Panasonic HC-V720K manual

For USA and Puerto Rico assistance, please call: 1-800-21 1-P ANA(7262) or , contact us via the web at: http://www .panasonic.com/contactinfo For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-561-5505 or visit us at www .panasonic.ca Basic Owner ’ s Manual High Definitio n V ideo Camera Model No . HC-V720P/PC HC-V720MP/PC HC-V710P/PC Please r ead these[...]

2 VQT4Q73 Dear Customer , Than k you for ch oosing Panasoni c! Y ou have purch ased one o f the m ost sophistic ated an d reli able pro ducts on the market to day . Used prope rly , w e’re sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment. Please take time to fill in the inform ation on th e right . The serial number i s on the tag locate[...]

3 VQT4Q 73 THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN THE U.S .A. THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN CANADA. FCC Note: This eq uipmen t has been tested and found to com ply with the limits fo r a Class B digital d evice, pursuant t o Part 1 5 of th e FCC Rule s. The se limits are designe d to pr ovide reaso nable p rotectio n against h armful inter feren ce in a[...]

4 VQT4Q73 ∫ Concerning the battery AC adaptor This A C adapt or opera tes on A C betwe en 10 0 V and 240 V . But ≥ In the U.S.A . and Canad a, the AC adapt or must be co nnected to a 120 V AC power sup ply only . ≥ When co nnecting to an AC supply o utside of th e U.S.A. or C anada, us e a plug adapt or to su it the AC ou tlet conf iguratio n[...]

5 VQT4Q 73 ∫ Prod uct Identif icati on Marking Confor ms to UL STD 600 65 Certified to CAN/CSA STD C22.2 No.60065 Confor me à la norm e CAN/CSA C22.2 No.600 65 THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN THE U.S .A. THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN CANADA. Produc t Locatio n High Defin iti on Video Cam era Batter y hol der AC adapto r Bottom Cont ains FCC ID[...]

6 VQT4Q73 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read t hese oper ating inst ruct ions car efully bef ore us ing the unit. Follow th e safet y inst ructions on the uni t and the a pplica ble safet y instruct ions listed b elow. Keep these o peratin g instruct ions han dy for futur e refe rence. 1) Read t hese ins tructi ons. 2) Keep these instruct ions. 3[...]

7 VQT4Q 73 -If y ou see t his sym bol- ∫ Cautions for use Keep this uni t as far away a s possi ble fr om elect romagne tic eq uipmen t (su ch as micro wave o vens, TVs, vi deo g ames et c.). ≥ If you use thi s 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. ≥ D[...]

8 VQT4Q73 ∫ About Condensa tion (When the lens or th e LCD monitor is fogged up) Condensat ion occurs w hen there is a chan ge in temp eratu re or h umidit y , such as when t he uni t is taken from outside or a c old roo m to a warm room. P lease b e careful, a s it may cause th e lens or LCD monitor to becom e soiled, mold y , or dama ged. When [...]

9 VQT4Q 73 Accesso ries ..... ........... .......... ........... ............. 10 Prep aration Power su pply... ................ .......... ........... ........ 1 1 Inserting/ removing t he batt ery ............. .. 1 1 Charging the batter y .. ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... .. 12 Charging and re cording time ................. 13 Recording to a ca [...]

10 VQT4Q73 Check the a ccessories be fore using this unit. Keep th e accessori es out of reach of childr en to p revent swallow ing. Product numbers correct as of De c. 2012. T hese m ay be subj ect to cha nge. Accessories Batt ery p ack VW-VBT190 AC ad aptor VSK0780 AC cable K2CA2YY00259 USB cable K2KYYYY00201 HDMI mini cable K1HY19 YY002 1 Shoe a[...]

11 VQT4Q 73 ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit The ba ttery th at can be used with thi s unit is VW-VBT 190/VW -VBT380 . ≥ The un it ha s a fu nctio n fo r dis tingu ishin g ba tteri es wh ich ca n be us ed sa fely. The dedica ted b attery ( VW-VB T190/V W-VBT 380) s upports this func tion. Th e on ly batte ries suitable for use [...]

