High Definition Video Camera
Things You Should Know
Trade Name Panasonic Model No
Core when connecting to computer or peripheral devices
FCC Note
Batteries
Concerning the battery
AC adaptor
For USA-California only
A. Consumers Attention
Product Identification Marking
Product Location
Important Safety Instructions
Care
Precautions
USE & Location
Avchd
Indemnity about recorded content
About the recording format for recording motion pictures
Cards that you can use with this unit
Contents
Watching Video/Pictures
Connecting a DVD burner to copy to
Accessory Order Form For USA
Limited Warranty only for U.S.A
CD-ROM
Accessories
Quick Guide
Inserting the battery
Charging the battery Inserting/removing an SD card
Access lamp Access a
Turning the unit on/off
Selecting a mode
How to use the touch screen
Touch Menu
Recording motion pictures
Recording still pictures
Language selection
Operation icon
Change the mode to Touch the play mode select icon a
Motion picture/Still picture Playback
Attaching the lens hood AF assist lamp l Recording lamp l
Parts identification and handling
Preparation
Concave l Lens Leica Dicomar
Tripod receptacle
LCD monitor Touch screen l
≥ It can open up to 90o
≥ Do not use any other AC adaptors except the supplied one
DC input terminal DC in l
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Power supply
Inserting/removing the battery
≥ Press the power button to turn off the unit l
DC input terminal ≥ Insert the plugs as far as they will go
Charging the battery
Connecting to the AC outlet
Connect the AC adaptor to the DC input terminal
Charging/Recording time
Battery capacity indication
Charging and recording time
Sdxc
Preparation of SD cards
Cards that you can use with this unit
Sdhc
Securely close the SD card/ terminal cover
Access lamp Access a
Check that the access lamp has gone off
Inserting/removing an SD card
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
Touch
Selecting a mode
How to use the touch screen
Operate the mode switch to change the mode to , or
About the operation icons
Recording Mode
Playback Mode
About the Touch Menu
Select the menu. l
Setting date and time
Menu Setup # Clock SET
To display the Touch Menu
Basic
Before recording
Basic camera positioning
Basic motion picture recording
Attaching/Removing the lens hood
Press the recording start/stop button to start recording
Change the mode to Open the LCD monitor
Screen indications in the Motion Picture Recording Mode
Recording motion pictures
Recording formats HA/HG/HX/HE 1080/60p IFrame
When motion picture is recorded in Avchd format
When motion picture is recorded in iFrame format
About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures
Recording still pictures
About the screen indications in Still Picture Recording
Recording still pictures in Motion Picture Recording Mode
About the focusing area
¬ Change the mode to
Button
Intelligent Auto Mode
Manual
Intelligent auto/Manual
Auto focus
Intelligent Auto Mode
Automatic white balance
Select the VIDEO/PICTURE you wish to play back
Change the mode to Touch the play mode select icon A. l
Is displayed when 1080/60p is touched
Motion picture/Still picture playback
Towards s
Speaker volume adjustment
Change the thumbnail display
Towards r
Still picture compatibility
Motion picture compatibility
≥ Next previous page can be displayed by touching
Using the menu screen
Touch Menu
≥ Touch left side/ right side
Icon Function
Using the quick menu
Touch Q.MENU
SET World Time
Using the Setup Menu
Select the menu
Clock SET
Touch / to select your travel Destination and touch Enter
Date Format
ZOOM/REC Display OFF/ON
Economy
Open the LCD monitor
Quick Power on
Remote Control
Quick Start
LCD SET
Power LCD
REC Lamp
Alert Sound
Component OUT
Hdmi Resolution
Number Reset
AV Multi
S. Demo
Demo Mode
Card Status
Calibration
Unit can be turned on/off when the LCD monitor is opened
Using with the remote control
Replacing a button-type battery
Menu Setup # Remote Control # on
≥ Selected item will become yellow
Remote control usable range
Operation of direction buttons/OK button
Press a direction button
Zoom lever/Zoom button icons
Zoom in/out function
About the zoom speed
Extra Optical Zoom
Optical image stabilizer button
Changing Image Stabilizer Mode
Image Stabilizer Function
1080/60p
1080/60p recording
1080/60p button
Touch Zoom
Recording with the Touch function
Touch function icons
Touch the Touch function icon
Start recording
