Panasonic AG-HPX250 User manual

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Operating Instructions Vol.2
Memory Card Camera-Recorder
Model No. AG-HPX250P
AG-HPX250EN
Note that Operation Instructions Vol. 2 describes advanced
operations of the Memory Card Camera-Recorder.
For instructions on basic operations of the Memory Card
Camera-Recorder, refer to Operating Instructions Vol. 1 (printed
documents) contained in the supplied CD-ROM.
Volume 2
Before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully and
save this manual for future use.
■ This product is eligible for the P2HD
5 Year Warranty Repair Program.
For details, see page 8 of Vol. 1.

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•SDHCLogoisatrademarkofSD-3C,LLC.
•HDMI,theHDMIlogo,andHigh-DenitionMultimediaInterfacearetrademarksorregisteredtrademarks
ofHDMILicensingLLC.
•Microsoft®,Windows®,andWindowsVista®areeitherregisteredtrademarksortrademarksofMicrosoft
CorporationintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.
•ScreenshotsareusedinaccordancewithMicrosoftCorporationguidelines.
•Apple®,Macintosh®,andMacOS®aretrademarksofAppleInc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesandother
countries.
•Othermodelnames,companynames,andproductnameslistedintheseoperatinginstructionsare
trademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.
•ThisproductislicensedundertheAVCPatentPortfolioLicenseforthepersonalandnon-commercial
useofaconsumer,andnolicenseisgrantedorshallbeimpliedforanyuseotherthanthepersonaluses
detailedbelow.
- ToencodevideoincompliancewiththeAVCstandard(“AVCVideo”)
- TodecodeAVCVideothatwasencodedbyaconsumerengagedinapersonalandnon-
commercialactivity
- TodecodeAVCVideothatwasobtainedfromavideoproviderlicensedtoprovideAVCVideo
 AdditionalinformationmaybeobtainedfromMPEGLA,LLC(http://www.mpegla.com).
Note concerning illustrations in these instructions
•Illustrations(camera-recorder,menuscreens,etc.)intheseoperatinginstructionsdifferslightlyfromthe
actualcamera-recorder.
•Inordertodisplaythepositionofterminalsonthecamera-recorder,theprotectivecapsincludedwiththe
camera-recorderarenotnotedexceptin“Descriptionofparts”(Page16ofVol.1).
References
•Referencesareshownas(Page00).
Terminology
•BothSDMemoryCardsandSDHCMemoryCardsasreferredtoas“SDMemoryCards”inthese
operatinginstructions.
•Memorycardsthathavethe“P2”logo(e.g.,AJ-P2C064AG,anoptionalaccessory)arereferredtoas“P2
cards”intheseoperatinginstructions.
•Videothatiscreatedduringasinglerecordingoperationisreferredtoasa“clip”intheseoperating
instructions.

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Contents
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Read this first! (For AG-HPX250EN)
Read this first! (For AG-HPX250P/
AG-HPX250EN)
Outline of operations
Before use
Operating precautions
Precaution for use
Accessories
Optional units
Description of parts
Description of parts
Preparation
Charging the battery
Power sources
Adjusting the hand strap
Attaching the shoulder strap
Detaching and attaching the lens hood
Detaching and attaching the lens cap
Fitting the eye cup
The remote control
Turn on/off the camera-recorder
Setting the calendar
Charging the built-in battery
Menu
Using the setup menus
Setup menu structure
Reference
Specifications

