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Philips AG-HPX171E Manual
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1 Model No. AG-HPX171E2 Read this first5 To remove the batteryhttp://panasonic.biz/sav/pass_e 6 ContentsBefore use Description of parts Preparation Shooting 7 PlaybackEditing Displays Menu Reference 8 Outline of operationsMemory card recorder playback (Pages 25 and 64) 9 Precaution for useAlways take some trial shots before actual shooting Be sure to check and set the calendar and time zone Panasonic makes no guarantees for your recordings Respect copyrights Caution regarding laser beams Notes when connecting a 1394 cable Media that can be used in this unit Mounting the camera-recorderon a tripod 10 AccessoriesOptional units About this manualNote concerning illustrations in these instructions References 11 Description of parts12 Description of parts (continued)Left side 1Focus ring (Page 36) 2Zoom ring (Page 30) 3FOCUS ASSIST button (Page 37) 4USER button (Page 43) 5ZOOM switch (Page 30) 6Built-inspeaker (Page 76) 7OPEN button (Page 21) 8Diopter adjustment dial (Page 20) 9FOCUS switch (Page 36) 10PUSH AUTO button (Page 36) 11AWB button (Page 39) 12IRIS dial (Page 37) 13ND FILTER switch (Page 38) 14IRIS button (Page 37) 15GAIN switch (Page 38) 16WHITE BAL switch (Page 39) 17FUCUS RING (FOCUS/IRIS) switch (Page 36) 18DISP/MODE CHK button (Page 42) 19AUTO/MANUAL switch (Page 25) 20AUDIO LEVEL knobs (CH1, CH2) (Page 53) 21LCD monitor (Page 21) 22MENU button (Page 95) 23THUMBNAIL button (Page 67) Operation lever 25PAGE/AUDIO MON/VAR button (Pages 44 and 75) 26CH1, CH2 SELECT switch (Page 52) 27BARS button (Page 43) 28SHUTTER, SPEED SELLECT +/- button (Page 50) 29INPUT1, 2 switch (MIC POWER +48 V) (Page 52) 30COUNTER - RESET/TC SET button (Page 59) 31LCD button (Page 23) 32ZEBRA button (Page 41) 33EVF DTL button (Page 21) 34WFM button (Page 44) 35OIS button (Page 43) 36MCR REC button (Page 87) E-12Terminals and mounting parts 1USB terminal (Mini-B) (Page 78) 2Light shoe 3Microphone shoe (Page 77) 4P2 card slots (Page 25) 5SD memory card slot (Page 29) 6P2 card eject buttons (Page 28) 7SDI OUT terminal (Page 81) 1394 terminal 9COMPONENT OUT terminal (Page 81) 10CAM REMOTE jack* FOCUS/IRIS (3.5 mm mini jack) ZOOM S/S 11Headphone jack (3.5 mm stereo mini jack) (Page 77) 12Tripod hole (Page 9) 13Security Lock opening 14INPUT 1/2 terminal (XLR, 3 pin) (Page 77) 15AUDIO OUT CH1/CH2 terminals (Page 81) 16VIDEO OUT terminal (Page 81) 13 E-1314 E-1415 The battery16 Installing and removing the power supply17 Adjusting the hand strapAttaching the shoulder strap Detaching and attaching the lens hood 18 The remote control19 Turn on/off the cameraTally lamp 20 ViewfinderUsing the LCD Emphasizing outlines 1 Set the POWER switch to ON 2 Hold down the OPEN button to open the LCD monitor 1 In CAM mode, press EVF DTL 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 EVF DTL button 21 E-2122 Viewfinder (continued)Adjusting the screen display 1 Set the POWER switch to ON. (Page 19) 2 Press the MENU button 3 Viewfinder adjustments LCD monitor adjustments 4 Push the Operation lever in the E or R direction to select the item 5 Push the Operation lever in the W or Q direction to make adjustment 6 Press MENU three times to exit the menus E-22Adjusting the backlight 1 Select LCD BL under LCD on the setting menu SW MODE screen 2 Press the LCD button Switching between overscan and underscan 1 Select OVERSCAN under LCD on the setting menu SW MODE screen Flipping images vertically and horizontally 1 Select LCD REV under LCD on the setting menu SW MODE screen 23 E-2324 Setting the calendar25 Basic shooting operations26 Basic shooting operations (continued)Checking photos taken (REC CHECK) P2 card access lamps CAM mode (MCR) Lights green: Blinks green (slow): Lights orange: Blinks orange: Blinks orange (fast): Both lamps blink orange: Off: PC mode (USB DEVICE) PC mode (1394 DEVICE) Blinks orange: Connected PC mode (1394 HOST) P2 card access lamp Protecting against a possible erasure Write-protectswitch Formatting P2 cards 