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  • Page 1

    Basic Operating Instructions High Definit ion V ideo Camer a Model No. HDC-SD80 HDC-TM80 HDC-HS80 Before us e, please re ad these inst ructions completely . More detailed instructions on the ope ration of this unit are contained in “Operating Ins tructions (PDF format)” in the supplied CD-R OM. Ins tall it o n your PC t o rea d it. VQT3J27 unti[...]

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    2 VQT3J27 (ENG) ∫ Concerning the battery For Austr alia an d New Zealand IF THE POWER CORD OF T HIS EQUIP MENT IS DA MAGED, IT MU ST BE REPL ACED WITH AN ELEC TRICA LL Y APPRO VED POWER COR D. Use only the re commended acce ssories. ≥ Always use a gen uine Pana sonic HDMI mini cable (RP-CDHM15, RP-CDHM30; optional) . ∫ Product id entification[...]

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    3 (ENG ) VQT 3J27 -If you see this symbol- ∫ Cautions for us e For Austr alia an d New Zealand In the ev ent of abnorma l operati on (e.g. if the un it emit s smoke or a n unusual s mell), immediately stop operati ng the unit and consul t the Panasoni c Customer Care Centre o n 1326 00. Keep this unit as far away as possi ble from electromagnetic[...]

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    4 VQT3J27 (ENG) ∫ About the reco rding format for recording motion pictures Y ou can sel ect from either A VCHD or iF rame recording format s to r ecord mot ion pic tures using thi s unit. A VCHD: Y ou can rec ord high d efinition quality images with this for mat. It is sui table for viewing on a large forma t TV or fo r saving to d isc. iFra me:[...]

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    5 (ENG ) VQT 3J27 Infor mation for Y our S afety ....... ........ ...... . 2 Accessori es ......... ....... ...... ........ ...... ...... ..... 6 Prep aration Power su pply ........ ..... ...... ........ ...... ........ .... 8 Inserti ng/remo ving th e ba ttery.. ........ ... 8 Charg ing the battery ..... ..... ......... ..... ... 9 Charg ing and r[...]

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    6 VQT3J27 (ENG) Check the ac cessories bef ore using th is unit. Keep the ac cessories out of reach of chil dren to prevent swallowing. Product numbers cor rect as of Jan . 201 1. These may be subj ect to change. Accessories Battery p ack VW-VBK 180 AC adaptor VSK07 12 AC cable (GC/GA) A K2CT39A0 0002 B K2CQ29A000 02 (GN) C K2CJ29 A00002 A Hong Kon[...]

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    7 (ENG ) VQT 3J27 Some option al accessories may not be available in some countries . Option al accessor ies (GC/GA) Battery charger (VW- BC10E/ EB) (GN) Battery charger (VW- BC10GN) Battery pack (lit hium/VW-VBK 180) Battery pack (lit hium/VW-VBK 360) HDMI mini cable (RP-CDHM15, RP-CDHM30) Video DC light (VW-LDC103 E) * Light bulb f or video DC li[...]

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    8 VQT3J27 (ENG) ∫ About batteries that you can use with th is unit The battery that can be used with this unit is VW-VBK180/VW-VBK360. ≥ The unit has a function for distingui shing batteries which ca n be used safe ly . The dedicated battery (VW-VBK180/VW-VBK3 60) supports this function. The only batteries suitable for use with this un it are g[...]

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    9 (ENG ) VQT 3J27 Charging the battery The unit is in the s tandb y conditi on when th e AC adap tor is conn ected. The primar y circuit is always “live” as long as the AC adaptor is connected to an ele ctrical outlet. Important: ≥ Use the supplie d AC adaptor . Do not use the AC adaptor of a nother device. ≥ Do not use the AC cable with an[...]

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    10 VQT3J27 (ENG) Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recordin g time ≥ T emper ature: 25 o C/humid ity: 60% RH (When using AC a daptor) HDC-SD80 Battery model numbe r [V oltage/Capacity (minimum)] Charging time Record ing mode Maximu m continuously recorda ble time Act ual reco rdab le time Supplied ba ttery/ VW-VBK180 (opt ional) [3.6 V/1 [...]

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    11 (ENG ) VQT 3J27 ≥ These times are approximatio ns. ≥ The indica ted cha rging time i s for wh en the batter y has been d ischarged completel y . Charging time and recordable time va ry depending on the usage conditions such as high/low temperature. ≥ The actual re cordable time ref ers to the reco rdable time when re peatedly st arting/ st[...]

