Panasonic Canada Inc | Panasonic HDC-TM300P/PC, HDC-HS300P/PC

Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America

One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094

Panasonic Canada Inc.

5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3

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© Panasonic Corporation 2009

Printed in Japan

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

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HDC-HS300P/PC Refer Servicing to Qualified Service Personnel Thank you for choosing Panasonic Following Applies only in the U.S.A FCC NoteHDC-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 Indemnity concerning recording content Carefully observe copyright laws Licenses Cards that you can use with this unitSD Memory Card and Sdhc Memory Card Contents Backup PlaybackWith a PC Others Accessories CD-ROM Features Very clear high definition picturesCompatibility with other products High definition images Charging the battery Inserting the batteryHow to turn on the power Quick Guide How to use the touch screen Recording motion picturesLanguage selection Recording still pictures Motion picture playback Still 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 Lens cover Viewfinder Microphone terminal MIC Shoe Adaptor ReleaseHeadphone terminal Grip belt HDC-HS300 10 11 12 13 14   Lens Leica Dicomar Lens hood Mode dial Photoshot button 39 40 Power supply Charging the batteryAbout batteries that you can use with this unit Charging lamp Charge Inserting/removing the battery Charging and recording time Charging/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 Inserting/removing an SD card Open the LCD monitorSecurely close the SD card cover Open Selecting a mode Turn on the power by changing the mode toLock release button OFF To turn on the power To turn off the power Touch How to use the touch screenAbout the Stylus pen Using the menu screen Press the Menu button Using the quick menu Press the Q.MENU buttonTouch the desired item Icon Function Language selection Motion Picture Recording ModeMenu list OFF OffonMinutes Still Picture Recording Mode Beeps for 4 times Playback mode Setting date and time Change the mode to orSelect the menu Touch Enter Touch Home Setup SET World Time YESTouch Destination LCD monitor adjustment Power LCDTouch the desired setting item Touch / to adjust settings Viewfinder adjustment Adjusting the field of viewAdjust the focus by rotating the eyepiece corrector dial Setup Calibration YES Recording showing the contents to a partner Using with the remote Replace a button-type batterySetup Remote Control on Control Operation of direction buttons/OK button Remote control usable rangePress a direction button Before recording Basic camera positioning Intelligent auto mode Intelligent auto button When Intelligent Auto Mode is set to off Automatic white balance Mode is set to or Setup Quick Start onQuick start Auto focus Quick power on Setup Quick Power on onOpen the LCD monitor or extend the viewfinder Select SD card as a media to record from the menu When selecting media Select the menu Recording motion pictures Screen indications in the recording mode Recording mode Remaining time left for recordingPress the recording start/stop button to start recording Recording time elapsed Recording modes/approximate recordable time HDD Record Setup Shooting Guide 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 About the focusing area Aspect ratio/Picture sizeAbout the screen indications in Still Picture Recording About the focus indication Change the mode to Picture Quality desired settingPicture quality Aspect ratio Picture size Number of recordable pictures SD card 2592 1728 Built-in memory 32 GB Motion Picture Recording mode Recording Basic 4 Zoom in/out function Digital zoom functionRing zoom Zoom lever/Zoom buttons Extra Optical Zoom Extra Optical Zoom mechanism Optical image stabilizer FunctionOptical Image Stabilizer button Recording Basic About target frame Touch Start recordingTouch the object and lock the target VQT1Z09 Recording functions Operation iconsOperation icons Touch F to display Backlight CompensationIntelligent contrast Control MagicPix Self-timerBuilt-in flash Adjustment Headphone volumeRed eye reduction Scene Mode Menus Guide line Interval recording Record Setup Digital Cinema on Record Setup Relay REC onDigital cinema Relay recording Auto Ground Directional StandbyAuto slow shutter Automatic face Digital cinema color Microphone setupWind noise reduction Touch / to adjust the microphone input level Record Setup MIC Level SET /SETMicrophone level Auto Zebra Bass settingLuminance Histogram Record Setup Histogram desired settingExample of the display Hi-speed burst shooting Press the buttonTouch Record or Delete Touch REC ALL or Select AF assist lamp Shutter soundPicture AF Assist Lamp Auto Beach Sunset Microphone setup Interval recordingDigital cinema Relay recording Hi-speed burst shooting AF assist lamp When using the LCD monitor Touch the desired item to be set Press the Function buttonTouch / to enter the selection Set it by rotating the multi manual ring Touch / to select White Balance mode White balanceTouch WB To set the white balance manually Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment Touch Shtr or Iris Adjust the focus by rotating the ring Record Setup MF Assist onRecording with manual