HC-X800
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Following Applies only in the U.S.A. and Canada
FCC Note
Core when connecting to computer or peripheral devices
Following Applies only in the U.S.A
Following Applies only in Canada
Batteries
Concerning the battery
AC adaptor
Following Applies only in Latin American Countries
Product Location
A./CANADA Consumers Attention
Product Identification Marking
For USA-California only
Important Safety Instructions
Care
Precautions
USE & Location
Handling of built-in memory HC-X900M
Indemnity about recorded content
About the recording format for recording motion pictures
Avchd 3D
Cards that you can use with This unit
SD Memory Card, Sdhc Memory Card and Sdxc Memory Card
Contents
Puerto Rico
Preparation
Basic
Accessories
CD-ROM
Access lamp Access a
Inserting the battery
Charging the battery
Quick Guide
Turning the unit on/off
Selecting a mode
Turning the unit on and off with the power button
Turning the unit on and off with the LCD monitor/viewfinder
Selecting a media to record
How to use the touch screen
Language selection
Recording motion pictures
Touch the scene or the still picture to be played back
Change the mode to Touch the play mode select icon a
Motion picture/Still picture Playback
Operation icon
Lens cover
Names and Functions of Main Parts
LCD monitor Touch screen l
AF assist lamp l Recording lamp l
This unit
Mode l Recording start/stop button l
SD card cover l Tripod receptacle
Shoulder strap fixture Grip belt
Headphone terminal l
Power supply and the noise will stop
Mode switch l Viewfinder l
DC input terminal DC in l
≥ Press the power button to turn off the unit. l
Power supply
Inserting/removing the battery
Insert the battery until it clicks and locks
DC input terminal ≥ Insert the plugs as far as they will go
Charging the battery
Connecting to the AC outlet
Continuous
Charging and recording time
Charging/Recording time
Minimum
VW-VBN260 optional
Battery capacity indication
IFrame
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
Inserting/removing an SD card
Access lamp Access a
Check that the access lamp has gone off
Press the C Part of the SD Card cover Close the SD
Turning the unit on and off with the LCD monitor/viewfinder
Turning the unit on/off
To turn off the unit
To turn on the unit
Change the mode to recording or playback
Selecting a mode
Operate the mode switch to change the mode to , or
Touch
How to use the touch screen
Preparation of the LCD monitor/ Viewfinder HC-X900M
Slide while touching
About the operation icons
Recording Mode
About the Touch Menu
Touch left side/ right side of on the Touch Menu
To display the Touch Menu
Setting date and time
Menu Setup # Clock SET
Select the menu. l
Basic motion picture recording
Before recording
Basic camera positioning
Attaching/Removing the lens hood
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-X900M
Screen indications in the Motion Picture Recording Mode
Recording motion pictures
0h00m00s
When motion picture is recorded in Avchd format
When motion picture is recorded in Avchd 3D format
When motion picture is recorded in Avchd Progressive format
When motion picture is recorded in iFrame format
Focus indication
Recording still pictures
Press the button fully
¬ Change the mode to
Recording still pictures in Motion Picture Recording Mode
About the focusing area
About the screen indications in Still Picture Recording
Intelligent auto/Manual button
Intelligent Auto Mode
Mode Effect
Auto Focus
Intelligent Auto Mode
Automatic White Balance
Motion picture/Still picture playback
Change the mode to Touch the play mode select icon A. l
≥ It will switch to the screen displaying
Touch the scene or the still picture to be Played back
Screen
Speaker/Headphone volume adjustment
Change the thumbnail display
Scene or still picture being played back is
Motion picture compatibility
Still picture compatibility
Using the menu screen
Using the quick menu
Display
Using the Setup Menu
Select the menu
Clock SET
S. Lock Display ON/OFF
Date Format
ZOOM/REC Display
DATE/TIMEDATE/D/T/OFF
Economy Batt
Quick Power on
EXT. Display
Economy AC
Open the LCD monitor or extend the viewfinder
≥ Change the mode to or Set Quick Start to on
Close the LCD monitor and retract the viewfinder
Alert Sound
Remote Control
REC Lamp
Select Operation Icons
EVF SET
Power LCD
LCD SET
AV Multi
TV Aspect
Hdmi Resolution
Number Reset
3D Output
Card Status
Format Card
Format Media
Touch Format Media Touch SD Card or Built-inMemory
S. Demo
Demo Mode
Media Status
Language
Menu Setup # Remote Control # on
Using with the remote control HC-X900M
Replace a button-type battery
Power on/off button
Press a direction button
Remote control usable range
Operation of direction buttons/OK button
≥ Selected item will become yellow
Using the zoom
Ring zoom HC-X900M
Image Stabilizer Function
Zoom ratio during the Still Picture Recording Mode
Still Picture Recording Mode
Optical image stabilizer button
1080/60p button
Changing Image Stabilizer Mode
1080/60p recording
Touch Zoom
Recording with the Touch function
Touch function icons
Touch
Touch the object and lock the target
AF/AE tracking
About target frame
Start recording
To make the display of disappear
Menu Setup # O.I.S. Lock Display # desired setting
Optical Image Stabilizer Lock
Touch Shutter
Fade*1 Intelligent Contrast Control*1
Recording functions of operation icons
Operation icons
