Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder Ajhpx2700 Operating Instructions

							131Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails: Setting of Clip Meta Data
Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails
Information such as the name of person who shot the video, the name of the reporter, the shooting location, or a text memo 
can be read from the SD memory card, and can be recorded as Clip Meta Data.
1Insert the SD memory card that contains the Clip Meta 
Data (metadata upload file).
2Press the THUMBNAIL button.
The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor.

						

							132Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails: Setting of Clip Meta Data The unit allows you to check details of metadata read from 
SD memory cards.
1Press the THUMBNAIL button.
The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor.
2Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button to select META 
DATA  PROPERTY from the thumbnail menu. Then, 
the screen like this is displayed:
3Use the cursor buttons to move the pointer to the item 
you wish to check, then press the SET button.
4While viewing the settings for the metadata, use the 
cursor buttons to move the pointer to the desired option. 
Then, press the SET button. A soft keyboard screen is 
displayed, allowing you to modify the setting.
Set “ON”/“OFF” in META DATA  RECORD from the 
thumbnail menu. The factory setting is “OFF”.Checking and modifying read metadata
To set whether or not the uploaded metadata is 
recorded
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							133Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails: Setting of Clip Meta Data
Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails
S e l e c t  M E TA  D ATA   USER CLIP NAME from the 
thumbnail menu to select the recording method. Two options 
are available: TYPE1 and TYPE2.

						

							134Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails: Setting of Proxy (optional) By attaching the video encoder card (AJ-YAX800G, optional) 
either to the optional slot or slot 5, it is possible to specify the 
proxy recording setting.
The video encoder card is not recognized when inserted if 
the power for the unit is turned on. Insert the video encoder 
card after turning off the power for the unit.
Select OPERATION  DEVICE SETUP  PROXY from the 
thumbnail menu to specify the setting.
For the method of installation and the settings of the video 
encoder card, refer to the operation manual of the video 
encoder card.

						

							135Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails: Formatting SD memory cards
Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails
SD memory cards can also be formatted from the thumbnail 
screen. With an SD memory card inserted into the unit, 
perform the following operation:
1Press the THUMBNAIL button.
The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor.
2Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button and select 
OPERATION  FORMAT from the thumbnail menu.
The following screen appears. Select “SD CARD”, then 
press the SET button.
Select “EXIT” if formatting is not required.
3The following screen appears. Use the cursor buttons 
and the SET button to select YES.
4The SD memory card is formatted.

						

							136Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails: Setting the Thumbnail Display Mode The thumbnail display mode can be customized to suit your 
preferences.
1Press the THUMBNAIL button.
The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor.
2Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button and select 
THUMBNAIL  SETUP from the thumbnail menu.
The following screen appears.
ALL HIDE:
ON:All indicators are not displayed.
OFF:Indication/No indication will be set depending 
on the following menu. The factory settings 
are as follows.
MARKER IND.:
Switches the shot mark marker between 
indication and no indication (ON/OFF). The 
factory setting is ON (indication).
TEXT MEMO IND.:
Switches the text memo marker between 
indication and no indication (ON/OFF). The 
factory setting is ON (indication).
WIDE IND.:
Switches the wide marker between indication 
and no indication (ON/OFF). The factory 
setting is ON (indication).
PROXY IND.:
Switches the proxy marker between indication 
and no indication (ON/OFF). The factory 
setting is ON (indication).
DATA DISPLAY:
The time display field of the clip offers a 
choice of Time Code (TC), User Bits (UB), 
Shooting Time (TIME), Shooting Date (DATE), 
Shooting Date and Time (DATE/TIME) or 
USER CLIP NAME. The factory setting is 
Time Code.DATE FORMAT:
You can specify the display order for the 
shooting date as either Year/Month/Day (Y-M-
D), Month/Day/Year (M-D-Y) or Day/Month/
Year (D-M-Y).
The factory setting is Month/Day/Year.
This setting is reflected in the recording date 
shown in the clip property and the shooting 
date shown when DATE is selected under the 
item DATA DISPLAY.
THUMBNAIL SIZE:
For the size of thumbnails displayed on one 
screen, either LARGE (3
						

							137Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails: Properties
Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails
The clip’s properties and the P2 card’s status are displayed.
It is possible to edit and rewrite recorded clip metadata while clip properties are displayed.
From the thumbnail menu, select PROPERTY  CLIP 
PROPERTY. The following screen appears.
1. Clip Number
2. Thumbnail
3. Clip Information
Indicates the indicators added to the clip and the 
number of text and voice memos added to the clip.
The   mark appears if the clip is recorded on a write-
protected P2 card.

