Technicolor - Thomson HP 270 96

96 EN

SPECIFICATIONS

Camcorder

For General

Power supply : DC 6.3 V (Using AC Power Adapter/Charger)

DC 7.2 V (Using battery pack)

Power consumption

LCD monitor off, viewfinder on : Approx. 4.1 W

LCD monitor on, viewfinder off : Approx. 5.0 W

Dimensions (W x H x D) : 43 mm x 115 mm x 80 mm

(with the LCD monitor closed and the viewfinder pushed back in)

Weight : Approx. 340 g

(without battery and cassette)

Approx. 410 g

(incl. battery and cassette)

Operating temperature :0°C to 40°C

Operating humidity : 35% to 80%

Storage temperature :–20°C to 50°C

Pickup : 1/4" CCD

Lens : F 1.8, f = 3.7 mm to 37 mm, 10:1 power zoom lens

(It is not possible to attach any lens filter or conversion lens.)

LCD monitor : 2" diagonally measured, LCD panel/TFT active matrix system

Viewfinder : Electronic viewfinder with 0.44" colour LCD

Speaker : Monaural

For Digital Video Camera

Format : DV format (SD mode)

Signal format : PAL standard

Recording/Playback format : Video: Digital component recording

: Audio: PCM digital recording, 32 kHz 4-channel (12-bit),

48 kHz 2-channel (16-bit)

Cassette : Mini DV cassette

Tape speed : SP: 18.8 mm/s

LP: 12.5 mm/s

Maximum recording time : SP: 80 min.

(using 80 min. cassette) LP: 120 min.

For Digital Still Camera

Storage media : SD Memroy Card/MultiMediaCard

Compression system : Still image : JPEG (compatible)

Moving image : MPEG4 (compatible)

File size : 2 modes (XGA: 1024 x 768 pixels/VGA: 640 x 480 pixels)

Picture quality : 2 modes (FINE/STANDARD)

Approximate number of storable images

(with the provided MultiMediaCard [16 MB])

FINE : 105 (VGA), 49 (XGA)

STANDARD : 310 (VGA), 150 (XGA)

For other memory cards, see pg. 16.

