Panasonic AG-HPX172EN Operating Instructions Manual page 6

Switching Audio Input ....................................... 50
Using the built-in microphone .......................... 50
Using another microphone and
audio equipment .......................................... 50
Adjusting the recording level ........................... 51
Using scene files ............................................... 5
Changing scene file settings ........................... 52
Saving scene files and other settings on
SD memory cards .......................................... 5
Clip metadata ..................................................... 56
Using the Counter ............................................. 57
Counter display ................................................ 57
1394TC preset mode ....................................... 57
Charging the built-in battery/
Setting the time data ..................................... 58
Recharging the built-in battery ........................ 58
Setting the time code ....................................... 58
Specifying the time code (TC PRESET) .......... 58
Setting user information................................... 60
Playback
Basic playback operations ............................... 6
Thumbnail screen .............................................. 6
Basic thumbnail screen operations.................. 63
Adding shot marks to clips .............................. 65
Clearing the thumbnail screen ......................... 65
Direct shooting functions ................................. 65
Thumbnail operations ....................................... 66
Selecting the thumbnail display method
(THUMBNAIL) ............................................. 66
Deleting clips and formatting cards
(OPERATION) ............................................. 67
Checking the clip or card information
(PROPERTY) .............................................. 68
Editing the recorded clip metadata .................. 70
Uploading the metadata (META DATA) ............ 71
Useful playback functions ................................ 7
Variable speed search ..................................... 73
Slow playback .................................................. 73
Fast forward/rewind playback .......................... 73
Frame-by-frame playback ................................ 73
Clip skip ........................................................... 74
Adjusting the volume ....................................... 74
Viewing images on a monitor .......................... 74
Checking the date and time ............................. 74
Editing
Connecting external units ................................ 75
Headphones .................................................... 75
External microphone ....................................... 75
Computer (non-linear editing/file transfer) ....... 76
Hard disk drive (data copying) ......................... 77
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Digital video equipment (Dubbing) .................. 78
Video deck (Dubbing) ...................................... 79
TV/Monitor (playback/dubbing) ........................ 79
Nonlinear editing with P card (PC mode) ...... 80
Copying from P cards to
the hard disk drive (19 HOST mode) ........ 8
Warnings ......................................................... 84
Dubbing .............................................................. 85
Digital input/output ........................................... 85
Analog output .................................................. 85
Displays
Screen displays ................................................. 86
Regular displays .............................................. 86
Warnings ......................................................... 90
Setting the DISPLAY items .............................. 92
Menu
Using the setup menus ..................................... 9
Using the menus.............................................. 93
Initializing the menu settings ........................... 94
Setup menu structure ....................................... 95
CAM (camera) mode menu ............................. 95
MCR (playback) mode menu ........................... 96
Setup menu list .................................................. 97
SCENE FILE screen ........................................ 97
CAMERA SETUP screen ................................ 99
SW MODE screen ......................................... 100
AUTO SW screen .......................................... 102
RECORDING SETUP screen ........................ 103
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen .................. 106
AV IN/OUT SETUP screen ............................ 106
DISPLAY SETUP screen ............................... 107
CARD FUNCTIONS screen........................... 108
OTHER FUNCTIONS screen ........................ 109
OPTION MENU screen ................................. 112
Reference
Before calling for service ................................ 11
Operating precautions .................................... 116
Updating the driver in the camera ................. 118
Cleaning ........................................................... 119
Storage Precautions ........................................ 10
How to handle data recorded on P cards .... 11
Checkpoints for using memory cards ........... 1
Recording format list....................................... 1
Appendix .......................................................... 1
Specifications .................................................. 15