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AG-HPX502

PRACTICAL GUIDEBOOK

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Page 1: ...P2HDXAG HPX502 PRACTICAL GUIDEBOOK...

Page 2: ...of the SD memory cards that provide the basic technology for P2 cards it is obvious that record times will only become longer and longer Looking at the development roadmap for the future of P2 the cap...

Page 3: ...Pre shooting setup 5 Hot Swap feature of the P2 system Method of back up various data 6 Special Effect Variable Frame Rate 7 Special Recording Pre REC One Shot Loop REC Interval REC 8 Using P2 Cards 9...

Page 4: ...ting with the AG HPX502 set it to 59 94Hz NTSC or 50Hz PAL 2 Setting the recording format Next under REC FORMAT recording format select 1080 720 or 480 576 setting 3 Recording format SCENE FILE settin...

Page 5: ...ent shooting scenarios and expand your creative abilities Included are Cine Like Gamma which gives recordings the characteristic warm tone of film recordings and a News Gamma that s designed especiall...

Page 6: ...imes are those when four 16GB P2 cards are used When one card is used recording time will be 1 4 of that shown In addition to image format and codec the function setting and number of cuts may also af...

Page 7: ...ull down removal in Final Cut Pro Movies for theatrical release etc Also known as normal 2 3 pull down recording Commercials music videos CG synthesis Blu Ray HD DVD content Commercials music videos C...

Page 8: ...tput from the IEEE 1394 interface to DVCPRO HD is possible during recording and when recording for extended periods FS 100 data storage or DVCPRO HD tape storage in the AJ HD1400 etc is possible For u...

Page 9: ...8B The above list shows compatible lens varieties as of May 2007 The range of compatible lenses is expected to grow in the future 2 3 inch mount compatible HD cine lenses such as Carl Zwiss Digiprimes...

Page 10: ...ts No slot in wireless function Lens iris and image quality adjustment The lens may be one of the most difficult parts of the camera to understand but when compared with the AG HVX202 the lack of auto...

Page 11: ...ge back F B distance using a chart such as the one attached Selecting a tripod It is assumed that the AG HPX502 will rarely be swung around freely in the manner of the AG HVX202 and even when shooting...

Page 12: ...the Hot Swap feature is the greatest blessing of a P2 card system camera With tapes other types of hard disks or Blu Ray disks replacing the media while the camera is operating or recording and conti...

Page 13: ...ol connected backup device using the camera START STOP button Recording operations cannot be carried out within the camera itself when in this mode BOTH Record simultaneously onto both the camera and...

Page 14: ...g This is a type of slow motion effect known as High Speed HS In Progressive mode when the recording format is set to 24 fps 24p 24pN 25 fps 25p 25pN or 30 fps 30p 30pN you can shoot slow motion video...

Page 15: ...tor checking is not possible 14 RECORDING SETUP REC FORMAT Select any of 720p modes SCENE FILE FRAME RATE Select frame rate Frame rates between 12 and 60 50 can be set CAMERA MENU SCENE FILE OPERATION...

Page 16: ...nute or more of remaining recording time 3 Recording stops when either P2 card is removed One shot recording This mode records certain frames by setting This mode is like a still camera mode Loop Reco...

Page 17: ...1 Select VIDEOCAM in the menu of scene file 4 Select a setting for the Interval time or One shot time 2 Select one of the following recording formats Settings for special recording modes Interval Reco...

Page 18: ...thumbnail The yellow frame indicates the selected thumbnail Note You need to set the same recording form at as the clip you want to play Playing back selected file Select the thumbnail you want to pla...

Page 19: ...hen press the or button Select FORMAT select the slot 1 4 or the SD card in the card selection screen and then press the button Select whether or not to proceed with formatting TOPIC Data stored on P2...

Page 20: ...top Application Utilities Disk Utility as shown in the screenshot In the left column select the P2 card marked with gray then click Mount 2 Press the camera s MENU button twice to exit from the menu m...

Page 21: ...der specified under Scratch Disks File Import Panasonic P2 As seen in the example right list of data on the P2 card is automatically displayed in the browse section Select a data in the browse section...

Page 22: ...on the screen capture image below Importing from Panasonic P2 and select Settings Import settings window appears as shown below select the checkbox To capture P2 data recorded using advanced mode suc...

Page 23: ...ug in is included in the Final Cut Pro 5 1 or Final Cut Studio installation disk In the case of native mode recording 24pN 25pN and 30pN you can directly edit the captured data Writing AJ HD1400 via I...

Page 24: ...program to manage data exclusively for P2 card and other P2 compatible equipment You can use this software to copy multiple cards into one folder or copy selected clips The composition of the main win...

Page 25: ...on the lower section On the screen capture image below D testP2 is the newly created folder On the screen capture image below D testP2 is the newly created folder Next select the storing destination I...

Page 26: ...HPX502 with an IEEE1394 cable and then turn on the HDD 2 In the Setup menu 3 Press the MENU button twice to exit menu mode 4 Use the operation mode button to turn on the MCR lamp and then hold the but...

Page 27: ...AG HPX502 to a HDD Backing up data onto a HDD using an OS Creating archives using FCP From the pulldown menu select File Import Panasonic P2 From within the Panasonic P2 import screen press the hiera...

Page 28: ...lowing URL 1080 size Data size Pixel ratio Interlace 280 x 1080 pixels 1 5 odd number fields are prioritized 720 size Data size Pixel ratio 960 x 720 pixel 1 33 PAL mode 50p 25p 1080 size Data size Pi...

Page 29: ...28 The latest P2 equipment P2 store AJ PCS060G P2 drive AJ PCD20 P2 mobile AJ HPM100 16GB AJ P2C016RG 32GB AJ P2C032RG Will be released at the end of 2007 8GB AJ P2C008H P2 Gear AG HPG10 AG HPX502 AG...

Page 30: ...to display clip thumbnails in P2Viewer and some nonlinear editing programs 1 The clip thumbnail list cannot be displayed on an external monitor connected to the camera DSP DSP stands for digital sign...

Page 31: ...during or after recording It is possible to display only marked clips when mounting video data on a PC using P2Viewer Span Files Span files are created when a video file is recorded spanning two or m...

Page 32: ...P2HDXAG HPX502 PRACTICAL GUIDEBOOK Edit Direction by Shinjusya Inc DVJAPAN 10K706MM 1 Printed in Japan SP HPX502GDB...

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