Contents

Main CONTENTS VMD270 EN DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA INSTRUCTIONS 2 Dear Customer, (for owners in the U.K.) IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SOME DOS AND DONTS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT 4 Before recording an important scene . . . SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION! EN5 PROVIDED ACCESSORIES NOTE: 6 How To Attach The Strap How To Attach The Core Filter (for optional USB cable) 12 3 EN7 AUTOMATIC DEMONSTRATION Automatic Demonstration takes place when DEMO MODE is set to ON (factory-preset). 8 GETTING STARTED EN9 Power CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK If the protective cap is attached to the battery pack, remove it first. About Batteries 10 USING THE BATTERY PACK USING AC POWER EN11 Viewfinder Adjustment CAUTION: Tripod Mounting 12 Date/Time Settings Built-in Clocks Rechargeable Lithium Battery EN13 Loading/Unloading A Cassette * To Protect Valuable Recordings . . . 14 Recording Mode Setting EN15 Loading A Memory Card To Unload A Memory Card . . . Be sure to use only SD Memory Cards marked or MultiMediaCards marked . Before using a new memory card, it is necessary to FORMAT the card. pg. 37 16 Picture Quality Mode Setting Image Size Mode Setting EN17 Operation Mode 18 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK VIDEO RECORDING ............................................ 19 21 VIDEO PLAYBACK .............................................. 22 25 VIDEO RECORDING Basic Recording 20 VIDEO RECORDING Journalistic Shooting Interface Shooting Zooming Time Code The time code is displayed only when TIME CODE is set to ON ( Recording From The Middle Of A Tape The time code cannot be reset. During fast-forwarding and rewinding, the time code indication does not move smoothly. 22 VIDEO PLAYBACK Shuttle Search: Still Playback: Normal Playback Connections 24 VIDEO PLAYBACK Docking Station Attachment EN25 Blank Search 26 DIGITAL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK EN27 D.S.C. RECORDING Picture Quality/Image Size Mode Setting ( Loading A Memory Card ( Viewfinder Adjustment ( Power ( 28 D.S.C. RECORDING EN29 Normal Playback (Of Images) Auto Playback (Of Images) 30 To view video clips ( pg. 60) stored in a memory card . . . below and pg. 31). To listen to sound effects ( pg. 55) stored in a memory card . . . 10 / 50 Index Playback Jump Playback 32 Protecting Files To protect the image file . . . To protect the video clip file. . . . To protect the sound effect file. . . . Deleting Files Protected files ( To delete the image file . . . To delete the video clip file. . . . To delete the sound effect file. . . . 34 TO DELETE THE DISPLAYED FILE TO DELETE ALL FILES EN35 Setting Print Information (DPOF Setting) TO PRINT ALL STILL IMAGES (ONE PRINT FOR EACH) To Reset The Setting . . . 36 TO PRINT BY SELECTING STILL IMAGES AND NO. OF PRINTS pg. 59). To Reset The No. Of Prints . . . To print images recorded on a tape, first dub them to a memory card ( Initialising A Memory Card 38 ADVANCED FEATURES ADVANCED FEATURES USING MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT ............ 39 45 FOR RECORDING ............................................... 46 56 For Recording Menu SET/SELECT Button +, Button Lock Button Power Switch Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears. 40 Menu Screen Explanations EN41 Menu Screen Explanations (cont.) 42 / The CAMERA settings are effective when the Power Switch is set to both and . The MANUAL settings are effective only when the Power Switch is set to . pg. 43). CLOCK ADJ. only appears when the Power Switch is set to . For Playback Menu pg. 14, 40). Menu Screen Explanations REC MODE can be set when the Power Switch is set to or ( 44 Menu Screen Explanations (cont.) DISPLAY SYSTEM pg. 29 37 MEMORY Display EN45 Playback Sound 46 5-Second Recording To Take A Snapshot In The 5-Second Recording Mode . . . pg. 40). EN47 Program AE With Special Effects To Deactivate The Selected Mode . . . Program AE with special effects can be changed during recording or during Record-Standby. Some modes of Program AE with special effects cannot be used with certain Fade/Wipe Effects ( pg. 49, 50). If an unusable mode is selected, its indicator blinks or goes out. 48 EN49 Fade/Wipe Effects FADE/WIPE SELECTION ( , , , , , , , , and ) PICTURE WIPE OR DISSOLVE SELECTION ( , , , , , and ) 50 Fader And Wipe Menu EN51 Snapshot (For Video Recording) SNAPSHOT MODE SELECTION SNAPSHOT RECORDING 52 Auto Focus Manual Focus EN53 Exposure Control Iris Lock 54 White Balance Adjustment Manual White Balance Operation EN55 Digital Sound Effects SOUND EFFECT MODE SELECTION 56 SOUND EFFECT RECORDING EN57 Dubbing To A VCR You can use Playback Zoom ( pg. 10). pg. 63) or Playback Special Effects ( 58 Dubbing To Or From A Video Unit Equipped With A DV Connector (Digital Dubbing) [To use this camcorder as a player] To Use This Camcorder As A Recorder . . . EN59 Dubbing Still Images Recorded On A Tape To A Memory Card If an image recorded on the tape using the WIDE mode pg. 41) is dubbed to a memory card, the WIDE mode identifying signal is not dubbed with it. pg. 64). Images are dubbed in VGA file size. 60 Tape To A Memory Card (E-Mail Clip Recording) To cancel E-Mail Clip Recording . . . To view video clips stored in a memory card . . . pg. 31). Installing The Batteries 62 10 ) @ $ ! # % ^& *( EN63 Slow-Motion Playback Frame-By-Frame Playback Playback Zoom 64 Playback Special Effects pg. 51) are not available. EN65 Audio Dubbing 66 After dubbing, set SOUND IN back to MIC. ). If you press PAUSE ( The dubbed sound effect is recorded on SOUND 2 Insert Editing 68 3 1 6 789` 4 2 5 Random Assemble Editing [R.A.Edit] SET REMOTE/VCR CODE EN69 MAKE CONNECTIONS A THOMSON VCR equipped with a Remote PAUSE connector . . . A VCR other than above . . . 70 SELECT SCENES 1 Turning off the camcorders power erases all registered Edit-In and Edit-Out points. EN71 AUTOMATIC EDITING TO VCR pg. 21). 72 For More Accurate Editing DIAGNOSING VCR/CAMCORDER TIMING ADJUSTMENT OF VCR/CAMCORDER TIMING EN73 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS OR Connection To A Personal Computer [A] Using USB cable [B] Using DV cable 74 REFERENCES REFERENCES EN75 DETAILS I T E M S N O T E S 76 2. 2. EN77 11. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE 11. 11. 78 EN79 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE 80 36. 36. EN81 82 USER MAINTENANCE Cleaning The Camcorder Avoid using strong cleaning agents such as benzine or alcohol. Mould may form if the lens is left dirty. Docking Station 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 84 Controls, Connectors And Indicators EN85 Controls Connectors Indicators Other Parts 86 Indications LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recording Only VGA 98 6w LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Both Video And D.S.C. Recording 88 Indications (cont.) LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Playback 3 4 876 Warning Indications TAPE END 90 Indications Function COPYING FAILED MEMORY CARD! Indications (cont.) CAUTIONS Recharging time is based on room temperature of 20C. The lower the temperature, the longer recharging take Cassettes 92 CAUTIONS Memory Cards LCD Monitor Main Unit How To Handle A CD-ROM 94 TERMS F G I P R S T U 96 SPECIFICATIONS For other memory cards, see pg. 16. Camcorder For General AC Power Adapter/Charger ACD270 Docking Station DS270 For General For Connectors