Panasonic AG-HPX170 User Manual

Panasonic Broadcast

AG-HPX170

Menu Information

Using the setup menus

MENU

PUSH-SET

PAGE/AUDIO MON/VAR

THUMBNAIL

CAMERA MENU

PUSH MENU TO EXIT

1 . SCENE FILE

2 . CAMERA SETUP

6 . AV IN/OUT SETUP
7 . DISPLAY SETUP

3 . SW MODE
4 . AUTO SW
5 . RECORDING SETUP

8 . CARD FUNCTIONS

MCR MENU

PUSH MENU TO EXIT

1 . RECORDING SETUP

2 . PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS
3 . AV IN/OUT SETUP
4 . DISPLAY SETUP
5 . OTHER FUNCTIONS

AUTO SW

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

A.IRIS ON

6dB

ON
ON

AGC
ATW
AF

AUTO SW

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

A.IRIS ON

6dB

ON
ON

AGC

ATW
AF

AUTO SW

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

A.IRIS 6dB

12dB

OFF

ON

AGC

ATW
AF

Use the setup menus to change the settings to

suit the scenes you are shooting or what you are

recording.

MENU button

Operation lever

Using the menus

If the thumbnail menu is displayed, press the

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THUMBNAIL button to release the display.
(Page 66)
The menu items indicated in the blue

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characters cannot be used.

1 When the unit is in other than playback or

recording mode, press the MENU button.

The following is displayed on the viewnder

and LCD screen.

CAM mode (Example)

2 Push the Operation lever in the

e

or r
direction to move the highlight to the
setting you want.

3 Press the Operation lever (or push it in the

direction) to display the items.

q

Example:

4 Push the Operation lever in the

e

or r
direction to move to the setting you want.

Example:

5 Press the Operation lever to conrm the

setting.

To change a value, push the Operation lever in
the e or r direction to change as necessary.

Example:

MCR mode (Example)

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6 To change other settings, repeat steps 4

and 5.

When you nish, press the MENU button to

return to the function screen.

7 To change other functions, repeat steps 2

to 5.

When you exit the menu mode, press the
MENU button again to return to the normal
screen.

Initializing the menu settings

The menu settings contain both the user le
settings and the scene le settings. You can
initialize them separately.

To initialize the user le (i.e. all the settings
other than the scene le settings)

Select INITIAL in USER FILE of the OTHER
FUNCTIONS screen. The current menu settings of

user le will return to the factory settings.

To initialize the scene le

From the 6 scene les, select the one you want to
initialize with the scene dial. Then in the SCENE

FILE screen, LOAD/SAVE/INIT, select INITIAL.

The settings for only the selected scene le are

returned to the factory settings.

This does not effect the other scene les.

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To simultaneously initialize the user le and the
scene les

Select YES under MENU INIT on the OTHER

FUNCTIONS screen. This returns the user le and
the 6 scene les to their factory settings.

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Menu

Setup menu structure

CAM (camera) mode menu

CAMERA MENU

SCENE FILE LOAD/SAVE/INIT
(Pages 98 - 100) OPERATION TYPE

CAMERA SETUP ASPECT CONV MID GAIN SYNCRO SCAN
(Page 100) SETUP HIGH GAIN DETAIL LEVEL

SW MODE HANDLE ZOOM DETAIL CORING
(Pages 101 - 103) IRIS DIAL CHROMA LEVEL

AUTO SW A.IRIS USER2 COLOR TEMP Ach
(Pages 103 - 104) AGC USER3 COLOR TEMP Bch

ATW FOCUS ASSIST MASTER PED
AF MF ASSIST A.IRIS LEVEL

RECORDING SETUP REC FORMAT MATRIX
(Pages 104 - 106)

CMPNT/SDI SEL PREREC MODE
SDI OUT MIC ALC

SDI METADATA MIC GAIN 1
AV IN/OUT SETUP SDI EDH MIC GAIN 2
(Pages 107 - 108) DOWNCON MODE 25M REC CH SEL

HP MODE TC MODE

TEST TONE TCG

INT MIC TC PRESET

DISPLAY SETUP FOCUS BAR
(Pages 108 - 109) VIDEO OUT OSD

SCENE FILE REMOTE LEVEL METER
CARD FUNCTIONS USER FILE 1394 CONTROL ZOOM·FOCUS
(Pages 109 - 110) SD CARD FORMAT 1394 CMD SEL CARD/BATT

OTHER FUNCTIONS ACCESS LED OTHER DISPLAY
(Pages 110 - 112) REC LAMP LCD BACKLIGHT

ATW V DETAIL LEVEL

USER1 CHROMA PHASE

WFM DRS
LCD GAMMA

480i REC MODE SKIN TONE DTL
REC FUNCTION V DETAIL FREQ
ONE SHOT TIME NAME EDIT
INTERVAL TIME

UB MODE ZEBRA DETECT 1
UB PRESET ZEBRA DETECT 2
TIME STAMP MARKER

USER FILE DATE/TIME

PC MODE P2CARD REMAIN

BEEP SOUND LCD SET
CLOCK SET EVF SET
TIME ZONE SELF SHOOT
POWER SAVE DISPLAY ASPECT
MENU INIT EVF COLOR
OPERATION REC COUNTER

