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Panasonic AG-HMC152EN Manual
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1 Model No2 Read this first6 ContentsPanasonic Battery (Rechargeable Battery) Before use Description of parts Preparation ShootingCharging the built-inbattery 7 PlaybackEditing Menu ReferenceHow to handle data recorded on Displays 8 Outline of operations9 Please read before use11 Precaution for use12 About this manual13 What is AVCHDInformation regarding compatibility of SDHC Memory Cards and recorded video SDHC Memory Cards Compatibility of recorded video Older, non-AVCHD-compatibleDVD recorder or DVD player, etc 14 AccessoriesOptional accessories 15 Description of parts16 1Focus ring (Page 36)2Zoom ring (Page 34) 3FOCUS ASSIST button (Page 37) 4USER buttons (Pages 43 and 88) 5ZOOM switch (Page 34) 6Built-inspeaker (Page 70) 7Diopter adjustment dial (Page 24) 8FOCUS switch (Page 36) 9PUSH AUTO button (Page 36) 10AWB button (Page 38) 11IRIS dial (Page 37) 12ND FILTER switch (Page 38) 13IRIS button (Page 37) 14GAIN switch (Page 38) 15WHITE BAL switch (Page 38) 17DISP/MODE CHK button (Page 42) 18AUTO/MANUAL switch (Pages 30 and 36) 17 Terminals and mounting partsDescription of parts 1Security lock hole 2Light shoe 3Microphone shoe (Page 71) 4Pin holder (for zoom ring pin) (previous page 2) 5Tripod hole (Page 11) 6AUDIO OUT CH1/CH2 terminals (Pages 72 and 73) 7VIDEO OUT terminal (Pages 72 and 73) 8INPUT 1/2 terminals (XLR 3 pin) (Page 71) 9SD Memory Card slot (Page 30) 10SD Memory Card access lamp (Page 31) 11USB terminal (Mini-B) (Pages 72 and 75) 12HDMI OUT terminal (Page 73) 13COMPONENT OUT terminal (Page 73) 14CAM REMOTE jack∗ FOCUS/IRIS (3.5 mm mini jack) ZOOM S/S (2.5 mm super mini jack) 15Headphone jack (3.5 mm stereo mini jack) (Page 71) 18 Recharging the battery20 Power sources21 Adjusting the hand strapAttaching the shoulder strap Detaching and attaching the lens hood 22 The remote controlTurn on/off the camera 23 Standby modeTally lamp 24 Viewfinder25 Using the LCD1 Set the POWER switch to ON. (Page 22) 2 Hold down the OPEN button and open the LCD monitor OPEN button 3 Position the LCD monitor where it is easiest to see •Do not apply unnecessary force to the open LCD. This can damage the camera Emphasizing outlines 1 In CAM mode, press EVF DTL button EVF DTL button 26 Viewfinder (continued)Adjusting the screen display 2 Press the MENU button 3 Viewfinder adjustments LCD monitor adjustments 6 Press MENU button to exit the menus 27 Changing backlight brightness1 Select LCD BL in the LCD item on the settings menu SW MODE screen 2 Press the LCD button Reversing image display 1 Select LCD REV in the LCD item on the settings menu SW MODE screen 28 Setting the calendar30 Basic shooting operations31 Checking photos taken (REC CHECK)SD Memory Card access lamp CAM mode (PB mode) Illuminated orange: Flashing orange (fast): Flashing orange (slow):Accessing card Flashing green (slow): Card write-protected/no space left on card Off: PC mode Illuminated orange: Accessing card SD Memory Card access lamp 32 Basic shooting operations (continued)Formatting SD Memory Cards 3 Select CARD FUNCTIONS→CARD FORMAT from the menu Select YES on the conformation screen Press the MENU button to finish SD Memory Card recording times Recording mode HA∗1 33 Removing SD Memory CardRepairing SD Memory Cards Protecting SD Memory Cards switch 34 Using the zoom function35 