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Contents (continued)
Shooting
Viewnder ............................................................ 6
Usingtheviewnder..........................................6
UsingtheLCDmonitor......................................7
EmphasizingImageOutlines.............................7
Adjustingthescreendisplay..............................8
Changingbacklightbrightness..........................8
Tally lamp ............................................................. 9
Basic shooting operations ............................... 10
Preparingtoshoot...........................................10
Shootinginautomode....................................10
Checkingphotostaken(RECCHECK)...........12
P2cardaccesslamps.....................................12
Protectingagainstapossibleerasure.............12
FormattingP2cards........................................13
P2cardrecordingtimes..................................14
RemovetheP2card........................................15
Using SD/SDHC memory cards ........................ 16
InstallingandremovingtheSDmemory
card.............................................................16
FormattingSDmemorycard...........................16
CautionsinusingSDmemorycards...............17
Using the zoom function ................................... 18
Digitalzoomfunction.......................................19
Shooting in progressive mode ......................... 20
Standardrecording
(pull-downrecording)...................................20
Nativerecording..............................................20
Recording with Variable Frame Rate (VFR)..... 21
NativeVFRrecording......................................21
StandardVFRrecording
(pulldownrecording)....................................22
UsingprogressivemodeandVFRrecording
function........................................................23
Floweffectshooting.........................................27
Shooting in manual mode ................................. 28
Switchingtomanualmode..............................28
Manualfocusing..............................................28
Usingfocusassistfunction..............................29
Irisadjustments...............................................30
Adjustingthegain............................................30
Usingsupergain.............................................31
Lightintensityadjustments..............................31
Adjusting the white balance and black
balance ........................................................... 32
Adjustingthewhitebalance.............................32
Adjustingtheblackbalance.............................34
Shooting techniques for different targets ....... 35
Low-angleshooting.........................................35
Self-portraitshooting.......................................35
Scanreverseshooting.....................................35
Zebrapattern...................................................35
Centermarkerdisplay.....................................36
Safetyzonemarkers.......................................36
Checkinganddisplayingshootingstatus........36
Changingtheimagesize.................................37
OpticalImageStabilizer..................................37
DRS(DynamicRangeStretcher)function.......37
FBC(FlashBandCompensation)...................38
UsingtheUSERbuttons.................................39
Backlightcompensation..................................40
Colorbars........................................................40
Waveformmonitorfunction..............................40
Adjustingthevolumewhileshooting...............40
Backuprecording............................................40
2-slotcontinuousrecording.............................41
Shotmarkfunction..........................................41
Textmemorecording.......................................42
Timestampfunction........................................42
LASTCLIPDELETEfunction..........................42
Using special recording modes ....................... 43
Pre-recording(PREREC)...............................44
Intervalrecording(INTERVALREC)................44
One-shotrecording(ONESHOTREC)...........45
Looprecording(LOOPREC)...........................46
One-cliprecording(ONECLIPREC)..............47
Adjusting the shutter speed ............................. 49
UsingSHTR/F.RATEdial.................................49
SettingSHUTTERmode.................................49
SettingSYNCHROSCANmode.....................50
SettingFRAMERATEmode...........................51
Switching audio input ....................................... 52
Usingthebuilt-inmicrophone..........................52
Usinganothermicrophoneandaudio
equipment....................................................53
Adjustingtheaudiorecordinglevel
automatically...............................................53
Adjustingtherecordinglevel...........................54
CH3andCH4recordinglevels........................55
Audiolevelmetermagnication......................55
Using scene les (Scene File Data) ................. 56
Changingscenelesettings...........................56
SavingscenelesandothersettingsonSD
memorycards..............................................58
Congurationofsetupdatales......................60
Using time data .................................................. 61
Countersettinganddisplay.............................61
Timedataoverview.........................................61
Settinguserbits...............................................62
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Nonlinear editing with P2 card (PC mode: USB
device) .......................................................... 109
Proceduresformakingconnectionstoa
personalcomputer.....................................109
Using a hard disk drive (PC mode: USB
host) .............................................................. 111
SwitchingtotheUSBHOSTmode................ 111
UsingtheUSBHOSTmode.......................... 112
Viewingharddiskdriveinformation............... 112
Formattingaharddiskdrive.......................... 114
Writingdataonaharddiskdrive................... 115
WritingdatabacktoP2cards........................116
Directionforusingaharddiskdrive..............117
Warninganderrordisplayforthumbnail
operationandUSBHOSTMODE.............117
Displays
Screen displays ............................................... 120
Viewnderscreenstatusdisplays.................120
Screendisplays.............................................121
Centerinformationdisplay.............................125
MODECHECKindication..............................131
Menu
Setup menu list ................................................ 132
SCENEFILEscreen......................................132
SYSTEMSETUPscreen...............................135
SWMODEscreen.........................................138
AUTOSWscreen..........................................140
RECORDINGSETUPscreen........................141
AUDIOSETUPscreen..................................143
OUTPUTSELscreen....................................145
DISPLAYSETUPscreen...............................147
CARDFUNCTIONSscreen..........................150
OTHERFUNCTIONSscreen........................151
DIAGNOSTICscreen....................................153
OPTIONMENUscreen.................................154
Reference
Before calling for service................................ 155
Updating the rmware incorporated into the
unit ................................................................ 158
Cleaning ........................................................... 159
Storage precautions ........................................ 160
How to handle data recorded on P2 cards .... 161
Checkpoints for using memory cards ........... 162
Information on software for this product ...... 163
Recording format list ...................................... 164
Index ................................................................. 165
Enteringtheuserbits......................................63
Settingthetimecode.......................................66
Externallylockingthetimecode......................67
Outputtingthetimecodeexternally.................70
Recordingtimecodesanduserbits................71
Playback
Basic playback operations ............................... 74
Thumbnail operations ....................................... 75
Thumbnailmanipulationsoverview.................76
Thumbnailscreen............................................77
Selectingthumbnails.......................................79
Playingbackclips............................................79
Switchingthethumbnaildisplay......................80
Changingthumbnails.......................................81
Shotmark........................................................82
Textmemo.......................................................82
Deletingclips...................................................84
Restoringclips.................................................85
Reconnectionofincompleteclips....................85
Copyingclips...................................................86
Settingofclipmetadata..................................87
FormattingaP2card.......................................91
FormattingSDmemorycards.........................92
Settingthethumbnaildisplaymode................92
Properties........................................................93
Useful playback functions ................................ 99
Variablespeedsearch.....................................99
Slowplayback.................................................99
Fastforward/rewindplayback..........................99
Frame-by-frameplayback...............................99
Clipskip.........................................................100
Adjustingthevolume.....................................100
ViewingimagesonaTV/monitor...................100
Checkingthedateandtime...........................100
Editing
Connecting external units .............................. 101
Headphones..................................................101
Externalmicrophone.....................................101
Personalcomputer(non-linearediting/le
transfer).....................................................102
Harddiskdrive(datacopying).......................102
Digitalvideoequipment(Dubbing)................103
TV/Monitor(playback/dubbing).....................104
Connections to the DVCPRO/DV
connector ..................................................... 105
RecordingsignalsinputtotheDVCPRO/DV
connector...................................................105
Controlofexternaldevicesthrough1394
connection.................................................106
Precautionsin1394connections..................107

