Panasonic HC-V130 manuel d'utilisation

Owner ’s Manual High Definit ion V ide o Camera Mode l No. HC-V130 Please r ead these instructio ns carefully b efore using this pr oduct, and save th is manual for futur e use. until 2014/2/1 SQT0045 Register online at w ww .p ana sonic.c om/register (U.S. custom ers on ly)[...]

- 2 - ∫ About the reco rding forma t for recording motion pictures Y ou can select from A VCHD, iFrame or MP4 recording formats to reco rd motion p ictures using this unit. ( l 41 ) A VCHD: It is suitabl e for vi ewing o n a hig h-defin ition TV or for sa ving to di sc. iFrame: This is a recording fo rmat suitable for playin g back or e diting on[...]

- 3 - ∫ For the purpose s of this owner’ s manual ≥ SD Memory Card, SDHC Memor y Card and SDXC M emory Card ar e refe rred t o as the “SD card ”. ≥ Functi ons that can be used for mot ion picture recording /motion picture play back are indicate d by in this owner ’s manual. ≥ Functions tha t can be used for still picture recording/s[...]

- 4 - Read this first ............. .......... ........... .......... ..... 2 Prep arati on Names a nd Functi ons of Main Pa rts . ........... 6 Power su pply... ................ .......... ........... .......... 9 Inserting/ removing t he batt ery ........ ......... 9 Charging the battery .. .......... ................ .. 10 Charging and re cordin[...]

- 5 - With a PC What you can do with a P C . ........... .......... ... 73 End User Lice nse Agr eemen t.... .......... .. 75 Operat ing environ ment ............ ........... ........ 77 Installation .. .......... ........... .......... ................ ... 80 Connectin g to a P C .... .......... ........... ............. 81 About t he PC disp lay [...]

- 6 - 1 Sp eake r 2 USB terminal [ ] ( l 66 , 81 ) 3 Intellig ent aut o/Manua l butto n [iA/MANUAL] ( l 22 , 47 ) 4 Delete b utton [ ] ( l 56 ) 5 Power butt on [ ] ( l 15 ) 6 HDMI mini connec tor [HDMI] ( l 61 ) 7 A/V co nnec tor [A/V ] ( l 61 , 69 ) 8 Batt ery r ele ase l eve r [B A TT] ( l 9 ) 9 Lens co ver open ing/clo sing swit ch When not us i[...]

- 7 - 13 Menu b utto n [MENU ] ( l 26 ) 14 Mode swit ch ( l 16 ) 15 Status i ndi cat or ( l 15 ) 16 Reco rding st art/sto p butt on ( l 19 ) 17 Cursor button ( l 24 , 26 , 36 ) ≥ Use the cur sor bu tton to sele ct the reco rding functio ns and playb ack ope rations , and to operate the me nu screen. ≥ In this owne r ’s manual , the cursor but[...]

- 8 - 25 Photos hot bu tton [ ] ( l 21 ) 26 Zoom le ver [ W/T] ( In Reco rding Mode ) ( l 35 ) Thum bnail di spl ay switch [ / ]/ V olume lever [ s VOL r ] (In Pl ayback Mode) ( l 25 ) 27 Grip belt Adjust the len gth of the grip b elt so that it fits your hand . 1 Flip the belt. 2 Adjust th e lengt h. 3 Replace the be lt. 26 25 27   [...]

- 9 - ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit The ba ttery th at ca n be used wit h thi s uni t is VW-VBY 100/VW-VB T190/V W-VBT380 . Inserting/removing the battery ≥ Press the po wer but ton to turn off th e unit. ( l 15 ) Install the battery by inserting it in the direction shown in the figure. Preparation Power supply It has b een [...]

- 10 - Charging the battery ∫ Charging w ith an AC adaptor . The uni t is in th e st andb y co ndit ion w hen the AC adap tor i s conn ect ed. The pri mar y cir cuit is al ways “live” as lon g as the A C adap tor is conne cted to an electrica l outlet. Important: ≥ The AC adapto r and USB cab le ar e for u se with t his u nit onl y . Do not[...]

- 1 1 - ∫ Connecting to a PC and c harging. Charge th e unit i f you do not ha ve the AC adapto r hand y . A USB ca ble (sup plied) ≥ Insert the plu gs as far as th ey will go. ≥ Press th e power bu tton an d turn the unit o ff. ( l 15 ) 1 T urn the power of th e PC on . 2 Connect the USB cable ≥ The status indicat or B will flash red with [...]

- 12 - Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recordin g time ≥ T em per atu re: 25 o C (77 o F)/humidity: 60% RH ≥ T ime in the parenth esis is charging t ime when this uni t is co nnected to a PC, Panasonic Blu-ray disc re corder, or DVD re corder. ≥ These ti mes are appro ximations . ≥ The in dicate d char ging tim e is f or whe n the[...]

