Panasonic Hc-v520 manual

For USA and Puerto Rico assistance, please call: 1-800-21 1-P ANA(7262) or , contact us via the web at: http://www .panasonic.com/contactinfo For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-561-5505 or visit us at www .panasonic.ca Basic Owner ’ s Manual High Definitio n V ideo Camera Model N o. HC-V520 HC-V520M HC-V510 Please r ead these instr uctio[...]

2 VQT4Q29 Dear Customer , Than k you for ch oosing Panasoni c! Y ou have purchased on e of the m ost sophistic ated and re liable pro ducts on the market to day . Used prope rly , we ’re sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment. Please take time to fill in the inform ation on the r ight. The serial number is on the tag located on[...]

3 VQT4Q 29 THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONL Y IN THE U.S.A. THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN CANADA. FCC Note: This eq uipment ha s been tested and found to comply with the limits fo r a Class B di gital device, pursuant t o Part 15 o f the FCC Rul es. These li mits are desig ned to provi de reasonab le protectio n against h armful interfer ence in a res i[...]

4 VQT4Q29 THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN THE U.S.A. AND CANADA. THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN LA TIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES. ∫ Concerning the battery AC adaptor This A C adaptor operates on A C between 100 V and 240 V . But ≥ In the U.S.A . and Canada, the AC adaptor must be co nnected to a 120 V AC power supply on ly . ≥ When co nnecting to a[...]

5 VQT4Q 29 ∫ Prod uct Identif icati on Marking THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONL Y IN THE U.S.A. THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN CANADA. Produc t Locatio n High Defin iti on Video Cam era Batter y hol der AC adapto r Bottom Cont ains FCC ID: VPYLBVX5 32 FCC W A RNIN G Change s or modifications not expressly appr oved by the party respon sible for compl i[...]

6 VQT4Q29 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read t hese operati ng instruc tions carefu lly before using the unit. Foll ow the safet y instruc tions on the uni t and the appli cable safet y instructions li sted below. Keep thes e operating i nstructions handy for futur e referen ce. 1) Read t hese inst ructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed al[...]

7 VQT4Q 29 -If y ou see this symbol- ∫ Cautions for use Keep this unit a s far away a s possi ble from elect romagnetic equipm ent (such as micro wave ove ns, TVs, vi deo gam es etc.) . ≥ If you use thi s unit on top of or nea r a TV , the picture s and/or s ound on this un it may be disrup ted by electrom agnetic w ave radiatio n. ≥ Do no t [...]

8 VQT4Q29 ∫ About Condensa tion (When the lens or th e LCD monitor is fogged up) Condensat ion occurs when there is a change in temp eratu re or h umidit y , such as when t he uni t is taken from outside or a c old room to a warm room. P lease be caref ul, as it m ay cause the lens or LCD monitor to become soiled, moldy , or dama ged. When taking[...]

9 VQT4Q 29 Accesso ries ................ ............... ................ ... 10 Prep aration Power su pply........ ..................... ................ ... 1 1 Inserting/ removing the b attery ............. .. 1 1 Charging the batter y ....... ..... ...... ............ 12 Charging and recor ding time .......... ....... 13 Recording to a card ...[...]

10 VQT4Q29 Check the a ccessories befor e using this unit. Keep th e accessorie s out of reach of childr en to prevent swallowing. Product numbers cor rect as of De c. 2012. Thes e may be su bject to cha nge. Accessories Batt ery p ack VW-VBT190 AC ad aptor (P/PC) VSK0780 (PU) VSK0781 AC cable K2CA2YY00259 USB cable K2KYYYY00201 HDMI mini cable K1H[...]

11 VQT4Q 29 ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit The ba ttery that ca n be used with this u nit is VW-V BT190/VW-V BT380. ≥ The un it has a functi on for distingu ishin g batter ies whi ch can be used sa fely . The dedica ted batt ery (VW-V BT190/VW -VBT380) s upports this function. The only batteri es suitable for use with this un[...]

12 VQT4Q29 Charging the battery 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 AC a daptor is conne cted to an electrical out let. Important: ≥ Do not use the AC cable with an y other equi pment as it is designed only for this un it. Also, do not us e[...]

13 VQT4Q 29 Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recording ti me ≥ T em perat ure: 25 o C (77 o F)/hu midity: 60%RH ≥ Chargi ng times in par entheses a re when cha rging from the USB te rminal. ≥ These ti mes are ap proximati ons. ≥ The in dicated charging tim e is for w hen the battery h as been d ischarged complete ly . Charging time[...]

14 VQT4Q29 The unit can r ecord still pictures or motio n pictures to an SD car d or built-in memory . T o record to an SD card, read the following. Cards that you can use w ith th is unit Use SD cards co nforming to Class 4 or hi gher of t he SD Speed Class Ra ting for motion pictur e record ing. ≥ Keep the Memo ry Ca rd out of reach o f chil dr[...]

15 VQT4Q 29 Y ou c an turn the u nit on and off using the po wer button or by openi ng and clo sing the LCD monitor. Open the LCD monitor and press the power button to turn on the unit. A The status indica tor lights on. The unit is tu rned on when the LCD monitor is open ed, and unit is tu rned off when it is closed . Y ou c an operate b y directl[...]

16 VQT4Q29 ∫ About the operation icons ///: T o uch whe n changi ng a page or perfo rming se ttings. : T o uch to return to the previo us scre en. About the T ouch Menu ∫ T o displa y the T ouch M enu T ouch (lef t side)/ (ri ght side) of on the T ouch Menu to switch t he operation icons. ≥ It is also possible t o switch the o peration ico ns[...]

