Brand: Panasonic
Category: Camcorder
Document Type: Manual
Language: EN
Available Languages: EN , ES
Manual for AG-HPX500P
Uploaded: Aug. 10, 2025, 12:39 a.m.
Warranty Information
Refer to warranty information provided with the product.
The AG-HPX500P/E is a memory card camera recorder with a 2/3-inch lens mount, a 50 Hz/59.94 Hz selector, and a variable frame rate feature. It supports 20 HD and SD formats, including DVCPRO HD. Key features include four P2 card slots for extended recording, hot-swap recording, and loop recording. It offers various shooting assist functions like focus assist, variable color temperature, and a 4-position optical ND filter. The camera also supports remote control via the AJ-RC10G unit. It provides multiple interfaces, including HD-SDI output and USB 2.0, for connecting to external devices and for nonlinear editing. The manual details setup procedures, recording/playback functions, and maintenance.
Troubleshooting and error codes
| Priority | Warning type | LCD or viewfinder indication | Viewfinder LED (except tally) | Tally lamp | Warning lamp | Alarm tone *6 | Warning description and recording/playback operation | Countermeasures |
| 1 | System error | SYSTEM ERROR Cause indication *1 Red blinking | No | Blinks 4 times per second | Blinks 4 times per second | Continuous tone | P2 microprocessor or control failure. Operation stops. | Check the cause indication *1 and consult your distributor. |
| 2 | Incorrect P2 card removal | TURN POWER OFF Blinks red | No | Blinks 4 times per second | Blinks 4 times per second | Continuous tone | A P2 card was removed during access and card data was corrupted. | Turn off the power. Repair the P2 card if the clips on the card are corrupted. |
| 3 | LOW BATTERY | The battery level bar blinks with the empty status. (This indication appears also when MENU indications have been turned OFF.) | No | Blinks 1 time per second | Lights | Continuous tone | The battery is exhausted. Recording and playback stop. The camera stops automatically when the voltage drops. | Replace the battery. |
| 4 | P2 FULL | When SAVE LED is set to P2CARD, the SAVE LED blinks 4 times per second. | Lights after completion of recording. | No more space on P2 cards left for recording. Stop recording. *3 | Delete clips that are no longer needed or insert a new card. | |||
| 5 | REC WARNING | recording error Cause indication *2 Blinks red | No | Blinks 4 times per second | Blinks 4 times per second | Intermittent tone *4 | A recording error has occurred. Stop recording. *4 | Turn the power off and then back on again and check recording and playback. Replace any P2 card that does not enable normal recording. |
| 6 | 1394 connection errors | 1394INTIAL ERROR Blinks red | No | Blinks 4 times per second | Blinks 4 times per second | Continuous tone | Incorrect 1394 connection or signal input/output error. | Check camera and external device connections and reconnect as necessary. Then turn the power off and back on again. |
| 7 | PC mode 1394 HOST connection error | No | No | Blinks 4 times per second | Blinks 4 times per second | No | The 1394 cable has become disconnected or multiple devices are connected. (Normal PC mode operation is possible.) | Connect a hard disk drive according to supplied operating instructions. |
| 8 | Battery nearly empty | The last bar in the battery level indication blinks (during recording, the BATT LED blinks alternately; during pause, both LEDs blink.) | Blinks 1 time per second | Blinks 1 time per second | No | The battery is near depletion. Operation continues. *5 | Replace the battery as necessary. | |
| 9 | P2 card nearly fully recorded | The P2CARD level indicator blinks. | Blinks 1 time per second | Blinks 1 time per second | No | Less than 2 minutes is left on the P2 cards (level indicator shows 1 minute or less). This warning appears only during recording. | Replace or insert additional P2 cards. |