Panasonic HC-V720 owner manual

Owner’s Manual

High Definition Video Camera

Model No. HC-V720

HC-V720M

HC-V710

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Contents

Main Read this first About the recording format for recording motion pictures Indemnity about recorded content Handling of built-in memory [HC-V720M] 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 Wi-Fi With a PC Others Names and Functions of Main Parts Page Page 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 other 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 (remove) the SD card into (from) the card slot B. 2 Access lamp [ACCESS] A Turning the unit on/off Selecting a mode How to use the touch screen About the operation icons About the Touch Menu Touch (left side)/ (right side) of on the Touch Menu to switch the operation icons. To display the Touch Menu 1 2 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. R 1h20mR 1h20mR 1h20m 4 Recording motion pictures 0h00m00s0h00m00s0h00m00s Page 2 3 4 Recording still pictures About the screen indications in Still Picture Recording Mode MEGA 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 Intelligent auto button Intelligent Auto Mode Automatic White Balance Auto Focus 2 3 Motion picture/Still picture playback 5 Change the thumbnail display Speaker volume adjustment Motion picture compatibility Still picture compatibility Using the menu screen Using the Setup Menu [DISPLAY] [CLOCK SET] [SET WORLD TIME] To return the display to the home setting [DATE/TIME] [DATE FORMAT] [ZOOM/REC DISPLAY] [O.I.S. LOCK DISPLAY] [EXT. DISPLAY] [ECONOMY (BATT)] [ECONOMY (AC)] T W [QUICK POWER ON] [QUICK START] 4Touch [ENTER]. [ALERT SOUND] [SELECT OPERATION ICONS] [POWER LCD] Page [Auto Cursor Position] [NUMBER RESET] [FORMAT MEDIA] [MEDIA STATUS] [Firmware Version Info] [Firmware Upgrade] Page About the zoom bar About the zoom speed Zoom ratio during the Still Picture Recording Mode Using the zoom W T Zoom lever/Zoom button icons Changing Image Stabilizer Mode Image Stabilizer Function Optical Image Stabilizer button O.I.S. 1 2 Changing the Recording Mode 1(When adjusting the brightness) (When adjusting the color balance) 2Touch / to adjust settings. 3Start recording. Intelligent Auto Plus Creative Control [Miniature Effect] [8mm movie] [Silent movie] [Time Lapse Rec] Touch the desired Scene Mode. Scene Mode Page Touch to switch to Manual Mode. (l42) Manual recording White Balance 1 2 To set the White Balance manually Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment 1 2 Manual Focus adjustment 1 2 3 4 1 Touch Function icons. ( Recording with the Touch Function 2Start recording. Level Shot 2Touch the object and lock the target. 3Start recording. About target frame AF/AE tracking 1Press the Optical Image Stabilizer button to turn the Image Stabilizer on. 2Touch and hold . To make the display of disappear 2Touch 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 PRE-REC Smile Shot To adjust the brightness of the flash Built-in flash Red-eye Reduction To stop the timer midway through Self-timer Intelligent Exposure Backlight Compensation Tele Macro Displaying guidelines at playback Guidelines Color Night Rec Video light Recording functions of menus [SCENE MODE] [ZOOM MODE] [REC MODE] [RELAY REC] Registering a face for Face Recognition 1Align the persons face with the guide. 2Touch [REC] or press the button fully. 3Enter the persons name. [FACE RECOG.] Changing the information of a registered person 3Touch [ENTER]. 2Touch the desired item to enter the setting. canceling a registered person 2(When [DELETE] is selected) Touch the person to cancel. [NAME DISPLAY] Prioritized face framing [FACE FRAMING] To correct the tilt [LEVEL GAUGE] [AGS] [AUTO SLOW SHTR] [Digital Cinema Color] [SHOOTING GUIDE] [Wind Noise Canceler] [LOWCUT] [5.1ch/2ch] [MIC SETUP] 2(When [SET ]/[SET ] is selected) Touch / to adjust. 3Touch [ENTER]. [MIC LEVEL] ACenter BFront left CBack left DFront right EBack right FMicrophone input level 2Touch the desired setting items. 3Touch / to adjust settings. 4Touch [ENTER]. [BASS SETTING] [PICTURE ADJUST] Picture size and Maximum zoom ratio in Still Picture Recording Mode Picture size in Motion Picture Recording Mode [PICTURE SIZE] 4480 k 2784 k Page [HI-SPEED BURST] Page 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 playback. Highlight & Time Frame Index 1 2 3 Touch / to set the time. 4 1 2 / / or slide while touching the screen. Zooming out from the zoomed still picture Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date Various playback functions Highlight Playback 2 3 4 Setting up the custom effect Scene setting Playing back with the settings changed Checking the favorite scen es Playing back the favorite scenes Priority settings Playback time setting Setting up the title Saving the Highlight Playback Changing the playback settings and playing back the slide show 2 3 4 5 To delete the scene or still picture being played back To delete scenes or still pictures from the thumbnail display 2 3 Deleting scenes/still pictures 4 Page 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 Convert to MP4 1 2 3 4 displayed. Relay scene combining To cancel relay information 1 Watching Video/Pictures on your TV 2 3 To display the on-screen information on the TV Connecting with a HDMI mini cable Listening in 5.1 channel sound (AVCHD) Change the mode to . 