desired recording fra...

Page 33: ...e standing among crowd of people and moves made by martial artists If for instance you have shot scenes using the 24P recording format for specifying the playback frames you can double the speed of the quick motion effects by setting the VFR recording frame rate to 12 fps Recording format REC FORMAT Recording frame rate FRAME RATE 720P 24P 720P 24PN Set to 22 fps or lower 720P 30P 720P 30PN Set to...

Page 34: ...oot 24 frames a second in the progressive mode For output and recording the 24 frame persecond signal is converted to 60 field per second interlace using advanced conversion A B C D E F G H AoAeBoBeBoCeCoCeDoDeEoEeFoFeFoGe GoGeHo He 24PA 60i With the 2 3 method frames BoCe CoDe FoGe and GoHe shown in the illustration would be extended over different frames which can cause a drop in picture quality...

Page 35: ...CUS to M MANUAL the camera 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 ...

Page 36: ...TH mode is set only the GRAPH display is available The FOCUS ASSIST button does not work when the digital zoom function is used To return to the previous screen press the FOCUS ASSIST button again Iris adjustments IRIS dial FOCUS RING FOCUS IRIS switch IRIS button 1 If the camera is in auto mode use the AUTO MANUAL switch to switch to manual mode Page 35 2 Press the IRIS button to switch how to ad...

Page 37: ... items on the setting menu SW MODE screen Page 101 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 104 When the recording frame rate is less than 22 fps and when a slow shutter speed 1 15 has been set the gain is fixed at 0 dB regardless of the GAIN switch setting Pages 31 and 49 L...

Page 38: ...ll near the subject can be used instead Do not include bright spotlights in your shot 4 Set the WHITE BAL switch to A or B whichever one you want to save the adjustment in 5 Press the AWB button Adjustment takes a few seconds The following messages appear on the screen Message during adjustment AWB Ach ACTIVE Message after adjustment AWB Ach OK An error message appears on the screen when white bal...

Page 39: ...en the progressive and normal 60i modes Press the AWB button to automatically adjust the white balance Press and hold the AWB button to adjust the black balance As the white balance is adjusted first when you press the AWB button make the necessary preparations for this You cannot adjust the black balance while you are shooting Message during adjustment ABB ACTIVE Message after adjustment ABB END ...

Page 40: ...re shown as a zebra pattern Very bright Reflecting parts You can remove most overexposed parts by adjusting the iris and shutter speed in the manual mode to remove the areas with zebra patterns The display changes as follows each time you press the ZEBRA button ZEBRA 1 ZEBRA 2 OFF MARKER BARS CH1 SELECT RESET TC SET REC CH2 SELECT AUDIO INT L INPUT1 INPUT2 SHUTTER SPEES SELECT INT R INPUT2 INPUT1 ...

Page 41: ... in MCR mode press the DISP MODE CH button in the thumbnail screen Press the button again to return to the thumbnail screen Changing the image size When recording in 480i mode you can change the size aspect ratio of the images that you record Select the aspect ratio in the setup menus CAMERA SETUP screen ASPECT CONV Page 100 For menu operation Page 94 SIDE CROP Recorded in the regular 4 3 aspect r...

Page 42: ...an allocate one of sixteen features to each of the three USER buttons Use these buttons to change shooting settings quickly or add effects to the images you are shooting The following features are allocated to the buttons at the time of shipping USER1 WHITEFADE USER2 BACKLIGHT USER3 TEXT MEMO For details see the setup menus SW MODE screen USER1 to 3 Page 102 If you press a USER button to which one...

Page 43: ...kup 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 HPX170P as the external unit for backup recording select OFF for...

Page 44: ...ks during playback INVALID appears when you cannot set or release shot marks When the video data of a single shoot using hot swap recording is made up of multiple clips you cannot set or release shot marks unless all the P2 cards that make up the video data are inserted into the slots You cannot set or release shot marks during loop recording Text memo recording This function adds text memos at th...

Page 45: ... to the MCR or PC mode or the recording format has been changed after completing a recording Then it will not be possible to delete the clip by turning the power off and turning it back on This button cannot be used to delete clips when a P2 card one of two inserted cards has been removed and reinserted after recording nor can it be used to delete clips on a write protected P2 card In hot swap rec...

