Operating Instructions AJ-PX270

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Preparation

Before you use the camera, mount the battery following the procedures in this chapter. The mounting of accessories is also described in this chapter.

Power supply
Attaching and adjusting accessories
Turning on/off the power
Charging the built-in battery
Setting the date/time of the internal clock
Inspections before shooting
P2 card
Assigning functions to the USER buttons
Adjusting and setting the LCD monitor
Adjusting and setting the viewfinder
Tally lamp
Top of the page
  • Overview
    • Before using the camera
    • Use of the camera on a system
      • Basic configuration devices
      • Expanded configuration devices
    • What you can do with this camera
      • Recording to the memory card
      • Linking to external devices
      • Connecting to the network
  • Description of Parts
    • Left side
    • Right side
    • Front side, rear side
    • Top side
  • Preparation
    • Power supply
      • Charging the battery
      • Attaching and removing the battery
      • Using the AC adaptor
    • Attaching and adjusting accessories
      • Adjusting the grip strap
      • Attaching the shoulder strap
      • Attaching the lens hood
      • Attaching the eye cup
      • Attaching the front microphone
      • Attaching a tripod
    • Turning on/off the power
      • How to turn on the power
      • How to turn off the power
    • Charging the built-in battery
    • Setting the date/time of the internal clock
    • Inspections before shooting
    • P2 card
      • Inserting a P2 card
      • Removing a P2 card
      • Preventing accidental erasure
      • P2 card access LEDs and status of P2 cards
      • P2 card recording time
      • CPS (Content Protection System)
      • How to handle data recorded on P2 cards
    • Assigning functions to the USER buttons
      • Selectable functions
    • Adjusting and setting the LCD monitor
      • Using the LCD monitor
      • Adjusting the LCD monitor
      • Mirror shooting
      • Highlighting the outlines of images
    • Adjusting and setting the viewfinder
      • Using the viewfinder
      • Adjusting the viewfinder
      • Highlighting the outlines of images
    • Tally lamp
  • Shooting
    • Basic procedures
      • Preparation
      • Shooting
      • Selecting the resolution, codec, and video format for recording
    • Adjustable settings when shooting
      • Iris
      • Gain
      • Super gain
      • Brightness adjustment
      • Macro
      • Focusing (manual focus)
      • Focus assist function
      • Area mode function
      • Level gauge function
    • Adjusting the white and black balance
      • Adjusting the white balance
      • Adjusting the black balance
    • Using the zoom function
      • Setting the <ZOOM> switch
      • Adjusting the zoom position
      • Zoom ring
    • Adjusting image quality
      • Detail function
      • Skin tone function
      • RB gain control function
      • Chroma setting function
      • Matrix function
      • Color correction function
      • Black control function
      • Gamma function
      • Knee function
      • High color function
      • White clip function
    • Setting the electronic shutter
      • Shutter mode
      • Adjusting with the <SEL/PUSH SET> dial button and <MODE/MENU CANCEL> button
    • Flash band compensation (FBC) function
      • Setting the flash band compensation function
    • Variable frame rate (VFR) recording function
      • Native variable frame rate recording
      • Standard variable frame rate recording (pull-down recording)
    • Selecting audio input and adjusting recording levels
      • Selecting audio input signals
      • Using the built-in microphone
      • Using the external microphone and audio device
      • Adjusting the recording level
      • Displaying the audio level detailed
    • Getting position information using the GPS
    • Special recording functions
      • Pre-recording
      • Interval recording
      • One-shot recording
      • Loop recording
      • One-clip recording
      • Simultaneous recording
      • Background recording
      • Hot swap recording
      • Recording check function
      • Shot mark recording function
      • Text memo recording function
    • Convenient shooting functions
      • Low angle shooting
      • Scan reverse shooting
      • Zebra patterns display
      • Displaying the center marker
      • Displaying the safety zone marker
      • Displaying frame marker
      • Checking and displaying the shooting status
      • Changing image size
      • Image stabilization function
      • Dynamic range stretcher function
      • Backlight compensation
      • Color bars
      • Time stamp function
      • Deleting last clip function
      • Waveform monitor function
      • Direct menu operation
    • Multi formats
      • Selecting recording signals
      • System modes and recording functions
      • List of recording settings and recording functions
      • Selecting video output
      • Recording/playback and output format list
    • Dual codec recording
      • Dual codec recording setting
      • Recording the proxy data
      • Recording to the SD memory card
      • Checking the proxy data
      • Error displays about proxy data recordings
    • Streaming function
      • Setting the network connection
