Contents
HC-V100M
Information for Your Safety
Indemnity about recorded content
About the recording format for Recording motion pictures
Handling of built-in memory HC-V100M
Cards that you can use with This unit
For the purposes of these Operating instructions
SD Memory Card, Sdhc Memory Card and Sdxc Memory Card
Contents
Copying from Built-in Memory to
Reading the operating instructions
Recording modes/approximate
Approximate number of recordable
Names and Functions of Main Parts
11 10 Lens cover 11 Lens Internal stereo microphones
Battery holder l9
Press
Enter button Enter l 25, 28 LCD monitor l18
Tripod receptacle
Supplied one Grip belt
Your hand
Power supply
Inserting/removing the battery
≥ Press the power button to turn off the unit. l15
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Charging the battery
Connect the AC cable to the AC adaptor, then the AC outlet
Connecting to the AC outlet
To charge by connecting to other device
Battery capacity indication
Charging and recording time
Charging/Recording time
Recording to a card
Cards that you can use with this unit
512 MB/1 GB/2 GB
GB/6 GB/8 GB/12 GB/16 GB/24 GB/32 GB
Access lamp Access a
Inserting/removing an SD card
Securely close the SD card
Cover
Status indicator lights on Status indicator goes off
Turning the unit on/off
Turning the unit on and off with the LCD monitor
To turn on the unit To turn off the unit
Selecting a mode
Operate the mode switch to change the mode to or
Recording Mode l20 Playback Mode l25
Setting date and time
¬ Change the mode to
Setup # Clock SET
Select the menu. l28
Before recording
Basic camera positioning
Basic motion picture recording
Change the mode to Select the menu. l28
Press the Menu button to complete the settings
Selecting a media to record HC-V100M
Media Select
Recording motion pictures
≥ Open the lens cover before turning on the unit. l6
When motion picture is recorded in Avchd format
When motion picture is recorded in iFrame format
About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures
Recording formats HA/HG/HX IFrame
Recording still pictures
R3000
Intelligent Auto Mode
Intelligent auto/Manual button
Intelligent Auto Mode
Automatic White Balance
Auto Focus
Motion picture/Still picture playback
Select the operation icon using
Speaker volume adjustment
Change the thumbnail display
Motion picture compatibility
Still picture compatibility
Avchd format
IFrame format
Using the menu screen
About the information display
About the operation icons
Using the Setup Menu
DISPLAYON/OFF
EXT. Display
Clock SET
Date Format
Economy Batt
Enter button
DATE/TIMEDATE/D/T/OFF
≥ Change the mode to
Economy AC
Quick Start
Set Quick Start to on Close the LCD monitor
Power LCD
Hdmi Resolution
Alert Sound
LCD SET
Initial SET
Format Card
Format Media
Card Status
Media Status
Demo MODEON/OFF
S. Demo
Language
Using the Zoom
Zoom lever
About Zoom bar
Side
Optical image stabilizer function
Optical image stabilizer/Delete button
Press the button to turn optical image stabilizer on/off
Recording functions of operation icons
Operation icons
Press the Enter button to
Help Mode
Fade
Backlight Compensation
Guidelines
Soft Skin Mode
Tele Macro
PRE-REC
≥ Aim the unit at the subject beforehand
Intelligent Contrast Control
Colour Night View
Scene Mode
Recording functions of menus
Zoom Mode
REC Mode
≥ Recordable time using the battery l12
Picture quality. Up to 42k
Face Framing
AGS
Prioritised face framing
Primary
≥ Switch to Manual Mode. l
Record Setup # Auto Slow Shtr # on
≥ Switch to Manual Mode. l Record Setup # Wind CUT # on
Auto Slow Shtr
Press 2/1 to adjust
MIC Level
Press the Menu button
Auto
Picture # Quality # desired setting
Quality
Shtr Sound
Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode
≥ Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode
Manual recording
White Balance
Manual adjustment mode
To set the White Balance manually
Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment
Select Shtr or Iris using the cursor button
Press 2/1 to adjust the focus
Recording with Manual Focus
Motion picture playback using operation icon
Playback Operations
Video Setup # Repeat Play # on
Creating still picture from motion picture
Repeat playback
169 1920k1080
Video Setup # Resume Play # on
Resuming the previous playback
