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