Panasonic HC-W570M manual

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    Basic Operating Instr uctions High Definitio n V ideo Camera Model No. HC-W570 HC-W570M SQT06 42 until 2015/1/22 Model numbe r suff ix “EB” d enote s UK model. Please r ead these instructio ns carefull y before u sing this pro duct, a nd save this manual fo r future u se. More detai led opera ting i nstructions are ava ilable i n “Opera tin g[...]

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    2 SQT0642 (E NG) Dear Customer , We would l ike to take this opp ortunity to thank you for purc hasi ng t his Pa nason ic High Definiti on Video Cam era. Ple ase rea d these Operating Instru ctions carefu lly and keep them handy for future referenc e. Please note that the actual controls and com ponents, menu i tems, etc. of you r High Definitio n [...]

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    3 (ENG) SQT0642 ∫ Disposal of Old Equipment and Batteries Only for Europ ean Uni on and countries with recycling systems These symbols on the products, packaging, and/ or accompanying documen ts mean t hat used electrical and electronic products and batteries must not be mixed with general household waste. For proper treatment, recovery and rec y[...]

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    4 SQT0642 (E NG) ∫ Cautions for us e Keep this uni t as far away as p ossi ble fro m electro magnetic equipm ent (su ch as microwav e ove ns, TVs, vi deo gam es etc.) . ≥ If you use this unit on top of or near a TV , the picture s and/or s ound o n this un it may be disrup ted by electr omagneti c wave radiatio n. ≥ Do not use this unit near [...]

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    5 (ENG) SQT0642 If the o perating time is very short even after the batt ery h as be en r echarg ed, the batte ry has wor n out. Plea se pu rchase a new batte ry . Abou t th e SD card ≥ When the c ard acc ess lamp is lit, d o not: j Remove th e SD card j Turn the unit off j Insert an d remove the USB cable j Expose the unit to vibra tions or shoc[...]

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    6 SQT0642 (E NG) ≥ Functi on that can be use d for the Playback Mode: Functi on that can be use d for the Playback Mode (m otion pictures o nly): Functi on that can be use d for the Playback Mode (st ill pictu res only): ≥ Scene( s) recorde d in the recordi ng forma t [A V CHD]: “A V CHD scene(s) ” ≥ Scene( s) recorde d in the recordi ng [...]

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    7 (ENG) SQT0642 Informa tion for Y our Safe ty ...... ........... .......... 2 Accesso ries ..... ........... ............... ........... .......... 9 Prep aration Power su pply... ................ .......... ................ ... 10 Inserting/ removing t he batt ery ........ ....... 10 Charging the bat tery .. .......... ........... ....... 1 1 Cha[...]

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    8 SQT0642 (E NG) For United Kingdom and I reland customer s ∫ Sales and Su pport Information Custom er Com municatio ns Centre ≥ For custo mers wit hin the UK: 0844 844 3899 ≥ For custo mers wit hin lrel and: 01 289 8333 ≥ Monda y–F riday 9:00 am – 5: 00 pm (Excluding public holida ys). ≥ For fur ther su pport on y our pr oduct, pl ea[...]

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    9 (ENG) SQT0642 Check the a ccessorie s before u sing this unit. Keep th e accessori es out of reach of childr en to prev ent sw allo wing. Product numbers correct as o f De c. 2014. Thes e may b e subject t o ch ange. Some option al accessorie s may not be avai lab le in som e co untrie s. Accessories Batt ery p ack VW-VBT190 AC adapto r (EB) A VS[...]

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    10 SQT0642 (E NG) ∫ About batteries that you can use with th is unit The ba ttery that can be used wit h thi s unit is VW-VBT 190/VW-V BT 380. ≥ The unit has a fu nction for distin guishing batter ies which can be used sa fely . The dedica ted batt ery ( VW-VBT 190/VW -VBT380 ) suppo rts this fu nction. The only batte ries suitable for use with[...]

