Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-AF100AP Operating Instructions

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Playback
Editing
Connecting external units
Headphones
3.5-mm stereo mini jack
• Sound is no longer heard from the speaker when the headphones (optional) are connected.
External microphone
Microphone (optional)
AG-MC200G
NPUT1 or
INPUT2 Microphone holder
Microphone 
holder adaptor
6 mm12 mm
• 
When attaching an external microphone to the microphone shoe, use the supplied microphone holder 
and microphone holder adaptor.
•  When attaching the microphone holder and the microphone holder adaptor , be sure to tighten the screws 
firmly even though you might hear a squeaking sound.
•  The microphone holder mounting position is provided at two locations, namely in the handle and on 
top of the INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 terminals. If the microphone holder is mounted on the handle, the 
microphone may be captured if a wide-angle lens is used.  Select the mounting location after checking 
the images. 
•  When wiring the microphone cable, use either the cable clamper of the microphone holder adaptor , or 
the included cable clamper.
Cable clamper 4 mm 
						

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Connecting external units (continued)
Computer (non-linear editing/file transfer)
USB 2.0
ComputerUSB connection cable 
(optional)
Mini-B
• For details on the computer’s conditions and other factors, see page 44.
•  Use a double-shielded USB connection cable with a maximum length of three meters. 
TV/Monitor
Only the output signals from the camera are shown.
HDMI cable
(optional)
BNC cable (optional) Video cable
(optional)Audio cable (optional)
White: CH1 (left channel) sound
Red: CH2 (right channel) sound
Connect these 
cables to the 
terminals on 
the television.
TV/Monitor 
						

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Editing
 
 
■When outputting video and audio signals from the camera to an external device, connect to the 
input terminals of the external device.
•  Use a double-shielded HDMI cable (not included). 
•  It is recommended that you use Panasonic’s HDMI cable.
•  This product is not compatible with VIERA Link.
 
■Limitations of image output
•  When using SDIOUT output, side LCD and EVF cannot be operated simultaneously. In order to perform 
simultaneous operation, set the SDI OUT on the settings menu AV IN/OUT SETUP to OFF. When the 
EVF MODE on the settings menu DISPLAY SETUP is set to AUTO, EVF disappears upon opening/
closing of the LCD.
•  No HDMI output is performed when REC FORMAT is set to 1080/24P and SDI 24Ps is set to ON.  
•  When SDI&HDMI OUT SEL is set to DOWNCONV, SIDE CROP is disabled in the DOWNCON MODE 
settings, and SQUEEZE is enabled automatically.
•  Some displays, such as time code display and audio level meter display may not be visible on the videos 
output from the VIDEO OUT terminal.
•  Also in PS mode, output both SDI and HDMI is at 1080/60i or 1080/50i when using SDI OUT  output.
•  Only when SDI OUT is set to OFF, PS MODE HDMI OUT SEL is enabled, and the video can be output at 
1080/60P or 1080/50P. 
						

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Nonlinear editing
Non-linear editing of video data on SD Memory 
Cards can be performed by connecting the camera 
via the USB connection cable to a computer for 
editing. (As for connection, refer to page 42)
Use a sufficiently charged battery or the AC 
adaptor.
The following conditions are necessary for USB 
connection.
• PC with Windows XP, Windows Vista, or 
Windows 7; or Macintosh with Intel CPU (Intel 
Mac)
•  USB 2.0 (High Speed, Mass Storage Class) 
compatibility (not compatible with USB 1.1)
•  Only connect to one computer at a time.
•  Camera cannot be operated if a hub or other 
device is connected between the camera and 
computer.
1 Insert the SD Memory Card, and move the 
POWER switch to ON.
2 Connect the camera to the computer with 
the USB connection cable.
Turn the computer’s power on before 
connecting.
3 Select ‘PC’
Dubbing can be performed to a Blu-ray Disc 
Recorder, etc. by selecting ‘RECORDER’.  
4 Perform non-linear editing on the computer.
The contents of the SD Memory Card will 
appear as a removable disk icon within My 
Computer or the desktop on the computer 
screen. (Page 73)
(Example) Windows
Removable disk (E:)
(Example) Macintosh
NO NAME
•  When copying files from the camera to a 
computer, be careful to ensure that files are 
not accidentally overwritten.
•  For more details, please refer to your 
computer editing software’s operating 
instructions.
•  When changing cards, always ensure that 
the access lamp is not flashing and that the 
card is not currently being accessed.
•  Camera functions cannot be used when the 
camera is connected to a computer.
•  Always perform “safe hardware removal” 
when disconnecting the cable.
•  The data on the SD Memory Card cannot be 
accessed when the SD Memory Card slot 
cover is open.
5 Turn the camera’s power off.
•  If the camera cannot be correctly recognized 
by the computer, this may be able to be 
remedied by one of the following methods.
 
