Panasonic AG-CX350 User manual

T he A G -C X 350 B oo k
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T ab l e of c ontent s
1. F eatu r e s .................................................................................................................................. 5
1 - 1. A v a il ab l e fo rm at and r e c o r d t im e ....................................................................................... 8
1 - 2. A pp lic ab l e m e m o ry c a r d s ................................................................................................... 9
2. P r epa r at i on befo r e r e c o r d i ng ................................................................................................. 10
2 - 1. T e rmi na ls ......................................................................................................................... 11
2 - 2. A cc e ss o ry and t ri pod m ount i ng ho l e s ............................................................................... 12
2 - 3. A ud i o s ett i ng .................................................................................................................... 13
2 - 4. R e c o r d i ng/outputt i ng 4 c hanne l aud i o .............................................................................. 14
2 - 5. Us e r a ssi gnab l e button s .................................................................................................. 16
2 - 5 - 1. A ssi gn i ng fun c t i on s .................................................................................................. 17
2 - 5 - 2. A ssi gnab l e fun c t i on s ................................................................................................ 17
3. M E NU ope r at i on s .................................................................................................................. 19
3 - 1. M E NU i te ms o v e rvi e w
...................................................................................................... 20
[ C A M E R A ] M E NU ................................................................................................................... 21
3 - 1 - 1. S W M O D E ............................................................................................................... 21
3 - 1 - 2. A UT O S W ................................................................................................................ 22
3 - 1 - 3. U SE R S W ................................................................................................................ 23
[ S C E N E F IL E ] M E NU ............................................................................................................. 24
3 - 1 - 4. F IL E SE L E CT .......................................................................................................... 24
3 - 1 - 5. N A M E E D I T ............................................................................................................. 24
3 - 1 - 6. L O A D / SAVE /I N I T I A LI Z E .......................................................................................... 24
3 - 1 - 7. V FR ......................................................................................................................... 24
3 - 1 - 8. FR A M E R A T E .......................................................................................................... 24
3 - 1 - 9. SY NC S C A N T YPE .................................................................................................. 25
3 - 1 - 10. SY NC S C A N .......................................................................................................... 25
3 - 1 - 11. M AS T E R DT L ........................................................................................................ 25
3 - 1 - 12. DT L C O R I N G ......................................................................................................... 25
3 - 1 - 13. D E T A IL SE TT I N G .................................................................................................. 25
3 - 1 - 14. SK I N T O N E DT L A , B , C ........................................................................................ 26
3 - 1 - 15. SK I N T O N E Z EB R A ............................................................................................... 26
3 - 1 - 16. SK I N T O N E DT L SE TT I N G .................................................................................... 26
3 - 1 - 17. R B G A I N C O NTR O L SE TT I N G .............................................................................. 27
3 - 1 - 18. C O L O R T E M P A c h SE TT I N G ................................................................................ 27
3 - 1 - 19. C O L O R T E M P B c h SE TT I N G ................................................................................ 28
3 - 1 - 20. CHR O M A L EVE L ................................................................................................... 28
3 - 1 - 21. CHR O M A P H ASE .................................................................................................. 28
3 - 1 - 22. M A TR I X ................................................................................................................. 28
3 - 1 - 23. M A TR I X SE TT I N G ................................................................................................. 29
3 - 1 - 24. C O L O R C O RR E CT I O N ......................................................................................... 30
3 - 1 - 25. M AS T E R PE D ........................................................................................................ 31
3 - 1 - 26. R G B B L A C K C O NTR O L SE TT I N G ........................................................................ 31
3 - 1 - 27. G A MM A M O D E SE L .............................................................................................. 31
3 - 1 - 28. G A MM A SE TT I N G ................................................................................................. 31
3 - 1 - 29. K N EE SE TT I N G ..................................................................................................... 32
3 - 1 - 30. WH I T E C LI P SE TT I N G .......................................................................................... 32
3 - 1 - 31. DR S (Dy na mic R ange S t r et c he r) ............................................................................ 32
3 - 1 - 32. DR S E FF E CT D EP TH ............................................................................................ 32
3 - 1 - 33. DNR ....................................................................................................................... 32
3 - 1 - 34. A .I R I S L EVE L ......................................................................................................... 32
3 - 1 - 35. A .I R I S L EVE L E FF E CT .......................................................................................... 32

