Quick Start Guide for loading metadata
You can create metadata for the HPX-2700 or HPX-3700 in two ways. You can either enter me-
tadata directly into the camera or use a software program such as P2 CMS to create a metadata
file on a SD card and upload it into the camera.
Using P2 CMS to create metadata files requires five steps:
1. Formatting the SD Card for upload
2. Creating and saving the metadata file
3. Renaming the metadata file(optional)
4. Uploading the metadata into the camera
5. Verifying that the metadata is properly loaded
Step 1: Formatting the SD Card for upload.
1. Insert the SD Card into the slot located under the flip down door on the side panel of
the camera.
2. Press the THUMBNAIL button to enter thumbnail mode.
3. Press the MENU button to enter the thumbnail menu.
4. Use the ARROW buttons to navigate to OPERATION, then press SET to enter the
OPERATION sub menu.
5. Use the ARROW buttons to navigate to FORMAT, then press SET to enter the
FORMAT sub menu.
6. Use the ARROW buttons to navigate to SD CARD, then press SET. Select YES and
press SET.
7. When finished the camera will display FORMAT COMPLETED! Press SET then
press THUMBNAIL to exit the thumbnail menu.
Step 2: Creating and saving the metadata file.
1. Insert your SD Card into your computer and open P2 CMS.
2. Under the TOOL menu select METADATA UPLOAD. A window will open with
several fields that you can use to enter information. The USER CLIP NAME has an
auto increment feature that allows you to name each clip sequentially. For example:
SCN_1_T will give you user clip names such as SCN_1_T0001,
SCN_1_T0002, etc. To use this feature METADATA>USER CLIP
NAME must be set to TYPE 2 under the thumbnail menu.
3. Click the check box in front of a field and then enter your information into that field.
After you have entered the information that you would like to save as metadata
click SAVE TO SD MEMO.
4. Select your SD Card from the pull down menu in the dialog box. Click on OK. When
finished “It preserved it” will be displayed. It will also display the name of the file.
The file name will be similar to this: MTDT01.P2
C l a r k M e d i a 6 1 0 . 6 9 4 . 9 8 0 0
!
P a n a s o n i c Va r i c a m
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