focus Press the Focus button Setting the menu Picture adjustmentTouch the desired setting items Recording manually by Change the mode to Played back Touch the scene to be played back Speaker/Headphone volume adjustment Change the thumbnail displayFast forward/rewind playback Skip playback To the start of a scene Direct playback Frame-by-frame playbackMotion picture compatibility Creating still picture from motion picture Highlight&Time frame indexTouch the set time selection Touch and select time to be set Playing back motion pictures by date Intelligent scene selectionTouch the date select icon Touch the playback date Touch Scene setting Highlight playbackTouch Highlight Touch the desired item Touch Start Playback time setting Music 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 the scene/still picture to be deleted Touch Delete or press the button To continue deleting other scenes Divide Cancel ALL DeleteDelete the unnecessary scene Press the Menu button to complete dividing Video Setup or PICT. Setup Scene Protect YES PicturesTouch the scene/still picture to be protected 100 Dpof setting What is DPOF?Touch the still picture to be set Touch Enter Touch / to set the number of prints Copying between SD card Built-in Memory/HDDConfirming remaining capacity on the copy destination Media information display Touch the scene/still picture to be copied Copying103 Touch the date to be copied Approximate time for copying104 To copy approx MB still pictures picture size 10.6M Copy Relay Info Cancel YES Relay scene combiningHDC-TM300 105 Setup Format Card YES Setup Format HDD YESEditing7 Formatting 106 Your TV Connect this unit to a TV107 Picture quality Change the mode to to play back Select the video input on the TV108 Cables Reference items To display the on-screen information on the TV 109 Connecting with a Hdmi mini cable 110 Connecting with the component cable Setup Component OUT desired setting 480iListening in 5.1 channel sound 111 Hdavi Control Playback using Viera Link112 Operate with the remote control for the TV Turning the power offAutomatic input switching Other linked operations Connecting a DVD burner to Copy to/play back a discPreparing for copying/playing back 114 Insert the disc in the DVD burner 115 Touch the recording method for copying Copying to discs116 Touch the scene you want to copy Touch the date you want to copyTouch Enter/ENTER 117 Important Notice About the approximate time it takes for copying to a disc118 Disc type Copy time Connect this unit to the DVD burner to prepare for playback Playing back the copied disc119 Formatting discs Displaying disc informationAuto protect Copy to the disc Dubbing images onto other Video devices121 Images are dubbed in standard quality With a printer PictBridge Connect this unit to a printer Touch Printer122 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 Before using 1 What you can do with a PC 125 126 To use the HD Writer AEAvailable function Data type Software required End User License Agreement 127 Operating environment Operating environment for HD Writer AE 1.0 for HDC128 CPU 129 Necessary softwareSound Interface 130 Setup1 Installation Insert the CD-ROM into the PC131 For Windows Vista Uninstalling HD Writer AE 132 Connecting to a PC Connect this unit to the AC adaptorTurn on the unit Connect this unit to a PC To disconnect USB cable safely 134Method Double click the icon in task tray displayed on the PC Copying your still pictures to your PC About the PC display135 Using with a PC 1 Starting HD Writer AE 136 Touch PC Double-click Camsd displayed on the desktop If using Macintosh137 0h00m00s Recording indications138 139 0dB99% R3000 Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connected Playback indicationsPC connection indications Confirmatory indications 141 142 About recoveryDisconnect USB Cable Functions that cannot be Used simultaneously143 PRE-REC 144 145 Troubleshooting 146 147 148 149 150 When the scenes were recorded on different dates When scenes lasting under 3 seconds have been recordedWhen PRE-REC was used for recording 151 When the interval recording is used When deleting scenesOther cases 152 When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it CleaningWhen you are not going to use the unit for an extended time About this unit About the battery When disposing of or giving away this unit, note thatBe sure to detach the battery after use Prepare spare batteries when going out for recording About the AC adaptor LCD monitor/viewfinderAbout condensation Causes of condensation Specifications 156 157 USB 158 159 DC output Optional accessories 160VW-AD21PP-K*1 VW-VH04 RP-CDHM15 RP-CDHM30 161 162 Accessory Order Form For USA and Puerto Rico CustomersVisa Request for Service Notice USA and Puerto Rico Only 163 Panasonic Video Products Limited Warranty164 Customer Services Directory United States and Puerto Rico Centralized Factory Service CenterFor hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY 165 Warranty For Canadian Customers 166 Numerics Index167 168 Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápido Carga de la bateríaInserción de la batería Cómo encender la unidad Cómo usar la pantalla táctil Grabación de películasSelección del idioma Grabación de fotografías Reproducción de fotografías Reproducción de películas171 Panasonic Canada Inc Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page