Panasonic HX-DC3 manual

Owner ’ s Manual Dual Camera Model No. HX-DC3 Please rea d these instructio ns carefully bef ore using this prod uct, and save this m anual for futu re use. until 2013/1/21 VQT4U88 Register online at www. panasonic.com/register (U.S. customers only)[...]

- 2 - ∫ About recordin g format s and comp atibility of the unit ≥ The unit is an MP4 f ormat (MPEG-4 A V C file s tandard) Dual Came ra for recor ding high-definit i on mot ion pictures . ≥ A VCHD and MPE G2 motion pictures are differen t formats, and are not therefo re supported by the unit. ∫ Indemnity a bout recorded c ontent Panason ic[...]

- 3 - ∫ About Condensa tion (When the len s or the LCD monitor is fog ged up) Condensatio n oc curs when ther e is a chan ge in te mperatu re or h umidity , such as when t he unit is taken f rom outside or a cold room to a warm room. Pl eas e be careful, as it may cause the lens or LCD monitor to become soiled, moldy , or damaged. When tak i ng t[...]

- 4 - Read this firs t . ........ ............ ........... ........... ........ ............ ........... ........... 2 Prep aration Names and Fu nctions of Main P arts ......... ........ ........... ............ ........ 7 Power su pply.. ... ... .. ... ......... .. ... ... ........ ... ... ... ... ........ ... ... .. ......... ... .. ... . 10 Inse[...]

- 5 - Advanced (Record ing) Using t he zo om . ... .. ... ... ........ ... ... ... ........ ... ... ... .. ......... ... .. ... ......... .. ... . 52 Doubl e range zo om ....... ........... ........ ........... ............ ........... ........ . 53 Zoom Mode ....... ......... ........... ........... ........... ......... ........... ........... . [...]

- 6 - Copy/Dubbing Copyin g from Built-in Memory to SD card .......... ........ ............ .... 11 1 Dubbing i mages on to other video devi ces...... ......... ........ .......... . 1 13 Wit h a PC What you can d o with a PC ....... ........... ........... ......... ........... .......... 1 15 End Use r Lice n s e Agre e me nt ..... .. ......... [...]

- 7 - 1 LCD monit or ( l 26 ) ≥ It can ope n up t o 90 o . ≥ It can rotate up to 180 o A towards the lens o r 105 o B towa rds the opposite dire ction. 2 Power button [ ] ( l 20) 3 USB/A V connector ( l 12, 104 , 1 13, 125) ≥ Use the USB cable /A V cable (only the supplied cable ). 4 HDMI mini conne ctor ( l 104, 10 9) Prepar ation Names and [...]

- 8 - 5 Hand strap fixture 6 Zoom range button [ ] ( l 53) 7 Photoshot button [ ] ( l 30) 8 SET button [SET] ( l 39, 43, 77, 84) ≥ Use the SET but ton to select th e recording funct ions and playbac k operation s, and to operat e th e menu screen. ≥ In this own er ’ s manual, the ope ration of the SET but ton is denoted as shown be low . 9 In[...]

- 9 - 16 Lens ≥ When not usi ng the unit, be su re to fit the lens cap to protect th e lens. ≥ Keep the lens cap out of reach of children to prevent swallowing. 17 Spea ker 18 Status indicator ( l 2, 12, 18, 155) 19 Intern al stereo micr ophones 20 Built-in flash ( l 70) 21 T ripod re cep tac le ≥ If you att a ch a tripod which has a 5. 5 mm [...]

- 10 - ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit Inserting/removing the battery ≥ Press the power button to turn off the unit. ( l 20) 1 Open the b attery/card co ver . Prepar ation Power supply The batt er y that can be used with this u nit is VW-VBX07 0. It has been found that counterfeit battery p acks which look very similar to the [...]

- 1 1 - 2 Insert the battery , taking c are to mat ch up the termina l markings. A terminal markings ≥ Insert the battery so that the terminal markings face up. It is possible to mistakenly insert the battery upside down, so be sure to check the orientation carefully . 3 Clos e the batter y/card c over . ≥ Securely close it until it clicks. Rem[...]

- 12 - Charging the battery The unit is in th e standby con dition when the AC adap tor is connec ted. The primary ci rcuit is always “live” as long as the AC ada ptor is connec ted to an electr ical outlet . Important: ≥ The AC adap t or and USB cable are for u se with this unit only . Do not use them w ith other equipment. Similarly , do no[...]

- 13 - 1 Connect t he USB cabl e to the AC adap tor . ≥ Check that the plug portion of the AC adaptor is not misaligned. 2 Connect t he AC adaptor into the AC outlet. 3 Connect t he USB cable to the unit. ≥ Connecting the USB cable in the wrong direction may cause damage to the USB/A V connector of the unit . If the connector has become dam age[...]

- 14 - Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recording ti me ≥ T empe rat ure: 25 o C (77 o F)/hu midity: 60%RH (When u sing AC adaptor) ≥ These times are ap proximations. ≥ The indicated c harging time is for when th e battery has been disc harged co mplete ly . C harging t ime and recordab le time vary depending on the usage conditions [...]

- 15 - ∫ Approximate o perating time a nd number of recordable st ill pictures Recording condi tions by CIP A standard ≥ CIP A is an abbreviati on of Camera & Imagin g Products As s ociation. ≥ Use of su pp l i e d ba tt ery ≥ Using a Panason ic SD Memory Card (2 GB) Battery cap acity indication ≥ The dis play changes as the batt ery [...]

- 16 - The unit can re cord motion picture s, still pictur es or audio to an SD card or built-in memor y . T o re co rd to an SD card, read the f ollowing. Cards that you can use w ith th is unit Use SD cards conforming to Class 4 or higher of the SD Speed Class Rating* for motion picture recordi ng. * SD Sp eed Clas s Rating is the spe ed standard[...]

- 17 - ≥ Please confirm the latest infor mation about SD Memory Cards/SDHC Memory Car ds/SDXC Memory Cards that can be used for motion picture rec ording on the followin g website. http://p anasonic.jp/support/global/cs/e_cam (This websit e is in English only .) ≥ T o use th e Eye-Fi tr ans fer feature ( l 134 ), an Eye-Fi X2 serie s SD card is[...]

- 18 - Inserting/removing an SD c ard Caution: Check that the status indicator has gone o f f. 1 Open the b attery/card co ver . 2 Insert (remove ) the SD card into (from ) the card slot. ≥ Face the labe l side B in the direction show n in th e illustration and press it straight in as far as it will go. ≥ Press the c enter of the SD car d and t[...]

- 19 - 3 Close the ba ttery/card cover . ≥ Securely close it until it clicks. ≥ Do not touc h th e terminals on the bac k of the SD card. ≥ Do not shock , ben d, or drop the SD card. ≥ Electri cal noise, st atic electric ity or the f ailure of t his unit or the SD card may dama ge or era se the dat a stored on the SD card. ≥ When the stat[...]

- 20 - Open the LCD monitor and press the power button to turn on the un it. The LCD monitor turns on. About St andby Mode When the LCD moni t or is closed while the unit is on, the unit enter s S tandby Mode which consumes very lit tl e power . S tand by Mode allows picture s to be recorded as soon as t he LCD monitor is opened . Setting [QUICK ST[...]

