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