Panasonic AG-AC90APJ manual

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- 2 - ∫ About the reco rding forma t for recording moti on pictures Y ou can record mo tion pictures with A VCHD recording formats using this unit . ( l 30 , 94 ) ≥ A VCHD Progre ssive (10 80/60p ) supp orted. A V CHD Pro gressi ve: It is possible to record video with highest quality (108 0/60p) possible with thi s unit. ∫ Indemnity a bout re[...]

- 3 - Read th is first ............. .......... ........... .......... .... .2 Prep arati on Names a nd Functi ons of Main Pa rts ............ 5 Power su pply... ................ .......... ........... ........ 1 1 Charging the bat tery .. .......... ........... ....... 12 Inserting/ removing t he batt ery ........ ....... 13 Charging and re cordin[...]

- 4 - Playback Motion picture/St ill pictu re playb ack ...... ... 65 Motion pict ure playba ck using operatio n icon . ................ ........... .......... .. 68 Useful f unctions .............. .......... ................ ... 70 Creating still picture from motion pict ure . ................ ........... .......... .. 70 Repeat P layback .......[...]

- 5 - 1 Shoulde r stra p fixture ( l 8 ) 2 Handle 3 Sub zoo m lev er ( l 35 , 104 ) ≥ This le ver fun ctions in t he sam e manner as the zoom lever. 4 Sub r ecor ding start/st op b utton ( l 27 , 104 ) ≥ This butto n funct ions i n the same mann er as the recor ding start /stop bu tton. 5 Acces sory sh oe 6 Micro phone hol der att a chmen t p a[...]

- 6 - 19 Wireles s remote cont rol sen sor ( l 26 ) 20 Int ern al mic ro ph ones 21 Recordin g lamp ( l 10 6 ) 22 Speaker 23 Lens ( l 10 ) 24 Lens hood 25 INPUT 1, 2 (LINE/MIC) switc hes ( l 47 ) 26 INPUT 1, 2 (+48V) switche s ( l 47 ) 27 User 1, 2, 3 buttons [USER1, U SER2, USER3] ( l 55 ) 28 Intellig ent aut o/Manu al switch [iA/MA NU] ( l 33 ) 2[...]

- 7 - 45 LCD m onitor extr act part [P ULL] ( l 19 ) 46 LCD mo nitor (T ouch s creen) ( l 20 ) 47 Shoulde r stra p fixture ( l 8 ) 48 Eye cu p attach ment part ( l 8 ) 49 Eye cup ( l 8 ) 50 Vie wfinde r ( l 21 ) 51 Battery release button [PUSH] ( l 13 ) 52 Batte ry h older ( l 13 ) 53 DC inpu t t er mina l [ DC IN] ( l 15 ) ≥ Do no t u se an y ot[...]

- 8 - ∫ Adjust the len gth of the hand strap so that it fit s your hand. ∫ Att aching the eye cup Attach by alig ning the n otch of the eye cup attachment par t wit h the pr otrusio n at the insid e of the eye cup. ∫ Att aching the Shoulder s trap We r ecom mend tha t y ou at tac h th e shou ld er str ap (su ppli ed) bef o re going out of doo[...]

- 9 - ∫ Att aching the micro phone holder ≥ Attach by u sing a co mmerc ially av ailable scr ew drive r . ≥ When attachi ng an external mic rophone ( optiona l) to the microph on e holder attachment part, use the suppl ied m icrophone holder and m icropho ne hold er ada ptor. ≥ The mi crophone holder is set u p so that a 21 mm (0.83 q ) ext[...]

- 10 - ∫ Att aching the lens ca p Protect the lens sur face with th e lens cap while the un it is no t used . ∫ Att aching the INPUT termina l cap Attach the INPUT term inal cap w hile the audio input termin als 1 , 2 (XLR 3 p in) is not use d. Attach or re move it by pinching o n it.  B INPUT te rminal cap AG-AC90A-SQT0333_mst.bo ok 10 ペ?[...]

- 1 1 - ∫ About batteries that you can use with this u nit The ba ttery that can be used wit h this u nit is CGA- D54. Preparation Power supply It has b een fou nd that counte rfeit b attery pack s which l ook ver y sim ilar to t he genuin e produ ct are m ade ava ilable to p urchas e in som e mark ets. Some of these batter y packs are not adequ [...]

- 12 - Charging the battery Important: ≥ Do not use the AC cable with any other equi pment as it is desig ned only f or this u nit. Also, do not use the AC c able from other equi pmen t with th is un it. ≥ It is re comme nded to ch arge t he batte ry in a temper ature b etwee n 10 o C and 30 o C (50 o F and 86 o F). (The b attery temp erature s[...]

- 13 - Inserting/removing the battery Install the battery by inserting it in the direction shown in t he fi gure. Removing the battery Ma ke s ur e t ha t t he p ow er sw it ch i s s et t o OF F and the status in dicator is turn ed off, and then remove by h olding onto it taking care n ot to drop. ( l 18 ) While pressing the bat tery re lease butto[...]

- 14 - Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recordin g time ≥ T em per atu re: 25 o C ( 77 o F)/humidity: 60 %RH ≥ When u sing the viewfinde r (time s in parenthes es are when us ing the LCD m onit or) ≥ These ti mes are appro ximations . ≥ The indic ated chargi ng time is for whe n the batt ery h as be en d i scharg ed com pletely . C[...]

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

- 16 - The unit can record motion picture s or still pictures t o an SD card. Cards that you can use w ith this unit Use SD ca rds conf orming to Cl ass 4 or higher of t he SD Speed Cla s s Rating* for motion pictur e rec ording . * SD Speed Class Ratin g is the speed standard regarding continuo us writing. Check via the label on the card, etc. ≥[...]

- 17 - Inserting/removing an SD c ard Caut ion: Check that th e acc ess lamp has gone of f. 1 Open the SD card slot cover and insert (remove) the SD card into (from) the ca rd slot B . ≥ One SD card can be inserted into each of the card slot 1 and th e card slot 2. ≥ Face the label si de C in the directi on shown in the illustration and p ress [...]

