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

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Example of recording (DVCPRO HD) a clip on 
one P2 card:
Recording pause
REC start
Recording	duration	=	 Approx.	7	min.
Clip	1
COUNT 	value
=	0001 Clip	2
COUNT
	value
=	0002
5	min. 2	min.
Example of recording a clip on two P2 cards:
Recording pause
REC start
Clip	1
COUNT	value
=	0003 Clip	2
COUNT
	value
=	0004
1st	card 2nd	card
If	the	clip	thumbnails	are	displayed	as	shown	in	the	
example	above	or	their	properties	are	indicated	
using	a	P2	device,	the	thumbnail	and	COUNT 	
value	of	clip	1	will	be	displayed.
Clear the uploaded metadata
Select	META 	DATA	→	INITIALIZE	from	the	
thumbnail	menu,	and	press	the	SET 	button	on	the	
Operation	lever.	 A	YES/NO	confirmation	screen	
asks	you	to	confirm	that	you	want	to	initialize.	
Select	 YES	using	the	Operation	lever	to	initialize	
META 	DATA 	and	clear	the	data	read.
Formatting a P2 card
1 Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/
THUMBNAIL mode.
The	thumbnail	screen	appears	on	the	LCD	
monitor.
2 Press the MENU button and select 
OPERATION → FORMAT from the thumbnail 
menu.
•	When	the	screen	shown	below	appears,	
select	the	slot	number	of	the	P2	card	you	
want	to	format	and	press	the	SET
	button	on	
the	Operation	lever.
•	 Select	EXIT
	if	formatting	is	not	required.
3 The following screen appears. Use the 
Operation lever to select YES.
The	selected	P2	card	is	formatted.
Check that no important data remains on a 
card before formatting since data erased by 
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Formatting SD memory cards
SD	memory	cards	can	also	be	formatted	from	
the	thumbnail	screen.	With	an	SD	memory	card	
inserted	into	the	camera-recorder,	perform	the	
following	operation:
1 Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/
THUMBNAIL mode.
The	thumbnail	screen	appears	on	the	LCD	
monitor.
2 Press the MENU button and select 
OPERATION → FORMAT from the thumbnail 
menu.
•	The	following	screen	appears.	Select	SD	
CARD	and	press	the	SET
	button	on	the	
Operation	lever.
•	 Select	EXIT
	if	formatting	is	not	required.
3 The following screen appears. Use the 
Operation lever to select YES.
The	SD	memory	card	is	formatted.
• SD memory cards can also be formatted 
from the menu screen. (Page 150)
•  Check that no important data remains on a 
card before formatting since data erased by 
formatting cannot be recovered.
Setting the thumbnail display mode
The	thumbnail	display	mode	can	be	customised	to	
suit	your	preferences.
1 
Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/
THUMBNAIL mode.
The	thumbnail	screen	appears	on	the	LCD	
monitor.
2 Press the MENU button and select 
THUMBNAIL → SETUP from the thumbnail 
menu. 
The	following	screen	appears.
INDICATOR:
Select	which	indicators	you	want	to	show	on	
thumbnails	and	which	you	want	to	hide.
ALL HIDE:ON:	 	 All	indicators 	(MARKER,	TEXT	MEMO,	
WIDE,	PROXY)	are	not	displayed.
OFF: 		
Indication/No 	indication	will	be	set	
depending	on	the	following	menu.	 The	
factory	settings	are	as	follows.
MARKER: Switches	the	shot	mark	marker	between	
indication	and	no	indication	(ON/OFF).	 The	
factory	setting	is	ON	(indication).
TEXT MEMO: Switches	the	text	memo	marker	between	
indication	and	no	indication	(ON/OFF).	 The	
factory	setting	is	ON	(indication).
WIDE: Switches	the	wide	marker	between	indication	
and	no	indication	(ON/OFF).	 The	factory	
setting	is	ON	(indication).
PROXY: Switches	the	proxy	indicator	between	
indication	and	no	indication	(ON/OFF).	
The	factory	setting	is	ON	(indication).
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DATA DISPLAY:The	time	display	field	of	the	clip	offers	a	choice	
of	Time	Code	(TC),	User	Bits	(UB),	Shooting	
Time	(TIME),	Shooting	Date	(DATE),	Shooting	
Time	and	Date	(DATE	 TIME),	clip	name	(CLIP 	
NAME)	or	user	clip	name	(USER	CLIP 	NAME).	
The	factory	setting	is	 Time	Code.
