Operating Instructions
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Camera-Recorder
Declaration of Conformity
FCC Warning
Notification Canada
For USA-California Only
Important Safety Instructions
P2HD 5 Year Warranty Repair Program*1
Software information for this product
Contents
Saving scene files and other settings on
Charging the built-in battery Setting the time data
81
Copying from P2 cards to the hard disk drive
P2 mode shooting
PC mode
Host mode
Outline of operations
Precaution for use
For other usage notes, see
Accessories
XLR microphone AG-MC200G Battery
Optional units
About this manual
Pages 25
Description of parts
Right side and rear side
Description of parts
Left side
Focus ring Zoom ring
Operation lever Pages 63
Terminals and mounting parts
Terminal Pages 77
Component OUT terminal
Use this opening to attach a security cable
Remote control
DATE/TIME button OSD button Counter button
/REW button T Pause button H
ZOOM/VOL buttons 14 VAR. Search button Menu button
Battery
Align the battery with
Plug the AC cord into the power outlet
Charging
Installing and removing the power supply
Installing and removing the battery Installation
Connecting and disconnecting the power cord
Installation
Adjusting the hand strap
Attaching the shoulder strap
Detaching and attaching the lens hood
Detaching the lens hood
Remote control
Insert the battery
Remote control setup
Setting
Turn on/off the camera
Tally lamp
Turn on the camera
Turn off the camera
Using the viewfinder
Viewfinder
Keep the LCD monitor closed
Fitting the eye cup
Using the LCD
Position the LCD monitor where it is easiest to see
Emphasizing outlines
CAM mode, press EVF DTL
Adjusting the screen display
Viewfinder
Flipping images vertically and horizontally
Adjusting the backlight
Switching between overscan and underscan
Set DAY, HOUR, and MIN using the method shown in steps 4
Setting the calendar
Setup menus, Other Functions screen, Clock SET, select YES
Shooting in auto mode
Turn the Power switch to ON.
Switch the AUTO/MANUAL switch to Auto to select auto mode
Basic shooting operations
P2 card access lamps
Basic shooting operations
Checking photos taken REC Check
Protecting against a possible erasure
Recording times
P2 card
Access lamp Button
Remove the P2 card
Formatting SD memory card
Using SD/SDHC memory cards
Installing and removing the SD memory card
Using the zoom function
On the remote control
Digital zoom function
Digital zoom cannot be changed during recording
24PN mode
Variable frame rates VFR
Camera-Recorder « effective frame 24P
24PN
Variable frame rates VFR
Native recording
Standard recording
Pull Down information displayed
Using variable frame rates VFR
Standard speed shooting for movie production
Standard speed shooting for making commercials and dramas
Undercrank shooting
Shooting in 1080i/480i progressive mode
30P mode
24P mode
24P advanced mode
Shooting in manual mode
Switching to manual mode
Manual focusing
Auto
Iris adjustments
Shooting in manual mode
Using focus assist
Adjusting the gain
Light intensity adjustments
OFF
ND filter is not used
Adjusting the white balance
White balance adjustments
LOW Light
Level Over
Using presets
Black balance adjustments
Auto Tracking White ATW
ABB Active
Shooting techniques for different targets
Low-angle shooting
Self-portrait shooting
Zebra pattern
Checking and displaying shooting status
Changing the image size
Side Crop
Letter BOX
Shooting techniques for different targets
Adjusting the volume while shooting
Backup recording
To adjust the recording level
Adjusting the volume
Slot continuous recording
Shot mark function
Text memo recording
Time stamp function
Last Clip Delete function
Using the special recording functions
Pre-recording PRE REC
Interval recording Interval REC
Press the START/STOP button. Pre-recording starts
One-shot recording ONE-SHOT REC
Loop recording Loop REC
Select ONE Shot under REC FUNCTION.
Select Loop under REC FUNCTION.