- 21 - ≥ If the unit has not bee n ope rated for app roximately 5 mi nutes (sett i ngs at the time of purchase) when the po wer is turned on, th e ECONOMY function will ac t ivate and switch to S t andb y Mode to limit power consumptio n in situati ons such as the user forgetting to t urn the unit off . j When the unit is in St andby Mode, yo u c[...]

- 22 - Change the mode to recording or pl ay back. Press the REC/ button. ≥ Each pres s of the REC/ button changes the mode. Prepar ation Selecting a mo de Recording Mode ( l 27, 30, 34) For recordin g motion pictures, still pictures and audio Playback Mode ( l 39, 84) For play ing ba ck motion pictur es, still pictu res and audio[...]

- 23 - If the screen to set the date an d time app ears wh en you tur n on th e unit, skip to step 2 and follo w the st eps to set the d ate and time. 1 Select the m enu. ( l 43) 2 Select an ite m ([DA TE]/[TIME]/[DISP]) using the SET button and the n tilt the SET button t o the right or press th e SET button. 3 (When [DA T E] or [TIME] is selected[...]

- 24 - (When [DISP] is selected) Select the date forma t displ ay me thod using the SET button. 4 Press the SET b utton. 5 Select [SA VE DA TE AND TIME] using the SET button and then pr ess the SET button . ≥ T o return to the re cording scr een or playback s creen, pres s the MENU button. ≥ At the time of purc ha se, the [CLOCK SET] is not set[...]

- 25 - ∫ Basi c camer a posi tioni ng ≥ T o avoid dropping th e unit, be sure to attach a han ds trap. ≥ When record ing, make sure your footing is stable and ther e is no danger o f colliding with anothe r person or o bject. ≥ When you are o ut doors , r ec ord pic tures with t he sunlig ht be hind you. If the subject is backlit, it will b[...]

- 26 - ∫ Basic motion picture recording ≥ The unit shou ld normally be held stead y when recording. ≥ If you move the unit when recording, do so slowly , maintaining a const ant speed. ≥ The zoom operat ion is useful for recor ding subject s you cannot get close to, bu t overuse of z oom in and zoom out can mak e the resulting motion pi ctu[...]

- 27 - ≥ Before turning on the unit, remove the lens ca p. ≥ Motion pictures are recorded to the SD card if one is inserted. If no SD card is i nserted, the motion pi ctures are recorded to the built-in memory . 1 Open the L CD monitor . 2 Press the recording st art/stop button to st art recording. A When yo u begin r ecording, ¥ ap pears. 3 P[...]

- 28 - ∫ About the scre en indications in the motion pic ture recording * When [CREA TIVE CONTROL] ( l 64) i s set to (Miniature Effec t (MINI)) or (T ime Lap se Rec (INTV)), the maximum rec ordable time for one scene (012: 00:0 0) is display ed. (Whe n the remain ing sp ace on the SD card is equa l to less than 12 hours or when re cording to the[...]

- 29 - ≥ Recording may become out of focus if the unit i s subj ected to s hock while the power is tur ned on. If this happens, hold th e power button until th e LCD mon ito r t urns o ff to t urn the po wer t o the unit of f , and tur n the power on aga in. ≥ Maximum number of recordings per SD card file : 899100 fold er : 900 ≥ Please refer[...]

- 30 - ≥ Before turning on the unit, remove the lens ca p. ≥ S till pi ctur es are re corded to S D card if one is inser ted. If no SD card is inserte d, the still pictures are rec o rded to the buil t-in memory . 1 Open the L CD monitor . 2 (For Auto Focus only) Press the button halfw ay . A Focus area (area in side bracket s) 3 Press the butt[...]

- 31 - ∫ About the recording st andby s creen display The field of vi ew of the image disp la ye d on th e LCD monitor diff ers for motion pictur e recording and still picture reco rdin g. At time of purchase, the recor ding standb y screen display s video view . Press the button halfway t o ch ange to photo vie w . ≥ When [PHOT O VI EW] is set[...]

- 32 - ∫ About the focusing area ≥ When [FOCUS MO DE] ( l 75) is set to (9-P T AUTOF OCUS), (focusin g area A ) is dis played at the posit i o n where focus i s achieved. The unit au tomatically det ermines the positio n where focus is achi eved from nine focus poin ts withi n the re cordin g are a. If the focusing area doe sn’t appea r in a [...]

- 33 - About recording still picture s during motion picture recording and audio recording Y o u can re cord still p ictur es whi le rec ordin g a mot ion pic ture o r whi le recording audio . (simultan eous recording) Press the button fully (press to the bottom ) to t ake the p icture . ≥ When the reco rdable time dr ops to ap proximate ly 30 se[...]

- 34 - ≥ Audio is record ed to the SD card if one is inserted. If no SD card is inserte d, the audio is recorded to the built-in memory . 1 Open the L CD monitor . 2 Select the m enu. ( l 43) 3 St art recording by pressing th e recording st art/stop button. 4 Press the recording st art/stop button again t o stop recording. Basic Recording audio [[...]

- 35 - ∫ About the screen displ ay for audio rec ording * When the remain ing sp ace on t he SD card is equal t o less than 5 ho urs or when recording t o the built-in memory , the remaining recordab le time on the SD card or bu ilt-in memory is dis played. ≥ When the r ec ording time ex ce eds approximately 5 hours, the file is saved and the a[...]

- 36 - The followi ng mode s (appropriate for the condition) are set just by pointing t he unit to what you want to record. Sele ct th e menu. ( l 43) ≥ Please refer t o page 81 for det a ils about Manual Mode. Basic Intellige n t Aut o M ode [MENU]: # [INTELLIGENT AUTO] # [ ( O N ) ] Mode Effect Portra it Faces ar e det ected and focus ed automa[...]

- 37 - *1 Mode for motion pi cture record ing only *2 Mode for st ill picture recor ding only ≥ Depending on t he recording condit ions, the unit may not ent er the desired mode . ≥ We reco mmend us ing a tripod in Night Po rtr ait/Night Scenery /Low Light. ≥ Faces cannot be detected depend ing on the recording conditions, such as when faces [...]

- 38 - ∫ Intelligent Aut o Mode When switching to Int ellig ent Auto Mode, the Automatic Whit e Bal ance and Auto Foc us operate and automatic al ly adjust the colo r balance and focusing. Dependi ng on the brig ht ness of the subject et c., th e ape rt ure an d shut ter speed are au tomatically adjusted for an optimu m brightness. ≥ Color bala[...]

- 39 - 1 Press the REC/ button to change to Playback Mode. 2 Select the fi le to play ba ck using the SET bu tton and press th e SET button. A The infor mation for the f ile in the yellow fra me is disp layed. ≥ T ilt and hold the SET but ton up or down to di splay the next (o r prev ious) page. Basic Motion picture/Still picture/Audio playback ?[...]

- 40 - 3 Play back using the SET bu tton. B Operat ion icon* * If the operati on ic on disappears , perform a SET butt on operation to display it. Motion picture/audio playback Pla yback/P ause Fast rewind playba ck Fast forward pl ay back S tops th e playback and shows the thumbnails. Stil l picture play ba ck Deletes still picture ( l 100) Displa[...]

- 41 - ∫ Change the th umbnail disp lay While the thumbnai l is displ ayed, the thumbnai l display changes in t he following ord er if the zoom lever is ope rated to side or side. 21 files () 8 files () 1 file ≥ If you move t he z oom lever to the side from t he 21 files display mode, th e unit goes to the playback folder selection screen. ( l [...]

