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