Page 46: ...ver if the duration selected in step 3 is less than 2 seconds I REC will flash while recording is underway in accordance with the set time The pre recording function does not work No sound is recorded All data recorded while this mode is active will be contained in one file No guarantees are made for the 1394 output images Pre recording PRE REC This function is used to record pictures and sound st...

Page 47: ...y one of the inserted cards is DIR ENTRY NG CARD Page 91 When continuous one shot recording is performed there may be delays in acknowledging the recording operation After one shot recording has started a recordable P2 card cannot be used even if it is inserted into an empty slot The slots for recording in this mode are indicated by the orange P2 card access lamps The slots for recording P2 cards ...

Page 48: ... Operation is not possible even if only one of the inserted cards is DIR ENTRY NG CARD Page 91 Stopping may take some time The following operations are not acknowledged until the P2 card access lamps change from blinking to fully lit up The slots for recording in this mode are indicated by the orange P2 card access lamps Text memos cannot be added ...

Page 49: ...mal OFF and the speed you selected with the SPEED SELECT button 2 After you have pressed the SHUTTER button press SPEED SELECT to select the shutter speed The shutter speed changes as follows each time you press SPEED SELECT The order is reversed for the SHUTTER SELECT button Remember that the faster the shutter speed the lower the sensitivity Adjusting the shutter speed With the 1080i 60i 720P 60...

Page 50: ... television or computer monitor to minimize the horizontal noise that appears when shooting such subjects By switching to progressive mode you can also shoot PAL system television screens When the OPERATION TYPE option in the SCENE FILE screen page 98 is set to FILM CAM the shutter opening angle can be adjusted from 10 to 360 in 0 5 steps Example When the recording frame rate is set to 24 fps and ...

Page 51: ...een BARS CH1 SELECT RESET TC SET REC CH2 SELECT AUDIO INT L INPUT1 INPUT2 SHUTTER SPEES SELECT INT R INPUT2 INPUT1 MIC POWER 48V ON OFF INPUT2 ON OFF LCD ZEBRA EVF DTL OIS WFM COUNTER CH2 SELECT switch CH1 SELECT switch INPUT 1 2 switches INPUT 1 2 MIC POWER 48V Switch Using the built in microphone 1 Switch the CH1 SELECT switch to INT L Audio from the built in microphone Lch is recorded to audio ...

Page 52: ...h CH1 SELECT and CH2 SELECT to INPUT 2 Adjusting the recording level AUDIO LEVEL knob Use the AUDIO LEVEL knob to adjust the recording level of the built in microphone or of audio signals input through the INPUT 1 2 XLR 3 pin terminal To adjust the volume of the sound for monitoring Page 43 To adjust the recording level of the audio signals turn the AUDIO LEVEL knob while referring to the audio le...

Page 53: ...P screen Page 104 F6 SCENE CINE D File suitable for shooting movie like scenes where the dynamic range is to be emphasized The recording format remains unchanged even when the scene file is changed It must be set using the REC FORMAT option on the RECORDING SETUP screen Page 104 Changing scene file settings The setting value of the scene file can be changed Also you can save the changed scene file...

Page 54: ...o select LOAD SAVE INIT SCENE FILE F1 PUSH MENU TO RETURN LOAD SAVE INIT VIDEO CAM DEFAULT 1 48 0 0 0 0 0 OPERATION TYPE V DETAIL LEVEL DETAIL CORING FRAME RATE SYNCRO SCAN DETAIL LEVEL CHROMA LEVEL 9 Press the Operation lever push it in the r direction to select SAVE and press it again SCENE FILE F1 PUSH MENU TO RETURN LOAD SAVE INIT LOAD SAVE INITIAL 0 0 0 0 OPERATION TYPE V DETAIL LEVEL DETAIL ...

Page 55: ... w or q direction to select a file number 1 to 4 SCENE FILE SD CARD PUSH MENU TO RETURN FILE SELECT 1 NO FILE NO FILE NO FILE NO FILE READ FILE 3 FILE 4 WRITE FILE 1 FILE 2 TITLE RELOAD 4 Push the Operation lever in the e or r direction to select WRITE and press it again SCENE FILE SD CARD PUSH MENU TO RETURN FILE SELECT 1 YES NO FILE NO FILE NO FILE NO FILE READ FILE 3 FILE 4 WRITE FILE 1 FILE 2 ...