2 Press the mode button and set it to MCR mode (the MCR lamp lights) E-26 27 E-273 Press the MENU button Recording times 4 On the menu, select OPERATION and then FORMAT. (Page 69) 5 Select YES on the confirmation screen •The AJ-P2C002SG(2 GB) card cannot be used •Concerning the division of clips recorded on P2 cards Recording Format Recording times 28 E-2829 Using SD/SDHC memory cards30 Using the zoom function31 Variable frame rates (VFR)32 Variable frame rates (VFR) (continued)E-32 33 E-33Native recording 2 Select the appropriate scene file using the SCENE FILE dial 4 Press the START/STOP button to start or stop native recording in VFR mode Standard recording 4 Press the START/STOP button to start or stop standard recording in VFR mode 34 E-3435 Shooting in 1080i/576i (480i) progressive mode36 Shooting in manual modeUsing focus assist FOCUS ASSIST button EXPANDED: GRAPH: Out of focus The white area moves comes into focus BOTH: Iris adjustments IRIS dial FOCUS RING (FOCUS/IRIS) switch IRIS button If the camera is in auto mode, use the AUTO/MANUAL switch to switch to manual mode. (Page 36) Press the IRIS button to switch how to adjust the aperture of lens AUTO IRIS: Turn the IRIS dial to adjust the aperture of MANUAL IRIS: lens when in the manual iris mode 37 E-3738 Shooting in manual mode (continued)Adjusting the gain GAIN switch 2 Switch the gain with the GAIN switch Light intensity adjustments OFF: 1/4: 1/16: 1/64: ND FILTER switch E-38Set the shutter speed. (Page 50) Adjusting the white balance WHITE BAL switch AWB button White balance adjustments 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 39 E-3940 E-4041 Shooting techniques for different targets42 Shooting techniques for different targets (continued)Checking and displaying shooting status DISP/MODE CHK button Changing the image size SIDE CROP: LETTER BOX: SQUEEZE: To change the aspect ratio display of the viewfinder and LCD E-42Optical Image Stabilizer Adding effects to images BLACKFADE: WHITEFADE: Using the USER buttons Backlight compensation Color bars 43 E-4344 E-442-slotcontinuous recording Shot mark function Text memo recording Time stamp function 45 E-4546 E-4647 Using the special recording functions48 Using the special recording functions (continued)One-shotrecording (ONE-SHOTREC) 2 Select ONE SHOT under REC FUNCTION. (Page 105) 3 Set the recording time using ONE-SHOTTIME. (Page 105) 4 Press the START/STOP button Loop recording (LOOP REC) 2 Select LOOP under REC FUNCTION. (Page 105) 3 Press the START/STOP button. Recording starts E-48 49 E-4950 Adjusting the shutter speedProgressive Shutter speed 50 Hz 60 Hz Synchro scan 51 E-5152 Switching Audio InputINT (L): INPUT 1: INPUT 2: INT (R): Adjusting the recording level AUDIO LEVEL knob INT MIC OFF 53 E-5354 Using scene files6 When the screen shown below appears use the Operation lever to enter a 6- character file name 7 After you finish setting the filename, press the MENU button 8 Push the Operation lever in the R direction to select LOAD/SAVE/INIT 10 Press the Operation lever to select YES SAVE PROCESSING COMPLETED 11 Press MENU twice to exit the menus 55 E-5556 Saving scene files and other settings on SD memory cardsQdirection) NOW WRITING WRITE OK E-566 Press the MENU button four times to cancel the menu mode To load a file To title a file To reload a file from an SD memory card 57 E-5758 Clip metadata59 Using the Counter60 Charging the built-inbattery/Setting the time data5 Press the MENU button when you have finished setting the time code 7 Press MENU twice to exit the menus Recording format Frame Time code rate adjustment When SYSTEM FREQ is set to 59.94 Hz adjustment 61 E-6162 Charging the built-inbattery/Setting the time data (continued)Setting user information 2 In the setup menus, RECORDING SETUP screen UB MODE, select USER Example: In the CAM mode 5 Set the user information 6 Press the MENU button when you have finished setting the user information E-62 63 E-6364 Basic playback operations65 Thumbnail screen66 Thumbnail screen (continued)1Slot number display 2Thumbnails Thumbnail display