Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-AC90P AG-AC90PJ AG-AC90PX Operating Instructions

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It can be zoomed up to 12k.
≥ It can zoom up to 25 k when the [i.Zoom] is set to [ON].
≥ Zoom magnification can be checked in the screen display of Z00 to Z99.The value gets larger 
when zoomed in, and the value gets smaller when zoomed out.  99 is displayed during the 
i.Zoom.
≥  is displayed in the Manual Mode.
≥ The modes appropriate for the condition are set just by pointing the unit to what you want to 
record in the Intelligent Auto Mode.
Recording
Using the zoom
Recording
Intelligent Auto Mode/Manual Mode
A
B A
B
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Zoom lever/Sub zoom leverT side:
Close-up recording (zoom in)
W side:
Wide-angle recording (zoom out)
Ring ZoomZoom by rotating the ring.
A side:
Wide-angle recording (zoom out)
B side:
Close-up recording (zoom in)
A Zoom ringTT
WWWW
TT
WW
iA/MANU switchSlide the switch to change the Intelligent Auto 
Mode/Manual Mode.
MANU
MNL
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Focus
Perform focus adjustments using the focus ring. If auto focusing is difficult due to the conditions, 
then use Manual Focus.
≥Switch to Manual Mode. ( l31)
1Press the FOCUS A/M/ ¶ button to switch to Manual Focus.≥ It will switch to MF from AF.
2Adjust the focus by rotating the focus ring.
White Balance
Automatic White Balance function may not reproduce natural colors depending on the scenes or 
lighting conditions. If so, you can adjust the White Balance manually.
Switch the modes of White Balance by pressing the W.B. button.
Iris adjustment
Perform Iris/Gain adjustments using the iris ring.
Adjust it when the screen is too bright or too dark.
≥Switch to Manual Mode. ( l31)
1Press the IRIS A/M button to switch to 
Manual Iris Mode.
≥  disappears.
≥ The gain is displayed in dB.
2Adjust the iris by rotating the iris ring.
Recording
Manual Recording
FOCUS A/M/¿
W.B.
*3*4 A/M
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A IRIS A/M button
B FOCUS A/M/ ¶ button
C W.B. button
D Focus ring
E Iris ring
MNL
F4.0
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A Gain value
B Iris value
C Auto iris icon
*
* It is displayed in Auto Iris Mode.
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Manual shutter speed
Adjust the shutter speed when recording fast-moving subjects.
≥Switch to Manual Mode. ( l31)
1Touch the LCD monitor to display the operation icons and touch .
2Touch  /  to adjust settings.≥When [AUTO] is touched, the shutter speed is set automatically.
≥ Touch   to complete the adjustment.
Each of the USER button can register one function from the 12 available functions.
≥ There are three USER buttons (USER1 to USER3) on the main body and four USER button icons 
(USER4 to USER7) displayed on the LCD monitor.
Setting the USER button
1Select the menu.
2Touch the USER button you wish to set.
≥The USER button number and currently set function name are displayed. (For example, a display 
of 1. [P.AF] means that Push AF has been assigned to USER1 button.)
3Touch the item to register.≥For the functions of the USER button that can be registered, refer to page 34.
≥ Touch [INH] (Inhibit) if not registering.
≥ Next (Previous) page can be displayed by touching  / .
≥ To continuously set other USER buttons, repeat steps 2-3.
4Touch [EXIT] to complete the setting.
Recording
USER button
: [SW & DISP SETUP]  # [USER BUTTON SETUP]
SHTR
SHTR
MENU
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  
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
\b
A
USER1 button
B USER2 button
C USER3 button
D USER4 button
E USER5 button
F USER6 button
G USER7 button
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Using the USER button
To use the set USER button, press USER1 to USER3 button or touch the USER4 to USER7 button 
icon displayed when you touch the LCD monitor.
