Panasonic HCV550K manual

Owner ’ s Manual High Definitio n Video Camera Model No. HC-V550 HC-V250 Please r ead these instructio ns carefull y before using th is product, and save this manual f or future use. SQT00 16 until 2014/1/24 Register online at ww w .p anasonic.c om/registe r (U.S . custom ers on ly)[...]

- 2 - ∫ About the reco rding format for recording motion pictures Y ou c an select fro m A VCHD *1 , MP 4 or iFra me recording formats to reco rd motion pictur es using this unit. ( l 69 ) *1 It is compatible with the A VCHD Progre ssive (1 080/60 p). A VCHD: It is suitabl e for view ing on a high-d efinition TV or for sa ving to di sc *2 . *2 Th[...]

- 3 - ∫ For the purpose s of this owner’ s manual ≥ SD Memory Card, SDHC Memor y Card and SDXC M emory Card are r eferre d to as the “SD card ”. ≥ The sma rtphon e and tablet a re indic ated as “smar tphone”. ≥ Functi on that can be used f or Mot ion Pict ure Record ing Mode: Function that can be used for Still Picture Record ing [...]

- 4 - Read this first ............. .......... ................ .......... 2 Prep aration Names a nd Functi ons of Main Parts ....... ..... 6 Power su pply........ ........... ................ .......... ... 10 Inserting/ removing t he battery ... .......... .. 10 Charging the bat tery ....... ................ ....... 1 1 Charging and re cording ti[...]

- 5 - Copy/Dubbing Copying/play ing back wi th a USB HDD ... 109 Preparing fo r copying/pla ying bac k ..... 1 09 Simple co py ............... ................ .......... 1 1 1 Copy selecte d files .............. ................ 1 12 Playing back the USB HDD ....... .......... 1 13 Dubb ing w ith a B lu-ra y dis c recor der , video dev ice, etc. .[...]

- 6 - 1 Speaker 2 A/V c onnector [A/V ] ( l 103 , 11 7 ) 3 Recor ding/ playba ck bu tton [ / ] ( l 17 ) 4 Level Shot Functi on bu tton [ ] ( l 41 ) Optical Image Stabiliz er button [ O.I.S.] ( l 42 ) 5 Battery release lev er [BA TT] ( l 10 ) 6 Power bu tton [ ] ( l 16 ) 7 HDMI mini con nector [HDMI] ( l 10 3 ) 8 USB terminal [] ( l 109 , 11 5 , 176[...]

- 7 - 16 DC input terminal [DC IN] ( l 11 ) ≥ Do not us e any other AC adaptors e xcept the supplie d one. 17 Shou lder strap f ixture 18 Grip belt Adjust the len gth of the grip belt so that it fits your hand . 1 Flip the belt. 2 Adjust th e lengt h. 3 Replace the bel t. 19 Photos hot butt on [ ] ( l 24 ) 20 Zoom lever [W/T ] (In Mo tion Pictur [...]

- 8 - 21 Wi-Fi but ton [Wi-Fi ] ( l 123 , 129 , 13 2 , 138 , 140 , 144 , 159 , 162 ) 22 Wi-Fi Transmitte r ( l 122 ) 23 NFC touc h area [ ] ( l 125 , 133 ) 24 LCD m onitor (T ouch scre en) ( l 18 ) ≥ It can ope n up t o 90 o . ≥ It can rotate up to 180 o A towards the lens or 90 o B tow ards the opposit e direction. 21 22 23 HC-V550 HC-V250 24 [...]

- 9 - 25 Lens co ver ≥ The lens cover o pens in Mo tion Pictur e Recording Mode or Still Pictu re Record ing Mode. ( l 17 ) 26 Lens 27 Intern al stereo mi cropho nes 28 Lens c over openin g/closin g switch When n ot using the u nit, close t he lens co ver to protect th e lens. ≥ Slid e the o pen ing/ closi ng switc h to op en/ close th e cover [...]

- 10 - ∫ About batteries that you can use with th is unit The ba ttery that can be used wit h this u nit is VW -VBT190/V W-VBT380 . ≥ The un it ha s a fu nction for distin guishi ng ba tteries which can b e used safely. The dedica ted batt ery (V W-VBT 190/VW-V BT380) s uppor t s th is func tion. Th e only batteri es suitable for use with this [...]

- 1 1 - Charging the battery The uni t is in the st andby con diti on wh en the A C adap tor i s conn ecte d. The pr imar y cir cuit is alw ays “live” as lon g as the A C adaptor is connected to an elec trical out let. Important: ≥ Do no t use t he AC ad aptor /DC cabl e with any oth er equi pment as it is d esigned only fo r this unit. Also,[...]

- 12 - ≥ Do not leave th e battery( ies) in a car expose d to direct sunlight for a lo ng period of time with doors an d windows closed. Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recordin g time ≥ T em per ature : 25 o C (77 o F)/humidity: 60%RH ≥ Chargi ng time s in parenthes es are when charg ing from the USB terminal . HC-V550 Batt ery mo [...]

- 13 - ≥ “h” is an abbre viation for hour, “min” for minute and “s ” for secon d. ≥ These ti mes are approxi mations . ≥ The in dicated chargin g time is for w hen the batter y has be en disch arged comple tely . Charging time an d record able time v ary dep ending o n the usag e cond itions s uch as hig h/ low tem perature. ≥ T[...]

- 14 - The unit can record still pictures or motion pic tures 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 cards confor ming t o Class 4 or hi gher o f the SD Speed Clas s Ratin g* for m otion pictur e rec ording. * SD Speed Class Ratin g is the speed standard r egardin g contin uous wri[...]

- 15 - Inserting/removing an SD c ard Caut ion: Check that th e access lamp h as gone off. 1 Open the S D card cov er and insert (remo ve) the SD c ard into ( from) the card slot B . ≥ Face th e terminal side C in the direction sh own in the illu stration and pr ess it straight in as far a s it will go. ≥ Press th e center o f the SD ca rd and [...]

- 16 - Y ou c an turn th e unit o n and off usi ng the po wer button or by opening an d closing the LCD monitor. Open the LCD monitor and press the power button to turn on the unit. A The status indica tor lights on. The uni t is turne d on wh en the LC D monit or is op ened, and unit is tu rned off when it is cl osed. Durin g nor mal u se, open in[...]

- 17 - Y ou c an switch t his unit b etween R ecording M ode (Mot ion Pict ure Record ing Mod e/S till Pict ure Record ing Mode) and Playb ack Mo de by press ing the recordi ng/playback button. If you touch th e recording mod e switching icon in Recor ding Mode, this un it can be switched between Motion Picture Recording Mod e and S till Picture Re[...]

- 18 - T o display th e recording mode swi tching icon Display of the recor ding mode switching icon will d isappear when no tou ch operation is performe d for a spe cific period of time. T o display it again, touch the sc reen. ≥ If the recording start/stop button is pressed in S till Picture Recording Mode or Playback Mode, this unit will be sw[...]

- 19 - About the T ouch Menu T ouch (lef t side )/ (right side) of on the T ouc h Menu to switch t he operation icons. ≥ It is also possible to switch t he operation ic ons by sliding the T ouch Menu right or left while touching i t. B Y ou can ch ange the oper ati on icon s to dis play . ( l 35 ) C Displaye d only i n Intelligen t Auto Plu s Mod[...]

- 20 - The clock i s not set at the time of pur chase. Make sure to se t the clo ck. 1 Select the m enu. ( l 29 ) 2 T ouch the date or time to be set, then set the desired value u sing / . A Displa ying th e World Time setting ( l 30 ): [HOME]/ [DEST INA TION] ≥ The year can be se t betwee n 2000 an d 2039. 3 T ouch [ENT ER]. ≥ A mes sage promp[...]

- 21 - ∫ Basi c ca mera posi tion ing 1 Hold th e unit with both han ds. 2 Put you r hand thr ough the grip be lt. 3 It is con venient to use the Recordin g button ic on A when h olding the unit at waist leve l. ≥ When recording, m ake sure your f ooting is stable and there is no danger o f colliding with another pers on or obje ct. ≥ When yo[...]

- 22 - ≥ Open th e lens c over befo re turni ng on the unit. ( l 9 ) 1 Open the L CD monitor , and set this unit to Mo tion Pic ture Reco rding Mode . ( l 17 ) 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 started/stopp ed by touching the re[...]

- 23 - ≥ While recording is in progress, t he recording will not stop even if the LCD monitor is closed. ≥ Please r efer to page 199 fo r details ab out appro ximate recordabl e time. ≥ (Maximum recor dable scene s of a sin gle SD car d) Recordi ng forma t [A VCHD] [MP4/i Fra me] Rec ordab le s cene s App rox. 3900 App rox. 8910 0 Different d[...]

- 24 - ≥ Open th e lens c over befo re turni ng on the unit. ( l 9 ) 1 Open the LCD monitor , and set this un it to Still Picture Recording Mode. ( l 17 ) 2 Press the button halfway . (For Auto Focus on ly) Focus indication: 3 Press the button fu lly . ≥ If you set the Optical Imag e S tabilizer function ( l 59 ) to ([MODE 1]), then the Image S[...]

- 25 - ∫ About the screen indic ations in Still Picture Rec ording Mode ∫ About the focusing area When ther e is a co ntrasting object ahe ad or beh ind the subject i n the focus area, the subject m ay not be fo cused. I f so, move t he cont rasting obj ect out o f the focus area. Recording still pic tures in Motion Picture Recording Mode ¬ Se[...]

- 26 - 1 Set this unit to P layback Mod e ( l 17 ). 2 T ouch the play mode select icon A ( l 19 ). ≥ Y ou can also set by touchi ng , selectin g [VIDEO SETUP] or [PICT . SETUP] # [MEDIA, V IDEO/ PICTURE]. ( l 29 ) 3 Select the still picture C or the recording format of th e moti on pictur e D you wish to play back. ≥ T ouch [Enter]. 4 (When [AV[...]

