Model No. HDC-SD9P/PC
Operating Instructions
High Definition Video Camera
Date of Purchase Dealer Purchased From
Safety Precautions
≥USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES
Things You Should Know
THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN CANADA
THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A FCC Note
2Button-typebattery Lithium battery
Batteries
AC adaptor
1 Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
USE & LOCATION
Precautions
∫Indemnity concerning recording content
Ifyou see this symbol
∫Licenses
∫Carefully observe copyright laws
∫Cards that you can use with this unit
∫For the purposes of these operating instructions
Preparation
Contents
Before using
Setup
Using with a PC
Backup
Before using
Setup
Button-typebattery
Accessories
Battery pack
Remote control
What is the AVCHD?
Features
∫Very clear high definition pictures
∫Compatibility with other products
Turn on the power by sliding the
∫Charging the battery
∫Inserting the battery
∫How to turn on the power
∫Recording still pictures
∫Help mode
∫Recording motion pictures
To exit the Help mode
∫Still picture playback
∫Motion picture playback
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16Before using 20Setup
Recording Playback Backup With a PC Others
Preparation
4Mode select switch AUTO/MANUAL/ FOCUS l 35,
Parts identification and
handling
Before using
11Battery release lever BATTERY l
20 22 23
Lens cover A
10Battery holder l
Volume lever sVOLr In playback mode l 29Speaker
31 32
37 35 36
26Mode switch l 27Photoshot button l
8Zoom/volume buttons ZOOM, VOL 9Menu button MENU
Remote control
Install a button-typebattery supplied
Remote control usable range
Charging lamp CHARGE A
Power supply
Charging the battery
∫About batteries that you can use with this unit
Removing the battery
Inserting/removing the battery
∫ Charging time
Battery capacity indication
Charging and recording time
Battery model number
2 Connect the DC cable to the AC adaptor
Connecting to the AC outlet
Capacity
Setup 2 Preparation of SD cards
Cards that you can use with this unit
Card type
4 Securely close the SD card cover
1 Set the mode switch to OFF. l
Inserting/removing an SD card
3 Insert/remove the SD card
Selecting a mode
Turning the power on and off with the LCD monitor
To turn on the power
To turn off the power
Setup 4 Using the menu screen
1 Press the MENU button
5 Press the MENU button to exit the menu screen
Recording mode
Language selection
Menu list
2 Select English and press the cursor button
1 Beep
Playback mode motion picture playback
still picture playback
∫SETUP
3 Press the cursor button to enter the selection
Setting date and time
4 Press the MENU button to finish the setting
1 Select the menu. l
BASIC # SET WORLD TIME # YES
Select HOME with the cursor button
Select DESTINATION and press the cursor button
1 Select the menu. l
Increasing the brightness of the LCD monitor
Setup 6 Adjusting LCD monitor
3 Press the cursor button to make the adjustment
POWER LCD EXTRA button
Recording
Playback Backup With a PC Others
34Recording Basic 47Recording Advanced
Preparation
∫Basic camera positioning
Before recording
¬Operate the mode switch to select
Auto Ground-DirectionalStandby AGS
About auto mode
Select the menu. l
1 Operate the mode switch to
Recording motion pictures
select and open the LCD monitor
CRecording time elapsed
When motion picture recording stops suddenly
Screen indications in the recording mode
ARecording mode
Select the menu. l
Recording modes/approximate recordable time
VIDEO # REC MODE # desired setting
≥Recordable time using the battery l
1 Select the menu. l
Quick start
3 Open the LCD monitor
SETUP # QUICK START # ON
When you move the unit quickly
