Panasonic HC-V10 инструкция обслуживания

Operating Instructions Digital V ideo Camera Model No. HC-V10 Before us e, please read th ese instructi ons completely . until 2012/2/10 VQT4C60[...]

- 2 - ∫ About the reco rding format for recording motion pictures ≥ The unit is an MP4 f ormat (MPEG-4 A VC file stan dard) camera for recor ding high- defini tion motion pict ures. ≥ A VCHD and MPEG2 motion pictures are diff erent format s, and are not there fore support ed by the unit. ∫ Indemnity a bout recorded content Panason ic does n[...]

- 3 - ∫ For the purpose s of these operating ins tructions ≥ SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card and SDXC Memory Card are referre d to as the “SD card”. ≥ Function s that can be used for mot ion picture re cording/moti on picture pl ayback are in dic ated b y in thes e operating instructions. ≥ Function s that can be used for stil l pictur[...]

- 4 - Infor mation for Y ou r Sa fety . ...... ........ ...... . 2 Prep aration Names and F unctions of Main P arts ....... 6 Power su pply ..... ........ ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... . 9 Inserti ng/rem oving the ba ttery.. ..... ...... 9 Charg ing th e bat tery .. ..... ...... ........ .... 10 Charg ing and recordin g time ....... ..... . 1[...]

- 5 - With a PC What you c an do wit h a PC . ......... ..... ..... 63 End User License Agreement ...... ..... 65 Oper atin g env ironme nt .......... ...... ........ .. 6 7 Installati on ...... ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... ........ .. 70 Conn ecting to a PC ......... ..... ......... ..... ..... 7 1 Abou t the PC dis play . ..... ...... ....[...]

- 6 - 1 LCD monitor ≥ It can open up t o 90 o . ≥ It can ro tate up to 180 o A towards t he lens or 90 o B towards the o pposite dir ection. 2 Intelligent auto/Manual button [iA/MANUAL] ( l 22, 44) 3 Op tical ima ge s tabilizer but ton [ O.I.S.] ( l 34) 4 Power button [ ] ( l 15) 5 Delete button [ ] ( l 53) 6 Audio-video output term inal [A/V] [...]

- 7 - 1 1 Lens cover 12 Lens 13 Lens cov er opening/closing swi tch When not us ing the unit, clo se the lens cover to protec t the lens. ≥ Slide the opening/closing switch to open/close the cover . 14 Internal s tereo microphone s 15 Menu button [MENU] ( l 27) 16 Status indicator ( l 15 ) 17 Mode switch ( l 16) 18 Recording s tart/ stop button ([...]

- 8 - 22 Battery re lease lever [BA TTER Y] ( l 9) 23 T ripod r ecepta cle ≥ If you att ach a tripod whi ch has a 5.5 mm screw or larger , it may damage this unit. 24 Photoshot button [ ] ( l 21) 25 Zoom leve r [W/T] (In Recording Mode) ( l 33) Thumbnail display switch [ / ]/ V olume le ver [ s VOL r ] (I n Playbac k Mode) ( l 25) 26 Spe aker 27 [...]

- 9 - ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit The battery that can be used with this unit is VW-VBL090/VW -VBK180/VW -VBK360. Inserting/removing the battery ≥ Press the power button to turn off the unit. ( l 15) Inst all the batte ry by inserting it in the direction show n in the figure. Prepar atio n Power supply It has been found th[...]

- 10 - Charging the battery ∫ Charging w ith an AC adap tor . The unit is in the st andby condit ion when the A C adaptor is c onnected. The primary cir cuit is always “live” as long as the AC adaptor is connected to an electric al outlet. Important: ≥ Be sure to use the supplied AC adaptor and US B cable. Do not use part s suppli ed with o[...]

- 1 1 - ∫ Connecting to the AC outlet If you turn on the unit whil e connecting with t he AC adaptor , you can use t he unit with power supplied from the out let. When recordin g for a long time, keep the AC adaptor conn ected and use it toget her with the ba ttery . ∫ Connecting to a PC and charging. Charge the unit if you do n ot have the AC [...]

