Panasonic HX-DC3 инструкция обслуживания

Operating In structions Dual Camer a Model No. HX-DC3 Please r ead thes e instru ctions ca refully before using this produ ct, and save this ma nual for fu ture us e. VQT4U96 until 2013/1/21[...]

- 2 - ∫ About recordin g format s and comp atibility of the unit ≥ The unit is an MP4 f ormat (MPEG-4 A VC file sta ndard) Dual Came ra for recor ding high-def inition motion pictures . ≥ A VCHD and MPEG2 motion p ictures are dif feren t formats, and are not therefo re support ed by the unit. ∫ Indemnity a bout record ed content Panason ic [...]

- 3 - ∫ About Condensa tion (When the lens or the LCD monitor is fog ged up) Condensatio n occurs when there is a chan ge in te mperature or h umidity , such as when t he unit is tak en from out side or a cold room to a warm room. Pl ease be carefu l, as it may caus e the lens or LCD monitor to become soiled, moldy , or damaged. When taking the u[...]

- 4 - Read this f irst ....... ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... ... 2 Prep arati on Names and F uncti ons of Main Parts ......... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ... 7 Power su pply ........ ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... . 10 Insert[...]

- 5 - Advanced (Record ing) Using t he zoom . ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ . 52 Doubl e rang e zoo m .... ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... ......... ........ ...... ........ . 53 Zoom Mode ..... ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... . 5 [...]

- 6 - Copy/Dubbing Copyin g fro m Bui lt-in Memory to SD card .... ......... ........ ...... ....... 11 1 Dubbing i mages onto oth er vi deo de vices... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... 1 13 Wit h a PC What you c an do with a PC .... ......... ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... ......... .... 1 15 End Use r License Agreem ent ..... ..... ....[...]

- 7 - 1 LCD monit or ( l 26) ≥ It can ope n up to 90 o . ≥ It can rotate u p to 1 80 o A towards the le ns or 105 o B tow ards th e opposite dire ction. 2 Power button [ ] ( l 20) 3 USB/A V conne ctor ( l 12, 104 , 1 13, 125) ≥ Use the USB cable /A V cable (only the s upplied cable ). 4 HDMI mini conne ctor ( l 104, 109) Prepar atio n Names a[...]

- 8 - 5 Hand strap fixture 6 Zoom range button [ ] ( l 53) 7 Photoshot button [ ] ( l 30) 8 SET button [SET] ( l 39, 43, 77, 84) ≥ Use the SET but ton to sele ct the record ing functi ons and play back operation s, and to ope rate the menu sc reen. ≥ In these operating instruc tions , the oper ation of the SET butto n is denoted as shown below [...]

- 9 - 16 Lens ≥ When not usi ng the unit , be sure to fit the lens cap to protect th e lens. ≥ Keep the lens cap out of reac h of children to prevent swallowing. 17 Spea ker 18 Status indicator ( l 2, 12, 18, 155) 19 Intern al stereo microphones 20 Built-in flash ( l 70) 21 T ri pod recept acle ≥ If you att ach a tripod whic h has a 5.5 mm sc[...]

- 10 - ∫ About batteries that you can use with th is unit Inserting/removing the battery ≥ Press the power button to turn off the unit. ( l 20) 1 Open the b attery/car d cover . Prepar atio n Power supp ly The batt ery that can be used with this unit i s VW-VBX07 0. It has been found that counterfeit battery packs which look very similar to the[...]

- 1 1 - 2 Insert the battery , t aking care to match up the terminal markings. A terminal markings ≥ Insert the battery so that the terminal markings face up. It is possible to mistakenly insert the battery upside down, so be sure to check the orientation carefully . 3 Clos e the bat tery/c ard cove r . ≥ Securely close it until it clic ks. Rem[...]

- 12 - Charging the battery The unit is in th e stand by condition when the AC adap tor is conn ected. The primary ci rcuit is always “live” as long as the AC adapt or is connec ted to an e lectr ical outlet . Important: ≥ The AC adap tor and USB cabl e are for use with this unit only . Do not use them w ith other equipmen t. Similarly , d o [...]

- 13 - 1 Connect t he USB cabl e to the AC adaptor . ≥ Check that the plug portion of the AC adaptor is not misaligned. 2 Connect t he AC adap tor into the AC outlet. 3 Connect t he USB cabl e to the u nit. ≥ Connecting the USB cable in the wrong direction may cause damage to the USB/A V connector of the unit. If the connector has become damage[...]

- 14 - Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recordin g time ≥ T empe rature: 25 o C/ humidity: 60%RH (When using A C adaptor ) ≥ These times are approximatio ns. ≥ The indicated c harging time is for when the battery has been disc harge d com plete ly . Chargi ng tim e a nd rec ordabl e time vary depending on the usage conditions such as[...]

- 15 - ∫ Approximate o perating tim e and numb er of recordable st ill picture s Recording condi tions by CIP A standard ≥ CIP A is an abbrevi ation of Camera & I maging Prod ucts As sociation. ≥ Use of suppl ied ba tte ry ≥ Using a Panason ic SD Memory Card (2 GB) Battery cap acity indication ≥ The dis play changes as the battery ca [...]

- 16 - The unit can re cord motion pic tures, still pictures or audio to an SD card or built-in memor y . T o record to an SD card, read the f ollowing. Cards that you can use w ith this unit Use SD cards conforming to Class 4 or higher of the S D Speed Class Rating* for motion picture re cording. * SD S peed Class Rati ng is the spe ed standard re[...]

- 17 - ≥ Please confirm the latest infor mation about SD Memory Cards/SDHC Memory Car ds/SDXC Memory Cards that can be used for moti on picture rec ording on the fo llowing websit e. http://p anasonic.jp/support/global/cs/e_ca m (This websit e is in English only .) ≥ T o us e the Eye-Fi transf er feature ( l 134), an Eye-F i X2 series SD card i[...]

- 18 - Inserting/removing an SD c ard Caution: Check that the status indicator has gone o ff. 1 Open the b attery/car d cover . 2 Insert (remove ) the SD card into (from) the card slot. ≥ Face the labe l side B in the dire ction shown in the illustrat ion and press it straight in as far as it will go. ≥ Press the c entre of th e SD card and the[...]

- 19 - 3 Close the ba ttery/card cove r . ≥ Securely close it until it clicks. ≥ Do not touc h the terminals on the back of the SD card. ≥ Do not shock , bend, or drop t he SD card. ≥ Electri cal noise, st atic electricit y or the failu re of this unit or the SD card may dama ge or erase the dat a stored on the SD card. ≥ When the st atus[...]

- 20 - Open the LCD monitor and p ress the pow er button to turn on the un it. The LCD monitor turns on. About St andby Mode When the LCD moni tor is close d while the unit is on, the un it enter s S tand by Mode which cons umes very littl e power . S t andby Mode all ows pictures to be recorded as soon as the LCD monitor is opened . Setting [QUICK[...]

- 21 - ≥ If the unit has not been operat ed for app roximately 5 mi nutes (s ettings at the time of purchas e) when the power is turned on, th e ECONOMY function will ac tivate and switch t o S tandb y Mode to limit power consumptio n in situ ations such as the user forg etting to t urn the unit off . j When the unit is in S tand by Mode, you ca [...]