PRE-REC
Shooting guide
1 Press the PRE-RECbutton
3 Press the button fully
Recording still pictures
2 Press the button halfway. For auto focus only
Focus indication
∫About the focusing area
To record still pictures clearly
∫About the focus indication
Select the menu. l
Picture quality
Number of recordable pictures
PICTURE # PICT.QUALITY # desired setting
¬Operate the mode switch to select
Zoom in/out function
Digital zoom function
Zoom lever
O.I.S.: Optical Image Stabilizer
Image stabilizer function
Optical image stabilizer button , O.I.S
¬Operate the mode switch to select
Face detection & AE mode
Face detection & AE button
¬Operate the mode switch to select
1 Press the cursor button, and
Recording functions of
operation icons
Operation icons
Help mode
Fade
Intelligent contrast
control
Backlight
Ø Self-timer
Soft skin mode
MagicPix
Help mode
ØSelf-timer
Fade
Intelligent contrast control
24p digital cinema
menusRecording functions of
Menus
Guide line
microphones can be adjusted
Microphone setup
Wind noise reduction
Effect/Setting method
Function
Microphone level
Effect/Setting method
1 Select the menu. l
Effect/Setting method
HD hi-speedburst shooting
2 Press the button
Select the range of pictures that will be stored
When the
Built-inflash
Red eye reduction
Effect/Setting method
Effect/Setting method
Shutter sound
Zebra
Color bar
Microphone setup
Auto slow shutter
Digital cinema color
Effect/Setting method
Auto slow shutter
Built-inflash
Red eye reduction
Color bar
¬Operate the mode switch to select
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to MANUAL
Manual recording functions
Scene mode
Select the menu. l
Manual focus adjustment
To set the white balance manually
White balance
1 Move the cursor button to select
2 Select the white balance mode
Manual shutter speed adjustment
Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment
2 Make the adjustment
≥Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to MANUAL. l
Preparation Recording
Backup With a PC Others
Playback
64Playback 72Editing 78With a TV
Motion picture playback
1 Operate the mode switch to select
Operating with the remote control
∫Speaker volume adjustment
∫Fast forward/rewind playback
Skip playback to the start of a scene
Operating with the remote control
∫Slow-motionplayback
Frame-by-frameplayback
Motion picture compatibility
Playing back motion pictures by date
Intelligent scene selection
1 Select By date, then press the cursor button
VIDEO SETUP # RESUME PLAY # ON
Repeat playback
Resuming the previous playback
VIDEO SETUP # REPEAT PLAY # ON
1 Operate the mode switch to select
Still picture playback
Still picture compatibility
Playing back still pictures by date
3 Select the still picture to be played back
1 Select By date, then press the cursor button
thumbnail view screen is
Deleting scenes/still pictures
To delete by confirming images being played back
1 Press the button while the
≥Scenes/still pictures which cannot be played
3 Select to set the dividing point
Dividing a scene to delete
2 Select the scene to be divided
then press the cursor button
1 Select the menu. l
picturesProtecting scenes/still
¬Operate the mode switch to select
VIDEO SETUP or PICT. SETUP# SCENE PROTECT # YES
To cancel all DPOF settings
Editing 4 DPOF setting
∫What is DPOF?
PICT. SETUP # DPOF SET # SET
Use this unit to format SD cards
Editing 5 Formatting
SETUP # FORMAT CARD # YES
1 Select the menu. l
With a TV
Watching Video/Pictures on
your TV
1 Connect this unit to a TV
3 Set the mode switch to to play back
Select the menu. l
∫To display the on-screeninformation on the TV
SETUP # TV ASPECT # 4:3
TV ASPECT setting
Output resolution
Connecting with a HDMI mini cable
What is HDMI?
