Panasonic Canada Inc | Panasonic HDC-HS250PC instruction

Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company,

Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America

One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094

Panasonic Canada Inc.

5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3

P

VQT1Y31

F0109TS0 ( 3000  )

© Panasonic Corporation 2009

Printed in Japan

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Panasonic HDC-HS250PC operating instructions Panasonic Canada Inc

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Model No. HDC-HS250P/PC Following mark and symbols are located on bottom of the unit Thank you for choosing Panasonic Following Applies only in the U.S.A FCC NoteFollowing Applies only in Canada Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack Button-type battery Lithium batteryButton-type battery 60 oC 140 Battery pack For USA-California only Important Safety Instructions Indemnity concerning recording content Carefully observe copyright lawsUSE & Location Care Cards that you can use with this unit For the purposes of these operating instructionsLicenses SD Memory Card and Sdhc Memory Card Contents Backup PlaybackWith a PC Others Accessories CD-ROM Features Very clear high definition picturesCompatibility with other products High definition images 1920k1080 Charging the battery Inserting the batteryQuick Guide Inserting/removing an SD card How to turn on the power How to use the touch screenRecording motion pictures Language selection Motion picture playback Still picture playback Handling of HDD Hard disk drive HDD access lamp Access HDD Handling LCD monitor Touch screen l 27USB terminal l 100, 108 Sub recording start/stop button l Remote control sensor l Recording lamp l AF assist lamp l Lens cover aZoom buttons l Lens hood Internal microphones 5.1 channel support Grip belt Power supply Charging the batteryAbout batteries that you can use with this unit Charging lamp Charge a Inserting/removing the battery Battery capacity indication Charging and recording timeCharging/Recording time Connecting to the AC outlet   Preparation of SD cards Cards that you can use with this unitSdhc Access lamp Access a Inserting/removing an SD cardOpen the LCD monitor Securely close the SD card cover Turning the power on and off with the LCD monitor To turn on the power To turn off the powerTurning the unit on/off OFF How to use the touch screen TouchAbout the operation icons About the Stylus pen Using the menu screen Press the Menu button Motion Picture Recording Mode Language selectionMenu list Offon OFFMinutes Still Picture Recording Mode Beeps for 4 times Playback mode Format Card *3 Card Status *3 Format HDD *4 HDD Status *4 Setting date and time ¬ Change the mode to orSelect the menu. l Touch Enter Setup # SET World Time # YES Touch HomeTouch / to select your home region and touch Enter Touch / to select your travel destination and touch Enter Adjusting LCD monitor LCD monitor adjustment Setup # Calibration # YES Touch screen calibrationRecording Yourself Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side Using with the remote Replace a button-type batterySetup # Remote Control # on Control Remote control usable range Operation of direction buttons/OK buttonPress 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 Close the LCD monitor while Mode is set to or Setup # Quick Start # onQuick start Auto focus Quick power on ¬Change the mode to orSetup # Quick Power on # on Select SD card as a media to record from the menu. l When selecting media Select the menu. l Press the recording start/stop button to start recordingMedia Select # HDD or SD Card Screen indications in the recording mode About the compatibility of the recorded motion picturesRecording time elapsed Recording modes/approximate recordable time Record Setup # Shooting Guide Shooting guidePress the PRE-REC button Press the button halfway. For auto focus only Focus indicationPress the button fully About the focusing area Aspect ratio/Picture sizeAbout the screen indications in Still Picture Recording About the focus indication ¬ Change the mode to Picture # Quality # desired settingPicture quality Still Picture Recording mode Number of recordable picturesSD card 169 Motion Picture Recording mode Recording Basic 4 Zoom in/out function Extra Optical ZoomDigital zoom function Zoom lever/Zoom buttons Optical image stabilizer FunctionOptical Image Stabilizer button Recording Basic Touch the object and lock the target Start recordingAbout target frame VQT1Y31 Recording functions Operation iconsOperation icons Touch F to display Soft skin mode BacklightCompensation Intelligent contrast Self-timer MagicPixBuilt-in flash Red eye reduction Scene Mode Menus Guide line Digital cinemaAuto Ground Directional Standby Auto slow shutter Automatic faceFraming Digital cinema color Microphone setup Record Setup # MIC Setup # desired settingSurround Zoom MIC Touch / to adjust the microphone input level Record Setup # MIC Level # SETr /SETMicrophone level Auto Hi-speed burst shooting Press the buttonTouch Record or Delete Touch REC ALL or Select AF assist lamp Shutter soundPicture # AF Assist Lamp # Auto Picture # Shtr Sound # on Microphone setup Digital cinemaAuto Ground-Directional Standby Auto slow shutter Perform the setting by touching the desired item to be set Manual recordingPress the Manual button White balance Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment Touch Shtr or Iris Touch / to adjust settings Manual focus adjustment Picture adjustment Touch the desired setting itemsAdjust the focus by touching MF / MF Touch MF icon Touch the scene