HC-V250
About the recording format for Recording motion pictures
Indemnity about recorded Content
Read this first
Cards that you can use with This unit
For the purposes of this
Contents
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Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc recorder
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Names and Functions of Main Parts
Speaker V connector A/V l 103 Recording/playback button / l
SD card cover l Access lamp Access l Card slot l
Level Shot Function button l
DC input terminal DC in l
Shoulder strap fixture Grip belt
HC-V250
Lens cover
Lens Internal stereo microphones
Lens cover Internal stereo microphones
Removing the battery
Power supply
Inserting/removing the battery
≥ Press the power button to turn off the unit. l
To charge by connecting to other device
Charging the battery
Connecting to the AC outlet
Insert the AC adaptor into an AC outlet
Charging and recording time
Charging/Recording time
Battery capacity indication
Recording to a card
Cards that you can use with this unit
Card type Capacity
Inserting/removing an SD card
Access lamp Access a
Check that the access lamp has gone off
Securely close the SD card cover
To turn off the unit
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
Selecting a mode
Touch the recording mode switching icon
Recording/playback button
Touch
How to use the touch screen
To display the recording mode switching icon
Slide while touching
Recording Mode Playback Mode
About the Touch Menu
To display the Touch Menu
Displaying the World Time setting l
Setting date and time
Menu Setup # Clock SET
Select the menu. l
Basic motion picture recording
Before recording
Basic camera positioning
Recording Yourself
Screen indications in the Motion Picture Recording Mode
Recording motion pictures
1h20m
Recording format
MP4/iFrame
Recording still pictures
Press the button fully
Recording still pictures in Motion Picture Recording Mode
About the focusing area
Motion picture/Still picture playback
Touch the scene or the still picture to be played back
Change the thumbnail display
0h01m30s
Speaker volume adjustment
Motion picture compatibility
Still picture compatibility
Touch Menu
Using the menu screen
About Guide display
Touch the top menu a Touch the submenu B
Clock SET
Using the Setup Menu
Display
SET World Time
Touch
To return the display to the home setting
Link Clock to Daylight Saving
Destination and touch Enter
ZOOM/REC Display
DATE/TIME
Date Format
S. Lock Display
Economy Batt
Menu Setup # Economy Batt # on
Menu Setup # Economy AC # on
Economy AC
Alert Sound
Menu Setup # Quick Start # on
Quick Start
Close the LCD monitor
Select Operation Icons
Power LCD
Touch / to adjust settings Touch Enter
LCD SET
Hdmi Resolution
TV Aspect
Initial SET
Menu Setup # Format Media # desired media
Number Reset
Menu Setup # Number Reset
Format Media
Menu Setup # Firmware Version Info
Firmware Upgrade
Menu Setup # Media Status
Media Status
Eye-Fi Transfer
Demo Mode
S. Demo
Eye-Fi Direct
About the zoom bar
Using the zoom
Zoom ratio during the Still Picture Recording Mode
About the zoom speed
Level Shot Function HC-V550
Level Shot Function button
Image Stabilizer Function HC-V250
Changing Image Stabilizer Mode
Still Picture Recording Mode
S. Optical Image Stabilizer button
Touch the desired Recording Mode button icon
Changing the Recording Mode
Touch the Recording Mode button icon
Mode Effect
Intelligent Auto
Intelligent Auto Mode
Automatic White Balance
Auto Focus
Creative Control
Touch / to adjust settings
Intelligent Auto Plus
Start recording
Touch to adjust the horizontal position In-focus portion
Mini Miniature Effect
Touch Size
8mm 8mm movie
Siln Silent movie
Blue # Red # Yellow
Touch the desired setup time
Intv Time Lapse Rec
SECOND/10 SECONDS/30 SECONDS/1 MINUTE/2 Minutes
Scene Mode
Touch the desired Scene Mode
≥ Night Scenery
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Select sound in loop recording setting
To switch sound in loop recording
Menu Record Setup # Sound In Loop Recording # on or OFF
Creating a new recording group
Before recording in Stop Motion Animation Assist Mode
Stop Motion Animation Assist HC-V550
Menu Picture # Create Stop Motion
Touch the MNL to switch to Manual Mode. l
Manual recording
WB
White Balance
Touch WB Touch / to select White Balance Mode
Automatic White Balance adjustment
To set the White Balance manually
Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment
Touch Shtr or Iris Touch / to adjust settings
Menu Record Setup # MF Assist # on
Manual Focus adjustment
Adjust the focus by touching MF / MF
Touch Focus Touch MF to change to Manual Focus
Recording with the Touch Function
Touch function icons
Touch to switch the Image Stabilizer on/off
Image Stabilizer Function
Active
HC-V250
Touch the object and lock the target
AF/AE tracking
About target frame
Target frame
To make the display of disappear
Menu Setup # O.I.S. Lock Display # desired setting
Optical Image Stabilizer Lock
