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Panasonic HDC-HS80, HDC-SD80, HDC-TM80 Operating environment, CPU, RAM, Display, With a PC, drive space, Free hard disk, Ultimate (SP1/SP2), or more recommended), Professional/Ultimate

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Operating environment

≥Even if the system requirements mentioned in these operating instructions are fulfilled, some PCs cannot be used.

≥A CD-ROM drive is necessary to install the supplied software applications. (A compatible Blu-ray disc/DVD writer drive and media are necessary for writing to a Blu-ray disc/DVD.)

≥Operation is not guaranteed in the following cases.

jWhen 2 or more USB devices are connected to a PC, or when devices are connected through USB hubs or by using extension cables.

jOperation on an upgraded OS.jOperation on an OS other than the one pre-installed.

≥This software is not compatible with Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows NT and Windows 2000.

∫Operating environment for HD Writer AE 3.0

PC	IBM PC/AT compatible PC
OS	Windows 7 (32 bit/64 bit) Starter/Home Basic/Home Premium/
	Professional/Ultimate
	Windows Vista (32 bit) Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/
	Ultimate (SP1/SP2)
	Windows XP (32 bit) (SP3)
CPU	Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or higher (including compatible CPU)
	≥ Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16 GHz or higher or
	AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 5200+ or higher is recommended
	when using playback function or MPEG2 output function.
	≥ Intel Core 2 Quad 2.6 GHz or higher is recommended when using
	the editing or continuous photo playback function.
RAM	Windows 7: 1 GB or more (32 bit)/2 GB or more (64 bit)
	Windows Vista: 1 GB or more
	Windows XP: 512 MB or more (1 GB or more recommended)
Display	High Colour (16 bit) or more (32 bit or more recommended)
	Desktop resolution of 1024k768 pixels or more (1920k1080 pixels
	or more recommended)
	Windows 7/Windows Vista: DirectX 9.0c compatible video card
	(DirectX 10 recommended)
	Windows XP: DirectX 9.0c compatible video card
	Compatible with DirectDraw overlay
	PCI Express™k16 compatible recommended
	Video memory of 256 MB or more recommended
Free hard disk	Ultra DMA — 100 or more
drive space	450 MB or more (for installing the software)
	≥ When writing to a DVD/Blu-ray disc/SD, more than double the
	amount of free space as the disc being created is necessary.

