Panasonic HC-V550P/PC manual

If you have any questions, visit : U.S.A. and Puerto Rico : www .panasonic.com/support Canada : www .panasonic.ca/english/support Basic Owner ’ s Manual High Definitio n V ideo Camera Model No. HC-V550P/PC HC-V250P/PC Please r ead these instructio ns carefully b efore using this pr oduct, a nd save th is manua l for fu ture use. This document e x[...]

2 SQT0003 (E NG) Dear Customer , Than k you for ch oosing Panaso nic! Y ou have purch ased one o f the m ost sophistic ated an d reli able pro ducts on the market to day . Used prope rly , we’re sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment. Please take time to fill in the inform ation o n the right . The serial number i s on the tag [...]

3 (ENG) SQT0003 THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN THE U.S.A. THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ON L Y IN CANADA. FCC Note: This eq uipmen t has been tested and fo und to comply with the li mits for a Class B di gital device, pursuant t o Part 1 5 of th e FCC Rul es. The se limi ts are desig ned to pr ovide re asonab le prot ection against h armful inter feren ce[...]

4 SQT0003 (E NG) IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read t hese oper ating i nstruc tions car efully before using t he unit. Foll ow the s afety inst ruc tions on the uni t and the a pplica ble safet y instruct ions list ed below. Keep thes e operatin g inst ructions handy for futur e refe rence. 1) Read t hese ins tructi ons. 2) Keep these instruct i[...]

5 (ENG) SQT0003 ∫ Concerning the battery AC adaptor This AC adapt or opera tes on A C betwe en 1 10 V an d 240 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 suit the AC ou tlet conf igur[...]

6 SQT0003 (E NG) ∫ Prod uct Identif icati on Marking Confor ms to UL STD 600 65. Certified to CAN-CSA STD C22.2 No.60065. 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 ition Video Camera Batter y holder AC adapto r Bottom Cont ains FCC ID: VPYLBVX5 32 FCC W ARNING Change s or modi[...]

7 (ENG) SQT0003 -If y ou see t his sy mbol- ∫ Cautions for use Keep this uni t as f ar away a s po ssible from elect romagne tic eq uipm ent (su ch as micro wave o vens , TVs, vi deo g ame s etc.) . ≥ If you use thi s unit on top of or near a TV , the picture s and/o r sound o n this un it may b e disrup ted by electr omag netic w ave radiati o[...]

8 SQT0003 (E NG) ∫ About Condensa tion (When the lens or th e LCD monitor is fogged up) Condensat ion occurs w hen there is a chan ge in temp eratu re or h umidit y , such as when t he uni t is taken from outside or a c old roo m to a warm room. P lease b e careful , as it m ay caus e the lens or LCD monitor to becom e soiled, moldy , or dama ged[...]

9 (ENG) SQT0003 Accesso ries ..................... .......... ........... ........ 10 Prep aration Power su pply... ........... ............... ........... ........ 1 1 Inserting/ removin g the batt ery ........ ....... 1 1 Charging the battery ....... ........... .......... .. 12 Charging and re cording time ................. 13 Recording to a ca [...]

10 SQT0003 (E NG) Check the a ccessories be fore us ing this unit. Keep th e access ories ou t of reach of chil dren to p revent swallo wing. Product numb ers correct as of No v . 2013. These ma y be sub ject to c hange. Accessories Batt ery p ack VW-VBT190 AC ad aptor VSK081 5F DC cable K2GHYYS00002 USB cable K2KYYYY00236 HDMI mini cable K1HY19 YY[...]

11 　 (ENG) SQT0003 ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit The ba ttery th at can be used with thi s uni t is VW-V BT190/V W-VBT 380. ≥ The un it ha s a fu ncti on fo r dis tingu ishi ng ba tter ies wh ich ca n be used safely. The dedica ted b attery ( VW-V BT190 /VW-VBT 380) s uppor ts this func tion. The only bat teri es suitable [...]

12 SQT0003 (E NG) Charging the battery The uni t is in the st andby co ndit ion wh en the AC ad aptor is conn ected. The pri mary ci rcuit is alway s “live” as lon g as th e AC adap tor is conne cted to an elec trical out let. Important: ≥ Do no t use t he AC adapto r/DC cabl e with an y oth er equ ipme nt as it is des igned only fo r this un[...]

