Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder Ajhpx2700 Operating Instructions

							111Preparation: Mounting the lens and Performing the Flange Back and White Shading Adjustments
Preparation
1Raise the lens clamping lever and remove the mount 
cap.
a.Lens clamping lever
b.Mount cap
2To mount the lens, align the indentation at the top center 
of the lens mount with the center mark of the lens.
c.Mark
3Lower the lens clamping lever to clamp the lens.
4Secure the cable through the cable clamp, and plug it 
into the LENS connector.
d.LENS connector
5Adjust the lens flange back.

						

							11 2Preparation: Mounting the lens and Performing the Flange Back and White Shading Adjustments
8Repeat steps 5 to 7 until the lens is in focus at both the 
telephoto and wide-angle positions.
9Firmly tighten the F.f ring clamping screw.
Method to correct the waveform to be more flat by 
combining the sawtooth-shaped waveform and the 
parabola waveform when watching the respective 
waveforms of R, G and B of the video signals.

						

							11 3Preparation: Mounting the lens and Performing the Flange Back and White Shading Adjustments
Preparation
When making the white shading correction, make the 
adjustment while observing the R, G, and B waveforms in 
the horizontal and vertical directions with the waveform 
monitor.
This now completes the white shading adjustments.
The adjustment values are now stored in the non-volatile 
memory so that even when the unit’s power is turned off, 
there will be no further need to perform the white shading 
adjustment.
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							11 4Preparation: Preparing for Audio Input Take the following steps to prepare the camera for connecting audio input devices.
The unit can be equipped with the AJ-MC900G stereo 
microphone kit (optional).
1Open the microphone holder.
2Mount the microphone and tighten the clamping screw. 
The microphone must be attached with the UP mark on 
the microphone facing up.
a.Clamping screw
3Connect the microphone cable to the MIC IN jack on the 
camera.
b.MIC IN jack
4Set the AUDIO IN switch to [FRONT] depending on the 
audio channel to be recorded.
c.AUDIO IN switch
1Remove the cover to insert the wireless receiver and 
secure it with the screws.
2Set the AUDIO IN switch to [W.L.] depending on the 
audio channel to be recorded.
3When using a 2-channel wireless receiver, select 
“DUAL” in the WIRELESS TYPE menu option. The 
menu option WIRELESS TYPE can be found in the 
 screen on the MAIN OPERATION 
page.
Preparing for Audio Input
When Using the Front Microphone
a
b
c
When Using a Wireless Receiver
When Using the Unislot Wireless Receiver
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							11 5Preparation: Mounting the Camera on a Tripod
Preparation
1Connect the audio device to the AUDIO IN jack with the 
XLR cable.
2Set the AUDIO IN switch to [REAR] for the channel to 
which the XLR cable is connected.
3Set the LINE/MIC/+48V selector switch on the rear 
panel to [LINE].
a.LINE/MIC/+48V selector switch
b.AUDIO IN switch
c.AUDIO IN jack
When mounting the camera on a tripod, use the tripod adapter supplied with the camera.
1Mount the tripod adapter on the tripod.
a.Tripod adapter
b.Pan head

						

							11 6Preparation: Attaching the Shoulder Strap To detach the shoulder strap, first open the hooks, then 
detach the strap.

						

							11 7Preparation: Connection of the remote control unit (AJ-RC10G)
Preparation
It is possible to control some of the functions remotely by 
connecting the remote control unit AJ-RC10G (optional).
When AJ-RC10G is connected to the REMOTE connector 
on the unit and the power switches of both of the unit and 
AJ-RC10G are turned on, the unit automatically enters the 
remote control mode.
The remote control mode is released when AJ-RC10G is 
removed or the power for the AJ-RC10G is turned off.
In the remote control mode, the following switches and 
buttons on the unit are disabled.
ySHUTTER switch
yMENU button
yJog dial button
yGAIN switch
yOUTPUT/AUTO KNEE switch
yWHITE BAL switch
yUSER MAIN button
yUSER 1 button
yUSER 2 buttonWhen the remote control is connected, recording and 
playback can be controlled through both the unit and the AJ-
RC10G.

						

