Panasonic AGHVX200P - MEMORY CARD CAMCORDER Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Summary of Contents for AGHVX200P - MEMORY CARD CAMCORDER

Page 1: ...reparation Description of parts Before use Operating Instructions Memory Card Camera Recorder Model No Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use F1205S1125 H Printed in Japan D VQT0S52 1 ENGLISH ...

Page 2: ...ONNECT THE POWER CORD PLUG FROM THE AC RECEPTACLE CAUTION Danger of explosion or fire if battery is mis treated Replace only with same or specified type Do not disassemble or dispose of in fire Do not store in temperatures over 140 F 60 C Do not recharge the battery if it is not a rechargeable type For Remote Controller Replace battery with part No CR2025 only Do not recharge the battery Camera Re...

Page 3: ...s may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or reloc...

Page 4: ...e relevant source code visit https eww pavc panasonic co jp pro av Please note that we cannot answer any questions you may have about the content etc of any source code you may obtain from the above Web site 2 This product includes software licensed under the MIT License A description of the MIT is stored on the installation CD included with this camera recorder See the folder named LDOC The descr...

Page 5: ...nto your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the ...

Page 6: ...ette tapes 31 Using SD memory cards 32 Installing and removing the SD memory card 32 Formatting SD memory card 32 Cautions in using SD memory cards 32 Using the zoom function 33 Variable frame rates VFR 34 Native recording 35 Standard recording 35 Using variable frame rates VFR 36 Shooting in 1080i 480i progressive mode 37 Shooting in manual mode 38 Switching to manual mode 38 Manual focusing 38 U...

Page 7: ...iting Connecting external units 76 Headphones 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 Audio dubbing 80 Nonlinear editing with P2 card PC mode 82 Copying from P2 cards to the hard disk drive 1394 HOST mode 84 Warnings 85 Dubbing 86 Dubbing the content...

Page 8: ...aneously shoot on both 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 frame rates Slow quick motion recording Maximum 4 channel uncompressed digital audio recording DV recording 480i Flow of shooting playing and saving Cassette tape shooting and play...

Page 9: ...e data ﬁle is transferred 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 P2 card DV cassette tape AV cable Component video cable Video equipment Television PC mode Page 82 Saving and editing on external devices IEEE1394 Windows Macintosh ...

Page 10: ...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 locations where laser irradiation equipment is used be careful not to allow the laser beam to shine directly on the lens Notes when connecting a DV IEEE1394 cable Windows Before connecting turn off the main unit...

Page 11: ... separately 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 instructions differ slightly from the actual camera recorder References References are shown as Page 10 Icons Explanations speciﬁc to the media used are identiﬁed by the icons below P2 Explanatio...

Page 12: ...te cover Pages 29 and 30 15 White balance sensor Page 40 16 INPUT 1 2 audio input switch Page 52 17 Lens hood screw Page 18 18 P2 card access lamp x 2 Page 26 19 Viewﬁnder Page 21 20 P2 card slot x 2 Page 25 21 SCENE FILE dial Page 54 22 Mode button Page 25 and 29 23 Mode lamp Page 25 and 29 24 Remote control sensor Rear 25 Tally lamp Rear Page 20 26 MEDIA P2 TAPE switch Pages 25 and 29 27 EVF DTL...

Page 13: ...1 19 AUDIO DUB THUMBNAIL button Pages 65 and 80 20 MENU button Page 96 21 PAGE AUDIO MON VAR button Pages 46 and 73 22 REC button Page 87 23 END SEARCH button Page 74 24 Operation button Page 96 25 BARS button Page 45 26 CH1 CH2 SELECT switch Page 52 27 SHUTTER SPEED SEL button Page 50 28 RESET button Page 126 29 COUNTER RESET TC SET button Page 58 30 ZEBRA button Page 43 31 OIS button Page 45 32 ...

Page 14: ...ini jack 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 hole Page 10 9 AUDIO IN OUT CH1 CH2 terminal Page 79 10 VIDEO IN OUT terminal Page 79 11 INPUT 1 2 terminal XLR 3 pin Pages 52 and 80 12 S VIDEO IN OUT terminal Page 79 13 COMPONENT OUTPUT te...

Page 15: ...age 62 Like the operation buttons 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 control 14 START STOP button Same function as the START STOP button on the main unit 15 ZOOM VOL buttons Pages 33 and 75 16 VAR SEARCH button Page 73 17 MENU button Functions t...

Page 16: ...s 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 touch the battery in this state The battery becomes hot while it is being used or charged The camera recorder itself also becomes hot during use The recordable time reduces if you repeatedly start and sto...

