Panasonic AG-HPX250EN - Manual (Page 10)

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Basic shooting operations
Preparing to shoot
1
Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON.
(Page 25 of Vol. 1)
2
Push the OPEN lever of the P2 card slot
cover downward () and slide to open ().
3
Insert the P2 card securely in the card slot.
4
Raise the P2 card eject button to the
direction of the arrow, and close the P2
card/SD memory card slot cover.
• There are two card slots.
• Be absolutely sure to close the card slot
covers to keep the dust out.
• Do not remove the P2 card while the P2 card
access lamps are blinking orange. (Page 12)
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4
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Lock release button
POWER/MODE
switch
Shooting in auto mode
1
Set the POWER/MODE switch to ON.
(Page 25 of Vol. 1)
• Check that the mode lamp (CAMERA) is
lighted red.
2
Switch the AUTO/MANUAL switch to AUTO
to select auto mode.
• “ A ” appears on the viewfinder and LCD
screens.
• The focus, gain, iris and white balance are
adjusted automatically.
3
Press the START/STOP button (Red) on the
POWER/MODE switch to start shooting.
• Press again to return to the camera-recorder
to the shooting standby mode.
• Use the handle START/STOP button to make
it easier to shoot from low angles.
• To prevent accidental operation, the handle
side START/STOP button includes a hold
mechanism.
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AUTO MANUAL
2 Mode lamp
(CAMERA)
AUTO/MANUAL
switch
START/STOP
button
(handle side)
POWER/MODE
switch
Lock release button