Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HMC150P Operating Instructions

							
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Playback
1  Thumbnail display status (Page 65)The types of clips displayed as thumbnails 
appear in this area.
2  Repeat playback indicator (Page 63) Displayed during repeat playback.
3  Card status display
Displays status of SD Memory Card.
4  Battery remaining display (Page 19) Displays remaining battery capacity.
5  Cursor (yellow frame) Displayed on currently selected thumbnail.
6  Recording mode display Displays recording mode if clip currently 
highlighted by cursor has been recorded in PH 
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 65) 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 63).
11  
 : Clip protect display
Displayed on protected clips.
12 Indicators
M : Shot markThis indicates that a clip has a shot mark. 
(Next page)
I : Index
Displayed when indexes have been attached 
(Page 66).
 : Resume playback display
Displayed on clips on which resume playback 
setting has been applied.
  
						

							
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Adding shot marks to clips
Adding shot marks ( M ) will make it easier to find
the clips you are looking for.
1 Tilt the Operation lever in the     
directions to move the yellow frame to the 
clip for which a shot mark is to be added.
2  Press the USER button to which the shot  mark function has been allocated. (Page 88)
To release a shot mark, repeat the above steps. It is not possible to add shot marks to clips 
recorded using a consumer camcorder model.
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Thumbnail screen (continued)
Direct shooting functions
If you press the START/STOP button in PB mode, 
the CAM mode will be automatically activated, and 
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Playback
Playback settings (PLAY SETUP)
Make settings for playback format and method.
Set playback format (PB FORMAT)
Set format for playback.
1 Press the MENU button.
Menu operation (Page 82)
2  Select the PB FORMAT item in the PLAY SETUP screen, and push the Operation 
lever (or tilt in the 
 direction). 
3  Tilt the Operation lever in the   directions 
to select the format for playback, and push 
the Operation lever.
Available formats:
   1080/60i (30P), 1080/24P, 720/60P (30P), 
720/24P
The setting for the REC FORMAT item on 
the setting menu RECORDING SETUP 
screen is reflected as the initial setting.
4  Press the MENU button to return to the 
thumbnail screen. Clip numbers will be displayed in black 
where playback is possible, and in red where 
playback is not possible.
Even if the playback format is changed, the 
format set in the REC FORMAT item on the 
settings menu RECORDING SETUP screen 
will be restored when the camera is switched to 
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Repeat playback (REPEAT PLAY)
Use this setting to repeatedly play back all 
available clips.
1  Press the MENU button.
Menu operation (Page 82)
2  Set the REPEAT PLAY item in the PLAY SETUP screen to ON.
3  Press the MENU button to return to the thumbnail screen.
The repeat playback indicator will be displayed.
When the playback operation is performed, the 
playable clips are played back repeatedly. Repeat playback will continue until playback 
is paused.
To turn the repeat playback setting off, select 
OFF in step 
2.
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Playback settings (PLAY SETUP) (continued)
Resume playback (RESUME PLAY)
Use this setting to play back from where clip had 
previously been paused.
1  Press the MENU button.Menu operation (Page 82)
2  Set the RESUME PLAY item in the PLAY SETUP screen to ON.
3  Press the MENU button to return to the thumbnail screen.
4  Select a clip for playback.If playback has previously been paused, the 
resume playback indicator will be displayed on 
the clip thumbnail, and the remainder of the clip 
will be played next time the clip is selected for 
playback. To turn the resume playback setting off, 
select OFF in step 
2.
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Set skip method (SKIP MODE)
Select which skip (cue) operation is to be 
performed when playback is paused.
1  Press the MENU button.
Menu operation (Page 82)
2  Select the SKIP MODE item in the PLAY SETUP screen.
3  Select skip method.CLIP:
   Move to the beginning of the previous or next 
clip by tilting the Operation lever in the 
 or 
 direction while playback is paused.
CLIP & INDEX:
   Move to the beginning of the previous or 
next clip, or to the previous or next INDEX 
position, by tilting the Operation lever in the 
 or  direction while playback is paused.
4  Press the MENU button to return to the 
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Thumbnail operations
You can display the kind of clips you want to see 
as thumbnails.
You can also set more precisely how you want the 
thumbnails to appear on the screen.
1  Press the MENU button.Menu operation (Page 82)
2  Select the THUMBNAIL SETUP screen, and push the Operation lever (or tilt in the  
direction).
3  Tilt the Operation lever in the   directions 
to select item, and push the Operation lever.
THUMBNAIL MODE:
  Select the clips to be displayed.
 ALL:
  Display all clips.
 SAME FORMAT:
    Display all clips of the same format as the 
current PB format.
 MARKER:
    Display all clips with shot marks.
 INDEX:
    Display all clips with indexes.
Selecting the thumbnail display method (THUMBNAIL SETUP)
INDICATOR:
   Set whether or not to display indicator (ON/
OFF). (Factory default setting is ON.)
Clip protect display and resume playback 
display will still appear even if this setting is 
set to OFF.
DATA DISPLAY:
   Select format of clip time display – time code 
(TC)/user information (UB)/recording time 
(TIME)/recording date (DATE)/ recording 
date and time (DATE & TIME).
DATE FORMAT:
  
