Panasonic HDC-SD80 manual

Operating Instructions High Definit ion V ideo Camer a Model No. HDC-SD80 HDC-TM80 HDC-HS80 Before us e, please re ad these inst ructions completely . VQT3J47 until 2011/1/24[...]

- 2 - ∫ About the reco rding format for recording motion pictures Y ou can sel ect from either A VCHD or iF rame recording format s to r ecord mot ion pic tures using thi s unit. ( l 51) A VCHD: Y ou can rec ord high d efinition quality images with this for mat. It is sui table for viewing on a large forma t TV or fo r savi ng to disc. iFra me: T[...]

- 3 - If the HDD experienc es any abnormali ty , back up data immediately . Failure in the HDD may produce continu ous noise or choppy sound during rec ording or playing back . Continuous use will c ause further dete rioration, and may event ually disable t he HDD. If these phen omena are observed, copy the data on the HDD to a PC, a DVD disc etc. [...]

- 4 - Infor mation for Y ou r Safet y .... ...... ..... ....... 2 Prep aration Parts ident ifica tion an d hand ling ..... ....... 6 Power su pply ..... ..... ......... ..... ...... ...... ........ . 9 Inserti ng/rem oving the b attery ....... ...... 9 Charg ing th e bat tery .. ..... ...... ...... ...... 10 Charg ing and recordin g time ......... [...]

- 5 - Advanced (Playb ack) Playb ack O pera tions ......... ........ ...... ..... .. 6 7 Motion pi ctur e playba ck using opera tion ico n ... ......... ..... ...... ...... ...... 67 Creating still pi cture from motion pictur e ............. ..... ...... ..... ......... ..... .... 6 8 Highlight&T ime frame index ....... ....... 69 Repea t playb[...]

- 6 - 1 Spe aker 2 USB t ermina l [ ] ( l 93, 100, 1 1 1) 3 Intelligent auto/Manual button [iA/MANUAL] ( l 25) 4 Opti cal ima ge s tabilizer but ton [ O.I.S.] ( l 39) 5 Power button [ ] ( l 15) 6 HDMI mini co nnector [HDMI] ( l 84, 88) 7 A V m ulti connector ( l 84, 102) ≥ Use the A V multi cable (only t he supplied cable). 8 Batter y release l e[...]

- 7 - 14 Mode switch ( l 16) 15 Status indicator ( l 15 ) 16 Recording s tart/stop button ( l 21) 17 LCD moni tor (T ouch screen) ( l 16) ≥ It can open up t o 90 o . ≥ It can ro tate up to 180 o A towards t he lens or 90 o B towards t he opposit e directio n. 18 Battery hol der ( l 9) 19 T ri pod recept acle ≥ If you att ach a tripod which ha[...]

- 8 - / 23 Photoshot button [ ] ( l 23) 24 Zoom lever [W/ T] (In motion picture recording m ode or still picture recording m ode) ( l 38) Thumbnail display switch [ / ]/ V olume lever [ s VOL r ] (I n play back mode) ( l 28) 25 G rip belt 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 Repla[...]

- 9 - ∫ About batteries that you can use with th is unit The battery that can be used with this unit is VW-VBK180/VW-VBK360. ≥ The unit has a function for distingui shing batteries which c an 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 genuine Pana[...]

- 10 - Charging the battery 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 device. ≥ Do not use the AC cable with any other equi[...]

- 1 1 - Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recordin g time ≥ T e mperature : 25 o C/humidit y: 60%RH (Wh en using A C adaptor ) HDC-SD80 Battery model numbe r [V oltage/Capacity (minimum)] Charging time Record ing mode Maximu m continuously recorda ble tim e Act ual reco rdab le time Supplied ba ttery/ VW-VBK180 (opt ional) [3.6 V/1 790 mA[...]

- 12 - ≥ 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/ stopping recor[...]

- 13 - 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 following . 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 Ra ting is the spe ed standar d reg[...]

- 14 - Inserting/removing an SD c ard Caution: Check tha t the a ccess lamp h as gone of f. 1 Open the SD card cov er and inse rt ( remo ve) the S D car d 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 then[...]

- 15 - Y ou can t urn the unit on and off using the power butt on or b y openin g and closing t he L CD monitor . T urning the unit on and off wi th the power button Open the LCD mo nitor and pre ss the power bu tton to turn on the unit. A The sta tus indicato r lights . T urning the unit on and off wi th the LCD monitor Unit is turned on whe n the[...]

- 16 - Change the mode to recording or playback. Operate the mode s witch to ch ange the mod e to , or . Y ou can operate by directly touchin g the LCD monito r (touch scr een) with your finge r . It is easier to use the stylus pen (supp lied) for det ailed operati on or if it is hard to oper ate with your f ingers. ∫ T ouch T ouch and release th[...]

- 17 - ∫ About the operation icons ///: These icons are us ed to switch the m enu and thumbnail displa y page , for item sel ection and se tting etc. : T ouch to return to the prev ious scre en such as when setting menus. About the touch menu T ouch (lef t side)/ (right side ) of on the touch menu to switch the operation icons. T ouch (left si de[...]

- 18 - 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. 1 Select the m enu. ( l 30) 2 T ouch the date or tim e to be set, then set the desired v alue using / . A Displaying the World ti me setting ( l 31): [HOME[...]

- 19 - ∫ Basi c ca mera pos iti oni ng 1 Hold the unit wit h both hands. 2 Put your ha nd through th e grip belt . 3 It is convenie nt to use rec ording butt on icon A when holding the unit around your waist. ≥ When record ing, make sure your f ooting is stab le and there is no danger of colliding with another per son or obj ect. ≥ When you a[...]