- 12 - Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recording ti me ≥ T empe rature: 25 o C/humidit y: 60%RH ≥ T ime in the parenthe sis is ch arging time wh en this unit is connec ted to a PC, Panasonic Blu-ray di sc recorder, or DVD recorder. ≥ These times are approximations. ≥ The indica ted chargin g time is for w hen the battery h as been[...]

- 13 - Cards that you can use w ith th is unit Use SD cards confor ming to Class 4 or higher of the SD S peed Class Rating* for motion pi cture record ing. * SD S peed Class Rati ng is the speed standar d regardin g continuou s writing. Check via the l abel on t he card, etc. ≥ Please confirm the lat est information abo ut S D Memory Cards/SDHC M[...]

- 14 - Inserting/removing an SD c ard Caution: Check tha t the acce ss lamp has gone off . 1 Open the LCD monitor . 2 Open the SD card cover an d inse rt ( remo ve) the S D card into (from) the card slot B . ≥ Face the label sid e C in the directio n shown in the illus tration and press it straight in as far as it will go. ≥ Press the c entre o[...]

- 15 - Y ou can turn the unit on a nd off using th e power butt on or b y opening and closing t he LCD monitor . Open the LCD mo nitor and press the p ower button to turn on the unit. A The sta tus indicator light s on. Unit is turned on whe n the LCD monitor is opene d, and unit is turned of f when it is closed. During normal use , opening and clo[...]

- 16 - Change the mode to recording or play back. Operate the mode switch to change the mode to or . Prepar atio n Selecting a mod e Recording Mode ( l 19, 2 1) Playba ck Mode ( l 24 , 48)[...]

- 17 - When th e unit i s turned on for th e first time, a message ask ing you to set the da te and time will appear . Select [YES] and perform St e p s 2 t o 3 bel ow to set t he date and ti me. ¬ Change the mode to . 1 Select the m enu. ( l 27) 2 Select the d ate or time us ing 2 / 1 and set the des ired value using 3 / 4 . A Displaying the Worl[...]

- 18 - ∫ Basi c ca mera pos iti onin g 1 Hold the unit wit h both hands. 2 Put your ha nd through the grip belt. ≥ When record ing, make sure your footing is stable and ther e is no danger of colliding with another per son or object. ≥ When you are ou tdoors, record pict ures with the sunligh t behind you. If th e subject is backlit, it will [...]

- 19 - ≥ Open the lens c over before tur ning on the unit . ( l 7) 1 Change the m ode to and open the LCD m onitor . 2 Press the recording st art/stop button to start re cording. A When yo u begin rec ording, ; chang es to ¥ . 3 Press the recording st art/stop button again to p ause recording. ∫ About the scre en indications in the motion pict[...]

- 20 - ≥ The images rec orded between pres sing the recording start/st op button to st art recording and press ing it again to pa use recording beco me one scene. The scenes longer tha n approximately 2 0 minutes will be automat ically divided. (Recording will continue.) ≥ Screen will pau se momentarily when the reco rding is paused. ≥ (Maxim[...]

- 21 - ≥ Open the lens c over before tur ning on the unit . ( l 7) 1 Change the m ode to and open the LCD m onitor . 2 Press the button. ∫ About the screen indication s in Still Picture Recording ≥ During motion pic ture recording or when set to PRE-REC, yo u cannot record still pictures. ≥ Using a tripo d is recommende d when recording sti[...]

- 22 - The followi ng modes (appropriate for the condi tion ) are set just by poin ting the unit to what you want t o record. ≥ Depending on t he recording condit ions, the unit may not ent er the desired mode. ≥ In the Portrai t, S potlight and Low ligh t mode, the face will be s urrounded by white frame when detec ted. In the Portra it mode, [...]

