Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HVX200AP Operating Instructions

							
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1  Press the SHUTTER button.Each time you press the SHUTTER button, the 
shutter speed switches between normal (OFF) 
and the speed you selected with the SPEED 
SEL button.
2  After you have pressed the SHUTTER button, press SPEED SEL to select the 
shutter speed.
The shutter speed changes as follows each 
time you press SPEED SEL + (The order is 
reversed for the SHUTTER SEL - button.) •  Remember that the faster the shutter speed, 
the lower the sensitivity.
•  If iris is set to auto, then it will open wider with  higher shutter speeds and thereby reduce 
focal depth.
•  It will take longer to focus when the  shutter speed has been reduced so it is 
recommended that the unit be secured to a 
tripod, etc. for use.The current shutter speed appears on the 
viewfinder and LCD screens unless you have 
selected OFF in OTHER DISPLAY in the 
DISPLAY SETUP screen of the setup menus. 
It is not displayed if you have set the shutter 
speed to normal (OFF).
SHUTTER button
CH 1 SELECT CH 2 SELECTINPUT 1 INPUT 2INT(L)
INPUT 1
INPUT 2 INT(R)
INPUT 2 ON
OFF
BARS
AUDIO
SHUTTERSPEED SEL
COUNTER RESET/TC SETZEBRA OIS
RESET
ON
OFFMIC POWER +48V
SPEED SEL button
Adjusting the shutter speed
With the 1080i/60i, 720/60P and 480/60i formats
Standard (OFF) 1/60 SYNCRO SCAN 
 
1/100  1/120  1/250  1/500  1/1000  
1/2000
All other formats (30P, 24P, 24PA) Standard (OFF) 1/50 SYNCRO SCAN 
 
1/30(1/24)  1/60  1/120  1/250  1/500  
1/1000
When FILM CAM is selected as the OPERATION TYPE option setting (Page 101)
With the 1080i/60i, 720/60P and 480/60i formats Standard (OFF) 1/60 SYNCRO SCAN 
 
1/15  1/30  1/100  1/120  1/250  1/500  1/1000  1/2000
With the 30P formats Standard (OFF) 1/50 SYNCRO SCAN 
 
1/15  1/30  1/60  1/120  1/250  1/500 
 1/1000
With the 24P, 24PA and 24PN formats Standard (OFF) 1/50 SYNCRO SCAN 
 
1/24  1/60  1/120  1/250  1/500  
1/1000
When VIDEO CAM is selected as the OPERATION TYPE option setting (Page 101) (slow shutter speeds 
are underlined)
The 1/12 mode is added only when the 720P/24P or 720P/24PN format has been selected. (Continued on the next page) 
						

							
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Synchro scan
Set the shutter speed of the synchro scan (used 
when shooting a television or computer monitor) in 
the setup menus, SCENE FILE screen, SYNCRO 
SCAN. (Page 101)
•  Adjust the shutter speed to match the frequency of the television or computer monitor to minimize 
the horizontal noise that appears when shooting 
such subjects.
•  By switching to progressive mode you can also  shoot PAL system television screens.
•  When the OPERATION TYPE option in the  SCENE FILE screen (page 101) is set to FILM 
CAM, the shutter opening angle can be adjusted 
from 10° to 350° in 0.5° steps.
  Example: When the recording frame rate is set to  24 fps and the exposure time is halved, 1/24÷2 = 
1/48 = 180° (1/24 = 360°)
  In the default setting (180°), this becomes 1/2 of  the exposure time. If it were 90°, it would be 1/4, 
and if it were 45°, it would be 1/8 of the exposure 
time.
  (Shutter opening angle: This is equivalent to the  shutter speed of a film camera, and a wider angle 
results in a longer exposure to light.)
•  If the shutter speed is displayed in blue  characters followed by (1/60), you cannot change 
the shutter speed in the blue characters while the 
current recording format is used. The speed is 
fixed at (1/60).
You can change the progressive mode in the
setup menu with REC FORMAT in the 
RECORDING SETUP screen. (Page 107)
With artificial lighting and especially fluorescent 
lights and mercury-vapor lamps, the luminance 
changes in synchronization with the power line 
frequency. When this frequency is 50 Hz, mutual 
interference will occur between the camera-
recorder’s vertical sync frequency (approx. 60 Hz) 
and the lighting frequency (50 Hz). This means that 
the white balance may change periodically.
Before shooting in areas with artificial lighting or 
adjusting the white balance, set the shutter speed 
as follows.
•  The gain is fixed at 0 dB with a shutter speed of 
1/12 and 1/15.
Progressive  mode Shutter speed
50 Hz 60 Hz
OFF (60i) 1/100 OFF (1/60) 30P OFF (1/50) 1/60
24P/24PA/24PN OFF (1/50) 1/60
Adjusting the shutter speed (continued) 
						

