Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-AF100AP Operating Instructions

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Shooting
Saving scene files and other settings on SD Memory Cards
4 Push the Operation lever again, select YES 
when the following screen is displayed, and 
push the Operation lever.
•  In the following example, SCENE-01 is the 
TITLE name. To change the TITLE name, 
see the description below. 
• “WRITE COMPLETED” is displayed when 
writing is complete.
5   Press the MENU button to exit the menu 
mode.
To read files
1)    Select READ in step
 2 and push the Operation 
lever.
2)    Select the file...

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You can add the video and audio systems, name 
of the videographer, shooting location, text memos 
and other information to the video data you have 
recorded on the SD Memory Card. This data is 
called the clip metadata.
(Display method: Page 38)
There are two kinds of clip metadata: the data that 
is recorded automatically during shooting, and the 
data in the metadata upload file created on the SD 
Memory Card which is loaded in the unit. 
(Loading method: Next page)
What the clip metadata consists...

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Shooting
Uploading the metadata (META DATA)
You can perform any of the following operations. 
If necessary, make preparations prior to 
undertaking the operations.
Loading the metadata
• Insert the SD Memory Card on which the 
metadata is recorded into the unit. (For details 
on contents of the metadata, see the previous 
page.)
Selecting whether to record the metadata on 
the SD Memory Card
Initializing the metadata inside the unit
Displaying the metadata inside the unit
1  Press the mode button and...

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Clip metadata (continued)
Using the Counter
Counter display
You can display a counter that indicates how much 
time has elapsed during shooting or playback.
1 Press the COUNTER button.
Each time you press the button, the display 
changes as follows. (Page 45)
0 : 00. 00 (CAM mode only)
  Counter value  
    Displayed when TOTAL is selected from 
the REC COUNTER item in the DISPLAY 
SETUP screen of MENU settings. 
CLIP 0 : 00 . 00
    Displayed when CLIP is selected in the 
REC COUNTER item on the...

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Shooting
Recharging the built-in battery
The camera’s internal battery saves the date and 
time. 
When LOW INTERNAL BATTERY (indicating that 
the internal battery has no remaining charge) is 
displayed even when the date and time are set, 
it means that the charge of the internal battery is 
depleted. Do the following to recharge it.
Reset the date and time when fully recharged.
1 Connect the AC adaptor. (Page 25 of Vol.1)
•  Leave the POWER switch at OFF.
2 Leave the camera-recorder like this for...

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With this unit, the time code value is adjusted in 
accordance with the format and frame rate. For 
this reason, bear in mind that making a change in 
the format or frame rate may result in discontinuity 
from the last time code value of the previous 
recording.
Adjustments are made in 4-frame increments when 
the recording format is 24P. 
Recording formatTime code
adjustment
1080/24P 720/24P Adjustable in
4-frame increments
Charging the built-in battery/Setting the time code (continued)
4  When the...

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Shooting
Setting user information
Setting user information allows you to store 8-digit
information in the hexadecimal format.
User information is automatically saved in the 
memory and retained after you turn off the power.
1 Set the POWER switch to ON.
2 In the setup menus, TC/UB SETUP screen, 
select UB PRESET.
•  For menu operation (Page 44 of Vol.1)
•  Operations may also be performed 
using buttons on the remote control that 
correspond to those on the camera. For 
details, see “Description of...

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1 Turn the POWER switch to ON.
2 Press the mode button so the PB lamp turns 
on.
The camera is now in the PB mode.
•  Each time you press the button, the mode 
changes as below.
  PB 
 CAM
Basic playback operations
For details on playing back clips using thumbnails, see page 29.
Operations using the Operation lever Remote control
Play (  )
Press to play the clip currently indicated by the cursor.
ZOOM
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ST OP
PHO
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SHO T
EXT
DISPLA Y
D ATE/
TIME
VOL
PLA Y
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SKIP SKIP
MENU
ENTER
PA...

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Playback
Thumbnail screen
Video data created in one shooting session is called a clip. When the PB mode has been established, 
the clips will be displayed on the LCD monitor and the viewfinder as thumbnails. (When there is a large 
number of clips, it will take some time for them to be displayed on the screen.)
You can perform the following operations using the thumbnail screen.
• Play and delete clips
•  Format SD Memory Card
•  Add or delete index
•  Add or delete shot mark
Basic thumbnail screen...

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1 Thumbnail display status (Page 34)
The types of clips displayed as thumbnails 
appear in this area.
2  Repeat playback indicator (Page 32)
Displayed during repeat playback.
3  Card status display
Displays status of SD Memory Card.
4 Battery remaining display (Page 24 of Vol.1)
Displays remaining battery capacity.
5  Cursor (Orange frame)
Displayed on currently selected thumbnail.
6  Recording mode display
Displays recording mode if clip currently 
highlighted by cursor has been recorded in PH 
or PS...