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