Page 56: ...NPUT1 INPUT2 SHUTTER SPEES SELECT INT R INPUT2 INPUT1 MIC POWER 48V ON OFF INPUT2 ON OFF LCD ZEBRA EVF DTL OIS WFM OSD COUNTER RESET TITLE VOL MULTI P IN P REC A DUB PLAY REW FF ZOOM DATE TIME PHOTO SHOT START STOP COUNTER 3 When all characters have been entered push the Operation lever in the w direction at the left end or in q direction at the right end of the characters Then press the Operation...

Page 57: ...been deleted Use a P2 viewer or other program to check all the data You can add the video and audio systems name of the videographer shooting location text memos and other information to the video data you have recorded on the P2 card This data is called the clip metadata Display method Page 69 There are two kinds of clip metadata the data that is recorded automatically during shooting and the dat...

Page 58: ...XX XX XX XX User information FR Frame rate 30P 24P 24PA and frame sequence in progressive mode shooting No display Data is not displayed Resetting the counter Press the COUNTER RESET button while the counter is displayed 1394TC preset mode When shooting using a multi camera you can synchronously set the initial values of TC The camera used for synchronization is the MASTER and the camera being syn...

Page 59: ...N you cannot change the items shown above Specifying the time code TC PRESET Set TC PRESET so you can record a value of your choice as the initial setting for the time code to be used at the start of recording 1 Set the POWER switch to ON 2 On the setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen push the Operation lever in the e or r direction to move to TC PRESET and press it again RECORDING SETUP PUSH MENU T...

Page 60: ...e control 5 Press the MENU button when you have finished setting the time code MENU 6 Push the Operation lever in the e direction to move to YES and press it again TC PRESET PRESET OK YES PUSH STILL NO 7 Press MENU twice to exit the menus MENU With this unit the time code value is adjusted in accordance with the format and frame rate For this reason bear in mind that making a change in the format ...

Page 61: ...YES and press it again RECORDING SETUP PUSH MENU TO RETURN MIC GAIN2 50dB 2CH DF REC RUN USER YES 25M REC CH SEL UB MODE UB PRESET TC MODE TCG TC PRESET TIME STANP 5 Set the user information Push the Operation lever in the e or r direction to select user information characters You can use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F UB PRESET PUSH MENU TO RETURN MONTH PUSH q g 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEL P...

Page 62: ... the built in battery Setting the time data continued 7 Push the Operation lever in the e direction to move to YES and press it again UB PRESET PRESET OK YES PUSH STILL NO 8 Press MENU twice to exit the menus MENU ...

Page 63: ... PLAY INDEX STOP V REW FF Fast forward y 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 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 INDEX STOP INDEX STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV PLAY IN...

Page 64: ... Operation lever or push it in the w direction To release the menu mode press MENU To select a clip Push the Operation lever in the w or q direction to move the yellow frame to the clip you want to select and press it again The frame changes to blue Pressing the Operation lever a second time deselects the thumbnail To scroll the pages press the PAGE or button To Play back clips Select a thumbnail ...

Page 65: ...e shown in red and these clips cannot be played back even when the MCR FORMAT item has been set 5 Menu display This is where the menu items are displayed Select EXIT and press the Operation lever to close the menu and return to the original screen 6 Recording mode format display This is where the recording mode and format of the recorded images are displayed 7 Indicators M Shot mark This indicates...

Page 66: ...s recorded in multiple P2 cards you cannot set or release shot marks unless all the P2 cards that make up the video data are inserted into slots Clearing the thumbnail screen Before performing setting menu operations Page 94 you must clear the thumbnail screen Release this in the same way when the camera recorder is to be controlled from a nonlinear editor 1 Press the THUMBNAIL button THUMBNAIL Th...

Page 67: ... order of the clips are displayed To delete a text memo 1 Move the yellow frame to the clip whose text memo is to be deleted and press the Operation lever A thumbnail of the text memo now appears 2 Select the thumbnail of the text memo to be deleted 3 Press the MENU button to display the menu and select OPERATION DELETE SLOT CLIPS The clips on the P2 card in the specified slot are displayed SETUP ...

Page 68: ...k format changes to enable playback of the clip with the yellow frame Deleting clips and formatting cards OPERATION You can perform any of the following operations If necessary make preparations prior to undertaking the operations Deleting clips Select the clip to be deleted Formatting P2 cards or SD memory cards Insert the card to be formatted into the unit When a card is formatted all its data w...

