HC-X800
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Following Applies only in the U.S.A. and Canada
 Core when connecting to computer or peripheral devices
Following Applies only in the U.S.A
FCC Note
Following Applies only in Canada
 Concerning the battery
AC adaptor
Batteries
Following Applies only in Latin American Countries
 A./CANADA Consumers Attention
Product Identification Marking
Product Location
For USA-California only
 Important Safety Instructions
 Precautions
USE & Location
Care
 Indemnity about recorded content
About the recording format for recording motion pictures
Handling of built-in memory HC-X900M
Avchd 3D
 Cards that you can use with This unit
SD Memory Card, Sdhc Memory Card and Sdxc Memory Card
 Contents
 Preparation
Basic
Puerto Rico
 Accessories
CD-ROM
 Inserting the battery
Charging the battery
Access lamp Access a
Quick Guide
 Selecting a mode
Turning the unit on and off with the power button
Turning the unit on/off
Turning the unit on and off with the LCD monitor/viewfinder
 How to use the touch screen
Language selection
Selecting a media to record
Recording motion pictures
 Change the mode to Touch the play mode select icon a
Motion picture/Still picture Playback
Touch the scene or the still picture to be played back
Operation icon
 Names and Functions of Main Parts
LCD monitor Touch screen l
Lens cover
AF assist lamp l Recording lamp l
 Mode l Recording start/stop button l
SD card cover l Tripod receptacle
This unit
Shoulder strap fixture Grip belt
 Power supply and the noise will stop
Mode switch l Viewfinder l
Headphone terminal l
DC input terminal DC in l
 Power supply
Inserting/removing the battery
≥ Press the power button to turn off the unit. l
Insert the battery until it clicks and locks
 Charging the battery
Connecting to the AC outlet
DC input terminal ≥ Insert the plugs as far as they will go
 Charging and recording time
Charging/Recording time
Continuous
Minimum
 Battery capacity indication
IFrame
VW-VBN260 optional
 Recording to a card
Cards that you can use with this unit
512 MB/1 GB/2 GB
GB/6 GB/8 GB/12 GB/16 GB/24 GB/32 GB
 Access lamp Access a
Check that the access lamp has gone off
Inserting/removing an SD card
Press the C Part of the SD Card cover Close the SD
 Turning the unit on/off
To turn off the unit
Turning the unit on and off with the LCD monitor/viewfinder
To turn on the unit
 Selecting a mode
Operate the mode switch to change the mode to , or
Change the mode to recording or playback
 How to use the touch screen
Preparation of the LCD monitor/ Viewfinder HC-X900M
Touch
Slide while touching
 Recording Mode
About the Touch Menu
About the operation icons
Touch left side/ right side of on the Touch Menu
 Setting date and time
Menu Setup # Clock SET
To display the Touch Menu
Select the menu. l
 Before recording
Basic camera positioning
Basic motion picture recording
Attaching/Removing the lens hood
 Change the mode to or . Select the menu. l
Selecting a media to record HC-X900M
Touch the media to record motion pictures or still pictures
 Screen indications in the Motion Picture Recording Mode
Recording motion pictures
 
0h00m00s
 When motion picture is recorded in Avchd 3D format
When motion picture is recorded in Avchd Progressive format
When motion picture is recorded in Avchd format
When motion picture is recorded in iFrame format
 Recording still pictures
Press the button fully
Focus indication
 Recording still pictures in Motion Picture Recording Mode
About the focusing area
¬ Change the mode to
About the screen indications in Still Picture Recording
 Intelligent Auto Mode
Mode Effect
Intelligent auto/Manual button
 Intelligent Auto Mode
Automatic White Balance
Auto Focus
 Change the mode to Touch the play mode select icon A. l