- 23 - ∫ Intelligent Aut o Mode When switching to Int elligent Auto Mode, the Auto White Ba lance and Auto Focus operate and automat ically adjust t he colour balan ce and focusing. Dependi ng on the brightness of the subje ct etc., the apert ure and shutte r speed are automati cally adjusted f or an optimum brightne ss. ≥ Colour bal ance and f[...]

- 24 - 1 Change the m ode to . 2 Select the p lay mode se lect icon A using 3 / 4 / 2 and press th e ENTER button. 3 Select the [VI DEO/PICTURE] you wish to play back, then press the ENTER button. ≥ Press the MENU but ton. ≥ When a video item is sele cted, an icon will appear on th e thumbnail display . ( , ,) 4 Select the s cene or the st ill [...]

- 25 - 5 Select the o peration icon u sing 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . B Operation icon ≥ Press the ENTER but ton to display/not -display the operat ion icon. ∫ Change the th umbnail disp lay While the thumbnai l is displ ayed, the t humbnail di splay changes in the follo wing order if the zoom lever is operat ed to s ide or side. 20 sc enes () 9 scenes ()[...]

- 26 - Motion pi cture comp atibility ≥ The unit conforms to the MP4 format (MPEG-4 A V C file stan dard). ≥ Motion pic tures recorded on othe r MP4-compati ble equipment may not play bac k normall y or may not play back a t all on this unit. Similarly , motion pict ures recorded on this unit may not play back normall y or may not play back at [...]

- 27 - 1 Press the M ENU button. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select the top menu A , then press the ENTER button. 3 Select the s ubmenu B using 3 / 4 and press 1 or press the ENTER button. 4 Select the d esired item us ing 3 / 4 , and press the ENTER button to set. T o get back to the previous screen Press 2 of the cursor butt on. T o exit the menu sc[...]

- 28 - ≥ The items displayed differ depending on the position or settings of the mode switch. Select the menu. The screen display can be chan ged to [ON] (all informat ion displayed) or [OFF] (a portion of informati on displayed). Please ref er to page 59. Please ref er to page 17. It is possible t o display and record the t ime at the travel des[...]

- 29 - 5 (Only when s etting the regio n of your travel dest ination) Select your travel destination using 2 / 1 and press the ENTER but ton. ≥ Press 3 to set daylight sa ving time. appears and the summ er time setting is turned on. The travel destinat ion tim e and time d ifference from the home region time are s et forward by one hour. Press 3 [...]

- 30 - When about 30 min utes have pas sed without any oper ation while connecti ng AC adaptor with this unit, this unit automatically turns off . ≥ This unit will not automatically tu rn off even if the [ECONOMY (AC)] is set to [ON] in following case s: j Using the USB cabl e for PC etc. j PRE-REC is used j During playba ck of the slide show Thi[...]

- 31 - S tarting and stopping of reco rding and unit on/of f can be confirmed with this sound. 2 Beep s for 4 times When an error oc curs. Check the se ntence display ed on the screen. ( l 78) This makes it easie r to view the LCD monitor in bright places including ou tdoors. ≥ These settings will not af fect the images actually recorded. ≥ Whe[...]

- 32 - Please be a ware that if a medium is formatted, then all t he data r ecorded on the mediu m will be erased an d cannot be restore d. Back up import ant data on a PC, di sc etc. ( l 63) ≥ When for matting is complet e, press MENU button t o exit the message scree n. ≥ Perform a phy sical formattin g of the SD card when the SD car d is to [...]

- 33 - ¬ Change the mode to . A Zoom bar ≥ The zoom spee d varies depending on t he range over which the zoom lev er is moved. ≥ Maximum zoom mag nification can be set wi th [D.ZOOM]. ( l 40) ∫ About Zoom ba r The zoom bar is disp layed during the zoom op eration. ≥ If you ta ke your finger of f the zoom lever duri ng zoom operati on, the [...]

- 34 - Optical image sta bilizer can stabilize the image without decrea sing the image quality as much. ¬ Change the mode to . ≥ S tabi lization may not be poss ible under s trong shak ing conditio ns. Advanced (Recordin g) Optical imag e st ab ilizer function Optical im age sta bilizer button Press the button to turn optical image st abi lizer [...]