Page 69: ...he web site given below installing it in your computer and copying the clips again https eww pavc panasonic co jp pro av Checking the clip or card information PROPERTY You can perform any of the following operations If necessary make preparations prior to undertaking the operations Checking and repairing clip information Move the yellow frame to the clip to be checked Checking the P2 card informat...

Page 70: ...REC RATE Recording frame rate This display appears when recording using a setting for the FRAME RATE item on the SCENE FILE screen other than the default during 720P 24PN or 720P 30PN recording operations 5 Clip metadata The video and audio formats videographer information and other detailed data are displayed here Select the desired item using the Operation lever and press the Operation lever For...

Page 71: ...t total will be larger than the actual amount and when PROPERTY SETUP REMAIN is selected the remaining amount displayed by the slot total will be smaller than the actual amount Page 47 SD memory card information screen SD STANDARD This indicates whether the SD memory card was formatted in compliance with the SD or SDHC standard SUPPORTED NOT SUPPORTED USED Space used BLANK Space available TOTAL To...

Page 72: ... in the q direction again THUMBNAIL OPERATION PROPERTY META DATA EXIT 3 Push the Operation lever in the e or r direction to make a selection and press it again THUMBNAIL OPERATION PROPERTY META DATA EXIT LOAD RECORD USER CLIP NAME INITIALIZE PROPERTY EXIT LOAD Select this to load the metadata recorded on the SD memory card into the unit When the Operation lever is pressed with operation moved to L...

Page 73: ...e e or r direction select PROPERTY and push the Operation lever to view the desired data The Operation lever also allows you to change the data Changing method is the same as described in Editing the recorded clip metadata Page 71 EXIT Select this to return to the last screen 4 Press the MENU button to release the menu mode ...

Page 74: ... VAR SEARCH button on the remote control Slow playback 1 During play press one of the STILL ADV or buttons on the remote control unit INDEX STOP INDEX STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV PLAY INDEX STOP V REW FF To return to normal playback push the Operation lever in the q playback direction Fast forward rewind playback 1 During playback push the Operation lever in the t rewind or y fast forward direction ...

Page 75: ... VOL MULTI P IN P REC A DUB PLAY REW FF ZOOM DATE TIME PHOTO SHOT START STOP Viewing images on a monitor You can view the images on a monitor if you connect the unit to a monitor using a BNC cable not included an AV cable not included or component video cable included 1 Connect the camera recorder to the TV set Page 80 2 Start playback To show the information that appears on the viewfinder and LCD...

Page 76: ...e optional AG MC200G INPUT1 or INPUT2 Microphone holder Microphone holder adapter 6 mm 12 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 ...

Page 77: ...tional For a Windows computer Mini B type 1394 cable optional For an Apple Macintosh computer 6 pin Ferrite core included When connecting a USB cable first connect the cable to the PC When connecting to a device having 4 pin type 1394 connector first connect the cable to the 6 pin type 1394 connector on the camera For details on the computer s conditions and other factors see page 81 1394 AVC tran...

Page 78: ... off Eject the P2 card and insert it again If the unit is still not mounted disconnect the 1394 cable and then re connect it Hard disk drive data copying 1394 Hard disk drive 6 pin 1394 cable optional Ferrite core included Before proceeding to connect or disconnect 1394 cable be absolutely sure to turn off the power of the units Before proceeding to connect the unit which uses a 6 pin type 1394 co...

Page 79: ...mera When recording signals from an external unit first check that video signals are supplied While signals from an external unit are being recorded do not stop output on the external unit side or disconnect any of cables This may lead to a failure to recognize the signals when you do recording again While signals from an external unit are being recorded do not change the format of the signals bei...

Page 80: ...R AUTO REC function When recording is started or stopped on this camera recording start stop information can be output through the SDI HD connector to control external device The external device should support this function TV Monitor playback dubbing SDI OUT COMPONENT OUT BNC cable optional Component video cable included Video cable optional Audio cable optional White CH1 left channel sound Red C...

Page 81: ...o make the connection Your computer must run Apple MacOSX 10 3 or later Your computer must support 1394 a SBP2 protocol Operation is not guaranteed in Windows operating systems Insert the P2 card into the unit Page 25 1 Set the unit s POWER switch to ON 2 Select PC MODE on the setting menu OTHER FUNCTIONS screen and press the Operation lever or push it in the q direction For menu operations Page 9...

