Panasonic HC-V10M manuel d'utilisation

until 2012/2/10 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 Owner ’ s Manual Digital V ideo Camera Model No. HC-V10 HC-V10M HC-V1 1M Before connecting, operating or[...]

2 VQT4C31 Dear Customer , Thank you for choosing Panasoni c! Y ou hav e purc hased one of th e most sophistic ated and reliable pr oducts o n the market to day . Used properl y , we’re sure it will bring you a nd your family years of enjo yment. Pleas e take time to fill in the informat i o n on the right. The serial number is on th e tag loca te[...]

3 VQT4C31 THE F OLLO WING A PPLIE S ONL Y IN TH E U.S.A . FCC Note: This equipme nt has been teste d and found to comply with the limits fo r a Class B digita l devic e, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These l imits are designed t o provide reasona ble protectio n against ha rmful interf erence in a residen tial inst a llation. This equipm en[...]

4 VQT4C31 THE FOLLOWING AP PLIES ONL Y IN CANADA. THE FOLLOWING AP PLIES ONL Y IN THE U.S.A. AND CANADA. This Class B digit al apparatus compli es with Canadian ICES -003 . AC adaptor This AC ad apt or operates on AC bet ween 1 10 V and 240 V . But ≥ In the U.S .A. and Canada, t he AC ada ptor must be con nec ted to a 120 V AC power supp l y on l[...]

5 VQT4C31 ∫ Concerning the battery Battery p ack (Lithium ion batte ry p ack) ≥ Use the spec if ied unit to rechar ge the battery p ack. ≥ Do not use the bat tery pack with equipment othe r tha n the specified unit . ≥ Do not get dirt , sand, li quids, or other fore ign matter on the te rminals. ≥ Do not touc h t he plug terminals ( i and[...]

6 VQT4C31 ∫ Prod uct Identif icati on Marking Product Location Digita l Video Camera Bottom AC a daptor Bottom A lithium ion battery t hat is recyclable powers the product you hav e purchased. Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for information on how to recycle this battery . U.S.A./CANADA CONSUMERS: AT TENTION: HC-V10&V10M&V11MP9_PC_P U_VQT4C31[...]

7 VQT4C31 Prec aution s USE & LOCA TION ≥ TO A VOID SHOCK HAZ ARD ... Y ou r camera and po wer supply shoul d not be exposed to rain or moisture. Do not connect t he power supply or ope rate your came ra if it gets wet. Y our camera h as been design ed for out door use , however it is not designe d to sust ain direct expo su re to wa ter , r [...]

8 VQT4C31 ∫ About the reco rding format for recording motion pictures ≥ The unit is an MP4 f ormat (MPEG-4 A VC file stan dard) camera for recor ding high- defini ti on motion pictures. ≥ A VCHD and MPEG2 motion pictures are diff erent format s, and are not t here fore support ed by the unit. ∫ Indemnity a bout recorded content Panason ic d[...]

9 VQT4C31 ∫ About Condensa tion (When the lens or th e LCD monitor is fogged up) Condensat ion occurs when th e ambient temperat ure or hu midity c hanges. Be caref ul of condens ation since it causes lens or L CD monito r st ains, fu ngus and camera malfunction . ≥ For more det a ils about the c ause and action re quired for conden sation, ref[...]

10 VQT4C31 Accessori es ......... ........ .......... ....... ........ ... 12 Quic k Gu id e .... ... ... ........ ... ........ ......... ....... 13 Prep aration Names and F unctions of Main Parts ..... 17 Power su pply.. ... ........ ......... ........ ........ ..... 20 Inserti ng/removi ng the battery.. ........ . 20 Charg ing the batter y ......[...]

11 VQT4C31 Preparatio n Basic Advanc ed (Recording ) Copy/Dub bing With a P C Others Adv anced (Playback) Copy/Dubbing Copying from Bu ilt-in Memory to SD ca rd [HC-V1 0M/HC- V1 1M] . ......... ........ ........ ..... 77 Dubbing images onto other v ideo devic es ..... ........ ......... ........ .. 79 With a PC What you ca n do wi th a PC ....... .[...]

12 VQT4C31 Check the ac cessories before using this unit . Keep the ac c essories out of reac h of children to pre ve nt swallowing. Product numbers c orrect as of Jan . 2012. These may be subjec t to c hange. Accessories Battery p ack VW-VBL 090 AC adaptor VSK07 84 A V cable K2KYY YY00203 USB cable K2KYY YY00202 CD-ROM Softwar e HC-V10&V10M&am[...]

13 VQT4C31 ∫ Inserting the battery Install the ba ttery b y inser ting it i n the directi on shown in the figure . ≥ Insert the batt e ry until it clicks and locks. ∫ Charging the ba ttery The batt ery cannot be cha rged when the power is on. Pr ess the power but ton to turn off the powe r. A USB terminal B T o the A C out let 1 Open the LCD [...]

14 VQT4C31 ∫ T urning the unit on/off T urning the unit on and off with the power button Press t he po wer button to turn on the unit . A The sta tus indicato r light s on. ≥ T o turn of f t he unit, hold down th e power button un til the sta tus indicat or goes off . T urning the unit on and off with the LCD monitor Opening th e LCD monitor tu[...]

15 VQT4C31 ∫ Selecting a media to r ecord [HC-V10M/HC-V1 1M] 1) Change the mode to . 2) Select the menu . 3) Select the medi a to record mot ion pictures or still pictures using 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 , and press t he ENTER button. ≥ Select [VIDEO /SD CARD ] or [PI CTURE / SD CARD] to reco rd to the SD card . Select [VIDEO /Built- inMemo ry] or [PICT UR[...]

