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Concerning the battery
AC adaptor
Batteries
Warni ng
Product Identification Marking
CAUTION
U.S.A./CANADA CONSUMERS: ATTENTION:
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Precautions
WARNING
CAUTION
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 this owners manual
Contents
Preparation
Basic
Advanced (Recording)
Advanced (Playback)
Copy/Dubbing
With a PC
Others
Accessories
Inserting the battery
Charging the battery
Inserting/removing an SD card
Quick Guide
Turning the unit on/off
Selecting a mode
How to use the touch screen
Language selection
Selecting a media to record
Recording motion pictures
Recording still pictures
Motion picture/Still picture playback
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Parts identification and handling
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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
cover and insert (remove) the SD card into (from) the card slot.
3
terminal cover.
Access lamp [ACCESS] A
Turning the unit on/off
To turn off the unit
Operate the mode switch to change the mode to , or .
Touch
Selecting a mode
How to use the touch screen
Slide while touching
About the operation icons
About the Touch Menu
Touch (left side)/ (right side) of on the Touch Menu.
To display the Touch Menu
1 2
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Setting date and time
Before recording
Basic camera positioning
Basic motion picture recording
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4
Selecting a media to record
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3
Recording motion pictures
About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures
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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
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4
Motion picture/Still picture playback
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Change the thumbnail display
Speaker/Headphone volume adjustment
Motion picture compatibility
Still picture compatibility
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Using the menu screen
Using the quick menu
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1 Touch [SET WORLD TIME].
2 Touch [HOM E].
3 Touch / to select your home region and touch [ENTER].
Using the Setup Menu
[CLOCK SET] [SET WORLD TIME]
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Touch / to select your travel destination and touch [ENTER].
To return the display to the home setting
[DATE/TIME] [DATE FORMAT] [ECONOMY]
1S e t [ 2 Close the LCD monitor and retract the viewfinder while the mode is set to
3 Open the LCD monitor or extend the viewfinder.
[QUICK POWER ON]
[QUICK START]
[REMOTE CONTROL]
1T o u c h [ 2 Touch the desired setting item.
3 Touch / to adjust settings. 4 Touch [ENTER].
[REC LAMP] [ALERT SOUND] [POWER LCD]
[LCD SET]
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1 Touch [FORMAT MEDIA]. 2Touch [SD CARD] or [Built-inMemory]. Touch [SD CARD] or [HDD].
[FORMAT MEDIA]
[MEDIA STATUS]
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Using with the remote control
Replacing a button-type battery
Remote control usable range
Operation of direction buttons/OK button
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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
1080/60p recording
1
the Touch Menu to display Touch function icons. (l30)
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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 color for Fade in/out
Fade
Intelligent contrast control
PRE-REC
only)
To adjust the brightness of the flash
Smile shot
Built-in flash
To stop the timer midway through
Red-Eye Reduction
Self-timer
Intelligent exposure Backlight compensation Soft skin mode
Displaying Guidelines at playback
Tele macro
Guideline
Color Night Rec
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 Color]
[SHOOTING GUIDE]
[WIND NOISE CANCELER]
[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].
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[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
1
playback.
2
Highlight&Time frame index
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2
3
Touch / to set the time.
2
1
4
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 setting
1 Touch [FACE] or [FACE RECOG.].
2(When [FACE RECOG.] is selected) Touch a face to specify.
Playback time setting
Touch the playback time.
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3
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5
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Deleting scenes/still pictures
When you stop deleting halfway
To complete editing
Dividing a scene (AVCHD, 1080/60p)
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4
To delete all the divided points
Dividing a scene to partially delete (iFrame)
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4 5
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7
To complete editing
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3
When you stop deleting halfway
Protecting scenes/still pictures
2
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4
DPOF setting
1 2 3
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, 1080/60p)
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
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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
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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
1
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 device, etc.
1
Dubbing in high-definition picture quality
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3
4
definition (AVCHD) compatible DVD recorder .
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2 3
Dubbing in standard picture quality
Copying unaltered as 3D video
Copying after conversion to 2D video
3D video storage
Copying with a DVD burner
Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc recorder, video device, etc.
Copying scenes recorded in 3D
Copying between SD card and built-in memory/HDD
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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Connecting to a PC
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2
3
4
To disconnect USB cable safely
About the PC display
DCIM
Copying your still pictures to your PC
CAM_SD
DCIM
Starting HD Writer AE 3.0
If using Mac
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2
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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
With other products
Recording
With other products
With a PC
If scenes do not change smoothly when played back on another device (AVCHD, 1080/60p)
Others
Cautions for use
About this unit
About the battery
About the AC adaptor
About 3D recording
About 3D viewing
About status indicator during charging About 3D
About the SD card
LCD monitor/viewfinder
Causes of condensation
About condensation
About personal information
About copyright
Carefully observe copyright laws
Licenses
Recording modes/approximate recordable time
Approximate number of recordable pictures
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Specifications
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3D Conversion Lens (optional)
Motion pictures
Still pictures
Optional accessories
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Accessory Order Form
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In CANADA, please contact your local Panasonic dealer for more information on Accessories.
Others
Limited Warranty
(ONLY FOR U.S.A. AND PUERTO RICO)
Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Rico Only)
Product or Part Name Parts Labor
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Index
Numerics
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Spanish Quick Use Guide/Gua espaola para el uso rpido
Encender/apagar el dispositivo
Seleccin del modo
Cmo usar la pantalla tctil
Seleccin del idioma
en la
para
Toque
Seleccionar un medio para grabar
Reproduccin de pelcula/ fotografa
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