DATE FORMAT: You	can	specify	the	display	order	for	the	
shooting	date	as	either	 Year/Month/Day	(Y-M-D),	
Month/Day/Year	(M-D-Y)	or	Day/Month/Year	
(D-M-Y).	
The	factory	setting	is	Month/Day/Year.	(Only	for	
AG-HPX255P)
The	factory	setting	is	Day/Month/Year.	(Only	for	
AG-HPX255EN)
This	setting	is	reflected	in	the	recording	date	
shown	in	the	clip	property	and	the	shooting	date	
shown	when	DATE	is	selected	under	the	item	
DATA 	DISPLAY.
THUMBNAIL SIZE: For	the	size	of	thumbnails	displayed	on	one	
screen,	either	LARGE	(3		2	thumbnails	
displayed)	or	NORMAL 	(4		3	thumbnails	
displayed)	can	be	selected.	 The	factory	default	
value	is	NORMAL.
PLAYBACK RESUME: Selecting	a	position	to	restart	playback	after	
stopping	playback	on	the	thumbnails	screen	
pushing	the	Operation	lever	in	the	 ▼	direction	
(STOP).
ON:	 Playback	starts	from	the	stop	position.
OFF: 		 Playback	starts	from	the	beginning	of	the	
clip	indicated	by	the	pointer.
Note	that	if	the	pointer	is	moved	after	stopping
playback,	the	playback	will	restart	from	the	
beginning	of	the	clip	indicated	by	the	pointer	
regardless	of	this	setting.	 Also,	attempting	to	
play	back	from	the	end	of	all	the	available	clips	
will	cause	the	screen	to	flash	momentarily,	
indicating	that	the	there	are	no	more	clips	which	
can	be	played	back.
THUMBNAIL INIT: Return	the	above	thumbnail	display	settings	to	
default. 	Move 	the 	cursor 	to 	this 	option, 	and 	press	
the	SET 	button	on	the	Operation	lever.	 A	YES/
NO	screen	appears	to	confirm	that	you	wish	
to	set	the	factory	default	setting.	Select	 YES	
with	the	Operation	lever	to	return	to	the	factory	
default	setting.
EXIT: Returns	to	the	previous	menu.Properties
The	clip’s	properties	and	the	P2	card’s	status	are	
displayed.
It	is	possible	to	edit	and	rewrite	recorded	clip	
metadata	while	clip	properties	are	displayed.
Clip property
From	the	thumbnail	menu,	select	PROPERTY 	→	
CLIP 	PROPERTY.	 The	following	screen	appears.
1
5
2
4
3
1. Clip Number
2. Thumbnail
3. Clip Information Indicates	the	indicators	added	to	the	clip	and	
the	number	of	text	and	voice	memos	added	to	
the	clip.
The	
	mark	appears	if	the	clip	is	recorded	on	a	
writeprotected	P2	card.
•  AG-HPX255P/EN is not capable of 
recording or playing back voice memos.
•  Pushing the Operation lever in the ◄ ► 
direction displays the properties of the 
previous/next clip.
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4. Clip InformationDisplays	detailed	information	about	the	clip.
CLIP NAME:Display	clip	names.
START TC: The	time	code	value	at	the	start	of	the	
recording.
START UB: The 	user 	bit 	value 	at 	the 	start 	of 	the 	recording.
DATE: The	date	of	the	recording.
TIME: The	time	at	the	start	of	the	recording.
DURATION: The	time	length	of	the	clip.
V_FORMAT: The	recording	format	for	the	clip.
FRAME RATE: The	frame	rate	for	the	playback.
REC RATE: The	recording	frame	rate	is	displayed.	(Only	
displayed	when	using	the	VFR	function	to	
record	in	Native	mode)
5. Clip Meta Data Displays	more	detailed	data	about	the	clip.	
Use	the	Operation	lever	to	move	the	pointer,	
and	press	the	SET 	button	to	check	the	detailed	
content.
•	 “Clip	meta	data	items”	(Page	88)Modification of recorded clip metadata
1 
Display the window for detailed clip 
metadata that you intend to modify in the 
clip properties window.
2 Place the cursor on the item to be modified 
using the Operation lever.
The	metadata	that	can	be	modified	are	shown	
like	[CREATOR]	in	the	following	figure.
3 Press the SET button on the Operation 
lever.
•	The	input	window	(soft	keyboard)	for	
modifying	metadata	is	displayed.
•	 Use	the	keyboard	to	modify	the	metadata.
The	keyboard	operation	is	the	same	as	
“Checking	and	modifying	read	metadata”	
(Page	89).