≥ It will switch to the screen displaying
Motion picture/Still picture playback
Touch the scene or the still picture to be Played back
 Speaker/Headphone volume adjustment
Change the thumbnail display
Screen
Scene or still picture being played back is
 Motion picture compatibility
Still picture compatibility
 Using the menu screen
Using the quick menu
 Using the Setup Menu
Select the menu
Display
Clock SET
 Date Format
ZOOM/REC Display
S. Lock Display ON/OFF
DATE/TIMEDATE/D/T/OFF
 Quick Power on
EXT. Display
Economy Batt
Economy AC
 ≥ Change the mode to or Set Quick Start to on
Close the LCD monitor and retract the viewfinder
Open the LCD monitor or extend the viewfinder
 Remote Control
REC Lamp
Alert Sound
Select Operation Icons
 Power LCD
LCD SET
EVF SET
AV Multi
 Hdmi Resolution
Number Reset
TV Aspect
3D Output
 Format Card
Format Media
Card Status
Touch Format Media Touch SD Card or Built-inMemory
 Demo Mode
Media Status
S. Demo
Language
 Using with the remote control HC-X900M
Replace a button-type battery
Menu Setup # Remote Control # on
Power on/off button
 Remote control usable range
Operation of direction buttons/OK button
Press a direction button
≥ Selected item will become yellow
 Using the zoom
Ring zoom HC-X900M
 Zoom ratio during the Still Picture Recording Mode
Still Picture Recording Mode
Image Stabilizer Function
Optical image stabilizer button
 Changing Image Stabilizer Mode
1080/60p recording
1080/60p button
 Recording with the Touch function
Touch function icons
Touch Zoom
Touch
 AF/AE tracking
About target frame
Touch the object and lock the target
Start recording
 Menu Setup # O.I.S. Lock Display # desired setting
Optical Image Stabilizer Lock
To make the display of disappear
Touch Shutter
 Recording functions of operation icons
Operation icons
Fade*1 Intelligent Contrast Control*1
 Menu Record Setup # Fade Color #
Fade
Intelligent Contrast Control
PRE-REC
 Smile Shot
Icon changes each time it is touched
On # Face RECOG. # OFF
 To adjust the brightness of the flash
Built-in flash
Red-eye Reduction
 Self-timer
This is for recording still pictures using the timer
Intelligent Exposure
Backlight Compensation
 Headphone volume adjustment
Adjust the volume of the headphone while recording
Guidelines
Displaying Guidelines at playback
 Scene Mode
Recording functions of menus
 Zoom Mode
 REC Mode
Menu Record Setup # REC Mode # desired setting
≥ Recordable time using the battery l
Time Lapse REC
 Menu Record Setup # Digital Cinema # on
Menu Record Setup # Relay REC # on
Digital Cinema
Relay REC
 Face Recog
Registering a face for Face Recognition
Align the person’s face with the guide
Touch REC or press the button fully
 Touch the desired item to enter the setting
Changing the information of a registered person
Touch Enter to end registration
Select the menu
 Canceling a registered person
Touch the person to cancel
Name Display
Face Framing
 Auto Slow Shtr 2D
Auto Slow Shtr 3D
AGS
Prioritized face framing
 Wind Noise Canceler
Menu Record Setup # Shooting Guide # on
Menu Record Setup # Wind Noise Canceler # on
Digital Cinema Color
 MIC Setup
Menu Record Setup # MIC Setup # desired setting
Menu Record Setup # Zoom MIC # on
Zoom MIC
 Touch / to adjust
MIC Level
Auto
 Bass Setting
Picture Adjust
Touch the desired setting items
 Zebra
Luminance
Histogram
 Picture Size
Picture size and Maximum zoom ratio
Example of the display
 Picture size in Motion Picture Recording Mode
Menu Picture # Aspect Ratio # desired setting
Aspect Ratio
Picture size Aspect ratio
 HI-SPEED Burst
Press the button
Touch Record or Delete
Touch REC ALL or Select
 You can add a shutter sound when recording still pictures
Menu Picture # Shtr Sound # desired setting
AF Assist Lamp