16 VQT4C31 4) Select the s cene or t he s til l pict ure to be played back using 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 , then press the ENTER but t on. ≥ When you selec t / and pre ss the ENTER button, the next (previous) p age is displayed. 5) Select the ope ration icon using 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . B Operation icon ≥ Press th e ENT ER button to di sp lay(/not- display ) the[...]

17 VQT4C31 1 LCD monitor ≥ 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 the opposite dir ection. 2 Intelligent auto/Manual button [iA/MANUAL] ( l 35, 59) 3 Op tical im age stabiliz er butt on [ O.I.S.] ( l 49 ) 4 Power button [ ] ( l 27) 5 Delete button [ ] ( l 68) 6 Audio-video output term inal [[...]

18 VQT4C31 1 1 Lens cover 12 Lens 13 Lens cov er opening/closing switch When not us ing t he unit, clo se the lens cover to protec t the lens. ≥ Slide the opening/closing switch to open/close the cover . 14 Internal s tereo microphones 15 Menu button [MENU] ( l 40) 16 Status indicator ( l 27 ) 17 Mode switch ( l 28) 18 Recording s t art/stop butt[...]

19 VQT4C31 22 Battery re lease lever [BA TTERY] ( l 20) 23 T ripod recept acle ≥ If you att a ch a tripod which has a 5. 5 mm (0.22 q ) scre w or larger , it may damage this u nit. 24 Photoshot button [ ] ( l 34) 25 Zoom leve r [W/T] (In Recording Mode) ( l 48) Thumbnail display switch [ / ]/ V olume le ver [ s VOL r ] (In Playb ack Mode) ( l 38)[...]

20 VQT4C31 ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit The battery that can be used with this uni t is VW-VBL090/VW -VBK180/VW -VBK360. Inserting/removing the battery ≥ Press the power button to turn off the unit. ( l 27) Inst all the batte ry by inserting it in the direction shown in the figu re. Prepar atio n Power supply It has been fo[...]

21 VQT4C31 Charging the battery ∫ Charging w ith an AC adap tor . The unit is in the st andby co ndit ion when th e AC adapto r is connecte d. The primar y circuit is always “live” as long as the AC adaptor is co nne cted to an electrical outlet. Important: ≥ Be sure to use the supplied AC ada ptor and USB cable. D o not use part s supplied[...]

22 VQT4C31 ∫ Connecting to the AC outlet If you turn on the unit whil e connecting wi th t he AC adaptor , you ca n us e the unit with po wer supplied from t he outlet. When recordin g for a long tim e, keep the AC adap tor connected and use it toget her with the bat tery . ∫ Connecting to a PC and chargi ng. Charge the unit if you do not hav e[...]

23 VQT4C31 ≥ If the st atus indica tor flashes at a p articularly fast or slow rate , refer to p age 103. ≥ If you do not int end to use the un it for an extende d period, dis connect the US B c able from the uni t for safe ty . ≥ Charging may no t be possible dep endi ng on the operat ing environme nt of the PC being use d ( suc h as cu st o[...]

24 VQT4C31 Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recording ti me ≥ T emperature : 25 o C (77 o F)/humidity: 60%RH ≥ T ime in the parent hesis is c harging time when th is unit is connected to a PC, Panasonic Blu-ray di sc recorder, or DVD recorder . ≥ These times are ap proximations. ≥ The indica ted cha rging tim e is fo r when the ba [...]

25 VQT4C31 The unit can re cord still pict ur es or motion pic tures to an SD card or bui lt-in memory . T o record to an SD card, read the followin g. Cards that you can use w ith th is unit Use SD cards confor ming to Class 4 or higher of the SD Spee d Class Rating* for motion pi ct ure record in g. * SD S peed Class Rati ng is the speed standar [...]

26 VQT4C31 Inserting/removing an SD c ard Caution: Check tha t the a ccess lamp has gone off. 1 Open the LCD monitor . 2 Open the SD card cover and insert/remove the SD card into /from the card slot B . ≥ Face the label sid e C in the direction shown in the ill ustration and pres s it straight in as far as it will go. ≥ Press the c enter of the[...]

27 VQT4C31 Y ou can turn the unit on and off u sing the power butt on or b y opening and closin g the L CD monitor . Open the LCD mo nitor and press the power button to turn o n the unit. A The sta tus indicato r light s on. Unit is turned on whe n the LCD monitor is opene d, and unit is turned of f when it is closed. During normal use , opening an[...]

28 VQT4C31 Change the mode to recording or pl ayback. Operate the mode swi tch to change the mode to or . Prepar atio n Selecting a mod e Recording Mode ( l 32, 34) Playba ck Mo de ( l 37, 63 ) HC-V10&V10M&V11MP9_PC_P U_VQT4C31_mst.book 28 ペ ージ ２０１２年１ 月１３日　金曜日　 午後８時２分[...]

29 VQT4C31 When th e unit is turned on fo r the first time , a message aski ng you to set the da te and time will appear . Select [YES] an d perform St e p s 2 t o 3 bel ow to set the da te and time. ¬ Change the mode to . 1 Select the m enu. ( l 40) 2 Select the d ate or time us ing 2 / 1 and set the desired value us ing 3 / 4 . A Displaying the [...]

