Panasonic AJ-HPX3100G Operating Instructions Manual

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General: Features of Recorder/player unitMultiple SlotsAJ-HPX3100 is equipped with 2 slots for P2 cards. 2cards may be inserted in these slots for continuousrecording. They also provide new recording capabilitiesspecific to memory cards.The Hot-Swap capability allows cards not in use to bereplaced without interrupting recording. This facilitatescontinuous recording.AJ-HPX3100 can retain a certain amount ofpreviously recorded material by continuously loop-recording data into a specified recording area.INTERVAL REC/ONE SHOT RECPRE-RECORDING functionIn standby status, AJ-HPX3100 always stores videoand sound input to the camera for up to 8 seconds.This means that the PRE-RECORDING function,when turned on, records the video and sound for apreceding duration preset by the user. This featurerecovers critical moments that you might havemissed. For DVCPRO and DV, video and sound canbe recorded for up to 15 seconds.ONE CLIP REC FunctionThis function compiles multiple recordings into acombined clip and does not isolate single recordings(from REC START to STOP) to single clips. Thecombined clip can be handled with ease withtransferring or copying etc., as the clip can be treatedas a single thumbnail or when editing. Up to amaximum of 99 recordings can be combined into thissingle clip.Data protectionData on P2 cards will not be lost due to overwritingunless the files are deleted or the cards are initialised.Recordings are written only to free space.HD: Format AVC-I 100/AVC-I 50/DVCPRO HDSD: Format DVCPRO50/DVCPRO/DVRecorded video is compressed through a componentdigital recording method that uses a state-of-the-artcompression technology, and sound is recorded usingthe non-compression PCM recording method, whichexcels in such areas as S/N ratio, frequency bands,waveform properties and reproducibility of fine areas.These methods further enhance the quality of imagesand sound.And it is also possible to select AVC (Advance VideoCoding) compression of the ISO/IEC14496-10 standardin addition to DVCPRO HD in HD mode. The unitperforms the in-frame compression.In SD mode, you can select a recording formatappropriate for your purpose. For example, chooseDVCPRO50 to give higher priority to image quality orDVCPRO if cost efficiency is a high priority.When the clip is played back in the format not selected onthe menu, the picture may be disturbed until the format isdetected.4-channel Digital Audio Recording (all formats)In HD (1080i) mode, 4-channel digital audio recording isused. Also, you can record at 24 bits when selectingAVC-Intra format.All formats in SD mode also support 4-channel digitalaudio recording with high-quality sound (48 kHz/16 bits).Clip ThumbnailingAutomatic generation of thumbnailsAJ-HPX3100 automatically generates a thumbnail foreach recording cut (clip). It is possible to make use ofthis on the camera-recorder as well as for non-linearediting purposes, and after uploading to a server.Thumbnail display on the LCD monitorThe 81.28 mm (3.2 inches) color LCD side of the yourvideo camera-recorder can provide a multi-screenview of 12 clip thumbnails. You can choose a desiredclip to playback instantly.Seamless playback of selected clipsYou can select more than one clip from the thumbnailview for continuous playback and output of seamlessvideo.During continuous playback of clips in different recordingformats, seamless playback is not available.Display of clip informationBy selecting clips, information added to clips, such asthe recording time, Text Memo, Shot Marks andmetadata can be checked.Features of Recorder/player unitUSO RESTRITO