background image

Shooting

61

3

 Press the   and   buttons to select UB 

PRESET, and press the   button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 Press the   button to select YES, and press 

the   button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 Set the user information.

Press the   and   buttons to select the user 
information characters.
•• You can use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters 

from A to F.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the   button to move to the next digit, 
and press the   and   buttons again to select 
the characters.

You can reset the user information to nothing by 
pressing COUNTER RESET.

OSD

COUNTER RESET

TITLE

 V

O

+

MULTI/

P-IN-P

REC

A.DUB

PLAY

/REW

FF/ 

ZOOM

DATE/

TIME

PHOTO

SHOT

START/

STOP

-

CH 1 SELECT CH 2 SELECT

INPUT 1 INPUT 2

INT(L)

INPUT 1

INPUT 2

INT(R)

INPUT 2

ON

OFF

MIC POWER +48V

BARS

AUDIO

SHUTTER

SPEED SEL

COUNTER RESET/TC SET ZEBRA

OIS

RESET

ON

OFF

Camera

 or

 Remote control

6

  Press the MENU button when you have 

finished setting the user information.

   

MENU

7

  Press the

   

button to select YES, and press 

the   button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

  Press MENU twice to exit the menus.

Summary of Contents for AG-HVX202AEN

Page 1: ...ion Description of parts Before use AG HVX202AEN Operating Instructions Memory Card Camera Recorder Model No Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual f...

Page 2: ...o not disassemble or dispose of in fire Do not store in temperatures over 60 C 140 F Do not leave the battery in an automobile exposed to direct sunlight for a long period of time with doors and windo...

Page 3: ...al cameras It has however been found that imitation battery packs that look very similar to the genuine Panasonic battery pack are marketed in some markets Some of these imitation battery packs are no...

Page 4: ...recorder See the folder named LDOC The description is the original written in English To download the relevant source code visit https eww pavc panasonic co jp pro av Please note that we cannot answe...

Page 5: ...mode 28 Checking scenes taken REC CHECK 29 Remove the cassette tape 29 Cassette tapes 30 Using SD SDHC memory cards 31 Installing and removing the SD memory card 31 Formatting SD memory card 31 Cautio...

Page 6: ...eadphones 76 External microphone 76 Computer non linear editing file transfer 77 Hard disk drive data copying 77 Digital video equipment Dubbing 78 Video deck Dubbing 79 TV Monitor playback dubbing 79...

Page 7: ...the P2 card and the DV cassette tape High definition HD recording to a DV tape is not possible P2 card You can use the following features HD High Definition recording Multi format recording Variable f...

Page 8: ...ed for nonlinear editing on your computer or other unit 5 1394 host mode Page 84 The unit directly controls the external hard disk drive and transfers the data file to it Computer External hard disk P...

Page 9: ...of certain material even if it is intended for private use Caution regarding laser beams The CCD may be damaged if it is subjected to light from a laser beam When using the camera recorder in location...

Page 10: ...install a ferrite core on the end nearest the PC Page 78 About this manual Note concerning illustrations in these instructions Illustrations camera recorder menu screens etc in these operating instru...

Page 11: ...14 Cassette cover Pages 28 and 29 15 White balance sensor Page 39 16 INPUT 1 2 audio input switch Page 52 17 Lens hood screw Page 17 18 P2 card access lamp x 2 Page 25 19 Viewfinder Page 20 20 P2 card...

Page 12: ...age 20 19 AUDIO DUB THUMBNAIL button Pages 66 and 80 20 MENU button Page 96 21 PAGE AUDIO MON VAR button Pages 45 and 73 22 REC button Page 87 23 END SEARCH button Page 74 24 Operation button Page 96...

Page 13: ...You can connect a remote control unit to control the FOCUS and IRIS aperture ZOOM S S 2 5 mm super mini jack You can connect a remote control unit to control zoom and start stop of recording 8 Tripod...

Page 14: ...ttons of the camera MENU operations are performed using SET button 10 STILL ADV button Page 73 11 INDEX buttons Page 75 12 STOP button Page 62 13 FF button Page 62 Buttons for shooting and volume cont...

