Panasonic SDR-H90 manual

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    Basic Oper ati ng Instructions SD Card/Hard D isk Vi deo Camera Model No. SDR-H90 SDR-H80 Before use, pleas e read these instruc tions completely . Please also refer to Operating Instructions (PDF format) recorded on the CD-ROM containing the Operating Instr uction s (supp lied) . Y ou can learn about advanced operation methods and check t he T rou[...]

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    2 LSQ T1467 (EN G) Information for Y our Safety ∫ EMC Elect ric and mag netic compatibility This symbol (CE) is located on the rating plat e. Use only the recomm ended accessories. ≥ Do not use any other A V c ables and USB cables except the supplied one. ≥ When you use t he cable which are sold separately , please make sure to use the one wh[...]

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    3 (ENG) LSQT14 67 ∫ Caution for use Keep the SD Card/Hard Disk V ideo Camera as far away as possible from electromagnetic equipment (such as microwave ovens, T Vs, video games etc.). ≥ If you use the SD Card/Hard Disk Video Camera on top of or near a T V , the pictures and sound on t he SD Card/Hard D isk Video Camera may be disrupted by electr[...]

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    4 LSQ T1467 (EN G) ∫ Indemnity concerning recording content The manufacturer s hall in no event be liable f or the loss of rec ordings due to malfun ction or defect of this unit , its accessories or reco rdable media. ∫ Carefully observe copyright laws Recording of pre-recorded t apes or discs or other published or b roadcast material for purpo[...]

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    5 (ENG) LSQT14 67 Preparation Recording Playback Others Inform ation f or Y our Safe ty ...... .... ..... .... .... .... 2 Accessories............................ ................... ...... 6 Preparat ion Befo re us ing [1] Part s ident ificat ion and handl ing ..... .. 7 [2] Power supply ....... .... .... .... .... ....... .... ... 10 Chargin g th[...]

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    6 LSQ T1467 (EN G) Accesso ries Check the a ccessories before using th is unit. Some optional accessories m ay not be available in some count ries. Battery pack VW-VBG 070 ≥ The battery is not charged. Be su re to charge the battery before using this unit. ( l 10) AC adaptor VSK0698 AC cable K2CQ2CA00006 or K2CR2DA00004 DC cable K2GJ2DC00015 A V [...]

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    7 (ENG) LSQT14 67 Preparation Before us ing 1 Part s identification and handl ing 1 LCD monitor open part 2 Joystick 3 LCD monitor 4 Web m ode butt on [WEB MODE ] 5 When r ecording : Zo om lever [W/T ] When playing back: V olume lever [ s VOL r ] 6 Intel ligent auto butt on [iA] 7 Menu b utton [MENU] 8 Speaker 9 Delete button [ ] 10 Manual butto n [...]

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    8 LSQ T1467 (EN G) 16 Open/close switch for the lens cover 17 Lens 18 Grip be lt 19 Microphone (bu ilt-in, stereo) Joystick Use the joystick to select the recording functions and playback operations, and to operate the menu s creen. Move the joystick up, d own, lef t, or right to select a setting or scene, and then press the joystick to set it. 1 S[...]

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    9 (ENG) LSQT14 67 20 HDD access lamp [ACCESS HDD] 21 St atus indicator 22 Mode dial 23 Recording start/stop button 24 Battery holder 25 DC input terminal [DC IN] ≥ Always use the supplied AC adaptor or a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor (VW - AD21E-K; opt ion al) . 26 USB terminal [ ] 27 T ripo d recept acle 28 Battery release l ever [BA TTERY] 24 23[...]

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    10 LSQ T1467 (EN G) Preparation Before us ing 2 Power supply ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit When this unit is purchased, the battery is not charged. Charge t he battery before using this unit. Import ant: If the DC cabl e is connected to the AC adaptor , the battery w ill not charge. Remo ve the DC cable from the AC adaptor . 1[...]

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    11 (ENG) LSQT14 67 Push the batter y against the battery holder and slide it until it cl icks. ≥ Be sure t o set the mode dial to OFF and check that the status indicator is off before removing the battery . ≥ Do not heat or expose to flame. ≥ Do not leave the battery(ies) in an automob ile exposed to direct sunlight for a long period of time [...]

