Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HPX170P Operating Instructions

							
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Warnings
COPY INHIBITEDCan not record correctly because of the input signal copy-guarded.EXTERNAL19 DISCONNECTWhen the 1394 CONTROL item of the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen of the Setup menu is set to EXT and recording without connecting external units with 1394 terminal, this display appears.INCOMPATIBLE CARDThe card cannot be used since it does not comply with the specified standard.RUN DOWN CARDThe maximum number of overwrites on the P2 card has been exceeded.Operation continues. However, recording or playback may not operate correctly. It is recommended that you replace the P2 card with another one.DIR ENTRY NG CARDThe directory structure on the P2 card is not supported.Operation continues. However, recording or playback may not operate correctly.The P2 card cannot be used for the special recording functions (interval recording, one-shot recording, and loop recording). Back up data on the P2 card as soon as possible, and format the card before using it again.
FORMAT ERR !This card is not compliant with the P2 standard.LOW BATTERYNo operations can be performed since the battery charge is low.
CANNOT ACCESSCannot access clips.CANNOT DELETECannot delete clips.CANNOT FORMATCannot format P2 cards or SD memory cards.CANNOT REPAIRCannot repair clips.CARD FULLThe P2 card does not have enough free space for recording.
WRITE PROTECTEDThe P2 card or SD memory card is writeprotected.NO CARDA P2 card or SD memory card has not been inserted.NO FILEThere are no files (version upgrade files, etc.).
Errors
These are displayed when an error occurs in the unit, P2 card, or other component. If the problem is not fixed by turning the power off and then on again, either replace the card based on the error information, or consult with your dealer as to which one is to be purchased.
CANNOT PLAYThis is displayed when trouble has occurred during playback.CARD ERR (1) (2) (1/2)(Trouble has occurred in the P2 card found in the slot indicated by the number.)CLIP ERROR (clip trouble)UPDATING (clip recording)ERROR (other type of trouble)SYSTEM ERRORThis is displayed when trouble has occurred in the system. Switch ON the power again.P MICON ERROR  (no P2 microcomputer response)P CONTROL ERROR  (trouble in P2 control)REC RAM OVERFLOW  (recording RAM overflow)TURN POWER OFFThis display appears when an abnormality occurs as a result of the card being pulled out while data is being accessed.REC WARNINGThis is displayed when trouble has occurred during recording. Carry out recording once again. If the warning persists, consult your dealer.CARD ERR (1) (2) (1/2)(Trouble has occurred in the P2 card found in the slot indicated by the number.)If the warning continues, turn off the power.If the warning appears even when recording is carried out again, replace the card with another one.ERROR (other type of trouble)
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WARNINGWhen trouble occurs with camera systems, WARNING is displayed.FOCUS LOCK (Abnormal focus operation)PSD NG (Abnormal vibration detected)GYRO NG  (Abnormal Optical Image Stabilizer control)19This is displayed when trouble has occurred in the 1394 connections or signals.19 INITIAL ERROR (connection error)19 INPUT ERROR (input error)19 INPUT ERROR (OTHER FORMAT) (wrong input format)
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Setting the DISPLAY items
Display the following items on the viewfinder and LCD monitor screen by pressing the DISP/MODE CHK button or by configuring OTHER DISPLAY of the DISPLAY SETUP screen of the setup menus. (Page 109)
DisplaysMODE CHECKDISPLAYOTHER DISPLAY settings
ALLPARTIALOFF
1 Time code displayü————
3 AUTO/MANUAL switch operation displayüüüüx
5 Recording formatüüüxx
7 Information displayü—xxx
8 Squeeze information displayüüüüx
9 Microphone level auto-control displayüüüxx
11 Focus bar display—————
13 Time stamp displayüü*4———
14 Calendar displayüü*4———
15 Recording/playback frame rate displayüüü*1xx
16 Shutter speed displayüüüüx
17 Audio level meter displayüü———
18 Auto-IRIS control displayüüüüx
19 IRIS displayüüüüx
20 Zoom position displayüü———
21 Focus control displayüü———
23 Recommended ND filter displayüüüüx
24 ND filter displayüüüxx
25 Gain displayüüüü*2x
27 AWB information displayüüüü*3x
28 Digital zoom displayüü———
30 Optical Image Stabilizer displayüüüüx
31 Scene file nameüüüxx
32 Remaining battery displayüü———
33 Media remaining memory displayüü———
38 Safety zone display—————
ü: Displayedx: Not displayed—: Displayed depending on other settings
The item in ü in the MODE CHECK space appears when you press and hold the DISP/MODE CHK button.The item in ü in the DISPLAY space disappears when you press the DISP/MODE CHK button.*1 Not displayed when FRAME RATE is set to 60i.*2 0 dB is not displayed.*3 Only preset 3.2K and 5.6K are displayed.*4  
When both the “13 Time stamp display” and “14 Calendar display” are activated, the displays cannot be turned off by pressing the DISP/MODE CHK button. 
