Model No. HDC-SD60P/PC HDC-TM55P/PC HDC-TM60P/PC HDC-HS60P/PC
VQT2M51
Operating Instructions
High Definition Video Camera
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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
AC adaptor
Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack
U.S.A./CANADA CONSUMERS ATTENTION
For USA-California only
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
∫ Handling of built-in memory HDC-TM55/HDC-TM60
∫ Indemnity about recorded content
∫ Handling of HDD HDC-HS60
Back up data periodically
∫ For the purposes of these operating instructions
∫ Cards that you can use with this unit
Operation may stop in hot or cold environments
Do not use the unit in low atmospheric pressures
Before using
Contents
Setup
Preparation
Setup
Before using
Using with a PC
Copy/Dubbing
Battery pack
Accessories
AC adaptor
AC cable
∫ Charging the battery
∫ Inserting the battery
∫ To turn on the power
∫ To turn off the power
∫ Selecting a mode
∫ How to use the touch screen
∫ Language selection
∫ Recording motion pictures
Motion picture playback 1/ Playback/Pause 6 Rewind playback
∫ Motion picture/Still picture playback
5 Fast forward playback ∫ Stops the playback and shows the thumbnails
1 Displays the direct playback bar. l Still picture playback
handling
Parts identification and
1 2 3 4
HDC-SD60/HDC-TM55/HDC-TM60
21 Adjust zoom buttons l 22 Menu button MENU l
1819 20 21
18 LCD monitor Touch screen l
19 Recording start/stop button l 20 Sub recording start/stop button l
27 Status indicator l 28 Photoshot button l
27 28
Thumbnail display switch / / Volume lever sVOLr In Playback Mode l
30 DC input terminal l
1 Power button l 2 Speaker
HDC-HS60
4 Optical image stabilizer button O.I.S. l 5 Mode switch l
6 Battery holder l 7 HDMI mini connector HDMI l 94
2526 Battery release lever BATTERY l
21 Adjust zoom buttons l 22 Menu button MENU l
1819 20 21
18 LCD monitor Touch screen l
27 Status indicator l 28 Photoshot button l
27 28 29
Thumbnail display switch / / Volume lever sVOLr In Playback Mode l
30 HDD access lamp ACCESS HDD 31 DC input terminal l
∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit
1 Power supply
The battery that can be used with this unit is VW-VBK180/VW-VBK360
Preparation
Removing the battery
Inserting/removing the battery
≥ Press the power button to turn off the power. l
∫ 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 power is turned on
∫ Charging/Recording time
Charging and recording time
Battery capacity indication
Cards that you can use with this unit
2 Recording to a card
Preparation
Still
Inserting/removing an SD card
Access lamp ACCESS A
Check that the access lamp has gone off
3 Securely close the SD card cover
Turning the power on and off with the LCD monitor
Turning the power on and off with the power button
Press the power button to turn on the power
To turn off the power
4 Selecting a mode
Operate the mode switch to change the mode to , or
Preparation
Motion Picture Recording Mode l Still Picture Recording Mode l
How to use the touch screen
5 Adjusting LCD monitor
Recording Yourself
∫ Touch
2 Touch the date or time to be set, then set the desired value using
6 Setting date and time
1 Select the menu
3 Touch ENTER
Basic
Before recording
∫ Basic camera positioning
∫ Basic motion picture recording
1 Change the mode to or . 2 Select the menu
HDC-TM55/HDC-TM60/HDC-HS60
3 Touch the media to record motion pictures or still pictures
4 Touch ENTER
pictures
Recording motion
1 Change the mode to 2 Open the LCD monitor
3 Press the recording start/stop button to start recording
About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures
∫ Screen indications in the Motion Picture Recording Mode
A Recording mode
C Recording time elapsed
3 Press the button halfway. For Auto focus only
Recording still pictures
4 Press the button fully Focus indication
Basic
Recording still pictures in Motion Picture Recording Mode
∫ About the focusing area
∫ About the screen indications in Still Picture Recording
∫ About the focus indication
Intelligent auto/Manual button
Intelligent Auto Mode
Press this button to switch Intelligent Auto Mode/Manual Mode
When the object is a
Automatic white balance
∫ Intelligent Auto Mode
Auto focus
picture playback
Motion picture/Still
Change the mode to
Touch the play mode select icon A
5 Select the playback operation by touching the operation icon
