Model No. HDC-HS100P/PC
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FCC Note
Following Applies only in the U.S.A
HDC-HS100P
Following Applies only in Canada
Button-type battery Lithium battery
Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack
Button-type battery 60 oC 140 Battery pack
For USA-California only
Important Safety Instructions
Care
Indemnity concerning recording content
USE & Location
Cards that you can use with this unit
Carefully observe copyright laws
For the purposes of these operating instructions
Licenses
Contents
Playback
Backup
With a PC
Others
CD-ROM
Accessories
Very clear high definition pictures
Features
Compatibility with other products
High definition images 1920k1080
Inserting the battery
Charging the battery
How to turn on the power
Quick Guide
To exit the Help mode
Help mode
Language selection
Recording motion pictures
Still picture playback
Motion picture playback
Preparation
Hard disk drive
Handling of HDD
LCD monitor open LCD monitor l
Parts identification
Handling
USB terminal 100, 109 Hdmi mini connector Hdmi l 92
Battery holder l
Intelligent auto button iA l
PRE-REC button PRE-REC l
Internal microphones 5.1 channel support
Microphone terminal MIC
Grip belt
Remote control
While pressing the stopper A, pull out the battery holder
Install a button-type battery supplied
Remote control usable range
Charging the battery
Power supply
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Charging lamp Charge a
Removing the battery
Inserting/removing the battery
Charging/Recording time
Charging and recording time
HDD HA/HG/HX
HDD
Battery capacity indication
Connecting to the AC outlet
Cards that you can use with this unit
Setup 2 Preparation of SD cards
Card type Capacity Motion picture recording Still picture
Sdhc
Inserting/removing an SD card
Card access lamp Access a
Open the LCD monitor
Securely close the SD card cover
Turning the power on and off with the LCD monitor
Selecting a mode
To turn on the power To turn off the power
Turning the unit on/off
Press the Menu button
Setup 4 Using the menu screen
Menu list
Recording mode
Language selection
Minutes
Offon
AV OUT
Headphone
Setup
Playback mode
PICT. Setup
Edit SCENE*1
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select
Setting date and time
Select the menu. l
Press the cursor button to enter the selection
≥ When the destination is in summer time
≥ When the home is in summer time period
Select Home and press the cursor button
Select Destination and press the cursor button
LCD/EVF select switch
Adjusting LCD monitor
Adjusting the brightness and the color level
Viewfinder
Recording showing the contents to a partner
Adjusting the viewfinder field of view
Recording
Basic camera positioning
Before recording
Auto Ground-Directional Standby AGS
About auto mode
Record Setup # AGS # on
Set the LCD/EVF select switch to LCD. l Select the menu. l
Quick power on
Close the LCD monitor while the mode dial is set to
Quick start
Select the media to record from the menu. l
Recording motion pictures
Press the recording start/stop button to start recording
Media Select # HDD or SD Card
About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures
Recording time elapsed
Screen indications in the recording mode
When motion picture recording stops suddenly
HDD
Recording modes/approximate recordable time
Press the PRE-REC button
Shooting guide
≥ Aim this unit at the subject and position it securely
Advanced # Shooting Guide #
Focus indication
Recording still pictures
Press the button halfway. For auto focus only
To record still pictures clearly
About the screen indications when the button is pressed
Press the button fully
About the focus indication
About the focusing area
Number of recordable pictures
Zoom in/out function
Basic # D.ZOOM # desired setting
Digital zoom function
Zoom lever
Function
Optical image stabilizer
Optical image stabilizer button
S. Optical Image Stabilizer
Intelligent auto button
Intelligent auto mode
Operation icons
Recording functions
Operation icons
Press the cursor button,
Backlight
Fade
Compensation
Black
Intelligent contrast
Self-timer
Control
Press the Menu button
Automatic face
Soft skin mode
Detection
MagicPix
Headphone volume adjustment
Tele macro
Soft skin mode
MagicPix ≥ Recorded scene is seen as if frames were missed
24p digital cinema
MenusRecording functions
Guide line
Surround
Microphone setup
Zoom MIC
Focus MIC
Select the range of pictures that will be stored
HD hi-speed burst shooting
Press the button
Red eye reduction
Built-in flash
Shutter sound
Auto slow shutter
Digital cinema color
Digital cinema color
Red eye reduction
Auto slow shutter
Scene mode
Setting the menu
Set the AUTO/MANUAL switch to Manual
Recording manually by
Wind noise reduction
Record Setup # Wind CUT # on
Auto
Move the cursor button to adjust the microphone input level
Microphone level
Advanced # Picture Adjust # YES
Picture adjustment
Zebra
Advanced # Zebra # on
Luminance
On Adjust
Histogram
Always
Set the AUTO/MANUAL switch to MANUAL. l
Recording manually using
Multi manual ring
Camera function button
Adjust the focus by rotating the ring
Manual focus adjustment
Zoom operation
Zoom by rotating the ring
To set the white balance manually
White balance
Enter the selection by pressing the camera function button
Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment
Playback
Motion picture playback
Rotate the mode dial to select
Fast forward/rewind playback
Speaker/Headphone volume adjustment
Towards r
Towards s
Frame-by-frame playback
Skip playback To the start of a scene
Slow-motion playback
Motion picture compatibility
Creating still picture from motion picture
Playing back motion pictures by date
Extracting parts recorded clearly to play back
Intelligent scene selection
Video Setup # Resume Play # on
Video Setup # Repeat Play # on
Repeat playback
Resuming the previous playback
Still picture playback
Still picture compatibility
Select the still picture to be played back
Playing back still pictures by date
Deleting scenes/still pictures
To continue deleting other scenes
Edit Scene # Divide # SET
Divide # Cancel ALL
Dividing a scene to delete
Editing
Video Setup or PICT. SETUP# Scene Protect # YES
PicturesProtecting scenes/still
What is DPOF?