Shooting in progressive mode36 Shooting in manual mode37 Using focus assistFOCUS ASSIST button EXPANDED: GRAPH: Focus not aligned the right as focus is aligned BOTH: Iris adjustments IRIS dial IRIS button RING (FOCUS/IRIS) switch 1 Use the AUTO/MANUAL switch to set to manual mode. (Page 36) 2 Press the IRIS button to switch how to adjust the aperture of lens AUTO IRIS: MANUAL IRIS: 3 Turn the IRIS dial to adjust the aperture of lens when in the manual iris mode 38 Shooting in manual mode (continued)Adjusting the gain GAIN switch 1 Use the AUTO/MANUAL switch to set to manual mode. (Page 36) 2 Switch the gain with the GAIN switch. L: Light intensity adjustments OFF: 1/4: 1/16: 1/64: ND FILTER switch Adjusting the white balance WHITE BAL switch AWB button 39 White balance adjustments2 Set the shutter speed. (Page 46) 5 Press the AWB button Message during adjustment AWB Ach ACTIVE Message after adjustment AWB Ach OK Message when adjustment cannot be done AWB Ach NG Error messages Adjustments LOW LIGHT LEVEL OVER Using presets 2 Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST 3 Press the AWB button 40 Black balance adjustmentsABB ACTIVE ABB END Auto Tracking White (ATW) White balance sensor 41 Shooting techniques for different targets46 Adjusting the shutter speed48 Switching Audio Input50 Using scene files52 Saving scene files and other settings on SD Memory Cards53 Clip metadata54 Clip metadata (continued)Uploading the metadata (META DATA) Loading the metadata Selecting whether to record the metadata on the SD Memory Card 1 Press the mode button and select CAM mode 2 Press the MENU button. Menu operation (Page 82) CARD READ: RECORD: CLIP COUNT RESET: META DATA PROP: META INITIAL SET: 5 Press the MENU button to release the menu mode Selecting the USER CLIP NAME recording method USER CLIP NAME to be recorded 55 Using the Counter56 Charging the built-inbattery/Setting the time code59 Basic playback operations60 Thumbnail screen63 Playback settings (PLAY SETUP)64 Playback settings (PLAY SETUP) (continued)Resume playback (RESUME PLAY) 2 Set the RESUME PLAY item in the PLAY SETUP screen to ON 4 Select a clip for playback Set skip method (SKIP MODE) 2 Select the SKIP MODE item in the PLAY SETUP screen 3 Select skip method. CLIP: 65 Thumbnail operations66 Thumbnail operations (continued)Deleting and protecting clips (OPERATION) DELETE: ALL CLIPS: INDEX: 67 CLIP PROTECT:Format card and check clip and card information (CARD FUNCTIONS) 3 Tilt the Operation lever in the to select item, and push the Operation lever CARD FORMAT: CARD STATUS: CLIP PROPERTY: 68 1REMAIN:2SD STANDARD: 3PROTECT: 4SPEED CLASS: 1Clip number Thumbnail 3Clip information START TC: START UB: DATE/TIME: TIME ZONE: DURATION: FORMAT: 4Clip meta data 69 Useful playback functions70 Useful playback functions (continued)Frame-by-frameplayback Viewing images on a television 1 Connect the camera-recorderto the TV set. (Page 73) 2 Start playback Adjust volume Checking the date and time Time Date Time and Date No display 71 Connecting external units72 Connecting external units (continued)Computer (non-linearediting/file transfer) Computer (optional) Mini-B Ferrite core (included) Video deck (Dubbing) Video and audio output will be limited to that from the camera Audio cable (optional) White: CH1 (left channel) sound Red: CH2 (right channel) sound VCR Connect these cables to the terminals on the video deck 73 TV/MonitorComponent