- 13 - The unit can record still pictures or motion pic tures to an SD card. T o record to an SD card, read the following. Cards that you can use w ith this unit Use SD cards conf orming to Cl ass 4 or high er of t he SD Spe ed Clas s Ratin g* for motio n pictur e rec ording . * SD Speed Class Ratin g is t he speed standard re gardin g contin uous [...]

- 14 - Inserting/removing an SD c ard Caut ion: Check that th e acc ess lamp has gone of f. 1 Open the S D card cover a nd insert (remove) the S D card into (from) the card slot B . ≥ Face the label si de C in the directi on shown in the illustration and press it straight in as far as it will go. ≥ Pres s the cent er of t he S D card and then p[...]

- 15 - Y ou c an turn the unit on and off using the power button or by ope ning an d closi ng the LC D mon itor . Open the LCD monitor and press the power button to turn on the unit. A The status indica tor lights on. Unit is turned o n when the LCD m onitor is open ed, and unit is t urned off when it is closed . Durin g no rmal u se, op enin g an [...]

- 16 - Operate the mode switch to change the mode to or . Preparation Selecting a mod e Recording Mod e ( l 19 , 21 ) Playb ack Mode ( l 24 , 51 )[...]

- 17 - The clock i s not set at the time of purcha se. Make su re to set th e clock. ¬ Change the m ode t o . 1 Select the m enu. ( l 26 ) 2 Select the date or time using 2 / 1 and set the desired val ue using 3 / 4 . A Displayin g the Wor ld time set ting ( l 27 ): [HOME]/ [DEST INA TION] ≥ The yea r can be set between 2000 and 2039. 3 Press th[...]

- 18 - ∫ Basi c ca mera pos iti oni ng 1 Hold th e unit with both hands. 2 Put you r hand thr ough the grip belt. ≥ When recording, m ake sure your f ooting is stable and there is no danger of colliding with another pers on or obj ect. ≥ When yo u are outdoor s, record pictures with the sun light behin d you. If th e subject is backlit, it wi[...]

- 19 - ≥ Open th e lens c over b efore t urning on the un it. ( l 6 ) 1 Change the mode to and open the LCD m onitor . 2 Press the recording start/stop button to start recording. A When you begin rec ord ing, ; change s to ¥ . 3 Press the recording start/stop button again to pause recording. ∫ About the scre en indic ations in the motion pic t[...]

- 20 - ≥ T o chang e the re cordin g form at, chan ge t he [REC F ORMA T] or [R EC MOD E]. ( l 40 , 41 ) ≥ The imag es reco rded betw een pr essing th e recordi ng start/sto p butto n to start rec ordi ng and pressin g it agai n to pause re cording becom e one scen e. When yo u record with t he [REC FO RMA T] set to [ iFrame] o r [MP4], the sce[...]

- 21 - ≥ Open th e lens c over b efore t urning on the un it. ( l 6 ) 1 Change the mode to and open the LCD m onitor . 2 Press the button. ≥ The still picture operating display ( ) will turn red while recording still pictures. ∫ About the screen in dications in S till Pictu re Recording ≥ During motion picture recording or when set to PR E-[...]

- 22 - The fol lowing m odes (appr opriate for the conditio n) are set just by pointing the unit to what yo u want to rec ord. ≥ Dependi ng on the recor ding con ditions, t he unit may no t enter th e desire d mode. ≥ In the Portrait, Spotlight and Low light mode, the face will be surrounded by white frame when detected. In the Portrait mode, a[...]

- 23 - ∫ Intelligent Aut o Mode When swit ching to Intelli gent Aut o Mode, th e Auto W hite Ba lance an d Auto F ocus o perate an d automatica lly ad just the color ba lance a nd focusi ng. Dependi ng on the bright ness of the sub ject, etc., the ap erture an d shutt er spee d are au tomatica lly adjuste d for optim um br ightness . ≥ Color ba[...]

- 24 - 1 Change the mode to . 2 Select the play mode select icon A using 3 / 4 / 2 and press the ENTER but ton. ≥ This can a lso be set fr om the menu. [VIDEO SETU P] or [PICT . SETUP] # [M EDIA, VIDEO/P ICTURE] 3 Select still picture B or motion picture C to playback using 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 and press the ENT ER butto n. ≥ If you pre ss the M ENU b[...]

- 25 - * When pre ssed two times, the fa st forwa rd/fast rew ind spee d increases. (The scre en display changes / .) ∫ Change the th umbnail display While th e thum bnail is disp layed, the thum bnail disp lay cha nges in the following order if the zo om lever is operated to side or side. 20 scenes () 9 scenes () 1 sce ne ≥ 9 scenes d isplay r[...]

