Panasonic HDC-SD40 manual

Operating Instructions High Definit ion V ideo Camer a Model N o. HDC-SD40 HDC-TM40 Before us e, please re ad these inst ructions completely . VQT3K 27 until 2011/1/17[...]

- 2 - ∫ About the reco rding format for recording motion pictures Y ou can sel ect from either A VCHD or iF rame recording format s to r ecord mot ion pic tures using thi s unit. ( l 43) A VCHD: Y ou can rec ord high d efinition quality images with this for mat. It is sui table for viewing on a large forma t TV or for sa ving t o disc. iFra me: T[...]

- 3 - ∫ For the purpose s of thes e operating ins tructions ≥ SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card and SDXC Memory Card are referred to as the “SD card”. ≥ Function s that can be us ed for motion picture re cording/ motion pic ture pl ayback are in dica ted b y in thes e operating instructio ns. ≥ Function s that can be used f or still pict[...]

- 4 - Infor mation for Y our S afety . ......... ........ .... 2 Prep aration Parts ident ifica tion an d handl ing ..... ....... 6 Power su pply ........ ........ ...... ........ ........ ...... . 9 Inserti ng/remo ving th e batte ry..... ........ 9 Charg ing th e batte ry ..... ........ ...... ...... 1 0 Charg ing and re cording ti me ....... ...[...]

- 5 - Conn ecting to a P C ... ...... ........ ......... ..... .. 8 3 Abou t the PC dis play .... ..... ......... ..... . 85 Starting HD Write r LE 1.0 .......... ........ ..... 8 6 Reading the ope rating instru ctions of the so ftware appli cations . ......... ..... .... 8 6 If usi ng Mac .... ........ ...... ........ ......... ........ .. 87 Othe[...]

- 6 - 1 Power button [ ] ( l 15) 2 Delete/Video light button [ /LIGHT] ( l 37, 5 8) 3 Intelligent auto/Manual button [iA/MANUAL] ( l 23, 48) 4 Op tical imag e stabiliz er b utton [ O.I.S.] ( l 37) 5 Recording start/stop button ( l 20) 6 Batter y holder ( l 9) 7 HDMI mini connector [HDMI ] ( l 63, 67) 8 USB t ermina l [ ] ( l 71, 83) 9 A V m ulti co[...]

- 7 - 19 Menu button [MENU] ( l 28) 20 LCD monitor ( l 18 ) ≥ It can open up t o 90 o . ≥ It can ro tate up to 18 0 o A towards the lens or 90 o B towards t he opposit e directio n. 21 cursor button ( l 25 , 28, 38) ≥ Use the curs or button to select the recordin g functio ns and playback operation s, and to ope rate the menu screen. ≥ In t[...]

- 8 - 23 T ri pod recept acle ≥ This unit may get damaged when a tripo d with a screw longer tha n 5.5 mm is att ached. 24 Battery re lease lever [BA T T] ( l 9) 25 Photoshot button [ ] ( l 22) 26 Zoom lever [W/T] (In recording m ode) ( l 36) Thumbnail display switch [ / ]/ V olume lever [ s VOL r ] (I n play back mode) ( l 26) 27 Mode switch ( l[...]

- 9 - ∫ About batteries that you can use with th is unit The battery that can be used with this unit is VW-VBK180/VW-VBK360. ≥ The unit has a function for distinguishing b atteries which can be used safely . The dedicated battery (VW-VBK180/VW-VBK360) supports this function. The only batteries suitable for use with this un it are genuine P anas[...]

- 10 - Charging the battery The unit is in the s tandb y conditi on when th e AC adap tor is conn ected. The primar y circuit is always “live” as long as the AC adaptor is connected to an ele ctrical outlet. Important: ≥ Use the supplie d AC adaptor . Do not use the AC adaptor of anothe r device. ≥ Do not use the AC cable with any other equ[...]

- 1 1 - Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recordin g time ≥ T emper ature: 25 o C/humid ity: 60% RH (When using AC a daptor) ≥ These times are approximatio ns. ≥ The indica ted cha rging time i s for wh en the batter y has been d ischarged completel y . Charging time and recordable time va ry depending on the usage conditions such as [...]

- 12 - Battery cap acity indication ≥ The dis play changes as the battery ca pacit y reduces. #### If ther e is less than 3 minutes remaining, t hen will become red. If th e battery discharges, then will flash. ≥ The r emaining bat tery ca pacity is displa yed when using the Panasonic batte ry that you can use for t his unit. The actual time ca[...]

- 13 - The unit can re cord still pictures or motion pict ures to an SD card or bui lt-in memory . T o record to an SD card, read the fo llowing. Cards that you can use w ith this unit Use SD cards confor ming to Class 4 or hig her of the SD Spee d Class Rating* for motion pi cture recor ding. * SD S p eed Class Rati ng is the speed standar d rega [...]