- 35 - Select the operat ion icons to add dif ferent ef fects to the images to be recor ded. ¬ Change the mode to . 1 Press the ENTER bu tton to display the operation icons o n the s cree n. ≥ The indic ation changes eac h time you press 4 of t he curso r butto n. ≥ Press the ENT ER button to display/not - display t he operation icon. 2 (e.g. [...]

- 36 - When you st art recordi ng, the image/aud io gradually appears . (Fade in) When you pause recording, the image /audio gradually disappear s. (Fade out) ≥ The Fade sett ing is cancelled when t he recording stop s. ∫ T o select the colour for Fade in/out ≥ The thumbnails of scenes recorded us ing fade in become black (or whit e). ≥ If [...]

- 37 - This allows recording of the pictures and sound to st art approximately 3 seconds before the r ecording st art/stop butt on is pressed. ≥ appea rs on the screen. ≥ Aim the unit at the subject beforeha nd. ≥ There is no beep s ound. ≥ PRE-REC is cancelled in the following cases. j If you chang e the mode j If you remov e th e SD card [...]

- 38 - This brightens p a rt s that are in shadow and diffi cult to see a nd suppresses white saturation in bright part s at the same time. Both bright and dark p arts can be recorded clearl y . ≥ If ther e are extremely d ark or bright pa rts or th e brightness is insufficient , the ef fect may not be clea r . This funct ion allow s you to r eco[...]

- 39 - ≥ Change the mode to . When you r ecord images in dif ferent situations, this mode aut omatically set s optimum shutter speeds a nd apert ures. ≥ (Sun set/Lo w ligh t) j The shutt er speed is 1/25 or more. ≥ (Sunset/F ireworks/Scenery/ Night scener y) j Image may get blur ry when close object is re corded. ≥ (Sport s) j During normal[...]

- 40 - Set the maxi mum zoom ratio. ≥ The larger t he digital zoom magnif ication, th e more the image quality is degraded. Switch th e picture quality and rec ording format of the motion pi ctures to be recorde d. *1 Recording will have higher quali ty in the order of [1280 k 720/50p] and [640 k 480/50 p]. *2 [iFrame] is a format suitable for Ma[...]

- 41 - Detected faces ap pear with f rames. ≥ Up to 15 fra mes are indicate d. Larger faces and faces nearer t o the centr e of the screen tak e prefere nce over other s. ∫ Prioritised face framing Prioritis ed face framing is displa yed as orang e fr ames. Focus and adjus tment of brightne ss will be pe rformed again st the prioriti sed face f[...]

- 42 - This is for reduc ing the wind noise coming into the built-in microphone s. ≥ Switch to Manual Mode. ( l 44) ≥ This func tion’s def ault setting is [OFF] . ≥ When switching to Intellig ent Auto Mode, [WIND CUT] is set to [OFF], and the setting cannot be change d. ≥ Y ou may not s ee the full ef fect depending on th e recording cond[...]

- 43 - Selecting t he picture quality . Y ou can add a shut ter sound when record ing still pictures. [QUALITY] : [PI CTU RE ] # [QUALITY] # desired setting : S till pictur es with a high picture qua lity are recorded. : Priority is given to the number of still pictures recorded. S till pictures are recorded in normal picture qualit y . [SHTR SOUND[...]

- 44 - ¬ Change the mode to . Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode. ≥ appea rs on the screen. ≥ Press the ENT ER button to disp lay/not-displ ay the manual icon. ≥ The pag e changes with each pr ess of 4 . White Bala nce Automat ic White Balance funct ion may not reprodu ce natural colours depe nding on the scenes or lighting [...]

- 45 - ≥ T o return to aut o setting, select o r press the iA/MANUAL but ton. ∫ T o set the Whi te Balance m anually 1P r e s s 2 / 1 to select , and fill the screen with a whi te subject. 2P r e s s 3 to set. ≥ When the display stop s flashing and then lights const antly , the setting is complete. ≥ If the display continues flashin g, the [...]