- 27 - 6 Selec t the playb ack operati on by touchi ng the operation icon. ≥ Operation icons and s creen display will disappear whe n no touch opera tion is perform ed for a specific per iod of time . T o disp lay them agai n, tou ch th e scr een. * When t ouched two times, th e fast rewi nd/fast fo rward spee d increa ses. (The screen di splay c[...]

- 28 - ∫ Spe aker volume adjustm ent Operate the volu me lever to adjust t he speaker volume during Motion P icture Play back Mo de. ≥ Sound will be heard only during normal playback. ≥ If pause pl ay is conti nued for approx. 5 min utes, the scr een retur ns to t he thumbn ails. ≥ The elapsed time fo r playback i ndicati on will be r eset [...]

- 29 - ≥ T o uch (left sid e)/ (righ t side) of on the T o uch M enu to disp lay . ( l 19 ) 1 To u c h . 2 T ouch the top me nu A . 3 T ouch th e submenu B . ≥ Next (p revious) page is dis played by to uching /. 4 T ouch the desired item to enter th e setting. 5 T ouch [E XIT] t o ex it th e menu setting. ∫ About guide display After touch ing[...]

- 30 - Set the display meth od for the screen informatio n display. Please r efer to page 20 . It is po ssible to d isplay an d record t he time at the tra vel destin ation by selecting your hom e region and t he travel destinati on. 1 Select the menu. ≥ If the clock is not set, ad just the clock to the current tim e. ( l 20 ) ≥ When t he [HOM [...]

- 31 - ≥ When t he home reg ion is set for the first time, the sc reen for s electing h ome/travel de stination appears after settin g the hom e regio n successi vely . If the ho me region has alr eady been set once , exec ute t he m enu ope rat ion fo r S tep 1. 5 (Only wh en sett ing the reg ion of your travel destination) T ouch / to select yo[...]

- 32 - It is po ssible to ch ange the date and time disp lay mod e. ≥ The date an d time are not di splayed wh ile the recordi ng mode switchi ng icon is disp layed. ( l 17 ) ≥ When t he T ouch Shu tter is e nabled, the recor ding mode switching i con is constantly d isplayed. This ca uses the da te and ti me to disa ppear fro m the scre en. It[...]

- 33 - When abou t 5 min utes have pass ed wit hout any o peration, t his unit a utomati cally turn s off to save battery life . ≥ This unit will not a utomatically turn off even if [ECONOMY (BA TT)] is set to [ON] in following cases: j Using the A C adaptor* j Using th e USB ca ble for P C etc. j PRE-REC is used j During slide sho w playbac k j [...]

- 34 - This u nit is put into record ing pause approx. 0. 6 secon ds after the L CD monito r is reo pened. ≥ When in Quick St art Standby M ode ab out 50% of the power used in recor ding pause mo de is bein g consum ed, so t he recordin g time w ill be re duced. ≥ Quick Sta rt will not work if th ere is no SD card inserte d. 1 Select the menu. [...]

- 35 - Y ou c an change the op eration icons ( l 64 ) to di splay in th e T o uch Menu. Register 3 favorite opera tion icon s. ≥ The def ault settin gs are, (Fade ), (PRE -REC) an d (Backli ght Comp ensation ) for Motion P icture Re cording M ode, and (Self-tim er), (B acklight Compensati on) and (T ele Macro) for Still Picture Recording Mode. 1 [...]

- 36 - Please r efer to page 106 . Please r efer to page 107 . Please r efer to page 105 . Set to [ YES] for cha nging the m enu setting s back to th e default co ndition. ≥ Settings for [CLOCK SET] and [LANGUAGE] will not be chang ed. ≥ If you restor e the default setting s, this unit will switch to the Motion Pictu re Recording Mode. Set to [[...]

- 37 - Set the file num ber of the MP4/iFr ame and still picture recorded next to 0001. ≥ Folder number is u pdated and file number will start from 0001. ( l 178 ) ≥ T o reset the folder num ber, format the SD c ard, and t hen perfo rm [NUMBER RESET]. ≥ The file numbers of still pictures you record in Stop Motion Animation Assist Mode are not[...]

- 38 - The used space and re maining recordab le time o f the SD c ard can be checked . ≥ The rem aining r ecordable time in t he curren tly set Rec ording Mode is displayed only in t he Motion P icture Re cording M ode. ≥ T ouch [EXIT] to close the i ndication. ≥ The SD card requ ires some space to store infor mation and manage system files,[...]

- 39 - This ite m is use d to start the unit demon stration . ≥ If [DEMO MODE] i s switched to [ON] an d you touch [EXIT] whe n there i s no SD ca rd inserted and while this unit i s connected to the A C adapt or, the demon stration au tomatically starts. If any ope ration takes place, the demo nstratio n is c anceled. Howe ver if no op eration s[...]

- 40 - A Zoom bar ≥ Maximum zoom r atio for re cording motion pi ctures can be set w ith [ZOO M MODE]. ( l 69 ) ∫ About the zoo m bar The zoom bar is displayed during the zoom operation. ∫ About the zoo m speed ≥ The zoom speed va ries dep ending on the ra nge over w hich t he zoom lev er is mo ved. ≥ The zoom operati on using the zoo m b[...]

- 41 - This fu nction de tects the hor izontal tilt o f the unit, and au tomatically corre cts it to the lev el posit ion. ≥ The ic on change s when the t ilt exceed s the co rrection ra nge. ≥ When t he tilt exc eeds the co rrection range, m ove the un it to the position w here / is displayed. ≥ This fu nction's def ault sett ing is (No[...]

- 42 - Optical Image Sta bilizer can stabilize the imag e without decreasing the im age quality as much. ∫ Changing Ima ge S t abilizer Mode (Mo tion Pi ctur e Reco rding Mo de) (Still Pictu re Recording Mode) ≥ The Image S tabilizer can also be turned on /off using the T ouch Function. ( l 60 ) ≥ Please r efer to page 62 for de tails about O[...]

- 43 - 1 T ouch the Recor ding Mode but ton icon . 2 T ouch th e desi red Recor ding M ode butt on ic on. *1 In Mo tion Pictur e Recor ding Mode only *2 only *3 In S till Picture Recording M ode only Advanced (Recor ding) Changing t he Recording Mode Mode Effect Intellig ent Auto Y ou can switch the mode to the Inte lligen t Auto Mode , which optim[...]

- 44 - Intelligent Auto The fol lowing m odes (appr opriate for the con dition) are set just by pointing the unit to what you w ant to rec ord. *1 In Mo tion Pictur e Recor ding Mode only *2 In S till Picture Recording M ode only ≥ Dependi ng on the recording conditio ns, the unit may no t enter the desire d mode. ≥ In the Portra it, S potlight[...]

- 45 - ∫ Intelligent Aut o Mode When switching to Intelligent Auto Mode, the Automatic White Balance and Auto Focus operate and automatica lly ad just the colo r balan ce and focu sing. Depen ding on the bright ness of the subject e tc., the aperture and shutte r spee d are aut omatical ly adjuste d for an o ptimum br ightness . ≥ Color b alanc[...]

- 46 - Intelligent Auto Plus Please r efer to page 44 for de tails about the effect o f each mod e. (Portrai t)/ ( Scener y)/ (Spotli ght) *1 /( L o w L i g h t ) *1 / (Ni ght Sc ener y) *2 / (Macro) *2 /( N o r m a l ) *1 /( N o r m a l ) *2 *1 In Mo tion Pictur e Recor ding Mode only *2 In S till Picture Recording M ode only ≥ Chan ge the Re co[...]

- 47 - 1 T ouch to adjus t the h orizo nt al p osition of the in-focus portion . ≥ If you tou ch the s creen, you can ad just the horizontal position of the i n-focus po rtion. ≥ When n o touch op erations are per formed fo r approxim ately 1 second, [Reset], [SIZE], and [E NTER] are displayed. If you touch the screen , you can r eadjust the ho[...]

- 48 - 1 (Whe n adj usti ng the brig htn ess) To u c h . ≥ The level of brigh tness is sw itched ev ery time you touch the icon . (S ta ndar d) # (Bright ) # (Dark) 2 (Whe n adj usti ng the colo r bal ance) To u c h . ≥ The level of color balance is switched every t ime you tou ch the ic on. (Blue ) # (Red) # (Y ellow) 3 St art recording. ≥ T[...]

- 49 - T ouch the desi red setu p time. ≥ T ouch [ENTER]. ≥ A frame is reco rded with a set record ing interval. 30 frames will make up motio n picture of 1 second. ≥ “h” is an abbre viation for hour, “min” for minute and “s ” for secon d. ≥ These ti mes are approxi mations . ≥ Maximu m reco rdable ti me is 1 2 hours. ≥ Audi[...]

- 50 - Scene Mode ≥ Chan ge the Re cordin g Mode to . ( l 43 ) T ouch the desired Scene Mode. ≥ T ouch [ENTER]. ≥ (Sports/Portrait /Soft Skin/Spotlight/Sn ow/Beach /Sunset/Sce nery) j The shu tter spe ed is 1/ 8 or more in S till Picture R ecordi ng Mode. ≥ (Sun set/L ow Ligh t) j The shu tter speed is 1/30 o r more in Motion Picture Re cor[...]

- 51 - ≥ (Nigh t Scener y) j The shu tter spe ed is 1/ 2 or more in S till Picture R ecordi ng Mode. j Using a tripod is recom mended.[...]

- 52 - Endless Loop Recording ≥ Insert an SD ca rd. ≥ Chan ge the Re cordin g Mode to . ( l 43 ) 1 Selec t sound in loop r ecording s etting. 2 St art recording. ≥ Once you start r ecording, the scene will be automatically divided every 2 minutes. T he divided scenes will be saved in the SD card. (Each tim e you use Endless Loop Recor ding, a[...]