status (Page 68) 4Clip numbers 5Menu display 6Recording mode/format display 7Indicators M: Shot mark W: Wide !: Incomplete clip X: Defective clip T: Text memo E: Edit copy P: Proxy 8Duration display E-66Adding shot marks to clips Clearing the thumbnail screen 1 Press the THUMBNAIL button Direct shooting functions 67 E-6768 Thumbnail operationsDATE FORMAT: THUMBNAIL SIZE: PLAYBACK RESUME: THUMBNAIL INIT: 5 Press the MENU button to release the menu mode Changing playback format Deleting clips and formatting cards (OPERATION) Deleting clips Formatting P2 cards or SD memory cards Repairing bad clips Reconnecting incomplete clips Replacing thumbnails 69 E-6970 Thumbnail operations (continued)DELETE: FORMAT: REPAIR CLIP: RE-CONNECTION: EXCH. THUMBNAIL: 4 Press the MENU button to release the menu mode Checking the clip or card information (PROPERTY) Checking and repairing clip information Checking the P2 card information Checking the SD memory card information Setting the P2 card memory capacity display Checking the version of this system CLIP PROPERTY: CARD STATUS: DEVICES: PROPERTY SETUP: E-70SYSTEM INFO: Clip information screen 1 Clip number 2 Thumbnail 3 Slot number 4Clip information CLIP NAME: Clip name START TC: START UB: DATE: TIME: DURATION: V_FORMAT: FRAME RATE: REC RATE: 5Clip metadata P2 card information screen 1Write protection mark 2P2 card status FORMAT ERROR: NOT SUPPORTED: NO CARD: BRAND: MODEL NO.: SERIAL NO.: USER ID: User ID WARNING: 71 E-7172 E-723 Push the Operation lever in the E or R direction to make a selection and press it again LOAD: Uploading the metadata (META DATA) Loading the metadata Selecting whether to record the metadata on the P2 card RECORD: Changing recording method of USER CLIP NAME Initializing the metadata inside the unit Confirming and editing camera-recorder metadata 1 On the thumbnail screen, press the MENU button 2 Push the Operation lever in the E or R INITIALIZE: (or push it in the Q direction) again 73 E-7374 E-7475 Useful playback functions76 Useful playback functions (continued)Clip skip 2 Push the Operation lever in the T(rewind) or Y (fast-forward)direction Adjusting the volume Viewing images on a monitor 1 Connect the camera-recorderto the TV set. (Page 81) 2 Start playback Checking the date and time Time Date Time and Date E-76 77 Connecting external units78 Connecting external units (continued)Computer (non-linearediting/file transfer) When connecting a 1394 cable When connecting a USB cable Ferrite core (length: 30 mm) Ferrite core (length: 35 mm) File transfer/nonlinear editing USB cable (optional) Computer • For a Windows computer Mini-Btype Ferrite core (included) 6-pin 1394 cable (optional) •For an Apple Macintosh computer 1394 AVC transfer/nonlinear editing Computer (Windows/Apple Macintosh) 6-pin 1394 cable (optional) E-78When connecting the unit to an Apple Macintosh computer If the unit is not mounted properly on an Apple Macintosh computer Hard disk drive (data copying) Hard disk drive 79 E-7980 E-80Video deck (Dubbing) AUTO REC function TV/Monitor (playback/dubbing) 81 E-8182 Nonlinear editing with P2 card (PC mode)6 Proceed with nonlinear editing using your computer 7 Switch OFF the camera 83 E-8384 Copying from P2 cards to the hard disk drive (1394 HOST mode)3 Press the MENU button twice to release the menu mode 5 Only when the hard disk drive is not formatted: 6 When formatting is complete: 8 When copying is complete: Switch OFF the camera E-84To check the HDD status White: Black: Red: To check the data copied into the hard disk drive To verify the data when copying it into the hard disk drive 85 E-8586 Copying from P2 cards to the hard disk drive (1394 HOST mode) (continued)Warnings HDD CAPACITY FULL TOO MANY PARTITIONS HDD DISCONNECTED CANNOT FORMAT TOO MANY TARGETS CANNOT ACCESS TARGET CANNOT ACCESS CARD MISMATCH COMPONENT UNKNOWN DEVICE CONNECTED P2 CARD IS UNFORMATTED CARD IS EMPTY! CANNOT COPY VERIFICATION FAILED TURN POWER OFF CANNOT RECOGNIZE HDD E-86 87 Dubbing88 Screen displaysAUTO/MANUAL switch operation display 4Backup unit displays 1394- 5Recording