HC-V500M
Dear Customer
FCC Note
Following Applies only in the U.S.A
Computer or peripheral devices
Pana
Following Applies only in Latin American Country
AC adaptor
Following Applies only in the U.S.A. and Canada
Product Location
A./CANADA Consumers Attention
Product Identification Marking
Important Safety Instructions
Care
Precautions
USE & Location
About the recording format for Recording motion pictures
Indemnity about recorded content
Handling of built-in memory HC-V500M
Cards that you can use with This unit
For the purposes of this
Contents
Accessory Order Form For USA
Connecting a DVD burner to copy to
Limited Warranty only for U.S.A
Warranty For Canadian
CD-ROM
Accessories
Charging the battery
Inserting the battery
Access lamp Access a
Quick Guide
Turning the unit on/off
Selecting a mode
How to use the touch screen
Selecting a media to record
Language selection
Recording still pictures
Touch Menu
Operation icon
Change the mode to
Motion picture/Still picture playback
Names and Functions of Main Parts
AV multi connector AV Multi
Cable Lens cover
LED light
≥ It can open up to 90o
Battery holder l Tripod receptacle
Flip the belt Adjust the length Replace the belt
DC input terminal DC in l
≥ Do not use any other AC adaptors except the supplied one
Inserting/removing the battery
Power supply
≥ Press the power button to turn off the unit. l
Insert the battery until it clicks and locks
Connecting to the AC outlet
Charging the battery
To charge by connecting to another device
Connect the AC cable to the AC adaptor, then the AC outlet
Charging and recording time
Battery capacity indication
Charging/Recording time
≥ These times are approximations
Cards that you can use with this unit
Recording to a card
512 MB/1 GB/2 GB
GB/6 GB/8 GB/12 GB/16 GB/24 GB/32 GB
Check that the access lamp has gone off
Access lamp Access a
Inserting/removing an SD card
Securely close the SD card cover
To turn on the unit To turn off the unit
Turning the unit on/off
Turning the unit on and off with the LCD monitor
How to use the touch screen
Selecting a mode
Operate the mode switch to change the mode to , or
Touch
About the Touch Menu
Recording Mode
About the operation icons
Touch left side/ right side of on the Touch Menu
Menu Setup # Clock SET
Setting date and time
To display the Touch Menu
Select the menu. l
Basic camera positioning
Before recording
Basic motion picture recording
Recording Yourself
Touch the media to record motion pictures or still pictures
Change the mode to or . Select the menu. l
Selecting a media to record HC-V500M
Recording motion pictures
When motion picture is recorded in Avchd format
When motion picture is recorded in Avchd Progressive format
When motion picture is recorded in iFrame format
About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures
Recording still pictures
Focus indication ± The white lamp flashes. Focusing
Press the button fully
Focus area area inside brackets
About the focus indication
About the focusing area
About the screen indications in Still Picture Recording
¬ Change the mode to
Recording still pictures in Motion Picture Recording Mode
Intelligent auto/Manual button
Intelligent Auto Mode
Auto Focus
Intelligent Auto Mode
Automatic White Balance
Touch the scene or the still picture to be played back
Change the mode to Touch the play mode select icon A. l
Motion picture/Still picture playback
Change the thumbnail display
Speaker volume adjustment
Still picture compatibility
Motion picture compatibility
Touch Menu
Using the menu screen
≥ Touch left side/ right side
On the Touch Menu to display Menu . l
Select the menu
Using the Setup Menu
Display
Clock SET
ZOOM/REC Display
Date Format
Touch / to select your travel Destination and touch Enter
DATE/TIMEDATE/D/T/OFF
S. Lock Display ON/OFF
Quick Power on
EXT. Display
Economy Batt
Alert Sound
Quick Start
Set Quick Start to on Close the LCD monitor
Open the LCD monitor
Select Operation Icons
Power LCD
LCD SET
AV Multi
Number Reset
Hdmi Resolution
Component OUT
TV Aspect
Format Media
Format Card
Card Status
Touch Format Media Touch SD Card or Built-inMemory
Media Status
Demo Mode
S. Demo
Language
Zoom ratio during the Still Picture Recording Mode
Using the zoom
Zoom lever/Zoom button icons
About the zoom bar
Still Picture Recording Mode
Changing Image Stabilizer Mode
Image Stabilizer Function
Optical image stabilizer button
1080/60p button
Menu Record Setup # REC Mode # 1080/60p
1080/60p recording
Touch function icons
Recording with the Touch Function
Touch Zoom
Touch
About target frame
AF/AE tracking
Touch the object and lock the target
Start recording
Optical Image Stabilizer Lock
Menu Setup # O.I.S. Lock Display # desired setting
To make the display of disappear
Touch Shutter
Fade*1 Intelligent Contrast Control*1
Recording functions of operation icons
Operation icons
Fade
Menu Record Setup # Fade Color #
To select the color for fade in/out