17 VQT4Q 29 The clock i s not set at t he time of purchase. M ake sure to se t the clock. 1 Select the m enu. ( l 22) 2 T ouch the date or time to be set, then set th e desired value u sing / . A Displa ying the Wor ld Time settin g: [HOME]/ [DEST INA T ION] ≥ The year can be se t between 2000 and 2039 . 3 T ouch [ENT ER ]. ≥ A mes s age pr omp[...]

18 VQT4Q29 ∫ Intelligent Aut o Mode The mod es (appropr iate for the condition) are set just by pointi ng the unit to what you want to record. ∫ T o chang e to the other R ecording M odes 1 T ouch the Rec or di ng Mode button ic on. 2 T ouch th e desire d Recordin g Mode but ton ic on. * In Motion P icture Recor ding Mode only ≥ Pressing the [...]

19 VQT4Q 29 1 Change the mode to . 2 Open the LCD monitor . 3 Press the recording start/ stop button to start r ecording. A When you be gi n rec ordin g, ; change s to ¥ . B Record ing but ton icon 4 Press the recording start/ stop button again to pause recordi ng. ≥ Record ing can also be started/sto pp ed by touch i ng the rec ord ing but ton [...]

20 VQT4Q29 1 Change the mode to . 2 T ouch the play mode select icon A . ≥ Y ou can also set by touchi ng , selecting [VIDEO SETUP] or [PICT . SET UP] # [MEDIA, VIDEO/ PICTURE]. ( l 22) 3 / Select the still picture B or the recording format of the m otion pic ture C y ou wi sh to play back. Select the m edia type D and th en select the still pict[...]

21 VQT4Q 29 ≥ The ic on is displayed in the thu mbnail displ ay when th e item for motion pictu re is touche d. ( , , , and ) ≥ is displayed in th e 1080/60p scene whe n [ALL A VCHD] is touched. 4 T ouch the scene or the sti ll picture to be played back. ≥ T o disp lay the next (pr evious) page: j Slide the thumbna il display upw ard (downw a[...]

22 VQT4Q29 ≥ T o uch (l eft side)/ (r ight si de) of on the T ouc h Menu to disp lay . ( l 16) 1 To u c h . 2 T ouch the top m e nu A . 3 T ouch th e submenu B . ≥ Next (p revious) page is displayed b y touching /. 4 T ouch the desired item to e nter the setting. 5 T ouch [E XIT] to exit the menu setting. ∫ About guide display After touch ing[...]

23 VQT4Q 29 By linkin g with Wi-Fi compatible devi ces, you can us e the Wi- Fi functions of [Link to Cell] ‚ [DLNA Play] , [Live Cast] and [Ho me Cam] . Before using the resp ective Wi-Fi fun ctions, check and prepare your device . T o use the Wi-F i function, co nnect this u nit to a wirel ess access poi nt or smart phone via W i-Fi. ≥ Please[...]

24 VQT4Q29 If the Wi-Fi connecti on cannot be est ablished Pro blem Che ck po in ts It ca nnot co nnect to the w ireless access p oint. The wi reless access po int is not det ected . (Gener al) ≥ T urn ON the wireless acce ss point. ≥ Approach t he wireless ac cess point and r econnect. ≥ If it takes time to complete the connection, the Wi-Fi[...]

25 VQT4Q 29 Pro blem Che ck po in ts The Wi-F i connec tion is not possibl e betw een this un it and a smartp hone. (Wireles s Access Point Con nection) ≥ Make s ure the smar tphone is pr operly conn ected to th e wireless access poi nt by check ing the Wi-F i settings of th e smartph one. ≥ Make s ure this unit and the smar tphone ar e connect[...]

26 VQT4Q29 ∫ Carefully obser ve copy right laws Whate ver you h ave recor ded and cre ated can b e us ed f or y our person al ente rt ainme nt only . Under copy right la ws, othe r materia ls cannot be use d with out obtain ing permi ssion fro m the hold ers of th e copyr ights. ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Lo go is a tra demark of SD-3C, LL C. ≥ “A[...]

27 VQT4Q 29 High Definiti on Vi deo Camer a Informat ion for you r safety Others S pecifica tions Power sour ce: DC 5.0 V ( When us ing AC ada ptor) DC 3.6 V ( When u sing battery ) Power cons umption: Record ing; 5.8 W Char ging; 7.7 W Motion pictu re recor ding fo rmat: [A VCHD]; A VCHD fo rmat version 2.0 compliant (A VCHD Progressive) [i Frame][...]

28 VQT4Q29 AC ad aptor Informati on for your safety Minimu m required illumina tion: Appro x. 4 lx (1/30 w ith Low Li ght Mode i n the Scene Mo de) Approx. 1 lx with the Color Night Rec funct ion A V connector video out put level: 1.0 V p-p, 7 5 h , NTSC system HDMI mini c onnector vide o output level: HDMI™ (x.v .Col or™ ) 1080 p/1 080 i/480p [...]

29 VQT4Q 29 * P lease refe r to page 13, co ncerning th e battery c harging tim e and availa ble record ing time. NOTE: Acces sories and /or model n umbers may vary b y country . Plea se cons ult your lo cal deal er . Produc t number s correct as of De c. 2012. The se may be subject to change . Other s Optional acc essories Acce ssory No. Figure De[...]

30 VQT4Q29 Accessory Order Form (For US A and Puerto Rico Customers) In CANADA, plea se contact your loc al Pa nasonic deale r for more information 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 , P AC[...]

31 VQT4Q 29 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[...]

32 VQT4Q29 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 d[...]

33 VQT4Q 29 Other s Wa r r a n t y (For Canadian Cus tomers) 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[...]

34 VQT4Q29 Others Useful Informat ion (Only For Lat in Ameri can Count ries) 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 us dire[...]

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