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 number and push the Operation 
lever.
3)    Select YES on the confirmation screen.
      READ COMPLETED will be displayed when 
reading is complete.
To add titles to files
1)  Go through steps 
1 - 3.
2)    Tilt the Operation lever in the   directions to 
select characters, and tilt in the  direction to 
move to the next character. 
The following characters may be inputted.  
(Space), A-Z, 0-9, : < = > ? @ [ 
 ] ^ _ - . /
3)    Push the Operation lever when all characters 
have been inputted.
4)    Select YES on the confirmation screen.
• If WRITE PROTECT appears, release the 
protected status of the SD Memory Card.
•  If WRITE NG CANNOT ACCESS appears, quit 
all other operations (such as playback) before 
proceeding.
You can save up to four scene file settings or other 
settings as files on an SD Memory Card, and you 
can also load them from the card.
• In the case of the scene files, the current settings 
are automatically saved in the unit, and the 
saved data is written on an SD Memory Card. 
When data has been read from an SD Memory 
Card, the current settings are rewritten at the 
same time as the data saved inside the unit.
•  The data in all the scene files, F1 to F6, is 
rewritten.
If you have saved a scene file
1  Set the unit’s POWER switch to ON.
2 Select the slot number for the SD memory 
card onto which you wish to save from 
the CARD WRITE option on the settings 
menu SCENE FILE screen, and press the 
OPERATION lever.
For all other settings, select USER FILE. (Page 61)•  For menu operations (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 
parts (Remote control)”. (Page 23 of Vol.1)
3 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the     
directions, select a file and then push the 
OPERATION lever to set the file name. 
						

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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 of 
You can set the items underlined below by loading 
the metadata upload file on the SD Memory 
Card. All other items are set automatically during 
shooting.
GLOBAL CLIP ID:
   This indicates the global clip ID that shows the 
shooting status of the clip.
USER CLIP NAME :
    This indicates the name of the clip that the user 
has set. ∗
1
VIDEO & AUDIO:
   
This indicates the recorded image’s FRAME 
RATE, RESOLUTION, PULL DOWN system and 
AUDIO.
LENS:
    This indicates the MAKER, MODEL, and 
SERIAL No. of your lens.
ACCESS:
    This indicates the  CREATOR (name of the 
person recording), CREATION DATE (recording 
date), LAST UPDATE DATE (date on which 
the data was last updated) and  LAST UPDATE 
PERSON (the person who last updated the 
data).
DEVICE:
    This indicates the MANUFACTURER 
(manufacturer of the equipment), SERIAL NO. 
(serial number of the equipment) and MODEL 
NAME (Equipment model name: AG-AF100 for 
this camera-recorder).
SHOOT:
    This indicates the  SHOOTER (name of the 
videographer) and the  PLACE NAME (name of 
location).
LOCATION:
    This indicates ALTITUDE, LONGITUDE, 
LATITUDE, and SOURCE (altitude, longitude, 
latitude, information source). Not recorded in 
this camera-recorder.
SCENARIO: ∗
2
   
This indicates the  PROGRAM NAME, SCENE
  NO. and  TAKE NO.
NEWS 1:
    This indicates the  REPORTER (name of the 
reporter) and  PURPOSE (purpose of data 
collection).
NEWS 2:
    This indicates the  OBJECT (target of data 
collection).
MEMO: ∗
3
   
This indicates the  PERSON (name of the 
person who recorded the text memo) and  TEXT 
(contents of memo).
∗
1   If there is no information in the metadata upload 
file, consecutive five-digit numbers will be 
applied to the clips in the order that they were 
recorded, with the first clip to be recorded being 
given the number 0. The USER CLIP NAME 
recording method is selectable. Please refer to 
the page 23.
∗
2   When SCENARIO is to be input, you must input 
the PROGRAM NAME. You cannot input the 
SCENE NO. and TAKE NO. only.
∗
3   When MEMO is to be input, you must input 
TEXT. You cannot input PERSON only.
•  Only printable ASCII characters can be 
displayed by this unit.
•  Due to the limitations imposed by this unit 
on the number of characters which can be 
displayed, not all the data can be displayed. 
(This does not mean that the data which is not 
displayed has been deleted.) Use an AVCCAM 
viewer or other program to check all the data.
•  Metadata can be produced with AVCCAM 
Viewer. (Page 73)
Clip metadata 
						

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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 select CAM 
mode.
2 Press the MENU button.
Menu operation (Page 44 of Vol.1)
3 Tilt the lever in the   directions to select 
META DATA, and push the Operation lever 
(or tilt in the 
 direction).
4  Tilt the Operation lever in the   directions 
to select item, and push the Operation lever.
CARD READ:
    Read metadata set to the SD Memory Card 
with the camera. 
Move to LOAD, push the Operation lever, 
select whether or not to read the metadata 
(YES/NO), and push the Operation lever 
again.
 
ā Up to 8 items of metadata on the SD 
Memory Card can be displayed, starting 
from the most recent date of production.
 