4 
Press OK on the keyboard.
The	modified	metadata	on	the	clip	is	written	
and	return	to	the	metadata	window.
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• Deleting only the respective items of 
LOCATION (recording location data) 
in SHOOT is not possible. By setting 
ALTITUDE to empty, other LONGITUDE/ 
LATITUDE items are collectively deleted.
•  The metadata for a clip with the 
 
incomplete clip indicator cannot be 
modified. For the clips recorded on multiple 
P2 cards, modify the metadata while all P2 
cards are inserted.
•  Any MEMO with 101 characters or more 
cannot be modified.
P2 Card Status Display Settings
Select	PROPERTY
	→	CARD	STATUS	from	the	
thumbnail	menu	to	set	the	desired	indication	mode	
(remaining	free	space	or	used	memory	capacity)	
for	the	P2	card	status	display.
1  Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/
THUMBNAIL mode.
The	thumbnail	screen	appears	on	the	LCD	
monitor.
2 Press the MENU button and select 
PROPERTY → PROPERTY SETUP → P2 
CARD CAP from the thumbnail menu. 
The	following	screen	appears.	Select	the	P2	
card	status	display	settings	from	the	P2	CARD	
CAP 	menu	option.
REMAIN:
Show	remaining	free	space	on	the	P2	card	as	the	
P2	card	status	display.	(Factory	setting)
USED: Show	used	memory	capacity	on	the	P2	card	as	
the	P2	card	status	display.  
						

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Contents of P2 card status display 
settings
From	the	thumbnail	menu,	select	PROPERTY	→	
CARD	STATUS.	 The	following	screen	appears.
When “REMAIN” is selected:
3
5
4
1 2
1. Write-protect Mark
The	
	mark	appears	if	the	P2	card	is	write-
protected.
2. P2 Card Status (remaining free space) The	remaining	memory	capacity	of	the	P2	card	
is	indicated	by	a	bar	graph	and	percentage.	
The	bar	graph	indicator	moves	to	the	left	as	the	
remaining	free	space	decreases.
The	following	indications	may	appear,	
depending	on	the	card	status:
FORMAT ERROR:An	unformatted	P2	card	is	inserted.
NOT SUPPORTED: An	unsupported	card	is	inserted	in	the	camera-
recorder.
NO CARD: P2	cards	are	not	inserted.
You	can	also	check	information	particular	to	
a	certain	clip,	such	as	the	serial	number	or	
user	ID.	Push	the	Operation	lever	in	the	 		
direction	to	select	the	P2	card	with	the	data	you	
wish	to	view	then	press	SET 	on	the	Operation	
lever	to	display	detailed	information	for	the	P2	
card. 3. P2 Card Remaining Capacity/Total Capacity
Displays	the	P2	card	remaining	capacity	and	
total	capacity	in	minutes.	 The	total	of	the	
remaining	memory	capacity	for	each	P2	card	
that	is	displayed	may	not	match	the	actual	total	
remaining	memory	capacity	for	the	P2	cards	
because	only	the	figure	in	minute	is	displayed.
During	native	recording	with	VFR,	this	changes	
depending	on	the	frame	rate.
4. Total remaining free space for the slot Displays	the	total	remaining	free	space	for	all	2	
slots.	
Please	note	that	the	remaining	capacity	of	a	
writeprotected	P2	card	is	not	included	in	the	
total	remaining	capacity.
When	REC	FUNCTION	is	set	to	LOOP,	the	slot	
total	indicates	the	standard	recording	time	for	
loop	recording.	However,	when	PROPERTY 	
SETUP 	→	USED	is	selected,	the	used	space	
of	the	slot	total	is	greater	than	that	actually	
used,	and	is	less	than	that	actually	used	when	
PROPERTY 	SETUP	→	REMAIN	is	selected.
5. Warning symbol
When	the	following	P2	card	is	detected,	the	
	
symbol	is	displayed.
RUN DOWN CARD:
The	maximum	number	of	overwrites	on	the	P2	
card	has	been	exceeded.
DIR ENTRY NG CARD: The	directory	structure	on	the	P2	card	is	not
supported.	
The	warning	can	be	confirmed	on	the	P2	card	
detailed	information	indication	in	“2.	P2	Card	
Status	(remaining	free	space)”	(Page	96).
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When “USED” is selected:
3
5
4
1 2
1. Write-protect Mark
The	
	mark	appears	if	the	P2	card	is	write-
protected.