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[ A UD I O ] M E NU ....................................................................................................................... 33
3 - 1 - 36. I N P UT SE TT I N G S ................................................................................................. 33
3 - 1 - 37. R E C CH SE TT I N G S .............................................................................................. 33
3 - 1 - 38. O UT P UT SE TT I N G S .............................................................................................. 34
3 - 1 - 39. A L A RM ................................................................................................................... 34
[ V I D E O O UT /L CD / V F ] M E NU ................................................................................................. 35
3 - 1 - 40. V I D E O O UT SE L .................................................................................................... 35
3 - 1 - 41. S D I O UT ................................................................................................................ 35
3 - 1 - 42. HDM I O UT ............................................................................................................. 36
3 - 1 - 43. AV O UT .................................................................................................................. 36
3 - 1 - 44. S D D O WNC O N M O D E .......................................................................................... 37
3 - 1 - 45. L CD ....................................................................................................................... 37
3 - 1 - 46. V F .......................................................................................................................... 37
3 - 1 - 47. L CD / V F HDR ......................................................................................................... 37
3 - 1 - 48. I ND I C A T O R ........................................................................................................... 38
3 - 1 - 49. M A R KE R ............................................................................................................... 40
3 - 1 - 50. F O CU S ASS I S T ..................................................................................................... 40
3 - 1 - 51. E I ASS I S T .............................................................................................................. 41
[ R E C O RD I N G ] M E NU ............................................................................................................ 42
3 - 1 - 52. F O RM A T M E D I A .................................................................................................... 42
3 - 1 - 53. C LI P N A M E ............................................................................................................ 42
3 - 1 - 54. F IL E SP LI T ............................................................................................................ 42
3 - 1 - 55. 2 S L O T FUNC ......................................................................................................... 42
3 - 1 - 56. P R E R E C ............................................................................................................... 42
3 - 1 - 57. R E C FUNCT I O N .................................................................................................... 42
3 - 1 - 58. TC / U B .................................................................................................................... 43
3 - 1 - 59. R E C C O UNT E R ................................................................................................... 43
3 - 1 - 60. T I M E S T A M P ........................................................................................................ 43
[ N E TW O R K ] M E NU ................................................................................................................ 44
3 - 1 - 61. D EV I C E SE L ........................................................................................................ 44
3 - 1 - 62. N E TW O R K FUNC ................................................................................................ 44
3 - 1 - 63. I P R E M O T E .......................................................................................................... 44
3 - 1 - 64. S TR EA M I N G ........................................................................................................ 44
3 - 1 - 65. ND I |H X ................................................................................................................. 45
3 - 1 - 66. L A N P R O PE RT Y .................................................................................................. 45
3 - 1 - 67. W L A N P R O PE RT Y ............................................................................................... 46
3 - 1 - 68. I NF O RM A T I O N ..................................................................................................... 47
3 - 1 - 69. UT ILI T Y ................................................................................................................ 47
[ SYS T E M ] M E NU ................................................................................................................... 48
3 - 1 - 70. FR E Q U E NC Y ....................................................................................................... 48
3 - 1 - 71. F IL E F O RM A T ...................................................................................................... 48
3 - 1 - 72. R E C F O RM A T ...................................................................................................... 48
3 - 1 - 73. ASPE CT ............................................................................................................... 48
3 - 1 - 74. S U PE R S L O W ...................................................................................................... 48
3 - 1 - 75. S H OO T I N G M O D E ............................................................................................... 48
[ O TH E R S ] M E NU ................................................................................................................... 49
3 - 1 - 76. F IL E ...................................................................................................................... 49
3 - 1 - 77 C O L O R BA R S ....................................................................................................... 49
3 - 1 - 78. L E D ...................................................................................................................... 49
3 - 1 - 79. C L O C K ................................................................................................................. 50
3 - 1 - 80. U SB D EV I C E ........................................................................................................ 50
3 - 1 - 81. I NF O RM A T I O N ..................................................................................................... 50
3 - 1 - 82. L A N G U A G E .......................................................................................................... 50
3 - 1 - 83. M E NU I N I T I A LI Z E ................................................................................................ 50