Touch to turn the Image Stabilizer on. l
Touch Shutter
Touch the subject
Recording functions of operation icons
Operation icons
To select the color for fade in/out
Menu Record Setup # Fade Color #
Fade
Intelligent Contrast Control
PRE-REC
Self-timer
To stop the timer midway through
Intelligent Exposure
Tele Macro
Night Mode
Backlight Compensation
Guidelines
Scene Mode
Recording functions of menus
Zoom Mode
REC Format
REC Mode
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Prioritized face framing
Menu Record Setup # Face Framing # desired setting
Face Framing
Primary
Level Gauge
Menu Record Setup # Level Gauge # on
Menu Record Setup # AGS # on
AGS
Auto Slow Shtr
Menu Record Setup # Auto Slow Shtr # on
Menu Record Setup # Shooting Guide # on
Digital Cinema Color
Menu Record Setup # MIC Setup # desired setting
MIC Setup
Menu Record Setup # Wind CUT # on
Wind CUT
Touch the desired setting items
Picture Adjust
Touch / to adjust
MIC Level
Menu Picture # Picture Size # desired setting
Picture Size
Picture size Aspect ratio Extra Optical Zoom l
Menu Picture # Shtr Sound # desired setting
Shtr Sound
Motion picture playback using operation icon
Playback Operations
Playback display Operating steps
Touch the direct playback bar or slide it
Creating still picture from motion picture
Playback operation Playback display Operating steps
While touching
Touch the desired search condition
Highlight & Time Frame Index
Repeat Playback
Touch / to set the time
Zooming in on a still picture during playback Playback zoom
Menu Video Setup # Resume Play # on
Resuming the previous playback
Zooming out from the zoomed still picture
Touch the date select icon. l
Various playback functions
Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date
Touch the playback date
Highlight Playback
Touch . l Touch the desired effect
≥ Highlight Playback cannot be used for MP4/iFrame scenes
Touch the desired sound
Setting up the custom effect
Touch Custom Touch Effect Setup or Music Select
Touch Start
Playing back with the settings changed
Scene setting
Playing back the favorite scenes
Priority settings
Checking the favorite scenes
To clear the favorite scenes from the thumbnail display
Playback time setting
Setting up the title
Entering text
Saving the Highlight Playback
Touch YES Touch Exit
≥ Manual Edit cannot be used for MP4/iFrame scenes
Manual Edit
Touch 1080/60p or 1080/60i
Menu Edit Scene # Manual Edit
To select a scene
To select part of a scene
Touch Music Touch the desired sound
To set the music
To save a manually-edited scene
Touch YES
Check the Baby Calendar
Baby Calendar
Enter the baby’s birthday
Changes the age in months display to that of the next month
To return to the normal thumbnail display
To change/add a baby’s registered details
To delete a baby’s registered details
Touch Start and start the audio testing
Touch . l
Touch the interval of playback for the slide show
To play back other recording groups
Touch Start Select the playback operation. l
Touch a thumbnail to play back the slide show
Touch the date select icon
Touch ALL SCENES, Multi or Single
Deleting scenes/still pictures
To delete the scene or still picture being played back
Touch the scene/still picture to be deleted
When you stop deleting halfway
To complete editing
Stop the playback
Deleting part of a scene Avchd
Top and bottom section selection buttons
Menu Edit Scene # Section Delete
Touch Return to complete dividing
Dividing a scene Avchd
Touch the scene to be divided To set the dividing point
To delete all the divided points
Touch the part for deletion
Dividing a scene to partially delete MP4/iFrame
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Menu Edit Scene # SPLIT&DELETE
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Menu Video Setup or PICT. Setup # Scene Protect
Protecting scenes/still pictures
Touch the scene/still picture to be protected
To stop converting to MP4 halfway
Convert to MP4
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To exit the MP4 conversion
Connect this unit to a TV
Watching Video/Pictures on your TV
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≥ Use the Hdmi mini cable supplied
Change the mode to to play back
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Select the video input on the TV
Menu Setup # EXT. Display # desired setting
To display the on-screen Information on the TV
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Connecting with a Hdmi mini cable
Menu Setup # Hdmi Resolution # AUTO/1080p/1080i/480p
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Menu Setup # Viera Link # on
Playback using Viera Link
What is the Viera Link Hdavi Control?
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Operate with the remote control for the TV
Other linked operations
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Copying/playing back with a USB HDD
Preparing for copying/playing back
Connect the AC adaptor supplied with USB HDD to the USB HDD
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Points to check before copying