							
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During shooting, you can record up to four 
channels of sound. You can also switch the input 
sound to be recorded on each of the channels to 
the built-in microphones, external microphones or 
audio equipment connected to camera. (See table 
below)
∗ The input sound to be recorded onto CH1 can be 
switched using the CH1 SELECT switch.
∗∗   The input sound to be recorded onto CH2 can 
be switched using the CH2 SELECT switch.
•  The CH3 and CH4 input sound is determined  automatically by what was selected using the 
CH1 SELECT switch and CH2 SELECT switch.
However, the following restrictions apply depending 
on the media and format used. (Page 132, 
Recording format)
When tapes are used: 
  During shooting, it is possible to record sound  onto CH1 and CH2 only.
When P2 cards and the DVCPRO HD or 
DVCPRO50 format are used:
  The recording mode is fixed at 4-channel  recording.
When P2 cards and the DVCPRO25 or DV 
format are used:
  Either 2 or 4 channels can be selected using 25M  REC CH SEL on the setting menu RECORDING 
SETUP screen.
CH 1 SELECT CH 2 SELECTINPUT 1 INPUT 2INT(L)
INPUT 1
INPUT 2 INT(R)
INPUT 2 ON
OFF
BARS
AUDIO
SHUTTERSPEED SEL
COUNTER RESET/TC SETZEBRA OIS
RESETON
OFFMIC POWER +48V
Switching Audio Input
CH1 ∗
CH2∗∗
CH3 CH4
INT(L): Built-in  microphone L INT(R): Built-in 
microphone R INPUT1 INPUT2
INT(L): Built-in  microphone L INPUT2 INPUT1 INT(R): Built-in 
microphone R
INPUT1 INT(R): Built-in 
microphone R INT(L): Built-in 
microphone L INPUT2
INPUT1 INPUT2 INT(L): Built-in 
microphone L INT(R): Built-in 
microphone R
INPUT2 INPUT2 INT(L): Built-in 
microphone L INT(R): Built-in 
microphone R
INPUT2 INT(R): Built-in 
microphone R INT(L): Built-in 
microphone L INPUT1
Using the built-in microphone
1  Switch the CH1 SELECT switch to INT (L).
•  Audio from the built-in microphone Lch is  recorded to audio channel 1.
2  Switch the CH2 SELECT switch to INT (R).•  Audio from the built-in microphone Rch is  recorded to audio channel 2.
Using another microphone and audio 
equipment
1  Connect an external microphone or audio equipment to the INPUT 1/2 (XLR 3-pin) 
terminal. (Page 77)
2  Use the INPUT 1/2 switch to switch the audio input.
LINE: (audio equipment is connected)
  Input level is 0 dBu.
MIC: (another microphone is connected)
  Input level is -50 dBu.
  You can change the input level to -60 dBu  in the setup menus, RECORDING SETUP 
screen MIC GAIN 1 and MIC GAIN 2 (page 
107). Be aware that sensitivity will be higher if 
you choose -60 dBu so you will record more 
noise.
INPUT 1/2 (MIC 
POWER +48V)
Switch
CH1 SELECT switch
CH2 SELECT switch
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3  When using the phantom microphone,set the INPUT 1/2 (MIC POWER +48V) switch 
to ON.
ON: (When using the phantom microphone)
  +48V power supply to INPUT 1/2 terminal.
OFF:   (When a phantom microphone is not 
connected)
  No power supply for INPUT 1/2 terminal.
•  The battery will discharge faster if you use a  phantom microphone.
•  Set to OFF if you connect equipment not  compatible with +48V. You can damage such 
equipment if you leave the setting at ON.
4  Use the CH1 SELECT switch to select the input signal to be recorded to audio 
channel 1.
INT (L):
  Audio from the built-in microphone Lch is  recorded to audio channel 1.
INPUT 1:
  Audio from a device connected to INPUT 1  terminal is recorded to channel 1.
