Panasonic Memory Card SRecorder AG-AC90P AG-AC90PJ AG-AC90PX Operating Instructions

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Operating Instructions
Memory Card Camera-Recorder
Model No.    AG-AC90P
AG-AC90PJ
AG-AC90PX
Vol.2
Please read these instructions carefully before using this product, and save this manual for future 
use.
VQT4M99
ENGLISH
until 
2012/10/12
This document explains in detail how to operate this device. Concerning basic operation, please 
refer to the enclosed “Operating Instructions Vol.1” (printed document).
Vol.2
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About the recording format for 
recording motion pictures
You can record motion pictures with AVCHD 
recording formats using this unit. ( l30,89 )
≥ AVCHD Progressive (1080/60p) supported.
AVCHD Progressive:
It is possible to record video with highest quality 
(1080/60p) possible with this unit.
∫ Indemnity about recorded 
content
Panasonic does not accept any responsibility 
for damages directly or indirectly due to any 
type of problems that result in loss of recording 
or edited content, and does not guarantee any 
content if recording or editing does not work 
properly. Likewise, the above also applies in a 
case where any type of repair is made to the 
unit.
∫About Condensation (When 
the lens or the LCD monitor is 
fogged up)
Condensation occurs when there is a change in 
temperature or humidity, such as when the unit 
is taken from outside or a cold room to a warm 
room. Please be careful, as it may cause the 
lens or LCD monitor to become soiled, moldy, 
or damaged.
When taking the unit to a place which has a 
different temperature, if the unit is accustomed 
to the room temperature of the destination for 
about one hour, condensation can be 
prevented. (When the difference in temperature 
is severe, place the unit in a plastic bag or the 
like, remove air from the bag, and seal the bag.)
When condensation has occurred, remove the 
battery and/or the AC adapter and leave the 
unit like that for about one hour. When the unit 
becomes accustomed to the surrounding 
temperature, fogginess will disappear naturally.
∫Caution regarding laser beams
The lens may suffer damage if struck by a laser 
beam. Make sure that laser beams do not strike 
the lens when shooting in an environment 
where laser devices are used.
∫Cards that you can use with 
this unit
SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card and 
SDXC Memory Card
≥4 GB or more Memory Cards that do not have 
the SDHC logo or 48 GB or more Memory 
Cards that do not have the SDXC logo are 
not based on SD Memory Card 
Specifications.
≥ Refer to page 16  for more details on SD 
cards.
∫ For the purposes of these 
operating instructions
≥The battery pack is referred to as the 
“Battery”.
≥ SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card and 
SDXC Memory Card are referred to as the 
“SD card”.
≥ Function that can be used for Recording 
Mode: 
Function that can be used for Playback 
Mode: 
≥ Pages for reference are indicated by an 
arrow, for example:  l00
Read this first
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Read this first ................................................. 2
Preparation
Names and Functions of Main Parts ............ 5
Power supply................................................ 11Charging the battery ..............................  12
Inserting/removing the battery ...............  13
Charging and recording time .................  14
Connecting to the AC outlet ...................  15
Preparation of SD cards .............................. 16 Cards that you can use with this unit .....  16
Inserting/removing an SD card ..............  17
Turning the unit on/off ................................. 18
Selecting a mode ......................................... 18
Using the LCD monitor/Viewfinder............. 19 Using the LCD monitor ..........................  19
How to use the touch screen .................  20
LCD monitor adjustment ........................  20
Viewfinder adjustment ...........................  21
Recording yourself .................................  22
Setting date and time................................... 23
Using the menu screen ............................... 24
Using with the wireless 
remote control .............................................. 25 Operation of direction buttons/
OK button ..............................................  26
Recording
Before recording .......................................... 27Formatting cards....................................  28
Selecting a media to record ........................ 29
Recording motion pictures ......................... 30
Recording still pictures ............................... 31
Intelligent Auto Mode/Manual Mode........... 33
Using the zoom ............................................ 35 Ring zoom .............................................  35
Image Stabilizer Function ........................... 37
Focus ............................................................ 38
White Balance .............................................. 40
Iris adjustment ............................................. 42
Manual shutter speed .................................. 44
Audio Input ................................................... 45 Microphone setup ..................................  45
Switching Audio Input ............................  46
Adjusting the audio input level ...............  49
Counter display ............................................ 51 Setting the Time Code ...........................  52
Setting the User Information ..................  53
Setting the Recording Counter...............  54
USER button .................................................55 Setting the USER button ........................  55
Using the USER button ..........................  56
Functions of the USER button ...............  57
Useful functions ........................................... 61 Quick Start .............................................  61
Zebra......................................................  62
Color Bar Screen ...................................  62
Switching the screen indications/
mode information display .......................  63
Using of Operation Icons ............................64
Playback
Motion picture/Still picture playback ......... 65 Motion picture playback using 
operation icon ........................................  68
Useful functions ........................................... 70 Creating still picture from 
motion picture ........................................  70
Repeat Playback ....................................  70
Resuming the previous playback ...........  71
Playback scenes by the 
selected format ......................................  71
Playing back still pictures by date ..........  72
Deleting scenes/still pictures...................... 73 Protecting scenes/still pictures...............  74
Watching Video/Pictures on your TV ......... 75 Connecting with a HDMI cable...............  78
Listening in 5.1 channel sound ..............  78
Connecting with the AV multi cable........  78
Editing
Connecting to a PC
(File transfer/nonlinear editing) ..................79Operating environment 
(mass storage) .......................................  79
Connecting to a PC ................................  81
About the PC display .............................  82
Dubbing......................................................... 83 Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc recorder .....  83
Contents
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Menu
Using the Menu ............................................ 84Camera Setup .......................................  84
Recording Setup ....................................  89
Switch and display setting .....................  95
Other Functions ...................................  100
Video Setup .........................................  104
Picture Setup .......................................  104
Display
Indications .................................................. 105
Messages .................................................... 107
Others
Troubleshooting ......................................... 107About recovery ....................................  111
Updating the firmware incorporated 
into the unit ................................................ 111
Cautions for use......................................... 112
About copyright ......................................... 116
Recording modes/
approximate recordable time .................... 117
Approximate number of 
recordable pictures.................................... 118
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1Shoulder strap fixture ( l8)
2 Handle
3 Sub zoom lever ( l35,99 )
≥ This lever functions in the same manner as 
the zoom lever.
4 Sub recording start/stop button 
(l 27,99 )
≥ This button functions in the same manner as 
the recording start/stop button.
5 Accessory shoe
6 Microphone holder attachment part 
(l 9)
7 Audio input terminals 1, 2 (XLR 3 pin) 
[AUDIO INPUT1, 2] ( l10,47 )
8 Zoom lever [T/W] (In Recording Mode) 
(l 35)
Volume lever [ rVOL s]/Thumbnail 
display switch [ / ] (In Playback 
Mode) (l 67)
9 Photoshot button [ ] ( l31)
10 Status indicator ( l18)
11 Power switch ( l18)
12 Recording start/stop button ( l30) 13
Grip belt ( l8)
14 Headphone terminal [ ] (l 64)
15 Camera remote jack [CAM REMOTE]
[CAM REMOTE] (3.5 mm (0.14 q) mini jack)
It is possible to adjust the focus or iris 
connecting with the remote control (optional).
≥ It is not possible to use the remote control 
(optional) in the Intelligent Auto Mode.
[ZOOM S/S] (2.5 mm (0.1 q) super mini jack)
It is possible to operate zoom operation or 
recording start/stop connecting with the remote 
co n