Editing 4 Dpof setting
Tab while the mode dial is set to
Select the number of prints, then press the cursor button
HDD
Copying between SD card
Confirming remaining capacity on the copy destination
Copying
Select Start and press the cursor button
Select the item and press the cursor button
Select the date to be copied and press the cursor button
To copy 600 still pictures approx 600 MB
Approximate time for copying
To copy a 4 GB SD card with full motion pictures to a HDD
Setup # Format HDD # YES
Setup # Format Card # YES
Editing 6 FormattingHDD SD cards
Formatting SD cards
Your TV
Watching Video/Pictures on
Connect this unit to a TV
With a TV
Cables Reference items
Set the mode dial to to play back
To display the on-screen information on the TV
To watch images with a 169 aspect ratio on a regular TV
What is HDMI?
Connecting with a Hdmi mini cable
Setup # Hdmi Resolution # desired setting
480p
Connecting with the AV cable
Connecting with the component cable
Setup # Component OUT # desired setting 480i
Setup # AV Jack # AV OUT
Playback operation with the remote control for the TV
Playback using Viera Link
¬Set the mode dial to
Hdavi Control
Other linked operations
Turning the power off
Automatic input switching
Backup
Copy to/play back a disc
Connecting a DVD burner to
Preparing for copying/playing back
100
Select Burn Disc and press the cursor button
Insert the disc in the DVD burner
Select Play Disc and press the cursor button
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102
Copying to discs
Select START, then press the cursor button
Press the Disc Copy button
Select Next and press the cursor button
103
About the approximate time it takes for copying to a disc
Important Notice
104
Disc type Copy time
105
106
Playing back the copied disc
Use the cursor button to select disc playback tab
Displaying disc information
Formatting discs
Auto protect
Copy to the disc. l
Video device
Dubbing images onto other
Change the video input on
Is connected to
109
With a printer PictBridge
Connect this unit to a printer
Select the paper size setting on Paper Size
Select the date print setting on Date Print
Select the desired layout setting on page Layout
Press the Menu button to display the PictBridge menus
111
With a PC
112
What you can do with a PC
Software required Available function Data type
To use the HD Writer 2.6E
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End User License Agreement
Operating environment for HD Writer 2.6E for HDC
Operating environment
115
CPU
Necessary software
116
Sound
Interface
117
Setup 1 Installation
Insert the CD-ROM into the PC
Uninstalling HD Writer 2.6E
Check the contents, then close Window
Click Finish
118
Connection and recognition
120
About the PC display
Copying your still pictures to your PC
121
Starting HD Writer 2.6E
122
If using Macintosh
123
Others
0h00m00s
Recording indications
124
Open
Playback indications
PC connection indications
Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connected
Confirmatory indications
126
127
Error OCCURRED. Please Turn Unit OFF, then Turn on Again
This Battery Cannot be Used
128
Please Check External Drive or Disc
129
About recovery
Used simultaneously
Functions that cannot be
130
PRE-REC
131
132
Troubleshooting
Auto focus function does not work
133
This unit cannot be operated though it is turned on
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136
When more than 99 scenes were recorded on the same date
When the scenes were recorded on different dates
When scenes lasting under 3 seconds have been recorded
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138
When PRE-REC was used for recording
When the setting of the 24p digital cinema is turned on/off
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When deleting scenes
Cleaning
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
About this unit
141
About the battery
About the AC adaptor
About condensation
LCD monitor/viewfinder
Causes of condensation
142
Explanation of terms
White balance adjustment
Automatic white balance
Auto focus
Recording a subject with little contrast
144
Recording a subject behind dirty or dusty window
145
Specifications
USB
146
DC output
147
Still pictures Recording media SD Memory Card
148
Optional accessories
VW-AD21PP-K*1
VW-VH04 RP-CDHM15 RP-CDHM30
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Visa
Accessory Order Form For USA Customers
150
151
Request for Service Notice USA Only
Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty For USA Customers
Panasonic Video Products
152
Centralized Factory Service Center
Customer Services Directory
For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY
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Warranty For Canadian Customers
155
Index
Numerics
156
Carga de la batería
Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápido
Inserción de la batería
Cómo encender la unidad
Modo de ayuda
Selección del idioma
Grabación de películas
Para salir del modo de ayuda
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Reproducción de películas
Reproducción de fotografías
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