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    12 LSQ T1467 (EN G) ∫ Charging time ≥ T emperature: 25 o C/humidity: 60% ≥ If the temperature is higher or l ower than 25 o C, the charging time will beco me longer . ∫ Recordable time ≥ T emperature: 25 o C/humidity: 60% * The battery pack holder kit VW-VH04 (optional) is necessary . ≥ These times ar e approximations. ≥ The actual re[...]

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    13 (ENG) LSQT14 67 The unit is in t he standby condition when the AC adaptor is connected. The pr imary circuit is always “live” as long as the AC adaptor is connected to a n electrical outlet. Import ant: While the DC cable is connected to the AC adaptor , the battery will not charge. 1 Connect the AC cable to the AC adaptor and the AC outle t[...]

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    14 LSQ T1467 (EN G) Preparation Before us ing 3 About HDD and SD cards This unit can be used for recording m otion pictures and still pictures to the internal HDD and an SD card. *1 The 80 GB hard drive utilizes a portion of the storage space f or formatting, file management and other purposes . 80 GB is 80,000,000,000 by tes. Usable capacity will [...]

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    15 (ENG) LSQT14 67 We recommend using SD cards conf orming to Class 2 or higher of the SD Speed Class Rating or the following SD cards m ade by Panasonic for motion picture recording. (If another kind of SD card is used, the recording ma y suddenly stop du ring motion picture rec ording.) ≥ Operation in mot ion picture recording is not guaranteed[...]

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    16 LSQ T1467 (EN G) This unit has an internal HDD. The HDD is a prec isio n in str ument so t ake care when hand ling i t. ∫ Do not cause any vibrations or impact s to this unit Impact may caus e the HDD to m alfunction. ≥ The HDD may no longer be recognised by this uni t. ≥ Recordin g may no longer be p ossible on the HDD. ≥ Playback of co[...]

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    17 (ENG) LSQT14 67 Preparation Before us ing 4 Insertin g/removing an SD card Cautio n: If the SD card is inserted or remo ved while the power is on, this un it may malfunction or the data recorded on the SD card m ay be lost. 1 Rota te the mode dial to OFF. ≥ Check that the status i ndicator has gone off. 2 Open th e LCD monitor and then open th[...]

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    18 LSQ T1467 (EN G) Preparation Setup 1 T urning the unit on /off Selecting a mode Rotate the mode dial to s witch to recording, playback or power OFF. While pr essing the lock release button, set the mode dial to , , or to turn on the power . The status indicator light s and the power t urns on. ≥ When the unit is turned on for the first time, a[...]

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    19 (ENG) LSQT14 67 Preparation Setup 2 Using the menu screen 1 Press th e MENU button . The menu d isplayed differs depending on the position of the mode dial. 2 Select the de sired t op menu, the n move the joystick right or pr ess the joy stick. 3 Select the submenu item, then move the joystick right or pr ess the joy stick. 4 Select th e desired[...]

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    20 LSQ T1467 (EN G) Preparation Setup 3 Setting date an d time When the unit is turned on for the first time, a message asking you to set the date and time will appear . Select [YES] and press the joystick. Perform st eps 2 and 3 below to set the date and t ime. ¬ Rot ate the m ode dial to s elect or . 1 Sele ct t he me nu. ( l 19) 2 Select the da[...]

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    21 (ENG) LSQT14 67 Recording Recording 1 Before recording It will make an optimal sett ing automatically depending on the obj ects and recording conditions. ¬ Rot ate the m ode dial to s elect or . It is automatically set to the following modes depe nding o n t he obj ect s an d reco rdi ng con diti ons. ≥ Due to conditions, a dif f erent mode m[...]

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    22 LSQ T1467 (EN G) Recording Recording 2 Recordin g motion pi ctures [HDD] [SD] ≥ Open the lens cover before turning the unit on. 1 Rotate the mode dial t o select and open the LCD monitor . 2 Sele ct the r ecor din g de sti nat ion by the menu. ( l 19) 3 Press t he recordi ng st art/sto p button to st art recording. T o end the reco rding Press[...]

