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This product is eligible for the P2HD
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5 Year Warranty Repair Program.
For details, see page 8 of Vol. 1.
Operating Instructions
Vol.2
Memory Card Camera-Recorder
Model No. AG-HPX250P
AG-HPX250EN
2
Volume
Note that Operation Instructions Vol. 2 describes advanced
operations of the Memory Card Camera-Recorder.
For instructions on basic operations of the Memory Card
Camera-Recorder, refer to Operating Instructions Vol. 1 (printed
documents) contained in the supplied CD-ROM.
Before operatin
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Contents V olume 1 Read this first! (For AG-HPX250P) Menu Read this first! (For AG-HPX250EN) Using the setup menus Read this first! (For AG-HPX250P/ Setup menu structure AG-HPX250EN) Outline of operations Reference Before use Specifications Operating precautions Precaution for use Accessories Optional units Description of parts Description of parts Preparation Charging the battery Power sources Adjusting the hand strap Attaching the shoulder strap Detaching and attaching the lens hood Detaching
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Contents (continued) V olume 2 Self-portrait shooting ....................................... 35 Shooting Scan reverse shooting ..................................... 35 Viewfinder ............................................................ 6 Zebra pattern ................................................... 35 Using the viewfinder .......................................... 6 Center marker display ..................................... 36 Using the LCD monitor ................
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Entering the user bits ...................................... 63 Nonlinear editing with P2 card (PC mode: USB Setting the time code ....................................... 66 device) .......................................................... 109 Externally locking the time code ...................... 67 Procedures for making connections to a Outputting the time code externally ................. 70 personal computer .... ................................. 109 Recording time co
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Shooting Viewfinder This camera has two viewfinders; one is a • The pixels of the LCD monitor are controlled miniature LCD in the viewfinder and the other is a to obtain high precision with 99.99 % of the retractable 3.45-type LCD. ef fective pixels. This leaves less than 0.01 % Use the viewfinder that best suits the application of pixels that may not light or may remain on and shooting conditions. all the time. These phenomena are normal and • The brightness and hue may dif fer betw
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Using the LCD monitor Emphasizing Image Outlines Emphasizing outlines of images in the viewfinder 1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON. and on the LCD monitor makes it easier to focus. (Page 25 of V ol. 1) This function does not af fect video output from the camera-recorder or video recorded by the camera- 2 Open the LCD monitor. recorder . It can open out to 90 degrees. Do not try • to open it further as this will damage the Adjust EVF PEAK LEVEL and EVF PEAK FREQ camera-recorder . in the DI
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Viewfinder (continued) Adjusting the screen display • Y ou can return the settings for EVF SETTING and LCD SETTING to the factory settings by 1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON. selecting the item and pressing COUNTER (Page 25 of V ol. 1) RESET (if it is possible to change the item at that time). 2 Press the MENU button. • The viewfinder display can be in color or black F o r d e t a i l s o n m e n u o p e r a t i o n , r e f e r t o “ U s i n g • and white. (See the setu
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Tally lamp The tally lamp can be illuminated during recording by setting the T ALL Y LAMP item on the OTHER F U N C T I O N S s c r e e n ( P a g e 1 5 1 ) t o a n y s e t t i n g o t h e r than OFF . W h e n t h e c a m e r a - r e c o r d e r i s i n a n y o f t h e f o l l o w i n g states, the tally lamp blinks. • When the remaining battery capacity runs out (4 blinks/sec.) Tally lamp • When the available recording space on the P2 (Rear) card or the
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Basic shooting operations Preparing to shoot Shooting in auto mode 1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON. 1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON. (Page 25 of V ol. 1) (Page 25 of V ol. 1) • Check that the mode lamp (CAMERA) is 2 Push the OPEN lever of the P2 card slot lighted red. cover downward ( ) and slide to open ( ). 2 Switch the AUTO/MANUAL switch to AUTO 3 Insert the P2 card securely in the card slot. to select auto mode. A • “ ” appears on the viewfinder and LCD 4 Raise the P2 card eje
