Panasonic HDC-HS250P, HDC-HS250PC operating instructions

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Main High Definition Video Camera Operating Instructions Things You Should Know Safety Precautions WARNING: CAUTION! CAUTION Page Batteries Warni ng AC adaptor U.S.A./CANADA CONSUMERS: ATTENTION: IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Precautions Indemnity concerning recording content IMPORTANT Carefully observe copyright laws WARNING CAUTION Cards that you can use with this unit For the purposes of these operating instructions Licenses Contents Preparation Before using Setup Recording Playback Editing With a TV Backup With other products Accessories Features Very clear high definition pictures What is AVCHD? Compatibility with other products Quick Guide Charging the battery Inserting the battery Inserting/removing an SD card How to turn on the power How to use the touch screen Language selection Recording motion pictures Recording still pictures Motion picture playback Still picture playback (Hard disk drive) HDD access lamp [ACCESS HDD] A handling Lens cover A 22 23 24 25 2627 Page About batteries that you can use with this unit 1 2 Charging the battery Charging lamp [CHARGE] A Install the battery by inserting it in the direction shown in the figure. Inserting/removing the battery Removing the battery CAUTION Charging and recording time Battery capacity indication 1 2 3 Connecting to the AC outlet DC IN Cards that you can use with this unit 1 2 sliding the OPEN lever B. 3 4 (Turning the unit on/off) Turn on the power by changing the mode to , or while pressing the lock release button A. To turn off the power To turn on the power To turn off the power Touch About the Stylus pen About the operation icons 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 Motion Picture Recording Mode Language selection Menu list RECORD SETUP PICTURE MEDIA SELECT SETUP Still Picture Recording Mode RECORD SETUP PICTURE Playback mode ([ ] Motion Picture Playback) ([ ] Still Picture Playback) VIDEO SETUP EDIT SCENE 2 then set the desired value using /. 3 2 Touch [HOME]. 3 Touch / to select your home region and touch [ENTER]. 4 2 3 LCD monitor adjustment 2 3 Recording Yourself Touch screen calibration control CAUTION Replace a button-type battery Remote control usable range 1 2 button. 3 pressing the OK button. Basic camera positioning Intelligent auto mode Intelligent auto button When Intelligent Auto Mode is set to off: Automatic white balan ce Auto focus Change the mode to or . 2 mode is set to or . 3 Quick start 1 record from the menu. (l28) Quick power on 2 3 4 5 Screen indications in the recording mode About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures HG Recording modes/approximate recordable time Back up data periodically. 1 2 button to start recording. PRE-REC This prevents you from missing a shot. 2 3 the menu. (l44) 4 (For auto focus only) Focus indication: Aspect ratio/Picture size 1 press the button halfway. (For Auto Focus only) 2 Picture size in Motion Picture Recording Mode Simultaneous recording (recording still pictures while recording motion pictures) Number of recordable pictures Page Page Extra Optical Zoom mechanism Zoom lever/Zoom buttons Digital zoom function Extra Optical Zoom function Optical Image Stabilizer button 2 Touch the object and lock t he target. 3 About target frame Page operation icons 1 operation icons on the screen. 2 Select an operation icon. Backlight compensation Intelligent contrast control Fade Tele macro MagicPix Self-timer Built-in flash Red eye reduction menus Scene Mode Page Auto slow shutter Automatic face framing Digital cinema color Wind noise reduction Microphone setup Microphone level 2 level. 3 input level and then touch [EXIT]. Hi-speed burst shooting 2 3 4 Touch [RECALL] or [SELECT]. 5 AF assist lamp Shutter sound Page Press the MANUAL button. Perform the setting by touching the desired item to be set. MANUAL 1 2 Balance mode. To set the white balance manually White balance 1 2 Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 4 Change the thumbnail display Speaker volume adjustment Fast forward/rewind playback Skip playback (to the start of a scene) Slow-motion playback Frame-by-frame playback Direct playback Motion picture compatibility 1 Highlight&Time frame index save as a still picture during playback. 2 1 2 3 Creating still picture from motion picture 1 Intelligent scene selection 2 3 2 3 4 5 (l74) Scene setting Highlight playback Repeat playback Resuming the previous playback 2 3 4 touching the operation icon. Change the thumbnail display Changing the playback settings for the slide show 1 2 3 played back. Still picture compatibility 1 2 3 4 Page delete 1 3 4 5 6 pictures 2 be protected. Change the mode to and touch the play mode select icon to select [PICTURE/ SD CARD]. (l81) What is DPOF? 2 3 prints. and HDD Media information display Confirming remaining capacity on the copy destination 3 4 5 Touch the scene/still picture to be copied. Copying 6 Touch [Enter]/[ENTER]. 7 appears, touch [YES]. 8 Change the mode to , or , and select desired media to be formatted. (l44, 48, 74) your TV 1 2 3 If the image or audio from this unit does not appear on the TV To display the on-screen information on the TV Connecting with a HDMI mini cable Listening in 5.1 channel sound Connecting with the component cable (HDAVI Control 2 HDMI mini cable. 3 Other linked operations 1) 2) Backup copy to/play back a disc About discs that can be used for copying Preparing for copying/playing back We recommend using Panasonic DVD burner VW-BN1. Page 1 Copying to discs burner to prepare for copying. (l100) 2 3 copied. 6 Touch the scene you want to copy. Touch the date you want to copy. 7 Touch [Enter]/[ENTER]. About the approximate time it takes for copying to a disc 1 2 Playing back the copied disc Formatting discs Auto protect 2 Displaying disc information Managing the copied disc (Formatting, Auto protect, Displaying disc information) video devices 1 2 3 Backup 1 2 3 touch the icon. 4 5 6 7 10 8 9 Page Page To use the HD Writer AE 1.0 Important Notice End User License Agreement Operating environment for HD Writer AE 1.0 for HDC Page Operating environment for the card reader function (mass storage) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 1 adaptor. 2 3 4 If the driver has not been recognized properly To disconnect USB cable safely Copying your still pictures to your PC About the PC display Reading the operating instructions of the software applications 1 2 3 4 Recording indications R 1h20m 1h30m R 3000 / 1 Page Playback indications PC connection indications Confirmatory indications Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connected Page About recovery used simultaneously Page Page Page Page Page Page If scenes do not change smoothly when played back on another device When the scenes were recorded on different dates When scenes lasting under 3 seconds have been recorded When PRE-REC was used for recording Page Cautions for use About this unit About the battery Causes of condensation About the AC adaptor About condensation LCD monitor Specifications Page Page Optional accessories Page Accessory Order Form (For USA and Puerto Rico Customers) Request for Service Notice (USA and Puerto Rico Only) Request for Service Notice: VQT1Y31 Limited Warranty (United States and Puerto Rico) HDCHS250P-VQT1Y31_eng.book 148 Panasonic Video Products Limited Warranty Product Customer Services Directory (United States and Puerto Rico) http://www.panasonic.com/help MAIL TO: Accessory Purchases (United States and Puerto Rico) http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo Warranty (For Canadian Customers) Panasonic Canada Inc. 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