Panasonic HC-VX878 manual

Basic Operating Instr uctions High Definition Video Camera 4K Video Camera Model No. HC-V770 Model No. HC-WX970 HC-V777 HC-WX979 HC-V770M HC-WX97 0M HC-V760 HC-VX870 HC-VX878 HC-VX870M Please re ad thes e instructi ons carefu lly befor e using this pro d uct , and save this man ual for futu re use. More d etailed ope rating in struction s are avail[...]

2 SQT0658 (E NG) Dear Customer , We would l ike to take this opp ortunity to thank you for purc hasi ng t his P anas onic V id eo Camera. P lease rea d these Operating Instruction s carefully an d keep the m handy fo r future re feren ce. Please note that the actu al controls an d comp onents, menu items, etc. of your Video Camera may loo k somewha[...]

3 (ENG) SQT0658 ∫ Disposal of Old Equipmen t and Batteries Only for Europ ean Union and countries with recycling systems These symbols on the products, packaging, and/ or accompanying documen ts mean that used electrical and electronic products and batteries must not be mixed with general household waste. For proper treatment, recovery and rec yc[...]

4 SQT0658 (E NG) Do not use this un it near radio tr ansmitt ers or high- voltage line s. ≥ If you record near rad io tran smitt ers or high- voltage li nes, the recorded picture s and/ or sound may be adversel y affected. About con necting t o a PC ≥ Do not use any ot her USB cab les excep t the supplie d one. About con necting t o a TV ≥ Do[...]

5 (ENG) SQT0658 series/ series 4K MP4: This is a re cording fo rmat suitable fo r editing imag es. This form at can reco rd 4K m otion pic tures (384 0 k 2160/2 5p), which de liver a reso lution four time s higher than that of full h igh-definition motion pict ures. MP4: This is a re cording fo rmat suitable fo r playin g back or e diting on a PC. [...]

6 SQT0658 (E NG) Scene( s) recorde d as Backu p for T win Came ra ≥ Page s fo r re feren ce a re in dica ted by an arrow, for exampl e: l 00 ≥ Model numbers ar e abbreviate d as fol lows in these ope rating instructio ns: ∫ Inst alling HD Writer A E 5.2 ∫ Downloadin g the Operati ng Instructions (PDF format) Y ou ca n check the URL and QR c[...]

7 (ENG) SQT0658 Informa tion for Y our S afety ...... ........... .......... 2 Accesso ries ..... ........... ............... ........... .......... 9 Prep aration Power su pply... ................ .......... ................ ... 10 Inserting/ removing t he batt ery ........ ....... 10 Charging the bat tery .. .......... ........... ....... 1 1 Cha[...]

8 SQT0658 (E NG) For United Kingdom and I reland customer s ∫ Sales and Su pport Information Custom er Com municatio ns Centre ≥ For custo mers wit hin the UK: 0844 844 3899 ≥ For custo mers wit hin lrel and: 01 289 8333 ≥ Monda y–Fri day 9:00 am – 5: 00 pm (Excluding public holida ys). ≥ For fur ther su pport on y our pr oduct, pl ea[...]

9 (ENG) SQT0658 Check the a ccessorie s before u sing this unit. Keep th e accessori es out of reach of childr en to prev ent sw allo wing. Product numbers correct as o f Dec. 2 014. Thes e may b e subject t o ch ange. Some option al accessorie s may not be avai lab le in som e coun trie s. * Set the video light se tting to ([OFF]) . Accessories Ba[...]

10 SQT0658 (E NG) ∫ About batteries that you can use with th is unit The ba ttery that can be used wit h thi s unit is VW-VBT 190/VW-V BT 380. ≥ The unit has a fu nction for distin guishing batter ies which can be used sa fely . The dedica ted batt ery ( VW-VBT 190/VW -VBT380 ) suppo rts this fu nction. The only batte ries suitable for use with[...]

11 (ENG) SQT0658 Charging the battery The unit is in the standby condition when the AC adaptor is con nected. The primary circuit is always “live” as lon g as the AC adaptor is connected to an elec trical outlet. Important: ≥ Do not us e the AC ad aptor/DC ca ble with any oth er equipme nt as it is d esign ed onl y for this unit . Also, do no[...]

12 SQT0658 (E NG) Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recording t ime ≥ T emp eratu re: 25 o C/humidit y: 60%R H ≥ Chargi ng time s in parenthes es are when cha rging f rom the U SB te rminal. ≥ series Maximum conti nuous reco rdable times and a ctual re cordab le times in par enthe ses are when recording with the Sub Cam era *1 . *1 Th[...]

13 (ENG) SQT0658 ≥ If there is less than 3 minutes remaining, then will become re d . If the battery discharges, then will flash. Recharge the batt ery or replace it with a ful ly char ged batter y . The unit can record still p ictures or motion pictures to an SD card o r bui lt-in memory . T o r ecord to an SD card, read t he follow ing. Cards t[...]