Intelligent Contrast Control
Menu Record Setup # Fade Color #
Fade
PRE-REC
On # Face RECOG. # OFF
Smile Shot
Icon changes each time it is touched
Red-eye Reduction
To adjust the brightness of the flash
Built-in flash
Intelligent Exposure
Self-timer
This is for recording still pictures using the timer
Backlight Compensation
Guidelines
Headphone volume adjustment
Adjust the volume of the headphone while recording
Displaying Guidelines at playback
Scene Mode
Recording functions of menus
Zoom Mode
≥ Recordable time using the battery l
REC Mode
Menu Record Setup # REC Mode # desired setting
Time Lapse REC
Digital Cinema
Menu Record Setup # Digital Cinema # on
Menu Record Setup # Relay REC # on
Relay REC
Align the person’s face with the guide
Face Recog
Registering a face for Face Recognition
Touch REC or press the button fully
Touch Enter to end registration
Touch the desired item to enter the setting
Changing the information of a registered person
Select the menu
Name Display
Canceling a registered person
Touch the person to cancel
Face Framing
AGS
Auto Slow Shtr 2D
Auto Slow Shtr 3D
Prioritized face framing
Menu Record Setup # Wind Noise Canceler # on
Wind Noise Canceler
Menu Record Setup # Shooting Guide # on
Digital Cinema Color
Menu Record Setup # Zoom MIC # on
MIC Setup
Menu Record Setup # MIC Setup # desired setting
Zoom MIC
Auto
Touch / to adjust
MIC Level
Touch the desired setting items
Bass Setting
Picture Adjust
Histogram
Zebra
Luminance
Example of the display
Picture Size
Picture size and Maximum zoom ratio
Aspect Ratio
Picture size in Motion Picture Recording Mode
Menu Picture # Aspect Ratio # desired setting
Picture size Aspect ratio
Touch Record or Delete
HI-SPEED Burst
Press the button
Touch REC ALL or Select
AF Assist Lamp
You can add a shutter sound when recording still pictures
Menu Picture # Shtr Sound # desired setting
Shtr Sound
Manual recording
To switch to Manual Mode
Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode
≥ MNL appears on the screen
Sunny mode Outdoors under a clear sky
Touch WB Touch / to select White Balance Mode
Auto White Balance adjustment
White Balance
To set the White Balance manually
Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment
Touch Shtr or Iris Touch / to adjust settings
≥ Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode. l
Manual shutter speed adjustment
Manual iris/gain adjustment
Recording with Manual Focus
Touch Focus Touch MF to change to Manual Focus
Adjust the focus by touching MF / MF
Menu Record Setup # MF Assist # on
≥ MF appears on the screen
Recording 3D image
Setup # 3D CONV. Lens Setup
Recording 3D image
Attach the 3D Conversion Lens to the unit
Press the recording start/stop button to start recording. l
Touch Exit to end the adjustment
To switch the image during the recording to 2D 3D display
Press the button to record still pictures. l
Functions that cannot be used during 3D recording
Functions not available during 3D recording
Playback display Operating steps
Motion picture playback using operation icon
Playback Operations
Touch the desired search condition
Creating still picture from motion picture
Highlight & Time Frame Index
Playback Playback display Operating steps Operation
Touch / to set the time
Repeat Playback
Resuming the previous playback
Touch the thumbnail to be played back
You can zoom in by touching a still picture during playback
Zooming in on a still picture during playback Playback zoom
Zooming out from the zoomed still picture
Touch the date select icon. l Touch the playback date
Various playback functions
Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date
Touch the scene or the still picture to be
Touch the desired effects
Highlight Playback
Touch . l
Touch on the thumbnail view
Touch Custom Touch Effect Setup or Music Select
Setting up the custom effect
Playing back with the settings changed
Touch the desired effect
Scene setting
Checking the favorite scenes
Playing back the favorite scenes
Priority settings
Playback time setting
100
Setting up the title
Saving the Highlight Playback
Touch the interval of playback for the slide show
Touch SET to select the item to change
Touch 3D no Effect or 2D
Touch the desired effect
Deleting scenes/still pictures
103
Deleting part of a scene Avchd
Touch Delete
Menu Edit Scene # Section Delete
Dividing a scene Avchd
105
Dividing a scene to partially delete iFrame/MP4
Touch YES
Menu Edit Scene # SPLIT&DELETE
Protecting scenes/still pictures
Menu Video Setup # Delete Personal Info
Deleting personal information
Touch the scene/still picture to be protected
Insert the SD card that was used for Relay Recording
When the confirmation message appears, touch YES
Relay scene combining HC-X900M
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Connect this unit to a TV
High-definition images When connecting to Hdmi terminal
Watching Video/Pictures on your TV
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109
Change the mode to to play back
Select the video input on the TV
≥ Example Select the Hdmi channel with a Hdmi mini cable
110
Connecting with a Hdmi mini cable
To display the on-screen information on the TV
Simple
Menu Setup # Component OUT # desired setting
Connecting with the AV multi cable
Menu Setup # AV Multi # desired setting
Listening in 5.1 channel sound Avchd HC-X900M
Menu Setup # Viera Link # on
Playback using Viera Link
What is the Viera Link Hdavi Control?