- 26 - 1 Press the MENU bu tton. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select the top menu A , then press the ENTER button. 3 Select the submenu B using 3 / 4 and press 1 or press the ENTER button. 4 Select the desired item using 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 , an d press the ENTE R button to set. T o get back to the p revious screen Press 2 of the cursor button . T o exit the[...]

- 27 - Set the display m ethod for the scr een info rmation di splay . Please r efer to page 62 . Please r efer to page 17 . It is po ssible to d isplay an d recor d the time at t he travel destin ation by selecting your hom e regio n and t he travel destina tion. ≥ Chan ge the m ode to . 1 Select the menu. ≥ If the clock is not se t, adjust th[...]

- 28 - 4 (Only when setting the region of y our travel destination) Selec t [DES TINA TION] u sing 2 / 1 and press the ENTER button. ≥ When t he home r egion is set for the first time, th e scree n for s electing hom e/travel de stination appears after settin g the h ome regi on succes sively . If the ho me re gion ha s alread y been set once , e[...]

- 29 - It is po ssible to ch ange the date a nd time displ ay mode. It is po ssible to ch ange the date fo rmat. When abou t 5 min utes ha ve passed w ithout a ny operati on, t his unit a utomatical ly turn s off to save battery life . ≥ This unit will not a utomatically turn off eve n if [ECONOMY (BAT T)] is set to [ON] in following cases: j Usi[...]

- 30 - This u nit is put into rec ording pause app rox. 0. 6 secon ds after the L CD m onitor is reope ned. ≥ When in Quick St art Standby M ode about 60% of t he p ower us ed in r ecordin g pause mo de is bein g consum ed, so t he reco rding ti me will b e reduce d. ≥ Quick Sta rt will not work if ther e is no SD card inserte d. ≥ Chan ge th[...]

- 31 - S tarting and stopping of rec ording and un it on/off can be confirm ed with this so und. When [O FF] is selec ted, the sou nd is no t output a t the start /end of re cording, et c. 2 Beeps for 4 tim es When an e rror occur s. Check the senten ce displaye d on the s creen. This make s it easier to view the LC D monit or in bri ght plac es in[...]

- 32 - Please r efer to page 63 . Please r efer to page 64 . Please r efer to page 62 . Set to [ YES] for changing th e menu se ttings ba ck to the d efault co ndition. (Only wh en the mode i s at the position) ≥ Settings for [CLOCK SET] and [LANGUAGE] will not change. Set the file num ber of the iFram e/MP4 and still picture recorded next to 000[...]

- 33 - The used space and remai ning recor dable tim e of th e SD c ard can be checked . ≥ When the mode switch is set to , remaining recordable time for the selected recording format or recor ding mo de is disp layed. ≥ Press the M ENU button to close the indicatio n. ≥ The SD card requ ires some space to store in forma tion and m anage syst[...]

- 34 - This ite m is use d to start the unit dem onstra tion. (Only wh en the mode i s at the position) ≥ If [DEMO MODE] is switch ed to [ON] a nd you pr ess the MENU butto n when the re is no S D card inserte d and whi le this u nit is con nected to the AC ada ptor , the dem onstra tion aut omatical ly starts. If any ope ration takes place, the [...]

- 35 - ¬ Change the m ode t o . A Zoom b ar ≥ The zoom speed varies dependi ng on the range over wh ich the zoom lev er is moved. ≥ Maximu m zoom m agnific ation c an be s et with [Z OOM M ODE]. ( l 40 ) ∫ About Zoom ba r Zoom ba r is di splayed during the zo om opera tion. ≥ If you tak e your fi nger off the z oom lev er dur ing zoom oper[...]

- 36 - Select th e operati on ico ns to add d ifferent effects to the ima ges to b e recorde d. ¬ Change the m ode t o . 1 Press the EN TER button to display the operation icons on the screen. ≥ The indi cation changes ea ch time you pr ess 4 of the cursor button. ≥ Press the E NTER butto n to disp lay/not- display the ope ration icon. 2 (e.g.[...]

- 37 - When you start rec ordi ng, the image/a udio gr adu ally appear s. (Fad e in) When you pause r ecord ing, the image/a udio gradu ally disa ppears. (Fade o ut) ≥ The Fa de settin g is canc eled when the r ecordin g stops. ∫ T o select the color for Fade in/out ≥ The thu mbnails o f scene s record ed usin g fade in b ecome black (or whit[...]

- 38 - This al lows r ecord ing of t he p ictures and so und to start ap proximat ely 3 seco nds bef ore th e recor ding start/ stop bu tton is pres sed. ≥ appears o n the s creen. ≥ Aim t he unit at the s ubjec t befor ehand. ≥ There is no bee p sound. ≥ PRE-REC is canceled in the following cases. j If you cha nge th e mode j If you re mov[...]