- 53 - Stop Motion Animation Assist [HC-V550] ≥ Chan ge the Re cordin g Mode to . ( l 43 ) 1 Press the b utton to record th e still pictures. ( l 24 ) 2 T ouch [E nter]. ≥ A still picture will be recorded, and it will b e displayed in a semi-trans parent state on the recording screen. L ook at t he picture to estima te how far you sho uld mov e[...]

- 54 - ≥ The Ma nual Fo cus, Wh ite Balan ce, Shu tter Speed , Brig htness (Iris an d Gain) s ettin gs are retained when you chan ge betw een Mot ion Pictu re Record ing Mode a nd Still Pic ture Reco rding Mo de. T ouch th e to switc h to Ma nual Mode . ( l 43 ) Advanced (Recor ding) Manual recording MNL FOCUS WB SHT R IRIS  MNL A Manual icon [...]

- 55 - White Bala nce Automa tic White B alance fun ction ma y not repr oduce nat ural colo rs dep ending on the scen es or lighting conditions. If so, you can adjust the White Balance manually . ≥ Switch to Manua l Mode. ( l 54 ) 1 To u c h [ W B ] . 2 T ouch / to select White Bal ance Mode. ≥ T ouch [WB] to select the m ode. ≥ T o return to[...]

- 56 - Manual shutter spee d/iris adjustment Shutte r Sp eed: Adjust it w hen rec ording fast-moving subjects. Iris: Adjust it when the screen is too brigh t or too d ark. ≥ Switch to Manua l Mode. ( l 54 ) 1 T ouch [SHTR] or [IRIS]. 2 T ouch / to adjust se ttings. ≥ T ouch [SHTR]/[IRIS] to end the adjustment. : Shutte r spee d: 1/60 to 1/8 000[...]

- 57 - Manual Focus adjus tment If auto fo cusing is d ifficult du e to the co nditions, the n use M anual Focu s. ≥ Switch to Manua l Mode. ( l 54 ) 1 (When MF assist fu nction is used) Select the menu. ≥ T ouch to display the M anual icon. 2 T ouch [FOCUS]. 3 T ouch [MF ] to change to Manual Focus. ≥ MF appe ars on the screen. 4 Adjust the [...]

- 58 - Y ou c an record using conve nient fu nctions just by the ea sy operation of tou ching the sc reen. 1 T ouch (left si de)/ (right side) of o n the T ouch Men u to display T ouch Func tion icons. ( l 19 ) 2 T ouch th e T ouch F unction icon. (e.g. AF/AE tra cking) ≥ T o cancel, t ouch the T o uch Functio n icon a gain. (Opti cal Image Sta b[...]

- 59 - Use the Image Stabilizer to reduce the eff ects of shake d uring recording. This unit is equipped with Hybrid Optical Image Stabilizer . Hybrid Optical Image S tabilizer is a hybrid of Optical and Electrical Ima ge S tabilizer . T ouch to switch the Imag e St abilizer on/off. ≥ The icon at positio n A is switched. ∫ Changing Ima ge S t a[...]

- 60 - (Still Pictu re Recording Mode) Optical image stabilizer can s tabilize the image without decrea sing the image quality a s much. T ouch to switch the Imag e St abilizer on/off. ≥ The icon at positio n A is switched. ≥ For detail s about th e icons t o be dis played, ref er to pag e 42 . : [RECORD SETUP] # [O.I.S.] # [M ODE1] or [MO DE2][...]

- 61 - It is poss ible t o set the fo cus and expo sure to the subje ct sp ecifi ed on the tou ch sc reen . The fo cus and ex posur e will keep followi ng the s ubject automatic ally even if it mo ves. 1 To u c h . ≥ An icon is displayed B . 2 T ouch the object and lock the t a rget. ≥ When yo u touch th e head of the ob ject, the targe t frame[...]

- 62 - In Moti on Pictur e Recor ding Mode , you ca n furthe r improv e optica l image stabiliza tion by touch ing and hold ing . W ith this functio n, you c an fu rther re duce the eff ects of the shake t hat ten ds to oc cur wh en using zoom. 1 T ouch to turn the Image Stabili zer on. ( l 59 ) T ouch to turn the Image Stabili zer on. ( l 60 ) 2 T[...]

- 63 - It is po ssible to foc us and r ecord a s till p icture o f a sub ject tha t is touc hed. 1 To u c h . ≥ An icon is displayed A . 2 T ouch th e subje ct. ≥ Focus ar ea is disp layed at the touched p osition, a nd a still picture is record ed. ≥ Depe ndin g on th e rec ordi ng co ndit ions or rec ogni tion of the tou ched posi tion , it[...]

- 64 - Select th e operatio n icons to add di fferent effects to the images to b e recorde d. 1 T ouch (left si de)/ (right side) of o n the T ouch Men u to display the operati on icons . ( l 19 ) 2 T ouch an operation icon. (e.g. PRE-REC) ≥ The op eratio n icons that are display ed in the T ouch Menu ca n be ch anged . ([SELECT OPERA TION ICONS][...]

- 65 - When you start rec ording , the im age/aud io gradu ally appear s. (Fad e in) When you pause rec ording , the im age/aud io grad ually disa ppears. (Fade o ut) ≥ The Fa de settin g is canc eled whe n the reco rding st ops. ∫ T o select the color for fa de in/out ≥ The thu mbnails o f scenes re corded using fade in becom e black (or whi[...]

- 66 - This al lows r ecording of the pictur es and sound to start ap proximat ely 3 second s before the recor ding start/ stop bu tton is presse d. ≥ appears o n the s creen. ≥ Aim t he unit at the s ubject b eforehan d. ≥ There is no bee p sound. ≥ PRE-REC is canceled in the following cases. j Press the r ecording/playba ck button j T ouc[...]

- 67 - This m akes the image b righte r to prev ent dar kening of a ba cklit s ubject. A more impres sive ima ge can b e obtained by focu sing on the ob ject on ly in clos e-up and shadin g off th e ba ckground . ≥ The unit can focu s on the su bject at a distance of approx. 1.1 m (3.6 feet). ≥ When yo u set T ele Macr o, the zoom magn ificatio[...]

- 68 - This functio n is identical t o Scene Mod e in Recording M ode. ( l 43 ) The shut ter spe ed and ap erture, e tc. are aut omatical ly adju sted to ma tch the scene you wa nt to record. ≥ This ite m is displ ayed in the menu only when [Time Lapse Rec] in Crea tive Cont rol Mod e is set. ( l 49 ) ≥ Please r efer to page 50 for details abo [...]

- 69 - Set the maximu m zoom ra tio for t he Moti on Picture Record ing Mo de. * The zoom magnificat ion when [O. I.S.] is set t o [S tandard] and Le vel Shot Fun ction is set to off. The zoom magni fication wh en [O.I.S .] is set t o [S tandard]. ≥ The l arger the digital zoom magn ificatio n, the mor e the im age qual ity is de grade d. ≥ Thi[...]

- 70 - Switch the picture quality a nd rec ording for mat of the motion pictures to record . The reco rding formats that can be set change accord ing to [ REC FOR MA T] setting. ≥ When [REC FORMA T ] is set to [A VCHD] A Favors im age qu ality B Favors Recor ding time ≥ When [RE C FORMA T] is s et to [M P4/iFrame] *1 This option allows you to r[...]

- 71 - Dete cted face s ap pear with f ram es. ≥ Up to 5 frames a re indica ted. Larg er faces an d faces nearer to the center of the screen take prefere nce over others. ∫ Prioritized face framing Prioritized face framing is displayed as orange fram es. Focus and adjustm ent of brightness will be perform ed against the prio ritize d face frami[...]

- 72 - This functio n displays the horizontal/ver tica l tilt of the unit with the ele ctronic level. ∫ T o correct the tilt ≥ The hor izontal ti lt display A and vertical tilt dis play B appe ar yellow w hen the re is a ti lt, and appear green when th ere is a lmost no tilt. ≥ The maxim um tilt displ ay angles ar e approxi mately 45 o in hor[...]

- 73 - Y ou c an record bright pictu res eve n in dark pla ces by slo wing the shutter sp eed. ≥ Switch to Manua l Mode. ( l 54 ) ≥ The shut ter spe ed is set to 1/30 or more de pending on the su rroundi ng bright ness. ≥ This fu nction cann ot be u sed in Still Picture Recordi ng Mode. ≥ When t he shut ter speed becomes 1/ 30, the screen m[...]

- 74 - This is f or reduci ng the wi nd noise coming in to the bui lt-in m icrophone s. ≥ Switch to Manua l Mode. ( l 54 ) ≥ This funct ion’s default setting is [ ON]. ≥ When switching to Intelligent Auto Mod e/Intelligent Auto Plu s Mode, [WIND CUT] is set to [ON], and the setting ca nnot be ch anged. ≥ Y ou may not see the full effect d[...]

- 75 - When reco rding, t he inpu t level from the bu ilt-in micro phones ca n be adjuste d. 1 Select the menu. 2 (When [SET ]/[SET ] is selected) T ouch / to adjust. ≥ Adjust th e micropho ne inpu t level so that the l ast 2 bars of the ga in value are not re d. (Other wise, the sound is distorted .) Select a lower settin g for micro phone inpu [...]

- 76 - 4 T ouch [ENT ER]. ≥ T ouch [EXIT] to complete the setting s. ≥ appears on the screen. The high er the number o f pixels, t he high er the cl arity of the picture when pri nting. ∫ Picture s ize and Maximum zoom rati o in S till Picture Recording Mode Aspect ratio will change depending on the p icture size. *1 Extr a Optical Zoom can n[...]