SETUP # HDMI RESOLUTION # desired setting
Select the menu. l
Connecting with the component cable
Listening in 5.1 channel sound
SETUP # COMPONENT OUT # desired setting
¬Set the mode switch to
Playback using VIERA Link
∫Setting on this unit
HDAVI Control
∫Other linked operations
Turning the power off
Automatic input switching
With a PC Others
Backup
86With other products
Preparation Recording Playback
Preparing for copying/playing back
Connecting a DVD burner to
We recommend using Panasonic DVD burner VW-BN1
copy to/play back a disc
Select PLAY DISC and press the cursor button
Copying to discs
4 Insert the disc in the DVD burner
Select BURN DISC and press the cursor button
Select START and press the cursor button
Press the MENU button
Important Notice
Copy time
Disc type
Copy time
Disc type
Playing back the copied disc
To release the disc protection
Managing the copied disc
∫Formatting discs
2 Copy to the disc. l
is connected to
Dubbing images onto other
video device
Change the video input on the
With a printer PictBridge
1 Connect this unit to a printer
2 Select PictBridge and press the cursor button
6 Select the date print setting on DATE PRINT
7 Select the paper size setting on PAPER SIZE
When you stop printing halfway
Others
96Before using 101Setup 105Using with a PC
Preparation Recording Playback Backup
With a PC
Available function
Before using
What you can do with a PC
Data type
≥Do not insert a disc recorded in AVCHD format with HD Writer 2.5E in a device that does not support the AVCHD format. In some cases the disc may get stuck in the device. The disc will not play back on devices that do not support the AVCHD format
Important Notice
End User License Agreement
Free hard disk drive
Operating environment
∫Operating environment for HD Writer 2.5E for HDC
Display
Other requirements
Necessary software
Sound
Interface
Setup 1 Installation
1 Insert the CD-ROMinto the PC
2 Click Next
6 Click Finish
Check the contents, then close the window
Uninstalling HD Writer 2.5E
1 Select start # Settings # Control Panel #
3 Connect this unit to a PC
Connection and recognition
1 Connect this unit to the AC adaptor
2 Turn on the unit
when recorded in HD hi-speedburst
About the PC display
Copying your still pictures to
your PC
Starting HD Writer 2.5E
#HD Writer
#Operating Instructions
∫To disconnect USB cable safely
If using Macintosh
∫Copying still pictures on PC
2 Select PC CONNECT and press the cursor button
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Preparation Recording Playback Backup With a PC
Others
108Indications 113Helpful hints
90min
∫Recording indications
0h00m00s
2.1Ｍ 3000 MEGA
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∫Playback indications
Ø10, Ø2
ß/ßA
∫Confirmatory indications
∫PC connection indications
CANNOT RECORD - INCOMPATIBLE CONTROL DATA
THIS BATTERY CANNOT BE USED
PUSH THE RESET SWITCH
CANNOT BE USED DUE TO INCOMPATIBLE DATA
DISCONNECT USB CABLE
About recovery
CONTROL DATA ERROR HAS BEEN DETECTED. SD CARD or
THUMBNAIL DATA ERROR IS DETECTED
MagicPix Set and cancel
Functions that cannot be
used simultaneously
Conditions which disable the functions
Flash
Conditions which disable the functions
Adjusting the shutter speed, iris/gain
Functions
This unit cannot be turned on
Troubleshooting
Problem
Battery runs down quickly
Auto focus function does not work
Problem
The remote control does not function
The unit arbitrarily stops recording
Scenes cannot be deleted
Problem
Some playback images are skipped automatically
The images are squeezed horizontally
No operation can be performed
Problem
“PUSH THE RESET SWITCH.” is displayed
The indication disappears The screen is frozen
Check points
Problem
The power of the DVD burner cannot be turned on
VIERA Link does not work
∫When the scenes were recorded on different dates
∫When PRE-RECwas used for recording
∫When deleting scenes
Page
Cleaning
Cautions for use
About this unit
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
Do not throw old battery into fire
About the battery
About the AC adaptor
Be sure to detach the battery after use
Helpful hint
LCD monitor
About condensation
Causes of condensation
Auto focus
White balance adjustment
Explanation of terms
Automatic white balance
Recording a subject behind dirty or dusty window
Recording a fast-movingsubject
Recording a subject with little contrast
Signal system
Specifications
Power source
Power consumption
Operating temperature
Dimensions
Mass Weight
Mass Weight in
Mass Weight
Power source
Power consumption
Dimensions
Description
Optional accessories
Accessory No
Figure
Accessory Order Form For USA Customers
Request for Service Notice USA Only
Request for Service Notice
Limited Warranty For USA Customers
Panasonic Video Products
Limited Warranty
Service in Puerto Rico Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc
Customer Services Directory
Accessory Purchases
Centralized Factory Service Center
IF YOU SHIP THE PRODUCT TO A SERVICENTRE
Warranty For Canadian Customers
PANASONIC PRODUCT – LIMITED WARRANTY
WARRANTY SERVICE
∫Numerics
Index
Page
∫Cómo encender la unidad
Luz indicadora de acceso a la tarjeta ACCESS
∫Carga de la batería
∫Inserción de la batería
∫Grabación de películas
∫Selección del idioma
∫Modo de ayuda
Para salir del modo de ayuda
∫Reproducción de fotografías
∫Reproducción de películas
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