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    11 (ENG) SQT0642 Charging the battery The unit is in the standby condition when the AC adaptor is con nected. The primary circuit is always “live” as lon g as the AC adaptor is connected to an elec trical outlet. Important: ≥ Do not us e the AC ad aptor/DC ca ble with any oth er equipme nt as it is d esign ed onl y for this unit . Also, do no[...]

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    12 SQT0642 (E NG) ≥ Do not leav e the b attery(ies) in a car exp osed to dir ect sun lig ht for a long period of time with doors an d window s close d. Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recording t ime ≥ T emper ature : 25 o C/humidit y: 60% RH ≥ Chargi ng time s in parenthes es are when cha rging f rom the U SB te rminal. ≥ Maximum[...]

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    13 (ENG) SQT0642 The unit can record still p ictures or motion pictures to an SD card o r bu ilt-in memo ry . T o r ecord to an SD card, read t he follow ing. Cards that you can use w ith this unit Use SD ca rds confor ming to Cl ass 4 or hi gher of the SD Speed Cla ss Rat ing f or m otion pictur e recor ding. When re cording w ith [B ackup f or T [...]

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    14 SQT0642 (E NG) Y ou c an turn th e unit o n and off usi ng the po wer bu tton or by o pening and clo sing the LCD mon itor . Open the LCD monito r and press the power b utton to turn on the unit. A The status i ndicator lights on . The uni t is tur ned on wh en the LCD mon itor i s opened, and un it is turn ed off when it is clo sed. Y ou c an s[...]

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    15 (ENG) SQT0642 Switching this unit between Motion Picture Recording Mode and S till Picture Recording Mode T ou ch the recor ding mod e switching icon displayed on the LCD mo n itor (tou ch screen ) to switch this unit between Motion Picture Recording Mode and Still Picture Re cording Mode. 1 Press the recording/playba ck button to switch this un[...]

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    16 SQT0642 (E NG) ∫ Slide while touching Move your finger while pressing on the to uch screen . ∫ About the opera tion icons ///: T ouch wh en chang ing a pag e or perfor ming set tings. : T o uch to re turn t o the pre vious scre en. About the T ouch Menu ∫ T o display the T ouch Menu T ouch (left side)/ (ri ght side) of on the T ouch Menu t[...]

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    17 (ENG) SQT0642 The clock i s not set at the time of purchase. M ake su re to set th e clock. ≥ When yo u turn on this unit , the mess age “S et home region and da te/t ime.” may be displa yed. Se lect [YES] , and fo llow the step s below to make the se setti ngs: j S tep 2 of “Sett ing your ho me re gion for th e first tim e” j S teps 2[...]

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    18 SQT0642 (E NG) The card and b uilt-in m emory c an be sel ected separa tely to r eco rd mo tion pictures or still pict ures. 1 Set thi s unit to Re cording Mode. ( l 14) 2 Select the menu. ( l 24) 3 T ouch the media to record motion pictures or st ill pict ures. ≥ The med ia selecte d separa tely for motion pictures or still pictures is highli[...]

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    19 (ENG) SQT0642 *1 In Mo tion Pictur e Recor ding Mo de only *2 In Still Picture Recording Mode only 1 Open the LCD moni tor , and se t this unit t o Motion Pict ure Recordi ng Mode. ( l 15) 2 Press the recording start/stop button to start recording . 3 Press the recording start/stop button again to pause recording. ≥ Record ing can also be star[...]

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    20 SQT0642 (E NG) 1 Open the LCD moni tor , and se t this unit t o S till Pic ture R ecording Mode. ( l 15) 2 Press the butto n halfway . (For Auto Foc us onl y) 3 Press the button fu lly . Using the Sub Camera a nd the Main Ca mera, you can re cord tw o images simultaneously . (T win Camera) Use th e Sub Ca mera to enjoy r ecordi ng yourse lf, a f[...]

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    21 (ENG) SQT0642 1 Rotate the Sub Camera. ≥ When yo u rotate the Sub cam era from a positio n in the range C (0 e to appr oximately 30 e ) t o a position in the range D (ap proxima tely 30 e to 27 0 e ), the Sub Win dow is displaye d on the L CD monito r . ≥ If the S ub Windo w does n ot appear, touch to display it. ≥ (startup/disconnect icon[...]