ā If characters other than single-byte 
alphanumeric characters are used in the 
metadata file name to be loaded, they are 
displayed as “
∗”.
RECORD:
   
Select this to set whether to record the 
metadata to be loaded into the unit 
simultaneously on the SD Memory Card. Select 
ON to record the metadata or OFF to cancel 
the recording, and push the Operation lever. 
The factory setting for this mode is OFF.
USER CLIP NAME:
    The USER CLIP NAME recording method is 
selectable. Please refer to the next column 
below.
META DATA PROP:
    Select this to display the metadata which has 
been recorded in the unit.
CLIP COUNTER RST:
    Reset the counter value to 1.
    Select whether or not to reset (YES/NO), and 
push the Operation lever.
META INIT SET:
    Select this to initialize the metadata which 
has been recorded in the unit.   
Select YES to initialize the metadata or NO 
to cancel the initialization, and push the 
Operation lever.
5  Press the MENU button to release the menu 
mode.
Selecting the USER CLIP NAME 
recording method
Press the MENU button and select META DATA → 
USER CLIP NAME to select the recording method. 
Two options are available: TYPE1 and TYPE2.
USER CLIP NAME to be recorded
TYPE1 TYPE2
If clip metadata has 
been read in Uploaded 
dataUploaded data 
+ COUNT 
value
∗
If no clip metadata 
has been read in 
or if the setting 
for recording clip 
metadata has been 
turned off Sequential 5-
digit number, 
in order of 
recording
Sequential 5-
digit number, 
in order of 
recording
  
						

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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 settings menu 
DISPLAY SETUP screen.
    Values are automatically reset when 
recording is started, and counter values are 
displayed for each individual clip.
TC 12 : 34 : 56 . 01
    Time code value (Display time code frame 
digits in 24 frames when 24P is set, and in 
30 frames when any other format is set.)
UB 12   34   56   78
  User information
No display:
  Data is not displayed.
TC preset mode
When shooting using a multi-camera, you can 
synchronously set the initial values of time code. 
The camera used for synchronization is the 
MASTER and the camera being synchronized is 
the SLAVE.
1 Connect the TC PRESET IN/OUT terminals 
(VIDEO OUT terminals) on the two devices 
with a pin cable, and turn on the power.
 
■MASTER settings
2  Check that the MASTER camera is set to the 
CAM mode, and set the EXT TC LINK item 
on the setting menu TC/UB SETUP screen to 
MASTER. 
OUTPUTTING LTC SIGNAL is displayed on 
the screen, and the time code is output from 
the TC PRESET IN/OUT terminal (VIDEO OUT 
terminal).
•  Select the same REC FORMAT setting for 
both the MASTER and SLAVE cameras, 
and set the TCG item on the TC/UB SETUP 
screen to FREE RUN.
•  To cancel the time code output, press the 
MENU button.
 
■SLAVE settings
3  Set the EXT TC LINK item on the setting 
menu TC/UB SETUP screen to SLAVE.
4 Press the COUNTER - RESET/TC SET 
button. TCG values will be reset to the TC 
values inputted from the MASTER.
•  “TC LINK OK” is displayed in the center of 
the screen when the menu screen is closed.
•  If the TC values cannot be set correctly, LINK 
NG will be displayed.
•  If the SLAVE device is set to 24P, please set 
the TC MODE item on the MASTER device 
to NDF.
•  To cancel the SLAVE mode, press the MENU 
button.
∗
   The COUNT value is indicated as a four-digit 
number. The COUNT value is incremented each 
time a new clip is captured if clip metadata has 
been read in and TYPE2 has been selected as 
the recording method.   
The COUNT value can be reset using the 
following procedure.  
Press the MENU button, select META DATA→
CLIP COUNT RESET→YES, and push the 
Operation lever to reset the counter value to 1. 
						

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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 
about 4 hours.
•  The internal battery charges during this time.
•  Check the time code and menu operations 
after recharging.
If the date and time are not memorized after 
recharging, the internal battery requires changing. 
Please consult the place of purchase.
Setting the time code
In the setup menus, TC/UB SETUP screen, set the 
following time code related items. (Page 57)
•  TC MODE
•  TCG
•  TC PRESET
Charging the built-in battery/Setting the time code
Specifying the time code   
(TC PRESET)
Set TC PRESET so you can record a value of your 
choice as the initial setting for the time code to be 
used at the start of recording.
1  Set the POWER switch to ON.
2 Select the TC PRESET item in the settings 
menu TC/UB SETUP screen.
•  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 parts (Remote 
control)”. (Page 23 of Vol.1)
3 Tilt the Operation lever in the  direction to 
move to YES, and push the Operation lever. 
						