							11 8Preparation: Attaching the Front Audio Level Control Knob CHARA ON button
This button is used to select whether to superimpose 
characters on the video signal output to the MON OUT 
connector of this unit. Note that the MON OUT 
CHARACTER switch of this unit does not function when 
the AJ-RC10G is connected.
Scene file
Scene files created on other types of device cannot be 
read. When an attempt is made to read such a file, AJ-
RC10G displays “NG” on the liquid crystal screen.
Menu option
GAMMA menu
yThe options available in GAMMA-MODE-SEL are as 
follows.
HD, SD, F-LIKE1, F-LIKE2, F-LIKE3, FILM REC, 
VIDEO REC
yDYMC-LVL and BSR-LVL are added to the 4th layer.
The variable ranges for these are as follows.
DYMC-LVL: 200% - 600%
BSR-LVL: 00% - 30%
Note, however, that these values can only be changed 
when “FILM REC” has been selected in GAMMA-
MODE-SEL.
yV-KNSLP and V-KNPNT are added to the 5th layer.
The variable ranges for these are as follows.
V-KNSLP: 150% - 600%
V-KNPNT: 30% - 107%
Note, however, that these values can only be changed 
when “VIDEO REC” has been selected in GAMMA-
MODE-SEL.
WHITE menu
yThe variable range of COLR-TEMP-PRE, TEMP-A 
and TEMP-B is 2300K - 9900K.
KNEE menu
yCHROMA LEVEL is added to the 5th layer.
The variable range for this is OFF/–99% - +40%.
yHI-COLOR LVL is added to the 6th layer.
The variable range for this is 1 - 32.SHUTTER menu
y“S.S2” can be selected in MODE.
The variable range for this is 1/1.0 - 1/250.0.
The values which can be selected in SPED differ 
depending on the settings of this unit.
yWhen “FIX” has been selected in MODE, the options 
available in SPED are as follows.
1/50, 1/60, 1/100, 1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 
1/2000, HALF, 180.0d, 172.8d, 144.0d, 120.0d, 
90.0d, 45.0d
The values that can be selected in SPED differ 
depending on the settings of the SYSTEM MODE 
menu option in this unit.
ySYNCRO SCAN DISP is added to the 2nd layer.
When “S.S” has been selected in MODE, it is possible 
to select between SEC and DEG as units for the 
values displayed in SPED. The changes to the units 
are reflected in this unit.
yWhen “S.S” has been selected in MODE, the variable 
ranges of SPED are as follows.
For SEC: 1/1.0 - 1/7200 (selectable values differ 
depending on the settings of this unit)
For DEG: 3.0d - 350.0d
SKIN DTL menu
yThe options available in OUTPUT are as follows.
MONI, SDI AB
yA zebra is added to the colors of the table selected in 
SDTL.
ySCORG of the 3rd layer changes to SKIN DTL 
EFFECT. The variable range for this is 0 - 31.
FUNC menu
yThe options available in SELECT of the 4th layer are 
as follows.
INH, I.OVR, S.BLK, B.GAMMA, Y GET, DRS, 
ASSIST, C.TEMP, FRATE, VFR, VF GAM, AUDIO 
CH1, AUDIO CH2, REC SW, RET SW, PRE REC, 
SLOT SEL, PC MODE
Note, however, that the C.TEMP function will not work 
when assigned to a user button on AJ-RC10G.
yThe variable range of BLK-GAMMA of the 5th layer is 
–8 - 8.
yRANGE is added next to BLK-GAMMA of the 5th 
layer. The variable range for this is 1 - 3.
yFRAME-RATE is added to the 6th layer.
The variable range for this is 1 - 60. Note, however, 
that the variable range will differ depending on the 
settings of this unit.
If you use the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL control frequently, 
attach the accessory knob so that it can be easily operated.
a.FRONT AUDIO LEVEL control
b.Screw
c.Marks
d.Knob (included)
e.Screw (included)
Remove the screw in the center of the FRONT AUDIO 
LEVEL control, and attach the accessory knob (included) 
using the screw (included). When attaching the knob, be 
sure to align the marks on the control with the marks on the 
knob.
Attaching the Front Audio Level Control Knob
a
bd
c
e
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							11 9Preparation: Connection of the external switch
Preparation
It is possible to draw 1.5 A current from the DC OUT 
connector of the unit.
Recording start/stop can be controlled by connecting an 
external switch to this connector.
Since a tally lamp can be used by connecting an LED to this 
connector, it is useful for shooting video when fixing the 
camera on a crane.
Connection of the external switch
1: GND
2: TALLY OUT
Open collector output on the unit side.
TA L LY  O N :
TALLY OFF:Low impedance
High impedance
3: Recording start/stop switch
This is connected in parallel to the REC START/STOP button 
on the unit or the VTR button on the lens.
4: +12 V
1
2 3 4
DC OUT connector
LEDConnector at the cable side
HR10A-7P-4P(73)
(Hirose Denki)
Resistance
Max. 50 mA Recording start/stop
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							120Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails: Thumbnail Manipulations Overview
Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails
A clip is a data group that includes the images and sounds 
created from one shooting session, together with additional 
information such as text memos and meta data.
The following manipulations can be performed using the 
cursor and SET buttons, while checking the images 
displayed on the LCD monitor:yPlayback, delete, copy or restore the clip.
yAdd or delete a shot mark and a text memo on the clip 
thumbnail.
yCopy part of a clip by using the text memo.
yChange the thumbnail image.
yFormat P2 cards and SD memory cards.
yUploading and editing clip metadata from the SD memory 
card
Thumbnail screens are configured as follows:
Thumbnail Manipulations Overview
THUMBNAIL
OPERATIONPROPERTY
ALL CLIP
SELECTED CLIPS
TEXT MEMO CLIPS
SLOT CLIPS
SETUP
EXIT
ALL HIDE
TEXT MEMO IND.
DATE FORMAT
THUMBNAIL SIZE
EXIT
DELETE
FORMAT
REPAIR CLIP
EXIT
CARD STATUS
CLIP PROPERTY
EXIT WIDE IND.
DATA  D I S P L AYSAME FORMAT CLIPS
RE-CONNECTION
COPY
DEVICE SETUP
PROXY IND.
DEVICES
THUMBNAIL INIT
PROPERTY SETUP
MARKED CLIPS
MARKER IND.
META DATA
LOAD
RECORD
USER CLIP NAME
EXIT
INITIALIZE
PROPERTY
LANGUAGE
HDD
EXPORT
EXPLORE
FORMAT
EXIT
SETUP
EXCH. THUMBNAIL
PLAYBACK RESUME
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