Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HPX255P AG-HPX255EN Operating Instructions

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Display clip properties by selecting 
PROPERTY → CLIP PROPERTY on the 
thumbnail menu to confirm the position of 
the thumbnail (the number of frames from 
the top of the clip). Since thumbnails come 
generally from the top of the clip, [0] is 
displayed.Changing thumbnails
It	is	possible	to	replace	thumbnails	with	images	
that	include	previously	attached	text	memos	while	
images	are	recorded	or	played	back.
1 Add text memos to images that you intend 
to change.
Refer 	to 	“Text 	memo 	recording” 	(Page 	42) 	for 	the	
method	to	add	text	memos.
2  Select THUMBNAIL → TEXT MEMO CLIPS 
to display thumbnails of the clips with text 
memos. 
3 Place the pointer on the clip of the 
thumbnail that you intend to change, and 
then press SET of Operation lever. Move 
the pointer to the text memo display on the 
lower row.
4 Select the thumbnail that you intend to 
replace, place the pointer on it, and then 
select OPERATION → EXCH. THUMBNAIL 
on the thumbnail menu.
5  A YES/NO confirmation screen is displayed 
when you press SET on the Operation lever. 
Use the Operation lever to select YES.
The	menu	closes	and	the	thumbnail	for	the	clip	
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Shot mark
A	shot	mark	can	be	added	to	a	clip	thumbnail	to	
distinguish	this	clip	from	the	others.
1  Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/
THUMBNAIL mode.  
The	thumbnail	screen	appears	on	the	LCD	
monitor.
2 Push the Operation lever in the ◄ ► 
direction and position the pointer on the 
clip you wish to attach a shot mark to.
3 Press the USER button to which the shot 
mark function has been allocated.
•	This	adds	a	shot	mark	to	the	thumbnail	of	the	
clip	at	the	pointer	position.
•	 To	delete	a	shot	mark,	position	the	pointer	
over	the	desired	clip	again	and	press	the	
USER	button	to	which	the	shot	mark	function	
has	been	allocated.
•	 “Using	the	USER	buttons”	(Page	39)
• A shot mark can be attached during 
recording.
•  Adding shot marks after recording stops, 
attaches the shot mark to the most recently 
recorded clip.
	
· “Shot	mark	function”	(Page	41)
•  When adding a shot mark to (or deleting 
the shot mark from) a clip recorded across 
multiple P2 cards, do this with all these P2 
cards inserted into P2 card slots.
Text memo
During	recording	or	playback,	you	can	add	text	
memos	to	clips.	
Text	memos	can	be	used	to	play	
back	clips	at	some	point	or	break	clips	into	chunks	
and	copy	the	necessary	portions.
Adding a text memo
Text	memos	can	be	added	in	one	of	the	following	
ways.
•	 During	recording/playback,	press	the	USER	
button	to	which	the	text	memo	function	has	been	
allocated.
A
	text	memo	is	attached	at	the	position	where	the	
button	was	pressed.	(Page	42)
•	 Pressing	the	USER	button	to	which	the	text	
memo	function	has	been	allocated	when	the	
thumbnail	screen	is	displayed	adds	a	text	memo	
at	the	start	of	the	clip	currently	indicated	by	the	
pointer.
•	 “Using	the	USER	buttons”	(Page	39)
One clip can have up to 100 text and voice 
memos in combination. Note that camera-
recorder is not capable of adding or showing 
voice memos.
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4 With the pointer at the bottom, push the 
Operation lever in the ◄ ► direction and 
position it on the text memo number you 
wish to play back then push the Operation 
lever in the ▲ direction (► playback).
•	Playback	will	start	from	the	time	code	
position	of	the	text	memo	where	the	pointer	
is	located.	If	the	Operation	lever	in	the	
	
direction	(STOP)	is	pressed	during	playback	
or	the	playback	has	finished	at	the	end	of	
the	clip,	then	the	thumbnail	screen	appears	
again	with	the	pointer	replaced	with	the	text	
memo	where	the	playback	started.
•	 Press	the	MENU	button	to	select	EXIT
	or	
press	the	EXIT 	button	to	return	the	pointer	to	
the	upper	part	of	the	thumbnail	screen.