trol (optional).
≥ Do not connect any equipment except the 
remote control (optional) to the camera 
remote jack. Brightness of the image may 
change or it may not focus when an 
equipment other than the remote control 
(optional) is connected.
16 Eyepiece corrector lever ( l21)
17 Tripod receptacle ( l9)
18 Inlet (cooling fan) ( l28)
Preparation
Names and Functions of Main Parts
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11
12 13
14
15
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19Wireless remote control sensor ( l26)
20 Internal microphones
21 Recording lamp ( l100 )
22 Speaker
23 Lens ( l10)
24 Lens hood
25 INPUT 1, 2 (LINE/MIC) switches ( l47)
26 INPUT 1, 2 (+48V) switches ( l47)
27 User 1, 2, 3 buttons [USER1, USER2, 
USER3] ( l55)
28 Intelligent auto/Manual switch 
[iA/MANU] ( l33)
29 Quick start button [QUICK START] 
(l 61)
30 Quick start lamp ( l61)
31 Focus ring (l 38)
32 Zoom ring ( l35)
33 Iris ring ( l42)
34 Focus assist button [FOCUS ASSIST] 
(l 39)
35 Iris auto/Manual button [IRIS A/M] 
(l 42) 36
Focus auto/Manual/ ¶ button 
[FOCUS A/M/¶ ] (l38)
37 Optical image stabilizer button [O.I.S.] 
(l 37)
38 White balance button [W.B.] ( l40)
39 Z
e