14 SQT0658 (E NG) Inserting/removing an SD c ard When using an SD car d not from Pan asoni c, or one pr eviou sly use d on othe r equipment, for the first time on this unit, format the SD card. ( l 2 4) When the SD card is formatted , all of the recorded data is delete d. Once th e data is de leted, it cannot be restor ed. Caut ion: Check that th e[...]

15 (ENG) SQT0658 series/ series/ series If you try to use t he Wi-Fi function while the inte rnal tem pera ture of this unit is high, a message will be displaye d. When this happen s, the Wi- Fi funct ion is disa bled . ≥ Wait until the tempe rature ha s dropp ed befor e resumi ng use. Y ou c an sw itch this u nit betwe en Reco rding Mod e (Moti [...]

16 SQT0658 (E NG) 2 T ouch the r eco rdin g mo de s wi tchin g ic on. ≥ Refer to page 1 6 for touch screen op eration . T o display the recording mode sw itching icon Display of the recor ding mode switching icon will disap pear whe n no tou ch ope ration is perfor med for a spe cific period of time. T o display it aga in, touc h the s cree n. ?[...]

17 (ENG) SQT0658 About the T ouch Menu T ou c h ( le ft s i d e )/ ( ri g ht s i de ) o f on the T ouch M enu to s witch the operat ion icons. ≥ It is also possible to sw itch the operation icons by sliding th e T ouch Menu ri ght or le ft while to uching it . ∫ T o display the T ouch Menu The clock i s not set at the time of purchase. M ake su[...]

18 SQT0658 (E NG) Y ou c an set yo ur home region in [SET WORL D TIME]. 1 Select the menu. ( l 24) ≥ A messa ge will be displa yed. T ou ch [ENTE R]. 2 T o uch / to select your home region and t ouch [ENTE R]. ≥ When t he clock is not set, the curre nt time i s displayed a s “--:- -”. ≥ For infor mation on how to change your hom e region [...]

19 (ENG) SQT0658 1 T ouch the R ecording Mode but ton icon . 2 T ouch the de sired Re cordin g Mode but ton ic on. ≥ is availabl e only fo r the serie s/ se ries. *1 In Mo tion Pictur e Recor ding Mo de only *2 In Still Picture Recording Mode only *3 serie s/ series on ly Basic Changing the Rec ording Mode Mode Effect *1 *2 Intellig ent Auto Y ou[...]

20 SQT0658 (E NG) 1 Open the LCD moni tor , and set t his unit t o Moti on Pic ture Rec ording Mode . ( l 15) 2 Press the recording s t art/stop button to st art recordi ng. 3 Press the recording s t art/stop button again to pause recording. ≥ Record ing can al so be starte d/stopped b y touchin g the reco rding b utton icon. 1 Open the LCD moni [...]

21 (ENG) SQT0658 Using the Sub Camera a nd the M ain Came ra, you can re cord two images simultaneously . (T win Camera ) Use th e Sub Camera to en joy reco rding yourse lf, a f amily mem ber next to you or scen ery dif ferent from t hat s een from the M ain Camera. A Sub Came ra B Sub W indow ≥ The imag e of the S ub Camer a is displayed on the [...]

22 SQT0658 (E NG) 1 Set this un it to Playback Mod e ( l 15). 2 T o uch the play mode select icon A ( l 17). ≥ Y ou can also set by touching , selecting [VIDEO SETUP] or [PHOTO SET UP] # [MEDIA, V IDEO/PICT URE]. ( l 24) 3 / / / /// Selec t the still p icture C or the recording format of the motion picture D you wish to play back. // Select the m[...]

23 (ENG) SQT0658 ≥ The reco rding mode ico n B is disp layed in the thumb nail displ ay when t he item is touched . ( , , , , ( R ed) , (R ed ), (Re d ), (Re d ) and ) ≥ The fol lowing ico ns are di splayed on thumb nails whe n [ALL AV CHD ] or [1080 /50i] is to uched: ≥ The fol lowing ico ns are di splayed on thumb nails whe n [ALL M P4/i Fr[...]

24 SQT0658 (E NG) ≥ T ouch (left side) / (right side) of on the T ouch Menu to disp lay . ( l 17) 1 To u c h . 2 T ouch the t op menu A . 3 T ouch the s ubmenu B . ≥ Next (previous) page is displayed by touching /. 4 T ouch t he desi red item to e nter t he setting. 5 T ouch [EXI T] to exit the menu setting. ∫ About guide dis play After touch[...]

25 (ENG) SQT0658 This unit o ffers the following Wi -Fi fu nctions wh en used i n com bination with ano ther Wi -Fi compatible device. Before using any of these Wi-Fi funct ions, check the sett ings o f your device an d get it ready for use. This Basic Operating Instructio ns describes the procedure for u sing [Remote Ctrl] to provide a Wi-Fi conne[...]

26 SQT0658 (E NG) ∫ Before using [Re mote Ctrl] Inst all the “I mage App” * The supp orted OS version are curr ent as of D ecember 2014 and s u bject to change. ≥ Use the late st version. ≥ Refer to [ Help] in th e “Ima ge App” menu ab out how to operat e. ≥ The serv ice m ay not be able to be used properl y depend ing on th e type [...]

