HDC-TM900 HDC-HS900
About the recording format for Recording motion pictures
Information for Your Safety
Indemnity about recorded Content
Handling of built-in memory HDC-TM900
Cards that you can use with this unit
For the purposes of these Operating instructions
Contents
Copying between SD card Built-in Memory/HDD
Connecting a DVD burner to copy to
Relay scene combining
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Parts identification and handling
Zoom buttons l Sub recording start/stop button l
LCD monitor Touch screen l
Viewfinder l
Tripod receptacle
Microphone terminal MIC
Meter is displayed when the external
Power supply and the noise will stop
Microphone input level
≥ Do not use any other AC adaptors except the supplied one
≥ Press the power button to turn off the unit. l
Power supply
Inserting/removing the battery
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Connecting to the AC outlet
Charging the battery
Connect the AC adaptor to the DC input terminal
Charging and recording time
Charging/Recording time
HDC-HS900
Battery capacity indication
Sdhc
Recording to a card
Cards that you can use with this unit
Sdxc
Inserting/removing an SD card
Access lamp Access a
Check that the access lamp has gone off
Securely close the SD card/ terminal cover
Status indicator lights Status indicator goes off
Turning the unit on and off with the power button
Clicking sound is heard when the unit is shaken
Turning the unit on/off
Selecting a mode
Operate the mode switch to change the mode to , or
Slide while touching
How to use the touch screen
Touch
About the operation icons
About the touch menu
Recording mode
Playback mode
Touch left side/ right side of on the touch menu
Displaying the World time setting l
Setting date and time
Menu Setup # Clock SET
Select the menu. l
Basic camera positioning
Before recording
Basic motion picture recording
Attaching/Removing the lens hood
Selecting a media to record HDC-TM900
Change the mode to or Select the menu. l
Touch the media to record motion pictures or still pictures
Recording motion pictures
Recording mode Recording time elapsed
Approximate remaining recordable time
About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures
When motion picture is recorded in Avchd format
When motion picture is recorded in iFrame format
Recording formats HA/HG/HX/HE 1080/50p IFrame
Recording still pictures
¬ Change the mode to
Recording still pictures in motion picture recording mode
About the focusing area
About the screen indications in still picture recording
Intelligent auto/Manual
Intelligent auto mode
Button
Automatic white balance
Intelligent auto mode
Auto focus
Select the VIDEO/PICTURE you wish to play back
Change the mode to Touch the play mode select icon A. l
Motion picture/Still picture playback
Select the Media and VIDEO/PICTURE you wish to play back
Towards r
Speaker/Headphone volume adjustment
Change the thumbnail display
Towards s
Motion picture compatibility
Still picture compatibility
Using the menu screen
Touch Menu
Touch Q.MENU
Using the quick menu
Icon Function
Clock SET
Using the Setup Menu
Select the menu
SET World Time
Touch / to select your travel Destination and touch Enter
Date Format
Economy
DATE/TIMEOFF/D/T/DATE
Quick Start
Quick Power on
≥ Change the mode to or
Open the LCD monitor or extend the viewfinder
REC Lamp
Remote Control
Power LCD
Alert Sound
AV Multi
Hdmi Resolution
EVF SET
Component OUT
Format Media
Number Reset
Format Card
Touch Format Media
Card Status
Media Status
S. Demo
Demo Mode
Calibration
Language
Replace a button-type battery
Using with the remote control
Menu Setup # Remote Control # on
Operation of direction buttons/OK button
Remote control usable range
Press a direction button
About the zoom speed
Zoom in/out function
Ring zoom Extra optical zoom
Image stabilizer function
Changing image stabilizer mode
Still picture recording mode
Optical image stabilizer button
1080/50p button
1080/50p recording
1080/50p
Touch the touch function icon
Recording with the Touch function
Touch function icons
Touch zoom
Touch the object and lock the target
AF/AE tracking
About target frame