ā Turn the power of the camera and the 
computer off and back on again.
 
ā Remove the SD Memory Card from the 
camera and reinsert it.
 
ā Connect to a different USB terminal on the 
computer.
•  If you are using an SDXC memory card, 
some personal computers may not recognize 
the data. Make sure your personal computer 
supports SDXC cards.  
						

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Displays
Editing
Screen displays
Regular displays
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1  Time code display
Each time you press the COUNTER button, the 
display switches over to the following data (or 
no indication).
COUNTER:
 Counter value
    Displayed when TOTAL is selected from 
the REC COUNTER item in the DISPLAY 
SETUP screen of MENU settings.
CLIP:
  CLIP counter value for respective clip
    Displayed when REC COUNTER item on 
settings menu DISPLAY SETUP screen is 
set to CLIP.
 
ā During playback, the time code display 
is automatically set to CLIP, and the time 
code is counted from a value of 0:00:00 
for each clip.
TC:
  Time code value.
    When the time code value could not be read 
correctly from the SD Memory Card, [TC∗] is 
displayed.
UB:
  User information
    When user information could not be read 
correctly from the SD Memory Card, [UB∗] is 
displayed.
2  Media information display
Displays basic information about inserted SD 
memory cards. Information regarding slot 1 is 
displayed above, and information regarding slot 
2 is displayed below.
: Recording possible (White)
 
ā Displayed in green if used for recording. 
: Card is write-protected: Recording not possible: Card is full
 
ā Recording may be possible in some cases 
even when this icon is displayed.
 
ā Depending on the memory size and 
type of the SD Memory Card used, the 
icon may not be displayed even when 
the card’s memory becomes full during 
shooting, and the shooting is stopped.
:  Playback-only
SD Memory Cards already containing 1,000 
or more clips may be used for playback 
only.
: Accessing card: No card inserted
 
ā Flashes red.
: Displayed during relay recording.
3  Media capacity display
Displays remaining capacity for recording 
frame rate set in the REC FORMAT item on the 
settings menu SCENE FILE screen.
Not displayed during PB mode.
•  Time displayed is a guideline only.
•  The remaining capacity of the slot 2 is also 
displayed here. 
4  Recording format display (Page 51)
5  Information display
Following information is displayed depending 
on the situation.
•  Performance of the auto white balance or the 
auto black balance
•  Warning (Page 48)
•  The ND filter recommended under the 
prevailing shooting conditions is displayed. 
						

