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  • Page 1

    Operating Instructions High Definit ion V ideo Camer a Model No. HDC-SD60 HDC-TM60 HDC-HS60 Before us e, please re ad these inst ructions completely . Please also r efer to O peratin g Instructi ons (PDF format) recorded on the CD-ROM cont aining the Operating Instructions (supplied). Y ou can lear n about adva nced operati on methods and c heck th[...]

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    2 VQT2M64 ( ENG) Informatio n for Y our Sa fety ∫ EMC Electric a nd magnetic comp atibil ity This symbol (CE) is loc ated on the ratin g plate . Use only the re commended acce ssories. ≥ Do not use any ot her A V multi cables and USB cab les exce pt the supplied one. ≥ When you use th e cable which are sold separa tely , pl ease m ake s ure t[...]

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    3 (ENG) V QT2M64 ∫ Informatio n for Users on Collection an d Disposa l of Old Equipment an d used Batterie s These symbols on the products, packaging, and/ or accompanying documents mean that used electrical and electronic products and batteries should not be mixed with general household waste. For proper treatment, recovery and recycling of old [...]

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    4 VQT2M64 ( ENG) ≥ If the High Definit ion Vi deo Camera is adversely affect ed by electroma gnetic equipment a nd stop s funct ioning pro perly , turn the Hi gh De finition Video C amer a off and remove t he battery or dis connect AC adaptor . Then reinse rt the bat tery or reconnec t AC a daptor and tu rn th e High Definition Vi deo Camera on. [...]

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    5 (ENG) V QT2M64 Preparatio n Basic Ad vanc ed Other s Infor mation for Y our Sa fety .... ......... ....... 2 Accessori es ........ ...... ...... ........ ...... ....... .... 6 Prep aration Befo re u sin g [1] Parts identi fication a nd handli ng ....... ......... ..... ......... ........ .. 7 [HDC-SD60]/[HDC-TM60] .............. 7 [HDC -HS60] ...[...]

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    6 VQT2M64 ( ENG) Accessories Check the ac cessories bef ore using th is unit. Product numbers cor rect as of Fe b. 2010. Thes e may be subject to change. Some optio nal accessories ma y not be available in so me count ries. Battery p ack VW-VBK 180 AC adaptor VSK07 12 AC cable K2CQ29 A00002 A V multi cable K1HY12 YY0004 USB cable K1HY04 YY0032 Styl[...]

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    7 (ENG) V QT2M64 Pre paratio n Before u sing 1 Part s identification and handling 1 Power button [ ] ( l 20 ) 2 Spe aker 3 Intelligent auto/Manual button [iA/MANUAL] ( l 27) 4 Op tical im age stabiliz er but ton [ /O.I. S.] ( l 33) 5 Mode swi tch ( l 21) 6 Batter y holder ( l 14) 7 HDMI mini connector [HDMI ] ( l 36) 8 USB t erminal [ ] 9 A V multi[...]

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    8 VQT2M64 ( ENG) 18 LCD moni tor (T ouc h screen) ( l 22) ≥ It can open up t o 90 o . ≥ It can ro tate up to 18 0 o A towards the len s or 90 o B towards t he opposit e directio n. 19 Recording s t art/stop button ( l 25) 20 Sub recording start/stop button ≥ This butt on functi ons in the same manne r as the rec ording sta rt/st op button. 21[...]

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    9 (ENG) V QT2M64 27 Status indicator ( l 20 ) 28 Photoshot button [ ] ( l 26) 29 Zoom lever [W/ T] (In motion picture recording m ode or still picture recording m ode) ( l 31) Thumbnail display switch [ / ]/ V olume lever [ s VOL r ] (I n play back mode) 30 DC input term inal ( l 15) ≥ Do not use any other AC adaptors except the supplied one. 31 [...]

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    10 VQT2M64 ( ENG) 1 Power button [ ] ( l 20 ) 2 Spe aker 3 Intelligent auto/Manual button [iA/MANUAL] ( l 27) 4 Op tical im age stabiliz er but ton [ /O.I. S.] ( l 33) 5 Mode swi tch ( l 21) 6 Batter y holder ( l 14) 7 HDMI mini connector [HDMI ] ( l 36) 8 USB t erminal [ ] 9 A V multi conne ctor [A V MUL TI] ( l 36) ≥ Use the A V multi cable (on[...]