- 22 - Change the mode to recording or playba ck. Press the REC/ button. ≥ Each pres s of the REC/ button changes the mode. Prepar atio n Selecting a mo de Recording Mode ( l 27, 30, 34) For recordin g motion picture s, still pictures and audio Playback Mode ( l 39, 84) For playing back mot ion pictur es, still pi ctures and au dio[...]

- 23 - If the scree n to se t the date a nd tim e app ears when yo u tur n on the un it, skip to st ep 2 and follo w the st eps t o set the d ate a nd time. 1 Select the m enu. ( l 43) 2 Select an ite m ([DA TE]/[TIME]/[DISP]) u sing the SET button and the n tilt the SET bu tton to the right or press th e SET button. 3 (When [DA T E] or [TIME] is s[...]

- 24 - (When [DISP] is selected) Select the date forma t display me thod using the SET button. 4 Press the SET b utton. 5 Select [SA VE DA TE AND TIME] using the SET button and then pr ess the SET button. ≥ T o return to the re cording s creen or p layback s creen, pr ess th e MENU button. ≥ At the time of purc hase, the [CLOCK SET] is not s et[...]

- 25 - ∫ Basi c ca mera posi tion ing ≥ T o avoid dropping th e unit, be su re to att ach a hands trap. ≥ When record ing, make sure your f ooting is stab le and ther e is no danger o f collid ing with another p erson o r object. ≥ When you are out doors, r ecord pic tures with the sunlight be hind you. If the subject is backlit, it will be[...]

- 26 - ∫ Basic motion picture recordin g ≥ The unit shou ld normally be held steady when rec ording. ≥ If you move the unit when recordin g, do so slowly , mainta ining a const ant sp eed. ≥ The zoom operat ion is useful f or recording subjects you cannot get close to, bu t over use of zoom in and zo om out can make the resulting motion pi [...]

- 27 - ≥ Before turning on the unit, remove the lens cap. ≥ Motion pictures are recorded to the SD card if one is inserted. If no SD card is i nserted, the mot ion pictures are recorded to the built- in memory . 1 Open the L CD monitor . 2 Press the recording st art/stop butto n to st art recording. A When yo u begin r ecordi ng, ¥ appear s. 3[...]

- 28 - ∫ About the scre en indic ations in the motion picture recording * When [CREA TIVE CONTROL] ( l 64 ) is set to (Miniature Ef fect (MINI)) or (T ime Lapse Rec (INTV)), the maximum rec ordable time for one scene (012:00:0 0) is display ed. (When the remaining sp ace on the SD card is equa l to less than 12 ho urs or when recordin g to the bu[...]

- 29 - ≥ Recording may become out of fo cus if the u nit is subjec ted to shock while the power is turned on. I f this happe ns, hold th e power button until th e LCD monito r turns o ff to t urn th e power to the unit of f, and turn the power on aga in. ≥ Maximum number of recordings per SD card file : 899100 fold er : 900 ≥ Please refer t o[...]

- 30 - ≥ Before turning on the unit, remove the lens cap. ≥ S till pictur es are recorded to S D card if one is inserted. If no SD card is inserte d, the still pictu res are recorded to the buil t-in memory . 1 Open the L CD monitor . 2 (For Auto Focus only) Press the button halfw ay . A Focus area (area inside bracket s) 3 Press the button ful[...]

- 31 - ∫ About the recording s t andby scree n displa y The field of view of the image dis p layed on th e LCD monitor diff ers for motion pictur e recording an d still picture recording. At time of purchase, the recor ding st andby screen displays video view . Press the button halfway t o change to photo view . ≥ When [PHOT O VI EW] is s et to[...]

- 32 - ∫ About the focusing ar ea ≥ When [FOCUS MO DE] ( l 75) is set to (9-P T AUTO FOCUS), (focusin g area A ) is dis played at the po sition where focus i s achie ved. The unit au tomati cally determine s the positio n where focus is achieved fr om nine focus poin ts withi n the recordin g area. If the focusing area doesn’t appea r in a d [...]

- 33 - About recording still picture s during motion picture recording and audio recording Y ou can reco rd s till pic ture s w hile r ecor din g a moti on pi ctur e or whi le recording audio. (simult aneous recor ding) Press the button fully (press to the b ottom) to t ake the p ictu re. ≥ When the record able time d rops to appr oxima tely 30 s[...]

- 34 - ≥ Audio is record ed to the SD card if one is inserted . If no SD card is inserte d, the audio is record ed to the built -in memory . 1 Open the L CD monitor . 2 Select the m enu. ( l 43) 3 St art reco rding by p ressing the rec ording st art/sto p button. 4 Press the recording st art/stop butto n again t o stop recording. Basic Recording [...]

- 35 - ∫ About the screen displ ay for aud io recor ding * When the remaining sp ace on the SD card is equal t o less th an 5 ho urs or when recording t o the built-in memory , the remaining rec ordable time on the SD card or bu ilt-in memor y is displayed. ≥ When the r ecording ti me exceeds appr oximately 5 hours, th e file is saved and the a[...]

- 36 - The followi ng modes (appro priate for the condi tion) are set just by pointing t he unit t o what you want to rec ord. Sele ct the menu. ( l 43) ≥ Please refer t o page 81 for details about Manual Mode. Basic Intellige nt Auto M ode [MENU]: # [INTELLIGENT AUTO] # [ ( O N ) ] Mode Effect Portra it Faces are detec ted and focus ed automatic[...]

- 37 - *1 Mode for motio n picture recording only *2 Mode for st ill picture recording o nly ≥ Depending on t he recording cond itions, the unit may not enter t he desired mode . ≥ We reco mmend using a tripod in Nigh t Portrait /Night Scenery /Low Light. ≥ Faces cannot be detected dep ending on the rec ording conditions, such as when faces a[...]

- 38 - ∫ Intelligent Aut o Mode When switching to Int elligent Auto Mode , the Automatic White Balance and Auto F ocus operat e and auto matically adju st the colour balance and focusing. Dependi ng on the brig htness of the subjec t etc., the apert ure and shut ter speed are au tomati cally adjust ed for an optimu m brightness. ≥ Colour bala n[...]

- 39 - 1 Press the REC/ button to change to Pla yback Mode. 2 Select the fi le to play back using the SET button a nd press th e SET button. A The infor mation for the file in the yell ow frame i s disp layed. ≥ T ilt and hold th e SET butt on up or down to di splay the nex t (or prev iou s) pa ge. Basic Motion picture/Still picture/Audio playbac[...]

- 40 - 3 Play back using the SET button. B Operat ion ic on* * If the ope ration icon disappears , perform a SET but ton operat ion to display it. Motion picture/audio playback Pla yback /Pau se Fast rewind playba ck Fast forward pl ayback S top s the play back and shows the thumbnail s. Stil l picture play back Deletes still picture ( l 100) Displ[...]

- 41 - ∫ Change the th umbnail display While the thu mbnail i s displ ayed, the thu mbnail d isplay ch anges in the following ord er if the zoom lev er is operated t o side or side . 21 files () 8 files () 1 file ≥ If you move t he zoom lever to th e side from t he 21 files display mode, th e unit goes t o the playbac k folder selection screen.[...]

- 42 - ≥ Once the size of the r ecorded file exceeds 4 GB, the file will b e saved once, and the rest will be saved in a new file. In this case, is display ed in the thumbn ail screen for th e 8 files . When files over 4 GB is subsequ ently recorde d in a sing le card multiple times, it is distinguis hed by display ing icon in 4 colours (green, b[...]

