HDC-TM90P/PC
Things You Should Know
Following Applies only in the U.S.A
FCC Note
Following Applies only in Canada
AC adaptor
Product Identification Marking
Product Location
A./CANADA Consumers Attention
For USA-California only
Important Safety Instructions
Precautions
USE & Location
Care
Handling of built-in memory HDC-TM90
Indemnity about recorded Content
About the recording format for recording motion pictures
Cards that you can use with this unit
Contents
Connecting a DVD burner
Connecting with a
Connecting with
Accessory Order Form For USA
Accessories
CD-ROM
Access lamp Access a
Inserting the battery
Charging the battery
Quick Guide
Selecting a mode
How to use the touch screen
Turning the unit on/off
Recording motion pictures
Language selection
Selecting a media to record
Recording still pictures
Motion picture/Still picture playback
Shoe adaptor release lever
Power button
Parts identification and handling
Shoe Adaptor Release l
Your hand
Tripod receptacle
DC input terminal DC in l
Removing the battery
Power supply
Inserting/removing the battery
≥ Press the power button to turn off the unit. l
Connect the AC adaptor to the DC input terminal
Charging the battery
Connecting to the AC outlet
Connect the AC cable to the AC adaptor, then the AC outlet
Charging/Recording time
Battery capacity indication
Charging and recording time
≥ These times are approximations
Sdhc
Recording to a card
Cards that you can use with this unit
Sdxc
Inserting/removing an SD card
Access lamp Access a
Check that the access lamp has gone off
Securely close the SD card cover
Turning the unit on and off with the LCD monitor
Turning the unit on and off with the power button
Turning the unit on/off
To turn on the unit To turn off the unit
Operate the mode switch to change the mode to , or
Selecting a mode
How to use the touch screen
Touch
About the operation icons
Recording Mode
About the Touch Menu
Touch left side/ right side of on the Touch Menu
Displaying the World time setting l
Setting date and time
Menu Setup # Clock SET
Select the menu. l
Basic motion picture recording
Before recording
Basic camera positioning
Recording Yourself
Change the mode to or Select the menu. l
Selecting a media to record HDC-TM90
VIDEO/Built-inMemory
Recording mode Recording time elapsed
Recording motion pictures
Approximate remaining recordable time
About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures
When motion picture is recorded in Avchd format
When motion picture is recorded in iFrame format
Recording formats HA/HG/HX/HE 1080/60p IFrame
Focus indication ± The white lamp flashes. Focusing
Recording still pictures
Focus area area inside brackets
¬ Change the mode to
Recording still pictures in Motion Picture Recording Mode
About the focusing area
About the screen indications in Still Picture Recording
Intelligent auto/Manual button
Intelligent Auto Mode
≥ Please refer to page 73 for details about Manual Mode
Sky, which may be very bright
Intelligent Auto Mode
Automatic white balance
Auto focus
Select the VIDEO/PICTURE you wish to play back
Change the mode to Touch the play mode select icon A. l
Motion picture/Still picture playback
Select the Media and VIDEO/PICTURE you wish to play back
Speaker volume adjustment
Increases the volume Towards s Decreases the volume
Change the thumbnail display
Motion picture compatibility
Still picture compatibility
Touch the top menu a Touch the submenu B
Using the menu screen
Touch Menu
On the Touch Menu to display MENU. l
Clock SET
Using the Setup Menu
Select the menu
SET World Time
EXT. Display
Date Format
ZOOM/REC Display
Economy
≥ Change the mode to or Set Quick Start to on
Quick Power on
Close the LCD monitor while the mode Is set to or
Quick Start
Alert Sound
Power LCD
Hdmi Resolution
LCD SET
3D Playback
Number Reset
TV Aspect
Initial SET
Touch Format Media Touch SD Card or Built-inMemory
Format Media
Card Status
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Calibration
Demo Mode
Media Status
S. Demo
Zoom lever/Zoom button icons
Zoom in/out function
Extra Optical Zoom
About the zoom speed
Image Stabilizer Function
Changing Image Stabilizer Mode
Still Picture Recording Mode
Optical image stabilizer button
1080/60p recording
1080/60p button
1080/60p
Touch the Touch function icon
Recording with the Touch function
Touch function icons
Touch Zoom
Touch the object and lock the target
AF/AE tracking
About target frame
Start recording
Touch Shutter
Menu Record Setup # O.I.S. Lock Display # desired setting
Optical Image Stabilizer Lock
Optical Image Stabilizer Lock icon
Touch an operation icon
Recording functions of operation icons
Operation icons
Fade*1 Intelligent contrast control*1,2
Intelligent contrast control
Menu Record Setup # Fade Color #
Fade
PRE-REC
Icon changes each time it is touched
Smile shot
