Panasonic HC-V260 manual

Basic Operating Instr uctions High Definitio n V ideo Camera Model No. HC-V270 HC-V260 More detai led opera ting i nstructions are ava ilable i n “Opera tin g Instruct ions (PDF for mat)”. T o read it, do wnload it fro m the we bsite. https://eww.pavc.p ana sonic.co .jp/hdw/oi /V270/ ≥ Click the d esired la nguag e. SQT05 27 until 2014/1 1/27[...]

2 SQT0527 (E NG) Dear Customer , We would l ike to take this opp ortunity to thank you for purc hasi ng t his Pa nason ic High Definiti on Video Cam era. Ple ase rea d these Operating Instru ctions carefu lly and keep them handy for future referenc e. Please note that the actual controls and com ponents, menu i tems, etc. of you r High Definitio n [...]

3 (ENG) SQT0527 ∫ Disposal of Old Equipment and Batteries Only for Europ ean Uni on and countries with recycling systems These symbols on the products, packaging, and/ or accompanying documen ts mean t hat used electrical and electronic products and batteries must not be mixed with general household waste. For proper treatment, recovery and rec y[...]

4 SQT0527 (E NG) ∫ Cautions for us e Keep this uni t as far away as p ossi ble fro m electro magnetic equipm ent (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 be disrup ted by electr omagneti c wave radiatio n. ≥ Do not use this unit near [...]

5 (ENG) SQT0527 If the o perating time is very short even after the batt ery h as be en r echarg ed, the batte ry has wor n out. Plea se pu rchase a new batte ry . Abou t th e SD card ≥ When the c ard acc ess lamp is lit, d o not: j Remove th e SD card j Turn the unit off j Insert an d remove the USB cable j Expose the unit to vibra tions or shoc[...]

6 SQT0527 (E NG) Functi on that can be use d for the Playback Mode (m otion pictures o nly): Functi on that can be use d for the Playback Mode (st ill pictu res only): ≥ Scene( s) recorde d in the recordi ng forma t [A V CHD]: “A V CHD scene(s) ” ≥ Scene( s) recorde d in the recordi ng forma t [MP4/iF rame], sce ne(s) s aved in MP4 ( 1280 k[...]

7 (ENG) SQT0527 Informa tion for Y our Safe ty ...... ........... .......... 2 Accesso ries ..... ........... ............... ........... .......... 9 Prep aration Power su pply... ................ .......... ................ ... 10 Inserting/ removing t he batt ery ........ ....... 10 Charging the bat tery .. .......... ........... ....... 1 1 Cha[...]

8 SQT0527 (E NG) For United Kingdom and I reland customer s ∫ Sales and Su pport Information Custom er Com municatio ns Centre ≥ For custo mers wit hin the UK: 0844 844 3899 ≥ For custo mers wit hin lrel and: 01 289 8333 ≥ Monda y–F riday 9:00 am – 5: 00 pm (Excluding public holida ys). ≥ For fur ther su pport on y our pr oduct, pl ea[...]

9 (ENG) SQT0527 Check the a ccessorie s before u sing this unit. Keep th e accessori es out of reach of childr en to prev ent sw allo wing. Product numbers correct as of No v . 20 14. These ma y be sub ject t o c hange. Some option al accessorie s may not be avai lab le in som e co untrie s. Accessories Batt ery p ack VW-VBT190 AC adapto r (EB) A V[...]

10 SQT0527 (E NG) ∫ About batteries that you can use with th is unit The ba ttery that can be used wit h thi s unit is VW-VBT 190/VW-V BT 380. ≥ The unit has a fu nction for distin guishing batter ies which can be used sa fely . The dedica ted batt ery ( VW-VBT 190/VW -VBT380 ) suppo rts this fu nction. The only batte ries suitable for use with[...]

11 (ENG) SQT0527 Charging the battery The unit is in the standby condition when the AC adaptor is con nected. The primary circuit is always “live” as lon g as the AC adaptor is connected to an elec trical outlet. Important: ≥ Do not us e the AC ad aptor/DC ca ble with any oth er equipme nt as it is d esign ed onl y for this unit . Also, do no[...]

12 SQT0527 (E NG) ≥ Do not leav e the b attery(ies) in a car exp osed to dir ect sun lig ht for a long period of time with doors an d window s close d. Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recording t ime ≥ T emper ature : 25 o C/humidit y: 60% RH ≥ Chargi ng time s in parenthes es are when cha rging f rom the U SB te rminal. ≥ “h”[...]

