Panasonic HC-V500, HC-V500M Accessories

VQT3W31

Check the accessories before using this unit.

Keep the accessories out of reach of children to prevent swallowing.

Product numbers correct as of Jan. 2012. These may be subject to change.

Accessories

Battery pack

VW-VBK180

AC adaptor

(P/PC)

VSK0780

or VSK0711

(PU)

VSK0781

or VSK0712

AC cable

K2CA2CA00025

AV multi cable

K1HY12YY0016

USB cable

K2KYYYY00201

CD-ROM

Software

HC-V500&V500M-P&PC&PU-VQT3W31_mst.book 12 ページ２０１２年１月１６日　月曜日　午前１１時２１分

Contents

Main Dear Customer, Safety Precautions WARNING: CAUTION! Date of Purchase Dealer Purchased From Dealer Address Dealer Phone No. Model No. Serial No. Page Concerning the battery AC adaptor Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack) Warni ng CAUTION Product Identification Marking U.S.A./CANADA CONSUMERS: ATTENTION: IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Precautions WARNING CAUTION About the recording format for recording motion pictures Indemnity about recorded content Handling of built-in memory [HC-V500M] About Condensation (When the lens or the LCD monitor is fogged up) Cards that you can use with this unit For the purposes of this owners manual Contents Preparation Basic Advanced (Recording) Advanced (Playback) Copy/Dubbing With a PC Others Accessories Inserting the battery Charging the battery Inserting/removing an SD card Quick Guide Turning the unit on/off Selecting a mode How to use the touch screen Language selection Selecting a media to record Recording motion pictures Recording still pictures Motion picture/Still picture playback F Names and Functions of Main Parts Page About batteries that you can use with this unit Inserting/removing the battery Install the battery by inserting it in the direction shown in the figure. Power supply Removing the battery Charging the battery 1 2 Connecting to the AC outlet To charge by connecting to another device Charging and recording time Charging/Recording time Battery capacity indication Cards that you can use with this unit Recording to a card Inserting/removing an SD card 1 insert (remove) the SD card into (from) the card slot B. 2 cover. Turning the unit on/off Selecting a mode How to use the touch screen About the operation icons About the Touch Menu 2D3D Touch (left side)/ (right side) of on the Touch Menu. 1 2 3 Setting date and time Basic camera positioning Basic motion picture recording Recording Yourself Before recording Selecting a media to record 2 3 button to start recording. 4 Screen indications in the Motion Picture Recording Mode Recording motion pictures 0h00m00s0h00m00s0h00m00s About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures 2 3 4 Recording still pictures About the screen indications in Still Picture Recording About the focus indication About the focusing area Recording still pictures in Motion Picture Recording Mode Change the mode to . Press the button fully (press to the bottom) to take the picture. Intelligent Auto Mode /MANUAL Intelligent auto/Manual button Intelligent Auto Mode Automatic White Balance Auto Focus 2 3 4 Motion picture/Still picture playback 5 Change the thumbnail display Speaker volume adjustment Motion picture compatibility Still picture compatibility 2 3 4 5 Using the menu screen Using the Setup Menu [DISPLAY] [CLOCK SET] [SET WORLD TIME] 5 Touch / to select your travel destination and touch [ENTER]. [DATE/TIME] [DATE FORMAT] [ZOOM/REC DISPLAY] [O.I.S. LOCK DISPLAY] [EXT. DISPLA Y] [ECONOMY (BATT)] [QUICK POWER ON] [ECONOMY (AC)] 1 Set [QUICK START] to [ON]. 2 Close the LCD monitor. [QUICK START] [ALERT SOUND] 4 Touch [ENTER]. [SELECT OPERATION ICONS] [POWER LCD] [LCD SET] [AV MULTI] Page 1 Touch [FORMAT MEDIA]. 2 Touch [SD CARD] or [Built-inMemory]. [FORMAT CARD] [FORMAT MEDIA] [CARD STATUS] [MEDIA STATUS] [DEMO MODE] [O.I.S. DEMO] [LANGUAGE] About the zoom bar About the zoom speed Using the zoom T Zoom lever/Zoom button icons W Changing Image Stabilizer Mode Image Stabilizer Function Optical image stabilizer button O.I.S. 1080/60p recording 1080/60p button 1 the Touch Menu to display Touch Function icons. (l27) 2 Recording with the Touch Function Touch Zoom 2 Touch the object and lock the target. 3 Start recording. About target frame AF/AE tracking 1 Press the Optical Image Stabilizer button to turn the image stabilizer on. 2 Touch and hold . To make the display of disappear 2 Touch the subject. Optical Image Stabilizer Lock Touch Shutter 1 Recording functions of operation icons To select the color for fade in/out Fade Intelligent Contrast Control PRE-REC only) Smile Shot Video light Photo light To adjust the brightness of the Photo light To stop the timer midway through Red-Eye Reduction Self-timer Intelligent Exposure Backlight Compensation Tele Macro Displaying Guidelines at playback Guidelines Color Night Rec Recording functions of menus [SCENE MODE] [ZOOM MODE] [REC MODE] [RELAY REC] Registering a face for Face Recognition 1 Align the persons face with the guide. 2 Touch [REC] or press the button fully. 3 Enter the persons name. [FACE RECOG.] Changing the information of a registered person 2 Touch the desired item to enter the setting. / 3 Touch [ENTER]. Canceling a registered person 2 Touch the person to cancel. Prioritized face framing [NAME DISPLAY] [FACE FRAMING] [AGS] [AUTO SLOW SHTR] [Digital Cinema Color] [SHOOTING GUIDE] [WIND NOISE CANCELER] [ZOOM MIC] 2 Touch / to adjust. 3 Touch [ENTER] to set the microphone input level and then touch [EXIT]. [MIC LEVEL] [PICTURE ADJUST] Picture size and Maximum zoom ratio Picture size in Motion Picture Recording Mode [PICTURE SIZE] 2 Press the button. 