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Screen displays (continued)
(Continued on the next page)
• 
The AWB error message (LOW LIGHT / 
LEVEL OVER) is displayed. (Page 42 of 
Vol.1)
•  The functions allocated to the USER buttons 
are displayed while you hold down the DISP/ 
MODE CHK button.
6  Microphone level automatic control display
Appears when in the setup menus, 
RECORDING SETUP screen, MIC ALC, you 
have selected “ON”.
7  Marker luminance display
When markers are displayed, the brightness 
level around the center of the screen is 
indicated as 0% to 99%. “99%↑” appears if the 
percentage is over 99.
•  When the AREA Y-GET function is operating, 
the brightness level around the center of the 
AREA frame is displayed. 
8  Date and time display
Month
mmm dd yyyy hh:mm:ss Day of the month
Year:
2001 - 2039
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Order can be changed with the DATE FORMAT 
item on the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP 
screen.
9  Frame rate display
Displays recording frame rate.
Not displayed when set to 1080/60i.
10 
Shutter speed display
The shutter speed is displayed here.
11  Audio level meter display (Page 18)
12  Auto iris control display
STD:  Standard auto-iris control
SPOT: 
Auto iris control for spotlightBACK:   Auto iris control for backlight 
compensation
13  Iris display
Displays F value. The STEP of the display 
value differs depending on the lens.  14 
Zoom position display
The zoom poison is displayed with Z00 
(maximum wide-angle) - Z99 (maximum zoom).
The unit can be switched to mm in the ZOOM 
& FOCUS item of the setting menu DISPLAY 
SETUP screen.
The focus position display does not move linearly. 
The unit is set as mm in the factory settings.
15 Focus control information displayDisplays the focus control information with 99 - 00.
In the auto focus mode, AF appears. In the manual 
focus mode, MF appears. 
The units can be switched between feet and 
m in the ZOOM & FOCUS item of the setting 
menu DISPLAY SETUP screen.
The focus position display does not move 
linearly. The unit is set as m in the factory 
settings.
16  ND filter display
ND filter selected is displayed.
17  Gain display
Displays the gain value of the image amplifier 
configured. (During the auto mode, AGC is 
displayed.)
18  AWB information display
Displays the information of white balance.
ATW:        When ATW is set
P3.2K/P5.6K/VAR: In the case of preset
Ach/Bch:      In the case of A/B
LOCK:        When ATW is locked
19  Marker display
During shooting, pressing the ZEBRA button 
once or twice will display the marker.
20  Optical Image Stabilizer 
 display
Displayed when Optical Image Stabilizer is ON.
21  Scene filename display (Page 19)
22  Remaining battery capacity display
When using Panasonic-manufactured batteries 
compatible with this product, the remaining 
battery capacity is displayed in minutes.
Time remaining will be displayed after a brief 
pause.
•  The battery display will change  
→→→→as battery capacity decreases.  
flashes in red when less than 3 minutes of 
battery life is remaining, and 
 flashes 
when the battery is exhausted. 
						

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Displays
 
• Remaining battery capacity may not be 
displayed correctly when using in high or 
low temperatures, or when the battery has 
not been used for a long period of time. 
To ensure that remaining battery capacity 
is displayed correctly, use the battery 
completely from a fully-charged state, and 
charge the battery again. (Remaining battery 
capacity may still not be displayed correctly if 
the battery has been used for long periods in 
high or low temperatures, or if the battery has 
been recharged a large number of times.)
• The remaining battery capacity display is 
a guideline and may change according to 
usage conditions.
•  The remaining battery capacity display will 
momentarily disappear when switching 
between modes, when conducting REC 
CHECK operations or when changing the LCD 
brightness since the capacity is recalculated at 
these times.
• Not displayed when using AC adaptor.
23  Operation status display
 (Red) :     Recording (Green): Playback paused (Green):  Playback (White): Playback pausedINDEX [  ]:   Playback paused at INDEX 
position
  (   ):  Frame-by-frame playback 
(Frame-by-frame reverse 
playback)
 (  ):  Skip (reverse skip) (  ):    Fast forward/fast playback 
(Rewind/fast reverse playback)
 (  ):      Paused in final scene (paused in 
initial scene)
Self-portrait recording display
No display : Cannot record (no card, etc.)
 :    Recording in progress, during transition to 
the recording pause mode
 :    Recording paused (recording standby) :  Warning display
24  Recording function display
PRE-REC:When pre-rec mode is ON
    :In interval REC mode
25  Monitor audio level meter
When you press the AUDIO MON/ADV button, 
the sound volume output from the built-in 
speaker and headphone jack is displayed. 26 
Safety zone
The range of the zone is indicated by the 
SAFETY ZONE item (Page 59) on the 
DISPLAY SETUP screen.
90%:      Range that can be displayed on an 
ordinary home-use TV set.
4:3:        Range cropped to 4:3
14:9:       Range in between 16:9 and 4:3
2.35:1:      Cinema scope range
2:1 :       2:1 Scope range
1.85:1:      American visa range
2.39:1:      Cinema scope (2.39:1) range
GRID:      Horizontal/vertical grid lines
27  Metadata recording information
META:    When metadata recording is ON
No display : When metadata recording is OFF
28  Recording audio type display
LPCM:    When audio LPCM recording
No display : 
When audio Dolby Digital recording
A.REC:     When audio is not recorded 
(During VFR MODE and 
INTERVAL REC)
29  FOCUS_BAR display
Displays the above items in the bottom left of 
the LCD/EVF. Digitizes and displays high-
frequency component volumes for videos. 
White bar:  focus bar display
Green line:    peak display
30  IRIS METER display
Displays the above items in the bottom right of 
the LCD/EVF. 
Center:   Indicates the normal light intensity.
Right:    Indicates high-light intensity.
Left:     Indicates low-light intensity.
Green dots on display:
          Indicate the compensation amount 
during AUTO IRIS.
31  AREA frame display
Displays the range of the AREA function. 
32  AREA operation display
Displayed when an operation is being 
performed in an area within the function frame 
by using the FUNCTION knob. 
						