- 20 - The card, built-in memory and HDD media can be selected separa tely to record motion pictures or still pictures. 1 Change the m ode to or . 2 Select the m enu. ( l 30) 3 T ouch the me dia to record mo tion pictu res or still pictures. ≥ The media is sele cted separat ely to motio n pictures or stil l pictures is hig hlighted in yellow . 4 [...]

- 21 - 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 yo u begin r ecordi ng, ; chang es to ¥ . B Recording bu tton icon ≥ Recording can al so be st arted/sto pped by touch ing the recor ding butt on icon. This ic on functi ons in the same manne r as the recordin g start/ st[...]

- 22 - ≥ 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 picture s suitable for playback and editing on Mac (iMo vie’1 1). T o chan ge the recordin g format, chan ge the recording m ode. ( l 51) ≥ St ill pictur es can be reco rded whil e record[...]

- 23 - 1 Change the m ode to . 2 Open the L CD monitor . 3 Press the button halfw ay . (For auto focus only) 4 Press the button fully . Focus indicatio n: ≥ If you set the optical image sta bilizer function ( l 39) to ([MODE1] ), then the ima ge stabilizer function will be more effective. ( (MEGA optical image st abilizer) will be display ed when[...]

- 24 - ∫ About the scre en indication s in still picture recordin g : S till picture op eration indicator ( l 1 16) R3000: Remaining nu mber of still pictures (Flashes in red when [0] appear s.) : Quality of still pictures ( l 61) : Size of still pictures ( l 60) : MEGA o ptical image stabili zer ( l 23) : Optical image stabilizer ( l 39) : AF as[...]

- 25 - 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 pict ure recording mode only *2 In still picture recordin g mode only ≥ Depending on t he recording cond itions, the unit may not enter t he desired mode . ≥ In the portrait, spotlight and low lig ht mode, the [...]

- 26 - ∫ Intelligent a uto mode When switching t o intelligent aut o mode, the auto whit e balance and aut o focus operate an d automati cally a djust t he colour balanc e and f ocusin g. Dependi ng on the bright ness of the subje ct etc., the aperture and s hutter sp eed are automati cally adjus ted for an optimu m brightness. ≥ Colour bal anc[...]

- 27 - 1 Change the m ode to . 2 T ouch the pla y mode sele ct icon A . ( l 17) 3 Select the [VI DEO/PICTURE] you w ish to play back . ≥ T ouch [ ENTER]. / Select the [M EDIA] and [VIDEO/PIC TURE] you wish to pla y back. ≥ T ouch [ ENTER]. 4 T ouch the sce ne or the still picture to be played bac k. B is displayed when [A V CHD] is touched or i[...]

- 28 - 5 Select the p layback operation by touching the o peration i con. ∫ Change the th umbnail display While the thu mbnail i s display ed, the thumbnai l display changes in the following order if the zoom lever is ope rated to side o r side. 20 sc enes () 9 scenes () 1 scene () Highlight&T ime f rame index* ( l 69) * Highlight&T ime f[...]

- 29 - Motion pi cture comp atib ility ≥ This u nit is base d on A VCHD form at/MP EG-4 A VC file f ormat. ≥ Video signals for the A VCHD that can b e played b ack with t his unit are 1920 k 1080/50i, 1920 k 1080 /25p and 1440 k 1080/50 i. ≥ Vi deo signals fo r the iFr ame that can be pl ayed back wit h this unit ar e 960 k 540/ 25p. ≥ This[...]

- 30 - ≥ T ouch (left si de)/ (right side) of on touch menu to display . ( l 17) 1 T ouch [MENU]. 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] to e xit the menu setting. ∫ About guide display Aft er touchin g , tou[...]

- 31 - ≥ The items displayed differ depending on the position or settings of the mode switch. Select the menu. Please ref er to page 18. It is possible t o display and rec ord the time at the travel destin ation by select ing your home region and th e travel destination . 1 T ouch [S ET WORL D TIME] . ≥ If the cl ock is not set, adjust th e clo[...]

- 32 - 5 (Only when set ting the regio n of your travel destina tion) T o uch / to select your travel destin ation and t ouch [ENT ER]. ≥ T ouch [SUMMER TIME SET] to set daylight saving ti me. appears and the summer time se tting is turned on. The tr avel destinat ion time an d time diff erence from the home region time are set forward by one hou[...]

- 33 - The unit is put into record ing pause appro x. 1 second when the unit is turned on with the mode set to or . ≥ Depending on t he recording cond itions, start time may be longer than 1 second. ≥ In the quick power on mode, the zoom mag nification be comes 1 k . This unit will resume recording pause mod e about 0.6 second s after the LCD m[...]

- 34 - T ouch screen oper ation, s tart and stop of recording an d unit on/ off can be con firmed with this sound. (V o lume low)/ (V olu me high) 2 Beep s for 4 times When an error oc curs. Check th e sentenc e displayed on t he screen. ( l 119 ) This makes it easie r to view the LCD monitor in br ight places inc luding out doors. ≥ These settin[...]

- 35 - Please ref er to page 88. Please ref er to page 86. Set to [Y ES] for changing the menu settin gs back to th e defaul t conditio n. ≥ Sett ings fo r [MEDIA SELEC T] * , [C LOCK SET] and [LA NGUAGE] wi ll not be ch anged. * For user s who have , this men u is not displ ayed. Set the fi le number of the iFrame and sti ll picture record ed ne[...]

- 36 - Please be a ware that if a mediu m is formatted, then a ll the dat a recorded o n the mediu m will be erased an d cannot be rest ored. Bac k up important data on a PC, DVD disc etc. ( l 92, 103) 1 T ouch [F ORMA T MEDIA]. 2 T o uch [SD CARD] or [Built-inMemory]. T o uch [SD CARD] or [HDD]. ≥ When for matting is compl ete, touc h [EXIT] to [...]