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Viewnder
•ThepixelsoftheLCDmonitorarecontrolled
toobtainhighprecisionwith99.99%ofthe
effectivepixels.Thisleaveslessthan0.01%
ofpixelsthatmaynotlightormayremainon
allthetime.Thesephenomenaarenormaland
willhavenoeffectontheimagesyoushoot.
•Screenburn-inmayoccurintheLCDmonitor.
However,thisisnotadefect.
•Thefollowingareallviewnderphenomena,
andarenotfaults.Furthermore,theyhave
noeffectonrecordingwiththiscameraoron
outputsignals.
· Primarycolors(green,blue,red)maybe
seenincasessuchasmovingyourlineof
sightwithintheviewfinder.
· Atlowtemperatures,thescreenmayappear
withapinktint.
· Whenpowerisnotsuppliedtothecamera
blacklinesmayappearonthescreen.These
disappearwhenpowerissupplied.
•Imagepersistencemayincreaseatlow
temperatures.Thisisnotafault.
•Whenthecamerarecorderisverycold,the
LCDmonitorisdarkerthannormalimmediately
afterswitchingthepowerON.Astheinternal
temperatureincreasesitreturnstonormal.
Shooting
Thiscamerahastwoviewnders;oneisa
miniatureLCDintheviewnderandtheotherisa
retractable3.45-typeLCD.
Usetheviewnderthatbestsuitstheapplication
andshootingconditions.
•Thebrightnessandhuemaydifferbetweenthe
imagesappearingontheviewnderandLCD
monitorandthosedisplayedonaTVmonitor.
Toseehowthenalimageswillappear,check
themonaTVmonitor.
WhentheLCDmonitorisopen,theviewnder
maynotdisplayanything.ClosetheLCD
monitor.
Using the viewnder
1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON and
check that images appear in the viewnder.
2 Adjust the viewnder’s angle so that the
screen is positioned where it is easiest to
see.
•Youcanmovetheviewnderouttoabout
90degreesperpendiculartothecamera-
recorder.
3 Adjust the Viewnder diopter dial so that you
can see the characters on the viewnder
screen clearly.
Viewnder diopter dial
Eye piece
Do not point the eye piece at the sun or other
strong light source.
•Lightconcentratedbythelenscoulddamage
internalcomponentsandposesarehazard.