FRAME RATE

KNEE

SAFETY ZONE

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OPTION MENU 1394 STATUS
(Page 112) 1394 CONFIG

Setup menu structure (continued)

MCR (playback) mode menu

MCR MENU

RECORDING SETUP MCR FORMAT
(Pages 104 - 106) 480i MCR MODE

PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS AUDIO OUT TC MODE
(Page 107) TCG

AV IN/OUT SETUP CMPNT/SDI SEL 1394 UB REGEN
(Pages 107 - 108) SDI OUT UB MODE

SDI METADATA UB PRESET
SDI EDH 1394 IN PRESET
DOWNCON MODE

DISPLAY SETUP DATE/TIME
(Pages 108 - 109) LEVEL METER

OTHER FUNCTIONS USER FILE P2CARD REMAIN
(Pages 110 - 112) REMOTE OTHER DISPLAY

PC MODE CAMERA DATA
ACCESS LED LCD BACKLIGHT
CLOCK SET LCD SET
TIME ZONE EVF SET
MENU INIT DISPLAY ASPECT
OPERATION EVF COLOR

OPTION MENU 1394 STATUS
(Page 112) 1394 CONFIG

1394 TC REGEN

TC PRESET

VIDEO OUT OSD

CARD/BATT

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Menu

Setup menu list

SCENE FILE screen

Item

LOAD/SAVE/INIT (Camera) LOAD:

OPERATION TYPE (Camera)

FRAME RATE (Camera) Selects the shooting interval and exposure time when 720P and FILM

SYNCRO SCAN (Camera) Adjusts the synchro scan shutter speed used for shooting images on a

DETAIL LEVEL (Camera) Adjusts the level of the image outline correction (in the horizontal and

V DETAIL LEVEL (Camera) Adjusts the level of outline correction in the vertical direction.

DETAIL CORING (Camera) Adjusts the level of noise reduction of the detail signal.

CHROMA LEVEL (Camera) Adjusts the chroma level.

CHROMA PHASE (Camera) Makes ne adjustments to the chroma phase.

COLOR TEMP Ach (Camera) Makes ne adjustments to the color temperature (after white balance

COLOR TEMP Bch (Camera) Makes ne adjustments to the color temperature (after white balance

MASTER PED (Camera) Adjusts the master pedestal (black level of the image) as the basis for

A.IRIS LEVEL (Camera) Sets the desired AUTO IRIS level.

Display

mode

Description of settings

Loads the scene le settings saved using SAVE.

SAVE:

Saves the changed scene le settings.

INITIAL:

The settings of the scene le selected with the scene le dial are

returned to the factory settings.

Switches the shutter and frame rate operation to the video type or lm

type.

VIDEO CAM: SYNCRO SCAN is displayed using 1/n units.
FILM CAM: SYNCRO SCAN is displayed as an angle.

CAM is selected. The DEFAULT value is dependent on the frame rate
of the recording format.

DEFAULT, 12, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 40,
44, 48, 54, 60 FRAME

TV screen, etc.
Pushing the Operation lever the e or r direction and holding it down

will cause the values to change at a faster rate.

When VIDEO CAM is selected as the OPERATION TYPE option
setting:

60P/60i:

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1/60.0...1/249.8

30P/30PN:

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1/30.0...1/48.0...1/249.8

24P/24PA/24PN:

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1/24.0...1/48.0...1/249.8

When FILM CAM is selected as the OPERATION TYPE option setting:
The shutter speed is displayed as an angle such as “180.0 d.”

10.0 deg...180.0 deg...360.0 deg (the angle can be changed in

increments of 0.5 degrees)

vertical directions).

-7...0...+7

-7...0...+7

-7...0...+7

Set to – for a clearer image. Noise increases slightly.

Set to + to reduce noise.

-7...0...+7

-7...0...+7

Ach adjustment).

-7...0...+7

Bch adjustment).

-7...0...+7

images.

-100...0...+100

-10...0...+10

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SCENE FILE screen (continued)

Item

DRS (Camera) Selects the DRS (Dynamic Range Stretcher) function.

GAMMA (Camera) Selects gamma curve.

KNEE (Camera) To avoid overexposure, select the compression level (knee point) of the

MATRIX (Camera) Selects the MATRIX table suitable for the desired color expression

SKIN TONE DTL (Camera) Sets the skin tone details. Select ON to reduce the skin tone details

Display

mode

Description of settings

This function compresses the video signal level to extend the dynamic

range making it possible to correctly render highlight areas without
overexposure and loss of detail that would otherwise occur.

OFF, 1, 2, 3

Larger values indicate a higher compression level of highlight areas.