4 Touch the scene or the still picture to be played back
Motion picture playback
Still picture playback
∫ Change the thumbnail display
∫ Speaker volume adjustment
Motion picture compatibility
Still picture compatibility
4 Touch the desired item to enter the setting
1 Using the menu screen
5 Touch EXIT or press the MENU button to exit the menu setting
1 Press the MENU button. MENU 2 Touch the top menu A
Select the menu
2 Using the Setup Menu
DISPLAY
EXT. DISPLAY
DATE FORMAT
To return the display to the home setting
ECONOMY
Touch DESTINATION
QUICK START
QUICK POWER ON
3 Open the LCD monitor
OFF/ON
HDMI RESOLUTION
POWER LCD
3 Touch / to adjust settings 4 Touch ENTER
ALERT SOUND
INITIAL SET
TV ASPECT
FORMAT CARD
FORMAT MEDIA
MEDIA STATUS
CARD STATUS
CALIBRATION
1 Touch CALIBRATION
O.I.S. DEMO
DEMO MODE
OFF/ON
LANGUAGEEnglish/Français/Español
Zoom in/out function
Zoom lever/Adjust zoom buttons
Extra Optical Zoom
Advanced
Function
Optical Image Stabilizer
Optical image stabilizer button
Pressing the button changes the Optical image stabilizer setting
3 Start recording
AF/AE tracking
1 Touch
∫ About target frame
light
Recording with the video
Video light button
Advanced
operation icons
Recording functions of
Operation icons
1 Touch F to display the
Intelligent contrast control
Fade
∫ To select the color for Fade in/out
When you start recording, the image/audio gradually appears. Fade in
Smile Shot
∫ To adjust the brightness of the flash
Built-in flash
MENU PICTURE # FLASH LEVEL # desired setting ßj Less bright
To stop the timer midway through
Self-timer
Red-Eye Reduction
Intelligent exposure
Guideline
Tele macro
∫ Selecting the type of Guideline
∫ Displaying Guidelines at playback
SCENE MODE
menus
MENU RECORD SETUP # SCENE MODE # desired setting
Recording functions of
REC MODE
ZOOM MODE
≥ Change the mode to MENU RECORD SETUP # ZOOM MODE # desired setting
FACE RECOG
RELAY REC
≥ Change the mode to MENU RECORD SETUP # RELAY REC # ON
MENU RECORD SETUP # FACE RECOG. # desired setting
1 Align the person’s face with the guide
∫ Registering a face for face recognition
2 Touch REC or press the button fully
3 Entering the person’s name
2 Touch the desired item to enter the setting
∫ Canceling a registered person
Touch the person to cancel
∫ Changing the information of a registered person
FACE FRAMING
NAME DISPLAY
∫ Prioritized face framing
MENU RECORD SETUP # NAME DISPLAY # desired number OFF/1/2/3
Digital Cinema Color
AUTO SLOW SHTR
≥ Change the mode to MENU RECORD SETUP # AGS # ON
≥ Change the mode to ≥ Switch to Manual Mode. l
SHOOTING GUIDE
WIND NOISE CANCELER
ZOOM MIC
≥ Change the mode to MENU RECORD SETUP # SHOOTING GUIDE # ON
MIC LEVEL
2 Touch / to adjust the microphone input level
≥ Change the mode to ≥ Switch to Manual Mode. l 74 1 Select the menu
MENU RECORD SETUP # MIC LEVEL # desired setting
2 Touch the desired setting items
PICTURE ADJUST
3 Touch / to adjust settings 4 Touch ENTER
≥ Change the mode to or ≥ Switch to Manual Mode. l
∫ Picture size and Maximum zoom ratio
PICTURE SIZE
∫ Picture size in Motion Picture Recording Mode
≥ Change the mode to MENU PICTURE # PICTURE SIZE # desired setting
ASPECT RATIO
QUALITY
≥ Change the mode to or MENU PICTURE # QUALITY # desired setting
≥ Change the mode to MENU PICTURE # ASPECT RATIO # desired setting
2 Press the button
HI-SPEED BURST
3 Touch Record or Delete
Touch REC ALL or SELECT
SHTR SOUND
AF ASSIST LAMP
≥ Change the mode to ≥ Switch to Manual Mode. l
MENU PICTURE # AF ASSIST LAMP # AUTO
Perform the setting by touching the desired item to be set
Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode
Manual recording
Advanced
1 Touch WB 2 Touch / to select White balance mode
White balance
∫ To set the white balance manually
≥ Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode. l
1 Touch SHTR or IRIS 2 Touch / to adjust settings
Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment
≥ Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode. l
Manual shutter speed adjustment
≥ Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode. l
Manual focus adjustment
MENU RECORD SETUP # MF ASSIST # ON
Select the menu
Playback Operations
Motion picture playback using operation icon
Advanced
Touch 5 during playback to fast
2 Press the button fully
Creating still picture from motion picture
During Playback
Direct playback