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    23 (ENG) LSQT14 67 Recording Recording 3 Recording still pictu res [HDD] [SD] ≥ Open the lens cover before turning the unit on. 1 Rota te the mode dial to select and open the LCD monitor . 2 Sele ct the r ecor din g de sti nat ion by the menu. ( l 19) 3 Press t he recordi ng st art/sto p button. The unit automatically focuses on the s ubject at t[...]

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    24 LSQ T1467 (EN G) Recording Recording 4 Recordin g functio ns [HDD] [SD] Y ou can zoom in up to 70 k op ticall y . ¬ Rot ate the m ode dial to s elect or . Move the zoom lever . T side: Close-up recording ( zoom in) W side: Wide-angle recording (zoom out) ≥ The zoom speed varies depending on the range over which the zoom lever is moved. ≥ If[...]

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    25 (ENG) LSQT14 67 Pl ayba ck Playback 1 Motion picture playback [HDD] [SD] 1 Rota te the mode dial to sel ect . 2 Select the playback medium by the menu. ( l 19) 3 Select the scene to be played back, th en press the joystick. A Scene number (Page number: E xcept when thumbnails are selected.) The selected scene is played back, and the operation ic[...]

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    26 LSQ T1467 (EN G) Pl ayba ck Playback 2 Still picture playback [HDD] [SD] 1 Rota te the mode dial to select . 2 Select the playback medium by the menu. ( l 19) 3 Select the fi le to be played back, then pre ss the joyst ick. A File number (Page number: When [ ]/ [ ] is selected.) ≥ The method f or selecting pages is t he same as for motion pict[...]

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    27 (ENG) LSQT14 67 Pl ayba ck Editing 1 Deleting scene s/files [HDD] [SD] Import ant: The deleted scenes/files cannot be rest ored. ¬ Deleting motion picture scenes: Rot ate the m ode dial to s elect . ¬ Deleting still picture files: Rot ate the m ode dial to s elect . ¬ Select [HDD] or [SD CARD] i n [MEDIA SELECT]. 1 Press t he button durin g p[...]

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    28 LSQ T1467 (EN G) Pl ayba ck Media management 1 HDD and SD card managemen t [HDD] This is for initializing HDD. Please be aware that if the HDD is formatted, then all the data recorded on the HDD wil l be erased. S tore import ant data on a PC, etc. ¬ Rot ate the m ode dial to s elect . ¬ Select [HDD] in [MEDIA SELECT]. 1 Sele ct t he me nu. ( [...]

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    29 (ENG) LSQT14 67 Others Readin g the Operating In structions (PDF format) ≥ Y ou have practised t he basic operations introduced in these operating instructions and want to progress to advanced operations. ≥ Y ou want to check the T roubleshooting. In these kinds of situations refer to Operating Instructions (PDF format) recorded on the CD- R[...]

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    30 LSQ T1467 (EN G) Others S pecif ications SD Card/Har d Disk Video Camera Information for your safety Power sour ce: Powe r con sumpti on: DC 9.3 V/7.2 V Recording 3.8 W Signal system CCIR: 625 lines, 50 fields P AL colour signal Recording format SD c ard: Based o n the SD-Video standard HDD: Independent standard Image sensor 1/8 z CCD image sens[...]

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    31 (ENG) LSQT14 67 Motion p ictures *1 C annot be guar anteed in operation. *2 T he 80 GB hard driv e utilizes a por tion of the storage s pace for for matting, file manageme nt and other purposes. 80 GB is 80,000,000,00 0 bytes. Usable capaci ty will be less. *3 T he 60 GB hard driv e utilizes a por tion of the storage s pace for for matting, file[...]

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    EU Panasonic Corporation Web site: http://panasonic.net Pursuant to at the directive 2004/108/EC , article 9(2) Panasonic Testing Centre Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH Winsbergring 15, 22525 Hamburg, Germany SDR-H90&80EP-LSQT1467_m st.book 32 ページ 2 008年12月2日  火曜日 午 後2時32分[...]