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Only effective in 60i and 60P VIDEO CAM.

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In slow shutter mode, the options are shown in blue and you cannot

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make selection.

HD NORM:

This gamma setting is suitable for HD shooting.

LOW:

LOW: Makes a mellow image using the gamma curve which has a
gentle incline in low-brightness curve. The contrast sharpens.

SD NORM:

This is the normal video setting, carried over from the DVX100 series.

HIGH:

Expands the tone of dark parts and makes a brighter image using the

gamma curve which has a sharp incline in low-brightness curve. The

contrast softens.

B.PRESS:

Makes the contrast shaper than LOW.

CINE-LIKE_D:

Makes a cinema-like image.

CINE-LIKE_V:

Makes a cinema-like image with emphasized contrast.
When you select CINE-LIKE gamma, we recommend to set the lens
aperture lower than normal image level (approximately 1/2) to enjoy the
full benet of the function.

high intensity video signals received through CCD.

AUTO:

Sets the level automatically according to the received signals.

LOW:

Low setting (Compression starts at approx. 80%.)

MID:

Medium setting (Compression starts at approx. 90%.)

HIGH:

High Setting (Compression starts at approx. 100%.)

during shooting.

NORM1:

Suitable for shooting in the open air or under a halogen lamp.

NORM2:

Suitable for brighter colors than the NORM1 mode.

FLUO:

Suitable for shooting under uorescent light indoors.

CINE-LIKE:

Suitable for cinema-like image.

and soften the skin tone.

ON OFF

Menu

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Setup menu list (continued)

SCENE FILE screen (continued)

Item

V DETAIL FREQ (Camera) Sets the vertical detail for shooting in 480i progressive mode.

NAME EDIT (Camera) Edits the name of the selected scene le you have selected with the

CAMERA SETUP screen

Item

ASPECT CONV (Camera) elects the aspect ratio of the image you record in 480i format. This item

SETUP (Camera) Switch the setup level of video signals in 480i format using a P2 card.

Display

mode

Display

mode

Description of settings

THIN: Makes the detail thin.
MID: Makes the detail slightly thicker.
THICK: Makes the detail thicker.

When images were shot in the progressive mode in which the vertical

detail is set as “THIN” or “MID” and are played on a monitoring

television (60i interlace), you will see ickers caused on horizontal
lines and almost horizontal oblique lines. When playing back images
in the progressive mode or when editing images or performing other
postprocessing, images with a higher resolution will be obtained with
the THIN or MID setting than with the THICK setting.

scene le dial.

Description of settings

cannot be selected when the 1080i or 720P recording format is used.

(Page 41)

SIDE CROP: Crops the right and left edges of the image.
LETTER BOX: Adds black bands at the top and bottom of the image.
SQUEEZE: Squeezes the image horizontally.

0%:

Setup is switched to 0% for both the camera output and the recording.

7.5%A:

Setup is switched to 7.5% for the camera output and 0% for the

recording.

100

___indicates the factory setting.

SW MODE screen

Item

MID GAIN (Camera) Sets the gain value assigned to the M position of the GAIN switch.

HIGH GAIN (Camera) Sets the gain value assigned to the H position of the GAIN switch.

ATW (Camera) Sets the operation of the ATW (Auto Tracking White Balance) function

HANDLE ZOOM (Camera) Sets the zoom speed assigned to each setting position of the HANDLE

IRIS DIAL (Camera) Sets the rotation direction and the aperture control of the IRIS dial. (In

Display

mode

Description of settings

0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB

0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB

assigned to the WHITE BAL switch. When the ATW function is set to
the AUTO/MANUAL switch or USER button, the operation remains

effective.

Ach:

Activates the ATW function when the WHITE BAL switch is set to A.

Bch:

Activates the ATW function when the WHITE BAL switch is set to B.

PRST:

Activates the ATW function when the WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST.

OFF:

Deactivates the ATW function.

ZOOM switch.

L/OFF/H:

Sets LOW (low speed)/OFF/HIGH (high speed) to the 1/2/3 position.
(Zoom is disabled when set to OFF.)

L/M/H:

Sets LOW (low speed)/MID (medium speed)/HIGH (high speed) to the
1/2/3 position.

L/OFF/M:

Sets LOW (low speed)/OFF/MID (medium speed) to the 1/2/3 position.
(Zoom is disabled when set to OFF.)

MANUAL IRIS mode)

DOWN OPEN:

The iris opens when the IRIS dial is turned downward.

UP OPEN:

The iris opens when the IRIS dial is turned upward.

___indicates the factory setting.

Menu

101

Setup menu list (continued)

SW MODE screen (continued)

Item

USER1 (Camera) Selects the function assigned to the USER1 button.

USER2 (Camera) Selects the function assigned to the USER2 button.

USER3 (Camera) Selects the function assigned to the USER3 button.

Display

mode

Description of settings

REC CHECK:

Performs Rec Check.

SPOTLIGHT:

Auto iris control for the spotlight ON/OFF.