Page 15: ...evels Keep metal objects such as necklaces and hairpins away from the battery Short circuiting may occur across the terminals causing the battery to heat up and you may seriously burn yourself if you...

Page 16: ...ert the DC cord s battery connector until it clicks into place Removal 1 Set the POWER switch to OFF and check that the mode lamp is off 2 Remove the DC cord s battery connector while pressing the bat...

Page 17: ...tach the shoulder strap and use it as a precaution against dropping the camera 20 mm or more 20 mm or more Detaching and attaching the lens hood Detaching the lens hood Loosen the screw and turn the l...

Page 18: ...he remote control does not operate the wrong camera recorder by mistake Setting Wireless remote control Press the STOP and STILL ADV buttons at the same time to set the remote control unit for use wit...

Page 19: ...op one and the power then goes off it means that there is no charge left in the battery Recharge the battery CAMERA MCR VCR DUB PC Mode button Mode lamp Lock release Tally lamp The tally lamp can be m...

Page 20: ...st the viewfinder s angle so that the screen is positioned where it is easiest to see You can move the view finder out to about 90 perpendicular to the camera 3 Adjust the diopter adjustment lever so...

Page 21: ...This can damage the camera Ensure the LCD is fully closed Both the LCD and viewfinder come on when you have rotated the LCD to face in the same direction as the lens for self portrait shooting Emphas...

Page 22: ...ation button 5 Adjust the selected item using the or operation button 6 Press MENU three times to exit the menus You can return the settings for EVF SET and LCD SET to the factory settings by selectin...

Page 23: ...eration Page 96 You can also use the menu buttons on the remote control Page 14 4 In the setup menus OTHER FUNCTIONS screen CLOCK SET select YES 5 Press the or operation button to set YEAR to 2005 Cho...

Page 24: ...f you press the STOP button it may take some time until the writing to the P2 card finishes For this reason the operation will not be acknowledged if you press the START button too soon Stopped after...

Page 25: ...e default mode To view the current settings see page 43 P2 card access lamps CAMERA mode MCR Lights green Data can be saved onto the cards or loaded from them Blinks green slow No available space on c...

Page 26: ...When you are using non linear editing software and a PC for example the clips are displayed individually When using any other types of cards the driver installed in the camera recorder may need to be...

Page 27: ...ejected while its data is being accessed The clips may be thrown out of order Check the clips and repair them For details on repairing clips see page 69 During recording a P2 card inserted into an emp...

Page 28: ...ssette holder is completely in position 3 2 1 P2 TAPE PUSH 4 5 PUSH ON Do not operate the MEDIA switch when the power is switched ON If you attempt to operate the MEDIA switch the message TURN POWER O...

Page 29: ...EC CHECK The REC CHECK function does not work when VCR or DUB has been selected as the operation mode Remove the cassette tape 1 Slide the OPEN EJECT switch in the direction shown by the arrow to open...

Page 30: ...in the LP mode as the tracks on the tape are narrower than the heads Preventing accidental erasure To prevent erasing the recordings on a tape by accident set the tab on the cassette to SAVE REC SAVE...

Page 31: ...at from the SD CARD FORMAT option on the CARD FUNCTIONS screen Page 114 With SDHC cards 32 KB of capacity will have been used Cautions in using SD memory cards SD memory cards used with the AG HVX202A...

Page 32: ...switch speeds by going to the setup menus SW MODE screen HANDLE ZOOM Page 103 Zoom ring Set the ZOOM switch to MANU so that you can use the zoom ring You cannot use the zoom ring if the ZOOM switch is...

Page 33: ...fective frames so recording is possible for 2 times as long P2 There may be slight discrepancies between the recording frame rate displayed and the frame rate at which the images are actually recorded...

Page 34: ...EC FORMAT P2 function page 106 on the RECORDING SETUP screen select 720P 50P or 720P 25P as the recording format 2 Select the appropriate scene file using the SCENE FILE dial If necessary before doing...

Page 35: ...obtained by using a nonlinear editing system to process what has been recorded Overcrank shooting This way of shooting provides slow motion effects used to show car chases as well as action scenes cl...

Page 36: ...hoot 25 frames a second in the progressive mode For output and recording the 25 frame per second signal is converted to 50 field per second interlace This mode gives you high quality images AoAeBoBeCo...