- 39 - ≥ Chan ge the m ode to . When yo u record images in different situati ons, this mode automati cally sets op timum sh utter speeds an d aper tures. ≥ (Suns et/Lo w li ght) j The shu tter spe ed is 1/ 30 or mor e. ≥ (Suns et/Scen ery/Fir ewor ks/Nig ht scen ery) j Image m ay get bl urry wh en close object is record ed. ≥ (Sports) j Dur[...]

- 40 - ≥ (Firew orks ) j The shu tter spe ed is 1/ 30. j Image m ay get w ashed out when re corded in brigh t surroun ding. ≥ (Nig ht sc ener y) j Using a tripod is re commende d. Set the maximu m zoom ratio. ≥ The l arger the digital zo om ma gnific ation, t he more t he imag e qual ity is degrade d. Switches the reco rding fo rmat of the mo[...]

- 41 - Switch the quality a nd recording for mat of the motion picture to reco rd in A VCHD. ≥ Set [REC FORMA T] to [A VCHD] . A Favors im age qu ality B Favors reco rding time ≥ Record able tim e using th e bat tery ( l 12 ) ≥ This funct ion’s default settin g is [HG] mod e. ≥ Please r efer to page 97 ab out app roxima te recorda ble ti [...]

- 42 - Y ou c an record motion pictures with add ed effects. Press 3 / 4 to select the desired Creative Cont rol Mode, and press the ENTER button. ≥ S till pictures cannot b e taken. 1 Press 3 to select . 2 Press 3 / 4 to adjust the horizontal posit ion of the i n-foc us port ion. ≥ If the un it is no t operate d for a pproximate ly 1 second, o[...]

- 43 - 3 Press 2 to select , and change the size of the in-focus portion. ≥ Each time yo u press 2 , the si ze of the in-focus portion will change. Medium s ize # Lar ge size # Small size ≥ If you press 3 / 4 , you c an adju st the h orizontal position of the in-focus portion. ≥ If y ou pre ss 1 and select [RESET], the in-focus portion will r[...]

- 44 - 1 (When adjusting t he brightness) Press 2 to select , an d adjust th e setting. ≥ Each time yo u press 2 , the brightnes s setting will change. (Standard) # (Bright) # (Da rk) 2 St art recording. ≥ Audio can not be rec ord ed. Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select the desired setup time, and press the ENTER button. ≥ A frame is reco rded with[...]

- 45 - Dete ct ed fac es appe ar w ith f ram es. ≥ Up to 15 f rames are indi cated. Lar ger fac es and face s nearer t o the center o f the sc reen take prefere nce over other s. ∫ Prioritized face framing Prioritized fa ce framing is displayed as orange frames. Fo cus and adjustment of brightness will be perform ed against the prio ritized fac[...]

- 46 - The high er the numbe r of pix els, the h igher the clarit y of the picture when p rinting. ≥ This funct ion’s default settin gs is . ≥ The reco rding will beco me lon ger depen ding on the r ecordin g pixels. ≥ Please r efer to page 98 for details about the numbe r of re cordabl e pictures. Y ou can add a s hutter sound when re cord[...]

- 47 - ¬ Change the m ode t o . Press the Int elligent auto/Ma nual button to swit ch to Manual Mode. ≥ appea rs on th e scree n. ≥ Press th e ENTER button to display/no t displ ay the ma nual ic on. ≥ The page c hange s with each press of 4 . Advanced (Recor ding) Manual recording MNL 4/5 NEXT 4/5 NEXT 4/5 NEXT 5/5 NEXT 5/5 NEXT 5/5 NEXT /M[...]

- 48 - White Bala nce Automa tic Whit e Balance function may n ot reprod uce nat ural colo rs depend ing on the scen es or lighting conditions. If so, you can adjust t he White Balance manually . ≥ Press the Int ellige nt auto /Manual button to s witch to Manual Mode . 1 Selec t [WB] using the c urs or but ton. 2 Press 2 / 1 to select White Bala [...]

- 49 - Manual shutter spee d/Iris adjust ment Shutte r Sp eed: Adjust it w hen rec ording fast-mo ving sub jects. Iris: Adjust it when the scre en is too b right or to o dark. ≥ Press the Int elligent auto /Manual button to switc h to Ma nual Mode. ( l 47 ) 1 Selec t [SHTR ] or [IRIS] using the cursor but ton. 2 Press 2 / 1 to adjust settings. A [...]

- 50 - Recording with Manual Focus If auto fo cusing is difficult du e to the conditio ns, then u se Manu al Focus. ≥ Press the Int elligent auto /Manual button to switc h to Ma nual Mode. ( l 47 ) 1 (When MF assist function is used) Select the menu. ≥ Displ ay t he ope rat io n icon by pr essi ng th e ENTER but t on, a nd swi tch t o manu al i[...]

