Operating Instructions
Model No. SDR-H90P/PC SDR-H80P/PC
SD Card/Hard Disk Video Camera
Things You Should Know
Safety Precautions
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN
THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A FCC Note
THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN CANADA
U.S.A./CANADA CONSUMERS ATTENTION
AC adaptor
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Precautions
∫ Indemnity concerning recording content
∫ Carefully observe copyright laws
∫ Cards that you can use with this unit
For the purposes of these operating instructions
∫ Licenses
Contents
Preparation
Recording
Playback
With a PC
Others
Preparation Recording Playback With a PC
Others
Accessories
Battery pack
AV cable
VW-VBG070
∫ Charging the battery
∫ Inserting the battery
∫ How to turn on the power
Quick Guide
∫ Playback
∫ Recording motion pictures
∫ Recording still pictures
Parts identification and
handling
Preparation
9 10
Joystick
Lens cover
1819
Grip belt
Tripod receptacle
Charging the battery
2 Insert the battery on the AC adaptor by aligning the arrows
∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit
Charging lamp CHARGE A
Inserting the battery
Removing the battery
Charging time and recordable time
Battery model number
Battery model
Charging time
Connecting to the AC outlet
Battery capacity indication
2 Connect the DC cable to the AC adaptor
Before using 3 About HDD and SD cards
Preparation
Internal HDD
SD Memory Card
About SD cards
About SD cards that you can use for motion picture recording
SD card handling
Access lamp
∫ Take note of the temperature of this unit
Indemnity about recorded content
HDD handling
Inserting/removing an SD
4 card
1 Rotate the mode dial to OFF
2 Open the LCD monitor and then open the SD card slot cover
How to turn the power on and off with the LCD monitor
Turning the unit on/off
1 Selecting a mode
∫ To turn on
1 Press the MENU button
2 Using the menu screen
Preparation
Language selection
Menu list
1 Press the MENU button, then select LANGUAGE and press the joystick
2 Select English and press the joystick
Motion picture playback menus
Still picture recording menus
Still picture playback menus
3 Setting date and time
4 Press the MENU button to finish the setting
1 Select the menu. l
3 Press the joystick to enter the selection
World time setting Displaying the time of the travel destination
Select HOME and press the joystick
Select your home region and enter the selection with the joystick
Select DESTINATION and press the joystick
4 Adjusting LCD monitor
Adjusting the brightness and color level 1 Select the menu. l
2 Select the item and then adjust the settings with the joystick
Increasing and decreasing the brightness of the entire LCD monitor
Before recording
Intelligent auto mode
Recording
∫ Basic camera positioning
Mode
∫ When the Intelligent auto mode is set to off
Scene/Effect
Recording motion pictures
1 Rotate the mode dial to select and open the LCD monitor
2 Select the recording destination by the menu. l
3 Press the recording start/stop button to start recording
Record motion picture to be uploaded to YouTube
Audio recording modes
1 Press the WEB MODE button
2 Press the recording start/stop button to start recording
Recording modes and recordable time
Select the menu. l
Recording mode
High quality
Recording still pictures
3 Press the recording start/stop button
Recording
1 Rotate the mode dial to select and open the LCD monitor
Number of pixels
Recording with a shutter sound effect Select the menu. l
Select the menu. l
Icon
Recording functions
Zoom in/out function
Move the zoom lever
Digital zoom function
Recording yourself
Quick start
To use the zoom microphone function
Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side
Optical image stabilizer function
Press the O.I.S. button
To cancel the optical image stabilizer function
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select or
Recording functions of
operation icons
1 Press the joystick, and icons will be displayed on the screen
2 Select an icon with the joystick
Operation icons
Video recording mode
Picture recording mode
Backlight
compensation
Fade
Help mode
Select the desired icon with the joystick to
display an explanation on the screen
MagicPix
Self-timer
To stop the timer midway through
Function
Effect
Face detection
2 menus
Menus
Aspect ratio
Wind noise
Auto slow shutter mode
3 Manual recording functions