Page 37: ...ontrolling the focus will take slightly longer than in the normal focus mode If you have set ON for the AF item on the setting menu AUTO SW screen auto focusing will occur regardless of the position o...

Page 38: ...the display is dark increase the gain to brighten the display 1 If the camera is in auto mode use the AUTO MANUAL switch to switch to manual mode goes out Page 37 2 Switch the gain with the GAIN swit...

Page 39: ...stead Do not include bright spotlights in your shot 4 Set the WHITE BAL switch to A or B whichever one you want to save the adjustment in 5 Press the AWB button Adjustment takes a few seconds The foll...

Page 40: ...h between the progressive and normal 50i modes Press the AWB button to automatically adjust the white balance Press and hold the AWB button to adjust the black balance As the white balance is adjusted...

Page 41: ...angles START STOP button Self portrait shooting Images in the LCD when it is turned 180 degrees for self portrait shooting may appear unusual You can make them appear better by reversing left and righ...

Page 42: ...EBRA DETECT 2 set the brightness for the zebra patterns Page 112 The zebra pattern you have set appears as a percentage on the display for about 2 seconds Marker If you press the ZEBRA button again wh...

Page 43: ...ge the aspect ratio display of the viewfinder and LCD Select the aspect ratio in the setup menus DISPLAY SETUP screen DISPLAY ASPECT Page 113 Checking and displaying shooting status DISP MODE CHK butt...

Page 44: ...io also fades out Fade in starts when the button is released Using the USER buttons You can allocate one of twelve features to each of the three USER buttons Use these buttons to change shooting setti...

Page 45: ...NCTIONS screen If the DATE TIME button on the remote control is pressed the date and time will be output to the 1394 output regardless of whether recording is underway or the recording standby status...

Page 46: ...MARK ON appears in the LCD monitor or the viewfinder and a shot mark is set for the thumbnail of the clip being recorded If you press the button again the shot mark is released You can also set or re...

Page 47: ...sed in shooting or recording pause mode recording standby status is established for the index signals The index signals are recorded when shooting or recording is started You can conduct searches inde...

Page 48: ...at 2 Select INTERVAL under REC FUNCTION Page 106 For menu operations Page 96 3 Set the time INTERVAL TIME Page 106 4 Press the START STOP button The unit starts INTERVAL REC operation To stop operatio...

Page 49: ...arted a recordable P2 card cannot be used even if it is inserted into an empty slot The slots for recording in this mode are indicated by the orange P2 card access lamps One shot recording ONE SHOT RE...

Page 50: ...ed OFF in OTHER DISPLAY in the DISPLAY SETUP screen of the setup menus It is not displayed if you have set the shutter speed to normal OFF SHUTTER button CH 1 SELECT CH 2 SELECT INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INT L...

Page 51: ...ed of a film camera and a wider angle results in a longer exposure to light If the shutter speed is displayed in blue characters followed by 1 50 you cannot change the shutter speed in the blue charac...

Page 52: ...S RESET ON OFF MIC POWER 48V Switching Audio Input CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 INT L Built in microphone L INT R Built in microphone R INPUT1 INPUT2 INT L Built in microphone L INPUT2 INPUT1 INT R Built in microp...

Page 53: ...channel 2 INPUT 2 Audio from a device connected to INPUT 2 terminal is recorded to channel 2 When inputting the microphone signal to channels 1 and 2 connect the microphone to INPUT 2 and switch both...

Page 54: ...ile suitable for shooting movie like scenes where the contrast is to be emphasized The recording format remains unchanged even when the scene file is changed It must be set using the REC FORMAT option...

Page 55: ...mpleted unless you have finished step 10 8 Press button to select SAVE INIT 9 Press button and use button to select YES Press button 10 The following screen appears select YES then press button To ret...

Page 56: ...T ERROR appears format the SD memory card Page 31 If WRITE NG WRITE PROTECT appears release the protected status of the SD memory card If WRITE NG CANNOT ACCESS appears quit all other operations such...