- 77 - Y ou can add a s hutter sound when recording still pictures. ≥ No shu tter sound is emitte d in Mo tion Picture Record ing Mo de. [SHTR SOUND] : [P ICTU RE] # [SHTR SOUND] # desir ed sett ing : Vo l u m e l o w : V olume high [OFF]: Ca ncel the setting. MENU[...]

- 78 - Motion picture playback using operation icon For detail s on the b asic playb ack operat ions, re fer to page 26 . Advanced (Playback ) Playback Operations Playback operati on Playb ack di splay Oper atin g st ep s Skip Pl ayback (to th e start of a scene) During Pl ayback T ou ch the L CD mon itor an d slide f rom ri ght to left (from left [...]

- 79 - Creating still picture from motion picture A single frame from th e recorded motion p icture can be saved as a still picture. For scenes recorde d in A VCHD or MP 4/iFrame, still pictures in (1920 k 1080 ) are reco rded, and for scenes sa ved in MP4 (Low Qua lity), still pictures in (640 k 360) are record ed. Press the button fully at the lo[...]

- 80 - Highlight & T ime Frame Index An imag e of one sc ene is di splayed a s a thu mbnail a t set search conditio n. Scene can be pl ayed back from any midway p oint of the scene y ou wish to see . ≥ Operat e the zo om lever t o side and cha nge over the thumbn ail display t o Highligh t & Time Frame I ndex. ( l 27 ) 1 To u c h . ≥ T [...]

- 81 - Resuming the previous pla yback If playb ack of a sce ne was stopp ed half way , th e playback ca n be resu med from where it was stopped. If playb ack of a mo tion pictu re is stopp ed, appe ars on the thumb nail view of the sto pped scene. ≥ The memo rized res ume positio n is cleared if you turn off the unit or press the recor ding/play[...]

- 82 - Playing bac k motion pictur es/still pictures by dat e The scen es or the st ill pictures record ed on the same day c an be pl ayed back in successio n. 1 T ouch the date select icon. ( l 19 ) 2 T ouch the playback date. The scen es or the st ill pictu res record ed on the date se lected are displayed as thumbn ails. 3 T ouch the scene or th[...]

- 83 - Highlight Playback Part th at was reco gnized as clearly re corded i s extracte d from m ultiple sce nes, and it can be p layed back or sto red in a sh ort time wi th effects and m usic added. It is also po ssible to crea te an origin al Highlig ht Pl ayback by checkin g your favo rite scenes and setting up to extr act thos e scenes. ≥ Hig[...]

- 84 - ∫ Setting up the custom effect It is po ssible to e njoy the H ighlight Playback with your f avorite effect by setting up the com bination of an i mage effect and m usic. 1 T o uch [C USTOM ]. 2 T ouch [EFFE CT SETUP] or [MUSI C SELECT] . 3 (When [EFFECT SETUP] is sele cted) T ouch the desired effect. ≥ When [EFFECT SETUP] is changed, [M[...]

- 85 - T ouch [ SET] to select the item to change. *1 If you tou ch [SET] of Highl ight Playback wh en the Baby Cal endar is di splayed, [SELECT DA TE] and [SELECT SCENES] will not be available. ( l 92 ) *2 If you touch [SET] of Highlight Playback when the Baby Calendar is displayed, these items will not be d isplayed. ( l 92 ) ≥ When you h ave f[...]

- 86 - ∫ Che cking the f avo rite scen es 1 T ouch the scenes to be played back. 2 T ouch [Add] and add the favorite part. ≥ Approximately 4 second s before and after touching [Add ] will be adde d as favo rite. ≥ Number o f favorite sce nes that ca n be adde d are 1 t o 14. (Numb er of scenes th at can be adde d differs depe nding on the sce[...]

- 87 - ∫ Playback ti me setting T ouch the playback time. ≥ The playb ack time of [AUTO] is a maximu m of appr ox. 5 min utes. ≥ Playback tim e may become shorter than the setting , or it may not even be played ba ck if the part recognize d as clearly r ecorded is shor t. ∫ Setting up the title 1 T ouch / to select your fa vorite t itle she[...]

- 88 - The scen es put toge ther as a Highligh t Playback can be saved as a single sce ne. The reco rded scen es can be sa ved in the SD card. 1 Stop the playback of the Highlight Playback or wait until the Highlight Playback is finished. 2 To u c h [ S AV E ] . 3 Select the f ormat to save. ≥ When [QUALITY (A VCHD)] is selected, sce nes recorded[...]

- 89 - Manual Edit Y ou can j oin desired scenes or parts of scenes in the order t hey were recorded t o play bac k or save as a single scene with mu sic added. ≥ Manual Edit cann ot be use d for MP4/iF rame s cenes. 1 Select the menu. 2 T ouch [1080/60p] or [1080/60i]. ≥ T o uch [Enter]. ≥ Thumbn ails are displayed by each sce ne. 3 Select t[...]

- 90 - ∫ T o s elect a scen e T ouch the scene to be played back. ≥ The scene sele ction is made as you touch it, and the ind ication app ears on the thum bnail. T o cancel the ope ration, touch the scen e again. ≥ When part of a sce ne has b een selecte d, the indica tion ap pears on the thum bnail. If you touch the thu mbnail, the scene wil[...]

- 91 - ∫ T o set the music 1 T ouch [Mu sic]. 2 T ouch th e desi red sound . ≥ When [ NO MUSIC] i s selected, the audi o recorde d at the t ime of shoo ting is played bac k. (T o test the m usic aud io) T ouch [ST ART]. ≥ T o uch the oth er musi c option to change the music to be tes ted. ≥ When yo u touch [STOP ], the mus ic play back stop[...]

- 92 - Baby Calendar When a baby’s birth day and na me are r egistere d, scenes r ecorded sin ce the b aby’s birthd ay are displaye d as thumb nails for each age in mont hs. ≥ Scenes r ecorded b efore the birthd ay are not displayed . ≥ Scenes w ith no b aby in them are als o displaye d. ≥ Y ou c an register up to 3 babie s. 1 To u c h . [...]

- 93 - 5 T ouch th e thumbn ail i n the c enter . ≥ The thu mbnails o f the sc enes recor ded in t he same a ge in mont hs are displayed. T ouch the desire d scene to select the pl ayback op eration . ( l 27 ) ≥ The thu mbnail d isplay can not be set to 1 scen e/20 scene s display or to th e Highligh t & Time Frame I ndex. T o retur n to th[...]

- 94 - Changing the playback settings and play ing back the slide show 1 To u c h . ( l 19 ) 2 (Only wh en you w ould like to change the set tings) T ouch [SE T] to select the item to change. * Setting is not po ssible whe n the oper ation in S tep 1 is performe d whil e thumbna ils in the S top Motion A nimation A ssist Mode a re disp layed. ( l 9[...]

- 95 - ≥ T o uch the oth er musi c option to change the music to be tes ted. ≥ When yo u touch [STOP ], the mus ic play back stops. 4 T ouch [ST ART]. 5 Select the p layback operation . ( l 27 ) ≥ When t he playback is finished or stopped , the sc reen to se lect [REPL A Y], [S ELECT AG AIN] or [EXIT] i s display ed. T ouch the d esired item.[...]

- 96 - ¬ Press the recording/playback button to switch this unit to the Playback Mode. ∫ T o delete the scene o r still pic ture being played bac k T ouch while scenes o r still pictures to be deleted are being played back. ∫ T o delete scenes or s till picture s from the thum bnail displa y ≥ Switch to the thumbna il display of the sce nes [...]

- 97 - When you stop deleti ng hal fway: T ouch [CANCEL] wh ile deleting. ≥ The scenes o r still pictures that ha ve already been delete d when the deletion is canceled cannot be restor ed. T o complet e editin g: T ouch [Re turn] . ≥ Y ou can also dele te scenes by touching , selec ting [EDIT SCENE ] # [DELE TE] # [ALL SCENES ], [MUL T I] or [[...]

- 98 - Deleting p art of a sc ene (A VCHD) Unnecessary part of an AVCHD scene can be deleted. The de leted scenes c annot be rest ored. ≥ Press the recor ding/p layback button to switc h this un it to the Playba ck Mode , and to uch the play mo de select ic on. Then, se lect the A VCHD scene. ( l 26 ) 1 Select the menu. 2 T ouch the scene with a [...]

- 99 - Dividing a scene (A VCHD) It is possible to divide an A VCHD scene. Any unwa nted parts in the scene c an be deleted aft er dividin g. ≥ Press the recor ding/p layback button to switc h this un it to the Playba ck Mode , and to uch the play mo de select ic on. Then, se lect the A VCHD scene. ( l 26 ) 1 Select the menu. 2 T ouch the scene t[...]

- 100 - Dividing a sce ne to p artially delet e (MP4/iFram e) Divide th e MP4/iF rame s cenes, and delete u nnecessar y parts. This div ides the recorded scenes in tw o and de letes the fr ont hal f or back h alf. The sce nes d elete d by dividi ng cann ot b e resto red. ≥ Press the recor ding/p layback button to switc h this un it to the Playba [...]

- 101 - Protecting scenes/s till pictures Scenes/s till pictu res can be protected so that they are n ot dele ted by mistak e. (Even if you pr otect so me scenes /still pic tures, f ormattin g the med ia will de lete them .) ≥ Press the recor ding/p layback button to switc h this un it to the Playba ck Mode . 1 Select the menu. * [TRANS FER/PROTE[...]

- 102 - Before copying, convert A V CHD or MP4 scenes to those with the image quality (MP4 (High Quality): 1280 k 72 0/30p or MP4 (Lo w Quality): 640 k 360/30p) that suppo rts playback on a P C or uploa ding on the i nternet. ≥ Scen es re cord ed in iF rame o r sav ed as MP4 (L ow Qual it y) cann ot be conve rted to MP4 . 1 Select the menu. 2 T o[...]