- 43 - 1 Press the M ENU button. 2 Tilt the SET button to the lef t. 3 Select t ab A using the SET button, and tilt t he SET button to the rig ht or press the SET button. 4 Select f rom menu item s B usin g the SET button , and tilt the SET butto n to the rig ht, or press the SET button. Basic Using the menu screen  [...]

- 44 - 5 Select the s etting co ntent using the SET button and press the SET button to s et. ∫ About applica ble mod e indicator In the rec ording menu, t he Recording Mod e that reflect s the curr ently displayed s etting is disp layed. C Applicabl e mode indicat or : Setting is applied to still picture an d motion picture re cording. : Setting [...]

- 45 - Select the menu. Please ref er to page 23. Opening the LCD monit or will switch from S t andby Mode to Recor ding S tand by S tatus in approximate ly 0.5 second s (in Recording Mode on ly). ≥ When in Quick Start St a ndby Mode about 48 % of the power used in recordi ng standby mode is being c onsumed, so the recording time wi ll be reduce [...]

- 46 - ≥ Quick S t art S t andby S t atus will be unl ocked aft er approxima tely 5 minute s and wi ll switch to S tandby Mode. ≥ If [EC ONOMY ] ( l 47) is activated and the device switches to Quic k S tart S tandb y S tat us automatically , pressi ng any button on the un it will switch to Rec ording S tandby S tatus. ≥ Depending on t he reco[...]

- 47 - Set the s tandby time for the un it to switch to S tan dby Mode. ( l 20) Sets the b rightn ess of the LCD mo nitor of the unit (7 step s). Y ou can selec t the lang uage on t he screen dis play and t he menu screen. [ECONOMY] [BA TTERY :REC]: Set s the time for which the unit is in the Recording Mode using the ba ttery , befo re it goes i nt[...]

- 48 - Returns the uni t set tings to the set tings at the ti me of purchas e. ≥ Setting s for [CLOCK SE T], [LANGUAG E] and the dou ble range zoom will not be changed . Please b e aware that if a mediu m is format ted, then all the dat a rec orded on the medi um will be era sed and canno t be restore d. Back up i mport ant data on a PC, disc, et[...]

- 49 - Creates or selects a recording fo lder (fol der contain ing a recor ded file). (SD card r ecording only) ≥ Inse rt th e SD card . ≥ Set to R ecord ing Mod e. ( l 22) 1 Select [REC FOLDER] using the SET button and pre ss the SET button. 2 (When creating a folder) Select [CREA TE NEW FOLDER] using the SET button and press the SET button. ?[...]

- 50 - When the SD car d or built-in memory contains multiple fold ers, you can select a fol der for playb ack. ≥ Set t o Playb ack Mode. ( l 22 ) 1 Select [PLA YBACK FOLDER] using the SET button and press the SET button. 2 S elec t the folder to play back using th e SET button and pr ess the SET button. ≥ All the recorded files are displaye d [...]

- 51 - ≥ In the case of th e built-i n memor y , when [FIL E NO. CON T’D] is set to [ON] the file nu mbers ca n be giv en conse cutive in the s ame way as when the car d is us ed. When [F ILE NO. C ONT’ D] is set to [ON] a nd there are fil es rema ining on the newly inserted c ard, the fi les subseque ntly recorded on the card will be numb er[...]

- 52 - ≥ Set to R ecord ing Mod e. ( l 22) ≥ i.Zoom and Digita l Zoom can be set in [ZOOM MODE]. ( l 54 ) ∫ About the zoo m bar ≥ During zoom ope rations, t he zoo m bar is displayed . ≥ The magnific ation display ed at the left and right of th e zoom bar is the minimum and maximum z oom magnificati on. ≥ When record ing motion pictur e[...]

- 53 - ≥ Angle of view d isplayed in the LCD moni tor wil l dif fer when recording motion pictur e or still picture . At the time of pur chase, recording sta ndby screen is dis playing th e angle of view fo r recording moti on picture, and it will switch to an gle of view for recording st ill picture whe n the button is pres sed halfway . ( l 31)[...]

- 54 - Zoom Mode Set the Digit al Zoom and i.Zoom. ≥ Sele ct the menu. ≥ The larger the Digit al Zoom magnification, the more the image qualit y is degraded . ≥ With still pictur e record ing, i.Zoom i s disabled. ∫ About the max imum zoom magnific ation The maximum zoo m magnification dif fers according to the mode and setti ngs of the un [...]

- 55 - Use the Image S tabiliser to reduce the ef fects of shake during recording. ≥ Set to Recording Mode. ( l 22) ∫ Image S t abilise r for mo tion pict ures Select t he menu . ≥ When (ACTIVE MODE) is set, the field of view will differ f rom normal recor ding. Advanced (Rec ording) Image S t ab iliser [MEN U]: # [E.I.S.( VIDEO )] # desired [...]

- 56 - ∫ Image S t abil iser for s till pi ctures Select t he menu . ≥ Image S t abiliser doe s not work during z oom operation s. ≥ When record ing with a tripod, we rec ommend that you s et the Image S t abiliser of f. ≥ [SCENE MODE] will be set to (OFF) when the [E.I.S.(P ICTURE)] is set to (ON) while the [SCENE MODE] ( l 6 6) is set to [...]

- 57 - Records a sequence of still pi ctures at a rate of 10 per second or 1 per second. Use this func tion to record fast-moving subject . ≥ Set to R ecord ing Mod e. ( l 22) 1 Select the m enu. 2 (For Auto Focus only) Press the button halfw ay . Advanced (Rec ording) Burst recording [MENU]: # [BURST] # desired setting (16M BURST): Records appr [...]

- 58 - 3 Press the button fully . ≥ During recording, light s up in red. ≥ The Auto F ocus works t o fix t he focus whe n the butto n is presse d halfway . ∫ Maximum number of pictu res in the burst ≥ When record ing with the self-t imer , the rec ording end s when the maximum number of pictures in th e burst is re ached. ≥ When burs t re[...]

- 59 - By recording while pann ing the uni t vertically or hor izont ally you can record a 180 e or 360 e panorama still pi cture. ≥ Set to R ecord ing Mod e. ( l 22) 1 Select the m enu. ≥ A white cross is displ ayed on the LCD monitor . 2 Press the button to st art the r ecording. ≥ A re d cr oss i s dis pla yed at the cen tre o f the LCD mo[...]

- 60 - ∫ Recording tech nique ∫ About size o f still pict ures The sizes of panorama still picture s are as follows. ≥ During pano rama still picture recordin g , the zoom func tion is disable d. ≥ If you recor d a motion pict ure with [P ANORAMA ] set to (360 e P ANORAMA) or (180 e P ANORAMA), zoom operations are available during r ecordin[...]

- 61 - ≥ Focus and White Balance will be fix ed to the opti mal values for t he still picture for first frame. Therefore, if foc us, brightnes s or a light sourc e changes drastically duri ng recording , the panorama still picture as a whole may not be recorde d with opti mal focu s or a colour to ne. ≥ Since p anorama still pi cture is compose[...]

- 62 - ≥ Set to R ecord ing Mod e. ( l 22) Y ou can switch bet ween motion pi cture record ing and audio rec ording, and switch th e image quality of t he motion pict ure to record. *1 is a format suit able for playba ck on a high-defi nition TV . *2 is a format suit able for playba ck on a PC. *3 is a format suit able for Mac (i Movie’1 1). It[...]