Page 17: ...k that the mode lamp is off 2 Remove the DC cord s battery connector while pressing the battery release button 3 Disconnect the AC power supply cord from the power outlet You cannot charge the battery when supplying power to the camera recorder from the AC adapter CAUTION This unit can be operated at a voltage in the range of 100 240V AC An AC plug adapter may be required for voltages other than 1...

Page 18: ...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 lens hood counterclockwise to detach it Attaching the lens hood Turn the lens hood clockwise and ﬁx in position with the screw Be sure to attach the lens hood cap to protect the lens when not in use Screw ...

Page 19: ...CR2 so the 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 with VCR1 Alternatively press the STOP and STILL ADV buttons at the same time to set the remote control unit for use with VCR2 When the battery in the remote control unit is replaced the remote c...

Page 20: ... 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 made to light up during shooting by selecting ON as the REC LAMP set ting in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Page 115 When the camera recorder is in any of the following states the tally lamp blinks When an opera...

Page 21: ...N 2 Adjust 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 that you can see the characters on the viewﬁnder screen clearly Viewﬁnder diopter dial Do not point the eye piece at the sun Doing so may damage the parts inside Viewﬁnder Fitting the eye cup At...

Page 22: ...age 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 Viewﬁnder continued Emphasizing outlines Emphasizing the outlines of the images you see in the viewﬁnder or on the LCD makes it easier to focus Emphasizing the outlines does not effect the images you shoot 1 In CAMERA mo...

Page 23: ... using the or operation 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 selecting the item and pressing COUNTER RESET if it is possible to change the item at that time The viewﬁnder remains on when you open the LCD if you have set the EVF MODE in the DISPLAY SET...

Page 24: ...tion Page 96 You can also use the menu buttons on the remote control Page 15 4 In the setup menus OTHER FUNCTIONS screen CLOCK SET select YES 5 Press the or operation button to set YEAR to 2005 Choose a year between 2000 and 2030 Setting the calendar 6 Press the operation button to move the setting item to MONTH 7 Press the or operation button to set MONTH to DEC 8 Set DAY HOUR and MIN using the m...

Page 25: ... the POWER switch to start shooting Press again to return to the camera to the shooting standby mode Use the handle START STOP button to make it easier to shoot from low angles Preparing to shoot using a P2 card 1 Switch the MEDIA switch to P2 2 Set the POWER switch to ON Page 20 3 Lift up the viewﬁnder and open the card slot cover 4 Insert the P2 card securely in the card slot There are two card ...

Page 26: ...already made in the default mode To view the current settings see page 44 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 card card is write protected Lights orange Slot that is the object of recording Blinks orange Data is now being accessed Blinks orange fast A card is now being recognized Both lamps b...

Page 27: ...near 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 updated Page 125 For the latest information not available in the Operating Instructions visit the P2 Support Desk at the following Web sites https eww pavc panasonic co jp pro av 1 Press the mode button and set it to MCR mode...

Page 28: ...the card again When a card is ejected while its data is being accessed The data on the card will not be destroyed but the clips may be thrown out of order Check the clips and repair them For details on repairing clips see page 69 During playback a P2 card inserted into the empty slot will not be recognized and the P2 card access lamp will not light When playback is completed the P2 card recognitio...

Page 29: ...the cassette 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 OFF will be displayed In this case switch OFF the power and then switch it ON again Shooting in auto mode 1 Turn the POWER switch to ON Page 20 Check that the mode lamp CAMERA is lighted red If n...

Page 30: ...ion 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 the cassette cover The cassette holder opens automatically The cassette holder will not open if the camera is not supplied with power AC adapter or battery A tape cannot be ejected in P2 mode or during recording in TAPE mode 2 ...

Page 31: ...the camera s search functions Audio dubbing cannot be performed 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 Tape loading and unloading Tapes cannot be loaded or unloaded when the MEDIA switch is set to P2 Do not try to insert or eject the tape ...

Page 32: ...ed SD memory card is formatted You can also format from the SD CARD FORMAT option on the CARD FUNCTIONS screen Page 114 Cautions in using SD memory cards SD memory cards used with the AG HVX200 should conform to SD standards Be sure to format cards using the AG HVX200 To format SD memory cards using a personal computer download the dedicated software from the support site SD memory cards with the ...

Page 33: ...M switch speeds by going to the setup menus SW MODE screen HANDLE ZOOM Page 103 Zoom ring Set the ZOOM switch to MANUAL so that you can use the zoom ring You cannot use the zoom ring if the ZOOM switch is set to SERVO Trying to use it could damage the camera On the remote control Press ZOOM VOL to zoom with the motor drive Zoom speed is ﬁxed at medium HANDLE ZOOM switch Handle zoom button Zoom but...