(When you use the USER1 to USER3) (When you use the USER4 to USER7)
Functions of the USER button
∫List of USER button function
USER1USER2USER3
SCN1SCN2SCN3SCN4SCN5SCN6
AT W. LHISTMENU
AT WUSER4
USER5
USER7 USER6
IconItemFunction
[P.AF] [PUSH AF] Push AF
[B.Light] [BACKLIGHT] Backlight Compensation
[S.Light] [SPOTLIGHT] Spotlight
[B.FD] [BLACK FADE] Black Fade
[W.FD] [WHITE FADE] White Fade
[ATW] [ATW] ATW
[ATW.L] [ATW LOCK] ATW Lock
[D.ZM] [D.ZOOM] Digital Zoom
[HIST] [HISTOGRAM] Histogram
[REC.C] [REC CHECK] Recording Check
[LstDel] [LAST SCN DEL] Last Scene Delete
[MENU] [MENU] Menu
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1Change the mode to  .
2Touch the play mode select icon A .
3Select the [MEDIA] and [VIDEO/PICTURE] you wish to play back.≥ Touch [ENTER].
4Touch the scene or the still picture to be played back.≥The recording format is displayed in the thumbnail display of the 
motion pictures. ( ,  , etc.)
≥ Next (Previous) page can be displayed by touching  / .
5Select the playback operation by touching the 
operation icon.
Playback
Motion picture/Still picture playback
B Operation icon
≥ To play or pause a video, touch  1/;.
≥ If you touch the screen while an operation icon is being 
displayed or do not touch the icon for a certain period, it will 
disappear. To display again, touch the screen.
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Watching Video/Pictures on your TV
Connect this unit to a TV.AHDMI connector
B AV multi connector
≥ Please use “High Speed HDMI Cables” that have the HDMI logo 
(as shown on the cover). Cables not conforming to the HDMI 
standard will not work. Panasonic HDMI cable is recommended. 
Part No.: RP-CHES15 (1.5 m) (4.9 feet)
≥ Do not use any other AV multi cables except the supplied one.
≥ Use the AV multi cable (supplied) or HDMI cable (optional) and 
check the output settings.
AV MULTI
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Memory Card Camera-Recorder
Information for your safety
Others
Specification
Power source:DC 12 V (When using AC adaptor)
DC 7.2 V (When using battery)
Power consumption: 12.9 W
Recording format:
AVCHD format version 2.0 compliant
(AVCHD Progressive)
Motion picture compression:
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
Audio compression:
Dolby
® Digital (5.1 ch/2 ch)
Recording mode and transfer rate: [PS 1080/60p]; Approx. 25 Mbps (VBR)
[PH 1080/60i]; Approx. 21 Mbps (VBR)
[PH 1080/30p]; Approx. 21 Mbps (VBR)
[PH 1080/24p]; Approx. 21 Mbps (VBR)
[HA 1080/60i]; Approx. 17 Mbps (VBR)
[HE 1080/60i]; Approx. 6 Mbps (VBR)
[SA 480/60i]; Approx. 9 Mbps (VBR)
Refer to the operating instructions Vol.2 for the 
recordable time and picture size.
Still picture recording format:
JPEG corresponding (Design rule for Camera 
File system, based on Exif 2.2 standard)
Refer to the operating instructions Vol.2 for the 
picture size and number of recordable pictures.
Recording media:
SD Memory Card
SDHC Memory Card
SDXC Memory Card
Refer to page 23 for details on SD cards usable 
in this unit.
Image sensor:
1/4.7 z 3MOS image sensor
Approx. 8040 K (2680 K k3) Lens:
Auto Iris optical zoom (Full range AF)
F value (focal length)
F1.5 to F2.8 (Focal length; 2.84 mm to 
34.1 mm)
35 mm equivalent; Motion picture/Still picture; 29.8 mm to 
383.7 mm (16:9)
Minimum focus distance; Approx. 3.5 cm (1.4q ) (Wide)/
Approx. 1.2 m (3.9 feet) (Tele)
Filter diameter:
49 mm
Zoom:
12 k optical zoom, 25 k i.Zoom, 
2 k /5 k/10 k digital zoom
Image stabilizer function:
Optical (Hybrid Optical Image Stabilizer, Active 
Mode)
Monitor:
3.5 z wide LCD monitor (Approx. 1152 K dots)
Viewfinder:
0.24 z wide EVF 
(Approx. 263 K dots equivalent)
Microphone:
5.1 channel surround microphone (with a zoom 
microphone/focus microphone function)/stereo 
microphone
Minimum required illumination:
Approx. 3 lx (1/30 with [AUTO SLOW SHTR] is 
set to [ON], Intelligent Auto Mode)
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AC adaptor
Information for your safety
Dimensions:
115 mm (W)k37 mm (H)k57 mm (D) 
[4.53 q (W) k1.46 q (H)k 2.24q (D)]
Mass (Weight):
Approx. 210
g (Approx. 0.46 lbs.)