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[ O P T I O N ] M E NU .................................................................................................................. 51
3 - 1 - 84. A R EA SE TT I N G S ................................................................................................... 51
4. U nde rs tand i ng ad v an c ed featu r e s ......................................................................................... 52
4 - 1. U nde rs tand i ng liv e s t r ea mi ng featu r e vi a Y ou T ube, F a c eboo k ......................................... 53
4 - 2. V i deo/aud i o output ........................................................................................................... 58
4 - 3. U nde rs tand i ng fo c u s a ssis t featu r e s ................................................................................ 59
4 - 4. U nde rs tand i ng D ua l m e m o ry c a r d sl ot s ............................................................................ 60
4 - 5. S y n c h r on izi ng t im e c ode fo r m u l t i-c a m ope r at i on .............................................................. 61
4 - 6. U nde rs tand i ng R e m ote ope r at i on vi a C X R O P i P ad app .................................................. 62
4 - 7. U pdat i ng f irmw a r e ............................................................................................................ 65
5. U nde rs tand i ng sc enef il e ope r at i on s .......................................................................................... 66
5 - 1. S c ene f il e p r e s et s ............................................................................................................ 67
5 - 2. E x p r e ssi ng the te x tu r e of ob j e c t s ( deta il enhan c e m ent ) ................................................... 68
5 - 3. B a sic s ett i ng s fo r D eta ils .................................................................................................. 69
5 - 3 - 1. D eta il c ont r o l ............................................................................................................ 70
5 - 3 - 2. D E T A IL G A I N( + ) (-) c ont r o l
....................................................................................... 70
5 - 3 - 3. M AS T E R D E T A IL c ont r o l
......................................................................................... 71
5 - 3 - 4. D E T A IL C O R I N G c ont r o l
.......................................................................................... 72
5 - 3 - 5. L EVE L D EPE ND E NT c ont r o l
.................................................................................... 73
5 - 3 - 6. K N EE APE c ont r o l
.................................................................................................... 73
5 - 4. E x p r e ssi ng the g r adat i on of an im age ( K nee, G a mm a ) .................................................... 74
5 - 4 - 1. K N EE c ont r o l ........................................................................................................... 74
5 - 4 - 2. G A MM A s ett i ng s ...................................................................................................... 76
5 - 4 - 3. B L A C K G A MM A c ont r o l ........................................................................................... 77
6. A ppend ix ................................................................................................................................. 78
6 - 1. B atte ry r unt im e ................................................................................................................ 79
6 - 2. S c ene f il e p r e s et .............................................................................................................. 80
6 - 3. O utput si gna ls ( S D I ) ........................................................................................................ 82
6 - 4. O utput si gna ls (HDM I ) ..................................................................................................... 83
6 - 5. S t r ea mi ng fo rm at ( P r oto c o l RTM P ) .................................................................................. 84
6 - 6. S t r ea mi ng fo rm at ( P r oto c o l ND I | H X ) .............................................................................. 85
6 - 7. E rr o r and w a r n i ng sys te m ................................................................................................ 86
6 - 8. G enu i ne a cc e ss o ri e s ....................................................................................................... 91
6 - 9. S pe ci f ic at i on .................................................................................................................... 93
6 - 10. Dim en si on s .................................................................................................................... 99

T he A G -C X 350 B oo k : F eatu r e s
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T he A G -C X 350 B oo k : F eatu r e s
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W i d e -Ang le 24.5
mm
*
1
O pt ical 20x Zoo
m
, p l u s i. Zoo
m
- edge
opt ic a l te c hno l og y w a s m a ximiz ed i n the de v e l op m ent of the i nteg r ated l en s u s ed i n the A G -C X 350.
1
on the wi de end and a ll o ws r e c o r d i ng of
wi de - ang l e im age s wi th mi n im a l d is to r t i on, wi thout the u s e of a c on v e rsi on l en s . T he opt ic a l 20 x
z oo m c o v e rs up to 490 mm te l ephoto i n a ll m ode s . F u r the rm o r e, the i . Z oo m enab l e s s ea ml e ss
z oo mi ng of up to 32 x i n HD o r up to 24 x i n UHD f r o m the te l ephoto end wi th no deg r adat i on i n
r e s o l ut i on. T he A G -C X 350 a ls o c o m e s wi th d i g i ta l 2 x / 5 x / 10 x z oo m . *
2
* 1 In 35 mm equ iv a l ent. T he A G -CX350’s wide 24.5mm angle is the widest in the industry for
UHD / FHD ( 16:9 ) . In the s eg m ent of c a mc o r de rs wi th i nteg r ated l en s , the P ana s on ic
A G -UX180 achieved the industry’s widest angle of 24mm in UHD/24p (17:9). For UHD/FHD
( 16:9 ) , 25.4 mm is the wi de s t ang l e i n the i ndu s t ry . ( B oth a s of J anua ry 2019, a cc o r d i ng to a
P ana s on ic s u rv e y)
* 2 W hen u si ng the d i g i ta l z oo m , p ic tu r e qua li t y deg r ade s a s the m agn i f ic at i on r ate i n cr ea s e s .
N e w H i gh-D e f i n i t i on , H i gh- S e n si t ivi t y 1.0 -t y p e 15 M M O S S e n s o r
T he 1.0 - t y pe M O S ( app r o xim ate ly 15,030,000
p ix e ls) offe rs an out s tand i ng depth of f i e l d and
e xc e ll ent ba l an c e bet w een im age qua li t y and
s en si t ivi t y . It s uppo r t s m u l t i- fo rm at s , s u c h a s UHD
( 3840 x 2160 ) , FHD , HD and S D , and p r o vi de s
im age s wi thout cr opp i ng i n a ll m ode s . T h is M O S
s en s o r a ls o boa s t s h i gh s en si t ivi t y of F 12 ( 60 Hz)
/ F 13 ( 50 Hz) (i n both UHD and FHD i n Hi gh
S en si t ivi t y m ode ) .