13 (ENG) SQT0527 The unit ca n record still pictures or motion pictures to an SD card. T o record to an SD card, read the following. Cards that you can use w ith this unit Use SD ca rds confor ming to Cl ass 4 or hi gher of the SD Speed Cla ss Rat ing f or m otion pictur e recor ding. ≥ Keep the M emory Car d out of r each of children to prevent [...]

14 SQT0527 (E NG) Y ou c an turn th e unit o n and off usi ng the po wer bu tton or by o pening and clo sing the LCD mon itor . Open the LCD monito r and press the power b utton to turn on the unit. A The status i ndicator lights on . The uni t is tur ned on wh en the LCD mon itor i s opened, and un it is turn ed off when it is clo sed. Y ou c an s[...]

15 (ENG) SQT0527 Switching this unit between Motion Picture Recording Mode and S till Picture Recording Mode T ou ch the recor ding mod e switching icon displayed on the LCD mo n itor (tou ch screen ) to switch this unit between Motion Picture Recording Mode and Still Picture Re cording Mode. 1 Press the recording/playba ck button to switch this un[...]

16 SQT0527 (E NG) ∫ Slide while touching Move your finger while pressing on the to uch screen . ∫ About the opera tion icons ///: T ouch wh en chang ing a pag e or perfor ming set tings. : T o uch to re turn t o the pre vious scre en. About the T ouch Menu ∫ T o display the T ouch Menu T ouch (left side)/ (ri ght side) of on the T ouch Menu t[...]

17 (ENG) SQT0527 The clock i s not set at the time of purchase. M ake su re to set th e clock. ≥ When yo u turn on this unit , the mess age “S et home region and da te/t ime.” may be displa yed. Se lect [YES] , and fo llow the step s below to make the se setti ngs: j S tep 2 of “Sett ing your ho me re gion for th e first tim e” j S teps 2[...]

18 SQT0527 (E NG) 1 T ouch th e Recordi ng Mode b utton icon. 2 T ouch th e desir ed Recor ding Mode button i con. *1 In Mo tion Pictur e Recor ding Mo de only *2 In Still Picture Recording Mode only Basic Changing the Rec ording Mode Mode Effect *1 *2 Intellig ent Auto Y ou can switch t he mode to the In telligent Auto Mo de, which op timises se t[...]

19 (ENG) SQT0527 ≥ Open th e lens c over b efore tur ning on t he unit . 1 Open the LCD moni tor , and se t this unit t o Moti on Pic ture Recordin g Mode . ( l 15) 2 Press the recording start/stop button to start recording . 3 Press the recording start/stop button again to pause recording. ≥ Record ing can also be starte d/stopp ed by touch in[...]

20 SQT0527 (E NG) 1 Set this un it to Playback Mod e ( l 14). 2 T ouch the play mode select icon A ( l 16). ≥ Y ou can also set by touch ing , selectin g [VIDEO SETUP] or [PHOT O SETUP] # [MEDIA, VIDEO/ PICTURE]. ( l 22) 3 Selec t the still p icture C or the recording format of the motion picture D you wish to play back. ≥ T o uch [Ente r]. 4 ([...]

21 (ENG) SQT0527 ≥ The fol lowing ico ns are di splayed on thumb nails whe n [ALL AV CHD ] or [1080 /50i] is to uched: j A VCHD [1080/50p ] scene: j A VCHD [PH] scene : j A VCHD [HA] scene : j A VC HD [HG] scene: j A VCHD [HE] scene : ≥ The fol lowing ico ns are di splayed on thumb nails whe n [ALL M P4/i Fram e] is tou ched: j MP4 [1 080/50p] [...]

22 SQT0527 (E NG) ≥ T o uch (left side) / (right sid e) of on the T ouc h Menu to disp lay . ( l 16) 1 To u c h . 2 T ouch th e top m enu A . 3 T ouch th e submenu B . ≥ Next (previous) page i s displayed by touching /. 4 T ouch the desired ite m t o enter the setting. 5 T ouch [E XIT] t o exit the me nu setting. ∫ About guide dis play After [...]

23 (ENG) SQT0527 This unit o ffers the following Wi -Fi fu nctions wh en used i n com bination with ano ther Wi -Fi compatible device. Before using any of these Wi-Fi funct ions, check the sett ings o f your device an d get it ready for use. This Basic Operating Instructio ns describes the procedure for u sing [Remote Ctrl] to provide a Wi- Fi conn[...]

24 SQT0527 (E NG) ∫ Before using [Re mote Ctrl] Inst all the “I mage App” * The supp orted OS version are curr ent as of N ovember 2014 an d s u bject to c hange. ≥ Use the late st version. ≥ Refer to [ Help] in th e “Ima ge App” menu ab out how to operat e. ≥ The serv ice m ay not be able to be used properl y depend ing on th e typ[...]

