Panasonic HC-X1000 manual

Owner ’ s Manual 4K V ideo Camera Model N o. HC-X1000 Please r ead these instructio ns care fully befo re using th is prod uct, and save th is manua l for futur e use. SQW0 066 until 2014/9/30 Register online at w ww .p ana sonic.c om/registe r (U.S. cu stomers only)[...]

- 2 - ∫ About the record ing metho d for recording mo tion pictu res This uni t can reco rd mot ion pictu res using four different recordi ng method s, inc luding M OV (LPCM) , MP4 (L PCM), MP4 an d A VCHD *1 . ( l 31 , 139 ) *1 A VCHD Progres sive (1080/60p , 1080/ 50p) su pporte d. MOV (L PCM) *2 , MP4 (L PCM) *2, 3 : This recor ding m ethod is[...]

- 3 - ∫ About security Be careful about th e possibility of theft or loss of the unit, a nd be careful not to leave the unit unattend ed. P lease no te tha t Panason ic does not accept an y responsibility for the comprom ise, manipula tion, an d loss of informati on cause d by the se even ts. ∫ Caution regardin g laser beams The lens may suffer[...]

- 4 - Read th is first ............. .......... ........... .......... .... .2 Prep aration Names a nd Functi ons of Main Pa rts ............ 6 Power su pply... ................ .......... ........... ........ 14 Charging the bat tery .. .......... ........... ....... 14 Inserting/ removing t he batt ery ........ ....... 15 Charging and re cording [...]

- 5 - With a PC Using th is unit with a PC .......... ........... ........ 93 What you ca n do with a PC ....... .......... .. 93 Connecting to a PC ........ ........... .......... .. 93 Using this un it as a ca rd reade r ...... ....... 94 Using HD Writer X E 2.0 ............. ............ 97 Copy/Dubbing Copying/p laying b ack with a USB HDD.....[...]

- 6 - 1 USB termina l [USB 3.0 D EVICE] ( l 93 , 108 ) 2 USB termina l [USB 3.0 HOST] ( l 102 ) 3 HDMI connector [HDMI] ( l 89 ) 4 Audio in put te rminals 2 (XLR 3 pin) [AUDIO I NPUT2] ( l 13 , 54 ) 5 Handle 6 Len s hoo d re leas e bu tton ( l 10 ) 7 Audio in put te rminals 1 (XLR 3 pin) [AUDIO I NPUT1] ( l 13 , 54 ) 8 Microphone holder at tachment[...]

- 7 - 24 T r ipod r eceptacle ( l 13 ) 25 Eyepie ce correc tor lev er ( l 25 ) 26 User 5 b uttons [US ER5]/[ FOCUS ASSIST] ( l 61 ) 27 Focu s au to/M anual/ ¶ switch [FOCUS A /M/ ¶ ] ( l 39 ) 28 Push AF butto ns [ PUSH AF] ( l 40 ) 29 User 1 b uttons [US ER1] ( l 61 ) 30 User 2 b uttons [US ER2] ( l 61 ) 31 User 3 b uttons [US ER3] ( l 61 ) 32 Us[...]

- 8 - 48 Infrared light ( l 69 , 15 2 ) 49 Recordin g lamp (Fro nt) ( l 15 8 ) 50 Lens c over ( l 11 ) 51 Lens (LEICA DICOM AR) 52 SD Card sl ot cove r ( l 21 ) 53 Access la mp (ca rd 1) ( l 21 ) 54 Card slot 1 ( l 21 ) 55 Access la mp (ca rd 2) ( l 21 ) 56 Card slot 2 ( l 21 ) 57 INPUT 1, 2 switch es [INPUT1, I NPUT2] ( l 54 ) 58 CH1, CH2 switches[...]

- 9 - 71 Int ern al mic rophon es 72 Acces sory sh oe 73 Sub zoo m lev er ( l 37 , 151 ) ≥ This le ver fun ctions in t he sam e manner as the zoom lever. 74 Zoom lev er [T/W] (In Re cording M ode) ( l 37 ) V olum e lever [ r VOL s ]/Thumbn ail display switc h [ / ] (In P layback Mode) ( l 81 ) 75 User 6 buttons [REC CHECK] ( l 61 ) 76 NFC to uch [...]

- 10 - ∫ Att aching/de t aching the lens hood (How t o d et a ch t he le ns ho od) While pressing an d hold ing t he le ns hood rel ease butt on, ro tat e the lens hood in the direction of the arrow to detach it. (How to atta ch the lens hoo d) 1 Fit the lens hood into this unit. ≥ Align the mount ing mark on th e lens h ood wi th the mo unting[...]

- 1 1 - Opening /closin g the lens c over Y ou can o pen/close t he lens c over by sliding th e lens co ver op e n/close lever. ≥ When this u nit is not in u se, c lose the lens cover to protect t he lens . ≥ Do not press the lens cove r hard . This may d amage the le ns or t he le ns cover. ≥ Depending on the var ious filter s or the M C pro[...]

- 12 - ∫ Att aching the Shoulder s trap We r ecom mend th at you att ach th e shou lder s tr ap (suppli ed) be fo re going out of door s to record so as to a void dr opping this unit. ∫ Att aching the front microphone ≥ The mi crophone holder is set u p so that a 21 mm (0.83 q ) extern al mi cropho ne (AG- MC200G : option al) can be attache d[...]

- 13 - 2 Attach an external microphone (optional) to the microphone hol der , and tighten the micro phone holder sc rews. 3 Connect the external microphone to the AUDIO INPUT1 terminal (XLR 3 pin). ≥ When wiring the microphone cable, use the cable clamper o f this uni t. ∫ Att aching the INPUT termina l cap Attach the INPUT term inal cap w hile[...]

- 14 - ∫ About batteries that you can use w ith this u nit (For the U.S.A. and Ca nada) The batte ry that can be used with this uni t is VW-VBD58 /CGA-D54 . (For Are as othe r th an the U.S. A. and Canad a) The batte ry that can be used with this uni t is VW-VBD58 /CGA-D54 s. Charging the battery Important: ≥ Do not use the AC cable with any ot[...]

- 15 - 1 Connec t the AC cable to t he ba tter y charg er and the AC ou tlet. ≥ Use the A C cable (K 2CA2CA0002 5; supp lied) dedica ted for the bat tery charg er . 2 Insert the battery into the batte ry charger by aligning the arr ows . ≥ We recommen d using Panasonic batter ies ( l 16 ). ≥ If you use other batter ies, we ca nnot gu arantee [...]

- 16 - Charging and recording time ≥ T emper ature: 25 o C (77 o F)/hu midity: 60%RH ≥ When u sing the viewfinde r (time s in paren theses are when us ing t he LCD m onit or) ≥ When [SYST EM FREQ] is s et to [59.9 4Hz(NTSC)] ( l 159 ) Charging/Reco rding time Batte ry mod el number [V oltage /Capacity (minimum )] Charging time Recording mode [...]

- 17 - ≥ When [SYST EM FREQ] i s set to [50Hz(P AL)] ( l 159 ) ≥ “h” is an abbre viation fo r hour, “min” for min ute an d “s” for s econd. ≥ These ti mes are appro ximations . ≥ The indic ated char ging time is for whe n the batt ery h as be en d i schar ged co mplete ly . Chargin g time and recordab le tim e vary d epend ing o[...]

- 18 - Y o u can c heck the rema ining po wer of t he batt ery by l ookin g at the battery ca pacity indicat ion displaye d on this un it's sc reen or b y looking at the s upplied b attery VW-V BD58. ∫ Checkin g the rema ining po wer using thi s unit ≥ Depe ndi ng o n the m enu sett ing, t he b attery cap acity i ndi cat ion is not display[...]

- 19 - Connecting to the AC outlet The unit is in t he standby condition when the AC adaptor is con nected. The primary circuit is always “live” as lon g as the A C adaptor is conne cted to an electrica l outl et. Important: ≥ Use th e su pplied AC ad aptor. Do not us e the AC ada ptor o f ano th er d evice. ≥ Do not use the AC cable with a[...]

- 20 - The unit can record motion picture s or still pictures t o an SD card. Cards that you can use w ith this unit ∫ About the S peed Class ratings for re cording motion pictures ≥ Depending on [REC M ODE] and [REC FORMA T] ( l 139 ), the requir ed car d di f fers . Use a card that meets th e following ratings of the SD S peed Cla ss or UHS S[...]

- 21 - Inserting/removing an SD c ard Caut ion: Check that th e acc ess lamp has gone of f. 1 Open the SD card slot cover and insert (remove) the SD card into (from) the ca rd slot B . ≥ One SD card can be inserted into each of the card slot 1 and th e card slot 2. ≥ Face the terminal side C in th e directio n shown in the illust ration and pre[...]

