Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HMC150P Operating Instructions

							
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Playback
Editing
Connecting external units
Headphones
3.5-mm stereo mini jack
Sound is no longer heard from the speaker when the headphones (optional\
) are connected.
External microphone
 
Microphone (optional)
AG-MC200GINPUT1 or
INPUT2 Microphone holder
Microphone 
holder adapter
6 mm12 mm
When attaching an external microphone to the microphone shoe, use the su\
pplied microphone holder 
and microphone holder adapter.
When attaching the microphone holder and the microphone holder adapter, be sure to tighten the screws 
firmly even though you might hear a squeaking sound.
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Connecting external units (continued)
Computer (non-linear editing/file transfer)
USB 2.0
ComputerUSB connection cable 
(optional)
Mini-B
Ferrite core (included)
For details on the computer’s conditions and other factors, see page 75.
When connecting the camera with a PC using a USB connection cable, 
attach the two ferrite cores (included) to the USB connection cable, o\
ne at a 
position about 5 cm from the PC terminal and the other at a position abo\
ut 
5 cm from the camera terminal. After attaching the cable as shown in the 
diagram on the right, close the terminal so that it clicks and locks int\
o place.
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Always take sufficient care when handling the ferrite core, as it can be easily damaged\
 when dropped or 
subjected to other impact.
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Video deck (Dubbing)
Video and audio output will be limited to that from the camera.
Video cable 
(optional)
Audio cable (optional)
White:  
CH1 (left channel) sound
Red:   CH2 (right channel) sound Connect these cables 
to the terminals on the 
video deck.
VCR
When outputting video and audio signals from the camera to an external d\
evice, connect to the 
input terminals of the external device.
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Editing
 
TV/Monitor
Only the output signals from the camera are shown.
COMPONENTOUT
HDMI cable
(optional)Component video cable (included) Video cable
(optional)
Audio cable (optional)
White: CH1 (left channel) sound
Red: CH2 (right channel) sound Connect these 
cables to the 
terminals on 
the television.
TV/Monitor
Ferrite core 
(included)
Ferrite core 
(included)
When outputting video and audio signals from the camera to an external d\
evice, connect to the 
input terminals of the external device.
When connecting the camera with a TV/monitor using an HDMI cable, 
attach the two ferrite cores (included) to the HDMI cable, one at a po\
sition 
about 5 cm from the TV/monitor terminal and the other at a position about 
5 cm from the camera terminal. After attaching the cable as shown in the 
diagram on the right, close the terminal so that it clicks and locks int\
o place.
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If the ferrite core moves along the cable and cannot be fixed in place, \
please attach binders either side of the ferrite core to ensure that it \
remains 
fixed.
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Always take sufficient care when handling the ferrite core, as it can be easily damaged\
 when dropped or 
subjected to other impact.
HDMI output will take priority if both HDMI cable and VIDEO OUT cable are connected at the same time. 
Simultaneous output is not possible.
This product is not compatible with VIERA Link.
Signals can be output from both the HDMI OUT terminal and the COMPONENT OUT terminal 
simultaneously by setting the HDMI OUT SEL item on the AV OUT SETUP screen to FIX.
When connecting the camera to another device using the component video c\
able, if the terminal on the 
device to which it is to be connected is a BNC type, use the pin-BNC con\
version plug provided.
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Connecting external units (continued)
Table of HDMI output and COMPONENT OUT and VIDEO OUT simultaneous output \
signals: Output possible  ·: Output not possible
HDMI cable connection HDMI OUT SEL 
item setting COMPONENT OUT 
terminal output VIDEO OUT 
terminal output
Cable connected, signals  output to the monitor AUTO
YY
FIX
∗1Y∗1
Y∗2∗2480P YY
Cable not connected∗1Y∗1
Y∗2∗2
∗1 When connected with component video cables
∗2 When not connected with component video cablesSignals cannot be output from both the COMPONENT OUT terminal and the VIDEO OUT terminal simultaneously.
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Editing
Nonlinear editing (PC mode)
Non-linear editing of video data on SD Memory 
Cards can be performed by connecting the camera 
via the USB connection cable to a computer for 
editing. (As for connection, refer to page 72)
Use a sufficiently charged battery or the AC 
adapter.
The following conditions are necessary for USB 
connection.PC with Windows 2000, Windows XP, or 
Windows Vista; Macintosh with Intel CPU (Intel 
Mac)
USB 2.0 (High Speed, Mass Storage Class) 
compatibility (not compatible with USB 1.1)
Only connect to one computer at a time.
Camera cannot be operated if a hub or other 
device is connected between the camera and 
computer.
Do not use a USB connection cable of more than 
3 m in length. Using too long a cable may cause 
erroneous operation.
1  Insert the SD Memory Card, and move the POWER switch to ON.
2  Press the mode button to illuminate the PB lamp, and hold the button down again (for at 
least 2 seconds).
The PC lamp will flash, and the camera will 
change to PC mode.
3  Connect the camera to the computer with the USB connection cable.
Turn the computer’s power on before 
connecting.
When the USB connection cable is not 
connected, CHECK USB CABLE is 
displayed.
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4  Perform non-linear editing on the computer.The contents of the SD Memory Card will 
appear as a removable disk icon within My 
Computer or the desktop on the computer 
screen. (Page 109)
(Example) Windows
Removable disk (E:)
(Example) Macintosh
NO NAME
When copying files from the camera to a 
computer, be careful to ensure that files are 
not accidentally overwritten.
For more details, please refer to your 
computer editing software’s operating 
instructions.
When changing cards, always ensure that 
the access lamp is not flashing and that the 
card is not currently being accessed.
Operations cannot be performed on the 
camera while in PC mode.
Always perform “safe hardware removal” 
when disconnecting the cable.
The data on the SD Memory Card cannot be 
accessed when the SD Memory Card slot 
cover is open.
5  Turn the camera’s power off.
If the camera cannot be correctly recognized 
by the computer, this may be able to be 
remedied by one of the following methods. Turn the power of the camera and the 
computer off and back on again.
Remove the SD Memory Card from the 
camera and reinsert it.
Connect to a different USB terminal on the 
computer.
Hold down the mode button after 
disconnecting the USB connection cable to 
switch back to PB mode.
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Screen displays
Regular displays
For details on the safety zone, refer to 32. (Page 78)
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STD BY
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1  Time code display Each time you press the COUNTER button, the 
display switches over to the following data (or 
no indication).
COUNTER:
 Counter value
CLIP:
  CLIP counter value for respective clip