•  Pressing the START/STOP button in the 
text memo screen will not start recording.
•  For AVC-Intra format clips that cannot be 
played back, text memo thumbnails cannot 
be displayed, and may be shown as a 
 
icon.
Deleting a text memo
1  Select the desired text memo by carrying 
out steps 1–3 for “Playing back a clip at the 
position where a text memo is recorded” 
(Left).
2 Move the pointer to the desired text 
memo, and then press the SET button on 
Operation lever.
3 Press the MENU button to select 
OPERATION → DELETE from the thumbnail 
menu. 
A	YES/NO	screen	appears	to	confirm	that	you	
wish	to	delete.	Select	 YES	with	the	Operation	
lever	to	delete	the	text	memo.
Playing back a clip at the position 
where a text memo is recorded
1  Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/
THUMBNAIL mode. 
The	thumbnail	screen	appears	on	the	LCD	
monitor.
2 Press the MENU button and select 
THUMBNAIL → TEXT MEMO CLIPS from 
the thumbnail menu.
The	clip	thumbnails	with	text	memos	attached	
are	displayed	in	the	upper	section	of	the	LCD	
monitor.	 The	lower	section	of	the	LCD	monitor	
shows	information	about	the	text	memo	on	the	
clip	selected	by	the	pointer.
Shows the still image that the 
text memo is related to.
Thumbnail 
Display
Selected text memo clips 
(blue) and total clips (white)
3 Move the pointer over the clip that contains 
the desired text memo to playback and 
press the SET button on Operation lever.
The	pointer	moves	to	the	lower	part	of	the	LCD	
monitor.
The pointer moves down.  
						

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Using a text memo to break a clip and 
copy the necessary portion
1 Select a desired text memo in a clip by 
carrying out steps 1-3 for “Playing back a 
clip at the position where a text memo is 
recorded” (Page 83).
2 Move the pointer to the desired text memo, 
and then press the SET button on the 
Operation lever.
You	can	select	more	than	one	text	memo.
3 Press the MENU button to select 
OPERATION → COPY.
4 User the Operation lever and SET buttons 
to select the destination slot. Then, select 
YES. 
•	Copying	starts.	
•	 The	portion	between	the	selected	text	memo	
and	the	next	one	is	copied.	If	no	text	memo	
is	found	after	the	selected	one,	then	all	part	
after	the	selected	text	memo	is	copied.
•	 If	multiple	text	memos	are	selected,	the	
selected	sections	are	copied.
•	 When	the	clip	is	being	copied,	the	camera-
recorder	indicates	the	progress	of	the	
copy	process	and	cancellation	status.	
To	
discontinue	the	copy	process,	press	the	SET 	
button	on	the	Operation	lever.	 Then,	a	YES/
NO	confirmation	screen	is	displayed.	Use	the	
Operation	lever	to	select	 YES.
In clip division and copying using the text 
memo function, the area copied may be 
automatically modified depending on the 
recording format of the clip.
Deleting clips
1 Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/
THUMBNAIL mode.
The	thumbnail	screen	appears	on	the	LCD	
monitor.
2 Push the Operation lever in the ◄ ► 
direction and position it on the clip you 
wish to delete. Press SET on the Operation 
lever to select the clip.
Multiple	clips	can	be	selected.
3 Press the MENU button and select 
OPERATION → DELETE from the thumbnail 
menu. 
4 The following screen appears. Use the 
Operation lever to select YES.
The	clip	is	deleted.	 All	selected	clips	(in	blue-
green	frames)	are	deleted	by	this	operation.
To interrupt deleting, press the SET button on 
the Operation lever to cancel the operation. 
Partially deleted clips cannot be restored by 
canceling.
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Reconnection of incomplete clips
Incomplete	clips	may	be	generated	when	clips	
recorded	on 	multiple 	P2 	cards 	(connected 	clips) 	are	
separately	copied	to	different	cards.	Reconnection	
function	generates	one	clip	(the	original,	connected	
clip)	from	incomplete	clips.
1  Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/
THUMBNAIL mode.