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    22 SQT0642 (E NG) 1 Set this un it to Playback Mod e ( l 14). 2 T ouch the play mode select icon A ( l 16). ≥ Y ou can also set by touch ing , selectin g [VIDEO SETUP] or [PHOT O SETUP] # [MEDIA, VIDEO/ PICTURE]. ( l 24) 3 Selec t the still p icture C or the recording format of the motion picture D you wish to play back. Select the media type E a[...]

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    23 (ENG) SQT0642 ≥ The fol lowing ico ns are di splayed on thumb nails whe n [ALL AV CHD ] or [1080 /50i] is to uched: j A VCHD [1080/50p ] scene: j A VCHD [PH] scene : j A VCHD [HA] scene : j A VC HD [HG] scene: j A VCHD [HE] scene : ≥ The fol lowing ico ns are di splayed on thumb nails whe n [ALL M P4/i Fram e] is tou ched: j MP4 [1 080/50p] [...]

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    24 SQT0642 (E NG) ≥ T o uch (left side) / (right sid e) of on the T ouc h Menu to disp lay . ( l 16) 1 To u c h . 2 T ouch th e top m enu A . 3 T ouch th e submenu B . ≥ Next (previous) page i s displayed by touching /. 4 T ouch the desired ite m t o enter the setting. 5 T ouch [E XIT] t o exit the me nu setting. ∫ About guide dis play After [...]

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    25 (ENG) SQT0642 This unit o ffers the following Wi -Fi fu nctions wh en used i n com bination with ano ther Wi -Fi compatible device. Before using any of these Wi-Fi funct ions, check the sett ings o f your device an d get it ready for use. This Basic Operating Instructio ns describes the procedure for u sing [Remote Ctrl] to provide a Wi- Fi conn[...]

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    26 SQT0642 (E NG) ∫ Before using [Re mote Ctrl] Inst all the “I mage App” * The supp orted OS version are curr ent as of D ecember 2014 an d s u bject to c hange. ≥ Use the late st version. ≥ Refer to [ Help] in th e “Ima ge App” menu ab out how to operat e. ≥ The serv ice m ay not be able to be used properl y depend ing on th e typ[...]

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    27 (ENG) SQT0642 Prep arations before using [Remote Ctrl] Check if the smartphone is an Android (NFC-com pati ble), Android (non-NFC- compatible), or iOS device. ≥ If the sma rtphone is NFC-com patible, the NFC ma rk is disp layed when yo u start up “Image A pp”. Using NFC, yo u can easily set u p a direct co nnection b etween th is u nit and[...]

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    28 SQT0642 (E NG) Using [Remote Ctrl] with a direc t connection ≥ Set t he N FC fu nctio n of th e sm artpho ne to on. 1 St art up the smartpho ne appli cation “Image App”. 2 T ouch th e smart phone on of t his unit . ≥ T o uch the NFC tou ch area whe n the NFC mar k is displaye d on the smar tphone scr een. ≥ If this is the first time th[...]

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    29 (ENG) SQT0642 Using [Remote Ctrl] with a wire less acces s point connection Check if the wireless access point you are using is compatible with WP S j If t he w irel ess acces s poi n t is compatible with WPS: Procee d to the fo llowing [Easy Connection ( WPS)] j If t he w irel ess acces s poi nt is no t co mpat ible wit h WP S: “Searc hing fo[...]

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    30 SQT0642 (E NG) ≥ Confirm Encr yption key ( Password) of the sele cted wireless a cce ss point if the net work authentica tion is encryp ted. 1 Press Wi-Fi butto n on thi s unit . 2 T ouch [Wi-F i Setup] and select [Set Wireless Access Point ]. 3 T ouch th e pa rt wit h no disp lay of a wirel ess access point. 4 T ouch [Search]. 5 T ouch the wi[...]

