Panasonic HC-X910 manual

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    For USA and Puerto Rico assistance, please call: 1-800-21 1-P ANA(7262) or , contact us via the web at: http://www .panasonic.com/contactinfo For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-561-5505 or visit us at www .panasonic.ca Please r ead these instructions ca refully b efore using this produ ct, and save this ma nual for fu ture use. This docume[...]

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    2 VQT4R14 Dear Customer , Than k you for ch oosing Panasoni c! Y ou have purchased one o f the most sophistic ated an d reliabl e produc ts on the market to day . Used properl y , we ’re sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment. Please take time to fill in the inform ation on th e right . The serial number i s on the tag located [...]

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    3 VQT4R14 THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN THE U.S .A. THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN CANADA. FCC Note: This eq uipment ha s been tested and found to compl y with th e limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 1 5 of th e FCC Rule s. These l imits are designed to provide reasonab le prot ection against h armful inter feren ce in a res [...]

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    4 VQT4R14 THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN THE U.S.A. AND CANADA. THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN LA TIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES. ∫ Concerning the battery AC adaptor This AC adaptor opera tes on AC b etween 1 10 V and 2 40 V . But ≥ In the U.S.A . and Canad a, the AC adapt or must be conne cted to a 120 V AC power sup ply only . ≥ When co nnecting [...]

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    5 VQT4R14 ∫ Prod uct Identif icati on Marking Confor ms to UL STD 600 65 Certified to CAN/CSA STD C22.2 No.60065 Confor me à la norme C AN/CSA C22.2 No.600 65 THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN THE U.S .A. THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN CANADA. Produc t Locatio n High Defin iti on Video Cam era Batter y hol der AC adapto r Bottom Cont ains FCC ID:[...]

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    6 VQT4R14 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read t hese oper ating inst ructi ons carefu lly bef ore us ing the uni t. Fol low the s afety inst ructi ons on the uni t and the a pplicabl e safety i nstructions l isted b elow . Keep these o peratin g instruct ions han dy for futur e referen ce. 1) Read t hese ins truction s. 2) Keep these instruct ions[...]

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    7 VQT4R14 -If y ou see t his sym bol- ∫ Cautions for use Keep this uni t as far away a s possi ble fro m elect romagne tic equi pmen t (such as micro wave o vens, TV s, vi deo gam es 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 be disrup ted by electr omag netic wave radiatio n. ≥ Do [...]

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    8 VQT4R14 ∫ Indemnity a bout recorded content Panasonic does not acce pt any responsibility for dama ges dir ectly or in directly d ue to any type of pr oblems that result in loss of record ing or edi ted conten t, and does not g uarant ee any content i f record ing or e diting d oes not work properl y . L ikewise, th e above also ap plies in a c[...]

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    9 VQT4R14 Accesso ries ..... ........... ............... ........... ........ 10 Prep aration Power su pply... ................ .......... ................ ... 1 1 Inserting/ removing t he batt ery ............. ... 1 1 Charging the batter y .. .......... ...... ..... ........ 12 Charging and re cording time .......... ........ 13 Recording to a ca[...]

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    10 VQT4R14 Check the a ccessories be fore using this unit. Keep th e accessori es out of reach of childr en to prev ent swal lowing. Product numbers correct as of Dec. 2 012. T hese may b e subjec t to change . Accessories Batt ery p ack VW-VBN130 AC ad aptor (P/PC) VSK0732 (PU) VSK0733 AC cable K2CA2YY00259 AV c a b l e K1HY12 YY001 8 USB cable K2[...]

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    11 VQT4R14 ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit The ba ttery that can be used wit h this u nit is V W-VBN130/V W-VBN260 . ≥ The un it ha s a fu nctio n for disti nguis hing batt eries w hich can be used safely. The dedica ted batt ery ( VW-VBN 130/VW- VBN260 ) suppo rts this fu nction. The only bat teries suitable for use with this[...]

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    12 VQT4R14 Charging the battery The uni t is in th e st andb y co ndit io n when the AC adap tor i s co nnect ed. The pr imar y cir cui t is alway s “live” as lon g as the A C adaptor is conne cted to an electrical outlet. Important: ≥ Do not use the AC cable wit h any othe r equi pment as it is designed only for th is unit. Al so, do not us [...]

