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1. Toto 00 10 10 10 01 00 10 Frame rate 25P over 50i 2 2 Time code digit 30P over 60i 2 2 00 01 02 Video Bo Be Co Ce Updated frame information LoT 10 10 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 ATA BIBIB C C b b D A A B B Updated frame in 10 10 01 01 oo J 10 10 01 00 10 C D D D A A B B B C C D D D ormation 10 01 01 00 Frame rate 25P over 50P 2 2 1 Time code digit 30P over 60P 2 2 00 01 02 Video AJAJBIBICICT Updated frame information Lio T 10 10 E Setting the Time Code Switch the menu option TC MODE on the RECORDING SETUP screen to DF or NDF using the menus In 59 94 Hz mode For details on menu operation refer to Using the menus page 125 e Select DF to advance time code in drop frame mode and NDF in non drop frame mode Note that 24P 24PA and 24PN are always recorded in NDF mode Use the COUNTER button to switch to time code display 3 4 Position the TCG switch at SET Use the CURSOR buttons to set the time code Range of available time code settings 00 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 24 50i
2. Setting the battery type e Select the battery type listed under BATTERY SELECT Select the menu option BATTERY SELECT from the setting menu BATTERY SETUP screen e When using a battery not listed under BATTERY SELECT If it is a NiCd battery select NiCd14 14V and set each item according to the battery characteristics If it is not a NiCd battery select TYPE A or TYPE B and set each item according to the battery characteristics For details refer to BATTERY SETUP screen page 140 NOTE For information about the V mount adapter plate please contact the store where you purchased the camera recorder With the V mount adapter plate installed percent values cannot be displayed when using batteries that show the remaining battery capacity 92 Use of the external DC power supply 1 Connect the external DC power supply to the DC IN socket on the unit DC IN Socket External DC power supply L H 2 Turn ON the power switch of the external DC power supply If the power switch is available on the external DC power supply 3 Turn the camera recorder power switch ON WUse of external DC power supply Make sure that the output voltage of the external DC power supply meets the rated voltage of the camera before making a connection The output current of the external DC power supply should be large enough to provide the connected camera with its total amper
3. 33 Normal REGORGING Mitt ES 34 Standard and Native Recording eene 35 Standard recording pull down recording sss 35 Native TECONGING sissies S 35 Variable Frame Rate VFR Recording s sssssssissssisssiiseiistisstiierttisttiintinrtrntrrir rnrn ren 36 Native VER CBIeCOEOIFIQ ccs adt pntat patr teu Leto aerea oc pde 36 Standard VFR recording pulldown recording sss 36 Using VFR Recording EUDCUOE taceat a Leto aeta docena 37 Special Recording MOGOS 1 5 teet podere sa Ere bo dam dtes ba acean 39 Pre recording PRE REG ettet te tente asta spe ete t tati Ludo ade du ERR doped 39 Interval recording INTERVAL DECH 40 One shot recording ONE SHOT REC ssssssssssseeeeee ees 40 Loop recording LOOP REC detnr tant ket spere bead be sea rg ba ad 41 PROXY Recording Function Optional sss mee 41 Hot Swap Recording iuc satt ete bekam ket Becr ce beau bes ng baa 41 REC REVIEW EUFDCHOF cuti niet nn deter nme deg Eed celi a spa age bua 41 Shot Marker SHOT MARK Recording Function ssssssssssseeeee 42 Text Memo Recording Function eee 42 Normal and Variable Speed Playback ssssssssssssee ees 43 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording Selecting recording signals ssssssssssee eene 44 List of recording formats and functions mee 45 Recording settings and recording functio
4. 79 Hulpsooey 104 sBumes pue sjuswysni py y 19 dey9 Guip1ooeg 10 sBumes pue sjueunsn py p 1e1deyp E 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 SET UP screen to display the FOCUS BAR FOCUS ASSIST button NOTE 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 and SDI 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 EXPANDED e The EXPANDED display is available only during recording and does not work in external input mode NOTE In VIDEO OUT and SDI OUT the 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 m Out of focus The bar extends to the right when the image is in focus 80 Using the LCD Monitor 1 Turn on the POWER switch of the AG HPX301E Slide the OPEN button in the arrow direction to open the LCD monitor NOTE The LCD monitor opens to an angle of 120 degrees Attempts to open it further will damage the
5. F6 Default value F6 Current value 1 SCENE FILE dial unit CARD FUNCTIONS screen 2 All files F1 to F6 USER FILE Factory defaults Current operating status values SCENE FILE LOAD SAVE USER FILE USER FILE Saved camera values USER FILE initial value OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Current USER FILE values OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Saved USER FILE values USER FILE INTIAL USER FILE LOAD SAVE USER FILE SD CA RD USER F LE1 USER F LE2 HulpsooeyY 104 sBumes pue sjuswysnipy y sa deuD CARD FUNCTIONS screen Benes USER FILE LOAD SAVE USER FILE4 NOTE Running the menu option MENU INIT in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen returns all current operating status values and saved camera 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 Setting data file operations may end in error during playback or when the menu option PC MODE is set to ON in the SYSTEM SETUP screen Set PC MODE to OFF before performing file operations 85 Guip1ooeg 40 sBumes pue sjueunsn py p 1e13deuS Setting Data Using an SD memory card By saving up to four files of setup menu settings on an SD or SDHC memory card optional accessory you can create a setup card
6. NOTE When low battery capacity is indicated after replacing a battery with a fully charged battery check battery installation For details refer to BATTERY SETUP screen page 140 3 Insert a P2 card check that the P2 CARD ACCESS LED lights orange or green before closing the slot cover When more than one P2 card slot contains a P2 card the card in the slot with the lowest number is used first However regardless of slot number a P2 card inserted later will not be accessed until the other cards have been used Example If the two slots contain P2 cards the cards are used in order of slot numbers 1 2 However if the P2 card in Slot 1 is removed and then re inserted the cards will be used in the following order 22 1 32 Setting the switches before shooting and B Shooting recording When a battery and P2 cards are installed set the switches as detailed below before starting to use your White Black Balance Adjustment to AG HPX301E Recording Completion For shooting follow the steps below 1 Use the ND FILTER control to select a filter a Iris according to ambient light conditions The iris is automatically adjusted when the lens is set to the auto iris mode b USER MAIN USER1 USER2 2 Ruben the white balance is saved Assigning the SLOT SEL function to a USER button Position the WHITE BAL switch to A or B allows you to select one of the two i
7. NOTE 22 57 00 02 00 04 35 16 LZ 08 07 J 48 26 Do not turn off the power or remove a P2 card while data is being copied Otherwise the P2 card may fail or defective clips may be generated Delete any defective clips that are generated and 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 text 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 selected for copying contain defective clips the message CANNOT COPY appears and copying will not proceed If the selected clips include clips already on the destination P2 card copying will not proceed To interrupt copying press the SHIFT and EXIT buttons or the SET button The clip that was being copied is deleted at the destination When identical clips exist on the destination card the OVERWRITE is displayed Select YES or NO 1 Regarding SD memory cards to be used see SD memory card precautions page 21 Press the THUMBNAIL button while pressing DISP MODE CHK button when a thumbnail is displayed to move to step 4 Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button and Select META
8. 167 suoneoyioeds LL 1e1deuj5 suoneoyioads saydeyo Digital video Unit Sampling Frequency Quantizing Video Compression Format Digital audio Unit AVC Intra 100 DVCPRO HD Y 74 2500 MHz Ps Pr 37 1250 MHz 50 Hz Y 74 1758 MHz Ps Pr 37 0879 MHz 59 94 Hz DVCPROBSO0 Y 13 5 MHz Ps Pr 6 75 MHz DVCPRO Y 13 5 MHz Ps Pr 3 375 MHz AVC Intra 100 AVC Intra 50 10 bits DVCPRO HD DVCPRO50 DVCPROJ DV 8 bits AVC Intra 100 AVC Intra 50 MPEG 4 AVC H 264 Intra Profile DVCPRO HD DV Based Compression SMPTE 370M DVCPRO50 DVCPRO DV Based Compression SMPTE 314M DV DV Compression IEC 61834 2 Audio Recording Signal AVC Intra 100 AVC Intra 50 DVCPRO HD 48 kHz 16 bits 4CH DVCPROB5O0 48 kHz 16 bits 4CH DVCPRO DV 48 kHz 16 bits 2CH 4CH switchable Head room 20 dB 18 dB Menu selectable Video Input Output Unit GEN LOCK IN BNC x 1 1 0 V P P 75 Q VIDEO OUT BNC x 1 1 0 V P P 75 O SDI OUT e BNC x 2 0 8 V P P 75 2 HD compliant with SMPTE 292M 296M 299M e SD compliant with SMPTE 259M C 272M A ITU R BT656 4 Audio Input Output Unit MIC IN e XLR 3 pin e 48 V available available menu selections 40 dBu 50 dBu 60 dBu AUDIO IN e XLR x 2 3 pin CH1 CH2 INE MIC 48 V selectable LINE O dBu MIC available menu selections 50 dBu 60 dBu WIRELESS 25 pin D SUB 40 dBu AUDIO OUT Pin jack x
9. Selecting White Shading Compensation Data 96 Select SHADING SELECT in LENS SETUP then press the JOG dial button For details on menu operation refer to Using the menus page 125 LENS SETUP gt DEFAULT PUSH MENU TO RETURN Use the JOG dial button to select DEFAULT USER1 USER2 USERS or OFF and press the JOG dial button To adjust the white shading select USER1 USER2 or USERS e The USER1 USER2 or USER3 settings do not contain any compensation data by default e DEFAULT stores compensation data that suits XT17x4 5BRM K14 For lenses other than those above perform the White Shading Adjustment described below LENS SETUP CAC FILE INIT IRIS ADJUST v PUSH MENU TO RETURN White Shading Adjustment NOTE Coloring may occur in the vertical direction near the open setting of the lens iris even when the white shading has been adjusted This is an optical characteristic and not indicative of a failure 1 Place the camera in the adjustment mode 1 Mount a lens on the camera Do not forget to connect the lens cable 2 Turn the shutter switch off and set O dB gain 3 If the lens comes with an extender disengage it 4 Open the setting menu LENS SETUP screen and select USER1 USER2 or USERS under SHADING SELECT 5 Use the JOG dial button to select SHADING USER select EXECUTE and press the JOG dial button The message CHECK LUMINANCE LEVEL ZEBRA ON VF
10. Lens hood cap 2 This component is part of the lens 8 This component is part of the lens hood NOTE Be sure to appropriately dispose of the packing material when you have unpacked the product Consult your supplier regarding purchases of accessories For information on the accessories manufactured by Fujinon Co Ltd consult Fujinon supplier or representative 14 Zoom lever Ka Chapter 2 Parts and Their Functions H Power Supply and Accessory Mounting Section 10 12 11 POWER switch Use to turn the power on and off Battery holder A battery from Anton Bauer is mounted here For details refer to Mounting the Battery and Setting the Battery Type page 91 DC IN external power input socket XLR 4P Connect this camera to an external DC power supply For details refer to Use of the external DC power supply page 93 BREAKER switch This switch is located on the camera base When an excessive amount of current is fed through the video camera recorder due to a malfunction the breaker automatically turns off the power to protect the device Press this button after conducting an internal inspection or repair The camera will power up if it is working normally Light shoe A video light or similar accessory can be attached here Size of holes for securing screws e 1 4 20UNC 6 mm or shorter screws Shoulder strap fittings The shoulder strap is atta
11. PUSH MENU TO RETURN 70 D Screen displays E 26 25 24 oan PEELE pcc ru base zi Esos ww BEE SER 11 23 3 1394 CACT 22 4 1080i FBCr 21 acro 50 5 6 Te PS 2K 20 7 LT BOX our 19 ND 11 18 8 8 E ND 1 17 de FEB 25 2008 23 59 59 10 50 25PN DRS4 SPOT ebessen eeng I ZNI 299 13 14 15 16 1 Time code displays Each press of the COUNTER button displays or turns off the indications listed below No indication Counter Counter value during recording only 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 e FR50I 50i interlace mode 50 fields s e FR50P 50P progressive mode 50 fields s e FR25P 25P progressive mode 25 fields s e FR6OI 60i interlace mode 60 fields s e FR60P 60P progressive mode 60 frames s e FR30P 30P progressive mode 30 frames s FR24P 24P
12. e Check that the image changes to telephoto and wide angle Set the zoom to manual zoom mode and check the zoom operation Turn the manual zoom lever to check that the image changes to telephoto and wide angle Set the iris to automatic adjustment mode and aim the lens at objects with different degrees of brightness to check that the automatic iris adjustment operates normally Set the iris to manual adjustment mode and turn the iris ring to check the manual iris adjustment Return the iris to automatic adjustment mode and change the GAIN switch setting to L M and H to check the following items The iris is adjusted for objects with the same brightness according to the switch setting e The gain value displayed on the viewfinder screen changes according to the switch setting When a lens with an extender is mounted set the extender to the operating position to check that the extender operates properly 153 suonoedsu pue soueusjuley 6 Ja deyD suoinoedsu pue soueuejuleyy 6 Je1deuo Inspecting the Memory Recording Inspecting the Audio Level Automatic Adjustment Functions Make sure you successively carry out the inspections from Inspecting the P2 Card Recording to Inspecting the 1 Sel the AUDIO SELECT CH1 and CH2 Earphone and Speaker switches to AUTO Inspecting the P2 Card Recording 2 Setthe AUDIO IN switch to FRONT 1 Check on the display inside the viewfinder that 3 Aim the microphone
13. NOTE attached to the clip One clip can have up to 100 text and voice memos in combination Note that the unit is not capable of adding or showing voice memos 3 Move the pointer over the clip that contains the desired text memo to playback and press the SET button The pointer moves to the lower part of the LCD monitor TEXT MEMO 1005 006 WW Wo Le H Bir d r 00 00 00 00 00 00 55 11 d p Air 00 02 33 26 OQ 00 06 47 11 TEXT MEMO iX CLIP 07 T02 04 The pointer moves down 112 With the pointer located in the lower part move the pointer to the desired text memo number using the cursor right and left buttons lt I gt Then press the PLAY PAUSE button e Playback will start from the time code position of the text memo where the pointer is located If the STOP button is pressed during playback or playback finishes at the end of the clip the thumbnail screen appears again with the pointer located on the text memo where playback started Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button to select EXIT or press the EXIT button to return the pointer to the upper part of the thumbnail screen NOTE Pressing the REC button in the text memo screen will not start recording Text memo thumbnails for AVC Intra format clips that cannot be played back appear in gray 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
14. A shot 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 e 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 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 42 i Text Memo Recording Function Use this function to add text memos anywhere in the video during clip recording or playback This makes it possible to display thumbnails only of clips with text memos or to display thumbnails and time codes of text memo positions in order to play back clips from text memo points and select and copy only the sections you want For details refer to Text Memo page 112 To add text memos 1 In the SW MODE screen assign TEXT MEMO to a user button USER MAIN USER1 or USER2 or the RET button on the lens For details on menu operation refer to Using the menus page 125 2 Press the user button or the RET button on the lens to
15. Connecting to a computer in USB device mode sssssss USB host mode Connections to the DVCPRO DV Connector ssssssssssse ees Recording signals input to the DVCPRO DV connector Control of external devices through 1394 connection ssssses Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections Inspections Before Shooting Preparing for Inspections Inspecting the Camera U Inspecting the Memory R Mamer ons Eyepiece Care nde Elle lee ET Cleaning Inside the Viewfinder Charging the internal baltery code bene tre Pee ae esrb gri et Warning System Warning Description E Le EE Warning and Error Display for Thumbnail Operation and USB HOST MODE Updating the firmware incorporated into the unit Chapter 10 Index Chapter 11 Specifications Dimensions And SpecifiCatioris uec eter bere t tat er ict e rig tentent Dimensions Specifications Connector signal description 107 109 109 110 111 111 112 113 114 114 114 115 119 119 120 120 121 125 125 126 127 129 129 131 133 134 135 137 138 140 141 142 142 143 144 145 145 146 151 151 152 153 153 153 154 156 156 156 156 157 157 159 161 Mala Je1deuo Chapter 1 Overview E The AG HPX301E P2 memory card camera recorder features a camera unit equipped with a 1 3 inch 2 2 megapixel 3MOS sensor and a recording
16. SERIAL Indicates the serial number of P2 card that originally recorded the data in the partition VERIFY Indicates verify settings and results when data was recorded to a partition ON FINISHED Runned verify and verify results were matched ON FAILED Runned verify but verify results could not be matched OFF Did not run verify No verify information available NOTE Hard disk drives formatted using FAT can handle up to 1000 clips Any clips beyond that limit cannot be opened Only the first partition of a hard disk drive formatted using FAT can display information An invalid partition on P2 STORE AJ PCS060G is indicated in gray NAME Indicates the PARTITION NAME Formatting Hard Disks IN Switch to the USB host mode For details refer to Switching to USB Host Mode page 146 Connect a hard disk drive via USB Press the THUMBNAIL button to open the thumbnail screen Press the THUMBNAIL button and select HDD gt EXPLORE in the thumbnail menu his opens a screen that shows hard disk drive data Select OPERATION gt FORMAT HDD in the menu and use a cursor button and the SET button to select YES e Select YES in the confirmation message that appears again to start hard disk drive formatting Handled as a TYPE S hard disk drive after formatting NOTE All data on a hard disk drive is deleted when the disk is formatted It is not possible to select part of
17. e REC RAM OVERFLOW Overflow of recording RAM Stops recording e PULL DOWN ERROR 25P 30P 24P video pulldown error Recording continues ERROR Other recording errors When an attempt is made to record 1000 or more clips on one P2 card 3 Perform either of the following procedures to cancel this warning Press a playback control button Press the THUMBNAIL button e Remove the P2 card and insert another card 4 Perform either of the following procedures to cancel this warning Press the REC button Press a playback control button Press the THUMBNAIL button e Remove all cards 5 When NEAR END CANCEL is set to ON you can press the DISP MODE CHK button to cancel the alarm 6 When the alarm sounds audio is not output to the camera speakers or earphones The DISP MODE CHK button cancels only the alarm tone when pressed during an alarm 158 H Warning and Error Display for Thumbnail Operation and USB HOST MODE Item Message Description Measure CANNOT ACCESS Data cannot be accessed because it is Restore media and clips to normal state corrupted or for other reasons before access Any thumbnails that cannot be produced CANNOT CHANGE onthe AVC Intra 100 or AVC Intra SO and Leet SYSTEM MODE according to the clips displayed in gray cannot be changed at the text memo position CANNOT COPY Images cannot be copied C
18. white balance adjustment H Adjusting the White Balance Whenever light conditions change the white balance must be readjusted To adjust the white balance follow the steps below a ND FILTER control This control adjusts the amount of light entering the MOS sensor b AUTO W B BAL switch Use for automatic control of white balance C GAIN selector switch 6 Normally set to O dB If this is too dark adjust gain as necessary d OUTPUT selector switch Set to CAM e WHITE BAL switch Set to A or B 7 1 Set the GAIN OUTPUT and WHITE BAL switches 2 Adjust the ND FILTER control according to the light conditions For examples of ND FILTER adjustments see Shooting and Recording Playback Functions Section page 18 Place a white pattern at a point where the light conditions match those for the light source of the subject Then zoom in on the white pattern so that white colour appears in the screen 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 NOTE Do not point the camera at a high brightness area e The white object must appear at the center of the screen 1 3 or more of the screen in width gt 1 3 or more of the screen in height Adjust the lens iris e Use the Y GET function for details refer to page 57 and adjust the iris to a approximately 70 of incoming light Turn the A
19. 2 Select INTERVAL in the menu option REC FUNCTION in the RECORDING SETUP screen 3 Set the time in the menu option INTERVAL TIME in the RECORDING SETUP screen 4 Press the REC button The camera will repeat 1 frame recording for the time interval set in the INTERVAL TIME option Press the STOP button to stop recording To cancel this function turn the camera off or select NORMAL in the REC FUNCTION option The following indications appear to the left of the operation status display e During recording I REC stays lit e 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 e When stopped I in I PAUSE blinks NOTE The pre recording function is not available Sound is not recorded Data recorded until the STOP button is pressed in this mode is recorded as a single file There is no output from the DVCPRO DV connector 40 One shot recording ONE SHOT REC This function records a single shot at each unit of time which has been set T1 Check that the SYSTEM SETUP screen is set up as described on page 39 For details on menu operation refer to Using the menus page 125 2 Select ONE SHOT in the menu option REC FUNCTION in the RECORDING SETUP screen 3 Set the time in the menu option ONE SHOT TIME in the RECORDING SETUP screen 4 Press the REC button e Th
20. 50P 25P 00 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 29 60i GOP 30P 24P 24PA 00 00 00 00 23 59 59 23 24PN TC PRESET REC RUN 00 00 00 00 h min s frm PUSH a v SEL PUSH lt gt PRESET PUSH SET gt button Shifts the target highlighted digit to the right lt button Shifts the target highlighted digit to the left A button Increases the highlighted number by one V button Decreases the highlighted number by one SET button Use to confirm set time code value e Pressing the RESET button will reset any time code setting to O Press the SET button to confirm the time code setting and use the TCG switch to select a time code e F RUN steps the time code in free run mode and R RUN set it in recording run mode NOTE 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 e The set value is not valid if you change the TCG switch position without pressing the SET button Time code function during battery replacement Even during battery replacement the backup mechanism keeps the time code generator functioning NOTE When the POWER switch has been switched ON gt OFF gt ON the backup accuracy of the time code in free run mode is about x2 frames 65 BuipuooeH 104 sBumes pu
21. AVC 1 50 501 esd 1080 901 AVC 1100 Approx 64 min 2 K S d AVC 100 25PN 1080 25PN AVC 150 Approx 128 min 8 5 8 P 1080 50i AVC I 50 25PN Disabled Disabled Native 50i 1080 50i O O O O DVCPRO HD 50i op 1080 25P Ouvert DVCPROHD Approx 64 min o o o o 2 2 Pull Down AVC I 100 50P OFF Disabled 720 50P Approx 64min O O O O AVC I 50 50P ON 12 50 720 50P Approx 128 min i i Ur 720 25PN Native AVC 1 100 AMC 100 25PN TPN Naive VFR AVC 150 Approx 128 min i AVC 50 25PN N Approx 256 min l l oN Other than 25 Audio cannot be App recorded OFF Disabled 720 50P O O O O 720 50P Disabled 30 apes eue 2 E DVCPRO HD 50P di Approx 64min SPORE ON 2 2 2 Pull Down ene Other than above EE DVCPRO HD i i i i EF 720 25PN Native DVCPRO HD 25PN ON 720 25PN Native VFR Approx 128 min Other than 25 Audio cannot be recorded DVCPRO 50 50i 50i 576 501 DVCPRO50 Approx 128 min O O O O 576 50i DVCPRO 50i op Disabled Disabled 576 25P Over50i DVCPRO Approx 256 min e e 5 DV S0i 2 2 Pull Down DV Approx 256 min 1 Native mode records active frames only 2 Recording times are indicated for a single 64 GB P2 card Two cards double the recording time Since native VFR mode records only active frames the recording time and actual shooting time differ Example In 25PN recording shooting at a frame rate of 12 frames will result in
22. An unformatted P2 card is inserted NOT SUPPORTED An unsupported card is inserted in the camera NO CARD P2 cards are not inserted Use the cursor button to place the cursor on the P2 card for data you want to access and press the SET button to display detailed information about the P2 card to check individual information such as the serial number and the user ID P2 Card used 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 10026 Note that the indicated capacity will vary according to the frame rate in native recording with VFR operation Total used memory capacity for all slots Displays the total used memory capacity for both slots Warning symbol Inserting the following type of P2 cards will display the El symbol RUN DOWN CARD The maximum number of overwrites on the P2 card has been exceeded 123 sjreuquunu uy sdij Buye ndiueyy 9 se deyo sjreuquinu uy sdo Buye ndiueyy 9 13deyo DIR ENTRY NG CARD The directory structure on the P2 card is not supported For details on P2 card status indications refer to 2 P2 Card Status used memory capacity SD memory card Status Display The status display enables a confirmation of the SD memory c
23. MENU MENU MENU MENU lte el ellen 100 MID GAIN da casti aigan iaee 133 MODE CHECK 2 pre errem Ra epp 77 MODEL NAME tete Fete the dap edunt 143 MONITOR SELEGCT tinte 137 NAME EDIT perat e et eiae panes 131 Native e re ee WEE 35 Native VFR Recording ececcccccccerereres 36 NEAR END CANCEL cence 141 NiCdT4 END siti rtr te tia Reiten babes 140 NICdT4 NEAR s ttg dead 140 NormalRecordifig uci t e tre 34 Normal speed olavback ccce 43 NR CC NEAB aii Eee eee Perd ten petas 140 ONESHOT TIME tinet ort te 134 One shot recording ONE SHOT REC 40 OPERATION iata thane rt enda oae 143 OPTION MENU screen 144 OTHER DISPLAY citari tte 139 OTHER FUNCTIONS screen 142 OUTPUT SEL gtoteep ve thes 137 overcranking effects sss 38 P2 Cards Formaatti G D DLE 119 ASENN Esc 28 Prevent Accidental Erasure eec 29 Recording times iere 30 REMOVING E 28 NIHU er geess Een EECH 29 Status Display sss 77 Writing Daek sensoricoon 149 P2CARD REMAIN 139 PAG LOS NEAR negerine oan 140 PO MODE ettet reir mrt 133 PC MODE SELEQGT iiaixcitemeirecerintt sad 133 IEN ere 43 Playing BaCk eniron tede reus 109 PREREC MODE stes reenit n 135 NC ee elle EE 39 PDROPACTANEAR 140 Il ele 121 PROX V eebe 41 119 pull down recording secere 35 F MIG CHL BEMEI aiite erdt n 137 RMIG CH2 LEVEL niter Ries 137 RMIG POWER 5 ttn eren tet i 137 Halm COVED esc Renee ei mesi Pd tna 103 HEC COUNTE
24. MENU MENU MENU ET 130 GENE e 69 GICPEIASE ode ten aie e mE 143 u dg s 143 HEADROONM neeiriirmiiinniii iiie 137 AIGH GAIN cirerer N 133 Hot Swap Hecordimg sss 41 HYTRON140 NEAR pocieranie 140 HYTRONSO NEAR sss 140 internal e et EE 156 Internal GIOCK reete ntt epe Paneer d recov 26 Interval recording men 40 INTERVAL TIME acri tare ge nn 135 IESSE IR 142 Wzcc ands 130 LEC Dieses ttt M 125 LED BACKLIGHT ss vaasacstvetccnuenen sien recy avers 139 LED MONON EE 81 LCD SEETTING obiecti het edat codo 139 LENS SETUP screen sss 142 Lens AGUSTINO itecto od coe tae 94 MOUNN G tr 94 EEVEL METER 2b eb ebesh 139 LIMITER GEL reete tet mec 136 LIMITER CH 2 israel 136 LOADIGAVEINIT 129 Loop recording LOOP RECH 41 LOW GAIN EE 133 MAIN MENU 2 rettet tiene nica 127 MARKER E 138 MASTER PED iioii credet e de eas 130 EK 130 MENU BANK tete re eii cade 139 MENU INIT sistat ruht eeben kenge 143 menu EE 125 THUMBNAIL MENU 107 menus leie TE e ces es c certa eroe onde 126 in Le DEE 125 Meta Data ati peer eene needs 115 MIC LOWCUT GEL a iei bd Lente hebes hosce 136 MIC EOWCGCUT CEA stet eis 136 MIC EOWCGCUT CHB witecccats never tone een tts 136 MIC LOWCUT CHA 136 MENU MENU MENU EN MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU SO MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU Sp MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU Sp MENU
25. Playing back a recording made at a frame rate set in the camera at the normal rate provides speed effects without using a frame rate converter Native mode also extends the recording time of a P2 card 720P over 50P 60P mode Use of a DVCPRO HD recorder such as the AJ HD1400 or the FOCUS FS 100 hard disk recorder enables the AG HPX301E to make backup recordings with a DVCPRO HD stream from the DVCPRO DV connector 1080 480 24P advanced mode Recording 1080 24P or 480 24P makes it possible to select 24PA advanced mode Using 2 3 3 2 pulldown the 24PA mode performs 60i conversion to enable nonlinear editing maintaining an image quality that is better than normal 24P 2 3 pulldown Recording at 30P applies a 2 2 pulldown Camera Unit Features B Progressive 3MOS sensor The AG HPX301E is equipped with a 1 3 inch 2 2 megapixel 3MOS sensor that enables HD full pixel recording for high resolution video 14 bit digital circuit The high performance DSP Digital Signal Processor in the camera offers 14 bit signal input and 20 bit internal processing It handles gamma settings and other adjustments for each R G B color in 1080 50i 60i video as well as conversion to all HD SD formats P I conversion line conversion and down conversion Because of this high quality images can be produced in all video formats Seven gamma curves including cine like gamma To expand camera capabilities the AG HPX301E offers seven gamma curves inclu
26. and version information is displayed 124 Chapter 7 Menu Operations Viewfinder and LCD Menus Using the menus Use the setup menus to change the settings to suit the scenes you are shooting or what you are recording e f the thumbnail menu is displayed press the THUMBNAIL button to clear the display e The menu items indicated in the blue characters cannot be used a JOG dial button b MENU button 1 Press the MENU button to end any mode other than recording Hold down the MENU button for about 1 second e The function screen appears in the viewfinder and on the LCD screen MAIN MENU 2 SYSTEM SETUP 3 SW MODE 4 RECORDING SETUP 5 AUDIO SETUP 6 0UTPUT SEL 7 DISPLAY SETUP 8 BATTERY SETUP w PUSH MENU TO EXIT 2 Use the JOG dial button or the Up and Down cursor buttons to highlight the function you want to change MAIN MENU 1 SCENE FINE 2 SYSTEM SETUP 4 RECORDING SETUP 5 AUDIO SETUP 6 0UTPUT SEL 7 DISPLAY SETUP 8 BATTERY SETUP w PUSH MENU TO EXIT Press the JOG dial button to display the items SW MODE BACK LIGHT PUSH MENU TO RETURN Use the JOG dial button to highlight the item you want to change SW MODE BACK LIGHT PUSH MENU TO RETURN 125 suomneJedo nueyy 7 JaydeyD suomeJedo nueyy 7 Jeydeu2 ON Jl Use the JOG dial button to change the setting value SW MODE BACK LIGHT PUSH MENU TO RETURN To change other settings repeat st
27. appears LENS SETUP USER1 RETURN SHADING SELECT CAC CAC PROPERTY CAC CARD READ CAC FILE DELETE CAC FILE INIT IRIS ADJUST PUSH MENU TO RETURN gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt CHECK LUMINANCE LEVEL ZEBRA ON VF SHADING USER1 SET OK YES 2 Set the image 1 Shoot a solid white sheet of paper 2 Set the lens iris to manual and adjust the iris so that a zebra pattern fills the entire viewfinder screen e When the piece of paper is unevenly lit the zebra pattern will not cover the entire screen Adjust as required e Make sure that the white paper is not exposed to multiple light sources example fluorescent lighting or halogen lamps of different color temperatures CHECK LUMINANCE LEVEL ZEBRA ON VF SHADING USER1 SET OK YES NOTE Adjust the white shading in sunlight under halogen lamp light or other light source that does not flicker Fluorescent light and mercury lamps tend to flicker and should not be used for this adjustment Adjust the light source if the lens iris is out of the range between F4 and F11 Make sure the electronic shutter is set to off 3 Adjust white and black balance 1 Set the WHITE BAL switch to A or B and use the AUTO W B BAL switch to make an automatic white balance adjustment 2 Use the AUTO W B BAL switch to make an automatic black balance adjustment 3 Again use the AUTO W B BAL switc
28. depends on SYSTEM MODE 1080i outputs 1080i also when the SYST 576i outputs as 576i at all times 2 32 kHz 4ch input is converted and recorded at 48 kHz 4ch EM MODE is 720P mWhen SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 59 94i 720 59 94P 480 59 94i 8 60P and 60i is recorded at 59 94P and 59 94i respectively 4 Varies with the SDI SELECT option The table above shows operating conditions when the SDI SELECT option is set to AUTO AUTO depends on SYSTEM MODE 1080i outputs 1080i also when the SYSTEM MODE is 720P 480i outputs as 480i at all times 5 32 kHz Ach input is converted and recorded at 48 kHz Ach 50 Setting SDI OUT FRAME SYSTEM REC CAMERA VFR RATE Recording format Video fomat gAudlo MODE FORMAT MODE FRAME 1080 59 94i Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 1080 60i DVCPRO HD 1080 59 94i Ach 720 59 94P Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 720 60P 720 59 94P Ach DVCPROS5O 60i DVCPROS50 Ach 480 59 94i DVCPRO 60i Disabled Disabled Disabled 480 60i DVCPRO 480 59 94i 2ch DV 60i DV 2ch or 4ch Adjusting the White Balance and Black Balance To record high quality video with the AG HPX301E the black and white balances must be adjusted according to 3 conditions For higher quality it is recommended that the adjustments should be made in this order AWB white balance adjustment ABB black balance adjustment AWB
29. display delete recover copy etc Such recordings may be handled as separate clips by nonlinear editing software or a PC fipcording format Continuous recording time excluding Native format g AVC T100 Approx 5 min DVCPRO HD SES i AVC I 50 DVCPRO50 Approx 10 min DVCPRO DV Approx 20 min D Handling P2 Card Recording The P2 card is a semiconductor memory card designed for the DVCPRO P2 series Panasonic s line of professional video and broadcast equipment e Since the DVCPRO P2 format and AVC Intra record data as files it is ideally suited for computer processing The file structure is in a proprietary format that includes audio and video data recorded in the MXF file format as well as various other essential data forming an interrelated folder structure as shown below Drive CONTENTS AUDIO CLIP ICON PROXY VIDEO VOICE LASTCLIP TXT All these folders are required This file contains the last clip data recorded on a P2 device NOTE If any of this data is changed or lost it will not be recognized as P2 data or the P2 card may no longer be possible to use in a P2 device To prevent data loss in transferring P2 card data to a PC or write back PC data on a P2 card use P2 Viewer which can be downloaded from the Web site listed below Supported operating systems Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista https eww pavc panasonic co jp pro av support desk e index ht
30. 02 00 03 ee 00 22 00 23 00 24 oroi Tome oe 00 16 00 17 0048 e T M T T T Recorded i i i I i i Ski S I video oo I f oa oi oi I I H oa oi 0 1 2 e 13 14 15 A 20 a es Recorded time I i I code I I I i i I 0000 0003 0002 0013 0044 wB dun o ces 00 16 al e 66 i Externally Locking the Time Code The time code generator built into your AG HPX301E 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 iExample 1 Locking the time code to external signals Reference time TC IN code Reference video signal GENLOCK IN NOTE 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 576i 480i 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 scree
31. 2 CH 1 CH 2 Output 316 mV 600 Q Earphone 23 5 mm stereo mini jack x 1 Internal speaker 28 mm diameter x 1 168 Other Input Output Unit TC IN BNC x 1 0 5 V P P to 8 V P P 10 ka TC OUT BNC x 1 low impedance 2 0 V 0 5 V P P IEEE1394 6 pins digital input output compliant with IEEE 1394 DC IN XLR x 1 4 pins DC 12 V 11 0 V to 17 0 V DC OUT 4 pins DC 12 V 11 0 V to 17 0 V Maximum rated current 1 5 A REMOTE 10 pins LENS 12 pins USB2 0 DEVICE Type B 4 pin USB compliant with USB ver 2 0 USB2 0 HOST Type A 4 pin USB compliant with USB ver 2 0 LCD Monitor Unit LCD monitor 3 2 inch color LCD monitor with approx 921 000 dots 16 9 Viewfinder Unit LCD monitor 0 45 inch color LCD monitor with approx 1 226 000 dots 16 9 P2HD 5 Year Warranty Repair Program Thank you for 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 an extended warranty repair valid for up to five years 1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year 5th year 5 P2HD device Basic warranty Extended warranty repair 1 Please note that this extended warranty is not available in some countries regions 2 Not all models eligible for extended warranty coverage 3
32. 50i 720 50P 576 50i 132 indicates the factory setting Item Setting Notes PC MODE SELECT Sets camera operating mode when PC MODE is set to ON and an external device is connected via USB USB HOST Selects USB 2 0 for connecting an external hard disk drive For details refer to page 146 USB DEVICE Makes it possible to connect the camera to a computer via USB 2 0 to enable use of a P2 card as mass storage For details refer to page 145 Not available when PC MODE is set to ON PC MODE Operates the camera according to mode selected using PC MODE SELECT ON Operates in PC MODE OFF Terminates PC MODE and returns the camera to normal operation This function is always set to OFF when the power is turned on H SW MODE screen Item Setting Notes LOW GAIN Sets the gain value assigned to the L position of the GAIN switch MID GAIN 3dB OdB 3dB 6dB 9dB 12dB Sets the gain value assigned to the M position of the GAIN switch 3dB OdB 3dB 6dB odp 12dB HIGH GAIN Sets the gain value assigned to the H position of the GAIN switch 3dB OdB 3dB 6dB 9dB 12dB ATW Allows you to assign the ATW Auto Tracking White Balance function to the WHITE BAL switch For details refer to page 52 Bch Controls the ATW function when the WHITE BAL Switch is set to B position OFF Does not assign the ATW fun
33. 59 94i 720 50P 59 94P or a composite signal 576 50i 480 59 94i as input reference signal The subcarrier of VIDEO OUT connector output composite signal cannot be externally locked In SD mode the signal will not lock to the HD signal REMOTE connector Some functions can be remote controlled when the remote control unit AJ RC10G optional accessory is connected to the camera For details refer to Connecting the AJ RC10G Remote Controller page 105 VIDEO OUT connector This connector outputs video signals In HD mode down converted composite video signals are output Use the menu option DOWNCON MODE in the OUTPUT SEL screen to set signal output The factory setting is LETTER BOX SD memory card slot Insert an SD memory card optional accessory in this slot It is used for recording and loading camera setting menus or lens files uploading meta data and recording proxies optional NOTE RGD memory card precautions Use only SD memory cards that conform to the SD standard or the SDHC standard in this camera MultiMediaCards MMC cannot be used Use of such cards may prevent recording Be sure to use mini SD card adapters when using mini SD cards with this camera Note that this camera will not operate normally when a mini SD adapter is installed without inserting a card Be sure to insert a card when an adapter is installed Use of Panasonic SD memory cards and mini SD cards is rec
