Panasonic HDC-HS80K manual

until 2011/1/17 Operating Instructions High Definit ion V ideo Camer a Model No. HDC-SD80 HDC-TM80 HDC-HS80 Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely . VQT3J 17 HDC-SD80_TM80_HS80-PU-V QT3J17_eng.book 1 ページ ２０１１年 １月５日　水 曜日　午後１時５１ 分[...]

2 VQT3J17 Informatio n for Y our Sa fety ∫ Concerning the battery ∫ Product id entification m arking W ARNING: TO RE DUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELEC TRIC SHO CK OR PROD UCT DAMAGE, ≥ DO NOT EXPOSE TH IS APP ARA TUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THA T NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS V ASES, SHALL BE PLAC ED ON TH E APP A RA [...]

3 VQT3J17 -If you see this symbol- ∫ About the rec ording format fo r recording moti on pictures Y ou c an selec t from eit h er A V CHD or iFr ame recordin g formats to r ecord motio n pictu res using thi s unit. ( l 53) A VCHD: Y o u can recor d high def inition quality images with this format. It is suitable for viewing on a large form at TV o[...]

4 VQT3J17 ∫ Handling of bu ilt-in memory [HDC-TM80] This unit is equip ped with the built -in memory . W hen usin g this c omponent, p ay attention to the following point s. Back up data periodicall y . The built-in memor y is temporar y storage. In order to av oid erasing dat a due to static electri c ity , elect romagnetic wav es, breakage , an[...]

5 VQT3J17 Operation may stop in hot or cold enviro nment s. The unit is dis abled in ord er to protect t he HDD. Do not use the unit in low atmos pheric pressur es. The HDD may f ail if it is used at altitudes of 3000 m o r higher above sea leve l. T ransportation When th e unit is tr ansported, tur n off the unit and be caref ul not to sha ke, dro[...]

6 VQT3J17 Infor mation for Y o ur Sa fety . ......... ........ .... 2 Accessori es ........ ...... ...... ........ . .... ...... ...... .. 8 Prep aration Parts ident ifica tion an d handl ing ..... ....... 9 Power su pply ........ ..... ......... ........ ...... ....... 1 2 Inserti ng/remo ving th e batte ry..... ...... 1 2 Charg ing th e batte ry [...]

7 VQT3J17 Preparatio n Basic Advanc ed (Recording ) Copy/Dub bing With a P C Other s Ad vanc ed (Playback) Wa tching Video/Pictures on your TV .... 84 Connecti ng with a HDMI mi ni cable . ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... ......... ...... 87 Connecti ng with the A V multi cable . ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... ......... ...... 87 Playb [...]

8 VQT3J17 Check the ac cessories bef ore using this unit. Keep the ac cessories out of reach of chil dren to prevent swallowing. Product numbers cor rect as of Dec. 2010. The se may be subjec t to change. Accessories Battery p ack VW-VBK 180 AC adaptor VSK07 12 AC cable K2CA2CA0002 5 A V m ulti c able K1HY12 YY0008 USB cable K1HA05AD000 7 Stylu s p[...]

9 VQT3J17 1 Spe aker 2 USB t erminal [ ] ( l 93, 98, 1 10) 3 Intelligent auto/Manual button [iA/MANUAL] ( l 28, 64) 4 Op tical ima ge s tabilizer butt on [ O.I.S.] ( l 42 ) 5 Power button [ ] ( l 18) 6 HDMI mini connector [HDMI ] ( l 84, 88) 7 A V multi c onnector ( l 84, 101) ≥ Use the A V multi cab le (only the supp lied cable). 8 Battery re le[...]

10 VQT3J17 14 Mod e switch ( l 19) 15 St atus i ndicator ( l 18) 16 Recording start/stop button ( l 24) 17 LCD monitor (T ouch s creen) ( l 19) ≥ It can open up t o 90 o . ≥ It can ro tate up to 18 0 o A towards t he lens or 90 o B towards the opposite direction. 18 Batt ery holder ( l 12 ) 19 T rip od recept acle ≥ If you att ach a tripod wh[...]

11 VQT3J17 / 23 Photoshot button [ ] ( l 26) 24 Zoom lever [W/T] (In Motion Picture Reco rding Mode o r Still Pict ure Recording Mode) ( l 41) Thumbnail display switch [ / ]/ V olum e lever [ s VOL r ] (In Playbac k Mode) ( l 31) 25 Grip be lt Adjust the lengt h of the grip belt s o that it fit s your h and. 1 Flip the belt. 2 Adjust the length. 3 [...]

12 VQT3J17 ∫ About batteries that you can use with th is unit The battery that can be used with this unit is VW-V BK180/VW-VBK360. ≥ The unit has a function for distingui shing batteries which ca n be used safely . The dedicated battery (VW-VBK180/VW-VBK3 60) supports this function. The only batteries suitable for use with this un it are genuin[...]

13 VQT3J17 Charging the battery The unit is in the s tandb y condit ion when th e AC adaptor is c onnecte d. The primar y circuit is always “live” as long as the AC adaptor is connected to an ele c trical outlet . Important: ≥ Use the supplie d AC adaptor . Do not use the AC a daptor of another de vice. ≥ Do not use the AC cable with any ot[...]

14 VQT3J17 Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recordin g time ≥ T emperature: 25 o C (77 o F)/hu midity: 60%RH (When usin g AC adaptor) HDC-SD80 Battery model number [V olt age/Cap acity (min imu m) ] Charging time Record ing mode Maximum continuous record able time Actual record able time Supp lied batter y/ VW-VBK180 (opt ional) [3.6 V/1[...]

15 VQT3J17 ≥ These times are approximatio ns. ≥ The indica ted charging tim e is for w hen the ba ttery has been discha rged compl etely . 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 recordable time when re peatedly start ing/stoppin g rec[...]

16 VQT3J17 The unit can record still pictures or motion pi ctures t o an S D card, b uilt-in memory o r HDD. T o record to an SD card, read the fol lowing. Cards that you can use w ith this unit Use SD cards confor ming to Class 4 or hig her of the SD Spee d Class Rating* for motion pi cture recor ding. * SD S peed Class Rating is the speed standar[...]

17 VQT3J17 Inserting/removing an SD c a rd Caution: Check tha t the access lamp has go ne off. 1 Open the SD card cov e r and inse rt ( remo ve) t he SD c ard into (from) the card slot B . ≥ Face the label sid e C in the direction shown in the ill ustration and press it straight in as far as it will go. ≥ Press the c enter of the SD card and th[...]