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    11 (ENG) V QT2M64 18 LCD moni tor (T ouc h screen) ( l 22) ≥ It can open up t o 90 o . ≥ It can ro tate up to 18 0 o A towards the len s or 90 o B towards t he opposit e directio n. 19 Recording s t art/stop button ( l 25) 20 Sub recording start/stop button ≥ This butt on functi ons in the same manne r as the rec ording sta rt/st op button. 2[...]

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    12 VQT2M64 ( ENG) 27 Status indicator ( l 20 ) 28 Photoshot button [ ] ( l 26) 29 Zoom lever [W/ T] (In motion picture recording m ode or still picture recording m ode) ( l 31) Thumbnail display switch [ / ]/ V olume lever [ s VOL r ] (I n play back mode) 30 HDD access lamp [ACCESS HDD] 31 DC input term inal ( l 15) ≥ Do not use any other AC adap[...]

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    13 (ENG) V QT2M64 Pre paratio n Setup 1 Power supply ∫ About batteries that you can use with th is unit The battery that can be used with this unit is VW-VBK1 80/VW-VBK360. ≥ This unit has a function to distinguish the batteries that can be used, and the batteries (VW-VBK180/VW -VBK360) are co mpa tible with this functi on. (The batt eries that[...]

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    14 VQT2M64 ( ENG) ≥ Press the power button to turn off the power . ( l 20) Inst all the battery by ins erting it in the direction shown in the figure. Inserti ng/removing the batter y Removing the battery Be sure to h old down the po wer button u ntil the statu s indicato r goes off. Then remove the batte ry while su pporting th e unit to prevent[...]

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    15 (ENG) V QT2M64 The unit is in the s tandb y conditi on when th e AC adap tor is conn ected. The primar y circuit is always “live” as long as the AC adaptor is connected to an ele ctrical outlet. Important: ≥ Use the supplie d AC adaptor . Do not use the AC adaptor of another dev ice. ≥ Do not use the AC cable with any other equipme nt as[...]

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    16 VQT2M64 ( ENG) ∫ Chargin g/Recordin g time ≥ T emperature: 25 o C/humid ity: 60% Charging and recordin g time HDC-SD60 Battery mo del number [V oltage/ Cap acity (minimu m)] Charging time Maximum continuously record able t ime Actual reco rdabl e ti me Supplied ba tter y/ VW-VBK18 0 (option al) [3.6 V/ 1790 mAh] 2h5 0m i n 1h5 5m i n 1h VW-V[...]

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    17 (ENG) V QT2M64 ≥ These times are approximatio ns. ≥ The indica ted cha rging time i s for wh en the batter y has been d ischarged completel y . Charging time and recordable time va ry depending on the usage conditions such as high/low temperature. ≥ The actual re cordable time ref ers to the reco rdable time when re peatedly st arting/ sto[...]

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    18 VQT2M64 ( ENG) Pre paratio n Setup 2 Recording to a card The unit can record still pictures or motion pi ctures to an SD card, built-in memory or HDD. T o record to an SD card, read the foll owing. Use SD cards confor ming to Class 4 or highe r of the SD Speed Class Rat ing * for motion pi cture recor ding. * The SD S peed Clas s Rating is the s[...]

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    19 (ENG) V QT2M64 Caution: Check tha t the a ccess lamp h as gone of f. 1 Open the LCD monitor . 2 Open the SD card cov er and inse rt (r emove ) the S D card into (from) the card slot B . ≥ Face the label sid e C in the direction shown in the ill ustrati on and press it straight in as far as it will go. ≥ Press the c entre of th e SD card and [...]

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    20 VQT2M64 ( ENG) Pre paratio n Setup 3 T urning th e unit on/off Y ou can turn t he power on and off usin g the powe r button or by opening a nd closing th e LCD monitor . Press the powe r button to turn on the power . A The sta tus indic ator li ghts. Power is turned on whe n the LCD monitor is opened, and power is turned of f when it is closed .[...]

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    21 (ENG) V QT2M64 Pre paratio n Setup 4 Selecting a mode Change the mode to recording or playback. Operate the mode s witch to ch ange the mod e to , or . Moti on pi ctur e reco rding mo de ( l 25) Still picture recor ding mode ( l 26) Playba ck mode ( l 28) HDCSD60&TM60&HS60EP-VQT 2M64_mst.book 21 ページ ２０１０年１月１ ５日?[...]

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    22 VQT2M64 ( ENG) Pre paratio n Setup 5 Adjusting LCD m onitor Y o u can ope rate by direc tly tou ching the LCD monitor (tou ch screen) with your fin ger . It is easier to us e the stylus pen (s upplied) for det ailed operat ion or if it is hard to operate wit h your finger s. ∫ T ouch T ouch and release the touch screen to se lect icon or pictu[...]