      • Using the streaming function
      • List of system modes and supported streaming output
      • List of streaming modes and resolution/frame rates
    • Handling setting data
      • Setting data file configuration
      • Handling SD memory cards
      • Performing operations on SD memory cards
      • How to use user data
      • How to use scene file data
      • How to restore the scene file or menu setting status to the factory settings
      • Saving to an SD memory card and loading saved data
    • Selection of external reference signal and generator lock setting
      • Locking the video signal to the external reference signal
    • Setting the time data
      • Definition of time data
      • Recording of time codes and user bits
      • User bits settings
      • How to input user bits
      • Setting the time code
      • Externally locking the time code
      • Supplying the time code externally
      • Connecting and setting the genlock and time code input/output
      • Setting and displaying the counter
  • Playback
    • Basic procedures
      • Preparation
      • Playback
    • Thumbnail operations
      • Thumbnail operation overview
      • Thumbnail screen
      • Selecting thumbnails
      • Setting thumbnail screen display
      • Changing thumbnails
      • Shot mark
      • Text memo
      • Deleting clips
      • Restoring clips
      • Reconnecting incomplete clips
      • Copying clips
      • Setting clip metadata
      • Formatting a P2 card
      • Formatting SD memory cards
      • Properties
  • Menu Operations
    • Setting menu structure
      • Menu types and how to open them
      • Main menu structure
    • Setting menu display
      • Setting menu basic operations
      • Setting [USER MENU]
      • Setting menu initialization
    • Menu list
      • [SCENE FILE]
      • [SYSTEM MODE]
      • [USER SW]
      • [SW MODE]
      • [AUTO SW]
      • [RECORDING SETUP]
      • [CLIP]
      • [AUDIO SETUP]
      • [OUTPUT SEL]
      • [NETWORK SETUP]
      • [DISPLAY SETUP]
      • [CARD FUNCTIONS]
      • [OTHER FUNCTIONS]
      • [MAINTENANCE]
      • [DIAGNOSTIC]
      • [USER MENU SEL]
    • [OPTION MENU] list
      • [AREA SELECT]
      • [AWB PRE CONTROL]
      • [CAM REMOTE ADJ.]
      • [LCD SUB BRIGHTNESS]
      • [ENG SECURITY]
  • Display
    • Screen status display
      • Configuration of status display on screen
      • Selecting display items on screen
      • Displaying screen
      • Checking and displaying shooting status
      • Mode check display
  • Connecting to External Devices
    • Connecting with headphones, remote control, or TV/monitor
      • Headphones
      • Remote control
      • TV/monitor
    • Connection function via <USB2.0 DEVICE> or <USB3.0 HOST> terminal
      • Connecting to a computer in the USB device mode
      • Connecting to external devices in USB host mode
    • Connecting to the remote operation panel (AK-HRP200G)
      • Switch function in remote control mode
      • Recording and playback operations in remote control mode
      • Remote control unit connected to the camera
    • Connecting to P2 ROP application
      • Switch functionality in remote control mode
      • Recording and playback operations in remote control mode
  • Network Connection
    • Network connection
      • Available functions
      • Operating environment
    • Preparing for connection
      • For the wireless module AJ-WM30/AJ-WM50
      • For wireless module other than AJ-WM30/AJ-WM50
      • For wired LAN
    • Network settings
      • Wireless LAN settings
      • Wired LAN settings
    • Network function
      • P2 browser function settings and connection status check
      • Setting the P2 playlist edit function
      • Setting for connection with P2 ROP application
      • Setting for connection with Remote Operation Panel (AK-HRP200G)
      • Connection settings for the streaming function
    • Using FTP client function
      • FTP client function setting
      • FTP server folder list (FTP explorer screen)
      • Deleting clips on the FTP server
      • Viewing information of clips on FTP server
      • Transferring from a P2 card to an FTP server (copy)
      • Writing back from an FTP server to a P2 card (copy)
      • Transferring from an SD card to an FTP server (export)
      • Writing back from an FTP server to an SD memory card (import)
    • Rec during upload function
      • Transferring recorded clips automatically (automatic transfer mode)
      • Transferring selected clips automatically (manual selection mode)
      • Displaying the upload list
  • Maintenance
    • Frequently asked questions
      • Power supply
      • Battery
      • Shooting
      • Editing
      • Playback
      • Others
    • Warning system
      • Cases indicated by error codes
      • Cases indicated by error messages
    • Updating the camera firmware
    • Cleaning and storing
      • Cleaning the camera recorder
      • Cautions when storing the camera recorder
  • Specification
    • Specifications
      • Dimensions
      • Specifications
  • Appendix
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  • Overview
  • Description of Parts
  • Preparation
  • Shooting
  • Playback
  • Menu Operations
  • Display
  • Connecting to External Devices
  • Network Connection
  • Maintenance
  • Specification
  • Appendix
  • ABC