12 VQT4Q73 Charging the battery The uni t is in th e st andb y co ndit io n when the AC adap tor i s co nnect ed. The pr imar y cir cui t is alway s “live” as lon g as the A C adap tor is conne cted to an electrica l outlet. Important: ≥ Do not use the AC cable wit h any ot her equi pment as it is design ed only fo r this unit . Also, do not [...]

13 VQT4Q 73 Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recording ti me ≥ T em perat ure: 25 o C (77 o F)/humidity: 60%RH ≥ Chargi ng time s in parent heses a re when charging f rom th e USB te rminal. ≥ These ti mes are appro ximations . ≥ The in dicate d char ging tim e is f or whe n the ba ttery h as be en disch arg ed com pletely . Chargi[...]

14 VQT4Q73 The unit can r ecord still pictures o r motion pictur es to an SD car d or built-in memor y . T o record to an SD card, read the following. Cards that you can use w ith th is unit Use SD cards conf orming to Cl ass 4 o r high er o f the S D Speed C lass Ra ting for moti on pictur e rec ording . ≥ Keep the Memo ry Ca rd out of reach o f[...]

15 VQT4Q 73 Y ou c an turn th e unit o n and off using the power button or by ope ning an d closing the LCD moni tor . Open the LCD monitor and press the power button to turn on the unit. A The status indica tor lights on. The unit is tu rned on when the LCD monitor is open ed, and unit is tu rned off when it is closed . Y ou c an operat e by dir e[...]

16 VQT4Q73 ∫ About the operation icons ///: T o uch when changin g a page or pe rform ing se tti ngs. : T o uch to re turn t o the pre vious scre en. About the T ouch Menu ∫ T o displa y the T ouch M enu T ouch (lef t side)/ (ri ght side) of on the T ouch Menu to switch the o peration icons. ≥ It is also possibl e to switc h the o peration i [...]

17 VQT4Q 73 The clock i s not set at the time of purchas e. Make su re to set th e clock. 1 Select the m enu. ( l 22) 2 T ouch the date or time to be set, then s et the de sired value using / . A Displa ying th e World Time settin g: [HOME]/ [DEST INA T ION] ≥ The year can be set betw een 2000 and 2 039. 3 T ouch [ENT ER ]. ≥ A mes s age pr omp[...]

18 VQT4Q73 ∫ Intelligent Aut o Mode The m ode s (appropria te fo r the condition) are se t just by pointing the unit to w ha t you want to rec ord. ∫ T o chang e to the other R ecording M odes 1 T ouch the Rec or di ng Mode button ic on. 2 T ouch th e desire d Recordin g Mode but ton ic on. * In Motion Pictur e Recor ding Mo de only ≥ Pressin[...]

19 VQT4Q 73 1 Change the mode to . 2 Open the LCD monitor . 3 Press the recording start/stop button to start r ecording. A Record ing but ton icon B When you be gi n rec ordin g, ; change s to ¥ . 4 Press the recording start/stop button again to pause recording. ≥ Record ing can also be started/sto pp ed by touch i ng the rec ord ing but ton ico[...]

20 VQT4Q73 1 Change the mode to . 2 T ouch the play mode select icon A . ≥ Y ou can also set by touchi ng , selecting [VIDEO SETUP] or [PICT . S ETUP] # [MEDIA, VID EO/ PICTURE]. ( l 22) 3 / Select the still picture B or the recording format of the m otion pic ture C y ou wi sh to play back. Select the m edia type D and then sel ect the still pic[...]

21 VQT4Q 73 ≥ The ic on is disp layed in the thu mbnail d isplay w hen the it em for motion picture is touche d. ( , , , and ) ≥ is displayed in th e 1080/60p s cene when [ALL A VCHD] is touched. 4 T ouch the scene or the still pi cture to be played back. ≥ T o disp lay the n ext (previous) page: j Slide the thumb nail displ ay upwar d (down [...]

22 VQT4Q73 ≥ T o uch (left sid e)/ (r ight side) of on the T o uch Menu to d isplay . ( l 16) 1 To u c h . 2 T ouch the top m e nu A . 3 T ouch th e submenu B . ≥ Next (p revious) page is d isplayed b y touchin g /. 4 T ouch the desired item to enter the setting. 5 T ouch [E XIT] to exit the menu setting. ∫ About guide display After touch ing[...]

