Model No. HDC-SX5P/PC
Safety Precautions
Things You Should Know
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Following Applies only in the U.S.A
FCC Note
Following Applies only in Canada
AC adaptor
Batteries
Important Safety Instructions
Precautions
USE & Location
Care
Carefully observe copyright laws
Indemnity concerning recording content
Contents
Installation
Before using with a computer
Using HD Writer 2.0E for SX/SD
If using a Macintosh
Removing the battery
Accessories
Quick Guide
CD-ROM
OFF
Motion picture playback tab
Press the cursor button up and then right to select the tab
What is the AVCHD?
Features of the High Definition Video Camera
Very clear high definition pictures
Important Notice
Connecting with the component cable and the AV cable l
When connecting to a TV that does not have a Hdmi terminal
Connecting with the AV cable l
Watching High Definition images
What is EZ Sync?
Using the remote control for the TV for playback
Turning the power off
Automatic input switching
Saving data to a computer
What you can do with HD Writer
SD Media Storage USA only
Parts identification and handling
Battery release lever Battery l Tripod receptacle l
Adjust the belt length and the pad position
Using grip belt
Before using Inlet cooling fan
About the cooling fan
Connect to the smart accessory shoe
Smart accessory shoe
Using the LCD monitor
Adjust the angle of the LCD monitor as desired
Tripod receptacle
Using the remote control
Using the viewfinder
Install a button-type battery
Concerning the button-type battery
Remote control usable range
If recording in high definition picture quality HD mode
Discs that can be used on this unit
DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R DL
Display on Screen Indication in these
What is the DVD-Video format Video format?
What is the DVD Video Recording format VR format?
About DVD-R DL dual layer on single side
Examples of discs that cannot be used on this unit
¬ HD mode
When using new DVD-RAM or
¬ STD mode
¬STD mode
Cards that you can use with this unit
Card type
Sdhc Memory
Do not format it on a PC etc
Card type Pro High Speed Super High Speed Sdhc Memory
When inserting/removing a disc
How to hold a disc or card
Handling precautions
Disc and card handling
Charging the battery
Inserting/Removing the battery
Charging lamp
Charging and recording time
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Charging time
Recordable time
Recording mode
35 min Disc 15 min 10 min HD mode 20 min
About the remaining battery capacity indication
Connecting to the AC outlet
STD
Selecting a mode Turning the unit on/off
Turn on the power
Quick start
To cancel Quick start
Inserting/removing a disc
Inserting disc
Removing disc
Inserting/removing an SD card
Identifying recording/playback sides of disc
Open the card slot cover
Card access lamp Access
How to use the cursor button
Insert/remove the SD card into/ from the card slot
Securely close the card slot cover About the SD card
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select or
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select
Operations during recording
Operation icons displayed in each mode HD Recording mode
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Manual
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Focus
STD Recording mode
HD/STD Playback mode Motion picture playback
HD Playback mode Still picture playback
HD mode STD mode
Help mode
To exit the help mode
Language selection
Using the menu screen
While stopped, press the Menu button
To get back to the previous screen
Setting date and time
To recharge the built-in lithium battery
Adjusting LCD monitor/ viewfinder
Changing the date and time display style
Changing the display style
JAN 1
Before recording
Basic camera positioning
Recording
About auto mode
Auto Ground-directional Standby AGS
Turning the AGS function on/off
Screen indications in the disc recording mode HD mode
Recording motion pictures
To end the recording
Recording
PRE-REC function
This prevents you missing a shot
To end PRE-REC
HD mode
SD card
≥ Recordable time using the battery l
Recording still pictures Jpeg images on an SD card
Focus indication
To record still pictures clearly
Switching the shutter sound on/off
Concerning the focusing area
About the focus indication
ABC D E F G H
Picture quality
Recording functions
Zoom in/out function
Move the zoom lever
Digital zoom function
About using the zoom microphone function
Recording Yourself
To cancel intelligent contrast control
Intelligent contrast control
Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side
Fade in/fade out function
To cancel fading
Press the recording start/stop button. Fade out
To select the color for fade in/out
To cancel the MagicPix function
Soft skin mode
To cancel the soft skin mode
MagicPix function
¬ HD mode ¬ STD mode
Self-timer recording
Backlight compensation function
To return to normal recording
To stop the timer midway through
Built-in flash
Press the Photo Shot button
When the flash is not used
Using the flash VW-FLH3 optional
To cancel the red eye reduction function
Red eye reduction function
To cancel the image stabilizer function
To cancel the tele macro function
Tele macro function
Image stabilizer function
To cancel the guide line function
STD mode ¬ Rotate the mode dial to select
Guide line function
This is for adjusting the microphone input level
To cancel the wind noise reduction function
Wind noise reduction function
Microphone level
To cancel the zebra display
To return to automatic setting
Zebra display
Displays portions of the image that may be overexposed
To cancel the color bar
Auto slow shutter mode
To cancel the auto slow shutter mode
Color bar
To cancel the scene mode function
Scene mode
Manual recording functions
This is for recording in various situations
Manual focus adjustment
About the MF assist function HD mode only
To restore to the automatic adjustment
Manual adjustment mode
Outdoor mode
White balance
This is for recording in natural colors
Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment
Black balance adjustment
White balance sensor
Manual shutter speed adjustment
To restore to automatic adjustment
Manual iris/gain adjustment
Iris/Gain value Close # F16 to F2.0 # Open # 0dB to 18dB
Press the cursor button up Then select the or tab
Playback of motion pictures
Select the scene to be played back
Playback
Repeat playback
To cancel the repeat playback function
Press the or 9 button on the remote control during playback
Operating with the remote control
Operation is possible with the remote control only
Skip playback to the start of a scene
Press the E or D button during playback
Frame-by-frame playback
Press the button
Press the E or D button
Move the volume lever to change the volume level
To adjust the speaker volume during playback
Playing back motion pictures by date
Select the playback date, then press the cursor button
Press the cursor button up Then right to select the tab
Still picture playback Jpeg images on an SD card
Select the file to be played back
About still picture compatibility
Playback
Deleting scenes
Editing scenes
Deleting scenes one at a time
This is for deleting scenes
Dividing a scene to delete
SET HD mode or YES STD mode and press the cursor button
Press the Menu button, then select Edit Scene # Divide #
To continue deleting other scenes
To complete the settings
HD mode only To delete all the divided points
Protecting scenes
To continue dividing other scenes
Copying from an SD card to a disc
Copying all the scenes at one time
Selecting the scenes to copy
Editing still pictures
Deleted files cannot be restored
Deleting still pictures
Deleting files one at a time
Protecting still pictures
Select the file to be deleted, then press the cursor button
To continue deleting other files
What is DPOF?