34. AUDIO IN switch oa o O Your AG HPX301E is factory set to perform no recording on Audio Channels 3 and 4 in the DVCPRO and DV formats To enable four channel recording the menu option 25M REC CH SEL on the AUDIO SETUP screen must be set to 4CH For details on switch settings and the input system see AUDIO IN switch page 16 NOTE e The audio signals recorded on the four channels are output as is SDI 58 Use the AUDIO SETUP screen in the setting menu to make detailed audio settings AUDIO SETUP FRONT VR CH2 MIC LOWCUT CH1 LIMITER CH2 v PUSH MENU TO RETURN E Adjusting Recording Levels To adjust the recording levels for Audio Channels 1 and 2 follow the steps below 1 Position the MONITOR SELECT CH1 2 CH3 4 selector switch at CH1 2 so that the audio level meter on the display window will provide CH1 and CH2 indications Ensure that the channel indications displayed in the window are 1 and 2 2 Position the AUDIO SELECT CH1 CH2 switch at MAN 3 While checking the audio channel level meter in the display window or the audio level meter in the viewfinder adjust the AUDIO LEVEL CH1 CH2 control e 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 O dB bar OVER indication NOTE Pressing the USER button to which the magnification of the audio level mete
35. AVC I 100 60P OFF Disabled 720 59 94P 720 60P Ach AVC 50 60 0 12 60 P 720 59 94P VFR OFF Disabled 720 29 97P WEI 100 30PN a0 720 30PN Native Over59 94P 2 2 4ch AVC I 50 30PN 0 Other than 720 30PN Native VFR AC I 100 No output 30 Audio cannot be recorded AVC 1 50 120 39 94P VFR Muted Mo OFF Disabled 720 23 98P AVC 100 24PN 21 720 24PN Native Over59 94P 2 3 4ch AVC I 50 24PN O Other than 720 24PN Native VFR 24 Audio cannot be recorded 12059 94 NER Muted ot 720 60P 720 59 94P 120 59 94P Disabled 30 720 30P Over60P 720 29 97P 2 2 Pull Down Over59 94P 2 2 720 59 94P DVCPRO HD 60P M ti MELLE uu MN ON E 720 24P Over60P 720 23 98P ia eo 2 3 Pull Down Over59 94P 2 3 Other than 720 60P VFR 720 59 94P VFR above OFF Disabled DVOPROHD 720 29 97P or a 720 30PN Native Over59 94P 2 2 Oe ON Other th 720 30PN Native VFR X ner than ative 30 Audio cannot be recorded EE VER Muted OFF Disabled No output gt Sr 720 24PN Native Neue m Ach SECH ON Other th 720 24PN Native VFR Seen ner tnan ative 24 Audio cannot be recorded lassi Muted 60i 480 60i 480 59 94i 480 30P Over60i 480 29 97PsF DVCPROSOIGO 30P 2 2 Pull Down DVCPROSO Overs9 a4i22 DH 480 59 94i DVCPRO 60i ai Disabled Disabled 480 24P Over60i DVCPRO 480 23 98PsF m DVCPRO DV 60i 2 3 Pull Down DV Over59 94i 2 3 pve m 480 24PA Over60i 480 23 98PsF 2 3 3 2 Pull Down Over59 94i 2 3 3 2 1 24P and 30P indicate recor
36. Dial position during recording does not change VFR on and off position Sound cannot be recorded 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 1 In 25PN 30PN 24PN recording modes when the frame rate is 25 30 24 frames per second respectively audio can also be recorded The time code can be set to Free Run F RUN 36 Standard VFR recording pulldown recording In the SYSTEM SETUP screen set the menu option SYSTEM MODE to 720 50P 720 59 94P and the menu option REC FORMAT to AVC I 100 50P 60P 2 In the SCENE FILE screen set the menu option VFR to ON and the menu option FRAME RATE to suit shooting purposes e The frame rate can be set to a value beteween 12 frames 12P to 50 frames 50P when system mode is set to 720 50P and to a value beteween 12 frames 12P to 60 frames 60P when system mode is set to 720 59 94P NOTE Pressing the SYNCHRO SCAN switch while the JOG dial button is held down and the frame rate indication is blinking allows you to change the frame rate without opening a setting menu as long as recording is not in progress 3 Press the REC button This starts recording in the VFR mode OVER 50P 60P This mode can be combined with the AVC I 100 50P 60P AVC I 50 50P 60P and DVCPRO HD 50P 60P recording formats For details refer to List of recording playback and
37. P2 card Two cards double the recording time Since native VFR mode records only active frames the recording time and actual shooting time differ Example 8 4 46 In 24PN recording shooting at a frame rate of 60 frames will result in a shooting time of 24 60 0 4 times In 24PN recording shooting at a frame rate of 12 frames will result in a shooting time of 24 12 2 times For DVCPRO 60i For DV 60i 1394 input recording mode when the REC SIGNAL option is set to 1394 mWhen SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 50i 720 50P 576 50i Setting Recording function SYSTEM REC CAMERA vr Gite Recording format iot PRE PROXY INTERVAL LOOP MODE FORMAT MODE REC optional ONESHOT REC FRAME 1080 50i Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 1080 50i DVCPRO HD Approx 64 720 50P Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 720 50P min DVCPRO50 50i DvcPRoso PPO 128 S 576 50 DVCPROEEO Disabled Disabled Disabled 576 50i DVCPRO Approx 256 7 z DV 50i DV min 1 Recording times are indicated for a single 64 GB P2 card Two cards double the recording time mWhen SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 59 94i 720 59 94P 480 59 94i Setting Recording function SYSTEM REC CAMERA vc ies Recording format iride PRE PROXY INTERVAL LOOP MODE FORMAT MODE F
38. Setting Notes R MIC POWER Turns on and off the phantom power supply for the rear microphone ON Turns on the phantom power supply to the microphone when the rear LINE MIC 48V switch is set to 48V OFF Does not supply phantom power to the microphone even when the rear LINE MIC 48V switch is set to 48V MONITOR SELECT Switches the output signal to AUDIO OUT earphones and speaker when the MONITOR SELECT switch is set to ST STEREO MIX EMIC LEVEL Selects the input level for the front microphone 40dB 50dB 60dB R MIC CH1 LEVEL Selects the input level for the rear microphone connected to CH1 b50dB 60dB R MIC CH2 LEVEL Selects the input level for the rear microphone connected to CH2 b50dB 60dB HEADROOM Sets the headroom standard level 18dB 20dB WIRELESS WARN Sets whether a warning should be output when wireless receiver reception is poor ON OFF WIRELESS TYPE Selects wireless receiver type SINGLE 1 channel receiver DUAL 2 channel receiver When DUAL is selected for a 1 channel wireless receiver CH2 and CH4 will stay mute 1394 AUDIO OUT Selects audio channel output to 1394 OUT in DVCPRO or DV mode CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Available only when SYSTEM MODE is set to 576 50i 480 59 94i and REC FORMAT is set to DVCPRO or DV H OUTPUT SEL screen connector AUTO Depends on SYSTEM MODE set
39. The basic warranty period may vary depending on the country region 4 Not all repair work is covered by this extended warranty 5 The maximum warranty period may be adjusted depending on the number of hours the device has been used 0 0 gt Q Purchase Register online Registration Notice P2 product within 1 month e mail sent Details about user registration and the extended warranty http panasonic biz sav pass e Please note this is a site that is not maintained by Panasonic Canada Inc The Panasonic Canada Inc privacy policy does not apply and is not applicable in relation to any information submitted This link is provided to you for convenience Free 5 years of Warranty Repairs Make sure to save the Registration Notice e mail during the warranty period 169 suoneoyioedgs LL 191deuj5 suoneoyioads sajdeyo Connector signal description DC IN REMOTE 1 GND 1 CAM DATA H 2 NC 2 CAM DATA C NC 3 CAM CONT H 4 12 V 4 CAM CONT C Panasonic Part No K1AA104H0038 5 R C ON Manufacturer Part No HA16RX 4P SW1 76 6 R C VIDEO OUT Hirose Electric Co f R C VIDEO GND 8 NC 9 UNREG 12 V Max 0 6 A 10 GND On Ow NOTE Be sure to use correct polarity when using external power supplies FRONT MIC IN 1 GND 2 AUDIO IN H 3 AUDIO IN C Panasonic Part No K1AY103A0001 Manufacturer Part No HA16PRM 35G 72 Hiro
40. This message does not appear in ON VFR operation modes other than 720P OFF VFR off This setting cannot be made when REC SIGNAL is 1394 FRAME RATE Adjusts the frame rate and exposure time at 720P Available only in 720P system mode when VFR is on and when VFR is set to ON When SYSTEM MODE is set to 720 50P This message does not appear in 12 15 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 32 modes other than 720P 34 37 42 45 48 50 FRAME This setting cannot be made when When SYSTEM MODE is set to 720 59 94P REC SIGNAL is 1394 12 15 18 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 30 32 34 A change to 24 fps may cause the 36 40 44 48 54 60 FRAME screen to flicker momentarily SYNCHRO SCAN Displays synchro scan shutter speeds to enable the e Displayed in blue when not set to synchro scan mode and when the SYNCHRO SCAN switch settings are not available When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 59 94i 720 59 94i or 480 59 94i performing the INITIAL option of the scene files will set the default value to 1 60 0 DETAIL LEVEL Adjusts the level of image outline correction in horizontal and vertical directions 7 2 07 7 V DETAIL LEVEL Adjusts the level of correction in vertical direction 7 07 7 DETAIL CORING Adjusts the level of noise reduction of the detail signal 7 o2 45 7 e Adjust towards for a clearer image Noise increases slightly e Adjust towards for less noise
41. WFM button closes the waveform display The menu option WFM page 134 in the SW MODE screen allows you to switch between the waveform and vectorscope displays The waveform display does not appear in the viewfinder The waveform display does not appear when the focus assist EXPANDED function is used e The waveform display cannot be recorded 82 Adjusting and Setting up the Viewfinder Adjusting Right and Left Viewfinder 8 Using the Viewfinder Position 1 Turn on the POWER switch 1 Loosen the viewfinder left right positioning rings Use the subscreen in the menu option EVF SETTING in the DISPLAY SETUP screen to HN adjust screen brightness and contrast 2 Slide the viewfinder right and left to find a For details on menu operations refer to Using the menus page 125 e Select CHANGE in the EVF SETTING DISPLAY SETUP position that facilitates viewing EVF PEAK LEVEL 0 EVF PEAK FREQ LOW RETURN EVF B LIGHT Viewfinder left right positioning ring EVF COLOR ON ZEBRA1 DETECT 100 ZEBRA2 DETECT 85 ZEBRA2 SPOT v 3 Tighten the viewfinder left right positioning PUSH MENU TO RETURN rings 8 Diopter Adjustment 3 Use the JOG dial Button to select items to set EVF SETTING 1 Turn on the POWER switch on the camera Look at the image in the viewfinder EVF CONTRAST 2 Turn the diopter adjusting ring until you get the e E Ed sharpest possible image in the viewfinder Di
42. Zoom positions are indicated in a range from ZOO maximum wide angle to Z99 maximum zoom Recommended ND filter display This indicates the most suitable ND filter to use under current shooting conditions ND filter display e This indicates the selected ND filter An ND indication means that the ND FILTER switch is incorrectly set a position other than ND1 to ND4 Check ND FILTER switch position 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 CAC indicator Indicates that the chromatic aberration function of the lens is operating Scene file name display Indicates the name of currently selected SCENE FILE F1 to F6 Remaining battery charge As the remaining battery charge drops the display changes as follows ISS gt ww Tr iw h gt A C h When the battery is completely discharged kf Lt blinks When the AC adapter is being used a display other than ISS may appear this is not a sign of malfunctioning Batteries that indicate battery level in percent Such batteries indicate remaining battery level as follows B k k926 10 99 Indicates the remaining ba
43. accompany clips in HD format 108 i Selecting Thumbnails H Playing back Clips Multiple thumbnails can be randomly selected in the thumbnail screen 1 Use the cursor buttons to move the pointer yellow frame to the desired clip and press the SET button e The frame around the selected thumbnail changes to a blue frame Press the SET button 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 Please refer to Switching the Thumbnail Display page 110 for more information NOTE To move the pointer to the first or last clip hold down the SHIFT button and press the up and down cursor A V buttons To select a sequence of clips select the first clip and move the pointer to another clip Then hold down the SHIFT button and press the SET button This will select all clips from the clip selected first to the clip at the pointer and all clips in between To cancel selected clips hold down the SHIFT button while pressing the EXIT button LCD monitor THUMBNAIL button EXIT button A P V cursor buttons ll SET button THUMBNAIL MENU button f SHIFT button ao oo o 1 Press the THUMBNAIL button e The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor 2 Use the cursor buttons to move the pointer over the desired clip 3 Pressthe PLAY PAUSE button he clip at poi
44. and playback unit that provides AVC Intra 100 compression recording as standard to offer HD full pixel and full sampling for superb image quality and high quality video It handles multiple HD and SD formats AVC Intra DVCPRO HD DVCPRO50 DVCPRO and DV compression recording The P2 card provides a reliability speed and IT functionality that no other media can match and is destined to revolutionize recording and editing paradigms m Multiple HD SD formats The camera supports both the HD and SD video formats making it ready for news gathering program production and film making in a wide range of professional applications and content production In 1080i 720P HD recording for broadcasting the camera uses the highly reliable AVC Intra or DVCPRO HD codec while also supporting SD multi codec DVCPRO50 DVCPRO or DV recording capability The AG HPX301E provides high quality and uncompressed 16 bit 48 kHz 4 channel recording of audio in all formats B Variable frame rate makes speed effects possible in the 720P format The AG HPX301E comes with the variable frame rate feature developed for the VariCam HD Cinema camera In 720P mode the frame rate can be set to any of 20 steps between 12P and POP 60P This puts features such as undercranking dropping frames and overcranking high frame rate for quick motion and slow motion cine like effects at the disposal of the camera crew Native mode over 50P 60P mode selectable Native mode
45. are cursor buttons and the square center button is the SET button For details refer to Setting Time Data page 60 23 suonounJ 1194 pue sueg Z 1e1deuo suoNoun Jeu pue sued Z Je deuS Warning and Status Display Functions N 24 Back tally lamp When the BACK TALLY switch is set to ON this lamp behaves in the same way as the front tally lamp Rear tally lamp When the BACK TALLY switch is set to ON the rear tally lamp behaves in the same way as the back tally lamp BACK TALLY switch Use this switch to control the back and rear tally lamps ON Enables the back and rear tally lamps OFF Disables the back and rear tally lamps WARNING lamp This lamp starts blinking or lights when an error is detected in the memory card recorder unit E LCD Monitor G Ei o 1 LCD Monitor The LCD monitor displays the video in the viewfinder Alternatively it can show clips on the P2 card in a thumbnail format For details on the LCD monitor refer to Viewfinder and LCD Menus page 125 In thumbnail display mode you can use the thumbnail menu buttons CURSOR and SET buttons to manipulate or delete clips or format P2 cards For details refer to Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails page 106 2 OPEN button Use to open the LCD monitor H Viewfinder suoloun 1194 pue sueg Z Jaideyo 1 Viewfinder The viewfinder displays the video image in color
46. battery in order to keep the time code generator energized If the battery is removed first there is no guarantee that the time code will stay externally locked 68 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 NOTE To lock other devices externally to the AG HPX301E as the master device make sure that the other devices are in the same camera mode as the AG HPX301E 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 D Outputting the time code externally To output time code from the camera s TC OUT connector to a VTR or other recording device in sync with camera picture or playback picture set the setting menu TC VIDEO SYNCRO OUTPUT SEL to VIDEO OUT Set the menu option GL SELECT to SDI or COMPOSITE as required by supplied video output in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen and the menu option TC OUT to TCG TCR
47. be used if an error message appears Initialize the CAC data or reload the CAC file from an SD card For details see Initializing CAC File page 99 or Loading CAC File From an SD Card this page 1 Loading CAC File From an SD Card Open the LENS SETUP screen For details on menu operation refer to Using the menus page 125 Use the JOG dial button to select CAC CARD READ Then select EXECUTE to open the CAC CARD READ screen LENS SETUP DEFAULT gt gt gt ON gt gt gt RETURN gt gt gt gt gt gt SHADING SELECT SHADING USER CAC CAC PROPERTY CAC FILE DELETE CAC FILE INIT IRIS ADJUST PUSH MENU TO RETURN Use the JOG dial button to select the CAC file to load Then select YES and press the JOG dial button CAC CARD READ PUSH MENU TO RETURN CAC FILE READ CAC FILE NO 1 READ NO NOTE Initializing CAC File Returning Data to The camera can load up to 8 files When an attempt is made to load a new file while 8 files have Their Factory Defaults already been loaded READ NG CAC FILE FULL appears To load a new file delete an existing file before loading the new file 1 Open the LENS SETUP screen For details see Deleting CAC File this page For details on menu operation refer to Using the READ NG FORMAT ERROR indicates the file cannot be menus page 125 used and will not be loaded Make sure the file is in a format the camera supports and th
48. drives connected using a USB conversion cable may not be recognized Use hard disk drives with plenty of capacity for copying data During formatting and copying do not disconnect cables or remove a P2 card that is involved in these activities and do not power off this camera and the hard disk drive as the camera and hard disk drive will otherwise have to be rebooted A hard disk drive is a precision instrument whose read and write functions may fail in some operating environments Please note that Panasonic accepts no liability whatsoever for data loss or other losses either direct or indirect arising from hard disk damage or other defects When data from this camera is copied to a hard disk and is edited on another computer the data may no longer work in this unit and the hard disk data may become corrupted Use of the drive mount converter distributed by the below URL allows you to mount specific folders when a hard disk drive is connected https eww pavc panasonic co jp pro av Connections to the DVCPRO DV Connector Recording signals input to the DVCPRO DV connector 1 Connect a 1394 cable DV cable For details see Precautions in 1394 Connections page 152 Make sure that the signal format of the camera 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 th
49. during recording or playback It also displays warnings and messages indicating camera operating status and settings zebra patterns and markers safety zone and center markers etc NOTE The menu option EVF COLOR can be set to monochrome in the DISPLAY SETUP screen 2 TALLY switch Use to control the front tally lamp ON Tally lamp goes on OFF Tally lamp goes out 3 Fronttally lamp This lamp goes on during recording when the TALLY switch is set to the ON It blinks to indicate warnings 4 Eyepiece Diopter adjusting ring Adjust this ring to suit your vision so that the image in the viewfinder is as clear as possible 6 Eyepiece lock button For details refer to Detaching the eyepiece page 156 Microphone holder Right and left viewfinder positioning rings Loosen the rings to adjust right and left position and tighten the ring after completing the adjustment 25 Chapter 3 Recording and Playback Setting Date and Time of Internal Clock The CLOCK SETTING value is recorded in the contents Time zone clip and affects the sequence of playback of the Time Time ME monas Before carrying out recording be sure to check R Area R Area ying H difference difference ES and set CLOCK SETTING and TIME ZONE 00 00 Greenwich 01 00 Central Europe 3 00 30 01 30 HN This shows you how to adjust the calendar 01 00 Azo
50. e 3 8 16UNC 10 mm or shorter screws 15 suoloun 1194 pue sueg Z 1e1deuo suoNoun Jeu pue sueg Z Je deuoS H Audio input Function Section N o Ma T of VA Zi el ID OUO 16 MIC IN microphone input jack XLR 3 pin Connect a microphone optional accessory to this jack A phantom powered microphone may be connected To use a phantom powered microphone set the menu option EMIC POWER to ON in the AUDIO SETUP Screen For details refer to Preparing for Audio Input page 100 AUDIO LEVEL CH1 CH2 audio channel 1 2 recording level adjustment controls e With the AUDIO SELECT CH1 CH2 switch positioned to MAN these controls can be used to adjust the recording levels for audio channels 1 and 2 Note that the controls are designed to be locked For adjustment each control must be depressed while turning AUDIO SELECT CH1 CH2 audio channel 1 2 automatic manual level adjustment selector switch Use this switch to select recording level control mode for Audio Channels 1 and 2 AUTO Recording level automatically controlled MAN Recording level manually controlled For details refer to Adjusting Recording Levels page 58 AUDIO IN audio input selector switch Use this switch to select signals recorded through audio channels 1 4 FRONT Records signals from a microphone connected to
51. 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 cursor and press the SET button to reset the COUNT value to 1 META DATA REC META DATA REC OFF META NAME LOAD DATA TEST CLIP COUNT 0001 RECDATA GLOBAL CLIP ID e COUNT RESET aemmo PUSH EXIT IN MENU TO EXIT 00000 NOTE When an 8 GB or larger capacity P2 is used and the recording session exceeds the prescribed duration DVCPRO HD and the AVC Intra100 about 5 minutes AVC Intra50 about 10 minutes or spans more than one P2 card the recording will automatically be split into separate clips At this time each clip will be provided with its own COUNT value 117 sjreuquunu uy sdij BunejndiuejN 9 se deyo sireuquunu YUM sdo Buyeindiuew 9 ode Example of recording DVCPRO HD a clip on one P2 card Recording start Recording pause Recording duration Approx 7 min l Y Y Clip 1 COUNT value COUNT value 0001 0002 l gt lt I Approx 5 min Approx 2 min Example of recording a clip on two P2 cards Recording start Recording pause Clip 1 Clip 2 COUNT value COUNT value 0003 0004 1st card 2nd card 1 If the clip thumbnails are displaye
52. in O 1 V units 11 0 V 12 8V 15 0 V NEAR END CANCEL Sets to cancel battery near end warning ON OFF ON OFF When set to ON pressing the DISP MODE CHK button stops the flashing of warning and tally lamps H CARD FUNCTIONS screen Item Setting Notes SCENE FILE Reads writes scene files from onto the SD memory card FILE SELECT Selects scene files 1 to 4 READ Reads the selected scene file 1 4 settings stored on the SD memory card WRITE Saves the current scene file 1 4 settings to the SD memory card TITLE RELOAD Reloads title list USER FILE Reads writes user files files other than SCENE FILES from onto the SD memory card FILE SELECT Selects user files 1 to 4 READ 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 FORMAT Formats SD memory cards e Setting data file operations may end in error during playback or when the menu option PC MODE is set to ON in the SYSTEM SETUP screen Set the menu option PC MODE to OFF before making file operations indicates the factory setting 141 suoneJedo nueyy 7 Je1deu suomeJedo nueyy 7 Jeydeu2 LENS SETUP screen Item Setting Notes SHADING SELECT Sets one of the following shading compensation parameters DEFAUL
53. in the OUTPUT SEL screen AG HPX301E C SDI OUT EEN or VIDEO OUT TC IN VIDEO IN SDI IN HD SDI IN NOTE When the setting menu TC VIDEO SYNCRO is set to VIDEO OUT the time code is output via TC OUT in tune with VIDEO OUT delay H GENLOCK and time code input output connection and setup Camera operating conditions Camera setu ELEN Spe INSTA CUR KALE MST P g P In phase O Out of phase x Video and reference Recording a VIDEO OUT format signal to be output GENLOCK input GL PHASE SDI OUT HD SDI OUT SD TC OUT externally SDI OUT 10801 1080 SD O 90H delay O 10801 VIDEO OUT COMPOSITE 90H advance O O SDI OUT 1080i SD 576i 480i SD O 90H delay O VIDEO OUT COMPOSITE 90H advance O O SDI OUT 720P SD O 120H delay x VIDEO OUT er COMPOSITE E o x 720P advance SDI OUT 720P SD O 120H delay VIDEO OUT SD 576i 480 Composite ae o o advance SDI OUT 576i 480i f 1 576i 480i VIDEO OUT SD 576i 480i Disabled No output O O H Counter Setting and Display Pressing the COUNTER button to view the counter displays the counter value on the time code indicator in the LCD and in the viewfinder 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 c
54. initialized Connect another hard disk drive CANNOT RECOGNIZE The destination target cannot be properly Reboot the hard disk or connect a different HDD recognized hard disk CARD IS EMPTY MS Copying is not performed since the card CANNOT COPY The P2 selected for copying is empty is empty There is not enough space on the HDD CAPACITY FULL Not enough space left on the hard disk connected hard disk Use a new hard disk or formatted hard disk Reconnect the USB cable If the hard disk HDD HDD DISCONNECTED The unit is not connected to a hard disk does not operate normally turn it off and USB turn it back on again HOST MISMATCH Copying cannot be made because the Use a P2 card with the same model MODE COMPONENT destination card is in the wrong format number or import video in clip units P2 CARD IS UNFORMATTED The P2 card is not formatted Use a formatted P2 card PLEASE 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 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 co
55. is set to EXT and recording is attempted without connecting an external device to the DVCPRO DV connector FORMAT ERR This indicates a P2 card that does not meet the P2 card standard INCOMPATIBLE CARD This message indicates that the inserted card does not meet required standards and cannot be used It may also appear when a proxy card is inserted when the power is on LOW BATTERY This message indicates that the battery is depleted REC WARNING This is displayed during a recording error Do the recording over If this does not solve the problem consult your supplier e CARD ERR 1 2 1 2 The number indicates the P2 card that is giving trouble e Turn the power off if the warning continues e f the warning persists after rerecording replace the card with another card e ERROR Other causes This indicates that an attempt was made to record 1000 or more clips on one card for example e PULL DOWN ERROR Video pull down sequence error in a mode such as 25P e 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 C
56. level of the left leaning zebra pattern 2 50 85 109 ZEBRA2 Selects ZEBRA2 type For details refer to page 79 ON SPOT OFF MARKER Turns center marker displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor on and off For details refer to page 78 ON OFF 138 indicates the factory setting Item Setting Notes SAFETY ZONE Sets the safety zone displayed in the viewfinder and ie The safety zone is not displayed when on the LCD monitor For details refer to page 78 4 8 13 9 or 14 9 is selected when 90 4 3 13 9 14 9 OFF SYSTEM MODE is set to 576 50i 480 59 94i and ASPECT CONV is set to SIDE CROP or LETTER BOX FOCUS BAR The length of the focus bar indicates accuracy of This function is not interlocked with the focusing FOCUS ASSIST button ON Displays the focus bar OFF Does not display the focus bar 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 screen 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 HIGH NORMAL LOW SYNC SCAN DISP Selects synchro scan shu
57. monitor Adjust the angle of the LCD monitor for most convenient viewing The monitor can turn up to 180 degrees towards the lens and up to 90 degrees towards you NOTE To prevent camera recorder failure do not use force when adjusting the monitor when open Adjusting and setting the LCD monitor 4 Use the subscreen in the menu option LCD SETTING in the DISPLAY SETUP screen to adjust screen color level brightness and contrast For details on menu operation refer to Using the menus page 125 e At LCD SETTING of the DISPLAY SETUP screen select CHANGE DISPLAY SETUP ON 90 ON RETURN NORMAL PUSH MENU TO RETURN 5 Use the JOG dial button to select an item LCD SETTING LCD BRIGHTNESS ee a LCD CONTRAST JT PUSH MENU TO RETURN 6 Press the JOG dial button and turn the JOG dial button to adjust the selected item LCD SETTING LCD COLOR LEVEL PUSH MENU TO RETURN NOTE Pressing the RESET button when a value that can be adjusted is selected in the setting menu LCD SETTING will return the setting to its factory default When closing the LCD monitor make sure that it is shut tight In an environment with sudden temperature changes condensation may form on the liquid crystal surface of the monitor If this happens wipe off the moisture with a soft dry cloth 81 BuipuooeH 104 sBumes pue sjueuusn py v 191deuj Guip1ooeg 10J sBum
58. of the viewfinder When a normal connection cannot be established with the hard disk the USB LED flashes and DISCONNECT appears in the viewfinder e When PC MODE is assigned to a user button press that user button to switch between USB host mode and normal mode However a user button cannot be used for switching in the thumbnail mode For details refer to Assigning functions to USER Buttons page 57 146 N Press the THUMBNAIL button e The thumbnail screen opens Make sure that USB HOST appears at the bottom right of the screen e When the camera is connected to a hard disk drive the HDD icon appears at the top right of the screen If the icon lights red this indicates that data cannot be copied to or from the hard disk Check hard disk drive type For details on hard disk drives refer to Thumbnail Screen page 107 S 22 54 35 16 22 56 17 12 22 57 35 16 1007 22 47 52 16 1005 1006 el d 00 00 00 00 00 00 55 11 00 01 28 07 TE eer 1010 011 J LS 00 02 33 26 00 03 51 04 00 04 48 26 00 02 08 07 1012 W I Ma GA aa thie 00 06 47 11 NOTE The USB host mode allows playback of P2 cards but not recording of camera video or external input And clips on the hard disk must be written back to a P2 card before they can be played back For details refer to Writing back data to P2 cards page 149 Terminating USB host mode Use one of the following three methods
59. option PREREC MODE to ON in the RECORDING SETUP screen e The following indications appear in the special recording display area in the viewfinder Recording P REC lights Pause P PAUSE lights For details refer to Screen displays page 71 Press the REC button This setting will record audio and video a time period prior to start of recording e 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 REC 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 39 yoeghe q pue BuipiooeH e 1e1deu yoeghe q pue BuipiooeH e saydeyuD 8 Interval recording INTERVAL REC This function is used to record 1 frame at the time interval set in the INTERVAL TIME item 1 frame 1 frame 1 frame recording recording recording I I I I I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 time Set INTERVAL Set INTERVAL TIME setting TIME setting T Check that the SYSTEM SETUP screen is set up as described on page 39 For details on menu operation refer to Using the menus page 125
60. output formats page 48 For details refer to SSYSTEM SETUP screen page 131 Setting a low frame rate and recording a fast moving subject at 50P 60P will produce a smoothly flowing sequence at playback NOTE 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 The P2 card that is being recorded cannot be changed during recording Pre recording loop recording interval recording and one shot 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 H Using VFR Recording Function Standard speed for film production only when SYSTEM MODE is set to 720 59 94P 1080 59 94i 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 Standard settings for film production SYSTEM MODE settings SYSTEM MODE Other settings Recording frame rate AVC I 100 24PN 1 Only when the menu option REC FORMAT is set to DVCPRO HD 60i in the SYSTEM SETU CAMERA MODE REC FORM
61. performed O O SEL is performed CARD BATT O Appears at top right E 277 R only during recording ga Ony ang ecording and playback O O O recording and in and in special recording ial di modes special recording modes 1 Only the warning that a P2 card has not been inserted is not displayed 76 L MODE CHECK indication MODE CHECK provides an almost complete set of camera information Items 1 to 4 below are provided only by MODE CHECK TC 12 34 56 23 12 11199 9min B 9 0 NW P2ILACK I PAUSE DIONC160 USER 1 1394 1080i SLOT1 NOT SUPPORTED ANVC I100 SLOT2 PROXY MAIN SLOT SEL 1 TEXT MEMO 2 PRE REC RET SHOT MARK 83 ND1 FEB 25 2008 23 59 59 DRS SPOT 1 250 F5 6 Z99 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 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 PROXY optional Proxy card No indication The camera is in the USB DEVICE mode 2 Information on user button and lens RET button as
62. selector switch Use to select method of white balance adjustment PRST Use PRST when you have no time to adjust the white balance e The factory default setting is 3200 K Use a setting menu or push the AUTO W B Switch towards AWB to display the color temperature While the color temperature is still indicated push the AUTO W B Switch once again towards AWB to switch between 3200 K and 5600 K Pushing the AUTO W B BAL towards AWB will automatically adjust the white balance and save the adjusted value in memory A or memory B For details refer to Adjusting the White Balance page 51 The setting menu also allows you to assign Auto Tracking White balance ATW to B For details refer to page 52 10 11 DISP MODE CHK button Press this button to turn off the viewfinder and LCD display The time code indication stays on A second press of the button turns the display back on and holding it down displays shooting conditions and functions assigned to USER switches t also serves to turn off the alarm sound SYNCHRO SCAN switch This function adjusts the synchro scan speed when the SHUTTER switch is set to ON and synchro scan is selected Pressing the switch sets a slower shutter speed and pressing the switch sets a faster one For example to record a computer screen make adjustments to minimize horizontal bar noise in the viewfinder In VFR Variable Frame Rate mode press the JOG dial butt
63. supplied with ferrite core s they must be attached on cable s following instructions in this manual 3 Performance level The performance level of the apparatus is equivalent to or better than the performance level required by these standards However the apparatus may be adversely affected by interference if it is being used in an EMC environment such as an area where strong electromagnetic fields are generated by the presence of signal transmission towers cellular phones etc In order to minimize the adverse effects of the interference on the apparatus in cases like this it is recommended that the following steps be taken with the apparatus being affected and with its operating environment 1 Place the apparatus at a distance from the source of the interference 2 Change the direction of the apparatus 3 Change the connection method used for the apparatus EU TO REMOVE BATTERY Main Power Battery Ni Cd Ni MH Li ion Battery To detach the battery please proceed in the reverse order of the installation method described in this manual If a battery made by any other manufacturer is to be used check the Operating Instructions accompanying the battery Back up Battery Lithium Battery For the removal of the battery for disposal at the end of its service life please consult your dealer Precautions for Use Caution regarding laser beams The MOS sensor may be damaged if it is exposed to l
64. take care of this problem P2 card slot contains a PROXY card e e Pat a Recording and playback REC Recording PAUSE Recording standby ell Playback pause oP Play 5 44 Fast forward fast forward playback fast reverse fast reverse playback 4X PP 4X 44 4x speed search CLIP HIP CLIP HI Clip forward clip reverse cue up of single clips In DISPLAY OFF only REC display is shown at top right Also displayed at top right when pre 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 e L LOOP loop recording e INTERVAL ONE SHOT e P PRE REC 73 BuipuooeH 104 sBumes pue sjuswysni py v 191deuj Guip1ooeg 10 sBumes pue sjueunsn py p 1e1deu B Center Information Display The following information displays for details refer to page 72 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 when recording cannot be started by pressing the REC button EOS End of stream No more data is available in the fo
65. text memo is recorded page 112 Move the pointer to the desired text memo and then press the SET button Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button to select OPERATION DELETE from the thumbnail menu eYES and NO appear to confirm deletion Use the cursor buttons and the SET button to select YES The text memo is deleted 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 112 Move the pointer to the desired text memo and then press the SET button You can select more than one text memo Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button to select OPERATION COPY Use the cursor buttons and the SET button to select the slot to copy to and select YES Copying starts he portion between the selected text memo and the next one is copied If no text memo is found after the selected memo then the remainder of the clip after the selected text memo is copied e If multiple text memos are selected the selected sections are copied When the clip is being copied the unit indicates the progress of the copy process and cancellation status To discontinue the copy process press the SET button Then a YES NO confirmation screen is displayed Use the cursor buttons and SET button to select YES NOTE In clip division and copying using the text memo function the area c
66. that will allow you to quickly configure camera settings before recording Handling SD memory cards An SD memory card may be inserted or removed either before or after the power is turned on To insert an SD memory card Open the slot cover insert the SD memory card optional accessory in the slot with the label side of the card facing upwards and close the slot cover NOTE An SD memory card must be inserted with the right side facing the slot If the card cannot be inserted it may the wrong side up or back to front Do not force it into the slot Check the card before reinserting it Use only SD memory cards that conform to the SD standard or the SDHC standard in this camera Be sure to read SD memory card precautions page 21 regarding SD memory handling To remove the SD memory card Open the slot cover and make sure that the BUSY lamp is not on before pushing the SD memory card further into the slot and releasing it This will cause the SD memory card to pop out of the slot Remove the SD memory card and close the slot cover SD memory cards must not be used or stored in an environment where they may be Exposed to high temperatures humidities Exposed to water droplets or Electrically charged For storage the SD memory card must be kept inserted into the AG HPX301E with the lid closed 86 Formatting Writing and Reading an SD memory card Open the CARD FUNCTIONS screen from th
67. the MIC IN jack W L WIRELESS Records signals from a wireless receiver Records signals from audio devices or microphones connected to the AUDIO IN CH1 CH2 connectors REAR 5 NOTE To record 2 channel wireless input switch both CH1 and CH2 to W L position and set the menu option WIRELESS TYPE in the AUDIO SETUP screen to DUAL AUDIO IN CH1 CH2 audio channel 1 2 connectors XLR 3 pin Audio devices or microphones may be connected here For details refer to When Using Audio Devices page 101 LINE MIC 48V line input mic input mic input 48V selector switch Use to select audio signals input to the AUDIO IN CH1 CH2 connectors LINE Line input for audio signals input from an audio device MIC Audio signal input from microphone with internal power supply the camera does not supply power to a phantom microphone 48V Audio signal input from a microphone that requires an external power supply the camera supplies power to a phantom microphone NOTE Power is supplied when the menu option R MICPOWER in the AUDIO SETUP screen is set to ON FRONT AUDIO LEVEL audio recording level adjustment control This control adjusts the recording level of audio channels 1 and 2 e With the AUDIO SELECT CH1 CH2 switch positioned to MAN this control can be used to adjust the recording levels for audio channels 1 and 2 Use the menu options FRONT VR CH1 and FRONT VR CH2 in the AUDIO SETUP
