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

41Special Recording Modes
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback

2Select INTERVAL in the REC FUNCTION 
item in the menu option RECORDING 
SETUP screen. 
3Set the time in the INTERVAL TIME item 
in the menu option RECORDING SETUP 
screen. 
4Press the REC START/ STOP button. 
•  The camera will repeat 1-frame recording for the time interval set in the INTERVAL TIME 
item.
•  Press the STOP button to stop recording. 
•  To cancel this function, turn the camera off or  select NORMAL in the REC FUNCTION item. 
•...

42Special Recording Modes
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback

Loop recording (LOOP REC)
•  When two or more P2 cards are inserted in the P2 card slots, each card is recorded in succession. 
•  When there is no longer any space left on the cards, 
recording starts over from the first card by recording 
new clips over saved old clips.For the clip recording time, see [Splitting clips 
recorded on P2 cards] (page 32). 
AC
CD
B
BB
No recording
1 s t   c a r d   2 n d   c a r d   3 r d   c a r d
Recording start...

43Special Recording Modes
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback

Recording Check Function
•  Pressing the RET button on the lens in the CAMERA mode will automatically play back the last two 
seconds or so of latest clip. 
•  Use this function to check that recording is  performed normally. The camera returns to recording 
standby mode after playback. Playback may start 
from the beginning of a short clip. 
•  You can use the USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2  items to assign the RET button function to a USER...

44Normal and Variable Speed Playback
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
■Normal speed playback
Clips can be played back in the MCR mode.
The PLAY button provides monochrome playback 
through the viewfinder and color playback on the 
LCD monitor. Connecting a color video monitor to 
the VIDEO OUT connector, SDI OUT connector and 
COMPONENT OUT connector at the same time will 
enable viewing of the playback video in color. 
■Fast-forward /fast-reverse playback
The FF and REW buttons provide 32× and 4× fast...

45Video and recording formats
Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording
Chapter4
Adjustments and 
Settings for Recording
Video and recording formats
Multiple HD/SD formats
This unit supports recordings in 20 HD and SD video 
formats. 1080i /720p HD recording uses the DVCPRO 
HD codec, while SD recording is performed in 
DVCPRO50 / DVCPRO/DV multi-codec. 
■ Video formats and codecs supported by this 
camera
Video format *1Recording 
time *3Recording  codec
HD 
 
59.94 Hz 1080 / 60i
64 minutes...

46Video and recording formats
Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording

Selecting MCR mode 
recording and playback 
signals
MCR mode allows you to record signals from the 1394 
connector and play back P2 card clips. 
Use the setting menus listed below to select recording 
or playback signals. 
Setting menuSetting
SYSTEM FREQ 
 
(OTHER FUNCTIONS  screen) Set system frequency. 
(59.94 Hz, 50 Hz) When this 
setting is changed, wait for 
the “TURN POWER OFF” 
message to appear to turn 
the power off...

47Video and recording formats
Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording

List of recording, playback and output formats
CAMERA mode (recording)
■SYSTEM FREQ (setting menu): 59.94 Hz
Format 
settingRecording status Output 
setting Output status
REC
FORMAT Capture 
and 
recording 
frame rate Recording 
format
Audio 
recording  channelsCMPNT/
SDI SEL SDI OUT SDI
OUT
AUDIO COMPONENT
OUT VIDEO
OUT 1394 output
1080i / 60i 60i
DVCPRO HD1080i / 59.94i 4chAUTO
1080i /
59.94i
4ch1080i / 59.94i
525i /...

48Video and recording formats
Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording

■SYSTEM FREQ (setting menu): 50 Hz
Format 
settingRecording status Output 
setting Output status
REC
FORMAT Capture 
and 
recording 
frame rate Recording 
format
Audio 
recording  channelsCMPNT/
SDI SEL SDI OUT SDI
OUT
AUDIO COMPONENT
OUT VIDEO
OUT 1394 output
1080i / 50i 50i
DVCPRO HD1080i / 50i 4chAUTO
1080i /
50i
4ch 1080i / 50i
625i /50i DVCPRO HD
1080i / 50i
1080i /
25P 25P
over 50i 1080i
1080i /
50i 1080i / 50i
576i...

49Video and recording formats
Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording

MCR mode (playback and recording of 1394 input)
■SYSTEM FREQ (setting menu): 59.94 Hz
Format settingRecording status Output 
setting Output status
MCR
FORMAT 1394 recording 
and playback  format
Recording and 
playback  audio 
channel
CMPNT/
SDI SEL SDI OUT SDI
OUT
AUDIO COMPONENT
OUT VIDEO
OUT Playback of 1394 
output
1080i / 60i DVCPRO HD
1080i / 59.94i 4chAUTO
1080i /
59.94i
4ch1080i / 59.94i
525i /
59.94i DVCPRO HD
1080i...

50Adjusting the White balance and Black Balance
Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording

Adjusting the White balance and Black Balance
2Adjust the ND FILTER control according 
to the light conditions.
For examples of ND FILTER adjustments, see 
[Shooting and Recording /Playback Functions 
Section] (page 19).
3Place a white pattern at a point where 
the light conditions match those for the 
light source of the subject. Then zoom-
in on the white pattern so that white 
colour appears in the...