- 22 - Set the power switch to ON while pressing the lock release butt on B t o tur n on the unit. A The status i ndica tor lights on . ≥ T o tur n on the u nit aga in after the [ECO NOMY (B A TT)] o r [ECONOMY ( AC)] is activa ted, se t the power switch to OFF o nce, an d then to ON again. ( l 160 ) Press the THUMBNAIL button to chan ge the mode[...]

- 23 - The viewfind er is turne d off and the LCD m onitor is tu rned o n w hen the LCD mon itor is ex tracted . The viewfind er is turne d on wh en the LCD monitor is retracte d. Using the LCD monitor 1 Extract th e LCD monit or i n the direction as indicated in the figure. ≥ Hold the LC D monito r extra ct part A , a nd extract th e LCD mo nito[...]

- 24 - How to use the touch scr een Y o u can o perate b y directl y touc hing the LCD mo nitor (t ouch scr een) wit h your finger. ∫ T ouch T ouch and re lease th e touch screen to selec t icon or picture . ≥ T ouch the cen ter of the icon. ≥ T ouching th e touch screen will no t operate while you are touch ing ano ther par t of the to uch s[...]

- 25 - It adju sts brightne ss and color densi ty on the LCD m onitor. 1 Select the menu. ( l 28 ) 2 T ouch the desired setting item. 3 T ouch / to adjust setting s. 4 T ouch [ENT ER]. ≥ T ouch [EXIT] to exit the m enu scree n. Vie wfinder adjustment ≥ These setting s will not affect the images actu ally recorded. It adjusts t he field of vie w[...]

- 26 - The reco rding im ages o r playb ack images o n the vie wfind er can b e sele cte d b etwe en colo r/bl ack and wh ite. Select the menu . ( l 28 ) Recording yourself ≥ Chan ge the mode to Re cordi ng Mo de. ( l 22 ) Rotate the LCD m onitor t owards th e lens sid e. ≥ Displ aying d uring t he reco rding y our self can be switched by s ett[...]

- 27 - When this un it is turned on, the message [ SET TIME Z ONE AND DA T E/TI ME] may appear. T o ma ke these set tings, sele ct [YES], and fo llow the ins tructio n s from S tep 2-3 of the tim e zone setting proced ure. 1 Select the menu. ( l 28 ) 2 T ouch the date or time to be set, then set the desired value using / . ≥ The year can be set b[...]

- 28 - ≥ Y ou ca n sele ct men u items by operat ing the multi-f unction dial . ( l 76 ) 1 Press the ME NU button . 2 T ouch t he t op menu A . 3 T ouch t he subm enu B . ≥ Next (Pr evious) page can b e displa yed by t ouching / . 4 T ouch t he des ired i tem to ent er the s etti ng. 5 T ouch [ EXI T] to exit t he me nu se tting . Preparation U[...]

- 29 - ∫ Basic came ra positio ning Normal recordin g ≥ Put you r hand thr ough the grip be lt and hold the uni t with bo th han ds. Recording from a high po sition Low-angle recording ≥ For easier low- ang le r ecordin g, the sub recording start/stop b utton and th e sub zoom lever can b e used. Recording Before recording[...]

- 30 - ≥ When rec ording, make sure your f ooting is stable and the re is n o danger of colliding with another perso n or obj ect. ≥ Hold the ey e cup o f the viewfind er as clo se as po ssible to your eye. ≥ Adjust the a ngle of the LCD mon itor acco rding to th e position i n wh ich th e u nit is hel d. ≥ When you are outdoo rs, rec or d [...]

- 31 - ≥ Befo re tur ning on t his u nit, ope n the lens cove r . ( l 11 ) 1 Cha nge the mod e t o Recordi ng Mode . ( l 22 ) ≥ Extract t he LCD m onitor. 2 Press the recording start/ stop button B to st art recording. ≥ Recording will stop when yo u press the recor ding start /stop bu tton again . ∫ Screen indica tions in the Recording M o[...]

- 32 - ≥ When the f ile size of a recorde d scene exceeds on e of the fo llo wing sizes or the re cording time exceeds on e of th e following len gths of time, the sc ene will be divid ed aut omatical ly . j A VCHD scen e: app roximately 4 GB or 3 0 minutes j MOV/MP4 scene ( when u sing an SDHC me mory card ): appr oximate ly 4 GB o r 3 0 m inu t[...]

- 33 - ∫ About picture s ize Picture sizes i n which still pictures will be r ecorded d iffer d e pendin g on t he [REC MODE] setting and the [REC FORM A T] s etting ( l 13 9 ). ≥ It is po ssible to record still p ictures while reco rding motion pi ctur es. (rec -and -capt ure) ≥ It is re commen ded to use a tri pod wh en record ing under low[...]

- 34 - ≥ is disp layed i n the Manual Mode. ≥ The fol lowing m odes appr opriate for th e condi tion are set just by point ing the unit to what you want to re cord in the Intellige nt Auto Mod e. * When [SLOW SHUTTER] ( l 148 ) is [OFF], L ow Ligh t Mode will no t be enter ed. ≥ Depe ndi ng o n the r eco rdin g condi tion s, the uni t m ay n [...]

- 35 - ≥ If you set the Image Stabilizer to (sett ing canceled) in Manua l Mode and set this unit to Intelligent Auto Mod e, the Image S tabilizer sett ing when this u ni t is re set to M anua l Mode w ill be determin ed by wh ether or not you press t he Optica l Image St a bil izer button. Automatic Wh ite Balance The illu stration shows th e ra[...]

- 36 - ≥ Some of th e USER b uttons 1 s 6 may n ot be a vailable i n Intell igent Aut o Mode dependi ng on th e registere d USER butto n funct ions. When the following function s are register ed to t he USER buttons, u se them in Ma nual Mo de. ( l 61 , 63 ) j DRS j Super Gain j Area Mode j Focus Transition j Infrared light j Flash band c ompensa[...]

- 37 - It can be zoomed up to 20 k . ≥ (Whe n t he pic t ur e si ze of [RE C FORMA T] ( l 139 ) is 1 920 k 1080 or bel ow) It can zoom up to 40 k w hen the [i.Z oom] is set to [ ON]. ( l 147 ) ≥ Zoom m agnificati on can b e check ed in th e scree n display of Z00 to Z99. The value g ets larger when z oomed i n, and the value g ets smaller when [...]

- 38 - ≥ If you take your fi nger off t he zoom l ever dur ing zoom oper atio n, th e operat ion s ound may b e recorded . When return ing the zoom le ver to t he ori ginal p ositio n, mov e it quie tly . ≥ The soun d of th e zoom me chanism b ecomes lo uder t han usual d urin g fa st zoom op eration. T his may cause the sou nd to be record ed [...]

- 39 - Perform fo cus adju stments us ing the focus rin g. If aut o focusin g is difficult due to the c onditions, then use Manua l Focus. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 34 ) 1 Set the FOCU S A/M/ ¶ swi tch to [M] to enable Manual Focus. ≥ It will switch to MF from AF. 2 Adjust the focus b y rot ating th e focus ring. ≥ The focu s value ca n[...]

- 40 - ∫ T o emphasize th e outline of im ages Setting [ EVF/LCD DET AIL] to [ON] h elps you ac hieve focus e asier by emph asizing the ou tlines of an ima ge disp layed on the LCD moni tor and vi ewfind er . Y o u can a lso adjust th e emph asis level or change the fre quency . ≥ Y ou can also ena ble or disab le this fu nction with the ap pli[...]

- 41 - ≥ Switch to Manua l Focus Mode. ( l 34 ) ≥ Register [ FOCUS AS SIST] to a USER bu tton. ( l 61 ) Press the USER button to which [FOCUS ASSIST] is registered or t ouch the appl ica ble U SER but ton ic on . ≥ T o tur n off Focus A ssist, perfor m the followin g ope rations: j Press the US ER butto n or touch the USE R button ico n again[...]

- 42 - ≥ Y ou can adjust th e magnificat ion fro m 3 k t o 10 k . ≥ The mag nified a rea is d isplayed i n full screen w hen the magnifi cation is set t o a leve l between 5.5 k and 10 k . (Movin g the m agnified a rea) T ouch / / / or s lid e the screen whil e touching it to mov e the ma gnifi e d area . ≥ The zoom position C windo w will be[...]

- 43 - ≥ Focus Assist is canceled in following ca ses: j If you tur n the unit o ff j If you pr ess the T HUMBN AIL butto n j When the setting of [F OCUS ASSIST] ( l 40 ) is ch anged j When EV F/LCD detail is e nabled . ( l 40 ) j When you s et this u nit to Intellige nt Auto Mod e using the iA/MA NU s witch. j When y ou set t he FOCU S A/ M/ ¶ [...]