Shtr Sound
 To switch to Manual Mode
Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode
Manual recording
≥ MNL appears on the screen
 Touch WB Touch / to select White Balance Mode
Auto White Balance adjustment
Sunny mode Outdoors under a clear sky
White Balance
 Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment
Touch Shtr or Iris Touch / to adjust settings
To set the White Balance manually
 Manual shutter speed adjustment
Manual iris/gain adjustment
≥ Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode. l
Recording with Manual Focus
 Adjust the focus by touching MF / MF
Menu Record Setup # MF Assist # on
Touch Focus Touch MF to change to Manual Focus
≥ MF appears on the screen
 Setup # 3D CONV. Lens Setup
Recording 3D image
Recording 3D image
Attach the 3D Conversion Lens to the unit
 Touch Exit to end the adjustment
To switch the image during the recording to 2D 3D display
Press the recording start/stop button to start recording. l
Press the button to record still pictures. l
 Functions that cannot be used during 3D recording
Functions not available during 3D recording
 Motion picture playback using operation icon
Playback Operations
Playback display Operating steps
 Creating still picture from motion picture
Highlight & Time Frame Index
Touch the desired search condition
Playback Playback display Operating steps Operation
 Repeat Playback
Resuming the previous playback
Touch / to set the time
Touch the thumbnail to be played back
 Zooming in on a still picture during playback Playback zoom
Zooming out from the zoomed still picture
You can zoom in by touching a still picture during playback
 Various playback functions
Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date
Touch the date select icon. l Touch the playback date
Touch the scene or the still picture to be
 Highlight Playback
Touch . l
Touch the desired effects
Touch on the thumbnail view
 Setting up the custom effect
Playing back with the settings changed
Touch Custom Touch Effect Setup or Music Select
Touch the desired effect
 Scene setting
Checking the favorite scenes
 Priority settings
Playback time setting
Playing back the favorite scenes
 Setting up the title
Saving the Highlight Playback
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 Touch SET to select the item to change
Touch 3D no Effect or 2D
Touch the interval of playback for the slide show
Touch the desired effect
 Deleting scenes/still pictures
 Deleting part of a scene Avchd
Touch Delete
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Menu Edit Scene # Section Delete
 Dividing a scene Avchd
 Dividing a scene to partially delete iFrame/MP4
Touch YES
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Menu Edit Scene # SPLIT&DELETE
 Menu Video Setup # Delete Personal Info
Deleting personal information
Protecting scenes/still pictures
Touch the scene/still picture to be protected
 When the confirmation message appears, touch YES
Relay scene combining HC-X900M
Insert the SD card that was used for Relay Recording
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 High-definition images When connecting to Hdmi terminal
Watching Video/Pictures on your TV
Connect this unit to a TV
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 Change the mode to to play back
Select the video input on the TV
109
≥ Example Select the Hdmi channel with a Hdmi mini cable
 Connecting with a Hdmi mini cable
To display the on-screen information on the TV
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Simple
 Connecting with the AV multi cable
Menu Setup # AV Multi # desired setting
Menu Setup # Component OUT # desired setting
Listening in 5.1 channel sound Avchd HC-X900M
 Playback using Viera Link
What is the Viera Link Hdavi Control?