format and system frequency (P2 card) (Page 105) display 61394TC display 7Information display 8Squeeze information 9Mic level auto control 10AWB error LOWLIGHT: C TEMP**: 11Focus bar 12Marker luminance display 13Time stamp recording display 14Calendar Month: Day of the month Year: 2000 - 2030 Hours Minutes Seconds mmm dd yyyy hh:mm:ss Recording/playback frame rate display 16Shutter speed 17Audio level meter (Page 53) Auto iris control displays STD: 89 E-8990 Screen displays (continued)19IRIS display 20Zoom position display 21Focus control display 23Recommended ND filter 24ND filter display 25Gain display 26AWB operation display 27AWB information display ATW: P3.2K/P5.6K: Ach/Bch: LOCK: 28Digital zoom display Shows the digital zoom ratio. D 2X: D 5X: D 10X: 29Displays marker 30Optical Image Stabilizer ( ) display 31Scene file name display (in CAM mode) (Page 54) 32Remaining battery charge E-9033Media remaining memory display Displays the remaining time 34Operational state display REC: Recording PAUSE: Recording pause CHK: 35Media information display lights: lights green: flashes: 36 Special recording display 38 Safety zone 4:3: 13:9: 14:9: 90%: 91 E-9192 E-92WARNING FOCUS LOCK PSD NG GYRO NG 1394 INITIAL ERROR (connection error) 1394 INPUT ERROR (input error) 1394 INPUT ERROR (OTHER FORMAT) (wrong input format) 93 E-9394 E-9495 Using the setup menus97 Setup menu structure99 Setup menu list100 Setup menu list (continued)SCENE FILE screen (continued) COLOR TEMP Bch MASTER PED -100...0...+100 A.IRIS LEVEL -10...0...+10 DRS OFF, 1, 2 GAMMA HD NORM: LOW: SD NORM: HIGH: B.PRESS: CINE-LIKE_D: CINE-LIKE_V: KNEE AUTO: MID: E-100MATRIX NORM1: NORM2: FLUO: CINE-LIKE: SKIN TONE DTL ON, OFF V DETAIL FREQ THIN: THICK: NAME EDIT CAMERA SETUP screen ASPECT CONV SIDE CROP LETTER BOX: SQUEEZE: SETUP 0%: 7.5%A: 101 E-101102 E-102SW MODE screen (continued) USER1 REC CHECK: SPOTLIGHT: BACKLIGHT: BLACKFADE: WHITEFADE: ATW: ATWLOCK: GAIN: 18dB D.ZOOM: TEXT MEMO: SHOT MARK: LVL METER: LAST CLIP: PRE REC: F.RATE+: F.RATE-: USER2 BACKLIGHT USER3 TEXT MEMO 103 E-103104 E-104AUTO SW screen (continued) RECORDING SETUP screen 105 E-105106 E-1061394 UB REGEN UB MODE USER: TIME: DATE: TCG: FRM. RATE: a:Checking information for user information b:Frame sequence No c: Frame rates d: Recording management data <Note To play back a clip recorded with native recording UB PRESET 1394 IN PRESET 107 E-107108 E-108AV IN/OUT SETUP screen (continued) DOWNCON MODE SIDE CROP: LETTER BOX HP MODE LIVE: RECORDING: TEST TONE INT MIC DISPLAY SETUP screen ZEBRA DETECT 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, 105% 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, 105% MARKER SAFETY ZONE OFF, 90%, 4:3, 13:9, 14:9 FOCUS BAR VIDEO OUT OSD 109 E-109110 E-110REC COUNTER TOTAL: CLIP: CARD FUNCTIONS screen SCENE FILE FILE SELECT: READ: WRITE: TITLE RELOAD: SD CARD FORMAT OTHER FUNCTIONS screen REMOTE 111 E-111112 E-112TIME ZONE 0:00 POWER SAVE SYSTEM FREQ 59.94 Hz, 50 Hz MENU INIT OPERATION 113 E-113114 E-114115 Before calling for service118 Operating precautions120 Updating the driver in the camera121 Cleaning122 Storage Precautions123 How to handle data recorded on P2 cards124 Checkpoints for using memory cardsCards you can use Cards you cannot use 125 Recording format list126 Appendix127 Specifications128 Specifications (continued)[AUDIO P2] Quantizing Frequency response [MEMORY CARD] Video recording formats: Audio recording formats: Recording/playback time: [VIDEO OUT] SDI output Analog component output Y: 1.0 V [p-p],75 Ω PB/PR: 0.7 V [p-p],75 Ω Analog composite output Pin jack x 1, 1.0 V [p-p],75 Ω [AUDIO IN/OUT] XLR input LINE OUT Internal microphone Headphone jack Internal speaker 20 mm diameter x [OTHER INPUTS/OUTPUTS] Digital interface USB CAM REMOTE [Monitor] LCD monitor E-128[AC ADAPTER] Power Source: Power Output: 129 E-129For business users in the European Union Cd Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union Note for the battery symbol (bottom two symbol examples): 130 E-130
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