Panasonic HPX500 Operating Instructions - Page 5

Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Parts and their Functions Chapter 3 Recording and Playback Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording Precautions for Use 4 Camera Unit Features 8 Recording and Playback Features 10 Outline of operations 12 Flow of shooting, playing and saving 12 Saving and editing on external devices 13 System Configuration 14 Power Supply and Accessory Mounting Section 15 Audio (input) Function Section 16 Audio (output) Function Section 18 Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions Section 19 Menu/Thumbnail Operation Section 24 Time Code Section 25 Warning and Status Display Functions 26 LCD Monitor 26 Viewfinder 27 Setting Date and Time of Internal Clock 28 P2 Cards...30 Inserting P2 Cards 30 Removing P2 Cards 31 To Prevent Accidental Erasure of P2 Card Content 32 P2 CARD ACCESS LED and status of P2 cards 32 P2 card recording times 32 Handling P2 Card Recording 32 Basic Procedures 34 Shooting ...35 Normal Recording 36 Variable Frame Rate (VFR) Recording 37 Native recording 37 Standard recording 38 Using variable frame rates (VFR 38 Shooting in the 1080i/480i Progressive Mode 39 Special Recording Modes 40 Pre-recording (PRE REC 40 Interval recording (INTERVAL REC 40 One-shot recording (ONE-SHOT REC 41 Loop recording (LOOP REC 42 Hot Swap Recording 42 Recording Check Function 43 Shot Marker (SHOT MARK) Recording Function 43 Text Memo Recording Function 43 Normal and Variable Speed Playback 44 Video and recording formats 45 Multiple HD/SD formats 45 Selecting recording signals in CAMERA MODE 45 Selecting MCR mode recording and playback signals 46 Selecting video output 46 List of recording, playback and output formats 47 Adjusting the White balance and Black Balance 50 Adjusting the White Balance 50 Adjusting the Black Balance 51 Setting the Electronic Shutter 53 Setting the Shutter Mode and Speed 53 Placing the Camera-recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN Mode 54 Assigning functions to USER buttons 55 Selecting Audio Input Signals and Adjusting Recording Levels 56 Selecting Audio Input Signals 56 Adjusting Recording Levels 56 Selecting Function for the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL Control 57 CH3 and CH4 Recording Levels 57 Setting Time Data 58 Time data overview 58 5 Contents