Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HPX370P AG-HPX371E Operating Instructions

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Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions Section
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 Shooting and Recording (camera unit)
1  ND FILTER (filter switching) control
Use this control to adjust the amount of light entering 
the MOS sensor during shooting in strong outdoor 
lighting.
Control 
positionSettingDescription
1CLEARDoes not use the ND filter.
21/4NDReduces the amount of light 
entering the MOS sensor to 1/4.
31/16NDReduces the amount of light...


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6 OUTPUT/AUTO KNEE selector switch
This switch selects the video signals sent from 
the camera unit to the memory card recorder unit, 
viewfinder and video monitor.
CAM. AUTO KNEE ON: 
Video being recorded through the camera is 
output with the Auto knee circuit activated. A 
DRS (Dynamic Range Stretcher) function can 
be used instead of the AUTO KNEE function.
For details, refer to [DRS (Dynamic Range 
Stretcher) function] (page...


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 Shooting and Recording/Playback 
Function Section (Recorder Unit)
12  REC button
Press this button to start recording and press once 
again to stop it.
This button operates in the same way as the VTR button 
on the lens.
13  SDI OUT CHARACTER switch
Use this switch to control the superimposition of 
character data onto SDI OUT to indicate status or 
setting menus.
ON:...

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20 P2 CARD ACCESS LED
This LED indicates the recording and playback status of 
each card.
For details, refer to [P2 CARD ACCESS LED and status 
of P2 cards] (page 32).
21  GENLOCK IN connector
This connector inputs a reference signal when the 
camera unit is gen-locked, or when the time code is 
externally locked.
 NOTE
•   Supply an HD Y signal (1080/59.94i (50i), 720/59.94P (50P)) 
or a composite signal (480/59.94i (576/50i)) as input...

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Menu/Thumbnail Operation Section
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1 MENU button
•  Hold down the button to open a setting menu screen. 
A second press of the button returns the previous 
image.
•   This function is not available in the thumbnail display 
and during recording.
2  JOG dial button
•  Use this button to go between setting menus and to 
select and set items in open setting menus.
•   In a setting menu, turning the JOG dial button 
downwards moves...

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Time Code Section
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1 GENLOCK IN connector (BNC)
Use this connector to input a reference signal to 
genlock the camera unit or externally lock the time 
code. The subcarrier of the VBS signal output by 
the VIDEO OUT connector of the camera cannot be 
externally locked.
For details, refer to [Externally Locking the Time Code] 
(page 71).
2  TC IN connector (BNC)
To externally lock the time code, input a reference time 
code to...

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Warning and Status Display 
Functions
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1 Back tally lamp
When the BACK TALLY switch is set to ON, this lamp 
behaves in the same way as the front tally lamp.
2  Rear tally lamp
When the BACK TALLY switch is set to ON, the rear tally 
lamp behaves in the same way as the back tally lamp.
3  BACK TALLY switch
Use this switch to control the back and rear tally lamps.
ON:    Enables the back and rear tally lamps.
OFF:  Disables the back...

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Viewfinder
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1  Viewfinder
The viewfinder displays the video image in color during 
recording or playback. It also displays warnings and 
messages – indicating camera operating status and 
settings – zebra patterns and markers (safety zone and 
center markers, etc.).
 NOTE
The menu option EVF COLOR can be set to monochrome 
in the DISPLAY SETUP screen.
2  TALLY switch
Use to control the front tally lamp.
ON:    Tally lamp...

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Chapter 3  Recording and Playback
Setting Date and Time of Internal Clock
The CLOCK SETTING value is recorded in the contents 
(clip), and affects the sequence of playback of the 
thumbnails. Before carrying out recording, be sure to check 
and set CLOCK SETTING and TIME ZONE.
  This shows you how to adjust the calendar 
to 5:20 PM on April 1, 2010.
1 SetthePOWERswitchtoON.
2Select...

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4SelectCHANGEattheCLOCKSETTINGitem
inOTHERFUNCTIONS,thenpresstheJOG
dialbutton.
•  The CLOCK SET screen appears.
PUSH  MENU  TO  RETURN 
1394 CONTROL1394 CMD SELACCESS LEDALARMCLOCK SETTINGTIME ZONE
>>>OFFREC_PONONRETURN
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5 TurntheJOGdialbuttontoselect...