Panasonic AJ-HPX2700 Varicam, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...3700 and AJ HPX2700 Varicams with step by step guides for reference in the field A Q U I C K S T A R T G U I D E Panasonic AJ HPX3700 Varicam and Panasonic AJ HPX2700 Varicam Clark Media 296 Brodhead Rd Bethlehem PA 18017 Office 610 694 9800 ...

Page 2: ... Clark Paint Settings HPX 3700 Clark Paint Settings 6 Guide for Loading a Look into the 3700 and 2700 7 8 P2 Guide Do s and Dont s of P2 Chart of Record Times and P2 Formats 9 10 Metadata Guide 11 12 Proxy Guide 13 17 On set Preparation Guideline Condition External Settings Internal Settings Focus Sample Chart Verify C lark Me dia 610 694 9800 Panasonic Var ic am i ...

Page 3: ...riCam 2700 P2 camcorder offers three 2 3 inch native HD imagers which pro vide true 720 images or can up res to a 1080 image It also provides 10 bit 4 2 2 re cording with AVC Intra 100 or 8 bit recording in DVCPRO HD A single step vari able frame rate can range from 1 fps to 60 fps in 720p mode Offers choice of progressive interlace HD video formats including 720 23 98p 24 00p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94...

Page 4: ...he mid tones FILMLIKE 2 This curve will give a considerably less amount of contrast than Filmlike1 However it still pro duces soft gradations in the mid tones FILMLIKE 3 There is a significant difference between Filmlike2 and Filmlike3 Refer to diagram below This is also a much flatter curve where as your video level rises there is a softer grade of contrast change VIDEOREC This curve will give yo...

Page 5: ...nu This look is useful to emulate the look of certain film emulsions such as manufactured by Fuji that are richer in chroma CLARKTIM This file is for those who want to play it extra safe lessening the chroma so as not to inadvertently over saturate It was created at a gain value of 2 22 on your vector scope It produces very pleasing results used as is but leaves a little chroma headroom to allow f...

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Page 8: ...s a menu structure private folder in which the desired look can be stored and later off loaded to the camera To create this menu structure you must load a stock scene from the camera Next in order to save a stock scene from the camera file onto the card Step 2 Under W Select select file 8 Under Title name your file Select Write Yes You have now created the menu structure by loading a stock scene f...

Page 9: ...ese cards are designed as hot swappable which means that they can be pulled while the camera is recording on another card Shoot multiple formats and frame rates on the same card The cards are frame rate agnostic which means you are no longer restricted like you would be with a tape based system Don t Delete any folders within your contents folder even if it appears to be empty Rename folders chang...

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Page 11: ...b menu 6 Use the ARROW buttons to navigate to SD CARD then press SET Select YES and press SET 7 When finished the camera will display FORMAT COMPLETED Press SET then press THUMBNAIL to exit the thumbnail menu Step 2 Creating and saving the metadata file 1 Insert your SD Card into your computer and open P2 CMS 2 Under the TOOL menu select METADATA UPLOAD A window will open with several fields that ...

Page 12: ...perly loaded 1 In the thumbnail menu follow the path METADATA PROPERTY 2 Press the SET button to open one of the metadata fields and verify that the correct metadata is loaded Entering metadata directly into the camera 1 Press the THUMBNAIL button to enter thumbnail mode 2 Press the MENU button to enter the thumbnail menu 3 Use the ARROW buttons to navigate to METADATA then press SET to enter the ...

Page 13: ...nd SD Second you must format your SD card if recording to SD Third you can choose whether to record a timecode super window burn and where you would like it in your frame Keep in mind that this is not a real timecode track just characters Fourth you must choose your record rate 192kbps 768 kbps 1500 kbps Step 1 Choosing your recording media You can record your proxy files in your contents folder o...

Page 14: ...d rate settings for your proxies 192 kbps is the lowest quality 768 kbps is the mid quality and 1500 kbps is the highest quality If recording at 192 kbps your video will not play back at the proper frame rate it will show you a scrub of the frames 1 Navigate to OPERATION DEVICE SETUP PROXY REC RATE press SET 2 Select your REC RATE Your proxy files will be in MPEG4 format found in your contents fol...

Page 15: ...no play and that the plug clicks in with ease Make sure the knob on the B4 mount is secure and not bent 6 Make sure that the CAC function of the camera reads the lens You will see CAC in the upper left of the screen if it is active To make sure the function is turned on go to MAIN MENU MAINTENANCE CAC ADJ Canon lenses require you to rack though zoom and focus before it will be registered 7 Check t...

Page 16: ...e of seconds in order to start recording When ON it will also turn off your LCD display on the side of the camera You can avoid this by going to MAIN MENU SYSTEM SETTING OPTION MODE SAVE SW LCD OFF 5 The 3 user switches on the side of the camera can be customized by going to MAIN MENU CAM OPERATION USER SW 6 When attaching the paintbox make sure to power down camera while plugging in to avoid any ...

Page 17: ...o white auto black then another auto white If manual Make sure to turn off knee first Expose the luminance first and then match your red and blue channels 3 Load scene file from the SD card Remember that this does not effect your system mode codec or frame rate It will also put you into the HD gamma curve change if desired 4 Select your system mode resolution codec and frame rate After you are whi...

Page 18: ...best way to check your back focus is by using you scope 1 Check Front focus as usual 2 Pull out wide and select your WFM on the leader scope Turn on LINE SELECT Place your line on the edge of the chart like this 3 Open Iris to full wide and turn on shutter Adjust shutter until properly exposed 4 Once you ve placed your line select WFM Here you will see the peaks of the chart 5 Next you want to mag...

Page 19: ...tice how the points on the vector scope line up in each of the boxes It will not be perfect every time because of varying factors but should be very close Remember that color is subjective therefore you should use this only as a reference point for creating your look C lark Me dia 610 694 9800 Panasonic Var ic am 17 ...

Page 20: ...ays use software with a verify system to transfer P2 files If there is an editor DMT on set it is always a good idea to shoot a test clip and let them ingest to make sure there will be no issues with the footage There is a MODE CHECK button on the side of the camera Pressing it will send you through a series of summary pages when looking through the viewfinder It is always a good idea to re view t...