130 | Panasonic HDC-HS250PC manual

	Functions	Conditions which disable the functions

	Soft Skin Mode	≥ When the Intelligent Auto Mode is on

	Tele macro	≥ When the Sunset, Fireworks, Night Scenery or
		Scenery Mode of Scene Mode is used

	MagicPix	≥ When the Hi-speed Burst Shooting Mode is on
		≥ When the Digital Cinema is used
		≥ When the AF tracking is used
		≥ In Still Picture Recording Mode

	Soft Skin Mode (Set and cancel)	≥ While recording
		≥ When PRE-REC is used
	Tele macro (Set and cancel)	≥ When PRE-REC is used
	Tele macro (Set and cancel)

	MagicPix (Set and cancel)

	Digital cinema color	≥ When the MagicPix function is used
		≥ When the Hi-speed Burst Shooting Mode is on

	Shooting guide	≥ When the AF tracking is used

	Wind noise reduction	≥ When the Hi-speed Burst Shooting Mode is on

	Microphone setup

	Microphone level

	MF assist function	≥ When Digital Zoom (12k or higher) is used

	Hi-speed burst shooting mode	≥ When the Digital Zoom is set to [30k] or [700k]
		≥ When the AF tracking is used
		≥ When the Intelligent Auto Mode is on

	Flash	≥ While recording motion pictures
		≥ When PRE-REC is used
		≥ When the MagicPix function is used
		≥ When the Hi-speed Burst Shooting Mode is on
		≥ When the Sunset, Fireworks or Night Scenery
		Mode of Scene Mode is used.

	AF assist lamp	≥ When the Fireworks Mode of Scene Mode is used
		≥ In Manual Focus Mode

	Shutter sound	≥ While recording motion pictures
		≥ When PRE-REC is used

	Change of white balance	≥ When Digital Zoom (12k or higher) is used
		≥ When the MagicPix function is used
		≥ When the Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Night Scenery
		or Night Portrait Mode of Scene Mode is used

	Adjusting the shutter speed, iris/gain	≥ When the MagicPix function is used
		≥ When the Scene Mode is used
		≥ When the Hi-speed Burst Shooting Mode is on