AF/AE tracking
About target frame
Touch the object and lock the target
Optical Image Stabilizer Lock icon
Menu Record Setup # O.I.S. Lock Display # desired setting
Optical Image Stabilizer Lock
Touch Shutter
Fade*1 Intelligent contrast control*1
Recording functions of operation icons
Operation icons
Touch an operation icon
PRE-REC
Menu Record Setup # Fade Color #
Fade
Intelligent contrast control
Built-in flash
To adjust the brightness of the flash
Smile shot
Intelligent exposure
Self-timer
Soft skin mode
Red-Eye Reduction
Color Night Rec
Tele macro
Guideline
Displaying Guidelines at playback
Recording functions of menus
Scene Mode
REC Mode
Zoom Mode
Digital Cinema
Setup time
Menu Record Setup # Digital Cinema # on
Time Lapse REC
Touch REC or press the button fully
Face Recog
Registering a face for face recognition
Align the person’s face with the guide
Select the menu
Touch the desired item to enter the setting
Changing the information of a registered person
Touch Enter to end registration
Face Framing
Canceling a registered person
Touch the person to cancel
Name Display
Prioritized face framing
Auto Slow Shtr 2D
Auto Slow Shtr 3D
AGS
Digital Cinema Color
Wind Noise Canceler
Menu Record Setup # Shooting Guide # on
Menu Record Setup # Wind Noise Canceler # on
MIC Level
Touch / to adjust
Menu Record Setup # Zoom MIC # on
Zoom MIC
Zebra
Picture Adjust
Touch the desired setting items
Example of the display
On Adjust
Luminance
Histogram
Picture size and Maximum zoom ratio
Picture size in Motion Picture Recording Mode
Picture Size
Aspect Ratio
Menu Picture # Quality # desired setting
Menu Picture # Aspect Ratio # desired setting
Quality
Touch REC ALL or Select
HI-SPEED Burst
Press the button
Touch Record or Delete
Shtr Sound
You can add a shutter sound when recording still pictures
Menu Picture # Shtr Sound # desired setting
AF Assist Lamp
≥ MNL appears on the screen
Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode
Perform the setting by touching the desired item to be set
Manual recording
White balance
Touch WB Touch / to select White balance mode
≥ Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode. l
Manual adjustment mode
Touch Shtr or Iris Touch / to adjust settings
Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment
Touch Focus Touch MF to change to Manual Focus
Manual focus adjustment
Adjust the focus by touching MF / MF
Menu Record Setup # MF Assist # on
Attach the 3D Conversion Lens to the unit
Setup # 3D CONV. Lens Setup
Recording 3D video
Recording 3D video
3D appears
Touch Exit to end the adjustment
≥ After adjustment, a single screen appears
Press the recording start/stop button to start recording
Button/lever operations Recording functions
Setup menu
Functions not available during 3D recording
Functions that cannot be used during 3D recording
Touch 6 to rewind
Motion picture playback using operation icon
Playback Operations
Touch 5 during playback to fast Forward
During Playback
Creating still picture from motion picture
Touch the Direct playback bar or slide
It while touching
Touch / to set the time
Highlight&Time frame index
Repeat playback
Touch the desired search condition
Zooming out from the zoomed still picture
Menu Video Setup # Resume Play # on
Resuming the previous playback
Zooming in on a still picture during playback Playback zoom
Touch the date select icon. l
Various playback functions
Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date
Highlight Playback
Music setting
Priority setting
Playback time setting
Effect setting
Touch the interval of playback for the slide show
Touch the playback date
Touch the desired effect
Touch Start Select the playback operation. l
Touch Start and start the audio testing
Touch the desired sound
Touch Delete
Deleting scenes/still pictures
Touch ALL SCENES, Multi or Single
Touch the scene/still picture to be deleted
≥ Unwanted parts can be deleted. l
Dividing a scene AVCHD, 1080/60p
Touch Return to complete dividing
Menu Edit Scene # Divide # SET
Touch YES
Menu Edit Scene # Divide # Cancel ALL
Dividing a scene to partially delete iFrame
Stop the playback
Appears
Menu Video Setup # Delete Personal Info
Deleting personal information
≥ Personal information is not recorded in the iFrame scenes
Touch the scene/still picture to be protected
Menu Video Setup or PICT. Setup # Scene Protect
Protecting scenes/still pictures
Menu PICT. Setup # Dpof SET # Cancel ALL
Dpof setting
What is DPOF?
