Basic Procedures - Panasonic HPX300 - Camcorder - 1080p Operating Instructions Manual

Basic Procedures

This section describes the basic procedure for shooting
and recording.
Before you embark on a shoot, pre-inspect your system to
ensure that it works properly.
For directions on inspecting your memory card camera-
recorder, see [Inspections Before Shooting] (page 147).
Battery Set-up to P2 card Insertion
1
 Insertachargedbattery.
2
 TurnthePOWERswitchtoONtocheckthe
batteryremaininglevelintheviewfinder.
• When battery capacity is low, replace it with a fully
charged battery.
 NOTE
When low battery capacity is indicated after replacing
a battery with a fully charged battery, check battery
installation.
For details, refer to [BATTERY SETUP screen] (page 134).
3
 InsertaPcard,checkthatthePCARD
ACCESSLEDlightsorangeorgreenbefore
closingtheslotcover.
• When more than one P2 card slot contains a P2
card, the card in the slot with the lowest number
is used first. However, regardless of slot number,
a P2 card inserted later will not be accessed until
the other cards have been used.
Example:
If the two slots contain P2 cards, the cards are
used in order of slot numbers 12. However, if
the P2 card in Slot 1 is removed and then re-
inserted, the cards will be used in the following
order: 21.
1
2
Note that the recording order is retained even if the power
is turned off. When the power is next turned on, the last
card written before powering-down will be the target card.

Setting the switches before shooting and
recording
When a battery and P2 cards are installed, set the switches
as detailed below, before starting to use your AG-HPX300P.
e
a b
a Iris
The iris is automatically adjusted when the lens is set to
the auto iris mode.
b USER MAIN/USER1/USER2
Assigning the SLOT SEL function to a USER button
allows you to select one of the two inserted P2 cards for
recording.
The P2 card selected for recording switches with each
press of the USER button, and the P2 CARD ACCESS
LED of the selected P2 card lights orange. The slot
number of the card to be recorded appears in green in
the LCD monitor and the viewfinder.
For more information on viewfinder displays, see
[Viewfinder Screen Status Displays] (page 65).
 NOTE
• The slot selected for recording cannot be changed when
recording has started. Perform this operation during
recording standby.
• Use the USER MAIN/USER1/USER2 item in setting menu
SW MODE screen to assign functions to the USER MAIN/
USER1/USER2 button.
c GAIN switch
Normally, this should be set to L (0 dB). If conditions are
too dark, an appropriate gain level should be set.
d AUTO KNEE selector switch
Set to ON or OFF. Selecting BARS turns off this function
and outputs a color bar signal.
e TCG
Set to F-RUN or R-RUN.
f AUDIO SELECT CH 1/CH 2
Set to AUTO.
f
c d b