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Shooting
Using the LCD monitor
1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON.
(Page25ofVol.1)
2 Open the LCD monitor.
•Itcanopenoutto90degrees.Donottry
toopenitfurtherasthiswilldamagethe
camera-recorder.
3 Position the LCD monitor where it is easiest
to see.
•Themonitorcanberotated180degrees
towardthelensand90degreestowardyou.
• Do not apply unnecessary force to the
open LCD. This can damage the camera-
recorder.
•EnsuretheLCDisfullyclosed.
Emphasizing Image Outlines
Emphasizingoutlinesofimagesintheviewnder
andontheLCDmonitormakesiteasiertofocus.
Thisfunctiondoesnotaffectvideooutputfromthe
camera-recorderorvideorecordedbythecamera-
recorder.
Adjust EVF PEAK LEVEL and EVF PEAK FREQ
in the DISPLAY SETUP screen.
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
EVF PEAK FREQ
EVF SETTING
EVF B. LIGHT
EVF COLOR
ZEBRA1 DETECT
ZEBRA2 DETECT
0
LOW
>>>
NORMAL
ON
EVF MODE AUTO
100%
85%
EVF PEAK LEVEL
DISPLAY SETUP

8
Adjusting the screen display
1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON.
(Page25ofVol.1)
2 Press the MENU button.
•Fordetailsonmenuoperation,referto“Using
thesetupmenus”(Page28ofVol.1).
•Youcanalsousethecorrespondingbuttons
ontheremotecontrol.Fordetails,see
“Descriptionofparts”(Remotecontrol).
(Page19ofVol.1)
3 Viewnder adjustments
SelectCHANGEunderEVFSETTINGonthe
settingmenuDISPLAYSETUPscreen.
LCD monitor adjustments
SetCHANGEunderLCDSETTINGonthe
settingmenuDISPLAYSETUPscreen.
• When adjusting the viewnder
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
EVF PEAK FREQ
EVF SETTING
EVF B. LIGHT
EVF COLOR
ZEBRA1 DETECT
ZEBRA2 DETECT
0
LOW
>>>
NORMAL
ON
EVF MODE AUTO
100%
85%
EVF PEAK LEVEL
DISPLAY SETUP
4 Push the Operation lever in the  or 
direction to select the item.
• When adjusting the viewnder
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
EVF BRIGHTNESS
EVF CONTRAST
EVF SETTING
[–] ––––––––+–––––––– [+]
[–] ––––––––+–––––––– [+]
5 Push the Operation lever in the  or 
direction to make adjustment.
• When adjusting the viewnder
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
EVF BRIGHTNESS
EVF CONTRAST
EVF SETTING
[–] ––––––––+–––––––– [+]
[–] ––––––––+–––––––– [+]
6 Press MENU three times to exit the menus.
•YoucanreturnthesettingsforEVFSETTING
andLCDSETTINGtothefactorysettingsby
selectingtheitemandpressingCOUNTER
RESET(ifitispossibletochangetheitemat
thattime).
•Theviewnderdisplaycanbeincolororblack
andwhite.(Seethesetupmenus,DISPLAY
SETUPscreen,EVFCOLOR.)Theresolution
isthesameforbothofthem.
Changing backlight brightness
ThebrightnessoftheLCDmonitorbacklightcan
beadjustedbetweenvedifferentsettings.
1 Select LCD BACKLIGHT from the setup
menu DISPLAY SETUP screen.
2 Select and set a value in the range of +1 to
–3.
Thegreaterthevaluethebrighterthescreen.
•Thissettingwillremainsavedevenifthe
camera-recorder’spowerisswitchedoff.
•YoucancyclethroughLCDBACKLIGHT
valuesandswitchbacklightbrightnessby
pressingaUSERbuttontowhich“LCDB.L”
hasbeenassigned.
“UsingtheUSERbuttons”(Page39)
Viewnder (continued)

9
Shooting
Tally lamp
Tally lamp
(Front)
Tally lamp
(Rear)
Thetallylampcanbeilluminatedduringrecording
bysettingtheTALLYLAMPitemontheOTHER
FUNCTIONSscreen(Page151)toanysettingother
thanOFF.
Whenthecamera-recorderisinanyofthefollowing
states,thetallylampblinks.
•Whentheremainingbatterycapacityrunsout
(4blinks/sec.)
•WhentheavailablerecordingspaceontheP2
cardorthebatterypowerislow(1blink/sec.)
•WhenremovingtheP2cardduringaccess
(4blinks/sec.)
•WhenthereisnorecordingspaceleftontheP2
card(4blinks/sec.)
•WhenthereisawarningforGENLOCKIN
terminalsignaldistortion,systemerror,ora
recordingdefect.(4blinks/sec.)