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    12 VQT3J27 (ENG) The unit can record still pictures or motion pi ctures to an SD card, built-in memory or HDD. T o record to an SD card, read the following . Cards that you can use w ith this unit Use SD cards confor ming to Class 4 or hig her of the SD Spee d Class Rating* for motion pi cture recor ding. * SD S peed Class Ra ting is the spe ed sta[...]

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    13 (ENG ) VQT 3J27 Inserting/removing an SD c ard Caution: Check tha t the a ccess lamp h as gone of f. 1 Open the SD card cov er and inse rt ( remo ve) t he SD card into (from) the card slot B . ≥ Face the label sid e C in the direction shown in the ill ustrati on and press it straight in as far as it will go. ≥ Press the c entre of th e SD ca[...]

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    14 VQT3J27 (ENG) Y ou can t urn the unit on and off using the power butt on or b y openin g and closing t he L CD monitor . T urning the unit on and off wi th the power button Open the LCD mo nitor and pre ss the power bu tton to turn on the unit. A The sta tus indicato r lights . Unit is turned on whe n the LCD monito r is opened, and unit is turn[...]

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    15 (ENG ) VQT 3J27 Change the mode to recording or playback. Operate the mode s witch to ch ange the mod e to , or . Prepar atio n Selecting a mod e Motion picture recor ding mode ( l 21) Still picture recording mode ( l 21 ) Playba ck mode ( l 22) HDCSD80&TM80&HS80GC-VQT 3J27_mst.book 15 ページ ２０１１年 １月１１日　 火曜?[...]

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    16 VQT3J27 (ENG) Y ou can operate by directly touchin g the LCD monito r (touch scr een) with your finge r . It is easier to use the stylus pen (supp lied) for det ailed operati on or if it is hard to oper ate with your f ingers. ∫ T ouch T ouch and relea se the touch screen to selec t icon or picture. ≥ T ouch t he centre of th e icon. ≥ T o[...]

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    17 (ENG ) VQT 3J27 About the touch menu T ouch (lef t side)/ (right side ) of on the touch menu to switch the operation icons. T ouch (left si de)/ (right side) of o n the touch m enu. ≥ It is also poss ible to switch the oper ation icon s by sliding th e touch menu right or lef t while touchin g it. B T ouch these icons to switch pages upward o [...]

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    18 VQT3J27 (ENG) When th e unit is turne d on for the fi rst time, a mes sage asking you to set the date and ti me will appear . Select [YES] an d perf orm st eps 2 to 3 below t o set t he d ate and time. 1 Select the m enu. ( l 24) 2 T ouch the date or tim e to be set, then set the desired v alue using / . A Displaying the World ti me setting: [HO[...]

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    19 (ENG ) VQT 3J27 The card, built-in memory and HDD media can be selected separa tely to record motion pictures or still pictures. 1 Change the m ode to or . 2 Select the m enu. ( l 24) 3 T ouch the me dia to record mo tion pictu res or still pictures. ≥ The media is sele cted separat ely to motio n pictures or stil l pictures is hig hlighted in[...]

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    20 VQT3J27 (ENG) The modes appro priate for the c ondition are s et ju st by poin ting the unit to what you want to record. Basic Intelligent au to mode Intelligent au to/Manual b utton Pres s this butt on to swi tch inte lligen t auto mode/manual m ode. /MANUAL HDCSD80&TM80&HS80GC-VQT 3J27_mst.book 20 ページ ２０１１年 １月１１[...]

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    21 (ENG ) VQT 3J27 1 Change the m ode to . 2 Open the L CD monitor . 3 Press the recording sta rt/stop button to start re cording. A When yo u begin r ecordi ng, ; chang es to ¥ . B Recording bu tton icon ≥ Recording can al so be st arted/sto pped by touch ing the recor ding butt on icon. This ic on functi ons in the same manne r as the recordin[...]

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    22 VQT3J27 (ENG) 1 Change the m ode to . 2 T ouch the pla y mode sele ct icon A . ( l 17) 3 Select the [VI DEO/PICTURE] you w ish to play back . ≥ T ouch [ ENTER]. / Select the [M EDIA] and [VIDEO/PIC TURE] you wish to pla y back. ≥ T ouch [ ENTER]. 4 T ouch the sce ne or the still picture to be played bac k. B is displayed when [A V CHD] is to[...]