- 37 - The used sp ace a nd remaining recordable ti me of the SD card, Built- in memory and HDD can be che cked. ≥ T ouching [CHANGE MEDIA] switc hes the u nit between th e display for the SD c ard and the display for the built- in memory/HDD. ≥ When the mode switch is set to , remaini ng recordable time for the se lected rec ording mode i s di[...]

- 38 - ≥ Maximum zoom ratio for recordin g motion pictures can be set with [ZOOM MODE ]. ( l 51) ≥ Y ou can also perform z oom operation by simply touching the LCD monito r . (T ouch zoom: l 41) ∫ About the zoo m speed The zoom speed will be faster in the order of z oom lever , zoom button icon, and t hen to uch zoom. ≥ The zoom spee d vari[...]

- 39 - Use the image st abilizer to red uce the ef fects of shake during re cording. This unit is equipped wit h hybrid optical image stabilize r . Hybrid optical i mage stabilizer is a hybrid of optical and electrical imag e stabilizer . ≥ Please refer t o page 43 for details about the optical image stabil izer lock. ∫ Changing ima ge st abili[...]

- 40 - Y ou can record us ing convenie nt functions just by the ea sy operation of touching the screen. 1 T ouch (left s ide)/ (right side) of on the touch me nu to dis play touch fu nction icons. ( l 17) 2 (e.g. A F/AE t racking ) T ouch the T ouch function icon. ≥ T o canc el, to uch th e T ouc h func tion ic on aga in. (Optica l image stabi li[...]

- 41 - Zoom operatio n can be perfor med by to uching the touch zoom bar. ≥ T ouch zoom function is us eful for maki ng fine adj ustments to the zoo m magnification. 1T o u c h . ≥ T ouch zoom bar appears. ≥ The touch zoom bar will disapp ear when no function is performed f or a specific period of time. T o display it again, touch t he scree [...]

- 42 - It is possi ble to set the fo cus and exposure to the subject spe cifie d on the touch screen. The focus and exposur e will keep follo wing the sub ject aut omaticall y even if i t moves. (Dynamic tracki ng) 1T o u c h . ≥ When [F ACE RECOG .] ( l 52) is [ON] and a regis tered face is det ected, the t arget is automa tica lly lock ed. 2 T [...]

- 43 - In motion picture re cording mode, yo u can further improve optical im age stabil ization by touching and holding optical im age stabilizer lock icon. With this function, y ou can furt her re duce th e eff ects o f t he sh ake th at t end s to occ ur w he n usi ng zoo m. A Optical image stab ilizer lock icon 1 Press the optical image stabili[...]

- 44 - Select the operation icons to add dif ferent effe cts to th e images to be recor ded. 1 T ouch (left s ide)/ (right side) of on the touch me nu to dis play the ope ration icons. ( l 17) ≥ T ouch / on touc h menu to switch p ages upwar d or downward. 2 (e.g. B ackli ght co mpen sation ) T ouch an ope ration icon . ≥ Select the op eration [...]

- 45 - When you st art rec ording, the im age/audi o gradually appears . (Fade in) When you pause recording, the image /audio gradually disappear s. (Fade out ) ≥ The fade set ting is cancelled when the record ing stop s. ∫ T o select the colour for fade in/out : [RECORD SET UP] # [FADE COLOUR] # [WHITE] or [BLACK] ≥ The thumbnails of scenes [...]

- 46 - ≥ Afte r setting PR E-REC, if recordin g start s in less than 3 second s, or while the PRE-REC indicat ion flas hes with in about 3 secon ds af ter init iating t he quick start operatio n, motio n picture s taken 3 sec onds befor e pressing the re cording st art/st op button cannot be recorded . ≥ Images displ ayed on the thumbn ail in p[...]

- 47 - It is possi ble to reco rd with il luminatio n even in dar k places with motion pictu re recording m ode. Each tim e the icon is selecte d, the indicat ion changes by one setting in th e following order . ([ON]) # ([AUTO]) # ([OFF]) : Always on. : T urns on/o ff automat ically acc ording to brig htness of th e surroundin gs. : Cancel the set[...]

- 48 - Reduces the phenomena where human eyes b ecome red from photo light. ≥ The phot o light is activ ated 2 times . ≥ The red eye phen omenon te nds to appea r in certa in recording cond itions and more with some pe ople than with ot hers. ≥ When faces are detected in the intellige nt auto mode, the red eye red uction is set to on. This is[...]

- 49 - A more impr essive image can be obtained by focusing on the object only in c lose-up and shading off the bac kground. ≥ The unit can f ocus on th e subject at a dist ance of approx. 70 cm . ≥ When the tele macro is set with the z oom magnificati on less than 37 k in motion pi cture recording mode, it will automa tically be set to 37 k . [...]

- 50 - When you r ecord image s in diff erent si tuations , this mode automatic ally set s optimum sh utter speeds a nd ape rtures. ≥ (Sport s/Portrait/Spotlight/Snow/Beach/S unset/Scenery) j The shutter speed is 1/6 or more in still pict ure recording mode. ≥ (Sun set/L ow ligh t) j The shutt er speed is 1/25 or more in motion picture recordin[...]

- 51 - ≥ (Night s cenery/Nig ht port rait) j The shutter speed is 1/2 or more in still pict ure recording mode. j It is r ecommended using a tripod. ≥ (Night portrai t) j The photo light is set to [ON]. Set the max imum zoom ratio for t he motion pict ure recording mode . ≥ The larger t he digita l zoom magnificat ion, th e more the image qua[...]