Page 34: ...llows frame rate conversion using nonlinear editing Either the 30P or 24P mode must be set for this 24PN mode The camera recorder shoots in the 24 fps native mode The video signals delivering images at a rate of 24 fps are recorded in 24 frames The signals are recorded only in the effective frames so recording is possible for 2 5 times as long P2 Before VFR shooting you must set the recording fram...

Page 35: ...inear editing system in 1080i 24P or 720P 60P 24P over 60P format Standard recording 1 Using the REC FORMAT P2 function page 106 on the RECORDING SETUP screen select 720P 60P 720P 30P or 720P 24P as the recording format 2 Select the appropriate scene ﬁle using the SCENE FILE dial If necessary before doing this perform the camera settings from the setting menu and register the scene ﬁle page 54 3 U...

Page 36: ...e 720P 24P and 720P 30P formats the quick motion effect can be 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 climax scenes and other dramatic presentations If for instance you have shot scenes using the 30P recording format for specifying the playba...

Page 37: ...rogressive mode For output and recording the 24 frame per second signal is converted to 60 ﬁeld per second interlace using advanced conversion A B C D E F G H AoAeBoBeBoCeCoCeDoDeEoEeFoFeFoGe GoGeHo He 24 PA 60 i With the 2 3 method frames BoCe CoDe FoGe and GoHe shown in the illustration would be extended over different frames which can cause a drop in picture quality With the 24P advanced method...

Page 38: ...lling 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 of the FOCUS switch when the auto mode has been established Page 105 During macro shooting AF and MF will be displayed in a frame on the screen Using focus assist When you press the FOCUS ASSIST button the ...

Page 39: ... Adjusting the gain When 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 38 2 Switch the gain with the GAIN switch L Set here under normal conditions 0 dB M Increase the gain of the image ampliﬁer The default value is 6 dB H Increase the gain of the image ampliﬁer The default value is 12...

Page 40: ...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 following messages appear on the screen Message during adjustment AWB Ach ACTIVE Message after adjustment AWB Ach OK An error message appears on the screen when white balance adjustment is not possible Message when adjustment...

Page 41: ...low shutter You switch between the progressive and normal 60i 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 ﬁrst when you press the AWB button make the necessary preparations for this You cannot adjust the black balance while you are shooting Message during adjustment ABB ACTIVE Messag...

Page 42: ...es 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 right Go to the setup menus DISPLAY SETUP screen SELF SHOOT and select MIRROR Shooting in mirror mode has no effect on what you actually shoot and record ...

Page 43: ...htness 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 while the zebra pattern is being displayed a marker appears in the center of the display if you have set the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP MARKER to ON The brightness of the areas near the screen center can be checked as a percentage...

Page 44: ...f 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 button When you hold down the DISP MODE CHK button during recording standby or recording all the information including the setting status of the shooting functions and a list of functions allocated to the USER buttons will be displaye...

Page 45: ...e 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 settings quickly or add effects to the images you are shooting The following features are allocated to the buttons at the time of shipping USER1 WHITEFADE USER2 BACKLIGHT USER3 INDEX MEMO For details see the setup menus SW MOD...

Page 46: ...ATE 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 is established Menu settings are retained even if you turn the power off So if you use the camera recorder with the settings for backup recording still in effect images on media in any unit that connected may be overwritten...

Page 47: ...PAUSE lights up While recording is stopped The I of I PAUSE ﬂashes However if the duration selected in step 3 is less than 2 seconds I REC will ﬂash while recording is underway in accordance with the set time The pre recording function does not work No sound is recorded All data recorded while this mode is active will be contained in one ﬁle No guarantees are made for the 1394 output images One sh...

Page 48: ...p recording If you allocate SLOT SEL to a USER button under USER page 104 on the SW MODE screen you can switch the slot with the card on which data is to be written using a one touch operation You cannot change slots while recording so do this during recording standby Does not support hot swap playback Shot mark function The marks attached to the thumbnails of clips are called shot marks On the th...

Page 49: ...u ﬁnd the point you are looking for The camera returns to shooting standby mode The scenes may not connect smoothly for certain recording states TAPE Index recording When you press the USER button to which the INDEX MEMO function has been allocated at any point during shooting or recording the index signals are recorded if a tape is being used When the same USER button is pressed in shooting or re...

Page 50: ...reen 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 INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INT R INPUT 2 ON OFF BARS AUDIO SHUTTER SPEED SEL COUNTER RESET TC SET ZEBRA OIS RESET ON OFF MIC POWER 48V SPEED SEL button Adjusting the shutter speed With the 1080i 60i 720 60P and 480 60i formats Standard OFF 1 60 SYNCRO SCAN 1...

