Model No. HDC-SD40
VQT3K27
Information for Your Safety
∫For the purposes of these operating instructions
are indicated by in these operating instructions
indicated by in these operating instructions
≥Pages for reference are indicated by an arrow, for example: l
These operating instructions are designed
Contents
Preparation
Inserting/removing the battery
Charging the battery
Charging and recording time
Others
Recording modes/approximate
Approximate number of recordable
Parts identification and handling
open/close the cover
19Menu button [MENU] (l 28)
20LCD monitor (l 18)
≥It can open up to 90o
21cursor button (l 25, 28, 38)
3/4/2/1
23 Tripod receptacle
24 Battery release lever [BATT] (l 9)
25Photoshot button [ ] (l 22)
26Zoom lever [W/T] (In recording mode) (l 36)
Thumbnail display switch [ / ]/ Volume lever [sVOLr] (In playback mode) (l 26)
Power supply
Inserting/removing the battery
Charging the battery
Charging and recording time
Battery capacity indication
≥The display changes as the battery capacity reduces
If there is less than 3 minutes remaining, then will become red. If the battery
discharges, then will flash
Recording to a card
Cards that you can use with this unit
Inserting/removing an SD card
Turning the unit on/off
Turning the unit on and off with the power button
Turning the unit on and off with the LCD monitor
Selecting a mode
Setting date and time
Before recording
Selecting a media to record [HDC-TM40]
Recording motion pictures
Recording formats
[HA]/[HG]/[HX]
Different dates (l 55)
About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures
When motion picture is recorded in AVCHD format
Recording still pictures
Intelligent auto mode
∫Intelligent auto mode
Automatic white balance
Auto focus
Motion picture/Still picture playback
5 Select the operation icon using
3/4/2/1
Motion picture playback
Still picture playback
Playback/Pause
Motion picture compatibility
Still picture compatibility
Using the menu screen
To exit the menu screen
Using the Setup Menu
To return the display to the home setting
[QUICK START]
≥ Change the mode to
1Set [QUICK START] to [ON]
2Close the LCD monitor while the mode is set to
3 Open the LCD monitor
[POWER LCD]
[LCD SET]
1 Select [LCD SET] and press the ENTER button
2 Select the item using 3/4, and press the ENTER button to set. [BRIGHTNESS]:
[COLOUR]:
[INITIAL SET]
Set to [YES] for changing the menu settings back to the default condition
(Only when the mode is at the position)
≥Settings for [MEDIA SELECT]*, [CLOCK SET] and [LANGUAGE] will not be changed
* For users who have , this menu is not displayed
[CARD STATUS]
The used space and remaining recordable time of the SD card can be checked
When the mode switch is set to
≥Press the MENU button to close the indication
[MEDIA STATUS]
[DEMO MODE][OFF]/[ON]
[O.I.S. DEMO]
[LANGUAGE]
Zoom in/out function
Optical image stabilizer function
Recording with the video light
Recording functions of operation icons
Operation icons
To exit the help mode
Tele macro
≥The unit can focus on the subject at a distance of approx. 50 cm
PRE-REC
This prevents you from missing a shot
≥PRE-REC appears on the screen
Intelligent contrast control
Colour night view
≥Recorded scene is seen as if frames were missed
Recording functions of menus
[D.ZOOM]
Set the maximum zoom ratio
: [RECORD SETUP] # [D.ZOOM] # desired setting
Optical zoom only (Up to 16.8k)
[50k]:
[FACE FRAMING]
: [RECORD SETUP] # [FACE FRAMING] # desired setting
[PRIMARY]:
[ALL]:
∫Prioritised face framing
[AUTO SLOW SHTR]
≥Switch to manual mode. (l 48)
: [RECORD SETUP] # [AUTO SLOW SHTR] # [ON]
[WIND CUT]
: [RECORD SETUP] # [WIND CUT] # [ON]
[MIC LEVEL]
When recording, the input level from the built-inmicrophones can be adjusted
≥Switch to manual mode. (l 48) 1 Select the menu
: [RECORD SETUP] # [MIC LEVEL] # desired setting
[AUTO]:
To stop the timer midway through
Manual recording
White balance
Icon
Mode/Recording conditions
AWB
Auto white balance adjustment
Sunny mode:
Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment
Recording with manual focus
Playback Operations
Motion picture playback using operation icon
Creating still picture from motion picture
Repeat playback
Resuming the previous playback
Zooming in on a still picture during playback (Playback zoom)
Various playback functions
Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date