Page 57: ...MANUFACTURER manufacturer of the equipment SERIAL NO serial number of the equipment and MODEL NAME equipment model name Note The series name of the unit AG HVX202 appears for the MODEL NAME SHOOT Thi...

Page 58: ...t with the TC value from the input 1394 signal TC SET OK is displayed for about 2 seconds in the center of the screen 7 Reset the SLAVE camera to CAMERA mode Counter display P2 card Tape You can displ...

Page 59: ...time code In the setup menus RECORDING SETUP screen set the following time code related items Page 107 TCG FIRST REC TC Tape only TC PRESET 1394 TC REGEN appears when in MCR VCR mode In MCR VCR mode...

Page 60: ...lect USER For menu operation Page 96 You can also use the menu buttons on the remote control Page 14 Example In the MCR mode 5 When the screen below appears set the time code value Press the and butto...

Page 61: ...lect the characters You can reset the user information to nothing by pressing COUNTER RESET OSD COUNTER RESET TITLE VOL MULTI P IN P REC A DUB PLAY REW FF ZOOM DATE TIME PHOTO SHOT START STOP CH 1 SEL...

Page 62: ...d during a pause playback advances one clip INDEX STOP INDEX STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV PLAY INDEX STOP V REW FF Rewind When this button is pressed during playback the clips are rewound from a point in...

Page 63: ...tape INDEX STOP INDEX STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV PLAY INDEX STOP V REW FF Rewind During playback the rewind playback starts at ten times normal speed While the tape is in the stop mode the unit starts...

Page 64: ...ears repeat this step To return to the previous screen select EXIT and press or press the button To release the menu mode press MENU To select thumbnails Select the thumbnails the yellow frame moves u...

Page 65: ...y This is where the menu items are displayed When EXIT is selected and the button is pressed the menu display is cleared and the original screen is restored 6 Recording mode format display This is whe...

Page 66: ...e shot marks unless all the P2 cards that make up the video data are inserted into the slots Clearing the thumbnail screen Before performing setting menu operations Page 96 you must clear the thumbnai...

Page 67: ...selected are displayed MARKED CLIPS The clips with shot marks are displayed TEXT MEMO CLIPS The clips with text memos are displayed The thumbnails at text memo positions time codes TC total number of...

Page 68: ...lect the time code TC user information UB shooting time TIME shooting date DATE or shooting date DATE TIME for the area where the clip time is displayed DATE FORMAT Select year month day YMD month day...

Page 69: ...to format a P2 card or SD memory card When you move to FORMAT the card selection screen will appear Select the P2 slot SLOT1 or SLOT2 or select SD CARD and press the button Select YES to format the ca...

Page 70: ...the system in this camera is displayed EXIT Select this to return to the last screen 4 To exit the information screen press the MENU button use the button to select EXIT and then press the button Clip...

Page 71: ...ings applies to a P2 card 1 RUN DOWN CARD page 93 2 DIR ENTRY NG CARD page 93 The contents of the warning can be viewed by checking the card information as described above 5 Slot total The figure repr...

Page 72: ...ct YES to load the metadata or NO to cancel the loading and press the button If characters other than single byte alphanumeric characters are used in the metadata file name to be loaded they are displ...

Page 73: ...decrease the speed PAGE AUDIO MON VAR or INDEX SELECT STORE OFF ON P B DIGITAL VAR SEARCH PB ZOOM MENU SET ITEM STOP INDEX To return to normal playback press the button or the VAR SEARCH button on th...

Page 74: ...OTHER FUNCTIONS screen END SEARCH set the search method Page 115 BLANK Find unrecorded parts REC END Find the end of the last scene shot 2 When in the VCR mode Press the END SEARCH button The unrecor...

Page 75: ...he sound that is output from the internal speaker and headphone jack On the remote control press the ZOOM VOL button OSD COUNTER RESET TITLE VOL MULTI P IN P REC A DUB PLAY REW FF ZOOM DATE TIME PHOTO...

Page 76: ...e use the supplied microphone holder and microphone holder adapter When attaching the microphone holder and the microphone holder adapter be sure to tighten the screws firmly even though you might hea...

Page 77: ...rder As considerations have been made for compatibility with the AG HVX200 the series name of the unit AG HVX202 will appear on the computer screen When connecting the unit to an Apple Macintosh compu...

