Panasonic HDC-MDH1 manual

Operating Instr uctions High Definition V ideo Camera Model N o. HDC-MDH1 Before us e, please re ad these inst ructions complet ely . VQT2Z66 until 2010/8/30 HDC-MDH1GC-VQT2Z66_mst. book 1 ページ ２０１０年８ 月４日　水曜日　午 前９時２９分[...]

2 VQT2 Z66 Informatio n for Y our Sa fety W ARNING: TO RE DUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELEC TRIC SHO CK OR PRODU CT DAMAGE, ≥ DO NOT EXPOSE TH IS APP ARA TUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THA T NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS V AS ES, SHALL BE PLAC ED ON TH E APP ARA TUS. ≥ USE ONL Y THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES. ≥ DO NOT REMO[...]

3 VQT2Z 66 Use only the rec ommended a ccessorie s. ≥ Do not use any ot her A V cables, component cables an d USB cables e xcept the suppl ied one. ≥ Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prev ent swallo wing. ∫ Product id entification m arking The socket out let shall be inst alled near the eq uipment a nd easily accessible. The m[...]

4 VQT2 Z66 -If you see this symbol- ∫ Indemnity a bout reco rded conten t Panason ic does not acc ept an y responsibi lity for damages direc tly or indirect ly due to any type of problems th at result in loss of recordi ng or edited conte nt, and does not guarantee any content if recordin g or editing does not work properly . Likewise , the above[...]

5 VQT2Z 66 Preparation Basic Advanced Copy/Dubbing Wi th a PC Others Infor mation for Y our Safet y .... ......... ..... ...2 Accessori es ......... ........ ...... ........ ........ .... ...7 Prep aration Befo re us ing [1] Parts identi fication a nd handli ng ....... ...... ...... ........ ...... ....... 8 About the supplied acce ssories ... 12 S[...]

6 VQT2 Z66 Play back (Adv anced ) [1] Pla yback Oper ati ons ...... ........ ... 6 5 Motion pi cture playba ck using opera tion ic on ........... ..... ...... ........ 65 Creati ng still p icture f rom motio n pictur e ........... ...... ........ ...... ........ ... 6 6 Time frame ind ex ... ..... ......... ..... ... 67 Repea t playb ack .... .....[...]

7 VQT2Z 66 Accessories Check the ac cessories bef ore using th is unit. Keep the ac cessories out of reach of children to prevent swall owing. Product numbers cor rect as of Aug. 2010. These may be subject t o change. Battery p ack VW-VBG260 AC adaptor VSK06 98 AC cable A K2CT39A0 0002 B K2CQ29A000 02 A Hong Kong S pecial Administrat ive Region of [...]

8 VQT2 Z66 Pre paratio n Before u sing 1 Part s ident ification and handling 1 LCD monitor (T ouch screen) ( l 23) ≥ It can open up t o 90 o . ≥ It can ro tate up to 18 0 o A towards t he lens or 90 o B towards the opposite direction. 2 Viewfind er ( l 24) 3 Eyecup 4 Sub reco rding start /stop button ( l 26) ≥ This butt on functi ons in the s[...]

9 VQT2Z 66 13 Focus ring ( l 64) 14 Accessor y shoe ( l 13, 1 19) 15 Re cordin g lam p ( l 40) 16 Lens 17 Lens hood ≥ This will reduce the extra lig ht entering the lens in blight sunlight or backlight etc., making i t possible to t ake clearer pictu res. 18 Lens hood a tta chment kn ob ≥ When you remove t he lens hood, first of all, loo sen th[...]

10 VQT2 Z66 21 Batter y holder ( l 16) 22 Batter y release button [PUSH] ( l 16) 23 Shoulder strap fixt ure ( l 12) 24 External microphone termina l [EXT MIC] ( l 13) 25 Internal micr ophones 26 Headphone terminal [PHONES] ( l 50) ≥ Excessive s ound pre ssure fro m earphones and headp hones can caus e hearing l oss. ≥ Listeni ng at f ull volume[...]

11 VQT2Z 66 32 Access l amp [ACCESS] ( l 20) 33 Card s lot ( l 20) 34 HDMI connector [HDMI] ( l 76, 80) 35 USB terminal [ ] ( l 92) 36 DC input terminal [D C IN] ( l 18) ≥ Always use t he supplied AC ada ptor or a genuine Pana sonic AC adap tor (VW- AD21E/ EB-K; option al). 37 Sta tus indica tor ( l 21) 38 Po wer swit ch ( l 21 ) 39 Recording sta[...]

12 VQT2 Z66 ∫ About the Lens cap When not us ing the un it, atta ch the len s cap to prot ect the lens. ≥ When record ing, always remove the lens cap befo re turn ing th e uni t on. ∫ About the Shoul der strap We r ecommend th at you att ach the sho ulder strap bef ore going out of doors to recor d so as to avo id dropping this unit. 1 Pull t[...]

13 VQT2Z 66 Inserting a b attery 1 Remove the battery cover fro m the microp hone. ≥ Press the [ ] mark on th e cover in the direction of arrow 1 and slid e the cove r in the directio n of arrow 2 . 2 Insert the battery with the ( s ) end first as sh own in t he figure. ≥ Be su re to i nsert the b attery w ith the ( j ) and ( i ) ends fa cing t[...]

14 VQT2 Z66 Usi ng th e exte rnal ster eo microphone 1 Se t the OFF /MO NO /ST EREO switch to MONO or STEREO. [OFF]: T urn of f the microph one power . [MONO]: Records sound in front of t he unit in monaural . [STEREO]: Records sou nd in a wide area in stereo. ≥ Although you can change the set ting of the OFF/MONO/STEREO switch while recording , [...]