30 VQT4C31 ∫ Basi c cam era p os iti onin g 1 Hold the unit wit h bot h hands. 2 Put your ha nd through th e grip belt. ≥ When record ing, make sure your footing is stable and ther e is no danger of colliding with another per son or objec t. ≥ When you are ou t doors, record pic t ures with the sunligh t behind you. If th e subject is backlit[...]

31 VQT4C31 The card and built-i n memory can be selected se parat ely to record motion pictures or still pictures. 1 Change the m ode to . 2 Select the m enu. ( l 40) 3 Select the media for rec ordin g the m otion pic tures an d the m edia for recording the still pictur es using 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 , and pre ss the ENTER button. ≥ The media is sele cte[...]

32 VQT4C31 ≥ Open the le ns cov er befo re turn ing on t he un it. ( l 18) 1 Change the m ode to and open the LCD m onitor . 2 Press the recording st art/stop button to start re cord ing. A When yo u begin r ecording, ; ch anges to ¥ . 3 Press the recording st art/stop button ag ain to p ause reco rding. ∫ About the scre en indication s in the[...]

33 VQT4C31 ≥ The images rec orded between pr es sing the recor ding start/st op button t o st art recor ding and press i ng it again to pa use recording beco me one scene. The scenes longer t han a pproximately 20 mi nutes will be au tomatically divided. (Record ing will continue.) ≥ Screen will pau se momentarily when the re cording is paused.[...]

34 VQT4C31 ≥ Open the le ns cov er befo re turn ing on t he un it. ( l 18) 1 Change the m ode to and open the LCD m onitor . 2 Press the button. ∫ About the screen indic ations in St ill Picture Rec ording ≥ During motion pic ture recording or when set to PRE-REC, you cannot rec ord still pictures. ≥ Using a tripo d is reco mmended when rec[...]

35 VQT4C31 The followi ng mode s (appropriate for the conditio n ) are set just by pointi ng the unit to what you want t o record. ≥ Depending on t he recording cond it ions, the unit may not ent er the desired mode . ≥ In the Portrai t, S potlight an d Low light mode, the f ac e will be surrounded by white frame when detec ted. In the Port rai[...]

36 VQT4C31 ∫ Intelligent Aut o Mode When switching to Int ellig ent Auto Mode, the Auto White Ba lance and Auto Focus operate and automat ically adjust t he color balance an d focusing. Dependi ng on t he brightness of the subject, etc . , the aperture an d shutter spe ed are automati cally adjust ed f or optimum brightnes s . ≥ Color balance a[...]

37 VQT4C31 1 Change the m ode to . 2 Select the p lay mode se lect icon A using 3 / 4 / 2 and press th e ENTER button. 3 Select the [VI DEO/PICTURE] you wis h to play back, then press the ENTER button. / Select the [M EDIA] and [VIDEO/PICTURE] yo u wish to play back , then press th e ENTER button. ≥ Press the MENU but ton. ≥ When a video item i[...]

38 VQT4C31 5 Select the o peration icon u sing 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . B Operation icon ≥ Press the ENTER but ton to display/not -display the operat ion icon. ∫ Change the th umbnail disp lay While the thumbnai l is displ ayed, the thumbnai l display changes in t he following order if the zoom lever is ope rated to s ide or side. 20 sc enes () 9 scenes[...]

39 VQT4C31 Motion pi cture comp atibility ≥ The unit conforms to the MP4 format (MPEG-4 A VC file stan dar d). ≥ Motion pic tu res recorded on othe r MP4-compati ble equipment may not play back normall y o r may not play back at al l on this unit. Simil arly , motion pict ures recorded on this unit may not play back normall y or may not play ba[...]

40 VQT4C31 1 Press the M ENU button. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select t he top menu A , then press the ENTER button. 3 Select the s ubmenu B using 3 / 4 and press 1 or press the ENTER button. 4 Select the d esired item us ing 3 / 4 , and press the ENTER button to set. T o get back to the p revious screen Press 2 of the cursor butt on. T o exit the m[...]

41 VQT4C31 ≥ The items displayed differ depending on the position or settings of t he mode switch. Select the menu. The screen display can be chan ged to [ON] (al l information di splayed) or [OFF ] (a portion of informati on displayed). Please ref er to page 74. Please ref er to page 29. It is possible t o display and record the time at the trav[...]

42 VQT4C31 5 (Only when s etting the r egion of your travel dest ination) Select your travel destination using 2 / 1 and press the ENTER but ton. ≥ Press 3 to set dayl ight savi ng time. appears and t h e su mmer time setting is turned on. The travel destinat ion t ime a nd time differ ence from the home region time are set forward by one hour. P[...]

43 VQT4C31 When about 30 minutes have pass ed without any oper ation while connect ing AC adaptor with this unit, this unit automatically turns off . ≥ This unit will not automatically tu rn of f even if the [ECONOMY (AC)] is set to [ON] in following case s: j Using the USB cabl e for PC etc. j PRE-REC is used j During playba c k of the slide sho[...]

44 VQT4C31 S tarti ng and stopping of re cording and unit on /off ca n be c onfirmed with this sound. 2 Beep s for 4 times When an error oc curs. Check th e se ntence displ ayed on the screen. ( l 95) This makes it easie r to view the LCD monitor in br ight places including ou tdoors. ≥ These settings will not af f ect the images actually recorde[...]

45 VQT4C31 Set to [Y ES] for cha nging the menu set tings back to th e default c ondition. (Only when t he mode is at the position) ≥ Sett i ngs for [M E DIA SELE CT] * , [C LOCK SET] an d [LANGUAG E] will n ot be ch anged. * For users who ha ve , this men u i s no t displayed. Please be a ware that if a medium is forma tt ed, then all t he data [...]