to be played back Select the playback operation by touching the operation icon Speaker volume adjustment Change the thumbnail displayFast forward/rewind playback Skip playback To the start of a scene Frame-by-frame playback Direct playbackMotion picture compatibility Creating still picture from motion picture Highlight&Time frame indexTouch the set time selection Touch and select time to be set Playing back motion pictures by date Intelligent scene selectionTouch the date select icon Touch the playback date Touch Scene setting Highlight playbackTouch Highlight Touch the desired item Touch Start Playback time setting Music settingRepeat playback Resuming the previous playback Still picture playback Changing the playback settings for the slide show ShortNormal Approx sec Long Approx sec Playing back still pictures by date Still picture compatibility ¬Change the mode to Deleting scenes/still picturesTo delete by confirming images being played back Touch the scene/still picture to be deleted To continue deleting other scenes Dividing a scene to partially DeleteDelete the unnecessary scene. l Press the Menu button to complete dividing Video Setup or PICT. SETUP# Scene Protect # YES Protecting scenes/stillPictures Touch the scene/still picture to be protected Dpof setting What is DPOF?PICT. Setup # Dpof SET # SET Dpof SET # Cancel ALL Copying between SD card HDDConfirming remaining capacity on the copy destination Media information display Change the mode to CopyingTouch the scene/still picture to be copied Touch Exit when the copy complete message is displayed Touch the date to be copiedApproximate time for copying To copy a 4 GB SD card with full motion pictures to a HDD Setup # Format Card # YES Setup # Format HDD # YESEditing6 Formatting Formatting SD cards Watching Video/Pictures on Your TVConnect this unit to a TV With a TV Change the mode to to play back Select the video input on the TVCables Reference items To display the on-screen information on the TV Connecting with a Hdmi mini cable What is HDMI?Setup # Hdmi Resolution # desired setting 480p Connecting with the component cable Setup # Component OUT # desired setting 480iListening in 5.1 channel sound Playback using Viera Link What is the Viera Link?Setup # Viera Link # on Hdavi Control Operate with the remote control for the TV Turning the power offAutomatic input switching Other linked operations Connecting a DVD burner to Copy to/play back a discPreparing for copying/playing back 100 Insert the disc in the DVD burner 101 Copying to discs Connect this unit to the DVD Burner to prepare for copying100 Touch copy source media Touch the desired item to be copied Touch the scene you want to copy Touch the date you want to copyTouch Enter/ENTER Important Notice About the approximate time it takes for copying to a disc 104Disc type Copy time DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R Playing back the copied disc 105 Formatting discs Displaying disc informationAuto protect Copy to the disc. l Dubbing images onto other Video devices107 ≥ Images are dubbed in standard quality With a printer PictBridge Connect this unit to a printerSelect print source media Touch the icon Touch Touch Date Print to select the date print setting Touch Paper Size to select the paper size settingTouch page Layout to select the desired layout setting Touch to print the pictures When you stop printing halfway 110 Before using 1 What you can do with a PC 111 To use the HD Writer AE 112Available function Data type Software required End User License Agreement 113 Operating environment Operating environment for HD Writer AE 1.0 for HDC114 CPU 115 Necessary softwareSound Interface 116 Setup1 Installation Click Install to start the installation processInsert the CD-ROM into the PC 117 Uninstalling HD Writer AE 118 Connecting to a PC Connect this unit to the AC adaptorTurn on the unit Connect this unit to a PC If the driver has not been recognized properly To disconnect USB cable safely120 About the PC display Copying your still pictures to your PC121 Example folder structure of an SD card Using with a PC 1 Starting HD Writer AE 122 If using Macintosh 123 Recording indications 0h00m00s124 125 Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connected Playback indicationsPC connection indications Confirmatory indications 127 About recovery 128 Functions that cannot be Used simultaneously129 PRE-REC 130 Troubleshooting 131 132 This unit cannot be operated though it is turned on 133 134 135 When the scenes were recorded on different dates When scenes lasting under 3 seconds have been recordedWhen PRE-REC was used for recording 136 When deleting scenes Other cases137 When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it CleaningWhen you are not going to use the unit for an extended time About this unit About the battery When disposing of or giving away this unit, note thatBe sure to detach the battery after use Prepare spare batteries when going out for recording About the AC adaptor LCD monitorAbout condensation 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 Limited Warranty Panasonic Video Products148 Customer Services Directory United States and Puerto Rico Centralized Factory Service CenterFor hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY 149 Warranty For Canadian Customers 150 Index Numerics151 152 Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápido Carga de la batería Insertar/extraer una tarjeta SDInserción de la batería 153 Cómo encender la unidad Cómo usar la pantalla táctilSelección del idioma Grabación de películas Reproducción de películas Reproducción de fotografías155 Panasonic Canada Inc