15 VQT2Z 66 Pre paratio n Setup 1 Power supply ∫ About batteries that you can use with this u nit The battery th at can be used with th is unit is VW-VBG 130/VW-VBG2 60/VW-VBG6 . ≥ The unit has a function for distingui shing batteries which ca n be used safely . The dedicated battery (VW-VBG130/VW-VBG260/ VW-VBG6) supports this function. The on[...]

16 VQT2 Z66 ≥ We reco mmend using Panas onic batteries ( l 7, 1 7, 1 19). ≥ If you use ot her batter ies, we cannot gu arantee th e quality of this product . ≥ Do not heat or ex pose to flame. ≥ Do not leave the ba ttery(ie s) in an automobile ex posed to di rect sunlight for a long period of time with doo rs and windows closed . Inst all t[...]

17 VQT2Z 66 ∫ Chargin g/Recording t ime ≥ T emperature: 25 o C/humid ity: 60%RH ≥ These times are approximatio ns. ≥ The indica ted chargi ng time is f or when th e battery ha s been disc harged co mpletely . Charging time and recordable time va ry depending on the usage conditions such as high/low temperature. ≥ The actual re cordable ti[...]

18 VQT2 Z66 The unit is in the s tandb y condition when the A C adaptor is connecte d. The pr imary circu it is always “live” as long as the AC adaptor is connected to an ele ctrical outl et. Important: While the DC cable is connected to the AC adaptor, the battery will not charge. ≥ Do not use the AC cable with any other equipme nt as it is [...]

19 VQT2Z 66 Pre paratio n Setup 2 Recording to a card Use SD cards confor ming to Class 4 or highe r of the SD Speed Class Rat ing* for motion pi cture recor ding. * The SD S peed Class Rati ng is the speed st andard for successive wr ites. ≥ Please conf irm the latest inf ormation about SD Memory Cards/SDHC Memory Cards/SDXC Memory Cards that ca[...]

20 VQT2 Z66 Caution: Check tha t the a ccess la mp has gone off . 1 Open the SD card cov er and inse rt ( remo ve) t he SD card into (from) the card slot. ≥ Face the label sid e B in the direction shown in the ill ustrati on and p ress it straight in as far as it will go. ≥ Press the c entre of th e SD card and then pull it straight out. 2 Secu[...]

21 VQT2Z 66 Pre paratio n Setup 3 T urning th e unit on/o ff Y ou can turn t he unit o n and off u sing th e power s witch. Set the power switc h to ON to turn on the unit The status in dicato r li ghts. ∫ T o turn off th e unit Set t he power switch to OFF an d the s tatus indicator goes o ff. T urning the unit on and off with the power switch ?[...]

22 VQT2 Z66 Pre paratio n Setup 4 Selecting a mode Change the mode to recording or playback. Operate the mode swi tch to change the mode to , or . Motion picture recor ding mode ( l 28) Still picture recording mode ( l 30 ) Playba ck mode ( l 34, 65) HDC-MDH1GC-VQT2Z66_mst. book 22 ページ ２０１０年 ８月４日　水曜日　 午前９時?[...]

23 VQT2Z 66 Pre paratio n Setup 5 About the LCD monito r/ viewfinder Y ou can opera te by directly t ouching the LCD monito r (touch scr een) with your finge r . It is easier to use the stylus pen (supp lied) for detaile d operati on or if it is hard to operate with your f ingers. ≥ The unit support s both operat ions using th e cursor button s a[...]

24 VQT2 Z66 ≥ Do not touc h the LCD monitor with hard pointed t ips, such as ball point pens . ≥ Perform t he touch screen c alibration when the t ouch is n ot recogni sed or wr ong locati on is recognise d. ( l 42) ∫ Using the vie wfinder Pull out the viewfinder and turn the viewfinde r upward/downw ard by pinching the viewfinde r extension [...]

25 VQT2Z 66 Pre paratio n Setup 6 Setting date a nd time When th e unit is turne d on for the firs t time, a mess age asking you to set the da te and time will appear . Select [YES] an d perfor m step s 2 t o 3 bel ow to s et the d ate a nd time. ¬ Change the mode to or . 1 Select the m enu. 2 Select the d ate and time to be set using th e cursor [...]

26 VQT2 Z66 Basic Recording/ Playback 1 Before recording Check the f ollowing by trying r ecording be fore import ant even ts such a s weddings in o rder to verify tha t the image record ing and audio record i ng work properly and that you know how to use the uni t. ∫ Holding the un it for recording Normal recording ≥ When walking while recordi[...]

27 VQT2Z 66 Recording from a high positio n For more st able pictures ≥ S tab ilize the unit by resting your elbows on a t able or a nother stable horizont al surface. ∫ Basic motion picture recordin g ≥ The unit shou ld normally be held steady when record ing. ≥ If you move the unit when recording, do so slowly , mainta ining a constant sp[...]

28 VQT2 Z66 Basic Recording/ Playback 2 R ecor ding m otion pictures ≥ Remove the lens cap before turning on the uni t. ( l 12) 1 Change the m ode to . 2 Press the rec ording st art/stop button to start re cording. ≥ When yo u begin r ecording, ; changes to ¥ on the screen. 3 Press the recording sta rt/stop button again to p ause recording . ?[...]

29 VQT2Z 66 ∫ Screen indica tions in the motion pict ure recording m ode About th e comp atibility o f the record ed motion pic tures ≥ They are not comp atible with devices other than those that su pport A VCHD. Images cannot be play ed with equipme nt that does not s upport A VCHD (ordinary DVD recorde rs). Confirm that your equipment su ppor[...]