≥ If you are not using Viera Link, set to OFF
Other linked operations
Operate with the remote control for the TV
Automatic input switching
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Touch the 2D/3D display icon / / . l
3D image playback HC-X900M
Viewing with 3D compatible TV
Touch 2D/3D or 3D
Menu Setup # 3D Output # Hdmi
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Viewing on the LCD monitor
117
Converting and playing back 2D 3D images as 3D 2D
Touch 3D
Play back the scenes or still pictures Touch
3D image playback HC-X800
Adjusting 3D effect of the 3D image
Touch / to adjust setting
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Play back scenes or still pictures recorded in 3D
119
Converting and playing back 2D images as 3D
Touch / to adjust settings
Menu Video Setup or PICT. Setup # Conv D to 3D # on
120
Check the used space of the copy destination
Change the mode to
Copying between SD card and Built-in
121
Approximate time for copying
Touch Exit when the copy complete message is displayed
Touch desired items following the screen display
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Connecting a DVD burner to copy to/ play back a disc
Preparing for copying/playing back
DVD-R DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R DL +RW +R DL
124
Insert the disc in the DVD burner
Touch the desired item
Burn Disc
Touch Start
About recording formats when copying motion pictures
Copying to discs
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Important Notice
Approximate time for copying to a disc
DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R/+RW/+R
127
≥ When playing back on a TV, connect this unit to the TV. l
Playing back the copied disc
USB Connection Cable supplied with DVD burner
Managing the copied disc
129
Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc recorder, video devices, etc
Check before dubbing
130
To dub using equipment with an SD card slot
To dub using equipment with a USB terminal
You can dub by directly inserting an SD card
131
Touch Recorder on the screen of this unit
Touch the media you wish to dub
About the screen indication of the unit
≥ Images are dubbed in standard quality
You can dub by connecting an AV multi cable
132
Copying after conversion to 2D images
3D image storage
Copying unaltered as 3D images
133
Dubbing in standard picture quality
Menu Video Setup # 2D/3D Display # 2D
Menu Setup # 3D Playback # 2D
Copying scenes recorded in 3D
135
≥ Scenes recorded in 3D are not supported by iMovie’11
Smart Wizard
What you can do with a PC
HD Writer AE
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Formatting discs
About Conversion Assist Function
137
End User License Agreement
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Operating environment
Operating environment for HD Writer AE
CPU
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To use the HD Writer AE
141
Installation
Connecting to a PC
Touch PC on the screen of this unit
Connect this unit to the AC adaptor
Connect this unit to a PC
To disconnect USB cable safely
144
About the PC display
Copying your still pictures to your PC
Example folder structure of an SD card
145
If using Mac
Starting HD Writer AE
146
Operating environment
Double-click Camsd displayed on the desktop
147
Indications
Recording indications
1h30m
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OPEN/F2.0
Indication of connection to other devices
Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connected
Playback indications
Confirmatory indications
150
About recovery
Messages
151
Troubleshooting
It is not a malfunction in following cases
Please Turn Unit
Error Occurred
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OFF, then Turn on
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155
≥ Remote Control of the Setup is OFF. l
Remote control does
Recognized
About this unit
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
Cleaning
156
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
158
About status indicator during charging
About the AC adaptor
159
About 3D About 3D recording
About 3D viewing
≥ Viewing for extended periods may cause eye-fatigue
160 LCD monitor/viewfinder
When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that
About the SD card
Causes of condensation
About personal information
About condensation
161
Licenses
About copyright
Carefully observe copyright Laws
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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 lens cap of the Filter Kit VW-LF49N optional
Attaching the optional accessories on the shoe adaptor
Attaching the conversion lens/ filter kit
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Accessory Order Form For USA and Puerto Rico Customers
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Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions
Limited Warranty Coverage For USA and Puerto Rico Only
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
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As of January
Camcorder Products One 1 year, parts and labour
Panasonic Product Limited Warranty
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Panama Colombia
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Motion picture Custom effect
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Numerics
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USA and Puerto Rico Luminance
Insertar la batería
Testigo de acceso Access a
Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápido
Carga de la batería
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Encender/apagar el dispositivo
Selección del modo
182 Seleccionar un medio para grabar
Cómo usar la pantalla táctil
Selección del idioma
Grabación de películas
≥ Toque Entrar
Reproducción de película Fotografía
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