						

							138Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails: Properties
3Press the SET button.
The input window (soft keyboard) for modifying 
metadata is displayed. Use the keyboard to modify the 
metadata.
The keyboard operation is the same as [Checking and 
modifying read metadata] (page 132).4Press OK on the keyboard to write the modified 
metadata on the clip and return to the metadata window.

						

							139Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails: Properties
Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails
From the thumbnail menu, select PROPERTY  CARD STATUS. The following screen appears.
When “REMAIN” is selected:
1. Write-protect Mark
The   mark appears if the P2 card is write-protected.
2. P2 Card Status (remaining free space)
The remaining memory capacity of the P2 card is 
indicated by a bar graph and percentage. The bar graph 
indicator moves to the left as the remaining free space 
decreases.
The following indications may appear, depending on the 
card status:
FORMAT ERROR!:
An unformatted P2 card is inserted.
NOT SUPPORTED!:
An unsupported card is inserted in the camera.
NO CARD!:
P2 cards are not inserted.
Use the cursor button to place the cursor on the P2 card 
for data you want to access and press the SET button to 
display detailed information about the P2 card to check 
individual information such as the serial number and the 
user ID.
3. P2 Card Remaining Capacity/Total Capacity
Displays the P2 card remaining capacity and total 
capacity in minutes. The total of the remaining memory 
capacity for each P2 card that is displayed may not 
match the actual total remaining memory capacity for 
the P2 cards because only the figure in minute is 
displayed.
Note that the indicated capacity will vary according to 
the frame rate in native recording with VFR operation.
4. Total remaining free space for the slot
Displays the total remaining free space for all 5 slots.
Please note that the remaining capacity of a write-
protected P2 card is not included in the total remaining 
capacity.
5. Warning symbol
When the following P2 card is detected, the   symbol 
is displayed.
RUN DOWN CARD:
The maximum number of overwrites on the P2 card has 
been exceeded.
DIR ENTRY NG CARD:
The directory structure on the P2 card is not supported.
The warning can be confirmed on the P2 card detailed 
information indication in [2. P2 Card Status (remaining 
free space)].When “USED” is selected:
1. Write-protect Mark
The   mark appears if the P2 card is write-protected.
2. P2 Card Status (used memory capacity)
The used memory capacity of the P2 card is indicated 
by a bar graph and a percentage figure. The bar graph 
indicator moves to the right as the used memory 
capacity increases.
The following indications may appear, depending on the 
card status:
FORMAT ERROR!:
An unformatted P2 card is inserted.
NOT SUPPORTED!:
An unsupported card is inserted in the camera.
NO CARD!:
P2 cards are not inserted.
Use the cursor button to place the cursor on the P2 card 
for data you want to access and press the SET button to 
display detailed information about the P2 card to check 
individual information such as the serial number and the 
user ID.
3. P2 Card used memory capacity/Total Capacity
Displays the used memory capacity on a P2 card and 
the total capacity, in minutes. Because fractions are 
truncated, the figure shown for used memory capacity 
on a P2 card may differ from the figure for total capacity.
The used memory capacity of a write-protected P2 card 
is displayed as 100%.
Note that the indicated capacity will vary according to 
the frame rate in native recording with VFR operation.
4. Total used memory capacity for all slots
Displays the total used memory capacity for all 5 slots.
5. Warning symbol
When the following P2 card is detected, the   symbol 
is displayed.
RUN DOWN CARD:
The maximum number of overwrites on the P2 card has 
been exceeded.
DIR ENTRY NG CARD:
The directory structure on the P2 card is not supported.
The warning can be confirmed on the P2 card detailed 
information indication in [2. P2 Card Status (used 
memory capacity)].
Contents of P2 Card Status Display Settings
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							140Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails: Properties The status display enables a confirmation of the SD memory 
card formatted condition, available memory capacity etc.
From the thumbnail menu, select PROPERTY  DEVICES 
 SD CARD.
If the format is compatible with SD standards, the message 
“SD STANDARD: SUPPORTED” is displayed.
If the format is not compatible with SD standards, the 
message “SD STANDARD: NOT SUPPORTED” is 
displayed. If this is the case, writing or reading will not be 
successful. Format the card with the unit. For more 
information on formatting SD memory cards, see [Formatting 
SD memory cards] (page 135).