68. the P2 card to which data will be written back to 4 Press the THUMBNAIL button select HDD gt EXPLORE from the thumbnail menu move to the partition with the data that will be written and press the SET button 5 Select OPERATION gt IMPORT gt ALL from the thumbnail menu and select a slot with an empty P2 card for writing to 6 Select YES This starts the write process to the card e COPY COMPLETED announces the end of the write back process NOTE e It is not possible to import data by the partition between P2 cards with different model numbers Import data in clip units from cards with a different model number To turn off the verify phase in a write back operation select HDD gt SETUP in the thumbnail menu and set VERIFY to OFF This speeds up the write back time but does not verify the written data When a clip is written back to a P2 card it was not originally on may make that clip an incomplete clip Should this happen reconnect it Refer to Reconnection of Incomplete Clips page 114 150 Hard disk drive precautions Use hard disk drives including P2 STORE AJ PCSO060G according to the following conditions Operate hard disk drives within their operating specifications temperature etc Do not use hard disk drives in locations that are unstable or exposed to vibration e Some hard disk drives may not operate normally SATA serial ATA or PATA parallel ATA interface hard disk
69. this function to check that recording is performed normally The camera returns to recording standby mode fter playback If the clip is short holding down the RET button after a return to the beginning of the clip will not result in playback of the clip before the current clip e You can use menu options USER MAIN USER1 and USER to assign the REC REVIEW function to a user button Select these options from the SW MODE screen Di NOTE 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 REVIEW function 41 yoeghe q pue BuipiooeH e 1e1deu yoeghe q pue Bulpuodey e saydeyy Shot Marker SHOT MARK Recording Function This function can be used to distinguish a clip from other clips by adding a thumbnail to each clip This also makes possible to display or play back the marked clips only To add shot marks 1 In the SW MODE screen assign SHOT MARK to a user button USER MAIN USER1 or USER2 or the RET button on the lens For details on menu operation refer to Using the menus page 125 2 Press the user button or the RET button on the lens to which SHOT MARK has been assigned during recording or when recording is paused e SHOT MARK ON is displayed as a shot mark is inserted in the currently recorded clip Pressing this key a second time displays SHOT MARK OFF and the shot mark is deleted NOTE
70. when the shutter is later turned off Turning the power off disengages the FBC function Assigning functions to USER buttons The USER MAIN USER1 and USER2 buttons can be assigned user selected functions Use the menu options USER MAIN USER1 and USER2 to assign functions to respective button Select these items from the setting menu SW MODE screen SW_MODE Y GET BACKLIGHT PUSH MENU TO RETURN Selectable Functions REC REVIEW Assigns REC REVIEW SPOTLIGHT Assigns auto iris control on off for spotlight BACKLIGHT Assigns auto iris control on off for backlight compensation ATW Turns the ATW function on or off ATW LOCK Pressing this lock during ATW operation locks the white balance Press again to start the ATW function again GAIN 24dB Assigns a function that raises gain by 24 dB 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 A function that magnifies the dynamic range by compressing the video level in high brightness areas TEXT MEMO Assigns text memory recording SLOT SEL Assigns P2 card slot selection SHOT MARK Assigns the shot marker function MAG A LVL Assigns a function that magnifies the audio level meter PRE REC Assigns a function that turns the PRE REC function on and off PC MODE Assigns a function that switches the USB device mode or t
71. which TEXT MEMO has been assigned during recording or playback e TEXT MEMO is displayed and a text memo is inserted at the point the button is pressed NOTE You can insert up to 100 text memos per clip Text memos cannot be added during loop recording interval recording and one shot recording When this function is not available pressing this button displays TEXT MEMO INVALID Normal and Variable Speed Playback Normal speed playback Press the PLAY PAUSE button to view playback in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor in color Connecting a color video monitor to the VIDEO OUT connector or SDI OUT connector will enable playback of color video The PLAY PAUSE button can be used to pause playback Fast forward fast reverse playback The FF and REW buttons provide 32x and 4x fast playbacks and fast reverse playbacks In stop mode this function will play back video at 32x speed and in playback mode it will play back video at 4x speed Clip cue up When playback is paused the FF button locates the beginning of the next clip while staying in pause mode When playback is paused the REW button locates the beginning of the current clip while staying in pause mode NOTE It may take some time to load clip data if playback is started or a thumbnail screen is opened right after removing or inserting a P2 card or turning the power on The thumbnail screen displays UPDATING at such times If a P2 card is i
72. 000 PUSH a v SEL PUSH lt gt PRESET PUSH SET gt button Shifts the target highlighted digit to the right lt button Shifts the target highlighted digit to the left A button Increases the highlighted number by one V button Decreases the highlighted number by one SET button Confirms the set user bits e Pressing the RESET button while setting the user bits will reset any user bit setting to O 4 Press the SET button to confirm the user bit value and position the TCG switch at F RUN or R RUN NOTE Changing the TCG switch setting without pressing the SET button disables the set value 5 Open the setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen and set the menu option UB MODE to USER 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 64 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 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 In playback of clips recorded in native mode the same frame rate information as that obtained in playing back the user bits in the VID
73. 008HG AJ P2C004HG AJ P2C004HG AJ P2C004HG AJ P2C008HG AJ P2C008HG AJ P2C016AG AJ P2C008HG AJ P2C004HG 11 SEP 2008 11 SEP 2008 10 OCT 2008 10 OCT 2008 08 JAN 2008 08 JAN 2008 20 0CT 2008 20 0CT 2008 30 NOV 2008 16 17 16 37 18 05 18 07 01 31 01 48 14 21 21 13 00 01 VENDOR Panasonic MODEL Xx0603H 6 c Oo02 28QN SIZE 279 4 GB USED 59 3 GB 9 CARDS MENU MENU REMAIN 220 1 GB gt PARTITION NAME SET THUMBNAIL Press the SET button 1 Press the EXIT button ALL HDD 1002 BEI DW P 00 00 40 12 1005 ro M 006 D be 00 02 33 26 00 43 18 29 S S NUMBER 1 ABDO6D2664 DATE 11 SEP 2008 MODEL TIME 16 17 17 00 00 55 11 00 00 42 10 00 02 08 07 00 25 33 01 00 00 00 00 PARTITION TYPE S SIZE 279 4 GB USED 59 3 GB 9 CARDS REMAIN 220 1 GB NAME TEST1 FAT formatted hard disk HDD EXPLORE HDD NO MODEL DATE TIME E FAT32 PARTITION FAT VENDOR Panasonic MODEL Xx0603H SIZE 93 1 GB USED GB CARDS REMAIN GB 1 PARTITION MENU MENU Use this function to view hard disk drive type Operations differ depending on hard disk drive type Hard disk Feat res Supported drive type functions A special format that ie formal allows has thumbnail display permits high speed f loading and write loading and write paseo aan TYPE S back of data in c
74. 02 08 07 00 02 13 07 111 sireuquinu uy Sdt Bunejndiue w 9 ode sjreuquunu uy sdo Buiye ndiueyy 9 13deyo 8 Text Memo Playing back a clip at the position where a text memo is recorded 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 1 Press the THUMBNAIL button ortions P e The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor Adding a text memo Text memos can be added in one of the following ways Press the USER button or RET button to which the text 2 Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button and memo function has been assigned during recording or select THUMBNAIL gt TEXT MEMO CLIPS playback from the thumbnail menu This adds text memos where respective button was The clip thumbnails with text memos attached pressed are displayed in the upper section of the LCD Pressing the USER button or RET button to which the text monitor The lower section of the LCD monitor memo function has been assigned when a thumbnail shows information about the text memo on the clip screen is open adds a text memo at the beginning of a selected by the pointer clip Thumbnail display TEXT MEMO 555 006 Ek n 00 00 00 00 00 00 55 11 00 01 28 07 00 02 08 07 am ee mut USER MAIN USER1 and USER2 buttons Shows the still image that the text memo is related to Shows the total number of text memos
75. 05 1006 00 7 E Wu T Bin 00 00 00 00 00 00 55 11 00 01 28 07 00 02 08 07 3 TE ee Di KO 22 56 17 12 22 57 35 16 bo L pe TI 00 02 33 26 00 03 51 04 LL T LT 11 12 13 14 15 1 Display Mode Displays thumbnail types and other information screens ALL Display all clips SAME FORMAT The clips in the same format as the system format are shown To check the format consult system mode and REC FORMAT indicated on the STATUS screen of the viewfinder For details see Viewfinder Screen Status Displays page 70 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 This indicates a specific clip on the P2 card n slot number 1 or 2 UPDATING Indicated when the unit is updating the screen or reading data When the screen is being updated the rotating icon is indicated For details refer to Switching the Thumbnail Display page 110 Slot numbers and HDD status This function indicates on which P2 card the selected 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 p
76. 0i Recording format In 1080i 720P system mode e AVC I 100 AVC Intra 100 format AVC I 50 AVC Intra 50 format e DVCPRO HD DVCPRO HD format in 576 480i system mode e DVCPROSO0 DVCPRO DV System frequency e 50 50 Hz e 60 59 94 Hz Information display The following information is displayed depending on the situation e Performance of auto white balance and auto black balance e Warning and error indication e Information on switch and button operations For details refer to Center Information Display page 74 Proxy information display optional This display provides information on proxy card errors and time remaining in proxy recording on an SD memory card Letter box recording display This display appears in the 576i 480i 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 72 9 Calendar 10 11 12 13 14 15 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 P Seconds mmm dd yyyy hh mm ss Recording playback frame rate display In native recording the capture frame rate and rec
77. 1 V units 11 0 V 13 4V 15 0 V ENDURA10 NEAR Sets the near end voltage for ENDURA10 Adjustable in 0 1 V units 11 0 V 13 4 V 15 0 V ENDURA D NEAR Sets the near end voltage for ENDURA D Adjustable in 0 1 V units 11 0 V 13 4 V 15 0 V PAG L95 NEAR Sets the near end voltage for PAG L95 Adjustable in 0 1 V units 11 0 V 13 8 V 15 0 V BP GL65 95 NEAR Sets the near end voltage for BP GL65 95 Adjustable in 0 1 V units 11 0 V 13 4 V 15 0 V NiCd14 NEAR Sets the near end voltage for NiCd14 Adjustable in 0 1 V units 11 0 V 13 5 V 15 0 V NiCd14 END Sets the end voltage for NiCd14 Adjustable in 0 1 V units 11 0 V 13 1 V 15 0 V TYPE A FULL Sets the full voltage for TYPE A Adjustable in 0 1 V units 12 0 V 15 7 V 17 0 V 140 indicates the factory setting Item Setting Notes TYPE A NEAR Sets the near end voltage for TYPE A Adjustable in 0 1 V units 11 0 V 13 7 V 15 0 V TYPE A END Sets the end voltage for TYPE A Adjustable in O 1 V units 11 0 V 13 3 V 15 0 V TYPE B FULL Sets the full voltage for TYPE B Adjustable in 0 1 V units 12 0 V 16 0 V 17 0 V TYPE B NEAR Sets the near end voltage for TYPE B Adjustable in 0 1 V units 11 0 V 13 1 V 15 0 V TYPE B END Sets the end voltage for TYPE B Adjustable
78. 2 0 connector Page 145 The data file is transferred for nonlinear editing on your computer or other unit P2 card Computer USB2 0 DEVICE Using USB HOST mode to connect an external device via the USB 2 0 connector Page 146 The unit directly controls the external hard disk drive and transfers the data file to it External hard disk zt ah USB2 0 HOST Connecting an external device via the DVCPRO DV connector Page 151 DVCPRO DV Windows Macintosh Computer Memory card recorder est ACE EE FC Video equipment Monitor BNC cable composite SDI The contents can be transferred as a data stream digital dubbing ec 12 System Configuration Soft carrying case Rain cover AJ SC900 Hard carrying case CH AJ HT901G AJ RC10G Shotgun microphone Remote control cable Phantom 48 V AJ C10050G AG MC200G AJ MC700P Battery PROPAC14 TRIMPAC14 HYTRON50 140 DIONIC90 160 Lens Bayonet type LL FUJINON CANON V mount ENDURA E 7 7S type ENDURA E 10 10S battery plate Holder plate NP battery holder External power supply LCD monitor BT LH80W BT LH900 etc AG HPX301E Tripod adapter a SHAN TM700 Video encoder card AJ YAX
79. 2 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 120 for information about this item EXIT Close the sub menu F NOTE Changing thumbnails Display clip properties by selecting PROPERTY gt CLIP It is possible to replace thumbnails with images that 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 include previously attached text memos while images are recorded or played back 1 Add text memos to images that you intend to change a 8 Shot Mark For details on how to add text memos refer to Text Memo Recording Function page 42 A shot mark can be added to a clip thumbnail to distinguish this clip from other clips 2 Select THUMBNAIL gt TEXT MEMO CLIPS to display thumbnails of the clips with text memos 1 Press the THUMBNAIL button e The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor 3 Place the pointer on the clip of the thumbnail that you intend to change and then press 2 SET button Move the pointer to the text memo display on the lower row Use the cursor buttons to move the pointer over the clip to which you want to attach a shot mark Press the USER button or RET
80. 30PN 24PN OFF Enabled Enabled Enabled VFR OFF 4 DV DVCPRO only Disabled in AVC Intra mode 5 Enabled in PAUSE mode after LOOP REC 6 24P and 30P indicate recording at 23 98P and 29 97P respectively while 60P and 60i indicate recording at 59 94P and 59 94i respectively Native mode records active frames only 47 BuipuooeH 104 sBumes pue sjueuusn py v 191deuj E Selecting video output The table below lists available video output formats Use the setting menus listed below to select video output Setting menu Setting SDI SELECT Select the signal format from AUTO 1080i 576i 480i to be output via the SDI OUT OUTPUT SEL screen connector When SYSTEM MODE is set to 480 59 94i select the setup level for the signal SETUP composite output via the VIDEO OUT connector 0 0 setup level for both output and recording 7 5 A 7 5 setup level for output only 0 for recording The SETUP menu setting is enabled also during playback Select the screen type for down converted output VIDEO OUT and SDI SELECT output as 576i 480i of HD mode 1080i 720P SYSTEM SETUP screen DOWNCON MODE OUTPUT SEL screen 1 HD 1080i 720P output cannot display thumbnails and SDI OUT outputs monochrome black screen E List of recording playback and output formats Guip1ooeg 10 sBumes pue syu wysnfpy p 19 dey9 Camera recording mode when the REC SIGNAL option is set to CAMERA mWhe
81. 41 Lee FILE SHADING USER SD CARD FORMAT CAC CAC PROPRETY LENS SETUP CAC CARD READ page 142 CAC FILE DELETE CAC FILE INIT OTHER FUNCTIONS USER FILE IRIS ADJUST page 142 1394 CONTOROL 1394 CMD SEL ACCESS LED ALARM CLOCK SETTING TIME ZONE GL PHASE H PHASE VERSION MENU INIT MODEL NAME SERIAL NO DIAGNOSTIC OPERATION page 143 OPTION MENU TT lA STATUS page 144 1394 CONFIG 1 To open the OPTION MENU hold down the DISP MODE CHK button and press the MENU button 128 Setup menu list a 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 memory SAVE Saves current values in camera memory INITIAL Returns settings to their factory defaults e A change in scene files affects only the scene file at the current scene dial position operator to synchronize the camera to computer monitors This function only displays the shutter speeds Use the SYNCHRO SCAN switch to set a shutter speed e Set values displayed values are assigned to the current scene file and manipulated using the LOAD SAVE and INIT functions For details refer to Placing the Camera recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN Mode page 55 1 50 0 VFR Enables or disables variable frame rate VFR mode at e Available only in 720P system mode 720P
82. 4PN Uses the AVC I 100 codec for recording Shooting and recording at 60i 30PN native recording and 24PN native recording AVC 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 When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 50i AVC 1100 50i AVC 1100 25PN Uses the AVC I 100 codec for recording Shooting and recording at 50i 25PN native recording AVC 150 50i AVC 150 25PN Uses the AVC I 50 codec for recording Shooting and recording at 50i 25PN DVCPROHD 50i Uses the DVCPRO HD codec for recording Use CAMERA MODE options to set shooting mode Recording is locked to 50i Continued on the next page is REC SIGNAL Selects the input signal in the DVCPRO format Not available when the menu option CAMERA Records the camera recording signal REC FORMAT is set to AVC Intra or 1394 Records signals input to the DVCPRO DV DVCPRO HD during native recording connector This function is always set to CAMERA when the power is turned on REC FORMAT Selects the recording codec as well as shooting and e Not available when 1080i or 720P set in SYSTEM MODE and REC SIGNAL is 1394 eh ot available in USB DEVICE mode indicates the factory setting 131 suomeJedo nueyy 7 Jay dey
83. 59 94i and ASPECT CONV is set to SIDE CROP or LETTER BOX Safety zone markers appear only on the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder They are not superimposed on signals output via the VIDEO OUT and SDI OUT connectors 78 n Audio level meter magnification Press the 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 1 2 119 9 9min B 9 0 aah PAUSE DIONC160 USER 1 TC 12 34 56 23 Pa2 LACK 1394 1080i AVC I 100 50 PROXY LT BOX P 3 2K Wl CHimEEEERER RERERERERN 30 18 10 0B BEST O KAANAAN n 2 1 3 4 5 1 Channel display This displays the currently monitored audio channel 2 Input system display This displays the audio input system AUDIO IN switch FRONT W L WIRELESS REAR 3 Standard level bar This bar indicates a 18 dB or 20 dB headroom level depending on the menu option HEADROOM setting in the AUDIO SETUP menu 4 Peak hold display Holds the audio peak level indication for 1 second c Excessive level indicator An au
84. 800G SD Memory cards P2 Cards USB2 0 compatible devices DVCPRO DV standard device Unislot wireless microphone receiver complying with the IEEE1394 standard 1 The camera is equipped with a battery holder as standard 2 The camera comes with a Fujinon lens 3 For the latest information on P2 cards and SD memory cards not available in the operating Instructions visit the P2 Support Desk at the following Web sites https eww pavc panasonic co jp pro av 4 For details refer to the AJ YAX800G User s Guide on the supplied CD ROM 5 For details refer to the AJ RC10G User s Guide on the supplied CD ROM 6 Attach the NP battery holder to the holder plate before fixing it to the V mount type battery plate 13 MOIAIGAQ JO deUD Mala Je1deuo Standard accessories Eye cup For details refer to Attaching the Eye Cup page 103 Shoulder belt For details refer to Attaching the Shoulder Strap page 102 FRONT AUDIO LEVEL knob screw included Sy For details refer to Attaching the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL Control Knob page 103 Mount cap XLR connector cap W BNC cap ch 1 This component is part of the camera CD ROM B Accessories manufactured by Fujinon Co Ltd Lens For details refer to Mounting the Lens page 94 Connector cap Front lens cap D BN Lens hood Rear lens cap
85. 9 This function is always set to NORMAL when the power is turned on Not available in the following conditions When REC SIGNAL is set to 1394 When REC FORMAT is set to native recording When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 59 94i or 480 59 94i and CAMERA MODE is set to 24P or 24PA ONE SHOT TIME Sets the duration for one shot recording 1frm 2frm 4frm 8frm 16frm 1s For details refer to One shot recording ONE SHOT REC page 40 Available only when REC FUNCTION is set to ONE SHOT 134 indicates the factory setting Item Setting Notes INTERVAL TIME Sets the time interval of interval recording 2frm 4frm 8frm 16frm 1s 2s 5s 10s 30s 1min 5min 10min For details refer to Interval recording INTERVAL REC page 40 Available only when REC FUNCTION is set to INTERVAL START DELAY This delays the start of interval and one shot recording by about 1 second Available only when REC FUNCTION is set to INTERVAL or ONE SHOT ON OFF PREREC MODE Sets PRE REC Not available in the following ON OFF conditions For details refer to Pre recording PRE REC page 39 When REC SIGNAL is set to 1394 When SYSTEM MODE is set to 720 50P 720 59 94P and 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 94i and CAMERA MODE is set to 24P or 24PA When REC FU
86. AM MICON ERROR The microprocessor in the camera is not responding e P2 CONTROL ERROR a P2 control error has occurred e P2 MICON ERROR The P2 microprocessor does not respond TEMPORARY PAUSE IRREGULAR FRM SIG This message indicates that input GENLOCK reference signal is irregular and that recording has been terminated 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 WIRELESS RF This message indicates that reception from the wireless receiver is poor Camera status display ABB ABB indicator ATW ACTIVE Appears when the AUTO W B BAL switch is set to AWB and ATW is running ATW ATW LOCK Appears when the WHITE BAL switch is set to B and ATW has been assigned AUTO KNEE ON OFF Displayed when changing the AUTO KNEE switch position 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 OFF Displayed during iris control when back light status is changed by pressing the user button to which BACK LIGHT is assigned DRS ON OFF Displayed when DRS operation has been changed GAIN dB Displayed when GAIN is switched ND NG Displayed when the ND filter is not positioned corre
87. AME CREATOR m PERSON PROGRAM NAME TEST DATA SCENE Nol WI TAKE wl 10 Avemmmmoo PUSH EXIT IN MENU TO EXIT 0000000 4 While viewing metadata settings use the cursor buttons to move the pointer to the desired option Then press the SET button A soft keyboard screen is displayed allowing you to modify the setting META DATA REC META DATA PROGRAM NAME SCENE No TEST_DATA To set whether or not the uploaded metadata is recorded Set ON OFF in META DATA gt RECORD from the thumbnail menu The factory setting is OFF Selecting the USER CLIP NAME recording method Select META DATA gt USER CLIP NAME from the thumbnail menu to select the recording method Two options are available TYPE1 and TYPE2 eTYPE1 Factory defaults 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 clip metadata has been turned off Same as GLOBAL CLIP ID UMID data eTYPE2 USER CLIP NAME to be recorded If clip metadata has been Uploaded data COUNT read in value If no clip metadata has been read in or if the setting for recording clip metadata has been turned off Same as CLIP NAME 1 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
88. AT AVC I 50 24PN 720 59 94P DVCPRO HD 24PN VFR OFF AVC 100 24PN ebe REC FORMAT AVC I 50 24PN DVCPRO HD 60i 24P 24 frames P screen Shooting at standard speed for producing commercials and TV programs Production aimed at HDTV and SDTV broadcasts for TV audiences must use the frame rate x1 of 25fps 25 frames s 30fps 30 frames s 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 MODE seitings SYSTEM MODE Other settings AVC I 100 25PN Recording frame rate REC FORMAT AVC I 50 25PN 720 50P DVCPROHD 25PN VFR OFF AVC I 100 25PN 29 Maines REC FORMAT AVC I 50 25PN 1080 501 DVCPROHD 5OI CAMERA MODE 25P AVC I 100 30PN REC FORMAT AVC I 50 30PN 720 59 94P DVCPROHD 30PN VFR OFF AVC I 100 30PN SOHTHINS REC FORMAT AVC I 50 30PN 1080 59 94i DVCPROHD 60i CAMERA MODE 2 30P 2 Only when the menu option REC FORMAT is set to DVCPRO HD 50i 60i in the SYSTEM SETUP screen 37 yoeghe q pue BuipiooeH e 1e1deu yoeghe q pue BuipiooeH e vajdeyg 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 i
89. ATE 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 For details see Frame rate information recorded in user bits page 64 To slave lock to the user bits input to the TC IN connector set to EXT n slave mode the UB indicator is highlighted A slave relationship once started continues even after input from the TC IN 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 e Switching to 1394 in the menu option REC SIGNAL in the SYSTEM SETUP screen e Turning the power off The internal user value retains the slave values even after slave release 8 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 b a gt WH we OS BN E a RESET button b COUNTER button c TCG switch d CURSOR and SET buttons f Set the COUNTER button to UB 2 Position the TCG switch at SET 63 Hulpsooey 104 sBumes pue sjuswysnipy y sajdeuD Guip1ooed 10J sBumes pue sjueunsn py p 1e13deuS 3 Use CURSOR buttons to set the user bits UB PRESET 00000
90. C 10 to 85 relative humidity Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C Weight Approx 3 6 kg camera unit only Approx 5 0 kg Including lens and lens hood Dimensions Camera only 246 mm width x 251 mm height x 441 mm depth excluding protrusions With supplied lens 246 mm width x 251 mm height x 549 mm depth excluding protrusions 166 Camera Unit Pickup devices 1 3 inch progressive 2 2 megapixel 3MOS sensor Lens mount 1 3 inch bayonet type Color separation optical Prism system system ND filter 4 positions CLEAR 1 4ND 1 16ND 1 64ND Gain settings 3 0 3 6 9 12 24 dB Shutter speed e 50i 50p mode 1 50 OFF 1 60 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 sec e 25p mode 1 25 OFF 1 50 1 60 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 sec 60i 60p mode 1 60 OFF 1 100 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 sec e 30p mode 1 30 OFF 1 60 1 100 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 sec e 24p mode 1 24 OFF 1 60 1 100 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 sec Shutter speed Synchro scan Shutter speed slow e 50i 50p mode 1 50 0 to 1 250 0 e 25p mode 1 25 0 to 1 250 0 60i 60p mode 1 60 0 to 1 249 8 e 30p mode 1 30 0 to 1 249 8 24p mode 1 24 0 to 1 249 8 e 50i 50p mode 1 12 5 1 25 e 25p mode 1 6 25 1 12 5 60i 60p mode 1 15 1 30 e 30p mode 1 7 5 1 15 24p mode 1 6 1 12 Shutter opening angle 3
91. 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 1 The factory default when the SCENE FILE dial is set to F1 indicates the factory setting 129 suomneJedo nueyy 7 JaydeyD suomeJledo nueyy 7 Jeydeu2 Item Setting Notes MASTER PED Adjusts the black master pedestal that serves as the e Hold down the JOG dial button and video reference turn it downwards or upwards and 100 0 100 maintain this position to quickly change values When a remote controller AJ RC10G is connected use the M PED control on the remote controller to adjust A IRIS LEVEL Sets the AUTO IRIS target value 10 0 10 DRS EFFECT Sets the compression level in high brightness areas of e Not available at 1080 25P 30P 24P 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 mod
92. D suomeJedo nueyy 7 Jeydeu2 Item Setting Notes REC FORMAT Continued from the previous page 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 60i 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 60i 30PN native recording and 24PN native recording DVCPRO HD 60P DVCPRO HD 30PN DVCPRO HD 24PN Uses the DVCPRO HD codec for recording Shooting and recording at 60P 30PN native recording and 24PN native recording When SYSTEM MODE is set to 720 50P AVC 1100 50P AVC 1100 25PN Uses the AVC I 100 codec for recording Shooting and recording at 50i 25PN native recording AVC 150 50P AVC 150 25PN Uses the AVC I 50 codec for recording Shooting and recording at 50i 25PN native recording DVCPROHD 50P DVCPROHD 25PN Uses the DVCPRO HD codec for recording Shooting and recording at 50i 25PN native recording when SYSTEM MODE is 480 59 94i DVCPRO50 60i DVCPRO 60i DV 60i These use DVCPROSO DVCPRO and DV codecs respectively Use CAMERA MODE options to set shooting mode Recording is locked at 60i When SYSTEM MCDE is set to 576 50i DVCPROB50 50i DVCPRO 50i DV 50i Uses the DVCPRO50 DVCPRO and DV codec for recording respectively Use CAMERA MODE options to set shooting mode Recordi
93. D memory card SD CARD FORMAT NG ERROR The card may be defective SD memory card cannot be Replace the card formatted SD CARD FORMAT NG WRITE PROTECT Remove the card and SD memory card is write cancel the protect protected SD CARD FORMAT NG The SD memory card is CANNOT ACCESS not accessible When the SD memory card not current access operation accessible ends reformat the card 8 How to Use Scene File Data e Each position of the SCENE FILE dial stores settings for specific shooting situations e When shooting you can retrieve the necessary file instantly using scene file dial You can also use menu options to change set scene file values A modified scene file can be saved to each scene file dial position SCENE FILE dial Note that changing scene files during recording will not change VFR and frame rate settings To make such changes set the camera to recording standby status BW Factory setting F1 SCENE ile suitable for normal shooting F2 SCENE FLUO ile 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 o 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 sce
94. DATA gt LOAD from the thumbnail menu and press the SET button THUMBNAIL OPERATION PROPERTY RECORD USER CLIP NAME INITIALIZE PROPERTY s 00 01 28 07 00 02 08 07 9 i ess praed 00 03 51 04 00 04 48 26 06 47 11 EXIT 00 02 33 26 Names of metadata upload files stored on the SD memory card are displayed Select the desired files using the cursor buttons and choose YES Uploading starts Uploaded metadata is retained even if the power is turned off For more information on confirmation of uploaded data see Checking and modifying read metadata page 116 2 Press the cursor button gt to display the full name of the file up to 100 characters at the cursor position Press the cursor button lt 1 to return to the previous location 115 sjreuquunu uy sdij Buyejndiueyy 9 se deyo sjreuquunu uy sdo Buye ndiueyy 9 13deyo Clip Meta Data items Clip Meta Data includes the following items Underlined items can be set by reading the metadata upload file on the SD memory card Other items are set automatically during shooting Using the latest update version of P2 Viewer metadata upload files can be written to SD memory cards using a PC Download the latest update version of P2 Viewer from the following URL and install it on your PC https eww pavc panasonic co jp pro av Regarding SD memory cards to be used see SD memory card precautions page 21 NOTE Files edited us
95. DE screen to set the L M H position gain values e The factory settings for L M and H positions are 0 dB 6 dB and 12 dB respectively 6 OUTPUT AUTO KNEE selector switch This switch selects the video signals sent from the camera unit to the memory card recorder unit viewfinder and video monitor CAM AUTO KNEE ON Video being recorded through the camera is output with the Auto knee circuit activated A DRS Dynamic Range Stretcher function can be used instead of the AUTO KNEE function For details refer to DRS Dynamic Range Stretcher function page 9 CAM AUTO KNEE OFF Video being recorded through the camera is output with the Auto knee circuit turned off The KNEE point is locked to the level set in the menu Color bar signals are output with the AUTO KNEE circuit turned off BARS NOTE WAUTO KNEE function Usually when you shoot people or scenery against a strongly lit background and adjust the level to the subject the background will be totally whited out with buildings and other objects blurred Use of the AUTO KNEE function in situations like these will reproduce the background clearly The AUTO KNEE function is effective when The subject is a person positioned in the shade under a clear sky The subject is a person in a vehicle or building and you also want to capture the background visible through a window The subject is a high contrast scene WHITE BAL white balance memory
96. E and REC FORMAT in the SYSTEM SETUP screen Adjust the black balance before shooting to ensure optimum video quality a AUTO W B BAL switch Use for automatic control of white balance b OUTPUT selector switch Set to CAM 1 Tilt the AUTO W B BAL switch so that it is positioned at ABB then release it e The switch returns to the central position with the black balance automatically adjusted 2 During adjustment the viewfinder displays the following message ABB ACTIVE NOTE During adjustment the lens iris automatically becomes CLOSE 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 NOTE Ensure that the lens connector is connected and the lens iris is CLOSE During a black balance adjustment light is automatically cut off ABB NG appears when the lens connector has come loose Black balance adjustment is not available during recording Pressing the REC button during ABB adjustment will not start recording on a P2 card 53 BuipuooeH 104 sBumes pue sjueuusn py y 191deuj Guip1ooeg 10 sBumes pue sjueunsn py p 1e13deuS Setting the Electronic Shutter 54 Sett ing the Shutter Mode and Speed Press the SHUTTER switch positioned at OFF towards ON SHUTTER switch Press the SHUTTER switch towards SEL Repeat this switchover until the desi
97. EO AUX area is also output to the user bits in the subcode area iFrame rate information Frame rate video pull down and time code user bits are related as described below xx OF 25 A Verification Fixed Media management data information on value Update frame flag active the right hand frame flag six digits REC mark Sequence No 24P 24PA 0 4 Other than above locked at F Camera capture mode Example e 50i 502 e POP 50A 25P 25A e 60i 600 60P 608 e 30P 308 24P 248 e 24PA 24C 24PN 24C recording XXP KB 720P 25PN or 50P VFR XXP 9 720P 30PN or 60P VFR XXP XD 720P 24PN VFR recording 1080i 576i 480i mode Frame rate 24P over 60i 2 3 First field of updated frame rate 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 De bo De Ao Ae Bo Be Co De Do De Ao e Bo Be Bo Ce Co De Do De Updated frame information 10 10 o1 01 00 10 10 01 00 10 10 0 o Q CX 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 bo De Ao Ae Bo Be Co Ce Do De Ao Ac Bo Be Bo Ce Co Ce Do De Sequence No o T2T38T4ToI Tl IsT4To T213814 Updated frame information 10 01
98. For further details about the updating methods refer to the following website https eww pavc panasonic co jp pro av 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 161 suonoedsu pue eoueuaejure N 6 Ja deyD Xepu O Ja deyO Chapter 10 Index gn MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU g2 MENU SA MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU ic MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU 162 1394 AUDIO OUT 1394 CMD SEL 1394 connection 1394 CONTROL 25M REC CH SEL Audio level meter magnification AUDIO SETUP screen Auto Black Balance AUTO KNEE SW AUTO LEVEL CH3 AUTO LEVEL CH4 Auto tracking white balance BATTERY MODE BATTERY SELECT BATTERY SETUP screen Black Balance BP GL65 95 NEAR CAC CARD READ CAC FILE DELETE CAC FILE INIT CAC PROPERTY CAMERA MODE CARD FUNCTION screen Center marker CHROMA LEVEL CHROMA PHASE Connector long 170 Control of external devlces 152 COPYING WEE 114 EE deos dees p tetscdtan dede e depu depended CUC apo Dateand suo tetti er ren d DATE TIME tgnan dnan 139 DC ele RE E 113 DETAIECORING iiti ttti detecte 129 DETAIL LEVE Lorssa eiieeii anaidai eatis 129 DIAGNOSTIC screen 143 Bleu PPP DUUM E 166 DIONIC 160 NEAR iec
99. G USB 2 0 Connector DEVICE SYSTEM SETUP screen to USB DEVICE and set PC MODE to ON For details on menu operation refer to Using the menus page 125 SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM MODE 1080 50i CAMERA AVC 1100 50i 50i Viewfinder display OFF ASPECT CONV SIDE CROP E S PUSB DEVICE PC MODE OFF USB DEVICE CONNECT PUSH MENU TO EXIT In a USB connection the P2 CARD ACCESS LED is on only P2 cards is not indicated Audio is not output through the SDI OUT or DVCPRO DV connector and the AUDIO level meters he center of the viewfinder If a normal connection cannot be established the USB lamp blinks and DISCONNECT 145 sooo euJ81x3 0 Dun2euuoc g sa deyD SEdINEQ euJeix3 0 Bunoeuuo2 g Je deyuD 3 Terminating USB mode Use one of the following three methods e Set the camera POWER switch to OFF e Set the PC MODE option in the SYSTEM SETUP screen to OFF Press the USER button to which PC MODE has been assigned 8 USB host mode This mode allows you to connect the camera to a hard disk drive that supports USB 2 0 to save card data view thumbnails of the stored clips and write data back to P2 cards Switching to USB Host Mode Set the menu option PC MODE SELECT in the SYSTEM SETUP screen to USB HOST and set PC MODE to ON This engages the USB host mode e The USB LED on the camera lights in USB host mode and USB HOST CONNECT appears in the center
100. HD codec and 50i 60i 50P 60P 25PN REC FORMAT 30PN 24PN native recording in HD mode Selects DVCPRO50 DVCPRO or DV codec in SD mode CAMERA MODE Selects 50i 60i 25P 30P 24P or 24PA pulldown recording in 1080i or 576i 480i mode ASPECT CONV Selects the video aspect ratio for recording and output in SD mode 576i 480i SCENE FILE screen Setting this function to ON in 720P mode starts variable frame rate capture VFR which records at the frame rate set in the FRAME RATE option For details refer to Variable Frame Rate VFR Recording page 36 FRAME RATE When the VFR option is set to ON select the frame rate for variable frame rate recording NOTE Changing the menu options SYSTEM MODE REC SIGNAL REC FORMAT and CAMERA MODE may distort video and audio but this is not a malfunction 44 H List of recording formats and functions The table below lists the recording formats and recording functions that the camera supports Camera recording modes mWhen SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 50i 720 50P 576 50i Setting Recording function SYSTEM REC FORMAT CAMERA VFR FRAME RATE Recording format Recording time PRE PROXY INTERVAL LOOP MODE MODE FRAME REC optional ONE SHOT REC AVC I 100 50i
101. I ance z I I gt T I l REC I Start Stop LEE OPERE Br OO a 1 GND 2 TALLY OUT The AG HPX301E has open collector output TALLY ON Low impedance TALLY OFF High impedance 3 REC Start Stop switch This pin is connected in parallel with the REC button and the lens VTR button 4 412V NOTE Be sure to check polarity before connecting an external device as incorrect connection could lead to damage 104 Connecting the AJ RC10G Remote Controller e Some functions can be remote controlled when the remote control unit AJ RC10G optional accessory is connected to the camera e When the AJ RC10G is connected the camera automatically enters remote control mode after the power switches of both the camera and the AJ RC10G are turned ON e Diplo oo oom Doo et ie ES REMOTE connector AJ RC10G NOTE Be sure to turn the POWER switches on the camera and the AJ RC10G off before connecting or disconnecting the controller cable Use only designated cables or optional cables to connect the AJ RC10G Use of other cables could result in equipment damage The USER buttons and MENU button do not work when the AJ RC10G is connected Refer to the Operating Instructions of the AJ RC10G included in the supplied CD ROM For details on the current provided by the REMOTE ter
102. I R RUNIF RUN a DFINDF 30 frames DVCPROHD 60i ane R RUNIE RUN 24P 24PA DF locked TC 30 frames Outputs Outputs 30 frames Outputs LTC Outputs LTC 1 24 frames Ee LICUB LTCUB AVC 1100 60i Same as LTC In EXT Frame rate Frame rate CAMERA ie o m value slaves to data dala 4 30 frames UB in TC IN ig AVC I50 30PN Connector 59 04i Recording Output Output are R RUNIF RUN begs Converted TC 24 frames adjusted adjusted AVC I50 24PN DF locked based on to 30 frames Playback to Over 60i to Over 60i 24 frames HC based on LTC TC 24 frames basedon basedon 1c 30 frames LTC UB LTC UB Follows UB R RUNIE RUN Records VAUX MODE Records m E TC in 1394 TC 30 frames In EXT VITCUBin Outputs Outputs Outputs P DVCPROHD 60i ae input at al OUDUISLTC Outputs LTC Vu a frames staves to LTC 1394 input LICUB LTCUB VITCUB tanos times UB in 1394 at all times input E 3 Other than E DVCPROHD 60P 24 frames 30 frames AVC 1100 60P SSC AVC I50 60P sli Gel 24 frames NDF locked 30 frames Outputs LTC Outputs LTC R RUN F RUN DF NDF TC 30 frames Outputs Outputs 30frames Every active tc 24 frames LTC UB LTC UB rame DVCPROHD 30PN AVC H00 30PN UU Follows UB AVC ISO 30PN R RUN locked Matches Matches MODE CAMERA Other than DF NDF Same as LTC recorder TC recorder TC In EXT Frame rate Frame rate apfames Every active value at start of at start of slaves to data data fr