Page 78: ...r No guarantees are made for the playback images when signals from an external device are recorded Video check level The automatic recording function in the DVD unit may not function properly In a cas...

Page 79: ...rity over the signals of the VIDEO IN OUT terminal TV Monitor playback dubbing When a component video cable is used for the connection only the output signals from the unit will be available Video cab...

Page 80: ...t an audio recording system in RECORDING SETUP screen AUDIO REC For menu operation Page 96 32K 12bit The sound is recorded using the 12 bit 32kHz 4 channel system Use this mode when you want keep the...

Page 81: ...orded during shooting and that you have dubbed are played back Performing audio dubbing as you listen You can monitor the sound by setting ST2 If you use headphones when performing audio dubbing on a...

Page 82: ...er unit is connected between the unit and your computer Do not use a USB cable longer than 3 meters Otherwise malfunctions may occur Operation is not guaranteed in Macintosh operating systems The foll...

Page 83: ...g accessed before ejecting the card If the 1394 connection is used place the drive icon into the computer s recycle bin before ejecting the card The unit cannot be operated while in PC mode When the c...

Page 84: ...perations Page 96 3 Press the MENU button twice to release the menu mode MENU 4 Press the mode button to light up the MCR lamp and then hold the button down for 2 or more seconds The PC lamp now light...

Page 85: ...HOST mode The hard disk drive is an extremely high precision device Therefore it is highly possible that data cannot be read in certain operating environments Please note that our company will not be...

Page 86: ...Select the same format as the recording format shown at the bottom left of the thumbnail display Since the format of clips for which standard recording was used at the variable frame rate is 720P 50P...

Page 87: ...ls by using a 1394 cable to connect this unit to a digital video unit equipped with a 1394 connector Use the MEDIA switch to select the P2 card or tape ahead of time Pages 24 and 28 Camera or Remote c...

Page 88: ...108 Do not start recording until you can see the images on the recording unit s screen Time code and user information may not be correctly recorded if you start recording before the images are receiv...

Page 89: ...in the playback pause status the unit is set to recording standby status Each time you press the button the status switches between recording and recording standby To stop the dubbing press the butto...

Page 90: ...essive mode 25 frames sec 2 Warnings REMOTE Blinks when the wrong equipment setting is selected on the remote control unit Lights when condensation has formed inside the camera recorder Blinks when cy...

Page 91: ...rightness level adjusted by the auto white balance is too low 11 Marker luminance display When markers are displayed the brightness level around the center of the screen is indicated as 0 to 99 99 app...

Page 92: ...splay Displays the information of white balance ATW When ATW is set P3 2K P5 6K In the case of preset Ach Bch In the case of A B LOCK When ATW is locked 27 Displays marker During shooting pressing the...

Page 93: ...omply with the specified standard RUN DOWN CARD The end of the P2 card service life has been reached We recommend that you replace the card Recording and playback can be performed even when this warni...

Page 94: ...RROR This is displayed when trouble has occurred in the system Switch ON the power again P2 MICON ERROR no P2 microcomputer response P2 CONTROL ERROR trouble in P2 control REC RAM OVERFLOW recording R...

Page 95: ...uency display x x 15 Shutter speed display x 16 Audio level meter display 17 Auto IRIS control display x 18 IRIS display x 19 Zoom position display 20 Focus control display 22 Recommended ND filter di...

Page 96: ...e used 1 When the unit is in other than playback or recording mode press the MENU button The following is displayed on the viewfinder and LCD screen CAMERA mode Example MCR VCR mode Example 2 Press to...

Page 97: ...e file settings You can initialize them separately To initialize the user file i e all the settings other than the scene file settings Select INITIAL in USER FILE of the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen The cur...

Page 98: ...BRA DETECT 1 ZEBRA DETECT 2 MARKER SAFETY ZONE CMPNT OUT SEL HP MODE SCENE FILE USER FILE DATE TIME LEVEL METER OTHER DISPLAY VIDEO OUT OSD LCD BACKLIGHT LCD SET EVF SET SELF SHOOT EVF MODE DISPLAY AS...