- 63 - ≥ When th e un it is mo ved a lot or m ove d qu ickl y , or when a f ast- mov ing subject is rec orded (par ticularly when reco rding in mode), mosaic-type noise ma y appea r at pla yback. The higher the number of pix els, the high er the clarit y of the pi cture when printing. [PICTURE SIZE] [MENU]: # [PICTURE SIZE] # desired setting Pict[...]

- 64 - Y ou can ad d various type s of filter e ffect s when rec ording motion pictures and still pictures. [CREA TIVE CONTROL] [MENU]: # [ CREA TIVE CONTROL ] # desir ed setting (OFF): Cancel th e setting . (Miniature Effec t (MINI)): Record moti on pictures with minia ture ef fect s as if recording a miniature model. ( One Po int Colo ur (1CL R) [...]

- 65 - *1 Mode for motio n picture recording only *2 Mode for st ill picture recording o nly ∫ One Point Col our Select the c olour to le ave with SET button, and pr ess SET button. ∫ Ti me Lap se Rec Select the d esired s etting time ([1 sec]/[10 sec]/[30 s ec]/ [1 min] /[2 min]) with SET b utton, and pres s SET button . ≥ (1 sec) / (10 sec)[...]

- 66 - ≥ (Time L apse Re c (INT V)) j Audio is not r ecorded. j Minimum motion pictu re recording time is 1 se cond. j [REC MODE] will b e j [E.I.S .(VID EO)] is disa bled. j Colour balanc e and focus may not be adjusted au tomati cally depending on light sourc es or scenes. I f so, manual ly adjust thes e settings. ( l 81, 83) ≥ (Ghost Effec t[...]

- 67 - * Mode for st ill picture recording o nly . This will not o perate d uring the motion p icture recording. ≥ (SUNSET/FIREWORKS/LANDSCAPE/NIGHT SCENERY/NIGHT PORTRAI T) j Image may get blur ry when close objec t is recorded . 5 (SPORTS): T o make fast moving sce nes less sha ky with slo w playback and pause of p layba ck. (PORTRAIT): T o mak[...]

- 68 - ≥ (FIREWORKS) j The shutt er speed is 1/30. (Motion picture recordi ng) j Image may get was hed out when r ecorded in bright surrounding . j (the camera s hake icon) is d isplayed consta ntly when re cording still pic tures, but t his does not indic ate a fault. ≥ (NIGHT SCENERY/NIGHT PORTRAIT/HDR Backlight Comp.) j Using a tripod is rec[...]

- 69 - Please ref er to page 54. (NIGHT SCENER Y) P ANORAMA: Fixe d to (OFF). CREA TIVE CON TROL : Fix ed to OFF . FOCU S: Fixe d to . FLAS H: Fixe d to . F ACE CHASER: Fixed t o (OFF). (NIGHT PORTRAIT) P ANORAMA: Fixed to (OFF). CREA TIVE CON TROL : Fix ed to OFF . FOCU S: Fixe d to . (HDR Backlight Comp.) BURST: Fixed to (OFF). P ANORAMA: Fixed t[...]

- 70 - Please ref er to page 57. Please ref er to page 59. When the button is pressed, t he fl ash is activated and the still picture will be record ed. Use the built- in flash i n order t o record still picture s in dark places. ≥ When [FLAS H] is set to ß A (AUT O) o r ß (ON ), [B URST] and [P ANORA MA] are se t to (OFF). ≥ [SCENE MODE] wil[...]

- 71 - The timer can be used to reco rd images or audio . When Ø 2 (2 sec) is selected When you press the button or the recording st art/stop button, t he statu s indicator fla shes red for app roximately 2 seconds, the n recording begins. On the LCD monitor , an indication o f ( # ) appears to notif y you of the rec ording ti ming. When Ø 1 0 (1[...]

- 72 - ≥ If you perform any of the followin g cases, the self-timer will be cancel led. j If you turn t he unit of f j If you chang e to the Pl ayback Mode j If you send un it into S tandby Mode Select s the desire d field of view (photo vi ew or video view) f or the recording st andby sc reen dis play . When photo view is s electe d, a f rame to[...]

- 73 - Sets the peri od for whi ch th e recor ded im age a ppear s on the LC D monito r after the button is pressed. Please ref er to page 55. Please ref er to page 56. Please ref er to page 81. [AUTO REVIEW] [MENU]: # [AUTO REVIEW] # desir ed setting (1 sec): S till pictures are di spla yed for approximately 1 sec ond after be ing re cor ded . (2 [...]

- 74 - This allows the s ensitivity to light (IS O sensitivity ) to be set. Sett ing to a higher number enables pi ctures to be t aken even in da rk places without the resul ting pictures coming out dar k. ≥ The display ed ISO displ ay value is the sta ndard out put sensit ivity . ≥ The higher the I SO sensit ivity , the greater the capab ility[...]

- 75 - Y ou can sel ect the fo cusing method according to the posit ion of the subjec t. Y ou can change the light -metering meth od used to measur e brightn ess. ≥ [SCE NE MODE ] will b e set t o (OFF) w hen t he [MET ERING MODE] is set to (CENTRE) or (SPOT) while the [SCENE MODE] ( l 66) is set to (HDR Backlight Comp. ). [FOCUS MODE] [MENU]: # [...]

- 76 - The camera automatically detects the person’s face. ∫ About prior itised face chaser The priorit ised face fr ame is displayed in yellow . When the unit is set to Portra it Mode in Intelligent Auto Mode, the unit will fo cus on the priorit ised fac e frame and adjus t the brightnes s accordingly . ≥ The gr ey frame s are f or fac e det[...]

- 77 - This is for reduc ing the wind noise coming into the built -in microphone s. ≥ This func tion’s default s etting is [ (ON)]. ≥ Y ou may not s ee the full ef fect depending on th e recording c onditions . This sett ing regist ers the fun ctions (sh ortcut func tions) pe rformed when the SET butt on is tilte d up, down, lef t and right w[...]

- 78 - 2 Select the function to register us ing the SET button, and press the SET button. ≥ T o c ontinue and regis ter other fu nctions , repeat S teps 1 and 2. 3 Press the MENU button. ≥ A confirma tion screen fo r the short cut settings appears . 4 Press the ME NU button to complete the setti ngs. 5 Tilt the SET button in the direction in wh[...]

- 79 - ∫ AF lock If you regi ster AF lock as a shor tcut functi on ( l 77), you can re cord with the focu s locked. ≥ Register the shortcut function. ( l 77) Tilt the SET button in the di rection to which you registered AF lock . ≥ will appear on the LCD moni tor . ≥ When [FOC US] is set to (MANUAL), AF Lock is disabl ed. ≥ The AF lock se[...]

- 80 - ∫ Exposure compensati on If you re gister e xposure compensatio n as a s hortcut functi on ( l 77), y ou can record with altered br ightne ss. ≥ Register the shortcut function ( l 77) 1 Tilt the SET button in the dire ction to which you re gistered the exposure co mpensatio n. ≥ The exposu re compensati on bar is displa yed. 2 Tilt the[...]

- 81 - White Bala nce Automat ic White Ba lance funct ion may not rep roduce natu ral colours depending on t he scene s or lig hting c onditi ons. If so, yo u can a djust the White Balanc e manuall y . 1 Select the m enu. 2 Select the W hite Balan ce usin g the SET button, and press th e SET button. ≥ T o return to auto setting, select (AUTO). Ad[...]