30 VQT2 Z66 Basic Recording/ Playback 3 Recording still pictures ≥ Remove the lens cap before turning on the uni t. ( l 12) 1 Change the m ode to . 2 Press the button. Focus indicatio n: ≥ If you set the optical image sta bilizer function ( l 44) to (MODE1) , then the imag e stabilizer function will be more effective. ( (MEGA optical image st a[...]

31 VQT2Z 66 ∫ About the screen ind ications in still pict ure recordi ng : S till picture operat ion indicator ( l 98) : MEGA optical image stabili zer ( l 30) : Optical image st abilizer ( l 44) : Q uality of still picture s ( l 60) : Size of still pictures ( l 59) R3000: Remaining number of still picture s (Flashe s in red when [ 0] appea rs.) [...]

32 VQT2 Z66 Basic Recording/ Playback 4 Intelligent auto mode The following mode s appropriate f or the conditio n are set just by point ing the unit to what y ou want to reco rd. *1 In motion pic ture recording mode only *2 In still picture recording mode only ≥ Depending on t he recording cond itions, the unit may not enter the de sired mode. ?[...]

33 VQT2Z 66 ∫ Intelligent a uto mode When switch ing to intellig ent auto mode, the auto whi te balance and aut o focus operat e and automat ically adjus t the colour balan ce and focu sing. Dependi ng on the brightnes s of the subject etc., th e apertu re and shutter s peed are automati cally adjust ed for an optimu m brightnes s. ≥ Colour bal[...]

34 VQT2 Z66 Basic Recording/ Playback 5 Motion picture/S till picture playback ≥ Y ou can also perform ope rations by touch op eration. ( l 23 ) 1 Change the m ode to . 2 Select the p lay mode select ico n A using the c ursor button, the n press th e button in the centre. 3 Select [VIDEO] or [PICTURE] and pres s the button i n the centre. 4 Selec[...]

35 VQT2Z 66 5 Select the p layback ope ration by selecting th e operati on icon and press th e button in the centre. ≥ Select / and p re ss th e bu tton in t he centre to dis play/not-d isplay the oper ation icon. Motion pict ure playback Sti ll picture p layback 1 / ; : Playb ack/Pause 6 : Rewind playback 5 : Fas t forwar d playbac k ∫ : Sto p[...]

36 VQT2 Z66 ∫ Change the th umbnail display While the thumbnail i s displayed, the thumbnail displ ay changes in the f ollowing order if th e zoom lever or sub zoom lever are operated to (T) side or (W) side. 20 scenes () 9 scenes () 1 s cene () T ime frame index* ( l 67 ) * T ime frame index can only set in motion picture playback mode. ≥ 9 sc[...]

37 VQT2Z 66 Basic Setup 1 Using the menu sc reen ≥ Y ou can also perform ope rations by touch op eration. ( l 23 ) 1 Press the M ENU button. 2 Sele ct the d esire d to p me nu A usi ng the cu rsor butt on, then press t he c ursor b utton r ight or press t he b utton in t he ce ntre. 3 Select the subme nu item B , th en pres s t he curs or b utt o[...]

38 VQT2 Z66 Basic Setup 2 Using the Setup Men u ≥ The items displayed differ depending on the p osition and settin gs of the mode switch. Select the menu. The screen display can be chan ged to [OFF] (a portion of information displ ayed) or [ON] (all informati on displayed). Please ref er to page 78. Please ref er to page 25. It is possible t o di[...]

39 VQT2Z 66 4 (Only when set ting the region of y our travel destination) Select [DESTINA TION] and press the button in the centre. ≥ Select [ENTER] and press the button in the centre. ≥ When the home reg ion is set for th e first time , the screen f or selecting home/ travel destina tion appears af ter setting the home r egion successi vely . [...]

40 VQT2 Z66 The unit is put into recording p ause appro x. 1 second when the unit is turned on with the mode set to or . ≥ Depending on t he recording cond itions, st art time may be lon ger than 1 secon d. ≥ In the quick power on mode, the zoom magnif ication beco mes 1 k . The recordin g lamp lights up dur ing recording . When this is set t o[...]

41 VQT2Z 66 Please ref er to page 79. Please ref er to page 79. Please ref er to page 80. Please ref er to page 78. Set to [Y ES] for changing the menu settings back to the def ault condi tion. ≥ Setting s for [CLOCK SET ] and [LA NGUAGE] wil l not be change d. Please be aware that if a medi um is formatted, then all the dat a recorded on the med[...]

42 VQT2 Z66 Perform the tou ch scree n calibr ation if a di fferent object to the one tou ched is s electe d. ≥ This function can be performed only by touch operation. 1 Open t he LCD m onitor . 2 T ouch [CALIBRA TION]. ≥ T ouch [ENTER]. 3T o u c h t h e [ _ ] that ap pears on the screen with th e supplied styl us pen. ≥ T ouch [ _ ] in seque[...]

43 VQT2Z 66 Advanced Recording (Advanced) 1 Zoom in/out function The def ault se tting of th e [ZOOM MODE ] is [i.Zoo m 23 k ]. It can be extend ed to a maximum of 23 k during mot ion pictur e recording mode . ( l 52) ¬ Change the mode to or . When in still picture recording mode, it is possible to zoom up to a maximum of 40 k without degrading t [...]

44 VQT2 Z66 Advanced Recording (Advanced) 2 Image st abilizer function Use the image st abilizer to red uce the ef fects of shake dur ing recording . This unit is equip ped with HYBRID O.I.S. HYBRID O.I. S. is a hybrid of optical and el ectrical i mage sta bilizer . ¬ Change the mode to or . ∫ Motion pictu re recording mode ≥ When record ing w[...]