- 44 - 4 T ouch [ EXI T] to compl ete the se ttin g. ≥ The focus po sitions of the items yo u have set will be registere d. ≥ The focu s position set tings ar e canceled in the fo llowing cases : j If you tur n the unit o ff j If you pr ess the T HUMBN AIL butto n j If you operate t he zoom ≥ Select th e [FOCUS TRAN SITION] men u. ( l 43 ) ?[...]

- 45 - ≥ When using Focus Transition, functi ons registere d to the USER b uttons 1 s 5 do not w ork with the USER butto ns. T o set the Focus Transition time ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 34 ) 1 Select the menu. 2 T ouch the desired setting item. ≥ When [ DIRECT] is set, a focus po sition cha nges a s soon as Focus Transit ion starts. 3 (If[...]

- 46 - Automa tic Whit e Balance function may n ot reprod uce nat ural colo rs depend ing on the scen es or lighting con ditions. If so, you can adjust t he W hite Balance m a nually . ≥ Use the mu lti-funct ion dial to cha nge the se ttings. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 34 ) 1 Press the W. B. button t o switch to the Manu al Whit e Balance M[...]

- 47 - *1 This mode is used for Auto White Bala nce Mode and Int elligent Aut o Mo de. *2 Y ou can set this m ode with a USER button. *3 O nly di spla yed whe n M anu al Whi te B ala nce Mode is in use. ≥ T o re turn to Auto Whi te Balan ce Mod e, press th e W.B. button or set t his unit to In telligent Au to Mode using the iA/MANU switch. ∫ T [...]

- 48 - When recor ding a scen e that i s too dark (or b ri ght) o r a s cen e in a similar situation, manually adjust the iris and ga in. Iris adjustm ent ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 34 ) 1 Press the I RIS b utton t o swi tch t o Man ual Iri s Mode. ≥ disapp ears. 2 Adju st the i ris by rotatin g th e i ris ring . Iris val ue: CLOSE !# (F1 1[...]

- 49 - ∫ Adjusting bright ness during the Auto Iris Mode ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 34 ) 1 Select the menu. 2 T ouch / to adjust se ttings. 3 T ouch [ EXI T] to compl ete the se ttin g. Utiliz ing the USER button It is con venient to u se followin g functions o f the USER button w hen it is s et to Ir is adjustmen t. ≥ Please r efer to pa[...]

- 50 - ≥ T o return to Auto Gain Mode , press the GAIN button or set this unit to Intelligent Auto M ode using the iA/MANU switch. ≥ If you register [S UPER GAIN] to a USE R butto n, you can set the gain valu e to 27 dB or 30 d B. ( l 50 ) ≥ If the ga in value is increased, t he noise on the scr een inc reases. ≥ In Auto Iris Mode or Auto S[...]

- 51 - Adjust th e shutter s peed wh en rec ording fast- moving sub jects. ≥ Use the mu lti-funct ion dial to cha nge the se ttings. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 34 ) 1 Press the SHUTTER button to switch to Man ual Shutter Mode. 2 Adjust the shutte r speed by rot ating the multi -funct ion dial. ≥ T o re turn to Auto S hutter Mode, pr ess t[...]

- 52 - ≥ Y ou may see a band of li ght aroun d an o bject tha t is shinin g ve ry b right, or h ighly ref lective. ≥ During normal playbac k, image movem ent may n ot look sm ooth. ≥ If you record an extrem ely brig ht objec t or re cord unde r indoo r lig hting, co lor and screen bright ness may ch ange o r a hori zontal line may app ear o n[...]

- 53 - This uni t can reco rd audi o in 2 ch. It is possibl e to sw itch betwe en buil t-in m icropho ne, extern al m icropho ne, or con nected audio equipmen t for each channe l. ∫ About audio rec o rding methods The aud io recor ding m ethod varies de pending o n the [R EC MOD E] s ett ing. ( l 139 ) Switching Audio Input ∫ Using the buil t-i[...]

- 54 - ∫ Using an ex ternal microphone o r audio eq uipment 1 Connec t an extern al mi crophone or au dio equ ipme nt to AUD IO IN PU T1, 2 t er mina ls (XL R 3 pin). ( l 12 ) 2 Use INPUT1 or INP UT2 switches to switch the connec ted aud io in put si gnal. LINE *1 : Audio equip ment is c onnecte d MIC *2 : A n exte rnal micr ophon e is conn ected[...]

- 55 - T o remove the e xternal microphone, etc., from the audio input terminals 1, 2 (XLR 3 pin) Remove while pushing on the PU SH section of the audio input term inals 1, 2 (XLR 3 pin). ≥ Set the input sig nal to b uilt-in microp hone by sw itching the CH1, CH2 switches to INT (L) or IN T (R) after removing the ext ernal microphone. Audio will [...]

- 56 - ≥ Adjust confirm ing the audio level meter. ALC can reduce au dio noise . For aud io channel 1 , select [ AUDIO A LC CH1]: for au dio chan nel 2, select [AUDIO A LC CH2]. Select the menu. ∫ T o set the ALC functio n to both a udio cha nnels 1 and 2 If you set [AUDIO AL C LINKED] to [ON], when ALC works for eithe r of t he audio channels,[...]

- 57 - Y o u can c hange a counter displa y that in dicates how m uch tim e h as el apsed dur ing re cording or playba ck. Press the C OUNTER butto n to switch the counter display . ≥ The display will be switched in the following order: T ime Code # User Information* # Recording Counter # Off. * This is displa yed only when [R EC MODE] is set to [...]

- 58 - Setting the T ime Code T ime code will disp lay the recording t ime in hours, minut es, se conds, and fr ames. TC 00:00 :00:00 ( hour : m inute : s econd : f rame [NDF]) TC 00:00 :00.00 (hour : minu te : seco nd . fr ame [DF ]) ≥ The num ber o f frames ( frame count p er seco nd) varies d epend ing on the fra me rate in [REC FORMA T ]. ( l[...]

- 59 - ≥ The time code will r eset when the built- in lithium batter y is e xhausted when i t is set to [FREE RUN]. Y o u can s et the initial t ime code. 1 Select the menu. 2 T ouch t he it em to set a nd chan ge with / . ≥ It will be set to 00h00m00s00f when the RESET button is pressed . ≥ “h” is an abb reviation for hour, “m” for m[...]

- 60 - Setting the Recording Counter Recording Counter will display t he recording time in seconds. 0:00:00 (hou r : min ute : second (Whe n [RE C COUNT ER] is s et to [T OT AL]) ) SCN 0:00 :00 (ho ur : minu te : seco nd (Whe n [REC COUNT ER] is set t o [SCENE])) Select th e counting method during th e recording . T o reset the Recording Counter fo[...]

- 61 - Each of the USER button can registe r one function fro m the 24 a vaila ble fun ction s. ≥ There a re six US ER butto ns (USER1 to USE R6) on t he ma in body an d four USER b utton ico ns (USER7 to USER10) displayed on the LCD monitor. Setting the USER but ton 1 Select the menu. 2 T ouch t he USE R but ton you wish to set. ≥ The USER but[...]

- 62 - Using the USER button T o use the set USER button, press USER1 to USER6 button or touc h the USER7 to US ER10 button icon disp layed wh en you touch th e LCD m onitor. (When you u se the USER 1 to USE R5 butto n) (When y ou use the USER6 butto n) (When you us e the USER7 t o USER 10 button ) ≥ T o can cel, pre ss the USER b utton o r touch[...]

- 63 - Functions of the USER button ∫ List of USER button function * These functions are not available in Intelligent Auto Mode. ≥ The fol lowing USER button f unction can al so be set from th e men u. j [HISTOGRAM] ( l 66 ) j [DRS] ( l 67 ) j [IR LIG HT] ( l 69 ) j [LEVEL GA UGE] ( l 70 ) j [EVF/LCD DET AIL] ( l 65 ) j [FLASH BA ND] ( l 71 ) I[...]

- 64 - ≥ Register “F ocus As sist” to a US ER button . ( l 61 ) Y o u can s et the Focus Assist . ( l 40 ) ≥ Register “Ba cklig ht Compensat ion” to a USER b utton. ( l 61 ) Switches to autom atic iri s control to compe nsate the b acklight. This make s the i mage br ighter t o prevent darken ing of a backlit su bject. ≥ appear s when[...]

- 65 - ≥ Register “E VF/LCD de tail” to a USER but ton. ( l 61 ) [EVF/LCD D ET AI L] helps you ach ieve foc us easier by empha sizing t he outli nes of an imag e displaye d on the L CD moni tor or th e view finder. ( l 40 ) ≥ These setting s will not affect the images actu ally recorded. ≥ Register “ATW Lock” to a USER butt on. ( l 61[...]

