Panasonic HDC-HS300P/PC, HDC-TM300P/PC instruction

Operating Instructions

High Definition Video Camera

Model No. HDC-TM300P/PC

HDC-HS300P/PC

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely. Spanish Quick Use Guide is included.

Guía para rápida consulta en español está incluida.

For USA and Puerto Rico assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or,

For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-561-5505 or visit us at www.panasonic.ca

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Panasonic HDC-HS300P/PC, HDC-TM300P/PC operating instructions

Contents

HDC-HS300P/PC Thank you for choosing Panasonic Refer Servicing to Qualified Service Personnel FCC Note Following Applies only in the U.S.AHDC-TM300P/HDC-HS300P Following Applies only in Canada Button-type battery 140 Battery pack Battery pack Lithium ion battery packFor USA-California only Important Safety Instructions Carefully observe copyright laws Indemnity concerning recording content Licenses Cards that you can use with this unitSD Memory Card and Sdhc Memory Card Contents Playback BackupWith a PC Others CD-ROM Accessories Very clear high definition pictures FeaturesCompatibility with other products High definition images Inserting the battery Charging the batteryHow to turn on the power Quick Guide Recording motion pictures How to use the touch screenLanguage selection Recording still pictures Still picture playback Motion picture playback HDD Hard disk drive Handling of Built-in MemoryHandling of built-in memory HDC-TM300 Handling of HDD HDC-HS300 Handling Parts identificationHDC-TM300 Viewfinder Lens cover Microphone terminal MIC Shoe Adaptor ReleaseHeadphone terminal Grip belt 10 11 12 13 14 HDC-HS300   Lens Leica Dicomar Lens hood 39 40 Mode dial Photoshot button Charging the battery Power supplyAbout batteries that you can use with this unit Charging lamp Charge Inserting/removing the battery Charging/Recording time Charging and recording timeHDD HA/HG/HX VW-VBG260 HDD Battery capacity indication   Connecting to the AC outlet Cards that you can use with this unit Preparation of SD cardsSdhc Open the LCD monitor Inserting/removing an SD cardSecurely close the SD card cover Open Turn on the power by changing the mode to Selecting a modeLock release button OFF To turn off the power To turn on the power Touch How to use the touch screenAbout the Stylus pen Press the Menu button Using the menu screen Press the Q.MENU button Using the quick menuTouch the desired item Icon Function Language selection Motion Picture Recording ModeMenu list OFF OffonMinutes Beeps for 4 times Still Picture Recording Mode Playback mode Change the mode to or Setting date and timeSelect the menu Touch Enter Touch Home Setup SET World Time YESTouch Destination Power LCD LCD monitor adjustmentTouch the desired setting item Touch / to adjust settings Adjusting the field of view Viewfinder adjustmentAdjust the focus by rotating the eyepiece corrector dial Setup Calibration YES Recording showing the contents to a partner Replace a button-type battery Using with the remoteSetup Remote Control on Control Operation of direction buttons/OK button Remote control usable rangePress a direction button Basic camera positioning Before recording Intelligent auto button Intelligent auto mode Automatic white balance When Intelligent Auto Mode is set to off Setup Quick Start on Mode is set to orQuick start Auto focus Setup Quick Power on on Quick power onOpen the LCD monitor or extend the viewfinder Select SD card as a media to record from the menu Recording motion pictures When selecting media Select the menu Recording mode Remaining time left for recording Screen indications in the recording modePress the recording start/stop button to start recording Recording time elapsed HDD Recording modes/approximate recordable time Shooting guide Record Setup Shooting GuidePress the PRE-REC button Aim this unit at the subject and position it securely Focus indication Press the button halfway. For auto focus onlyPress the button fully Aspect ratio/Picture size About the focusing areaAbout the screen indications in Still Picture Recording About the focus indication Picture Quality desired setting Change the mode toPicture quality Aspect ratio Picture size SD card Number of recordable pictures Built-in memory 32 GB 2592 1728 Motion Picture Recording mode Digital zoom function Recording Basic 4 Zoom in/out functionRing zoom Zoom lever/Zoom buttons Extra Optical Zoom mechanism Extra Optical Zoom Function Optical image stabilizerOptical Image Stabilizer button Recording Basic About target frame Touch Start recordingTouch the object and lock the target VQT1Z09 Operation icons Recording functionsOperation icons Touch F to display Compensation BacklightIntelligent contrast Control MagicPix Self-timerBuilt-in flash Adjustment Headphone volumeRed eye reduction Menus Scene Mode Interval recording Guide line Record Setup Relay REC on Record Setup Digital Cinema onDigital cinema Relay recording Directional Standby Auto GroundAuto slow shutter Automatic face Digital cinema color Microphone setupWind noise reduction Record Setup MIC Level SET /SET Touch / to adjust the microphone input levelMicrophone level Auto Zebra Bass settingLuminance Histogram Record Setup Histogram desired settingExample of the display Press the button Hi-speed burst shootingTouch Record or Delete Touch REC ALL or Select Shutter sound AF assist lampPicture AF Assist Lamp Auto Beach Sunset Interval recording Microphone setupDigital cinema Relay recording AF assist lamp Hi-speed burst shooting Press the Function button When using the LCD monitor Touch the desired item to be setTouch / to enter the selection Set it by rotating the multi manual ring White balance Touch / to select White Balance modeTouch WB To set the white balance manually Touch Shtr or