BACKLIGHT:

Auto iris control for the backlight compensation. (Page 42)

BLACKFADE:

Blackfade (Page 42)

WHITEFADE:

Whitefade (Page 42)

ATW:

ATW function ON/OFF.

ATWLOCK:

Fixes the white balance value when the button is pressed during ATW.

Press again to perform ATW.

GAIN: 18dB

Press the button to set the gain value to 18 dB. This setting takes effect

with the 60i and 60P recording formats only. It is not valid when the
recording frame rate is less than 54 fps or when the slow shutter mode

(1/15) is established.

When the gain value is set to 18 dB or set from 18 dB to another

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value, the image can be disordered for a moment.
If the unit is being used in the MANUAL mode or AUTO mode, set the

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AGC item on the AUTO SW screen of the setting menu to OFF to use
this function.

D.ZOOM:

Changes the ratio of the DIGITAL ZOOM function.

Each press of the button changes the ratio in the following order: OFF
(x1) " x2 " x5 " x10 " OFF (x1). (Page 30)

TEXT MEMO:

Records text memos (with P2 cards) (Page 44)

SHOT MARK:

Shot mark recording (Page 44)

LVL METER:

Switches the display channels of the audio level meter. (When Ch1/Ch2
and Ch3/Ch4 are displayed)

LAST CLIP:

Deletes the last recorded clip. (Page 45)

PRE REC:

Turns the PRE REC function ON or OFF.

F.RATE+:

Changes the frame rate.

F.RATE-:

Changes the frame rate.

The settings are the same as USER1 above.

BACKLIGHT

The settings are the same as USER1 above.

TEXT MEMO

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___indicates the factory setting.

SW MODE screen (continued)

Item

FOCUS ASSIST (Camera) Allocates a function to the FOCUS ASSIST button.

MF ASSIST (Camera) Automatically sets the last focus during manual focusing.

WFM (Camera) Switches the waveform display that appears when the WFM button is

LCD (Camera) Allocates a function to the LCD button.

Display

mode

Description of settings

EXPANDED:

Magnies the center portion of the image.

GRAPH:

Displays a frequency distribution graph at the top right in the viewnder

and LCD monitor.

BOTH:

Magnies the center portion of the image and displays a histogram.

ON:

Automatically sets the last focus.

The focus may not be set correctly if the last focus differs

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considerably from the manually set focus.
You cannot operate using the remote control connected to the CAM

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REMOTE jack.

OFF:

The focus is not adjusted automatically.

pressed.

WAVE:

Displays a waveform.

VECTOR:

Opens a vector display.

WAVE/VECT:

Each press of the button, switches the settings in the following order:
OFF " WAVE (waveform) " VECTOR (vector) " OFF.

LCD REV:

Flips the LCD image vertically and horizontally.

OVERSCAN:

Switches between overscan and underscan of the LCD/viewnder

image.

This button toggles between the overscan and underscan image at

each press.

LCD BL:

Switches the brightness of the LCD backlight.

The brightness of the backlight set using LCD BL is retained when

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functions assigned using the LCD button change.

AUTO SW screen

Item

A.IRIS (Camera) ON:

Display

mode

Performs the auto iris control in auto mode. The IRIS button is
deactivated.

OFF:

Deactivates the auto iris control in auto mode. This performs the iris

control selected with the IRIS button.

Description of settings

___indicates the factory setting.

Menu

103

Setup menu list (continued)

AUTO SW screen (continued)

Item

AGC (Camera) Sets the Auto Gain Control when the ON is selected in A.IRIS.

ATW (Camera) ON:

AF (Camera) ON:

RECORDING SETUP screen

Item

REC FORMAT (Camera) Selects the recording format.

MCR FORMAT (MCR) Selects playback or a 1394 input format.

480i REC MODE (Camera) Select the recording mode for a 480i recording format.

480i MCR MODE (MCR) Selects format for playback or 1394 input in the 480i recording format.

REC FUNCTION (Camera) Selects the special recording mode. (Pages 46 - 48)

ONE-SHOT TIME (Camera) Selects the one-shot recording time. (Page 47)

INTERVAL TIME (Camera) Selects the interval time for interval recording. (Page 46)

PREREC MODE (Camera) Sets PRE RECORDING to ON or OFF. (Page 46)

MIC ALC (Camera) Sets mic level auto control to ON or OFF. (Page 52)

MIC GAIN 1 (Camera) Sets the input level of the external microphone connected to the INPUT

Display

mode

Display

mode

Description of settings

6dB:

Performs the Auto Gain Control (max. 6 dB) in auto mode.

12dB:

Performs the Auto Gain Control (max. 12 dB) in auto mode.

OFF:

Does not perform the Auto Gain Control in auto mode. Initiates the

control of the gain selected by the GAIN switch.

Performs the ATW (Auto Tracing White Balance) function in auto

mode. You cannot select ON/OFF of the ATW function with the WHITE
BAL switch or the USER button when this is selected. However, if
ATWLOCK is assigned to the USER button, you can set the white
balance value with the USER button.

