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CAUTION
FCC NOTICE (USA)
Declaration of Conformity
CAUTION:
FCC Warning:
NOTIFICATION (Canada)
Camera-Recorder
AC Adaptor
Recommendation for Use of Genuine Panasonic Battery (Rechargeable Battery)
Recommendation for Use of Genuine
Panasonic Battery
Shooting in progressive mode
Connecting external units
Shooting techniques for different targets
Nonlinear editing
Adjusting the shutter speed
Television/Video device/Monitor
HDMI cable
Video cable
SD/SDHC/SDXC
Memory Card
Lenses compatible with this camera
(○: Usable, •: Some functions/features limited, —:Not usable)
Lens Type
AF *1
OnePush
Precaution for use (continued)
Lens attachment and detachment
■■Attaching a lens to the camera
Lens detachment button
Body cap
■■Detaching a lens from the camera
1 Attach the lens cap
3 Attach the body cap
■■Enabling Image Stabilization
Set the OIS switch of the lens to [ON]
Please read before use (continued)
SD Memory Cards compatible with this product
Card type
Recording capacity
Recording/playback
(SD speed class 4)
(SD speed class 6)
Cautions for usage
Do not use the camera-recordernear radio transmitters or high-voltageequipment
AC adaptor (battery charger) and battery
Take precautions not to drop the camera when moving it
Do not spray the camera with insect sprays or other volatile substances
After use, remove the battery and disconnect the AC power supply cord
Liquid crystal displays
Do not point the lens or viewfinder at the sun
Always take some trial shots before actual shooting
Be sure to check and set the calendar and time zone
Panasonic makes no guarantees for your recordings
Respect copyrights
Caution regarding laser beams
Note concerning illustrations in these instructions
References
SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Cards
Before use
SDHC/SDXC Memory Cards
Compatibility of recorded video
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Left side
Right side and rear side
Description of parts
1Handle (Page 26)
2Handle attachment screw (x2) (Page 26)
3USER3 button (Page 11 of Vol.2)
Description of parts (continued)
Left side and front side
Remote control
1EXT. DISPLAY button (Page 40 of Vol.2)
2DATE/TIME button (Page 40 of Vol.2)
3START/STOP button
4ZOOM/VOL buttons (Page 40 of Vol.2)
■■Charging lamp
■■If charging lamp is flashing
■■Charging time and available recording time (Approx.)
Battery
Voltage
Using the battery
Installation
Insert the battery until it clicks into place
Removal
1 Set the POWER switch to OFF, and check that the mode lamp is off
1 Open the cover and adjust the length
2 Close the cover
Detaching the handle
1 Use a Philips-headscrewdriver and remove the two screws
2 Slide in the direction of the arrow
Insert the battery
Remote control usable range
1 Push the catch in the direction shown by arrow ① to remove the holder
2 Insert the battery with the “+” marked side facing up
Remote control sensor (Rear)
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Using the viewfinder
1 Set the POWER switch to ON and check that images appear in the viewfinder
Diopter adjustment dial
Eye cup
Fitting the eye cup
Viewfinder (continued)
Using the LCD
1 Set the POWER switch to ON. (Page 27)
2 Open the LCD monitor
Emphasizing outlines
Adjusting the screen display
2 Press the MENU button
3 Viewfinder adjustments
LCD monitor adjustments
4 Select the desired item by tilting the
Changing backlight brightness
Select LCD BACKLIGHT from the setup menu DISPLAY SETUP screen
Select and set a value in the range of +1 to
5 Tilt the Operation lever in the
select YES in the CLOCK SET item on the
settings menu OTHER FUNCTIONS screen
1 Set the camera’s power switch to ON
(Page 27)
Setting the calendar (continued)
Preparing for recording
1 Turn the POWER switch to ON. (Page 27)
3 Fully insert an SD Memory Card into the card slot
4 Close the SD Memory Card slot cover
Checking photos taken (REC CHECK)
Basic shooting operations (continued)
SD Memory Card access lamp
CAM mode/PB mode
Illuminated orange:
Flashing orange (slow):Accessing card
SD Memory Card recording times
SD Memory Card
Removing SD Memory Card
Memory Card acce
Protecting SD Memory Cards
switch
Repairing SD Memory Cards
Manual focusing
1 Use the FOCUS switch to choose how to control focusing
A (AUTO):
M(MANUAL): Manual focus mode