Formatting
When you stop copying halfway
Simple copy
Displaying media information
Copy selected files
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Playing back the USB HDD
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Connect this unit to the USB HDD to prepare for playback. l
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Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc recorder, video device, etc
Check before dubbing
Equipment used For dubbing Dubbing picture quality To dub
Touch Recorder on the screen of this unit
To dub using equipment with a USB terminal
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≥ Turn on the unit
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Using the Eye-Ficard
Menu Setup # Eye-Fi Transfer # on
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Menu Video Setup or PICT. Setup # TRANSFER/PROTECT
Using Eye-Fi direct mode
Menu Setup # Eye-Fi Direct
Selecting files to transfer
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Wi-Fifunction
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If the device is Android NFC-compatible
Preparations before using Link to Cell
Link to Cell
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Setting up a Wi-Fi connection via a wireless access point
If the device is Android non-NFC-compatible or iOS
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Using Link to Cell with a direct connection
Press Wi-Fi button and touch Link to Cell
Start up the smartphone application Image App
Using Link to Cell with a wireless access point connection
Connect the smartphone to a wireless access point
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About Link to Cell
Screen display during remote operations
Recording screen
Functions available for remote operations Recording Mode
Playback Mode
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Preparations before using Baby Monitor
Baby Monitor
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Sending notifications to your smartphone
Using Baby Monitor
Voice message function
Sound detection
Notification Test
Changing Baby Monitor settings
Notification Setup
Remote Voice Level
Preparations before using Home Cam
Home Cam
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Turn off the Wi-Fi setting of the smartphone
Using Home Cam
Connecting with Android non-NFC-compatible or iOS device
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When configuring the home monitor settings using QR code
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To exit Home Cam
Recommended optimal speed Upstream
Image quality
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Kbps or higher
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What you can operate with a smartphone
What you can set with a smartphone
Home Monitor Connect
Changing the home monitor settings of this unit
Touch Setup and select desired setting
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Dlna Play
Preparations before using Dlna Play
Press Wi-Fi button and touch Dlna Play
Playing back on a TV
Select this unit Ssid by the TV side
Perform playback operations with the TV remote control
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To exit Dlna Play
Preparations before using Copy
Copy
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Creating a shared folder destination folder on the PC
When using HD Writer LE
When not using HD Writer LE
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Touch Manual Setting
Copying to a PC
Touch INPUT, and enter the name of the shared folder
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Live Cast
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Acquire a Lumix Club Login ID/Password
Preparations before using Live Cast
Acquire a Ustream ID/Password/App
Use linked services with Lumix Club
To start the live broadcast
Broadcasting live
To send e-mails
To stop the live broadcast
Touch to display the live broadcast setting screen
About the screen indications in the Live Cast Mode
Configuring the live broadcast settings
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To configure the e-mail delivery settings
To set the image quality
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To save in Ustream
Broadcasting live with no sound
Touch Save in Ustream Touch on or OFF
Install the Image App
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Connect your Android Connect your iOS
Setting Up a Wi-Fi Connection
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Using the Wi-Fi Easy Setup to set up a connection
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Set on the smartphone
WPS Connection
Connecting to a wireless access point
Enter a PIN code to set the Wi-Fi connection
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Enter the Password
Searching for wireless access points to set up a connection
Touch Search for wireless network
Confirming that the Wi-Fi connection is complete