- 18 - Set the power switch to ON while pressing the lock release butt on B t o tu rn on the unit. A The status i ndica tor lights on . ≥ T o turn on th e unit aga in after th e [ECONOMY ( BA T T)] or [E CONOMY (A C)] is activa ted, set th e power switch to OFF o nce, an d then to ON again. ( l 107 ) Operate the mode sw itch to chang e the mode t[...]

- 19 - The viewfind er is turne d off and the LCD m onitor is tu rned on w hen the LCD mon itor is ex tracted . The viewfind er is turne d on wh en the LCD monitor is retracte d. Using the LCD monitor 1 Extract th e LCD monit or i n the direction as indicated in the figure. ≥ Hold the LC D monito r extra ct part A wh en pulling out. 2 Rotate to t[...]

- 20 - How to use the touch scr een Y ou c an operat e by dir ectly touc hing the LCD monitor (touch scr een) w ith yo ur fing er . ∫ T ouch T ouch and release the touch screen to selec t icon or picture . ≥ T ouch the center of the icon . ≥ T ouching the touch scr een will not operate while you are touch ing ano ther par t of the to uch scre[...]

- 21 - It adju sts brightne ss and color densi ty on the LCD m onitor. 1 Select the menu. ( l 24 ) 2 T ouch the desired setting item . 3 T ouch / to adjust se ttings. 4 T ouch [ENTER ]. ≥ T ouch [EXI T] to exit th e menu scr een. Vie wfinder adjustment ≥ These setting s will not affect the images actu ally recorded. It adjusts t he field of vie[...]

- 22 - The reco rding im ages o r playb ack images o n the vie wfinder can b e sele cte d b etwe en col or/ blac k and wh ite. Select the menu . ( l 24 ) Recording yourself ≥ Chan ge the mode t o . Rotate the LCD m onitor t owards th e lens sid e. ≥ Displ aying d urin g t he reco rdi ng your sel f c an be switched by s etting [SEL F SHOOT]. ( l[...]

- 23 - When this un it is turned on, the message [ SET TIME Z ONE AND DA T E/TI ME] may appear. T o make these settings , select [YE S], and follow th e instru ctio ns fro m Step 2-3 of the time zone setting proced ure. 1 Select the menu. ( l 24 ) 2 T ouch the date or tim e to be set, then s et the desired value using / . ≥ The year can be set be[...]

- 24 - 1 Press the ME NU button . 2 T ouch th e top menu A . 3 T ouch th e submenu B . ≥ Next (Pr evious) page can b e displa yed by t ouching / . 4 T ouch th e desi red i tem to e nter the setti ng. 5 T ouch [E XIT] t o ex it the me nu set ting . Preparation Usi ng the me nu scr een MENU MENU AG-AC90A-SQT0333_mst.bo ok 24 ページ ２０１４?[...]

- 25 - Select the menu. 1 Power o n/off b utton [ ] The uni t can be turned on/off w hen the p ower switch of this unit is set to ON. ≥ Unit cannot be tur ned of f when it is connected to the P C. 2 Phot osho t but ton [ ] * 3 On-scr een di splay b utton [EXT DISPLA Y] ( l 77 ) 4 Playba ck operat ion bu ttons ( l 66 , 68 ) These bu ttons fu nctio[...]

- 26 - ∫ Wireless remote c ontrol usab le range A Wireless remote con trol sen sor Distance: W ithin ap prox. 5 m (16 fe et) Angle: Ap prox. 1 5 o up, down, le ft and righ t ≥ The w ireless re mote control i s inte nded f or indo or ope ration. O utdoors or und er stro ng light, the unit m ay not ope rate p roperly even with in the u sable r an[...]

- 27 - ∫ Basic came ra positio ning Normal recordin g ≥ Put you r hand thr ough the han d strap and hold the u nit w ith both hands. Recording from a high po sition Low-angle recording ≥ For eas ier low -a ngle re cor ding , t he s ub recording start/stop b utton and th e sub zoom lever can b e used. Recording Before recording AG-AC90A-SQT033[...]

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

- 29 - [SD CARD 1] and [SD CA RD 2] can be sele cted separate ly to rec or d mo tion pictures or still picture s. 1 Select the menu. 2 T ouch th e media to r ecord motion pictu res or st ill p ictures . ≥ The med ia is selec ted separatel y for motion pi cture s or still pictures and is then highlighte d in yellow . 3 T ouch [ENTER ]. Recording S[...]

- 30 - 1 Cha nge the mod e t o . ≥ Extract t he LCD m onitor. 2 Press the recording start/stop button C to start recording. ≥ Recording will stop wh en yo u press the recording start/stop button again. ∫ Screen indica tions in the Recordi ng Mode ≥ The imag es reco rded betwe en pressi ng the r ecording start /stop b u tton to start rec ord[...]

- 31 - 1 Cha nge the mod e t o . ≥ Extract t he LCD m onitor. 2 Press the button. ≥ When p hotos are being r ecorde d, the rem aini ng recordab le num ber o f p hot os and the phot o oper ation dis play are displayed. ∫ About the scre en indic ations while recording still pictures Recording Recording still p ictures Size of s till pictures R3[...]

- 32 - ∫ About picture s ize The num ber o f recor ding pixe ls chang es depend ing on t he [R EC FOR MA T] ( l 94 ) and the [ASPECT] ( l 97 ). ≥ It is po ssible to record still p ictures wh ile reco rding motion pi ctures. (Sim ultaneous recordin g) ≥ It is re commen ded to use a tri pod when record ing und er low ligh t co nditions because [...]

- 33 - ≥ is disp layed i n the Manual Mode. ≥ The fol lowing m odes appr opriate for th e condi tion are set just by point ing the unit to what you want to re cord in the Intellige nt Auto Mod e. * When [ AUTO SLOW SHTR ] ( l 98 ) is [OFF], L ow Light Mo de will not be entered. ≥ Depe ndi ng o n t he reco rdi ng cond it ions , the u ni t m ay[...]