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    23 (ENG) V QT2M64 Pre paratio n Setup 6 Setting date a nd time When th e unit is turne d on for the fi rst time, a mes sage asking you to set the date and ti me will appear . Select [YES] an d perf orm st eps 2 to 3 below t o set t he d ate and time. ¬ Change the mode to or . 1 Select the m enu. 2 T ouch the date or tim e to be set, then se t the [...]

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    24 VQT2M64 ( ENG) Basic Recording/ Playback 1 Selecting a media to record [HDC-TM60/HDC-HS60] The card, bu ilt-in memory , and HDD media ca n be selected sep arately to record moti on pictures or still pictures. 1 Change the m ode to or . 2 Select the m enu. 3 T ouch the me dia to record mo tion pictu res or still pictures. ≥ The media is sele ct[...]

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    25 (ENG) V QT2M64 Basic Recording/ Playback 2 R ecor din g moti on pictures 1 Change the m ode to . 2 Open the L CD monitor . 3 Press the recording sta rt/stop button to start re cording. A When you beg in recording, ; c hanges to ¥ . 4 Press the recording sta rt/stop button again to p ause recording. ∫ Screen indica tions in the motion pic ture[...]

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    26 VQT2M64 ( ENG) Basic Recording/ Playback 3 Recording still pictures 1 Change the m ode to . 2 Open the L CD monitor . 3 Press the button halfway . (For auto focus only) 4 Press the button fully . ∫ About the scre en indication s in still picture recordin g : S till picture op eration indicator ß :F l a s h ß j : Flash level : Red eye red uct[...]

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    27 (ENG) V QT2M64 Basic Recording/ Playback 4 Intelligent auto mode The following mode s appropriat e for the condit ion are set just by pointing the unit to what you want to rec ord. *1 In motion pic ture recording mode only *2 In still picture recording mode only ≥ Depending on t he recording cond itions, the unit may not enter t he desired mod[...]

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    28 VQT2M64 ( ENG) Basic Recording/ Playback 5 Motion picture/S till picture playback 1 Change the m ode to . 2 T ouch the pla y mode sele ct icon A . 3 T ouch the desire d media to be pl ayed back motion p ictures or still pictur es. A [VIDE O/SD CARD ] B [PICTU RE/SD C ARD] C [VIDE O/SD CARD ] D [VIDEO /Built-inMem ory] E [PICTU RE/SD C ARD] F [PI[...]

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    29 (ENG) V QT2M64 4 T ouch the sce ne or the s till picture to be played bac k. ≥ Next (previou s) p age can be display ed by touchin g /. 5 Select the p layback operation by touching the operation icon. A Operation ic on ≥ T ouch / to disp lay/not-dis play the operation icon. Motion pict ure playbac k Sti ll pictur e playback 1 / ; : Playb ack[...]

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    30 VQT2M64 ( ENG) Basic Setup 1 Using the menu sc reen 1 Press the M ENU button. 2 T ouch the top m enu A . 3 T ouch the sub menu B . ≥ Next (p revious) page can be display ed by touching / . 4 T ouch the desired item to enter the setting. 5 T ouch [EXIT] or pre ss the MENU button to e xit the menu setting. ∫ About guide display Aft er touchin [...]

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    31 (ENG) V QT2M64 Advanced Recording (Advanced) 1 Zoom in/out function The maxi mum opti cal zoo m ratio is 25 k . The def ault setti ng of the [Z OOM MOD E] is [i.Zoo m 35 k ]. It can be extend ed to a maximum of 35 k during mot ion pictur e recording mode . ¬ Change the mode to or . Set the max imum zoom ratio for t he motion pict ure recording [...]

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    32 VQT2M64 ( ENG) If the number of the recording pixels is set to any thing ot her than the max imum number of recording pixels i n still picture recording mode , the still pictur e can be recorded with a zoom ratio of a maxi mum of 50 k without degr ading the pictur e qual ity . ≥ Extra o ptical zoom r atio v aries dependin g on th e setti ng of[...]

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    33 (ENG) V QT2M64 Advanced Recording (Advanced) 2 Optical image st abilizer function Optical image sta bilizer can stabilize the image with out decreasing the image quality as much. ¬ Change the mode to or . ∫ Changing the optical i mage st abil izer func tion when in still picture recording mod e [MODE1]: The funct ion works all the ti me. [MOD[...]