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    13 VQT4R14 Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recording ti me ≥ T em perat ure: 25 o C (77 o F)/humidity: 60%RH ≥ When u sing the viewfinde r (time s in paren theses a re when us ing the LCD m onitor) * T his will be the recording mod e when the 3D Conversion Lens (optional) is attached. ≥ These ti mes are approx imations . ≥ The in [...]

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    14 VQT4R14 The unit can r ecord still pictures o r motion pictures to an SD card or built-in memory . T o record to an SD card, read the following. Cards that you can use w ith th is unit Use SD cards conf orming to Cl ass 4 or higher of t he SD Spe ed Clas s Ratin g for motion pictur e rec ording . ≥ Keep the Memo ry Ca rd out of reach o f chil [...]

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    15 VQT4R14 Y ou can t urn th e unit o n and off usi ng the po wer bu tton, the L CD moni tor or th e viewfind er . Open the LCD monitor and press the power button to turn on the unit. A The status indica tor lights on. Openin g the LCD monit or or exte nding th e viewfind er turns o n the u nit. Closing the L CD monito r/ viewfinde r turn s off the[...]

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    16 VQT4R14 ∫ About the operation icons ///: T o uch w hen ch angin g a page or per formin g se ttings. : T o uch to retu rn t o the pre vious scre en. About the T ouch Menu ∫ T o displa y the T ouch M enu T ouch (lef t side)/ (ri ght side) of on the T ouch Menu to switch the o peration icons. ≥ It is also possible t o switc h the oper ation i[...]

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    17 VQT4R14 The clock i s not set at the time of purchase. M ake sure to set th e clock. 1 Select the m enu. ( l 22) 2 T ouch the date or time to be set, th en set th e desired val ue using / . A Displa ying th e World Time settin g: [HOME]/ [DEST INA T ION] ≥ The year can be set betwee n 2000 and 2039 . 3 T ouch [ENT ER ]. ≥ A mes s age pr ompt[...]

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    18 VQT4R14 ∫ Intelligent Aut o Mode The mod es (appro priate for the con dition) are set just by p ointing t he unit to what you wan t to record. ∫ T o chang e to the other R ecording M odes 1 T ouch the Rec or di ng Mode button ic on. 2 T ouch th e desire d Recordin g Mode but ton ic on. * In Motion Pictur e Recor ding Mode only ≥ Pressing t[...]

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    19 VQT4R14 1 Change the mode to . 2 Open the LCD monitor or extend the viewfinder . 3 Press the recording start/stop button to start r ecording. A Record ing but ton icon B When you be gi n rec ordin g, ; change s to ¥ . 4 Press the recording start/stop button again to pause recording. ≥ Record ing can also be started/sto pp ed by touch i ng the[...]

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    20 VQT4R14 1 Change the mode to . 2 T ouch the play mode select icon A . ≥ Y ou can also set by touchi ng , selecting [VIDEO SETUP] or [PICT . SE TUP] # [MEDIA, V IDEO/ PICTURE]. ( l 22) 3 / Select the still picture B or the recording format of the m otion pic ture C you wis h to play back. Select the m edia type D an d then select the still pict[...]

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    21 VQT4R14 ≥ The ic on is disp layed in the thumb nail di splay whe n the ite m for mo tion pictu re is tou ched. ( , , , , , , ) ≥ is displa yed on the 1080/ 60p sce ne, (Blue) is displa yed on the A VCHD 3D s cene an d is displayed on the side-by-side sce ne by touching [ALL A VCHD]. 4 T ouch the scene or the still pictu re to be p layed back[...]

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    22 VQT4R14 ≥ T o uch (left si de)/ (righ t side) of o n the T ouch Menu to display . ( l 16 ) 1 To u c h . 2 T ouch the top m e nu A . 3 T ouch th e submenu B . ≥ Next (p revious) page can be displaye d by touchin g / . 4 T ouch the desired item to enter th e setting. 5 T ouch [E XIT] to exit the menu setting. ∫ About guide display After touc[...]

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    23 VQT4R14 By linkin g with Wi -Fi compatib le devices , you can use the W i-Fi funct ions of [Link to Cell] ‚ [DLNA Play] , [Live Cast] and [Home Ca m] . Before using the r espective Wi-Fi fun ctions, ch eck and pr epare your device. T o use the Wi -Fi func tion, conne ct this u nit to a wireless ac cess poin t or sm artphone via Wi- Fi. ≥ Ple[...]