The	thumbnail	screen	appears	on	the	LCD	
monitor.
2 Use the Operation lever to select 
incomplete clips to reconnect.
Usually,	thumbnails	of	incomplete	clips	(clips	
with	
	marker)	are	displayed	in	line.
3 Press the MENU button and select 
OPERATION → RE-CONNECTION from the 
thumbnail menu.
A	YES/NO	confirmation	screen	asks	you	to	
confirm	that	you	want	to	reconnect	the	clip.	
Select 	YES 	with 	the 	Operation 	lever 	if 	you 	wish	
to	reconnect	the	incomplete	clip.
Clips that are connected as a group must be 
grouped together or they will be displayed as 
incomplete clips.
Restoring clips
Restores	clips	that	are	defective	as	a	result	of	
sudden	powering-down	during	recording,	or	
removal	of	the	P2	card	being	accessed.
Only those clips with yellow corrupt clip 
markers can be restored. Clips with a red 
corrupt clip indicator cannot be repaired. 
Please delete such clips. If the clip cannot be 
deleted, format the P2 card.
During restoration of the clips, however, the 
defective-clip indicator may change from 
yellow to red, resulting in inability to restore 
the clips.
1  Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/
THUMBNAIL mode.
The	thumbnail	screen	appears	on	the	LCD	
monitor.
2 Push the Operation lever in the ◄ ► 
direction and position it on the clip you 
wish to restore (clips with the yellow 
corrupt clip indicator which signifies that 
they can be restored are displayed). Press 
SET on the Operation lever to select the 
clip.
3 Press the MENU button, and select 
OPERATION → REPAIR CLIP from the 
thumbnail menu.
A	YES/NO	confirmation	screen	asks	you	to	
confirm	that	you	want	to	repair	the	clip.	Select	
YES	with	the	Operation	lever	if	you	wish	to	
restore	the	clip.  
						

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Copying clips
Selected	clips	can	be	copied	to	the	P2	card	or	SD	
memory	card	in	the	desired	slot.
1 Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/
THUMBNAIL mode.
The	thumbnail	screen	appears	on	the	LCD	
monitor.
2 Use the Operation lever to move the pointer 
to the desired clip and press the SET 
button on the Operation lever.
If recording using the one-clip REC function 
in which the clip can be combined with the 
previous clip (when “1 *CLIP” is displayed), 
then copying of clips is not possible.
After changing to CAMERA mode, push the 
Operation lever in the ▼ direction (STOP) for 
approximately 2 seconds, and try again after 
ending clip linking.
3  Press the MENU button and select 
OPERATION → COPY from the thumbnail 
menu.
•	Select	Slot	1–2	or	SD	memory	card	as	the	
destination.
•	 A
	YES/NO	confirmation	screen	asks	you	to	
confirm	that	you	want	to	copy	the	clip.	Select	
YES	with	the	Operation	lever	if	you	wish	to	
copy	the	clip.
•  Do not turn off the power or remove a P2 
card while data is being copied. Doing 
so may cause the P2 card to fail. If you 
should accidentally perform one of the 
its operations, defective clips will be 
generated. Delete them, and then copy 
them again.
•  When clips are copied to P2 cards, all the 
information on the clips is copied. However, 
when they are copied to the SD memory 
card*, video and sound information is not 
copied, only thumbnails, clip metadata, 
icons, Voice Memo, proxy, and real-time 
metadata.
•  When there is insufficient recording 
capacity on the destination, the message 
“LACK OF REC CAPACITY!” is displayed, 
and copying will not proceed. When clips 
to be copied include some with defects, the 
message “CANNOT ACCESS!” is displayed, 
and copying will not proceed. If you attempt 
to copy the clips to the same card, “NO 
COPY TO SAME CARD!” is displayed and 
copy is not performed.
•  To interrupt copying, press the SET button 
on the Operation lever. Clips currently 
being copied to the destination will be 
deleted.
•  When identical clips exist on the 
destination card, the “OVERWRITE?” is 
displayed. Select “YES” or “NO”.
*	 	 Regarding	SD	memory	cards	to	be	used,	see	
 	(Page 	162).