13 　 (ENG) SQT0003 ≥ Do not leave th e batte ry(ies) i n a car exp osed to direct sunlight for a lo ng per iod of t ime with doors an d window s close d. Charging and recording time ∫ Chargin g/Recording ti me ≥ T em perat ure: 25 o C (77 o F)/hu midity: 60%RH ≥ Chargi ng time s in parent heses a re when charg ing from the USB termi nal. [...]

14 SQT0003 (E NG) ∫ Battery cap acity indication The batt ery capacit y indica tion is displaye d on t he LCD m onitor. ≥ If there is less than 3 minu tes remaining, the n will become red. If the batter y discharges, then will flash. Rech arge the battery or replace it with a fully charged battery . The unit can record still pictures or motion [...]

15 　 (ENG) SQT0003 Inserting/removing an SD c ard When usin g an SD card not from Pana sonic, or one previ ously us ed on othe r equipm ent, for the first time on th is unit, form at the SD card. ( l 23) W hen the SD ca rd is for matted , all of t he reco rded data is delete d. Once the data i s delete d, it can not be restored. Caut ion: Check t[...]

16 SQT0003 (E NG) Y ou c an switch t his uni t betwe en Recordi ng Mod e (Mot ion Pict ure Reco rding Mode/Still Picture Record ing Mod e) and P layback Mode b y press ing the recordi ng/playb ack butt on. If you touch th e recording mod e switching icon in Re cording Mode , this unit can be switched between Motion Picture Recording Mod e and St il[...]

17 　 (ENG) SQT0003 T o display the recording mo de switching icon Display of the recor ding mode switching ico n will disappear when no touch operation is performed for a spe cific perio d of time. T o disp lay it aga in, touc h the scree n. ≥ If the recording start/stop button is presse d in Still Pictu re Recor ding Mode or Playb ack Mode, th[...]

18 SQT0003 (E NG) About the T ouch Menu ∫ T o displa y the T ouch M enu The clock i s not set at the time of purcha se. Make su re to se t the clo ck. 1 Select the m enu. ( l 23) 2 T ouch the date or time to be set, then s et the desired value u sing / . A Displa ying th e World Tim e settin g: [HOME]/ [DEST INA T ION] ≥ The year can be set bet[...]

19 　 (ENG) SQT0003 1 T ouch the Recor ding Mode butt on icon. 2 T ouch th e desire d Recordin g Mode but ton icon. *1 In Mo tion Pi cture Re cording Mo de only *2 only *3 In S till Picture Recordin g Mode only Basic Changing t he Recording Mo de Mode Effect Intellig ent Auto Y ou can switch t he mode to th e Intelligent Auto Mo de, which op timis[...]

20 SQT0003 (E NG) ≥ Open th e lens c over b efore t urning on the unit. 1 Open the L CD monitor, and set this unit to Mo tion Pict ure Recordin g Mode . ( l 16) 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 started/sto pped by touchi ng the [...]

21 　 (ENG) SQT0003 1 Set this unit to Playback Mo de ( l 16). 2 T ouch the play mode select icon A ( l 18). ≥ Y ou can also set by touchi ng , selecting [VIDEO SETUP] or [PICT . SETUP] # [MEDIA , VIDEO / PICTURE]. ( l 23) 3 Select the still picture C or the recording format of the m otion pic ture D you wis h to play back. ≥ T ouch [Enter]. 4[...]

22 SQT0003 (E NG) ≥ The followin g icons are displayed on thumb nails whe n [ALL A VCHD] or [1080/60 i] is touch ed: j A VC HD [1080/60p ] scene : j A VC HD [PH] scene: j A VC HD [HA] scene : j A VC HD [HG] scene: j A VC HD [HE] scene : ≥ The fo llow ing ic ons are d ispla yed o n thumbn ails w hen [A LL MP4/ iFrame ] is to uched : j MP4 [1 080[...]

23 　 (ENG) SQT0003 ≥ T o uch (left sid e)/ (righ t sid e) of on the T ouc h Men u to disp lay . ( l 18) 1 To u c h . 2 T ouch the top me nu A . 3 T ouch th e submenu B . ≥ Next (p revious) page is d isplayed b y touchin g /. 4 T ouch the desired item to e nter the setting. 5 T ouch [E XIT] to exit the menu setting. ∫ About guide display Aft[...]