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Contents

Model No. HDC-SD80 VQT3J47 Information for Your Safety If the HDD experiences any abnormality, back up data immediately Once the HDD is out of order, data cannot be restored Operation may stop in hot or cold environments The unit is disabled in order to protect the HDD Do not use the unit in low atmospheric pressures Contents Advanced (Playback) Copy/Dubbing Motion picture playback using operation icon Creating still picture from motion Parts identification and handling 14Mode switch (l 16) 15Status indicator (l 15) 16Recording start/stop button (l 21) 17LCD monitor (Touch screen) (l 16) ≥It can open up to 90o 23Photoshot button [ ] (l 23) Thumbnail display switch [ / ]/ Volume lever [sVOLr] (In playback mode) (l 28) 25Grip belt 25 DC input terminal [DC IN] (l 10) Power supply Inserting/removing the battery Charging the battery Charging and recording time HDC-HS80 Battery model number Actual [Voltage Recording to a card Cards that you can use with this unit Inserting/removing an SD card Turning the unit on/off Turning the unit on and off with the power button Turning the unit on and off with the LCD monitor Selecting a mode How to use the touch screen About the touch menu Setting date and time Before recording Selecting a media to record Recording motion pictures ≥ Still pictures can be recorded while recording the motion picture. (l 24) ≥ (Maximum recordable scenes of a single SD card, built-inmemory or HDD) Recording formats [HA]/[HG]/[HX]/[HE] Different dates (l 71) Recording still pictures Recording still pictures in motion picture recording mode Intelligent auto mode ∫Intelligent auto mode Automatic white balance Auto focus Motion picture/Still picture playback 5 Select the playback operation by touching the operation icon COperation icon Motion picture playback Still picture playback 1/;: Motion picture compatibility Still picture compatibility Using the menu screen Using the Setup Menu Touch / to select your travel destination and touch [ENTER] CThe local time at the selected travel destination DThe time difference between the travel destination and the home region [QUICK POWER ON] mode set to or ≥Depending on the recording conditions, start time may be longer than 1 second ≥In the quick power on mode, the zoom magnification becomes 1k [QUICK START] [ALERT SOUND] [OFF] 2 Beeps for 4 times [POWER LCD] [LCD SET] [VIERA Link] [TV ASPECT] [16:9]/[4:3] [INITIAL SET] [NUMBER RESET] [FORMAT MEDIA] 1Touch [FORMAT MEDIA] Touch [SD CARD] or [Built-inMemory] Touch [SD CARD] or [HDD] Formatting built-inmemory or HDD is only available with this unit [MEDIA STATUS] [CALIBRATION] 1Touch [CALIBRATION] ≥ Touch [ENTER] 2Touch the [_] that appears on the screen with the supplied stylus pen Zoom in/out function Extra optical zoom Image stabilizer function Recording with the Touch function Touch function icons Touch zoom Zoom operation can be performed by touching the touch zoom bar 1 Touch 2Touch and hold the touch zoom bar AF/AE tracking 2 Touch the object and lock the target A Target frame 3 Start recording ∫About target frame Optical image stabilizer lock AOptical image stabilizer lock icon 1Press the optical image stabilizer button to turn the image stabilizer on 2Touch and hold ≥is displayed while you are touching the icon Recording functions of operation icons Operation icons Fade When you start recording, the image/audio gradually appears. (Fade in) When you pause recording, the image/audio gradually disappears. (Fade out) ∫To select the colour for fade in/out MENU : [RECORD SETUP] # [FADE COLOUR] # Smile shot ([ON]) # ([FACE RECOG.]) # [OFF] [OFF] Video light ([ON]) # ([AUTO]) # ([OFF]) Photo light ∫To adjust the brightness of the photo light MENU : [PICTURE] # [PHOTO LIGHT LEVEL] # desired setting Red eye reduction Reduces the phenomena where human eyes become red from photo light ≥The photo light is activated 2 times Self-timer This is for recording still pictures using the timer Tele macro ≥The unit can focus on the subject at a distance of approx. 70 cm [ 4:3 0.3M]/[ 3:2 2.8M] 3:2 jLower than 37k (when picture size is [ 16:9 3M]/[ 16:9 2.1M]) Recording functions of menus ≥(Night scenery/Night portrait) ≥(Night portrait) jThe photo light is set to [ON] [ZOOM MODE] Set the maximum zoom ratio for the motion picture recording mode [RELAY REC] ≥Set [MEDIA SELECT] to [Built-inMemory] ≥Set [REC MODE] to [HA], [HG], [HX] or [HE]. (l 51) ≥Insert an SD card MENU : [RECORD SETUP] # [RELAY REC] # [ON] ∫Registering a face for face recognition MENU : [RECORD SETUP] # [FACE RECOG.] # [SET] # [SAVE] 1Align the person’s face with the guide 2Touch [REC] or press the button fully 3 Entering the person’s name ∫Changing the information of a registered person 1 Select the menu MENU : [RECORD SETUP] # [FACE RECOG.] # [SET] # [EDIT] 2 Touch the desired item to enter the setting ≥Up to 3 face shots can be registered. To additionally register [NAME DISPLAY] MENU : [RECORD SETUP] # [NAME DISPLAY] # desired number [OFF]/[1]/[2]/[3] ≥Displayed name will disappear after a while ≥This function is not displayed during recording of yourself or playback mode [AGS] MENU : [RECORD SETUP] # [AGS] # [ON] [AUTO SLOW SHTR] ≥Switch to manual mode. (l 63) MENU : [RECORD SETUP] # [AUTO SLOW SHTR] # [ON] [SHOOTING GUIDE] MENU : [RECORD SETUP] # [SHOOTING GUIDE] # [ON] [WIND NOISE CANCELLER] MENU : [RECORD SETUP] # [WIND NOISE CANCELLER] # [ON] [ZOOM MIC] [MIC LEVEL] ≥Switch to manual mode. (l 63) 1 Select the menu MENU : [RECORD SETUP] # [MIC LEVEL] # desired setting [AUTO]: [SETr [PICTURE ADJUST] MENU : [RECORD SETUP] # [PICTURE ADJUST] 2 Touch the desired setting items [SHARPNESS]: [EXPOSURE]: [PICTURE SIZE] MENU : [PICTURE] # [PICTURE SIZE] # desired setting ∫Picture size and Maximum zoom ratio 4:3: 3:2: [QUALITY] MENU : [PICTURE] # [QUALITY] # desired setting [HI-SPEEDBURST] MENU : [PICTURE] # [HI-SPEEDBURST] # desired setting [25 Frames/sec]: 5(When [SELECT] is selected in step 4) Touch