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HDC-HS900, HDC-SD900, HDC-TM900 operating instructions
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Operating Instructions
High Definition Video Camera
Model No.
HDC-SD
900
HDC-TM900
HDC-HS900
Before use, please read these instructions completely
.
VQT3L02
until
2010/12/27
Contents
Main
Information for Your Safety
About the recording format for recording motion pictures
Indemnity about recorded content
Handling of built-in memory [HDC-TM900]
Handling of HDD [HDC-HS900]
Cards that you can use with this unit
For the purposes of these operating instructions
Contents
Preparation
Basic
Advanced (Recording)
Advanced (Playback)
Copy/Dubbing
With a PC
Others
Parts identification and handling
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26 27
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36 37
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About batteries that you can use with this unit
Inserting/removing the battery
Install the battery by inserting it in the direction shown in the figure.
Power supply
Removing the battery
Charging the battery
1 2
Connecting to the AC outlet
Charging and recording time
Charging/Recording time
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Battery capacity indication
Cards that you can use with this unit
Recording to a card
Inserting/removing an SD card
1 2
Open the SD card/terminal cover and insert (remove) the SD card into (from) the card slot.
3
terminal cover.
Turning the unit on/off
Operate the mode switch to change the mode to , or .
Selecting a mode
How to use the touch screen
About the touch menu
Touch (left side)/ (right side) of on the touch menu.
To display the touch menu
1 2
.
Setting date and time
Before recording
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1 2 3
4
Selecting a media to record
2
3
Recording motion pictures
About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures
2
3
4
Recording still pictures
About the screen indications in still picture recording
About the focus indication
About the focusing area
Recording still pictures in motion picture recording mode
Change the mode to .
Press the button fully (press to the bottom) to take the picture.
Intelligent auto mode
Intelligent auto/Manual button
Intelligent auto mode
Automatic white balance
Auto focus
2 3
4
Motion picture/Still picture playback
5
Change the thumbnail display
Speaker/Headphone volume adjustment
Motion picture compatibility
Still picture compatibility
Using the menu screen
Using the quick menu
1
2 3
Using the Setup Menu
[CLOCK SET] [SET WORLD TIME]
5
Touch / to select your travel destination and touch [ENTER].
To return the display to the home setting
[DATE/TIME] [DATE FORMAT] [ECONOMY]
3 Open the LCD monitor or extend the viewfinder.
[QUICK POWER ON]
[QUICK START]
1 Touch [LCD SET]. 2 Touch the desired setting item.
3 Touch / to adjust settings. 4 Touch [ENTER].
[REMOTE CONTROL] [REC LAMP] [ALERT SOUND] [POWER LCD]
[LCD SET]
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1 Touch [FORMAT MEDIA]. 2
[NUMBER RESET]
[FORMAT CARD]
[FORMAT MEDIA]
[CARD STATUS]
[MEDIA STATUS]
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Using with the remote control
Replace a button-type battery
Remote control usable range
Operation of direction buttons/OK button
1
2
direction button.
3
pressing the OK button.
Zoom in/out function
Zoom lever/Zoom buttons
Changing image stabilizer mode
Image stabilizer function
Optical image stabilizer button
1080/50p recording
1
the touch menu to display touch function icons. (l20)
2
Touch the touch function icon.
Recording with the Touch function
Touch zoom
2 Touch the object and lock the target.
3 Start recording.
About target frame
AF/AE tracking
1 Press the optical image stabilizer button to turn the image stabilizer on. 2 Touch and hold .
To set the display method of the Optical Image Stabilizer Lock icon
2 Touch the subject.
Optical image stabilizer lock
Touch shutter
1
Recording functions of operation icons
To select the colour for fade in/out
Fade
Intelligent contrast control
PRE-REC
only)
Smile shot
To adjust the brightness of the flash
Built-in flash
Red eye reduction
To stop the timer midway through
Self-timer
Intelligent exposure Backlight compensation Soft skin mode
Displaying guidelines at playback
Tele macro
Guideline
Colour night view
Headphone volume adjustment
Recording functions of menus
[SCENE MODE]
[ZOOM MODE]
[REC MODE]
[TIME LAPSE REC]
[DIGITAL CINEMA]
[RELAY REC]
[FACE RECOG.]
