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AG-HPX250 series

Supplement Operation Manual

Update Information

Using focus assist function

Screen Displays

Setup Menu List

October 15, 2012

Panasonic Corporation

Summary of Contents for AP-HPX250 Series

Page 1: ...AG HPX250 series Supplement Operation Manual Update Information 2 Using focus assist function 6 Screen Displays 10 Setup Menu List 22 October 15 2012 Panasonic Corporation ...

Page 2: ...odifications have been made to the Operating Instructions due to recent functional improvements in this product Please refer to this information when reading the relevant sections of the Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Vol 2 Page 145 AG HPX250P EN AG HPX255P EN Page 142 AG HPX250EJ AG HPX255EJ Setup menu list OUTPUT SEL screen Item Setting Notes SDI METADATA Sets metadata superimposi...

Page 3: ...en SDI OUT ON Superpone UMID OFF No permite la superposición de metadatos EXPANDED UMID y los metadatos de clips etc están superpuestos DEUTSCH Information Wir danken Ihnen für den Kauf dieses Produkts Bedingt durch kürzlich an diesem Produkt vorgenommene Funktionsverbesserungen sind die folgenden Änderungen an der Bedienungsanleitung durchgeführt worden Bitte nehmen Sie auf diese Information Bezu...

Page 4: ...uperposition des métadonnées EXPANDED L UMID et les métadonnées du clip etc sont superposés ITALIANO Informazioni Grazie per aver acquistato questo prodotto In seguito ai miglioramenti funzionali apportati di recente al prodotto le Istruzioni per l uso sono state modificate come illustrato di seguito Consultare le seguenti informazioni durante la lettura delle sezioni pertinenti delle Istruzioni p...

Page 5: ...нения Пожалуйста используйте эту информацию при чтении соответствующих разделов инструкции по эксплуатации Инструкция по эксплуатации Vol 2 Стр 145 Список меню настройки Меню настройки OUTPUT SEL Параметр Возможные значения Примечания SDI METADATA Настройка наложения метаданных на сигнал выводимый через разъем SDI OUT ON Наложение UMID OFF Метаданные не накладываются EXPANDED Наложение UMID метада...

Page 6: ...d 60P 50P controlling 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 140 When the display is set to macro shooting the screen display for AF MF and MA is reversed black and white characters Set ...

Page 7: ...ton EXPANDED During expanded display the status display and zebra pattern disappear and EXPANDED is displayed at the top of the screen Expanded display does not function during recording Focus in red IN RED The image contour displayed on the viewfinder or the LCD monitor has red edges The screen border turns red Adjust the focus so that the contour of the subject you want to focus on becomes red T...

Page 8: ...3 2 or OPEN at full TELEPHOTO T You can display the brightness level for the center part of the screen by pressing a USER button Page 39 to which Y GET has been assigned Adjusting the gain When the display is dark increase the gain to brighten the display GAIN switch 1 Use the AUTO MANUAL switch to switch to the manual mode Page 28 2 Switch the gain with the GAIN switch L Set here under normal con...

Page 9: ...AIN has been assigned Using the USER buttons Page 39 In variable frame rate VFR mode super gain is not available when the frame rate is set to 4 frames or less AGC is not available when super gain is selected even if AUTO MANUAL is set to AUTO Light intensity adjustments Use the ND FILTER dial to change the ND Filter used filter to change light intensity OFF ND filter is not used 1 4 Cuts light in...

Page 10: ... A C K I P A U S E C L I P U S E R 1 1394 60 F B C 1 0 8 0 i AVC I100 P 3 2K L T BOX 0 dB ND 1 8 3 ND S E P 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 S PO T F 5 6 3 5 9 4 5 m 9 m 1 Z 0 6 0 2 4 P N DR S 1 2 1 2 5 0 C H C H A R A L CH 1 2 1 4 MF 2 3 5 f t 1 6 D 5 x A R E C Selecting viewfinder display information To select items in the viewfinder screen open the DISPLAY SETUP screen and turn on or off each item or type For det...

Page 11: ...m DVCPRO DV connector input The colon between the seconds and the frames changes to a period in drop frame mode tc Time code value frame digits are indicated in 24 frames tc is indicated when the time code value cannot be correctly read from DVCPRO DV connector input The colon between the seconds and the frames changes to a period in drop frame mode UB User bit values UB is indicated when the user...

Page 12: ...UAL switch indicator Indicates when the AUTO MANUAL switch is set to AUTO 6 Information display The following information is displayed depending on the situation Performance of auto white balance and auto black balance Warning and error indication Information on switch and button operations Center information display Page 125 7 System frequency display 60 Indicates in 59 94 Hz mode 50 Indicates in...

