Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HMC150P Operating Instructions

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Menu
 
RECORDING SETUP screen
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
REC FORMAT (Camera) Selects the recording format.
PH 1080/60i
PH 1080/30P
PH 1080/24P
PH 720/60P
PH 720/30P
PH 720/24P
HA 1080/60i
HG 1080/60i
HE 1080/60i
PH 1080/24P and PH 720/24P represent native recording.
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PREREC 
MODE (Camera)
Sets PRE RECORDING to ON or OFF. (Page 42)
ON   OFF
TIME STAMP (Camera) Specifies whether date and time information is superimposed over recorde\
d 
images.
ON:  Superimposes date and time...

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Setup menu list (continued)
TC/UB SETUP screen
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
TC MODE (Camera) Selects the correction mode of the internal time code generator when the\
 time 
code of the internal time code generator is recorded.
DF:  Uses the drop frame mode.
NDF:  Uses the non-drop frame mode.
TC MODE is automatically set to NDF when you set recording frame rate of\
 
recording format to 24P.
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TCG (Camera)
Sets the mode in which you advance the internal time code generator.
FREE RUN:...

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Menu
 
AV OUT SETUP screen
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
HDMI OUT SEL (Camera) (PB)Sets the output video format of the HDMI OUT terminal. 
AUTO:
  Automatically determines the output resolution based on information of 
connected monitors. 
FIX:      Fix the output at the recorded resolution. 
(Output in 1080 interlaced or 720 progressive mode)
480P:  Output in 480 progressive mode. 
Simultaneous HDMI and component output is possible only in FIX mode.
There will be no VIDEO OUT output when...

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Setup menu list (continued)
DISPLAY SETUP screen
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
ZEBRA 
DETECT1 (Camera)
Selects the brightness level of the left-leaning zebra patterns on the s\
creen.
50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, 105%
ZEBRA 
DETECT2 (Camera)
Selects the brightness level of the right-leaning zebra patterns on the \
screen.
50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, 105%, OFF
The zebra patterns do not appear if you select OFF.
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MARKER (Camera) Select...

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Menu
 
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
SELF SHOOT (Camera) Selects the LCD mirror mode for self-portrait shooting. Selecting MIRROR\
 
displays the left and right side of the LCD monitor image inverted durin\
g self-
portrait shooting. (Page 41)
NORMAL, MIRROR
EVF COLOR (Camera) (PB)Switches viewfinder images to color or black and white.
ON:  
Color
OFF:  Black and white
        indicates the factory setting.
DISPLAY SETUP screen (continued) 

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Setup menu list (continued)
CARD FUNCTIONS screen
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
CARD 
FORMAT (Camera)
(PB)Formats the SD Memory Card. 
YES: 
Formats the card. 
NO:   Returns to the last screen.
CARD STATUS (Camera) (PB)Displays the SD Memory Card status. 
YES: 
Displays the card status. 
NO:   Returns to the last screen.
CLIP 
PROPERTY (PB)
Displays information about the selected clip. 
YES: Displays clip information. 
NO:   Returns to the last screen.
USER FILE screen
Item Display 
mode...

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Menu
 
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
META INITIAL 
SET (Camera)
Initializes the metadata which has been recorded in the unit. All the settings 
including the ON or OFF setting for RECORD are now cleared.
YES  NO
PLAY SETUP screen
Item Display 
mode Description of settings
PB FORMAT (PB) Sets the playback format.
1080/60i (30P), 1080/24P, 720/60P(30P), 720/24P
The REC FORMAT setting in the CAM mode prior to transfer to the PB mode 
becomes the initial setting of PB FORMAT.
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REPEAT PLAY...

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Setup menu list (continued)
OPERATION screen
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
DELETE (PB) Deletes clips. 
ALL CLIPS:  Deletes all clips. 
SELECT:   Deletes only the selected clips. Press the EXEC button to delete 
clips. 
NO:      Returns to the last screen.
Clips for which CLIP PROTECT is specified are not deleted. 
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INDEX (PB) Adds indexes to clips or deletes them. 
YES: Adds or deletes indexes. 
NO:   Returns to the last screen.
CLIP PROTECT (PB) Protects clips to prevent accidental...

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Menu
 
OTHER FUNCTIONS screen (continued)
ItemDisplay 
mode Description of settings
TIME ZONE (Camera) (PB)Adds to or deducts from GMT the time value of -12:00 to +13:00 in 30-minute 
steps. (Refer to the table below.)
+00:00
Time 
difference
Area Time 
differenceArea
+ 00:00 Greenwich – 00:30
– 01:00 Azores Islands – 01:30
– 02:00 Mid-Atlantic – 02:30
– 03:00 Buenos Aires – 03:30Newfoundland Island
– 04:00 Halifax – 04:30
– 05:00 New York – 05:30
– 06:00 Chicago – 06:30
– 07:00 Denver – 07:30
–...

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Before calling for service
Power supply
There’s no power.Make sure the battery and AC adapter are connected properly.
Check the connections again.
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P20
Power shuts off for no 
apparent reason. To prevent the battery from running down needlessly, the camera-
recorder automatically turns off when the camera-recorder has 
been left in the recording pause mode for more than 5 minutes.
Check the settings in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen, POWER 
SAVE.
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P99
Power goes off as soon as 
it is turned on. The...