Page 82: ...displayed on the camera recorder before disconnecting the cable In the case of a USB connection USB DEVICE CONNECT will remain displayed so check that the card is not being accessed before disconnecting the cable 7 Switch OFF the camera When turning the power off proceed with Safely Remove Hardware on the computer In the case of a 1394 connection first confirm that 1394 DEVICE DISCONNECT is displa...

Page 83: ...he button down for 2 or more seconds The PC lamp now lights and PC mode is established MODE CAM MCR PC 5 Only when the hard disk drive is not formatted Push the Operation lever in the e or r direction to select FORMAT HDD and press it again Then push the Operation lever in the e or r direction to select YES and press it again Formatting now starts Formatting is completed in about 2 to 3 seconds CO...

Page 84: ...ing range humidity and other environmental conditions Do not place the hard disk drive in an unstable locations or locations subjected to vibrations Some HDD may not operate correctly During formatting or copying do not remove any cables eject the P2 card or turn off the power for the unit or hard disk drive The power will need to be turned on again No guarantees are made for operation if the 1394...

Page 85: ...on cannot be accessed CANNOT ACCESS CARD The card cannot be accessed MISMATCH COMPONENT There is a mismatch with the connection destination UNKNOWN DEVICE CONNECTED A device other than an HDD has been connected P2 CARD IS UNFORMATTED The P2 card is still unformatted CARD IS EMPTY CANNOT COPY There is no data on the P2 card and so it cannot be copied VERIFICATION FAILED A mismatch was discovered by...

Page 86: ...UB PLAY REW FF ZOOM RESET TC SET REC AUDIO INPUT2 MIC POWER 48V OFF OFF LCD ZEBRA EVF DTL OIS WFM COUNTER 5 Stop recording in the recorder If the unit is used as the recorder push the Operation lever to the g stop direction 6 Stop playback on the other unit If the unit is used as the player push the Operation lever to the g stop direction The DV format is converted into 48K 2CH or 4CH In the case ...

Page 87: ...e code value During FILM CAM mode the frame digits are displayed in 24 frames When the time code value could not be read correctly from the P2 card tc is displayed When it acts in drop frame mode the colon between seconds and frames become UB User information When user information could not be read correctly from the P2 card UB is displayed FR Frame rate information for recording FR 60I 60i interl...

Page 88: ...up menus RECORDING SETUP screen MIC ALC you have selected ON 10 AWB error LOWLIGHT Appears when the brightness level adjusted by the auto white balance is too low C TEMP Appears when the WHITE BAL switch position is changed the power is turned on and COLOR TEMP Ach COLOR TEMP Bch are set to a value other than 0 on the setting menu SCENE FILE screen while in the auto white balance adjustment 11 Foc...

Page 89: ...ing the USER button again deletes the shot mark and MARK OFF appears INVALID appears when text memo could not be recorded or when a shot mark could not be added or deleted 23 Recommended ND filter The recommended ND filter under the current shooting conditions is displayed here 24 ND filter display ND filter selected is displayed 25 Gain display In CAM mode displays the gain value of the image amp...

Page 90: ...le speed search Reverse variable speed search 35 Media information display The card slot where the P2 card was inserted and the basic information of the media are displayed here 1 2 lights P2 card on which data can be recorded 1 2 lights green P2 card on which data is to be recorded 1 2 flashes Card recognition underway No card inserted P Write protected F Full memory X Cannot recognize E Card wit...

Page 91: ...have enough free space for recording WRITE PROTECTED The P2 card or SD memory card is writeprotected NO CARD A P2 card or SD memory card has not been inserted NO FILE There are no files version upgrade files etc Errors These are displayed when an error occurs in the unit P2 card or other component If the problem is not fixed by turning the power off and then on again either replace the card based ...

Page 92: ... PSD NG Abnormal vibration detected GYRO NG Abnormal Optical Image Stabilizer control 1394 This is displayed when trouble has occurred in the 1394 connections or signals 1394 INITIAL ERROR connection error 1394 INPUT ERROR input error 1394 INPUT ERROR OTHER FORMAT wrong input format Screen displays continued ...

Page 93: ...lay ü ü ü ü x 19 IRIS display ü ü ü ü x 20 Zoom position display ü ü 21 Focus control display ü ü 23 Recommended ND filter display ü ü ü ü x 24 ND filter display ü ü ü x x 25 Gain display ü ü ü ü 2 x 27 AWB information display ü ü ü ü 3 x 28 Digital zoom display ü ü 30 Optical Image Stabilizer display ü ü ü ü x 31 Scene file name ü ü ü x x 32 Remaining battery display ü ü 33 Media remaining memory...