Displayed when REC COUNTER item on 
settings menu DISPLAY SETUP screen is 
set to CLIP.
During playback, the time code display 
is automatically set to CLIP, and the time 
code is counted from a value of 0:00:00 
for each clip.
TC:
  Time code value.
   When the time code value could not be read 
correctly from the SD Memory Card, [TC ∗] is 
displayed.
UB:
 User information
   When user information could not be read 
correctly from the SD Memory Card, [UB ∗] is 
displayed.
2  Media information display Displays basic information about inserted SD 
Memory Card.
: Recording possible: Card is write-protected: Recording not possible·
: Card is full
Recording may be possible in some cases 
even when this icon is displayed.
Depending on the memory size and 
type of the SD Memory Card used, the 
icon may not be displayed even when 
the card’s memory becomes full during 
shooting, and the shooting is stopped.
:  Playback-only
SD Memory Cards already containing 1,000 
or more clips may be used for playback 
only.
: Accessing  card: No card inserted
3 Media capacity display Displays remaining capacity for recording 
frame rate set in the REC FORMAT item on the 
settings menu RECORDING SETUP screen.
Not displayed during PB mode.Time displayed is a guideline only.
4  AUTO/MANUAL switch operation display This display appears when AUTO/MANUAL 
switch is switched to AUTO.
5  Digital zoom ratio display Displays digital zoom ratio.
D 2X:  2 x zoom
D 5X:  5 x zoom
D 10X:  10 x zoom
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7 Information display
Following information is displayed depending 
on the situation.Performance of the auto white balance or the 
auto black balance
Warning (Page 79)
The ND filter recommended under the 
prevailing shooting conditions is displayed.
The AWB error message (LOW LIGHT / 
LEVEL OVER) is displayed.  	Page 39 £
The functions allocated to the USER buttons 
are displayed while you hold down the DISP/ 
MODE CHK button.
8 EXPANDED display Displayed during the expanded display.
9  Microphone level automatic control display Appears when in the setup menus, 
RECORDING SETUP screen, MIC ALC, you 
have selected “ON”.
10  Marker luminance display When markers are displayed, the brightness 
level around the center of the screen is 
indicated as 0% to 99%. “99% ↑” appears if the 
percentage is over 99.
11  Timestamp display (Page 45)
12  Date and time display
Month:
JAN (January), FEB (February), MAR (March), 
APR (April), MAY (May), JUN (June), 
JUL (July), AUG (August), SEP (September), 
OCT (October), NOV (November), 
DEC (December)
mmm dd yyyy hh:mm:ss Day of the month
Year:
2001 - 2039
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
13  Frame rate display
Displays recording frame rate.
Not displayed when set to 1080/60i.
14 
Shutter speed display
The shutter speed is displayed here.
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16  Auto iris control display
STD:   Standard auto-iris control
SPOT:  
Auto iris control for spotlightBACK:  Auto iris control for backlight 
compensation
17 Iris display Displays F value.
18  Zoom position display The zoom poison is displayed with Z00 
(maximum wide-angle) - Z99 (maximum zoom).
The unit can be switched to mm in the ZOOM 
& FOCUS item of the setting menu DISPLAY 
SETUP screen.
19  Focus control information display
Displays the focus control information with 99 - 00.
In the auto focus mode, AF appears. In the manual 
focus mode, MF appears. When the display is set to 
macro control, the black and white of AF or MF are 
displayed in reverse.
95  (Focal distance: infinity)
:
00  (Focal distance: approx. 5 cm)
Depending on the zoom position, the macro 
range may not be enabled. 
Also, depending on the zoom position, the 
lower limit value of macro range may be 
different. The units can be switched between 
