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

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Quick Start
1Press and hold down the QUICK START 
button until the display on the LCD monitor/
viewfinder disappears.
The quick start lamp  E flashes green and the unit goes into 
Quick Start Standby Mode.
2 Press the QUICK START button.The quick start lamp  E goes off and the unit is put into 
recording pause about 0.6 seconds.
≥ When in Quick Start Standby Mode about 80% of the power used in recording pause mode 
is being consumed, so the recording time will be reduced.
≥ This unit is turned off after approximately 30 minutes elapse in Quick Start Standby Mode.
≥ Quick Start Standby Mode is cleared when the mode switch is set to  .
≥ Depending on the recording conditions and menu settings, time for Quick Start may be longer 
than 0.6 seconds.
≥ It may take some time for Automatic White Balance to adjust.
≥ In the Quick Start Mode, the zoom magnification becomes approximately 1 k.
Recording
Useful functions
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ZEBRA
BARS
DISP/MODE CHK
QUICK START
A DISP/MODE CHK button
B ZEBRA button
C QUICK START button
D BARS button
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Zebra
Zebra display:
Parts where white saturation (color saturation) is likely to occur (extremely brightly lit or shiny parts) 
are displayed with diagonal lines (zebra pattern).
Marker display:
Displays the luminance level of the center of the screen (luminance display frame) in %.
It makes the adjustment of the brightness of the object easier, by checking the luminance level of 
the object, when recording same object in different surroundings.
≥Marker display is displayed between 0% and 99%. It will be displayed as 99%  when it is over 
99%.
≥You can record an image with little white saturation if you manually adjust the shutter speed or 
brightness. ( l42, 44 )
≥ The zebra pattern does not appear on the images actually recorded.
≥ It is also possible to adjust the level of  the zebra pattern to be displayed. (l95, 96 )
Color Bar Screen
≥To cancel, press the BARS button again.
≥ It will be canceled when the unit is turned off.
≥ While the color bar is displayed, a test tone will be output from the headphone terminal, HDMI 
terminal and AV multi terminal. (The test tone that is output will be 1 kHz.) It will not be output 
from the speaker of this unit.
≥ It is possible to record the color bar screen.
ZEBRA buttonIt will switch between the zebra display and the marker display every time the button is pressed.
Zebra 1  # Zebra 2* # Marker* # setting canceled
* It is not displayed when the [ZEBRA DETECT 2]/[MARKER] is set to [OFF]. ( l96)
BARS buttonPress the BARS button to output a color bar screen to a television or monitor so you can adjust 
them.
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Switching the screen indications/mode information 
display
≥To cancel, press the DISP/MODE CHK button again.
∫ To display the Mode Information
List of functions assigned to the USER butto ns (USER1 to USER3) and settings of the 
[SUB REC BUTTON] and [SUB ZOOM] are displayed by pressing and holding the DISP/MODE 
CHK button.
≥ They are displayed only while the DISP/MODE CHK button is held. It is disappeared when the 
button is released.
DISP/MODE CHK buttonAll the screen display other than the Counter display, Recording start/stop, Zebra display, 
Marker, and Safety Zone will disappear when this button is pressed. ( l105 )
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You can use convenient functions just by the easy operation of touching the screen.
1Touch the LCD monitor in the recording 
screen.
≥The operation icons are displayed.
2Touch an operation icon.≥The following function is available. Refer to the respective 
pages for the operation.
*1 It is not displayed in the Intelligent Auto Mode.
*2 It is displayed only when connected to the headphone terminal.
≥ If you touch the screen while an operation icon is being displayed or do not touch the icon for a 
certain period, it will disappear. To display again, touch the screen.
∫ Headphone Volume Adjustment
Adjust the volume of the headphone while recording.1 Display the operation icons and touch  .
2 Touch  /  to adjust the volume.
≥Actual volume to be recorded does not change.3 Touch   to exit the setting.
Recording
Using of Operation Icons
,   etc. Customize Scene (l 84)*1
,   etc. USER Button Icon ( l55)
, White  Balance (l 40)
*1
Shutter Speed Adjustment ( l44)*1
Headphone Volume Adjustment*2
5.1 ch Microphone Level ( l50)
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1Change the mode to  .
2Touch the play mode select icon A .
3Select the [MEDIA] and [VIDEO/PICTURE] you 
wish to play back.
≥ Touch [ENTER].
4Touch the scene or the still picture to be played 
back.
≥The recording format is displayed in the thumbnail display of the 
motion pictures. ( ,  , etc.)
≥ Next (Previous) page can be displayed by touching  / .
5Select the playback operation by touching the operation icon.
Playback
Motion picture/Still picture playback
B Operation icon
≥ If you touch the screen while an operation icon is being 
displayed or do not touch the icon for a certain period, it 
will disappear. To display again, touch the screen.