- 103 - ≥ Use the HDMI mini cable (s upplied ). ≥ HDMI is th e inter face for dig ital devic es. If you co nnect th is unit to a HDMI c ompatible hi gh- definitio n TV and then play bac k the reco rded high- definiti on images , you can enj oy them in h igh resolu tion with h igh qual ity sound. 1 Connec t this unit to a TV . ≥ Check that the[...]

- 104 - 2 Selec t the video input on the TV . ≥ Exampl e: Select the [HD MI] chan nel with a HDMI m ini cable. Select th e [Video 2] ch annel wit h an Co mposite video cabl e. (The na me of the channe l may differ depen ding on the conne cted TV .) ≥ Check th e input set ting (inp ut swi tch) and th e audio i nput settin g on th e TV . (F or mo[...]

- 105 - ∫ T o watch images on a re gular TV (4:3) or when both side s of the images do not appea r on the s cree n Change the menu settin g to display the images correctly . (Check the TV s etting.) Examp le of images with a [1 6:9] aspe ct ratio on a regu lar TV (4:3) ≥ If a wide-sc reen TV is connected , adjust the aspect setting on the TV . [...]

- 106 - Connecting with a HDMI mini ca ble Select th e desired m ethod of HDMI outp ut. ≥ [AUTO] dete rmines the output resolut ion automa tically based on in formati on from th e connecte d TV . If the imag es are not o utput on th e TV when the setting is [AUTO], switch to t he method [1080p], [1080i ] or [480p ] which e nables t he images t o [...]

- 107 - ¬ Press the recording/playback button to switch this unit to the Playback Mode. 1 Select the menu. ≥ If you are not using VIERA Link, set to [OFF]. 2 Connect this unit to a Panaso nic TV compatible with VIERA Link with a HDMI mini ca ble. ( l 103 ) ≥ It is reco mmended to conn ect this un it to an H DMI term inal othe r than the HDMI1 [...]

- 108 - 3 Operate with the remote con trol for the TV . ≥ Y ou can se lect the sc ene or pi cture you wa nt to pla y back by press ing the b utton up, d own, left or right, and then the button in the c enter. ≥ The following operations are ava ilable by pressing the color buttons on the remote control. ∫ Other linke d operations T u rning the[...]

- 109 - ≥ In this owner ’s manual, “USB hard disk drive” is indicated as “USB HDD”. If you connect a USB HDD (commercially-available) to this unit b y using a USB Connection Cable (commercially-availa ble), you can copy m otion pictures and still pictures recorde d on this unit to a USB HDD. It can also play back the scenes and still pi[...]

- 1 10 - 2 Connect t he AC adap tor and a s uffi cientl y char ged batte ry to t his unit , and press t he recordi ng/pl ayback but ton to s witch t his unit to t he Playbac k Mode. ≥ If the AC adapt or is not conne cted to this unit, the USB HDD cannot be us ed. 3 Connect this unit to the USB HDD with the USB Connection Cable (commercially-ava i[...]

- 1 1 1 - ∫ Formatting This is for initializing the USB HDD. ≥ Please be aw are tha t if a me dia is fo rmatte d then all the d ata recorded on the media is erased and can not be recove red. Bac k up imp ortant da t a on a PC et c. ≥ Connect this u nit to the USB HDD and touch [Playback HDD] ≥ When f ormatting is complet e, touch [E XIT] to[...]

- 1 12 - Copy select ed files 1 Connect this un it to the USB HDD to p repare for copying. ( l 109 ) 2 T ouch [Copy selected files]. ≥ Y ou can also copy scenes or s till pictures by touching , selecting [CO PY]. 3 T o uch [NEX T]. 4 T ouch the desired items fo llowing the instructions on t he screen. ≥ It will return to the previous ste p by t[...]

- 1 13 - Playing bac k the USB HDD ≥ Only moti on pict ure/stil l picture t hat hav e been c opied by c onnect ing this un it to th e USB HDD or copied with HD Writer LE 2.1 can be played bac k. A USB Connection Cable (commercially-available) B USB HDD (commercially-available) C Turn the side wi th the sym bol up t o connect t he micr o A end of [...]

- 1 14 - ≥ Blu-ray record ers are n ot sold in U S. ∫ Check before dubbing Chec k the equi pment use d for d ubbin g. * Some equipment m ay not be compatible with high -definition (A VCHD) picture quality . In such a case, c onnect wi th the Comp osite vide o cable (commerc ially-a vailable) and dub wi th standard picture quality . ( l 11 7 ) ?[...]

- 1 15 - ∫ T o dub using equipmen t with an SD card s lot Y ou c an dub by directly i nsertin g an SD c ard. ∫ T o dub using equipmen t with a USB terminal Y ou c an dub by connecting a USB cab le. ≥ Use the AC adap tor to free you from worrying about the batte ry running down. ≥ T urn o n the unit . A USB ca ble (suppl ied) B Turn the side[...]

- 1 16 - ≥ Do not us e any othe r USB cab les except the supplied one. (O peration i s not guar anteed w ith any other U SB cables.) ≥ When th is unit is co nnected to a Panaso nic Blu-ray disc reco rder or a DVD rec order using a USB cable wh ile the u nit is tur ned on, p ower is a lso supplie d from th e connected equipm ent to thi s unit. ?[...]

- 1 17 - ∫ Dubbing using equipment w ithout an SD card slot o r a USB terminal, or using a v ideo dev ice Y ou c an dub by connecting a n Comp osite vide o cable (co mmercia lly-avail able). ≥ Use the AC adap tor to free you from worrying about the batte ry running down. ≥ Press the recor ding/p layback button to switc h this un it to the Pla[...]

- 1 18 - Using an Eye-Fi card (co mmercially-available), you can r ecord motion pictures and still pictures on the card, and sa ve them on a PC or upload them on a file-shar ing webs ite via a wireless ne twork. ≥ Insert an Eye -Fi card ( commerci ally av ailable) to the u nit. Select the menu. ≥ When [Eye-Fi TRAN SFER] is set to [ON], th e tra[...]

- 1 19 - ∫ Using Eye-Fi d irect mod e The files can be tran sferred dire ctly from the Eye-Fi card to a smartp hone with out going through the wireless acces s point when necessary se tting is perform ed in a PC in advance. ≥ Install the software supplied with the Eye-Fi card on your PC, and configure the Eye- Fi direct mode s ettings. ≥ Inse[...]

- 120 - ≥ The Ey e-Fi menu only ap pears w hen an E ye-Fi ca rd is used. ≥ The Ey e-Fi transf er fea ture canno t be guar anteed to continue to opera te in th e future d ue to changes t o the card specificati on etc. ≥ Update th e firmwar e of the Eye-Fi card to th e latest o ne usin g the so ftware supplied with the Eye- Fi card b efore use.[...]

- 121 - ∫ Use this unit as a wi reless LA N device When using equipment or compu ter systems t hat requir e more reliable security than wireles s LAN devices, ensure th at the app ropria te measure s are taken f or safe ty designs an d defects for the systems used. Panasonic will not take any res ponsibility for any damage that arises when using [...]

- 122 - ≥ This uni t cannot b e used to connect to a publi c wireless LAN conn ection. ≥ Use a IEEE 802. 1 1b, IEE E802. 1 1g or IEEE 802.1 1n comp atible d evic e whe n usi ng a wir eles s access poin t. ≥ When us ing a wir eless access p oint, we strongly recommen d that you set a en cryption to maintain information security . ≥ When se n[...]

- 123 - Using a smar tphone, you can perform reco rd/play back operati ons from a rem ote location or up load motion pictures an d still pictures re corded in this un it on SNS (Social N etworking Service ). A When connec ting direc tly to a smartp hone B When connec ting to a w irele ss access point ≥ Refer to [Help] in the “ Image A pp” men[...]

- 124 - ∫ If the devic e is Android (n o n-NFC-comp atible) or iOS Operate this u nit and th e smartphone to set up a direct connectio n. For US custo mers enter SS ID and Passwo rd or scan QR co de to conn ect. ≥ [WPS Connection] ( l 157 ) ≥ Connec ting with QR code ( l 157 ) ≥ Connec ting by ente ring an SSID and Password ( l 158 ) When t[...]

- 125 - Using [Link to Cell ] with a direct connec tion ∫ If the devic e is Android (NFC-c omp atible) ≥ Set t he NFC fu nctio n of th e sma rtpho ne to ON. 1 St art up th e smart phone ap plicat ion “Im age App” . 2 T ouch th e smart phone on of t his uni t. ≥ If this is the first time the smar tp hone is connecting to this unit, touch [[...]

- 126 - Using [Link t o Cell] wit h a wirel ess access point connection ∫ If the devic e is Android (NFC-c omp atible) ≥ Set t he NFC fu nctio n of th e sma rtpho ne to ON. 1 Connect the smartphone to a wireless access point. ≥ When you c onnect using NFC for th e first time, ple ase ma ke co nnect ion o f thi s uni t and a wireless access po[...]

- 127 - About [Link to Cell] Smartp hone scree n shots are e xample displayed in Motio n Picture Recording M ode and P laybac k Mode . ≥ Depe ndin g on y our OS or th e ve rsion of th e smar tph one ap pl icati on “ Image App” , the s cree ns may differ fro m the ones above . Screen dis play during rem ote operations Recordin g scre en 1 Rema[...]

- 128 - ∫ In Recording M ode ≥ Recording motion pictures/still pictures ≥ Selecting a mode ≥ Using th e zoom (Ava ilable in th e medium or fast speed) ≥ Swit chi ng bet ween t he Re cordi ng Mode: j Intelligent Auto Mode j Manual Mode j S top Motio n Animat ion Assis t Mode ≥ Record ing format ≥ Picture s ize ≥ White Balance ≥ Bac[...]