- 52 - It is possi ble to continuo usly record moti on pictur e to an SD card when there is no space available in the built-in memory . (It allows you to record only to SD card from built-in memory .) ≥ Set [MEDIA SELECT] to [Buil t-inMemory]. ≥ Set [REC M ODE ] to [ HA], [HG] , [HX] or [ HE]. ( l 51) ≥ Inse rt an SD ca rd . ≥ is displayed [...]

- 53 - ∫ Registerin g a face for face recog nition ≥ Up to a maximum of 6 peo ple can be regis tered. 1 Align the person’s face with the guide. ≥ T ake a picture of the pers ons face fro m the front, ensuring that their hai r does not hide the outline of their f ace, the ir eyes or the ir eyebr ows. 2 T o uch [REC] or press the button fu ll[...]

- 54 - ∫ Changing the information of a registered person 1 Select the menu. 2 T o uch the desired item to enter the setting. ≥ Up to 3 face shot s can be register ed. T o additionally regi ster or to ch ange/d elete the register ed face sho ts, touch or the fac e shot. ≥ If you regis ter severa l face shot s of the s ame person ( up to 3 face[...]

- 55 - When a regist ered person is detected by fa ce recogn ition during rec ording, th e name register ed for that pers on is displayed. ≥ Displayed name will disappea r after a while. ≥ It is display ed according to the registra tion orde r setting from the first per son. ≥ This func tion is not disp layed during re cording of your self or[...]

- 56 - If the uni t continues to be tilted ups ide down from the normal horizon tal po sition while recor ding mot ion p icture s, it is au toma tical ly pu t into reco rding paus e. ≥ The AGS fu nction may ac tivate and ca use the unit to pause the recording if you ar e recor din g a subj ect r ight ab ove or righ t belo w you . Y ou can record [...]

- 57 - Message is displ ayed when this unit is moved rapidly . When “CAMERA P ANNING IS TOO F AST .” appears, move the un it slowly while reco rding. ≥ Message will not appear while p ausing the record ing. (Message will appear eve n if it is pausin g the recor ding i f [DE MO M ODE] is set to [O N].) This will reduce the wind noise coming in[...]

- 58 - When record ing, the input level from th e built-i n microphones can be adjuste d. ≥ Swit ch to manu al mode . ( l 63) 1 Select the menu. 2 (When [SET r ]/[SET] is sele cted) T o uch / to adjust. ≥ T ouch t o ac tivate /disa ctivate AGC . Whe n AGC is activat ed, the icon i s surround ed by y ellow and the amount of soun d distort ion ca[...]

- 59 - Adjust the quality of th e image while record ing. Adjust by outputting to a TV while adjusti ng the quality of the image. ≥ This setting is r et ained when you change betwee n motion picture re cording mode and still pic ture recordi ng mode ≥ Swit ch to manu al mode . ( l 63) 1 Select the menu. 2 T o uch the desired setting items. 3 T [...]

- 60 - The hi gher the number of pix els, the higher the c larity of the pictur e when printi ng. ∫ Picture s ize and Maximum 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 motio n picture recordin g mode ≥ Change the mode[...]

- 61 - Selecting t he picture qu ality . Recording is done conti nuously at th e rate of 25 or 50 s till pictur es per second. Use this funct ion to record an object with fast movement. 1 Select the menu. 2 Press the button. ≥ flash es in r ed during recording . ≥ First pre ss the button halfway , then pre ss it fully to set the focu s and reco[...]

- 62 - 5 (When [S ELECT] is selec ted in s tep 4) T o uch the range of pictures that will be stored. ≥ Previous (Next) page is displayed by touching / . * Onl y s elect the pict ure fo r star t poi nt if o nl y 1 pic ture is to be store d. ≥ A confirmat ion message is displayed whe n [Enter] is touched a fter selecting the st art p oint and fin[...]

- 63 - ≥ The manual focus, white balance, shutter speed, brightness (Iris and Gain) s ettings are ret ain ed when you cha nge between mot ion picture r ecording mode and sti ll picture recor ding mode. Press the iA/MANUAL but ton to switch to m anual mode. ≥ appea rs on the scree n. Advanced (Rec ording) Manual recording MNL /MANUAL A Manual ic[...]

- 64 - White balanc e The auto matic white balanc e functi on may not reproduc e natural c olours depen ding on the scenes or lighti ng condi tions. If so, you can adjust the whi te balanc e manuall y . ≥ Press the iA/ MANUAL button to swit ch to manual mode. ( l 63) 1 T ouch [WB]. 2 T ouch / to s elect white balance mo de. ≥ Select the op tima[...]

- 65 - Manual shutter spee d/iris adjustment Shutter Speed: Adjust it when recordin g fast-movin g subjects. Iris: Adjust it when the screen is to o bright or too dark. ≥ Press the iA/ MANUAL button to swit ch to manual mode. ( l 63) 1 T ouch [SHTR] or [IRIS]. 2 T ouch / to a djust settings . ≥ T ouch [SHTR]/[IRIS] to en d the adjustment . : Sh[...]

- 66 - Manual focus adjustment If auto foc using is dif ficult due to the conditions , then use manua l focus. ≥ Press the iA/ MANUAL button to swit ch to manual mode. ( l 63) 1 (When MF assist function is used) Select the m enu. ≥ T ouch to display t he manual icon. 2 T ouch [FOCUS]. 3 T ouch [MF] to change to ma nual focus. ≥ MF appears on [...]

- 67 - Motion picture playback using operation icon For det ails on the basic playback operations , refer to p age 27. Advanced (Playba ck) Playback Operations Playb ack operation Playback disp lay Operati ng step s Fast forward/ rewin d playback During Play back T ouch 5 du ring playba ck to fast forward. (T ouch 6 to rewind.) ≥ The fast fo rwar[...]