Page 99: ...KLIGHT LCD SET EVF SET EVF MODE DISPLAY ASPECT MCR VCR MENU CARD TAPE BATT P2 P2 P2 P2 TAPE TAPE TAPE TAPE TAPE RECORDING SETUP REC SPEED TCG FIRST REC TC TC PRESET UB PRESET UB MODE DUBBING MENU TAPE...

Page 100: ...setting The shutter speed is displayed as an angle such as 180 0d 10 0 deg 180 0 deg 350 0 deg the angle can be changed in increments of 0 5 degrees DETAIL LEVEL P2 TAPE Camera Adjusts the level of t...

Page 101: ...lect CINE LIKE gamma we recommend to set the lens aperture lower than normal image level approximately 1 2 to enjoy the full benefit of the function KNEE P2 TAPE Camera To avoid overexposure select th...

Page 102: ...her postprocessing images with a higher resolution will be obtained with the THIN or MID setting than with the THICK setting NAME EDIT P2 TAPE Camera Edits the name of the selected scene file you have...

Page 103: ...ITE BAL switch is set to B PRST Activates the ATW function when the WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST OFF Deactivates the ATW function HANDLE ZOOM P2 TAPE Camera Sets the zoom speed assigned to each set...

Page 104: ...he gain value is set to 18 dB or set from 18 dB to another value the image can be disordered for a moment If the unit is being used in the MANUAL mode or AUTO mode set the AGC item on the AUTO SW scre...

Page 105: ...he GAIN switch ATW P2 TAPE Camera ON Performs the ATW Auto Tracing White Balance function in auto mode You cannot select ON OFF of the ATW function with the WHITE BAL switch or the USER button when th...

Page 106: ...Selects the audio recording mode for conversion to PCM audio 32K 12bit 12bit 32kHz 48K 16bit 16bit 48kHz MIC ALC P2 TAPE Camera Sets mic level auto control to ON or OFF Page 53 ON OFF Set to ON to re...

Page 107: ...the clips on the P2 card are carried over User information is also carried over When setting a frame rate other than 25P during operation with the 720P 25PN format the FREE RUN operation for the time...

Page 108: ...values of the time code generator FRM RATE Records the frame rate information for frame conversion a b c F a Checking information for user information b Frame rates Frame rate 50 25 I P ID Conversion...

Page 109: ...ound is recorded in the 48K 16bit audio mode CH3 and CH4 do not exist so the following is always the case CH1 signals CH1 track CH2 signals CH2 track AUDIO OUT P2 P2 MCR VCR Sets the audio signals to...

Page 110: ...bit ST1 CH1 CH2 CH1 CH2 CH1 CH1 CH2 CH2 CH1 CH2 ST2 CH1 CH2 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH3 CH4 CH4 CH3 CH4 MIX CH1 CH3 CH2 CH4 48K 16bit CH1 CH2 CH1 CH2 CH1 CH1 CH2 CH2 CH1 CH2 32K 12bit AUDIO item AUDIO OUT item se...

Page 111: ...n input from the microphone is output as is This setting is selected when delays in the sound are annoying RECORDING The sound in the status which is to be recorded the sound synchronized with the ima...

Page 112: ...to the 1394 output during recording standby If OSD is not required set the function to OFF If this option is set to ON when performing backup recording while a tape is used the OSD will be output to...

Page 113: ...itor Page 22 LCD COLOR LEVEL LCD BRIGHTNESS LCD CONTRAST EVF SET P2 TAPE Camera MCR VCR Adjusts the display level of the images on the viewfinder Page 22 EVF COLOR LEVEL EVF BRIGHTNESS EVF CONTRAST SE...

Page 114: ...ol 1394 CONTROL P2 TAPE Camera Sets the control method for backup recording using a backup unit connected to the 1394 terminal OFF The backup unit is not controlled EXT The backup unit can be controll...

Page 115: ...MCR Sets the access lamp to ON or OFF ON The lamp lights up and blinks as per the regular specifications OFF The lamp is OFF in all circumstances BEEP SOUND P2 TAPE Camera Turns the beep sound ON or O...