INPUT 2:
  Audio from a device connected to INPUT 2  terminal is recorded to channel 1.
5  Use the CH2 SELECT switch to select the input signal to be recorded to audio 
channel 2.
INT (R):
  Audio from the built-in microphone Rch is  recorded to audio channel 2.
INPUT 2:
  Audio from a device connected to INPUT 2  terminal is recorded to channel 2.
•  When inputting the microphone signal to  channels 1 and 2, connect the microphone to 
INPUT 2 and switch both CH1 SELECT and CH2 
SELECT to INPUT 2.
Adjusting the recording level
    AUDIO control knob
Use the AUDIO control knob to adjust the 
recording level of the built-in microphone or of 
audio signals input through the INPUT 1/2 (XLR 
3-pin) terminal.
To adjust the volume of the sound for monitoring. 
(Page 46)
To adjust the recording level of the audio signals, 
turn the AUDIO control knob while referring 
to the audio level meter at the bottom left of 
the viewfinder and LCD monitor, regardless of 
the MIC ALC option setting (page 107) on the 
RECORDING SETUP screen of the setting menu.
•  There may be a slight difference in the volume level between the P2 mode and TAPE mode.
The audio signals input into AUDIO IN/OUT CH1/ 
CH2 (pin jack) terminals can not be adjusted.
Check the recording volume level prior to shooting.
•  For P2 mode recording, the recording level is set higher than for Panasonic’s broadcast-use 
camera recorders (AJ series).
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Using scene files
The settings according to the variety of shooting 
circumstances are stored in each position of scene 
file dial.
When shooting, you can retrieve the necessary file 
instantly using scene file dial.
     Scene file dial
•  During recording, the OPERATION TYPE and FRAME RATE (page 101) settings remain 
unchanged even when the scene file is changed. 
To change these settings, set the camera-
recorder to recording standby state.
When the camera-recorder is shipped from the 
factory, the following files are stored.
F1: SCENE
  File suitable for normal shooting.
F2: SCENE FLUO.
  File suitable for shooting under fluorescent lights,  ie. indoors.
F3: SCENE SPARK
  File suitable for shooting with fuller variations of  resolution, coloring and contrast.
F4: SCENE B-STR
  File for broadening the contrast of dark parts,  such as when shooting sunsets.
F5: SCENE CINE V
  File suitable for shooting movie-like scenes  where the contrast is to be emphasized. (The 
recording format remains unchanged even when 
the scene file is changed. It must be set using 
the REC FORMAT option on the RECORDING 
SETUP screen. (Page 107))
F6: SCENE CINE D
  File suitable for shooting movie-like scenes  where the dynamic range is to be emphasized. 
(The recording format remains unchanged 
even when the scene file is changed. It must 
be set using the REC FORMAT option on the 
RECORDING SETUP screen. (Page 107))
Changing scene file settings
The setting value of the scene file can be changed. 
Also you can save the changed scene file to each 
position of the scene file dial.
Example: Change the name of the scene file.
1  Set the POWER switch to ON.
2  Turn the scene file dial, then select the scene file to be changed.
3  In the setup menus, select the SCENE FILE screen.
•  For menu operation (Page 97)
•  You can also use the menu buttons on the  remote control. (Page 15)
4 Press  and  button to select NAME EDIT.
        