feet and m in the ZOOM & FOCUS item of the 
setting menu DISPLAY SETUP screen.
20  Index/shot mark recording display (INDEX/ SHOT MARK)
Displayed when a USER button to which the 
INDEX function or SHOT MARK function has 
previously been allocated is pressed during 
recording.
INVALID will be displayed if an index or shot 
mark cannot be attached.
21  ND filter display ND filter selected is displayed.
22 Gain display Displays the gain value of the image amplifier 
configured. (During the auto mode, AGC is 
displayed.)
23  AWB information display Displays the information of white balance.
ATW:        When ATW is set
P3.2K/P5.6K:  In the case of preset
Ach/Bch:      In the case of A/B
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24 Marker displayDuring shooting, pressing the ZEBRA button 
once or twice will display the marker.
25  Optical Image Stabilizer 
 display
Displayed when Optical Image Stabilizer is ON.
26  Scene filename display (Page 50)
27  Remaining battery capacity display When using Panasonic-manufactured batteries 
compatible with this product, the remaining 
battery capacity is displayed in minutes.
Time remaining will be displayed after a brief 
pause.The battery display will change
→→→→as battery capacity decreases.  will be 
displayed in red when less than 3 minutes 
are remaining, and 
 will flash when the 
battery is empty. 
Remaining battery capacity may not be 
displayed correctly when using in high or 
low temperatures, or when the battery has 
not been used for a long period of time. 
To ensure that remaining battery capacity 
is displayed correctly, use the battery 
completely from a fully-charged state, and 
charge the battery again. (Remaining battery 
capacity may still not be displayed correctly if 
the battery has been used for long periods in 
high or low temperatures, or if the battery has 
been recharged a large number of times.)
The remaining battery capacity display is 
a guideline and may change according to 
usage conditions.
The remaining battery capacity display will 
momentarily disappear when switching 
between modes, when conducting REC 
CHECK operations or when changing the LCD 
brightness since the capacity is recalculated at 
these times.
Not displayed when using AC adapter.
28  Operation status display REC:    Recording
PAUSE:    Recording standby
CHK:     Rec check
 :    Playback :     Playback pausedINDEX [  ]:   Playback paused at INDEX 
position
  (   ):  Frame-by-frame playback 
(Frame-by-frame reverse 
playback)
 (  ) :  Skip (reverse skip)
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:   Fast forward/fast playback 
(Rewind/fast reverse playback)
 (  ):    Paused in final scene (paused in 
initial scene)
Self-portrait recording display
No display :  Cannot record (no card, etc.)
 :    Recording in progress, during transition to 
the recording pause mode
 :    Recording paused (recording standby) : Warning display
29 Standby mode display Displayed when camera is set to standby mode
30 Recording function display Displayed when the PREREC MODE item on 
the settings menu RECORDING SETUP screen 
is set to ON.P- will be displayed on the screen.
31  Monitor audio level meter When you press the AUDIO MON/ADV button, 
the sound volume output from the built-in 
speaker and headphone jack is displayed.
32 Safety zone The range of the zone is indicated by the 
SAFETY ZONE item (Page 94) on the 
DISPLAY SETUP screen.
4:3 This indicates the position which is 
cropped to 4:3.
90%This indicates the range (90%) in which 
signals can be displayed by an ordinary 
homeuse TV set.
Will not be displayed in LCD monitor or 
viewfinder when the FOCUS ASSIST item on 
the settings menu SW MODE screen is set to 
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Main warning displays
C
CANNOT BE USED DUE TO INCOMPATIBLE 
D ATA .


