Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HPX170P Operating Instructions

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Checking and displaying shooting 
status
DISP/MODE CHK button
When you hold down the DISP/MODE CHK button during recording standby or recording, all the information including the setting status of the shooting functions and a list of functions allocated to the USER buttons, will be displayed. When you release the button, the normal display will be restored.
When you push the DISP/MODE CHK button during recording standby or recording, all the information will be unshown. When you press...


Optical Image Stabilizer
Use the Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) to reduce the effects of camera shake when shooting by hand.Press the OIS button to turn the function on and off. appears on the screen when this function is on.Turn the function off when using a tripod for more natural images.
BARS
CH1 SELECT
RESET/TC SETREC
CH2 SELECT
AUDIOINT(L)INPUT1INPUT2
SHUTTERSPEES SELECT
INT(R)INPUT2INPUT1
MIC POWER+48VONOFFINPUT2ONOFF
LCD
ZEBRA
EVF DTL
OIS
WFM
COUNTER
This function will not be as...

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Waveform monitor function
Press the WFM button in CAM mode to display a waveform of the image on the LCD monitor.Pressing the WFM button once again closes the waveform display.WFM (Page 103) on the setting menu SW MODE screen allows you to switch between the waveform and vector display.The viewfinder does not show the waveform display.The waveform does not appear when the focus assist function is used.The waveform display cannot be recorded.
Adjusting the volume while shooting...


-slot continuous recording
If you insert two P2 cards into the two card slots, this function allows you to record continuously on the two cards.You can also record continuously on three or more cards by replacing one card while data is being recorded on the other. (Hot swap recording) However, depending on when the P2 card is inserted into an empty slot (immediately after pre-recording, or before or after continuous recording spanning two slots), there may be a delay in recognizing the...

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LAST CLIP DELETE function
Assign LAST CLIP to any of the USER 1 – 3 buttons to enable a convenient way to delete the last recorded clip.Pressing the USER button to which LAST CLIP was assigned displays a YES/NO confirmation dialog on the screen. Select YES, and the last recorded clip is deleted and “LAST CLIP DELETE OK” is displayed.Select NO to cancel clip deletion.Clips cannot be deleted when a switch has been made to the MCR or PC mode or the recording format has been changed...


Using the special recording functions
Making the settings in the RECORDING SETUP screen (Page 104) enables special recording functions such as Pre-recording, Interval Recording, One Shot Recording, and Loop Recording.
These special recording functions can be used only when the settings below are established.OPERATION TYPE item (page 98): VIDEO CAMRecording format:  1080i/60i, 720P/60P, 480i/60i, 1080i/30P, 720P/30P or 480i/30P••
Interval recording (INTERVAL REC)
With this function, the unit...

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Operation is not possible even if only one of the inserted cards is DIR ENTRY NG CARD. (Page 91)After interval recording has started, a recordable P2 card cannot be used even if it is inserted into an empty slot.The slots for recording in this mode are indicated by the orange P2 card access lamps.The slots for recording P2 cards that are inserted after starting recording are indicated by the green P2 card access lamps.Text memos cannot be added.
One-shot recording (ONE-SHOT REC)
This...

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Using the special recording functions (continued)
This function does not work during 1394 input recording.The pre-recording function does not work.Operation is not possible even if only one of 
the inserted cards is DIR ENTRY NG CARD. (Page 91)Stopping may take some time.The following operations are not acknowledged until the P2 card access lamps change from blinking to fully lit up.The slots for recording in this mode are indicated by the orange P2 card access lamps.Text memos cannot be added....

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If iris is set to auto, then it will open wider with higher shutter speeds and thereby reduce focal depth.It will take longer to focus when the 
shutter speed has been reduced so it is recommended that the unit be secured to a tripod, etc. for use.
1/60.0
PUSH  STILL 
The current shutter speed appears on the viewfinder and LCD screens unless you have selected OFF in OTHER DISPLAY in the DISPLAY SETUP screen of the setup menus.It is not displayed if you have set the shutter speed to...

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With artificial lighting and especially fluorescent lights and mercury-vapor lamps, the luminance changes in synchronization with the power line frequency. When this frequency is 50 Hz, mutual interference will occur between the camerarecorder’s vertical sync frequency (approx. 60 Hz) and the lighting frequency (50 Hz). This means that the white balance may change periodically.Before shooting in areas with artificial lighting or adjusting the white balance, set the shutter speed as follows....