Panasonic AG-HPX170P Camcorder User Manual


 
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Synchro scan ................................................... 50
Switching Audio Input ....................................... 51
Using the built-in microphone .......................... 51
Using another microphone and
audio equipment .......................................... 51
Adjusting the recording level ........................... 52
Using scene les ............................................... 53
Changing scene le settings ........................... 53
Saving scene les and other settings on
SD memory cards .......................................... 55
Clip metadata ..................................................... 57
Using the Counter ............................................. 58
Counter display ................................................ 58
1394TC preset mode ....................................... 58
Charging the built-in battery/
Setting the time data ..................................... 59
Recharging the built-in battery ........................ 59
Setting the time code ....................................... 59
Specifying the time code (TC PRESET) .......... 59
Setting user information................................... 61
Playback
Basic playback operations ............................... 63
Thumbnail screen .............................................. 64
Basic thumbnail screen operations.................. 64
Adding shot marks to clips .............................. 66
Clearing the thumbnail screen ......................... 66
Direct shooting functions ................................. 66
Thumbnail operations ....................................... 67
Selecting the thumbnail display method
(THUMBNAIL) ............................................. 67
Deleting clips and formatting cards
(OPERATION) ............................................. 68
Checking the clip or card information
(PROPERTY) .............................................. 69
Editing the recorded clip metadata .................. 71
Uploading the metadata (META DATA) ............ 72
Useful playback functions ................................ 74
Variable speed search ..................................... 74
Slow playback .................................................. 74
Fast forward/rewind playback .......................... 74
Frame-by-frame playback ................................ 74
Clip skip ........................................................... 75
Adjusting the volume ....................................... 75
Viewing images on a monitor .......................... 75
Checking the date and time ............................. 75
Editing
Connecting external units ................................ 76
Headphones .................................................... 76
External microphone ....................................... 76
Computer (non-linear editing/le transfer) ....... 77
Hard disk drive (data copying) ......................... 78
Digital video equipment (Dubbing) .................. 79
Video deck (Dubbing) ...................................... 80
TV/Monitor (playback/dubbing) ........................ 80
Nonlinear editing with P2 card (PC mode) ...... 81
Copying from P2 cards to the hard disk drive
(1394 HOST mode) ........................................ 83
Warnings ......................................................... 85
Dubbing .............................................................. 86
Digital input/output ........................................... 86
Analog output .................................................. 86
Displays
Screen displays ................................................. 87
Regular displays .............................................. 87
Warnings ......................................................... 91
Setting the DISPLAY items .............................. 93
Menu
Using the setup menus ..................................... 94
Using the menus.............................................. 94
Initializing the menu settings ........................... 95
Setup menu structure ....................................... 96
CAM (camera) mode menu ............................. 96
MCR (playback) mode menu ........................... 97
Setup menu list .................................................. 98
SCENE FILE screen ........................................ 98
CAMERA SETUP screen .............................. 100
SW MODE screen ......................................... 101
AUTO SW screen .......................................... 103
RECORDING SETUP screen ........................ 104
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen .................. 107
AV IN/OUT SETUP screen ............................ 107
DISPLAY SETUP screen ............................... 108
CARD FUNCTIONS screen........................... 109
OTHER FUNCTIONS screen ........................ 110
OPTION MENU screen ................................. 112
Reference
Before calling for service ................................ 113
Operating precautions .................................... 116
Updating the driver in the camera ................. 118
Cleaning ........................................................... 119
Storage Precautions ........................................ 120
How to handle data recorded on P2 cards .... 121
Checkpoints for using memory cards ........... 122
Recording format list....................................... 123
Appendix .......................................................... 124
Specications .................................................. 125