- 129 - Y ou c an use your smartpho ne to c heck on you r baby being mon itored by this uni t when you a re in another ro om. Th e smartphon e and this unit can be used l ike radio tr ansceiver s, allowin g the users to have a conversatio n by taking tur ns. This unit can also send a no tification to th e smartph one when ever the b aby c ries . Pr[...]

- 130 - Using [Baby Monitor] 1 Press Wi-Fi button and touch [Baby Moni tor]. ≥ The SSID of the wireless ac cess poin t to which this unit is conne cted is dis played. 2 Connect the smartphone to a wireless access point. ≥ T o connect it, se lect the SS ID of the wireless a cce ss poin t displayed o n the scre en of th is unit. 3 St art up th e [...]

- 131 - T ouch [Setup] on the screen of this unit, and select the item you want to set. ∫ [Notification Se tup] This se ts whether to s end a notificatio n to the sm artpho ne when a sound is detected. ∫ [Notification T est] This tests if a notific ation can be sent to th e smartph one when a sound is detected. ∫ [Remote V oice Leve l] This s[...]

- 132 - Y ou c an confir m the re cording screen of t his uni t from ou tside usi ng a smart phone . Prep arations before using [Home Cam] 1 Check if the wireless access point is comp atible with IEEE802.1 1b /g/n. 2 Install the smartphone application “Image App” on your smartph one. ( l 150 ) 3 Check if the smartphone is an Android (NFC-compa [...]

- 133 - Using [Home Cam] ≥ Perform the ho me monitor ing o peration on the sma rtphon e. ( l 136 ) ≥ When the firew all is t urned on, the Wi-Fi f unction may not work correctly . If this occ urs, check the network se ttings. ∫ If the devic e is Android (NFC-c omp atible) ≥ Set t he NFC fu nctio n of th e sma rtpho ne to ON. 1 T urn off the[...]

- 134 - 6 Enter the D evice ID and Password displayed on the screen of this un it into the smartphone. ≥ When t he entry is c omplete , select [ OK] (on y our Androi d device) or [Com plete] (on your iO S device). ≥ If you want to che ck the Device ID and Pass word after pe rforming Step 7, on th e scree n of this unit, to uch [Setup] # [Home M[...]

- 135 - 3 T ouch th e smart phone on of t his uni t. ≥ If the u nit is n ot re cognized e ven wh en touc hing the smart phone, change p ositions and try aga in. ≥ A confirm ation sc reen is di splayed on the screen of a smartpho ne. T ouch [YES] to star t home mo nitor. ≥ This unit will be tu rned on if it is t ouched on the by a smartpho ne [...]

- 136 - ≥ Even wit h a broadba nd line, the recommend ed optim al speed may no t be reached de pendin g on your envir onment. ≥ Narrow band lin es such as a nalog mod ems can not be use d. ≥ If the l ine for the smartpho ne is sw itched, com municat ion may be interru pted. I n that case , connect a gain. ≥ Refer to [Help] in the “ Image [...]

- 137 - ≥ Setti ng can not be perf orm ed whi le op eratin g moni torin g wit h a sm artph one. T ouch [Set up] and sele ct desire d setting. ∫ [Home Monito r Connect] Y ou c an display th e registr ation scree n for a Device ID and Passwo rd. ≥ If [QR code ] is touched, a Q R code will be displayed on the screen of t his unit. ∫ [Remote V [...]

- 138 - Connecting this unit to a DLNA-compatible device via Wi-Fi, you can playback scene s and still picture s on the D LNA dev ice. A DLNA-compatible Device Prep arations before using [DLNA Play] 1 Check if the wireless access point is comp atible with IEEE802.1 1b /g/n. 2 Check if the Device is DLNA-compatib le. 3 Set up a Wi-Fi connection betw[...]

- 139 - 2 Select this unit (SSID) by the TV side. ≥ Select SD media and select the motion picture ([A VCHD/MP4]) or s till picture ([JPEG]) to play back. 3 Perform playback operations with the TV remote control. ≥ Playback operat ions may di ffer depend ing on the TV in use . ≥ The fol lowing op eration s can be performe d if a color button i[...]

- 140 - By setting up a Wi-Fi c ommunication between this u nit and a PC, you can cop y scenes and still picture s recorde d with this unit to t he PC . A PC Prep arations before using [Copy] 1 Check if the wireless access point is comp atible with IEEE802.1 1b /g/n. 2 Check if the P C and the w ireless access point are co nnected via Wi-Fi. ≥ Y [...]

- 141 - T o cop y scenes and still pictur es by setting up a Wi-Fi co nnection between this u nit and the PC, complete t he foll owing prepar ations: j Turn on the P C j Create a shared folder (de stination folder ) *1 *1 The name of th e folder m ust cons ist of 15 or less alph anume ric characte rs. ∫ When using HD Write r LE 2.1 1 Instal l HD [...]

- 142 - Copying to a PC ≥ Creat e a s hare d folde r (des tin ation fold er) o n the PC . ( l 141 ) 1 Press Wi- Fi butt on an d touc h [Copy ]. 2 T ouch the PC to be connected. ≥ T o search for PCs again, tou ch [Refr esh]. (When the PC you wa nt to conne ct to is not d isplayed) T ouch [M anual S etting] . 3 (When [Manual S etting] is touched)[...]

- 143 - ≥ Copy ing c an be p erfor med even w hen th e ba tter y is u sed fo r pow er , but we r eco mmend t hat t he AC adap tor be use d. ≥ Once scenes or still pictures are cop ied to a PC, the o riginal scenes or still p ictures cannot be copied to any PCs. ≥ If the total le ngth of the scenes recorded on the sam e date on the SD ca rd ex[...]

- 144 - Y ou c an broadc ast motion p ictures o f this uni t live by se tting up a link betwe en the “LUMIX CL UB” and UST REAM. A Y ou can also bro adcast moti on pictures live by connec ting this unit and a smartph one that supports tet hering. Wi-Fi [Live Cast] ≥ If [CLOCK SET] ( l 20 ) i s not set correctl y , [Live Cast] cannot be u sed.[...]

- 145 - Prep arations before using [Live Cast] 1 (Whe n conn ect ing to a wi rele ss ac cess poin t) Check if the wireless access point is comp atible with IEEE802.1 1b /g/n. (For te thering con nection) Check if your smartphone is compatible with the tethering function. ≥ For infor mation on how to se t up the tethe ring func tion, refer to the [...]

- 146 - Broadcasting live Press Wi-Fi button and touch [Live Cast]. ≥ If a “LUM IX CLUB” Log in ID and Password has not b een registe red to this unit yet, ent er the m accord ing to the screen. ≥ If you touc h [Change AP], yo u can switch the wi reless access po int to anoth er one that has be en registere d to this un it. ≥ When t he co[...]

- 147 - ∫ About the screen in dications in the Live C ast Mode ≥ In Live Cast Mode, even if you press th e recordi ng start/sto p button, r ecording is not po ssible. ≥ In Live Cast Mode, this unit is set to Intelligen t Auto Mode . ≥ If you start a live bro adcast wh en the LCD monitor is clos ed with t he screen facing outw ard, the LCD m[...]

- 148 - ∫ T o configure the e-m ail deliver y settings Y ou c an make th e deliver y setting of a broa dcast notifi cation e-m ail and the setti ng for the schedul ed time an d date of t he bro adcast in dicated in th e e-mai l. 1 T o uch [E-M AI L SETUP ]. 2 T ouch [ON] or [OFF]. 3 (When [ON] is selected) T o set the scheduled br oadcast date. ?[...]

- 149 - ∫ T o save in USTREAM 1 T ouch [Save in USTREAM]. 2 T ouch [ON] or [OFF]. ∫ Broadcasting l ive with no sound 1 T ouch [M icrophon e On Air] . 2 T o uch [O FF]. [ON]: Live motion pi ctures ar e saved on USTRE AM. [OFF]: Sele ct this option not to save on USTRE AM. [ON]: Sou nd is ou tput du ring live b roadc asts. [OFF]: S ound is no t o[...]

- 150 - ≥ T o use the fo llowing W i-Fi fun ctions, you n eed to install the sm artphone applicatio n “Ima ge App”. j [Link to Cell] ( l 123 ) j [Baby M onitor] ( l 129 ) j [Hom e Cam] ( l 132 ) ≥ Use the latest ve rsion. ≥ The serv ice may n ot be able to be u sed pr operly dep ending on the type of sma rtphone being used. For infor mati[...]

- 151 - T o use the Wi -Fi functi on, conne ct this u nit to a w ireless access point or smartpho ne via Wi -Fi. ≥ Depe ndin g on th e Wi- Fi co nnect ion m eth od, av ailab le Wi-Fi funct ion s dif fer . ≥ If you sel ect [Histo ry], you ca n set up a Wi-Fi conn ection t hat uses the connecti on settings of a previo usly used W i-Fi fun ction. [...]

- 152 - Using the [Wi-Fi Easy S etup] to set up a connection With the smartpho ne app lication “I mage App”, you can trans fer the foll owing informati on betwee n the smar tphone an d this un it by usin g the NF C or QR code functio n. * Acquire a Login ID and Pa ssword for the “L UMIX CLUB ” on this unit in advance. ≥ Install the s mart[...]

- 153 - Connecting to a wir eless ac cess poi nt Check if the wireless access point you are using is compatible with WPS j If the wireless a ccess point is compatible with WPS: Procee d to the fo llowing [WPS Con nection] j If the wireless a ccess point is not com patible with WPS: [Searchi ng for wire less access po ints to set u p a connect ion] [...]

- 154 - ≥ Confirm Encr yption key ( Password) of the se lected wireless a ccess point i f the net work authentica tion is encryp ted. 1 Press Wi-Fi b utton. ≥ When t he Wi-Fi button i s pressed fo r the fi rst time, a m essage is displaye d. T ouch [YE S], and proceed to s tep 5. 2 T ouch [W i-Fi S etup]. 3 T ouch [Wireless Sett ings]. 4 T ouch[...]