the range of pictures that will be stored ≥Previous (Next) page is displayed by touching *Only select the picture for start point if only 1 picture is to be stored AStart point* B Finish point Manual recording White balance Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment Manual focus adjustment 1 (When MF assist function is used) Playback Operations Motion picture playback using operation icon Creating still picture from motion picture Highlight&Time frame index 3 (When [MINUTES] is selected) Repeat playback Resuming the previous playback Zooming in on a still picture during playback (Playback zoom) Various playback functions Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date Highlight playback (Only when you would like to change the settings) 2(When [SELECT SCENES] is selected) (When [SELECT DATE] is selected) 2 (When [FACE RECOG.] is selected) Changing the playback settings and playing back the slide show 3 (When [DATE SETUP] is selected) (When [EFFECT SETUP] is selected) (When [SLIDES INTERVAL] is selected) (When [MUSIC SELECT] is selected) (To test the music audio) Deleting scenes/still pictures 3 (When [MULTI] is selected in step 2) (When [SINGLE] is selected in step 2) 4 (When [MULTI] is selected in step 2) When you stop deleting halfway Touch [CANCEL] while deleting To complete editing Touch [Return] Scenes which cannot be played back (the thumbnails are displayed as Dividing a scene (AVCHD) Dividing a scene to partially delete (iFrame) Deleting personal information Protecting scenes/still pictures DPOF setting Relay scene combining [HDC-TM80] To cancel relay information MENU : [EDIT SCENE] # [RELAY INFO CANCEL] The personal information of the relayed scene in the Watching Video/Pictures on your TV ≥Check that the plugs are inserted as far as they go Always use a genuine Panasonic HDMI mini cable ≥Do not use any other AV multi cables except the supplied one 2 Select the video input on the TV ≥Example: the screen MENU : [SETUP] # [TV ASPECT] # [4:3] Example of images with a [16:9] aspect ratio on a regular TV (4:3) [TV ASPECT] setting [16:9][4:3] Connecting with a HDMI mini cable Connecting with the AV multi cable Playback using VIERA Link 3 Operate with the remote control for the TV AOperation icons D Display/Cancel operation icons Zoom in on still picture jYellow: Deleting scenes/still pictures Copying between SD card and Built-inMemory/HDD 3 Touch desired items following the screen display ≥It will return to the previous step by touching ≥(When [SELECT SCENES] is selected) ≥(When [SELECT DATE] is selected) ≥Up to 99 scenes/still pictures or 99 dates can be set in succession Connecting a DVD burner to copy to/ play back a disc Preparing for copying/playing back 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 5 Touch the desired item [BURN DISC]: Copying to discs ≥(When [SELECT SCENES] is selected) ≥(When [SELECT DATE] is selected) Important Notice Approximate time for copying to a disc To copy motion pictures to the full capacity of a disc Copy time [AVCHD] ≥It is impossible to stop copying halfway ≥The order in which the scenes were copied cannot be changed ≥Data that has been recorded on another device may not be copied Playing back the copied disc Managing the copied disc Dubbing with a Blu-raydisc recorder, video, etc ∫To dub using equipment with an SD card slot You can dub by directly inserting an SD card ∫To dub using equipment with a USB terminal You can dub by connecting a USB cable ≥Use the AC adaptor to free you from worrying about the battery running down About the screen indication of the unit Start recording on the connected device Dubbing in standard picture quality ∫Dubbing using equipment without an SD card slot or a USB terminal or using a video device You can dub by connecting an AV multi cable What you can do with a PC ≥Please refer to page 115 for details about using a Mac When using an SDXC Memory Card, check the following support site http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/information/SDXC.html ∫About Conversion assist function ≥Please refer to page 111 about the connection of this unit and a PC End User License Agreement Operating environment Sound DirectSound Support Interface USB port [Hi-SpeedUSB (USB 2.0)] Other ∫Operating environment for the card reader function (mass storage) Installation 7 When installation is complete, some notes will appear Connecting to a PC ∫To disconnect USB cable safely About the screen indication of the unit ∫Charging the battery by connecting it to different devices About the PC display Starting HD Writer AE (On the PC) Reading the operating instructions of the software applications If using Mac Indications OPEN/F2.0 0dB ±(White)/¥ (Green)// ///Focus indication (l 23) ∫Playback indications No.10 ∫Indication of connection to other devices ∫Confirmatory indications (Time Messages About recovery Troubleshooting Indication Remaining battery indication is not displayed properly The unit arbitrarily stops Object seems to be warped Playback Any scenes/still pictures cannot be played back When connected by the USB cable, this unit is not detected by the other devices VIERA Link does not Cannot import AVCHD scenes with iMovie’11 Others Item other than the touched one is selected Cautions for use 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: About the battery Be sure to detach the battery after use If the battery is kept in Prepare spare batteries when going out for recording ≥Inserting a battery with damaged terminals can damage the unit About status indicator during charging 2 seconds): Off: ≥Charging has finished Refer to page 128 for details on the battery LCD monitor About personal information Indemnity About condensation Causes of condensation ≥When a cold room has been warmed up quickly ≥When cool wind from an air conditioner is directly blown onto this unit ≥After summer afternoon showers of rain About copyright Recording modes/approximate recordable time Page Approximate number of recordable pictures