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