- 82 - ∫ T o set the Whi te Bal ance manua lly 1 P oint th e unit at a white sub ject that fil ls the screen. 2 Select the (WHITE SET) and press the S ET button. ≥ The LCD monitor display will go dar k for a moment and the n return to the rec ording me nu. Wh en the icon appe ars on the rec ording menu, the Whit e Balance ha s been set. ≥ Whe[...]

- 83 - Sett ing th e focus and re cordi ng Set the fo cus in accor dance with the dist ance to the subjec t. 1 Select the m enu. 2 Select the item to set using the SET button and press the SET button. ∫ Using Manua l Focus 1 Select (MANUAL) and press the SET button. ≥ The bar for setting the fo cus appea rs. 2 Tilt the SET button left or right [...]

- 84 - Playback using operation icon For det ails on the basic playbac k operations , refe r to page 39. Advanced (Playba ck) Playback O perations Playback operation SET button/ Playbac k display Operati ng steps Fast forward/ fast- rewind play back During Playbac k Tilt the SET button to the right during playback for fast-forwar d playback (tilt t[...]

- 85 - Slow- motion play back Dur i ng Pa use Wit h playback p aus ed, tilt the SET button to the right for approximately 3 seconds (tilt to the left for reverse slow-moti on playbac k) ≥ Press the SE T butt on to restore normal playbac k. Frame- by -Fra me Playback Wit h playback p aus ed, tilt the SET button to the r ight (tilt to the lef t for[...]

- 86 - Creating still picture from motion picture A single fra me from the recorded moti on picture can be saved as a sti ll picture. The picture size of the still picture to be created will dif fer depending on t he Recor ding Mode of the recorde d moti on pict ure. 1 Pause at the location to be save d as a still picture during the pla yback. ≥ [...]

- 87 - Cutting out a section of a p anorama still picture Y ou can cut out and s ave a section of a panorama still pic ture you hav e recorded . 1 Display the p anor ama still picture. 2 Press the SET button to st art scroll play back of the pa norama s till picture. 3 Press the SET button to p a use at the s ection you wish to cu t out. 4 Press th[...]

- 88 - ≥ When you zoom in on a rot ated still picture with a 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio, the st ill picture before rot ation is displayed. With a panorama st ill picture, t he rotat ed picture is displa yed. ( l 94) 2 Shif t the posi tion of the zoome d portion using the SET button. Zooming out f rom th e zoomed still pictur e Move the zoom lev er [...]

- 89 - Changing the playback settings and playing back the slide show ≥ Set t o Playb ack Mode. ( l 22 ) 1 Select the fi le to st art the slidesho w with the thumbnail s creen. ≥ Move the y ellow frame over the f ile you want t o st art playing ba ck as a slid esho w. ≥ When the [CREA TIVE CONTROL] ( l 93) is set, it is possibl e to playback [...]

- 90 - 4 (On selecting [MODE]) Select the ty pe of file to play bac k using the SET button and pre ss the SET button. (On selecting [ SLIDES INTERV A L]) Select an ite m using the SET button a nd press the SET button. (On selecting [ EFFECT SETUP] ) Select the d esired eff ect using the SET button a nd press th e SET button. ≥ [EFFECT SETUP] is d[...]

- 91 - Displaying file information Y ou can displ ay t he info rma tion of fil es re cor ded wi th the un it. ≥ Set t o Playb ack Mode. ( l 22 ) 1 Using the SET b utton, sel ect file for w hich to displa y informatio n. 2 Press an d hold down the MENU button for 1 second or more. ≥ T o make the information disappear , press t he MENU button. 1 [...]

- 92 - 1 Recording Mo de Recording f ormat 2 Recording st art time and dat e 3 Eye-F i connect ion st atus 4 File number 5 Protec tion set ting 6 File size 7 Recording t ime 8 Recording me dia        [...]

- 93 - ≥ Set t o Playb ack Mode. ( l 22 ) Please ref er to page 89. Y ou can ad d various type s of filter e ffect s when rec ording motion pictures and still pictures an d play them back. 1 Select the fil e to add the filter effect s with the th umbnail screen. 2 Select the menu. Advanced (Playba ck) Using the playback menu PLA YBACK MENU 1 [SLI[...]

- 94 - * Disabled during p anorama playback of still pictures. 3 (when (One Po int Colour (1CL R)) is selected only) Tilt the SET button u p and dow n to select the colour to ke ep and press the SET button. ≥ The quality of motion pict ures and still pi ctures recorded with [CREA TIVE CONTROL] ( l 64 ) is differ ent. ≥ T urning the unit off or [...]

- 95 - ≥ T o rotate another still pic ture, tilt the SE T button lef t and right to select a still pic ture, selec t [RIGHT] or [L EFT], and pr ess the SET butt on. 3 Press th e MENU button to c omplete the se ttings. ≥ The still pic ture canno t be rota ted if it has been protected . T urn of f the protecti on bef ore the rot ation o peration.[...]

- 96 - 1 Select the still picture to und ergo red-eye co rrection using the thumbnail screen. ≥ Move the y ellow frame over the st ill picture which is to undergo red- eye correction. 2 Select the menu. ≥ A correctio n confirmati on screen appe ars. Check th e correction locatio n, which is surrou nded by a red fra me, and pre ss the SET button[...]

- 97 - 3 Specify the starti ng position for the scene. ≥ Play bac k to near the posi tion where you wish the scen e to st art, then p ause playback and specify the s tarti ng position precisely using Frame-by-F rame Playback. The pau se position will be the sta rting position of the scene. ≥ If you wish th e split scene to start fr om the begin[...]

- 98 - 7 Select a saving method using the S ET button and press the SET button. ∫ Scene splic ing 1 S elect th e scene with the thumbnai l screen. ≥ Move the yellow f rame over the sc ene. 2 Select the menu. 3 Move the yellow frame over the scenes you wish to spli ce and press the SET button. ≥ Scenes re corded usin g dif ferent Recording Mod[...]

- 99 - 5 Select a saving method using the S ET button and press the SET button. ≥ Do not turn of f the un it during motion pictu re editin g process. If the unit is turned off , there is a risk that the edite d files and original files will be lost. ≥ When editing ends, the unit ret urns to thumbn ail displ ay . ≥ If the total size of the fil[...]

- 100 - When an SD card is i nserted, th e files and fo lders on the SD card are deleted. When not inser ted, the files and folders i n the built-in memory are delet ed. ≥ Set t o Playb ack Mode. ( l 22 ) ≥ Switch from thumbna il display to 1-file d isplay . ( l 41) 1 Select the fi le to dele te using the SET button. 2 Tilt the SET button up. 3[...]

- 101 - ≥ Set t o Playb ack Mode. ( l 22 ) 1 Select the m enu. 2 Using the SET b utton, select [DELETE SELECTED], [DELETE ALL] or [DELETE FOLDER] and press the SET button. ∫ Deleting sel ected files 3 (When [DELETE SELECTED] is selected in S tep 2) Select the fi le to dele te using the SET button and press th e SET button. ≥ will appear on th[...]

- 102 - ∫ Deleting all files 3 (When [DELETE ALL] is selected in S tep 2) Select [DELETE] us ing the SET button and p ress the SET button. ≥ A delete co nfirmation sc reen appe ars. 4 Select [YES] us ing the SET button and pre ss the SET button. ≥ All the files will be del eted. ∫ Deleting a folder 3 (When [DELETE FOLDER] is selected in S t[...]

