SDR-H20GN
Information for Your Safety
Use only the recommended accessories
Indemnity concerning recording content
Carefully observe copyright laws
Contents
101
Dubbing images
Creating DVD-Video discs
104
Extended recording
Features
Before using
Easy recording! l34
Using with a computer! l
Editing scenes! l59
Parts identification and handling
Accessories
Optional accessories
Lens Leica Dicomar SDR-H250 Lens SDR-H20
Card slot cover SD Card l Card access lamp Access l 17
Using the lens cover SDR-H250
Using grip belt
Adjust the belt length and the pad position
Before using Grip belt l
Tripod receptacle
Using the LCD monitor
Adjust the angle of the LCD monitor as desired
During recording
Using the remote control SDR-H250
Install a button-type battery
Concerning the button-type battery
Remote control usable range
Display on Screen Indication in these
HDD and SD card
Concerning SD cards
Instructions Capacity
Handling precautions
256 MB
HDD handling precautions
Access lamp
Card access lamp
Setup
Power supply
Charging the battery
Charging lamp Lights up Charging
SDR-H250
Charging time and recordable time
Charging time
SDR-H20
Setup SDR-H20
How to turn off the power Set the OFF/ON switch to OFF
Connecting to the AC outlet
How to turn on the power Set the OFF/ON switch to on
How to turn the power on and off with the LCD monitor
Set the OFF/ON switch to OFF to turn off the power
To turn on the power Open the LCD monitor
To turn off the power Close the LCD monitor
Inserting/removing an SD card
Securely close the card slot cover
Selecting a mode
How to use the joystick
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
To get back to the previous screen
Operating with remote control SDR-H250
Press the Menu button
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
To end the recording
Screen indications in the video recording mode
Recording mode
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
Recording with a shutter operation effect
Screen indications in picture recording mode
Concerning the focusing area SDR-H250
Size of still pictures Selected recording destination
Picture Size
Digital zoom function
Zoom in/out function
Move the zoom lever
Side
To use the zoom microphone function
Recording yourself
Recording with the video light SDR-H250
Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side
Move the joystick up to select ª
Backlight compensation function
Fade in/fade out function
To return to normal recording
Soft skin mode
Move the joystick left to select
Press the recording start/stop button
Colour night view function
To cancel the tele macro function
Tele macro function SDR-H250
Move the joystick up to select
Move the joystick left to select Ø
Self-timer recording
Recording guideline function
Press the Photoshot button
Wind noise reduction function
Wide mode
Image stabilizer 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
Manual adjustment mode
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to Manual
About the black balance adjustment SDR-H250
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
Press the joystick
Motion picture playback
Select the scene to be played back
Move the joystick to operate
To display the recording date during playback
Frame-by-frame playback
To adjust the volume
Move the volume lever to change the volume level
Playing back motion pictures by date
Scenes recorded on the same day are displayed as thumbnails
Selected medium File number
Still picture playback
Select the file to be played back
About still picture compatibility
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Deleting scenes one at a time
Editing scenes
Deleting scenes
Select the scene to be deleted, then press the joystick
Locking motion picture scenes
Using playlists
What is a playlist?
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
Select the scene to start playback, then press the joystick
Playing back a playlist
Editing a playlist
Adding scenes to playlist
Deleting scenes
Moving scenes
Select the scene to be moved, then press the joystick
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
What is DPOF?
Dpof setting
To cancel all Dpof settings
Select the file to be protected, then press the joystick
Select Select or ALL and press the joystick
To cancel copying halfway
Copying still picture files
Select the file to be copied, then press the joystick
Formatting HDD
HDD management
Card management
Displaying HDD information
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Connect this unit and a TV
With a TV
Playback on TV
Start playback on this unit
Dubbing recordings onto a DVD recorder
With a DVD recorder
With a VCR
Dubbing images onto other video devices
Connect this unit and a printer
With a printer PictBridge
Connect this unit and a video device
Select PictBridge # HDD or SD Card and press the joystick
Select the layout setting on page Layout
Select the date print setting on Date Print
Select the paper size setting on Paper Size
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
Connection and recognition
Software uninstallation
Connection and recognition procedures
Reading the software help
Select PC Connect # HDD or SD Card and press the joystick
About the computer display
Connect this unit and a computer
Drive icons
DVD Copy function
Rotate the mode dial to select or Press the DVD Copy button
To disconnect USB cable safely
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
Insert a DVD disc into the DVD drive and click Write tab
Check the write settings and click OK
To import still pictures
Click Still image D
Motion picture recording menus
Menus
Menu list
Still picture recording menus
Other menus
Still picture playback menus
Delete ALL l 64 Select l
Beeps for 4 times
Beep
Beeps
Flash
Media indications
Indications
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
What kind of cards can be used on this unit?
Frequently asked questions
What should I do when the HDD is full?
Can motion pictures be recorded on an SD card?
Is playback possible on a computer?
Is editing possible on a computer?
Troubleshooting
Stops # Do not drop or shake this unit while operating it
≥ Is the memory of the HDD or card full?
Playback picture
Recording stops
Are not clear
≥ Is manual focus mode selected?
Recorded still pictures
This unit
SWITCH. is displayed
Card then press the Reset button to restart the unit
# SDR-H250 Press the Reset button with the projecting part
≥ Is this unit connected to a computer?
Reconnect the USB cable An image that should
Others With a computer
Even if connected by
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
Causes of condensation
LCD monitor
About condensation
What to do if the lens is fogged up
White balance
Explanation of terms
Automatic white balance
Auto focus
SD Speed Class Rating Class
Recording a subject with little contrast
Specifications
SD Card/Hard Disk Video Camera
Others Video output level
Dimensions
Operating temperature
Audio output level Line
Number of recordable
Others Still pictures
Picture size
Pictures
16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB
Number of recordable pictures on the HDD or an SD card
30 GB
512 MB
Others SDR-H20
Picture size 640k480 640k360
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