10
Basic shooting operations
Preparing to shoot
1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON.
(Page25ofVol.1)
2 Push the OPEN lever of the P2 card slot
cover downward () and slide to open ().
3 Insert the P2 card securely in the card slot.
4 Raise the P2 card eject button to the
direction of the arrow, and close the P2
card/SD memory card slot cover.
•Therearetwocardslots.
•Beabsolutelysuretoclosethecardslot
coverstokeepthedustout.
•DonotremovetheP2cardwhiletheP2card
accesslampsareblinkingorange.(Page12)
3
41
Lock release button
POWER/MODE
switch
Shooting in auto mode
1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON.
(Page25ofVol.1)
•Checkthatthemodelamp(CAMERA)is
lightedred.
2 Switch the AUTO/MANUAL switch to AUTO
to select auto mode.
•“ A”appearsontheviewnderandLCD
screens.
•Thefocus,gain,irisandwhitebalanceare
adjustedautomatically.
3 Press the START/STOP button (Red) on the
POWER/MODE switch to start shooting.
•Pressagaintoreturntothecamera-recorder
totheshootingstandbymode.
•UsethehandleSTART/STOPbuttontomake
iteasiertoshootfromlowangles.
•Topreventaccidentaloperation,thehandle
sideSTART/STOPbuttonincludesahold
mechanism.
1
3
AUTO MANUAL
2Mode lamp
(CAMERA)
AUTO/MANUAL
switch
START/STOP
button
(handle side)
POWER/MODE
switch
Lock release button

11
Shooting
Underthefollowingcircumstances,evenif
youpresstheSTART/STOPbuttonitmay
takesometimeuntilthewritingtotheP2card
nishes.Forthisreason,theoperationwillnot
beacknowledgedifyoupresstheSTART/STOP
buttontoosoon.
•Stoppedafteronlyashortrecordingtime
•Stoppedimmediatelyaftertherecordinghas
movedtoasecondP2card

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P2 card access lamps
■CAMERA/PB/PC (USB HOST) mode
Lights green:
Datacanbesavedontothecardsorloadedfrom
them.
Blinks green (slow):
Noavailablespaceoncard,cardis
writeprotected.
Lights orange:
Slotthatistheobjectofrecording.
Blinks orange:
Dataisnowbeingaccessed.
Blinks orange (fast):
Acardisnowbeingrecognized.
Both lamps blink orange:
Ejectionofcardduringaccess.
Off:
Cardshavenotbeeninsertedorformatted.
Insertionofincompatiblecard.
■PC (USB DEVICE) mode
Blinks orange:
Dataisnowbeingaccessed.
Off:
Astatusotherthanaccessunderway.
P2 card access lamp
Protecting against a possible erasure
Switchthewrite-protectswitchoftheP2cardto
[PROTECT].
PROTECT
Write-protect switch
Checking photos taken (REC CHECK)
PressingtheRECCHECKbuttonafterarecording
willautomaticallyplaybackthelasttwosecondsof
themostrecentclip.
HoldingdowntheRECCHECKbuttonwillallow
youtoplaybackupto10seconds.
Usethisfunctiontocheckthatrecordingis
performednormally.
•Thecamera-recorderreturnstorecording
standbymodeafterplayback.
•Forclipswithaplaybacktimeof10secondsor
less,clipsearlierthanthecurrentcliparenot
playedbackeveniftheRECCHECKbuttonis
helddownafterreturningthecliptothestart.
REC CHECK button
•Note that a backup recording performed on
a backup device connected to the DVCPRO/
DV or SDI OUT connector will also record
video played back using the REC CHECK
function.
•In one-clip recording mode, the beginning
of a clip is not used as the start position for
playback after returning as far as possible
with the REC CHECK function or starting
playback while recording is paused.
Instead, playback starts from the start point
of the most recent recording operation.
Basic shooting operations (continued)

