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