18 VQT3J17 Y ou can turn the unit o n and off using the power button o r by op ening and closing the L CD monitor . T urning the unit on and off with the power button Open the LCD mo nitor and press the power bu tton to turn on the unit. A The status indicato r lights on. T urning the unit on and off with the LCD monitor Unit is turned on whe n the[...]

19 VQT3J17 Change the mode to recording or playba c k. Operate the mode switch to ch ange the mode to , or . Y ou can operate by direc tly touchin g the LCD monitor (to uch screen) with your finger . It is easier to use the stylus pen (supp lied) for det ailed operati on or if it is hard to operate with your f ingers. ∫ T ouc h T ouch and release[...]

20 VQT3J17 ∫ About the operation icons ///: These icons are us ed to switch the m enu and thumbna il displa y page , for item selection an d setting etc. : T ouch to retu rn to the previou s screen such as when setting menus. About the T ouch Menu T ouch (left si de)/ (right sid e) of on the T ou ch Menu to switch th e operation ic ons. T ouc h ([...]

21 VQT3J17 ≥ Do not touc h on the LCD monitor with hard pointed tip s, such as ball point pens . ≥ Perform t he touch screen calibrat ion when t he touch is not recogni z ed or wr ong location is recognize d. ( l 40) When th e unit is turne d on for the fi rst time, a mes sage asking you to se t the date and time will appear . Select [YES] an d[...]

22 VQT3J17 ∫ Basi c ca mera posi tion ing 1 Hold the unit with bot h hands. 2 Put your hand th rough the grip belt . 3 It is convenie nt to use th e Recording but ton icon A when holding the unit a t waist l e vel. ≥ When record ing, make sure your f ooting is stab le and there is no danger of colli ding with another per son or object. ≥ When[...]

23 VQT3J17 The card, built-in memory and HDD media can be selected separa t ely to record motion pictures or still pictures. 1 Change the m ode to or . 2 Select the m e nu. ( l 33) 3 T ouc h the media t o record motion pictures or still pic tures. ≥ The media is sele cted separat e ly to motio n pictures or still pictur es is highlighte d in yell[...]

24 VQT3J17 1 Change the m ode to . 2 Open the L CD monitor . 3 Press the r ecording sta r t/stop button to start re cording. A When you begin recording, ; changes to ¥ . B Recording butt on icon ≥ Recording can al so be started/s topped by touch ing the Recording button ic on. This ico n functi ons in the same manne r as the recordin g s tart /s[...]

25 VQT3J17 ≥ There are 2 recording forma ts that can be used with this unit: A VCHD that records high-definition motion pictures, and iFrame that records motion pictures suitable for playback and editing on Mac (iMo vie’1 1). T o chang e the recording format, change the Recordi ng Mode. ( l 53) ≥ St ill pictur es can be reco rded whil e recor[...]

26 VQT3J17 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 . Focus indicatio n: ≥ If you set the Optical image st abilizer function ( l 42) to ([MODE1]), then the I mage S tabilizer function will be more effective. ( (MEGA Optical Image S tabilizer) will be display ed w[...]

27 VQT3J17 ∫ About the screen indic ations in Still Picture Rec ording : S till picture operation indicator ( l 11 5 ) R3000: Remaining number of still pictures (Flashes in red when [0] appear s .) : Quality of still pictures ( l 62) : Size of still pictures ( l 61) : MEGA optical image stabilizer ( l 26 ) : Optical image stab ilizer ( l 42) : A [...]

28 VQT3J17 The followi ng modes (appropria t e for the c ondition ) are set just by pointi ng the unit to what you want t o record. *1 In Motion Pic ture Recording Mode only *2 In S t ill Picture Record ing Mode only ≥ Depending on t he recording cond itions, the unit may not ent er the desired mode . ≥ In the Portrai t, S potlight, or Low ligh[...]

29 VQT3J17 ≥ Faces can not be detect ed depend ing on the r ecording co nditions, such as when f aces are of certa in s izes or at certain tilt s or when digital zoom is use d. ≥ [ZOOM MIC] is set to [OFF] in the Intelligent Auto Mode. ( l 59) ∫ Intelligent Aut o Mode When switching to Int elligent Auto Mode, th e Auto White Balance and Aut o[...]

30 VQT3J17 1 Change the m ode to . 2 T ouc h the play mo de select i con A . ( l 20) 3 Select the [VIDEO/PICTURE] you wish to play back . ≥ T o uch [ENTER]. / Select the [M EDIA] and [VIDEO/PICTURE] you wish to play back. 4 T ouc h the scene or the still pic ture to be played bac k. B is displayed when [A VCHD] is touched or is displayed when [ i[...]

31 VQT3J17 5 Select the p layback operation by touching the operati on icon. ∫ Change the th umbnail display While the thu mbnail i s displ ayed, the thu mbnail display c hanges in the following ord er if the zoom lever is operat ed to side or side . 20 scene s () 9 scenes () 1 scene () Highlight & T ime frame index* ( l 70) * Highlight &[...]

32 VQT3J17 ∫ Spe aker volume adjustment Operate t he volume lever to adjust the speaker vo lume during motion picture playback . To w a r d s “ r ”: Increa ses the volume To w a r d s “ s ”: Decreases the volume ≥ Sound will be heard only d uring normal play back. ≥ If pau se play is cont inued for app rox. 5 minute s, the screen ret [...]

33 VQT3J17 ≥ T ouch (left side)/ (rig ht side) of o n the T ouch Menu to display . ( l 20) 1 T ouch [M ENU ]. 2 T ouc h the top menu A . 3 T ouc h the submen u B . ≥ Next (p revious) page can be disp layed by touching / . 4 T ouch t he desired item to enter the setting. 5 T ouch [EXIT ] to exit the menu setting. ∫ About guide display Aft er t[...]

34 VQT3J17 ≥ The items displayed differ depending on the position or settings of the mode switch. Select the menu. Please ref er to page 21. It is possible t o display an d record the time at the travel destin ation by selecting your home region and th e travel destinat ion. 1 T ouch [ SET WORLD TI ME]. ≥ If the cl ock is not set, adjust th e c[...]

35 VQT3J17 5 (Only when setting the region of y our travel destina tion) T ouch / to select your travel destin ation and touch [ENT ER]. ≥ T ouch [SUMMER TIME S ET] to set daylight saving ti me. appe ars and the summer time se tting is turned on. The travel d estinat ion time and time dif ference from the home region ti m e are set forw ard by on[...]

36 VQT3J17 When about 5 minute s have p assed without any ope ration, th is unit automat ically turns of f to save ba ttery li fe. ≥ The Power Save function will no t activate when: j connec ted to AC adapt or j using the USB cable f or PC, DVD burner e t c. j PRE-REC is used The unit is put into record ing pause appro x . 1 second whe n the unit[...]