- 14 - Inserting/removing an SD c ard Caution: Check tha t the a ccess lamp h as gone of f. 1 Open the LCD monitor . 2 Open the SD card cov er and inse rt ( remove ) th e SD c ard into (from) the card slot B . ≥ Face the label sid e C in the direction shown in the ill ustrati on and press it straight in as far as it will go. ≥ Press the c entre[...]

- 15 - Y ou can t urn the unit on and off using the power butt on or b y openin g and closing t he L CD monitor . T urning the unit on and off wi th the power button Press the powe r button to tu rn on the unit. A The sta tus indicato r lights . T urning the unit on and off wi th the LCD monitor Unit is turned on whe n the LCD monito r is opened, a[...]

- 16 - Change the mode to recording or playback. Operate the mode s witch to ch ange the mod e to or . Prepar atio n Selecting a mod e Recording m ode ( l 20) Playba ck mode ( l 25, 52)[...]

- 17 - When th e unit is turne d on for the fi rst time, a mes sage asking you to set the date and ti me will appear . Select [YES] an d perf orm st eps 2 to 3 below t o set t he d ate and time. ¬ Change the mode to . 1 Select the m enu. ( l 28) 2 Select the d ate or time using 2 / 1 and se t the des ired value us ing 3 / 4 . A Displaying the Worl[...]

- 18 - ∫ Basi c cam era p osit ioni ng 1 Hold the unit wit h both hands. 2 Put your ha nd through th e grip belt . ≥ When record ing, make sure your f ooting is stab le and there is no danger of colliding with another per son or obj ect. ≥ When you are ou tdoors, record pictures wit h the sunlight beh ind you. If th e subject is backlit, it w[...]

- 19 - The card and built-i n memory can be selected se pa rately to record motion pi ctures or still pictures. 1 Change the m ode to . 2 Select the m enu. ( l 28) 3 Select the media for recordin g the motion pictures and the m edia for recording the still pictur es using 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 , and press the ENTER button. ≥ The media is sele cted separa[...]

- 20 - ≥ Open the le ns co ver be fore tu rning on the unit . ( l 6) 1 Change the mod e to and open the LCD m onitor . 2 Press the recording sta rt/ stop button to st art recording. A When yo u begin r ecordi ng, ; changes to ¥ . 3 Press the recording sta rt/ stop but ton again to p ause recording. ∫ About the scre en indication s in the motio[...]

- 21 - ≥ There are 2 recording forma ts that can be used with this unit: A VCHD that records high-definition mo tion pictures and iF rame that rec ords motion picture s suitable for playback and editing on Mac (iMo vie’1 1). T o chan ge the recordin g format, chan ge the recording m ode. ( l 43) ≥ The images rec orded between pressing t he re[...]

- 22 - S till picture recorded with size of (1920 k 1080) and an a spect ratio o f 16:9. ≥ Open the le ns co ver be fore tu rning on the unit . ( l 6) 1 Change the m ode to and open the LCD m onitor . 2 Press the button. ∫ About the scre en indication s in still picture recordin g : Quality of still pictures ( l 46) : Size of still pictures R30[...]

- 23 - The following mode s appropriat e for the condit ion are set just by pointing the unit to what you want to rec ord. ≥ Depending on t he recording cond itions, the unit may not enter t he desired mode . ≥ In the portrait, spotlight and low lig ht mode, the face will be surro unded by white fra me when detec ted. In th e portra it mode, a [...]

- 24 - ∫ Intelligent a uto mode When switching t o intelligent aut o mode, the auto whit e balance and aut o focus operate an d automati cally a djust t he colour balanc e and f ocusin g. Dependi ng on the bright ness of the subje ct etc., the aperture and s hutter sp eed are automati cally adjus ted for an optimu m brightness. ≥ Colour bal anc[...]

- 25 - 1 Change the m ode to . 2 Select the p lay mode select icon A using 3 / 4 / 2 and press th e ENTER button. 3 Select the [VI DEO/PICTURE] you w ish to play back, then press the ENTER button. Select the [M EDIA] and [VIDEO/PIC TURE] you wish to pla y back, then press th e ENTER button. ≥ Press the MENU but ton. 4 Select the s cene or th e st[...]

- 26 - 5 Select the o peration ic on using 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . A Operation icon ≥ Press the ENTER but ton to display/ not-dis play the operat ion icon. ∫ Change the th umbnail display While the thu mbnail i s display ed, the thumbnai l display changes in the following order if the zoom lever is ope rated to side or sid e. 20 sc enes () 9 scenes () [...]

