Panasonic HC-V201 manual

Basic Owner ’s Manual High Definit ion V ideo Camer a Mode l No. HC-V210 HC-V201 HC-V210M HC-V1 10 Please r ead these instructio ns carefully b efore using this pr oduct, and save th is manual for futur e use. This documen t expla ins ba sic ope ratio ns of th e unit. For mor e det ail ed explana tion, pleas e refer to “Owne r ’s manual (PDF [...]

2 VQT4 T49 Dear Customer , Than k you fo r choo si ng Pan asoni c! Y ou have purchased one o f the most sophistic ated an d reli able pro ducts on the market to day . Used properl y , we ’re sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment. Please take time to fill in the inform ation on th e right . The serial number i s on the tag loca[...]

3 VQT4T 49 THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN LA TIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES. ∫ Concerning the battery ∫ Prod uct Ide ntifi cation Marking AC adaptor This AC adapt or opera tes on AC betwe en 1 10 V and 2 40 V . But ≥ In the U.S.A . and Canad a, the AC adapt or must be co nnected to a 120 V AC power sup ply only . ≥ When co nnecting to an AC supply[...]

4 VQT4 T49 THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN THE U.S .A. THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN CANADA. FCC Note: This eq uipmen t has been tested and fo und to com ply with the limits fo r a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 1 5 of th e FCC Rule s. The se limits are designe d to pr ovide re asonable p rotectio n against h armful inter feren ce in a[...]

5 VQT4T 49 Confor ms to UL STD 600 65 Certified to CAN/CSA STD C22.2 No.60065 Confor me à la norm e CAN/CS A C22.2 No.600 65 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read t hese oper ating inst ruc tions car efully bef ore us ing the unit. Follow th e safet y inst ructions on the uni t and the a pplica ble safet y instruct ions listed b elow. Keep these o [...]

6 VQT4 T49 -If y ou see t his sym bol- ∫ Cautions for use Keep this unit as far away as possi ble from electromagneti c equipment (suc h as microwave oven s, TVs, video games etc.). ≥ If you use this unit on top of or near a TV , the pictures and/or sou nd on this unit may be disrupted by electromagnetic w ave radiation. ≥ Do no t use t his u[...]

7 VQT4T 49 ∫ Indemnity a bout record ed content Panasonic does not acce pt any responsibility for dama ges dir ectly or in directl y due to any type of pr oblems that re sult in los s of rec ording or edi ted conten t, and does not g uarant ee any content i f record ing or e diting d oes not work properl y . Li kewise, th e above also ap plies i [...]

8 VQT4 T49 Acce ssor ies [HC-V210 ]/[HC-V201] /[HC-V210 M] ...... .......... 9 Accesso ries [HC-V110] ........ ........... .......... ... 10 Prep arati on Power su pply... ................ .......... ........... ........ 1 1 Inserting/ removing t he batt ery ........ ....... 1 1 Charging the batter y .................. .......... .. 12 Charging and[...]

9 VQT4T 49 Check the a ccessories be fore using this unit. Keep th e accessori es out of reach of childr en to p revent swallow ing. Product numbers correct as of De c. 2012. T hese m ay be subj ect to cha nge. Accessories [HC-V210]/[HC-V201]/[HC-V210M] Batt ery p ack / VW-VBT190 VW-VBY100 AC ad apto r (P/PC) VSK07 80 (PU) VSK07 81 AC cable K2CA2YY[...]

10 VQT4 T49 Check the a ccessories be fore using this unit. Keep th e accessori es out of reach of childr en to p revent swallow ing. Product numbers correct as of De c. 2012. T hese m ay be subj ect to cha nge. Accessories [HC-V1 10] Batt ery p ack VW-VBY100 AC ad apto r VSK0784 (P/PC) AV c a b l e K2KYYYY00223 (PU) HDMI mini cable K1HY19 YY002 1 [...]

11 VQT4T 49 ∫ About batteries that you can use with th is unit / The ba ttery th at can be used with thi s unit is VW-VBT190 /VW-VBT380 . ≥ The un it ha s a fu nctio n fo r dis tingu ishin g ba tteri es wh ich ca n be used sa fely. The dedica ted b attery ( VW-VBT1 90/VW-VBT3 80) su pports this f unct ion. Th e only b atter ies suitable for use[...]