video cable (included) (included) Editing 75 Nonlinear editing (PC mode)76 Screen displays77 7Information display8EXPANDED display Microphone level automatic control display 10Marker luminance display 11Timestamp display (Page 45) 12Date and time display Month: Day of the month Year: 2001 - 2039 Hours Minutes Seconds mmm dd yyyy hh:mm:ss 13Frame rate display 14Shutter speed display 15 Audio level meter display (Page 49) 16 Auto iris control display STD: SPOT: BACK: 17 Iris display 18 Zoom position display 19 Focus control information display 20 Index/shot mark recording display 21 ND filter display 22 Gain display 23 AWB information display 78 Screen displays (continued)24Marker display Optical Image Stabilizer 26Scene filename display (Page 50) 27Remaining battery capacity display 28Operation status display REC: PAUSE: CHK: INDEX Self-portraitrecording display 29Standby mode display 30Recording function display 31Monitor audio level meter 32Safety zone 4:3 90% 79 Main warning displaysCANNOT BE USED DUE TO INCOMPATIBLE DATA CANNOT DELETE. Clip cannot be deleted CANNOT PLAY CANNOT RECORD PH MODE AND HA MODE INTO THIS CARD CANNOT RECORD THE NUMBER OF CLIPS HAS EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM LIMIT CANNOT SET THE NUMBER OF INDEXES HAS EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM LIMIT CANNOT SET PRE-REC,CARD CAPACITY TOO LOW CARD DOOR OPENED. The card door is open CARD ERROR. PLEASE REFORMAT CHECK CARD CONTROL DATA ERROR HAS BEEN DETECTED DISCONNECT USB CABLE INCOMPATIBLE CARD PLEASE CHECK CARD NO CARD NOW ACCESSING PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE CARD REC STOPPED NOW WRITING REPAIR CLIP Displays SD CARD FORMAT YES NO SET DATE AND TIME 80 Error displaysTHE CLIP IS PROTECTED PLEASE CANCEL PROTECTION THE RECORDING IS STOPPED (OVER THE LIMITATION) THIS BATTERY CANNOT BE USED THIS CARD CANNOT RECORD IN VIDEO MODE THUMBNAIL DATA ERROR IS DETECTED UNABLE TO FORMAT WRITE PROTECT CANNOT RECORD REC WARNING SYSTEM ERROR TURN POWER OFF WARNING 81 Setting the DISPLAY itemsMODE CHK OTHER DISPLAY settings Displays (Hold down DISP DISPLAY ALL PARTIAL 82 Using the setup menus84 Setup menu structure86 Setup menu list87 SCENE FILE screen (continued)DRS OFF, 1, 2 GAMMA HD NORM: LOW: SD NORM: HIGH: B.PRESS: CINE-LIKE KNEE AUTO: MID: MATRIX NORM1: NORM2: FLUO: CINE-LIKE: SKIN TONE Menu DTL ON OFF NAME EDIT YES NO 88 Setup menu list (continued)SW MODE screen MID GAIN 0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB HIGH GAIN 12dB Ach: Bch: PRST: OFF: HANDLE ZOOM L/OFF/H L/M/H: L/OFF/M: IRIS DIAL DOWN OPEN UP OPEN: USER1 (PB) SPOTLIGHT: BACKLIGHT: BLACKFADE: WHITEFADE ATW: ATW LOCK: GAIN:18dB: D.ZOOM: INDEX: SHOT MARK: LAST CLIP: 89 SW MODE screen (continued)USER2 BACKLIGHT USER3 INDEX FOCUS ASSIST EXPANDED GRAPH: BOTH: WFM WAVE: VECTOR: LCD REV: LCD BL: 90 AUTO SW screenA.IRIS ON: AGC 6dB: 12dB: 91 RECORDING SETUP screenREC FORMAT PH 1080/50i PH 1080/25P PH 720/50P PH 720/25P HA 1080/50i HG 1080/50i HE 1080/50i PREREC MODE TIME STAMP MIC ALC ONOFF MIC GAIN1 -50dB -60dB MIC GAIN2 92 TC/UB SETUP screenTCG FREE RUN: REC RUN TC PRESET UB PRESET EXT TC LINK MASTER: SLAVE: 93 AV OUT SETUP screenHDMI OUT SEL FIX: 576P: CMPNT OUT SEL AUTO 1080i: 576i: DOWNCON SIDE CROP: LETTER BOX SQUEEZE: AUDIO OUT CH1/CH2 CH1: CH2: HP MODE LIVE: RECORDING 94 DISPLAY SETUP screenDETECT1 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, 105% DETECT2 