- 27 - Motion pi cture comp atib ility ≥ This u nit is b ased on A VCHD fo rmat/M PEG-4 A VC file f ormat. ≥ Video signal for the A VCHD that can be played back with this unit is 1920 k 1080/ 50i. ≥ Video signal for th e iFrame that ca n be played back with th is unit is 960 k 540 /25p. ≥ Motion pic tures record ed using oth er equipment ca[...]

- 28 - 1 Press the M ENU button. 2 Select the to p menu A usin g 3 / 4 and press 1 or press the ENTER button. 3 Select the s ubmenu B usi ng 3 / 4 and press 1 or press the ENTER button. 4 Select the d esired ite m using 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 , and press the ENTER button to se t. T o get b ack to the p revious screen Press 2 of the cursor butt on. T o exit [...]

- 29 - ≥ The items displayed differ depending on the position or settings of the mode switch. Select the menu. The screen display can be c hanged to [O FF] (a portio n of informati on displayed) or [ON] (all informati on display ed). Please ref er to page 17. It is possible t o display and rec ord the time at the travel destin ation by select ing[...]

- 30 - 5 (Only when s etting the r egion of y our travel dest inatio n) Select your travel destination using 2 / 1 and press the ENTER but ton. ≥ Press 3 to set dayl ight saving ti me. appears and the summer time setting is turned on. The travel destinat ion t ime an d time dif ference from the home region time are set forward by one hour. Press [...]

- 31 - This unit will resume recording pause mod e about 0.6 second s after the LCD monitor is reopened. ≥ Quick start will not work if ther e is no SD card inserted. ≥ Quick start will not work if the [SD CARD] is selected in the [MEDIA SELECT], even if there is no SD card inser ted. ≥ Change the mode to . 1 Set [QUICK ST ART] to [ON]. 2 Clo[...]

- 32 - This makes it easie r to view the LCD monitor in br ight places inc luding out doors. ≥ These settings will not af fect the images actually recorded. (Makes ev en bright er)/ (Makes b righter )/ (Normal)/ (Makes le ss bright ) ≥ When the AC a daptor is in us e, the LCD mon itor is set to automatically . ≥ When the LCD monitor is bright[...]

- 33 - Set to [Y ES] for changing the menu settin gs back to th e defaul t conditio n. (Only when t he mode is at the position) ≥ Sett ings fo r [MEDIA SELEC T] * , [C LOCK SET] and [LA NGUAGE] wi ll not be ch anged. * For us ers who have , this menu is not dis played. Please be a ware that if a mediu m is formatted, then a ll the dat a recorded [...]

- 34 - The used spac e and re main ing re cord able time of the SD car d can be c heck ed. ≥ When the mode switch is set t o , remaini ng recordab le time for th e selected re cording mode i s displayed. ≥ Press the MENU but ton to clo se the indicat ion. ≥ The SD card requir es some space to store informat ion and manage s ystem files, so th[...]

- 35 - This item is used to star t the unit demo nstrati on. (Only when t he mode is at the position) If [DEMO MODE ] is switched to [O N] and you press the MENU button when there is no SD card insert ed and while th is unit is conne cted to the AC ada ptor , the demonstra tion auto matica lly st art s. If any operat ion takes place, the demon stra[...]

- 36 - ¬ Change the mode to . ≥ Maximum zoom mag nification can be s et with [D.ZO OM]. ( l 43) ≥ If you ta ke your fin ger off the zoom lever duri ng zoom operat ion, the oper ation soun d may be recorde d. When return ing the zoom lever t o the original po sition, mov e it quietly . ≥ When the zoom ma gnificat ion is 16.8 k , the s ubjec t[...]

- 37 - Optical image sta bilizer can stabilize the image with out decreasing the image quality as much. ¬ Change the mode to . ≥ S tabi lization may not be pos sible u nder st rong sha king cond itions. The video light enables brig htening of the imag es taken in a diml y-lit pl ace. ¬ Change the mode to . ≥ When the vid eo light is in us e, [...]

- 38 - Select the operation icons to add dif ferent effe cts to th e images to be recor ded. ¬ Change the mode to . 1 Press the ENTER bu tton to display the operation ico ns on the s cree n. ≥ The indic ation chan ges each time yo u press 4 of t he cur sor button. ≥ Press th e ENTER button to display/ not- display t he opera tion icon. 2 (e.g.[...]

- 39 - When you st art rec ording, the im age/audi o gradually appears . (Fade in) When you p ause reco rding, the image/audi o gradually disappear s. (Fade out ) ≥ The fade set ting is cancelled when the record ing stop s. ∫ T o select the colour for fade in/out ≥ The thumbnails of scenes recorde d using fade in be come black (or white). Thi[...]

- 40 - A more impr essive image can be obt ained by foc using on the obje ct only in close-up and shading off the bac kground. ≥ The unit can f ocus on th e subject at a dist ance of approx. 50 cm . ≥ If you set the tele macro func tion when th e zoom is set to less th an 16.8 a , the z oom is automa tica lly a djus ted t o 16. 8 a . ≥ The te[...]