- 155 - ≥ When conn ecting b y [Manual Setting ], confirm th e SSID ( Identific ation name ), Authe ntication method, Encryption type, and Encryptio n key (Passwor d) of th e wireless acc ess point you are using. 1 Press Wi-Fi b utton. ≥ When t he Wi-Fi button i s pressed fo r the fi rst time, a m essage is displaye d. T ouch [YE S], and procee[...]

- 156 - ≥ Check the wireless access points instructio n manual an d settings wh en a s aving wireless acce ss point. ≥ The Encryp tion me thods are [A ES], [TKIP ] and [W EP] in desce nding order o f strength . We recomme nd you con nect wi th the stro ngest poss ible En cryption me thod. ≥ When t he signal of the wi reless acc ess poin t is [...]

- 157 - Setting up a dire ct connection to a smartphone Check if the sma rtphone you are using is compatible with WPS ≥ For US custo mers enter SS ID and Passwo rd or scan QR code to connect. j If the sma rtphone is compatible with W PS: Procee d to the fo llowing [WPS Con nection] j If the sma rtphone is not com patible with WPS: Proceed to the [...]

- 158 - 1 Press Wi-Fi butto n and t ouch [ Wi-F i Setup] . 2 T ouch [Di rect Connecti on]. 3 On the smartphone, select the SSID displayed on this unit from the Wi-Fi setup me nu. 4 Enter the Password displayed on this unit’s screen on the smartphone. ≥ T ransmi ssion spee d may decr ease, o r may not be usable d epend ing on the environ ment it[...]

- 159 - Connecting from the history Each use of a Wi- Fi functi on is stored in the Wi -Fi conn ection h istory . Connec ting from th e histor y allows you to ea sily set up a connectio n using t he pre vious con nection sett ings. 1 Press Wi-Fi button and touch [History]. 2 T ouch the desired item to be connected. ≥ The his tory of Wi-Fi functio[...]

- 160 - ≥ Please r efer to th e operati ng ins truction of the devic e in use for details about t he setting o f the wireless acce ss point or s martphone. If the Wi-Fi conne ction cannot be est ablished Proble m Check points It ca nnot connec t to th e wireless access p oint. The wir eless a ccess p oint is not d etected . (Gener al) ≥ T urn O[...]

- 161 - It takes long time ev ery time to connec t to a smartp hone. ≥ It may take long er time to connec t depen ding on th e Wi-Fi connectio n setting of the smart phone , but it is not a malfunct ion. This unit is not display ed in the W i-Fi sett ing scr een of the s martp hone . ≥ T ry switchin g the O N/OFF of t he Wi- Fi function in the [...]

- 162 - Conf igur e vari ous sett ings ne cess ary t o use t he Wi -Fi f unct ion. When conn ected to W i-Fi, the se ttings canno t be chang ed. 1 Press Wi-Fi butto n and t ouch [ Wi-F i Setup] . 2 T ouch desire d menu item . Y ou c an add or delete w ireless access points, or r earrang e the di splay order of wirele ss access points. ≥ Up to 3 w[...]

- 163 - This item allows yo u to use NFC to tur n on this unit, establish a remote connection, and configure the home monitoring settings. Please r efer to page 137 . If you set [ON], the LCD monitor turns off when remotely o perating th is unit with a s martphon e (in Motion Picture Recording Mo de or S till Picture Recording Mode ) so that power [...]

- 164 - Y ou c an view a nd change this unit’s Device name (SSID), which i s used for opera ting this u nit as a wireless acces s point. 1 T ouch [INPUT], and enter the desired Device name (SSID). ≥ Input up to 20 c haracters a re recom mended. A ll the c haracters cannot be conf irmed wh en displaying the Device n ames on this unit if a long D[...]

- 165 - Y ou c an change the wor kgroup setting. ≥ When copying scen es or still pictures to a PC using a Wi-Fi funct ion [Copy], you nee d to create a shared fo lder on the PC a nd connect this unit to the workgro up to whi ch the PC belong s. (The default se tting is WORKG ROUP.) ≥ For infor mation on how to crea te a sh ared folde r , refer [...]

- 166 - ∫ Check o r change the a cquired L ogin ID/Pas sword ≥ T o cha nge the “LUMIX CLUB” Passwor d on this unit, acces s the “LUMIX CLUB” website fr om your sma rtphone o r PC and change the “LUMIX CLUB” P assword in advanc e. 1 Press Wi-Fi butto n and t ouch [ Wi-F i Setup] . 2 T ouch [ L UMIX CL UB] . 3 T ouch [Add /Change Acco[...]

- 167 - When se nding imag es to WE B services , the WE B service being u sed must be registe red with the “LUMIX CLUB”. Registering multiple WEB services will sen d images to all services simultaneously . ≥ Check the “ F AQ/Contact us” on the following site for compatible WEB services . http:/ /lumixclub. panasonic.net/ eng/c/ Prep arati[...]

- 168 - HD W riter LE 2.1 Y o u can copy the motion/still picture data to the HDD of PCs or write to media like Blu-ray discs, DVD discs or SD cards using HD Writer LE 2.1, the software installed in the supplied CD-RO M. Refer to the ope rating instructions o f HD Writer LE 2.1 (PDF file) fo r details on how to use it. ∫ Smart Wizard The Smar t W[...]

- 169 - ≥ It is im possible to write d ata to this unit from a PC. ≥ Motion pict ures that have been re corded o n anot her dev ice ca nnot b e written to the software sup plied wit h this uni t. ≥ When motio n picture d ata is written to and read from the SD card, co rrect ope ration of the unit cannot be guarant eed if so ftware oth er than[...]

- 170 - End User Licens e Agreement Before opening th e CD-ROM package, pl ease read the fol lowing. Y ou (“L icensee” ) are granted a license fo r the Software d efined in this E nd User License Agreem ent (“Agr eement”) on co ndition that you agree to the te rms and co nditions of this Agreem ent. Article 1 License License e is grante d t[...]

- 171 - Article 9 With rega rd to MICRO SOFT SQL SERVER CO MP ACT 3.5 produc ed by Micro soft Corporation (1) Licen see shall use the MICR OSOFT SQL SERVER COMP ACT 3.5 only when included in the Softwar e, and sha ll not use the MICROSOFT SQL SER VER COMP ACT 3.5 in any other configu ration or method . License e shall not publish the MI CROSOFT SQL[...]

- 172 - ≥ Even if th e system requirem ents men tioned in thi s owne r’s ma nual is fu lfilled, some PCs c annot be used. ≥ A CD-ROM drive is necessary to install the supplied software applications. (A compatible Blu-ray disc/DV D writer d rive and m edia ar e necessar y for writ ing to a B lu-ray disc/D VD.) ≥ Operation is not guar anteed [...]

- 173 - ≥ Supplied CD-ROM is available for Windows o nly . ≥ Input i s not suppo rted in languages other t han Englis h, Germ an, Fren ch, Simplifi ed Chinese and Russian. ≥ Operati on canno t be guara nteed on all Blu- ray disc/ DVD drive s. ≥ Operati on is not g uarantee d on Wind ows XP M edia Ce nter Edit ion, T ablet P C Editi on, Wind[...]

- 174 - ∫ T o use the HD W riter LE 2.1 Y ou will need a high performance PC d epending on the f unctions to be u sed. It may no t properly play ba ck or prope rly oper ate depen ding on the environ ment of the PC use d. Refer to t he ope rating enviro nment and notes. ≥ Operation during the playback m ay become slow if the CPU or memory is not[...]

- 175 - When in stalling the software, l og on to your comp uter as the Admi nistrat or or wi th a us er name w ith equiva lent author ization. ( If you d o not have authoriz ation to d o this, co nsult yo ur manag er .) ≥ Before starting the in stallation , close all applicatio ns that are runnin g. ≥ Do not perform any oth er opera tions on y[...]

- 176 - ≥ Connect th is unit to the PC after the software app lications are installed. ≥ Remove the supplied CD- ROM from your PC. A USB ca ble (suppl ied) B Turn the side w ith the sym bol up t o connect t he micr o B end o f the USB C able to t he USB terminal o f this unit. ≥ Insert the plu gs as far as th ey will go. 1 Connect thi s unit [...]

- 177 - ∫ T o disconnect USB cable safe ly Select the icon in task tray disp layed o n the PC, a nd then click [E ject P anasonic Vid eo Camera]. ≥ Depe ndin g on y our P C’ s set ting s, th is ic on ma y not be dis play ed. ∫ Charging the ba ttery by conne cting it to different dev ices When u sing the ba ttery , if you t urn off the un it[...]

- 178 - About the PC display When th e unit is connected to a PC , it is re cognized as an exte rnal dri ve. ≥ Removabl e disk (E xample: ) is disp layed in [Computer] . Exampl e folde r structu re of a n SD car d: The following data will be recorded. 1 Up to 99 9 still pictur es in JP EG for mat ([S100 0001.JP G] etc.) 2 MP4 f ormat (1080 /60p) [...]

- 179 - ≥ T o use the softwar e, log o n as an A dministr ator or a s user nam e for standar d user account (o nly for Wind ows Vista/Window s 7/Win dows 8/Win dows 8.1 ). The softw are canno t be used w ith the u ser na me for a g uest ac count. (On th e PC) Select [Start] # [All Programs] # [Panasonic] # [HD Writer LE 2.1] # [HD Writer LE 2.1].[...]

- 180 - ≥ HD Writer LE 2.1 is not com patible with Mac. ≥ iMovie supp orted. Fo r details ab out iMovie , plea se contact Apple Inc. ∫ Operat ing enviro nment ≥ Even if th e system requirem ents men tioned in thi s owne r’s ma nual is fu lfilled, some comp uters cannot be used. ≥ The U SB equipme nt ope rates wit h the drive r installe [...]