- 34 - ∫ Intelligent Aut o Mode When switching to I ntelligent Auto M ode, the Automatic White Ba lance and Auto Focus operate and automatica lly ad just the color ba lance a nd focusi ng. Dependi ng on the bright ness of the sub ject etc., the ap erture a nd sh utter spee d are automa tically adjuste d for an o ptimum bright ness. ≥ Color bala[...]

- 35 - It can be zoomed up to 12 k . ≥ It can zoom up to 25 k w hen the [i.Z oom] is set to [ ON]. ( l 98 ) ≥ Zoom m agnificati on can b e check ed in th e scree n display of Z00 to Z99. The value g ets larger when z oomed i n, and the value g ets smaller when zo omed o ut. 99 is d ispl ay ed d ur ing th e i.Zoom. Ring zoom Zoom op eration ca n[...]

- 36 - ∫ About the zoo m spee d ≥ The zoom speed will vary depend ing on how far the zoom lever is pressed o r how fast th e zoom ring is rotate d. ≥ Zoom speed of the sub zoo m lever will vary d epending on th e set ting o f [SUB ZOOM]. ( l 104 ) ≥ The zoom speed does not vary whe n oper ating with the wi reless r emote co ntrol. ≥ If yo[...]

- 37 - Use the Im age S tabilizer to reduce th e effects of shake dur ing recor ding . This unit is equ ipped with Hybrid Optica l Image St abilizer . Hybrid Optical Im age S tabilizer is a hybrid of Optica l and Elec trical Image Sta bilizer . ∫ Changing Ima ge S t abiliz er Mode When set to [ON], you ca n further improve image stabilization f o[...]

- 38 - Perform fo cus adju stments us ing the focus rin g. If auto f ocusin g is difficult due to the c onditions, then use Manua l Focus. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 33 ) 1 Press the FOCUS A/M/ ¶ bu tton to switch to Manual Focus. ≥ It will switch to MF from AF. 2 Adjust the focus b y rot ating the focus ring. ≥ The focu s value ca n be [...]

- 39 - ∫ Focus As sist When the FO CUS ASSIST b utton is pre ssed, Focus Assist ca n be se t. The in -focus area is displa yed in r ed. ≥ When it is pr essed o nce more, the settings are canceled. ≥ The red displ ay does no t appea r on the images a ctually recorde d . ≥ The r ed di spla y do es not app ear on TV . Utiliz ing the USER b utt[...]

- 40 - Automa tic Whit e Balance function may n ot reprod uce nat ural colo rs d epend ing on the scen es or lighting con ditions. If so, you can adjust t he White Balance m a nually . Switch the modes of Wh ite Balance by pressing the W. B. button. * Only disp layed wh en Man ual Mo de is in u se. ≥ T o return to auto settin g, either se t to AT[...]

- 41 - ∫ T o finely adjust the Wh ite Balanc e It is po ssible to adjus t the Whit e Balance in incremen ts of 0.1 K. A v alue be tween P2. 4K and P9 .9K can be set. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 33 ) 1 Press t he W .B. but ton t o d isp lay [ V AR]. 2 Di splay operation ico ns ( l 64 ), and touch . 3 T ouch / to adjust the color balance. 4 T [...]

- 42 - Perform Ir is/Gain a djustments using the iris ring . Adjust it when the screen is too brigh t or too d ark. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 33 ) 1 Pre ss th e IRIS A/M bu tton to swi tch to Manu al Iris Mo de. ≥ disapp ears. ≥ The gai n is dis playe d in dB. 2 Adju st the i ris by rotatin g th e i ris ring . Iris/Gain value: CLOSE !# ([...]

- 43 - ∫ Adjusting bright ness du ring the Auto Iris Mod e ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 33 ) 1 Select the menu. 2 T ouch / to adjust se ttings. 3 T ouch [E XIT] t o c omple te the sett ing. Utiliz ing the USER b utton It is con venient to u se followin g functions o f the USER b utton w hen it is s et to Manu al Iris. ≥ Please r efer to pag[...]

- 44 - Adjust th e shutter s peed wh en rec ording fast- moving sub jects. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 33 ) 1 T ouch th e LCD mo nitor to display the operati on ic ons and tou ch . ( l 64 ) 2 T ouch / to adjust se ttings. ≥ When [ AUTO] is touche d, the shu tter speed is set autom atically . ≥ T o uch to comp lete the adjustm ent. Shutt er[...]

- 45 - This unit can record audio in 5.1 ch or 2 ch. (T he voice reco rd i ng method is Dolby ® Digital ( )) When reco rding in 2 ch, it i s pos sible to swi tch betw een bui lt- in m icropho ne, extern al micro phone , or conne cted au dio equ ipment for each ch annel. Microphone setup Recording setting o f the built-i n mic rophone c an be a dju[...]

- 46 - Switching Audio Input ∫ Using the buil t-in microp hone Audio is recorde d with th e built-i n micr ophone ( 5.1 ch) when t h e [MIC SETUP] is set t o anyth ing other tha n [2ch] . When [MIC SE TUP] is set to [2ch], audio is reco rded with th e bu ilt-in mic rophone ( 2 ch) w hen the CH1 switch i s set to INT( L) and the CH2 switch is set [...]

- 47 - ∫ Using an ex ternal mic rophon e or audi o equipm ent ≥ Set [M IC SETU P] to [ 2ch]. ( l 45 ) 1 Connec t an extern al mi crophone or au dio equ ipme nt to AUD IO IN PUT 1, 2 t er minal s (XL R 3 pin). ( l 9 ) 2 Use INPUT1, 2 (LINE/ MIC) switches to switch the connected aud io input signal. LINE : audio equipm ent is co nnected Input l e[...]

- 48 - T o remove the e xternal microphone, etc., from the audio input terminals 1, 2 (XLR 3 pin) Remove while pushing on the PU SH section of the audio input term inals 1, 2 (XLR 3 pin). ≥ Set the input signal to built-in microphone by switching the CH1, CH2 switche s to INT (L) or INT ( R) after remo ving the external micro phone. Audio will no[...]