103. IT WI 00 06 47 11 00 02 33 26 00 03 51 04 00 04 48 26 00 06 47 11 00 02 33 26 00 03 51 04 00 06 47 1 ALL CLIP SAME FORMAT CLIPS SELECTED CLIPS MARKED CLIPS TEXT MEMO CLIPS TEXT MEMO 005 loos Lm V 0 00 00 DELETE FORMAT REPAIR CLIP eg RE CONNECTION COPY EE EXCH THUMBNAIL DEVICE SETUP EXIT Hos am RECRATE CLIP PROPERTY PROPERTY SS USER CLIP NAME VIDEO AUDIO ACCESS DEVICE SHOOT SCENARIO NEWS MEMO THUMBNAIL START TC 1 00 01 28 07 D 00 00 55 11 pg 00 02 33 26 00 03 51 04 00 04 48 26 TEXTMEMO WE CLIP 07 T01 04 00 01 28 07 SLOT CLIPS SETUP EXIT INDICATOR DATA DISPLAY DATE FORMAT THUMBNAIL SIZE PLAYBACK RESUME THUMBNAIL INIT DEVICES EXIT PROPERTY SETUP EXIT HDD META DATA EXPORT LOAD EXPLORE RECORD SETUP USER CLIP NAME EXIT INITIALIZE PROPERTY EXIT 106 H Thumbnail Screen Press the THUMBNAIL button to display the thumbnail screen on the LCD monitor Pressing the THUMBNAIL button again returns the display to the regular display When switching is done from the regular screen display to the thumbnail screen display all the clips will be displayed on the thumbnail screen Pressing the THUMBNAIL MENU button allows you to navigate the thumbnail menu NOTE When the TCG switch is set to SET to set the time code and user bits or when the camera menu is open the THUMBNAIL button does not work 22 47 52 16 22 54 35 16 10
104. LTC TC 25 frames slaves to data LTC UB LTC UB data AVC 1100 25PN UB in TC IN AVC 150 25PN Sorten Follows UB R RUN Records MODE Records i VAUX TC in In EXT VITCUBin Outputs Outputs Outputs e 2 1394 DVCPROHD 50i E 1394 input at Outputs LTC Outputs LTC TC 25 frames slaves to LTC 1394 input LTC UB UCUB VITCUB all times UB in 1394 at all times input Follows UB DVCPROHD S0P 12 50 R RUN Ge AVC 1100 50P frames ERUN ecn AVC I50 50P 25 frames UB in TC IN Outputs LTC Outputs LTC connector R RUN F RUN Same as LTC Farme rate Outputs Outputs Frame rate CAMERA 25 frames Every active value TC 2 frames wsUB daa LTCUB LTCUB data fi DVCPROHD 25PN slanes inr 720 50P AVC 1100 25PN RRU NEUE YEN slaves t5 AVC I50 25PN j SIUE lp Se Other than _ looked recorder TC recorder TC UB in TC IN 25 frames Every active at start of at start of connector frame recording recording 25 frames 25 frames s 25 frames s Follows UB R RUN Records MODE Records e VAUX TC in In EXT VITCUBin Outputs Outputs Outputs PEN al 2 1394 DVCPROHD S0P e uM 1394 input at Outputs LTC Outputs LTC TC 25 frames slaves to LTC 1394 input LTC UB UCUB VITCUB all times UB in 1394 at all times input Follows UB R RUN Same as LTC MODE e BW ONS value e In EVT Framerate Outputs CAMERA 50i 25P ta n but not for Outputs LTC TC 25 frames slaves i data LTC UB DV B in TC IN DYC
105. M Example2 Save the F1 scene file to the SCENE FILE F3 SPARK camera 7 Select the menu option LOAD SAVE INT in the SCENE FILE screen then press the JOG dial button For details on menu operation refer to Using the menus page 125 SCENE FILE PUSH MENU TO RETURN V DETAIL LEVEL DETAIL CORING CHROMA LEVEL v PUSH MENU TO RETURN 88 2 Select SAVE and press the JOG dial button SCENE FILE RETURN VFR LOAD FRAME RATE SYNCHRO SCAN DETAIL LEVEL V DETAIL LEVEL DETAIL CORING CHROMA LEVEL v PUSH MENU TO RETURN INITIAL 0 3 Select YES and press the JOG dial button To return to the menu level above press the MENU button SCENE FILE e PROCESSING appears and the following message is shown when all settings have been completed SAVE COMPLETED e 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 Saving scene files and other settings on SD memory cards You can save up to four scene file settings or other settings as
106. MODE screen to assign PC MODE settings to a user button USB 2 0 connection to a computer or other device allows Note that the USER button functions are not available when the menu is open To make a USB connection you must first install the P2 P d f ki ti t software on the supplied CD ROM on the computer Select VOCBOHIESTOTUIENIMS Connections o a the AG HPX300 driver This USB driver supports only computer the Windows operating system For details refer to the installation manual Connect a USB cable to the USB 2 0 connector NOTE NOTE A USB driver must be installed on the computer e A USB 2 0 cable is not supplied with the AG HPX301E Use a computer that supports USB 2 0 since the camera Use a commercially available USB cable with Fui dig S USB 2 0 ia USB shielding or other noise reduction measures that Connect only one camere talc computer va USB supports USB 2 0 Do not remove P2 cards when the camera is connect to a The camera supports USB cable lengths up to 5 compuler vid usb meters However we recommend use of a USB cable shorter than 3 meters when the card is accessed In USB device operation recording playback and clip thumbnail operations are not available When a USB device is running the remaining capacity of do not appear The USB lamp on the camera lights during USB connection and USB DEVICE CONNECT appears in t appears in the viewfinder USB LED e ANZ Zz L
107. NCTION is set to something other than NORMAL TC MODE Sets count correction when using the internal time This item is not displayed when code generator SYSTEM MODE is set to 50 Hz DF Drop frame time code Not available when operating at 24P NDF Non drop frame time code 24PA and 24PN is set to ON Then For details refer to Setting the Time Code page 65 NDF is used at all times UB MODE Sets the data recorded in the camera user bits USER TIME DATE EXT TCG FRM RATE For details refer to Setting user bits page 63 E AUDIO SETUP screen Item Setting Notes FRONT VR CH1 Enables disables Front Audio Level control of CH1 input FRONT Enables Front Audio Level control of microphone input to CH1 W L Enables Front Audio Level control of audio from a wireless receiver input to CH1 REAR Enables Front Audio Level control of rear input that is input to CH1 ALL Enables Front Audio Level control when front wireless rear and other inputs are input to CH1 OFF Disables Front Audio Level control of CH1 e When the AUDIO SELECT CH1 switch is set to AUTO and auto adjustment mode is active the Front Audio Level control is disabled regardless of these settings FRONT VR CH2 Enables disables Front Audio Level control of CH2 input Same setting as FRONT VR CH1 OFF factory default setting When the AUDIO SELECT CH2 switch is set to AUTO and auto adjustmen
108. OPN Naive VFR Approx 128 min AVC 50 30PN Approx 256 min 30PN ON uid Audio cannotbe AE 100 App II 8 8 8 recorded AVC I 50 e D ed 720 24PN Native AMC 100 24PN Approx 160 min i AVC I 50 24PN ON Otherthan 720 24PN Native VFR Approx 320 min Audio cannot be 24 recorded OFF Disabled 720 60P O O O O 60 7 m E m 720 59 94P Disabled 30 720 30P Over60P E 2 2 Pull Down DVCPRO HD 60P Approx 64 min ON oA 720 24P Over60P 2 3 Pull Down z Z i z Other than 720 60P VFR _ _ 8 8 above Ok y B ed 720 30PN Native DVCPRO HD DVCPRO HD 30PN i A 128 min ON Other than 720 30P ative VFR pprox min 30 Audio cannot be recorded FF Disabled 9 se 720 24PN Native 24 m DVCPRO HD 24PN 720 24PN Native VFR Approx 160 min ON Other than zu Audio cannot be recorded 60i 480 60i O O O O 480 30P Over60i DVCPRO 50 60i S 2 2 Pull Down DVCPROBO Approx 128 min Q 2 480 59 94i DVCPRO 60i 2p Disabled Disabled 480 24P Over60i DVCPRO Approx 256 min DV 60i 2 3 Pull Down DV Approx 256 min E B B 480 24PA Over60i PIRR 2 3 3 2 Pull Down i i 1 24P and 30P indicate recording at 23 98P and 29 97P respectively while 60P and 60i indicate recording at 59 94P and 59 94i respectively Native mode records active frames only 2 Recording times are indicated for a single 64 GB
109. P screen is set to OFF 56 NOTE 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 The FBC function is available in the 1080 50i 720 50P VFR OFF 576 50i 1080 60i 720 60P VFR OFF and 480 60i modes when the shutter off Switching to an operating mode other than 1080 50i 720 50P VFR OFF 576 50i 1080 60i 720 60P VFR OFF and 480 60i turns FBC off if on To turn on FBC after returning to 1080 50i 720 50P VFR OFF 576 50i 1080 60i 720 60P VFR OFF and 480 60i press the USER button to which the function is assigned e Turning the shutter on when the FBC function is engaged temporarily turns it off The FBC function goes back on
110. PERATION PROPERTY munda 22 57 35 16 REPAIR CLIP SLOT2 008 RE CONNECTI 2 COPY zs SCR THUNB TG 00 02 08 07 009 012 a m DEVICE SETUP J ut pt T y EXIT la 00 02 33 26 00 03 51 04 00 04 48 26 00 06 47 11 wy 2 003 004 THUMBNAIL Mk Ca OR OPERATION PROPERTY FORMAT 22 57 35 16 REPAIR CLIP RE CONNECTION COPY META DATA META DATA EXIT EXT 00 02 08 07 DEVICE SETUP de EXIT Y ui 00 03 5 1 04 00 04 48 26 00 06 47 11 a The following screen appears Use the cursor buttons and the SET button to select YES THUMBNAIL LE o f OPERATION PROPERTY d 22 57 35 16 META DATA ERE ung Leef DEVICE SETUP 2 EXIT 00 02 33 26 00 03 51 04 The selected P2 card is formatted NOTE Check that no important data remains on a card before formatting since data erased by formatting cannot be recovered 119 sjreuquunu uum sdij Buye ndiueyy 9 se deyo sjreuquunu uum sdo Buye ndiueyy 9 13deyo E Formatting SD memory cards SD memory cards can also be formatted from the thumbnail screen With an SD memory card inserted into the unit perform the following operation Press the THUMBNAIL button e The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button and select OPERATION gt FORMAT from the thumbnail menu e Select SD CARD and press the SET button when the screen shown below appears e Select EXIT if formatting is not r
111. PROSOI5OI SS 576 50i DVCPRO 50i No input No input No input Cum Records cd eene BK VAUXTC in wee VITCUB in Outputs 1394 F RUN 1394 input at Outputs LTC TC 25 frames e 25 frames all times ps ur bn LTC UB in at all times No DV 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 ti the TC IN connector 8 In Free Run mode it is slaved to the time code input to the TC IN connector 4 In Free Run mode it is slaved to the time code input to the TC IN connector But not slaved to it during recording 5 VAUX TC is time code recorded in the video AUX area in the DVC format me code from 61 BuipuooeH 104 sBumes pue sjueuusn py y 191deuj Guip1ooeg 10 sBumes pue sjueunsn py p 1e13deuS mWhen SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 59 94i 720 59 94P 480 59 94i System setting status Recorded TC Output TC Displayed TC Recorded UB Output UB LTCandVITC Cie TCOUT LTCUB VITC UB M SEI REC FORMAT yer FRAME LTC VITC TC OUT embedded in 24 30 LTC UB VITC UB connector embedded embedded HD SDI conversion UB in HD SDI in HD SD
112. Panasonic BThis product is eligible for the PAHD www Operating Instructions Memory Card Camera Recorder FHU ween AG HPX301E Appi n fH pH HII LL N p I ii Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use ENGLISH S0109T3099 P VQT2C26 3 E Read this first B DO NOT REMOVE PANEL COVERS BY UNSCREWING THEM To reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove cover No user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel WARNING O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT AWAY FROM ALL LIQUIDS USE AND STORE ONLY IN LOCATIONS WHICH ARE NOT EXPOSED TO THE RISK OF DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIQUIDS AND DO NOT PLACE ANY LIQUID CONTAINERS ON TOP OF THE EQUIPMENT WARNING Always keep memory cards optional accessory or accessories FRONT AUDIO LEVEL knob knob screw BNC cap XLR connector cap rear lens cap zoom lever connector cap out of the reach of babies and small children CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY CAUTION In order to maintain adequate ventilation do not install or place this unit in a bookcase built in cabinet or any other confined space To prevent risk of electric shock or fire hazard d
113. R peccet iuste tuo ore Far uias 139 REC FORMAT epit ett met t thes 131 163 xepu O Je1deu Xepu O Jeideuo MENU MENU MENU MENU Is MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU 164 REG FUNCTION 3 odi inre 134 REC REVIEW Funceton sosicanissiirdiienisianaa 41 REG SIGNAL cite pe teme tens 131 Heconnechon erissnarsieiessaniaseaiis apai 114 Recording Tomate 45 Recording functions sssssssssssss 39 45 Recording NEE 58 RECORDING SETUP screen nsi 134 remote control ase iier hard necis 105 HOStOFIhn deo Viper edet adii bt dud ca 114 RET SW iiia e reet a a eds 134 Safety zone 78 SAFETY ZONE sbara eterne etn 139 SCAN REVERSE eene enne 132 Scene 87 SCENE FIIDE trio tr D estates 141 Scene File Data 87 SCENE FILE screen 129 SD CARD FORMAT 141 SD memory cards oit aa 21 86 Formatting Writing and Reading 86 FIANGIIAG ue ote oe Pru p 86 ai 86 inizio 86 Status Display ssssssee 124 SDI ED e E 137 SDI METADATA varmn ens 137 SDISELEG EE 137 SELF SHOO Thorsin anena t enter dentes 139 Self portrait Shooting 82 SERIAL NQ ont trie de eegen 143 SETUP EE 132 SHADING USER 142 SHADING SELEGCT cicer aree Penn cis 142 SOOM BEE 33 Shot Marker SHOT MARK nsee 42 Shoulder Strap 102 Shutter Mode oet er chere Ed 54 Shutter SPCC ee
114. RAME REC optional ONESHOT REC 1080 59 94 Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 1080 60i DVCPRO HD Approx 64 720 59 94P Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 720 60P min DVCPRO50 60i pvcproso PE 128 z S 480 59 94i DVCPROJ60 Disabled Disabled Disabled 480 60i DVCPRO Approx 256 E DV 60i DV min 2 60P and 60i is recorded at 59 94P and 59 94i respectively 3 Recording times are indicated for a single 64 GB P2 card Two cards double the recording time H Recording settings and recording function table The recording modes of the camera can be made to operate as described below using the setting menus Recording setting Enabled and disabled functions and operations Proxy Operating REC REC REC FORMAT recording mode SIGNAL FUNCTION CAMERA MODE RENU piel ae Thumbnail Bee lee E MENU MENU MENU menu P optional Recording via Disabled 1394 input 1394 Disabled Enabled at 576i 480i Disabled Enabled Enabled INTERVAL REC INTERVAL Disabled Disabled ua ERG ONE SHOT REC ONE SHOT pos ae Ge S Digagigg P1930169 LOOP REC LOOP Disabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Native VFR O Disabled Native recording CAMERA 25PN 30PN 24PN OFF Enabled at VFR OFF playback Standard VFR NORMAL O Enabled Enabled Enabled Standerd Other than 25PN recording
115. SCENE FILE FILE SELECT READ WRITE FILE 1 FILE 2 FILE 3 FILE 4 TITLE RELOAD PUSH MENU TO RETURN 6 Press the cursor button turn the JOG dial button to move to YES and again press the JOG dial button e In the following example TITLE 1 is the filename When writing is completed WRITE OK appears SCENE FILE WRITE FILE 1 NO TITLE EDIT TITLE PUSH MENU TO RETURN To load a file Perform steps 1 to 4 Select READ in step 5 select EXECUTE and press the JOG dial button 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 JOG dial button The file is reloaded 90 To title a file 1 Perform steps 1 to 5 2 Use the JOG dial button to select characters then press the JOG dial button to move to the next character You can input any of the following characters Space A to Z 0t109 2 Q V You can erase all characters using the RESET button 3 When all entries have been made move the cursor to the right of the entered title 4 Select YES and press the JOG dial button SCENE FILE SD CARD WRITE FILE 1 NO TITLE EDIT TITLE1 PUSH MENU TO RETURN e WRITE OK appears when the title is written NOTE If WRITE NG FORMAT ERROR
116. T Standard lens setting USER 1 User setting 1 USER2 User setting 2 USER3 User setting 3 OFF Sets shading compensation to OFF SHADING USER Selects whether or not to set shading parameters to SHADING SELECT USER 1 2 and 3 Not available when SHADING SELECT is set to DEFAULT or OFF CAC Determines whether or not to use the lens chromatic aberration compensation CAC function ON Uses CAC OFF Does not use CAC CAC PROPERTY Displays currently used CAC file number and CAC file data loaded in the camera CAC CARD READ Loads CAC file data from the SD card CAC FILE DELETE Displays a list of CAC files loaded in the camera and delete selected files CAC FILE INIT Returns the CAC files loaded in the camera to their factory default settings IRIS ADJUST Forcibly sets the iris F2 8 F16 H OTHER FUNCTIONS screen external devices connected to the DVCPRO DV connector For details refer to page 151 EXT Controls only the external device but does not transfer data to the camera for recording BOTH Controls both the external device and the camera and also records CHAIN When there is no more space left for recording in the camera recording is automatically made to the external device OFF No control Item Setting Notes USER FILE Saves user files to camera memory loads them into Not available when PC MODE SELECT camera memory or init
117. UO 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 1 The factory default when the SCENE FILE dial is set to F1 130 indicates the factory setting Item Setting Notes 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 50i 60i Interlace THIN and MID settings will produce higher resolution video than THICK when shooting progressive footage that will later be edited NAME EDIT Edits the name of scene files selected using the SCENE FILE dial E SYSTEM SETUP screen Item Setting Notes SYSTEM MODE Specifies the signal format used by this camera 1080 59 94i 1080 50i 720 59 94P 720 50P 480 59 94i 576 50i When a setting is changed the message TURN POWER OFF appears Then turn the power off and turn it back on again Not available in USB DEVICE mode recording modes when SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 59 94i AVC 1100 60i AVC 1100 30PN AVC 1100 2
118. UTO W B BAL switch toward AWB and release it The switch returns to the central position with the white balance automatically adjusted During an adjustment the viewfinder displays the following message AWB Ach ACTIVE The adjustment will take effect in a few seconds and the following message will appear e The adjusted value is automatically stored in the selected memory A or B AWB A OK 32K e C TEMP 7 to C TEMP 7 will appear when COLOR TEMP of the scene file is set to the value other than O 51 BuipuooeH 104 sBumes pue sjueuusn py y 191deuj Guip1ooeg 10 sBumes pue sjueunsn py p 1e13deuS 8 If the subject s colour temperature is lower than 2300K or higher than 9900K the following message appears e f the arrow points down 1 the actual colour temperature is lower than the temperature indicated If the arrow points up f the actual temperature is higher than the temperature indicated AWB A OK 23K 4 When you have no time to adjust the white balance Position the WHITE BAL switch at PRST e Turning the AUTO W B BAL switch to AWB toggles the color temperature between 3200K and 5600K When the white balance has not been automatically adjusted When the white balance has not been successfully adjusted the viewfinder displays an error message Error message Description AWB Ach The color temperature is too high or or Bch NG too low LOW LIGHT There is insufficient ligh
119. a on clips recorded on multiple P2 cards must be modified when all P2 cards that contain the data are inserted Any MEMO with 101 characters or more cannot be modified EmEN Modification of recorded clip metadata 1 Display the window for detailed clip metadata that you intend to modify in the clip properties window P2 Card Status Display B P2 Card Status Display Settings Select PROPERTY gt CARD STATUS from the thumbnail menu to set the desired indication mode remaining free 2 Place the cursor on the item to be modified space or used memory capacity for the P2 card status using the cursor button display The metadata that can be modified are shown like CREATOR in the following figure 1 Press the THUMBNAIL button PROPERTY e The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor c Ko Z ie B ll USER CLIP NAME NEN CREATOR1 2 Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button and sjreuquunu uum sdo Bupendjuen 9 13deyo CREATION DATE LAST UPDATE DATE V FORMAT ACL 100 1080 50i FRAME RATE 50i REC RATE Press the SET button 03 AUG 2008 03 AUG 2008 LAST UPDATE PERSON MEMO THUMBNAIL e The input window soft keyboard for modifying metadata is displayed Use the keyboard to modify the metadata PROPERTY CREATOR CREATION DATE LAST UPDATE DATE 03 AUG 2008 03 AUG 2008 V FORMAT AVI FRAME RATE 50i REC RATE THUMBNAIL Use the keyboard operations described in C
120. a partition to delete Writing to hard disk drive 1 Switch to the USB host mode For details refer to Switching to USB Host Mode page 146 Connect a hard disk drive via USB If the hard disk drive has not been formatted by the camera format it according to the instructions provided in Formatting Hard Disks page 148 Insert a P2 card Press the THUMBNAIL button to open the thumbnail screen Press the THUMBNAIL button and select HDD gt EXPORT from the thumbnail menu and specify the slot of the P2 card with the data you want to write to the hard disk drive Select YES e This starts the write process e A progress bar appears during the write process To interrupt writing press the SET button Selecting YES in the cancel confirmation that appears will stop the write process e COPY COMPLETED announces the end of the write process NOTE To turn off the verify phase in a write operation select HDD gt SETUP in the thumbnail menu and set VERIFY to OFF This speeds up the write time but does not verify the written data Selecting ALL SLOT writes the data on all inserted P2 cards inserted in the camera to the hard disk drive NOTE e A TYPE S hard disk drive can write data in card units Up to 23 P2 cards can be saved to a hard disk drive The P2 card data recorded on a hard disk drive are recognized as separate drives e To write P2 cards with bad clips it is a good idea to repair thes
121. a shooting time of 25 12 approx 2 times For DVCPRO 50i For DV 50i 3 4 In 25PN recording shooting at a frame rate of 50 frames will result in a shooting time of 25 50 0 5 times 45 Hulpsooey 104 sBumes pue sjuswysnipy v 191deuj Guip1ooeg 10 sBumes pue sjuewisnipy p 1e1deyD mWhen SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 59 94i 720 59 94P 480 59 94i Setting Recording function SYSTEM REC FORMAT CAMERA VFR pe Recording format Recording time PRE PROXY INTERVAL LOOP MODE MODE FRAME REC optional ONE SHOT REC AVC I 100 60 l AVC 1 50 601 DE Approx 64min H B ui 2 AVC I 100 30PN Disabled 1080 30P AVC 100 Approx 128 min _ 8 B 8 AVC I 50 30PN Native AVC 1 50 AVC I 100 24PN 1080 24P Approx 80 min _ z AVC I 50 24PN Native Approx 160 min 1080 59 94i 60i Disabled Disabled 1080 60i O O O O 1080 30P Over60i il 2 2 Pull Down 8 9 S 9 DVCPRO HD 60i 1080 24P Over60i DVCPRO HD Approx 64 min 24P E z 2 2 3 Pull Down 1080 24PA Over60i an 2 3 3 2 Pull Down z S i E AVC I 100 60P OFF Disabled zouen Approx 64min O O O O AVC I 50 60P ON 12 60 Approx 128 min i FF Disabled s 9 E S 720 30PN Native AC 100 30PN TEO
122. able Frame Rate VER 36 Variable Speed Playback s 43 VERSION eener i rie eegal 143 Vido C EE 129 VIDEO OUT CHA ide corset 138 VIDEO OUT ZEDRA ee 138 Viewfinder e lee ME 83 screerndisplays titer tone 71 Setting Up tenet 83 Status Display Scenina oromon 70 MENU MENU MENU MENU E MENU MENU MENU MENU WA PDREGET ens 133 Warning System 157 WAN O S E 74 Waveform monter 82 WEM IE LM 134 White Balance RR 51 White Shading Compensation 96 wireless receiver 100 WIRELESS TYPE iiie Eo ren EE Ec nas 137 WIRELESS WAN 137 Zebra patter sineresia en 79 ZEBRA1 DEIECT 138 ZEDRAZ 138 ZEBRA2 DEIECT ironian a 138 ZOOM o RE 139 165 xepu 0 4a deyo suoneouieds sajdeyo Chapter 11 Specifications Dimensions and specifications 8 Dimensions 441 mm 251 mm G Ay er sid j sa 150 mm e O o o 9 o ho 246 mm 8 Specifications General Power supply DC12 V 11 V to 17 V Power consumption 18 W with the supplied lens 3 2 LCD monitor L indicates safety information Ambient operating temperature humidity 0 C to 40
123. aded as clip metadata HD SD SDI output and downconverter supported Video line outputs 3 BNC connectors are provided as standard These outputs can flexibly handle both monitor and line recording A down converter is also built in Aspect mode can also be selected SDI OUT HD SD 1 system 2 outputs The HD SDI outputs allow you to make backups on an external VTR with HD SDI input in synch with REC button operation SD SDI can also down convert and output HD content VIDEO OUT Outputs down converted SD video composite video Fine adjustment of sound recording level The camera features a front mounted control for fine adjustment of the sound recording level This control is particularly useful for adjusting the sound level when you have to control both video and audio recording The control can be disabled Unislot wireless receiver compatible The AG HPX301E is designed to work with optional slot wireless receivers page 100 The camera supports 2 channel wireless receivers 1 P2 Viewer is a Windows PC viewing software that can be downloaded free of charge by P2 card users 11 MOIAIGAQ JO deUD Wain Je deuoS el Outline of operations The AG HPX301E records video on P2 cards Excelling at high transfer speeds the P2 card enables high vision recording and smooth editing and dubbing 8 Saving and editing on external devices Using USB DEVICE mode to connect an external device via the USB
124. age needs with a reasonable margin Use the following formula to calculate the total amperage of the camera total power consumption voltage When the power is turned on a rush current occurs If the power supply is insufficient during this time the camera may be damaged Therefore we recommend using an external DC power supply that provides at least twice the total power consumed by the camera and all the devices connected to the unit that power on when the camera powers on example lens wireless microphone receiver We also recommend using the proper DC cable recommended for your external DC power supply When using an external power supply other than the AC adapter check the DC IN socket pin information to ensure correct polarity If a 12 V power supply is accidentally connected to the GND terminal this could cause a fire or personal injury Pin No Signal 1 GND 2 3 4 12V NOTE When both the battery and the external DC power supply are connected power is supplied from the external DC power supply The battery can be removed or mounted while using an external DC power supply When using an external DC power supply make sure you turn on the external DC power supply before turning on the camera recorder s power switch If this sequence is reversed the camera recorder may malfunction due to slow rising of the external DC power supply voltage To connect a b
125. allows you to check the time code or counter value of a recorded scene RESET button Use this button to reset the counter value on the time code display to O Pressing this button with the TCG switch positioned at SET when the TC PRESET screen and UB PRESET screen are open resets all set values to 0 Use the Cursor SET button to PRESET COUNTER counter display selector button Each press of the button displays the counter value time code user bit and frame rate data in the viewfinder and LCD display TCG time code selector switch Use this switch to set the running mode of the built in time code generator F RUN Select this position to continuously advance the time code independently of P2 card recording status Use this position to synchronize the time code with the time of day or to externally lock the time code SET Select this position to set the time code or user bits Select this position to advance the time code only during recording The time code is continuously recorded during normal recording But deleting clips and setting a 24P 24PA frame rate to continue recording of clips that are not 24P 24PA clips may break the sequence of time code recording R RUN NOTE Always use the CURSOR and SET buttons to set the time code and user bits The JOG dial button cannot be used for this purpose CURSOR and SET buttons Use these buttons to set the time code and user bits The four triangular buttons
126. ame recording recording UB in TC IN 720 30 frames 30 frames s 30 frames s connector 59 94P R RUNIF RUN mm NDF locked and outputs 24frames Every active Ouputs LTC a T Uca M9 Recording Output Output DVCPROHD 24PN 24 frames frames TC 24 frames adjusted to adjusted to AVC 1100 24PN Playback Over 60P Over 60P AVC 150 24PN F RUN locked Matches Matches TC 24 frames based on based on Other than NDF recorder TC recorder TC tc 30 frames LIC UB LTC UB frames Every active at start of at start of rame recording recording 24 frames 30 frames s 30 frames s Follows UB P RUNIF RUN Records VAUX MODE Records m u M 7 TC in 1394 TC 30 frames In EXT VITCUBin Outputs Outputs Outputs 1394 DVCPROHD 60P Or input at all OUPUISLTC Ouputs Vu a frames staves to LTC 1394 input LTCUB LTCUB VITCUB times UB in 1394 at all times input R RUN F RUN Follows UB 60i 30P DF NDF MODE CAMERA 30 frames am oe In ET Frame rate Outputs R RUN F RUN but not for DV slaves o data LTC UB DvopRosojeoi IP DF locked UB in TC IN a DVCPRO 60i Steines Outputs LTC No input TC 30 frames connector No input No input 59 94i Den tc 24 frames Follows UB P RUNJF RUN Records VAUX MODE Records T B o DFINDF TC in 1394 In EXT VITCUB in Ouputs 30 frames input at all slaves to LTC 1394 input LTC UB times No DVJ UB in 1394 at all times input 1 When UB MODE is FRM RATE playback of native clips is t
127. and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies i Contents Read this TIST iisrael EE 2 Precautions tel 4 Chapter 1 Overview Camera Unit Features rini nesenie diranian rans sneri enanas e 8 Recording and Playback Features eee 10 Outline of ee le EE 12 Saving and editing on external devices sssssssssse mee 12 SYSTEM COMIQUPALION RR 13 Standard accessories isset adeste ducet oi Fre Ces pda Leal abide edge ica ee a dnd Ec 14 Chapter 2 Parts and Their Functions Power Supply and Accessory Mounting Section sssssssssssese 15 Audio input E hctior SECHON ie oett te metre tht i Fi ER ad 16 Audio output FUNCHON Section aont i e e ar ada 17 Shooting and Recording Playback Functions Section 18 Menu Thumbnail Operation Section sss 22 lee WEE 23 Warning and Status Display Functions sssss e 24 ECD ono Mi 24 MI gei EN 25 Chapter 3 Recording and Playback Setting Date and Time of Internal CIOCK eem 26 Aere EE 28 Insertinig P2 Cards EE 28 REMOVING PZ CA AS pecie iue teret pde edet p geek er ined gane Rep dns cde pd rnc da ds 28 To Prevent Accidental Erasure of P2 Card Content 29 P2 CARD ACCESS LED and status of P2 cards 29 P2 Card recording Rol 30 Handling P2 Card Reeordlllg EE 31 sERieduieeliii t E a 32 elle
128. appears format the SD memory card If WRITE 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 e If WRITE NG ERROR appears the SD memory card may be defective Replace it Chapter 5 Preparation Power Supply A battery or an external DC power supply can be used as the power supply for the camera recorder 2 the arrow Using a Battery Release lever The following is a list of batteries that have been tested and verified to work with the camera mAnton Bauer batteries PROPAC 14 TRIMPACK14 HYTRONSO HYTRON140 DIONIC90 DIONIC 160 WIDX batteries NP L7 ENDURA7 ENDURA10 iSony batteries Insert the battery and slide it in the direction of BP GL65 95 WPAG batteries PAGL95 NOTE NOTE Although other batteries may be used by changing the menu mRemoving the battery setting it is recommended that you use batteries that have Completely push down and hold the release lever been tested and verified to work with camera on the battery holder Then slide the battery in the Charge the battery with the battery charger before using it opposite direction to the arrow while holding the lever Please refer to the battery charger s instruction manual for down information about charging Mounting the Battery and Setting 3 Set the battery type e Select the battery type listed unde
129. ard f units card units and This is the format BE back of data and formatting in used by the camera clip units This format This is the P2 STORE displays AJ PCSO60G hard thumbnails write P2STORE disk drive back data in card Cannot be used for units and write writing data back data in clip units The basic primary Display e i ui d thumbnails write partition on a PC is pack video data FAT 16 or FAT 32 vibe cand FAT The root directory of hd ep id ormatting such a partition must Handed dsa contain a CONTENTS TYPE S hard disk directory i after formatting Hard disk other than those above This refers to file Systems where root Format does not contain Handled as a SUREE a directory called TYPE S hard disk CONTENTS or a after formatting NTFS file system other than FAT16 or FAT32 2 VENDOR Indicates hard disk drive vendor 3 MODEL Indicates hard disk drive model 4 SIZE Indicates the total capacity of the hard disk drive 5 USED Indicates the size of used space on the hard disk drive units GB and used P2 card area units cards 147 Sauer euJeix3 0 Bunoeuuo2 g je1deuo seoiMeq euJeix3 0 Bunoeuuo2 g Je deyuD 6 REMAIN Indicates remaining capacity units GB on the hard disk drive Partition number Indicates the number of partitions in units of P2 cards on the hard disk drive NOTE The screen can show up to 10 partitions When there are 11 or m
130. ard formatted condition available memory capacity etc From the thumbnail menu select PROPERTY DEVICES gt SD CARD If the format is compatible with SD standards the message SD STANDARD SUPPORTED If the format is not compatible with SD standards the message SD STANDARD NOT SUPPORTED is displayed If this is the case writing or reading will not be successful Format the card with the unit For more information on formatting SD memory cards see Formatting SD memory cards page 120 NOTE The indication of remaining capacity on an SD memory card PROXY REM provides only a rough estimate of remaining capacity and may differ from actual remaining capacity SD and SDHC cards with Speed Class Ratings may indicate recording times that are significantly lower than actual capacity especially when used for recording a large number of short video clips The remaining capacity is displayed only when proxy recording is set up to record on an SD memory card For details on setup procedures refer to the User s Guide of the video encoder card AJ YAX800G an optional accessory THUMBNAIL CLIP PROPERTY OPERATION noo RO STATUS ner 22 57 35 16 00 02 33 26 00 03 51 04 00 04 48 26 00 06 47 11 Video Encoder Card Status Display optional Attaching the video encoder card AJ YAX800G optional select PROPERTY gt DEVICES gt PROXY from the thumbnail menu The slot in which the video encoder card is inserted
131. aser light 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 PLEASE NOTE When preparing to record important events always shoot some advance test footage to verify that both pictures and sound are being recorded normally Should video or audio recording fail due to a malfunction of this camera recorder or the P2 cards used we will not assume liability for such failure Disposing and transferring ownership of memory card devices Formatting or deleting a memory card device in this camera or a PC will only change file management data and leave data on the card intact It is recommended that the card either be physically destroyed or that commercially sold software be used to completely delete any data on the card Note that managing card data is the owner s responsibility 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 Details on GPL and LGPL can be found on the installation CD provided with the unit Refer to the folder called LDOC Details are given in the original English language text To obtain the source codes go to the following home page https eww pavc panas
132. at the file on the SD card is not corrupted 2 Use the JOG dial button to select CAC FILE INIT select EXECUTE and press the JOG dial Deleting CAC File LENS SETUP SHADING SELECT DEFAULT 1 Open the LENS SETUP screen SHADING USER gt gt gt E CAC ON or details on menu operation refer to Using the CAC PROPERTY gt gt gt menus page 125 CAC CARD READ gt gt gt CAC FILE DELETE gt gt gt RETURN 2 Use the JOG dial button to select CAC FILE IRIS ADJUST dial LENS SETUP SHADING SELECT DEFAULT 3 Select YES in the confirmation screen and SHADING USER gt gt gt press the JOG dial button CAC ON D gt gt CAC PROPERTY Petes CAC FILE INIT PROCESSING gt COMPLETED CAC CARD READ gt gt gt these three appear in succession to indicate that RETURN initialization has been completed CAC FILE INIT e The LENS SET UP screen appears after IRIS ADJUST gt gt gt completion PUSH MENU TO RETURN CAC FILE INIT CAC FILE INITIAL 3 Use the JOG dial to select the CAC file to be deleted Then select YES and press the JOG NO dial button ig indicated when deletion ends CAC FILE DELETE NOTE This operation deletes all files loaded into the camera and returns the four CAC data files to their factory defaults PUSH MENU TO RETURN CAC FILE DELETE CAC FILE NO 1 DELETE NO 99 uoneredejg S Je1deu Preparing for Audio Input Take the following steps to pre
133. attery to the DC IN connector select BATTERY in the menu option EXT DC IN SEL and select the battery type in the menu option BATTERY SELECT in the BATTERY SETUP screen Note that with these settings the indication cannot be displayed even for batteries capable of indicating remaining power 93 uoneredejg S Je1deu uonejedejgd c sajdeyug Mounting and Adjusting the Lens 94 Mounting the Lens Raise the lens clamping lever and remove the mount cap Lens Clamping Lever Mount Cap To mount the lens align the indentation at the top center of the lens mount with the center mark of the lens 3 Lower the lens lever to firmly tighten the lens Secure the cable through the cable clamp and plug it into the LENS connector LENS Connector For details on the current provided by the lens terminal refer to page 171 Adjust the lens flange back For details refer to Adjusting the Lens Flange Back page 95 NOTE Please refer to the lens instruction manual for guidance on lens handling When the lens is removed install the mount cap to protect the device i Adjusting the Lens Flange Back 7 If images are not clearly focused at both telephoto and wide angle positions during zoom operations adjust the flange back distance from the lens mounting surface to the image formation surface Once adjusted the flange back does not need to be re adjusted as long as the same lens is
134. button to which the shot mark function has been assigned This adds a shot mark to the thumbnail of the clip at the pointer position TEXT MEMO m To delete a shot mark place the pointer on the clip a second time and press the USER button or 4 Select the thumbnail that you intend to ER replace place the pointer on it and then select OPERATION gt EXCH THUMBNAIL on the thumbnail menu i RET button to which the shot mark function has DELETE i been assigned FORMAT PROPERTY 0 01 28 07 00 02 08 07 META DATA J p R I Me 1 A a i d i EXIT 00 06 47 11 TEXT MEMO DEVICE SETUP gt CLIP 08 EXIT T03 04 00 02 08 07 5 Press SET button When the YES NO confirmation window is displayed select YES by using the cursor button and the SET button USER MAIN USER1 and USER2 buttons The menu closes and the thumbnail for the clip is NOTE replaced A shot mark can be attached during recording Adding shot marks after recording stops attaches the shot mark to the most recently recorded clip Please refer to Shot Marker SHOT MARK Recording Function page 42 for more information 00 00 00 00 00 00 55 11 When adding a shot mark to or deleting the shot mark from 009 ew 010 1 a clip recorded across multiple P2 cards do this with all 1 1 these P2 cards inserted into P2 card slots TEXT MEMO ke eee eee 00 02 33 26 00 03 51 04 00 04 48 26 TEXT MEMO i CLIP 08 T01 04 Set 00
135. ccecceeeeeeeeeeeeneeseeeseneerseeeas 54 SKIN TONE DU i ote EAR 130 Dpechfcaiions siioni iroso ii 166 Standard VFR recording sss 36 START DELAY esce reiten 135 SW MODE screen 133 SYNC SCAN DSP 139 SYNCHRO SCAN seess gege 55 SYNCHRO SCAN 129 SYSTEM MO DE o ncictee eere metn 131 SYSTEM SETUP screen 131 aT MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU EM seite ERGO tae RUN PN ERIS 135 TE OUJ EE 138 TG AIS SECH OK Le BEE 138 TESI TONE is rodeo iv a E INEENS 136 Text Memo oins eene 42 TEIUMBINAIL ioter onte tre etre 106 Thumbnai Changing serrer et dr ta rer eina 111 E let NEE 109 SWILCHING Rm 110 MENU sie coc E AE 106 Time COGe ucc foret e rte e ncn 65 Idus 60 TIM ZOMG orinar genekarren inne E EA 26 TIME ZONE carum n D ERE 143 TRHIMDACIAMNEAR s 140 WD OG EE 102 TYPE A END sms 141 TYPE A FOUE eorom ir terre cohen inpet 140 TYPE A NEAR sssseeeeem eene 141 TYPE BEND eier 141 TYPE B FUL rrecn etes 141 TYPE B NEAR ident i ture na ess 141 UB le EE 135 undercranking effects 38 leier Le EE 161 USB device MOE E 145 HOST IMO GES ML 146 User DiS EC ees 60 USER buptons ee 57 USER CLIP NAME re ct eterna 117 OSER RILE eener 141 USERMAIN m 134 UNIS 134 UE 134 V DETAIL FREQ E 131 V DETAIL LEVEL seeee 129 Vari