2. P2 Card Status (used memory capacity) The	used	memory	capacity	of	the	P2	card	is	
indicated	by	a	bar	graph	and	a	percentage	
figure.	 The	bar	graph	indicator	moves	to	the	
right	as	the	used	memory	capacity	increases.
The	following	indications	may	appear,	
depending	on	the	card	status:
FORMAT ERROR: An	unformatted	P2	card	is	inserted.
NOT SUPPORTED: An	unsupported	card	is	inserted	in	the	camera-
recorder.
NO CARD: P2	cards	are	not	inserted.
You	can	also	check	information	particular	to	
a	certain	clip,	such	as	the	serial	number	or	
user	ID.	Push	the	Operation	lever	in	the	 		
direction	to	select	the	P2	card	with	the	data	you	
wish	to	view	then	press	SET 	on	the	Operation	
lever	to	display	detailed	information	for	the	P2	
card.
3. P2 Card memory capacity/Total Capacity Displays	the	used	memory	capacity	on	a	P2	
card	and	the	total	capacity,	in	minutes.	Because	
fractions	are	truncated,	the	figure	shown	for	
used	memory	capacity	on	a	P2	card	may	differ	
from	the	figure	for	total	capacity.
The	used	memory	capacity	of	a	write-protected	
P2	card	is	displayed	as	100%.
During	native	recording	with	VFR,	this	changes	
depending	on	the	frame	rate. 4. Total used memory capacity for all slots
Displays	the	total	used	memory	capacity	for	all	
2	slots.
Please	note	that	the	remaining	capacity	of	a	
writeprotected	P2	card	is	not	included	in	the	
total	remaining	capacity.
When	REC	FUNCTION	is	set	to	LOOP,	the	slot	
total	indicates	the	standard	recording	time	for	
loop	recording.	However,	when	PROPERTY 	
SETUP 	→	USED	is	selected,	the	used	space	
of	the	slot	total	is	greater	than	that	actually	
used,	and	is	less	than	that	actually	used	when	
PROPERTY 	SETUP	→	REMAIN	is	selected.
5. Warning symbol
When	the	following	P2	card	is	detected,	the	
	
symbol	is	displayed.
RUN DOWN CARD: The	maximum	number	of	overwrites	on	the	
P2	card	has	been	exceeded.
DIR ENTRY NG CARD: The	directory	structure	on	the	P2	card	is	not
supported.
The	warning	can	be	confirmed	on	the	P2	card	
detailed	information	indication	in	“2.	P2	Card	
Status	(used	memory	capacity)”	(Page	97).  
						

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SD memory card status display
The	status	display	enables	a	confirmation	of	the	
SD	memory	card	formatted	condition,	available	
memory	capacity	etc.
From	the	thumbnail	menu,	select	PROPERTY	→	
DEVICES	→	SD	CARD.
SD STANDARD: Indicates	that	an	SD	memory	card	is	formatted	
according	to	the	SD/SDHC	standard.SUPPORTED: Complies	with	SD/SDHC
NOT SUPPORTED:  Does	not	comply	with	SD/SDHC
USED:  Used	capacity	(bytes)
BLANK:  Free	space	(bytes)
TOTAL:  Total	capacity	(bytes)
NUMBER OF CLIP: The 	number 	of 	clips 	on 	an 	SD 	memory 	card 	when	
clips	have	been	copied	to	an	SD	memory	card.
PROTECT: Write	protected
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Useful playback functions
Variable speed search
This	function	enables	you	to	change	the	playback	
speed	and	search	for	specific	scenes.
1 Press the Operation lever in the ► direction 
(playback) during playback.
On	the	remote	control,	press	the	VAR.	
SEARCH	button.
INDEXSELECTST OREOFF/ONP.B .DIGIT AL
VAR.
SEARC\fPB .
ZOOMMENU
SET
ITEM
ST OP INDEX
Camera-recorder  or Remote control
[1x]	appears	on	the	viewfinder	and	LCD	
monitor,	and	the	media	is	played	back	at	the	
normal	speed.
2 Press the PAGE/AUDIO MON/VAR button to 
change the playback speed.
•	The	possible	speeds	are	pause,	1/5x,	1x,	
2x,	4x,	12x,	and	24x	in	forward/reverse.	
The	
current	speed	is	incrementally	increased	with	
the 	+ 	button 	and 	decreased 	with 	the 	– 	button.
•	 Change	the	speed	with	the	[	
	
]	and	[		]	
MENU	buttons	on	the	remote	control.
•	 Audio	is	not	played	back	at	speeds	of	12x	
and	24x.
INDEXSELECTST
OREOFF/ONP.B .DIGIT AL
VAR.