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    23 (ENG ) VQT 3J27 W atching V ideo/Pi ctures on your TV 1 Connect t his unit to a T V . A A V multi cable (supplied) ≥ Check th at the plugs are ins erted as f ar as they go. ≥ Do not use any ot her A V multi cables except th e supplied one. ≥ When con necting t o the c omponent terminal of the TV , the yellow plug of t he A V multi cable is[...]

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    24 VQT3J27 (ENG) ≥ T ouch (left si de)/ (right side) of on touch me nu to display . ( l 17) 1 T ouch [MENU]. 2 T ouch the top m enu A . 3 T ouch the sub menu B . ≥ Next (p revious) page can be display ed by touching / . 4 T ouch the desired item to enter the setting. 5 T ouch [EXIT] to e xit the menu setting. ∫ About guide display Aft er touc[...]

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    25 (ENG ) VQT 3J27 Please b e aware that if a me dium is formatt ed, then all the d ata r ecorded on the medium will be erased and cannot be res tored. Back up important dat a on a PC, DVD disc etc . Select the menu. Basic Zoom in/ou t func tion Basic Formatting : [SETUP] # [FORMA T CARD] : [SETUP] # [FORMA T MEDIA] # [SD CARD] or [Built-inMemory] [...]

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    26 VQT3J27 (ENG) ∫ Carefully obser ve copyright laws Recordi ng of pre-recor ded tap es or discs or other pu blished or broa dcast material for purposes other than yo ur own private use ma y inf ringe c opyri ght laws . Even f or the purpose of pri vate use, record ing of cert ain mat erial ma y be restrict ed. ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Logo is a tra[...]

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    27 (ENG ) VQT 3J27 High Definition Video Camera Inform ation fo r your safety Other s S pecification s Power s ource : DC 5.0 V (When us ing AC a daptor ) DC 3. 6 V (Whe n usi ng batt ery ) Power consumptio n: Recording; 4.5 W 4.5 W 5.4 W Charging; 7.7 W 7.7 W 7.7 W Signal sy stem: 1080/50i, 540/25 p Recording fo rmat: [HA]/[HG]/[HX]/[HE] ; A VCHD [...]

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    28 VQT3J27 (ENG) Image st abil izer functi on: Optical (Hybrid opt ical image st abilizer , ac tive mode, optica l image stabilizer lock function) Monitor: 6.7 cm (2.7 z ) wide LCD monitor (Approx. 230 K dots) Microphone: S tereo ( with a zoom micr ophone) Spea ker: 1 round speaker , dynamic type White b alanc e adjust ment: Auto track ing white ba[...]

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    29 (ENG ) VQT 3J27 ∫ Motion pictures Dimensions: / 51.5 mm ( W) k 59 mm (H) k 10 9 mm (D) (e xcluding p rojecting part s) 60 mm (W) k 64 mm (H) k 109 mm (D) (exclu ding proje cting p art s) Mass: Approx. 192 g [witho ut batter y (supplied ) and an SD card (opt ional)] Approx. 193 g [witho ut batt ery (sup plied)] Approx. 265 g [witho ut batt ery [...]

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    30 VQT3J27 (ENG) ∫ Stil l pictures AC adaptor Inform ation fo r your safety S pecif ications may change wit hout prior not ice. Picture si ze: [HA] /[HG]/ [HX]/ [HE]; 19 20 k 1080/50i [iFrame] ; 960 k 540/ 25p Audio compr ession: [A V CHD]; Dolby Digital (2 ch) [iFrame] ; AAC (2 c h) Recording m edia: SD Memo ry Card (FA T12 and F A T16 system co[...]

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    31 (ENG ) VQT 3J27 More d etailed instru ctio ns on the operation of this u nit are contained in “Operating I nstructions (PDF form at)” in the supplied CD-ROM. Install it on your PC to read it. ∫ For Window s 1 T urn the PC on and insert the CD-ROM cont aining the Operat ing Instruct ions (supplied). 2 Select the d esired la nguage and then [...]

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    VQT3J27 F0111MA0 ( 8600  ) Panasonic Corporation Web site: http://panasonic.net © Panasonic Corporation 201 1 HDCSD80&TM80&HS80GC-VQT 3J27_mst.book 32 ページ ２０１１年 １月１１日　 火曜日　午後 ２時５５分[...]