						

							
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Using the setup menus
Use the setup menus to change the settings to suit the scenes you are shooting or what you are recording.
MENU 
PUSH-SET
PAGE/AUDIO MON/VAR
THUMBNAIL 
Operation lever
MENU button
Using the menus
If the thumbnail menu is displayed, press the THUMBNAIL button to release the display. (Page 66)The menu items indicated in the blue characters cannot be used.
1 When the unit is in other than playback or 
recording mode, press the MENU button.The following is displayed on the viewfinder and LCD screen.CAM mode (Example)CAMERA MENU
PUSH MENU TO EXIT
1 . SCENE FILE2 . CAMERA SETUP
6 . AV IN/OUT SETUP7 . DISPLAY SETUP
3 . SW MODE4 . AUTO SW5 . RECORDING SETUP
8 . CARD FUNCTIONS
MCR mode (Example)MCR MENU
PUSH MENU TO EXIT
1 . RECORDING SETUP2 . PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS3 . AV IN/OUT SETUP4 . DISPLAY SETUP5 . OTHER FUNCTIONS
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 Push the Operation lever in the e or r direction to move the highlight to the setting you want.
 Press the Operation lever (or push it in the 
q direction) to display the items.Example:AUTO SW
PUSH  MENU TO RETURN
A.IRISON6dBONON
AGCATWAF
 Push the Operation lever in the e or r direction to move to the setting you want.Example:AUTO SW
PUSH  MENU TO RETURN
A.IRISON6dBONON
AGCATWAF
 Press the Operation lever to confirm the setting.
To change a value, push the Operation lever in the e or r direction to change as necessary.Example:AUTO SW
PUSH  MENU TO RETURN
A.IRIS6dB12dBOFFON
AGCATWAF
 To change other settings, repeat steps  and .When you finish, press the MENU button to return to the function screen.
7 To change other functions, repeat steps  to .When you exit the menu mode, press the 
MENU button again to return to the normal screen.
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Menu
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Initializing the menu settings
The menu settings contain both the user file settings and the scene file settings. You can initialize them separately.
To initialize the user file (i.e. all the settings other than the scene file settings)Select INITIAL in USER FILE of the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen. The current menu settings of user file will return to the factory settings.
To initialize the scene fileFrom the 6 scene files, select the one you want to initialize with the scene dial. Then in the SCENE FILE screen, LOAD/SAVE/INIT, select INITIAL. The settings for only the selected scene file are returned to the factory settings.This does not effect the other scene files.
To simultaneously initialize the user file and the scene filesSelect YES under MENU INIT on the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen. This returns the user file and the 6 scene files to their factory settings.