- 66 - ≥ Register “Histo gram” to a USE R butto n. ( l 61 ) A graph wit h brightness as horizontal axis and nu mber of pixel s at that brightne ss as vertical axis is displaye d. It is p ossible to determi ne the ex posure of the whol e ima ge by looking a t the dist ribution in the graph . ∫ T o move a histogr am Y o u can m ove a histogra[...]

- 67 - ≥ Register “DRS ” to a US ER butto n. ( l 61 ) ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 34 ) Selects the D RS (D ynamic Range Stretche r) func tion. It is po ssible to expand the dynam ic range by compr essing th e v ideo signal level of the highl y illuminated area th at gets washed out with standard recording. ≥ If there are ext remely d a[...]

- 68 - Y o u can a pply a v ariety o f effects to the subject y ou touc h. ∫ Setting an Area Mode effec t Y o u can s elect the following menu it ems to set an effect to be applie d when you touch t he subj ec t. ∫ Using Area Mode ≥ Regis ter “Area Mode” t o a U SER b utton. ( l 61 ) ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 34 ) 1 Press the appli[...]

- 69 - ≥ Area Function is not p ossible in following cases: j In Intelligent Au to Mode j When a re mote c ontrol ( comme rcially-ava ilable) i s connecte d ( l 6 ) ≥ When using Area Mode, even if you turn on Marker by pressing th e ZEBRA button, the luminance display f rame w ill not be displa yed. ( l 74 ) In addition, the luminance level wil[...]

- 70 - ≥ Register “L evel G auge” to a USER butt on. ( l 61 ) This functio n displays the horizo ntal/vertical tilt of the un it wit h the e lect ronic leve l. ∫ T o correct the ti lt ≥ The hor izon tal tilt disp lay A and vertical tilt display B appear y ellow when there is a tilt, and appear green when th ere i s almos t no tilt . ≥ T[...]

- 71 - ≥ Regis ter “B ack groun d” t o a US ER b utto n. ( l 61 ) When [2 SLO TS FUNC.] is set to [ BACKGROUND], you can start/stop bac kgroun d recor ding. ≥ When the r ecordin g destinatio n of motion picture s is set to [S D CARD 1] in [MEDIA SEL ECT] ( l 30 ), [S D CARD 2] will b e used for background r ecording. The fol lowing in struc[...]

- 72 - Color Bar Scree n ≥ T o can cel, pre ss the BA RS button again. ≥ It will be canceled when the unit is turned off. ≥ While the colo r bar is disp layed, a tes t tone will be output fr om the h eadphon e terminal , HDMI terminal a nd aud io outp ut termi nal. It w ill not be output f rom t he speaker of thi s unit. ≥ Different co lor [...]

- 73 - ≥ The test tone vo lume differs de pending on the [T EST TONE] s etti ng. ( l 157 ) ≥ Y ou can record colo r bars as motio n pictures, but not as still pictur es. ≥ If you press the BA RS butto n whil e recordin g color b ars as a m o tion p icture, yo u can s top displayin g the color bars. T o display t hem a gain, sto p the reco rdi[...]

- 74 - Zebra Zebra displ ay: Parts where whi te saturati on (color satura tion) is lik ely to oc cur (extremely brig htly lit or shiny p arts) are di splayed with diago nal lines (zeb ra pattern A ). Marker display : Displays th e lumi nance l evel of the center of the screen (lumin a nce dis play fr ame B ) in %. It mak es the adjus tment o f the [...]

- 75 - Y o u can u se conv enient f unctions just by th e easy operati on of touchin g the s cr een. 1 T ouch t he LCD monitor in the recordi ng screen. ≥ The ope rati on icons are dis playe d. 2 T ouch an operation i c on. ≥ The foll owing f unction is availabl e. Ref er to the r espective pages for th e ope ration. * It is not displayed in th[...]

- 76 - Y o u can s elect and se t menu items ( l 28 ), etc. u sing the mu lti-funct ion dial. 1 Rot ate the m ulti- functi on dial on the menu screen, etc., to move the cursor. ≥ The selected item will be displayed in yellow . 2 Push t he mul t i-fu nctio n dial to s et. Menu operations fo r setting a value When a me nu tha t lets you set a value[...]

- 77 - ≥ The multi-function dial also a llows you to sele ct/set opera tion icon s, thum bnails, etc. ≥ Parts that are finger-tou ch sensitive can be operated with the multi-function dial. ( Excluding some functions) Y o u can s elect the fo llowing fun ctions an d adjust the ir settin g s using the mu lti-function dial. Y o u can a lso switch [...]

- 78 - T o c hange t he functi on you adj ust 1 Change settings in adv ance so that you can select mo re than two fun cti ons. ≥ Change se ttings as follo ws: ≥ The on- screen icon for the selected fu nction is displa yed in wh ite. (Funct ion Executio n Mod e) If you hav e selecte d [ ICONS], you can rotate th e multi-fun ction di al to se lec[...]

- 79 - 1 Set this un it to playback mod e. ( l 22 ) 2 T ouch the play mod e select icon A . 3 Select the media C y ou wish to play back. 4 (T o set this unit to M otion Picture Playback Mode ) T ouch t he des ired r ecor ding mode D and recording format E for playback. ≥ The avai lable record ing form at op tions di ffer depe nding o n [SYSTEM FR[...]

- 80 - (T o set this unit to Still Picture Playback Mod e) T ouch t he st ill pictur e F . 5 T ouch the scene or the still picture to be played back. ≥ Next (Pr evious) page can b e displa yed by t ouching / . 6 Select the playback opera tion by touching the operati on icon. * When touched two time s, the fas t forward/ fast re wind spee d inc re[...]

- 81 - ∫ Change the th umbnail display While the thu mbnail is displayed, th e thum bnail display c hanges in the following order if th e zoom lev er o r the sub zoom lever is operated to side o r s ide. * Detailed information o f the sce ne is displaye d when playin g ba ck mot ion pictures. Fo llowing information is displayed. ST ART TC, ST ART[...]

- 82 - 2 Rot ate the mult i-func tion dial to adj ust the vol ume. 3 Push t he mul t i-fu nctio n dial to finish the adjustment . ≥ Sound will be heard only during normal motion picture playbac k. ≥ If pause pl ay is con tinued for 5 mi nutes, the screen return s to the thumbna ils. ≥ In the following cases, when you select the desired record[...]

- 83 - Motion picture play back usi ng operation icon For detail s on th e basic pl ayback ope rations, refer to page 79 . Playb ack ope ratio n P layback disp lay Oper ating s tep s Skip play back (to the start o f a scene) During Playb ack T ouch the L CD monitor and slide from right to left (fr om left to rig ht) du ring pl aybac k. Slow- mot io[...]

- 84 - Dire ct playb ack During Playb ack T ouch t he direct playbac k b ar A o r slid e it whi le tou chi ng . ≥ The p layback p auses t empor arily an d skip s to the p osition touch ed or s lid to while touchi ng. ≥ Playback will start by releasing your touchi ng or sliding fing er . Playb ack ope ratio n P layback disp lay Oper ating s tep [...]

- 85 - Creating still picture from motion picture Y o u can save a fr ame of a rec orded motion pictu re as a still p i cture. The picture size with which a still picture will be r ecorded differs depending o n the picture size of [REC FORMA T] with which the motion picture was rec orded. While playing back a mo tion picture, touch th e at the scen[...]

- 86 - Resuming the previous pla yback If playback of a sce ne was stopp ed half way , th e playba ck can be r esumed fr om whe re it was stopped. If playb ack of a mo tion pictu re is sto pped, appe ars on the thu mb nail vie w of the stoppe d scene. ≥ The mem orized resume p osition is ca nceled if you tur n off the u nit or press th e THUMBNA [...]

- 87 - ≥ Scenes r ecorded w ith the f ollowin g [REC F ORMA T ] settin gs are gro uped s eparately on the date list. A rec ording for mat icon will be displayed next to th e dat e. ≥ is displayed after the date in the list by da te for the still pict ures cr eated from the m otion picture . ( l 85 ) ≥ Press the THUMBNAIL button to switc h thi[...]

- 88 - 2 (When [M UL TI] is se lected in S tep 1) T ouch the scene/still picture to b e deleted. ≥ When t ouched, the scene/still picture is selected and the indi ca tion appears on the thumbnail. T ouch the scen e/still picture again to cancel the opera tion. ≥ Up to 99 sc enes ca n be sel ected to be delete d. (When [S INGLE] is se lected in [...]

- 89 - ≥ When [SYST EM FR EQ] is s et to a broa dcastin g syst em diff erent f ro m that of your region , images may no t be played b ack cor rectly . ( l 159 ) ≥ Use th e HDMI cable (suppli ed). ≥ HDMI is the in terface fo r digital devices. I f you co nnect this un it to a HDMI c ompatible h igh definitio n TV an d then play bac k the recor[...]