Select display order for recording date - year-
month-date (Y-M-D)/month-date-year (M-D-
Y)/date-month-year (D-M-Y).
   This setting will not be reflected in CLIP 
PROPERTY.
4  Press the MENU button to return to the 
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Thumbnail operations (continued)
Clips may be deleted or protected.
1  Press the MENU button.Menu operation (Page 82)
2  Select the OPERATION screen, and push the Operation lever (or tilt in the  direction). 
3  Tilt the Operation lever in the   directions 
to select item, and push the Operation lever.
DELETE:
 ALL CLIPS:
    Delete all clips.
Select whether or not to delete (YES/NO), 
and push the Operation lever.
 SELECT:
    Delete selected clips.
Select clips with the Operation lever. 
Selected clips will be outlined in orange. 
(Repeat this operation to select multiple 
clips.)
    Press the EXEC button to confirm, tilt the 
Operation lever in the 
  directions to 
select whether or not to delete (YES/NO), 
and push the Operation lever.
 NO:
    Return to the previous screen.
Deleting and protecting clips (OPERATION)
Protected clips cannot be deleted.
If selecting ALL CLIPS to delete all clips from 
the memory, this operation may take some 
time to complete, depending on the volume of 
clips to be deleted.
Deletion cannot be performed via the remote 
control.
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INDEX:
 YES:
     Attach indexes to selected clips.
  1)   Select clip to play, and push the 
Operation lever at the point for an index 
to be added.
  2)  Select YES on the confirmation screen 
to attach index.
  •   The point in the clip at which the index 
will actually be attached will be accurate 
to within an error of 0.5 seconds.
  •   To delete index, select INDEX →YES in 
step 
3 before performing the following.
   1)   Select clip to play, tilt the Operation 
lever in the 
 direction, and pause 
the clip.
   2)   Tilt the Operation lever in the 
  directions to move the pointer 
between the points where indexes 
are attached. Move the pointer to the 
index to be deleted, and push the 
Operation lever.
   3)   Select YES on the confirmation 
screen.
 NO:
    Return to the previous screen.
It is not possible to add indexes to clips 
recorded using a consumer camcorder model.
It is not possible to adjust the volume during 
index playback.
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Playback
 
SD Memory Cards can be formatted, and clip and 
SD Memory Card information can be checked.
1  Press the MENU button.Menu operation (Page 82)
2  Select CARD FUNCTIONS, and push the Operation lever (or tilt in the  direction).
Format card and check clip and card information (CARD FUNCTIONS)
3  Tilt the Operation lever in the   directions 
to select item, and push the Operation lever.
CARD FORMAT: Insert card to be formatted into the camera.
SD Memory Card will be formatted.
  Proceeding will erase all data from card.
   Select whether or not to format (YES/NO), 
and push the Operation lever.
CARD STATUS:
   Display SD Memory Card information. 
(Next page)
CLIP PROPERTY:
   Display information of selected clip.
(Next page)
Tilt the Operation lever in the 
  directions 
to display information from previous or 
subsequent clips.
4  Press the MENU button to return to the  thumbnail screen.•
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CLIP PROTECT:
 YES:
  Protect selected clips.
   