Temporarily switching to auto focus
Basic operations of the camera (continued)
Using focus assist
1 Assign FA to any of the USER 1 – 3 buttons in the menu SW MODE screen
2 Press the button assigned FA
Iris adjustments
Adjusting the gain
1 Switch the gain with the GAIN switch. L:
Light intensity adjustments
Adjusting the white balance
White balance adjustments
1 Set the shutter speed. (Page 14 of Vol.2)
4 Press the AWB button
Message during adjustment
AWB Ach ACTIVE
Black balance adjustments
ABB ACTIVE
ABB END
Auto Tracking White (ATW)
White balance sensor
MENU button
Operation
lever – +
Using the menus
CAM mode (Example)
6 Repeat steps 4 - 5 to change any other items
7 Repeat steps 2 - 5 to change any other settings
Initializing the menu settings
To initialize the scene file
Menu
Menu
Menu (continued)
[General]
Supply voltage:DC 7.2
Power consumption: Recording: 12.4 W
Ambient operating temperature
Weight
Normal sensitivity
Horizontal resolution 800 TV lines (standard)
[Image/recording/playback] Recording Format
Compression formats
Recording media
Specifications (continued)
[Audio input] Built-inmicrophone
XLR input
[AUDIO output] AUDIO output
SDI
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Read this first
Attaching/detaching the grip
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
The remote control
Turn on/off the camera
Updating the firmware
30P mode:
25P mode:
Note the following when shooting in progressive mode
Self-portraitshooting
Zebra pattern
ZEBRA 1 → ZEBRA
ZEBRA OFF ← MARKER ON
Shooting techniques for different targets (continued)
Marker
Image level detection area
Marker
Image level
Variable frame rate (VFR)
: Valid frames
Camera
24P
24PN
Native recording
2 From the OPERATION TYPE option (page
51)
3 Press the START/STOP button
Standard recording
Use of Variable Frame Rate (VFR)
Normal speed shooting for movie production
Normal speed shooting for commercial/drama production
Undercrank shooting
Overcrank shooting
Shooting using the FUNCTION knob
3 Press the FUNCTION knob again
Press the FUNCTION knob
4 Move the FUNCTION knob up and down, and right and left
Optical Image Stabilizer
Adding effects to images
BLACKFADE:
WHITEFADE:
Using the USER buttons
Wave form monitor function
Adjusting the volume while shooting
Adjusting the volume
Shot mark function
LAST CLIP function
Index recording
CAPTURE function
Using the SHUTR/F.RATE dial
DIAL SELECT button
SHUTR/F.RATE dial
Setting the SHUTTER
1 Select the SHUTTER function with the DIAL SELECT button
When SYSTEM FREQ = 59.94Hz /OPERATION TYPE = FILM CAM
SYSTEM FREQ = 50Hz /OPERATION TYPE = FILM CAM
SYSTEM FREQ = 59.94Hz /OPERATION TYPE = VIDEO CAM
SYSTEM FREQ = 50Hz /OPERATION TYPE = VIDEO CAM
Adjusting the shutter speed (continued)
Synchro scan
CH1 SELECT switch
CH2 SELECT switch
INPUT 1/2
(MIC POWER +48V)
switches
Switching Audio Input (continued)
INPUT 1:
INPUT 2:
Adjusting the recording level
AUDIO control knobs
F1:
F2: FLUO
F3: SPARK
F4: B-STR
F5: CINE
Using scene files (continued)
7 After you finish setting the filename, push the Operation lever
8 Select YES on the confirmation screen
1 Set the unit’s POWER switch to ON
2 Select the slot number for the SD memory
5 Press the MENU button to exit the menu mode
To read files
To add titles to files
What the clip metadata consists of
GLOBAL CLIP ID:
USER CLIP NAME:
VIDEO & AUDIO:
LENS:
Uploading the metadata (META DATA)
Loading the metadata
Selecting whether to record the metadata on the SD Memory Card
1 Press the mode button and select CAM mode
CARD READ:
Clip metadata (continued)
Counter display
1 Press the COUNTER button
0 : 00. 00 (CAM mode only) Counter value
CLIP 0 : 00
Recharging the built-inbattery
1 Connect the AC adaptor. (Page 25 of Vol.1)
2 Leave the camera-recorderlike this for about 4 hours
Setting the time code
•TC MODE
Charging the built-inbattery/Setting the time code (continued)
4 When the screen below appears, set the time code value
5 Push the Operation lever when you have finished setting the time code
Setting user information
2 In the setup menus, TC/UB SETUP screen, select UB PRESET
4 Set the user information
5 Push the Operation lever when you have finished setting the user information
1 Turn the POWER switch to ON
2 Press the mode button so the PB lamp turns on