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Setup menu structure
CAM (camera) mode menu
CAMERA MENUSCENE FILELOAD/SAVE/INIT(Pages 98 - 100)OPERATION TYPEFRAME RATECAMERA SETUPASPECT CONVMID GAINSYNCRO SCAN(Page 100)SETUPHIGH GAINDETAIL LEVELATWV DETAIL LEVELSW MODEHANDLE ZOOMDETAIL CORING(Pages 101 - 103)IRIS DIALCHROMA LEVELUSER1CHROMA PHASEAUTO SWA.IRISUSER2COLOR TEMP Ach(Pages 103 - 104)AGCUSER3COLOR TEMP BchATWFOCUS ASSISTMASTER PEDAFMF ASSISTA.IRIS LEVELWFMDRSLCDGAMMAKNEERECORDING SETUPREC FORMATMATRIX(Pages 104 - 106)480i REC MODESKIN TONE DTLREC FUNCTIONV DETAIL FREQONE SHOT TIMENAME EDITINTERVAL TIMECMPNT/SDI SELPREREC MODESDI OUTMIC ALC SDI METADATAMIC GAIN 1AV IN/OUT SETUPSDI EDHMIC GAIN 2(Pages 107 - 108)DOWNCON MODE25M REC CH SELHP MODETC MODETEST TONETCGINT MICTC PRESETUB MODEZEBRA DETECT 1UB PRESETZEBRA DETECT 2TIME STAMPMARKERSAFETY ZONEDISPLAY SETUPFOCUS BAR(Pages 108 - 109)VIDEO OUT OSDUSER FILEDATE/TIMESCENE FILEREMOTELEVEL METERCARD FUNCTIONSUSER FILE1394 CONTROLZOOM·FOCUS(Pages 109 - 110)SD CARD FORMAT1394 CMD SELCARD/BATTPC MODEP2CARD REMAINOTHER FUNCTIONSACCESS LEDOTHER DISPLAY(Pages 110 - 112)REC LAMPLCD BACKLIGHTBEEP SOUNDLCD SETCLOCK SETEVF SETTIME ZONESELF SHOOTPOWER SAVEDISPLAY ASPECTMENU INITEVF COLOROPERATIONREC COUNTER
OPTION MENU1394 STATUS(Page 112)1394 CONFIG 
						

							
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Setup menu structure (continued)
MCR (playback) mode menu
MCR MENURECORDING SETUPMCR FORMAT(Pages 104 - 106)480i MCR MODE1394 TC REGENPLAYBACK FUNCTIONSAUDIO OUTTC MODE(Page 107)TCGTC PRESETAV IN/OUT SETUPCMPNT/SDI SEL1394 UB REGEN(Pages 107 - 108)SDI OUTUB MODESDI METADATAUB PRESETSDI EDH1394 IN PRESETDOWNCON MODEVIDEO OUT OSDDISPLAY SETUPDATE/TIME(Pages 108 - 109)LEVEL METERCARD/BATTOTHER FUNCTIONSUSER FILEP2CARD REMAIN(Pages 110 - 112)REMOTEOTHER DISPLAYPC MODECAMERA DATAACCESS LEDLCD BACKLIGHTCLOCK SETLCD SETTIME ZONEEVF SETMENU INITDISPLAY ASPECTOPERATIONEVF COLOR
OPTION MENU1394 STATUS(Page 112)1394 CONFIG 
						

							
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Setup menu list
SCENE FILE screen
ItemDisplay modeDescription of settings
LOAD/SAVE/INIT(Camera)LOAD:Loads the scene file settings saved using SAVE.SAVE: Saves the changed scene file settings.INITIAL: The settings of the scene file selected with the scene file dial are returned to the factory settings.OPERATION TYPE(Camera)Switches the shutter and frame rate operation to the video type or film type.VIDEO CAM: SYNCRO SCAN is displayed using 1/n units.FILM CAM: SYNCRO SCAN is displayed as an angle.FRAME RATE(Camera)Selects the shooting interval and exposure time when 720P and FILM CAM is selected. The DEFAULT value is dependent on the frame rate of the recording format.DEFAULT, 1, 1, 18, 0, 1, , , , , 7, 8, 0, , , , 0, , 8, , 0 FRAMESYNCRO SCAN(Camera)Adjusts the synchro scan shutter speed used for shooting images on a TV screen, etc.Pushing the Operation lever the e or r direction and holding it down will cause the values to change at a faster rate.When VIDEO CAM is selected as the OPERATION TYPE option setting:60P/60i: 1/60.0...1/249.830P/30PN: 1/30.0...1/48.0...1/249.824P/24PA/24PN: 1/24.0...1/48.0...1/249.8
When FILM CAM is selected as the OPERATION TYPE option setting:The shutter speed is displayed as an angle such as “180.0 d.”10.0 deg...180.0 deg...360.0 deg (the angle can be changed in increments of 0.5 degrees)
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DETAIL LEVEL(Camera)Adjusts the level of the image outline correction (in the horizontal and vertical directions).-7...0...+7V DETAIL LEVEL(Camera)Adjusts the level of outline correction in the vertical direction.-7...0...+7DETAIL CORING(Camera)Adjusts the level of noise reduction of the detail signal.-7...0...+7Set to – for a clearer image. Noise increases slightly.Set to + to reduce noise.CHROMA LEVEL(Camera)Adjusts the chroma level.-7...0...+7CHROMA PHASE(Camera)Makes fine adjustments to the chroma phase.-7...0...+7COLOR TEMP Ach(Camera)Makes fine adjustments to the color temperature (after white balance Ach adjustment).-7...0...+7COLOR TEMP Bch(Camera)Makes fine adjustments to the color temperature (after white balance Bch adjustment).-7...0...+7MASTER PED(Camera)Adjusts the master pedestal (black level of the image) as the basis for images.-100...0...+100A.IRIS LEVEL(Camera)Sets the desired AUTO IRIS level.-10...0...+10 
						

							