3 Touch [Record] or [Delete]. 4 [HI-SPEED BURST] [AF ASSIST LAMP] [SHTR SOUND] Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode. Manual recording /MANUAL White Balance 1 2 To set the White Balance manually Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment 1 2 Manual Focus adjustment 1 2 3 4 Motion picture playback using operation icon Playback Operations Creating still picture from motion picture Press the button fully at the location to be saved as a still picture during the playback. Highlight & Time Frame Index 2 3 Touch / to set the time. 4 Repeat Playback 1 2 Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date 1 2 3 Various playback functions Highlight Playback 1 2 3 4 Setting up the custom effect Touch [SET] to select the item to change. Scene setting Playing back with the settings changed Checking the favorite scen es Playing back the favorite scenes Priority setting Playback time setting Setting up the title 4 Touch [YES]. 5(When saved on the SD card) Touch [EXIT]. (When saved in the built-in memory) Saving the Highlight Playback [ QUALITY (AVCHD) ]: Changing the playback settings and playing back the slide show 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 Deleting scenes/still pictures When you stop deleting halfway To complete editing Deleting part of a scene (AVCHD) 2 3 sliding the top and bottom section selection buttons . 4 5 6 7 Dividing a scene (AVCHD) 2 3 4 To delete all the divided points Page Deleting personal information 2 3 When you stop deleting halfway Protecting scenes/still pictures 2 1 2 3 4 Relay scene combining To cancel relay information 1 Watching Video/Pictures on your TV 2 3 Page Connecting with a HDMI mini cable Connecting with the AV multi cable Changing the component output setting Change the mode to . 2 Playback using VIERA Link 3 Other linked operations 1) 2) Change the mode to and touch the play mode select icon. Then, select the Converting and playing back 2D images as 3D Check the used space of the copy destination 2 Copying between SD card and Built-in Memory Copying 3 4 When you stop copying halfway Approximate time for copying Preparing for copying/playing back Connecting a DVD burner to copy to/ play back a disc We recommend using Panasonic DVD burner VW-BN01. Page Copying to discs 1 2 3 4 About recording formats when copying motion pictures [Standard] ([XP]/[SP]): Important Notice Approximate time for copying to a disc Playing back the copied disc 1 2 back. Managing the copied disc Formatting discs 2 To release the disc protection Displaying disc information Check before dubbing Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc recorder, video device, etc. To dub using equipment with an SD card slot To dub using equipment with a USB terminal 1 (AVCHD) compatible DVD recorder. Dubbing in high-definition picture quality 2 3 4 definition (AVCHD) compatible DVD recorder . 1 2 Dubbing in standard picture quality HD Writer AE 4.0 Smart Wizard What you can do with a PC About Conversion Assist Function Important Notice http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/information/SDXC.html End User License Agreement Page Operating environment for HD Writer AE 4.0 Operating environment To use the HDWriter AE 4.0 Operating environment for the card reader function (mass storage) 1 2 1 2 Installation Connecting to a PC 1 2 http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/information/SDXC.html 3 To disconnect USB cable safely Charging the battery by connecting it to different devices About the PC display DCIM Copying your still pictures to your PC CAM_SD CAM_MEM Starting HD Writer AE 4.0 Reading the operating instructions of the software applications 1 2 3 If using Mac Recording indications Indications R 1h20m 0h00m00s 1h30m 1h30m Page Playback indications Indication of connection to other devices Confirmatory indications Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connected Messages About recovery It is not a malfunction in following cases Troubleshooting Power Indication Recording Power Playback With other products Recording With a PC With other products If AVCHD scenes do not change smoothly when played back on another device Others With a PC Cautions for use About this unit About the battery About the AC adaptor About status indicator during charging About 3D viewing About 3D About the SD card Causes of condensation LCD monitor About condensation About personal information About copyright Carefully observe copyright laws Licenses Recording modes/approximate recordable time Approximate number of recordable pictures Specifications Page Page Page Optional accessories Page Accessory Order Form HC-V500&V500M-P&PC&PU-VQT3W31_mst.book 157 In CANADA, please contact your local Panasonic dealer for more information on Accessories. Others Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR U.S.A. AND PUERTO RICO) Panasonic Camcorder Products Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Rico Only) Carry-In or Mail-In Service Page Others HC-V500&V500M-P&PC&PU-VQT3W31_mst.book 160 Warra nty Panasonic Canada Inc. PANASONIC PRODUCT LIMITED WARRANTY Camcorder Products - One (1) year, parts and labour Useful Information (Only For Latin American Countries) Customer Service Customer Service Directory http://www.lar.panasonic.com Mexico Service email: atencion.clientes@mx.panasonic.com Index Numerics A B C M N O P Q Spanish Quick Use Guide/Gua espaola para el uso rpido Encender/apagar el dispositivo Seleccin del modo Cmo usar la pantalla tctil Seleccin del idioma Seleccionar un medio para grabar Grabacin de pelculas Reproduccin de pelcula/ fotografa P