136. ces are connected to ground or connected to a common ground If the equipment cannot be connected to ground turn off all connected devices before connecting or disconnecting an IEEE1394 cable e When connecting the unit to a device with a 4 pin connector connect the cable to the 6 pin connector on the camera 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 152 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 e t 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 IEEE1394 interface input or output signals 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 IEEE1394 interface during special playback When monitored on another device these video and audio si
137. ched here For details refer to Attaching the Shoulder Strap page 102 Lens mount 1 3 bayonet mount The lens is attached here For details refer to Mounting the Lens page 94 Lens lever Tighten this lever to lock the lens to the lens mount For details refer to Mounting the Lens page 94 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Mount cap To remove the cap raise the lens lever Replace the cap when a lens is not mounted Lens cable microphone cable clamp This clamp secures the lens and microphone cables For details refer to Mounting the Lens page 94 Tripod mount To mount the camera on a tripod attach the optional tripod adapter SHAN TM700 here For details refer to Mounting the Camera on a Tripod page 102 Lens jack 12 pin The lens connection cord is connected here For a detailed description of your lens refer to the manufacturer s instruction manual Battery release lever Pull down the release lever to release the battery Viewfinder left right positioning ring For details see Adjusting Right and Left Viewfinder Position page 83 Light control switch For details refer to Power Supply page 91 Cable holder Used to secure the light and microphone cables Accessory mounting hole Accessories can be attached here Do not use this hole for purposes other than attaching accessories Size of holes for securing screws e 1 4 20UNC 10 mm or shorter screws
138. connected to the MIC IN the remaining P2 card recording capacity is jack at an appropriate sound source Then sufficient check that the level displays for both CH1 and For details refer to Screen displays page 71 CH2 change according to the sound level 2 Press the camera s REC button to check the Inspecting the Audio Level Manual following items Adjustment e The P2 access LED blinks in orange e The REC indication in the viewfinder lights e System warnings do not appear inside the 1 Set the AUDIO IN switch to FRONT viewfinder 3 l 2 Setthe AUDIO SELECT CH and CH2 Press the camera s REC button again switches to MAN e Check that the P2 access LED lights orange and that REC indication in the viewfinder clears 3 Turn the AUDIO LEVEL CH1 and CH2 controls 4 Using the REC button on the handle repeat e Check that the level pid Rm when the Steps 2 to 3 to check the same operation controls are turned totherignt e Check the VTR button on the lens in the same way Inspecting the Earphone and Speaker 5 Press the THUMBNAIL button to switch the thumbnail screen to play back currently 1 Turn the MONITOR control to check that the recorded clip from thumbnail speaker volume changes Check that playback is operating normally 2 Connect an earphone to the PHONES jack 6 Use the USER button to which the SLOT SEL Check that the speaker is turned off and the function has been assigned to select P2 cards microphone so
139. creen to move the pointer to the thumbnail at the beginning or end of a clip Hold down the SHIFT button and press the SET button to select all clips from a previously selected clip to the clip at the cursor location e SHIFT button EXIT CANCEL button This button combination operates like the cancel function For details refer to G EXIT CANCEL button Operations while the SHIFT button is pressed are shown blow each button H Time Code Section ch GENLOCK IN connector BNC Use this connector to input a reference signal to genlock the camera unit or externally lock the time code The subcarrier of the VBS signal output by the VIDEO OUT connector of the camera cannot be externally locked For details refer to Externally Locking the Time Code page 67 TC IN connector BNC To externally lock the time code input a reference time code to this connector For details refer to Externally Locking the Time Code page 67 TC OUT connector BNC Connect this connector to the time code input TC IN of the external device to lock the time code of that device to the time code of the AG HPX301E For details refer to Outputting the time code externally page 68 HOLD button Pressing this button instantly freezes the time data indication on the counter Note that time code generation continues Pressing the button again restarts the counter This function
140. ction to the WHITE BAL switch A USER button to which ATW has been assigned cannot be used to turn ATW off when the WHITE BAL switch is set to B position and this menu is set to Bch ATW TYPE Selects type of ATW Auto Tracking White Balance function operation 1 Standard ATW operation 2 Further restricts the color of the light source range that is tracked than setting 1 ATW operation reduces the risk of miscalculating light Sources W BAL PRESET Sets the color temperature assigned to the PRST position of the WHITE BAL switch 3 2K 5 6K indicates the factory setting 133 suomeJedo nueyy 7 Jedeu suomeJedo nueyy 7 Jeydeu2 Item Setting Notes USER MAIN Sets the function assigned to the USER MAIN button REC REVIEW SPOTLIGHT BACKLIGHT ATW ATWLOCK GAIN 24 dB Y GET DRS TEXT MEMO SLOT SEL SHOT MARK MAG A LVL PRE REC PC MODE WFM FBC For details refer to Assigning Functions to USER buttons page 57 When a remote controller AJ RC10G is connected the SPOTLIGHT and BACKLIGHT functions are not available AUTO KNEE SW 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 For details refer to Assigning Functions to USER buttons page 57 USER2 Sets a function assigned to the USER2 button The
141. ctly e SCENE Displays the name of a scene file selected by turning the SCENE FILE dial SHUTTER 1 OFF Displayed when the shutter speed is changed SPOT LIGHT OFF Displayed during iris control when back light status is changed by pressing the user button to which SPOT LIGHT is assigned FBC ON OFF Displayed when FBC operation has been changed 75 BuipuooeH 410 sBumes pue sjueuusn py v 1e1deuj Bulpiodey 10 sBumes pue sjuewsnipy p 1e1deu 8 Checking and displaying shooting status e Hold down the DISP MODE CHK button in recording standby 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 e The following items can be displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor by pressing the DISPMODE CHK button or by configuring the menu option OTHER DISPLAY in the DISPLAY S ETUP screen DISP MODE CHK button Displays opened or hidden by settings in the Displays that Othe
142. d 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 Clearing uploaded metadata Select META DATA gt INITIALIZE from the thumbnail menu and press the SET button Select YES when the confirmation screen is displayed 118 L Setting of Proxy optional E Formatting a P2 Card Installing the video encoder card AJ YAX800G optional accessory in P2 card slot 2 makes it possible to set up the 1 proxy recording function Press the THUMBNAIL button The video encoder card is not recognized when inserted if The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD the power for the unit is turned on Insert the video encoder monitor card after turning off the power for the unit Select OPERATION gt DEVICE SETUP gt PROXY from the thumbnail menu to specify the setting 2 Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button and For details on how to install and set up the video encoder select OPERATION gt FORMAT from the card refer to the User s Guide of the video encoder card thumbnail menu When the screen shown below appears select the slot number of the P2 card you want to format and press the SET button e Select EXIT if formatting is not required NOTE When PROXY CARD ERROR is indicated in the viewfinder either check the video encoder card or set the unit so that proxy recording is not performed ALL D SS 003 N00 THUMBNAIL j K va a O
143. d technical innovation may extend the recording time e This unit cannot use AJ P2C002SG 2 GB cards Use of cards other than those listed above may require updating the camera driver For details refer to Updating the firmware incorporated into the unit page 161 For the latest information not available in the Operating Instructions visit the P2 Support Desk at the following Web site https eww pavc panasonic co jp pro av P2 card recording times When using one 64 GB card Recording format Recording pystem mode codec time AVC I 100 Approx 64 min HD 1080i 720P ENG ERS PG EE AVC I 50 RE min DVCPRO5O E 128 SEKR DVCPRO Approx 256 DV min NOTE e The above recording time is for normal recording Recording in native mode will extend recording time depending on system mode For details refer to List of recording formats and functions page 45 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 e The indicated capacities include a management area so the total area available for recording is somewhat smaller 30 Splitting clips recorded on P2 cards This camera 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
144. degrees to 359 5 degrees in 0 5 degree increments Frame rates e 720 50P mode variable 12 15 18 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 32 34 37 42 45 48 50 fps frames per second e 720 59 94P mode variable 12 15 18 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 80 32 34 36 40 44 48 54 60 fps frames per second Horizontal resolution 1000 TV lines or more center Memory card recorder Unit Recording media P2 card Recording Formats AVC Intra 100 AVC Intra 50 DVCPRO HD DVCPRO50 DVCPRO DV formats switchable Recording Playback Time AVC Intra 100 DVCPRO HD 8 GB x 1 approx 8 min 16 GB x 1 approx 16 min 32 GB x 1 approx 32 min 64 GB x 1 approx 64 min AVC Intra 50 DVCPRO50 8 GB x 1 approx 16 min 16 GB x 1 approx 32 min 32 GB x 1 approx 64 min 64 GB x 1 approx 128 min DVCPRO DV 8 GB x 1 approx 32 min 16 GB x 1 approx 64 min 32 GB x 1 approx 128 min 64 GB x 1 approx 256 min The times listed above can be continuously recorded as one clip The number of recording clips will reduce the above figures somewhat Recorded video signals e 50 Hz mode 1080 501 720 50P 576 50i 1080 50i 1080 25p 1080 25pN 720 50p 720 25p 720 25pN 576 50i 576 25p e 59 94 Hz mode 1080 59 94i 720 59 94P 480 59 94i 1080 59 94i 1080 29 97p 1080 29 97pN 1080 23 98p 1080 23 98pA 1080 23 98pN 720 59 94p 720 29 97p 720 29 97pN 720 23 98p 720 23 98pN 480 59 94i 480 29 97p 480 23 98p 480 23 98pA
145. der and slide in the eyepiece Turn the eyepiece counterclockwise until the lock knob clicks into place NOTE When outdoors never carry or set up the camera with the eyepiece facing up to prevent sunlight which could damage the camera from entering 156 H Cleaning Inside the Viewfinder Detach the eyepiece to remove dust from the LCD screen inside the viewfinder For details refer to Detaching the eyepiece this page Use a soft brush or blower brush to remove dust from the LCD screen NOTE Do not use thinner or other mineral solvents to remove dust or soiling 8 Charging the internal battery The internal battery preserves the date and time settings If the camera is left unused for half a year or longer the internal battery may become depleted and the amp battery icon may appear in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor Should this happen connect an external DC power supply or battery and let the power stay on for about four hours to fully charge the internal battery Then reset the time and date Replace the internal battery if amp appears after charging Consult your distributor Warning System 8 Warning Description Tables If a problem is detected immediately after the power is turned on or during operation this will be indicated by the WARNING lamp lamps inside the viewfinder and a warning tone _ Warning LCD or viewfinder Warnin
146. ding at 23 98P and 29 97P respectively while 60P and 60i indicate recording at 59 94P and 59 94i respectively Native mode records active frames only 2 Varies with SDI SELECT option In the table above the SDI SELECT option is set to AUTO AUTO depends on SYSTEM MODE 1080i outputs 1080i also when the SYSTEM MODE is 720P 480i outputs as 480i at all times 3 Uses a Ach setting for DVCPRO50 and observes the 2CH or 4CH setting in the menu option 25M REC CH SEL in the AUDIO SETUP screen for DVCPRO and DV 4 Outputs 720 59 94P DVCPRO HD during playback 5 For DVCPRO 60i 6 For DV 60i mi NOTE VIDEO OUT outputs SD signals 480i at all times 49 BuipuooeH 410 sBumes pue sjueuusn py y 191deuj Guip1ooeg 10 sBumes pue sjueunsn py p 1e1deyD 1394 input recording mode when the REC SIGNALoption is set to 1394 m When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 50i 720 50P 576 50i Setting SDI OUT FRAME SM RECFORMAT Cae VFR RATE Benoa at Vicio e FRAME 1080 50i Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 1080 50i DVCPRO HD 1080 50i 4ch 720 50P Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 720 50P 720 50P 4ch DVCPROB50 50i DVCPRO 50 Ach 576 50i DVCPRO 50i Disabled Disabled Disabled 576 50i DVCPRO 576 50i 2ch DV 50i DV 2ch or Ach 1 Varies with the SDI SELECT option The table above shows operating conditions when the SDI SELECT option is set to AUTO AUTO
147. ding cine like gamma to easily produce recordings with the characteristic warm tone of film 1 1080 and 576 480 recording is performed at a fixed frame rate of 25P 30P 24P 2 The AVC Intra mode does not allow the output of a DVCPRO HD stream from the DVCPRO DV connector 8 Not available with the AVC Intra codec 4 For details on compatible systems visit the Web site listed below https eww pavc panasonic co jp pro av 24P and 30P indicate recording at 23 98P and 29 97P respectively while 60P and 60i indicate recording at 59 94P and 59 94i respectively B Slow synchro and high speed shutter The shutter speed can be set from a slow speed of 1 6 s up to a maximum speed of 1 7200 s Combined with the variable frame rate functions this allows you to create blurring or stop motion effects The AG HPX301E also features a synchro scan function that is ideal for capturing screen shots from a computer monitor B Scene file dial This dial allows you to instantly retrieve settings that suit shooting conditions Six preset files are provided and you can change the file names and their settings as desired You can also save up to four files to an SD or SDHC memory card both referred to as SD memory card below and load files from an SD memory card B Shooting assist functions USER buttons Three USER buttons each of which can be assigned a frequently used function for immediate access Focus assist Magnifies the c
148. dio level that is set too high is indicated in red E Zebra pattern display The AG HPX301E can display two zebra patterns Turning the ZEBRA switch on displays the zebra pattern set in the menu in the viewfinder and LCD monitor A menu setting makes it possible to also display the zebra pattern on video output via the VIDEO OUT connector ZEBRA switch Use the DISPLAY SETUP screen to set the level of zebra pattern display Item Setting Description Sets the level of the ZEBRA1 7 o DETECT 50 70 109 right leaning zebra pattern 1 Sets the level of the ZEBRA S 2 50 85 109 left leaning zebra DETECT pattern 2 ZEBRA ou spot Orr Selects ud Underlined values indicate factory defaults SPOT A video level between ZEBRA1 and ZEBRA2 displays a zebra pattern Image level 109 ZEBRA2 DETECT ZEBRA1 DETECT 0 ZEBRA 2 To display a zebra pattern on video output via the VIDEO OUT connector make the required settings in the OUTPUT SEL screen OUTPUTSEL screen Item Setting Description ON Displays the zebra pattern shown on the LCD monitor Lie ae Specifies and viewfinder of this E whether or camera also in video notthe zebra VIDEO OUT output via the VIDEO OUT t rni ZEBRA connector PANSIN S OFF superimposed f on VIDEO OUT The zebra pattern is not Heus displayed in video output 9 from the VIDEO OUT connector
149. e GAMMA Selects the gamma curve HD NORM Gamma setting for HD recording LOW Applies a gently rising gamma curve to low brightness 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 CINE LIKE D Applies a gamma curve to produce video with a cine like feel CINE LIKE V Applies a gamma curve to produce high contrast video with a cine like feel A lens 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 e A change in settings during DRS operation will not change video quality KNEE Sets the compression level knee point of the high brightness video signals received through the MOS sensor to avoid overexposure HIGH High setting compression starts at approx 10096 MID Medium setting compression starts at approx 90 LOW Low setting compression starts at approx 80 e A change in settings during DRS operation will not change video quality MATRIX Selects the MATRIX table to reproduce color during shooting NORM1 Ensures proper color rendition when shooting out in the open or under halogen lighting NORM 2 Produces more vivid colors than NORM1 FL
150. e Set the camera POWER switch to OFF Close the thumbnail screen and set the menu option PC mode in the SYSTEM SETUP screen to OFF Press the USER button to which PC MODE has been assigned 1 In thumbnail mode pressing a user button will not terminate USB host mode Using USB host mode Supported hard disks A hard disk drive that supports the USB 2 0 interface e P2 STORE the optional AJ PCSO60G hard drive NOTE This camera supports USB bus power 5 V 0 5 A but some hard disks may not be able to use USB bus power Such hard disk drives should be provided with a separate power supply Do not connect a hard disk to hubs or other connections that involve multiple units even if it is not powered on Do not connect other devices to the hard disk drive via a hub or other device This unit does not support hard disk drives that are 2 TB or larger Viewing hard disk drive data Use the following procedures to view data on a hard disk drive connected via USB 1 2 Switch to USB host mode For details refer to Switching to USB Host Mode page 146 Connect a hard disk drive via USB Press the THUMBNAIL button Open the thumbnail screen Press the THUMBNAIL button and select HDD gt EXPLORE in the thumbnail menu This opens a screen that shows hard disk drive data TYPE S or P2 STORE CO _AJ PZCuUorG VERIFY ON FINISHED HDD EXPLORE DATE TIME HDD PARTITION TYPE S AJ P2C
151. e camera will pause recording after making a recording that lasts the duration set in step 3 e Press the STOP button to stop recording To cancel this function turn the camera off or select NORMAL in the REC FUNCTION option e The following indications appear to the left of the operation status display During recording I REC stays lit e During a pause I PAUSE stays lit e When stopped I in I PAUSE blinks NOTE No other functions are available during operation e The pre recording function is not available Sound is not recorded Data recorded until the STOP button is pressed in this mode is recorded as a single file e There is no output from the DVCPRO DV connector During continuous one shot recording recording operation speed may be decreased H Loop recording LOOP REC e When two P2 cards are inserted in the P2 card slots each card is recorded in succession e When there is no longer any space left on the cards recording starts over from the first card by recording new clips over saved old clips For the clip recording time see Splitting clips recorded on P2 cards page 30 1st card 2nd card puse Redes N R loop recording No recording ecorded Recording start recording d B B second op E gt LEE recording FLL SNe ee e en Recording will be made on the areas with no recording consecutively A B then C When all area
152. e clips before writing them to a hard disk drive Ending a recording during the verify phase will end writing of data from the P2 card to the hard disk drive Writing back data to P2 cards This allows you to select a clip from the hard disk drive and write it back to a P2 card 1 Switch to the USB host mode For details refer to Switching to USB Host Mode page 146 2 Connect a hard disk drive via USB 3 Insert the P2 card to which data will be written back to 4 Press the THUMBNAIL button select HDD gt EXPLORE from the thumbnail menu move to the partition with the data that will be read and press the SET button 5 Select the clip to be written to the P2 card from the thumbnail on the hard disk drive 6 Press the THUMBNAIL button select OPERATION gt IMPORT gt SELECTED CLIPS from the thumbnail menu and select the slot of the P2 card to write the data to 7 Select YES This starts the data write to the P2 card When the write process ends COPY COMPLETED appears NOTE When clips are selected for writing verify is not performed 149 sooo euJ91x3 0 Dun2euuoc g sa deyD seoiMe euJeix3 0 Bunoeuuo2 g Je deuD A TYPE S and P2 STORE hard disk drive allows you to write back data in card units Format the P2 card to prepare for write back 1 Switch to the USB host mode For details refer to Switching to USB Host Mode page 146 2 Connect a hard disk drive via USB 3 Insert
153. e is NORMAL PLAYBACK RESUME Selecting a position to restart playback after stopping playback on the thumbnails screen using the STOP button 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 by 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 Returns the above thumbnail display settings to their factory default values Move the cursor to this option and press the SET button Select YES in the confirmation screen that appears EXIT Returns to the previous menu 8 Properties Properties display clip properties and P2 card status It is possible to edit and rewrite recorded clip metadata while clip properties are displayed Clip Property From the thumbnail menu select PROPERTY gt CLIP PROPERTY The following screen appears 1 2 3 USER CLIP NAME VIDEO AUDIO ACCESS 00 01 28 07 DEVICE 09 AUG 2008 Eom 20 GMT 09 00 mee DURATION 39 20 NEWS V FORMAT AVC4 100 1080 50i MEMO FRAME RATE 50i THUMBNAIL REC RATE 1 Clip Number Thumbnail Clip Information Indicates the indicators added to the clip and the
154. e menu option REC FORMAT in the SYSTEM SETUP screen to DVCPRO HD 50i DVCPRO HD 60i or DVCPRO HD 50P DVCPRO HD 60P The AVC Intra format and DVCPRO HD native recording do not allow input via the IEEE1394 interface NOTE 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 For details see Warning and Error Display for Thumbnail Operation and USB HOST MODE page 159 Audio signal inputs are input signals from the DVCPRO DV connector 32 kHz ACH 12 bit audio signals input via the IEEE1394 interface are recorded as 48 kHz ACH 16 bit on a P2 card Itis 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 e The following functions do not operate Pre recording function Loop recording function Interval recording and one shot recording function Time Code and User Bits When input from the IEEE1394 interface is selected the time code or user bits input to the TC IN connector cannot be recorded on a P2 card When input from the IEEE1394 i
155. e setting menu to format SD memory cards write setting data to SD memory cards and to read data stored on an SD memory card CARD FUNCTIONS RETURN USER FILE SD CARD FORMAT gt gt gt PUSH MENU TO RETURN Use of SD memory cards in a non SD SDHC format formatted on a device other than this camera will display a FORMAT ERROR message at the top right of the screen Reformat such SD cards in the camera before use See To format an SD memory card this page To format an SD memory card NOTE SD memory cards may be formatted via the thumbnail screen For more information see Formatting SD memory cards page 120 1 Select SD CARD FORMAT item in CARD FUNCTIONS then press the JOG dial button For details on menu operation refer to Using the menus page 125 2 Select EXCUTE then press the JOG dial button CARD FUNCTIONS SCENE FINE USER FILE gt gt gt gt gt gt RETURN PUSH MENU TO RETURN 3 Select YES in the confirmation screen and press the JOG dial button e SD CARD FORMAT OK appears and the SD memory card is formatted NOTE Check that no important data remains on a card before formatting since data erased by formatting cannot be recovered The card will not be formatted if the following message appears when the JOG dial button is pressed Error message Remedy SD CARD FORMAT NG NO CARD No SD memory card inserted Insert an S
156. e sjueuusn py y 191deuj Guip1ooeg 10 sBumes pue sjueunsn py p 1e1deu VFR variable frame rate time code At a frame rate capture frame rate of 25P the speed of recording and the output time code matches actual time but not at any speed other than 25P Example at 50P recording progresses at 50 25 speed Then the camera operates in Rec Run mode and the time code output at start of recording matches the recording time code This is true also for frame rates other than 30P capture in 3OPN mode and 24P capture in 24PN mode 25PN recording at 50P capture Rec start Rec stop Rec start Video output 57 58 Output time code 0000 0000 0001 0011 0012 o 0100 o1o1 o ozor SN Recorded video Skips o 1 2 e2 z3 z4 25 48 49 5o 81 s2 53 LIS e Recorded time code 00 00 00 01 00 02 00 03 00 22 00 23 00 24 01 00 01 23 01 24 02 00 02 01 o202 02 03 02 04 JL eoo 25PN recording at 15P capture Rec start Rec stop Rec start Video output 4 1l de ojoo a Past a e e 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 219 8 19 20 20 20 p z Output time i Jj I code I I I f I 1 1 I I I I I I 00 00 00 00 00 01 00
157. ected as a group must be grouped together or they will be displayed as incomplete clips J Copying Clips Selected clips can be copied to the P2 card in the desired slot or SD memory card 1 Pressthe THUMBNAIL button e The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor 2 Use the cursor buttons to move the pointer to the desired clip and press the SET button Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button and select OPERATION gt COPY from the thumbnail menu e Select slot 1 2 or SD memory card as the destination DELETE FORMAT REPAIR CLIP RE CONNECTION 22 57 35 16 PROPERTY METADATA Sas 00 02 08 07 H E EI DEVICE SETUP J EXIT 00 02 33 26 00 04 48 26 e When a confirmation screen asks you to confirm that you want to copy the clip use a cursor button and the SET button to select YES if you want to E Setting of Clip Meta Data Information such as the name of the 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 the SD memory card that contains the Clip Meta Data metadata upload file 1 Insert the SD memory card that contains the Clip Meta Data metadata upload file 2 Pressthe THUMBNAIL button The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor NOTE copy the clip DELETE FORMAT PROPERTY META DATA EXIT E o DEVICE SETUP A EXIT 00 02 33 26
158. ed and the original either the source clip or the destination SELECTED f clip have been selected clip and then execute the copy operation TOO MANY CLIPS Too many clips are selected Reduce the number of selected clips UNKNOWN P2 card contains contents version Match devices and contents versions and CONTENTS FORMAT mismatches or corrupted content repair bad clips Use UTF 8 for the metadata character UNKNOWN DATA The metadata character code is invalid code Use the viewer to enter correct characters The user clip name plus the counter USER CLIP NAME Characters in the clip name had to be value canionly contan p m a bytes Characters in the clip name are MODIFIED deleted in adding the counter value automatically deleted when the total exceeds 100bytes WRITE PROTECTED The P2 or SD card is write protected Insert write enabled media CANNOTDMANGEI AON Me Mera UN ea Enter TEXT before entering PERSON Soft memo is not available Sg E Soe The entered value is incorrect Change the value Continued on the next page 159 suonoedsu pue soueusjuley 6 Ja deyD suoinoedsu pue soueuejuleyy 6 Jodeuc Continued from the previous page Item Message Description Measure CET ALOES An error occurred during P2 card access Check P2 card OA RECESS An error occurred during hard disk access Check hard disk status and connection CANNOT FORMAT The hard disk cannot be
159. ed in red X Defective Clip Indicator and 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 Please refer to Restoring Clips page 114 for more information A clip displayed with a red defective clip indicator 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 DI 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 M Shot Mark Indicator This marker is displayed for a clip with a shot mark attached For details refer to Shot Marker SHOT MARK Recording Function page 42 P Indicator for clips with proxy This marker is displayed for clips with proxy attached Text Memo Indicator This marker is displayed for a clip with a text memo attached E Edit Copied Clip Indicator In models which support edit copying such as the AJ HPM 1 10 this marker is displayed on clips which have undergone edit copying For more information about edit copying see the instruction manual for a model that supports edit copying W wide Clip Indicator This marker is displayed for clips recorded with the 16 9 aspect ratio However it does not
160. emo in relation to the beginning of the clip PERSON person who recorded the text memo added to the clip and TEXT contents of the text memo MEMO 116 THUMBNAIL Displays the location of the frame frame offset and the size height and width of the image selected as the thumbnail image 1 The USER CLIP NAME recording method is selectable For details refer to Selecting the USER CLIP NAME recording method page 117 2 During recording the camera does not automatically set altitude latitude and longitude of the shoot Such data can be set in the property of a recorded clip 3 Be sure to enter TEXT when entering MEMO It is not possible to record only PERSON or OFFSET NOTE This unit only displays printable ASCII characters Checking and modifying read metadata The unit allows you to check details of metadata read from SD memory cards 1 Press the THUMBNAIL button The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor 2 Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button to select META DATA gt PROPERTY from the thumbnail menu Then the screen shown below appears META DATA REC META DATA REC OFF META NAME CREATOR LAST UPDATE PERSON SHOOT PLACE NAME SCENARIO NEWS MEMO 3 Use the cursor buttons to move the pointer to the item to confirm and press the SET button Use this function to check loaded metadata settings META DATA REC META DATA REC OFF META NAME USER CLIP N
161. enter portion of the image and displays a focus bar to facilitate focusing Fight files for compensating lens chromatic aberration and four files for correcting shading for interchangeable lenses are provided Variable color temperature Allows fine adjustment after setting the white balance REC REVIEW Provides a quick check of the last few seconds of the most recently recorded clip 4 position optical ND filter provided B Chromatic aberration compensation CAC This function automatically corrects the registration error caused by the slight chromatic aberration that the lens cannot compensate for in order to minimize color bleeding into surrounding image areas B Remote control support The camera supports the AJ RC10G optional accessory remote control unit The remote control allows you to adjust camera image and recording controls at a distance while viewing what you are shooting B Auto Tracking White Balance ATW Automatically adjusts the white balance of the subject in real time a convenient function for quick adjustment in recording situations where there is no time for normal white balance adjustment B 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 MOSIAIGAQ JO deYUD 1 This i
162. eps 4 and 5 e When you finish press the MENU button to return to the function screen To change other functions repeat steps 2 to 5 To exit the function screen and return to the normal screen press the MENU button again NOTE WDirect close function When the MENU button is pressed and held down after making a menu setting the setting menu screen closes without first returning to the previous setting menu To quickly change settings MASTER PED and H PHASE only Fast UP Hold down the JOG dial button while turning it upwards and maintain this position Fast DOWN Hold down the JOG dial button while turning it downwards and maintain this position E Initializing the menu settings The menu settings contain both the user file settings and the scene file settings You can initialize them separately To initialize scene files i e all the settings other than the scene file settings Select INITIAL in USER FILE of the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen The current menu settings of user 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 FILE 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 affect the other scene files 126 Initializing user files and scene files simultaneously You can retur
163. equired FORMAT REPAIR CLIP RE CONNECTI COPY PROPERTY METADATA EXIT 00 02 08 07 DEVICE SETUP Ate EXIT A 00 02 33 26 00 03 51 04 00 04 48 26 00 06 47 11 3 The following screen appears Use the cursor buttons and the SET button to select YES THUMBNAIL DELETE FORMAT PROPERTY METADATA OPERATION DEVICE SETUP EXIT d Ti 00 06 47 11 00 02 33 26 00 03 51 04 00 04 48 26 The SD memory card is formatted NOTE You can also use the menu option SD CARD FORMAT in the CARD FUNCTIONS screen to format SD memory cards For details refer to Formatting Writing and Reading an SD memory card page 86 Check that no important data remains on a card before formatting since data erased by formatting cannot be recovered 120 Setting the Thumbnail Display Mode The thumbnail display mode can be customized to suit your preferences 1 Pressthe THUMBNAIL button e The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor 2 Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button and select THUMBNAIL gt SETUP from the thumbnail menu e The following screen appears ALL CLIP 5 S wl INDICATOR SAME FORMAT CLIF ALL HIDE DATA DISPLAY SELECTED CLIPS Y MARKER DATE FORMAT MARKED CLIPS Y TEXT MEMO THUMBNAIL SIZE TEXT MEMO CLIPS v WIDE PLAYBACK RESUME SLOT CLIPS v PROXY THUMBNAIL INIT EXIT INDICATOR Select which indicators you want to show on thumbnails and which you want t
164. er CH2 COLD 17 5 6 V Power supply for a wireless receiver 18 VIDEO OUT Not used 19 VIDEO RET Not used 20 VIDEO EN Not used 21 RM1 RM CLK Not used 22 RM2 RM DATA Not used 23 RM3 RM WR Not used 24 RM 5 V Not used 25 RM GND Not used Panasonic Parts No K1GB25A00010 Manufacturer Parts No HDBB 25S 05 Hirose Electric Co 171 suoleoyioads LL 1e1deu5 Information for Users on Collection and Disposal of Old Equipment and used Batteries These symbols on the products packaging and or accompanying documents mean that used electrical and electronic products and batteries should not be mixed with general household waste For proper treatment recovery and recycling of old products and used batteries please take them to applicable collection points in accordance with your national legislation and the Directives 2002 96 EC and 2006 66 EC By disposing of these products and batteries correctly you will help to save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative effects on human health and the environment which could otherwise arise from inappropriate waste handling your waste disposal service or the point of sale where you purchased the items Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste in accordance with national legislation For business users in the European Union If you wish to discard electrical and electronic equipment please contac
165. es pue sjueunsn py p 1e13deu When a cloth is used to wipe dew or dirt off the LCD monitor discoloration may appear on the screen This is not a malfunction The discoloration disappears in a few minutes When the camera recorder is very cold the video image in the LCD monitor will appear slightly darker immediately after the power is turned on Once the interior of the camera recorder warms up the LCD monitor delivers normal brightness The image on the LCD monitor may remain if the battery or the power plug of an external DC power supply is removed when the camera is on This is normal and not a malfunction This image will disappear if the camera is left idle Image lag may increase at low temperatures but this is not a malfunction 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 This function clears any status display waveform and vectorscope display on the LCD monitor Setting menus and thumbnail displays are not flipped horizontally 8 Waveform monitor function Assign the WFM function to a user button and press that user button to display a waveform for an image in the LCD monitor Another press of the
166. etween native PN yoeghe q pue BuipiooeH e 1e1deu2 recording mode and standard OVER recording H Native VFR Recording 1 1 Inte SYSTEM SETUP screen set the menu option SYSTEM MODE to 720 50P 720 59 94P and the menu option REC FORMAT to AVC I 100 25PN 30PN 24PN 2 In the SCENE FILE screen set the menu option VFR to ON and the menu option FRAME RATE to suit shooting purposes The frame rate can be set to a value beteween 12 frames 12P to 50 frames 50P when system mode is set to 720 50P and to a value beteween 12 frames 12P to 60 frames 60P when system mode is set to 720 59 94P NOTE Pressing the SYNCHRO SCAN switch while the JOG dial button is held down and the frame rate indication is blinking allows you to change the frame rate as long as recording is not in progress 3 Press the REC button This starts recording in the VFR mode native VFR This mode can be combined with the AVC I 100 AVC I 50 DVCPRO HD 25PN 30PN 24PN recording formats For details refer to List of recording playback and output formats page 48 For details refer to SSYSTEM SETUP screen page 131 NOTE Note the following about native VFR recording The P2 card that is being recorded cannot be changed during recording Pre recording loop recording interval recording and one shot recording are not available 1394 output is not available during recording and recording standby Changing Scene
167. 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 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 Handling SD memory cards page 86 regarding SD memory handling The following procedure shows how to save scene files 1 Set the unit s POWER switch to ON 2 Select the menu option SCENE FILE in the CARD FUNCTIONS screen then press the JOG dial button For details on menu operation refer to Using the menus page 125 3 Select CHANGE and press the JOG dial button e Select the menu option USER FILE for other settings CARD FUNCTIONS RETURN USER FILE SD CARD FORMAT gt gt gt PUSH MENU TO RETURN 4 Select the file number 1 to 4 using the JOG dial button e Press the JOG dial button again to confirm the setting SCENE FILE FILE SELECT READ WRITE FILE 1 gt 1 gt gt gt gt gt gt NO FILE NO FILE NO FILE NO FILE gt gt gt FILE 2 FILE 3 FILE 4 TITLE RELOAD PUSH MENU TO RETURN 89 Hulpsooey 104 sBumes pue sjuswysni py y 1e1deuj Guip1ooeg 10 sBumes pue sjuewsnipy p 1e1deu 5 Select WRITE and press the JOG dial button then select EXECUTE and press the JOG dial button
168. functions that can be assigned to this button are the same as for the USER MAIN button TEXT MEMO factory default setting For details refer to Assigning Functions to USER buttons page 57 RET SW Sets the function assigned to the RET button on the lens REC REVIEW TEXT MEMO SHOT MARK 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 gt VECTOR gt OFF Selects the function of the OUTPUT AUTO KNEE ON Setting AUTO KNEE to ON turns on the AUTO KNEE function OFF The AUTO KNEE function is not available even when AUTO KNEE is set to ON DRS Setting AUTO KNEE to ON turns on the DRS Dynamic Range Stretcher function For details refer to page 9 e In the following conditions selecting DRS results in the same operation mode as when ON is selected When set to 1080 25PN 30PN 24PN mode When set to 1080 50i 60i mode with the 1 12 5 or 1 25 1 15 1 30 shutter speed H RECORDING SETUP screen Item Setting Notes REC FUNCTION Sets special recording modes NORMAL The special recording modes are not used INTERVAL Sets interval recording ONE SHOT Sets one shot recording LOOP Sets loop recording For details refer to Special Recording Modes page 3
