Model No.HDC-SD40P/PC HDC-TM40P/PC HDC-TM41P/PC
VQT3J95
Owner’s Manual
High Definition Video Camera
Date of Purchase Dealer Purchased From Dealer Address Dealer Phone No
≥ USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES
Model No Serial No
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE
THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN CANADA
THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A FCC Note
Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack
∫ Concerning the battery
AC adaptor
∫ Product Identification Marking
U.S.A./CANADA CONSUMERS ATTENTION
Product
Location
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union
Precautions
≥ DO NOT EXPOSE YOUR CAMERA TO EXTENDED HIGH TEMPERATURE
If you see this symbol
∫ About the recording format for recording motion pictures
∫ Indemnity about recorded content
∫ Handling of built-in memory HDC-TM40/HDC-TM41
∫ Cards that you can use with this unit
∫ For the purposes of this owner’s manual
Basic
Preparation
Advanced Recording
Advanced Playback
With a PC
Copy/Dubbing
Others
Accessory Order Form For USA
Battery pack
Accessories
AC adaptor
AC cable
∫ Charging the battery
∫ Inserting the battery
Quick Guide
∫ Inserting/removing an SD card
∫ Turning the unit on/off
∫ How to use the cursor button
∫ Selecting a mode
Language selection
∫ Recording motion pictures
∫ Selecting a media to record HDC-TM40/HDC-TM41
∫ Recording still pictures
∫ Motion picture/Still picture playback
5 Fast forward playback ∫ Stops the playback and shows the thumbnails
Motion picture playback 1/ Playback/Pause 6 Rewind playback
Still picture playback
2 Plays back the previous picture 1 Plays back the next picture
1 2 3
Parts identification and handling
Power button
Battery holder l20
21 cursor button l 36, 39
19 Menu button MENU l39 20 LCD monitor l29
Press
22 Enter button ENTER l 36, 39
Thumbnail display switch / / Volume lever sVOLr In Playback Mode l
24 Battery release lever BATT l
27 Mode switch l 28 Status indicator l26
252627
Inserting/removing the battery
Power supply
Removing the battery
∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit
∫ Connecting to the AC outlet
Charging the battery
1 Connect the AC adaptor to the DC input terminal
≥ The battery will not be charged if the unit is turned on
∫ Charging/Recording time
Charging and recording time
Battery capacity indication
Cards that you can use with this unit
Recording to a card
Card type
Capacity
Inserting/removing an SD card
Access lamp ACCESS A
3 Securely close the SD card cover
Check that the access lamp has gone off
Press the power button to turn on the unit To turn off the unit
Turning the unit on and off with the power button
Turning the unit on/off
Turning the unit on and off with the LCD monitor
Operate the mode switch to change the mode to or
Selecting a mode
Recording Mode l31 Playback Mode l36
1 Select the menu. l39
Setting date and time
3 Press the ENTER button
¬ Change the mode to
∫ Basic camera positioning
Before recording
∫ Basic motion picture recording
∫ Recording yourself Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side
Selecting a media to record
4 Press the MENU button to complete the settings
HDC-TM40/HDC-TM41
1 Change the mode to 2 Select the menu. l39
1 Change the mode to
Recording motion pictures
open the LCD monitor
2 Press the recording start/ stop button to start recording
When motion picture is recorded in AVCHD format
About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures
When motion picture is recorded in iFrame format
Recording formats
2 Press the button
Recording still pictures
∫ About the screen indications in still picture recording
1 Change the mode to
Intelligent auto/Manual button
Intelligent Auto Mode
Press this button to switch Intelligent
When the object is a
∫ Intelligent Auto Mode
Automatic white balance
Auto focus
picture to be played back using
icon A using 3/4/2 and
Motion picture/Still picture playback
Change the mode to
∫ Speaker volume adjustment
5 Select the operation icon using
3/4/2/1
∫ Change the thumbnail display
Still picture compatibility
Motion picture compatibility
4 Select the desired item using 3/4/2/1, and press the
Using the menu screen
1 Press the MENU button