- 49 - Adjusting the audio input leve l ∫ Adjusting the input level of the built-in m icrophone (5.1 ch) ≥ Set the [ MIC S ETUP] to an ything other tha n [2ch]. ( l 45 ) 1 Select the menu. 2 (When [SET] /[SET r ] is selected) T ouch / t o adjus t the microphone input level. ≥ T o uching al lows you to set ALC to on/off. When ALC is activat ed[...]

- 50 - Adjusting the input level of the built-in microphone (5.1 ch) using the operation icons ≥ Set the [ MIC S ETUP] to an ything other tha n [2ch]. ( l 45 ) ≥ Set [5.1 ch MIC LEVEL] to [SET]/[ SET r ]. ( l 49 ) 1 Display the operation icons and touch . ( l 64 ) 2 T ouch / to ad just setti ngs. 3 T ouch to compl ete t he sett ing. ∫ Adjusti[...]

- 51 - Y ou c an chan ge a coun ter disp lay th at indicates h ow muc h time h as e lapsed dur ing re cording or playba ck. Recording Counter display Counter disp lay Indi cat io ns Time C ode TC 00: 00:00: 00 or TC 0 0:00:0 0.00 ≥ Display will chang e depe nding on t he settin g of the [TC MODE ]. ( l 52 ) User Inf ormat ion ( l 53 ) UB 00 00 00[...]

- 52 - Setting the T ime Code T ime code will disp lay the recording t ime in hours, minut es, se conds, and fram es. TC 00:00 :00:00 ( hour : m inute : s econd : f rame [NDF]) TC 00:00 :00.00 (hour : minu te : seco nd . fr ame [DF ]) ≥ The frame (Number o f frames counted every second) will vary dep endin g on the [REC FORMA T ] setting. ( l 94 [...]

- 53 - Y ou c an set t he initi al time code. 1 Select the menu. 2 T ouch th e item t o se t and change with / . ≥ It will be set to 00h00m00s00f when the RESET button is pressed . ≥ “h” is an abb reviation for hour, “m” for minute, “s” for second and “f” f or fra me. 3 T ouch [ENTER ]. ≥ T o uch [EXI T] to comp lete the setti[...]

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

- 55 - Each of the USER button can registe r one fun ction fro m the 14 a vai lable function s. ≥ There are three USER buttons (USER1 to USER3) on the main body and four USER button icons (USER4 to USER 7) di splayed on the LCD m onitor. Setting the USER but ton 1 Select the menu. 2 T ouch th e USER b utton you wish t o set. ≥ The USER button n[...]

- 56 - Using the USER button T o u se the set USER butto n, press USER1 to US ER3 button or touc h th e USER4 to USE R7 button icon disp layed wh en you touch th e LCD m onitor. (When yo u use t he USER1 t o USER3) (When yo u use the USER4 t o USE R7) ≥ T o cancel, pre ss the USE R butto n or touch the USE R button ico n again . For canc eling or[...]

- 57 - Functions of the USER button ∫ List of USER button function ≥ [DRS] can also be set from th e menu. ( l 89 ) It can be tempor ary cha nged to A uto Focu s when it is set to Man ua l Focus. ( l 38 ) Press an d hold th e USER b utton, or touch an d hold the USER b utt on icon in the recor ding screen . ≥ It will be canceled when the butt[...]

- 58 - Switches to autom atic iri s control fo r spotlig ht. V ery bright obje ct is reco rded clearly . ≥ appear s when it is set . ≥ It will return to standard Auto Iris Mode ( ) when it is cancele d. ( l 42 ) Fade in/f ade ou t effect (bla ck) can be add ed to t he video and a udio that i s bein g recorde d. Press US ER button or to uch USER[...]

- 59 - The Wh ite Balanc e can b e chang ed to A TW Lock. ( l 40 ) ≥ It will return to A TW whe n cance led. ≥ This cann ot be se t when t he White Balanc e is set t o anyth ing ot he r than A TW. Press US ER button or to uch USER b utton icon in t he recor ding sc reen . ≥ The zoom magn ification will change every time the but ton is pre sse[...]

- 60 - The mot ion pi cture reco rded la st can be d eleted. Delete d sce nes c annot b e resto red. 1 Press USER b utton o r tou ch US ER but ton i con in the reco rding sc reen. 2 T ouch [YES]. ≥ It will return to recording screen without deleting b y touching [ NO]. ≥ Last Scene Delete is n ot possible in following cases: j When t he unit is[...]

- 61 - Quick S tart 1 Press and hold down th e QUIC K ST ART but ton unti l th e di sp lay on the L CD moni tor / viewfinder disappears. The quick start lamp E fla shes green and the u nit goe s into Quick St art Standby Mode. 2 Press the QUICK ST ART button . The quick start lamp E g oes off and the unit is put in to recording pause ab out 0.6 sec[...]

- 62 - Zebra Zebra displ ay: Parts where whi te saturati on (color satura tion) is lik ely to oc cur (extremely brig htly lit or shiny parts) are di splayed with diago nal l ines (zeb ra pattern) . Marker display : Displays th e lumi nance l evel of the center of the screen (l umin a nce displ ay fram e) in % . It mak es the adjus tment o f the bri[...]

- 63 - Switching the screen i ndications/mode information display * When [ DA TE /TIME] is set to [TIM E], [DA TE], or [DA TE&TIME] ≥ T o cancel, pre ss the DISP/M ODE CHK b utton aga in. ∫ T o display the Mode Inform ation List of fun ctions assig ned to the USER butto ns (USER1 to USER3) a nd settings of the [SUB REC BUT TON] and [SUB ZOO[...]