5 Press  (or  ) button, and use  button to 
select YES.
Press 
 button.
        
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6  The screen below is displayed, so set the file name of six letters using , ,  or  
button.
Set the same as user information. (Page 61)
•  Characters that can be set
  Space, A to Z, 0 to 9, : ; < = > ? @ [  ] ^_-./
  If the COUNTER RESET button is pressed  when the filename has been set, the 
characters are cleared.
7  After you finish setting the filename, press the MENU button.
•  The name change will not be completed  unless you have finished step 10.
8 Press  button to select SAVE/INIT.
        
9 Press  button, and use  button to select 
YES. Press  button.
        
10  The following screen appears, select YES, 
then press  button.
   (To return to the menu level above, press the 
MENU button.)
 The message below appears, and the changes 
to the scene file are complete.
11  Press MENU twice to exit the menus.
•  The original scene file settings will be restored  when the power is turned off if SAVE has not 
been selected.
•  To return the scene file settings to the factory  settings, select INITIAL in step 9, then do steps 
10 to 11.
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Saving scene files and other settings on SD memory cards
5  Select YES using the  button, and press 
the  button.
•  In the following example, TITLE 1 is the  filename. (To change the filename, see the 
description below.)
•  When writing is completed, WRITE OK  appears.
        
6  Press the MENU button four times to cancel  the menu mode.
To load a file
1) Perform steps  1 to  3, select READ in step  4, 
and press the 
 button.
  When reading is completed, READ OK  appears.
To title a file
1) Perform steps  1 to  4.
2)  Select the first character in the title using the 
 
and  buttons, and press the  button. (The 
next character can now be selected.)
•  You can input any of the following characters:   Space, A to Z, 0 to 9, : ; < = > ? @ [  ] ^_-./
•  You can erase all characters using the  RESET button on the camera or the remote 
control.
3)  After entering all the characters, press the 
 
button at the left end (or the   button at the 
right end) of the characters, and then press the 
 button.
To reload a file from an SD memory card
1) Perform steps  1 and  2.
2) Use the 
 and  buttons to move to TITLE 
RELOAD, display YES, and then press the  
button.
  The file reloads.
•  If WRITE NG FORMAT ERROR appears, format  the SD memory card. (Page 32)
•  If WRITE NG WRITE PROTECT appears,  release the protected status of the SD memory 
card.
•  If WRITE NG CANNOT ACCESS appears, quit  all other operations (such as playback) before 
proceeding.
•  If WRITE NG ERROR appears, the SD memory  card may be defective. Replace it.
You can save up to four scene file settings or other 
settings as files on an SD memory card, and you 
can also load them from the card.
•  In the case of the scene files, the current settings 
are automatically saved in the unit, and the saved 
data is written on an SD memory card. When 
data has been read from an SD memory card, 
the current settings are rewritten at the same 
time as the data saved inside the unit.
•  The data in all the scene files, F1 to F6, is  rewritten.
•  Insert the SD memory card into the unit. Set the  MEDIA switch to the P2 position. (Pages 25 and 
32)
If you have saved a scene file
1  Set the unit’s POWER switch to ON.
2  Select SCENE FILE on the setting menu  CARD FUNCTIONS screen, select YES, and 
press the 
 (or  ) button.
For all other settings, select USER FILE.
•  For menu operations (Page 97) 
•  You can also use the menu buttons on the  remote control. (Page 15)
SCENE FILE
3  Select the file number (1 to 4) using the  
and  buttons.
     