∫ About the information display
Select HOME using 2/1and press the ENTER button
Using the Setup Menu
Select your home region using
Select DESTINATION using 2/1 and press the ENTER button
DATE FORMAT
To return the display to the home setting
ECONOMY
ENTER button
ALERT SOUND
QUICK START
1 Set QUICK START to ON
2 Close the LCD monitor while the mode is set to
HDMI RESOLUTION
POWER LCD
3 Press 2/1 to adjust, and press the ENTER button
LCD SET
FORMAT CARD
INITIAL SET
FORMAT MEDIA
1 Select FORMAT MEDIA and press the ENTER button
MEDIA STATUS
CARD STATUS
O.I.S. DEMO
DEMO MODEOFF/ON
LANGUAGE
position
Zoom lever
Zoom in/out function
¬ Change the mode to
T side
Recording with the video light
Optical image stabilizer function
Optical image stabilizer button
Delete/Video light button
Operation icons
Recording functions of operation icons
1 Press the ENTER button to display the operation icons on the screen
Select an operation icon
Backlight compensation
Fade
Help mode
Guideline
PRE-REC
Tele macro
Soft skin mode
This prevents you from missing a shot
Intelligent contrast control
Color Night Rec
≥ Recorded scene is seen as if frames were missed
SCENE MODE
Recording functions of menus
RECORD SETUP # SCENE MODE # desired setting
Cancel the setting
REC MODE
D.ZOOM
RECORD SETUP # D.ZOOM # desired setting
RECORD SETUP # REC MODE # desired setting
∫ Prioritized face framing
FACE FRAMING
RECORD SETUP # FACE FRAMING # desired setting OFF
RECORD SETUP # AGS # ON
WIND CUT
AUTO SLOW SHTR
≥ Switch to Manual Mode. l RECORD SETUP # AUTO SLOW SHTR # ON
≥ Switch to Manual Mode. l RECORD SETUP # WIND CUT # ON
MIC LEVEL
Press 2/1 to adjust
QUALITY
press the MENU button
To stop the timer midway through
SELF TIMER
SHTR SOUND
PICTURE # SELF TIMER # desired setting
Manual recording
Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode
White balance
2 Press 2/1 to select white balance mode
Manual adjustment mode
∫ To set the white balance manually
1 Press 2/1 to select , and fill the screen with a white subject
2 Press 3 to set
1 Select SHTR or IRIS using the cursor button
Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment
≥ Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode. l
Manual shutter speed adjustment
2 Select MF using the cursor button to change to manual focus
1 Press 4 to switch the manual icon
3 Press 2/1 to adjust the focus
Recording with Manual focus
Playback Operations
Motion picture playback using operation icon
Press 1 of the cursor button during
playback to fast forward
Repeat playback
Creating still picture from motion picture
VIDEO SETUP # REPEAT PLAY # ON
2 Press the button
Resuming the previous playback
2 Shift the position of the zoomed portion using the cursor button
Zooming in on a still picture during playback Playback zoom
1 Move the zoom lever to side
Various playback functions
Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date
2 Select the playback date, then press the ENTER button
1 Select using the cursor button, then press the ENTER button
Changing the playback settings and playing back the slide show
2 Select the desired item and press the ENTER button
Select the playback date, then press the ENTER button
4 Select START and press the ENTER button
Deleting scenes/still pictures
When you stop deleting halfway
To delete by confirming images being played back
∫ Deleting multiple scenes/still pictures from the thumbnail display
To complete editing
1 Select the menu
Dividing a scene AVCHD
3 Select
to set the dividing point
3 Select to set the dividing point
Dividing a scene to partially delete iFrame
4 Select the part for deletion, then press the ENTER button
6 Stop the playback
VIDEO SETUP or PICT. SETUP # SCENE PROTECT
Protecting scenes/still pictures
1 Select the menu
≥ Change the mode to
Watching Video/Pictures on your TV
1 Connect this unit to a TV
Picture quality
3 Change the mode to to play back
2 Select the video input on the TV
Cables
Reference items
SETUP # TV ASPECT #
the screen
TV ASPECT setting
Example of images with a 169 aspect ratio on a regular TV
Connecting with the AV multi cable
Connecting with a HDMI mini cable
Changing the component output setting
SETUP # HDMI RESOLUTION # AUTO/1080i/480p
What is the VIERA Link HDAVI Control?