46 VQT4C31 The use d space an d re m ai n i n g re c o r d ab le time of th e SD card ca n be c he c k ed . ≥ When the mode switch is set to , remaining re cordable time fo r the select ed re cording mode i s displayed. ≥ Press the MENU but ton to close the indication. ≥ The SD card requir es some space to s tor e information and man age syst[...]

47 VQT4C31 This item is used to start t he unit demonstr ation. (Only when t he mode is at the position) If [DEMO MODE ] is switched to [ON] an d you press the MENU butt on when there is no SD card insert ed and while this unit is connected to the AC adaptor , the demonst ration auto matica lly st arts. If any operat ion takes plac e, the demonstra[...]

48 VQT4C31 ¬ Change the mode to . A Zoom bar ≥ The zoom spee d va ries depending on t he range over which the z oom lever is moved. ≥ Maximum zoom mag nif ication can be set wi th [ D.ZOOM]. ( l 55) ∫ About Zoom ba r Zoom bar is disp lay ed during the zoom op erat ion. ≥ If you ta ke your finger of f the zoom lever during z oom ope ration,[...]

49 VQT4C31 Optical image sta bilizer can stabilize the image without decrea sing the image quality as much. ¬ Change the mode to . ≥ S tabi lization may not be possible u nder strong shaking conditions. Advanced (Recordin g) Optical imag e st abilizer fun ction Optical im age st abilizer button Press the button to turn optical image st abilizer [...]

50 VQT4C31 Select the op eration icons to add differ ent effe cts to th e image s to be recorded. ¬ Change the mode to . 1 Press the ENTER bu tton to display the operation ico ns on the s cree n . ≥ The indic at ion changes eac h ti me y ou press 4 of t he cur sor butto n. ≥ Press th e ENT ER button to di sp lay/not- display t he operation ico[...]

51 VQT4C31 When you st art rec ording, the imag e/ audio gradu al ly appears . (Fad e in) When you p ause re cording, the image/audi o gradually disappear s. (Fade out) ≥ The Fade sett ing is canceled when th e rec ording stop s. ∫ T o select the color for Fade in/out ≥ The thumbnails of scenes recorde d using fade in become black (or whit e)[...]

52 VQT4C31 This allows recording of the pictures and sound to st art approximately 3 seconds before the r ecording st art/stop button is pres sed. ≥ appea rs on the scree n. ≥ Aim the unit at the subject beforehand. ≥ There is no beep s ound. ≥ PRE-REC is canceled in the following cases. j If you chang e the mode j If you remov e the SD car[...]

53 VQT4C31 This brightens p arts that are in s hadow and difficult to see and suppr esses white saturation in bright part s at the same time. Both bright and dark parts can be recorded clearl y . ≥ If ther e are ext remely dark or b right p arts or th e brightnes s is insuf fic ient, th e eff ect may not be clea r . This function allows y ou to r[...]

54 VQT4C31 ≥ Change the mode to . When you r ecord image s in dif ferent situati ons, this mode automatic ally set s optimum shutter speeds a nd apert ures. ≥ (Sun se t /Lo w ligh t) j The shutt er speed is 1/30 or mor e. ≥ (Sunset/F ireworks/Scener y/Night scen ery) j Image may get blur ry when close object is re corded. ≥ (Sport s) j Duri[...]

55 VQT4C31 Set the maxi mum z oom ratio. ≥ The larger t he dig ital zoo m magnif ication, th e more the image qual ity is degraded . Switch th e pic ture quality an d rec ording format of the motion pictures to be recorded. *1 Recording will have highe r quality in the order of [128 0 k 720/60p] and [640 k 4 80/60p]. *2 [iFrame] is a format suita[...]

56 VQT4C31 Detected faces ap pear with frames. ≥ Up to 15 fra m es are indicate d. Larger face s and faces nea rer to the cente r of the screen tak e pr ef erence over ot her s. ∫ Prioritized face framin g Prioritiz ed face framing is displayed as orang e frames. Focus and adjustment of brightness will be pe rformed again st the priori tized fa[...]

57 VQT4C31 This is for reduc ing the wind noise coming into the built-in microp hone s. ≥ Switch to Manual Mode. ( l 59) ≥ This func tion’s def ault settin g is [OFF]. ≥ When switching to Intellig ent Auto Mode, [WIND CUT] is set to [OFF], and the setting cannot be change d. ≥ Y ou may not see the full ef fect depending on th e recording [...]

58 VQT4C31 Selecting t he picture qualit y . Y ou can add a shut ter sound when record ing still pictu r es . [QUALITY] : [PI C T U RE] # [Q UALITY] # desired setting : S till pictur es with a high pictu r e qua lity are recorde d. : Priority is given to the number of still pictures recor ded. S t ill pictures are recorded in normal picture q ualit[...]

59 VQT4C31 ¬ Change the mode to . Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode. ≥ appea rs on the screen. ≥ Press the ENT ER button to disp lay/not-displ ay the manual icon . ≥ The pag e changes with each press of 4 . White Bala nce Automat ic White Balance f unction may not rep roduce n atural colo rs depending o n the scenes or ligh[...]

60 VQT4C31 ≥ T o return t o auto s etting, sele ct or p ress the iA/MANUAL but ton. ∫ T o set the White Bal ance manually 1P r e s s 2 / 1 to select , and fill the screen with a whi te subject. 2P r e s s 3 to set. ≥ When the display stop s flashing and then lights const antly , the sett ing is complete. ≥ If the disp lay continues fl as hi[...]