37 VQT3J17 ≥ If [EC ONOMY ] ( l 3 6) is set to [5 MINU TES] an d the unit aut omatic ally goe s into Quic k S tart S tandby Mode, close the LCD monit or and then ope n it again. ≥ T urn the unit off using the power but ton. T ouch screen operatio n, starting and stopping of rec ording a nd unit on/of f can be c onfi rmed with this soun d. (V ol[...]

38 VQT3J17 Please ref er to page 88. Please ref er to page 86. Set to [Y ES] for changing the menu set tings back to the def ault condi tion. ≥ Sett ings fo r [MEDIA SELE CT] * , [CLOCK SET] and [LA NGUAGE] will n ot be changed. * For user s who have , this men u is not displ ayed. Set the fi le number of the iFrame and sti ll pictu re recorded n[...]

39 VQT3J17 Please be a ware that if a mediu m is formatted, then all the dat a recorded on the medium will be erased an d c annot be res tored. Back up import ant dat a on a PC, DVD disc etc. ( l 92 , 102) 1 T ouch [ FORMA T MEDIA]. 2 T ouch [SD CARD] or [Built-inMemory]. T ouch [SD CARD] or [HDD]. ≥ When for matting is compl ete, touch [EXIT ] t[...]

40 VQT3J17 The used sp ace and remaining recordabl e time of the SD card, built -in memory and HDD c an be checked. ≥ T ouching [CHANGE MEDI A] switches the unit between th e display for the SD card and the display for the built- in memory/HDD. ≥ When the mode switch is se t to , remaining re c ordab le time for th e selected recordin g mode i [...]

41 VQT3J17 ≥ Maximum zoom ratio for recordin g motion pic tures can be set with [ZOOM MODE]. ( l 53) ≥ Y ou c an also perform zoom op eration b y simply touching the L CD monitor . (T ouch Zoom: l 43) ∫ About the zoo m speed The zoom speed will be faster in the order of z oom lever , zoom button icon , and the n touch zoom. ≥ The zoom spee [...]

42 VQT3J17 Use the image st abilizer to red u ce the ef fects of shake dur ing recording. This unit is equipped wit h Hy brid Optica l Image S tabilizer . Hybrid Optical Image S tabilize r is a hybrid of optical a nd electrical image stabilizer . ≥ Please refer t o page 45 for det ails about th e Optical Image S tabilizer Loc k. ∫ Changing Ima [...]

43 VQT3J17 Y ou can record usin g convenient functions jus t by the easy ope ration of touching the screen. 1 T ouch (lef t side)/ (right side) of on the T ouc h Menu to dis play T ouch function icons. ( l 20 ) 2 (e.g. A F/AE t racking) T ouc h the T ouch function icon. ≥ T o cancel , touch th e T ouch fun ction icon aga in. (Optic al Image S tab[...]

44 VQT3J17 It is possibl e to set the focus and exposure to the su bject specified on the t ouch screen. The focus and exposur e will keep follo wing the sub ject aut omaticall y even if i t m oves. (Dynamic tracki ng) 1T o u c h . ≥ When [F ACE RECOG .] ( l 54) is [ON] and a re gistered fac e is detected, t he targe t is automa ticall y lo cked [...]

45 VQT3J17 In Motion Picture Recording Mode, you can further improve optical image stabilization by touching and holding Optical Image St a bilizer Lock icon. With this function, you can further reduce the effec ts of the shake th at tends to occur when using zoom . A Optical Image S ta bilizer Lock icon 1 Press the Optical Image Stab ilizer button[...]

46 VQT3J17 Select the operation icons to add dif ferent ef fects to the images to be rec orded. 1 T ouch (lef t side)/ (right side) of on the T ouc h Menu to dis play the ope ration icons. ( l 20 ) ≥ T ouch / on T ouch Menu to swi tch pages upward or downward. 2 (e.g . Backli ght com pensa tion) T ouc h an operation icon. ≥ Select the op eratio[...]

47 VQT3J17 When you st art recording, th e image/aud io gradual ly appears . (Fade in) When you p ause reco rding, the image/audi o gradually disappear s. (Fade out ) ≥ The Fade sett ing is canceled when the rec ording stop s. ∫ T o select the color for Fade in/out : [RECORD SETUP] # [F ADE COLOR] # [WHITE] or [BLACK] ≥ The thumbnails of scen[...]

48 VQT3J17 ≥ After setting PRE-REC, if recording star ts in less than 3 seconds, or while the PRE-REC indication flashes within about 3 seconds after initiating the Quick start operation, motion pictures taken 3 seconds before pressing the recording start/stop button cannot be recorded. ≥ Images displ a yed on the thumbn ail in Playback Mode wi[...]

49 VQT3J17 It is possi ble to record with illuminati on even in dark pla ces with Motion Picture Recording Mode. Each time t he icon is selected, t he indicati on changes by one setting in the follo wing order . ([ON]) # ([AUTO]) # ([OFF]) : Always on. : Turn s on/off automatically accord ing to brightness of th e surroundin gs. : Cancel the settin[...]

50 VQT3J17 Reduces t he phenomena wh ere human eye s become red fr om Photo lig ht. ≥ The Photo light is activat ed 2 times. ≥ The red-eye ph enomenon tends to appear in cert ain recording conditi ons and more with some pe ople than with ot hers. ≥ When faces are detect ed in the Intel ligent Auto Mode , the Red-E ye Re ducti on i s set to on[...]

51 VQT3J17 A more impr essive image can be obtained by focusing on the obj ect only in close-up and shading off the bac kground. ≥ The unit can f ocus on the subject at a distanc e of approx . 70 cm (28 q ). ≥ When the T ele macro is set with the zoom magnif ication less tha n 37 k in Motion Pi cture Recording Mode, it will automatically be set[...]

52 VQT3J17 When you r ecord image s in diff erent situati ons, this mode automat ically set s optimum shutter speeds a nd apertures. ≥ (Sport s/Portrait/Spotlight/Snow/Beach/S unset/Scenery) j The shutt er speed is 1/8 or more in S till Pictur e Recording Mode. ≥ (Sun set/Lo w ligh t) j The shutt er speed is 1/30 or more in Motion Picture Recor[...]

53 VQT3J17 ≥ (Night s cenery/Night po rtrait ) j The shutt er speed is 1/2 or more in S till Pictur e Recording Mode. j Using a tripod is recommended. ≥ (Night portrai t) j The Phot o light is set to [ ON]. Set the maxi mum zoom ratio for t he Motion Picture Recording Mode. ≥ The larger t he digita l zoom magnificat ion, the more the image qu[...]