- 64 - Y ou c an use convenie nt functi ons just b y the easy operat ion of touchin g th e s cr een. 1 T ouch th e LCD mo nitor in the re cording screen. ≥ The ope rati on icons are disp laye d. 2 T ouch an opera tion i con. ≥ The foll owing f unction is availabl e. Ref er to the r espective pages for th e ope ration. *1 It is not displ ayed in[...]

- 65 - 1 Cha nge the mod e t o . 2 T ouch the play mode select icon A . 3 Select the [MEDIA] and [VIDEO/PICTURE] you wish to play back. ≥ T o uch [EN TER]. 4 T ouch the scene or the still picture to be played back. ≥ The reco rding format is displaye d in the thumb nail displa y of t he motion pict ures. ( , , etc.) ≥ Next (Pr evious) page ca[...]

- 66 - * When p ressed two times, the fa st forwa rd/fast rew ind spee d inc reases. (The screen disp lay changes f rom 5 to .) ∫ Change the th umbnail display While the thu mbnail is displayed, th e thum bnail display c hanges in the following order if th e zoom lev er o r the sub zoom lever i s operated to side o r s ide. * Detailed inform atio[...]

- 67 - ∫ Spe aker/Head phone volume adjus tment Operate the volu me lever or th e sub zoom lever to adju st the s peaker/ headphone volume duri ng Moti on Picture P laybac k Mode . To w a r d s “ r ”: Increases the volume To w a r d s “ s ”: Decreases t he volum e ≥ Sound will be heard only during normal playback. ≥ If pause pl ay is [...]

- 68 - Motion picture play back usi ng operation icon For detail s on th e basic pl ayback ope rations, refer to page 65 . Playb ack ope ratio n P layback disp lay Oper ati ng s tep s Skip play back (to the start o f a scene) During Playb ack Press the : or 9 butt on dur ing pla ybac k. (Operat ion is possible with the wireless remote control only [...]

- 69 - Dire ct pla ybac k During Playb ack 1) T o uch to display t he direct p layback bar A . 2) T o uch the di rect playb ack bar or slide i t while touching. ≥ The p layb ack p aus es t emp orar ily an d sk ip s to the p osition touch ed or s lid to while touchi ng. ≥ Playback will start by releasing your touchi ng or sliding fing er . ≥ T[...]

- 70 - Creating still picture from motion picture A single f rame f rom the r ecorde d motion p icture ca n be sa ved as a still p icture. The num ber o f recordi ng pixe ls of pho tos cre ated chang es dep end ing on the record ing for mat of video take n and the image a spect r atio. Press the button at the locati on to be saved as a still pictu [...]

- 71 - Resuming the previous pla yback If playback of a sce ne was stopp ed half way , the playback ca n be resu med fr om where it was stopped. If playb ack of a mo tion pictu re is sto pped, ap pears on the thu mbnail view of the sto pped scene. ≥ The mem orized resume p osition is ca nceled if you tur n off the u ni t or change the mode . (The[...]

- 72 - Playing bac k sti ll picture s by date The still picture s recorded on the same day can be played b ack in success ion. ≥ Change the m ode to and touch t he p lay mod e select icon. Then, set [VIDEO/PICTURE] to [PICTURE]. ( l 65 ) 1 T ouch the date select icon. 2 T ouch the playback date. The still picture s recorded on the date selected a[...]

- 73 - ≥ Change the m ode to and touch t he p lay mod e select icon. Then, switch to the th umbna il display of the scenes o r still p i cture s to dele te. ( l 65 ) 1 Select the menu. ≥ Protect ed scene s/still p ictures c annot be deleted . 2 (When [M UL TI] is selected in Step 1) T ouch the scene/still picture to be deleted. ≥ When t ouche[...]

- 74 - ≥ Scenes/still pictu res that canno t be played ba ck (the thumb nail s are displayed as ) cannot be del eted. ≥ In case of [ALL S CENES], the deletion m ay take time if th ere a r e many scene s or still pictures. ≥ If you delete scene s recorded on oth er products or still pictur e s conforming to DCF stand ard with this unit, all th[...]

- 75 - ≥ Use the A V multi cable (s upplied ) or HDMI cable (optio nal) and chec k the ou tput s ettin gs. ( l 78 ) ≥ HDMI is the in terface fo r digital devices. I f you co nnect this un it to a HDMI c ompatible h igh definitio n TV an d then play bac k the recor ded hig h definition i mages, y ou can enjoy the m in hi gh resolu tion with h ig[...]

- 76 - ≥ Check th at the pl ugs are i nserted as far as they go. ≥ Please use “High Sp eed HDMI Cable s” that have the HDMI logo (as shown on the cover). Cables not conform ing to the HDMI standard will n ot work. Panason ic HD MI cab le is reco mmended . Part No.: RP -CHE15 (1.5 m (4.9 fe et)) ≥ Do not use any other A V multi cables ex c[...]

- 77 - ∫ T o watch im ages on a re gular TV (4:3) or wh en both s ides of the images do not a ppear on the sc reen Change the menu s etting to displa y the images correctly . (Check the TV settin g.) ≥ When aspe ct ratio is set to [ 4:3] and t his device and a tel evision a re con nected, sometimes some icons may not be displayed on the te levi[...]

- 78 - Connecting with a HDMI cable Select the d esired m ethod of HDMI outp ut. * This is d isplayed only in Playback Mode. ≥ [AUTO] determ ines the output resolution automa tically based o n infor mation from th e connecte d TV . If the imag es are n ot output o n the TV when the set ting is [A UT O], switch to the m ethod [10 80p], [1080i], [7[...]

- 79 - Motion pictures or still pictures reco rded with this un it can b e co pied be tween SD card s inserted in this un it . ∫ Check th e used spa ce of the copy de stination It is po ssible to check the used space of the SD card by [CARD ST A TUS]. ( l 106 ) ≥ By displ aying in 1 scene , recordin g date and time ca n be checke d wh en playin[...]

- 80 - When you stop copyi ng hal fway T ou ch [CANCEL] wh ile copying. ≥ Depending on the fo llowing con ditions, the t ime i t takes for co pying may be longer. j The num ber o f recorded scenes is large. ≥ If some motio n pictures or still p ictures have already been rec orded to the copy des tination, the n the same date m ay be assi gned o[...]

