Panasonic HC-V720M manual

Basic Operating Instr uctions High Definitio n Video Camera Model N o. HC-V720 HC-V727 HC-V720M HC-V710 Please r ead these instructions ca refully b efore using this produ ct, and save this ma nual for fu ture use. This docum ent exp lains basic opera tions of th e unit. For mor e det ai led explana tion, pleas e refer to “Opera ting Instr uction[...]

2 VQT4Q81 Dear Customer , We wou ld li ke to t ake thi s oppo r tuni ty to th ank you f or pu rc hasi ng t his Pa nas oni c Hi gh Definiti on Video Cam era. Ple ase read t hese Operating Instru ctions carefu lly and keep them handy for future referenc e. Plea se note th at the actual cont rols and compo nents, menu item s, etc. of your Hig h Defini[...]

3 VQT4Q 81 ∫ Concerning the battery ∫ EMC Electric a nd magnetic comp atibility This sym bol (CE) is located on the rating plate. ∫ Product id entification marking ∫ Informati on for Users on Collection an d Disposal of Old Equipment a nd used Batteries These symbols on the products, packaging, and/ or accompanying documents mean that used [...]

4 VQT4Q81 For business users i n the Europea n Un ion If you wish t o discard electrical and electronic equipment, please contact your dealer or supplier for further information. [Info rmation on Disposa l in other Countri es outside the Europea n Union] These symbols are only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard these items, please [...]

5 VQT4Q 81 ∫ Cautions for use Keep this uni t as far away a s possi ble fro m elect romagne tic equi pmen t (such as micro wave o vens, TV s, vi deo gam es et c.). ≥ If you use thi s unit on top of or near a TV , the picture s and/or s ound o n this un it may be disrup ted by electr omag netic wave radiatio n. ≥ Do no t use thi s unit near ce[...]

6 VQT4Q81 ∫ About Condensa tion (When the lens or th e LCD monitor is fogged up) Condensat ion occurs w hen there is a change i n temp erature or humidi ty , such as when the un it is taken from outside or a c old room to a warm room. P lease be ca reful, a s it may cause th e lens or LCD monitor to becom e soiled, mold y , or dama ged. When taki[...]

7 VQT4Q 81 Informa tion for Y our Safe ty ...... ................ ..... 2 Accesso ries ..... ........... ............... ........... .......... 9 Prep aration Power su pply... ................ .......... ................ ... 10 Inserting/ removing t he batt ery ... .......... .. 10 Charging the bat tery ....... ................ ....... 1 1 Charging[...]

8 VQT4Q81 For United Kingdom and Ireland customer s ∫ Sales and Su pport Information Custom er Communi cations Centr e ≥ For custome rs within the UK: 0844 844 3899 ≥ For custo mers wit hin lrel and: 01 289 83 33 ≥ Monda y–Fri day 9: 00 am – 5: 00 pm (Excluding public holidays). ≥ For fur ther su pport on y our pr oduct, plea se visit[...]

9 VQT4Q 81 Check the a ccessories be fore using this unit. Keep th e accessori es out of reach of childr en to prev ent swall owing. Product numbers correct as o f Dec. 2 012. Thes e may b e subjec t to change . Some option al accessorie s may not be available in some countr ies. Accessories Batt ery pa ck VW-VBT190 AC ad aptor VSK0781 AC cable (EB[...]

10 VQT4Q81 ∫ About batteries that you can use with th is unit The ba ttery that can be used wit h this u nit is V W-VBT190 /VW-VB T380. ≥ The un it ha s a fu nctio n for distin guis hing batt eries w hich ca n be used safely. The dedica ted batt ery ( VW-VBT 190/VW -VBT380 ) suppo rts this fu nction. The only bat teri es suitable for use with t[...]

11 VQT4Q 81 Charging the battery The uni t is in th e st andby co ndit ion when the AC adaptor i s connect ed. The pr imar y circuit is always “live” as lon g as the A C adaptor is conne cted to an electrical outlet. Important: ≥ Do not use the AC cable wit h any othe r equi pment as it is designed only for this un it. Also , do not us e the [...]

12 VQT4Q81 Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recording time ≥ T emp erature : 25 o C/hu midity: 60 %RH ≥ Chargi ng time s in parent heses are when cha rging f rom the US B term inal. ≥ These ti mes are approx imations . ≥ The in dicated char ging time is for w hen t he batt ery has been dischar ged co mplete ly . Charging time an d [...]

13 VQT4Q 81 The unit can r ecord still pictures o r motion pictures to an SD card or built-in memory . 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 or higher of the SD Speed Class R ating for mo tion pictur e rec ording . ≥ Keep the Memory Card out of reac h of ch ildre[...]

14 VQT4Q81 Y ou c an turn the u nit on and off using the power button or by ope ning an d closing the LCD monitor. Open the LCD monitor and press the power button to turn on the unit. A T he status indicator l ights on. The unit is tu rned on when the LCD monitor is opened, and unit is turned of f when it is closed . Y ou c an ope rate b y directly[...]