- 42 - ≥ Once the size of the recorded file exceeds 4 GB, the file will b e saved once, and the rest will be saved in a new file. In this case, is display ed in t he thumbnail scr een for the 8 fil es . When files over 4 GB is subsequ ent ly recorded in a sing le card multiple times, it is disting uis hed by displaying icon in 4 colors (green, bl[...]

- 43 - 1 Press the M ENU button. 2 Tilt the SET button to the le ft. 3 Select t ab A usin g the SET button, and tilt the SET button to the rig ht or press the SET button. 4 Select f rom menu items B using the SET button , and tilt the SET butto n to the right, o r press the SET button. Basic Using the menu screen  [...]

- 44 - 5 Select the s etting content using the SET button and press the SET button to set. ∫ About applica ble mode ind icator In the rec ord ing menu, the Record ing Mode that refle cts the current ly displayed s et ting is displayed. C Applicabl e mode indicator : Setting is applied to still picture an d motion picture recording . : Setting is [...]

- 45 - Select the menu. Please ref er to page 23. Opening the LCD monit or will s wi tch from S t andby Mode to Recording S tandby St atus in approxima tely 0.5 seconds (in Reco rding Mode only). ≥ When in Quick Start St andby Mode about 48 % of the power used in recordi ng st andby m ode is being consumed , so the recording time wi ll be redu c [...]

- 46 - ≥ Quick S tart S tandby S tat us will be unlocked af t er approximate l y 5 minu tes and wi ll switch to S tandby Mode. ≥ If [EC ONOMY] ( l 47) is act ivated and the de vice switches to Q uick S tart S tandby S tatus aut omat ically , pressing any button on the un it will switch to Rec ordi ng S tand by St atus. ≥ Depending on t he rec[...]

- 47 - Set the s tandby time for the unit to switc h to S tandby Mode . ( l 20) Sets the brigh tness of the LCD mo nitor of t he unit (7 steps ). Y ou can selec t the languag e on t he screen displa y and the menu s creen. [ECONOMY] [BA TTERY :REC]: Sets th e time for which the un it is in the Recording Mode using the batt ery , before it goes i nt[...]

- 48 - Returns the uni t settings to the settings at t he time of purchas e. ≥ Setting s for [CLOCK SET], [LA NGUAGE] and the dou ble range zoom will not be changed . Please b e awa re that if a mediu m is f ormatt ed, then all t he dat a recorde d on the medi um will be era sed and canno t be res tore d. Bac k up i mport ant data on a PC, disc, [...]

- 49 - Creates or selects a recordi ng folder (fol der contain ing a recorded file). (SD card r ecording only ) ≥ Inse rt the S D card . ≥ Set to R e cor ding Mod e . ( l 22) 1 Select [REC FOLDER] using the SET button and press the S ET button. 2 (When creating a folder) Select [CREA TE NEW FOLDER] using the SET button and press the SET button.[...]

- 50 - When the SD car d or built-in memory cont ains multiple fold ers, you can select a fol der for playback. ≥ Set t o Playback Mode. ( l 22 ) 1 Select [PLA YBACK FOLDER] using the SET button and press the SET button. 2 S e lect the folder to play back using the SET b u tton and press the SET button. ≥ All the record ed files ar e dis playe [...]

- 51 - ≥ In the cas e of the built -in mem or y , when [FILE NO. CONT’D] is set to [ON] the file numbers can be given consec utive in t he same way as when the card i s used. When [F ILE NO. CO NT’D] is set to [ON] and th ere are fil es remaini ng on the newly inserted card , t he files subs eque ntly recorded on th e card will be numb ered a[...]

- 52 - ≥ Set to R e cor ding Mod e . ( l 22) ≥ i.Zoom and Digita l Zoom can be s e t in [ZOOM MODE]. ( l 54 ) ∫ About the zoo m bar ≥ During zoom operati ons, the zoo m bar is d isplayed. ≥ The magnific at ion displayed at the left and right of th e zoom bar is the minimum and maximum z oom mag nification. ≥ When record ing mot ion pict[...]

- 53 - ≥ Angle of view di splayed in t he LCD monito r will dif fer wh en recording motion pictur e or still picture. At th e time of purchase, recordin g sta ndby screen is displayin g the angle of view fo r recording motion picture, and it will switch to angle of view for recordin g still pictur e when the button is pres s ed halfway . ( l 31) [...]

- 54 - Zoom Mode Set the Digit al Zoom and i.Zoo m. ≥ Sele ct th e menu. ≥ The larger the Digit al Zoom magnif ic ation, the more th e image quality is degraded . ≥ With still picture r ecording, i.Zoom is disabled. ∫ About the max imum zoom ma gnification The maximum zoo m magnification dif fers accordi ng to the mode and setti ngs of the [...]

- 55 - Use the Image S tabilizer to reduce the ef fects of s hake during recording. ≥ Set to Recording Mode. ( l 22) ∫ Image S ta bilizer for m otion pict ures Select t he menu. ≥ When (ACTIVE MODE) is se t, the field of view wil l dif fer from n ormal rec ording. Advanced (Recordin g) Image St abilizer [MEN U]: # [E.I .S.(VID EO)] # desired [...]

- 56 - ∫ Image S ta bilizer for s till pictu res Select t he menu. ≥ Image S tabilizer does not work during zoom operations. ≥ When recording with a tripod, we recommend that you set the I mage S tabilizer of f. ≥ [SCENE MODE] will be set to (OFF) when the [E.I.S.(PICTURE)] is set to (ON) while the [S CEN E MODE] ( l 66) is se t to (HDR Bac[...]

- 57 - Records a sequence of still pi ctures at a rate of 10 per second or 1 per second. Use this func t ion to record fast -moving subject . ≥ Set to R e cor ding Mod e . ( l 22) 1 Select the m enu. 2 (For Auto Focus only) Press the button halfw ay . Advanced (Recordin g) Burst recording [MENU]: # [BURST] # desired setting (16M BURST): Records a[...]

- 58 - 3 Press the button fully . ≥ During recording, lights up in red. ≥ The Auto F ocus works t o f ix t he foc us whe n t he butto n is pr esse d halfway . ∫ Maximum number of pictur es in the burst ≥ When record ing wit h the self-time r , the recording end s when the maximum number of pictures in the burs t is reached. ≥ When burs t [...]

- 59 - By recording while panning t he unit vertically or hor izontally you can record a 180 e or 360 e panorama still pi cture. ≥ Set to R e cor ding Mod e . ( l 22) 1 Select the m enu. ≥ A white cross is displ ayed on the LCD monitor . 2 Press the button to st art the recording. ≥ A re d cros s is dis playe d at the cente r of the LCD monit[...]

- 60 - ∫ Recording tech nique ∫ About size o f still pictures The sizes of panorama still picture s are as follows. ≥ During pano rama still picture recordin g, the zoom fu nc tion is disabled. ≥ If you recor d a motion picture wit h [P ANORAMA ] set to (360 e P ANORAMA) or (180 e P ANORAMA), zoom operat ions are available during recordi ng[...]

- 61 - ≥ Focus and White Bala nc e will be fi x ed to the op timal val ues for the still picture for f i rs t frame. Therefo re, if focus , brightness or a light source changes drastically duri ng recording, the p anorama still picture as a whole may not be recorded with optimal focu s or a color tone. ≥ Since p anor ama still picture is compos[...]

