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