Page 51: ... is equivalent to the shutter speed 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 60 you cannot change the shutter speed in the blue characters while the current recording format is used The speed is ﬁxed at 1 60 You can change the progressive mode in the setup menu with REC FORMAT in the RECORDING SETUP s...

Page 52: ... 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 microphone R INPUT1 INT R Built in microphone R INT L Built in microphone L INPUT2 INPUT1 INPUT2 INT L Built in microphone L INT R Built in microphone R INPUT2 INPUT2 INT L Built in microphone L INT R Built ...

Page 53: ... to audio 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 CH1 SELECT and CH2 SELECT to INPUT 2 Adjusting the recording level AUDIO control knob Use the AUDIO control knob to adjust the recording level of the built in microphone or of audio signals ...

Page 54: ...le 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 on the RECORDING SETUP screen Page 106 F6 SCENE CINE D File suitable for shooting movie like scenes where the dynamic range is to be emphasized The recording format remains unchanged even when the scene ﬁle is ...

Page 55: ...ompleted 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 return to the menu level above press the MENU button The message below appears and the changes to the scene ﬁle are complete 11 Press MENU twice to exit the menus The original scene ﬁle settings will be ...

Page 56: ...ed status of the SD memory card If WRITE NG CANNOT ACCESS appears quit all other operations such as playback before proceeding If WRITE NG ERROR appears the SD memory card may be defective Replace it You can save up to four scene ﬁle settings or other settings as ﬁles on an SD memory card and you can also load them from the card In the case of the scene ﬁles the current settings are automatically ...

Page 57: ...EATOR name of the person recording CREATION DATE recording date LAST UPDATE PERSON the person who last updated the data and LAST UPDATE DATE date on which the data was last updated DEVICE This indicates the MANUFACTURER manufacturer of the equipment SERIAL NO serial number of the equipment and MODEL NAME equipment model name SHOOT This indicates the SHOOTER name of the videographer START DATE date...

Page 58: ...et with the TC value from the input 1394 signal 7 Reset the SLAVE camera to CAMERA mode Counter display P2 card Tape You can display a counter that indicates how much time has elapsed during shooting or playback COUNTER button Camera or Remote control OSD COUNTER RESET TITLE VOL 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 IN...

Page 59: ...he following time code related items Page 107 TC MODE TCG FIRST REC TC Tape only TC PRESET 1394 TC REGEN appears when in MCR VCR mode In MCR VCR mode and 1394 TC REGEN is ON you cannot change the items shown above Charging the built in battery Setting the time data Specifying the time code TC PRESET Set TC PRESET so you can record a value of your choice as the initial setting for the time code to ...

Page 60: ...mple In the MCR mode 3 Press the and buttons to select UB PRESET and press the button 5 When the screen below appears set the time code value Press the and buttons to select the time code value Press the button to move to the next digit and press the and buttons again to select the value You can reset the time code to zero by pressing COUNTER RESET OSD COUNTER RESET TITLE VOL MULTI P IN P REC A DU...

Page 61: ...et 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 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 ﬁnishe...

Page 62: ...in the clip already selected at four times normal speed When the thumbnail screen is cancelled you can also perform this operation while the camera is stopped When this button is held down the playback speed becomes faster 32x speed When pressed 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 pl...

Page 63: ...back INDEX STOP INDEX STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV PLAY INDEX STOP V REW FF Fast forward During playback the fast forward playback starts at ten times normal speed While the tape is in the stop mode the unit starts fast forwarding of 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...

Page 64: ... press the or button If another menu appears 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 using the and buttons and press the button the color of the frame changes to blue green To scroll the pages press the PAGE or button To play back clips Select th...

Page 65: ... mode and format of the recorded images are displayed 7 Indicators M Shot mark This indicates that a clip has a shot mark w Wide This indicates that a clip has been recorded in the 16 9 aspect ratio wide screen 480i recording Incomplete clip This indicator appears when the recording of a clip extends over two P2 cards and one of the cards is not found in the slot X Defective clip This indicator ap...

Page 66: ...s Clearing the thumbnail screen Before performing setting menu operations Page 96 you must clear the thumbnail screen Release this in the same way when the camera recorder is to be controlled from a nonlinear editor 1 Press the AUDIO DUB THUMBNAIL button AUDIO DUB THUMBNAIL AUDIO DUB THUMBNAIL The normal playback standby screen 1394 input mode appears Direct shooting functions If you press the STA...