- 62 - ≥ Set to R e cor ding Mod e . ( l 22) Y ou can switch bet ween motion picture rec ording and audio rec ording, and switch th e image quality of the mot i on pi cture to record. *1 is a fo rmat suita ble f or playback on a high-d efi nition TV . *2 is a format suitable f or playback on a PC. *3 is a fo rmat suita ble f or Mac (iMovie’1 1)[...]

- 63 - ≥ When the unit is move d a lot or mo ved qu ickly , or when a fast -mov ing subject is rec orde d (particula rly when recording in mode), mosaic-type noise may appear at playback. The higher the number of pixels, th e higher the c larity of the pictur e when printing. [PICTURE SIZE] [MENU]: # [PICTURE SIZE] # desired setting Picture si ze[...]

- 64 - Y ou can add v arious type s of filter e ffec ts when re cording mot ion pic tures and still pictures. [CREA TIVE CONTROL] [MENU]: # [ CREA TIVE CONTROL ] # des ired setting (OFF): Cancel th e setting. (Miniature Effec t (MINI)): Record moti on pic tures with miniatur e effect s as if recording a miniature model. (One Point Color (1CLR)): Re[...]

- 65 - *1 Mode for motion pi cture record ing only *2 Mode for st ill picture recor ding only ∫ One Point Color Select the colo r to leav e with SET button, and pres s S ET button. ∫ Ti me Lap se Re c Select the d esired setting time ([1 sec ]/[10 sec]/[30 s ec]/ [1 min] /[2 min]) with SET button, and press SET button . ≥ (1 sec) / (10 sec) /[...]

- 66 - ≥ (Time L a pse Re c (INTV )) j Audio is not rec orded. j Minimum motion pictu re rec ording time is 1 second. j [REC MODE] will b e . j [E.I.S .( V ID E O) ] is di sa ble d . j Color balance and f ocus may not be adjuste d aut omatically depending on light sources or scen es. If so, manual ly adjust these settings. ( l 81, 83) ≥ (Ghost [...]

- 67 - * Mode for still picture recording o nly . This will not opera te during the motion p icture recording. ≥ (SUNSET/FIREWORKS/LANDSCAPE/NIGHT SCENERY/NIGHT PORTRAI T) j Image may get blur ry when close object is re corded. 5 (SPORTS): T o make fast moving scenes less shaky with slow playback a n d pause of p layback . (PORTRAIT): T o make pe[...]

- 68 - ≥ (FIREWORKS) j The shutt er s peed is 1/30. (Motion pi cture recordi ng) j Image may get was hed out when recorde d in bright surroun ding. j (the camera s hake icon) is displayed consta ntly wh en recording still pic tu res, but this does not indicate a fault. ≥ (NIGHT SCENERY/NIGHT PORTRAIT/HDR Backlight Comp.) j Using a tripod i s re[...]

- 69 - Please ref er to page 54. (NIGHT SC ENERY ) P ANORAMA: Fixed to (OFF). CREA TIVE CON TROL: F ixed to OFF . FOCU S : Fi xe d to . FLAS H: Fi xed t o . F ACE FRAMING: Fixed to (OFF). (NIGHT PORTRAIT) P ANORAMA: Fixed to (OFF). CREA TIVE CON TROL: F ixed to OFF . FOCU S : Fi xe d to . (HDR Backlight Comp.) BURST: Fixed to (OFF). P ANO RAMA : Fi[...]

- 70 - Please ref er to page 57. Please ref er to page 59. When the button is pressed, t he fl ash is activat ed an d the still picture will be recorded. Use the bui lt-in flash i n order to reco rd still picture s in da rk places. ≥ When [FLASH] is set to ß A (AU TO) o r ß ( ON), [BU RST] an d [P ANORAM A] are set to (OFF). ≥ [SCENE MODE] wi[...]

- 71 - The timer can be used to record image s or audio. When Ø 2 (2 sec) is select ed When you press the button or the recording st art/stop button, the statu s indicator flas hes red for approximat ely 2 seconds, then record ing begins. On the LCD monitor , an indication o f ( # ) appears to notif y you of the recordi ng timing. When Ø 1 0 (10 [...]

- 72 - ≥ If you perform any of the followin g ca se s, the self -timer will be cancel ed. j If you turn t he unit off j If you chang e to the Playbac k Mode j If you send un it into S tan dby Mode Select s the desired fie ld of view (phot o view or video view) for th e recording stand by screen display . When pho to view is selected, a frame to s[...]

- 73 - Sets the pe r i od for w hic h the reco r d ed im a g e a pp e ars on the LC D monito r af ter the button is press ed. Please ref er to page 55. Please ref er to page 56. Please ref er to page 81. [AUTO REVIEW] [MENU]: # [AUTO REVIEW] # desired sett ing (1 sec): S till pictures are displa yed for app roximat ely 1 sec on d after be ing rec o[...]

- 74 - This allows the s ensitivity to l i ght (ISO sensitivity ) t o be set. Setting t o a higher number en ables picture s to be taken ev en in da rk places with out the resul ting pictures coming ou t dark. ≥ The display ed ISO display val ue is the standard out put sensitiv ity . ≥ The higher the I SO sensit ivit y , the greater the cap abi[...]

- 75 - Y ou can sel ec t the focusing met hod according to the position of the subjec t. Y ou can change the light-meterin g method used to measur e brightness . ≥ [SCE NE MODE] w ill be set t o (O FF) when the [MET ERING MO DE] is set to (CENTER) or (S POT) while the [SCENE MO DE] ( l 66) is set to (HDR Backlight Comp.). [FOCUS MODE] [MENU]: # [[...]

- 76 - The camera automatically detects the person’s face. ∫ About prioritized face framing The priorit i z ed face frame is dis play ed in yellow . When the unit is set to Port ra it Mode in Intelligent Auto Mode, the unit will focus on the priorit ized face fr ame and adjust the brightnes s accordingly . ≥ The gr ay frames are for f ace det[...]

- 77 - This is for reduc ing the wind noise coming into the built-in microphone s. ≥ This func tio n’s defaul t setting is [ (ON)]. ≥ Y ou may not see th e full effe ct depending on th e recording cond itions. This sett ing registers th e functions ( sh ortcut funct ions) performed when the SET butt on is tilted up, down, left an d r i ght wi[...]

- 78 - 2 Select the function to register us ing the SET button, and press the SET button. ≥ T o c o ntinue and regi s ter other func tio ns, repeat S teps 1 and 2. 3 Press the MENU button. ≥ A confirma tio n screen for th e shortcut settings appears. 4 Press the ME NU button to complete the setti ngs . 5 Tilt the S ET butt on in the direction i[...]

- 79 - ∫ AF lock If you register AF lock as a shortc ut functi on ( l 77), yo u c an record with the focu s locked. ≥ Register the shortcut function. ( l 77) Tilt the SET button in the di rection to which you regi s tered AF lock. ≥ will appear on the LCD moni tor . ≥ When [FOC U S] is set to (MANUAL), AF Lock is dis abled. ≥ The AF lock [...]

- 80 - ∫ Exposure compensation If you re gis ter e xpos ure compen satio n a s a s ho rtcut fun ction ( l 77) , y o u can record with altered bright ness. ≥ Register the shortcut function ( l 77) 1 Tilt the SET button in the dire ction to which you registered the exposure co m pensation. ≥ The exposu re compensati on bar is displayed. 2 Tilt [...]