  
4  Select WRITE using the  and  buttons, 
and press the 
 button.
        
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Clip metadata
You can add the video and audio systems, name 
of the videographer, shooting location, text memos 
and other information to the video data you have 
recorded on the P2 card. This data is called the clip 
metadata. (Display method: Page 71)
There are two kinds of clip metadata: the data that 
is recorded automatically during shooting, and the 
data in the metadata upload file created on the SD 
memory card which is loaded in the unit. (Loading 
method: Page 73)
Creating the metadata upload file on the SD 
memory card
You will need the latest updated version of P2 
Viewer. Download it from the URL address given 
below, and install it in the computer.
 https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/
What the clip metadata consists of 
You can set the items underlined below by loading 
the metadata upload file on the SD memory 
card. All other items are set automatically during 
shooting.
GLOBAL CLIP ID:
  This indicates the global clip ID that shows the shooting status of the clip.
USER CLIP NAME :
  This indicates the name of the clip that the user  has set. ∗
1
VIDEO:
  This indicates the recorded image’s FRAME 
RATE, PULL DOWN system and ASPECT 
RATIO.
AUDIO:
  This indicates the recorded sound’s SAMPLING  RATE (sampling frequency) and BITS PER 
SAMPLE (number of quantizing bits).
ACCESS:
  This indicates the CREATOR (name of the  person recording), CREATION DATE (recording 
date), LAST UPDATE PERSON (the person who 
last updated the data) and LAST UPDATE DATE 
(date on which the data was last updated).
DEVICE:
  This indicates the MANUFACTURER  (manufacturer of the equipment), SERIAL NO. 
(serial number of the equipment) and MODEL 
NAME (equipment model name).
 
  The series name of the unit, “AG-HVX200”,  appears for the MODEL NAME. SHOOT:
  This indicates the SHOOTER (name of the 
videographer), START DATE (date and time at 
which shooting started), END DATE (date and 
time at which shooting ended) and LOCATION/
ALTITUDE/LONGITUDE/LATITUDE/SOURCE/
PLACE NAME (shooting location, altitude, 
longitude, latitude, information source, name of 
location).
SCENARIO: ∗
2
  This indicates the PROGRAM NAME, SCENE 
NO. and TAKE NO.
NEWS:
  This indicates the REPORTER (name of the  reporter), PURPOSE (purpose of data collection) 
and OBJECT (target of data collection).
MEMO : ∗
3
  This indicates the No. (memo No.), OFFSET 
(frame position from the beginning of the clip), 
PERSON (name of the person who recorded the 
text memo), and TEXT (contents of memo).
∗ 1  If there is no information in the metadata upload 
file, the global clip ID serves as the USER 
CLIP NAME. The USER CLIP NAME recording 
method is selectable. Please refer to Appendix 
(page 133).
∗ 2  When SCENARIO is to be input, you must input 
the PROGRAM NAME. You cannot input the 
SCENE NO. and TAKE NO. only.
∗ 3  When MEMO is to be input, you must input 
TEXT. You cannot input PERSON only.
•  It may not be possible to load files which have  been edited using a viewer other than the P2 
Viewer. (In this case, UNKNOWN DATA will be 
displayed.)
•  Only printable ASCII characters can be displayed  by this unit.
•  Due to the limitations imposed by this unit on the  number of characters which can be displayed, 
not all the data can be displayed. (This does not 
mean that the data which is not displayed has 
been deleted.) Use a P2 viewer or other program 
to check all the data.
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4  Press the mode button to switch to the VCR mode. (Page 64)
5  When rewind or fast-forward the tape, it stops automatically near where you reset 
the counter.
During dubbing, reset the counter value at the 
OUT point to stop dubbing with memory stop 
mode. (Page 82)
 1394TC preset mode
When shooting using a multi-camera, you can 
synchronously set the initial values of TC.
The camera used for synchronization is the 
MASTER and the camera being synchronized is 
the SLAVE.
1  Connect a second camera with a 1394 cable  and turn both cameras on.
• For connection (Page 79)
2  Put the MASTER camera in CAMERA mode and output a video signal from the 1394 
terminal.
• Set both cameras to the same recording  format.
Do the remaining steps on the SLAVE camera.
3  Switch the SLAVE camera to MCR/ VCR mode, set 1394TC REGEN on the 
RECORDING SETUP screen of the setup 
menu to OFF (and, in the case of a tape, set 
FIRST REC TC to PRESET mode as well), 
and then set the counter so that it shows 
the TCG  display.
• You cannot do this if you have selected  REGEN.
4 In the setup menus, RECORDING SETUP screen, set 1394 IN PRESET to ON. (Page 109)
• 1394TC appears on the screen.
5  Stop or eject the media.
6  Press the COUNTER RESET/TC SET button. The TCG value is preset with the TC value 
from the input 1394 signal.
• “TC SET OK” is displayed for about 2 seconds  in the center of the screen.
7  Reset the SLAVE camera to CAMERA mode.
Counter display (P2 card / Tape)
You can display a counter that indicates how much 
time has elapsed during shooting or playback.
1  Press the COUNTER button.Each time you press the button, the display 
changes as follows. (Page 91)
0 : 00. 00
 Counter value
  In the P2 mode, the counter is not displayed  during playback.
M 0 : 00. 00  (Tape only)
  Counter value in memory stop mode
TC XX:XX:XX:XX
 
