HC-X800
Following Applies only in the U.S.A. and Canada
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Following Applies only in the U.S.A
Core when connecting to computer or peripheral devices
FCC Note
Following Applies only in Canada
AC adaptor
Concerning the battery
Batteries
Following Applies only in Latin American Countries
Product Identification Marking
A./CANADA Consumers Attention
Product Location
For USA-California only
Important Safety Instructions
Precautions
USE & Location
Care
About the recording format for recording motion pictures
Indemnity about recorded content
Handling of built-in memory HC-X900M
Avchd 3D
SD Memory Card, Sdhc Memory Card and Sdxc Memory Card
Cards that you can use with This unit
Contents
Preparation
Basic
Puerto Rico
CD-ROM
Accessories
Charging the battery
Inserting the battery
Access lamp Access a
Quick Guide
Turning the unit on and off with the power button
Selecting a mode
Turning the unit on/off
Turning the unit on and off with the LCD monitor/viewfinder
Language selection
How to use the touch screen
Selecting a media to record
Recording motion pictures
Motion picture/Still picture Playback
Change the mode to Touch the play mode select icon a
Touch the scene or the still picture to be played back
Operation icon
LCD monitor Touch screen l
Names and Functions of Main Parts
Lens cover
AF assist lamp l Recording lamp l
SD card cover l Tripod receptacle
Mode l Recording start/stop button l
This unit
Shoulder strap fixture Grip belt
Mode switch l Viewfinder l
Power supply and the noise will stop
Headphone terminal l
DC input terminal DC in l
Inserting/removing the battery
Power supply
≥ 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/Recording time
Charging and recording time
Continuous
Minimum
Battery capacity indication
IFrame
VW-VBN260 optional
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
Press the C Part of the SD Card cover Close the SD
To turn off the unit
Turning the unit on/off
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
Preparation of the LCD monitor/ Viewfinder HC-X900M
How to use the touch screen
Touch
Slide while touching
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
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
Recording motion pictures
Screen indications in the Motion Picture Recording Mode
0h00m00s
When motion picture is recorded in Avchd Progressive format
When motion picture is recorded in Avchd 3D 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
About the focusing area
Recording still pictures in Motion Picture Recording Mode
¬ 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
≥ It will switch to the screen displaying
Change the mode to Touch the play mode select icon A. l
Motion picture/Still picture playback
Touch the scene or the still picture to be Played back
Change the thumbnail display
Speaker/Headphone volume adjustment
Screen
Scene or still picture being played back is
Still picture compatibility
Motion picture compatibility
Using the quick menu
Using the menu screen
Select the menu
Using the Setup Menu
Display
Clock SET
ZOOM/REC Display
Date Format
S. Lock Display ON/OFF
DATE/TIMEDATE/D/T/OFF
EXT. Display
Quick Power on
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
REC Lamp
Remote Control
Alert Sound
Select Operation Icons
LCD SET
Power LCD
EVF SET
AV Multi
Number Reset
Hdmi Resolution
TV Aspect
3D Output
Format Media
Format Card
Card Status
Touch Format Media Touch SD Card or Built-inMemory
Media Status
Demo Mode
S. Demo
Language
Replace a button-type battery
Using with the remote control HC-X900M
Menu Setup # Remote Control # on
Power on/off button
Operation of direction buttons/OK button
Remote control usable range
Press a direction button
≥ Selected item will become yellow
Ring zoom HC-X900M
Using the zoom
Still Picture Recording Mode
Zoom ratio during the Still Picture Recording Mode
Image Stabilizer Function
Optical image stabilizer button
Changing Image Stabilizer Mode
1080/60p recording
1080/60p button
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
Recording functions of operation icons
Operation icons
Fade*1 Intelligent Contrast Control*1
Fade
Menu Record Setup # Fade Color #
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
This is for recording still pictures using the timer
Self-timer
Intelligent Exposure
Backlight Compensation
Adjust the volume of the headphone while recording
Headphone volume adjustment
Guidelines
Displaying Guidelines at playback
Recording functions of menus
Scene Mode
Zoom Mode
Menu Record Setup # REC Mode # desired setting
REC Mode
≥ Recordable time using the battery l
Time Lapse REC
Menu Record Setup # Relay REC # on
Menu Record Setup # Digital Cinema # on
Digital Cinema
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
Touch the person to cancel
Canceling a registered person
Name Display
Face Framing
Auto Slow Shtr 3D
Auto Slow Shtr 2D
AGS
Prioritized face framing
Menu Record Setup # Shooting Guide # on
Wind Noise Canceler
Menu Record Setup # Wind Noise Canceler # on
Digital Cinema Color
Menu Record Setup # MIC Setup # desired setting
MIC Setup
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
Menu Picture # Aspect Ratio # desired setting
Picture size in Motion Picture Recording Mode
Aspect Ratio
Picture size Aspect 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
Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode
To switch to Manual Mode
Manual recording
≥ MNL appears on the screen
Auto White Balance adjustment
Touch WB Touch / to select White Balance Mode
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 iris/gain adjustment
Manual shutter speed adjustment
≥ Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode. l
Recording with Manual Focus
Menu Record Setup # MF Assist # on
Adjust the focus by touching MF / MF
Touch Focus Touch MF to change to Manual Focus
≥ MF appears on the screen
Recording 3D image
Setup # 3D CONV. Lens Setup
Recording 3D image
Attach the 3D Conversion Lens to the unit
To switch the image during the recording to 2D 3D display
Touch Exit to end the adjustment
Press the recording start/stop button to start recording. l
Press the button to record still pictures. l
Functions not available during 3D recording
Functions that cannot be used during 3D recording
Motion picture playback using operation icon
Playback Operations
Playback display Operating steps
Highlight & Time Frame Index
Creating still picture from motion picture
Touch the desired search condition
Playback Playback display Operating steps Operation
Resuming the previous playback
Repeat 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
Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date
Various playback functions
Touch the date select icon. l Touch the playback date
Touch the scene or the still picture to be
Touch . l
Highlight Playback
Touch the desired effects
Touch on the thumbnail view