- 81 - White Bala nce Automat ic White Balance function may not rep roduce natu ral c olors depending on the scenes or lighting c onditions. If so, yo u can adjus t the White Balanc e manually . 1 Select the m enu. 2 Select the W hite Balance using the SET b utton, and press th e SET button. ≥ T o retur n to auto se tting, select ( AUT O). Advanc[...]

- 82 - ∫ T o set the Whi te Balance m anually 1 P oi nt the unit at a white su b ject that fills the sc reen. 2 Select the (WHITE SET) and pr ess the SET button. ≥ The LCD monitor display will go dar k for a moment and then return t o the rec ording menu. When the icon appe ars on th e recording menu, the Whit e Balance has be en s et. ≥ When[...]

- 83 - Sett i ng the fo cu s and re co rding Set the fo cus in accor danc e with the dist ance to the s ubj ect. 1 Select the m enu. 2 Select the item to set using the SET button and press the SET button. ∫ Using Manua l Focus 1 Select (MANUAL) and press the SET button. ≥ The bar for set ting the focu s appears. 2 Tilt the SET button left or ri[...]

- 84 - Playback using operation icon For det ai ls on the basic pla yback operatio ns, refer to p ag e 39. Advanced (Playback) Playback O perations Playback operation SET button/ Playbac k display Operating step s Fast forward/ fast- rewind play back During Playbac k Tilt the SET button to the right during play back for fast- f o rw ard playback (t[...]

- 85 - Slow- motion play back Dur i ng Pa use Wit h pl ayback p au sed, tilt the SET button to the right for approximately 3 seconds (tilt to the left for reverse slow-moti on playbac k) ≥ Press the SET button t o restore normal playbac k . Frame- by -Frame Playback Wit h pl ayback p au sed, tilt the SET button to the r ight (tilt to t he left fo[...]

- 86 - Creating still picture from motion picture A single fra me from the recorde d motion picture c an be saved as a sti ll picture. The picture size of the still picture t o be created will differ depending on the Recording Mo de of the recorded mo tion pic ture. 1 Pause at the location to b e saved as a s till picture during the pla yback. ≥ [...]

- 87 - Cutting out a section of a p anorama still picture Y ou can cut out and sav e a section of a panora ma still picture you hav e recorded . 1 Display the p anorama still pictur e. 2 Press the SET button to st art scr oll playback of the pa norama still p icture. 3 Press the SET button to p ause at the section you wish to cu t out. 4 Press the [...]

- 88 - ≥ When you zoom in on a rot ated stil l picture with a 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio, the st ill pict ure before rotatio n is displayed. With a panorama st ill picture, t he rotated pict ure is displayed. ( l 94) 2 Shif t the position o f the zoome d portion using the SET button. Zooming out from the zoome d still p icture Move the zoom lev er [...]

- 89 - Changing the playback settings and playing back the slide show ≥ Set t o Playback Mode. ( l 22 ) 1 Select the fi le to st art the slide show with the thumbnail s creen. ≥ Move the y ellow frame over th e file you want t o start pla ying back as a slid eshow. ≥ When the [CREA TIVE CONTROL] ( l 93) is set, it is possible to playback the [...]

- 90 - 4 (On selecting [MODE]) Select the ty pe of file to p lay back using the SET button and pre ss the SET butto n. (On selecting [ SLIDES INTERV AL]) Select an ite m using the SET bu tton and press the SET button. (On selecting [ EFFECT SETUP]) Select the d esired effect u sing the SET bu tton and press th e SET button. ≥ [EFFECT SETUP] is di[...]

- 91 - Displaying file information Y ou can di splay t he info rmatio n of file s reco rded wi th the unit. ≥ Set t o Playback Mode. ( l 22 ) 1 Using the SET b utton, select file for which to d isplay informatio n. 2 Press an d hold down the MENU button for 1 second or more. ≥ T o make the information disappear , press the MENU butto n. 1 Recor[...]

- 92 - 1 Recording Mo de Recording f ormat 2 Recording start t ime and date 3 Eye-F i connection status 4 File number 5 Protec ti on setting 6 File size 7 Recording t ime 8 Recording me dia        [...]

- 93 - ≥ Set t o Playback Mode. ( l 22 ) Please ref er to page 89. Y ou can add v arious type s of filter e ffec ts when re cording mot ion pic tures and still pictures an d play th em back. 1 Select the fil e to add the filter effec t s with the thumbnail scr een. 2 Select the menu. Advanced (Playback) Using the playback menu PLA YBACK MENU 1 [S[...]

- 94 - * Disabled during pan orama playback of still pictures. 3 (when (One Po int Color (1CLR)) is selected only) Tilt the SET button up a nd down to select the color to keep and press the SET button. ≥ The quality of motion pict ure s and still pictures recorde d with [CREA TIVE CONTRO L] ( l 64) is di fferen t. ≥ T ur ning the unit off or sw[...]

- 95 - ≥ T o rotate another still pic t ure, tilt the SET button left and right to selec t a still pic tu re, select [RIGHT] or [LEFT], and pr ess the SET button . 3 Press th e MENU button to complete the settings. ≥ The still pic ture cannot be rotated if it has been protected . T urn of f the protecti on before the rot ation o peration. ( l 1[...]

- 96 - 1 Select the still picture to und ergo red-eye correction u sing the thumbnail screen. ≥ Move the y ellow frame ov er the s till picture which i s to undergo red-ey e correction. 2 Select the menu. ≥ A correctio n confirmation sc reen appears. Check th e correction locatio n, which is surrounde d by a red frame, and pre ss the SET button[...]

- 97 - 3 Specify the starti ng position for the scene. ≥ Play bac k t o near the positio n wh ere you wish the scen e to start , then pause playback and s pecify the sta rting position precisely using Frame- by-Frame Playback. The pau s e position will be the starti ng position of the scene. ≥ If you wish th e split scene to st art from th e be[...]

- 98 - 7 Select a saving method using the S ET button and press the SET button. ∫ Scene splic ing 1 S e lect the scene with the thumbn ai l screen. ≥ Move the yellow f r ame ov er the scene. 2 Select the menu. 3 Move the yellow frame ove r the sc enes you wish to spl i ce and press the SET button. ≥ Scenes re corded usin g differe nt Recordin[...]

- 99 - 5 Select a saving method using the S ET button and press the SET button. ≥ Do not turn of f the unit du ring motio n pictu re edit in g proces s. If the un it is turned off , there is a risk that the edited files and orig inal files will be lost. ≥ When editing ends, the unit retur ns to thumbnail displ ay . ≥ If the total size of the [...]

- 100 - When an SD card is i ns erted, the file s and folders on the SD card are deleted. When no t inserted, t he files and folders in the built-in memory are delet ed. ≥ Set t o Playback Mode. ( l 22 ) ≥ Switch from thumbnail di sp lay to 1-file d isplay . ( l 41) 1 Select the fi le to delete u sing the SET button. 2 Tilt the SET button up. 3[...]

- 101 - ≥ Set t o Playback Mode. ( l 22 ) 1 Select the m enu. 2 Using the SET b utton, select [DELETE SEL ECTED], [DELETE ALL] or [DELETE FOLDER] and pres s the SET button. ∫ Deleting sel ecte d files 3 (When [DELETE SELEC TED] is selected in S tep 2) Select the fi le to delete u sing the SET button a nd press th e SET button. ≥ will appear o[...]