OFF:

Does not perform the white balance function in auto mode. This
performs the white balance function selected with the WHITE BAL
switch.

Performs auto focusing in auto mode. You cannot use the FOCUS

switch and PUSH AUTO button when this is selected.

OFF:

Does not perform auto focusing in auto mode.This performs the

focusing selected with the FOCUS switch or PUSH AUTO button.

Description of settings

1080i/60i, 1080i/30P, 1080i/24P, 1080i/24PA, 720P/60P, 720P/30P,
720P/24P, 720P/30PN, 720P/24PN, 480i/60i, 480i/30P, 480i/24P,
480i/24PA

1080i/60i, 720P/60P, 720P/30PN, 720P/24PN, 480i/60i

DVCPRO50, DVCPRO, DV

DVCPRO50, DVCPRO, DV

NORMAL, INTERVAL, ONE SHOT, LOOP

1F, 2F, 4F, 8F, 16F, 1s

2F, 4F, 8F, 16F, 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s, 30s, 1m, 5m, 10m

ON, OFF

ON, OFF

Set to ON to reduce distortion at high input levels.
This setting does not change the audio signal recording level. Use the
AUDIO control knob to adjust the audio signal recording level.

1 terminal. (Page 51)

-50dB, -60dB

104

___indicates the factory setting.

RECORDING SETUP screen (continued)

Item

MIC GAIN 2 (Camera) Sets the input level of the external microphone connected to the INPUT

25M REC CH SEL (Camera) Selects the recording audio channel for DVCPRO and DV formats.

1394 TC REGEN (MCR) Selects the time code used for recording the signal from equipment

TC MODE (Camera)

TCG (Camera)

TC PRESET (Camera)

1394 UB REGEN (MCR) Selects the user information used when recording the signals from

Display

mode

(MCR)

(MCR)

(MCR)

Description of settings

2 terminal. (Page 51)

-50dB, -60dB

(Page 51)

2CH, 4CH
<Notes>

Even when 4CH is selected as this item’s setting, the signals will be

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input to two channels (always CH1 and CH2) when there are two
1394 input channels.
Similarly, even when 4CH is selected, the 1394 output signals will be

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delivered to two channels (always CH1 and CH2).

connected to the 1394 terminal.

ON:

Records using the time code of the signal input through the 1394

terminal.

OFF:

Records using the time code set in TC MODE/TCG.

If you select ON here, this has priority over the settings in TC MODE/

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TCG.

If there is no input to the 1394 terminal, the camera follows the

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settings in TC MODE/TCG.

Selects the correction mode of the internal time code generator.

DF: Uses the drop frame mode.
NDF: Uses the non-drop frame mode.

The non-drop frame mode will be used when you set recording frame

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rate of recording format to 24P, 24PA or 24PN.

Sets the mode in which you advance the time code.

FREE RUN:

The time code is advanced regardless of the operation mode.

When setting a frame rate other than 24P during operation with the

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720P/24PN format, the FREE RUN operation for the time code will
not be performed, and the REC RUN operation will be performed
instead. It is the same when setting a frame rate other than 30P
during operation with the 720P/30PN format.

REC RUN:

The time code is advanced only when recording.

Sets the initial time code.

Set the frame value to 0 or a multiple of 5 when you set recording

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frame rate of recording format to 24P, 24PA or 24PN. If any other

value, the recorded time code will mis-match.

equipment connected to the 1394 terminal.

ON:

Records using the user information of the signal input through the 1394

terminal.

OFF:

Records using the user information set in UB MODE.

If you select ON here, this has priority over the setting in UB MODE.

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The user information is recorded only when the signal contains the

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user information.

If there is no input to the 1394 terminal, the camera follows the UB

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MODE settings.

Menu

___indicates the factory setting.

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a b c d

Setup menu list (continued)

RECORDING SETUP screen (continued)

Item

UB MODE (Camera)

UB PRESET (Camera)

1394 IN PRESET (MCR) Synchronizes the internal TCG value with the TC of 1394 input when

TIME STAMP (Camera) Determines whether or not date and time information will be

Display

mode

(MCR)

(MCR)

Description of settings

Set the content for user information.

USER:

Records the information of user.

TIME:

Records the time at recording.

DATE:

Records the date at recording.

TCG:

Records the values of the time code generator.

FRM. RATE:

Records the frame rate information for frame conversion.

a: Checking information for user information
b: Frame sequence No.

0 to 4 are displayed in the 24P/24P (ADV) mode.

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F is displayed in the 60i/30P mode.

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c: Frame rates

Frame rate (60/30/24)

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I/P ID

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Conversion data

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Frame rate coefcient

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d: Recording management data

Frame update information

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REC START/STOP information

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<Note>
To play back a clip recorded with native recording

To change 1394 output user information to frame rate information,

change this setting to FRM.RATE and play back the clip. The user
information displayed on the screen at this time is changed to frame
rate information.
Sets the user information. Select USER in UB MODE.

you press the TC SET button.