Page 67: ...rding format are displayed SELECTED CLIPS The clips you have 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 memos and the current order of the clips are displayed To delete a text memo 1 Press the button to display the editing screen and select th...

Page 68: ...elect 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 year MDY or day month year DMY as the order for displaying the recording date time This format will be the same for the recording date displayed by the clip properties and the recording date display...

Page 69: ...Select YES to delete the clip or NO to cancel the deletion and press the button FORMAT Select this 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 card or NO to cancel the formatting and press the button REPAIR CLIP Select this to repair defective cl...

Page 70: ...g P2 CARD CAP select REMAIN remaining memory or USED memory used and press the button SYSTEM INFO The version of 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 information screen 1 2 3 4 5 1 Clip number 2 Thumbnail 3 Slot number dubbing mode disp...

Page 71: ...s of a minute are rounded off meaning the display may not match the slot total 4 Slot total The ﬁgure represents the total remaining memory of the cards in the two slots If a P2 card is write protected its remaining memory will not be included in the total remaining memory SD memory card information screen THUMBNAIL OPERATION META DATA EXIT PROPERTY SD STANDARD SUPPORTED USED 96 KB TOTAL 122 4 MB ...

Page 72: ...tion moved to LOAD the metadata on the SD memory card will be displayed Therefore press the button again Select YES to load the metadata or NO to cancel the loading and press the button RECORD Select this to set whether to record the metadata to be loaded into the unit simultaneously on a P2 card Select YES to record the metadata or NO to cancel the recording and press the button The factory setti...

Page 73: ... speed PAGE AUDIO MON VAR or INDEX SELECT STORE OFF ON P B DIGITAL VAR SEARCH PB ZOOM MENU SET ITEM STOP INDEX Press the button to return to normal playback Slow playback P2 card Tape 1 During play press one of the STILL ADV or buttons on the remote control unit INDEX STOP INDEX STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV PLAY INDEX STOP V REW FF Press the button to return to normal playback Fast forward rewind pla...

Page 74: ...e last scene shot 1 In the setup menus 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 unrecorded parts are found and an unrecorded blank on the tape is found and a still picture several seconds before the blank is displayed When in the camera mode Press a...

Page 75: ...he sound that is output from the internal speaker and PHONES 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 SHOT START STOP Viewing images on a television P2 card Tape You can view the images on a television if you connect the unit to a TV set using an AV cable not included S video cable not included or compo...

Page 76: ...taching an external microphone to the microphone shoe 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 hear a squeaking sound Stereo Microphone optional AG MC100G INPUT1 or INPUT2 ...

Page 77: ...e camera recorder while data is being transferred from a computer to the camera recorder When connecting the unit to an Apple Macintosh computer Connect the 1394 cable after turning on the power of the Apple Macintosh computer Otherwise the unit may not be mounted The unit may not be recognized after the Apple Macintosh computer has been placed in the hibernation state by its power saving setting ...

Page 78: ...pply force when connecting 1394 cable to 1394 connector as this may damage the connector No guarantees are made for the playback images when signals from an external device are recorded Video check level This camera 1394 cable optional 4 pin type Other Digital video equipment 6 pin type 4 pin type Connecting external units continued Before proceeding to connect or disconnect 1394 cable be absolute...

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 cable optional TV Monitor Audio cable optional White CH1 left channel sound Red CH2 right channel sound Connect one of these cables to the terminal on the video deck Video cable optional Audio cable opti...

Page 80: ...IO 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 sound that recorded while you were shooting even after audio dubbing has been performed 48K 16bit The sound is recorded using the 16 bit 48kHz high quality stereo system When audio dubbing is performed the sound that was recorded while you are shooting will...

Page 81: ...ded 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 recording using microphone input you can listen to the sound being dubbed When you perform audio dubbing using line input from the audio component connected to the AUDIO IN OUT jack you can listen to th...

Page 82: ...en 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 following conditions must be met if the 1394 cable is to be used to make the connection Your computer must run Apple MacOSX 10 3 or later Your computer must support 1394 a SBP2 protocol Operation is not guaranteed in Windows opera...

Page 83: ...ing 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 cable is to be disconnected proceed with Safely Remove Hardware on the computer In the case of a 1394 connection ﬁrst conﬁrm that 1394 DEVICE DISCONNECT is displayed on the camera recorder before dis...

Page 84: ...operations 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 lights and PC mode is established VCR DUB MCR PC CAMERA 5 Only when the hard disk drive is not formatted Select FORMAT HDD using the and buttons and press the button Then select YES using the and buttons ...

Page 85: ...e 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 liable for any data losses due to hard disk drive failure or other faults or any other direct or indirect damage related to these problems If you rewrite the contents of the HDD used to carry out copying from...