Repeat playback
Highlight&Time frame index
1 Touch selected search condition
2 Touch the desired search condition
Zooming in on a still picture during playback Playback zoom
Resuming the previous playback
1 Touch the part you wish to zoom in on during still picture playback
2 Move your position on the zoomed still picture by touching 3/4/2/1
functions
Various playback
Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date
1 Touch the date select icon 2 Touch the playback date
3 Touch the desired item
Touch Touch the desired playback mode
4 Touch START
5 Select the playback operation. l 40
∫ Priority setting
∫ Scene setting
1 Touch SELECT SCENES or SELECT DATE
Touch the scenes to be played back
∫ Date setting
∫ Playback time setting
∫ Music setting
Touch the playback time to set
Touch START and start the audio testing
Changing the playback setting and playing back the slide show
Touch Touch the desired item
Touch the playback date
Deleting scenes/still
When you stop deleting halfway
To delete by confirming images being played back
∫ Deleting multiple scenes/still pictures from the thumbnail display
2 Touch the scene to be divided 3 Touch to set the dividing point
Dividing a scene to partially delete
4 Press the MENU button to complete dividing
To complete editing
2 Touch the desired scenes with personal information to be deleted
Deleting personal information
3 Touch Delete
To delete all the divided points
2 Touch the scene/still picture to be protected
Protecting scenes/still pictures
MENU VIDEO SETUP or PICT. SETUP # SCENE PROTECT
1 Select the menu
∫ What is DPOF?
2 DPOF setting
To cancel all DPOF settings
2 Touch the still picture to be set
Relay scene combining
3 When the confirmation message appears, touch YES
HDC-TM55/HDC-TM60
1 Insert the SD card that was used for Relay recording
EDIT SCENE # RELAY INFO CANCEL
To cancel relay information
on your TV
Watching Video/Pictures
1 Connect this unit to a TV
Advanced
3 Change the mode to to play back
2 Select the video input on the TV
the screen
∫ To display the on-screen information on the TV
Connecting with the AV multi cable
Connecting with a HDMI mini cable
Changing the component output setting
MENU SETUP # HDMI RESOLUTION # AUTO/1080i/480p
HDAVI Control
Playback using VIERA Link
What is the VIERA Link?
MENU SETUP # VIERA Link # ON
∫ Other linked operations
3 Operate with the remote control for the TV
Turning the power off
Automatic input switching
Copy/Dubbing
Copying
Copying between SD card and Built-in Memory
HDD HDC-TM55/HDC-TM60/HDC-HS60
When you stop copying halfway
4 Touch EXIT when the copy complete message is displayed
3 Touch desired items following the screen display
Approximate time for copying
We recommend using Panasonic DVD burner VW-BN1/VW-BN2
Connecting a DVD burner to
copy to/play back a disc
Preparing for copying/playing back
2 Connect this unit to the AC adaptor and change the mode to
1 Connect the AC adaptor supplied with DVD burner to the DVD burner
4 Insert the disc in the DVD burner
5 Touch the desired item
Copying to discs
∫ About recording formats when copying motion pictures
1 Connect this unit to the DVD burner to prepare for copying. l
2 Touch the desired items following the instructions on the screen
Important Notice
Disc type
Approximate time for copying to a disc
Copy time
High Definition
1 Connect this unit to the DVD burner to prepare for playback. l
Playing back the copied disc
∫ Formatting discs
Managing the copied disc
∫ Auto protect
2 Copy to the disc. l
other video devices
Dubbing images onto
1 Connect this unit to a video device and then change the mode to
2 Start playback on this unit
With a PC
What you can do with a
HD Writer AE
∫ Smart wizard
Important Notice
∫ About Conversion Assist Function
Available function
Data type
End User License Agreement
∫ Operating environment for HD Writer AE
Operating environment
With a PC
Display
∫ To use the HD Writer AE
Free hard disk
drive space
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
1 Insert the CD-ROM into the PC
2 Click Next
Check the contents, then close the window
5 Select where the application is to be installed, then click Next
∫ Uninstalling HD Writer AE
1 Select Start # Control Panel # Uninstall a Program
1 Connect this unit to the AC adaptor
2 Connecting to a PC
2 Turn on the unit
3 Connect this unit to a PC
∫ To disconnect USB cable safely
