Panasonic AG-HPX170P operating instructions

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Printed in Japan

ENGLISH

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Before useDescription of

parts

PreparationShootingPlaybackEditingDisplaysMenuReference

Operating Instructions

Memory Card Camera-Recorder

Model No. AG-HPX170P

Before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully and save this

manual for future use.

This product is eligible for the P2HD

5 Year Warranty Repair Program. For

details, see page 5.

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Contents

Main ENGLISH Operating Instructions Memory Card Camera-Recorder Model No. AG-HPX170P Read this rst! CAUTION WARNING: FCC NOTICE (USA) Declaration of Conformity CAUTION: IMPORTANT For USA-California Only IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Recommendation for Use of Genuine Panasonic Battery Pack (Rechargeable Battery) Software information for this product P2HD 5 Year Warranty Repair Program http://panasonic.biz/sav/pass_e Contents Before use Description of parts Preparation Shooting Playback Editing Displays Menu Reference 1 2 3 Precaution for use Always 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 Accessories Optional units About this manual Note concerning illustrations in these instructions References Description of parts Right side and rear side Description of parts (continued) Left side 26 2928 32 353130 33 34 Terminals and mounting parts 1 2 3 1098 11 14 1615 Description of parts (continued) Remote control The battery Charging 3 1 2 Installing and removing the power supply Installing and removing the battery 1 2 Connecting and disconnecting the power cord Adjusting the hand strap 1 2 Attaching the shoulder strap Detaching and attaching the lens hood Detaching the lens hood The remote control Insert the battery 1 2 3 Turn on/off the camera Tally lamp Viewnder Using the viewnder 1 2 3 1 Using the LCD 2 3 Viewnder (continued) 2 3 4 5 6 1 Flipping images vertically and horizontally 1 Switching between overscan and underscan Setting the calendar 2 3 4 5 6 Basic shooting operations Preparing to shoot 2 3 4 Shooting in auto mode 2 3 4 5 Recording times Basic shooting operations (continued) 1 2 3 4 Using SD/SDHC memory cards Installing and removing the SD memory card 1 2 3 Using the zoom function Digital zoom function Variable frame rates (VFR) 1 2 3 4 1112233344 1 1234 2 3 4 Variable frame rates (VFR) (continued) Native recording 1 2 3 4 Standard recording 1 2 3 4 Using variable frame rates (VFR) Standard speed shooting for movie production Standard speed shooting for making commercials and dramas Undercrank shooting Overcrank shooting Shooting in 1080i/480i progressive mode A B C D E F G H I J A B C D E F G H A B C D E F G H Shooting in manual mode Switching to manual mode Manual focusing 1 2 1 Shooting in manual mode (continued) 2 3 Adjusting the gain 1 2 Light intensity adjustments Adjusting the white balance White balance adjustments 1 Shooting in manual mode (continued) 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 Black balance adjustments Auto Tracking White (ATW) Shooting techniques for different targets Low-angle shooting Self-portrait shooting Zebra pattern Marker Checking and displaying shooting status Changing the image size Shooting techniques for different targets (continued) Optical Image Stabilizer Adding effects to images Using the USER buttons Backlight compensation Waveform monitor function Adjusting the volume while shooting Backup recording Shooting techniques for different targets (continued) 2-slot continuous recording Shot mark function Text memo recording Time stamp function LAST CLIP DELETE function Using the special recording functions Interval recording (INTERVAL REC) 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Loop recording (LOOP REC) 1 2 3 Using the special recording functions (continued) 1 2 Adjusting the shutter speed Adjusting the shutter speed (continued) Synchro scan Switching Audio Input Using the built-in microphone 1 2 Using another microphone and audio equipment 4 5 Adjusting the recording level -20 dB -12 dB 0 dB Using scene les Changing scene le settings 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 Saving scene les and other settings on SD memory cards 1 2 3 4 5 6 Clip metadata What the clip metadata consists of Using the Counter Counter display 1 1394TC preset mode 2 Charging the built-in battery/Setting the time data Recharging the built-in battery 1 2 Setting the time code 5 Charging the built-in battery/Setting the time data (continued) 6 7 Setting user information 2 3 4 5 6 Page Basic playback operations 1 2 Thumbnail screen Basic thumbnail screen operations 1 2 THUMBNAIL OPERATION 1 2 Page Adding shot marks to clips 1 2 Clearing the thumbnail screen 1 Direct shooting functions Thumbnail operations Selecting the thumbnail display method (THUMBNAIL) 5 Changing playback format 1 2 Deleting clips and formatting cards (OPERATION) 4 Checking the clip or card information (PROPERTY) 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Editing the recorded clip metadata 1 2 3 4 Uploading the metadata (META DATA) Page Useful playback functions Variable speed search 1 2 Slow playback 1 2 Adjusting the volume 1 Viewing images on a monitor 2 Checking the date and time Connecting external units Headphones External microphone Computer (non-linear editing/le transfer) File transfer/nonlinear editing 1394 AVC transfer/nonlinear editing Connecting external units (continued) Hard disk drive (data copying) Digital video equipment (Dubbing) Connecting external units (continued) Video deck (Dubbing) TV/Monitor (playback/dubbing) Nonlinear editing with P2 card (PC mode) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nonlinear editing with P2 card (PC mode) (continued) 7 Copying from P2 cards to the hard disk drive (1394 HOST mode) 1 2 3 4 Copying from P2 cards to the hard disk drive (1394 HOST mode) (continued) Warnings Dubbing Digital input/output 1 2 3 4 Screen displays Regular displays Page Page Page Warnings Errors Page Setting the DISPLAY items Using the setup menus Using the menus 1 2 3 Initializing the menu settings Setup menu structure CAM (camera) mode menu Setup menu structure (continued) MCR (playback) mode menu Setup menu list SCENE FILE screen SCENE FILE screen (continued) CAMERA SETUP screen SCENE FILE screen (continued) SW MODE screen SW MODE screen (continued) AUTO SW screen SW MODE screen (continued) RECORDING SETUP screen AUTO SW screen (continued) Page RECORDING SETUP screen (continued) PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen AV IN/OUT SETUP screen DISPLAY SETUP screen AV IN/OUT SETUP screen (continued) CARD FUNCTIONS screen DISPLAY SETUP screen (continued) OTHER FUNCTIONS screen CARD FUNCTIONS screen (continued) OTHER FUNCTIONS screen (continued) OPTION MENU screen OTHER FUNCTIONS screen (continued) Before calling for service Power supply Battery Before calling for service (continued) Shooting Editing Displays Playback Other Operating precautions Page Updating the driver in the camera Cleaning Storage Precautions How to handle data recorded on P2 cards Checkpoints for using memory cards Cards you can use Cards you cannot use Recording format list Appendix Selecting the USER CLIP NAME recording method Specications [GENERAL] Specications (continued) Page Information on 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