- 102 - ∫ Deleting all files 3 (When [DELETE ALL] is selected in S tep 2) Select [DELETE] us ing the SET but ton and press the SET button. ≥ A delete co nf irmation screen appears. 4 Select [YES] us ing the SET button a nd press the SET button. ≥ All the files will be del eted. ∫ Deleting a folder 3 (When [ DELETE FOLDER] is selected in S t[...]

- 103 - Protecting a file Files can be pr otected so t hat they are not dele ted by mistak e. (Even if you protect some files, formatting the m edia will delete them.) ≥ Set t o Playback Mode. ( l 22 ) 1 Select the m enu. * When you are using an Ey e-F i card which has alread y been set to selective forwarding wit h a PC, [TRANSFER/PROTECT] is di[...]

- 104 - ≥ Always us e th e su pplied A V cable. ≥ HDMI is the int erf ace for digit al devices. If you connect thi s unit to a HDMI compa tib le high definition T V an d then play back the recorded high-defi nition images, you can enjoy th em in high res olut ion with high quality s ound. ≥ T urn down the volume before connectin g. 1 Connect [...]

- 105 - ≥ Check th at the plugs are inser ted as far as th ey go. ≥ Connecti ng the A V cable in the wrong direct ion may cause damage to the USB/A V connec to r of the unit. If the terminal ha s become damaged, it may not operate c orre ctly , including failu re to recognize the c able even if it has been conn ected. ≥ Always use a genuine P[...]

- 106 - 3 Play back from the unit. ≥ The volume ca nnot be adjuste d on the unit. Pleas e adjust the volume on the TV . ≥ Setting the [TV SYSTEM] to [NTSC] will not display t he scre en of the unit durin g recording st andby . ( l 108) Please check on the TV sc reen instead. ≥ About the video output The video output destination varies dependi[...]

- 107 - ∫ T o watch image s on a regular TV (4:3 ) or when both sides of the images do not appear on the s creen Change the menu setting to displa y the images correc tly . (Check the TV setti ng.) Example o f im ages with a [16:9] asp ect ratio on a regul ar TV (4:3) ≥ If a wide-scre en TV is connected, adjust the aspec t setting on the TV . ([...]

- 108 - Connecting with an HDMI mini ca ble Select the desired method of HDMI output. ≥ [AUTO] determin es the outp ut resolut ion aut omatically bas ed on inform ati on from the con nected TV . If the image s are not output on th e TV when the setting is [AUTO], switch to th e method [720p], [1080i] or [ 480p] which enable s the images t o be di[...]

- 109 - ≥ Set t o Playback Mode. ( l 22 ) 1 Select the m enu. ≥ If you are no t using V IERA Link , set to [ OFF]. 2 Connect t his unit to a Panas onic TV comp atible with VIERA Link using an H DMI mini cable. ( l 10 4) ≥ It is recommen ded t o connect this unit t o an HDMI terminal other t han the HDMI1 if th ere are 2 or more HDMI input ter[...]

- 1 10 - 3 Operate w ith the remote control for the TV . ∫ Other linke d operations T urning the uni t off: If you u se the re mote cont rol for th e TV to turn o ff the power, this u nit also turns o f f. Automatic input switching: If you conn ect with an HDMI mini cabl e and t hen turn on this uni t, the input c hannel on th e TV aut omatically[...]

- 1 1 1 - Files recor ded us ing the unit can be copied from the built- i n memory to an SD c ard inserted into the unit. 1 Set to Playba ck Mode. ( l 22) ≥ Be sure to use a s ufficie ntly charged bat tery or the AC adapt or . 2 Select the m enu. 3 (On selecting [ COPY SELECTE D]) Select the fi le to copy us ing the SET button an d press th e SET[...]

- 1 12 - 4 (On selecting [ COPY SELECTE D]) Press the reco rding st art/stop button or the button. ≥ When the cop ying ends, the unit returns to the pl ay back menu. ≥ Y ou cannot ch ange the order of th e files that are t o be c opied. If y ou inten d to del ete the origin al file when the copyin g has finished, always p lay back t he copied f[...]

- 1 13 - Y ou can dub by connecting an A V cabl e. ≥ Be sur e to use a suf ficiently c harged b attery . ≥ Connecti ng the A V cable in the wrong direct ion may cause damage to the USB/A V connec to r of the unit. If the connect or has become damaged, it may not operate c orre ctly , including failu re to recognize the c able even if it has bee[...]

- 1 14 - 2 St art reco rding on the connec ted device . ≥ T o s t op recording (dub bing), stop pla yb ack on this unit af ter stopp ing recording on the r ecorder . ≥ Even when [DISPL A Y] is set to [OFF], the battery icon will be displayed if the battery runs low . Be sure to use a batter y which ha s been charged s uf ficient ly . ≥ If the[...]

- 1 15 - HD Writer VE 3 .0 Y ou can copy the motion/st ill picture data to the HDD of PCs or wri te t o media such a s Blu-ray discs, DVD discs or S D cards using HD Writer VE 3.0, which is the s of tware insta lled in the supplied CD-ROM. Refer t o the opera ting inst ructions of HD Writer VE 3.0 (P DF file) f or detai ls on how to use it. ≥ Sce[...]

- 1 16 - ≥ It is possible to play back still pict ures on a PC using an image viewer standar d to Windows or commercial ly available i mage bro wsing softwar e, and copy still pict ure s to a PC u sing Windows Explorer . ≥ Please refer t o page 132 fo r det ails about us ing a Mac. Import ant Notice ≥ When using an SDXC Mem ory Card, check th[...]

- 1 17 - ≥ Data cannot be written to the unit from a PC. ≥ Motion pictures that have been recorded on another device cannot be written to t he s o f tware supplied with this unit. ≥ Audio files ca nnot be handle d. ≥ When moti on pic ture data is writ ten to and read from t he SD card, correct ope ration cannot be guaranteed with s oftware [...]

- 1 18 - End User Licens e Agreement Before ope ning the CD-ROM pa ckage, please rea d the following . Y o u (“ L i ce ns ee”) ar e gr a nted a li cen se for th e So ftw a r e de fined i n th i s End User Licens e Agreement (“Ag reement”) on con dit ion that you agree to the ter ms and condition s of this Agreem ent . Art ic l e 1 Lic en s [...]

- 1 19 - Article 6 Indemnificati on The Soft ware is provided “A S-I S” without warrant y of any kind, either expresse d or implied, includin g, but not limited to, warran ties of non-infrin gement, merchant ability and/or fitness for a pa rticular purpose. Furthe r , Panasonic does not warrant that th e operation of the Software will be unint [...]

- 120 - ≥ Even if the s ystem req uire ment s mentio ned in thi s owner’s manua l are fulfilled, some PCs canno t be used . ≥ A CD-ROM drive is necessary to install the supplied sof t ware application s. (A compatible Blu-r ay disc/DVD writer drive and media are necessary for writing to a Bl u-ra y disc/DVD.) ≥ Operatio n is not guaran tee [...]

- 121 - ≥ Supplied CD-ROM is ava ilable for Windows only . ≥ Input is not sup ported in la nguages ot her than E nglish, German, French, Simp lified Chinese and Russ i an . ≥ Operatio n cannot be guaran tee d on all Blu-ray disc/ DVD dr iv es. ≥ Operatio n is not guaran tee d on Microsof t Win dows Vist a Enterpri s e, Windows XP Media Cent[...]

- 122 - ≥ If using Win dows XP, on ly an administrat ive account us er can use this softwar e. If using Windows Vi sta/Wind ows 7/Windows 8, only administ rat ive and sta ndard account us ers can use this sof tware. (An administ rative account user should instal l and uni nstall this soft ware.) ∫ T o use the HD Writer VE 3.0 Y ou will need a h[...]