( 
 mark will be displayed.)
  •   Cancel protection when the protected 
clip is selected.
  ( 
 mark will disappear.)
    Executing a format of the memory card 
(see below) will delete all clips even if they 
are protected.
 NO:
    Return to the previous screen.
4  Press the MENU button to return to the  thumbnail screen.
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Thumbnail operations (continued)
SD Memory Card information screen
1234
1
 REMAIN :
   Displays remaining SD Memory Card 
capacity.
2  SD STANDARD :
   Displays whether or not SD Memory Card 
has been formatted in SD or SDHC standard 
(SUPPORTED/NOT SUPPORTED).
3 PROTECT :
   Displays whether or not SD Memory Card 
has been write-protected.
4  SPEED CLASS :
   Displays speed class of SD Memory Card. Clip information screen
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 Clip number
2 Thumbnail  (Thumbnail screen: Page 60)3 Clip information
   Displays indicators attached to clip, and 
various other information.
  START TC:     Time code value at start of 
recording
 START UB:    User information value at 
start of recording
 DATE/TIME:    Date of recording at time at 
start of recording
 TIME ZONE:  Displays time zone.
 DURATION:  Clip length
 FORMAT:   Recording format
4  Clip meta data
   Push the Operation lever while the clip 
information screen is displayed to display 
more detailed information, including 
video and audio formats, name of the 
videographer, or etc.
Tilt the Operation lever in the 



directions 
to verify the desired information. (Please 
see page 53 for more information on clip 
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Useful playback functions
Fast forward/rewind
1  Tilt the Operation lever in the  (rewind) or  (fast forward) direction during playback 
(or press the SEARCH buttons on the 
remote control).
Clip will play forwards/backwards at 
approximately 5 times ∗
 normal speed.
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 Scroll will be approximately 6 times normal 
speed when the PB FORMAT is set to 
720/24P.
PLAY
STOP
SKIP SKIP
PA U S E
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADV SEARCH
Cameraor Remote control
To return to normal playback, tilt the Operation 
lever in the  direction (play) (or press the PLAY 
button on the remote control). The screen will return to the thumbnail display 
after the playback of the last clip is completed 
during fast forward playback.
The screen will return to the thumbnail display 
after the playback of the first clip is completed 
during rewind playback.
No audio will be played during fast forward or 
rewind playback.
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Next/previous clip
1  Tilt the Operation lever in the  direction 
during playback to pause the clip (or press 
the PAUSE button on the remote control).
2  Tilt the Operation lever in the  (rewind) or  (fast forward) direction during playback 
(or press the SKIP buttons on the remote 
control).
Camera or Remote control
PLAY
STOP
SKIP SKIP
PA U S E
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADV SEARCH
The screen will return to the thumbnail display 
when moving beyond the beginning of the first 
clip or the end of the final clip.
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Useful playback functions (continued)
Frame-by-frame playback
1  Tilt the Operation lever in the  direction 
during playback to pause the clip (or press 
the PAUSE button on the remote control).
2  Press the AUDIO MON/ADV buttons (or  press the STILL ADV buttons on the remote 
control). Hold down to continuously advance frame by 
frame until the button is released.
Hold down the STILL ADV button on the 
remote control to continuously advance 
frame by frame. Press the PAUSE button to 
cancel.
Camera or Remote control
PLAY
STOP
SKIP SKIP
PA U S E
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADV SEARCHMENU
PUSH-ENTER
AUDIO MON/ADV
EXEC
When the + button is pressed, the images are 
advanced in the forward direction, and when the 
- button is pressed, they are advanced in the 
reverse direction at half-second intervals.
To return to normal playback, tilt the Operation 
lever in the 
 direction (play) (or press the PLAY 
button on the remote control).
Adjust volume
1  The volume of audio output from the  internal speaker and headphone jack can be 
adjusted with the AUDIO MON/ADV buttons 
during playback.
Press the ZOOM/VOL buttons if using the 
remote control.
Camera or Remote control
ZOOM
DATE/
TIME
VOL
MENU
PUSH-ENTER
AUDIO MON/ADV
EXEC
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Viewing images on a television
You can view the images on a television if you
connect the unit to a TV set using an AV cable
(not included), HDMI cable (not included) or
component video cable (included).
1  Connect the camera-recorder to the TV set. (Page 73)
2 Start playback. To show the information that appears on the 
viewfinder and LCD on a television, press 
the EXT. DISPLAY button on the remote 
control. 
Press the EXT. DISPLAY button again to 
clear the display.
ZOOM
START/
STOP
PHOTO
SHOT
EXT
DISPLAY
DATE/TIME
VOL
Checking the date and time
Press the DATE/TIME button on the remote 
control to show the date and time of shooting on 
the viewfinder and the LCD monitor. The display 
changes as follows each time you press the button.Time
Date
Time and Date
No display
ZOOM
START/
STOP
PHOTO
SHOT
EXT
DISPLAY
DATE/TIME
VOL
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