No use is possible because the standard for the 
data is different.
CANNOT DELETE.  Clip cannot be deleted.
CANNOT PLAY.
No playback is possible.
CANNOT RECORD PH MODE AND HA MODE 
INTO THIS CARD.
  This card cannot be recorded to in PH mode or 
HA mode. 
CANNOT RECORD.
THE NUMBER OF CLIPS HAS EXCEEDED 
THE MAXIMUM LIMIT.
  The maximum number of clips has been reached 
and no further clips can be recorded.
CANNOT SET 
THE NUMBER OF INDEXES HAS EXCEEDED 
THE MAXIMUM LIMIT.

 No further indexes can be set because the 
number of indexes will exceed the maximum 
limit.
CANNOT SET PRE-REC, 
CARD CAPACITY TOO LOW.
  PRE-REC cannot be set as the remaining card 
capacity is low.
CARD DOOR OPENED.  The card door is open.
CARD ERROR.
PLEASE REFORMAT.
  Formatting has failed. The card needs to be 
reformatted.
CHECK CARD.  Please check the card.
CONTROL DATA ERROR HAS BEEN 
DETECTED.


An error has been detected in the control 
information.
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DISCONNECT USB CABLE.
  Please disconnect the USB connection cable.
When switching from one mode to another, 
disconnect the USB connection cable.
I
INCOMPATIBLE CARD.
PLEASE CHECK CARD.
  Recording may not be successful with this card. 
Please check the card.
N
NO CARD
  No card is inserted.
NOW ACCESSING.
PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE CARD.
  Card is currently being accessed. Please do not 
remove the card.
R
REC STOPPED.
NOW WRITING.
  Video recording has been stopped. Data is now 
being written to the card.
REPAIR CLIP?  Do you wish to repair clips now?
S
SD CARD FORMAT?
YES  NO
  Do you wish to format the SD Memory Card 
now? Yes/No
SET DATE AND TIME

Set the date and time.
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Screen displays (continued)
T
THE CLIP IS PROTECTED. 
PLEASE CANCEL PROTECTION.
  The clip is protected. Please cancel the 
protection.
THE RECORDING IS STOPPED
(OVER THE LIMITATION)


Recording will stop. (Continuous recording for 12 
hours)
THE TC MODE IS CHANGED TO NDF

NDF is selected as the TC MODE setting. 
THIS BATTERY CANNOT BE USED.  This battery cannot be used.
THIS CARD CANNOT RECORD IN VIDEO 
MODE.
  The card cannot be used for video recording.
THUMBNAIL DATA ERROR IS DETECTED.

An error has been detected in the thumbnail 
information.
U
UNABLE TO FORMAT.
  The card cannot be formatted.
W
WRITE PROTECT
  The card is write-protected. 
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The following messages are displayed when 
an error has occurred in the camera or the SD 
Memory Card. If the problem is not solved by 
switching the power off and back on again, 
either change the card in accordance with the 
instructions displayed, or consult the place of 
purchase.
C
CANNOT RECORD
   Displayed when an error has occurred during 
recording.
R
REC WARNING
  Displayed when an error has occurred during 
recording. Start the recording again. If the 
message appears again, please consult the 
place of purchase. 
Please switch the power off if the message 
continues to appear.
Please try inserting a different card if the 
message appears again after restarting 
recording.
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SYSTEM ERROR
TURN POWER OFF
  
Displayed when an error has occurred in the 
system. Switch the power off and back on again.
W
WARNING
  Displayed when an error has occurred with the 
camera itself. Start the recording again.
  FOCUS NG (error with focus operation)
  PSD NG (error with jitter detection)
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