61 VQT4C31 Manual shutter spee d/Iris adjustment Shutter Speed: Adjust it when recordin g fast- mo vin g subjects. Iris: Adjust it when t he screen is to o brigh t or too dark. ≥ Press the iA/ MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode. ( l 59) 1 Select [SHT R] or [IRIS] using the cu rsor button. 2 Press 2 / 1 to adjust sett ings. A : Shutter speed: [...]

62 VQT4C31 Recording with Manual Focus If auto foc using is diff icult due to the con ditions, then use Ma nua l Focus. ≥ Press the iA/ MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode. ( l 59) 1 Press 4 to switch the ma nual icon. 2 Select [MF] using the cursor butt on to change to Manual Focus . ≥ MF appears on th e screen. 3 Press 2 / 1 to adjus t the[...]

63 VQT4C31 Motion picture playback using operation icon For det ai ls on the basi c pla yback operatio ns, refer to p age 37. Advanced (Playba ck) Playback Operations Playbac k op erati on Cursor button/ Playb ack display Oper ating steps Fas t forward/ rewind playbac k During Pl ayb ack Press 1 of the cursor button du ring playba ck to fast forwar[...]

64 VQT4C31 Creating still picture from motion picture A single fra me from the recorde d motion pict ure can be saved as a sti ll picture. The pi cture size of the still picture t o be crea ted will d iffer d epending on the record ing mode of the rec orded motion pict ure. Press the button at the l ocat ion to be s aved as a s till p icture during[...]

65 VQT4C31 Resuming the previous pla yback If playbac k of a sc ene was stoppe d half way , the playback can be resume d fr om where it was stoppe d. If playba ck o f a mot io n pict ure is st oppe d, appears on the thumbn ail view of t he st opped scene. ≥ The memorized re sume position is cleared if you turn of f th e unit or chan ge the mode. [...]

66 VQT4C31 Playing bac k motion pictures/ still pictures by date The scene s or the still pictu r es recorded on the same day c an be played back in su ccession. 1 Select the d ate select icon using the cursor butto n, then press th e ENTER button. 2 Select the p layback dat e, then press the ENTER butto n. The scene s or t he s till pictures r ec [...]

67 VQT4C31 Changing the playback settings and playing bac k the slide show 1 Select using the cu rsor button, then press th e ENTER button. 2 (Only when you would like to change the settings) Select the d esired item a nd press the ENT ER button. 3 (When [DA TE SETUP] is selected) Select the p layback dat e, then press th e ENTER button. (When [SLI[...]

68 VQT4C31 ¬ Change the mode to . ∫ T o delete scenes or s till pictures from the thumbnail di splay 1 Press the Dele te button while th e thumbnail view 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 b[...]

69 VQT4C31 T o complete ed it ing Press the MENU but ton. ≥ Y ou can also delete scenes by pres sing the MENU button, selecting [EDIT SCE NE] # [DEL ETE] # [ALL SCENES ] or [ SELECT] . ≥ Y ou can also delet e still pictur es by pressing the MENU button, selecting [PICT . SETUP] # [DEL ETE] # [ALL SCENES ] or [ SELECT] . ≥ Scenes wh ich cannot[...]

70 VQT4C31 Dividing a sce ne to p artially del ete This divide s the recorded scenes in two and delet es the front ha lf or back half. The scene s th at wer e deleted af ter divi sion cannot be re co ver ed. ≥ Change the mode to . 1 Select the m enu. 2 Select the s cene you wish to divide us ing the cursor b utton and press th e ENTER button. 3 S[...]

71 VQT4C31 Protecting scenes/s till pictures Scenes/still picture s can be protected so that they are not dele ted by mistake. (Even if you p rotect some scenes /still pictu res, format ting the media wil l delete them.) ≥ Change the mode to . 1 Select the m enu. 2 Select the scen e/still picture to be pro tected using the cursor butto n, then pr[...]

72 VQT4C31 ≥ HDMI is the int erf ace for digit al devices. If you connect thi s un it to an HDMI compatibl e high definit ion TV and then play back th e recorded high def inition images, you can enjoy them in high resolu tion with high qua lity sound. 1 Connect t his unit to a TV . Advanced (Playba ck) W atchi ng Video/Pictu res on your TV Confir[...]

73 VQT4C31 ≥ Check th at the plugs are inser ted as far as th ey go. ≥ Always use a gen uine Panasonic HDMI mini c able (RP-CDHM15, RP-CDHM30: optional). ≥ Do not use any ot her A V cables except the s upplied one. 2 Select the v ideo input on the TV . ≥ Example: Select t he [HDMI] c hannel with an HDMI mini cable. Select the [ Video 2] cha[...]

74 VQT4C31 ∫ T o watch images on a re gular TV (4:3) or when both sides of the images do not appea r on the s cree n Change the menu setting to displa y the images cor rectly . (Check t he TV set ting.) ≥ When this se tting is set to [4:3] an d the unit is connec ted to a telev i s ion using the A V cable, the image may appea r in a shrunken fo[...]

75 VQT4C31 ¬ Change the mode to . 1 Select the m enu. ≥ If you are not usi ng VIER A L ink, s et to [O FF]. 2 Connect t his unit to a Panas onic TV comp atible with VIERA Link with a HDMI mini cable. A HDMI mini cable (opt ional) B Panasoni c TV compatibl e with VIERA Link ≥ It is recommen ded to connect th is unit to an HDMI terminal ot her t[...]