- 103 - Protecting a file Files can be pr otected so that th ey are not dele ted by mist ake. (Even if you protect some files, formatting the m edia will delete them.) ≥ Set t o Playb ack Mode. ( l 22 ) 1 Select the m enu. * When you are using an Eye-Fi card whic h has alread y been set to selective forwarding wit h a PC, [TRANSFER/PROTECT] is di[...]

- 104 - ≥ Always us e the supplied A V cable. ≥ HDMI is the int erface for di gital devic es. If you connect thi s unit to a HDMI compa tible high defi nition TV and the n play back the recorded high-defi nition i mages, you can enjoy th em in high r esolution wit h high quality s ound. ≥ T urn down the v olume before c onnectin g. 1 Connect [...]

- 105 - ≥ Check th at the plugs ar e inserted as far as they go. ≥ Connecti ng the A V cable in the wron g direction may cause damage to the USB/A V conn ector of the un it. If the connect or has beco me damaged, it may not operat e correctly , including failure to recogni se the c able eve n if it has b een conn ected. ≥ Always use a genuine[...]

- 106 - 3 Play back from the un it. ≥ The volume ca nnot be adjus ted on the unit . Please ad just the volume on the TV . ≥ Setting the [TV SYSTEM] to [NTSC] will not display t he screen of the unit durin g recordin g sta ndby . ( l 108) Please c heck on th e TV scree n instead. ≥ About the video output The video output destination varies dep[...]

- 107 - ∫ T o watch image s on a regula r TV (4:3) or whe n both sides of the images do not appe ar on the scree n Change the menu setting t o display the imag es correctl y . (Check the TV setti ng.) Example o f images with a [16 :9] aspe ct ratio on a regul ar TV (4:3) ≥ If a wide-scre en TV is connect ed, adjust the aspect setting on the T V[...]

- 108 - Connecting with an HDMI mini ca ble Select the desired met hod of HDMI outp ut. ≥ [AUTO] determin es the outp ut res olution a utomati cally bas ed on inform ation fr om the connec ted TV . If the image s are not output on the TV when th e setting is [AUTO] , switch to the method [720p ], [1 080i] or [480 p] which enables the images t o b[...]

- 109 - ≥ Set t o Playb ack Mode. ( l 22 ) 1 Select the m enu. ≥ If you are not u sing V IERA Link, s et to [OF F]. 2 Connect t his unit to a Pa nasonic TV c omp atible w ith VIERA Link u sing an HDMI mini cab le. ( l 104) ≥ It is recommen ded to connect th is unit to an HDMI termin al other than the HDMI1 if th ere are 2 or more HDMI input t[...]

- 1 10 - 3 Operate w ith the rem ote contro l for the TV . ∫ Other linke d operations T urning the unit off: If you u se th e remo te cont rol for the TV to turn o ff the po wer, this unit al so turns o ff. Automatic input switching: If you conn ect with an HDMI mini cabl e and then turn on this uni t, the input c hannel on th e TV aut omatically[...]

- 1 1 1 - Files recor ded using the unit can be copied from t he built-in memory to an SD c ard ins erted int o the unit. 1 Set to Playba ck Mode. ( l 22 ) ≥ Be sure to use a s uffi ciently charged bat tery or the AC ad aptor . 2 Select the m enu. 3 (On selecting [ COPY SELEC TED]) Select the fi le to cop y using the SET button an d press th e SE[...]

- 1 12 - 4 (On selecting [ COPY SELEC TED]) Press the reco rding st art/stop button or the button. ≥ When the cop ying ends, th e unit return s to the play back menu. ≥ Y ou cannot change the order of the file s that are to be c opied. If y ou in tend to del ete t he or iginal fil e when the copyi ng ha s finished, always play back t he copied [...]

- 1 13 - Y ou can dub by co nnecting an A V cab le. ≥ Be sur e to us e a suffi ciently charged batter y . ≥ Connecti ng the A V cable in the wron g direction may cause damage to the USB/A V conn ector of the un it. If the connect or has beco me damaged, it may not operat e correctly , including failure to recogni se the c able eve n if it has b[...]

- 1 14 - 2 St ar t recording on th e connec ted device . ≥ T o s top r ecording (dub bing), st op playback on this unit af ter stopp ing recording on th e recorde r . ≥ Even when [DISPL A Y] is set to [OFF], the battery icon will be displayed if the batter y runs low . Be sure to u se a b attery which ha s been charged s uffi ciently . ≥ If t[...]

- 1 15 - HD Wr iter VE 3.0 Y ou can copy the motion /still picture dat a to the HDD of PCs or write to media such a s Blu-ray discs, DVD d iscs or SD cards usin g HD Writer VE 3.0, which is the s oftware ins talled in the s upplied CD-ROM. Refer t o the o perating instruc tions of HD W riter VE 3.0 (P DF file) f or detai ls on how to use it. ≥ Sc[...]

- 1 16 - ≥ It is possible to play back still pict ures on a PC using an image viewer standar d to Windows or commercially avai lable image bro wsing softwar e, and copy still pictures to a PC using Windows Explore r . ≥ Please refer t o page 132 for det ails about usin g a Mac. Import ant Notice ≥ When using an SDXC Memory Card, chec k the fo[...]

- 1 17 - ≥ Data cannot be written to the unit from a PC. ≥ Motion pictures that have been reco rded on another de vice cannot be written to the soft ware supplied w ith this unit. ≥ Audio files cannot be ha ndled. ≥ When moti on picture dat a is written to and read from the SD c ard, correct ope ration cannot be guar anteed with sof tware o[...]

- 1 18 - End User Licens e Agreement Before ope ning the CD-ROM p ackage, please read th e foll owing. Y ou (“ Lice nsee ”) ar e gran ted a li cense for the So ftwar e defin ed in th is End User Licens e Agreement (“Agreement ”) on condit ion that you ag ree to the ter ms and condit ions of th is Agreement . Art icle 1 Lic ense Licensee is [...]

- 1 19 - Article 6 Indemnif ication The Soft ware is provid ed “AS-IS” withou t warranty of any kind, eith er expresse d or implied, incl uding, but not limit ed to, warran ties of non-infrin gement, mercha ntabilit y and/or fitness for a pa rticular pur pose. Furthe r , Pana sonic does not warra nt that th e operat ion of the Sof tware will be[...]

- 120 - ≥ Even if th e system requiremen ts ment ioned in thes e operating instructions are fulfille d, some PCs cannot be u sed. ≥ A CD-ROM drive is necessary to install the supplied sof tware application s. (A compat ible Blu-ray dis c/DVD writer drive and media are necessary for writing to a Bl u-ray disc/ DVD.) ≥ Operatio n is not gua ran[...]

- 121 - ≥ Supplied CD-ROM is available for Windows only . ≥ Input is not s upported in langu ages ot her than English , German, French, Simp lified Chines e and Russian. ≥ Operatio n cannot be gua ranteed on all Bl u-ray disc/DVD driv es. ≥ Operatio n is not gua ranteed on Micros oft Win dows Vi sta Ent erprise, Windows XP Media Ce nter Edi[...]

- 122 - ≥ If using Win dows XP, on ly an administ rative acc ount user c an use this softwar e. If using Windo ws Vist a/Windows 7/Windows 8, only administ rative and st andar d account users can use thi s softwar e. (An administ rative ac count us er should inst all and unins tall t his s oftware .) ∫ T o use th e HD W riter VE 3.0 Y ou will n[...]