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    34 VQT2M64 ( ENG) Advanced Editing 1 Deleting scenes/s till pictures ¬ Change the mode to . ∫ Deleting multi ple sce nes/still pic tures from the th umbnail display 1 Press the button while the thumbnail view scre en is displa yed. 2 T ouch [ALL SCENES] or [SELE CT]. ≥ When [ALL SCENE S] is selected, all th e scenes or still pictures on the se[...]

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    35 (ENG) V QT2M64 Advanced Editing 2 Form atting Please b e aware that if a me dium is formatt ed, then all the d ata r ecorded on the medium will be erased and cannot be restored. Back up important data on a PC, DVD disc etc . Select the m enu. ( l 30) ≥ When for matting is compl ete, touc h [EXIT] to exit the message screen. ≥ Perform a phy s[...]

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    36 VQT2M64 ( ENG) Advanced With a TV 1 W a tching V ideo/Pictur es on yo ur TV ≥ Use the supplied A V multi cable. Check the output settings when connecting the component termi nal or the video terminal with the A V multi cable. ≥ Use of the follo wing Panas onic HDMI mini cabl es is recommende d to connect the unit to the HDMI terminal. ≥ HD[...]

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    37 (ENG) V QT2M64 ≥ Check th at the plugs are ins erted as f ar as they go. ≥ Do not use any other cable s except a genui ne P anasonic HDMI mini cable (RP -CDHM15, RP-CDHM30; optional) . ≥ Do not use any ot her A V multi cables except th e supplied one. ≥ When con necting t o the c omponent terminal of the TV , the yellow plug of the A V m[...]

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    38 VQT2M64 ( ENG) Oth ers About co pyright ∫ Carefully obser ve copyright laws Recordi ng of pre-recor ded tap es or discs or other pu blished or broadcast material for purposes other than yo ur own private use ma y infrin ge copy right la ws. Even for the purpose of pri vate use, recording of cert ain mat erial ma y be restrict ed. ∫ Licenses [...]

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    39 (ENG) V QT2M64 Oth ers Specifications High Definition Video Camera Inform ation for your safety Power s ource : DC 5.0 V (When us ing AC a daptor ) DC 3. 6 V (Whe n usin g batter y) Power consumptio n: Recording: 4.4 W 4.4 W 4.7 W Charging: 7.7 W 7.7 W 7.7 W Signal system 1080 /50i Recording format A VCHD format compliant Image sen sor 1/ 4.1 z [...]

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    40 VQT2M64 ( ENG) White balan ce adjus tmen t Auto tra cking white bala nce system St andard illumination 1,400 l x Minimum requi red illu minat ion Approx . 4 lx (1/25 in low ligh t mode) Approx . 1 lx with the colou r night vi ew functio n A V multi conn ector video output level A V video outpu t level: 1.0 Vp-p, 75 h , P AL system Component vide[...]

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    41 (ENG) V QT2M64 Motion pictures Mass in operation Appr ox. 299 g [with batt ery (suppli ed) and an SD card (option al)] Appr ox. 300 g [with batt ery (supplied)] Appr ox. 369 g [with batt ery (supplied)] Operati ng temperature 0 o Ct o4 0 o C Operat ing hum idity 10% to 80% Battery operation time See page 16 Recording media SD card SD Memory C ar[...]

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    42 VQT2M64 ( ENG) Still pictures AC adaptor Inform ation for your safety S pecif ications may change wit hout prior not ice. Recording media SD card SD Memory C ard (FA T12 and F A T16 system comp liant) SDHC Memory Card (F A T32 system compliant) SDXC Mem ory Card ( exF A T syst em complia nt) Refer to p age 18 for det ails on SD c ards usable in [...]

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    43 (ENG) V QT2M64 Oth ers Reading th e Operating Instruc tions (PDF format ) ≥ Y ou have practi sed the basic ope rations introduc ed in these operat ing instruc tions and want to pro gress to adva nced operation s. ≥ Y ou want to check the T ro ubleshooting . In thes e kinds of sit uations refer to Operatin g Instruct ions (PDF format) rec ord[...]

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    Panasonic Corporation Web site: http://panasonic.net Pursuant to at the directive 2004/108/EC, article 9(2) Panasonic Testing Centre Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH Winsbergring 15, 22525 Hamburg, Germany © Panasonic Corporation 2010 EU HDCSD60&TM60&HS60EP-VQT 2M64_mst.book 44 ページ ２０１０年１月１ ５日　金曜日 　午前[...]