Intelligent Contrast Control
On # Face RECOG. # OFF
Smile Shot
Icon changes each time it is touched
On # Auto # OFF
Video light
Photo light
To adjust the brightness of the Photo light
Self-timer
Menu Picture # Photo Light Level # desired setting
This is for recording still pictures using the timer
Tele Macro
Intelligent Exposure
Backlight Compensation
Color Night Rec
Guidelines
Displaying Guidelines at playback
Recording functions of menus
Scene Mode
Zoom Mode
≥ Recordable time using the battery l
REC Mode
Menu Record Setup # Relay REC # on
Relay REC
Registering a face for Face Recognition
Face Recog
Align the person’s face with the guide
Touch REC or press the button fully
Changing the information of a registered person
Touch the desired item to enter the setting
Touch Enter to end registration
Select the menu
Focus Icon
Canceling a registered person
Touch the person to cancel
Face Framing
Name Display
Prioritized face framing
Primary
Menu Record Setup # Auto Slow Shtr # on
Menu Record Setup # AGS # on
AGS
Auto Slow Shtr
Zoom MIC
Wind Noise Canceler
Shooting Guide
Auto
Touch To adjust
MIC Level
Touch the desired setting items
Picture Adjust
Menu Picture # Picture Size # desired setting
Picture size in Motion Picture Recording Mode
Picture Size
Picture size and Maximum zoom ratio
Press the button
HI-SPEED Burst
Touch Record or Delete
Touch REC ALL or Select
Menu Picture # Shtr Sound # desired setting
You can add a shutter sound when recording still pictures
AF Assist Lamp
Shtr Sound
Manual recording
Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode
≥ MNL appears on the screen
Manual icons
To set the White Balance manually
Touch WB Touch / to select White Balance Mode
White Balance
Touch Shtr or Iris Touch / to adjust settings
Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment
Adjust the focus by touching MF / MF
Manual Focus adjustment
Menu Record Setup # MF Assist # on
Touch Focus Touch MF to change to Manual Focus
Playback Operations
Motion picture playback using operation icon
During Playback It while touching
Creating still picture from motion picture
Touch the Direct playback bar or slide
Repeat Playback
Highlight & Time Frame Index
Touch the desired search condition
Touch / to set the time
Resuming the previous playback
Menu Video Setup # Resume Play # on
Zooming in on a still picture during playback Playback zoom
Zooming out from the zoomed still picture
Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date
Various playback functions
Touch the date select icon. l
Touch the playback date
Highlight Playback
≥ To change the settings, refer to
Touch . l Touch the desired effect
Touch in the thumbnail view
Touch Custom Touch Effect Setup or Music Select
Setting up the custom effect
Touch the desired effect
Touch Start
Touch the date to be played back
Scene setting
Touch the scenes to be played back
Touch Enter/ENTER
Checking the favorite scenes
Touch Reset Touch Reset ALL or Reset Selected
Playing back the favorite scenes
Touch and stop the playback
Setting up the title
Priority setting
Playback time setting
Touch Copy or Exit
Saving the Highlight Playback
Touch Exit
Touch the interval of playback for the slide show
Touch . l
Touch 3D no Effect or 2D
Touch Start Select the playback operation. l
Touch Start and start the audio testing
Touch the desired sound
Touch ALL SCENES, Multi or Single
Deleting scenes/still pictures
Touch the scene/still picture to be deleted
Touch Delete
Stop the playback
Deleting part of a scene Avchd
Unnecessary part of an Avchd scene can be deleted
Menu Edit Scene # Section Delete
Dividing a scene Avchd
Menu Edit Scene # Divide # Cancel ALL
Touch Return to complete dividing
Menu Edit Scene # Divide # SET
Menu Edit Scene # SPLIT&DELETE
Dividing a scene to partially delete iFrame/MP4
Touch YES
Menu Video Setup or PICT. Setup # Scene Protect
Menu Video Setup # Delete Personal Info
Deleting personal information
Protecting scenes/still pictures
Relay scene combining HC-V500M
When the confirmation message appears, touch YES
Insert the SD card that was used for Relay Recording
Built-in memory B SD card Range of Relay Recording
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Menu Edit Scene # Relay Info Cancel
Watching Video/Pictures on your TV
Standard images when connecting to video terminal
Connect this unit to a TV
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Select the video input on the TV
Change the mode to to play back
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≥ Example Select the Hdmi channel with a Hdmi mini cable
This setting is only available in recording mode
Menu Setup # EXT. Display # desired setting
To display the on-screen information on the TV
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Connecting with a Hdmi mini cable
Connecting with the AV multi cable
What is the Viera Link Hdavi Control?