Page 86: ... black numbers all other clips are indicated by the red numbers Clips indicated by the red numbers cannot be dubbed Dubbing the contents of P2 cards onto a tape dubbing mode To perform the pulldown setting when dubbing 720 24PN format clips 1 Press the THUMBNAIL button to close the thumbnail display and use the MENU button to open the menu 2 Select DUBBING SETUP and then PULLDOWN SEL Select 24P or...

Page 87: ...ble 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 25 and 29 Camera or Remote control 1 Connect the digital video equipment to this unit Page 78 2 Press the unit s mode button to switch to the MCR VCR mode VCR DUB MCR PC CAMERA Cancel the thumbnail screen when in MCR mode Set up the connected equipm...

Page 88: ...urce Pages 107 and 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 received Analog output P2 card Tape You can record images you have shot on this unit to an S VHS VHS tape in a video deck Use the MEDIA switch to select the P2 card or tape ahead of time P...

Page 89: ...ly 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 button Stop playback on the external unit You cannot adjust the audio level Analog signals cannot be input in the P2 mode TAPE Analog digital AD conversion VCR mode only You can use this unit to convert ...

Page 90: ...24P 24P progressive mode 24 frames sec FR 24PA 24P advanced mode When in FR24P and FR 24PA mode the sequence information of the frame conversion at the ﬁnal place 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 cylinder heads are dirty P2 or Blinks when a P2 card or tape has ...

Page 91: ...n the brightness 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 Ĺ appears if the percentage is over 99 12 Calendar 13 Recording playback frame rate display Apart from the case of 720 30PN and 720 24PN only the recording frame rate is displayed 14 Audio samplin...

Page 92: ...ay 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 ZEBRA button once or twice will display the marker 28 Optical Image Stabilizer display also appears during tape playback as camera data when images were shot in the optical image stabilization mode if O...

Page 93: ...TROL item of the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen of the Setup menu is set to EXT and recording without connecting external units with 1394 terminal this display appears INCOMPATIBLE CARD The card cannot be used since it does not comply with the speciﬁed standard INCOMPATIBLE TAPE Can not use because the tape is not the standard for this unit e g a tape for saving data LOW BATTERY No operations can be perfo...

Page 94: ...icrocomputer response P2 CONTROL ERROR trouble in P2 control REC RAM OVERFLOW recording RAM overﬂow TURN POWER OFF This display appears when an abnormality occurs as a result of the card being pulled out while data is being accessed REC WARNING This is displayed when trouble has occurred during recording Carry out recording once again If the warning persists consult your dealer CARD ERR 1 2 1 2 Tr...

Page 95: ... 14 Audio sampling frequency 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 display x 23 ND ﬁlter display x x 24 Gain display 2 x 26 AWB information display 3 x 28 Optical Image Stabilizer display x 29 Scene ﬁle name display x x 30 Remaining battery displa...

Page 96: ...ther 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 highlight the function you want to change 3 Press the or button to display the items Example 4 Use the and buttons to move to the option that you want to set Example 5 Press the button to make the setting To change a number use th...

Page 97: ... scene 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 current menu settings of user ﬁle will return to the factory settings To initialize the scene ﬁle From the 6 scene ﬁles select the one you want to initialize with the scene dial Then in the SCENE FILE ...

Page 98: ...UT SETUP DISPLAY SETUP ZEBRA 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 ASPECT EVF COLOR DETAIL LEVEL V DETAIL LEVEL DETAIL CORING CHROMA LEVEL CHROMA PHASE COLOR TEMP MASTER PED A IRIS LEVEL GAMMA NEWS GAMMA KNEE MATRIX SKIN TONE DTL V DETAIL FREQ ...

Page 99: ... LCD SET EVF SET EVF MODE DISPLAY ASPECT MCR VCR MENU CARD TAPE BATT P2 P2 P2 P2 P2 TAPE TAPE TAPE TAPE TAPE TAPE RECORDING SETUP REC SPEED TCG FIRST REC TC TC PRESET TC MODE UB PRESET UB MODE DUBBING MENU TAPE TAPE TAPE TAPE TAPE DUBBING SETUP PULLDOWN SEL FORMAT SEL SETUP TAPE EVF COLOR END SEARCH 1394 STATUS OPTION MENU 1394 CONFIG P2 P2 Pages 106 108 Pages 109 and 110 Page 111 MCR VCR playback...

Page 100: ...tting 60P 60i 1 60 0 1 249 8 30P 30PN 1 30 0 1 48 0 1 249 8 24P 24PA 24PN 1 24 0 1 48 0 1 249 8 When FILM CAM is selected as the OPERATION TYPE option 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 the image outline correction in the horizontal and ...