Zooming in on a still picture during playback Playback zoom
Move the zoom lever to side
Various playback functions
Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date
Select the playback date, then press the Enter button
Select using the cursor button, then press the Enter button
Select the desired item and press the Enter button
Select the desired sound and press the Enter button
Select Start and press the Enter button
Deleting scenes/still pictures
To delete the scene or still picture being played back
To complete editing
Edit Scene # Divide # Cancel ALL
Dividing a scene Avchd
Press the Menu button to complete dividing
Edit Scene # Divide # SET
Dividing a scene to partially delete iFrame
Stop the playback
Select YES and press the Enter button
Edit Scene # SPLIT&DELETE
Video Setup or Photo Setup # Scene Protect
Protecting scenes/still pictures
Watching Video/Pictures on your TV
Connect this unit to a TV
Picture quality
Change the mode to to play back
Select the video input on the TV
Cables Reference items
Setup # TV Aspect #
Setup # EXT. Display # desired setting
To display the on-screen information on the TV
Simple
Connecting with a Hdmi mini cable
Connecting with the AV multi cable
Setup # Hdmi Resolution # AUTO/1080i/576p
Setup # AV Multi # desired setting
Playback using Viera Link
What is the Viera Link Hdavi Control?
Setup # Viera Link # on
Operate with the remote control for the TV
Automatic input switching
Other linked operations
Turning the unit off
Change the mode to
Copying from Built-in Memory to SD card
Check the used space of the SD card
Copy
When you stop copying halfway
Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc recorder, video devices, etc
Check before dubbing
To dub using equipment with an SD card slot
To dub using equipment with a USB terminal
≥ Turn on the unit This function is available in all modes
About the screen indication of the unit
Dubbing in standard picture quality
≥ Images are dubbed in standard quality
What you can do with a PC
HD Writer LE Smart wizard
Important Notice
End User License Agreement
Microsoft SQL Server Compact
Operating environment
Operating environment for HD Writer LE
CPU
RAM
To use the HD Writer LE
Windows 7 32 bit/64 bit or SP1
Installation
Uninstalling HD Writer LE
Select Start # Control Panel # Uninstall a program
Insert the CD-ROM into the PC
Connecting to a PC
Connect this unit to the AC adaptor
Turn on the unit
Connect this unit to a PC
Charging the battery by connecting it to different devices
To disconnect USB cable safely
About the PC display
Copying your still pictures to Your PC
Example folder structure of an SD card
Example folder structure of built-in memory
Starting HD Writer LE
Select Start # All Programs # Panasonic # HD Writer LE 1.1 #
If using Mac
Operating environment
Double-click Camsd displayed on the desktop
Indications
Recording indications
1h20m
OPEN/F2.0
Playback indications
Indication of connection to other devices
Confirmatory indications
This Battery Cannot be Used
Messages
Periodically Make Back UP of Data in BUILT-IN Memory
Check Card
About recovery
Troubleshooting
Error Occurred
It is not a malfunction in following cases
Please Turn Unit
Condition TOO
DARK, or Open Lens
Problem Check points Scenes/still pictures
Sound in playback mode. Also, the volume cannot be
Cannot be played back
Scenes cannot be
Problem Check points Viera Link does not
Connecting to other Equipment with the USB Cable
Problem Check points When connected by
Work
If Avchd scenes do not change smoothly
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
Cleaning
About this unit
About the battery
When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
When disposing of or giving away this unit, note that
Be sure to detach the battery after use
Prepare spare batteries when going out for recording
Do not throw old battery into fire
About the AC adaptor
About status indicator during charging
When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that
About the SD card
100
LCD monitor
About condensation
Causes of condensation
101
About copyright
Carefully observe copyright Laws
Licenses
102
Recording modes/approximate recordable time
103
SD card
Built-in
Approximate number of recordable pictures
104
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