Press the MANUAL AF/MF button
To restore to the automatic adjustment
Recording
Manual focus adjustment
Scene mode
1 Select the manual mode. l 2 Select the menu. l
1 Select the manual focus mode. l
White balance
1 Select the manual mode. l 2 Select with the joystick
3 Select the white balance mode with the joystick
To set the white balance manually
Manual shutter speed/ aperture adjustment
3 Adjust the settings with the joystick
1 Select the manual mode. l 2 Select or with the joystick
To restore to automatic adjustment
Motion picture playback
Playback
1 Rotate the mode dial to select
2 Select the playback medium by the menu. l
To adjust the speaker volume during playback Move the volume lever
To change the playback speed
∫ Fast forward/rewind playback
∫ Slow-motion playback 1 Pause the playback
Playing back motion pictures by date
1 Select BY DATE, then press the joystick
2 Select the playback date, then press the joystick
Playing back a playlist
Still picture playback
3 Select the file to be played back, then press the joystick
4 Select the playback operation with the joystick
Playback
Changing the interval of playback for the slide show
PICT. SETUP # SLIDE INTERVAL # desired setting SHORT
Select the menu. l
∫ About still picture compatibility
Deleting scenes/files
Deleting scenes/files one at a time
Deleting multiple scenes/ files
1 Press the button during playback
Deleting the copied scenes collectively
Press the button
Select YES, then press the joystick
1 Select the menu. l
Editing scenes
Locking motion pictures
1 Select the menu. l EDIT SCENE # LOCK SET # YES
2 Select the scene to be protected, then press the joystick
Dividing a scene to delete
1 Select the menu. l EDIT SCENE # SPLIT&DELETE # YES
2 Select the scene to be divided, then press the joystick
Select with the joystick
6 Select YES, then press the joystick
Function
Operating method
To continue dividing and deleting other scenes
Using playlists
Creating a new playlist
2 Select CREATE, then press the joystick
Playback
Editing a playlist
4 Press the MENU button
2 Select the playlist to be edited, then press the joystick
Deleting scenes
Adding scenes to playlist
Select the menu. l 26 EDIT # ADD # YES
Moving scenes within a playlist
1 Select the menu. l 26 EDIT # MOVE # YES
1 Select the menu. l PICT. SETUP # LOCK SET # YES
Editing still pictures
Locking still pictures
2 Select the file to be protected, then press the joystick
DPOF setting
1 Select the menu. l PICT. SETUP # DPOF SET # SET
2 Select the file to be set, then press the joystick
3 Select the number of prints, then press the joystick
1 Select the menu. l 26 PICT. SETUP # COPY
Copying still picture files
2 Select desired direction and press the joystick
3 Select SELECT or ALL then press the joystick
To cancel copying halfway
Function
Operating method
To continue copying other files
HDD and SD card
1 management
Formatting HDD
Displaying HDD information
1 Playback on TV
1 Connect this unit and a TV
2 Turn on this unit, then rotate the mode dial to select or
3 Select the playback medium by the menu. l
∫ To watch images with a 169 aspect ratio on a regular TV
∫ To display the on-screen information on the TV
SETUP # TV ASPECT #
TV ASPECT setting
Device capable of copying images to discs by connecting to this unit
2 With a DVD burner
About discs that can be used
Playback
Connecting this unit to the DVD burner
3 Turn on the power to this unit
2 Connect this unit to the AC adaptor
5 Insert the disc in the DVD burner
1 Select menus with the following procedures
DVD COPY function
1 Copying all the scenes to discs
2 Copying added scenes to discs
FAVORITE SCENES function
3 Selecting the scenes to copy to 1 disc
2 Select the scenes to be copied and then press the joystick
3 Select START, then press the joystick
4 Selecting the scenes by date to copy to discs
5 Selecting the scenes by playlist to copy to discs
2 Select the date/playlist to be copied and then press the joystick
3 Press the MENU button
∫ About the time it takes to copy
Notes for copying data to discs using the DVD burner
∫ About playing back the discs
Playing back a disc inserted in the DVD burner
1 Connect this unit to the DVD burner. l
2 Select PLAY DISC, then press the joystick
3 Select the scene/file to be played back, then press the joystick
∫ Using SD card slot or USB terminal of other video devices
With other video devices
Recording dubbing images onto other video devices