- 81 - When th is device and a compute r for editing a re con nected usi ng a USB Conn ection Ca ble, i mage data in th e SD card can be transf erred. ≥ Conc ern ing non -l inear ed iti ng, ref er to th e in stru cti on m anu al of your editing software. ≥ It is impossib le to write data to t he SD car d on this un it from a PC Opera tin g env [...]

- 82 - ∫ If using Mac ≥ Even if the system requiremen ts mentioned in these operating in structions are fulfilled, some PCs cannot be used. ≥ The U SB equi pment operates wi th th e drive r installed as standar d in the O S. OS OS X v1 0.9.2 CPU Intel Core 2 Duo or be tter RAM 2G B o r m o r e Interface USB port Other requir ements Mouse or e[...]

- 83 - Connecting to a PC A USB ca ble (sup plied) ≥ Insert the plugs as fa r as they will g o. ≥ Insert the SD card. 1 Connec t this unit to t he AC adaptor . ≥ Use the A C adap tor to free you fr om worrying about the ba ttery runn ing down. 2 T urn on t he uni t. 3 Connec t this unit to a PC. ≥ The USB function selection scre en will app[...]

- 84 - About the PC display When the u nit is con nected to a PC, it is recogn ized as an exte rna l drive. ≥ Removabl e disk ( Example: ) is disp layed i n [Compu ter]. Exampl e folde r stru cture o f an SD card : The following data will be recorded. 1 JPEG system s till p ictures (up to 999 still pic tures c an be r ecorded. ([1 1000001 .JPG], [...]

- 85 - Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc re corder ≥ In this ma nual, “Blu -ray disc record er” is referr ed to a s “BD r ecorder” . Insert a Memor y Card containing video shot in A V CHD mode using the ca mera into a BD record er manufact ured b y Panasoni c to save th e contents i n a Blu-r ay Dis c , DVD, or HDD. 1 Remove the Memory Card fro[...]

- 86 - By using an Eye -Fi card ( comme rcially-ava ilable ), you can rec or d moti on pictu res and st ill pictu res on the ca rd, and save th em on a P C or upload them o n a file- sha ring website via a wireless network. ≥ Insert an Eye -Fi card ( commerci ally av ailable) into card slo t 2 of t he unit. ≥ (When using in the Motion Picture R[...]

- 87 - ∫ Using Eye-Fi d irect mod e The files can be transferre d directly from the Eye-Fi card to a smartpho ne without going through the wir eles s acce ss p oin t when nec ess ary set ti ng i s pe rfo rme d i n a PC in advance . ≥ Install the s oftware supp lied wi th the Ey e-Fi c ard on your PC, and co nfi gure the Eye- Fi direct mode s et[...]

- 88 - ∫ Using the [Eye -Fi Power Manageme nt] function Set the power source f or Ey e-Fi trans fers. ≥ Change th e mode to . Select the menu. ≥ The Ey e-Fi m enu onl y appears w hen an Eye-Fi card i s used. ≥ The Ey e-Fi tr ansfer fea ture ca nnot b e guarant eed to continue to op erate in th e future d ue to changes t o the ca rd specific[...]

- 89 - Refer to page 24 for how to set up the Menu . Settings that are a ssigned to [SCE NE1] in [ CUSTOMIZE SCENE] by d efault are indicated with underl ined text. Camera Setup ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 33 ) Preferred camer a setting i nformatio n can be sa ved to each sce ne file. Switch the sc ene file in accordan ce with the recor ding c[...]

- 90 - ≥ This funct ion’s default settin g is [SCENE1]. ≥ It is possible to switch the scene file by touc hing to while displ aying the operation icons. ( l 64 ) ≥ It will return to the defau lt set tings when [SCENE] is selected in [INITI AL SET]. ( l 109 ) Adjusts the level o f the imag e outline correction. 1 T ouch [DET AIL LEV EL]. 2 T[...]

- 91 - Finely a djusts co lor tempe rature after Ach W hite Ba lance ad just ment. 1 T ouch [COLOR TE MP A ch]. 2 T ouch / to adjust setting s of color . 3 T ouch [E XIT] t o c omple te the sett ing. Finely a djusts co lor tempe rature after Bch W hite Ba lance ad just ment. 1 T ouch [COLOR TE MP B ch]. 2 T ouch / to adjust setting s of color . 3 T[...]

- 92 - T on e or c ontrast of the i mage is set in ac cordan ce with th e rec or ded scene s. 1 T ouch [GAMM A]. 2 T ouch the desired setting item . ≥ Next (Pr evious) page can b e displa yed by t ouching / . ≥ When you s elect [CINE-L IKE D] or [ CINE-LI KE V], w e recomm end se tt ing the iris darker than normal im age for o ptimal results. ([...]

- 93 - Repr ese nts t he col or du ring th e r ecord in g. 1 T ouch [MA T RIX]. 2 T ouch the desired setting item . 3 T ouch [EX IT] to exit the menu screen. This make s skin colors appear softer for a more a ttractive ap pe aran ce. This is more e ffective if you re cord a person closel y from the torso u p. 1 T ouch [S KIN T ONE DTL ]. 2 To u c h[...]

- 94 - Recording Setup All defau lt setti ngs ar e indicate d with u nderline d text. Switch the picture qu ality of the m otion pic tures to re cord. The frame rat e and the record ing method will vary d epending on the reco rding f ormat. A Image q uality prioritise d B Recording time prioritis ed *1 Motion picture recor ded in [PH 1080/ 30p] is [...]

- 95 - ≥ When the u nit is mo ved a lo t or moved quickly , or when a fa st-m ovin g subject is recor ded (particula rly when record ing in [HE ] mo de), mosaic -type n oise m ay appea r at pla yback. Y ou c an set t he auto sw itch re cording and backu p recordi ng. ≥ Insert SD ca rds to card slo t 1 and card slot 2. ∫ Auto switch record ing[...]