54 VQT3J17 It is possi ble to continuo usly record moti on pictur e to an SD card when there is no spac e available in the built-in memory . (It allows you to record only to SD card fr om built-in memory .) ≥ Set [MEDIA SELECT] to [Buil t-inMemory]. ≥ Set [REC M ODE] to [HA ], [H G], [H X] or [HE]. ( l 53) ≥ Inse rt an SD ca rd. ≥ is displa[...]

55 VQT3J17 ∫ Registerin g a face for face recognition ≥ Up to a maximum of 6 peo ple can be registered. 1 Align the person’s face with the guide. ≥ T ake a picture of the persons fac e from the fron t, ensuring that their hai r does not hide the outli ne of their f ace, the ir eyes or their ey ebrows. 2 T ouch [REC] or press the button full[...]

56 VQT3J17 ∫ Changing the information of a registered person 1 Select the menu. 2 T ouch the desired item to ente r the setting. ≥ Up to 3 face shot s can be regist ered. T o additionall y register or to ch ange/delete the registered fac e shots , touc h or the fac e shot. ≥ If you regis ter severa l face shot s of the same person ( up to 3 f[...]

57 VQT3J17 When a regist ered person is detected by fa c e recogn ition during recording , the name register ed for that pers on is displayed. ≥ Displayed name will disappea r after a while. ≥ It is display ed according to the regi stration orde r s etting from the fi rst person. ≥ This func tion is not disp layed during the recording of your[...]

58 VQT3J17 ≥ The AGS fu nction may ac tivate and ca use the unit to pause the recording if y ou are recor din g a subje ct ri ght abo ve or ri ght belo w you . Y ou can record bright pictures even in dar k places by slowing the shutter spee d. ≥ Switch to Manual Mode. ( l 64) ≥ The shutt er speed is set to 1/30 or more depe nding on the su rr[...]

59 VQT3J17 This will reduce t he wind noise coming i nto the built- in microphones while m aintaining t he realism. ≥ Switch to Manual Mode. ( l 64) ≥ This func tion’s default s etting is [ON]. ≥ When switching t o Intellige nt Auto Mode, [ WIND NOISE CANCELER ] is set to [ON ], and th e setting ca nnot be chan ged. ≥ Y ou may not see the[...]

60 VQT3J17 ≥ When switching to Intelligent Auto Mode, the setting is fi xed to [AUTO] and cannot be changed. ≥ When [ZOOM MIC] is [ON], the volume will be different depending on the zo om rate. ≥ The microphon e input level meter shows the larg er of the input s from the 2 built -in microphon es. ≥ Y ou can not record with th e audio comple[...]

61 VQT3J17 The hi gher the number of pixels, t he hi gher the clarity of the p icture wh en pri nting. ∫ Picture s ize and Maxim um zoom rati o Aspect ratio will chan ge depending on t he picture size. * Extra optic al zoom cannot be used. The max imum zoom magnificat ion is 34 k . ∫ Picture size in Motion Picture Recordi ng Mode ≥ Change the[...]

62 VQT3J17 Selecting t he picture quality . Recording is done conti nuously at th e rate of 30 or 60 still pictur es per second. Use this funct ion to record an object with fast movement. 1 Select the menu. 2 Press th e button. ≥ flashes in r ed during reco rding. ≥ First pre ss the button half way , th en press it ful ly to set the fo cus and [...]

63 VQT3J17 5 (When [SELE CT] is selec ted in s tep 4) T ouch the range of pictures that will be stored. ≥ Previous (Next) page is displayed by touching / . * Only selec t the p icture for s tart poi nt if only 1 pict ure is to be stor ed. ≥ A confirmatio n message is displayed when [E nter] is touched a fter selecting the start point and f inis[...]

64 VQT3J17 ≥ The manual focus, white balance, shutter speed, brightness (Iris and Gain) s ettings are ret ained when you change betw een Motion Picture Recor ding Mode and S till Picture Rec ording Mode. Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode. ≥ appe ars on the scre en. Advanced (Recording) Manual recording MNL /MANUAL FOCUS WB SHT[...]

65 VQT3J17 White balanc e Automat ic white balance fun c tion ma y not reproduce natur al colors d epending on the scenes or light ing conditions . If so, you can adjust the white b alance manually . ≥ Press the iA/ MANU AL button to swit ch to Manual Mode. ( l 64) 1 T ouch [WB]. 2 T ouc h / to select Wh ite balance mode . ≥ Select the op timal[...]

66 VQT3J17 Manual shutter spee d/iris adjustment Shutter Speed: Adjust it when recordin g fast-moving subje cts. Iris: Adjust it when the screen is to o bright or too dark. ≥ Press the iA/ MANU AL button to swit ch to Manual Mode. ( l 64) 1 T ouch [SHTR] o r [IRIS]. 2 T ouc h / to adjust set tings. ≥ T ouch [SHTR]/[IRIS] to end the adjustment. [...]

67 VQT3J17 Manual focus adjustment If auto foc using is dif ficult due to the condit ions, then use Manua l Focus. ≥ Press the iA/ MANU AL button to swit ch to Manual Mode. ( l 64) 1 (When MF assist function is used) Select the m e nu. ≥ T ouch to display th e Manual icon. 2 T ouch [FO CUS]. 3 T ouc h [MF] to chan ge to Manua l Focus. ≥ MF ap[...]

68 VQT3J17 Motion picture playback using operation icon For det ails on the basic playback operations , refer to p age 30. Advanced (Playback) Playback Operations Playback operation Playbac k display Operatin g step s Fast forward/ rewin d playback During Play back To u c h 5 during play back to fast forward. (T ouch 6 to rewind.) ≥ The fast forw[...]

69 VQT3J17 Creating still picture from motion picture A single fra me from the recorded moti on picture can be saved as a sti ll pictu re. Picture size of the still picture to be recorded is (1920 k 1080). 1 Pause at the scene you want to save as a stil l picture d uring playback. ≥ It is convenie nt to use sl ow-motion play back and frame -by-fr[...]

70 VQT3J17 Highlight & T ime frame index An image of one s cene is displa yed as a thumbnail at set sear ch condition. Scene can be played back from any midway point of the sc ene you wish to see. ≥ Opera te the zoom leve r to side and change ov er the thumbnail display to Highlight & T ime frame index. ( l 31) 1 T ouc h . ≥ T o display[...]