ON: The synchronization mode is on.
OFF: The synchronization mode is off.

superimposed on the image.

ON: Superimposes date and time information on the image.
OFF: Does not superimpose date and time information on the image.

<Note>

When DATE/TIME on the DISPLAY SETUP screen is set to OFF, the
date and time information is not superimposed.

106

___indicates the factory setting.

PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen

Item

AUDIO OUT (MCR) Sets the audio signals to output from the AUDIO OUT pin jack when

Display

mode

Description of settings

the P2 card or the tape is played back.

CH1 · CH2:

CH1 output = CH1 signals, CH2 output = CH2 signals

CH1:

CH1 output = CH1 signals, CH2 output = CH1 signals

CH2:

CH1 output = CH2 signals, CH2 output = CH2 signals

CH3 · CH4:

CH1 output = CH3 signals, CH2 output = CH4 signals

CH3:

CH1 output = CH3 signals, CH2 output = CH3 signals

CH4:

CH1 output = CH4 signals, CH2 output = CH4 signals

AV IN/OUT SETUP screen

Item

CMPNT/SDI SEL (Camera)

SDI OUT (Camera)

SDI METADATA (Camera)

SDI EDH (Camera)

DOWNCON MODE (Camera)

HP MODE (Camera) Selects the sound heard through the headphones.

TEST TONE (Camera) Determines whether or not a test tone is output to channels 1, 2, 3 and

Display

mode

(MCR)

(MCR)

(MCR)

(MCR)

(MCR)

Description of settings

Selects the type of component terminal or SDI connector.

AUTO: Monitor with D4 terminal (720P/1080i/480i output)
1080i: Monitor with D3 terminal (1080i/480i output)
480i: Monitor with D1 terminal (480i output)

Only video recorded at 720P is cross-converted to 1080i. Cross­conversion does not take place in other cases.
Selects video output from component terminal or SDI OUT terminal.
ON: Video is not output via the component terminal but from the SDI
connector.
OFF: Video is output via the component terminal but not from the SDI
connector.

Determines whether or not metadata is superimposed on SDI signals

during HD-SDI output.

ON: Superimposes metadata.
OFF: Does not superimpose metadata.

Determines whether or not EDH is superimposed on SD-SDI signals

during SD-SDI output.

ON: Superimposes EDH.
OFF: Does not superimpose EDH.

Switches down-conversion output mode.
SIDE CROP: Crops the right and left edges of the images with the 4:3

aspect ratio.
LETTER BOX: Adds black bands at the top and bottom of the images,

and the images with the 16:9 aspect ratio are displayed in the 4:3

aspect ratio.
SQUEEZE: Select this option for 16:9 aspect ratio images. When

viewed on a 4:3 aspect ratio monitor, images are squeezed horizontally.

LIVE:

The sound which has been input from the microphone is output as is.
This setting is selected when delays in the sound are annoying.

RECORDING:

The sound in the status which is to be recorded (the sound
synchronized with the images) is output.

4 when BARS is set to ON.
ON: Outputs a test tone to channels 1, 2, 3 and 4.

The reference level is -12 dB.

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OFF: Does not output a test tone.

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Menu

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Setup menu list (continued)

AV IN/OUT SETUP screen (continued)

Item

INT MIC (Camera) Determines whether or not input from the internal microphone is used

DISPLAY SETUP screen

Item

ZEBRA DETECT 1 (Camera) Selects the brightness level of the left-leaning zebra patterns on the

ZEBRA DETECT 2 (Camera) Selects the brightness level of the right-leaning zebra patterns on the

MARKER (Camera) Select ON to display the marker. (Page 40)

SAFETY ZONE (Camera) Sets SAFETY ZONE to ON or OFF.

FOCUS BAR (Camera) Turns the FOCUS ASSIST bar display ON or OFF.

VIDEO OUT OSD (Camera)

DATE/TIME (Camera)

LEVEL METER (Camera)

ZOOM·FOCUS (Camera) Selects the unit of zoom and focus values.

CARD/BATT (Camera)

P2CARD REMAIN (Camera)

Display

mode

Display

mode

(MCR)

(MCR)

(MCR)

(MCR)

(MCR)

Description of settings

during recording.

ON: Uses internal microphone input.
OFF: Does not use internal microphone input.

Description of settings

screen.

50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, 105%

screen.

50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, 105%,
OFF

<Note>

The zebra patterns do not appear if you select OFF.

ON, OFF

To display the marker, press the ZEBRA button.

OFF, 90%, 4:3, 13:9, 14:9

ON, OFF

When set to ON, the FOCUS ASSIST bar can be displayed.
Select ON to output the information displayed on the screen together

with the signals from the VIDEO IN/OUT jack.

ON, OFF

Sets whether to display the date and time on the screen and whether to

output from the VIDEO IN/OUT jack.