Built-in flash
On # Face RECOG. # OFF
Red-Eye Reduction
Self-timer
To adjust the brightness of the flash
Intelligent exposure
Guideline
Soft skin mode
Tele macro
Displaying Guidelines at playback
Each time
Color Night Rec
Video Light
Order
Scene Mode
Recording functions of menus
Zoom Mode
REC Mode
Menu Record Setup # Relay REC # on
Relay REC
Face Recog
Touch REC or press the button fully
Registering a face for face recognition
Align the person’s face with the guide
Entering the person’s name
Touch the person to cancel
Canceling a registered person
Touch the desired item to enter the setting
Changing the information of a registered person
Prioritized face framing
Name Display
Face Framing
Primary
Auto Slow Shtr 2D
Auto Slow Shtr 3D
AGS
Menu Record Setup # Wind Noise Canceler # on
Wind Noise Canceler
Menu Record Setup # Shooting Guide # on
Digital Cinema Color
Zoom MIC
Touch To adjust
Menu Record Setup # Zoom MIC # on
MIC Level
Picture Adjust
Touch the desired setting items
Picture Size
Picture size in Motion Picture Recording Mode
Menu Picture # Picture Size # desired setting
Picture size and Maximum zoom ratio
Quality
Menu Picture # Quality # desired setting
Menu Picture # Aspect Ratio # desired setting
Aspect Ratio
Touch Record or Delete
HI-SPEED Burst
Press the button
Touch REC ALL or Select
AF Assist Lamp
You can add a shutter sound when recording still pictures
Menu Picture # Shtr Sound # desired setting
Shtr Sound
≥ MNL appears on the screen
Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode
Manual recording
Manual icons
Manual adjustment mode
Touch WB Touch / to select White balance mode
≥ Press the iA/MANUAL button to switch to Manual Mode. l
White balance
Manual shutter speed/iris adjustment
Touch Shtr or Iris Touch / to adjust settings
Menu Record Setup # MF Assist # on
Manual focus adjustment
Adjust the focus by touching MF / MF
Touch Focus Touch MF to change to Manual Focus
Attach the step up ring to the 3D Conversion Lens
Recording 3D video
Recording 3D video
Attach the 3D Conversion Lens to the unit
Touch Exit to end the adjustment
≥ After adjustment, a single screen appears
≥ 2 screens will appear
Functions that cannot be used during 3D recording
Setup menu
Functions not available during 3D recording
Button/lever operations Recording functions
Motion picture playback using operation icon
Playback Operations
Creating still picture from motion picture
Touch the Direct playback bar or slide
During Playback It while touching
Touch the desired search condition
Highlight & Time frame index
Repeat playback
Touch / to set the time
Zooming in on a still picture during playback Playback zoom
Menu Video Setup # Resume Play # on
Resuming the previous playback
Zooming out from the zoomed still picture
Touch the date select icon. l
Various playback functions
Playing back motion pictures/still pictures by date
Touch the playback date
Touch SET to select the item to change
Scene setting
Highlight Playback
Touch Start
Priority setting
Playback time setting
Effect setting
Touch the desired effect
Music setting
Touch . l
Touch your favorite music
Touch the desired sound
Touch Start and start the audio testing
Touch the interval of playback for the slide show
Touch Start Select the playback operation. l
Touch the scene/still picture to be deleted
Deleting scenes/still pictures
Touch ALL SCENES, Multi or Single
Touch Delete
Touch Return to complete dividing
Menu Edit Scene # Divide # Cancel ALL
Dividing a scene AVCHD, 1080/60p
Menu Edit Scene # Divide # SET
Touch YES
Dividing a scene to partially delete iFrame
Stop the playback
Menu Edit Scene # SPLIT&DELETE
Deleting personal information
Menu Video Setup # Delete Personal Info
Menu Video Setup or PICT. Setup # Scene Protect
Protecting scenes/still pictures
Menu PICT. Setup # Dpof SET # SET
Dpof setting
What is DPOF?
Menu PICT. Setup # Dpof SET # Cancel ALL
Insert the SD card that was used for Relay recording
When the confirmation message appears, touch YES
Relay scene combining HDC-TM90
Built-in memory B SD card Range of Relay recording
To cancel relay information
Menu Edit Scene # Relay Info Cancel
Watching Video/Pictures on your TV
High definition images When connecting to Hdmi terminal
Standard images when connecting to video terminal
Connect this unit to a TV
≥ Example Select the Hdmi channel with a Hdmi mini cable
Change the mode to to play back
Select the video input on the TV
Cables Reference items
Simple
Menu Setup # EXT. Display # desired setting OFF
To display the on-screen information on the TV
Detail
Menu Setup # Hdmi Resolution # AUTO/1080p/1080i/480p
Connecting with a Hdmi mini cable
Connecting with the AV multi cable
Menu Setup # AV Multi # desired setting
Menu Setup # Viera Link # on
Playback using Viera Link
What is the Viera Link Hdavi Control?