71 VQT3J17 Resuming the previous pla y back If playback of a scene wa s stopped halfway , the playback can be resumed fr om where it was stopped. If playback of a mo tion pictur e is stopped, app ears on the thumbnail view of the stopped scene. ≥ The memorized res ume posit ion is cleared if you turn of f the unit or change t he mode. (The sett i[...]

72 VQT3J17 Playing bac k motion pictures/still pictures by date The scene s or the still pic tures record ed on the same day can be pla y ed back in succession . 1 T ouc h the date se lect icon. ( l 20) 2 T ouc h the playbac k date. The scene s or the still pictu res recorded on t he date selected are dis played as thumbnails . 3 T ouc h the scene [...]

73 VQT3J17 Highlight Playback Part that was recognized as clearly record ed is extracted from a lon g recording, and it can be played back in a short time with ef fects and musi c added. ≥ Highlight playback cannot be used for iFrame scenes. 1 T ouc h . ( l 20) 2 (Only when you would like to change the settings) T ouc h [SET] to selec t the item [...]

74 VQT3J17 ∫ Priority setting 1 T ouch [F ACE] or [F ACE RECOG . ]. ≥ If you touc h [F ACE], any det ected face, inc luding the fa ce of pers on register ed for Face Recognition, is given prior ity on playback. 2 (When [F A CE RECOG .] is selected) T ouch a face to specify . ≥ Y ou can spe c ify up to 6 fac es, whic h are t o be played back i[...]

75 VQT3J17 ∫ Music se tting 1 T ouch your favorite music. ≥ When [EFFECT SETUP] is set to [NONE], you will be able to sele ct [NO MUSIC ]. When [N O MUSIC ] is selected, the audio re corded at the time of shootin g is play ed b ack. ≥ T o adjust the volume of music during pl ayback or audio t e sting, operate the volu m e lev er . ( l 32) 2 T[...]

76 VQT3J17 (When [SLID E INTERV AL] is selected) T ouc h the interval of playback for the slid e show . (When [MUSIC SEL ECT] is selected) T ouc h the desired sound. ≥ T o adj ust the volume of music during playback of t he slide show or audio tes ting, operat e the volume leve r . ( l 32) ≥ T ouch [ENTER]. (T o t est the music audio) T ouc h [[...]

77 VQT3J17 ¬ Change t he mode to . ∫ T o de lete the sce ne or stil l picture being played back T ouc h while scenes or still pictures to be deleted are being played back. ∫ T o de lete scenes or still picture s from the thumbnail di splay ≥ Switch to the thumbnail display o f the scenes or sti l l pic tures to delete . ( l 30) 1 T ouc h . ([...]

78 VQT3J17 When you stop deleti ng halfway T ouch [CANCEL] while delet ing. ≥ The scenes or s till pictu res that have already been de leted when the deletion is canc eled cannot be r estored. T o c omplet e editin g T ouch [Return]. ≥ Y ou can also delet e scenes by t ouching [ MENU], sele cting [EDIT SCENE] # [DELE TE] # [ALL SC ENES ], [MUL [...]

79 VQT3J17 ≥ Y ou can not divide a sc ene if you are playi ng back a disc with a DVD burn er (optional) connec ted, or if th e number of scene s of a given dat e would exceed 99 scene s. ≥ It may not be poss ible to divide scenes with a short record ing time. ≥ Data t hat has been re c orde d or edited on another devic e cannot be d ivided an[...]

80 VQT3J17 Deleting personal information Deletes fac e recognition inf o rmati on from scenes in which faces were recognized. ≥ Change the mode to and touch the pla y mode select icon. Then set [VIDEO/ PICTURE] to [A VCHD]. ( l 30) ≥ Perso nal info rmation is not re corded i n the i Frame sc enes. 1 Select the m e nu. 2 T ouc h the desired scen[...]

81 VQT3J17 Y ou can write the da ta selecting still pictures to be printed and the number of print s (DPOF data) onto the SD card. (Copy still pictu res recorded to the bu ilt-in memory or HDD to the SD card before s etting DPOF. ) ≥ Change the mode to and touch the play mode s elect icon. Then set [MEDIA] to [SD CARD] and set [VIDEO/PICTURE] to [...]

82 VQT3J17 Y ou ca n com bin e the re layed scen e ( l 54 ) in the built-in memory and the continued scene in th e SD card to be one into th e SD card. A Built-in memor y B SD card C Range of Relay re cording ≥ Change the mode to and touch the pla y mode select icon. Then set [VIDEO/ PICTURE] to [A VCHD]. ( l 30) 1 Insert the SD card tha t was us[...]

83 VQT3J17 T o cancel relay information ≥ When the relay inf ormation is cance led, combining of the relayed s cenes will not be possible any more. ≥ When the disc pl ayback is selected while a DVD burner (opt ional) is c onnecte d, you c annot combine rela y scenes or cancel relay information . ≥ The per sonal informat ion of t he relay ed s[...]

84 VQT3J17 ≥ Use the A V mul ti cable (supplie d) or HDMI mini c able (opti onal) and check the ou tput settings . ( l 87) ≥ HDMI is t he inter face for digita l devices. If y ou connec t this unit to a HDMI comp atible high defini tion TV and then play bac k the recorded high definitio n images, you can enjoy them in high resolutio n with high[...]

85 VQT3J17 ≥ Check th at the plugs are ins erted as f ar as they go. ≥ Always use a gen uine Panasonic HDMI mini cable (RP-CDHM15, RP-CDHM30; optional). ≥ Do not use any ot her A V multi cables exc ept the supplie d one. ≥ When con necting t o the c omponent terminal of the T V , t he yellow plug of t he A V multi c able is not requi red. ?[...]

86 VQT3J17 ∫ T o watc h images on a regular TV (4:3) or when both side s of the images do not appear on the s cree n Change the menu setting t o display the images cor rectly . (C heck the TV set ting.) Example o f images with a [16:9] aspe ct ratio on a r egular TV (4:3) ≥ If a wide-scre en TV is connected, adjust the aspe ct setting on t he T[...]

87 VQT3J17 Connecting with a HDMI mini ca ble Select the desired met hod of HDMI outp ut. ≥ [AUTO] determines the output r esolution automat ically bas ed on i nformation f rom the connec ted TV . If the image s are not output on the TV when the setting is [AUTO] , switch to the met hod [1080i] or [48 0p] which enab les the images to be displayed[...]

88 VQT3J17 ¬ Change t he mode to . 1 Select the m e nu. ≥ If you are not u sing V IERA L ink, s et to [ OFF ]. 2 Connect this u nit to a Panasonic TV c ompatib le with VIERA Lin k with a HDMI mini cable. A HDMI mini cable (option al) B Panasoni c TV compatibl e w ith VIERA Link ≥ It is recommen ded to connect this unit to an HDMI t erminal oth[...]