    AC adaptor

    Attaching

    Removal

    Adjusting image quality

    Area mode function

    [AREA SELECT]

    ATW

    Audio input

    [AUDIO SETUP]

    Audio the recording level

    [AUTO SW]

    Auto tracking white balance

    [AWB PRE CONTROL]

    Background recording

    Backlight compensation

    Battery

    Attaching

    Charging

    Removing

    Black balance

    Black control function

    Brightness adjustment

    Built-in battery

    Built-in microphone

    [CAM REMOTE ADJ.]

    [CARD FUNCTIONS]

    Center marker

    Chroma setting function

    Clip

    Copying

    Deleting

    Metadata

    Playback

    Properties

    Reconnecting

    Restoring

    [CLIP]

    Clock

    Color bars

    Color correction function

    Counter

    CPS

  • DEF

    Date and time

    Deleting last clip function

    Detail function

    [DIAGNOSTIC]

    Direct menu operation

    [DISPLAY SETUP]

    Dual codec recording

    Dynamic range stretcher function(1)

    Dynamic range stretcher function(2)

    Electronic shutter

    [ENG SECURITY]

    Error code

    Error message

    Expanded display

    Eye cup

    Eye sensor

    FBC

    Flash band compensation

    Focus assist

    Focus bar display

    Focus in red display

    Formatting

    P2 card

    SD memory card(1)

    SD memory card(2)

    Storage device

    Frame marker

    Front microphone

    FTP client function

  • GHI

    Gain

    Gamma function

    Genlock

    GPS

    Grip strap

    Headphones

    High color function

    Hot swap recording

    Image size

    Image stabilization function

    Interval recording

    Iris

  • JKL

    Knee function

    LCD monitor

    Displaying screen

    Status display

    Lens cover

    Lens hood

    Level gauge function

    Loop recording

    Low angle shooting

  • MNO

    Macro

    [MAINTENANCE]

    Manual focus

    Matrix function

    Menu

    Main menu

    [OPTION MENU]

    Setting menu

    [USER MENU]

    Metadata

    microP2 memory card

    Inserting

    Removing

    Write protect

    Microphone

    Mirror shooting

    Mode check

    Monitor

    ND filter

    Network

    Settings

    Wired LAN

    Wireless LAN(1)

    Wireless LAN(2)

    [NETWORK SETUP]

    One-clip recording

    One-shot recording

    [OTHER FUNCTIONS]

    [OUTPUT SEL]

  • PQRS

    P2 card

    Formatting

    Recording time

    Status

    Status display

    Write back

    P2 memory card

    Inserting

    Removing

    Write protect

    Pre-recording

    Properties

    Proxy recording

    RB gain control function

    Rec during upload function

    Recording check function

    Recording format

    Recording functions

    [RECORDING SETUP]

    Remote control(1)

    Remote control(2)

    Safety zone marker

    Scan reverse shooting

    Scene file data

    [SCENE FILE]

    SD memory card

    Formatting(1)

    Formatting(2)

    Handling

    Inserting

    Operation

    Removing

    Status display

    Setting [USER MENU]

    Setting data

    Setting menu

    Basic operations

    Initializing(1)

    Initializing(2)

    Shooting

    Shot mark(1)

    Shot mark(2)

    Shot mark recording

    Shoulder strap

    Shutter mode

    Shutter speed

    Simultaneous recording

    Skin tone function

    Specifications

    Storage device

    Exporting

    Formatting

    Importing

    Information display

    Streaming function

    Super gain

    [SW MODE]

    [SYSTEM MODE]

  • TUV

    Tally lamp

    Text memo

    Text memo recording

    Thumbnail

    Changing

    Selecting

    Setting

    Time code

    Time data

    Time stamp function

    Time zone

    Tripod

    TV

    USB

    Device mode

    Host mode

    User bits

    USER button

    User data

    [USER MENU SEL]