Iris Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment Record Setup MF Assist on Adjust the focus by rotating the ringRecording with manual focus Press the Focus button Picture adjustment Setting the menuTouch the desired setting items Recording manually by Played back Touch the scene to be played back Change the mode to Change the thumbnail display Speaker/Headphone volume adjustmentFast forward/rewind playback Skip playback To the start of a scene Direct playback Frame-by-frame playbackMotion picture compatibility Highlight&Time frame index Creating still picture from motion pictureTouch the set time selection Touch and select time to be set Intelligent scene selection Playing back motion pictures by dateTouch the date select icon Touch the playback date Highlight playback Touch Scene settingTouch Highlight Touch the desired item Touch Start Music setting Playback time settingRepeat playback Resuming the previous playback Still picture playback Short Changing the playback settings for the slide showNormal Approx sec Long Approx sec Still picture compatibility Playing back still pictures by dateTouch the still picture to be played back Touch Delete or press the button Touch the scene/still picture to be deleted To continue deleting other scenes Delete Divide Cancel ALLDelete the unnecessary scene Press the Menu button to complete dividing Pictures Video Setup or PICT. Setup Scene Protect YESTouch the scene/still picture to be protected 100 What is DPOF? Dpof settingTouch the still picture to be set Touch Enter Touch / to set the number of prints Built-in Memory/HDD Copying between SD cardConfirming remaining capacity on the copy destination Media information display Touch the scene/still picture to be copied Copying103 Approximate time for copying Touch the date to be copied104 To copy approx MB still pictures picture size 10.6M Relay scene combining Copy Relay Info Cancel YESHDC-TM300 105 Setup Format HDD YES Setup Format Card YESEditing7 Formatting 106 Connect this unit to a TV Your TV107 Picture quality Select the video input on the TV Change the mode to to play back108 Cables Reference items 109 To display the on-screen information on the TV 110 Connecting with a Hdmi mini cable Setup Component OUT desired setting 480i Connecting with the component cableListening in 5.1 channel sound 111 Hdavi Control Playback using Viera Link112 Turning the power off Operate with the remote control for the TVAutomatic input switching Other linked operations Copy to/play back a disc Connecting a DVD burner toPreparing for copying/playing back 114 115 Insert the disc in the DVD burner Touch the recording method for copying Copying to discs116 Touch the date you want to copy Touch the scene you want to copyTouch Enter/ENTER 117 About the approximate time it takes for copying to a disc Important Notice118 Disc type Copy time Connect this unit to the DVD burner to prepare for playback Playing back the copied disc119 Displaying disc information Formatting discsAuto protect Copy to the disc Video devices Dubbing images onto other121 Images are dubbed in standard quality Connect this unit to a printer Touch Printer With a printer PictBridge122 Turn on this unit. This function is available in all modes 123 Touch to print the pictures Touch Paper Size to select the paper size setting124 125 Before using 1 What you can do with a PC 126 To use the HD Writer AEAvailable function Data type Software required 127 End User License Agreement Operating environment for HD Writer AE 1.0 for HDC Operating environment128 CPU Necessary software 129Sound Interface 130 Insert the CD-ROM into the PC Setup1 Installation131 For Windows Vista 132 Uninstalling HD Writer AE Connect this unit to the AC adaptor Connecting to a PCTurn on the unit Connect this unit to a PC 134 To disconnect USB cable safelyMethod Double click the icon in task tray displayed on the PC Copying your still pictures to your PC About the PC display135 136 Using with a PC 1 Starting HD Writer AE Touch PC Double-click Camsd displayed on the desktop If using Macintosh137 0h00m00s Recording indications138 0dB 13999% R3000 Playback indications Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connectedPC connection indications Confirmatory indications 141 142 About recoveryDisconnect USB Cable Used simultaneously Functions that cannot be143 PRE-REC 144 145 146 Troubleshooting 147 148 149 150 When scenes lasting under 3 seconds have been recorded When the scenes were recorded on different datesWhen PRE-REC was used for recording 151 When deleting scenes When the interval recording is usedOther cases 152 Cleaning When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump itWhen you are not going to use the unit for an extended time About this unit When disposing of or giving away this unit, note that About the batteryBe sure to detach the battery after use Prepare spare batteries when going out for recording LCD monitor/viewfinder About the AC adaptorAbout condensation Causes of condensation 156 Specifications USB 157 158 DC output 159 160 Optional accessoriesVW-AD21PP-K*1 VW-VH04 RP-CDHM15 RP-CDHM30 161 162 Accessory Order Form For USA and Puerto Rico CustomersVisa 163 Request for Service Notice USA and Puerto Rico Only Panasonic Video Products Limited Warranty164 Centralized Factory Service Center Customer Services Directory United States and Puerto RicoFor hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY 165 166 Warranty For Canadian Customers Numerics Index167 168 Carga de la batería Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápidoInserción de la batería Cómo encender la unidad Grabación de películas Cómo usar la pantalla táctilSelección del idioma Grabación de fotografías Reproducción de fotografías Reproducción de películas171 Panasonic Canada Inc Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page