25 (ENG) SQT0527 Prep arations before using [Remote Ctrl] Check if the smartphone is an Android (NFC-com pati ble), Android (non-NFC- compatible), or iOS device. ≥ If the sma rtphone is NFC-com patible, the NFC ma rk is disp layed when yo u start up “Image A pp”. Using NFC, yo u can easily set u p a direct co nnection b etween th is u nit and[...]

26 SQT0527 (E NG) Using [Remote Ctrl] with a direc t connection ≥ Set t he N FC fu nctio n of th e sm artpho ne to on. 1 St art up the smartpho ne appli cation “Image App”. 2 T ouch th e smart phone on of t his unit . ≥ T o uch the NFC tou ch area whe n the NFC mar k is displaye d on the smar tphone scr een. ≥ If this is the first time th[...]

27 (ENG) SQT0527 Using [Remote Ctrl] with a wire less acces s point connection Check if the wireless access point you are using is compatible with WP S j If t he w irel ess acces s poi n t is compatible with WPS: Procee d to the fo llowing [Easy Connection ( WPS)] j If t he w irel ess acces s poi nt is no t co mpat ible wit h WP S: “Searc hing fo[...]

28 SQT0527 (E NG) ≥ Confirm Encr yption key ( Password) of the sele cted wireless a cce ss point if the net work authentica tion is encryp ted. 1 Press Wi-Fi butto n on thi s unit . ≥ When t he Wi-Fi button is pressed fo r the f irst time , a mess age is dis played. T ouch [Y ES], and proceed to step 4. 2 T ouch [Wi-F i Setup] and select [Set W[...]

29 (ENG) SQT0527 If the Wi-Fi c onnecti on cannot be est ablished ≥ Please r efer to th e oper ating ins truction of the device in use for details about t he setting o f the wireless acce ss point or s martphon e. Pro ble m Check points It canno t con nect to the w ireless access p oint. The wi reless acces s poin t is n ot det ected . (Gener al)[...]

30 SQT0527 (E NG) ∫ It is not a m alfunctio n in following ca ses Others T roub leshooting A clicki ng sou nd is he ard when th e unit is shaken . ≥ This is the so und of the lens mo ving and is n ot a defect . This sound will no longer be heard when the unit is turned on and set this unit to the Motion Pictu re Recordin g Mode or S till Pictur[...]

31 (ENG) SQT0527 Please refer to “Operati ng Instru ctions ( PDF form at)” for details. Rec ord ing Proble m Check points Colour or b rightness of the image chan ges, or you may see ho rizontal bars in the imag e. The LCD moni tor fl ickers indoo rs. ≥ Col our or br ight ness of t he i mage may chan ge, or y ou ma y see hori zontal bars in th[...]

32 SQT0527 (E NG) High De fin ition V ide o Ca mer a Informat ion for your safety Others S pecification s Power s ource: DC 5.0 V ( When u sing AC adaptor) DC 3.6 V ( When u sing batt ery) Power c onsumpt ion: Recording; 4.7 W Char ging ; 7. 7 W Motio n picture recordin g format : [A VCHD]; A VCHD format versio n 2.0 comp liant (A VCHD Progressive [...]

33 (ENG) SQT0527 Lens: Auto Iris, 5 0 k optical zoom, F 1.8 to F4 .2 Focal length ; 2.06 mm to 10 3 mm Macro (Ful l r ange AF) 35 mm equi val ent; Motion pictur e; 28.0 mm to 17 40 mm (1 6:9)* S till picture; 28.0 mm to 17 40 mm (1 6:9), 34.0 mm to 17 66 mm (4 :3), 33.6 mm to 17 14 mm (3 :2) Minimum focus distance; Normal; A pprox. 2 .0 cm (W ide)/[...]

34 SQT0527 (E NG) AC adapt or Informati on for your saf ety ∫ Carefully obse rve copy right laws Recor ding of pre-r ecor ded tape s or dis cs or other pu blished or broa dcast m aterial for purp oses ot her t han yo ur own priva te us e may infr inge copyr ight la ws. Even for the purpose of pri vate use , recordin g of ce rtain materi al may be[...]

35 (ENG) SQT0527 ≥ Other na mes of systems and products mentio ned in t hese instru ctions ar e usua lly the regi stered tr ademarks or tra demarks o f the manufacturers who developed the system or prod uct conce rned. This p roduct is l icensed under the A VC patent portfolio license fo r the p ersonal and non-com mercial use o f a consum er to [...]

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