- 68 - Creating still picture from motion picture A single fra me from the recorded moti on picture can be saved as a sti ll picture. Picture size of the still picture to be recorded is (1920 k 1 080). 1 Pause at the scene you want to save as a still pic ture during playback. ≥ It is convenie nt to use slow-mot ion playbac k and frame-by -frame p[...]

- 69 - Highlight&T ime frame index An image of one s cene is displa yed as a thumbnail at set search condition. Sc ene 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 over the thu mbnail di splay to Highlight &Time f rame i ndex. ( l 28) 1 T ouch . ≥ T o displa y the [...]

- 70 - Resuming the previous pla yback If playbac k of a scene was st opped halfw ay , the playback can be resumed fr om where it was stoppe d. If playba ck of a mot ion pict ure is st opped, appear s on the thumbnail view of t he stopped scene. ≥ The memorised re sume position is cleared if you turn of f the unit or c hange the mod e. (The setti[...]

- 71 - Playing bac k motion pictur es/still pictures by dat e The scene s or the still pic tures record ed on the same day can be pla yed back in su ccession . 1 T ouch the date select ico n. ( l 17) 2 T ouch the pla yback date. The scene s or the still pictu res recorded on t he date select ed are display ed as thumbnails. 3 T ouch the sce ne or t[...]

- 72 - Highlight playback Part that was recognised as clearly record ed is extracted from a lon g recording, and it can be played back in a short time with ef fect s and music added. ≥ Highlight playback cannot be used for iFrame scenes. 1 T ouch . ( l 17) 2 (Only when you would like to change the settings) T ouch [SET] to se lect the item to cha[...]

- 73 - ∫ Priority settings 1 T ouch [F ACE] or [F ACE RECOG .]. ≥ T ouch [F ACE], any det ected fa ce, inclu ding the face of person registe red for fac e recognit ion, is given priority on play back. 2 (When [F ACE RECOG .] is selected) T o uch a face to specify . ≥ Y ou can s pecify up to 6 fac es, whic h are t o be played back in priorit y[...]

- 74 - ∫ Music se tting 1 T o uch your favourite music. ≥ When [EFFECT SETUP] is set to [NONE], you will be able to sele ct [NO MUSIC] . When [NO MUSIC] is selected, the audi o recorded at the time of shoot ing is play ed b ack . ≥ T o adjust the volume of musi c during playbac k or audio testing, operate the volu me lever . ( l 28) 2 T ouch [...]

- 75 - (When [SLIDES IN TERV AL] is selected) T ouch the inte rval of playba ck for the slid e show . (When [MUSIC SEL ECT] is selected) T ouch the des ired sound. ≥ T o adjust the volume of musi c during playbac k of the slide show or audio tes ting, operate the volume lever . ( l 28) ≥ T ouch [ ENTER]. (T o test the m usic audio) T ouch [ST A[...]

- 76 - ¬ Change the mode to . ∫ T o delete the scene or still picture b eing played bac k T ouch w hile sce nes or sti ll pictures to b e deleted are being pl ayed back. ∫ T o delete sc enes or still p ictures from the thumbnail di splay ≥ Switch to the thumbnail display of the scenes or sti ll picture s to delete. ( l 27) 1 T ouch . ( l 17)[...]

- 77 - When you stop deleti ng hal fway T ouch [ CANCEL] while deleti ng. ≥ The scenes or s till pictur es that have already been delet ed when the delet ion is cancelle d cannot be r estored. T o complet e editing T ouch [Return]. ≥ Y ou can also d elete scenes by touchi ng [MENU], s electing [E DIT SCENE] # [D ELE TE] # [ALL SC ENES ], [MUL T[...]

- 78 - Dividing a scene (A VCHD) It is possible to divide an A VCHD scene. Any unwanted parts in the scene can be deleted afte r dividing. ≥ Change the mode to and touch the play mode s elect icon. Then s et [VIDEO/ PICTURE] to [A VCHD]. ( l 27) 1 Select the m enu. 2 T ouch the sce ne to be div ided. 3 T ouch to set the divi ding poin t. ≥ Usin[...]

- 79 - Dividing a sce ne to p arti ally delete (iFrame) Divide the iFrame s cene, an d delete unnecess ary par ts. This divide s the recorded scenes in two and de letes the front half or ba ck half. The scene s that were delete d aft er divisi on cannot be reco vered. ≥ Change the mode to and touch the play mode s elect icon. Then s et [VIDEO/ PI[...]

- 80 - Deleting personal information Deletes fac e recognition inf ormati on from scenes in whic h faces were recogni sed. ≥ Change the mode to and touch the play mode s elect icon. Then s et [VIDEO/ PICTURE] to [A VCHD]. ( l 27) ≥ Perso nal info rmation is no t recorde d in t he iFra me sc enes. 1 Select the m enu. 2 T ouch the des ired scenes[...]

- 81 - Y ou can write the data selecting still pictures to be printed and the numb er of prints (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 ettin g DPOF. ) ≥ Change the mode to and touch the pl ay mode select icon. Then set [MEDIA] to [SD CARD] and [VIDEO/PICTURE] to [PICTURE[...]

- 82 - Y ou can com bin e th e rela yed sc ene ( l 52) 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 rec ording ≥ Change the mode to and touch the play mode s elect icon. Then s et [VIDEO/ PICTURE] to [A VCHD]. ( l 27) 1 Insert the SD card tha t was use d [...]

- 83 - T o cancel relay information ≥ When the relay informatio n is cancelled, combining of the relayed scenes will not be possible any more. ≥ When the disc pl ayback is selected while a DVD bur ner (optio nal) is conn ected, you canno t combine rela y scenes or cancel relay information . ≥ The per sonal informat ion of t he relay ed scene [...]