Battery charger
Information for your safety
Dimensions:
70 mm (W) k44.5 mm (H) k116 mm (D) 
[2.76 q (W) k1.75 q (H)k 4.57q (D)]
Mass (Weight):
Approx. 160
g (Approx. 0.35 lbs.)
AV multi connector video output level:
Component video output level;
Y;  1.0 Vp-p, 75 h
Pb;  0.7 Vp-p, 75 h
Pr;  0.7 Vp-p, 75 h
AV video output level; 1.0 Vp-p, 75 h
HDMI connector video output level:
HDMI
™ 1080p/1080i/480p
AV multi connector audio output level 
(Line):
2ch
HDMI connector audio output level:
Dolby Digital/Linear PCM
Headphone output:
3.5 mm stereo mini jack
Camera remote terminal:
2.5 mm super mini jack  k1 (ZOOM S/S)
3.5 mm mini jack  k1 (FOCUS/IRIS)
XLR audio input terminals:
XLR (3 pin)  k2 (INPUT1/INPUT2)
LINE; 0 dBu
MIC;  j50 dBu/ j60 dBu (switch with the menu)
USB:
Reader function (No copyright protection 
support),
Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0), USB terminal Type 
Mini B
Dimensions:
160 mm (W) k195 mm (H) k350 mm (D)
[6.30 q (W)k 7.68q (H) k13.8 q (D)] 
(including projecting parts)
Mass (Weight):
Approx. 1500
g (Approx. 3.30 lbs.)
[without battery (supplied) and an SD card 
(optional)]
Mass (Weight) in operation:
Approx. 1780
g (Approx. 3.90 lbs.)
[with battery (supplied) and an SD card 
(optional)]
Operating temperature:
0 oCto40 oC (32 °F to 104 °F)
Operating humidity:
10%RH to 80%RH
Battery operation time:
See page 21 Power source:
Power 
consumption:
DC output:
AC 110Vto240V, 
50/60 Hz
42 W
DC 12 V, 2.5 A
Power source:
Power 
consumption:
DC output: AC 100 V to 240 V, 
50/60 Hz
0.4 A
DC 8.4 V, 1.2 A
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∫Carefully observe copyright 
laws
∫ Licenses
≥SDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.
≥ “AVCHD”, “AVCHD Progressive” and the 
“AVCHD Progressive” logo are trademarks of 
Panasonic Corporation and Sony 
Corporation.
≥ Manufactured under license from Dolby 
Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol 
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
≥ HDMI, the HDMI Logo, and High-Definition 
Multimedia Interface are trademarks or 
registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing 
LLC in the United States and other countries.
≥ Microsoft
®, Windows® and Windows Vista® 
are either registered trademarks or 
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the 
United States and/or other countries.
≥ Mac and Mac OS are trademarks of 
Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other 
countries.
≥ Other names of systems and products 
mentioned in these instructions are usually 
the registered trademarks or trademarks of 
the manufacturers who developed the system 
or product concerned. This product is licensed under the AVC patent 
portfolio license for the personal and 
non-commercial use of a consumer to (i) 
encode video in compliance with the AVC 
Standard (“AVC Video”) and/or (ii) decode AVC 
Video that was encoded by a consumer 
engaged in a personal and non-commercial 
activity and/or was obtained from a video 
provider licensed to provide AVC Video. No 
license is granted or shall be implied for any 
other use. Additional information may be 
obtained from MPEG LA, LLC. 
See http://www.mpegla.com
.
≥ Separate license contracts must be obtained 
from MPEG LA where SD Memory Cards 
containing information recorded with this 
product are to be distributed to end users for 
commercial purposes. “End user” refers to 
persons or organizations handling such 
contents for personal use.
Others
About copyright
IMPORTANT“Unauthorized recording of copyrighted 
television programs, video tapes and other 
materials may infringe the right of 
copyright owners and be contrary to 
copyright laws.”
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