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    24 VQT4R14 If the Wi-Fi connecti on cannot be est ablished Pro ble m Check poin ts It ca nnot co nnect to the w ireles s access p oint. The wi reless access po int is not det ected . (Gener al) ≥ T urn ON the wireles s access point . ≥ Approach t he wireless ac cess poin t and reco nnect. ≥ If it takes time to complete the connection, the Wi-[...]

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    25 VQT4R14 Pro ble m Check poin ts The Wi-F i connec tion is n ot possibl e betw een this un it and a smartp hone. (Wireles s Acce ss Point C onne ction) ≥ Make s ure the sm artphone is prop erly conn ected to the wir eless access poi nt by check ing the Wi-Fi settings of the smar tphone. ≥ Make s ure this un it and th e smar tphone ar e connec[...]

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    26 VQT4R14 ∫ Carefully obser ve copy right laws Whate ver you have r ecorde d and cr eated can b e us ed f or y our person al ente rt ainme nt only . Under copy right la ws, othe r materia ls cannot be u sed w ithou t obtain ing permi ssion fr om the holder s of th e copyr ights. ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Lo go is a tradem ark of SD -3C, LL C. ≥ ?[...]

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    27 VQT4R14 High Definiti on Vi deo Camer a Informat ion for your safety Others S pecifica tions Powe r source : DC 9.3 V (Wh en using AC adapt or) DC 7.2 V (Wh en using battery ) Power c onsumpt ion: Recording; / 9.3 W 8.7 W Char ging; 10.3 W Motion pictu re recor ding fo rmat: [A VCHD]; A VCHD fo rmat version 2.0 compliant (A VCHD 3D/Pro gressive)[...]

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    28 VQT4R14 AC ad aptor Informati on for your saf ety Imag e st abiliz er fun ction: Optical ( Hyb rid O ptica l Ima g e S tab ilizer , Active Mode ( Rotation cor rection) , Op tica l Ima ge S tabilizer Lock , Tilt corre ction function ) Creative Control: [Miniatu re Ef fect]/[Silen t m ovie]/[8m m movie]/ [Time Lap se Rec] Monito r: 3.5 z wide LCD [...]

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    29 VQT4R14 ∫ When using 3D Conversion Lens (opti onal ) Lens: F2.0 (f = 1.64 mm) 35 mm eq uival ent; 3 6 mm Minim um rec ord ing di stance ; Approx . 1. 2 m (3.9 feet) Minimu m illumina tion: Appr ox. 12 lx (1 /30 wi th Low L ight Mo de in t he Scene Mo de) Others Optional acc essories Acce ssory No . Figure Description VW-BC20 PP Battery ch arge[...]

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    30 VQT4R14 Acce ssory No . Figure Description VW-VMS10 P P S tereo mi cr oph one VW-SK 12PP Shoe ad aptor NOTE: Access ories an d/or model numbe rs may vary by coun try . Pleas e con sult yo ur loca l deale r . Product numbe rs co rrect as of D ec. 20 12. Thes e ma y be sub ject t o chang e. HC-X920&X920M&X910P&PC& PU_VQT4R14_mst.bo[...]

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    31 VQT4R14 Accessory Order Form (For US A and Puerto Rico Customers) In CANA DA, ple ase contact you r local Pan asonic d ealer for m ore in formation on Acc essories. TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S ACCESSORY ORDER LINE A T 1-800-332-5368 [6 AM-6 PM M-F , P[...]

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    32 VQT4R14 Others Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U.S .A. AND PUER TO RICO) Panasonic Consumer Marketing Company of North America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Products Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Rico Only) If your product does not work pr[...]

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    33 VQT4R14 THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER “LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE”. THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY. (As examples, this excludes damages for lost time, travel to and from the servicer, loss of or d[...]

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    34 VQT4R14 Others Wa r r a n t y (For Canad ian Customers) Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3 PANASONIC PRODUCT – LIMITED WARRANTY Panasonic Canada Inc. warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and for a period as stated below from the date of original purchase a[...]

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    35 VQT4R14 Others Useful Info rmation (Only For Latin American Count rie s) Customer Service Customer Service Directory Obtain product information and operative assistant; localize the closer distributor or Service Center; buy spare parts and accessories by our web site to Latin American: http://www .lar .panasonic.com Also you may contact us direc[...]

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    VQT4R14 F1212KK0 ( 2000  ) Panasonic Consumer Marketing Company of North America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic W ay , Secaucus, NJ 07094 Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3 © Panasonic Corporation 2012 Printed in Japan HC-X920&X920M&X910P&PC& PU_VQT4R14_mst.b[...]