Panasonic P2HD AG-HPX500P Bedienungsanleitung

New P2 Instructions 7/11/10 1

Using the Panasonic P2HD AG-HPX500P Camcorder

With Final Cut Pro

This camera does not use videotape; information is recorded onto P2 cards. There are four

P2 card slots on the right side of the camera. The camera will have these cards in place when

you sign it out. Cards should be always kept in the camera except when loading video onto the

computer. Computers with card readers are located in LC 21, 28 and 31 for this purpose. Each

camera will have one 32 GB card which will provide approximately 128 minutes of recording

time if all of the cards are blank when you start. A second card may be available if needed.

To Install Battery

Carefully attach an Anton Bauer Digital Trimpac battery or power

supply to the camera by aligning the three holes on the back of the

camera plate and the matching studs on the battery. Then slide the

battery to the right. To remove the battery, press the release button and

slide the battery to the left. The AC power supply is attached to the

camera in the same manner as the battery. The AC power supply is also a

battery charger. It will charge a battery when the charger is not attached

to the camera and a battery is attached to the power supply. A bar graph located in the viewfinder

indicates the charge remaining for the battery.

Turn on the power switch, which is deeply recessed towards the front of the lower left side of

the camcorder.

To remove a P2 card

•Turn off the camera

•Press the door release and slide the door open.

•Flip the card release button down.

•Press the card release button to eject the card.

•Slide the door closed

NOTE* - PLEASE BE SURE DOOR IS CLOSED AT

ALL TIMES OTHER THAN INSTALLING OR REMOVING CARDS

To install a P2 card

•Turn off the camera.

•Press the door release and slide the door open.

•Insert the card connector end with the Panasonic P2

logo facing the back of the camera.

•Flip up the card release lever.

•Close door when all cards are installed.

Battery

Release

Card

Release

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NOTE* - EACH CAMERA COMES WITH ONLY ONE CARD. PLACE THE CARD IN

THE LOWEST NUMBERED SLOT. ADDITIONAL CARDS MAY BE AVAILABLE IF

NECESSARY.

Erasing all clips (formatting the P2 card)

Before shooting be sure that the person using the camera before you has erased all

of the clips so you will have room to shoot your footage. (NOTE – New video will NOT

overwrite what is already on the P2 cards)

•Open the LCD display and VCR

panel.

•Press the MODE button to change

to MCR mode.

•Press the THUMBNAIL MENU

button to open the menu.

•Use the cursor buttons to select

OPERATION ÆFORMAT.

•Use the cursor buttons to select the

SLOT#.

•Press CURSOR AND SET.

•Confirm format.

•Use cursor to select YES.

•Repeat for all cards if more than one used.

Deleting Some Clips

•Open the LCD display and VCR

panel.

•Press the MODE button to change

to MCR mode

•Select the clip to delete by using the

cursor to highlight it.

•Press the THUMBNAIL button to

select OPERATION Æ.DELETE.

•Use the cursor and set buttons to

select YES.

•Repeat for all clips you wish to

delete

To Set Camera for DVCPro 25, 16:9 aspect ratio

•Open the LCD display and VCR panel.

•Press the MODE button to change to CAM mode

•Use cursor and set buttons to select Item #2, Camera Setup.

•Make sure Aspect is set to SQUEEZE and Setup to 7.5.

•Use cursor and set buttons to select Item #4, Recording Setup.

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•Make sure Recording Format is set to 480i/60i, DVCPro Normal.

•Use menu button to return to main menu.

To Begin Camera Setup

•Locate the controls just above the power

switch.

•Set the SAVE (VTR) to the OFF position to

record.

•Set the GAIN to the L (low) setting for no

gain, or unless shooting in very low light set

to M (medium) gain.

•The OUTPUT switch has 3 setting: BARS,

CAMERA AUTO KNEE ON, and

CAMERA AUTO KNEE OFF. Auto Knee adjusts the black level and contrast for scenes

with high contrast or strong backlight. Set the OUTPUT switch to CAM AUTO KNEE

OFF for normal recording.

•The WHITE BAL switch has 3 settings: Preset, A, and B. Preset is 3200. A and B are

memory locations to store 2 different white balances settings. Set White BAL Switch to

A or B to do a white balance using a white card.