Playing back with the settings changed
Setting up the custom effect
Touch Custom Touch Effect Setup or Music Select
Touch the desired effect
Checking the favorite scenes
Scene setting
Priority settings
Playback time setting
Playing back the favorite scenes
Setting up the title
Saving the Highlight Playback
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Touch 3D no Effect or 2D
Touch SET to select the item to change
Touch the interval of playback for the slide show
Touch the desired effect
Deleting scenes/still pictures
Touch Delete
Deleting part of a scene Avchd
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Menu Edit Scene # Section Delete
Dividing a scene Avchd
Touch YES
Dividing a scene to partially delete iFrame/MP4
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Menu Edit Scene # SPLIT&DELETE
Deleting personal information
Menu Video Setup # Delete Personal Info
Protecting scenes/still pictures
Touch the scene/still picture to be protected
Relay scene combining HC-X900M
When the confirmation message appears, touch YES
Insert the SD card that was used for Relay Recording
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Watching Video/Pictures on your TV
High-definition images When connecting to Hdmi 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
To display the on-screen information on the TV
Connecting with a Hdmi mini cable
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Simple
Menu Setup # AV Multi # desired setting
Connecting with the AV multi cable
Menu Setup # Component OUT # desired setting
Listening in 5.1 channel sound Avchd HC-X900M
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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Viewing with 3D compatible TV
3D image playback HC-X900M
Touch the 2D/3D display icon / / . l
Touch 2D/3D or 3D
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Menu Setup # 3D Output # Hdmi
Viewing on the LCD monitor
Touch 3D
Converting and playing back 2D 3D images as 3D 2D
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Play back the scenes or still pictures Touch
Touch / to adjust setting
Adjusting 3D effect of the 3D image
3D image playback HC-X800
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Play back scenes or still pictures recorded in 3D
Menu Video Setup or PICT. Setup # Conv D to 3D # on
Touch / to adjust settings
Converting and playing back 2D images as 3D
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Copying between SD card and Built-in
Change the mode to
Check the used space of the copy destination
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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
Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc recorder, video devices, etc
Check before dubbing
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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
You can dub by connecting an AV multi cable
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≥ Images are dubbed in standard quality
Copying unaltered as 3D images
3D image storage
Copying after conversion to 2D images
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Menu Setup # 3D Playback # 2D
Menu Video Setup # 2D/3D Display # 2D
Dubbing in standard picture quality
Copying scenes recorded in 3D
≥ Scenes recorded in 3D are not supported by iMovie’11
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HD Writer AE
What you can do with a PC
Smart Wizard
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About Conversion Assist Function
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Formatting discs
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End User License Agreement
Operating environment for HD Writer AE
Operating environment
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CPU
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To use the HD Writer AE
Connecting to a PC
Installation
Connect this unit to a PC
Connect this unit to the AC adaptor
Touch PC on the screen of this unit
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
If using Mac
Starting HD Writer AE
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Operating environment
Double-click Camsd displayed on the desktop
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Recording indications
Indications
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1h30m
OPEN/F2.0
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Playback indications
Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connected
Indication of connection to other devices
Confirmatory indications
About recovery
Messages
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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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Remote control does
≥ Remote Control of the Setup is OFF. l
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Recognized
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
About the battery
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
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About 3D viewing
About 3D About 3D recording
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≥ Viewing for extended periods may cause eye-fatigue
When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that
About the SD card
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About condensation
About personal information
Causes of condensation
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Carefully observe copyright Laws
About copyright
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
Optional accessories
Accessory No Description
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Attaching the conversion lens/ filter kit
Attaching the optional accessories on the shoe adaptor
Attaching the lens cap of the Filter Kit VW-LF49N optional
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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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Panasonic Product Limited Warranty
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Camcorder Products One 1 year, parts and labour
Also you may contact us directly by our Contact Center
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Numerics
Motion picture Custom effect
USA and Puerto Rico Luminance
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Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápido
Testigo de acceso Access a
Insertar la batería
Carga de la batería
Encender/apagar el dispositivo
Selección del modo
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Selección del idioma
Cómo usar la pantalla táctil
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Grabación de películas
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Reproducción de película Fotografía
≥ Toque Entrar
Hacia abajo mientras la toca
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