13
Shooting
Formatting P2 cards
1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON.
(Page25ofVol.1)
2 Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/
THUMBNAIL mode (PB/THUMBNAIL lamp
illuminates).
•Thumbnailsaredisplayed.
Mode lamp (PB/THUMBNAIL)
POWER/MODE switch
3 Press the MENU button.
•Thumbnailsmenuaredisplayed.
Operation lever
EXIT button
MENU button
4 On the thumbnails menu, select
OPERATION and then FORMAT. (Page 91)
•Ascreensuchastheoneshownbelow
appears.Selectthenumberoftheslot
intowhichyouinsertedtheP2cardto
beformatted.SelectEXITtocancelthe
formatting.
•WhenyoupresstheMENUbutton,the
thumbnailsmenudisplaydisappears.
THUMBNAIL
OPERATION
PROPERTY
META DATA
HDD
EXIT
DELETE
FORMAT
REPAIR CLIP
RE-CONNECTION
COPY
EXCH.THUMBNAIL
EXIT
SLOT1
SLOT2
SD CARD
EXIT
5 Select YES on the conrmation screen.
•TheselectedP2cardisformatted.

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Splitting clips recorded on P2 cards
Thiscamera-recorderwillautomaticallygenerate
additionalclipsforacontinuousrecordingon
an8GBorhighercapacityP2cardwhenthe
recordingexceedsthedurationsgivenbelow.
Evenso,aP2devicewillhandlesuchclipsas
asingleclipinthumbnailoperations(display,
delete,recover,copy,etc.).Suchrecordingsmay
behandledasseparateclipsbynonlinearediting
softwareoraPC.
Recording format
(excluding Native format)
Continuous
recording time
AVC-I100
DVCPROHD Approx.5min.
AVC-I50
DVCPRO50 Approx.10min.
DVCPRO
DV Approx.20min.
P2 card recording times
P2 cards available to the AG-HPX250P/EN
Thiscamera-recordersupportstheoptional
AJ-P2C064AG(64GB)andAJ-P2E032XG(32GB)
P2cards,andother4GBto64GBP2cards(asof
Sep.2011).
•This unit cannot use AJ-P2C002SG (2 GB)
cards.
•Depending on the type of P2 card used, you
may need to update the camera-recorder
driver.
· “Updatingthefirmwareincorporatedintothe
unit”(Page158)
•For the latest information not available in
the Operating Instructions, visit the support
desk at the following website.
http://pro-av.panasonic.net/
P2 card recording times
(Whenusingone64GBcard)
System mode Recording
format (codec) Recording time
HD(1080i,720P)
AVC-I100
DVCPROHD Approx.64min.
AVC-I50 Approx.128
min.
SD(480i,576i)
DVCPRO50 Approx.128
min.
DVCPRO
DV
Approx.256
min.
•The above recording time is for normal
recording. Recording in native mode
will extend recording time depending on
system mode.
· “Recordingformatlist”(Page164)
•Use of 32 GB, 16 GB and 8 GB P2 cards
will provide 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8, respectively of
above recording times.
•The indicated capacities include a
management area so the total area available
for recording is somewhat smaller.
Basic shooting operations (continued)

15
Shooting
Remove the P2 card
1 Push the OPEN lever of the P2 card slot
cover downward () and slide to open ().
2 Check that the P2 card access lamp is not
blinking orange.
3 Push the P2 card eject button and press it.
4 Remove the P2 card.
3
4
P2 card access
lamp P2 card eject button
•DonotejecttheP2cardorturnthepoweroff
underthefollowingcircumstances,sincedoing
somaycauseamalfunctioninthecard:
1 WhiletheorangeP2cardaccesslampis
blinkingafterthecardisinserted(anduntilit
stopsblinking).
2 Duringrecording,duringtherecordingnish
process,orwhiletheaccesslampisblinking.
•IfaP2cardisejectedduringformattingorwhile
itsdataisbeingaccessed,“TURNPOWEROFF”
appearsintheviewnderandLCDmonitor,and
awarningisindicatedbythetallylamp.Ifthis
happens,turnthepoweroffandbackonagain.
· Whenacardisejectedduringformatting:
Formatthecardagain.
· Whenacardisejectedwhileitsdataisbeing
accessed:
Theclipsmaybethrownoutoforder.(Page78)
Checktheclipsandrepairthem.“Restoring
clips”(Page85)
•Immediatelyafterpre-recording,aP2card
insertedintoanemptyslotwillnotbeimmediately
recognized.
•Duringplayback,aP2cardinsertedintothe
emptyslotwillnotberecognizedandtheP2
cardaccesslampwillnotlight.Whenplaybackis
completed,theP2cardrecognitionwillbegin.
• YoucanuseACCESSLEDontheOTHER
FUNCTIONSscreentosettheP2cardaccess
lampssothattheywillalwaysbeoff.Inthiscase,
eitherturnoffthepowerorwaituntilenoughtime
haspassedafterinsertingthecardsorstopping
operationbeforeejectingthecards.
•WhenaP2cardisremovedinPB/THUMBNAIL
modeorPCmode(USBHOST),thescreenis
updatedonceitisclosed.
However,thesystemreturnstothethumbnail
screennomatterwhichscreenwasdisplayed
justpriortoremovingthecard.
Furthermore,ifaP2cardremainsintheother
slotatthistime,thiscardwillbeaccessedso
pleasebecarefulwhenremovingP2cards
consecutively.
Cautions in using P2 cards
BeforeusingaP2card,besuretoformatitwith
aP2device.