Changing the playback settings and playing back the slide show
3 (When [DATE SETUP] is selected)
(When [SLIDES INTERVAL] is selected)
(When [MUSIC SELECT] is selected)
Select the playback operation
l 25)
4 Select [START] and press the ENTER button
Deleting scenes/still pictures
3 (When [SELECT] is selected in step 2)
4 (When [SELECT] is selected in step 2)
When you stop deleting halfway
To complete editing
Dividing a scene (AVCHD)
To delete all the divided points
Dividing a scene to partially delete (iFrame)
To complete dividing
Protecting scenes/still pictures
Watching Video/Pictures on your TV
2 Select the video input on the TV
≥Example:
Select the [HDMI] channel with a HDMI mini cable
3 Change the mode to to play back
Cables
the screen
: [SETUP] # [TV ASPECT] # [4:3]
Example of images with a [16:9] aspect ratio on a regular TV (4:3)
[TV ASPECT] setting
[16:9][4:3]
Connecting with a HDMI mini cable
Connecting with the AV multi cable
Changing the component output setting
Playback using VIERA Link
3 Operate with the remote control for the TV
AOperation icons
D Display/Cancel operation icons
(9 thumbnails > 20 thumbnails > 9 thumbnails...) Zoom in on still picture
jYellow: Deleting scenes/still pictures
Copying from Built-inMemory to SD card
When you stop copying halfway
Dubbing with a Blu-raydisc recorder, video devices, etc
Dubbing in high-definitionpicture quality
∫To dub using equipment with an SD card slot
∫To dub using equipment with a USB terminal
≥Turn on the unit (This function is available in all modes)
Select the media you wish to dub, then press the ENTER button
About the screen indication of the unit
Start recording on the connected device
Dubbing in standard picture quality
∫Dubbing using equipment without an SD card slot or a USB terminal
or using a video device
You can dub by connecting an AV multi cable
What you can do with a PC
Important Notice
When using an SDXC Memory Card, check the following support site
http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/information/SDXC.html
It is impossible to write data to the built-inmemory on this unit from a PC
End User License Agreement
Operating environment
Free hard disk
Ultra DMA — 100 or more
drive space
450 MB or more (for installing the software)
≥ When writing to a DVD/Blu-raydisc/SD, more than double the
∫Operating environment for the card reader function (mass storage)
Installation
7 When installation is complete, some notes will appear
Connecting to a PC
∫To disconnect USB cable safely
∫Charging the battery by connecting it to different devices
About the PC display
Starting HD Writer LE
(On the PC)
Reading the operating instructions of the software applications
If using Mac
Indications
(White) Card recording possible status (still picture)
(Green) Recognising the card (still picture)
Picture quality (l 46)
2.1M / 0.5M Number of recording pixels for still pictures (l 22, 53)
R3000 Remaining number of still pictures (l 22)
Messages
About recovery
Troubleshooting
The remaining time
indication or the elapsed
time indication is not
shown
Recording
Playback
Any scenes/still pictures
cannot be played back
Scenes cannot be
deleted
Cannot copy scenes on
the SD card by
connecting to other
equipment with the USB
cable
∫If AVCHD scenes do not change smoothly when played back on another device
Principal reasons for not playing back smoothly
≥When the scenes were recorded on different dates
≥When scenes lasting under 3 seconds have been recorded
≥When PRE-RECwas used for recording
Cautions for use
commercial application resulting in prolonged use
When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
When disposing of or giving away this unit, note that:
We recommend that you physically format the
About the battery
≥Inserting a battery with damaged terminals can damage the unit
Do not throw old battery into fire
≥Heating a battery or throwing it into a fire may result in an explosion
About the AC adaptor
≥Always keep the electrodes of the AC adaptor and battery clean
About the SD card
LCD monitor
When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that:
About condensation
Causes of condensation
≥When a cold room has been warmed up quickly
≥When cool wind from an air conditioner is directly blown onto this unit
≥After summer afternoon showers of rain
About copyright
Recording modes/approximate recordable time
Approximate number of recordable pictures