- 96 - A scene that moves slowly for long period of time is recorded frame by frame with an interval , and is recorded as a sh ort time m otion picture . One fram e is reco rded every recor ding int erval th at is set. The scene of one second is m ade up by 30 frame s. ≥ Switch to Man ual Mod e. ( l 33 ) ≥ appears on the screen. ≥ After recor[...]

- 97 - This allows r ecording of the pict ures an d sound to start app rox ima tely 3 sec onds be fore t he recording start/stop bu tton is p ressed. ≥ appea rs on th e scree n. ≥ Aim th e u nit at t he subje ct before hand . ≥ There is no beep soun d. ≥ PRE-REC is canc eled in t he foll owing ca ses. j After 3 ho urs have pass ed ≥ If yo[...]

- 98 - Y ou c an stamp t he dat e and ti me of reco rding o n the im ages yo u record. ≥ appears o n the screen. ≥ The displ ay mode and form at of the date and time of record ing t o be stamped vary dep ending on the setting s for [DA TE/TIME] a nd [DA TE FORMA T]. ≥ The mon th of t he date and t ime of r ecordin g is reco rded in Engl ish. [...]

- 99 - This will reduce the wind noise coming into the bu ilt-in microp hon es whi le maintainin g the r ealism. ≥ Set the [ MIC S ETUP] to an ything other tha n [2ch]. ( l 45 ) ≥ Y ou may not see the fu ll effect depe nding o n the recordi ng cond itions. Recording setting o f the built-in microp hone c an be adjus ted. ( l 45 ) When r ecordin[...]

- 100 - Switch a nd display s etting Menu i tems dis played a re differe nt depend ing on t he posit ion or setting o f the mode switch. All defau lt setti ngs ar e indicate d with u nderline d text. [SD CARD 1] and [SD CA RD 2] can be sele cted separate ly to rec or d mo tion pictures or still picture s. ( l 29 ) Sets the ro tation dire ction an d[...]

- 101 - Selects the brig htness level o f the right- leaning zeb ra pattern s on t he scre en. 1 T ouch [ZE BRA DETECT 2]. ≥ T o uch [SET]. 2 T ouch / to ad just setti ngs. 3 T ouch [ENTER ]. ≥ T o uch [EXI T] to exit th e menu scr een. ≥ Zebra 2 can be displaye d by pr essing the Z EBRA button after set ting. ( l 62 ) Displaying of the lumin[...]

- 102 - Selects the ope ration of th e Recording Counter d uring reco rding . ( l 54 ) The inform ation di splayed on th e screen (operati on icon an d cou nter disp lay etc.) can be displaye d/ not dis played o n the TV . ( l 77 ) It is po ssible to ch ange the dat e and ti me disp lay mode. ≥ Y ou c an also show or change the da te and time dis[...]

- 103 - This shows or h ides indic ations on the scree n excep t for [USER B UTTON DISPLA Y], [GUIDE LINES], [SAFETY ZONE], [CENTER MARKER], [DA TE/TIME], [LEVEL METER ], [LENS STA TUS] and [CARD&BA TTERY]. Detecte d faces app ear with frame s in the Intelli gent Aut o Mode. ≥ Up to 1 5 frames are ind icated. L arger faces and faces ne arer t[...]

- 104 - Switche s the m irror function of the LCD m onitor when re cording yourself. ( l 22 ) The im age on the LCD monitor is disp layed mir rored horizon tally dur ing reco rding of yo urself w hen it is set to [M IRROR]. The reco rding im ages o r playb ack images o n the vie wfinder can b e sele cte d b etwe en col or/ blac k and wh ite. ( l 22[...]

- 105 - This ite m is dis played only whe n an Eye -Fi car d is ins erted. Please r efer to page 87 . This ite m is dis played only whe n an Eye -Fi car d is ins erted. Please r efer to page 88 . [Eye-Fi FILE SI ZE] [4GB]/[ 2GB ] [Eye-Fi P ower Manag ement] [BOTH ]/ [AC] AG-AC90A-SQT0333_mst.bo ok 105 ページ ２０１４年５ 月１４日　水[...]

- 106 - Other Functions Menu i tems dis played a re differe nt depend ing on t he posit ion or setting o f the mode switch. All defau lt setti ngs ar e indicate d with u nderline d text. The SD card ca n be form atted. ( l 28 ) ≥ Please b e aware that if a m edium is formatted , then all the dat a re corded on the m edium will be erased a nd cann[...]

- 107 - Set dat e and t ime. ( l 23 ) Set the time difference from Gre enwich M ean Time. ( l 23 ) T ou ch scre en ope ration, start and stop of record ing can be con f irmed with this so und. 2 Beeps fo r 4 tim es When an e rror o ccurs. Ch eck the sentence d isplaye d on the s cree n. ( l 11 4 ) When a bout 5 mi nutes ha ve passed w ithout a ny o[...]

- 108 - The unit is put i nto recordi ng p ause app rox . 2 s eco nds when the un it i s tur ned on wi th th e mod e set to . ≥ Depending on the re cording con ditions, s tart time may be long er tha n 2 seco nds. ≥ In the Qu ick Power O n Mode, th e zoom magnifi cation becom es appr oximate ly 1 k . Change th e menu se tting to displa y the im[...]

- 109 - The men u settings o r [CU STOMIZE SCENE ] back to the default sett in g. ( l 89 ) ≥ Settings for [REC FORM A T], [M EDIA SE LECT], [CLOCK SET] an d [LANG UAGE ] will not be changed. The vers ion of th e firmware of this d evice is displaye d. The firm ware of this device is u pdated . ( l 11 8 ) The accu mulated opera ting time of this d[...]

- 1 10 - Vide o Setup All defau lt setti ngs ar e indicate d with u nderline d text. ≥ Change the m ode to and touch t he p lay mod e select icon. Then, set [VIDEO/PICTURE] to [VIDEO]. ( l 65 ) Playback o f the firs t scene start s after playbac k of the last s cen e finishes when set to [ON]. ( l 70 ) If playback of a sce ne was stopp ed half wa[...]