- 51 - Motion picture playback using operation icon For detail s on the b asic pl ayback ope rations, refer to page 24 . Advanced (Play back) Playback Operations Play back op erat ion Curso r button /Playb ack displa y Operat ing s tep s Slow- mot ion play back During Pause With th e playb ack pause d, pres s and ho ld 1 of the curso r butt on. (Pr[...]

- 52 - Creating still picture from motion picture A single frame from th e recorded motio n picture can be saved as a still picture. (1920 k 1080) still pictures will be recorded f or the A V CHD scenes and iFrame scenes, and (640 k 3 60) still pictures will be r ecorded for the MP4 scenes. Press the button at the location to be saved as a still pi[...]

- 53 - Zooming in on a sti ll picture during playback (Playback zoom ) Y ou can zoom in on still pictures du ring playback. 1 Move the zoom lever to side. ≥ Y ou c an zoom to a maxim um of 4 a . (1 k # 2 k # 4 k ) 2 Shif t the posi tion of th e zoome d porti on using th e cursor but ton. ≥ The locat ion of th e zoom displays for abo ut 1 second[...]

- 54 - Playing bac k motion pict ures/still pictures by date The scen es or the st ill pictu res rec orded on the sam e day can be playe d back in successio n. 1 Select the date select icon using the cursor button, then press the ENTER but ton. 2 Select the p layback date, th en press the ENTER b utton. The scen es or the st ill pictu res rec orded[...]

- 55 - Changing the playback settings and play ing back the slide show 1 Select using the cursor button, then press the EN TER button . 2 (Only when you would like to change the setti ngs) Select the i tem to chan ge and press t he ENTE R button. 3 (When [DA T E SETUP] is selected) Select the p layback date, th en press the ENTER b utton. (When [SL[...]

- 56 - ¬ Change the m ode t o . ∫ T o delete the scene o r stil l picture being played back Press the Delete button while scenes or still pictures to be deleted are being played back. ∫ T o delete scenes or s till picture s from the thum bnail di splay ≥ Switch to the thumbna il disp lay of t he scene s or st ill pictu res to d elete. ( l 24[...]

- 57 - 3 (When [MUL TI] is selected in Ste p 2) Select the sce ne/still pict ure to be deleted, then press the ENT ER butto n. ≥ The scene/still pictur e is selected and th e indication appears on the thumbn ail. Press the ENTER button again t o cancel the opera tion. ≥ Up to 99 sc enes ca n be selecte d to be de leted. (When [SINGLE] is select[...]

- 58 - Dividing a scene (A VCHD) It is possible to divide an A VCHD scene. Any unwante d parts in the scene can be deleted after dividing. ≥ Set the mode sw itch to , select the play mo de selection i con, and select the A VCHD scene. ( l 24 ) 1 Select the menu. 2 Select the scene you wish to divide using the cursor button and press the ENTER but[...]

- 59 - Dividing a sce ne to p a rtially delete (iFrame, MP4) Divide th e iFram e or MP 4 scene , and del ete unne cessary parts. This div ides the recorded scenes in two an d delete s the fron t half or back h alf. The sce nes t hat wer e dele ted after d ivisio n canno t be re covered . ≥ Set th e mode switc h to , sel ect th e play m ode select[...]

- 60 - Protecting scenes/s till pictures Scenes/s till pictu res can be prote cted so t hat the y are n ot delet ed by mistak e. (Even if you p rotect so me scen es/st ill pictu res, form atting t he med ia will delete th em.) ≥ Chan ge the m ode to . 1 Select the menu. * [TRANS FER/PROTE CT] is d isplayed wh en usin g the Eye -Fi car d that is s[...]

- 61 - ≥ HDMI is th e inter face fo r digital devi ces. I f you conne ct this un it to an HDMI com patible hi gh- definitio n TV and then pla y back the recorded h igh-de finition images , you can enj oy them i n high resolu tion with h igh qua lity sound . 1 Connec t this unit to a TV . *1 Use the HDM I mini cable th at com es with this un it if[...]

- 62 - 2 Selec t the vide o input on t he TV . ≥ Exampl e: Select the [HD MI] chan nel with a HDM I mini cabl e. Select th e [Video 2] ch annel w ith a n A V cable. (The na me of the cha nnel ma y differ dep ending on the connec ted TV .) ≥ Check th e input setting (input s witch) an d the a udio inp ut settin g on the T V . (F or mo re inform [...]

- 63 - Connecting with a HDMI mini ca ble Select th e desire d method of HDMI output. ≥ [AUTO] dete rmines the output resolut ion auto matical ly base d on in formati on from th e conn ected TV . If the im ages a re not o utput on the T V when the setting is [AUTO], s witch to the meth od [10 80i] or [480p] w hich e nables t he imag es to be di s[...]