45 VQT2Z 66 In motion pict ure recordin g mode, you can furth er improve optic al image stabili zation by touchin g and hold ing O.I .S. LOCK ico n. With this func tion, you can f urther red uce the effec ts of the sh ake that tend s to occur when using zoom. ≥ This function can be performed only by touch operation. A O.I. S. LOC K ic on ≥ Open[...]

46 VQT2 Z66 Advanced Recording (Advanced) 3 Power LCD This makes it easie r to view the LCD monitor in br ight places includ ing outdo ors. ≥ These settings will not af fect the images actually recorded. ≥ When the AC a daptor is in use, the L CD monito r is set to automatic ally . ≥ The recordable t ime will become shorter when you use this [...]

47 VQT2Z 66 Advanced Recording (Advanced) 4 Recording functi ons of operation icon s Select the operation ico ns to add dif ferent ef fects to the image s to be recorded. ¬ Change the mode to or . 1 Select using the cursor button and pre ss the button in the centr e to display the operation icons on the screen. ≥ Select 1 at the bottom righ t of[...]

48 VQT2 Z66 When you st art reco rding, the image/ audio grad ually appears . (Fade in) When you p ause re cording, the image /audio gradually disappear s. (Fade out) ≥ The fade set ting is cancelled when the record ing stops . ∫ T o select the colour for fade in/out : [RECOR D SETUP ] # [F ADE COLOUR] # [WHITE] or [BLACK] ≥ The thumbnails of[...]

49 VQT2Z 66 This brig htens dark par ts so th e image can be re corded clea rly . ≥ If there are ex tremely dark p arts or the brightnes s is insuff icient, the ef fect may not be clear . This makes the i mage brighter to pre vent darkening o f a backlit subject . This m akes skin colours appear s oft er for a more attractiv e appearance . This i[...]

50 VQT2 Z66 This funct ion allo ws you to recor d colour image s in very low light situat ions. (Minimum requi red illumination: a pprox. 1 lx) ≥ Recorded sce ne is seen as if fr ames were missed. ≥ If set in a bright place, the scre en may become washe d out for a while. ≥ Bright dot s that are usua lly invisible may be seen, but th is is no[...]

51 VQT2Z 66 Advanced Recording (Advanced) 5 Recording functi ons of menus When you r ecord images i n diff erent situ ations, this mode aut omatically set s optimum shutter speeds a nd ape rtures. ≥ Change the mode to or . ≥ Set the iA /MAN UAL/FO CUS swi tch t o manu al mo de. ( l 61) ≥ (Sport s/Portrait/Spotlight/Snow/Beach / Sun set/ Sce n[...]

52 VQT2 Z66 ≥ (Fireworks) j The shutt er speed is 1/25. j Image may get washed out when recorded in bright surroundin g. ≥ (Night s cenery/Night portrait ) j The shutter speed is 1/2 or more in still picture re cording mode. j It is recommended us ing a tripod. Set the max imum zoom ratio for t he motion picture recording mode. ≥ Change the m[...]

53 VQT2Z 66 Y ou can sel ect an aspec t ratio for the vi deo you record. ≥ Change the mode to . ≥ Set [REC MODE] to [SA] or [SX]. ( l 52) If the uni t continues to be tilted upside down from the normal horizont al positio n while recor ding moti on pi ctures , it is auto matica lly p ut in to re cordin g paus e. ≥ Change the mode to . ≥ The[...]

54 VQT2 Z66 This will reduce the wind noise coming into th e built -in microphones while maint aining the realism. ≥ Change the mode to . ≥ Set the iA /MAN UAL/FO CUS swi tch t o manu al mo de. ( l 61) ≥ This func tion’s default set ting is [ON]. ≥ When changi ng to intelligent auto mode, [WIND NOISE CANCELLER] is set to [ON], and the set[...]

55 VQT2Z 66 When record ing, the input level from the buil t-in micropho nes and the ext ernal microph one terminal can be adj usted. ≥ Change the mode to . ≥ Set the iA /MAN UAL/FO CUS swi tch t o manu al mo de. ( l 61) 1 Select the menu. 2 (When [SET r ]/[SET] is sele cted) Adjust the m icrophone input level using the cur sor but ton righ t o[...]

56 VQT2 Z66 Change the lower setting of th e built-in micropho ne according to your choice. ≥ Change the mode to . ≥ Set the iA /MAN UAL/FO CUS swi tch t o manu al mo de. ( l 61) ≥ Norma lly se t to [0dB]. ≥ Select [+3 dB] or [+6dB ] to get stron g power feeling at bass level. Adjust the quality of the image while recording. Adjust by outpu[...]

57 VQT2Z 66 Parts where white satur ation (colo ur saturation ) is likely to occur (extrem ely brightly lit or shiny pa rts) are displayed with diagonal line s (zebra pat tern). ≥ Change the mode to or . ≥ Set the iA/MAN UAL/F OCUS swit ch to manu al mo de. ( l 61) ≥ Y ou can record an image with litt le white saturatio n if you manually adj [...]

58 VQT2 Z66 A graph wit h brightne ss as horizo ntal axis a nd number of pixels at that bright ness as ver tical axis is disp layed. It is pos sible to determine the exposure of th e whole image by looking at the distribu tion in th e graph. Adjust the brightness us ing [IRIS]. ( l 63 ) ≥ Change the mode to or . ≥ Set the iA /MAN UAL/FO CUS swi[...]

59 VQT2Z 66 The hi gher the number of pixels, the hi gher the clar ity of t he pict ure when printi ng. ≥ Change the mode to . ∫ Picture s ize and Ma ximum zoom ratio Aspect ratio will chan ge depending on the pict ure size. * Ext ra optical zoom c annot be used. The maximum zoom magni fication is 20 k . ∫ Picture size in motion pic ture reco[...]