89 VQT3J17 3 Operate w ith the remote control for the TV . 1) Press the button up, down, lef t or right to select a scene or still picture to be played back, and then pre ss th e butt on in t he ce nter to s et it . 2) Activat e the operatio n icons that are d isplayed o n TV screen with the remot e cont rol for the TV . A Operation icons B Display[...]

90 VQT3J17 Motion p ictures or st ill pictures recorded with this unit can be copied between an SD card inserted in this unit and a built -in memory/HDD. ∫ Check th e used sp ace of the cop y destination It is possible t o check the used space of the SD card, built-in memory or HDD by [MEDIA ST A TU S] ( l 40). ≥ By displayi ng in 1 scene or pr[...]

91 VQT3J17 3 T ouc h desired item s following the scr een displa y . ≥ It will return to the pre v ious step by touchin g . ≥ (When [SELE CT SCENES] is sele cted) When touched, the scene/ still picture is select ed and the indication appear s on the thumbnail. T ouch th e scene/still pict ure again t o canc el the ope ration. ≥ (When [SELECT [...]

92 VQT3J17 Copy/Dubbi ng Motion p ictures or still pictures recorded wit h this unit can be co pied to a DV D disc b y connecti ng a DVD burner (optional) to t his unit using a US B Connection Ca ble (supplied wi th DVD burner) . The copied DVD disc can also be played back. ≥ Please rea d the operating ins tructions of the DVD burner f or how to [...]

93 VQT3J17 1 Connect the AC a d aptor (su pplied with DVD burner) to the DVD burner . ≥ Y ou cannot supply power to the DVD burn er from thi s unit. 2 Connect this u nit to the AC adaptor and c hange the mo de to . 3 Connect this unit to the DVD burner with the USB Connection Cable (supplied with DVD burner). A USB Connection Cab le (supplied wit[...]

94 VQT3J17 Copying to discs ≥ Y ou can not copy from multip le SD cards to 1 disc . (Y ou can add itionally copy onl y to a DVD-RAM.) ≥ Y ou cannot copy motion pictures toge t her with st ill p ic tures or motion pict ures in a different picture quali ty (A VCHD picture quality and conven t ional normal p ict ure qualit y ) to the same disc. ?[...]

95 VQT3J17 Import ant Notice ≥ When connecting an optional DVD burner and this unit for copying a disc , do not insert a disc with re corded motion pict ures in high definition pi cture quality into devices that do not support the A VCHD format. In some c ases the disc may get stuck in the device. The disc will not play back on devices that do no[...]

96 VQT3J17 ≥ The disc t hat was copi ed to can be played back by connecting this unit and a DVD burner . ≥ Do not turn of f this unit or the DVD burne r or disconnect the USB Con nection Cable while copying. Al so, do not shake this unit or the DVD burne r. ≥ It is i mpossible to stop cop ying hal fway . ≥ The order in which t he scenes wer[...]

97 VQT3J17 Managing the copied dis c ≥ Connect this unit to t h e DVD burner and then touch [PLA Y DISC]. ( l 93) ∫ Formatting dis cs This is for initializing DVD-RAM, DVD- R W and +RW discs. Please b e aware that if a dis c is formatted, then all the dat a recorded on t he disc will be erased. Back up important data on a PC etc. ≥ When for m[...]

98 VQT3J17 ∫ Check before dubbing Check the equi pment used for dubbing . * Some equipment may not be compat ible with high-defin it ion (A VCHD) pict ure quality . In such a c ase, connect wit h the A V multi c able and dub with sta ndard picture qua lity . ( l 101) ≥ For the pos itions of the SD card slot, USB terminal, o r terminal f or conn[...]

99 VQT3J17 ∫ T o du b using equip ment with an SD c ard slot Y ou can dub by directly i nserting an SD card. ≥ / T o c opy scenes or still pictures from the built- in memory o r HDD to a n SD card, see pa ge 90. ∫ T o du b using equip ment with a USB terminal Y ou can d ub by connecting a USB cable. ≥ Use the AC adap tor to free you from wo[...]

100 VQT3J17 4 Dubbing through operations on the Bl u-ray disc recorder or high- definition (A VCH D) comp atible DVD recorder . ≥ / Do not touc h [CHANGE MEDIA] on the screen of the unit du ring dubbing. ≥ Do not use any ot her USB cables except the supp lied one. (Ope ration is not guaranteed with any other USB cables.) ≥ When this unit is c[...]

101 VQT3J17 ∫ Dubbing using equipment w ithout an SD card slot o r a USB terminal, or using a v ideo device Y ou can d ub by connecting an A V multi cable. ≥ Images are dubbed in standard quality . ≥ Use the AC adap tor to free you from worryin g about the bat tery runn ing down. 1 Connect t his unit to a v ideo device and the n change the mo[...]

102 VQT3J17 HD Wr iter AE 3.0 Y ou can copy the moti on/still picture da ta to the HDD of PCs or write to media like Blu-ray discs, DVD discs or SD cards using HD Writer AE 3.0, the sof tware installed in the supplied CD-ROM. Refer t o the o perating instructions of HD W riter AE 3.0 (PDF file) f or det ails on how to use it. ∫ Smart wizard The S[...]

103 VQT3J17 ≥ It is possible t o play back on a PC usi ng a Image V iewer S tandard to Wind ows or commercially available imag e browsing soft ware, as well as copying pictur es to a PC using Windows Ex plorer . ≥ Please refer t o page 1 14 for deta ils about using a Mac. ≥ / It is impossible to write data to the built-in memory or HDD on thi[...]

104 VQT3J17 End User Licens e Agreeme nt Before ope ning the CD-ROM package, please rea d the fol lowing. Y ou (“L ice nsee ”) ar e gran ted a li cens e for the Sof tware defin ed in this End User License Agre ement (“Agreement”) on conditi on that you agree to the te rms and conditi ons of this Agreement. If Lic ensee does not agree to the[...]

105 VQT3J17 ≥ Even if the sys tem requiremen ts mention ed in these operating inst ructions are ful filled, some PCs canno t be used. ≥ A CD-ROM drive is necessary to install the su pplied softw are application s . (A compat ible Blu-ray disc/DVD wri ter drive and media are n ecessary for writing to a Blu-ray dis c/DVD.) ≥ Operatio n is not g[...]

106 VQT3J17 ≥ Supplied CD-ROM is available for Windows only . ≥ Input is not supported in langu ages other than English, Ge rman, French an d Simplified Chinese. ≥ Operatio n cannot be guaran teed on all Blu-ray disc/DVD dr ives. ≥ Operatio n is not gua ranteed on Mic rosof t Wi ndows Vista Ente rprise, Windows X P Media Center Edition, T a[...]