Start recording
Touch shutter
Menu Record Setup # O.I.S. Lock Display # desired setting
Optical image stabilizer lock
Touch Subject
Operation icons
Recording functions of operation icons
Touch an operation icon
Intelligent contrast control
Menu Record Setup # Fade Colour #
Fade
PRE-REC
Smile shot
On # Face RECOG. # OFF
Built-in flash
To adjust the brightness of the flash
Menu Picture # Flash Level # desired setting ßj Less bright
Red eye reduction
This is for recording still pictures using the timer
Self-timer
Soft skin mode
Intelligent exposure
Guideline
Headphone volume adjustment
Tele macro
Displaying guidelines at playback
Scene Mode
Recording functions of menus
Zoom Mode
REC Mode
Time Lapse REC
Setup time
Menu Record Setup # Digital Cinema # on
Digital Cinema
Relay REC
Menu Record Setup # Relay REC # on
Face Recog
Touch REC or press the button fully
Registering a face for face recognition
Align the person’s face with the guide
Entering the person’s name
Touch the person to cancel
Canceling a registered person
Touch the desired item to enter the setting
Changing the information of a registered person
Prioritised face framing
Name Display
Face Framing
Primary
Auto Slow Shtr 3D
Auto Slow Shtr 2D
AGS
Digital Cinema Colour
Menu Record Setup # Shooting Guide # on
Shooting Guide
MIC Setup
Wind Noise Canceller
Menu Record Setup # Wind Noise Canceller # on
Auto
Touch / to adjust
MIC Level
SETr
Touch the desired setting items
Bass Setting
Picture Adjust
Zebra
Histogram
On Adjust
Luminance
Example of the display
Picture Size
Picture size in motion picture recording mode
Picture size and Maximum zoom ratio
Quality
Menu Picture # Quality # desired setting
Menu Picture # Aspect Ratio # desired setting
Aspect Ratio
Touch REC ALL or Select
HI-SPEED Burst
Press the button
Touch the range of pictures that will be stored
Shtr Sound
Menu Picture # Shtr Sound # desired setting
AF Assist Lamp
Menu Picture # AF Assist Lamp # Auto
Manual recording
Touch WB
Touch / to select white balance mode
White balance
To set the white balance manually
Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment
Touch Shtr or Iris Touch / to adjust settings
Recording with manual focus
Adjust the focus by rotating the multi manual ring
Menu Record Setup # MF Assist # on
Touch Focus Touch MF to change to manual focus
Recording 3D video
Setup # 3D CONV. Lens Setup
Recording 3D video
Attach the 3D Conversion Lens to the unit
Touch Exit to end the adjustment
Functions that cannot be used during 3D recording
Setup menu
Functions not available during 3D recording
Button/lever operations Recording functions
Motion picture playback using operation icon
Playback operations
Touch the desired search condition
Creating still picture from motion picture
Highlight&Time frame index
SECONDS/6 SECONDS/12 SECONDS/MINUTES/FACE*/HIGHLIGHT
Touch / to set the time
Repeat playback
Resuming the previous playback
Touch the thumbnail to be played back
Zooming in on a still picture during playback Playback zoom
Zooming out from the zoomed still picture
Touch the date select icon. l Touch the playback date
Various playback functions
Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date
Touch the scene or the still picture to be
Highlight playback
Playback time setting
Priority settings
Effect setting
Touch your favourite music
Music setting
Touch the desired effect
Touch Enter To test the music audio
Touch the desired sound
Touch Start and start the audio testing
Touch the interval of playback for the slide show
Touch Start Select the playback operation. l
Touch the scene/still picture to be deleted
Deleting scenes/still pictures
Touch ALL SCENES, Multi or Single
Touch Delete
Touch Return to complete dividing
Menu Edit Scene # Divide # Cancel ALL
Dividing a scene AVCHD, 1080/50p
Menu Edit Scene # Divide # SET
Stop the playback
Dividing a scene to partially delete iFrame
Touch the part for deletion
Touch YES
Protecting scenes/still pictures
Menu Video Setup # Delete Personal Info
Deleting personal information
Touch the desired scenes to be deleted personal information
Menu Photo Setup # Dpof SET # SET
Dpof setting
What is DPOF?