- 181 - *1 only *2 only ∫ Recording indi cations Others Indications Motion Picture Recording M ode Still Picture Recording Mode HC-V550 HC-V250 0h00m00s R 1h20m 1h30m +1 1h30m 1 / 100 OPEN MF 0dB +1 MEGA    R 3000 PRE-REC 10M A /////// Intelligent Auto Mode ( l 44 ) /////// Intelligent Auto Plus Mod e ( l 46 ) /// Creative Control Mod e [...]

- 182 - B PRE-REC ( l 66 ) T ime Lapse Recor ding ( l 49 ) Zoom M icropho ne ( l 74 ) S tereo Micropho ne ( l 74 ) Wind cut ( l 74 ) / Power LCD ( l 35 ) // / / / / Image Stabilizer ( l 59 )/Optical Ima ge S ta bil izer Lock ( l 62 ) *1 // / / Image Stabilizer ( l 42 )/Optical Ima ge S ta bil izer Lock ( l 62 ) *2 Picture Adjustm ent ( l 75 ) Digit[...]

- 183 - ∫ Playback i ndications ∫ Indication o f connec tion to Wi-F i ∫ Indication o f connec tion to USB HDD ∫ Indication o f connec tion to other device s ∫ Confirmato ry indications 1 / ; / 5 // 6 // 7 / 8 / 9 / : / D / E / ;1 / 2; Displ ay du ring play back ( l 27 , 78 ) 0h00 m00s Playback T ime ( l 27 ) No.10 Sc ene Numb er Repe at [...]

- 184 - Major con firmation/erro r messages to be indicated on the screen in t ext. Others Messages CHECK CARD. This c ard is not co mpatible o r it cann ot be reco gnized by the unit . If this me ssage appears even th ough motion pictur es and still pictur es are recorded on an SD card, th e card may be uns table. Reinse rt the SD card, t hen turn[...]

- 185 - About recovery If fault y managem ent inf ormation i s found, the messag es may appear an d a repair is perfor med. (Repairing may take time de pending on the er ror .) ≥ is displaye d when abnormal manag ement infor mation is detec ted when th e scenes ar e displayed in thumbnail. ≥ Use a su fficiently char ged ba ttery or th e AC ada [...]

- 186 - ∫ It is not a m alfunctio n in following ca ses Others T roublesh ooting A clicki ng sou nd is he ard when th e unit is shaken. ≥ This is th e sound of the len s moving and is n ot a defect . This sound will no longer be heard when the unit is turned on and set thi s unit to the M otion Pictu re Reco rding Mod e or Still Picture R ecord[...]

- 187 - Indication Proble m Check points Remaining ba ttery indicati on is no t displa yed proper ly . ≥ The rema ining batter y capacity indicatio n is an approx imation. If the rem aining batte ry capacity in dication is not disp layed correctly , fully ch arge the batter y , disch arge it and then charge i t again. Rec ord ing Proble m Check p[...]

- 188 - Playback Proble m Check points Scenes /still pict ures cannot be pl ayed ba ck. ≥ Any scenes/still pictures wh ere the thumbna ils are displayed as ca nnot be p layed back. Scenes cannot be d eleted. ≥ Relea se the p rotect sett ing. ( l 101 ) ≥ Any scenes/still pictures wh ere the thumbna ils are displayed as cannot be de leted. If t[...]

- 189 - Cann ot copy scenes on the SD car d by conn ecting to othe r eq uipmen t with the USB cable. ≥ Other equ ipment migh t have not recogn ized the SD card. Unplug th e USB ca ble once, a nd rec onnect it . With a PC Proble m Check points When c onnected by the USB cable, th is unit is not dete cted by the P C. ≥ After re-insertin g the SD [...]

- 190 - The li ve bro adcast s creen will not b e displ ayed. ≥ Make sure the “LU MIX CLUB ” Login ID and Pa ssword have been in put correct ly . ≥ Use a PC or smartp hone to m ake sure t he USTRE AM account reg istration is co mplete. ≥ Use a PC or smartp hone to r egister and set up USTREA M from a “LUMIX CLUB” linked service.( l 14[...]

- 191 - ∫ If A VCHD scenes do not chan ge smoothly when played ba ck on another d evice The images may be still for several seconds at the joins between the sc enes if the following operati ons are pe rformed wh en mult iple scene s have be en contin uously pla yed bac k using anoth er unit. ≥ Just how smoot hly the scenes will be pla yed back [...]

- 192 - Keep this uni t as far away as p ossible from elect romagne tic equi pment ( such as micro wave ove ns, TV s, vide o game s etc.) . ≥ If you use thi s unit on top of or near a TV , the picture s and/or s ound o n this uni t may be disrup ted by electr omagneti c wave ra diation. ≥ Do no t use thi s unit near cell phones becaus e doing s[...]

- 193 - Do not use the unit for surve illance purp oses or o ther bus iness uses. ≥ This u nit was desi gned for consumer interm ittent use. It was no t intend ed for cont inuo us us e, or f or an y ind ustr ial or comme rc ial appli cat ion r esul tin g in p rolo nge d use. ≥ In certain situ ations, co ntinuous u se could cause the unit to ove[...]

- 194 - Prepare spare bat teries w hen go ing out for recordin g. ≥ Prepare batteries enough to last fo r 3 to 4 times t he period you are planning to recor d for . Cold pla ces such as a ski reso rt can shorten r ecord ing time. If you drop t he bat tery acc identally , check to see i f the term inals ar e damag ed. ≥ Inserti ng a batte ry wit[...]

- 195 - When dispos ing o f or giv ing a way th e SD card, n ote that: ≥ Formatt ing and deletion of da ta on this u nit or computer only cha nges the f ile mana gemen t inform ation and does not co mpletely delete the data i n the SD card. ≥ It is recom mended th at the S D card is physically des troyed or the S D card is physically forma tted[...]

- 196 - When a name or birthda y is set by Baby Calendar , personal information will be included in this unit. When th e Wi-Fi f unction is used, t he SSID, Password, and other personal information will be included in this u nit. Setting a Wi-Fi passw ord is re comme nded to prot ect pe rs onal in for mati on. ( l 163 ) Disclaim er ≥ Informat ion[...]

- 197 - ∫ Carefully obser ve copyright laws Whate ver you have reco rded a nd cre ated can b e used for you r pers onal entert ainment only . Under copy right l aws, ot her mate rials cannot be u sed w ithout obtaining permi ssion fr om the holders of the copyr ights. ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Lo go is a trademar k of SD-3C , LLC . ≥ “A VCHD”, [...]

- 198 - This prod uct incor porates th e followin g software: (1) t he softw are develo ped ind ependentl y by or f or Panas onic C orporation , (2) t he software owned by third party and li censed to Pa nasonic Corporatio n, (3) t he software licensed under the GNU Genera l Publ ic License, V ersion 2 .0 (GPL V2.0), (4) the software licensed under[...]

- 199 - ≥ The stated times ar e the app roximate re cordab le times for continu ous rec ording. A Favors im age qu ality B Favors Recor ding time ≥ “h” is an abbre viation for hour, “min” for minute and “s ” for secon d. ≥ If rec ording for long pe riods, prepar e batteri es for 3 or 4 tim es the per iod you w ish to r ecord for. [...]

- 200 - ≥ The stated numbe r is the approxi mate num ber of rec ordable picture s. ≥ The nu mber of record able pic tures d epend s on the subjec t being recorded . ≥ Maximum numbe r of recor dable pi ctures that can be displayed i s 9999. If the numbe r of recordable pictures e xceeds 9999, R 9999+ is displayed. The numbe r will not change w[...]

- 201 - Some option al access ories m ay not be av ailable in some c ountri es. Y ou c an attach the Suction C up Moun t (VW-S CA100) a s follows . ≥ For i nformation on ho w to mou nt the Video Camera M ount ( For Handl ebar) RP -CMC1 0PP , ref er to the op erating instructi ons for it. ∫ When att aching the Suctio n Cup Mount 1 Align tripod r[...]

- 202 - About the Remote Pan T ilt Cradle If you con nect this unit to t he Rem ote Pan Tilt Cradle VW-CT R1 (opt ional) by USB cabl e, this uni t can autom aticall y track the movement of the subject b eing recor ded. This u nit zoom s in/out the image automatically , and the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle pans and tilts this unit. 1 Attach this unit to t[...]

- 203 - 6 Inst all the Remote Pan T ilt Cra dle so that it s home position will face the front of the subject. ≥ The hom e positio n runs thr ough t he center of the power button. ≥ Do not us e any othe r USB cab les except the supplied one. (O peration i s not guar anteed w ith any other U SB cables.) ≥ As shown in the illustration, connect [...]

- 204 - 2 (When [Manual] i s selec ted) T ouch , a nd operate th e Remote Pa n Tilt Cradle with / / / . ≥ When yo u finish the opera tion, tou ch [ENTER ]. 3 Press the recording start/stop button. (When [Part y Scene]/[ Moving Object] is select ed) ≥ Before recording starts, the Remot e Pan Tilt Cradle rotates and returns t o its home pos ition[...]

- 205 - j The bac kgroun d and the subject a re similar in color j The record ing locat ion is dark j Bright lig ht is det ected (sky, TV , la mp, etc.) j The sub ject is mov ing too fast, or not moving j The are a being recorded is close t o a windo w ≥ Depending on recording co nditions, scene s may not be reco rded as intende d. In such case s[...]

- 206 - Y ou c an confir m the op erating ra nge of the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle set for [Par ty Scene] /[Moving Object]. ≥ The Rem ote Pan Tilt Cr adle moves in the r anges set a t [Pannin g Angle] a nd [Tilt Angle ]. ≥ When t he conf irmation op eration is finished , the Re mote Pa n Tilt Cradle ret urns to its hom e position . The firmware ver[...]

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