Panasonic AG-AC8P manual

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    Register now!! http://panasonic.biz/sav/pass_e/ This product is eligible for the AVCCAM 3 Year Warranty Repair Program. For details, see page 9. Operating Instructions Memory Card Camera-Re corder Model No. AG-AC8P Vol.1 until 2013/9/30 F0913T C0 Printed in Jap an VQT5D9 5 ENGLISH Please r ead these instructio ns carefully b efore using this pr odu[...]

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    2 VQT5D95 (ENG) Information for Y our Safety W ARNING: T o reduce the risk of fir e, elect ric shock o r product dama ge, ≥ Do not expose this u nit to rain, moisture , dripping or splash ing. ≥ Do not place objects fi lled with l iquids, such as vases, on th is unit. ≥ Use only t he reco mmen ded accesso ries. ≥ Do not remove covers. ≥ D[...]

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    3 (ENG ) VQT 5D95 indica tes safe ty in formation . THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN THE U.S .A. FCC NOTICE (USA) Decla rati on of Confor mity Model Num ber: AG-A C8P T rade N ame: Panas onic Respon sible Party: Panas onic Corp oration of Nor th Amer ica T wo Riv erfront P laza New ark N J 07102 Suppor t contact: 1-800- 524-1 448 This device complie[...]

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    4 VQT5D95 (ENG) ∫ Concerning the battery AC adaptor This AC adapt or opera tes on AC betwe en 1 10 V and 2 40 V . But ≥ In the U.S.A . and Canad a, the AC adapt or must be co nnected to a 120 V AC po wer supply on ly . ≥ When co nnecting to an AC supply o utside o f the U.S.A . or Canada , use a plug ad aptor to su it the AC ou tlet conf igur[...]

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    5 (ENG ) VQT 5D95 ∫ Product id entificati on marking Confor ms to UL STD 600 65. Certified to CAN-CSA STD C22.2 No.60065. -If y ou see t his sym bol- Produc t Locat ion Memory Card Camera -Record er Bottom AC adapto r Bottom Info rmat ion on Dis pos al in ot her Coun tri es ou tside the Euro pea n Unio n This symbol is only valid in the E uropean[...]

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    6 VQT5D95 (ENG) IMPORT ANT SAF ETY IN STRUCTION S Read t hese oper ating i nstruc tions car efully bef ore us ing the unit. Follow th e safet y instruc tions on the uni t and the a pplica ble safet y instruct ions list ed below. Keep these o peratin g instruct ions han dy for futur e refe rence. 1) Read t hese ins tructi ons. 2) Keep these instruct[...]

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    7 (ENG ) VQT 5D95 Brazil Only Brasil Apenas <Man useio d e bat eria s usad as> Cobrir os terminais po sitivo ( _ ) e nega tiv o ( ` ) com uma fita is olante ad esiva , antes de depositar numa cai xa desti nada para o recolh imento . O contato entre parte s metál icas po de cau sar vazame ntos, g erar cal or , romp er a blin dagem e produz ir[...]

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    8 VQT5D95 (ENG) ∫ Cautions for use Keep this uni t as far away a s possi ble fr om elect romagne tic eq uipmen t (su ch as micro wave o vens, TVs, vi deo g ames et c.). ≥ If you use thi s unit on top of or near a TV , the picture s and/or s ound o n this un it may b e disrupted by electr omag netic wave radiatio n. ≥ Do no t use t his unit ne[...]

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    9 (ENG ) VQT 5D95 ∫ Cards that you can use wi th this unit SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card and SDXC Memory Card ≥ 4 GB or more Me mory Card s th at do no t hav e the SDHC logo or 48 GB or more Memory Cards tha t do no t have t he SDXC logo ar e not bas ed on S D Memo ry Card S pecifications. ≥ Refer to p age 21 for mo re details on SD c ards[...]

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    10 VQT5D95 (ENG) Informa tion for Yo ur Safe ty ...... ........... .......... 2 Accesso ries ..... ........... .......... ........... ............. 11 Prep arati on Names a nd Functi ons of Main Pa rts ....... ... 12 Power su pply... ................ .......... ........... ........ 18 Inserting/ removin g the batt ery ........ ....... 18 Charging t[...]

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    11 (ENG ) VQT 5D95 Check the a ccessories be fore using this unit. Keep th e accessori es out of reach of childr en to p revent swallowi ng. Product numbers correct as of S ep. 2013. T hese m ay be subje ct to cha nge. Some option al accessorie s may not b e available in some countr ies. Accessories Batt ery p ack AC ad apto r AC cable AV c a b l e[...]

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    12 VQT5D95 (ENG) 1 Shou lder strap f ixt ure 2H a n d l e 3 Sub zoo m lever [W/T] ( l 29) ≥ This le ver func tions in t he same m anner as the zoom lever. 4 Sub recordi ng s t art/ stop bu tton ≥ This b utton funct ions i n the same mann er as the recor ding start /stop bu tton. 5 Mic ropho ne cabl e hol der 6 Acces sory sh oe 7 Exter nal mic r[...]