- 84 - ≥ Use the A V multi cab le (supplie d) or HDMI min i cable (op tional) a nd check the o utput settings . ( l 87) ≥ HDMI is t he inter face for digita l devices . If yo u connect this unit to a HDMI comp atible h igh defini tion TV and then play back the rec orded hi gh definitio n images, you ca n enjoy them in high resolutio n with high[...]

- 85 - ≥ 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 except th e supplied one. ≥ When con necting t o the c omponent terminal of the TV , the yellow plug of t he A V multi cable is not requi red. ≥ When[...]

- 86 - ∫ T o watch image s on a regula r TV (4:3) or when both side s of the images do not appea r on the s cree n Change the menu setting to dis play the images cor rectl y . (Check the TV s etting. ) 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 TV[...]

- 87 - Connecting with a HDMI mini ca ble Select the desired met hod of HDMI outp ut. ≥ [AUTO] determin es the output resolut ion a utomatic ally based on i nformation from the connec ted TV . If the image s are not output on the TV when th e setting i s [AUTO], switch to the met hod [1080i] or [57 6p] whic h enables the ima ges to be di splayed [...]

- 88 - ¬ Change the mode to . 1 Select the m enu. ≥ If you are not using VIER A Li nk, s et to [ OF F]. 2 Connect t his unit to a Pa nasonic TV c omp atible with VIERA Link with a HDMI mini cable. A HDMI mini cable (opt ional) B Panasoni c TV compat ible with VIERA Link ≥ It is recommen ded to connect this unit to an HDMI t erminal other than [...]

- 89 - 3 Operate w ith the rem ote control for the TV . 1) Press the button up, down, left or right to select a scene or still picture to be played back, and then pr ess t he butt on in t he cent re t o se t it . 2) Activate t he opera tion ic ons that are d isplayed on TV s creen with the remote control for the TV . A Operation icons B Display ope[...]

- 90 - 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 o f the cop y destination It is possible t o check the used space of the SD ca rd, built-in memory or HDD by [MEDIA ST A T US] ( l 37 ). ≥ By displayi ng in 1 scene or pre[...]

- 91 - 3 T ouch desired items fo llowing the screen displa y . ≥ It will return to the pre v ious step by touching . ≥ (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 the scene/still pict ure again to canc el t he operation . ≥ (When [SELECT DA TE] i[...]

- 92 - Motion p ictures or still pictures re corded with this unit can be copied to a DVD disc by connecti ng a DVD burner (optio nal) to this unit using a USB conne ction cable (supp lied with 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 use it. ≥ iFrame sce[...]

- 93 - 1 Connect the AC a daptor (supplie d with DVD burne r) to the DVD burner . ≥ Y ou cannot su pply power to the DVD burn er from thi s unit. 2 Connect t his unit to the AC adaptor and chang e the mo de to . 3 Connect this u nit to the DVD burne r with the USB co nnection cab le (supplied with DVD burner). A USB con nection c able (su pplied [...]

- 94 - Copying to discs ≥ Y ou cannot copy from multiple SD cards to 1 disc. (Y ou can additi onally copy only to a DVD-RAM.) ≥ Y ou cannot copy motion picture s together wit h st ill pictures or motion pict ures in a dif ferent picture quali ty (A VCHD pi cture quality and conven tional normal pictur e quality) to the same disc. ≥ iFrame sce[...]

- 95 - Import ant Noti ce ≥ When connecting an optional DVD burner and this unit for copying a disc , do not insert a disc with re corded motion pictures in high definition picture quality i nto devices that do not support the A VCHD format. In some cases t he disc may get stuck in the device. The disc will not play back on devices that do not su[...]

- 96 - ≥ 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 disconn ect the USB conn ection c able while copying. Al so, do not shake this unit or the DVD burne r . ≥ It is i mpossible to s top copy ing hal fway . ≥ The order in which t he scenes wer[...]

- 97 - Playing bac k the copied disc ≥ Only discs that ha ve been copied by connecting this un it to the DVD burner or created wi th HD Writ er AE 3.0 can be pla yed back. A USB con nection c able (su pplied with DVD burner ) 1 Connect this u nit to the DVD burne r to prep are for playba ck. ( l 92) ≥ When playing back on a TV , connect this un[...]

- 98 - Managing the copied dis c ≥ Connect this unit to t he DVD burner and then touch [PLA Y DISC]. ( l 93) ∫ Formatting dis cs This is for initializing DVD-RAM, DV D-RW and +RW discs. Please b e aware that if a dis c is formatted , then all the da ta re corded on the disc will be erased. Back up important data on a PC etc. ≥ When for mattin[...]

- 99 - ∫ Check before dubbing Check the equi pment used f or dubbing . * Some equipment may not be compat ible with high-defin ition (A VCHD) picture quality . In such a c ase, connect wit h the A V multi cable and dub with st andard pic ture qua lity . ( l 102) ≥ For the pos itions of the SD ca rd slot, USB terminal , or t erminal for con nect[...]

- 100 - ∫ T o dub using e quipment with a n SD card slot Y ou can d ub by directly i nserting an SD card. ≥ / T o copy scene s or still pictures from the built-in memory or HDD to an S D card, see page 90. ∫ T o dub using equip ment with a USB terminal Y ou can d ub by connect ing a USB cable. ≥ Use the AC adap tor to free y ou from worryin[...]

- 101 - ≥ 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 connect ed to a Panasoni c Blu-ray di sc recorder or a DVD recorder usin g a USB cable while t he unit is tur ned on, power is al so supplied from the connec ted equipment t o this unit . ≥ For det[...]