Charging the battery by connecting it to different devices
1 Double click the icon in task tray displayed on the PC
2 Select USB Mass Storage Device and click Stop
∫ Copying your still pictures to your PC
About the PC display
4 The DPOF setting files 5 The motion picture thumbnails
Example folder structure of an SD card
Reading the operating instructions of the software applications
Using with a PC 1 Starting HD Writer AE
Select Start # All Programs # Panasonic # HD Writer AE 2.0 #
Operating Instructions 120
∫ Copying still pictures on PC
∫ Operating environment
1 Connect this unit to a PC via the supplied USB cable
2 Touch PC 3 Double-click CAMSD displayed on the desktop
∫ Recording indications
Others
HG 1920 R 1h20m
1h30m
Shutter Speed l
1/100
OPEN/F2.0
Iris Value l
∫ Playback indications
∫ Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connected
∫ Indication of connection to other devices
∫ Confirmatory indications
HDD ERROR OCCURRED. PLEASE TURN UNIT OFF, THEN TURN ON AGAIN.*2
HDD BACKUP RECOMMENDED.*2
CANNOT OPERATE DUE TO LOW TEMPERATURE.*2
THIS BATTERY CANNOT BE USED
PLEASE CHECK EXTERNAL DRIVE OR DISC
About recovery
scenes with will be deleted
Battery runs down
Troubleshooting
A clicking sound is heard when the unit is shaken
Remaining battery indication is not displayed properly
This unit does not operate normally
This unit cannot be operated though it is turned on
Item other than the touched one is selected
The unit arbitrarily stops recording
The images are squeezed horizontally Scenes cannot be deleted
Any scenes/still pictures cannot be played back
If the SD card is inserted in this unit, it is not recognized
If the SD card is inserted in another device, it is not recognized
White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recorded picture
The LCD monitor flickers indoors Object seems to be warped
The power of the DVD burner cannot be turned on
When connected by the USB cable, this unit is not detected by the PC
VIERA Link does not work
Cannot see the PDF operating instructions for HD Writer AE
≥ When the scenes were recorded on different dates
∫ If scenes do not change smoothly when played back on another device
≥ When scenes lasting under 3 seconds have been recorded
≥ When PRE-REC was used for recording ≥ When deleting scenes
About this unit
Cautions for use
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
Cleaning
When disposing of or giving away this unit, note that
When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
Do not use the unit for surveillance purposes or other business uses
Be sure to detach the battery after use
About the battery
Prepare spare batteries when going out for recording
Do not throw an old battery into fire
About charging errors
About the AC adaptor
2 seconds
LCD monitor
About the SD card
When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that
About condensation
About personal information
Causes of condensation
Indemnity
∫ Carefully observe copyright laws
About copyright
∫ Licenses
Others
Others
Recording modes/approximate recordable time
4 GB
8 GB
Others
Number of recordable pictures
Built-in memory
Built-in memory
Built-in memory
Built-in memory
110000
174000
Power consumption
Specifications
Signal system
Others
AV multi connector
adjustment
HDMI mini connector
AV multi connector
Operating temperature
Mass Weight in
Battery operation time
operation
Recording SD card
Motion pictures
media
Built-in
Power consumption
Power source
Dimensions
Mass Weight
Accessory No
Optional accessories
Others
Description
Class 10 48 GB SDXC Memory Card
Class 10 64 GB SDXC Memory Card
32 GB SDHC Memory Card
16 GB SDHC Memory Card
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Index
Page
∫ Insertar la batería
Spanish Quick Use Guide Guía española para el uso rápido
∫ Insertar/extraer una tarjeta SD
∫ Carga de la batería
∫ Selección del modo
∫ Encender/apagar la unidad
∫ Cómo usar la pantalla táctil
∫ Selección del idioma
∫ Grabación de películas
∫ Selección de un medio para grabar HDC-TM55/HDC-TM60/HDC-HS60
∫ Grabación de películas
MENU SELEC MEDIO
Reproducción de películas 1/ Reproducción/Pausa 6 Rebobinado
∫ Reproducción de película/ fotografía
durante la reproducción 5 Avance rápido durante la reproducción
∫ Detener la reproducción y visualizar las miniaturas
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