2 mini cable. ( Playback using VIERA Link 3 Other linked operations 1 2 Adjusting 3D effect of the 3D image 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 Page Preparing for copying/playing back 1 2 3 with USB HDD). Copying/playing back with a USB HDD 4 Points to check before copying Formatting Displaying media information Simple copy 1 2 3 4 5 Copy selected files 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 To terminate the connection between this unit and the USB HDD 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 compatible DVD recorder. 2 3 4 Page 1 2 Using the Eye-Fi card Using Eye-Fi direct mode Selecting files to transfer Page Wi-Fi function Page AWhen connecting to a smartphone BWhen connecting to a wireless access point What you can do with the Wi-Fi function and the preparations Image AppImage App Page Page Install the Image App Page About the status indicator and the connection status icon when connected to Wi-Fi Connecting to a wireless access point Check if the wireless access point you are using is compatible with WPS. If this is the first time the Wi-Fi button is pressed. Connecting to Wi-Fi [Easy Connection (WPS)] 4 When setting from the Wi-Fi setup menu 1 2 3 4 5 6 If this is the first time the Wi-Fi button is pressed 1 2 3 4 [Manual Connection] Page When connecting by [Manual Setting] 1 2 3 4 5 Touch [INPUT], then enter the Password. Page Page If the Wi-Fi connection cannot be established Page AWhen connecting to a smartphone BWhen connecting to a wireless access point If the device is Android (NFC-compatible) 1 2 Recording/playing back with Link to Cell operations Using with a direct connection Image AppImage App If the device is Android (non-NFC-compatible) or iOS 1 2 If the device is Android (NFC-compatible) Using with a wireless access point connection 1 2 3 If you touch the second smartphone when this unit has already been connected to the first one If the device is Android (non-NFC-compatible) or iOS 1 2 Screen display during remote operations When Recording Mode When Playback Mode Functions available for remote operations 1 2 3 DLNA Play 1 2 To send e-mails Live Cast To start the live broadcast Touch . To stop the live broadcast Touch . To exit the Live Cast Mode To configure the e-mail delivery settings Configuring the live broadcast settings Page Connecting with Android (NFC-compatible) device 1 2 smartphone. Home Cam (Home Monitor) Page When configuring the home monitor settings using QR code 1 2 3 What you can operate/set with a smartphone during home monitoring 4 5 6 Touch [Setup] and select desired setting. [Home Monitor Connect] Changing the home monitor settings of this unit 1 2 3 How to Use the [Wi-Fi Setup] Menu [Wireless Settings] [LUMIX CLUB] [Direct Connection] 1Touch [Setup]. 2Touch [INPUT], and enter the Password (6 characters). [Home Monitor Connect] [ECONOMY (Wi-Fi)] [Menu Password] [Start up using NFC] [Reset Wi-Fi Settings] Page Using the LUMIX CLUB Check or change the acquired Login ID/Password Register the Login ID of the smartphone (Image App) into this unit Check the LUMIX CLUB terms of use Delete your Login ID and account from the LUMIX CLUB Using WEB services HD Writer AE 5.0 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 5.0 Operating environment Page To use the HDWriter AE 5.0 Operating environment for the card reader function (mass storage) Installation Connecting to a PC 1 2 3 http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/information/SDXC.html 4 To disconnect USB cable safely Charging the battery by connecting it to different devices About the PC display Copying your still pictures to your PC DCIM CAM_SD Starting HD Writer AE 5.0 Reading the operating instructions of the software applications Operating environment Copying still pictures on a Mac 1 If using Mac HC-V720 HC-V710 Recording indications Indications MEGA 0dB 12:34PM NOV 15 2013 Time Lapse Recording ( //Bass Setting (l73) Focus Microphone (l71) Stereo Microphone ( PRE-REC Interval-recorded scene ( Messages About recovery It is not a malfunction in following cases Troubleshooting Page Page Page Page Page If AVCHD scenes do not change smoothly when played back on another device 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 LCD monitor About personal information About copyright Carefully observe copyright laws Licenses Page Recording modes/approximate recordable time Approximate number of recordable pictures When attaching the shoe adaptor When removing the shoe adaptor Optional accessories Attaching the Conversion Lens/ Filter Kit Attaching the lens cap of the Filter Kit (VW-LF46N: optional) Attaching the supplied shoe adaptor