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RT SP / RTM P / RTM PS -Co
m
p a t i b le HD S t r ea
m
i ng (
P . 53 )
HD s t r ea mi ng is po ssi b l e w h il e im age s a r e be i ng a c qu ir ed. * 1
RT SP , RTM P and RTM PS s t r ea mi ng m ethod s a r e c o m pat i b l e. * 2
A nd F a c eboo k , Y ou T ube, and othe r s t r ea mi ng s e rvic e s a r e
s uppo r ted. T he A G -C X 350 c an be u s ed fo r liv e c o v e r age of
c on c e r t s and s po r t s e v ent s a s w e ll a s fo r liv e s t r ea mi ng of
b r ea ki ng ne ws . M u l t ic a s t s t r ea mi ng is a ls o s uppo r ted.
S ee 4 - 1. U nde rs tand i ng liv e s t r ea mi ng featu r e vi a Y ou T ube, F a c eboo k( P .53 ) fo r m o r e deta ils .
* 1: T he r e a r e s o m e c ond i t i on s unde r w h ic h s t r ea mi ng is not po ssi b l e, s u c h a s w hen r e c o r d i ng i n
UHD fo rm at o r u si ng ND I |H X m ode. P l ea s e s ee the O pe r at i ng In s t r u c t i on M anua l fo r deta ils .
* 2: T he P 2 N et w o rk S ett i ng S oft w a r e is c on v en i ent fo r s ett i ng up the RTM P and RTM PS fun c t i on s .
See the section, “Connectivity-verified live video services” for the live video streaming services that
ha v e been c onf irm ed to be c o m pat i b l e.
W i r eless Cont r o l f r o
m
a T a b le t o r S
m
a r tphon e ( P .62 )
T he A G -C X 350 c an be c ont r o ll ed r e m ote ly and wir e l e ssly u si ng a tab l et/ sm a r tphone app *
1
( a v a il ab l e on the A pp S to r e and G oog l e P l a y fo r f r ee ) . In add i t i on to z oo m , i . Z oo m and fo c u s l en s
c ont r o l , the app enab l e s r e m ote c ont r o l of v a ri ou s othe r fun c t i on s , i n cl ud i ng c a m e r a s ett i ng, p ic tu r e
the c a m e r a to c ont r o l f r o m up to e i ght c a m e r a s . *
2
* 1: i P ad: i O S 9 o r l ate r a r e s uppo r ted. A nd r o i d de vic e s : A nd r o i d 5.0 o r l ate r a r e s uppo r ted.
Wir e l e ss m odu l e (s o l d s epa r ate ly ; A J-WM 50 o r r e c o mm ended th ir d - pa r t y Wi-Fi dong l e ) is r equ ir ed.
* 2: T he app doe s not s uppo r t sim u l taneou s / sy n c h r onou s c ont r o l of m u l t i p l e c a m e r a s . C a m e r a
swi t c h i ng ta k e s s e v e r a l s e c ond s .
P a r allel O utput of S D I a nd HDM I
S D I and HDM I c an be output i n pa r a ll e l . O utput of UHD vi deo vi a HDM I and output of HD vi deo i n
h i gh -im age - qua li t y 10 - b i t, 4:2:2 vi a S D I enab l e a v a ri et y of u s e s . In H L G s hoot i ng, e i the r HDR o r
S DR c an be s e l e c ted fo r ea c h of the S D I, HDM I and L CD vi deo output s .
CX ROP