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Screen displays (continued)
(Continued on the next page)
 
■C
CANNOT BE USED DUE TO INCOMPATIBLE 
DATA.
    No use is possible because the standard for the 
data is different.
CANNOT DELETE. Clip cannot be deleted.
CANNOT DELETE WITH THIS BUTTON Clip cannot be deleted.
CANNOT PLAY. No playback is possible.
CANNOT PLAY WITH THIS BUTTON No playback is possible.
CANNOT RECORD PH MODE AND HA MODE 
INTO THIS CARD.
   This card cannot be recorded to in PH mode or 
HA mode. 
CANNOT RECORD.
THE NUMBER OF CLIPS HAS EXCEEDED 
THE MAXIMUM LIMIT.
   The maximum number of clips has been reached 
and no further clips can be recorded.
CANNOT SET 
THE NUMBER OF INDEXES HAS EXCEEDED 
THE MAXIMUM LIMIT.
   No further indexes can be set because the 
number of indexes will exceed the maximum 
limit.
CANNOT SET PRE-REC,  
CARD CAPACITY TOO LOW.
   PRE-REC cannot be set as the remaining card 
capacity is low.
CARD DOOR OPENED. The card door is open.
CARD ERROR.
PLEASE REFORMAT.
   Formatting has failed. The card needs to be 
reformatted.
CARD FULL.
 The card is full.
CHECK CARD. Please check the card.
    If an SD memory card that has been used before 
in another device or personal computer is used 
for the first time in this camera-recorder, CHECK 
CARD is displayed, and all operations may be 
disabled. In such a case, perform the following:
  1   Remove the SD memory card from the unit 
and insert it again. (Page 38 of Vol.1) 
The unit recognizes the SD memory card and 
cancels the CHECK CARD display.
  2   If the CHECK CARD display is not canceled 
even after removing and inserting the SD 
memory card several times, check the 
contents of the card on a personal computer, 
and erase the entire data. 
  3   Format the SD memory card in the unit. (Page 
36 of Vol.1)
    If the data on the card cannot be either read or 
erased on a personal computer, the SD memory 
card may be corrupted.  Use another SD 
memory card. 
CHECK USB CABLE. Please connect the camera-recorder to a PC.
CONTROL DATA ERROR HAS BEEN 
DETECTED.
   An error has been detected in the control 
information.
 
■D
DISCONNECT USB CABLE.
    When switching from one mode to another, 
disconnect the USB connection cable.
 
■I
INCOMPATIBLE CARD.
PLEASE CHECK CARD.
    This card may have been formatted in a format 
with different system frequency. Check the card. 
Main warning displays
The main warning displays appearing on the LCD monitor or viewfinder are listed below . If a warning 
display is not listed, check carefully the message displayed. 
						

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Displays
 
 
■N
NO CARD  No card is inserted.
NOW ACCESSING.
PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE CARD.
   Card is currently being accessed. Please do not 
remove the card.
 
■R
REC STOPPED.
NOW WRITING.
    Video recording has been stopped. Data is now 
being written to the card.
REPAIR CLIP? Do you wish to repair clips now?
 
