Contents

Read this first! (For AG-HPX370P)  ..................................................................................

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Read this first! (For AG-HPX371E)  ..................................................................................

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Precautions for Use  .........................................................................................................

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Chapter 1  Overview

 

 

 

Camera Unit Features  ....................................................................................................

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Recording and Playback Features  ................................................................................

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Outline of operations  .....................................................................................................

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Saving and editing on external devices  ................................................................

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System Confiiguration  ....................................................................................................

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Standard accessories  ....................................................................................................

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Chapter 2  Parts and Their Functions

 

 

 

Power Supply and Accessory Mounting Section  ..................................................

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Audio (input) Function Section  ..............................................................................

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Audio (output) Function Section  ............................................................................

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Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions Section  ..........................................

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Menu/Thumbnail Operation Section  ......................................................................

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Time Code Section  ................................................................................................

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Warning and Status Display Functions  ..................................................................

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LCD Monitor  ...........................................................................................................

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Viewfinder  ..............................................................................................................

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Chapter 3  Recording and Playback

 

 

 

Setting Date and Time of Internal Clock  ........................................................................

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P2 Cards  ........................................................................................................................

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Inserting P2 Cards  .................................................................................................

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Removing P2 Cards  ...............................................................................................

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To Prevent Accidental Erasure of P2 Card Content  ...............................................

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P2 CARD ACCESS LED and status of P2 cards  ...................................................

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P2 card recording times  ........................................................................................

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Handling P2 Card Recording  ................................................................................

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Basic Procedures  ..........................................................................................................

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Shooting  .................................................................................................................

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Normal Recording  .................................................................................................

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Standard and Native Recording  ....................................................................................

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Standard recording (pull-down recording)  ............................................................

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Native recording  ....................................................................................................

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Variable Frame Rate (VFR) Recording  ..........................................................................

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Native VFR Recording  ...........................................................................................

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Standard VFR recording(pulldown recording)  .......................................................

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Using VFR Recording Function  .............................................................................

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Special Recording Modes  .............................................................................................

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Pre-recording (PRE REC)  ......................................................................................

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Interval recording (INTERVAL REC)  ......................................................................

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One-shot recording (ONE SHOT REC)  ..................................................................

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Loop recording (LOOP REC)  .................................................................................

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One-clip recording (ONE CLIP REC)  .....................................................................

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PROXY Recording Function (Optional)  .................................................................

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Hot Swap Recording  .............................................................................................

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REC REVIEW Function  ...........................................................................................

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Shot Marker (SHOT MARK) Recording Function  ...................................................

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Text Memo Recording Function  .............................................................................

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Normal and Variable Speed Playback  ..........................................................................

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Chapter 4  Adjustments and Settings for Recording

 

 

 

Selecting recording signals  ...................................................................................

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List of recording formats and functions  .................................................................

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Recording settings and recording function table  ..................................................

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Selecting video output  ...........................................................................................

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List of recording, playback and output formats  ....................................................

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Adjusting the White Balance and Black Balance  ..........................................................

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Adjusting the White Balance  .................................................................................

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Adjusting the Black Balance  .................................................................................

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Setting the Electronic Shutter  ........................................................................................

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Setting the Shutter Mode and Speed  ....................................................................

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Placing the Camera-recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN Mode  .....................................

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FBC (Flash Band Compensation) Function  ...................................................................

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