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    31 (ENG) SQT0642 If the Wi-Fi c onnecti on cannot be est ablished ≥ Please r efer to th e oper ating ins truction of the device in use for details about t he setting o f the wireless acce ss point or s martphon e. Pro ble m Check points It canno t con nect to the w ireless access p oint. The wi reless acces s poin t is n ot det ected . (Gener al)[...]

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    32 SQT0642 (E NG) When thi s unit a nd a smart phone are conne cted via Wi-Fi, you ca n disp lay the image tran smitted from th e sm artph one on th is unit’ s Sub W indo w an d rec ord it s im ultaneousl y with the Mai n Camera’s im age. (W ireless Twin Camera) Use your Wireless Sub Camera to enjoy recording your own face o r any scen ery diff[...]

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    33 (ENG) SQT0642 Please refer to “Operati ng Instru ctions ( PDF form at)” for details. Power Proble m Check points This un it cann ot be tu rned on. This unit does not stay on long enough . Battery r uns do wn q uickly . ≥ Charge the battery ag ain to e nsure it is su fficiently charged . ( l 11 ) ≥ In cold pl aces, the ba ttery u sing tim[...]

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    34 SQT0642 (E NG) High De fin ition V ide o Ca mer a Informat ion for your safety Others S pecification s Power s ource: DC 5.0 V ( When u sing AC adaptor) DC 3.6 V ( When u sing batt ery) Power c onsumpt ion: Recording; 5.4 W Char ging ; 7. 7 W Motio n picture recordin g format : [A VCHD]; A VCHD format versio n 2.0 comp liant (A VCHD Progressive [...]

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    35 (ENG) SQT0642 Imag e sen sor: 1/5. 8 ty pe (1 /5.8 z ) 1MOS imag e sensor T o tal; 2510 K Effective pixels; Motion p icture; 220 0 K (16: 9)* S till picture; 2200 K (16:9), 1700 K ( 4:3), 167 0 K (3:2 ) Lens: Auto Iris, 5 0 k optical zoom, F 1.8 to F4 .2 Focal length ; 2.06 mm to 10 3 mm Macro (Ful l r ange AF) 35 mm equi val ent; Motion pictur [...]

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    36 SQT0642 (E NG) Sub Camer a AC adapto r Informat ion for your safety Wirele ss tran smitter : Compliance st andard; IEEE802.1 1b/g/n Frequ ency rang e us ed; Centr al frequen cy 2412 MH z to 246 2 MHz [1 1ch] Encryp tion me thod; Wi- Fi compl iant WP A™/ WP A2™/WEP Access m ethod; Inf rastructur e mode NFC: Compliance standard; IS O/IEC 18 09[...]

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    37 (ENG) SQT0642 ∫ Carefully obse rve copy right laws Recor ding of pre-r ecor ded tape s or dis cs or other pu blished or broa dcast m aterial for purp oses ot her t han yo ur own priva te us e may infr inge copyr ight la ws. Even for the purpose of pri vate use , recordin g of ce rtain materi al may be rest ricted. ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Lo go i[...]

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    38 SQT0642 (E NG) This prod uct incor porat es the foll owing softwa re: (1) the s oftware develo ped indepe ndently by or f or Panas onic C o rporati on, (2) the s oftware owned by t hird party and li censed to Pana sonic C orporatio n, (3) the software licensed under the GNU General Publ ic License, V ersion 2 .0 (GPL V2.0), (4) the sof tware lic[...]

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    39 (ENG) SQT0642 HC-W570&W570MEP&EB-SQT0 642_mst.book 39 ページ 201 4年12月9日 火 曜日 午後 4時18分[...]

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    Panasonic Corporation Web site: http://www.panasonic.com © Panasonic Corporation 2014 Manufactured by: Panasonic Corporation Kadoma, Osaka, Japan Importer for Europe: Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH Panasonic Testing Centre Winsbergring 15, 22525 Hamburg, Germany SQT06 42 F1214KK0 EU HC-W570&W570MEP&EB-SQT0 642_mst.book 40 ページ 20[...]