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