- 102 - ∫ Dubbing using equipment w ithout an SD card slot o r a USB terminal, or using a v ideo dev ice Y ou can dub by connect ing a n A V multi c able. ≥ Images are dubbed in standard quality . ≥ Use the AC adap tor to free y ou from worryin g about the batt ery running down . 1 Connect t his unit to a v ideo de vice and the n change the m[...]

- 103 - HD Wr iter AE 3.0 Y ou can copy the motion/still pict ure data 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 instruct ions of HD Writer AE 3 .0 (PDF f ile) for detai ls on h ow to use it. ∫ Smart wizard The Smar[...]

- 104 - ≥ It is possible t o playback on a PC usin g a ima ge viewer st andard to Windows or commercially availabl e image b rowsing s oftware, and c opy pictu res to a PC usin g Windows Ex plorer. ≥ Please refer t o page 1 15 for deta ils about using a Mac. ≥ / It is impossible to write data to the built-in memory or HDD on this unit from a [...]

- 105 - End User Licens e Agreement Before ope ning the CD-ROM p ackage, please read th e following . Y o u (“L ice nsee ”) ar e gra nte d a lic ense for the Sof tware defin ed in this End User License Agre ement (“Agree ment”) on conditi on th at you agree t o th e terms and conditi ons of this Agre ement. If Licensee does not agree to the[...]

- 106 - ≥ Even if the sys tem requiremen ts mention ed in these ope rating instru ctions 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 compatibl e Blu-ray disc/DVD wri ter drive and media are nec essary for writing to a Blu -ray disc/DV D.) ≥ Operatio n is not guar[...]

- 107 - ≥ Supplied CD-ROM is available for Windows only . ≥ Input is not supported in langu ages other than English, German, French and Simplif ied Chinese. ≥ Operatio n cannot be guaran teed on all Bl u-ray disc/DVD drives . ≥ Operatio n is not guaran teed on Micros of t Windows Vista En terprise , Windo ws XP Media Center Edition, T ablet[...]

- 108 - ∫ Operating e nvironme nt for the c ard reader fu nction (mass storage) ≥ The USB equip ment operate s with the driver installed as stand ard in the OS. PC IBM P C/A T comp atib le P C OS Windows 7 (32 bit/64 bit) Windows V ista (32 bit) (SP1/SP 2) Windows XP (32 bit) ( SP 3) CPU Windows 7/Windows V ista : 1.0 GHz or higher Windows XP: [...]

- 109 - When installing the software, log on to your computer as the Administrator or with a user name wi th equiv alent au thorizat ion. (I f you do not h ave aut horizatio n to d o thi s, consult your manager .) ≥ Before st artin g the inst allation, close all appl ications that are runn ing. ≥ Do not perfor m any other operat ions on your PC[...]

- 1 1 0 - 7 When installation is complete, some notes will appear . Check th e content s, t hen close th e window . 8 Select [Y es, I want to rest art my c omputer now .], t hen click [Fi nish]. ∫ Uninst alling HD Write r AE 3.0 Follow the step s below to unin stall any sof tware appl ications that you no longe r require. 1 Select [S t art] # [Co[...]

- 1 1 1 - ≥ Connect t his unit to the PC af ter the soft ware applications are install ed. ≥ Remove the supp lied CD-ROM from your PC. A USB cab le (suppl ied) ≥ Insert t he plugs as f ar as they wi ll go. 1 Connect this u nit to the AC ada ptor . ≥ It is possible to use it connect ed to the PC with the batte ries only , but you will not be[...]

- 1 1 2 - ∫ T o disconnec t USB cable safely Sele ct the icon in t ask tray di splayed on the PC, and the n click [Eject Panaso nic Camcorder]. ≥ Depending on y our PC’s set tings, this ic on may not be displaye d. ∫ Charging the ba ttery by conne cting it to different dev ices When using t he batter y , if you turn of f the uni t and conne[...]

- 1 1 3 - About the PC display When the unit is connecte d to a PC, it is rec ognised as an ext ernal driv e. ≥ Removable disk (Ex ample: ) is d isplayed in [Compu ter]. Example fo lder struct ure of an SD card: / Example fol der struct ure of built-i n memory or HDD: * [CAM_MEM] is displayed when using the , and [CAM_HDD] is display ed when usin[...]

- 1 1 4 - ≥ T o use the software , log on as an Ad ministrator or as user name fo r standard user account (only f or Windows 7 /Windows Vist a). The sof tware canno t be used with t he user name for a gues t accou nt. (On the PC) Select [St art] # [All Programs] # [Pana son ic] # [HD Writer AE 3.0] # [HD Writer AE]. ≥ For details on how to use [...]

- 1 1 5 - ≥ HD Writer AE 3. 0 is not availab le for Mac. ≥ iMovie’1 1 supporte d. For deta ils about iMovie’1 1, pleas e contact App le Inc. ≥ There are some limit ations in the functi ons when iMovie ’1 1 is used. Refer to page 125 for detail s. ∫ Operat ing enviro nment ≥ Even if the sys tem requiremen ts mention ed in these ope r[...]

- 1 1 6 - *1 only *2 only ∫ Recording indi cations Other s Indications Motion picture recording mo de Still picture reco rding mode 0h00m00s 1 / 100 OPEN MF 15. 1 1. 201 1 12:34 0dB +1 1 / 100 OPEN MF 0dB +1 MEGA PRE-REC 3 M R 1h20m 15. 1 1. 201 1 12:34 R 3000 1h30m    1h30m A ////// // Intelligent au to mode ( l 25) Manual mode ( l 63 )[...]

- 1 1 7 - B HDD Falling detection ( l 3) *2 PRE-REC ( l 45 ) Zoom microphon e ( l 57) Wind noise cancelle r ( l 57) Picture a djustment ( l 59) Digital ci nema colour ( l 56) AF/AE t racking ( l 42) T ouch zoom ( l 41) T ouch shutter ( l 43) MF Manual foc us ( l 66) / /// / White balance ( l 64) 1/100 Shutt er spe ed ( l 65) OPEN/F 2.0 Iris value ([...]