60 VQT2 Z66 Selecting t he picture qualit y . ≥ Change the mode to or . Y ou can add a shut ter sound whe n recording still pi ctures. ≥ Change the mode to . ≥ No shutter so und is emitted in mot ion picture rec ording mode. [QUALITY] : [PICTURE] # [QUALITY] # desired setting : S till pi ctures with a high pic ture quality are recorded. : Pri[...]

61 VQT2Z 66 Advanced Recording (Advanced) 6 Manual recording ¬ Change the mode to or . (The white b alance, shutter s peed, br ightness (Iris and Gai n) settings are ret ained whe n you change betwee n motion pict ure recording mode an d still picture reco rding mode.) Set the iA/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to manual mode. ≥ appea rs on the scree n. Per[...]

62 VQT2 Z66 The auto matic white balanc e function may not reproduce na tural colou rs depending on the scenes or lighti ng condi tions. I f so, y ou can a djust the white ba lance man ually . ≥ Set the iA /MAN UAL/FO CUS swi tch t o manu al mo de. ( l 61) 1 Select [WB] us ing the cursor button right or le f t and press the button in the centre. [...]

63 VQT2Z 66 Shutter Speed: Adjust it when recordin g fast-moving su bjects. Iris: Adjust it when the screen is to o bright or too da rk. ≥ Set the iA /MAN UAL/FO CUS swi tch t o manu al mo de. ( l 61) 1 Select [SHT R] or [IRIS] using the cursor butto n right or lef t and pres s the button i n the centre. 2 Adjust setting s using the cursor button[...]

64 VQT2 Z66 Advanced Recording (Advanced) 7 Recording with manu al focus Perform fo cus adjustme nt using the fo cus ring. If auto foc using is dif ficult due to the conditions, then use manual focus. ¬ Change the mode to or . (The manual focus setting is retained when you change betwe en motion picture recording mode and still pi cture recording [...]

65 VQT2Z 66 Advanced Playback (Advanced) 1 Playback Operations For det ails on the basic playback opera tions, re fer to pag e 34. Motion picture playback usi ng operation icon Pla yb ack oper at ion Playbac k display Operati ng step s Fast forward/ rewin d playback During Play back Sele ct 5 using the cursor button and press the button i n the cen[...]

66 VQT2 Z66 A single fra me from the rec orded motion pic ture can be saved as a still pictu re. Picture size of the still pic ture to be cr eated will dif fer dependi ng on the rec ording mode of th e recorded motion picture. 1 Pause at the scene you want to save as a still picture d uring playback. ≥ It is convenie nt to use slow-mot ion playba[...]

67 VQT2Z 66 An image of one s cene is displaye d as a thumbnail at set search con dition. Scene can be played back from any midway point of the scene y ou wish to see. ≥ Operat e the zoom lever or the sub zoom lever to (T) si de and change over the thumbnail display to Ti me frame inde x. ( l 36) 1 Go to the s elected se arch condition using the [...]

68 VQT2 Z66 If playbac k of a scene was st opped halfway , the playback can be resumed fr om where it was stoppe d. If playba ck of a mot ion picture is stoppe d, appears on the thumbn ail view of the stop ped scene. ≥ The memorised re sume position is cleared if y ou turn off the unit or chan ge the mode. ( The settin g of [RESUME PLA Y] doe s n[...]

69 VQT2Z 66 Advanced Playback (Advanced) 2 V arious p layback functions The scene s or the still pictu res recorded on t he same day can be pla yed back in success ion. 1 Select the d ate select ic on using the cursor button a nd press the b utton in the centr e. 2 Select the p layback date and pre ss the button in the centre. The scene s or the st[...]

70 VQT2 Z66 1 Select using the cursor button and pre ss the button in the centr e. 2 Select the d esired ite m and press the button in th e centre. 3 (When [DA TE SE TUP] is selected) Select the p layback date and press th e button in the centre. (When [SLIDES IN TERV AL] is selected) Select the in terval of playback for t he slide sho w and press [...]

71 VQT2Z 66 (When [MUSIC SEL ECT] is selected) Select the d esired sound and press th e button in the centre. ≥ T o adjust the volume of music during playback of the slide show or au dio testing, operate the volume lever o r the s ub zo om lever . ( l 36) ≥ Select [ENTER] and press the but ton in the centre. (T o t est the music audio) Select [[...]

72 VQT2 Z66 Advanced Editing 1 Deleting scenes/s till pictures ¬ Change the mode to . ∫ Deleting multi ple scenes /still pict ures from the th umbnail disp lay 1 Select the m enu. ≥ When [ALL SCENES] is selected, all the scenes or still picture s on the media will be deleted. (In case of pl aying back sce nes or still pictur es by date, all t [...]

73 VQT2Z 66 When you stop de leting halfw ay Select [CANCEL], then pres s the butto n in the centr e or press the MENU but ton while deleting. ≥ The scenes or s till pictures that have alrea dy been deleted when the deletion is ca ncelled cannot be res tored. T o complete editing Press the MENU but ton. ≥ Scenes wh ich ca nnot be pla yed bac k [...]

74 VQT2 Z66 T o delete an unnece ssary portion of a scene, firs t divide th e scene and then delete the unnecess ary portion. ≥ Change the mode to . ≥ Select th e play mode selec t icon and pre ss the button in th e centre to se lect [VIDEO ] ( l 34) 1 Select the m enu. 2 Select the s cene to be d ivided and p ress the button in the c entre. 3 [...]