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Setting up a connection manually
Touch INPUT, then enter the Password
Touch the desired Encryption method
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Setting up a direct connection to a smartphone
Connecting with QR code
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Connecting by entering an Ssid and Password
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Connecting from the history
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If the Wi-Fi connection cannot be established
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How to Use the Wi-Fi Setup Menu
Lumix Club
Menu Password
Start up using NFC
Economy Wi-Fi
Touch Next Touch INPUT, and enter the same Password again
Connection Test
IP Address/DNS Settings
Device Name
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PC Connect Setup
Using the Lumix Club
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Touch YES in the Login ID delete confirmation screen
Check or change the acquired Login ID/Password
Delete your Login ID and account from the Lumix Club
Check the Lumix Club terms of use
Using WEB services
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What you can do with a PC
HD Writer LE Smart Wizard
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Important Notice
About Conversion Assist Function
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End User License Agreement
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Operating environment
Operating environment for HD Writer LE
CPU
Sound
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Space
Interface
To use the HD Writer LE
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Installation
Uninstalling HD Writer LE
Insert the CD-ROM into the PC
Connect this unit to the AC adaptor
Connecting to a PC
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Turn on the unit
Charging the battery by connecting it to different devices
To disconnect USB cable safely
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About the PC display
Copying your still pictures to Your PC
Example folder structure of an SD card
Starting HD Writer LE
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Copying still pictures on a Mac
If using Mac
Operating environment
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Indications
Recording indications
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OPEN/F2.0
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0dB
USB HDD
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This Battery Cannot be Used
Messages
Check Card
About recovery
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Troubleshooting
It is not a malfunction in following cases
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Environment TOO
DARK, or Lens Cover
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Lumix Club
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About this unit
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
Cleaning
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Be sure to detach the battery after use
About the battery
When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
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Do not throw an old battery into fire
About status indicator during charging
Prepare spare batteries when going out for recording
About the AC adaptor
When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that
About the SD card LCD monitor
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About personal information
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Disclaimer
Licenses
About copyright
Carefully observe copyright Laws
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Recording modes/approximate recordable time
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4224k2376 1920k1080 3136k2352 640k480 Aspect ratio 169
Approximate number of recordable pictures
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SD card 16 GB
When removing the Suction Cup Mount
Optional accessories
When attaching the Suction Cup Mount
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Connecting the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle to this unit
About the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle
Attach this unit to the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle
Mode Operation Description Remote Pan Tilt Cradle
Using the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle
Touch the desired Remote Pan Tilt Cradle Mode
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Touch , and operate the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle with
To switch the Remote Pan Tilt Cradle Mode
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Press the recording start/stop button
Tilt Angle
Remote Pan Tilt Cradle settings
Panning Angle
Tilt Speed
Moving Object Demo
Pan/Tilt Check
Party Scene Demo
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