15 VQT4Q 81 ∫ About the operation icons ///: T ouc h whe n chan ging a page or p erform ing setti ngs. : T ouc h to re turn to t he p revio us sc reen. About the T ouch Menu ∫ T o display the T ouch Menu T ouch (lef t side)/ (righ t side) of on the T ouch Men u to switch t he operation icons. ≥ It is also possible t o switc h the oper ation i[...]

16 VQT4Q81 The clock i s not set at the time of purchase. M ake sure to set the cl ock. 1 S elect the m enu. ( l 21) 2 T ouch the date or time to be set, then se t the desired val ue using / . A D isplayin g the Wo rld Time setting: [HOME]/ [DESTINA TION] ≥ The year can be se t betwee n 2000 and 2039 . 3 T ouch [ENTER]. ≥ A mes sage prom pting [...]

17 VQT4Q 81 ∫ Intelligent Aut o Mode The m odes (appropriate for the c ondition) are set just by pointing the u ni t to wha t you wa nt t o record . ∫ T o change to the other Recordin g Modes 1 T ouch the Recor ding Mode button icon . 2 T ouch th e desi red Recordin g Mode button icon. * In Mo tion Pictur e Recor ding Mo de only ≥ Pressing th[...]

18 VQT4Q81 1 Chan ge the mode to . 2 Op en the LCD monitor . 3 P ress the recording start/stop button to start r e cording. A R ecordi ng button icon B When you begin rec ording, ; change s to ¥ . 4 P ress the recording start/stop button again to pause recording. ≥ Record ing can also be started/sto pped by touching the rec ording but ton icon. [...]

19 VQT4Q 81 1 Chan ge the mode to . 2 T ouch the play mode select icon A . ≥ Y ou can also set by touchi ng , selectin g [VIDEO SETUP] or [PHOTO SET UP] # [ MEDIA, VIDE O/ PICTURE]. ( l 21) 3 // Select the still picture B or the recording format of the moti on picture C you wish to play back. Select the m edia type D and then select the still pic[...]

20 VQT4Q81 ≥ The ic on is disp layed in the thumb nail di splay whe n the ite m for mo tion pictu re is tou ched. ( , , , and ) ≥ is displayed in the 1 080/50p scene whe n [ALL A VCHD] is touched. 4 T ouch the scene or the still pi cture to be played back. ≥ T o display th e next (pr evious) page: j Slide the thumb nail di splay upw ard (down[...]

21 VQT4Q 81 ≥ T ouc h (l eft side)/ (right side) of on the T o uch Menu to disp lay . ( l 15) 1 To u c h . 2 T ouch the top me nu A . 3 T ouch th e submenu B . ≥ Next (p revious) page is dis played b y touching /. 4 T ouch the desired item to enter the setting. 5 T ouch [E XIT] to e xit t he me nu setting. ∫ About guide display After touch in[...]

22 VQT4Q81 By linkin g with Wi -Fi compatibl e devic es, you c an use t he Wi-Fi f unctions of [ Remot e Ctrl ] ‚ [DLNA Play] , [Live Cast] and [ Hom.Monitor ] . Before using the r espective W i-Fi fun ctions, check and pr epare your device. T o use the Wi-Fi function , connect t his unit to a wirele ss access point or smartpho ne via W i-Fi. ≥[...]

23 VQT4Q 81 If the Wi-Fi connecti on cannot be est ablished Pro ble m Check poin ts It ca nnot connec t to the w ireles s access p oint. The wi reless access po int is not det ect ed. (Gener al) ≥ T u rn ON the wir eless access p oint. ≥ Approach t he wireless ac cess poin t and reco nnect. ≥ If it takes time to complete the connection, the W[...]

24 VQT4Q81 Pro ble m Check poin ts The Wi-F i connec tion is n ot possibl e betw een this un it and a smartp hone. (Wireles s Acce ss Point C onne ction) ≥ Make s ure the sm artphone is prop erly conn ected to the wir eless access poi nt by check ing the Wi-Fi settings of the smar tphone. ≥ Make s ure this un it and th e smartph one ar e connec[...]

25 VQT4Q 81 High Defin ition Video Ca mera Informat ion for your safety Others S p ecifications Power sour ce: DC 5.0 V (Whe n using AC adapto r) DC 3.6 V (Whe n using battery ) Power cons umption: Record ing; 6.7 W Char ging; 7 .7 W Motion picture r ecording forma t: [A VCHD]; A VCHD format version 2.0 compliant (A VCHD Progressive) [iFrame ]; MPE[...]

26 VQT4Q81 AC ad aptor Informati on for your saf ety Imag e sta biliz er funct ion: Optical (H ybrid Optical Image S tabilizer , Active Mode (Rotation correction), Optical Image S tabiliz er Loc k, Tilt c orrect ion function) Creative Control: [Miniatu re Effec t]/[ Silen t movie]/[8mm movie]/ [Time Lap se Rec ] Monito r: 7.5 c m (3.0 z ) wide LCD [...]

27 VQT4Q 81 ∫ Carefully obser ve copyright laws Recor ding of pre-re corded tapes or dis cs or other p ublished or broadcast mate rial for purp oses ot her than yo ur own pri vate use may inf ringe cop yright la ws. Even for th e purp ose of pr ivate use, recording o f certai n materi al may be restricted. ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Lo go is a tradem [...]

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