Dpof setting
To cancel all Dpof settings
Select the file to be set and then press the cursor button
Formatting discs
Formatting
This is for initializing discs
Disc and card management
Formatting SD cards
Finalizing a disc
Finalizing a disc
This is for initializing SD cards
STD mode
HD mode
Connect this unit to the AC Adaptor
DVD-RW VR format
Un-finalizing a DVD-RW
Creating a top menu
Deleting the top menu
Auto Protect Operation
Protecting a disc
Protected disc
Unprotected
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select or Then select the tab
Disc protection setting
To release the disc protection
To release disc protection
To exit the information screen
Displaying disc information
Watching Video/Pictures on your TV
Press the EXT Display button on the remote control
Playback on TV
To display the on-screen information on the TV
Connect this unit and a TV with the Hdmi cable optional
Connecting with a Hdmi cable optional
Start playback on this unit
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About the settings when connecting with Hdmi
Hdmi output resolution
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Playback using EZ Sync Hdavi Control
EZ Sync must be activated on the connected TV
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Operate with the remote control for the TV
To cancel EZ Sync Hdavi Control
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About the setting when connecting the component terminals
Connecting with the AV cable supplied
Connect this unit to a TV with the AV cable supplied
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TV Aspect setting 169
To watch images with a 169 aspect ratio on a regular TV
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Playback on DVD recorder, DVD player, computer etc
Playback using Blu-ray Disc Players
Playing back a DVD-RAM or a DVD-RW VR format
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With a DVD recorder or video device
Set the mode dial to to turn on the power
Dubbing images onto other video device
Connect this unit and a video device
Connect this unit to a printer
With a printer PictBridge
Select PictBridge and press Cursor button
Select a file to be printed, then press the cursor button
Select the layout setting on page Layout
Select the paper size setting on Paper Size
When you stop printing halfway
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What you can do with a computer
Before using with a computer
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With a computer
Contents on provided CD-ROM
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End User License Agreement
Operating environment for HD Writer 2.0E for SX/SD
Operating environment
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CPU
With a computer Sound
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Interface
Other requirements
Installing HD Writer 2.0E for SX/SD
Installation
Continue to follow the on-screen messages to install it
Insert the CD-ROM into the computer
Computer must be rebooted for the application to work
Uninstalling software application
Click Finish
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Camera-Computer connection
Connection and recognition
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Disconnect the USB cable, before turning this unit off. l
SD card drive display
About the computer display
Disk drive display
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Copying your still pictures to your computer
To disconnect USB cable safely
Connect this unit to the computer and then select
Double click the icon in task tray displayed on Computer
If the driver has not been recognized properly
Verifying the unit is correctly recognized by the computer
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Method
Using HD Writer 2.0E for SX
Click the Copy to PC button Click the Start copying button
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Playing back the high definition images on the computer
Writing back to an SD card
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≥ Start HD Writer 2.0E for SX/SD
Formatting a disc
Creating a DVD-Video disc
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If using a Macintosh
Menu list
Menus and Indications
Disc Setup
STD mode recording menus Basic
Disc SETUP*2
Edit Scene
Scene Protect l 91 Dpof SET l
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Menus related to Setup Display
STD mode playback menus Motion picture playback Play Setup
Power Save
Language l Menus related to Video and Advanced Shoe MIC
Demo Mode HD mode only
Initial SET HD mode only
Indications
Beep Sound
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PC connection indications
Playback indications
Confirmatory indications
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Messages
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About recovery
Functions that cannot be used simultaneously
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Frequently asked questions
Troubleshooting
Unit operations
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Door Opened
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When connected to another device
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EZ Sync does not work
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With a computer
When more than 99 scenes were recorded on the same date
When the scenes were recorded on different dates
When scenes lasting under 3 seconds have been recorded
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When deleting scenes
When PRE-REC was used for recording
Deleting scenes midway through a sequence of scenes
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When recording again after having deleted the last scene
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About this unit
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
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Do not touch the laser pickup lens
About the battery
About the AC adaptor
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About the miniSD Card
About the disc
LCD monitor/viewfinder
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About condensation
Explanation of terms
Causes of condensation
What to do with the lens is fogged up
White balance
Auto focus
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Specifications
USB
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Optional accessories
RP-SDV01GU1A
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Accessory Order Form For USA Customers
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Request for Service Notice USA Only
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Others Limited Warranty For USA Customers
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Customer Services Directory
If YOU Ship the Product to a Servicentre
Warranty Service
Panasonic Canada Inc
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Index
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Spanish Quick Use Guide/ Guía española para el uso rápido
Extracción de la batería
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Gire el disco del modo para seleccionar
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Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc
(In still picture playback)