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