- 46 - Manual shutter spee d/iris adjustment Shutter Speed: Adjust it when recordin g fast-movin g subjects. Iris: Adjust it when the s creen is too bright or too dark. ≥ Press the iA/ MANUAL button to switch t o Manual Mode . ( l 44) 1 Select [SHT R] or [IRIS] using the cu rsor button. 2 Press 2 / 1 to adjust sett ings. A : Shutter speed: 1/50 t[...]

- 47 - Recording with Manual Focus If auto foc using is diff icult due to the condit ions, then use Manual Fo cus. ≥ Press the iA/ MANUAL button to switch t o Manual Mode . ( l 44) 1 Press 4 to switch the manual icon. 2 Select [MF] using the cursor butt on to change to M anual Focus. ≥ MF appears on th e screen. 3 Press 2 / 1 to adjus t the foc[...]

- 48 - Motion picture playback using operation icon For det ails on the basic pla yback operatio ns, refer to pag e 24. Advanced (Playback) Playback Operations Playbac k op erat ion Cursor button/ Playb ack display Oper atin g st eps Fas t forward/ rewind playbac k During Pl ayback Press 1 of the cursor button during playba ck to fast forward. (Pre[...]

- 49 - Creating still picture from motion picture A single fra me from the recorde d motion picture c an be saved as a still pic ture. Picture size of the still pict ure to be created wil l differ dep ending on the record ing mode of the recorded motion pictu re. Press the button at the location to be s aved as a still p icture during the p lay bac[...]

- 50 - Resuming the previous pla yback If playbac k of a scene was stoppe d halfway , the play back can be resumed fr om where it was stoppe d. If playba ck of a motio n picture is s topped, appears on the thumbnail vi ew of the stop ped scene. ≥ The memorised re sume position is clea red if you turn of f the unit or chan ge the mode. (The settin[...]

- 51 - Playing bac k motion pictures/ still pictures by date The scene s or the still pictures record ed on the same day can be pla yed back in succession . 1 Select the d ate select icon using the cursor butto n, then press th e ENTER button. 2 Select the p layback dat e, then press the E NTER button. The scene s or the still pictures record ed on[...]

- 52 - Changing the playback settings and playing back the slide show 1 Select using the cu rsor button, then press th e ENTER button. 2 (Only when you would like to change the settings) Select the d esired item a nd press the ENT ER button. 3 (When [DA T E SETUP] is selected) Select the p layback dat e, then press th e ENTER button. (When [SLIDES [...]

- 53 - ¬ Change the mode to . ∫ T o delete sc enes or still p ictures from the thumbna il display 1 Press the button while the thumbnail vie w screen is dis played. 2 Select [ALL SCENES] o r [SELECT] using the c ursor button, then press th e ENTER button. ≥ All the scenes or still pictures displayed as thumbnails will be del eted by selecting [...]

- 54 - T o complete edit ing Press the MENU but ton. ≥ Y ou can also delete sc enes by pressing the MENU but ton, selecting [ EDIT SCENE] # [DEL ETE] # [ALL S CENES] or [SELECT ]. ≥ Y ou can also delete still pictures by pressing the MENU button, s electing [PHOT O SETUP] # [DELE TE] # [ALL SCEN ES] or [S ELEC T]. ≥ Scenes wh ich cannot be pl[...]

- 55 - Dividing a sce ne to p artially delete This divide s the recorded scene s in two and deletes the fron t half or back hal f. The scene s that were deleted af ter divi sion cannot be recover ed. ≥ Change the mode to . 1 Select the m enu. 2 Select the s cene you wish to divide using th e cursor button and press th e ENTER button. 3 Select to [...]

- 56 - Protecting scenes/s till pictures Scenes/still picture s can be protected so that th ey are not deleted by mist ake. (Even if you p rotect some scenes /still pictur es, formatting th e media will delete th em.) ≥ Change the mode to . 1 Select the m enu. 2 Select the scen e/still picture to be protecte d using the cursor button, then press [...]