- 90 - 1 Connec t this unit to a TV . ≥ Check th at the pl ugs are i nserted as far as they go. ≥ Do not use any ot her HDMI cables e xcept the su pplied o ne. ≥ When conn ecting this un it and a TV tha t supports 4K motion pict ures with an HDMI cab le, connect it to an HDMI terminal that supports 4K. For details, r efer to the operat ing in[...]

- 91 - ≥ This uni t is not compatible with the VIERA Link. ≥ If you connect thi s unit to the TV when this unit is set to Re c ording Mode, a squeal ing so und *1 may be o utput. Befor e conn ecting this un it, set it t o Playback Mode. *1 The microphone may p ick up th e sound fr om the speake rs, produ cing an a bnorm al soun d. ≥ When conn[...]

- 92 - ∫ T o display the on- screen in formation o n the TV When the m enu setting is chan ged, the in format ion displayed on the screen (operati on ico n and Counter d isplay etc.) ca n be dis played/n ot displa yed on the TV . Connecting with a HDMI cable Select the d esired m ethod of HDMI outp ut. ≥ [AUTO] determ ines the output resolution[...]

- 93 - What you can do with a PC When you connect thi s unit to a P C, i t reco gniz es this uni t as a card r eader. The connection enables you to acce ss the SD c ard in t his unit f rom the PC . ≥ T o perfor m non-li near editing , copy the data of motion pictur es and still pictures to t he PC you will be using t o edit it. ( l 95 ) ≥ Y ou [...]

- 94 - 6 T ouch [PC] on the scre en of this un it. ≥ This u nit is aut omaticall y reco gnized as a n exter nal drive of t he PC. ( l 96 ) ≥ When yo u select an opt ion othe r than [P C], rec onnect the USB ca ble. ≥ When using the battery , the LCD monitor turns off after about 5 seconds . T o uch the screen to turn the LC D monito r on. ≥[...]

- 95 - ∫ If using Mac ∫ If using W indows When the u nit is con nected to a PC, it is recogn ized as an exte rna l drive. ≥ Removabl e disk ( Example: ) is disp layed i n [Compu ter]. 1 Double-click the folder that contains the still pictu res. ([DCI M] # [100CDPFQ] etc.) 2 Drag and drop the sti ll pictures o nto the destination folder (o n t[...]

- 96 - Exampl e folde r stru cture o f an SD card : The following data will be recorded. 1 Up to 99 9 still pi ctures in JPE G format ([1 1000001 .JPG] etc.) 2 MOV f ormat mot ion pi ctur e d ata ([1 1000001 .MOV] , etc. ) 3 MP4 form at moti on p ictur e data ([1 1000001 .MP4 ], etc. ) 4 JPEG format st ill pic tures c reated from the motion pictu r[...]

- 97 - Using HD W riter XE 2.0 Y o u can copy the motion /still picture data to the HDD of PCs or SD cards. Refer to the ope rating i nstruction s of HD Writer XE 2.0 (PD F file ) for de tails on how to u se it . ≥ It is im possible to writ e data to th is un it from a PC. ≥ Motion pict ures th at have been record ed on anot her dev ice ca nno [...]

- 98 - Y o ur installation o r use o f the Softwar e defined below sha ll be con clusivel y deemed to const itute your accep tance of the terms o f this Agr eement. If you do not acc ept the terms of t his Agree ment, do not ins tall, nor use the Software. End User L icense Agreement Y o u (“Li censee” ) are gra nted a license fo r the Software[...]

- 99 - Article 9 Wit h regard to MICROSO FT SQL SERVER COMP ACT 3.5 p roduced by Microsoft Corporation (1) Li censee shall use the MIC ROSOFT S QL SERVER C OMP AC T 3.5 only whe n incl uded in the Softwar e, and shall no t use the MICROSOFT SQL SERVER COMP A CT 3.5 in any other configu ration or met hod. L icensee shall not publish the MICROSOFT SQ[...]

- 100 - ≥ This software is on ly for Wind ows. ≥ Input i s not suppo rted in langua ges oth er than E nglish, G erman , Fren ch, Simpl ified C hinese and Russian. ≥ Operati on is not guaranteed on Micro soft Windows 7 Enterpri se, Windows 8 En terprise, Windows 8.1 Ent erprise and Wi ndows RT. ≥ For W indows 8/ Windows 8. 1, this so ftware [...]

- 101 - When inst alling the softw ar e, log on to your com puter as the Ad ministrat or or with a user nam e with equivalent author isation. (If y ou do n ot have authorisa tion to do this , cons ult your ma nage r .) ≥ Before starting the installation, close all applicatio ns that a re ru nning. ≥ Do not perform any oth er opera tions on your[...]

- 102 - ≥ In this Owne r ’s Manual, “USB hard disk drive ” is indicated as “ USB HDD”. If you connect a USB HDD (commercially-available) to this un it by usin g a US B Connect ion Cabl e (sup plied with US B ha rd dis k), you can copy m otio n pict ure s a nd still pictures recorde d on this unit to a USB HDD. It can also play back the [...]

- 103 - 1 Connect the AC adaptor (s upplied wi th USB HDD) t o the USB HDD. ≥ If you are using a bus-powered or por table USB HDD, this unit c an supply power to t he USB HDD by USB Connection Cable (supplied with USB HDD). 2 Connect the AC adaptor to this unit. ≥ Use the A C adap tor to free you fr om worrying about the ba ttery runn ing down.[...]

- 104 - ∫ Point s to check before copying ≥ When using a USB HDD f or the first time, or using a USB HDD tha t h as been used wit h other devic es, firs t run [FORMAT MEDIA]. ≥ Before copying, go to [MEDIA ST A T US] to che ck the a mount of f re e space on the USB HDD. ≥ In the fo llowing case s, copying m ay take longer : j There are lo t[...]

- 105 - Simple copy 1 Connect this unit to the USB HDD to prep are for copying. ( l 102 ) 2 T ouch [ Simpl e copy ]. ≥ When [Copy selected files] or [Playback fr om Externa l Drive] is se lected, termina te the connection with the USB HDD ( l 106 ), and then p erform th e ope ration of Step 1. ≥ Y ou can also copy selec ted files by touchi ng [[...]

- 106 - Playing bac k the External Driv e ≥ Only moti on pict ure/stil l pictur e that h ave been copied by conn e cting this unit to the USB HDD or copi ed with HD Writer XE 2. 0 can be played b ack. A USB Connection Cable (supplied with USB hard disk ) B USB HDD (commercially-available) 1 Connect this unit to the USB HDD to prepare for playback[...]

- 107 - ∫ Check before dubbing Chec k t he equi pmen t us ed for dub bing. * Y ou can dub A VCHD scenes and scen es in the recording mode opti on [MP4]. No te that among these scen es, tho se with a record ing form at size o f 4K (38 40 k 21 60) ca nnot be d ubbed. Some e quipment m ay not be com patible wi th high-de finitio n (A VC H D) pictu r[...]

- 108 - ≥ Y ou cann ot dub scenes in th e recor ding mode option [MOV(LP CM)] or [MP4 (LPCM )]. ≥ When [ SYSTEM FR EQ] is set to a broad casting s ystem different fro m t hat of y our re gion, dubbin g may not be po ssible. ≥ When dubbing scenes in the recording mode option [MP4] that hav e a recording format size of 4K (384 0 k 2160), use HD[...]

- 109 - 3 T ouch [RECORDE R] on the screen of this unit. ≥ When you s elect an option othe r t han [REC ORDER], re connec t the USB cable. 4 T ouch t he me dia you wish to dub . ≥ When using the battery , the LCD monitor turns off after about 5 seconds . T o uch the screen to turn the LC D monito r on. 5 Dubbing thro ugh op erations on the Bl u[...]

- 1 10 - ∫ Dubbing using equipment without an SD c ard slot or a USB termin al, or using a v ideo device Y o u can d ub by c onnecting a n A V cable (com mercially- availabl e). ≥ Images are du bbed in stand ard qualit y . ≥ Use the A C adap tor to free you fr om worrying about the ba ttery runn ing down. ≥ Press the THUMBNAIL button to swi[...]

- 11 1 - ∫ Use this unit as a wireless LAN device When using equipm ent or com puter syste ms that require m ore reli able sec urity than wir eless LAN devices, ensure th at the approp riate m easures a re taken f or saf ety de signs an d defects for the systems used. P anasonic will not take a ny re sponsibility for an y damage that arises when [...]