For details on playing back clips using thumbnails, see page
Play
Fast forward
Basic thumbnail screen operations
Playback
To select thumbnail:
To play back clips:
To change the slot for playback:
M: Shot mark
Select the card slot for playback You can switch the SD memory card slot for
Set playback format (PB FORMAT)
1 Press the MENU button
Repeat playback (REPEAT PLAY)
2 Set the REPEAT PLAY item in the PLAY SETUP screen to ON
3 Press the MENU button to return to the thumbnail screen
Resume playback (RESUME PLAY)
2 Set the RESUME PLAY item in the PLAY SETUP screen to ON
4 Select a clip for playback
Set skip method (SKIP MODE)
2 Select the SKIP MODE item in the PLAY
Selecting the thumbnail display method (THUMBNAIL)
THUMBNAIL MODE:
INDICATOR:
DATA DISPLAY:
DATE FORMAT:
Deleting and protecting clips (OPERATION)
DELETE:
INDEX:
Thumbnail operations (continued)
CLIP PROTECT:
Copying clips (COPY)
2 Insert the card you wish to copy the clip onto into the other SD card slot
3 Select COPY from OPERATION of the PB MENU
Format card and check clip and card information (CARD FUNCTIONS)
CARD FORMAT:
CARD STATUS:
CLIP PROPERTY:
1 USED SPACE :
1 Clip number
Thumbnail
2 FREE SPACE :
Clip information
Fast forward/rewind
(or press the SEARCH buttons on the remote control)
Next/previous clip
1 Tilt the Operation lever in the
during playback to pause the clip (or press
Useful playback functions (continued)
Frame-by-frameplayback
Viewing images on a television
PUSH-ENTER
Remote control
Headphones
Editing Playback
External microphone
Connecting external units (continued)
Computer (non-linearediting/file transfer)
TV/Monitor
Only the output signals from the camera are shown
Editing
1 Insert the SD Memory Card, and move the POWER switch to ON
2 Connect the camera to the computer with the USB connection cable
3 Select ‘PC’
4 Perform non-linearediting on the computer
5 Turn the camera’s power off
Regular displays
1Time code display
COUNTER:
CLIP:
TC:
Screen displays (continued)
Microphone level automatic control display
7Marker luminance display
8Date and time display
Month
23Operation status display
(Red)
(Green):
(White):
INDEX
Main warning displays
CANNOT BE USED DUE TO INCOMPATIBLE DATA
CANNOT DELETE
CANNOT DELETE WITH THIS BUTTON
CANNOT PLAY
NO CARD
NOW ACCESSING
PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE CARD
REC STOPPED
NOW WRITING
Setting the DISPLAY items
MODE CHK
OTHER DISPLAY settings
Displays
(Hold down DISP
SCENE FILE screen
Item
Description of settings
mode
SCENE
Setup menu list (continued)
SCENE FILE screen (continued)
DETAIL LEVEL
-7…0…+7
V DETAIL
MATRIX
NORM1:
NORM2:
FLUO:
SKIN TONE
SW MODE screen (continued)
LOW GAIN
ISO200, ISO250, ISO320, ISO400, ISO500, ISO640, ISO800, ISO1000
ISO1250, ISO1600, ISO2000, ISO2500, ISO3200
-6dB, -3dB, 0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB, 15dB, 18dB
USER1 SW
FACE DETECT:
FA:
CAPTURE:
ATW:
RECORDING SETUP screen
PREREC
ON:
INTERVAL REC
OFF, 1SECOND, 10SECONDS, 30SECONDS, 1MINUTE, 2MINUTES
TC/UB SETUP screen
TC MODE
DF:
NDF:
TCG
AV IN/OUT SETUP screen
SDI & HDMI
OUT SEL
1080i/720P:
DOWNCONV:
DISPLAY SETUP screen
DETECT
50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, 105%
100%
Y GET
DISPLAY SETUP screen (continued)
LEVEL METER
ZOOM &
FOCUS
OFF, NUMBER, mm/m, mm/feet
CARD FUNCTIONS screen
CARD
FORMAT
CARD STATUS
CLIP
META DATA screen
SLOT1, SLOT2, NO
RECORD
USER CLIP
NAME
OTHER FUNCTIONS screen (continued)
TIME ZONE
+00:00
POWER SAVE
LANGUAGE
UPDATE
LENS UPDATE
PLAY SETUP screen
PB FORMAT
1080/60i (30P), 1080/24P, 720/60P(30P), 720/24P
THUMBNAIL screen
THUMBNAIL
SAME FORMAT:
MARKER:
INDICATOR
Power supply
There’s no power
Power shuts off for no
apparent reason
Power goes off as soon as
Recording
Cannot record even
through the SD Memory
Card is inserted correctly
Recording stops by itself
Before calling for service (continued)
PC connection
Computer does not
recognize camera when
USB connection cable is
■■Some clips have been recorded using PRE REC function or VFR function
■■Some clips have a recording time of less than 3 seconds
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When cleaning, do not use benzene or thinner
Cleaning the Viewfinder
Camera-recorder
Keep metal objects (such as necklaces and hairpins) away from the terminals
SD Memory Cards
Drive:
PRIVATE
AVCHD
AVCHDTN
BDMV