Panasonic AG-HPX250EN Camcorder User Manual


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Shooting
Using time data
Time data overview
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Time code
UsetheTCGswitchtoselectRecRunorFreeRun
mode.(Page141)
FREE RUN:
Thetimecodeadvancesconstantlywhetherthe
camera-recorderisonornotjustliketimeitself.
Recordingusingaslave-lockedtimecodeinput
totheTCIN/OUTorDVCPRO/DVconnectorsis
alsopossible.
REC RUN:
Thetimecodeadvancesonlyduringrecording.
Thiswillenablecontinuationoftimecodesin
previouslyrecordedclipsandwhenthepower
isturnedoffornewP2cardsareinsertedto
continuerecording.
The following events will disrupt time code
continuity.
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When clips are deleted
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When a 24P or 24PA frame rate is selected
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When 24PN or 30PN (25PN) is selected
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When a recording is interrupted by a REC
WARNING or other abnormality
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User bits
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Twotypesofuserbitsareprovidedinternally:
(LTCUB:recordedasLTC,outputviatheTCIN/
OUTconnectorasLTCembeddedinHDSDI)
andVITC(inDVCPROrecordedintheVIDEO
AUXareaandoutputasVITCembeddedinHD
SDI).
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LTCUBenablestherecordingofusersettings,
time,date,timecodesandsimilarvalues,the
frameratedataforcameracaptureandexternal
inputvalues(viaTCIN/OUTorDVCPRO/DV
connectorinput).
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VITCuserbitsrecordtheframeratedataof
cameracapture.
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TheuserbitsinclipmetadatarecordtheLTCUB
valueatthestartofrecording.
Thecamera-recorderprovidestimedatasuchas
timecodes,userbits,timeofday(real-time)data,
whichisrecordedoneachframealongsidevideo
data.Itisalsorecordedasasdatainclipmetadata
les.
Counter setting and display
PressingtheCOUNTERbuttontoviewthecounter
displaysthecountervalueonthetimecode
indicatorintheLCDandintheviewnder.(Page121)
Thecountervalueisindicatedin“Hour:Minute.
Second”format.Thecountervalueisnotdisplayed
duringplayback.
ThemenuoptionRECCOUNTERintheDISPLAY
SETUPscreencanbesettodisplaytwotypesof
counters.(Page149)
TOTAL:
providesacontinuouscountuntilresetby
pressingtheCOUNTERRESETbutton.The
countervalueisretainedwhenP2cardsare
replacedandwhenthepoweristurnedoff.
CLIP:
Thecounterisresetto0atthestartofeach
recordingandallowsyoutokeeptrackofclip
recordingtimewhileshootingthecurrentclip.
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Pressing the RESET button when the
counter value is displayed resets the
counter to 0.
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The counter value indicates values in
the range between 0:00.00 and 9:59.59 in
1-second steps.
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