75 VQT2Z 66 Scenes/still picture s can be protecte d so that they a re not deleted by mistake. (Even if you p rotect some scenes /still pictures, fo rmatting the medi a will del ete them.) ≥ Change the mode to . 1 Select the m enu. 2 Select the scen e/still pict ure to be protected and pres s the button in the centr e. ≥ When the butto n in the[...]

76 VQT2 Z66 Advanced With a TV 1 W atchi ng V ideo/Pictur es on yo ur TV ≥ Use th e supplie d component cable and A V cab le. Use of the f ollowing Pa nasonic HDMI cables is recomme nded to conn ect the unit to the HDMI terminal. ≥ HDMI is t he inter face for dig ital de vices. If you con nect this unit to a HDMI co mpatible h igh defini tion T[...]

77 VQT2Z 66 1 Connect t his unit to a T V . ≥ Check th at the plugs are ins erted as far as they go. ≥ Always use a genuine Panasonic HDMI cable (RP- CDHG15, RP-CDHG30, RP-CDHG50; optional) . ≥ Do not use any ot her component c ables except th e supplied one . ≥ When connect ing to the co mponent ter minal of th e TV , the yellow plug of th[...]

78 VQT2 Z66 3 Change the m ode to to play back. ∫ T o watch im ages on a regula r TV (4:3) or when both side s of the images do not appea r on the s cree n Change the menu setting to displa y the images cor rectl y . (Check t he TV s etting. ) Example o f images with a 16:9 aspect ratio on a r egular TV (4:3) ≥ If a wide-scre en TV is connected[...]

79 VQT2Z 66 Select the desired met hod of HDMI outp ut. ≥ [AUTO] determin es the output r esolution automat ically based on i nformat ion from the connec ted TV . If the image s are not output on the TV when the se tting is [AUT O], switch to the method [1080i] or [57 6p] which e nables t he images to b e displayed on your TV . (Please re ad th e[...]

80 VQT2 Z66 Advanced With a TV 2 Playback using VIER A Link (HDA VI Control ™ ) ¬ Change the mode to . 1 Select the m enu. ≥ If you are not using V IERA Link, s et to [OF F]. 2 Connect t his unit to a Pa nasonic TV comp atible with VIERA Link with a HDMI cable. A HDMI cable (opt ional) B Panasoni c TV compat ible with VIERA Link ≥ It is reco[...]

81 VQT2Z 66 3 Operate w ith the remote control for th e TV . 1) Press the button up, down, lef t or right to select a scene or still picture to be played back, and then pre ss t he button in th e ce ntre to set it. 2) Activat e the o peration icons th at are d isplayed on TV s creen with the remote control fo r the TV . A Operation icons B Display [...]

82 VQT2 Z66 ∫ Other linke d operations T urning the unit off: If you use t he remote contro l for the TV to tur n off the power , this uni t also turns of f. Automatic input switching: If you conn ect with a HDMI cable an d then turn on t his unit, the inp ut channel on the TV automati cally switc hes to this unit’ s screen. If the TV’ s powe[...]

83 VQT2Z 66 Copy/Dubbin g With this unit/ other product s 1 Dubbing im ages onto other video de vices Images pla yed back on this un it can be dubbe d onto a DVD recorder or v ideo device. ≥ Images are dubbed in standard quality . ≥ Use the AC adap tor to free you f rom worrying abou t the battery running down. 1 Connect t his unit to a v ideo [...]

84 VQT2 Z66 With a PC Before u sing 1 What you c an do wi th a PC HD Wr iter AE 2.5S Y ou can copy the motion /still picture data t o the HDD of PCs or write to media like Blu-ray discs (BD), DVD discs o r SD card s using HD Writer A E 2.5S, th e software installed in the supplied CD-RO M. Refer to t he operati ng instru ctions of HD Writer AE 2.5S[...]

85 VQT2Z 66 ≥ Motion pictures that have been recorded on another device cannot be wri tten to the software supplied with this unit. T o write motion picture data recorded with the Panasonic High Definition Video Camera sold prev iously , use the HD Writer supplied with the unit. ≥ We cann ot guarant ee operation if you use soft ware other tha n[...]

86 VQT2 Z66 Before ope ning the CD-ROM pa ckage, pl ease read the fol lowing. Y ou (“ Lic ens ee”) are gra nte d a lic ense for the Sof tware defin ed in this End User License Agre ement (“Agree ment”) on conditi on th at you a gree t o the terms a nd conditi ons of this Agre ement. If Licensee does not agree to the te rms and condition s o[...]

87 VQT2Z 66 With a PC Before u sing 2 Operating en vironment ≥ Even if the sys tem requiremen ts mention ed in these operat ing instruction s are fulfill ed, some PCs canno t be used. ≥ A CD-ROM drive is necessary to install the su pplied softw are application s. (A compatibl e BD/DVD writer drive an d media are necess ary for writi ng to a BD/[...]

88 VQT2 Z66 ≥ Supplied CD-ROM is available for Windows only . ≥ Input is not supported in langu ages other than English, German, Fr ench and Simplifie d Chinese. ≥ Operatio n cannot be guaran teed on all BD/DVD drive s. ≥ Operatio n is not guaran teed on Microsof t Window s Vista Enterp rise, Wi ndows XP Media Center Edition, T ablet PC Edi[...]

89 VQT2Z 66 ∫ Operating e nvironme nt for the car d reader functi on (mass sto rage) ≥ The USB equip ment operates with th e driver inst alled as st andard in the OS . PC IBM P C/A T c ompati ble P C OS Microsof t Windows XP (32 b it) Home Editi on Service Pack 2/Ser vice Pack 3 Microsof t Windows XP (32 bit) Professional Service Pack 2/Serv ic[...]