Page 94: ...SETUP 2 PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS 3 AV IN OUT SETUP 4 DISPLAY SETUP 5 OTHER FUNCTIONS 2 Push the Operation lever in the e or r direction to move the highlight to the setting you want 3 Press the Operation lever or push it in the q direction to display the items Example AUTO SW PUSH MENU TO RETURN A IRIS ON 6dB ON ON AGC ATW AF 4 Push the Operation lever in the e or r direction to move to the setting you ...

Page 95: ... file will return to the factory settings To initialize the scene file From the 6 scene files select the one you want to initialize with the scene dial Then in the SCENE FILE screen LOAD SAVE INIT select INITIAL The settings for only the selected scene file are returned to the factory settings This does not effect the other scene files To simultaneously initialize the user file and the scene files...

Page 96: ...SHOT TIME NAME EDIT INTERVAL TIME CMPNT SDI SEL PREREC MODE SDI OUT MIC ALC SDI METADATA MIC GAIN 1 AV IN OUT SETUP SDI EDH MIC GAIN 2 Pages 107 108 DOWNCON MODE 25M REC CH SEL HP MODE TC MODE TEST TONE TCG INT MIC TC PRESET UB MODE ZEBRA DETECT 1 UB PRESET ZEBRA DETECT 2 TIME STAMP MARKER SAFETY ZONE DISPLAY SETUP FOCUS BAR Pages 108 109 VIDEO OUT OSD USER FILE DATE TIME SCENE FILE REMOTE LEVEL M...

Page 97: ... SEL 1394 UB REGEN Pages 107 108 SDI OUT UB MODE SDI METADATA UB PRESET SDI EDH 1394 IN PRESET DOWNCON MODE VIDEO OUT OSD DISPLAY SETUP DATE TIME Pages 108 109 LEVEL METER CARD BATT OTHER FUNCTIONS USER FILE P2CARD REMAIN Pages 110 112 REMOTE OTHER DISPLAY PC MODE CAMERA DATA ACCESS LED LCD BACKLIGHT CLOCK SET LCD SET TIME ZONE EVF SET MENU INIT DISPLAY ASPECT OPERATION EVF COLOR OPTION MENU 1394 ...

Page 98: ... OPERATION TYPE option setting 60P 60i 1 60 0 1 249 8 30P 30PN 1 30 0 1 48 0 1 249 8 24P 24PA 24PN 1 24 0 1 48 0 1 249 8 When FILM CAM is selected as the OPERATION TYPE option setting The shutter speed is displayed as an angle such as 180 0 d 10 0 deg 180 0 deg 360 0 deg the angle can be changed in increments of 0 5 degrees DETAIL LEVEL Camera Adjusts the level of the image outline correction in t...

Page 99: ...ontrast softens B PRESS Makes the contrast shaper than LOW CINE LIKE_D Makes a cinema like image CINE LIKE_V Makes a cinema like image with emphasized contrast When you select CINE LIKE gamma we recommend to set the lens aperture lower than normal image level approximately 1 2 to enjoy the full benefit of the function KNEE Camera To avoid overexposure select the compression level knee point of the...

Page 100: ... setting than with the THICK setting NAME EDIT Camera Edits the name of the selected scene file you have selected with the scene file dial CAMERA SETUP screen Item Display mode Description of settings ASPECT CONV Camera elects the aspect ratio of the image you record in 480i format This item cannot be selected when the 1080i or 720P recording format is used Page 41 SIDE CROP Crops the right and le...

Page 101: ...hen the WHITE BAL switch is set to B PRST Activates the ATW function when the WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST OFF Deactivates the ATW function HANDLE ZOOM Camera Sets the zoom speed assigned to each setting position of the HANDLE ZOOM switch L OFF H Sets LOW low speed OFF HIGH high speed to the 1 2 3 position Zoom is disabled when set to OFF L M H Sets LOW low speed MID medium speed HIGH high spee...