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1 - 1. A vaila b le fo r
m
a t a nd r ec o r d t i
m
e
FHD
(
1080
p
/i
)
422 A LL - I 200 M 4:2:2 10b i t M O V ( AV C) 59.94p, 50p
24 b i t
L P CM
4 c h
40 m
422 A LL - I 100 M 4:2:2 10b i t M O V ( AV C)
29.97p, 25p,
23.98p, 59.94 i ,
50 i
1h20 m
422Long GO P
100 M 4:2:2 10b
i t M O V ( AV C) 59.94p, 50p 1h20 m
422Long GO P
50 M 4:2:2 10b
i t M O V ( AV C)
29.97p, 25p,
23.98p, 59.94 i ,
5
0
i
2h40 m
PS 25 M bp s 4:2:0 8b i t AV CHD 59.94p, 50p
D o l b y
A ud i o
2 c h
5h20 m
P H 21 M bp s 4:2:0 8b i t AV CHD 23.98p, 59.94
i ,
5
0
i
6h00 m
H A 17 M bp s 4:2:0 8b i t AV CHD 59.94 i , 50 i 8h30 m
H
D
P M 8 M bp s 4:2:0 8b i t AV CHD 59.94p, 50p 17h10 m
S
D
SA 9 M bp s 4:2:0 8b i t AV CHD 59.94 i , 50 i 16h00 m
* R e c o r d t im e s a r e app r o x . wi th 128 G B m e m o ry c a r d.
Fo r
m
a t S a
m
p li ng F ile fo r
m
a t F r a
m
e r a t e Aud i o R ec t i
m
e *
UHD
3840x2160
H EV C Long GO P
200 M 4:2:0 10b
i t
M O V
(H EV C) 59.94p, 50p
24 b i t
L P CM
4 c h
40 m
H EV C Long GO P
150 M 4:2:0 10b
i t
M O V
(H EV C)
29.97p, 25p,
23.98p 55
m
H EV C Long GO P
100 M 4:2:0 10b
i t
M O V
(H EV C) 59.94p, 50p 1h20
m
422 A LL - I 400 M 4:2:2 10b i t M O V ( AV C) 29.97p, 25p,
23.98p 20
m
422Long GO P
150 M 4:2:2 10b
i t M O V ( AV C) 29.97p, 25p,
23.98p 55
m
420Long GO P
150 M 4:2:0 8b
i t M O V ( AV C) 59.94p, 50p 55 m
420Long GO P
100 M 4:2:0 8b
i t M O V ( AV C) 29.97p, 25p,
23.98p 1h20
m
FHD
(
1080
p
/i, 720
p)
AV C- Int r a422
( 200 M) 4:2:2 10b
i t M X F ( O P 1b ) 59.94p, 50p
24 b i t
L P CM
4 c h
32 m
AV C- Long G 50
( 50 M , 1080 i) 4:2:2 10b
i t M X F ( O P 1b ) 59.94 i , 50 i 2h08 m
AV C- Long G 50
(
5
0
M
,
7
2
0
p
)
4:2:2 10b i t M X F ( O P 1b ) 59.94p, 50p 2h08 m
AV C- Long G 25
( 50 M , 1080p ) 4:2:2 10b
i t M X F ( O P 1b ) 59.94p, 50p 2h08 m
AV C- Long G 25
( 25 M , 1080 i) 4:2:2 10b
i t M X F ( O P 1b ) 59.94 i , 50 i 4h16 m
AV C- Long G 25
( 25 M , 720p ) 4:2:2 10b
i t M X F ( O P 1b ) 59.94p, 50p 4h16 m
AV C- Long G 12
( 24 M , 1080p ) 4:2:0 8b
i t M X F ( O P 1b ) 59.94p, 50p
16 b i t
L P CM
4 c h
4h00 m
AV C- Long G 12
( 12 M , 1080 i) 4:2:0 8b
i t M X F ( O P 1b ) 59.94 i , 50 i 8h00 m
AV C- Long G 12
( 12 M , 720p ) 4:2:0 8b
i t M X F ( O P 1b ) 59.94p, 50p 8h00 m

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1 - 2. App lica b le
m
e
m
o r y ca r d s
A pp lic ab l e t y pe o r s peed cl a ss of m e m o ry c a r d v a ri e s depend s on r e c o r d fo rm at and m ode.
F o rm at C a r d t y pe
R e c o r d b i t -r ate
&
r e c o r d m ode
Mi n im u m r equ ir e m ent of s peed cl a ss
S peed
cl a ss
UH S
s peed
cl a ss
V i deo
s peed
cl a ss
M O V
( 64 G B )
400 M bp s
-- --
FHD V FR( 23.98p ) / S U PE R
S L O W A LL - I ( V a ri ab l e
f r a m e r ate o r s upe r sl o w
r e c o r d m ode )
200 M bp s
--
150 M bp s
100 M bp s
FHD V FR( 59.94p, 50.00p,
29.97p, 25.00p ) , A LL - I
V a ri ab l e Fr a m e R ate
r e c o r d m ode )
FHD V FR / S U PE R S L O W
Long GO P ( V a ri ab l e f r a m e
fate o r s upe r sl o w r e c o r d
m ode )
50 M bp s
A V CHD
PS
P H
H A
P M
SA
-- --
P 2
AV C- Int r a422
AV C- Long G
--
-- --
* micr o P 2 is
and r e c o r de rs .

T he A G -C X 350 B oo k : P r epa r at i on befo r e r e c o r d i ng
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0
2. Pre p arati on b ef o re
rec o r d i ng

T he A G -C X 350 B oo k : P r epa r at i on befo r e r e c o r d i ng
1
1
2 - 1. T e r
m
i n als
I m age r e s o l ut i on of HDM I and S D I si gna ls v a ry depend on the sys te m s ett i ng s .
S ee P .82 - 83 fo r the deta ils of output si gna ls .
R EA R V I E W
HDM I O UT
( S uppo r t up to
3840 x 2160/59.94p,
4:2:2 10 - b i t )
T
C
I
N
/
O
U
T
H eadphone s
( 3.5 mm s te r eo )
S D I O UT
( S uppo r t up to 3 G
S D I 1080/59.94p )
DC I N 12 V
U SB 2.0 H O S T
( fo r Wi-Fi adapto r
c onne c t i on )
U SB 3.0 D EV I C E
(U SB Ty pe -C , fo r
P C c onne c t i on )
L A N ( fo r vi deo
s t r ea mi ng )
R E M O T E
( 2.5 mm
s upe r mi n i j a ck)
AV O UT
P r o ximi t y s en s o r
( fo r vi e w f i nde r)