- 123 - ∫ Operating e nvironme nt for the c ard reader fu nction (mass stora ge) ≥ The USB equipm ent operates with th e driver inst alled as standard in the OS. PC IBM P C/A T com patible PC OS W i n d o w s 8 ( 3 2b i t / 6 4b i t ) Windows 7 (32 bit/ 64 bit) or SP1 Windows Vista (32 bit) (SP2) Windows XP (32 bit) (SP3) CPU Windows 8/Windows [...]

- 124 - When insta lling the softwa re, log on to your computer as th e Administrat or or with a user name with equivalent au thorization . (If you do not have a uthori zation to do t his, c onsult y our manager .) ≥ Before st artin g the inst allati on, close all appl icati ons that ar e running. ≥ Do not perfor m any other oper ations on your[...]

- 125 - ≥ Connect this unit to the PC af ter the sof tware appli cations a re inst alled. ≥ Remove the supp lied CD-ROM from your PC. A USB cab le (suppl ied) ≥ Insert t he pl ugs as f ar as they will go. 1 T urn on the unit. ≥ Be sur e to us e a suffi ciently charged batter y . 2 Connect t his unit to a PC. ≥ Connecting the USB cable in [...]

- 126 - ≥ Do not use any ot her USB cables except the supp lied one. ( Operation is not guarant eed with any other USB cables. ) ≥ When thi s unit is connected to a PC using a USB cable whil e the unit i s turned on, power is also suppl ied from the PC to this unit . ≥ When performi ng reading /writing between a PC an d an SD card, be aware t[...]

- 127 - ∫ About the PC dis play When the unit is connected t o a PC, it is recogn ised as an extern al drive. ≥ Removable disk (Example: ) is displayed in [Computer ]. Example fo lder struct ure in built- in memory/ SD card: The following dat a will be reco rded. 1 Up to 99 9 fil es of motion pi ctures/s till p ictures/ audio fi les can be rec [...]

- 128 - ∫ Copying your s till picture s to your PC Card rea der funct ion (ma ss stor age) S till pi ctures recorded with thi s unit can be copied to the PC wit h Explorer or othe r prog rammes. 1 Double click the folder that conta ins the stil l pictures . ([DCIM] # [100 CDP FP ] etc. ) 2 Drag and dro p the still pictures on to the destination f[...]

- 129 - Using the unit as a web camera When th e unit is connec ted to a PC th at is conn ected to the Intern et, t he unit can be used as a web camera. ≥ Operatio n cannot be gua ranteed on ev ery PC having the recommende d environment. ≥ Not compat ible wit h Microsof t Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE , Windows Me, Windows N[...]

- 130 - ≥ Operatio n is not gua ranteed in th e following cases. j Operation on an upgrade d OS. j Operation on an OS other th an the one pr e-inst alled. 1 Connect t he unit to a PC a nd set the un it to We b Camera Mode . ( l 125) ≥ The LCD monit or will t urn of f. ≥ When yo u selec t an o ption ot her t han [WEB CAMERA], reconne ct th e U[...]

- 131 - ≥ T o use the softw are, log on as an Adminis trator or as user name fo r sta ndard user acc ount (only f o r Windows 8/Windows 7/Windows Vista). The sof tware canno t be used with t he user name for a guest accou nt. (On the PC) Select [St art] # [All Programs] # [Pan ason ic] # [HD Writer VE 3.0] # [HD W riter VE 3.0]. ≥ For detail s [...]

- 132 - ≥ HD Writer VE 3. 0 is not availab le for Mac. ≥ iMovie’1 1 supporte d. For det ails about iMov ie’1 1, please conta ct Apple Inc . ∫ Operat ing enviro nment ≥ Even if th e system requiremen ts ment ioned in thes e operating instruct ions are fulfilled, some comp uters ca nnot be used. ≥ The USB equipm ent operates with th e d[...]

- 133 - ∫ Copying still pictures o n a Ma c 1 Connect t his unit to a Mac via the sup plied USB cable. ≥ The USB function selection scre en will appear . 2 Select [CARD READER] using the SET button on the unit, and pres s the SET button. ≥ The LCD monit or will t urn of f. ≥ This unit is auto matically recognised as an external drive of Mac[...]

- 134 - By using the Eye- Fi card (commerc ially-availa ble), you c an save files recorded on a card to a PC or file -sharing sit e via a wireless ne twork. ≥ Insert th e Eye-Fi card. Select the menu. ≥ When [TRANSFER ] is set to [ON], the transferr able files wi ll be transfer red automat ically . ≥ T o cancel the forwar ding of a fil e, tur[...]

- 135 - ∫ Using Direct M ode The fi les can be trans ferred d irectly from th e Eye-F i card t o a smar tphone or table t without goi ng throug h the acce ss point whe n necessary setting is performed in a PC in adv ance. ≥ Inst all the sof t ware suppli ed with the Eye-Fi card on your PC, and configure the Direct Mode settings. ≥ Insert th e[...]

- 136 - ∫ Selecting fil es to trans fer If you perfo rm the requi red settin gs in advance on your PC, you can transfer s elected files alone. For sett ings method s etc., plea se read the card o perating instructio ns or consult the card manufact urer . ≥ Inst all the sof t ware suppli ed with the Eye-Fi card on your PC, and configu re the sel[...]

- 137 - ≥ The [Eye-Fi] menu only appea rs when an Eye- Fi card is used . ≥ The Eye- Fi transfer featur e cannot be gu aranteed to continue t o operate in t he future due to changes to the card spec ification etc. ≥ Update t he fi rmware of the Eye-Fi c ard to the latest o ne using the softw are s uppl ied wit h the Ey e-Fi card befo re us e. [...]

- 138 - ∫ Recording indi cations Other s Indications A (White) S t ill picture record ing icon (Red) Recording still picture During burs t recording ( l 57 ) ////// // Number of recording pixels for still pictures ( l 63, 86) In Playback Mode, the picture s ize is not displ ayed for still pi ctures recorded wit h other product s that have dif fer[...]

- 139 - / / /// ////// Scene Mo de ( l 66) ////////// / Creative cont rol ( l 64) ISO50 /ISO100 /ISO200 /ISO 400/ISO800/ ISO1 600 ISO sensitivity ( l 74) ////// // Intelligent Auto Mode ( l 36) F3.5 Iris value ( l 31) 1/30 Shut ter S peed ( l 31) / Zoom /Dou ble r ang e zoom ( l 53) B // Eye- Fi s ettin gs ( l 137) (Grey) (Red ) Audio r ecording ic[...]

- 140 - ∫ Playback i ndication s C // / // Recording Mo de ( l 62) (White) (Red) Mot ion p ict ure r eco rdin g ic on Recordin g motion picture μ (Red) Recordin g motion pict ure ( l 28) Recording a udio ( l 35 ) 000:00: 15 Recording t ime el apsed ( l 28, 35) Approx imate remaining re cordable ti me ( l 28, 35 ) AF Lock ( l 79) AE Lock ( l 79) [...]

- 141 - ∫ Confirmatory ind ications Files for which selected transfer/pr otect is set ( l 103, 136) Face de tectio n ( l 76) / Panorama s till picture ( l 59) //// /// Creative control ( l 93) // Eye- Fi tr ansf er s tatus ( l 134) / Files exceeding 4 GB in size ( l 42) Remaining bat tery power ( l 15) Files whi ch can not be played b ack –– [...]