- 64 - ¬ Change the m ode t o . 1 Select the menu. ≥ If you are not using VIERA Link, set to [OFF]. 2 Connect this unit to a Panaso nic TV compatible with V IERA Link w ith a HDMI mini ca ble. ( l 61 ) ≥ It is reco mmended to conn ect this unit to an HDMI t erminal other th an the HDMI1 if there ar e 2 or more HDM I input term inals on the TV [...]

- 65 - 3 Operate with the remote co ntrol for th e TV . ≥ Y ou ca n select the sc ene or picture yo u want to play bac k by press ing the b utton up, d own, left or right, and then the but ton in th e c enter . ≥ The following operations are ava ilable by pressing the color buttons on the remote control. ∫ Other linke d operations T u rning t[...]

- 66 - ≥ Blu-ray record ers are n ot sold in US. ∫ Check before dubbing Chec k the equi pm ent us ed f or d ubbin g. * Some equipment m ay not be compatible with hi gh-definition (A VCHD) picture quality . In such a case, c onnect wi th the A V cable a nd dub w ith standa rd pictu re quali ty . ( l 69 ) ≥ For the po sitions of the S D card sl[...]

- 67 - ∫ T o dub using equipmen t with an SD c ard slot Y ou c an dub by dire ctly insert ing a n SD card . ∫ T o dub using equipmen t with a USB terminal Y ou c an dub by connectin g a US B cable. ≥ When t he USB c able is co nnected to other equipm ent, th e AC adap tor can not be use d. Ple ase ensure th at the ba ttery is su fficiently ch[...]

- 68 - 3 Dub thr ough operatio ns on the Blu-r ay dis c recor der o r hi gh-de finiti on (A VCHD) compatible DVD recorder . ≥ Do not us e any othe r USB cab les except the sup plied one . (Oper ation is n ot guar anteed with any other U SB cabl es.) ≥ When th is unit is connected to a Pan asonic Bl u-ray disc recorde r or a DVD rec order using [...]

- 69 - ∫ Dubbing using equipme nt without an SD c ard slot or a USB term inal, or using a v ideo dev ice Y ou can dub by connect ing a n A V cab le. ≥ Images are du bbed in standard qualit y . ≥ Use the AC adap tor to f ree you fr om wor rying ab out the battery r unning down. ≥ Chan ge the m ode to . 1 Connect thi s unit to a video device [...]

- 70 - Using an Eye-Fi card (co mmercially-available), you ca n record motion pictur es and still pictures o n the card, and sa ve them on a PC or uplo ad the m on a fil e-shari ng webs ite via a wireless ne twork. ≥ Insert ing an Ey e-Fi c ard (com mercial ly avai lable) to the un it. Select the menu. ≥ When [Eye-Fi TRAN SFER] is set to [O N],[...]

- 71 - ∫ Using Eye-Fi d irect mod e The fil es can be tr ansfer red dir ectly fro m the Eye -Fi card t o a sma rtphone o r tablet w ithout go ing through the acce ss point when necess ary sett ing is performe d in a PC in advan ce. ≥ Install the s oftware sup plied wi th th e Eye-F i car d on yo ur PC, and c onfigu re the E ye-Fi direc t mode s[...]

- 72 - ≥ The Ey e-Fi m enu onl y appears w hen an Eye- Fi card is used. ≥ The Ey e-Fi tr ansfer fea ture ca nnot b e guarant eed to continue to opera te in th e futur e due to changes t o the ca rd speci fication e tc. ≥ Update th e firmwar e of t he Eye- Fi card to the latest o ne using the so ftware supplied with the Eye- Fi card b efore us[...]

- 73 - HD W riter LE 2.1 Y ou can copy the motion/still picture da ta to the HDD of PCs or writ e to media like Blu-ray discs, DVD discs or SD cards using HD Writer LE 2.1, the software installed in the sup plied CD-ROM. Refer to the ope rating instructions o f HD Writer LE 2.1 (PDF file ) for details on how to use it. ∫ Smart wizard The Sm art w[...]

- 74 - ≥ Data cannot be written from a PC to the uni t. ≥ Motion pict ures th at ha ve been reco rded o n anot her dev ice ca nnot b e writ ten to t he software supp lied with th is unit. T o write motion p icture da ta recorded with the Panaso nic High Defi nition Video Ca mera so ld previo usly , use the HD Writer suppli ed with t he unit. ?[...]

- 75 - End User Licens e Agreemen t Before openin g the CD- ROM package, please r ead th e followi ng. Y ou ( “Licens ee”) are grante d a lic ense for t he Software d efined in this End User Licens e Agreem ent (“A greemen t”) on condit ion that yo u agree to the te rms an d condit ions of th is Agreem ent. Article 1 License License e is gr[...]