- 57 - ≥ HDMI is the int erface for digit al devices. If yo u connect this unit to an HDMI comp atible high definit ion TV and then play back th e recorded high definit ion images, you can enjoy them in high resolu tion with high qua lity sound. 1 Connect t his unit to a TV . ≥ Check th at the plugs are inser ted as far as they go. ≥ Always u[...]

- 58 - 2 Select the v ideo input on the TV . ≥ Example: Select the [ HDMI] channel with a HDMI mini cab le. Select the [ Video 2] cha nnel with an A V cable. (The name of the channel may differ dep ending on the connec ted TV .) ≥ Check the inpu t setting (inpu t switch) and the aud io input setting on t he TV . (For more inform ation, please r[...]

- 59 - ∫ T o watch image s on a regular TV (4:3) or when both sides of the images do not appear on the s cree n Change the menu setting to displa y the images cor rectly . (C heck the TV setting. ) ≥ When this setting is se t to [4:3] and t he unit is connec ted to a televi sion using the A V cable, the image may appea r in a shrunken fo rm. Ex[...]

- 60 - ¬ Change the mode to . 1 Select the m enu. ≥ If you are not using VIER A Li nk, s et to [ OFF ]. 2 Connect t his unit to a Panas onic TV comp atible with VIERA Link with a HDMI mini cable. A HDMI mini cable (opt ional) B Panasoni c TV compatibl e with VIERA Link ≥ It is recommen ded to connect this un it to an HDMI terminal other t han [...]

- 61 - 3 Operate w ith the remote con trol for the TV . 1) Press the button up, down, lef t or right to select a scene or still picture to be played back, and then pr ess t he butt on in t he c ent re t o se t it . 2) Activat e the opera tion icons that ar e displayed o n TV scre en with the remote co ntrol for the TV . A Operation icons B Display [...]

- 62 - Y ou can dub by connecting an A V cabl e. ≥ Images are dubbed in standard quality . ≥ Use the AC adap tor to free you fr om worrying about the bat tery running down . ≥ Change the mode to . 1 Connect t his unit to a vide o device and st art pla yback on this un it. 2 St art recording on the connec ted device. ≥ T o stop recording (du[...]

- 63 - HD Wr iter HE 1.0 Y ou can copy the motion/st ill picture data to the HDD of PCs or write to media like Blu-ray discs, DVD discs or S D cards using HD Wr iter HE 1.0, the software instal led in the supplied CD-ROM. Refer to th e operati ng instructions of HD Writ er HE 1.0 (PDF file) for det ails on how to use it. ∫ Smart wizard The Smart [...]

- 64 - ≥ It is pos sible to play back still pictu re on a PC using an image viewer st andard to Windows or commerci ally available image browsi ng software, and copy s till pictures to a PC using Windows Ex plorer . ≥ Please refer to p age 75 for details about using a Mac. ≥ Data cannot be written from a PC to the unit. ≥ Motion pictures th[...]

- 65 - End User Licens e Agreement Before ope ning the CD-ROM pa ckage, please read th e following. Y ou (“ Li cens ee” ) are gr an ted a l icen se fo r the Sof tware defined in t his End User License Agre ement (“Agreement ”) on conditi on that you agree to the terms and conditi ons of this Agreemen t. Art icle 1 Lic ense Licensee is grant[...]

- 66 - Arti cle 9 Wit h rega rd to MIC ROS OFT SQL SER VER COMP ACT 3.5 pro duced by Microsof t Corporati on (1) Lic ensee shall u se the MICROS OFT SQL SERV ER COMP ACT 3.5 only when included in the So ftware, and shall not use the M ICRO SOFT SQL SE RVER C OMP ACT 3.5 in any other configuration or met hod. Licensee s hall not publish th e MICROSO[...]