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Contents

Model No. HDC-HS250P/PC Following mark and symbols are located on bottom of the unit Thank you for choosing Panasonic FCC Note Following Applies only in the U.S.AFollowing Applies only in Canada Button-type battery 60 oC 140 Battery pack Battery pack Lithium ion battery packButton-type battery Lithium battery For USA-California only Important Safety Instructions USE & Location Indemnity concerning recording contentCarefully observe copyright laws Care Licenses Cards that you can use with this unitFor the purposes of these operating instructions SD Memory Card and Sdhc Memory Card Contents With a PC BackupPlayback Others Accessories CD-ROM Compatibility with other products FeaturesVery clear high definition pictures High definition images 1920k1080 Quick Guide Charging the batteryInserting the battery Inserting/removing an SD card Recording motion pictures How to turn on the powerHow to use the touch screen Language selection Motion picture playback Still picture playback Handling of HDD Hard disk drive HDD access lamp Access HDD LCD monitor Touch screen l 27 HandlingUSB terminal l 100, 108 Sub recording start/stop button l Zoom buttons l Remote control sensor l Recording lamp l AF assist lamp lLens cover a Lens hood Internal microphones 5.1 channel support Grip belt About batteries that you can use with this unit Power supplyCharging the battery Charging lamp Charge a Inserting/removing the battery Charging and recording time Battery capacity indicationCharging/Recording time Connecting to the AC outlet   Cards that you can use with this unit Preparation of SD cardsSdhc Open the LCD monitor Access lamp Access aInserting/removing an SD card Securely close the SD card cover Turning the unit on/off Turning the power on and off with the LCD monitorTo turn on the power To turn off the power OFF About the operation icons How to use the touch screenTouch About the Stylus pen Using the menu screen Press the Menu button Language selection Motion Picture Recording ModeMenu list OFF OffonMinutes Still Picture Recording Mode Beeps for 4 times Playback mode Format Card *3 Card Status *3 Format HDD *4 HDD Status *4 Select the menu. l Setting date and time¬ Change the mode to or Touch Enter Touch / to select your home region and touch Enter Setup # SET World Time # YESTouch Home Touch / to select your travel destination and touch Enter Adjusting LCD monitor LCD monitor adjustment Recording Yourself Setup # Calibration # YESTouch screen calibration Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side Setup # Remote Control # on Using with the remoteReplace a button-type battery Control Operation of direction buttons/OK button Remote control usable rangePress a direction button Before recording Basic camera positioning Intelligent auto mode Intelligent auto button When Intelligent Auto Mode is set to off Automatic white balance Quick start Close the LCD monitor while Mode is set to orSetup # Quick Start # on Auto focus Setup # Quick Power on # on Quick power on¬Change the mode to or Select SD card as a media to record from the menu. l Press the recording start/stop button to start recording When selecting media Select the menu. lMedia Select # HDD or SD Card About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures Screen indications in the recording modeRecording time elapsed Recording modes/approximate recordable time Shooting guide Record Setup # Shooting GuidePress the PRE-REC button Focus indication Press the button halfway. For auto focus onlyPress the button fully About the screen indications in Still Picture Recording About the focusing areaAspect ratio/Picture size About the focus indication Picture # Quality # desired setting ¬ Change the mode toPicture quality Number of recordable pictures Still Picture Recording modeSD card 169 Motion Picture Recording mode Digital zoom function Recording Basic 4 Zoom in/out functionExtra Optical Zoom Zoom lever/Zoom buttons Optical Image Stabilizer button Optical image stabilizerFunction Recording Basic Start recording Touch the object and lock the targetAbout target frame VQT1Y31 Operation icons Recording functionsOperation icons Touch F to display Compensation Soft skin modeBacklight Intelligent contrast MagicPix Self-timerBuilt-in flash Red eye reduction Scene Mode Menus Auto Ground Guide lineDigital cinema Directional Standby Framing Auto slow shutterAutomatic face Digital cinema color Surround Microphone setupRecord Setup # MIC Setup # desired setting Zoom MIC Microphone level Touch / to adjust the microphone input levelRecord Setup # MIC Level # SETr /SET Auto Touch Record or Delete Hi-speed burst shootingPress the button Touch REC ALL or Select Picture # AF Assist Lamp # Auto AF assist lampShutter sound Picture # Shtr Sound # on Auto Ground-Directional Standby Microphone setupDigital cinema Auto slow shutter Manual recording Perform the setting by touching the desired item to be setPress the Manual button White balance Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment Touch Shtr or Iris Touch / to adjust settings Adjust the focus by touching MF / MF Manual focus adjustment Picture adjustmentTouch the desired setting items Touch MF icon Touch the scene to be played back Select the playback operation by touching the operation icon Fast forward/rewind playback Speaker volume adjustmentChange the thumbnail display Skip playback To the start of a scene Direct playback Frame-by-frame playbackMotion