24 SQT0003 (E NG) By linkin g with Wi -Fi compati ble devi ces, you can us e the Wi- Fi functio ns of [ Link to Cell] ‚ [ Baby Moni tor] ‚ [H ome C am] ‚ [D LNA Play] , [Copy] , [Live C ast ] and [Hist ory] . Before using the r espective Wi-Fi fun ctions, ch eck and prepare your devi ce. T o use the W i-Fi fun ction, co nnect t his unit to a [...]

25 　 (ENG) SQT0003 If the Wi-Fi connecti on cannot be est ablished Pro ble m Check po ints It ca nnot co nnect to the w ireles s access p oint. The wi reless access po int is n ot det ected . (Gener al) ≥ T urn ON the wireles s access p oint. ≥ Approach t he wirele ss access poin t and r econnect. ≥ If it takes time to complete the connecti[...]

26 SQT0003 (E NG) Pro ble m Check po ints The Wi-F i connec tion i s not possibl e betw een this un it and a smartp hone. (Wireles s Acce ss Poin t Con nection ) ≥ Make s ure the sm artpho ne is pr operly connect ed to th e wireles s access poi nt by check ing t he Wi-F i settings of the s martph one. ≥ Make s ure this unit an d the smar tphone[...]

27 (ENG) SQT0003 ∫ Carefully obser ve copyright laws Whate ver you have recor ded and create d can b e used for y our pe rsonal entert ainme nt only . Un der copyri ght laws, other mate rials cannot be u sed w ith out ob taining permi ssion from t he hold ers of the copyr ights. ∫ Licenses ≥ SDXC Lo go is a tradem ark of SD-3C, LLC. ≥ “A [...]

28 SQT0003 (E NG) High Definiti on Vi deo Camer a Informat ion for your safety Others S pecifica tions Power sour ce: DC 5.0 V (Whe n using AC ada ptor) DC 3.6 V (Whe n using battery ) Power cons umption: Recording; 4.9 W 4.7 W Char ging; 7.7 W Motion pictu re recor ding fo rmat: [A VCHD]; A V CHD format version 2.0 comp liant (A VC HD Progressive [...]

29 (ENG) SQT0003 Lens: Auto Iris, 5 0 k optical zoom , F1.8 to F4.2 Focal length; 2.06 mm to 10 3 mm Macro (Full r ange AF ) 35 mm eq uiva lent; Moti on pict ure; 28.0 mm to 17 40 mm (1 6:9)* S till picture; 28.0 mm to 17 40 mm (1 6:9), 34.0 mm to 17 66 mm (4 :3), 33.6 mm to 17 14 mm (3 :2) Minimum focu s distance; Normal; A pprox. 2 .0 cm ( 0.8 q [...]

30 SQT0003 (E NG) AC ad aptor Informati on for your saf ety Mass (W eight) i n operat ion: Appr ox. 280 g (Approx. 0.617 l bs.) [with b attery ( supplied ) and an SD car d (opt ional)] Appro x. 261 g (A pprox. 0.5 75 lbs.) [with b attery ( supplied ) and an SD car d (opt ional)] Ope rating tem perat ure: 0° Ct o4 0° C ( 3 2° Ft o1 0 4° F ) Ope [...]

31 (ENG) SQT0003 Some opti onal acces sorie s may not b e availa ble in som e coun tries. *1 Plea se refer to page 13 , concerni ng the b attery c harging time a nd availa ble reco rding time. *2 T o use the LED Video Ligh t/VW-LED1 PP, th e Shoe a daptor /VW-SK 12PP is requir ed. NOTE: Acces sories a nd/or m odel n umber s may va ry b y count ry .[...]

32 SQT0003 (E NG) Accessory Order Form (For US A and Puerto Rico Customers) In CANADA, plea se contact your loc al Panasonic deale r for more informati on on Accessori es. TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER OR YOU MA Y CONT ACT US DIRECTL Y A T : 1-800-237-9080 (F AX ONL Y) OR MAIL T[...]

33 (ENG) SQT0003 Other s Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U. S. A. AN D PUERTO RI CO) Panasonic Products Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Rico Only) If your product does not work properly because of a defect in materials or workmanship, Panasonic Corporation of North America (referred to as “the warrantor”) will, for t[...]

34 SQT0003 (E NG) 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 [...]

35 (ENG) SQT0003 Other s Wa r r a n t y (For Canadi an 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 pur[...]

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