76 VQT4C31 3 Operate w ith the remote 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 p ress the button in t he ce nter to s et it . 2) Activat e the o peration ic ons that are dis played on TV screen with the re mote cont rol for the TV . A Operation icons B Display o[...]

77 VQT4C31 Motion picture s or still p ictures recorded with this unit can be copied from a built-in memory to an SD card inserted in this unit. ∫ Check th e used sp ace of the SD card It is possi ble t o check the used space of the SD ca rd by [MEDIA ST A TUS] ( l 46). ≥ Depending on t he media condition, s ome remaining cap acity of the SD ca[...]

78 VQT4C31 ≥ Depending on t he following condit i on s, the time it tak es for copying may be longer . j The number of rec orded scenes is large. j The temper at ure of the unit i s hig h. ≥ If some mo tion p ictures or sti ll pictur es have alread y been re corded to the c opy dest ination , then the same da te may be assign ed or images may n[...]

79 VQT4C31 Y ou can dub by connec ting a n A V cable. ≥ Images are dubbed in standard quality . ≥ Use the AC adap tor to free you f rom worrying about t he battery runn ing down . ≥ Change the mode to . 1 Connect t his unit to a vide o device an d star t playback on th is unit. 2 St art recording on th e connected dev ice. ≥ T o stop record[...]

80 VQT4C31 HD Writer HE 1 .0 Y ou can copy the motion /st ill picture data to the HDD of PCs or write to media like Blu-ray discs, DVD discs or S D cards using HD Writer HE 1.0, the sof t ware instal led in t he supplied CD-ROM. Refer to th e opera ting instruc t ions of HD Writer HE 1.0 (PDF fi le) for details on how to use it. ∫ Smart wizard Th[...]

81 VQT4C31 ≥ It is pos sible to p lay back s till pictu re on a PC us in g an imag e vi ewer s t anda rd to Windo ws or commerci ally available image brows i ng software, and c opy still pictur es to a PC using Windows Ex plorer . ≥ Please refer to page 92 f or deta ils about using a Mac . ≥ Data cannot be written from a PC to the unit. ≥ /[...]

82 VQT4C31 End User Licens e Agreement Before ope ning the CD-ROM pa ckage, please rea d the foll owing . Y ou (“ L i c e ns ee” ) ar e gr a n ted a li c en s e fo r the Sof t ware defined in t his End User License Agre ement (“Agreement ”) on conditi on that you a gree to th e terms and conditi ons of this Agreemen t. Art ic l e 1 Lic en s[...]

83 VQT4C31 Arti cle 9 W ith r egard to MIC ROSO FT SQL SER VER COMP ACT 3.5 produced by Microsof t Corporati on (1) Lic ensee shal l use the MI CROSOFT SQL SERV ER COMP ACT 3.5 only when included in the Software , and sha ll not u se the M ICROSO FT SQL SERVER C OMP ACT 3.5 in any other configuratio n or method. Licensee s hall not publish th e MIC[...]

84 VQT4C31 ≥ Even if the system requi remen ts mentioned in this owner ’s manu al are fulfilled, some PCs cannot be used. ≥ A CD-ROM drive is necessary to install the su pplied softw are ap plications. (A c omp atible Blu-ray disc/DVD write r drive and media are n ecessary for writing to a Blu-ray disc/DVD.) ≥ Operatio n is not guaran teed [...]

85 VQT4C31 ≥ Supplied CD-ROM is ava ilable for Windows only . ≥ Input is not supported in languages other than English , German, French, Simplified Chinese and Russ i an . ≥ Operatio n cannot be guaran tee d on all Blu-ray disc/ DVD drives. ≥ Operatio n is not guaran teed on Microsof t Wind ows Vista Enter prise, Wind ows X P Media Center E[...]

86 VQT4C31 ∫ Operating e nvironment for the card rea der function (m ass storage) ≥ The USB equip ment operates with th e driver installe d as stand ard in the OS. PC IBM P C/A T com patibl e PC OS Windows 7 (32 bit/64 bit) or SP1 Windows V i s ta (32 bit) (SP2) Windows XP (32 bit) (SP3) CPU Windows 7/Windows V ista: 1 GHz or high er 32-bit ( k[...]

87 VQT4C31 When installing the software, log on to your comput er as the Administrator or with a username wit h equivalent aut horization. (If you do not have au thorization to do this, consu lt your man ager .) ≥ Before st arting the installat ion, close all appl ications th at are running. ≥ Do not perfor m any other operations on your PC whi[...]

88 VQT4C31 ≥ Connect t his unit to the PC af ter the sof tware applicat ions are install ed. ≥ Remove the supp lied CD-ROM from your PC. A USB cab le (supplied) ≥ Insert t he plugs as far a s they will go. ≥ When the USB cable is connected to other equipme nt, the AC adaptor cannot be used. Please ens ure that t he battery is suffi ciently [...]

89 VQT4C31 ∫ T o disconnect USB ca ble safely Sele ct th e icon in tas k tray displ aye d on the PC, and then click [Eject Pa nasonic Camcorder]. ≥ Depending on y our PC’ s settings, this icon may not be displayed. About the screen indication of the unit ≥ Do not discon nect the USB cab l e or t he battery while t he access lamp is on or ca[...]

90 VQT4C31 About the PC display When the unit is connecte d to a PC, it is recognized as an external driv e. ≥ Removable disk (Exampl e: ) is d isplayed in [Computer]. Example fo l der structure o f an SD car d: / Example fol der structure o f b uilt-in memory : The following dat a will be recorded. 1 Up to 999 still p ictures in JPEG format ( [S[...]

