Table Of Contents - Panasonic HPX300 - Camcorder - 1080p Operating Instructions Manual

Contents
Chapter 1 Overview
Chapter 2 Parts and Their Functions
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording
Read this first! ................................................................................................................. 2
Precautions for Use ......................................................................................................... 4
Camera Unit Features ..................................................................................................... 8
Recording and Playback Features ............................................................................... 10
Outline of operations ..................................................................................................... 12
Saving and editing on external devices ................................................................ 12
System Configuration .................................................................................................... 13
Standard accessories ................................................................................................... 14
Power Supply and Accessory Mounting Section .................................................. 15
Audio (input) Function Section .............................................................................. 16
Audio (output) Function Section ........................................................................... 17
Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions Section .......................................... 18
Menu/Thumbnail Operation Section ..................................................................... 22
Time Code Section ................................................................................................ 23
Warning and Status Display Functions ................................................................. 24
LCD Monitor .......................................................................................................... 24
Viewfinder ............................................................................................................. 25
Setting Date and Time of Internal Clock ....................................................................... 26
P2 Cards ....................................................................................................................... 28
Inserting P2 Cards ................................................................................................ 28
Removing P2 Cards .............................................................................................. 28
To Prevent Accidental Erasure of P2 Card Content .............................................. 29
P2 CARD ACCESS LED and status of P2 cards ................................................... 29
P2 card recording times ........................................................................................ 30
Handling P2 Card Recording ................................................................................ 31
Basic Procedures .......................................................................................................... 32
Shooting ................................................................................................................ 33
Normal Recording ................................................................................................. 33
Standard and Native Recording ................................................................................... 34
Standard recording (pull-down recording) ........................................................... 34
Native recording .................................................................................................... 34
Variable Frame Rate (VFR) Recording .......................................................................... 35
Native VFR Recording ........................................................................................... 35
Standard VFR recording(pulldown recording) ...................................................... 35
Using VFR Recording Function ............................................................................. 36
Special Recording Modes ............................................................................................ 38
Pre-recording (PRE REC) ...................................................................................... 38
Interval recording (INTERVAL REC) ...................................................................... 39
One-shot recording (ONE SHOT REC) ................................................................. 39
Loop recording (LOOP REC) ................................................................................ 40
PROXY Recording Function (Optional) ................................................................. 40
Hot Swap Recording ............................................................................................. 40
REC REVIEW Function .......................................................................................... 40
Shot Marker (SHOT MARK) Recording Function .................................................. 41
Text Memo Recording Function ............................................................................ 41
Normal and Variable Speed Playback .......................................................................... 42
Selecting recording signals .................................................................................. 43
List of recording formats and functions ................................................................ 44
Recording settings and recording function table ................................................. 45
Selecting video output .......................................................................................... 45
List of recording, playback and output formats .................................................... 46
Adjusting the White Balance and Black Balance ......................................................... 48
Adjusting the White Balance ................................................................................. 48
Adjusting the Black Balance ................................................................................. 49
Setting the Electronic Shutter ........................................................................................ 51
Setting the Shutter Mode and Speed .................................................................... 51
Placing the Camera-recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN Mode .................................... 51
FBC (Flash Band Compensation) Function .................................................................. 52