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, 105%, OFF MARKER SAFETY ZONE 90%, 4:3, OFF REC COUNTER TOTAL CLIP: VIDEO OUT OSD DATE/TIME TIME: DATE: TIME & DATE: LEVEL METER ZOOM & OFF, NUMBER, mm/feet, mm/m CARD & BATTERY OTHER PARTIAL, ALL, OFF LOW, NORMAL, HIGH LCD SET LCD COLOR LEVEL LCD BRIGHTNESS LCD CONTRAST EVF SET EVF COLOR LEVEL EVF BRIGHTNESS EVF CONTRAST 95 DISPLAY SETUP screen (continued)SELF SHOOT NORMAL, MIRROR EVF COLOR 96 CARD FUNCTIONS screenCARD FORMAT YES: CARD STATUS CLIP PROPERTY USER FILE screen READ: Read WRITE: Write META DATA screen CARD READ RECORD USER CLIP NAME TYPE1 TYPE2: CLIP COUNT RESET META DATA PROP 97 META DATA screen (continued)META INITIAL SET PLAY SETUP screen PB FORMAT 1080/50i (25P), 720/50P (25P) REPEAT PLAY RESUME PLAY SKIP MODE CLIP & INDEX: THUMBNAIL SETUP screen THUMBNAIL ALL: SAME FORMAT: MARKER: INDICATOR DATA DISPLAY TC: UB: DATE & TIME: DATE FORMAT Y-M-D: M-D-Y: D-M-Y: 98 OPERATION screenDELETE ALL CLIPS: SELECT: CLIP PROTECT OTHER FUNCTIONS screen IR REMOTE REC LAMP FRONT: REAR: BEEP SOUND CLOCK SET 99 OTHER FUNCTIONS screen (continued)TIME ZONE +00:00 POWER SAVE SYSTEM INFO MENU INIT OPERATION TIME 100 Before calling for service101 RecordingCannot record even through the SD Memory Card is inserted correctly Recording stops by itself Editing Cannot read the data on the SD Memory Card Cannot perform nonlinear editing Cannot dub onto an external device Displays Something is wrong with the time code display Playback Cannot play even when press the play button Mosaic-likenoise appears when I cue or review a clip Images do not appear on the television even though I have connected the camera-recorderproperly Cannot hear any sound from the camera-recorder’s speaker Reference 102 Before calling for service (continued)PC connection Computer does not recognize camera when USB connection cable is connected An error message appears on the computer when the disconnected Other The remote control does not work There is a rattling sound when the camera-recorder is tilted back and forth A clicking sound is heard when the power is turned on or when the PB mode is switched to the CAM mode The SD Memory Card screen appears strange cannot be used even after formatting The camera does not recognize the SD Memory Card even though it is inserted correctly The SD Memory Card is not recognized when inserted into other devices 103 Mixture of different recording formatsMixture of different recording modes ■Some clips have been recorded using PRE REC function ■Some clips have a recording time of less than 3 seconds 104 Operating precautions106 Updating the driver in the cameraCleaning 107 Storage Precautions108 Recording format109 How to handle data recorded on SD Memory Card110 Specifications111 [Video System] Video signalsVideo output [Audio System] Compression method Sampling frequency Encoding Compressed bit-rate [Audio IN/OUT] XLR input AUDIO output Internal microphone HDMI Headphone Internal speaker 20 mm (round) × [Other inputs/outputs] USB CAM REMOTE TC PRESET IN/OUT (Also used for VIDEO OUT) IN: 1.0 V to 4.0 V [p-p]10 kΩ [Monitor] LCD monitor [AC adapter] Dimensions (W x H x D) 103 mm × 36 mm × 62 mm 112 Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European UnionMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd Panasonic Systems Asia Pacific (Broadcast Regional Operation Center)
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