bra button [ZEBRA] ( l62)
40 Color Bar Screen button [BARS] ( l62)
41 Menu button [MENU] ( l24)
42 Display/Mode check button [DISP/
MODE CHK] ( l56, 63 )
43 Counter button [COUNTER] (l 51)
44 Counter reset button [RESET] ( l53,54 )
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21
22
23
24
2526
31 32 33
27 28 29 30
35 34
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42
43
44
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37
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45LCD monitor extract part [PULL] ( l19)
46 LCD monitor (Touch screen) ( l20)
47 Shoulder strap fixture ( l8)
48 Eye cup attachment part ( l8)
49 Eye cup ( l8)
50 Viewfinder ( l21)
51 Battery release button [PUSH] ( l13)
52 Battery holder ( l13)
53 DC input terminal [DC IN] ( l15)
≥ Do not use any other AC adaptors except the 
supplied one.
54 Mode switch ( l18)
55 CH1, CH2 switches [CH1, CH2] ( l47)
56 Audio control knobs [CH1, CH2] ( l50)
57 SD Card slot cover ( l17)
58 Access lamp (card 1) ( l17)
59 Card slot 1 (left)/
Card slot 2 (right) ( l17)
60 Access lamp (card 2) ( l17)
61 HDMI connector [HDMI] (l 75) 62
AV multi connector [AV MULTI] ( l75)
≥ Use the AV multi cable (only the supplied 
cable).
63 USB terminal [USB 2.0] ( l81)
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50
51
52
53
54
55 56
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57
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58 62
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∫
Adjust the length of the grip belt so that it fits your hand.
∫ Attaching the eye cup
Attach by aligning the notch of the eye cup attachment part with the protrusion at the inside of the 
eye cup.
∫Attaching the Shoulder strap
We recommend that you attach the shoulder strap (supplied) before going out of doors to record so 
as to avoid dropping this unit.

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1, 2 Flip the belt cover and the belt.
3 Adjust the length.
4 , 5 Replace the belt.
ANotch
B Protrusion

 
C
20 mm (0.8 q) or longer
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Attaching the microphone holder
≥Attach by using a commercially available screw driver.
≥ When attaching an external microphone (optional) to the microphone holder attachment part, use 
the supplied microphone holder and microphone holder adaptor.
≥ The microphone holder is set up so that a 21 mm (0.83 q) external microphone (AG-MC200G: 
optional) can be attached. Check in advance whether the microphone you wish to use can be 
attached.
≥ When attaching the microphone holder and the microphone holder adaptor, be sure to tighten the 
screws firmly even though you might hear a squeaking sound.
≥ When wiring the microphone cable, use the cable clamper of the microphone holder adaptor.
∫ Attaching the tripod
≥There are tripod mounting holes that are compatible 
with 1/4-20UNC and 3/8-16UNC screws. Use the size 
that matches the diameter of the tripod’s fixing screw.
≥ If you attach a tripod which has 5.5 mm (0.22 q) screw 
or larger, it may damage this unit.
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
 
AMicrophone holder attachment part
B Microphone holder adaptor
C External microphone (optional)
D Microphone holder screws (6 mm) 
(0.24 q)
E Microphone holder
F Microphone holder screws (12 mm) 
(0.47 q)
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
G Cable clamper
H Microphone holder adaptor

ATripod receptacle
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Attaching the lens cap
Protect the lens surface with the lens cap while the unit is not used.
∫Attaching the INPUT terminal cap
Attach the INPUT terminal cap while the audio input terminals 1, 2 (XLR 3 pin) is not used.
Attach or remove it by pinching on it.

B INPUT terminal cap
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