Page 13: ...SPLAY SETUP screen 19 Focus control display Displays the focus control information with 99 00 In the auto focus mode AF appears In the manual focus mode MF appears and when MF ASSIST is set to ON on the setting menu SW MODE screen MA appears When the display is set to macro control the screen display for AF MF or MA is reversed black and white characters 95 Distance to the subject infinity 00 Dist...

Page 14: ... recording mode display 1 CLIP Indicates that recording has started for a new clip in one clip recording mode 1 CLIP Indicates that recordings can be compiled to a previous clip in one clip recording mode 31 Media remaining memory display Set the menu option P2CARD REMAIN in the DISPLAY SETUP screen to ONE CARD to display the remaining time on the P2 card being recorded and show the number of the ...

Page 15: ...is set to INTERVAL ONE SHOT or LOOP and when PREREC MODE is set to ON L LOOP loop recording I INTERVAL interval recording ONE SHOT one shot recording P PRE REC pre rec recording Center information display The following information displays Page 122 are provided P2 card recording and playback data indications BOS Beginning of stream No more data is available in the rearward playback direction CANNO...

Page 16: ...corder has become very hot The power switches off automatically Discontinue use and contact your dealer FORMAT ERR This indicates a P2 card that does not meet the P2 card standard INCOMPATIBLE CARD This message indicates that the inserted card does not meet required standards and cannot be used LOW BATTERY This message indicates that the battery is depleted PULL DOWN ERROR Video pull down sequence...

Page 17: ...ys the color temperature assigned to PRST when the WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST Also displayed when AWB is performed in the PRST position BACK LIGHT Displayed during iris control when back light status is changed by pressing the USER button to which BACK LIGHT is assigned DIAL FRAME RATE SHUTTER SYNCHRO SCAN LOCK This is displayed when you switch SHTR F RATE dial using the DIAL SEL button DRS O...

Page 18: ... settings of each shooting function the list of functions assigned to USER buttons and all other information Release the button to return to the regular screen Press the DISP MODE CHK button during recording standby or recording clears all displays Press again to return to the regular display These settings are maintained when the unit is turned off and also when switching media and operating mode...

Page 19: ...recording display 9 Y GET brightness display Is not cleared 10 Recording playback frame rate display 11 Audio limiter display 12 Audio level meter display LEVEL METER 13 Audio recording not possible display 14 Shutter speed 15 DRS display 16 Iris display 17 Auto iris control displays 18 Zoom position display ZOOM FOCUS 19 Focus control display ZOOM FOCUS 20 Calendar 2 DATE TIME 21 Recommended ND f...

Page 20: ... remaining memory display Goes on when battery charge drops CARD BATTERY 32 Media information display Lights when SLOT SEL is performed CARD BATTERY 33 Recording and playback Appears at top right only during recording and in special recording Appears at top right only during recording and in special recording modes Displayed Not displayed Displayed depending on other settings 1 Only the warning th...

Page 21: ...3 1 2 1 P2 card slot status display Displays status for P2 card slots 1 and 2 ACTIVE Indicates cards that are ready for read and write operations includes cards selected for recording ACCESSING Indicates a card that is currently read or being written to INFO READING Card in the recognition phase FULL No more space available on the P2 card PROTECTED The P2 card is write protected NOT SUPPORTED The ...

Page 22: ...0 44 48 54 60 FRAME 720 50P 1 2 4 6 9 12 15 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 32 34 37 42 45 48 50 FRAME Can only be set when VFR is ON This setting cannot be made when REC SIGNAL is 1394 A change to 24 fps may cause the screen to flicker momentarily SYNC SCAN TYPE Selects synchro scan shutter display sec Displays the shutter speed in fractions deg Displays the approximate shutter opening angle Bri...

Page 23: ...tretcher function This function compresses the video signal level to extend the dynamic range making it possible to correctly render highlight areas without overexposure and loss of detail that would otherwise occur 1 2 3 1 Higher numbers mean a higher compression level of high brightness areas and more noise in dark areas GAMMA Selects the gamma curve HD NORM 1 Gamma setting for HD recording LOW ...

Page 24: ...en shooting indoors under fluorescent lighting CINE LIKE Produces a tone similar to movie film SKIN TONE DTL Turns the skin tone detail ON or OFF When ON reduces detail to hide any skin blemishes ON 1 OFF V DETAIL FREQ Sets vertical detail THIN 1 Produces fine detail MID Produces less detail and wider edging THICK Produces even less detail and the widest edging effect Progressive recording made at...

