HDC-HS900P/PC
Things You Should Know
Following Applies only in the U.S.A
FCC Note
Following Applies only in Canada
Concerning the battery
AC adaptor
Batteries
A./CANADA Consumers Attention
Product Identification Marking
Product Location
For USA-California only
Important Safety Instructions
Precautions
USE & Location
Care
Indemnity about recorded content
About the recording format for recording motion pictures
Handling of built-in memory HDC-TM900
Handling of HDD HDC-HS900
Cards that you can use with this unit
Contents
Preparation
Basic
With a PC
Accessories
CD-ROM
Inserting the battery
Charging the battery
Access lamp Access a
Quick Guide
Selecting a mode
How to use the touch screen
Turning the unit on/off
Recording motion pictures
Recording still pictures
Language selection
Selecting a media to record
Motion picture/Still picture Playback
Select the Media and Video
Picture you wish to play back
Operation icon
Parts identification and handling
Concave l Lens Leica Dicomar
Attaching the lens hood
AF assist lamp l
LCD monitor Touch screen l
Viewfinder l
Zoom buttons l Sub recording start/stop button l
Tripod receptacle
≥ When the unit is connected with the AC
Microphone terminal MIC
≥ 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
Charging the battery
Connecting to the AC outlet
Connect the AC adaptor to the DC input terminal
DC input terminal ≥ Insert the plugs as far as they will go
Battery model number Charging Recording Maximum Actual
Charging and recording time
Charging/Recording time
Continuous
Battery model Maximum Actual
Time
Mode
35 min
Battery capacity indication
≥ These times are approximations
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 on Status indicator goes off
Turning the unit on/off
Selecting a mode
How to use the touch screen
Operate the mode switch to change the mode to , or
Change the mode to recording or playback
About the Touch Menu
Slide while touching
About the operation icons
Touch left side/ right side of on the Touch Menu
Setting date and time
Menu Setup # Clock SET
To display the Touch Menu
Select the menu. l
Before recording
Basic camera positioning
Basic motion picture recording
Basic
Attaching/Removing the lens hood
Change the mode to or Select the menu. l
Selecting a media to record
Touch the media to record motion pictures or still pictures
When you begin recording, changes to ¥
Recording mode Recording time elapsed
Recording motion pictures
0h00m00s
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 1080/60p 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 Mode
Mode Scene Effect
Manual
Intelligent auto/Manual
Intelligent Auto Mode
Automatic white balance
Auto focus
Is displayed when 1080/60p is touched
Motion picture/Still picture playback
Touch the scene or the still picture to be Played back
≥ Touch Enter
Select the playback operation by touching the operation icon
Change the thumbnail display
Speaker/Headphone Volume adjustment
Motion picture compatibility
Still picture compatibility
Towards r
Using the menu screen
Touch Menu
≥ Touch left side/ right side
≥ Next previous page can be displayed by touching
Using the quick menu
Touch Q.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
Remote Control
Quick Start
Open the LCD monitor or extend the viewfinder
Power LCD
REC Lamp
Alert Sound
LCD SET
Hdmi Resolution
Number Reset
EVF SET
AV Multi
Format Media
Media Status
Touch Format Media
Touch SD Card or Built-inMemory
Demo Mode
Calibration
S. Demo
Language
Using with the remote control
Replacing a button-type battery
Menu Setup # Remote Control # on
Power on/off button
Remote control usable range
Operation of direction buttons/OK button
Press a direction button
≥ Selected item will become yellow
Zoom in/out function
About the zoom speed
Ring zoom Extra Optical Zoom
Changing Image Stabilizer Mode
Still Picture Recording Mode
Image Stabilizer Function
S. Optical image stabilizer button
1080/60p recording
1080/60p button
1080/60p
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
Optical Image Stabilizer Lock icon
Recording functions of operation icons
Operation icons
Touch an operation icon
Fade*1 Intelligent contrast control*1
Menu Record Setup # Fade Color #
Fade
Intelligent contrast control
PRE-REC
To adjust the brightness of the flash
Smile shot
Built-in flash
Self-timer
Soft skin mode
Red-Eye Reduction
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
Menu Record Setup # Relay REC # on
Relay REC
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
Auto Slow Shtr 2D
Prioritized face framing
Menu Record Setup # Auto Slow Shtr 3D # on
Menu Record Setup # AGS # on
Auto Slow Shtr 3D
AGS
Wind Noise Canceler
MIC Setup
Menu Record Setup # Shooting Guide # on
Menu Record Setup # Wind Noise Canceler # 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 in Motion Picture Recording Mode
Picture Size
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 Record or Delete
Touch REC ALL or Select
You can add a shutter sound when recording still pictures
Menu Picture # Shtr Sound # desired setting
AF Assist Lamp
Shtr Sound
≥ Press the iA/MANUAL button to cancel manual setting
Manual recording
≥ MNL appears on the screen
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
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
≥ After adjustment, a single screen appears
3D appears
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
Playback display Operating steps
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
Zooming in on a still picture during playback Playback zoom
Touch / to set the time
Various playback functions
Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date
Zooming out from the zoomed still picture
Touch the date select icon. l
Highlight Playback
Priority setting
Playback time setting
Effect setting
Music setting
Touch Start and start the audio testing
Touch the playback date
Touch the desired effect
Touch the interval of playback for the slide show
Deleting scenes/still pictures
Select the playback operation. l
Touch ALL SCENES, Multi or Single
Touch the scene/still picture to be deleted
Dividing a scene AVCHD, 1080/60p
Touch Return to complete dividing
Menu Edit Scene # Divide # SET
≥ Unwanted parts can be deleted. l
Dividing a scene to partially delete iFrame
Touch the part for deletion
Stop the playback
Touch YES
Menu Video Setup # Delete Personal Info
Menu Video Setup or PICT. Setup # Scene Protect
Deleting personal information
Protecting scenes/still pictures
Dpof setting
What is DPOF?
