Before recording, Basic camera positioning

Recording

Recording (Basic) 1

Before recording

∫Basic camera positioning

≥When you are outdoors, record pictures with the sunlight behind you. If the subject is backlit, it will become dark in the recording.

≥When recording, make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of colliding with another person or object.

1Hold the unit with both hands.

2Put your hand through the grip belt.

3 Do not cover the microphones A.

4 Do not cover inlet B of the cooling fan with your hand as it will prevent heat release.

5 It is convenient to use the Sub-recording Start/Stop button C when holding the unit around your waist. 6 Keep your arms near your body.

7 Separate your legs for better balance.

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Panasonic HDC-HS250PC operating instructions Before recording, Basic camera positioning

Contents

Model No. HDC-HS250P/PC Thank you for choosing Panasonic Following mark and symbols are located on bottom of the unit Following Applies only in the U.S.A FCC NoteFollowing Applies only in Canada For USA-California only Battery pack Lithium ion battery packButton-type battery Lithium battery Button-type battery 60 oC 140 Battery pack Important Safety Instructions Care Indemnity concerning recording contentCarefully observe copyright laws USE & Location SD Memory Card and Sdhc Memory Card Cards that you can use with this unitFor the purposes of these operating instructions Licenses Contents Others BackupPlayback With a PC CD-ROM Accessories High definition images 1920k1080 FeaturesVery clear high definition pictures Compatibility with other products Inserting/removing an SD card Charging the batteryInserting the battery Quick Guide Language selection How to turn on the powerHow to use the touch screen Recording motion pictures Still picture playback Motion picture playback Hard disk drive Handling of HDD HDD access lamp Access HDD Handling LCD monitor Touch screen l 27USB terminal l 100, 108 Sub recording start/stop button l Lens hood Remote control sensor l Recording lamp l AF assist lamp lLens cover a Zoom buttons l Internal microphones 5.1 channel support Grip belt Charging lamp Charge a Power supplyCharging the battery About batteries that you can use with this unit 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 Securely close the SD card cover Access lamp Access aInserting/removing an SD card Open the LCD monitor OFF Turning the power on and off with the LCD monitorTo turn on the power To turn off the power Turning the unit on/off About the Stylus pen How to use the touch screenTouch About the operation icons Press the Menu button Using the menu screen Motion Picture Recording Mode Language selectionMenu list Offon OFFMinutes Beeps for 4 times Still Picture Recording Mode Format Card *3 Card Status *3 Format HDD *4 HDD Status *4 Playback mode Touch Enter Setting date and time¬ Change the mode to or Select the menu. l Touch / to select your travel destination and touch Enter Setup # SET World Time # YESTouch Home Touch / to select your home region and touch Enter LCD monitor adjustment Adjusting LCD monitor Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side Setup # Calibration # YESTouch screen calibration Recording Yourself Control Using with the remoteReplace a button-type battery Setup # Remote Control # on Remote control usable range Operation of direction buttons/OK buttonPress a direction button Basic camera positioning Before recording Intelligent auto button Intelligent auto mode Automatic white balance When Intelligent Auto Mode is set to off Auto focus Close the LCD monitor while Mode is set to orSetup # Quick Start # on Quick start Select SD card as a media to record from the menu. l Quick power on¬Change the mode to or Setup # Quick Power on # on 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 focus indication About the focusing areaAspect ratio/Picture size About the screen indications in Still Picture Recording ¬ Change the mode to Picture # Quality # desired settingPicture quality Still Picture Recording mode Number of recordable picturesSD card 169 Motion Picture Recording mode Zoom lever/Zoom buttons Recording Basic 4 Zoom in/out functionExtra Optical Zoom Digital zoom function Recording Basic Optical image stabilizerFunction Optical Image Stabilizer button Touch the object and lock the target Start recordingAbout target frame VQT1Y31 Touch F to display Recording functionsOperation icons Operation icons Intelligent contrast Soft skin modeBacklight Compensation Self-timer MagicPixBuilt-in flash Red eye reduction Menus Scene Mode Directional Standby Guide lineDigital cinema Auto Ground Digital cinema color Auto slow shutterAutomatic face Framing Zoom MIC Microphone setupRecord Setup # MIC Setup # desired setting Surround Auto Touch / to adjust the microphone input levelRecord Setup # MIC Level # SETr /SET Microphone level Touch REC ALL or Select Hi-speed burst shootingPress the button Touch Record or Delete Picture # Shtr Sound # on AF assist lampShutter sound Picture # AF Assist Lamp # Auto Auto slow shutter Microphone setupDigital cinema Auto Ground-Directional Standby Perform the setting by touching the desired item to be set Manual recordingPress the Manual button White balance Touch Shtr or Iris Touch / to adjust settings Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment Touch MF icon Manual focus adjustment Picture adjustmentTouch the desired setting items Adjust the focus by touching MF / MF Select the playback operation by touching the operation icon Touch the scene to be played back Skip playback