169. g Alarm Warning ME Priority A REN Tally lamp s and recording playback Countermeasures type indication lamp tone g operation SYSTEM ERROR Blinks 4 Blinks 4 PURUS Tis ase NEE Continuous P2 microprocessor or control indication and 1 System error Cause indication 7 Red times per mes per a tone failure Operation stops consult your blinking second second i distributor A P2 card was removed Turn off the power Incorrect TURN POWER OFF Blinks 4 Blinks 4 Continuous during access and card data Repair the P2 card if 2 P2card times per times per was corrupted Blinks red tone the clips on the card removal second second Both access LEDs light are corrupted orange LOW BATTERY Red blinking and the battery The battery is exhausted The level bar blinks with l Blinks 1 time tere Recording and playback 3 battery is the empty status This stop The camera stops Replace the battery dM per second tone exhauseted indication appears also automatically when the when MENU indications voltage drops have been turned OFF puke Continuous FULL times per _ _ Lights after No more space on P2 Delete clips that are P2 card fully tone after 4 moo de inks red appears only for Second after completing completin cards left for recording Stop no longer needed or 3 seconds in MCR mode completion recording Peng recording insert a new card e recording of recording Turn the power off and then back on REC WARNING B
170. g E hah Priority EE Ee Tally lamp and recording playback Countermeasures type indication lamp tone H operation Check the camera and device f The DVCPRO DV cable 1394 1394 INITIAL ERROR giel ZS Blinks 4 has become disconnected COMmections 8 connection times per mes per No reconnect them if red or multiple devices are error second second necessary then turn connected the power off and back on again The last bar in the battery level indication blinks This Battery Le Blinks 1 time Blinks 1 time The battery is near depletion Replace the battery S nearly empt Testo appeal aie er second per second No Operation continues as necessar Y TP When MENU indications P P P y have been turned OFF Blinks 1 time Blinks 1 time Loan tam A Cina eon P2 card M the P2 cards level indicator The P2CARD level indicator per second per second Replace or insert 10 nearly fully No shows 1 minute or less This S blinks during during additional P2 cards recorded warning appears only during recording recording recording 1 P2 SYSTEM ERROR cause indication e P2 MICON ERROR The P2 microprocessor does not respond e P2 CONTROL ERROR A P2 recording control error has occurred CAM MICON ERROR The camera microprocessor does not respond 2 REC WARNING cause indication e CARD ERROR P2CARD error indicates the number of the slot of the card with the error Stops recording
171. gnals may sound different than when played back on this unit A DV or DVCPRO output format makes it possible to select audio channel CH1 CH2 or CH3 CH4 output from the IEEE1394 interface in the menu option 1394 AUDIO OUT in the AUDIO SETUP screen Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections Inspections Before Shooting Make sure you check that the system is operating normally before embarking on a shoot We recommend using a colour video monitor to check the image D Preparing for Inspections 1 2 Mount a charged battery Turn the POWER switch to ON to check the battery remaining level in the viewfinder e When battery capacity is low replace it with a fully charged battery 1999min B90 ken DIONC160 USER 1 CAC Insert a P2 card in the card slot and close the slot cover e Confirm that the P2 CARD ACCESS LED for the inserted card slot lights up in orange When P2 cards are installed in both card slots the P2 CARD ACCESS LED for the first inserted card that was first accessed will light orange while the P2 CARD ACCESS LED for a subsequently inserted card will light green e f the access LED for the P2 card slot in which a P2 card is inserted keeps blinking in green or if there is no display recording is not possible on that particular P2 card P Inspecting the Camera Unit 1 Set the zoom to electric zoom mode and check the zoom operation
172. h to make an automatic white balance adjustment 4 Repeat the operation in step 2 2 5 Adjust white shading 1 Use the JOG dial button to select YES and press the JOG dial button 2 The message SHADING ACTIVE appears on the screen during adjustment 3 When the adjustment ends after a few seconds the message SHADING OK appears When an error message such as SHADING NG LEVEL OVER or SHADING NG LOW LIGHT appears adjust the iris The adjusted value is automatically stored in memory USER1 USER2 USERS 6 If the lens is provided with an extender turn on the extender function and perform steps 2 to 5 again The white shading adjustment need not be readjusted when the extender is later turned off Setting Chromatic Aberration Compensation CAC The CAC function of the camera corrects the registration error caused by the slight chromatic aberration that the lens cannot compensate for This minimizes color bleeding into the surrounding image areas Lenses compatible with the CAC function whose CAC data is registered in the camera will automatically start CAC operation CAC data for the following lenses have been stored in the camera as default values Model numbers of compatible lenses XT17x4 5BRM K 14 Camera indication XT17X4 5BRM K14 NOTE One of the lens model number appearing in the menu represents the lens group The CAC function in this camera operates
173. he 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 and GENLOCK IN connectors stay in slave status Note that the following events release 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 e When REC FORMAT and CAMERA MODE have been Switched The slave function locks the time code to the TC IN input and the device will use this time code even if time code input should subsequently cease Setting the user 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 F RUN or R RUN setting of the TCG switch the time code is slaved to user bit values input to the TC IN connector For details refer to Setting Time Data page 60 and Setting user bits page 63 To unlock the externally locked time code Discontinue external time code supply then position the TCG switch at R RUN Cautions in switching the power source from battery to external power supply Connect the DC IN socket with the external power supply before removing the
174. he USB host mode on and off Switching the USB device mode and USB host mode on and off is set by the menu option PC MODE SELECT in the SYSTEM SETUP screen WFM Assigns a function that switches WAVE FORM display The WAVE FORM display is selected using the menu option WFM page 134 in the SW MODE screen FBC Turns the FBC function on or off NOTE The default settings are listed below USERMAIN Y GET USER1 BACKLIGHT USER2 TEXT MEMO 57 BuipuooeH 104 sBumes pue sjueuusn py y 191deuj Guip1ooeg 10 sBumes pue sjuewsnipy p 1e1deuS Selecting Audio Input Signals and Adjusting Recording Levels This AG HPX301E supports independent four channel audio recording in any format HD or SD When the AUDIO SELECT CH1 CH2 switch is positioned at AUTO the recording levels for Audio Channels 1 and 2 are automatically adjusted To manually adjust the recording levels position the switch at MAN A setting menu allows you set the recording levels for Audio Channels 3 and 4 either to automatic adjustment or manual mode E Selecting Audio Input Signals The input signals to be recorded on Audio Channels 1 2 3 and 4 are selected with the AUDIO IN switch For more information see Audio input Function Section page 16 a b cd e AUDIO LEVEL CH1 CH2 controls AUDIO SELECT CH1 CH2 switch MONITOR SELECT CH1 3 ST CH2 4 selector switch MONITOR SELECT CH1 2 CH3 4 selector switch
175. he pulldown frame rate read from VITC UB 2 n 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 connector 8 In Free Run mode it is slaved to the time code input to the TC IN connector 4 n Free Run mode it is slaved to the time code input to the TC IN connector But not slaved to it during recording 5 In Free Run mode it is slaved when TC input to the TC IN 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 connector whose value is converted to 24 frames when it was NDF 30 frames But not slaved to it during recording 62 E Setting user bits Use the setting menu UB MODE on the RECORDING SETUP screen to select the user bits to record in the subcode area USER Records internal user values To set user values set the TCG switch to SET to open the setting menu UB PRESET screen Set values are retained after the power is turned off See also Entering the User Bits this page 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 connector Recording of 1394 input also records user bits input to the DVCPRO DV connector e TCG Records the time code value FRM R
176. heck the conditions for copying CANNOT DELETE P2 card contains contents version Match devices and contents versions and mismatches or bad clips repair bad clips CANNOT FORMAT P2 card problem prevents formatting Check P2 card CANNOT A clip that does not span multiple P2 cards RECONNECT cannot be reconnected EE content CANNOT REPAIR Data cannot BE repairad sinice coment ihat Check selected content cannot be repaired is selected CANNOT REPAIR IN Some of the selected clip could not be u SELECTION repaired CARD FULL The P2 or SD card is full Insert media with sufficient capacity INVALID VALUE Entered data was invalid Enter data in a valid range LACK OF REC There is not enough recording capacity left Insert a card with sufficient recording CAPACITY on the card capacity A shot mark will be added to the clips e mM geren Thumbnails MISSING CLIP recorded on multiple P2 cards when all P2 Weg P P a indicators disappear and then add shot cards are not inserted yet marks NO CARD No P2 or SD card is inserted Insert compatible media NO COPY TO SAME A clip cannot be copied to the card storing Copy the selected clip to a card that does CARD the original clip not contain the original clip NO FILE The designated file is not found Check the file NO SD CARD No SD card is inserted Insert an SD card The clip cannot be copied because a clip Confirm the selected clip and release SAME CLIP IS ae SE that has already been copi
177. hecking and modifying read metadata page 116 122 select PROPERTY gt 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 ALL CLIP PROPERTY CARD STATUS DEVICES PROPERTY SETU 22 57 35 16 P2 CARD CAP EXIT v REMAIN META DATA EXIT uU EXIT 011 J 00 03 51 04 00 04 48 26 SED 07 E Ye L 00 02 33 26 00 06 47 11 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 B Contents of P2 Card Status Display Settings From the thumbnail menu select PROPERTY gt 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 P2Card 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 NO CARD No P2 cards are inserted Use the cursor button to place the cursor on the P2 card for data you want to access and press the SET butto
178. ializes them For details refer is set to USB DEVICE and PC MODE to page 85 is set to ON LOAD SAVE INITIAL This does not affect options in the SCENE FILE screen 1394 CONTROL Selects the method the camera uses for controlling Not available in AVC Intra mode and DVCPRO HD native mode Not available during interval one shot and loop recording 1394 CMD SEL Determines how recording is stopped when the camera controls an external device connected to the DVCPRO DV connector REC P Engages REC PAUSE status STOP Stops recording Not available in AVC Intra mode and DVCPRO HD native mode Not available during interval one shot and loop recording ACCESS LED Determines whether or not the P2 CARD ACCESS LED should light ON OFF ALARM Sets the alarm sound output when an alarm occurs HIGH LOW OFF 142 indicates the factory setting Item Setting Notes CLOCK SETTING Sets the internal calendar date For details see Setting Date and Time of Internal Clock page 26 TIME ZONE Sets the time difference relative to Greenwich Mean e This setting cannot be initialized by Time GMT performing the MENU INIT option and 12 00 0 00 13 00 the INITIAL option in USER FILE For details see Setting Date and Time of Internal Clock page 26 GL PHASE Selects the output signal whose phase is locked to Not available when SYSTEM MODE is the signal
179. ideo In normal use there is no chance of accidentally deleting a recording Recordings will not be erased unless you intentionally delete a file or initialize the card 1 This requires the installation of a P2 card driver provided with each device The P2 card driver runs under Windows Vista Windows XP or Windows 2000 2 This assumes that the SLOT SEL function is assigned to a USER button USER MAIN USER1 or USER2 10 B Other features Pre rec This function provides a way to capture moments you otherwise would have missed In the standby mode the camera will store video and audio for up to 3 seconds in HD and 7 seconds in SD When you press the REC button the three or seven seconds of immediately prior video data stored in internal memory is added at the beginning of the clip you record One shot REC Convenient for producing animation this mode records for a set time from 1 frame to 1 second each time you press the REC button Interval REC Recording one frame at a time at set intervals from 2 frames to 10 minutes this mode is useful for monitoring supervision and special ultra undercranking effects Proxy recording with AJ YAX800G installed Installing an optional video encoder card AJ YAX800G in P2 slot number 2 makes it possible to record MPEG4 format video time code data and other real time data to P2 cards or SD memory cards simultaneous with camera recording of video and audio This is a conven
180. ient feature for checking clip content and speeding up editing work flow Clip thumbnail preview The camera records each cut as a clip file and automatically attaches a thumbnail image and file information to it To preview a clip on the LCD monitor or to check clip data simply choose the clip you want from the list of thumbnails These thumbnails and the file data can be viewed on a PC P2 Viewer or processed in a nonlinear editing program Shot marker and text memo If desired you can add a simple OK reject shot marker to each clip either during or after recording When a P2 card is mounted in a PC P2 Viewer the PC will display only marked clips A text memo function is also provided Pressing the USER button to which the text memo function has been assigned anywhere in a clip during recording or in preview mode allows you to attach empty post it like text memos up to 100 that can later be filled with text on a PC P2 Viewer Using the camera copy function you can create a new clip by stripping out the desired frames from a clip by copying data between text memo labels SD memory card slot The camera provides an SD memory card slot for saving and loading scene files and user settings A metadata upload file created using P2 Viewer containing the name of the person who shot the video the name of the reporter the shooting location or a text memo and other information can be saved to an SD memory card This data file can be lo
181. in horizontal direction only The CAC function does not operate at 24 dB The CAC function may not operate normally in macro shooting After the release of this camera visit our Web site at the address given below for details on new lenses compatible with this function and any changes in this function https eww pavc panasonic co jp pro av Checking CAC Operating Status When the menu is not open the CAC indication at the top right of the screen indicates that the CAC function is on 97 uoneredejg S saydeyy Checking CAC data number and CAC data during operation 1 N uonejedejgd c sajdeug Open the LENS SETUP screen For details on menu operation refer to Using the menus page 125 Turn the JOG dial button to select CAC PROPERTY and select DISPLAY to open the CAC PROPERTY screen The CAC property list appears LENS SETUP DEFAULT gt gt gt ON RETURN SHADING SELECT SHADING USER CAC CAC CARD READ CAC FILE DELETE CAC FILE INIT IRIS ADJUST PUSH MENU TO RETURN gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt ECAC Property 98 a ACTIVE CAC FILE NO 1 i FILENO 1 b MAKER FUJINON TYPE XT17X4 5BRM K14 c 1 00 00 0 00 DATA ERROR PLEASE READ CAC CARD PUSH MENU TO RETURN VERSION Current CAC data number Data number of CAC you wish to check Turn the JOG dial to select CAC data of the specified file b Error messages The file cannot
182. ing software other than P2 Viewer are displayed as UNKNOWN DATA and may not be read 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 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 of the location DEVICE SCENARIO Displays PROGRAM NAME SCENE NO and TAKE NO NEWS Displays REPORTER name of the reporter PURPOSE purpose of shooting and OBJECT object of shooting Displays NO the number of the text memo OFFSET location of the frame with added text m
183. ing the MOS sensor to 1 64 USER MAIN USER1 and USER2 buttons These buttons can be assigned user selected functions in a setting menu Each button when pressed performs the assigned function For details refer to Assigning functions to USER buttons page 57 SHUTTER switch Use to turn the electronic shutter on and off OFF The electronic shutter is off ON The electronic shutter is on SEL Changes the speed of the electronic shutter This dial switch returns to its original position when released Each push in the SEL direction changes the shutter speed For details refer to Setting the Electronic Shutter page 54 4 AUTO W B white black BAL switch AWB Automatically adjusts the white balance Set the WHITE BAL switch on the side to A or B and use this switch to adjust the white balance which takes a few seconds The adjusted value is stored in memory When the WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST and the AUTO W B BAL switch is set to AWB to indicate the color temperature pushing the AUTO W B BAL switch towards AWB a second time allows you to change the preset color temperature ABB Automatically adjusts the black balance For details refer to Adjusting the White Balance and Black Balance page 51 GAIN selector switch This switch adjusts video amplifier gain to suit ambient lighting conditions at the time of shooting Use the menu options LOW GAIN MID GAIN and HIGH GAIN in the SW MO
184. ing the time code externally sss 68 GENLOCK and time code input output connection and setup n 69 Counter Setting and Display 69 Viewfinder Screen Status Displays sssssssss emen 70 Viewfinder Status Indication Layout eene 70 Selecting Viewfinder Display Information sss 70 Screen displays 5 eet tangata edited ever d oe bs artus 71 Genter Information DISplay 25a rtt eee tp a P Sien 74 Checking and displaying shooting Status errereen 76 MODE CHEGCRK irndicatiOD 1 tort e np e EUR DR WR ee 77 Genter marker display ede o etr edite eir ER RA RR A us 78 Safety Zone markers ivt i ette linee t Hr c ea pa niue 78 Audio level meter magnification sssssssseeeeeeeeeneneenen 78 Zebra pattern display 4 3 x ec teeth hrs tup ieu S P Eet 79 Foc s assistfUlictiort 34 drap n bene tte e dri irte 80 Adjusting and setting the LCD monitor emm 81 Waveform monitor UNGON eire te p ve ditt eee he dee e e a Le 82 Adjusting and Setting up the Viewfinder ssssssss eee 83 Adjusting Right and Left Viewfinder Position 83 Diopter Adjustment 2 ene e redeo alise mn dle ee oq edi iate 83 Using the VIewfInIder rest iy dus techs d pt re teet m en ER Pee e t des 83 Emphasizing Image Outlines i ie idee ett e vite Fe t ete ae 84 Setting the viewfinder to monochrome mode sssssssssee 84 Handling S tup data uec p ee pete e destin iter e e eit n e 85 Configura
185. ink frame RUN DOWN 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 data unable to be copied in USB HOST red Time Display You can set this to display the time code at the start of clip recording the user bits at the start of clip recording the shooting time the shooting date the shooting date and time or USER CLIP NAME Recording mode The recording mode for the clip on which the pointer is located is indicated System mode The format for the clip on which the pointer is located is indicated Duration The duration of the clip on which the pointer is located is indicated USB HOST mode indicator Indicated when the mode has been switched to USB HOST 107 sireuquinu uy sdi Bunejndiue w 9 ode sireuquinu uy sdo Buye ndiueyy 9 Jee 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 Clip Number The numbers set by the camera for all the clips recognized 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
186. input to the GENLOCK IN connector in HD set to 576 50 480 59 94i 1080i 720P mode For details refer to page 69 HD SDI The HD SDI is locked to the genlock input COMPOSITE The down converted composite signal VIDEO OUT or SDI OUT 576i 480i signal is locked to the genlock input H PHASE Adjusts the horizontal phase when phase is locked to e Hold down the JOG dial button and the signal input to the GENLOCK IN connector turn it downwards or upwards and 512 0 4511 maintain this position to quickly change values MENU INIT Restores all setting menu values including all scene Not available when PC MODE SELECT files F1 to F6 and the user file to their factory defaults is set to USB DEVICE and PC MODE is set to ON H DIAGNOSTIC screen Item Setting Notes VERSION Indicates the version of the firmware used in this camera 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 DM FPGA Main FPGA configuration ROM MODEL NAME Indicates the model name of thi
187. ip indicator may change from yellow to red resulting in inability to restore the clips Pressthe THUMBNAIL button e The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor 2 Use the cursor buttons to move the pointer over the clip you want to restore defective clips are indicated by defective clip indicators Press the SET button to select the clip 3 Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button and select OPERATION gt REPAIR CLIP from the thumbnail menu When a confirmation screen asks you to confirm that you want to repair the clip use a cursor button and the SET button to select YES if you want to restore the clip 114 Reconnection of Incomplete Clips Incomplete clips may be generated when clips recorded on multiple P2 cards connected clips are separately copied to different cards The reconnection function generates one clip the original connected clip from incomplete clips 1 Press the THUMBNAIL button e The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor 2 Use the cursor and SET button to select incomplete clips to reconnect e Usually thumbnails of incomplete clips clips with marker are displayed in line 3 Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button and select OPERATION gt RE CONNECTION from the thumbnail menu When a confirmation screen asks you to confirm that you want to reconnect the clip use a cursor button and the SET button to select YES if you want to reconnect the clip NOTE Clips that are conn
188. is page e Set 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 menus page 125 NOTE When the camera is set to REC RUN to perform backup recording on a connected external device the advance of time code from the DVCPRO DV connector will stop when all P2 cards have been fully recorded regardless of whether backup recording continues It may not be possible for an external device to back up recording when quick transitions are made between recording and stopping When the AVC Intra format or DVCPRO HD native recording format is selected control of an external device via a 1394 connection is not possible Interval recording one shot recording and loop recording do not allow control of an external device via 1394 Precautions in 1394 Connections e The camera 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 e f an error 1394 INITIAL ERROR should occur when making a connection reinsert the 1394 cable or turn the camera off and then turn it back on again Make sure that the camera and all connected devi
189. it etie 140 DIONICIO NEAR ue eet sniadanie 140 Diopter AdjUstimiert i e eet DISPLAY SE UP screen 138 DOWNGON MOBE tte dte 137 DRS EEFEGQL dass Hesse neta dde palidepeni ect 130 DVCPRO DV Connector i c 151 Dynamic Range Stretcher i 9 57 Electronic Shutter iisisti isitar ENDUBATOJINEAH iiti tn tnt etate 140 ENDURA NEAR irit ka tco tede pps 140 ENDURA D INEAR uite etc 140 EES PT 74 1 EVERS een aac na 138 EVF COLOR e 138 EVF PEAK EREQ itti t edet nets 138 EVF PEAK ENER ue Lipari ead 138 EVE SETIN G oct te ro Pag a 138 EXT DG IN SEL ratto epos 140 external DC power external DOW quel aset credat ape it cte ore bre FMIC KENE a iis ie aere eege dee 137 FMIC POWER isi sintesenn rennen Reds 136 Fast forward playback Fast reverse plavback FBC A E E E E TE lu 161 Pange Back user t bere fee Flash Band Compensation ssssss FOCUS SS S branie it n eerie kd FOCUS BAR ipic e mm ia ed 139 Formatting atelier dr irr rae eds 148 e D 119 SD memory Card 86 120 FRAME BAT Esa ecce tena rera ie ea EX pet cut rs 129 FRONT AUDIO LEVEL Congo FRONT AUDIO LEVEL Control Knob 103 Front Mieropbone screen 100 FRONT VA GEL iiie rapa P eter aro Een 135 FRONT VR CH2 desc tene m Rhe 135 SG MENU MENU SH MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU NK MENU EL MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU SM MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU
190. ite balance again For directions on making adjustments see Adjusting the White Balance page 51 and Adjusting the Black Balance page 52 d AUTO KNEE selector switch Set to ON or OFF Selecting BARS turns off this function and outputs a color bar signal e TCG Set to F RUN or R RUN f AUDIO SELECT CH 1 CH 2 Set to AUTO 33 yoeghe q pue BuipiooeH e 1e1deu I yoeghe q pue BuipiooeH e 1e1deuo 3 Point the camera at your subject to adjust the focus and zoom To use the electronic shutter set the shutter speed and shutter mode For more information see Setting the Electronic Shutter page 54 5 Press the REC button to start recording 6 To stop recording press the REC button NOTE Shooting the sun and other very bright subjects may produce a color cast in surrounding areas Operation Buttons During recording all operation buttons REW FF PLAY PAUSE STOP are disabled 8 Normal Recording Pressing the REC button starts recording of video and sound on the P2 card The video and audio including additional information recorded in one session is referred to as a clip REC button NOTE Pressing the REC button will not immediately stop data write operations to a P2 card in the following situations And the REC button operation is not recognized When terminating a short recording When terminating a recording that has just continued onto a second P2 card 34 S
191. item in OTHER FUNCTIONS then press the JOG dial button e The CLOCK SET screen appears OTHER FUNCTIONS USER FILE RETURN HD SDI PUSH MENU TO RETURN Turn the JOG dial button to select YEAR then press the JOG dial button CLOCK SETTING MINUTE PUSH MENU TO RETURN Turn the JOG dial button to set YEAR to 2009 then press the JOG dial button A year between 2000 to 2037 can be set Turn the JOG dial button to select MONTH then press the JOG dial button Turn the JOG dial button to set MONTH to APR then press the JOG dial button Set DAY HOUR and MINUTE in the same way as setting YEAR and MONTH e This is a 24 hour clock CLOCK SETTING PUSH MENU TO RETURN 27 yoeghe q pue Bulpiooay e 1e1deu CH gt D o e wo ZU D 2 5 a o 3 a H D lt Es o Q NOTE When using the camera recorder for the first time be sure to set the time data beforehand For details refer to Setting Date and Time of Internal Clock page 26 1 Turn on the POWER switch 2 Open the card slot cover eS 3 Insert a P2 card in a P2 card slot Press in the card until the eject button pops up EJECT button Insert the card with the logo facing up 28 8 Inserting P2 Cards 4 Push the eject button that pops up to the right e Insert a P2 card into the AG HPX301E The P2 CARD ACCESS LED for the appropriate slot indicates the sta
192. links 4 Blinks 4 Intermittent A recording error has again and check Recording Sra Mie a tone 4 occurred The error may recording and 5 Cause indication Blinks times per times per error times per terminate recording or let it playback Replace red second second MM second continue any P2 card that does not enable normal recording An irregular reference signal input to GENLOCK IN prevents normal recording Intermittent by pausing recording The Irregular TEMPORARY PAUSE Blinks 4 Blinks 4 ELT qu tone 4 recorded clip is divided Check the 6 reference IRREGULAR FRM SIG times per times per i times Der le Recording resumes when GENLOCK IN signal signal Blinks red second second second the signal returns to normal Recording does not resume if interval one shot or loop recording is in progress d T Blinks 4 Indicates poor reception reception i Check microphone times per Blinks 4 from the wireless receiver quality of WIRELESS RF l l power supply and T second times per No Recording continues but wireless Blinks red l receiver reception Recording second wireless microphone cannot receiver f status only be received transmission Continued on the next page 157 suonoedsu pue soueusjuley 6 Ja deyD suoinoedsu pue soueuejuleyy 6 Jodeuc Continued from the previous page z ibti 4 Warning LCD or viewfinder Warning Alarm Warnin
193. loop recording Irregularity in the input GENLOCK reference signal during loop recording may terminate recording PROXY Recording Function Optional Installing an optional video encoder card AJ YAX800G in P2 card slot 2 makes it possible to record MPEG4 format video time code data and other real time data to P2 cards or SD memory cards simultaneous with camera recording of video and audio NOTE Insert the video encoder card when the camera is turned off For details refer to the supplied User s Guide of the video encoder card 8 Hot Swap Recording With a P2 card in each card slot it is possible to make one continuous recording that spans two cards And by removing any card other than that being recorded you can make continuous recording on 2 or more cards hot swap recording Note that recognition of a P2 card may be delayed depending on when it is inserted in an empty card slot for example immediately after pre recording or when a recording continues from one card to the next P2 cards should be inserted when there is still 1 minute or more time left on the card that is being recorded NOTE This function is not compatible with hot swap playback 8 REC REVIEW Function Pressing the RET button on the lens after a recording will automatically locate and play back the last two seconds of the most recent clip Holding down the RET button on the lens will allow you to play back up to 10 seconds Use
194. m Follow the steps below to use general software such as Microsoft Windows Explorer or Apple Finder to transfer the data to a PC Be sure to use P2 Viewer to write data back to a P2 card Treat the CONTENTS folder and the LASTCLIP TXT file as a unit Do not modify the data below the CONTENTS folder n copying be sure to copy both the CONTENTS folder and the LASTCLIP TXT file together When transferring data from multiple P2 cards create separate folders for each P2 card to prevent overwriting clips with identical names Do not delete data on a P2 card Format P2 cards only on a P2 card device 31 yoeghe q pue BuipiooeH e 1e1deu Basic Procedures This section describes the basic procedure for shooting Note that the recording order is retained even if the power and recording is turned off When the power is next turned on the last RII Before you embark on a shoot pre inspect your system to card written before powering down will be the target card ensure that it works properly For directions on inspecting your memory card camera recorder see Inspections Before Shooting page 153 Battery Set up to P2 card Insertion 1 Insert a charged battery 2 Turn the POWER switch to ON to check the battery remaining level in the viewfinder e When battery capacity is low replace it with a fully charged battery Q 2 is Oo gt D e D D Q o 2 2 Q o 2 a a is lt o 5 Q x
195. minal refer to page 170 105 uonejedejg S sajdeyy sjreuquunu uy sdo Bupendjuen 9 13deyo Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails A clip is a data group that includes the images and sounds created from one shooting session together with additional information such as text memos and meta data The following manipulations can be performed using the cursor and SET buttons while checking the images displayed on the LCD monitor 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 Use a text memo to change thumbnail images Format P2 cards and SD memory cards Uploading and editing clip metadata from the SD memory card Thumbnail Operations 8 Thumbnail Manipulations Overview Thumbnail screens are configured as follows 22 47 52 16 22 54 35 16 22 56 17 12 22 57 35 16 LS Bom 00 00 00 00 00 00 55 11 Wii es Ki 00 02 33 26 00 04 48 26 00 03 51 04 00 06 47 11 OPERATION PROPERTY ALL i2 ALL CLIP SAME FORMAT CLIPS Er ji CARD STATUS 12 56 17 12 DEVICES r 008 PROPERTY SETUP gt copy D a EXT TM 00 02 08 07 iTi ori 2 Duy 1 J m uH DEVICE SETUP EXIT TI T 00 04 48 26 22 56 17 12 22 57 35 16 PROPERTY 22 57 35 16 mp D REPAIR CLIP META DATA gt MARKED CLIPS RE CONNECTION TEXT MEMO CLIPS SLOT CLIPS 00 02 08 07 y 00 04 48 26 WI S
196. mneJedo nueyy 7 JaydeyD suomeJedo nueyy 7 Jeydeu2 H BATTERY SETUP screen PROPAC14 TRIMPAC14 HYTRON50 HYTRON140 DIONIC90 DIONIC160 NP L7 ENDURA7 ENDURA10 ENDURA D PAG L95 BP GL65 95 NiCd14 TYPE A TYPE B Item Setting Notes EXT DC IN SEL Selects external DC power supply type AC ADAPTER AC adapter BATTERY Battery BATTERY SELECT Sets the battery type BATTERY MODE Sets near end AUTO Automatically selects one of the battery types selected in BATTERY SELECT MANUAL Manually sets the near end voltage PROPAC14 NEAR Sets the near end voltage for PROPAC 14 Adjustable in 0 1 V units 11 0 V 13 5 V 15 0 V TRIMPAC14 NEAR Sets the near end voltage for PROPAC 14 Adjustable in 0 1 V units 11 0 V 13 4 V 15 0 V HYTRONSO NEAR Sets the near end voltage for HYTRONSO Adjustable in 0 1 V units 11 0 V 13 4 V 15 0 V HYTRON140 NEAR Sets the near end voltage for HYTRON140 Adjustable in 0 1 V units 11 0 V 13 1V 15 0 V DIONIC90 NEAR Sets the near end voltage for DIONIC90 Adjustable in 0 1 V units 11 0 V 13 7 V 15 0 V DIONIC 160 NEAR Sets the near end voltage for DIONIC160 Adjustable in 0 1 V units 11 0 V 13 3V 15 0 V NP L7 NEAR Sets the near end voltage for NP L7 Adjustable in O 1 V units 11 0 V 13 6V 15 0 V ENDURA7 NEAR Sets the near end voltage for ENDURAT Adjustable in 0
197. mounted on the camera NOTE Please also refer to the lens instruction manual for directions on adjustment and locations of individual lens parts 1 Mount the lens on the camera Make sure you connect the lens cable 2 Set the lens iris to manual and fully open the iris ie c 3 Place the flange back adjustment chart about 3 m from the lens and adjust the lighting on the chart to obtain an appropriate video output level e f the video level is too high use the filters or the shutter 4 Loosen the F f Flange focus ring clamping Screw NOTE F b Flange back may be indicated on some lenses 5 Set the zoom ring to the telephoto position either manually or by electric drive 6 Shoot the flange back adjustment chart and turn the distance ring to adjust focus Set the zoom ring to the wide angle position and turn the F f flange focus ring to adjust focus Do not move the distance ring during focusing Repeat Steps 5 to 7 until the lens is in focus at both the telephoto and wide angle positions Firmly tighten the F f ring clamping screw 95 uoneredejg S Je1deu uonejedejgd c sajdeug E White Shading Compensation The camera can use DEFAULT fixed value and three user adjustable functions USER1 USER2 USER3 to store white shading compensation data Select SHADING SELECT in the setting menu LENS SETUP screen to set compensation data Selecting OFF turns off shading compensation
198. n SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 50i 720 50P 576 50i Setting SDI OUT SYSTEM REC CAMERA ven T Recording format Video tormat Audio Diop MODE FORMAT MODE FRAME AVC I 100 50i A AVC 1 50 501 dni AVC 100 108090 Disabled 4ch No output AVC I 100 25PN 1080 05PN Native AVC I 50 1080 25PsF 1080 50i AVC I 50 25PN Disabled Disabled Over50i 2 2 50i 1080 50i 1080 50i 1080 50 DVCPRO Den 1080 25P Over50i DVCPROHD 1080 25PsF ch DVCPRO HD 2 2 Pull Down Over50i 2 2 AVC I 100 50P OFF Disabled 720 50P 720 50P Ach AVC I 50 50P ON 12 50 720 50P 720 50P VFR OFF Disabled AVC I 100 720 25P 4 No output AVC I 100 25PN 25 720 25PN Native AVC I50 Gem 2 2 ch o outpu AVC I 50 25PN i AVC I 50 25PN ON Other than 720 25PN Native VFR 700 50P VFR 25 audio cannot be recorded H D OFF TOR 720 50P oa pues 720 25P Over50P 720 25P 720 50P Ver di ON 2 2 Pull Down Over50P 2 2 ach DVCPRO HD Other than 720 50P VFR DVCPROHD 720 50P VFR above FF Disabled d E 720 25PN Native es Ach DVCPRO HD 25PN No output ON Other than 720 25PN Native VFR 720 50P VER Muted 25 audio cannot be recorded DVCPRO 50 50i a 576 50 DVCPRO50 SE jen Se 576 50i DVCPRO 50i zen Disabled Disabled 576 25P Over50i DVCPRO 576 25PsF och DVCPRO DV 50i 2 2 Pull Down DV Over50i 2 2 DV 1 Native mode
199. n 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 iExample 2 Connecting two or more AG HPX301Es with one another with one being used as the reference device Reference device VIDEO OUT d Jj TC OUT r Ot GENLOCK IN i 3 VIDEO OUT LS ICOUT eN NOTE Set the menu option TC VIDEO SYNCHRO to TC IN in the OUTPUT SEL screen and the menu option GL PHASE to COMPOSITE in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen on both units Setting TC VIDEO SYNCHRO in the OUTPUT SEL screen to TC IN will supply the time code via TC IN to the next slave device without delay The subcarrier in the VBS signal of the VIDEO OUT connector of the camera cannot be externally locked To externally lock the time code Follow the steps below 1 Turn on the POWER switch 2 Position the TCG switch at F RUN 3 Setthe COUNTER button to TC 4 Supply a phase relationship reference time code that conforms to the time code requirements and reference video signals to the TC IN and GENLOCK IN connectors respectively 67 BuipuooeH 104 sBumes pue sjueuusn py y 191deuj Guip1ooeg 10 sBumes pue sjueunsn py p 1e1deuS Now the built in time code generator is locked to the reference time code When locked to an external time code generator t
200. n table sss 47 Selecting video Output s accen eater coe temer epe cor rt Sce eee ten Ret seas 48 List of recording playback and output formats sss 48 Adjusting the White Balance and Black Balance sse 51 Adjusting the White Balance ssssemmemeemenenn 51 Adjusting the Black Balance sse 52 Setting the Electronic Shutter eene 54 Setting the Shutter Mode and Speed ssssssssssseeeemeenenes 54 Placing the Camera recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN Mode see 55 FBC Flash Band Compensation Function 56 Chapter 5 Preparation Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails Setting FBO TUNCHION tri tenet erit A ud edere 56 Assigning f nctions to USER BUTTONS 1 er aset teo tr p asi ve fee etus arae 57 Selecting Audio Input Signals and Adjusting Recording Levels 58 Selecting Audio INPUESIQNAIS 5 ttr te tet eb entem ed t rb e arie 58 Adjustirig Becording Levels sr ttr rt tc bee ot t e t eret 58 Selecting Function for the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL Control 59 CH3 and CH4 Recording Levels eee 59 setting lime Data ze o ts ate edet aa e e e Edo te at der eode 60 Recording time codes and user Die eee 61 Setiibig User Dits imet eee a tede cg e Eo e b d eon 63 Entering thie User BItS 5 ee e ote ene Pe e etras 63 Setting the TimeCode 1 5 iuret be ea e Eee t d Rote 65 Externally Locking the Time Code ssssssss ees 67 Outputt