- 1 12 - ∫ This unit is WPS-compat ible WPS (Wi- Fi Protec ted S etup ™ ) is a function th at allows yo u to easily se t up a conn ection w ith a wireless L AN devi ce and ma ke secur ity-relat ed sett ings. ≥ This unit ca nnot be used to conn ect to a public wireless LAN co nn ection. ≥ Use a IE EE802. 1 1b, IEEE 802.1 1g or IEEE 802.1 1n [...]

- 1 13 - Using a smartp hone, y ou can perform r ecord ope ration s from a re mo te locat ion. A When conne cting di rectl y t o a s mart phone B When co nnectin g to a w irele ss access point ≥ Refer to [ Help] in th e “Ima ge App” menu about fun ction of Image App. ∫ Remote operat i on range The di stances in whi ch you can opera te this [...]

- 1 14 - Using NFC, yo u can easily set u p a dire ct connection b etween t h is unit and the smartp hone. ∫ If the devic e is Android (NFC-c ompatible) Use NFC to set up a direct connecti on between this unit and the smartphone. ≥ Procee d to “Usin g rem ote opera tion wi th a dir ect connect ion”. ( l 11 5 ) ∫ If the devic e is Android [...]

- 1 15 - Using remote operation with a di rect connection ≥ Set t he NFC fu nction of th e sm art phone to O N. 1 St art up th e sma rtphone appli cation “Image App”. 2 T ouch t he sm artphon e on of this unit. ≥ T ouch the NFC mark while a m essage asking you to touch the NFC ma rk on t he devic e is d isplay ed on the smartp hone screen. [...]

- 1 16 - ≥ If you touch an NFC-compat ible smartph one to this unit , you can register up to five smar tphones. When the n umber exceeds five, r egistrations will be deleted, st arting from the oldest touched one. ≥ Please refer the instru ctions for the device you are using f or inform ation on how to set up and use a NFC-compatible smartphone[...]

- 1 17 - Proceed to Step 6 when you r Wi-Fi connecti on has b een m ade via [Wireless S ettings ] in [W i-Fi Setup] ( l 125 ). 1 Connect the smartphone to a wireless access point. 2 Press the USE R button to wh ich [Wi-Fi] is registered, and turn on th e Wi-Fi functi on. ≥ will be displayed. 3 Selec t the f oll owing menu it ems t o set up a Wi-F[...]

- 1 18 - About remote operation Smartphon e scree n shots are e xamp le displayed in M otion Picture Reco rding M ode. * Focus Assist prov ides only the expan d functio n durin g remote o perat ion. ≥ The di splayed content diff ers dep ending on Record ing Mod e (Inte lligen t Auto M ode/Ma nual Mode) a nd oth er settin gs. ≥ Dependi ng on you[...]

- 1 19 - * The suppor ted OS ve rsions are c urren t as of Se ptembe r 2014 a nd subje ct to cha nge. ≥ Use the late st version. ≥ Refer to [ Help] in th e “Ima ge App” menu about fun ction of Image App. ≥ The serv ice m ay not be able to be us ed prope rly dep ending on th e type of smartp hone bei ng used. For infor mation o n the “Im[...]

- 120 - T o use the Wi-F i function , conne ct this unit to a wireless ac ce ss poi nt or sm artpho ne via Wi -Fi. ∫ About the conn ection st atus icon w hen con nected to Wi-Fi Using the Network Ea sy Set up to se t up a connec tion With the smartp hone app lication “I mage App”, you can transfer t he follow ing infor mation betwee n the sma[...]

- 121 - 5 Follow t he on- scree n in struc tions of th e smar tphone t o se t up a conne cti on. ≥ When the se ttings is com plete, the s martph one and th is unit are conne cted directl y , allo wing you to use re mote oper ations. ( l 11 5 ) 1 Press the USE R button to wh ich [Wi-Fi] is registered, and turn on th e Wi-Fi functi on. 2 Select the[...]

- 122 - Connecting to a wir eless access point ≥ Register [ Wi-Fi] to a USER bu tton. ( l 61 ) Check if the wireless access point you are using is compatible with WP S j If t he wir eles s acce ss p oin t is compatible with WPS: Procee d to the fo llowing Connec ting w ith WPS j If t he wir eles s acce ss p oint i s no t co mpatib le wit h W PS: [...]

- 123 - ≥ Confirm Encr yption key ( Password) of the sele cted wirel ess acce ss po int if the network authentica tion is encryp ted. 1 Press the USE R button to wh ich [Wi-Fi] is registered, and turn on th e Wi-Fi functi on. 2 Select the menu. ≥ T ouch [OK]. 3 T ouch t he p art with no disp lay of a wir eles s access point. ≥ For informat io[...]

- 124 - Entering text ≥ T ouch the text entry icon in the ce nter of th e screen an d ente r the text. ≥ A maxim um of 32 ch aracte rs can be e ntered. ≥ When conn ecting by [M anual Set ting], co nfirm the SSID ( Identif i cat io n nam e), Aut hen ti cati on method, Encryption type, a nd Encry ption key (P assword) of the w ireless acc ess p[...]

- 125 - ≥ When [WEP] is selected, pr oceed acco rding to ste p 8. 7 T ouch t he des ired E ncryp t ion m ethod. ≥ If you select [NON E], a mes sage is di splayed after c ompletin g t he c onnec ti on. 8 (When selecting [WEP]/[T KIP]/[AES]) T ouch [ INPUT] , the n ente r th e Passw ord. ≥ For details o n how to en ter cha racters, r efer to pa[...]

- 126 - 1 Press the USE R button to wh ich [Wi-Fi] is registered, and turn on th e Wi-Fi functi on. 2 Select the menu. 3 T ouch [ Change connec tion t ype]. 4 T ouch [ QR code ]. ≥ QR code is display ed on t he scre en of t his unit. 5 St art up th e sma rtphone appli cation “Image App”. 6 On th e smartphone, select [QR code], and scan the QR[...]

- 127 - ≥ T ransmissi on spee d may decr ease, o r may n ot be usab le depe nding o n the environ ment it is used in . If the Wi-Fi c onnecti on cannot be est ablished ≥ Please r efer to th e oper ating ins tructi on of the devic e in use for details abo ut the setting of th e wireless acce ss point or s martphon e. Confirmin g that the Wi-Fi c[...]

- 128 - The Wi-Fi c onnect ion is not p ossibl e be tween this unit an d a smartp hone. (Wirel ess Acc ess Po int Co nnectio n) ≥ Make sure the sma rtphon e is pro perly co nnected to the wireless access p oint by chec king the Wi-Fi settings of the smar tphone. ≥ Make sure this u nit and the smartphon e are con nected t o the same wireless acc[...]

- 129 - Configure various settin gs necessar y to use the Wi-Fi fu nction. When conn ected to W i-Fi, the se ttings canno t be ch anged. 1 Press the USE R button to wh ich [Wi-Fi] is registered, and turn on th e Wi-Fi functi on. 2 Select the menu. Please r efer to page 120 . Y o u can a dd or de lete w ireless a ccess poin ts, or rearra nge th e di[...]

- 130 - T o switch the d isplay order 1 T ouch the access point you want to switch the order . 2 Switc h the order by t ouching or . ≥ T o cha nge th e wireless access po int, dele te one of the registe r ed wireless a ccess points, an d then add one. Please r efer to page 125 . This will disconnect the Wi-Fi connection. Y o u can e nable/ disabl[...]

- 131 - Y o u can c hange the Wi -Fi set ting bac k to the default condit ion. ≥ Wi-Fi Password are also deleted. Y o u can v iew and change this uni t’s Device na me (SS ID), which i s us ed for operating this u nit as a wireless acces s point. 1 T ouch [INPUT], and en ter the desired Device name (SSID). ≥ Input up to 20 c haracte rs are re [...]

- 132 - Refer to page 28 for how to set up the Menu . Camera Setup Settings that are a ssigned to [SCE NE1] in [ CUSTOMIZE SCENE] by default are indicated with underl ined text. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 34 ) Preferred camer a setting i nformatio n can b e saved to each sce ne file. Switch the sc ene file in accordan ce with the recor ding c[...]

- 133 - ≥ This funct ion’s default settin g is [SCENE1]. ≥ It is possible to switch the scene file by touc hing to while displaying the operation icons. ( l 75 ) ≥ It will return to the defau lt set tings when [SCENE] is selected in [INITI AL SET]. ( l 160 ) Adjusts the level o f the imag e outline correction. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ([...]

- 134 - Finely a djusts co lor tempe rature after Ach W hite Ba lance ad just ment. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 34 ) 1 T ouch [COL OR TEMP A ch]. 2 T ouch / to adjust setting s of color . 3 T ouch [ EXI T] to compl ete the se ttin g. Finely a djusts co lor tempe rature after Bch W hite Ba lance ad just ment. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 34[...]