Page 102: ...sordered for a moment If the unit is being used in the MANUAL mode or AUTO mode set the AGC item on the AUTO SW screen of the setting menu to OFF to use this function D ZOOM Changes the ratio of the DIGITAL ZOOM function Each press of the button changes the ratio in the following order OFF x1 x2 x5 x10 OFF x1 Page 30 TEXT MEMO Records text memos with P2 cards Page 44 SHOT MARK Shot mark recording ...

Page 103: ...e WFM button is pressed WAVE Displays a waveform VECTOR Opens a vector display WAVE VECT Each press of the button switches the settings in the following order OFF WAVE waveform VECTOR vector OFF LCD Camera Allocates a function to the LCD button LCD REV Flips the LCD image vertically and horizontally OVERSCAN Switches between overscan and underscan of the LCD viewfinder image This button toggles be...

Page 104: ...gs REC FORMAT Camera Selects the recording format 1080i 60i 1080i 30P 1080i 24P 1080i 24PA 720P 60P 720P 30P 720P 24P 720P 30PN 720P 24PN 480i 60i 480i 30P 480i 24P 480i 24PA MCR FORMAT MCR Selects playback or a 1394 input format 1080i 60i 720P 60P 720P 30PN 720P 24PN 480i 60i 480i REC MODE Camera Select the recording mode for a 480i recording format DVCPRO50 DVCPRO DV 480i MCR MODE MCR Selects fo...

Page 105: ...set recording frame rate of recording format to 24P 24PA or 24PN TCG Camera MCR Sets the mode in which you advance the time code FREE RUN The time code is advanced regardless of the operation mode When setting a frame rate other than 24P during operation with the 720P 24PN format the FREE RUN operation for the time code will not be performed and the REC RUN operation will be performed instead It i...

Page 106: ...o change 1394 output user information to frame rate information change this setting to FRM RATE and play back the clip The user information displayed on the screen at this time is changed to frame rate information UB PRESET Camera MCR Sets the user information Select USER in UB MODE 1394 IN PRESET MCR Synchronizes the internal TCG value with the TC of 1394 input when you press the TC SET button ON...

Page 107: ...from the SDI connector SDI METADATA Camera MCR Determines whether or not metadata is superimposed on SDI signals during HD SDI output ON Superimposes metadata OFF Does not superimpose metadata SDI EDH Camera MCR Determines whether or not EDH is superimposed on SD SDI signals during SD SDI output ON Superimposes EDH OFF Does not superimpose EDH DOWNCON MODE Camera MCR Switches down conversion outpu...

Page 108: ...O OUT OSD Camera MCR Select ON to output the information displayed on the screen together with the signals from the VIDEO IN OUT jack ON OFF DATE TIME Camera MCR Sets whether to display the date and time on the screen and whether to output from the VIDEO IN OUT jack OFF The date and time are not displayed TIME The time is displayed DATE The date is displayed TIME DATE The time and date are display...

Page 109: ...top and bottom of the screen when images are displayed at a 16 9 aspect ratio No parts of the images are missing EVF COLOR Camera MCR Selects color or black and white images on the viewfinder ON Color OFF Black and white REC COUNTER Camera Selects counter operation during recording TOTAL Continues counting until card is reset with the COUNTER RESET button CLIP Resets the counter at start of record...

Page 110: ...nal OFF The backup unit is not controlled EXT The backup unit can be controlled by the START STOP button The images shot by the camera recorder are recorded by the backup unit Note that the camera recorder does not record them BOTH The images shot by the camera recorder are recorded by both the camera recorder and backup unit CHAIN When the camera recorder s media approaches its end during shootin...

Page 111: ...ME ZONE Camera MCR Adds to or deducts from GMT the time value of 12 00 to 13 00 in 30 minute steps As an exception you can set 12 45 Refer to the table below 0 00 Time difference Area Time difference Area 00 00 Greenwich 00 30 01 00 Azores Islands 01 30 02 00 Mid Atlantic 02 30 03 00 Buenos Aires 03 30 Newfoundland Island 04 00 Halifax 04 30 05 00 New York 05 30 06 00 Chicago 06 30 07 00 Denver 07...

Page 112: ... time a 5 digit figure OPTION MENU screen This menu is displayed when the DISP MODE CHK button is held down and after the details of the shooting status are displayed the MENU button is then pressed Use it to check the connection status during nonlinear editing Item Display mode Description of settings 1394 STATUS Camera MCR 1394 status display screen appears FORMAT Format of the signals which are...