- 123 - ∫ Operating e nvironment for the card rea der function (mass stora ge) ≥ The USB equipm ent operates with the driv er installed as st andard in the OS. PC IBM P C/A T compatible PC OS W i n d o w s 8 ( 3 2b i t / 6 4b i t ) Windows 7 (32 bit/64 bit) or SP 1 Windows Vista (32 bit) (SP2) Windows XP (32 bit) (SP3) CPU Windows 8/Windows 7/ [...]

- 124 - When insta lling the software, log on to your co mput er as the Administrat or or with a user name with equiv alent authorizat ion. (If you do not have a uthorization to do t his, cons ult your manager .) ≥ Before st arting the installat ion, close all appl ications th at are running. ≥ Do not perfor m any other operations on your PC wh[...]

- 125 - ≥ Connect this unit t o the PC af ter the software a pplications a re insta lled. ≥ Remove the supp lied CD-ROM from your PC. A USB cab le (supplied) ≥ Insert t he plugs as far a s they wi ll go. 1 T urn on the unit. ≥ Be sur e to use a suf ficiently c harged b attery . 2 Connect t his unit to a PC. ≥ Connecting the USB cable in t[...]

- 126 - ≥ Do not use any ot her USB cables exce pt the supplied one. (Operation is not guarant eed with any other USB cab l es .) ≥ When thi s unit is connect ed to a PC using a USB cable whil e the unit is turned on, power is als o supplied from th e PC to this unit. ≥ When performi ng reading/writin g between a PC and an SD card, be aware t[...]

- 127 - ∫ About the PC dis play When the unit is connected to a PC, i t is rec ognized as an extern al drive. ≥ Removable disk (Example: ) is displayed in [Computer ]. Example fo l der structure i n built-in memor y/SD card: The following dat a will be recorded. 1 Up to 99 9 files of motion p ictures/s till pictu res/audio files can be rec o rd[...]

- 128 - ∫ Copying your s till pictures to your PC Card rea der funct ion (mass sto rage) S till pi ctures recorded with this unit can be copied to the PC with Explorer or othe r programs. 1 Double click the folder that conta ins the still pictur es. ([DCIM] # [100 CDPF P ] etc.) 2 Drag and dro p the still pictures onto the de stination folder (on[...]

- 129 - Using the unit as a web camera When th e unit is connected t o a PC that is conn ected to the Internet , t he unit can be used as a web camera. ≥ Operatio n cannot be guaran teed on every PC havin g the recommende d env ironment. ≥ Not compat ible with Micros oft Windo ws 3.1, Wind ows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows N[...]

- 130 - ≥ Operatio n is not guaran tee d in the following cases. j Operation on an upgraded OS. j Operation on an OS other than th e one pre-inst alled. 1 Connect t he unit to a PC and s et the unit to W eb Camera Mode . ( l 125) ≥ The LCD monit or will turn off. ≥ When yo u select an option other than [WEB CAMERA] , reconne ct the USB cable.[...]

- 131 - ≥ T o use the softw are, log on as an Administrat or or as user name fo r sta ndar d user account (on ly fo r Windows 8/Windows 7/Windows Vista). The sof tware cannot be us ed with the user name for a guest accou nt. (On the PC) Select [St art] # [All Programs] # [Panaso nic] # [HD Writer VE 3.0] # [HD Writer VE 3 .0]. ≥ For detail s on[...]

- 132 - ≥ HD W riter VE 3.0 is not availab le for Mac. ≥ iMovie’1 1 supporte d. For details about iMovie’1 1, please conta ct Apple Inc . ∫ Operat ing environme nt ≥ Even if the s ystem req uire ment s mentio ned in thi s owner’s manua l are fulfilled, some compu ters cannot be used. ≥ The USB equipm ent operates with the driv er in[...]

- 133 - ∫ Copying still pictures o n a Mac 1 Connect t his unit to a Mac via the supplied USB cable. ≥ The USB function selection scre en will appear . 2 Select [CARD READER] using the SET button on the unit, and pres s the SET button . ≥ The LCD monit or will turn off. ≥ This unit is auto matically recogn ized as an externa l drive of Mac.[...]

- 134 - By using the Eye- Fi card (commercia lly-available), y ou can save files recorded on a card to a PC or file - sh aring site via a wireles s ne twor k. ≥ Insert th e Eye -Fi card. Select the menu. ≥ When [TRANSFER ] i s set to [ON], the tran sfer able files will b e tr ansf erred automat ically . ≥ T o cancel the forw ar ding of a file[...]

- 135 - ∫ Using Direct M ode The fi les can be tr ansferr ed direct ly from the E ye-Fi c ard to a smar tphone or table t without goi ng through the ac cess point when nec essary sett ing is performed in a PC in adv ance. ≥ Inst al l the sof tware su ppli ed with the Eye-Fi card on your PC, and configure the Direct Mode settings. ≥ Insert th [...]

- 136 - ∫ Selecting fil es to transfer If you perfo rm the required s ettings in advanc e on your PC, you can transfer s elected files alon e. For settings met hods etc., please read the card o perating instr uctions or consult the card manuf acturer . ≥ Inst al l the sof tware su ppli ed with the Eye-Fi card on your PC, and configu re the sele[...]

- 137 - ≥ The [Eye-Fi] menu only appears when an Ey e-Fi card is used . ≥ The Eye- F i transfer feat ur e cannot be gu aranteed to con tinue to operate in t he future due to c han ges to the card spec if ication etc. ≥ Update t he firmwar e of the Eye-Fi c ard to t he latest o ne using t he softw a re suppl i ed wit h the Eye- F i ca rd befo [...]

- 138 - ∫ Recording indi cations Other s Indications A (White) S till picture record ing icon (Red) Recording still picture During burs t reco rding ( l 57) ////// // Number of recording pixels for still pictures ( l 63, 86) In Playback Mode, the picture siz e i s no t displayed for still pi ctures recorded wit h ot her product s that have dif fe[...]

- 139 - / / /// ////// Scene Mo de ( l 66) ////////// / Creative cont rol ( l 64) ISO50 /ISO100/I SO200/ISO 400/ISO800/ ISO1600 ISO sensitivity ( l 74) ////// // Intelligent Auto Mode ( l 36) F3.5 Iris value ( l 31) 1/30 Shut t er S pe ed ( l 31) / Zoom / Doubl e r an g e zoom ( l 53) B // Eye- Fi sett ings ( l 137) (Gray) (Red ) Audio r ecording i[...]

- 140 - ∫ Playback i ndications C // / // Recording Mo de ( l 62) (White) (Red) Mot ion pic ture r ecord ing ic on Recordin g motion pic ture μ (Red) Recordin g moti on picture ( l 28) Recording a udio ( l 35 ) 000:00: 15 Recording time elaps ed ( l 28, 35) Approx imat e remaining recordab le time ( l 28, 35 ) AF Lock ( l 79) AE Lock ( l 79) Ø [...]

- 141 - ∫ Confirmatory ind ications Files for which selected transfer/pr otect is se t ( l 103, 136) Face de tectio n ( l 76) / Panorama s ti ll picture ( l 59) //// /// Creat ive co nt rol ( l 93) // Eye- Fi tran sfer s t atus ( l 134) / Files exceeding 4 GB in size ( l 42) Remaining bat tery power ( l 15) Files whi ch cannot b e played b ack ?[...]