Menu Photo Setup # Dpof SET # Cancel ALL
Insert the SD card that was used for relay recording
When the confirmation message appears, touch YES
Relay scene combining HDC-TM900
Menu Edit Scene # Relay Scene Combine
To cancel relay information
Menu Edit Scene # Relay Info Cancel
Connect this unit to a TV
Watching Video/Pictures on your TV
Picture quality
Select the video input on the TV
Change the mode to to play back
Cables Reference items
To display the on-screen information on the TV
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Listening in 5.1 channel sound AVCHD, 1080/50p
Connecting with a Hdmi mini cable
Connecting with the AV multi cable
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Menu Setup # Viera Link # on
Playback using Viera Link
What is the Viera Link Hdavi Control?
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Other linked operations
Operate with the remote control for the TV
Automatic input switching
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3D video playback
Menu Setup # 3D Playback # 3D
Menu Setup # 3D Playback # 2D
Playing back scenes recorded in 3D as conventional 2D video
Functions not available during 3D playback
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Check the used space of the copy destination
Change the mode to
Copying between SD card and Built-in
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Approximate time for copying
Touch Exit when the copy complete message is displayed
Touch desired items following the screen display
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Connecting a DVD burner to copy to/ play back a disc
Preparing for copying/playing back
DVD-R DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R DL +RW +R DL
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Insert the disc in the DVD burner
Touch the desired item
Burn Disc
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About recording formats when copying motion pictures
Copying to discs
Avchd HA/HG/HX/HE
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Important Notice
Approximate time for copying to a disc
DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R/+RW/+R
Playing back the copied disc
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Managing the copied disc
Check before dubbing
Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc recorder, video devices, etc
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Touch Recorder on the screen of this unit
To dub using equipment with an SD card slot
To dub using equipment with a USB terminal
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Touch the media you wish to dub
About the screen indication of the unit
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≥ Images are dubbed in standard quality
Copying after conversion to 2D video
3D video storage
Copying unaltered as 3D video
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Copying scenes recorded in 3D
Dubbing in standard picture quality
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Using HD Writer AE
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Smart wizard
What you can do with a PC
HD Writer AE
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About Conversion assist function
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End User License Agreement
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Operating environment
Operating environment for HD Writer AE
CPU
To use the HD Writer AE
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Insert the CD-ROM into the PC
Installation
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Uninstalling HD Writer AE
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Connect this unit to a PC
Connecting to a PC
Connect this unit to the AC adaptor
Touch PC on the screen of this unit
To disconnect USB cable safely
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Your PC
About the PC display
Copying your still pictures to
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Starting HD Writer AE
Select Start # All Programs # Panasonic # HD Writer AE 3.0 #
Operating environment
If using Mac
Double-click Camsd displayed on the desktop
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Indications
Recording indications
3000 1h30m
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OPEN/F2.0
Indication of connection to other devices
Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connected
Playback indications
Confirmatory indications
Messages
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About recovery
Scenes with will be deleted
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Troubleshooting
Error Occurred
Please Turn Unit
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About this unit
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
Cleaning
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When disposing of or giving away this unit, note that
When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
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About the AC adaptor
About the battery
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About 3D viewing
About status indicator during charging
About 3D About 3D recording
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About the SD card
When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that
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LCD monitor/viewfinder
About personal information
Indemnity
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About condensation
Causes of condensation
Helpful hint
Licenses
About copyright
Carefully observe copyright Laws
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SD card
Recording modes/approximate recordable time
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Built-in
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Approximate number of recordable pictures
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Attaching the conversion lens Filter kit
Optional accessories
Attaching the optional accessories on the shoe adaptor
Attaching the lens cap of the Filter Kit VW-LF46NE optional
Panasonic Corporation