- 41 - This brightens p art s that are i n shadow and di fficult to see and suppresse s white saturation in bright part s at the same time. Both br ight and dark part s can be recorded clearl y . ≥ If ther e are extremely dark or b right pa rts or the bright ness is insuf fic ient, the ef fec t may not be clea r . This funct ion al lows you to re[...]

- 42 - ≥ Change the mode to . When you r ecord image s in diff erent si tuations , this mode automatic ally set s optimum sh utter speeds a nd ape rtures. ≥ (Sun set/Lo w ligh t) j The shutt er speed is 1/25 or more. ≥ (Sunset/F ireworks/Scen ery/Night scenery) j Image may get blur ry when close objec t is recorded. ≥ (Sport s) j During nor[...]

- 43 - Set the maxi mum zoom ratio. ≥ The larger t he digita l zoom magnificat ion, th e more the image qual ity is degraded . Switch th e picture qualit y and recording format of the motion pi ctures to be rec orded. *1 Recording will have highe r quality in the orde r of [HA], [HG] and [HX]. *2 [iFrame] is a format suit able for Mac (iMovie’ [...]

- 44 - Detected faces appear wi th f rames. ≥ Up to 15 fra mes are indi cated. L arger faces and faces nea rer to the ce ntre of the s creen tak e preferenc e over others. ∫ Prioritised face framing Prioritis ed face fr aming is displayed as orang e fr ames. Focus and adjustment of brightness will be performed against the priori tised face fram[...]

- 45 - Y ou can record br ight pictures even in dark pl aces by slowing the shutter spee d. ≥ Swit ch to manu al mode . ( l 48) ≥ The shutt er speed is set to 1/25 or more depe nding on the su rrounding brig htness. ≥ When the shu tter spe ed becomes 1/25 , the screen may be seen as if frame s are missed and aft erimages may appe ar . This is[...]

- 46 - When record ing, the input level from th e built-i n microphones can be adjuste d. ≥ Swit ch to manu al mode . ( l 48) 1 Select the menu. 2 (When [SET r ]/[SET] is selecte d) Press 2 / 1 to adjust. ≥ Adjust the mic rophone input level so th at the last 2 bars of the gain value are n ot red. (Otherwis e, the s ound is distorte d.) Sele ct[...]

- 47 - This is for recording still pictures using the timer . ≥ When the bu tton is pre ssed, a still pic ture is recorde d after the Ø 10 or Ø 2 dis pla y flashes fo r the time which has been set . Afte r recording, th e self-time r is cancel led. T o stop the timer midway t hrough Press the MENU but ton. ≥ Setting the self-timer t o [2 SECO[...]

- 48 - ¬ Change the mode to . Press the iA/MANUAL but ton to switch to m anual mode. ≥ appea rs on the scree n. ≥ Press the ENT ER button to display/not -display the manual icon. ≥ The pag e changes with ea ch press of 4 . White balanc e The auto matic white balanc e functi on may not reproduc e natural c olours depen ding on the scenes or l[...]

- 49 - ≥ T o ret urn to auto s etting, sele ct or press the iA /MANUAL but ton. ∫ T o set the white balance manually 1P r e s s 2 / 1 to select , and fil l the screen with a whi te subject. 2P r e s s 3 to set. ≥ When the display stops flashing and then ligh ts const antly , the setting is complete. ≥ If the display co ntinues flashin g, th[...]

- 50 - Manual shutter spee d/iris adjustment Shutter Speed: Adjust it when recordin g fast-moving subje cts. Iris: Adjust it when the screen is to o bright or too dark. ≥ Press the iA/ MANUAL button to swit ch to manual mode. ( l 48) 1 Select [SHT R] or [IRIS] using the cursor button. 2 Press 2 / 1 to adjust sett ings. A : Shutter s peed: 1/50 to[...]

- 51 - Recording with manual focus If auto foc using is dif ficult due to the conditions , then use manua l focus. ≥ Press the iA/ MANUAL button to swit ch to manual mode. ( l 48) 1 Press 4 to switch the manual icon . 2 Select [MF] with the cursor butto n to cha nge to manua l focus. ≥ MF appears on th e screen. 3 Press 2 / 1 to adjus t the foc[...]

- 52 - Motion picture playback using operation icon For det ails on the basic playback operations , refer to p age 25. Advanced (Playba ck) Playback Operations Playb ack operation Cursor button/ Playbac k display Operati ng st ep s Fast forward/ rewin d playback During P layback Press 1 of the cursor button during playbac k to fast forward. (Press [...]