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Under the following circumstances, even if you press the ST AR T/ST OP button it may take some time until the writing to the P2 card finishes. For this reason, the operation will not be acknowledged if you press the ST AR T/ST OP button too soon. • Stopped after only a short recording time • Stopped immediately after the recording has moved to a second P2 card 11 Shooting
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Basic shooting operations (continued) Checking photos taken (REC CHECK) P2 card access lamps Pressing the REC CHECK button after a recording CAMERA/PB/PC (USB HOST) mode ■ will automatically play back the last two seconds of Lights green: the most recent clip. Data can be saved onto the cards or loaded from Holding down the REC CHECK button will allow them. you to play back up to 10 seconds. Blinks green (slow): Use this function to check that recording is No available space on card, card
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Formatting P2 cards 4 On the thumbnails menu, select OPERATION and then FORMAT. (Page 91) 1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON. • A screen such as the one shown below (Page 25 of V ol. 1) appears. Select the number of the slot into which you inserted the P2 card to 2 Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/ be formatted. Select EXIT to cancel the THUMBNAIL mode (PB/THUMBNAIL lamp formatting. illuminates). • When you press the MENU button, the Thumbnails are displayed. • thumbnails menu
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Basic shooting operations (continued) Splitting clips recorded on P2 cards P2 card recording times This camera-recorder will automatically generate P2 cards available to the AG-HPX250P/EN additional clips for a continuous recording on This camera-recorder supports the optional an 8 GB or higher capacity P2 card when the A J - P 2 C 0 6 4 A G ( 6 4 G B ) a n d A J - P 2 E 0 3 2 X G ( 3 2 G B ) recording exceeds the durations given below . P2 cards, and other 4 GB to 64 GB P2 c
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• If a P2 card is ejected during formatting or while Remove the P2 card its data is being accessed, “TURN POWER OFF” appears in the viewfinder and LCD monitor , and 1 Push the OPEN lever of the P2 card slot a warning is indicated by the tally lamp. If this cover downward ( ) and slide to open ( ). happens, turn the power of f and back on again. · When a card is ejected during formatting: 2 Check that the P2 card access lamp is not Format the card again. blinking orange. · W h e n a
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Using SD/SDHC memory cards Y ou can use SD and SDHC memory cards (the Formatting SD memory card term “SD memory card” is used for both hereafter) to save and load SCENE files and USER files, and 1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON. to upload clip meta data. (Page 58) (Page 25 of V ol. 1) 2 Turn the POWER/MODE switch to set to PB/ Installing and removing the SD memory card THUMBNAIL mode (PB/THUMBNAIL lamp illuminates). Installation 3 Press the MENU button. 1 Push the OPEN lever of the P2 car
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Cautions in using SD memory cards SD memory cards used with the AG-HPX250P/EN should conform to SD or SDHC standards. Be sure to format cards using the AG-HPX250P/ EN. SD memory cards with the following capacity can be used for the AG-HPX250P/EN. SDXC memory cards are not available for this product. SD (from 8 MB to 2 GB) SDHC (from 4 GB to 32 GB) For the latest information not available in the Operating Instructions, visit the P2 Support Desk at the following W eb sites. http://pro-av
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Using the zoom function This camera-recorder has a 22 x optical zoom On the remote control function. Press ZOOM/VOL to zoom with the motor drive. Zoom with the zoom lever or the zoom ring. • Zoom speed is fixed at medium. Zoom lever (handle side) Zoom ring ZOOM/VOL button Zoom lever (grip side) HANDLE ZOOM switch ZOOM switch Zoom lever Set the ZOOM switch to SER VO so that you can use the motor-driven zoom. T : Zoom in W : Zoom out Gently press the zoom button on the grip to zoom slowly , f
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Digital zoom function Assign the D.ZOOM function to USER MAIN or any of the USER 1 – 4 buttons to enable use of the digital zoom. (Page 39) Each press of the USER button to which D.ZOOM is assigned switches the zoom ratio in the following order: OFF (x1) → x2 → x5 → x10 → OFF (x1). • The viewfinder and the LCD monitor indicate the zoom ratio when a setting other than OFF (x1) is selected. • “Using the USER buttons” (Page 39) Please take note of the following points regarding use of the
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Shooting in progressive mode In 1080i and 480i (576i) mode, this unit can • In 24P/24PA, 24PN (native recording) and in perform progressive shooting when CAMERA 30PN/25PN (native recording) at 720P, the MODE of the setting menu is set to 24P , 24P A, or camera starts recording in 5-frame, 4-frame 30P (25P). and 2-frame segments, respectively. For When performing progressive shooting, the this reason, to continue recording clips in recording format can be set to native (which uses a s