201. n the user files and the six scene files to their factory defaults by selecting YES in the menu option MENU INIT in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Setup menu structure MAIN MENU SCENE FILE page 129 SYSTEM SETUP page 131 SW MODE page 133 RECORDING SETUP page 134 AUDIO SETUP page 135 OUTPUT SEL page 137 DISPLAY SETUP page 138 BATTERY SETUP page 140 SYSTEM MODE REC SIGNAL REC FORMAT CAMERA MODE SCAN REVERSE ASPECT CONV SETUP PC MODE SELECT PC MODE LOW GAIN MID GAIN HIGH GAIN ATW ATW TYPE W BAL PRESET USER MAIN USER1 USER2 RET SW WFM AUTO KNEE SW REC FUNCTION ONE SHOT TIME INTERVAL TIME START DELAY PREREC MODE TC MODE UB MODE SDI SELECT SDI META DATA SDI EDH DOWNCON MODE VIDEO OUT CHAR VIDEO OUT ZEBRA TC OUT TC VIDEO SYNCRO EVF PEAK LEVEL EVF PEAK FREQ EVF SETTING EVF B LIGHT EVF COLOR ZEBRA1 DETECT ZEBRA2 DETECT ZEBRA2 MARKER SAFETY ZONE FOCUS BAR LCD SETTING SELF SHOOT LCD BACKLIGHT SYNC SCAN DISP DATE TIME LEVEL METER ZOOM CARD BATT P2CARD REMAIN OTHER DISPLAY MENU BACK REC COUNTER LOAD SAVE INIT VFR FRAME RATE SYNCHRO SCAN DETAIL LEVEL V DETAIL LEVEL DETAIL CORING R MIC CH2 LEVEL HEADROOM WIRELESS WARN WIRELESS TYPE 1394 AUDIO OUT ENDURA 7 NEAR TYPE B END NEAR END CANCEL 127 suomeJedo nueyy 7 Je1deu suomeJedo nue N 7 JaydeyuD CARD FUNCTIONS SCENE FILE SHADING SELECT page 1
202. n to display detailed information about the P2 card to check individual information such as the serial number and the user ID 3 P2Card Remaining Capacity Total Capacity Displays the P2 card remaining capacity and total capacity in minutes The total remaining capacity for each P2 card will not show actual capacity since only time in minutes is displayed Note that the indicated capacity will vary according to the frame rate in native recording with VFR operation 4 Total remaining free space for the slot Displays the total remaining free space for both slots Please note that the remaining capacity of a write protected P2 card is not included in the total remaining capacity 5 Warning symbol Inserting the following type of P2 cards will display the El symbol 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 For details on P2 card status indications refer to 2 P2 Card Status remaining free space When USED is selected 1 2 Write protect Mark The i mark appears if the P2 card is write protected 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
203. n to select AUTO 1080i or 576i 480i This connector does not support up conversion It outputs the same signals as SDI OUT 1 connector SCENE FILE dial This dial allows you to select and load shooting conditions from the scene files prerecorded to each of the six positions NOTE During recording selecting a position with a different frame rate will not change the frame rate until the camera is set to recording standby mode For details refer to How to use Scene File Data page 87 FOCUS ASSIST button Turns magnification of the center portion of the image on and off For details refer to Focus assist function page 80 REC switch Switches functions of the REC button on the handle ON Enables the REC button OFF Disables the REC button USB lamp This lamp lights when the camera is in USB mode PC mode 21 suoloun 1194 pue sued Z 1e1deuo suoNoun Jeu pue sueg Z Je deuoS B Menu Thumbnail Operation Section 7 JC JC 22 MENU button e Hold down the button to open a setting menu screen A second press of the button returns the previous image This function is not available in the thumbnail display and during recording JOG dial button Use this button to go between setting menus and to select and set items in open setting menus n a setting menu turning the JOG dial button downwards moves the menu cursor downwards and tu
204. nd reproduced sound during playback The speaker emits an alarm sound when the warning lamp and indicator light or blink EE sound and reproduced sound are not output during alarm sound output When earphones are connected to the PHONES connector the sound from the speaker is automatically muted PHONES earphones jack mini jack This connector is designed for audio monitoring stereo earphones DC OUT DC power supply output socket This is a 12 V DC output socket that provides a maximum current of 1 5 A NOTE Be sure to check polarity before connecting an external device as incorrect connection could lead to damage AUDIO OUT connector This connector outputs audio signals recorded on audio channels 1 2 and 3 4 Use the MONITOR SELECT CH1 2 CH3 4 selector Switch to select output signals 17 suonounJ 1194 pue sueg Z 1e1deuo suoNoun Jeu pue seg Z JejdeuoS H Shooting and Recording Playback Functions Section 11 3 4105 6 7 2 E 1 18 Shooting and Recording camera unit ND FILTER filter switching control Use this control to adjust the amount of light entering the MOS sensor during shooting in strong outdoor ighting gonty a Setting Description position 1 CLEAR Does not use the ND filter Reduces the amount of light S VAND entering the MOS sensor to 1 4 Reduces the amount of light 3 TEND entering the MOS sensor to 1 16 Reduces the amount of light li EE enter
205. ndividual a kung fu demonstration and other performances For example selecting a VFR recording frame rate of 12 fps when shooting at a 25P recording format yields a fast motion effect of approx 2x normal speed The same effect can be obtained at a 24P recording and a 30P recording Standard setup for undercranking effects SUETENIMOBESSNIngS Recording frame rate SYSTEM MODE Other settings AVC I 100 25PN REC FORMAT AVC I 50 25PN 720 50P DVCPROHD 25PN 12 to 24 frames VFR ON FRAME RATE Set to 24FRAME or lower e With the menu option REC FORMAT set to DVCPRO HD 50P 60P you can use a nonlinear editing system to generate quick motion effects from the resulting footage 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 50 fps when shooting a 25P recording format yields a slow motion effect that is 2 times normal speed Shooting 720P progressive video will produce smooth and high quality slow motion The same effect can be obtained at a 24P recording and a 30P recording Standard setup for overcranking effects SYSTEM MODE setup Recording frame rate SYSTEM MODE Other settings AVC I 100 25PN REC FORMAT AVC I 50 25PN 720 50P DVCPRO HD 25PN 26 to 50 frames VFR ON FRAME RATE Set to 26 frames or more e With
206. nes where the dynamic range is to be emphasized n n f dark areas such as NOTE Changes to scene files do not affect SYSTEM MODE settings Use the SYSTEM SETUP screen to make such changes 87 BuipuooeH 104 sBumes pue sjueuusn py y 191deuj Guip1ooeg 10 sBumes pue sjueunsn py p 1e1deyuD Changing scene file settings 4 When the screen shown below appears use the JOG dial button to enter a 6 character file name e Turning the JOG dial button changes the character display in the following order space L1 1 Turn the scene file dial then select the scene alphabet A to Z numerics 0 to 9 file to be changed symbols lt gt e f the RESET button is pressed when the filename has been set the characters are cleared B Example1 Change the name of the scene file 2 Select the menu option NAME EDIT in the NAME EDIT SCENE FILE screen then press the JOG dial SW POSITION F3 button For details on menu operation refer to Using the PARK menus page 125 SCENE FILE F3 SPARK NORM OFF V DETAIL FREQ THIN PUSH MENU TO RETURN CHANGE After you finish setting the filename press the MENU button This completes the NAME EDIT change A change that has been confirmed is retained after a power down and is not affected by PUSH MENU TO RETURN dial position Items set for the scene file are also retained 3 Select CHANGE and press the JOG dial button B
207. ng is locked at 50i Not available when 1080i or 720P is set in SYSTEM MODE and REC SIGNAL is 1394 Not available in USB DEVICE mode CAMERA MODE Sets the shooting mode of the camera during DVCPRO HD codec at 1080 50i 1080 59 94i or during 576 50i 480 59 94i When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 50i or 576 501 50i 25P When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 59 94i or 480 59 94i 60i 30P 24P 24PA Does not appear when SYSTEM MODE is set to 720 50P 720 59 94P Not available in the following conditions When the REC SIGNAL option is set to 1394 When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 50i 1080 59 94i and REC FORMAT is set to something other than DVCPROHD 50i 60i SCAN R VERSE Cancels the image inversion that occurs with film lenses and anamorphic lenses ON OFF ASPECT CONV Selects the aspect ratio for recording at 576i 480i 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 1080 50i 1080 59 94i or 720 50P 720 59 94P SETUP Selects the setup level for the 480i video signal 0 Setup is switched to 0 for both VIDEO OUT output and recording 7 5 A Setup is switched to 7 5 for VIDEO OUT output and 0 for recording This item is not displayed when SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080
208. ng the Eye Cup When using the SHAN RC700 Rain Cover Secure with the surface fastener Secure with the surface fastener Attaching the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL Control Knob If you use the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL control frequently attach the accessory knob so that it can be easily operated FRONT AUDIO LEVEL Control Knob Accessory w Screw Marks Screw Accessory Remove the screw in the center of the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL control and attach the accessory knob using the screw included When attaching the knob be sure to align the marks on the control with the marks on the knob Attach the eye cup by aligning the projections on the eyepiece 103 uonejedejg S saydeyy DC OUT Connector and External REC Start Stop Switch Connection The DC OUT connector on the camera can output a 1 5 A current Connecting an external switch to this connector enables REC Start and Stop control An LED can be connected and used as a tally lamp which is convenient when the camera is mounted on a crane Segen during recording uonejedejg c sajdeun DC OUT connector Connection example Cable connector ams HR10A 7P 4P 73 Hirose Electric Co 30720 For details on connecting A the connector refer to page 170 In is I I l I I i mE I LED V7 Resist
209. nnected 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 160 Updating the firmware incorporated into the unit The firmware can be updated using either of the following two methods 1 Checking the current version of firmware and performing the update using the dedicated tool P2_Status_ Logger PASS P2 Asset Support System is only available to customers who have completed customer registration with Panasonic Log in to PASS and use the dedicated tool P2_Status_Logger to check the version information of the firmware on the unit and download links to pages containing the necessary firmware For further information about downloading and using P2_Status_Logger log in to PASS and refer to the relevant pages Besides access to PASS completing customer registration has a number of other benefits For further details refer to the PASS P2 Asset Support System website https eww pavc panasonic co jp pro av 2 Checking the current version of the firmware using the unit and performing the update Check firmware version of the camera in the DIAGNOSTIC screen Then access the site listed in the NOTE below to check the most recent firmware information and download any firmware you require NOTE e The update is completed by loading the downloaded file onto the unit via an SD memory card
210. nserted P2 cards for mWhen the white or black balance is not saved recording and you have no time to adjust the white The P2 card selected for recording switches with each balance press of the USER button and the P2 CARD ACCESS e Position the WHITE BAL switch to PRST LED of the selected P2 card lights orange The slot i e The color temperature can be set to 3200K or number of the card to be recorded appears in green in 5600K the LCD monitor and the viewfinder For more information on viewfinder displays see Viewfinder Screen Status Displays page 70 Elif the white balance is adjusted on the spot e Select a filter according to ambient light conditions Then position the WHITE BAL NOTE switch to A or B and shoot a white test The slot selected for recording cannot be changed when subject so that it appears at the center of the recording has started Perform this operation during screen Then follow the steps below to adjust recording standby the white balance e Use the USER MAIN USER1 USER2 item in setting menu 1 Turn the AUTO W B BAL switch toward AWB SW MODE screen to assign functions to the USER MAIN to adjust the white balance USER1 USER2 button 2 Turn the AUTO W B BAL switch toward ABB C GAIN switch to adjust the black balance Normally this should be set to L 0 dB If conditions are 3 Turn the AUTO W B BAL switch toward AWB too dark an appropriate gain level should be set to adjust the wh
211. nserted while another P2 card is being played back the clips on the inserted P2 card will not be played back A P2 card inserted during playback will be recognised after playback ends If you perform variable speed playback on a clip split across more than one P2 card sound may disappear for a moment This is not a malfunction To play back a clip in a different SYSTEM MODE adjust the SYSTEM MODE to the clip to reset the camera before playback Playback of the audio channels CH5 to CH8 recorded on another device is not possible 43 yoeghe q pue BuipiooeH e 1e1deu Bulpiodey 10 sBumes pue sjuewsnipy p 1e13deu Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording E Selecting recording signals This camera records HD 1080i 720P signals using AVC Intra or DVCPRO HD codecs and use a combination of DVCPROSO0 DVCPRO or DV codecs for recording SD 576i 480i signals It provides a variety of capture frame rates and recording frame rates native recording to suit specific applications Select recording and recor Screen Setting menu ding signal in the setting menus listed below Setting SYSTEM SETUP screen SYSTEM MODE Selects the 1080i 720P or 576i 480i signal format To change this setting wait until TURN POWER OFF appears before turning the power off and then turn it back on again REC SIGNAL Selects to record using this camera or from the DVCPRO DV connector Selects AVC Intra or DVCPRO
212. nter position is played back on the LCD monitor e After the clip at the cursor location has been played subsequent clips are played back in order When the last clip has been played the thumbnail screen appears NOTE When playing back clips it is not necessary to select the clips blue frames around the thumbnails Clips with clip numbers displayed in red cannot be played During playback pressing the REW button starts 4X speed reverse playback and the FF button starts 4X speed fast playback Press the PLAY PAUSE button to return to normal playback e During clip playback pressing the PLAY PAUSE button will temporarily stop pause the process During a pause pressing the REW button moves the pause position to the beginning of the clip Pressing the REW button again moves the pause position to the beginning of the previous clip During a pause pressing the FF button moves the pause position to the beginning of the next clip Pressing the STOP button during clip playback stops the playback and returns the display to the thumbnail screen NOTE When playback is stopped the position of the pointer moves to the clip that was being played back regardless of where playback started When the PLAY PAUSE button is pressed again playback will start from the beginning of the clip on which the pointer is positioned To begin playback from the last stop position set PLAYBACK RESUME to on Refer to Setting
213. nterface is selected time code output from the TC OUT connector is not synchronized to the video signal output from the VIDEO OUT connector Subcode area time codes and user bits When input from the IEEE1394 interface is selected and the TCG switch is set to F RUN the time code of the subcode area input from the DVCPRO DV connector can be recorded on the 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 IEEE1394 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 menu settings and switch positions Recording UMID Unique Material Identifier data When input from the IEEE1394 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 generates and records such data UMID data is not recorded when the camera is operating in the DV mode 151 sooo euJ81x3 0 Dun2euuoc g sa deyD seoiMeq euJeix3 0 Bunoeuuo2 g Je deyD 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 1 Connect a 1394 cable DV cable For details see Precautions in 1394 Connections th
214. number of text and voice memos added to the clip The t mark appears if the clip is recorded on a write protected P2 card NOTE The unit is not capable of recording or playing back voice memos 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 recording 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 121 sireuquinu uy sdo Bunejndiue w 9 ode REC RATE The recording frame rate is displayed Only 4 displayed for clips recorded using native recording with the VFR function 5 Clip Meta Data Displays more detailed data about the clip Use the cursor buttons to move the pointer and press the SET button to check the detailed content For more information on displayed metadata see Setting of Clip Meta Data page 115 Press OK on the keyboard to write the modified metadata on the clip and return to the metadata window NOTE LOCATION recording location data data for a SHOOT cannot be deleted independently Thus by setting ALTITUDE to empty will also delete the LONGITUDE and LATITUDE settings The metadata for a clip with the O incomplete clip indicator cannot be modified Metadat
215. o hide ALL HIDE ON No indicators are 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 indication PROXY Switches the proxy marker 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 Date and Time DATE TIME or 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 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 valu
216. ommended Be sure to format such cards in this camera This unit supports the following SD and SDHC memory card capacities 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB SD memory cards 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB SDHC memory 4GB 6GB 8GB 12GB 16GB cards 32GB For proxy optional recording use 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB SD memory cards labeled High Speed or SDHC memory cards 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 For the latest information not available in the Operating Instructions visit the P2 Support Sites at the following Web site https eww pavc panasonic co jp pro av WAbout SD and SDHC memory cards The SDHC card is a new standard established by the SD Card Association in 2006 for memory cards with capacities of 2 GB or more e The SD logo is a registered trademark MMC MultiMediaCard is a registered trademark of Infineon Technologies AG BUSY operation mode display lamp This lamp indicates the active status of the SD memory card It stays illuminated when the card is active NOTE Do not remove the card while the lamp is on The SD memory card could be damaged DVCPRO DV connector An IEEE1394 standard connector for input and output of video audio and data For details refer to Connections to the DVCPRO DV Connector page 151 SDI OUT 1 connector SDI OUT 2 connector This connector outputs SDI signals Use the menu option SDI SELECT in the OUTPUT SEL scree
217. on and this switch to change the frame rate For details refer to 2 JOG dial button in Menu Thumbnail Operation Section page 22 ZEBRA zebra pattern switch Use this switch to display a zebra pattern in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor For details refer to Zebra pattern display page 79 Focal plane index d This symbol indicates the focal plane of the MOS sensor It provides a reference for making accurate focal distance measurements from the subject 19 suonounJ 1194 pue sueg Z 1e1deuo suoNoun Jeu pue sueg Z Je deuoS 20 25 24 e KS 14 16 15 17 CC ae OBO BB dot ogo Hs 28 31 12 23 21 12 13 14 20 Shooting and Recording Playback Function Section Recorder Unit REC button Press this button to start recording and press once again to stop it This button operates in the same way as the VTR button on the lens SDI OUT CHARACTER switch Use this switch to control the superimposition of character data onto SDI OUT to indicate status or setting menus ON Superimposes characters OFF Does not superimpose characters NOTE In addition to SDI OUT a setting menu allows you to superimpose characters on VIDEO OUT video lt lt REW rewind button In stop mode press this button for fast reverse playback During playback press this button for fast reverse
218. onic co jp pro av 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 MIT License can be found on the installation CD provided with the unit Refer to the folder called LDOC Details are given in the original English language text This product is licensed under the AVC Patent Portfolio License for the personal and non commercial use of the following activities of a consumer but no license is granted or implied for any other use Encode video in compliance with the AVC standard AVC video Decode AVC video that was encoded by a consumer engaged in a personal and non commercial activity 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 Trademarks The SD and SDHC logos are trademarks Multi Media Card MMC is a registered trademark of Infineon Technologies AG Apple Macintosh Mac OS are registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple Inc in the United States and or other countries Unislot is a registered trademark of Ikegami Tsushinki Co Ltd Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Other names of companies
219. opied may be automatically modified depending on the recording format of the clip 8 Deleting Clips 1 Press the THUMBNAIL button e The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor Use the cursor buttons to move the pointer to the clip to be deleted and press the SET button to select the clip Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button and select OPERATION gt DELETE from the thumbnail menu 113 sjreuquunu uum sdi Bunejndiuen 9 13 deyo sjreuquunu uy sdij Buiye ndiueyy 9 13deyo 4 The following screen appears Use the cursor buttons and the SET button to select YES DELETE FORMAT OPERATION PROPERTY REPAIR CLIP META DATA RE CONNECTI COPY EXT i 00 02 08 07 12 i A DEVICE SETUP a EXIT 00 04 48 26 aa iT 00 02 33 26 00 03 51 04 00 06 47 11 e The clip is deleted All selected clips in blue frames are deleted by this operation NOTE To interrupt deleting press the SHIFT and EXIT buttons or the SET button to cancel the operation Partially deleted clips cannot be restored by canceling 8 Restoring Clips Restores clips that are defective as a result of sudden powering down during recording or removal of the P2 card being accessed NOTE Only those clips with yellow defective clip indicators can be restored Delete the clips with red defective clip indicators If the clip cannot be deleted format the P2 card During restoration of the clips however the defective cl
220. opter adjusting ring PUSH MENU TO RETURN 4 Press the JOG dial button to select an item and turn the button to make adjustments EVF SETTING EVF BRIGHTNESS PUSH MENU TO RETURN 83 BuipuooeH 104 sBumes pue sjuswysnipy y 191deuj Guip1ooeg 40 sBumes pue sjueunsn py p 1e1deuS NOTE Pressing the RESET button when an adjustable value is selected in the setting menu EVF SETTING will return that setting to its factory default The LCD monitor will appear darker than usual if the camera recorder is cold when it is turned on The display will return to its normal brightness as it warms up The issues described below are viewfinder phenomena that may occur under certain conditions but do not indicate a malfunction Nor do they affect recording or output signals Primary colors red blue and green may be seen when moving eye position in the viewfinder At low temperature the screen image may have an irregular pink cast When the camera is off there may be black stripes across the screen They disappear when the camera is turned on Image lag may increase at low temperatures but this is not a malfunction 8 Emphasizing Image Outlines Emphasizing outlines of images in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor makes it easier to focus This function does not affect video output from the camera or video recorded by the camera 1 Adjust EVF PEAK LEVEL and EVF PEAK FREQ in the DISPLAY SETUP
221. or transfer over a network without digitizing Transfer speeds far surpassing those of optical disks also help to speed up production processes The P2 card complies with PC card standards and can be directly plugged into the PC card slot on a computer The two P2 card slots allow continuous recording on two P2 cards and also offer the following recording capabilities in a memory card camera recorder Card selection In standby status you can instantly select switch to the slot of the card you wish to record on Recorded content can be quickly passed on to editing or transferred to minimize interruptions in recording making it far more efficient than systems where tapes or disks have to be exchanged Hot swap recording Cards can be replaced during recording A full memory card can be replaced while recording is made on another card Successively swapping cards in this way gives you virtually unlimited recording capacity Loop recording Setting the camera for consecutive overwriting you can repeatedly rerecord on the inserted P2 cards always maintaining a recording of the most recent specific period of time B immediate startup and reliable data protection When you press the REC button in standby mode the camera instantly finds a blank area on the P2 card and begins recording Unlike a VTR system there is no need to locate a blank section before recording It can begin recording immediately even when you are using it to preview v
222. ording A B C D 2 2 pull down recording Ao Ae Bo Be co Ce Do De 720 25PN EX Sa Ka Een A 2 2 pull down a a B B c c o o Camera recording A B C D Recordin i i 720 25P over 50P NN ANN ANN N g Lal CB 2 2 2 pull down recording A A B B cx c D D d X Active frame J Active frame d J NOTE In 24P 24PA 24PN native recording and in 25PN 30PN 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 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 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 35 yoeghe q pue BuipiooeH e 1e1deu Variable Frame Rate VFR Recording In 720P mode this camera is capable of frame skipping undercranking and high speed overcranking recording NEN The camera operator can select b
223. ording and playback frame rates are displayed Example 50 25PN recording 50P with the camera frame rate set to a variable frame rate of 25PN Playback applies a 2 2 pull down to perform 25P over 50P indicating that 25 50 speed slow playback is performed In standard recording only the capture frame rate is indicated Example 25P recording 25P using 2 2 pulldown for over 50i recording Audio level meter display HEAD ROOM at 18 dB 18dB 0dB R 4 92 4 HEAD ROOM at 20 dB 20dB OdB p 4 2 4 By assigning MAG A LVL level meter magnification to a user button makes it possible to switch to display magnification For details refer to Audio level meter magnification page 78 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 DISP in the DISPLAY SETUP screen is used DRS display This indicates operation of the dynamic range stretcher function Iris display Displays F values NC appears when the lens connector is not connected Auto iris control displays e SPOT Auto iris control for spot light e BACK Auto iris control for backlight compensation This indication also appears when the lens is set to manual iris but is not active 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Zoom position display
224. ore partitions use the cursor button V to move down to display the remaining partitions MODEL Indicates the model of P2 card that originally recorded the data in the partition NOTE Press the cursor button gt to switch to PARTITION NAME Use the cursor button lt to return to the previous model HDD EXPLORE PARTITION NAME HDD PARTITION TYPE S VENDOR Panasonic MODEL lt 0603H SIZE 279 4 GB USED 59 3 GB 9 CARDS MENU MENU REMAIN 220 1 GB lt 4 PARTITION INFO SET THUMBNAIL When hard disk drive thumbnails are displayed select CHANGE PARTITION NAME in the OPERATION menu to enter the PARTITION NAME on the software keyboard up to 20 characters ALL HDD um loai THUMBNAIL IMPORT OPERATION PROPERTY 00 02 08 07 EXIT bos JE 00 00 00 00 CHANGE PARTITION NAME EXIT 00 43 18 20 00 25 33 01 NUMBER 1 PARTITION TYPE S DATE 11 SEP 2008 SIZE 279 4 GB TIME 16 17 17 USED 59 3 GB VERIFY ON FINISHED 9 CARDS NAME TEST1 2 ot 00 02 33 20 SERIAL ABDO6D2664 MODEL AJ P2C008HG ALL HDD 001 002 E PARTITION NAME TEST 1 00 00 40 12 00 00 55 11 005 re k 00 02 33 26 SERIAL ABD06D2664 MODEL AJ P2C008HG 00 02 08 07 VERIFY ON FINISHED NAME TEST1 9 CARDS REMAIN 220 1 GB 148 9 10 11 DATE TIME Indicates the date and time data was recorded on the partition
225. osed 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 OUT Sets the time code type output from the TC OUT connector TCG Outputs the time code generator value of the camera at all times TCG TCR Outputs time code generator value during camera recording and outputs the played back time code during video playback TC VIDEO SYNCRO Sets the delay of time code output from the TC OUT connector TC IN Does not delay output of input to TC IN connector VIDEO OUT Outputs the time code in line with delay of video output from the VIDEO OUT connector J 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 contrast 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 ZEBRA1 DETECT Sets the level of the right leaning zebra pattern 1 50 70 109 ZEBRA2 DETECT Sets the
226. ounters provides a continuous count until reset by pressing the COUNTER RESET button The counter value is retained TOTAL when P2 cards are replaced and when the power is turned off CLIP shooting the current clip NOTE Pressing the RESET button when the counter value is displayed resets the counter to 0 e The counter value indicates values in the range between 0 00 00 and 9 59 59 in 1 second steps The counter is reset to O at the start of each recording and allows you to keep track of clip recording time while 69 BuipuooeH 104 sBumes pue sjueuusn py y 1e1deuj Guip1ooeg 10 sBumes pue sjueunsn py p 1e1deuS Viewfinder Screen Status Displays In addition to video the viewfinder shows messages indicating camera settings and operating status center markers safety zone markers zebra patterns and other indications H Viewfinder Status Indication Layout The illustration below shows the indications except MODE CHECK that are displayed in the viewfinder TC 12 34 56 23 MS 999min B90 aa LACK l PAUSE 83 ND1 FEB 25 2008 23 59 59 DRS SPOT 1 250 F5 6 Z99 For more information see the following pages 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 Refer to the section Using the menus page 125 DISPLAY SETUP EVF PEAK FREQ
227. pare the camera for connecting audio input devices 4 Set the AUDIO IN switch to FRONT depending on the audio channel to be 8 When Using the Front Microphone pad S i The AJ MC200G microphone kit optional includes a LE microphone that can be mounted on the camera 1 Open the microphone holder Viewfinder uonejedejg c sajdeug AUDIO IN Switch Microphone holder 2 Mount the microphone and tighten the clamping i Using a wireless receiver screw Clamping Screw 1 Remove the lid install the wireless receiver and screw it down 3 Connect the microphone cable to the MIC IN jack on the camera MIC IN Jack 100 2 H When Using Audio Devices 1 Set the AUDIO IN switch to W L for the audio channels that will be recorded AUDIO IN Switch e Set the menu option WIRELESS TYPE in the AUDIO SETUP screen to DUAL for a 2 channel wireless receiver Connect the audio device to the AUDIO IN jack with the XLR cable Set the AUDIO IN switch to REAR for the channel to which the XLR cable is connected Set the LINE MIC 48V selector switch on the rear panel to LINE LINE MIC 48V Selector Switch AUDIO IN Jack AUDIO IN Switch 101 uonejedejg S Je1deu Attaching Accessories d Mounting the Camera on a Tripod Removing the Camera from the Tripod Adapter Use an optional SHAN TM700 tripod adapter to place the camera on a t
228. playback at about 4x normal speed If this button is pressed when playback is paused the beginning of the clip being played is located in pause mode cue up mode 15 16 1 N 18 19 gt gt FF fast forward button In stop mode press this button for fast playback During playback press this button for fast playback at about 4x normal speed If this button is pressed when playback is paused the beginning of the next clip is located in pause mode cue up mode IB STOP button Press this button to stop playback Press this button to stop interval recording and one shot recording PLAY PAUSE button Press this button to view playback in the viewfinder or on a color video monitor Press it during playback to pause playback USB 2 0 connector DEVICE USB 2 0 connector HOST Connect a USB 2 0 cable to this connector To enable transfer of data via USB 2 0 set the menu option PC MODE in the SYSTEM SETUP screen to ON This setting restricts recording playback and clip operations with the camera For details refer to page 146 20 21 22 23 24 P2 CARD ACCESS LED This LED indicates the recording and playback status of each card For details refer to P2 CARD ACCESS LED and status of P2 cards page 29 GENLOCK IN connector This connector inputs a reference signal when the camera unit is gen locked or when the time code is externally locked NOTE Supply an HD Y signal 1080 50i
229. progressive mode 24 frames s FR24PA 24P advanced mode 24 frames s In FR24P and FR24PA modes the last digit contains the frame conversion sequence information NOTE When TC tc and UB are locked to TC IN input the characters in their icons change to outline characters x When the HOLD button is used to temporarily freeze indications the HOLD indication blinks 2 Warnings MJ 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 For details refer to Charging the internal battery page 156 e e e DEE 71 BuipuooeH 410 sBumes pue sjuswyjsni py y 191deuj Bulpiodey 40 sBumes pue sjueunsn py p 1e13deuS 3 Backup unit displays e The following indications show the status of backup units connected to the DVCPRO DV connector e The following indications are not displayed when the menu option 1394 CONTROL in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen is set to OFF e 1394 Recording e 1394 I Recording standby e 1394 Ba The backup unit cannot be controlled 1394 No backup unit is connected 1394 A backup unit is connected but is not in recording or recording standby status 4 Recording format and system frequency indication System mode e 1080i e 720P e 576i 48
230. pue sjuewsnipy p 1e1deuS Setting Time Data The camera 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 Time data overview iTime code Use the TCG switch to select Rec Run or Free Run mode e Free Run The time code advances constantly whether the camera is on or not just like time itself Recording using a slave locked time code input to the TC IN or DVCPRO DV connectors is also possible e 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 NOTE The following events will disrupt time code continuity When clips are deleted When a 24P or 24PA frame rate is selected When 25PN 30PN 24PN is selected When a recording is interrupted by a REC WARNING or other abnormality User bits Two types of user bits are provided internally LTC UB recorded as LTC output via the TC 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 or DVCPRO DV connector input VITC user bit
231. r BATTERY the Battery Type SELECT Select the menu option BATTERY SELECT from the setting menu BATTERY SETUP Using an Anton Bauer Battery SE 1 Mount an Anton Bauer battery Power supply output connector for lighting Lighting control switch NOTE The Anton Bauer battery holder includes both a power supply output connector for lighting and a lighting control switch which are convenient when attaching a light Please contact Anton Bauer for information about the lighting system 91 uonejedejg S Je1deu uonejedejgd c sajdeug When using a V mount type battery When using an NP battery Mount the V mount adapter plate Insert the plate and slide it as shown below To remove the plate slide the release lever downwards 1 Mount a V mount adapter plate on the camera Refer to When using a V mount type battery this page 2 Attach a holder plate on the NP battery case When the battery plate comes with a packing first insert the packing in the battery case 1 Remove the screw at the bottom of the cover and remove the cover 2 Line up the openings in the battery case and battery plate and use the supplied screws to fasten the case to the plate 3 Tighten the power supply connector screw 4 Insert the removed top cover in the direction of the arrow Aelease lever 5 Line up the openings in the lower cover metal part and the case and use the securing screw to fasten them together
232. r menus that clear Displays that DISPLAY OTHER DISPLAY option Ko Displays praca OFF clears O Not affected O Opens x Clears 5 Miet ids ALL PARTIAL OFF 1 Time code displays O ls not cleared 2 Warnings O ls not cleared CARD BATT 3 Backup unit displays O ls not cleared B Recording format and 4 system frequency O O O x x indication 5 Information display x Is not cleared Proxy information display 6 optional O ls not cleared 7 Letter box recording display O O 8 Y GET brightness display O ls not cleared 9 Calendar O O Date Time 4n Recording playback frame rate display Q S S 2 S 7 11 Audio level meter display O O LEVEL METER 12 Shutter speed O O O O x 13 DRS display O O O O x 14 Iris display O O O O x 15 Auto iris control displays O O O O x 16 Zoom position display O O Zoom 47 Recommended ND filter Oo O O o o display 18 ND filter display O O O x x E T O i Gain display 2 S O Does not indicate 0 dB x B O Displays only ATW WHITE BAL switch 20 position indication O O O LOCK P3 2K and x P5 6K 21 FBC indication O O O O x 22 CAC indicato O O 23 Scene file name display O O x x 24 Remaining battery charge o Oe UM battery CARD BATT charge drops 25 Media remaining memory o O Goes on when battery _ 8 o CARD BATT display charge drops ir DS O Lights when SLOT SEL x Lights when SLOT 26 Media information display O is
233. r operates on all inputs except the line input of the rear AUTO LEVEL CHA Selects the method for setting CHA level Same setting as AUTO LEVEL CH3 ON factory default setting 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 50i 1080 59 94i or 720 50P 720 59 94P When SYSTEM MODE is set to 576 50i 480 59 94i and REC FORMAT is set to the DVCPROSO codec REC SIGNAL is set to 1394 operation depends on 1394 input status TEST TONE Selects the test signal NORMAL Outputs test tones to channels 1 2 3 and 4 when the OUTPUT AUTO KNEE selector switch is set to BARS and the AUDIO IN switch CH1 is set to FRONT ALWAYS Outputs test tones to channels 1 2 3 and 4 at all times when the OUTPUT AUTO KNEE selector switch is set to BARS CHSEL Outputs test tones to channels selected by setting the AUDIO IN switch CH1 or CH2 to FRONT and the OUTPUT AUTO KNEE selector switch is set to BARS Test tones are not output to CH3 and CHA OFF Does not output a test tone EMIC POWER Turns on and off the phantom power supply for the front microphone ON OFF 1 The frequency characteristics for a microphone low cut filter is 200 Hz 10 kHz 136 indicates the factory setting Item
234. records active frames only 2 Varies with SDI SELECT option In the table above the SDI SELECT option is set to AUTO AUTO depends on SYSTEM MODE 1080i outputs 1080i also when the SYSTEM MODE is 720P 576i outputs as 576i at all times 3 Uses a 4ch setting for DVCPROSO and observes the 2CH or 4CH setting in the menu option 25M REC CH SEL in the AUDIO SETUP screen for DVCPRO and DV 4 Outputs 720 50P DVCPRO HD during playback NOTE VIDEO OUT outputs SD signals 576i at all times 48 mWhen SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 59 94i 720 59 94P 480 59 94i Setting SDI OUT SYSTEM REC CAMERA VFR pen Recording format Video format Audio 1394 output MODE FORMAT MODE FRAME AMC 100 60i J l AC 50 60 1080 601 080 59 94i AVC I 100 30PN 4080 30P AVC I 100 1080 29 97PsF AVC 150 30PN Disabled Native AVC 150 Over59 94i 2 2 MN AVC I 100 24PN 1080 24P 1080 29 97PsF AVC I 50 24PN Native Over59 94i 2 3 1080 59 94i 60i Disabled Disabled 1080 601 1080 59 94i m 1080 30P Over60i 1080 29 97PsF 2 2 Pull Down Over59 94i 2 2 4080 59 94i DVCPRO HD 60i D 1080 24P Over60i DVCPROHD 1080 23 98PsF h DVCPRO HD 2 3 Pull Down Over59 94i 2 3 ee 1080 24PA Over60i 1080 23 98PsF 2 3 3 2 Pull Down Over59 94i 2 3 3 2