- 76 - Article 9 With regard to MICRO SOFT SQL SERVER CO MP ACT 3.5 produc ed by Micro soft Corporation (1) Licen see shall use the MIC ROSOFT SQ L SERVER COMP ACT 3.5 only when included in the Softwar e, and shall no t use the MICROSOFT SQL SER VER COMP ACT 3.5 in any other configu ration or met hod. L icensee shall not publish the MI CROSOFT SQL [...]

- 77 - ≥ Even if the sys tem requirem ents mention ed in this owne r’s ma nual are fulf illed, some PCs cannot be used. ≥ A CD-ROM drive is necessary to install the supplied software applications. (A compatible Blu-ray disc/DV D writer d rive an d media are nece ssary for writing t o a Blu-r ay disc/DV D.) ≥ Operation is not guar antee d in[...]

- 78 - ≥ Supplied CD-ROM is available for Windows o nly . ≥ Input i s not su pported in langua ges oth er than Englis h, German , French, Simplif ied Ch inese an d Russian. ≥ Operati on canno t be gu aranteed on all B lu-ray disc/DVD drives . ≥ Operati on is n ot guaran teed o n Windows XP Med ia Cente r Editio n, T ablet P C Edit ion, Wind[...]

- 79 - ∫ T o use the HD W riter LE 2.1 Y ou will need a high performanc e PC depending on th e functions to be used. It may not prop erly play ba ck or prope rly oper ate de pending on the env ironme nt of the PC use d. Refer to the ope rating enviro nment and notes. ≥ Operation during the playback m ay become slow if the CPU or memo ry is not [...]

- 80 - When in stalling t he software , log o n to your c ompute r as th e Admini strat or or w ith a us er nam e with equiva lent aut horizatio n. (If y ou do not have au thoriza tion to d o this, co nsult yo ur manag er .) ≥ Before starting the i nstallation , close al l app lications th at are runnin g. ≥ Do not perform any oth er ope ration[...]

- 81 - ≥ Connect th is unit to the PC after the software applications a re installed. ≥ Remove the supplied CD- ROM from your PC. A USB ca ble (sup plied) ≥ Insert the plu gs as far as th ey will go. ≥ When t he USB c able is co nnected to other equipm ent, th e AC adap tor can not be use d. Ple ase ensure th at the ba ttery is su fficientl[...]

- 82 - ∫ T o disconnect USB cable safe ly Select the icon in task t ray displa yed o n the PC, a nd then click [Eject Panaso nic Video Camera]. ≥ Depe ndi ng o n your PC’ s setti ngs, thi s ic on ma y not be di sp laye d. About th e scr een ind icatio n of the un it ≥ Do not discon nect th e USB ca ble or t he batter y , while the access la[...]

- 83 - About the PC display When th e unit is connec ted to a PC, it i s recogn ized as an exte rnal dr ive. ≥ Removabl e disk (E xample: ) is disp layed in [Compu ter]. Exampl e folde r stru cture o f an SD card : The following data will be recorded. 1 Up to 99 9 still p ictures in JPE G format ([S100 0001. JPG] etc .) 2 iFrame format motion pi [...]

- 84 - ≥ T o use the softw are, l og on as a n Admi nistrator o r as use r name fo r standar d user accoun t (only for W indows Vista/Window s 7/Windows 8/Win dows 8.1). The softw are canno t be us ed wit h the user name for a gue st accoun t. (On the PC) Select [Start] # [All Programs] # [Panasonic] # [HD Writer LE 2.1] # [ HD Wr iter LE 2.1]. ?[...]

- 85 - ≥ HD Writer LE 2.1 is not com patible with Mac. ≥ iMovie supp orted. For detai ls abou t iMovie, please c ontact Ap ple Inc. ∫ Operat ing enviro nment ≥ Even if th e system requ irements m entioned i n this owner ’s ma nual ar e fulfilled, some co mpute rs cannot be used. ≥ The U SB equi pment ope rates wi th the d river i nstall[...]

- 86 - ∫ Recording indi cations Others Indications A //// Intelligent Auto Mode ( l 22 ) Manual Mode ( l 47 ) / / / ////// / Scene Mo de ( l 39 ) /// Creative Control Mod e ( l 42 ) // Power LCD ( l 31 ) ¥ / ; (Red) Recording ; (Green) Recordi ng pause 0h00 m00s Elapsed recor ding time ( l 19 ) (“h” is an abbr eviation for ho ur , “m” fo[...]