Page 25: ...TEM MODE is set to 1080 59 94i AVC I100 60i AVC I100 30PN AVC I100 24PN Uses the AVC I 100 codec for recording Shooting and recording at 60i 30PN native recording and 24PN native recording AVC I 50 60i AVC I 50 30PN AVC I 50 24PN Uses the AVC I 50 codec for recording Shooting and recording at 60i 30PN native recording and 24PN native recording DVCPROHD 60i Uses the DVCPRO HD codec for recording Us...

Page 26: ... is 480 59 94i DVCPRO50 60i DVCPRO 60i DV 60i These use DVCPRO50 DVCPRO and DV codecs respectively Use CAMERA MODE options to set shooting mode Recording is locked at 60i When SYSTEM MODE is 576 50i DVCPRO50 50i DVCPRO 50i DV 50i These use DVCPRO50 DVCPRO and DV codecs respectively Use CAMERA MODE options to set shooting mode Recording is locked at 50i Not available when 1080i or 720P is set in SY...

Page 27: ...g mode SETUP Sets the setup level of 480i video signals 0 Setup is switched to 0 for both output and recording signals 7 5 A Setup is switched to 7 5 for the output signal and 0 for the recording signal Not displayed in 1080 50i 720 50P 576 50i PC MODE SELECT Sets camera recorder operating mode when an external device is connected via USB USB HOST Selects USB 2 0 for connecting an external hard di...

Page 28: ...de ATW Allows you to assign the ATW Auto Tracking White Balance function to the WHITE BAL switch Page 33 Bch Controls the ATW function when the WHITE BAL switch is set to B position OFF Does not assign the ATW function to the WHITE BAL switch A USER button to which ATW has been assigned cannot be used to turn ATW to OFF when the WHITE BAL switch is set to B position and this menu is set to Bch ATW...

Page 29: ...IN button DRS factory default setting Using the USER buttons Page 39 USER4 Sets a function assigned to the USER4 button The functions that can be assigned to this button are the same as for the USER MAIN button SLOT SEL Using the USER buttons Page 39 MF ASSIST Automatically sets the last focus during manual focusing ON Automatically sets the last focus The focus may not be set correctly if the las...

Page 30: ... AGC does not operate when a USER button to which S GAIN has been allocated is pressed and super gain is set to 24 dB or 30 dB ATW 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 wi...

Page 31: ...NTERVAL START DELAY This delays the start of interval and one shot recording by about 1 second ON OFF Can only be set when REC FUNCTION is INTERVAL or ONE SHOT PREREC MODE Sets PRE REC ON OFF Pre recording PRE REC Page 44 Not available in the following conditions When REC SIGNAL is set to 1394 When VFR is set to ON When REC FORMAT is set to native recording When SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080 59 94i o...

Page 32: ...SIGNAL is set to 1394 When VFR is set to ON START TEXT MEMO Sets whether to automatically add a text memo at the recording start position each time you start recording ON OFF Not available when REC FUNCTION is set to something other than NORMAL The text memo that is added when this is set to ON indicates the recording start position For details on recording the text memo as text information refer ...

Page 33: ...rdless of these settings AUTO LEVEL CH3 Selects the method for setting CH3 level ON Engages the auto adjustment mode The limiter is not available OFF Locks the level AUTO LEVEL CH4 Selects the method for setting CH4 level Same setting as AUTO LEVEL CH3 ON OFF 25M REC CH SEL Selects the audio channels to be recorded in the DVCPRO and DV formats 2CH Only recorded on CH1 and CH2 4CH Records on all fo...

Page 34: ... mode CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Available only when SYSTEM MODE is set to 480 59 94i or 576 50i and REC FORMAT is set to DVCPRO or DV AUDIO OUT Sets the audio signal output from the AUDIO OUT terminal pin jack HDMI OUT terminal headphone terminal and built in speaker during P2 card playback CH1 CH2 CH1 output CH1 signals CH2 output CH2 signals CH1 CH1 output CH1 signals CH2 output CH1 signals CH2 CH1 output...

Page 35: ...rimpose metadata SDI EDH Sets EDH superimposition when SDI OUT is an SD signal 480i 576i ON Superimposes EDH OFF Does not superimpose EDH DOWNCON MODE Sets downconverter output VIDEO OUT and DOWNCON SDI OUT in HD mode 1080i 720P SIDE CROP LETTER BOX SQUEEZE Not available when SYSTEM MODE is set to 480 59 94i 576 50i VIDEO OUT CHAR Specifies whether or not characters are superimposed on VIDEO OUT s...

Page 36: ...vailable when TC IN OUT SEL is set to TC IN TC VIDEO SYNC Sets the delay of time code output when TC IN OUT connector is connected as TC OUT RECORDING Outputs the unit s time code with no delay This is used when performing simultaneous recording on 2 units with this unit s time code as the master VIDEO OUT Outputs the time code in line with delay of video output from the VIDEO OUT connector Not av...