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Setting of clip meta data
Information	such	as	the	name	of	person	who	shot	
the	video,	the	name	of	the	reporter,	the	shooting	
location,	or	a	text	memo	can	be	read	from	the	SD	
memory	card,	and	can	be	recorded	as	Clip	Meta	
Data.
Reading clip meta data 
(metadata upload)
1 Insert the SD memory card that contains 
the Clip Meta Data (metadata upload file).
2 Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/
THUMBNAIL mode.
The	thumbnail	screen	appears	on	the	LCD	
monitor.
Press	the	MENU	button	while	pressing	DISP/
MODE	CHK	switch	when	a	thumbnail	is	
displayed	to	move	to	Step	4.
3 Press the MENU button and Select META 
DATA → LOAD from the thumbnail menu, 
and press the SET button on the Operation 
lever.
4 Names of metadata upload files stored on 
the SD memory card are displayed.  
Select the desired files using the Operation 
lever, and choose YES.
•	Upload	starts.
•	 Uploaded	metadata	is	retained	even	if	the	
power	is	turned	off.
•	 For	confirmation	of	uploaded	data,	see	
“Checking	and	modifying	read	metadata”	
(Page	89).
During display of names of metadata, push 
the Operation lever in the ► direction to 
switch to display of file names. Push the 
Operation lever in the ◄ direction to return 
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Clip meta data items
Clip	Meta	Data	includes	the	following	items:	
Underlined	items	can	be	set	by	reading	the	
metadata	upload	file	on	the	SD	memory	card.	
Other	items	are	set	automatically	during	shooting.	
Using	the	P2	viewer,	metadata	upload	files	can	be	
written	to	SD	memory	cards	using	a	PC.	Download	
the	latest	version	of	the	P2	viewer	from	the	
following	URL	and	install	it	to	your	PC.
http://pro-av.panasonic.net/
Regarding	SD	memory	cards	to	be	used,	see	
	(Page	162).
The file which was edited by except P2 
viewer is displayed as “UNKNOWN DATA”, 
and may not be read.
GLOBAL CLIP ID: Displays	the	global	clip	ID,	which	indicates	the	
shooting	status	of	the	clip.
USER CLIP NAME: 
*1
Displays	the	clip	name	specified	by	the	user.	
VIDEO:  Displays	[FRAME	RATE]	(frame	rate	of	the	clip),	
[PULL 	DOWN],	and	[ASPECT 	RATIO].
AUDIO:  [SAMPLING	RATE]	(sampling	frequency	of	
recorded	sound)	and	[BITS	PER	SAMPLE]	
(digitized	bit[s]	of	recorded	sound).
ACCESS:  Displays	 [CREATOR]	(person	who	recorded	the	
clip),	[CREATION	DATE]	(date	when	the	clip	was	
recorded),	[LAST 	UPDATE	DATE]	(date	of	the	
latest	update	of	the	clip),	and	 [LAST	UPDATE	
PERSON]	(person	who	made	the	latest	update	of	
the	clip).
DEVICE:  Displays 	[MANUFACTURER] 	(name 	of 	the 	device	
manufacturer),	[SERIAL 	NO.]	(serial	number	of	
the	device)	and	[MODEL 	NAME]	(model	name	of	
the	device).
SHOOT: 
*2
Displays	 [SHOOTER] 	(name	of	the	person	who
shot	the	video),	[START 	DATE]	(start	date	of
shooting),	[END	DATE]	(end	date	of	shooting),
and	[LOCATION]	 ALTITUDE/LONGITUDE/
LATITUDE/SOURCE/PLACE	NAME	(altitude,
longitude,	latitude,	and	source	of	the	information
and	name	of	the	location).
SCENARIO: Displays	 [PROGRAM	NAME],	[SCENE	NO.],	and	
[TAKE	NO.] .
NEWS:  Displays	 [REPORTER]	(name	of	the	reporter),	
[PURPOSE]	(purpose	of	shooting),	and	
[OBJECT] 	(object	of	shooting).
MEMO:
*3 
Displays	[NO.]	(the	number	of	the	text	memo),	
[OFFSET]	(location	of	the	frame	where	the	
text	memo	is	added),	[PERSON]	(person	who	
recorded	the	text	memo	added	to	the	clip),	and	
[TEXT] 	(contents	of	the	text	memo).
