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