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YoucanuseSDandSDHCmemorycards(the
term“SDmemorycard”isusedforbothhereafter)
tosaveandloadSCENElesandUSERles,and
touploadclipmetadata.(Page58)
Installing and removing the SD
memory card
Installation
1 Push the OPEN lever of the P2 card slot
cover downward () and slide to open ().
2 Insert the card while making sure it is
oriented in the proper direction.
2
Access lamp
3 Close the P2 card/SD memory card slot
cover.
Removal
1 Open the P2 card/SD memory card slot
cover, and check that the access lamp is
not lit.
2 Press the card further into the unit, grasp
the card, and then remove.
3 Close the P2 card/SD memory card slot
cover.
Formatting SD memory card
1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON.
(Page25ofVol.1)
2 Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/
THUMBNAIL mode (PB/THUMBNAIL lamp
illuminates).
3 Press the MENU button.
4 On the thumbnail menu, select OPERATION,
FORMAT and then SD CARD. (Page 91)
•SelectEXITtocanceltheformatting.
THUMBNAIL
OPERATION
PROPERTY
META DATA
HDD
EXIT
DELETE
FORMAT
REPAIR CLIP
RE-CONNECTION
COPY
EXCH.THUMBNAIL
EXIT
SLOT1
SLOT2
SD CARD
EXIT
5 Select YES on the conrmation screen.
•TheselectedSDmemorycardisformatted.
•YoucanalsoformatfromtheSDCARD
FORMAToptiononthesettingCARD
FUNCTIONSscreen.(Page150)
•WithSDHCcards,32KBofcapacitywillhave
beenused.
Using SD/SDHC memory cards

17
Shooting
Cautions in using SD memory cards
SDmemorycardsusedwiththeAG-HPX250P/EN
shouldconformtoSDorSDHCstandards.
BesuretoformatcardsusingtheAG-HPX250P/
EN.
SDmemorycardswiththefollowingcapacitycan
beusedfortheAG-HPX250P/EN.
SDXCmemorycardsarenotavailableforthis
product.
SD (from 8 MB to 2 GB)
SDHC (from 4 GB to 32 GB)
Forthelatestinformationnotavailableinthe
OperatingInstructions,visittheP2SupportDeskat
thefollowingWebsites.
http://pro-av.panasonic.net/
•SDmemorycardsmustnotbeusedorstoredin
anenvironmentwheretheymaybe
· Exposed to high temperatures/humidities;
· Exposed to water droplets; or
· Electrically charged.
•Besurealwaysclosethecoverwhenusingan
SDmemorycard.
•Seealso“Checkpointsforusingmemorycards”
(Page162).