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2
2 - 2. A ccess o r y a nd t r i pod
m
ount i ng ho les
T he A G -C X 350 ha s t w o scr e w ho l e s fo r t ri pod m ount, i ndu s t ri a l s tanda r d 1/4
- 20 UNC
siz e and
ci ne m a/b r oad c a s t equ i p m ent s tanda r d 3/8
- 16 UNC
siz e.
B O TT O M V I E W (ho les fo r
m
ount i ng t r i pod)
Us e scr e ws s ho r te r than 5.5 mm i n l ength, othe rwis e da m age m a y o cc u r to i nte r na l pa r t s .
R E AR V I E W (ho les fo r
m
ount i ng a n access o r y )
Us e scr e ws M 3 siz e and s ho r te r than 6.0 mm i n l ength, othe rwis e da m age m a y o cc u r to i nte r na l
pa r t s .
S iz e 1/4 - 20 UNC
S iz e 3/8 - 16 UNC

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2 - 3. Aud i o se tt i ng
T he A G -C X 350 is equ i pped wi th a bu il t -i n s te r eo micr ophone and t w o e x te r na l aud i o i nput s . It a ls o
s uppo r t s 4 -c hanne l aud i o r e c o r d i ng.
S e tt i ng a ud i o
1. Conn ec t ex t e r n al a ud i o s ou r ce
C onne c t micr ophone o r e x te r na l aud i o s ou rc e to the X L R ( A UD I O I N P UT 1, and I N P UT 2 )
te rmi na ls w hen r e c o r d wi thout u si ng bu il t -i n micr ophone.
2. [A] S elec t a ud i o s ou r ce w i th CH 1 SE L E CT , CH 2 SE L E CT s w i t c h es
S et aud i o s ou rc e of CH 1 and CH 2. C hoo s e I N P UT 1 w hen u si ng aud i o s ou rc e c onne c ted to
I N P UT 1 X L R te rmi na l . C hoo s e I NT ( L ) o r I NT (R) w hen u si ng bu il t -i n micr ophone.
3. [B] S e t i nput level u si ng I N P UT 1, I N P UT 2 s w i t c h es (th is selec t i on is not availa b le w h e n
I NT(L) , I NT(R) is selec t e d as a ud i o s ou r ce ) .
S et aud i o l e v e l fo r LI N E l e v e l , Micr ophone wi th + 48 V po w e r ed, and Micr ophone wi th no + 48 V
po w e r ed, u si ng s e l e c to rs i n I N P UT 1 and I N P UT 2. A ud i o l e v e ls fo r LI N E and M I C i nput c an
a ls o be s et i n M E NU > A UD I O > I N P UT SE TT I N G S .
4. [C] S e t r ec o r d level
S et aud i o r e c o r d l e v e l u si ng A UD I O L EVE L k nob.
(T h is c ont r o l is a v a il ab l e w hen fo ll o wi ng m enu i te m is s et to M A NU A L .
M E NU > A UD I O > R E C CH SE TT I N G S > CH 1 L EVE L / CH 2 L EVE L )
S ett i ng Input l e v e l
(M E NU > A UD I O > I N P UT SE TT I N G S )
M enu i te m S ett i ng
I N P UT 1 LI N E L EVE L 4d B , 0d B
I N P UT 2 LI N E L EVE L 4d
B , 0d B
I N P UT 1 M I C L EVE L
- 40d B , - 50d B , - 60d B
I N P UT 2 M I C L EVE L
- 40d B , - 50d B , - 60d B
S e tt i ng exa
m
p le :
U si ng a
m
ic r ophon e ( + 48 V po w e r r e qu i r e d) as I N P UT 1 s ou r ce, a nd assi gn i ng
bu il t- i n
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1
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( A ) CH SE L E CT s e l e c to r I N P UT 1 I NT(R)
( B ) I N P UT s e l e c to r + 48 V A n y po si t i on ( * )
* D oe s not fun c t i on w hen bu il t -i n micr ophone is c ho s en.
[ A ] [
C ]
[ B ]