•Perform a white balance by holding a white

card in the light, which will illuminate your

subject, zooming in and focusing the camera

on it. Carefully reach under the lens and push

UP on the AWB (auto white balance) switch.

The viewfinder will display AWB A OR

AWB B OK depending on if you have the

preset set to A or B.

•Perform a black balance by pressing DOWN

on the same the ABB Switch (auto black

balance). The iris on the lens will close and

perform the balance. The viewfinder will

then display the message ABB OK.

•Perform a white balance again using the

procedure above.

•White balance each time the lighting is changed. A black balance is only necessary for

the first shoot in that location.

•Set the iris to either automatic or manual

operation. The switch is located in the front

of the zoom rocker and is labeled A (auto)

and M (manual).

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•Frame your shot as desired using the zoom rocker switch (above). The pressure applied

controls the speed of the zoom. Set focus by zooming all the way in on the subject and

turning the wheel behind the sunshade on the front of the lens until the image appears in

focus. Then zoom out to the desired shot. If the subject does not remain in focus, check that

the MACRO switch on the back of the lens is in the off position or adjust back focus if

necessary

•Depress the record button (VTR), normally under your

right thumb if your hand is through the strap on the lens of

the camera. Remember to start recording at least 10

seconds before cueing talent or when shooting in general.

When the shot is complete, press the record button a

second time to pause the recording. The gray button to the left of VTR (labeled Q-Z & C-Z)

is a quick zoom that will allow you to quickly zoom in and focus when it is depressed. The

lens will zoom back out when released.

Audio

The camera mic mounted on the top of the camera can and should be used ONLY to

record natural or ambient sound in the field. Microphones can be plugged into the XLR

connectors located under the battery on the back of the camera. The camera has 4 channels of

audio however, channels 1&3 are the same and channels 2&4 are the same. Therefore, these

instructions will only cover the use of channels 1 and 2.

Open the audio panel located on the left back-side of the camera.

MONITOR SELECT switch

•Set to ST for stereo (Channel 1 and 2)

•Set CH1/2

AUDIO SELECT Ch1, CH2

•Set to MAN for manual control of

audio or AUTO for automatic gain

control. Manual is recommended.

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FRONT/REAR

•Set the audio in for each

channel to FRONT for the

camera mic and REAR for

the XLR inputs located on

the back of the camera.

•Set the audio input type.

MIC, LINE, or 48V.

•Only use 48V setting for

mics that require phantom

power.

•Use LINE setting only for

applications taking a feed

from an audio board or PA System.

Tone is set to -20. Peaks should reach -5 and anything over 0 will be distorted.

The audio meter in the fold out LCD panel has a square at -20DB. Audio level indicators are

displayed as dashes (----). When you see | (a vertical line) displayed, you are peaking and audio

will become distorted if not corrected.

The MONITOR pot on the front left side of the camera will adjust the level of the speaker or

headphone. Note* - do not use this to

determine recording levels. Headphones

should always be used to monitor field audio.

The headphone jack can be found on the rear

left of the camera.

Camera Mic

A camera mic has been provided and is mounted on

top of the camera unit. It connects to either Front 1 or

Front 2 on the front right-side of the camera. We have

connected it to FRONT 1!!! REMEMBER, a camera

mic is of lesser sound quality than that used for

recording dialog. Camera mics should only be used to

record ambient or natural sound and not dialog.

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If you do not need the camera mic, be sure to turn the channel not being used by the rear XLR

connection to “rear”, which will disengage the front mic.

Capturing footage into an FCP Project

Make sure your FCP project settings are set for NTSC Anamorphic! Use Transfer and

Capture rather than Log and Capture. Set your Capture/Scratch directory as usual and then insert

P2 card into card reader. Select clips you wish to capture by checking the round dot to the left of

each clip, or you can select all. Add Selection to Cue will actually transfer selected clips to the

server, allowing you to name them if desired.

Eject the P2 card(s) when done and return them to the camera(s). Save your FCP project as

usual.

Offloading footage to DVCPro tape

Once you return it will be necessary to offload the footage you shot onto a DVCPro tape (as

well as make DVD copies). This should be done prior to handing in your camera so where

possible, plan on this extra time when signing out your equipment and determining its return

time. LC 31 will be the room for this process.

