Panasonic AG HPX170 Memory Card Camera Recorder - Page 6

TABLE OF CONTENTS, Before use, Description of parts, Preparation - low light

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Contents Read this first 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 4 Recommendation for Use of Genuine Panasonic Battery Pack (Rechargeable Battery 4 Software information for this product 5 Before use Outline of operations 8 Precaution for use 9 Accessories 10 Optional units 10 About this manual 10 Description of parts Description of parts 11 Right side and rear side 11 Left side 12 Terminals and mounting parts 13 Remote control 14 Preparation The battery 15 Charging 15 Installing and removing the power supply...... 16 Installing and removing the battery 16 Connecting and disconnecting the power cord 16 Adjusting the hand strap 17 Attaching the shoulder strap 17 Detaching and attaching the lens hood........... 17 The remote control 18 Insert the battery 18 Remote control setup 18 Turn on/off the camera 19 Tally lamp 19 Viewfinder 20 Using the viewfinder 20 Using the LCD 21 Emphasizing outlines 21 Adjusting the screen display 22 Adjusting the backlight 23 Flipping images vertically and horizontally....... 23 Switching between overscan and underscan 23 Setting the calendar 24 Shooting Basic shooting operations 25 Preparing to shoot 25 Shooting in auto mode 25 Checking photos taken (REC CHECK 26  P2 card access lamps 26 Protecting against a possible erasure 26 Formatting P2 cards 26 Recording times 27 Remove the P2 card 28 Using SD/SDHC memory cards 29 Installing and removing the SD memory card 29 Formatting SD memory card 29 Cautions in using SD memory cards 29 Using the zoom function 30 Digital zoom function 30 Variable frame rates (VFR 31 Native recording 32 Standard recording 32 Using variable frame rates (VFR 33 Shooting in 1080i/480i progressive mode....... 34 Shooting in manual mode 35 Switching to manual mode 35 Manual focusing 35 Using focus assist 36 Iris adjustments 36 Adjusting the gain 37 Light intensity adjustments 37 Adjusting the white balance 38 Black balance adjustments 39 Auto Tracking White (ATW 39 Shooting techniques for different targets........ 40 Low-angle shooting 40 Self-portrait shooting 40 Zebra pattern 40 Marker 40 Checking and displaying shooting status......... 41 Changing the image size 41 Optical Image Stabilizer 42 Adding effects to images 42 Using the USER buttons 42 Backlight compensation 42 Color bars 42 Waveform monitor function 43 Adjusting the volume while shooting 43 Backup recording 43 2-slot continuous recording 44 Shot mark function 44 Text memo recording 44 Time stamp function 44 LAST CLIP DELETE function 45 Using the special recording functions 46 Pre-recording (PRE REC 46 Interval recording (INTERVAL REC 46 One-shot recording (ONE-SHOT REC 47 Loop recording (LOOP REC 47 Adjusting the shutter speed 49

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Contents
Read this first!
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±
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
..............
³
Recommendation for Use of Genuine
Panasonic Battery Pack
(Rechargeable Battery)
...................................
³
Software information for this product
...............
´
Before use
Outline of operations
..........................................
8
Precaution for use
...............................................
9
Accessories
.......................................................
10
Optional units
....................................................
10
About this manual
.............................................
10
Description of parts
Description of parts
..........................................
11
Right side and rear side
..................................
11
Left side
...........................................................
12
Terminals and mounting parts
.........................
1
3
Remote control
................................................
14
Preparation
The battery
.........................................................
Charging
..........................................................
15
Installing and removing the power supply
......
Installing and removing the battery
.................
16
Connecting and disconnecting
the power cord
.............................................
16
Adjusting the hand strap
..................................
17
Attaching the shoulder strap
............................
17
Detaching and attaching the lens hood
..........
17
The remote control
............................................
18
Insert the battery
.............................................
18
Remote control setup
......................................
18
Turn on/off the camera
......................................
19
Tally lamp
...........................................................
19
Viewfinder
..........................................................
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Using the viewfinder
........................................
20
Using the LCD
.................................................
21
Emphasizing outlines
......................................
21
Adjusting the screen display
............................
22
Adjusting the backlight
.....................................
2
3
Flipping images vertically and horizontally
......
2
3
Switching between overscan and
underscan
....................................................
2
3
Setting the calendar
..........................................
±³
Shooting
Basic shooting operations
...............................
±´
Preparing to shoot
...........................................
25
Shooting in auto mode
....................................
25
Checking photos taken (REC CHECK)
...........
26
P2 card access lamps
.....................................
26
Protecting against a possible erasure
.............
26
Formatting P2 cards
........................................
26
Recording times
..............................................
27
Remove the P2 card
........................................
28
Using SD/SDHC memory cards
........................
±9
Installing and removing
the SD memory card
...................................
29
Formatting SD memory card
...........................
29
Cautions in using SD memory cards
...............
29
Using the zoom function
...................................
²0
Digital zoom function
.......................................
3
0
Variable frame rates (VFR)
................................
²1
Native recording
..............................................
3
2
Standard recording
..........................................
3
2
Using variable frame rates (VFR)
....................
33
Shooting in 1080i/480i progressive mode
.......
²³
Shooting in manual mode
.................................
²´
Switching to manual mode
..............................
3
5
Manual focusing
..............................................
3
5
Using focus assist
............................................
3
6
Iris adjustments
...............................................
3
6
Adjusting the gain
............................................
3
7
Light intensity adjustments
..............................
3
7
Adjusting the white balance
.............................
3
8
Black balance adjustments
..............................
3
9
Auto Tracking White (ATW)
..............................
3
9
Shooting techniques for different targets
.......
³0
Low-angle shooting
.........................................
40
Self-portrait shooting
.......................................
40
Zebra pattern
...................................................
40
Marker
.............................................................
40
Checking and displaying shooting status
........
41
Changing the image size
.................................
41
Optical Image Stabilizer
...................................
42
Adding effects to images
.................................
42
Using the USER buttons
..................................
42
Backlight compensation
...................................
42
Color bars
........................................................
42
Waveform monitor function
..............................
4
3
Adjusting the volume while shooting
...............
4
3
Backup recording
.............................................
4
3
2-slot continuous recording
.............................
44
Shot mark function
..........................................
44
Text memo recording
.......................................
44
Time stamp function
........................................
44
LAST CLIP DELETE function
..........................
45
Using the special recording functions
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Pre-recording (PRE REC)
...............................
46
Interval recording (INTERVAL REC)
................
46
One-shot recording (ONE-SHOT REC)
...........
47
Loop recording (LOOP REC)
..........................
47
Adjusting the shutter speed
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