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    13 (ENG ) VQT 5D95 20 Ring LED 21 Shou lder strap f ixtur e 22 Intern al microp hon es 23 Recor ding la mp 24 Lens ( l 16) 25 Lens ho od 26 M ulti man ual rin g ( l 30) 27 Came ra fu nctio n bu tton [CAMERA FUNCTION] ( l 30) 28 Mode s witch 29 Intellig ent aut o/Manu al/Manua l focus switch [In telligen t auto/Man ual/Man ual focus] ( l 28 ) 30 Cur[...]

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    14 VQT5D95 (ENG) 35 LCD m onitor (T ouch sc reen) ( l 22) ≥ It can ope n up t o 90 o . ≥ It can rotate up to 180 o A towards the lens or 90 o B tow ards the opposit e direct ion. 36 Eye cu p attach ment part ( l 16) 37 Eye cu p ( l 16) 38 Acces sory sh oe 39 Viewfinde r ( l 23) ≥ Extend t he viewfi nder be fore u se. 40 S pea ker 41 Batt ery [...]

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    15 (ENG ) VQT 5D95 46 SD car d co ver ( l 21) 47 Card sl ot 2 ( left) ( l 21) 48 Acces s lamp ( card 2) ( l 21) 49 Card sl ot 1 ( righ t) ( l 21) 50 Acces s lamp ( card 1) ( l 21) 46 47 48 49 50 AG-AC8P&PJ_VQT5D95_mst. book 15 ページ 2013年 8月29日  木曜日 午前11時 5分[...]

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    16 VQT5D95 (ENG) ∫ Adjust the len gth of the grip belt so tha t it fit s your hand. ∫ Att aching the eye cup Att ach by al ign ing t he no tc h of th e ey e cup a tt ac hment pa rt w ith t he p rotru si on a t the i nsi de of the eye cup. ∫ Att aching the lens ca p Prot ect the l ens s urf ace w ith t he le ns c ap wh ile t he u nit i s no t [...]

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    17 (ENG ) VQT 5D95 ∫ About the external stere o micropho ne External stere o microphone 1 Micropho ne co nden ser 2 Ca ble Holder 3L o c k r i n g 4 Mini plug and Cable 5S h o e 6 Plug se cti on Att achin g the ex ternal ste reo microphone to the uni t 1 Attach the microphon e to th e accessory shoe. 1 Loosen th e lock rin g. 2 Attach the microph[...]

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    18 VQT5D95 (ENG) ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit The batte ry that can be used wit h this u nit is V W-VBD29/CGA-D54 . Inserting/removing the battery ≥ Set th e power switc h to OF F to tu rn off the unit . ( l 22) Install the battery by inserting it in the direction shown in the figure. Preparation Power supply It has b een f[...]

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    19 (ENG ) VQT 5D95 Charging the battery The uni t is in the stan dby condi tio n wh en th e AC adap tor is co nnec ted. The pr im ary ci rcui t is alway s “live” as lon g as th e AC adap tor is conne cted to an electrica l outlet. Important: ≥ Use th e supp lied AC adapt or . Do not use t he AC a dapt or of a nother device. ≥ Do not use the[...]

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    20 VQT5D95 (ENG) ≥ If you use other batter ies, we ca nnot guar antee the qua lity of thi s produ ct. ≥ Do not heat or e xpose to flame. ≥ Do not leave th e battery( ies) in a car exp osed to di rect sun light for a long period of time with doors an d window s close d. Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recordin g time ≥ T em per atu[...]

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    21 (ENG ) VQT 5D95 The unit can record still pictures or motion pictur es to an SD card. T o record to an SD card, read the following. Cards that you can use w ith this unit Use SD cards conf orming to Cl ass 4 or high er of t he SD Speed Clas s Ratin g* for motio n pictur e rec ording . ≥ Keep the Me mory Ca rd out of re ach o f ch ildr en t o p[...]

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    22 VQT5D95 (ENG) Set the power switch to ON wh ile pressing th e lock release bu tton B to t urn on the unit. A The status indica tor lights on. ≥ T o turn on th e unit aga in after the [E CONOMY ( BA TT) ] or [ECO NOMY (AC)] is activated , set the power switch to OFF o nce, and th en to ON again. The vi ewfinder is turne d off and the LCD m onit[...]

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    23 (ENG ) VQT 5D95 ∫ Slide while touching Move your finger while pr essing on the to uch screen . ∫ About the operation icons ≥ T o operate the following icons usin g the curso r buttons , select the desired icon using t he cursor buttons an d then press the but ton in the ce ntre. (Excludin g some funct ions) ///: These icon s are used to sw[...]

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    24 VQT5D95 (ENG) The clock i s not set at the time of purcha se. Make su re to se t the clock. 1 Select the m enu. ( l 25) 2 Select the date and time to be set using the cursor button right or lef t, then adjust the desir ed value usi ng the c ursor bu tton up or down. ≥ The year can be set betw een 2000 and 2 039. 3 Select [EN TER] using the cur[...]