- 53 - Creating still picture from motion picture A single fra me from the recorded moti on picture can be saved as a sti ll picture. Picture size of the st ill picture to b e created wil l differ dep ending on the recording mod e of the recorded motion picture. 1 Pause at the scene you want to save as a still pic ture during playback. ≥ It is co[...]

- 54 - Resuming the previous pla yback If playbac k of a scene was st opped halfw ay , the playback can be resumed fr om where it was stoppe d. If playba ck of a mot ion pict ure is st opped, appears on the thumbnail view of t he stopped scene. ≥ The memorised re sume position is cleared if you turn of f the unit or c hange the mod e. (The settin[...]

- 55 - Playing bac k motion pictur es/still pictures by dat e The scene s or the still pic tures record ed on the same day can be pla yed back in su ccession . 1 Select the d ate select ic on using the cursor butto n, then press th e ENTER button. 2 Select the p layback date, then p ress the E NTER button. The scene s or the still pictu res recorde[...]

- 56 - Changing the playback settings and play ing back the slide show 1 Select using the cursor button, then press th e ENTER button. 2 Select the d esired ite m and press the ENTER button. 3 (When [DA TE SETUP] is selected) Select the p layback date, then press th e ENTER button. (When [SLIDES IN TERV AL] is selected) Select the d esired ite m an[...]

- 57 - 4 Select [ST ART] and press the ENTER bu tton. 5 Select the p layback operation. ( l 25) ≥ When the pl ayback is finis hed or sto pped, the scr een to selec t [REPLA Y], [SELECT AGAIN] or [EXI T] is displayed. S elect t he desired item and press the E NTER button . ≥ T o adjus t the volume of music during play back of th e slide show , o[...]

- 58 - ¬ Change the mode to . ∫ Deleting multi ple sce nes/still pic tures from the th umbnail display 1 Press the /LIGHT bu tton while the thumbnail v iew screen is disp laye d. 2 Select [ALL SCENES] o r [SELECT] using the c ursor button, then press th e ENTER button. ≥ All the scenes or still pictures displayed as thumbnails will be del eted[...]

- 59 - T o complet e editing Press the MENU but ton. ≥ Y ou can also delet e scenes by press ing the MENU butt on, select ing [EDIT SCENE] # [DEL ETE] # [AL L SCENES ] or [SELEC T]. ≥ Y ou can als o delete s till picture s by pr essing the MENU butto n, selecting [PHOT O SETUP] # [DELE TE] # [ALL SC ENES ] or [SELE CT]. ≥ Scenes wh ich ca nno[...]

- 60 - Dividing a scene (A VCHD) It is possible to divide an A VCHD scene. Any unwanted parts in the scene can be deleted afte r dividing. ≥ Change the mode to , and set [VIDEO/PICTURE] of the play mode selection to [A VCHD]. ( l 25) 1 Select the m enu. 2 Select the s cene yo u wish to d ivide using th e cursor b utton and press th e ENTER button[...]

- 61 - Dividing a sce ne to p arti ally delete (iFrame) Divide the iFrame s cene, an d delete unnecess ary par ts. This divide s the recorded scenes in two and de letes the front half or ba ck half. The scene s that were delete d aft er divisi on cannot be reco vered. ≥ Change the mode to , and set [VIDEO/PICTURE] of the play mode selection to [i[...]

- 62 - Protecting scenes/s till pictures Scenes/still picture s can be prot ected so t hat they are not delete d by mistake. (Even if you p rotect some scen es/stil l pictures, formattin g the media wil l delete them. ) ≥ Change the mode to . 1 Select the m enu. 2 Select the scen e/still pic ture to be protected usi ng the cursor butto n, then pr[...]

- 63 - ≥ Use the A V multi cab le (supplie d) or HDMI min i cable (op tional) a nd check the o utput settings . ( l 66) ≥ HDMI is t he inter face for digita l devices . If yo u connect this unit to a HDMI comp atible h igh defini tion TV and then play back the rec orded hi gh definitio n images, you ca n enjoy them in high resolutio n with high[...]

- 64 - ≥ When co nnecting to th e A V terminal of the TV , do n ot con nect the component terminal plug of the A V multi c able. I mage ma y not dis play whe n th e compone nt termi nal plug is connecte d simulta neously . 2 Select the v ideo inpu t on the TV . ≥ Example: Select the [ HDMI] channe l with a HDMI mini cable. Select the [ Componen[...]

- 65 - ∫ T o watch image s on a regula r TV (4:3) or when both side s of the images do not appea r on the s cree n Change the menu setting to dis play the images cor rectl y . (Check the TV s etting. ) Example o f images with a [16 :9] aspect ratio on a r egular TV (4:3) ≥ If a wide-scr een TV is connect ed, adjust the aspe ct setting on t he T[...]