≥ If you are not using Viera Link, set to OFF
Other linked operations
Operate with the remote control for the TV
Automatic input switching
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3D video playback
Menu Setup # 3D Playback # 3D
Menu Setup # 3D Playback # 2D
Playing back scenes recorded in 3D as conventional 2D video
Functions not available during 3D playback
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Check the used space of the copy destination
Change the mode to
Copying between SD card and Built-in Memory
Copying
Approximate time for copying
Touch Exit when the copy complete message is displayed
Touch desired items following the screen display
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106
Connecting a DVD burner to copy to/ play back a disc
Preparing for copying/playing back
DVD-R DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R DL +RW +R DL
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Insert the disc in the DVD burner
Touch the desired item
Burn Disc
108
About recording formats when copying motion pictures
Copying to discs
Avchd HA/HG/HX/HE
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Important Notice
Approximate time for copying to a disc
DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R/+RW/+R
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≥ When playing back on a TV, connect this unit to the TV. l
Playing back the copied disc
USB Connection Cable supplied with DVD burner
Managing the copied disc
112
Dubbing with a Blu-ray disc recorder, video device, etc
Check before dubbing
Quality
113
To dub using equipment with an SD card slot
To dub using equipment with a USB terminal
You can dub by directly inserting an SD card. ≥ HDC-TM90
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Touch Recorder on the screen of this unit
Touch the media you wish to dub
About the screen indication of the unit
You can dub by connecting an AV multi cable
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≥ Images are dubbed in standard quality
3D video storage
Copying between SD card and built-in memory HDC-TM90
Using HD Writer AE
Using a Mac
Copying scenes recorded in 3D
Smart wizard
What you can do with a PC
HD Writer AE
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About Conversion Assist Function
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End User License Agreement
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Operating environment
Operating environment for HD Writer AE
CPU
To use the HD Writer AE
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Installation
Insert the CD-ROM into the PC
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Uninstalling HD Writer AE
PC must be rebooted for the application to work
125
Connect this unit to a PC
Connecting to a PC
Connect this unit to the AC adaptor
Touch PC on the screen of this unit
Charging the battery by connecting it to different devices
To disconnect USB cable safely
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128
About the PC display
Copying your still pictures to your PC
Example folder structure of an SD card
Starting HD Writer AE
Select Start # All Programs # Panasonic # HD Writer AE 3.0 #
Double-click Camsd displayed on the desktop
If using Mac
Operating environment
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Indications
Recording indications
3000 1h30m
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OPEN/F2.0
Indication of connection to other devices
Confirmatory indications when a DVD burner is connected
Playback indications
Confirmatory indications
Messages
134
About recovery
135
Scenes with will be deleted
136
Troubleshooting
Error Occurred
Please Turn Unit
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About this unit
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
Cleaning
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When disposing of or giving away this unit, note that
About the battery
When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
Be sure to detach the battery after use
About the AC adaptor
Prepare spare batteries when going out for recording
Do not throw an old battery into fire
144
About 3D viewing
About status indicator during charging
About 3D About 3D recording
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When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that
About the SD card
≥ Viewing for extended periods may cause eye-fatigue
About condensation
LCD monitor
About personal information
Causes of condensation
Licenses
About copyright
Carefully observe copyright Laws
148
SD card
Recording modes/approximate recordable time
149
Built-in
Approximate number of recordable pictures
150
Specifications
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USB
3D Conversion Lens optional
Motion pictures
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Audio compression
Still pictures
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Mm Wk25 mm Hk75.5 mm D 1.8 q Wk1.0 q Hk3.0 q D
Optional accessories
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Class GB SD Memory Card
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Class
VW-BN01 DVD burner
Attaching the supplied shoe adaptor
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Accessory Order Form For USA and Puerto Rico Customers
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Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions
Limited Warranty Coverage For USA and Puerto Rico Only
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
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As of November
Panasonic Product Limited Warranty
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Camcorder Products One 1 year, parts and labour
Numerics
162
Limited Warranty Canada
Limited Warranty USA and Puerto Rico
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Insertar/extraer una tarjeta SD
Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápido
Insertar la batería
Carga de la batería
Cómo usar la pantalla táctil
Encender/apagar el dispositivo
Selección del modo
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Selección del idioma
Grabación de películas
Seleccionar un medio para grabar
Seleccione el VIDEO/FOTO que desea reproducir
Reproducción de película Fotografía
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Se visualiza cuando se toca 1080/60p, se visualiza cuando
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