Page 37: ...yed in color or monochrome ON Color display OFF Monochrome display EVF MODE Sets viewfinder off automacally or not when the LCD monitor is opened AUTO Switches off automatically ON The viewfinder operates constantly However this is limited to when SDI OUT is set to OFF SDI OUT Page 145 ZEBRA1 DETECT Sets the level of the right leaning zebra pattern 1 50 70 109 ZEBRA2 DETECT Sets the level of the l...

Page 38: ...ing ON Displays the focus bar OFF Does not display the focus bar This function is not interlocked with the FOCUS ASSIST button LCD SETTING Makes it possible to set video color level brightness and contrast displayed in the LCD monitor in a subscreen Subscreen LCD COLOR LEVEL LCD BRIGHTNESS LCD CONTRAST SELF SHOOT Sets the LCD monitor display when taking self portraits NORMAL The LCD image is not i...

Page 39: ...th cards OTHER DISPLAY Sets display of other data PARTIAL Displays some of the data ALL Displays all data OFF Not displayed MENU BACK Select whether to lower the transparency of the background to make menu text easier to read ON Lowers background transparency However the transparency of LCD SETTING and EVF SETTING is not lowered OFF Does not lower background transparency REC COUNTER Selects counte...

Page 40: ...hen compiling to a clip in one clip recording mode USER FILE Reads writes user files files other than SCENE FILES from onto the SD memory card FILE SELECT Selects user files 1 4 READ Reads the user file 1 4 settings stored on the SD memory card WRITE Saves the current user file 1 4 settings to the SD memory card TITLE RELOAD Reloads title list This setting cannot be made when REC SIGNAL is 1394 No...

Page 41: ...ra recorder for recording BOTH Controls both the external device and the camera recorder and also records CHAIN When there is no more space left for recording in the camera recorder recording is automatically made to the external device OFF No control Not available in AVC Intra mode and DVCPRO HD native mode Not available during interval one shot and loop recording 1394 CMD SEL Determines how reco...

Page 42: ...L option in USER FILE After setting the time change the setting menu TIME ZONE item and the display and the recorded local time will be reset accordingly GL PHASE Selects the output signal whose phase is locked to the signal input to the GENLOCK IN connector in HD 1080i 720P mode Page 70 HD SDI The HD SDI is locked to the genlock input COMPOSITE The down converted composite signal VIDEO OUT or SDI...

Page 43: ...P2 control microprocessor P2CS BL2 2 Boot program 2 for P2 control microprocessor P2CS KR P2 control microprocessor kernel P2CS AP P2 control microprocessor application VUP System software used for updating all camera firmware VUP FS File system for updating the camera CAM FPGA Camera FPGA configuration ROM DM FPGA Main FPGA configuration ROM MODEL NAME Indicates the model name of this camera reco...

Page 44: ...signals 1394 CONFIG Opens a menu for configuring 1394 functionality DFLT 1 255 Use DFLT for normal operation P A P FILTER 1 The type of video filter for improving image quality with 3D processing technology can be selected TYPE1 This setting is suitable for image production that reduces noise as far as possible with increased sensitivity by using a 3D adaptation effect TYPE2 This setting suppresse...

Page 45: ...ven when it is charged adequately it has reached the end of its service life The remaining battery capacity is not displayed correctly The remaining battery capacity display is merely a guideline To ensure that remaining battery capacity is displayed correctly use the battery completely from a fully charged state and charge the battery again Remaining battery capacity may still not be displayed co...

Page 46: ... thumbnail screen is less than 1000 Cannot perform interval recording one shot recording or loop recording Insert 2 cards which recording space are left over 1 minutes when performing loop recording Page 46 In modes such as 24P you cannot perform these types of recording See page 43 Using special recording modes and set the recording format etc Editing Cannot perform nonlinear editing Check the sp...

Page 47: ...p recording Cannot copy when clips are continuously linked in ONE CLIP REC mode Select CAMERA mode and push the Operation lever in the direction STOP for 2 seconds to release the clip linking Page 86 Other Cannot read the data on the SD memory card Make sure the SD memory card is formatted correctly If it is not format the card in the unit Page 16 The remote control does not work The battery in th...

Page 48: ...PN native recording 1P to 60P 3 24PN Native recording DVCPROHD 60P 60P 1P to 60P 3 Over60P recording 30PN 30P 30PN native recording 1P to 60P 3 30PN Native recording 24PN 24P 24PN native recording 1P to 60P 3 24PN Native recording 720 50P AVC I100 AVC I50 50P 50P 1P to 50P 4 Records as 50P 25PN 25P 25PN native recording 1P to 50P 4 25PN Native recording DVCPROHD 50P 50P 1P to 50P 4 Over50P recordi...

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