- 142 - Major conf irmat ion/error mes s ages to be indicate d on the screen in tex t. Other s Messages CHECK CARD. This card is not c omp atible or it can not be recognized by th e unit. If this indicat ion ap pears despite moti on pictures, still pict ures and audio being rec orded on the SD card, th e SD card may be in an unst able st ate. Re-in[...]

- 143 - ∫ It is not a malfunction in following cases Other s T r oubleshooting Objec t seems to be warpe d. ≥ Object seems to be warp ed sligh tly when the object move s across the image very fa st, but this is becaus e t he unit is using MOS for t he image sensor . This is not a malfunction. White round spot s like soap bubbl es appear on the [...]

- 144 - Power Problem Ch eck p o int s This unit cannot be tur ned on . This unit does no t st ay on long enough. Battery runs dow n quickly . ≥ Recharge the battery p a ck or connect t he AC adap tor . ( l 12) ≥ In cold plac es, the batt ery using time becomes short er . ≥ It is possible to inse rt the battery incorrectl y , so please p ay p[...]

- 145 - This unit cannot be operated though it is turne d on. This unit does no t operate normally . ≥ Remove th e battery or AC adapto r , wait about 1 minu te and then recon nect the battery or A C adaptor . Then about 1 minute later , turn on the unit aga in. (Conduc ting the above operatio n while the media is being accesse d may damage the d[...]

- 146 - Indication Problem Ch eck p o int s The battery cap acity indication or the el apse d time indication is not shown. ≥ [DIS PLA Y ] is [OFF] . ( l 46) St atus indicator Problem Ch eck p o int s The status indicator is flashing red. ≥ During batt ery c ha rging , th e s ta tu s indic ator flas hes re d wit h a pe r i od of appro xi m at e[...]

- 147 - The unit arbitrarily stops re co rding . ≥ Use a n SD card that can be used fo r motion picture re cording. ( l 16) ≥ The recordable time may have shor ten ed due to the det erioration of th e data writi ng speed or repeate d recording and deleti on. Using the u nit, fo rmat t he SD c ard or bu ilt -in memory . ( l 48) Image not in foc [...]

- 148 - Playb ack Problem Ch eck p o int s Files cannot be played back. ≥ Any files where the th umbnails display are displayed a s cannot be played back. Files cannot be deleted. ≥ Release the pr otect set tin g. (When using the Ey e-Fi card, the prot ect sett ing is simultaneo usly set for f ile s for which select ed transfe r is set) ( l 103[...]

- 149 - If the SD card is inser ted in an other devi ce , it is n ot recognized. ≥ Check that th e device is comp atible with th e capacit y or type of SD card (SD Memory Card/SDHC Memory Card/SDXC Memory Card) that you ins ert ed. Refer to the operating instructions of the device f or details. VIERA L in k do e s not work. (Setting on this unit)[...]

- 150 - When connect ed by the USB cable, this un it is no t detecte d by the PC. ≥ After re-ins ertin g the SD card into th e unit, reconnect t he supplied USB cab l e. ≥ Select ano ther USB connec tor on the PC. ≥ Check the operating e nvironment. ( l 120, 132) ≥ Connect the sup plied USB c abl e agai n a f ter resta r ti ng the PC and tu[...]

- 151 - Keep this unit as far aw ay as po ssible from electromagn etic equipme nt (such as microwave oven s, TVs, video games etc.). ≥ If you use th is unit on top of or ne ar a TV , the pictures and /or sound on this u nit may be d isrupted by electro magnetic wav e radiation. ≥ Do not use th is unit near cell phones becau se doing so may resu[...]

- 152 - When you us e the unit in a sandy or dus ty place such as a beach, do not let sand o r fine dust get into the body and terminals of the unit. Also, keep the u nit awa y from s ea water . ≥ Sand or dust may damage the unit. (Care should be taken whe n insertin g and removing a card.) ≥ If sea water spla shes onto th e unit, wi pe off the[...]

- 153 - ≥ Please look afte r the data in your built -in memory carefully . Panasonic will not be held respon sible in t he un likely case that private dat a is divulged. The battery used in this unit is a rech argeable lith ium-ion battery . It is suscept ible to humidity and te mperature and the effect incr e ases the more the temperat ure rises[...]

- 154 - ≥ Prep are batteries enou gh to last for 3 to 4 ti mes the period you are planning to record for . Cold pla ce s such as a ski resort can s horten recording time. If you dr op t he batte ry acc ident all y , check to see if th e te rmina ls ar e damaged. ≥ Inserting a battery with damag ed terminals can damage the unit . Do not throw ol[...]

- 155 - When the st atus indica tor is flashing at a particu larly fast or slow rate, the following should be considered. Flashing with appr ox. 4 second period (off for approx. 2 seconds, on for appr ox. 2 seconds): ≥ When the batte ry is over discharged or the t emperature o f the battery is too high or low . It can be cha rged, bu t it may tak[...]

- 156 - When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that: ≥ Conducti ng a logical for m at or deleting the da ta on the SD card usi ng functi ons available on the un it or a computer only modif ies the file management record s, an d the d at a c ont aine d within the SD card is not completely delet ed. ≥ It is recommen ded that the SD ca[...]

- 157 - ∫ Carefully obser ve copy right laws Whatever yo u have recorded and cr eated can be used for yo ur personal entertainment onl y . Under copy right laws, other materia ls cannot be used without obt aining permission from the holders of the copyri ght s. ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Logo is a tra demar k of SD-3C, LLC. ≥ HDMI, the HDMI Log o, a[...]

- 158 - This produc t is licensed under the A VC pa tent portf olio license fo r the personal and non-commercia l use of a cons umer to (i) encode video in complianc e with the A VC S t andard (“A VC V i deo ”) and/or (ii) decode A VC Vi deo that was encoded b y a consume r engaged in a p ersonal and non- commercial ac tiv ity and/or was obt ai[...]

- 159 - ≥ SD cards are only me ntioned with their main memory size. The st ated times are t he app roximate recor dable times for cont inuous recording. *1 High-defini tion image quality *2 Conventi onal sta ndard image quality *3 Please use when pl aying back/ edit ing on a Mac. ≥ If recording for long periods, prepare batte ries for 3 or 4 ti[...]

- 160 - ≥ When the [REC MODE] is set to (VOICE RECORD), the file is saved af ter approximat ely 5 hours of record ing, and the audio recording ends. With other Rec ord ing Mode setting, the unit saves the file and save s the continuation in a new file when the file si z e exceeds 4 GB durin g recording. (A new f ile is created automa tically ever[...]

- 161 - ≥ SD cards are only me ntioned with their main memory size. The st ated number is the appro ximate number of re cordable pictures. Other s Approximate number of recordable pictures Pictu re size 4608 k 3456 4352 k 3264 3072 k 2304 Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 4:3 SD card 4G B 450 500 1000 16 GB 1900 21 00 4200 64 GB 7500 8500 1 6500 Built-in memo[...]

- 162 - ≥ The memory cap acity indicated on the label of an SD card is the total of the ca pacit y for c opyright prot ection and mana gement and the capac ity which can be use d on the unit, a PC etc. Picture s ize 4352 k 2448 3744 k 2106 2 560 k 1440 1920 k 1080 Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9 16:9 16 :9 SD card 4G B 650 900 19 00 3400 16 GB 2800 3800 7[...]

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