90 VQT2 Z66 With a PC Setup 1 Inst allation When installing the software, log on to your computer as the Administrator or with a user name wi th equiv alent au thorization . (If y ou do n ot have author ization to do thi s, cons ult your manager .) ≥ Before st artin g the install ation, clo se all applic ations th at are running. ≥ Do not perfo[...]

91 VQT2Z 66 6 When installation is complete, some notes will appear . Check th e content s, then close th e window . 7 Select [Y es, I w ant to rest art my compute r now .], then click [Fi nish]. ∫ Uninst alling HD Writer AE 2.5S Follow the step s below to uninst all any sof tware applic ations th at you no longer requ ire. 1 Select [S t art] # [[...]

92 VQT2 Z66 With a PC Setup 2 Connecting to a PC ≥ Connect t his unit to the PC af ter the software ap plications are installed. ≥ Remove the supp lied CD-ROM from your PC. A USB cab le (suppl ied) 1 Connect this u nit to the AC ada ptor . ≥ It is possible to use it connected t o the PC with the batte ries only , but you will not be able t o [...]

93 VQT2Z 66 ≥ Do not use any ot her USB cables ex cept the supplied one. (Operat ion is not guara nteed with any other USB cables.) ≥ When the unit is connected to a PC it cannot be tur ned off. Disco nnect the U SB ca ble, b efore turnin g this unit off. ≥ Do not disconn ect the USB cable or the AC adaptor while the ac cess lamp is on or car[...]

94 VQT2 Z66 When the unit is connecte d to a PC, it is recogn ised as an ext ernal drive. ≥ Removable disk (Exampl e: ) is di splayed in [Compute r]. Example fo lder struct ure of an SD card: The following dat a will be recorded. 1 Up to 999 still pictures in JPE G format ( [S10000 01.JPG] etc.) 2 JPEG for mat stil l pic ture s cr eate d from the[...]

95 VQT2Z 66 With a PC Using with a PC 1 St arting HD W riter AE 2.5S ≥ When usin g HD Writer AE 2.5S o n Windows XP, lo g on to your computer as Administrat or (or with a login name eq ually autho rized). I f you log on with a log in name other th an Administ rator , you cannot use the ap plications. ≥ When using HD W riter AE 2.5S on Windows V[...]

96 VQT2 Z66 With a PC Using with a PC 2 If u sing Mac ≥ HD Writer AE 2. 5S is not available f or Mac. ∫ Operat ing enviro nment ≥ Even if the sys tem requiremen ts mention ed in these operat ing instruction s are fulfill ed, some PCs canno t be used. ≥ The USB equip ment operates with th e driver inst alled as st andard in the OS . ≥ Supp[...]

97 VQT2Z 66 Oth ers Indicat ions 1 Indications ∫ Recording indi cations Motion pi cture record ing mode S till picture recordi ng mode Remaining batter y power ( l 17) 1h30m Remaining batter y time ( l 17) R1 h 2 0 m Remaining time f or motion picture re cording ( l 29) 0h00m00s Elapse d re cord ing time ( l 29) (“h” is an abbrevia tion for h[...]

98 VQT2 Z66 ∫ Playback i ndications ∫ Indication o f connec tion to other device s ∫ Confirmato ry indications Backlight compensation ( l 49) Soft skin mode ( l 49 ) T ele macro ( l 49) / Fade (W hite), Fade (Black) ( l 48) Colour night v iew functi on ( l 50) Intelligent con trast control ( l 48) Intelligent e xposure ( l 49) 99% Luminance l[...]

99 VQT2Z 66 Oth ers Indicat ions 2 Messages Major conf irmation/er ror messages to be indicated on t he screen in text. If faulty management inf ormation is foun d, the message s may appear an d a repair i s performed. (Repai ring may take time depending on the error .) ≥ The ab ove message is dis played when abnormal management informati on is d[...]

100 VQT2 Z66 Oth ers T rou bleshoo ting Problem Check points This unit cannot be tur ned on . This unit does not stay on long enough. Battery runs dow n quickly . ≥ Charge the bat tery again to ensure it is suffic iently charged. ( l 15) ≥ In cold plac es, the batt ery using time bec omes shor ter . ≥ The battery has a limited lif e. If the o[...]

101 VQT2Z 66 Problem Check points The remaining time indication or the elapsed time indication is not shown. ≥ [DIS PLA Y] of the [ SETUP ] is [OFF]. ( l 38) The unit arbitrarily stops re cord ing. ≥ Us e an SD ca rd th at can be used for m otion pict ure recording. ( l 19) ≥ The recordable time may have shor tened due to t he deteriorat ion [...]

102 VQT2 Z66 Scenes cannot be deleted. ≥ Release the pr otect s etting. ( l 75 ) ≥ Any scenes/still pictures where th e thumbnails are displayed a s cannot b e delete d. If t he scenes / still picture s are unnecessar y , format the media to erase the dat a. ( l 41) Pl ease be a war e that if a media is format ted then all the dat a recorded on[...]

103 VQT2Z 66 White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recor ded picture. ≥ If yo u take a pict ure with th e flash in a dark place or indoors, white round spot s may appear on the pic ture caused by th e flash reflect ing of partic les of dust in the air . This is not a malfunction. A characterist ic of this is that th e number of round [...]

104 VQT2 Z66 When the USB cabl e is disconnected, an e rror messag e will appear on the PC. ≥ T o disconnect t he USB ca ble saf ely , double-click the icon in the t ask tray and follo w the instruction s on the scre en. Cannot se e the P DF operating instru ctions for HD Writer AE 2.5S. ≥ Y ou will need Adobe Ac robat Reader 5.0 or later or Ad[...]