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* When pressed two times, the fast forward/fast rewind speed increases. (The screen display changes from 5  to  .)
∫Change the thumbnail display
While the thumbnail is displayed, the thumbnail display changes in 
the following order if the zoom lever or the sub zoom lever is 
operated to   side or   side.
* Detailed information of the scene is displayed when playing back motion pictures. Following 
information is displayed.
jStart TC
j Start UB
j Date
j Time zone
j Recording time
j Format
≥ 9 scenes display returns if the unit is turned off or the mode is changed.
≥ By displaying in 1 scene, recording date and time are displayed when playing back motion 
pictures, and recording date and file number when playing back still pictures.
Motion picture playbackStill picture playback
1/ ;: Playback/Pause
6 : Fast rewind playback*
5 : Fast forward playback*
∫ : Stops the playback and shows the 
thumbnails.
: Display the direct playback bar  (l 69) 1
/;: Slide show (playback of the still 
pictures in numerical order) start/
pause.
2; : Plays back the previous picture.
;1 : Plays back the next picture.
∫ : Stops the playback and shows the 
thumbnails.
(  side) (  side)
20 scenes ()  9 scenes () 1 scene ()  Scene information display
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Speaker/Headphone volume adjustment
Operate the volume lever or the sub 
zoom lever to adjust the speaker/
headphone volume during Motion 
Picture Playback Mode.
To w a r d s  “ r”:
Increases the volume
To w a r d s  “ s”:
Decreases the volume
≥ Sound will be heard only during normal playback.
≥ If pause play is continued for 5 minutes, the screen returns to the thumbnails.
≥ When changing from scenes recorded using the recording format [PS] to other scenes or when 
changing from scenes recorded using the recording format [SA] to other scenes, the screen 
becomes black for a moment.
Motion picture compatibility
≥This unit is based on AVCHD Progressive/AVCHD.
≥ Even if the devices used have compatible standards, when playback of video recorded using 
another device is performed using this device, or when video recorded using this device is 
played back in another device, playback may not proceed normally, or may not be possible. 
(Please check compatibility in the instruction manual of your device.)
Still picture compatibility≥This unit is compliant with the unified standard DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) 
established by JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association).
≥ The file format of still pictures supported by this unit is JPEG. (Not all JPEG formatted files 
will be played back.)
≥ This unit may degrade or not play back still pictures recorded or created on other products 
and other products may degrade or not play back still pictures recorded on this unit.
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Motion picture playback using operation icon
For details on the basic playback operations, refer to page 65.
Playback operationPlayback displayOperating steps
Skip playback
(to the start of a  scene) During Playback
Press the :
 or 9  
button during playback.
(Operation is possible 
with the wireless remote 
control only.)
Slow-motion  Playback
During PauseWith the playback paused, continue 
touching .
(  is for slow rewind playback.)
Playback is slow while touching.
≥
Normal playback is restored when you touch 
.
≥ When Slow-motion pictures are played back 
in reverse, they will be shown continuously 
at approximately 2/3
rd the speed of normal 
playback (intervals of 0.5 seconds).
Frame-by-frame  playback With the playback paused, touch  .
(Touch   to advance the frames one at a 
time in the reverse direction.)
≥
Normal playback is restored when you touch 
.
≥ When the frames are advanced one at a 
time in the reverse direction, they will be 
shown in intervals of 0.5 seconds.
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADV SEARCHPLAY
STOP
SKIP SKIP
PAUSE
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Direct playbackDuring Playback1)
Touch   to display the direct playback 
bar
 A.
2) Touch the direct playback bar or slide it 
while touching.
≥ The playback pauses temporarily and skips 
to the position touched or slid to while 
touching.
≥ Playback will start by releasing your 
touching or sliding finger.
≥ Touch   to display the operation icon.
≥ Direct playback bar cannot be operated with 
the wireless remote control.
Playback operationPlayback displayOperating steps
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Creating still picture from motion picture
A single frame from the recorded motion picture can be saved as a still picture.
The number of recording pixels of photos created changes depending on the recording format of 
video taken and the image aspect ratio.
Press the   button at the location to be saved as a still picture during the 
playback.
≥It is convenient to use Pause, Slow-motion Playback and Frame-by-frame Playback.
≥ Date the motion picture was recorded will be registered as date of the still picture.
≥ Quality will be different from the normal still picture.
Repeat Playback
Playback of the first scene starts after playback of the last scene finishes.
The   indication appears on the full screen views.
≥All the scenes displayed in the thumbnail will be repeatedly played back.
≥Repeat Playback cannot be used for the slide show playback of the still pictures. ( l66)
Playback
Useful functions
Recording formatAspect ratioPicture size
PS/PH/HA/HE 16:9 1920k1080
SA 16:9
 640k360
4:3  640k480
: [VIDEO SETUP]  # [REPEAT PLAY] # [ON]
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MENU
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