Playback using VIERA Link
SETUP # VIERA Link # ON
1 Select the menu
∫ Other linked operations
3 Operate with the remote control for the TV
Automatic input switching
Turning the unit off
Copying from Built-in Memory to SD card
4 Press the MENU button when the copy complete message is displayed
Copying
∫ Check the used space of the SD card
When you stop copying halfway
∫ Check before dubbing
Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc recorder, video devices, etc
Equipment
used for
∫ To dub using equipment with a USB terminal
∫ To dub using equipment with an SD card slot
Dubbing in high-definition picture quality
≥ Turn on the unit This function is available in all modes
Select the media you wish to dub, then press the ENTER button
or using a video device
∫ Dubbing using equipment without an SD card slot or a USB terminal
Dubbing in standard picture quality
1 Connect this unit to a video device and then change the mode to
HD Writer LE
What you can do with a PC
∫ Smart wizard
Copy to PC
Important Notice
End User License Agreement
Operating environment
∫ Operating environment for HD Writer LE
Display
Free hard disk
∫ To use the HD Writer LE
drive space
Sound
Interface
∫ Operating environment for the card reader function mass storage
Other
requirements
4 Select the country or region where you live, then click Next
Installation
5 Select where the application is to be
installed, then click Next
∫ Uninstalling HD Writer LE
Check the contents, then close the window
1 Select Start # Control Panel # Uninstall a program
2 Select HD Writer LE 1.0, then click Uninstall
1 Connect this unit to the AC adaptor
Connecting to a PC
2 Turn on the unit
3 Connect this unit to a PC
∫ Charging the battery by connecting it to different devices
∫ To disconnect USB cable safely
About the screen indication of the unit
∫ Copying your still pictures to your PC
About the PC display
Example folder structure of an SD card
Example folder structure of built-in memory
Reading the operating instructions of the software applications
Starting HD Writer LE
Select Start # All Programs # Panasonic # HD Writer LE 1.0 #
Operating Instructions
∫ Operating environment
If using Mac
∫ Copying still pictures on PC
1 Connect this unit to a PC via the supplied USB cable
∫ Recording indications
Indications
R 1h20m
1h30m
∫ Indication of connection to other devices
∫ Playback indications
∫ Confirmatory indications
Picture Quality l57
THIS BATTERY CANNOT BE USED
Messages
PERIODICALLY MAKE BACK UP OF DATA IN BUILT-IN MEMORY
CHECK CARD
scenes with will be deleted
About recovery
Power
Troubleshooting
Indication
Problem
Playback
Recording
Problem
Problem
Problem
With other products
Problem
When connected by the
Others
With a PC
Problem
connecting to other
≥ When scenes lasting under 3 seconds have been recorded
≥ When the scenes were recorded on different dates
≥ When PRE-REC was used for recording ≥ When deleting scenes
≥ When scenes recorded with more than 99 scenes on the same date
About this unit
Cautions for use
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
Cleaning
When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
About the battery
When disposing of or giving away this unit, note that
Be sure to detach the battery after use
About the AC adaptor
Bring spare batteries when going out for recording
Do not throw an old battery into fire
About the SD card
About status indicator during charging
When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that
2 seconds
About condensation
LCD monitor
Causes of condensation
Helpful hint
About copyright
∫ Carefully observe copyright laws
∫ Licenses
SD card
Recording modes/approximate recordable time
Built-in
memory
When QUALITY is set to
Approximate number of recordable pictures
3600
SD card
Power consumption Recording
Specifications
High Definition Video Camera
Recording format
AV multi connector video output level
White balance adjustment
HDMI mini connector video output level
AV multi connector audio output level Line 316 mV, 600 h, 2 ch
∫ Still pictures
∫ Motion pictures
Battery operation time
Operating humidity
Power consumption
Power source
Dimensions
Mass Weight
Optional accessories
Accessory No
Description
Class 4 16 GB SDHC Memory Card
Accessory Order Form For USA and Puerto Rico Customers
Limited Warranty ONLY FOR U.S.A. AND PUERTO RICO
Panasonic Camcorder Products Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty Coverage For USA and Puerto Rico Only
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
Accessory Purchases United States and Puerto Rico
Customer Services Directory United States and Puerto Rico
As of December
For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY
PANASONIC PRODUCT - LIMITED WARRANTY
Warranty For Canadian Customers
Camcorder Products - One 1 year, parts and labour
Panasonic Canada Inc
Index
Repeat playback Resume playback
∫ Insertar la batería
Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápido
∫ Carga de la batería
∫ Insertar/extraer una tarjeta SD
∫ Selección del modo
∫ Encender/apagar el dispositivo
∫ Sobre como usarlo boton del cursor
∫ Selección del idioma
∫ Grabación de películas
HDC-TM40/HDC-TM41
∫ Reproducción de película/ fotografía
∫ Seleccionar un medio para grabar
6 Rebobinado durante la reproducción
Reproducción de películas 1/ Reproducción/Pausa
5 Avance rápido durante la reproducción
∫ Detener la reproducción y visualizar las miniaturas
Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company
Panasonic Canada Inc
One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