12 VQT4 T49 Charging the battery ∫ Charging w ith an AC adaptor . The uni t is in th e st andb y co ndit io n when the AC adap tor i s co nnect ed. The pr imar y cir cui t is alway s “live” as lon g as the A C adap tor is conne cted to an electrica l outlet. Important: ≥ It is re comme nded to charg e the batter y in a temperat ure b etween[...]

13 VQT4T 49 ∫ Connecting to the AC outlet If yo u turn on t he uni t whi le c onnec tin g wit h the A C ada pto r , yo u can u se t h e uni t wit h powe r supplied fr om the ou tlet. When r ecording fo r a long time, ke ep the AC adapto r conn ected and u se it tog ether with the b attery .         A USB terminal B T o the[...]

14 VQT4 T49 ∫ Connecting to a PC and c harging. Charge th e unit i f you do not ha ve the AC adapto r hand y . // A USB ca ble (sup plied) ≥ Insert the plu gs as far as th ey will go. ≥ Press th e power bu tton an d turn the unit o ff. ( l 18)     1 T urn the po w er of th e PC on . 2 Connect the US B cable ≥ The status i ndicat[...]

15 VQT4T 49 ≥ Do not use any ot her A C adapt ors exce pt the sup plied on e. ≥ We recommen d using Pa na sonic bat ter ies ( l 11 ) . ≥ If you use other batter ies, we ca nnot guar antee the qua lity of this produ ct. ≥ Do not heat or e xpose to flame. ≥ Do not leave th e battery( ies) in a car exp osed to di rect sun light for a long pe[...]

16 VQT4 T49 ≥ T ime in the parenth esis is chargin g time w hen this unit is co nnected to a PC, Panasoni c Blu-r ay disc re corder, or DVD re corder. ≥ These ti mes are appro ximations . ≥ The in dicate d char ging tim e is f or whe n the ba ttery h as be en di scharg ed com pletely . Charging time an d reco rdable t ime vary d epend ing on [...]

17 VQT4T 49 The unit can r ecord still pictures o r motion pictur es to an SD car d or built-in memor y . T o record to a n SD card, read the following. Cards that you can use w ith this unit Use SD cards conf orming to Cl ass 4 o r high er o f the S D Speed C lass Ra ting for mo tion pictur e rec ording . ≥ Keep the Me mory C ard out of rea c h [...]

18 VQT4 T49 Y ou can t urn th e unit o n and off using the power button or by ope ning an d closing the LCD moni tor . Open the LCD monitor and press the power button to turn on the unit. A The status indica tor lights on. The uni t is tur ned on wh en the LCD m onitor is opene d, and un it is tu rned off when it i s closed . The clock i s not set [...]

19 VQT4T 49 The card and built-in memory can be selec ted sep ar ately to record motion pictures or still pictures. 1 Change the mode to . 2 Select the m enu. ( l 23) 3 Select the m edia for reco rding the moti on pictures a nd the media for recording the still pictures using 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 , and pr ess the ENTER button. ≥ The medi a is selec ted [...]

20 VQT4 T49 ≥ Open th e lens c over b efore t urning on the un it. 1 Change the mo de to and open the LCD monitor . 2 Press the recording start/stop button to st art recording. A When you be gin reco rdin g, ; changes to ¥ . 3 Press the recording start/stop button again to pause recording. ≥ Open th e lens c over b efore t urning on the un it.[...]

21 VQT4T 49 ¬ Change the m ode to . 1 Change the mode to . 2 Select the play mode select icon A using 3 / 4 / 2 and press the ENTER but ton. ≥ This can a lso be set fr om the menu. [VIDEO SETU P] or [PICT . SETUP] # [MEDIA, V IDEO/PICTURE] Basic Using the Zo om Basic Motion pictu re/Still picture playback A Zoom ba r Zoom ba r is displayed durin[...]

22 VQT4 T49 3 / / Select still picture B or motion picture C to playback using 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 and press the ENT ER butto n. Select media D and stil l picture B or moti on pi cture C to playb ack using 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 and press the ENTER button. ≥ If you press the MENU butto n, or select motion picture/still pict ure and press the ENTER button, the s[...]

23 VQT4T 49 W atching Video/Pi ctures on your TV 1 Press the MENU bu tton. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select the top menu A , then press the ENTER button. 3 Select the submenu B using 3 / 4 and press 1 or press the ENTER butto n. 4 Select the desired item using 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 , a nd press the ENT ER button to set. / (PU) Connec t this unit to a TV usi[...]

