Panasonic Memory Card Camera Recorder AG-HPX300P Operating Instructions

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ChapterRecordingandPlayback

Loop recording (LOOP REC)
•  When two P2 cards are inserted in the P2 card slots, 
each card is recorded in succession.
•  When there is no longer any space left on the cards, 
recording starts over from the first card by recording new 
clips over saved old clips.
For the clip recording time, see [Splitting clips recorded 
on P2 cards] (page 30).
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ChapterRecordingandPlayback
Shot Marker (SHOT MARK) 
Recording Function
This function can be used to distinguish a clip from other 
clips by adding a thumbnail to each clip.
This also makes possible to display or play back the 
marked clips only.
To add shot marks
1IntheSWMODEscreen,assignSHOTMARK
toauserbutton(USERMAIN,USER1or...


ChapterRecordingandPlayback

Normal and Variable Speed Playback
Normal speed playback
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to view playback in the 
viewfinder and on the LCD monitor in color. Connecting a 
color video monitor to the VIDEO OUT connector or SDI 
OUT connector will enable playback of color video.
The PLAY/PAUSE button can be used to pause playback.
Fast-forward/fast-reverse playback
The FF and REW buttons provide 32× and 4× fast 
playbacks and fast reverse...


ChapterAdjustmentsandSettingsforRecording

Chapter 4  Adjustments and Settings for Recording
Selecting recording signals
This camera records HD (1080i, 720P) signals using AVC-Intra or DVCPRO HD codecs and use a combination of 
DVCPRO50, DVCPRO or DV codecs for recording SD (480i) signals.
It provides a variety of capture frame rates and recording frame rates (native recording) to suit specific applications.
Select recording and recording signal in the...


ChapterAdjustmentsandSettingsforRecording
List of recording formats and functions
The table below lists the recording formats and recording functions that the camera supports.
Camera recording modes (When the menu option REC SIGNAL is set to CAMERA)
Setting
Recording format *1Recording time *2
Recording function
SYSTEM MODEREC FORMATCAMERA MODEVFRFRAME RATE [FRAME]
PRE RECPROXY (optional)INTERVAL, ONE SHOTLOOP REC
1080-59.94i
AVC-I 100/60i(AVC-I 50/60i)...


ChapterAdjustmentsandSettingsforRecording

1394 input recording mode (when the REC SIGNAL option is set to 1394)
Setting
Recording format *1Recording 
time *2
Recording function
SYSTEM
MODE
REC
FORMAT
CAMERA
MODEVFR
FRAME
RATE
[FRAME]
PRE
REC
PROXY 
(optional)
INTERVAL, 
ONE SHOT
LOOP
REC
1080-59.94iDisabledDisabledDisabledDisabled1080/60iDVCPRO HDApprox. 64 
min.
−−−−
720-59.94PDisabledDisabledDisabledDisabled720/60P−−−−
480-59.94i
DVCPRO50/60i...


ChapterAdjustmentsandSettingsforRecording

List of recording, playback and output formats
Camera recording mode (when the REC SIGNAL option is set to CAMERA)
Setting
Recording format *1
SDI OUT *2
1394 outputSYSTEMMODERECFORMATCAMERAMODEVFRFRAMERATE[FRAME]Video formatAudio
1080-59.94i
AVC-I 100/60i(AVC-I 50/60i)
Disabled
DisabledDisabled
1080/60i
AVC-I 100(AVC-I 50)
1080-59.94i
4chNo outputAVC-I 100/30PN(AVC-I 50/30PN)1080/30PNNative1080-29.97PsFOver59.94i...


ChapterAdjustmentsandSettingsforRecording
1394 input recording mode (when the REC SIGNALoption is set to 1394)
Setting
Recording format *1
SDI OUT *2
SYSTEM
MODE
REC
FORMAT
CAMERA
MODEVFR
FRAME
RATE
[FRAME]
Video formatAudio
1080-59.94iDisabledDisabledDisabledDisabled1080/60iDVCPRO HD1080-59.94i4ch
720-59.94PDisabledDisabledDisabledDisabled720/60P720-59.94P4ch
480-59.94i
DVCPRO50/60i
DisabledDisabledDisabled480/60i
DVCPRO50
480-59.94i
4ch...


ChapterAdjustmentsandSettingsforRecording

Adjusting the White Balance and Black Balance
To record high-quality video with the AG-HPX300P, the 
black and white balances must be adjusted according to 
conditions.
For higher quality, it is recommended that the adjustments 
should be made in this order AWB (white balance 
adjustment)  ABB (black balance adjustment)  AWB 
(white balance adjustment).
Adjusting the White Balance
Whenever light conditions change,...

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ChapterAdjustmentsandSettingsforRecording

8Ifthesubject’scolourtemperatureislower
than00Korhigherthan00Kthefollowing
messageappears:
•  If the arrow points down (  ) the actual colour 
temperature is lower than the temperature 
indicated. If the arrow points up (  ) the actual 
temperature is higher than the temperature 
indicated.
AWB   A   OK   2.3K...