Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HPX170P Operating Instructions

Shooting
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Setting user information
Setting user information allows you to store 8-digit memo (information such as the date and time) in the hexagonal format on the sub code track area.User information is automatically saved in the memory and retained after you turn off the power.
1 Set the POWER switch to ON.
 In the setup menus, RECORDING SETUP screen UB MODE, select USER.For menu operation (Page  94)You can also use the menu buttons on the remote control. (Page 14)Example: In the CAM...


Charging the built-in battery/Setting the time data (continued)
7 Push the Operation lever in the e direction to move to YES and press it again.UB PRESET
PRESET OK?
YES– ––PUSH STILLNO
8 Press MENU twice to exit the menus.MENU 

Playback

Basic playback operations
SLOT SEL
MODE
CAMMCRPC
POWERON
OFF
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Lock release
1 Turn the POWER switch to ON.While pressing the lock release, turn the POWER switch to ON.
 Press the mode button so the MCR lamp turns on.The camera is now in the MCR mode.Each time you press the button, the mode changes as below.MCR v CAMWhen you press the mode button while MCR is selected, the unit enters the PC (PC connection) mode. (Page 81)
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For details on playing back clips using thumbnails,...


Thumbnail screen
Video data created on the P2 card in one shooting session is called a cl\
ip. When the MCR mode has been established, the clips will be displayed on the LCD screen 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, repair and delete clips, add and delete shot marks, as well as add text memos.Format P2 cards and SD memory cards.Load the...

Playback


1 Slot number displayThe number of the slot with the P2 card containing the clip indicated by the yellow frame is shown here. (The number appears in yellow.) If a clip extends over the P2 cards in two slots, both numbers will appear in yellow.When one of the following warnings applies to an inserted P2 card, the frame around the slot number turns pink.1) RUN DOWN CARD (page 91)2) DIR ENTRY NG CARD (page 91)
 ThumbnailsThis is where the images representing the clips are...



Adding shot marks to clips
Adding shot marks ( M ) will make it easier to find the clips you are looking for.
1 Push the Operation lever in the w or q direction to move the yellow frame to the clip to which you will add a shot mark.
 Press the USER button to which the shot mark function has been allocated. (Page )To release a shot mark, repeat the above steps.When the video data of a single shot is recorded in multiple P2 cards, you cannot set or release shot marks unless all...

Playback
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Thumbnail operations
Selecting the thumbnail display method (THUMBNAIL)
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 On the thumbnail screen, press the MENU button.A menu now appears. (Page 64)
 Push the Operation lever in the e or r direction to select THUMBNAIL and press it (or push it in the q direction) again.
THUMBNAILOPERATIONPROPERTYMETA DATAEXIT
 Push the Operation...

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DATE FORMAT: Select year/month/day (YMD), month/day/ year (MDY) or day/month/year (DMY) as the order for displaying the recording date/time.This format will be the same for the recording date displayed by the clip properties and the recording date displayed by DATA DISPLAY.THUMBNAIL SIZE: Select LARGE (3x2) or NORMAL (4x3) for full-screen displays of thumbnails.PLAYBACK RESUME:Resumes playback from the point where a previous playback operations was halted.THUMBNAIL INIT: Select this to return all...

Playback
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FORMAT:Select this to format a P2 card or SD memory card.When you move to FORMAT, the card selection screen will appear. Select the P2 slot (SLOT1 or SLOT2) or select SD CARD, and press the Operation lever. Select YES to format the card or NO to cancel the formatting, and press the Operation lever.REPAIR CLIP:Select this to repair defective clips.Select YES to repair the clip or NO to cancel the repair, and press the Operation lever.The SHOT MARK and TEXT MEMO data are deleted when a...

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SYSTEM INFO:The version of the system in this camera is displayed.EXIT:Select this to return to the last screen.Pressing the DISP/MODE CHK button in a thumbnail screen displays the CLIP PROPERTY screen. Press the button again to return to the thumbnail screen. 
 To exit the information screen, press the MENU button, push the Operation lever in the q direction to select EXIT, and press it again.
Clip information screen
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1  Clip number
 Thumbnail
 Slot number
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