OFF:

The date and time are not displayed.

TIME:

The time is displayed.

DATE:

The date is displayed.

TIME&DATE:

The time and date are displayed.
Select ON to display the audio level meter.

ON, OFF

OFF, NUMBER, mm/feet, mm/m
<Note>

Use the mm/feet or mm/m display only as a general guideline since it is
not entirely accurate.
Select ON to display the remaining P2 card recording capacity and
remaining battery charge.

ON, OFF

Determines how remaining P2 card capacity is displayed.
ONE-CARD: Displays how much space is left on the P2 card that is

currently being recorded.
TOTAL: Displays the total amount of space that is left on P2 cards
inserted in the camera.

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DISPLAY SETUP screen (continued)

Item

OTHER DISPLAY (Camera)

CAMERA DATA (MCR) When set to ON, camera-recorder data (image stabilizer, aperture, gain

LCD BACKLIGHT (Camera)

LCD SET (Camera)

EVF SET (Camera)

SELF SHOOT

DISPLAY ASPECT (Camera)

EVF COLOR (Camera)

REC COUNTER (Camera) Selects counter operation during recording.

Display

mode

(MCR)

(MCR)

(MCR)

(MCR)
(Camera) Selects the LCD mirror mode for self-portrait shooting. Select MIRROR

(MCR)

(MCR)

Select how much information to display on the screen. (Page 93)

OFF, PARTIAL, ALL

value) made during shooting is displayed in playback of clips recorded
in the DV format.

ON, OFF
<Note>

Appears only when 480i REC MODE (Page 104) is set to DV.
Adjusts the backlight of the LCD monitor. Select HIGH for brighter
backlight.

HIGH, NORMAL, LOW

Adjusts the display level of the images on the LCD monitor. (Page 22)

LCD COLOR LEVEL, LCD BRIGHTNESS, LCD CONTRAST

Adjusts the display level of the images on the viewnder. (Page 22)

EVF COLOR LEVEL, EVF BRIGHTNESS, EVF CONTRAST

to reverse left and right at self-portrait shooting. (Page 40)

NORMAL, MIRROR

Selects the aspect ratio of the LCD monitor and the viewnder.

AUTO: Changes automatically to the appropriate ratio according to the
recording or play mode information.

4:3: Fixed at 4:3.
<Note>

Black bands appear at the top and bottom of the screen when images

are displayed at a 16:9 aspect ratio. No parts of the images are
missing.

Selects color or black and white images on the viewnder.

ON: Color
OFF: Black and white

TOTAL:

Continues counting until card is reset with the COUNTER RESET

button.

CLIP:

Resets the counter at start of recording and counts the time of each
recording session.

Description of settings

CARD FUNCTIONS screen

Item

SCENE FILE (Camera) Reads/writes scene les from/to the SD memory card.

USER FILE (Camera) Reads/writes user les (excluding scene les) from/to the SD memory

Display

mode

Description of settings

FILE SELECT: You can specify the le numbers of the les to be

read/written.
READ: You can read the setting values of the scene les (1 to 4) from
the SD memory card by specifying the le number.
WRITE: Saves the current setting values of the scene les (1 to 4) to

the SD memory card.
TITLE RELOAD: Updates the title list.

card.

FILE SELECT: You can specify the le numbers of the les to be
read/written.
READ: You can read the setting values of the user les (1 to 4) from
the SD memory card by specifying the le number.
WRITE: Saves the current setting values of the user les (1 to 4) to the

SD memory card.
TITLE RELOAD: Updates the title list.

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Menu

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Setup menu list (continued)

CARD FUNCTIONS screen (continued)

Item

SD CARD FORMAT (Camera) Formats the SD memory cards.

OTHER FUNCTIONS screen

Item

USER FILE (Camera)

REMOTE (Camera)

1394 CONTROL (Camera) Sets the control method for backup recording using a backup unit

1394 CMD SEL (Camera) Sets how the START/STOP button works for the backup unit.

PC MODE (Camera)

Display

mode

Display

mode

(MCR)

(MCR)

(MCR)

Description of settings

Description of settings

LOAD:

Loads the settings in a previously stored user le.

SAVE:

Saves the updated user le settings.

INITIAL:

Returns the user settings in the user le to the factory settings.
After a LOAD or INITIAL operation, turn the POWER switch off and
then back on again to make the new settings available.

An INITIAL operation does not change the TIME ZONE settings

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(Page 111).
Sets the operations of the supplied remote control unit. (Remote control
setup. (Page 18))

OFF:

Operations are not accepted from any remote control.

1:

Accepts commands from the remote control set for “operation mode 1”.

2:

Accepts commands from the remote control set for “operation mode 2”.

connected to the 1394 terminal.

OFF:

The backup unit is not controlled.

EXT:

The backup unit can be controlled by the START/STOP button. The
images shot by the camera recorder are recorded by the backup unit.
Note that the camera recorder does not record them.