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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 screen below appears, set the 
time code value.
Tilt the Operation lever in the 
  directions 
and select time code value.
Tilt in the  direction to move to the next digit, 
and tilt in the   directions again to select 
value.
You can reset the time code to zero by pressing 
RESET/TC SET button.
POWER
FO CU S.
.
BARS
EVF DTLCH1 SEL
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ON
OFF ON
OFF\fNPUT1AUD\fO
\b\fC POWER +48V
\fNPUT1
\fNPUT2\fNPUT2 \fNPUT1
\fNPUT2CH2 SEL
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COUNTER-RESET/TC S\1ET
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5 Push the Operation lever when you have 
finished setting the time code.
6 Tilt the Operation lever in the  direction to 
move to YES, and push the Operation lever. 
						

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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 parts (Remote 
control)”. (Page 23 of Vol.1)
3 Tilt the Operation lever in the  direction to 
move to YES, and push the Operation lever. 
4  Set the user information.
  Tilt the Operation lever in the 
  directions 
and select user information characters. •  You can use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters 
from A to F.
Tilt in the  direction to move to the next digit, 
and tilt in the   directions again to select 
character.
You can reset the user information to nothing by 
pressing RESET/TC SET button.
POWER
FO CU S.
.
BARS
EVF DTLCH1 SEL
\fNT(
L )
ON
OFF ON
OFF\fNPUT1AUD\fO
\b\fC POWER +48V
\fNPUT1
\fNPUT2\fNPUT2 \fNPUT1
\fNPUT2CH2 SEL
WF\b
COUNTER-RESET/TC S\1ET
ZEBRA
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Camera
5 Push the Operation lever when you have 
finished setting the user information.
6 Tilt the Operation lever in the  direction to 
move to YES, and push the Operation lever.
  
						

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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
ST
AR T/
ST OP
PHO
TO
SHO T
EXT
DISPLA Y
D ATE/
TIME
VOL
PLA Y
ST OP
SKIP SKIP
MENU
ENTER
PA USESEARCH
STILL A DV STILL ADV
SEARCH
Fast forward (  )
Press during playback to scroll quickly through the clip at 
approximately 10 times the speed. 
Repeat the operation to scroll quickly at approximately 20 times the 
speed.
Press while paused  to move to the next clip.
ZOOM
ST
AR T/
ST OP
PHO
TO
SHO T
EXT
DISPLA Y
D ATE/
TIME
VOL
PLA Y
ST OP
SKIP SKIP
MENU
ENTER
PA USESEARCH
STILL A DV STILL ADV
SEARCH
Rewind (  )
Press during playback to scroll quickly backwards through the clip at 
approximately 10 times the speed. 
Repeat the operation to scroll quickly backwards at approximately 20 
times the speed.
Press while paused  to move to the previous clip.
ZOOM
ST
AR T/
ST OP
PHO
TO
SHO T
EXT
DISPLA Y
D ATE/
TIME
VOL
PLA Y
ST OP
SKIP SKIP
MENU
ENTER
PA USESEARCH
STILL A DV STILL ADV
SEARCH
Stop (  )
ZOOM
ST
AR T/
ST OP
PHO
TO
SHO T
EXT
DISPLA Y
D ATE/
TIME
VOL
PLA Y
ST OP
SKIP SKIP
MENU
ENTER
PA USESEARCH
STILL A DV STILL ADV
SEARCH
Pause (  )
Press during playback to pause the clip.
Press again to return to normal playback.
ZOOM
ST
AR T/
ST OP
PHO
TO
SHO T
EXT
DISPLA Y
D ATE/
TIME
VOL
PLA Y
ST OP
SKIP SKIP
MENU
ENTER
PA USESEARCH
STILL A DV STILL ADV
SEARCH
MODEPOWERCAM
ON.
.OFF
PB
MODE button
POWER switch 
						

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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 operations
To select thumbnail:
      Tilt the Operation lever in the     directions to select thumbnail 
(Orange frame moves).
To play back clips:  
     
Select the thumbnail, and push the Operation lever.
(For details on playback, see page 28.)
To change the slot for playback:  
     Press the SLOT SELECT button to select the slot.To play back still images:  
     Press the SLOT SELECT button to select the slot. 
MENU
START/ STOP 2PUSH-ENTER
+
–
AUDIO MON/AD\f
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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 mode.
7  Recording format display
Displays recording format of currently selected 
clip.
8  Duration display
Displays duration of currently selected clip.
9  Time display (Page 34)
Displays time code at start of clip recording/
user information at start of clip recording/time 
of recording/date of recording/date and time of 
recording – according to settings.
10  Clip number
Displayed in order of recording (up to 1000 
clips). Numbers of clips that cannot be played 
back (e.g. clips of different recording formats) 
are displayed in red. To play clips displayed 
in red, set the PB format in the settings menu 
PLAY SETUP screen to the appropriate 
recording format (Page 64).
11 
 : Clip protect display
Displayed on protected clips.
12  Indicators
M : Shot markThis indicates that a clip has a shot mark.   
(Page 31)
I : Index
Displayed when indexes have been attached 
(Page 35).
 : Resume playback display
Displayed on clips on which resume playback 
setting has been applied.
Thumbnail screen (continued)