1 Connect this unit to a video device
With a printer PictBridge
1 Connect this unit to a printer
2 Select PictBridge # HDD or SD CARD then press the joystick
3 Select a file to be printed, then press the joystick
9 Select PRINT # YES and press the joystick
8 Select the layout setting on PAGE LAYOUT, then press the joystick
When you want to stop printing halfway Move the joystick down
With a PC
Before using 1 What you can do with a PC
∫ VideoCam Suite
Operating environment
With a PC
∫ SD card reader function mass storage
End User License Agreement
Setup1 Installation
Installing VideoCam Suite
3 Select where the application is to be installed, then click Next
5 Select the country or region where you live, then click Next
Uninstalling the software
# Uninstall a program
2 Select VideoCam Suite 2.0, then click Uninstall
1 Select Start # Settings # Control Panel # Add/Remove Programs
2 Connection and recognition
About the PC display
1 Connect this unit to a PC
2 Select PC/RECORDER # HDD or SD CARD then press the joystick
To disconnect USB cable safely
Example folder structure
1 Double click the icon in task tray
2 Select USB Mass Storage Device and click Stop
Using software 1 Using VideoCam Suite
Reading the operating instructions of the software
Select start # All Programs Programs # Panasonic # VideoCam Suite
# Manual
Upload to YouTube
2 Connect this unit to a PC. l
3 Select WEB MODE then press the joystick
¬ Turn on this unit, then rotate the mode dial to select
If using a Macintosh
∫ Operating environment for the card reader function mass storage
∫ Copying still pictures on PC
1 Connect this unit to a PC via the supplied USB cable
Others
∫ Recording indications
∫ Playback indications
Number of recording pixels for
∫ Indications when other products are connected
Confirmatory indications
HDD BACKUP RECOMMENDED
ERROR OCCURRED. RECORDING IS STOPPED
THIS BATTERY CANNOT BE USED
EXIT THE MENU THEN CHANGE TO MANUAL MODE CANCEL MAGICPIX MODE
About recovery
CANNOT OPERATE DUE TO LOW TEMPERATURE
ERROR OCCURRED. PLEASE TURN UNIT OFF, THEN TURN ON AGAIN
ALL CONTENTS OF THIS DISC WILL BE DELETED. DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE?
Functions that cannot be
1 used simultaneously
disable the functions
Others
Troubleshooting
Problem
Others
Check points
Problem
A clicking sound is heard when the power is turned off
Recording does not start although power is supplied to this unit
The screen has changed suddenly Demo mode is on
Problem
Auto focus function does not work
“ENVIRONMENT TOO DARK, OR LENS COVER CLOSED.” is displayed
Sound is not played back from the built-in speaker of this unit
Problem
When the SD card is inserted in this unit, it is not recognized
When the SD card is inserted in another device, it is not recognized
Even if HDD or an SD card is formatted, it cannot be used
Problem
Problem
When connected by the USB cable, this unit is not detected by the PC
With other products
About this unit
Cautions for use
Others
About the battery
When you are not going to use the unit for an extended time
When disposing of or giving away this unit, note that
Be sure to detach the battery after use
About the AC adaptor
About condensation
Causes of condensation
LCD monitor
White balance adjustment
Explanation of terms
Automatic white balance
Auto focus
Recording a fast-moving subject
SD Card/Hard Disk Video Camera
Specifications
Others
Mass Weight
Still pictures
Number of recordable pictures
Picture size
640k480
0.2 640k360
Optional accessories
Accessory No
Others
Description
Accessory Order Form For USA and Puerto Rico Customers
Request for Service Notice
Request for Service Notice USA and Puerto Rico Only
Others
Limited Warranty
Panasonic Video Products
Limited Warranty United States and Puerto Rico
Others
Customer Services Directory United States and Puerto Rico
Accessory Purchases United States and Puerto Rico
Centralized Factory Service Center
MAIL TO
Warranty For Canadian Customers
PANASONIC PRODUCT - LIMITED WARRANTY
WARRANTY SERVICE FOR PRODUCT OPERATION ASSISTANCE, please contact
IF YOU SHIP THE PRODUCT TO A SERVICENTRE
Index
Others
Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápido
∫ Carga de la batería
∫ Inserción de la batería
∫ Cómo encender la cámara
∫ Grabación de imágenes fijas
∫ Reproducción
∫ Grabación de imágenes fijas
2 Pulse el botón de inicio/detención de la grabación
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