- 11 1 - Picture S etup ≥ Change the m ode to and touch t he p lay mod e select icon. Then, set [VIDEO/PICTURE] to [PICTURE]. ( l 65 ) S till pictures can b e protected so that they are not del eted by m istake. (Even if you p rotect some s till pictu res, fo rmatting the SD c ar d will delet e them.) ( l 74 ) When u sing an Eye-Fi ca rd, you can[...]

- 1 12 - ∫ Recording indi cations Display Indications 1 / 100 99% ↑ OPEN AF50 D 5X Z00 0dB PRE-REC R 1h20m R 1h20m    NOV 15 2014 15:30:00 60 i TC 00:00:00:00 Example: AG- AC90APJ A TC 0 0:00:00: 00 Counter display ( l 51 ) PRE-REC ( l 97 ) Interval Recor ding ( l 96 ) ¥ / ; (Red) Rec ording ; (Green) Record ing pause //// Intelligent[...]

- 1 13 - ∫ Playback i ndication s ∫ Indication o f connec tion to other device s ∫ Confirmato ry indica tions // Bass sett ing ( l 99 ) T ime S tamp rec ord ing in progres s ( l 98 ) //// Eye- Fi t ran sfer ( l 88 ) AF50/MF50/ 00/ 00 Focus ( l 38 ) Audio r ecording fo rmat (Dolby Digital) ( l 45 ) (5.1 ch)/ (2 ch) Audio le vel mete r ( l 50 )[...]

- 1 14 - Major confirmati on/erro r message s to be indicated on the screen in text. ∫ It is not a malfunction in following cases Display Messages CHECK CARD. This c ard is n ot compatib le or it cannot be recogni zed by the u nit. If this me ssage appears eve n though mot ion pictures and still p ictur es are recorded on an SD card, th e card ma[...]

- 1 15 - “ERROR OCCURRED. PLEASE TURN UNIT OFF , THEN TURN ON AGAIN.” is displa yed. ≥ The unit h as automat ically detec ted an er ror . Restart the u nit by turnin g off and on. ≥ The unit will be turne d off in about 1 minute if the unit is no t turned off and on. ≥ Repair is needed if i t is re peatedl y displaye d even if it is resta[...]

- 1 16 - Playback Proble m Check p oints Scenes /still pict ures cannot be pl ayed back. ≥ Any scenes/still pict ures where the th umbnails are d isplayed as cannot b e played back. Scenes /still pict ures cannot be de leted . ≥ Release t he protect setti ng. ( l 74 ) ≥ Any scenes/still pict ures where the th umbnails are d isplayed as cannot[...]

- 1 17 - ∫ If scenes do not cha nge sm oothly when played back on another device The imag es may be still for severa l second s at the joins be twee n the scene s if the f ollowin g operati ons are perform ed when multi ple scenes have been conti nu o usly played bac k using another unit. ≥ Just how sm oothly the scenes will b e played back de [...]

- 1 18 - About recovery If fault y managem ent inf ormatio n is foun d, the messages m ay app ear and a repair is p erformed . (Repairing may take time dependi ng on th e erro r .) ≥ is displaye d when abnor mal man agement informa tion is de tected whe n the scene s are displayed in thumbnail. ∫ A VCCAM Restorer Restora tion can be pe rform ed[...]

- 1 19 - Keep this uni t as far away a s possi ble fr om electro magne tic equi pment (su ch as microwav e ove ns, TVs, vi deo gam es etc.) . ≥ If you use this unit on top of or near a TV , the picture s and/or s ound o n this un it may b e disrup ted by electr omag netic wave radiatio n. ≥ Do not use this unit near cell phones becau se doing s[...]

- 120 - Do no t s w ing th e un it ar ou nd , s h ak e i t b y , or allow it hang from th e handle ≥ Do not jar , swing, or shake t he unit by its handle. A ny stro ng jolt to th e handle m ay damage the un it or result in perso nal inj ury . Do not allo w the cord to drag o n the gro und or pull a connec ted cor d along the passag e ≥ The cord[...]

- 121 - Prepare spare bat teries w hen g oing o ut for recordin g. ≥ Prepare bat teries en ough to last fo r 3 to 4 times t he peri od you are pla nning to record for . Cold pla ces such as a ski reso rt can shorten r ecord ing time. If you drop the battery acc identally , check to see if th e term inals are damag ed. ≥ When this u nit or b att[...]

- 122 - When dis posing o f or giv ing away the SD card, no te that: ≥ Formatt ing and deleti on of this unit or computer only cha nges t he file m anagemen t inform ation and does no t comp letely de lete the data i n the SD card. ≥ It is re comme nded that the ma in SD ca rd is either physically d estroye d or the SD car d is physically for m[...]

- 123 - ∫ Carefully obse rve copyright laws ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Lo go is a tradem ark of SD-3C, LLC. ≥ “A VCHD”, “A VCHD Progressive” and the “A VCHD Progressive” logo a re trademarks of Panaso nic Corpo ration and Son y Corpo ration. ≥ Manufact ured u nder lice nse fro m Dolby Laborat orie s. Dolby and the d ouble- D symbo l ar[...]

- 124 - ≥ SD cards are only menti oned wit h their main memory size . The stated tim es are the appr oximate recordab le times for con tinuous record ing. ≥ If rec ording for long periods , prepare b atterie s for 3 or 4 tim es the period you wish t o recor d for. ( l 14 ) ≥ The def ault setti ng is [PH 1080/ 60i]. ≥ Maximum conti nuously r[...]

- 125 - ≥ SD cards are only mentioned with their main memory size. The st ated number is the approximate number of reco rdable picture s. ≥ Maximum nu mber of record able pic tures t hat c an be di splayed is 9999 . I f the number of recordab le pict ures exc eeds 999 9, R 999 9+ is displa yed. The num ber will n ot change when the pictur e is [...]

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