SDR-H20GN
Information for Your Safety
Use only the recommended accessories
Indemnity concerning recording content
Carefully observe copyright laws
Contents
Dubbing images
Creating DVD-Video discs
101
104
Features
Before using
Extended recording
Easy recording! l34
Using with a computer! l
Editing scenes! l59
Accessories
Optional accessories
Parts identification and handling
Lens Leica Dicomar SDR-H250 Lens SDR-H20
Card slot cover SD Card l Card access lamp Access l 17
Using grip belt
Adjust the belt length and the pad position
Using the lens cover SDR-H250
Before using Grip belt l
Using the LCD monitor
Adjust the angle of the LCD monitor as desired
Tripod receptacle
During recording
Using the remote control SDR-H250
Install a button-type battery
Concerning the button-type battery
Remote control usable range
HDD and SD card
Concerning SD cards
Display on Screen Indication in these
Instructions Capacity
Handling precautions
256 MB
HDD handling precautions
Access lamp
Card access lamp
Power supply
Charging the battery
Setup
Charging lamp Lights up Charging
Charging time and recordable time
Charging time
SDR-H250
SDR-H20
Setup SDR-H20
Connecting to the AC outlet
How to turn on the power Set the OFF/ON switch to on
How to turn off the power Set the OFF/ON switch to OFF
How to turn the power on and off with the LCD monitor
To turn on the power Open the LCD monitor
To turn off the power Close the LCD monitor
Set the OFF/ON switch to OFF to turn off the power
Inserting/removing an SD card
Selecting a mode
How to use the joystick
Securely close the card slot cover
Basic operations
Move the joystick up, down, left or right to operate
About the operation icons displayed in each mode
Video recording mode
Setup Picture recording mode
Picture playback mode
Switching the language
Using the menu screen
Operating with remote control SDR-H250
Press the Menu button
To get back to the previous screen
To exit the menu screen
Setting date and time
Select a menu item
Press the Menu button to exit the menu screen
Adjusting the LCD monitor
Setup Display style Screen display
Power LCD Plus
Before recording
Basic camera positioning
Recording
About auto mode
Anti-Ground-Shooting AGS SDR-H250
Recording motion pictures
Screen indications in the video recording mode
Recording mode
To end the recording
Recording time elapsed
HDD
SD card
Recording still pictures
Press the Photoshot button fully to take the picture SDR-H20
To record still pictures clearly
Screen indications in picture recording mode
Concerning the focusing area SDR-H250
Recording with a shutter operation effect
Size of still pictures Selected recording destination
Picture Size
Zoom in/out function
Move the zoom lever
Digital zoom function
Side
Recording yourself
Recording with the video light SDR-H250
To use the zoom microphone function
Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side
Backlight compensation function
Fade in/fade out function
Move the joystick up to select ª
To return to normal recording
Soft skin mode
Move the joystick left to select
Press the recording start/stop button
To cancel the tele macro function
Tele macro function SDR-H250
Colour night view function
Move the joystick up to select
Self-timer recording
Recording guideline function
Move the joystick left to select Ø
Press the Photoshot button
Wide mode
Image stabilizer function
Wind noise reduction function
Recording images with a 169 aspect ratio
Scene mode
To cancel the wind noise reduction function
To cancel the scene mode function
Manual focus adjustment
To restore to the automatic adjustment
White balance
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Manual
About the black balance adjustment SDR-H250
Manual adjustment mode
About the white balance sensor a
Manual shutter speed/ aperture adjustment
Move the joystick left or right to make the adjustment
To restore to automatic adjustment
Manual shutter speed adjustment
Manual iris/gain adjustment
Motion picture playback
Select the scene to be played back
Press the joystick
Move the joystick to operate
To display the recording date during playback
To adjust the volume
Move the volume lever to change the volume level
Frame-by-frame playback
Playing back motion pictures by date
Scenes recorded on the same day are displayed as thumbnails
Still picture playback
Select the file to be played back
Selected medium File number
About still picture compatibility
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Editing scenes
Deleting scenes
Deleting scenes one at a time
Select the scene to be deleted, then press the joystick
Using playlists
What is a playlist?