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ItemDisplay modeDescription of settings
DRS(Camera)Selects the DRS (Dynamic Range Stretcher) function.This function compresses the video signal level to extend the dynamic range making it possible to correctly render highlight areas without overexposure and loss of detail that would otherwise occur.OFF, 1, , Larger values indicate a higher compression level of highlight areas.Only effective in 60i and 60P VIDEO CAM.In slow shutter mode, the options are shown in blue and you cannot make selection.
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GAMMA(Camera)Selects gamma curve.HD NORM: This gamma setting is suitable for HD shooting.LOW: LOW: Makes a mellow image using the gamma curve which has a gentle incline in low-brightness curve. The contrast sharpens.SD NORM: This is the normal video setting, carried over from the DVX100 series.HIGH: Expands the tone of dark parts and makes a brighter image using the gamma curve which has a sharp incline in low-brightness curve. The contrast softens.B.PRESS: Makes the contrast shaper than LOW.CINE-LIKE_D: Makes a cinema-like image.CINE-LIKE_V: Makes a cinema-like image with emphasized contrast.When you select CINE-LIKE gamma, we recommend to set the lens aperture lower than normal image level (approximately 1/2) to enjoy the full benefit of the function.KNEE(Camera)To avoid overexposure, select the compression level (knee point) of the high intensity video signals received through CCD.AUTO: Sets the level automatically according to the received signals.LOW: Low setting (Compression starts at approx. 80%.)MID: Medium setting (Compression starts at approx. 90%.)HIGH: High Setting (Compression starts at approx. 100%.)MATRIX(Camera)Selects the MATRIX table suitable for the desired color expression during shooting.NORM1: Suitable for shooting in the open air or under a halogen lamp.NORM: Suitable for brighter colors than the NORM1 mode.FLUO: Suitable for shooting under fluorescent light indoors.CINE-LIKE: Suitable for cinema-like image.SKIN TONE DTL(Camera)Sets the skin tone details. Select ON to reduce the skin tone details and soften the skin tone.ON OFF
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ItemDisplay modeDescription of settings
V DETAIL FREQ(Camera)Sets the vertical detail for shooting in 480i progressive mode.THIN: Makes the detail thin.MID: Makes the detail slightly thicker.THICK: Makes the detail thicker.When images were shot in the progressive mode in which the vertical detail is set as “THIN” or “MID” and are played on a monitoring television (60i interlace), you will see flickers caused on horizontal lines and almost horizontal oblique lines. When playing back images in the progressive mode or when editing images or performing other postprocessing, images with a higher resolution will be obtained with the THIN or MID setting than with the THICK setting.NAME EDIT(Camera)Edits the name of the selected scene file you have selected with the scene file dial.
CAMERA SETUP screen
ItemDisplay modeDescription of settings
ASPECT CONV(Camera)elects the aspect ratio of the image you record in 480i format. This item cannot be selected when the 1080i or 720P recording format is used. (Page 41)SIDE CROP: Crops the right and left edges of the image.LETTER BOX: Adds black bands at the top and bottom of the image.SQUEEZE: Squeezes the image horizontally.SETUP(Camera)Switch the setup level of video signals in 480i format using a P2 card.0%: Setup is switched to 0% for both the camera output and the recording.7.%A:Setup is switched to 7.5% for the camera output and 0% for the recording.
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Setup menu list (continued)
SCENE FILE screen (continued)