- 135 - T one o r contr ast of the imag e is set in accord ance wit h the r ec orde d scenes. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 34 ) 1 T ouch [G AMMA]. 2 T ouch the desired setting item. ≥ Next (Pr evious) page can b e displa yed by t ouching / . ≥ When you s elect [CINE-L IKE D] or [ CINE-LI KE V], w e recomm end se tt ing the iris darker than [...]

- 136 - Repr ese nts the colo r durin g t he r ecordin g. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 34 ) 1 T ouch [MA TRIX]. 2 T ouch the desired setting item. 3 T ouch [EXIT] to exit the menu screen. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 34 ) This make s skin colors appear softer for a more a ttractive ap pe aran ce. This is more e ffective if you re cord a per[...]

- 137 - ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 34 ) Y o u can s et the leng th of tim e in which the focus will shift dur ing Focus Transition. ( l 45 ) ≥ This funct ion’s default settin g is 2 second s. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 34 ) Y o u can s tart recor ding and F ocus Transition simul taneously . ( l 45 ) ≥ This funct ion’s default se[...]

- 138 - Y o u can s et an Ar ea Mod e effect. ( l 68 ) ≥ This funct ion’s default settin g is [FOCUS/IRIS]. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 34 ) Sets the m aximum possible g ain val ue for A uto Gai n Mode. ( l 50 ) ≥ This funct ion’s default settin g is [6dB]. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 34 ) Sets the ga in value for the USE R button[...]

- 139 - Recording Setup All defau lt setti ngs ar e indicate d with u nderline d text. [SD CARD 1] and [SD CA RD 2] can be sele cted separate ly to recor d mo tion pictures or still picture s. ( l 30 ) Switch the rec ording mo de of t he mot ion pictur es to r ecord. * It is not compatible with motion pictures recorded in A VCHD. Switch the picture[...]

- 140 - ≥ When [SYST EM FREQ] is set to [5 9.94Hz(NTSC) ], displayed f rame ra te s differ from t he actu al ones. * The actual frame rate will be 24.00p when [ REC FORMA T] is set t o [C4K/24p 100M]. ≥ The hi gher t he bit rate valu e is, the higher the p icture qu alit y becomes, e xcept for wh en the recording format is (This excep tion is d[...]

- 141 - ≥ When [M P4(LPCM) ] in [RE C MODE] is selected * The system freq uency will be se t to 2 4 .00 Hz whe n [C4K/24 p 100 M ] is set. ≥ When [M P4] i n [REC MO DE] is selec ted Recording format System frequ ency sett ing Size (Pictu re si ze) Fram e rate Bit rate (VBR) [C4K/24p 100M] * [59.94Hz(NTSC)]/ [50Hz(PAL )] C4K (409 6 k 2160 ) 24p [...]

- 142 - ≥ When [A VCHD] i n [REC MODE] is selected ∫ About the [REC FORMA T] setting when [SYSTEM FREQ] has been changed If you cha nge the system fre quency when [REC M ODE] is set t o [M OV( LPCM) ], [MP4( LPCM)] o r [MP4], [RE C FORMA T] will be change d to a setting t hat ma tches th e system frequency you have set. (The frame rate will be [...]

- 143 - Y o u can s et the auto swit ch recor ding, sim ultaneous record ing a nd ba ckground reco rding. ≥ Insert SD ca rds to card slo t 1 a nd card slot 2. *1 This effec t cannot be set for Interv al Record ing. *2 This fu nction is not avail able in t he followin g cases: j When [REC FORMA T] is set to a setting with a size of C4K (4096 k 216[...]

- 144 - How to use backg round recording ≥ Register [BACKGROUND] t o a USER button. ( l 61 ) 1 Press the recording start/stop button to start recording. ≥ A motion picture will start being recorded to th e two SD cards. ( will be displayed in red.) ≥ If you press the US ER butt on to w h ich [BACKGRO UND] is regi stere d, you can start record[...]

- 145 - ≥ appears on the screen. ≥ After recordin g, the setting o f Interval Re cording is cance led. ≥ Audio ca nnot be r ecorded. ≥ “h” is an abbre viation fo r hour, “min” for min ute an d “s” for s econd. ≥ These ti mes are appro ximations . ≥ Maximu m reco rdable time is 12 h ours. ≥ S till picture recording ca nnot [...]

- 146 - This allows th e reco rding of an image an d audio to start befor e you press the r ecordin g start/sto p button. AVCHD scenes will be recorded from approximately 3 secon ds before the oper ation, wh ile MOV/MP4 will be re corded from app roximately 4 seconds before the oper ation. ≥ appear s on the screen. ≥ Aim th e unit a t the subje[...]

- 147 - ≥ When [INFRARED REC] is set to [ON], this u nit cannot be set to I ntelligent Auto M ode e ven if you slide the iA/MANU switch . ≥ When [INFRAR ED REC] is set to [ON], focus values may not be disp layed co rrectly . ( l 39 ) ≥ The shado w of the ext ernal micro p hone ma y appear on the edge of the scre en, dep ending on i ts type or[...]

- 148 - Y o u can r ecord br ight pictu res even i n dark pla ces by slo wing t he shu tter speed . Slow Shutte r works in Auto Shu tter M ode. ( l 51 ) ≥ The shutter spe ed will be adjusted to one of the fo llowing valu es according to the am bient brightness. The value will differ depending on the frame rate o f the [ REC FORMAT]. ≥ When t he[...]

- 149 - Switches the adjus tment m ethod of the audio reco rding le vel for audio ch annel 1 . ( l 55 ) Switches the adjus tment m ethod of the audio reco rding le vel for audio ch annel 2 . ( l 55 ) ≥ Set [AUDIO LEVEL CH1]/[AUDIO LE VEL CH2] to [MANUA L]. ( l 55 ) ≥ Set [AUDIO ALC CH1] /[AUDIO ALC CH2 ] to [ON]. ( l 56 ) If you set this item t[...]

- 150 - Sets the inp ut level of th e externa l microph one conne cted to th e au dio input te rminal 1 (XLR 3 p in). Sets the inp ut level of th e externa l microph one conne cted to th e au dio input te rminal 2 (XLR 3 p in). TC/UB SETUP All defau lt setti ngs ar e indicate d with u nderline d text. ≥ Set [SYSTEM FREQ] to [59.94Hz( NTSC)]. ( l [...]

- 151 - Switch s etti ng All defau lt setti ngs ar e indicate d with u nderline d text. Sets the ro tation dire ction an d iris con trol of the iris ring. Sets the functio n to ass ign to th e USER butto ns. ( l 61 ) Enable/disab le of th e sub recor ding start/stop butto n on the h a ndle ca n be swit ched. Enable/disab le of th e sub zoom lever o[...]

- 152 - Y o u can t urn on/off the infrar ed light w hen [INFRA RED REC] ( l 146 ) is set to [ON]. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 34 ) Y o u can s witch t he type of color ba rs to b e displaye d when you pr ess the BARS butt on. ( l 72 ) [INFRARED LIGHT] [ON]: Turn on the infr ared lig ht. [OFF ]: Turn off the infrare d lig ht. [BARS TYPE] [SMPT[...]

- 153 - Display setting Different menu items are displayed dependin g on whe ther this u n it is in Rec ording Mode or Play back Mo de. All defau lt setti ngs ar e indicate d with u nderline d text. Switches the di splay of the set USER butt on icons . ( l 62 ) Selects the brig htness level o f the left-le aning z ebra pattern s on the scr een. 1 T[...]

- 154 - Y o u can c heck if the im age is le vel while recor ding motion pict ures an d still pictures . The function can also be us ed to estima te the balance of the compos ition. ≥ The gui deline s do no t appear on the images actuall y recorde d. ≥ The settin g changes as follows when using Focu s Assist. ( l 40 ) j The guidelin es are not [...]

- 155 - It is po ssible to ch ange the date fo rmat. This functio n displays the horizo ntal/vertical tilt of the un it with the ele ctronic level. ( l 70 ) A graph wit h brightness as horizontal axis and nu mber of pixel s at that brightne ss as vertical axis is displaye d. It is p ossible to determi ne the ex posure of the whol e ima ge by lookin[...]

- 156 - This make s it easier to view the LCD monitor in brigh t places i ncludin g outd oors. ( l 24 ) It adju sts brightne ss and color densi ty on the LCD m onitor. ( l 25 ) Brightness o f the vie wfinder can be switche d. ( l 25 ) Switche s the m irror function of the LCD m onitor when re cording yourself. ( l 26 ) The im age on the LCD monitor[...]

- 157 - A V output setting Different menu items are displayed dependin g on whe ther this u n it is in Rec ording Mode or Play back Mo de. All defau lt setti ngs ar e indicate d with u nderline d text. Select the d esired m ethod of HDMI outp ut. ( l 92 ) This function allows you to sele ct how to disp lay images with a 16:9 asp ect ratio on a T V [...]