Menu PICT. Setup # Dpof SET # SET
Menu PICT. 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
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Menu Edit Scene # Relay Info Cancel
102
Watching Video/Pictures on your TV
Connect this unit to a TV
103
Picture quality
Change the mode to to play back
Select the video input on the TV
104
≥ Example Select the Hdmi channel with a Hdmi mini cable
To display the on-screen information on the TV
105
Connecting with a Hdmi mini cable
Connecting with the AV multi cable
Listening in 5.1 channel sound AVCHD, 1080/60p
106
Playback using Viera Link
What is the Viera Link Hdavi Control?
Menu Setup # Viera Link # on
≥ If you are not using Viera Link, set to OFF
Operate with the remote control for the TV
Automatic input switching
Other linked operations
108
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
110
Change the mode to
Copying between SD card and Built-in Memory/HDD
Check the used space of the copy destination
111
Touch Exit when the copy complete message is displayed
When copying a recorded motion picture of full 4 GB size
Touch desired items following the screen display
Approximate time for copying
Connecting a DVD burner to copy to/ play back a disc
Preparing for copying/playing back
113
DVD-R DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R DL +RW +R DL
Insert the disc in the DVD burner
Touch the desired item
114
Burn Disc
About recording formats when copying motion pictures
Copying to discs
115
Avchd HA/HG/HX/HE
Important Notice
Approximate time for copying to a disc
116
DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R/+RW/+R
≥ When playing back on a TV, connect this unit to the TV. l
Playing back the copied disc
117
USB Connection Cable supplied with DVD burner
Managing the copied disc
Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc recorder, video device, etc
Check before dubbing
119
To dub using equipment with an SD card slot
To dub using equipment with a USB terminal
120
≥ Turn on the unit This function is available in all modes
Touch Recorder on the screen of this unit
Touch the media you wish to dub
121
About the screen indication of the unit
You can dub by connecting an AV multi cable
122
≥ Images are dubbed in standard quality
3D video storage
Copying unaltered as 3D video
Copying after conversion to 2D video
Dubbing in standard picture quality
Copying scenes recorded in 3D
124
Menu Copy # or
≥ Scenes recorded in 3D are not supported by iMovie’11
What you can do with a PC
HD Writer AE
Smart Wizard
125
About Conversion Assist Function
126
End User License Agreement
127
Operating environment
Operating environment for HD Writer AE
128
CPU
To use the HD Writer AE
129
130
Installation
Insert the CD-ROM into the PC
131
Uninstalling HD Writer AE
PC must be rebooted for the application to work
132
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
134
About the PC display
Copying your still pictures to Your PC
135
Example folder structure of an SD card
If using Mac
Starting HD Writer AE
136
Operating environment
Double-click Camsd displayed on the desktop
137
Indications
Recording indications
138
3000 1h30m
139
OPEN/F2.0
Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connected
Playback indications
140 Indication of connection to other devices
Confirmatory indications
Messages
141
About recovery
142
Scenes with will be deleted
Troubleshooting
Error Occurred
143
Please Turn Unit
144
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146
Others
147
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
Cleaning
About this unit
148
About the battery
When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
When disposing of or giving away this unit, note that
Be sure to detach the battery after use
Prepare spare batteries when going out for recording
Do not throw an old battery into fire
About the AC adaptor
150
About status indicator during charging
About 3D About 3D recording
About 3D viewing
151
When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that
152 About the SD card
LCD monitor/viewfinder
≥ Viewing for extended periods may cause eye-fatigue
About personal information
About condensation
Causes of condensation
153
About copyright
Carefully observe copyright Laws
Licenses
154
Recording modes/approximate recordable time
155
HDD
Approximate number of recordable pictures
156
Picture size
4032k3024 3200k2400 2560k1920 640k480
When Aspect Ratio is set to 169 and Quality is set to
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4864 k2736 3840 k2160 3072 k1728 1920 k1080
220 GB
Specifications
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159
USB
3D Conversion Lens optional
160
Motion pictures
161
Information for your safety
Still pictures
162
Mm Wk26 mm Hk86.3 mm D 2.1 q Wk1.0 q Hk3.4 q D
Optional accessories
Accessory No Description
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164
Attaching the optional accessories on the shoe Adaptor
Attaching the conversion lens/ filter kit
Attaching the lens cap of the Filter Kit VW-LF46N optional
165
Accessory Order Form For USA and Puerto Rico Customers
166
Limited Warranty Coverage For USA and Puerto Rico Only
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions
167
168
As of November
Panasonic Product Limited Warranty
169
Camcorder Products One 1 year, parts and labour
Date and time display Date and time setting
Numerics
170
171
USA and Puerto Rico Luminance
Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápido
Insertar la batería
Insertar/extraer una tarjeta SD
Carga de la batería
Encender/apagar el dispositivo
Selección del modo
Cómo usar la pantalla táctil
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Selección del idioma
Grabación de películas
174
Seleccionar un medio para grabar
Reproducción de película Fotografía
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Panasonic Canada Inc