■S
SD CARD FORMAT?
YES  NO
    Do you wish to format the SD Memory Card 
now? Yes/No
SET DATE AND TIME
 Set the date and time.
 
■T
THE CLIP IS PROTECTED.   
PLEASE CANCEL PROTECTION.
    The clip is protected. Please cancel the 
protection.
THE RECORDING IS STOPPED
(OVER THE LIMITATION)
   Recording will stop. (Continuous recording for 12 
hours)
THE TC MODE IS CHANGED TO "NDF"   NDF is selected as the TC MODE setting. 
THIS BATTERY CANNOT BE USED.   This battery cannot be used.
THIS CARD CANNOT RECORD IN VIDEO 
MODE.
 The card cannot be used for video recording.
THUMBNAIL DATA ERROR IS DETECTED.   An error has been detected in the thumbnail 
information.
 
■U
UNABLE TO FORMAT.
    The card cannot be formatted.
 
■W
WRITE PROTECT
    The card is write-protected. 
Error displays
The following messages are displayed when 
an error has occurred in the camera or the SD 
Memory Card. If the problem is not solved by 
switching the power off and back on again, 
either change the card in accordance with the 
instructions displayed, or consult the place of 
purchase.
 
■C
CANNOT RECORD
    Displayed when an error has occurred during 
recording.
 
■R
REC WARNING
    Displayed when an error has occurred during 
recording. Start the recording again. If the 
message appears again, please consult the 
place of purchase. 
• Please switch the power off if the message 
continues to appear.
•  Please try inserting a different card if the 
message appears again after restarting 
recording.
 
■S
SYSTEM ERROR 
TURN POWER OFF
    Displayed when an error has occurred in the 
system. Switch the power off and back on again.
• If this error is displayed when accessing the 
SD Memory Card, such as when deleting a 
clip, the SD Memory Card may be damaged. 
Please replace it with a new SD Memory Card.
• If this error is displayed when repairing the 
SD Memory Card, please use the AVCCAM 
Restorer content repair software (Page 38 
of Vol.1).
 
■W
WARNING
    Displayed when an error has occurred with the 
camera itself. Start the recording again.
  FOCUS NG (error with focus operation)
  PSD NG (error with jitter detection) 
						

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Screen displays (continued)Setting the DISPLAY items
Display the following items on the viewfinder and LCD monitor by pressing the DISP/MODE CHK
button or by configuring OTHER DISPLAY of the DISPLAY SETUP screen of the setup menus. (Page 60)
Displays MODE CHK
(Hold down DISP/
MODE CHK button) DISPLAYOTHER DISPLAY settings
ALL PARTIAL OFF
1  Time code display
— — ——
2  Media information display
— ——
3  Media capacity display
— ——
4  Recording format display
x x
5  Information display ——— ——
6    Microphone level automatic control 
display
x x
7  Marker luminance display ——— ——
8  Date and time display
— ——
9  Frame rate display
∗1x x
10  Shutter speed display
x
11  Audio level meter display
— ——
12  Auto iris control display
x
13  Iris display
x
14  Zoom position display
— ——
15  Focus control information display
— ——
16  ND filter display
x x
17  Gain display
∗2x
18  AWB information display
∗3x
19  Marker display ——— ——
20  Optical Image Stabilizer display
x
21  Scene filename display
x x
22  Remaining battery capacity display
— ——
23  Operation status display ——— ——
24  Recording function display ——— ——
25  Monitor audio level meter ——— ——
26  Safety zone ——— ——
27  Metadata recording information
x x
28  Recording audio type display
x x
29  FOCUS_BAR display
— ——
30  IRIS METER display
— ——
31  AREA frame display ——— ——
32  AREA operation display
x
:  Displayed
 x:   Not displayed
—:   Displayed depending on other settings
The item in  in the MODE CHECK space appears when you press and hold the DISP/MODE CHK button.
The item in  in the DISPLAY space disappears when you press the DISP/MODE CHK button.
∗1 Not displayed when frame rate is set to 60i/50i.
∗2  0 dB is not displayed.
∗3  Only preset 3.2K, 5.6K and VAR are displayed.