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