24 VQT4 T49 T o get b ack to the p revious screen Press 2 of the cursor button . T o exit the m enu screen Press the M ENU button . ∫ About the inform ation display Descript ions of t he sel ected submenus a nd items d isplayed in St e p s 3 and 4 are d isplayed. ∫ About the operation icons /: Select and pr ess th e ENTER butt on to switch page[...]

25 VQT4T 49 ∫ Carefully obser ve copy right laws Whate ver you have r ecorde d and cr eate d can b e us ed f or y our person al ente rt ainme nt only . Un der copy right l aws, other ma teria ls cannot be u sed w ithou t ob taining permi ssion from the holder s of the copyr ights. ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Lo go is a tradem ark of SD-3C, LLC. ≥ “[...]

26 VQT4 T49 High Defini tion V ideo Camer a Informat ion for your safety Other s S pecification s Power sour ce: DC 5.0 V (Whe n using A C ada ptor) DC 3.6 V (Whe n using b attery ) Power cons umpt i on: Recording; // 3.7 W 3.5 W Charging ; // 7.7 W 5.3 W Motion pict u re recordi n g forma t: [A VCHD]; A VCHD format version 2.0 compliant (A VCHD Pr[...]

27 VQT4T 49 Lens: Auto Iris, 3 8 k Optical Zoo m, F1.8 to F 4.2 Focal length; 2.35 mm to 89 .3 mm Macro (Full ra nge AF ) 35 mm eq uiva le nt; // Motion p icture/Still picture; 32.3 mm to 1365 m m (16: 9) Motion p icture/Still picture; 34.4 mm to 1646 m m (16: 9) Minimum focu s distance; Norm al; Appro x. 3 cm (1.2 q ) (Wi de)/ Approx. 1.6 m (5 .2 [...]

28 VQT4 T49 AC ad apto r Informat ion for your safety // Ope ratin g tem p er at ur e: 0 o Ct o4 0 o C (32 °F to 104 °F) Ope ra ti n g hu m idit y: 10%RH t o 80%R H Batt ery ope ration time: See page 15 Power sour ce: AC 100 V to 240 V , 5 0/60 Hz (VSK078 0) AC 1 1 0 V to 24 0 V , 50 /60 Hz (V SK0781) Power cons umpt i on: 12 W DC ou tp ut: DC 5.[...]

29 VQT4T 49 * P lease r efer to page 15, co ncerning the batte ry char ging tim e and available record ing time. NOTE: Access ories an d/or m odel nu mbers ma y vary b y coun try . Please consu lt yo ur lo cal dea ler. Product numbers correct as of Dec. 2012 . These may be subject to change. Other s Optional acc essories [HC-V21 0]/[HC-V210M] Acces[...]

30 VQT4 T49 * P lease r efer to page 15, co ncerning the batte ry char ging tim e and available record ing time. NOTE: Access ories an d/or m odel nu mbers ma y vary b y coun try . Please consu lt yo ur lo cal dea ler. Product numbers correct as of Dec. 2012 . These may be subject to change. Other s Optional acc essories [HC-V201]/[HC-V1 10] Access[...]

31 VQT4T 49 Accessory Order Form (For US A and Puerto Rico Custom ers) In CANADA, plea se contact yo ur loc al Panason ic dealer for mor e inf ormation on Accessori es. TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S ACCESSORY ORDER LINE A T 1-800-332-5368 [6 AM-6 PM M-F , [...]

32 VQT4 T49 Other s Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U.S.A. AND PUERTO RICO) Panasonic Consumer Marketing Company of North America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Products Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Rico Only) If your product does not work pr[...]

33 VQT4T 49 THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER “LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE”. THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY. (As examples, this excludes damages for lost time, travel to and from the servicer, loss of or [...]

34 VQT4 T49 Other s Wa r r a n t y (For Canadian Customers) Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3 PANASONIC PRODUCT – LIMITED WARRANTY Panasonic Canada Inc. warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and for a period as stated below from the date of original purchase [...]

35 VQT4T 49 Other s Usef ul I nfo rmat ion (Only F or Latin Am eric an Coun tries) Customer Service Customer Service Directory Obtain product information and operative assistant; localize the closer distributor or Service Center; buy spare parts and accessories by our web site to Latin American: http://www .lar .panasonic.com Also you may contact u[...]

Panasonic Consumer Marketing Company of North America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic W ay , Secaucus, NJ 07094 Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3 © Panasonic Corporation 2012 Printed in Malaysia VQT4T49 F1212YK0 HC-V210&V201&V210M&V110 _P_PC_PU_VQT4T49_ mst.book 36 [...]