- 67 - ≥ Even if the sys tem requirement s mentioned in these ope rating instruct ions are fulfilled, some PCs canno t be used. ≥ A CD-ROM drive is necessary to install the su pplied softw are applications. (A comp atible Blu-ray disc/DVD writer d rive and me dia are neces s ary f or writing to a Blu-ray disc/DVD.) ≥ Operatio n is not guarant[...]

- 68 - ≥ Supplied CD-ROM is availabl e for Windows only . ≥ Input is not support ed in languages other t han English, German, Fr ench, Simplifie d Chinese and Russ ian. ≥ Operatio n cannot be guarantee d on all Blu-ray disc/DVD dr ives. ≥ Operatio n is not guarantee d on Microsof t Windows Vi sta Enterp rise, Wi ndows XP Media Center Editio[...]

- 69 - ∫ Operating e nvironment for th e card reader function (mass storage) ≥ The USB equip ment operates with th e driver installe d as standard in t he OS. PC IBM P C/A T comp atible PC OS Windows 7 (32 bit/64 bit) or SP1 Windows V ista (32 bit) ( SP2) Windows XP ( 32 bit) (SP3) CPU Windows 7/Windows V ista: 1 GHz or high er 32-bit ( k 86) o[...]

- 70 - When installing the software, log on to your computer as th e Administrator or with a user name wi th equivale nt authorizat ion. (If you do n ot have aut horization to do thi s, consult y our manager .) ≥ Before st arting the inst allation, clo se all applicati ons that are runn ing. ≥ Do not perfor m any other operations on your PC whi[...]

- 71 - ≥ Connect t his unit to the PC af ter the sof tware applications are installed. ≥ Remove the supp lied CD-ROM from your PC. A USB cab le (supplied) ≥ Insert t he plugs as far a s they will go. ≥ When the USB cable is connected to other equi pment, the AC adaptor cannot be used. Please ensu re that t h e ba ttery is s ufficiently c ha[...]

- 72 - ∫ T o discon nect USB cable safely Sele ct the icon in t ask tray displaye d on the PC, and then cl ick [Eject Pana sonic Camcorder]. ≥ Depending on y our PC’s setti ngs, this icon may not be displaye d. About the screen indication of the unit ≥ Do not discon nect the USB cable or t he battery while t he access lamp is on or card acc[...]

- 73 - About the PC display When the unit is connected to a PC, it is recognised as an ex ternal drive. ≥ Removable disk (Exampl e: ) is d isplayed in [ Computer]. Example fo lder structure of an SD card: The following dat a will be recorded. 1 Up to 999 still pictures in JPEG format ( [S1000001. JPG] etc.) 2 [1280 k 720/ 50p] format motion pictu[...]

- 74 - ≥ T o us e the software , log on as an Administ rator or as user name fo r standard user ac count (only f or Windows 7/Wi ndows Vist a). The sof tware cannot be us ed with the user name for a guest account. (On the PC) Select [St art] # [All Programs] # [Panaso nic] # [HD Writer HE 1.0] # [HD Writer HE]. ≥ For details on how to use the s[...]

- 75 - ≥ HD Writer HE 1. 0 is not available for Mac. ≥ iMovie’1 1 suppor ted. For details about iMovie’1 1, please cont act Apple Inc . ∫ Operat ing environme nt ≥ Even if the sys tem requirement s mentioned in these ope rating instruct ions are fulfilled, some PCs canno t be used. ≥ The USB equip ment operates with th e driver instal[...]

- 76 - ∫ Recording indi cations Other s Indications A //// Intelligent Auto Mode ( l 22) Manual Mode ( l 44 ) / / ////// / Scene Mo de ( l 39) // Power LCD ( l 31 ) ¥ / ; (Red) Record ing ; (Green) Re cor din g paus e 0h00m00s Elapse d re cord in g tim e ( l 19) (“h” is an abbrevia tion for hour , “m” for minute an d “s” for second.)[...]