Page 101: ...select 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 the compression level knee point of the high intensity video signals received through CCD AUTO Sets the level automatically according to the received signals LOW Low setting Compression starts at appro...

Page 102: ...SAVE INIT P2 TAPE Camera SAVE Saves the changed scene ﬁle settings The settings will not be saved if you exit the menu mode switch to the MCR VCR mode or turn the camera off without selecting SAVE INITIAL The settings of the scene ﬁle selected with the scene ﬁle dial are returned to the factory settings Setup menu list continued Item Display mode Description of settings ASPECT CONV P2 TAPE Camera ...

Page 103: ...HITE 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 setting position of the HANDLE ZOOM switch L OFF H Sets LOW low speed OFF HIGH high speed to the 1 2 3 position Zoom is disabled when set to OFF L M H Sets LOW low speed MID medium speed HIGH high speed...

Page 104: ... 18 dB or set from 18 dB to another value the image can be disordered for a moment If ON is set for the setting menu AUTO SW and you have selected a setting other than OFF under AGC auto gain will be provided when auto mode has been established even if GAIN 18dB has been set FOCUS RING Selects the focus ring function FOCUS or IRIS The FOCUS RING is functional when the FOCUS switch is in AUTO mode ...

Page 105: ...he gain selected by the 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 this is selected However if ATWLOCK is assigned to the USER button you can set the white balance value with the USER button OFF Does not perform the white balance function in auto m...

Page 106: ...play mode AUDIO REC TAPE Camera VCR 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 reduce distortion at high input levels This setting does not change the audio signal recording level Use the AUDIO control knob to adjust the audio signal recording le...

Page 107: ... you advance the time code FREE RUN The time code is advanced regardless of the operation mode Records in the dubbing mode in such a way that the time codes of the clips on the P2 card are carried over User information is also carried over REC RUN The time code is advanced only when recording FIRST REC TC TAPE Camera VCR DUB Selects the time code to be recorded when you start recording REGEN Regen...

Page 108: ...TIME Records the time at recording DATE Records the date at recording TCG Records the values of the time code generator FRM RATE Records the frame rate information for frame conversion a b c d a Checking information for user information b Frame sequence No 0 to 4 are displayed in the 24P 24P ADV mode F is displayed in the 60i 30P mode c Frame rates Frame rate 60 30 24 I P ID Conversion data Frame ...

Page 109: ...nd 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 output from the AUDIO IN OUT pin jack when the P2 card or the tape is played back CH1 CH2 CH1 output CH1 signals CH2 output CH2 signals CH1 CH1 output CH1 signals CH2 output CH1 signals CH2 CH1 output C...

Page 110: ...2bit 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 AUDIO item AUDIO OUT item settings and audio track signals output from the AUDIO IN OUT jack TAPE PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen continued Setup menu list continued ...

Page 111: ...udio dubbing Page 80 MIC This sets the input from the internal microphone INPUT1 and INPUT2 connectors A IN This sets the input from the AUDIO IN OUT connector 1394 OUT TAPE VCR Select ON to convert analog input signals into digital signals and output them from the 1394 terminal ON OFF indicates the factory setting Item Display mode Description of settings FORMAT SEL P2 DUB Selects the format of t...

Page 112: ...t 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 the 1394 output at all times except when the unit is in the recording mode Bear in mind that the OSD may be recorded inadvertently if backup recording is performed when a setting other than OFF is se...

Page 113: ... monitor Page 23 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 23 EVF COLOR LEVEL EVF BRIGHTNESS EVF CONTRAST SELF SHOOT P2 TAPE Camera Selects the LCD mirror mode for self portrait shooting Select MIRROR to reverse left and right at self portrait shooting Page 42 NORMAL MIRROR EVF MODE P2 TAPE Camera MCR VC...

Page 114: ...l 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 controlled by the START STOP button The images shot by the camera recorder are recorded by the backup unit Note that the camera recorder does not record them BOTH The images shot by the camera recorder are rec...

Page 115: ...CR 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 OFF ON OFF When ON is selected the beep is sounded under the circumstances set forth below When the beep is sounded the audio signals from the output connector are muted before the beep sound is output W...

Page 116: ...Aires 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 Midway Island 11 30 12 00 Kwajalein 11 30 Norfolk Island 13 00 10 30 Lord Howe Island 12 00 New Zealand 09 30 Darwin 11 00 Solomon Islands 08 30 10 00 Guam 07 30 09 00 Tokyo 06 30 Rangoon 08 00 Beijing ...