- 66 - Connecting with a HDMI mini ca ble Select the desired met hod of HDMI outp ut. ≥ [AUTO] determin es the output resolut ion a utomatic ally based on i nformation from the connec ted TV . If the image s are not output on the TV when th e setting i s [AUTO], switch to the met hod [1080i] or [57 6p] whic h enables the ima ges to be di splayed [...]

- 67 - ¬ Change the mode to . 1 Select the m enu. ≥ If you are not u sing VIE RA L ink, s et to [ OFF]. 2 Connect t his unit to a Pa nasonic TV c omp atible with VIERA Link with a HDMI mini cable. A HDMI mini cable (opt ional) B Panasoni c TV compat ible with VIERA Link ≥ It is recommen ded to connect this unit to an HDMI t erminal other than [...]

- 68 - 3 Operate w ith the rem ote control for the TV . 1) Press the button up, down, lef t or right to select a scene or still picture to be played back, and then pre ss th e bu tton in t he ce ntre to set it . 2) Activat e the o peration icons that ar e dis played o n TV scre en with the re mote co ntrol fo r the TV . A Operation icons B Display [...]

- 69 - Motion picture s or still pi ctures recorded wit h this unit can b e copied from a b uilt-in memor y to an SD card inserted in this unit . ∫ Check th e used sp ace o f the SD ca rd It is possi ble to check the us ed spa ce of the SD card by [ME DIA ST A TUS] ( l 34). ≥ Depending on t he media condit ion, some remaining capaci ty of the S[...]

- 70 - When you stop copying halfw ay Press the MENU but ton while copyi ng. ≥ Depending on t he following co nditions, th e time it take s for copying may be longer . j The number of rec orded scenes is large. j The temper ature of th e unit is high. ≥ If some mo tion pi ctures or still p ictures ha ve alread y been re corded to the copy desti[...]

- 71 - ∫ Check before dubbing Check the equi pment used f or dubbing . * Some equi pment may not be compatible with high -definitio n (A VCHD) picture quality . In such a case, c onnect with th e A V multi cable and dub with st andard pic ture quality . ( l 74) ≥ For the pos itions of the SD ca rd slot, USB terminal , or t erminal for con necti[...]

- 72 - ∫ T o dub using e quipment with a n SD card slot Y ou can d ub by directly i nserting an SD card. ≥ The scenes and still pictures in the bui lt-in memory can be dub bed by copyin g them to an SD car d. ( l 69) ∫ T o dub using equip ment with a USB terminal Y ou can d ub by connect ing a USB cable. ≥ Use the AC adap tor to free y ou f[...]

- 73 - 3 Select the m edia you w ish to dub, th en press the ENTER button. ≥ When using t he battery , the LCD monitor t urns of f aft er about 5 second s. Press t he cursor button t o turn the LCD monit or on. 4 Dub through ope rations on the Blu-ray disc recorder or high- definition (A VCHD) comp atible DVD recorder . ≥ Do not press th e ENTE[...]

- 74 - ∫ Dubbing using equipment w ithout an SD card slot o r a USB terminal, or using a v ideo dev ice Y ou can dub by connect ing a n A V multi c able. ≥ Images are dubbed in standard quality . ≥ Use the AC adap tor to free y ou from worryin g about the batt ery running down . 1 Connect t his unit to a v ideo de vice and the n change the mo[...]

- 75 - HD W riter LE 1.0 Y ou can copy the motion/still pict ure data to the HDD of PCs or write to media like Blu-ray discs, DVD discs or SD cards using HD Writer LE 1.0, the sof tware installed in the supplied CD-ROM. Refer to th e operating inst ructions of HD Writer LE 1.0 (PDF file) for detai ls on how to use it. ∫ Smart wizard The Smart wiz[...]

- 76 - ≥ It is possible t o play back on a PC using a imag e viewer st andard to Wind ows or commercially availabl e image b rowsing s oftware, and c opy pictu res to a PC usin g Windows Ex plorer . ≥ Please refer to page 87 for deta ils about using a Mac. ≥ It is impossible to write dat a to the built-in memory on this unit from a P C. ≥ M[...]

- 77 - End User Licens e Agreement Before ope ning the CD-ROM p ackage, please read th e following . Y o u (“Li cens ee”) are gra nte d a licen se fo r the Sof tware defin ed in this End User License Agre ement (“Agree ment”) on conditi on th at you agree t o th e terms and conditi ons of this Agre ement. If Licensee does not agree to the t[...]

- 78 - ≥ Even if the sys tem requiremen ts mention ed in these ope rating instru ctions are ful filled, some PCs canno t be used. ≥ A CD-ROM drive is necessary to install the su pplied softw are application s. (A compatibl e Blu-ray disc/DVD wri ter drive and media are nec essary for writing to a Blu -ray disc/DV D.) ≥ Operatio n is not guara[...]

