Using The Counter; Counter Display; 1394 Tc Preset Mode - Panasonic AG-HMC80PJ Operating Instructions Manual

Using the Counter

Counter display

You can display a counter that indicates how much
time has elapsed during shooting or playback.
1
Press the COUNTER button.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes as follows. (Page 9)
0 : 00. 00 (CAMERA mode only)
Counter value
CLIP 0 : 00 . 00 (CAMERA mode only)
Displayed when CLIP is selected in the
REC COUNTER item on the settings menu
SW&DISP SETUP screen.
Values are automatically reset when
recording is started, and counter values are
displayed for each individual clip.
TC 12 : 34 : 56 . 01
Time code value (When set to 4P mode,
display time code frame digits in 30 frames.)
UB 12 34 56 78
User information
No display
Data is not displayed.
Resetting the counter
Press the RESET button while the counter is
displayed.

1394 TC preset mode

You can synchronize initial TC values when
shooting with multiple cameras (the following
describes the synchronization source as MASTER
and the synchronized end as the SLAVE).
1
Connect 2 devices with the IEEE1394 cable
and set the power to ON.
2
Set the MASTER to CAMERA mode, and
then set it so that video signals are output
from the DV terminal.
• Match the recording formats of the 
connected cameras, and set the TCG item
(Page 104) in the setting menu RECORD
SETUP to FREE RUN.
The below operation are performed entirely by
the SLAVE.
3
Press and hold the MODE button to switch
to DV IN mode.
4
Select OFF for the 1394 TC REGEN item
(Page 103) in the RECORD SETUP screen,
and then press the ENTER button.
5
Select ON for the DV IN PRESET item (Page
104) in the RECORD SETUP screen, and
then press the ENTER button.
• "DVTC" is displayed on the screen.
6
Press the RESET/TC SET button.
• "TC SET OK" is displayed on the screen.
• The TCG value is reset to match the TCG
value input from the DV terminal.
7
Press and hold the MODE button to switch
to CAMERA mode.
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