- 87 - ∫ Playback i ndication s ∫ Indication o f connec tion to other device s ∫ Confirmato ry indica tions C (White ) Car d rec ord ing po ssi bl e sta tus (still picture) (Green) Recognizing the card (still picture) // Number of recording pixe ls for still pictures ( l 21 , 46 , 52 ) In Pl ayba ck Mode , the p ic tur e siz e is not displaye[...]

- 88 - Major con firmation/erro r message s to be indicated on the screen in text. About recovery If fault y mana gement inf ormatio n is foun d, the messag es may app ear an d a repair i s perfor med. (Repairing may take time de pending on th e erro r .) ≥ is displaye d when abnor mal man agement informa tion is de tected when th e scene s are d[...]

- 89 - ∫ It is not a malfunction in the following cases Others T roublesh ooting A clickin g sound is heard when the unit is sha ken. ≥ This is th e soun d of th e lens m oving and i s not a defect. This sound will no lon ger be heard when t he unit is turned on and chang e the mode t o . Obje ct se ems t o be warp ed. ≥ Object seem s to be w[...]

- 90 - Indication Proble m Check p oints The re maining t ime indi cat ion o r the e lap s ed time indic ation is not show n. ≥ [DISPLA Y] of the [SETUP] is [OFF]. ( l 27 ) Rec ord in g Proble m Check p oints The unit ar bitr ari ly st op s reco rdin g. ≥ Use an SD card that ca n be used for motion picture reco rding. ( l 13 ) ≥ The recor dab[...]

- 91 - With oth er pr odu cts Proble m Check p oints Although t his unit is correc tly conn ecte d to a TV , imag es ca nnot b e seen. The imag es ar e sq uee zed horizontally . ≥ Please re ad the operati ng instructi ons of yo ur TV and sel ect the channe l that m atches t he inpu t used f or the con necti on. ≥ Change t he [TV AS PECT] set ti[...]

- 92 - ∫ If A VCHD scenes do not chan ge smoothly when playe d back on another d evice The images may be still for several second s at the joins betwee n the scenes if the f ollowing operati ons are pe rform ed when multiple sce nes hav e been c ontinuo usly pla yed bac k using an other unit. ≥ Just how smoot hly the scenes will b e played back[...]

- 93 - Keep this uni t as far away a s possi ble fr om elect romagne tic eq uipmen t (su ch as micro wave o vens, TVs, vi deo g ames et c.). ≥ If you use thi s unit on top of or near a TV , the picture s and/or s ound o n this un it may b e disrup ted by electr omag netic wave radiatio n. ≥ Do no t use t his unit near cell pho nes be cause doin[...]

- 94 - Do not use the unit for surve illanc e purp oses or o ther busi ness us es. ≥ This u nit was de signed for consum er interm ittent us e. It wa s not int ended for cont in uous u se, or for any ind ustr ia l or comme rc ial appl ica ti on r esu lti ng i n pr olo nge d use. ≥ In certain situ ations, co ntinuou s use coul d cause the unit t[...]

- 95 - When the status i ndicato r is f lashing at a particularly fas t or slow rate, the follo wing shoul d be co nsid ered. Flash ing with ap prox . 4 seco nd per iod ( off for ap prox. 2 seco nds, on for appro x. 2 second s): ≥ When the bat ter y is o ver disc har ged or th e tempera ture o f the batte ry is too high or low. It can b e charged[...]

- 96 - ∫ Carefully obser ve copyright laws Whate ver you have r ecorde d and cr eate d can b e us ed f or y our person al ente rt ainme nt only . Under copy right l aws, other ma teri als cannot be u sed w ithou t ob taining permi ssion from the holder s of the copyr ights. ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Lo go is a tradem ark of SD-3C, LLC. ≥ “A VCHD?[...]

- 97 - ≥ The stated time s are th e approxim ate re cordabl e times for conti nuous rec ording. A Favors im age qu ality B Favors reco rding time ≥ If recording for long pe riods, prep are batteries for 3 or 4 times the period yo u wish to r ecord for . ( l 12 ) ≥ The setting at the time of purchase for [REC FORMA T] is set to [A VCHD] an d t[...]

- 98 - ≥ The stated num ber is t he app roximat e num ber of record able pict ures. ≥ The nu mber of reco rdable pictu res dep ends o n the su bjec t being record ed. ≥ Maximum numbe r of re cordabl e pictures t hat can be disp layed is 9 999. If the nu mber of recordable pictures e xceeds 9999, R 9999+ is displayed. The number will not chan [...]

- 99 - Some option al acc essorie s may not be availa ble in so me c ountri es. Y ou c an attach the Suctio n Cup M ount ( VW-SCA100 ) as fol lows. ≥ For infor mation on how to mount the Video Camer a Mount ( For Handle bar) RP- CMC10PP, re fer to the op erating instruct ions for it. ∫ When att aching the Suctio n Cup Mount 1 Align tripod rec e[...]

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