SEARC\fPB .
ZOOMMENU
SET
ITEM
ST OP INDEX
Camera-recorder  or Remote control
To	return	to	normal	playback,	push	the	Operation	
lever	in	the	▲	direction	(►	playback)	or	press	the	
VAR.SEARCH	button	on	the	remote	control.
Slow playback
During play, press one of the STILL ADV (  or  ) buttons on the remote control.
To	return	to	normal	playback,	press	PLAY 	(►).
Fast forward/rewind playback
During playback, push the Operation lever in 
the  (rewind) or  (fast-forward) direction.
This	performs	fast	forward/rewind	playback	at	4x	
speed.
When	this	button	is	held	down,	the	playback	speed	
becomes	faster	(32x	speed).
STILL A DVPA US ESTILL A DVINDEXSELECTVAR .
VO L +-
P\f.
S TO P INDEX
MULTI /
P-IN-PREC A.DU\fPLAY
/RE\b FF/
Camera-recorder  or Remote control
On	the	remote	control,	press	REW	()	or	FF	
().
To	return	to	normal	playback,	push	the	Operation	
lever	in	the	►	direction	(playback)	or	press	PLAY 	
(►)	on	the	remote	control.
Frame-by-frame playback
1  Press  (pause) during playback to set the 
unit to the pause mode.
2 Press the PAGE/AUDIO MON/VAR button.
On	the	remote	control,	press	the	STILL 	ADV	
(	
	or		)	button.
•	 Press	and	hold	the	button	to	perform	frame-
by-frame	play	continuously.
INDEXSELECTST
OP INDEXSTILL AD VPA USESTILL AD VPLAY
INDEXSTOP
  VO L-/RE\f FF/
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Clip skip
1 Press  (pause) during playback to set the 
unit to the pause mode.
2 Push the Operation lever in the   
(rewind) or   (fast-forward) direction.
STILL ADVPA US ESTILL A DVINDEXSELECTVAR .
VO L +-
P\f.
S TO P INDEX
MULTI /P-IN-PREC A.DU\f
PL AY
/RE\b FF/
Camera-recorder  or Remote control
On	the	remote	control,	press	REW	()	or	FF	
().
Setting	SEEK	SELECT 	on	the	setting	menu	
OTHER	FUNCTIONS	screen	to	CLIP&T 	allows	
you	to	cue	the	start	of	the	clip	and	the	position	a	
text	memo	is	attached	in	sequence.	(Page	152)
Adjusting the volume
With the PAGE/AUDIO MON/VAR button, adjust 
the volume of the sound that is output from the 
internal speaker and headphone jack.
On	the	remote	control,	press	the	ZOOM/VOL 	
button.
OSDCOUNTERRESET TITLE
STILL ADVPAUSESTILL ADV
 VOL+-MULTI/
P-IN-PREC A\fDUB
PLAY
/REW \b\b/  
ZOOM
DATE/
TIME PHOTO
SHOT START/
STOP
Camera-recorder  or Remote control
Viewing images on a TV/monitor
You	can	view	the	images	on	a	 TV/monitor	if	you	
connect	the	unit	to	a	monitor	using	a	BNC	cable	
(not	included),	an	 AV	cable	(not	included),	or	an	
HDMI	cable	(not	included).
1  Connect the camera-recorder to the TV set/
monitor. (Page 104)
2 Start playback.
•	To	display	the	information	shown	in	the	
viewfinder	or	on	the	LCD	monitor	on	a	
TV	
set/monitor	connected	with	an	 AV	cable,	
press	the	OSD	button	on	the	remote	control.
Press	the	OSD	button	again	to	clear	the	
display.	However,	information	displayed	on	
video	that	is	output	from	SDI	OUT 	and	HDMI	
OUT 	is	set	with	SDI	&	HDMI	CHAR	on	the	
setting	menu	OUTPUT 	SEL	screen,	not	the	
OSD	button.	
OSDCOUNTERRESET TITLEMULTI/ZOOM
DA
TE/
TIME PHOT
O
SHOT ST
AR T/
ST OP
Checking the date and time
Press	the	DATE/TIME	button	on	the	remote	control	
to	show	the	date	and	time	of	shooting	on	the	
viewfinder	and	LCD	monitor.	 The	display	changes	
as	follows	each	time	you	press	the	button.	
TimeDateTime and DateNo display
OSDCOUNTERRESET TITLEMULTI/ZOOM
DA
TE/
TIME PHOT
O
SHOT ST
AR T/
ST OP
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