BOTH:

The images shot by the camera recorder are recorded by both the
camera recorder and backup unit.

CHAIN:

When the camera recorder’s media approaches its end during

shooting, the backup unit in the recording stand-by mode automatically
starts recording images.

REC_P:

This switches between recording and pause.

STOP:

This switches between recording and stop.

<Note>

If the backup unit does not have a rec pause function, select STOP.

Selects the terminal for data transfer. (You cannot select USB and 1394

at the same time.)

USB DEVICE:

Mode for sending les using the USB connector.

1394 DEVICE:

Mode for sending les using the 1394 connector.

1394 HOST:

Mode for copying les from the P2 card onto an external hard disk drive
using the 1394 connector.

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OTHER FUNCTIONS screen (continued)

Item

ACCESS LED (Camera)

REC LAMP

BEEP SOUND (Camera) Turns the beep sound ON or OFF.

CLOCK SET (Camera)

TIME ZONE (Camera)

Display

mode

(MCR)

(Camera) Sets lighting of the tally lamp.

(MCR)

(MCR)

Sets the access lamp to ON or OFF.

ON:

The lamp lights up and blinks as per the regular specications.

OFF:

The lamp is OFF in all circumstances.

OFF:

The tally lamp does not light.

FRONT:

Front tally lamp (microphone side) lights.

REAR:

Rear tally lamp (viewnder side) lights.

BOTH:

Both tally lamps light.

ON OFF

When ON is selected, the beep is sounded when the memory of the P2

card has been used up during recording.
When the beep is sounded, the audio signals from the output connector
are muted before the beep sound is output.

Sets the camera-recorder’s calendar.

Adds to or deducts from GMT the time value of -12:00 to +13:00 in
30-minute steps. (As an exception, you can set +12:45.) Refer to the
table below.

0:00

Description of settings

Time

difference

00:00 Greenwich - 00:30

– 01:00 Azores Islands – 01:30
– 02:00 Mid-Atlantic – 02:30
– 03:00 Buenos Aires – 03:30 Newfoundland Island
– 04:00 Halifax – 04:30
– 05:00 New York – 05:30
– 06:00 Chicago – 06:30
– 07:00 Denver – 07:30
– 08:00 Los Angeles – 08:30
– 09:00 Alaska – 09:30 Marquesas Islands
– 10:00 Hawaii – 10:30
– 11:00 Midway Island – 11:30
– 12:00 Kwajalein + 11:30 Norfolk Island
+ 13:00 + 10:30 Lord Howe Island

+ 12:00 New Zealand + 09:30 Darwin
+ 11:00 Solomon Islands + 08:30
+ 10:00 Guam + 07:30
+ 09:00 Tokyo + 06:30 Rangoon
+ 08:00 Beijing + 05:30 Bombay
+ 07:00 Bangkok + 04:30 Kabul
+ 06:00 Dacca + 03:30 Tehran
+ 05:00 Islamabad + 02:30
+ 04:00 Abu Dhabi + 01:30

+ 03:00 Moscow + 00:30

+ 02:00 Eastern Europe + 12:45 Chatham Islands
+ 01:00 Central Europe

Area

Time

difference

Area

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Menu

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Setup menu list (continued)

OTHER FUNCTIONS screen (continued)

Item

POWER SAVE (Camera) Selects the power-saving mode when the Operation lever, MENU

MENU INIT (Camera)

OPERATION (Camera)

OPTION MENU screen

This menu is displayed when the DISP/MODE CHK button is held down, and after the details of the

shooting status are displayed, the MENU button is then pressed.Use it to check the connection status
during nonlinear editing.

Item

1394 STATUS (Camera)

1394 CONFIG (Camera)

Display

mode

(MCR)

(MCR)

Display

mode

(MCR)

(MCR)

Description of settings

button, THUMBNAIL button, PAGE/AUDIO MON/VAR button, DISP/

MODE CHK button, USER1-3 buttons and EVF DTL button have not

been operated for 5 minutes or so.

ON:

The camera-recorder’s power is set to OFF.

OFF:

The unit remains stopped without turning off it’s power.

When connection is made with an external device using the 1394

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cable and the communication mode is established in this way, the

power will not be set off even when none of the above buttons has

been operated.

The power will not be turned off when a P2 card has not been

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installed, even if ON has been selected.
Returns the menu settings to the factory settings.

The time zone setting will not be changed.•
Displays the power-on time (a 5-digit gure).

Description of settings

1394 status display screen appears.

FORMAT: Format of the signals which are input or output.
RATE: Transfer rate of the signals which are input or output.

60/50: System of the signals which are input or output.

CH: Value of the channels in which the signals are input or output.
SPEED: Transfer speed of the signals which are input or output.
STATUS: Status of the signals which are input or output using the 1394

digital interface.

VIDEO: Status of the video signals which are input or output.
AUDIO: Status of the audio signals which are input or output.

1394 extended menus appear.

DFLT: Normally, DFLT is used.
1-255

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