- 142 - Major conf irmation/er ror message s to be indicate d on the scr een in text. Other s Messages CHECK CARD. This card is not c ompatib le or it cannot be recog nised by th e unit. If this indicat ion appears de spite motion pict ures, still pict ures and audio being rec orded on the SD c ard, the SD card may be in an unst able st ate. Re-ins[...]

- 143 - ∫ It is not a malfunction in following cases Other s T r oubleshooting Objec t seems to be warpe d. ≥ Object seems to be warped slightly when the object move s across the image very fast, but this is becaus e the unit is usi ng MOS for the image sensor . This is n ot a malfunctio n. White round spots like soap bubbl es appear on the rec[...]

- 144 - Power Problem Ch eck point s This unit cannot be tur ned on . This unit does no t st ay on long enough. Battery runs dow n quickly . ≥ Recharge the batte ry pack or c onnect t he AC adap tor . ( l 12) ≥ In cold plac es, the ba ttery using time becomes short er . ≥ It is possible to inse rt the battery inco rrectly , so please p ay par[...]

- 145 - This unit cannot be operated though it is turne d on. This unit does no t operate normally . ≥ Remove th e batte ry or AC adap tor , wait about 1 minu te and then rec onnect the battery or AC adapto r . Then about 1 minu te later , turn on the unit aga in. (Condu cting the above operatio n while the media is being accesse d may da mage th[...]

- 146 - Indication Problem Ch eck point s The battery cap acity i ndication or the el apse d time indication is not shown. ≥ [DIS PLA Y ] is [O FF] . ( l 46) St atus indicator Problem Ch eck point s The status indicator is flashing red. ≥ During batt ery cha rging, th e sta tus indic ator flas hes red wi th a per iod of appr oxim atel y 2 secon[...]

- 147 - The unit arbitrarily stops re cordin g. ≥ Use a n SD c ard th at can be used for motion picture re cording. ( l 16) ≥ The recordable time may have shor tened due to the det erioration of the dat a writi ng speed or repea ted rec ording and delet ion. Using the unit, format t he SD c ard or bu ilt-in memory . ( l 48) Image not in f ocus [...]

- 148 - Playb ack Problem Ch eck point s Files cannot be played back. ≥ Any files where the thumbn ails display are displayed a s cannot b e played back. Files cannot be deleted. ≥ Release the pr otect s etting. (When us ing the Ey e-Fi card, the protec t sett ing is simultaneo usly set for files for which select ed t ransfer i s set) ( l 103, [...]

- 149 - If the SD card is inser ted in ano ther devi ce, it is no t recognised. ≥ Check that th e device is comp atible with th e capacit y or type of SD car d (SD Memory Card/SDHC Memory Card/SDXC Memory Card) that you ins erted. Refer to the operating instruc tions of the d evice f or details. VIERA Link does not work. (Setting on this unit) ?[...]

- 150 - When connect ed by the USB cable, this un it is not detecte d by th e PC. ≥ After re -inser ting the S D car d int o th e unit , reconnect t he supplied USB cable. ≥ Select ano ther USB conn ector on th e PC. ≥ Check the operatin g envi ronment. ( l 120, 132) ≥ Connect the sup plied USB c able agai n af ter resta rting th e PC and t[...]

- 151 - Keep this unit as far aw ay as possible from electromag netic equipment (such as microwave oven s, TVs, video games etc.). ≥ If you use th is unit on top of or ne ar a TV , the pic tures and /or sound on this u nit may be disr upted by electro magnetic wave rad iation. ≥ Do not use th is unit near cell pho nes because doing so may resul[...]

- 152 - When you us e the unit in a sandy or dusty place s uch as a beach, do not let sand o r fine dust get into the body and term inals of the unit. Also, keep t he uni t away f rom s ea water . ≥ Sand or dust may damage the unit . (Care should be taken whe n insertin g and removing a card .) ≥ If sea water spla shes onto th e unit, wipe of f[...]

- 153 - ≥ Please look af ter the d ata in your built-in me mory carefully . Pa nasonic will not be held respon sible in the un likely case that privat e data is divulged. The battery used in this unit is a rechargeabl e lith ium-ion batte ry . It is suscept ible to humidit y and tempera ture and the ef fec t increases the more the tempe rature r [...]

- 154 - Prep are sp are batteries when going out for r ecording . ≥ Prep are batte ries enough t o last for 3 to 4 times the period yo u are planning to record for . Cold places such as a ski res ort can s horten recording time. If you dr op the batte ry acc ident ally , ch eck to see if the te rminals ar e damaged. ≥ Inserting a ba ttery wit h[...]

- 155 - When the st atus indicator is fl ashing at a p arti cularly fas t or slow rate, the following should be considered. Flashing with appr ox. 4 second peri od (off for approx. 2 seconds, on for appr ox. 2 seconds): ≥ When the bat tery is over dis charged or the tempe rature o f th e batt ery is too high or low . It c an be c harged, but it m[...]

- 156 - When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that: ≥ Conducti ng a logica l format or delet ing the da ta on the SD card using functi ons available on the unit or a computer only modif ies the fi le management records, an d the dat a cont ained within the SD card is not completely delet ed. ≥ It is recommen ded that the SD card is[...]

- 157 - ∫ Carefully obser ve copyright laws Recording of p re-recorded tapes or di scs or other published or broadcast material for purpose s other than your own pr ivate use may infring e copyright laws. E ven for the purpose of priva te use, record ing of cert ain material may be re stricted. ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Logo is a tra demark of SD-3C,[...]

- 158 - This produc t is licensed under the A VC paten t portf olio li cense for the personal and non-commerc ial use of a consume r to (i) encode video in complianc e with t he A VC S t andard (“A VC V ideo”) and/or (i i) decode A VC Vi deo that was e ncoded b y a cons umer enga ged in a p ersonal a nd non- commercial ac tivity and/ or was obt[...]

- 159 - ≥ SD cards are o nly mentione d with t heir ma in memory size. The state d times are t he approximat e recordabl e times for cont inuous record ing. *1 High-defini tion image quality *2 Conventi onal s tanda rd image q uality *3 Please use when pl aying ba ck/editing on a Mac. ≥ If recording for long peri ods, prep are batte ries for 3 [...]

- 160 - ≥ When the [REC MODE] is set to (VOICE RECORD), the file is saved af ter appr oximately 5 hour s of record ing, and the au dio recording ends. With oth er Recording Mod e setting, the unit saves t he file and save s the continuat ion in a new fil e when the file siz e exceeds 4 GB during recording. (A new file is created aut omatically ev[...]

- 161 - ≥ SD cards are o nly mentione d with t heir ma in memory size. The state d number is the approximat e number of recordab le pictures. Other s Approximate number of recordable pictures Pictu re size 4608 k 3456 4352 k 3264 3 072 k 2304 Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 4:3 SD card 4G B 450 500 1000 16 GB 1900 21 00 4200 64 GB 7500 8500 1 6500 Built-in [...]

- 162 - ≥ The memory cap acity indic ated on the label of an SD card is the tot al of the ca pacit y for cop yright protec tion and manageme nt and t he cap acity which can be use d on the unit, a PC etc. Picture s ize 4352 k 2448 3 744 k 2106 2560 k 1440 1920 k 1080 Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9 16:9 16 :9 SD card 4G B 650 900 1900 3400 16 GB 2800 3800[...]

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