To the start of a scene Speaker volume adjustmentChange the thumbnail display Fast forward/rewind playback Frame-by-frame playback Direct playbackMotion picture compatibility Touch and select time to be set Creating still picture from motion pictureHighlight&Time frame index Touch the set time selection Touch the playback date Playing back motion pictures by dateIntelligent scene selection Touch the date select icon Touch Start Touch Scene settingHighlight playback Touch Highlight Touch the desired item Resuming the previous playback Playback time settingMusic setting Repeat playback Still picture playback Changing the playback settings for the slide show ShortNormal Approx sec Long Approx sec Still picture compatibility Playing back still pictures by date Touch the scene/still picture to be deleted ¬Change the mode toDeleting scenes/still pictures To delete by confirming images being played back To continue deleting other scenes Press the Menu button to complete dividing Dividing a scene to partiallyDelete Delete the unnecessary scene. l Touch the scene/still picture to be protected Video Setup or PICT. SETUP# Scene Protect # YESProtecting scenes/still Pictures Dpof SET # Cancel ALL Dpof settingWhat is DPOF? PICT. Setup # Dpof SET # SET Media information display Copying between SD cardHDD Confirming remaining capacity on the copy destination Change the mode to CopyingTouch the scene/still picture to be copied To copy a 4 GB SD card with full motion pictures to a HDD Touch Exit when the copy complete message is displayedTouch the date to be copied Approximate time for copying Formatting SD cards Setup # Format Card # YESSetup # Format HDD # YES Editing6 Formatting With a TV Watching Video/Pictures onYour TV Connect this unit to 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 480p Connecting with a Hdmi mini cableWhat is HDMI? Setup # Hdmi Resolution # desired setting Connecting with the component cable Setup # Component OUT # desired setting 480iListening in 5.1 channel sound Hdavi Control Playback using Viera LinkWhat is the Viera Link? Setup # Viera Link # on Other linked operations Operate with the remote control for the TVTurning the power off Automatic input switching 100 Connecting a DVD burner toCopy to/play back a disc Preparing for copying/playing back 101 Insert the disc in the DVD burner Touch copy source media Touch the desired item to be copied Copying to discsConnect this unit to the DVD Burner to prepare for copying 100 Important Notice Touch the scene you want to copyTouch the date you want to copy Touch Enter/ENTER DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R About the approximate time it takes for copying to a disc104 Disc type Copy time 105 Playing back the copied disc Copy to the disc. l Formatting discsDisplaying disc information Auto protect ≥ Images are dubbed in standard quality Dubbing images onto otherVideo devices 107 Touch the icon With a printer PictBridgeConnect this unit to a printer Select print source media Touch to print the pictures Touch Touch Date Print to select the date print settingTouch Paper Size to select the paper size setting Touch page Layout to select the desired layout setting 110 When you stop printing halfway 111 Before using 1 What you can do with a PC To use the HD Writer AE 112Available function Data type Software required 113 End User License Agreement CPU Operating environmentOperating environment for HD Writer AE 1.0 for HDC 114 Interface 115Necessary software Sound 116 117 Setup1 InstallationClick Install to start the installation process Insert the CD-ROM into the PC 118 Uninstalling HD Writer AE Connect this unit to a PC Connecting to a PCConnect this unit to the AC adaptor Turn on the unit If the driver has not been recognized properly To disconnect USB cable safely120 Example folder structure of an SD card About the PC displayCopying your still pictures to your PC 121 122 Using with a PC 1 Starting HD Writer AE 123 If using Macintosh Recording indications 0h00m00s124 125 Confirmatory indications Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connectedPlayback indications PC connection indications 127 128 About recovery PRE-REC Functions that cannot beUsed simultaneously 129 130 131 Troubleshooting This unit cannot be operated though it is turned on 132 133 134 135 136 When the scenes were recorded on different datesWhen scenes lasting under 3 seconds have been recorded When PRE-REC was used for recording When deleting scenes Other cases137 About this unit When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump itCleaning When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time Prepare spare batteries when going out for recording About the batteryWhen disposing of or giving away this unit, note that Be sure to detach the battery after use Causes of condensation About the AC adaptorLCD monitor About condensation 141 Specifications USB 142 143 144 Optional accessories 145 146 Accessory Order Form For USA and Puerto Rico Customers 147 Request for Service Notice USA and Puerto Rico Only Limited Warranty Panasonic Video Products148 149 Customer Services Directory United States and Puerto RicoCentralized Factory Service Center For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY 150 Warranty For Canadian Customers Index Numerics151 152 153 Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápidoCarga de la batería Insertar/extraer una tarjeta SD Inserción de la batería Grabación de películas Cómo encender la unidadCómo usar la pantalla táctil Selección del idioma Reproducción de películas Reproducción de fotografías155 Panasonic Canada Inc