Locking motion picture scenes
Select the scene to be protected, then press the joystick
Creating a new playlist
To add another scene to the same playlist
To play back a playlist
Playing back a playlist
Editing a playlist
Select the scene to start playback, then press the joystick
Adding scenes to playlist
Moving scenes
Select the scene to be moved, then press the joystick
Deleting scenes
Press the button in the thumbnail display
Editing still pictures
Deleting still picture files
Deleting files one at a time
Locking still picture files
Select the file to be deleted, then press the joystick
To continue deleting other files
Dpof setting
To cancel all Dpof settings
What is DPOF?
Select the file to be protected, then press the joystick
To cancel copying halfway
Copying still picture files
Select Select or ALL and press the joystick
Select the file to be copied, then press the joystick
HDD management
Card management
Formatting HDD
Displaying HDD information
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With a TV
Playback on TV
Connect this unit and a TV
Start playback on this unit
With a DVD recorder
With a VCR
Dubbing recordings onto a DVD recorder
Dubbing images onto other video devices
With a printer PictBridge
Connect this unit and a video device
Connect this unit and a printer
Select PictBridge # HDD or SD Card and press the joystick
Select the date print setting on Date Print
Select the paper size setting on Paper Size
Select the layout setting on page Layout
Select a file to be printed, then press the joystick
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Before using with a computer
What you can do with a computer
With a computer
Operating environment
ImageMixer3 for Panasonic
Using Built-in SD Drive
Usable discs
Disc type
Installation
Installing ImageMixer3 for Panasonic
Insert the CD-ROM into the computer
Software uninstallation
Connection and recognition procedures
Connection and recognition
Reading the software help
About the computer display
Connect this unit and a computer
Select PC Connect # HDD or SD Card and press the joystick
Drive icons
Rotate the mode dial to select or Press the DVD Copy button
To disconnect USB cable safely
DVD Copy function
Double click the icon in task tray
Playing back and importing images
Insert a DVD disc into the DVD drive
Click the desired scene and click Playback a
Click the desired scene and click Import B
Creating DVD-Video discs with the selected images
Check the write settings and click OK
To import still pictures
Insert a DVD disc into the DVD drive and click Write tab
Click Still image D
Menus
Menu list
Motion picture recording menus
Still picture recording menus
Other menus
Still picture playback menus
Delete ALL l 64 Select l
Beep
Beeps
Beeps for 4 times
Flash
Indications
Indications
Media indications
Recording indications
Playback indications
Confirmatory indications
No.10
LIMIT. Backup HDD then Format Recommend Data Back
Messages
About recovery
Functions that cannot be used simultaneously
Frequently asked questions
What should I do when the HDD is full?
What kind of cards can be used on this unit?
Can motion pictures be recorded on an SD card?
Is playback possible on a computer?
Is editing possible on a computer?
Troubleshooting
≥ Is the memory of the HDD or card full?
Playback picture
Stops # Do not drop or shake this unit while operating it
Recording stops
≥ Is manual focus mode selected?
Recorded still pictures
Are not clear
This unit
Card then press the Reset button to restart the unit
# SDR-H250 Press the Reset button with the projecting part
SWITCH. is displayed
≥ Is this unit connected to a computer?
Others With a computer
Even if connected by
Reconnect the USB cable An image that should
CD-ROM to your computer. l Will not start even when
When carrying the unit, do not drop or bump it
About this unit
About the battery
About the AC adaptor
About the SD card
LCD monitor
About condensation
Causes of condensation
What to do if the lens is fogged up
Explanation of terms
Automatic white balance
White balance
Auto focus
SD Speed Class Rating Class
Recording a subject with little contrast
Specifications
SD Card/Hard Disk Video Camera
Dimensions
Operating temperature
Others Video output level
Audio output level Line
Others Still pictures
Picture size
Number of recordable
Pictures
Number of recordable pictures on the HDD or an SD card
30 GB
16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB
512 MB
Others SDR-H20
Picture size 640k480 640k360
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