- 79 - ≥ Supplied CD-ROM is available for Windows only . ≥ Input is not supported in langu ages other than English, Ge rman, French, Simpli fied Chinese and Russ ian. ≥ Operatio n cannot be guaran teed on all Bl u-ray disc/DVD drives . ≥ Operatio n is not guaran teed on Micros of t Windows Vista En terprise, Windows X P Media Center Edition[...]

- 80 - ∫ Operating e nvironme nt for the c ard reader fu nction (mass storage) ≥ The USB equip ment operate s with the driver installed as stand ard in the OS. PC IBM P C/A T comp atib le P C OS Windows 7 (32 bit/64 bit) Windows V ista (32 bit) (SP1/SP 2) Windows XP (32 bit) ( SP 3) CPU Windows 7/Windows V ista : 1.0 GHz or higher Windows XP: I[...]

- 81 - When installing the software, log on to your computer as the Administrator or with a user name wi th equiv alent au thorizat ion. (I f you do not h ave aut horizatio n to d o thi s, consult your manager .) ≥ Before st artin g the inst allation, close all appl ications that are runn ing. ≥ Do not perfor m any other operat ions on your PC [...]

- 82 - 7 When installation is complete, some notes will appear . Check th e content s, t hen close th e window . 8 Select [Y es, I want to rest art my c omputer now .], t hen click [Fi nish]. ∫ Uninst alling HD Write r LE 1.0 Follow the step s below to unin stall any sof tware appl ications that you no longe r require. 1 Select [S t art] # [Contr[...]

- 83 - ≥ Connect t his unit to the PC af ter the soft ware applications are install ed. ≥ Remove the supp lied CD-ROM from your PC. A USB cab le (suppl ied) ≥ Insert t he plugs as f ar as they wi ll go. 1 Connect this u nit to the AC ada ptor . ≥ It is possible to use it connect ed to the PC with the batte ries only , but you will not be ab[...]

- 84 - ∫ T o disconnec t USB cable safely Sele ct the icon in t ask tra y displaye d on the PC, and th en click [Ej ect Panason ic Camcorder]. ≥ Depending on y our PC’s set tings, this ic on may not be displaye d. ∫ Charging the ba ttery by conne cting it to different dev ices When using t he batter y , if you turn of f the uni t and connec[...]

- 85 - About the PC display When the unit is connecte d to a PC, it is rec ognised as an ext ernal driv e. ≥ Removable disk (Ex ample: ) is d isplayed in [Compu ter]. Example fo lder struct ure of an SD card: Example fol der struct ure of built-i n memory : The following dat a will be recorded. 1 Up to 999 still pictures in JPE G format ( [S10000[...]

- 86 - T o use th e softw are, log on as an Adminis trator or as user name fo r stand ard user accou nt (only for Windows 7/Windows V ista). The sof tware canno t be used with the us er name for a gues t account . (On the PC) Select [St art] # [All Programs] # [Pana son ic] # [HD Writer LE 1.0 ] # [HD Writer LE ]. ≥ For details on how to use the [...]

- 87 - ≥ HD Writer LE 1. 0 is not availab le for Mac. ≥ iMovie’1 1 supporte d. For deta ils about iMovie’1 1, pleas e contact App le Inc. ≥ There are some limit ations in the functi ons when iMovie ’1 1 is used. Refer to page 95 for detail s. ∫ Operat ing enviro nment ≥ Even if the sys tem requiremen ts mention ed in these ope ratin[...]

- 88 - * o n l y ∫ Recording indi cations Other s Indications A //// Intelligent au to mode ( l 23) Manual mode ( l 48 ) / / ////// / Scene mo de ( l 42) // Power LCD ( l 32 ) ¥ / ; (Red) Recording ; (Green) Recor ding pause 0h00m00s Elapse d re cordi ng ti me ( l 20) (“h” is an abbrevia tion for hour , “m” for minute an d “s” f or s[...]

- 89 - ∫ Playback i ndications ∫ Indication o f connec tion to other device s ∫ Confirmato ry indications C Built-in memor y recording possibl e stat us (still pictur e) * (White) Card rec ording possi ble status (still picture) (Green) Recogn ising the card (still picture) / Picture quality ( l 46) / Number of recordin g pixels for still pic[...]

- 90 - Major conf irmation/er ror message s to be indicate d on the screen in t ext. * only Other s Messages PERIODICALL Y MAKE BACK UP OF DA T A IN BUIL T-I N MEMOR Y . * We recomme nd backing up import an t recorded motion pictures and still pictu res periodical ly to a PC, DVD disc et c. to protec t it. ( l 75) Thi s message does not i ndicate t[...]