- 1 1 8 - ∫ 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 pla yback ( l 27, 67) 0h00m00s Playba ck tim e ( l 27) No.10 Scene number Repeat p layback ( l 69) Resume play[...]

- 1 1 9 - Major conf irmation/er ror message s to be indicate d on the screen in t ext. *1 only *2 only Other s Messages PERIODICALL Y MAKE BACK UP OF DA T A IN BUIL T-I N MEMOR Y . *1 / RECOMMEND DA T A BAC K UP PERIODICALL Y . *2 We recomme nd backing up import an t recorded motion pictures and still pictu res periodical ly to a PC, DVD disc et c[...]

- 120 - About recovery If faulty management inf ormation i s found, the mes sages may appear an d a repai r is performed. (Repa iring may tak e time depending on the error .) ≥ The ab ove messa ge is d isplayed wh en abn ormal manage ment i nformation is detec ted when the scenes are dis played i n thumbna il. T o perform t he rep air , touch t h[...]

- 121 - Other s T roubleshoot ing Power Problem Check point s 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 10 ) ≥ In cold places, the bat tery using t ime becomes shor ter . ≥ The battery has a limited life. I f th[...]

- 122 - Indication Problem Check point s Remaining battery indication is not displ ayed properl y . ≥ The remain ing battery c apacit y indication is an approx imation. If the rema ining batte ry capa city indicati on i s not display ed correct ly , fully char ge the bat tery , discharge it and then c harge it again . Rec ord ing Problem Check po[...]

- 123 - Obje ct seems to be warped. ≥ Object seems to be warped slightl y when t he objec t moves ac ross t he image v ery fas t, but t his is be cause the unit is usin g MOS for the image sensor . Th is is not a malfunct ion. Playback Problem Check point s Any scenes/ still pictu res cannot be played back. ≥ Any scenes /still picture s where t[...]

- 124 - When co nnected b y the USB cable, this unit is not detected by the other devi ces . ≥ When conn ected to other devices using only the batt ery , reconn ect us ing the AC ad aptor . VIERA Link does not work. (Setting on this unit) ≥ Connect with a HDMI min i cable (op tional). ( l 88) ≥ T ouch [M ENU ], then to uch [S ETUP ] # [VIE RA[...]

- 125 - ∫ If A VCHD scenes do not change smoo thly when p layed back on another d evice 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 sce nes have bee n continuous ly played back us ing another un it. ≥ Just how smoothly the scenes will be play ed back depe[...]

- 126 - Keep this unit as fa r away as possib le 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 ati on. ≥ Do not use th is unit near cell phones because doin g so may resul[...]

- 127 - Do not use the unit for surveill ance 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 cation result ing in prolong ed use. ≥ In certa in situ ations, con tinuous use c ould cause the uni t to overhe at and ca[...]

- 128 - The battery used in this unit is a rec harg eab le l ith ium- ion batt ery . It is susceptible to humid ity and t emperature and the effect in creases the more the 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 st arting use. At high te[...]

- 129 - When the st atu s indicat or is flashi ng at a particul arly fa st or slo w rate, t he following should b e considered. Flashing with appr ox. 4 second pe riod (off for approx. 2 seconds , on for approx. 2 seconds): ≥ When the bat tery is over discharge d or the temperat ure of the bat tery is too high or low . It can be cha rged, but it [...]

- 130 - ≥ When th e LC D m oni tor g ets dirt y , wip e it with a s oft cl oth, such as eye gla ss cleaner . ≥ Do not touc h the LCD monitor with your finger nails, or rub or press with stro ng force . ≥ It may become hard to see or hard to recognise t he touch when t he LCD protect ion sh eet i s aff ixed. ≥ In a place with dras tic temper[...]

- 131 - When conde nsati on forms on th e unit, the lens will cloud up and the un it may not work proper ly . Make every eff ort to ensure that condens ation d oes not form. If it does form, take th e acti ons de sc ribe d bel ow . Causes of c ondensat ion Condensati on ta kes place when the ambient temperat ure o r humid ity is changed as fol lows[...]

- 132 - ∫ Carefully obser ve copyright laws Recordi ng of pre-recor ded tap es or discs or other pu blished or broa dcast material for purposes other than yo ur own private use ma y inf ringe c opyri ght la ws. Eve n for the purpose of pri vate use, record ing of cert ain mat erial ma y be restrict ed. ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Logo is a tra demark o[...]

- 133 - ≥ SD cards are o nly mentione d with thei r main memory size. The st ated times ar e th e approxima te recordable ti mes for continu ous recording . A Image qualit y prioritised B Recording time prio ritised Other s Recording mo des/approximat e recordable ti me Recording mode [HA] [HG ] [HX] [HE] Pictu re si ze 1920 k 10 80 1920 k 108 0 [...]

- 134 - ≥ If recordi ng for lo ng periods, p repare ba tter ies for 3 or 4 t imes the p eriod you wish to record for . ( l 11 , 1 2 ) ≥ The defa ult setting is [HG] mode. ≥ Maximum continu ously record able time for one scene: 12 hours ≥ The recordin g is paus ed once when the rec ording time for one scene exceeds 12 hours, and the recordi [...]

- 135 - ≥ SD cards are only mentioned with their main memory si ze. The st ated number is the approxima te number of record able pictur es. (When [QUALITY] is set to ) ≥ When [Q UALITY] is set to , the nu mbers of record able pi ctures a re larger than the numbers shown in t he table ab ove. ≥ The number of recordable picture s depends on whe[...]

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