Using the special recording functions
Adjusting the shutter speed
Press the Shutter button
Standard Off 1/50
With the 720P/24P and 720P/24PN formats
Adjusting the shutter speed
Progressive Shutter speed Mode
Synchro scan
60 Hz
Using another microphone and audio equipment
Switching Audio Input
Using the built-in microphone
Switching Audio Input
Adjusting the recording level
Input 2 and switch both CH1 Select CH2 Select to Input
Input
Using scene files
Changing scene file settings
Using scene files
On the camera or the remote control
Camera or Remote control
Save Processing Completed
Direction
NOW Writing Write OK
Saving scene files and other settings on SD memory cards
To title a file
Perform steps 1 to
Next character can now be selected
Clip metadata
What the clip metadata consists
Using the Counter
1394TC preset mode
Counter display
UB XX XX XX
Charging the built-in battery/Setting the time data
Recharging the built-in battery
Setting the time code
Specifying the time code TC Preset
Charging the built-in battery/Setting the time data
Recording format Frame Time code
Setting user information
Example In the CAM mode
Set the user information
You can use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from a to F
UB Preset
Basic playback operations
Thumbnail screen
Basic thumbnail screen operations
Indicators Shot mark
Slot number display
Thumbnails
Menu display
Adding shot marks to clips
Clearing the thumbnail screen
Direct shooting functions
Press the Thumbnail button
Thumbnail operations
Selecting the thumbnail display method Thumbnail
Deleting clips and formatting cards
Thumbnail operations
Changing playback format
Checking the clip or card information Property
System Info
Editing the recorded clip metadata
Slot total
Number of Clips Number of clips
Press the Operation lever
Uploading the metadata Meta Data
Load
Record
Name
Property
Useful playback functions
Variable speed search
Fast forward/rewind playback
Slow playback
Adjusting the volume
Clip skip
Viewing images on a monitor
Checking the date and time
Connecting external units
Headphones
External microphone
AG-MC200G
When connecting a 1394 cable
When connecting a USB cable
Computer non-linear editing/file transfer
File transfer/nonlinear editing
Connecting external units
When connecting the unit to an Apple Macintosh computer
Hard disk drive data copying
USB cable as well
Digital video equipment Dubbing
Pin Cable optional
Video deck Dubbing
TV/Monitor playback/dubbing
Auto REC function
VCR
Cable Apple Macintosh.*1 Connections
Nonlinear editing with P2 card PC mode
Press the Menu button twice to release menu mode
Nonlinear editing with P2 card PC mode
Proceed with nonlinear editing using your computer
Switch OFF the camera
Card Bus driver is contained in the CD- ROM provided
Press the Menu button twice to release the menu mode
PC lamp now lights, and PC mode is established
When copying is complete Switch OFF the camera
Data is copied onto the HDD on a card by card basis
Copying from P2 cards to the hard disk drive 1394 Host mode
To verify the data when copying it into the hard disk drive
To check the HDD status
To check the data copied into the hard disk drive
Cannot Access Target
Cannot Access Card
Turn Power OFF
HDD Capacity Full
Stop recording in the recorder
Stop playback on the other unit
Screen displays
Regular displays
Remote
P2 Full
Screen displays
Iris display
Zoom position display
Focus control display
Text Memo and Shot Mark display
This display appears when the REC
INTERVAL, ONE Shot or LOOP, and when PRE REC is set to on
Media remaining memory display Displays the remaining time
Media information display
Errors
Control
1394
Setting the Display items
Mode Display
Other Display settings
Displays
Using the setup menus
Using the menus
Initializing the menu settings
To initialize the scene file
Setup menu structure
CAM camera mode menu
Setup menu structure
MCR playback mode menu
Setup menu list
Scene File screen
DRS
Gamma
HD Norm
LOW
100
Setup menu list
Camera Setup screen
101
SW Mode screen
Indicates the factory setting
102
103
Auto SW screen
Recording Setup screen
104
105
106
Playback Functions screen
AV IN/OUT Setup screen
107
Display Setup screen
108
109
Card Functions screen
110
Other Functions screen
111
112
Option Menu screen
Before calling for service
Power supply
Battery
113
Before calling for service
114
Shooting
Editing
Other
115
Playback
Operating precautions
AC adapter and battery
Take precautions not to drop the camera when moving it
116
Protective caps for the connectors
117
Do not point the lens or viewfinder at the sun
Doing so may damage the parts inside
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Updating the driver in the camera
118
Cleaning
When cleaning, do not use benzene or thinner
Cleaning the Viewfinder
119
Storage Precautions
120
Video camera
P2 cards
How to handle data recorded on P2 cards
121
MultiMediaCard
Checkpoints for using memory cards
122
Recording format list
123
Appendix
124
Selecting the User Clip Name Recording method
TYPE2
Specifications
125
Specifications
126
Power Source
Power Output
127
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