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2 - 4. R ec o r d i ng / outputt i ng 4 c h a nn el a ud i o
A ud i o s ou rc e fo r c hanne l 3 and c hanne l 4 a r e auto m at ic a lly dete rmi ned and f ix ed b y aud i o c hanne l
s ett i ng s of CH 1 and CH 2. S ee tab l e be l o w fo r deta ils .
* T he 3
r d
and 4
th
c hanne ls a r e not a v a il ab l e w hen u si ng an y AV CHD c ode c .
CH 1
SE L E CT
CH 2
SE L E CT
Aud i o s ou r ces to b e t ake n fo r r ec o r d / output
CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4
I NT ( L )
I NT (R)
B u il t -i n
M I C ( Left )
B u il t -i n M I C
(Ri ght )
A UD I O
I N P UT 1
A UD I O
I N P UT 2
I N P UT 1
A UD I O
I N P UT 1
B u il t -i n M I C
(Ri ght )
I N P UT 2
A UD I O
I N P UT 2
I N P UT 1
I NT (R)
A UD I O
I N P UT 1
B u il t -i n M I C
(Ri ght )
B u il t -i n
M I C ( Left )
A UD I O
I N P UT 2
I N P UT 1
A UD I O
I N P UT 1
B u il t -i n M I C
(Ri ght )
I N P UT 2
A UD I O
I N P UT 2
I N P UT 2
I NT (R)
A UD I O
I N P UT 2
B u il t -i n M I C
(Ri ght )
B u il t -i n
M I C ( Left )
A UD I O
I N P UT 2
I N P UT 1
A UD I O
I N P UT 1
B u il t -i n M I C
(Ri ght )
I N P UT 2
A UD I O
I N P UT 2
I nt e r c h a ng e a b ili t y of cli p s
V i deo cli p s r e c o r ded wi th 4 -c hanne l aud i o c annot be
p l a y ed ba ck on the A G -C X 350 f irmw a r e v e rsi on 1. x .
T he ! ic on is s ho w n on the thu m bna il scr een fo r a ll
unp l a y ab l e cli p s .

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N O T E : Ho w to se t I N P UT M I C L EVE L
M I C l e v e l c an be s et to - 40d B , - 50d B o r - 60d B a s dete rmi ned b y M E NU > AUD I O > I N P UT
SE TT I N G S > I N P UT 1/2 M I C L EVE L . C hoo s e the cl o s e s t v a l ue that m at c he s the s en si t ivi t y
of y ou r micr ophone. F o ll o wi ng is an e x a m p l e u si ng one of P ana s on ic s micr ophone i .e.
A G -MC 200. Wi th th is micr ophone, - 40d B w ou l d be the m o s t s u i tab l e Input Mic Le v e l s ett i ng
to u s e.
E x a m p l e: S en si t ivi t y s pe ci f ic at i on of P ana s on ic A G -MC 200 micr ophone

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2 - 5. U se r assi gn a b le button s
F eatu r e s /fun c t i on s c an be qu ickly r e c a ll ed, f r o m 12 u s e r a ssi gnab l e button s ( 7 ph ysic a l button s on
the bod y , and 5 button s on the tou c h scr een ) .
Ch ecki ng fun c t i on s assi gn e d to U SE R button s
K eep p r e ssi ng D I SP / M O D E CH K button fo r 1 s e c ond, and then p r e ss the button 3 t im e s to s ee.
U SE R 1
U SE R 2
U SE R 3
U SE R 4
U SE R 5
U SE R 7
U SE R 6
( I R I S )
( O .I. S )
(Z EB R A )
( S L O T SE L )
(WFM)
( A .I R I S L EVE L )
( A W B )
U SE R 8
U SE R 9
U SE R 10
U SE R 11
U SE R 12

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2 - 5 - 1. A ssi gn i ng fun c t i on s
M E NU > C A M E R A > U SE R S W > A ssi gn an y fun c t i on to an y button.
2 - 5 - 2. A ssi gn a b le fun c t i on s
( ) : F eatu r e s that tu r n O FF w hen swi t c h off the un i t.
M enu i te m D e scri pt i on
I NH I B I T T he u s e r button is d is ab l ed ( noth i ng is a ssi gned )
A W B P e r fo rm the auto w h i te ba l an c e ad j u s t m ent.
DR S T u r n O N / O FF the d y na mic r ange s t r et c he r fun c t i on. T he DR S w o rks to
mi n imiz e c o m p r e ss ed b l a cks and o v e r e x po s ed h i gh li ght s
( ) F B C T u r n O N / O FF the f l a s h band c o m pen s at i on featu r e.
O N E P U S H A F F o c u s m ode be c o m e s A UT O w h il e k eep p r e ssi ng the U SE R button.
( ) S . G A I N T u r n O N / O FF s upe r ga i n fun c t i on that a ll o ws boo s t i ng im age ga i n 24d B o r
h i ghe r .
( ) A R EA T u r n O N / O FF the A R EA m ode. T h is m ode a ll o ws the c a m e r a to s et iris and
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( ) A TW L O C K M a i nta i n and l o ck the l a s t w h i te ba l an c e a c h i e v ed b y A uto Tr a cki ng W h i te
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c ont r o l beha vi o r w hen the c ont r a s t a r ound the s ub j e c t is h i gh ( e x a m p l e: the
s ub j e c t is a s pot li ght et c . )
( ) BA C K LI G HT S wi t c h auto iris m ode to ba ckli ght m ode. T he ba ckli ght m ode c an p r e v ent
unde r e x po s u r e w hen the m a i n li ght i ng is e m anat i ng f r o m beh i nd the s ub j e c t.