23 VQT4Q 73 By linkin g with Wi -Fi compati ble devices , you can use th e Wi-Fi fu nctions of [Lin k to Cell] ‚ [DLNA Play] , [Live Cast] and [Home Ca m] . Before using the r espective Wi-Fi fun ctions, ch eck and prepare yo ur device . T o use the W i-Fi fun ction, co nnect thi s unit to a wirele ss access point or smartpho ne via W i-Fi. ≥ P[...]

24 VQT4Q73 If the Wi-Fi connecti on cannot be est ablished Pro ble m Check po in ts It ca nnot co nnect to the w ireles s access p oint. The wi reless access po int is n ot det ected . (Gener al) ≥ T urn ON the wireles s access point . ≥ Approach t he wirele ss access poin t and reco nnect. ≥ If it takes time to complete the connection, the W[...]

25 VQT4Q 73 Pro ble m Check po in ts The Wi-F i connec tion i s not possibl e betw een this un it and a smartp hone. (Wireles s Acce ss Poin t Conne ction ) ≥ Make s ure the sm artpho ne is pr operly connected to the wi reles s access poi nt by check ing t he Wi-F i settings of the s martphon e. ≥ Make s ure this unit and th e smar tphone ar e [...]

26 VQT4Q73 ∫ Carefully obser ve copy right laws Whate ver you have r ecorde d and cr eate d can b e us ed f or y our person al ente rt ainme nt only . Under copy right la ws, othe r materia ls cannot be u sed w ithou t ob taining permi ssion from the holder s of the copyr ights. ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Lo go is a tradem ark of SD -3C, LLC. ≥ “A[...]

27 VQT4Q 73 High Definiti on Vi deo Camer a Informat ion for your safety Others S pecifica tions Power sour ce: DC 5.0 V (Whe n using AC ada ptor) DC 3.6 V (Whe n using battery ) Power cons umption: Record ing; 6.7 W Char ging; 7.7 W Motion pictu re recor ding fo rmat: [A VCHD]; A VCHD fo rmat version 2.0 compliant (A VCHD Progressive) [iFrame ]; M[...]

28 VQT4Q73 AC ad aptor Informati on for your saf ety Imag e st abiliz er fun ction: Optical (H yb rid Optical Im age S tabilizer , Active Mode (Rotation correction), Optical I mage S tabiliz er Loc k , T ilt cor r e ctio n function ) Creative Control: [Miniatu re Ef fect]/[S ile n t movie]/[8m m movie]/ [Time Lap se Rec] Monito r: 3.0 z wide LCD m [...]

29 VQT4Q 73 *1 Plea se refer to page 13 , concernin g the b attery c harging time and availa ble reco rding time. *2 Set the flash setting to ([OFF ]). Set th e video light setting t o ([OFF ]). Other s Optional acc essories Acce ssory No . Figure Description VW-BC10 PP Battery ch arger VW-VBT190 * 1 Recharg eable L ithium Io n Batter y Pac k VW-VB[...]

30 VQT4Q73 NOTE: Acces sories a nd/or m odel n umber s may va ry by c ountry . P lease consult your lo cal d ealer. Produc t numb ers c orrect as of De c. 2012 . These may b e subje ct to change . Acce ssory No . Figure Description VW-VMS10 P P S tereo mi cr oph one VW-SK 12PP Shoe ad aptor VW-ACT190PP Accessory k it HC-V720&V720M&V710P&[...]

31 VQT4Q 73 Accessory Order Form (For US A and Puerto Rico Customers) In CANADA, plea se contact your loc al Pa nasonic deale r for more information on Accessori es. TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S ACCESSORY ORDER LINE A T 1-800-332-5368 [6 AM-6 PM M-F , P A[...]

32 VQT4Q73 Other s Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U.S.A. AND PUERTO RICO) Panasonic Consumer Marketing Company of North America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Products Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Rico Only) If your product does not work pro[...]

33 VQT4Q 73 THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER “LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE”. THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY. (As examples, this excludes damages for lost time, travel to and from the servicer, loss of or [...]

34 VQT4Q73 Other s Wa r r a n t y (For Canadi an Customers) Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3 PANASONIC PRODUCT – LIMITED WARRANTY Panasonic Canada Inc. warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and for a period as stated below from the date of original purchase [...]

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