Menu Setup # Viera Link # on
≥ If you are not using Viera Link, set to OFF
 Operate with the remote control for the TV
Automatic input switching
Other linked operations
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 3D image playback HC-X900M
Viewing with 3D compatible TV
Touch the 2D/3D display icon / / . l
Touch 2D/3D or 3D
 Menu Setup # 3D Output # Hdmi
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 Viewing on the LCD monitor
 Converting and playing back 2D 3D images as 3D 2D
Touch 3D
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Play back the scenes or still pictures Touch
 Adjusting 3D effect of the 3D image
Touch / to adjust setting
3D image playback HC-X800
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 Play back scenes or still pictures recorded in 3D
119
 Touch / to adjust settings
Menu Video Setup or PICT. Setup # Conv D to 3D # on
Converting and playing back 2D images as 3D
120
 Change the mode to
Copying between SD card and Built-in
Check the used space of the copy destination
121
 Touch Exit when the copy complete message is displayed
Touch desired items following the screen display
Approximate time for copying
122
 Connecting a DVD burner to copy to/ play back a disc
Preparing for copying/playing back
123
DVD-R DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R DL +RW +R DL
 Insert the disc in the DVD burner
Touch the desired item
124
Burn Disc
 About recording formats when copying motion pictures
Copying to discs
Touch Start
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 Important Notice
Approximate time for copying to a disc
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DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R/+RW/+R
 ≥ When playing back on a TV, connect this unit to the TV. l
Playing back the copied disc
127
USB Connection Cable supplied with DVD burner
 Managing the copied disc
 Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc recorder, video devices, etc
Check before dubbing
129
 To dub using equipment with an SD card slot
To dub using equipment with a USB terminal
130
You can dub by directly inserting an SD card
 Touch Recorder on the screen of this unit
Touch the media you wish to dub
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About the screen indication of the unit
 You can dub by connecting an AV multi cable
132
≥ Images are dubbed in standard quality
 3D image storage
Copying unaltered as 3D images
Copying after conversion to 2D images
133
 Menu Video Setup # 2D/3D Display # 2D
Menu Setup # 3D Playback # 2D
Dubbing in standard picture quality
Copying scenes recorded in 3D
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≥ Scenes recorded in 3D are not supported by iMovie’11
 What you can do with a PC
HD Writer AE
Smart Wizard
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 About Conversion Assist Function
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Formatting discs
 End User License Agreement
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 Operating environment
Operating environment for HD Writer AE
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CPU
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 To use the HD Writer AE
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 Installation
Connecting to a PC
 Connect this unit to the AC adaptor
Connect this unit to a PC
Touch PC on the screen of this unit
To disconnect USB cable safely
 About the PC display
Copying your still pictures to your PC
144
Example folder structure of an SD card
 If using Mac
Starting HD Writer AE
145
 Operating environment
Double-click Camsd displayed on the desktop
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 Indications
Recording indications
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1h30m
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OPEN/F2.0
 Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connected
Playback indications
Indication of connection to other devices
Confirmatory indications
 About recovery
Messages
150
 Troubleshooting
It is not a malfunction in following cases
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 Error Occurred
152
Please Turn Unit
OFF, then Turn on
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 ≥ Remote Control of the Setup is OFF. l
Remote control does
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Recognized
 When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
Cleaning
About this unit
156
 About the battery
When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
When disposing of or giving away this unit, note that
Be sure to detach the battery after use
 About status indicator during charging
About the AC adaptor
158
 About 3D About 3D recording
About 3D viewing
159
≥ Viewing for extended periods may cause eye-fatigue
 When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that
About the SD card
160 LCD monitor/viewfinder
 About personal information
About condensation
Causes of condensation
161
 About copyright
Carefully observe copyright Laws
Licenses
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 Recording modes/approximate recordable time
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 Approximate number of recordable pictures
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Picture size 1920 k1080 Aspect ratio 169
 Specifications
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USB
 3D Conversion Lens optional
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 Optional accessories
Accessory No Description
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 Attaching the optional accessories on the shoe adaptor
Attaching the conversion lens/ filter kit
Attaching the lens cap of the Filter Kit VW-LF49N optional
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 Accessory Order Form For USA and Puerto Rico Customers
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 Limited Warranty Coverage For USA and Puerto Rico Only
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions
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As of January
 Panasonic Product Limited Warranty
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Camcorder Products One 1 year, parts and labour
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Also you may contact us directly by our Contact Center
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Numerics
Motion picture Custom effect
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USA and Puerto Rico Luminance
 Testigo de acceso Access a
Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápido
Insertar la batería
Carga de la batería
 Encender/apagar el dispositivo
Selección del modo
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 Cómo usar la pantalla táctil
Selección del idioma
182 Seleccionar un medio para grabar
Grabación de películas
 Reproducción de película Fotografía
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≥ Toque Entrar
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