91 VQT4C31 ≥ T o use the sof tware , lo g on as an Ad minist rat or or as user name fo r st an dard user ac count (only f or Windows 7 /Windows Vi sta). The sof tware cannot be us ed with the user na me for a guest accou nt. (On the PC) Select [St art] # [All Programs] # [P anason ic] # [HD Writer HE 1.0] # [HD Writer HE]. ≥ For details on how [...]

92 VQT4C31 ≥ HD Writer HE 1.0 is not av ail able for Mac. ≥ iMovie’1 1 s uppor ted. For det ails about iMovie’1 1, please conta ct Apple Inc. ∫ Operat ing environme nt ≥ Even if the system requi remen ts mentioned in this owner ’s manu al are fulfilled, some PCs cannot be used. ≥ The USB equip ment operates with th e driver installe[...]

93 VQT4C31 * / only ∫ Recording indi cations Other s Indications A //// Intelligent Auto Mode ( l 35) Manual Mode ( l 59 ) / / ////// / Scene Mo de ( l 54) // Power LCD ( l 44 ) ¥ / ; (Red) Recording ; (Green) Rec ordin g paus e 0h00m00s Elapse d rec ordi ng tim e ( l 32) (“h” is an abbrevia tion for hour , “m” for minute an d “s” f [...]

94 VQT4C31 ∫ Playback i ndications ∫ Indication o f connection to other device s ∫ Confirmato ry indications C Built-in memor y recording possibl e status (still pi cture) * (White) Card re cording possi ble status (still picture) (Green) Recognizing the card (still picture) / Picture Q uality ( l 58) // Number of recording pixels for still p[...]

95 VQT4C31 Major conf irmat ion/error mes sages to be indic ated on the screen in t ext. * / only About recovery If faulty management informat ion is foun d, t he messages may app ear and a repai r is performed. (Repairing may take time depen ding on the error .) ≥ is displaye d when abn ormal management informati on is detec ted when th e scenes[...]

96 VQT4C31 ∫ It is not a malfunction in the following cases Other s T roublesh ooting A clicking sound is heard when the un it is shaken. ≥ This is the s ound of t he lens mo ving and is not a defect. This sound wil l no long er be heard when the unit is turned on and chan ge the mode to . Objec t seems to be warpe d. ≥ Object seems to be war[...]

97 VQT4C31 Indication Problem Check point s The remaining time indication or the elap sed time indication is not shown. ≥ [DISP LA Y] of the [ SETUP ] is [O FF]. ( l 41) Rec ord ing Problem Check point s The unit arbitrarily st op s recording . ≥ Use an SD car d that can be us ed for mo tion pi cture record ing. ( l 25 ) ≥ The record able tim[...]

98 VQT4C31 Scenes cannot b e deleted. ≥ Release t he pro tect settin g. ( l 71) ≥ Any scenes /still pictures wher e the thumbnails are displ ayed as cann ot be delet ed. If the s cene s/sti ll pictu res are unnecess ary , format the media t o erase the data. ( l 45) Please be aware th at if a media is formatt ed then all th e data record ed on [...]

99 VQT4C31 With a PC Problem Check point s When co nnected by the USB cable and charging the bat ter y , an error messag e wi ll appear o n the PC . ≥ Aft er removing the USB c able, turn the power of the un it on and connect the cabl e again. The unit will be recogn ized by t he PC. T o charge the batter y , after safely removing the USB cable, [...]

100 VQT4C31 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 top of or near a TV , the pictures and /or sound on th is unit may be disrupt ed by electroma gnet ic wave radi atio n. ≥ Do not use th is unit near cell phones because doin g so may re[...]

101 VQT4C31 Do not use the unit for surveillan ce purposes or othe r business uses. ≥ This unit was des i gne d for consumer intermitt ent use. It was no t intended for continu ous use, o r for any industrial or commercial appli cation resulting in prolong ed us e. ≥ In certa in s itu at ions, conti nuou s use cou ld cause the uni t to overhe a[...]

102 VQT4C31 Prep are sp are batteri es w hen going out for recor ding . ≥ Prep are batteries enou gh to last for 3 to 4 time s th e pe riod you ar e pl an n ing to record for. Cold p laces such as a ski resort can shor ten recording ti me. If you drop the batt ery accident ally , check to see if the t erminals are damaged. ≥ Inserting a batter [...]

103 VQT4C31 When the st atus ind icator is fl ashing at a particul ar ly fa st or slo w rate, t he following should b e considered. Flashing with appr ox. 4 second period (off for approx. 2 seconds , on for approx. 2 seconds ): ≥ When the bat tery is over di scharged or the temperat ure of the batte ry is too high or low . It can be charged , but[...]

104 VQT4C31 ≥ When th e LCD moni tor g ets dir ty , wip e it with a soft cloth, such as ey e gla ss cleaner . ≥ In a place with dras tic temperature changes, condensa tion may f orm on the LCD monitor . Wipe it with a soft cloth, such as eye g lass cle aner . ≥ When t h e un i t ha s be co me ver y col d , fo r example due to storage in a col[...]

105 VQT4C31 ∫ Carefully obser ve copy right laws Whatever y ou have reco rde d and c re ated can be use d for your person al entertainment only . Under copyright laws, other ma terials cannot be used without obtaining permission fro m the holders of the copy rights. ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Logo is a tra demar k of SD-3C, LLC. ≥ HDMI, the HDMI Log[...]