Page 117: ...r will not be set off even when none of the above buttons has been operated LANGUAGE P2 TAPE Camera MCR VCR Selects the menu language ENGLISH JAPANESE USER FILE P2 TAPE Camera MCR VCR LOAD The previous scene ﬁle settings are loaded SAVE The changed user ﬁle settings are saved INITIAL The user ﬁle settings are returned to the factory settings After performing LOAD or INITIAL turn the POWER switch O...

Page 118: ...ut 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 CH Value of the channels in which the signals are input or output SPEED Transfer speed of the signals which are input or output MODE Status of the signals which are input or output using the IEEE139...

Page 119: ...s fully charged Keep charging until the AC adapter s CHARGE lamp goes out P 16 Are you using the battery in a cold place The battery is affected by the ambient temperature Its operating time is reduced in low temperatures The battery may have reached the end of its service life The battery will become unchargeable The battery has a certain service life which varies depending on how the battery is ...

Page 120: ...de P 29 Make sure the tab on the cassette tape for preventing accidental erasure is not set to SAVE You cannot record when the tab is in this position P 31 The cassette tape may have reached the end If so replace it with another tape Make sure the cassette holder is closed You cannot operate the camera if the cassette holder is open If the AUTO OFF T REEL LOCK warning appears the tape may have sna...

Page 121: ...onent 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 will not be displayed clearly if the heads are dirty Cannot hear any sound from the camera recorder s speaker You may have turned down the camera recorder s volume control too far Adjust the volu...

Page 122: ...ote control does not work The button 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 it means that the button battery has run out Replace it with new one P19 Make sure the remote control setting is the same for the remote control unit and the camera recorder If the REMOTE setting is ...

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 places Sand and dust can damage the camera recorder P2 card and cassette Be especially careful when inserting or removing the P2 card or cassettes AC adapter and battery If the battery is extremely hot o...

Page 124: ...of 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 physically destroy them or use a data deletion program for computers commercially available to completely erase the data Users are responsible for managing the data on their memory cards Liquid crystal di...

Page 125: ...appens 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 switched back to tape mode the condensation mark is displayed again and the power automatically turns off in a few seconds Take the following action 1 Remove the cassette No other functions will be possible It may not even b...

Page 126: ...mera 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 Cleaning the Viewﬁnder If there is dust inside the view ﬁnder remove the eye cup holder and get rid of the dust The interior of the eye cup holder is specially ﬁnished so do not ever wipe it If there...

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 rewind it to the beginning to use it again If the video head gets dirty soon after you clean it the cleaning tape might be damaged Stop using the cleaning tape right away Overusing the cleaning tape m...

Page 128: ...layback 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 that all of your tapes are rewound to the beginning before storage Always put your tapes back into their original cases before storing them Dust direct sunlight ultraviolet rays or humidity ma...

Page 129: ...ive recording 720P 30PN 720P 24P native recording 720P 24PN 720P 60P native recording 720P 30P native recording 720P 24PN DVCPRO50 DVCPRO DV 480i 60i 480i 60i 480i 30P over 60i 480i 24P over 60i 480i 24PA over 60i Tape DV Frame rate 12 18 20 22 26 32 36 48 Video format P2 Card DVCPRO HD 1080i 60i 720P 60P 720P 12P 48P over 60P 720P 30PN 720P 12P 48P native recording 720P 24PN 720P 12P 48P native r...

Page 130: ...e 0 3 6 9 12 dB 30P 30PN 24P 24PA 24PN Shutter speed settings Regular shutter speed 60i 60P mode 1 60 OFF 1 100 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 sec 30P 30PN mode 1 30 1 50 OFF 1 60 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 sec 24P 24PA 24PN mode 1 24 1 50 OFF 1 60 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 sec Synchronous scan settings 60i 60P mode 1 60 0 sec to 1 249 8 sec 30P 30PN mode 1 30 0 sec to 1 249 8 sec 24P 24PA 24PN mode...

Page 131: ...ard The recording time may be shorter depending on the number of shots recorded The 720P 30PN and 720P 24PN formats are not included in the DVCPRO HD recording format TAPE Recording format DV Digital video SD format Tape format Mini DV system Video signals recorded 480i 60i NTSC In progressive mode 30P 24P 24PA convert to 480i 60i and record Frame rate 60i 480i 24P 24PA 30P Audio signals recorded ...

Page 132: ...ut XLR 3 pins x 2 INPUT 1 INPUT 2 LINE MIC 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 microphone Stereo microphone PHONES 3 5 mm stereo mini jack Internal speaker 28 mm diameter x 1 OTHER INPUTS OUTPUTS Digital interface 4 pins digital input output...

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