Registering a face for face recognition
1 Align the persons face with the guide.
2 Touch [REC] or press the button fully.
3 Entering the persons name.
4 Touch [ENTER] to end registration.
Changing the information of a registered person
2 Touch the desired item to enter the setting.
3 Touch [ENTER].
Canceling a registered person
2 Touch the person to cancel.
[NAME DISPLAY]
[FACE FRAMING]
[AUTO SLOW SHTR (2D)]
[AUTO SLOW SHTR (3D)]
[AGS]
[Digital Cinema Colour]
[SHOOTING GUIDE]
[WIND NOISE CANCELLER]
[MIC SETUP]
2 Touch / to adjust.
3 Touch [ENTER] to set the microphone input level and then touch [EXIT].
[MIC LEVEL]
2 Touch the desired setting items.
3 Touch / to adjust settings. 4 Touch [ENTER].
[BASS SETTING]
[PICTURE ADJUST]
[ZEBRA]
[LUMINANCE]
[HISTOGRAM]
Example of the display
Picture size and Maximum zoom ratio
Picture size in motion picture recording mode
[PICTURE SIZE]
[QUALITY]
[ASPECT RATIO]
2 Press the button.
3 Touch [Record] or [Delete].
4
[HI-SPEED BURST]
[AF ASSIST LAMP]
[SHTR SOUND]
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2
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Manual recording
White balance
1 2
To set the white balance manually
Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment
1 2
Recording with manual focus
1
2 3
4
manual ring.
Recording 3D video
Recording 3D video
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5
start recording.
Functions that cannot be used during 3D recording
Functions not available during 3D recording
Motion picture playback using operation icon
Playback operations
Creating still picture from motion picture
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playback.
2
Highlight&Time frame index
1
2
3
Touch / to set the time.
4
Repeat playback
Resuming the previous playback
1
2
Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date
1 2
3
Various playback functions
Highlight playback
1 2
3 Touch [Enter]/[ENTER].
Touch [SET] to select the item to change.
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4
Priority settings
1 Touch [FACE] or [FACE RECOG.].
2 Touch [ENTER].
2(When [FACE RECOG.] is selected) Touch a face to specify.
Playback time setting
1 2
Touch [SET] to select the item to change.
3
Touch the playback date.
(When [EFFECT SETUP] is selected)
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Deleting scenes/still pictures
To complete editing
Dividing a scene (AVCHD, 1080/50p)
2 3
4
To delete all the divided points
Dividing a scene to partially delete (iFrame)
2 3
4 5
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Deleting personal information
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3
When you stop deleting halfway
Protecting scenes/still pictures
2
What is DPOF?
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4
To cancel all DPOF settings
DPOF setting
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4
Relay scene combining
To cancel relay information
1
Watching Video/Pictures on your TV
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3
To display the on-screen information on the TV
Connecting with a HDMI mini cable
Listening in 5.1 channel sound (AVCHD, 1080/50p)
Changing the component output setting
Connecting with the AV multi cable
Change the mode to .
Playback using VIERA Link
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Other linked operations
1) 2)
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3D video playback
Functions not available during 3D playback
Check the used space of the copy destination
2
Copying between SD card and Built-in Memory/HDD
Copying
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4
When you stop copying halfway
Approximate time for copying
Preparing for copying/playing back
Connecting a DVD burner to copy to/ play back a disc
We recommend using Panasonic DVD burner VW-BN01.
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Copying to discs
1 2 3
4
About recording formats when copying motion pictures
[AVCHD] ([HA]/[HG]/[HX]/[HE]):
[Standard] ([XP]/[SP]):
Important Notice
Approximate time for copying to a disc
Playing back the copied disc
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2
back.
Managing the copied disc
Formatting discs
2
To release the disc protection
Displaying disc information
Check before dubbing
Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc recorder, video devices, etc.
To dub using equipment with an SD card slot
To dub using equipment with a USB terminal
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(AVCHD) compatible DVD recorder.
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Dubbing in high-definition picture quality
3
Touch the media you wish to dub.
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definition (AVCHD) compatible DVD recorder.
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Dubbing in standard picture quality
3D video storage
Copying with a DVD burner
Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc recorder, video device, etc.
Dubbing in standard picture quality
Copying scenes recorded in 3D
Copying between SD card and built-in memory/HDD [HDC-TM900/HDC-HS900]
Using HD Writer AE 3.0
Using a Mac
HD Writer AE 3.0
Smart wizard
What you can do with a PC
About Conversion assist function
Important Notice
http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/information/SDXC.html
End User License Agreement
Operating environment for HD Writer AE 3.0
Operating environment
To use the HDWriter AE 3.0
Operating environment for the card reader function (mass storage)
Installation
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4
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Connecting to a PC
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2
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4
To disconnect USB cable safely
About the PC display
Copying your still pictures to your PC
DCIM
DCIM
CAM_SD
Starting HD Writer AE 3.0
Reading the operating instructions of the software applications
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If using Mac
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Recording indications
Indications
R 1h20m
0h00m00s
1h30m
1h30m
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Playback indications Indication of connection to other devices
Confirmatory indications
Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connected
Messages
About recovery
Troubleshooting
Power
Indication
Recording
Playback
Recording
With other products
With a PC
Others
With a PC
If scenes do not change smoothly when played back on another device (AVCHD, 1080/50p)
Cautions for use
About this unit
Page
About the battery
About the AC adaptor
About 3D recording
About 3D
About 3D viewing
About status indicator during charging
About the SD card
LCD monitor/viewfind er
About personal information
Causes of condensation
About condensation
About copyright
Carefully observe copyright laws
Licenses
Recording modes/approximate recordable time
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Approximate number of recordable pictures
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Optional accessories