Playback using Viera Link
Menu Setup # Viera Link # on
≥ If you are not using Viera Link, set to OFF
Automatic input switching
Operate with the remote control for the TV
Other linked operations
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Converting and playing back 2D images as 3D
Adjusting 3D effect of the 3D image
Play back the scene or the still picture by touching it
Play back the scenes or still pictures as 3D Touch
Copying between SD card and Built-in Memory
Change the mode to
Check the used space of the copy destination
Copying
Touch desired items following the screen display
Touch Exit when the copy complete message is displayed
Approximate time for copying
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Preparing for copying/playing back
Connecting a DVD burner to copy to/ play back a disc
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DVD-R DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R DL +RW +R DL
Touch the desired item
Insert the disc in the DVD burner
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Burn Disc
Copying to discs
About recording formats when copying motion pictures
Touch Start
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Approximate time for copying to a disc
Important Notice
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DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R/+RW/+R
Playing back the copied disc
≥ When playing back on a TV, connect this unit to the TV. l
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USB Connection Cable supplied with DVD burner
Managing the copied disc
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Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc recorder, video device, etc
Check before dubbing
To dub using equipment with a USB terminal
To dub using equipment with an SD card slot
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You can dub by directly inserting an SD card
Touch the media you wish to dub
Touch Recorder on the screen of this unit
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About the screen indication of the unit
≥ Change the mode to
You can dub by connecting an AV multi cable
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≥ Images are dubbed in standard quality
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What you can do with a PC
HD Writer AE Smart Wizard
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About Conversion Assist Function
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End User License Agreement
Microsoft SQL Server Compact
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Operating environment for HD Writer AE
Operating environment
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CPU
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To use the HD Writer AE
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Installation
Connecting to a PC
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Charging the battery by connecting it to different devices
To disconnect USB cable safely
Copying your still pictures to Your PC
About the PC display
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Example folder structure of an SD card
Select Start # All Programs # Panasonic # HD Writer AE 4.0 #
Starting HD Writer AE
Operating environment
If using Mac
Double-click Camsd displayed on the desktop
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Recording indications
Indications
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3000 1h30m 1h20m
OPEN/F2.0
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0dB
± White/¥ Green/ / / / / Focus indication l
Playback indications
Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connected
Indication of connection to other devices
Confirmatory indications
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Messages
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About recovery
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Troubleshooting
It is not a malfunction in following cases
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Error Occurred
Please Turn Unit
OFF, then Turn on
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Recognized
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Cleaning
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
About this unit
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When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
144 About the battery
When disposing of or giving away this unit, note that
Be sure to detach the battery after use
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About status indicator during charging
About the AC adaptor
About 3D About 3D viewing
When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that
146 About the SD card
≥ Viewing for extended periods may cause eye-fatigue
About personal information
LCD monitor
About condensation
Causes of condensation
Carefully observe copyright Laws
About copyright
Licenses
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Recording modes/approximate recordable time
SD card
Built-in
Built-in memory
Approximate number of recordable pictures
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Specifications
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USB
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DC output
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Optional accessories
Class
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Class GB SD Memory Card
VW-BN01 DVD burner
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Accessory Order Form For USA and Puerto Rico Customers
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
Limited Warranty Coverage For USA and Puerto Rico Only
Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions
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As of January
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Camcorder Products One 1 year, parts and labour
Panasonic Product Limited Warranty
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Useful Information Only For Latin American Countries
Panama Colombia
Ecuador Panasonic Costa Rica PANA737 El Salvador Guatemala
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Numerics
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Name display Number reset
Insertar la batería
Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápido
Carga de la batería
Insertar/extraer una tarjeta SD
Selección del modo
Encender/apagar el dispositivo
Cómo usar la pantalla táctil
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166 Grabación de películas
Selección del idioma
Seleccionar un medio para grabar
Menú táctil
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Reproducción de película Fotografía
Panasonic Canada Inc
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Motion
Still Picture Recording Mode. (l 26)
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