    [USER SW]

    Variable frame rate

    Viewfinder

    Displaying screen

    Status display

  • WXYZ

    Warning system

    Waveform monitor function

    White balance

    White clip function

    Zebra patterns

    Zoom

    Zoom ring

  • ABC

    AC adaptor

    Attaching

    Removal

    Adjusting image quality

    Area mode function

    [AREA SELECT]

    ATW

    Audio input

    [AUDIO SETUP]

    Audio the recording level

    [AUTO SW]

    Auto tracking white balance

    [AWB PRE CONTROL]

    Background recording

    Backlight compensation

    Battery

    Attaching

    Charging

    Removing

    Black balance

    Black control function

    Brightness adjustment

    Built-in battery

    Built-in microphone

    [CAM REMOTE ADJ.]

    [CARD FUNCTIONS]

    Center marker

    Chroma setting function

    Clip

    Copying

    Deleting

    Metadata

    Playback

    Properties

    Reconnecting

    Restoring

    [CLIP]

    Clock

    Color bars

    Color correction function

    Counter

    CPS

  • DEF

    Date and time

    Deleting last clip function

    Detail function

    [DIAGNOSTIC]

    Direct menu operation

    [DISPLAY SETUP]

    Dual codec recording

    Dynamic range stretcher function(1)

    Dynamic range stretcher function(2)

    Electronic shutter

    [ENG SECURITY]

    Error code

    Error message

    Expanded display

    Eye cup

    Eye sensor

    FBC

    Flash band compensation

    Focus assist

    Focus bar display

    Focus in red display

    Formatting

    P2 card

    SD memory card(1)

    SD memory card(2)

    Storage device

    Frame marker

    Front microphone

    FTP client function

  • GHI

    Gain

    Gamma function

    Genlock

    GPS

    Grip strap

    Headphones

    High color function

    Hot swap recording

    Image size

    Image stabilization function

    Interval recording

    Iris

  • JKL

    Knee function

    LCD monitor

    Displaying screen

    Status display

    Lens cover

    Lens hood

    Level gauge function

    Loop recording

    Low angle shooting

  • MNO

    Macro

    [MAINTENANCE]

    Manual focus

    Matrix function

    Menu

    Main menu

    [OPTION MENU]

    Setting menu

    [USER MENU]

    Metadata

    microP2 memory card

    Inserting

    Removing

    Write protect

    Microphone

    Mirror shooting

    Mode check

    Monitor

    ND filter

    Network

    Settings

    Wired LAN

    Wireless LAN(1)

    Wireless LAN(2)

    [NETWORK SETUP]

    One-clip recording

    One-shot recording

    [OTHER FUNCTIONS]

    [OUTPUT SEL]

  • PQRS

    P2 card

    Formatting

    Recording time

    Status

    Status display

    Write back

    P2 memory card

    Inserting

    Removing

    Write protect

    Pre-recording

    Properties

    Proxy recording

    RB gain control function

    Rec during upload function

    Recording check function

    Recording format

    Recording functions

    [RECORDING SETUP]

    Remote control(1)

    Remote control(2)

    Safety zone marker

    Scan reverse shooting

    Scene file data

    [SCENE FILE]

    SD memory card

    Formatting(1)

    Formatting(2)

    Handling

    Inserting

    Operation

    Removing

    Status display

    Setting [USER MENU]

    Setting data

    Setting menu

    Basic operations

    Initializing(1)

    Initializing(2)

    Shooting

    Shot mark(1)

    Shot mark(2)

    Shot mark recording

    Shoulder strap

    Shutter mode

    Shutter speed

    Simultaneous recording

    Skin tone function

    Specifications

    Storage device

    Exporting

    Formatting

    Importing

    Information display

    Streaming function

    Super gain

    [SW MODE]

    [SYSTEM MODE]

  • TUV

    Tally lamp

    Text memo

    Text memo recording

    Thumbnail

    Changing

    Selecting

    Setting

    Time code

    Time data

    Time stamp function

    Time zone

    Tripod

    TV

    USB

    Device mode

    Host mode

    User bits

    USER button

    User data

    [USER MENU SEL]

    [USER SW]

    Variable frame rate

    Viewfinder

    Displaying screen

    Status display

  • WXYZ

    Warning system

    Waveform monitor function

    White balance

    White clip function

    Zebra patterns

    Zoom

    Zoom ring

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