Page 116: ...ires 03 30 Newfoundland Island 04 00 Halifax 04 30 05 00 New York 05 30 06 00 Chicago 06 30 07 00 Denver 07 30 08 00 Los Angeles 08 30 09 00 Alaska 09 30 Marquesas Islands 10 00 Hawaii 10 30 11 00 Mid...

Page 117: ...will not be turned off when a P2 card or tape has not been installed in the P2 mode or TAPE mode respectively even if ON has been selected as this item s setting USER FILE P2 TAPE Camera MCR VCR LOAD...

Page 118: ...t or output When a tape is used FORMAT Format of the signals which are input or output RATE Transfer rate of the signals which are input or output 60 50 System of the signals which are input or output...

Page 119: ...fully charged Keep charging until the AC adapter s CHARGE lamp goes out P 15 Are you using the battery in a cold place The battery is affected by the ambient temperature Its operating time is reduced...

Page 120: ...tch may be in the P2 position If this is the case set it to the TAPE position P 28 Make sure the VCR lamp is off You cannot shoot in VCR mode Press the mode switch to switch to camera mode P 28 Make s...

Page 121: ...t video cable is connected video signals are not output from the VIDEO OUT and S VIDEO OUT connectors P 79 The playback images are not displayed clearly The camera recorder s heads may be dirty Images...

Page 122: ...e remote control does not work The battery in the remote control may have run out If the remote control fails to work even if it is operated close to the remote control sensor of the camera recorder i...

Page 123: ...ansmitter or high voltage equipment may adversely affect the recorded images and or sound Do not allow any sand or dust to get into the camera recorder when using it at the beach and other similar pla...

Page 124: ...the unit or a computer will merely change the file management information it will not completely erase the data on the cards When throwing these cards away or transferring them to others either physic...

Page 125: ...amera recorder If this happens the power automatically turns off in few seconds Even if the condensation mark is displayed the camera recorder will operate if set to P2 mode If the camera recorder is...

Page 126: ...a recorder To remove stubborn dirt wipe the camera recorder with a cloth moistened with kitchen detergent that has been diluted with water and then use a dry cloth to take up the remaining moisture Cl...

Page 127: ...picture is not clear repeat the steps 1 4 Do not use the cleaning tape more than four times in a row Do not rewind the cleaning tape until it gets to the end of the tape When the tape gets to the end...

Page 128: ...Always rewind your tapes to the beginning before storing them They will become slack if left stopped part way through for six months or more the time frame depends on the storage conditions Make sure...

Page 129: ...ata saved on a PC to a P2 card to prevent data loss be sure to use the special P2 Viewer software Download it from the following website Compatible with the Windows XP Windows 2000 and Windows Vista o...

Page 130: ...information on the unit and on the memory cards which can be used by this unit go to the P2 support page at the following web site https eww pavc panasonic co jp pro av The SDHC card conforms to a ne...

Page 131: ...0P 720P 50P 720P 25P over 50P 720P 25PN 720P 50P native recording 720P 25PN DVCPRO50 DVCPRO DV 576i 50i 576i 50i 576i 25P over 50i Tape DV Frame rate 12 18 20 23 27 30 32 37 48 Video format P2 Card DV...

Page 132: ...n Uploaded data COUNT value If no clip metadata has been read in or if the setting for recording clip metadata has been turned off Same as CLIP NAME When a P2 card with a memory capacity of 8 GB or mo...

Page 133: ...settings 0 3 6 9 12 18 dB 50i 50P mode 0 3 6 9 12 dB 25P 25PN mode Shutter speed settings Regular shutter speed 50i 50P mode 1 50 OFF 1 60 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 sec 25P 25PN mode 1 25 1 50 O...

Page 134: ...ts one shot continuously recorded on a P2 card The recording time may be shorter depending on the number of shots recorded The 720P 25PN format is not included in the DVCPRO HD recording format TAPE R...

Page 135: ...C selectable high impedance LINE 0 dBu MIC 50 dBu 60 dBu selectable in menu LINE IN OUT automatic input output switching Pin jack x 2 CH1 CH2 Input 316 mV high impedance Output 316 mV 600 Internal mic...

Page 136: ...dustrial Co Ltd Web Site http panasonic net Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union If you wish to discard this product pl...

Reviews: