Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HPX255P AG-HPX255EN Operating Instructions

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Playback
Display clip properties by selecting 
PROPERTY → CLIP PROPERTY on the 
thumbnail menu to confirm the position of 
the thumbnail (the number of frames from 
the top of the clip). Since thumbnails come 
generally from the top of the clip, [0] is 
displayed.Changing thumbnails
It	is	possible	to	replace	thumbnails	with	images	
that	include	previously	attached	text	memos	while	
images	are	recorded	or	played	back.
1 Add text memos to images that you intend 
to change.
Refer 	to 	“Text 	memo...

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Shot mark
A	shot	mark	can	be	added	to	a	clip	thumbnail	to	
distinguish	this	clip	from	the	others.
1  Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/
THUMBNAIL mode.  
The	thumbnail	screen	appears	on	the	LCD	
monitor.
2 Push the Operation lever in the ◄ ► 
direction and position the pointer on the 
clip you wish to attach a shot mark to.
3 Press the USER button to which the shot 
mark function has been allocated.
•	This	adds	a	shot	mark	to	the	thumbnail	of	the	
clip	at	the	pointer	position.
•	 To	delete	a...

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Playback
4 With the pointer at the bottom, push the 
Operation lever in the ◄ ► direction and 
position it on the text memo number you 
wish to play back then push the Operation 
lever in the ▲ direction (► playback).
•	Playback	will	start	from	the	time	code	
position	of	the	text	memo	where	the	pointer	
is	located.	If	the	Operation	lever	in	the	
	
direction	(STOP)	is	pressed	during	playback	
or	the	playback	has	finished	at	the	end	of	
the	clip,	then	the	thumbnail	screen	appears	
again	with	the...

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Using a text memo to break a clip and 
copy the necessary portion
1 Select a desired text memo in a clip by 
carrying out steps 1-3 for “Playing back a 
clip at the position where a text memo is 
recorded” (Page 83).
2 Move the pointer to the desired text memo, 
and then press the SET button on the 
Operation lever.
You	can	select	more	than	one	text	memo.
3 Press the MENU button to select 
OPERATION → COPY.
4 User the Operation lever and SET buttons 
to select the destination slot. Then, select 
YES....

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Playback
Reconnection of incomplete clips
Incomplete	clips	may	be	generated	when	clips	
recorded	on 	multiple 	P2 	cards 	(connected 	clips) 	are	
separately	copied	to	different	cards.	Reconnection	
function	generates	one	clip	(the	original,	connected	
clip)	from	incomplete	clips.
1  Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/
THUMBNAIL mode.
The	thumbnail	screen	appears	on	the	LCD	
monitor.
2 Use the Operation lever to select 
incomplete clips to reconnect.
Usually,	thumbnails	of	incomplete	clips	(clips...

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Copying clips
Selected	clips	can	be	copied	to	the	P2	card	or	SD	
memory	card	in	the	desired	slot.
1 Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/
THUMBNAIL mode.
The	thumbnail	screen	appears	on	the	LCD	
monitor.
2 Use the Operation lever to move the pointer 
to the desired clip and press the SET 
button on the Operation lever.
If recording using the one-clip REC function 
in which the clip can be combined with the 
previous clip (when “1 *CLIP” is displayed), 
then copying of clips is not possible.
After...

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Playback
Setting of clip meta data
Information	such	as	the	name	of	person	who	shot	
the	video,	the	name	of	the	reporter,	the	shooting	
location,	or	a	text	memo	can	be	read	from	the	SD	
memory	card,	and	can	be	recorded	as	Clip	Meta	
Data.
Reading clip meta data 
(metadata upload)
1 Insert the SD memory card that contains 
the Clip Meta Data (metadata upload file).
2 Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/
THUMBNAIL mode.
The	thumbnail	screen	appears	on	the	LCD	
monitor.
Press	the	MENU	button	while...

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Clip meta data items
Clip	Meta	Data	includes	the	following	items:	
Underlined	items	can	be	set	by	reading	the	
metadata	upload	file	on	the	SD	memory	card.	
Other	items	are	set	automatically	during	shooting.	
Using	the	P2	viewer,	metadata	upload	files	can	be	
written	to	SD	memory	cards	using	a	PC.	Download	
the	latest	version	of	the	P2	viewer	from	the	
following	URL	and	install	it	to	your	PC.
http://pro-av.panasonic.net/
Regarding	SD	memory	cards	to	be	used,	see	
	(Page	162).
The file which was edited...

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Playback
*1:		
The	USER	CLIP 	NAME	recording	method	is	
selectable.	For	details,	refer	to	“Selecting	the	
USER	CLIP 	NAME	recording	method”	(Page	
90).
*2:	 	 ALTITUDE/LATITUDE/LONGITUDE	in	SHOOT 	
are	not	automatically	set	during	shooting	with	
this	unit.
	 	 These	can	be	set	in	the	properties	 of	recorded	
clips.
*3:	 	
Be	sure	to	enter	 TEXT	when	entering	MEMO.	
It	is	not	possible	to	record	only	PERSON	or	
OFFSET.Checking and modifying read 
metadata
The	camera-recorder	allows	you	to	check	the...

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*		
The	COUNT 	value	is	indicated	as	a	four-digit	
number.	
The	COUNT 	value	is	incremented	each	time	a	
new	clip	is	captured	if	clip	metadata	has	been	
read	in	and	 TYPE2	has	been	selected	as	the	
recording	method.
The	COUNT 	value	can	be	reset	using	the	
following	procedure.
Select	META 	DATA	→	PROPERTY 	from	the	
thumbnail	menu,	then	select	USER	CLIP 	NAME	
to	display	the	menu	shown	below.	
Select	COUNT 	RESET	with	the	Operation	lever	
and	press	the	SET 	button	on	the	Operation	lever	
to	reset	the...