Menu PICT. Setup # Dpof SET # SET
Connect this unit to a TV
High definition images when connecting to Hdmi terminal
Standard images when connecting to video terminal
Watching Video/Pictures on your TV
Cables Reference items
Change the mode to to play back
Select the video input on the TV
≥ Example Select the Hdmi channel with a Hdmi mini cable
To display the on-screen information on the TV
100
Connecting with a Hdmi mini cable
Connecting with the AV multi cable
≥ If you are not using Viera Link, set to OFF
Playback using Viera Link
What is the Viera Link Hdavi Control?
Menu Setup # Viera Link # on
102
Operate with the remote control for the TV
Automatic input switching
Other linked operations
Playing back scenes recorded in 3D as conventional 2D video
Menu Setup # 3D Playback # 3D
Menu Setup # 3D Playback # 2D
3D video playback
104
Functions not available during 3D playback
DVD-R DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R DL +RW +R DL
Connecting a DVD burner to copy to/ play back a disc
Preparing for copying/playing back
105
Burn Disc
Insert the disc in the DVD burner
Touch the desired item
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Copying to discs
Avchd HA/HG/HX/HE
About recording formats when copying motion pictures
Important Notice
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Standard XP
Approximate time for copying to a disc
109
Disc type Copy time
USB Connection Cable supplied with DVD burner
≥ When playing back on a TV, connect this unit to the TV. l
Playing back the copied disc
110
Managing the copied disc
112
Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc recorder, video device, etc
Check before dubbing
You can dub by directly inserting an SD card
To dub using equipment with an SD card slot
To dub using equipment with a USB terminal
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About the screen indication of the unit
Touch Recorder on the screen of this unit
114
≥ Images are dubbed in standard quality
You can dub by connecting an AV multi cable
115
Dubbing in standard picture quality
3D video storage
Copying unaltered as 3D video
Copying after conversion to 2D video
≥ Scenes recorded in 3D are not supported by iMovie’11
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What you can do with a PC
HD Writer AE
Smart Wizard
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About Conversion Assist Function
120
End User License Agreement
CPU
Operating environment
Operating environment for HD Writer AE
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To use the HD Writer AE
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Installation
Insert the CD-ROM into the PC
125
Uninstalling HD Writer AE
PC must be rebooted for the application to work
Touch PC on the screen of this unit
Connecting to a PC
Connect this unit to the AC adaptor
Connect this unit to a PC
127
To disconnect USB cable safely
Example folder structure of an SD card
About the PC display
Copying your still pictures to your PC
128
Select Start # All Programs # Panasonic # HD Writer AE 3.0 #
Starting HD Writer AE
130
If using Mac
Operating environment
Double-click Camsd displayed on the desktop
1h30m
Indications
Recording indications
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OPEN/F2.0
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Confirmatory indications
Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connected
Playback indications
Indication of connection to other devices
Check Card
This Battery Cannot be Used
Messages
134
Scenes with will be deleted
About recovery
135
Please Turn Unit
Troubleshooting
Error Occurred
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142
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
Cleaning
About this unit
143
About the battery
Seconds
144 About status indicator during charging
Refer to page 143 for details on the battery
About the AC adaptor
≥ Viewing for extended periods may cause eye-fatigue
About 3D About 3D recording
About 3D viewing
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When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that
About the SD card LCD monitor
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About personal information
About condensation
Causes of condensation
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About copyright
Carefully observe copyright Laws
Licenses
Picture size
Recording modes/approximate recordable time
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Favors image quality B Favors recording time
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When Aspect Ratio is set to 43 and Quality is set to
When Aspect Ratio is set to 169 and Quality is set to
Approximate number of recordable pictures
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Specifications
USB
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3D Conversion Lens optional
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Motion pictures
Still pictures
Mm Wk26 mm Hk86.3 mm D 2.1 q Wk1.0 q Hk3.4 q D
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Optional accessories
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Be careful about the following
Attaching the conversion lens/ filter kit
Attaching the lens cap of the Filter Kit VW-LF46N optional
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Accessory Order Form For USA and Puerto Rico Customers
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Limited Warranty Coverage For USA and Puerto Rico Only
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions
As of November
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Digital cinema Digital cinema color
Date and time display Date and time setting Delete
Numerics
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Name display Number reset
Carga de la batería
Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápido
Insertar la batería
Insertar/extraer una tarjeta SD
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Encender/apagar el dispositivo
Selección del modo
Cómo usar la pantalla táctil
Cambie el modo a Abra el monitor LCD
Selección del idioma
166 Grabación de películas
Menú táctil
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Reproducción de película Fotografía
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