Time code value (Display time code frame  digits in 24 frames when 720/24PN is set, and 
in 30 frames when any other format is set.)
tc XX:XX:XX:XX  (P2 card only)
  During recording and playback when FILM  CAM has been set under OPERATION TYPE, 
the time code frame digits are converted into 
24 frames for display. However, “tc” does not 
appear during recording when 720/24PN 
has been set under REC FORMAT, or during 
recording and playback when 720/30PN has 
been set.
 
During playback when 720/24PN has been set,  the time code frame digits are converted into 
30 frames for display. (Pages 101 and 107)
UB XX XX XX XX
 User information
FR --- -
  Frame rate (30P/24P/24PA) and frame  sequence in progressive mode shooting.
No display:
  Data is not displayed.
Resetting the counter
Press the COUNTER RESET button while the 
counter is displayed.
Memory stop mode (Tape)
After shooting or playback, the tape can first be 
returned to near the pre-programmed position, and 
then stopped automatically.
1  Press the COUNTER button to display the  counter in memory stop mode.
2  At the desired position on the tape, press the COUNTER RESET button to reset the 
counter.
3  Proceed with playback or shooting.
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Recharging the built-in battery
The camera’s internal battery saves the date and 
time. “  ” appears on the screen of the viewfinder 
or LCD when the internal battery is running low on 
charge.
Do the following to recharge it.
Reset the date and time when fully recharged.
1  Connect the AC adapter. (Page 17) •  Leave the POWER switch at OFF.
2  Leave the camera-recorder like this for about 4 hours.
•  The internal battery charges during this time.
•  Recharge the battery regularly to ensure  correct TC and menu operations.
If “ 
 ” appears even after charging, it means that 
the internal battery must be replaced. Ask your 
dealer to do this.
Setting the time code
In the setup menus, RECORDING SETUP screen, 
set the following time code related items. (Page 
108)
• TC MODE
• TCG
• FIRST REC TC  (Tape only)
• TC PRESET
• 1394 TC REGEN  (appears when in MCR/VCR 
mode)
In MCR/VCR mode and 1394 TC REGEN is ON, 
you cannot change the items shown above.
Charging the built-in battery/Setting the time data
Specifying the time code
(TC PRESET)
Set TC PRESET so you can record a value of your 
choice as the initial setting for the time code to be 
used at the start of recording.
1  Set the POWER switch to ON.
2  (Tape only) In the setup menus,  RECORDING SETUP screen FIRST REC TC, 
select PRESET.
•  For menu operation (Page 97)
•  You can also use the menu buttons on the  remote control. (Page 15)
        
3 Press the  and  buttons to select TC 
PRESET, and press the  button.
        
4 Press the  button to select YES, and press 
the  button.