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s et auto iris ta r get l e v e l .
I R I S E nab l e/d is ab l e auto iris m ode.
( ) Y G E T
T u r n O N / O FF the s pot m ete r fun c t i on.
F O CU S M A CR O T u r n O N / O FF the m a cr o m ode. Wi th m a cr o m ode O N , fo c u s
ad j u s tab l e r ange at Wi de - end is f r o m 10 cm to i nf i n i t y . (Wi th m a cr o
m ode O FF , f r o m 1 m to i nf i n i t y . )
O .I. S .
T u r n O N / O FF the opt ic a l im age s tab iliz e r .
i . Z OO M T u r n O N / O FF the i . Z oo m m ode that a ll o ws the c a m e r a to m agn i f y
the im age ( e l e c t r on ic a lly) .
( ) D . Z OO M Us e Di g i ta l Z oo m ( e l e c t r on ic im age m agn i f ic at i on ) featu r e. T he
m agn i f ic at i on r at i o c an be s et f r o m x 2, x 5, x 10, o r c an be togg l ed
th r ough ea c h of the m .
I R R E C
T u r n O N / O FF the Inf r a r ed s hoot i ng m ode.
( ) F AS T Z OO M In cr ea s e s e rv o z oo m s peed.
P R E R E C T u r n O N / O FF the p r e -r e c o r d m ode. T h is m ode a ll o ws the c a m e r a
to s ta r t r e c o r d i ng vi deo and aud i o f r o m app r o x . 3 to 10 s e c befo r e
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( ) PEAK I N G T u r n O N / O FF pea ki ng and s qua r e fo c u s a ssis t fun c t i on.
( ) WFM Dis p l a y the W a v efo rm o r V e c to r sc ope on the bu il t -i n L CD m on i to r .
S et M E NU > V I D E O O UT /L CD / V F > E I ASS I S T > WFM m ode to
s e l e c t the i te m (W a v efo rm o r V e c to r sc ope ) .
Z EB R A T u r n O N / O FF the Z EB R A i nd ic ato r .
L EVE L G A U G E Dis p l a y a l e v e l gauge on the vi e w f i nde r fo r the ho riz onta l and
v e r t ic a l a x e s . In cli nat i on s c an be i nd ic ated up to app r o x . 30
deg r ee s i n the ho riz onta l , and the v e r t ic a l d ir e c t i on s .
L EVE L G A U G E SE T S et the c u rr ent ang l e a s l e v e l gauge r efe r en c e.
L CD / V F HDR C hoo s e im age m ode to be d is p l a y ed on the bu il t -i n L CD m on i to r
and vi e w f i nde r f r o m Hi gh d y na mic r ange to s tanda r d d y na mic
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vi e w f i nde r and bu il t -i n L CD m on i to r .
A UD I O M O N SE L O utput aud i o on the CH 3 and 4 f r o m AV O UT , phone s out, and
bu il t -i n s pea k e r w h il e k eep p r e ssi ng the U SE R button.
M E NU O pen M E NU .
L O A D SE TU P F IL E R e c a ll s et up f il e (s ett i ng data ) f r o m an S D m e m o ry c a r d.
L CD BA C K LI G HT S et ba ckli ght l e v e l of the bu il t -i n L CD m on i to r .
( )C A RD R EA D E R M O D E T u r n O N / O FF c a r d r eade r m ode (U SB m a ss s to r age m ode ) .
( ) S TR EA M I N G S T A RT S ta r t/ s top vi deo s t r ea mi ng d is t ri but i on f r o m the A G -C X 350.

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m
s o ve r vie w
T he A G -C X 350 ha s t w o m enu a r ea s :
M E NU P u r po s e H o w to open
M E NU
M o s t of ba sic and ad v an c ed
s ett i ng s c an be s et i n th is
l a y e r .
button.
O P T I O N
M E NU
S o m e i n i t i a l s ett i ng s
P r e ss M E NU button w h il e k eep p r e ssi ng
EX I T button.
M E NU
( P r ess
“M E NU”
button to op e n)
C A M E R A ( S en si t ivi t y , s hutte r et c . ) [ P .21]
S C E N E F IL E ( I m age r e l ated s ett i ng s) [ P .24]
A UD I O ( Input ga i n and othe r aud i o r e l ated s ett i ng s) [ P .33]
V I D E O O UT /L CD / V F ( S D I, HDM I output r e l ated s ett i ng s) [ P .35]
R E C O RD I N G (R e c o r d i ng r e l ated s u c h a s Inf r a r ed, TC s et ) [ P .42]
N E TW O R K ( V i deo s t r ea mi ng, L A N r e l ated s ett i ng s) [ P .44]
SYS T E M (F unda m enta l s ett i ng s s u c h a s C O D E C et c . ) [ P .48]
O TH E R S ( S a vi ng u s e r f il e s , i n i t i a lizi ng et c . ) [ P .49]
O P T I O N M E NU
( P r ess
“ EX I T”
+
“M E NU”
to op e n)
A R EA SE TT I N G S (R eg i on r e l ated s ett i ng s) [ P .51]