Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder Ag-hpx500p, Ag-hpx500e Operating Instructions

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ItemDescription of settings (Items in bold are factory settings.)
NEWS GAMMA*Selects the news gamma curve. (Only valid for 1080i / 60i, 50i, 720 / 50P, 50P, 480 / 60i and 576 / 50i)●ON, OFF
GAMMA*
Selects the gamma curves other than the news gamma curve.●HD NORM : This gamma setting is suitable for HD shooting.●LOW:  Makes a mellow image using the gamma curve which has a gentle incline in lowbrightness 
curve. The contrast sharpens.
●SD NORM: This is the...

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SW MODE screen
ItemDescription of settings (Items in bold are factory settings.)
MID GAINSets the gain value assigned to the M position of the GAIN switch.●0 dB, 3 dB, 6 dB , 9 dB, 12 dB
HIGH GAINSets the gain value assigned to the H position of the GAIN switch.●0 dB, 3 dB, 6 dB, 9 dB, 12 dB
W.BAL.PRESETSets the color temperature assigned to the PRST position of the WHITE BAL switch.●3.2 K / 5.6 K
USER MAIN
Selects the function assigned to the USER MAIN...

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RECORDING SETUP screen
ItemDescription of settings (Items in bold are factory settings.)
REC FORMAT
Selects the recording format for P2 card.● 59.94Hz System: 1080i / 60i, 1080i / 30P, 1080i / 24P, 1080i / 24PA, 720P/ 60P , 720P/ 30P, 720P/ 24P, 
720P/ 30PN, 720P/ 24PN, 480i / 60i, 480i / 30P, 480i / 24P, 480i / 24PA
● 50 Hz System: 1080i / 50i , 1080i / 25P, 720P/ 50P, 720P/ 25P, 720P/ 25PN, 576i / 50i, 576i / 25P
480i (576i) 
REC MODESelects the 480i...

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ItemDescription of settings (Items in bold are factory settings.)
F-RUN TC SLAVE
Selects whether slave-locked time code input via the 1394 connector is used or not when the TCG 
switch is set to F-RUN.
●1394: Records with the slave-locked time code via the 1394 connector.●OFF : Records with the time code selected by the TC MODE item or the TCG switch.
1394 UB REGEN
Selects the user bits to be recorded when recording signals from a device connected to the...

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ItemDescription of settings (Items in bold are factory settings.)
F.MIC POWER2Turns on and off the phantom power supply for the front microphone connected to CH2.●ON , OFF
R.MIC POWERTurns on and off the phantom power supply for the rear microphone.●ON , OFF
F.MIC CH1 LEVELSelects the input level for the front microphone connected to CH1.●– 40 dB, – 50 dB , – 60 dB
F.MIC CH2 LEVELSelects the input level for the front microphone connected to CH2.●– 40 dB, –...

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ItemDescription of settings (Items in bold are factory settings.)
OTHER DISPLAY
/
Select how much information to display on the screen.●OFF, PARTIAL , ALL
LCD BACKLIGHT
/
Adjusts the backlight of the LCD monitor. Select HIGH for brighter backlight.●HIGH, NORMAL
LCD SET
/
Adjusts the display level of the images on the LCD monitor.● LCD COLOR LEVEL, LCD BRIGHTNESS ,LCD CONTRAST
Select to set respective value using the right and left cursor keys.
SELF...

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BATTERY SETUP screen
ItemDescription of settings (Items in bold are factory settings.)
EXT DC IN SEL
/
Selects external DC power supply type.●AC ADPT: AC adapter● BATTERY: battery
BATTERY SELECT
/
Selects battery type.● PROPAC14, TRIMPAC14, HYTRON50, HYTRON140, DIONIC90 , DIONIC160, NP-L7, ENDURA7, 
ENDURA10, ENDURA-D, PAG L95, BP-GL65/ 95, NICD14, TYPE A, TYPE B
BATTERY MODE
/
Near end setting● AUTO : Automatically selects one of the following battery types...

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CARD FUNCTION (SD memory card setting) screen
ItemDescription of settings (Items in bold are factory settings.)
SCENE FILE
Reads /writes a scene file from /onto the SD memory card.●READ: Loads the selected scene file (1 to 4) values from an SD memory card.●WRITE: Saves the current scene file (1 to 4) settings to the SD memory card.●TITLE RELOAD: Reloads title list. 
USER FILE
Reads /writes user files (files other than scene files) from /onto the SD memory card.●...

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OTHER FUNCTIONS screen
ItemDescription of settings (Items in bold are factory settings.)
USER FILE
/
Saves users files on, loads users files from the storage area of the camera (EEPROM), and initializes 
the storage area.
●----: Off (no operation)●LOAD: Loads the settings in a user file previously stored on the storage area.●SAVE: Saves the user file updated settings on the storage area.● INITIAL: Returns the user settings in the user file to their factory...

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OPTION MENU screen
This screen is displayed when you press the front MENU button after displaying the shooting status by pressing 
and holding down the DISP/ MODE CHK button. Use this screen to confirm the connection status during nonlinear 
editing.
ItemDescription of settings
1394 STATUS
/
The 1394 status sub-screen is displayed.●FORMAT: format of the signal being input or output● RATE: transfer rate of the signal being input or output● 60 / 50: system of...