Place the battery pack on the camera and power it up. Open the LCD door and along with the

door housing the playback controls. Move the switch on the right to “MCR”. Select “MODE”

which will then show you thumbnails of each scene in the LCD panel. Be sure the first “scene is

highlighted in the LCD panel. Each of the 3 DVCPro decks in LC 31 will have a bundle of

cables attached to the back. Take the BNC and red and white RCA audio cables and hook them

up as in the diagram. The BNC connector is hooked to the video out on the camera (located on

the back right side), the white audio cable is plugged in to CH 1, while the red cable is plugged

in to CH 2.

•Place your DVCPro tape into the deck.

•Turn on the television monitor

•Turn on the DVD player

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•Adjust the Monitor to display the DVD player (IMPORTANT NOTE – THE

MONITOR MUST BE SET TO MONITOR EITHER THE DVD OR VHS

MACHINE AS THERE IS NO INPUT TO MONITOR THE CAMERA

DIRECTLY)

•If you wish to make a DVD copy of your footage at the same time, insert a DVD into the

machine and be sure it is set properly for either a straight dub or a window dub.

•Press PLAY AND RECORD on the

DVCPro deck.

•Press PLAY on the camera (between

Thumbnail and Mode buttons)

•If you are also making a DVD, hit the

record button on the remote.

•When done recording, hit stop on the

DVCPro deck (and follow the directions

to finalize your DVD if making one).

•IMPORTANT NOTE – BEFORE

RETURNING YOUR CAMERA

AND/OR MEMORY CARD, BE SURE TO PLAY THE DVCPRO TAPE TO BE

SURE YOU ACTUALLY RECORDED ONTO IT.

•Put the camera away and return it to the student worker.

Using the Panasonic P2HD AG-HPX300P Camcorder

The HPX300P series camcorders are a scaled down version of the HPX500 series. They use 1/3

inch chips rather than 2/3 inch, which allows for a smaller lens and a lighter, less expensive

camera overall. The video quality may be slightly less than with the 500s, but these are still

network quality camcorders used by NBC News. Battery installation is identical to the 500s.

Other than the smaller chip size, the main difference from the 500s is that there are only two

slots for P2 cards. Our current 32 Gig P2 cards

allow for at least 128 minutes of standard

definition video per card, and we have some

extras available, so this should not pose any

practical problems. Students planning to shoot

high definition should probably reserve the 500

series cameras.

The card menus are accessed by the

THUMBNAIL button and cleared by the EXIT

button located under the large door on the left

rear of the camera. P2 card functions perform

exactly as with the 500 series described above.

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To Set the 300 Series Camera for DVCPro 25, 16:9 aspect ratio

•The system menu is accessed by a button deeply recessed on the lower front left side of

the camera, directly below the Zebra and

Gain switches. Pressing this button once

reveals the menu in the LCD display and

pressing it again exits the menu function.

•Once the menu is activated, it is operated

by a small thumbwheel on the front left

of the camera.

•Turning the wheel scrolls through menu

items, and pressing inward on the wheel

selects whatever is highlighted.

•Once you have activated the menu

function, use the wheel to scroll to item

#2, System Setup. It should be set as

follows:

System Mode 480-59.94i

Rec Signal Camera

Rec Format DVCPro/60i

Scan Reverse Off

Aspect Conv Squeeze

Setup 7.5% A

•Set other menu functions as discussed above for the 500 series cameras. When you are

satisfied with the setup, press the recessed button on the side of the camera to exit menu

mode.

Shooting in High Definition, 16:9 aspect ratio

While both the 300 and 500 series P2 cameras will shoot in a huge variety of formats including

1080i, we do not have Blu-Ray burners at present, so standard definition, 16:9 as described

above will create stunning quality DVD release copies.

For special projects, however, students may want to shoot in a higher resolution. DVCPro HD is

a very attractive compromise between increased image quality and reasonable file size. Simply

change System Mode to 720p/60p (59.94p for the 300 series). Rec Format only relates to 480i

recording on the 500 series cameras. Check settings on the 300 series cameras and set to

720p/60p if necessary.

Please remember to return settings to the Standard Definition settings when turning the camera in

to the Student Workers.

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