- 91 - About recovery If faulty management inf ormation i s found, the mes sages may appear an d a repai r is performed. (Repa iring may tak e time depending on the error .) ≥ The ab ove messa ge is d isplayed wh en abn ormal manage ment i nformation is detec ted when the scenes are displayed i n thumbna il. T o perform t he rep air , select th e[...]

- 92 - Other s T roubleshoot ing Power Problem Check point s This unit cannot be tur ned on . This unit does not st ay on long enough. Battery runs dow n quickly . ≥ Charge the battery again t o ensure it is suf ficiently charge d. ( l 10 ) ≥ In cold places, the bat tery using t ime becomes shor ter . ≥ The battery has a limited life. I f the[...]

- 93 - The remaining time indication or the elap sed time indication is not shown. ≥ [DISP LA Y ] of th e [SE TUP] is [OFF ]. ( l 29) Rec ord ing Problem Check point s The unit arbitrarily st op s recording . ≥ Use an SD car d tha t can be use d for mo tion p icture record ing. ( l 13) ≥ The record able time may hav e shortened due to the det[...]

- 94 - Playback Problem Check point s Any scenes/ still pictu res cannot be played back. ≥ Any scenes /still picture s where the thumbnai ls are display ed as cannot be played ba ck. Scenes cannot be deleted. ≥ Release t he protect sett ing. ( l 62) ≥ Any scenes /still picture s where the thumbnai ls are displ aye d as canno t be del eted. If[...]

- 95 - Cannot copy scenes on the SD card by connecting to other equipment with the USB cabl e. ≥ Other equipment mig ht have not recognis ed the S D card. Unplug t he USB c able once , and r econnec t it. With a PC Problem Check point s When co nnected b y the USB cable, this unit is not detected by the PC. ≥ Aft er re-inser ting the SD car d i[...]

- 96 - ∫ If A VCHD scenes do not change smoo thly when p layed back on another d evice The images may be still for several seconds at the joins between the scenes if the foll owing operation s are performe d when multiple sce nes have bee n continuous ly played back us ing another un it. ≥ Just how smoothly the scenes will be play ed back depen[...]

- 97 - Keep this unit as far away as possible fro m electromagnetic equipment (such as microwave ovens, TVs, video g ames etc.). ≥ If you use t his unit on to p of or near a TV , the pictures and/or sound on this unit may be disrupt ed by electroma gnetic wave radi atio n. ≥ Do not use th is unit near cell phones because doin g so may result in[...]

- 98 - commercial appli cation result ing in prolong ed use. ≥ In certa in situ ations, con tinuous use c ould cause the uni t to overhe at and caus e a malfunction . Such use is strongl y discourage d. When you are not going to use the unit for an ex tended time ≥ When stori ng the unit in a cu pboard or cabinet , it is recommende d that you p[...]

- 99 - record for. Cold places such as a ski resort can short en the pe rio d whic h you ca n record for . If you drop the batt ery accid ent ally , check to see if t he ter minals a re damaged. ≥ Inserting a battery with dama ged terminals can damage t he unit. Do not throw ol d battery into fire. ≥ Heating a batte ry or thro wing it i nto a f[...]

- 100 - When disposing of or giving away the SD car d, note t hat: ≥ Formatting and deletion of this unit or computer only changes the file management informati on and does not complete ly delete th e data in th e SD card. ≥ It is recommen ded that the SD card is physicall y destroy ed or the SD c ard is physicall y formatted using this unit wh[...]

- 101 - When conde nsati on forms on th e unit, the lens will cloud up and the un it may not work proper ly . Make every eff ort to ensure that condens ation d oes not form. If it does form, take th e acti ons des crib ed b elow . Causes of c ondensat ion Condensati on ta kes place when the ambient temperat ure o r humid ity is changed as fol lows.[...]

- 102 - ∫ Carefully obser ve copyright laws Recordi ng of pre-recor ded tap es or discs or other pu blished or broadcas t material for purposes other than yo ur own private use ma y infr inge cop yrigh t laws. E ven for the purpose of pri vate use, recording of cert ain mat erial ma y be restrict ed. ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Logo is a tra demark of [...]

- 103 - ≥ SD cards are o nly mentione d with thei r main memory size. The st ated times ar e th e approxima te recordable ti mes for continu ous recording . A Image qualit y prioritised B Recording time prio ritised ≥ If recordi ng for lo ng periods, p repare ba tter ies for 3 or 4 t imes the p eriod you wish to record for . ( l 11 ) ≥ The de[...]

- 104 - ≥ SD cards are only mentioned with their main memory si ze. The st ated number is the approxima te number of record able pictur es. (When [QUALITY] is set to ) ≥ When [QUALI TY] is set to , the numbers of recordabl e pictures are lar ger than the numbers shown in t he table ab ove. ≥ The number of recordable picture s depends on wheth[...]

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