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Using the zoom function
Thiscamera-recorderhasa22xopticalzoom
function.
Zoomwiththezoomleverorthezoomring.
Zoom lever (handle side)
Zoom ring
Zoom lever (grip side)
ZOOM switch
HANDLE ZOOM switch
Zoom lever
SettheZOOMswitchtoSERVOsothatyoucan
usethemotor-drivenzoom.
T:Zoomin
W:Zoomout
Gentlypressthezoombuttononthegriptozoom
slowly,rmlypresstozoomfaster.
Zoom lever (handle side)
Youcanchangethezoomspeedonthehandle
zoombuttonbyselectingoneofthreespeedswith
theHANDLEZOOMswitch.
SettheHANDLEZOOMswitchspeedsbygoing
tothesetupmenus,SWMODEscreenHANDLE
ZOOM.(Page138)
Zoom ring
SettheZOOMswitchtoMANUALsothatyoucan
usethezoomring.
•YoucannotusethezoomringiftheZOOMswitch
issettoSERVO.Tryingtouseitcoulddamage
thecamera-recorder.
On the remote control
PressZOOM/VOLtozoomwiththemotordrive.
•Zoomspeedisxedatmedium.
ZOOM/VOL button

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Shooting
Digital zoom function
AssigntheD.ZOOMfunctiontoUSERMAINor
anyoftheUSER1–4buttonstoenableuseofthe
digitalzoom.(Page39)
EachpressoftheUSERbuttontowhichD.ZOOM
isassignedswitchesthezoomratiointhefollowing
order:OFF(x1)→x2→x5→x10→OFF(x1).
•TheviewnderandtheLCDmonitorindicatethe
zoomratiowhenasettingotherthanOFF(x1)is
selected.
•“UsingtheUSERbuttons”(Page39)
Please take note of the following points
regarding use of the digital zoom function.
•DigitalzoomisnotavailablewhentheDRS
(dynamicrangestretcher)function(Page133)
ortheSCANREVERSEfunction(Page136)is
running.
•TheFBC(ashbandcompensation)function
(Page38)isnotavailablewhenthedigitalzoom
functionisrunning.TheFBCfunctionbecomes
availableagainwhendigitalzoomisswitched
backtoOFF.
•OperatingtheDRSfunctionorSCAN
REVERSEfunctionwhenthedigitalzoom
functionisrunningswitchesthedigitalzoom
functionoff.

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Shooting in progressive mode
•In 24P/24PA, 24PN (native recording) and in
30PN/25PN (native recording) at 720P, the
camera starts recording in 5-frame, 4-frame
and 2-frame segments, respectively. For
this reason, to continue recording clips in
a system mode using a different recording
segmentation may break the continuity of
the time code.
•The camera uses internal memory for
recording, when recording starts as soon
as a P2 card is inserted or the camera is
powered up. In this situation, recording
cannot be stopped until P2 card recognition
ends.
To check P2 card status, press the DISP/
MODE CHK button and check the row for
SLOT 1 and 2 displayed in the viewnder or
LCD monitor.
•An editing system that supports 24PA
(2:3:3:2 advanced pulldown) will enable
editing with less quality loss than 24P (2:3
pulldown).
•Record at standard 24P if a 24PA
compatible editing system will not be used.
In1080iand480i(576i)mode,thisunitcan
performprogressiveshootingwhenCAMERA
MODEofthesettingmenuissetto24P,24PA,or
30P(25P).
Whenperformingprogressiveshooting,the
recordingformatcanbesettonative(whichuses
thecamera’sshootingframerateasis)orstandard
(whichpullstheframeratedownto59.94(50)).
Standard recording
(pull-down recording)
24Precordswith2:3pulldownand30P(25P)
recordswith2:2pulldown,andbothrecordas
59.94i(50i).
Thecamera-recordercanalsohandlevideoshotin
the24PAmode(2:3:3:2advancedpulldown).
NotethatAVC-Intradoesnotsupportpulldown
recording.
Camera-recorder
capture
(1080/24P over 60i)
2:3 pull-down
recording
A
Ao Ae Bo Be Bo Ce Co De Do De
B C D
Native recording
Thisformatextractsandrecordsonlyeffective
frameswhen1080imodeisusedwith24PNor
30PN(25PN)AVC-Intramode.
Furthermore,nativerecordingformatforboth
DVCPROHDandAVC-Intraissupportedwith
720P,enablingrecordingof2–2.5xlongerthan
pulldownrecording.
Alsoinnativerecording,theoutputofcamera-
recordervideoandplaybackvideoisa59.94(50)
framerate.
Camera-recorder
capture (1080/24PN)
2:3 pull-down
Recording
A
Ao
A B
Ae Bo Be Bo Ce Co De Do De
B C D
C D
Camera-recorder
capture (720/24PN)
2:3 pull-down
Recording
A
AA BB B CC D
A B C D
D D
B C D
Active frame