106 VQT4C31 ≥ SD cards are only mentioned with thei r main memory size. The state d times are th e approxima te re cordable times for continuous recor ding. A Favors image quali ty B Favors recording time ≥ If recordi ng for lo ng periods , prepa re batt eries fo r 3 or 4 t imes the p eriod you wish to record for . ( l 24) ≥ The defa ult sett[...]

107 VQT4C31 ≥ SD cards are only ment ioned with thei r main memory size. The st ated number is the approxima te nu mber of recordable pictures. (When [QUALITY] is set to ) ≥ When [QUALI TY] is set to , the numbers of recor dable pictu r es are larger than the numbers shown in t he table abov e. ≥ The number of recordable picture s depends on [...]

108 VQT4C31 Digital Vi deo Camera Inform a tio n fo r you r safe ty Other s S pecifica tions Power s ource: Power consumptio n: DC 5.0 V (When using AC adaptor) DC 3.6 V (When using battery ) Recording; 2.7 W Charging; 5.3 W Motion picture recordin g format: MPEG-4 A VC file format complian t (.MP4) Motion picture c ompression: MPEG-4 A VC/H.264 Au[...]

109 VQT4C31 Lens: Auto Iris, 6 3 k Optical Zoo m , F1 .9 to F5. 7 Focal length; 1.5 mm to 94.5 mm Macro (Full range AF ) 35 mm equivalent ; Motion pict ure /S t ill pi cture; 31.6 mm to 2262 mm (16:9), 31 .6 mm to 2254 mm (4:3) Minimum fo cu s distance ; Approx. 2 c m (0.8 q ) (Wid e)/Approx. 1.5 m (4. 9 fe et) (T ele) Zoom: 70 k Enhanc ed optical [...]

11 0 VQT4C31 AC adaptor Inform a tio n fo r you r safe ty Mass (W eight): Approx. 212 g ( A pp r o x . 0. 467 lb s.) [without batter y (supplied) a nd an S D card ( optional)] / Approx. 214 g ( A pp r o x . 0. 472 lb s.) [without battery (supplied)] Mass (Weight) in operation: Approx. 239 g ( A pp r o x . 0. 527 lb s.) [with batt ery (supplied) and[...]

111 VQT4C31 *1 Please ref er to page 24, c oncerning the battery charg i ng time and availab le recording time. *2 T o use the VW-LDC1 03PP , the shoe adapt or/VW-SK12PP and the battery pack/ VW-VBG130 , VW-VBG260 ar e required. T o ch arge the battery p ack/VW-VB G130, VW-VBG260 , the AC adapto r/VW- AD21PP-K, VW- AD20PP-K is requir ed. Other s Op[...]

11 2 VQT4C31 NOTE: Accessories and/or model numbers may va ry by country . Please consul t your local dealer . Product numbers correct as of Jan. 2012. These may be subject to change. Accessory No. Figure Description RP-SDL16GU1K RP-SDL08GU1K RP-SDL04GU1K RP-SDL02GU1K Class 4 16 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 4 8 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 4 4 GB SDHC Me[...]

11 3 VQT4C31 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 [...]

11 4 VQT4C31 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 Camcorder Products Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Rico Only) If your product does [...]

11 5 VQT4C31 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[...]

11 6 VQT4C31 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[...]

11 7 VQT4C31 Other s Useful Info rmation (Only For Latin American Countries) 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[...]

11 8 VQT4C31 Index ∫ A A/V termin al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 72 , 7 9 AC adaptor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1, 102 Alert sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Anti- Gro und-Shooti ng (AGS) . . . . . . . . 56 Approxima te number of recordab le pic tures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Auto focus . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

11 9 VQT4C31 SD S peed Class Rati ng . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 SDHC Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 SDXC Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Self- recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Shutter sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Shutter speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Slide show . . . . . . [...]

120 VQT4C31 ∫ Insert ar la batería Meta la bat er ía insertá ndo la en la dirección señalada en la figura. ≥ Introdu zca la ba tería ha sta q ue haga clic y se cierre. ∫ Carga de la batería La bate rí a no se puede cargar cuando la aliment ación está enc en dida. Pres ione el botón de alimen taci ón p ara apaga rla. A T erminal US[...]

121 VQT4C31 ∫ Encender/ap agar el dispositiv o Encende r y apagar el disposit i vo con el botón de alimenta ción Pulse el bot ón de alimentación para encende r el dispos itivo. A El i ndica dor de esta do se ilumi na. ≥ Para ap aga r la uni dad, ma ntenga pu lsado el botón de alime ntación has ta que el indicador de estad o se apague. Enc[...]

122 VQT4C31 ∫ Selecci onar un medio para gr abar [H C-V 10 M/HC- V11M] 1) Cambie el modo a . 2) Selecc ione el me nú. 3) Selecci one el me dio par a grabar las película s o fotografí as usando 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 y pulse el botón ENT E R. ≥ Seleccione [VÍDE O/T ARJE T A SD ] o [IMAG EN / T ARJ ETA SD] pa ra grabar en la tarjeta SD. Selecci o n e[...]

123 VQT4C31 4) Selecci one la e scena o la f otogr afía que desea r eproducir us ando 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 , y pulse e l botón ENTER. ≥ Cuando selecc i on a / y pulsa el botón ENT ER, s e v isualiza la página siguient e (anterior). 5) Selecci one la icon o de func ionamiento usando 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . B Icono de func ionamiento ≥ Pulse el botó n ENTE[...]

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