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    25 (ENG ) VQT 5D95 ≥ Y ou can al so perf orm ope rat ions by touc h oper ati on. ( l 22) 1 Press the M ENU button. 2 Sele ct th e des ired top m enu A usi ng the cu rsor butt on, then press t he c urso r but ton r ight or press t he b utton in the cent re. 3 Select the subme nu item B , th en pres s t he cur sor b ut ton ri ght or press the butto[...]

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    26 VQT5D95 (ENG) [SD CARD 1] a nd [SD CARD 2] can be selected separ ately to record mo tion pict ures or still picture s. 1 Change the mode to or . 2 Select the m enu. ( l 25) 3 Select the m edia you wa nt to record motion pictures or still pictures on by using the c ursor button, and press the button in the centre. ≥ The medi a is selected separ[...]

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    27 (ENG ) VQT 5D95 1 Change the mode to . 2 Open the LCD monitor . 3 Press the recording start/stop button B to start recording. A When you begin rec ord ing, ; changes t o ¥ . ≥ Recording will stop when you press the recording start/stop button again. 1 Change the mode to . 2 Open the LCD monitor . 3 Press the button. Basic Recording mo tion pi[...]

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    28 VQT5D95 (ENG) The fol lowing m odes (a ppropri ate for the conditio n) are set just by pointi ng the unit to wh at you want to rec ord. Basic Intelligent Au to Mode Intelligent auto/Ma nual/M anual focus s witch Slide the switch to change the Intelligent Auto Mode/M anual Mode/Manual Focus Mode. MANUAL FOCUS AG-AC8P&PJ_VQT5D95_mst. book 28 ?[...]

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    29 (ENG ) VQT 5D95 Basic Using the zo om Zoom lever/Su b zoom lever T side: Close- up reco rding ( zoom in ) W side: Wide-a ngle re cordi ng (zo om out) T T W W T T W W W W Ring Zoo m T sid e: Close-up recording (zoom in) W side: Wide-ang le reco rding ( zoom o ut) AG-AC8P&PJ_VQT5D95_mst. book 29 ページ 2013年 8月29日  木[...]

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    30 VQT5D95 (ENG) Set the Intelligent auto /Manual/Manual focu s switch t o manual mo de. ≥ is displayed in the Ma nual Mode . ∫ When using the multi manual ring 1 Press the CAMERA FUNCTION button to select the desired item. ≥ Selected item ch anges wh enever th e CAMERA FUNCTION butt on is pressed. ≥ The sel ected ring op eration icon i s d[...]

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    31 (ENG ) VQT 5D95 ≥ Y ou can al so perf orm ope rat ions by touc h oper ati on. ( l 22) 1 Change the mode to . 2 Select the p lay mode s elect icon A using the curso r button, then p ress the button in the centre. 3 Select the m edia type B and press the button in the centre. 4 Select the still picture C or th e recording format of the motion pi[...]

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    32 VQT5D95 (ENG) 6 Select the p layback ope ration by s electing the op eration icon an d press the button in the centre. W atching Video/Pi ctures on your TV E Oper ati on ic on ≥ Operation icons an d scree n display will disap pear when no operat ion is p erform ed for a specific period of time. T o display th em again, press th e curso r butto[...]

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    33 (ENG ) VQT 5D95 Memory Card Camera -Recor der Informat ion for your safety Others S pecification s Power sour ce: DC 9.3 V (Whe n using AC ada ptor) DC 7.2 V (Whe n using battery ) Power cons umpt ion: Record ing; 6.7 W Char gi ng; 1 0.7 W Motion pict ure r ecor ding forma t: A VCHD fo rmat version 2.0 comp liant (A VCHD Progressive ) Motio n pi[...]

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    34 VQT5D95 (ENG) AC ad apt or Informati on for your saf ety Minimu m requir ed ill umina tion: Appro x. 2 lx (1 /30 with Low Light Mode in t he Scene Mo de) Approx. 1 lx with the Color Night Rec function A V conne ctor video outpu t leve l: 1.0 V p-p, 7 5 h , NT SC system Compon ent c onnect or vi deo outp ut le vel: Y ; 1.0 V p-p, 75 h Pb; 0.7 Vp-[...]

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    35 (ENG ) VQT 5D95 ∫ Carefully obser ve copyright laws ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Lo go is a tradem ark of SD-3C, LLC. ≥ “A VCHD”, “A VCHD Progressive” and the “A VCHD Progressive” logo are trademarks of Panaso nic Corpo ration and Son y Corpo ration. ≥ Manufact ured u nder lice nse from Dolby Labor ato ri es. D ol by a nd t he doub le[...]

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    Web Site: http://panasonic.net © Panasonic Corporation 2013 AG-AC8P&PJ_VQT5D95_mst. book 36 ページ 2013年 8月29日  木曜日 午前11時 5分[...]