THUMBNAIL: Displays	the	location	of	the	frame	(frame	offset)	
and	the	size	(height	and	width)	of	the	image	
selected	as	the	thumbnail	image.
PROXY: This	displays	format	and	other	such	information	
for	proxy,	if	present.
Displays	in	the	CLIP 	PROPERTY	screen.	
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*1:		
The	USER	CLIP 	NAME	recording	method	is	
selectable.	For	details,	refer	to	“Selecting	the	
USER	CLIP 	NAME	recording	method”	(Page	
90).
*2:	 	 ALTITUDE/LATITUDE/LONGITUDE	in	SHOOT 	
are	not	automatically	set	during	shooting	with	
this	unit.
	 	 These	can	be	set	in	the	properties	 of	recorded	
clips.
*3:	 	
Be	sure	to	enter	 TEXT	when	entering	MEMO.	
It	is	not	possible	to	record	only	PERSON	or	
OFFSET.Checking and modifying read 
metadata
The	camera-recorder	allows	you	to	check	the	
details	of	read	metadata.
1  Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/
THUMBNAIL mode.
The	thumbnail	screen	appears	on	the	LCD	
monitor.
2 Press the MENU button to select META 
DATA → PROPERTY from the thumbnail 
menu.
The	following	screen	is	displayed:
3 Use the Operation lever to move the 
pointer. Then, press the SET button on the 
Operation lever.
This	allows	you	to	view	the	settings	of	the	read	
metadata.
4 While viewing the settings for the metadata, 
use the Operation lever to move the pointer 
to the desired option. Then, press the SET 
button on the Operation lever.
•	A
	software	keyboard	screen	is	displayed,	
allowing	you	to	modify	the	setting.  
						

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*		
The	COUNT 	value	is	indicated	as	a	four-digit	
number.	
The	COUNT 	value	is	incremented	each	time	a	
new	clip	is	captured	if	clip	metadata	has	been	
read	in	and	 TYPE2	has	been	selected	as	the	
recording	method.
The	COUNT 	value	can	be	reset	using	the	
following	procedure.
Select	META 	DATA	→	PROPERTY 	from	the	
thumbnail	menu,	then	select	USER	CLIP 	NAME	
to	display	the	menu	shown	below.	
Select	COUNT 	RESET	with	the	Operation	lever	
and	press	the	SET 	button	on	the	Operation	lever	
to	reset	the	COUNT 	value	to	1.
When a P2 card with a memory capacity of 8 
GB or more is used in camera-recorder and a 
one-time continuous recording exceeds the 
prescribed duration (DVCPRO HD and the 
AVC-Intra 100: about 5 minutes; DVCPRO50 
and the AVC-Intra 50: about 10 minutes; 
DVCPRO or for DV: about 20 minutes) or 
when a one-time recording extends over 
more than one P2 card, the recording 
concerned will automatically be undertaken 
as a separate clip. At this time, each clip will 
be provided with its own COUNT value.
Thumbnail operations (continued)
To set whether or not the uploaded 
metadata is recorded
Set	ON/OFF	in	META 	DATA	→	RECORD	from	the	
thumbnail	menu.	 The	factory	setting	is	OFF.
Selecting the USER CLIP NAME 
recording method
Select	META	DATA	→	USER	CLIP 	NAME	from	the	
thumbnail	menu	to	select	the	recording	method.	
Two	options	are	available:	 TYPE1	and	TYPE2.
•  TYPE1 (Factory setting)
USER CLIP NAME to be 
recorded
If clip metadata has 
been read in Uploaded	data
If no clip metadata has 
been read in or if the 
setting for recording 
clip metadata has 
been turned off Same	as	GLOBAL
	CLIP	
ID	(UMID	data)
•  TYPE2
USER CLIP NAME to be 
recorded
If clip metadata has 
been read in Uploaded	data	+	COUNT
	
value*
If no clip metadata has 
been read in or if the 
setting for recording 
clip metadata has 
been turned off Same	as	CLIP
	NAME