picture compatibility Touch the set time selection Creating still picture from motion pictureHighlight&Time frame index Touch and select time to be set Touch the date select icon Playing back motion pictures by dateIntelligent scene selection Touch the playback date Touch Highlight Touch the desired item Touch Scene settingHighlight playback Touch Start Repeat playback Playback time settingMusic setting Resuming the previous playback Still picture playback Short Changing the playback settings for the slide showNormal Approx sec Long Approx sec Playing back still pictures by date Still picture compatibility To delete by confirming images being played back ¬Change the mode toDeleting scenes/still pictures Touch the scene/still picture to be deleted To continue deleting other scenes Delete the unnecessary scene. l Dividing a scene to partiallyDelete Press the Menu button to complete dividing Pictures Video Setup or PICT. SETUP# Scene Protect # YESProtecting scenes/still Touch the scene/still picture to be protected PICT. Setup # Dpof SET # SET Dpof settingWhat is DPOF? Dpof SET # Cancel ALL Confirming remaining capacity on the copy destination Copying between SD cardHDD Media information display Copying Change the mode toTouch the scene/still picture to be copied Approximate time for copying Touch Exit when the copy complete message is displayedTouch the date to be copied To copy a 4 GB SD card with full motion pictures to a HDD Editing6 Formatting Setup # Format Card # YESSetup # Format HDD # YES Formatting SD cards Connect this unit to a TV Watching Video/Pictures onYour TV With a TV Select the video input on the TV Change the mode to to play backCables Reference items To display the on-screen information on the TV Setup # Hdmi Resolution # desired setting Connecting with a Hdmi mini cableWhat is HDMI? 480p Setup # Component OUT # desired setting 480i Connecting with the component cableListening in 5.1 channel sound Setup # Viera Link # on Playback using Viera LinkWhat is the Viera Link? Hdavi Control Automatic input switching Operate with the remote control for the TVTurning the power off Other linked operations Preparing for copying/playing back Connecting a DVD burner toCopy to/play back a disc 100 Insert the disc in the DVD burner 101 100 Copying to discsConnect this unit to the DVD Burner to prepare for copying Touch copy source media Touch the desired item to be copied Touch Enter/ENTER Touch the scene you want to copyTouch the date you want to copy Important Notice Disc type Copy time About the approximate time it takes for copying to a disc104 DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R Playing back the copied disc 105 Auto protect Formatting discsDisplaying disc information Copy to the disc. l 107 Dubbing images onto otherVideo devices ≥ Images are dubbed in standard quality Select print source media With a printer PictBridgeConnect this unit to a printer Touch the icon Touch page Layout to select the desired layout setting Touch Touch Date Print to select the date print settingTouch Paper Size to select the paper size setting Touch to print the pictures When you stop printing halfway 110 Before using 1 What you can do with a PC 111 112 To use the HD Writer AEAvailable function Data type Software required End User License Agreement 113 114 Operating environmentOperating environment for HD Writer AE 1.0 for HDC CPU Sound 115Necessary software Interface 116 Insert the CD-ROM into the PC Setup1 InstallationClick Install to start the installation process 117 Uninstalling HD Writer AE 118 Turn on the unit Connecting to a PCConnect this unit to the AC adaptor Connect this unit to a PC To disconnect USB cable safely If the driver has not been recognized properly120 121 About the PC displayCopying your still pictures to your PC Example folder structure of an SD card Using with a PC 1 Starting HD Writer AE 122 If using Macintosh 123 0h00m00s Recording indications124 125 PC connection indications Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connectedPlayback indications Confirmatory indications 127 About recovery 128 129 Functions that cannot beUsed simultaneously PRE-REC 130 Troubleshooting 131 132 This unit cannot be operated though it is turned on 133 134 135 When PRE-REC was used for recording When the scenes were recorded on different datesWhen scenes lasting under 3 seconds have been recorded 136 Other cases When deleting scenes137 When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump itCleaning About this unit Be sure to detach the battery after use About the batteryWhen disposing of or giving away this unit, note that Prepare spare batteries when going out for recording About condensation About the AC adaptorLCD monitor Causes of condensation Specifications 141 142 USB 143 Optional accessories 144 145 Accessory Order Form For USA and Puerto Rico Customers 146 Request for Service Notice USA and Puerto Rico Only 147 Panasonic Video Products Limited Warranty148 For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY Customer Services Directory United States and Puerto RicoCentralized Factory Service Center 149 Warranty For Canadian Customers 150 Numerics Index151 152 Inserción de la batería Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápidoCarga de la batería Insertar/extraer una tarjeta SD 153 Selección del idioma Cómo encender la unidadCómo usar la pantalla táctil Grabación de películas Reproducción de fotografías Reproducción de películas155 Panasonic Canada Inc