- 158 - Switches th e output s etting of ti me code information when th is uni t is conn ected to an other dev ice (HDMI-SDI converter, etc.) with an HDM I cable. Other Functions Different menu items are displayed dependin g on whe ther this u n it is in Rec ording Mode or Play back Mo de. All defau lt setti ngs ar e indicate d with u nderline d te[...]

- 159 - The ri ng LED l ights up blue in R ecording Mode . ≥ When [ 5 SEC.] is set, the rin g LED lig hts up for 5 seconds after the unit is turne d on o r the Record ing Mo de is sw itched. ≥ When [RING L ED (RED)] is se t to [ON] , the ring L ED does not lig ht u p blue duri ng rec ording. The ri ng LED l ights up red du ring re cording . ≥[...]

- 160 - T ouc h screen operat ion, start a nd stop of rec ording can be conf irmed with this sound . 2 Beeps fo r 4 tim es When an e rror o ccurs. Ch eck the sentence d isplaye d on the s cree n. ( l 167 ) When a bout 5 mi nutes ha ve passed w ithout a ny oper ation, t his uni t a utomatically t urns off to save battery life . ≥ This unit will n [...]

- 161 - Set the file num ber of the MOV/MP4 and still picture r ecorded n ext to 0001 . ≥ Folder n umber is u pdated and f ile number will s tart from 00 01. ( l 96 ) ≥ T o re set the folder n umber, format the S D card , and then perfo r m [NUMBER RESET]. The uni t’s USB term inal to which a U SB cabl e will be conn ected can be swi tched. S[...]

- 162 - Using the sm artphone app “ Image Ap p”, you ca n transfer clock in fo rmation an d wireless acce ss point in forma tion (S SID and passwor d) betw een a s martph one a nd this unit. ( l 120 ) Y o u can a dd or de lete w ireless a ccess poin ts, or rearra nge th e display order of wireless ac cess points. ( l 123 , 129 ) Y o u can s et [...]

- 163 - Vide o Setup All defau lt setti ngs ar e indicate d with u nderline d text. ≥ Press the THUMBNAIL button to switc h this unit to the Playback Mo de. ≥ T ouc h the pl ay mode se lect ic on, and set this unit t o Motio n Pi cture Playb ack Mode. ( l 79 ) Playback o f the firs t scene start s after playbac k of the last s cen e finishes wh[...]

- 164 - ∫ Recording indi cations Display Indications TC 00:00:00 . 00 1/100 OPEN 150M AF50 D 5X Z00 NOV 15 2014 15:30 0dB PRE-REC    AT W ND1/64 WB R 1h20m R 1h20m 1 . 2 99% 60p FBC Example: Displ ay in En glish A TC 0 0:00:00.0 0 Counter display ( l 57 ) Interval Recor ding ( l 144 ) PRE-REC ( l 146 ) ¥ , ; (Re d) Recording ; (Green) R[...]

- 165 - ND 1/4, ND 1/16, ND 1/64 ND filter ( l 73 ) 99% Luminanc e level ( l 68 , 74 ) Lumin ance dis play fra me ( l 74 ) Center Marker ( l 154 ) AGC, 0dB Gain va lue ( l 49 ) Auto iris mode ( l 48 ) Backlight Compensatio n ( l 64 ) S potlight ( l 64 ) OPE N, F 2.0 Ir is value ( l 48 ) WB Multi M anual F unction ( l 77 ) T ime S tamp re cord ing i[...]

- 166 - ∫ Playback i ndications ∫ Indicat ion of con nection t o Wi-F i ∫ Indication o f connection to USB HDD ∫ Indication o f connection to other device s ∫ Confirmato ry indica tions 1 , ; , 5 , , 6 , , 7 , 8 , 9 , : , D , E , ;1 , 2; Display d uring p layback ( l 79 , 83 ) TC 0 0:00:00.0 0 Coun ter Dis play ( l 57 ) No.10 No.0010 Scen[...]

- 167 - Major confirmati on/erro r messa ges to be indica ted on the screen in text. About recovery If fault y managem ent inf ormatio n is foun d, the messages m ay app ear and a repair is p erformed . (Repairing may take time dependi ng on th e erro r .) ≥ is displaye d when abnor mal man agement informa tion i s detected whe n the scene s are [...]

- 168 - ∫ It is not a malfunction in following cases Others T roublesh ooting The len s, the v iewfin der or LCD mo nitor fog u p. ≥ This is due to condensation. It is no t a b reakdown. Please refe r to page 2 . A clickin g sound is heard when th e unit is sha ken. ≥ This is the s ound of th e lens m oving and is not a d efect. This sound wi[...]

- 169 - Indication Proble m Check p oints Functi on displ ay (Rema ining Dis play , Counter Displa y , etc. ) is not dis played . ≥ [CARD & BA TTERY] or [O THER DISPLA Y] of the [DISP SETUP] is [OFF]. ( l 155 ) ≥ Press the COUNT ER button to switch the counte r display . ( l 57 ) Rec ord ing Proble m Check p oints The unit a rbitra rily sto[...]

- 170 - With other p r oduct s Proble m Check p oints Although t his unit is correc tly conn ecte d to a TV , images canno t be seen. The im ages ar e s quee zed horizontally . ≥ Please re ad the operati ng instr uctions of yo ur TV and sel ect the channe l that m atches t he inpu t used f or the connecti on. ≥ Change the sett ing of t he unit [...]

- 171 - ∫ If A VCHD scenes do not c hange smoo thly when p layed back on another d evice The imag es may be still for severa l second s at the joins be twee n the sc enes if t he followin g operati ons are perform ed when multi ple scenes have been conti nu o usly played bac k using another unit. ≥ Just how sm oothly the scenes will b e played [...]

- 172 - Keep this uni t as far away a s possi ble fr om electro magne tic equi pment (su ch as microwav e ove ns, TVs, vi deo gam es etc.) . ≥ If you use this 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 not use this unit near cell phone s becau se doing s[...]

- 173 - Do not li ft up this unit b y the handle with the tripod s till attach ed ≥ When the tripod is attached, its weight will als o af fect th e unit’ s han dle, poss ibl y causin g the hand le to br eak an d hurtin g the user. ≥ T o car ry the u nit while the tripod is attached, take hold of the tripod. Do no t s w ing th e un it ar ou nd[...]

- 174 - ≥ If the tem perat ure of the batter y is extreme ly high or extremel y low , chargi ng may tak e time or the b attery m ay not be charge d. ≥ If t he ch arg ing lamp ke ep s flas hi ng, ma ke sure that the te rminals of th e batte ry or the battery ch arger ar e not expo sed to d irt, foreign o bjects or dust, then re connect th em pro[...]

- 175 - ≥ When t he LCD scr een is d irty or condensa tion has occurr ed, plea se wipe i t using a soft cloth such as a len s cloth. ≥ Do not touc h the LCD monitor with your finger nails, o r rub o r press wi th strong force. ≥ It may be come h ard to see or har d to reco gnize the touch when the LCD protect ion sheet i s affixed. ≥ When t[...]

- 176 - ∫ Carefully obse rve copyright laws Whate ver you have r ecorde d and cr eate d can be used for your persona l entertainmen t only . Under cop yright law s, oth er mater ials cannot be use d without obtaining permi ssion from t he hold ers of the copyr ights. ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Lo go is a tradem ark of SD-3C, LLC. ≥ “A VCHD”, “[...]

- 177 - ≥ SD cards are only menti oned wit h their main memory size. The stated tim es are the appr oximate recordab le times for con tinuous record ing. ≥ If rec ording for long periods , prepare b atterie s for 3 or 4 tim es the period you wis h to recor d for. ( l 16 ) ≥ The def ault settin g for [REC MODE] is [M P4(LPC M)], and the de fa [...]

- 178 - ≥ When [RE C MODE] is set to [MP4(L PCM) ] ≥ When [RE C MODE] is set to [MP4] Recordi ng fo rmat System frequ ency setting ( l 15 9) SD card 4 GB 16 GB 64 GB [C4K/2 4p 100 M] [ 59.94Hz(NTSC)]/ [50Hz(PAL )] s 2 0m i n 1h2 0m i n [4K/60 p 150 M] [59. 94Hz(NT SC)] s 12 min 55 mi n [4K/30 p 100 M] 2 0m i n 1h2 0m i n [4K/24 p 100 M] [FHD/60[...]

- 179 - ≥ When [REC MODE] is set to [A VCHD] ≥ SD cards are only mentioned with their main memory size. The st ated number is the approximate number of reco rdable picture s. ≥ Maximum nu mber of record able pic tures t hat c an be di s played is 9999 . If the numb er of recordab le pict ures exc eeds 999 9, R 999 9+ is displayed. The num ber[...]

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