27 (ENG) SQT0658 Prep arations before using [Remote Ctrl] Check if the smartphone is an Android (NFC-com pati ble), Android (non-NFC- compatible), or iOS device. ≥ If the sma rtphone is NFC-com patible, the NFC ma rk is disp layed when yo u start up “Image A pp”. Using NFC, yo u can easily set u p a direct co nnection b etween th is u nit and[...]

28 SQT0658 (E NG) Using [Remote Ctrl] with a direc t connection ≥ Set t he N FC func tion of th e sma rtpho ne to on. 1 St art up the smartpho ne appli cation “Image App”. 2 T ouch the s martphon e on of t his unit . ≥ T ouch the NFC touch area while the NFC mark is displayed on the smar tphone scr een. ≥ If this is the first time the sma[...]

29 (ENG) SQT0658 Using [Remote Ctrl] with a wire less acces s point connection Check if the wireless access point you are using is compatible with WP S j If t he w irel ess acces s poi n t is compatible with WPS: Procee d to the fo llowing [Easy Connection ( WPS)] j If t he w irel ess acces s poi nt i s no t comp ati ble with WPS : “Searc hing fo[...]

30 SQT0658 (E NG) ≥ Confirm Encr yption key ( Password) of the sele cted wireless a cce ss point if the net work authentica tion is encryp ted. 1 Press Wi-Fi butto n on thi s unit. 2 T o uch [Wi-Fi Setup] and select [Set Wireless Access Point]. 3 T ouch the p art with no displa y of a wireles s access point. 4 T ouch [Search]. 5 T o uch the wirel[...]

31 (ENG) SQT0658 If the Wi-Fi c onnecti on cannot be est ablished ≥ Please r efer to th e oper ating ins truction of the device in use for details about t he setting o f the wireless acce ss point or s martphon e. Pro ble m Check points It canno t con nect to the w ireless access p oint. The wi reless acces s poin t is not det ected . (Gener al) [...]

32 SQT0658 (E NG) When thi s unit a nd a smart phone are conne cted via Wi-Fi, you ca n disp lay the image tran smitted from th e smar tph one on th is un it’ s S ub Wi ndow and reco rd i t si m ultaneous ly with the Ma in Camera’s im age. (W ireless Twin Camera) Use your Wireless Sub Camera to enjoy recording your own face o r any scen ery dif[...]

33 (ENG) SQT0658 Please refer to “Operati ng Instru ctions ( PDF form at)” for details. Power Proble m Check points This un it cann ot be tu rned on. This unit does not stay on long enough . Battery r uns do wn q uickly . ≥ Charge the battery ag ain to e nsure it is su fficiently charged . ( l 11 ) ≥ In cold pl aces, the ba ttery u sing tim[...]

34 SQT0658 (E NG) 4K Video Ca mera/Hi gh Def initio n Video Came ra Informat ion for your safety Others S pecification s Power s ource: DC 5.0 V ( When u sing AC adaptor) DC 3.6 V ( When u sing batt ery) Power c onsumpt ion: Recording; series 7.6 W series 7.1 W series/ 6.7 W Char ging ; 7. 7 W Motio n picture recordin g format : [A VCHD]; A VCHD fo[...]

35 (ENG) SQT0658 Imag e sen sor: series/ series 1/2. 3 ty pe (1 /2.3 z ) 1MOS imag e sensor T otal; 18 910 K Effective pixels; Motion p icture; 829 0 K (16: 9) *2 , 6100 K (1 6:9) *3, 4 S till pictu re; 8290 K (16:9), 62 20 K (4 :3), 7000 K (3 :2) ser ies / 1/2. 3 ty pe (1 /2.3 z ) 1MOS imag e sensor T otal; 12 760 K Effective pixels; Motion p ictu[...]

36 SQT0658 (E NG) A V connecto r video output l evel: 1.0 Vp-p , 75 h , PAL system HDMI mic ro connecto r video output l evel: series/ series HDMI™ (x.v .Colour™) 2160p/108 0p/10 80i/ 576p ser ies / HDMI™ (x.v .Colour™) 1080p/108 0i/576p A V connecto r audi o output level ( Line): 251 mV , 60 0 h , 2 ch Head phon e outp ut: 85 mV , 3 2 h (S[...]

37 (ENG) SQT0658 series Sub Camer a AC adapt or Informati on for your saf ety ∫ Carefully obse rve copy right laws Recor ding of pre-r ecor ded tape s or dis cs or other pu blished or broa dcast m aterial for purp oses ot her t han yo ur own priva te use may infr inge copyr ight la ws. Even for the purpose of pri vate use , recordin g of ce rtain[...]

38 SQT0658 (E NG) ≥ Android and G oogle Pl ay are tr ademarks o r registe red trad emarks of G oogle I nc. ≥ The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED ™ Logo i s a certification mark of Wi-Fi Allian ce ® . ≥ The Wi- Fi Protect ed Setup ™ Identifi er mark is a certification mark of Wi-Fi Alliance ® . ≥ “Wi- Fi ® ” is a registered tradema rk of Wi-Fi Al[...]

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