- 77 - ∫ Playback i ndications ∫ Indication o f connection to other device s ∫ Confirmato ry indications C (White) Card recording possible status (still picture) (Green) Recognising the card (still picture) / Picture Q uality ( l 43) // Number of recordin g pixels for still pictures ( l 21, 40, 49) In Playbac k Mode, the pictu re size is not [...]

- 78 - Major conf irmation/error mes sages to be indicate d on the screen in tex t. About recovery If faulty manage ment informatio n is foun d, the messages may app ear and a repai r is performed. (Repairing may t ake time depending on the error .) ≥ is displaye d when abnormal management information is dete cted when the scenes are dis played i[...]

- 79 - ∫ It is not a malfunction in following cases Other s T roubleshooting A clicking sound is heard when the un it is shaken. ≥ This is the sound of the le ns moving and is not a defect. This sound wil l no longer be he ard when the unit is turned on and chan ge the mode to . Objec t seems to be warpe d. ≥ Object seems to be warped s light[...]

- 80 - Indication Problem Check point s The remaining time indication or the elap sed time indication is not shown. ≥ [DISP LA Y ] of th e [ SETUP ] is [O FF] . ( l 28) Rec ordi ng Problem Check point s The unit arbitrarily st ops recording . ≥ Use an SD card t hat can be used f or motion p icture record ing. ( l 13 ) ≥ The record able time m[...]

- 81 - Playback Problem Check point s Scenes /still pi ctures cannot be played b ack. ≥ Any scenes /still pictures wher e the thumbnails are display ed as cann ot be played back. ≥ Moti on pictures recorded wit h other devices may not be possible t o play back on this unit . ( is displayed .) Scenes cannot be deleted. ≥ Release t he protect s[...]

- 82 - With a PC Problem Check point s When co nnected by the USB cable and charging the bat tery , an error messag e will appear o n the PC . ≥ Aft er removing the USB cab le, turn the unit on and connect the cable again. The unit will b e recognised by the PC. T o charg e the bat tery , after safely re movin g the USB cable , turn the unit of f[...]

- 83 - Keep this unit as far away as possible fro m electromagnetic equipment (such as microwave ovens, TVs, video g ames etc.). ≥ If you use t his unit on top of or near a T V , the pictures and/or sound on th is unit may be disrupt ed by electromagnet ic wave radi ati on. ≥ Do not use th is unit near cell phones because doin g so may result i[...]

- 84 - Do not use the unit for surveillance purposes or othe r business uses. ≥ This unit was des igned for consumer intermitt ent use. It was not int ended for continu ous use, o r for any in dustrial or commercial appli cation resulting in prolong ed use. ≥ In certa in situat ions, continuou s use could cause the uni t to overheat and cause a[...]

- 85 - ≥ If the te mperature of the batter y is extremel y high or extremely low , charging may take time or th e ba ttery ma y no t be charged. ≥ If you use t he AC adaptor near a radio, radio recep tion may be disturbed . Keep the AC adapt or 1 m or more away from the radio. ≥ When using t he AC adaptor , it may generate whirring sounds. Ho[...]

- 86 - 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 card is physicall y destroye d or the S D card is physicall y formatted using this uni t whe[...]

- 87 - ∫ Carefully obser ve copyright laws Recordi n g of pre- recorded t apes 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 la ws. Eve n for the purpose of pri vate use, record ing of cert ain mater ial may be restr icted. ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Logo is a tra demark of[...]

- 88 - ≥ SD cards are only me ntioned wi th their ma in memory si ze. The st ated time s are th e approxima te recordable times for continu ous recording. A Favours imag e quality B Favours recordin g time ≥ If recordi ng for long perio ds, prepa re batteries fo r 3 or 4 times t he period you wish to record for . ( l 12) ≥ The defa ult settin[...]

- 89 - ≥ SD cards are only mentione d with their main memory s ize. The state d number is the approxima te number of recordable pictur es. (When [QUALITY] is set to ) ≥ When [QUALI TY] is set to , the numbers of recor dable pictures are lar ger than the numbers shown in t he table above. ≥ The number of recordable picture s depends on whether[...]

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