107 VQT3J17 ∫ Operating e nvironment for the c ard reader function (m ass storage) ≥ The USB equip ment operate s with the driver installed as stand ard in the OS. PC IBM P C/A T com pati ble PC OS Windows 7 (32 bit/64 bit) Windows Vi sta (32 bit) (SP1/SP2) Windows XP ( 32 bit) ( SP3) CPU Windows 7 /Windows Vist a: 1.0 GHz or higher Wind ows XP[...]

108 VQT3J17 When installing the softwa re, log on to your computer as the Administrato r or with a user name wi th equiv alent au thorization. (I f you do n ot have authorization to do t his, consult yo ur manager .) ≥ Before st arting the inst allati on, close all appl ications that ar e running. ≥ Do not perfor m any other operat ions on your[...]

109 VQT3J17 7 When installation is complete, some notes will appear . Check th e content s, then clos e the windo w . 8 Select [Y es, I want to res tar t my comp uter now .], then click [Fi nish]. ∫ Uninst alling HD Write r AE 3.0 Follow the step s below to unin s tall an y softwar e applicati ons that you no longer requ ire. 1 Select [S tart] # [...]

11 0 VQT3J17 ≥ Connect t his unit to the PC af ter the sof tware applicat ions are install ed. ≥ Remove the supp lied CD-ROM from your PC. A USB cable (supplied) ≥ Insert t he plugs as f ar as they wi ll go. 1 Connect this u nit to the AC adaptor . ≥ It is pos sible to us e the un it connected to the PC with the batterie s only , but you wi[...]

111 VQT3J17 ∫ T o di sconnect U SB cable safely Sele ct the icon in t ask tray displaye d on the PC, and then click [Ej ect Panason ic Camcorder]. ≥ Depending on y our PC’s set tings, this ic on may not be displaye d. ∫ Charging the ba ttery by connecting it to different devices When using t he batter y , if you t urn off th e uni t and con[...]

11 2 VQT3J17 About the PC display When the unit is connec ted to a PC, it is recognized as an ex ternal dr ive. ≥ Removable disk (Ex ample: ) is d isplayed in [Computer]. Example fo lder struct u re of an SD car d: / Example fol d er struct u re of buil t-in memory or HDD: * [CAM_MEM] is displayed when using the , and [CA M_HDD ] is display ed wh[...]

11 3 VQT3J17 ≥ T o use the soft ware, log on as an Administrat or or as user name for st andard use r account (only f or Windows 7 / Windows Vista). The sof t ware ca nnot be used with the user name for a guest accou nt. (On the PC) Select [St art] # [All Programs] # [Pana soni c] # [HD Writer AE 3.0] # [HD Writer AE]. ≥ For details on how to u[...]

11 4 VQT3J17 ≥ HD Writer AE 3. 0 is not available for Mac. ≥ iMovie’1 1 su pported. For details about iMovie’1 1, ple a se conta ct Apple Inc. ≥ There ar e some l imitations in the function s when iM ovie’1 1 is used. Refer to page 124 for details. ∫ Operat ing enviro nment ≥ Even if the sys tem requiremen ts mention ed in these ope[...]

11 5 VQT3J17 *1 only *2 only ∫ Recording indi cations Other s Indications Motion Pictur e Recording Mode S till Picture Recording Mode 0h00m00s 1 / 100 OPEN MF 0dB +1 1 / 100 OPEN MF 0dB +1 MEGA PRE-REC    R 1h20m 1h30m 1h30m NOV 15 201 1 12:34PM NOV 15 201 1 12:34PM 3 M R 3000 A ////// // Intelligent Auto Mode ( l 28) Manual Mode ( l 64[...]

11 6 VQT3J17 B HDD Falling detection ( l 5) *2 PRE-REC ( l 47 ) Zoom Microphon e ( l 59) Wind Noise Canceler ( l 59) Picture a djustment ( l 60) Digital cinema color ( l 58) AF/AE t racking ( l 44) T ouch zoom ( l 43) T ouch shutter ( l 45) MF Manu al Focus ( l 67 ) // / / / White Balanc e ( l 65) 1/100 Shutter S peed ( l 66 ) OPEN/F 2.0 Iris val u[...]

11 7 VQT3J17 ∫ Playback i ndications ∫ Indication o f connection to other device s ∫ Confirmato ry indications ∫ Confirmato ry indications when a DVD burner is connected 1 / ; / 5 // 6 // 7 / 8 / 9 / : / D / E / ;1 / 2; Display during pl ayback ( l 30, 68) 0h00m00s Playback T ime ( l 30) No.10 Scene Number Repeat Play back ( l 70) Resume P [...]

11 8 VQT3J17 Major conf irmation/er ror messages to be indicate d on the screen in text. *1 only *2 only Other s Messages PERIODICALL Y MAKE BACK UP OF DA T A IN BUIL T -IN MEMOR Y . *1 / RECOMMEND DA T A BAC K UP PERIODICALL Y . *2 We recomme nd backing up import ant recorded moti on pictur es and still pic tures periodical ly to a PC, DVD disc et[...]

11 9 VQT3J17 About recovery If faulty management inf ormation i s found, the mes sages may appear an d a rep air is performed. (Repairing may t ake time depen ding on the error .) ≥ The ab ove messa ge is d isplayed wh en abnormal ma nagement i nformation is det ected when the scenes are dis played i n thumbna il. T o perfo rm the repair , touc h[...]

120 VQT3J17 Other s T roub leshooting Power Problem Check points This unit cannot be tur ned on . This unit does not st ay on long enough. Battery runs dow n quickly . ≥ Charge the battery again t o ensure it is suf ficiently charge d. ( l 13 ) ≥ In cold places, the bat tery using t ime becomes shor ter . ≥ The battery has a limited life. I f[...]

121 VQT3J17 Rec ord ing Problem Check points The unit arbitrarily st op s recording . ≥ Use an SD card tha t can be used for motion pic ture record ing. ( l 16) ≥ The record able time may have shorten ed due to the deterio ration of the dat a writing s peed or repeat ed record ing and deletion. Using t he unit, fo rmat the SD card, built -in me[...]

122 VQT3J17 Playback Problem Check points Scenes /still pictur es cannot be played back. ≥ Any scenes /still picture s where the thu mbnails are display ed as cannot be play ed back. Scenes cannot be deleted. ≥ Release t he protect sett ing. ( l 80) ≥ Any scenes /still picture s where the thu mbnails are displ aye d as cann ot be del eted . I[...]

