Panasonic HDC-SD9D Basic camera positioning

VQT1N58

Recording

(Basic) 1Before recording

∫Basic camera positioning

≥When you are outdoors, record pictures with the sunlight behind you. If the subject is backlit, it will

become dark in the recording.

≥When recording, make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of colliding with another

person or object.

1Hold the unit with both hands.

2Put your hand through the grip belt.

3Do not cover the microphones A.

4Keep your arms near your body.

5Separate your legs for better balance.

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Contents

Main Information for Your Safety EMC Electric and magnetic compatibility WARNING: CAUTION! Warning Indemnity concerning recording content Carefully observe copyright laws Cards that you can use with this unit For the purposes of these operating instructions Licenses Contents Preparation Before using Setup Recording Playback Playback Editing With a TV Backup Accessories Optional accessories Features Very clear high definition pictures Compatibility with other products High definition images What is the AVCHD? Preparation handling Lens cover A 20 21 22 23 24 Attaching the lens cap (Included in the Filter Kit (VW-LF37WE; optional)) 25 Page Remote control usable range Remote control CAUTION Install a button-type battery (supplied) Warnin g About batteries that you can use with this unit 1 2 Charging the battery Charging lamp [CHARGE] A Open the LCD monitor and install the battery by inserting it in the dire ction shown in the figure. Inserting/removing the battery Removing the battery CAUTION Charging and recording time Battery capacity indication Page Cards that you can use with this unit 1 2 3 4 Inserting/removing an SD card (Turning the unit on/off) Turn on the power by sliding the mode switch to or while pressing the lock release button A. Turning the power on and off with the LCD monitor To turn off the power To turn on the power 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 Recording mode Language selection Menu list Playback mode ( ( 2 then set the desired value with 3 the selection. 4 Page 2 Select [HOME] with the cursor 3 Select your home region and enter the selection with the 4 2 3 the adjustment. Increasing the brightness of the LCD monitor POWER LCD EXTRA button Changing the picture quality on the LCD monitor Recording Yourself Recording Basic camera positioning About auto mode Anti-Ground-Shooting (AGS) 1 2 3 Screen indications in the recording mode When motion picture recording stops suddenly Recording modes/approximate recordable time 2 mode switch is set to . 3 1 2 button to start recording. Quick start PRE-REC This prevents you missing a shot. Shooting guide 1 select and open the LCD monitor. B 2 (For auto focus only) About the screen indications when the button is pressed About the focus indication To record still pictures clearly About the focusing area Picture quality Number of recordable pictures Zoom lever Digital zoom function Optical image stabilizer button [ , O.I.S.] Face detection & AE button operation icons 1 icons will be displayed on the screen. 2 Select an icon with the cursor Fade Intelligent contrast control Help mode Soft skin mode Colour night view Backlight compensation Low light Self-timer This is for recording still pictures using the timer. Page menus Menus Guide line 25p digital cinema Wind noise reduction Microphone setup Microphone level 2 microphone input level. 3 the MENU button to finish the setting. 2 3 4 Built-in flash Red eye reduction Page Auto slow shutter Digital cinema colour Page Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to MANUAL. Scene mode Select the menu. (l21) Set [SCENE MODE] to [OFF] or the AUTO/ 1 2 to FOCUS position. 3 the subject into focus. 1 []. 2 To set the white balance manually White balance 1 Manual shutter speed/aperture adj ustment [ ] (aperture) or [ ] (shutter speed). 2 Playback 1 2 3 4 with the cursor button. Speaker volume adjustment Fast forward/rewind playback Skip playback (to the start of a scene) Slow-motion playback Frame-by-frame playback Motion picture compatibility 1 2 3 1 2 Playing back motion pictures by date Intelligent scene selection Repeat playback Resuming the previous playback 1 2 3 4 with the cursor button. Still picture compatibility 1 2 press the cursor button. 3 played back. 1 2 3 4 Press the button. Select [ ] (motion picture playback) while the mode switch is set to . (l60) 2 then press the cursor button. 3 point. 4 pictures 2 be protected and then press the Select [ ] (still picture playback) while the mode switch is set to . (l65) What is DPOF? 2 then press the cursor button. 3 press the cursor button. 1 your TV 1 2 3 If the image or audio from this unit does not appear on the TV To watch images with a 16:9 aspect ratio on a regular TV (4:3) To display the on-screen information on the TV Connecting with a HDMI mini cable Listening in 5.1 channel sound Connecting with the component cable (HDAVI Control) Set the mode switch to . Playback operation with the remote control for the TV Other linked operations Backup 82 With other products copy to/play back a disc 1 2 3 Cable (supplied with VW-BN1). 4 5 Copying to discs 1 2 3 4 5 6 Important Notice About the approximate time it takes for copying to a disc 1 2 Playing back the copied disc 3 Formatting discs Auto protect 2 To release the disc protection Displaying disc information Managing the copied disc (Formatting, Auto protect, Displaying disc information) video device 1 2 3 Change the video input on the video device and TV that this unit is connected to. 1 2 3 4 5 display the PictBridge menus. 6 [DATE PRINT]. 7 With a PC B C Important Notice End User License Agreement Operating environment for HD Writer 2.5E for HDC Operating environment for the card reader function (mass storage) 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 1 adaptor. 2 3 4 About the PC display IISVPL Removable Disk AVCHDTN BDMV DCIM 100CDPFQ AVCH D Reading the operating instructions of the software applications 1 2 3 4 Others Recording indications 90min 0h00m00s Playback indications PC connection indications Confirmatory indications Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connected Page About recovery used simultaneously Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page When deleting scenes If you connected this unit and the DVD burner, selected scenes and then copied them to 1 disc. A B When editing scenes on a PC using a programme such as HD Writer 2. 5E Cautions for use About this unit About the battery About the AC adaptor Causes of condensation About condensation LCD monitor Explanation of terms Automatic white balance White balance adjustment Auto focus Page Specifications Page Page VQT1N58 F0108JK0 ( 3000 A ) E Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Web site: http://panasonic.net