105 VQT2Z 66 ∫ If scenes do not change smoothly w hen played back on ano ther device The images may be still for several seconds at the joins between the scenes if the foll owing operation s are performe d when multiple sce nes have been cont inuously play ed back using another un it. ≥ Just how smoothly the scenes will be play ed back depends [...]

106 VQT2 Z66 Oth ers Cautions for use The unit an d the SD card bec ome warm during use . This is not a malfunc tion. Keep this unit as fa r away as possible from electromagne tic equipment (such as microw ave ovens, TVs, video games etc.) . ≥ If you use t his unit on top of or near a TV , the pictures and/or sou nd on this unit may be disrupt ed[...]

107 VQT2Z 66 Do not use the unit for surveill ance purposes or othe r business uses. ≥ This unit was des igned for consu mer intermitt ent use. It was not intended f or continu ous use, o r for a ny indust rial or commercial appli cation result ing in prolong ed use. ≥ In certa in situ ations, conti nuous use cou ld cause the uni t to overhe at[...]

108 VQT2 Z66 Prep are sp are batteries when goi ng out for recor ding. ≥ Prep are batteries appropri ate to 3 to 4 time s the pe riod y ou are plann ing to record for. Cold pl aces such as a ski resort can short en th e peri od whic h yo u can record for . If you drop the batt ery acciden tal ly , check to see if the termin als are damaged. ≥ I[...]

109 VQT2Z 66 When disposing of or giving away the SD car d, note t hat: ≥ Formatting and deletion of this unit or computer only changes the file management information an d does not complete ly delete the dat a in the SD card. ≥ It is recommen ded that the SD car d is physicall y destroye d or the SD car d is physicall y formatted using this un[...]

11 0 VQT2 Z66 When conde nsation fo rms on the unit , the lens will cloud up and the un it may not work proper ly . Make eve ry eff ort to ensure that condens ation d oes not f orm. If it does for m, take th e acti ons de scri be d belo w . Causes of c ondensation Condensati on ta kes place when the ambient temperat ure or humidi ty is changed as f[...]

111 VQT2Z 66 Oth ers About co pyright ∫ Carefully obser ve copyright laws Recordi ng of pre-recor ded tape s or discs or other pu blished or broa dcast material for purposes other than yo ur own private use ma y inf ringe c opyri ght laws . Even f or the purpose of pri vate use, record ing of cert ain mat erial may be restricted . ∫ Licenses ?[...]

11 2 VQT2 Z66 Oth ers Recording m odes/appro ximate recordable time ≥ SD cards are o nly mentione d with their ma in memory s ize. The state d times are th e approxima te recordable ti mes for continuous recording. A Image qualit y prioritised B Recording time prio ritised ≥ If recordi ng for long p eriods, prep are ba tteries fo r 3 or 4 times[...]

11 3 VQT2Z 66 Oth ers Approximat e numbe r of recordable pictures ≥ SD cards are only mentioned with their main memory siz e. The state d number is the approxima te number of record able pictures . ≥ The number of recordable picture s depends on whether and are used together and on the subject being rec orded. ≥ Maximum number of recordable p[...]

11 4 VQT2 Z66 Oth ers Specifications High Definition Video Camera Inform ation fo r your safety Signal system: A VCHD;1080/50i, 576/50i Recordin g forma t: A VCHD; A VCHD format compliant Ima ge sens or: 1/ 4.1 typ e (1 /4.1 z ) 1MOS image sensor T otal; 3 320 K Effective pixels; Motion p icture; 1920 K to 1360 K (16:9), 1440 K to 102 0 K (4: 3) S [...]

11 5 VQT2Z 66 White bala nce adjus tment: Auto t racking white bal ance system Standard il lum inatio n: 1, 400 l x Minimum r equired illumi nation: Approx. 4 lx (1/25 with Low light mode in the Scene mode) Approx. 1 lx with the colour ni ght view func tion A V conn ector video output level: 1.0 Vp -p, 7 5 h , P AL syst em Component connec tor vide[...]

11 6 VQT2 Z66 ∫ Motion pictures Recording m edia: SD Memory Card (F A T12 and F A T16 system complia nt) SDHC Memory Card (F A T32 system compliant) SDXC Memory Card (exF A T system compliant) Refe r to page 19 fo r details on SD card s usabl e in this un it. Compression : MPEG-4 A V C/H.264 Recording m ode and transfer rate : HA; Approx . 17 Mbp[...]

11 7 VQT2Z 66 ∫ Stil l pictures Recording m edia: SD Memory Card (F A T12 and F A T16 system complia nt) SDHC Memory Card (F A T32 system compliant) SDXC Memory Card (exF A T system compliant) Refe r to page 19 fo r details on SD card s usabl e in this un it. Compression : JPEG (Design ru le for Camera File system, bas ed on Exif 2.2 st andard) P[...]

11 8 VQT2 Z66 AC adaptor Inform ation fo r your safety Dimensions: 92 mm (W) k 33 mm (H) k 6 1 mm (D) Mass: Approx. 1 15 g Power s ource: Power consumptio n: DC output: AC 1 10 V to 240 V , 50/60 H z 19 W DC 9.3 V , 1.2 A (Unit ope ration) DC 8.4 V , 0.65 A (Batte ry chargin g) HDC-MDH1GC-VQT2Z66_mst. book 118 ページ ２０１０年 ８月４日[...]

11 9 VQT2Z 66 Oth ers Optional accesso ries Product numbers cor rect as of Aug. 2010. These may be subject t o change. Some op tiona l acc es sorie s ma y no t be avai labl e in som e cou ntr ies. ∫ Att aching the optio nal accessor ies on the accessor y shoe The video DC light/VW-LDC10 3E (optional) etc. can be mounted the acc essory shoe. ∫ A[...]

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