123 VQT3J17 With othe r pr odu cts Problem Check points Although this unit is corr ectl y con necte d to a TV , images ca nnot be seen. The im ages ar e squeezed horizontally . ≥ Please read the operat ing instru ctions of your TV and select t he channel t hat matches t he input used for the connect ion. ≥ Change t he [TV ASPECT ] sett ing to m[...]

124 VQT3J17 With a PC Problem Check points When co nnected b y the USB cable, this unit i s not detected by the PC. ≥ Aft er re-inser ting the SD car d into the unit, re c onnect the supplie d USB cable. ≥ Select anot her USB terminal on the PC. ≥ Check t he operat ing env ironment. ( l 105,1 1 4) ≥ Connect the supplied USB ca ble again af [...]

125 VQT3J17 ∫ If A VC HD scen es do no t change sm ooth ly whe n played back on ano ther device The images may be still for several seconds at the joins between the scenes if the foll owing operation s are performe d when multiple scenes have bee n c ont inuously play ed back using another un it. ≥ Just how smoothly the scenes will be play ed b[...]

126 VQT3J17 Keep this unit as fa r away as possi ble from electromagne tic equipment (such as microw ave ovens, TVs, video games etc.) . ≥ If you use t his unit on to p of or near a TV , the pictures and/or sound on this unit may be disrupt ed by electroma gnetic wave radi atio n. ≥ Do not use th is unit near cell phones because doin g s o may [...]

127 VQT3J17 Do not use the unit for survei llance purposes or othe r business uses . ≥ This unit was des igned for con sumer intermitt ent use. It was not intend ed for continu ous use, or for any in dustrial or commercial appli c ation resulting i n prolong ed use. ≥ In certa in situations, continuou s use could cause the uni t to overheat and[...]

128 VQT3J17 The battery used in this unit is a rec harg eab le lit hium -ion batt ery . It is susceptible to humidity and temperature and the effect in creases th e more t he temperat ure rises or falls. In cold areas, the full charge indic ation may not appear or the low battery indicatio n may appear abo ut 5 minutes af ter starting use. At high [...]

129 VQT3J17 ≥ If the te mperature of the batter y is extremel y high or extremely low , charging may take time or the batte ry may not b e charged. ≥ If you use t he AC adaptor near a radio, radio recep t ion may be dis turbed. Ke ep the AC adapt or 1 m (3.3 feet) or mor e away from th e radio. ≥ When using t he AC adaptor , it may generate w[...]

130 VQT3J17 When disposing of or giving away the SD car d, note t hat: ≥ Formatting and deletio n of this unit or computer only changes the file management informat ion and does not complete ly delete th e data in th e SD card. ≥ It is recommen ded that the SD card is physicall y dest royed or the S D card is physicall y formatted using this un[...]

131 VQT3J17 Aft er you have set up the face reco gnition function, perso nal information will be held in this unit and inc luded in recorde d images. ≥ When th e uni t is ser vice d, o r gi ven aw ay/ disposed of , the personal infor mation should be del eted in the interest s of prot ecti ng pe rsona l in forma tion. ( l 80) Indem nity ≥ Infor[...]

132 VQT3J17 ∫ Carefully obser ve copyright laws Whatever y o u have recorded and c reated can be use d for your p ersonal entertainment only . Under copyright laws, other ma terials cannot be used without obtaining permission fro m the holders of the copy rights. ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Logo is a tra demark of SD-3C, LLC. ≥ “A VCHD” and the ?[...]

133 VQT3J17 ≥ SD cards are only ment ioned wi th thei r main memory si ze. The s tated time s are the approxima te recordable ti mes for continu ous recording. A Favors image quali t y B Favors recording time ≥ If rec ording for lo ng perio ds, p repare batteri es for 3 or 4 times t he pe riod you wish to reco rd fo r . ( l 14) ≥ The defa ult[...]

134 VQT3J17 ≥ SD cards are only mentioned with their main memory s ize. The st ated number is the approxima te number of record able pictur es. (When [QUALITY] is set to ) ≥ When [QUALI TY] is set t o , t he number s of record able pictur es will take more than the above ment ioned. ≥ The number of recordable picture s depends on whether and [...]

135 VQT3J17 High Definition Video Camera Inform ation for your safety Other s S p ecification s Power s o urce : DC 5.0 V (When using AC adapt or) DC 3. 6 V (Whe n usi ng batt ery ) Power consumptio n: Recording; 4.5 W 4.5 W 5.4 W Charging; 7.7 W 7.7 W 7.7 W Signal sy stem: 1080/60i, 540/30p Recording fo rmat: [HA] /[HG]/ [HX]/ [HE]; A VCH D forma [...]

136 VQT3J17 Monitor: 2.7 z wide LCD monitor (Approx . 230 K dots) Microphone: S tereo (with a zoom microphon e) Spea ker: 1 round speaker , dynamic type White b alanc e adjust ment: Auto track ing white balanc e system St andard ill umination: 1,400 lx Minimum required illumination: Approx. 7 lx (1/30 with Low light mode in the Scene mode) Approx. [...]

137 VQT3J17 ∫ Motion pictures Dimensions: / 51.5 mm ( W) k 59.0 mm (H) k 109 mm (D) [2.0 2 q (W) k 2.32 q (H) k 4.29 q (D)] (ex cluding pro jecting part s) 60.0 mm ( W) k 64.0 mm (H) k 109 mm (D) [2.3 7 q (W) k 2.51 q (H) k 4.29 q (D)] (ex cluding pro jecting part s) Mass (W eight): Approx. 192 g (Appr ox. 0. 42 lbs .) [without batter y (sup plie[...]

138 VQT3J17 ∫ Stil l pictures AC adaptor Inform ation for your safety S pecifications may cha nge without pri or notice. Recording m ode and transfer rate: [HA]; Appr ox. 17 Mbp s (VBR) [HG] ; Ap prox. 13 M bps ( VBR) [HX]; Appr ox. 9 Mbps (VBR) [HE]; Appr ox. 5 Mbps (VBR) [iFrame] :Appr ox. 28 Mbp s (VBR) Refer to pa ge 133 for the recordab le t[...]

139 VQT3J17 Product numbers cor rect as of Dec. 2010. The se may be subjec t to change. Some opt iona l acc ess ories may not be av aila ble i n som e c ountr ies . * T o use the VW-LDC103PP , the shoe adaptor/ VW-SK12PP and th e battery pack/ VW-VBG130, VW-VBG2 60 are required. T o charge the batte ry p ack/ VW-VBG130 , VW-VBG260, the AC adaptor/ [...]

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