235. red mode or speed appears in the viewfinder screen elf C all modes and speeds are available the display hanges in the following order mWhen SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 50i 720 50P 576 50i For 50i and 50P recording i S S 1 12 5 1 25 1 50 1 60 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 _ 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 nmm The bracketed speeds cannot be selected when VFR is on mWhen SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 59 94i 720 59 94P 480 59 94i For 60i and 60P recording S S 1 15 1 80 1 60 1 100 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 M For 30P recording S S 1 7 5 1 15 1 60 1 100 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 ED For 24P recording S S 1 6 1 12 1 60 1 100 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 e The bracketed when VFR is on speeds cannot be selected NOTE In any electronic shutter mode a slower shutter speed will reduce camera sensitivity In auto iris mode a faster shutter speed will increase the aperture and lower the depth of field Changes in synchro scan and shutter speed settings may cause screen flicker Under fluorescent lighting and other discharge lighting systems horizontal stripes may appear on the screen Changing
236. res Islands 02 00 Eastern OD a to 5 20 PM on April 1 2009 Europe g 01 30 02 30 a 02 00 Mid Atlantic 03 00 Moscow o S T Setthe POWER switch to ON 02 30 03 30 Tehran S 03 00 Buenos Aires 04 00 Abu Dhabi R mE 03 30 Newfoundland ep Kabul 3 2 Select TIME ZONE item in OTHER Island v FUNCTIONS then press the JOG dial button 04 00 Halifax aot EE 2 04 30 05 30 Bombay S e For details on menu operation refer to Using the 05 00 New York 06 00 Daces Q menus page 125 05 30 06 30 Yangon 06 00 Chicago 07 00 Bangkok 3 Use the JOG dial button to set the time SC 5 Sg i 07 enver 08 eijing ifference from Greenwich Mean difference from Greenwich Mean Time 07 30 108 30 Check what time zone you are in and set 08 00 Los Angeles 09 00 Tokyo accordingly 08 30 09 30 Darwin OTHER FUNCTIONS 09 00 Alaska 10 00 Guam 09 30 Marquesas 10 30 Lord Howe Islands Island 10 00 Hawaii 11 00 SE Islands ARM 10 30 11 30 Norfolk Island CLOCK SETTING 11 00 Midway Island 12 00 New Zealand GL PHASE 11 30 le a w PUSH MENU TO RETURN 12 00 Kwajalein 13 00 00 30 NOTE e The clock is accurate to within about 30 seconds a month with the power turned off Check and set the time when accurate time is required After setting the time change the setting menu TIME ZONE item and the display and the recorded local time will be reset accordingly 26 Select CHANGE at the CLOCK SETTING
237. ripod While holding the red lever down move the black lever in the direction of the arrow and slide the camera backward to remove it Attach the tripod adapter to the tripod Tripod adapter H a KA uy L Black Lever Red Lever NOTE If the tripod adapter s pin does not return to its original position after the camera has been removed hold the red lever down and move the black lever in the direction of the arrow again in order to return the pin to its original position Please note that the camera cannot be mounted if the pin Pan head remains in the center NOTE P 3 Use the holes in the tripod adapter that will make Attaching the Shoulder Strap it possible to position the camera over the tripod adapter s center of gravity Attach the shoulder strap to the shoulder strap bracket Also make sure that the diameter of the selected hole To detach the shoulder strap first open the hooks then matches the diameter of the pan head screw detach the strap uonejedejg c 13 deyo I Shoulder Strap 2 Attach the camera to the tripod adapter e Slide the camera forward along the grooves until you hear a click a d Press to open the hook NOTE Make sure that the shoulder strap is securely attached 102 E Attaching the Rain Cover E Attachi
238. rning it upwards moves the menu cursor upwards Press the JOG dial button to confirm made settings For more information see Using the menus page 125 e In VFR Variable Frame Rate mode press this button and use the SYNCHRO SCAN switch to change frame rates NOTE Use the JOG dial button to go between setting menus and select items For details refer to Viewfinder and LCD Menus page 125 Thumbnail button Press this button to open the thumbnail screen Note that this switchover cannot be performed during recording or playback Thumbnail menu button In thumbnail display mode use this button to access thumbnail menu functions to delete clips for example NOTE Use the cursor SET and EXIT CANCEL buttons to select thumbnails and access menu functions For details see Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails page 106 CURSOR and SET buttons Use these buttons to manipulate setting menus the menu bar and thumbnails The four triangular buttons are cursor buttons and the square center button is the SET button EXIT CANCEL button Press this button to exit an open thumbnail menu or property window to return to the previous image Pressing this button while holding down the SHIFT button turns it into a cancel function allowing you to cancel clip selections at one time SHIFT button Use this button together with other buttons Hold down the SHIFT button and press the cursor button A V in a thumbnail s
239. rs MAG A LVL has been assigned magnifies the audio level meters For details refer to Audio level meter magnification page 78 When operating the AG HPX301E without a sound recordist it is recommended that the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL control should be used to adjust the audio level In advance check the level meter in the viewfinder screen and use the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL control to adjust the appropriate audio channel to prevent input of excessive audio signals Selecting Function for the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL Control Use the menu options FRONT VR CH1 and FRONT VR CH2 in the AUDIO SETUP screen to determine whether or not the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL control should be enabled Selecting an input signal in the menu will enable FRONT AUDIO LEVEL control operations for that input signal e When the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL control is set to level 10 it controls AUDIO LEVEL CH1 and CH2 AUDIO SETUP PUSH MENU TO RETURN 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 Input level CH3 CH4 LINE MIC ON AGC ON AGC ON AGC LIMITER OFF AGC Audio Gain Control Bulpsooey 104 sBumes pue sjuswysni py y 191deuj Guip1ooeg 10 sBumes
240. rward 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 SHOT MARK appears when the user button or the lens RET button to which it has been assigned is pressed SLOT SEL INVALID Appears when pressing the user button to which SLOT SEL is assigned TEXTMEMO INVALID TEXT MEMO appears when the user button or the lens RET button to which it has been assigned is pressed Errors and warnings Errors and warnings appear when something goes wrong with the camera or a P2 card malfunctions If the problem cannot be solved by turning off the camera 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 e 1394 INITIAL ERROR a connection error e 1394 INPUT ERROR an input error e 1394 INPUT ERROR OTHER FORMAT different input format e COPY INHIBITED This indicates that a copy guarded signal entered DV format input from the DVCPRO DV connector 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 74 EXTERNAL1394 DISCONNECT This message appears when the menu option 1394 CONTROL in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen
241. s 105 Thumbnail Operations uat oo aa AN ent etie oe pee tede 106 Thumbnail Manipulations Overview sss 106 Thumbnail Screen Selecting Thumbnails Playing back Clips Switching the Thumbnail Changing thumbnails Shot Mark naaie Text Memo Deleting Clips Restoring Clips EI e Reconnection of Incomplete Clips sssssss He Copying Clips Setting of Clip Meta Data Setting of Proxy optional asses ieena iiaeaa eataa iaeiae iadaaa ERa Formatting a P2 Card Formatting SD memory cards eene Setting the Thumbnail Display Mode seem Properties Chapter 7 Menu Operations Viewfinder and LCD Menus Using the menus Initializing the ment Settings x t tr oe boom ee pe ree aes Setup menu structure Setup menu list SCENE FILE screen SYSTEM SETUP screen SW MODE screen REGORDBINGSETUP SCEIeGh aio aa e vec bm e ec vg AUDIO SETUP screen OUTPUT SEL screen DISPLAY SETUP screen BATTERY SETUP screen CARD FUNGTIONS SGEGGR 2 itr tte o e bet sep e C D e EE LENS SETUP screen OTHERFUNGTIONS SGFGeT ieri cede as ee bet tese e cO Din EG DIAGNOSTIC screen OPTION MENU screen Chapter 8 Connecting to External Devices Functionality Provided by Connections to USB 2 0 Connector n
242. s camera SERIAL NO Indicates serial number of this camera OPERATION Indicates the time of the camera has been on indicates the factory setting 143 suomneJedo nueyy 7 Jedeu suomeJledo nueyy 7 Jeydeu2 8 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 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 signals 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 IEEE1394 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 DFLT 1 255 Use DFLT for normal operation 144 indicates the factory setting A you to use P2 cards in the camera as mass storage 1 2 Set the menu option PC MODE SELECT in the Chapter 8 Connecting to External Devices Functionality Provided by Connections to USB 2 0 Connector 1 1 NOTE Connecting to a computer in USB You can use the menu option USER MAIN USER1 device mode USER in the SW
243. s on all cards are recorded new recording C will be made by overwriting the area A T1 Checkthat the SYSTEM SETUP screen is set up as described on page 39 For details on menu operation refer to Using the menus page 125 2 Select LOOP in the menu option REC FUNCTION in the RECORDING SETUP screen 3 Press the REC button Recording starts Press the REC button to stop recording To cancel this function turn the camera off or select NORMAL in the REC FUNCTION item e The following indications appear to the left of the operation status display e During recording L REC stays lit During a pause L PAUSE stays lit e When remaining memory is low P2 LACK L blinks NOTE 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 function is not available Canceling this function may take some time The succeeding operations are not available until the P2 CARD ACCESS LED goes from blinking 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
244. s record the frame rate data of camera capture The user bits in clip metadata record the LTC UB value at the start of recording Date real time e 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 e 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 t is also used for generating clip metadata and UMID Unique Material Identifier For details see Setting Date and Time of Internal Clock page 26 60 H Recording time codes and user hits mWhen SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 50i 720 50P 576 50i System setting status Recorded TC Output TC Displayed TC Recorded UB Output UB LTCandVITC TCtc TCOUT LTCUB VITCUB Se SE REC FORMAT pei inn LTC VITC TC OUT embedded in 24 30 LTCUB VITC UB connector embedded embedded HD SDI conversion UB in HD SDI in HD SDI DVCPROHD 50i 50i 25P Follows UB MODE AVC 1100 50i R RUN game as LTC ein ET Framerate Out d BEIM puts Outputs Frame rate CAMERA AVC I50 50i o u js in Value Outputs LTC Outputs
245. s the shutter speed value when 3 0d is configured for the synchro scan mode 2 The DRS function is not available in 1080 25P 1080 30P 1080 24P modes Recording and Playback Features B A variety of interfaces USB 2 0 connector HOST DEVICE A USB 2 0 connection to a computer or other device allows you to use P2 cards in the camera as mass storage The USB host function makes it possible to save P2 card data to an external hard disk connected via USB 2 0 and clips stored on the hard disk can be viewed and written back to a P2 card DVCPRO DV input and output provided as standard feature IEEE1394 compliant external devices can be connected to enable output and input via the digital interface Connect a 6 pin plug to this connector Note that the connector does not support bus power Input and output via IEEE1394 is not available when the AVC Intra codec is selected Mala Je1deuo m P2 cards for high capacity high speed and high reliability In addition to exceptional resistance to shock vibration and temperature fluctuations the P2 Professional Plug in card has a reliability that guarantees long term repeated recording initialization that a tape or hard disk system with their moving parts could never match The connectors are professional grade to withstand long term continual insertion and removal The P2 card stores the AV data for each shooting session as a single file that is immediately accessible for nonlinear editing
246. screen DISPLAY SETUP EVF PEAK LEVEL 0 LOW EVF SETTING gt gt gt EVF B LIGHT EVF COLOR ZEBRA1 DETECT 100 ZEBRA2 DETECT 85 ZEBRA2 SPOT w PUSH MENU TO RETURN Setting the viewfinder to monochrome mode Set the menu option EVF COLOR to OFF in the DISPLAY SETUP screen to change the viewfinder to monochrome mode 84 Handling setup data fi 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 and up to four files can be stored on the SD memory card The setting data files are configured as shown below SD CARD SCENE FILE SD CARD F1 SCENE FILE Saved camera values SCENE FILE Factory defaults SCENE FILE Current operating status values SCENE FILE screen INTIAL F1 Default value F1 Current value F1 Saved value SCENE FILE screen LOAD SAVE SCENE FILE 1 F2 Default value F2 Current value F2 Saved value F3 Default value ech F3 Current value 9 F3 Saved value F4 Default value Fesch EA Current value M F4 Saved value F5 Default value F5 Current value F5 Saved value F6 Saved value
247. screen to select the input connector this control will be used for Wireless slot A Unislot wireless receiver optional accessory may be attached here D Audio output Function Section 34 1 1 MONITOR SELECT audio channel CH1 2 CH3 4 selector switch Use this switch to select the audio channel whose signals are output to the speaker earphones or AUDIO OUT connectors CH1 2 Signal output of audio channels 1 and 2 CH3 4 Signal output of audio channels 3 and 4 The channel indications of the audio level meters in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor show the channels selected with this switch 2 MONITOR SELECT audio selection CH1 8 ST CH2 4 selector switch This switch and the MONITOR SELECT CH1 2 CH3 4 Switch select the audio signal output to the speaker earphones and AUDIO OUT connectors MONITOR SELECT MONITOR SELECT switch right switch left CH1 2 CH3 4 CH1 3 Audio Channel 1 Audio Channel 3 Stereo signals Stereo signals pes ST from Audio from Audio Channels 1 and 2 Channels 3 and A CH2 4 Audio Channel 2 Audio Channel 4 1 MIX in the menu option MONITOR SELECT in the AUDIO SETUP screen allows you to change stereo signals to a mixed signal 3 MONITOR volume control Use to control the alarm sound volume and volume of sound output from the monitor speaker and earphones 4 Speaker The speaker outputs EE sound during recording a
248. se Electric Co AUDIO IN 1 GND 2 AUDIO IN H 3 AUDIO IN C Panasonic Part No K1AY103A0001 Manufacturer Part No HA16PRM 3SG 72 Hirose Electric Co 170 Panasonic Part No K1AY110JA001 Manufacturer Part No HR10A 10R 10SC 71 Hirose Electric Co DC OUT GND R TALLY open connector REC START SW AIOImNIA UNREG 12 V Max 1 5 A Panasonic Part No K1AY104J0001 Manufacturer Part No HR10A 7R 4SC 73 Hirose Electric Co 4D 100 3D aL LENS Wireless receiver interface 1 RET SW 1 CH 1 SHIELD GND 2 REC 2 CH 1 HOT Audio input from a wireless 3 GND receiver CH1 HOT 4 IRIS AUTO 3 CH 1 COLD Audio input from a wireless 5 IRIS CONT receiver CH1 COLD 6 UNREG 12 V Max 0 4 A 4 GND GND 7 IRIS POSI 5 UNREG 12 V Power supply for a wireless receiver _ 6 RX ON Remote power output to a wireless receiver 10 ZOOM POSI 7 RF WARN RF warning input from a wireless 11 FOCUS POSI receiver 12 SPARE 8 RM5 Not used Panasonic Parts No K1AY112JA001 9 RM4 Not used Manufacturer Part No HR10A 10R 12SC 71 10 SPARE 1 Not used Hirose Electric Co 11 SPARE 2 Not used 12 EXT CLK Not used 13 CLK SHIELD Not used 14 CH 2 SHIELD GND 15 CH 2 HOT Audio input from a wireless 16 CH 2 COLD receiver CH2 HOT Audio input from a wireless receiv
249. signment Information to check what functions are assigned to user buttons and the lens RET button are provided in the following sections For details refer to Assigning functions to USER buttons page 57 For details refer to RET SW page 134 3 AWB ABB error display A mode check indicates when AWB and ABB fail to operate normally 4 Battery type This indicates the battery type selected for detection of remaining battery charge 71 BuipuooeH 104 sBumes pue sjueuusn py y 191deuj Guip1ooeg 10 sBumes pue sjueunsn py p 1e13deuS 8 Center marker display A center marker is displayed when the menu option MARKER in the DISPLAY SETUP screen is set to ON l NOTE 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 and SDI OUT connectors H Safety zone markers A safety zone marker is displayed when the menu option SAFETY ZONE is selected in the DISPLAY SETUP screen OFF Not displayed e 90 indicates the display area on a normal household TV KE LO o e 4 3 Indicates display area available at a 4 3 aspect ratio e 13 9 Indicates the display area available at a 13 9 aspect ratio e 14 9 Indicates the display area available at a 14 9 aspect ratio NOTE e The safety zone is not displayed when 4 3 13 9 or 14 9 is selected when SYSTEM MODE is set to 576 50i 480
250. t LEVEL OVER There is too much light Viewfinder displays related to white balance See Viewfinder Screen Status Displays page 70 Setting auto tracking white balance ATW This camera 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 It can also be assigned to the USER MAIN USER1 USER2 buttons For details refer to Assigning functions to USER buttons page 57 SW MODE LOW GAIN MID GAIN HIGH GAIN PUSH MENU TO RETURN 52 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 WHITE BAL switch B the USER button cannot be used to cancel the function NOTE 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 Adjusting the Black Balance The black balance must be adjusted when e You use your AG HPX301E the first time Your AG HPX301E has not been used for some time e The ambient temperature has changed substantially e The gain switchover value has been changed e The menu options SYSTEM MOD
251. t mode is active the Front Audio Level control is disabled regardless of these settings indicates the factory setting 135 suomneJedo nueyy 7 Je1deu suomeJedo nueyy 7 Jeydeu2 Item Setting Notes MIC LOWCUT CH1 Sets the CH1 microphone low cut filter FRONT Operates for the front microphone input W L Operates for wireless receiver input REAR Operates for the rear microphone input OFF Turns off the filter for all inputs MIC LOWCUT CH2 Sets the CH2 microphone low cut filter Same setting as MIC LOWCUT CH1 OFF factory default setting MIC LOWCUT CH3 i Sets the CH3 microphone low cut filter Same setting as MIC LOWCUT CH1 OFF factory default setting MIC LOWCUT CH4 Sets the CH4 microphone low cut filter Same setting as MIC LOWCUT CH1 OFF factory default setting LIMITER CH1 Sets the CH1 limiter ON OFF e When the AUDIO SELECT CH1 switch is set to AUTO and auto adjustment mode is active the limiter is disabled regardless of these settings LIMITER CH2 Sets the CH2 limiter ON OFF When the AUDIO SELECT CH2 switch is set to AUTO and auto adjustment mode is active the limiter is disabled regardless of these settings AUTO LEVEL CH3 Selects the method for setting CHS level ON Engages the auto adjustment mode The limiter is not available OFF Locks the level The limite
252. t the AG HPX301E to reformat the card If a P2 card is inserted while another P2 card is being played back the inserted P2 card is not recognised and the P2 CARD ACCESS LED for that card does not come on Card recognition starts when playback ends A P2 card inserted in an empty slot during recording may not be immediately recognized during the following events Immediately following PRE REC operation The CARD ACCESS LED can be set to stay off in the menu option ACCESS LED in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen When the camera is used in this way remove cards when the camera has been powered down or a sufficiently long time after terminating recording playback and other operating modes Removing a P2 card during thumbnail display terminates the thumbnail display To Prevent Accidental Erasure of P2 Card Content To prevent the content of a P2 card being accidentally erased position the write protect switch on the P2 card at Protect Protect LU Write protect switch NOTE Write protect switchover can be performed while the card is being accessed during recording or playback but does not take effect until access to the card ceases P2 CARD ACCESS LED and status of P2 cards E m ACCESS Status of P2 Card CHECK LED indication Stays on Recording Writing and ACTIVE in green enabled reading enabled S Writing and reading enabled for current Sta
253. t your dealer or supplier for further information Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union These symbols are only valid in the European Union If you wish to discard these items please contact your local Cd authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal o K For more information about collection and recycling of old products and batteries please contact your local municipality Note for the battery symbol bottom two symbol examples This symbol might be used in combination with a chemical symbol In this case it complies with the requirement set by the Directive for the chemical involved Professional amp Broadcast IT Systems Business Unit Europe Panasonic AVC Systems Europe a Division of Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH Hagenauer Str 43 65203 Wiesbaden Biebrich Deutschland Tel 49 611 235 481 Panasonic Systems Asia Pacific Broadcast Regional Operation Center 2 Jalan Kilang Barat Panasonic Building Singapore 159346 Tel 65 6270 0110 Panasonic Corporation 2009 E
254. tandard and Native Recording This camera is capable both of native recording when it records video data at the frame rate used by the camera and is also capable of standard recording or recording 50 59 94 frames with a pulldown Standard recording pull down recording Video shot in the 25P mode will be recorded as 50i or SOP with 2 2 pulldown Also video shot in the 24P mode and in the 30P mode are 8 Native recording Native recording extracts only the active frames during 1080i AVC Intra recording as well as 720P DVCPRO HD and AVC Intra recording When SYSTEM MODE is set to 720 50P this lengthens the recording time maximum 2 times at 25PN When SYSTEM MODE is set to 720 59 94P this lengthens the recording time maximum 2 5 times at 24PN and maximum 2 times at 30PN Also in native recording the output of camera video and playback video is a 50 59 94 frame rate recorded as 59 94i or 59 94P with 2 3 pulldown and 2 2 T pulldown respectively Camera recording A R e 2 The camera can also handle video shot in the 24PA mode d PUOI Z N SN SN PS 2 2 pull down Ao Ae Be Bo Ce Co De Do 2 3 3 2 advanced pulldown Xu OR AN Note that AVC Intra does not support pulldown recording Recording A B C D J Camera recording A B C D S 1080 25P over 50i INE f amp INCAN Camera rec
255. tandards and operating environment The apparatus is compliant with e standards EN55103 1 and EN55103 2 1996 11 and electromagnetic environments E1 E2 E3 and E4 2 Pre requisite conditions to achieving compliance with the above standards 1 Peripheral equipment to be connected to the apparatus and special connecting cables The purchaser user is urged to use only equipment which has been recommended by us as peripheral equipment to be connected to the apparatus The purchaser user is urged to use only the connecting cables described below 2 For the connecting cables use shielded cables which suit the intended purpose of the apparatus e Video signal connecting cables Use double shielded coaxial cables which are designed for 75 ohm type high frequency applications for SDI Serial Digital Interface Coaxial cables which are designed for 75 ohm type high frequency applications are recommended for analog video signals Audio signal connecting cables If your apparatus supports AES EBU serial digital audio signals use cables designed for AES EBU Use shielded cables which provide quality performance for high frequency transmission applications for analog audio signals e Other connecting cables IEEE1394 USB Use shielded cables which provide quality performance for high frequency applications as connecting cables When connecting to the DVI signal terminal use a cable with a ferrite core e f your apparatus is
256. the Thumbnail Display Mode page 120 for further details After closing the thumbnail screen by pressing the THUMBNAIL button pressing the PLAY PAUSE button plays back the first clip i e the clip with the earliest recording date and time not the clip on which the pointer was last positioned 109 sjreuquunu uy sdo Buyejndiueyy 9 se deyo ll switching the Thumbnail Display 3 The display can be switched so that only those clips matching the specified conditions are displayed in the thumbnail screen 1 Press the THUMBNAIL button e The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor ENNE 2 Dess the THUMBNAIL MENU button sjreuquunu uum sdo Bupendjuen 9 13deyo e The thumbnail menu opens ANS E a THUMBNAIL MENU button 110 Select THUMBNAIL from the thumbnail menu e Switch the thumbnail display by selecting one of the following items ALL CLIP SAME FORMAT CLIPS P 22 56 17 12 22 57 35 16 SELECTED CLIPS 1008 MARKED CLIPS TEXT MEMO CLIPS T SLOT CLIPS AU 00 01 28 07 00 02 08 07 SETUP p EXIT 7 ITI 00 02 33 26 00 03 51 04 00 04 48 26 00 06 47 11 ALL CLIP Display all clips SAME FORMAT CLIPS Displays clips of the current system format SELECTED CLIPS Display randomly selected clips 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 P
257. the menu option REC FORMAT set to DVCPRO HD 50P you can use a nonlinear editing system to generate slow motion effects from the resulting footage 38 Special Recording Modes During P2 card recording setting items in the menu option RECORDING SETUP screen provides the following special recording modes pre recording interval recording one shot recording and loop recording These recording modes are available only with the following settings SYSTEM MODE REC FORMAT Other conditions 1080 59 94i DVCPROHD 60i AVC 100 60i AVC I 50 60i Set CAMERA MODE to 60i or 30P 1080 50i DVCPROHD 50i AVC 100 50i AVC I 50 50i 720 59 94P DVCPROHD 60P AVC I 100 60P AVC I 50 60P Turn VFR OFF 720 50P DVCPROHD SOP AVC I 100 50P AVC 50 50P Turn VFR OFF 480 59 94i DVCPRO 50 60i DVCPRO 60i DV 60i Set CAMERA MODE to 60i or 30P 576 50 DVCPRO 50 50i DVCPRO 50i DV 50i re recording PREREC Pre recording PRE REC This function is used to start recording a certain number of seconds approx 3 seconds for HD recordings or approx 7 seconds for SD recordings before actual recording starts Starting recording I I S 2 d gt Actual recording time PRE REC time Stopping recording time T Check that the SYSTEM SETUP screen is set up as described above For details on menu operation refer to Using the menus page 125 2 Setthe menu
258. 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 e The red blue and green dots that may appear on the screen at low shutter speeds do not indicate a malfunction Viewfinder displays relating to the shutter See Viewfinder Screen Status Displays page 70 Placing the Camera recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN Mode To place the camera recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN mode follow the steps below 1 Press the SHUTTER switch positioned at ON towards SEL to place the camera recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN S S mode SHUTTER switch SYNCHRO SCAN switch 2 In SYNCHRO SCAN mode use the SYNCHRO SCAN switch to make stepless changes in the range between 1 50 0 s and 1 250 0 s for 50i mode Hold down the SYNCHRO SCAN switch to speed up the rate of shutter speed changes If shutter speed changes stop before the desired shutter speed has been reached press again to continue changing shutter speeds Range of variation in each mode mWhen SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 50i 720 50P 576 50i e 50P 50i mode 1 50 0 to 1 250 0 e 25P 25PN mode 1 25 0 to 1 250 0 e When the SYNC SCAN DISP option in DISPLAY SETUP is set to deg 3 0d to 359 5d mWhen SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 59 94i 720 59 94P 480 59 94i 60P 60i mode 1 60 0 to 1 249 8 e 30P 30PN mode 1 30 0
259. ting 1080i Outputs 1080 50i 1080 59 94i also when SYSTEM MODE setting is 720 50P 720 59 94P 576i 480i Output is locked to 576 50i 480 59 94i regardless of SYSTEM MODE setting Item Setting Notes SDI SELECT Sets the signal format type output from the SDI OUT e Not available when SYSTEM MODE is set to 576 50i 480 59 94i Then 576i 480i is output at all times 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 576i 480i ON Superimposes EDH OFF Does not superimpose EDH DOWNCON MODE Sets downconverter output VIDEO OUT and 576i 480i SDI OUT in HD mode 1080i 720P SIDE CROP LETTER BOX SQUEEZE Not available when SYSTEM MODE is set to 576 50i 480 59 941 1 Use 1080i selected in a SYSTEM MODE setting of 720 50P 720 59 94P for checking video indicates the factory setting 137 suomneJedo nueyy 7 Je1deu suomeJedo nueyy 7 Jeydeu2 Item Setting Notes VIDEO OUT CHAR Specifies whether or not characters are superimposed on VIDEO OUT signals ON Superimposes characters OFF Does not superimpose characters e This setting is disabled when RC 10 remote controller is connected in which case RC10 settings have priority VIDEO OUT ZEBRA Specifies whether or not zebra pattern is superimp
260. tion of setup data files 1 rte de n e re FRE HG halen 85 Handling SD memory Cards s cte dtt edet ef ree tne dte dae 86 Formatting Writing and Reading an SD memory card sisien 86 Howto Use Scene Fil amp Data iiiter ete Hed ve ERG Fee i etit date 87 Saving scene files and other settings on SD memory cards 89 Power SUP DIY E 91 Mounting the Battery and Setting the Battery Type 91 Use of the external DC power SUpply sesesssesseeiseiitiiieiitiitiisristiitrrstittirsrisrirsriser 93 Mo nting and Adjusting thie Ens TEE 94 Mo titingsthie hens erecti eter n En tet OU eg Re LR o Rte erra o 94 Adjustirig the Lens Flange Back e lr cer eter Pet rta e etre E apa 95 White Shading Compensallobi tt Re Toce child Mauss hal th RA Et PE tL aa 96 Setting Chromatic Aberration Compensation CAC assesseer 97 Preparing Tor Audio INPUT EE 100 When Using the Front MICrophonG uostri nti Pot o a roc 100 Using wireless reGelVel 2 ecc erre tea tcrtio t HN PR ER te er crat 100 When Using Audio Devices ssss emere 101 Attaching ee 102 Mounting the Camera on a Tripod eee 102 Attaching the Shoulder Strap 102 Attaching the Rain Cover eene mener nnns 103 Attaching the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL Control Knob ss 103 Attaching tha Ey GUP oi cau emet e eee eee erem edens 103 DC OUT Connector and External REC Start Stop Switch Connection 104 Connecting the AJ RC10G Remote Controller ss
261. to 1 249 8 e 24P 24PA 24PN mode 1 24 0 to 1 249 8 e When the SYNC SCAN DISP option in DISPLAY SETUP is set to deg 3 0d to 359 5d e f SYSTEM MODE setting is changed shutter speed may also be changed Setting the menu option SYNC SCAN DISP in the DISPLAY SETUP screen to deg provides a guide to setting and displaying shutter angle 55 BuipuooeH 104 sBumes pue sjueuusn py y 191deuj Guip1ooeg 10 sBumes pue sjueunsn py p 1e13deuS FBC Flash Band Compensation Function 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 oy gt 4 Flash light Image recorded FBC off E Setting FBC function Assign the FBC function to a USER button Press the USER button to which the FBC function has been assigned to turn it on and automatically detect and compensate for flash light from still cameras For details refer to Assigning functions to USER buttons page 57 Flash band USER MAIN USER1 and USER2 buttons The status display indicates FBC when the FBC function is on TC 12 34 56 23 P2 LACK l 132440 1080 i AVC 1100 1 9 9 9 min B90 PAUSE ND 1 FEB 25 2008 23 59 59 DRS SPOT F5 6 83 Z99 1 Not displayed when the menu option OTHER DISPLAY in the DISPLAY SETU
262. tter display sec Indicates shutter speed in fractions deg Provides a shutter angle indication Brightness may change when settings are modified 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 seconds and year month and day display OFF Not displayed LEVEL METER Sets the Audio Level Meter display ON OFF ZOOM Sets the lens zoom value display ON OFF CARD BATT Sets the remaining P2 card capacity and battery charge ON OFF P2CARD REMAIN Determines how remaining P2 card capacity is displayed TOTAL Displays value for both cards ONE CARD Indicates the remaining capacity of the card that is being recorded 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 139 suo
263. ttery level in 96 Indicates that the battery is fully charged Indicates that the remaining battery level is less than 10 Batteries that do not indicate capacity in percent Such batteries indicate the battery level in voltages 13 5V Indication of current battery voltage po MAX EMP 25 26 27 Media remaining memory display e 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 ternately displayed his display does not appear while remaining memory is calculated and when the camera 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 e The display blinks when 2 minutes or less time is left Di Media information display Indicates the slots that contain P2 cards and general information on the media e 1 On P2 card ready for recording 1 lights green P2 card selected for recording lashes The card is being recognized No card inserted Write protected Full Cannot recognize P2 card in an invalid format formatting will
264. tton again Check that recording stops and the counter display number stops changing 6 Set the TCG switch to F RUN e Check that the counter display number changes regardless of recording status 7 Hold down the DISP MODE CHK button to check the date and time on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder Adjust the date and time setting if the DATE TIME and time zone is not correctly displayed For details see Setting Date and Time of Internal Clock page 26 NOTE Note that date and time data set for DATE TIME and time zone is recorded in clips and affects the playback sequence etc at the time of thumbnail manipulations 155 suonoedsu pue soueusjuley 6 Ja deyD suoinoedsu pue soueuejuleyy 6 Jodeuc Maintenance B Eyepiece Care B When the outer lens is soiled Remove surface dust using a soft brush or blower brush before cleaning with a commercially available lens cleaner or lens cleaning paper B When dust adheres to internal lenses or the interior of the eyepiece Detach the eyepiece to remove the dust Use a soft brush or blower brush to remove surface dust NOTE Do not use thinner or other mineral solvents to remove dust or soiling Outer lens Eyepiece Eyepiece lock button Detaching the eyepiece Slide the eyepiece lock button and turn the eyepiece clockwise Mounting the eyepiece Line up the projection on the eyepiece lock button with the mark on the viewfin
265. tus of the P2 card For details refer to P2 CARD ACCESS LED and status of P2 cards page 29 P2 CARD ACCESS LED 5 Close the card slot cover NOTE To prevent cards from falling out dust from entering and reduce the risk of exposure to static electricity close the card slot cover before moving the camera Format P2 cards only on a P2 card device L Removing P2 Cards 1 Open the card slot cover 2 Raise the eject button 3 Then depress the eject button to release the P2 card Raise the eject button Press the raised eject button to remove a P2 card NOTE When a P2 card is being accessed or recognised after insertion P2 CARD ACCESS LED blinks in orange do not remove the P2 card Removing a P2 card during access could damage it If a P2 card being accessed is removed the viewfinder displays TURN POWER OFF and the AG HPX301E gives a warning using an alarm and the WARNING LED In addition all P2 CARD ACCESS LEDs blink rapidly in orange If this is the case turn the power off For details refer to Warning System page 157 Removing a P2 card during access may corrupt clip data Check the clips and restore them if required For details refer to Restoring Clips page 114 If a P2 card being formatted is removed it may be not be formatted properly In this case the viewfinder displays TURN POWER OFF If this message appears turn off the power then restar
266. ue to overheating ensure that curtains and any other materials do not obstruct the ventilation CAUTION Do not lift the unit by its handle while the tripod is attached When the tripod is attached its weight will also affect the unit s handle possibly causing the handle to break and hurting the user To carry the unit while the tripod is attached take hold of the tripod CAUTION Do not jar swing or shake the unit by its handle while the conversion lens or another accessory is attached Due to the added weight of the conversion lens any strong jolt to the handle may damage the unit or result in personal injury CAUTION EXCESSIVE SOUND PRESSURE FROM EARPHONES AND HEADPHONES CAN CAUSE HEARING LOSS CAUTION Do not leave the unit in direct contact with the skin for long periods of time when in use Low temperature burn injuries may be suffered if the high temperature parts of this unit are in direct contact with the skin for long periods of time When using the equipment for long periods of time make use of the tripod indicates safety information IMPORTANT Unauthorized recording of copyrighted television programs video tapes and other materials may infringe the right of copyright owners and be contrary to copyright laws EEE Y netmeli ine Uygundur EEE Complies with Directive of Turkey EMC NOTICE FOR THE PURCHASER USER OF THE APPARATUS 1 Applicable s
267. und can be heard from the for recording when more than one P2 card is earphone inserted in the card slots Repeat the operations in Steps 2 to 3 and 5 3 Turn the MONITOR control to check that the to check that recording and playback operate earphone volume changes properly 154 Inspection for Using an External Microphone 1 Connect an external microphone to the REAR 1 and REAR 2 connectors 2 Set the AUDIO IN switch to REAR 3 Set the LINE MIC 48V selector switches on the rear panel to MIC or 48V depending on the power supply type of the external microphone MIC For a microphone with internal power supply 448V For a microphone with external power supply 4 Aim the microphone at the sound source and check that the sound level indication in the LCD or viewfinder varies with changes in sound intensity he channels can also be checked separately by connecting a single microphone to each channel Inspection of the clock time code and user bits 1 Set the user bits as required Please refer to Setting user bits page 63 for the setting procedures 2 Set the time code Please refer to Setting the Time Code page 65 for the setting procedures 3 Set the TCG switch to R RUN e Press the COUNTER button to display the time code on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder 4 Press the REC button e Check that the counter display number changes as recording progresses 5 Press the REC bu
268. ys on Selected for recording mode ACTIVE in orange recording loop interval or one shot recording Blinks n Being Writing or reading ACCESSING orange accessed being performed SC Being The P2 card is INFO recognized being recognised READING orange The P2 card has Card full De free space FULL Only reading is enabled Blinks in The write protect green Switch on the P2 Write card is positioned protected at PROTECT PROTECTED Only reading is enabled The card is not Card not supported by your NOT supported AG HPX301E SUPPORTED Replace the card The P2 card Incorrect is not properly FORMAT stays ofi format formatted ERROR Reformat the card No P2 card is Card not inserted inserted Card recognition NO CARD standby 1 MODE CHECK appears in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor For details see Viewfinder Screen Status Displays page 70 2 Blinks orange also when a PROXY card optional accessory is inserted in slot 2 29 yoeghe q pue BuipiooeH e Jedeucz yoeghe q pue BuipiooeH e sajdeyug E P2 card recording times P2 cards available to the AG HPX301E This camera supports the following P2 cards AJ P2C004HG 4 GB AJ P2C008HG 8 GB e AJ P2C016AG 16 GB e AJ P2CO16RG 16 GB AJ P2C032AG 32 GB e AJ P2C032RG 32 GB e AJ P2C064AG 64 GB NOTE Card model numbers and capacities above will become available as of January 2009 Greater capacities an

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