Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HPX300P Operating Instructions

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Chapter 6  Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails
A clip is a data group that includes the images and sounds created from one shooting session, together with additional 
information such as text memos and meta data.
The following manipulations can be performed using the cursor and SET buttons, while checking the images displaye\
d on 
the LCD monitor:
• Playback, delete, copy or restore the clip.
•   Add or delete a shot mark and a...

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Thumbnail Screen
Press the THUMBNAIL button to display the thumbnail 
screen on the LCD monitor. Pressing the THUMBNAIL 
button again returns the display to the regular display. 
When switching is done from the regular screen display to 
the thumbnail screen display, all the clips will be displayed 
on the thumbnail screen.
Pressing the THUMBNAIL MENU button allows you to 
navigate the thumbnail menu.
 NOTE
When the TCG...

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8 Clip Number
The numbers set by the camera for all the clips 
recognized correctly by the P2 card. These numbers 
are allocated in chronological order, by shooting dates 
and times.
If clips cannot be played because of different recording 
formats, they are displayed in red.
9 X Defective Clip Indicator and 
? Unknown Clip indicator
This marker is displayed for defective clips, which may 
result from a variety of causes,...

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Selecting Thumbnails
Multiple thumbnails can be randomly selected in the 
thumbnail screen.
1Usethecursorbuttonstomovethepointer
(yellowframe)tothedesiredclipandpressthe
SETbutton. 
•  The frame around the selected thumbnail changes 
to a blue frame. Press the SET button again to 
deselect the clip.
2...

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Switching the Thumbnail Display
The display can be switched so that only those clips 
matching the specified conditions are displayed in the 
thumbnail screen.
1Pressthe THUMBNAILbutton.
•  The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD 
monitor.
2 Pressthe THUMBNAILMENUbutton. 
•  The thumbnail menu opens. 
a
a  THUMBNAIL MENU button
3 Select...

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Changing thumbnails
It is possible to replace thumbnails with images that 
include previously attached text memos while images are 
recorded or played back.
1Addtextmemostoimagesthatyouintendto
change.
•  For details on how to add text memos, refer to 
[Text Memo Recording Function] (page 42). 
2 Select THUMBNAILTEXTMEMOCLIPSto...

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Text Memo
During recording or playback, you can add text memos to 
clips. Text memos can be used to play back clips at some 
point or break clips into chunks and copy the necessary 
portions.
Adding a text memo
Text memos can be added in one of the following ways.
  Press the USER button or RET button to which the text 
memo function has been assigned during recording or 
playback.  
This adds text memos where respective...

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4Withthepointerlocatedinthelowerpart,move
thepointertothedesiredtextmemonumber
usingthecursorrightandleftbuttons(p/o).
Then,pressthePLAY/PAUSEbutton.
•   Playback will start from the time code position of 
the text memo where the pointer is located.
If the STOP button is pressed...

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4Thefollowingscreenappears. Usethecursor
buttonsandtheSETbuttontoselect YES.
•  The clip is deleted. All selected clips (in blue 
frames) are deleted by this operation.
 NOTE
Tointerruptdeleting,presstheSHIFTandEXITbuttonsor
theSETbuttontocanceltheoperation. ...

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3Pressthe THUMBNAILMENUbuttonand
selectOPERATIONCOPYfromthe
thumbnailmenu. 
•  Select slot 1-2 or SD memory card as the 
destination.
•  When a confirmation screen asks you to confirm 
that you want to copy the clip, use a cursor button 
and the SET button to select YES if you want to 
copy the clip. 
 NOTE
•   Do not turn off the power or remove a P2...