Page 113: ... the CAM MCR and PC lamps flash in this sequence and then the power goes off Either recharge the battery or replace the discharged battery with a fully charged one P15 Battery The battery runs down quickly Make sure the battery is fully charged Keep charging until the AC adapter s CHARGE lamp goes out P15 Are you using the battery in a cold place The battery is affected by the ambient temperature ...

Page 114: ... 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 card you are using may not be formatted for use with the unit If so format the card in the unit P26 2 GB P2 cards cannot be used The media information display may be indicating E If so format the card in ...

Page 115: ...nd upon completing the replacement resume it P86 Other Cannot read the data on the SD memory card Make sure the SD memory card is formatted correctly If it is not format the card in the unit P29 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 m...

Page 116: ...blink even when the battery temperature is normal there may be something wrong with the battery or AC adapter Contact your dealer The battery takes longer to charge when it is warm The AC adapter can interfere with radio reception so keep radios at least 1 meter away from it The AC adapter may make some noise when you are using it but this is normal Take precautions not to drop the camera when mov...

Page 117: ...ned onto the screen of the LCD or viewfinder if they are displayed for a long time but you can fix this by leaving the camera off for several hours The liquid crystal parts are highly precise with 99 99 of the pixels effective 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 Condensation...

Page 118: ...on go to the site given above and download the driver as necessary The updating procedure is completed when the downloaded file has been loaded into the camera recorder via the SD memory card For further details on this procedure go the site given above For installation you must connect the AC adapter If you are going to use SD memory cards with this camera recorder use only cards which are in com...

Page 119: ...d 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 ...

Page 120: ...n 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 camerarecorder and then store it again 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 cas...

Page 121: ...lar 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 CONTEN...

Page 122: ...you cannot use All memory cards except the ones pictured on the left MultiMediaCard We recommend using SD SDHC memory cards and miniSD miniSDHC cards that are made by Panasonic For the latest information on the unit and on the memory cards which can be used by this unit go to the P2 support page at the following web site https eww pavc panasonic co jp pro av The SDHC card conforms to a new standar...

Page 123: ...ording 720P 30PN 720P 24P Native recording 720P 24PN 720P 60P Native recording 720P 30P Native recording 720P 24PN DVCPRO50 DVCPRO DV 480i 60i 480i 60i 480i 30P over 60i 480i 24P over 60i 480i 24PA over 60i Frame rate 12 15 18 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 30 32 34 36 40 44 48 54 60 Video format DVCPRO HD 1080i 60i 720P 60P 720P 12P 60P over 60P 720P 30PN 720P 12P 60P Native recording 720P 24PN 720P 12P...

Page 124: ...ice the thumbnail and COUNT value of clip 1 will be displayed Selecting the USER CLIP NAME recording method Press the MENU button and select META DATA PROPERTY USER CLIP NAMEto select the recording method Two options are available TYPE1and TYPE2 TYPE1 USER CLIP NAME to be recorded If clip metadata has been read in Uploaded data If no clip metadata has been read in or if the setting for recording c...

Page 125: ... 3 6 9 12 dB 30P 30PN 24P 24PA 24PN mode Shutter speed settings Preset 60i 60P mode 1 60 OFF 1 100 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 sec 30P 30PN mode 1 30 1 50 OFF 1 60 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 sec 24P 24PA 24PN mode 1 24 1 50 OFF 1 60 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 sec Synchro scan 60i 60P mode 1 60 0 to 1 249 8 sec 30P 30PN mode 1 30 0 to 1 249 8 sec 24P 24PA 24PN mode 1 24 0 to 1 249 8 sec Shutter ope...

Page 126: ...ously recorded on a P2 card The recording time may be shorter depending on the number of shots recorded The 720P 30PN and 720P 24PN formats are not included in the DVCPRO HD recording format VIDEO OUT SDI output BNC x 1 0 8 V p p 75 Ω HD complies with SMPTE 292M 296M and 299M SD complies with SMPTE 259M C 272M A and ITU R BT 656 4 Analog component output Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω PB PR 0 7 V p p 75 Ω Analo...

Page 127: ...9 V DC 1 9 A Video Camera 8 4 V DC 1 2 A Charge indicates safety information Weight 160 g 0 35 lb Dimensions W x H x D 70 0 mm x 44 5 mm x 116 0 mm 2 3 4 inches x 1 3 4 inches x 4 9 16 inches Weight and dimensions are approximate Specifications are subject to change without notice ...

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